Chapter 2

The next morning

Gray woke up from a loud smacking sound. He quickly sat up, his eyes still trying to focus when a pillow flew right into his face.

"Oww, what was that for?" He asked. When he opened his eyes again, he saw Loke sitting on the floor next to the bed. "What the hell are you doing there and why did you throw that pillow?"

"I tried to get up, but when I did, I noticed a bit too late my legs still feel like pudding. And my ass hurts like hell. That's why I threw the pillow, this is your fault." The celestial spirit explained with an angry voice.

"So now it's my fault?" Gray chuckled, pulling Loke back on the bed. "You asked for it, KittyKat."

"I didn't! I just offered you a place to sleep! My plan was to just tell you my feelings, not getting fucked until I can't walk anymore." Loke punched Gray's shoulder.

"Haha! Well, I seem to remember you saying something like 'I want you inside of me', I'm pretty sure of it." Gray laughed.

Wanting to deny it, Loke opened his mouth but realized he did say something like that. Well, not 'something like that', he literally said it. He started blushing when he remembered how he had acted the night before. "That was the booze talking! I drank way too much last night." He said, trying to defend himself.

"That wasn't the booze, that was YOU coming on to me last night. You don't have to deny it." Gray kept teasing Loke; he wasn't going to give up until Loke admitted it. But the spirit just crossed his arms and started pouting. Gray had trouble suppressing a smile. Wanting him to stop pouting, he started poking Loke's side. After a while he saw the corners of Loke's mouth curl up.

"Ok, I admit it! But it's still your fault; why did you have to be so hot? No man who's right in his mind could have held himself back. It surprises me you don't get jumped more often." The spirit finally said.

"I don't get jumped, I do the jumping. Remember?" Gray smirked.

"Yes, thanks for reminding me. It really hurts like hell." The only reply he got was a chuckle which had a small sadistic undertone.

"I'll help you get up, ok?" Gray got out of bed, still naked. Loke could punch himself for blushing at the sight of it.

"What? Getting shy all of a sudden?" Gray asked teasingly while stroking Loke's red cheek.

"Oh, just shut up, Stripper."

Gray snickered while he pulled Loke to his feet.

"Maybe I should get you some clothes first. Where do you keep them?" Gray asked while looking around the room, not seeing a closet.

"The next room, the closet didn't fit into this room next to the bed."

"Ok, come on, little numb-leg." Gray said still supporting Loke.

Loke ignored the comment, and even though he didn't really need to be supported, he happily pressed his body a bit closer to the cold ice mage.

"Are you okay? You're not gonna fall to the ground again?" The raven asked when they arrived at the closet. Loke nodded "I'll be fine." Gray pulled open the closet doors.

"Any preferences for an outfit?"

"Not really, just something that isn't too warm." Loke answered. Gray took out black boxers, short grey pants and a green shirt and threw them at Loke.

"Should I help you getting dressed too?" Gray asked with a small grin.

"No, that much I can do myself." Loke said, giving Gray a dirty face.

"Then I'll be going."

"You're leaving? Why?" Loke asked while pulling on the boxers.

"I'm going home, I need to put on some fresh clothes too. I can't walk around like this all day." Gray said, pointing at his naked body.

"You always walk around like that." Loke pointed out. "Just borrow something from me." Gray happily agreed, still not feeling like walking all the way to his house in the heat.

When both men were dressed and Loke had found his glasses, they decided to go to the guild to get some breakfast.

"Gray?" Loke asked, while fiddling with the hem of his shirt.

"Hm?" Gray turned his head to look at the spirit.

"Could you not tell what happened last night?"

"You're embarrassed?"

A small blush appeared on the spirit's cheeks "No, well...Maybe... a bit." Loke mumbled while looking at Gray.

"Should I be insulted?"

"N- No! Not at all, I just..."

"Just teasing ya. I wasn't planning on telling anyone. I don't really have the tendency of telling people who I slept with. By the way, I don't feel like being teased all day." Gray said while rubbing his hand through the spirit's hair. Loke smiled relieved. He really loved this guy.

Once they entered the guild Loke went over to talk to Lucy, who was sitting at the bar. Gray sat down next to Erza, who clearly just took a swim in the pool. Still in her bikini and with dripping wet hair, she was enjoying a glass of lemonade.

"Good morning, Gray. Surviving the heat?" She asked after taking a sip.

"Barely, last night sure was hot." Gray said with a smile on his face, glancing at Loke.

"It sure was!" The armor mage answered, not noticing Gray little inside-joke. "I'm getting really tired of this heat too. My armors turn into ovens in this weather." She took another sip of her drink. "I can't even enjoy a cold glass of lemonade, it's already warmed up." She pointed at her almost full glass.

Gray tapped his finger against the side of the glass. A second later, 2 small ice cubes floated in the lemonade.

"Thanks, Gray! Next drink's on me." Erza smiled, happily drinking from her now cool drink. After the refreshing sip, she got up and walked over to the bar to order Gray's drink. Suddenly the ice mage felt something land on his head. He saw a blue tail hanging over his shoulder.

"Gray, can't you make me a nice icy fish? Happy asked.

"I can make ice shaped like a fish, but I don't think it will be tasty like one." Gray said, while taking the little blue cat off of his head.

"It's so hot I don't even care." The little cat explained while raising his paws.

"All right, all right. Just this once, otherwise everyone in the guild will ask for ice." Gray placed his right fist to the palm of his left hand. "Ice make: fish" A fish made of ice fell in front of the blue cat.

"Thanks, Gray! You're the best."

The ice mage smiled at Happy, who licked the ice fish. Seeing the smile on the ice mage's face, he said: "You seem so happy today, Gray? Normally when it's this hot, you're all grumpy."

"The heat's been lasting way too long to stay grumpy all the time." Gray said, any man would have a smile on his face after getting laid. He quickly glanced over to the bar where Loke was sitting, meeting Loke's eyes. The Spirit gave a quick wink.

"You're always grumpy, Frost breath!"

"Only when you're around, Hot Head!" Gray said to Natsu.

"Oh yeah? You have a problem with me?" Natsu said while he grabbed Gray by his necklace. The two mages gave each other a death stare.

"Natsu! Gray! Are you fighting again?!" a voice yelled. Realizing it was Erza, the mages quickly wrapped an arm around the other's shoulder.

"N- No, of course not! We're better friends than ever!" Gray said with a forced smile on his face.

"Aye!" Natsu added in fear, not wanting the woman to kick their asses.

A smile formed on Erza's face. "Glad to hear that." She placed Gray's drink on the table.

When Gray wanted to take his seat again, Natsu pulled him back.

"What is it, Natsu?" He asked with an annoyed voice when the dragon slayer sniffed his neck.

"Why do you smell like Loke?"

He had to give it to the dragon slayer; that nose of his was amazing. Even though had taken a shower, he still spent the rest of the night right next to Loke. From the corner of his eye, he saw the spirit turn his head to them, having picked up on the conversation.

"I… I was too drunk to walk all the way to my house last night. So I slept on Loke's couch. I also borrowed some of his clothes, that's probably what you smell." Gray said, not completely lying.

"What clothes?" Natsu asked looking at the ice mage.

"What do you mean 'What clothes?'? The ones I'm wea… AH!" Gray yelled when he noticed he was only still wearing his boxer. "When did that happen?"

"You really should do something about that stripping habit, Gray." Loke's called over from the bar, giving him another wink.

"Luckily Natsu is pretty naive." Gray said once they'd left the guild.

"Yeah, you're right."

"So, when are you returning to the Spirit Realm?"

"Tired of me already?" Loke asked, while raising an eyebrow.

"No, no. Just asking out of curiosity. Maybe we could do a mission together if you plan on staying here for a while? Like we used to."

"I should ask Lucy, 'cause when I'm here, she obviously can't summon me. But if she's okay with it, I'd love to."

Both mages sat down on a bench. The last bit of sunlight made a tree cast its shadow over them. Relaxing his legs, which were still a bit wobbly, Loke couldn't get any happier. Spending time with the one he liked; this day was amazing. They sat like that for a while, enjoying that it was a bit cooler now that the sun was almost down.

A group of girls passed by them, giggling and laughing. One girl wore a dangerously short skirt, but to his own surprise, Loke had no urge whatsoever to go after her. Normally he would have jumped straight up to go and flirt with her, but after last night, he couldn't muster any interest to do so. When he looked at Gray, he saw that the ice mage had turned his head to and still kept a close look on the beautiful legs. Seeing this left a bitter taste in the spirit's mouth.

"Gray? Can I ask you something?"

"Of course." Gray replied, still looking at the girls.

"Last night… Was it a one-time thing? I mean, me being a guy and all…" Loke asked, his heart pounded a little faster, scared of the answer.

Gray finally turned his head back to look at Loke. Realizing the spirit must have asked it because of the group of girls, he replied: "To be honest, I've never been attracted to guys. I've slept with a couple of them, but that was just because there was nothing better around. And because those men came to me."

The answer stabbed at Loke's heart.

"Yeah, should have know." He said trying to play it off as if he was cool with it, but failing miserable as he was not able to hide the pain in his voice.

When Gray saw his face, he got up and pulled the other mage with him. He hurried over to some nearby alley and pushed the spirit against the wall. Not realizing what just happened Loke just stood there with a confused look on his face.

"You're way hotter than many of the girls I dated though." Gray placed his forehead against Loke's. "I definitely didn't sleep with you because of the reason of 'nothing better being around'. If I hadn't known you, you might have been the first guy I would have picked up in a bar. You look damn fiiiine." Gray purred.

Loke couldn't bring out a word. Gray smiled and then gently brushed his lips against the other's cheek, while wrapping his arms around him. He said one last thing before he pressed his lips against Loke's.

"After all that, why should it matter that you're a guy?"

End of chapter 2