#luci in a dress sighs dreamily and kicks feet.....

[lichtbrenger]

presenting my take on the toxic old men and their intricate and unserious ways.

lil silly bonus under cut :p

[immortal-imagines]

Drunken Kisses

Summary: (Y/N) and Ben have been friends for years. One drunken night at Brian May’s birthday party, a few misplaced words lead to Ben and (Y/N)’s friendship heading in a very different direction.

(Ben Hardy x Reader)

Warnings: None, just lots of fluff

Word Count: 1,156

A/N: Have a little Ben Hardy fic guys! He’s cute and I wanted to write for him, so here you go!

(Y/N) was never really one for parties, but when Ben had insisted that she attend, she couldn’t say no to his puppy-dog eyes. “It’ll be fun,” he’d promised. She wasn’t so sure. It would be the BoRhap boys, Lucy and most likely a ton of people (Y/N) didn’t know. She loved the boys and Lucy and it would be great to see them, but the chances were that they would all be too drunk to remember that she was there. Reluctantly, though, she had agreed to go.

The party was going to be held at a large estate in London. It was to celebrate Brian’s birthday, and he had invited everyone. (Y/N) had met Brian and Roger briefly at the premiere of BoRhap, but didn’t know them very well. It made her even more nervous to go.

Ben sat on the sofa in the apartment he and (Y/N) shared. They had been best friends since childhood and when they left home, it seemed natural that they move in together.

He tapped his fingers on the arm of the sofa, waiting for (Y/N) to appear. “We need to leave soon,” he called, “What’s taking so long?”

“I’m coming,” (Y/N) shouted from her bedroom. She stumbled out into the hallway, trying to put her shoe on as she did. She stood, flattening her dress and entered the living room. “What do you think?” she asked, holding her arms out as if to say ‘ta dah’.

“Wow,” Ben breathed, “You look… well… amazing.”

(Y/N) wore a black skater dress with a plunging neckline and sequins scattered all over the bodice. Her red heels helped her grow a few inches and complimented her lipstick perfectly.

Ben stood, offering her his arm. He looked handsome in his suit and (Y/N) felt a twinge of nervousness when she saw him, though she didn’t know why.

“Your carriage awaits,” Ben said, leading her out of the apartment and down to the Uber.

~

The party was as extravagant as anyone could expect from the birthday of a member of Queen. Torches were lit along the drive, on the approach to the huge mansion Brian had hired for the night. Fairy lights hung from the trees and, even whilst still in the Uber, (Y/N) and Ben could hear the music and chatter a mile off. People were spilling out onto the grass and on the steps, greeting each other with cheery waves and hugs. It would be impossible for them to find anyone they knew amongst the vast number of guests.

Ben noticed (Y/N)’s concerned expression, as she stared out the window. He reached over and squeezed her hand. She looked up in shock, then her face softened when he gave her a reassuring smile. “Relax,” he said, “I promise, I won’t leave your side.”

As much as his words had the best intentions behind them, they didn’t really mean a lot once they got inside. For a while, (Y/N) had a good track on where Ben was, but after some time, she completely lost him in the crowds. They’d greeted the BoRhap boys and Lucy, then said a quick hello to Brian and Roger, before Ben had spotted an old friend from another film he did. He’d said he would be right back, but that was half an hour ago and (Y/N) had given up trying to find him. She sat in an armchair by herself, a glass of prosecco in hand, watching various guests.

Eventually, she spotted Lucy and Rami and waved to them. The wandered over, both looking a little tipsy, or perhaps it was (Y/N) that was a tad drunk. “Guys,” she slurred, “I haven’t seen you for like the whole party.” She wobbled to her feet and pulled them both into a hug. Lucy looked startled, but hugged her back nonetheless.

“Yeah, it’s been hectic,” Rami said, pulling away and patting (Y/N) on the shoulder.

“Have you seen Ben anywhere? I lost him a while ago,” (Y/N) pouted.

Lucy chuckled, “Yeah, we’ve seen Ben. He’s out in the garden. I think he’s had one too many drinks, so went to get some fresh air.” She took (Y/N)’s hand in hers, “You should probably go get some air too. You’re looking a little dizzy, if you don’t mind me saying.” She gave (Y/N) a sympathetic smile, before leading her towards the patio doors. Rami followed not too far behind.

They found Ben, sitting on the floor of the decking, cross-legged and humming. As they got closer, Rami laughed when he realised Ben was humming ‘We Will Rock You’. It had been one of his favourites while filming.

“Hey, buddy,” Rami said, slapping Ben’s shoulder. Ben turned around, a grin on his face when he saw who it was.

“We’ve brought you a friend,” Lucy said, letting (Y/N) sit next to him. “She was getting lonely in there.” (Y/N) nodded in agreement. Ben slung his arm over her shoulder.

“Don’t worry, I’ll look after her now,” he said, his words slurring. Lucy and Rami rolled their eyes, before returning to the party.

“You said you’d stay with me,” (Y/N) frowned, her drunk brain taking more offense to the situation than her sober one would have.

Ben stared at her, saying nothing. (Y/N)’s eyebrows pulled together. “What?” she asked.

“Did I ever tell you how beautiful your eyes are?” he replied, a little dreamily.

(Y/N) scoffed, “How much have you had to drink?”

“No more than you,” Ben said, his face serious, “I’m being completely honest.”

“And that’s a good thing?”

“It can be,” Ben smiled softly. There was no joking in his tone. “Can I tell you something?”

“Go for it,” (Y/N) nodded.

“I want to kiss you right now.”

There was a moment of silence, when the world around them seemed to disappear. Ben’s words rung in her ears. He wanted to what? The truth was right on the tip of her tongue. If the alcohol in her system had been absent, maybe she wouldn’t have had the courage to say, “Well, if we weren’t so drunk, maybe I’d want to kiss you too.”

Ben began to lean forward, but (Y/N) stopped him, the tiny ounce of rationality she had in the moment kicking in. “When we’re sober. Then we can try this,” she said.

Ben pouted and crossed his arms, like a toddler having a tantrum. “Fine,” he said, “I know your right, so let’s sober up.” He stood and held out a hand for (Y/N). She took it and let him help her up, laughing at how wobbly they both were.

Before heading inside to find water, Ben pulled (Y/N) towards him. He held her close to his chest and kissed the top of her head. “I’ve wanted this for a while, (Y/N), and I want it to be perfect.”

(Y/N) smiled, revelling in the moment and the fact that they were so close. “Me too,” she sighed.

[petri808]

The Slave

NaLu Love Fest 2017- Days 4 & 5:  Prompts Sweets & Chains, contains others.  14K+ words.   @nalulovelovefest

The young chamber maid peeks around the corner at the solemn man being led by Princess Lisanna.  ‘She’s got a new pet I see…’  an unfamiliar heat stirs in her loins, ‘and this one’s cuter than the last one.’  Only dressed in loose fitting pants and a worn out looking scarf tied around his waist, his bare chest reveals a man with a well-toned, fetchingly solid body, salmon colored spiky hair, and the most gorgeous emerald green eyes she’d ever seen.  ‘He looks around my age…  I bet his smile is nice too…’ she sighs, but the forlorn young man with the shackles around his neck and wrists is in no mood to be cheerful.  ‘She doesn’t deserve him…’ Lucy frowns.  According to the gossip around the castle, Lisanna bought him from a slave trader after growing tired of her last toy.  Lucy herself came from a wealthy merchant family but her father wanting a better connection with the king had forced her to become one of the queen’s attendants but luckily for the young blonde, Queen Mira was a gentle and kind mistress, the total opposite of her sister Lisanna.  She sighs again and looks dreamily at the handsome slave…  

A sweet voice breaks her out of her thoughts, “Aye, he is quite striking to look at, isn’t he?”

“Queen Mira!” Lucy bows, “I’m sorry I didn’t see you.”

“It’s okay my dear, I wasn’t looking for you.”  Her eyes drift back, frowning towards her sister as she drags the man into her bedchamber, “That girl tarnishes the reputation of our family.”

“I’m sorry…I don’t know what you are talking about.” Lucy whispers, still bowing.

But the queen just chuckles, “I know you know what I’m saying, unlike my other attendants you were educated, from a well-bred family.” She sighs, “I am sure this is not the life you envisioned for yourself but do not worry, I know things will turn out well for you eventually.”

“You are too kind Queen Mira, I am grateful for your generosity and hospitality.”

She lifts the chambermaids chin, “Do you know anything about that young man?”  Lucy shakes her head no.  “According to my sources, he hails from the neighboring kingdom of Kelekona.  The slave trader brought him here on orders from my sister who apparently saw him on one of our trips and just had to have him.”

“That’s so cruel…” Lucy whispers

“I agree.”  Sigh, “I don’t know how much longer I will tolerate her behavior…”

“Queen Mira, I hope I am not out of place to ask this, but as the Queen, couldn’t you do something about her?”

Mira smiles, “I had hoped as she got older, she would grow out of her wild behaviors but yes, since it is becoming apparent that Lisanna is not going to change, I will be forced to act, for the sake of our reputation.”

“Um, forgive me but, why are you confiding so much information in me?”

“Let’s just say you are a part of my plans for dealing with the situation.”

Lucy stares at her shocked and confused.  “M-me?” she points at herself.  “What can I do?”

“All in due time, Ms. Heartfillia.” Mira smiles.  “For now, just go about your days as if this discussion never happened.  But do me a favor, when Lisanna is not around please check on that young man, make sure he is being taken care of and report to me immediately if she is mistreating him.”

“O-Okay.”  Lucy bows as the queen walks away.  ‘I have to be careful… Lisanna will surely kill me if she finds out!’  But just thinking about having to check on the attractive young man makes the virginal maiden’s cheeks flush.

Two days later the queen sends her a message that she and Lisanna will be away for 10 days; the perfect opportunity to check on him…

Her heart pounds in her chest as Lucy walks nonchalantly up to Lisanna’s suites and when no one is around, quietly slips in.  Looking around the lavish chamber she finally spies the young man sitting on the floor with his knees up and head resting on his arms next to the bed, still tethered by a long chain around one of his ankles.  ‘Oh damn…’  He only has a wrap like skirt around his waist; a heat rises to her cheeks.  “Um, excuse me?” she whispers, “I mean you no harm…” but he doesn’t look up.  “Hello?  Sir?” her meek voice a little louder, she takes a couple of steps forward but keeps her distance.

“What do you want?” he mumbles without raising his head.

“I-I was asked to check on you…  See if you n-needed anything…”

Finally, the young man looks up, fully prepared to snap at the stranger, but as soon as he sees the beautiful chambermaid his eyes widen.  Golden silk flowing down her back, big chocolate brown doe eyes, milky skin that calls out to be touched, and a buxom hourglass figure synched into a flowy white gown, “Are you an angel come to rescue me?”  He soaks in the vision standing before him with a fire growing in his loins…

She blushes, “N-no, I’m just one of the queen’s attendants.”  He continues to stare at her.  “M-my name is Lucy, what is your name?”

“Natsu.”

“Um, Natsu, do you need anything, are you thirsty, hungry?”

The man stands up, “No, what I want is to be set free!” he raises his voice

She flinches back a step and puts her head down, “I know how you feel…  My father sold me to the royal family too.”

“I’m sorry,” he looks away, kicking himself mentally for losing his cool, “I didn’t mean to snap at you… I’m just, not used to being treated this way.”

“It’s okay, I understand; Lisanna is… not a good mistress to anyone she feels is beneath her.”

The man sits on the edge of the bed and looks back to the young woman, “You can come closer, I won’t bite ya.”  She blushes but stays where she is.  “Lucy, was it?” she nods, “Are you from this city?”

Lucy shakes her head, “a couple towns away.  What about you, I was told you come from a different kingdom.”

“Yeah… until I was kidnapped and brought here.”

“I know… Lisanna took a liking to you and hired that slave trader to bring you to her.”

He looks at her surprised that she knows even that much.  “My father Igneel is probably going crazy wondering where I am.  If he learns that this Princess kidnapped me, he’ll send the army and start a war.”

Lucy’s eyes widen with alarm, “Wait, an Army??  What are you royalty?”

“Yeah,” He smiles for the first time since he arrived.  

Her hands fly up to her mouth, “Oh no!  I can’t believe… I don’t think the queen knows who her sister has kidnapped; she’s not going to like this one bit.”

“Tch,” the smiles leaves’ his face, “why would the queen care if she’s the one who lets her sister do such things?”

‘Ugh! How dare he!’  Lucy goes on the defensive and walks straight up to him, “Queen Mira is a kind master, nothing like her sister!” only a foot away “Usually Lisanna buys regular slaves and while her sister doesn’t like it, there is no law against that.” and her hands on her hips, “But this is different, I know the queen didn’t know you were kidnapped, or that you are a Prince!”

‘A brave one huh…’  His voice changes, becoming lower and husky…  “Well now you know,” Natsu stands ready to close the gap between them, “are you going to do anything about it?”

“The queen will be back in 10 days and I was instructed to report to her about your situation when s-she returns…” Realizing that she has put herself in range of being grabbed she takes a step back.  “I-In the meantime, I’ll be checking on you…” and another step… “bring you food a-and water.”  But he grabs her wrist and gently pulls her back to him.  

Caught off guard, her hands instinctively raise but all she ends up with is them firmly planted on his firm pecs; Lucy instantly blushes with a burst of heat coming off her skin, “Can’t you just release me yourself?” he peers down, mesmerizing her for a spell.

“I...” She’s shaking her head; body heating up further from the unexpectedly close contact…  “I don’t have a key a-and there’s no way we’d slip out undetected.”

He exhales and lets her wrist go, “Well at least some company will be nice…” lightly grazing her cheek with the back of his fingers.  She shrinks away but the reddish hue on her face and the splotching on her chest tells him something…

“I-I have to go now but I’ll be back later with lunch.” She turns to walk away.

“Lucy, wait…”  she stops and turns back around to face him.  “I hope I wasn’t making you uncomfortable…” he runs his hand through his hair seeming nervous, “I don’t normally behave like this with girls but you have such pretty skin, I just wanted to feel how smooth it was.”

Her eyes brighten up, “Are you trying to flirt with me?”

‘Thought so…’  He smirks to himself.  “Is that what it seems like?”  Lucy nods her head.  “I’m sorry, my mouth doesn’t have a filter sometimes and I just say what’s on my mind…”

“Oh…” the corners of her mouth turn down.  She had hoped he had been, maybe it was just wishful thinking on her part.

But her reaction doesn’t go unrecognized by Natsu.  This girl obviously hasn’t had much interaction with men or maybe attention in general, but she seems very sweet.  Most of the females he’s had to deal with happily throw themselves at his feet, especially when they know he’s a prince, but not this one and that intrigues him.  He smirks, “Why are you frowning, did I say something wrong?”

“No, Natsu I’m fine, but I really must be going.” She responds curtly

“But…  Can we talk more later?” Now a genuine blush appears on his face.  “I like talking to you.”  

She’s stunned at his reaction and bites the lower corner of her bottom lip.  “M-maybe after dinner, by then my chores will be finished.”

“I look forward to it, thank you Lucy.”

She smiles again, “You’re welcome, Natsu.”  She turns to leave again but stops.  “Um Natsu?”

“Yeah?” he looks back up at her.

“Where are your pants?”

He points at floor near the dresser.  “She made me take everything off before putting the chain on my ankle.  Why?”

“N-no reason… just curious.” Her cheeks are heating up again.  “I-I’ll see you in a little bit.”

“Okay Lucy.” He smiles at her.

Lucy visits Natsu as often as she can and he regales her with stories of his travels and adventures, exciting the young woman who’s never ventured far from home or this castle.  She learns more about Kelekona, where unlike Crocus, is still a little more natural, untamed, and to him the most beautiful place to live.  How his mother the queen sadly died right after his birth and how his father refused to replace his first love.  It is a tragic love story but one that reminds her that such beauty still exists.  He has an older brother named Zeref and a younger sister named Wendy that Igneel adopted after her family went missing during a sea voyage.  Lucy thought it strange for a king to adopt a child, but Natsu explains that Wendy’s parents were very close to the royal family, plus it’s kinda cool having a little sister around.  But what surprises her the most is that he is the next heir to the throne.  “Shouldn’t your older brother be the next king?”

“Yeah normally, but he told my dad he didn’t want it.  He’s married with a child on the way and prefers being just a diplomat for the kingdom.”  

“But do you want to be the king?”

“Well…” he scratches his head, “I haven’t really thought about it.  I mean I’m only 19 so I figure that’s not gonna be anytime soon.  My dad gives me grief about it’s time to grow up and all but I’m not ready to yet.”  

‘Only 1 year older than me…’  Lucy chuckles, “I guess you’re right, you’ve got some time to grow into the idea.  Though I’m gonna assume that wilder behavior is what got you captured in the first place.”

“Yeah…” his lips curl up with a sigh, “Can’t disagree with that.”  

Lucy confides in him how her own mother passed away when she was younger as well but from illness and unlike his father, hers was a distant, heartless man who only cared about money.  She may not have liked the idea of being sent to work for the Queen, but at least it got her away from him.  “The only person I still write to back home is my friend Levy and she keeps me up-to-date on what’s happening with our group of friends.”

“Is she like your best friend?”

“Yeah,” she leans on his shoulder reminiscing a little, “Levy and I grew up together and were tutored by the same person.  We both love books so that commonality is probably why we became so close.”  

“Being tutored is not common for women, nor the ability to read.”

“I know, but my father felt that in case I would need to help him someday, I needed to be educated.  Levy was there because her parents supported her intellectual side; she’s quite the brilliant linguist.”

“That skill comes in very handy, especially when we have to travel.” He rubs his chin, “Maybe one day I can meet her.”

She smiles at the thought…  “It would be nice… if we both get out of here I’ll introduce you.”  

Natsu leans back on the bed, propped up and closes his eyes for a moment just thinking about a few things.  He misses the freedom of coming and going as he pleases, his fists ache to fight with his best friend, and his cat must be going crazy without him around.  He can’t even remember the last time he’d been forced to slow down and just talk to someone.  It’s different, but under the circumstance not, so bad now…  

For her, this experience has been an exhilarating one.  She can’t help but ogle over the young man’s physique for the position he’s placed himself into is quite distracting…  His biceps are taught and well defined, ‘he must work out a lot.’  She notices a few scars, including a large one on his side, ‘has he been to battle?’  Biting her lower lip again as a nervous reaction, her eyes flow down from his tanned chest muscles down to the washboard abs, oh how she just wants to reach out and run her hands along them.  When her gaze moves lower following the ‘v’ near his waist, she cocks her head slightly; peeking out from the lowly hung cloth is a few tufts of pink hair; ‘hair down there… Oh!’  her eyes widen, having never seen a naked man before it took her awhile to realize...  She tries to look back up, ashamed to even be staring for this long but her eyes won’t budge, it’s too enticing that yes, there is the slight bulge beneath the cloth…  She bites down harder on the corner of her lip.  

All the while her attention had been down below, she hadn’t noticed that Natsu had opened his eyes again.  He chuckles in his head as he watches her expressions, curious at first to what she was doing until her focus stayed on his lower extremities.  ‘She’s so cute when she bites her lip like that.’  His eyes soften, he’s never been completely intimate before and it’s obvious neither has she.  “Do you like what you see?”

Startled at being caught, Lucy stiffens and turns back to face him.  “I-I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Then what were you staring at?”

Her face turns bright red.  “N-nothing… I was just thinking…”

He sits back up, “Nothing huh?”  She shakes her head.  “You sure nothing at all comes to mind?” she shakes her head again but her body temperature starts rising as he scoots over closer to her.  “Lucy… have you ever been kissed before?”  Her eyes are about to pop out, ‘no’ she shakes her head again so he leans in hovering so close she can feel his warm breath travelling down over her chest with each exhale, “Would you like to be?”  When she doesn’t pull away he takes that as a yes and tilts his head all the way down, softly planting a kiss on her lips.  The dreamy expression left on her face makes him smile.  

“Again…” she whispers through half-lidded eyes.

“You’re wish” caressing her face, “is my command…”  

On the third night, it’s later in the evening after most of the staff have gone to bed when Lucy sneaks back into the suite with some snacks and a bottle of fine wine for them.  Of course, by the end of the bottle, both their cheeks are warm and rosy but it’s not all from the alcohol…

“You know Luce, being brought here… I was so angry, but now… I think that it might be the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”    

“Why is that?”

He turns to stroke her cheek, “Isn’t it obvious by now…” of course she has an idea but still shakes her head no.  “Don’t be so modest…” he runs a finger along her collar bone “…I know you’ve got a feistier side…” down the middle of her chest.  “That’s something that caught my attention from day one.”  

Still playing dumb… “Whatever could you mean?” she softly whispers, a note of tantalized sensuality to her tone.  “Are you sure it wasn’t a couple of other things,” she sticks out her chest a little as a tease, “that captured your attention?”

Natsu’s eyes narrow in a playful expression, “Oh these…” he grazes her breasts with his hand sending an electric shock up her spine, “Nah,” he smirks, “I didn’t notice them…”

She giggles and reaches over to a plate of pear slices and the jar of honey.  “Oh, really…”  Dipping a couple of fingers in as he watches her intently, she brings them to her lips licking the sticking sweetness slowly, allowing her tongue to twirl around them.  “Mmmm… his eyes widening further as she moans.  “Ooops…”  His eyes follow the trailing dribbles of the viscous golden liquid that drips onto her chest and sluggishly make their way between her bosoms.  “Maybe when you get a closer look they’ll be more, intriguing for you now.”

“Is that… an invitation?” he prods, mouth already salivating…

But she just teases back, “Do you want it to be…”

“Ooh you are naughty tonight!” he growls; pushing Lucy onto her back pinning her down.  His tongue makes short work of the honey, lapping up every bit that he can reach before licking his lips to savor the sweet flavor mixed with the saltiness of skin.  “I should punish you for mocking a Prince!”

“I’ve never behaved this way before with… any man.” She reaches up and strokes his cheek, “But you’re bringing this side out in me.”

“Luce, you’re not making this any easier on me either…” he pins her hips between his legs.  “I’ve never made love to a woman before but God, I just wanna take you right here, right now!”

“I can tell…” she rubs the hardening staff through the fabric.  

He growls lightly, “But I don’t want to hurt you…”

She softens her expression, “You’ll only hurt me if everything you’ve told me till now was a lie.”

He leans in and kisses her, his cock twitches against her belly, “I’ve only spoken the truth… but what I meant is, you’re a virgin…”

She bucks her hips just a little against him, “then be gentle with me.” she purrs

He growls and captures her lips again, this time a little roughly.  She moans in his mouth when he shoves his tongue in and shifts her hips to send a clear message of what she desires.  Trailing down to her neck, she can feel his canines lightly scrape sending tingling sensations dancing along her skin.  Her fingers weave through his hair and pull, “Natsu…” she groans out when he bites her shoulder.  

“Sorry… too hard?”

“No…” she moans again.  “Like it…”

Natsu sits up and smirks, “See, feisty girl…”  and starts undoing the laces over her bodice.  “Oh, and a naughty one too, where’s your corset?”

She grins, “Didn’t feel like wearing one…” her voice purring out like silk.  She reaches down and pulls up on the skirt of her dress wanting it off already.  “It’s so binding…”  Taking the hint, Natsu yanks it the rest of the way over her head.  

He lets out a loud exhale as he stares down at the lithe figure pinned beneath him, her large supple breasts bouncing after being released from their captivity.  He runs his fingers around the smooth tight skin of her stomach… “So beautiful…” but when he reaches her waist, “Damn…” he grins, “No underwear either…”  A dark blush has settled on his face as he stares at the glistening moisture already gathered in her nether region… only to get harder for him when she shifts slightly and a strong fragrance wafts into his nose.  He groans as his eyes flutter “your scent is so arousing…” but a nervous feeling settles over the young man that Lucy can sense.

“First time seeing it?”  He nods.  “Show and tell Natsu…” she pulls on the string holding the wrap on but as the skirt falls off it’s now her turn to become anxious.  Her eyes expand, it’s a little bigger and looks so much harder than she had tried to imagine it to be, ‘how is it supposed to fit?’  But curiosity compels her, no her desire for this man out weighs her trepidations; she reaches out to touch it.  Pushing herself back up into a sitting position, she lightly places her fingers over the head, ‘it’s soft…’ trailing her fingers gently along the length of the shaft…  The inquisitive nature of her fondling helps him to relax a little but once she wraps her whole hand around the shaft and squeezes all that goes right out the window.  A moan escapes his lips, “I’m sorry!” she lets go.  “Am I doing it wrong?” worried that she had hurt him.

“No… quite the opposite.  But let’s…” he takes her wrists and places her arms above her head, “…get back to other things…”  Now it’s his turn to grab the jar of honey and using a spoon proceeds to drizzle it over her nipples and breasts then lower, creating a roadmap with the substance in the direction of her pussy.  “Yummy…” Natsu licks his lips and latches his mouth upon her breast.  She gasps loudly as his tongue massages and flicks at her nipples, swirling and sucking to get every last bit off her skin.    

“Naattssuuu.” She moans

“Say my name again Luce.” He moves his attention to the second breast...

“Oh my…  Natsuuu!  Damn that feels so, goooood!”  The pressure between her legs throbs...  “Natsu!!!”

“Sounds, so perfect, when you say my name Luce…”  She twists against him bucking her hips.  He sucks hard against her supple skin leaving faint love bruises around the areola and nibbles at the nipples; she digs her nails into his back when his teeth graze them.  Having tended to her breasts for long enough he moves lower kissing the firm flesh of her abdomen and following the trail he laid out for himself.  

“Tickles!”  She giggles when he teases her sides.

He smiles at her and moves down past her waist, lavishing kisses upon her hips… her thighs, squeezing them mildly to gage their pliancy.  “Natsu…” she moans in anticipation as his planted kisses head back towards the part in her legs.

Inhaling her fragrance again he moans too, “Luce…  Mmmm… I wanna taste more of you…”  

She holds her breath until his tongue laps over her opening.  “Oh My God!” she cries out against his own moaning, “Natsu yes!”  He flicks the clit, “Yes!” she presses her sex against his face.  Liking her reactions, he does it again, “Holy shit Natsu!”

“You like that?” his husky voice makes her tremble, she moans in response.  “Beg me for more…” he prompts her.

“Please Natsu!  Please, tease me more!”

He clamps his mouth over her swollen pussy sucking on the clit and flicking with his tongue.  Her body is twitching against him.  Lucy’s moans increase in pitch and her breathing speeds up a little, juices spilling forth as he laps them up, tickling the hole with his tongue.  That’s when he notices a new reaction when his tongue accidentally slips into the hole, she squeezes her legs pining his head in place for a second and her breathing stops before she relaxes again.  “Did you like that Lucy?”

“Oh God yes!”

“How about this…”  he slips a finger into the hole and licks her clit.  

“Natsu!” she screams out as the pressure that has been building up inside her explodes, “Don’t stop!”  So, he starts pumping his finger in and out at the same time his tongue pleasures her button.  “That’s it Natsu,” she licks her lips, “so, fucking, ahhhh!” she moans while her fingers twist through his hair.  He introduces a second finger and her legs squeeze together against his head from the additional stimulation.  She can’t take this much longer, her hips start to pump along with his movements causing more friction against the lowest portion of her entrance, heat builds to a point of no return… “Natsu!  You’re gonna, give me, an, orgasm!!” He doesn’t respond but she can feel it when he grins and speeds up his actions.  Her back starts to arch as the eruption flies out of her control.  “Natsu!!” her legs clamp down against the sides of his head, her hands fly to her sides gripping to the sheets for dear life as the spasms escalate.  “Oh!  My!  GOD!”  He feels her inner muscles constricting and even more sticky sweet juice cover his fingers that continue to pump into her.  A couple minutes tick by until her body finally slumps back down into the bed.  “Holy Fuck!” she grabs his head and pulls him up and away from the area.  

Natsu leans on his side, licking the last of her juices from his fingers, grinning full of pride from his accomplishment.  “That good huh?!” he smirks at her.

She grabs his face and pulls him down to kiss him.  “You are incredible Natsu!” the sexy timbre in her voice lulls his senses.  “But I want…” grabbing his throbbing dick and squeezing gently, “…more of you.”

So, he rolls on top of her, “You sure are lively once you get going…” he trails his fingers lazily over the length of her body.  “and I love that.  But…  Are you sure you want to go all the way?”

“I thought you wanted me?” she pouts.

“I like you a lot Lucy…” He laments, “God knows I want you sooo frickin’ badly…  I’ve never desired a girl so much ever.  But we’ve only known each other three days, maybe we should wait to go that far.”

“You’re right…” she sighs somewhat dejected.  “I don’t want to be like Lisanna…”

“Hey,” he grabs her cheeks, “You are nothing like that witch!  What we did tonight was by our own choice, no one trying to force us to do something we didn’t want to do.”  He kisses her deeply.  

“Natsu...” moisture gathers in the corners of her eyes.

“After all the comfort you have given me these last few days, it was my pleasure to take care of you tonight Luce.  I loved seeing you in so much bliss.”  He smiles, “But, do you have to leave tonight, couldn’t you just stay here with me?”

“I think I could get away with it…” she cuddles to his side.  “Technically I’m Mira’s attendant and since she’s not here, I really don’t have any other work to do.” Yawning, “Plus she did give me express instructions to check on you.”

He grins, “Well, then you’re just following orders…” he yawns too and kisses her forehead.  “We should get some sleep.”  Lucy crawls out of the bed and makes sure the door is locked.  In the meantime, Natsu pulls back the covers for them and lies on his back.  She gets back in but lies on her side facing away from him so he spoons up behind her weaving one arm under her neck with the other over her waist and pulls her in tight.  She settles against his body.  “Goodnight Luce…”

“Goodnight Natsu.”  He slips into the first peaceful sleep he’s had in a couple of weeks.

The next morning before the sun is barely over the horizon, Lucy wants to slip out of bed but Natsu’s hold on her only tightens the moment she tries to move.  “Where do you think you’re going beautiful?”  his voice still raspy from sleep.

“I wanted to wash up.”

“You could do that here… there’s an adjoining bath area.”

“But I don’t have clothes to change into.”

“Just use one of Lisanna’s outfits, you two look about the same size.”

“Hmm, there might be something I can get away with.”

“See,” he buries his face in her hair, “problem solved.”

“You still need to let go Natsu.”

“Make me…” he teases in a childish manner

“Wanna help me bathe?”  The does the trick, he throws back the covers and scoops her up.  She giggles, “What are you doing?”      

“Taking a bath like you wanted to.”

As he carries her into the other room, “I can walk Natsu.”

“I don’t mind.” He kisses her forehead.

After putting her down, he leans against the jamb while she busies herself heating up the water for them and getting the soaps and sponges ready.  It’s not like he hasn’t seen servants doing this before but it’s different watching her do it.  For Lucy, this is nothing special, easily slipping into the routine she pins her hair up and starts to sing quietly, “More than honey the words you speak are sweet.  Honest and wise, nobly and wittily said, yours are the beauties of Camiola complete.  Of Iseult the blond and Morgana the fairy maid.  If Blanchefleur should be added to the group, your loveliness would tower above each head.  Beneath your brows five beautiful things repose; love and fire and flame, the lily, the rose.”  Beaming as he listens to her, not so much the words themselves but her melodic voice filling the room, he closes his eyes and can see her in a different scene…  Back at home in Kelekona, with a baby in her arms, humming a melody to sooth the child into sleep; their child...  His smile grows at the very thought.

“Natsu?”  he opens his eyes to see the cheery blonde looking at him.  “What are you smiling about?”

“Is the water ready?” asking as he walks up and puts his arms around her waist.  She nods her head smiling too.  “I was just… thinking about something for the future.”

“Care to tell me about it?”

“Ohh…” He squeezes her waist, “I was just picturing you someday in my castle, rocking our baby to sleep, humming with that beautiful voice of yours…”  

She blushes, “Our baby?”

“It’s just a thought…” he leans down and kisses her.  

Unsure of how to react, “Um, okay.  Well, shall I wash you first then you can relax in the bath?”

“You’re not my servant Luce.  Why don’t we just wash ourselves then we can both relax in the bath together.”

She nods then hands him a wash cloth and the soap and grabs one for herself.  Even after their interaction last night, she’s still a little nervous around a naked man so she turns her body away from him.  Natsu chuckles in his head and quickly scrubs his own body clean so he can turn his intentions to her.  Taking the sponge, he comes up behind her and puts a hand on her shoulder.  She tenses for a second, “It’s just me Luce.” His voice a whisper in her ear.  He starts to scrub her back while she scrubs the front of her body.  Starting at her shoulder blades working his way down past her waist, but as soon as she feels him reach her waist he can feel her tensing up.  “Relax Luce…”

“I know… I’m still getting used to this kind of intimacy…”

“It’s not like I’ve done this before either…” he starts scrubbing her rear, “But making you feel good…” bending down to get to her legs, “…makes me really happy.”  Standing back up again he moves closer to where his chest is against her back, “Do you require any further assistance m’lady?” he nibbles her earlobe and reaches around scrubbing under her chest.  

Lucy tilts her head back, “You are such… a tease Natsu…”  he kisses her cheek while the sponge scrubs lower and her hands move up around his neck.  His free hand massages her chest and body while the other makes sure her private area is clean from last night’s activities.  She can feel something growing against her back again.  “Natsu, you’re gonna make things harder on yourself if you keep doing this.”

“Too late…” he whispers.

She turns around, he may be enjoying this but she feels bad that she’s the only one being satisfied, “We better rinse off so I can get breakfast, the kitchen should be just about done preparing it,”

“Alright,” he sighs

“Cheer up,” she strokes his cheek, “I just need to show my presence around the castle now and then to delay any gossip.  Then I’ll be able to hang out with you longer.”

He pouts, “You can’t blame me for wanting to keep you to myself.”

“I know… I wish I didn’t have to leave this room too.”

After drying off and throwing on the simplest dress Lisanna had, Lucy slips out of the room and goes about her normal routine.  Heading to her room first, she changes into her own clothes, shoving Lisanna’s into a bag along with a couple changes of her own to last a few days; she takes these back to Lisanna’s room then she gets them breakfast.  Her only other chores for the day is tidying up and dusting the Queen’s chamber’s so by lunch time she is finished.

She doesn’t tell Natsu that one reason she sometimes pushes him away is in the back of her mind she believes this is only temporary, and she doesn’t want to even imagine not being able to see him anymore when Lisanna arrives home so, she tries not to think about it.

That evening, after eating the food, she brought him for dinner, they sit on the floor with their backs against the bed just talking like they’ve grown accustomed to doing.  “Lucy, do you really like being here with me?  I mean I know how we seem to feel about each other… and what we’ve been doing… but I still worry it’s just a fluke, that you’re just doing this because you are lonely too…”

“Of course, I like being around you! ... and no, my feelings are real…  I…” sigh, “Natsu do you believe it’s possible to fall in love after just seeing a person for the first time?”

“I do… now…”

“The first time I saw you was when Lisanna was dragging you to her room the day she got you.  I watched from a distance and was… quite attracted to what I saw.  It was your eyes that caught my attention first.” She cups his cheek, “you have the most stunning green eyes I have ever seen.”

His eyes soften, “When I asked if you were an angel, I meant it.  Not only did you look like one, but after getting to know you better, I still believe you are one.”

She blushes, “You’re too sweet Natsu… But I truly do enjoy my time with you.”

“Me to.  It’s sad to think that in a few days we might not be able to talk anymore…”  She starts to tear up.  “Oh, shit I’m sorry,” he panics and puts his arm around her shoulders hugging her, “I didn’t mean to make you cry Luce.”  

“It’s not your fault Natsu…” tears trickle down her cheeks.  “I don’t want to think about not being able to see you either.”

Leaning back so he can wipe the tears from her face, “You are so beautiful Lucy, do you truly know that?  Not just on the outside but on the inside too.  I don’t think I’ve ever met a girl like you before.”

She blushes, “I never imagined a Prince would be so sweet either, and handsome…”

He grins, “You think I’m handsome?”

Her face turns a darker red, “Come on, you know you are.” She averts her eyes, “I’m sure girls back home threw themselves at you.”

“Eh.” shrugging his shoulders and softening his expression and tone, “But no one’s ever caught my fancy like you have.”  He lifts her chin and stares deeply into her eyes, leaning closer to her face, “Lisanna tried to steal my body, but you’ve stolen my heart…”

“I-I have?” she stammers.  Nodding he leans in and closes the gap between them, her eyes close as lips meet...  His hands move to cup at the back of her neck, while her own fingers have made their way into his hair…  As the scene becomes more passionate,

“I can’t hold back anymore Luce…  My body craves for you every second of the day!  I wanna make love to you.”

She whispers between the kisses, “Natsu…  but you were right…  maybe we shouldn’t be doing this… I mean… I’m not a Princess… S-shouldn’t a Prince be… with a Princess?”    

He pulls back for a second, “I can choose whomever I want to be with…”  her eyes tear up again.  “And my heart is telling me to choose you.”  His eyes soften, “Wanna know what I dreamed of last night?” she nods her head, “Us happily married, living life at the castle in Kelekona, you the mother of our children…  That’s how much you’ve affected me.”  

Even though she still thinks that’ll never happen her heart is breaking for him, “Oh Natsu…  I’ve gotta get you out of here!  I can’t bear to see you like this any longer.”

He cups her cheeks in his hands, “Do you truly believe if the Queen knew who I really was she’d make Lisanna let me go?”

“Yes!  I know in my heart she would.  Queen Mira is already upset that her sister is ruining their family’s name and if she finds out this could start a war, I know she’d want to avoid that at all costs.”

“Then I want you to get a message to my father.” He stands up and pulls out a letter he had hidden away under the dresser.  She stands up as well.  “Can you do that?”  Handing it to her.

Lucy nods, “I have my own contacts that will help me.  What does the letter say?”

“Just that I was kidnapped by the Princess unbeknownst to the King and Queen and that he needs to send someone to have me released without delay.”

“Okay Natsu.  I’ll take care of this immediately.” She puts the letter in her pocket.  Sigh, “I’m going to miss you when you leave.”

Natsu pulls her back, enfolding her into his strong embrace, “But you’ll be coming with me Luce.”

“Huh?” Her eyes widen in shock. ‘Is he for real??’

He leans down and kisses her again, “Did you really think I’d leave you here?  Oh, hell no, you’re coming with me,” smiling, “my Princess.”

“P-princess??”  

“Maybe you didn’t believe me.  But I want my dreams to become real.”  Natsu grins, “I have something for you, luckily her guards didn’t find it in their search.”  Reaching into a secret pocket of his baggy pants, “I want you to wear this.” He takes her left hand and slips the ring on her finger.  

She raises her hand and instantly feels faint, “I-is this your royal seal?”

“Yeah…” he grins, “I know it’s not a proper engagement ring, but I’ll have one made for you as soon as we get out of here.”

“Oh, my goodness Natsu!” she tackles him onto the bed planting kisses all over his face.  

He pulls her body tight to him and rolls her onto her back, laying partially on top of her.  “You don’t mind right, becoming my wife?” he strokes her cheek, “… and maybe a future queen?”

Her hands fly up to her mouth.  “Natsu…” Tears build again, “Of course, I-I would be honored.”  

“Good…” He grins “Because I cannot imagine any other woman more perfect than you by my side.  I love you Lucy Heartfillia.”

“I love you too Natsu Dragneel.”  She pulls his face down smashing her lips against his, “Now make me yours my Prince.” She purrs into his ear.

He stops kissing and looks down at her, “Are you begging me?”

She shakes her head and grabs his hips firmly “I’m telling you to” before releasing the cloth from around his waist.  

“I really…” growling, “really, like this side of you!” he starts to work at the ribbon holding the top of her dress together but gets frustrated and just rips open the top.  She’s a little shocked he did that, he can tell.  “It was faster Luce,” he pulls what’s left of the dress over her head.

“It’s fine Natsu…” she whispers as he starts to suck on her neck.  “You can just get me new clothes later.”  

“Oh, my wife will only wear the finest clothes in the all the land!” he pauses and grins at her, “I can’t wait till I can call you Mrs. Dragneel!”

She smiles at his excitement, “You can call me that now if you wish…”

“Mrs. Lucy Dragneel…” He kisses her.  “Mrs. Natsu Dragneel…” he kisses her again.  “Princess Lucy Dragneel…” He bites her ear…  

Moaning from his nips, “I like the sound of that…” she responds

“Queen Lucy Dragneel…” he nibbles her jaw, “sounds even better.” Moving down to her breasts, his mouth suckles… while his tongue teases her perked nipples.  

“Agreed…” she groans “…Mmm… Natsu…” her hands trail along his back, feeling out the flexing muscles and gripping when he hits a pleasure point.  He continues to massage her large pillows every so often leaving love bruises along the way, her body writhes in ecstasy with each bite.  She knows they are taking a risk that the marks will be seen but in the heat of passion she doesn’t care anymore…

He reaches down and feels the sticky juices run down his fingers so he sits up and positions himself firmly between her legs.  Gripping her by the hips he pulls her close against his throbbing stick, she instinctively wraps her legs around his waist, “Are you sure Luce?” he holds the tip at her entrance, rubbing, teasing the hole. “This is what you want?”

But Lucy’s throbbing core screams for relief.  She wraps her legs around his waist, “Just go slow at first…”

Natsu leans down and kisses her again, “Tell me if it hurts and I’ll stop babe.” She nods.  He pushes just the tip in and lightly gasps at how tight her hole is, but watches her reaction for any sign of discomfort.  She winces just a little but after the initial pressure, a euphoric feeling washes over her. Lucy squeezes her legs begging for him to continue.  Pushing slowly, he doesn’t stop until the shaft is all the way seated in her channel.  “Damn she’s tight…”  Natsu grips one of her thighs as he starts to rock his hips, in and out he pumps his dick through the tight muscles of her inner core.  “Luce… don’t squeeze…” he groans.  

“I can’t control it…” her back arches, “It feels so fucking gooood….”  Feeling like he’s getting too close to an orgasm, he stops rocking.  “Why’d you stop?” she whines.

“I didn’t want to cum yet,” he pants.  She squeezes her muscles in retaliation but he bucks her hard making her squeak when the head hits the back wall.  “You want me that badly Luce?”

“Yes!  Natsu please!” she moans, “She wants more…  Hit me harder Natsu!”

He sits back up again, “you asked for it.” Throwing her legs over his shoulders, he partially lifts her pelvis off the bed and resumes thrusting himself into her.  

“Oh My God!” she screams out.  Her back arches and she puts her arms under her it to help hold herself up, that arch deepened the reach.  “Natsu!”  With every slam, she feels the hit all the way inside and so does he.  

“Luce…” he moans too.  

But the position also rubs the lowest and most sensitive part of her entrance.  “Natsu!   Natsu… you’re gonna make me cum!”

“I’m too close to stop now…”

“I’m, I’m, Natsuuu!” her muscles clench hard against his shaft, it’s too much stimulation.

“Shit, Lucyyy!”  his pitch rises as he explodes inside her.  “Ahhhh!”  Still rocking but at a slower pace, her contractions against his pulsing keep squeezing him and her body spasms show no sign of stopping.

It continues to contract so much so she grabs him around the neck and pulls him down, her spontaneous strength surprises him.  “Natsu please… stop…moving…” she’s crying out.  He stops rocking and tries to stay as still as possible while her body slows it tremors.  But another pulse by his dick sends her right back into a full orgasm.  “Fuck!” she screams.  Panicking he pulls all the way out and pulls her into a hug to ride it out.                           When her body finally starts to relax against him, he lifts her chin, “Are you okay baby?”

“That…” she’s still panting, “Was intense.  I never expected it to be so much pleasure and pain at the same time.”

“But are you okay?”  There’s a genuine concern in his voice.

“Yeah… I’ll be alright.” She snuggles to his chest and exhales, “I’m so tired now…”

“Me too my love.” He kisses her forehead.  “Thank you for being my first.”

“No thank you,” she yawns, “Love you Mr. Dragneel…”

He chuckles, “Love you too Mrs. Dragneel…”  She smiles as she falls asleep in his arms.  ‘I’m such a lucky man to have found you…’ he grins, pulling the covers over them.    

The following morning, Natsu wakes up first to use the restroom.  Still groggy from sleep, he pushes the covers off him and stagger over to relieve himself.  When he returns a dark stain is the first thing to catch his eye, and a light metallic smell… Blood!  Panic sets in as he practically jumps onto the bed.  “Lucy wake up!” he pushes on her shoulders, “Lucy!”

Her lids half open, “What is it Natsu…”

“There’s blood on the sheets!  Did I hurt you, please God, don’t tell me I hurt you last night...”

Lucy props herself up rubbing her eyes, “Natsu come here.” She pats the bed beside her.  When he sits down, she pushes him onto his back and snuggles to his side.  “You didn’t hurt me… that sometimes happens when girls have sex the first time.”

“But it’s…” he tries to sit up but she holds him down.

“There’s...” she yawns “… this thing that’s like a very, very thin skin inside that sometimes gets broken the first time…”  she rubs his chest in an effort to calm him.  “I’m fine baby, you didn’t do anything to hurt me but maybe I should have warned you it could happen.”

“Luce are you sure, I mean sure you’re not in any pain?”

“None whatsoever Natsu…” she’s drifting back to sleep, “I promise, I’d tell you if I was.”

He exhales and turns to his side to hug her body to him.  “I’d be so mad at myself if I ever hurt you…”

“That’s good to know my love…” she mumbles into his chest, “now go back to sleep, I’ll change the bedding when I get up.”

But Natsu can’t go back to sleep so easily.  She’s put his mind at ease about the blood but she’s also given him a new reason to admire and justify his decision in choosing her.  So calm and in control of him and the situation, she really has a sense of regality to her, more than most other nobles he’s met, and definitely more than even he has and he was born a Prince.  She looks so peaceful in her sleep; he brushes a few stray hairs away from her face, watches her chest rise and fall with each breath.  Looking down adoringly at his future bride, Natsu is already making plans to spend the rest of his life keeping her happy….      

A couple hours later, she stretches her arms with a big yawn but the bed is empty.  “Natsu?”

“In here…” he calls from the bath.

Throwing off the covers she sits up and looks around her, there are brownish red stains on the sheets as well as dried blood on her thighs mixed with other evidence of their activities; ‘no wonder he panicked,’ she thinks to herself.  She joins Natsu in the bath area, “Good morning Natsu,” she kisses his cheek.

“Good morning Lucy…” he spies her legs and points a little worried, “Luce…”

“I told you, it’s nothing to worry about, I’m gonna clean up okay?”  His stomach starts to growl.  She chuckles, “Then I’ll get you something to eat.”

He smiles, “Okay babe,” he kisses her forehead.  “I’ll just be in the room.”  He grabs a towel and leaves her alone.

As she wipes away all traces of the night before, she realizes that it is a little tender in the area.  ‘I guess we were kinda rough for a first time…’  But would she change a thing, no way; last night was magical to her.  ‘I can’t believe he asked me to marry him.’ She smiles dreamily at the glinting on her hand, admiring the ring for a moment before resuming her task.

Lucy strips the bedding and puts on a new set but she’s still unsure what to do with it.  If she takes it to the laundry they might question the stains, unless Kinana is working; she’s the only one that Lucy thinks she can trust.  She could possibly get away with throwing the sheets away… ‘if she’s not working I’ll do that.’  “Natsu, I’ll be back, I’m gonna take care of this and get us lunch; and send out your letter.”

He walks up and kisses her, “Don’t be too long… I get lonely when you’re not here.”

She kisses him back, “I won’t be.”

When she walks into the laundry area, seeing just Kinana, Lucy breathes a sigh of relief.  “Hi Kinana, I’ve got a load from Lisanna’s suite.”

“Hi Lucy,” she takes the bedding out of Lucy’s arms and piles them on the side.

“Um Kinana,” Lucy pulls one of the sheets from the pile.  “Could you do this one separately yourself?”

“Why?”

“It, has stains on it that I don’t want anyone to see…”

“Lu, is there something you wanna tell me?” the girl smirks, “You’ve been spending a lot of time in there…”

“The queen asked me to check on him so, I’ve been keeping him company.”

“Uh-huh.” Kinana unfolds the fabric.  Her eyes expand, “Lu, this is blood stains, has he hurt you?” her voice at a whisper.

“No, Natsu would never hurt anyone… it’s from something else.”

Kinana lifts the fabric to her nose and smells it.  “Lucy!” she giggles, “You and him!”

Lucy’s face turns bright red, “Shh, keep your voice down.  But… yeah, and he proposed to me.”

Her friend cocks her head, “Why would you want to be with a slave?” She herself is engaged to a soldier named Erik.  

“Can you keep a secret?”

“You know I can.”

Lucy shows her the ring.  “That’s!” Kinana clamps a hand over her mouth.  Lowering her voice, “That’s a royal seal!  How’d he get that?”

“Lisanna had the Prince of Kelekona kidnapped.  In a few days when Queen Mira returns she’s going to find out and he’ll have to be set free.”

Excited for her friend, “And is he going to take you with him?!”

“Yeah,” Lucy giggles.  “Please Kinana, don’t tell a soul about any of this.”

“I promise.”

Lucy hugs her friend, “Thank you Kinana.  I’ve gotta get him lunch now.  Talk later?”

“Most definitely!  I want details next time!”  Lucy turns to walk out.  “Wait Lucy,” Kinana walks up and whispers a few more things in her ear, “… it’ll drive him wild.”  She winks before sashaying away from the shocked blonde.

After dinner, the couple relax against the bay window; Natsu has his back against one of the corner walls and Lucy is nestled between his legs leaning on him.  She feels so safe in his strong arms…  “Have you ever looked up at the stars Natsu?”

“Can’t say that I really have.”

“When I was little, I used to just stare at them for hours from my balcony wishing on every shooting star that I saw.”

“And what’d you wish for?”

“What any little girl dreams of, my Prince charming to come and take me away to live happily ever after.”  He squeezes her waist, “Never thought it would actually come true though.” She smiles up at him.

“I can imagine that my mom, if she were alive would love you Luce.” He chuckles, “and I know my dad’s gonna be thrilled I’m bringing a girl home.”

“Why?”

“I told you, he wants me to settle down.”

“Oh right…” She giggles, “But Natsu, I wanna go on adventures with you.”

“Really?!”

“Yeah!  I wanna see more of this world!  I wanna experience life, and what better way than with my love by my side.”

“I think our first trip will be to see your friend Levy.  I’d like to meet her and invite her to become part of our court.”

“Are you serious?”

“Why not?  We need linguists, especially while we travel and since she’s your best friend, at least you’ll have additional company.”

Lucy turns around shrieking with happiness; she plants a big kiss on his lips.  “Natsu you spoil me!  I don’t feel like I’m doing enough to thank you.”

“How can you say that Luce?” He softens his eyes, “Last night alone was one of the most special things you could have ever given me.”

“Still…” she runs her hands along his pecs, “I wanna do more for you too.”

“Do you have something in mind?”  She nods and gets off.  Swinging his legs to hang off the edge of the seat, she kneels between them and releases the wrap from his waist.  What are you…”

“Shhh…” she puts a finger over his lips, “Just close your eyes and relax.”  

Satisfied that he’s not looking, Lucy takes a bottle of strawberry flavored oil she found in Lisanna’s armoire and drizzles a little on her hand.  “Luce, what’s that?”

“Something fun…” she wraps her lubricated hand around his semi-flaccid dick, squeezing lightly as she strokes top to bottom at the same time softly kissing along his inner thighs.

“Oh wow…” he moans and sinks lower on the ledge.  “That feel so fucking gooood Lucy.”  As it grows strong and stands firm within her grasp, her lips tease the area around it.  ‘Hmm… this tastes pretty yummy…’ and drizzles a little more of the sweet oil over his dick, licking slowly to savor the delicious treat.  Growing braver she moves lower trying to figure out the right angle like Kinana tried to explain to her.  She pulls his hips down so he’s hanging further off the edge.  Still stroking his shaft, she drags her tongue along his inner thigh, lower to the center under his balls searching, he grips onto the edge of the bench seat when she flicks and tickles a very sensitive area, “Holy Shit!” he cries out; she’s found the spot Kinana told her about.  Grinning, she continues to twirl her tongue and pulse over the bundle of nerve endings sending Natsu right out of his mind with intense pleasure, his body twisting in sheer ecstasy.  “Luuccce…” he growls.  Moving back higher, she sucks his balls one at a time into her mouth, careful on the sensitive organs but they are only a pit stop.  Soon her hand stops its massage of his dick and her tongue takes over.  Licking it from the bottom up and around the length of the shaft, Natsu has weaved his fingers into her hair whimpering and moaning, “Baby…” She swirls her wet muscle around the head before taking the full length into her mouth, clamping down and allows her tongue to massage the fleshier part of the shaft.  “Holy Shit!” He jumps causing the head to hit the back of her throat.  “Fuck, Luce!”  Adding to the tongue massage she moves up and down, stopping at the head before going back down again.  Over and over she carries on the routine, slowly speeding up when she finds a comfortable groove.  He leans his head back, “Luce your so fucking good at this…”  She feels a change in shape, a swell growing.  “Damn… baby you’re gonna make me explode soon….”

“Good…” she mumbles.  Pacing her breathing, she pushes herself to take his dick all the way in, allowing the head to hit the back of her throat every time she goes down.

“Fuck!!” he cries out and grips tighter to her hair; he’s starting to pull hard on it but she doesn’t want to stop yet, she wants to make him cum.  With each hit to her throat he feels the pressure building.  She grips his thighs to keep him still and works his dick harder.  “Lucy!!” he lets out a high-pitched scream as his sticky stream shoots out into her mouth and down her pipe.  His entire body tenses and arches as the pulsing continues.  She massages the shaft with her lips and tongue, coaxing out every, last, drop.  Finally, his body sinks down completely spent and she releases him with a pop.

“That good huh?” she grins, now it’s her turn to feel a swelling of pride, licking up a few stray juices around her lips.

“Fuck Luce, and watching you do it was so friggin sexy!” he narrows his eyes, “I’d take you right now if I was so spent.”  The serious intonation makes her tremble slightly.  

“But I’m having fun being the one to tease you…” she coyly retorts.  “And since you’re in less of a position to stop me…” She sinks her mouth over his limp cock and creates a deeper suction force than before; her tongue swirls at the same time.  

“Damn it Luce!!” he growls and loses himself once again to her erotic ministrations.  Bobbing her head up and down her work quickly pays off as his dick rises back to attention.  “Too… fucking… good… at that!”  He feels her lips curl into a grin.  “Ughhhhh!  You are so… gonna get it…”  She squeezes her lips around the shaft and sucks deeply until the head strikes the back of her throat again.  He jerks up in response.  “That’s it Princess!” he grabs her head and pulls her up.  “Punishment time!”  Throwing her over his shoulder with Lucy giggling and shrieking to put her down he drops her onto the bed.  But before she can scramble away he flips her onto her stomach and yanks her legs over the edge.  Seating his dick firmly against her perky ass he pins her hips between himself and the bed.  With one hand, he holds her down from the small of her back and with the other he reaches down and pulls up at the skirt of her dress until her flesh is revealed.  

“Tsk, Such a naughty girl my Princess… No underwear again?”

Teasing, “If my King does not like it, I will stop being so uncouth.” But finishes pulling the dress all the way off.

He leans over next to her ear growling, “When we get home,” he nips her ear, “in our bed chambers this is how I’ll expect you to be at all times.”  Her body shudders under him, “understood?”

Simpering, “Yes Natsu…”

Reaching between her legs, he trails his fingers over her slick opening, “Tell me, who do you belong to now?”                      

“You Natsu…” she quivers in his hand.  

With the head of his cock he rubs and teases her saturated hole, “I didn’t hear you Princess, who do you belong to?”

“I belong to you Natsu!”  

“Damn right only me,” he grins and slips just the head in to torture her.  “Is this what you want baby?”

“Yes!” she whimpers.  

He pulls back out, “Yet you were having so much fun teasing me a few moments ago…”

“I…” he slips the tip back in making her groan again.  “Please Natsu….” Constricting her muscles around his head, “…She needs him…”  Bemoaning, “I want him inside me…”

Snapping his hips, he buries the whole length into her; she screams from the hit.  “Oh my God!  Natsu…” he rams her again just as hard.  “Fucking, so deep!  Shit!”  

But every time he stops between thrusts, her walls instantly constrict around his shaft.  “Damn Luce… so… tight…”  He rocks his hips in a fluid in and out motion “But it feels so fucking incredible…”

“Tease me more baby…” she begs him, “Please Natsu… my King…”

“I love it when you beg Luce!”  Licking his fingers to lubricate them he reaches around and starts to tickle and rub her clit.  He watches as her hands grip at the bedding… “You like?”

“Oh damn, Yes!  I love it!  I love you Natsu!”  Her arms prop up her upper body to arch her back.  

He leans down and kisses her between the shoulder blades, “I love you too Lucy.”  Working her pleasure button and rubbing the right center of her core, her pussy is dripping like crazy.  Natsu feels the juices trickling down his thighs.  

“Natsu…” her pitch is elevated.  “Slow down or you’re gonna make me cum too fast…”

“She feels too good baby…” his own voice is higher and cracking, “I’m gonna cum again Luce…”  He speeds up in all his movements.  “Close…” she can hear the strain in his voice.  

“Me… Too…” His dick swells against the pressure already building between her walls.  “Natsu!!!” she starts to scream and convulse.

“Luucceee…” he explodes at the same time.  “Ahhh….” The pulsing of her muscles push his mind and body out of control.  He pumps harder, still working his fingers against her clit.  

“Natsu!!!” she screams again.  “Oh, my Godddd!!!!!!”  Her muscles contracts so violently her head flies backward hitting his chest.  For a split second, he worries she hit her head hard but when her hands fly up and around his neck just gripping on for dear life...  “Natsu… Don’t stop yet!”

With each squeeze of her walls keeping him invigorated, the whole scene, her insatiable lust is just mind-blowing to him.  “Fuck I love you my Queen!” he bites down hard on her neck, so hard she knows it’s going to leave a bruise.

“Natsu,” she pants, “…a mark…”

Growling, “I don’t care anymore!  I want people to know you’re taken!”  He pulls out and flips her onto her back.  “No other man is allowed to touch you or they’ll have to answer to me!”    

“Natsu…” her eyes widen from the jealous fury in his eyes, but it’s even more provocative to her.  “I like this side of you…” She grabs his neck and pulls him down slamming her lips against his.  “Now keep fucking me!”

Loving the intensity in her eyes, “Damn girl!” He pushes her legs down into almost a full split and grins, “you won’t be able to walk in the morning” and pushes all the way back into her…. eventually reaching his third climax of the night and giving her a second.  

Lucy awakens the next day with Natsu half sprawled on top, half off her.  Trying to move her lower half, he had been right, she feel as if she had ridden a horse for a full day straight.  Too lazy to push herself, she twists her fingers lazily in his hair just listening to his light snores and smiling to herself.  Before a week ago, if you had asked she would have told you she’d probably end up a lonely spinster chambermaid, stuck in this castle for the rest of her life but now, looking back at the sleeping man, she was bedded and engaged to a Prince.  Lucy chuckles in her head, ‘wait till Levy finds out…’  

A rumbling in her stomach causes Natsu to stir and roll to his side.  With his eyes still closed she sits up and inches to the edge of the bed.  When she places her feet on the ground and tries to stand, her legs are wobbly but manageable; if anything, the only part that’s tender is between them.  ‘At least no blood this time…’ she doesn’t see any.  Lucy looks back at her future husband adoringly, he had worked very hard to cater to her desires.  She doesn’t even know what possessed her last night, but her aching hunger for him knew no end.  Even now staring down at his naked body she must resist the urge to touch him, to grab him, hell to sink her mouth over his sumptuous cock.  ‘Patience Lucy, let the poor man sleep!’  

After relieving and freshening up, she returns to find him still asleep but on his back.  So, relaxed looking with his arms above his head and a slight smile on his face.  She takes the moment to scan over his chiseled features, how can one man be so fucking alluring!  Lucy’s mouth salivates over the lewd images taking over her mind.  Crawling back into bed, she slinks between his outstretched legs until she’s hovering over his morning woody.  ‘Wake-up call Natsu…’  her tongue slowly licks up along the shaft, one side… he twitches in his sleep… the other side… his breath hitches…  around the head… his hands drop from above his head to his sides…  sinking her mouth over the whole stick… a deep groan…  “Luce?”  Her lips apply pressure to the base of his cock before sucking in an upward movement, a loud pop when the head is released.  

“Good Morning Natsu.” She grins at the half-awake man before resuming her mouth palpitations.

“Mmmm…” moaning, “…could you… wake me up like this every morning…”

She giggles through her work without stopping.  Natsu strokes her head and twists his fingers in her hair.  Slow and steady, she pleasures his cock with deliberate and measured application of her lips and tongue to his most sensitive areas, like the fleshy spot just below the head.  As her actions slowly increase in speed he begins to writhe while his moans take on a higher tone.  “Damn… Luce…  this is… even better than yesterday…”  Instead of the carnal feats of the day before, this more sensual exploitation of his cock is much more maddening to his senses.  The closer she brings him to nirvana, the harder it becomes for him to resist…  His hips begin to pump his cock begging for the more lecherous but she clamps down hard, mumbling with a full mouth.  “Not yet.”  He pouts  

“Lucy…” he bemoans, “Please…”

“Beg me…” She grins around his swollen cock.  

“My queen… he desires more…”  A shuddering moan as she pulses her tongue against his frenulum.  “Please my love…”  Satisfied of her control over the Prince she speeds up and takes it all the way in, deep seating his shaft till the head bumps against her throat.  “Shit!”  Pacing her breathing, over and over she performs this motion until his cries turn to heavier breathing.  High pitched moans the closer he becomes to the point of no return.  “Lu….”  His hips buck and back arches from the explosive orgasm she’s taken him to.  “Fuuuuckk!” As he rides out the intensive spasms she tenderly massages his pulsing shaft with her bottom lip.  After a few moments, his body relaxes and she crawls up to his side, resting her head on his chest.  He kisses her forehead, “Love you Luce.” “Love you too Natsu.”      

 They spend the next three days to themselves in the room.  The love bite that Natsu put on her neck was indeed very dark and frankly unmistakable for what it was; it’ll take at least another week to go away or at least lighten enough for makeup to cover it.  Luckily for Lucy, her friend Kinana came up with a plan.  Feigning illness, Lucy is supposedly recuperating in her room, but in reality, she’s with Natsu and Kinana brings them fresh water and food at breakfast, lunch, and dinner time; that way she never needs to leave the room.

In passing the time between the night games, Natsu tells Lucy even more about his life and about Kelekona.  She can’t stop laughing when he talks about his best friend Gray and how much they bicker constantly.  Fire and ice, he describes it, two completely different personalities yet there’s no other person he’d rather having fighting by his side.  His blue cat Happy that he’s had since he found it as a kitten is usually glued to his side whenever he’s home; unless his sisters cat Charle is in heat, then they must keep him locked in the bedroom.  Then he tells her about their army and she’s amazed to learn the general is not a man but a woman named Erza.  Toughest, scariest chick around according to Natsu and deadliest with a sword in her hands.  He has several cousins that all have roles at the castle, being all around the same age, they are like his entourage.  “Gajeel is kinda gruff, Rogue is quiet, but stay away from Sting unless I’m around, he’s kind of a flirt and I may have to beat him up if he touches you.”  

That makes her giggle, “You could teach me a few self-defense techniques I can use on him.” That makes Natsu grin.

“I might just do that, I’d love to see a girl kick his ass!  You know Luce, you’ll need to have your own court too, like Levy could be in it, and if you have anyone else in mind we can go talk to them.”

“Back home I have a few other friends I’d love to see again.” She taps her chin, “There’s Cana and Juvia, Yukino…  Maybe I can steal my father’s servants!”  

“Who are all those guys?”

“Well Virgo and Aries are maids, Aquarius is skilled at dressing and presentation.  Capricorn is like a butler, Cancer used to do my hair; he’s amazing at it.  Scorpio takes care of grounds keeping, but he’s also married to Aquarius.  Leo, Sagittarius, and Taurus are my father’s personal body guards; Sag is a skilled bowman and hunter, Taurus is brute strength, and while Leo may not look like it, his hand-to-hand combat training is very good.  But his true skill is being able to talk a volatile situation down so it doesn’t require fighting.  Plus, he and Aries are very close.”

“If they are what you want my dear, I will make sure it happens.”

“My father is not going to give them up so easy.”

“You said he’s greedy right, I’m sure we can just buy him out and if not I’m a Prince, who is he to go up against me.”  Natsu grins, “I could sick Erza on him too.”

She cuddles up to him on the bed, “I’m excited…”

Natsu figures his father will probably arrive around the same time as the Queen so once the other servants have gone to bed, Lucy sneaks back to her room for a couple hours and packs up her few belongings.  

It’s the last night they believe of their captivity and all throughout the day it played on their minds because all the budding lovers knew was this room.  Ten days is all it had taken… she sighs on his chest, 10 days for their lives to change so dramatically and for once in her life Lucy was no longer lonely or scared of her future.  For him a sense of serenity and contentment for what was to come has stilled his restless mind.  The burden of being a King no longer seemed so petrifying with her at his side… he exhales and wraps his arms around her.  Natsu closes his eyes, for tomorrow will begin this new chapter of their lives and that peace of mind lulls him to sleep.  

Once Lucy can feel Natsu’s breathing has evened out and his slumber should last till morning, she sneaks back to her own room; not wanting to be caught by Lisanna when she comes home.  Most of the evidence from her time in the royal suites she’s pretty sure she’s taken care of but if not, it was too late now.

Back in her cold bed without the warmth of Natsu beside her, she shivers and pulls the covers to her chest.  It was almost as if she had forgotten how this felt like.  ‘One more night…’ and the young chambermaid will be back in her lover’s arms once more.          

                   It had taken two days for the messenger to relay the letter to King Igneel and as soon as he received it, he and a small band set out for the Kingdom of Fiore and its capital city of Crocus.  The small group arrive just as Queen Mira steps out of her carriage and demand an audience with her.  “Of course, King Igneel, please follow me.”  She and her guards take them to the throne room.  

“This is a serious incident your Highness.  Two weeks ago, my son and his men here…” he gestures to the four boys behind him, “were attacked by a slave trader and my son taken against his will.  Then four days ago we received a letter from my him telling us he was here and it was your sister who arranged the whole thing!”

“Oh no!  King Igneel I had no idea that boy was your son!”

“I want him released immediately and that sister of yours punished for kidnapping!”

“Bixlow!  Freed!  Bring me Natsu right now, and my sister!”

“Wait, there is another matter as well, my son requests you release a chamber maid named Lucy Heartfillia.”

“Lucy?  But why?”

“He wishes to take her with him.”

“Really?”  She smirks, “Elfman, please bring Lucy here as well.”

“As you wish m’lady.” They all bow and rush out of the throne room.

As soon as they reach the hall leading to the Princesses suite they can hear screaming coming from within.  “I demand you perform for me as you were brought here to do!”  “I told you, I am not some ignorant slave, I will never give myself to someone like you!  No matter who the hell you are!”  “How dare you talk to me like that!  Wait!!  What is this?  Who’s been in my room?!!”  “What are you talking about?”  “I can smell it on the bed, you’ve had sex in here!  Who the hell is the slut?!”  Don’t you dare call her a slut!  “You’re the fucking slut here!”  Without knocking or any warning, Bixlow and Freed break down Lisanna’s door and straightaway grab her while another servant pulls the key that hangs from around her neck to free Natsu.        

“What do you think you are doing?!  Unhand me!” Lisanna screams at them, “How dare you treat me like this, I am the Princess!”  But they continue to drag her out of the room.  “Damn it let me go!”

Natsu smirks the whole way as he casually walks behind them, snickering at the unruly girl.  Midway to the throne room he sees Lucy walking up alongside Elfman from another corridor.  “Lucy!” he rushes past the other guards and screaming female to pull her into a hug.  He kisses her deeply on the lips.  “I missed waking up with you in my arms this morning.”

“Natsu!” she hugs and kisses him back.  “I missed you too.”

Lisanna sees them kiss and starts shrieking, “You bitch!!  You’re the whore who’s stolen what’s mine!”  She pulls as hard as she can, trying desperately to reach for them, but Bixlow and Freed hold her tight.

Natsu takes hold of Lucy’s hand and places himself between the two women.  “She didn’t steal anything!  I told you, I wasn’t going to sleep with a slut like you!”

Even more enraged, “How dare you call me a slut!”  “Bixlow, Freed, let me go so I can claw her friggin’ eyes out!”  Natsu feels Lucy shrinking away so he turns and hugs her,

“I’ve got ya Luce, she’s not gonna hurt you, I won’t allow it.”  He lifts her chin, “Just keep your eyes on me.”

“She’s crazy Natsu…  What if she gets free?”

Bixlow grins, “Oh that ain’t happening on our watch Miss Lucy, don’t you worry.”

“AHHHH!  And you call me the slut!  Did she spread her legs to catch you is that it?!”

“Stupid whore.  You kidnapped me thinking you could have your way but I would rather die than given you the satisfaction that Yes she got from me!”

“Fucking bastard, you did sleep with her!”

“Yeah!  In your bed!” he snickers.  “and the window seat, and the bath, and…”

Screaming even louder, “I can’t believe you’d rather choose a chambermaid over a Princess?!!!”

“Lucy has more class and elegance than you Lisanna; you who does not deserve that title, and if you must know I plan to make her my wife,” he grins, “and a future Queen!”

Lisanna is flabbergasted, “What do you mean Queen?  You are not a King!”

Natsu lifts Lucy’s hand to show Lisanna his royal seal.  “I am the Prince of Kelekona, and heir to the throne.” His smirk grows.

“I can’t believe this is fucking happening!” she screams.  “A fucking chambermaid!!  She’s not even nobility!”

Finally, Lucy’s had enough, she walks straight up to Lisanna and slaps her so hard in the face Lisanna sees stars, “I’m so sick and tired of you, you goddamn bitch!  You kidnapped Natsu to use and abuse just like all the others before him!  You are a cruel, heartless wench!  Tch, just for your information Lisanna, I am from a noble family!  But it’s too bad for you he didn’t give in,” she grins evilly and moans, “Because Natsu is an incredible lover!”

Furious, Lisanna uses all her weight to break her captors hold and reach out for Lucy but Bixlow and Freed pull her back, “Ahhhh!  Fuck You Lucy!”

“No that’s what he did!”  Lucy smirks, and sashays back to Natsu’s side, where he takes her hand and kisses it. “I really, really like this feisty side Mrs. Dragneel.”

She giggles, “Me too, it felt good to finally slap her.”  

They’ve reached the throne room where Mira can hear the screaming before they even walk in.  

“Y-you both can go to hell for all I care!”  Lisanna continues to pull at her captor’s arm, “Damn it let go of me Bixlow!”

“Sorry but we are following the Queen’s orders.”

“This is Bullsh..!”

“Ahem!”  Mira clears her throat.  “Lisanna just shut up, you’re in big enough trouble as is.”

Walking up to his father, Natsu squeezes Lucy’s hand before letting go to hug his dad.  “Natsu I’m so glad you’re safe!  We had search parties looking everywhere for you.”

“You should all thank Lucy here, she’s the one who saved me.”

She blushes, “I just sent the letter…”

“Come here you!” King Igneel pulls her into a bear hug making Natsu laugh.  “Thank you, young lady.”

“You’re, welcome.”  She squeaks out.

The rest of the Kelekona entourage walk up to Natsu while Igneel is busy thanking Lucy.  Gray punches his shoulder, “Fucker, did you miss us?”

“Not really.” He punches his friend back.  “That blonde kept me occupied…”

Sting walks up behind and puts his arms over his cousin’s shoulders, “So who is that girl?” ogling over her.  “Fair game?”

Natsu throws Stings arms off him, “My fiancé, so keep your friggin’ hands off!”

“Gehe, little cousins got a girl!  Who saw that coming?”

“At least she’s pretty.”

“Are you blind Rogue?  She’s fucking gorgeous!  How the hell did you catch this one Natsu?!”

Natsu pushing Sting hard by the shoulders, “Sting I swear, if you put one finger on her I will fucking kick your ass!”

Sting pushes back, “Oooh, I’m so scared little Prince!”

Igneel puts the blonde back down.  “Boy’s!!  Behave in here!”  

Natsu breaks away from Sting and sweeps Lucy up in his arms.  “Sorry, should have warned you he’s a hugger!” kissing her cheek.

“It’s okay,” she smiles, “he’s just as I pictured him from your stories.”  She looks at the four men that have come up behind them, “Um, so I also assume these are the guys you told me about?” “Yeah,” he runs his hand through his hair.  “Sorry about the fighting…”

She caresses his cheek, “Don’t be sorry my love... boys will be boys sometimes.”

Just then Sting walks up and pulls Lucy away from Natsu into his arms.  “Hey there,” he squeezes her waist, “You sure you want this little brat, you know I’m better at a lot of things than he is.” He wiggles his eyebrows.

Natsu makes a move towards them, “Fucking Sting I told you…” Lucy holds up her hand stopping him dead in his tracks.  ‘Woah’s!’ and dropped jaws from everyone in the Kelekona group, Igneel just chuckles that a girl just shut his son up.      

“Oh, is that so?”  Sting nods, grinning like an idiot.  “You think I’m gonna just swoon for you?”

“Yeah…” she knees him hard in the groin and lets him drop to the ground.

Standing over the curled body, “A suggestion, Sting, maybe your cousin should teach you a thing or two.”

Loud gasps and snickering erupts as she saunters back to Natsu, “Damn!  Luce, I don’t think you need the self-defense lessons.”

“It was just an excuse to get you alone…” she purrs in his arms, “But you can thank Leo later, he’s the one who taught me a few things already.”

Igneel bellows a deep laughter and slaps his son in the back, “Oh-ho, sounds like this girl’s the perfect catch boy, smart, pretty, and tough enough to handle you boys; better not screw it up!”

“I don’t plan to.” Natsu retorts.  “That’s why I’m doing things the right way…” he holds up Lucy’s left hand to show his dad the ring on her finger.  “She’s already said yes.” He flashes his father a huge cheeky grin.  Even Queen Mira smiles from her throne.

Lisanna, who had been quiet during the reunion starts shrieking, “Will someone tell me, why the hell was I dragged here!”

Everyone turns their heads to look at her.  “Oh, my dear, dumb sister… did you know that the young man you had kidnapped was the Prince of Kelekona!  Your actions could have started a war!  Don’t you realize that’s what you would have caused?  But luckily for us, because of Lucy, that will be avoided.”  Natsu squeezes her waist.

“I-I swear I had no idea…” the dejected Princess laments.

“Lisanna, a war may have been averted but that does do not mean you will go without punishment.  Up till now you’ve only purchased regular slaves and that is not a crime but this time you went too far and I am through putting up with your indiscretions.” Lisanna’s eyes grow wide.  “Sister or not, kidnapping is a crime punishable by 5 years in the dungeon and I will not tolerate what you did to that man, nor how you have tarnished our family name any longer.”

Lisanna pulls against her captors, “Wait you can’t be serious!”

“I hope that in the time you spend in your cell, you will learn the error of your ways.  Guards, get her out of my sight.”

“No!!” she screams as Bixlow and Freed drag her away.  “Mira!!”

“King Igneel, again I am truly, truly sorry for my sister actions.  I hope that you will not look unkindly upon my kingdom.”

“In the letter that my son sent, he said that you were a kind Queen and that had you known what your sister had done you wouldn’t tolerate it.  Based on his words, I do not feel we will have any issues between our two kingdoms.”  Lucy smiles up at Natsu who squeezes her again.

“Thank you King Igneel.  I look forward to a relationship with your kingdom.”  Turning to Lucy.  “My dear, see I told you things would work out eventually.” She winks at the girl.

“Queen Mira, m-may I ask, was this what you meant by part of your plan?”

Mira smiles, “Yes and No, I just had hope for my chambermaid’s happiness.”

Lucy blushes, “Thank you.”

“No thank you, and thank yourself for I am sure that your sweet nature is what saved all of us.”

“Yes, it is…” Natsu smiles down at his girl.  

They all hear a sniffle and turn to the burly king, “What?” he wipes an escaping tear from his eye, “I’m just happy I’ll finally have a daughter-in-law!”  Everyone starts laughing.

Natsu turns back to his blushing blonde, “Are you ready to go home my Princess?”

She wraps her arms around his waist, “Yes… My Prince…”

Note: It’s not that I don’t like Lisanna’s character but whenever I need an antagonist, love rival, etc, I tend to sway towards her when it comes to Lucy.

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SWF 14

"Sailing with Fire"

Rated M for smut.

Summary: Lucy is in desperate need of a break from the mage life and embarks on a two week cruise alongside her partner, Natsu. What they don't know is that it's a cruise designed specifically for couples. With no other choice than to pretend they are married, the two try to enjoy the cruise the best they can, all the while dealing with uncharted feelings.

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"Oh, it's you two again! Welcome back!"

Lucy smiled at Jean while Natsu nodded his head towards the feminine man. They had just finished seeing the medical mage for Natsu's motion sickness, something that they had grown tired of doing. Luckily- and also unluckily at the same time- there were only two and a half more days on the cruise, not including today.

"Hi, Jean," Lucy greeted. "We've won another spa day."

The man's brows skyrocketed as he stared them down with his widened orbs. "You won another spa ticket? Just what kind of people are you two?"

"Just a couple of awesome mages," Natsu answered, a toothy grin stretching over his face.

"Clearly. Well, congratulations. You already know the routine then. Ready for the massage portion?"

Lucy sighed dreamily, remembering fondly the last massage. "Definitely. We were actually wondering if we could put the time of the sauna to our massages instead. Would that be possible?"

Jean frowned and shook his head. "Sorry. The tickets win you specific time frames with each activity. You could opt not to go into the sauna but you can't get more time for your massages. I'll give you two some time to think about it during your massages."

With that, the three headed behind the front desk and into the narrow hallway from last time. Jean led them to the same room as before, giving them the instructions once again just in case they forgot. With one last lingering, lustful gaze towards Natsu, he left the room.

"He definitely has a thing for you," Lucy teased with a smirk.

A shiver ran through Natsu. It wasn't that he had a problem with guys liking him. It was just that it reminded him of Master Bob, and that man was determined and scared him to the bone. "I could tell."

Lucy laughed, shaking her head. Knowing they only had five minutes to get undressed for their massage, she promptly grabbed the hem of her shirt before pulling it over her head.

All of the disgust and fear that Natsu held before vanished the instant Lucy took her shirt off. Lust replaced it in its wake and filled him to the core. He watched as her slender fingers maneuvered the button from her jeans before she shimmied herself out of them, which was difficult for her at first given her curves.

Natsu eyed Lucy up and down, dragging his tongue over his lips, though he'd rather be dragging it over her body. She was only in a thin bra and a pair of underwear that covered more skin than most of her other pairs.

Lucy reached behind her back to unclasp her bra. Glad that it only had one clasp, she unhooked it with ease, placing it with her other clothes. She was going to move to her underwear when Natsu's hands reached from behind her and squeezed her breasts. A shriek escaped her mouth and she turned red in the face.

"N-Natsu!" she shouted, though she didn't make any attempts to move his hands away from her. Instead, she relaxed into his body behind her, feeling the familiar bulge against her bum. "You're supposed to be getting undressed, you know."

Natsu used one of his hands to swoop her hair onto one side. He then returned his hand to her breast, giving her mounds another squeeze as he sucked her neck. "I know, but I couldn't help it, Lucy. You're sexy as hell."

The corners of Lucy's lips curled upwards into a satisfied smirk. "Well we can't have them walking in on us doing anything."

"What if we make it quick?"

"No way."

Natsu groaned, dragging his hands from her breasts to her hips. "Fine. But I get to take off your underwear."

"Only seems fair that you do," Lucy replied with a chuckle.

Natsu hooked the hem of her panties with his thumbs before sliding them off of her. She kicked them off once they were around her ankles. He stood at her rear, admiring it in all of its glory before giving it a plentiful squeeze. Lucy was a squishy person. He liked that.

"Alright, go get undressed now," Lucy instructed as she wrapped the towel around herself. Just like before, it was short and didn't cover as much as it probably should have.

Natsu did as he was told, shrugging his vest off and letting it drop to the floor. Getting undressed didn't take as long for him since he didn't have as many layers. And while Lucy kept her clothes neatly folded and stacked, he simply balled them up, not caring that his boxers were visible.

The two positioned themselves over their tables. Natsu made sure that Lucy's towel covered every inch of her bum before squishing his face in the hole of the headrest.

Eventually, the masseuses entered the room, standing in front of them. From their feet, Lucy and Natsu could tell that both masseuses were girls this time, which Natsu was thankful for. He couldn't deal with another guy rubbing his hands over Lucy. Only he could do that.

Just as the last time they were there, the masseuses held different lotions in front of their faces, asking them to pick the scent that they liked the most. With that, the massage began.

Lucy gave a quiet moan of satisfaction as they dragged their hands over her back, kneading into her. Her muscles weren't as tense from when she first boarded the ship, but it still felt nice to unwind. Her back felt uncoiled and relaxed. She wished she could bring home one of the masseuses once the cruise was over. She would need it after all of the crazy jobs they went on.

Meanwhile, Natsu was already snoozing away, his loud snores filling the room. The massage added with the mixed scents of the lotions put him to sleep like a baby.

After thirty minutes of pure bliss, their massage was over and the masseuses left, locking the door behind them to allow Lucy and Natsu to get dressed.

Unlike the last time, Lucy got up without caring that Natsu was going to see her naked. Instead, she sat on the bed and rolled her shoulders backwards. Natsu, having just woken up from his nap, gave her a lazy grin.

"Do you want to go to the sauna?" he asked. "We didn't like it last time."

"I know but it seems like such a waste not to go," Lucy replied with a small frown. "I say we suck it up and go."

"You sure? You're gonna sweat a lot."

"So are you!"

"Not as much as you. I'm a fire dragon slayer, I'm better with the heat than you are."

"Cheater," Lucy muttered, crossing her arms over her bare chest.

"I ain't a cheater!" Natsu denied, glaring at her.

The two stared each other down before bursting in a fit of laughter. They wrapped the towels around themselves, waiting for Jean to escort them.

When Jean arrived, his gaze immediately fell onto Natsu's revealed abs. Lucy felt bad for the man. To work at a spa meant that he saw countless of shirtless, attractive men, all of whom also happened to be married. Such unfortunate luck.

The two were led to the sauna room. Giving each other a hesitant glance, they swallowed thickly before sliding open the glass door and stepping inside the steamy room. They were glad this portion only lasted ten minutes.

They were drenched in sweat when Jean returned to escort them to the mud bath. The two took breaths of fresh air as they stepped out of the hell forsaken room. Jean merely laughed at their behavior, telling them that most people enjoy the sauna. They couldn't believe it.

Once they were led to the mud bath, Jean locked the door from the outside. Lucy stared at the bubbling mud in excitement. As disgusting as it sounds, the mud bath truly did work wonders for her skin, and though it was hard to get used to at first, it felt good submerging herself into it.

"Ready?" Lucy asked, throwing caution to the wind as she removed her towel once again, leaving her naked.

Natsu grinned, drinking in the sight of her body. His lower region throbbed faintly in arousal. "Seeing you like that never gets old."

The girl merely rolled her eyes, though the blush that spread over her cheeks betrayed her words. "Are you going to stand there and stare at me all day or are you going to get in the tub with me?"

He smirked. "I wouldn't mind just staring."

Lucy shook her head before dipping her toe into the mud to test its temperature. It burned against her skin but in a good way. Carefully, she lowered herself into the mud. Glancing towards Natsu, a mischievous grin graced her face as she whipped the gooey substance towards her partner, hitting him on the chest.

Natsu laughed, his eyes sparkling in amusement. Stepping into the pool, he channeled his magic to make the mud boil. In seconds, Lucy was glaring at him and flailing her arms about, mud flying everywhere from the action.

"Stop it, Natsu!" she shouted, slapping his arm.

"Is that any way to ask for a favor?" he asked with a smug grin.

"You're right. I'm sorry. Stop it or else I'm going to beat the ever-living crap out of you!"

Natsu cackled before cutting off his magic, taking a seat in front of Lucy. She glared at him for a little while longer before breathing a content sigh, her eyes drooping closed in relaxation. The only thing that could make this any better, in her opinion, were cucumber slices for her eyes. Truthfully, she didn't know what effect they had on people at spas. But in all the books she read, characters always put them over their eyes and she's wanted to try it since.

Natsu studied Lucy. All he could see of hers was her face and the top of her neck because the mud covered the rest of her. Still, all he could imagine was her bare body right in front of him.

He couldn't get last night out of his head. He had sex with Lucy. His partner. His supposed wife. His best friend. They did things that they couldn't take back, not that he'd want to, anyway. Still, their relationship progressed further than he'd ever expected it to. If someone had told him a month ago that he would sleep with Lucy, he would merely laugh in their faces for how could someone like Lucy want to sleep with someone like him?

But she did choose him. She chose him to be her first. Just like he chose her.

Everything felt right in the world. It was as if they were made to be together. He didn't know where the journey would take them, but he knew he had hopes for things he had never thought of before.

He wanted a relationship. He wanted to live with her. He wanted to get married- something that he didn't understand the need for before, save for Alzack and Bisca's case, of course. He wanted to have kids and grow old together.

He was getting ahead of himself, he knew this. But it didn't matter. It didn't have to happen sometime soon, but he wanted each and every single one of those things and he hoped Lucy wanted it as well.

"Natsu? Hello? Earthland to Natsu?"

The said boy jolted at the sight of Lucy's hand waving in front of his face.

"Oh, my bad. What's up?" he asked, giving the girl a sheepish grin.

Lucy arched a brow. "I was just asking if you were enjoying the mud bath."

"Oh. Yeah, it's great I guess."

"You guess? What's not to like?"

Natsu's lips twitched upwards into a smirk. Grabbing her wrist, he yanked her forward so that she was collapsing over him, her body pressed against his. His lips hovered dangerously close to her ear as he said in a low tone, "You're not close enough."

Lucy went red in the face as Natsu's warm breath fanned her ear, sending a tremor through her. "I-I was only a foot away."

"Still not close enough."

Natsu pulled away from her ear only to crash his lips against hers, molding them together. Lucy's resolve crumbled and she found herself wrapping her arms around his neck as she moved into a more comfortable position. With Natsu's help, she moved to sit on his lap, straddling him.

Their bodies were pushed against each other tightly, the only thing keeping their skin from touching being the layer of mud between them.

It was funny, really. The last time they were in the mud bath together, they blushed from their close contact. This time, they welcomed each other with open arms.

Lucy felt Natsu harden beneath her. He seemed warmer than the bubbling mud and she longed to have him inside of her to fill her with warmth. Rolling her hips over his member, she fisted his hair. It hurt a bit to rub against him after last night, but the pleasure surmounted the pain.

Natsu moved his hands onto her breasts, squeezing her flesh. Running his fingers over her mounds, he gave the sensitive peaks a pinch, eliciting an erotic moan from Lucy, who arched her back from the touch. Natsu longed to drag his tongue over her and would have had there not been mud covering her.

"This feels amazing," Lucy breathed out, grinding against him. "I wish we could actually do it right now, though."

Natsu gave her another squeeze. "Why don't we?"

"Because we're in a public place, dummy."

"So? They clean out the mud each time. And we've got time to kill." Natsu trailed his finger over her shoulder.

Lucy smiled but shook her head. "As much as I would love to right now, we aren't doing it here. It's too risky. Besides, I don't want mud inside of me."

"Hate to burst your bubble, Luce, but you probably already have some mud in you."

"Well, there would be more if we had sex."

Natsu smiled at the girl, kissing her forehead. "Alright, I hear ya. How are you feeling anyways?"

"Better," Lucy answered. "It still hurts a little bit but it's way better now."

"That's good." Natsu frowned deeply. "I don't like hurting you."

"It's not your fault, Natsu. Blame the female anatomy." Her cheeks tinted pink as she continued, "We just have to keep trying some more so that my body will get used to it."

Natsu blushed as well. "You really want to?"

"Of course I do. Do you?"

"Hell yeah!"

Lucy giggled. "It's settled then. We'll keep trying."

Natsu gave a toothy grin. "I'm all fired up."

Lucy led the way back into their room, heading straight for the bathroom. She turned on the shower and began to strip away her clothes. Though she washed all of the mud off her body, she was still in need of a shower.

Natsu joined her. He was glad that they could shower together now as it saved him time from being bored and alone in their room while Lucy took her hour-long showers. Surprisingly, the girl didn't take her time under the water and actually used her time to bathe. He figured it was because showering was her way of relaxation, but after being at the spa for the past hour and a half, she was relaxed enough.

Once both were squeaky clean, they turned off the water and dried themselves off. Knowing that they weren't going to go out again that day, Lucy threw on some silk pajamas, which felt good against her exfoliated and moisturized skin.

Natsu's stomach growled. "I'm gonna go get some snacks, Luce. Wanna come?"

The girl shook her head. "No thanks."

Natsu nodded, grabbing a key and some money before leaving their room.

Lucy strolled to the desk, sitting down and grabbing a pen and piece of paper. She didn't have all the materials she usually used but it didn't matter. She had been wanting to do this since she got on the ship and felt bad for neglecting it.

A wistful smile graced Lucy's face as a familiar sadness pooled her eyes. Picking up the pen, she began to write.

"Hello, Mama. It's been a while," she wrote. "A lot has happened since I wrote to you last. I'm on that cruise I told you about. It's wonderful. I've been needing a break from the mage life and I finally feel refreshed."

A faint shade of pink spread over her cheeks as she wrote, "Something else has happened, Mama. Remember Natsu? Well, we are together now. We don't have an official label or anything, but I love him, Mama. I love him in ways that words can't describe. He's not just my best friend anymore. He's more than that. Is this how you felt about Papa?"

Tears welled in the corners of her eyes but she blinked them back. "I hope you and Papa are having fun together now that you are reunited. I miss both of you every day. I know Papa and I weren't exactly close over the past years, but I miss him dearly. I wish we could have mended things before. Could you tell him I miss him for me? And… And tell him I love him, too."

A pesky tear slid down Lucy's cheek, prompting her to shake her head. She didn't want to cry. She didn't want to think of all the negative things while she was away. She just wanted to be happy.

At the thought of happiness, Natsu's face invaded her thoughts, causing a warm smile to grace her face. With that, she continued writing.

"Anyways, back on Natsu. I know I've told you a lot about him before. I told you how he is brash, reckless, and mischievous. He is still all those things, of course. But he is the best person for me, I know it. He cares about me and has always looked out for me. He also believes in me, even when I don't believe in myself. None of this is new, though. He's always been like that. I think that's why I fell in love with him in the first place. You would love him, Mama. You would tell me you are proud of me for finding real love. And I know Papa would have too. Well, I should get going. I'll write to you again soon. Goodbye, Mama. I love and miss you and Papa. Take care."

Lucy smiled as she folded up the letter. She didn't have an envelope or sticker, so she tucked it away in her notebook. She was about to stand up when warm hands landed over her shoulders, causing her to squeal.

Turning her head, she found Natsu peering down at her, the normal mischievous gleam in his eyes replaced with curiosity. He glanced between her and her notebook.

"I didn't even hear you come back," Lucy said.

Natsu shrugged. He was being quiet so that he could scare her, but once he was behind her and saw what she was writing, he instead stayed quiet. "You write to your mom a lot."

"Huh? How do you know about that?"

"The rest of the team and I accidentally knocked over your box once and we saw all of your letters. We wondered why you never sent them out until we found out your mom already passed."

Lucy gave a sad smile, tearing her gaze away. "It may seem pathetic-"

"It doesn't!" Natsu denied.

"I do it because it makes me feel closer to her. It makes me feel like our hearts are connected in that moment."

"…Does it work?"

"Well I can't say for sure about our hearts being connected, but it does work on making me feel closer to her." Lucy studied the boy, wondering why he was so interested in her letters. She stared into his onyx orbs and that was when she found it. The same sadness she felt whenever she thought about her parents was deep in his eyes. "Do… Do you want to try?"

Natsu thought about it for a moment before nodding his head. Lucy got up from the seat, gesturing for him to sit down. Then, she grabbed a fresh sheet of paper, sliding it in front of him.

"Do you want me to leave the room?" Lucy asked.

Natsu quickly shook his head. "Nah. What am I supposed to write about anyways?"

"Anything you want to. Whatever you're feeling, thinking."

Natsu picked up the pen albeit a bit skeptically. He didn't fully believe that writing a letter could make him feel connected to Igneel, but if Lucy stood by it, he would give her the benefit of the doubt. So, he began to write.

"Yo, Igneel," he jotted down. His handwriting wasn't neat cursive like Lucy's but it was still legible. "Been a while. I don't know what to write."

Lucy shuffled awkwardly, twirling a lock of golden hair around her finger. She was curious as to what Natsu was going to write but didn't know if she should read it. The letters were supposed to be private and sentimental but since he read hers, she figured he wouldn't mind if she did the same.

Lucy let her eyes fall over the paper. It was clear that Natsu was struggling to come up with anything. It was hard for him to loosen up and just write whatever came to mind.

"Do you want to see mine for some inspiration?" Lucy offered. Upon Natsu's nod, she retrieved her letter from her notebook, unfolding it and putting it on display for Natsu to see. Some of it was a bit embarrassing- particularly all the mushy stuff she wrote about him- but she could tell that he needed some help. And she really wanted him to try writing to Igneel. She was sure it would help ease the pain in his heart if just by a bit.

Natsu's cheeks were rosy as his eyes skimmed over every word Lucy wrote about him. It made his heart feel light and he was glad that she felt that way. Suddenly inspired, he picked up the pen again.

"I met a lot of people since you left," he wrote. "I'm in a guild called Fairy Tail. I'm a part of Fairy Tail's strongest team. There's Erza, who is Fairy Tail's strongest girl. She's really strict and a pain in the ass. But she's kinda like an older sister to me. Then there's Gray. He's an idiot, always saying stupid things. But he's not the worst person in the world, I guess. There's also Happy. He's one of my best friends. He's an exceed and he's my partner. Finally, there's Lucy."

Lucy's heart sped up in anticipation. Natsu wasn't the mushy kind of person, and that was okay for her. She knew how he felt about her even if he didn't always outright say it. But perhaps he would be sincerer in the letter. It wouldn't hurt to read what he thought of her every once in a while.

"Lucy's weird," was the first thing that came to Natsu's mind at the thought of Lucy, so he jotted it down. He saw Lucy tense in annoyance and stifled an amused chuckle. "It makes her really fun to tease. And she's hilarious. And snarky. She's really nice to other people but when it comes to me and Happy, she can be really feisty. I love it. She's a celestial mage which is really cool. She's really strong. You would've teased us if you were here. Probably would've told her all the embarrassing stories from when I was a kid. I'm sure Lucy would love to hear all of them. Then she would never stop making fun of me."

Words came to Natsu easily now that he was on a roll. "I could live with that though. I like that side of her. I think you two would hit it off and I really want you to meet her so you need to get your lazy ass home already. I haven't been looking for you much lately. My bad. But I will find you. And when I do, I'm gonna beat the shit out of you for leaving using the magic you taught me. I got a lot stronger since you left. I use my magic to protect my friends. Come home soon and I'll introduce ya to everyone in Fairy Tail. Hurry up and come home. I'm getting impatient, you bastard."

Natsu put the pen down and folded up the piece of paper. He wasn't sure what to do with it next, so he handed it to Lucy.

"All done," he said, getting up from the chair. "You're right, it does make me feel- Are you crying?"

Lucy hastily wiped away the tears that welled up in her eyes, grabbing the letter. "No."

"Yes you are!" Natsu pressed on. "Why are you crying, ya weirdo?"

"I'm not weird! It's just that… It was a nice letter, that's all."

Natsu smiled, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her in for a hug. "You really are a weirdo."

"Whatever," she muttered into his shirt. "It made me really happy that you wrote about me. And that you want me to meet Igneel one day."

"Well of course I do. You're my best friend."

"You really think he would like me?"

"'Course he would. He'd probably like you a little too much if you ask me."

Lucy giggled, holding him tight. "I can't wait to meet him one day. We'll find him, Natsu. I promise."

"Yeah, I know," he replied, smoothing down her hair. "Thanks, Lucy."

"You're welcome."

The two stayed in each other's embrace, content. Perhaps if they met at a different time and under different circumstances, Lucy's parents would've loved Natsu and Igneel would've loved her. Things were fine the way they were, though. As long as they loved each other, they were happy.