midnightstar | Happy Holidays Charlie Brown! .. oh wait wrong canon

Christmas and Thanksgiving were going to be difficult holidays for Regina and the kids. They had, for the most part, mended from the deaths of their friends, but this would also be the first Christmas slash Thanksgiving without them. So for that afternoon, she decided to let Natsu distract the kids and the dog for the time being. More than likely they were bundled up and jumping in piles of leaves outside, or begging Natsu for more demonstrations. As for herself, she went to help distract Regine with preparing food. Happily, Regina only took Lucy's bright smile for her natural demeanor and not for any other reasons.

On the other hand, Lucy hadn't been able to stop smiling since the night she and Natsu were.. er.. very intimate together. Assuming she didn't drift off into a dreamy spacey mode when she thought no one was looking. And if she actually saw him, forget it - it took everything she had not to grab him and hold him close. Heck, before that night she had difficulty keeping her eyes off him - it was more so now. SO it was probably for the best that she had something like cooking and entertaining Regine to occupy her attention.

If Regine noticed the way Lucy's conversation chatter kept turning to the topic of Natsu unconsciously, she didn't mention it, though she did seem amused for some reason. Currently the ladies were discussing options for the dinner - the kids wanted to start eating spicier food to - obviously - be more like Natsu after all.

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It was difficult to stop after the one fleeting kiss - she has to close her eyes, exhaling faintly with the effort. One of them had to have some restraint, right? ... ... right? "Because.." she answered softly. Which clearly explained everything yes?

It was tempting to make her give in but Natsu didn't want to push his luck that much. So instead he decided to give one last long kiss in which he poured his remaining energy and love for the night before pulling away.

"Fine then. But you're not leaving my arms." He murmured cheekily.

She leaned into the kiss with a soft whimper, though when he pulled away, she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him back down for another kiss, "As if I would ever want to," she whispered with a mischievous grin. "And I'm not letting you go."

He was ready to call it quits there but then Lucy caught him by surprise again and pulled him close for another kiss. His eyes genuinely widened at that but even then it couldn't compare to the shudder he felt when she grinned at him like that.

"Now that's what I like to hear~" Natsu said and actually nipped at her jaw playfully.

It was that last kiss that did her in. She'd had every intention of sticking to her guns until then. She giggled at the look on his face, catching her breath slightly at the nip. "Mhph, as if there were any alternative with you," she teased, nuzzling against his jaw and giving it a little nip in return..

"Is that so? I'll keep you to that you know~" Natsu added with a teasing growl before tucking his face against Lucy's neck with a very satisfied smile. He wasn't tired at all but just having Lucy this close and the knowledge that she was undeniably his. It was just the best feeling in the world.

Lucy chuckled, "Oh will you now?" She'd have to agree with the assessment. Having him close and knowing he was hers, and she was his - nothing could top that feeling. Loving him so much it transcended anything else she could think of. She smiled warmly at the feel of his face against her neck, lifting a hand to pet his back idly.

"Natsu.. let's make a promise." Maybe promise wasn't the right word? But it worked for the purpose she had in mind. "I know it's a long, long way off," at least she hoped, "But let's promise to find each other again, in the next life. And the next, and the next and the next -" And so on and so forth. Well, she didn't even know if there -was- such a thing as reincarnation. But if there was, she wanted to spend it with him there too.

Natsu paused for a moment when she started talking about promises. He listened to what she had to say and actually had to move away so he could look at Lucy again. Something so simple and yet he never could get enough and he doubted he ever would.

"You can bet I'd do anything to find you again. No matter when or where." Natsu vowed with a soft murmur before pressing his lips to Lucy's forehead. Which in turn left his jaw and neck exposed to Lucy's own attack if she felt like it.

She knew she'd never get enough of seeing his face either. She had been looking serious until he responded, when she grinned broadly at the answer. Her arms hugged him in response to the kiss to her forehead, and she sighed happily, nuzzling against his throat, "Good. Because I don't want to be without you in any life." She murmured back, tilting her chin up to press a light kiss against his jaw, leaving a trail of soft kisses against the skin and trailing down his neck where she pressed those same fleeting kisses against the skin, nipping gently on occasion.

That nuzzling gets a surprised noise spilling from Natsu's lips but it slowly gives way to a more pleased one as he lowers his head against Lucy's ear this time. "As if that would be possible. Becoming mine is a full time position after all. And I do mean FULL time." As cheesy as it sounded he meant every single word of it.

She purrs faintly at the sound of his voice nearest her ear, and she chuckles. It was cheesy but the good kind of cheesy. "Mmm, I don't mind that at all. Especially when the perks are so nice." She teased. "Although I suppose I could put in some overtime." she added, nipping the sensitive part of his neck playfully.

Even if he hadn't understood her words, it was rather hard for Natsu to miss the meaning of Lucy's action and that nip at his throat was rewarded with a loud loud growl before his hand moved up to along Lucy's waist, grasping softly against her hip while he pressed the rest of his body up against LUcy's.

Oh. She's thought it before, but gosh did that growl appeal to her at the more base of her senses. She husked a groan against his skin , her hand sliding up his back as he pressed himself against her. "N-Natsu that..... that sound.." He REALLY shouldn't do that. Well. Not if she ever was going to get out of bed anyway.

It was already quite well into hte night so why would she even want to get out of bed again? Natsu would make the case that staying in bed with him was just the best idea right now. Especially with how his desire to have and touch was growing by the second once again.

"What about it~?" He growled with a sultry tone before he started suckling at her neck.

Well she might like a shower, ...although she might just put that off for the moment. She sucked in a breath hearing that tone of voice. God, that with the growl with completely unfair. "T.. that's just...nggh..." Gah. Sultry tone, a growl, -and- the feel of him suckling at her neck? How could a girl hold up against that? She groaned softly, her fingers tracing over the muscles in his back, "U..un...fair.."

She would feel his lips curve against her neck with that loving wickedness only he could show. He no longer had any obligation to restrain himself when it came to his moments with Lucy. There was no remorse or hesitation left in him and hearing Lucy at such a loss for words, he groaned in eagerness.

She was actually starting to really like that lovingly wicked part of him. That combination of mischief and affection was something else she was weak to, and she groaned softly, letting her head press back some so he could reach more of her neck. Signing her approval by pressing her fingernails against his skin, lightly enough that he could feel her nails, but not hard enough to leave a mark as she traced patterns against his back.

The window in which she could still stop him was closing fast for Lucy as she let her nails rake softly against his back like that. His teeth and lips were soon joined by Natsu's tongue as he started to lick over her most sensitive points before nipping more firmly as if he was a predator bringing down his prey in terms of effectiveness. It was all quite simple. He wanted more of those delicious noise and building heat he could feel inside of Lucy. Nothing more nothing less.

Stop him? With what he was doing it was tricky just to -think- even if she did intend to stop him. And, well, the idea of making him stop did pass her mind briefly. It popped up and dispersed right about at the time she felt his tongue brushing against the skin. It earned him a low gasp, her fingers twitching sharp against his back when he nipped her skin. She squirmed with a low whimper, "..nghod, N-Natsu.." Seriously, thinking of making him stop? Why the heck would she ever want to do that.

Without her prompting, he would continue on, seeking more of those sweet noises and heated words that only reinforced her spell over him. Natsu slowly hit all of the weakpoints he'd memorized on that side of her neck and culminated the whole thing with a nip along the tip of her ear.

Hitting all of the weak points was pure evil but to be fair, she would do the same thing to him. She moaned softly, what little resistance she had to his ministrations melting away as he steadily coaxed out those moans from the mage. At the nip to her ear, she squeaked a little, turning her attention to his neck and nipping back, not as gently.

It was exactly because she would do the same that he had no remorse is hammering down her defenses before they were even fully rebuilt. And she only proved him right in that approach when he felt her teeth pressing into his neck sharper than he had done with the tip of her ears. That was fine by him, he had no shame and he could take much more of that than she could. So letting her have that advantage over him was more than fine with Natsu. IT was one of those ways that Lucy could really make him purr or growl or both.

The way he hammered down those defenses often drove her crazy, but rather than bite harder - just yet - she simply pressed her lips against his throat with slow, lingering kisses, occasionally nibbling against the skin. At least, unless she heard him growl again.

And more growling would come as she started to slowly work away at his neck. Honestly she was so contradicting but he enjoyed it like that. No enjoy was too weak a word. Still he leaned in closer and closer, his lips roaming under her ear.

He was a contradiction in certain ways as well though. But by comparison, she.. probably was more of one. Hearing those growls though, get a delicious shiver from her as she paused between kisses at each one. Just the way he got soft, shuddering noises as he leaned in closer against her ear, "-gga-h... you.. really..." She huffed slightly, adding a little more pressure to his neck. That growling only made her want to do more, lips trailing along his throat with the barest of restraint, waning by the second.