Fight!

*shows up with pre- present because actual present is late*

The only solution for when you have a super late b-day present for a friend (*cough* olie-golden-wolf *cough*) it to make a second present so your extreme tardiness doesn't seem as bad. Am I right?

Pairing- Nalu

Rating- G

Word count- 1051

Please, enjoy

"Natsu, if you don't back down right now things will get ugly." Lucy retreated to the far side of the table as he confidently stepped closer.

"C'mon Lucy," he crooned,"It doesn't have to be this way you know."

He stood before her, arms loosely hanging at his sides but ready to pounce any second. Natsu glanced at what she held in her hand, his face split into a grin. "Just hand over the cookie and it'll all be over."

She growled and his grin faltered, obviously caught off guard by her defense.

"No way I'm giving this to you, it's the last one! And you should know. You ate most of the others!"

"Who me? I would never do something like that."

"Well then the cookies must've been magic because they disappeared without a trace." She replied dryly, putting a little bit more distance between them.

"I guess they were, we'll probably never find out. But I think you're overreacting." He pouted and inched forward slightly, widening his stance. He was getting ready to move. "I thought we shared everything."

"Not this time. This is a victory cookie for finishing my latest chapter and if you want it." She raised the prize above her head,"You'll have to pry it out of my fingers."

A seriousness sharpened his features as his eyes narrowed," I'll you give you a chance to back down now. Hand over the cookie and we'll live in peace."

"Bring it."

Natsu lunged, arms outstretched as he hoped to use his size and strength against her but Lucy had a weapon. A weapon that was locked, loaded and perfectly fluffed for action.

She seized a cushion from the nearest chair and chucked it at his face watching with satisfaction as feathery softness muffled his cry and brought him crashing to the floor.

He made a grab for her ankles, fingers curling on air when Lucy danced out of reach then immediately turned his eyes on her, wide with silent pleading. A whimper even slipped out from his lips.

"Puppy eyes don't work in battles Natsu."

He stopped and the same grin that split his face earlier returned, " Worth a shot?"

"Not on your life." she scoffed taking a step as he made yet another swipe at her legs.

" This-"he swiped " -cookie-" and again "-is-" and again "-mine." He did it once more for good measure.

"Would you stop that?!" Lucy hissed. Honestly, with each swipe he'd crawled forward, making his way to her like some sort of demented cat.

"Hand it over and it's a deal."

"I said it before but let me say it once more to make it clear." She took a bite out of the treat, reducing it to half its size and gazed at him on the floor. "No."

"One last chance to give it up~" He sang.

Rolling her eyes at him, Lucy nibbled at the edge of the cookie. Natsu watched keenly as she ignored his words.

"Alright then, no more Mr. Nice guy."

Quicker than she even realized he was on his feet and rushed forward. When she stumbled back triumph gleamed in his eyes, she swiftly understood that he had trapped her.

Each of those infuriating grabs had pushed her back to somewhere he wanted her to go, him rising to his feet only made her get there faster in her attempt to escape.

Lucy's back collided with the wall- specifically that corner where the two walls met- and Natsu brought his arms to rest on either side of her head. Trapped by an unyielding body she had nowhere to turn to. His grin died down to a lazy smirk. He thought he'd won.

Well victory was not a thing so easily attained, and she certainly wasn't going to hand it over just like that.

Oh no, she had a trick up her sleeve. A childish one yes but one that was about to be put to good use.

Natsu reached for the cookie, as if to casually pluck from her fingers and that's when Lucy made her move.

Pulling back her hand like she'd been burned, the cookie was pressed to her lips. She winked at the confusion that dashed across his face and allowed her tongue to slip past her lips and slide across it.

Once, twice, thrice. Maybe a fourth time just to be a tease.

"I licked it, so it's mine now. Without a doubt." Lucy waved it smugly in front of his face. "Battle's over Natsu."

Eyebrows furrowed, his hand hovered near the defiled treat. He was silent. face set in a passive mask as Lucy revelled in her win.

It was short lived.

The mask cracked away accompanied by a simple shrug. He pulled it from her fingers and plopped it in his mouth, unaware of how her mouth hung agape, horrified.

"I-I just licked that!" She spluttered, "How could you just eat it like that?!"

A response didn't come straight came after a few swipes of his tongue around crumb covered lips and a hearty lick to his fingers. "Doesn't matter."

"Of course it matters! I practically covered it and that didn't deter you! That's gross!"

"Ah but Lucy, the taste of you on such a sweet only makes it sweeter."

She squinted," Did…did you just- have you been reading my romance novels again?"

Natsu snickered, "Maybe just a little."

Lucy blew out a breath of frustration,folding her arms across her chest. He lowered his arms and instead chose to let them rest on her waist. He playfully ran his fingers up her sides.

"You know,you could've avoided all of this if you just gave it to me from the beginning."

"Or if you just left me be with my cookie," she shot back sourly.

" Touché."

"I hate you for this."

Nuzzling her neck he purred,"You can't do that, i'm too amazing."

"I'll my get revenge," Lucy threatened.

"Yeah sure you will. I'll keep that in mind."

"Make sure you do," she said darkly," I'll make you cry."

Natsu chuckled, dropping a kiss on her pouting cheek. "Yeah, yeah….."

Not even a couple days later…..

"Lucy, I know you said that you'd get your revenge but please for the love of god don't eat the last slice of pizza."