Natsu sat in the lunch room staring at someone two tables across from him. He was sure his friend Sting was talking to him but his words were merely noise in the background.

"Hey, are you even listening to me!?" Sting growled slapping the side of Natsu's head. Following the pinkettes, desperate glare Sting sighed.

"You're staring again idiot," he said dully.

"Wuh-" Natsu asked, finally snapping out of his daydream.

The blond rolled his eyes at his hopeless friend "why don't you just go talk to him already?"

Natsu considered his question then looked back at the raven haired second year sitting across the room. Sting wanted to know why he didn't just go up and talk to his oh so obvious crush but all you had to do was take a good look at him and then at the blue eyed beauty called Gray. Why? How about because unlike him Gray was tall, beautiful, and well-known to be one of the coolest guys in school while he was a small first year? How about because Gray was older? How about because even if he tried to approach Gray he'd probably be disregarded as a first class loser who's just another one of Gray's many admirers? Natsu felt all this inside but just ignored Sting's question. Sting knew it was pointless to pry any further and so they finished their lunch in silence.

Later that day Natsu was rushing out of school after having sloppily changed into his after school, part-time job uniform. Just as he was turning a corner finally nearing the school exit he crashed into someone and stumbled back. He scrambled up and resumed running too worried about being late to even look up at the person he had crashed into.

"Sorry!" he scram behind him.

Gray was sitting on the ground clutching his wrist he had twisted upon being ran into. He looked behind him hearing the apologetic voice and recognized the pink hair although no name came to mind. As he got up Gray noticed a metallic tag near his foot. When he picked it up the word: Natsu, was embroidered on the front and on the back it said Dragon Slayer Diner. Gray had heard of the Dragon Slayer Diner but never actually eaten there. He knew the area well enough to know where it was because a lot of Fairy Tale high schoolers went there to hang out after school. Gray felt surrounded enough at school so he made sure to avoid social gathering places like those. He had often gotten invited but always kindly rejected them or made up an excuse. Now he stood at the entrance looking into the small but spaceful diner. From the outside, it was a warm red coloured building with a few empty tables but inside the walls were orange and as the name suggested the theme was dragons. Dragons were painted on either side of the walls and so were the napkins that were distributed to all the tables. At the back of the building was the kitchen but it was open so customers were actually able to watch their meals being cooked if they sat at the counter but most customers tended to sit in groups at the booths. There seemed to be few customers inside only a group of girls he didn't recognize sipping milkshakes. Gray walked in and overheard the conversation taking place in the kitchen.

"You're lucky the evening rush hasn't started," said a husky voice coming from a spiky haired teen.

"I know, I'm sorry alright I ran all the way here my cars still being fixed," argued the other teen, Gray guessed had to be Natsu seeing he was the only pink haired person in uniform.

"I won't cover for you again, put on your name tag and get your ass in that kitchen." And with that, the spiky haired guy left to a room behind the kitchen doors.

Just as Natsu started silently cursing his co-worker he noticed someone standing at the counter. He turned to find Gray standing there eyeing him. Why was Gray at the diner he worked? He had seen people that usually hang around him often visit but never Gray himself.

"Natsu?"

Hearing his name coming from his crushes voice brought colour to Natsu's cheeks. How did Gray even know his name? He was sure up to now Gray had never even noticed him.

"Um yeah?" he croaked out.

"You dropped this earlier," Gray said shyly as he slid the silver tag over the counter towards Natsu.

Natsu picked up his name tag and saw his name embroidered onto the metal. Slowly he realized he must have run into Gray and dropped it. Oh my god. He crashed into Gray and didn't even look at him to say sorry! A horrified expression drew onto Natsu face.

"I'm so sorry I was in a rush! Are you hurt!?"

"No, no really I'm fine just happen to twist my wrist, but nothing serious," Gray explained allowing Natsu to see his wrist that unknowingly to Gray had already started bruising.

"That is not okay. Gajeel watch the kitchen for a minute!" Natsu yelled to who must have been the spiky-haired character from earlier while grabbing Gray by his other wrist and leading him to a room in the back of the building. They reached some type of storage room and Natsu rummaged around until he pulled out an ice pack from a mini fridge.

"Here, you should put ice on it to reduce swelling." Gray did as he was told honestly surprised at how worried Natsu seemed to be from such a minor injury. He realized Natsu must be feeling responsible for spraining his wrist.

"It seriously isn't that bad..."

Natsu looked back, he had gone back to look for something else.

"I still feel shitty for running into you like that."

Gray noticed the slight blush coming from Natsu's cheeks for what seemed like the second time already. Was he imaging it? Why was he hoping he wasn't? Why did he sort of like the idea that this shy pink haired boy was blushing for him? Natsu had found the first aid kit he had been searching for and pulled out an elastic bandage.

"I-I should um wrap this around y-your hand," Natsu practically whispered out showing Gray the bandage.

This time, both boys blushed going unnoticed by the other.

"Right..." Natsu felt his stomach flutter as he touched Grays skin and began wrapping the elastic around the wrist, that was cold from the ice, as gently as possible.

Gray noticed how gentle Natsu was being and didn't understand what he was feeling at the moment. All he understood was that he liked the way those tender hands felt.

"There all done you should rest it for a couple of days."

With a teasing tone, Gray said: "what you're not gonna kiss it better?"

Natsu looked up surprised and speechless. Gray felt like an idiot what was he thinking!?

"Kidding, kidding, of course, you don't have to-" before Gray finished his sentence Natsu had planted a soft kiss right in the corner of his wrist.

"Ha-ha there." Natsu quickly got up and put the first aid kit back where he found it then tried stepping out of the storage room but was stopped by a hand grabbing his own.

Gray stepped closer to Natsu and asked, "do you like me?"

Natsu was speechless he was living a nightmare. He felt totally embarrassed, why had he kissed Gray's wrist? He was obviously messing around but he couldn't help it.

"W-what are you talking about? We're both guys and-" Gray cut him off.

"So? That isn't a big deal nowadays."

"Um well-"

"You blushed when you saw me and when you said you felt bad too. And I've seen you around I didn't know your name until today but you look at me sometimes right?"

It was true sometimes Gray saw Natsu staring at him or watching him and he didn't mind it all that much. Sometimes Gray would even enjoy feeling the pinkettes eyes on him.

At this point, Natsu didn't know what to say and only stared at Gray. How could he confess to his crush right now? He had liked Gray since junior high and never felt brave enough to tell him, including right now.

"I want to try something," Gray began to lean into Natsu when the door slammed open.

Gajeel stomped in, "Natsu get your ass in that kitchen now before we both get fired, you get paid to cook not to makeout with your boyfriend lets go!"

Natsu jumped away from Gray. Had Gajeel just called Gray his boyfriend? Did it really look like they were about to kiss? Was Gray planning on kissing him? Natsu refused to believe something like that.

"I have to get to work."

"That's right so you need to order something or leave," Gajeel said to Gray.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Gray left practically running out the diner.

What the hell was he thinking? He knew he was bi but never felt any emotion towards anyone. He only dated occasionally because his friends needed to double date in order to get to meet girls. So why had he wanted to rush and kiss Natsu right there? Why did he want those gentle hands to touch more of him? Gray didn't know, all he knew was that he wanted Natsu and he was almost certain Natsu must want him. He planned on seeing Natsu tomorrow and he would finish what had gotten interrupted today!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy tail or any of the characters