I woke up because of the headache, and I somehow felt hot and cold at the same time. Deffinetly hungover, I kept my eyes closed and ordered my thoughts. I trained hard. I got drunk. I realized my feelings towards Natsu. I made love with Natsu. I slept with Natsu. Pretty much, my life gave a complete turn in just a few hours, even though they felt like so much more.

I could feel Natsu's arm around my waist, pressing me against his chest. Of course! It was his embrace the one thing that kept me from shaking from that odd kind of cold. I smiled to myself and just let myself take his warmth in. I opened my eyes just to find black ones staring at me with an expression I had never seen on that face before... Could it be... Bliss?

"'Morning, Luce!" Natsu said, giving me his trademark big grin.

"Morning, Natsu..." I replied, blushing. To think this was like to awake at his side. He kissed my nose, something I wouldn't have expected for him to do but didn't bother me either.

I know what I feel for him now, but why do I feel so... Awkward? Is it because I'm not used to having an affectionate, sweet and expressive Natsu in my bed? No, it's not that. Is it the hangover? Don't think so... I stepped out of the bed and walked towards the bathroom, where I brushed my teeth and washed my face. Looking at me at the mirror, I looked at my pink face with confusion written all over it. It wasn't bad confusion, but still enough to make me feel frustrated with myself. i got out of the bathroom and sat on the bed in Natsu's side.

"You were way out of character last night... I'm never letting you drink again." He looked amused, yet serious. I just can't help myself, this doesn't look like the real world. I couldn't let this go any further. The reason was not clear, yet I needed to make things clear for Natsu.

"Listen, Natsu. About that..." I started, choosing the right words to express the little sense on my mind, "I want to take things slow. I'm sorry, I feel like I almost forced you, and I know I have no right to ask for it now that we've gone so far. I don't regret a thing of what happened last night, but I don't feel ready to see us like this just yet..." I regretted my words as soon as they came out of my mind. Natsu sighed, looked away for a while, then looked back at me.

"You didn't force me to do anything, you know? No one could ever force me. I just didn't want to get there so fast because I somehow felt it was gonna be like this once we woke up. I was right" His smile was bitter, yet sincere. I didn't see hurt or regret in him, but he wasn't cheerful either. It was surreal to see the pink haired guy before me talking more like an adult than his childish self, "But I guess you're right. We have a duty right now: we need to make Fairy Tail the number one guild in Fiore again. We can't focus just on each other, it wouldn't be fair for the rest. We have to give our best."

"Natsu..." I said, moved, silent tears falling from my cheeks "I'm sorry."

"It's okay Luce, really! We're still friends after all... We are a team. I know we will be like this once again soon, so this is not what you would call a break-up. Answering your questions of yesterday, everything I do I thought it was because we were nakama, but now I'm sure it's not just that... And Luce..." He smiled at me again, only this time it looked kind of dark. The terrifying kind of dark. "Remember, if any bastard comes near enough I'm giving him a lesson he won't forget."

Of course, possessive instincts of a dragon slayer. But was it any different from before? Not really... It was nice to hear Natsu saying it, though. And then my stomach growled. Hard. Really hard.

"You should grab breakfast..." said Natsu, "Unless you want your stomach to make the whole place sound like there's a storm." I Lucy-kicked his ass off of the bed, happy that we could return to our usual selves.

I loved him, but "we" could wait. After all, I have to get used to the idea of him being the one for me, which was perfect but weird at the same time. I put on my clothes, ready to get out of the room and tell everyone I had an epic hangover if they asked me

"Oi, Luce!" Natsu shouted from the bed. "Yes, Natsu?" I asked, smiling at him.

"Don't ever act like a cat again. It's weird." He grinned as I closed the door.

Yep. My life would never be boring (or peaceful) with him near me. I'm getting all fired up!

I'M SO SORRY TO KEEP YOU GUYS WAITING FOR SUCH A SHORT CHAPTER! School was a total b***h and my creative process got really crappy. I know, it's been like two months... Thank you so much for all the follows, favorites and reviews! You guys rock! Also, I might start writing the sequel of this fanfic, centred in the Daimatou Enbu and lovely Nalu, tell me what you think about that. Hope you liked it!