The Hangover from Hell

[celestial_wizard]

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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[celestial_wizard]

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?

[explodewiththerage]

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.

[celestial_wizard]

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?

[explodewiththerage]

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.

[celestial_wizard]

"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.

[explodewiththerage]

"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.