He checked everywhere. The kitchen; the guest bedroom; the guest bathroom; the hall closets; the pantry; the living room again; the movie room; the kitchen again; the broom closet at the top at the stairs; everywhere! (Though, he didn't think to check his bedroom because he didn't need to think about his adorable crush shivering under his bed, because that would leave to his fantasies of the tiny thing –at least to Gray- screaming in pleasure on the bed under his touch. He also knew he didn't need a hard on while looking for him.) Maybe he just needs to be alone. He thought. He'll probably come out in the morning. Giving up his frantic search, he made his way back to his bedroom to get some more sleep. He glanced at his clock as he passed his night stand and groaned. 3:40 in the fucking morning. The thing I do for him…though, I guess I love him…so it's only right. He'd been searching for the guy for a little over an hour now. Before going back to bed, he decided he had to use the bathroom. Gray opened the door, propped the lid up, ready to use the toilet when he heard it. A soft whimpering and sob from the towel closet. Natsu…he thought. He slowly approached the closet, as if it would explode ant moment, and noticed towels strewn over the floor that he hadn't noticed before. Totally Natsu…he thought again. He carefully grabbed the doorknob and slowly peeked inside. He saw Natsu still shaking, one of the blankets from the upper shelf covering him, sitting scrunched up on the middle shelf. He gently pulled the blanket away to find Natsu with his head resting on his knees. Even more gently, he picked Natsu up bridal-style. The moment Natsu was in Gray's arms, he buried his face in Gray's chest, his hands gripping at the hair at the base of the dark-haired boy's neck. Gray carried Natsu back to the bed and tried to put him down, but Natsu silently refused to let go, his grip on Gray tightening. "C'mon, Natsu. I just need you to let go so I can get in the bed, too, since I obviously can't leave you alone." Gray whispered into his ear, making Natsu relax and release his hold on Gray. He, in turn, smiled down at the smaller boy before walking to the other side of the bed and climbing in. Natsu immediately turned over and pushed himself against Gray's chest. Gray wrapped his arms around Natsu, one hand rubbing calming circles on his back, the other stroking the silky pink hair. He watched, content, as Natsu slowly stopped shaking and drifted off to sleep. The last thought running through Gray's mind was Our bodies…they're like puzzle pieces.
Natsu woke up to an empty bed. He supposed it was just another blissful dream that would never come true. He got out of bed, walking to the bathroom, still half asleep. Instead of walking into his bathroom, he walked into a wall. What the fuck? I'm too tired for this shit. He thought, now fully awake and glaring at the wall. Looking around, he noticed he wasn't in his room. Before being able to contemplate what had happened and where he was, though, the wonderful smell of bacon and eggs hit his nose harder than the wall he'd just run into. He followed the scent out the door, through the house, and to the kitchen, where he found Gray cooking. "Smells great, Gray." He told the ice mage from the door way. Natsu must've surprised Gray, because he jumped a little before turning around to smile at Natsu. A genuine smile, the one that always made Natsu want to blush and faint, like a fangirl.
Natsu loved Gray's cooking and wished he could have it every day. The bacon was well done, but not too crunchy. The eggs were perfectly scrambled. He was in heaven. "Natsu?" Gray questioned for Natsu's attention, bringing him out of his thoughts. He replied with a simple 'Hn?' Gray turned red, to Natsu's confusion, and said, "After I do the dishes, there's something important I need to tell you. Is that…is that alright?" Natsu grinned and nodded, making Gray turn even redder.
The dishes were done and they both sat in silence. "You wanted to…tell me something, Gray?" Natsu asked quietly. "I love you." Gray suddenly blurted. "I mean…I just…the way you laugh makes me happy. Seeing you hurt or crying twists my heart in painful knots. Watching you fight turns me on. Knowing that, other than Happy –who lives with you- and Erza – who beat it out of you- I'm the only one to who knows you're scared of storms. I just…I love you." Gray finished staring at his lap. Braving a glance towards Natsu, he found the pink-haired idiot crying. "Seriously?" Natsu asked, incredulous, voice breaking. Gray took it the wrong way, misunderstanding, thinking that Natsu was crying out of anger towards the confession. "I-I'm sorry! You can hate me…i-i-if you want…I'd, uh, I'd understand. I just…" Gray was suddenly cut off by something warm and soft covering his lips. As suddenly as that softness was there, it was gone and replaced by an even warmer body straddling his hips and draping over him, the body's face buried in Gray's neck. Gray dared himself to look down at the head, and, sure enough, he found a mess of pink hair. "I love you, too, you Ice Freak. I love you so much. I just…never said anything because I was afraid you'd hate me. I so, so glad you love me, Gray!" Natsu sobbed into his neck.
They sat in silence -except for Natsu's quietly fading sobs- for a good hour before his question finally got to him. "Hey, Flame-Brain?" Natsu hummed in response. "Are we going out now?" All he got was a smack to the back of his head and kiss in reply. "Good to know." He mumbled as his adorable boyfriend petted the spot he'd smacked. Gray pulled Natsu's head back so that Natsu was staring into his eyes. He leaned towards Natsu and started a passionate kiss, tongues and all, that lasted until both boys lost their breath. Natsu leaned forward and rested his forehead on Gray's, sighing happily.