/Author's Note/
Chapter 4! I don't know. This chapter's idea just popped out from nowhere. Hahaha. Hope you guys like it. ^^
Sorry for every mistakes in grammars and spellings..^^;
/Special Thanks to/
AznAkatsuki , mellisa , InaudibleScream , darkhuntressxir , Indh13 , Jessica
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/Disclaimer/
Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima. Not mine.
Chapter 4 / Finding You
"Okay, guys. Now we're arrived in Verdale City. And it's already 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Let's go find something for lunch." Erza said. "But first, I'm gonna call your name and the one whom I called must answer." Everybody nodded.
"Lucy." "Yep~!"
"Gray." "Here.."
"Happy." "Aye!"
"Natsu."
Silence.
"Natsu?" Erza called once more. And all of them looked around only to find Natsu wasn't there.
"That stupid kitty. Where'd he go?" Gray slapped his forehead.
"It seems he's not around here anymore. Let's split up. We'll meet again in front of this station after one hour; found him or not." Erza told the others.
And now all of them searched around the Verdale City to find Natsu. Lucy called Plue to sniff (?) Natsu. Erza asked the people in the city (or more like threatened them) if they had seen a black kitten wearing a white scarf. Happy flew around the city while yelling Natsu's name. And there was Gray, still standing in front of station. If I were Natsu, where would I go? He thought while looking around.
Suddenly he heard a little girl spoke to her mom. "Mommy, mommy. Can I buy that bell from the travelling salesman there? It swings everytime he moves and I want it on my bag. It's so cute to have a ringing bell when you move."
A ringing bell? Could it be- Gray's eyes widened. A small-moving-object! The ice mage approached the little girl and her mom. "Excuse me, ma'am. Do you mind telling me where did the travelling salesman go?"
"He went that way." The little girl pointed the direction where the salesman went.
"Thanks." Gray smiled. "By the way. Have you seen...a black kitten..wearing a white scarf around here?" He asked one more time.
"Oh! That cute lil' kitten~? Yes, it also went that way following behind the salesman." The little girl giggled. "Is that your kitten, big brother?"
Gray thought for a while and he answered. "..Yeah.. He's my kitten. A naughty little kitten that sometimes would disappeared if I didn't watch him carefully. Haha.." The raven laughed a little. "But… He's still my kitten after all.."
The little girl and her mom gave him a sympatic look. "Aaww.. I bet you love your kitten so much, right big brother? Hehe.. I hope you could find it soon."
"…Yeah.. I love him so much.. And thanks a lot!" He ruffled the little girl's hair gently and turned around to the direction she told.
"Young man! Watch out for the weather! It looks like it's going to be rain soon!" The little girl's mom shouted and received a loud 'thanks!' answer from Gray who's already a bit far away from them.
=====meow=====meow=====
CRING!
Neko-Natsu was following the travelling salesman because of the ringing bell. Meooww~ That ringing beell~. He's very attracted to the ringing bell like a real cat. He's not even paying attention to where he went. Suddenly, the salesman got in to his house and closed the door, leaving Neko-Natsu outside alone. Crap! I didn't realize I was following him to nowhere! He looked around only to find him in an unknown place he didn't recognize at all.
SPLASH! A drop of rain fell on the black kitten's nose. Oh no it's raining! He ran all the way to find a shelter but the rain had already poured heavily. Accidentally, he stumbled his foot and fell down on a pool of water, making him soaked even more. Damn.. I'm so damn weak right now! And my feet hurt a lot! … Erza, Lucy, Happy… Gray… He mewled sadly. "Meow…"
"Natsu!"
…G-gray? Neko-Natsu lifted his head and found Gray was already standing in front of him. The black kitten was petrified, between happy and sad and embarassed, not knowing what to do.
"You stupid kitty. Making us worry.." Gray sighed. "I was so worried about you, you know.." The ice mage lifted Neko-Natsu and carrying him. "Let's go back now."
=====meow=====meow=====
The rain was very heavy and it didn't stop until the evening. So they decided to stay the night in a hotel not far from the station. Not wanting to waste the money, they booked only one room, considering they're all family.
Neko-Natsu and Gray was totally soaked. But the black kitten was in a worse shape since his fur absorbed the water and making him sneezing a few times. "Mwahchoo! Mwahchoo!" Neko-Natsu sneezed. Seeing Neko-Natsu's condition, Gray couldn't help but lifted him and walked to the bathroom.
"Let's go to bath." The raven said while carrying him.
"Mw-mwhaat? I'm not taking a bath, meow- Mwahchoo!"
"See? You're sneezing a lot. You need to wash your fur and dry it well so you wouldn't catch a cold." Gray peeled Neko-Natsu's scarf. "I might also take a bath too right now. My body is also soaking just like yours. Hahaha."
Neko-Natsu blushed. A bath...with h-him? "N-nyo! Don't wanna, meow! NOT with myou!" The black kitten struggled but Gray had already brought him into the bathroom and locked the door.
"Now, now. Be a good little kitten, will 'ya?" Gray put Neko-Natsu on the floor as he turned on the warm water to fill the bathtub.
No no no NOOOOOOO! Neko-Natsu screamed inside his head as he watched the warm water poured. He turned his head back only to see Gray was already shirtless and pulled down his trouser, leaving him only on his boxer. Blushing madly, Neko-Natsu turned his head back, tried to not face the ice mage. Isn't he always stripped? Then why am I blushing right now?
"What's wrong, kitty?" Gray smirked.
"N-nyothing!" Neko-Natsu still refused to face Gray. "D-don't myou know that c-cats don't like.. water, meow?"
"Of course I know. Why wouldn't I? Hahaha." The ice mage laughed.
"W-well.. It's the same for mew.. I don't like water- Mwhoaaaahh!" Neko-Natsu suddenly felt being lifted and warm water was covering his body. He immediately relaxed by the warm feeling. Waarm~.. "Meow…" He let out a small mewl.
"Warm, isn't it?" Gray smiled, only to make Neko-Natsu snapped out from his relaxation, realizing he was having a bath together with Gray in the same bathtub. But he didn't even mind it right now. In fact, he actually enjoyed it. But not because me and Gray bathe together! It's because of the warm water! Yeah, JUST the warm water, nothing else. Haha.. Neko-Natsu thought.
"Okay, time to brush your fur now, kitty!" Gray smirked and lifted Neko-Natsu out of the bathtub.
Eh? Brushing 'me'? Too late to realize. Gray had already poured some shampoo on Neko-Natsu's fur.
"Myaaaaaaaaaannnggg!" Neko-Natsu screamed. Felt Gray started to rub him with his fingers, the black cat suddenly laughed uncontrollably. "Myahahaha stop that myahaha!"
"You're ticklish?" Gray asked while rubbing Neko-Natsu's body gently.
"Myahahahahaha! Stop! Don't rubbed- myahahaha Not that part- myahahahahaha!"
They were 'having so much fun', not even realized there was a camera stalking them from the ventilation since the first they came in to the bathroom.
"Jeezz.. Those two are very loud." Lucy covered her ear.
Happy suddenly flew in to the bedroom from the window. "I got another picture!"
"Good job, Happy." Erza said.
"Hahaha…" Lucy laughed plainly.
Finally, Gray came out from the bathroom, carrying an exhausted yet clean Neko-Natsu. He put the white scarf back to the black cat. "Alright, we're done washing. Let's go to sleep now."
"Aye!" Happy said as he soon fell asleep a little bit too fast on the small couch.
"Okay. Good night, guys." Lucy turned off the light and crawled back onto the bed where she and Erza slept together.
It means, Gray and Neko-Natsu had to sleep together on the other bed. Neko-Natsu didn't say anything, he just walked slowly and curled next to the pillow. Gray followed and rested his head on the pillow. He looked at the black kitten who curled beside him, who crawled closer a little bit to find a better space which was between Gray's neck.
"Good night, Natsu.." Gray smiled, touching the small fur ball beside him.
Me: How's the bath-time-story? Fufu~..
Gray: It's GOOD! That kitty even liked it so much. *smirking*
Neko-Natsu: 'm NYOT! Mrawr!
Me: Oh really? Then I'm gonna restrict you to take a bath with Gray again! Forever!
Neko-Natsu: M-meow! *shocked* D-don't be like that either, meow...
Me: Then admit it! You like it! Say it!
Neko-Natsu: ...M-myeah... *whispering*
Me: Loooooouuuudeeeeeerrrr pleeeeeaasseee~...
Neko-Natsu: Mokay I LIKE IT, MEOW! *screaming*
CLICK!
Happy: Thanks for the record!
Lucy: What record, Happy?
Happy: About 'Natsu loves to be washed by Gray'~
Neko-Natsu: Happy! That's not what I'm exactly saying, meow!
Erza: But the point still remains the same, right? Thanks, Happy. *
Me: Good job, Happy~! Hahaha! Off to the next chappiiiieee~! ^^