/Author's Note/
Chapter 9! I couldn't help writing this story inside the class using my cellphone. Haha.. Tomorrow I'm gonna be very busy (again!) with my homework for a whole 2 weeks or so. And I might not be able to update soon. So, before I fall into another 'torture', I thought I need (no, must!) update this new chapter very soon.
I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. It contains some fluff fufu~ and adventure inside. And again, sorry if it's lame. Haha..
Sorry for every mistakes in grammars and spellings..^^;
/Special Thanks to/
darkhuntressxir , ocdanime , Indh13
for the review! ^^
/Disclaimer/
Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima. Not mine.
Chapter 9 / Clear Berry
*Another Special Thanks to: MirageIceDragonSlayer & darkhuntressxir! I'm borrowing your ideas ^^
"Give me the book, Gray! I wanna read it too!" Natsu tried to take the book from Gray's hand.
"Nope. Erza warned us NOT to burn it again. And I don't wanna be blamed by her."
"Fine!" Natsu pouted. "What's the next item then?" He leaned his face closer to Gray's to read.
"You know what, flame-head." Gray inhaled as he dug his nose onto Natsu's hair. "Your smell's good~."
"Yeah, and your smell's suck! Stop playing around, ice-block!" Natsu pulled his head away, yet he's blushing.
"I'm not playing around. I'm serious. Serious for making you fall for me." Gray smirked. "Like I told you before. You better be ready, kitty.."
W-why does he have to show me that 'hot' face? Natsu gulped.
"And now we're all alone." Gray took a few steps closer to Natsu who's already petrified, until they stood face to face.
W-what's he doing? Natsu couldn't move, it's like all his muscles were frozen.
Then Gray leaned his face closer and his nose almost touched Natsu's. The ice mage finally opened his mouth while pointing to a direction behind Natsu's back. "'Clear Berry' was said to grow near a waterfall. And there's a waterfall over there." He said with husky voice.
Gray then pulled his face and grinned. "Let's go, shall we?" He walked passed a frozen Natsu.
Natsu could feel his heart beat very fast and he's blushing madly. "Damn you, ice-block.. How could you make me feel like...this.." He muttered and turned around, following Gray not far behind.
They arrived in front of the waterfall. It's a beautiful waterfall surrounded by a small lake. They could see some fishes swimming inside the lake for its very clear water.
"Fishes~!" Natsu's neko-ears twitched and he immediatelly jumped into the water.
"We're not here to swim, Natsu. Haha." Gray laughed.
Natsu's head got out of the water for some air. "But the fishes! They looked so delicious~!"
"Yeah right, you silly kitty. Hahaha."
After trying to catch the fishes for a while, the pink haired mage got out of the the water and took off his clothes, leaving him only in his white trousers. He squeezed his wet clothes and hung them on a tree branch not far from the lake.
"So, what's the berry looked like?" Natsu approached Gray and sat beside him, both were topless (yeah, you know Gray haha).
"It's a clear perfect-ball-shaped berry that's almost invisible because of it's transparent skin and has a heart-shaped leaf on top of it." Gray pointed at the berry's picture. "It grows somewhere near the waterfall."
Then both boys were searching around the waterfall, the lake, under the rock, anywhere. And it's almost two hours searching, but still they couldn't find any single trace of the 'Clear Berry'.
"Aaahh! Where is that damn berry!" Natsu screamed in frustation.
"It's harder than we thought." Gray sighed and sat down.
Natsu walked towards the lake and once again jumped into the water. "Urgh.. I need to cool my head down for a while."
The fire mage dived under the water. It would be nice if Gray joined me here... Aaargh! Why does my head have to be filled with HIM!
Something caught Natsu's eyes. Huh? Something's shining under the waterfall. I better check it out. He got out of the water, took a deep breath, and dived once again. Diving deeper, he approached the place where the shining thing was. A clear perfect-ball-shaped. It blended perfectly with the bubbles around it. The only thing different was, it had a heart-shaped leaf, floating and moving because of the stream from the waterfall. Natsu's eyes widened. That's it! 'Clear Berry'!
The fire mage immediately got his head out of the water. "Gray! I found it! 'Clear Berry'!" He waved his hand from the water. "It's in the water under the waterfall!"
"Really? But under the waterfall? It has a dangerous stream down there-
Before Gray could finish his sentences, Natsu had already gone. "Tch! That stupid flame-head!" Gray immediately stood up and ran towards the lake.
I'll just get it myself. I'm not gonna let anyone like Happy gets hurt anymore because of me, especially Gray.. Natsu thought as he swam towards the waterfall. Such a strong stream down there. But I can do it!
Natsu kicked harder and swam through the stream. He reached out and finally grabbed the 'Clear Berry'. Gotcha'! He tried to pull it but it had a very strong root. Ugh! Why is it so hard to pull! Natsu pulled it as hard as he could. Oh no, I can't hold my breath any longer! And this stream is making it even worse! With his very last strength, he managed to pulled the berry out, but immediately out of breath and lost his consciousness.
=====meow!=====meow!=====
Natsu slowly regained his consciousness. Hmm.. Something's warm on my mouth- "*Cough! Cough! Cough!*" The pink haired mage coughed out some water.
"Watch it, flame-head!" Gray shouted in front of Natsu's face because the fire mage threw up some water onto his face.
"G-gray..? *pant pant*" Natsu tried to catch some oxygen. "Where's the 'Clear Berry'?"
"I put it under the tree where you hung your clothes. You refused to let it go until we got out of the water."
That's until Natsu realized Gray's face was only a few inches from his and he was blushing.
Finally, Gray opened his mouth. "You IDIOT!" Natsu shut his eyes tightly because of the scream. "How could you be so reckless? Don't you know the stream under the waterfall is very strong? You could've died if you got caught by it!"
"But I-
Natsu's words were cut off by Gray. "No buts! What if I didn't manage to pull you out back then? I even had to do a CPR because you stopped breathing for a while! And it's freakin' me out!"
"Okay I'm sor- Wait. You did a CPR to...me?" Natsu's eyes widened. I-it means...w-we...we k-k-ki-kis-
"If I didn't do a CPR, you would've died- Ooohh~.. CPR means 'lips meet lips', am I not..correct?" A cunning smirk was placed on Gray's mouth.
"Y-you! How could you read my mind!" Natsu immediately covered his own mouth with his hands.
"Well.. Your blushing face tells it all, you know." Gray pinched Natsu's blushing cheek.
"Shut up!" Natsu shoved Gray's hand. "That was my first kiss!" Oops.
"Really? Then I'm lucky to become your first since it's my first time too. Hahaha."
"You mean, you've never k-ki-kissed before?" Natsu asked nervously.
"Oh come oooonn, flame-head. It's just a CPR. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. C and P and R! Hahaha!" Gray ruffled Natsu's hair.
"Right. Just a CPR. Haha.." Even if it's just a CPR, but still... Suddenly Natsu was pulled into a tight embrace and the atmosfer became more serious.
"…Listen, Natsu.. Don't you ever... EVER... do something reckless like that again.. Ever!" Gray hugged Natsu tighter and whispered in his ear. "Promise?"
Natsu's neko ears twitched because of the sudden embrace, but immediately fell down in relaxation as he closed his eyes, resting his head on Gray's shoulder. He smiled slightly. "Yeah.. Promise.."
A/N: How's that? Fluffy enough? Haha.. I'm sorry if it's lame.^^;
Anyway, I promise I'll finish this story since I don't wanna make it a 'cliff-hanger'. It's gonna end up in a few more chapters, maybe two or three. Also, I'm planning on making another story, so I need to finish this one first before move on to the next one. Hehe..
Sorry for it's gonna be a (very) late update for the next chappie.. Love you all! ^^
