Rain poured down, soaking their cloths as they slept. The wind blew harshly, causing the Natsu to wake up. He stared into the darkness, listening to the rain as it fell the the ground. It was relaxing, and with all the stuff he had to go through recently, he needed to relax. He thought about what Erza had told him that night. About Gray blaming himself for his injuries. Why would he worry about Natsu of all people? Natsu had gone through many near death experiences, but yet here he is. He was just about ready to go back to sleep, when he noticed that he wasn't the only one up. He looked at the raven as he rubbed at his eyes, yawning in the process.
" Gray?" Natsu whispered, trying not to wake the others.
" Yeah... Why are you up?" He asked hesitantly.
" The rain. I'm surprised you could sleep when water was constantly falling on you."
" Have you met Juvia?" He joked, moving the wet bangs away from his face.
"Hey... I have a question for you." Natsu said, voice barely above a whisper. This suddenly made Gray very nervous.
" S-shoot." Did he just stutter? Seriously? And Gray knew Natsu noticed it from the look of confusion he had.
" Do you blame yourself? For what happened to me?" He asked, shaking his head as water went everywhere. Wow it was pouring down hard! He moved his bangs away from his face, water falling down his cheek.
" I...Well to be honest... If I would have warned yo-"
"It was my fault. I didn't pay attention to my surroundings." Natsu said, cutting him off. He didn't know why he was acting like this, and he didn't particularly like it.
" Natsu if I would have warned you in time, none of this would be happening! That gash on your stomach is from me!" Gray said, voice raising with anger.
" Gray-"
" No! I need to get this out, its killing me. Natsu, the other day it looked like it was bad enough that you were gonna cry! You! Of all the people in the world! I made you like that!" He yelled, fists punching the ground beside him.
" You are gonna wake them up!" He yelled back, not taking his own advice. " Look. I don't blame you. I never blamed you and neither does Erza or Lucy. Look you can't dwell over the past. The past is gone, you can't fix it, it already happened. I swear I will be fine, and if you keep feeling bad I will beat it out of you!" He said, making sure the others didn't wake up.
There was a silence, Gray trying his hardest not to make eye contact. Suddenly Natsu stood up, walking over to the other as he sat down in front of him. He grabbed his shoulder, shaking them as Gray finally looked him in the eye.
" Do you understand?!" He yelled. Gray nodded all but too quickly. Natsu muttered a 'good' as the rain began to calm down. Natsu went back to his original place, laying back down as he tried to sleep. Gray just sat there, letting the rain hit him. He smiled slightly, laying back down.