Lucy had woken up and instantly her body was sore, head was throbbing, and she felt like she had to throw up as she dry heaved occasionally. The cherry on top is when she looked over to see Natsu next to her, naked and asleep. The worst part was, she was naked, too. She can't lie and say she didn't exactly remember anything from last night but it was all broken up in ways she can't explain as she groaned, face in her palms.

She lost her virginity to this pink-haired delinquent and not to mention he stole her first kiss, too. Her parents raised her to be a conservative classy lady and here she was throwing herself at this Natsu any chance she had. She truly didn't know who she was as she was a completely different woman than who she is sober. She would have never gone for Natsu sober. Even if he was begging her on his knees to go out with her. He was someone she should never cross paths with and now as she laid in bed next to the naked student, she had so many questions and so many scenarios that she played out.

Lucy slowly made her way out of bed and grabbed her clothes off the ground, twisting the sheet around her body to sneak out of his room. She peeked down the halls to make sure nobody was able to see her sneaking out of Natsu's room and hurried her way to her room, bare feet padding against the hardwood floors. When she came into her room, she noticed Levy nor Cana were in her room asleep making her pray those two were still in one piece somewhere in the villa. She went straight to the bathroom to clean up, body sticky and slick from their fluids and not to mention, sore. Her shower was brief, wanting to soak in a tub to loosen her muscles. She was moaning in relief as the hot water wrapped her body up in a choke hold, a shudder running down her spine.

Her mind was swirling with so many questions and she wondered to herself if she should mention anything to Natsu. They were both trashed last night and it's not like they did much when sober… this made her lips twist in an unpleasant way and she sighed deeply. Now she had this to stress about on top of her heading home for the first time this week. Her father would most likely have a grand time lecturing and ridiculing her for her unladylike actions and insubordination. She was afraid of what he would do knowing how powerful this man could be. She could possibly even be shipped off without her knowledge or anyone else's as she stepped foot back into her estates.

Lucy blew bubbles in her bath water, her emotions swirling everywhere. She didn't want to leave and resume life. She didn't want to be daddy's girl anymore and she certainly didn't want to go back home. She grew to love the life Natsu and his friend's have shown her and for once in her life, she felt alive.

Getting dried and with a change of clothes, Lucy ventured throughout the large trashed home where bodies laid in the most random places. Cups, confetti, random food items, beach balls, shoes… whatever imaginable was there. Lucy was pleased to find Levy first, passed out on top of Gajeel who was yet again in another bush. He held her so she didn't fall through or off of him as they snored into the morning. She stepped over the bodies on the ground and scanned the place for her brunette, carefully squatting to peer into the faces of those who were faced down but it was clear Cana wasn't in the backyard.

This made her frown as she went back inside the home, walking through the rooms as she poked to see if she was anywhere else. She gained sight of Sting and Yukino wrapped around each other on the floor while Rogue was asleep upside down against the couch. Gray and Juvia were on the other couch, the arms of the blue-haired one tightly tangled up against the clothes less male who was only covered by Juvia's thigh.

Feeling herself flush from embarrassment, Lucy just went back out to wake her blue-haired friend up who surprisingly was already up as she was now seated on the grass. She had a scowl on her face as her messy hair poked out like a bird's nest, bits of branches and leaves stuck in there.

"Lu?" She croaked out, hand rubbing her eyes sleepily. "Where am I..?"

"Well, good morning!" Lucy said cheerily, a slight smirk to her lips. "Didya have fun?"

Levy didn't like the tone of her voice as she whipped her head to look up at the snoring pierced male and then back at her best friend, face beet red. "W—we didn't do anything! I.. he..! I just fell asleep! I don't even know!" She cried out before she winced, palm against her forehead.

"Yeah, it's going to be like that for a couple hours." Lucy nodded while watching her friend groan in pain. The blonde held her hand out to the shorter one to help her on her feet, the two creating some distance from those who were still asleep. "I suggest you keep your voice down."

"Where is Cana?"

"I don't know," Lucy sighed as the two came over to the edge of the cliff. They took a seat on the stone wall, looking out into the ocean. "I was hoping you would know."

"I don't know either. I didn't really see her or you for that matter last night." Levy eyed her friend up. "You two kind of just disappeared."

Remembering last night, Lucy felt her cheeks grow hot once more as she looked away from Levy's suspicious expression.

"What happened last night?"

"N—nothing…"

"Lu…" Levy's warning tone made her bite her lip and curse herself for giving into pressure so quickly.

"Fine, fine! But… you can't say anything to anyone."

"Is this about you and Natsu?"

"H—huh?" Lucy blinked as Levy massaged her temples. "How did you know?"

Levy could only roll her eyes as she scoffed. "You two were all over each other last night. Kissing, holding hands, flirting… I wouldn't be surprised if you two had sex last…" Levy could see Lucy's face growing darker the more she talked as her eyes began to widen. "..night."

There was a silence between the two as they just stared at one another, eyes wide. Levy gawked at her blonde best friend, giving her a wild look.

"You—?!"

"Levy!" Lucy squealed, slapping her palm against her open mouth. "Shhhh! It's still early and there's so many people!" She whispered, looking around at the ones asleep. "I told you to not say anything!"

Levy slapped Lucy's hand away from her mouth. "You and Natsu had sex? Like… sex-sex? Penis in vagina sex?!"

"Levy!" Lucy whined, placing her hands over her never ending red face. "Please!"

"Well, you have to tell me everything!" Levy grabbed the blonde, shaking her back and forth. "How was it?! How did it happen?! Who initiated it?! Does this mean you're dating?! Where is he?!"

"Levy, please calm down!" Lucy hushed her friend again, grabbing her by the shoulders to have her look at her. "We can talk about this but not at his house with everyone around who could possibly eavesdrop…" Lucy looked around nervously, trying to see if anyone was awake. "But, we need to find Cana."

"Ugh!" Levy stood up, stomping her foot on the ground in a tantrum. "At least tell me if you and him are a thing?"

"I wouldn't say that," Lucy laughed awkwardly. "I mean, we didn't really talk about it. I snuck out of his room before he woke up."

"What?" Levy gasped, hand against her open mouth. "Why?"

"We only do this when we're drunk," Lucy confessed, fidgeting in her spot as she twiddled her fingers on her lap. Her head was casted down in disappointment and embarrassment, a slight frown to her lips. "And I'm afraid to ask what we are in case this all goes away."

"What goes away?"

"What we have," she shrugged. "I like what we have…"

Levy frowned at her sadden friend, coming back to sit down next to her and grab her hand that was in her lap. Lucy looked up at her in surprise, seeing how she was smiling reassuringly at her. "It's alright, Lu. I think Natsu cares for you a lot. You can see it by the way he looks at you."

"Y—yeah but who's to say it won't change once we get back to school? Or even today now that he's been able to be in between my legs?" Lucy frowned deeper as she now thought about it. "What if this is it?"

"You're being paranoid," Levy stood back up, holding her hands out. "Come on! Let's find Cana!"

Walking around the large home, Levy and Lucy made it a mission to find the drunk. Knowing how she was, she was usually passed out in the most unusual hard to find places as they've found her multiple times in storage closets, girls' locker rooms, on the baseball field… she was able to sleep anywhere and everywhere if she was drunk enough. And knowing how last night's party was… it would be a miracle if she was still here.

"Do you think she would have gone back to your room?"

"No, she wasn't there when I woke up to shower."

"Where could she—?"

"Oh.. yes..! Right there! Yes! Yes!"

Levy and Lucy's faces both grew red as they recognized their friend's voice echoing down the hall. They stared at one another until they scrambled to find her, following the sounds of her moans as they approached a door. Cana's lewd sounds and the slaps of their bodies were echoing through the door as the two were shaking in embarrassment. They were bent over and leaned against the door, the two of them quivering.

"T—that definitely is Cana!" Levy whispered at Lucy who was also trembling in embarrassment.

"Who is she with?!" Lucy whispered back, feeling dizzy. "What do we do?!"

"Try to see who it is!"

"No way! Why would I!"

"What if she's in trouble?!"

"She doesn't sound like she is!"

"She's screaming!"

"Yes, in pleasure! Not in pain!"

"I—I don't know, she kind of sounds like she's in pain!"

"What are you two doing?"

Jumping in their spot, Levy and Lucy both shot up from the bent over position they were in. They whirled around to see Natsu leaning towards them like they were just a second ago, an amused smile on his lips as Cana continued to grow louder behind the door.

"N—Natsu..!" Levy squeaked as her eyes darted right to Lucy who was just frozen, eyes wide in shock. "W—what are you doing here?"

"I just woke up and saw you two eavesdropping on your friend having sex," he snickered, eyes wandering to look at Lucy who refused to look at him. "So I wanted to see what the fuss was. She sounds like she's having a good time."

"Do you know who is in there?" Levy stepped forward, eyes wide.

"Unless Cana is known to hop around, I can assume it's Bacchus. I introduced them last night and they went right at it," Natsu made a face. "But I can be wrong."

"Oh, you're a dirty girl, aren't ya? You like that?" A slap was heard from behind the door.

"Yes!"

"Yeah, that's definitely Bacchus." Natsu confirmed, nodding his head as Levy and Lucy grew red by the sounds coming from the other side of the door. His eyes landed back on Lucy who was quick to look away, her cheeks dusting red as she squirmed in her spot. "Hey, can we talk?"

"M—me?" Lucy squeaked, eyes widening as she looked over at Levy for help. "A—about wh—what?"

"Stuff," he said as Lucy looked at Levy with her eyebrows raised and alarmed. "Alone?" His eyes also landed on Levy; she was now feeling uncomfortable and flustered. She was in a hard place as Lucy was silently screaming at her but Natsu was also giving her a knowing look making her squeeze her eyes shut.

"I—I'll meet you later, Lucy! I'm going to go shower!" Levy quickly shouted, turning to start sprinting down the hallway.

Lucy could only gawk at her retreating figure. "Y—you traitor!" She cried out, throwing her fist in the air. She suddenly realized Natsu was towering over her from behind, making her jump and turn around slowly, gulping as he stared down at her. "H—hey…" Lucy dragged out, a sheepish smile curling upwards. "W—what did you want to talk about?"

"You left me this morning," he sounded annoyed, his arms crossing across his chest. "When did you wake up?"

"N—not too long—"

"Oh, yes, harder! Spank me harder!"

A loud slap echoed out and Lucy bit down on her lip, steam rolling out her ears as Natsu shook his head. He reached down and grabbed her wrist, pulling her down the hallway as Cana started to scream out loud, her voice growing more muffled the further they walked away. He pulled her into his room once more, shutting the door behind them as Lucy squirmed uncomfortably, her eyes darting to the bed they once made love in. She was quick to look elsewhere, her heart practically jumping out of her throat.

"So, why did you leave this morning?"

Lucy sputtered, twiddling her fingers. "I.. I had to shower."

"Is everything alright?"

"Yes, why wouldn't it be?" Lucy laughed awkwardly, her eyes now on the ceiling as she felt Natsu's burning stare. "I just had to look for Levy and Cana… you know.. make sure they're alive and well."

Natsu didn't buy it as he crossed his arms, staring down at her in a fierce way she never knew he could possess. It made a shiver run down her spine as she felt her heart throb inside her chest, unsure if she should be afraid or turned on.

"Well, I kind of wanted to talk about last night," Natsu admitted, making her swallow thickly. "I wanted to make sure you were alright."

"I—I'm alright! Perfect!" Lucy offered a thumbs up as she took a step back from him. She felt hot and bothered as she couldn't muster up the courage to look him in the face. "If that's all, I have to go find Levy—!"

"Lucy," his voice sent a shiver down her spine. "You're being weird. Weirder than usual."

"That's not so nice," she muttered out, narrowing her eyes as she saw him take a step forward. This made her take a step back, body trembling as he kept coming closer to her to close the gap between them. Lucy yelped when she knocked into the door behind her, looking up to see Natsu cage her in with his arms. She twisted her head to look away, her eyes trying to find something to engage in. "N—Natsu.. you're a bit c—close…"

"Did I do something wrong?"

"N—no..! Why would you say that?"

"Because you won't even look at me."

Biting down on her lip, Lucy felt as if her knees were going to give out on her. She screamed at herself to look at him to reassure him that it wasn't him but her body didn't listen as she let out a shaky breath.

"I—I can't…" she whimpered. "It.. it's hard.. I…"

Grabbing her face in his hand, he turned her face to look at him. He held onto her cheeks to puff out her lips like a fish, a pout on her lips as her glossy eyes met his.

"If you're going to turn me down the least you could is tell me to my face," he sighed, a sad smile on his lips. "I'm not going to yell at you or anything."

Pushing his hand away from her face, Lucy took in a deep breath. "I—I'm not rejecting you..!" She squeaked, heart leaping out of her throat. "But… I'm not accepting you, either.. I just… I just don't know what this is. And.. I'm scared."

Natsu frowned at her vulnerability, seeing how anxious she truly was as she squirmed underneath him. He pulled away to give her some room and she visibly relaxed, a sigh escaping her plump lips. He stood there waiting for her to speak as she looked lost and uneasy, a million things going on in her brain.

She finally cleared her throat to look up at him nervously. "I.. haven't done anything like this before." She confessed. "I mean, you kind of took a lot of my firsts," she blushed, making Natsu feel some kind of pride swell inside of him. "so, I just… kind of am.. going through it one day at a time.." she pushed her bottom lip out, eyes staggering to look away from his burning gaze. "so, if you could maybe say something instead of staring at me, maybe we can finish this conversation a lot faster."

Natsu couldn't help but chuckle. "I like you, Lucy."

Lucy felt her heart throb inside her chest as she felt like she was the main protagonist in her own romance novel. But in her novel she would have much more confidence and courage to lean in and kiss him right on the mouth and proclaim her feelings for this fearsome character.

"And I know you like me too," his lips curled up in a satisfied way. "But you're hesitating."

"I—" Lucy's eyes darted elsewhere again, a hard lump in her throat. "I told you, I've never done anything like this."

"I can show you."

Lucy was quiet once more, eyes glued into the dark ones that made her feel weak and fluttery. She remembered their passionate night and her ears burned in ways her womanhood throbbed. Natsu seemed to be reading her like an open book, his eyes glazing over her soft features and a soft purr rumbling inside his chest.

She just wanted to grab him by the face and shove his smirking face into her—

The swift opening of the door that she was leaning again made Lucy fall back, a pained yelp flying out her lips as her back came in contact with the floor. A thud and a smack echoed down the hall as a somewhat blurry image of pink, brown, and blue hovered over her, her eyes squinting into the lights.

"Are you okay?" Natsu's warm hand brought her back, caramel haze turning to look at him.

"What were you doing?" Cana's voice was now clear and present. "I hope I didn't interrupt anything." She snickered as Lucy now came back to consciousness. The blonde sat up quickly to shoot her friend a look.

"Me? What about you!"

"What about me?"

"Cana, you were literally shaking this whole house and screaming at the top of your lungs!" Lucy shot right up to get into her best friend's face. Cana looked unimpressed as she rolled her eyes, a deadpan expression on her face. "Who were you with?"

"Why?" She smirked. "Want a turn?"

Natsu didn't seem to like that as he produced a deep protective growl, the trio turning to see him scowling. He had a deep frown and crossed his arms, turning his head away to get the girls to continue.

"Anyways," Cana cleared her throat, eyes flashing to look at him. "Is this party going to happen or what?"

"Party? It's Friday!"

"Exactly.. it's Friday."

"Cana we need to leave!" Lucy groaned as the brunette opened her mouth in a silent cry. "We have school on Monday."

"And it's Friday." Cana reiterated, scoffing. "We still have three days of fun!"

"Cana," Lucy scowled, hands on her hips. "We need to prepare for going back to school. We can't just stay another—"

"Wait, she kind of has a point," Natsu was quick to join in. The trio turned to look at him again, forgetting he was still there as he looked in thought. "Why waste three beautiful days when we can enjoy one last day?"

"Natsu, you can't seriously think—"

"I mean…" Levy started to join in.

Lucy whipped her head to gawk at the trio who were now on the other side, looking at each and every one of their faces. Cana was the only one who looked smug while Levy looked too deep into thought, fighting her inner demons. Natsu was only for the ride, a grin on his face as she made a face at him. She turned to look back at Cana who was wagging her brows suggestively at the blonde who mouthed no which made her frown.

"Guys, we should really—"

"No fair!" Cana shouted, stomping her foot down in anger. "You get to stay here all week, go MIA, suddenly start fucking Dragneel," Lucy gawked as Cana motioned towards the pink-haired one who had a satisfied smile on his face, nodding along. "and when we want to do something fun, it's a no! Well, guess fucking what, I'm staying and I'm at least fucking that hot piece of ass six more times!"

There was a loud silence between the four as Cana angrily huffed at the redden student, Levy's mouth wide open as her eyes darted from Cana to Lucy. Natsu just stood there, fighting off a smile that seemed to crawl its way up his face as he looked between the two friends. Lucy couldn't believe anything as she was wide eyed, mouth ajar, and fifty shades of red as this demon of a woman just screamed at her!

Lucy didn't know what to say as she turned to look at Levy, a pleading look on her face. "Lev—"

"I'm on Cana side on this one," the bluenette was quick to say, making Lucy gasp. "I.. kind of want to stay one more night, too."

"That's two for one! Natsu?" Cana held out an imaginary microphone to his mouth as the three turned to look at him. "You have the final vote."

"What! No he doesn't! He shouldn't even be a part of this conversation!" Lucy cried out, trying to push her away but Cana was quicker, planting her palm against her cheek.

Natsu hummed as he put his hand to his chin, an amused and playful look as he looked at the blonde who was shooting him daggers. "I kind of want to stay, too."

"There we go ladies and gentlemen! We are staying!" Cana whooped, throwing her fist in the air as Levy silently fist bumped. She felt giddy as the two high-fived while Lucy slapped herself on the forehead.

"Guys!" She squawked angrily. "I have to head home!"

"Now you need to?" Cana scoffed, crossing her arms across her chest. "Um, hello, miss runaway, you've been gone all week!"

"Yeah, one more day isn't going to hurt."

"You stay out of this, Natsu!"

"Maybe you can call someone?"

"Not you, too, Levy!"

"Come on! Loosen up! Quick, Natsu, get some alcohol in her! Distract! Kiss her!"

"On it!"

"No!"

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Sometime later and a lot of drinks in, Lucy didn't know what had happened but she was here in the middle of the day with her swimsuit on and drunk out of her mind. The once quiet home was now full of voices, bodies, and alcohol. After being peer pressured into staying and forced multiple drinks down her throat, she was wasted and her thoughts about returning home were long out the door as she sat on Natsu's lap, tongue in his mouth as they sat by the pool. She was at least eight drinks in when her mind was hazy, her body was weak to the touch of the Dragneel, and body gravitating towards him. Ever since she had been one with him, this irresistible urge overcame her like the vixen she was as she was latched onto him like a dog in heat.

Cana was out in the pool flirting with the other drunk who was twirling her hair in his fingers as he whispered lewd things into her ear, drunk giggles filling the air. Levy had been with the official griller of the group who was yet again flipping all sorts of meat on the grill as she had a pink glow to her cheeks, a margarita in her small hands.

Lucy had decided after a long conversation and morning that she would stay another night—after a quick heated conversation with Loke—she was ready for yet another night of partying.

"Lucy," Natsu groaned into the mouth of the blonde who was pulling on his bottom lip. "You're going to get yourself in trouble if you don't stop," his hands were feeling her up her body, shivers running down her spine.

"You want me to stop?" She was purring into his ear, eyes low. "I can stop."

"No," he growled, capturing her lips in his again as they kissed.

Lucy only giggled as he kissed down her body, wiggling around in his lap.

"Hey, love birds," Gray came strutting over, dripping wet from the pool. "Want to play a game of beer pong? I have next."

"Yes!" Lucy said first as Natsu was buried in her voluptuous chest, motorboating her. "Natsu!"

"There's room for things like that," Gray said, catching a finger from the pink-haired one. "I guess he's just scared to get his ass handed to him, again."

"What did you say, asswipe?" Natsu lifted his head up to look at the smirking male. "You know you don't want this smoke."

Gray just scoffed, taking a step back. "Put your money where your mouth is."

"You're on," Natsu smirked back, looking up at the blonde in his lap. "Come on, Luce, lets hand this mutt his ass."

"You're on!" Lucy hopped off his lap, throwing her fist in the air. She was first to whisk herself away to the table, stumbling and giggling as Natsu laughed at her.

"You might want to fix yourself," Gray coughed awkwardly, motioning towards his growing boner in his pants. Natsu just scowled as he adjusted himself, looking at his childhood friend who was snickering at him. "So, when did you and Lucy get so close?"

"When she's drunk she likes to throw herself on me," Natsu smirked as the two began to follow Lucy to the pong table.

"So, what, you're taking advantage of her?"

"No, fuck you," Natsu ran his hand through his hair. "You know how I feel about her."

"Then grow a pair and do it when she's not blasted."

"We talked about it this morning," he said, glancing over his friend. "We fucked last night."

"Whoa," Gray stopped to nudge him on the shoulder to have him stop and turn and look at him. "You did? Does she remember?"

"Seems like it," he felt his dick twitch inside of his swim shorts. "She says she's inexperienced."

"What?" Gray snorted, eyes blinking wide. "She was a virgin?"

"Yep," Natsu popped the P as he glanced over at the blonde who was excitedly cheering on Erza at her tournament. "I tried to tell her I'm willing to put in work for her. I never got her answer, though, 'cause her friends came and got in between our conversion."

"Yeah, that Cana girl is pretty hot," Gray said as his eyes shifted to the brunette who was making out the Bacchus in the pool. "The other one is cute, too."

"They're alright," Natsu glanced in the direction of the pool before he got a look at Levy who was giggling with his cousin. "They convinced her to stay."

"So, what, are you two a thing?"

"Whatever Lucy wants," Natsu shrugged. "I have to catch her sober, first."

"Then stop making out with her when she's drunk!"

"Are you telling me you'll push that away?" Natsu pointed at Lucy who was jumping up and down making her large breasts bounce with her. He could see the line of men watching the blonde hungrily as she was so oblivious to the situation. Gray and Natsu included.

"Touché," Gray nodded as they began to walk towards the table.

Loud cheers and whoops came when the other group sunk in the last ball into Erza's cup, the scarlet-haired one looking defeated as the second ball swirled inside the cup. Jellal could only laugh softly as he placed a hand on his girlfriend's shoulder, soothing her of her loss.

"Rematch!" Erza shouted, slamming her hand on the table as Sting and Rogue high-fived each other. "You cheated!"

"Oh, Erza, I didn't take you as a sore loser," Sting pouted, cupping his face in his hands.

This pissed off the woman as she pushed the table away, stomping over to the squealing student as she was now chasing him around. His cries of help echoed in the air as nobody dared to stop the chase. Rogue was just cleaning up his mess as Lucy came over, pressing her body against the dark-haired one who merely choked on his spit.

"Rogue!" She was inches from his face, alcohol pooling from her mouth. "I'm next!"

"You want to play with me?" He asked, eyes wide and trailing down her chest that was squished up from her arms on the table. "I can make that work."

"Hey, back off," Natsu came to grab the blonde, pulling her away from his line of sight. "Where is Yukino? You two duds love to pass her around."

"Fuck you, Natsu!" Yukino's voice was shouted his way from someplace.

Rogue just held his hand up in defeat, a smirk on his face as his eyes trailed down the body of the oblivious one as Natsu shot him a look. He was quick to excuse himself and step out the way as Lucy was now squealing with joy, placing the cups into place.

"I'm getting so good at beer pong!" Lucy boasted pridefully as Natsu scoffed. He knew she wasn't but he just gave her a smile, nodding his head at her. "Oh! I really hope—!"

"Lucy!"

Turning around, the couple turned to see an irritated ginger standing by the doorway, arms crossed his chest. Lucy gasped, her eyes flickering to look at Natsu's face in worry before she was making her way over to him. Natsu followed right behind, leaving the pong game as Gray's taunts went in one ear and out the other. He had more important matters to attend to and Lucy wasn't looking too good.

"Loke!" Lucy said, arms wide open. "You're back!"

"Lucy," he was growling but accepted her hug. "You were supposed to head home today!"

"I know, I know," Lucy pouted, eyes wide as she looked up at him in fake sadness. "But Levy and Cana came yesterday and they convinced me to stay for one more day—it won't hurt anyways—and I just really really wanted to stay!" She whined as Loke rolled his eyes. He looked over at Natsu who was burning a hole into his hand that was wrapped around her back. "Loke, come play with us! Come on!" She was tugging on him but he didn't budge.

"Lucy," he sighed, pushing his glasses up his face. "Are you drunk?"

"No," she said but hiccuped immediately, making her smile sheepishly. Loke just slapped himself on the forehead as Natsu shook his head, a ghost of a smile lingering. "Loke, come on! You're being so uptight! Loosen up!"

"Your father is here."

Immediately the air shifted as Lucy shut her mouth. Her eyes were wide and all the color drained from her face as she stared at the scowling ginger. Natsu tensed up and felt his body run cold as he looked at the blonde who was quiet. He turned back to look at Loke and felt annoyed, stepping in front of Lucy to come into his vision.

"What the fuck?" He breathed out, low and harsh. "Didn't you think you should have called or maybe warned us?"

"I did," Loke hissed right back, eyes flickering to the lost one behind Natsu. "But it's not my fault someone can't check their fucking messages."

Natsu patted his pants and cursed out loud when he realized he had taken his phone out of his pocket to avoid water damage. He narrowed his eyes and glanced back at Lucy who was still quiet and pale, her body now closed off. He could see how she was chewing on her nail anxiously.

"What is he doing here?"

"He's here to speak with his daughter," Loke cleared his throat, straightening himself while holding his hands together in front of him. "I am unsure about what. That is their business but he is awaiting Lucy's presence out front." He looked over at Lucy who was still quiet. "If we could get her dressed in something a bit more appropriate." He eyed her revealing swimsuit making Natsu growl and step in front of his line of vision, again.

"Loke, this is completely fucked up and out of character. How do you expect her to meet him? She's been blindsided by her friend," he emphasized on the word, glaring at the ginger who tried not to be affected by him too deeply. "And she's fucking drunk!"

"Why is she even drinking at one in the afternoon?"

"The same reason why you fucking do!"

"Look, it wasn't my choice and I literally have no control over any of this. I was just merely brought here as the messenger," Loke growled, leaning in close to come face to face with Natsu. "You and I both know how the business world works so why don't we stop wasting time and bring Lucy out."

"No way!" Natsu shouted, tossing his arm out to guard Lucy behind him. "You're setting her up!"

"Keep your voice down!" Loke hissed as he realized some people were turning to look at them. "Her dad is waiting right outside!"

"Natsu," Lucy placed a hand on his shoulder making him turn and look at her. "I'm alright."

"Lucy, you don't have to if you don't want to," he was quick to turn his attention to the blonde. "I'm right here."

Lucy could feel herself sobering up slightly but not enough to face her father she hadn't seen in over a week. She was feeling lightheaded and anxious as the familiar feeling of dread washed over her. She wasn't ready nor did she have anything prepared as she was thinking of doing that in the car ride back home but now she was being forced into reality a lot sooner than she hoped. She could hear Natsu and Loke bickering back and forth and how Natsu tended to her but in all honesty she couldn't retain anything that was said. It felt like there was a constant buzzing in her ear as the way her heart thumped inside of her chest made it hard for her to concentrate. Especially since she had a couple too many drinks inside of her.

Taking in a deep breath, Lucy shook her head and gave her cheeks a couple of slaps on the face. She blinked back the tears and the second thoughts as she straightened herself up like a board, going right back to the ways she was taught as she forced a smile on her face.

Natsu immediately saw the difference in her and quirked a brow at her, looking back at Loke who was nodding approvingly.

"Okay, I'm ready."

"Are you going like that?"

"So, what?" She scoffed, still a bit drunk. "I'm at the pool."

"Lucy, you don't have to do this," Natsu grabbed her wrist as she started to walk. "Don't force yourself."

"Well, I'm kinda in a hard spot, don't you think?" She offered a smile but Natsu could tell right away she was faking it. "I'll be fine."

"You're drunk!"

"Natsu, I've spent years practicing how to fake a smile and fake conversations. I can do this with my hands tied behind my back and a gun to my head." She laughed lightly but Natsu didn't like how she was talking. She stopped when she saw the hard look he was giving her, making her sigh and flick her hand away. "Natsu, stop worrying so much. I'll be fine."

"I'm coming with you."

"No, you are not." Loke spoke for her as he stepped forward, blocking him away. "Lucy is to speak with her father privately."

"He is on my property," Natsu hissed back, leaning in menacingly. "So, I think I'm going to fucking go and come as I please, lion."

Loke didn't say anything as Natsu shoved past him, catching up with the blonde who was waiting. He put an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close so Loke wouldn't hear, his hot breath tickling her ear as she giggled. "You just signal me and I'll punch him right in the mouth for ya,"

"You will do none of that," she pretended to scold him. "I want to do it myself."

"I don't doubt that you could, Heartfillia," he snickered as he ruffled her hair. It made her squeal and shove him off of her, grumbling about how inconsiderate he was.

The trio made it towards the foyer before Loke opened the double doors leading down to the driveway where a black car sat running. Jude Heartfillia had his back facing towards the home before he turned to look at the sound of the door closing. He had an amused look on his face as he could see his daughter strutting out in a bikini along with Loke and the heir to the Dragneel foundation. He cleared his throat to hide the smirk on his face and watched how his daughter walked over to him in that stiff position she always withheld. She kept a good amount of distance between them as Lucy bowed gracefully, holding out the invisible skirt she had always worn. She had a playful smile on her lips as her father eyed her up.

"Hello father, so nice of you to come all this way to greet your lovely daughter."

"This could have been done under different circumstances and if you had not left without your phone perhaps we could have arranged a proper greeting." He cleared his throat, eyes flickering to see the pink-haired lad had his arms crossed while he leaned against the doorway. "When would you be returning home?" He asked, arms held behind his large build.

"When I am wanted at home by a father," Lucy emphasized, making him clear his throat once more. She could hear Natsu snicker behind her and it made the corners of her lips tug upwards as she bit down on her lip.

"Lucy, you have always been a good girl," he said, making her stiffen up slightly. "I wonder when that has changed?"

"When you decided to treat your own as a business transaction."

"Does this business mean nothing to you?"

"Absolutely." Lucy said sincerely, looking at her father with fierce eyes. She swallowed a lump in her throat. "Does your daughter mean nothing to you?"

"I run this business to provide this luxurious life you desire."

"I don't desire a luxurious life, father," Lucy was quick to interject. "I desire just a life." She shook her head in disapproval. "Do you even know anything about me?"

Jude was quiet, lips turned into a frown as he stared at his own.

"Did you come here to just chastise me? Maybe sway my mind? Force me to come home? Gaslight me?" Lucy crossed her arms across her chest, a frown mirroring his own. "I am not just a piece of property you can sell off whenever things get a bit rocky. I deserve to be treated with respect as your only heiress and daughter to your beloved Layla Heartfillia."

"Your mother does not have anything to do with this."

"Right, just like how I don't either," Lucy lolled her head to the side, giving him an empty expression. "When you have come to your senses, please call me. I am sick and tired of being your good girl," she snapped, feeling all the emotions swirling inside of her at once. She turned around to walk towards Natsu who was giving her a look that looked more like pride but she stopped herself. The alcohol in her was burning wildly and she felt the anger rise up as she turned back around to face him. "I am more than a good girl!" She suddenly shouted, throwing her arm out. "I am class president! Top of my class! Best friend! A classmate! A tennis player! A volleyball player! A piano player! A writer! A lover! I am more than a good girl!"

Her face was red with anger and she breathed heavily, vision blurred as the face of Jude never changed much. He just stood there staring at his daughter who went off, huffing and puffing.

"I did everything for you! Did anything for you! But what do you do? Sell me off to some freak I don't even know talking about engagement and brides!" Lucy started to ramble, walking back and forth as she went through all the scenarios. Natsu could only watch with amusement and Loke sighed, palm against his face as he shook his head back and forth. "I am only seventeen! Seventeen!" She shrieked, eyes wide and crazy. "I—I haven't even been able to travel the world! Have my first kiss! Go to the movies! And—and you just want me to get up and get married to some guy without even speaking to me about it first?" She scoffed, hand against her chest to flash him a look. "I deserve better! I am old enough to learn about this business and all I ever get is small bullshit answers and told that I am a good girl, well screw that! I just want to be Lucy for once! For once!"

"You are right, my dear."

"And—!" Lucy put her finger up to point at him but she stopped when she realized what he said. "Wait.. what?"

"You are right," he repeated, facial expression never changing. "I should have been more considerate of you and I apologize for the lack of communication and effort on my end."

Lucy only blinked in confusion, staring at the man in front of her who stared right back.

"I understand I am not the father of the year nor would I ever be," he cleared his throat. "But as someone who had built this foundation and cushion for you, my dear Lucy, you were all I had thought about when and while I worked."

Lucy felt like she was incredibly drunk at the moment, wondering if she was dreaming as her father exposed his true secret and endearment for her.

"I apologize for trying to marry you off, I had come to an understanding that that was not proper. You are to choose your own and deserve that much."

Shifting her eyes suspiciously, Lucy crossed her arms again. "What's the catch?"

"Perhaps we can discuss this over dinner. Tomorrow. At home. That is, if you ever plan on coming back?" His eyes now landed on the protective male behind her. Lucy turned to look back at Natsu, the male giving her a reassuring smile as he waved her off. She turned back to look back at her dad, giving him a quick nod.

"I am to return home tomorrow."

"I will expect your presence," he nodded right back, turning around. "Oh, and Natsu?"

"Sir."

Lucy turned to look at him again, eyebrows furrowed as she's never seen Natsu so proper and professional. He had now stood up straight, giving her father a stern look.

"Thank you for taking care of Lucy during my absence. You surely will be rewarded."

"Not necessary, sir." Natsu held his hand up. "It was a pleasure on my part."

Jude gave him a soft smile before he glanced back at Lucy one more time. Loke, who suddenly was now at his side, had the door open for him as he stood there, giving her an approving nod. "Lucy, my lovely Lucky Lucy Heartfillia," he sighed out. "Your mother would be proud of who you are today. And pleased to have you back at Akane beach. You two really did love this home."

"What?" Lucy was surprised, looking to see if he was joking. "What do you mean by that?"

"Oh? I'm surprised Natsu had not told you," he looked over at the younger lad before looking back at his daughter. "Papa had gifted this villa to the Dragneel's many, many years ago. Your mother loved Akane beach and while we originally bought this property for you to grow into, your mother was insistent on gifting this home to the Dragneel's. We used to vacation here a lot until…" he grew silent, trailing off. He cleared his throat once more before giving her a slight nod. "That is all behind us, now. Enjoy your evening and stay out of trouble," his chocolate eyes flashed back at Natsu who nodded right back. "See you tomorrow, darling Lucy."

Lucy watched how Loke had now entered the car with her father, the car starting up to drive down the long driveway. She stood there, mouth open wide, and heart pounding as she was more confused than satisfied. She was just now flipped upside down into this world where her father apologizes for his wrongs and where she and Natsu grew up together. It made her scrunch her face up in denial and betrayal as she whirled her head to face the one who was staring right at her.

"What was he talking about?" She was angry.

"What?"

"About this house! About us!" She exploded, emotions everywhere. "Why didn't you ever say anything!"

"You didn't ask—"

"How is that something you just ask!" She screamed, face glowing red. "Natsu, you knew this entire time and never cared to mention a single fucking thing?!"

"I tried!"

"Oh, really?" She planted her hand on her hip, leaning forward as he stood by the archway. "When? When you were just taking advantage of me?"

"I have never taken advantage of you," Natsu put his hand up, taking steps forward to come towards her. "Don't ever fucking say that I did because I always asked and made sure you were comfortable."

"Yeah, that's why you pour all these drinks down me so you can fucking get me drunk, right?"

"Nobody is forcing you to drink! That is all you!"

They were loud and bickering back and forth, angry and humiliated as they grew louder and louder. Curse words were thrown around and hands were flying, emphasizing on words and emotions as they shouted at one another.

"You kept this from me and now made me look fucking stupid!"

"Nobody thinks you're stupid!"

"Well, I do!" Lucy patted her chest harshly. "I can't believe this is a childhood home and you never cared to say anything! What else are you hiding?"

"I'm not hiding shit," he crossed his arms, red to the face from anger. "Don't accuse me if you don't even know either!"

"You knew about me this entire time! You knew who I was and what happened and—and.." Lucy trailed off, suddenly feeling lightheaded. She could feel her chest tighten and hot tears well into her eyes. "You fucking lied—!"

"I never lied to you!" Natsu cried out, grabbing onto her shoulder to have her face him. "I have never lied to you! Not now, not ever!"

"You lied this whole time!" She smacked his hands away, taking a step back. "You've kept this a secret from me!"

"What did you want me to do?" He scoffed, one hand on his hip and the other hand flailing around. "Oh, hi, my name is Natsu Dragneel, you remember when we used to go to Akane beach together with my parents and yours and then you got in that horrible plane crash that killed your mom and almost killed you and wiped most of your memories away but yeah, I'm Natsu! I'm back! I missed you!" He mocked, voice sloppy and condescending.

Lucy could feel her anger boil inside of her as she clenched her fist and jaw, shaking. "You're a fucking asshole!" She turned to stomp away but Natsu grabbed onto her wrist. She flicked him off and turned back around. "Don't fucking touch me!"

"Come on, Lucy, don't you think you're taking your anger out unnecessarily? It wasn't my fault nor was it my own responsibility to remind you of your trauma."

"No, but the least you could have done was try to make amends with me when you returned back. Or try to talk to me? You completely ignored me for the past five years!"

"Not true!"

"Natsu, I didn't think we even spoke a single word to each other until last week."

Natsu scoffed. "You ignored me the entire time!"

"When did I?"

"Uh, hello?!" He shouted, eyes wide and hands flying out again. "I've tried to fucking talk to you back in seventh grade when I came back from Europe! You laughed at me? Asked if my hair was natural or dyed and whenever I tried to talk you would be all weird and fucking walk away! And then there's that time when I asked you to eat lunch together and you fucking said you don't sit with guys! I've tried to talk to you so many times!"

Lucy scrunched her face up in thought and confusion, trying to remember if she even recalled such incidents. She didn't really care to remember much or focus on so much since she was also so busy during her adolescence. School was a big blur for her and she couldn't really remember much about Natsu until high school when he transferred over to her school mid-year.

She could only open her mouth to shut it immediately, lips pressed into a tight line. "So, then, when was the last time we talked and saw each other last?"

"In second grade. Right after you came back from the hospital." He was quick to respond as if he had it on his tongue the whole time. Lucy was surprised by his quickness and let him continue. "Your memories were wiped clean for a long time. You remembered basics like your mom and dad but never any of the ones from the beach house or anything we used to do. You didn't remember your friends at the time. You had to start brand new. Your memories started to come back slowly but you never seemed to remember me and eventually my dad had to go overseas to watch over the Pope for a couple years. I thought you'd remember me but when I came back in seventh grade you didn't even blink my way."

Lucy could see how Natsu looked distraught and upset. She could feel and see the genuine emotions he was going through and it made her sad that he was feeling this way this entire time. Because of her.

"Lucy, we were inseparable since day one." He took another step towards her. "You were my best friend."

She took a step back. "Then why don't you want to be friends with me when I asked?"

"Because… I was afraid you would forget me, again. Believe me, I tried but… it was hard when you weren't you anymore and then my dad got this new job to watch over the Pope and I just thought it would be the end of everything. I thought I could finally just move on."

Her heart raced inside her chest, eyes wide at his sadden expression. She knew she probably looked like a gaping fish out of water but she didn't care as the emotions Natsu was expressing and the secrets he spilt was so hot she could have woken her mother up from her grave.

Lucy swallowed hard and a blush ran across her face as she came to the sudden realization that they were screaming at one another in front of the house in their swimsuits. She became very aware of what happened last night and what has been happening as she could see the lipgloss Cana had let her borrow smudged across his chin from earlier.

"I.. so.. I—I just need to know this." Lucy pinched the bridge of her nose, eyes squeezed shut. "Why.. what is this?"

"This?"

"Us?" Natsu furrowed his brow. "Is this your way of getting back at me? Like, taking my first kiss and my v—virginity," she struggled to say, gulping. "I'm confused why you didn't just confess or tell me all this from the start. I feel like that would have been so much easier."

"I've had a crush on you since we were six." Natsu confessed, stepping closer to the red faced blonde. "I tried to talk to you. To get back into your heart and mind but you are one stubborn bitch,"

"Hey—!"

"I wanted to win you in my own way," he was now standing in front of her, eyes locked in with hers. "I have been waiting for you for ten years, Lucy Heartfillia, and I won't let you go, again." His breath smelt like alcohol and his voice was low and husky. A shiver ran down her spine as she was locked into his stare, body trembling from desire and lips cold. "And I'm not just saying this because I'm drunk. I'm saying this because I mean it."

Lucy only chewed on her bottom lip, looking at those dark eyes that bore into hers like black holes. She felt lost and uncertain as her body shook in want and fear.

"I…" She tried to talk but it came out broken. She took in a deep breath through her nose and exhaled loudly through her mouth. "..need a drink."

Natsu was silent for a minute, processing what she said. "What?"

"I need," she pushed him away from her. "A fucking drink." She started to walk over towards the door as Natsu stood there in shock.

A scoff came out of his mouth as he turned to face her retreating figure, slightly annoyed and very irritated. "That's it?" He shouted, arms out as Lucy stopped at the front door. "That's all you're going to fucking say. That you need a drink."

Lucy turned to face him once more, continuing to walk as a ghost of a smile lingered on her lips. "Yes, I need a drink," she repeated as she came towards the door, hand on the knob. "I need a drink so I can kiss you properly. If I tried now I think I would pass out."

Natsu blinked in confusion as he watched her open the door, ass swaying in his direction.

"So, are you going to just stand there or are you going to get me my drink?"

Natsu stood as still as he could, processing her until a grin broke out of his lips. He quickly scrambled to come catch up to her as he slapped her behind, grabbing her to kiss her square on the mouth. Lucy just squealed, laughing against his lips as he peppered soft kisses against her flushed face.

Notes: i always want to continue but feel like once i start hitting 10K words i'm like whoa gotta find an end to this before it's a whole fucking novel in one chapter. anyways, see you next chapter!