Husband and Wife With One Shots

Dragon Mating Season

Lucy's POV

"I swear, I'm going to beat his face in the next time I see him!" I thought to myself, practically seething as I sat at the bar, Mira and I staring at the door, which Natsu had just hurried out of.

Natsu had been avoiding me for the past 3 days, and to say I was getting angry was kind of an understatement.

"Hey Mira, do you know why Natsu is avoiding me?" I asked the white-haired barmaid, turning to look at her while I thought of ways I could torture Natsu for treating me, his girlfriend, like the plague.

"I'm not entirely sure." She admitted. "It must be a dragon slayer thing, because Laxus has been acting strange as well, along with Gajeel, Wendy, and Cobra, according to Levy, Romeo, and Kinana." She informed me.

"That makes me feel a little bit better, I guess..." I said rather sullenly. At least I'm not alone in this boat... I thought, looking around the guildhall.

Romeo had his head down on one of the tables, and beside him, Levy sat with a worried look on her face.

I got up from the bar, going over to their table. "You two having dragon slayer problems too?" I asked as I sat down at the table. Levy nodded in response to my question. "You too, Lu-chan?"

"I wonder why they're acting so strange...?" I mumbled to myself, leaning my elbow on the table, and my chin on my hand.

"Yeah, I wish they'd go back to normal..." Romeo said, sounding dejected.

"Hey Lucy!" I looked up in surprise when I heard Gray's voice call my name.

"Yeah? What's up?" I asked him when he came over, Juvia's hand clasped in his own.

"Flame farts said he wanted to talk to you back at your house." He told me.

My eyebrows creased, and I shared a look with Levy before I rose to my feet. "Okay, thanks, Gray." I said quickly before running back home. Natsu wasn't outside my house, so I assumed he went through the window.

I went inside and upstairs, and found Natsu sitting on my bed, his head in his hands.

"Natsu?" I said softly, standing in the doorway.

"I...owe you an explanation." Natsu said after a few heartbeats of silence.

"Why you've been avoiding me, you mean?" I asked quietly, and he nodded.

"It's because...well, around this time, it's...well...dragon mating season, and because of the attraction between us, I don't think I could control myself if I was too close to you. I'd probably do something I wouldn't normally do." He explained with an embarrassed look.

"That's the only reason?" I asked in surprise, and he nodded, rising to his feet.

"Yeah. Well, I'm gonna go-" He turned, ready to go out my window, but I grabbed his wrist, halting him.

"Please...stay. I...I missed you, you know." I said softly, looking down at my feet.

At my words, Natsu's struggle to leave or stay turned into an all-out war.

"Luce..." His voice was torn, but I released his wrist, not meeting his eyes. The next instant, Natsu turned around, pulling my lips to his as he cupped my face in his hands.

"I can't ever say no to you, can I?" He asked breathlessly when he pulled away, but he was smirking nonetheless. "I'm sorry I made you lonely." He apologized, his expression sobering.

"Just stay with me now, and all will be forgiven." I said, smiling happily.

"I wouldn't dream of leaving." He said, placing a quick kiss on my lips before scooping me up into his arms, then flopping us both onto the bed.

I snuggled into his warm embrace as he held my body close to his. I felt his lips against my forehead, then he moved slightly, peppering kisses all over my face.

"Natsu..." I whispered, trying to duck my head to hide my red cheeks. He refused to let me though, keeping my face between his warm hands.

"I warned you, didn't I?" He breathed out, his nose touching mine. "I swear, I'll stop if you really want me to, but let me have my way for a while at least..." he said, his voice barely above a whisper. His lips captured mine before I could respond, my breath escaping in a surprised hiss.

Our tongues danced together, and I saw stars behind my eyelids. When Natsu pulled away, he moved his lips to my neck, and I could also feel his sharp canines against my skin.

When his lips suddenly stopped, I only had a split second before his teeth bit into the skin that connected my neck and shoulder, the growl he made sounding very animistic.

There was a sharp pain when he bit me, but that soon was forgotten when Natsu's tongue ran over the spot. The more his warm tongue touched the spot, the less it hurt, so I certainly didn't stop him. That, and strangely enough, I didn't want him to stop...I liked how it felt.

Before he pulled away completely, he kissed the mark softly, his lips lingering there for a few moments. When his eyes met mine, some of the haze in my brain cleared, and my hand unconsciously touched where his lips had been.

"Did you just...give me a hickey?!" I almost screamed, my voice rising a few octaves.

Natsu rolled his eyes, shaking his head, but smiling nonetheless. "No, I marked you. It's a part of the mating process." He said calmly.

"Mating process?!" I shrieked, moving to get up of the bed, but Natsu's steel grip around my waist held me down.

"Yes, dummy." He said, his voice exasperated. "You're my mate." He said it like it was the most natural thing in the world, and I couldn't help but stare at him in surprise.

When I started to stare, his cheeks turned the same color as his hair. "What are you looking at me like that for?" He complained, pouting slightly.

"You're so cute when you're embarrassed." I said with a soft giggle. Natsu poked his lip out more, clearly dissatisfied with my teasing.

"Hey, you were pretty embarrassed a minute ago, too." He reminded me, his mouth turning up into a grin.

"Yeah, yeah." I said, brushing it off with a laugh.

"Hey, Luce?" Natsu's voice suddenly took on a more serious tone. "Promise me...promise me only that only I get to see this side of you."

His cheeks were bright red when he said it, but he looked completely sincere, and maybe a bit jealous at the thought of me showing "this side of me," as he put it, to someone else.

"Of course, Natsu." I assured him, pinching his cheek with a grin.

Lightening fast, Natsu grabbed the hand touching his face, holding it in one of his own while using the other to pull my face towards his.

After one quick kiss, he pulled away and gave me his signature toothy grin. "I love you, Lucy." I couldn't help but blush a little as I responded.

"I love you too, Natsu."