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Strange Bedfellows	By : stellabomb Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail Views: 9474 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 7: Crossing Lines

When Master Makarov asked Erza to watch over Natsu and Sting once they came back from the hospital, she didn't think it would be nearly as bad as this.

It was late. The guild hall was pretty empty by then. No one expected either of the dragon slayers to come in straight out of the hospital, but they did. Maybe they wanted drinks. Maybe they were both looking for Lucy. Erza wasn't there. Sting got to the guild hall first. He sat down and asked Mirajane for a drink. Fifteen minutes later, Natsu walked in. Sting seemed to know it right away because even before Natsu opened the door, Sting was standing up facing the entrance.

Something in both the dragon slayers clicked when they came close to each other. It was as though their common sense turned off as their instincts kicked in. Natsu barely entered the building when both suddenly dashed towards one another. This skirmish started so quickly, that even Erza was too surprised to react at first. While their attacks against one another weren't laced with the intent to kill as with their first fight, it was clear that they weren't ready to sit down and talk out their differences as Makarov had naively hoped.

Other members of the guild cleared the way as the two exchanged punches. A few tables were broken, some glasses shattered. It all seemed to happen in a moment.

Erza snapped out of her daze. Perhaps part of it was because she couldn't believe that they were stupid enough to start a fight with each other given all that had happened. She had to step in.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" she yelled as she equipped her Heaven's Wheel Armor. Without even wasting time to wait for them to listen, she knocked both of them to opposite sides of room. They looked at her, eyes widened as though they'd been slapped out of a trance.

Erza wondered if it was really a good idea to just "leave them be" as the master put it. They seem intent on starting a fight every time they saw each other.

"You," she said pointing at Sting. "You should just go to wherever you're staying. The guild hall is closing up soon, so take your drink and leave."

Sting clearly did not appreciate being bossed around by Erza, but as a guest of Fairy Tail, he decided to back off. With a scowl, Sting dusted himself off and left the building.

"And you," Erza said with narrowed eyes. "We need to talk."

Erza pulled Natsu over to one of the tables. She waited for Natsu, who was still visibly agitated with tense muscles and fast, shallow breathing. When Natsu's breathing returned to normal, she sat down next to him.

"Natsu, what were you thinking?!" Erza said forcefully.

"I wasn't thinking anything," he replied. "My body just acted on its own."

"You're right, you weren't thinking," Erza said, frustrated. "Why did you even come here? You knew Sting was going to be around."

"I wanted to look for Lucy, so I checked here first," Natsu said. Truthfully, he knew Lucy was probably at her apartment, but he didn't want to go there only to find Sting there again.

Erza's anger subsided a little. It has been a long while since Natsu really saw Lucy. She visited him once in the hospital, but that was it. She couldn't blame Natsu for wanting to see his best friend again.

"Natsu," Erza said softly. "I get that you can't stand that guy, but you can't just go around trying to beat him up for no good reason."

"But I do have a reason!" he exclaimed.

"Oh? And what's that?"

"I-" Natsu paused. He felt like he had a good reason, but now that he's thinking about it, he can't seem to articulate why.

Erza could see that Natsu was struggling to answer. "You don't know, do you?" she said exasperated. "Listen, Natsu, I'll tell you this directly: this isn't just about Sting so you can't just muscle your way through it. This is also about Lucy and how you really feel about her."

"What about my feelings for her?" Natsu said, somewhat annoyed. "We've been nothing but good friends!"

Erza sighed. "That's fine, but things are different, now. You saw Sting and Lucy for yourself. And I know you don't like it because you nearly killed him! If you don't figure out your feelings for her soon, Lucy may end up falling for Sting for real."

Erza left the guild ahead of Natsu to make sure that Natsu's way home was clear of any signs of the blond dragon slayer. As she approached the door, she could hear Natsu sigh heavily, with the words "I know," hidden under his breath.

The following day, Natsu was allowed into the guild hall after it was cleared of Sting who promptly went off on a job of his own.

Natsu stood at the job board contemplating what job to do next. It addition to his rent, he needed to make a lot of jewels to pay for the damages he caused at 8-Island. Standing there alone, he didn't have the enthusiasm he used to have about taking on jobs. It just wasn't the same without Lucy as part of his team. Nothing seemed to look interesting.

"Natsu," said a tentative voice behind him.

It was Lucy.

"Lucy," Natsu said with surprise and just a little bit of relief. The look on her face was a little serious, something Natsu still wasn't used to seeing, but god he was glad to see her approach him willingly, like she did at the hospital. Natsu felt himself smile a little just looking at her. "What is it?"

"Are you looking for a job?"

Natsu felt hope build up inside of him. This conversation was beginning to sound more and more like the old times.

"Yeah!" he exclaimed happily. "A big one. I owe a lot of money. You're coming with me, right?"

"Yes, please," Lucy said. "My rent!"

Natsu cheered. He felt himself involuntarily reaching out to sling his arm over her shoulders, but stopped himself before he made the move. He shook his head.

It felt so good to be out on the road with Lucy by his side again! Even without Happy, who went somewhere with Wendy and Charle, being in a partnership with Lucy just felt so right. Natsu found himself grinning and laughing more and more as they day went on. Just the sound of her voice brought him comfort. She didn't sound like she was hiding anything or trying to avoid him. She sounded like she was having fun and that she wantedto be there with him. Natsu soaked it all in.

The mission they went on was a simple beat-up-the-bandits job two towns away from Magnolia, so there was a day of travel involved. The bandits themselves were easy, but there were so many of them that they basically took over the own. Natsu and Lucy were easily able to take the bandits down. Lucy even showed her enthusiasm by summoning a number of different Celestial Spirits for an all-out attack. Man, it was fun going on jobs with Lucy!

It was evening when they started on the trail home. After traveling for about a quarter of a mile, Lucy suddenly fell to her knees.

"Lucy?" Natsu said rushing to her side.

"My energy…" she said. "I might've gone overboard during the mission."

Natsu thought about what he could do. He could carry her back the rest of the way, but they were pretty far from home. Natsu looked back towards the direction of the town they came from. They were closer to the town, which had an inn.

"Should we get a room?" Natsu asked.

Lucy seemed to hesitate, but she ultimately nodded in agreement. She just didn't have the energy to travel on foot that night. With Lucy hanging onto Natsu for support, they walked back to town. To save some cash, they split the cost of one room with two twin beds. It wasn't uncommon for them to share a room, but this night was a little more quiet than usual. Lucy got changed and settled into her bed. She was exhausted.

"I'm sorry, Natsu," Lucy said sleepily.

"What for?" he asked.

"For being so weak. Those bandits weren't even hard deal with, but even now I-"

"You were just being enthusiastic," Natsu interrupted. "You didn't need to open so many gates, but you wanted to get the job done, right? Besides, I like your magic."

Natsu could tell that she was disappointed. She was always so hard on herself whenever she ran out of energy. She thinks it's a sign of how weak she is, but Natsu thinks that's just stupid. If she was really as weak as she thought she was, then they would both be dead by then. The fact that they survived so many different situations together is proof that she's strong and that they are a good team.

Natsu watched her as she smiled back at him. "Thank you," she said as she fell asleep.

Natsu never second guessed himself when it came to Lucy. People keep telling him to think about his feelings for Lucy, but what was there to think about? He trusts her and she trusts him. If she were in trouble, he would go save her, no questions asked. When they were together, they were always happy and always having fun. To him, them being partners was like a state of nature. It was just the way things were supposed to be.

In fact, it is for that reason that Natsu never tried to go any further with Lucy. Even when Lucy obviously showed interest in him, Natsu's avoided it. As it was, their relationship was so precious to him that he was too afraid to do anything that would change it. This included acting on his sexual attraction to her, which did exist, which he was aware of.

Was that the problem? Did Lucy start avoiding him because he held back from acting on his attraction to her, while Sting did not? Natsu didn't understand. He's had sexual fantasies about Lucy for a long time. And why not? She was beautiful and enticingly curvaceous. They spend so much time being physically close to each other, he would have to be blind not to notice her. But he couldn't get himself to act on it. There was the fear of change, of losing what he already has. But also, he felt that he couldn't take more from Lucy when she's given him so much happiness already. So he's held back, all this time.

Now, however, things have already changed with Sting in the picture. Lucy was spending more time with Sting and less time with Natsu. The bottom line, as Natsu saw it, was that he would have to act soon before Lucy disappears from his life for good. Could he really take her down and have his way with her, as he does in his fantasies? He had always been too afraid to find out, but…

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Natsu glanced over to his partner who was fast asleep. What if he let go, for just a second? What if he let his body do what it wanted to do and let his mind think what it wanted to think? A hazy image formed in Natsu's mind of him and Lucy together: he held her in his arms, the rest of their bodies tightly wrapped around each other, moving in unison. Natsu felt his blood going, just thinking about it.

Lucy didn't even stir when he sat on her bed and leaned over her. Oh, this is so cliché, but whatever. Just once, just this once, let him indulge. He pressed his lips against hers, ever-so-lightly. Were they as soft as he imagined?

Natsu felt a jolt run through him when she seemed to moan in response. Did she kiss him back? What happened thereafter was beyond him because at this point his body was moving on its own. Heat welled up inside of him as he kissed her more deeply. It got stronger as Lucy pushed back against him, kissing him back. She reached up and pulled him closer to her and onto the bed. Natsu was on top of her. He was running on instinct now. If Lucy was allowing it, he would let go.

He could feel her hands roam around him, undoing his top and pushing it off his shoulders. Natsu found himself being content to kiss her on the lips and around the neck. The feel of her body against his and the scent of sweet fruits filling his nostrils was almost too much stimulation as it was. But his body was still moving on its own, it still wanted a little more. His hand reached up, caressed Lucy on the cheek. Her eyes were closed, her expression looking as though she were savoring his touch. He sat up, leaning over her. Both of his hands moved on, slowly unbuttoning her pajama top. He didn't push the fabric away, instead his eyes lingered at the exposed skin, especially the under curve of her breast.

He leaned down again, kissing her more. His right hand went up to gently hold her shoulder, underneath the fabric of her open shirt. She was writhing below him. Both of them were breathing heavily, bodies shaking with desire. His hand was ready to push the fabric off her.

Suddenly her body came to a screeching halt. After a long pause, she sat up and pressed her hand against his chest, gently asking him to move away. The sound of their heavy breathing filled the silence. Lucy pulled at her pajama top, covering herself up again.

"Lucy?" Natsu asked nervously.

"I'm sorry, Natsu…" she said unable to look at him.

"What wrong?" he asked, a feeling of dread coming over him. He shouldn't have kissed her!

"Can you give me a little more time?" she asked quietly.

"You don't like this?" Natsu asked.

"I do," she said. "I just… I'm not ready… This is different."

Natsu looked at her confused, but he was not angry. "This is different," he agreed.

Natsu stood up and kissed her on the forehead. More time, Natsu thought, nodding his head as he settled into his own bed. He looked over to her again, the expression on her face was apologetic. He was hurt because she wanted to stop. It worried him. At the same time he was relieved because she didn't appear to hate him for kissing her. He had to admit he wanted to do it more.

More time. What he needed was more time.

Comments: Sorry for the delay! Lack of time was part of it, but also I needed to think long and hard about how I wanted the rest of the story to go. There were some seriously hard decisions I needed to make. This last scene was especially challenging for me to write. Anyway, thanks everyone for all the reads and reviews! From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all!
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