Chapter 9

There was seriously something wrong with this picture.

After two weeks, natsu found himself sleeping in the floor again… why?

He thought he had squashed the problem he and lucy had, and he began sleeping again on the bed with her for reals this time. But today he found himself on the floor saying good morning to the dust bunnies underneath her bed. He glared at them as he felt something changed in the past two nights he slept in the floor.

"Good morning natsu… how was your sleep?"

*lucy said as she sounded a bit groggy and tired.*

"Great. It was fantastic. The floor was really nice.."

*natsu said it sarcastically but lucy didn't even notice as she stepped off the bed to go directly to the bathroom.*

"Hmm there's something wrong.. why is she doing what we promised not to do? Ugh!!!! She's so weird I swear!!"

*natsu argued with himself as he finally got off the floor to fold the blankets and pillow he used to sleep. Tonight he would confront her and ask her why she doesn't want him sleeping on the bed with her now.*

Natsu wanted to blow off some steam so he told lucy by through the bathroom door as he left to the guild to pick a fight with the ice-freak.

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Lucy felt bad for what she was doing. But she had to put some distance with him and her for the moment since she was on her monthly woman thing. Yes she was on her period, and didn't know how to bring it up to natsu without having to answer a million uncomfortable questions from him.

She had to constantly spend her time changing frequently to keep natsu from smelling something different from her and much less stay away from him.

She sighed as she got dressed in some sweats today as she made her way to the guild. She wished this would end already so she can snuggle with him. Her cramps really weren't her best of friends.

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Natsu didn't even have the will to pick a fight with grey today. Plus grey was more occupied with juvia who was hanging off his neck as he tried pushing her away. He looked away as he caught his eyes on lucy who just barely came in.. she looked beat up..

His anger from before faded as he got worried, was she not feeling well today? And just like that he got up to accompany lucy who sat alone on a table. But as he got closer he got a smell of something… was this blood?..

Natsu panicked as he saw the wound of blood was coming from lucy who looked pale. He immediately scooped her up as he surprised her and made a dash to the infirmary.

"Natsu?!? What are you doing?!?"

"Lucy! Don't worry I'll get wendy and I'll have her heal you! Where are you hurt?!"

*lucy felt a blush crawl her cheeks as they finally made it at the infirmary, Wendy was there as she quickly got a bed ready for lucy not knowing what was happening.*

"Wendy! Lucy is bleeding, please heal her!"

*natsu said as he made Wendy more panicked as she tried looking for the wound lucy was bleeding from.*

"IM NOT HURT NATSU!!! IM ON MY PERIOD!!!"

*lucy delivered a ground shaking punch down his head as he fell face first to the floor. Wendy stopped as she blushed at what lucy said.*

"Oh.. I'm sorry lucy, I don't think I can heal that hahaha.."

*wendy laughed nervously as lucy only sighed.*

"It's alright wendy.. I think I need to talk to natsu about this.. can you give us a few minutes? I'll make it quick wendy.."

*lucy said as Wendy nodded and left the two to work out their misunderstanding.*

"Okay, but make sure you rest at home lucy, you look a bit pale so try eating more and stay warm okay?"

*Wendy gave her last diagnostic's as natsu recovered from his blow to his head as he rubbed his head.*

"… *sigh* I'm sorry natsu.. I should have probably told you but… I'm on my period, it's a thing girls get once a month which makes them bleed from.. under 'there' .."

*lucy blushed as she looked a bit sad. Natsu looked at her as he processed what she said, man… girls were so weird in many ways…*

"Is that also the reason why you kick me out of the bed these past two days?"

Lucy nodded, as natsu sighed a breath of relief…

So it wasn't for something he did wrong, which was good to hear but now he wanted to comfort her if he can.

"Does it hurt? Do you feel sick? Is it that bad when you bleed? Do yo-"

"Stop! Don't ask me things now while I'm like this! It's embarrassing you know…"

*lucy curled up as she felt her cramps hit her and began to cry, she wanted to go home now and disappear from this situation.*

Natsu saw now that she was uncomfortable with herself and stood silent understanding that she wanted som peace and quiet. He carried her as he opened the window from the guild as he jumped out landing on the roof of a building. He kept on walking with lucy in his arms as he finally made it to her apartment as he came in through her window and placed her on the bed.

"Thank you natsu… can… you.. can you stay with me for a bit?"

*lucy asked shyly as she wanted to cry from her cramps but didn't hear natsu answer, instead she felt how he layed on the bed behind he as he tucked his hands into her abdomen and began warming her up in his body heat. She felt a relief as his warm hands seemed to get rid of her cramps as she felt drowsy and fell asleep in his arms.*

"You don't have to ask lucy for something you already have… I will always stay with you even if you push me out of your life… sweet dreams.."

*natsu hugged her tighter as he curled behind her intertwining his legs with hers. He finally felt complete again as he too slept with her in his arms.*