Nothing Accidental About Love (NALU)

Chapter 14 Part 1

Lucy's POV
As soon as we got home we started running with getting last minute items ready. I watched shocked and impressed with how quick and efficient Gray and Levy worked together. I'm not the only one who noticed either. Gajeel was always within arms reach of Levy when Gray was in the room. Maybe it's because they have been spending so much time together planning our wedding?

Juvia was no exception she was really getting under Gray's feet when I mentioned something about an ice sculpture for the buffet table. Gray lit up and started talking designs and Juvia formed them with water while he froze it. Juvia then used her water to smooth down the ice. I awed at the beauty before me. They had created a couple of life like dragons intertwined together slightly smaller than Natsu and I are. The sheer amount of detail Juvia and Gray showed was incredible.

I left them be while they created other smaller sculptures for the tables. As I'm walking away I see Mira trying to wave me over so I wave back and walk towards her.

"Where is Natsu? If he is goofing off I swear!" Erza complained next to Mira.

"He is currently doing a private dragon thing don't worry he isn't slacking off, besides he took the babies with him." I try to calm her down.

"When did he learn all of these dragon things and why didn't he behave so mature before you two mated? It's like he is someone else," I cut her off from saying anything more I barely register that my hand is clamped around Erza's throat.

"You will NOT say that again." My voice icy as I lifted her in the air. My fury white hot as my flames licked around us singeing a few of her stray hairs. Her eyes are wide as she tried to break loose of my grip.

Suddenly I feel Natsu's heat against my back. He pulls me in for a sweet hug from behind and lifts my chin up and back towards him meeting me in a ghost of a kiss. I released my hand and Erza dropped to her knees coughing.

"Mostly it's hormones," he says out loud still holding my gaze. I turn around and cuddle into his arms. "I have always known the customs of my father it was always important but not until I found a mate. You see before mating I was still considered a teenager or very young adult." His lips graze mine again but he continued talking so that they could hear him.

"When I chose my mate it is a bit like a coming of age thing my hormones twisted so that I can be what my mate needed. Not changing myself really so much as just showing another part of myself." This time he took a deep kiss barely pulling away from my aching lips.

"Like right now, she needs my arms around her and my fire inside her, " he kisses me again his very heat engulfing my body. Or was it? I might have been eating his fire. "Lucy gets cold when she is away from me for to long. I found out that it was because she is still new to being a fire dragon slayer, and we are having triplets; they consume a lot of her heat leaving her cold.

I pull Natsu back down towards me for another sweet kiss. I'm starting to get hungry for something besides food. I grin at him and flash him an image from our recent trip in the hot springs while I bit my lip. I watch as his smile turns wicked for a split second, he pulls me into his arms leaning in closer for a dangerously passionate kiss. His fire engulfing us both as I breathed him in. Swallowing every last ember.

Sated I close my eyes and lean my head against his chest his warm strong arms secure around me. I purr my contentment as I grew sleepy from the large meal of flames. I hear Natsu chuckle the reverberations vibrating through his chest my grip tightens for a moment and I feel sleep cover my eyes.

Natsu's POV
When we got back I had dropped Lucy off at the guild, I needed to see my dad. I took flight with our babies and arrived at Igneel's final resting place. I talked for a while about how I had found my mate and how beautiful she is. How we have three eggs together each the color of fire although they themselves were different.