prompt twenty two: honesty
rate: M for Mature content
Twenty two out of one hundred.
Here is part three to best friend's little sister to lover vibes. Back to Lucy's POV!
"Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul." —Benjamin Franklin
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Lucy didn't know what the hell possessed her to be so brazen around Natsu of all people but she blamed it on the seven years she was gone including the shitshow of her recent failures. Also, the many, many drinks of alcohol that had her hazy and acting stupid.
Maybe it was the fact that she was back in her hometown and this place always messed with her in the wrong ways because how the hell did she end up making out with Natsu Dragneel of all people and then end up fucking him bone dry the next? It had to be some sick fucking joke because if anyone told her just a week ago she would be getting her shit railed by said pyromaniac she would have laughed in their face. But now as she laid naked next to Natsu in his bed with the morning sun peeking in through the crack of his curtain, she was one hundred percent sure she was out of her goddamn fucking mind.
The sex is great. A solid ten out of ten without any complaints besides the fact her legs shook and her body was pulsing in aches. Honestly, why did it take her this long to get a taste of this man? He was the best time she's ever had and this man gave her more orgasms last night than anyone ever had.
It was crazy to think that she didn't even think about her ex at all. The whole time she was with Natsu, she didn't think about the crushing weight of her loss of her boyfriend nor was she worried about it when she was jumping into bed with him.
Natsu always had a comforting effect on people. He was always warm and knew what to say during the right time and he was actually very sweet and caring when he wanted to be. He always remembered what type of movies and shows she liked so he would inform her of anything remotely close to her favorite murder mysteries. He would give her his side pickle when they were out to eat because he knew she liked them. He even knew how she liked her coffee.
She never really thought about any of his actions till he mentioned it last night. She spent the first hour mulling things over and going through her archives to see if she really was just a little too dense to see his little acts of affection.
Sure, she had crushes on Natsu periodically throughout their childhood and only because he was always around and it wasn't like he wasn't a cute boy. Natsu always had a charming boyish personality and attracted attention to him wherever he went.
She pretty much despised Natsu for periods of time because he was annoying and a bully to her. Sometimes he was alright and sometimes yeah, he made her blush and giggle but most of the time he was a pain in her ass.
Maybe that's why she didn't think so much about it because she never really thought about it.
Even when she had crushes on Natsu it's not like the feelings lingered too long and or made her feel like some stupid school girl sputtering and blushing like crazy. She grew up with him so she was very much used to him being all in her space and touching her. They used to wrestle for the remote all the time, it was nothing sexual or romantic. It was pure, pure anger and determination. He was another brother to her and that's why when she was grown and seventeen and came to a realization she may have a big old fat crush on Natsu was alarming in more ways than one.
Because unlike the first time she had a crush on her brother's best friend, this time around it turned in a direction of indecent thoughts and hammering of hearts. She would dream about him and think about how it might feel for his lips to touch her skin or how warm his body might be pressed against her own. It didn't help that he liked to walk around shirtless with Gray and she would be forever tortured with the sight and presence of this deliciously built man.
It was more alarming that she was actually hoping this said man would take her virginity from her but Lucy was classier than that—she refused to be some desperate wannabe that would most likely be rejected and make things weird. After all, Natsu never did show any sexual interest in her as far as she knew.
She was a bit sad when she had gone away for college and she blamed it on being homesick but she always knew in the back of her mind that it wasn't just because she was homesick.
It was because she missed Natsu.
Yes she also missed her family and other friends but she didn't think about them nearly as much as she did him. Everything pink reminded her of him. Bonfires. Video games. Cats. Scarves. Plastic silverware. The goddamn remote control. Even her favorite murder mystery shows because he would sometimes lay on the couch and watch it with her.
It drove her crazy for a little bit but then she started to make her own friends and fall into the flow of college life and soon, she forgot about her crush and found other ones.
She was relieved to know her heart didn't skip a beat the next time she saw Natsu during the holidays and she just greeted him with a smile before going on about her life.
Lucy thought all of this was normal and a part of growing up. She would have never thought someone like Natsu would want her. He never really said anything or did anything for her to believe that so why should she?
The chiming of Natsu's alarm clock startled her out of her thoughts and she turned to see Natsu stir before his arm flopped on top of his alarm clock on the nightstand and slammed it off. She was frozen in her spot as she waited for him to look at her and fully wake up because they haven't even talked about what the fuck happened and they were still both very naked.
Instead of going down memory lane, she really should have been thinking about what the hell she was going to say or do about this because everything about this was painfully awkward for her.
Natsu didn't really move from his spot other than his arm falling limp over the bed after shutting his alarm clock off and she wasn't sure if he was already back asleep or if it took him this long to come back to earth. He was laying flat on his stomach with his face buried into his pillow and the comforter just barely covering his body as the corner draped across his asscheeks.
And such a shame since he had such a cute perky butt.
Then he was stirring and her body grew stiff as he rubbed his face back and forth against his pillow before he turned his head and flopped it back on the pillow to look right at her.
She swore her heart stopped for a minute and she held her breath as they just stared at each other.
It felt like hours passed by as they just kept on staring and she really wanted to speak but her mouth was not moving nor was any sound trying to come out.
"What?" He finally spoke and she didn't know why it made her feel so relieved. "Never seen a naked man before?"
"Seen plenty, thanks."
"Kind of a bitch thing to say when you're naked in bed with another man."
She flushed from his comment and she didn't miss how he smirked against his pillow. He finally stirred awake and he was stretching his limbs while groaning. "Fuck, my body is sore." His joints were popping all sorts of places, his lean, strong body shifting to flip on his back. He groaned again as he rubbed at his eyes, a loud yawn escaping his lips. "I gotta go to work."
"Right. We should—I should, um, I should go." Lucy nodded her head, holding the sheet tightly against her chest as she moved to sit up. Her own back cracked with the movement and she rolled her neck, sighing contently as it popped.
She turned to see Natsu just laying there staring at her with one of his arms tucked behind his head and her eyes ran over his bulging muscles. She could see all the small love bites she had marked him of last night scattered across his torso and she flushed at the sight, chin tipping down.
"Um, so, uh, yeah, can I use your shower? A—after you of course," she sputtered, adding the last word in. "You need to get to work and it's more important than me trying to rinse my body of what hap—you know what, do not need to say that part, not at all," she laughed awkwardly and she didn't know why she kept talking. STOP TALKING. Oh this was fucking terrible, why was she still going on? "You know what? I don't even need to shower. I'll just shower back at my place so don't even worry about it! I'll help you clean up before I go though because I'm sure—"
"Are you always this fucking talkative the morning after?" He cut her off and she instantly stopped rambling as her jaws clamped shut.
He had an amused expression on his face as if he was finding this funny and her face was probably as red as a tomato.
"I—I'm sorry. Sorry. I—sorry." She shook her head back and forth making her golden locks swish with her movements. "I didn't mean to. I'm just a little…"
"Nervous?"
"Um, yeah."
"Why?"
"Well… because.. we're… naked." She slowly squeezed out before cringing.
The corner of his mouth curled up in a half-smile and she wished her heart didn't skip a beat at that. Her eyes quickly diverted and she cleared her throat, fiddling with the ends of her sheet against her chest. "So, yeah, this is a little bit… awkward for me."
"Why? We're just naked." He snorted and she bit down on her bottom lip, chewing on it nervously. "You regret what we did?"
"What? No!" She could feel the blush rush down her chest and up to her ears as she saw him smiling at her. "W—what are we doing about this?"
"I don't know," he shrugged one of his shoulders and she gawked at him.
"You—you don't know?"
"No. Why would I? Do you?"
"No."
"Okay, so we both don't know."
Lucy was sitting there baffled at this man who just didn't seem to give a fuck about what was going on. Was she the only one freaking out over here just a tad bit? He was literally inside of her just a couple hours ago and he's just cool with this?
"Okay, so…" she tucked her hair behind her ear, pushing them out the way to look back at him. "Uh, so.. are we going to do it again?"
"Do you want to do it again?" He smirked and her face was flushing crimson again for the millionth time that morning.
"Do you want to do it again?" She repeated after him, squirming in her spot while she played with the sheets.
"Only if you want to do it again."
Lucy sighed and rolled her eyes, moving her hand up to pinch the bridge of her nose. Leave it to Natsu to still be the same idiot the morning after he fucks his best friend's sister and not take this seriously.
"You said you don't want to keep secrets anymore."
"That just means we eventually have to come clean to Gray one day."
"On his deathbed."
"No, Lucy," he chuckled lightly while shaking his head back and forth. He moved his other arm up to rake his fingers through his hair, her eyes now focused back on his biceps that were looking too good for her. "If you want to keep doing this, we can but all I'm saying is we have to tell Gray someday."
"When is 'someday'?" She curled her fingers over the word. "We don't know what's going to happen."
"Exactly. We don't know what's going to happen."
"So.. what does that mean?"
"It just means I don't think it's necessary to tell your brother we're fucking."
Goddamn her for blushing again because this shouldn't be so embarrassing but it really was.
"You're so cute when you blush."
"Shut up," she muttered as she pressed her palms against her cheeks. "So then this is it? We're just.. waiting to tell Gray?"
"Yeah, just consider it our dirty little secret." He grinned, tilting his head to the side where his messy hair hung over his face.
God he is so cute. She really wanted to lean over and kiss him right now. Would that be weird?
"So, uh, yeah, I gotta get to work."
"Um! Yes!" She sputtered, growing tight and stiff in her spot. "Yeah, you do."
"So… you wanna shower with me or?" Natsu drew out the last of his sentence as he jerked his thumb towards his bathroom and her eyes followed his thumbs before looking back at him with wide eyes.
"Uh…" she knew she was bright fucking red. "Sure. Okay."
"Great," he beamed and she was stunned when he leaned in, grabbed her by the back of the head to bring her into a quick kiss. "Good morning."
She was left gawking in bed with her entire body red and steaming from embarrassment.
What the hell did she just get herself into? Why was this so casual? And oh my goodness why is his ass so perfect? His body was perfect. He was perfect.
How was she going to do this? Could she just be butt ass naked and make her way to the bathroom? Take the sheet with her? Why was she thinking so deeply into this? It was just Natsu… but that was what was making this worse! This is Natsu! Her brother's best friend and her childhood crush slash bully slash rival slash lover?
Lucy was full on panicking as she heard the shower turn on and she was looking around the room to see if she could find something to throw on to make her way to the bathroom. Was that weird? Is she being weird? No wonder Natsu used to call her weird back in the day because she was one hundred percent being weird.
Her jaw nearly dropped when he came back out stark naked, strolling towards her like this is normal. Her eyes were darting everywhere on his body from his semi-hard cock to his abs to his chest and arms. He held his hand out for her and it made her think of the many times Natsu had held his hand out for her to take when she would fall on the playground or outside. Her heart throbbed a bit as she placed her own hand on top of his and the electric zap she felt zip up her arm made her shiver.
The sheet fell so gracefully and the cold air nipped at her bare skin creating gooseflesh to rise. Her nipples pebbled and her entire face flushed when she watched Natsu's eyes drag across her body like some kind of hungry animal.
"You look so sexy all marked up."
"What?" She spat as her eyes traveled down to look down her own body with red and deep dark bruises and marks scattered across. "Oh my god," she gasped, twisting in her spot to see if there was any more and she cringed when she saw the faint handprints and fingerprints bruised into her skin. Her asscheeks were still somewhat red and she could see the faint swell where Natsu had spanked her, including bite marks that trailed up her thighs and back. "You ruined me."
"I'd like to think I christened you," he smirked smugly. "And don't act like I don't have any either. I saw mine in the mirror."
"It's not as bad as yours," she rolled her eyes.
"Just wait till you see your neck."
"What!" Rushing to the bathroom to investigate, Lucy gasped out loud when she saw the large angry love bite that was painted across her neck. There were smaller ones that surrounded it but it was very obvious and very big, looking almost like she got attacked and even the very faint impressions of fingers appeared beneath the surface. "Oh my—Natsu! You're so dead!"
Call me anytime.
His voice rang inside her head for days.
After leaving his apartment (and having mind-blowing sex in the shower), Natsu and her had parted ways since he had to head into work and she had to head home. He had offered to get her some breakfast and coffee but she refused since she knew he was already late. They parted with a small sweet kiss goodbye (which stunned her more than it should) and she spent the entire day going through everything a million and one times.
She decided not to tell Levy about this either since she didn't even know what to consider all this and after a couple hours of panicking, crying, screaming, whining, and then accepting it all, she had decided that it'll work out on its own eventually.
She wasn't going to be the one to reach out to Natsu first no matter how desperate she was to see him again. She needed time and space and she was busy! She had to apartment hunt and job hunt and so far she hasn't gotten anywhere with either because a certain pink-haired fireman wouldn't get out of her goddamn mind.
She felt like she was a kid again when she first discovered her crush towards the maniac and she was blushing, banging her head against the wall, and daydreaming about all the things Natsu could do with his mouth.
It wasn't fair. Why did he have to be best friends with his brother? Why did she have to crush on him of all people? Why was the world so cruel?
The next couple days, Lucy didn't dare to reach out to Natsu in hopes she could just put everything behind her but it was so hard. She occupied herself with job applications, interviews, apartment tours, and seeing her parents but no matter what she did, she always ended up thinking about him.
And now after a week of no contact and driving herself insane, she had decided it was enough.
Levy finally emerged from the bathroom while she was tying her halter top around her neck, giving a beaming expression to the blonde who was busy hopping around trying to zip up her boots. "You look hot! Are you trying to get laid tonight?"
Lucy flushed, images of Natsu coming to her mind as she shook her head. "No, I told you I'm focusing on myself for a bit."
"Just because you're focusing on yourself doesn't mean you can't get laid in the process."
"No, I'm staying away from men."
Especially men with pink hair and a loud adorable laugh but nobody had to know that.
Wearing one of her favorite denim mini skirts, Lucy had paired it with a nice tube top and oversized cardigan. While she did want to go out to forget about her last couple weeks, meeting a man was not on her priority list. She couldn't even think about other men with how Natsu had pleased her and she was worried he may have ruined the entire male population for her. She has never been so active and responsive to anyone before and with how good Natsu was with his hands, mouth, and body, she was afraid to venture into those waters again.
He did say to call him anytime and they could have sex, again, and keep it a little dirty secret between them but how true were those words? Then again, Gray hasn't called her to scream at her nor has Natsu texted to say he was dying so there may be some light at the end of the tunnel.
By the time the two had arrived at the newest bar where Lucy had become shitfaced drunk the week prior, Cana and Erza were already there to greet the duo.
The one regret Lucy had while moving away was not keeping in touch with her childhood friends. Everyone got incredibly busy the moment they had graduated and now going into their mid-twenties, everyone was moving onto bigger things. Mirajane had settled down and ended up having kids of her own while Erza is now engaged but working full-time at the police station as chief. Levy works full time at some tech company but continues her masters through her company which makes her double unavailable. Not to mention she also has Gajeel to pester her so those rare days where they could all come together was exceptionally hard to schedule.
And that's why with the one open slot, the girls have decided to catch up and get wild at their welcome-back-home-but-sorry-for-all-the-shit-you've-been-going-through party.
"Honestly, I don't know what is taking him so long. We've been dating for seven years this November." Levy scoffed, her cheeks flushed with alcohol and a scowl decorating his face. She leaned back into her seat as the waitress came over to dish out the shots they had ordered. "And we're both working adults!"
"Have you two thought about moving in together?"
"Well, we were going to but then Lucy suddenly turned up," the girls turned to look at Lucy who narrowed her eyes while sipping from her straw. "But it's not an issue anyways. My lease isn't up until the end of this year, anyways."
"Wait, really?" Lucy asked, abandoning her drink to set back down on the table. "I had a couple interviews and I'm feeling pretty good about them. How about I take over your lease for you once I get back on my feet? Shouldn't be too long and I still have about two months, right?"
"That'd be great," Erza smiled to look at the blonde. "That way you're close by and Levy can have someone to take her lease."
"And you don't have to bust your ass apartment hunting." Cana said as she finished up the last bit of her beer before letting out a loud unladylike belch. She started to push the shots to each respected girl while they talked.
They ignored Cana while Levy leaned across the table, a wide eyed look on her face. "Really, Lu? Would you really like to?"
"I mean, I do love the area and it's super close to everything. You also have that nice view of the canal out front."
"That's great! I'll let Gajeel know and my landlady. I can get you the lease contract later so you can read it."
"Cheers to that, ladies!" Cana cheered as she held up the shot she was just passing out, a wide grin on her face. "Here's to new beginnings and to a bright future!"
The three others held up their shots to clink the glasses together before they all downed the harsh liquor to hiss. The majority of the night just consisted of gossip, drinks, shit-talk, laughter, more drinks, and dancing.
Lucy forgot how fun it really was when she was with her girls. She found herself laughing out loud and feeling lighter than usual as her flushed grin indicated her happiness. She was singing to the songs in an off-pitch tone with her girls and pounding down the many shots Cana continued to order. She laughed as Erza threatened to cut someone's fingers off by trying to grab at her while dancing and even Levy when she was a bubbly giggly mess with her.
By the time it was almost midnight, the bar was packed. More packed than it was that Wednesday night she was here but since it was the weekend, it was crowded. She had a difficult time pushing through people as her hazy vision and stumbling already didn't help, humidity making her skin slick with sweat.
Lucy finally managed to get through and step outside, the cool evening bringing a refreshing breeze to cool her down. She sighed happily while making her way over to the side of the building, leaning against it while she fished out her cellphone. She was seeing two of everything and she was swaying but the cold air gave her some relief, sobering her up just a bit for her to be aware of where she was.
There was a line of people waiting to enter the bar, the bouncer checking IDs and stamping members while others scattered around smoking their choice of drug. There were some littered around talking and some sneaking kisses in and it made her heart pang with a sense of jealousy and wistfulness.
While she didn't miss her ex-boyfriend, she did think about him often. She spent a lot of time with him and he was her first long term boyfriend so it was hard to not see him whenever she went. It also didn't help that she was wasted and horny but she didn't think about her ex to relive that for her… she was thinking about a certain pink-haired menace that rocked her world.
Lucy almost screamed when she felt a pair of arms snake around her and she jerked her elbow to give the person a good piece of her mind but it seemed like the person knew what to expect as they grabbed at her elbow and twisted her arm behind her making her yelp.
"Calm down there, Heartfillia, it's just me."
With her drunken haze and attempt to attack, Lucy was out of it as she tried to register who the hell this may be. Her heart was racing and her mind was foggy but the scent is what really made her relax.
"Natsu?"
"Who else?"
The blonde was so relieved to see it was just him, turning around to see him grinning down at her. She was mainly fixated on the fireman who smelt like alcohol but his usual piney Smokey scent was still lingering and it made her feel at home. His usual tan cheeks had a hue of pink scattered across from the alcohol consumption and he wore jeans with a black t-shirt, the material stretching across his strong frame.
"You're so predictable. I knew you were going to try and elbow me in the face." He snickered, making her squint her eyes at him. "What are you doing by yourself out here?" He asks, his dark obsidian eyes taking in the surroundings. "It's dangerous."
"What are you doing here? Are you following me?" She asked, narrowing her eyes suspiciously.
Natsu rolled his eyes and sighed, giving her a dry look. "You don't own this bar, princess. I actually just got here with Gray and Elfman."
"Gray's here?" Her eyes widened and they were darting around to find him.
"He's inside. I came out here for a smoke."
"Since when do you smoke?"
"Only when I'm drunk," he gave her a wolfish grin and she was rolling her eyes, hiccuping in the process. "I'm just kidding. I'm a firefighter, you really think I'd smoke?"
"Then what are you doing out here?"
"I needed some air." Natsu turned to look at the blonde who was still huffing with her arms crossed and bottom lip pushed out. His eyes dragged up her figure in appreciation. "You look hot as fuck tonight."
Lucy whirled around and staggered backwards, stumbling against the wall. Her entire face was red, it was too cold outside for it to be the heat nipping at her skin, and the familiar pounding of her heart with the churn of her stomach made her make some sort of weird gurgling noise from the back of her throat.
"You haven't called."
"You didn't either." She sounded defensive and was unsure why she was considering she had been fighting with herself this entire week to call him. "Why? Missed me?"
He didn't respond right away but the look Natsu gave her was too feral for her liking and she wasn't sure if she was just that drunk but he was practically undressing her with his eyes. She felt a shiver run down her spine and her womanhood throbbed in anticipation, thighs squeezing together.
"Missed you or that pretty tight pussy of yours?"
She was gawking at him as if he asked her to drop her panties right then and there and her heart skipped a beat.
"Cause the answer is both."
Lucy knew she wasn't in the right mind to be speaking to or be around this man so she whirled back around with her hands on her cheeks, ignoring the way her face burned and heart pounded. "You are just—ugh! How can you just say such things?"
"Because I'm an honest person. You should try it out sometimes."
"Yeah, as honest as you can get," she scoffed, crossing her arms across her chest.
"I'm not talkin' about that, I'm talkin' about you. Your feelings."
"How am I not being honest about my feelings?"
He quirked a brow at her as if he knew the answer and she should know as well and she flushed crimson at his insinuation. She scowled and clicked her tongue in disapproval, growling in frustration.
"I am being honest."
"Ha," he mockingly laughed and she turned to glare at him. "Fine, be difficult. Your mouth may be sprouting lies and nonsense but your body sure doesn't." He smirked at her and she blinked at him stupidly.
"W—what are you talking about?"
"Want me to show you?" He leaned in to grin wickedly at her and she leaned back reactively, eyes widening. "Maybe bend you over the table and take you from behind? Force that pretty little mouth of yours to tell me the truth? Or should I tie you up and—"
"Enough! I'm going back inside!" She shrieked and he was snickering at her flustered state once more.
"I'm right behind ya," he said, hands shoved into his pockets as he stood there. "Go on."
She scowled at him, feelings of wanting to throw herself on him and a good punch to the face overwhelming her existence. She stormed her way back inside the bar with Natsu hot on her tail, choosing to ignore him so she didn't get thrown back into the dishonest cycle with her brother's best friend. Gray was somewhere here and it wouldn't be wise to stick around Natsu nor stick anything in Natsu or have Natsu stick anything in her.
At some point, he had become lost in the crowd and she had made it back to her table to see her girl friends had company.
"Lucy!" Gray shouted happily, a wide grin on his flushed face as he held his hands up. "I heard you were here with them but I didn't know where you were!"
"Gray, you really need to stop getting so drunk." Lucy scowled at her brother as she slid into the seat beside Levy, the ink-haired male cooing drunkenly at his little sister. "What are you doing here?"
"Came with some of my friends and ran into Erza! And then they told me you were here!"
"Where did you end up going?" Cana asked, leaning against the table to look past Levy.
The blonde huffed, grabbing for her half-drank cocktail that was more watery than it should be. "I went to get some air, it was too hot. And it's packed and crowded so it took me a little to get back inside. Is this place always this popping?"
"Usually," Cana shrugged, her own eyes wandering around the bar. "I thought you might have found a new man or something."
"Hopefully he isn't a dud like your last," Gray said before he was downing his last bit of beer and Lucy turned to glare at him.
"No, I wasn't with a man, I was by myself. I don't need a man." She grumbled annoyed, her arms crossing across her chest. "I'm focusing on myself."
"Good for you, Lucy." Erza gave her an encouraging smile making her smile right back. "It's a wise choice to focus on yourself right now."
Lucy made a face at that, thinking back at how she was just with Natsu not that long ago and how they were talking about things that they should not be talking about.
How was she supposed to act normal around him when they have slept with each other? All she wanted to do was have a fun girls night out and with Natsu and Gray around, she was more on edge than anything. And how could the said devil even say that to her? Be more honest? How was she not being honest? She was literally succumbing to her desires and doing the most taboo thing by sleeping with him and he has the audacity to say she wasn't honest?
Sure, he was cute and really hot and yes he made her feel really good but… that's it, right? There's no way she would consider this a crush on the fireman because she was only really attracted to his body, not him. But his body is him and he did make her feel some type of way that made her feel psychotic all in its own but no way, this is not a crush. It's a fixation and she was sure she was going to forget about this all in weeks time. There is no way she can continue this for however long Natsu deemed fit and she definitely had nothing to be honest about.
The devil on her shoulder continued to whisper lewd obscenities in her ear while the angel on her other shoulder encouraged her to keep her strong will and fight on.
But the aching between her legs and the pounding of her heart made it so hard to ignore, especially when she was staring right at Natsu coming right over towards them with his goddamn tight t-shirt and handsome face. How is it that she found him holding five drinks in his hands so irritatingly sexy?
"Hey, guys, long time no see." He met everyone's face, a wide grin on his face. He slowly lowered the drinks to the table, pushing them apart. "Drinks, anyone?"
"Now you're talkin' my language!" Cana shouted happily, leaning forward into her seat to scoot further and grab for one while Elfman was setting down the others. "Long time no see, you two!"
"Good to see you two are well." Erza silently thanked the rosy-haired one for the drink while she smiled. "How have you two been?"
"As manly as ever," Elfman grinned, flexing his outrageously large muscles to the girls who all giggled. "Glad to see everyone else has been doing great!" He found a chair to drag over while Gray was scooting into the bench along with the others to make more room.
"Scoot over," Natsu nudged the blonde by the leg who glared and scowled up at him.
"Why can't you find another seat?"
"You're on the end, just scoot over a little."
"There's no room."
"There's room. Here, I scooted down a little, Lu," Levy started to scoot down and Lucy shot her a look of betrayal before turning back to give Natsu a dry look.
"See? No room."
"Fine, play it your way." He huffed before he plopped himself down on top of her and she was shrieking.
"So, what has everyone been up to?" Natsu ignored the screaming blonde, a wide grin coming to his face as he lifted up his glass to take a sip. Everyone gave him a look as Lucy continued to scream and pound at him, trying to get him off but Natsu didn't seem to care, beaming at the group.
"Natsu, get your fat ass off of me!"
"Are you going to scoot over?" He turned to look at her over his shoulder and she narrowed her eyes, hissing.
"Asshole! Fine!"
Lucy's mood had dropped way back once Natsu had gotten off her lap and had her scoot down for him to sit down right beside her. She could feel his leg against her own and she was flushed, scowling down at the table. Her heart was pounding and she didn't know why she was so nervous to be next to Natsu with everyone else around. Did they look suspicious? Did she look suspicious? Can they just smell the desperation on her?
Grabbing for her drink, Lucy was quick to chug the entire thing to give her the liquid courage and haze she needed if she was going to survive. She didn't think it would be this weird to see Natsu again nor would it make her feel so flustered. The cold sobered her up a lot and so did Natsu when he cornered her outside but she was determined to forget about this all.
"Slow down there, Lucy, you don't want to be puking." Elfman advised, laughing lightly as Lucy let out a burp before wiping at her mouth.
"She'll puke, she always does." Natsu said as he was bringing his glass to his lips, a smirk curling up while he gave Lucy a side eye. Lucy growled at him, her hand clenching into a fist. "Isn't that right, princess?"
"Gray, tell your butt buddy to back off." Lucy hissed, jaw clenched while she had a little staring match with the smug looking male.
"Natsu, stop messing with Lucy." Erza chastised from across the table and Lucy was glad when Natsu flinched at the sound of her voice. It was now her turn to become smug as she smirked at the glaring male and Natsu scoffed, turning away from her as he drank from his glass.
She was thankful that the rest of the time being Natsu didn't bother her as much as he used to. After Erza had told him off, he was quiet and tried his best to ignore her but she didn't have a problem with that because it was hard enough to ignore him as it was. Maybe it was the fact that she hadn't had sex in a while or had sex with someone as good as Natsu but she was aching to feel him against her. She was not in the position to be day dreaming about Natsu pounding her on this table right in front of all their friends and her brother but she couldn't help it.
His body heat was just blanketed around her since he was so close and his thigh was pressed against her own making it even harder for her to ignore him. She could occasionally smell that piney scent coming off of him and seeing how his hands just grabbed for his glass and grip it had her thoughts going haywire.
Her mother would be so ashamed if she found out she was getting wet over a guy holding a goddamn beer glass but here she was, fantasizing about his hands being wrapped around her throat instead of the glass.
"Can you get up? I want to get another drink."
"Good idea. I'll come with you," Lucy was gaping at him like a goldfish, wanting to go off on him about how she didn't want him to come with her but he didn't give her a chance to respond. Natsu downed his last bit before he let out a belch and scooted out of his seat. He held his hand out for her but she swatted at it, scowling and shooting him a glare before storming off.
"I can see you and Lucy are still close." Erza offered an amused smile, an eyebrow quirked up as Natsu stopped in his tracks. He turned to look back over at the group who was giving him amused smiles, his own expression going dry.
"That's what you call close?" Cana snorted, hand coming up to cover her mouth. "Lucy despises him. It's clear as day."
"I never understood why you two could never just get along." Gray sighed, leaning back against his seat as he was now shirtless.
"Isn't it because Lucy walked in on you two melting her dolls?"
"What? You guys really did that?" Elfman asked, looking at Gray and back at Natsu who was scowling. "That's not manly of you two."
"Whatever, that shit was almost twenty years ago. She needs to let that go." He sighed, rubbing at his neck. "It's not my fault she's being such a brat."
"Maybe she likes you," Levy snickered, leaning against the table to look at the baffled looking male.
"Gross, shut the fuck up," Gray scrunched his face up in disgust. "Lucy does not like this idiot."
"Yeah, no thanks," Natsu held his hand up, his eyes wandering around the bar to find her golden head. "I don't like crybabies." He left it at that, leaving the table to find Lucy.
Lucy had made it to the bar and she was already two shots in when a certain annoying pyromaniac approached her, again. She really couldn't get away from him no matter what but at least she was now feeling warm and fuzzy again so the anger and annoyance wasn't as powerful.
"I can never get rid of you, huh?"
"You want to get rid of me?" He asked, plopping his elbows on the counter as he leaned against it, coming into her view. "That's unfortunate."
"You're always just popping up. It's annoying."
"How annoying?"
She pursed her lips, stopping mid-way from taking her last shot to think about her answer. "Really annoying." She tossed the last shot in her mouth before slamming down the shot glass.
"Well, I can be even more annoying," he was enjoying this and it was pissing her off even more. "I just find you cute when you're being like this."
"Glad to know you still get a kick out of my misery." She grumbled, stacking her shots together to push them to the edge of the counter. "Asshole."
"How about I show you how much of an annoying asshole I can be?"
Lucy wasn't sure what the hell that even meant or what she even said back to him but she was being dragged by the said man towards the back of the packed bar. She was hiccuping and her vision was hazy while they pushed through the crowd, her hand held tightly by his burning vice grip.
By the time they pushed past the outrageously long line for the bathroom, Natsu kicked open the back door where the night breeze hit her right in the face. The alleyway was dark and narrow with a large garbage bin tucked away. Her nose crinkled at the smell of rotten trash, her latest festivities threatening to spill out of her mouth.
"Where are we going?" She asked, looking around warily before Natsu grabbed her and pushed her up against the wall beside the large garbage bin. She squeaked and inhaled sharply as Natsu caged her in with his arms. "What are you doing?"
"Being an annoying asshole." He grinned and she could smell the alcohol coming from his breath. He tilted her head up by her chin, leaning in to bump his nose with hers. "Why didn't you call?"
"Why didn't you?"
"Did you want me to?"
"I—" She started to fiddle with her fingers, anxious nerves spreading throughout her body. "I don't know."
"You don't know?"
"No! I—we—it's just—" she wanted to evaporate into the air. "I really don't know."
His eyes were pinned on her as he read her emotions and she was feeling too jittery to maintain eye contact but his smell was so intoxicating with the fury of pent up frustration it made her lose all reasoning. She leaned in and kissed him, making the first move. Her body tingled in delight and it was like sparks as they deepened the kiss and her arms were wrapping around his broad shoulders as he swallowed her moans.
His tongue was fiery hot, molten lava pouring down her throat as she drank him in and her body shuddered as she felt his hands wrap around her body. She hooked her leg around his waist and his hands slid down her side to hold it up, rough hands grabbing at her thigh.
Their tongues tangled in the midst of their battle and she felt dizzy from just the kiss he eagerly provided, harsh pants filling the air between them.
She moaned into his mouth when she felt his hand slid up her exposed thigh and she shivered when his fingertips brushed against the hem of her skirt before trailing around to her backside to give her a rough squeeze. Her hips bucked into his and he grinned against her swollen lips, nipping at her bottom lip.
"Natsu," she sighed as he trailed kisses down her throat and her fingers dug into his scalp. "I want you."
"Such a good girl telling me what you want," he groaned against her neck as he slid his tongue across her skin.
Having to lie to their friends wasn't ideal but Natsu's mind was clouded with lust and desire as he made up some lame excuse that Lucy was spilling her entire guts outside and he made a promise to return if she wasn't still a raging monster. Levy had offered to come with but Natsu was insistent on taking her back and he was out of the bar with Lucy in tow in less than five minutes.
He happened to only live eight minutes down the street so the walk there was nice as Natsu held her hand and made her giggle. She was swaying and stumbling but he was catching her the entire time so it wasn't as bad, fingers tightly gripping one another. By the time they had made it to his place, the door wasn't even closed before they were locking lips again and stumbling into his vacant place.
They were quick to start stripping out of their clothes and in the darkness of his apartment, Natsu guided them into his bedroom once more where flashbacks of their first time flickered behind those chocolate orbs of hers.
She was hazy and panting as Natsu kissed down her bare body, soft mewls and gasps echoing into the dark room. A cry flew out of her mouth when Natsu's mouth latched onto her bottom ones, body quivering with desire.
She would have never guessed someone like Natsu was so good at using his mouth but she thanked the heavens that this man knew how to stuff his mouth. It showed as he expertly flicked his tongue over her ever growing swollen bud and slid it down her wet folds that quaked with pleasure.
Her back bowed and her hips bucked as she shamelessly rode his face, low moans and heavy pants escaping her swollen lips. Her fingers were tugging on his locks and digging into his scalp as she pleaded with him to let her come and she was climbing up the ladder very quickly. Her nipples were hardening with the sensation of his tongue lapping against her womanhood and she was seeing sparks as her vision flashes white and her legs trembled with her climax. Her back arched off the mattress as she came hard and her face was flushed with the outcome.
His chin and mouth were glistening with her juices and he kissed her hard, forcing his tongue into her greedy mouth where the odd taste of her pussy taking over her own taste buds.
"You taste so fucking sweet," he rasped as he kneaded her breasts, heavy pants tickling her face. "I'm going to fuck you till you're begging me to stop."
"Please," she whimpered and she moaned in response as he slapped his thick rod against her wet lips, sliding his length up and down to coat his manhood. "God, Natsu," she groaned as his leaking tip continued to bump into her clitoris. "Please."
"Only because you said please," he smirked down at her before he plunged himself into her wet hole and both of them were moaning out loud.
Her body felt as if she was having an out of body experience, harsh and fast thrusts forcing moans to fly out of her lips as he took her again and again. Her tits bounced with every thrust he gave and every time his hips slammed against hers, her body would jolt and a huge wave of pleasure would wash over her. Her nails dug into his biceps, ensuring crescent shaped prints would stay while she begged for more.
Honestly, how could she have waited this long to get another taste of this man? He was too good for her and while he pleasured her, her mind could only focus on his thick rod penetrating her and his handsome face twisted into pure pleasure.
Her heart swelled ten times bigger at the lewd connection they had and as she kissed him, warmth spread across her body in a blanket of fire.
Was it because of the alcohol that she feels so strongly attached to this man? Or was it the way he was making her feel so good? Or is it that her body recognized Natsu and was crushing on him again? That's nearly impossible. It's been seven years since she had last crushed on him and she was still mourning her ex but why is it that she can't even bring herself to think about him as Natsu pounded into her?
Emotions were filling every inch of her body and tears ran down her face as Natsu bent her like a pretzel and filled her so deliciously. Her walls were clamping down on him and his own moans made her skin prickle with goose flesh, slick bodies rubbing against one another.
"You feel so fucking good, baby," his harsh panting was reaching her ears and her body trembled. "Come on my cock, princess, I want to feel you milk me dry."
As he took her from behind with the slaps of their skins echoing, she was screaming into his sheets as he stretched her wide.
For the next couple of weeks, Lucy found herself at Natsu's disposal every chance she could find. He was always blowing up her phone and she wasn't particularly keen on responding so quickly but he had his way with words and his charms would eventually coax her into spending another mind blowing night together.
Whether it was at his office in the firehouse after everyone had left for the day or it was at his apartment, she was riding her high over and over again.
Slowly she was putting her shield down in front of him and there had been many nights where they would lay in bed and talk about the past. They even talked about what happened in between those seven years and she would end up falling asleep on his chest before they were at it all over again. She couldn't say she didn't enjoy these times nor did these small intimate moments made her really see Natsu as the man he was but it really did the opposite.
In a way, her heart had latched itself back onto Natsu's and she would never admit to it but a teeny, tiny part of her liked him more than a friend.
She certainly didn't get naked with any of her other friends but with Natsu it was just too natural. There were even times where she would feel the pang of jealousy thinking Natsu had done this to other women but she would be quick to shove that thought down because he was not hers nor was she in a position to be getting angry at something as ridiculous as Natsu's love life.
But on some days where she laid in his bed naked and watched him get ready for work and make her breakfast in bed, she wondered if this was what life could be for the both of them.
Natsu behind closed doors and Natsu in front of others were two different people and she hated to admit how much she liked Natsu behind closed doors.
The soft touches and even softer kisses. The warmth he gave when she would snuggle up to his side. The sweet nothings and gentle caresses.
Natsu made it way too easy to fall in love because he was such a sweetheart.
Nobody seemed to really catch on or question her constant change in attitude but they all assumed it was because she had scored a job at the library as their director and with her experience, she was granted the job within two interviews.
While it wasn't ideal, it was better than anything else. Lucy loved books since she was a little girl and she used to volunteer her hours during school so she was very used to running everything.
It only took her a month and a half to get back on her feet but things were slowly turning around and she was crying-screaming when Levy had finally presented her the lease contract as December was only a few weeks away. Levy had decided to finally move in with Gajeel so that left Lucy her own place for now as they packed up boxes and chatted excitedly.
By the time it was thanksgiving, Levy was officially moved out and Lucy would be the sole leaseholder on their cute little home on strawberry street by the next coming week.
Now, all she had to survive was Thanksgiving with her family.
"My baby!" Layla squealed as the blonde came into the kitchen wearing a nice sweater dress with her heeled booties. "Look how beautiful you are," she cooed as she came over to pinch Lucy's cheeks. Lucy could only scowl, pushing her mother's hand away as she embraced the older woman.
"Hi mama, hi Mr. Silver."
Silver held his hand up to offer a wide grin and a wave as he was busy at the stove stirring some pot. "Hello Lucy! How is everything?"
"Everything is great! Just got Levy moved out and signed the lease yesterday and I've officially been at my new job for two weeks now so things are actually pretty good for once."
"That's great to hear!"
Her parents seemed genuinely pleased to hear she was finally moving forward with her life and if her presence didn't show how happy they were to have her around, the mountain of food they were preparing was. She always got roped into doing something so she was pretty surprised to see her mother ushering her out of the kitchen and forcing her to spend quality time with her 'brothers' in which she asked what brothers until she was greeted with the sight of her actual brother and the guy she had been fucking for the past month.
Her jaw became slack as her eyes found his and her heart thumped loudly inside her chest, cheeks flushing crimson.
"Yo." He held his hand up to wave at her and Gray paused the game to look at his confused looking sister.
"About time you got here."
"Why is he here?" She pointed at Natsu who quirked a brow at her and Layla who scowled, whispering at her to be nice.
"Because it's thanksgiving."
"You still spend thanksgiving with us?"
"With them," Natsu corrected. "Yes, I do."
"Lucy, be nice to Natsu! You haven't seen him in so long," Layla chastised her daughter who flushed even darker. "Natsu had grown into such a nice, successful, handsome man! You should be grateful he's still around after all these years."
"Yeah, Lucy," Natsu snickered from his spot on the floor. "You should be grateful that a nice, successful, handsome man like me is still around."
Her scowl just deepened and she scoffed before she was storming away from the living room, ignoring her mother's protests while she made her way to her childhood bedroom. She didn't realize that she would still be running into this man at any cost and she had hoped the only time she would see him was when she wanted to but it felt too weird to be around him when he was around any of her friends or family.
Because all she could think about was how hot his kisses were or how hard he would thrust into her tight wet hole and how he could make her scream as if she was riding the world's biggest, fastest roller coaster.
And not even her ex-boyfriend could make her feel that way so to keep her distance and maintain a healthy situationship, she had decided to keep to herself so she didn't have to be weird and even more mean than she already was.
But of course, God always finds his way.
"Someone is snippy today."
"It seems like I can't get away from you." She groaned at the familiar voice behind her and she refused to give him the satisfaction of seeing her blush.
"Funny how you say that when you were just begging for my cock last night."
She whirled around in a fury, heart thumping obnoxiously loud as she looked at him. "Will you please!" She shrieked, embarrassment and horror etching at her features. "Someone will hear you!"
"Yeah, 'cause you keep screaming," he stuck his pinky in his ear to wiggle it around, unbothered by her flustering. "I just came to say you need to chill out."
"Excuse me?"
"You're being really squirrely and mean and you're going to raise suspicion."
"I would assume it wouldn't since we've always been like this."
"Yes, and while it is a major turn on," he took a step forward making her stagger backwards. "We haven't seen each other in seven years and like you always like to say, we're adults now." His wide grin did weird things to her and she felt her stomach flop as if she was going downhill on the same roller coaster. "So be a good girl and behave tonight, yeah?"
The urge to curse him out and kiss him right afterwards was overpowering and she was confused why she felt so weird around him right now. Usually when they were doing the deed, nothing felt weird or awkward but being in front of him like this made her feel oddly exposed. There was nothing more she wanted to do but strip herself naked and let him take her till she couldn't but the harsh reality of that they were standing in her childhood bedroom with her family downstairs was too big to ignore.
Thankfully, Natsu did nothing out of the ordinary that made her want to sputter and choke on her saliva and she kept her distance to show her distaste for him. It didn't help that her mother was scowling and lecturing her about how to be a proper lady because she clearly wasn't being one around Natsu of all people.
She never understood why her mother was so Team Natsu when that man was nothing but a menace. She had to pound down drinks to keep her sanity and by the time she was four glasses of wine in, her mother had banned her from alcohol as she was too busy babbling and hiccuping like the brat she was.
"Gray, drive me home." Lucy demanded, hiccuping as she stood in front of the two boys who laid on the couch. "I can't drive."
"Sorry Luce, Natsu actually drove me here so you're gonna have to ask him." Gray didn't even bother looking up from his game on his phone, jerking his thumb to his side where Natsu sat.
Lucy scowled at the smug looking expression Natsu held as he dropped his phone on his chest and intertwined his fingers together, placing them on his stomach. They stared at one another from across the room and Lucy looked like she was one second away from bursting into flames.
"Forget it, I'll just get a cab—"
"You really want to waste twenty bucks to get back home?"
"Better than being stuck in a car with you."
"And what's wrong with me?" He tilted his head to the side, a wide grin stretching across his lips as he waited for her response. "Hm?"
"Just let him drive you home," Gray scoffed irritably, his attention still on his game. "He's making his way over there anyways so stop being difficult."
"Yeah, Luce, stop being so difficult." Natsu echoed and she was seething with emotions. Confusing emotions because one part of her wanted to kick him in the throat and the other part of her wanted to drop to her knees and have him at her own mercy.
"Fine," she spat, admitting to her defeat. "Let's go."
Leaving her mother's house always took longer than it should since she liked to fuss and pack them everything they had to offer. Natsu's truck was packed with leftovers and as he hugged his second mother and father goodbye, he was grinning from ear to ear as Layla cooed at him and pinched his cheeks.
Not like she was really looking forward to being in a car with her brother and his best friend. She fumed the entire ride home, choosing to ignore the light conversion they held up front and intensely watching the scenery outside. She didn't even know why she was in such a bad mood but something about being back at her childhood house with the usual noisiness of Gray and Natsu might have triggered something.
And it also didn't help that all she could do was avoid eye contact and any types of interaction when it came to the rosy-haired fireman but that didn't stop him from pestering her. He actually looked like he was enjoying himself as he smirked and snickered at her dismay and at one point she was tempted to throw her entire Thanksgiving plate at him but she didn't. She just wanted him to undress her and eat her as dessert but of course her lewd thoughts had to be kept away or else it might really get messy.
By the time Natsu had dropped Gray off, she was suddenly too aware that she was now in a car alone with him.
He twisted in his seat and looked right at her as if he knew she was thinking about him and she stiffened up, looking right back at him like a deer in headlights.
"Want to come up front?"
"So you can harass me further?"
"If you're good I'll even throw in a kiss," he grinned at her and her face flushed crimson. "Come on, crybaby, get up here. Don't treat me like I'm just some taxi driver."
"But you are my—"
"Don't make me come back there."
The one thing Lucy knew about Natsu was that he was stubborn as a bull. He did not bluff and he was always a man of his word so she knew she would have to wrestle him off of her if she did continue to stay in the backseat.
Which was how she ended up just grumbling under her breath and climbing over his center console to plop herself in the semi-warm seat Gray was sitting in just minutes prior.
"Good girl," his shit-eating grin made her want to strangle him but as soon as he leaned down and pecked her right on the lips, she felt her annoyance slowly wash away. "Feeling better now?"
Lucy refused to answer as she huffed and continued to stare out her window but a small smile was curved on her lips. Natsu's hand fell on her thigh on their drive home and she was way too hyper focused on the action than she should be.
"Hey, Luce?"
"Hmm?"
"Let's go on a date."
Turning her head to look at the one beside her, Lucy eyed her driver in disbelief. His expression never changed but he was focused on driving so she really couldn't calculate his intentions but her cheeks flushed and her brows furrowed. "What?"
"I said, let's go on a date."
"Together?"
"No, with other people," he rolled his eyes and she hissed at him. "Yes. Together."
The confusion on her face was clear as day as she sat there staring at him for what felt like eternity. "Um… why?"
"I mean, why not? We've been seeing each other for the last month."
Her heart raced inside her chest as she tried to remember how long it truly has been since she's been home and it surprised her to realize she had been seeing Natsu on the regular for weeks now. Where did all the time go? But most importantly, why the hell does Natsu want to take her out on a date?
"So, what? You want to buy me dinner because it's our one month fuckiversary?"
Natsu snorted and his hand came up to cover his grinning expression and she scowled at him but she would be lying if her body didn't tingle in delight.
"I like that. Fuckiversary." His smile didn't leave his face but his hand found its way back to her lap and he grabbed at her hand. "I mean, to put it simply, yeah, but in other ways, I'd like to treat you properly and buy you a nice meal."
"But.. why?"
"Why not?"
"It's just…" she didn't know why she was so nervous and flustered when Natsu of all people was asking her out but it felt so surreal. "I thought this was just casual."
"It is."
"Casual doesn't entitle dates."
"Do you not want to go on a date with me, Heartfillia? You know you could just say no instead of making all this complicated. Unless…" she quirked a brow at him as he paused in between. "Unless you do and you're doing that thing again."
"Thing? What thing?"
"The thing where you don't like to be honest with your feelings."
How in the world did this man know her so well even when she doesn't ever voice it? Yes, she really did want to go on a date with Natsu. Being wined and dined by this man sounded like a dream come true but the idea of having to actually go on a date with Natsu made her want to puke her dinner out. She hasn't been on a date in nearly four years and she had no idea how to even properly go out with someone like Natsu… though, it would be nice to actually go out on a date.
She's always had a soft spot for Natsu and having to be intimate with him made her grow even mushier. For once, she actually liked his presence and he would always inch his way inside her mind throughout the days and weeks but that didn't mean anything but… sexual attraction, right?
"What if someone sees us?"
"We can always go on a date somewhere else but Magnolia."
"What would we do?"
"That's for me to know and for you to find out."
"So is this a casual date or a romantic date?"
"Whatever you prefer." He shrugged his shoulders and she pursed her lips, thoughts going haywire. She chewed on her bottom lip as she contemplated her choices, wondering if this is a good idea or not. "I don't know why you're making this so complicated. It was a yes or no question."
"Are you interested in me romantically, Natsu? Like, honestly?"
The moment of silence in the car was deafening all of a sudden. She could hear her heart pounding in her ears and she hoped Natsu couldn't hear how nervous she was. She didn't know how long it was till he responded but his answer caught her off guard.
"What if I am?"
She didn't think about Natsu of all people ever taking a liking to her but then again, that was old news. It still baffled her to think Natsu had been thinking about sleeping with her for over ten years but sexual attraction is much different than romantic attraction.
Did she have romantic feelings for him? There was no way she could think of Natsu as something more. It was already hard enough to wrap her brain around the fact that they were getting naked together but Natsu actually liking her as a girlfriend?
The idea itself made her nauseous and she had no idea what to do.
"Let me ask you this: are you not interested in me whatsoever?"
Lucy didn't even realize they had made it back to Magnolia before he had parked outside her place. They were sitting in the dark just staring at one another, waiting for responses and some type of reaction.
"I don't understand what my interest has to do with any of this."
"Your interest is what gets my foot through the door. I want to take you out on a nice date and do this properly, Luce. No bullshit. No more lies. I want the truth and only the truth. Do you or do you not want to go on a date with me?"
Her eyes were wide as she silently stared, lips parting to gape at him. Her mind was telling her no but her heart was screaming yes. The silence had mushroomed itself back in-between them and her heart was one second away from leaping out of her throat.
"I.. I—I do."
The way Natsu beamed may have blinded her because she hasn't seen him so excited in a very long time. He surprised her by grabbing her by the face and bringing her in to kiss her right on the lips, the blonde melting instantly in her spot at the sensation.
Maybe right now she wasn't ready for commitment and romantic affection but she felt like she had to accept his proposal to help heal her inner child. Especially since she had always wanted to go on a date with this man and she would be dumb to say no when she had been already going to third and fourth base with him.
She couldn't be too honest with her feelings because everything was fucked up and she didn't even know what was the truth and what wasn't but she did know that she wanted to be around Natsu.
He didn't have to know that yet but who knows? Maybe this would fizzle out before she knew it… everything always did.
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tbc
*sigh* yeah yeah… see you in the next chapter. Can't believe I did this again. Someone STOP ME.