CHAPTER 4

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Darkness.

That was all Lucy and Natsu could see at the moment. Lucy wasn't sure what had happened, one minute she was in Natsu's home and about to enter his living room, when suddenly the lights went out and she couldn't see anything.

"Ah what the hell!?" she heard Natsu yell suddenly.

"Is everything alright Natsu? What happened?" she asked mildly worried. She put her arms in front of her to try and find a wall to lean on and maybe figure out where Natsu was.

Natsu sighed in annoyance "Looks like a power outage. Of all the damn days why now!?" he groaned.

"Did you pay your power bill?" asked Lucy skeptically.

"Of course I did! Dammit where did I put that flashlight?" said Natsu as he put his arms up and tried to feel where his stuff was.

Lucy then realised that she could just use her cell phone as a light source and reached inside her purse to find it. Until she felt something grab her chest and squeeze suddenly.

"Huh? What's this? It's squishy" asked Natsu suddenly as he squeezed this unknown 'object' in his right hand.

Lucy was frozen in shock, Natsu was groping her boob… and he had no idea. Embarrassment and anger erupted and she raised her hand in the air with purpose.

"K-Kyaaa! You pervert!" she screamed as she slapped his face so hard he hit the wall with a thud.

"Oof! What the hell?" said Natsu as he rubbed his aching head. He looked for Lucy and saw her holding up her cell phone as a light source. She was covering her chest protectively with her left arm and glaring at him threateningly. Her face was red and her stance defensive.

Suddenly Natsu had a feeling he knew what was so squishy in his hand a moment ago.

He looked at his hand cautiously and experimentally moved his fingers, recalling the memory of what he felt. He started sweating nervously and his face went red.

'Did I just… grope Lucy?' he thought nervously.

One look at her was all the confirmation he needed. He felt guilt surge through him and he put his hands together as if to pray for forgiveness.

"I'm so sorry Lucy! It was an accident I swear!" yelled Natsu in embarrassment as he closed his eyes nervously.

Lucy stared at him as he begged for forgiveness and sighed.

'How can I be mad when he goes and does that' she thought in annoyance.

"It-it's fine, just make sure you don't do it again" she said with an annoyed huff as she looked away from him.

Natsu glanced up at Lucy in awe, she was forgiving him? Really?

"You're so nice Lucy!" he said with comical tears streaming down his cheeks.

"Well I mean, I already slapped you. I see no need to punish you more than that" she said in mild embarrassment.

Natsu chuckled at that and got up from his position on the floor where he fell.

"Good point, you sure don't hold back. I gotta say that slap could rival Erza's" he said as he rubbed his cheek.

Lucy gave Natsu a look that said she was not convinced "Oh please, I've seen her knock teeth out of a man the size of a bear, I did not slap you that badly" she said defensively.

Natsu shivered involuntarily at the image, he pitied the man who summoned her wrath that day.

"Fair point. By the way smart idea using your cell as a light source, we can use it to find some candles and flashlights" said Natsu as he followed the light to a nearby drawer to dig for some more light.

Lucy paled when he mentioned candles "I'm not so sure I want you lighting anything on fire in the dark" she said nervously.

Natsu scowled at her distrust, but he honestly couldn't blame her for it. After all the only interactions she's had with him has been to put out fires in his home.

"Please Lucy, have a little faith. In spite of what you may think I'm not so much of an idiot that I would set fire to my own home while trying to light a candle" he said in an offended tone.

Lucy looked to the ground guiltily, she wasn't trying to insult his intelligence, she was just worried.

"I wasn't trying to call you an idiot, I just-"

"I get it, after all I am a pyromaniac. But trust me, I won't do anything to endanger your life while you're with me" he said with a look of determination.

Lucy gasped in surprise at his words and just nodded her head numbly. He looked so earnest when he said that, as if she was someone very important to him. The thought made her insides gooey.

"Aha! Here we go!" said Natsu cheerfully as he grabbed a handful of candles and a pack of matches.

Maybe it was the firefighter in her or that fact that Natsu had a hungry look in his eyes, but she was suddenly very nervous about those candles. She swallowed in nervous anticipation.

Natsu looked at Lucy over his shoulder and wore a mischievous grin.

"Well I wasn't planning on having a candlelit dinner, but it seems the universe had other plans" he said cheekily.

Lucy blinked suddenly and giggled at his statement. This guy was such a goofball, it was strange but he had a calming effect on her when he was like this. All her nervousness went away and she felt lighter somehow.

Natsu gathered all his candles and candlesticks together and placed them on his dining room table, while Lucy was keeping her phones light on him so that he could see what he was doing.

"Alright, that's all of em" he said as he lit a match and started lighting up the candles.

Once they were all lit he placed them in different rooms while Lucy sat waiting on the couch.

When he finished he walked up to Lucy who was taking the time to check something on her phone.

"Well I've done what I can, what ya up to Lucy?" asked Natsu as he looked at Lucy curiously.

Lucy glanced at Natsu from her phone "I'm checking to see the status of this power outage and if it's going to last long. Being a firefighter allows me some perks when it comes to stuff like this" she said with a smile and a wink.

Natsu blinked in surprise and tried to hide his blush by covering his face with his hand.

'Damn, that face is just too friggen cute' he thought with a shaky smile.

"O-oh, is that so?" he asked shyly.

Lucy tilted her head curiously, wondering why he was suddenly acting weird.

"Um, yeah. Looks like half the town was affected, it's still going to be a while until they can fix the problem" she said as she read what was on her phone.

"Ah really? Oh well, I guess I better finish cooking now that I can finally see the kitchen again" said Natsu with a smile as he made his way into the kitchen.

Lucy raised a brow quizzically "How can you finish cooking without power?" she asked confused.

Natsu looked at her like she had grown a second head for a second then chuckled at her confusion.

"Uhm, I have a gas stove Lucy, plus I'm an expert with fire so I always have a way to cook food" he said with a grin.

Lucy blinked then blushed at her forgetfulness. Of course this guy would know a way to make food with just fire, it was like she completely forgot who she was dealing with.

"Well excuse me, I should have known that you of all people have something as dangerous as a gas stove" she muttered in annoyance.

Natsu chuckled at that "Well its only dangerous for people who don't know how to use em, as for me I've been cooking my meals over a hot flame since I was ten. So you can relax, I won't set fire to anything while I make our meal, okay?" he said with a reassuring smile.

Lucy's eye twitched in annoyance "If you're so good then maybe you should try being safer with other flammable object as well?" she said when the memory of all the fires he made went through her head.

Natsu chuckled nervously "W-well I guess you have a point there" he said as he lit his gas stove and placed a pan on top.

Lucy sighed in exhaustion when she suddenly felt something fluffy rub against her leg, making her yelp in fear.

"Something wrong Lucy?" asked Natsu from the kitchen when he heard her scream.

"S-something rubbed against my leg!" she cried, pulling her legs under her on the couch and hugging one of the cushions against her chest.

"Oh that's probably just Happy, you don't have to worry he's about as dangerous as a daisy" said Natsu with a chuckled.

Happy, if Lucy remembered correctly that was the name Natsu gave his cat. She looked down and saw that it was indeed Happy that had rubbed against her, and for some reason he was now staring at her with a strange look in his eyes.

"A daisy huh?" she muttered as she put her hand in front of his nose so that he could smell her.

Happy first looked at her hand cautiously then took a small whiff. Once he was done he deemed her to not be a threat and rubbed his head against her hand affectionately.

"Well aren't you just a little cutie pie?" said Lucy affectionately and she scratched him between his ears.

Happy started purring loudly which made Lucy smile affectionately.

"He's so cute, I'm glad you took him in Natsu" she said.

Natsu blushed and smiled shyly when she said that. He looked at the chicken that was frying now and noticed it was almost done.

"Well what can I say, I couldn't just leave him all alone. Plus he got super attached to me once we got out of that tree" he said with an affectionate smile.

Lucy laughed softly at the memory. When they got to the tree he was stuck in, Happy had his claws deep into Natsu's leg. Even after they got to the ground Happy still refused to let go, it was quite funny watching Natsu limp into his house with a cat stuck to his leg.

"Yeah I remember seeing him clawing at your leg. At least it was one of the less stressful times you called us over" she said with a sigh.

Natsu hung his head in shame, he wished he could erase that incident from both their minds. He wished she wasn't working that day… then again Gray would have probably told her about it and twisted it to make him look like even more of a wimp than he thought he looked already.

"By the way what are you making for dinner?" asked Lucy suddenly.

Natsu looked at her over his shoulder and smirked mischievously "Not telling" he said sticking out his tongue at the end.

Lucy puffed out her cheeks in annoyance and folded her arms "Jerk" she muttered.

Natsu tried to stifle a laugh at her reaction and looked away to try and calm himself down. Lucy just had the most interesting faces and reactions to things, it made him want to mess with her for some reason. Was he turning into some kind of sadist? Or maybe she was a masochist? Hmm?

"By the way, you're not allergic to anything are you?" he asked when the thought crossed his mind.

Lucy looked at him like he had just asked a stupid question "A little late to be asking me that now don't ya think?" she asked with a raised brow.

Natsu shrugged and finished off the chicken "Better late than never right?" he quoted switching off the stove.

Lucy sighed at his absentmindedness and laughed softly "You are so ridiculous you know? Lucky for you I'm not allergic to anything so you're safe" she said with a smile.

Natsu laughed at her answer and grabbed two plates from the cupboard and placed the food on them. Once he finished dishing up he put the plates on his kitchen table and placed a knife and fork next to them.

He looked everything over to make sure it looked good. Once he was sure it was acceptable he nodded his head and made his way to Lucy to call her over.

"Well Lucy, hope you're ready for an unforgettable meal!"

Sigh, I really love these dorks to death. Anyway, don't forget to leave a review guys! See ya tomorrow! XD