Hello everyone! Recently, I've been watching Fairy Tail and I fell in love with the anime! Gratsu is probably my OTP at the moment. I hope you enjoy the story below!

Natsu had awoke with a very hot, dry feeling in his throat. He got up and saw the glass of water that stood on his night stand. He quickly gulped down the whole glass and hurried to the kitchen to get more. Once he quenched his thirst, he sighed and headed to the bathroom to brush his teeth.

"Thirsty, much?" asked Happy as he entered the bathroom Natsu was in. Natsu just coughed.

"I think I'm getting sick." Said Natsu with a low, raspy voice. He jumped when he heard what he sounded like.

"It sure sounds like it. Don't get near me, I don't want what you got!" said Gray. Natsu just rolled his eyes.

"You're a cat, Happy. I'm not." He said as he began brushing his teeth. 'I just hope it'll go away by tonight.' He thought. He quickly grabbed his clothes once he was done and took a long, nice shower. The steam helped him out a little with the pain in his throat, but his voice was still scratchy. He finished up and got dressed to go and see what jobs were available. He was about to walk out the door when he realized that the room was spinning on him. He grabbed his forehead and closed his eyes.

"Natsu, what's wrong?" asked Happy. Natsu shook his head and looked up.

"N-Nothing, I'm fine. Are you coming or not?" asked Natsu was a smile. Happy nodded and began to fly. They were on their way when Happy noticed that Natsu, the strongest fire wizard of Fairy Tail, was sweating.

"Natsu you need to tell me what's wrong or I'm going to tell everyone you're sick!" shouted Happy. Natsu just shook his head again.

"Happy, I'm fine. Just a little dehydrated is all." He said to Happy. Happy just shrugged it off for the moment, but kept his eye on him. They entered the Guild Hall and Natsu got a could of stares. Lucy walked up to Natsu with a cheerful smile.

"Goodmorning, Natsu! How are—uh, Natsu, are you alright? You don't look too good." Asked Lucy in concern.

"I'm fine Lucy. I just had a bad morning. I'm gonna see what jobs are up." Said the dragon slayer. He walked up to the board and Gray was already up there along with a couple others. Natsu began to search, but everything was blurry and moving. Gray turned to look at Natsu, and he was shocked to find him pale as a ghost, sweating, and he was squinting with his face close to the board. He began swaying back and forth with his eyes squinting and opening, trying to focus on what was in front of him.

"Natsu, are you alright?" asked Gray.

"Yeah, I…I…" began Natsu. He felt his face go numb and before everyone knew it, he was on the ground with a loud thump. Loud gasps and shrieks were heard throughout the hall. Gray immediately kneeled down to check on the unconscious fire freak.

"Natsu! Wake up!" he shouted. He put his ear on his chest and sighed in relief as he heard a steady heartbeat. Everyone began to crowd around the two. Erza stepped in with Lucy and Happy.

"Everyone go back to your tables! We will take care of this!" shouted Erza.

"Gray, what happened?!" asked Lucy.

"I-I don't know. He just passed out. We need to take him to my house, it's the closest to the hall." Said Gray. Erza, Lucy, and Happy nodded as they left. Gray carried Natsu bridal style and ran back to his house. They entered his apartment and he laid him on the couch. "I need a glass of water." Said Gray. Lucy hurried to fetch the glass. Once she gave it to Gray, he splashed it on the boy's face. Natsu suddenly woke up and was breathing heavy.

"What the hell happened?" asked Natsu. He looked around, "where the hell am I?"

"You're at my house. You passed out in the hall. Are you feeling alright?" asked Gray. He put his hands on his forehead and it felt hot. "I don't know if that's your actual body temperature or if it's a fever, but regardless, you're staying here until you feel better." Said Gray.

"W-What?! That's bullshit! I'm leaving. I feel fine!" said Natsu as he tried to get up. Gray grabbed his arm and pulled him down.

"You're not leaving. Why is your voice scratchy?" asked Gray.

"I don't know, all of this happened when I woke up this morning…" said Natsu, giving up on the idea of leaving.

"We'll get you to the doctor's soon, but you need to give Erza your key to your house so she can get you some clothes. Go take a cold shower." Said Gray.

"I'm fine."

"Go. Now." Said Gray. Natsu sighed in annoyance and got up. He handed Erza his key from his pocket.

"Thanks Erza." Said Natsu. Erza smiled.

"No problem, I'll be back soon." She said as she left the building. Lucy stood up.

"Is there anything I can do, Gray?" asked Lucy.

"Yeah, could you get some medicine for Natsu?" asked Gray. Lucy nodded.

"Yupp! I'll get everything he needs. Natsu, what are your symptoms?" asked Lucy as she pulled out a pen and notepad.

"Uh, sore throat, coughing, dehydration, dizziness, sweating, and I'm really, really, really hot." Said Natsu. Gray's eyes went wide.

"You're hot?" asked Gray.

"I'm just as surprised as you." Replied Natsu.

"Go take a cold shower. Hopefully that will help. Make sure you keep the door unlocked in case you pass out again." Said Gray. Natsu nodded.

"I will. Thanks, Gray." He said as he walked in the shower. Lucy left to get medicine with Happy and Gray was left alone. He went to the kitchen to stir something up that might help Natsu. Around an hour later, Gray heard the front door open and Erza walked in.

"How is he doing?" asked Erza.
"He said he feels hot…" said Gray.

"And…?"

"He's a fire wizard. He's had fire in his veins since as long as I can remember, and he's never been able to feel overwhelmingly hot. It just worries me."

"Are you saying you care about him?" asked Erza.

"O-Of course I care! We may fight a lot, but he's still my best friend!" exclaimed Gray as he blushed while he was cooking soup for Natsu.

"Look at you, you look like a wife making dinner for her husband!" said Erza. Gray blushed in anger. "Oh you know I'm kidding. I'm very proud of you for helping him. Unfortunately, I have to head back to the guild. I brought back a couple of day outfits and a couple night clothes, you know like a white undershirt and a pair of shorts to sleep in and whatnot. I wasn't sure how long he was staying, so I brought over three outfits, day and night. I also brought socks, his toothbrush, toothpaste, and underwear. He wears boxer briefs if you're wondering." Asked Erza. Gray blushed again.

"I wasn't, but thanks for the information. Thanks for bringing them over." Said Gray. Erza smiled and left the building. It was only a couple minutes later when Lucy came in with Happy.

"I got everything he needs! I also did some research while I was gone. I got some cough medicine, something for his throat, and I also found out that what he has is probably a fire fever. It's the same thing as strep throat for us, except it'll effect him in a different way. It'll make him feel the effects of his fire power, which is why he feels hot all the time. Your ice is the only thing that can make him feel normal." Said Lucy.

"Why my ice?" asked Gray. "And how am I supposed to help him?"

"Normal ice is just plain old frozen water, but yours is a magical type of ice. It's the only way. I guess you just gotta make him take an ice bath with your ice, either that or cuddle him!" said Lucy with a laugh.

'What's with the romantic jokes today?' thought Gray. "Alright, so are you sticking around?" asked Gray.

"Nah, I gotta clean the house and settle some contracts with some new spirits." She said. "Happy is gonna stay with me until Natsu get's better, is that fine?" asked Lucy. Gray nodded. "Alright, I'm off!" said Lucy. She left his house and Gray turned off the stovetop because he heard the water in the shower stop. Gray entered the bathroom with his hands over his eyes.

"Everything okay?" asked Gray.

"Yeah, and I have a towel on, Gray." Said Natsu. Gray opened his eyes and saw Natsu with a towel over his waist. Gray blushed at the fact that now it was Natsu who was half-naked in front of him.

"H-How are you feeling?" asked Gray.

"A bit better. I'm not as hot, but my throat still hurts. Did Erza bring my clothes in?" asked Natsu. The ice mage nodded and went to go get a night outfit since he would be home all day.

'W-Why did his body make me feel like that?' thought Gray. He still had a blush on his face. He quickly grabbed the clothes and walked back to the bathroom. He handed the outfit to Natsu and he grabbed it with the hand that was holding the towel. The towel fell to the floor and Gray shrieked and closed his eyes. "Y-You idiot! Cover yourself!" he shouted. Natsu quickly wrapped the towel around his body and tucked it in so that it wouldn't fall.

"Heh…sorry." Said Natsu. Gray peeked to see if he had his towel on and opened his eyes once he saw that he did.
"Alright, I'm gonna get out so you can change, but you gotta eat so you can take the medicine that Lucy brought you." Said Gray. Natsu nodded and Gray left and closed the door behind him. Natsu walked out with a pair of black basketball shorts and a white undershirt. He walked to the kitchen and saw that Gray had made food for him.

"Gray? Where are you?"

Gray was in his room pacing back and forth.

"I cannot be getting feelings for him. He just…had an interesting body, that's it. I can't let this get to my head." He said. He just began getting lost in his train of thought. Just thinking about Natsu made him blush.

"Hey Gray, you alright?" asked Natsu. Gray jumped but turned to see Natsu looking confused.

"Y-Yeah, sorry. Are you hungry?"

"I guess. You didn't have to make me food, droopy eyes." Said Natsu. "The last thing I wanna do is be a burden." He added. Gray turned around and faced him.

"You're not being a burden. I decided you let you stay, it was my idea. I'm happy to have you here, anyway." Said Gray as he walked to the kitchen.

"W-What?" asked Natsu.

"Nothing." Gray quickly responded. "Here, eat up." He said as he put down a bowl of soup on the table. Natsu just looked at the bowl and back at Gray. He was trying to stay calm, Natsu could feel it. The sick boy walked up to Gray and wrapped his arms around him.

"I'm happy to be here too." He said as he sat down and began eating. Gray just looked at him with a mild blush on his face. He just smiled as he got Natsu's medicine ready. Once Natsu was done, he got the pills out.
"Alright, this one is for your throat, this one is for your cough, and you gotta take an ice bath tonight, but it has to be my ice. Lucy said you have a fire fever, which is like strep throat, but it affects you more than it would an average human. You should be good in a few days, so you could be able to go home tomorrow—"

"I want to stay here until I'm better." Said Natsu. He immediately blushed im embarrassment. "I-If that's okay with you…" he added.

"Yeah, that's fine with me." asked Gray as he got a glass of water for the medication. He handed the glass to Natsu and he took the medicine with no trouble.

"So, about the ice bath?" asked Natsu. Gray signaled for Natsu to follow him to the bathroom. Gray filled the tub halfway with ice and filled the rest with cold water. He added a bit more ice to the tub.

"You just gotta soak in that for like ten or fifteen minutes."

"Do I have to?" asked Natsu, sounding worried.

"I can stay here if you want. You can just keep your briefs on." Said Gray.

"Its just…I mean…don't you think it'll be too cold?" asked Natsu.

"This is the only way you'll feel better, Natsu. Just do it and get it over with." Said Gray. Natsu nodded and began to strip down to his underwear. Gray's face turned red and he sat on the toilet and tried not to look.

"Alright. Here we go…" said Natsu. He put a foot in and shrieked. "No! There's no way I'm going through with this! Hell no!" he shouted.

"Natsu you're not going to get better unless you do it." Said Gray.

"This sucks!" he shouted in annoyance. "There isn't any other way?"

"There is, but I'm sure you would be very uncomfortable."

"What is it? It can't be worse than this." He said eagerly.

"Well, I'm not sure if Lucy was joking or not, but, we would have to cuddle." He said.

"C-Cuddle?"

"Yeah…" both of the men were blushing and looking away. Natsu shook his head and focused.

"Lets do it." He said. Gray looked up at him.

"W-What? Are you serious?" he asked. Natsu nodded.

"Yeah! It can't be that bad. We could just cuddle and watch TV or something…y-you know, make something out of it…" he said as the blush came back.

"I mean, I guess if that's really what you want to do…" he said. "Your hot aura and my cold aura would really be like a balance, that way you won't have too much hot or cold." Said Gray. "I guess Lucy was serious…" he added.

"Alright, let's get to it! I'll get the blanket!" said Natsu, sounding way too excited. Grabbed the tv remote and turned on the TV. He turned to see Natsu, who was laying on the couch already, with the blanket on him, and a spot next to him that was reserved for himself. Gray sat down and slowly laid down.

"C'mon, make some fun out of it!" said Natsu. He turned Gray around so that he was on his side and they were facing each other. Natsu wrapped his arms around Gray's torso and Gray slowly but surely wrapped his arms around Natsu. Their legs intertwined and Natsu's head was nuzzled into Gray's chest. Gray felt weird, but it felt nice.

"D-Do you feel anything?" asked Gray. Natsu tightened the grip and wrapped his legs around Gray's legs even more.

"Yeah…I don't feel sick anymore." He said.

"Good." Said Gray. "Now get some sleep." He said. Natsu nodded as he was already drifting off into his slumber. Gray soon fell asleep as well. Feeling their auras mix as their bodies were practically tied to one another, it was relaxing, and it felt right. Gray knew he felt something for Natsu, but he didn't know what.

Alright, alright. This was a bit rushed. I still love how it's going so far! Please review!