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CHAPTER 2

It had been months since the two first met, still on with their routine of meeting every Saturday. They had played together, every week trying something new. Tinkle had even managed to take Natsu for a light flying around before both of them had ended up dunking in the lake, their joint weight too heavy for his wings to handle.

And today was a Saturday too. But Natsu wasn't happy; not in the least.

He dragged himself over to their meeting spot, his eyes red and puffy from crying for hours. He arrived at the lakeside and saw Tinkle lounging on the grass, his feet dipping in the water. His wings glimmered in the sunlight seeming as if they were made of glass.

A series of tiny tinkling sounds brought Natsu out from his thoughts, his eyes moving up from his feet to peer into the faerie's questioning ones. Tinkle raised his arm and waved him over, his lips curled up languidly.

Natsu sat down beside him, toeing off his sandals before sinking his feet into the water like the other. He shuddered ever so slightly from the chilly temperature, his feet gradually becoming used to the cold water surrounding them.

"Tinkle," he began after a few moments of tranquil hush. Tinkle turned to face him, specks of golden dust falling from his hair and flowing along the air current. "Will you be okay if I-if I g-go away?"

Natsu began sniffling, his nose becoming runny again.

Tinkle looked at him, appearing confused and a little taken aback, shaking his head fervently as if it was the most obvious thing ever.

Natsu grabbed the other's hands in his, bawling out pitifully, "Please don't be saaadd Tinkle!" He rubbed his tears and snot on his t-shirt's sleeve, that he was wearing for once, "I promise! I will c-come to visit every time!" he sobbed comically, "We will be bestest besties foreva! I will e-even tell everyone at my new sc-school that I al-already have a bestie!"

Tinkle didn't make out half of what the other was spewing out, his speech a garbled mess with his tears and snot. But looking at the other crying so much, drove him to burst into tears as well; so he did.

Natsu continued crying, making promises. He sniffled to a halt when he heard noisy bells and wind chimes going off. Cracking open his eyes, he found his buddy's weeping face in front of him. His eyes were scrunched shut, his mouth agape and letting out the sounds he had heard. "Don't c-cry Tink, don cwy,"

Both of them sat sobbing near the lake, squeezing together tightly, not moving until it was way after sundown and Natsu had to leave, still sniffling and hiccupping.

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Tinkle sat perched on top of a rock, the rock, their rock.

He gazed at the calm waters of the lake, his index finger tracing patterns on the rough exterior of the hard rock. He sighed, it had been 5 weeks since he last saw Natsu. He was aware of the fact that the other wasn't going to show up, at least not yet, but he didn't want to miss the opportunity of seeing him when he came. How was he to know when the other will come back, especially when they had no way of communicating?

He lifted his finger up from the rough surface, the corners of his lips lifting as a flower, a Jasmine, bloomed where his finger had been. Leaning over, he sniffed at his small creation, groaning in contentment from the fragrance. He loved its scent, so sweet and pure, just like the flower itself.

The sun will be setting in a few minutes, he noted, jumping off from his seat and onto the grassy ground.

"Gray!"

Tinkle squeaked, hearing the angry familiar voice call out his name. He speedily flapped his wings, attempting to fly away but the older fae caught him before he could flee in a flurry of golden sand.

The older silver haired fae held the younger by the collar of his back-less tunic, lifting him until they were at eye level. "I told you you aren't allowed in the human realm, how dare you breach the rules again, huh?" the other sneered in his face, silver dust blowing off him and making the younger sneeze.

Gray stared hard at the other, crossing his arms to look tough, "You never let me have fun!" he protested, huffing at the other's glaring face.

"Is this, violating the rules, your definition of FUN!? Do you know how worried aunty gets when you pull stunts like these!?" Lyon scolded him, shaking his body for emphasis. "Why do you need to come here, huh?" he questioned, his tone and gaze softening.

"I want friends too… everyone in Faeland is mean, they hate me." Gray murmured, gazing at the other in the eyes to get across his point. He differed from the others. His dust was golden instead of the silver associated with purity, his eyes were an eerie blue unlike normal brown or olive, there was only a single ring around his iris, the one supposed to be around his pupil wasn't there. And his wings, they were translucent, colorless unlike his big brother's. Lyon's wings were grand, majestic. They were a cool teal with highlights of brown and black. And Gray will be lying if he said he wasn't a bit envious.

Yet Gray liked his own wings, they were his complex. He believed, knew, they were pretty even though they didn't have a particular color in them, but the others in Faeland didn't.

The other fae kids often picked on him; calling him names or being downright rude. There was one time when he had returned back to his place with a swollen eye and split lip. And honestly, he was tired of all this, he was exhausted of getting hurt and shoved around, he wanted a place where people will accept him, won't ridicule him every chance they got. That was one of the main reasons he liked Natsu. He hadn't done anything even remotely close to hurting him, had regularly shared tasty things with him. Most of all, he had declared him his bestie. That's all Gray needed, someone to rely on, someone whom he can fully trust.

Natsu was the reason Gray had developed a routine of sneaking out of the Faeland so he could meet with the other by the lake's side.

"Gray," Lyon began, letting the younger fae down on the grass before kneeling in front of him so they were eye-to-eye, "I care about you, I don't want you to get punished. So please, stop this, hmm?"

"No," Gray didn't want to stop, he wanted to meet and play with Natsu again. He will get punished, he didn't give a damn, but he wished to meet Natsu again and again and again. He was his bestie, they had to hold together forever.

"Gray,"

"No, I dun wanna go back! I will stay here!"

That left Lyon no alternative. His brother was a pain in his wings. He sighed and snagged the other's wrist in his hand, proceeding to legit dragging Gray towards the opened portal.

"No! leave me alone!" Gray screamed, lashing out at the older and bigger boy. He tried biting the other, tried to pull at his hair but was knocked aside by a wing. "I dun wanna go! Lemme go! Natsu!"

And the portal closed behind them.

Today was Natsu's 12th birthday and after much begging over the years his parents had ultimately agreed to his wish of visiting his grandparents in their ancestral hometown. He could barely get himself to shove his burger in his mouth before he was out of the back door and rushing towards the lake, ignoring his parents' calls.

Natsu skidded to a stop when he arrived at the lake, breathing heavily. He managed a quick scan of the area, expecting the faerie to be loitering by the lake like the sloth he was.

"Tinkle! You here!?" he called out, straightening up once he had caught his breath.

He went over to their rock, spotting the lone Jasmine still in full bloom.

"T-tinkle? Your bestie is back…"

There was no response. He thumped down on the grass, leaning his back on the rock.

"Was I t-too late?"

"Hey Natsu!"

Natsu groaned inwardly at the call of his so-proclaimed friend. He turned around and there he was, amid his legion of girls who were attempting to divert his attention to themselves. "What Loki?" he questioned in a tired voice, begrudgingly shuffling his body over to the other when Loki gestured him to come over.

Loki grinned sheepishly at him before shoving a leather bound diary in his hands, "Can you please do me a favor?"

Natsu looked at the diary, before glaring up at playboy, "You think am your personal servant or something?"

"Please?" Loki pleaded, batting his eyelashes for emphasis. One glimpse of Natsu's unamused look and he knew it wasn't working. He sighed, his posture slouching in defeat, "Fine, I'll treat you to burgers at Ninano's,"

Natsu grinned in triumph, he couldn't turn down an offer for free food now, could he?

"'Kay, I'll take you up on that. So?" he replied, lifting the diary to get his un-asked question across to the strawberry blond.

"Gray Fullbuster, he's a friend of mine. You can find him in the Production Wing, just ask the assistant," Loki told him, being dragged away by his thirsty girl legion.

Natsu adjusted his backpack over his shoulder and began going up the stairs to the second floor. A quick trip wouldn't hurt if he got free food in the end. Thinking that he made his way through the soundproofed corridor, essential to limit noise from disturbing the students, finally found himself standing in front of a door with the sign 'Production'. He knocked twice, twisting the handle once he was given the permission to enter.

"Um, hey?"

The girl glanced up, fixing her spectacles over the bridge of her nose, "Yes?"

"Is Gray Fullbuster here..?"

She wordlessly pointed to a door on the far left. Nodding his thanks he went over to the door and rapped softly, waiting for a response.

Instead of a response, he heard a click. He twisted the handle and found the door unlocked. Stepping inside, the first thing his eyes caught site of were various equipment placed around along with the haphazardly strewn sheets around the table and floor.

"Sorry to disturb but I have something that bel-!" he started off without looking at the occupant of the swiveling chair but when he did, he had to do a double take in case he was hallucinating due to the copious amounts of caffeine he ingested on a daily basis to start off his mornings. In front of him was the familiar face from years ago. Natsu's brain went haywire, he couldn't believe what his eyes were seeing. For better measure, he even contemplated banging his head against the wall.

"T-tinkle?" he let out, too overwhelmed to utter something else, like a greeting, like average human beings when they meet someone.

A small tinkling sound, the same as it had ever been if not a little rumbling, left the other's lips.

That was everything Natsu needed to jump on the other, tackling him to the floor, wrapping around him like a deranged koala.

"I missed you so much, bestie..."

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Hope you liked it…it's just a non-sensical, horribly cliché thing…..but I wanted a fairy Gray so I wrote this…yeah

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