Author's Note: I was so happy to see that people liked the first one-shot I did for NaLu. In fact, I was so happy that I began to think of more idea's to write about. I really hope everyone enjoys this one. Please review and tell me what you think. Reviews help me out as an author and also help motivate me. :) Wow, this started out as a one shot but as I got going it took on a mind of its own. Just so everyone knows I'm not completely caught up on the anime so everything I'm doing is just from my imagination. I hope you like this, let me know if I should continue! ;)

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Summary: Lucy Heartfilia and Natsu Dragneel managed to sneak away from the Guild for some much needed R&R. Being completely alone they are able to explore their feelings and enjoy some playful encounters. But what happens when friends and circumstances change that?

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, if I did I'm sure I wouldn't do it near the justice it deserves. I also do not own any appliances or other things like car brands and cell phone brands and so forth that may, or may not be used in this story. All I do take credit for is the idea I place the characters in.

The sun glistened over the crystal blue water of the sea. Birds flew high in the air, their tiny shadows playing across the sand as they soared higher, the warm wind aiding them in their flight. Two figures sat with their feet dug beneath the warm sand, huddled close together, bare shoulders touching as they leaned into one another to see something in the distance.

"Did'ya see that?" The boy asked, using his shoulder to nudge the girl that was beside him. His spiky pink hair stood out in all directions; the color always won him unwanted attention when he went places, coming here had been no different; people had stopped and stared at him openly, curious to why he'd allow himself to have that color of hair. The toned muscles he had trained hard to maintain, bulged with a simple move of his arm. "There, again!"

The girl's chocolate brown eyes squinted as she tried desperately to see what it was the eager boy beside her kept pointing at. Lifting her right hand she pointed in the general direction, "Over there?" The Fairy Tail emblem on her hand showed out prominently against her skin as she held it out, her index finger pointing at a rock that was far out in the ocean.

"Keep watching."

"Natsu, just tell me what you saw." Lucy Heartfilia whined, slightly peeved at her teammate for keeping her out of the loop. Natsu Dragneel had been the one to change her life forever - he was the one that got her into Fairy Tail, after all. It had been 9 years since then, if you counted the 7 years they had been suspended in time at Tenrou island. For Lucy however, it only felt like two years, and they had been the best years of her life, hard, but absolutely the best.

The Dragon slayer bumped his elbow against the celestial wizards arm, "There!"

This time Lucy saw what he had been trying to show her. A pair of dolphins emerged from the sea in perfect synchronization, sailing into the air before landing in the ocean once again.

Lucy gaped at the beautiful sight, surprised she had missed seeing them before. "Wow...they are so pretty." Her voice conveyed her amazement.

Natsu was no longer watching the dolphins, but watching her. The sun landed on her face perfectly catching the girl's brown eyes just right so they glistened in it's rays. As he stared his cheeks took on a slightly pink hue. Lucy, seeming to have sensed his eyes on her, turned towards him. Blinking curiously she watched as his face transformed into one of the many smiles that made her heart melt.

"What?" her voice cracked a little as she desperately tried to hide the feelings that wanted to burst out.

Oblivious to the turmoil going on inside of her, Natsu continued to grin at her with his eyes closed, "I'm glad we were able to ditch the others and come here together. Can you just imagine what Gray would say if he were seeing us?"

Straightening, Lucy cleared her throat in order to give her best Gray impression, "Are the two of you seriously dating? Why would you possibly want to be with this Fire ball, Lucy? He'll only serve to bring you more headaches than anything else."

Natsu's face fell, "And then I'd proceed to punch him square in the face with my fire."

Getting to her feet, the purple and blue striped summer dress she was wearing fell in place at midthigh. The celestial spirit user held her hand down towards him, "And you know what I'd tell him when he asked me that?"

"What?" the 19-year-old male tilted his head to the right, peering up at his girlfriend with curious eyes. The scarf around his neck moved as he stretched his arms back, bringing Lucy's eyes to it. Falling to her knees in the sand in front of him, she stared at it. Natsu couldn't help but stare at her, suspicious to what she could be planning. Was there something wrong with his face? Maybe he had forgotten to wipe his mouth from eating breakfast that morning?

Subconsciously he reached up and wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. Before the two had begun dating he hadn't ever worried about minimal things like having a messy face around Lucy. But since the day Natsu realized his feelings ran much deeper than friendship things like that mattered to him a lot more. For some reason he wanted her to like everything about him. So as she kneeled directly in front of him with that look on her face he couldn't help but feel slightly scared. Was she about to have one of her random outbursts? 'I didn't do anything to warrant one...at least I don't remember doing anything.' The boy began to run through everything that had happened that morning, desperately trying to find the possible moment when he could have done something to upset her.

His eyes widened when the kneeling girl unlooped the scarf and gently tugged on it, the fabric slid against his sun kissed skin and fell into his lap, one of the ends still in her hand. "You are alone with me... you don't need to keep this on."

Natsu scratched his cheek, a slightly sheepish look on his face, "I just..."

"I know." Lucy whispered, knowing full well the reasons why he wore it. It had been the last thing Igneel, his dragon father-figure, had given him before disappearing. And it also served as a cover for the ugly scar that resided on the right side of his neck. "But with me you don't have to worry about it. I've told you this before. And we're at the beach so let's keep your scarf dry and enjoy being with each other, 'kay?"

Hazel eyes locked with chocolate brown for a moment before his arms moved and wrapped around her curvaceous frame. The pair's foreheads collided gently, Natsu's eyes closed as he relished in the warmth that radiated off the girl in his arms. "You're amazing Lucy."

Lucy Heartfilia fit perfectly in Natsu's lap when he pulled her into him. Her hands went up to cup his face, a smile breaking. "I'm so glad we get to spend time alone together. It's nice not having to worry about the others in the Guild seeing us and commenting." The feel of his bare chest against her arms caused her to blush. It wasn't uncommon for him to be shirtless but it certainly was uncommon for her to be with him like this. Lucy liked it...liked it a lot.

"No kidding, Elfman would be giving me royal crap right now about how 'unmanly' I am or whatnot."

"I know for a fact you are very manly."

Natsu blushed when Lucy's lips brushed gently against his. Unconsciously his arms pulled her closer, their bodies melding together perfectly. It had taken Cana's meddling by telling him about Lucy's feelings before he had realized his own for her. He could still remember the bubbly feeling that had welled up inside of him when she had told him. It had been a year now since then, and a year since him and Lucy had taken their friendship to the next level.

It had been easy to let the relationship move into love. In fact, Natsu had discovered that he had been in love with Lucy for quite a while, probably since the time Phantom took her. Once he had discovered that love deep inside of him it had only taken a few tries before he was used to expressing it to her. Even though they were together now they still made sure to be discrete when they were with others. They saw how the Guild acted when Erza's feelings for Jellal came out and without exchanging words they decided they didn't want that to happen to them.

Natsu jolted when Lucy's lips pressed against the scar on his neck. Her breath fanned against his skin, making it fill with goosebumps. "Sorry," she apologized, her voice filled with what he had come to know was want.

A tiny smirk formed on his lips and he began to run his hand through her hair. "It's okay." His scarf remained in his lap, but now it was forgotten from the girl's mind as she nipped gently at Natsu's neck. For a reason she couldn't explain, his neck was one of her favorite places to kiss and snuggle into. Maybe it was because to the world it was covered, but when they were together it wasn't always. It made her feel special knowing she was one of the only people that ever got to see him vulnerable. It was something that he only shared with her, no one else.

Her kisses were stopped when a hand was placed on her chin, her lips being redirected to another pair of lips. She hummed against the lips, her arms snaking around Natsu's neck, hands getting lost in the pink mop of hair she loved.

The couple continued to kiss, occasionally breaking apart for air before returning. Lucy got lost in the kisses and suddenly Natsu found himself on his back, his girlfriend straddling him. Her blonde hair fell around their faces, masking them from the outside world. A few more kisses happened and then both froze when Natsu's hand rested on her thigh, the blue and purple striped dress having been slowly dragged upward. Staring into each others eyes in shock, and with blushes on both their faces, they quickly broke apart.

Sitting up and using his right hand to brush the sand out of his hair, Natsu laughed, "Uh, we should probably do something before we give onlookers a show."

"R-right!" Lucy squealed, jumping off Natsu like he was a hot potato fresh out of the oven. Gathering her hair so it was over her left shoulder she looked around. Her eyes fell on his scarf that was sitting in his lap. Bending down she retrieved it and folded it neatly before placing it on the towel she had been sitting on with Natsu. The sand felt good in between her toes as she stood there. A grin spread over her lips as a thought came to her, "Why don't we make a sand castle?"

"Sand castle?" the Salamander's eyes fell to the sand. Taking a handful of the stuff he let it cascade between his fingers. "How does one make a sand castle?"

Lucy went to their bag they had brought with them from the hotel. In it held all the supplies they would need to build the best sand castle this beach had ever seen. Dragging the bag by the strap back over to Natsu - leaving a trail in the sand behind it - Lucy flopped down in front of him. "It's easy, here's the things we'll use."

Sticking her hand into the bag she pulled out a plastic bucket and two plastic shovels.

"Oh! So that's why you forced me to go to the store with you to pick those up. I thought you just wanted them for the bath or something." Natsu explained as he stifled a laugh, "I thought you had this weird fetish or something. Ouch!" A bump had formed on the side of his head and he rubbed at it. The second shovel, a red one, was now beside him. "You didn't have to throw it at me."

"Stop being immature." Lucy snapped and then tossed him a red bucket that matched. "Fill your bucket with sand and pat it in good." She demonstrated by beginning to fill her blue bucket with sand.

Natsu watched her as she patted the sand down and then flipped the bucket upside down. With a few good thumps she pulled the bucket away, leaving a perfect form of the inside of the bucket behind. In no time she was doing the same thing again, leaving another mound of sand right next to the first one. Picking up the red shovel he eyed it. Was he really going to do this? Hell yes he was!

Stabbing the sand with the shovel he began to eagerly fill the tiny red bucket with sand. Soon he was making little clumps faster than Lucy could keep up. Sweat dripped down her temple as she watched him move around the area, making the foundation for the castle in no time at all.

"Hey Lucy."

Her eyes shot over to where he was kneeling, his red bucket dangling from his hand, "Yeah?"

"Thanks for doing this with me. I've never made one before, it's fun!" Natsu proclaimed happily, his goofy grin back in place.

Lucy's heart clenched, her eyes softening, "You're welcome." It was easy to forget that he never had what was deemed a 'normal' childhood. His parents, whoever they were, had abandoned him and the only parent figure he ever had was the fire dragon Igneel that took him under his wing, teaching him and protecting him as if he were his own son. When Natsu did talk about his childhood - which wasn't often - he spoke about doing things like climbing the tallest mountains and things like that. Things Lucy never did when she was young. Her life was much different than his had been, much, much different.

"Do you think we could make a cannon that I could shoot my fire out of?" Natsu questioned, totally getting drawn into the task before them.

"Sure we can try."

"Sweet! This is gonna be awesome!"

Lucy sat back and watched as he began to move around again, but just when he was about to empty his bucket for what seemed like the 50th time he froze, "Lucy..."

"Yeah Natsu?"

"What do I do now?"

The girl laughed and moved from her place, taking his hand she directed him to the place where sand needed to be put. He allowed her to lead him into position and watched as she began to mold the sand together, filling in the gaps the bucket shapes had left with sand and patting it. "Can't have holes in the castle, now can we?"

Natsu watched with an open mouth, shaking his head from side to side before stepping in and mimicking her movements. In no time they had a pretty impressive sand castle. There was even a cannon that Natsu could shoot some of his fire out of. Which at the moment he was having the time of his life with. A few times she caught him calling for Happy but then he would realize that Happy wasn't there and would turn back to Lucy, as if he'd never called out to Happy, and exclaim his happiness to her.

'It's nice to see him happy like this.' she thought as he sent an extra powerful gust of fire out of the cannon, "Careful Natsu, you don't want to accidently set something on fire."

"I won't." he shooed her away with his hand, not even sparing her a glance, "Why don't you focus on your part of the castle grounds."

Lucy's mouth opened and shut as she tried to figure out how to respond. Then with a glint of mischief she got up, and with her blue bucket in hand went over to the waters edge. Dunking the bucket in the ocean she pulled it out when it was filled to the brim. It wasn't a very big bucket so it wouldn't have a great effect but it'd be enough to get the reaction she was aiming for.

Natsu was so entranced with the castle that he didn't even look up when she walked back. In fact, she doubted he even noticed when she stepped away in the first place. Gripping the bucket with her right hand she moved so she was standing behind him. Without hesitation she swung the bucket and let the water tip out when it was directly over the unexpecting man's head.

The fire that was emanating from Natsu's index finger fizzled out, smoke puffing into the air. Everything seemed to go in slow motion from there as the dragon slayer turned his head, which was now wet, his pink hair falling out of its normal spikes. "Hehe." his laugh was enough to send warning bells through Lucy's spine.

Walking backward she let her bucket fall to the sand, her hands motioning downwards, "Now Natsu...keep your fire to yourself."

His eyes followed her retreat, "It's not fire you gotta worry about Luce."

'Uh-oh... what is he gonna do? Was it the smartest thing to dump water on him while he was playing with his cannon? Probably not.' Lucy looked from right to left, trying to find a way out of the situation she had placed herself in. Natsu was up now and walking towards her, his eyes intent and filled with purpose.

"No use in running, you know I'll catch you."

It was true, there was no way she could outrun him, he was too fast. The only way she could win anything was if they were on a moving platform and his motion sickness would kick in. Without that she was toast. Natsu was laughing now and Lucy was moving backwards, trying to talk him out of whatever plan he had cooked up in that brain of his.

"C'mon Natsu, you shouldn't have ever shooed me away like you did..."

"Don't turn this on me." the fire user took bigger strides now, his taller height aiding him at this moment. Lucy was about to turn and run but his arm snaked around her tiny waist, yanking her off the ground and slinging her over his shoulder like she was a sack of flour.

Lucy began to thump him on the back with her clenched hands, "Natsu put me down! Everyone is staring!"

"Sorry, can't hear ya!" Natsu called over his shoulder.

She began to kick her legs now as well but she couldn't get his hold to budge, he had her and there was no escaping. "Natsu!" Lucy wailed again, this time her hands slapping his back. When nothing happened and he kept walking, she began to trace the contours of his defined muscles.

His back began to tremble, a sign that she was getting somewhere, he was laughing! "Stop it Luce, that tickles."

Before she could continue to do it her line of sight had changed. Instead of looking at his bare back she was now seeing his face. It only lasted a second then she was submerged in the chilly water. The initial shock of the water caused her breath to be taken from her and she scrambled got to her feet, every inch of her soaked. Taking deep breaths the celestial wizard glanced up through her wet bangs that hung down into her brown eyes.

Natsu was laughing so hard he was holding his gut. "Man! That was classic, I wish Gray was here to see it!"

"No you don't!"

"Oh yes I do, it'd be so much fun to have his commentary right about now."

Annoyed with his continued laughing, Lucy bent down and cupped the water with her hands. Bring her arms up in a flash she successfully drenched him in water while he was busy laughing. Now the laughter stopped and he glared at her. Despite his glare Lucy knew he wasn't angry with her, he never could be. An evil grin replaced the glare and the fire user slammed his clenched fist into his palm, "It is so on Lucy!"

Now it was her turn to laugh as she began to back up, the water slowing her down drastically.

"Bet you're wishing Aquarius was here right now to help ya."

"Wrong, she'd be so angry with me if I summoned her for something like this." Lucy said in between fits of giggles.

Grabbing her, Natsu picked her up as if she was the lightest thing in the world.

"What are you?" She didn't have a chance to finish her question before she was sent into the air again. Failing her arms desperately as if it'd stop her descent, Lucy screamed. "Natsuuu! You are so..." her sentence trailed off once she hit the water several feet away. Natsu had managed to throw her into the deeper part of the ocean.

Taking a deep breath he dived under the water. When she surfaced again she was coughing and pushing her blonde hair out of her face so she could see. Her eyes widened when she saw Natsu swimming her way. He was a good swimmer, seeing as he preferred to swim instead of take a boat if it was at all possible.

Lucy decided to take her own deep breath and disappeared under the water. Natsu stopped swimming and he looked around. "I could have sworn she was over here... did I throw her further than I thought?"

Closing his eyes he began to sniff the air, trying to locate her. It was futile because of the water, so he began to look the normal way. Using his hand to shade his eyes from the sun, he looked to the east and west. "She has to be somewhere..."

Water splashed from behind him and before he could spin out of the way a pair of arms wrapped around his neck and legs wrapped around his waist. "Got you!" The voice he loved cheered close to his ear.

"I was starting to panic."

"You panic? No way."

"Yes way, it wasn't funny." Natsu grumbled, slightly peeved he had been tricked by her. Damn water concealing her smell.

Lucy began to laugh, "You're just upset because you couldn't smell me. That's what is making you sulk."

"Sulk? I am not sulking."

"So are!"

"Am not!"

"Uh-huh."

Natsu rolled his eyes as he reached behind him to get a hold of the girl that meant more to him than life. When his arm was securely around her, he pulled her around so she was facing him. He was treading water with her facing him, their faces inches apart.

Lucy couldn't help but lock eyes with him, there was a bit of sulking going on but for the most part he was completely serious. She had scared him, even if it was just a little. Lowering her gaze she immediately felt guilt, "I'm sorry Natsu I didn't mean to scare you."

"If something ever happened to you because of me..." Natsu trailed off, "...I don't think I'd ever be able to live with myself."

"I won't do it again."

A kiss was pressed to her forehead, "You better not. I love you too much, Lucy Heartfilia."

Hearing his declaration made her blush, "I love you too."

"I know."

Somehow during the small exchange Natsu had moved them closer to the shore where a pair of rocks were. They were still shoulder deep but now they didn't have to tread water. Letting her legs fall from his waist she stood now as well, her eyes locked with his deep hazel ones.

She was about to say something but his lips assaulting her's ceasing all possible communication. Tipping her chin up he kissed her deeply before trailing kisses down her neck. Lucy placed her hands on his hips, squeezing when his teeth nipped her skin, causing a small ounce of pain to register. "Not fair." she whispered, knowing that she'd have to use her cover up to hide the hickey that was going to be there in a few minutes.

She got a chuckle in response before his lips trailed down to the base of her neck. All logical thinking was quickly leaving Lucy as Natsu continued to assault her senses with his attack. A dolphin jumping into the air further out caught her attention, effectively breaking the haze that had begun to cloud her vision. "Natsu..." she squeezed his side trying to get his attention.

"Hmm?"

"We shouldn't do this here..."

Pulling away from her neck he licked his lips, "Why not?"

"Why..." Lucy shook her head flabbergasted, "because it isn't good to do this here."

"No one can see us."

"So?"

"Sooo there's nothing to worry about."

The magic wielder facepalmed, "Natsu let's go inside, I'm getting hungry."

He took a single step back so they weren't pressed so closely together, "Why didn't you say that earlier, let's go!"

Lucy sighed as he took her hand and began to lead the way back to the shore. It would have been easy to get lost in the moment and enjoy being with him but it didn't feel right to do that where someone could easily find them.

When they set foot on shore Natsu rushed to their belongings and began to pack them up. Lucy followed after him at her own pace, and just as he was about to pick up their towel she stopped him by placing her hand on his shoulder, "How about I go in and get us something? You can stay out here and add some more to the castle."

"You sure?" he asked, not quite sure how he should respond. Was this possibly a test to see if he'd insist on coming? Would he get yelled at for this later if he didn't go with her?

"I'm sure, I need to go to the hotel room anyway and change my clothes." Lucy said.

Natsu gave her a strange look, "Why change your clothes when we might take a swim again?"

Sighing Lucy answered, "Because this dress needs to be washed before it shrinks or something horrible like that. I wasn't planning on getting it wet but someone decided to toss me into the water."

Laughing and rubbing the back of his head Natsu looked away, "Yeah sorry about that, I forgot you didn't want to get it wet."

Tilting her head up Lucy kissed his cheek, "It's okay, I'll be back soon."

"Remember to bring me some beer too!"

"We'll see." Lucy called over her shoulder as she began walking towards the hotel that was up on the rise over the beach. Getting to the hotel she walked in, careful to not run into the many people that were swarming towards the check in counter.

A bell hop looked at her and gave a small wave and an even creepier smile. Lucy picked up her pace and reached the elevator before anyone else could give out creepy looks. Forcing the doors closed before others could get in with her, she let out another sigh. There was another reason she had to get back to the room. There was something she had to check on and she didn't want Natsu knowing, at least not until she found out first.

As the elevator ascended and got closer to the 22nd floor she patted her cheeks. It'd be okay, everything would be perfectly fine no matter what happened. Right?

The doors opened and she quickly stepped out. Thankfully she had remembered to grab the keycard to the room from the bag before leaving Natsu on the beach. It would have been embarrassing to have to go all the way back down to the front counter to ask for a new one. Especially since they had already had to do that once when Natsu had lost their card during dinner.

Getting to their room she slid the card through the scanner and opened the door when the light flashed green. It shut behind her, leaving an empty feeling in the room. The room was big, they hadn't spared any expense since together they had saved up for this trip. It was one of the biggest rooms in the entire hotel, have a jacuzzi tub to boot.

The first thing you saw when you entered the hotel room was the sitting room. On the right side was a 51 inch flat screen TV and leather couches. Then to the left was the kitchen with granite counter tops and top of the art appliances. Since being there she had made a few meals, and Natsu... hadn't made a single thing.

Walking through the sitting room was a hallway that led to the master bedroom. That's where Lucy scurried, her heart beating loudly within her chest. Shutting the bedroom door behind her, she leaned against it heart thumping wildly. Brown eyes went to the messy bed that was the center of the room, everything else in the room had been set up around it. The bed was a California King size with a mahogany headboard, the sheets and comforter scattered everywhere as if the couple had barely emerged from its confines.

By now the maids would have come in and cleaned it but after Natsu left for the beach Lucy had put the Do Not Disturb sign on the door. She didn't want the maids coming in and seeing the mess, or anything else. Brown eyes scanned the room and then locked on the bathroom door that was ajar. Rubbing her eyes Lucy forced herself away from the door.

"It's okay...everything is going to be perfectly fine. You're probably just having a scare, that's all." she chanted to herself as her feet slowly made it to the bathroom. Pushing the door so it was fully open, she stepped inside. Her sandals slapped against the bottoms of her feet and she froze when the counter came into view. It was a big bathroom, bigger than the room in her apartment alone.

From where she stood in the doorway she could see the item that was hidden behind the kleenex box. The purple edge was sticking out just slightly. With a deep, determined breath Lucy stepped to it and gently moved the kleenex aside.

Her eyes were closed as her fingers took hold of the item. She had purchased the test when Natsu had fallen asleep the night before. It had been something the Fairy Tail member had been meaning to take but kept putting off hoping that her period would start and she wouldn't have to go through the stress of taking. But she was late...very late and the longer Lucy waited the worse things would get.

Opening one eye she peeked down at the pregnancy test. Both eye shot open when she saw the word printed clearly on the purple section. Pregnant.

Lucy's world began to spin, the pregnancy test falling to the counter with a clatter. How could one word change her entire life? How was it possible? Her magical keys were on the dresser in the bedroom and they began to glow at the same time, each reacting to the feelings that were swirling inside of their master.

One glowed brighter than the rest and a second key glowed bright in response, and then a gold light filled the room and Virgo stood in the bedroom, her eyes scanning the mess. The celestial spirit reached for the comforter but froze when Leo's key shook against the dresser. "I understand big brother."

Turning away from the mess, Virgo stepped into the bathroom. "Princess?"

Lucy was on the floor, her hands covering her eyes as her shoulders shook. Seeing her master in that state worried the spirit and she rushed over to her side. "Princess what is it?"

Tears were running down Lucy's cheeks and she hiccuped. "V-virgo..."

"Yes?"

"Can you... get Natsu... for me?" Lucy stammered, all the emotions making it hard to speak.

"Of course Princess, I shall return with Natsu." Virgo shined gold and vanished from Lucy's side, leaving the girl alone in the bathroom again.

"N-Natsu...what are we going to do?"