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Chapter Thirteen – Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete Iku (You Turn it Into Light)
A warm breeze entered the room through the open window, making the curtain sway gently.
Outside, as the majority of the population spent its last minutes of rest, someone was calling.
Only that pierced the quiet brought by the night, the secretive and peaceful darkness. It was the sign that a new day was beginning, the first rays of light piercing the darkness.
In the bedroom, nighttime still ruled as both the inhabitants continued lost in the depths of slumber.
As they started stirring a little, the promises made under the blue, clear sky in a calm afternoon were also coming back. Promises made under a silver rainbow – an event that rarely happened.
The promises had to last until they got the chance to see another one.
Gray opened his eyes.
He felt content.
An arm had been thrown across his waist and there it remained, steadying him and making him want to turn his back on the new day with all the things he had to do and just snuggle in bed for the day.
After the week they had had, they did deserve it.
First they had faced a truly sad scenery in a mission (with the rest of the group).
It had made him wonder why the people who held more power were, usually, the stupidest ones – if this was what came out of it. And he had already seen this in other places…
But then Natsu had changed everything, lit a beacon of hope and, at that moment, the teardrops that slid over some of the faces had shone like jewels.
The hope and confidence towards the future had been lit.
But all of this showed Gray a secret part from Natsu – a part that he hated and wanted to help him to get rid of.
Natsu didn't react well to that and pushed Gray back.
Gray tried to reach him, nevertheless. He was stubborn.
Despite knowing that, sometimes, the mere action of touching only made them break on the inside. He wanted that and if hesitated it would only lead to more questions and it would break a larger piece the next time it happened – it would all spiral downwards.
The other major thing of the week had been a picnic with a large chunk of the Guild members, they went to a large field that was to the south-east of Magnolia, had had to cross the 'Bridge of Tomorrow' (with many jokes in the middle) to get there.
They reached the field by midday and were enveloped by the sweet and heavy scents of Spring, with the myriad of flowers that painted a colorful landscape.
It was like being in a dream.
After the cheerful and largely uneventful lunch, they spread out to do whatever they wanted, in the peaceful place.
It wasn't like that for long, unfortunately…
Natsu and Gajeel started fighting playfully (yeah, right) to show off whatever it was, but they got a little too carried away and the thing got a bit too serious. And when they awoke a serpenticol from its slumber and it attacked them…
They had come from that confrontation in a bad shape (and with their egos a little bruised too).
Natsu had been a bit grouchy at Gray's teases afterwards.
And then, yesterday.
They had seen that silver rainbow and everything had become brighter. Almost painfully so.
Was this how it felt to be too close to the sun? This thing that, stupidly, made you freeze?
But Natsu was there to take him along.
To circle him between his arms for strength and to steady him with a hug – in the possibility of staying petrified by the light's glare.
Despite everything, they were still there. And it wouldn't be the fact that hoping and believing could come to an end too quickly… It was better not to think about that…
The fact that they were here was enough, they created their own light and, hopefully, without needing to wake alone.
None of them wanted to have to face the future, the rainbow, without the other. Or the risk of having to see a jewel-like tear slide down one of their faces one day.
Just – no…
That settled it, Gray turned around, towards Natsu who was under a medicine-induced sleep (it had been quite a fight to give it to him but he needed it).
This day could start later.
For now he felt pretty well, lying in bed with Natsu.
Just the two of them, snuggling.
A/N: A new update and we're getting closer to the end. Only one chapter to go!
Hope you liked this chapter, it wasn't anything too much but hopefully will be pleasant. Though I must say that I apologize for the lack of logic in some parts but this was written at arse o'clock (my new favorite expression) and I really wanted to post this at this time… go figure…
Anyway, this isn't beta-ed yet.
As usual, reviews are very appreciated.