WARNING: This story contains sexual material. If any of these things bother you, you should leave now.
AN: This is the second and final chapter of this story. I hope you enjoy it and remember that feedback is always appreciated.
DICLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL.
Later that day, in Makarov's Palace, which sat at the very peak of Hakobe, there was much jubilation. And at the centre of it was the returning hero, Natsu the Summer Drake, grinning like the big idiot he was. For ten years he had been hunting and fighting Zeref and he had missed many of his friends during that time. Not that he'd ever tell them that though, he had a reputation to uphold.
Granted, there was at least one person who he would openly admitting to missing. Very much in fact. And as Natsu looked around the Palace's grand hall, he still couldn't see her amongst all the partying gods. Still, he wasn't that disappointed.
"Looking for something flame brain?"
Natsu turned to the voice, although the scent of coal and iron gave the speaker away long before he spoke. "Metal-face, Levy, hi" he greeted boisterously at the blacksmith and the pretty librarian that accompanied him, not bothered by the insult. "Man it's good to see you guys again."
Levy couldn't help but notice the way Natsu's eyes darted around after he greeted them. "Don't worry Natsu," she said to the dragon, smiling comfortingly. "I know Lulu will be here."
"Oh I know that," Natsu stated, the certainty in his voice obvious to everyone. "Just checking if she's here yet."
Levy chuckled as she took a good look at the Summer Drake. Despite having spent the last half century hunting and fighting the greatest evil seen in existence, who just so happened to be his brother, Natsu remained his usual carefree self, for which the librarian was grateful for. After all, that had been the man who her friend had fallen in love with. "Probably making sure you've had your fill so she doesn't have to watch you eat," Gajeel commented snidely, smirking at his fellow dragon. "Because lemme tell you; even for a dragon, your table manners suck ass."
The small librarian chuckled again as Natsu growled in annoyance. "What was that, you walking anvil?"
While most people, including most of the Sidh, backed off in face of a growling dragon, Gajeel wasn't afraid at all. Although being a dragon himself helped. "You heard me, flame brain," he barked with a short laugh. "Watcha gonna do about it?"
With no other warning other than another growl, Natsu leapt at Gajeel, landing a punch in the taller man's face. Naturally Gajeel wasn't the kind of person to just let someone hit him, so he retaliated in kind. Brawls like this were far from uncommon in the home of the Sidh, and Levy felt reassured at how easily Natsu managed to slip back into place, as if he had never left.
For several minutes the two men brawled, occasionally being cheered on by other deities, before they finally managed to calm down. "Jeez, how on earth did you beat Zeref with that pitiful strength," Gajeel panted.
"Like you could do any better, you metal munching moron," Natsu shot back, equally as breathless.
"It sure as hell wouldn't take me fifty years to do it."
Despite their harsh words, both dragons were smiling, which in turned caused Levy to roll her eyes and muttered the word 'boys' in an exasperated yet fond tone. "Still, I guess with you back, things might get shaken up a bit 'round here," Gajeel said, pulling himself up from the floor and then holding out his hand to help Natsu up.
"Well someone has to stop you guys from getting boring," the Summer Drake said with a boyish grin as he took the offered hand and pulled himself up.
Levy realised with a shake of her head that for the two dragons, this was as close to 'I missed you' as they were going to get. Unfortunately, this happy scene was interrupted by another voice. "Well, well, if it isn't the hero of the hour," came a sultry tone that Gajeel and Levy had heard earlier that day.
The tiny goddess groaned at the rotten luck of having to deal with the goddess of love twice in one day, however Gajeel actually looked happy to see his wife for once. Of course when Levy noticed his amused smirked, as if waiting for someone to walk into a wall, she realised why he was happy to see her. He knew just as well as she did that Sherry wasn't going to be able to get anywhere with Natsu, but that didn't mean it wasn't going to be funny to watch her crash and burn. "Who are you?" the Summer Drake asked the newcomer.
Sherry really had pulled out all the stops for that night, Levy couldn't help but notice. The dress she was wearing was very beautiful and alluring. It was a light pink colour and was tight around the goddess's waist and bust, giving all who cared to look a nice view of her cleavage and ass. It was also almost indecently short, finished just above her mid-thigh and showed off her stunning legs. Levy had to begrudgingly admit that the other goddess was nothing short of beautiful, and could forgive Gajeel for being stupid enough to marry the shameless harpy in the first place.
But perhaps the best thing about the goddess's dress was Natsu's reaction to it. Which was to say, he didn't react at all. "My name is Sherry, I'm the goddess of love," the pink haired woman purred, not showing her annoyance at the lack of a lustful stare from the dragon. "Tell me Natsu, are you enjoying the party?"
This of course perked Natsu right up from his confusion from being addressed by a total stranger. "Oh yeah, it's awesome," the dragon exclaimed, wildly throwing his arms around. "It's been so long since I've seen everybody, it's great."
Levy was touched at his enthusiasm for something so simple as a reunion with old friends while Gajeel merely rolled his eyes at the other dragon. "Maybe if you defeated Zeref sooner, we could have had this party sooner," snorted the blacksmith.
The god of summer snorted in annoyance. "Like an iron for brains asshole like you could have done it sooner," scowled Natsu, repeating an earlier comment.
Although neither dragon saw, too focused on slinging insults at each other, Levy could see that Sherry was annoyed and put off balance at having been ignored so easily. The small librarian couldn't help the smirk that lit up her face. Still, Sherry's shock didn't last long, as she placed one of her soft hands on Natsu's bicep. "I'm with you, Natsu," she said in a condescending tone. "A weakling like Gajeel could never beat Zeref."
The Summer Drake frowned at her words and her strange touch on his arm. Sure he felt he was stronger than Gajeel, and him beating Zeref proved it, but at no point did he think Gajeel was weak. However, before he could say anything else, Sherry continued on. "You know, this party is nice and all, but you and I could have our own party in one of the private rooms. It'd be far more… pleasurable than dealing with Gajeel's ugly face."
Levy rolled her eyes at Sherry's lack of subtlety, although she did suppose it would be wasted on someone like Natsu, who was notoriously dense. The dragon looked like he was about to answer, however, something drew his attention as his gaze shifted from the goddess of love to something over her shoulder.
Levy's eyes followed his gaze and smiled when she saw what he was looking at. "Lulu," she called out in greeting, happy to see her friend, and happy to see her friend's lover so affected by her appearance.
The dress the blonde goddess was wearing was breathtaking, no less than to be expected from Virgo. The material glittered like a clear night's sky, befitting for the Lady of the Starry Heavens and clung to her figure to emphasis her fantastic curves. It was low cut, although not indecently so, just enough to give admirers an idea of how big her bust was and a diamond shape had been cut out of the bodice, showing off Lucy's toned stomach and navel.
As the blonde's eyes found their way to Natsu, a beautiful smile appeared on her face. She began to walk towards the Summer Drake and their friends, showing off her gorgeous legs with each step as they moved through the slits in the front of her dress that lightly brushed the floor. "Lucy," Natsu murmured, as if in a trance.
He too, began to move towards his lover, accidently bumping into Sherry and earning an offended gasp from the goddess of love. For fifty years he had waited for this exact moment; the reunion with the woman he loved more than anything else. And nothing was going to get in his way, not even the goddess whose name he had already forgotten.
Whatever composure Lucy tried to maintain vanished when she saw Natsu coming towards her. She ran as best she could in such a long dress, but even that was a minor obstacle compared to her desire to reach Natsu. Quickly closing the distance between her and the Summer Drake, she launched herself at Natsu and his open arms, catching her in his embrace. She felt the warmth and love of his arms around her, a feeling she had waited for fifty years to feel once again. Before she could speak though, Natsu's lips found her, and she quickly melted into the kiss.
Despite the fact that they were in a crowded area, Levy couldn't help but feel like she was intruding on a very intimate moment between Natsu and Lucy. It certainly wasn't the raunchiest kiss she had ever seen, thanks to Elfman and Evergreen. In fact, the kiss appeared to be quite soft and innocent, just pressing their lips against the other's. But Natsu and Lucy appeared to be focused on nothing else, other than each other as if they were the only ones in the room.
Finally, their lips parted and they gazed into each other's eyes. "Hi," Natsu said with a happy grin.
It was a smile that Lucy returned with her own radiant one. "Hi Natsu," she murmured softly. "I missed you."
"I missed you too," he whispered in reply before pressing a kiss against her forehead.
Lucy had imagined, when she was reunited with Natsu, that she could scarcely believe. After all, she had been without him for half a century, it would be understandable that it would be difficult to believe that after so long without him he was finally with her again. But instead of the disbelief she thought she would feel, instead she felt… content. Natsu was finally with her again and finally the world was right once more.
Meanwhile, as the two long separated lovers were finally reunited, the three that Natsu had just ignored watched on, with Sherry looking quite put out. "Would you look at that," Gajeel said idly. "Natsu just ignored your 'charms' for Lucy. Didn't you say no man could resist them?"
The smirk he wore was one of clear victory, even if the goddess of love didn't think it was over. "It wasn't like I was actually trying earlier," she scoffed. "Admittedly, I didn't think I'd have to try this hard, but I guess anything worthwhile isn't easy. Just you wait, Natsu will be in my bed before the evening is done."
"I'll hold you to th…" the iron dragon began, before looking past Sherry again. "Huh, actually scratch that, I win."
"What," Sherry screeched at her husband. "What on Earthland makes you say that?"
"Thought they'd last a bit longer than that, though" Gajeel commented, ignoring the pink-haired goddess's question.
"Can you blame them," said Levy, looking fondly past Sherry, happy for her friend's reunion. "Although I do wish Lucy would at least have said hello before going off with Natsu."
At the small Sidh's words, Sherry spun around to where Gajeel and Levy had been looking and saw that while her husband had been declaring his victory and she had declared her renewed attack, barely two minutes, Natsu and Lucy had snuck off. The goddess of death hadn't even said hello to her best friend, so it didn't take much as to work out where they had gone. "What," Sherry hissed in disbelief. "H-How could he? I'm the perfect woman, the fantasy of all men, the goddess of love for Mavis' sake! How could he ignore me for that blonde bimbo?"
"Told you," Gajeel snorted, enjoying the blow to his wife's ego. "What Natsu and Lucy have, it's deep, deeper than even you could understand. You get lust and infatuation, but real love like that, I doubt you'll ever understand it. They've been separated for fifty years and yet they manage to pick up right where they left off. As the Shrimp pointed out earlier, you can't handle a few minutes without getting laid."
"Gajeel…" Levy sighed softly at his touching words. She even decided to ignore his annoying pet name for her.
Before Sherry could comment further, a loud cackling was heard over the noise of the party. "MWUHAHAHAHAHA, LOOKS LIKE OUR GUEST OF HONOUR AND THE LADY OF THE STARRY HEAVENS HAVE SNUCK OFF TO HAVE THEIR OWN PARTY," came the booming voice of Makarov, King of the Sidh. "DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GONNA STOP THOUGH. EVERYONE, DRINK MOOOORE!"
Gajeel snickered as Levy shook her head in amused exasperation. "Master's wasted," she sighed with a small chuckle.
For Gajeel and Levy, the look of the goddess of love's face was priceless. It was a mix of absolute shock and barely contained fury. "I can't believe you dragons," she huffed indignantly. "The perfect woman right in front of you, and you don't even see her. None of you are worth my time!"
Before either the dragon or the tiny librarian could respond though, Makarov, from somewhere in the hall, began shouting again. "OH AND BEFORE I FORGET," he announced in his booming voice. "I, MAKAROV, KING OF THE SIDH, HEARBY NULLIFY THE MARRIAGE BETWEEN GAJEEL OF THE BLACK STEEL AND SHERRY THE GODDESS OF LOVE."
"'BOUT TIME YOU OLD FOOL," Gajeel barked, although the smile showed how happy he was to be free of the harpy he was married.
"WHAT?" Sherry screeched, earning Gajeel's attention and ire while everyone cheered and went back to partying. Too be fair though, they probably would have cheered for anything someone shouted. "Why the hell would you have our marriage annulled?"
"Because you keep fucking around?" the now baffled Gajeel said, confused as to why Sherry was complaining about the annulment, or why he might want an annulment in the first place. "Whatever, I don't care," he continued. "I'm free of you, so you can fuck around as much as you want now, it ain't my problem," he told his now ex-wife, before pulling something out of his pocket. "Although, before you leave, as you lost the bet, you gotta wear this now."
He had pulled out a simple piece of metal, or at least that was what it looked like until her squeezed it. The pressure of his touch sent magic following through it, lighting it up and animating it. It flew from his hand straight above Sherry's head who could only watch in surprise. Her surprise turned to shock as the piece of metal expanded to three feet in length, the words 'I'm a dirty skank' plain as day.
Gajeel chuckled at her face, and Levy struggled to smother a stray giggle. "That sign is gonna follow you around for the next ten years," he said with a sneer. "Just in case anyone didn't already know what a horrible whore you are."
Sherry gasped in shock as she tried to remove the sign with her magic, only to find it reflected back at her, earning another chuckle from her now ex-husband. Sending Gajeel another furious glare, and one at Levy for good measure, the goddess of love stormed off. To where, neither cared, especially Gajeel as now that their marriage was finally annulled, she could go have daily orgies with satyrs for all he cared. And he had more important things to worry about.
He turned to the tiny librarian who was smiling expectantly at him. "So… dunno if you heard, but I ain't shackled to that harpy anymore," he said to Levy, almost nervously.
"I heard," she teased. "I'm pretty sure even the mortals down below heard."
Gajeel grunted in annoyance at the smiling Sidh. He should have figured she wasn't going to make this easy for him. "Well… now that I ain't married any more… I was wondering, if you… I dunno, wanna take a walk around the gardens?"
Levy's smile widened even though she rolled her eyes. "Or," she began to counter. "We can go find a room, ideally one not already occupied, and… how did Master phrase it? Have our own party."
She couldn't help but giggle at the stunned look on Gajeel's face. However, her giggles were quickly interrupted by a loud gasp, as Gajeel gathered his wits and picked up the tiny goddess before throwing her over his shoulder. "GAJEEL," Levy shouted as he carried her in the direction of the spare rooms of the palace. "PUT ME DOWN YOU BIG OAF!"
The iron dragon ignored her shouts, grinning stupidly to himself. He was finally free of that harpy, but more importantly, now he could truly be with the woman he really loved, a woman who held his heart and not just his eyes.
Salamander had had the right idea the entire time, only being with the woman he truly loved. Not that Gajeel would ever, EVER, tell Natsu that.
While the party continued on with the absence of the guest of honour, Natsu and Lucy scurried away from the crowd and snuck off to an empty room, eager to be alone. Finding such a room, they entered, and before either of them could observe the contents of the room, beyond the bed, Natsu pulled Lucy into his arms, and met her lips with his. Although caught by surprise, Lucy put up no resistance. In fact, her hands caressed his neck and the moans that she released into his mouth were by no means discouraging.
After wrestling with their mouths are several minutes, they reluctantly pulled apart. "You have no idea how much I've wanted to do that," Natsu whispered, his face close to Lucy's.
"Almost as much as I have, I imagine," she softly replied. "I've missed you so much Natsu."
He heard the slight tremor in her voice and immediately pressed his lips against hers to reassure her. "Hey, hey, it's ok," he comforted. "I'm here now, and we're together again."
"For tonight, sure," Lucy conceded, her voice still shaky. "But you need to remain here to guide the summer, and I will need to return to the Starry Heavens after tonight."
Once again, he kissed her to comfort her. "Then we'll just have to make the most of tonight," he told her, wearing the boyish grin that she had fallen in love with. "And sure, we'll have to part again tomorrow, but that's only till the autumn arrives. Once summer's over, try and keep me out of the Starry Heavens."
Lucy gave a watery chuckle. "I imagine I'll be sick of you by next summer," she teased softly, earning a chuckle from her lover.
His arms firmly wrapped themselves around her slender waist, ensuring that any space between them was impossible. He captured her lips with his and proceeded to kiss the love of his eternal life, pouring every ounce of longing and affection into the kiss. She returned it with equal feeling, and the pain felt by both of them over then past fifty years eased, as if they had not suffered such an absence. This time when the kiss broke, it was Lucy who pulled away, her tears gone and replaced with a seductive glint in her eye. "Well, if we are to make the most of this one night together," she purred. "Then we should move this over to the bed."
Removing Natsu's arms from her waist, she gripped his wrist and dragged the grinning Summer Drake over to the gorgeous bed. It was actually very similar to the luxurious bed they had shared after the downfall of Acnologia, which Lucy couldn't help but think that Makarov was somehow involved in leading them to this room. However, she decided to ignore it, even if it was nice to think that the King of the Sidh blessed their union. Instead she focused on her lover, as she pushed him onto the bed.
Upon his back, Natsu couldn't help but gaze at the radiant beauty that was the Lady of the Starry Heavens. Her dress glistening magnificently in the moonlight, that same light illumining her perfect skin and divine figure. But that most beautiful part about his lover was her face, and the look of love and longing that she wore when she looked at him. Their eyes remained locked, although as Lucy pulled the laces that held up her dress, Natsu's eyes would drift down to the treasure now revealed to him, her now fallen dress no longer hiding her form.
The moonlight shone over her perfect body as Natsu's eyes travelled over the feminine curves of his lover. Her bountiful breasts, her toned stomach, her wide hips that he loved to hold on to, those amazing legs that he loved to have wrapped around his waist. It was a sight he'd fear he'd never see again on his worse days, when even his endless confidence struggled to sustain him. In those dark times, it wasn't his strength that caused him to prevail, but rather the desire to see his Lucy again, to whisper sweet nothings and share a lover's embrace. "Gods I've missed you," he whispered reverently.
This earned a smile from the blonde goddess. "No more waiting," she said, as she began to help him remove his own clothing. "It's been too long."
Although she was far subtler about it than the Summer Drake, Lucy was no less affected by her lover's body. Those strong arms and hard muscles never failed to make her feel safe and loved, nor did they fail to set her afire with lust. Particularly his rock hard manhood, standing erect in anticipation for their first night together in half a century. But perhaps most of all, was how he looked at her, with a mixture of love and lust and a predatory look in his eye that made the usually patient goddess unwilling to wait.
Without anything more than a fond look, Lucy got up onto the bed and straddled Natsu's waist. She then grasped his erection, smirking at the excited gasp that escaped from the dragon before lining it up with her womanhood. Once the head had slipped past her lips, she eased the cock inside her, causing both man and woman to groan in pleasure. "Fuck… so tight… ah, Luce…" groaned Natsu. "How are… you this tight… I swear, you weren't… this tight last time."
"Our last time was fifty years ago," Lucy said, struggling to keep her voice steady. "That's a long time to go without… and it doesn't help… that you're… oh… so big…"
It delighted Natsu to hear that. Sure he knew that the Lady of the Starry Heavens was one of the most loyal of all the Sidh, but a part of him had wondered if she had taken a temporary lover, to help fight off the loneliness that his absence caused. And to him, it wouldn't have mattered if she had, as long as her heart remained his. But to hear that she had gone without for so long, it made him happy. Although, that happiness paled in comparison to the pleasure caused by once again being sheathed inside his lover, her tightness around him exquisite.
Lucy had to stop herself from wincing in pain as her lover's huge member penetrated her long neglected pussy. It had been a long fifty years, where she hadn't even attempted self-gratification and she was paying the price for not indulging. But even though there was a bit of pain, there was also great pleasure and affection. After going so long without, she could once again feel her lover inside her, where he belonged, and as she began to move along his shaft, slowly in order to get used to him again, the pain subsided and the pleasure only increased. "Ah… you're inside me Natsu…" she moaned when she felt his tip reach her cervix. "Oh gods… so long… it's been so long… we're… ah… finally together again…"
Natsu reached up to her perfect face and swiped away the single tear that had escaped. "This was always going to happen," he muttered softly. "Some days… it was only the thought of seeing you again… that kept me going…"
Lucy felt her cheeks reddened, although whether it was at their exertions or Natsu's sweet words, she didn't know. And truthfully, she didn't care. Ever since she had heard that Natsu would be returning, little else could occupy her thoughts. After half a century without him, he was here in her embrace, nothing else mattered. She gently grasped the hand that had wiped away the tear and lowered it to her large breasts, moaning erotically at the feeling of his warm touch on her flesh. "Ah… Natsu…" she moaned. "Touch me… please… I've missed this… your hand on my breast… while you're inside me."
Natsu relished the feeling of her soft breast in his hand as he gently squeezed it. The moan that he earned from Lucy was just as treasured. He probably should have been amazed that even after fifty years, the knowledge of her body and what aroused her was still second nature, but it wasn't his nature to question it. He had always been attentive to what Lucy liked and her reaction to every touch was his guide to his pleasuring her, not some manual that he memorised.
As Natsu continued to massage her breast, Lucy began to be overwhelmed by her desire for more. She began to move her hips in earnest, her juices leaving a noticeable layer on his shaft as the appendage slid in and out of her. "Ah… yes… Natsu… just like that," she cried as Natsu's other hand groped her other breast.
Natsu grunted as he bit his bottom lip, doing everything he could to hold off his impeding orgasm. However, after having gone so long without, he was struggling to accomplish this. "Arg… Luce… I… uh… can't hold it… anymore," the Summer Drake grunted again, his seed firing from his cock and pouring into his lover's body.
It was a sensation that Lucy had missed dearly, the feeling of his essence filling her body with a wonderful warmth that could only be associated with him. A feeling where she could barely tell where she ended and he began. "Ah… AH… NATSU," she cried in ecstasy as her own orgasm overtook her body.
As both of them were robbed of their senses by the mutual pleasure, Natsu nevertheless sought to extend the sensation and shifted his hands from Lucy's breasts to her back. He then proceeded to pull her down so she was laying along his body, and brought her lips to his. They moaned into each other's mouths, their tongues duelling while they were wracked with orgasmic bliss.
They slowly parted, a small trail of saliva still connecting their freshly kissed mouths. "More," Lucy said huskily. "I need more."
Much to Lucy's great regret, she felt Natsu's stiff member slowly withdraw from her womanhood. Yet before she could utter any kind of protestation, she gasped as the dragon flipped her onto her knees and he once again run the head of his cock along her drenched and now messy pussy. "You want more," he whispered hotly into her ear, eliciting another gasp as he slid inside her again from this new position. "Then it's more you'll get."
Lucy arched her back as Natsu began thrusting into her with speed and purpose. "Ah… yes… ah… Natsu," she moaned erotically, her hands barely holding her up.
His thrusts became rougher and more powerful and they caused Lucy's arms to buckle and give out. Yet even with her new position of being face first in the silk covered pillows of this luxurious bed, the blonde goddess continued to move her hips in response to Natsu's own movements. "Ah… oh yes Natsu…" she cried. "Right there… ah… oh gods…"
The Summer Drake leaned over, bringing his mouth to her ear. "I'd almost forgotten how much you liked being taken like this," he whispered to her.
Lucy gasped at the sensation of his hot breath blowing against her skin and delighted it in. "So had… ah… I…" she admitted with another gasp. "Reminds me… how strong… ah… you are…"
Sure Lucy wasn't a massive fan of being dominated by anyone, let alone a man, but Natsu was different. It was his strength that had first attracted her to him, but also the fact that it was tempered by kindness and love. After all, Natsu didn't just fight Zeref for his own selfish reason. Oh sure, Lucy had no doubt that her dragon had been eager to prove himself stronger than his brother, but it was more than that. He loved his friends, dragon and Sidh alike, and would fight every dragon that ever existed for them. And he loved her above all. Being taken from behind reminded Lucy of his strength, yet his gentle and firm hands on her body reminded her of his love as well. "Ah… yes…" she cried as his head once again touched her cervix. "I'm… oh… I'm yours Natsu… always yours…"
Natsu couldn't help the groan as she declared herself his. He knew it had always been true ever since they first met, but it was always nice to hear it. And when combined with her clenching walls around his hard on, it quickly brought him to his peak. "Lucy… ah… mine…" he grunted, another batch of his seed filling the woman he loved.
Lucy shuddered at the warm sensation filling her body once more. She shuddered in a gentle climax, nowhere near as explosive as her previous orgasm, but just as wonderful. "Natsu…" she whispered with an unsteady voice.
The Summer Drake groaned as the last of his seed flowed into his lover, before removing himself from her and collapsed to her side onto his back. Within mere seconds, Lucy had turned herself around and pressed her sweaty body against his and snuggled into his side. There they remained for several moments in silence, content to simply be in each other's presence.
Finally though, Natsu spoke. "I think I missed this most of all," he murmured into her hair, before pressing his lips against her scalp.
"More than what we just did," the Sidh woman teased, her face nonetheless reddening at his words.
"That's always great," he answered. "But this, lying together in bed like this with my arms around you? It lets me know that your safe and everything is right in the world."
His words touched her heart in a way that even the most eloquent of poets could only dream of. They held nothing more than his simple honesty, one of the things she loved most about him. "Everything is right in the world," Lucy told him. "Even if I have to go back to the Starry Heavens when morning comes, you are back with me, where you belong. Because as much as I am yours, you are mine as well."
Natsu grinned at his lover before nuzzling her cheek with his nose, earning him a small giggle from the blonde. "Of course I'm yours," he stated. "I wouldn't want to be anyone else's."
He leaned down and pressed another kiss against her lips, small and chaste compared to the ones they shared during their moments of passion. Lucy hummed pleasant against his lips, bringing one of her delicate hands to stroke Natsu's cheek while they kissed. "Will you be here, when I wake," Lucy asked once their lips parted.
Her could hear the small tremor in her voice, as if she was afraid this was all a dream that would disappear. "There is no where I'd rather be," he answered softly, his arms wrapping around her tightly.
For the briefest of moments, Lucy was worried that this was another dream; that Natsu had returned and they had spent the night together were mere figments of her imagination. But the presence of his arm around her waist and the sound of his heartbeat when she placed her ear against his chest convinced her that this was all real. With that knowledge, the blonde goddess allowed herself to sleep, knowing that when she woke up, her lover would still be there.
That following morning saw the Lady of the Starry Heavens returning to the Hall of Judgment, her star sparkling dress hidden away, and replaced with the simple black dress that she usually wore when she performed her duties. Yet even though her dress no longer sparkled like the night sky, the smile on her face was brighter than any star. Something that Capricorn couldn't help but comment on as he allowed Lucy to return to her throne. "I trust you enjoyed your evening, Lady Lucy," the goat man asked humbly.
"Thank you Capricorn, yes I enjoyed it very much," Lucy answered her assistant, a small blush gracing her cheeks.
Capricorn chose not to say anything, just happy to see his mistress in such high spirits. However, he was saddened, at least for his mistress's sake, that she had returned alone. "The Summer Drake didn't return with you?"
Lucy gently shook her head. "No," she responded. "The mortal realms have been too long without summer. He is needed below in order to guide the season."
"You are not saddened by this?"
"A little," she said truthfully, before brightening up. "But summer cannot last forever. When the summer ends and the world begins to cool, he will come, and we'll be together during the winter, until it's time for summer to come again."
Capricorn couldn't help the frown that appeared on his face. "Wouldn't you like having a more… permanent arrangement?"
He was further confused by Lucy's gentle smile. "It would be nice, to spend endless years with Natsu without a care in the world," she replied. "But unfortunately, we both have responsibilities that neither of us can ignore." She then paused for a moment, before her smile grew. "But it just makes our time together all the more precious. And after having missed Natsu for fifty years, going without him for a few months of every year won't be difficult. Especially when I know that I'll see him again."
"I see," her loyal assistant commented. "Well, as long as you are happy, Lady Lucy,"
"I am," she told the goat man. "Natsu and I will be together again in the autumn. Until then, I have my duties here to occupy my mind. Could you bring the next person in please Capricorn?"
Capricorn nodded, and turned to exit the room. Before he left the Hall of Judgment however, he subtly looked back at his mistress and from the corner of his eye saw her beautiful smile, and couldn't help but smile himself. Lucy and Natsu may not be together right now, but they would be together again in the autumn, and that thought was enough to sustain the Lady of the Starry Heavens' happiness, at least until the Summer Drake himself arrived here.
And from then on, those who died nobly or humbly, were always greeted by the smiling goddess of death as a form of comfort, with those dying in the winter being further warmed by the god of summer, by her side.
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