Authors Note:
This is the turning point of the story and I just want to extend a last warning: this story was meant to be dark. It's based off of a narcissistic, manipulative, emotionally and physically abusive relationship. This relationship dynamic is not necessarily supposed to be idealized and romanticized! If you or anyone you know is in this type of relationship please seek help and leave immediately. If these things are going to be a trigger for you I suggest you find another story to follow. For those that have been patient I'm excited to take you on this wild wide with me.
THERE IS AN EXTREME LEMON IN THIS CHAPTER. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Sunlight filtered around the curtains and the chirping of birds alerted the groggy blonde that morning was here. The light that hit her square in the face and made a kaleidoscope of color appear behind her closed eyelids made her groan internally; Lucy wanted to sleep a little longer. She slowly floated away from the haze of sleep, the rise towards awareness sweet. She was warm, comparing the sensation to a soft weighted blanket. Lucy, for the first time in a long while felt comforted. Twisting her head to keep the light out of her eyes, she jerked away with a yelp when a sharp pull against her jaw, close to her ear, shocked her. A wet dragging sensation was next, and Lucy couldn't help but bring one of her hands down to swat at the annoyance, her fingers burying into something soft and ticklish.
"Awake?" the rasp vibrated against her ribs and leapt with a fury straight to the place between her legs. Her eyes popped open, squinting in confusion when all that came into focus was pink grass. That wasn't right.
"OH!" ripped through pink lips. Lucy coming fully back to reality the same time Natsu sucked on the dark bruise appearing on her jaw. The second that sound left her throat, the pinket groaned as he unlatched from her skin and slid back down her body; he settled with his chest pressed lightly to her stomach.
"Good morning," Natsu responded with a bright smile before it waned a bit. Lucy thought he looked better with a carefree smile. She was startled out of her thoughts when he gently captured both her hands in his and kissed her wrists lightly, "I shouldn't have gotten that angry with ya, sorry Luce."
"U-uhm." Lucy was blindsided. That action was tender and soft, cute. Contradictory to the fear and pain he caused her last night and forced her brain into a tailspin. She was puzzled but the affection was friendly and seemed genuine. The blondes body relaxed again without permission.
"I didn't think you'd ever stop crying," Natsu whined painfully low, almost like a wounded animal. He rubbed his chin along her sternum, his hands sliding over her hips and down her thighs. "Or apologizing." Lucy sighed at the soft caresses, her legs automatically rising to cradle him, wrapping around his hips gently. When he chuckled at that she realized what she'd just done.
"Wait! No, I'm sorry, I mean I didn't mean to…Natsu get off me!" Before she could so much as put her legs down, his hands where on the backside of her thighs. His fingers pressed into her skin, keeping her locked in place. Lucy had never wanted to be more aware of what she was wearing than in that moment. So, she took stock: Panties (was she wearing a thong)? check. No bra. Giant t-shirt now bunched at the hips? Check.
"Stop apologizing Luce. Don't be embarrassed about wanting to be closer to me. We're partners. It's only natural." Natsu purred, his hands sliding towards the inside of her thighs as he leaned his weight forward again to press his mouth to her neck. The closer Natsu's hands got to her pussy the more her legs shook. Lucy short circuited.
"N-Natsu...!" mewled from desperate lips, unable to stop herself from jerking her hips whenever his thumbs rubbed along the seams of her thong. He was so close to where she needed him to be. So close.
"You're so cute," Natsu praised at her moan. He loved her like this: pliant and needy. Lucy was gorgeous this way; perfect for him when she was like this. His thumbs dipped slightly under the seams, gliding effortlessly along her smooth skin from her growing desire. The feel made him curious to see if she'd shaved completely as his fingers made a slow slide up towards her clit. "You in a happier mood, Luce?"
"Yes! A-almost!" The blonde panted out. She wanted to cry out in agony when his digits stopped moving, but before she could his body was off hers. The loss of heat confused her for only a second before she felt him press his nose against the center of her thong. Lucy tensed immediately and felt like her face had been lit on fire.
"Almost? Almost isn't good enough." Natsu huffed out, his grip on her thighs remained. His fingers digging in harder and spreading her legs further apart. "You smell amazing here Luce, and you're so soft." The last statement was followed by the press of his tongue to the outside of the cloth, right over her opening. Lucy whimpered as Natsu's tongue slowly dragged upwards. Her legs shook against the hold he had on her legs, "so sweet."
"Please!" Lucy found herself begging. She wasn't sure if she wanted him to continue or wanted him to stop, the feeling foreign to her. "I don-" the blonde was cut off when her stomach rumbled loudly. Natsu nuzzled his nose against her clit gently before his own stomach growled loudly.
"Lucky you," the man sighed, sitting up and reluctantly letting go of her legs. Lucy wanted to thank whatever god had rescued her, her face still felt like it was burning; she was sure if she looked in the mirror, she'd rival a tomato. "I'll meet you in the kitchen Luce!"
Lucy took the time away from the overbearing drake to catch her breath. Her skin felt tingly, but her emotions were all over the place. She might find him attractive, but his mercurial attitude was hard for her to read. One second, he was scary angry and the next he wanted nothing but to be all over her. The blonde sat up, fixing her extra-large NASA t-shirt and brushed her tangled hair over her shoulder; she was determined to keep a wary eye on her new "partner" until she could find a way out of the familiar contract.
"Come ON," Natsu hollered from the kitchen, "I'm starving Luce, don't make me come up and drag you down here." That got her into gear. Grabbing a pair of discarded shorts from her closet floor, Lucy scrambled into them as she flew down the stairs.
"I-I'm here!" She huffed as she tucked the oversized shirt into the front of her shorts, leaving the back hanging past her butt. She couldn't bring herself to look him in the eyes, disgusted with her wonton behavior earlier. Opting to ignore his grunt, she rushed past him into the kitchen and opened the fridge. Her mouth hung open when she realized the groceries she'd just bought had been eaten. Lucy swung her eyes to Natsu's in disbelief and gestured to the now empty shelves, "WHERE DID MY FOOD GO?"
"I was hungry, and you were asleep," Natsu answered slowly. His hands raking through his hair and a lopsided grin popping up on his mouth. Lucy thought the look suited him but turned away with a haughty snort. There was no way in hell he'd managed to eat all of that by himself. "If you can't work with anything in there, I can always go back to tasting you." He purred and Lucy could have sworn the back of her shirt was smoking with how hard she could feel him staring.
"Shut up and make yourself useful."
oOo
Natsu was waiting impatiently for Lucy to come down the stairs. It had taken a half an hour and the promise to keep his hands to himself to get her to agree to give him a tour of Fiore. She'd been content to use this Saturday to catch up on work emails and searching for replacements for her board. The thought made the Drake sick with boredom.
The longer the blonde took, the harder it was for Natsu to stop himself from stomping up the stairs and hauling her out of the bathroom himself. She'd been in there for OVER an hour. He might have promised to not touch her today but at the rate she was moving at it would be evening before they left. He puffed out a ball of smoke in annoyance.
"Please don't blow fire in my house," Lucy said while coming down the stairs. Her hair was slicked back into a high braided ponytail, a slight tint to her lips and her eyelashes looked longer. Natsu squinted at her, his nose twitching at the floral perfume she had on. It made his nose burn. He didn't like it, or the fact that her hair was up but he had to admit that she looked nice.
"Wasn't fire." He answered simply, stepping closer into her space, and sniffing a bit more before sneezing. "Why cover up the way you smell with that nauseating stench?" Lucy just stuck her tongue out at him childishly. She readjusted her brown plaid mini-skirt and pulled up her white corset top with off the shoulder shear sleeves. The sweetheart neckline accentuated her chest and drew attention to the gold locket and diamond ring hanging from her neck.
"Can we go now?"
"I've been waiting on you," Natsu grumbled back. He watched her strap into simple brown wedges. He couldn't help that his eyes traveled down the length of her legs, catching on the dainty golden anklet on her right leg. The pinket made a note to inspect it more later as he grabbed her wrist and pulled her swiftly toward the door, he couldn't hold in his excitement anymore.
"Y-you said you wouldn't touch me anymore today!" the flustered blonde managed to choke out once she locked the door and her wrist was back in his grip. She didn't want to admit that his excitement was adorable. He was a ball of energy, eyes bright as he tried to rush her out of the building.
"I wouldn't have to touch you if you'd hurry up Luce! I'm all fired up!"
Lucy was quick to steer them towards the nearest clothing boutique. She refused to be embarrassed by all the looks his weird outfit was sure to get. "Who even walks around with their whole front out," the blonde murmured while shoving Natsu through a bronze door that read "Take Over" in silver vinyl. Lucy loved this store, had bought her favorite pieces from this place.
"Welcome!" was shouted over the ding of the bell and Lucy could feel the smile spreading.
"Hi Mira!" the excited young women chirped out, sliding around Natsu to take a good look around, "I've got someone in need of a makeover." She didn't pretend to ignore the excited glint that lit the white-haired store owner's eyes. Mira glancing at Natsu appreciatively before winking at Lucy.
"He's cute," Mira giggled while walking around the pink haired man, a finger lazily traveling along his body after her. "I'm happy you've finally brought a boyfriend with you! Now for a matching outfit then," The white-haired woman continued to giggle, swinging around to eye the outfit Lucy had on. She completely ignored the color sweeping over Lucy's face and hummed excitedly as she darted off into the store to pull some items. Natsu watched the entire greeting warily, he couldn't place a claw on it but something about this woman radiated danger. He couldn't pick up on her being anything but human though and his senses had yet to fail him.
"W-we're not dating," Lucy wheedled, stalking after the other woman, leaving Natsu to follow reluctantly. "Where's Lisanna and Elfman?"
"Lisanna's in the back doing inventory for our next big launch and Elfman is grabbing more supplies but shouldn't be back till tomorrow." Mira answered slowly, too absorbed in riffling through clothes. "We're going to be sending you a few new pieces to advertise for us soon."
"I'm excited, you know how much I love your clothes!" The prattle between the two grew boring to Natsu and he started to drift listlessly between the racks, not even bothering to look at anything. Why did he have to change? He looked fine just the way he was.
"Pouting doesn't look good on you," Mira sang, suddenly popping up behind him. He involuntarily shivered as she grabbed one of his arms and practically tossed him and a bunch of clothes into the fitting room. "Try them on, come out and show us! Sizes should be fine since I sized you up when you first walked in!"
Forty minutes and four hundred dollars later, Natsu was excited to finally leave. He didn't even care that his old clothes were folded with the new purchases in the giant bag he was forced to carry. He'd been stuffed in too many clothes to count, the girls making comments and making the changes they saw fit. He'd never would have believed the amount of clothes he'd tried on if the growing pile by Lucy hadn't kept increasing.
"I'm hungry and we haven't done anything fun," Natsu grumbled as he readjusted his scarf. He didn't necessarily hate the beige pullover and brown joggers that Lucy begged him to wear, he just missed the open feeling of his vest. Instead of sandals he was shoved into beige sneakers. The only things he genuinely liked were the brown dragon patches that ran along the sleeves, one facing up towards his shoulder the other towards his wrist, and their red sequins for eyes. Red was his favorite color after all, since it reminded him of his father. The cuffs of his joggers were also red which was also a bonus.
"We ate breakfast less than three hours ago," Lucy laughed as she followed after Natsu's twitching nose. Clothing shopping always put her in a better mood.
"Yeah, well that was three hours ago."
"Who would have thought you get grumpy when you're hungry," the blonde mumbled. He was making it hard to keep up, moving determinedly in the direction his nose was leading. Lucy watched fascinatedly as people naturally moved out of his way, clearing an immediate path; she was stuck weaving and side-stepping, annoyed at the easy way Natsu navigated the crowd.
"Speed it up Luce!"
"I'm r-" her words died on a grunt as she collided with someone, her balance thrown off. The blonde pitched sideways, landing hard on her hip but managing to catch her upper half and keep her legs closed. The last thing she wanted was to flash someone. "Ow…"
"I'm sorry!" Lucy looked up to see a rather large and apologetic looking man leaning down to help her up, "I wasn't paying attention. Are you hurt?"
"N-no, that was also my fault," Lucy replied with a smile but Natsu was suddenly standing between her and the man attempting to help her up. She blinked in confusion, not sure when he'd gotten there.
"Watch where ya going next time," Natsu barked out, "You could have seriously hurt her."
"I already said I was sorry man," was spoken to Natsu's back, the drake having dismissed him in favor of helping Lucy up. He was gentle as he pulled her up, his hands brushing dirt and debris off her clothes; He was methodical about it until he got to the hip she fell on.
"You okay?" Natsu asked, his hands smoothing over her hips. He petted her almost reverently before his fingers played with the hem of her skirt, pulling it back down and into place. The feeling of fingers dancing against her thighs reminded her of this morning, causing a rash of heat to travel her body.
Lucy couldn't help her attraction to Natsu. It's not like they've known, or more like she's known, him long but she found herself drawn to him. The frustrated blonde thought this feeling was uncomfortable; it felt like a first crush! Innocent and naïve. It wasn't like Lucy wasn't used to attention. Men and boys alike fawned over her looks growing up and women and girls her age usually resented her for the same thing. She'd experimented a bit in her teenage years: sharing shy kisses and touches but never going all the way. She'd never liked anyone that much and was constantly anxious about that feeling coming back; that feeling of being watched.
Natsu's touches drove her wild, she realized in a huff. Her face tinting pink, the sudden reaction catching the eye of the protagonist of her thoughts. Something about the way he focused so fully on her, as if she were the most important thing in his word, made her feel seen. It made the pit of her stomach bubble and tears want to escape, burning the back of her eyes. She hadn't felt that way since her mother was around. Although that memory made her nostalgic, she couldn't tear her mind completely from his hands on her body.
"You've got a 'fuck me' expression on your face Luce." The growl that accompanied Natsu's voice, had Lucy's head shooting up. Stern onyx eyes connected with embarrassed brown. After a moment of intense staring, her eyes drank in his expression. His face set in harsh lines and his mouth unsmiling; for some reason it made Lucy weak in the knees. "You want it that bad huh, princess?"
"Huh?" Lucy mumbled, her brain trying to clear the fog his touches brought on. "Stop calling me that."
"It's what ya are," Natsu snickered, grabbing her wrist, and tugging her along behind him. Lucy stumbled, her brain more focused on his hands on her rather than moving her limbs. She paid no mind to where he was leading, assuming it was towards the food he wanted so badly and tried to get her thoughts under control; she couldn't let her hormones control her! Not with him. "Now how about you show me what's on your mind?" Lucy snapped back to the present the second her bare shoulders pressed against rough brick. She realized belatedly that he'd dragged her down a back ally way.
"What?" Lucy squeaked, her eyes darting left and right. Damn she should have been paying more attention.
"You looked like you wanted my hands on you more." He hummed, caging her in between the wall and his chest. One hand wrapped around her braid, the other tilting her chin up; Lucy shivered when his thumb brushed the tender spot on her jaw. "At least that's what I want." Natsu sighed while pressing his lips to hers. It started off soft and curious, his tongue sweeping along her lower lip.
"W-wait-!" the blonde stammered but was cut off when he pushed his tongue past her lips and deepened the kiss. The hand on her braid pulled, tilting her face up further, and lucy couldn't help the groan that left her throat; her hands sliding up to rest on his chest, her nails digging into his pullover with the bite of pain that accompanied the tug. The slide of his tongue against hers had her pressing her legs together, the slippery feel quick to remind her of his tongue pressed against her in more intimate places. Natsu growled into the kiss, dropping his hands to the hem of her shirt, and yanking it down hard. The harsh tug and ripping sound caused Lucy to tear her mouth away from his and pant. "Natsu!"
"It was in the way," the drake mused, his hands continuing to blaze a path to the hem of her skirt. "So is this."
"S-stop! W-what if someone comes down here? You can't just ruin my clothes!" Lucy cried out, becoming fully away that her breasts were exposed, and the sleeves were ripped off her shirt. He'd popped a few stitches in his rough handling.
"No ones coming down here." This was punctuated by his hands skimming up her legs, shoving her skirt up around her hips. Lucy struggled to get away from his roaming hands, concern for her modesty outweighing her desire.
"I said I don't want-" Lucy was cut off yet again by Natsu slamming his mouth to hers. The kiss rough, wet, and hot. She slammed one of her hands against his chest when he didn't react, she did it again harder. He just pressed his tongue further into her mouth, exploring every inch he hadn't earlier, and the blonde felt her face heat up. She squeaked when one of his hands yanked on the side of her panties, causing them to snap off her hips and fall to the street. The sting caused her to jerk her hips and cry out. Lucy's mind reeled as Natsu pressed kisses to the corner of her mouth and trailed them over the curve of her left cheek and down her neck.
"Relax Luce," Natsu purred, his tongue laving over her collarbone, "I got you."
"N-not here," Lucy tried pleading around a shiver. Her balance was immediately thrown the second he lifted one of her legs to wrap around his waist; her grip on his pullover tightening to help keep her upright.
"I don't want to wait," Was her only warning as he pushed the waistband of his joggers down, freeing his cock and gripping it with his free hand. He slid his hand long the length as he continued to kiss and nip his way across the top of her breasts, dragging her closer by tightening the grip his other hand had on her raised leg. "You smell like you're ready for me Luce."
"Please, wait!" Lucy gasped, her eyes riveted to the movement of his arm. She couldn't see what he was doing but had a good idea based off the harshness of his breathing. She pushed against his chest when he dragged her closer, causing her to inadvertently arch her back and tilt her hips up further; Natsu took no time to take advantage of the position, lining the tip of his cock against her entrance and rubbing it along her slit gently.
"Why would I wait when you're already this wet Luce? I thought you didn't want it." Natsu practically groaned, smoke curling from the corners of his mouth. He didn't wait for her response, instead snapping his hips hard. He moaned loudly as he easily slid through her wet folds, Lucy crying out loudly and going ridged in his hold. The excited drake felt something rip but didn't stop pushing till he was buried to the hilt, only then stopping, and allowing the shaking blonde time to adjust. Natsu couldn't help but grip her thigh tighter, thrusting shallowly when she inadvertently tightened around him. "Relax, it gets better," He reassured as he pulled back, sliding out of her a bit before shoving it back in and savoring her broken cry.
"H-hurts!" Lucy sobbed out. Her distress was muffled by his mouth. His teeth gently nipping her lips as he continued to slowly drag more of his length out of her only to push it back in almost roughly. Natsu didn't seem to care about anything other than driving into her. A rumble working its way out of his chest and Lucy could only cry out and push away from him.
"Relax Luce," the absorbed pinket groaned again, pressing her harder into the brick wall at her back to keep her still, "You're so wet and tight." He panted pulling his length out to the tip before pushing back into her. The squelching sound that resulted made her want to combust. This wasn't the introduction to sex she had been fantasizing about for years, but the sting was slowly simmering to a burn and the blonde couldn't help the moan that wobbled out of her mouth at the next thrust; her hips arching to meet the invasion. "You take my cock so beautifully Luce. You're so pretty, I have to go deeper."
"Natsu!" Lucy moaned out at the shift in her position. Natsu quick to lift her fully by the back of her things, supporting her weight with his hands and keeping her balanced with the brick wall at her back. He pushed himself in further and immediately picked up the pace. With each rough thrust, Lucy found herself getting wetter and becoming embarrassed about it; she didn't even want it, so why was she getting so turned on? Her hands moved to his shoulders, nails digging in deep with each snap of his hips. The squelching and slapping noises their bodies made as they came together was making it hard for her to stay focused. Her vision and thoughts growing hazy, pinpointed on the stretched feeling between her legs; Lucy wasn't aware of her head falling to his shoulder and the light pants and moans of his name she let out directly in his ear.
"You're so wet, does it feel that good?" Natsu rumbled, he already knew the answer. She was practically dripping down his thighs and soaking his pants. The rougher he thrusted into her the wetter she became and the louder she moaned. He wanted her to scream his name, let everyone know what was happening in this little pocket of the world. "Next time I fuck you it'll be in front of a mirror so you can see how cute you look with that fucked out expression on your face."
Lucy barely registered the dirty words coming out of Natsu's mouth. That last thrust had him hitting a spot that made her see star's and she couldn't articulate that she wanted him to do it again. The second time it happened she cried out loudly, and felt her mind go blank; A warm trickle slid down her shaking thighs with an incoherent warble of his name leaving her lips.
"Shit did you just squirt Luce?" Natsu groaned out, his thrusts becoming erratic the closer he came to finishing. He pulled out fully before slamming roughly into her, moaning as he attached his mouth to her neck and bit her hard. He crushed her against the brick as he came in her, lucy groaning out at the almost hot feel of his semen. After a few uncomfortable seconds, Lucy picked her head up off his shoulder and pushed at him; she wanted to be back on her feet. Natsu obliged slowly, leaning forward to kiss her sweetly as he lowered her shaking legs back to the pavement and yanking his joggers up. He stepped back and then laughed loudly when his stomach grumbled. "Come on, I'm fucking starving!"
Lucy could only stare as he started to walk back the way they'd came. She slowly straightened her ripped top to the best of her ability and pulled her skirt down. Her fingers brushed over something wet and when she lifted her hand to look she saw blood and clear fluid; before she could stop herself, she felt her lip tremble and a tear slide down her cheek.