Konnichiwa, minna!! How've y'all been? Guess what guys? I'm in Las Vegas! Sin City! Yeah, I'm on vacation in October, one of the perks of going to a french school, huehuehuehue. We went to the Grand Canyon today and it was awesome! The only thing that kind of ruins this vacation is the amount of homework we have over this one week of vacation. I mean seriously, at least let us enjoy our vacation! Anyway I'm starting to rant now, so I'm just going to let you guys read this chapter. I really liked it, so I hope you guys enjoyed it. Oh, and I'm dedicating this chapter to Lucy_Hatofiria because she is an amazing author and I am extremely grateful to her for dedicating not just one but TWO chapters of her amazing sasusaku fanfic, for those of you who know Naruto, if you don't, watch it, it's amazing. Definitely go follow her and check her profile out. So without further ado, I present to you, chapter 20!

Lucy woke up earlier than usual and somehow managed to slip out of Natsu's grasp. She slowly moved his uninjured wing just enough to slip out of the draconic cocoon she was in, making sure Natsu didn't see the sun to wake him up. She heard him grumble and she froze in her spot. When he didn't move, she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She slowly shuffled around Natsu to the water's edge. Her plain white tank top had a big green stain on it that she had been too emotional to wash off the day before. She probably had a couple bits still stuck in her hair too. In the end, Natsu had agreed to the green paste and had let her put it on his wing as well as on some of the deeper cuts, and she had wrapped those up nicely. Afterwards they were too mentally, and in Lucy's case physically, tired to do anything, and they had eaten before that whole experience, so they had just gone to sleep.

Lucy looked back at Natsu to make sure he was sleeping and pulled her shirt off. She double checked again and unclipped her bra. Honestly it was getting very uncomfortable sleeping in her bra, but she didn't want to go see Natsu without one! Plus, on the rare occasions she did have to run back to the castle, she couldn't just not have a bra on! She'd figure out a solution later.

She continued to strip down until she was completely naked. She looked back again before slipping into the lake. She submerged her whole body underwater and opened her eyes. That water was so pure and clear she could see everything around her. She moved her arms and legs so that she was swimming forwards, and swam farther into the depths of the lake. She saw little red guppies swimming in a school. She reached out to touch one, but they all dispersed only to rejoin again a couple feet away. The green seaweed tickled the bottom of her feet as she swam a bit farther. Lucy opened her mouth and watched a couple tiny bubbles float out and up to the surface. She soon followed.

Lucy broke the surface of the water and tilted her head up to let the sun kiss her face. She ran her fingers through her hair, scrubbing out all the dried green paste. The water was so fresh and cool against her skin. It was a nice contrast to the warm cocoon Natsu created for her; not that she disliked it or anything, it was actually quite comfortable, especially since it got pretty cold at night.

Lucy decided she had washed herself quite well and started getting out. She wrung her hair out and turned around, but she was met with something she had not expected. There Natsu sat, mid-stretch, pupils wide, and... he was blushing as red as Erza's hair. She saw Natsu trail his eyes down her body, and when he got too low, Lucy sprang into action.

"KYAAAA!!!" she screamed as she put one hand over her breasts and the other over the area between her legs.

"DON'T LOOK, YOU PERVERT!!!" she screamed.

"I-I'M SORRY!" he yelled back.

Lucy could clearly tell that he was flustered, as he was continuously running a hand through his hair, making it look spikier than it was before. He used his other hand to cover his eyes, and most of his face oddly, probably because he was blushing 50 shades of red!

"H-Hand me that b-blanket over there w-will you?" she stuttered, partly because she was super embarrassed and partly because she was starting to get cold standing outside stark naked. He peeked through his fingers just long enough to grab one of the three blankets lying unused on the floor. He held it out to her while still covering his eyes, to which she was extremely grateful. She snatched the blanket out of his outstretched hand and hurriedly wrapped it around herself.

"Th-thanks..." she said, looking at her feet.

"N-No problem," he said, rubbing the back of his head and looking upwards.

Lucy chanced a look at him, and gasped at what she discovered.

"Natsu! Are-are your horns vibrating?!"

Natsu reached up and touched his horns that were indeed vibrating. His blush that had died down now came back full blast.

"Why are your horns vibrating?" Lucy asked.

"N-No reason!" Natsu said in a voice an octave higher than normal.

"Should I be worried?" Lucy asked, after all she had no idea why they were vibrating. Did it have something to do with her being naked?

"N-No! It should go away as soon as you put your clothes on..." he said the last part quietly, but Lucy heard it alright.

The heat in her cheeks that she was starting to become accustomed to came to visit her again. So it did have something to do with her being naked after all?!

"C-Could you put your clothes on, please?" Natsu asked, glancing away from her and back again repeatedly.

"Sure-N-Natsu! Your nose!" she pointed.

Natsu had some blood dripping down from his nose.

"Crap," he said, pinching his nose. "Why is this happening? This has never happened before!"

He's bleeding from his nose... His horns are vibrating and he said it would go away when I put my clothes on... This has never happened to him before... He is totally turned on by me!

Lucy blushed even harder at the thought. Man, she was blushing a lot today, probably more than she's ever blushed in her life. She quickly deflated though, that could never be true, right? Who would ever be turned on by her? But he did say that she was special to him. So maybe... she did have a chance. Lucy smiled at the thought.

"What are you smiling about?" Natsu asked in a weird voice, due to the fact that he was pinching his nose.

"Nothing~" she sang.

"W-Well, could you please put your clothes on?" he asked, holding his vibrating horns with his other hand.

"Y-Yeah, turn around, will you?" she asked, blushing again. She really needed to stop doing that.

"R-Right," he stuttered, and scooted around so his back was facing her.

Lucy changed as quickly as she could, a bit disgusted by the big green stain on her shirt.

"Ok, you can turn around now," she said once she had finished.

Natsu turned around, his hand still partly over his eyes just in case. He took his hand off his eyes. Luckily his nose wasn't bleeding any more, but his horns were still vibrating slightly.

"Ok, I gotta go now, Natsu. I'll see you later, ok?" Lucy said, ruffling his hair.

But when she was ruffling his hair, her hand accidently touched his horn, and sparks went up her hand and through her whole body, up and down, and up and down for at least ten seconds. Strangely though, the feeling wasn't at all unpleasant, it was actually an extremely nice feeling. It made her feel so warm inside, and protected. And it actually made her... love Natsu even more than she already did... She felt more... connected to him somehow...

Once the feeling ended, Lucy looked over at Natsu to see him already looking at her. His normally green-onyx eyes were shining a brighter green than before and he almost looked as if he was looking at her... lustfully.

"I-I gotta go now..." she trailed off.

"Uh-huh..." he said, not really paying attention.

They leaned closer and closer until... Natsu jerked back and cleared his throat forcefully.

"You should get going," he said, not looking directly at her.

Lucy jerked back too, realizing what they were just about to do.

"R-Right," she said, and gathered everything.

She slung the bag over her shoulder and started off, fighting off the urge to look back. She was a bit disappointed but relieved at the same time. She didn't want them to kiss for no reason. She wanted the moment when she kissed him to be special, to be when she knew that she loved him and he loved her back, and hopefully, that day would come, sometime. With that in mind, she had a smile on her face as she climbed the wall and clambered back into her room. 

Author's note: I hope you guys enjoyed that little chapter. I'm sorry it's so short, but it's pretty satisfying for me anyway. I would like to bring to you... Evergreen! 

Evergreen: Hello, everybody. *fans herself dramatically*

Meena: I know it's random for me to choose her but I didn't know who to interview, so... yeah. Hey, Evergreen!

Evergreen: Hello, Meena. Oh, and to you readers out there, you may call me Titania, because I am Titania, not Erza. 

Meena: You know I could easily bring Erza here, right?

Evergreen: I'm kidding, only kidding. Hahahahahaha...

Meena: *sweatdrops* Anyway, Evergreen, what do you think of the story so far?

Evergreen: Everything's good, except... I'm not in it! I haven't been introduced yet! Why?!

Meena: Sorry about that, I just haven't found the right time to yet. Hopefully you'll come soon, maybe in a couple chapters. 

Evergreen: I guess that works. 

Meena: So, what are your thoughts on Natsu and Lucy getting together?

Evergreen: It's pretty obvious that they like each other, I'm suprised they still haven't hooked up.

Meena: You mean like you and Elfman?

Evergreen: W-What?! I-I don't know what you're talking about! *bats fan furiously in front of her face*

Meena: *rolls her eyes* Evergreen, we all saw your fantasy with you and Elfman living together and you asking Elfman what he wanted, and he told you he wanted a strong woman. Then you hit him and said he was supposed to say man. *arches eyebrow at her*

Evergreen: I-I-I guess my secret's out... It was a great fantasy though!

Meena: Yes, of course it was. Anyway, I just want to tell you that he has the hots for you too so...

Evergreen: What? Really?! You better not be lying!

Meena: I would never lie about one of my ships! *puts hand over heart* And yes, I do ship you two. Your ship name is actually ElfEver. Pretty neat, huh?

Evergreen: Yeah, it does have a nice ring to it. 

Meena: So, confess already!

Evergreen: If Elfman is even half the man I think he is, he'll confess first. 

Meena: *sighs* If you say so... Alright, this is getting a but too long so let's do the disclaimer!

Evergreen: Why do I have to do it?

Meena: Because you're a self-confident woman, and the guest star.

Evergreen: Well, I can't argue with that. Meena doesn't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does. If she did, Elfman and Evergreen would be caught doing some dirty shit... Holy mama... *has a nosebleed and faints*

Meena: Well that's all for tonight, folks. Pray for Evergreen's safe recovery, guys. Ja ne!