Dragon Slayer Mating Season

Chapter 8: Control

[Previously:]

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"YOU CHILDREN ARE GONNA BE THE DEATH OF ME!!!"

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(Natsu's Inner-dragon POV.)

Waking up to a loud thump, my eyes snapped open as I let out a growl, pulling Lucy closer only to see it was a book that fell out of her lap—She was asleep, and it seemed to be night still. The mating mark process must've taken a lot of energy out of Lucy for our magic to combine if she kept sleeping throughout the day.

Stretching, I got up off the couch and picked Lucy up bridal style, heading toward our room. Everyone else must be asleep too, ears straining to hear around the house but coming up silent.

As I got in and locked the door, I carefully placed Lucy on the bed... Seeing the clothes she's wearing, a thought came to mind—Those are probably not comfortable to sleep in, a devilish grin forming. However, before I could take them off, my human-side stopped me with a shout.

'What are you doing pervert! You can't just go and do that... Luigi's scariest the most when you see her undressed!!'

Smirking, I couldn't help but tease my other side, 'Watch me.' Practically feeling his anger, I chuckled and attempted to block him out before paying attention to our mate. Quietly, I burned off her top and skirt... Being left in only a pair of lacey black-pink panties and bra. Shaking off my thoughts, I went to the closet that had random clothes inside. Picking out a shirt that should reach Lucy's mid-thigh—She always DID look better in red... Running my hand on the side of her body, Lucy moaned in her sleep.

Growling, I wanted to take her right now and then, but I knew it wouldn't be right... Fighting the urge, I ignored it and took off my vest, leaving my scarf on. Laying down, I pulled Lucy close as her head rested on my chest and my arms wrapped tightly around her waist. Lucy groaned and I thought she was gonna wake up but all she did was snuggle further to search for warmth. Smiling to myself, I just brushed my fingers through her golden hair.

Laying my head on top of Lucy's, the smell of vanilla and strawberries filled my nose. The scent lulled me to sleep.

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(Normal POV.)

The next day, everyone seemed to be sleeping—The sun rising and shining through... All but two rooms, the curtains having blocked light from coming inside.

And the room that forgot to close their curtains had the consequences of light shining in their faces—That room belonged to Natsu and Lucy.

As the light touched their skin, bothering their closed eyelids... Natsu growled, and Lucy groaned in irritation.

Still sorta asleep, Lucy rolled outta bed and ended up falling onto the carpet floor. Yelping in pain from the tumble, fully awake now.

Natsu, at the loss of his mate's warmth, got up quickly and scanned the room. Feral-green eyes landing on the floor where Lucy was currently layin'.

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(Natsu's inner-dragon POV.)

I was sleeping peacefully, until a light shined on my face as I growled in annoyance and buried my face further in Lucy's hair. Calming down, my ears perked but relaxed when hearing my mate groan... Probably from the light too.

Next thing I knew, a yelp reached my ears as Lucy's body-heat left me.

Startled, I instantly jumped awake, thinking Lucy was in some sort of danger. My sudden alarm of anxiousness and anger woke up my human-side as he started panicking.

'What happened—Is Luce in trouble?!'

Ignoring the raging comments, I turned my attention to the floor when hearing shuffling—Lucy's face scrunched and groaning upon the floor from her fall.

'Lucy's such a weirdo for sleeping on the floor.'

Attempting to stifle a laugh from Lucy's fall didn't work out, especially with my human-side's thoughts.

Hearing me, Lucy rubbed the back of her head and shot me a glare... Mouth shutting instantly as I shivered, 'Scary...'

"Are you okay? Did you wish to sleep on the floor?" I asked, tilting my head in confusion and playing dumb. An act that seemed to work quite well out of situations. Huffing, Lucy shook her head, "I'm fine, and no. But the least you can do is help me up, you obnoxious snoring-dragon!!"

Chuckling at the "insult", 'I'll tell you one thing... You sure know how to pick them.' A sudden anger coursed through me, 'Hey! What's that supposed to mean, you ugly-looking bastard!!' Feeling amused, I shook my head and leaned down to grab Lucy's hand and pulled her to a stand, 'We have the same face... and soul—I also wasn't insulting our mate. I'm just saying you know how to pick them.' Watching Lucy brush off her clothes, a lightbulb went off when seeing she only had a shirt on... Her face twisted in a scowl, "Did you take off my clothes?" Smirking at the light blush that formed, no matter how much Lucy tried to hide it, "No." Letting out a relieved sigh, my smirk widened, "I burned off your clothes."

"WHAT!!" Lucy yelled, face tomato-red in embarrassment and anger.

Snickering, I grabbed her hand and pulled Lucy onto the bed, 'causing her to land right on top of me. Lucy's face was pretty red, eyes widening. Looking into those chocolate brown orbs, I leaned over as my lips brushed against the shell of her earlobe, whispering in a husky tone, "I... Burnt... Off... Your... Clothes." A shiver went down Lucy's spine, my grip tightening around her waist. I couldn't help but tilt her face towards mine, feeling a breathy exhale fall from her rosy-pink lips... Our lips brushed against one another but not yet there as I was about to close the gap between— 'WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?!'

Freezing, I growled viciously at being interrupted... Even if it WAS my human-side's doing. However it startled Lucy in the process as she flinched away and fell back on her butt, thinking she did something wrong like the book said. Eye widening, I swiftly got off the bed and kneeled down to see if she was alright, "Lucy, are you—", before I could continue, Lucy reflexively crawled back. 'LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID! Our growling scared her... Y-You made Lucy scared of me,' I could feel my human-side deflate—Filled with hurt and sadness... Suddenly, I felt something wet touch my cheek as I reached up to touch it. 'Am I crying? Is this what the human-side's doing...?'

All of a sudden it felt like I couldn't control myself anymore, struggling to even lift a finger—'I've had it with this fuckin' season!! I need to see Lucy with ME in control, I need to comfort and reassure her that I'll never hurt her... If you're not going to let me have control... I'LL TAKE IT BACK!!' Everything went black.

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**Gomen, for the late chapter and how short it is! I've been busy going through some things... Actually I just had a kidney transplant. But I will try to wright my next chapter ASAP, hope you like this chapter and thank you for reading lovelies!**