Natsu's (POV)

"I don't want you to... Go insane." Lucy's eyes were full of desire.

"No, Luce. I want to wait. We can wait right?" I asked.

"You can but I won't." She pouted.

"Suck it up." I smirked.

"Natsu this is unfair. Here we are in the shower half naked might I add." Lucy whined.

"We are not animals Lucy... Have some control." I joked.

"Me have control... Get out." Lucy covered herself and pointed to the door.

"Seriously? You wanted to... That badly?"

"Sh-shut up." She blushed heavily. "What we're you thinking... Taking a shower together?" She asked.

"Well we're together... I was thinking I'd scrub your back and you scrub mine. Is that wrong?" I asked.

"Oh, that was it?" Lucy's tone dropped.

"I mean... Not that I don't want to... It's just we aren't married yet. It wouldn't be right." I studdered.

"I see... we have to get married..." Lucy said with a sad tone.

"Not that we have to... We want to... Right?"

"Natsu, am I pretty?" Lucy asked.

I was stunned by her question.

"Of course, what made you think differently?"

"Well... Here I am in front of you wearing close to nothing... Do you not feel anything?" She asked.

'Is she asking... If she turns me on?'

Lucy's (POV)

I haven't thought about mine and Natsu's relationship much.

'Am I enough for him?'

"Lucy, do you know just how hard it's been to keep my hands to myself?" Natsu spoke.

I blushed at his comment.

"Those things you call clothes... I've been trying so hard not to tear them off." Natsu leaned on the shower wall.

"For so long I watched you in those little outfits and even worse, I saw other guys looking at you too." Natsu clenched his fist.

"No one but you has made me feel this way. You are just so precious to me." Natsu hugged me tightly and he sighed.

"Natsu..."

"Your wrong for thinking that right now your not affecting me... I respect you so much, and that is why I am able to fight against these urges. So if I can wait... So can you." Natsu said kissing my forehead.

"I love you, Natsu."

"Love you too." Natsu let me go and he turned away. "Now that I think about it... This was a bad idea. I'll finish my shower later."

"No, it makes no sense. Your already drenched. We can do this... You wash my back and I wash yours... Like a couple should." I said aloud.

"You sure?" He asked.

"Yeah, besides... Maybe it'll help for when we..."

"Enough said! Just don't take those off. Hand me the soap." Natsu interrupted.

Natsu blushed a bright red and the shower got hotter. I couldn't tell if it was because of the water or because of him.

I obeyed his command and reached for the soap. I gave Natsu the soap and he squirted some on his hand.

"Turn around." He said.

I turned around and I felt Natsu softly wash my back and arms. It felt soothing. His very touch made me relax.

I sighed.

Natsu noticed and he leaned over onto my shoulder. "What's wrong?" He asked.

"I was thinking... We could've been doing this two years ago. I regret leaving."

Natsu rubbed my shoulders and then kissed my neck. "Who cares... We're doing it now and that's all that matters."

I reached up and ran my fingers through his wet hair and then I turned around. I rinsed off and looked at Natsu.

"Your turn."

We finished our shower and we were getting ready for bed. Who would've thought that Natsu and I would become like this.

I layed down in bed and Natsu entered the room. "Goodnight Luce." He said turning off the light.

Just before he left I asked "Where are you going?"

"The couch."

"Don't be an idiot... Come on." I said opening the covers next to me.

Natsu joined me in bed and I cuddled into his chest. At first he was tense but then he loosened up and wrapped his arm around my waist.

"This feels strange." He stated rubbing my lower back.

"What?" I asked slowly drifting off.

"Two years ago, if I snuck into your bed you'd kick me out." Natsu chuckled.

I let out a tiresome giggle. "Things change."

"No, we changed... And I'm glad."

Those were the last words I heard from Natsu as I was claimed by my dreams.

Lucy's dream

I stood in the rubble of battle. All this destruction was caused by a man who just wanted peace.

I honestly felt sympathetic towards Zeref. He just wanted his baby brother back... He wanted Natsu back.

He didn't know that he would be cursed with Inmortality. He watched as everything he knew disapeared. He watched his loved ones disapear.

For anyone that would be heart breaking. But that is still no excuse for such destruction.

"You are absolutely right." A voice spoke.

"Who's there?" I asked turning around.

A little boy appeared in front of me...

"Nalu?" I asked.

"Hey, Lucy... Sorry about leaving so soon." He said with a smile.

"Leaving... Nalu, where did you go?"

"Lucy, my name isn't Nalu... I lied. I lied to everyone and to you." He said.

"What are you talking about?" I asked majorly confused.

"Its me... Zeref."

"Zeref... But you're so..."

"Small? Well my magic is so little this is all I can manage to form."

"What are you doing here?"

"Well... I'm here to explain somethings..."

"How are you still alive?"

"Oh no, I'm dead."

"Are you responsible for what happened to Natsu?" I asked.

"Yeah... He asked for it." Zeref answered.

"I don't believe you."

"Believe what you want... It's true. I kept an eye on him as Nalu but as you can see I'm not real. I've erased the memory of Nalu from everyone... Your the only one who remembers now but I think it's best you forget about it too."

"Okay... Zeref answer me this... Are you really dead?"

"The Zeref you all know is dead... The real Zeref was just reborn."

"Wait one more thing... Why Nalu?" I asked.

"It's something I support... I'll be seeing you around. And I'll be expecting an invite to the wedding." Zeref stated.

I opened my eyes to the sunshine and groaned. I sat up and something puzzled me... I don't exactly know why.

"Luce?" Natsu peeked at me with one open eye.

"Sorry, did I wake you?"

"Yeah, but it's fine... We should get ready." He stated.

"Ready for what?"

"What else? To go to the guild silly." Natsu said stretching.

"Natsu, about that... Lots of things have changed around here. I acctually just got in town yesterday so I'm still alittle..."

"Yeah, how bad is it?" He asked sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Well over the course of the the time I was gone and you were in that lacrima... We missed allot of our guild growing up."

"Yeah? Guess we need to catch up then right?" Natsu stood up and smiled at me.

"N-no rush... I mean... We are still really young."I sunk into the covers and Natsu smirked.

"Making up excuses already... Fine... Get up, get dressed, and let's get going." He said leaving the room.

"Where's the old Natsu? He wasn't so bossy." I whined getting up.

"The old Natsu wasn't your mate... Now get dressed." Natsu shouted from what I assumed was the kitchen.

'Damn his Dragon hearing.'

I did as told and got dressed. The usual skirt, top and knee high boots. As I walked out Natsu took one look at me and pointed a finger back to my room.

"Your not going out like that. Change." He stated.

"Why? I like this outfit." I argued.

"So do I... And every guy walking past you in the streets. As your fiancé I refuse to allow other men to see you in a way only I should." Natsu rebutted.

"So what I'm hearing is you only want me to wear this around you?" I teased.

"That's not what I..."

"Sure, sure... Well you can deal with it until I go shopping, because these kinds of outfits are the only ones I have." I interrupted.

Natsu sighed then perked up. "We are going shopping after this." Natsu claimed.

"Can't say no to that." I said jumping with glee.

'SHOPPING!'

We left my apartment and headed for the guild.

'Why do I get the feeling that all hell is gonna break loose?'