What Fairy Girls Want
by Ulquiorra9000
Chapter 29: the sweetest satisfaction (it turns you on)
"Whew." Lucy Heartfilia rubbed her tired, itchy eyes and leaned back in her desk chair. She let out a weary sigh of mingled relief and satisfaction. "Done. I'm done. Just in time!" She raised her fists in triumph.
Cana happened by and peeked into Lucy's bedroom. "Whatcha got there, girlfriend?"
Lucy smiled widely as she flashed the peace sign. "I finished my video documentary! It's an hour and seven minutes long. I think it turned out perfectly."
"Let me see!"
"Come right in. But just for a little bit!" Lucy motioned, and her roommate waltzed right in, standing there with her arms folded as Lucy played the documentary on a video player.
Cana whistled. "Wow, this is like... professional, Lucy! Like something I'd see on TV."
"I captured the energy of the tournament, didn't I?" Lucy said proudly, folding her own arms. "I even interviewed the winning team. Jellal was such a good sport about it, too. He had insightful things to say."
"I'm so proud of my roommate," Cana said brightly, patting Lucy's head. "You've gotta show this to Natsu. Shoot him a text and have him come over."
Lucy yawned again. "I'm exhausted, Cana. The bed's calling me."
Cana scowled. "You're going to bed alone? On a night like this? Nuh-uh!"
"But it's late. It's almost midnight," Lucy protested.
"Actually, it's 1:14 AM," Cana pointed out.
Lucy groaned. "All the more reason to crawl into those sheets. You ought to turn in too, Cana. We have classes tomorrow."
"Classes that I will not be going to,"Cana said with a wink. "Laki and Kinana invited me to the arcade tomorrow. They had the gall to challenge me to Dancy Dance Revolution. I'll school them!"
"Good luck passing your finals this semester," Lucy retorted.
"Aw, don't sweat it. I know I won't. But we're getting off-topic." Cana leaned down and fixed her lovely violet eyes on Lucy's. "Get your man over here. Show him your video, then show him how Magnolia's smartest journalist celebrates a job well done!"
"But Cana..."
"But nothin'! It's a fine night for seduction," Cana said, rubbing her hands together. "If you do it, I'll lend you everything you need."
Lucy cocked her head. "Like what?"
"Like..." Cana broke into a wide, crafty smile. "That scandalous pink and white piece you've been envying ever since we became roommates. And my candles. And a jar of rose petals and glitter..."
Lucy glanced at her bed, then at Cana, then felt her fatigue melting away. "I'll need some privacy tonight," Lucy said with an excited grin. "I've got an invitation to send!"
Fifteen minutes later...
"Good evening, my dear sir," Lucy purred as she opened the apartment's front door to admit a certain Natsu Dragneel. "I've got a few special surprises in store for you. Are you ready?"
"Am I ever!" Natsu cheered. "Thanks again for inviting me over, Lucy. I was getting kinda bored at my place since Gray and Elfman were out."
"Mmmmmmm, do tell. Follow me..."
Lucy took her boyfriend's hand and led him through the living room, then toward her bedroom.
"Nice robe, by the way," Natsu said. "Is that new?"
"Huh? Oh, you've just never seen it before," Lucy said casually. Indeed, she wore a thick and comfy violet bathrobe, but the real treat lay underneath! Not to mention the treat on the PC screen.
Lucy motioned, and Natsu sat in the desk chair as Lucy clicked the PLAY button on the video player.
"Hey, is this the documentary?" Natsu asked, leaning forward to watch more closely.
"It is! Behold the finished product," Lucy announced. "You wanted a preview, so here it is. Just five minutes, okay?"
"Wow. This is like something I'd find on TV," Natsu commented. "It's amazing you did all this yourself!"
"Cana thought so too," Lucy noted. "Thank you for the kind words, Natsu."
"Seriously, I'm proud of you, babe," Natsu said, turning around to face his girlfriend, all smiles. "I bet you'll get first prize at the media award thingy! If not, that shit's rigged!"
Lucy giggled. "Win or lose, I'm just happy my friends are proud of me."
"Come here." Natsu motioned, so Lucy leaned down and let her boyfriend kiss her. "I'm positive you'll win, Lucy. You 100% earned it. I wish I was half as awesome as you."
"Oh, don't say that," Lucy admonished him. "You've inspired me so much, Natsu. I simply adore your enthusiasm and your love of life. You're the one who taught me to make the most of my college years. Without you, who knows where I'd be?"
"Anything for my Lucy." Natsu's smile widened. "So, uh... what's the other treat? Was there something else?"
"You bet there is." Lucy reached over to pause the video player, shut off the monitor, then shut the bedroom door and shut off the lights.
"Gah! It's dark in here!" Natsu blurted out.
Then Lucy switched on the soft pink and red lights that she and Cana had strung up along the bedroom's walls. The sexy ambiance instantly got Lucy in the mood, and as for her boyfriend...
"Are we about to celebrate a documentary well made?" Natsu asked eagerly.
Lucy got a lighter and lit a handful of candles sitting on her dresser. "What do you think, Mr. Stud? Care to stay up a little longer?"
"Man, this night just gets better and better," Natsu said, getting to his feet, hands on his hips. "But... aw shit, I didn't think to bring condoms. I don't suppose...?"
Lucy produced a whole chain of them from her dresser's top drawer, and Natsu actually burst into happy tears.
"You're a genius!" Natsu sobbed.
Then Lucy untied her robe's cloth belt and dropped the garment to reveal what was underneath.
Natsu's wordless cry of unspeakable delight was all the reception Lucy needed.
"Now, let's move this party to the bed," Lucy breathed, taking hold of Natsu's shoulders and lowering her eyelids halfway. "Let's make some magic, Natsu."
"Oh man, oh man, oh man..." Natsu was giddy with joy as he let Lucy push him flat onto his back on the bed, all while Lucy climbed aboard and knelt next to her beau. She was a majestic beast in her frilly, ultra-seductive set of babydoll lingerie, a white and pink garment with white lace trim, silky see-through pink fabric, and a little black bow between the breast cups. Underneath it, she wore...
Not a darn thing!
"Holy crap," Natsu breathed, sitting up as Lucy started caressing her majestic form, with Lucy admiring her own body as she let the seduction play out. "This isn't an everyday booty call, is it?"
"Please. We're too grown-up for that," Lucy said loftily. "Now come here..."
Lucy took hold of Natsu, brought him close, and pulled the lever on that make-out machine. What a taste it had! Lucy how to get freaky and dirty in the bedroom, and that's sure as hell what se and Natsu had done on their first date on that rainy summer day months ago. But this felt different. Totally different, Lucy thought, as he gently caressed her date, and she savored the feeling of Natsu's loving hands caressing her right back.
Gray's crazy birthday party suddenly seemed so far away.
"Now for the music," Lucy said, grabbing a nearby remote to start up a music player. Seductive, velvety jazz music wafted into the room, fitting snugly with the ambient light and candles.
"And don't forget the drinks," Lucy added, getting two plastic wine glasses from the bedside table.
"What the..." Natsu stared in wonder at the wine glass in his hand as Lucy produced a bottle of wine from the bucket of ice she had sitting next to the bed. Lucy poured Natsu a glass and handed it over.
"To us," Lucy said sweetly as she filled her glass and toasted her lover with it. "And to a perfect evening."
"Here's to us," Natsu said, clinking Lucy's glass before taking a sip. "If this were Cana's party, she'd spike it with something way harder."
"It's just wine, I promise," Lucy said with a giggle. "And not the fancy kind, either. Sorry, money is tight, so I got a cheap bottle at the grocery store. Do you like it?"
Natsu smacked his lips. "You're the best, babe."
Lucy giggled again. "Thanks, but I was asking about the wine."
"Lucy, when it's you I'm drinking with, ain't no difference whether it's 20 Jewel wine or a 20,000 Jewel collector's bottle. I love you."
Lucy sighed with joy. "I love you too, Natsu. And I promise the night's magic is just beginning..."
She made good on that promise, refilling their glasses and having another round before she and Natsu flung aside their empty wine glasses and got back to the good stuff. And while Lucy knew (and enjoyed) some filthy and unspeakable acts in the bedroom, many of which she had experience with, tonight didn't call for any of them. No, sir! As Lucy had said, they were grown-up now as lovers and young adults, and darn it, they were going to act like it!
"Oh my..." Lucy couldn't help smiling as Natsu gently pushed her onto her back, with Lucy's limbs sprawling as her boyfriend traced a line of kisses from her lips to her jaw, collarbone, and breasts. All the while, Natsu continued running his hands fondly all over Lucy's smooth skin. Was this how Alzack and Bisca felt, sharing an apartment as newlyweds? At least, that's how Bisca described it during girls' nights out, saying she and Alzack had everything but the rings. Bisca and Alzack, by all accounts, felt so grown-up together!
So this is what it felt like.
Time became an erotic, sensual blur to Lucy as she and Natsu lost themselves in each other's embrace, and wow, the ambient music and light worked wonders! Was it 2:00 AM by now? 3:00 AM? Sunrise? Who cared? Lucy just needed more of this, and she got it. At one point, she and Natsu had their arms wrapped around each other's waists as they kissed, and at another point, Natsu was laying flat on his back as Lucy lovingly blew his manly rod, and at some other point, a panting Lucy was on all fours as Natsu playfully spanked her ass, Lucy's breasts jiggling with each slap.
Oh, and don't forget the lovemaking, the best kind. Natsu and Lucy knew how to roughly stick body parts into wet areas anytime, but this wasn't just about carnal pleasures. It was a connection on every level, something the sweaty and moaning Lucy never wanted to let go of. She and Natsu went from one position to another, the fabric of Lucy's borrowed babydoll lingerie getting sweaty and bunched up as Lucy twisted around her lover and vice versa. They tore through one condom after another as Lucy felt Natsu penetrate her like a studly demigod, with Lucy gasping and panting with pleasure as she felt Natsu's love envelope her.
Lucy couldn't help a giggle.
"Wh-what is it?" Natsu huffed as he continued thrusting in her, currently on condom #4.
Lucy chuckled. "I've been narrating some of this in my head. I do that sometimes. I sound like a trashy erotic novel!"
"Oh, man. They still make those?" Natsu joked.
Lucy panted with pleasure as she felt Natsu's manhood go even deeper into her tender lady parts. "It just turns me on, that's all. It feels like a steamy story we're writing together."
"I was always garbage in literature classes. Sorry I'm not pulling my weight."
"You're pulling your weight just fine," Lucy assured him, then let out a sudden squeal of erotic pleasure as Natsu went even deeper into her. "What's going through my head is so cheesy. But it's our love story, so I like it anyway."
"You know what, I like it too!" Natsu huffed as he adjusted his hold on his sweaty girlfriend's hips, angling things just right. Oh! Lucy felt another hot jolt of pleasure as Natsu's cock found the right angle to stimulate her flesh, and Lucy arched her back, moaning her head off.
By the time they finally wore each other out and lay side by side on the bed, Lucy finally grabbed her smartphone with a sweaty, trembling hand and checked the time on her lock screen: 3:22 AM. Huh, not as late as she thought! The time just flew by. Lucy still had a few hours until she had to be up for morning classes. But how would she fall asleep after this?
Cuddling up next to her beau made it a little easier to drift off, her arms wrapped around his well-muscled form. Ah, that made it a little easier... Zzzzzzzzz...
o*o*o*o*
On November 1st, Natsu strutted right into a gym in downtown Magnolia not to pump some iron, but to make love to the camera!
"Hey, dudes," Natsu greeted the other musclebound guys who were already in the gym's back room. "Here for the shoot?"
"So they did invite you," Jellal said snidely, waving. "I thought you were joking, Natsu. But here you are."
Natsu snorted. "You're just jealous because you didn't get the July slot like I did. That's the hottest month! Which did you get?"
"September."
"Ah yes, September. The most forgettable, uninspired month," Natsu said with a teasing smile. "I guess at least Erza will like it..."
"Am I late?" came a hurried voice as Alzack Connell jogged in, his unzipped jacket flapping around him.
"Just in time," Natsu told him. "I gotta know: which month did you get?"
"February," Alzack said.
"The month of Valentine's Day! Super romantic," Natsu said lightly. He slapped Alzack on the back. "It suits you, shacking up with Bisca and all. Is that still going well?"
"It sure is," Alzack reported, all smiles. "But she doesn't know I'm doing this. I wanna surprise her when the calendars come out."
In this day and age, print calendars weren't really a thing anymore. Unless you counted sexy photoshoot calendars! It was the highest honor being in one.
"Good afternoon, gentlemen," some older guy said, entering the room with his camera gear in hand. "We at World Fitness are pleased to launch our first-ever yearly calendar, and I must thank you all for signing up. Now, let us begin starting with January's shoot."
As Natsu stood with the other guys to the side, Alzack cleared his throat. "So, what made you decide to do a photo shoot?" Alzack asked him. Meanwhile, the photographer set up the first backdrop as Mr. January got himself ready.
Natsu hung his head. "This gym decided to go with another candidate when I applied to be a trainer. They said I don't have enough experience. But I might as well do something."
"Oof. That sucks, man."
"But how do I get experience if I don't get hired somewhere first?" Natsu asked helplessly. "It's a loop."
"Hang in there," Alzack said, clapping Natsu on the back, similar to what Natsu had done earlier. "I believe in you. Lucy believes in you too, doesn't she?"
Natsu grinned. "Yeah. And I believe in her with that media award thingy. Her documentary is about to rock their world."
"We're all growing up, aren't we," Alzack commented fondly. "You and Lucy, me and Bisca, Elfman and Evergreen... we all kick ass."
"Someone's in a good mood."
"How could I not be? Life is smooth sailing right now," Alzack said with a smug grin. "This is just icing on the cake."
"Hurry and eat the cake before Erza steals it," Natsu joked.
Alzack snorted. "I'll keep that in mind. Oh, it's my turn..."
Mr. January finished, so Alzack stepped up as the backdrop was changed, and Alzack promptly stripped down to the red speedo he wore under his clothes. And then the posing began! Damn, Natsu had been underestimating Alzack all this time. He was used to Alzack just being that sappy guy who was all over Bisca in their sparkly domestic bliss... but Alzack wasn't missing a single day at the gym, no sir!
"Keep your spirits up, my good man," Jellal encouraged Natsu as Alzack kept making love to the camera. "Things may seem tough now, but you're giving it your all, and you've got an amazing girl cheering you on."
Natsu gave him a funny look. Why was everyone acting so high and mighty?! But then again, wasn't Natsu doing the same thing anytime he screwed around with his single friends (guys and girls alike)? Things were different now, and it was up to Natsu to stick the landing. He had to roll up his sleeves and work twice as hard to finish this year's big changes.
Jellal winced. "Did that come out wrong?"
Natsu gave him a thumbs-up. "It came out just right, Jellal. Thanks."
"Nothin' to it." Jellal relaxed.
"And by the way, you're gonna rock September. It's the sexiest month of the year. Everyone knows that."
Jellal cracked a smile. "I'll crush this photo shoot. And so will you."
Natsu felt like he was walking on sunshine when he stepped up for the July shoot, his every muscle singing as he posed for the camera with a quiant beach background. Here he was, baring himself to the world, nothing to hide (aside from his green speedo), ready for whatever was coming!
He was still riding that high when he took a cab to Lucy's favorite dessert shop to pick up cinnamon chocolate sprinkle crepes, the kind Lucy liked the most.
"Oh! I can guess what's in that bag," Lucy said happily when Natsu paid her a visit later that evening. She sat at the couch, watching a documentary about birds.
Natsu smiled ear to ear and held up the bag. "You can take the first bite."
"I shall." Lucy skipped right over and wafted the bag's sweet scent to her nose. "Mmmmmmm... what did I do to deserve this?"
"Where do I even begin with that question..."
o*o*o*o*
"Find your truest self," Mirajane had told her.
"You need alone to get a fresh perspective," Erza had advised her.
"Find peace to find your future," Levy had suggested to her.
"Isolation isn't scary. It's therapeutic," Bisca had noted.
"Inner calm will do you a world of good," Lucy had pointed out.
"Plus, it's fun," Cana had said cheerily, a beer bottle in each hand.
That's why Juvia Lockser had nothing but the open sky above her and the autumn breeze to her back!
Camping was a delight.
Juvia spread her arms wide and soaked in the nature around her as the breeze toyed with her long blue hair, red and brown leaves swirling in the air currents. Here she was, far outside Magnolia's city limits, with nothing but a cute little tent and the clothes on her back! For years, Juvia had spent her life under constant pressure, worried that she would never find happiness, or trying to find her happily ever after with Gray, or trying to pass her super-hard classes without clinging to Levy too much. She had come this close to exploding into a stressed-out mess.
But not out here!
Juvia innocently hummed to herself as she kept hiking along the dirt trail, with trees to her right and an open view of a sparkling lake to her left, a lake surrounded by pine trees, and beyond that sat a distant mountain range. Throw in the fluffy white clouds in the sky and the rustle of wildlife, and it all came together as the nature bath Juvia had always needed. Kinana had mentioned "forest bathing" once, and now Juvia finally saw what that meant. It sounded like a dumb idea. The reality was another beast entirely!
Oh, and buying warm clothes for this hadn't come cheap, either, Juvia reflected as she kept hiking, stepping over a fallen tree branch as squirrels chased each other overhead. She had worked a few extra shifts at PetCorps to afford a light blue down vest over a thick, red and white patterned flannel shirt and a long-sleeved, moisture-wicking shirt under that, not to mention hiking leggings and boots. Juvia normally liked wearing pretty outfits to make Gray swoon, but out here, well... she was trying to get away from her fixation on Gray.
Gray... the dear Gray Fullbuster... Juvia could picture his smiling face and imagine him saying hi to her. Her heart would always flutter at that!
Juvia had certainly made some mistakes this year, she thought as she continued along the trail, double-checking the time on her phone's screen (plenty of time before sunset). Loving Gray wasn't one of them, however. Juvia's mistake was thinking she had to put her life in someone else's hands, even in the hands of a handsome, caring prince like Gray. He was there to help her... but Juvia had to do the rest on her own. It was scary. It was new. It had made her want to quit a few times.
She wasn't a quitter.
Juvia marveled at a huge bird of prey gliding leisurely on its outstretched wings, watching the avian soar toward the sparkling lake. Haha, what a cheesy analogy! Juvia was out here to fly free and find herself, untethered by obsessive love or dependence. But it was true, wasn't it? The members of MCC's camping club hadn't commented on it when Juvia asked them for advice last week, but she could hear it in their tone of voice. Loke, Max, and Laki were happy for her. And not just because she was sharing their hobby with her.
Was it weird that it felt so complicated to do something so simple? Maybe. But Juvia had time to sort it out in her head (better not get a headache!).
Up and up Juvia went, until an hour later, when she reached the top of this little mountain and stood on a cliffside, her arms spread wide, surrending herself to the vast world around her. She made it! What an astonishing view, and she felt like sharing. Juvia smiled to herself as she recorded a panoramic view with her smartphone's camera, turning all the way around in place to capture it all and show to her friends. Starting with the camping club's members!
Where to next? Anywhere, of course! Juvia was free like a leaf on the wind, going wherever her whims willed it. She ended up at a pleasant creek and took a few pictures, then found a lightning-struck tree, which deserved another picture. Next, Juvia found an old campsite, with the lone clue being a ring of rocks that had no doubt once contained a campfire. So cool! She even found some exotic mushrooms (she didn't dare touch them), and also found a red deer that perked its ears and made eye contact before bounding away into the underbrush. If only there had been time to take a picture of it!
Then came the most shocking revelation of all as Juvia huddled up next to her own rock-ringed campfire that evening, a few paces from her tent as her simple dinner heated up in the cooking pot.
By not thinking about all of her... everything... Juvia felt like she had it all sorted out. What kind of backward solution was this? A smarty-pants like Levy would call it a paradox! Juvia's physical freedom led to her mental freedom, detached from all things, whisked away by the fresh breeze like a lost little leaf.
It was over. This time, for real. And Juvia felt... well, she felt...
Juvia stretched her arms over her head and decided that this was the coziest she had ever been in her entire life. And it was all because she didn't have to think or stress about anything. Her soul did it for her, quietly under the surface. Thank you, soul! You're the best.
Juvia had no idea what time it was when she finally put out the fire, crawled into her sleeping bag, and zipped herself up in the tent, forming a curled-up lump under the fabric. But she drifted off to sleep almost at once, and she didn't even notice. Juvia had just enough time to wonder what everyone else was thinking while they were in their beds, though. Were some of them staring at the ceiling in worry? Were some quizzing themselves before a big test? Were some of them planning a date? And some... heh heh... surely, some of Juvia's friends were doing the naked dance in bed, bodies twisted in the carnal heat of the moment... ooooooh, that's the stuff...
But no matter what they were doing in bed right now, Juvia noted, each of her friends ought to spend at least one night out here where it's easy to find yourself. Because it sure works.