NaLu Week - 2017

Mask

Summary: Natsu and Lucy were at a masquerade party for their job. The two unknowingly drank an aphrodisiac, which had been put in the lemonade. Luckily, they had already finished the job, having caught the infiltrator.

    NaLu

    Rating - T for language and themes

    Genre - Romance & Friendship

    Word Count - 1,486 Words

The way he walked towards her gave her goosebumps. "Would you like some lemonade?" Lucy looked around, searching for her partner, catching sight of him by the food table. Of course he's by the food. The guy talking to her followed her gaze to the pink haired male. "Oh, is he yours?"

Lucy tilted her head, confused at what he meant by that, but seeing how she wasn't paying much attention to him, left her alone, sighing and deciding to find someone who wasn't already so obviously in love. A girl walked up to Natsu, but he shook his head, then looked over his shoulder, catching Lucy's eyes. He grinned at her, beckoning her over to him, and the other girl frowned in distaste when she saw the blonde, before heading away herself.

"Lemonade or punch?" Lucy raised her eyebrows at Natsu's question. He blushed. "Right, lemonade it is." He poured two cups of the liquid, handing one to his partner. "Cheers!"

Lucy and Natsu bumped their drinks to each other's before downing them quickly. Although the person who posted the job said to stay and enjoy the ball, both had decided only to stay for a little bit. So far that had consisted of Lucy dragging Natsu out for a single dance. Then, of course, Natsu had left Lucy on the side, deciding to get them food, which is where they were now. Lucy poured herself another cup of the lemonade, watching as Natsu went from dish to dish that was laid out. He was about to swipe the last of a dish, but Lucy smacked his hand.

"We should go. We've been here too long already. If we want to make the last train, we need to go now." Natsu pouted and Lucy rolled her eyes at him. "Don't worry, I'll feed you."

At this, Natsu smiled, then gripped Lucy's upper arm, dragging her with him to the front gates. Neither worried about their appearance, simply wanting to get home. However, they did notice the looks they were given, and by the time they had gotten to Lucy's apartment, the looks were becoming familiar to them.

Jumping in through the window, Natsu complained loudly, "why did Happy have to go off on a job with Carla and Wendy now?"

"Maybe he wanted to try, again, to woo Carla." Lucy got to work in the kitchen, leaving the dragon slayer to wander around her apartment. "Hey Natsu, it's getting hot in here, can you check the thermostat?"

Natsu gave her a confirming grunt before walking over to the wall where the temperature was set. "It says 74 degrees (Fahrenheit)."

Lucy pursed her lips, it never got this hot in here, even when she turned the thermostat to 79. "Turn it to 72 please." Natsu did as she asked and then walked over to her couch, stretching out on it to wait for food.

Finishing her preparations, Lucy laid out Natsu's plate, allowing him to begin eating. He thanked his partner around one of the pieces of chicken she had cooked for him. "Yeah, you're welcome. I'm getting in the shower."

Natsu finished his food and followed Lucy to her room, not bothering to knock before he entered. She wasn't undressing yet; beginning to undo her elaborate hair style. She looked up when her hair was halfway down, surprised when Natsu groaned. Both of their faces were red. Natsu desperately wanted to see her eyes, but she would have to take her hair all the way out for that. So he walked towards her, both uncertain of what was happening. Her viewing lacrima went off, and both of them looked over at the music that was now playing. She went over to turn it off, but it wouldn't.