gray-x-natsus-matching-hip-scars on tumblr requested forehead or cheek kisses for gratsu :) enjoy!
Gray frowned in his sleepy state as he felt Natsu shaking in his arms. As he heard a muffled sob Gray opened his eyes to see Natsu's face scrunched up in fear. Even in the dim light Gray could tell Natsu's cheeks were damp. "Natsu? What is it?" Gray whispered worriedly.
"Nightmare." Natsu's voice shook.
"You should have woken me!" Gray cupped Natsu's cheek, wiping away a stray tear with his thumb.
Natsu shook his head, "you looked so peaceful!"
"That doesn't matter! Not when you're upset!" Gray chuckled lightly, "you idiot! Come here…" Gray pulled Natsu closer and placed a gentle kiss on Natsu's forehead, then the tip of his nose, then his cheek, then his lips. "They shouldn't come back now. I've kissed them away."
"Thank you…" Natsu mumbled, a sleepy smile spreading his lips.
"You should wake me next time though, okay Flame-Brain? So you can talk about it…"
Natsu shook his head again.
"Do you want to talk about this one?" Gray prompted gently.
Another shake of the head.
"Okay, this might help,,," Gray leant back and grabbed the pen off his bedside table. "If you don't want to wake me then when you wake up from a nightmare use this to write what happened on my arm and I can 'listen' that way. Or even just anything which will make you feel better." Gray knew it was a pathetic idea, childish. He was about to dismiss it and offer something else when Natsu nodded and nuzzled closer to Gray's chest.
"G'night Snowflake." Natsu's eyes slid closed.
Gray smiled, "Night…"
- o - o - o -
A few mornings later Gray woke up to have Natsu cuddled up against him. The Dragonslayer's eyes were closed in sleep, and there was a small smile on his lips. Gray smiled lovingly and moved his arm to stroke Natsu's hair, in doing this he found four messily scrawled words on his forearm, tingling warmth spread from Gray's chest to the tips of his fingers.
I love you Gray.
