Uncharted Territory (Nalu)

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Natsu looked through a magazine of houses as he started to think about a good house to live in after he finished college and a perfect house to start his life in. Lucy didn't know about his small plan right now but he was planning on telling her soon—he hopes. He didn't want it to seem like he was taking it too fast but what could he do? He's already engaged to her after only knowing her for almost six months now.

Nothing was going too far now.

Natsu sighed as he looked at the different types of houses, wondering while one was best. None of these seem to spark his interest and they were nowhere near Magnolia which was a bad sign. He wanted a house in Magnolia—near his friends and family. But all these fancy houses were just too dull, boring-looking, and far away. He wasn't good with this, Lucy was. But he didn't tell her yet—he was planning to earlier today but he chickened out.

Why was he so scared?

He groaned in frustration as he threw the magazine down on his coffee table, jumping as he heard a knock on his dorm door. He frowned as he realized Gray was out with that Juvia girl again—what date was it? Their twentieth? Maybe Gray had stopped being a playboy and decided Juvia will be the one but that almost meant he needed to get up and get the door.

Damn it, why couldn't Happy open doors? Natsu cursed inside his head as he got up to open the door, shouting an, "I'm coming!" as he heard the person knock on the door once more—a little more impatiently. Natsu unlocked the door as he opened it, his eyes widening as somebody threw themselves on him, the pink-haired male a bit shocked.

Once the person pulled away, he noticed it was Lucy. "Luce?"

"Natsu, guess what?"

"Yeah, what is it?" He asked as he cocked an eyebrow at her direction, holding her waists as she held onto him. She gave him the biggest smile he had ever seen and it sort of freaked him out. "I passed!"

"Passed what?"

"I passed my exam! I'm going to get my second year degree!"

"Wow, that's great Luce!" Natsu shouted happily as he hugged her tight, the blonde squealing in happiness. She leaned in and kissed him, giggling like a school-girl. "I'm so happy—I didn't think I would pass!"

"Why wouldn't you? You're amazingly smart," Natsu said as he planted one last kiss on her temple before pulling her inside his dorm. Lucy blushed a bit and walked inside his dorm, bending down to pet the blue kitten that brushed past against her legs. "Are you going to finish your third and fourth year too?" He asked as he closed the door, locking it again.

Lucy picked Happy up in her arms and rubbed the back of his ear. "Of course! And you should finish your fourth too,"

"Of course." Natsu replied, plopping himself down on the couch again. Lucy walked on over to him and sat next to him, snuggling up next to him with Happy. "What were you doing while I was gone?"

"Slept most of the day,"

"Typical you."

"What else am I supposed to do? My beautiful girl was gone," Natsu said as he gathered Lucy into his arms, the blonde squealing as he lifted her and put her on his lap. She smiled and kissed his cheek, grabbing onto his shoulders. "Where's Gray?"

"On a date with that Juvia chick again,"

"They've become very close . . ."

Natsu nodded, leaning against the couch to stare up at her. Lucy looked back and blushed again, her eyes catching something on the coffee table.

"Eh? What's this?" Lucy said out loud as she leaned in to grab the magazine Natsu was looking at, his eyes widening in alarm. Lucy saw the cover and Natsu snatched it out of her hands in a flash, throwing the magazine behind him. "Nothing—nothing, don't look at it."