The night come quickly. Lucy end up smiling five times the whole day because of his idiotness. She accept to be his mate heartfully and Natsu was extremely happy with this that he even hunt few animal as dinner. Lucy volunteer that she will cook the food. Natsu and Igneel agreed. They actually never eat cooked meat before.

Lucy was about to cook when she realize that they didn't have any seasoning and fire. Natsu said fire was easy to find, thinking that he is fire dragon slayer. He could easily lit the fire. But the seasoning, it was another problem. But Natsu said that there were a way to the market but he rarely gone there. Dragon wasn't allowed to go to the city. Beside he was lazy.

So, on the end, they decide that tommorow morning Lucy and Natsu will go shopping. Natsu decide to follow. He said he was scared that something will happen to Lucy. The meat Natsu brought was only burned until it was cooked well with no seasoning. It taste gross as Lucy said.

After dinner, it was time to think about money. It end up that they actually have many money. It was often that Nasu found several treasure when he is hunting and he will sell it at the city.

So there weren't any problem anymore. Lucy decide to take a bath for a while. There weren't any bathroom there. They usually bath in the lake nearby. So she dicede to bath there too also clean her clothe. She don't want to be at the city with her dirty clothe there.

The lake wasn't really big. But it was beautiful. The water was surprisingly clear that she could see the lake's ground. She took twenty minutes for the bath and washing the clothe. She come back freshly and with no scratch to Natsu's relief. Though that she was disappointed that Natsu has sleep first on the bed. That mean she sleep on the floor. But Natsu wouldn't let it, right? Well she could try.

"Goodnight, Natsu." Lucy said as a yawn escaped her mouth.

"Where are going to sleep at, Luce?" Natsu ask.

"Floor." Lucy said shortly, already lying at the hard rock floor uncomfortablely.

"No, you're sleeping beside me!" Natsu said firmly.

"But, just now you say-"

"It was a joke." Natsu cutted her sentence. Lucy make an O with her mouth as response while in the mind she has smiled sweetly. She know that he wouldn't let her sleep in the floor.

Slowly she moved to the bed. She lied beside Natsu. Her back was facing Natsu which irritated Natsu. He want she facing him.

"Luce." Natsu call out. Lucy hummed in question.

"Face me." Natsu whined making Lucy gigled at his childness side. But she end up facing him. Natsu smile in satisfication. Slowly he hug her tightly, his chin rested on her head, and drift to his sleep.

"I love you." Lucy say softly, thinking that he has fall asleep.

"I love you too." Natsu answered back much to her surprise. She shrieked in surprise while Natsu watch her slowly.

"Natsu!" She shrieked. Her face has gone all red from the start. She wasn't really used to this kind for things. It was her first one.

"What." Natsu said teasingly. His arm wrapped around her waist thigtened so she couldn't move to hide her red face. Lucy didn't answer as she just stare at the bed.

So, Natsu slowly pull up her chin with his other hand. Her eyes shyly peeked on his making him smirked.

"I don't know you're this shy." Natsu teased. Lucy who was now more embarrassed pouted at his tease.

"But it's adorable." Natsu said. And without warning he slowly reach for her lip and kiss it passionately. Lucy was extremely shock at his sudden kiss. But what more shock her was she kiss back. They soon pulled back because of the need of air.

Natsu smile sweetly through his pant while Lucy has his her face at his masculuar chest. Natsu who understand her shy, let her be. He like it, though. With she cuddling to him, nothing could replace the feeling. Soon, Lucy fall asleep in his warm. Natsu did the same, fall asleep between her golden blonde hair.

Igneel smirk at the scene in front of him. Oh!! He has watch all of it. From Natsu calling Lucy to sleep beside him until they fall asleep. Igneel know that Natsu know his presence but ignore it. Dragon has a sharp nose, you know.

Igneel was proud that he finally could find his mate. He has been worried that he will not find any mate, consider that he said he didn't want to fall in love. He also never meet any girl or made any friend. So it was usual for Igneel to worried. But now he found one. He was so proud yet also scared.

Will Lucy still love him if she know Natsu's dark secret who only Igneel know? Natsu didn't even know about his own dark secret. It was so important and dark that he didn't have the courage to tell him. But soon, they will know right?

Sighing desperately, he walk back to his own room, saying that everything will be alright. Everything will be alright of course. As long as nobody know the secret, nothing will change. But boy, did he wrong.

The real problem was waiting for them and was ready to kill them one by one. If only he told them now and togheterly think of the resolution, it will not happen. His heart ache from remembering it.