midnightstar | Second Verse, same as the first~! :3

Naturally she was barely out of breath by the time she got home just minutes later, but she did draw a number of odd stares when they saw her squealing and fleeing from the dragon who would have no trouble whatsoever hunting her down. She laughs, though she quiets down when she reached the guild since she didn't want to wake the children sleeping upstairs. Passing through the guild to take the short cut (for her) she continued through to their little cottage, trotting inside to set the food down and start unpacking. "Oh man, they really went all out with the spices this time." And because she knows Natsu can hear her from whereever he is, she added loudly, "It's such a shame I don't have anyone to share it with!" Actually she's pretty sure she'd turn to ash if she ate the really spicey one.

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"Oh aren't _WE_ spoiieek!" Lucy squealed, giggling as she gave him a playful shove, "Natsu..!" She was tempted to grab his scarf and rub her face on it, but she decided against it, "What's gotten into you today?" She grinned, pretending to huff - though she still plucked another piece of chicken out and offered it to him. She spoils him too much.

That was for the best because it would make her even more irresistible. Natsu nuzzled against her cheek after that anyway and murmured in response.

"Oh nothing. I just don't feel like holding anything back~" He says before pulling away and opening his mouth again for the second morsel.

She had a different idea to make herself even more irresistible to him. In a way this was all part of the plan to spoil him even more rotten than usual. She giggles at the nuzzling, "Mm, well good, you're cute this way too," she teased - though when he opened his mouth for the second morsel, she leaned up and stole a quick kiss, nipping his lip before ducking away and intercepting any attempted retaliation with the chicken, giving him a cheeky grin.

"You're still cuter." Natsu pointed out smugly before Lucy decided to take him by surprise with a kiss. Oh how sneaky of her and to think that wasn't even the full extent of her scheme. That being said he fell right for the bait and leaned in to kiss her back only to get a mouth full of a chicken and a grinning Lucy on top.

"Mmm, I won't argue that," she grinned, though she broke into giggles when her sneaky plan went off without a hitch and he had a mouthful of chicken instead of her lips. Not as satisfying, but filling at least? "Want another?" She asked, struggling to contain her giggles.

Natsu chomped and chewed for a moment before swallowing the delicious morsel in one move. When asked if he wanted another, Natsu gladly accepted.

"Sure do. But you won't trick me this time~"

"We'll see about that," Lucy grinned, plucking another piece of chicken from the bag. Though she really should divvy the food and make him eat it properly, this was far too entertaining. "Catch~!" She tossed it up to him this time, waiting to see if he'd catch it with his hand or his mouth or not.

Since she tossed it up, Natsu didn't hesitate and got ready to snap it up in his mouth on its way down before Lucy could try to do something to it last minute!

Hrmmm - she wouldn't have time or angle to steal another kiss, but she had a better idea. When his attention was on snapping up that chicken when it came down, she waited long enough for him to catch it before she leaned forward the slightest bit, cupped the side of her mouth and .. ~blew~ lightly, just enough to brush past his neck and ear.

The reaction was instantaneous as he straightened up instantly with a shudder of absolute delight at the sudden attack Lucy sent his way. So much so he forgot to even chew his prize while he looked over to Lucy in shock and awe.

She had. THE sassiest grin on her face. Like. People would normally need a license to have that much smug and sassy in one smile. Leaning against the counter, she tilted her head slightly, "Aren't you going to eat it? I bet it tastes.. d~e~li~cious." she teased, deliberately dragging the word out. She even reached over with a delicate finger to tap it against the chicken he'd caught, then licked some of the grease and flavor off of the tip of her finger.

"Mmm~, yummy." She should really stop playing with him. And teasing him and tormenting him, but it was SO HARD TO RESIST. She glanced down to the bag, deciding to snatch one for herself before she spent the entire evening feeding him chicken.

That remark quickly snapped him out of that momentary daze but its effects were already a given at this point. His eyes tracked her every motion before she was finally done and now. Well now she had such a proud look on her face after such a simple trick.

"You....You're going to get yours if you keep teasing the dragon like this."

But teasing the dragon was so much fun! Especially when she was actually able to rattle him. She nibbled on her piece of chicken innocently, though her amusement at his reactions was through the ROOF. "Teasing? I wouldn't -dream- of teasing you." She replied oh so innocently. "Here, let me get that for you," she plucked up a paper towel and leaned over to him to wipe a bit of chicken from his lips. "There, pretty as a picture. Anyway, I'm just being helpful. This is teasing." she leaned over again, this time to gently lick a corner of his mouth, and lean back again, her smugness growing to an impossible degree.

Oh really? Well too bad she didn't account for the fact that her teasing would bring her right within arm range of the dragon. So while he was a little surprised with her sudden move, his arm shot out and looped around Lucy's waist pulling her flush against him.

CRAP. She knew it was a risk to get in range of him, but she'd hoped he wouldn't recover quickly enough to retaliate. "Ack~!" She squeaked as he pulled her against his body, glancing up at him and having the decency to at LEAST look a little sheepish, "..t.too much?" she asked, stifling a giggle.

"Too much~?" He echoed her words back with a hum before he leaned in close as a dragon would with a thief trying to sneak a coin out of his hoard.

Edited Date: 2016-08-20 11:33 am (UTC)

Eep. She was fighting the urge to burst into giggles, "A-a..ah, ...maybe?" Hrm, she let her hands reach up a little to rest on his sides. "I.. I'll make you a deal, O Mighty Dragon - you don't eat me up and I.. um.. I won't .." She paused, then grinned, "-tickle you mercilessly-."

Oh he had his eye on those hands which was why right after that he managed to get out his retort.

"Even though you like being eaten by this dragon~?" Would she still be able to trigger her tickle trap?

She felt herself blushing - a LOT - by that comment. Enough that she sputtered a giggle, pressing her face against his chest - or rather, his scarf, "Natsuuuuuuu!" AUGH did he have to embarrass her like that. Even if it was true, he was so shamelessly blatant!

Pulling back, she flashed him a challenging grin, "Greedy dragon, wanting chicken AND Lucy on the menu~." She teased, "Maybe I'll just make you go without so you don't get tubby! For now."

"Hah for that to happen I'd have to eat more than my fill of this cheeky princess. And that's nowhere near happening any time soon~" He was getting better and better at bantering and countering her teasing like this. Well he had an excellent teacher so that was only natural.

He was, and she loved it. She loved seeing him grow and mature as much as he did. Making a face at him, she laughed, shoving at his chest, "Let go already you beast," she teased affectionately. "And lend me your scarf so I can wash it. It smells like seawater." She sniffs at him. "Ugh - and so do you. Go take a shower." She grinned.

"Your nose must be sharper than mine if you get hung up on that detail. But fine. I'll go get cleaned up. Then you won't have any excuse to get away from me~" Natsu shrugged before he casually unwound the scarf from his neck and left it in Lucy's care.

"This from the person I used to have to pester to take a shower?" She scoffed, though she grinned as he removed The Scarf. "I'll catch up with you in a llittle bit." It shouldn't take long to wash the scarf, and he could dry it off himself.

That grin of hers. What was it that made him love seeing her make that cocky expression every time? Natsu never found an answer to that so in the end he just stopped trying to piece it together.

"Okay I'll be waiting for you~" he said leaving that suggestive parting hanging in the air for a moment.

She chuckled, padding off to wash the scarf nice and clean of salt water. It was so nice of him to take care not to get her wet too, on the way back. Still, as predicted, it didn't take long, and she padded her way back up to their bedroom very carefully, peeking in first to see if he was in the shower still.