I wrote this over the course of about a 48 hour window. That's not a lot of time, but where I'm at mentally has changed so much since I started that it made finishing up a bit difficult. There's so much going on right now that I'm stressing over, and while it isn't healthy, I have been pretending I'm okay, for now. In time I'll process and work through it, but for now I'm just angry and sad. Unfortunately, sharing the reasons behind that will totally ruin the mood for this newest entry for the Surprise Guest world, so instead I am going to assure you that I am okay, I just wanted a short video on FB today that riled up my inner Mama Bear.

Please, enjoy this latest addition, and don't forget to keep yourselves safe.

As always, thanks for all the love and happy reading!

It started in the morning. While Natsu cooked up eggs and hash browns, Lucy puttered around the kitchen cleaning up dishes and wiping down the counters. Every time she passed him she touched him. A brush of her hip on his, a quick peck on his bare shoulder (she liked when he cooked shirtless), her breath on his neck as she spoke over his shoulder, her hand sliding across his butt...

She was next to him, her fingers in his hair gently scratching his scalp as they discussed their plans for the afternoon. "Do you wanna go to the store today with me?" His breath hissed out of his mouth as she gently squeezed her fingers and tugged on his hair just slightly.

"Sure. I need a few things anyway." She gasped when she suddenly found herself trapped between the counter and Natsu's naked chest. His mouth found hers an instant later and a quiet moan escaped her as he bent her over his arm. His lips were gentle, even though the pressure was not. His moved towards her neck as he pressed his lower body against hers, his erection hot and needy and only a few thin layers away from her skin.

"Do you wanna-"

"Natsu, I have work," she chuckled. She gently bit his shoulder before pushing him away and leaving the room. "Try not to burn the eggs!"

With a curse, Natsu dashed to the stove to salvage the food.

At the store, he decided she was doing it on purpose.

Natsu wasn't sure why, but he was positive she was trying get him riled up on purpose. She was wearing the shortest skirt he'd ever seen and reaching for the highest shelves in the store. Ignoring the skin that poked out under her shirt every time she did it, he could almost see her butt peaking out the bottom of her skirt. He'd already used his magic to avert the eyes of at least a dozen men and they were barely halfway done.

"What about this one," Lucy murmured as she traded for yet another bottle. On. The. Top. Shelf.

When a man entered the end of the aisle, Natsu's magic almost violently shoved him to the next one. With a deep breath, and just a small amount of smoke, Natsu worked to calm himself as he moved to stand behind her. He was barely a hairsbreadth from touching her, but she didn't seem to mind as she read the label. When she moved to put it back, Natsu pressed himself against her, his blood boiling even hotter as her body moved against his, her butt stopping just in front of the growing erection in his pants. She stayed like that for a moment as she contemplated the bottles once more, then dropped back down and moved on.

Natsu counted to ten. Then he did it again. Then again. When he hadn't cooled down by the end of the fourth count, he used his magic to hide himself before exploding in a stream of curses and heat. "What is she doing?! What am I doing?! Damn it, why can't I calm down. Why am I getting so worked up over this?" He grabbed the cart and easily bent the entire front end, effectively ripping it off. "Damn it, I want so bad to just drag her across the store and throw her down on one of display sofas and have her in whatever position she lands! Hell, the floor would do! I could hold her against these shelves!" He slammed his hands against the offending metal, knocking packages over and snapping two of them in half.

"I am a civilized demon, damn it, I can control myself. I will control myself," he growled loudly. He yelled once more, as loud as he could before he straightened and began to fix the shelves and cart.

"I just have to wait until we get home," he reasoned out loud as his magic worked to fix the mess he'd made. "We'll finish shopping soon. Then I can show her just how much I... enjoy this little game she's playing."

When Lucy finally came back to look for him, Natsu had outwardly regain his composure and was studying some boxes on the shelf. "Luce, I think I wanna try making this, but from scratch."

Lucy's expression was completely unreadable as she waited for him to turn her way. When he finally met her gaze, he could see that she was trying to hide that anything was amiss. Despite the excellent mask, though, he could see that she had expected something from him that she wasn't getting.

At least, not that she knew anyway.

"What?"

She smiled. "Nothing." Lucy slid her arm through his, pressing her cleavage snug against him. "Do you mind if I run a few extra errands by myself when we're done here?"

Natsu gave her his best smile. "I can bring the groceries home on my own."

"You're the best!" She leaned up and kissed his cheek. "I'll make it up to you later."

You're damn right you will, he thought as he followed dutifully behind her.

Lucy wiped her palms on her skirt once more as she walked towards her front door. She had no reason to be nervous, but ever since they'd parted ways at the grocery store, Lucy had had a ball of anxiety in her gut. It wasn't the bad kind, though, this one was of anticipation.

It hadn't been her plan at first to tease him so much, but that morning she'd felt so powerful getting such strong reactions from him with so little effort. The little exhales, the stares, the quiet groans, the way his hands had moved as though to reach for her but stopping as she got out of reach. Seeing her effect on him had given her a power trip like nothing else, and she couldn't help but feel wanted and powerful and sexy. At the store it had been the same, until they'd gotten close to being done. He'd watched her like a starved wolf until she'd spent too much time checking out a selection sauces. He'd stopped following for a short time, and after, he'd been practically cold. He hadn't done anything too strange, except she'd been unable to bait him after.

Had he figured out what she was doing? Was he planning to retaliate? If he hadn't, how long did she want to drag this out? She was anticipating some particularly great sex when she was finally done teasing him. He hadn't been the only one affected by her show that day. Her panties had been moist the entire afternoon. She was so wet, she had wondered more than once if Natsu could smell her across town. She let out another long breath as she collected herself and then unlocked her front door.

"Natsu I'm-"

Her bags were suddenly ripped from her hands, her clothes disappeared from her body as she was yanked harshly against Natsu. She didn't know if the door was shut, if she was still in the entryway, if he'd taken off her clothes with magic or ripped them, or anything else. Her senses were suddenly filled to the brim with Natsu, leaving room for no other thoughts.

"Natsu-"

"No talking," he growled. Lucy was able to see his face just long enough to figure out that his inner beast was just as involved as he was before she was tossed on her bed and he was pressing her into the mattress. His skin was so hot, it was a hairsbreadth from burning her. As he consumed her with his body, mouth and hands, all Lucy could do was try to catch her breath.

"Na-" His hand roughly covered her mouth as he nipped at her neck, causing her to squeal. The next breath he entered her, his movements leaving her no room to protest. He slammed into her again and again, pushing her deeper into her mattress. His hand on her mouth muffled her screams as she dug her nails into his sides and her heels dug into the back of his thighs.

She'd been even more ready than she thought, because it was only a matter of moments before she felt herself getting ready to orgasm. Natsu's hand slipped into her hair, his big palm wrapped around her skull as his fingers tightened and tugged on her hair. Her cries filled the room with increasing urgency and volume as his hips continued to move. Overwhelmed, Lucy found that plateau quickly, but instead of going over, her body seemed to fight to stay there. Being stuck there, just on the cusp of her orgasm, had Lucy writhing against Natsu, the force of her struggles actually moving his body away from her some before he pressed her down again.

It quickly became too much, her body yearning and yet fighting to hold back. Her cries became frantic and her body grew too sensitive, until Natsu suddenly cried out, his movements slowing slightly as his own climax claimed him. He continued to breathe harshly against her neck as his hips rocked slowly against her, her own growing even more frantic.

It had only been a few minutes; not nearly long enough. She needed more, more, more.

"Natsuuuuuuu," she cried. "Please."

"What's the matter, Luce?" he whispered against her skin. He carefully licked his way from her shoulder up to her ear. "Am I... teasing you?"

Clarity came slowly through the fog in her mind. "You knew... didn't you?" She whined as he twisted his hips in just the right way.

"Of course, Lucy. I'm not an idiot." He thrust hard against her, the movement making her cry out once more.

"Please Natsu-"

"I believe I said no talking," he said as he tightened his grip on her hair ever so slightly.

He began to move faster, causing waves of pleasure to encompass her entire being even as he continued to avoid giving her what she wanted. She was almost certain her nails were drawing blood but her grip wouldn't lessen as he stoked the fire in her belly higher and higher.

No one should have to endure this. The pleasure was so intense, too intense, that it was difficult to remain coherent. She'd never struggled so hard to get off before. It either worked for her or it didn't, and Natsu had never disappointed her. Sex with him was always amazing, and this was the most fantastic sex she'd ever had, if only she could just... get...

"You're doing it on purpose!" The words exploded from her mouth just before he could silence her with his own. His lips against her ate up the noises she made, as well as coaxed her still higher, but she was clear headed enough to feel the vibrations in his chest from his laughter.

His evil, magic using, sadistic demon laughter.

She wanted to fight further, but his finger hit that special little nub and with a sensation that had to be from magic, robbed her of thought and emotion and everything else that wasn't her need to get off. There was no part of her body that wasn't filled to the brim with desire. She was swamped with the most basic, carnal need to find the end to the madness, where she could fall off the edge and ride the waves of pleasure that would send her high into the clouds until there was nothing left for her body to give.

Natsu pulled them both upright, tugging her close to him as he began to move faster, the new angle allowing him to hit just the right spot as she finally, mercifully exploded. He held her easily as she thrashed and screamed her release. It was so intense, she could only focus on the feelings coursing through her body. She could no longer hear Natsu's heavy breathing, could no longer see the lights cast in the shadow from her window, could no longer even feel the heat coming off Natsu's body or the touch of his skin on hers. There was only the pleasure coursing through her, and the resistance of whatever kept her from falling to the floor. Or floating to the clouds, she wasn't sure which.

When she had had too much, and could finally convince her limbs to move, she sloppily pushed away from Natsu, who was continuing to play with her too sensitive body. She mumbled words, not sure anything coherent came out, but he seemed to understand as he guided her body onto the mattress and then pulled away to give her space.

Lucy finally surfaced some time later to Natsu carefully cleaning her with a wet rag. She wanted to protest, but the cool cloth against her skin felt nice, so instead she just reveled in the attention. When he was done, he set the rag aside before laying behind her and pulling her into his arms.

Too tired to resist, and too comfortable to do it anyway, Lucy tried to wet her tongue so she could speak. It took several attempts, but eventually she was able to make words. "Why?"

"Because you teased me," he whispered into her ear. He lazily licked the shell of her ear with the tip of his tongue as she sighed. "And if you do it again, I will retaliate in the exact same way."

"Was just... sexy."

"I was sexy?" he asked after a pause

"No," she murmured. Sentences were hard, so she tried to focus on the core words. "Confidence. You attracted. Me sexy."

Natsu chuckled quietly as his fingers danced feather light against her skin. "You felt confident and sexy because you were getting me so riled up?"

"Yes."

"Luce," he breathed. "You are sexy. Don't ever forget it." He kissed her neck and then carefully dragged them up to the pillows. Once he'd arranged her jello body into a more comfortable position, he willed the lights off and pulled her close. "Go to sleep now."

"Am 'sleep," she muttered.

Natsu chuckled as she sagged even more, her soft breathing ghosting across the skin of his arm. He'd hoped to have his way with her a few more times, but he decided that he could wait. She was human and needed to sleep to regain her energy. Besides, he still had months left before the end if his contract, and after that, he'd make a new one. He'd just have to be patient.

Once he was settled, he reached out with his magic to make sure the door and windows were locked and poured Plue some food. When he was done, he closed his eyes and savored the feeling of Lucy in his arms, reveling in his luck at finding such an amazing woman.

Who, gods help her, would not tease him like that again or he would give her the same treatment.

But she was Lucy. She was smart and daring and sexy and confident and was absolutely going to do it again.

He couldn't wait.