A Fine Line Between Love and Hate

Summary: Natsu and Gray have always been rivals and could dare say be called friends. But what if Gray wants something more? Can Natsu handle this new side of Gray or will their relationship become a fine line between love and hate? A journey through the years of their relationship, exploring parts of the Guild timeline, but additionally new concepts and ideas.

Warning: Yaoi fic.

Pairing: Gratsu.

Please no flames if you don't like yaoi or this ship. If you don't like either then this fic. isn't for you.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or any characters.

Flame brain… Squinty eyes… Tabasco idiot…

I can't get him out of my mind.

Growing up, I have always viewed Natsu as my rival, but also my role-model. He always seems so determined to find Igneel. He has a burning passion that I'm seriously lacking. That is part of what made me fall for him.

Since I first met Natsu, my feelings for him have grown stronger with very passing day. There have been so many instances when I have thought he likes me back, for instance, when he stopped me from using Iced Shell, on Galuna Island, only to be faced with the realisation later, that he was probably only acting out of friendship… If that. After all, it isn't exactly uncommon knowledge that Natsu views everyone in Fairy Tail as family and wouldn't want anything bad to happen to anyone. I'm no more important to him than anyone else. He probably just labels me as 'one of his many nakama'.

… Besides. He has Lucy. They're obviously going to end up together; Lucy clearly likes him, no matter what she says. Natsu's just too oblivious to notice it. Even Mirajane ships them and faints at the sight of them doing anything together. And if you get shipped my Mirajane… Well let's just say that she'll do anything to get you together. You face her Satan Soul if you don't.

Despite all this Natsu/Lucy shipping, Juvia labels Lucy as her 'love rival,' for the affections of me. Eurgh, don't even get me started on Juvia. I love her, I really do, but only as family. I wish she'd take the hint already. If anything I swear she's convincing Natsu that I don't like him. Honestly, she's way too clingy.

I love Natsu. I really do. I just wish that he'd notice my feelings for him already, instead of being the oblivious flame-brain that he is.

I suppose I had better start this from when Natsu first joined the guild. When my feelings for him first fostered; a wonderful warmth in my usually cold body, caused by him.

Chapter 1

Year X777
Fairy Tail Guild

Gray's POV

It was an average day at the guild... Well as average as you can get. At this point, not many had joined Fairy Tail, so it wasn't that hectic. Macao and Wakaba were having one of their usual arguments and Cana was scolding me for stripping. Just your average. That would all change soon enough. When he arrived. Who I would know later as the love of my life.

"Get in here brat," I heard the voice belonging to Makarov say.

"No! Take me back to Igneel! I don't belong here; I belong with Igneel!"

Igneel? I thought. I wonder who that is.

"I don't know where your dad is. All you can do now is join this guild so you can search for him."

"But my dad is a dragon! He's a fire dragon! He would never want me to join a guild like this!"

A dragon huh? Aren't they supposed to be extinct? This kid was becoming more interesting by the second.

"Don't make me get angry with you brat."

Oh shoot, when Makarov got angry, he got very angry.

"Leave me alone! Take me back to Igneel!"

So I don't know who this kid is, but he obviously isn't very smart, angering Makarov.

Suddenly, I heard a crash. Yep. Makarov had done it. The infamous 'Giant'. With this ability, he could enlarge any part of his body and crush anyone opposing him.

"Ahh! Scary short person!"

Wow so now I knew this kid was an idiot. Not only angering Makarov by dissing Fairy Tail, but his height as well? Yeah, I may as well start digging his grave right now.

I heard another crash. Well there goes another table, I thought.

"Who are you calling short now, brat?" Makarov shouted.

"I'm sorry Mister Shorty," said the voice.

Okay I don't even know how anyone can be this oblivious. I pray for his soul.

"I have lost my patience with you brat! Come with me now."

"No! Igneel!

After a few minutes of various crashing noises, signifying tables getting destroyed, Makarov finally hauled the kid inside. Wow, I know some people that aren't going to happy with that destruction.

"Okay, everyone, this is Natsu. He wants to join Fairy Tail... Right?" Makarov, a scary expression on his face, questioned Natsu.

"A-Aye sir!"

Natsu, huh? I thought, that's a nice name.

I took a good look at the boy Makarov just dragged in. I've got to say, despite his kicking and screaming, he's kind of cute, I just need to find a way to talk to him…

Yeah, I know what people can think of me: 'you're into guys?'

Well the truth is: I don't know right now – I'm a little young to put a label on things aren't I?

All I know is that I'm open minded… And probably partial to guys – as it happens I've never really found girls attractive, though too be honest, for most of what I can remember, or at least want to remember, I've only really been around Lyon. Okay, so he's hot. But this pink-haired loud-mouth – well, he grips me in some sort of special way.

"Gray, clothes."

I got taken out my fantasy by Cana's realistic voice.

"Huh? Argh my clothes!" I exclaimed. I seriously need to get out of this habit.

"Hahaha."

I heard a voice laughing. I looked over and saw it was Natsu. "Hahaha, pervert stripper got told," he said mischievously.

I looked over at him, glaring. "You wanna go, pointy-eyes?"

"Haha, you bet, droopy-eyes"

That was the start of a very violent relationship… It wasn't quite how I had hoped our first meeting would go.

Author's notes: So that's the first chapter~ Hopefully chapters will get longer. As explanation, this chapter included a scene written in the "present time", and Gray's POV took charge this chapter; him looking back on his first meeting with Natsu. The next chapters will be a continuation of this chapter; it will be in the present moment of the time when the chapters are written, and will lead up to the "true present moment," in a sense. Hopefully that explanation made sense. Anyway, looks like Natsu wants to speak-

Natsu: -I hope you enjoyed me beating up Gray. Mwahahaha.

Gray: As if, idiot. I totally won.

Me: *sweatdrops* I don't know if you noticed but I didn't write the actual fight. Just preluded it. So that means no one won.

Natsu/Gray: Huh? No way? I won!

Me: You two had better shut up if you know what's good for you *evil gleam*

Natsu/Gray: A-aye sir!

~See you next time