"Hey Natsu! Hey! Wait up!" Lucy waved frantically as she ran to catch up to him. He stopped in his tracks, glancing back over his shoulder at her, a smirk on his face.

"What? Can't keep up, huh Lucy?" There was a slight laugh in his voice that made her smile. She finally caught up with him, out of breath, and playfully pushed him. He smiled down at her before softly pushing her back.

"On your way to the guild?" Her voice was soft as they both started walking at a normal pace.

"Mhm…" he muttered. "Happy should already be there by now, he flew off quick this morning muttering something about Carla and fish…"

Lucy put her hand up to her mouth to hide her giggle. They walked in silence, enjoying each others company on the remaining walk to the guild. Natsu had his hands behind his head, looking up at the sky, only half-heartedly paying attention. His skin kept softly brushing up against hers as he bumped into her. She didn't mind it. The soft heat from the touch left her with butterflies in her stomach. She blushed slightly. He quirked his head at her, his pink hair flopping adorably to the side.

"What's with the blush Lucy?" He put his hands down by his side. She could see the guild now, they were almost there. She couldn't help but notice that her blush only intensified with his question leaving her utterly embarrassed and confused at the sudden amount of color in her cheeks.

"Um… ah… IT'S NOTHING!" Lucy quickly hurried off ahead and straight into the guild as fast as she could leaving a bewildered and confused Natsu behind. When she finally entered the guild she breathed a sigh of relief and began to feel the blush fade from her cheeks. She heard the usual chorus of welcomes and she walked around catching up with everyone as Natsu finally made his way up and into the guild. Lucy looked away from him, instead choosing to focus on something (or someone) else. She spotted Gray by the job postings and walked up to him.

"Hey Gray!" She said cheerfully before noticing his confused expression, "What's wrong?"

He looked flustered for a minute before replying and shoving a job posting at her. "Well, nothing is wrong per se. Just… um… odd…"

Lucy grabbed the job posting and scanned it over quickly. It was a special request, for her and Gray. JUST her and Gray. "Oh… I see."

He stood waiting impatiently, fidgeting underneath her confused stare. "So, wanna accept?"

Lucy looked back at the job posting in her hand and took a minute to think about it. She had never gone on a mission with just her and Gray. She wasn't sure what the others would think… What Natsu would think… But her eyes oogled the 90,000 reward and the looming terror of her rent payment floated into her mind. "I guess it would be ok, seems we would need to leave soon though…" She trailed off, mentally calculating how much time they would need. It was going to take them a week at least just to manage the distance there and back. She sighed, it would be one of her longest amounts of time away from the guild without her whole little gang. "We should probably leave in like an hour, meet at the station then?"

Gray looked at her and nodded. He seemed a little apprehensive to her but she just brushed it off and glanced around the guild to find the pink-haired Dragon Slayer. She spied him over by Erza and scurried over to tell them what was going on.

"Hey guys!" She waved at them as she leaned against the table.

"Hey Lucy, so, you and Gray heading off on that mission?" Erza's voice was all knowing. "I saw the posting on the board."

Natsu's eyes were as big as saucers. "You are going on a WHAT? With WHO?"

If she didn't know better she would have thought his voice sounded a bit… Panicked? "Well it was a special request Natsu with a huuuuge reward. i'm not just going to turn it down."

"Well then I'm coming too!" He roared, fire dripping from his mouth.

Erza's hand shot out in front of him to stop him and she leveled him with one look. "The request was only for them, we must obey the clients wishes."

Natsu grumbled at her but didn't dare oppose her. He looked dejectedly down at the table and Lucy couldn't help but feel a little bit bad about it. She grimaced before making herself smile. "Don't worry Natsu, I'll be with Gray, I'll be fine!" Either her fake smile didn't persuade him or something else caused a weird look to contort his face when he looked up at her. "Ok, well, I have to go now…" She began to walk out of the guild, a little sad Natsu didn't have anything more to say to her before she left.

Her walk home went fast and she packed her bag even faster with the necessities for the voyage. After all, the client requested that they travel by foot after they reached the first train destination. Secrecy, that was part of their mission. It was weird to her to think of all that time she would be spending with Gray alone. She was just about to pack up and leave when Natsu jumped through her window.

"Hey Lucy." His voice was soft and it made her melt a little inside.

"Hey Natsu, what's up?" He looked up at her with searching eyes and she couldn't help but feel a bit self-conscious beneath his gaze.

"What are you and Gray going to be doing, I mean, I heard you will be gone for a week…" He nervously scratched the back of his head but she hardly noticed as a bit of anger started to overcome her.

"What do you mean by that Natsu?"

"Um…" He stuttered, nervously looking between her face and the floor. "I mean… Well, what are your feelings for Gray?" Natsu's eyes steeled over and his look was firm as he waited for her to respond.

Lucy, on the other hand, was torn between rage, embarrassment, and confusion. "Wha? Hah? What are you talking about Natsu?!"

He quirked an eyebrow at her as if what he was saying was a completely reasonable question.

"I don't even need to answer that! How could you even ask such a thing…" She looked away from him and threw her bag over her shoulder, getting ready to leave when a hand firmly gripped her shoulder and spun her around.

"It just feels weird I'm not going with is all…"

She blushed but held his gaze. "If I didn't know any better I would say you were jealous Natsu." She smirked at him but was surprised when he suddenly let go of her and took a step back.

"Like I'd ever be jealous of you with a guy…" He scoffed.

She winced a little, his words stung. "Well, I have to go Natsu. See you in a week." She looked at him one more time, feeling dejected, before continuing on her way. She almost expected him to follow her but he never did and soon she was with Gray on the train heading out to their first stop.

The ride was pretty silent. In fact, the entire trip to their client was rather silent. Of course they spoke to each other, idle chit chat and the likes. But, it wasn't the same kind of lively conversation that she was used to with Natsu or when their entire little group was together. Their task was quick, and the money easy. Soon, their client was happy and provided them with a room for the night. A single room. With a single bed. Lucy collapsed onto the bed in exhaustion while Gray slowly walked into the room.

"One bed huh?"

Lucy blushed at him as she sat up. "Um, yea I guess." Gray blushed too while he continued to strip down to just his underwear. "I guess… I will just go take a quick shower then." Gray nodded at her and hopped on top of the bed.

She let the warm water slide over her, let it erase the tension she was holding and the confusion of her last encounter with Natsu. This entire trip she couldn't take her thoughts away from him… It already felt like forever, but maybe that wasn't a bad thing? She knew she shouldn't care for him the way that she did. After what he said, he clearly didn't have the same feelings for her. She had a sneaking suspicion that maybe he had those feelings for Lisanna. She sighed as she turned the shower off and walked out into the room in a daze. It wasn't until she heard a loud cough and saw a very red faced Gray that she realized her mistake.

She had walked into the room, NAKED!

"Ahhh!" She screamed as she immediately ducked down into a ball and pulled some clothes out of her bag and tossed them on. "I'm so sorry. Oh wow, I'm so sorry, I forgot you were here!" Gray still hadn't said anything and she was starting to get a bit worried. When her clothes were finally covering everything (a pair of tiny shorts and a tank top) she finally forced herself to look at him. His face was completely red and he was still eyeing her up. "Um, Gray?"

He looked startled before he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Oh, yea, sorry Lucy."

She couldn't help it, she got angry. His eyes kept lingering on her. "Could you stop that already! Jeez, didn't you get a good enough view already!" She huffed and sat own on the bed next to him. There wasn't anywhere else to sit in the room. Gray blushed but in an odd moment of sincerity, he leaned against her. She froze. What in the word was going on?

"Lucy, I'm sorry. I… didn't mean to see it all. I mean, it wasn't the first time. But, it was the first time no one else was around." He fiddled with the blanket and she could feel his slight body heat on the skin that was against her. She couldn't deny how strange it felt. She couldn't deny how nice it felt. She didn't understand what was going on. There had never been anything with Gray before. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. The thought of Natsu entered her mind but quickly faded as Gray's hand landed on her exposed thigh. It tingled. Seriously, what was going on? There was an awkward, silent, moment before he continued. "There has always been others around. I don't know Lucy. Seeing you…"

He didn't have to explain, Lucy just leaned into his soft touch. She didn't know what was going on with her. It was like something odd had come over her. Gray was acting weird, she was acting weird, yet she couldn't stop herself. His touch… it made her body tingle in delight. Soon, the light was off. Soon, they were both under the covers. Soon, his arm was wrapped around her was and his body was tight to hers. The conversation was halted. Anticipation intense. Finally, she couldn't stand the tension that was building up, she rolled over and looked him in the eyes.

"Gray, what is going on? Do you, do you have feelings for me?" Her cheeks were flushed and even though it was dark she saw his flush too.

"I… I'm not sure. I just, can't keep my eyes off of you." His hand tightened around her waist and she spun her head back the other way before sliding her body tighter against his. She jerked when she could suddenly feel something pressing against her and a load moan escape Gray's lips. They both froze for a minute, but as soon as she wiggled once more the illusion of any semblance on innocence was completely destroyed. Gray spun her around and kissed her. The kiss was wonderful and elicited all sorts of feelings inside her. Suddenly, hands were places they had never explored before, their breathing was heavy, the room heated up with their passion.

It wasn't her first time. She doubted it was his. But it was their first time together. It was impossible to really describe. It was like something had washed over them and it was impossible for them to keep their hands off of each other. When they were finished they fell, exhausted, asleep within each others arms. Completely satisfied, and very confused.

The morning light slipped in through the windows and Lucy awoke groggily. It took her a minute before the full realization of what happened last night came back to her. Panicked, she looked down at her naked body and Gray's head snuggled up on top of her breasts. With a shriek she squirmed off the bed and stood up, unceremoniously dumping a startled Gray onto the floor.

"Wha… What?" Grey's eyes slowly opened before he too, stood up in shock. Then they were both standing their. Naked, staring in confusion at each other before they both dove for clothes. "What happened last night!" Grey's panic was clear.

"You KNOW what we did last night!" Lucy could hardly control herself, she was near tears.

"I don't understand… we, you, I… We were never romantic before!" Grey walked in panicked circles throwing his hands up in the air and ruffling his hair.

Lucy stopped and froze. She was staring at the back of the hotel room door as she listens to him rant.

"Juvia is going to kill me!"

She could hear his fear and it was only then that the thought of Natsu entered her mind and she felt the most gut-wrenching feeling of her life.

"Gray…"

"I can't, how did we, I can't believe I, and you, and it was good…" He stopped himself before coughing and continuing his panicked circles. "And what, and hah, ahhh…."

"Gray… GRAY!" She had to turn to him and yell to snap him out of his panicked state. He froze and looked at her. An odd sense of apprehension in his eyes.

"Yea, Lucy?"

"I think I understand why what happened last night, happened…" She trailed off and pointed at the sign on the back of the door. Gray walked up to it and read it out loud.

"This is a Love Room. It is designed to elicit love and has a proven track record of an 80% conception rate!" Gray halted. He looked at her and saw where her hands were.

Lucy's hands were on her stomach. The room had an enchantment to make its inhabitants make love AND had a high chance of conception. She had a one night stand with Gray. Due to an enchanted room, but still. She couldn't deny that his touch, his kisses, the way the whole thing felt… It was good. She had enjoyed it. But it would have never happened if not for the enchantment, and now… Now… She could hardly form the thought. Her hands were placed lightly on her stomach as she stood frozen. There was a good chance she was pregnant.

They stood in silence for what seemed like forever before Gray wrapped her up in his arms and she finally let the tears loose that she had been holding back all morning. She moved her arms so she could hold him too. It was a friendly hug, one that maybe had the chance for more, one that knew of what they had just done, one that was there simply to comfort both of them. She could feel him trembling as he softly muttered into her ear, "Well, at least its only an 80% chance right?"

Author's Note:

So, what do you all think? Should I continue?