Stop touching Natsu. Stop, stop, stop! Gray thinks, irritated. It's four-thirty, Natsu and he are supposed to be going out somewhere now!
Stupid Lisanna coming back from stupid Edolas and thinking she has the right to steal Natsu away, to run her fingers over Gray's stupid, oblivious boyfriend?
Yeah, no way.
Natsu and he haven't gone on a date in a month! Lisanna had come home a month ago, and Gray was happy because Natsu was happy.
All of that went flying out the window as soon as Lisanna touched Natsu.
Even now, that silver-haired bitch is cuddling up to him and simpering. Except he doesn't even notice, chatting happily to her and Lucy.
Gray wants to punch something. Preferably Lisanna's face.
But then Elfman and Mira will kill him...
He still wants to punch something.
So he does.
That something just happens to be Natsu's gut.
"Hey, flame-brain," he challenges loudly. "Let's fight!"
"What the – I was talking to Lisanna!"
"So you're backing off? Scared?" Gray taunts. He knows that's what always sets his boyfriend off.
"Oh, hell no! Bring it on, ice princess!"
They brawl for hours, no Erza around to stop them. Gray is rejoicing secretly, because this is the closest he had been to Natsu in a month.
He's always with her. It's as if he doesn't want me anymore. And he didn't even remember what today is... Gray thinks sadly.
And promptly lets it out in the form of a kick to Natsu's jaw.
It's nine at night when they finally stop. Natsu breathes out heavily.
"I haven't seen Lisanna in ages! I just wanted to talk to her! What's your problem?" he shouts. Luckily they had taken the fight outside earlier, so nobody hears.
"My problem," snarls Gray. "Is that she's constantly with you, I never get to spend any time with my boyfriend, who - if you remember - is you, and she's trying to fucking make a move on you! How do you not get that?! And also, what's today? Right, you forgot."
"I – Gray," Natsu says softly. "I didn't realize-"
Gray is too angry now. "You never do."
And with that, he stomps off into the darkness of the night.
Screw Natsu. If he doesn't want him, he can go date Lisanna for all Gray cares.
Natsu stands outside the guild, a call to Gray to come back on the tip of his tongue.
He feels shocked, ashamed.
I've been ignoring Gray ever since Lisanna came back! Crap, what have I done? Oh, god, we haven't gone on a date in a month... and I forgot something really important to him –
Then it hits him.
Today's our anniversary! He must hate me. We had a date scheduled for four-thirty, he even reminded me yesterday! "We're on for tomorrow, right?" he'd asked. Me being me, what he'd said slipped my mind as soon as he left. Some boyfriend I am.
Natsu's mind snaps into overdrive, thinking of how he can solve this.
Come on, come on...
Lucy! She'll know! She and Happy are the only ones who know about us. And Lucy's great with romance stuff.
Natsu rushes to Lucy and drags her bodily away from Lisanna, in whom she seems to have found a soulmate.
"I forgot our anniversary today and help me Lucy I need to fix this with Gray-" he babbles.
Lucy glares, and then softens a little on Natsu's pleading look. "You shouldn't have forgotten. But I suggest flowers... and you."
Natsu rushes off to the nearest shop, picks up a bouquet and rushes back to the guild.
"These good?" he asks Lucy.
"Perfect. Now go get him, tiger!" she encourages, flashing him a thumbs-up.
Natsu races down to Gray's house and rings the bell. His boyfriend throws open the door.
"Oh." Gray prepares to slam the door closed, but Natsu wedges his foot in between.
"I'm – sorry," he mutters. "Please, I just wanna explain! I understand if you hate me or if you don't want me, but please, just let me explain!"
"All right," Gray relents. "Come in. But this better be good," he warns.
TBC
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Love, Asuna