The thing about Halloween is that no matter what the costume or how slutty it may be, it would never be judged to that degree since everyone and their mothers are dressed up. It didn't matter if it was horror, sweet, or hot, no matter what the costume or the design, it'll be commented on and most definitely remembered by someone.

Last year, she was a little bunny rabbit that was being chased by a fireman. A really hot fireman. She mainly wore that costume to pull some reactions off a certain frat boy but now that they had progressed this far and deep into their passionate love affair, she didn't really have to work hard to find something that may impress him. Natsu would willingly and eagerly rip a potato sack off her body if it meant he got to taste what was underneath.

That was her plan anyways and from the looks of their unsuccessful Halloween costume store trip weeks prior, she had agreed for Natsu to find one before the bash.

Lucy had no idea what she was expecting for Natsu to pick for their costume this year but it wasn't surprising. Of course this horny asshole would want her in the least amount of clothing so one, he could rip it off of her easily, two, he can just ogle and touch her all night long, and three, she swears Natsu may secretly have a little jealousy kink. She thinks he might even like people watching but that's something she buried within her own archives just in case she may need it for some ammo.

But no, she would not be allowing Natsu to pick their halloween costume ever again.

"You look hot as fuck."

Well, maybe, because she did look hot as fuck and she did really like the hungry look he was giving her.

"You literally got me string to wear."

"Don't be so dramatic, it covers all what's important."

Lucy huffed as she looked back at her own reflection. What was supposed to be a bikini bottom had transformed into a lush green of vines growing all sorts of ways on her body. The luscious green vines climbed their way up to wrap around her torso and limbs, covering up to the matching bikini top. She had a golden crown made out of vines perched on top of her head to finish off the look.

"I look like a whore."

"Yeah," Natsu purred, wrapping his arm around her waist to pull her against his bare chest. "My whore."

Sporting a matching costume, Natsu only had a pair of five inch shorts that were decorated in the same pattern as Lucy's bikini. Vines wrapped up his torso with a fake snake wrapped around his shoulders. An identical golden crown laid on his own rosy locks and Lucy was salivating at the sight of him.

"You think Adam's ever said those words to Eve before?"

"He will be tonight. Adam has a filthy fucking mouth."

"That, he does."

Delta Tail's annual halloween bash had returned once again. This time, even alumni had come up to celebrate and it made it all the more memorable and exceptionally fucking great. It was almost as if they were never gone as Laxus was getting cheered on for doing a beer keg and Mirajane was in the corner doing a beer bong with the newest pledge class.

And this was only the pre-game before everyone showed up.

Lacing up her golden heels to go with the outfit, Natsu handed over the cup they have been sharing that was filled with jungle juice. His lips and her own were stained with the red coloring and her cheeks were flushed delightfully while Natsu looked more tan and normal than her.

Then again, this man's alcohol tolerance was out the roof while she was merely a lightweight.

Nobody compares to Gray, though. She could still out drink him.

The house was bumping with music they have been blasting out of the speakers for the last thirty minutes. The house was slowly filling with her sisters along with his own brothers as they got ready for the rowdy night.

"I don't know, Luce," Natsu's voice dropped as she felt his body heat wrap around her backside. "I don't think I can control myself at all with you looking like this."

"You picked the costume," she had a soft smile on her lips as she fixed up her appearance in the mirror. "Nobody to blame but you."

"Just imagine the foreplay," his eyes twinkled in the mirror in front of her. "Want to play a game?"

"What game?"

"See who cracks first?"

"Oh, please," she rolled her eyes, fluffing her hair before she turned around to look at him. She wrapped her arms around his bare shoulders, being careful not to knock over the fake snake, before running her fingers through his nape up to his hair. "Wouldn't you want to play a game where you knew you had a chance to win?"

His eyes sparked with mischief and lust, a playful expression mirroring his grin.

If there was one thing she knew her boyfriend enjoyed, it was a friendly competition. In his case, the majority of them were not so friendly. Most of them ended up in fist-fighting and she had no idea how but men were sore losers.

"Whoever cracks first has to do everything the other person says for an entire day."

"What are the rules to this game?"

"No touching. That also includes, kisses, hugging, hand holding—anything that involves physical contact."

Lucy hummed, acting as if she was thinking it through as his smirk grew.

"We have to stay until midnight."

"And once midnight comes around?"

"Then if there is no determined winner, I'm still going to have to rip these vines off your body and taint your perfect soul," he purred against her, pulling her flush against his body where the vine leaves uncomfortably rubbed against her body. She giggled as he brushed his lips against hers, the warmth of his body forcing her to relax and melt into his embrace. "So, Eve, do I have your consent?"

"Sounds fun, Adam," she purred back at him, tracing her fingers against the vines around his chest. "Good luck my dear husband."

"Just need to get a couple more drinks in ya and we'll be seeing who would need luck." He snickered and she threw a playful look his way before they shared one more heated kiss, a smack on the butt, a soft squeeze to her boobs, and then they were separated for the rest of the night.

One thing about her?

She is a fucking winner.

—X—

Natsu knew this challenge was going to be hard. He knew from the moment he opened his mouth and challenged his wife he would be fucked because how can anyone sane stay away from someone like her?

Lucy was a fucking goddess, stealing everyone and anyone's attention. In all honesty, a part of that was thanks to him because he did pick out the costumes but everything else? That was all her.

And he was a proud fucking husband at the thought and sight of his wife being the star of the goddamn show.

Once they had left his bedroom and joined everyone else downstairs to continue on the pregame, she had nearly everyone gawking at her costume. He was proudly puffing his chest out, grinning wide as he flexed his arms to show they were the motherfucking couple and nobody was going to outdo them.

Even Gray and Juvia who had come in a matching lifeguard costume with Juvia in a hot red one piece, a whistle around her neck, and a visor that sat on her curled blue hair had nothing against them. Gray of course had started with a muscle tank that said lifeguard on the back but ten minutes in he had discarded the shirt and lost it in the crowd. He had the same visor, red swim trunks, and a whistle around his neck as they posed as the adorable matching couple.

Levy and Gajeel were vampires out of anything and he was kind of confused but he guessed Gajeel makes a good vampire. His gloomy attitude and dark aura definitely helped but Levy was a mere fairy who looked as if she was dressing to be a vampire.

This year, they had decided to dress up their pledges as security guards. Every single one of them had black t-shirts that had security stamped on the back, walkie earpieces he had obtained from some cheap website, and because he was the motherfucking best daddy in the world, he had equipped them with their emergency belts that held together a flashlight, handcuffs, enough buckles to hold at least three beers at a time, and of course, a lighter and an emergency joint and cigarette.

Fairy Zeta made their girls easy by dressing them as the seven dwarfs. Unfortunately they had only been able to obtain ten girls this semester with three drop-outs already but they still had the numbers to make up for the lousy semester.

His eyes found his Eve when he heard her laughter, seeing how her adorable face was flushed deeper with the effects of alcohol and it was hard for him to keep his eyes off of her.

She was stunning in even the darkness of the room, the place filled with bodies from other organizations and groups of people swarming into the loud party.

The turnout for Delta Tail's Halloween bash was always big. People filling the streets and rooms of the large home. Loud laughter, drunken debates, and excited screams conjoining into one loud sound. He was surprised he didn't have the police come banging on his door just yet considering how big this party had gotten.

Maybe he had Erza or even Jellal to thank for that one because receiving a citation is one thing but having an entire party shut down was a Debby downer and he didn't want their bash to become one of those memories.

His fingers itched to touch her. Body swaying in her direction and wanting more of her.

In retrospect he thought he was able to withhold himself just a couple hours of no contact but he was a greedy fucking man and all he wanted to do was sink his teeth into her milky flesh and his large hands cupping her sinful body.

Maybe they could have been little red riding hood and the big bad wolf combo. He most definitely would have liked his little red riding his hood and he would surely huff and puff and blown her till she was red to the face and screaming at him.

The idea was filed away for possibly next year Halloween's bash.

He finished his cup before it was refilled in an instant, his powerful body striding across the room to prowl to his prey.

Just because he was in a middle of a game with his wife didn't mean he couldn't fuck with her and try and force her to submit to him. Natsu had a fucking god complex and of course a stupid ego that loves to be stroked and doubled in size when it could be. Having someone like Lucy at his mercy and even on her knees was inflating enough but having to admit defeat over a small game like this?

He was sure to win and the grin that stretched across his face was feral.

And she was on her third cup now so she had to be drunk and horny.

The winning cup was so fucking close.

Her eyes found his as soon as he was close enough and he had a pleased smile on his face as Milliana, the one from Mu Heel, turned to smile at him as well. She was dressed as a cat but she was every year and literally every fucking day so it was nothing special.

"Well, hello Adam. It's nice to see you here." She was purring at him and he smirked, seeing how her body swayed in his direction.

"What a pleasant surprise, Eve." She beamed at him before he was looking over at the kitty cat. "Hi, Milliana, enjoying the party?"

"Delta Tail never fails to throw a fun party." She grinned at him and he grinned right back.

"Mind if I steal Eve for a bit?" He asked, motioning towards the woman who was barely dressed and Milliana just giggled.

"Time for some apples, I assume?"

"A lot of them," his hungry eyes roamed around the blonde's body who gave him a coy smile. He barely paid attention to the sorority sister who left, leaving the two of them staring at one another and daring each other silently to make the first move. "How many cups have you drunk so far?"

"Enough to keep me happy but not enough for me to jump on you just yet."

A low chuckle bubbled out from his lips, leaning into her space where he desperately wanted to crush her lips against his. "Have I told you how ravishing you look, Eve?"

"I've heard it all night, Adam," she purred, leaning ever so closely she was mere inches away from him. His eyes lowered, darkening in lust as he inhaled her sweet scent. "Does it make you want to.." she leaned in close, her hot breath tickling his neck. "Touch me?"

Maybe he wasn't as strong as he thought he was. He had purposely kept to beer and not liquor so he couldn't be too drunk in case he would accidentally touch her but it seemed as if that wasn't helping because his shorts were growing tight and the urge to take her was growing stronger.

"You have no idea." He growled back into her ear and she shivered, a soft sigh escaping her lips that had his cock throbbing. "If you give up now, I'll make sure to do that thing with my tongue you like."

"Oh and if you give up now, I'll make sure you do that thing with your tongue I like." She grinned back at him and he chuckled.

"Alright, I see what you're doing."

"Don't you miss me, yet, daddy?" She had a small pout to her lips, her body rocking back and forth from the balls of her feet.

He had to hold back the groan that was trying to fly out of his mouth and he felt his cheeks flush at the sight of her batting her lashes at him and pushing her chest up.

"You have no idea, mommy." He growled possessively and he watched how her eyes sparked to life.

"Lucy!" A new voice came barreling into their private conversation and Natsu jolted before he leaned away from the mesmerizing woman.

He scowled embarrassingly and pressed his hand against his mouth, glaring at the blonde who gave him a smug look. "You cheater."

"I did no such thing," she shrugged nonchalantly before she was turning to grin at Wendy. "How can I help, captain?" Lucy mock saluted the blue-haired FZ sister who wore a pirate costume.

"You are needed for a round of flip cup."

"Who dares challenge the almighty flip cup queen?" Lucy roared jokingly as Wendy giggled, holding out her arm for her sister. Lucy happily tangled herself in her arm before she turned to wink at her husband. "I'll see you around, Adam. Behave yourself." She purred his way before walking into the crowd.

Natsu could only watch in silence as his eyes pinned to her exposed ass cheeks, watching how those two lucious pillows jiggled away.

Tonight was going to be one long fucking night.


Juvia found herself pretty drunk early on. Partying with Fairy Tail was no joke and she wasn't much of a drinker in the first place but now as she stood in the middle of a crowded house with a bunch of others who were drunker than she was, she was beginning to think maybe she was a drinker.

Today marked the one year of her meeting Gray that one fateful night. In this exact house at the same exact party and it was doing wonders for her.

Her and Gray had come in a matching couples costume and it delighted her to see Gray not fuss so much about it.

Well, other than the fact that he didn't like the fact that she was going to be prowling around in just a swimsuit, he didn't say much about the matching aspect of it. Which is why she had opted for a one piece because as much as Juvia knew how beautiful and curvy she was, she wasn't one to show off too much skin.

She was shy. Incredibly shy.

But it seemed as if Fairy Tail had opened her up in a lot more ways than one in the last year she had become acquainted.

Her precious Gray had been beside her nearly the entire night, sometimes wandering off to take part in drinking activities or bark at their kiddos.

A part of her really did like being step-mommy and she only knew she was in this position because of who Gray was in the fraternity but it made her feel the butterflies regardless. The thought of having a family with her wonderful man made her think so highly and delusionally that she was just a giggling mess when any one of them approached her and called her step-mommy.

She just wanted to bring them in and hug them so hard they were squealing for mercy but she knew she shouldn't be too close to them or Gray might think of it differently.

And after hearing some things about how the fraternity pledge process was like, she would much rather not get them in trouble.

Especially to the likes of Natsu and Gray.

Last year she had come to the DT's house with Meredy and while the two were still very close and reached out to one another nearly every day, Meredy had simply told her she was going to be coming later with her own sisters. It made her happy to know Meredy had her own crowd away from home and Juvia felt relieved to believe she was doing well on her own.

The Halloween party was yet again another smash if the attendees itself didn't show it. The entire house was packed with bodies in costumes.

It was already dark and hard enough to see in the crowd of people but that was entirely the reason why she chose bright red swimsuits to pair with Gray. Gray was already hard to find in a sea of people with his similar dark hair to nearly the entire population and with his stripping habit, she wouldn't be able to find him even if she gave him something bright to wear. But with a bright red swimsuit, that meant he was able to find her and that was what she was hoping for. That and the whistle around their necks.

Natsu called it a rape whistle (whatever the fuck that mean, she gave him a really weird look) and said for her to use it when she needed it but she didn't even think the whistle would be heard over the music and chatter.

Natsu was at the beer pong table with his fake snake and leaves, laughing it up as he tossed balls into cups. He looked like he was going against Laxus, who had dressed as Zeus, and there were groups of people surrounding the table to watch the two shirtless men duke it out.

Lucy was at one end of the room playing flip cup with a bunch of others, Mirajane, Erza, and Wendy surrounding her.

She had been waiting for Meredy all night but she had yet to come. Or is she here and lost in the sea of people?

Letting out a sigh, Juvia made her way through the crowd to find someone to keep herself entertained. Maybe another cup and she could possibly make it outside to give Meredy a call to see where she was.

Squeezing past everyone to make it to the kitchen, Juvia beamed as she saw one of her step-children manning the keg and she approached the security guard. The younger one was already sputtering when she approached, shyly holding out her empty cup which he quickly refilled.

She didn't know if it was an order given from Gray or even Natsu himself but these boys barely spoke a word. All they did was stutter, blush, and avoid eye contact.

Were they all like this?

Pushing through the sea of people once more, Juvia managed to get out of the kitchen without spilling a drop of her drink. She did have a couple of snags on her costume and a shoulder but it wasn't anything she wasn't used to.

Her eyes were darting everywhere, trying to find a familiar face or a certain someone but they were all blurred and too dressed up for her to think otherwise.

Meredy didn't even mention what she was wearing tonight so how could she ever distinguish her between everyone else? Her pink hair was sure to stick out.. right?

And she was right indeed as she beamed at the sight of Meredy at the front door area. She was cutely dressed in a strawberry shortcake outfit, an adorable strawberry white mini dress with matching clogs and her long pink hair in two low pigtails. She looked to be in conversation with someone and when Juvia continued to push through the crowd, she was pleased to see it was her other favorite person with her.

Two in one, what a lovely treat!

But wait… who is that?

Juvia didn't know she was really a jealous type until Gray. Maybe it was the fact that she was dating a literal sex God and someone who had a dirty record that she was so protective and possessive of him. Or maybe she had it in her this entire time and Gray was the first person to light that flame inside of her because who the fuck is this girl that is coming up to him and hugging him as if she knows him?

Because she sure as hell has never seen this girl in her life and Gray would have definitely mentioned her to introduce them by now.

Her feet were moving quickly and she was livid at the sight of her giggling and beaming at Gray, taunting him for something that made his cheeks flush and a scowl to form on his face.

How dare that slut of a woman! That was her man!

Well… without the titles but a part of her believed they were already married. Gray confessed his love for her, twice, and they had come to an agreement that they were it for each other.

Even if Gray never uttered the words "will you be my girlfriend", she was still his and he was still hers!

"Juvia!" Meredy squealed as soon as she saw her approach and the adorable strawberry shortcake lunged out to wrap her arms around her. "You look so good! I missed you!"

Body still burning with jealousy and rage, Juvia merely gave Gray a look before swiping her eyes over the one who looked like some kind of fortune teller with her crystal ball, and then finally turning to look at her best friend.

"I was looking for you all night! Where have you been?"

"The pre-game started a little late and we party-hopped one the way here," Meredy smiled sheepishly as she finally turned to look at the fortune teller that was all over Gray a second ago. "This is my good friend, Ultear! It's her first time in MU so I wanted to show her around to a couple other houses before bringing her to the main house!"

"Nobody throws a better party than Gray!" Juvia gushed, wrapping her arm around his as she yanked him closer.

Gray nearly stumbled down to the gross sticky floor as he fell right beside his girl, an awkward smile coming to his lips.

Juvia didn't miss the way he looked at the so called Ultear first before his eyes landed on hers and she didn't like it one fucking bit. It actually made her angrier at the fact that Gray was blatantly disrespecting her like this and from Meredy's friend no less?

"It's nice to meet you!" Ultear smiled at her, making Juvia narrow her eyes and look at the fortune teller. "Any friends of Meredy and Gray's are friends of mine!"

And Gray didn't dare to correct her.

Correct her on what, exactly? That she wasn't 'just a friend' to him? That she was more than a friend? Say she's his lover? Someone he loves? His girlfriend? Future wife? Future mother of his children?

Say something! Anything!

Her rage had sizzled into bitterness and disappointment. How could she expect Gray to speak up to someone he probably have slept with in the past (and from the looks of it, may have had feelings for) that she was more than just a friend to him? He fucking licks her asshole for fucks sake and tells her he loves her and he can't fucking say anything about being a friend?

Juvia pushed Gray off of her and the lifeguard blinked at her stupidly, giving her a confused expression that only made the dagger inside of her chest twist deeper.

She couldn't hear Meredy calling for her or the music that loudly echoed all around her. Neither could she focus on anyone else as Gray just stared at her with his brows furrowed before she turned and left.

She didn't need this fucking shit anymore. Not on her goddamn one year anniversary.

Looks like she might actually be drinking tonight.

Because she's going to need a shit ton of alcohol to forget this type of pain.


It was almost eleven and Natsu felt like he was dying. He obviously knew he wasn't dying for real but he felt like it. It's been three long fucking hours since he had touched his wife nonetheless kiss those pretty pink lips of hers. He felt like his energy was draining, his fingers were twitching, and the knife that had been lodged into his chest had been getting deeper and twisting in a way that made it hard for him to breathe.

He was a fucking idiot to be the one to suggest such a game because how could he be so fucking dumb that he told her he wanted to play a game that involves him keeping his hands to himself?

The amount of times he had imagined just storming up behind her to bend her over was crazy. Especially in a crowded room like this. They would most definitely catch a charge.

Gray has been a weird fuck the majority of the night and maybe it was because Juvia had been nowhere to be seen. He didn't care much to poke into it since that wasn't his fucking problem and he had bigger fish to fry.

Specifically this one hot blonde who barely wore any clothes and prowled around like she had a big fat sign on her back saying TOUCH ME.

He just wanted to bash his head against the wall.

It also didn't help that she was taunting him all fucking night. He's the one who technically started it so he understands why she wants to play dirty but that was not fair and he so badly wanted to punish her. He wanted to shut her up with his cock in her throat and slap her ass till his hand print was forever engraved into her plush soft cheeks.

At least it was now nearing eleven so that meant he only had one more hour till he could go through with his desires.

For now, all he had to do was push her to the edge and break her. Then she'll be crawling back to him in no time.

Just thinking about her crawling towards him had him hard, a low groan flying out of his lips as he felt his shorts grow tight.

He's fucked. Royally, bent over, freshly fucked.

"Don't you want to go home, Luce?" He leaned in to ask, hovering over her ear as he could feel her body heat rolling off her almost-naked body. "We can just cuddle, order food, and watch a movie. Maybe… a little more?"

Normally Lucy's stubbornness and sheer determination was a turn on. He truly loved seeing her become passionate and competitive.

Just not when it was against him.

"Home? So soon? It's not even midnight, yet, is it?" She replied, a small hiccup forcing her to jerk as she kept one eye closed and her tongue poked out of her lips. She held up a very wet and dirty ping-pong ball in the air till she tossed it and had it hit the edge of the cup before it was rolling away.

"No but it's almost midnight. I'll let you go easy if you just give up now."

Lucy turned to look at him over her shoulders, cheeks beautiful flushed and eyes hooded from the many drinks she had been drinking. She looked like someone's wet dream and honestly it was making it so hard for Natsu not to throw her on the pong table and rip those vines off her body.

"Hmm, I see what you're trying to do."

"What I'm trying to do is just go home and snuggle with my wife," he gave her a pout, quickly catching the ball that went flying right at them as he didn't even look at anyone else. "I miss you."

"I've been with you all night."

"I miss holding you."

"Then hold me."

Natsu let out a sigh as he narrowed his eyes at the cheeky blonde. She simply snickered at his pout before she turned back on her game. He watched as she did that same concentration pose and face, seeing how she stood there for a second before she let out a sigh and took a step back. She was mere inches away from him now, the addicting scent of her shampoo and perfume hitting him hard and he really did just want to run his fingers through her hair.

His body froze and he tensed up when she bent over slightly, brushing the vines and her ass against him which tickled his exposed skin. He nearly groaned when he felt the plump of her ass brush against his already hard cock and he growled at her, seeing how she was already peeking at him from her shoulder.

"You're playing dirty."

"Never said it had to be a fair, clean game." She shrugged before she tossed the ball and it hit against one corner of a cup before it landed in the one beside it.

She squealed excitedly, throwing her arms up and shouting for victory as she turned to beam at her boyfriend.

"I got it in!"

"I'll put something in—" He growled, crushing the cup in his hands making the contents inside spill out all over his hand and the ground. "Say mercy or else."

"Or else, what?" She purred back at him with lidded eyes and that was enough for him to snap and grab her by the back of her neck and reel her in. Her eyes flashed for a second before a wide smile stretched across her lips. "I won—!"

She didn't even get to scream out her victory before his mouth was on hers. She tasted like jungle juice and heaven, his tongue sliding into her mouth to taste more of what he's been missing for nearly four hours at this point. Honestly, someone should give him a fucking medal. He didn't even know how he got through this party this long without touching her.

Clearly the game of beer pong had been forfeited by the blonde as Natsu dragged her away, his broken empty cup thrown to the side as both hands came to grab at her flesh.

One hand dipped into her hair to tangle his fingers into it while the other came around her waist to yank her flush against his own. He knocked her golden crown out of her head in the process but his own crown got knocked over too as she pushed her fingers into his hair and pulled him closer. Both their bodies were sticky with juice and sweat they have been accumulating throughout the night and the vines rubbed uncomfortably against their bodies.

"I—" Lucy said as they separated for air before locking lips again. "—won!" She said breathlessly and Natsu was growling against her lips before he parted from her lips and bent down to scoop her into his arms.

She squealed as she was tossed over his shoulder, the fake plush snake around his throat pressing against her uncomfortably along with the itchy vines, and she yelped when she felt his hand slap across her cheeks.

"Fine, you win," he practically hissed. "But I'm going to take these cheeks even if it's the last thing I do."

It didn't take long for the couple to trek through the crowd and upstairs to his bedroom. Their lips were pressed together in a fury of emotions, hungry and desperate for a taste. His hands were rough and not gentle as he ripped through the vines wrapped around her body, not bothering to even flick the light on in his bedroom since he knew where everything was. And besides, it would only ruin the mood because he was not going to flash on a bright fucking light in the middle of the night during a banger.

His lips attached to her throat, nipping and sucking as she breathlessly moans into the air. One hand held her by the nape to keep her still while his other came to untie the string behind her, exposing her large breasts to his greedy eyes.

He held her by her tiny waist, bending down to suck in one of her nipples into his mouth earning a cry of pleasure from her. Her back arched into his face, pressing her soft beautiful mounds against him, and he sucked like a newborn till he was rolling the hardened bud between his teeth.

"Natsu!"

He groaned her name against her breasts, switching sides to tend to the other while they continued to stumble back into the room. He kept his arm around her to keep her steady while he kept her nipple in his mouth, groaning into her chest while she whimpered out.

Natsu stumbled against the blonde as they tripped over something, a soft squeal erupting from her lips as the two fell against the bed. Natsu fell right on top of the sorority sister with his face pressed against her breasts when he heard a squeak fly out from beneath them. Then the bed was moving and his eyes went wide as he could see the obvious lump start to move.

Lucy shrieked as she felt something moving underneath her and Natsu was quick to jump out of bed to run towards the light, flicking the bright thing on for him to cringe. He barely caught the glimpse of Lucy jumping out of bed with her arms wrapped around her exposed tits before he noticed they had fallen onto Gray's bed.

Gray's bed where there was a lump of a body buried underneath the blanket and he exchanged a wide-eyed look with Lucy before they turned back to the body.

"Gray, I swear to God you are the worst fuckin' cockblock in the—" Natsu came storming over to grab at the sheets before yanking them off. He stopped mid-sentence as he realized it wasn't Gray but instead, "Juvia?"

Laying in the middle of Gray's bed in fetal position, the blue-haired lifeguard looked as if she had just woken up from a nap. She had a line of drool dragging down the corner of her mouth and her hair was a rumpled mess. She was lazily blinking through the bright light and she sat up slightly to look around.

"Juvia? What are you doing here?" Lucy asked while nearing her friend. "I thought you had already left when we couldn't find you."

Seeing how she was still sitting there with her arms wrapped around her, Natsu went hunting for a shirt to find while the squeak of Gray's bed shifted behind him.

"I think I accidentally fell asleep," she rubbed her eyes, a small hiccup jerking her body. "I had too much to drink."

"Why weren't you with Gray? I'm pretty sure he was looking for you not that long ago."

At the mention of Gray, Juvia's mood seemed to sour as her face scrunched up to a scowl. She continued to hiccup once in a while as she sat up straighter, leaning against the wall as Natsu came back with a shirt to pull over Lucy's head.

Her hair flew everywhere and stuck out in the most wild ways but Natsu could only giggle before he was soothing them down and running his fingers through her golden locks.

"Did something happen?" Lucy asked, scooting closer to the lifeguard who merely pulled her legs up to her chest and leaned against her knees with a sad expression on her face.

Natsu exchanged an uneasy look with Lucy but didn't say anything as he sat there silently, playing with her hair and cursing Gray and his goddamn girlfriend for always interrupting them somehow. He made a small mental note to punch Gray in the face for it later.

Juvia took in a deep breath before sighing out loud, her shoulders relaxing slightly as she casted her head down and played with the end of his comforter. "Gray was talking to some girl earlier when I saw him. He was being weird."

"Weird how?"

"Weird like… blushing and looking at her as if he was trying to see what her reaction would be and oddly stiff." Her frown grew as she traced a pattern with her fingernail on the sheets. "He didn't even correct her when she called me his friend."

Lucy's eyebrows knitted together as she pressed her lips into a tight line. Natsu listened closely as he glanced over at Juvia before focusing his attention back to her hair.

Juvia inhaled to exhale loudly once more, eyes still locked in against the sheets. "Am I overreacting?"

"Of course not."

"Kind of."

Natsu stiffened up as Lucy and Juvia turned to look at him. Lucy didn't look happy at all with his answer as she gave him a glare and Juvia looked like she was one second away from bursting into tears that all he could do was gape and prepare to go into battle.

"I—I mean, I—"

"I think what Natsu meant to say is that you shouldn't worry so much about Gray being around other girls," Lucy kept her glare at him before slowly turning to look back at Juvia. "Gray loves you and you love Gray. He won't risk losing you just to entertain someone else. That doesn't sound like him, does it?"

Natsu opened his mouth to say something but the way Lucy shot him a death glare had him clamping his mouth shut.

"You should have seen them, Lucy," Juvia's voice was a bit wobbly as she hiccuped once more. "She's even Meredy's friend. She came to visit her. Gray and Meredy know her and are friends with her and I felt like an idiot who didn't know better. Gray was acting so weird. He didn't even introduce me, Meredy did. And then when he didn't correct her when she called me his friend, it just… hurt. A lot."

She was now crying and Natsu was extremely uncomfortable. He didn't do well with tears and sadness and now has one of his best bud's girlfriend (lover? Fling? Whatever the fuck?) cry her eyes out in front of him while his own girlfriend comforted her, he felt like a fish out of water. It kind of just made him want to sneak out of here and go grab another cup of whatever so he could stay out of this drama and keep to himself.

But he knew Lucy would also kill him if he left her and he's still trying to get his dick wet.

"Gray is such an idiot!" Lucy growled angrily as she held onto the sobbing woman. "Want me to go run him over?"

"Hey, what did this girl even look like?" Natsu suddenly asked, leaning back against his palms as the bed squeaked again. "I pretty much know every one of Gray's past flings. Maybe I can see who it is and have her kicked out."

"No, don't kick her out. She's Meredy's friend." Juvia wiped at the tears and snot that was spilling out of her. "That means Meredy would have to leave, too."

"Natsu, could you get Gray? I have some strong words I'd like to have with him."

"No, Lucy, it's fine," Juvia tried to stop them from hunting down her man. "He probably didn't even know or notice—"

"Stop trying to protect him, Juvia! He hurt you! Intentionally or unintentionally, he still did and he deserves to know and apologize to you. How many times are you going to let him hurt you and you just let it slide?"

The way her bottom lip quivered before she bursted into tears once more made Natsu stand up. He would much rather hunt down Gray than sit here with a crying woman. Besides, he definitely wouldn't be able to get his dick wet now with how Juvia ruined the entire mood by bawling her eyes out and throwing Gray under the bus.

Entering the dark hallways, the humid air immediately clung onto him once again. The strong smell of sweat, alcohol, and a lot of other mixtures was fucking with him and he sneezed on his way down the stairs.

It didn't take him long to find Gray considering everyone was chanting his name as he was doing a beer keg in the kitchen.

Natsu already knew that this wasn't going to be a good night for him, especially after he gets his ass handed to him. He just hopes he won't barf on him or on the way or even in their room.

He stood patiently for Gray to finish his beer keg, seeing how Laxus and Erza held him up by his legs as he chugged from the nozzle. Everyone was going wild, cheering him on as some counted down the seconds he was going. Having his arms crossed his chest, he turned to see the said called Meredy standing in the corner talking to someone he couldn't see since they had their back to him and he made his way over to her, hoping he could find some answers from her.

With the crowd still cheering Gray on, Natsu squeezed past the crowd as he finally made it over to where Meredy beamed at him and the said person she was talking to turned around.

"Oh, shit," Natsu said, his eyes widening as he took in the fortune teller. "Ultear, hey! Long time no see! What are you doing here?" He was all grins as he held his arms open for her to run into his arms and hug him tight. "Hey Mer."

"Hi, Natsu," she replied back shyly and he turned his attention back to Ultear.

"I didn't realize you were in town. You should have told us!"

"I came for Meredy, not for your ugly mug." She said with a playful smile and Natsu snorted. "I heard you got yourself a wife."

Natsu beamed like the love-sick puppy dog he is, grinning wide at the mention of Lucy.

"I guess that means it is true… I suppose I should congratulate you but I didn't even receive an invite to this wedding or even hear about it so I'm kind of salty."

He laughed out loud as he swung an arm on her shoulder, messing up her hair which forced her to cry out and shove at him.

"Lucy ain't really my wife. Well, not yet," he felt the blush on his cheeks. "I'm crazy about her."

"When can I meet her?"

"Uhh," Natsu remembered his original plan on why he had come back down. "Maybe a little later. She's, uh, taking care of a friend right now."

Seeing one of his security pledges lingering and Gray had now been put back on his feet, Natsu snapped right at him and held his hand out making the said pledge dig into his emergency belt pocket and toss him a can. The can was lukewarm at best but it was better than nothing as he cracked it open and took a sip while the foam began to bubble.

"I actually need to grab Gray for something. Will you still be around in the next hour?"

"We'll be here. Come find me." Ultear gave him a big smile. "And I want to meet your wife so bring her, too!"

"Sure will, Ultear. Bye Mer, have fun! See you two later!"

He quickly made his way over to Gray who had a bunch of people surrounding him and chatting excitedly. His face was flushed and he wiped at his mouth, loud burps bubbling out before he turned to look right at him.

"Sup! Where the hell have you been all night? I feel like I can't seem to find anyone here." He hiccuped, eyes darting around as if he was waiting for someone to jump out and grab him. "I can't seem to find Juvia, either."

"Come on, I think I know where she might be." He nudged his head to have Gray follow and the shirtless drunk was following him without a care in the world. He snatched a drink from Loke's hand on the way and the Loke gawked at him, clearly offended and not happy he got his drink taken.

"I haven't seen Lucy in a bit, either." Gray commented, sipping from his (Loke's) cup while stumbling up the stairs. "Did she go home?"

"You'll see." Natsu murmured before he stood in front of their bedroom door. Gray's eyebrows furrowed and he looked over at his roommate before Natsu opened the door to shove him inside.

He didn't even care that the cup he held splattered large amounts of liquid onto their floor, locking the door and leaning against it with his arms crossed as Gray sputtered out. He was about to curse his counterpart out until he saw the flash of blue and yellow in his peripheral vision. He turned around too quickly making him stumble and spill more of his (Loke's) cup on the floor but he managed to stand on his own two feet, blinking dumbly the two.

Lucy looked angry but lately that's all she's been but why is Juvia looking so upset?

"Juvia?!" He rushed over to her side, stiff arming Lucy out the way who yelped as she toppled over. "What's wrong? Why are you crying? I've been looking for you everywhere!" He was almost shouting, babbling like an idiot while Juvia's stare at him with wide, glossy eyes. "What did you do?" He turned to glare at Lucy who flicked him the bird while Natsu came over to help her up.

"Asshole, it's not me who did something!"

Turning his attention to Natsu, Gray sneered at him. "What did you do to Juvia?!"

"Look in the fucking mirror, dick face! Stop blaming everyone else!"

"Wha..?" He turned back to look at Juvia who casted her head down, a pout on her lips. "I made you like this?"

Her silence was enough for him and he reeled back in surprise, staring at her trembling figure.

"Should we leave?" Lucy whispered over towards Natsu as they made their way back to his bed across the room.

"Fuck no," Natsu responded, the couple sitting down on his squeaky bed. "I want to watch Juvia bitch out Gray."

"Juvia, talk to me. What happened?"

She was still silent as if she was mulling things over and the soft hiccups that spilled from her mouth weren't helping him. Gray looked crazy, eyes wide and hair everywhere. It didn't help that he was shirtless, sticky, and honestly a little dirty from whatever but his heart was pounding from the moment. He just wanted to wipe her tears away and tell her it's okay and he's sorry for whatever he did.

"Who… who is Ultear?" Her voice was small and nearly a hush.

"Huh?" He said without giving him a moment to process, his eyebrows furrowed as her voice echoed in his nearly empty head. All the alcohol was not good for him but he was hiccuping and he could barely hear anything beside his pounding heart.

"I know that she's Meredy's friend and from the looks of it, yours too. I just…" She bit down on her bottom lip, looking as if she was willing herself not to spill any more tears as he stared at her. "I just thought if she was that close to you then you would have introduced me sooner. It seems like you two were… are close."

Gray honestly had no idea what she was talking about for the life of him. It took him entirely too fucking long to process what she was saying and trying to put the pieces together. He probably looked like an idiot as he stared at her with his face scrunched up.

"Wait, wait," Gray shook his head. "Are you… are you talking about Ultear?"

Juvia was looking at him as if that name gave her nightmares and she merely frowned deeper before a slow nod of her head gave him confirmation.

"Wait," Natsu now spoke up from the other side of the room. "This was all because of Ultear?"

"You know her?" Lucy asked, quirking a brow at her boyfriend who had a baffled look on his face as he turned to look right at Gray.

Gray looked like he was in the same position, his jaw practically hanging off its hinges and his eyes nearly bugging out of his face.

"I don't have a problem with your past, really," Juvia kept speaking, her pale cheeks turning a slight pink. "It's just… It kind of makes me uncomfortable to have other girls hang on to you and you didn't even correct her when she called me your friend… I mean, as to say I am not not your friend! Because I am!"

This made Gray's eyebrow furrow even more, his jaw clamping shut as he turned to exchange a knowing look with Natsu who gave him a shrug.

"Juvia," he reached forward to grab her hands, having her look right at him. "You're right. I'm sorry I didn't say something earlier when she said you're just a friend."

"I—I am your friend, don't get me wrong. I just… I know we're exclusive but I don't know what to call us either?"

"What?" Gray blinked at her. "Don't be stupid. You're my girlfriend."

Juvia perked up at this, her eyes widening as she sat up straighter. "I… I am?"

"Unless I have been in a one-sided relationship for the last couple months," he scoffed and her cheeks had burned a deeper red. "Uh… sorry, I thought you were my girlfriend?" He was asking, unsure how things were now as he was starting to feel nervous. Is this Juvia's way of rejecting him? God, he knew his baggage was going to come back out sooner or later.

"No, no, I am! I would love to be! I mean, I love that I am!"

"I feel like I'm watching a terrible fucking drama." Natsu leaned over to whisper to Lucy and she elbowed him on the side, scowling.

The two were beet red from their confession and wild ride on the roller coaster of emotions. Her hands were still tightly held in his and his vision had returned back to one instead of two but he was still feeling warm and bubbly from his prior adventures.

"Then… who is Ultear?"

Gray turned to look at Natsu who also held an amused expression. Lucy furrowed her brows and looked at her boyfriend's face back to Gray's.

"Ultear is not who you think she is to me… I wouldn't even touch her with a ten foot pole even if someone offered me a million dollars."

"It seems like she would though."

"That's disgusting." Natsu piped up, laughing obnoxiously as Gray began to join in.

Juvia and Lucy were now exchanging looks, wondering if this was something worth getting offended about or if they were just brushing it off like it was nothing because those two were present.

"Juvia, you have nothing to worry about Ultear or any other girl for that matter. I love you and nothing or nobody is going to take that away."

"Okay, but who is she?" Lucy was losing patience as her boyfriend continued to laugh out loud.

"She is my cousin." Gray said which made Juvia's face pop blank as Lucy's jaw dropped. Natsu's laugh started to grow louder as he rolled around in a heap of laughter and now it all suddenly made sense.

The dark hair… the closeness they had… Gray saying he wouldn't ever touch her… how nice she was being…

Juvia felt horrified that she had acted out over someone who is Gray's family member. What must she think? What must Gray think of her now? Why did she have to be so stupid and jump the gun to think every woman out there is out to get Gray?

She could only cover her face with her hands, feeling the tips of her ears burn along with the rest of her body. Natsu was still laughing like a maniac in the back and she was sure she could still hear Gray's chuckles. Lucy didn't seem impressed with any of it as she had let out a loud sigh and now she had involved two of her closest friends to witness such an idiotic act from her.

She could just melt into a puddle now.

"I—I can't believe you would think Ultear and Gray would be something! That's disgusting!" Natsu barked out, tears streaming down his face. "I wouldn't even touch her with a ten foot pole."

"I hope not." Lucy snapped and he turned to grin at her, tackling her into his bed as she squealed.

"There is nobody in the world I would rather touch with a ten foot pole than you, Luce!"

"I really don't know how to react to that."

In the midst of their giggling once more, Juvia removed her hands from her face to take a peek at her boyfriend. But as soon as she did, she regretted it because he was looking a little too pale for her liking and he was staring at the floor as if there was some scary clown staring him down.

"Uh… Gray? Are you okay?" She asked and this immediately got Lucy and Natsu snapping their heads to look over. "You look a little…"

At that exact moment, Gray suddenly heaved and Juvia's eyes grew into the size of dinner plates.

"He's going to blow!" Natsu shrieked and both of them were scrambling to get up to get what they needed to ensure this wasn't too messy. Natsu had grabbed for the trash bin to thrust to Gray while Lucy had dived to yank open their window. Juvia let out a blood curdling scream when Gray had started to vomit straight liquid into the trash bin Natsu had gotten to him on time and then the air got caught in the pungent scent of beer and threw up.

Hunched over with his face in a trash bin, Gray's loud gagging noises almost made Juvia want to throw up as she pinched her nose and pushed herself against one corner of his bed.

Natsu was giving him a stank face while Lucy was sighing out in half relief and half exasperation.

This had to be the scariest Halloween party they have ever attended.

And it's not even fucking midnight yet.