CHDH 71
āCapturing Her Damaged Heartā
Rated M. See chapter 1 for list of warnings. I do not own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does.
Summary: A deadly disease plagues the world. People are dying, the dead are rising. The infection spreads too fast to stop. Everyone tries their best to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, but things get messy for Natsu when he finds a blonde woman on one of his missions. Natsu takes it upon himself to help her, protect her, and accidentally fall in love with her? Zombie Apocalypse AU. Hurt/comfort, angst, romance.
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Chapter Seventy-One: Let it be Grand- Part One
(May 29th, 2018, Tuesday Morning)
Light flickered across Lucyās eyelids. She squeezed her eyes tight, trying to block out the pesky sun, but it was no use. She knew she had to get up soon, but it was her day off. Who could blame her for wanting to sleep in?
She wanted to rest, but soon her belly would grumble. The call for food was always too tempting to pass up, even if the bed was beyond comfortable.
Not only was it warm and soft, it was spacious, not that she ever got to take advantage of its size. She rarely got to stretch out, Natsu often sleeping next to her if he wasnāt outright cuddling her.
Lucy couldnāt blame him. She had started the trend five weeks ago when she had a nightmare. It had been unbearable, and Natsu was kind enough to let her crash in his room. He also let her confide in him, showing her he was not only a great listener, but a good confidant. She knew, felt it in her heart that he wasnāt going to go spilling her secrets. If it wasnāt for the safety of the base, he never would have told Makarov about Ivan, and she fully understood that now.
That night she bared her soul, telling him about one of the worst days of her life, as well as some other shitty things that had happened in her past. He hadnāt judged her for a single thing, hadnāt treated her differently after that, and knowing his opinion of her hadnāt changed meant more to her than she could express.
Her safety in him only grew, finding inner peace when she was with him.
Natsu let her seek out physical comfort as well. She had cuddled him first, but by the end of that night they were both holding each other as he fell asleep.
Sleep hadnāt come easily for her that night, plagued by fear until exhaustion won. While the nightmares had calmed down, only occurring on occasion, Lucy still found herself taking up residence in his bed more often. Twice a week for the past five weeks, always the night before her day off.
It started when Lucy hung out with Natsu in his room that following Friday, talking about āGame of Thronesā until she got sleepy. He had offered her the bed so she didnāt have to walk down the hall to her room. While she knew she needed to go brush her teeth and sleep in her own bed, Lucy accepted his offer.
With him in the bed, of course. She couldnāt make him sleep on the floor in his own room after all.
Since then, the excuses grew flimsy until they didnāt use any at all. She started pocketing her toothbrush and toothpaste on the nights she wanted to stay over, Natsu taking the hint each time.
It was unspoken, but Lucy felt it. He liked sleeping next to her just as much as she wanted it too. They fit together nicely, whether it was Natsu curled around her or her cuddled against his back.
Currently Natsu was sprawled out over her, one heavy arm across her stomach while his ankle hooked hers. He certainly hadnāt started in that position, the two shifting in their sleep to get comfortable.
And Lucy was definitely comfortable. Maybe too much.