Author's notes: Hi everyone and welcome to my first fanfic! I wrote it on Gray and Natsu because there's a serious lack of this pairing on Fanfiction :) I hope you guys will enjoy it and please R&R, I'd truly appreciate that. Thanks and have a good read :D

Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Fairy Tail nor its characters, but I sure wish I did!

Title: The Unforgettable Train Mix-up
By: Mythical01
Manga: Fairy Tail
Pairing: Gray/Natsu
Rating: T
Summary:
Gray and Natsu, by accident, go on the wrong train and must find a way to get back to Fairy Tail Guild. Please R&R.


The Unforgettable Train Mix-up

By: Mystical01

Chapter 1:

"Stay still, will you?" grumbled Gray.

"Do…do it faster," articulated Natsu with great difficulty, his breathing getting harsher.

"Hey, you sure you're ok?" asked the ice mage, slightly worried for the red head.

"Shut urghp…" Natsu quickly held out his free hand up to his mouth, safely preventing himself from making his ridiculously large breakfast resurface.

"I told you we never should've gotten on this train, you idiot," said Gray, glad the fire mage had managed to keep his fare in.

Flashback

The two Fairy Tail mages were on the train station and ready to head back to the guild, for they had "successfully" completed their mission. That is to say, they also caused quite a ruckus by destroying half of the town's port, a whole mansion and burning down a farm.

"It's this one, I know it is!" yelled Natsu, staring fiercely into Gray's dark brown eyes.

"No, it's the other train. This one goes all the way to Tsubaki Town," replied Gray, somewhat annoyed at his childhood friend's stubbornness.

"I'm TELLING you, it's THIS freakin' train!" hollered the persistent troublemaker.

"Well, I'M telling YOU that it's the wrong one, you dimwit!" answered the ice mage, gradually raising his voice.

"Sirs, the train is departing. Would you please decide faster? The doors are closing…" interrupted a worker, trying to stop their rather loud argument.

Natsu suddenly smirked and grabbed Gray's arm. Unwillingly, the ice mage flushed at the touch. With one swift movement, Natsu threw the teen into the wagon and followed right after him, the doors closing the second they both got in.

"You baka! This is the wrong train!" shouted Gray.

"Yeah right," retorted the fire mage, completely convinced that he had made the right choice.

"Attention to all passengers, welcome aboard on Orient Express. We are now heading towards Tsubaki Town. I repeat, Tsubaki town. We wish you a…" continued the announcer.

"Shit…" said Natsu with a grim look on his face.

End of flashback

Gray had forcefully broken down the door with the help of an ice spear and was holding Natsu by the shoulders, keeping the poor red head in balance. Natsu's warm breath was stroking his right cheek and it made him feel awkward. Why was he blushing anyway?

"Jump…already," growled the ill boy suffering from motion sickness.

Ignoring his flushed state, Gray hopped off the train and the two rolled down one of the bluffs covering both sides of the rail road. Tsubaki Town was easily a three days trip to their guild and neither Gray nor Natsu could survive such a long journey. Finally reaching solid ground, Gray threw a discrete glance over at the body next to his.

oOoOo

Lying on the fresh field, Natsu felt his motion sickness slowly disappear. He hated to admit it, but he had to thank Gray for helping him get out of that vehicle. He couldn't imagine himself taking yet another train to get back to Fairy Tail. Just thinking about it made his head spin.

He couldn't help but wonder why Gray even bothered to argue with him at the train station. Gray was always right and he knew Natsu was just desperately trying to prove himself correct. The dragon slayer had pushed his partner into the train, only to find out he was wrong yet again. The fact that this scenario happened almost everyday was saddening, but then again, it wasn't like him at all to stay depressed for long. So what if Gray was usually right? He'd just have to beat him next time and the time after that and so on. Happy with his decision, Natsu sat up, a broad grin covering his face.

"What's up with the smile? It's creepy," said Gray, slowly getting up too.

"Shut up," returned the fire mage, wiping the grin off his face. "Anyway, where are we?" he asked, looking around him and searching for any signs of civilization.

"I…don't know," replied the ice mage, scratching the back of his head.

It then suddenly struck them like lightning: they were…LOST! Natsu could perfectly imagine that request on the mission board saying: "two Fairy Tail mages, lost somewhere near Tsubaki Town". They would be the laughing stock of the whole guild; especially the old fart of a master who'd surely bring this up every five seconds to see their reactions. Realizing this, he feebly flopped back down, mulling over all the possible solutions in his head.

"We're going to walk all the way back to the train station by following the rail road, Natsu," declared Gray, as if reading his mind.

oOoOo

The journey back was a long one, but Gray was glad it was not on a train. He always felt sorry for Natsu when they were on some kind of transportation together. He pitied not only the fire mage, but himself included. He wished he could help his friend overcome the torment vehicles constantly brought upon him, but Gray didn't know how. All the scenarios he could think of turned out way too awkward and embarrassing for him to even consider them of possible use. He'd result to insults to take his mind off the fact that Natsu was in pain. Natsu's energetic responses always comforted him somehow, knowing that the red head was at least fine enough to throw back an often cruel remark.

They had stayed on the train for quite a while before leaping down one of the cliffs bordering the lengthy rail road they were traveling on. Trying to situate their position according to the approximate amount of time they had been riding the wagon, Gray estimated one whole day and a half to be how long it would take them, by foot, to get back to the train station. He also had to consider the fact that they might meet up with some kind of danger along the way, but this sounded more or less likely, for they were both fairly powerful mages.

"Hey Gray, did you bring something to eat?" inquired Natsu, almost pleading.

"Right, forgot about that issue," thought Gray, remembering the abnormal appetite his partner had.

"So, did you? I'm kind of hungry," continued Natsu, looking down at his growling stomach, pouting.

"I'll think of something," answered Gray, sighing.

As they continued to walk forward, following the massive rail road they rode a while back, Gray started to ponder on how to find something edible in the big woods they were traveling in. He suddenly noticed that the temperature got colder. "Is it getting late?" He wondered. He glimpsed over at Natsu, who was acting a little…strange. His partner was continuously scratching his chin and glancing over at him once in a while, blushing slightly in the process. Intrigued, Gray stopped walking and put one hand on Natsu's shoulder.

"Hey, what's wrong?" he asked, waiting for an immediate answer.

Surprised, Natsu stayed motionless for a second.

"Well, I've wanted to tell you this for a while, but…" replied Natsu, looking away, feeling his cheeks redden.

Taken aback by the sudden comment, Gray's heart started to beat faster and he could swear he saw an anime-like background surround Natsu. His eyes widened in anticipation. "Wishful thinking," he mused, "as if he would say that." But nevertheless, he stared at Natsu, his hopes rising up every time the red head blushed and turned to look away.

"…your pants are missing," said Natsu, finally finishing his sentence.


Well, that's chapter 1 of The Unforgettable Train Mix-up. Please R&R if you want more chapters! *evil smirk*

Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it :)