Chapter 29

Levy decided to go to the bathroom quick before she got going leaving lucy to wait patiently for levy.

She sat their as she cried a few more silent tears to herself seeing natsu wouldn't be coming today either.. had she really scared him off that easy?

But as she heard her bedroom door squeak.. she met her eyes with natsu's as she saw he was very VERY elegantly dressed with some beautiful flowers infront of him..

"What are you doing here now.."

*lucy asked bitterly as she snapped out of the daydreaming look natsu was dressed in, she wiped her tears as she stood up to get on a even level with him..*

"Lucy.. please hear me out.. I want to apologize for what I did and said.. after I'm done, you can throw me out or kick my ass.. so just listen.."

*natsu begged as lucy bit the insides of her cheeks to stop herself from laughing at him.. she shook her head as she sat back down and allowed him to come closer..*

"You have 9 minutes natsu, make it quick.."

*lucy demanded as natsu gave her a funny look.*

"Why 9 minutes??.. give me 10 and I'll be fine with that.."

"8 minutes, do I hear 7?"

*natsu shut up as he groaned inwardly as he cleared his throat and got on his knees infront of her.*

Lucy saw him get on both of his knees as he first handed her the bouquet of pink roses and white lilys. She smelled them as she enjoyed their scent but saw he had another bunch behind him? Weird…

"Lucy… I want to apologize to you firstly for screaming at you.. I should have not tooken my anger out towards you when you wanted to talk things out… second, I want to apologize too for not coming sooner to apologize but.. theirs a thing I can't tell you yet until I hear you accept my apologies.. BUT!! BEFORE THAT!!! I want to admit something.."

*lucy was sensing lots of red flags from him.. he was hiding something and wasn't being completely honest about something… she knew he was serious about his apologies, but he was mumbling and stuttering over his words that made no sense.. she scowled at him as he flinched and tried hurrying up to explain to her before his time was up.*

"I'm sorry lucy, that ring you saw.. I lied.. it wasn't mine.. it was yours…"

*natsu sighed as he himself spoiled his own surprise proposal… but he took this chance now to switch from kneeling with both knees too only one knee… his heart was beating fast as he brought around the second bouquet of flowers as he handed them to her seeing she liked them because she smelled them too.. but he shook his focus back as he took out the box out of his pocket with the ring now shining and complete.*

"Oh natsu… you didn't have to go change the ring…"

*natsu interrupted her as he shushed her with his finger as he continued*

"Shhh! I'm not done with my apology yet lucy… so the truth is, this ring.. I had it made customly so you wouldn't get burned by fire.. hence by me… but, it took longer then expected so I had barely gotten it and haven't got the chance to get it finished with the pretty stones I wanted your ring to have… but, I was hurt when you saw the ring incomplete on our date spoiling my surprise for you… so I had to lie to you that the ring wasn't for you, but also I was angry at myself for not being able to finish it before you had seen it.. so Lucy, can you accept my apology?"

*lucy was crying a bit as she saw it was just a big misunderstanding, she nodded as she put the flowers aside and hugged natsu. She returned to her seat as she wiped her eyes waiting for his next step.*

"Okay… whew.. I'm glad that's over with, now.. Lucy. Lucy Heartifilia, the day I met you.. you were the most, kindest woman I ever met.. you fed me and tried helping me look for my father even though I was just chasing a wild goose hunt.."

*lucy giggled as she let natsu continue*

"Lucy.. oh lucy.. As time went by, I always seen you by myside through thick and thin.. heck I'm not even sure if I need to propose to you now because I already consider us married… but, I want to make it official now.. will you.. lucy Heartifilia… marry me?"

*natsu presented the box now as it was shown to her closer. Lucy cried a bit more of happiness as she cleared the frog stuck in her throat as she answered him.*

"Oh natsu… yes.. yes I would marry you!!"

*lucy hugged natsu as he got up to hug her back. He swung her in circles as he grabbed her waist and twirled her.*

"Oh my mavis… that was so *sniff sniff* beautiful.. I never knew you had this side of you natsu.."

*natsu frozen as he let go of lucy, he dropped her on her but accidentally as he realized what he did as he apologized again to her. He turned to see it was levy who had made the comment.*

"Ahhh.. w-well.. guaahhaa um… you see…"

*natsu felt himself turn into a tomato as he thought back to all the cringy things he said to Lucy while he apologized and proposed to her..*

"Don't worry natsu, I heard everything if that's what your wondering.. I did give it a B- on wording but your efforts was a A+.."

*levy replied as she gave a suggestively look at Lucy making dirty lewd sighs with her fingers saying that Lucy should treat him for his reward.. lucy blushed as she began pushing levy out of her apartment.*

"Thank you levy!! But I think I need some privacy with natsu now.. I still haven't let him off the hook yet!"

"Alright alright, I'll be going now.. can I tell the guild though?"

*lucy and natsu both yelled in harmony as they answered no to levy and closed the door.*

"She's going to tell everyone isn't she.."

*natsu asked as he unintentionally kabedon lucy against the door as lucy sighed looking through her peephole on her door not have seen natsu looking like a snack behind her.*

"*sigh*… yeah, first one she's telling this to would be-"

*lucy turned around now as she looked up to see natsu just mere centimeters away from her… his lips were at her eye level as she and him looked at each other with a daze..*

"Lucy?.."

"Hm?"

"Do I look hot?"

*lucy bit her bottom lip as she scanned him from head to toe.. hot wouldn't even describe him.*

"… mmm, you sure do~"

"Good, because this suit is killing me!"

*natsu backed off as he loosened his tie now as he opened his buttoned white shirt. He fanned himself a bit before remembering something.*

"Oh lucy! I forgot!!"

*lucy felt like a idiot already thinking he was taking dirty to her but felt her stomach do flops again as he got really close to her as he dug into his pocket.*

"Here give me your hand.."

*natsu asked for her hand as she mindlessly gave him her left hand that was burned earlier.*

"Lucy?.. what happened to your hand??"

*lucy finally snapped out of it as she quickly hid it behind her and gave him he right.*

"Oh! It was just a minor burn, don't worry about it.."

"Hmm… give it to me.."

*lucy couldn't fool him anymore as she gave him her hand. She felt him peel the bandages off to see her skin a bit more pinker then the rest of her hand.*

"It's minor I told you.. it will heal.."

*lucy blushed as she felt natsu kiss her hand where the burn was as he slid on her ring on her ring finger.. it was a perfect fit.*

"Now, you won't get burned any more.. I love you luce.."

*natsu gave her one more kiss on her hand with the ring he got her now as she embraced him*

"I love you too natsu… let's not fight anymore.."

"Yeah… let's not fight anymore.."

The two stood their by her door as they let the warm air around them envelope them. They were the happiest they could be now.