Hey, everyone! I'm the author of Fire Fever. I hope you all enjoyed that story, but this one of a bit more angsty. I hope you like this one as well.

**The following story has explicit language**

It was a day that was really hard. Natsu woke up around six in the morning, and his heart still hurt.

'Igneel' he thought. Ten years ago that day, Igneel left. Natsu sat up in his bed and rubbed his eyes. Happy was still asleep next to him. He decided that the best thing to do was just take a long shower. It would relax him and wake him up more. He slowly
got up and walked to the bathroom and turned the hot water on. He stripped of his clothing and stepped into the hot shower. He let the water hit his back and sighed in relief. He tilted his head back and let the water soak his hair.

'Why did you leave…that's all I want to know.' He thought. His eyes felt wet. Tears slid down his face as he gritted his teeth trying to hold it together.

After getting clean and calming down, he turned the water off. He quickly dried off and got dressed. He made sure it didn't look like he was crying, and he got out of the bathroom. Happy was standing outside the bathroom.

"Why were you crying?" asked Happy. Natsu was surprised. How did he know?

"I'm fine, Happy. It's the day Igneel left." Said Natsu. Happy had a sad face (A/N: It's not a pun I swear) on, and he jumped on Natsu's shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Natsu. But cheer up! You'll find him!" said Happy in a cheerful tone.

"Thanks, Happy. Let's get going." Said Natsu.

They were on their way to the guild. Natsu was going to get his food, eat it quickly, look for jobs, and leave. He didn't want to be social today whatsoever. They entered the guild, he got a burger and quickly sat down. It wasn't a long time before Lucy
walked up to his table and sat down.

"Hey Natsu, why are you sitting all alone?" asked Lucy. Natsu swallowed the food and looked at her.

"I'm just not in the mood today, Lucy." Said Natsu. "It's the day Igneel left, and I would really like to be alone." He added. Lucy just smiled and got up. She put a hand on Natsu's shoulder.

"No problem, I understand. If you want someone to talk to, I'm always here for you." Said Lucy. Natsu just smiled and nodded. Lucy was on her way and within five minutes, it was Gray who was down at the table.

"Hey pyro. Where have you been?"

"I'm not in the mood, Gray." Said Natsu.

"What's up your ass?" asked Gray.

"Nothing, now leave me alone." Said Natsu.

"Why are you being so rude? I'm just asking where you've been?" said Gray. Natsu began to get very, very annoyed.

"Gray, fucking leave me alone!" shouted Natsu. Happy jumped in between them.

"Gray, it's just something about Igneel. He needs to have today to himself." Said Happy. Gray rolled his eyes.

"I knew it was something like that. I don't know why you stress about someone who isn't your real dad." Said Gray. Natsu's eyes went wide. This was the last thing he expected to come out of Gray's mouth.

"Then what was Ur?" asked Natsu, with a very angry and shocked look on his face. Gray had the same expression.

"T-Take that back, you idiot!" shouted Gray. The guild's eyes were on those two now. Gray didn't receive an answer from Natsu, so he moved his shoulder to face him. "I said take it back!"

"Just leave me alone, Gray!"

"Fine! Go ahead, cry your little eyes out over a dragon that you'll never find in your life! You're wasting everyone's time!" shouted Gray. There was a couple gasps heard around the gild and Gray noticed what he just said. He was a bit taken back that
he even said something like that. Natsu just looked at him with hurt eyes and picked up his plate, threw it in the trash can, and left the guild hall.

"Gray, you are horrible!" shouted Lucy as she slapped him. "Why on earth would you ever say something like that?! What did he do to you?!"

"He was insulting Ur!" shouted Gray.

"Yeah? And what did he say that was so insulting?!" asked Lucy. Gray paused for a moment. He realized that Natsu didn't really say anything wrong about Ur. He just thought he did. He sighed in guilt and shook his head.

"Fuck." He said. He walked out of the hall and followed Natsu. He was at Natsu's house and he knocked on the door. "Natsu, it's me. Open up."

No answer. He knocked again, no answer. He pulled out his phone and called Natsu, it went straight to voicemail. He opened his messaging app and began to text Natsu.

"Natsu, please open the door. I'm sorry." Read the message. He sent it and he heard Natsu get up to get his phone. About five minutes later, he moved closer to the door and Gray hoped he was going to open the door. He heard the
locks unlock and the door cracked open. Gray's heart broke at the sight he saw. Natsu looked horrible. His face just showed hurt all over. His eyes were red and puffy, and his eyes pierced Gray in the chest.

"What." Said Natsu coldly. Gray just frowned and looked down.

"I…I can't even bring myself to look at you right now." Said Gray.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I-I'm not used to seeing you like this." Natsu just walked back in his house and left the door open for Gray.

"It happens." Said Natsu. That made Gray hurt even more.

"What do you mean?"

"Today is the day Igneel left." Said Natsu. Gray felt like an arrow shot through his chest, leaving him lifeless. If only he had known that this was the reason Natsu was down.

"N-Natsu...I didn't know…" started Gray. "I'm sorry for what I said at the hall." Said Gray. Natsu didn't say anything. He just sat down on the couch and held his head. Gray just saw his shoulders shaking, which meant he was crying.

"Every year, I used to say to myself that I'm one year closing to finding him. This time, I feel like I'm giving up. You shouting it to me in the middle of the hall didn't help." Said Natsu, with tears falling freely down his face. Gray had to hold back
his tears. They used to fight a lot, but he cared about Natsu a lot. He's never made him cry, and it didn't feel good.

"I'm so sorry, Natsu." Natsu just shook his head. "B-But I am!" he shook his head again.

"No…you're not." Said Natsu. Gray felt tears well up in his eyes. He walked to where Natsu was sitting and kneeled down. Natsu was slumped over, with both hands covering his face. Gray moved his hands to the side and wrapped his own arms around Natsu's
body. He laid his head on Natsu's shoulder and the tears began to fall.

"I swear I am. I'm not used to people talking about Ur, so I just thought you insulted her. And…I…I lost my parents too. It was wrong of me to say those hurtful things to you, Natsu. I'm so sorry. I…I'm so sorry." Sobbed Gray. Natsu was in shock, he didn't
expect Gray to do this. Natsu gave into the embrace and he laid his head on Gray's shoulder.

"I-It's okay." Said Natsu between sobs as well. The two stayed there, in each other's arms, crying their hearts out. They stayed in that position for a while, just taking in each others scents and embracing the moment. Gray moved back from the embrace
and looked at Natsu. They were both blushing.

"N-Natsu, I...um…" said Gray.

"Yeah?" asked Natsu. Gray was about to say something, but he quickly changed his mind.

"I'm glad everything is fine again."

Well how did you like it? This story is inspired by the song Can't Let Go by Adele. It's featured on her album 25,
and it's only at Target with the bonus songs, so make sure you listen to it to get the feel of this story!