Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail

Soooo, I just came up with a few ways Natsu would calm Lucy down when she has nightmares :3

This is not a story, just some one shots, randomly ordered and they aren't connected with each other:)

There might be also a few with an AU ^_^

Hope you'll like them :3

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This had been going for days now. Lucy always woke up in the middle of the night, covered in sweat and most of the times screaming. The worst was, she could never remember what she dreamed about, but she knew one thing. It contained death. And she hated death.

It started with a mission team Natsu took 1 week ago. It was simple, not really something of a great challenge. But it went wrong – horribly.

It ended with Erza being unconsciousness, Gray hurt badly, Wendy unable to do something due to the fact that she needed to use her healing magic so much, Natsu also hurt, the Exceeds missing and Lucy broke her leg and had also a lot of bruises.

But all of that wasn't really what bothered her so much. Yes, she was worried about her friends and for the two cats, Happy and Charla as well but in the end they all made it home, safe.

Now every time it got dark in the evening, Lucy already started shaking, knowing that she would dream the same shit like every night. And then she would wake up, run to the toilet, throw up, drink something after it and go back to sleep. But that procedure would repeat throughout the night and Lucy couldn't quite get to change it.

It bothered her. She was tired, worn out and she always felt like throwing up again in the morning although she did that more times during night. Some times she asked herself how often someone could actually throw up without getting seriously ill.

But that was her littlest problem. She had more problems with covering it up from her friends. It was strange enough for her that she hadn't shown up in the guild for at least 4 days now. And she knew it was just a matter of time until one of her friends would drop by and check if she was fine. And then they would see that she was indeed not okay.

But what should she say then? She didn't know herself why she had this problem right now. All she knew was that her dreams always woke her up and then she remembered the most disgusting part of it, the only things she could remember anyway, and needed to throw up.

How could anyone help her with that?

Maybe I should pay Polyushka-san a visit... The girl gulped slightly at the thought. What if she was seriously ill? If she had a disease no one could heal? And Polyushka-san hated human.

Lucy shook her head and left for the kitchen. She felt kinda dizzy since she hasn't slept properly for such a long time. And she never ate something because she always had to throw up after it.

She took a glass out of the cupboard and filled it with cold water. The liquid flowed down her throat in an easing way. It was dry and hurt but the water made it feel a bit better. When she came back into her living room she stopped a bit shocked at what she found although she already expected something like that.

Natsu sat cross legged on her bed, he wore a serious expression. Happy was nowhere to be found.

''Natsu? What are you doing here?''

He looked up at her a bit and his eyes widened.

''You don't look that good, Lucy.''

Lucy turned her head slightly away. She knew very well that she must look awful. And it was only natural for him to come here and check up on her. And now he knew that something was wrong, and god damn it she started feeling dizzy again.

A bit shaky she leaned her one hand on the table next to her, trying to hold her weight. That little act didn't go unnoticed by Natsu and he slowly stood up.

''Don't mention it... Just a bit dizzy.'' Lucy's voice sounded different from her usual cheerful voice. It was cold and seemed to be far away.

Natsu didn't like it. He neared her.

''Lucy what's wrong?''

She tried to laugh but it was only a little smile. ''Nothing, really... Why are you here again?''

And then she fell forward when her legs couldn't hold her any longer. But she didn't fall on the floor. Instead she felt an arm sneak around her waist and the other one on the back of her head.

''Just worried about you.''

Now his voice sounded different. Also foreign, more caring, in a way. But still there was this Natsu-like sound in his voice.

But Lucy didn't really record what happened when she fell asleep in his arms soon after.

Natsu sat down next to her bed when he laid her down and pulled the covers over her body. He checked her temperature but she didn't seem to have a fever. Maybe she was really just dizzy, just like she told him. But that thought fast left his mind when he saw her expression changing after a few minutes of sleeping.

It looked pained. She started turning slightly and her breathing became slightly faster. A bit worried, Natsu slowly stood up and leaned over her a bit. She seemed to have a bad dream and when Natsu reached out his hand to wake her, Lucy suddenly sat up and screamed.

The pink haired boy retreated slightly, shocked from his friend.

Lucy's eyes only reflected horror and fear. When Natsu wanted to say something she reached her hand up and covered her mouth.

Fast Lucy left her bed and ran to the bathroom. She slammed the door and leaned over the toilet.

Natsu stood in front of the door and listened, wanting to do something to help her.

He knocked slightly.

''Lucy?''

''Don't come in... Please.''

Her voice was shaking. And he knew that her body was shaking as well.

Although she told him to stay outside, he came in. What he found was nothing he liked. Lucy half lied over the toilet, her body looked like a wet sack. She looked like she didn't has any strength to do something. Her cheeks were red from her crying, her sobbing the only noise that filled the little room.

Natsu slowly came closer and knelt down next to her.

''I told you stay outside...'' It was only a whisper. She was even to weak to care about that he saw her like that, neither could she be mad about him right now for not listening to her. She just didn't care the slightest bit.

''For how long?''

Lucy looked up a bit, looking into his eyes which were filled with concern.

''How long... what?''

''For how long has this been going, Lucy?''

Ashamed, Lucy leaned her head back down on her arm, more tears leaving her eyes.

''A few days...''

''Is that the reason why you didn't showed up in the guild?''

A single nod was his answer. Sighing Natsu stood up. He collected a little cub from the washbasin and filled it with water. He also took a little towel and then he came back, crouching down next to her.

He carefully lifted her head and wiped her mouth with the towel. Lucy found it incredible embarrassing but she couldn't really fight it.

Then he gave her the cub with water which she gladly took and drank up in one sip.

Natsu carefully gathered her in his arms and left the bathroom. He laid her down on the bed again and settled next to her.

''So what happened?''

His voice was calm, when he whispered into her hair. He had seen a lot of different sights of Lucy by now but this was new to him. Normally she would open up and talk when something is wrong but it seemed that she tried to hide it on purpose this time.

''I have a bad dream since a few days...''

''Just one?''

''I don't know... I can't remember it...''

Natsu shifted slightly and then he leaned over her body. ''Tell me.''

Lucy tried to sock his head but he caught her hand. Natsu titled his head a bit, making Lucy chuckle. She loved it when he did that.

''Like I said... I can't remember...''

''But you always wake up. That's why you haven't slept the last days, right?''

The girl benath him blinked a bit.

''How did you know?''

''You're incredible pale and you have dark circles.''

''Oh.''

Natsu leaned down a bit and rested his head on her shoulder.

''So... What is it?''

Lucy sighed, not really knowing what to say.

''I... I always wake up not remembering what exactly happened in the dream but I always see a few pictures in front of my eyes... From that mission... But it ends different...''

When she stopped Natsu looked up and waited for her to continue.

''Well... It's just that you all... you all die... And I always see how... But then I can't see anything else...''

''You're so stupid.'' He already leaned his head back down and nuzzled into her neck when he said that. Lucy knowing all so well that it was stupid from her not to say something earlier only nodded her head and started to cry slightly.

Natsu placed his hand on her stomach, startling her a bit. ''Natsu?''

But then he slowly rose his temperature and her stomach got comfortably warm and the incredible uncomfortable feeling of throwing up left her and she eased to his touch.

''Better?''

Lucy nodded slightly, her eyes closed already.

''Thanks.''

Natsu sighed heavily and pecked her cheek. And Lucy had no problems with that.

''Come.''

The dragon-slayer rolled off her and pulled her with him so that she laid on top of him.

''The next time you have problems like that, you come to me straight away, 'kay?''

Lucy nodded with a slight smile on her face.

After some time Lucy started sleeping and she welcomed the feeling, because some times everything you need to fight a nightmare is your best friend.