#anyway now i have a levi boyfriend AND a levi girlfriend on my bag =w=

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im taking my boyfriend (belphegor plusie) to christmas dinner today =w= time for him to meet the fam

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#40 w/ Lucifer

Pairing: Lucifer x gn!reader Genre: angst, fluff Warnings: none Summary: (Y/n) gets homesick and everyone is starting to notice  Prompt #40: “I hate to see you frown. Please smile. For me?”

Six months. 

You’ve been in the Devildom for six whole months. It’s been pretty good. You don’t have too many complaints. 

Well, you have one. 

You miss the human world. 

You miss the different seasons. You miss all the holidays. You miss your family. You miss your friends. You miss cotton candy. You miss being able to walk outside whenever you want without having to worry about being hurt or killed. 

You tried to stay cheerful and positive but that can only last so long. You grew sadder by the day, not telling any of the boys how you’re feeling. 

Nor did you tell your boyfriend. 

You started dating three months ago and it’s been heavenly, as ironic as that is. He basically treats you like a princess despite your playful warnings for him to stop. 

Even he doesn’t know of the dark clouds that swarm your dejected mind. 

Well, it lasted that way for maybe two weeks before everyone started picking up on your mood change. At first, you forced smiles and laughter, not wanting to worry anyone. No one was the wiser. 

After the second week, it got old real fast. You kind of gave up trying to convince everyone that you’re still perfectly happy with your situation. It’s not like you don’t love it down here but you’re just getting homesick. 

After you let your facade slip, Lucifer instantly picked up on it. He didn’t want to approach you or the situation all at once, so he let you be. He checked on you more frequently though, offering more of his time to you. And that did help but only for a little while. 

Another week goes by and then everyone notices. You don’t laugh when Mammon does something stupid. You don’t smile when Levi offers to take you to the movies. You don’t seem excited over the books that Satan recommends you. You don’t gossip with Asmo while doing each other’s nails anymore. You don’t tell Belphie to go to bed when he falls asleep on the couch or floor. You don’t bake with Beel anymore. Even Diavolo has noticed a change since your grades are starting to slip. 

Everyone is worried. And, of course, everyone rushes to Lucifer to ask what’s wrong with you instead of asking you what’s wrong. Lucifer just tells them it’s none of their business and to let him worry about it and fix it, but in reality, he doesn’t know what’s wrong. 

By the end of the third week, he’s done playing the guessing game. He wants his smiling, laughing, flustered princess back. He doesn’t want this sad, gloomy, dark person who seemed to have switched places with you. 

After school at the end of the week, he takes you right home and up to his room. He sits you down and stands before you, frowning down at your confused, and also frowning, face. 

“Lucifer? What’s going on?” you ask softly, letting your bag fall to the floor by your feet. He sighs at that, his chest feeling heavy. You don’t call him pet names anymore, and he’d never tell this to a soul, but he misses them. You’d always come up with the most ridiculous pet names to try to get him to blush or get embarrassed. 

“Darling, I try to let you be but now I’m really worried,” he says softly, moving to rest on one knee in between your legs. “I need to know what’s wrong, darling. I can tell something is wrong and I’m not the only one either. How can I fix this?”

As soon as he’s done speaking, you start crying. You can’t help it. You’ve been holding all this in and now, here he is being the worried, protective boyfriend that he is. 

His eyes widen when you start to cry, trying to figure out what to do since he’s never had to deal with a crying girlfriend. Well, not a sad one anyway. “Baby, hey. It’s okay. Don’t cry. I’m sorry,” he whispers, his chest getting tight. 

You cover your face, trying to calm your crying. It’s hard to stop once you start. He hushes you as he stands, sitting beside you and pulling you into a warm embrace. You cry freely into his chest, your hands clenching his black, button-up shirt. 

He rubs your back and whispers sweet nothings to you until you calm down. Once most of your tears have stopped and you’re left a sniffling, wet mess, he pulls back to look down at you. You’re still frowning despite getting all your crying out.

“Darling, I hate to see you frown. Please smile. For me?” he whispers, cupping your face to use his thumb to swipe your cheeks free of the wet streaks that mark them. You sniffle before giving him a watery smile, feeling a little better than you did before. 

He smiles back at you, kissing your forehead as he tells you how proud he is. “Do you want to talk about it, my love?” he asks softly, not wanting to push you. You take a deep breath and nod your head, wiping at your moist eyes. 

“Yes. You deserve an explanation,” you whisper back. Before you can start explaining though, he shakes his head and intervenes. 

“No. You don’t owe me anything. You tell me only if you want to,” he reassures. Your heart swells, something you can only think to be love filling it. 

“Well, I want to,” you promise, giving him a loving kiss before pulling back to explain. You take a deep breath before telling him everything, explaining how you miss the human world. You quickly reassure him that you love it here, being down here with him, but you’re homesick. 

Once you’re done explaining, you expect many things. For him to hug you again, give you a kiss, to tell you it’s okay, and many, many other things. 

But you didn’t expect for him to laugh. 

Your eyes widen before they start to fill with tears again, a weight adding to your shoulders. You shouldn’t have said anything. You probably just sound like a whiny, complaining, spoiled brat to him. You’re so stupid. You should’ve just kept your mouth shut. 

When you start to cry again, his laughter quickly cuts off. His eyes are blown wide as he starts to panic. “Princess, no! Don’t cry! I’m sorry! I wasn’t laughing at you! Well, I was kind of laughing at you but not like that!” he quickly defends, tumbling through his words. 

You calm down at his explanation, giggling at how flustered he is. You wipe away your new tears and peck his nose. “Jerk,” you mumble playfully. He relaxes when he sees that you’ve stopped crying and there’s a smile on your beautiful face.

“I’m sorry. I was laughing because you should’ve told me, my love. I go to the human world all the time. You could’ve been coming with me this entire time,” he explains in a soft tone. Your eyes widen once more, a pout coming to your face. 

“Well, how was I supposed to know?” you whine, heat coming to your face. He chuckles in response, pulling you into another hug. 

“You would’ve known if you would’ve come to talk to me when you first started to feel homesick,” he gently reprimands. You open your mouth to defend yourself before closing it again. 

That’s a solid point. 

“I’m sorry,” you whisper, closing your eyes as you hold onto him tightly. You should’ve just told him from the get-go that you’re feeling this way. 

“Don’t apologize, my dear. I understand how you feel. I miss heaven at times. Not as bad as you miss the human world but I do occasionally think about things that I miss.”

You both lay down in his bed and cuddle, telling each other what you miss about your previous worlds. He then tells you to come to him for everything and anything. From as small as getting a paper cut to feeling threatened by another dumb demon. You promise him that you’ll annoy him to death but he happily accepts his fate. 

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"Til Death Do Us Part"

Rated M for eventual smut and heavy themes.

Immortal/Reincarnation AU.

Summary: There are immortals and there are those who reincarnate, but it's best to keep these things hidden. Lucy is attending college and meets Natsu, a boy with pink hair, a devilish smile, and a body that never ages.

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Chapter 17

Ready or Not

Waking up with her legs tangled around Natsu's and her head over his chest was not how Lucy envisioned her morning to start. Remembering herself asking Natsu to stay last night had the girl's cheeks in flames. She couldn't believe she'd been so bold in her tired state, asking Natsu to spend the night with her…

Well, not like she could really complain.

Her eyes glazed over his features. His bangs, which were usually spiked up, now laid over his forehead. His scarf was still wrapped around his neck, making Lucy wonder how he could sleep while wearing it. His hand rested on her hip, making the space between her legs tingle as she thought of where else his hand could be.

"Get your mind out of the gutter, Lucy!" she thought to herself. She had other pressing matters to ponder about anyways. Like her relationship with Natsu.

After last night, it was impossible to deny their feelings towards each other. Still, that didn't help Lucy define their relationship. They held hands, cuddled, and even fell asleep together. Those were all things couples did, not friends. But were they dating?

He'd never asked her to be his girlfriend, so she figured they weren't. But what if he just assumed that acting in such a way automatically made them a couple? Did it? Lucy didn't have a clue.

All of their other friends were in defined relationships. Why did theirs have to be so complicated?

Heaving a sigh, Lucy shook her head and forced those thoughts to the back of her mind. They were still in the early stages of their relationship- whatever that may be- it didn't make sense to start stressing about it now. Besides, they had plenty of time to figure it out.

Getting out of bed, Lucy grabbed some clothes before heading to the bathroom. Making sure to lock the door behind her- she knew very well that Natsu had a problem of barging in places- she started the shower and took off her clothes before hopping in.

Once she was dressed, Lucy exited the bathroom to find Natsu sitting on her bed, scrolling through his phone.

"You're finally awake," Lucy said, unable to help the warmth that rushed to her cheeks remembering that they slept together. Not to mention they were acting so casual about it, as if it was a normal thing. Sure, he'd slept in the same bed as her many times, but that was because he invited himself in to her chagrin. This time, she had welcomed him.

"You're the one that's up early," Natsu replied, narrowing his eyes at her.

"Well excuse me for having an early class. Shouldn't you be rushing home to get ready for math?"

"Why? It only takes me like twenty minutes to get ready. You're the only one that needs hours."

Lucy crossed her arms with a huff. "Whatever." Making sure her bag was ready for school and popping some bread in the toaster, the girl sat by him. Glancing at his phone, she found that he was scrolling through Facebook. "I didn't know you had a Facebook." Come to think of it, they hadn't added each other on any social media. They only had each other's phone numbers.

"Yeah, I do," Natsu replied with a shrug. "But I don't use it to talk to anyone or anything. I just use it to look at memes and stuff. Same with all of the other websites."

"You don't talk to anyone?"

"Nope. I don't even have any friends on it."

"You're kidding!"

Natsu brought up his friends list, and sure enough, it was barren. Lucy's brows rose. Never before had she met someone who had no friends. Sure, she had a similar account that she made to check up on how her old family members were doing, but that's because of her reincarnation.

"Does this have anything to do with your secret?" Lucy asked, the words stumbling out of her mouth before she could even think about them.

Natsu glanced towards her before nodding hesitantly.

"Then I won't ask you about it," Lucy said, upholding their agreement. Curiosity ebbed at her, but she ignored it. Maybe one day Natsu would trust her with the truth, but for now she was fine with how things were.

"Thank you," Natsu murmured.

Before she could reply, the toaster went off. Grabbing the toast, she slathered some strawberry jam on it before grabbing her keys.

"I have to go now," she said. Remembering the spare key she was given when she signed the lease, she grabbed it and held it out towards Natsu, her cheeks rosy. "You can get ready here if you want. Just make sure to lock the door on the way out."

Natsu's eyes widened, his cheeks matching his hair as he accepted the key. "You're giving me a key to your apartment?"

"D-Don't say it like that!"

"Like what!? I didn't even say it weird!"

Lucy flushed from head to toe, averting her gaze. "I-I just figured that since you're here most of the time anyways, you might as well use the door. And like I said, you have to lock the door on the way out if you're going to be getting ready here. There are some of your clothes in that hamper over there. I really gotta go now. Bye, Natsu! I'll see you in class later!" With that, she was out the door before he could reply.

Natsu stayed on her bed, staring at the silver key that rested in the palm of his hand.

"I can't believe that weirdo already gave me a key to her apartment."

"Good morning, Lu-chan!" Levy greeted while Jellal waved towards her.

Lucy smiled at her friends, taking her seat. "Morning, guys."

Levy stared at her, arching a brow. "Did you run to class or something?"

"No, why?"

"Because your face is really red!"

Lucy slapped her hands over her cheeks, turning away from her friend. Her overly persistent, curious, has-to-know-everything friend. "N-No it isn't! You're just seeing things, Levy-chan!" Ever since waking up next to Natsu and then giving him a key to her apartment, her body hadn't calmed down even slightly.

"No, your face is actually red," Jellal chimed in, much to the blonde's chagrin. "Are you sick, perhaps?"

"Maybe!"

Levy studied her. And sure enough, nothing ever got past the girl. "Or did something happen with you and Natsu?"

Lucy whipped her head towards the blue-headed girl, laughing frantically. "W-What gives you that idea!? You say weird things sometimes, Levy-chan!"

"Gajeel already told me about you guys."

Lucy groaned, slapping a head over her forehead. She should've known he was going to tell Levy about it. They were dating and all, it wasn't that much of a surprise. "Still! I kept that jerk's secret about proposing! That guy is dead meat when I see him later!"

"How could you tell Gajeel before me!?" Levy's voice rang out, bringing her out of her thoughts.

A vein ticked in the girl's forehead as she leaned closer to Levy, glaring at her. "I don't know. Maybe I was going to tell you when we were supposed to meet up for smoothies but turns out you set up a little play date between Gajeel and I instead!" She pinched the other girl's cheeks.

Levy chuckled. "Oh yeah. Alright, I forgive you. How was that, by the way? Gajeel didn't really say. You know how he is."

"It was fine. I think he really warmed up to me over time."

"That's great! I really wanted things to stop being so weird between you guys since you're my best friend and he's my boyfriend."

"Soon to be fiancé," Lucy thought, a smile stretching over her face.

"Wait, what happened between you and Natsu?" Jellal questioned.

"They pretty much confessed to each other," Levy answered for the other girl, knowing that she would be too embarrassed.

"Really? That's good to hear."

Lucy fidgeted in her seat, embarrassed from the attention. It only got worse when she said, "I also asked him to spend the night last night. And I just gave him a key to my apartment this morning." Glancing towards Jellal, she asked, "Wait, are you going to tell Erza all of this?"

The boy gave an apologetic smile. "Well, she is my wife and all."

Lucy sighed. "Alright, alright. Fine." If she had a husband- she flushed when an image of Natsu popped in her head- she would tell him all the gossip right away. She couldn't blame her friends for doing the same. And since most of their group knew anyways, she might as well tell Gray later, who would then tell Juvia.

"I don't see why everyone is so invested in my relationship with Natsu anyways," Lucy said, crossing her arms. Though, that was a lie. She was invested in their relationships too, after all. She was just embarrassed.

"It's a big deal for us," Levy explained. "Natsu's never had a real girlfriend before so it's new to see him actually like someone in that way." She opted to leave out that everyone was also interested to see how a relationship between an immortal and a mortal would work out. "Plus, you haven't had a real boyfriend either."

"I've had a boyfriend before!"

"I said a real boyfriend, Lu-chan. You said that you guys didn't really do much and didn't last long, so that doesn't count."

"I guess," Lucy muttered. "Either way, Natsu and I aren't even official yet. So maybe we shouldn't make a big deal out of it just yet."

"He hasn't made it official?" Jellal asked.

"Nope. Even though it's been days since we confessed. I'm starting to think he'll never ask."

"Natsu's never been one to really say what he's thinking," Levy said. "It's rare. He's more of a man of action."

"Well, he needs to act faster then because I'm getting confused with all of this waiting around. Should I ask him out?"

"If you want. It's 2018, go for it. Who says the guy has to ask the girl?"

Lucy buried her face in her hands. "Yeah, but I'm too scared. Or embarrassed. I don't really know what I'm feeling, but I just can't ask him."

"Then don't," Jellal replied with a shrug. "You guys don't need a label yet. Take it as slow as you need to."

Before Lucy could reply, Capricorn entered the room, signaling the start of class. She couldn't stay focused, though, her mind wandering towards a certain pink-haired boy.

Once class ended, Lucy waved towards Levy and Jellal, telling them that she'd see them later at Fairy Tail. With a heart that was beating erratically in her chest, the girl took quick steps towards her next class to see Natsu. Oh, and Gray too, of course.

Opening the door, Lucy's eyes landed on Natsu immediately, her face going up in flames. Dusted over his cheeks was a faint blush. He was just as nervous as she was.

Taking her seat, Lucy smiled at Natsu, but her eyes were trained to the side. Bringing herself to look at him up close was impossible.

"Hi, Natsu."

"Hey."

Gray glanced between the two, his brow piqued. Their faces were red, and they weren't looking at each other. Then it hit him. "Oh shit. Are you guys finally together?"

The two whipped their heads towards him. While Lucy looked embarrassed, Natsu only glared at him.

Lucy studied Natsu, gaging his reaction. She hoped he would say something because she was just as curious as Gray. Were they together or not? She'd been asking herself the same thing for days now!

To her dismay, Natsu punched Gray upside the head.

"Shut up, Popsicle Princess," he grumbled.

Lucy sighed. That was no help.

"Oi! I was just asking a question!" Gray shouted.

Before the two could get into a fight, Aquarius walked into the classroom. With that, class began.

Natsu groaned once he finally escaped Aquarius' clutches. Even though the class was barely even an hour long, he considered it torture. Sure, the lessons were easy, but their professor was an absolute psychopath who loved to throw chalk at him if he even opened his mouth to talk to Lucy.

"Finally! We're free!" he shouted, pumping a fist in the air.

"I don't think that class is too bad," Lucy replied, walking in between the two boys.

"That's because you're that lady's favorite student for some reason." Noticing that Lucy had stopped walking, he turned around to face her, only to find a wide grin stretched over her face. "Lucy? What's up?"

"I win."

"Win what?"

"You just said that I'm Aquarius' favorite student, which means that you admit I got on her good side! I win the bet!"

Natsu gaped at her. "No way! I didn't mean it like-!"

"Whatever, liar! I win, you lose! Looks like you're taking me out to dinner!"

Heat traveled up to his face. When they originally made the bet, they were just friends. Taking her out to dinner would've been a normal outing. But now that they were… whatever they were, it was no doubt considered a date. And since it was going to be his first date, he was going to make it awesome.

Ducking his face in his scarf, he muttered, "Yeah, yeah. Fine. But not today. I gotta plan this stuff out. I wasn't expecting you to win."

"Deal," Lucy replied, a warm smile glued to her face.

"You guys done yet?" Gray chimed in, hands in his pockets as usual. "I'd like to get to Fairy Tail sometime today, you know."

Reaching Fairy Tail, Lucy wasn't surprised that the whole gang was already there. Erza and Jellal were chatting amongst themselves while Gajeel, Levy, and Juvia were talking about something else. Approaching the table, all eyes landed on them. Lucy could tell by the blush spread over Erza's cheeks and the way her eyes darted between her and Natsu that Jellal had already spilled the beans. She wouldn't have been surprised if Juvia already knew too.

"How was class?" Jellal asked the trio.

"Horrible as always," Natsu answered, slouching in his usual seat and ordering a large helping of food.

"That's the class with the mean professor, right?" Levy questioned.

"She's not mean," Lucy replied. "Well, she can be. But that's just how she acts. Deep down she's really nice."

"I don't see it," Gray said, to which Natsu nodded his agreement.

"So what are everyone's plans for tonight?" Erza asked, changing the subject.

Lucy and Natsu shared a quick glance, automatically figuring that they'd be hanging out together.

"Why? What do you have in mind?" Levy asked.

The redhead smiled, cupping her chin. "I think it'd be a good time to have another girls' night, don't you think? With some of the recent… changes in our group, I think it'd be fun."

"Oh! That does sound fun!"

"Then it's settled!" Erza exclaimed.

Lucy chuckled to herself. Erza hadn't asked if she or Juvia were okay with it, but that's what made the redhead so entertaining.

"Let me guess, we're doing this at my place, right?" the blonde asked.

"Of course. But don't worry, I'll buy us some food since we're intruding."

"Sounds like a plan."

"Another girls' day?" Natsu whined, crossing his arms. "How many of these things do you guys need to have?"

"Lots! Girl time is fun and necessary for a happy life!"

"What do you guys even do?" Gray questioned, annoyed that he wouldn't be able to hang out with Juvia.

Erza smirked. "Wouldn't you like to know."

Soon enough, everyone was saying their goodbyes. Lucy watched Erza lean towards her husband and give him a quick kiss. Glancing towards Natsu, she wondered if they would ever do that.

Natsu turned towards Lucy to find the girl staring at him with red cheeks.

"Why are you staring at me like that? You weirdo," he teased. His lips curled into an amused grin watching her blush deepen as she pouted.

"No reason!" she replied. "I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Alright. Have fun, Luce."

With that, the girls were out the door in a fit of excited murmur and giggles. They stopped by a quick market to pick up some snacks and drinks, which Erza paid for, as promised. After that, they were on their way to Lucy's apartment.

Lucy jiggled her key in the lock before swinging the door open. Her eyes instantly landed on the pile of clothes that were on the floor beside her bed. A pair of white joggers and a familiar, one-sleeved coat.

"Are those Natsu's clothes?" Levy asked, wiggling her brows at the blonde, who was hastily picking them up and throwing them in the hamper.

"Maybe," Lucy answered, knowing that there was no point in lying to them. No one other than Natsu wore a coat like that.

"Jellal told me about your guys' confessions," Erza started, her cheeks matching her hair, "but I didn't think you would progress that fast."

"It's not like that!" Lucy cried, her cheeks set ablaze as she waved her arms frantically in the air. "He spent the night last night- no nothing happened- and he got ready here when I left for class! That's it!"

"How did you two confess?" Juvia questioned. "Juvia hasn't heard the details yet!"

Lucy plopped onto her bed. "Well, it's a long story."

"Good thing we're spending the night here then," Erza replied. "Now tell us."

"Alright," she said with a sigh. "It was a few nights ago and Natsu and I got into an argument."

"An argument about what?"

Lucy recalled that fateful night. She had just found out that he- along with the rest of their friends- had been lying to her face about where they lived and a whole bunch of other things.

His warning from that night played in her head.

"You can't let the others know about this, okay?" he said, holding her by the shoulders.

"What do you mean?"

"Remember how I said it isn't just my secret to share? Well, they don't want anyone knowing about it at all. If they find out that you know something is up, they won't let us hang out anymore."

Lucy frowned, her suspicions coming back. "They would do that even though I'm friends with them too?"

Natsu nodded. "Even though it isn't dangerous or anything like that, it's an important secret. If they find out you know, you probably won't see any of us again."

Lucy swallowed thickly. All of her friends were staring at her, waiting for her to answer.

"It was something stupid," she lied, waving her hand through the air. "I don't even remember what it was." To keep them from questioning her about it any further, she continued, "Anyways, when we were making up, he told me I was his everything and I told him he was mine too."

"That's so cute!" Levy gushed, squeezing a pillow to her chest. "I wish Gajeel's confession was that cute."

Juvia smiled. "Gray's confession was very cute! He told Juvia that she was his!"

"That is pretty cute. What about you, Erza?"

The redhead cupped her chin in thought. It was decades ago that she and Jellal made their feelings clear. Still, that day was one she would never forget.

"We didn't really confess with words," she explained. "We shared a kiss and that was it."

"Who made the first move?"

"Well, it was pretty obvious that we both wanted it, so I would say it was mutual."

"That's so cute too!" Lucy squealed. "You two are so much bolder than I am!"

Erza grinned. "Yes, well, we've also known each other much longer than you and Natsu. It's easier to be bold when you've spent so much time getting to know each other."

"Are you two official now?" Juvia asked Lucy.

The blonde sighed, shaking her head. How many times had she heard that today? "No, not yet."

Juvia's lips curled downwards into a small frown. She opened her mouth, only to close it right after.

"What's wrong? What were you going to say?" Lucy asked.

The blue-haired girl averted her gaze. "Juvia was just wondering if Lucy is ready now. Last time we spent the night, you told us that you weren't ready for a relationship. Did something change?"

Lucy's eyes widened a fraction as she pondered the question. Was she ready? It wasn't like her reincarnation had disappeared over night. All of the problems she worried about before still existed. One day, she would die and have to watch Natsu move on. That, or he would die first, which was even worse. Plus, keeping her reincarnation a secret while dating Natsu was going to be tricky.

So far, a relationship seemed like trouble. Was it worth it?

As Lucy pictured Natsu's smiling face, her heart swelled with warmth, and she knew the answer.

He was worth it.

No matter how hard it was going to be to keep her reincarnation a secret, no matter how devastating it was to think about Natsu with another girl after she dies, no matter what, Lucy wanted to be with Natsu from the bottom of her heart.

Her lips quivered into a smile, tears welling in her eyes as she nodded. Lucy saw the other girls sharing quizzical looks, no doubt wondering why she was crying. Even if she could tell them why, it wasn't like they'd understand.

After literal lifetimes of closing herself off from everyone, stopping herself from making friends and dating, Lucy could finally say to herself that she was ready. It was a big step in her life.

Aquarius was right, there was no right time. Lucy had been waiting for a time when she wouldn't be scared of the possibilities, but that time was never going to come. She was still terrified, but she threw caution to the wind. Just as Aquarius put it, she had to charge in.

"I'm ready," Lucy breathed out, her voice shaky. "I'm actually ready."

Erza placed a hand over her shoulder, giving her a motherly smile. Even though she didn't understand the other girl's reaction, she was happy for her. "That's great to hear. I'm sure you and Natsu will be happy together."

"Well, if he ever asks you out," Levy chimed in. "Want us to talk to him for you?"

Lucy shook her head. "No thanks. It'll happen when it happens." Juvia wrapped her arms around the blonde in a tight hug, unknowingly suffocating her. "This must be what Gray deals with."

"Juvia is so happy for you!" she exclaimed. "Love is an amazing thing and now you get to experience it!"

"Thanks, you guys," Lucy replied with a giggle.

As hours rolled by in the blink of an eye, the girls got ready for bed. Lucy laid beside Levy.

"I hope you guys get together soon," Levy whispered since Erza and Juvia had already passed out. "Remember when I kept telling you I wanted you to meet someone so we could go on double dates? Looks like my wish is finally coming true!"

Lucy rolled her eyes. "As if we could go on a double date. Natsu and Gajeel would kill each other before we even reach our destination."

"I guess that's true." The girl cracked a yawn. "I'm going to bed now, Lu-chan. Goodnight."

"Night, Levy-chan."

Lucy stared up at the ceiling. Last time the girls spent the night, so much had happened. She had broken down into tears in front of Natsu because the thought of her reincarnation had stopped her from kissing him. In the end, she was grateful it did. If they had kissed that night, they wouldn't have had their heartfelt confessions in the end.

Grabbing her phone, Lucy sent Natsu a quick message, asking him if he was awake. In seconds, her phone buzzed with a reply.

"Yeah I'm awake. I'm always awake this late," he texted her.

Lucy smiled, her fingers tapping the screen. "I miss you."

"Want me to go over there again?"

"No, I'll be fine. Just wanted to talk to you." Lucy frowned as minutes passed by and she hadn't gotten a text back. Once her phone lit up, her gaze shot towards the new text.

"How's girls' night?"

Lucy's lips stretched into an ear-to-ear grin. "Amazing. What have you been up to?"

"Nothing much, just playing some video games with Gray."

"Oh, Gray is over?"

"Well, we kinda live together."

Lucy's brows rose. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she had figured that out when Gray had lied to her back at Fairy Tail.

"Does this mean all of you guys live together?"

"Yeah, kinda."

"Where?"

"Can't say, Luce. No more questions! I probably shouldn't have even told you that we live together in the first place."

"It's okay. I won't tell anyone."

"Thanks, Lucy."

"Don't mention it." A loud yawn slipped past her lips. "Well, I'm off to bed now. I just wanted to talk to you for a bit before I fall asleep."

"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow then. This time just us?"

"It's a date!"

"Psh, no way."

Lucy rolled her eyes, biting back an amused grin. "That's just an expression, Natsu."

"Oh," he replied. She could just picture his blushing face. "Alright, then yeah! It's a date!"

"Goodnight, Natsu."

"Sweet dreams, Luce."

Natsu's eyes blinked open the next morning, woken up by a loud knock on the door. Grabbing his phone, he saw that it was already past two in the afternoon.

"Who is that?" Gray asked, his voice laced with irritation.

"How the hell should I know?" Natsu replied. Forcing himself out of bed, he walked towards the door, his feet feeling like bricks in his tired state. With his eyes narrowed in a glare, he swung open the door to find a head of blue.

"Levy? What're you doin' here?" he asked. Levy only went over to their room unless the whole gang was there.

The girl looked up at him, her face serious. "Get dressed. We need to talk."

"About what?"

"Lu-chan."

"What exactly about Lucy?"

Levy glanced towards Gray. "I'd rather talk about this alone."

Natsu nodded, still confused about the whole thing. "Alright, well just lemme get ready first."

Hopping in the shower, the boy wondered what Levy wanted to talk about. Whatever it was had to be serious. He rarely ever saw Levy like that. Then it hit him.

Sure that everyone knew about him and Lucy, he figured Levy was going to tell him not to hurt her. Or to hurry up and make it official.

"Why do I hafta be the one to make it official?" Natsu thought with a frown. He'd been thinking it over for days and still had no idea what to do. It wasn't like he was purposely making Lucy wait.

After finishing getting ready, Natsu opened the door, unsurprised to find Levy waiting for him. He closed the door behind him. They were the only ones in the hallway.

"Well? What is it?" Natsu asked.

Levy shook her head. "Not here."

With a shrug, Natsu headed towards the stairs leading the way to the pub. Still, Levy wasn't satisfied.

"Not at Fairy Tail," she said.

Not knowing where exactly Levy wanted to go, he let her lead the way this time, following her out of the pub. He walked behind her on the streets of Magnolia, watching the petite girl squeeze her way through the throng of people.

Finally, Levy stopped at a playground, which was nearly empty save for a few kids who were swinging on the monkey bars. Natsu watched the girl's shoulders rise as she took a deep breath before turning to face him. Her brows were slanted as she gave him a pointed stare.

"Care to tell me what all of this is about now?" Natsu asked, shoving his hands in his pockets. "You said it was about Lucy, but what exactly about her?"

"What did you do, Natsu?" Levy replied, her voice quiet. Her eyes narrowed into a harsh glare.

"What do you mean? I didn't do anything!"

"Rules exist for a reason, Natsu! Do you think I don't want to tell Lu-chan about any of this!?"

"What are you talking about?" Natsu's hands balled into tight fists at his sides. He'd never been irritated with Levy before, but he was going to lose his patience soon if she didn't just spit it out already.

Levy's tiny fists tightened, and she squeezed her eyes shut as if thinking about what to say next. And when she finally did speak next, Natsu's heart stopped, his whole body filled with dread.

"You told Lu-chan the truth about us, didn't you?"