Here's Chapter Ten. I guess support is going down for this story, so I've been much less inspired to keep this going.

Title: Fire and Ice

Rating: M

Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Horror

Summary: They were opposites. Light and darkness, fire and ice. They were destined to tear each other apart, yet something else happened. They were drawn to each other eternally and nothing could separate them. This is the tale of the masters of fire and ice.

Characters: Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster

Warnings: Masochism, Sadism, Implied Cannibalism

Relationships: Gray/Natsu

Author Notes: This was sitting in my phone storage, so I decided to turn it into an FT story.

Part VIII: Black

It was in my flaws,

I found a much deeper truth—

and it is from them,

I bloom: a black rose

~Segovia Amil

He had lost control seven years ago when a horrific monster destroyed his family. The incident released the demon buried within him, and the town, being terrified of his new abilities, locked him away until they realized that his abilities would greatly benefit the military.

My name is Gray, and I am the hunter charged with protecting and watching over Natsu. At first, I hated him, but now..we've grown closer than I care to admit.

I growled as I stalked down the hallway, my hands clenched into fists at my sides and my cloak billowing around my body.

These ignorant, empty-headed fools!

They knew the risks. They knew what would happen if they antagonized him or even looked at him the wrong way. And he had lost control to the beast when a rookie, of all things, had decided to pick a fight with him because he took the last piece of cake at the dinner buffet.

Natsu Dragneel was a monster, and that same exact monster had brutally beaten a good handful of soldiers just an hour ago.

I picked up my pace, checking my scanners continuously and searching for the slightest scent of ashes and patchouli. Natsu couldn't have gotten far. Despite appearances, he was actually quite slow.

I found myself smiling and forced it away, digging my nails into my skin to stop my wandering thoughts. I had to focus. The beast would not be restrained for long.

A flash of pink appeared in the corner of my peripheral vision, and I quickly came to a stop, my eyes darting back and forth as I breathed almost inaudibly. Reaching to the sheath strapped to my waist, I made sure my treasured knife was there and made my way into the adjacent hallway.

There he was.

Natsu was standing in front of the large, wall-length window, his head tilted back and his eyes closed as the moonlight washed over his body. His hands were hanging at his sides, stained crimson as blood dripped from his extended talons. Behind him, his tail moved slowly across the polished tile, the spikes skimming softly over the ground.

"Natsu." I approached him slowly, keeping my hands extended in front of me. I noticed the faint tremble in his hands and knew to proceed with caution.

He twitched faintly, his ears turning in my direction. A soft growl rumbled in his chest and his tail rose slightly as the spikes rippled and spread.

"Natsu, will you talk to me? I need to know what's wrong."

He seemed to ignore me, his eyes opening to fix onto the silvery night before us.

Sighing heavily, I took a step towards the other man, watching his movements with caution. "You killed again, Natsu. Do you realize what you did?"

The pink-haired monster growled deep in the back of his throat, and he finally turned to face me. A chill raced down my spine, however, as I noticed his furious crimson eyes.

"Natsu." I held my hands in front of me, moving slowly as I kept my hand near my weapon. He hissed, his tail rising and his teeth bared as he trembled visibly. "Easy. I'm not going to hurt you. I need you to listen to me and calm down."

Natsu sighed, shaking his head and looking back out at the moon.

"The colors are beautiful."

I felt my heart rate calm down the slightest bit as I heard his deep growl of a voice echo through the hall. "You need to answer me when I call to you."

His violently colored eyes burned in the fading light. "I don't need to do anything."

Damn it. He was going that route today. "Natsu, I just need to know what happened."

A snarl was beginning to curl back his lips, and his fangs glinted in the pale light. "What happened? You know what happened. I killed a few people, and I felt good about it." He turned to glare at me, feral hunger and desire clear in his eyes. "Is that real enough for you?"

My fingers began to twitch with the urge to unsheathe my knife. "I'm not judging you. The people here are idiots."

"Then why does your hand keep going to your knife?"

I grimaced, letting out a tense breath. "Natsu, I can't just stamp down the urge to protect myself. You know—"

"Protect?" In an instant, the pink-haired monster was heading towards me with dangerous intent in his eyes. Out of instinct, I took out my knife and held it against his thick, scaly skin.

Natsu grinned down at me, his fangs as large and sharp as ever as he pressed his weight against mine. "You know as well as I that you do not want protection."

My eyes widened as he trailed his lips over the skin of my neck, and I tensed involuntarily as my hands twitched once more. The blade of my prized weapon skimmed over the beast's tough hide, and a shudder passed through both of our bodies as he let out a deep growl.

"You want to fight me, little human?" he hissed, trailing a scorching wet tongue over my neck. "Drop the weapon and we can talk this out later."

I bared my teeth at him, feeling my aura surge and writhe against his own. Frost glazed over my skin and my body trembled as I glared at him.

Natsu laughed roughly, rocking his body against mine. "Careful, soldier. Don't want to let the others know you're not the human they think you are?"

"Bastard," I rumbled, arching my back and pressing against him. "Get off of me. I'm not in the mood for this right now."

The monster dug his talons into my skin, and I had to bite back an agonizingly pleasured moan. Blood trickled down my skin, and the not entirely unwanted heat burning within me skyrocketed out of control.

Panting heavily, I retaliated with a bite to his ear, grinning internally at the cry he gave.

"You are supposed to be restraining me," the dragon murmured against my neck, his large and hot body flush with mine.

I groaned and tugged at his horns, blood roaring in my ears. "Damn their orders. I want you right now."

Natsu grinned and ran his forked tongue over his teeth. "Gladly."