So, basically, I've taken the plot of "Bare: A pop opera" and changed it around slightly to fit a story based within Fairy Tail. I guess you could call it "intertextuality"...
Unfortunately, "Bare" is set in a catholic boarding school, so in order for the story to make sense, I've had to make the Fairy Tail guild... slightly homophobic. :(
Lyon is a member of Fairy Tail in this story
OPENING
It was mid afternoon in Magnolia. All the members of Fairy Tail had gathered in the grand hall of their guild to attend Master Makarov's speech, an event that was commonly held at the end of the year.
As usual, Natsu sat at the back of the hall with Happy. He found that sitting at the back allowed him to sleep through the boring bits, however today he was struggling to fall asleep. His mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Gray Fullbuster, and had been ever since they started sharing a room.
Fairy Hills, the living quarters of many Fairy Tail guild members was currently undergoing renovation so some people were forced to share the same room. Natsu and Gray were reluctantly forced to share. After a week of sharing a room, Gray confessed his affection for Natsu, an affection which was mutual. The two had been dating in secret, for they were afraid of how their guild would react.
Natsu finally fell asleep and began dreaming. He was in the guild, surrounded by all the members, each one seemed to know his secret. They were closing in around him with disgusted looks on their faces, shouting insults and things like "abomination" in chorus. He panicked and ran towards the door of the guild, but was blocked by Happy. Happy was crying tears of anger "How could you do this Natsu! You disgust me".
"But I hid it all so well! Tell me how you knew! Natsu cried.
Thud! Natsu hit the ground and gasped as he woke. He looked up to find that the speech was over and the hall was empty. He sat there on the floor, slightly shaken by the nightmare he had just had. Gray was waiting for him at the hall door.
"Hey little boy would you like a ride, a lollipop, a puppy?" Gray said jokingly, grinning at Natsu
"No thanks. Igneel told me to never talk to strangers" Natsu replied sleepily.
Gray walked over to Natsu and grabbed his hand, helping him up "So I guess a kiss is out of the question then?"
"I'll take a chance". Natsu smiled, then became serious again. "So where were you last night?"
"I was late coming back from a job" Gray said as he walked away from Natsu into the main area of the guild.
"I waited up for you..." Natsu called as he ran after Gray. Gray was a very popular member of the guild, and this would sometimes cause Natsu to feel jealous.
"Hey Gray, I heard you did well on your last job" Loke said as Gray passed him.
"Gray, come drink with me soon" Cana slurred
"Gray! Fight me again!"
"Gray! Come with me on a job next time"
"Gray!"
"Gray!"
"Gray!" Natsu shouted over the others, pulling Gray into a deserted corridor. His jealousy was blatantly obvious. He blushed and looked down towards his feet as he said "How can I trust you when everyone is all over you?!"
Gray calmly hooked his finger around Natsu's chin and lifted his head. Their eyes met and, for a brief moment, there was silence. Natsu's face was as pink as his hair. His heart was beating so fast. It always did when Gray was close to him. Gray picked up Natsu's hand and said to him "You can trust me because, when you take my hand, you leave me breathless. Just feel the beat of my racing heart so you'll understand. You understand why we whisper in hallways, right?... I'll be with you always, just me and you".
Gray embraced Natsu in a hug. Natsu would have been happy if they'd stayed like that for ever, but he suddenly remembered something he'd wanted to ask Gray about. He pulled away from the hug, leaving a stunned look on Gray's face.
The other day when Natsu was out walking with Happy, he noticed that the local theatre was holding auditions for a production of 'Romeo and Juliette'. A few of the other guild members - amongst them Erza, Lucy, Gajeel, Lyon and Juvia - left the theatre with information flyers about the play. Erza saw Natsu and suggested that he auditioned, handing him a flyer. Natsu decided that it would be fun, but he wanted Gray to audition with him.
"Gray, just hear me out" Natsu said as he fumbled around in his pockets, looking for the flyer about the audition. He found it and handed it to Gray, who immediately declined. Natsu began arguing his points about why Gray should join, but Gray didn't seem interested. Natsu was starting to get frustrated, unable to understand why Gray was so against it. He continued to beg but became quite when Gray swiftly put his arms around Natsu's neck, lent in and placed a gentle kiss onto his lips.
"Was that supposed to shut me up?" Natsu asked, flustered from the unexpected kiss
"Yep"
"Jerk"
Gray looked at his watch, signaled to it, and ran off. He's probably got a job to do, Natsu thought to himself.
