This is dedicated to my only two commenters in the last chapter thank you so much you guys are too kind :) well here's the next chapter as requested :)

It was already the fourth day and Lucy was feeling as if she had run a marathon. She have seen Natsu three out of those four days they've known each other and it was just because of his father who loved her as much as he loved his son. (Maybe a bit more)

She couldn't say she hated them or even disliked them—she loved their company and they were always fun to be around with. Natsu was just fun in general while Igneel was so happy-go-lucky with her; he acted as if she was his most prized possession. But she did have a life and she does have to do things by herself but lately, her things have been transferred to Natsu's house to put the impression that was her house too and she has been acting like a housewife.

Caring for herself was more than enough but when Natsu came with his father... she was like a mother to all of them.

Igneel could take care of himself but Natsu was the problem. She had found out that he orders food because he can't cook anything but ramen and his cabinets were mostly stocked with instant noodles! And she still wonders how he keeps his body the way it was... she barely can eat anything sweet without gaining some kind of weight.

She actually tries, of course. And she was damn proud of it too.

Gaining a new friend too was also a very high speck for her since Gray was a nice fellow. He called her a whore the moment they met but it was a misunderstanding so she, of course, became almost like best friends with the guy. She could say she was closer to Gray than Natsu but once she said that, Natsu locked himself in his room the whole day.

Poor guy.

She didn't understand how she was supposed to survive a month of this craziness but she did survive day four, and now, day five has approached.

The day where Lucy was finally alone and having the time of her life with a book and a cup of tea, was ruined but a certain 'husband' of hers. Yes, she was committed on doing this till the end of the month but could she really do this? He was an idiot!

Lucy thought about ignoring the phone call but decided she was going to pick it up just in case he fell in a ditch or something. Maybe his father was over once more and he was asking for her—she didn't mind Igneel's company but Natsu...

"Hello?"

"Lucy, come quick! I need you ASAP!"

"What is it now, Natsu?"

"Well, I, uh... I'm out of toilet paper!"

The line fell silent as Lucy tried to think he was joking but he actually wasn't. Out of toilet paper? Was that her job or something? No! Why in the world would she even think about giving the male toilet paper? She wasn't his wife! Legally, that is.

"Why didn't you call someone else?! No way am I going to leave my house and go to yours just to give you stupid toilet paper!"

"But... I'm at your house."

The line went silent once more as Lucy tried to think if he was joking, once more. Lucy got up and slammed her book on the couch as she marched on over to her bathroom, swinging it open to see her pink-haired 'husband' sitting on the toilet while he held his phone in his hands.

His face went sheet white as he witness Lucy's face growing red with each passing second, screaming for help when she chucked her phone right at his face.

"You idiot!"

—X—

"Ow, ow, Lucy, that hurts!"

"I'm glad it hurts!"

Said male yelped again as Lucy smashed the ice-bag against his swollen face. Lucy pulled away and huffed in annoyance as the male smiled sheepishly at the angry blonde who clearly looked like she didn't want to be bothered. "When did you come here?"

"I think it was around the time when you were taking a bath..."

"You're a house breaker and a pervert, aren't you?!"

"I swear I'm not!" He shrieked as Lucy raised her hand to slap him. The blonde sighed and lowered her hand, crossing her arms over her chest. "Well, why did you even come here?"

"I was bored and lonely."

"I have work today so I don't have time to play with you," She hissed making him cry a bit. "Lucy, you're so mean."

"Don't you have any work or something? Or do you mooch off your dad like always?"

Natsu gapped at his fake wife as he crossed his arms, clearly annoyed that she was acting like he was a moocher when he totally is. "I don't always." He admitted making Lucy roll her eyes. "I do work, I'm a fireman."

"Please, you're a horrible liar."

"I am not lying! I'm head of the fire department down the street! If you don't believe me, we can go there and ask for yourself!" He argued making her roll her eyes once more. She sighed and looked at the time to see if she had any time before she had to go for her part-time job as a waitress before actually going on to her real job at the hospital as a nurse. She did like earning money and having some cash by her side—and since she did have a lot of time in her hands, she started to work as a waitress at her friend's restaurant.

"Fine, let's go."

"Go where?"

"To your fire station." The blonde replied as she went to go put a jacket on, making Natsu follow like a lost puppy. "Why do you?"

"So I can see if you're lying or not. If we are—I'm telling your father that we're divorcing tomorrow." Natsu gulped at the deadly aura she gave off, noticing that she wasn't joking and she really was going to 'divorce' him tomorrow. He waited outside her door as she came back with a full outfit, the blonde going on over to the door to shove her foot into some leather boots. Once she was done, she turned to Natsu who jumped in surprise, quickly walking on over to also put his shoes on.

"But afterwards, I have work at two eleven so I have to go."

"What do you work as?"

"My one o' clock shift is at a restaurant since I waitress as one but the one I have is at eight, my nursing job."

"Oh! Two jobs!" Natsu cried out in amazement making her nod. "You sure are busy."

"Sometimes." She shrugged as the couple left her home, walking down the street towards the fire department. "Anyways, why don't you go to work?"

"I do. During the night, I have night shifts."

"Oh... so do I." Lucy replied, a bit surprised they never had met before when they both work on helping people during the night. Maybe they have met but never realized it before? No, that wasn't possible—Lucy was sure to remember someone with pink hair.

The walk to the fire department took at least five minutes as they entered the place, Natsu being loud and obnoxious as ever. His entering also caused a big riot and guessing from where it was, Natsu taught them that. "I'm here!"

"Oh, Natsu-senpai is back?!"

"Natsu?!"

"Natsu-senpai is here?!"

"Natsu-senpai?!"

Suddenly, Lucy was too shocked to have younger boys and a few girls that look like trainees all crowding around the rosy-haired male who grinned in pride, having them all gush and cry out in excitement. It shocked Lucy to see such excitement and happiness regarding the male and... Natsu-senpai?

"Natsu-senpai, I have practiced my drills and I have gotten twenty seconds less!"

"Good for you!"

"Natsu-senpai, I have mastered the level of putting my outfit on faster!"

"Great!"

"Natsu-senpai, who is that weird-looking lady right there?"

"Oh, she's my wife." Natsu replied almost as quickly as he did with the others. He was so used to naming Lucy as his wife... it almost came out like a normal thing.

"E—EHHH?" The whole place erupted in gasps and screams, making the two adults cringe. Natsu backed up as his trainees all cornered him and Lucy, Natsu guarding the blonde who started to get a bit flustered. "W—what's going on?" Lucy whimpered making Natsu shake his head. "I—I don't know..."

"Your wife?! You never mentioned anything about this!"

"Natsu-senpai! Since when have you gotten married?!"

"I mean, she's kind of hot."

"Guys, calm down!" Natsu exasperated as the place became silent again, a sigh flying out of his lips. He grabbed Lucy's arm and pulled her next to him, smiling gently. "This is my wife Lucy Heartf—err, Dragneel. Yeah, Lucy Dragneel. Say hi,"

"Hello Mrs. Dragneel!" The whole room coursed making her face turn red in excitement. She looked away embarrassingly and Natsu chuckled, grinning. "See? I told you I work here." Natsu said mockingly making Lucy nod slowly. "I—I believe you..." She muttered making him nod at her. "Alright guys, I was just here to visit and see how things are going."

Suddenly, as if on cue, the alarm started to ring making Lucy cringe over how loud and sudden it was. "Natsu-senpai! There is a fire just up the hill!"

"Well what are you guys waiting for?! Get a truck on over! I'll help out since I happen to be here, Tommo, get the supplies, Satou, get the truck started! And Tana, tell me the exact place and time and everything you know about the fire."

Lucy watched in amazement as her 'husband' shouted out orders and looked so... manly. Lucy had never seen him work so hard or look so serious in her life. Well, five days to be exact but it was still part of her life. He was always grinning or pouting or laughing or teasing—she didn't even know why he doesn't take better care of himself when he was a fireman.

And she couldn't help but fantasize about fireman Natsu. That was literally, hot.

She wondered why he was single when he was just so gorgeous. Then again, he was a total mess.

"Mrs. Dragneel, would you like to come along to see how it's like to be a fireman?" One male asked as he came up to her, making Lucy look at him in surprise. "Could I?"

"Why of course. Just do not disturb Mr. Dragneel while working—he is a very serious man and if we do something wrong, he'll unleash his super punch that keeps us all scared." He said as he turned a light shade of pale. Lucy gulped and stared at him in all seriousness as she followed him into the fire truck, watching as everyone ran around and got into the truck until the one next to her flicked a switch and the sirens started to go off. Natsu hopped in next to her and the truck was driving, turning corners and driving through red lights till they came to another apartment complex that thankfully, wasn't hers.

Natsu and the others all hopped out before Lucy could utter a sentence and everything happened so quickly it shocked Lucy. Her 'husband' was already all the way up the ladder by the time she was about and gapping at everything.

And she thought Natsu was a slow and steady sort of guy... he practically could sit and stare at her television for five hours straight and he could climb a ladder within 30 seconds? Who in the world was this guy?

"Isn't Mr. Dragneel amazing?"

"Y—yes he is..."

"You've never seen Natsu-senpai in action before?" Another trainee asked as they tagged along, making Lucy give a glance. "No... Actually, I never even heard about this job."

"How long exactly are you guys married?"

"Err... I would say something else but, uh, let's say a month."

"And how long have you dated?"

"A year and a half?" Lucy squeaked, shrugging her shoulders as she knew she was such a terrible lair. Sure, she can be a great actress but lying? No, it was not her biggest talent she had.

The two males besides her raised a brow at her unusual behavior and Lucy looked away quickly, clearing her throat. She blushed and looked back at where Natsu was now bringing a woman and her kid down; both perched on his shoulder as the others hosed down the fire. Natsu quickly jumped off and took the woman and the kid to safety as they coughed and wheezed.

Lucy knew their lungs were going to give up if someone didn't take them to the hospital quick enough. Luckily, Lucy knew how to help and delay some time by giving them some oxygen.

"Mrs. Dragneel by any chance—Mrs. Dragneel?!"

"Luce?!" Natsu shouted in surprise as the male did also, watching as Lucy bolted where he was. Lucy ignored their surprised screams as she snatched the air mask from him and held it out to the child, snapping at another fireman who had one to give it to her. Once he gave it to her, trembling, Lucy held it to the woman and smiled sweetly. "Please, you two keep this on your face so the carbon dioxide does not make your lungs fail. You have consumed a lot of it so please take deep breaths and do not freak out—the ambulance is on its way."

"T—Thank you, miss..."

"No need at all,"

"Whoa there, we got a doctor over here." Natsu smirked cockily as Lucy rolled her eyes. "I'm a nurseand this is just simple logic; you should know this as well Mr. Head of the fire department."

"Touché." Natsu replied making Lucy smile a bit. The couple stood up and observed the fire that died out, almost a whole crowd of people around the place trying to see what was going on or trying to be safe as the fire was in their apartment complex. Natsu sighed in relief as he found out nobody was hurt, swinging his arm around Lucy's shoulder to pull her near. "Good job, wife."

"Not bad yourself, husband." Lucy snickered earning a smirk from Natsu. She turned her head and looked at him, smiling. "Say, how come you're so fast and hard-working here but lazy as a log at home?"

"Shhh," Natsu hushed as he pressed his finger against her lips, leaning closer as he said so. "Do not speak such vile words in public... there are children."

"They weren't vile! They were the truth!"

"Shut it before I kiss you!"

"I don't care, kiss me!"

Suddenly her face turned hot as she heard the words come fly out of her mouth without a second thought, Natsu's eyebrow cocking upwards as an amused look appeared on his face. "For real?"

"N—no! I wasn't supposed to say that! Err, it was by accident."

"Liar. I can totally see it in your eyes," Natsu snickered making Lucy shoot him a look. She looked away in annoyance making Natsu cackle, letting go to go praise his firemen on doing a job well done. He shot her a look before walking, waving his hand in the air, "I'll be keeping that, kiss me! in mind!"

"Oh shut up!"

"With a kiss,"

Lucy's face burned like a candle as she covered her red and hot face with her pale, cold hands. How could she blurt something that stupid out in front of him? How could he even tease her about that? They were still practically strangers! He was a pervert... she couldn't trust him! Not after he was going to tease her about that stupid kiss me! incident... he'll never let her forget!

"Mrs. Dragneel, are you okay?"

"Y—yeah! Of course, I'm just a bit... uh, hot, I guess."

"Did Natsu-senpai say something steamy?" The trainee giggled making Lucy shoot him a look. "You'refar too young to hear about those kind of things!"

"I'm twenty one!"

—X—

Lucy sat at her desk at the hospital as she tapped on her keyboard rapidly, writing reports while she looked through some documents. The day so far has been a tiring day... her eyes were slightly drooping and it was almost midnight. She was tired, she could admit, just because of Natsu and his little hyper self. He was having a night shift as well, as what she heard, but what made her that she wanted to see his grinning face again?

Every time she closed her eyes, Natsu.

Every time she ate, Natsu.

Every time she was alone, Natsu!

Why was he running through her mind so much?! What caused her to think about this idiot that does nothing but give her stress?!

The blonde started to type even faster, rage and embarrassment building up inside her. Everything pink reminded her of Natsu and everything messy did as well! She was going crazy!

"Whoa there miss, please restrain yourself from keyboard fucking."

"O—oh sorry... I didn't realize—Natsu?" The blonde said in surprise as the local fireman smirked and nodded her direction from the other side of the counter. "Sup, Luce."

"What are you doing here?"

"Oh, y'know, fires and stuff. Brought someone who got caught up in a fire—pretty bad 3rd degree burns, you should check that out." Natsu said as he jammed his thumb behind him where doctors and nurses heaved someone onto another bed and rolled him into the emergency room. Lucy made a face as she looked back at Natsu, noticing he had black marks all over his face. "Hard working?"

"Oh, totally." He replied back, grinning cheekily. Lucy laughed and grabbed her handkerchief that was in her purse, pulling him near to wipe the smoke off. "You look like someone who's been mining gold all day."

"I could be—you never know."

"Oh please, Mr. Fireman." Lucy scoffed as she rubbed the remaining off his face. "You're not going to be fit for that job."

"Why not?"

"I just don't see you as one. Anyways, you better be careful and not doze off. You usually sleep a lot," Lucy warned making him nod. "Yes, dear. I promise I'll be careful and eat my meals, you do the same, okay?" He said mockingly as he pointed a finger directly at her face. She stared at the finger that was pointed at her face and accidentally went cross-eyed for a moment, leaning in to bite his finger.

Natsu pulled away quickly, yelping in pain and surprise. "Ow, Luce, what the hell—?"

"You put your finger in my face, I'll bite it off."

"Okaaaay, well, I have to go now. Be careful, alright?" He warned as he turned around and looked right at the nurse. Lucy rolled her eyes and smiled a bit. "I work at a hospital, what's the worst thing that could happen?"

"It's night time so you never know. Call me if a fire happens or something like that," He said while smiling. Lucy laughed as she stood up, watching him leave. "Okay Mr. Fireman."

"Oh, and Lucy?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't stress yourself so much, bye!" He waved once last time before he disappeared back to his truck. Lucy felt a small blush appear as she sighed happily, clutching the area where her heart thumped loudly.

How could he have not heard it?

Suddenly, the automatic doors slid open once more and Natsu came running back in. Lucy watched in confusion as he did a jog on over to her, slamming his palms against the counter to lean forward and kiss her right on the lips. He pulled away and half-grinned, half-smirked while looking at the shocked face of Lucy.

"That was for earlier when you blurted out, kiss me!You're welcome—night, Luce!" He said in a hurry as he quickly ran back outside. He left the nurse who stood behind the counter blushing and pondering, her whole body growing numb and weak while her face grew redder by the second.

How could she feel like this over someone like him?

Just then, Lucy heard snickering behind her and she snapped her head in that direction, noticing it was her co-worker, Levy Mcgarden giggling. "Your boyfriend?"

"As if! He just—he's just an uh, an, a friend! Yeah, just a friend!"

"I'm sure you would blurt out kiss me! to your friends, huh?"

"Ah, Levy-Chan!"

Credit to LaynaPanda :) hope you enjoyed and may unicorns and joy be with you :)