Night had fallen over the city of Magnolia but the atmosphere felt more than warm. It was past midnight and everything was quiet. In a specific house across the river bank, a blond, young woman was lying on her bed, staring emotionlessly at the ceiling. Her long hair was spread across her pillow, a white sheet half covered her lying form as she stood there still, slowly breathing.

The room was dark and quiet. Maybe a little too quiet for someone awake in it. The lights were out, only the moonlight illuminated in Lucy's room. Letting out a heavy sigh, she turned around and rolled on her stomach. Turning her head towards her window that was unlocked and open, she closed her eyes and a whisper escaped her.

"Natsu…"

It had been almost a week since the dragon slayer left alone for a guild mission he insisted on taking alone. He had told her she had to rest a bit so she should stay home and skip this one. Lucy didn't like the idea very much as they always used to quest together but she had to admit she wanted a few days off to rest a little, so she accepted to stay behind and just wait for him. But now she was regretting it.

Even though Lucy had everything a person would wish for in life, a job, a family and many friends around her, there was nothing and no one that could fill the hole in her heart the way Natsu did. She hated to admit it, she hated herself for being like this. Getting all sad and miserable over something like this, it was something very hard for her to even share it with someone.

But it wasn't like this made her feel any better. There wasn't a solution or any kind of cure for a person's loneliness. Lucy could handle almost everything but that. Almost everything but pure solitude. All she needed was Natsu. She needed him now. But life is unfair and you never get what you want the moment you really want it.

Suddenly she got up and headed to the kitchen. Opening the fridge, she grabbed a bottle of cold water and poured some of it in a glass. She downed it slowly, relishing the feeling of the cold water traveling through her burning insides, cooling her a little.

She placed the empty glass on the table and stared at it, her expression had changed to a slightly pained one the way her eyebrows came a little closer with another. She closed her eyes as she stood there, her head falling a little behind, facing the ceiling again when suddenly tears started to run down her cheeks.

"God damn it…why…why!"

Wiping her cheeks, she headed back to her bed but she started to cry more. Loudly and painfully, right from the hole in her chest. She lied down again on her sides, her back against the window. Curling in a ball, she tried to calm herself down. Even if she cried, he wasn't there. And she knew she had to deal with it. After a few minutes, she finally calmed down and sleep started to take over.

An hour had passed and the blonde had finally found peace when a very familiar and all pleasant warmth had her wake up. She felt a hand wrapping her waist from behind and a voice whispered her name right beside her ear. Her heart and stomach started to flutter even though she was still asleep.

"Lucy?"

Turning around she faced a familiar grin, accompanied by a pair of slightly worried, black eyes. "Are you okay?" he asked her unsure, seeing her face looking a little different than usual.

"Natsu!" she exclaimed in a soft, broken voice as she hugged him, burying her face on his chest. The fire dragon slayer hugged her back, closely, inhaling her scent, content. They stayed like this for a little while when he felt her sobbing in his arms.

"What's wrong?" he asked her softly as he caressed her soft hair. "Where were you… you know I hate this…" she said between sobs and Natsu found himself smiling just a bit. "Hey…It's okay, I'm here…" he assured her and he looked at her face clearly for the first time that night.

"I missed you." he told her as he cupped her face with his hands and Lucy smiled a true smile for the first time after a week. "I'm sorry I was late, I didn't think the mission would take this long… here, I brought you Shirotsume dangos on my way back to Magnolia." he tried. He knew he had to make up for making her sad, he got mad with himself every time he was the reason for her tears. "Wanna try some now?" he offered but was silenced instead with a warm kiss.

Closing his eyes, he reached for Lucy's hand that was touching his cheek and took hold of it as he kissed her back tenderly. Natsu tossed his things and upper clothes away as he continued to kiss her and then slowly pushed her on her back, lying on top of her. His hands caressed her face and body parts, making love to her, feeling the need to be with her as intimate as he could. A week maybe wasn't too long of a time period but to him it actually felt pretty long without the blonde by his side. Pausing for a little, he stared at her beautiful face that was lit by the moonlight, making her look so ethereal and he smiled at her before diving in for another kiss.

Lucy couldn't believe the effect that Natsu had on her. She felt as if the world's weight was now lifted off her shoulders. Everything now was alright. All she needed was him and she would be fine. She knew it wasn't right to feel like this. To be so attached to someone. But she couldn't help herself. She loved him so much. He was her everything. Natsu meant the world to her.

"I love you…" she whispered and it only made him crave for her even more. "Love you too, Lucy…" he said as he kissed her cleavage and she sighed, her need for him growing bigger by every move he made on her. Seconds later, all her underwear was tossed aside and he could enjoy her to the fullest. All of her. Skin meeting skin, breath meeting breath.

"Please…" she begged and he gave her everything he had to offer. Only he could heal her. Only she could make him feel this way.

The night was still going on, the temperature steadily dropping but for the stellar mage, warmth was only now becoming real for her. And she welcomed it with arms wide open.

Hey all! Long time no see. I felt like writing something like this so here it is, a sequel chapter to Year X795. Angsty Lucy and NaLu fluff, I hope you enjoyed reading it!
Till next time! ^-^