I Don't Own Fairy Tail or any of the characters.

It was a sunny day in the town of Magnolia with the residence out on the streets enjoying what the day had to offer. It was the perfect day to hang out on the streets with friends, or to spin time with one's significant other. For one dragonslayer it was a combination of the two but without the significant other (depending on who you asked). With his arms behind his head and a gleaming smile on his face that could outshine the sun itself on a day like today, Natsu was strolling towards his best friend's apartment. It was about that when she started to complain about being late on her rent and he had found the perfect job that paid very generously. Only thing they had to do was look after some rich family's house while they were on vacation. Apparently their house had been broken into before when they left so they wanted to have some extra security this time around. And the kicker: they get 200,000 jewels! That enough for Lucy's rent and for Natsu to stack up his food budget which was getting pretty low recently. He blamed it on the new seafood restaurant that opened up last month. He's never seen Happy so ecstatic about fish in his life until that place opened up and that was definitely saying something.

When making it onto Strawberry Road, Natsu leaped onto the level that was Lucy's window and not to quietly let himself in. "Yo Lucy, I got a job for us. It pays well and its easy and relaxing like how you want it but with just a dash of danger thrown in for me," Natsu said.

When he didn't get an answer shouted again, "Hey Luce, you in here," Natsu questioned. With his enhanced dragonslayer senses Natsu sniffed the air and found that Lucy wasn't in her apartment. She also wasn't in the guild either and those were the only two places he could find her. Hoping to find some clue to his partner's whereabouts he began to browse around her apartment. The first stop, the fridge. He couldn't do a thorough investigation on an empty stomach. When he got to the kitchen that's when he discovered a note on the handle. Recognizing it as Lucy's hand writing he took the note and read it.

'Natsu,

I know that you're in my apartment right now even though I've asked you a million times to stop barging in. I'll be back late since I ran out of food in my kitchen thanks to you in Happy raiding it this past week. If you want to stay that's fine but I better not find so much as a scorch mark on my wall or I'm banning you from my apartment for 2 weeks.

Lucy'

"A week?! Man, Lucy sure is cold, right Happy" Natsu said. When he didn't hear the cat's trademarked 'Aye sir', Natsu looked to his right shoulder and saw nothing. That's when he remembered that Happy had gone on a mission with Carla, Wendy and Erza. Something about a traveling theatre group or something. With nothing to do Natsu thought it would be best to wait her out at the guild rather than stay here. He wasn't tired so it was pointless to sleep in her bed no matter how enticing the idea was. He was about to head to the door when he caught a whiff of something else. He sniffed up, then down. When he turned his head to the left that's when the smell got stronger. Lifting up his arm he found the source of the pungent aroma: it was him. "Guess I should've washed up after doing this morning's work out." Natsu said with a grimace. Making his way towards Lucy's bathroom Natsu began to take off his clothes mid step leaving a trail consisting of his sandals, his shorts, his one sleeved vest and finally his boxers. Strangely he found that the tub was already filled to the brim with hot water.

"Man, Luce is weird, who leaves a perfectly good bath like this and goes off to go grocery shopping" Natsu said. Rather than question why a bath was drawn when the owner of the apartment wasn't around Natsu just chalked it up to another one of Lucy's weird habits. Like reading and dancing. Lifting one leg after another and sitting down Natsu signed in contentment with how good the bath felt. When he tried to stretch out he accidently kicked something in the water. When said something rose out of the water he found that he wasn't alone.

"Ow, what the hell Lucy, why'd you kick me."

"C-Cana, what the hell?!" Natsu exclaimed.

Cana just looked at Natsu and vice versa. Both mages just looked at each other like deer in head lights and just owlishly blinked at each other. That was until Cana let out a shriek that Natsu never knew she had and tried to cover herself the best she could. "AHHHHH, NATSU WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"

"I should be asking you that question dammit!" Natsu replied.

"I'm taking a bath, why are you in Lucy's apartment," Cana screamed.

"I'm taking a bath too and I came looking for Lucy but she wasn't here." Natsu replied with a red blush on his face.

"So instead of leaving you decide to bathe yourself instead," Cana said hotly with a visible blush on her face as well.

"So what, I do it from time to time. What's your excuse for being here?!" Natsu countered.

"I came to see if Lucy wanted to go shopping with me but I caught her on her way to go grocery shopping. I wonder why that is" Cana said with her eyes narrowing in on Natsu. Said person had a sheepish grin on his face with his hand scratching the back of his head.

"Y-yeah that's my bad. But Happy was also part of the problem so it can't all go on me," Natsu defended.

"Look Natsu, just get out and we don't ever have to talk about his again," Cana said tiredly.

"What?! No way, I just got in here. And besides I need this more than you do," Natsu said. Like hell he was going to get out this tub. Sure he could handle scents better than most since he grew up in the wild with Igneel but when the scent was permanently stuck on you due to it being your own, even Natsu had its limits.

"Say what? Natsu this isn't up for discussion! Get out!" Cana yelled.

"No way Jose, I'm staying right here. How about we fight for it. Winner gets the tub, loser kicks rocks" Natsu said getting fired up. He always wanted to fight Cana seeing as she was nominated for S-class a handful of times. In his moment of excitement Natsu rose up out of the water and stood but forgot that he wasn't wearing anything. Since Cana was sitting she was eye level with Natsu's package.

"AHHH Natsu sit back down you idiot," Cana screamed with a thick red blush on her face. Natsu looked at her confused for her reaction. Was she scared? When he felt a draft down south that's when Natsu became aware of his predicament.

"SHIT" Natsu yelled. He submerged himself in the tub with a big splash making water spill out of the tub and onto the bathroom floor. When he resurfaced his eyes were the only things above the water while he looked away from Cana and vice versa. After about a minute of silence he rose his head up out of the water.

"S-sorry about that Cana," Natsu said apologetically.

"Sigh, its fine Natsu just don't have it happen again. And since you're not leaving and I sure as hell ain't why don't we make the most of this" Cana suggested with her blush slowing fading. 'Wow, I knew Natsu was gifted but I didn't know it extended to their' Cana thought.

"Make the most of what' Natsu questioned.

"I mean you used to bathe with Erza right." Natsu nodded.

"Well now you're going to bathe with me," Cana smirked.

"But me, Erza and Gray were kids back then" Natsu said.

"So you three haven't done it recently. Last I heard Lucy told me that Team Natsu had bathe together after you guys unfroze that village of that Flare chick. Didn't Erza wash your back for you" Cana said. Natsu thought back and remembered that the whole team did bathe together after the mission. At first it was just the guys in the springs but then the girls came in after them and got upset thinking that they were trying to perv on them. He's seen Lucy and Erza naked before so it was no big deal to him and Wendy was only 12. He wasn't a pedophile like the ice bastard.

"Yeah you got a point. Aight cool, sounds like a plan. I've never bathe with anyone besides Erza and Gray, this could be fun" Natsu said with his gigantic smile. Cana gave a small smile back. She and Natsu were friends since they were kids but she never was really in the same room as him unless you counted the guild building. Sure they talked to one another but it was very seldom. She didn't know what to do in a situation when it was only her and Natsu. He wasn't a bad guy just a little weird and eccentric but that's what drew people to him like moths to a flame herself included. 'Ah, that analogy was lame' Cana thought dryly. She wasn't nervous around the guy at all but here she was in a tub, naked with ever smiling and destructive fire dragonslayer. And they were about to bath together like it was no big deal. Unknown to both of them fate had plans to make the bonds between the two stronger than ever before by using their time together in the tub to its advantage and their benefit.

"Don't know how much fun you can get in a bath tub but sure, it will be fun" Cana said.