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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She could have more than a second. Natsu would busy himself with playing to her body's strings with expertly acquainted plucks of his fingers and lips. Low rumbling growls came from Natsu again as his hand kneaded and played with Lucy's full breast, not bothering with her hardening nipple just yet.

She'd never tell him, but she loved the fact that he was so... thorough when they were this intimate. Instead of behaving like most men and going straight to the end-goal. Of course she'd never tell him, because she wouldn't have to - the way he made her moan, and the way her body curved up to press against his just from the feel of his warm, warm hands moving over her skin, words would never do it justice.

Of course... she had needed that second to put her thoughts together and with what he was doing, the only thing that could come out of her mouth were shallow gasps and softer moans.

That was true. He could read her body on such matters much better than he would try reading her words. His hands were already starting to feel about as hot as Lucy's body which was a testament to how she was slowly getting worked up udner his tender love and care.

"My princess, my queen~" He growled deeply like a dragon making it clear that he was going to keep her for all eternity.

For all eternity? Was that long enough? Well they already promised to search for each other in the next life, whenever that was. So that was probably counted under the 'all eternity' timeline. She blushed deeply at the sound of the growl, a sound so deep that it felt like it ran through her entire body, from toes to nose. "My dragon, my king," she murmured back in a low growl of her own, leaning up to brush her lips against his gently. "The love of my life," She was allowed to be cheesy if she meant it.

She could certainly be allowed to be cheesy. He would be plenty more in the future simply because that cheese was about the closest thing to the truth they could get to convey how strong their feelings were. Still if he wasn't busy indulging in the delights of Lucy's body he would be preening himself quite a bit after hearing her words.

"My mate. In soul and body~" Natsu answered back with a murmur filled with nothing but adoration and desire before he claimed her lips in a deeper kiss this time.

She'd probably tease him about how cheesy they sounded when they expressed their adoration for each other. On some level, she was aware of the cheesiness but as far as she was concerned, it was fact. She was his mate in soul and body, and she smiled her own version of an adored smile at him.

"I love you, Natsu Dragneel," she murmured in a tone that matched his. As he claimed her lips for a deeper kiss, she closed her arms around his neck to pull him against her, purring softly into his mouth. Feeling his touches over her body, his lips, his everything - was heaven to her, as she returned that deeper kiss with as much love and desire that she had for him, and then some.

He'd tease her right back. After all they were both being absurdly cheesy right now. That smile though. That smile could get her anything she ever wanted or needed. Not that he'd tell that to her face. Though she likely wouldn't abuse it for any nefarious ends.

She had used his full name and never did he ever say it any more enticingly than that. He led her tongue into his own mouth humming and purring into the kiss while his hand left her breast and moved back down Lucy's stomach. Seemed he was ready to make it even harder for Lucy to think.

She'd never abuse it for nefarious ends. Maybe if she was being teasingly flirty with him - not that she needed to flirt or behave any way other than herself around him. His hums were echoed by her own as her tongue curled against his, her hand idly caressing his back. His hand shifting got a slight grunt from Lucy, though no more than a faint acknowledgement that his hand was against her stomach through that slight fog of affection and desire that was blanketing them both; she might be a little more cautious if she knew he was up to something though.

Natsu arched his back almost like a cat to give Lucy's wandering hand more to work with while his own moved past her stomach and pressed right up between her legs, his fingers finding her heat with little problem while he continued to devour those lovely moans from her lips until he finally pulled away to let her breathe.

She followed the curve of his back when he arched it, her fingers touching on every part of his body that she could reach, her soft moans filtering against his mouth and his hand -- his hand was...her eyes opened in surprise when he pulled away, hazily staring at him with a flushed face, her breathing ragged as she started to catch her breath. She swallowed, blinking briefly and trying to calm her brain down enough to remember and use the letters of the alphabet. Words were useful after all~.

He didn't have to say anything. His eyes conveyed everything he would have to tell her. That flame of desire burning wildly in his gaze. His hand doesn't hesitate, pressing against her with eagerness that is only matched by the hunger of his kisses. Words had their time and place. Natsu would say this was not one of them. Not unless the word was his name.

No he didn't have to say anything at all; that hungry look alone, with that fiery passion in his eyes - she felt like she was spiraling and burning up on the inside out, consumed by those passionate kisses that fueled her own desire and need, her own fire, so to speak, for him.

That being said, his hand pressing against her like that certainly got a reaction out of her, with her body jolting like a shock ran through herand bringing a surprised moan with it. Her hand gripped his hair briefly, fingers combing through it, her heated moans muffled, vanishing against his mouth only to be vocalized with a loud gasp and his name.

What was it about her being completely incapable of thinking past his name and pure pleasure that he enjoyed driving her insane like that?

They could both burn in the fires of pleasure. In fact that was exactly what he wanted. To join her in that blaze of feelings and emotions that were both primal and precious. Instinct and love all working towards that singular goal that only a true lover could help achieve.

"I'll never get tired of hearing you say my name, Lucy~" Natsu growled again, another rumbling deep sound from his throat that few would actually think he was capable of producing.

Lucy grinned at his statement, huffing a chuckle, "Ah .t.... that ...so..? Nnng...then.. Natsu..." She could oblige him if he wanted to hear his name more. She wasn't sure she could think of much more than that and.. she actually didn't need to say more than that, letting her body say it for her, pressing back against him.

"Natsu.." she purred, "Natsu~.. Natsu..~" she pressed kisses against his face, against his lips, his chin, her voice alternating between a sultry purr and low rumbling moan against his skin until she bit him again, harder than she usually did, which might be the main indication of just how worked up he was getting her. Although as she warned him the last time, she didn't stop there, hunting down sensitive parts of his neck on both sides to bite him harder in between moans of his name, digging her nails into his back. "Natssuuu.."

He didn't see the grin but the shift in her body language was unmistakable. The barrage of kisses was unrelenting and it slowly acted as kindling to raise up his own desire but that quickly became irrelevant as he felt her ministrations grow bolder and hungrier.

And then her voice started dipping lower and more husky. But it was the biting that got him most vocal as he growled and groaned. Was she trying to actually get back at him? Well he wasn't going to make it easier. For her reward he finally slipped one finger and then another inside of Lucy, slowly starting to pump them in and out while he let his lips roam against her shoulder where he teased her skin with his lips and teeth while she did the same to his neck.

Were they seriously trying to one up each other? Or 'get back' at each other at least? They're insane. Or it's just one more way they show their undying love for each other. She let out a low, husky moan when he started moving his fingers, her hips squirming slightly, her breathing coming in ragged pants against his skin. "Ngn... N...Natssu..." She groaned.

He was utterly driving her crazy with desire, with need for more, whether it was to touch more of him or to feel him touch more of her, her body seeming to burn for him. At least that's how she'd describe it later. But Natsu's keen ability to get her worked up past the point of thinking got her responding in kind, the hand at his back stroking down his spine, over his hip until her hand brushed against his length.

He wasn't the only one who could torment her that way.

Of course they were. Because neither of them liked to lose though Natsu likely fed that characteristic inside of Lucy since becoming her partner and even more so after becoming her lover. He could feel her growing hotter with each brush of his fingers while also realizing where he could get the strongest reaction.

Which all came apart when he let out that rumbling growl when her hand moved closer to his own heat. She could keep up with him yes. And he wanted her to.

She certainly would agree- she'd never been so competitive before meeting him. Thinking was no longer on the table for her, it was just getting in the way. Which was why she was responding more by instinct now, nibbling his skin to tease him, occasionally giving him a sharp bite between kisses, and definitely biting harder with that moan whenever he provoked a stronger reaction from her.

Frankly she never knew he could draw such a .. primal side out of her. Hearing that growl, she pressed her lips against his neck with a smile, turning her hand to press it against him, her fingers stroking him with a touch that started out hesitant and steadily relaxed into a firmer touch, exploring what would bring out the best reactions from him as well.

He didn't really hear her complain and out of everyone in this world he was the one who had the most confidence in her ability to best him in certain things. Intimacy was one of those things though they definitely traded their thrones from time to time.

He would feed that side of her even more though as her nips and touches put certain ideas in Natsu's head. He wanted her with such fervor that she would only notice how hardened he'd gotten once she grasped him in earnest.

Complain, no. A simple observation, was all it was. There was absolutely nothing she could possibly complain about with him.She couldn't be happier, she was sure, even though he made it his goal to make her happier.

Knowing how much he wanted her almost went to her head, if she didn't want him just as much, never, ever having enough of him. Feeling how hard he'd gotten only made her blush more, though it was difficult for her to think past the sense that her entire world was him in this moment.

The fact that she could still make observation proved he wasn't trying hard enough to blow her mind out of the water. So Natsu lowered his lips back do to Lucy's collar, nibbling along her collar bone more firmly each time his fingers pushed inside of Lucy, making her hips buck every time.

"You've never been sexier~" Natsu purred knowing full well what he was doing and saying.

CLEARLy she underestimated Natsu's intentions on making it difficult for her to think. She'd thought he'd at least allow her some mild ability, but no, he wanted to reduce her to a moaning tangled mess of wizard gone wild apparently~!

"Ngh.. Nat... Naaaaaaaaaaatsu....!" Because that's what his latest move did, a primal cry tearing out of her as her entire body arched under him, her head falling back. The only downside was her losing her grip on him -- but she would more than make up for it. .... when she was capable of thinking again. Dear lord, he was -dangerous- like this.

Not hard to underestimate when he always strived to outperform his past performances. His reasoning was simple but sound. A wild Lucy was a hot lucy and hot Lucy was exactly what he wanted for her.

"Mmmm say it again. And again and again. I'm never gonna stop as long as you call my name like that" Oh he was going all out now both with his intruding fingers and his words.

She couldn't think the way he kept breaking her down. And she just got her voice back too! But the way he made her moan and cry out, that would be gone soon too. And OH, his words - his words and his actions were all too arousing, hips moving from simply bucking with his fingers to grinding and rolling, barely even resting on the mattress before he had her rocketing off of it again, his name easily the clearest thing out of her. Oh she said his name over and over again, all right, sometimes in a long moan, and sometimes a heated scream, her hands clutching the sheet, knuckles white. Her breathing came in sharp gasps, "Nggha.. Natsu.. NATSU-"

See, the problem (so to speak) with being driving absolutely -mad- from passion is that giving your partner and lover a small warning when you're near the edge of climaxing is kind of impossible. But she didn't think he'd mind - he'd probably be smug and happy as hell, actually.

She knew him so well. Yes he could love nothing more than sending her off with nothing but his hand and words before the main course. Natsu quickened his finger thrusts when he felt that rhythmic rippling of her inner walls around his digits. A sensation he was quite familiar with from another part of his body. But rather than tease about her being close, Natsu decided to just finish her once and let her ride it out.