Lucy stretched her body as she sat up in her bed. She looked outside towards the window, it was overcast. At least it should clear up by noon, she thought to herself. She looked down at her left side. The busty blonde had grown accustomed to her teammate sleeping in her bed. It seemed that no matter how many times she'd Lucy Kick him out of her bed, he'd always climb back in the next night. Eventually, she just gave up.

"Where's Natsu? He was here last night..." She got out of her bed and began looking for him within the apartment.

She went to the bathroom, "Hmm, nope." She checked the kitchen and there she found him. He was making breakfast.

"I was wondering where you'd went! You're never up before me!" She smiled at the young pinkette.

"Well, we just got back pretty early from the job, and you were knocked out by the time I got to your window." Natsu had decided to make pancakes with bacon and eggs. "So I figured you might be a bit hungry I didn't think you'd eaten since lunch yesterday. Nakama have to look out for each other." He turned and smiled at her.

"Why you're so thoughtful!" Lucy beamed at him. He's so thoughtful when he wants to be.

"Why not just wait and get something together at the guild though?" She questioned.

"I don't know, I thought you'd wanna sit and relax today. We did get a nice amount of Jewels and we didn't do much damage considering it was more security than anything." He grabbed two plates from the cabinet and put their food on the plates. They sat down at her table and ate.

"Natsu! This is really good! I figured you only cooked fish!" She was stunned.

"Haha! I do cook more than fish, but I don't do it very often." The Salamander looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"So, Natsu?" She said stuffing the last bite of food into her mouth. "Do you wannna do anything in particular today? It's supposed to clear up outside around noon and it's around 10:30 now."

Natsu almost instantly replied, "Let's go to the guild, I bet they're dying to see us! We've been gone for three days watching that guy's house. I need to go and kick some of that ice-boy's butt!" He punched his hand and flame was forming. Aww yeah! I'm all fired up now!

He never ceases to amaze me. He's such a goofball! The young woman looked at the boy with slightly pink cheeks and smiled.

"Okay, then! Let's go! Just let me change, okay?"

"Sure! Take your time!" He waved her off. He began to clean the dishes he created from breakfast.

Lucy was changing and couldn't decide what to wear. She decided to go with a red skirt and a black corset that zipped in the front, she grabbed a pair of black boots, put her hair up into a high ponytail and grabbed her keys and walked out the door with Natsu.

When they returned to Fairy Tail, everything was bustling and was lively as ever. They had returned from Hargeon and Makarov had comended them on the small amount of damage done to the property.

"So Flame-brain, how was the job?" The Ice-Make wizard, missing his shirt, slapped him on the back."I heard you didn't go screwing shit up this time." He nudged his side.

"Well Gray, we didn't do much of anything the past few days." Behind him was Lucy. "It was so boring, we just sat there. Nothing even happened! Which was really weird, honestly."

"What do you mean, Lucy?"

"I mean, he didn't even tell us what we were guarding."

"Yeah! All he said was, 'Don't look in the eye.' whatever that means."

"Yeah, I guess that is pretty weird..." Gray's voice trailed off. "But hey! Jewels are jewels and you guys did the job well, too! So I guess congrats are in order! It's time to celebrate!" This caught attention of everyone in guild, everyone began to cheer.

"I'm all fired up now!" Natsu growled and riots soon consumed the hall. Those who did not participate in the brawls around the guild, and considered themselves ballsy enough, challenged Cana to a drinking contest. After undoubtedly drinking each contender under the table, Cana made her way to an obviously drunken Lucy. She swayed as the music carried throughout her body.

"Uhh, hey Lucy? You sure you're alright? You look like you're trying to fight the air." She looked at her and laughed.

"Huh? Hey, Cana! That's not funny." She slurred, "Hey, have you see Natsu?" she asked. Cana shook her head. Hmm, I wonder where he went...

Lucy headed for the shore. It was about two in the morning, Natsu had left when he heard someone make a comment to Lucy about how sexy she looked. That comment brought something out of him an he needed to leave before he started something he couldn't finish, let alone explain his anger. But Lucy was his nakama, why did he feel so territorial? He thought of the way she smiled, her scent of vanilla and sugar. He sniffed and smelled it. Ahh, she smells so close by. I love that smell. "Natsu?"

He turned and saw her, Lucy. Her face was flushed, her breathing was heavy and her boots in her hand. "I was wondering where you'd run off too. What are you doing out here by the shore?" She moved closer to him and sat down.

"I was trying to sober up before I went home so I didn't wake up with a hangover." He looked into her eyes and he saw two beautiful burnt amber colored eyes. They danced like flames and he swore she'd been blushing.

"Uhh Natsu?" She looked at him with rosy cheeks and then looked down at the sand. She looked up into the sky, watching the clouds roll past in the night sky. The stars twinkled and reflected in the water. Lucy sighed as the wind brushed against her face and blew her hair from her face. "Natsu?"

"Yeah, Luce?"

"What do you think it would be like to fly like a dragon? I imagine it would be so gorgeous up in the sky! Flying with your mate..." Her voice trailed off as Natsu thoughts consumed him. What does she know about dragons? Where did she learn about them, I've gotta know!

"... wouldn't you think so too?" She stared at him as he returned back to reality. He Smiled at her.

"Yeah! I think it would be! But where did you learn so much about dragons?" He questioned her. Lucy was shocked. Uh oh, did I make him uncomfortable?! I didn't mean to! What do I do? Think, Lucy, think!

"Well, I was talking to Levy about our brawl with those stupid bandits that stole that magic ring. We started talking abut Dragonslayer magic and how powerful it is. I brought up Igneel and she told me that there are plenty of books in our archives about dragons and the war and things like that. I didn't learn much. But I did learn that Dragonslayers react the same way as dragons do. When it comes to mates, they only find one. Without sharing the magic between the two of them. They can be in grave danger. This happens around the age of 20-22." She looked at him as she explained what she knew. He stared at her and looked up towards the sky.

"Hey Luce, can we go to the archives together and look at some more of those types of books?" Natsu asked with a smile.

"Sure! We'll do it as soon as we wake up, how's that sound?" She beamed and giggled. Tomorrow, they'd be looking for books on dragons and Dragonslayers. But for now, they were making their way to their respective housing.

Author's Note: Hey guys! It's been a while. I decided to give up on the last story I wrote and come to a new fandom. I love Fairy Tail and I ship so many characters. This story is mostly about Natsu and Lucy, but there will be other pairings throughout. I hope you guys like this story. It was made for a few friends of mine, one of whom isn't quite far in the show. So I'll try to avoid any spoilers! Thanks, and as always, rate and review please!

~SkyLight342