After the long train ride and a very motion sick Natsu promised to never ride a train again, you finally made it to the seaside town of Hargeon.

"Alright we will stay in a hotel tonight and will start the mission tomorrow night. So we will have tomorrow afternoon to go over the plans." Erza lugged her cart of bags in the direction of the hotel you would be staying at. A still wobbly Natsu, and the rest of the gang followed closely behind.

*time skip brought to you by barf bags*

After going through many arguments on who would room with who, you ended up with Natsu (shocker), Erza with lucy, and Happy with Gray. Happy was reluctant at first, but after a stare down with Erza he happily obliged.

Natsu like the gentlemen he is (ha no) made you carry your own bags, but you didn't care. You preferred it that way. You would much rather have the immature goofball over a sophisticated gentlemen any day.

"Hey (f/n)." Natsu broke the peaceful silence after you got into the cramped room. "What is it Natsu?" You looked up from the bag you were unpacking. "Be careful okay?" His silly demeanor turned to a serious one in an instant.

"I will. And even If something goes wrong I know you'll protect me." A big smile lit up your features. Natsu couldn't help but blush. It was true you trusted Natsu with your life. You knew he wouldn't let anything happen to you. You were his mate after all. Natsu mumbled something and climbed into the bed. Natsu only wore is red checkered boxers and ghis trusty scarf. Even though you've seen all of him before (enter suggestive wink here), you couldn't help but blush at the thought of sleeping next to a half naked Natsu.

"Come to bed (f/n) we've got a big day tomorrow." Natsu patted the empty spot on The bed next to him. You silently inched your way under the covers. In no time you entered a dreamless sleep

Authors note

So I'm going to give you a little spoiler for the upcoming chapters.

You never get a chance to meet the kidnappers your after, because a man who is trying to get you the famous dragon slayers mate In order to destroy Natsu, shows up in the middle of your mission.