Chapter 1: Fear
HEY GUYS! THIS IS THE FIRST CHAPTER IN A STORY ABOUT NATSU/GREY IN HIGH SCHOOL, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WILL BE. THERE IS NO MAGIC IN THIS STORY, ITS REAL LIFE STYLE.
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL OR ANY OF ITS CHARECTERS.
WARNING!: YAOI, NATSU/GREY, BOY X BOY, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL IT. DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T LIKE YAOI/WHATEVER.
I HOPE YOU LIKE IT! =D
Chapter 1: Fear
Natsu dreamed of running. He ran, and he ran, but he could never get away from that evil that plagued him. Halfway across the country: a school with many children, growing and learning. But there was one that caught Natsu's eye. Years passed in seconds, and that child grew, but in the end, Natsu had to run. Hundreds of miles away, in a different school. Friends, teachers, happiness went with him there. But that child appeared again.
That child was the horror that painted Natsu's nightmares. No matter how far Natsu ran, or for how long he ran, that child would always appear, somehow. That child chased Natsu halfway around the world, making him run, so many times. He ran from school to school, country to country. Until one day, a girl found him, shivering in the cold of winter on the sidewalk against the wall, hugging his knees.
"What's your name?" The girl asked, her voice happy, yet curious about the strange, pink haired boy hugging himself on the sidewalk.
"N-Natsu." The boy replied timidly, not sure how to act around her. No one ever paid him any attention on the cold streets, instead opting to pass him by without a second glance.
"Do you want to come to my house?" The girl asked, unable to let a boy like Natsu sit alone in the cold streets. "I have ramen I could share." She said with a big smile, hoping to tempt the boy to come with her.
Natsu brightened up at the mention of food. "Really? You mean it?" He asked excitedly, for warm ramen would be the best thing ever for him on a cold day like it was.
"Yep!" The girl said, grabbing Natsu's wrist, pulling him along. "My name's Lucy, by the way." She smiled, happy to have a new friend.
Lucy's parents were kindhearted people, and like Lucy, wouldn't be able to let a fourteen year old boy sit out in the cold. They gave him food and shelter, and Natsu ended up staying with them and going to school with Lucy.
That lasted for a year. In the height of summer the next year, Natsu was walking home, alone, humming and enjoying the warmth of the bright sun.
"Hello, Pinky." A voice said from behind Natsu, filled with evil glee. Natsu froze, the color draining from his face. "Took me long enough to find you. I was worried that you left the country." The voice continued with mock concern. The owner of the voice slung an arm around Natsu's shoulder.
Natsu couldn't move a muscle. The child had found him. The one who used to be Natsu's friend, the one who had ruined Natsu's life, had found him. Memories came back to him in a torrent of fear and sadness.
"Whoa, I didn't know you were like that! I guess pink suits you better than we thought." Someone who Natsu had once considered a friend. "Wow, your weird, Natsu. Wanna go out with me?" A voice that enjoyed Natsu's shame and embarrassment, and a chorus of laughter following it. Natsu's cheeks had turned bright red, astonished by the betrayal he felt. And that one child, standing at the front of the room with that cursed piece of paper in his hand, grinning.
Natsu couldn't take it again. He never wanted to see the kid again. So he did the only thing he could. He took his fist and slammed it into the face of the child who had his arm around Natsu, and ran. Natsu ran, and ran, away from the city, away from the country.
Natsu didn't come home to Lucy's house that night. He didn't come the next night, or the night after. He didn't come to school either. Lucy and her parents were worried sick; they called the police, who sent out a search party. After a month of searching, the police called off the hunt, while Lucy cried and cried over her lost friend.
All the while, Natsu ran and ran, to different schools and to countries. Halfway around the world, he ran. He was never safe for more than a couple months at a time, the child always appearing by Natsu's side like a shadow. He ran for three years before finally returning to Magnolia where Lucy lived. She welcomed him back with no questions, knowing that Natsu wouldn't have run without a good reason.
For two years, Natsu lived in Magnolia. He went to Fairy Tail High with Lucy, got his own house, and was happy. But that child stayed with him, living in Natsu's dreams, hiding in the shadows of his nightmares, a constant reminder of why he ran
"Natsu! Wake up! You'll be late for school!" Lucy said franticly at a sleeping pink haired boy. The time was seven fifteen.
Natsu groaned, unwilling to wake up and get out of his warm bed. "Five more minutes!" He muttered into his pillow.
"Natsu! Its seven fifteen!" She yelled. "You were supposed to wake up forty five minutes ago!" She ripped the covers off of Natsu, earning a loud moan from him. Natsu tried to put one of his pillows over his body. Lucy sweat dropped. "We have a test first thing today, Natsu." She said drily. "Freed will give you a zero plus make your life miserable for the next two months if you're late. Also we missed the bus."
That woke Natsu up. "Crap!" He yelled, not wanting to face his strict teacher's wrath. "Why didn't you tell me that earlier?" He jumped out of his bed and ran into the bathroom to take a shower, slamming the door behind him. A second later, he cracked the door open and poked his head out. "How did you get into my house, Lucy?" He asked, somewhat fearful that his friend could get into his house whenever she wanted. Though Lucy was his best friend, she could be scary as hell sometimes.
Lucy smiled. "I know where you keep your spare key Natsu." She said like there was nothing weird about that in the entire world. "You're sooooo predictable." Natsu sweat dropped and closed the door to take a shower.
Ten minutes later, Natsu was in his uniform running out the door with Lucy, his school bag in one hand, a pastry in the other. "Fome en!" (Come on!) Natsu yelled, running in the direction of the school, with Lucy following close behind.
It took them twenty minutes to get to school. They arrived in the courtyard where other students were lounging around waiting for the first bell. It was seven fifty when they got there, leaving them with ten minutes extra to get to class. "That could have ended badly." Natsu said, relieved that he wouldn't have to fight with his least favorite teacher.
"It's your fault, sleepyhead." Lucy said drily. "We missed the buss because of you. Hmmmm… I wonder where Ezra is."
Natsu flinched at the mention of the scarlet haired girl. "No. No you don't wonder where Ezra is." Ezra was the force that kept the otherwise wild Natsu in check, usually with physical means.
"Fine." Lucy huffed. "We'll see her in class anyways." Lucy said, not ready to argue with her best friend this early in the morning.
The bell rung eight times, and the two went to their first class along with some other kids. Natsu and Lucy were in class 2-B, meaning that they had Freed for their first class, or, in other words, a grueling test. They walked into the classroom. Natsu took his seat, which was on the right side of the classroom, halfway back and up against the window, with Lucy sitting to his left. Freed was sitting at his desk, glaring at all the students as they walked in.
Once all the students were in, Freed stood up and moved to the center of the classroom. After glaring at them for a minute, he spoke. "The test today is canceled." No one in the class made a sound, because Freed was so unpredictable that no one knew if he was telling the truth or not. "We have a new student." There was no emotion whatsoever in his voice. "His name, is Grey Fullbuster, and I'm not going to shove a test down his throat the first day of school. The test will be nest week."
Natsu paled. He didn't care about the test at all anymore. It was that name. 'Grey Fullbuster… is here? How did he find me again?' That was all that Natsu could think. Six years ago, Natsu had fallen in love with his best friend, Grey. For a year he held it in, until one day, Natsu wrote a love letter to Grey saying what he felt, and left it in Grey's locker. When Grey found it, he took it, and read it in front of the entire class.
Natsu became the laughing stock of his class. He couldn't stand the teasing and the hate that was directed at him, so he ran away. He was fourteen at that time. For three years Natsu ran around the world, always trying to get away from Grey. But every time, before long, Grey found him, and Natsu would run somewhere else. Two years before, Natsu had settled down in Magnolia with Lucy, and thought he had finally escaped Grey. But it seemed he was wrong.
The door opened, and Grey walked in with a smug expression on his face as he surveyed the class. Grey was tall for his age, almost half a head taller than Natsu. He had raven black hair, and deep blue eyes. Grey was annoyingly handsome as well, which was always a pain for Natsu. His deep blue eyes landed on Natsu, who was looking down his desk, trying to be unnoticed. But of course, Natsu had the most eye-drawing hair color in the class. Natsu could feel Grey's eyes boring down on him.
"Grey, go sit behind Natsu." Gajeel said sternly to Grey. Natsu cursed his luck that the only open seat was behind him. Grey walked slowly down towards Natsu, enjoying how Natsu squirmed underneath Grey's gaze. As Grey passed Natsu, he stuck his hand out and ruffled Natsu's soft pink hair. Natsu flinched at Grey's touch.
"Hey Pinky. How's it been?" Grey said maliciously with an evil grin on his face, quietly enough that no one else besides Natsu would hear him. "I'm looking forward to catching up with you."
Natsu was white as a sheet. He couldn't move, he couldn't think, and he didn't know what to do. Grey, the bane of his life, was at Fairy Tail. Again. 'Why does he do this to me?' Natsu wondered in distress. 'Why does he follow me wherever I go? Does he enjoy my pain that much?' Natsu could feel Grey's eyes boring into Natsu's back.
"Do you know him?" Lucy asked, referring to the new student. She was concerned about her friend, because usually, Natsu was loud and welcoming to any new student. When Grey came, Natsu just freaked out.
"N-n-no." Natsu said shakily. "I-I've never met him b-before in my l-life." Natsu didn't want to have to leave Magnolia again, it had become his home.
Freed's class passed a usual. He yelled at them, insulted them, and taught them a little bit in between all of that. Though it all passed by in a haze for Natsu, who usually spent his time fighting with Freed. Lucy occasionally shot worried glances at her friend, wondering what was up with him. After an hour, the bell rung, and the class was released for a half hour break. Most of the students went out to the hall to talk with their friends from other classes, but some kids stayed in the classroom, including Natsu and Lucy.
Lucy walked over to where Natsu was sitting. "Hey, Natsu? You alright?" She asked, concern obvious in her voice.
"Yea, I'm fine." Natsu said as he stood up. He walked past Lucy towards the center of the classroom with his head down.
"I can tell something's wrong, Natsu." Lucy said, following him. She tried to look into his eyes, but Natsu looked away. "Seriously, you're not yourself. What's the matter?"
"Nothing, Lucy." Natsu muttered. "I'm fine, really." Natsu yelped as he felt a strong hand grab the back of his collar and start to drag him backwards towards the door. "Hey!" Natsu struggled and looked back over his shoulder. "What the hell—" He stopped when he saw it was Grey dragging him. Natsu resigned himself to just being dragged away.
"Hey!" Lucy yelled at Grey. "Who do you think you are?" A dark aura was forming around her. She was worried about her best friend.
"Shut up." Grey said in a totally casual tone, which shocked Lucy. "You're annoying. Don't worry, I'll give him back in a couple minutes." Grey said as he dragged Natsu out the door. Lucy looked at Natsu, and saw his eyes were totally helpless.
"Who the hell does he think he is?" Lucy asked the world. "I'm gonna go find Ezra." Lucy walked out of the classroom, looking for the scarlet haired president of the class.
Meanwhile, Grey dragged Natsu up to the roof, which was probably the only place in the school which wasn't swarmed with people. He let go of Natsu, who sat down, and sat a couple feet away from Natsu with a smirk on his face. "Long time no see, Pinky." Grey said darkly. Natsu just looked away.
"How long has it been?" Grey asked him. "Two years? I've missed your rosy locks." Grey knew that Natsu hated being teased about his hair.
Instead of replying, Natsu struck out with a fist aimed at Grey's face. Grey easily caught Natsu's fist. "Why are you following me?" Natsu muttered.
"Hmm? Why am I following you?" Grey asked, and laughed. "I think you already know the answer to that." Grey reached into his pocket and pulled out a small piece of folded paper. It was old, and looked as if it had been opened and refolded many times.
Natsu's eyes widened with shock when he saw the paper. "Y-you still have that?" He asked in shock.
"Of course I do." Grey replied. "You don't think I would of forgotten that easily, do you lover boy?" Grey smiled evilly and unfolded the paper. "Dear Grey, I don't know how to say this, but—"
"Shut up!" Natsu yelled at him, cutting him off. "That was six years ago! Why are you still following me? You're like, the world's most devoted stalker!"
"It's fun." Grey said not really caring. "I get to travel the world, see different countries and schools, and," He grinned. "I get to see you and your rosy hair more, Pinky."
"I hate you." Natsu mumbled and looked away. "I just want to settle down and have friends… But you won't let me do that, will you!" Natsu shouted the last part before looking down again.
Grey put two fingers under Natsu's chin and forced his head up. When Natsu looked up, Grey's face was inches from his smiling deviously. Natsu tried to scramble away, but Grey stopped him with a strong arm around Natsu's waist.
"Ever kissed someone before, Natsu?" Grey asked.
"N-no…" Natsu replied, blushing, trying to look away from Grey, but Grey wouldn't allow it.
"You're so cute, ya know that Natsu?" Grey said.
"What? –umph!" Natsu was cut off by Grey sealing his lips on Natsu's, slowly moving so that Natsu was on his back with Grey on top of him, kissing Natsu roughly.
Natsu tried to shove Grey off him, but Grey was like a dead weight. The need to breath arose, and Natsu tried to move his face away from Grey's so he could breathe. After a couple seconds more, Grey let go, both of them panting for air.
"How was that for a first kiss?" Grey asked as he got off Natsu. Natsu couldn't speak or move, his mind was reeling from the shock of what just happened. Grey grunted, shrugged, and started walking to the door back down to the school. Natsu just laid there, unmoving. Natsu waited till he was sure Grey was gone, and then let the tears flow.
Grey had kissed Natsu. Six years ago, Natsu had confessed his love to Grey, who had rejected him in the most violent, emotionally scarring way possible for a fourteen year old boy. He then chased Natsu around the world for the half decade, humiliating him everywhere he went. And now, he had the nerve to come and kiss Natsu. Natsu was shocked beyond belief.
Natsu didn't go back to school the entire day.
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