Chapter 1
Natsu's POV
I walked into the shower and turned on the tap as I thought about the past month's events. The Daimatou Enbu came to an end, with the future Rouge gone and back where he came from. The dragons were gone as well but with some casualties on our side. As rewards to the mages and wizards who helped fight against the dragons, each guild was given a hotel and a 4 day 3 night vacation after the long and hard fought battle. I spent a long time recovering from my injuries and was unable to go on any other missions. Rather, I was able to, but forced to be on bed rest by the gramps. I hadn't even seen Lucy this week! Even when I got here, Lucy was already in her room resting and I still wasn't able to see her. I pouted as I finished my quick shower.
We were at an onsen (hot springs) for our reward and I chose not to go for today. Besides the fact that the participants got suites that had a private onsen, I could always make my own hot springs back at home or in Lucy's apartment anyways. I increased my body temperature rapidly and dried my body and hair. I wrapped a towel around my waist and headed out of the bathroom when I heard the creak of the front door and a familiar scent waft in. Lucy!
"Natsu?" Lucy's voice rang with uncertainty as I walked over into the line of sight of the door.
"Lucy." I spoke and Lucy turned to my direction. I was a few steps away from the door, 1 or 2 steps from Lucy. At that moment, Lucy realized I was in nothing but a towel and started to get flustered.
"Ah..er... umm" She was blushing at the sight of me and I couldn't help but think she looked cute like that. "Sorry, I think i'd better go..." Wait, what?
As she turned to leave, I grabbed her wrist. "No." I didn't want her to leave. I just didn't want her to leave my sight and out of arms reach again. "Stay." She was trying to get away from my grasp, wriggling out of my hand so I tightened my grip.
"Let go."
I grabbed her waist and brought her into my arms with her back against my chest. I tightened my hold on her to prevent her from escaping my arms. I placed my chin on Lucy's shoulder as I spoke next to her ear. "I don't want to Lucy. I just can't." I felt her ease up and stopped resisting.
"Natsu.." I turned her around quickly and regained my hold on her in mere moments.
"Don't go. Don't leave me tonight." My voice came out more pleading than I wanted, but if I got to keep Lucy with me, then I couldn't care less anymore. She hesitated.
"Then at the very least, wear a yukata." I perked up and looked at her face saw a very cute blush on her cheeks. I felt a small blush creep up.
"Okay, wait here for me then!" I hurried off to get my yukata and put it on in the washroom so Lucy wouldn't complain about stripping like that squinty-eyes pervert.
I came out to see her looking at the open-air spring that was part of the suite. Lucy got a regular suite because she wasn't part of the final group. I walked up silently and wrapped my arms around her waist and brought her into me again. "Lucy are you cold?" I asked worried the cold night would get her sick, separating me from her yet again. He boy seemed a bit cold as well. "Would you like me to warm you up a bit?"
"You holding me like this already makes me feel warm again. You being a fire dragon slayer. You weren't planning to use the open-air spring you have here today? It's an awful waste." She pouted. "You know the spring is crowded with people right now right? Even if I wanted to go, I'd get splashed in all directions. And here you have a private one and you don't even use it..."
"But I was planning to go looking for you after my shower. I didn't get to see you for a whole week! I was stuck at home constrained not to leave home by one of Freed's runes! I couldn't even come to see you! Do even know how much I missed you? I was so worried, wondering if you were safe and all." I complained as Lucy giggled.
"You were bandaged from head to toe and was checked multiple times if you caught anything weird after almost being drowned in the darkness by Rouge's shadows, and you wanted to leave just to see me?" She turned around and placed one hand on my chest and one on my cheek. "Ohh, Natsu. I missed you too." I placed my hand on top of her's that was on my cheek.
"Well, I'm happy I get to see you now and I get to spend the night with you so I guess that makes up for it." I grinned.
She smiled. "Well if you wouldn't mind, can I use your hot spring then?"
"Be my guest. But I'm getting in with you then." I smiled as she blushed.
"W-wha?! Then at least let me go back to my room to get my stuff." She said as she stated to push away but I didn't let go. "Natsu?! Come on, let me go. You're being rather clingy today.."
"You're not allowed to leave me today." I put on my puppy-eyes look that I knew Lucy couldn't resist and couldn't say no to. And it was working.
"Urk.. Uhh... Then at least let me get a towel from the cabinet to cover myself in the hot spring. You too! No way am I getting in there with you naked!"
I laughed as I did as I was told and we both got into the hot spring.
Author: tomboy-otaku
Natsu's POV
I walked into the shower and turned on the tap as I thought about the past month's events. The Daimatou Enbu came to an end, with the future Rouge gone and back where he came from. The dragons were gone as well but with some casualties on our side. As rewards to the mages and wizards who helped fight against the dragons, each guild was given a hotel and a 4 day 3 night vacation after the long and hard fought battle. I spent a long time recovering from my injuries and was unable to go on any other missions. Rather, I was able to, but forced to be on bed rest by the gramps. I hadn't even seen Lucy this week! Even when I got here, Lucy was already in her room resting and I still wasn't able to see her. I pouted as I finished my quick shower.
We were at an onsen (hot springs) for our reward and I chose not to go for today. Besides the fact that the participants got suites that had a private onsen, I could always make my own hot springs back at home or in Lucy's apartment anyways. I increased my body temperature rapidly and dried my body and hair. I wrapped a towel around my waist and headed out of the bathroom when I heard the creak of the front door and a familiar scent waft in. Lucy!
"Natsu?" Lucy's voice rang with uncertainty as I walked over into the line of sight of the door.
"Lucy." I spoke and Lucy turned to my direction. I was a few steps away from the door, 1 or 2 steps from Lucy. At that moment, Lucy realized I was in nothing but a towel and started to get flustered.
"Ah..er... umm" She was blushing at the sight of me and I couldn't help but think she looked cute like that. "Sorry, I think i'd better go..." Wait, what?
As she turned to leave, I grabbed her wrist. "No." I didn't want her to leave. I just didn't want her to leave my sight and out of arms reach again. "Stay." She was trying to get away from my grasp, wriggling out of my hand so I tightened my grip.
"Let go."
I grabbed her waist and brought her into my arms with her back against my chest. I tightened my hold on her to prevent her from escaping my arms. I placed my chin on Lucy's shoulder as I spoke next to her ear. "I don't want to Lucy. I just can't." I felt her ease up and stopped resisting.
"Natsu.." I turned her around quickly and regained my hold on her in mere moments.
"Don't go. Don't leave me tonight." My voice came out more pleading than I wanted, but if I got to keep Lucy with me, then I couldn't care less anymore. She hesitated.
"Then at the very least, wear a yukata." I perked up and looked at her face saw a very cute blush on her cheeks. I felt a small blush creep up.
"Okay, wait here for me then!" I hurried off to get my yukata and put it on in the washroom so Lucy wouldn't complain about stripping like that squinty-eyes pervert.
I came out to see her looking at the open-air spring that was part of the suite. Lucy got a regular suite because she wasn't part of the final group. I walked up silently and wrapped my arms around her waist and brought her into me again. "Lucy are you cold?" I asked worried the cold night would get her sick, separating me from her yet again. He boy seemed a bit cold as well. "Would you like me to warm you up a bit?"
"You holding me like this already makes me feel warm again. You being a fire dragon slayer. You weren't planning to use the open-air spring you have here today? It's an awful waste." She pouted. "You know the spring is crowded with people right now right? Even if I wanted to go, I'd get splashed in all directions. And here you have a private one and you don't even use it..."
"But I was planning to go looking for you after my shower. I didn't get to see you for a whole week! I was stuck at home constrained not to leave home by one of Freed's runes! I couldn't even come to see you! Do even know how much I missed you? I was so worried, wondering if you were safe and all." I complained as Lucy giggled.
"You were bandaged from head to toe and was checked multiple times if you caught anything weird after almost being drowned in the darkness by Rouge's shadows, and you wanted to leave just to see me?" She turned around and placed one hand on my chest and one on my cheek. "Ohh, Natsu. I missed you too." I placed my hand on top of her's that was on my cheek.
"Well, I'm happy I get to see you now and I get to spend the night with you so I guess that makes up for it." I grinned.
She smiled. "Well if you wouldn't mind, can I use your hot spring then?"
"Be my guest. But I'm getting in with you then." I smiled as she blushed.
"W-wha?! Then at least let me go back to my room to get my stuff." She said as she stated to push away but I didn't let go. "Natsu?! Come on, let me go. You're being rather clingy today.."
"You're not allowed to leave me today." I put on my puppy-eyes look that I knew Lucy couldn't resist and couldn't say no to. And it was working.
"Urk.. Uhh... Then at least let me get a towel from the cabinet to cover myself in the hot spring. You too! No way am I getting in there with you naked!"
I laughed as I did as I was told and we both got into the hot spring.
Author: tomboy-otaku
