Natsu couldn't keep his hands off Lucy. Anytime she came into the room his entire body gravitated towards her as her scent and aura naturally brought him towards her. He could feel when she was home and whenever she was near, his heart raced inside his chest. He's never felt like this before and he didn't know what to call it.
Sure, he's had crushes on girls before but he's never been in love.
Was this what they called love?
Natsu could only watch Lucy as she was in the yard, planting seeds and digging up dirt as he laid by the patio furniture with a joint in his hand. She had a cute sundress on with a sun hat, gloves up to her elbow as her golden hair was clipped back by a giant claw he liked to make fun of her for. The sun was starting to set as the day had gone by, the orange yellow hue swallowing the world as the night breeze started to nip at them.
Lucy had spent the week begging him to make her a raised garden and supplies from the store while he was out and while he teased and said he wouldn't, he always did.
Work was going well for him and he started to build a client base. He had two people who already requested him as their trainer and he was starting to go three to four times rather than the two or three times.
This made him miss Lucy a lot more as he thought about her being home alone but she insisted it allowed her to get things done around the house. She started a hobby of gardening and while he didn't understand how she was going to have a garden during the winter, she claims she read enough books to get it through the harsh winter.
And while she gardened, he was able to watch over her as she learned a new hobby.
Every day this entire week they've been intimate. In the laundry room, in the guest room, the front porch, the backyard, his treehouse, the kitchen… He couldn't keep his hands off her and he only had Gajeel to thank as his theory did work. Anytime he was feeling it, he just went over to her and worked his magic and she was all over him as if he was lathered up in her favorite sauce.
He discovered a new side of her and he could see a change in himself where he felt lighter, happier, and calmer. He didn't know if it was because of his new routine with the job or Lucy but he hadn't had an outburst in a while.
In some world, he felt like she was his wife and they lived a happy life together.
Now as Halloween was tomorrow night, he was feeling a bit nervous to meet her friends. He had been preparing for this day since he found out and he wanted to make a great impression on them since Lucy meant a lot to him.
He practiced saying hello and looked up conversation starters and even tried to see what was the trend these days but he just felt so out of the game.
The only person he really only talked to was Lucy, Zeref, and on occasion Mavis who has only come to the house twice since Zeref introduced her to him. And even that was hard as he didn't know what to talk to her about since she was a bit intimidating to him.
Exhaling smoke from his mouth, Natsu put out the end of his joint as Lucy started walking over to him. She had a shy smile on her face as Natsu opened up his arms, the blonde coming to straddle him on the chair as she kissed him on the lips.
"How's it going?"
"Great," she sighed, turning to look at her unfinished garden. "I planted some seeds so I'm hoping they'll sprout soon."
"Can't wait to try them."
"I need some protection, though."
Raising his brow at her Lucy only giggled. "Not that kind. Like, protection from deer and groundhogs."
"Like poison?"
"I was thinking like a fence."
"A fence?" Natsu echoed, looking at the yard before looking back at the woman on his lap. "I don't know, we might have to talk to Zeref before we can build anything."
"I mean like chicken wire. Not a whole fence," she rolled her eyes, climbing off his lap to dust herself off. "Something small. Nothing crazy."
Natsu only nodded as he thought about it, wondering what could work as he stared at her garden. He looked back at Lucy who was watching him, a smile on her lip making him smile back at her.
"Alright, whatever you want Princess."
"It's not Halloween, yet." Lucy put her finger up to wink at him. "That's tomorrow."
"Yeah," he felt the nerve build inside his chest. "So what's the plan for tomorrow?"
"Erza's party starts at seven but knowing her it'll start at nine."
Natsu furrowed his brow as Lucy started to list a couple of things.
"We can meet at my place so we can get ready. Time doesn't matter, come whenever you're ready. Levy likes to pregame beforehand since Erza's parties are kind of crazy. We're going to need the courage for one of her parties."
"How crazy are we talking?"
"Erza likes to go all out so there would be around one to two hundred people."
"Hundred?!" He shouted, jaw dropping as Lucy nodded. "How does she even know that many people?"
"She doesn't." She laughed. "Erza just likes to throw parties so it's always friends of friends of friends."
Nodding his head, Natsu pulled on his scarf as he felt even worse than before thinking about being around that many people. He didn't remember the last time he was in a room full of people, nonetheless over hundreds of people.
"Are you nervous?"
Swallowing thickly, Natsu just looked down as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Uh, I just haven't been to something like this in a while…" He trailed off, feeling his cheeks grow hot. "I just don't know if I can do it."
"Of course you can!" Lucy came forward to crouch down and grab his hands. She peeked up at him with a warm smile making him blush. "It's going to be overwhelming at first but I won't leave your side. We won't stay any longer than eleven."
Natsu only nodded as he felt the anxiety bubble inside his chest, trying to offer a smile at the blonde who giggled.
"You're cute when you're nervous."
Smiling at her, Natsu grabbed her, making her squeal. He brought her in on his lap and held her squirming body. He kissed her on the cheek as she giggled, wrapping her arms around him as they kissed. Pulling away to look at each other with eyes gleaming, Lucy pushed him away as she could feel his hands traveling down.
"Natsu! Stop! Zeref is going to be home soon."
"No he's not." He grabbed her wrist, trying to kiss her as she squirmed.
"Yes, he is!"
Laughing out loud, Lucy wiggled on his lap as he tried to grab her in all the right places. Trying to pin her arms behind her back, the couple froze when they heard tire tracks approaching the house. It made the two look at each other before getting off each other to fix their appearance.
"See?" She shot him a look as she fixed her hair and straightened her dress making him scoff and roll his eyes.
Following her inside, the front door opened for Zeref to walk through. He had a tired expression on his face before he saw Lucy and Natsu, a smile decorating his pale face as he approached them.
"Hello Lucy! You look like you had a long, productive day!"
"I was just finishing up the garden," Lucy giggled, a bright smile on her face. "You're home early."
"Kicking off the weekend right." He winked as the trio came into the kitchen. Zeref only sighed as he put his briefcase down, yanking on his collar to pop off the top two buttons. He plopped down on the counter chair and looked at his brother and then at Lucy, the two staring at him as he stared right back. "What?"
"You look like shit." Natsu said, making Lucy shoot him a look. "What? He does."
"I had a rough day." Zeref sighed, running his hand through his dark hair. "You work today?"
"No, I've been home."
Nodding his head, he looked at Lucy who was back in the kitchen, fixing something up as his brother leaned against the counter watching him.
"So, I was thinking, Natsu," Zeref said. "For tomorrow, we should go camping. You, me, and Mavis."
"Camping?" Natsu scrunched his face up as Lucy glanced over at them as she started to boil a pot of water.
"Yes! Mavis and I have this spot up north and since it's Halloween, I figured we can go together and roast some marshmallows and maybe tell some scary stories? And Lucy, why don't you join us if you don't have any plans?" Zeref asked, making the two Dragneel's look over at the blonde who turned to look at them.
She glanced over to look at Natsu before clearing her throat, offering a polite smile. "Thanks Zeref but I actually have plans tomorrow." She looked at Natsu to nudge him, making him nod.
"Uh, I do, too."
"You both do?" Zeref asked, eyeing the couple as he raised a brow. "Together?"
"My friend is throwing her annual Halloween party and I asked if Natsu wanted to come."
"And he said yes?" He looked right at his brother who avoided eye contact with him. Natsu was pulling on his scarf nervously as he looked everywhere else but Zeref. Zeref only nodded slowly as he crossed his arms across his chest, eyeing his brother who shifted from one foot to another in awkwardness. "Well, that's a shame. Maybe next time you two can join us."
"Of course!" Lucy piped up. "Thanks so much for the offer. I hope you and Mavis have fun!"
"We always do." He smiled at Lucy, making her smile back.
Excusing herself, Lucy scurried out of the house to the backyard as she forgot to clean up her mess, leaving the brothers in the kitchen in an awkward silence. Natsu had his eyes casted down before Zeref spoke, clearing his throat.
"So, a Halloween party?"
"Yeah," Natsu cleared his throat. "She asked me to come."
"And you said yes?"
"Well, yeah."
Humming in response, Zeref squinting his eyes at his brother before a smile broke out. "You told her!" He almost shouted, a wide grin decorating his face as Natsu started to flush. "You did!" He said happily as Natsu scowled at him, hushing him.
"Shut the fuck up, you're so loud."
"So, what did she say?" He leaned in close, elbows on the counter. "Did she say she liked you, too?"
"I didn't say anything," Natsu lied, looking away again as he made his way to the fridge. He stood there to stare, looking for something as he could feel the burning stare of his brother.
"Why?"
"I don't know," Natsu shrugged, grabbing a water bottle to crack it open and take a sip. "It's not the time."
"Natsu, you guys are going to a Halloween party together. She obviously likes you."
"It's just a party."
"Natsu, grow a pair already." Zeref rolled his eyes making the pink-haired Dragneel shoot him a look. "At this rate, nothing will happen between you two and you'll just become sad and bitter, again waiting for her to pull the first move. You know, men are traditionally the ones to come after their own." He put his finger up to get up and round the counter. He made his way to the fridge to grab a water bottle himself, taking a sip as Natsu eyed his naive brother. "You should maybe pull a move tomorrow. Tell her at the party or something."
Natsu only sighed as his brother rambled on, telling him how to talk to women as if he wasn't just inside of Lucy a couple hours ago. He had a small smile on his lips as he remembered how much she squirmed underneath him, feeling his dick twitch in his pants.
"Are you listening to me, Natsu?" Zeref's voice brought him back, making Natsu look at him with confusion. Sighing, the dark-haired Dragneel just shook his head. "Natsu, it's time for you to go out into the real world. Find a girlfriend. Settle down."
"I don't need this from you," Natsu waved him off, trying to walk away. "I've got it handled so stop stressing about it."
"Don't you want to be happy?"
Natsu just pursed his lips, thinking about all the other times he's been with Lucy and how much his mood has been improving.
"I am, Zeref."
"Are you?"
The two brothers stared at each other, silence sneaking past them as they exchanged knowing looks.
Zeref could only sigh as Lucy came back inside, walking away to get undressed in his room as Natsu frowned. This made Lucy look at her pink-haired lover, worry crossing her features as she looked between him and the doorway where Zeref disappeared into.
"Is everything okay?"
"Yeah," he sighed, looking away. "Everything is fine."
Hearing a knock, Gajeel went over to open the door where Natsu stood with his costume bag in his arms and a bottle of gin. The two gave each other a nod before Gajeel stepped back to allow the pink-haired male inside. Taking the bottle from his hands, Natsu took his shoes off while his counterpart beelined to the kitchen where Levy was.
"Hi, Natsu! You're here early!" Levy piped up, a smile on her face as she popped out the kitchen. "Lucy is in the shower if you want to join her." She winked, making Natsu smile and blush, shaking his head.
"I figured since I don't have anything going on, I came by early."
"Weren't you supposed to meet us at five?" Gajeel asked as he was crunching on a carrot, pointing it at the male.
"Yeah, so?"
"It's two."
"Lucy said I can come whenever."
"You mean wherever." Gajeel smirked as he and Levy high-fived each other.
Natsu could only roll his eyes as he made his way to Lucy's room, ignoring the laughter coming from the kitchen. He could hear the shower run and Lucy's humming as he walked past, coming straight to her room where he shut the door behind him and went straight to her bed. He plopped down and sighed, feeling the soft cushion underneath him as he bounced.
He made a mental note to ask Lucy where she got her bed, snuggling up on her pillows that smelt like her.
He felt like a cat as he snuggled in, burying his face into her pillows as he took a deep inhale. It made his stomach twist and his heart throb as the soft scent of Lucy had him spiraling.
Hearing how the bathroom door opened, Natsu flipped on his side to stare at the door where Lucy came in. She jumped half a mile in her spot when she saw the smirking male, the look of fear flashing through her face until she realized who it was. She flushed crimson and scowled at him, closing the door before locking it.
"Natsu, you scared me."
"Sorry," he said as he watched her walk over to her closet. "I didn't want to be around Levy and her bitch."
"I understand," she said while she dug through her dresser. "You're early."
"Had nothing to do." He shrugged as he watched Lucy grab her underwear from the dresser before she came over to him. She planted a sweet kiss on his lips before pulling away to smile at him.
"Aw, did you miss me?" She teased making him smirk and grab her. She squealed as he pulled her in the bed, her pale face bright red as she straddled him. "N—Natsu!"
"I was bored," he said, his eyes trailing down her body. "Did you not want to see me?"
"O—of course I do," she sputtered, looking down at the male as she felt her body press against his. "Just didn't think you'd be here so soon."
"I can leave."
"No!" She cried out before biting down on her lip. "I—I mean… you're already here so you might as well just stay."
Grabbing on the towel she held close to her body, Natsu tried tugging on it, making her make a face and hold on tighter. "Levy and Gajeel are in the next room!" She hissed, making him roll his eyes.
"As if you never heard or seen them."
Opening her mouth to close it right away, Lucy just sighed as she shook her head, turning to look at her bedroom door. She turned to look back at Natsu who laid underneath her, his eyes gleaming as he smirked right at her. She chewed on her bottom lip as she thought about it, sighing as she trailed her finger on his chest.
"W—well… maybe just a quick one. And we can't be loud."
"Tell that to yourself," he scoffed as he pulled her towel off her body. Her clean soft body glistened as her tits bounced, his eyes glued to her chest as he trailed his hands up. He reached for her breasts and held them, giving them a small squeeze making Lucy squirm and sigh softly. Leaning in to suck on her nipple, Lucy whimpered as her eyes trailed to her door as she felt his hot tongue against her skin.
Squeezing her eyes shut, Natsu grabbed her to flip her over on the bed, dragging her to the edge as he stood up. Lucy only squealed as she laid flat on her back, looking up at the male who started to strip.
She could only watch hungrily as he took his clothes off, her eyes watching how his body flexed with his movements. Her womanhood pulsed for him as his hard cock presented himself to her, her heart racing inside her chest. He leaned back down to gather her in his arms, kissing her softly as she wrapped her arms and legs around his body. She could feel his heat against hers, throbbing as she moaned into his mouth.
"I thought you said we had to be quiet."
"I—I can't help it," Lucy flushed red as Natsu towered on top of her. He grabbed her legs to spread them, pressing his tip against her entrance as he rubbed. It made her squirm as she bit down on her lip, looking up at him with hooded eyes making him grow harder.
"You're so fucking sexy," he leaned down to whisper in her ear. "I'm going to fuck you so hard you won't be able to walk to the party."
Slapping his hand across her mouth, Natsu plunged inside of her making her arch her back and scream into his hand. He felt her womanhood squeeze him tight as he moaned into her shoulder, grinding his hips against hers. He could feel her legs tremble as he went in and out of her, her muffled moans serenading him. Her wetness squelched underneath him as he felt her juices start to coat his cock, feeling how it dripped down to his balls as he moved his hips.
He pulled away to look at her face, pleasure twisted on her beautiful features as he held his hand against her mouth. Seeing how she had such a grimace on her face made him want to go harder as he rocked his hips, her tits bouncing with his momentum as she whimpered out.
Pulling out, Natsu grabbed her by the leg and flipped her over causing her to cry out in surprise. Pulling her hips upwards and shoving her face down into the mattress, Natsu shoved himself whole inside making her scream. Her muffled scream made his insides quiver as he groaned out loud, slamming into her over and over again as he bounced off her ass. Seeing how her bottom rippled with every thrust, Natsu could only throw his head back as he felt her muscles suck him back in.
Her legs shook as he kept plunging his cock deep inside her, hitting the back of her walls as he held her head down into the sheets. Her knuckles were white as she gripped the sheets tightly, barely breathing as she struggled to catch her breath. She could feel his balls slap against her womanhood making her quiver, her breath shaking.
His knees felt weak as she squeezed him tight, his eyes rolling back to his head as pulled out to cum on her behind.
Lucy whimpered out as she felt his warmth ooze down her lower lips, looking behind her to see his tip dripping. She looked up at Natsu who had a grimace on his face, breathing hard as he stood there looking at her.
Grabbing the towel Lucy had on earlier, Natsu wiped her clean before giving himself a quick wipe, tossing the towel back onto the ground to slap her on the behind.
Lucy only squealed as she sat up, holding her butt as she flushed red to look at Natsu who was grinning at her.
He only held his hand up to her as the two slapped hands, a smile on both their lips. His breathing was coming back to normal as Lucy laid on the bed, star-fishing on the mattress as they both came back to reality.
She watched him put his clothes back on as she felt her pussy throb for him.
"Do you think they heard us?" Lucy whispered, making Natsu just shrug.
"Probably. Even when you're quiet you're loud."
"Listen," Lucy hissed, facing growing red. "I can't help it."
"I like to listen to you," Natsu said, looking over at Lucy who just grew redder. "It's hot."
Lucy could only cover her face up in embarrassment as Natsu laughed, zipping up his pants. He came over to where she laid and pulled her hands away from her face, kissing her on the forehead as she watched him with wide watery eyes.
"I'm going to go out in the living room while you get dressed. I'll see you soon."
"O—okay," Lucy pouted as he grabbed his scarf on the ground to throw it around his neck.
Natsu offered her one last wave before he left, closing the door behind him as he exhaled loudly. He tried fixing up his hair as he walked back to the living room, walking past the kitchen to freeze as he saw Levy and Gajeel sitting at the dining table. He turned his head to look at the couple, both of them smirking at him making him flush.
"What?"
"So, she did let you come." Gajeel emphasized making Levy giggle.
"Quite a workout, huh, Natsu?" Levy said as she kicked the chair to slide it out. "Come take a seat. Have a drink. You must be tired." She ushered him over as she had a glass of water on the table.
Feeling awkward and judged, Natsu slowly made his way over to them as he sat down on the chair Levy had for him. Looking at the couple in their Halloween costumes, Natsu couldn't take them seriously as Levy stared at him in a bunny-girl outfit while Gajeel just wore dark shades with his white striped suit. He cleared his throat as he sat there in silence, casting his eyes down as the couple continued to stare at him. He reached for the glass of water and took a sip, looking everywhere else but them as he felt their burning stare.
"S—so," Natsu cleared his throat again. "How do these Halloween parties usually work?"
"What are your intentions, Natsu?" Levy ignored his question, crossing her leg over her knee as she leaned back against her chair.
"H—huh?" He blinked in confusion as he looked at Gajeel who was also leaning back in his chair, arm behind Levy. "What do you mean?"
"Answer the question, Natsu!" Levy slammed her fist on the table making him jump slightly. "What do you want from Lucy?"
"What?" He looked at Gajeel for help, making him smirk. "I—I… Lucy and I—" He sputtered, face growing red as she stared right at him. "Lucy and I are just… getting to know each other."
Gajeel only scoffed, making him turn to look at him. "Getting to know each other's parts, that's for sure."
Natsu shot the long-haired male a look, scrunching his face up in displeasure.
"Is sex the only thing Lucy is good for?"
"What?" Natsu almost spat. "How could you say that?"
"I just want to know, Natsu," Levy shrugged, crossing her arms across her chest as she gave him a hard look. "If you're not going to be serious about Lucy, I'm going to have to hurt you."
Natsu flickered his eyes at Gajeel before looking back at Levy, his eyes narrowing as he only scoffed. "What do you take me for?"
"Do you love her?"
"W—what?" Natsu almost choked on his spit, feeling his face grow hot again as Levy leaned in, eyes squinting.
"Do you love her?"
"W—we haven't even known each other for a month. I—I don't not love her but—but I—" Natsu stuttered, heart pounding inside his chest.
Levy only hummed, looking at him with a hard look on her face. She exchanged looks with Gajeel before sighing, nodding at the pierced male making him stand up. Natsu watched how he went over to the fridge, feeling uneasy as Levy continued to watch him like a hawk.
"Alright, Natsu." She cleared her throat, leaning in close. "I have my eyes on you…but if you hurt her, I'm going to have to kill you."
"This is kind of hard to take seriously with that outfit you have on."
"I can run in anything." She squinted her eyes at him. "Anything."
The silence was loud between the two as Gajeel rummaged through the fridge, coming back to set a half drunk bottle of tequila in between the couple with four shot glasses. It made Natsu look at the bottle wary before looking up at Gajeel who had a wicked grin to his face.
In some way, it made him feel anxious as the two poured shots and whispered to each other.
"Alright, Natsu," Levy spoke again, making him look at her. "Here's to our new friendship and to you and Lucy!"
It was like a switch went off and Levy was smiling and happy, holding up a shot glass as her and Gajeel giggled in the kitchen. It made him shiver as he thought about how sinister this small woman was, sweat outlining his hairline as her question rang through his ears.
Do you love her?
"Lu!" Levy screamed, making him jump, looking up at the bluenette who was handing him a full shot glass. "Shot!"
"Coming!" Her voice came down the hall. Soon, the patter of her feet approached and she was running in with one sock on and her dress falling off her shoulders. Half of her hair was curled and the other pinned back by the claw Natsu laughs at and she was smiling, face flushed as Natsu watched her with glee. "Love the fits guys. Where's yours?"
"Yeah, Natsu," Levy said. "Where is your costume?"
"I brought it," he cleared his throat, feeling dry. "It's in Lucy's room."
"Well, take this shot and go on Mr. Fierce Dragon."
Lifting the glass up, Natsu felt uneasy as the four of them clinked glasses and down the burning shot of tequila. He was quick to stand up and salute the couple before grabbing Lucy by the arm to drag her with him. Ignoring her protests, he brought her into her room to shut the door and lock it. It made her look at him in bewilderment as she pulled up her strap.
"What's going on?"
"Levy," Natsu threw his hand in the air. "She's threatening to kill me."
"What?" Lucy scoffed, planting her hands on her hips. "That's ridiculous—"
"She said she's going to kill me if I hurt you and was questioning me about what my intentions are."
"We're getting to know each other." Lucy shrugged.
"That's what I said!" He whisper-shouted, eyes flickering towards the door in uneasiness. "And then she said she'll kill me and I'm not going to lie, that little bunny out there kind of scared me."
Lucy could only laugh as Natsu stood in front of her with the look of worry on his face.
"Lucy, I'm serious."
"Oh lighten up. Levy won't hurt you." She rolled her eyes to go back to her desk to continue getting ready. "Unless you hurt me."
"I'm not," he came over to where she was to watch her go back to curling her hair. "are you going to hurt me?"
"No." Lucy knitted her brows together to turn her head and look at him. "Natsu, what are you so afraid of? Levy weighs ninety pounds soaking wet and she's probably just drunk."
Natsu could only pace back and forth as he thought about the petite woman chasing him down the street. It made him shiver as he imagined her chasing him with her costume on making him realize her bunny suit wasn't as cute as he thought. Maybe more sinister. Maybe scary.
Looking around the room, Natsu went and grabbed the costume bag he had and unzipped it. Pulling the straps over his shoulders and arms to strap on his dragon wings while he tucked the dragon ears on top of his head. He turned to look at Lucy who just finished curling her hair, seeing how she was fluffing her hair and turning her head right to left to look at herself in the mirror. Noticing how he was staring, the two got eye contact in their reflection making Lucy blush and turn to look at the star struck male.
"What do you think?" She asked bashfully.
"You're beautiful." He muttered out as he caught himself. He flushed and cleared his throat, looking away as his heart raced inside his chest. "I—I think you look like a real princess."
Blushing from his comment, Lucy could only giggle as she turned back to touch up her make up and pull her socks up.
Natsu laid in her bed to watch as he felt the alcohol burn in his stomach, the feeling of love and lust circling through his body.
"Knock knock!" Levy's voice rang through as she burst into the room.
It made Natsu jump up and curl up on the bed, guarding himself as Levy and Gajeel stormed into the room with alcohol.
"What are we doing just dilly dallying?! It's time to get drunk!" She cheered, looking over at Natsu who gulped. "Hey! You look great! You guys are so cute." She gushed, coming over to Lucy to nudge her. "How romantic!"
"Levy, you're drunk already?"
"Gajeel and I got a head start." She snickered, holding out the shot glass to her best friend. "Come on! You and Natsu have to catch up! We'll never survive Erza's party at this rate! Especially that one." She pointed at Natsu who was shrinking in his seat.
Lucy only laughed as she looked at her friend to her lover, giving him a warm and encouraging smile as he smiled back.
Do you love her?
Natsu could only hear the screaming coming from Levy and Lucy as the two drunks were gossiping about something irrelevant while he sat with Gajeel, the four riding in a taxi as the sun had set. He felt anxious to his core as he felt the alcohol pump through his body, the warmth blanketing him in comfort as he and Gajeel passed back and forth the rest of the bottle of tequila from the house.
Lucy and Levy had already reached their limit—Levy had already thrown up at the house—and they were drunk to the point where their faces flushed red and their voices were amplified three times the usual amount.
Gajeel informed him that this was normal during an Erza party and it made him even more nervous since everything they said about this woman made her seem like some scary dictator villain.
Watching how the taxi pulled up to a large house decorated in spider webs, pumpkins, and dark gloomy lighting, he swallowed hard as he felt jittery. He could see the line of cars and groups of people making their way inside as the music boomed inside the car. He could feel the bass shake his body as the girls shouted their thank yous before piling out the car. He reached out for Lucy who had stumbled, grabbing her by the arm and waist as she giggled.
"Watch your step," He warned as she turned to look at him. "We just got here."
"Natsu!" She shouted, throwing her arms around his shoulder as he stumbled back. "You are so handsome in your costume! Levy! Levy!" Lucy screamed trying to get her attention as Levy and Gajeel were already at it, sucking face. "Levy!"
"What?!" Levy shouted back, looking over at them as she pulled away from Gajeel.
"Take a photo for us!"
"Okay!" Levy squealed as Lucy fumbled in her bag to give her phone to her roommate.
Lucy grabbed Natsu and pulled him in close, their cheeks practically touching as they posed for the camera. Natsu could feel the heat radiating off Lucy's cheeks as the camera flashed multiple times. He was blinking to gain his sight back as Lucy squealed, rushing to Levy's side to look at the photos.
"They're great! Thanks so much!" Lucy put her phone back in her purse as she came back over to where Natsu was. He could smell the alcohol on her breath as she giggled, leaning in close. "Natsu, you alright?"
"Yeah, are you?"
"Always!" She wrapped her arms around his, latching onto his side. "Come on! Let's go!"
Dragging him to the entrance, Natsu couldn't help but look in awe as the place was crowded with people in costume. There were more people here than he had ever seen in one place and he felt overwhelmed, the alcohol pumping through his system even stronger as he downed the last bit of the bottle. Gajeel and Levy were right behind them, giggling and talking as Lucy stumbled up the stairs next to him.
His eyes were darting everywhere to keep an eye out as he held onto his date, feeling his nerves shake.
"Let's go find Erza!" Lucy shouted to Levy through the music.
"Let's get a drink first!"
"Natsu! Gajeel! Could you get us drinks?" Lucy asked, smiling at Natsu who just nodded. She pushed him towards Gajeel and grabbed Levy, switching partners as the two flushed giggling women waved at their dates. "See you soon!"
Watching how Lucy and Levy disappeared into the crowd, Natsu just looked at Gajeel who just smirked at him.
"How ya doing salamander?"
"This is a lot," he mentioned as the two started to make their way through the crowd of people. "Is this Erza girl rich or famous or something?"
"She's a blacksmith. She makes a fuckton of money. Like… a fuckton."
Nodding his head, the two made their way to a bartender in the corner. Ordering shots for them both and then drinks for their dates, the two were throwing it back to get themselves going.
"Don't worry, once you get some drinks inside of you and loosen up, you'll find the fun in it. That bitch knows how to throw a party." Gajeel clicked his glass with Natsu's as the two threw another shot back down. "Just loosen up. You might even see some fuckers from high school."
"Like who?"
"Natsu? Natsu Dragneel?"
Turning around to see who was calling him, he came face to face with a blonde man. He stood there staring for a minute before it registered to him, a smile coming to his face as he approached the man.
"Sting?"
"It is you!"
Grabbing hands to shake, the two came into a brief hug as they bumped shoulders. He reeled back to look at the male who had a Prince costume on, a wide smile on his face as he looked at him up and down.
It made Natsu snort at the irony of their costumes as Sting grinned widely.
"Haven't seen your ugly mug in years, bro. What have you been up to?"
"Not much," he rubbed the back of his head. "It's been a while. You good?"
"Yeah, yeah," he nodded as he dapped up Gajeel. "You two come together?" He teased making Natsu scowl and Gajeel snort, crossing his arms.
"He wishes he could get a date as hot as me!"
"I actually came with someone."
"Really? Who?" Sting turned around to scan the place. Natsu looked around the room to see if he could see his princess and after a while, he pointed in the corner where the blonde, bluenette, and a red-haired woman stood in the corner.
"The blonde."
"Lucy?" Sting's eyes went wide, jaws dropping. "You came here with Lucy Heartfillia?"
"They're fucking." Gajeel snickered, making Natsu jab him with his elbow. "Motherfu—!"
"Wait, you and Lucy are fucking? You guys are a thing?"
"We're just getting to know each other."
"How long are you going to keep saying that bullshit?" Gajeel took a step back as Natsu shot him a look. "They're taking it slow." He put his fingers up to curl them. Sting only looked at Gajeel back to Natsu before he busted out laughing, holding his gut as he laughed out loud.
Natsu and Gajeel could only watch in confusion as the blonde male kept laughing.
"What's so funny?" Natsu asked, eyebrows raised.
"I just think it's funny how you disappear for fucking years and resurface out of nowhere to be with Lucy Heartfillia."
"So?"
"Lucy is one of the hottest girls. Her and Erza are like," he twisted his fingers together to show the boys. "It's like hot and hotter. And you," He jabbed his finger at his chest making Natsu furrow his brows. "You come in here and tell me you're with Lucy."
Natsu scrunched his face up in displeasure, pressing his lips into a tight line. "So, what about it?"
"I just don't really believe she'd be with someone like you." He shrugged, grabbing the drink from Natsu's hand. This made Natsu get angry as he watched the blonde drink the drink he was supposed to give to Lucy.
Natsu opened his mouth to say something but Gajeel stepped in front of him, the taller male glaring down at the blonde who looked at him smugly.
"Get the fuck away from us if you know what's good for you."
"And what are you going to do, metal-face?"
Pushing Gajeel out the way, Natsu swung his arm to punch Sting right in the face. The prince flew back and fell to the ground, taking a couple of people with him as gasps and screams filled the room. The music continued to play as people surrounded the three, watching how Natsu walked towards Sting who laid on the ground holding his cheek. The two got eye contact as the air started to feel heavy.
"What the fuck!" Sting shouted, anger flashing his face. "What the fuck is your problem!"
"Natsu!"
Turning his head, he looked up to see Lucy rushing towards him. Worry flashed through her face as she pushed through the crowd with Levy and Erza in tow.
"Natsu, what's going on?" She cried out, rushing to his side as he held his arms out for her.
"Gajeel!" Levy's voice shrieked as she looked between the two and Sting on the floor.
"Nothing," Natsu glared down at the blonde before looking at Lucy. "Come on, let's get you a drink."
Grabbing her by the hand, Natsu pulled her towards the bartender as Gajeel followed behind. The crowd began to murmur and it all disappeared behind him as the couple made their way to the bartender, requesting drinks as Natsu stood there fuming. Gajeel was just silent as he stood by the couple, Levy pushing through the crowd to find her boyfriend.
"What the hell was that about guys?! The party just started!"
"Are you alright?" Lucy asked, trying to get eye contact with Natsu who just avoided her.
"We're fine," Gajeel huffed. "That prick had it coming. Salamander did the right thing."
"What did he do?"
"He was talking shit."
"About who?"
"It doesn't matter," Natsu grabbed Lucy's arm to have her look at him. "Here, take this." He handed her a drink making her frown and look at Levy. Levy just shrugged as she stood by the pierced male.
Pushing through, a red-haired woman came through. She had red pants that had flames going up by the legs and a white bandeau. There was a long samurai sword attached to her hip and she had a blank expression on her face as she stood in front of the four.
Natsu made eye contact with her and swallowed, nodding his head at the woman.
"I assume you're Natsu?"
"P—pleasure," he muttered, reaching his hand out to shake hers. "Sorry about punching your guest in the face."
"Sting usually deserves it." She offered a smile. "I heard a lot about you from Lucy."
"All bad I hope."
Erza and Natsu shared smiles as they shook hands. She turned to look at the trio who stood here, nodding her head. "Gajeel. Nice to see you."
Gajeel just saluted her as he chewed on the toothpick in his drink. Her eyes then landed on Lucy and Levy who were both standing there, looking awkward as their flushed faces glowed.
"Come on, let's go drink some more. Did you guys put your votes in for the costume contest?"
"Costume contest?" Natsu echoed as he followed the girls through the crowd. He could only gulp as the crowd of people swallowed him, feeling anxious as he tried his best to follow the women in front of him. Seeing how Lucy reached her hand out to grab his, he felt instantly better as she turned to smile at him. He couldn't help but smile right back as she held tight and guided him through the crowd, holding on as his heart raced inside his chest.
"Lucy, you didn't tell Natsu the itinerary of the night?" Erza looked at the flushed blonde who just giggled and smiled sheepishly.
"You have an itinerary?" Natsu asked as the five came towards the middle of the dance floor. They stood in front of a table where a large box with a slit cut on top while index cards and pens scattered on the table.
"Of course," Erza snorted as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "When guests arrive they have to put in their ballots for who they think is the best dressed which will be announced at midnight. Then we proceed with games around nine thirty and photos around ten and then we have a piñata at eleven. I also have pumpkin carving contests, trick or treaters, beer pong, flip cup, and even a scary movie theater room." The red-haired woman pointed at every section of the place making Natsu feel even more nervous.
He exchanged looks with Lucy who was sipping on her straw, a smile on her face as she and Levy giggled to each other about something.
He looked back at the redhead who was smiling proudly. "So, what shall we do first?"
"Uh… pumpkin carving?"
"Excellent choice, Natsu!" Erza clapped her hands together as she gathered her girl-friends. "Come! Let's show them how great of a carver I am!"
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Hearing the laughter and shouting from inside, Natsu stood outside on the patio where couples scattered here and there. The cold breeze brushed against his warm face as he hiccuped, alcohol pumping through his veins more than ever. He threw his head back to finish his beer, crushing it to toss it into a nearby trash can as he burped loudly. He was seeing almost double as he breathed in his nose to exhale through his mouth, pounding on his chest as he felt the carbonation bubble up his throat.
He let out another burp as he pulled his phone out, squinting to look at the blurry time before putting it back into his pocket. He pulled a joint out of his pocket, putting it against his mouth as he patted himself looking for his lighter. Not able to feel the familiar item, Natsu growled as he pulled his pockets inside out to look in them. Seeing as if he had misplaced his lighter, he let out a groan as he slapped his forehead.
"Need a light?"
Turning to squint and look at the blurry person, Natsu was surprised to see a familiar face.
"Hey… aren't you?"
"Natsu Dragneel, right?"
The man dressed in all black with devil ears and a devil tail approached him, his silver cross necklace dangling from his neck as he smirked.
"Gray Fullbuster."
"Fancy seeing you here." He flicked the lighter up towards Natsu making him stare before he leaned in. The end of the joint caught fire and he pulled away, puffing on it as smoke started to pour out of his mouth. "Haven't seen you since high school graduation."
"Yeah, man," Natsu inhaled sharply. "How are you doing?"
"Been good. I got married, actually."
"Married?"
Gray held up his left hand to show the silver ring wrapped around his finger, the pink-haired male nodding in surprise as he stood there smoking.
"To the same girl?"
"Nah," he smiled, kicking his feet. "Her name is Juvia. I actually met her in college. She was on the swim team."
Nodding his head, Natsu took a quick inhale before holding the joint out to Gray. Gray took it from his hands and puffed on it, the two leaning against the railing as the cool fall breeze brushed past them.
"What about you? I'm surprised to see you here."
Natsu just chuckled as he also kicked his foot against the concrete. "Yeah, if you told me I would be at a Halloween party just last month I would have laughed in your face."
"So, what changed?"
"I met someone." Natsu smiled fondly as he took the joint Gray held back out. He inhaled from the end as he let out a sigh, looking down at the ground. "Her name is Lucy. She brought me here."
"Lucy Heartfillia?"
Nodding his head, Natsu saw the pleased expression on his face.
"How'd that happen?"
"Just did." Natsu shrugged, passing the joint back to the dark-haired devil. "What brings you to a party like this?"
"My girl Juvia is friends with Erza."
Nodding his head, the males were quiet as they smoked together, finding peace within each other.
"Naaaatsu!" Lucy's voice rang through the place making them both snap their head to the direction. The drunk princess was stumbling around, whining as she looked around. "Natsu!"
"Lucy," he called out for her, making her look up and see him. She instantly brightened up and ran over, almost tripping over her feet before she flew into his arms. He stumbled backwards and laughed, holding the giggling flushed woman in his arms.
"Where have you been? I was worried you left." She whined, face dangerously close to his. "Have you been avoiding me?"
"Of course, not." Natsu smiled, smelling the alcohol from his mouth. "Lucy, this is one of my childhood friends, Gray."
Snapping her head to look at the male, Lucy smiled brightly. "Gray!" She cried out, throwing herself into his arms as he stumbled backwards. Gray caught himself as he laughed sheepishly, holding the woman back.
"Hey, Lucy."
"You know each other?" Natsu asked as he puffed on his joint.
"Gray and I go way back," Lucy giggled, holding him by the shoulders as she looked at the smoking male. She held her hand out as he passed her the joint, popping the piece in between her lips. "Juvia is my girl."
Natsu only nodded as he eyed Gray's hands that were on Lucy's waists. He tugged the back of her dress making her stumble backwards, falling into his arms as he caught her right on time.
"How much did you drink?"
"I'm fucking wasted, Natsu." Lucy laughed out loud making him smile at her. "How are you?"
"I'm pretty drunk," he rubbed the back of his head. "Are you alright?"
"I'm going to head out, now," Gray said, making the couple turn to look at him. "I'm going to go find my wife. Lucy is starting to make me worry about whether Erza has gotten to her, yet."
Lucy giggled as she started to look mischievous. "Check the bathroom."
Gray could only roll his eyes, starting to walk away. "Hey, Natsu?"
"What's up?"
"Don't be a stranger. It was great to see you."
Watching how Gray offered a wave goodbye, Natsu could only smile and wave goodbye leaving the couple alone on the patio.
"I didn't know you and Gray were friends!" Lucy said, turning to look at Natsu who looked content. "Small world!"
"Yeah, small world." Natsu said, making her stop talking.
She stared up at him with wide eyes before she leaned in, kissing him fiercely. It caught him by surprise but he was quick to recover as he held onto her, kissing her back as she moaned into his mouth. She reached down and started to rub on him, feeling his dick grow as he growled into her mouth. He reached up to cup her breast into his hand, squeezing her as she nipped at his bottom lip.
She pulled away to breath harshly, eyelids low as she looked up at the panting male.
"Natsu," she cooed, smiling slyly as she continued to rub him through his pants. "Do you want to?"
Seeing how her eyes were sparkling and were giving him the signals, Natsu could only let out a shaky breath as he felt her hand on his junior.
"Come on," she whispered, grabbing him by the hand to start pulling him towards the house. Natsu could only roll his eyes and sigh, following her through the crowds of people that stood around dancing and drinking. Climbing up the spiral staircase that felt forever, Natsu was enchanted by the home as he took everything in.
There were swords and armor displaced on the walls and portraits of Erza posing in armor as if she was a general.
His vision was blurry and he felt like the world was spinning as the burning feeling in his stomach swished around with his footsteps. He could feel his heart pound inside his chest and he hiccuped as he followed Lucy into a room. She closed the door and locked it behind her, giggling and smiling as she threw herself on the male again.
They kissed hungrily as Lucy held onto his hair for support, his hot tongue sliding into her mouth as she giggled.
She started to push him towards the bed that's as up against the window, lips still connected as Lucy stroked him through his pants. He quivered in her hands as they stood in the middle of the room.
"You know this is my room?" Lucy giggled, pulling away to look at the male in the dark. The moonlight brought enough light in to laminate her face and body. "Erza has a room just for me when I come over and this is mine."
"That makes me feel better to know we're not going to be fucking in her bed." Natsu chuckled before he hissed out, feeling her cold hands against his hard on.
Lucy just kept giggling as she stroked him, squeezing him gently as his cock throbbed in her hands.
"I hope you're having fun, Natsu," she whispered, undoing his pants to have him drop them. "You just kept disappearing."
"Sorry," he grimaced, watching how she started to sink down. "I wanted to smoke."
"How could you," Lucy pouted as she crouched down, coming face to face with his groin. "You smoked without me."
"You came just in time," he let out a shaky breath as Lucy held him in her small cold hands. "I didn't want to bother you. You were having such a good time with your friends."
"I'd rather be with you," she leaned in to swallow his tip. This made Natsu suck in sharply as he felt her start to suck, her hand stroking his shaft as she bobbed her head back and forth. His knees felt weak as he could feel her warm wet mouth swallow his cock, his breath shaking as she started to go further down on him. She pulled away to look up at him, smiling as she blushed bright red. "I couldn't think of anything that would make me happier."
Natsu felt his heart throb inside his chest as he looked at the golden beauty. He felt incredibly warm as he reached down and pulled her up on her feet. It made her look at him in confusion before he leaned in and kissed her softly, holding her close as she melted in his arms.
He started to unzip her costume and take her out of it as he pulled her onto the bed, tossing her giggling body on the mattress where he took the rest of his clothes off. He climbed into bed and held her, kissing her as he pressed his body against hers. He could feel her moan into his mouth as he pressed his tip against her heat, grabbing her by the hips to ease into her slowly. She cried out in pleasure as Natsu began to rock his hips, reaching up to grab her wrists to pin them above her head.
"Natsu... please..." Lucy whimpered out as the male held her down, his rough hands keeping her arms pinned above her head. His grunts and groans filled her ear and she let out a cry of her own as her body trembled in bliss.
"Natsu!"
Leaning down to suck on her pale shoulder, Lucy moaned against his. She felt her neck and shoulders pulsing with every love mark he gave her, her legs trembling as he thrusted into her so hard and so good she felt like she was going to break.
Soon she felt his hands slip from her wrist to grab her hands, interlocking their fingers for her to open her eyes and look up at the man who looked right down at her.
She felt her stomach doing all sorts of somersaults and the butterflies seemed to escape somehow. She could feel how different this felt from all the other times they had been intimate and for some reason, her heart was pounding inside her chest as she watched Natsu thrust into her with so much love and energy. It was making her legs tremble as she moaned out, panting harshly as he pressed his forehead against hers.
"Lucy," Natsu gasped out, pushing himself so far inside of her it made her scream.
"Natsu!" Lucy cried out, tears trailing down her face as she watched the man above her pound into her.
Natsu let go of her hands and gathered her into his arms, grunting into her shoulder as he felt himself coming close. He pulled his wet cock out and pulled away from her, seeing how Lucy knew to turn around as she got on her hands and knees. He pulled her hips towards him and plunged inside of her, having her scream out as she gripped the sheets.
He could feel her legs shaking as the sounds of their skins slapping and her wetness echoed into the room. Her moans were growing louder and she was panting harshly as he rode her, grabbing her by the throat to pull her upper body towards him.
Lucy could only gasp out as Natsu held her by the throat and tit, rocking his hips so deep inside of her she could just break.
He trailed kisses down her neck and shoulder as he tugged on her hard nipple, nibbling at her ear as she trembled.
"Natsu," she whimpered out. "Please."
Pushing her head down back onto the mattress, Natsu started to go harder and faster. The bed started to rock and creak as he thrusted into her and he didn't know what was louder. He pulled himself out again and flipped her back on her back, dragging her closer to him as he shoved himself back into her.
He felt her squeeze him and throb making him shaky, his arms trembling as he watched the woman under him squirm.
The alcohol in his stomach swished around and he could feel his body burning as sweat outlined his body. He could see how Lucy's face twisted in pleasure as she glowed crimson.
"Lucy," his voice was shaky. He looked at how Lucy cried out, feeling him press his pelvis against hers as he plunged deep inside of her. "Lucy, I love you."
"Natsu!" She screamed, grabbing his arms tight.
Wrapping his arms around her tight, Natsu felt himself cum deep inside of her as they both shook. He could feel her walls throbbing against his as he struggled to catch his breath, holding the woman close as she also panted.
Pulling away to blink and look down, Natsu saw double as the alcohol in his system made him dizzy and nauseated. He pulled himself out of her and laid next to her, closing his eyes to listen to their breathing and the muffled sounds of the music. He could hear Erza announce that the costume contest would be beginning shortly and he turned to look at Lucy who was fast asleep.
She laid limp on the bed, snoring softly as he watched her in the moonlight. It made him chuckle as he reached over to tuck her hair behind her ear, looking at the golden beauty that made his heart swell.
He leaned in to kiss her on the forehead before he gathered her back into his arms, holding her against his naked body as he pulled the comforter over them. He held onto her as he took a deep breath in, staring out to the window where the strobe lights flashed around.
Soon, he drifted off to sleep as he listened to Erza announce the winner of the costume contest.
Notes: see you guys next chapter!