Celestial Breaker {A NaLu Story}

21: Wendy is Our Savior

Lucy

Jellal sat us down the next day after dinner in the same lobby. It was time for us to choose the substitutes we wanted for our positions. He'd list off names and we chose. He started from the goalie, Jura, on up. The goalie that I scored on was chosen. He was good, his instinct was good just a little slow.

The defenders were chosen shortly after then mid-fielders. Wendy was hesitant because she thought all her candidates were nice... she ended up having Erza choose for her.

"Now how about you?" Jellal looked at Erza.

"Rita McDorman," Erza said it as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.

I raised an eyebrow, "Seriously?"

"Sure she's cocky..."

"Rude." Natsu

"Ignorant." Gray

"Annoying." Lyon

"Cocky." Ren.

"But," Erza looked at all of us in turn. "She has skill and I like the fire she has for competition. We can teach her about discipline as we play."

"She completely forgot that Rita's older than us," Wendy whispered.

I sighed, "Erza's mature in her own way. Plus, she's scary."

"Lucy?" Jellal called, signalling my turn.

I smiled, "Owen Benwood."

"Nice and easy," Jellal jotted the notes down. "That's good for now. Go rest now, we are going to have an all out killer scrimmage tomorrow so you need your energy."

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Natsu fell onto the bed, stomach first after his shower. So he belly flopped the poor mattress, nearly sending me over the edge.

"I'm so tired!" He groaned into the blanket.

I pulled my legs up to my chest, "Well, your fault for trying to outrun everybody on the team. Let me see your legs."

He back rolled until his legs were on my now crossed lap. My hands grabbed his muscular legs, squeezing and pulling.

"Hey, Luce," Natsu started.

I looked at his calming posture, "Yees?"

He didn't say anything more. I looked at his face, a little confused with what he wanted to say. But all I saw was him laying sprawled out, eyes on the ceiling.

Just as I looked down, I felt his forehead gently touch mines.

Slowly, I met the familiar dragon like eyes staring into mines. The orange shampoo kissing my senses, dulling them in the process.

"What's gotten into you?" I pushed him away but he came back.

"Stop it," I pushed him again but he returned... again.

"Natsu," I giggled a bit.

A smile planted itself on his lips, "I'm just happy."

"Happy?"

"That I can do this," Natsu kissed my right cheek. "This," Then my left cheek. "And this."

His warm lips touched my forehead and stayed there for a few moments longer. I closed my eyes, absorbing, enjoying that yeah Natsu can do all of this to me now without any restrictions (except around our friends, the world, that little chihuahua next door).

Ruining the moment for yourself, sweetheart, just embrace it...

Suddenly, all of Natsu weight was on mines.