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Spending day after day in the cabin Natsu had built near the Guild, going on missions and living, being WITH Natsu was plain and simple, pure. Heaven. Lucy could genuinely not think of any time she was as happy as she was with him. It still amused her to think of the times she was too flustered to acknowledge her feelings for him, until things came to a head.

And then the kids came along during that mission - Nev and Justine, along with their 'mom' Regine. If Natsu becoming an integral part of Lucy's life was like completing her, then the kids and Regine were the added frosting on a perfected cake. Yeah that metaphor was all over the place. GRANTED it was a little difficult to get time alone with Nev and Justine almost demanding their attention a good amount of the time, but she didn't mind, and didn't think Natsu did either. They had their evenings together, and their little hiding spots to sneak away to, sometimes just for fun.

Meanwhile the first rays of light were beginning to filter in through the window-shades of their room, with Lucy snuggled up against Natsu's side, an arm wrapped around him with a faint smile on her lips. Not quite awake yet, but in that in-between point of just about to rouse. The birds had barely even begun to chirp when the distant BAM! of a door swinging open, followed by barely hushed giggling voices and scampering feet could be heard by Dragonslayer senses with ease, obviously heading towards said cabin.

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Lucy giggled softly, "Hungry already? I can't be surprised - maybe if they wake up soon we can show them to the guild and get somethign to eat there." And as Natsu starts pulling his hand out -- nope Nev doesn't wanna let go.

Lucy giggled, settling Justine on the bed with the little girl's arms comfortably around Lucy's neck. "Here, let me help." She reached over to gently pull Nev's hand off of Natsu's - the little boy murmured and shifted, this time glomming onto Lucy's arm.

"Uh.." Erm. She tugs back a little, but he's hanging on just as tightly as he was hanging onto Natsu.

Natsu may also hear a very very quiet suppressed giggle from one - or both of the children. Lucy doesn't seem to have noticed. "Natsu, help?"

"Just a little~" Natsu asked before hitting that snag. Okay his hand was a permanent fixture and he looked over to Lucy uncertainly. But then....he heard it. Mischievious giggling that was too low for human hearing to pick up.

"How do you expect me to help when I am stuck as well?" Natsu asked before turning over more fully and trying to free his hand again. These two....they were pretending weren't they?

They were TOTALLY pretending. Well NOW they were. He could hear Justine -very- quietly whispering a 'shhh' to Nev. "Uh..." Hrm, how huh? "W.. well you figure something out~!" She whispered fiercely to him. Yep, putting it all on him, how helpful!

He heard it all since Dragon Slayer hearing was best of the best. Still he decided to play along for now.

"You can't be serious. If I try to pull my hand free any harder, he's going to wake up."

-snickersnicker-
"shh!"

"Well what do you propose then?" Lucy huffed, "We can't stay like this, you know..!"

"How should I know?! YOu're the idea person!" He just hits things. And comes up with ideas to hit things. But then his other hand starts to creep up along Nev's side.

"Nnh.. I just.. I don't want to have to wake them up, they're sleeping so nicely..and they've been through a lot." Lucy murmured.

EEK, sneaky creeping Natsu fingers!

-pfffth-

"Nev, cut it out!"

"I can't help it..!"

"Yeah I know what you mean~ Maybe we should just stay in bed a little longer~" He says just as his fingers start pressing firmly against Nev's ribs. Sneaky little kidlettses. They thinks they can trick the dragon.

Oh no, the dragon's turning into Gollum. Lucy better get free before she becomes the One Ring! ... although would that really be so bad?

"I thought you were hungry," Lucy accused drily.

"-fhg. pff...h...HEHEHEHahahahahAHAHAHAhA s-s-stop Hahahaha~!" Nev finally gives up the ghost, squirming fiercely with a fit of giggles.

"Ah! So you were awake after all you scamp!" She glanced at the girl clinging to her. "Justiiine, are you awake too?"

"Nope. .. . heehee." Justine couldn't keep a straight face, especially hearing her brother break into peals of laughter, and she let go of Lucy so the blonde could sit up properly.

"Both of you..!" Lucy mock scolded, chuckling.

"You four look like you're having fun," Regine murmured, rather sleepily at that.

Becomes? Wasn't she already the One Ring? AFter all she gave him so much power and he in turn hoarded it so fiercely and never wanted to be apart of her.

"Juuust making sure this little guy remembers just who is the top dragon around here~ Thinking he can fool my hearing and pretending he was asleep~"

Okay, fair point there. Lucy giggled, glancing over her shoulder, "Sorry to wake you, Regine."

Justine couldn't help but giggle at her brother, letting Lucy go as she rolled over to watch Natsu teach the younger boy a lesson. "Serves you right, if you had stayed quiet," she teased.

"Oh, you think you could have kept quiet long enough to fool Natsu? Really? You know your breathing changes when you're awake," Lucy grinned, straightening back and leaving poor Justine to the mercy of the dragon, had he any left.

Nev couldn't even come up with any kind of smark remarks, he was giggling MUCH too hard.

The moment Lucy peeled away, Natsu looked over his shoulder and Justine would only get a split second of seeing a toothy grin before the dragon's villainous claws were upon her ribs and belly as he laughed victoriously.

"Oh did you think you'd get away~ Oh no no no~ I have plenty of room for both of you little guys~!"

Justine's -SMIRK- melted into surprise when Natsu glanced over at her, and then too late she tried to roll away and scramble off the bed to get to Regine's side for protection! MUCH too late, when she's caught by the evil dragon's claws, erupting into a peal of giggles even louder than her brother's. "Aah! Help!" She sputtered, flailing helplessly.

Her screams soon got the attention of Herb, who jumped up onto the bed with a bark, excitedly wagging his tail and looking kind of confused about what was going on, but it LOOKED FUN.

Regine laughed, watching the proceedings. "Well you can't say they didn't ask for it," she murmured to Lucy, "Where are we?"

"My apartment, in Magnolia. Have a look," she pointed over to the window, so Regine could look outside and see the city for herself.

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Natsu just focused on catching Justine up on her laughing quota even with Herb now jumping all over the both of them, licking and sniffing at faces and noses merrily.

There was a great deal of flailing and protests from the bed with that pupper adding to the mix. Justine finally curled into a ball to try to block the evil dragon from tickling, whereas Nev suddenly realized Regine and Lucy weren't by the bed anymore, but by one of the windows.

And then it dawned on him where they were. Or more accurately, where they weren't. "Ah! Justine look! We're here!" He scrambles to get to the window - the closest one is of course the one Natsu often climbs through above her bed, and pokes his head out. "Whoah, there's a river in the city!"

When Nev called his sister over, the evil Dragon finally relented and he pulled away instead taking to Herb, rubbing his neck and between his ears vigorously, pulling him close to his chest with a chuckle.

"Yep~ That's our hometown out there~"

Herb was more than happy to accept the affection, his tail thumping gleefully on the bed as he sprawled half in Natsu's lap.

"It's cool!" Nev grinned as his sister crawled over the bed to look out the window too.

"I hoped you'd like it," Lucy grinned. "You know, our guild isn't that far from here. An easy walk if you want to head out and get something to eat - Natsu was feeling a little peckish."

"Oh! oh! Me too! I'm hungry too!" Nev said quickly -- he might not actually be, but he didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Lucy glanced at Natsu in a little amusement. Oh they were going to either gloat about their relationship or they'd take it in stride because they thought she was like that with Natsu long ago.

Natsu was pretty sure a good number of bets were going to get their payout but honestly Natsu could care less about that.

"Then lets get goin~ I'm kinda curious how long it's been in this world too."

Justine and Nev were all too happy to charge ahead as the little not-family made their way out of Lucy's apartment. Regine walked alongside the children with Herb, while Lucy followed a step or two behind, glancing around because.. well she hasn't seen Magnolia - her Magnolia - in far too long. Unconsciously she reaches out to slip her arm in Natsu's, without even thinking about it - regardless of any teasing glances or comments she might get from neighbors. "Same here. It was over a year for us, but here.. it seems like no time at all has passed."

Natsu gladly lets his arm loop around LUcy's and he pulls her close to his side with a grin before looking up ahead at the kids and Regine with Herb.

"Yeah everything feels as familiar as it did before we ended up in Genessia~"

Feeling him pull her close, she can't help but lean against him more, her head resting against his shoulder as she drew a breath, exhaling in a soft chuckle. "That's good - I was worried a little I'd feel out of place we were gone so long." Her cheeks warm, "Heehee - I never thought I'd be able to do this with you," she noted, "Just walk down the streets of Magnolia like this. Not just going on a mission, but as a..a couple." Mirajane and Levy were going to FLIP and probably steal Lucy away to deman details.

Hopefully Gray was away on a job, because she wasn't sure the kids would welcome his presence, even if he wasn't the corrupt one.

"Hahaha yeah. Though you can't do you favorite balancing act when we're like this. You sure you don't mind missing out on that?" Natsu asked with a cheeky grin that brought his nose so very close to Lucy's.

Lucy grinned, leaning up mid-step to brush her nose against his affectionately (someone making their way down the canal catches sight of the loving gesture and falls into the water from the surprise, much to Nev and Justine's eternal amusement. Even if they don't know why he fell.), "I think I can stand missing out on the 'balancing act' once in a while." She teased.

Regine glanced over her shoulder at the pair, stifling a chuckle of her own. Yegods she didn't think it was possible but the cute factor was doubling by the second.

Justine broke the mood though, suddenly pointing excitedly, "Look up ahead! I bet that's the guild - it looks difference from the one back home though."

Lucy, having been oblivious to the poor man's plight when he fell into the water, followed Justine's pointing finger and smiled softly, "Yep, that's it all right!" Home sweet Home away from Home.

Natsu heard the man fall but he was in the river so he'd make it just fine. Right now he was far more keen to get as much of his fill of Lucy as possible.

"Well then I'm glad to hear that~" he chuckled and actually pecked her on the lips so quick someone might have missed it.

"That's it alright. Fairy Tail." He confirmed what the kids were saying, nodding with such pride.

That had to be either that he knew she was going to get 'stolen' away from him by the gossiping girls, or because of what happened in Other Magnolia. In either case, she didn't think it mattered - it still resulted in spending more time with Natsu that she relished.

Her eyes widened briefly in surprise at the sneaky ambush kiss, her lips curving into a bemused grin. Ah, if only she could have a few minutes more just to be alone with him -- but that can wait. She could hardly wait to be able to curl up with him on her couch - he of course, was no stranger to her bed even here, but now there was entirely different meaning to him being in it.

"I bet you'll get along great with Romeo and Wendy," Lucy grinned, "As well as Asuka. You're both a bit older than her, but she's such a sweetheart." It won't matter - she can get grown men like Natsu to play with her, after all. "We're almost there." Her hand tightened on Natsu's arm - a little nervous anticipation.