Nothing Accidental About Love (NALU)

Chapter 1 Part 1

Lucy's POV
I snuggled deeper into the covers I didn't want to get up yet. When I feel something warm and firm. I know it is Natsu but I feign ignorance. He emits so much heat and it is so cold outside and I'm so sore from all the training we did yesterday.

We had been out for hours sparring, me summoning multiple spirits at a time and changing star dresses often jumping from place to place dodging. My magic was drained to the limit while Natsu exhausted as many flames as he could and Happy flew around with him until he ran out of magic. The training was to simply exhaust us to our limits and try and bring more power out anyway.

It's the middle of winter and Natsu had climbed into my bed again. It is really so normal, that anymore I don't even Lucy kick him out in the morning. Besides as I already mentioned it is cold outside. I wouldn't be surprised if there was snow on the ground.

I groan, I know I have to get up but as that thought enters my mind I feel Natsu arms circle me and bring me in close. He is snuggling into me. I blush a little at the thought before drifting back to sleep in his warm embrace. A little longer won't hurt.
***
This time when I woke up I didn't feel cold or sore. It was like snuggling into Natsu the Fire Dragon Slayer mage had soothed all my tired achy muscles. I still didn't want to get up though.

The sun was high in the sky shining through my window. I bury my face into Natsu's chest trying in vain to get a few more stolen moments of cuddles before I had to get up.

I have a crush on Natsu but Mavis knows he is simply to naive to notice. Probably a good thing because I didn't want to lose my friend to these damn feelings.

Suddenly I feel Natsu's arms clench tighter around me and I feel him snuggled his face into my hair. I sigh content to lay here all day. I didn't have any plans anyway except to go too the guild and hang out for a little bit.

I would rather stay here though. I feel my eyelids grow heavy again. Suddenly I feel Natsu grow warmer I don't recall him ever getting hotter when he sleeps I open my eyes again to see him smiling his big grin staring into my eyes.

Natsu's POV
I feel Lucy snuggle closer to me and I sigh quietly. It was so worth all those Lucy kicks for her to get used to me sleeping in her bed with her. I wrap my arms around her and pull her close.

I take in a long whiff of her hair. Strawberries and vanilla her scent is intoxicating I feel the beginnings of myself getting hard again. Shit not again. I don't want to let her go yet.

I feel her sigh and snuggle in before she drifted off to sleep again. I can see the snow falling outside her window. I sigh and hold her close to me. I'm in love with her. there are no if's, and's or buts about it. I love Lucy. An hour or so passes as we are like this.

I smile contently to myself. I want to tell her, to finally confess my feelings to her. But what if she hates me for it? What if she never lets me hold her like this again?

I feel Lucy move she is burying her face into my bare chest. Oh Igneel thank you for raising me as a Fire Dragon Slayer. I run hot all the time. Making moments like this possible.

Lucy shifts and looks up right into my eyes I can't help but smile at her. She's is so beautiful. The sun is shining on her making her look like she is practically glowing.

"Good morning Luce" I say almost to stunned to react at all.

She smiles and blushes a little and starts to pull away mumbling, "Sorry."

I don't let her go. I can't, not yet. I pull her close again and whisper in her ear "10 more minutes please?" I want to beg her but I don't dare show to much emotion. I hear her sigh content as I snuggle into her again. I begin to drift off back to sleep.