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Another thing that surprised the ice mage was that seconds passed and neither party made even the slightest attempt to pull away. It was only upon feeling the arm on his waist that originally served to steady him tighten did he end the kiss, his face beat red.
"W-what the hell was that for, squinty eyes?!"
Lyon, on the other hand had surpassed the initial shock that had overtaken his body at the sight of the salamander kissing the younger creator magic. Instead the cold emperor was now standing, fists clenched tightly as he went over how to kill the fire mage without anyone noticing. There was no way he was just going to allow that beast to take the younger mage!
Ultimately, after a few moments of pondering how precisely to murder Natsu in cold blood, Lyon decided that such an event would only result in a very pissed off Fairy Tail and worse, Gray. Finally he deemed the best course of action to be to freeze the fire mage's lips off for touching the raven in such a manner. Especially now that that bastard was tightening his hold on the slightly taller male!
With just a quick scan around the packed guild the elder ice mage could tell that he was not the only one that was shocked by the scene before them. Upon the initial crash the music ended; the low melody softening as the slow song finally ended, although everyone's attention was far from the sweet noise. Now everyone was starring, wide eyed and gaping at the fire and ice mage, silence settling throughout the room like the plague.
At first outright shock clouded both mages faces as they slammed together, their lips clashing as well. Although within a moment Natsu managed to pull out from his slump, however he didn't make to end the kiss. In fact, he deepened it as the ice mage remained in a state of shock. Gray stood stiffly in front of his rival; his eyes slowly closing and a dazed look forming in his dark blue eyes. The mere sight naturally only fanned the embers of Lyon's growing irritation.
Just as he stepped forward, about to summon his maker magic power he watched in slight relief as the ice mage finally pulled away, the blush burning his cheeks and bridge of his nose obvious amongst the pale skin.
"What the hell was that for, squinty eyes?!" He rasped, his breath coming out in soft huffs as he regained the breath that the dragon slayer had greedily devoured. The raven's face proved to only grow a darker shade of red as he noticed that all eyes in the guild were set firmly on him and the fire mage.
The obvious confusion and embarrassment crafted on Gray's face managed to diminish Lyon's anger slightly, although his fiery jealousy remained unchanged. That male managed to do the one thing that the cold emperor himself could not ground up the nerve to do!
"N-nothing, damn snow! It was just an accident!" The pinkette stuttered, his face growing to rival the color of his hair as he forced a frown and glared at the other male, although the silver haired male could detect just the vaguest sign of disappointment etched on his tan face. Something told Lyon that a part of Natsu actually liked the surprise kiss.
Natsu paused for a moment, his gaze leaving Gray's as the realization that all eyes were on him crept into his subconscious.
"What the hell are you all looking at?!"
At the sound of the pinkette's annoyed and flushed voice everyone shifted their views from the now floundering young wizards, seemingly returning to their previous conversations. Although, had the youths looked around they would have noticed subtle glances directed towards them, wondering what would happen next between the two. Many guessed a brawl would break out.
Lyon's anger faded subtly at the notion that the rivals now refused to make direct eye contact, resulting in them resorting to childish bickering and name calling before they both sauntered off in different directions, the blushes still evident on their faces.
While the immediate rage within Lyon did disappear the silverette's jealousy did not. Wanting to get back at Gray he turned his attention to the blue haired female who stared wide eyed after the retreating figure of the raven. Earlier she had attempted to dance with Gray, therefore she must be interested in him.
Hmm… The cold emperor studied the rain women for several moments, quarreling internally about what he was about to do. It definitely was petty to attempt to make his crush jealous by hitting on a female, but there was always something about the other ice mage that got him so damn irritated that he couldn't help but act childish. That was just one of the many things that he grew to adore about the younger male.
With just a glance towards Gray to ensure he was within sight of him and the girl named Juvia, Lyon stepped towards her and forced a smile as he took the petite hands into his own cold ones.
"Tell me… Do you believe in love at first sight?"
The water mage's reaction could only be described as classic.
"W-what?!" She whined, her face heating up significantly as she gently pulled away from the white haired male. "W-well, o-of course I do…" She looked down and tapped her index fingers together as she lowered her voice, "It was love at first sight when I met Gray-sama."
So his hunch was correct. This mage did seem to have a large crush on the dark blue haired male. From the corner of his eyes the elder ice wizard could make out the slightest flicker of what looked to be jealousy in his rival's eyes, although the feeble emotion disappeared as quickly as it appeared, leaving Lyon to wonder whether it was ever really there in the first place.
Compelled by the other's meager reaction, Lyon decided to push further.
"Oh, Gray? Please, A beautiful lady like you deserves a real man." He smirked, kissing the back of her soft hands. He better get a reaction out of this…
"Gray-sama is a real man! Gray-sama is Juvia's prince charming!"
Ah, such a naïve girl. He almost felt bad for playing her like this, but he saw no other way to get back at Gray.
"Just because you live in Fairy Tail doesn't mean your prince charming has to live here."
From the corner of his black eyes the ice mage could just barely make out the back of the maker magic wizard as he left the guild.
"J-Juvia has to go now!"
Without another word Lyon watched as the blue haired wizard blushed even darker and made a bee line for the back of the room, no doubt to mutter incoherently to herself.
Pushing that matter aside, he pulled out from his love struck façade and waited a few moments before following his fellow ice mage out of the guild, fully intent on talking to Gray for the first time in 7 years.