Day three of my OTP Challenge, and the theme is: Piggy-back rides! Enjoy, guys :D (This one was short but sweet.)
Type: Regular FT World
Theme: Piggy-back rides.
Pairings: Gratsu
Natsu was exhausted. He and Gray were sitting on the ground leaned up against a brick wall, panting. They had just completed a job and were absolutely dead on their feet, Natsu more so than Gray. The job was to defeat a dark guild, and Natsu had used too much of his magic, since Gray had been preoccupied fighting another group of the members while Natsu took on the majority.
"Graaaaayyyyy," Natsu moaned, leaning heavily on the Ice Mage's shoulder, making the raven-haired boy narrow his eyes in annoyance.
"What?"
"Caaarrrryyyy meeeee."
"What? No!"
"Pppppllllleeeaaasssseeee!" Natsu whined, pouting and giving Gray puppy-dog eyes. The Ice Mage shook his head, but he was starting to falter. Sensing that he was about to get his way, Natsu clasped his hands together and went in for one more long, "Ppppplllllleeeeeaaaasssseee!"
Gray sighed. "Okay, fine."
Natsu cheered as Gray stood up and bent down. "Get on," he ordered, and Natsu happily hopped on his back, wrapping his arms around Gray's neck and squeezing the other boy's hips tightly between his legs to ensure he wouldn't fall off. Gray started walking back towards Magnolia, Natsu's scarf tickling the back of his neck and the Dragon Slayer's head resting on top of his.
By the time they reached Gray's place, Natsu was fast asleep. Gray kicked open the door as quietly as possible, plodding down the hall to his room. He dumped Natsu on the bed and fell back across the Dragon Slayer's chest, closing his eyes. He was asleep within minutes, exhausted from the piggy-back ride. While the boys slept, they curled into each other, Gray eventually wrapping his arms around Natsu's chest while Natsu held on to the Ice Mage's waist, and they slept soundly through the rest of the day.