A/N: Hello! Here's part 2 of this two-shot! Enjoy:3

Natsu's PoV

Sighing in defeat, Lucy…

…nodded.

Everyone's eyes flew to me. My own widened as they met with hers. She had a very dark blush on her cheeks as she bit her lip.

I had no idea what to say. What was I supposed to say?

I licked my lips nervously.

Erza cleared the extremely awkward silence. "Well, we all knew anyway."

Everyone laughed lightly.

Lucy tore her eyes away from mine in a painfully slow manner as she cleared her throat.

"Elfman?"

He smiled. "Yeah?"

"Truth or dare?"

Everyone, seeming to have forgotten about the previous silence, turned their attention back to the game.

"Dare! Dares are manly!"

Lucy laughed as she considered her options. She sneakily shot a glance at Evergreen, who was sitting with her legs crossed beside her.

"Give Evergreen a kiss on the cheek."

Evergreen almost fell out of her seat. "What?!"

"You heard me."

Elfman sighed. "Well, it's not like I haven't wanted to do this for ages, Ever."

And he stood up and she stared at me in horror. Elfman approached her, took her chin in his abnormally large hand and kissed her cheek. She was.. unresponsive.

The game went on like this for a while; people being dared to kiss each other, scandalous secrets being revealed. It was interesting; it was fun.

Lucy's PoV

Turns out that Elfman did, indeed, have a very big crush on Evergreen, and that Levy was crushing on someone—she wouldn't admit who—in the group, (I was willing to bet everything I had that it was Gajeel) and a whole bunch of other confessions that made me blush just thinking about it.

When the night got unpleasantly cold, and our eyes were all drooping shut, we all decided that we had had enough alcohol and played the game long enough, so we just… chilled.

It was quiet, but not an uncomfortable silence. By now, we were all pretty buzzed from the alcohol, and Juvia and Gray hadn't stopped making out until they fell asleep. I noticed, with a smirk, that Juvia's shirt was half-unbuttoned, and that Gray's shirt had come off somewhere.

And then… I let my attention turn to Natsu. The Fire Dragon Slayer was staring into the dim fire, on some far away planet, absolutely mesmerised.

I had never allowed myself to actually get a good look at Natsu. But like this, in his pyjamas, with all of our closest friends, in the casual atmosphere, he seemed..

..gorgeous.

My eyes drifted down, towards his lips, and I wondered what it would be like to kiss them; to let my hands trail down his toned chest…

I blushed as I shooed the thought away. It was already bad enough that I had a crush on him, but I didn't need those thoughts right now.

Natsu, seeming to have sensed my stare, returned my gaze.

Natsu's PoV

She was staring at me.

Not that I minded, of course. I hadn't been able to concentrate on the game for the whole night. She liked me.

Lucy Heartfilia, my best friend, my partner; liked me.

I thought about this for a long time. We were so close; friends didn't seem to cover even the start of our relationship; because we were so much more. She had always been there for me, and I could never thank her enough.

She liked me.

But… did I like her?

…Of course I did.

Lucy's PoV

Levy had fallen asleep with her head in my lap. Julia was sleeping peacefully in Gray's arms; and, with a smirk, I realised that he was sleeping, too.

Only a few of us were still awake.

Natsu was still staring into the fire with that intense gaze. The remaining people who were still awake were talking quietly about the most random things. I looked down at Levy and gently stroked her blue hair.

Gajeel and Elfman were talking about who was manlier in hushed voices, and Erza was listening in with an annoyed face. She was obviously the most 'manly'.

"Dude, I eat iron," Gajeel stated proudly.

"Yeah, I turn into a friggin' demon."

Erza silently cleared her throat. "I can defeat both of you in a battle, easy."

Gajeel rolled his eyes. "Yeah, right, lady."

Erza raised her eyebrow and Elfman widened his eyes.

"You sure about that, Gajeel?"

"You're a girl."

And with that, Erza stood up.

At that point, I stopped listening, and turned my attention back to Natsu. He had moved to sit with his legs crossed, his elbows rested on his knees. I furrowed my eyebrows slightly. He hadn't said a word since my confession, about an hour ago.

Suddenly, Natsu stood up, saying he needed a drink. Erza, Gajeel and Elfman nodded, going back to their quiet argument.

This was my chance to see what was wrong with him.

I took it.

Natsu's PoV

Holy shit, I realised as I stared into the fire. I like Luce.

I shook my head, standing up. "I'm gonna go get another drink, you guys."

Erza and the guys nodded, returning to their conversation.

I had missed the whole game..

..For a good cause.

Because after a solid hour of thinking, I had been staring into what I knew best; fire. The thing that always comforted me.

And I had realised that I was in love with Lucy.

As I approached Lucy's back porch, I scaled it and walked into her house. I wanted to scream from the rooftops in confusion. I can't love Lucy!

It was… wrong!

But if it was wrong.. why did I find myself undoubtedly believing it?

I had been suppressing these odd feelings for so long.. so why was it any different now?

…Why had they gotten stronger?

When I reached her softly coloured kitchen, I turned my back to the wall, dropping down to the ground. I put my head in my arms, in a tight ball.

What have I done?

And then, I heard a familiar voice.

One of my favourites.

"Natsu."

Lucy's PoV

"Natsu," I said softly.

He was in a tight little ball, beside my kitchen counter, on the ground.

When he looked up at me, his eyes were confused and sad.

Had I done this to him? Was it because of my confession?

"I'm… I'm sorry."

He narrowed his eyebrows, staring at my feet. "Why are you sorry?" His voice was croaky and unsure.

"I shouldn't have pressed my feelings on you like that, I…"

I stopped talking when he stood up. He walked straight towards me with a serious look.

My eyes widened as the pink-head touched his lips to mine. The kiss was soft; affectionate.

Natsu's eyes were closed as he pulled away. And when he looked at me with those gorgeous eyes it was enough to make my heart stutter.

"N- natsu…" I whispered.

He took a step backwards, smiling.

…Smiling.

I had waited long enough.

I didn't want to wait anymore.

I closed the distance between us, stepping towards him and wrapping my arms around his neck. This kiss was different from the other; it was passionate, more urgent. His lips moved against mine in a loving way, and his warm hands moved to cup my face as I wound a hand through his hair.

He opened his mouth to me, and I let the kiss intensify, hands exploring his lower back. This was not how I had expected tonight to go..

..It was so much better.

He pulled away, panting, looking at me with intense eyes.

"Luce… I love you. I should have known earlier, but…" I put a finger to his lips.

"Shhhh. Natsu, I…" I grinned widely. "I love you too!"

He flashed me his signature bright smile, kissing me again.

Yep, this was definitely not how I had planned for the night to end up…

Erza's PoV

"What's taking them so long?" I whispered to Gajeel.

Elfman had fallen asleep on the grass.

"I dunno, they're probably in her kitchen makin' out or somethin'."

I slapped his shoulder, giggling. "Gajeel!"

He smiled. "What? You know it's true…"

I shrugged. "Yeah, I guess."

Here, right now, I was seeing a side of Gajeel I had never seen before.

He was… gentle. For once, he wasn't being reckless or brave or intimidating, he was being gentle.

"Hey, Gajeel?" I poked his hard shoulder, smirking.

"Yeah?"

I debated whether I should ask him or not. It was so obvious that he and Levy had something going on, but neither of them would admit it.

"…Do you like Levy?"

He raised an eyebrow. "What? Of course, she's my guild mate…"

"In the more-than-friends way?"

He considered this for a minute, and then took a breath as if to say something, but was interrupted by a disheveled Natsu.

"I'm back!"

Lucy followed suit. Her lipstick was smeared, and she was be re-arranging her hair. It seems that Gajeel was right.

"Right!" Lucy yelled, waking everyone up.

Juvia moaned and leaned more into Gray's chest.

Everyone else moaned, "WHAT?"

"Come on! You can't sleep outside."

"…Why not?" Gray enquired.

"You'll catch a…."

Seeing that Gray was already half-naked, she stopped.

"Never mind…"

"We've got mattresses and blankets set up inside. Come on—" Natsu started.

He suddenly burst into laughter.

I raised an eyebrow at him. "What's so funny?"

Natsu almost doubled over in laughter as he pointed at Gray.

"Erza, are you seeing this?

"Natsu, don't be a dick," Gray said simply.

"Looks like you two really hit it off, aye?!"

Juvia flinched and leaned into Gray more, covering her ears.

"Yeah, whatever, Natsu. Don't act like you and Lucy didn't sneak off and make out."

"Wha—?" Lucy breathed. "You were asleep…"

"Trust me," Gray said matter-of-factly. "I know these things."

Natsu shrugged as everyone slowly started sitting up. I noted that Gajeel was looking at Levy intently.

I wondered what would happen between them…

"Juvia… babe… come on?" Gray said hopelessly.

"Gray!" Juvia yelled. "You were sitting with Lucy. Don't you understand how that makes me feel?"

The blue-haired girl had tears streaming down her face as she stomped towards the door of the guild.

"She's just a friend, you know that!"

"How do you know that, huh? What if she's in love with you?!" She yelled, turning towards Gray. He put an arm on her shoulder.

"Juvia. Babe. I love you. Not Lucy."

Gray turned to Lucy, who was sitting on Natsu's lap at the bar, casually talking with him. "No offence, Luce."

"No worries," she replied.

Juvia softened her expression, closing the distance between them and pecking his lips. "I love you too, Gray."

He sighed, wrapping his arms around her. "It'll only ever be you."

Juvia smiled up at him.

Natsu's PoV

I grinned as Lucy finished her story. She had been telling me about how she always saw this creepy guy at the 7/11 store by her house, and I had been intently listening.

"Do you want me to come with you next time?" I asked her as she shifted positions in my lap.

"Nah, that's alright. I'll just stay clear of him." She was smiling, leaning back into me.

"You guys are so cute!"

We both turned our attention to Mira, who was standing behind the bar, casually watching us.

Luce smiled. "He is a bit, isn't he?"

Mira and I laughed. I turned around to see that Gray had Juvia pushed against a wall and they were making out intently, his leg shoved between her thighs, hands roaming all over her body.

As usual.

"No, I mean it… I'm really happy you two finally decided to get together."

From behind us, I heard the guild chant, "DO IT! DO IT!"

I turned around to see what all of the commotion was about.

Gajeel was leaning against a table with Levy behind him, smiling.

"You sure, Lev?" He asked his girlfriend.

"Yes! Let's goooooo!"

Levy screamed as Gajeel took off. Her legs were wrapped around his back, her arms wound tightly around his neck as he gave her a piggy-back ride.

The whole guild was watching them, laughing as Gajeel chanted a few Iron Dragon Slayer tricks to make them go faster; much faster. So fast that it was hard to keep track of them as they zoomed around the guild.

Happy, Carla, Lily and Wendy were all sitting together on the floor beside the group, smiling and commenting on the odd-looking scene.

I had never seen the guild happier before.

"Yeah, I am, too," Luce said.

I turned back around, to Mira and Lucy, and kissed her forehead.

Mira smiled, turning to serve a panting Gajeel a glass of water.

"How much do you love me?" Lucy suddenly said.

She turned in my lap, so her chest was against mine.

"A lot…" I said, narrowing my eyebrows. "Why?"

"Wanna prove it?" She said with a devious smile.

"Do I ever…"

Thoughts of Lucy (inappropriate ones) swirled through my head, and I shooed them away; I didn't need those thoughts right now.

"Well, you wanna go out?"

I smiled widely. "Of course!"

Lucy pursed her lips. "You sure?"

I laughed and captured her lips in a chaste kiss.

Yeah, I thought. Definitely.

*-*-THE END-*-*

A/N: Happy ending! Yay! If you enjoyed, please, leave a review! Sorry it turned out as long as it did; it really wasn't supposed to... heheh. Again, I apologise if the characters got a bit OOC.. whoops.

-Lilly:)