My Fair Dragon


Disclaimer – I do not own Fairy Tail


*Rated M for Mature


Summary: It's the day before Spring Break, and Natsu can't wait for some fun in the sun. But his dreams come crashing down when a school project not only winds up making him stay at the home of his worst enemy, but also his biggest crush—Gray Fullbuster! Modern/AU/High School


Chapter 4 – Monday (Warning: Abuse/Alcohol)

"Why are we in…your room?" Natsu asked slowly as he was seated on the bed. Gray joined him soon thereafter, but sat across from him.

"I made more cards for you," Gray smirked mischievously.

"Okay." Natsu wasn't quite sure where Gray was going with this.

"We're going to play a game."

"What…kind of game?"

"Strip Chat," Gray replied bluntly.

"Excuse me?" Natsu exclaimed, blushing furiously. Was he serious? If he was, there was no way in hell he was going to do any form of stripping in front of him.

"I have six cards. If you provide an adequate response, then I will remove a piece of clothing. But if you miss at least one response, I'll put my clothes back on. You won't have to strip at all, Pinky. Though I don't mind if you want to join in."

Natsu blanched. He was at a loss for words. When he finally got his wits about him, his eyes narrowed at the challenge. "You're on!" he declared.

Gray smirked. "Here's the first card. How was your weekend?"

Oh, you know. The usual. Got my arm broken and sprained both my ankles. Sighing, Natsu said, "I had a lot of fun over the weekend. How was yours?"

"Very good, Pinky," said Gray as he slowly removed his black leather boots, dropping them to the floor carelessly. Natsu gulped. "Are you ready for the next one?"

"Yeah…"

"Here's the second card. My cat died yesterday."

It probably killed itself because it had to watch you create this Strip Chat game. "I…I'm sorry to hear that. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Natsu let out a deep breath when Gray started removing his socks next. He'd made it through this round, too.

"The third card. I'm going on holiday tomorrow."

Seriously, who gives a shit? "Really? I wish I could go on holiday. Where are you going?"

"You're doing awfully well, Pinky. I guess you studied those flashcards thoroughly," said Gray as he removed his jacket.

Natsu internally bounced for joy. If he could at least make it through the next round, he was bound to see something good.

"The fourth card. The traffic was terrible this morning."

Was it him, or were these statements getting more and more annoying. "I know, right? It makes you wonder what happened." More like, take a different fucking route next time.

Gray smirked. "What do you want me to take off next, Pinky?"

Natsu paled slightly. He wanted him to decide? "Shirt!" he replied…a bit too eagerly, he decided.

"As you wish." Gray inwardly smirked as he watched his Pinky's alert eyes follow his hands as they gradually unbuttoned each and every button. He swore Natsu started drooling when he let the shirt slip from his shoulders and onto the bed. "Are you ready for the next card?"

"Yes," Natsu squeaked out, his eyes trailing over Gray's broad shoulders, muscular torso, and toned abs.

"The fifth card. My cell phone was stolen yesterday."

I could really care less. "That's awful! I hope you find it."

Natsu stifled a groan when Gray began removing his belt. He let it clatter to the floor. When Gray slowly unzipped his pants, the pinkette wanted to run and hide so that he could relieve himself of the bulge growing within his pants. Or at least hide it!

As soon as the pants were gone from Gray's legs, all he wore was a pair of blue silk boxers. And if Natsu made it through the final ard, Gray would remove them!

It finally dawned on Natsu that he could see Gray sitting before him—the hot teen he was madly in love with—naked!

With a fire in his eyes that Gray had never seen before, he picked up the last card. "This is the last card, Pinky. My boyfriend asked me to marry him."

Just great, Natsu thought as a flare of jealousy coursed through him at the thought of Gray with someone else and…marrying them.

But…should he really do this? If anything, he'd be closer to seeing Gray naked. And he started contemplating. Well, it was now or never. "R…Really? Well, I…I…I don't fucking care," he finished quickly, a little too quickly. He'd chickened out. He wasn't ready for this. Not yet.

"Sorry, Pinky," Gray said honestly as he started putting his clothes back on. Perhaps he'd rushed things a bit. Maybe Natsu wasn't ready for this level of communication.

"Get out," Natsu said quietly, beating himself up inside.

"What?"

"I said…get…out," Natsu ground out. He seemed angry, but it was hard for Gray to determine whether it was at him or himself.

"I'm only trying to help you, Natsu," Gray replied as he got off the bed.

"Well I don't need your fucking help!" Natsu snapped.

Gray balked. He hadn't anticipated this sort of reaction. "Pinky—"

"Just get out! I don't want you here!"

"This is my room!" Gray spat back. Frowning, he glared at Natsu. "You sound like an idiot when you talk the way you do. Do you want people to think you're ignorant? Because you sure as hell act like you are."

"I don't have to speak like you in order for people to take me seriously! Now get out and leave me alone!" he screamed as he collapsed to the bed.

Burying his face in the pillow next to him, he tried to keep his feelings in check. Why did Gray have to go and make him feel worse? All he'd wanted was to be left alone because he'd been disappointed in himself and wanted to brood. But then Gray had to go and insult him…again. Why did he even put up with him?

Gray felt a pang in his chest when he saw Natsu huddled on the bed. He'd hurt him again. Again! Hadn't he done enough?

And now he'd probably just ruined his chances of ever helping Natsu improve his speech. How could he help him? And how could he make Natsu understand that he was only trying to help him? How could he let him know that the current way he spoke would turn customers away or force potential employers to turn him down from a job? How could he convince him that he was trying to give his Pinky a better future?

There had to be a way…right?


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