Notes: Alternate Universe. Drabbles.

Twins

Natsu was bored out of his mind.

They'd finished a mission in a town near Magnolia and then Lucy had had the brilliant idea of wanting to find a certain kind of dress.

She'd been going inside and out of stores in the side of the market dedicated to clothes and fabric, dragging Natsu around, without having any luck.

The fire mage grumbled a little under his breath.

After all, why had he drawn the short straw?

Erza and Wendy had left, taking Happy and Carla with them.

They had to help prepare the guild for the huge birthday party they were going to throw for Lucy.

It wasn't a secret or anything but also entailed a lot of work.

Hence Lucy's quest for a certain dress she'd envisioned.

And Natsu… Natsu had to stay, almost as if guarding, at the door of yet another store. Waiting for Lucy.

His only distraction was watching the people.

There were now more people walking about. Some leisurely, some in a hurry, some with more bags and boxes than their arms could carry.

Natsu was looking to his side, pretty distracted, when he noticed something. Something familiar. A familiar hair, build – he couldn't exactly see the face from his current position.

'Hey! What the hell is he doing here?' he wondered, frowning. 'I though he was busy with something and that was why he didn't come with us on the mission!'

Natsu started walking in his friend's direction, already opening his mouth to shout when the other disappeared.

"What the-?" Natsu muttered, looking around. He noticed a side street and headed there.

He managed to see Gray's back, just as he went around a corner.

"Gray! Hey, Gray!" Natsu called in a loud voice as he started to run to catch up. "I thought you couldn't come…" he made the corner only to come across an empty dead-end. "... here…"

Natsu was about to turn around and head back when there was a loud cracking noise – that made Natsu wince – before Natsu's head was in a headlock.

"What did you say about Gray?" Was asked directly against the fire mage's ear, almost as if in a breathy caress.