Yeeeah! 4th Chapter! Finally it's published! No internet for a week is hard my friends… Anyway, since this publishing was late, the 5th Chapter is already started so it will be sooner than this one. I'd like to thanks the readers following me, every review and fav'ing are so welcomed and makes me wanna right faster! Okay I stop babbling. Bonne lecture!
-OBSESSION-
The night was hard for the two young men.
Natsu woke up very early. Unable to sleep well, he moaned in bad-morning-mood. He pulled trousers on and a vest, not caring to put anything under and quickly went to the guild that opened in 5 minutes, so in half an hour, people will start to pop up over there and he wanted to disappear before that.
Arriving the moment Mirajane was pulling the gate's doors open, he rushed in and rushed out with a request in hand. "I need to leave now. I don't wanna see Gray." He blushed at the thought.
That was for sure he would never face the man before one or two months. Okay let's say years. "What the hell... What the bloody hell...» The dragon slayer was so deep in his mind that he crashed right in a streetlight. "Fuck!" he groaned rubbing his face under an old lady's look. She sighed as walking near him.
-Young boy, young boy... You seem troubled.
-Uh? Reacted Natsu in surprise. Err... Yeah... Just wasn't watchin'.
The old lady had a nice smile on her face.
-Your heart's stronger than your mind.
Natsu blinked, not really understanding the meaning of this.
-Stronger? He repeated.
-Yes... You're someone that reacts to feelings, and not to facts.
-Are you sayin' I'm an idiot?
He frowned, he surely wouldn't respond this way usually, but he wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone.
-No, no offense, dear. Sorry for disturbing you.
She bowed to show she was sincere.
The boy watched the lady walk away carrying a way too heavy bag for her. He sighed and took it gently from her hands.
-Let me help you with this.
-That's very nice. She smiled again. I do not live far.
Natsu followed her few streets away.
-Why did you help me, young gentleman? She said a little tease in her voice.
-My name's Natsu. And it just seemed you needed help, it's heavy.
He had calm down and this was also a way for him to apologize from being so touchy.
-Well, Natsu, as I said, you follow your heart. Never lose this.
-You don't know me oba-san... He said smiling nicely, touched by what the lady thought of him.
She laughed. Her wrinkled face drew a gentle smile, the one only person that lived long enough could have, full of goodness. She made her think of Master Makarof, this strange way to be so… sage? He couldn't really put it under words.
-Maybe, but I do recognize the ones that can listen to their hearts, and other ones hearts. She stopped in front of an old house door. I'm here.
The dragon slayer who was puzzled by the woman put the bag down on the ground without saying anything. He looked the grandma's house. Old, and not really big, but it seemed homely, warm and full of memories.
-Well then, good day oba-san.
He walked away with one of his joyful smile and a wave. She nodded and entered the place as Natsu leaved.
The hungry, not showered and uncombed man got back home. Greeted by the blue exceed.
-Natsu, where have you been? Said Happy, who was sitting on the table eating fish.
-To the guild. I took a request we should leave after getting ready. Explained the man while taking a seat and start devouring what Happy put on the table.
-A mission? Responded the winged cat, surprised.
But before asking more he remembered what his friend told him last night. He understood Natsu's attitude and kept quiet about it.
-Do I have to pack food? There is a sardine-in-oil tin...
He made the puppy eyes to the dragon slayer.
-Of course you can take it. Laughed Natsu.
-Aye!
He immediately flew away and started packing some food, sardine first of all.
The pink hair male smiled and prepared his self.
A dark hair male entered, undressing, in Fairy Tail's basement. As stripping his clothes off his strong body, he looked around: No sight of the Dragon Slayer. He walked to a table still checking anywhere his friend could be. Once he was next to the wooden bench, he sat down, only in his boxers now. "He has still not arrived yet...".
Gray was lost in his mind, thinking since last night, fearing what will happen today. He thought about taking a mission or even not going to the guild pretending he's ill, but the last option will be too cowardly for him.
Stirring up his brain so bad he had a head-ache, a red head girl brought his attention to her by calling his name.
-Gray...?
-Uh? Err... Yeah? He responded freshly confused of being pulled out of his deep reflection.
-You alright?
-Haven't slept much.
He was telling the truth, he didn't manage to rest correctly, and so, thus having trouble on his mind, he was tired, not helping to see clearly.
-Why so? Asked Erza in surprise.
-Oh nothing, neighbors needed help.
He looked away, acting like he was looking for someone and then waved to Mirajane.
-Help? Repeated the girl who was interested knowing this.
After all, Gray was a strong guy and seeing him totally somewhere-only-he-could-know in his head wasn't his type. The scene made her remember his state of mind in the moon island. But before she could hear the ice-mage's answer, Mirajane interrupted as coming along.
-Hey there, she greeted with her soft voice.
-Hi. Responded Gray and Erza.
-Nice weather isn't it? Should I bring you something?
-Very nice, Mira, sun shines a little hard thought. Noted the woman. Could you bring a breakfast please?
-Sure.
She smiled and turns to hear if Gray wouldn't like anything.
-Hm... 2, with a black coffee please Mira.
-Be right back.
The white girl turned around and leave with her tray.
Erza sited in front of Gray. Changing subject they chatted about other things than the reason why the dark-bluish hair mage was so tired.
His cold eye dropped on the window as they received their meals. He remained silent for a few seconds. The sun was bright up there in the sky, burning a little the man's pale skin, shining from all its will. How could he not notice it by coming to the guild? The hot star was lighting the world up, comforting and worming this bloody day. "How can this be so bright, so strong and beautiful in such a bad time...?" Mentally asked Gray to his self. He then started eating.
The affluent moment of the day, that means the moment when nearly everybody's there, a blond girl came in all happily. As soon as she stepped in the guild she saluted everybody cheerfully. Someone was missing, Natsu wasn't there.
-Natsu's not here? I'd like to talk to him. She asked Mirajane who usually was the first one in the basement.
-Hm, no. He came this morning very early and took a request. Did he leave without you? She was surprised.
So was Lucy.
-No, haven't heard of it.
The ice-mage and Titania weren't far and picked up all the conversation.
-Natsu's gone without saying anything? That's unusual, pointed out Erza.
-Yes, especially without Lucy. Added Mira.
This last line got on Gray's nerves.
-This idiot... Why can't he stop causing us troubles, he sighed.
-Uh... You're maybe a little hard Gray, Natsu's strong enough to be fine only with Happy... Said Lucy feeling the shity mood of the man.
-Yeah, but he could at least inform someone. He groaned.
A small silhouette walked on the bar counter.
-Sorry for interrupting. Mira, I have receive a letter from the Magic Consul, cancel the request of Hargeon. Demanded the Master Makarof.
-Hargeon's request? Oh... I think this is the mission Natsu went off with this morning... She said embarrassed.
-Natsu? Crap! Exclaimed the old man. This letter is about the thieves he's supposed to stop. The man who ordered the mission couldn't afford much to pay so he describes a dangerous black guild as thieves.
-A black guild?
Erza's tone was sharp and her eyes serious.
-What?
Gray's eyes turned to Makarof, not sure of what will happen next.
-Someone has to go and get him. Sagely said Makarof. Before there's troubles.
The dark hair man sighed.
-Natsu's strong master. Noted Mirajane.
-Yeah but, when Natsu's in something, it always means troubles. Responded the guild's elder.
Gray couldn't keep a smile from curling up on his mouth. "Maybe he always means troubles but... It wouldn't be fun without him and the shit he brings." Responded Gray, but keeping it for him.
-I'm going to get him. Said the strongest Fairy Tail's woman, as standing up.
But Erza didn't get very far; a cold hand stopped her in her impetus.
-No, I'm going. I have to kick his butt for something anyways.
The man's voice was determinate.
Lucy seemed to want to say something be she stopped. Erza eyed him a little, calling to mind the ice-mage's reaction. But the young man didn't wait for her friend answer to this, as if even Titania wouldn't make him change his mind. His eyes meted once again his master's.
-... Fine. You will go Gray, be quick. Allowed Makarof and turned around to leave.
-Thanks.
Gray didn't wait shit and leaved the guild in the next seconds.
Lucy and Erza sited together, wondering about the event.
-Strange that Gray looked so determinate… Sharing her thoughts with Erza.
-It is and… It is not. Responded the scarlet hair girl.
-Uh?
-Gray and Natsu are… More than friends, they're like brothers to each other.
-Brothers…? Repeated the star-mage, wanting to know more about what Erza was talking about.
-Yeah, that's why they'll always be the first one caring for the other, and also why they don't want to show how strong the bond between them is.
-I see… Said Lucy now thinking about all this.
-Master? Asked a white hair woman.
-What is it Mirajane? Responded the old man as sipping on his wine.
-You do know that whatever he does, Natsu won't listen to Gray and he will actually get also involved in all this, right?
-Oh crap…! Innocently replied Makarof, perfectly knowing that Mirajane seen right through what he was doing.
-The consul will get mad at you again. She noted.
-Oh, hell the consul, I know that they'll kick those entire dark-mage asses.
She smiled lightly but still pouted a little to Makarof because he was again doing "bad things".
The Dragon Slayer just arrived in Hargeon city and was sitting at a tavern's table having a meal with his friend.
-Dat'z délishous..!
The Exceed wasn't sure if Natsu was talking or literally slurping the food in his plate. He laughed seeing that he was actually going well. After swallowing the young man started another line.
-Let's get moving and find a hotel for the night. Than will go and fire up the place!
-Aye Sir!
At the same time, the ice-mage was in the train for Hargeon, this was already 2 hours he was traveling. Only one hour left before he arrived. He was disturbed. First of all he'll see Natsu, secondly he'll have to talk to him, and thirdly he'll surely help him with the bloody mission. "Great" he sighed. But looking at the sky threw the window, he knew nobody else than him had to go for the pink hair idiot, because he was the one that made the Dragon Slayer leave.
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