A is for Arguments

"Natsu!"

"Fuck off, bastard!"

"No! Listen to me!"

"Go away!"

Gray sighed for tenth time that morning. He walked quickly after the pink haired mage a few feet away from him. "You know very well that I won't."

Natsu growled and cursed under his breath, but didn't even bother to look back even once. He was too furious with the ice-bastard to talk to him. Instead, he continued to stomp away, farther and farther away from Gray's apartment. "Just shut up, bastard!"

"Natsu, will you stop and listen to me for once, please!?" Gray was beginning to lose his patience with his stubborn, hard-headed boyfriend. Yet, he took another deep breath to try and calm his nerves.

Natsu stopped and spun around to face his shirtless boyfriend. He gritted his teeth and clench his fist, wanting to punch something so badly. "Oh, so you can make up some excuse and get away with this, again? Don't fuck with me, perverted-exibhition! I'm not your fucking toy!"

Gray clenched his fist, resisting himself from yelling at the boy. "You're no toy, you're my love. My life! Natsu, why don't you understand?"

The dragon slayer roared as he spoke. He couldn't belive Gray would say that after all that just happened a few moments ago. "I DON'T UNDERSTAND!? Seriously!? Are you fucking with me!?"

"Natsu, listen to me- " Gray began to speak but was cut off by Natsu angry voice.

"And why should I, huh!?" Natsu paused, breathing heavily. Tears were beginning to form in his emerald eyes. "Everytime...EVERY FUCKING TIME, I come to your apartment, without telling you, I find you with her! ...I tolerated it the last three times, since you told me she forced herself on you and won't leave you alone. And I believed it, since everyone knows how much she admires you. But...But today, you were practically naked, in bed and she was on top of you!"

"Nastu, I can explain!- " Gray finally raised his voice.

"NO! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT! I'M DONE WITH YOUR BULLSHIT! I'm tired of always being made a fool of. I'm not a fucking idiot!" Tears burned as they slowly fell from his eyes, down his flushed cheeks and onto the pavement below. "Stop messing with me!"

Gray's eyes widened in shock as he saw the tears of the salamander. He hated to see his boyfriend like this. It broke his heart and made him feel terribly guilty, inside.

The ice mage stepped closer, reaching his arm out to comfort the boy infront of him. "Natsu- "

Suddenly, the dragon slayer swatted the ice mage's hand away. Staring at the ground, expressionlessly.

Gray stood there appalled. Before he could say something Natsu interrupted again.

"Don't touch me, ice-bastard!" Natsu glared up at his boyfriend, as he turned around to walk away.

"Oi bastard! Don't walk away from me! I'm not done talking!" Gray's voice boomed down the whole street, catching a few bystanders attention.

"WELL I AM!" The salamander yelled back, without even turning around.

Gray gritted his teeth, as people began to whisper and look worried. He ignored them and ran after his angry boyfriend.

"Oi, you've got this all wrong! This is all a misunderstanding!" Gray trudged after his boyfriend, desperately trying to save their relationship.

"Shut up, bastard!" Natsu quickened his pace, wanting to get as far away as he could from his infuriating boyfriend.

"Natsu! LISTEN TO ME!" Gray grabbed the fire mage shoulders, turned him around and pinned him to a building wall.

Natsu winced as his back hit the way. He slightly opened his eyes to look up at the ravenette in front of him; his raven hair glistening in the afternoon sun.

The pinkette's heart began to beat really fast, like it usually would when the ice mage was this close to him and has him held down. Yet, Natsu shook off all the feelings he had, even though his face was flushed, and raised his voice, once again. "And why should I!?"

A tick formed on the ravenette's head. This guy was really working his last nerve, right now!

"Because if you don't I'm going to fuck you so hard, that no one's going to want be with you ever in your entire life." Gray's glare hardened as he threatened quiet enough that only Natsu's ears heard.

The dragon slayer froze, blushing, slightly frightened, but wouldn't ever admit it. He knew Gray wasn't bluffing, just by the tone of his voice. He was very capable of doing as he threatened, which made Natsu shiver slightly.

"Y-you...Why?" The salamander looked at his feet, not wanting Gray to see the fear in his face.

Gray sighed, taking a deep breath as he opened his mouth to begin speaking. "Because I want you to hear what I've got to tell you before you decide whether to leave me for good, or not."

The pinkette looked up, biting his lip, debating whether he wanted to here this or not. He really didn't want to talk about the incident back at Gray's apartment, but at the same time, his heart wanted to believe that Gray wasn't at the wrong. It wanted to give Gray a chance to speak.

The ravenette observed the salamander's nervous and unsure expression. He knew Natsu's heart was hurt, and it was his fault. So he had to mend it, or else he'd never forgive himself. He had to let Natsu know the truth, before he decided to leave him, for good this time.

He took deep breath and opened his mouth to speak. "Listen, I know what you saw in there probably looked very vivid and agonizing. And you're right, it looked like I was doing something I shouldn't have been. But I wasn't. I swear on my life, I didn't do ANYTHING of that sort, behind your back! I love you, and only you! Juvia, even while knowing that we're together, just won't except it! She keeps coming back, over and over again. Trying to make me change my mind, and be with her instead. Today, despite the fact I was sleeping, she used the spare key, under the 'Welcome' mat and snuck into my room. What you saw was purely her doing. She climbed on top of me, despite knowing we're together. And you know I can't control my habit of stripping, especially in my sleep. That's why I was naked."

Natsu held his breath. He felt mad, but at the same time, he believed Gray and felt a bit happy. Yet, he still didn't know what to say. He felt kind of guilty for blaming Gray, but at the same time it was his fault for not stopping Juvia, and telling her that he wasn't interested in her. That he only had eyes for Natsu, no one else.

"...If you still don't believe me, I understand. It's your decision. I understand it's hard to love someone whose always being chased down by a crazy, overly obsessed girl. But I'll say this; even if you decide to leave, I will love you, forever. And I will do whatever it takes to make you forgive me."

The ice mage sighed, running a hand through his unwashed hair. He didn't know what else to say to convince the salamander in front of him that he was telling the truth, and he really didn't want to lose his little dragon. All he could do now was wait and see what the dragon slayer wants.

Natsu on the other hand was staring back down at his feet, not sure of what to do. His brain told him, that he's had enough of seeing Juvia all over Gray, and he didn't want anything to do with either one of them anymore! But then again, his heart told him that he should stay. That it wasn't entirely Gray's fault, and he shouldn't punish him by leaving him. The ice mage loved him a lot, and would kill to keep Natsu's heart, and he deserved a second chance.

Tears began to form as Natsu thought more and more on this. He didn't want to be here anymore, he just wanted to go home.

Gray was taken by the pinkette's reaction and reach down to lift his chin up. "Oi! What's wrong?"

Natsu sniffled, rubbing his eyes, before shaking his head.

The ravenette raised an eyebrow. Does that mean, "No I don't want to be with you." or something else?

"Oi, it's okay. I understand. You need some space...I'll leave you alone and go home. Okay?" Gray forced a smiled, although great sorrow filled his heart. He removed his hands from Natsu's side and turned to walk away, when to warm arms suddenly wrapped around him. "Woah! Natsu!? You okay?"

Natsu sobbed on Gray's back, mumbling between tears. "Don't leave me, bastard..."

The ice mage smiled. He turned around in Natsu's arms and kissed the boy's forehead. "Don't worry, I won't."

Natsu looked up with teary eyes, which Gray reached over to wipe them off his face.

Slowly, Gray cupped the pinkette's flushed face and brought it closer to his very own; placing his icy lips on Natsu's fiery ones. They kissed passionately for a few minutes before breaking for air.

Natsu huffed, almost silently, as he tired to catch his breath.

Gray smiled, for real this time, and kissed the boy on the cheek before softly speaking. "I love you, Natsu."

Natsu smiled, wiping his eyes one last time as he responded back softly. "I love you too, Gray."