Ten Ways to Propose


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Summary: Marriage Proposal Drabble Collection! This set of ten separate One-Shots features Gray proposing to Natsu in ten very different ways.


Dessert (Rated T)

Natsu swallowed nervously as he hesitantly glanced at his icy lover. Gray glared ominously at their surroundings—which just so happened to be a fancy restaurant—a frown marring his features. The fire mage knew Gray wasn't having a good time, but he didn't know why.

"Are you okay, Gray?" Natsu inquired gently.

Okay? That was the understatement of the year. "I'm fine."

"You don't look fine."

Gray sighed exasperatedly. All he'd wanted was at least one whole minute without any interruptions. Was that too much to ask? Apparently it was. Because whenever he tried to set the mood to 'pop the question,' a waiter would come up and ask them how their meal was or if they needed anything. At this point, the frustrated ice mage was about to lodge his steak knife into their waiter's neck.

And so he'd waited. Five minutes had gone by. He and Natsu had finished their dinner, and the waiter had yet to make himself known again. Perhaps now was the right time.

"Natsu—"

"Dessert's here!" Natsu interrupted, his eyes hinting nervousness and excitement.

Gray grew confused. "We didn't order any dessert."

"Here is your dessert, gentlemen," announced the waiter, placing a decorative plate in front of them before leaving.

The ice mage eyed the dessert suspiciously. It was a small box made out of chocolate complete with an ornamental chocolate lid. It probably had some raspberries or little chocolates inside.

Gray removed the lid to the box. There seemed to be an assortment of little chocolates and a—

"Some fucking moron lost their ring in the damn dessert," he growled. "This is completely unsanitary."

"Gray—"

"Waiter!" the ice mag roared.

"Gray, wait! The ring is supposed to be in there," Natsu explained quickly. His lover just gave him a baffled look. "I…I ordered the dessert."

The information still wasn't sinking in.

"And you say that I'm slow," the fire mage mumbled irately. "Gray, will you marry me?"

Natsu watched as his lover's eyes widened comically, and he gaped at him.

"You're…asking me?" Gray balked.

"Y-Yeah," he replied nervously.

"No!"

Natsu's heart plummeted. "No?" he echoed, pain filling his voice.

It was then Gray noticed his mistake. "That's not what I meant!" he clarified hurriedly.

"Then what did you mean?"

"I…I wanted to ask you…tonight. But you beat me to it. This is going to sound stupid. I was saying no to you asking me to marry you, not saying no to marrying you. So…will you marry me, Natsu?" Gray asked, pulling out the ring meant for the fire mage.

"U-Um…yes?" Well, that was strange. "So let me get this straight. You didn't want me to ask you? Why?"

"It wouldn't be proper."

"What's not proper about it?"

"I'm the dominant one in this relationship, so it's my responsibility to propose to you," explained Gray matter-of-factly.

Natsu stifled a groan. It would be something like that. "You really are full of yourself, you know that?"

"I disagree. The majority of the time, you're full of me," he smirked, chuckling to himself when a bright red blush erupted on Natsu's face.


End Drabble