Unlimited Chapter Three: High.

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Edit 1: Back again, this time focusing on Lucy lol. Originally, I began writing a slumber party chapter with Lucy and some gal pals that haven't been mentioned yet, but then this popped into my head and I liked it better.
Edit 2: I really love writing the characters stoned lol.
Edit 3: I know I have a thing for making Lucy the most gorgeous thing on the planet and everyone loving her, but I can't help it. She is, and Gray and Loke were clearly into her at one point or another, so sue me.
Edit 4: Thank you so much for the follows, favourites and reviews so far, I appreciate every single one. Please let it continue!
Edit 5: Apologies for the late update. I'll just say here and now, I won't be one of those people who updates frequently. I work full-time, have my own place, and I have hobbies/interests outside of writing fanfiction. But, I have a lot of ideas for this series and have been enjoying writing again, so just please remain patient with me!

Prompt: Lucy has a shit day, goes home and tokes with the homies.
Characters used: Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Loke and Gajeel.
Pairings mentioned: Natsu x Lucy.

Warning: There may be some words used that are 'offensive', so if you are easily offended, you probably shouldn't read this. I'm perfectly okay with you clicking off this story if you don't feel comfortable with it, but please don't leave a review telling me how awful it is because of it. It's getting old, not gonna lie.

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Pitter patter. Pitter patter.

The sound of the mid-summer rain-storm sprinkling on the rooftops was followed by a loud rumbling in the far distance. The condensation of rain created a dense mist, which seemed to make make the grey sky even murkier. A young blonde cursed to herself as she hurriedly made her way down Magnolia Boulevard.

In spite of it being a light drizzle, she was completely drenched; the soggy newspaper she held above her head did a poor job of offering any sort of coverage.

"Of course it just had to start raining when I finish work," she grumbled to herself, her black high heels clicking as she ran, "Even though it was sunny all day, but the minute I clock out, it starts to rain! And now, thunder. God dammit!"

It was currently around seven-thirty at night, and having just finished what she could only describe as the worst shift of her life, Lucy was very eager to arrive home and put today behind her.

Originally she hadn't been scheduled for a shift seeing as Friday was her day off, so she and bunch of friends had planned on taking a little road-trip to the beach that afternoon. The blonde had been so looking forward to it; a chance to top up her tan, make use out of Levy's portable barbecue, and hopefully, get a little more than tipsy on the shitton of alcohol she and Natsu had planned on bringing.

...Well, that was until her boss contacted her earlier that morning, pleading for her to cover a shift seeing as someone –cough cough, Cana, cough- had called in sick at the last minute. Being a nice person (and honestly, feeling too awkward to say no) the literature student reluctantly agreed and scrambled to find her uniform.

Lucy's perfectly arched eyebrow twitched in annoyance. Sick my ass. She knew for a fact Cana was just hungover from last night. The brunette had sent Lucy several snap-chats of herself and her boyfriend, Bacchus; the two of them looking increasingly more intoxicated and suggestive with each passing photo. The irate blonde made a mental note to call that phony later to give her an earful for effectively ruining her day.

As Lucy continued her way down the bustling side-walk, her caramel orbs focused on a man jogging by her, who seemed to catch her eye. Offering him a friendly smile, she briskly walked by him, trying to stifle a laugh as he accidentally ran into a lamp-post

However, her mood was quickly soured as she stepped in a large puddle, completely soaking her feet. Lucy let out a mixture of a sigh and groan. The blonde wanted nothing more than just to be home already, peel off her horrible uniform (which was uncomfortably clinging to her skin at this point) and jump into a nice, steaming hot bath with a glass of wine. She felt, and presumably, looked like shit, and was desperate to scrub away the tension she had accumulated from today.

Which, conveniently enough, started from the moment she arrived at work. In spite of her best efforts, she still managed to be fifteen minutes late (her hair looking a complete disaster by the time she got there, thanks to the wind!). Her less than perfect appearance soon proved to be the least of her problems though, as her bad day only got worse from there.

The restaurant had been swamped: It was as if every irritating customer within the nearby vicinity knew she'd be there, and therefore, unanimously agreed to pull some kind of Avengers Assemble shit just to piss her off. Lucy wasn't sure who had given her the biggest headache; the family of four with the two screaming toddlers (who made a lovely mess that she had most certainly enjoyed cleaning up after!), or the group of teenage boys who did nothing but openly ogle her chest, and just generally made her feel uncomfortable whenever she approached their table.

Additionally, with how humid it had been today, the restaurant had been unbearably hot to work in, meaning the blonde had been perspiring more than she'd like to admit. And, as if things couldn't possibly get any worse, she had been on shift with her least two favorite people: Jenny and Sherry. Lucy was fairly certain that the two girls had never actually liked her ever since she started working there, as they had always given her the cold shoulder. Not that it really phased her; girls disliking her wasn't uncommon to the blonde, in fact, she would argue she experienced it fairly often.

Regardless if they did or didn't, their dislike of her became abundantly clear after Sherry overheard Jenny's now ex-boyfriend, Hibiki, shamelessly flirt with the younger blonde when he thought nobody was around. Even though he was who had approached her, Sherry had spun it so that Lucy came across as the bad guy in the situation. Rolling her eyes at the memory, she couldn't help but scoff. It was hardly her fault he couldn't control himself, and honestly, he wasn't even that cute anyway!

Abruptly turning the corner onto Strawberry Street, the buxom waitress genuinely smiled for the first time today as her apartment complex came into view.

"Thank god!" she cried, bringing her free hand up to wipe away a clump of hair that stubbornly stuck to her face.

Upon entering the building she clambered up the stairs until she was right outside her front door. Clumsily fumbling with her keys, she struggled to unlock it at first, before impatiently huffing and jamming the key inside. Turning the lock and stepping into her cozy apartment, she was greeted by a familiar pungent smell and a cloud of smoke.

There, in her living room, sat Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, and Loke. The former two were sitting on the floor while the latter was sprawled out on her sofa. All four boys were currently smoking what Lucy presumed to be pot, while her laptop had Bring Me The Horizon's Throne on full blast.

"Yo Lucy," both Loke and Gray chimed, as her pink-haired best friend was in the middle of pulling a bong for himself. His eyes seemed to light up as he saw her, giving her a wave. He then held a finger up as if saying 'hold on a second', before pulling out the pipe and inhaling the cloud of smoke he'd created.

"Hey Luce," he choked out. He coughed a few times before turning to fully address her, his eyes slightly pink, "Sup?"

Gajeel looked up at her for a second, before looking away snickering.

"Nice bra bunny girl, you giving us a free show or are ya charging this time?"

Lucy scrunched her face up in confusion before looking down. Her cheeks flushed slightly upon finding that her white work blouse had been rendered completely see-through, her light blue bra displaying itself to everyone in the room.

Well...that's great. Had it been like that ever since she left work? Probably.

It would explain why that guy jogged into the lamp-post at least...

"Shut up, and stop calling me that!" she hissed at him, arms awkwardly covering her chest before turning to address Natsu.

"And you! When I gave you my spare key, it was supposed to be used for emergencies. Not to just invite yourself in whenever you damn well please!"

He just gave her a cheeky grin in response. His vivid green eyes twinkling with mischief, and something else she couldn't quite decipher, which for some unknown reason, made her pulse quicken slightly.

Trying to ignore it, Lucy released a sigh she hadn't realised she'd been holding and collapsed on the couch next to a comfortable looking Gray.

"What, is my house a crack-den now?" she huffed.

Gajeel licked his lips, then licked the skins of the joint he was in the middle of rolling.

"Could be. My guy knows a guy who does it...if you want."

Natsu frowned at him, and probably would have punched him had he not of been handling his weed, before turning around to face the busty blonde. He gently stroked her leg, giving her his saddest pout.

"Aw c'mon Luce, don't be mad. I came by earlier cause I thought we were still going to the beach, but then I got your text. I was already here and didn't wanna go back to my dorm so..."

Lucy raised an eyebrow at this, arms still covering her chest, "So you called over the guys to hotbox my apartment?"

The sports therapy major gave her a sheepish smile, calloused hands still caressing her thigh, which definitely felt better than it should have, "You can get in on it."

"W-well, I would think s-so," she stuttered, slightly cringing at herself, "You can't just break into someone's home to bake a pie and not give them a slice, you know."

As she said that, Gray, who had been smoking their current joint while scrolling through his phone, passed it over to her. The blonde graciously received it, taking a couple of hits (not without coughing her guts up because god damn had Gajeel packed this thing) before handing it over to Natsu, who politely declined.

"It's cool, you can take a few more since it sounds like you've had a shitty day."

The brown-eyed beauty smiled at this. Taking another drag, she stood up, heading in the direction of her bedroom. It was time to change into something a lot more comfortable and a lot less damp.

"You can say that again!"

Making her way to her dresser, Lucy fished out a pair of light gray work-out shorts and an old t-shirt of Natsu's she had decided to claim as her own. Not even bothering to close the door behind her (because in all honesty, what would be the point?), as proven by their home-invasion, privacy was a very difficult thing to come by with these guys. It seemed as though god, or somebody up there, detested her enough to constantly put her in embarrassing situations when it came to her state of dress. They had all seen her naked, or pretty close to it, at some point or another, so much so she wasn't sure why she wasn't quite used to it yet. Although, she swore certain individuals -cough cough, Natsu, cough- walked in on her on purpose...

"So, how long have you guys been here exactly?" she called as she began unbuttoning her blouse, eagerly stripping it off of her body while reaching for 'her' shirt.

She was too preoccupied with changing that she missed how both Gray and Loke simultaneously craned their necks ever so slightly from their vantage point on the couch, hoping to catch a glimpse of the far too attractive blonde.

Unfortunately for them though, they didn't get a chance to see anything, as Natsu roughly smacked them in the back of the head, giving them a warning glare.

"Prolly since 11?" he asked more than answered, "Not that long, really!"

A few minutes later, Lucy emerged from her bedroom, looking casual but comfortable in Natsu's very tasteful 'I eat ass' t-shirt, which raised a few eyebrows of everyone in the room. She had brushed her damp hair into a high ponytail and was in the middle of wiping away her make-up smeared face.

"Yeah, not as if that's been all day or anything," she rolled her eyes, making her way to the couch, "And if you guys have been raiding my fridge again I demand compensation this time!"

Grabbing the blanket that was draped over the back of the couch, Lucy nestled in beside Gray, who seemed only happy to oblige. Natsu crawled towards her, sitting in front of her while resting his torso in-between her long legs. She chuckled to herself, honestly, he was like a damn cat at times, always wanting to rub himself against her, and weirdly enough, would often make a noise similar to that of a purr when she ran her fingers through her hair. Lucy thought it was kinda cute, but Natsu had made her swear not to tell anyone about it, especially Gray.

"So," Gray began, turning his head to look down at the blonde who was leaning against his shoulder, "How come today was so crappy anyway?"

Lucy sighed as she took her final drag, before passing the joint to Gajeel who was still sitting in his original position.

"Annoying customers as usual. Plus it didn't help that I was working with Jenny and Sherry," she griped, biting out their names as though they left a bad taste in her mouth.

At this Loke piped up, "Jenny and Sherry? Why would working with them ruin your day? They're pretty hot."

Gray nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, well whatever," Lucy mumbled, resting her cheek in the palm in one hand, while the other drummed the armrest of the sofa, "They're always mean to me."

Loke's perverse grin was quickly replaced by a look of sympathy as he leaned over to grab her free hand to gently stroke it.

"Seriously? But you're amazing Lucy! How can anyone be mean to you? That would be like being mean to a Powerpuff Girl!"

The buxom blonde snorted, rolling her eyes at his strange compliment. Then, as if probed by Loke's touching of her, Natsu began to stroke her legs as he did earlier. This time, the feeling felt much nicer on her bare skin. For a split second, the literature student felt strangely relieved she had bothered to shave last night.

"Don't let 'em get to you Luce," Natsu said, "Besides, Jenny just hates you cause Hibiki wanted to smash you."

"Yeah, that," Gray replied, then focused his gaze on Loke, "But I bet they'd hate you more than Lucy if they found out you were screwing them both."

Lucy gasped dramatically and pulled back her hand from the orange-haired man.

"What? You are? Aw, Loke!" Lucy whined, "Do you realise how much more they'll hate me if they find that out? They know we're friends!"

Loke reeled in what looked like fake hurt, one hand grasping his shirt as he delivered his dramatic monologue, "Aw come on Lucy, you can't expect me to choose just one beautiful girl to sleep with, can you? I mean, I tried with you but you weren't inter- Ow! Okay okay, sorry!" Loke howled as Lucy began pulling at his ear rather harshly.

"Stop being a pervert, and stop sleeping with everyone I know!"

Across from them, Gajeel snickered, taking the final drag of the joint they had all been smoking, before putting it out in the makeshift ashtray; an old, burnt out Yankee Candle.

"Yeah like that'll happen. Loke specialises in thots."

The man in question simply grinned; clearly not at all offended in the slightest by the taller boy's remark.

Then without even asking, Gajeel leaned over the coffee table and opened up the Netflix app on Lucy's laptop (which the blonde just realised had been on this entire time) and began typing in her password with one hand, while the other picked up the second joint he had finished rolling not too long ago.

"Um, how the hell do you know my password?" the blonde asked rather hotly.

"...Salamander," the engineering student grunted out, his eyed narrowed in concentration as he searched for something to watch, "Logged into your account on my laptop and I remembered the details."

The blonde glared daggers at Natsu, who pretended not to notice as he snuggled into her closer.

"Now can everyone shut up?" the pierced man barked as he got up to turn off the lights, "And Natsu, quit trying fuck Lucy for five minutes and hand me my doughnuts."

A couple of hours, four bongs and three joints later, the five friends had left the comfort of Lucy's tiny abode, and instead, had decided to head towards their local McDonald's. Prior to setting off on their munchie adventure (which Natsu insisted on after complaining Lucy had no 'decent snacks') they had been about three seasons deep into a Steven Universe marathon, which the blonde had to admit, was actually pretty fucking good. The soft, vibrant colours, and the surprisingly great cast of entertaining characters complimented her high nicely. Although she had thoroughly enjoyed the strange yet quirky mechanics of the show (seriously, gem fusion was absolutely fascinating) Lucy couldn't help but think it was kind of an unusual choice for someone like Gajeel: the notorious loud-mouthed, foul-mouthed, metal loving, kick-boxer of the group.

Then again...

She giggled to herself, as it probably shouldn't be that surprising. Underneath his rough exterior, the red-eyed male was actually a sweetheart stoner, who, apparently, really liked kids cartoons.

As they walked down the boulevard, with nothing but the delicate moonlight and the soft ambient glow from the street lamps guiding them, Lucy felt a strange sense of tranquility overcome her. Truth be told, she felt fantastic, euphoric almost; so good in fact that she had long forgotten about how crappy her day had been to begin with. Her friends were amazing, crazy at times, but amazing nonetheless, and she loved them dearly. She was incredibly grateful to have them in their life, realising that her college experience would probably not have been as great, nor as interesting, had she never of met any of them seven months ago. She began balancing along the riverbed, smiling to herself as Natsu instinctively took her hand in his own, both of them attempting to tune out Gray and Loke's bickering in favour of listening to the chirping of crickets and the trickling of water.

Having said that, her blissful mood came crashing down as soon as the huge golden 'M' came into view, for the blonde had a sudden horrifying realisation.

She, and all of her friend's, were high as a kite; and they'd have to interact with people who well...weren't.

The blonde suddenly felt a wave of paranoia hit her as her eyes nervously darted around the entrance. Oh god, would people know? How pink where her eyes? In fact, where they even pink?

Of course they are, Lucy you idiot! You smoked five joints in a row, and then got bullied into taking a pipe by Gajeel!

Wait, oh god, did she smell? Would it be considered strange for her to sniff herself to check? Would everyone here be judging her? Oh crap! She had never actually gone outside before when she was stoned, this was actually pretty intense! Wait, was it just her or was she walking weird? Yeah, she definitely was. What was she supposed to do with her legs again, and why were they so long?

"Hi welcome to McDonald's, what can I get for you?"

The literature student was pulled from her thoughts as her eyes narrowed in on the guy standing at the cash register. He had a bored look on his face as he just stared back at her, then his eyes seemed to travel a little below her neckline before chuckling to himself. Lucy felt her cheeks puff out in frustration. In all honesty, she was used to guys staring at Mary-Kate and Ashley more than they stared at her face, but to laugh? To say she was offended was an understatement. What in the fuck? That was new and rude! Just what in the hell was so funny about them-

Oh.

She forgot she was wearing that stupid 'I eat ass' shirt (which she totally did not want to eat right now) but how can she communicate that? How to speak?

"Uh...I...er...Natsu?"

Coming to her rescue, Natsu placed both his hands on the blonde's shoulders, reciting her order like it was lyrics to a song he knew.

"She'll have a large, five-piece chicken select meal, my dude, with a strawberry 'shake," he then turned to Lucy, grinning at her like a Cheshire cat, "Luce go find us a booth, kay?"

The red-faced blonde could only nod her head dumbly as she did what she was told. God, that was...utterly embarrassing. That guy must think of her as a total moron. She kept her head down as she made her way over to a table that was located far, far away from the other eight diners, as she didn't trust herself to be around normal people at the moment (not that Natsu and the guys counted as normal people). Speaking of them, why weren't they acting stupid? It wasn't fair!

Well, scratch coming back to this place ever again...

"Jesus Christ bunny girl," Gajeel chortled as he placed a tray of food down in front of her, "Could you be any more obvious if you tried?"

"Huh, I thought it was cute," Loke smiled, looking a little weird wearing his sunglasses indoors, "Lucy is always cute!"

The blonde buried her face in her hands, her face quickly heating up again, "S-shut up!"

"Sorry Lucy," a pink-eyed Gray joined in on the laughter as he sat next to Gajeel, "But it was pretty funny. Just chill out, it's no big deal. Who cares? That guy's probably stoned too."

"Yeah, but unlike his sorry ass, we get to eat this crap, this tasty crap, and not deal with shitty-ass people."

"Okay, can you not make toilet references right now man? Otherwise, this barbeque sauce might start looking a little funky to me..."

Feeling a familiar presence slide in next to her, she felt him rub her back affectionately as he tried, and failed, to suppress his own laughter.

"It's alright Luce, you're still a lightweight, shit happens! Besides, it's rare you act like such a dork."

"Gee, thanks Dragneel," she muttered sarcastically as she threw a fry at him.

For the next twenty minutes, everyone, including herself, had chosen to remain relatively silent as they became absorbed by their meal; deciding to browse their phones instead of maintaining conversation. It seemed as though table manners had been long forgotten as loud chomps, satisfied groans, loud slurping, and the occasional belching were the only sounds heard from their booth. Having been raised with etiquette in her middle-class family, Lucy normally would have rather died than act so repulsive in public, yet as of right now, she didn't care. She supposed Natsu's carefree attitude was beginning to rub off on her. Besides, it's just as he had told her: food really did taste better after a joint.

"Hey Lucy, Luce," she was interrupted mid-bite by said lovable oaf, who began repeatedly poking her side in excitement. She turned to look at him to find him already staring back at her, with only a few inches separating their faces.

She could feel her face flush again for what felt like the fiftieth time that night, and she wasn't sure if it was from his close proximity or the fact that she probably looked like a hot mess right now, but she had a pretty good inclination it was most likely the former.

"Uh, y-yeah?"

"How come girls always describe things as cute or little? Like...what's that about? You do it a lot."

Gray, who had promptly eaten all his chicken nuggets and was now stealing a few of Loke's, focused his attention on the pinkette.

"Is that how Lucy describes your dick?" he remarked with a sardonic grin.

Natsu's curious expression was quickly replaced by one of annoyance.

"Shut it droopy eyes, more like that's how Jubia talks about your tiny dick."

"Jubia?" the art major snorted, "Who the fuck's that? Do you mean Juvia, you fucking retard?"

"Whatever, her name is stupid," he paused for a while, as though struggling to think of an insult, "...Like your face."

"Clever."

Loke, who's eyes were half-lidded, seemed very out of tune to what was going on around him.

"Dude...these fries are the best fucking thing I've ever eaten," his voice was low and gravely, "What's their secret?"

Gajeel sniggered as he began spattering ketchup everywhere, including on the table, "Salt and pepper? You feeling good man?"

Loke sunk further into his seat, which actually looked like it was eating him alive, or maybe Lucy was just imagining it, "Yeah, I feel really fucking good. Like...really good...like, remember the time Erza smoked with us? Like, that good.

"Shit," Gray raised both of his eyebrows in surprise, his face pretty much confirming that that one particular time had, indeed, been that good, "That's pretty...good."

Lucy giggled, feeling her smile grow so large she thought it would split her face in half, "I feel pretty good too, but...I kinda wish Erza was with us right now, stoned Erza is the best."

Inhaling an inhuman amount of french fries, Gajeel nodded in agreement, "Yeah, tell me about it. She should have a permanent joint in her hand, maybe then she'd be less fucking cranky."

Lucy playfully rolled her eyes. Cranky was...one way to put it. Erza Scarlett, the no-nonsense, overly formal, self-appointed leader of their friend group, who sometimes had the trouble of knowing when to cut loose. Her strict, diligent personality kept her on the straight and narrow (for the most part), and the majority of her time was spent tending to her duties as a member of the student government. Not to mention going to classes, studying, tutoring, and working part-time as a receptionist, Lucy often wondered how the red-head ever managed to make time for a social life.

"She's just stressed with all her extra-curricular activities," she gently chided, taking a sip of her milkshake.

Deciding to check out her Facebook feed, she saw that Natsu had tagged her and everyone else at McDonald's having an "epic time". Rolling her eyes at him, she 'liked' the status and began scrolling through various cute animal videos that she 'loved' and shared. Scrolling down a little further she noticed a picture of herself staring back at her, and smiled upon finding she had been included in someone's new profile picture.

Mirajane Strauss updated her profile picture:
11 minutes ago.

Me and my gorgeous Lucy bear X
Natsu Dragneel, Cana Alberona, Erza Scarlet and 76 other people liked this.

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Cana Alberona: pair of Hottiessss with a capital H xxxx
Lisanna Strauss: Look lovely sis! So does your friend! X
Sting Eucliffe: Looking good girls ;)!
Laxus Drayer: (fire emoji, fire emoji)
Gray Fullbuster: Why do you two always look great in pictures? What is your secret!?

"Aww, Mira put me in her new profile picture!" the blonde smiled fondly, deciding to save it to her camera roll.

And looooking pretty h-o-t...may I add, she thought to herself, feeling a little smug.

The picture, which consisted of herself and the silver-haired nursing student smiling beautifully for the camera, had actually only been taken a couple of nights ago. Erza had called her, requesting that she attend a 'very much needed' girls night out, along with herself, Mira, and Levy. As Lucy was still adjusting to student life (meaning she had no overbearing, judgemental father watching over her shoulder like a hawk) any excuse to go out and enjoy her youth was an a-okay in her book. Deciding to dress to impress (because at the end of the day, she was a Heartfilia, and Heartfilia's always had to look good), the blonde donned a white, off the shoulder, low-cut, bodycon dress, that while provocative, remained tasteful; highlighting the enviable voluptuous figure she had been blessed with.

It turned out that wearing it had been worth her while, seeing as it had gotten her and her friends a lot of free drinks that night.

She knew for a fact that at least half of the incoming likes were down to her. Not that Mira hadn't looked amazing herself, dressed in a similar violet dress, she had certainly turned a lot of heads that night too, but what else could be expected of a model?

"Yeah, I saw that," Natsu commented, leaning in closer to her to get a better look. He pressed his head into the side of her neck, his salmon tusks of hair tickling her sensitive skin, as his hot breath kissed her earlobes.

"You look damn good, Luce," he practically hissed.

The blonde shivered. Although she had been practically admiring herself in her head, hearing him openly comment on how good she looked, teamed with the husky tone to his voice, made her heart thump painfully in her chest...

"Uh...h-hey guys," she fumbled, trying to think of a subject change, as she was pretty sure she could feel his hands wander a little lower, "Uh...s-snapchat! Get in the picture with me!"

Everyone struck a pose, well as much of a pose as sticking the middle finger up and sulking was, but she guessed that was Gajeel's signature move so she let it slide. Opting to go for the classic puppy filter, she held up the peace sign and gave a slight pout, feeling grateful the filter made her look a lot cuter than she felt. Captioning it with the french fries emoji, the rosiness in her cheeks still evident as Natsu had not yet removed his hand from her ass, but it was thankfully hidden in the photo.

"The fuck? Why am I the other one who has the faggoty filter on them?" Gajeel barked.

"Guess Snapchat wanted to make you cute for a change," the blonde giggled, uploading it to Facebook and tagging everyone in it.

Not even a minute later, Loke's iMessenger began blowing up with a barrage of text messages. The orange-haired male took one look at his phone and looked visibly pained. Instead of texting back whoever had been demanding his attention (which was usually always a girl) the astrology major decided to ignore it.

"Fuck's the matter with you?" Gajeel inquired.

"It's...Jenny," he sighed rubbing his temples.

"Okay? And?"

"She...uhh..." the ginger-haired boy trailed off, unsure of how to put it delicately, "She...wants to know why I'm with the 'man-stealer.'"

"What?" Lucy cried, "I can't believe this. I didn't steal her man, he tried getting with me!"

"I know," Loke agreed, then just turned his phone off, "Honestly, I'm kinda too high to deal with her bitching at me. She's been getting real clingy lately, and not in a good way."

"Fucking hell, that bitch is insecure," Gajeel remarked while crossing his arms over his chest, "See, this is why I don't do thots, they're too much hassle."

"Says the guy who hasn't been laid in weeks."

"Yeah and look what it's gotten me, peace and fucking quiet," he countered back, shoving the last of his Big Mac into his mouth before launching into another one of his classic tirade's, "Your problem is that you fuck anything with a heartbeat and honestly-"

Pinch.

The blonde nearly choked on her straw as she felt her poor backside being nipped yet again. Chancing a look at him, she saw that Natsu was smirking as he stared straight ahead; pretending to be engrossed in whatever bullshit Gajeel was rambling on about. He was trying to act innocent! That cocky bastard!

Why was he starting this again when their friends were around? Goddamnit!

"-And aids and..." the crimson-eyed male trailed off, his intense gaze locking onto Natsu. Lucy felt herself stiffen, while Natsu just continued on with assaulting her plump flesh.

"Never mind. I'm heading home, it's late, and Salamander's not so subtly grabbing bunny girls' ass, and I don't wanna be around when he finally loses his virginity."

Lucy flushed at the implication, while Natsu glared daggers at him.

"Uh, I'm not a virgin," the pink-haired male spat.

"A-and I would never!"

Clearing up his empty burger wrappers, Gray chuckled as he eyed the blonde, "You guys are way too obvious."

"N-No we're not!"

Standing up to throw on his leather jacket, Gajeel roughly grabbed Loke by the back of his shirt collar to drag him out his seat. "C'mon lover boy, Natsu's 'tryna get his dick wet."

"N-no he's not!"

"...Okay," Loke finally said, still seeming kind of out of it, until he tried to gather up what should have been the remaining bits of his meal, only to find an empty box and crumbs.

"Huh? Hey...wait, Gray you bastard! Did you steal my nugs again?"

"Uh...no? That was Natsu, I swear!" Gray sheepishly replied, quickly sprinting out the door while the disgruntled orange-haired boy chased after him. Gajeel sighed in annoyance. Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he followed suit, not before looking over his shoulder and giving the remaining two a sly smirk.

"Just remember and pull out Salamander!"

"G-Gajeel!" the blonde cringed, suddenly feeling very awkward.

A few seconds of silence passed, and Lucy could feel the nervous tension from before build up again. God, why? Why did this keep happening!? It's not a big deal. It's not as if being alone with Natsu was weird; they were best friends, hanging out together all the time came with the territory, and it's not as if her friends teasing her about her close friendship with him was anything new. They had done so since the beginning of time, as Natsu hadn't exactly let his attraction to her remain a secret.

So, why? Why did it feel like everything had changed, when in actuality, not much had changed, just a title?

"So..." Natsu trailed off, relishing in the fact that they were finally alone. His eager hands traveling up from her backside to firmly wrap around her trim waist, "Can I crash at yours tonight?"

"Well that was a given," the blushing blonde grumbled out pulling her oversized denim jacket over her, "I'm kind of used to you sleeping with, I mean uh, beside me now so...yeah."

His glowing green eyes flashed playfully at her, "Well, we could always try that when we get back..."

Lucy shoved him rather harshly, knowing that she hadn't actually hurt him seeing as he was a wall of muscle, "S-shut up, and next time don't make it so obvious, you dolt!"

"What?" Natsu replied, sticking his tongue out at her, "They know you're my girl. You get embarrassed way too easily, Luce."

Before she could complain, because Natsu could tell she definitely was going to, he cut her off by kissing her on the forehead.

"It's cute."

Her face had still been tinged pink, but her flush seemed to be spreading its way down her neck, much to her annoyance, "Well...w-whatever. Hurry up, I'm t-tired and wanna go home, so..."

The rose-haired male let out a hearty chuckle, taking her hand to help her stand, he wrapped a tight arm around her as they began making their way back her place.

"Yes princess, as you wish."

The following morning, Lucy had awoken with a change of heart, if not a little sore. Having christened their newly found relationship all over her apartment last night (and then some) the worry and the anxiety that had been accumulating for a few days now had finally been put to bed (no pun intended), Natsu had made damn sure of that.

It had only been less than a week since he'd asked her out, and Lucy figured taking it to the next step was only natural: she liked him more than a friend and vice versa, and they already acted like more than friends; so it should have been an easy transition, only it hadn't been. The blonde instead felt like she was constantly flustered around him, and would feel beyond nervous any time he initiated anything more physical. She hadn't known why she felt like that, but it didn't seem to matter anymore. After everything they had...experimented with only a few hours ago, she now knew that it had been a stupid thing to fret over. Natsu was Natsu, he made her feel safe, comfortable and secure, and damnit she wanted to let everyone know that he was officially off the market!

Lucy Kate Heartfilia is in a relationship with Natsu Dragneel.
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Gray Fullbuster: 'Bout time.
Gajeel Redfox: Hope you didn't disgrace yourself any more than you already did in that McDonald's bunny girl...
Levy McGarden: SO HAPPY IT'S OUT! AND? ^ what happened McDonald's lol?
Erza Scarlet: Lucy, I'm so pleased for you and Natsu. You're both so suited for one another.
Mirajane Strauss: OMG! Finally lol!
Cana Alberona: GURL. I'M. HYPED. FOR. Y'ALL!
Elfman Strauss: Nice going Natsu you absolute MAN!
Natsu Dragneel: thanks guys, im a lucky guy i kno ;)

I know Halloween is nearing, and I had originally planned to have this posted for at least August, but things don't always go as planned lol. Kind of want to write a Halloween inspired one-shot, but also feel like it would be pointless, because by the time I actually post it, it will be December or some shit, but anyway, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed!