A/N: I noticed that the paragraphs on the last chapter were all bunched up, so I've fixed and reposted that. I also added a few details, so please take the time to read it again!

Thanks to Dattebayo Devon's Kitty and Foxy for the ideas on getting Gray out of the grave. I'm sure he, Zeref, and all of the others are glad. Then again, they may all be scared out of their wits once they see him… hmmm…

Disclaimer: *sighs* No, I don't own Fairy Tail. Not now, not ever.

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Gray could feel he was getting low on oxygen. He had to do something, and he had to do it fast. But what?

Gray's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a noise. It sounded like scratching, and it seemed to be getting closer and closer. A revelation went through the 'dead' boy's head. Somebody was digging him out! But who? Lying with his eyes open so as to let the person know he was alive, Gray waited. It didn't take long for the grave-digger to reach the coffin. The worst part was listening while the top was being slowly pulled apart, although it didn't sound like the person was trying to take their time. Gray laughed. They had probably gone delusional, whoever 'they' were.

When the lid finally came off, Gray was surprised. There was barely any light, so his eyes didn't burn. Even more surprising, however, was the face above him. His rescuer, the person who had dug up his grave, was none other than his rival Natsu!

Moving to try and get out of his coffin, Gray was embraced by the arms of the pink-haired boy. He clearly had gone delusional. Otherwise, there definitely would have been some surprise at the fact Gray was alive (and there probably wouldn't have been any hug).

Leaving from his own thoughts, Gray heard the other mumbling. Paying closer attention, the raven-haired one heard our dragonslayer in tears.

"I was right. Gray. I was right! You hadn't died. You're still here, with me. They were wrong. You're alive."

Gray sighed. It sounded like even though he now had fresh oxygen, he wasn't going to be out of his grave for a while. Then he shivered. Once again, he wondered why. He was an ice mage. He had been brought up stripping in a freezing climate. So why was he cold?

Feeling the shiver, Natsu came back to (some of) his senses. He saw that Gray was still only wearing what he had been buried in, and the rainy day had turned into a foggy night. Considering Gray had been buried in only pants and bandages, and he was still obviously not healed, Natsu had to get Gray somewhere safe and warm. Looking all around him, he decided on the closest place – Lucy's apartment. He didn't even think about how she'd react when she saw her 'dead' friend lying on the couch, but that was Natsu for you. Helping the ice mage up, Natsu had to shoulder most of the weight. Gray's legs couldn't take it, yet.

"Sorry…" Gray mumbled as Natsu took him out of the grave. Natsu himself just smiled one of his signature grins, and responded, "What for? You aren't dead, but if they thought they had to bury you, you were obviously bad off."

Gray realized Natsu was right. Just how 'bad off' had he been? Too tired to think, especially considering he had just nearly run out of breathable air, Gray leaned onto the fire mage. He didn't know where they were going, or what he was doing, but he knew he was cold – and Natsu wasn't.

Watching from the bushes once again was the black figure. Through Natsu's ballistic movements of uncovering the coffin, the black rose had been thrown aside. 'Heh. No use for that now, is there?' the black figure thought to himself. After all, he just might be able to see his brother once again.

And this time, there might be some beautiful memories made.

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By the time they had reached the edge of the graveyard, Gray was freezing. It made no sense, to him or the fire mage. With nothing to help cover the cold boy, Natsu just pulled him in closer and focus on raising his body temperature. He could only hope it would help.

Walking through the streets of Magnolia, Natsu was getting tired. He had just recovered from going insane, and throughout that insane period he had dug up six feet of dirt and pried open a wooden casket. Now he was shouldering nearly all of the weight of his friend, while also trying to control his body temperature to keep that friend warm. Lucy's apartment, though closest out of all of the team's houses, was still far from the graveyard. Natsu was worried. How far could he make it, and for that matter, how far could Gray make it? Strong as they both were, Gray was an ice mage that was freezing. His bandages were being soaked as they continued in the fog, and his breath was becoming ragged. Thinking back on the mission that brought this about, Natsu winced. That was something he never wanted to think about, ever again.

When they finally reached the young blonde's apartment, they could see no lights were on. That's easier for once we're inside, but how are we gonna get inside? Natsu thought to himself.

Gray, on the other hand, recognized where they were and immediately created a key with his magic.

Sweat dropping, Natsu wondered just how many times Gray had done that to memorize the shape of the key. But then again, Natsu always flew through the window, and he was there even more often than the mage in question.

Inside of the house, Natsu and Gray sat down on the couch. Even though the fire mage knew something should be done for Gray quickly, that boy was heavy. Natsu figured he could last a few minutes while he regained his strength.

As if in compliance, the ice mage looked to the rose-headed boy and nodded. He knew the other was tired, he knew how hard it was to support someone the same size as you when you weren't exactly 'on par' yourself. The boy knew he could manage for a while, now that he was safely inside.

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That 'while' was short-lived. About 15 minutes after sitting down, Natsu realized the figure next to him was shivering. Had he ever stopped? The mage wondered to himself.

Getting up, Natsu took care to help Gray into a laying position on the couch as he went off to search for some blankets and first aid materials. A bed would have been best, but unfortunately, the only bed in the house was currently occupied by somebody oblivious to her intruders.

When Natsu came back, he saw Gray had managed to calm his shivering somewhat, but upon closer inspection, realized it was just Gray trying to get his friend to stop worrying. That just made matters worse, and the next thing the boys knew, Gray's head was on Natsu's lap as the latter warmed his hands and body. Even though Natsu knew what Gray really needed was to change out of his wet clothing and bandages, the fire mage figured it could wait until after he had warmed up some. It's also a lot easier to wrap someone when they aren't shaking all over, the worried pink-haired boy thought.

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Gray was only half-conscious by the time Natsu had gotten off the couch, and therefore had no issues complying to what the other was doing. As soon as the other got up, however, Gray instantly felt the loss of heat. Try as he might, he just couldn't stop shivering. Even the little bit he had managed to control seemed to only make the pink-haired boy more worried.

How Gray's head had managed to get onto Natsu's lap, he wasn't sure of anymore, but he could feel the warmth radiating from the other. Most days, that feeling would be uncomfortable and strongly opposed by both of them, but today, it was so comfortable that Gray barely noticed the hands moving about him, drying his bandages.

The raven-haired boy wished he completely loose consciousness, but for reasons unknown, his body refused to allow him sleep. He doubted it was because of anything that had just happened; every now and then people just weren't able to get to sleep. Sighing, Gray looked at the face above him.

"What's wrong, flame brain? I'm right here aren't I?"

A slight smile formed on the other's lips. "Yeah, I guess you are, ice brain."

Happy that he could bring his friend to retort, Gray closed his eyes again. Then he wondered. Where was Happy during all this mess? The ice mage hadn't seen hide nor hair of him. Then again, he hadn't seen anybody else either. But with Happy… Natsu wouldn't leave him alone while he snuck out at night, which meant the cat was probably here, yet it sure didn't seem like it.

Trying to think of anywhere else the blue thing could be, Gray winced. His head was pounding. He needed rest, and the foggy night air had done nothing to help him. Neither had the extra drama of being buried, but the air was the most at fault. With a ragged cough, Gray tried to sit up, but felt his arms give up on him.

When the ice mage had winced, Natsu had thought something was wrong. The cough made him think even more so. Once the ice mage had fallen onto his lap after a fruitless effort to get up, Natsu knew something was wrong. After all, why hadn't the boy gone to sleep? He needed it, and he sure looked like he wanted it.

It was going to be a long night.

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A/N: I actually do wonder where Happy is…. Knowing him, he'll randomly show up somewhere though.

Please continue to read, and if you find time, review! I'll try to respond to each of them.

SadLulu: Thank you! I'll try to update again soon~

Hikari: Thanks! I never actually thought about that until you mentioned it, but you're right… *sadistic grin* Gray's in for it now…

Fairytopia: I'll try to update soon, and yes they do! I thought it was Gray at first too, and that confused me until I saw the magic XD

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