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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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Natsu's hand gripped hers under the table and the two simply leaned against one another as they admired the rowdy hall of their guild and how the adorable new comers were already fitting right in.

She squeezed his hand when she felt him gripping hers, nuzzling affectionately against him. Quite content to watch the rest of the people in the guild - in much the way she often loved watching him. Only difference this time was that she was free to cuddle and hold him now.

The two of them hardly needed anything more than that. But they also noticed Mira swooning every time she didn't have to serve more drinks. That was going to keep happening for a while no doubt.

After the tenth time Mira swooned just from watching the two of them, Lucy chuckled, leaning over to her dragon, "I think we're a hazard to Mira's health. Maybe we should grab Regine and the kids and let them know where they can stay for now?" Well. 'For now' is probably going to be a permanent fixture for the kids being that they'll be able to stay in the same place their HERO stayed.

"Hahaha that might be a good idea. Though getting them to pull away from Asuka might be the real challenge. They've hit it off so well." Natsu explained, a faint hint of pride slipping into his voice.

"It's no surprise really -" She chuckled softly. "Asuka's such a sweet heart." She gave Natsu's hand another light squeeze before tugging it away to get to her feet, "Mira, can we borrow Regine and the kids for a few?" Lucy called over to the pair.

Mirajane nodded, still giddy and woozy from her latest swooning spell, now draped over the counter with a broad grin on her face, "Of course! Everything okay?"

Regine gave Lucy a curious glance as well, and the blonde smiled, "Well, we figured out a place that Regine and the kids could stay while they're here-ack!" She squeaked when Nev, dashing into the room from a barrage of pellets on behalf of Asuka, bumped into Lucy - who let out a yelp when Asuka hit her mark on Lucy's backside as well. "Hey!"

Asuka giggled sheepishly, "Sorry Lucy~!" She zipped past, but Lucy nabbed Nev before he could ru n after her, "Hold on Nev - actually, Natsu and I wanted to show you, your sister and Regine where you can stay while you're here. You can come back and play later."

"Awwwwwwww.." Nev pouted a second - but this was just as much an adventure as any, and he moved over to Regine's side as she stepped out from behind the bar with Herb trotting obediently at her side.

Seeing Lucy get shot in the but only made Natsu break out into laughter as his partner protested this great injustice.

"Asuka will be back here anyway. Come on let me show you where me and Happy live." Natsu said to Nev with a conspiriing grin as if sharing some great dirty secret.

"Natsu!" Lucy huffed at him, then overdramatically reached over for Regine and Justine, stalking out of the guild.

The others in the guild of course, are tickled at the dramatic exit, while Nev's eyes light up at Natsu's comment. "We're gonna see where you live!? COOOL! Let's go let's go!" He reached out to grab Natsu's hand to pull him as if HE knew where the place was.

Though when they get outside, it seems Regine and Justine have formed a united front with Lucy for fun, and shoot Natsu 'Shame on you for laughing!' looks, before glancing away with 'hmphfs!'

Lucy was refusing to even so much as glance at Natsu because the minute she did, she was going to lose her shit giggling. How long they were going to be able to keep this up... probably not long.

Natsu was talking happily with Nev abotu the houe dscribing it when he saw the three girls looking at his so disapprovingly for lauing at Lucy's 'horrific' plight.

"Huh? What? is somethin on my face?" he asked pretending to nwo know what those looks were over since he knew Lucy surely knew he was just hamming it up.

Lucy stifled a snicker behind her hand and muffled it as best she could. Justine glanced at her and decided to ramp up the hamminess, turning to waggle a finger at Natsu.

"You should be ashamed of yourself, you upset Lucy," she scolded as they walked, "I bet she's crying and hiding it because you laughed at her getting shot in the butt."

"Pf.." Lucy coughed, and quickly changed her sputtered laugh into a mock sobb, "Boohoohoo~!"

Regine can't even keep a straight face, and instead focuses on keeping Herb from chasing after small critters, and Nev from jumping into the canal.

"Oh really? Whatever should I do then?" Natsu asked rolling his eyes a bit at the silly antics he was being made to take part in now.

Well he could think of a few things but he was going to have Justine give him the excuse ot do some of them~.

Justine looked thoughtful, "You gotta make it up to her by.. uh.."

Nev suddenly brightened and tugged on Natsu's arm, "I know, I know!" He beckoned Natsu to lean down to him so he can whisper, "Give her a frog!" :D

Their peaceful little walk is not going to be peaceful for very long if Natsu takes that advice.

Natsu pretended to think about that choice for a while before thankfully shaking his head.

"Nah that won't work. I already did it to her back in Edolas with a giant frog. Would have a hard time beating that with just a normal frog from here~"

Nev wrinkled his nose, "You gave her a big frog? That's so cool! Regine would never let ME have a big frog, she and Justine think they're gross." He sulked.

"They ARE Gross." Justine piped up from where she had forgotten to be mad at the boys for laughing at Lucy's plight. Then remembering, she 'ohs' and looks away again witha 'Hmph!'

Lucy sneaked a quick glance towards Natsu, flashing him a quick 'sorry!' that didn't look apologetic in the least from the way she was struggling to keep from giggling.

"NO you're not' he mouthed back at his traitor of a partner before leaning with a shrug.

"So no ideas huh? I guess I could let her tickle me when we get home." Was that code name for something else or did he mean that literally. WHO COULD TELL~?

Lucy stuck her tongue out at him with a grin. Nev looked thoughtful at the suggestion, "I guess so - we tickled her an awful lot earlier, so it'd be revenge right?"

Lucy, overhearing this, shot Natsu a suspicious look, not sure if he was using code or if he was meaning it literally.

"Yeah exactly. Of course if she wants something else then she should speak up right?" Natsu asked with a cheeky conspiriing grin to Nev.

Nev nodded! "Yeah, exactly! The... the Punish Er gets to say what happens to the Punish Ee." Such a smart boi. Lucy of course, only grins, listening to their conversation, breaking in after a moment, "We're just about there. It's a shame Happy's not here - I bet he'd get along... frighteningly well... with Nev, actually." Oh god just imagining the pranks those two would get up to, what with Nev being a Tiny Natsu...

maybe its so bad she just doesn't want to say it out loud in front of you guys" Natsu said with mock fear.

Hah well cant help it since he's out with Chaarla right now."

Lucy -cleared her throat-, glancing at Natsu, "You just think you're so fearless don't you, buster?" She smirked. "You're going to get tickled SO MUCH later." Either in the literal sense or the codeword sense. Only she (and he) would know!

Now that they weren't in the city proper but more on the outskirts, Justine and Regine were looking around with interest, while Herb occasionally pulled at the leash to sniff at every new thing he saw. Meaning they had to stop every three steps to let the pupper investigate. "I know, but I still dread them meeting." Dread being in airquotes since she didn't dread it ata ll.

Words aren't scary on their own ya know~" he shot back with the cheekiest of grins on his lips.

"hah well im sure they will get along great. It'll be just like old tims for Happy"

"And you're just cocky because you have a kid to hide behind." Lucy teased back, with a matching cheeky grin.

She snickered softly, "That's exactly what I'm afraid of."

Regine, thoroughly amused by this banter, chuckles softly, shaking her head at the silliness, and breaks into the conversation quietly, "There's a cabin up ahead. Is that yours, Natsu?"

Says the one who hides behind prinncess Justine." Natsu shot right back before Regine spoke up as well.

"yup mine and Happy's. But now its yours too. Happy wont mind and he doesn't take up much room either when he's not with Charla. As for me I couldnt go back to sleeping in my own bed without Lucy anymore."

Lucy laughed, giving Justine's head a light pat. Okay he kind of had her there. "I'll make it up to you later." she promised, flashing a private smile over at him. "So look forward to it." All the cuddles and affection he could want to make up for what they went through and the private time they had to cut short.

"Can we go look?" Nev asked, glancing at the three adults, while Lucy felt her cheeks warm at how .. blatantly Natsu said such a thing. Even though they all have known this for the past year, it still makes her flustered and blush as she glances over at him. "... I feel the same. I wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully without Natsu there."

I will~" Natsu all but purred back at Lucy. At NEC's question he flashed an even bigger grin.

"Of course you can. Here's the key." No sooner did he say the words that he tossed the item at Nev.