The next morning, Natsu was the first to wake up with a new profound focus and sense of their relationship.

Whatever the hell it was, he was going to make sure it was like this forever because he was not going to fucking lose this vixen who was so good with her mouth and he made sure to find Max to tell him that Lucy did indeed give head so well he lost his sight.

And his senses.

And his knees.

His entire body gave out on her after they went round after round, destroying the room all together and going through eleven condoms before they decided to go raw in hopes that they were both clean and Lucy were to not get pregnant.

By the time it was morning and the sun began to greet the world hello, Natsu and Lucy had passed out from their many rounds and would wake up to go back at it again. Red marks were painted across their bodies, some darker than others as they were desperately trying to take claim of what was rightfully theirs.

Worn out, wobbly, hazy, dizzy, and sore were the right words to describe the couple as they barely had any energy to do anything but sleep.

It was almost like they were trying to make up for the time lost or the time they were spent teasing one another, feeling every inch of each other's bodies and learning what they liked or not. It didn't take long for them to know what riled them up more than others as they found out they were both very vocal people.

Lucy knew Natsu was a talker in bed. He would whisper lewd things in her ear while he was buried deep inside of her and taunt her as he made her beg for it as she screamed out in frustration and want. Her daddy kink came out a lot faster than she thought it would while Natsu spanked her and tossed her around like a good little girl.

Natsu had started off slow and gentle, unsure if Lucy was a gal who liked to get her shit split in half and she was quick to educate him on how to properly fuck a girl while she whiltered away underneath him. He liked how she was able to express her likes and desires. The girls he had previously didn't really know what to do in spite of their courting of him and Natsu couldn't say he really cared to stick around to know what they did before he split.

But Lucy was different. There wasn't much she didn't like. She liked to be spanked. Degraded. Bit. Manhandled. Whatever it was, she was into it and Natsu knew just by how wet she got afterwards. He found himself obsessed and addicted to how she tasted and sounded. It was nothing like he's ever experienced and his body tingled and his heart pounded every time and he swore this was love if he knew what love was but how the hell would he know?

"F—fucking.. nngh..!"

"Oh, Natsu, you're so cute when you're like this." Lucy cooed as she popped out the head of his cock out of her mouth, giggling at the naked man. "I don't know what I like more. The way you taste or the way you feel." She grinned wickedly as Natsu groaned out.

His muscles were sore and he was slick from his and her juices but his libido wasn't going down and he was going to have this woman even if the world were to end.

He hissed out when he felt her drag her tongue down his shaft, making sure to run over his veins and grasp his balls that had him whimpering.

"Lucy…" He groaned out a warning she didn't seem to care about as she swallowed him whole. "Lucy!"

"Yes?" She giggled as she pulled back out to pop out his shaft from her lips. "You called?"

Natsu growled and grabbed her, flipping her over on her back as she squeaked. She looked up at Natsu who was now smirking, a devilish expression crossing his features as she gulped.

"You always liked to play games." He didn't hesitate to push a finger between her swollen lips earning a mewl from her. "I'll just have to punish you." He leaned down to capture her bruised lip against his. He swallowed her moans and cries as he pumped his fingers in and out of her core until he felt her tightening. As she began to pant and tremble, he grinned wickedly as she reached her climax for him to pull his fingers out and for her to gasp at the missing high. "I didn't say you could come."

"Don't be an asshole," she growled, reaching for him but he just dodged her grasps.

"It's only fair that I retaliate. Especially since you're being such a bad girl," he leaned down to whisper in her ear. She shivered and whimpered, squirming around underneath him as he inserted his fingers back inside of her sopping honeypot. "Now, what was that about me being an asshole?"

Lucy couldn't even respond as Natsu swallowed her response, stroking his tongue against hers as he felt her wetness grow, his hand dripping from her liquid gold as she bucked her hips. She trembled again when she began to climb the ladder of paradise and she was practically screaming when Natsu pulled himself out of her when she was about to tip off the edge.

He could only laugh as she screamed in frustration, throwing a pillow into his face as he swatted at her attempt. He snickered and grabbed her by the throat, having her angrily glare up at him as he peered down at her smugly. He pushed his fingers into her mouth and watched her suck her juices and he groaned, seeing how she ran her tongue over the pads of his fingers. It produced a shiver and he was now spreading her legs as he positioned himself against her abused hole. He sank into her swollen folds and he was a groaning mess as he felt her swallow him whole. He gathered her in his arms and kissed her, brushing her hair out of her face as she giggled.

"You're going to be the death of me," he murmured against her, buried deep inside as he sighed.

The pulsing of her womanhood brought him back as she laughed and kissed him so gingerly he could have melted in her arms.

They spent all morning tangled up in their arms and by the time they had to check out, Natsu was begging to go back inside and how could she say no when he was packing such a delicious thing in his pants and kissing her like it was going to be the last time?

After Valentine's day, Lucy didn't know what to call their relationship but she found herself pondering most days if it was worth mentioning. Her and Natsu were the definition of dogs in heat and bunnies as they took every chance they got to be tangled up together. In the cafeteria bathroom, alleyways, behind the football field, behind the sports building, bathrooms… if it meant Natsu had a chance to do anything with her, he was there and ready because his girl was so sweet and her moans were music to his ear.

He would fucking take her in front of her classroom if he could and while he hated the idea of anyone else seeing her like that, he felt the pride swell at the idea that she was his and she came undone like that just from his own skill set alone.

It also made a lot of awkward encounters because everyone had walked in on them doing more than they should.

Delta Tail had banned Natsu from fucking anyone outside of his room as he scarred the new pledge class who had walked into the home to attend their weekly meeting and Natsu was balls deep inside of the blonde who was laid out on the dining room table. It definitely was a pleasant surprise to see as Lucy offered a shy wave, smiling her usual beautiful smile with her tits out and Natsu attached to her at the hip as the boys were wide eyed, red, and flabbergasted at the sight.

They didn't know how to react or feel as it was eerily quiet and awkward until Freed had come in, throwing a bottle right at his idiotic brother who was more than pissed to be interrupted.

"Really, Natsu?! On the fucking table?! We eat off of that!"

"Oh put a fucking sock in it you fuck," Natsu had caught the bottle to set it down while he had given Lucy a chance to button her top back on and fix herself. "I should be mad at you for walkin' in on us." He then averted his gaze to the group of boys behind Freed and glared, growling at the pledge class who all tensed up. "Don't you even think about lookin' at her. I'll fuck you up on top of whatever is coming your way for interrupting us."

"Natsu," she slapped his shoulder, giving him a look before she hopped off the table and dragged her skirt down. "Stop being such a dick." She then turned to look at the pledge class who were all red at the face and tense and Freed who was grumbling about having to scrub the table. "Hi, I'm Lucy. I'm in Fairy Zeta, your little sister sorority. Good luck to you all," she was as radiate as a butterfly and the boys were instantly entranced by her presence. "And sorry Freed," she looked at the green haired scholar who clicked his tongue in disapproval. "It won't happen again."

"The hell it won't!" Freed roared as Natsu rolled his eyes while drinking from the half empty bottle he had thrown at him. "Natsu, you can't have sex on our dining table!" He shouted at the student who didn't seem like he really cared what he had to say. "Or the couch. Or anywhere else but your fucking room!"

"Yeah, yeah," Natsu stuck his finger in his ear while grumbling. "You're just mad you're not getting laid but I am."

"I—I am getting laid!" Freed screeched, face red as Natsu snickered. "I'm going to talk to Laxus about this!"

"Go for it," Natsu didn't seem to care as he came back over to where Lucy was talking with the younger boys who didn't know where to look as her large breasts bounced. "Come on, let's finish this," he purred against her ear and she was a giggling mess as she waved goodbye to the boys.

It was safe to say that Natsu and Lucy had been banned from having sex from a lot of places. That also included anywhere in the sorority house beside her own room and a lot of sisters had to learn the hard way on walking right into Lucy's room. Especially when Natsu was over and seeing their fellow sister bent over her vanity with the door wide open. It definitely was an embarrassing sight to see.

And Valentine's day was only a week ago.

Which meant it was almost their newest sister's birthday, Wendy. A fresh eighteen year old who was entering her nineteenth year. Such a sweet girl who was also so shy and so prude as a freshman. She was smart, an inspiring doctor she had said during her interview. Her mother was a well-known pharmacist who dabbled in the medical field and she had grown up with such ambition to become like her own mother. Very timid but full of life when prodded.

So that also meant a birthday party for the said girl. She claimed she's never had a drop of alcohol and the girls were giddy, ready to take her virginity as they prepared her for her party.

For once, the Zetas were to host in their home. Usually they would have done it at the DT's house but considering this was for their newest sister and Wendy of all people, they wanted her to have a nice party. They agreed to have it only sisters for the first couple hours and open it to the public by eleven so as a couple of sisters and pledges decorated the home for their sweet Wendy, some of the sisters actually helped the young girl get dressed for her first ever birthday college party.

Levy had helped with picking out an outfit for her, considering the two were very similar in body shapes and size, she was able to find something a bit more worthy of a birthday party. Lucy helped with her hair and makeup while Cana took a group of gals with her to the liquor store. Mirajane had directed girls on how to decorate the home for the night and Erza had left to go collect the birthday cake leaving the rest to get the place together for a night of unholy festivities.

Furniture was pushed towards the walls, valuables were placed in a locked closet and of course, rooms were locked to ensure nobody were to soil any beds that did not belong to them.

The girls were excited and ready for a night of fun as they took shots and giggled. Wendy was being pushed into the center of attention as her fellow sorority sisters whooped and purred at her new outfit, the blue-haired freshman beet red from head to toe. She fidgeted in her spot as she tried her best to keep up with her platforms she wasn't used to (Levy figured since this girl was so clumsy she had to keep with something more flat surfaced) and she nervously drank from a cup of wine that everyone thought would be best for her to start on.

The house was decorated with a birthday banner, streamers, balloons, and girly music that had the girls singing along and dancing together. Wendy had made it known how much she really appreciated the gesture and everyone as she cried about it. Sisters were unsure if she was drunk or if she was just easily impressed over something but they all cooed at the cute gal and even sang her happy birthday in a loud sloppy way and asked her to make a wish as they cheered. Wendy was in tears by the time she blew out her candles and Erza was slicing into the sheet cake.

Natsu had made it known that he was upset he wasn't allowed at this all-girls event and threatened Lucy by keeping his dragon in his pants and all she did was snort and laugh out loud because what idiot calls his penis the dragon? And she knew he was bluffing. He couldn't keep his hands off of her.

So by the time the event was opened to the public and people were coming into the FZ household, Lucy was not surprised Natsu had found himself at her hip, drunk and horny. Maybe even more drunk than she was as he reeked of alcohol and cigarette smoke while he hiccuped repeatedly into her ear, grinding against her in a very obvious way.

"What happened to being mad?" She teased as he danced with her in the darkness of the living room.

Natsu's deep chuckling sent shivers down her spine and she felt him take a handful of her ass, her skirt riding up as the air hit her bare skin. "I can never stay mad at you for long," he murmured. "Unlike you." He snickered at the face she made at him.

"Ha-ha, very funny," she nudged him on the shoulder as he laughed loudly.

"I am, thanks." He kissed her on the shoulder, holding her close. "I missed you."

"You saw me a couple hours ago," she giggled as they began to sway back and forth, unusual for the type of song that was pulsing through their bodies.

"That was a long time," he whined, obviously drunk with more than alcohol.

After a long, painful, awkward, and embarrassing conversation with his best friend and roommate, the two Delta Tail brothers had come to a conclusion.

They were starting to have feelings for their lady friends.

Gray had practically dragged Natsu into their room, angry, flustered, and full of fear as his roommate cursed up a storm being dragged. He practically tossed the pink-haired menace into the room, locked the door, and slammed a bottle of whiskey and a pack of cigarettes in between the two as he took home to the messy floor of their room.

Natsu was as confused as the next person, staring down at the red faced scowl his best friend had on his face as he unscrewed the bottle and took a long, painful gulp before slamming it back down on the floor. Gray ushered him to sit down and Natsu sat because he was getting worried and also because he motioned at him to drink with him.

So Natsu sat down across from him, leaning against his bed as he also took a swig.

"Are you going to tell me what this is about?" He asked a bit impatiently, concern laced in between his words.

It took Gray a minute, struggling to find words, his face growing redder by the minute as he snagged the bottle to take another long drink.

Finally what felt like eternity, Gray looked up at Natsu with such a serious face, the student felt dread course through his veins.

"We need to talk."

"What is this about?"

"Juvia," he choked out and after a minute he spoke again. "And Lucy."

"What about them?"

Gray wanted to rip his hair out and scream into the room as he didn't know how to approach this situation but the only person he felt comfortable talking to was this hot head. Only because Natsu had been with him since they were kids and they both went through this journey of slutty girls and lewd gratification that enticed them into this world. And for them to come back from Edolas to suddenly meet their soulmates, Gray wanted to punch every motherfucker in the world. Including Natsu. Maybe twice.

"Okay before I start," he gulped, avoiding his heated gaze. "What is said in this room, stays in this room. Bro code."

Natsu nodded, understanding how important and deep this was and he held the bottle to Gray who was eager to drink the harsh liquor.

"I think I'm starting to catch feelings for Juvia." And before Natsu could say anything teasingly he spoke again. "And I know you're starting to catch feelings for Lucy, too so don't even fucking deny it. We need to talk about this."

Natsu flushed crimson and Gray didn't know if he was angry or embarrassed but the way Natsu snatched the bottle from his hands to drink aggressively made him understand he was feeling what he was.

"You're the one person I can talk to about this." Natsu nodded eagerly, scooting closer to him to lean in. "Only because you're my longest friend and I know you're probably freaking out about this as much as I am."

Natsu gasped. "Is it obvious?"

"Yeah, dude," Gray snorted. "Do you see yourself? People are surprised to hear you aren't a couple."

"Yeah but only because we're super close." Natsu argued but it only got Gray scoffing. "How is it obvious?"

"You practically are Lucy's bitch!"

"Am not!"

"You so are!"

"No, I'm not!"

"Dude, you literally worship the fucking ground Lucy walks on. You make her bed, open jars for her, and you do face masks together and you even let her pluck your eyebrows!"

Natsu gasped loudly, mouth ajar and gaping at the smug looking man. "How do you know about that?"

"Because she tried to do mine and I said no and she said she does yours." He smirked, somewhat proud he caught his friend in such a girly act.

Natsu's fuming face already answered his question as it was now his turn to drink aggressively from the bottle, downing a lot as he let out a hiss. "Okay and what about you?" Gray grimaced. "You sleep at her place four nights a week, take her out on dates, and I'm sure if she asked you to drink her bath water you would."

"T—T—That's why we need to talk about it!" Gray practically yelled, face growing red once more as the two flustered roommates glared at one another. "What the fuck so we do?!"

"I don't know about you but I'm keeping mine." Natsu pointed to himself with his thumb, a somewhat proud smile on his face.

"She's not some fucking animal," Gray groaned, slapping his hand against his face. "You can't just keep her."

"I'm sayin' I'm not giving her up."

"You already decided on that?" The ink-haired student looked at his friend in amazement and horror.

Natsu rubbed the back of his neck. "Well, yeah. I'm not going to let anyone else have her."

Natsu and Gray were silent, staring at one another as their faces turned a shade of red. They fought over who got to drink from the bottle first and downed a large amount as the now once full bottle reached halfway in the short amount of time they had sat in the room to discuss their feelings.

Gray had leaned over to snag a cigarette and he lit it, puffing on the cancer stick before handing it over to Natsu.

"Do you think it's…" Natsu leaned in, looking over his shoulder as if someone was listening while he cupped his hand to his mouth. "love?"

"Love?" Gray whispered back, his eyes wide as he wondered what that even was. "What the fuck do we know about love?"

"That's why I'm asking," Natsu sputtered, starting to feel warm from the alcohol and the buzz of nicotine. "Do you think you love Juvia?"

"I—I—" Gray slapped himself for stuttering. "I don't fucking know! Do you love Lucy?!"

"I don't know! I think I do?!"

"You think?!"

The two were in full panic mode as they drowned themselves in the harsh liquor once more, sputtering out as they coughed and choked. Natsu and Gray whipped their phones out to google the answers, cheeks crimson and hearts racing as they yelled at one another.

"Some of these idiots said you just know!"

"What does that even mean?!"

"I don't know!" Natsu cried out, scrolling through the feed at a rapid frantic speed. "Okay, how about this," he dropped his phone, clamping a hand down on his brother's shoulder to look at him with such seriousness that if this was any other situation, Gray would have punched him in the face. "Do you want to be with anyone else?"

"What? Like romantically?"

"Sure," Natsu waved him off. "Like.. in every way. I know that I don't want Lucy to see anyone else and I don't have any desire to be with anyone else."

"Is that love?"

"I don't know if it's love," Natsu coughed to hide his fear. "I think I just might really like her. I've never stuck around this long to know."

"Me neither," Gray whispered out in shock and realization. "Holy shit, it's been almost four months since I've been with anyone else and I've been hanging with Juvia."

"Dude, try fucking six months." Natsu groaned, dragging his hand down his face. "And It took me this long to get laid."

"Well, since you got laid, are you bored yet?"

"Fuck no," Natsu scoffed, a bit offended by the comment. "It actually made me more interested in her. Like I want to know everything about her and be the only one to make her feel that way."

Gray's hands were trembling as he took his final puff before crushing the cigarette out. A look of determination spread across his face as he nodded. "I feel the same about Juvia."

The two fell into a silence again and Natsu took a large swig, holding it out to his partner as he let out a burp of his own. They passed it back and forth once more and the bottle was nearly a quarter empty.

"We should take a fucking test."

"What test?" Natsu shrieked as Gray scrolled through his phone and furiously typed on the screen. Soon, Natsu had a notification as he looked to see Gray had sent him a link. He squinted at his phone and scoffed, looking up at the male who was glued to his phone. "How to tell if you're in love? Really?"

"Do you have any better ideas?"

Natsu stayed quiet as he dropped the bottle to get right to the quiz, silence filling the room as the two frat boys went through each and every question. By the time they were done, they were fighting over who got to drink first as both of their phones showed that they were definitely in love and they were too fucking flustered to sit in a room with each other.

"What the fuck do we do?" Natsu groaned, running his hand down his face before fisting his hair. "Do we confess?"

"Confess?!" Gray shrieked. "How the fuck do we do that?!"

"I—I don't know!" Natsu started to panic. "Just tell her I love her?!"

"How do you know it's love?!"

"The quiz said I'm in love!"

Gray had cracked open the pack of cigarettes once more and lit one, taking a huge drag.

"What do we do?"

"You should ask first."

"Me? Why me?" Natsu felt the fear overcome his whole being. "You and Juvia have been more intimate!"

"Dude, you and Lucy have been a thing for six months! Longer than we have! You should ask her out first!"

"We've literally been fucking for one week! If I told her I loved her she would fucking flip!" Natsu cried out. "Why can't you ask Juvia out first?!"

"I don't fucking know," Gray paced around the room, the bottle held against his body tightly. "I don't know if she likes me."

"Are you fucking kidding," Natsu groaned, slapping his hand against his forehead to leave a red print. "Juvia is head over heels for you!"

"Okay, what about this," Gray turned to look at his partner who was still on the floor, passing him the lit cigarette. "We ask them by the time it's summer. It's perfect. It gives us time in between to really see if this is what we're feeling and want."

"I know what I want," Natsu said confidently. "I want Lucy."

"Then ask her out."

"What if she says no?"

Gray just snorted, taking a drink from the bottle and letting out a burp. "You're a fucking idiot."

Before they knew it, the bottle was empty and the two were drunk as they hiccuped and slurred.

And so the boys had made a pact to ask out their girls by the time summer had come around because they were fucking scared and unsure what the hell this was. They vowed to never talk about this ever again, shook hands, and went their separate ways (which happened to be across the street) but they took a harsh tumble down the stairs as the alcohol had finally caught up to them.

They were flustered and angry as they threw sloppy punches and jabs at one another, stumbling across the street where Natsu went to find his blonde bombshell. She wasn't hard to find and he was instantly at her hip, pressing against her tight ass.

He was blacked out by the time they had finished their dancing and he was sloppy drunk. He was swaying and knocked into some innocent sisters, knocking them down to the floor as he fell against the wall and onto the floor. Lucy had to slap herself on the forehead as she groaned, seeing how Gray was also in one corner throwing up out their kitchen window while sisters tried to smooth his gagging.

Everytime Natsu had tried to get back up, he was back on the floor as he stumbled and slurred. He even started talking to the houseplant Evergreen had in the corner, asking how they were enjoying the birthday party until Lucy was yanking him away. He screamed happy birthday at the blue-haired sister who squealed and cried, seeing how frightened she was and grateful someone was wishing her a happy birthday yet again. Lucy had to drag him upstairs to her room, cursing up a storm as he fell up her stairs more than once. He was a menace, giggling to himself as the blonde tossed him on her bed.

It was only a matter of time before he was blowing chunks like Gray was and she wondered if he was alright. He kept trying to feel her up and whine about how he wanted to feel her bounce on his cock and she just sputtered nonsense as she pried him off of her.

"Natsu, I don't even know how you got this drunk." She kept pushing him down on her bed as he hiccuped.

"Gray and I—" he hiccuped, slurring. "Drank muhfuckin.. whole bottle. The fuckin' bottle..!" He mumbled, clinging onto her waist as he laid in her bed. "Lushiiiii." He giggled, face pressed against her back. "Silly baby…"

"You're lucky you're cute," she teased as she pried his hands off her for him to whine and try to reach for her again. "Come on, Natsu, get in bed properly."

"Are you coming to bed with me?" He asked, already stripping off his shirt. "Let's fuck."

"Okay, let me get some water, first." She took a step back as she saw him swaying, struggling to take his shirt off. She sighed and helped him as he screamed for assistance, wondering when she had turned the lights off as she giggled. "I think you might need it very soon." She pushed him back on the bed and he was quick to flop on it hard. "You'll be okay? I'm grabbing some water."

He moaned out a response and she sighed, a smile pulling to her face. He was sprawled out on her mattress like a starfish and he kept giggling to himself, face flushed and eyes closed. She figured he would probably just pass out and started to leave to grab water for her guest, pushing the trash bin next to her bed in case he had to throw up.

"Lucy," Her name came out sloppy and slurred as she turned to look at the man who hadn't moved at all.

"Yeah?"

"I love you, Lucy."

Lucy felt as if her entire body grew cold and she sobered up immediately, her eyes growing wide as she stared at the man on her bed. He didn't move at all nor did he say anything else but her heart was pounding as she felt her jaw drop.

Did this man say he loves her?

Lucy was flipping shit.

It's not like Lucy hadn't gotten a confession before. She's had plenty of guys tell her that they loved her even without even knowing her name so she was no stranger to love confessions. Not like she's ever even experienced love herself for her to say she was an expert. She was unsure if she ever fell in love with any of her previous boyfriends or guys she's been with even if she did say it because she was never heartbroken after the fact they had broken up. Usually in movies and books, they're a fucking mess afterwards and Lucy had never shed a tear for any of the guys she had to end it with.

Even after months, she never really cared. More like good riddance.

So for a guy to confess his feelings and say he loves her was something Lucy didn't care for. Especially since she's received many from the brothers of Delta Tail but what was it about this one particular one that had her shaking?

Natsu might have said it to her drunk and completely blacked out (he probably won't remember his confession) and she had no problem with it but something about this confession made her realize that it might actually be a real fucking confession.

Natsu Dragneel was actually in love with her.

And not in the way that Loke or even Gray was when they first told her they loved her that night at DT but it was more like 'I-want-you-to-have-my-babies-and-marry-me' love you. Like he wants to spend his entire fucking life with her type of love you. Natsu was dead serious when he said that and she might as well been fucking drunk out of her mind to hear him say it because that was all she could think about even when he sawed logs next to her and stole all her blankets during the middle of the night. Even when he was throwing up in the trash can, Lucy was just thinking how this man fucking loves her.

Was it even love?

They've only known each other for six months, going on seven. Can you even love someone in six months? Sure! People do it all the time!

The worst part of it all is that Lucy had no idea if she should say something or not. Obviously this was a drunk confession and while he might have meant it and wanted to tell her, he didn't mean to tell her then and there. He was probably waiting on it and letting it sink in but he had to run his fucking mouth like the idiot he was and Lucy had gone through a roller coaster of emotions that night.

She laid in bed and wondered if she could reciprocate those feelings for Natsu and what love truly meant. She really liked him and wasn't bored of him yet. He was funny, handsome, incredibly hot and amazing in bed. He took good care of her and it's not like they did not act like boyfriend and girlfriend. Everyone already thought they were together and are shocked when they find out they aren't. Sure, she's even thought about what it would be like if they were to ever get together and sometimes she likes to pretend that Natsu is her boyfriend while they lay in bed together or wake up next to each other.

But could she love him? Did Natsu even know what love was? Did he just blurt it out to her without realizing it could just be strong feelings and maybe he was in like with her, not in love. No way this man fell in love with her. Well, yes, obviously, because she's Lucy fucking Heartfillia but no way because she's one unstable crazy emotional bitch and there's no way someone like Natsu Dragneel would fall in love with her.

And here she was, planning on having a fun night with her sisters and Natsu and then having some hot dirty sex but Natsu just had to get blacked out drunk, confess his feelings for her, and then throw up in her trash can.

And the whole time, she could only think to herself how she wouldn't want it to be anybody else. Natsu had become an everyday part of her life and she was unsure how to survive without him in her bed anymore.

But that didn't mean it was love.

She couldn't say it was love.

Ultimately, Lucy had come to the conclusion after a very long night of her fighting with her inner monologue, she would not bring this up because Natsu clearly was not in the right mind to confess nor was he in a position to. He wasn't her boyfriend and he's never asked her out. He never talked about whatever this was nor did he ever establish anything so why would she have to take care of this mess?

Lucy was not going to fucking jump through hoops and drive herself crazy to figure this out because she knew Natsu was crushing on her and he found her crazy hot and he wanted to be with her all the time but that didn't give him the right to fucking tell her he loves her blacked out drunk on Wendy's birthday. Not before all the other stupid cheesy shit she wanted like the proper asking of girlfriend and boyfriend titles and the romance before everything goes to shit.

Maybe if he was sober and they actually had a chance to talk about this properly she might have accepted his confession but no way in fucking hell is she accepting this drunk mess. He won't even fucking remember!

So while Natsu groaned and shifted next to her, Lucy was already wide awake as she watched him stir.

"Lucy?" He moaned out as she let out a sigh. "I feel like shit."

"I wonder why," she rolled her eyes to sit up and grab the water from her nightstand. She had pills right next to it to shove it towards the man who was in the fetal position. "Take this."

He didn't hesitate to sit up and pop the pills into his mouth to chug the water bottle, shuddering as the coldness brought him a little bit of life. He looked at the woman who had dark circles under her eyes and how her hair was a messy bun on top of her head, makeup smudged just slightly and annoyed but he couldn't help but think she was beautiful as he leaned in and kissed her.

Lucy popped red and he found her cute as he kissed her once more on her cheek before laying back down. "Man, Gray and I drank a whole fucking bottle in thirty minutes yesterday." He rubbed his face with his palms to groan. "Never again."

"Why did you get so drunk? You knew you were coming to Wendy's birthday party."

"It just happened," he waved her off, covering his eyes with his hands as he thought about his conversation with Gray. "Was I bad?"

"Bad?" She snorted, looking over at him with irritation. "Natsu, you were conversing with Evergreen's houseplant and asking how they were enjoying the party. You knocked down a handful of my sisters, fell up the stairs and down more than once and then blew chunks everywhere!" She cried out, pinching the bridge of her nose. "And then you said—" She was rambling but caught herself before she said something she shouldn't have and looked right at Natsu who had his eyebrow raised.

"What did I say?"

"Nothing!" She shook her head, cheeks growing hot once more. "The point is, you were blacked out by the time you had come over and Gray was even puking out the kitchen window."

"Lightweight," Natsu yawned, adjusting himself on her bed. "Come here," he opened his arms wide for her as he smiled. "I want to hold you."

Lucy didn't even say anything as she plopped into his arms, face burning and heart racing. But she was exhausted from not sleeping throughout the night and taking care of Natsu. She didn't even realize she was up all night till the sun was coming up and Natsu started stirring beside her.

"Sorry, baby," he murmured against her, kissing the top of her head as he ran his hand up and down her back. "You can rest. I'll take care of you. You look like you didn't get much sleep."

"No," she admitted, allowing his warmth to bring her to sleep. "Thanks."

"Anything for you."

Romeo met the love of his life last night.

He had gone over to his little sister sorority house and he was enchanted by this blue-haired beauty who claimed it was her birthday and he's seen her before because they were pledge brothers and sisters but he's never really talked to her or really looked at her. But as he was walking over to the FZ house with some of his brothers, he was stunned at the blue-haired beauty with pink cheeks and this beautiful dress that made his heart pound.

She was short, much shorter than he was but it wasn't like he was as tall as his own big brother, Natsu.

But she claimed it was her birthday when he had walked over to introduce himself and he was laughing, calling her bluff till she was pointing at the banner that had her name on it. He asked for ID as a joke and she was happy to hand it to him, smiling wide as she slurred about how she's not a liar and it's her nineteenth birthday.

Which meant she was the same age as him and he was grinning, introducing himself as the newest brother of Delta Tail and she was as proud as he was, saying she was the newest sister of Fairy Zeta.

He had asked if she wanted a drink and she shyly admitted that she's never drank before until that night and she felt very warm and funny after two cups of wine and a shot of liquor. He laughed and brought her another cup of wine anyways, grinning and asking her about herself.

That was until he saw his big brother coming at them, knocking into older sisters who cursed him out and some who fell while a frantic Lucy was chasing after him. He watched how Natsu had stopped to talk to a houseplant in the corner of the room before Lucy was trying to drag him by his ear but then their eyes had met and Romeo cursed his cock-block of a brother who grinned and pummeled his way over to where they were.

Natsu had screamed at the top of his lungs happy birthday, scaring the poor girl who was drunk and grateful. Romeo kind of panicked as tears spilled from her eyes and Lucy was slapping him back and forth in the face to wake him up.

Romeo didn't know if he felt bad for Natsu or for Lucy as she eventually got him to climb the stairs with her, falling up and down multiple times before they had left.

And before he even knew it, Wendy was gone and he was scrambling to try and find this beautiful woman. But it seemed like she had passed out drunk on the couch, red-faced and in daze as he laughed.

Gray had found himself thinking a lot more than usual. Not like the type of thinking where you wonder what you should have for dinner that evening or what he wanted to be when he got older but more about who he was and what he could be.

Gray had never thought of himself as a perfect guy so there is no way he would be a perfect boyfriend. Not like anyone is perfect (besides Juvia) but he did not think he would be able to be a good boyfriend at all. He's barely a good friend (but fuck Natsu, he doesn't really count), he doesn't text back because he forgot or didn't want to, he didn't like going out of his way to do things that didn't benefit him in any way, and he certainly did not like being the man people came to with their problems because he did not give a fuck and it was energy consuming to listen to someone bitch about their life because everyone has shit going on.

Including himself.

He didn't think he could be a man that Juvia needed. He didn't think he was even capable of feeling anything close to romantic feelings. He thought all that shit was bullshit. He believed he was going to die alone, never to marry but maybe a couple of kids because lets be fucking real, Gray Fullbuster had a hard time keeping his junior in his pants. He wasn't going to ever be that perfect husband nor father of the year but he would have tried if he had the opportunity.

So for him to meet Juvia and start thinking that maybe everything he believed in was just shit, he panicked. Like boardline almost jumped off a cliff panicked because he's never had feelings before nor did he ever have a woman love every bit and pieces of him. Even after he tried to save her and ghost her when he had first figured out what this crazy feeling was inside of his chest. It didn't last long since she would just show up to his doorstep and it was so fucking hard to turn away those big teary eyes.

He apologized and told her he wouldn't do it again but that darkness always crept up on him. It haunted him like he owed him some money or something and he was pissed that it always had to resort to him doubting himself and thinking he was such a piece of shit. Even when Natsu of all people would reassure him that he wasn't and he was glad he met him, Gray just scoffed and walked away, making sure nobody saw the blush on his cheeks.

So when he had dragged Natsu into the bedroom with him to have a very serious chat about their lady friends, he wasn't expecting Natsu to fold so easily and say he wasn't going to let Lucy go. Not like he had any plans of letting Juvia go anytime soon but he wasn't going to just outright confess and accept that he had growing strong feelings for the woman.

And he didn't think Natsu of all people would fall before he did. That man was a fucking asshole and that came from him. He treated women worse than he did! But here he was, folding Lucy's fucking laundry because she was hungover.

What a fucking bitch.

Gray had major plans. Plans to cry and possibly run away about how he can't fucking ruin this beautiful woman's life because she had decided that he, out of all the fish in the sea, was worthy of herself. He liked her that fucking much because he knew she didn't deserve his bullshit and commitment issues and mommy issues and anger issues and all his fucking childhood trauma.

But it angered him to think Juvia would move on and find someone else and some fucker would have their hands on his Juvia and their dick inside of her wet fucking pussy because that was his wet fucking pussy and nobody else's.

So while Gray was mid-break down, Lucy happened to walk in on him and she thought he was mid-orgasm or getting possessed by some demon as he looked like some caveman who discovered fire for the first time. She claimed she was looking for a chemistry book Natsu had told her about while he was in class and Gray had dragged the blonde into the room, locked the door, and cornered her like an animal.

Lucy thought she might have had to body-slam this poor asshole because he was starting to look real fucking crazy. And not in a good way. Like he sniffs glue for fun and slams his head into the wall for shits and giggle type of crazy.

Until he confessed he really, really fucking liked Juvia (no way in hell was he going to tell Lucy of all people he thought he loved her because she would be a fucking manic) and she was beaming as if she won a fucking Grammy. She had squealed nonsense about how she knew from the moment she met Juvia and noticed how smitten he was since the Halloween party and he denied, denied, and denied until he was red to the face but women were scary motherfuckers and they knew when you were lying.

Or afraid.

And he was definitely a scared lying bastard as Lucy shook her head in disapproval, ushering him to sit down while she lectured him about relationships, love, and all that romantic bullshit he didn't care for.

He honestly stopped listening after a minute of her going off about how great Juvia was and how he needed to step up his game because he knew that and he didn't give a fuck about that. He just wanted to know how to stop having feelings for Juvia and what the fuck to do about it because he was freaking the fuck out.

She called him out on his doubt and his worries and he rolled his eyes, scoffing and asking if she liked Natsu like he liked Juvia and he was caught off guard when she blushed and admitted to her feelings. She spoke about how she didn't think Natsu would want someone like her and it's hard for her to accept such a love from someone as kind and pure as Natsu (HA!) but she said she was—is—learning day by day and she taunted him saying they were further than he is with Juvia and it pissed him the fuck off.

It pissed him off that Natsu and Lucy were so sure of themselves and their relationship that he envied them in that sense. They knew what they wanted and were sure of one another and vice versa. Guess that came from the confidence he didn't have but it still didn't make anything better. At least he knew that out of the two of them, Natsu could potentially have his own happily ever after.

Natsu never said he didn't want to get married like Gray had been saying. Natsu always talked about wanting to settle down when he got older and popping out some kids, living in that nice cookie-cutter lifestyle he never had a chance at. And yeah, it sounded real nice and Gray would like that too but life wasn't that easy and shit like that only happened to a handful of people and if that meant it had to be him or Natsu, he would let Natsu have that because that was his bro.

So when Lucy suggested that her, Natsu, him, Juvia, Levy, and Gajeel go away for spring break to her family's beach house in Akane beach, he was hesitant on what this bitch had been plotting because he knew who she was and she was evil. But he agreed anyways because who the fuck was going to turn down an invitation to the beach house up in Akane beach where her rich ass daddy bought her her own beach house when she was seven years old?

But Gray still panicked because he had a fucking crush and it was going to be the death of him.

If Lucy didn't kill him first.

Notes: hiya, hope you liked the chapter. See you in the next!