Tags: established relationship, injuries.
A/N: Huh, I'm super tired so this felt logical. I do want to take a damn nap. So glad today's friday. Dunno if I'll update during the weekend, maybe... It's threatening to rain and I just want to get home asap and sleeeeeeep.
Oh well, have a nice weekend.
As usual, this was unbetaed.
Sleep
Home.
There was nothing like getting home after a long, tiring day. Specially if one had been away for quite a few days already, on a mission.
As Gray opened the door to his house, a sense of comfort filled him.
This was it. His space. With his things, its own characteristic scent. A place he hadn't thought he'd ever have when he was a kid. Then he got it, only for it to be ripped away from him and then, another - and the final one - when he got to the guild. He created his little niche and it was his. He could rest.
With weary steps Gray entered, followed by a grumbling Natsu, who had finally lost his energy and had Happy floppedbon his shoulder, more asleep than awake.
Gray closed the door and they both let the bags fall to the floor, as if they'd combined. Except that they hadn't.
Natsu approached the couch and placed Happy on his pillow. The blue cat muttered something before curling into an adorable ball.
Gray had gone ahead and to the bathroom. He had a quick shower, which was much needed as he was covered in sand and mud, and the warmish water didn't do anything to awake him. On the contrary. It felt as if he were turning to mush.
With a tower thrown around his waist, Gray padded to the bedroom, allowing Natsu to have his turn on the shower. The fire mage was, as usual, in worse state and Gray was going to bandage those wounds whether the fire mage wanted or not. And before his heavy eyes fell closed!
Gray cleaned himself up and let the towel fall to the floor, he went to his closet to grab one of the first-aid kits. His sore muscles hurt as he bent down but he knew he wasn't injured, he just had to rest. But the dumb fire mage needed it.
Finally, Natsu entered the bedroom, heavy steps and doing a cursory clean-up with his towel. As soon as he sae Gray he rolled his eyes.
"You've got to be kidding me." Those were the first words to leave his mouth since they'd gotten home.
"Don't be stupid. Sit down and let's get this over with." Gray said in a tired voice.
Natsu didn't answer, he just sat at the edge of the bed, his back turned to Gray. The ice mage gathered the things and knelt behind Natsu, quickly and efficiently taking care of the wounds.
"Done." Gray finally said.
Natsu didn't react or reply.
"Heh, Natsu!" Gray shook the other's shoulder and stood still as Natsu fell to the bed.
"You fucker. You fell asleep." Gray said in disbelief but then snorted. "Well then, sleep well." He manhandled Natsu under the bedsheet and then let himself fall to bed.
In no time at all he was sleeping too.