aaaaah okay okay this was also supposed to be a one-shot, and then I wrote 5000+ words on 20+ pages and thought I might do what I did with Sleeping Beauty LOL
so here you go! another story, that I'm still in the midst of writing but I didn't want to keep it to myself! I have a problem with that...I just want to share everything I'm doing!
Lucy was upset, frustrated, truly on the edge of a mental breakdown. She had enough, her father pushing her toward making a run for it.
Why else would she be sprinting down the financial district in a party dress? Only those without any other option would do so. She was barely eighteen and her father was introducing her to someone's son for a potential engagement? It would've been one thing to ask her about it in private, but to spring something so serious on her out of nowhere was incredibly unfair.
"No! How dare you?! Father! I—I can't even imagine…urgh!" She finally cracked, tossing her drink in his face and storming out of the hotel in her high heels. "Screw you!"
It was completely unlike her to make a scene in front of his colleagues like that, but she didn't care. She had been consistent in her behavior; remembering her manners, the faces of his business partners, to model the image of the perfect daughter on his behalf.
The stress of her situation became adrenaline as she continued to run, tossing her heels and refusing to stop. She didn't know where she was going, but it felt like nothing could stop her now.
"Pres?" That caught her attention. Her ragged breath began to slow as did her race to nowhere, her eyes caught by the stare of a familiar onyx pair.
"Oh...hey, Natsu," He stood against the side of a storefront beside an alleyway, one foot kicked up on the wall, one hand holding his phone.
He was in front of his family's bar, though most people were sure it was the front for a mafia group. His father was speculated to be running one of the largest gangs in the area, but despite that, Natsu was a good kid. Unless you managed to get on his bad side.
He had piercings, tattoos even. His black hair was dyed pink and he had the general air of a person who got up to no good when no one was watching.
"Where the hell are your shoes?" He snickered, shoving his phone into his pocket.
"Oh, I don't really know," She shrugged, her chest rising as she caught her breath. "I tossed them somewhere a while back, they're not really made for running."
"You're not being chased, are you?" He stood straight as he approached her, calculating eyes staring down the street she came from.
"No, no, nothing like that," She shook her head, taking his attention from the nothings that hid in the shadows. "My, um, my dad kind of...pissed me off, so I was running away from a party."
"Guess that makes sense," He said, staring down the black cocktail dress she wore. "But you don't seem like the type that knows how to get pissed off, you know?"
"Not usually...he just crossed a line, it's a whole thing." Her lips twisted into a frown as she sighed. "…I'll have to see him when I get home...fuck,"
"You can curse?" He laughed loudly with a split grin. "I thought you were too straight-laced to say stuff like that!"
"Well, not anymore...I'm tired of acting like I'm perfect," She huffed and crossed her arms as his smile grew more.
"I can hide ya for a couple days," He suggested. "If you don't want to go home."
"You'd do that for me?" Her eyes twinkled as he laughed again.
"Yeah, 'course, anything for the class president. Stay right here, I'll go get my bike," He said, shouldering off his jacket for her to wear.
Lucy watched as he jogged down the alleyway, returning on his motorcycle and an extra helmet under his arm.
"You're gonna want to hold on tight, alright?" He said as she awkwardly positioned herself behind him. Lucy nodded and wrapped her arms securely around his torso before they took off.
She rested her head against his back, eyes watching the lights of the city go rapidly past them. Her body still thrummed with adrenaline, unable to still as she burned with furious rebellion.
"Alright, here we are," He said, pulling his bike to a stop in front of a towering apartment complex.
"This is where you live?" Lucy asked, Natsu taking her hand as he helped her dismount. She stared up at the practical skyscraper, a building surely filled with luxury apartments from top to bottom.
"Nah, just a place I use every so often," He hummed, leading her toward the entrance of the building. "My dad owns it, so I have a condo to myself. No one really knows about it, so you can stay as long as you like."
"Luckily I chose the weekend before spring break to run away from home," She sighed as they waited for the elevator.
"You wanna tell me why ya ran off? Though I don't mind if you keep it a secret."
"Promise you won't laugh?" Her lips formed an embarrassed pout as he raised a curious brow.
"I mean, if it's funny I might," She let out a heavy sigh as he nudged her with his elbow.
"My dad...he introduced me to someone he wants me to consider marrying," She groaned, feeling awkward repeating the situation aloud. It left a sour, annoying taste on her tongue.
"...yikes…" Natsu let out a long whistle, shoving his hands in his pockets. "Is he old?"
"Thankfully not, but does he really expect me to fall into a marriage on a random Friday night? Who asks that kind of thing to their daughter out of nowhere?" She rolled her eyes. "I pretty much told him to go screw himself before I took off."
"I'm really likin' this side of ya," Natsu quipped as they stopped on his floor, the pinkette leading her to his door. "It's nice to hear a girl other than Erza talk like this,"
"I should have decided to be more rebellious sooner," She huffed as they stepped foot into his condo. "I feel like I could have been having a lot more fun,"
"What kinda fun?" He asked, Lucy's eyes looking over his home.
"I dunno, going out with my friends instead of studying, other normal teenaged things; just anything but homework." She shrugged. "You have a really nice place."
"Thanks," He chuckled. "C'mon, I'll give ya some clothes, you go ahead and take a shower. I'll make some tea to warm you up, yeah?"
"Sure, that sounds nice." She nodded with a smile.
Standing in Natsu's shower, Lucy was surprised to see that he had feminine soap next to his own, even some shampoo and conditioner that was half used.
"Oh yeah...I forgot Cana mentioned he sleeps around," She said to herself, rubbing the peach and white tea-scented shampoo against her scalp. "I guess this is where he entertains."
Finishing up with her quick routine, Lucy stepped out in a fluffy white towel to look at what she had been given to wear.
It was one of his t-shirts, long enough to reach her knees, and a pair of lace panties she assumed belonged to someone else.
"Do you usually keep the underwear that belongs to whoever you sleep with?" Lucy asked as she walked back into the living room, scrunching her hair dry with a towel.
"They seem too expensive to toss out," He said, pouring her a cup of tea as she sat down. "It works out both ways, I have clothes for guests, and it pisses off the clingy ones,"
"I see," She said with a light laugh, calmed by the scent of lavender that wafted under her nose.
"Why? You interested in who I sleep with?" He asked with a smirk, leaning back against the opposite couch as he drank his own tea.
"Not really, I never thought about it until now," She mentioned, setting down her cup to brush her hair with the comb she borrowed.
"You're a real interestin' girl, pres."
"We're not at school, you're allowed to call me by my name."
"How about Luce? I like givin' out nicknames."
"I like the sound of that." She nodded, his smile contagiously pulling her lips wide.
It was silent for the next few minutes, both idly sipping their tea, Natsu watching Lucy as she brushed out her hair.
"Is it too weird if I ask you to sleep with me?" Lucy asked suddenly, Natsu's drink catching in his throat.
I'll be making weekly updates, fingers crossed the last couple of chapters don't take me long to do! I have about 5 chapter so far and will be posting them every Tuesday/Wednesday, no double posting bc then I'll have 5 weeks to try and finish LOL
I feel a little more inspired and comfortable with smut!
I'll be GRADUATING at the end of the week so omg I'll have so much time I'm excited!
I was gonna say something else...but I forgot...