Attention everyone this is really important. As you all know there is going to be a Valentine's Day dance in this fic as mentioned in the second chapter. Well I plan on putting in a song for the dance so I need your opinion. I plan on putting in the song "Bird" By Yuya Matsushita. I really love that song and I believe it fits this fic perfectly. What I want to ask everyone is…do you think this is the perfect song to put in the fic. I advise that you listen to it first before you answer. Also if you can tell me which one of my favorite anime that it's in then I will dedicate the chapter of the dance to you? Good luck and tell me what you think.


(Gray's POV)

It was morning and I was walking down to Natsu's room. I'm sure Romeo has already woken up and is talking with him now. I stopped in front of his bedroom door but no sounds were heard outside of it. I was surprised; I was sure Romeo would be here by now. I grabbed the handle and opened the door slowly. I walked inside and I saw Natsu was still asleep in his bed. I smiled; I guess this the reason why Romeo didn't come inside. I walked over to his bed; his chest rose and fell at a peaceful pace. I sat down lightly on his bed and looked at him. He's been through so much; this is probably the most he's been at peace for a while. I lifted a hand to his cheek. It's a surprise a person who has been abused for years, can have such smooth skin. I moved some of his pink hair from eyes. I smiled; I'm glad I got him out of that house. He deserves happiness after all of the hate and abuse from his father.

"I'm always going to be here for you. Never forget that!" I said. I stood back up from his bed and walked over to the desk at the other end of the room. I grabbed a pen and a sticky note and wrote a note for Natsu. I put the pen down and walked back over to the side table next to Natsu's bed. I placed the sticky note on the lamp shade and left for the door. Before I left the room I looked back at Natsu; his peaceful look was starting to sadden as he began to scrunch his face. I guess he's starting to wake up; I guess I should go then. I opened the door and walked out; shutting it behind me softly. I walked down the hall to the living room. Romeo was standing with the butler.

"Come on Nii-sama we have to get going." Romeo complained.

I nodded and grabbed my bag and we left the mansion. The driver opened the limo door and we got inside. He shut the door and he climbed inside the driver's seat and we left for school.


(Natsu's POV)

I slowly opened my eyes; the room was silent. I had thought that Romeo was going to see me. I stretched my arms over my head and let out a yawn. I looked over at my side table; a note was on the lamp shade. I took it down and looked over it. The note said…

"Natsu, me and Romeo left for school so I wanted to let you know that if you need anything don't hesitate to call for one of the maids. I told my butler to come in and check on you every once and while. Also you can leave the room just don't hurt yourself alright.

Gray.

I smiled; it was nice of him to let me know where he was. I guess he came in while I was sleeping and wrote a note for me. I placed the note back on the table and sat for a moment. I want to get out of bed and stretch my legs but I'm afraid something will happen with my stitches. I removed the blanket from my torso and looked down at my chest. The bandage hugged my body securely however I was worried. Should I risk the chance of my stitches getting undone with one wrong move? I took a deep breath and slowly put my legs over the side of the bed. I slowly pushed myself off of the bed. My legs began to shake but I managed to stand up. I put an arm around my waist and walked to the door. I bit my lip; I didn't think my chest would hurt this much. I opened the door and walked out into the hallway. I put a hand on the wall to help hold me up.

"Natsu-san are you alright?" A voice asked. I looked up to see the butler was heading my way.

"Yes please; I just want to go to the living room." I answered. He picked me up bridal style and I gasped. "What the hell are you doing?"

"Relax Natsu-san I'm just getting you to the living room." He said. He started back towards the living room and I felt really embarrassed. I'm being carried in the butler's arms; if Gray saw this he would probably chuckle and ask if I was comfortable or something. The butler sat me down on the couch and I sat back.

"Arigato." I said.

He smiled; "You're welcome; would you like anything else?" He asked.

I put a finger to my lips; "If you could get me a blanket that would be great." I responded.

He bowed; "Yes, Natsu-san." He said. He stood up and left to get my blanket. I smiled; the people in the mansion are so nice to me. I grabbed the remote that was on the coffee table and stared down at it. I pushed the power button and waited for the TV to turn on. The picture came on and I started to flip through channels until one of my favorite movies came on. I stopped it there and placed the remote back on the table and sat back once again. The butler came back into the living room and put the blanket over me. It was soft like silk. I smiled and closed my eyes.

"Arigato." I said again. The butler nodded and left to attend to his own duties. I got a little too comfortable and fell asleep again.


(Gray's POV)

I shut my locker door and turned around. It was lunch which gives me the chance to talk to the girls about what happened to Natsu. I really don't want too but they are Natsu's friends so they have a right to know. I just hope after all this they don't blame me for his injury. I walked down the halls of the school until I saw Lucy and Erza walking together to the cafeteria.

"Lucy, Erza." I called to them. They stopped and turned to me.

"Gray, what's up?" Lucy asked.

I stopped in front of them; "Can we talk?" I asked.

"Yeah, what's it about?" Erza asked.

I took a deep breath, "It's about Natsu." I said.

"Of course let's go to the roof so that's its quiet." Lucy said. I nodded and we headed up to the roof. On the way we ran into Loke who ended up joining us. We started up the stairs and I was growing more nervous. They're going to be pissed at me for what happened I can feel it. Lucy opened the doors and we walked out. I sat down against the wall and sighed.

"Alright; so as you know Natsu wasn't present in school yesterday or today. Well I have the reason behind that." I started. They nodded and paid close attention. "I found out that Natsu was being abused at home. I was able to find out enough to get to his house in time. His father was probably going to kill him if I hadn't gotten there in time. So I fought to save him from that man. But, I wasn't completely aware of my surroundings. His father had pulled out a fighter's knife and was going to hit me with it. But, Natsu pushed me out of the way and he took the hit."

"What?" Lucy cried.

"Is he alright?" Loke asked.

"He's doing fine. He should be fully recovered in a few weeks." I said.

"That's good that means I can still ask him to the dance." Loke said.

I raised an eyebrow; "What dance?" I asked.

"You didn't know. There's a Valentine's Day dance coming up in a few weeks. Loke's been asking him for weeks but he keeps turning him down." Lucy explained.

"Because he knows better than to go to a dance with a play boy." Erza said.

"Hey if he wanted to get in bed with me than I would give that to him." Loke said.

"He probably wouldn't" Lucy said.

I growled, "Why the hell are we still talking about some dance? The problem is Natsu, he was hurt by his own father and your acting like it's no big deal." I yelled. They stopped talking and looked back at me. My face showed frustration and anger and they were frightened.

"We do care about Natsu; I just don't want to think about it. It's easier to get through it by not thinking about it." Lucy said.

"Making it easier on you is fine but Natsu is the one who's in pain. I didn't even want to come to school today because I wanted to be there for him. But if I don't come to school without a good reason not too I could lose my brother." I said.

"We're sorry but we didn't know that. Can we come and see him at least?" Erza said.

I sighed; "Very well but if you upset him in any way I will personally kick you out of my house." I said. They nodded and I stood up from my spot on the roof. "It's almost time for economics so I might as well get going. I'll meet you all at the front of the school. Don't be late or I'm leaving you here." I didn't wait for a response as I left the roof and headed back for my locker to get my books for economics.

(After School)

I wait outside the school; my back leaning against the walls of the gate. My foot tapped impatiently as I waited for the others. My driver walked over to me.

"If they're not here is 5 minutes we're leaving without them." I said.

"Of course Gray-sama." He said. He walked back over to the limo and waited in front of my door. I sighed and looked back at the school doors. Lucy and Erza walked out and headed over in my direction.

"Sorry we're late Gray, we had to stay after for a few minutes because Happy-sensei wanted to talk to us."

"That's fine but if Loke isn't here in 3 minutes we're leaving." I said. "You can wait in the car if you want." They nodded and left for the limo; my driver opened the door for them and they entered the limo. I sighed; I need a drink and I need it bad. Loke better hurry or I'm leaving.

"Gray." A male voice called to me. I looked back at the doors of the school to see Loke running up to me. "Sorry I'm late I got stopped in the halls by Carla Sensei."

"I don't care let's just go." I said, highly annoyed. I made a note to self. Never invite people to my house; it will leave me highly annoyed. He got into the limo and I followed after him. The driver then drove off and we headed off to the mansion.


(Natsu's POV)

I felt a hand gently shaking my shoulder. I slowly opened my eyes to see dark blue eyes staring at me. I shot up and put a hand to my heart.

"Damn it what the hell is wrong with you?" I yelled.

He chuckled and I pouted at him. "Sorry I was just trying to wake you up." Gray said.

I crossed my arms over my chest; "You have a funny way of doing it." I said. Gray sat down next me and I noticed that Lucy and Erza were here; even Loke. "What's going on?"

Gray put a hand on my shoulder; "I invited your friends over so that they can see you." He said. I blinked and looked back at them.

"We really missed you Natsu. We heard about what happened." Lucy said.

I looked down at the blanket; "So then I guess you know about what happened that night." I said.

"We got an idea of what happened that night. Gray said that you were stabbed by your father. Are you alright?" Erza explained.

"I see. My father did stab me but I did it to protect Gray since he protected me more than I could ever imagine. Taking that hit was nothing compared to what he did for me." I said. I smiled as I looked over at Gray. He had a warm smile on his face.

"What happened that night? Gray said that your father was going to kill you." Lucy asked.

I brought a hand to my heart; my fist clenching over it. "I'm not really sure what I did that made him angry enough to try and kill me. All I did was make him breakfast that morning. He told me that coffee taste like shit so he threw it in my face. I was lucky it didn't burn me but that was nothing compared to what he did afterwards. He tied me to the dining room table and knocked me out with a strange chemical. I'm assuming it was chloroform but that doesn't matter. When I woke I saw Gray, he was protecting me from my father. I have no idea how he found me or why he came in the first place but I'm grateful he did. After a while of fighting was when my father brought out his knife. I jumped in and pushed Gray out of the way. I don't remember anything after that." I explained.

I felt arms wrap around me; "My poor Natsu-chan. I wish I had known I was supposed to be your knight in shining armor not Gray." Loke cried. I blushed; Gray my knight in shining armor. I looked over at Gray; he had a glare set on Loke. I bit my lip in pain.

"Loke please get off you're hurting me." I complained. He pulled away from me and I took a few deep breaths.

"Are you alright?" Gray asked.

"Y-Yeah, I'm alright." I answered.

"Gomen Natsu-chan I didn't mean to hurt you." Loke cried.

I chuckled: "It's ok. Just don't do it again." I said. I put an arm around my torso to help block the pain. Gray saw this and his hands on my shoulders. I looked back at him.

"Are you sure you're alright?" He asked. I nodded and he removed his hands from my shoulders. Lucy looked down at her watch.

"Sorry Natsu, I have to go; I have my shift tonight so I have to get my homework done." Lucy apologized. I looked back at her.

"It's alright; I'm sure we'll see each other again soon." I said. She stood up from her spot on the side couch.

"Would you like my driver to take you home?" Gray asked.

"Thanks; if it's no trouble." Lucy said.

Then Erza stood up along with Loke. "Yes I have to leave as well; I have to look for a dress for the dance." Erza said.

"And I also have a shift tonight."Loke said.

"Then I shall inform my driver to take you all to your destinations." Gray informed them. He took out his phone to call his driver. "He's on his way up. Just wait outside and he'll be there in a moment." They nodded and said there goodbyes before leaving the mansion. Gray looked back at me; "Now, let's get you some pain medication." He picked me up bridal style and I pouted.

"Why the hell does everyone think they can just pick me up?" I complained.

He chuckled; "Because you're adorable." He commented. I blushed brightly and he smiled at me. "But seriously because you're injured so you can't strain yourself."

"Whatever; just put me down." I said.

"No way! My house, my rules." He said.

"What the hell does that have to do with anything?" I complained.

"Absolutely nothing but it makes me sound cooler." He said.

"No it doesn't; it makes you sound like a pervert." I said.

"Well who ever said I wasn't?" He asked.

"Don't say that because I'll have to punch you just like Loke." I said.

"Alright then; I'm not a pervert." He chuckled.

I sighed; "Just put my down."I said. He put me down and I looked over at him. "Don't ever do that again."

"Of course." He said. I looked away; a small blush on my cheeks. I wasn't actually mad. I actually liked it. Am I falling for Gray? He grabbed the pain medication and handed them to me.

"Thank you." I said.

"No problem, now I'll call the maid to bring you some food. I have to feeling you didn't eat." He said. He led me back to the living room and I sat down. He left to find the maid and I sat back. I smiled; there is a possibly that I may be falling for him. I just hope it doesn't come back to hurt me. He came back into the living room and sat down next to me. "She'll be here to bring us our dinner once it's ready. Would you like to watch some TV?"

"Sure." I answered. He grabbed the remote and turned on the television. I sat back and took the pills that Gray had given me. The TV turned on and we began to watch the movie that was being broadcasted.