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The Hangover from Hell

Date & Time: December 8
Location: Unit 106
Characters: Lucy Heartfilia, Natsu Dragneeel
Summary: Lucy's woken up with the hangover from hell. Natsu crashed on the couch. She has no clue what she did, hahaha, awkwardness ensues.

Lucy's dreams had been plagued with demons. Red haired demons chasing her down a spiraling path, bottles of booze scattered over the floor, tempting her with coaxing 'drink meeeeeeeeeeeee' calls. Yet if she stopped to be tempted, the demon started to catch up. Just as she was sprinting around a corner, she heard the demon howling behind her, hot breath on her neck and she screamed -

Only to wake up with a start and a squeak in her bed, still in her masquerade gown, though her mask has been taken off at least. Rumpled, sleepy, and the slightest sound causing her head to pound like someone was beating on it with a pair of drum sticks, she groggily pushed herself off of the bed.

She was home, so ... she must have made it back somehow. She couldn't remember what had happened the previous night, in all honesty, but it couldn't have been that bad. She hoped. Ugh, she had to cross into the living room, shading her eyes all the way, wanting to head into the bathroom. Had she noticed an extra guest? Nosuh, she hadn't!

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Hopefully not too fatal! "I don't think anyone will believe even half of what we tell them." Actually they probably will. Fairy Tail was just a magnet for weirdness like that.

"Hm?" IS that topic change that much safer from the current one? "Did something else happen last night?" Beyond the usual cray-cray?

No but it was damn close. That was putting it mildly. IT wook a great deal to phase their guild.

"They believed Edolas. Doubt this place is gonna be a problem for them." That and the fact that the two of them would never lie about something this big.

Well crap. That was the problem with desperate topic changes. You usually didn't look where you'd go with it.

"What? No! no no no no no nothing happened. Just I think we might have wrecked a few places when Erza chased us through the town. But I can brag about getting away from her at least." That alone was enough to feed his reputation with the rest of the guild.

"Yeah, you're right." Bemusedly admitting this, because yeah - no one would lie about something like this.

Aaand... okay there were WAY too many hasty "no"s in that sentence. Enough that it piqued Lucy's suspicion, and she stared at Natsu closely. "Really? Is that all?" Well not... ALL because holy F_CK they are so dead when they saw Erza. "You're -sure-?"

Looking too closely there, Lucy. He had to avert his eyes since he felt she might see right through them to the other truth he's keeping from her.

"Yea. I mean what else could there be?" Plenty. And most of it did happen. He must be catching on some of Lucy's weirdness since now he was actually hoping they would get to Erza faster. Pain he could handle, the intricate delicate complicate workings of emotions? Not so much.

That was still very suspicious, looking away like that. Normally Natsu was so direct after all.

"I don't know, but...you're acting weird." Says the weirdo.

"Eh? I am? Weird I don't feel any diferent." Denial was his last line of defence and damned if he was going to let that one fall too.

So this was what it felt like when time slowed down due to circumstance. Natsu always did live things in the moment and as such most days would go by in a blast of fun or adventure.

"Really." Okay Natsu, you asked for it! WOrk on that denial pudding because she reached up to snag his shoulder to fully get his attention, leaning forward all determined and suspicious.

"Look me in the eye and tell me nothing happened last night, and I'll believe you."

Easy right? Because maybe it WAS her imagination. And if he succeeds, well, she would apologize for doubting him!

He was going to do just that. Until she stopped him that is. Close. And her grip was so startlingly strong. Natsu was staring down Erza number two. Looking her in the eye was too much. But if he didn't feed her some kind of bone she would gnaw at him until she got to the core of his predicament.

"L-Like I said. N..othing happened." Natsu you forgot that part about looking her in the eyes. Not looking somewhere to her right above her shoulder.

He couldn't even look at her. What on Earthland did she do last night? Did she shame the guild or something? She fell silent, watching Natsu with all the suspicion she could muster.

He was clearly hiding something from her. He clearly didn't want to talk to her about...whatever she did. It must have been really horrible. "... Okay." No, she didn't believe him. "I see." Not a bit, but her hand fell away. "I get it."

You don't get a damn thing, Lucy. But it was bothering her now, whatever happened, and damned if she couldn't remember what it was. Erza wouldn't be any help, since she was drunk just like Lucy was. It wasn't even so much that she had done something, but it was that she must have done something truly heinous for a reaction like that from Natsu.

She'd have to make it up to him. Somehow.

Oh gods would this cycle of misunderstandngs and secrets never end? Probably. If Natsu only knew what she was thinking then he woul have probably blurted out the whole thing then and there. Unfortunately while perceptive in key moments, this one right now was not of that nature.

Still the way she let go and the look on her face made him uncertain about her words.

"We uh should hurry up and see Erza" And maybe she can help pound the feelings he was getting from lying to Lucy so much.

Lucy nodded slightly, sighing. "Right." The smile had vanished though, torn away by concern of the events from the previous evening, and her worry about what would happen when they reached Erza's apartment.

...maybe she should have written a will.

God dammit he just couldn't do anything right could he? Natsu didn't say anything else after that choosing to keep his traitorous mouth shut to prevent any more clutch situations. of his own doing.

Uhoh, it's Return of the Awkward. The silence was too unnatural, especially from him. She stole a glance towards Natsu when she thought he wasn't looking, mentally wracking her brain for some way of apologizing. Actions were better than words, right? And Christmas was coming up... hrm.

"Natsu-" Lucy, why do you have such trouble walking and talking when you're distracted? Because as she turned to address her friend, the toe of her boot hit one of the steps, throwing her well off balance. FFF waugh!~

It was unnatural yes but it was also safe for the current situation. Or so he thought at least. Even so just because he decided to keep quiet didn't mean he wasn't paying attention to Lucy herself. Quite the opposite really. The absence of her smile now adding another weight to the pile already bearing down on his shoulders.

So when she called his name and subsequently tripped on the stair, his reflexes kicked in and he reached out with one hand to grab hold of Lucy's wrist to steady her. Unfortunately he might have pulled a little too hard meaning Natsu then found himself with his back pressed against the wall of the corridor and Lucy very much pressed against him.

OH.

Well.

Uh. Okay well while Lucy was very grateful Natsu kept her from faceplanting on the stairs as that would hurt .. she didn't expect him to pull that hard. And in that position she was in now she... was very close, with one wrist in his hand, and her other hand on his opposite shoulder.

Okay THINK Lucy. There had been something very important or ... probably important she was going to say to her friend only ... there was just white noise in her brain now, any ability to think temporarily offline. "..." Her face may also be turning a new shade of pink.

This felt distinctly familiar. The moment the blush creeps up her cheeks, the image is complete and he remembered once again the way she looked and held on to him last night in her intoxicated state. She had been almost this closs. And she had leaned in and....Argh don't think about it!

"..."

Please leave a message after the roar.

When she tried to kick start her brain, the only thing she could think of was how close Natsu was to her - how familiar it was and stop leaning towards him, Lucy. STOPPIT.

"Natsu...I -" Fingers curl slightly, the sensation of tiny butterflies leading a battalion into her stomach, her heart beating a rapid rhythm from the proximity between herself and him.

It's usually during moments such as these, that Happy would pop up to trol--er, tease them. Or Virgo.

Only here there was no, Happy, and Virgo was remaining in the spirit world, behaving. It was just the two of them, locked in that moment -

-- that is, until the sound of a door banging open startled her out of ... of her thoughts, and she jerked backwards slightly, her blush only intensifying.

Sweet Mavis what was I ... Seriously what had she even been thinking just then? That was crazy. CRAZY.

Give her a moment, she was a little shaken by that ...near miss. Voice voice, where's her voice?

Yes they were close. So close. Even though there had been times in the past that they'd been this close to one another. So why was this and last night that much more diferent.

"You..." What was wiht htat sudden urge to pull her closer, That was...so NOT like him. Or rather he never did it intentionally as much as it feeling natural. WHich in any other guy's head would be all the warning bells required to put together this particular puzzle.

Thankfully the world intervened with that slamming door, sending both Natsu and Lucy out of each others arms. Natsu quickly turned on his heel and showed his back to Lucy while trying to sort out what just happened. AN impossible task to be sure.

No no nononono, that totally did not happen.

It was...

It was just because she'd been concerned and in the moment they were so close. And it wasn't like she was a /stranger/ to how close they tended to be, either with him invading her personal space or protecting her but..

Stop. Just. Just stop. Trying to think about something like that was dangerous. She inwardly sighed. "W...we should hurry on." And she carefully moved to head up the stairs because oh dear GOD Erza's floor felt like it was a million miles away right now.

Why couldn't she have been on that floor?

Nope totally didn't. To~tally didn't. Unfortuantely his memory was saying otherwise. Traitorous thing that it was.

"R-Right. We don't want the whole building getting wrecked in case she's up!" Natsu followed after Lucy at arms reach distance in case she happened to trip up again.

"The fact that you're not even kidding about that is kind of terrifying." Lucy remarked, the awkward blush still on her cheeks.

But he had a point, and she quickened her step to a trot up the stairs. Yes, focus on something else, like their impending death by teammate. Anything other than whatever...just didn't happen.

"Well it is Erza we're talking about." And not any of the awkward topics from before. And for that Natsu was thankful.

Even if their climb was similar to that of a convict on death row. But they were climbing up there regardless, listening for any sign of the metaphorical dragon.

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