Fairy Tail Furious

Chapter 12

Lucy didn't hesitate to kick Natsu out of the bed, not screaming this time as she glared at the pink haired man falling and landing on his head, waking him up with a snort and a small shout of pain. She watched him boredly roll around on the carpet, pushing back the quilt, sporting pants this time loaned by Natsu. They were his old pair, from when he was smaller, so they would have fit Lucy's waist and not fall down, and wore the same shirt he gave her.

"You did it again, Natsu! What the hell is wrong with you?" Lucy pointed angrily at him, ignoring the fact that he was in his boxers again. "It's been nearly a freakin' week now, and I've tried everything to keep you out! I propped a chair to the door, locked the bolt...everything!"

"Again..?" Natsu gurgled as he rubbed his hard abs in pain, right where Lucy had kicked him with her heel. "Damn Luce, did you take karate as a kid, or something?"

"Don't change the subject!" Lucy snapped. "Everyday I wake up to find you sleeping and cuddling me!"

The young man's eyebrow twitched and cracked his eyes open. Dark pupils looking to the woman seated on the bed, pouting at him with absolute anger and fury, he sighed and rubbed his face with both hands. "S'not like I do it on purpose, or anything, you know that."

"Yeah, I do!" Lucy 'humph'-ed at him, crossing her arms.

"You're very good at cuddlin', though," he went on, making Lucy flinch and redden in the face and neck. "I haven't woken up feeling this nice in years. Gray isn't comfortable and Laxus would fidget too much in his sleep, now that I think of it. You're soft, you know? Kinda like -!"

Natsu's face was planted with Lucy's sneaker, which she always kept by her bed for the occasion of Natsu joining her in bed. He peeled it off his face, flashing her a big, bright smile that lit up the whole room, making Lucy's chest pinch a little bit on the inside.

"Anyway," he sang as he sat up, putting her shoe back in its proper place, "good morning, Luce!"

It's been six days since Lucy was picked up by a driver named Natsu Dragneel, and brought to join Fairy Tail, an undercover operation that worked for the police department in the idea of them being a street gang with drivers racing in the city streets. A once only child of the prominent family of Heartfilia, Lucy gave up her old life of money and wealth and beauty to find a new path, and therefore took fate's suggestion of getting in Natsu's flamed car and won him his first race by her guidance. It didn't take long for Lucy to be accepted by everyone in the garage and make friends, and was practically adopted into the family and workload everyone takes turns in on a daily basis. She didn't consider herself as an S-Class driver, however everyone around her seems to take her as Natsu's passenger, which would give her the title of an S-Class...

Even being in S-Class, however, Natsu certainly didn't behave like one.

"Natsu, I want to get dressed," Lucy told him once he got to his feet, a bit wobbly from being woken up so quickly. Mirajane, Fairy Tail's retired driver and current cook of the small bar and kitchen in the garage, had given the new member all of her old clothes that were her size and suitable for races and working. Some more flashy than others, Lucy became more confident with her body as she had Cana's help, who usually dressed in a bikini top and very short shorts.

Her roommate and partner saluted with a wink and marched out of the room obediently, closing the door behind him to give her privacy. Lucy could feel her cheeks burn at how stupid, but also very, very respectful and nice Natsu was to her, even though he was totally dumb minded when he said that he would share an apartment with her, have her as his partner on jobs and keeping all the money for herself when she earned it.

Going to the dresser, Lucy opened one of the drawers that Natsu cleared out for her to use and picked out her outfit. A frilly, pastel pink tank and black shorts, Lucy changed quickly so Natsu could come in and find himself something else to wear, opening the bedroom door to see him rolled in his own blanket on the floor. His salmon-colored hair sticking out, and his toes wiggling on the other end, Lucy sighed when his big eyes peeked out to look up to her.