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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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A perfect plan! Although as for Natsu and Lucy, hopefully they won't get too many noise complaints. She doesn't want to get kicked out of her apartment!

... though if they find a nice affordable house... *cough* "You still want me to do all the cooking though, don't you?" She teased.

Well noise complaints could be....prevented somewhat. With a bit of creativity. That was Lucy's forte was it not?

"Is there any guy out there who would stop eating food from heaven if they had a choice?" Natsu asked, seriously despite the absurdity of the notion itself.

Oh sure, leave it all up to her~! ... but yeah, it was her forte. She certainly can't count on him to figure something out - he likes the noises she makes way too much.

She laughs, "Listen to you," Having polished off her own meal, she was free to lean against him more, "You don't have to keep complimenting my cooking." But she's glad he does. It wasn't even complimentary to be complimentary, but simple opinion. She glanced over at the kids, both girls having paused their eating to stare at Nev as he gnawed on a bit of meat, with a mix of revulsion and awe.

"Nev, really! Sensible bites, you're going to choke!" Lucy scolded. Which is exactly what reaction he was going for, since he glanced at his sister, Asuka, then Lucy with a shameless Natsu-esque grin.

"Heehee."

Lucy put a hand to her forehead. "Good grief.."

Wrong. He absolutely loves the noises she makes~

"I'm just being honest here~" Natsu insisted with a shrug of his shoulders. The atmosphere around the table was so cozy and warm that Natsu could not help but bask in it even as Nev showcased just how much he took after Natsu even when eating~ He was so proud of the little guy.

She sits corrected. She also shot Natsu a bemused look at his proud expression, "You know, you don't have to encourage him." She teased.

Fortunately Nev settled to eat properly, animatedly chattering with Asuka and Justine both. Lucy leaned against Natsu nice and cozy, chuckling softly, "If I didn't know they were both from that Genessia place," she motioned at the siblings, and then glanced over to Mira and Regine, both who were laughing over some of the other members of the guild trying to impress the newcomer, "I'd swear they were here from the very beginning."

Always knew they'd fit in. After all Fairy Tail is a home to everyone who wants to come here. No matter from where they came." Not to mention the children and their caretaker had been within Natsu and Lucy's influence for so long it was little wonder they'd rubbed off on them to the point that they would fall right into their places in the big rowdy family that was their guild.

Shortly after Asuka's finished her meal, Justine polished her own off, and glanced over at at each other. "Okay, let's go play! Come on Lucy~! Natsu you can be Nev's horse like you did for me!"

".. Pfft." Lucy covered her mouth with a hand, delicately avoiding Natsu's face as she got to her feet. But she might be able to avoid his gaze, she can't quite stifle the soft snickers.

"Wait what?" Natsu asked with a perplexed tilt of his head. He then turned to Nev. Was he intending to take Asuka up on her request.

Nev did not look like he wanted to ride Natsu like a pony, from the look on his face. Lucy was absolutely not helping the matter, grinning behind her hand, whereas Asuka clarified her suggestion. "Nev's supposed to be the knight who has to rescue the Princess, and Knights have noble steeds! Natsu you have to be the noble steed." Nod nod.

Nev eyed Natsu again, speculatively. HRRRRM. There's something ... unmanly about getting a horsey ride...

Natsu on the other hand was already on the job as he got an idea and leaned to Nev.

"Who wants to be a snooty normal knight? Instead how about being a dragon knight? One that rids on the dragon's shoulders like a brother instead of on his back like an animal~!"

Now THAT was an idea that Nev clearly liked much better, and a wide grin crossed his face, "Yeah yeah! I don't wanna be some dumb knight or prince or whatever."

Lucy choked back a laugh, gently ushering Justine and Asuka out to the backyard, "Well if Justine is the Princess, then what am I?"

Asuka didn't even hesitate for a second, "The Queen!"

"I can live with that." Lucy grinned, shooting a look over at Natsu. She was already HIS Queen, at least.

"Hehehe now lets go catch ourselves some princesses and their queen~" Natsu said quickly lifting Nev up on his shoulders and chasing down the three girls out the door.

"Ready or not here we come RAWR!"

It might not have been exactly what Asuka had thought of but she had to admit, this was WAY more fun. "Run Justine~!" She giggled, taking a defensive stance and aiming with her little gun. "I'll protect you!" *pop!* goes her pop gun. Fiendish dragon and knight, you shall not have the princesses~!

Lucy nabs Justine's hand, grinning, "Come princess, we have to find a safe place for you so the kingdom can thrive if something happens to me~!" Like being captured by a knight and his eeeeeeeebil dragon onoes. Lucy is also .. utterly, utterly hamming it up.

"Hold on Sir Nev!" Natsu said as he quickly side stepped the shots from Asuka but slowing his charge to do so. So in the end Asuka could definitely say she bought some time for the two fleeing royalty.

"HAha, I almost got you!" Asuka crowed, turning to scamper after Lucy and Justine - Bisca and Alzack both wandered to the door to watch the children (all of them) at play.

At some point while Asuka was shooting fake bullets at Natsu, Lucy had summoned Aries - or her stardress at least - and created a fluffy fluffy structure that she and Justine were quickly trying to push into some semblance of shape beyond 'Floompph'.

"Hah! A LUCKY SHOT!" Natsu roared back and started running around Asuka to get at the princess and queen, his eyes locking onto them with exaggerated greed as he cackled and licked his lips.

Nev, in the meanwhile, was glancing from the two members of 'royalty' then Asuka - and just when Asuka was taking aim at Natsu again, he ker-pointed! "She's gonna get you!" Take out the pipsqueak! .. Gently. "I'll get her, put me down, Natsu!" Fufufu, pipsqueak vs pipsqueak!

Meanwhile Justine and Lucy had just managed to squish the Castle of Fluff into a proper fortress ...ish... type shape - it actually looks more like mushed cotton candy. But from atop the fluff - very carefully- Justine was bouncing excitedly, while Lucy was trying her level best not to fall over while the girl was bouncing. "HA! You can't get past our impenetrable fortress!" Justine crowed mid-bounce. Whee, this is fun!

"Alright! Go get her!" Natsu laughed and lowered Nev to the ground before charing the castle making grabby claw motions with his hands as he stomped his way over.

"You wanna bet on that princess~?"

HA! Fiendish dragon surely he'll go to jump up onto their fluffy fortress and right into the pitfall they mushed together. BE TRAPPED IN THE WOOLY DOOM. That is.. IF he jumps up into the fortress. Lucy pries off a few balls of wool and hands them to Justine, grinning. "Here little Princess, bombard that fiend with these ...erm... these ...." UH. "Bombs! That'll make him think twice about trying to come up here."

Justine nodded firmly, gleefully taking two handfuls of the bombs and lobbing them down at Natsu. Have at you, fiend! At the same time her little brother was having a b it of trouble taking down Asuka, who was bombarding him with popgun bullets, the two children giggling more than anything.

"RAWR!" He say stomping closer and chomping onto one of the bombs before popping it like the world's fluffiest baloon. The other lobbed attacks get batted aside and sent vaguely in Nev's direction so maybe he could make use of them.

"AIEEE~!" Lucy feigns a scream, while Justine's is far less than feigned, though a mix of giggles slip in. "Throw more, Lucy, throw more!"

"Higher~!" Lucy scrambles up higher on the fortress of fluff, nabbing more balls of wool as the two start merging them together and rolling boulder sized balls of wool at Evil Dragon.

Nev's battle with Asuka starts to lean in Nev's favor when he gets the smaller balls of wool one of which gets stuck on Asuka's gun like cotton candy and she whines a bit, "No fair!~" A small disadvantage - but she sees Lucy and Justine in danger! GASP~!

Natsu jumped onto the castle, his hand gripping the fluffy walls while he bit a huge chunk out of the rampart before he clambered into the fluff castle properly, pushing teh two fleeing girls up higher and higher as more balls of fluff were sent tumbling his way.

Yeeeeeeess, come a liiitle bit closer dear dragon, just a bit.. and you'll step right into that pitfall trap they devised for you! Or will he notice the way the fluff gives way juuuuuuust a bit in one spot than it does in others.

There's an *ACK* from Neveren when Asuka tackles him out of nowhere, giggling gleefully, "Caught you!"

"Did not!" "Did too! Did toooo!"

Lucy peers over Fluff Fortress at the approaching dragon, and then over at Nev and Asuka (stifling a giggle) before glancing at Justine, "My dear, there may be only one way to escape our plight and keep the vicious dragons from capturing us - we may have to jump to our doom." Fortunately there was enough fluffy woool behind the fortress that the girls would be able to jump without harm, but still, in pretendy times, it clearly meant danger!

His foot almost sinks right into the hole before he pulled his foot back with a grinning smirk. "Hah thought it would be that easy did ya? Come here princess and Queen!" Natsu roared again as he jumped over the fluffy pitfall and landed a few steps right behind Justine.

"No, he discovered our plan!" Lucy gasped overdramatically! And then squeaked when he leaped over the pitfall to cut off their escape! NOO!

Justine CLUNG to her waist and shrieked again, "What are we gonna do! Asuka help!" She glanced over to where both children were quickly practically climbing over each other in an attempt to get up on the Fluff Fortress first, and choked back a giggle.

Lucy kerPOINTED with a finger, "We'll never be yours, fiend!" She glanced to Justine, "We have only one choice now - we push him off!" And onto the nice soft wool below. And while laughing, both girls step forward to try and shove Natsu off their protected fortress. NEVER SAY DIIIIIIIIIIE.