Is it real?

"Natsu?" Gray mumbled as he slowly woke up and gently rubbed his eyes to adjust to the lighting. He looked around the room but couldn't spot the flame brain. 'I wonder where he ran off to…' He walked towards and sniffed. 'F-Fire?' As soon as he stepped in the kitchen, he noticed a pink headed teenager standing in front of the stove.

'Aw… making breakfast, I see' Gray thought as he paddled over to the Dragon Slayer. "Good morning, flame breath," he mumbled as he looked over to see what he was cooking.

"Hey, ice princess," Natsu commented, as he focused his eyes of the pan sizzling the bacon and eggs. "I made breakfast for us," He added, stating the obvious.

"No duh," The ice mage groaned back as he flopped down on the chair by the dining table. He couldn't stop but look at the Dragon Slayer's butt. It was toned and muscular. 'Typical ladies' man' Gray admitted.

After breakfast, the two walked over to the guild in silence. Well, flew. "Look at it," Natsu said with a hint of desperation in his voice as Gray monitored the ice-make airplane. Magnolia had been through a terrible attack, and there was no hope.

Who knows how many people lose their lives? Who knows how long it'll take to repair Magnolia back to its original state? Natsu sniffed as he gazed at the town… in ruins. Few of the citizens survived. But Gray and Natsu knew they had to check on the guild.

"Guys?" Natsu questioned as he walked in the guild hall, ruined… destroyed. Easily they found Juvia, Mirajane, Erza, Wendy, Happy, Master, Laxus and Lucy. The rest… were gone.

"L-Lis...ann…" Natsu sobbed in Gray's arms, knowing that his childhood friend was no longer alive. Gray wiped away tears as he soaked in the fact that part of his family was now gone.

"Ga-j...jeel," the Dragon Slayer muttered as he remembered the two Dragon Slayers kick Sabertooth's ass at the Grand Magic Games.

"Calm down now. We have to get everyone somewhere safe," Gray said with a shaky tone. Natsu looked up with puffy eyes and nodded. He couldn't lose anyone else.

"Natsu, I understand that you are upset, but now isn't the time to grieve," Master Markarov stated. "We must get everyone somewhere safe,"

'How can we ever find somewhere safe?! Look, the town is a mess!' Natsu thought as he continued to sob uncontrollably.

"Now now. C'mon, let's help our guild members," Erza said in a caring tone. Gray and Natsu both sobbed as they felt themselves surrounded by death. Suddenly, thoughts were brought back.

Gray's scene: The vision of Ur's smiling face as her love for Gray and Lyon brought her to her sacrifice. "I'll seal away your darkness,"

Natsu's scene: The vision of Igneel as he sacrificed himself in order to save the world against Acnologia. "Stay safe, son…"

~Shortly afterward~

"-as well leave him be," Natsu suddenly woke up as he realized that they were in an ice-make plane.

"W-What happened?" Natsu questioned. Erza sighed, and looked at Natsu deeply in the eyes.

"You passed out, my dear. Now rest a bit more. We have much to do later," She assured him. He noticed that her whole chest was wrapped in bandages. He nodded tiredly. "Gray… where is he?"

"Yes?" Gray answered as he walked out of the cock pit. "What's wrong?" He asked in concern. Natsu reached his hands out. And Gray knew exactly what the Dragon Slayer needed. "Fine…" He walked over to him, and embraced the pink headed teenager into his broad chest.

Natsu sniffed. He loved the smell of Gray. More than anything else in the world. He had always felt secure in the arms of the ice princess. Slowly, the ice mage got up and looked at Natsu in the eyes.

"When this is over, there's something I want to ask you. So be prepared." Gray warned. Natsu looked at Gray innocently as he wondered of all the things that the ice princess may have wanted to ask him. But all he did was nod.

"Okay. I'll be waiting," Natsu whispered. Gray nodded and walked back to the cock pit.

~At Gray's apartment~

"Ok, so there are only 10 of us left right? We need to split us up into groups of two. We need to take advantage of shelter," Markarov instructed.

"Juvia wants to be with Gray-sama!" Juvia said with a cheerful voice as she clung onto his arm.

"Ok, I've pick the pairs. Natsu, you'll be in Gray's apartment with Gray including Happy. Juvia will be with Wendy. Mira will be with me. Lucy, Wendy and will be in another group. Got it?" Master spoke as he pointed at everyone.

Natsu couldn't help but blush. 'Finally, some time alone with Gray,' Gray looked over at the Dragon Slayer and scooted over to him. He carefully placed a hand on Natsu's lap.

"It's gonna be the two of us," Gray said with a wink. Natsu nodded.

"Yes, indeed,"