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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 as the children scampered off for now games and shenanigans, while she let out a surprised yelp when he made an attempt to grab her. Not going to make it easy for him! She scrambled away! "No you don't~!"

"Rawr! Come back here~!" Natsu roared as he started to chase Lucy around the fluff fort, eager to get his hands on his partner and tickle her into submission again.

"On one condition!" Lucy scampered around the fort herself, giggling, but moving always to stay just out of reach of his evil grabbing tickling fingers! She even yanks a few bits of wool off the fort to toss them at him. Bipbip!

"Oh really? And what's pfffthuie! Wha's that?" Natsu asked spitting out the wolly fluff from his mouth after Lucy managed to pelt him in his wide gaping mouth.

Lucy giggles, "You have to keep your hands off~!" And not tickle her without mercy! Otherwise, she's going to keep trying to to avoid those devilish fingers of his. Though she almost chokes on her own laughter when he nearly literally eats a bit of the wool. oops!

"Oh? So it's fine as long as I don't use hands is it~?" Really Lucy should have thought better about her condition. After all if he couldn't use his hands to grab her that left only one option. His legs.

What. WHAT. She almost sputtered, taking several more steps back, "Absolutely not!" She retorted, cheeks puffed at Huff Level 4, "It's even less fine if you don't!" Which technically is true. But now she was even more on guard for his sneakiness, glancing about for an escape route.

"No no no~ that's cheating. You made a condition for me to get what I want." Natsu answered with the biggest grin as he stalked closer and closer. Yes cutting off her retreat sounded like a good idea indeed.

"W.. who says it's cheating?" It was darn hard to not giggle at the grin on his face, even when he stalked her like that. "Princesses and Queens make their own rules~!" Grabbing a handful of wool she suddenly flings it at her stalking dragon and makes a dash for it! But did he anticipate her being sneaky and cut her off first? gaspgasp!

"Well isn't that funny? Kings can do the same~!" Natsu laughed and got right in front of her when she tried to make a speedy escape. Honestly he had her beat in terms of sheer speed so it was already a forgone conclusion.

"Wait, but Queens can v-eek!!" Lucy's startled shriek turned into a giggle when her attempt to scamper away made her run straight into him. Of course he'd get in front of her easily, she knew better than anyone he was incredibly fast. But it was all part of their own version of play, and she glanced up at him with a sheepish grin. "Hi there."

"Hiiii~ missed me?" Natsu asked aiming to get her to step back and trip on the floof of the fort so he could straddle her waist and trap her down with his legs thus keeping with the terms.

"Always." Lucy grinned, giving him her cutest smile as she clasped her hands in front of her face, "Who wouldn't -ACK!" Whoop, down she goes, and she squeals a soft 'distressed' noise when he traps her. Uh..! SHE STILL HAS ONE CARD TO PLAY. "W.. who wouldn't miss the most wonderful, merciful, strongest, handsomest, most passionate dragon in the world?" Buttering him up. Surely he won't be mean right?

"Hmmmm~ So you do know what's up~ Then you shouldn't have tried to stop me~" Natsu smirked and pushed her deeper into the fluff so that they would both sink out of sight before he leaned forward to claim a kiss from Lucy's lips.

Oh! Well that's much better than tickling her without mercy. Still she grinned in response to his smirk, bringing her arms up to curl behind him with a chuckle. "And when have I ever made it easy for you?" She teased, before she melted into the fluff and warmth and presence of her beloved, tilting her head a little to meet him when he leaned forward to claim what was rightfully his.

"Hmhm~ Well I do have trouble thinking of an answer for that~" Natsu answered with a purr pushing against her more firmly until his hand move up along her side but not tickling her like he'd intended.

Lucy uttered a low groan, "Naatsu... stop that," she protested rather feebly, chuckling, lowering her hand to cover his, "Later, later..~" What if one of the kids - or worse, one of their guildmates decided to come looking for them! As much as she would love wrapping herself entirely in him and just spending time along with him, they were hardly alone here!

"Hmhmhm~ It's fine it's fine as long as we don't go TOO far~" Natsu certainly did not seem keen to stop just yet and they were settled neatly in a small pit in the fluff fort.

"Natsu..~!" Lucy's protests don't even get past soft chiding, amused in spite of herself at his shamelessness. "What's gotten into you," she murmured against his ear. But he did have a point, they'd be fine as long as they didn't go TOO far. Still she snugged her arms closer around him with a throaty little chuckle and a soft sigh.

"What are you talking about? I'm no different than usual~" He purred getting even more comfortable on top of her but not letting his hands wander anywhere inapropriate.

"Oh is that so?" She chuckles, "It must be my wild imagination," saaaaaarcasm. He's getting totally cozy up there-- granted, this fluffy wool pit was like their own little fluffy cavern, if she let herself forget that they were out back in the Guild. But they were finally home so she could easily indulge in the coziness with him. Also having complete confidence that her sarcasm was going to be totally lost on him.

"Suuure it is~ Just like this~" Natsu purred and sealed her lips again but this time with a much more passionate kiss, even rolling his tongue in past her lips with a purring growl.

"Nna-nnnnnmmm.." Once again her gentle attempt to scold her beloved melts into a soft sigh, her lips curving into a warm smile, her free hand sliding up to gently caress the side of his face and into his hair.

He doesn't let her surface for air until she's good and dazed with joy and love but when he does, he stares back down at her with the proudest of smirks.

As a result she does let out a few squeaks when his goal is to make her completely and utterly breathless. When he does pull back, it takes her several minutes to open her eyes again, successfully dazed.

But seeing that proud smirk on his face put an adoring one on hers, "... you're such a bad influence." She murmured softly, with a gentle, lopsided grin.