Yo! I have made a new, longer story with shorter chapters. I ain't abandoning my other stories, I just wanted this idea out of my head.
With that out of the way, I do hope you'll like this!
Oh, and ratings might change in the future, so keep an eye out!
GENERAL POV
FAIRY TAIL GUILD HALL
It's currently the middle of the year in Magnolia, and people were expecting a bright, sunny day with all the birds chirping and such. They didn't get it, since winter came early for some reason, coating the place in snow and ice. And it was colder than usual also, which made Natsu shiver from the cold, surprisingly, even though they were inside the guild hall.
"H-hey, popsicle! Quit making the place so d-damn c-cold already!"
"That's not me, flame-breath! It's this weather!"
The two bickered on about the weather, Natsu blaming Gray and Gray attempting to shut Natsu up. They were on the brink of fighting again, until eventually, someone shutted them up.
"Unless you two stop bickering about the cold like a married couple, I will throw the both of you outside until you two turn into snow angels!"
Erza pointed two swords at each of the boy's throats, along with a glare that pierced their very souls and made them tremble in fear. They clung to each other out of instinct.
"S-sorry!"
They both said in unison. Erza soon lowered her swords and her glare of doom subsided.
"As if the sudden cold was bad enough, you two have to make a fuss about it.."
She left the two boys, going to Mirajane for an x number of strawberry shortcakes. Gray and Natsu were unaware that they were still clinging onto each other, which was making the former very uncomfortable.
"Let go of me idiot."
..like a married couple...
Natsu still clung onto Gray; Erza's words repeated in his head, which made his face redden. Meanwhile, Gray was desperately trying to get Natsu off of him, but the dragon slayer clung onto him tighter out of reflex, and buried his face in Gray's shirtless, muscular chest. The ice mage caught a glimpse of Natsu's face, all red yet content.
"Natsu. Get off me."
"Don't wanna. You're so warm."
Natsu clung to Gray tighter and closer to the point that he was hugging him, and he nuzzled at Gray's chest while making content noises, embarrassing and confusing Gray even more.
"Uhh, Natsu? What're you doing?"
After some time, Natsu snapped out of his own trance, immediately jerking away from Gray, all embarrassed and flushed in a color that would rival Erza's hair. He looked at Gray in horror, while said ice mage looked at him in confusion.
"I-I don't know what just happened! I swear, I didn't mean it!"
"What?"
"I-uh.. S-sorry about that!"
Natsu immediately went up and broke into a sprint, rushing out of the guild hall. The other guild members gawked at the scene that unfolded in front of them, making Gray nervous if Natsu's actions gave them some ideas.
"What?"
LATER...
Lucy stepped up to a table with Juvia, Levy, and Gajeel, who seemed to be lightly sniffing at the air for some reason.
"Soooo, does anyone know what's causing Christmas to come early?"
"It has to be Gray! He did all this for Juvia and..."
Great, here comes the Gray tsunami...
A "FEW" MINUTES LATER...
"Hey, Levy. You know anything about today's weather? Like, why is it snowing at this time of year?"
"Did you ask Gray about it? He might know."
Levy gestured to the ice mage that's sitting on the far end of the guild hall who appears to be staring at his cold drink, yet he looks spaced out.
"Yeah, I already asked him. He has no idea."
Lucy gestured goodbye to Levy. As she walked away, she thought of some other people that might know, Master Makarov coming to mind first.
"Hmm, may Master might know a thing or two.."
MAKAROV'S OFFICE
"I have no leads about this sudden winter phenomena. But it's coming from the north."
Makarov looked at a map provided by the Magic Council concerning the sudden winter phenomena. The map showed that the cold front was all coming in from the north, and the weather patterns were unusual; it was all coming in from a fixed point there, in a fixed pattern, which Makarov suspects to be the rumored Moskovia.
"The north?"
"Yes, the north. I've heard rumors of an isolated, militaristic state situated in those icy wastes. And I think they're the ones causing this."
"I didn't know a country existed up north!"
"No one does, it's just a rumor. But since all these clouds and winds are coming from the north, I can only assume that it's their doing. If they even exist, that is. For one, these patterns are not natural."
Makarov stared at the map, notably looking at the uncharted territories of the north.
"So, no one really knows what's causing this?"
"No."
Satisfied, yet unsatisfied at the same time, Lucy went for the door.
"Alright, thanks gramps."
"Wait. Before you go, I'd like for you to tell the others that we'll be having a visitor tomorrow. He's an envoy from a group situated in the north that'll be helping us with investigating the weather, and I don't want his first impression of Fairy Tail being a guild that destroys everything in its path, especially because of THOSE TWO."
Makarov placed extreme emphasis on "THOSE TWO", notably referring to the destructive Natsu and Gray.
"You think this visitor is from this country, if it exists?"
"I believe we could just ask him when he gets here."
"Okay, gramps. I'll tell the guild about the visitor, especially those two."
Lucy went out of the office, and went to tell groups of her fellow guildmates about the incoming visitor. Natsu and Gray were nowhere to be found, going home early due to what happened earlier.
THE NEXT DAY, FAIRY TAIL GUILD HALL
Master Makarov went up to the podium to make a formal announcement about the visitor, clad in his Wizard Saint attire for some reason. He made his speech.
"Alright, brats. Listen up! We have a visitor coming in today, and he's a special envoy from a group in the north. He'll be able to help us in understanding this unusual weather. Now, I don't want any collateral damage today, got it?"
The crowd before him was a chorus of "alright!" and "yea gramps". Of course, he shot Fairy Tail's two most destructive mages a short death glare.
"Good. He should be arriving in a few hours. When he gets here, give him a Fairy Tail welcome!"
The crowd cheered in approval, most of them chanting about drinks and food, then someone knocked a glass over.
"WITHOUT any collateral damage, got it? I cannot stress that enough. That'll be all."
Makarov went off the podium, and the crowd dispersed all around the guild hall. Makarov's communication lacrima suddenly rang. He picked up and answered the lacrima.
"Greetings. Is there a problem?"
Makarov spoke onto the lacrima. A voice replied from the lacrima.
"Mmhmm. I shall go there to pick you up personally then..."
"Of course. No problem."
The other end hung up. Makarov pocketed his communication lacrima afterwards. He looked for Erza, who he motioned for to come to him. The scarlet-haired woman went to his position near the guild doors.
"Erza. Our visitor seems to be stuck at the train station, and I have to fetch him. Can you escort me?"
"Of course, Master Makarov. I shall see to it that you and our visitor will remain unharmed."
Just as Makarov and Erza were about to go out, Natsu busted through the guild doors, and immediately took notice of the guild master; Makarov immediately developed thoughts of "Aw shit..." as he saw Natsu, sensing that something bad is going to happen while he's away.
"Gramps? Where ya going?"
"I'm fetching our visitor, Natsu. He seems to be stuck at the train station."
"Hah! Stuck at the train station! That's new!"
"You're one to talk, Natsu. At least that guy doesn't get sick on trains hmmm?"
Happy flew by, inserted his two-cents about Natsu and trains, and immediately flew away. The mention of trains made Natsu slightly sick.
"Ughh, don't remind me..."
Natsu immediately turned his attention back to Makarov, forcibly cutting off his train of thought about trains.
"We'll be quick. We won't take less than an hour."
"Ok gramps!"
As Makarov stepped out, Erza gave Natsu a quick glare, to which the latter shuddered at.
"BEHAVE."
"A-aye!"
Then Erza closed the doors with such force that the whole building shook for a moment, like an earthquake.
Natsu shrugged the glare off, and he went off to get some food. The sight of a certain ice-mage some tables away made Natsu blush, and he attempted to hide it under his scarf. He got some food from the bar and sat a number of tables away from Gray's. From out of nowhere, Gajeel plopped himself unceremoniously to a seat adjacent from Natsu's, slightly irritating the latter.
"What do you want, iron-face?"
"You smell."
Natsu squinted at Gajeel then sniffed himself, not finding any foul stench emanating from himself.
"Hey! I took a bath earlier!"
"Not that kind of smell. You SMELL."
Natsu looked at Gajeel confusedly, thinking at the Iron Dragon was just messing with him; Gajeel's neutral face said otherwise.
"What?"
"Ughh, are you that stupid? Didn't your dragon teach you anything?"
"Teach me what, huh?!"
"Mates and shit like that."
Natsu gave Gajeel a solemn look, then steeling himself immediately afterwards.
"What about it? Igneel taught me some things.."
"Then you should know that what we're smelling means that you've found your mate."
Natsu looked at Gajeel in disbelief, thinking that the Iron Dragon has ascended into a new level of pissing him off; he was part confused, part angry.
"What?!"
"Yeah. You found a mate."
BEAT
"Fire Dragon's got a crush on someone! Gihihihi."
Gajeel teased said Fire Dragon relentlessly, surprisingly earning no retaliatory strike from him.
"So that's what you meant..."
BEAT
"Can you just confess to that person already? Just so I don't have to deal with that smell anymore. Get to it already. It's not only my nose that you're affecting."
"Everyone can smell it?!"
Natsu panicked, looking around if anyone other than Gajeel was looking at him funny. He immediately thought of Gray, wondering if he could smell what Gajeel is smelling too.
"No, only dragon slayers. Just not you, obviously."
Natsu calmed down from his panicked state with the statement, and Gajeel got up from the table then proceeded to walk away.
"Hey. Thanks, I guess.."
"Yeah yeah, whatever."
I found my mate, and the other dragon slayers can smell it?
I found my mate? I found my mate?! I FOUND MY MATE?!
The words constantly repeated in Natsu's head, leaving his oh-so delicious food to turn cold right in front of him, though he could just re-heat it later.
Interestingly, a guild brawl started out of nowhere, and they were hell-bent on wrecking the place.
"Some of the guild people made a bet about the visitor being a girl or a guy, and it went south, obviously."
Lucy said as she sat down on a seat adjacent to Natsu's, who was still spacing out on the words in his head. Lucy groaned due to the lack of response and got up and out of the guild hall.
SOMETIME LATER...
Makarov and Erza approached the doors of Fairy Tail's guild hall with the visitor in tow. Unbeknownst to them is the guild-wide brawl going on inside. Makarov wore a look of pride, and as Erza opened the door, Makarov motioned for the visitor to go inside.
"Welcome to-!"
A chair flew through the open doors, crashing down onto the pavement and turning into a million pieces. The sounds of chaos soon filled Makarov's ears.
"-Fairy Tail..."
Makarov's expression of pride soon turned into anger, his magic starting to radiate off him. The rowdy guild members immediately sensed the immense magic power coming from the entrance, which resulted in all of them shutting up and stopping dead in their tracks.
"BRAAATS!"
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