Oh my lord. My life is a mess. But regardless, I am sitting down and finally getting myself to write. I have quite terribly missed writing, but unfortunately my school and social life really got to me by the end of the school year! Also I have to give props to Gabbie for this chapter, she really–and I mean really helped me out! Haha have fun reading c;

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"You're still here?" Natsu mutters his question as he sits up from where he had been passed out on the couch. I was sitting with my knees pulled up to my chest--my chin resting on them--on the chair across from him; I had been blankly staring out the window since Sting had left. I wasn't sure how much time had passed, and I was sure Erza and Levy would be worried I hadn't spoken to them, but for some reason I couldn't bring myself to move.

"Yeah I am," I continue to look forward as I respond to him, nodding slightly. When I do turn to face him he looks concerned.

"Luce... are you okay? Are you still shaken up?" I don't respond immediately, trying to figure out how to respond. I wasn't sure if I should tell him about Sting. I didnt want him to have to call the police again--if we could even file a proper report. There would be no evidence of his entry in the apartment, just the building. "Lucy," he called my name and my eyes met his again.

"Ah... well, I'm just—"

"Hiding something?" He finishes and my face flushes in embarrassment, but I still attempt to shake it off.

"I'm not hiding anything," I grumble and turn my head to face the window once more.

"Sure, whatever you say Lucy," I hear him shift and get up, the sound of his footsteps getting softer as he walks away. I lean my chin on my knees and think about what Sting had said.

Why would his competitors care if he was sleeping with a girl? It isn't like he's married or anything. Wait. I don't know that, what if he is? What if I have been sleeping with a married man this whole time?! My heart pounds and I jump up, but I stop dead in my tracks. Natsu was standing in his doorway, leaned against the frame with his arms folded across his chest.

"What's got you in such a rush?" He raises his eyebrow.

"N-nothing," I lie and Natsu shakes his head.

"Is this about what the freak said?" He asks and my eyes widen.

"You were awake..." I murmur.

"Of course I was, the moment I heard another guy's voice I woke up," he tells me.

"So you know about what he said," I respond slowly, dragging out my words.

"Yeah, I know. And I don't believe it for a second, and neither should you. Who would care that I'm sleeping with you? He's just trying to scare you, and it's obviously working," he says flatly before turning and disappearing into his room, shutting the door behind him. I stare at the space he had just occupied seconds ago and blinked, trying to process all of what he had said.

Who would care? Who...

I turn my attention from the closed door to the mounted wall clock. It was roughly nine twenty in the morning, and with a pang I remembered I had to be at work by ten.

"Shit, my clothes are in his room..." I sigh, preparing to wait but I pause. "Lucy, you've seen this guy naked before, just go get your damn clothes," I mutter to myself, mustering up the courage to potentially walk in on a naked--but preferably not--Natsu.

Exhaling softly, I made the short trip to his bedroom door and without hesitation I opened the door. He was in the middle of buttoning up a dress shirt and he looked rather startled--as anyone would be--when I opened his door. Noiselessly I made my way to my duffel, pulled out a pair of black shorts and my uniform top and rushed back out, not looking at Natsu the entire time. As quickly as I could manage I changed in his living room, quite frankly not caring about being seen.

As I was putting on my shoes Natsu passed me and called up the elevator. Without saying a word he got on and let the doors shut, right as I was standing up. I scowled in annoyance; now I would have to wait for his ass to get off the elevator before I could call it back up. That wasn't even including the other people it would pick up and drop off on its journey here.

"Whatever," I grumble to myself, punching the button and going to retrieve my phone and wallet from his room. Once I have the items I return to standing by the elevator doors, half expecting Sting to be standing there with a wide grin when the doors slid open. Finding the elevator to be blessedly empty, I stepped inside and closed my eyes, only opening them to eye the passenger to get on at a lower level. At the main floor I dipped out of the elevator and hailed a taxi to my workplace, arriving just on time.

I began my usual work routine, preparing for the lunch hour as we opened.

"Mira," I called for my friend and employer, who peeked her head out of her office at my beckoning, "I was in a rush this morning and forgot a hair tie, do you have one?" I ask her and she nods. She disappeared back into her office for a moment before walking back out, tossing me a black elastic band. I caught it and rolled it onto my wrist, moving my hands to pull my hair back, then tying it up and continuing to scrub down the counters.

Once we had officially opened for the day, I plastered my usual smile on my face and went through the motions, keeping my mind on anything and I mean anything--except Natsu. It didn't work for very long and I'd find that my thoughts had wandered back to him, bringing up obscure details about him: the sharpness of his eyes, the way he smelled after a shower, how gentle his grip was when he– "Lucy!"

"Huh?" I look up to see Erza, grinning as she sat herself down at her usual spot. I eyed the noticeably empty place beside her and raised my eyebrow, pushing my thoughts aside. "No Levy today?"

Erza shook her head, folding her arms as she leaned on the countertop. "Nope, not today. Gajeel has her occupied elsewhere," she informed me, a smile drawn up on her lips.

"Let me guess, another concert?" I ask, filling a glass with the contents of her usual drink. She nodded, watching me work. She looked a bit tired from her shift at work--she was a surgeon at the nearby hospital, and her hours tended to be long and sometimes unpredictable. I set the glass before her and she sighed, taking it into her hand.

"Jellal wants to get married," she suddenly says and I stop my work, looking over at her.

"Wait, wait, he what? Did I hear you right?" I question her quickly. She laughs softly as she nods.

"You did, but before you get all excited it won't be soon by any means. We are just thinking about going to the next step. I still want to get my promotion, and I swore I would have it before I married," she reminds me and I sigh.

"Damn it, Erz. You got my hopes up and everything," I mock exasperation.

"Sorry to disappoint," she jokes and we laugh.

"I'm happy though, it's good to hear you guys talking about some serious commitment," I turn back to my work.

"When are you going to land yourself another man?" she asks me, making me stop for a moment. I look over at her with a small smile.

"Who knows really," I shrug.

"Aw, Lucy! Don't be like that. He could be right in front of you, don't let the opportunity pass you by," she stops to take a sip from her drink.

"Y-yeah, he could be," I agree with her before moving to a new customer. Again my thoughts were flooded with him. Once Erza finished her glass she pushed it towards me and got up, slapping a bill on the counter.

"Don't do anything crazy," I tease her as she leaves. She chuckles and waves.

"Oh yeah, I'll make sure to hold back." She walks out the door as I put the money in the register, watching her move down the sidewalk and towards the parking lot. I then went back to work, my fears from this morning resurfacing until I coaxed them back down. My body almost went on autopilot until the end of my shift. Near to the end of the night the door opened and I looked up to see Natsu, making a swirl of emotions burst in my chest.

"Rough day at work?" I ask him as he approaches the bar, and I noted his agitated appearance. He seemed bothered by something, and when his eyes met mine my heart raced.

"You could say that. Lucy I need you, right now," he says and I nod.

"Okay, I'm almost done with my shift, you can talk to me then," I tell him and he runs his hand through his hair.

"I don't think I can wait till then," he mutters and I glance at the time. My shift would be over in ten minutes, so after releasing a soft sigh I move to Mira's office.

"Mira, could I go ahead and take off? A friend of mine needs to see me and it seems pretty urgent," I ask and she nods.

"Sure thing, I'll lock up tonight," she gives me a gentle smile.

"Thanks Mira," I return her smile and turn from her office, reaching up into my hair to pull it from its ponytail. As I shake out my hair I see Natsu waiting outside, so I head out the door, pushing it with my hip.

"So, what's up?" I ask him as the door closes, and without a moment's notice his arm is snaked around my waist and his lips are pressed against mine. I push him off and I can see some anger in his features. "I'm still at work, and this is a pretty public place," I remind him, squirming loose of his grasp.

"I don't care right now," he growls and I put my hand over his mouth.

I lean close to him, "You'll regret it later, so just be patient." my words are sharp and he furrows his eyebrows, clearly not happy to relent. He sighed and silently tugged me along to his car. He was pushing the speed limit the whole way home, and the situation felt different than others before this. Usually things were relaxed, but now there was more tension. I glanced over at Natsu only to catch glimpses of something wilder in his looks, his disheveled hair and rigid body giving off all sorts of signals.

We got to the apartment complex in what felt like no time, and once we were in the elevator Natsu ran his hand through his hair again, standing a bit away from me.

"Are you alright?" I ask him and he looks up at me.

"I will be soon," he says with a devilish grin and I suppress a shiver. This is new.

"You seem awful worked up," I note and he chuckles.

"Oh Heartfilia, if only you knew the half of it..." he muttered and then he beckons me over with his finger. Pushing myself off the wall I'm standing in front of him in seconds.

"I'm surprised you haven't made a move on me yet," I raise my eyebrow and he smirks.

"Security upgrade, they watch the elevators now," he tells me. "Though I'll admit, I'm holding back a lot right now."

"Is that so?" I lean forward, my body pressing against his as I grin.

"You're playing in some dangerous waters right now," he leans down, our noses brushing in teasing contact. The elevator stops and Natsu pulls me from it, barely giving me a chance to take off my shoes before he's captured my lips in his. His hands slip under my shirt as he pulls me closer to him. He lifts me up and I wrap my legs around him as he moves to his room, opening the door swiftly and closing it again with his foot as soon as we are inside. He sets me down on the bed gently before taking off his shirt and throwing it aside.

I look him in the eye as he then climbs on top of me, my body instictuslly leaning back until I'm plastered to the bed. He continues to look me in the eye as he leans down, his mouth centimeters from mine. I could feel his breath on my lips as we stared at each other for what felt like centuries before he closed the gap and began to kiss me again.

He slowly moved his hands down my chest and up under my shirt. I could feel his hands resting atop my breasts through my bra, and I could feel my nipples begin to harden. He continues to kiss me while he removes his hands from under my shirt and begins to unbotton it. It isn't until he was halfway through did he look back up at me again, his mouth hovering over my heaving chest. I bite my lip and attempt to reach for his belt buckle, but he catches my hands and brings them over my head.

"What do you think you're doing?" his voice is teasing as he leans over me.

"The damn thing is in the way..." I mumble, "Were're both usually naked by now."

He smirks, leaning down near my ear, "Tonight's a bit different babe." and then he captures my earlobe in his mouth, making me squirm and fold my lips to keep myself inaudible.

"That's going to change too," he whispers in my ear.

"What?" I ask.

"You keeping quiet. Soon you won't be able to moan enough," he chuckles darkly.

"Hey, what do you mean by tha–" I'm cut off as he begins to trail kisses down my neck. I could feel the gentle caress of his velvet tongue on the sensitive skin and I can't suppress a moan.

He tugs at my shirt and I lift myself up enough for him to pull it all the way off. His kisses trail away from my neck and down to my collar bone before reaching my breasts. He stopped to undo my bra latch--which was conveniently in the front on this bra--and exposed my erect nipples. I could feel slight goose bumps begin to arise from the cold air and my nipples began to harden even further.

He looked up at me as he released my hands so that he could cup a breast and suckle on the other. The way his tongue felt on my breast as it swirled around my nipple and the way his teeth grazed me made me arc my back in longing and I could feel myself become more aroused than I have in a long time.

He did the same with my other breast, the hand that cupped the opposite pinching and squeezing my nipples gently, only arousing me even further.

It wasn't long before began to trail kisses away from my breasts and down my stomach, his tongue gently knicking my skin and leaving me covered in goosebumps.

It wasn't long until he ran out of skin to kiss, my shorts hiding the best part. He quickly undid the button and pulled down the zipper before gently pulling them down along with my underwear. I watched him as he moved to take my shorts off, his head back down my feet.

A soft moan escaped my lips as he began to trail up this time, his kisses trailing up to my inner thighs. His head was mere inches away from my pussy when he sat back up to pull off his pants.

I groaned in protest, my hips wriggling in anticipation. I pouted when he chuckled in delight, not liking that he gained satisfaction in teasing me this much. But my pout quickly went away when he kicked his pants away to reveal his manhood.

He leaned back down in his prior position, his head back between my legs. I gripped the sheets tightly as he continues his game, only kissing my inner thighs.

It wasn't until his lips finally met my dripping pussy did I try my hardest to suppress the delighted moan that threatened to escape. I wouldn't allow him anymore satisfaction, even if it killed me from feeling so good.

"Aw, come on Luce, don't keep quiet on me," Natsu looks up at me and pulls me to the edge of the bed. He knelt down on the ground and lightly ran his hand over my sensitive areas. "Hearing you is the best part," his voice is a whisper. Tingles had begun to explode all over my body and my breathing was already growing heavier, meanwhile he seemed rather unaffected.

"You'll have to make me speak up," I tell him through my breaths and he grins.

"You say that like it'll be a challenge," his eyes gleam with enjoyment as he sets his head back down between my legs and plunges his tongue inside of me. He was right, it wasn't even close to a challenge I was moaning so much.

My legs instinctually brought him closer to me as I pushed down his head to bring him closer--it felt as if he couldn't be close enough. "Natsu," I rasped, my breathing heavy.

"Hm?" he didn't stop to look up at me, but he sounded completely impassive.

"I'm, I'm gonna cum..." I managed to say between my breathing and moaning and he stopped, sitting up and trailing kisses back up my body.

"Natsu.." I moan softly and I can feel his smirk against my sensitive skin. His lips met mine once more and I could taste myself on him. It was a weird experience, but it only managed to turn me on even further.

I tried to wrap my legs around his naked waist while he made a trail of kisses from my neck down once more, but he held them down firmly. I pushed my head up as a slight moan escaped my lips, my want for him increasing evermore. He rubbed the skin around my clit, purposely avoiding it as I moved my hips. I threw my head back and moaned again, more in frustration as my need built up even further.

"Please," I gasp, making his fingers drift a bit closer.

"Why? I'm rather enjoying myself..." Natsu's breath fans over my skin and causing me to shiver.

"I need it," I say through clenched teeth. Slowly he pushes one finger inside me, making me moan involuntarily. He keeps his pace slow, adding a second finger as I grip the sheets again. I moved my hips against him in attempt to push the speed but he only pulled away from me.

The need for him rose exponentially and I could no longer contain it. I sat up and crawled toward where he stood, my mouth watering for something only he had. "And what is it do you think you are doing?"

"I'm going to devour you whole." I say as I wrap my hand around his shaft. I looked up at him as I slowly jerked him off, his eyes closing in pleasure.

I then leaned closer, my mouth barely gazing the tip. I looked up him, happy to see how much he wanted it too. I then slowly wrapped my lips around him, my tongue swirling around his tip as I continued to swallow him. I pulled back out, my eyes never leaving his. I continued to slowly suckle and jerk him at the same time, my free hand now fondling his balls.

I could hear a feint grunt leave him and I knew what I was doing was working. I released his penis from my mouth and began trailing kisses down the shaft and down to his balls. I kept one hand on him as my tongue lightly grazed him before coming back up his penis. "Lucy, put the condom on now." He ground out and I immediately crawled back near the night stand to grab one from the drawer.

I quickly opened the seal and crawled back. I took his penis back in my hand and slowly rolled the condom on, my mind only one thing.

Once I had the condom on he pushed me back on the bed slowly and climbed on top of me, much like earlier. We looked each other in the eye as he slowly slid inside of me before I broke eye contact as my head thrust back and hips moved up to meet him. I had been waiting for this moment for too damn long.

I moaned his name rather loud as he began to slowly pull out and push back in and my face flushed, not from arousal but now in embarrassment as I heard him laugh softly. I began to thrust my hips up to meet his, the need for him only growing stronger.

His thrusting slowly began to increase along with my moaning. He was only increasing my pleasure as he sucked on my nipples, his face burried in my breats.

I roughly pushed him over so that I was now on top, not wanting to be completely submissive. My shins both rested flat on the bed and my hands splayed out on his toned chest as I began to rock up and down. I continued to look him in the eye as I began to move faster.

I began to grind my hips on his as I felt my walls tighten and I let go of his chest and sat up straight to really take him in. As soon as I let go of his chest his hands came up to cup mine, his fingers fondling me in all the right places.

I screamed out in pleasure as I hit my first climax, my motion temporarily stalled. I began my motion again as the pleasure subsided, eager to make him cum as hard as I had. "God you're so beautiful." He muttered as his face began to contort. I could feel him ready to explode and I moved faster, my body dripping in sweat.

We both cried out in pleasure at the same time, each of us achieving absolute bliss.

I collapsed on top of him with him still inside me, my mind a jumbled mess of emotions. But there was only once question on my mind as we both came off our high: was this all real?

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Gabbie has me convinced she's secretly a sex god now.
You beautiful creature <3

Anyway~
I hope you all enjoyed that c;

Until next time!

–Kels [fluff queen]