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Gray wasn't sure who threw the first blow but everything turned crazy. A knight knocked him to the ground, holding Gray's hands behind his head. The raven struggled against the other man's grip. The raven spat in the guard's face, making him let go of Gray. Gray took the chance to strike the man in the stomach and stood up.

He looked over to see Lyon, trying to avoid the point of Jellal's sword. The prince instantly tried to get to his brother but another knight held him back.

Jellal kicked Lyon in the gut and picked him up with a smirk.

"Lyon!" Gray shouted in anguish.

He had to save his brother. He couldn't have another person tore out of his life, he wouldn't allow it. Tears threatened to fall as the raven pushed against the knight's hold.

I have to save him! I have to...

"Gray!" Natsu shouted as he ran over to the prince.

The raven turned his head to see the pinkette running at full speed, fists ablaze. He made short work of the knight that was restraining the raven.

"Lets go!" The pinkette shouted.

"I can't! I need to go after Lyon!"

"Gray, we have to get out of here!"

"I can't lose him again!" The prince snapped.

The pinkette gave him a sympathetic look.

Zeref ran up behind Natsu.

"What the hell are you still doing here!" He shouted.

It was a bit to late for them to make a run for it. A group of guards had blocked the exit and started to advance toward them. Gray saw Natsu's fists light up but Zeref lowered the pinkette's hands.

"I got this. You two get to the exit." The black-haired man said. The area around him seemed to grow darker. The knights dropped to the ground, grabbing their necks as if suffocating themselves.

Natsu grabbed Gray's wrist and pulled him to the other exit. The door was already wide open. There was a dark path that stretched before them. Before Gray had a chance to say a word in protest, he was dragged forcefully all the way to the end. The raven could hear the clashing of metal and shouts. A woman screeched but it ended just as abruptly as it started. There was a rickety old ladder that led upwards. Natsu guested for the raven to climb.

"No, you go I have to find Lyon." The raven muttered, turning around.

Natsu was instantly in front of him.

"You are not going anywhere."

Gray sighed and hesitantly began to climb the ladder.

He couldn't have lost his brother again! They had just reunited, damn it! Tears threatened to flow down his cheeks. Lyon would never go down like that if he wasn't injured. It wasn't fair! Gray's leg slipped. He yelled in surprise, and felt Natsu grab him around his middle. The prince's face instently lit up.

"Come on!" Natsu hissed, snapping Gray out of his thoughts.

"But-"

"Don't make me drag you out." The pinkette sighed. "I know Lyon would want you to get out safely."

The prince continued to climb. They were near the border of the rich part of the city. Natsu looked around, making sure no guards or citizens were around. They were completely recognizable without their hoods on.

Natsu swore, "Where the hell..."

Gray didn't care. His thoughts were with Lyon, who was probably dead by now. He didn't feel like moving.

"There is no point. It's over." The prince muttered.

"Don't say that! There is still hope. Lyon would kick your ass for giving up on him if he was here. Maybe someone will hide us..."

Gray realised Natsu was right. He shouldn't give up...

Gray turned around to follow Natsu-

"Prince Gray!" A voice called.

The raven jumped in alarm but forced himself to relax. He knew that the voice belonged to Juvia. He felt a hand land on his shoulder.

The prince had no choice but to turn around.

"Prince Gray! Are you in trouble? Juvia saw what happened last night." The blue haired teen said, clasping her hands together.

The door behind them suddenly blew off its hinges with a loud bang. "He's up there!" A knight yelled. Another knight raised his arm and a fireball shot towards them. The raven closed his eyes. There was nowhere to go. That's it, he thought. The end.

He expected he'd be in pain any moment, but instead he heard a strange sizzling sound. He opened one eye... Juvia stood with one hand outstretched, a large body of water hovering mid-air in front of her.

"She's a mage! Shoot her. Don't injure the prince too badly. The king wants him alive."

Natsu was suddenly next to the prince.

"Come with Juvia."

XXX

Thanks to Juvia, they were able to escape the guards. Gray didn't even notice that they had made it to a building.

It was built nicely, with bushes planted around the house. In front of it was behind a large office building, hiding it from the dirt path. Juvia opened the door to the house and let them in. The only thing in the main room was a couch.

"Juvia comes here often. Her parents gave her this house as a present." She said cheerfully.

Gray heard Natsu scoff. The prince sadly found it pretty normal. Rich parents always went all out with gifts for their children. Juvia opened the front door once more.

"Juvia will be right back." She smiled as turned around.

Gray grabbed her by the shoulder.

"Why did you help us?" He asked curiously.

Juvia turned around and gave Gray a small smile.

"I love Prince Gray!"

She gave him a soft look. The raven could feel the longing radiate off the teen. Gray was overwhelmed and surprised. He couldn't belive there was someone who didn't hate him. Who stuck her neck out for him and who loved him.

"Thank you Juvia." He said with a smile.

The blue haired teen grinned at him and waved in goodbye as she walked out the door, shutting it softly behind her.

XXX

Natsu flopped on the couch. He felt awkward being alone with Gray. They hadn't talked about what had happened last night and he wasn't sure if they would. The pinkette had to count how many times they have kissed. Each time they did it seemed as if time stopped. Natsu felt his face burn.

" I wonder where Juvia went." Gray said suddenly, taking a seat next to Natsu.

Natsu didn't reply, he just stared at the raven. He had memorized every part of Gray's face. From where his hair touched his cheek to the curve of his chin. The raven's smell filled the dragon leader's nose. It was such a familiar smell. Natsu didn't notice how close he was to the prince. Gray gave him a curious look.

"Hey Natsu...about what happened last night I-"

Natsu felt like he had lost control of his body. He leaned forward and cut the prince off with a kiss. Gray pushed Natsu away.

"W-what was that for?" He stuttered, a slight blush on his cheeks.

The pinkette pulled Gray in for a hug, burning his face in the prince's chest.

"I love you." Natsu blurted out. He instantly wanted to take it back.

The raven pushed the teen off once more and shot off the couch. The pinkette's heart shattered. He felt his throat close up and his body shake.

What have I done? He thought with panic.

He didn't want to lose Gray. He couldn't. The pink haired teen had gotten so attached to the prince. They had been through so much and still had so many more hardships in front of them.

All Natsu could hear was Gray's ragged breathing. Every moment hurt the pinkette more and more. He had to get out of the house. He wouldn't be able to hear Gray's rejection.

"That's crazy."

Natsu's face slacked. He knew it was. There was no way the Prince would return the feelings. All of their romantic accounters had all been fake. The first time was an accident, the second Gray had to give him back his powers, and the third the raven just needed comforting. Natsu knew it was crazy.

The prince walked up in front of Natsu and kissed him.

Natsu looked at Gray bewildered. Did the prince really love him back or maybe it was just the pinkette's imagination.

"I love you too, Natsu."

XXX

Soon it became clear where Juvia went. She came and went multiple times, each time bringing an injured rebel with her. Zeref was the last to arrive before Juvia returned empty-handed. Gray caught her gaze and she sadly shook her head.

No Lyon.

Juvia could only find 10 people. Gray was sitting with Lucy. He looked over at Natsu who was helping Wendy bandage her scraped up knee. Zeref was in the corner, observing everyone. Cana was in the kitchen with Lisanna and Bisca. Gray was so worried. Lyon wasn't among the ten. Juvia had went out one more time to look for him. The raven prayed for his brother's safety.

"I had a group of five others with me..." Lucy said sadly, "They all surrendered to the guards, telling me it was not worth staying in the rebel group any longer."

"We have to keep everyone that is left together.." Gray added.

He had noticed everyone had a worried or sad look on their faces. The prince didn't blame them. A part of him wanted to leave and forget about everything. A part of him wished he was still at home with Erza, living his life by the King's rules.

That isn't a life worth living. The raven thought.

What was the point of living if you didn't have any freedom to make your own desions. That must have been what all the people in the rebel group were thinking when they joined. Now everyone was in pieces, losing sight of their goal.

"This is crazy!" Loke suddenly shouted, getting off the floor. "I can't do this anymore! I don't want to die!"

"Yeah!" Someone else shrieked.

The whole room was in an uproar. People were trudging to the door. They all hung their heads, everyone was tired of fighting and lose. They all just wanted release.

"Don't give up!" Lucy yelled, blocking the door.

"What is the point? He killed everyone else. Better quit while we're still alive." Loke muttered.

"We still have a chance. We can still beat him!" The blonde protested.

"Why do you want him over thrown anyway? You have your own damn kingdom." Someone growled.

With that the group tried to get past the princess. Gray was at her side. He made a gesture, trying to think of words to say to the bitter group in front of him.

People's eyes turned hateful as they focused on him.

"Jellal know's what you all look like. He won't stop till he captures you." Gray said, hoping to convince them to stay.

Loke's eyes darted to Gray.

"Why should we trust you? You are the son of King Alister. What if you are just like him or Jellal? I say we tie him up before he betrays us like the others!"

"Yeah!" The other's echoed

The prince gulped as the group glared at him.

"Gray is nothing like the king!" Princess Lucy cried, trying to push back the crowd.

"Listen up!" Natsu shouted from the back of the room.

All eyes were on the pinkette. Gray could see his green eyes sparkle with determination.

The pinkette was standing on top of the couch that was in the back of the room. The dragon had gotten everyone in the room's attention.

The pinkette cleared his throat, looking at Gray. The prince gave him a curious look. The raven didn't know what Natsu could possibly say to convince everyone not to leave. Gray's heart sank. If they all left then there was no way they would be able to over throw his father and save Lyon.

"Do you all remember what we are fighting for?" Natsu asked simply.

"To over throw King Alister!" Someone shouted.

"Right but more importantly we are fighting for freedom! You will all be free to do as you please and not worry about stepping the wrong way."

Gray saw a couple of people in the group nod their heads in agreement. Natsu smirked.

"If you all leave now...there will be no hope for anyone in the future. Who knows what the King will do next? Who knows who will have to lose their lives to that corrupt ruler. We need to fight!" Natsu shouted, raising his fist in the air.

The group let out a low shout. Still some didn't look convinced. Gray felt a bit of hope flutter in his chest.

"We need to show Jellal that we can do this without him! We can over throw King Alister!" The pink haired teen yelled again.

Gray saw everyone's broken expressions slowly being replaced with determination. The whole room was in a loud roar, fists filled the air. Gray grinned at the pink haired teen.

We still have a chance! He thought

Lucy and the prince had moved away from the door. They were making their way to the dragon leader. Everyone was still yelling and talking to one another

"What should we do now?" Loke questioned.

Natsu scratched the back of his head and let out a small laugh.

"Tomorrow, we free Fairy Tail." He said.

The whole room cheered, everything seemed a bit brighter.

XXX

Woo! I bet you all can't wait for the epicness in next chapter! I hope everyone enjoyed this one!

AzaAkatsuki: xD I would never lie...

AsDarknessSpreads: Well They did reach the base at the middle of the night. Plus they were all tired and some were injured. They also have Jellal betrayal and Erza/Levy's deaths burned in their minds. So I bet they didn't really think about moving the base at that very moment :) Also cool username xD

fairygirl09: Yay! I love paragraphs c: I glad you enjoyed last chapter! As for the Lyon thing, I am sure he knew lol

gratsulover117: Don't be confused D:

CsillaDream: Jellal shall never stop! :D

Running Lynx: Thank you Sensei! :D