Chapter 29 – Time Together

General POV

Natsu leaned in to kiss Gray, a smile on his face. Their lips connected, and instantly an electric feeling shot through both of them, quickly followed by a growing warmth emanating from the pit of their stomach. "Ergh…" Natsu said as the heat formed; it was intolerable even for him. "Do you feel that Gray, or is it just me?" he inquired. Gary nodded.

"No, I feel it too, guess that's the 'heated' part of those coconuts" the Ice mage smirked.

Natsu grinned brighter. "Guess that means it's already started" he stated, before leaning in again. Gray nodded and smirked slightly before they kissed again. This time they drew the kiss out, their arms tangling around each other's waist as they pulled themselves closer together. Natsu was first to open his mouth, tongue darting out to meet Gray's, as the raven haired wizard opened a few seconds later. "Natsu…" Gray mumbled into the kiss, a shallow fog of lust already settling into his mind from the effects of the magical food. Their tongues collided slowly at first, however they quickly set into a more passionate and frenzied kiss. "Gray…" Natsu moaned as the Fire Dragon Slayer began pushing Gray towards the bed, his strong arms wrapped comfortably around Gray's naked midsection. Gray moved willingly, allowing for his pink-haired boyfriend to hurry things along, however he was equally as aware that he would have to be the one to do all the pushing soon.

Once Gray's legs hit the bed, the two broke apart, each smiling wildly at the other. Gray grinned, looking down to Natsu's red, flame printed swimming trunks, the unmistakable outline of his hard cock easily seen through the fabric. "I'm glad we got inside before you got that fired up" Gray mused, "I don't know what I'd have done if the others saw you hard like that in those trunks. Did you really have to pick such tight ones?" he added. Natsu pouted mockingly.

"I thought it might make you a little more… interested, later. But then this happened and well…" he trailed off. Gray smirked invitingly and shuffled back onto the bed.

"Well I'm definitely interested now" he laughed, the tent in his pants acting as undeniable evidence too. Natsu smiled darkly and crawled onto the edge of the bed, moving slowly up to pin Gray's body beneath him. The two locked eyes and the laughter they had before died quickly as a more predatory look formed in the deep green eyes of the pink haired slayer, the look of an animal. It sent a shiver of pleasure through Gray as the two kissed once more. This kiss was full of passion and lust, intensified greatly due to the effects of the coconot, and left the two breathless. Natsu ground down onto Gray's member, growling intensely at the friction. "Agh…" a moan escaped him. Gray heard the noise, a fantastic sound to his ears, and then decided to take the opportunity to switch things around, before they ended up doing something they might regret.

The raven haired man slipped his hands around the pinkette's hips, before sliding them up Natsu's sides, fingers trailing slightly over the delicious muscles, stopping as they reached his strong, broader shoulders. Natsu trailed kisses along Gray's neck and chest, as the Ice mage slowly slid his hands along each of Natsu's arms, before he quickly flipped the pinkette over onto his back. Natsu, taken by surprise at the sudden reversal, gave a brief look of shock, before a lewd grin twisted his features. "So you're really serious about this?" he said with a velvety and inviting tone. Gray nodded, his dark hair falling down his face as he smiled. "Yes" he replied, before leaning in and stealing a short kiss from Natsu, "I am" he added, before mirroring exactly what the Fire Dragon Slayer had been doing to him; trailing kisses along Natsu's jaw, neck, and chest.

Unlike Natsu, however, Gray aimed lower, moving further down Natsu's body until he reached his chest. Gray shot a sly smirk up at Natsu before kissing down to one of his boyfriend's nipples. Then, carefully and agonizingly slowly, he circled around the quickly hardened bud with his tongue. Natsu moaned and whimpered beautifully. "Gray… good…" he breathed. A flicker of a smirk passed over Gray's lips, before he focused on doing the same to the other bud. "Ah…" Natsu thrust upwards with his hips as Gray taunted him with his mouth. Seeing the action Gray realised how cruel it was to do this, given that Natsu wouldn't be able to come until after he'd pulled out, so he decided to give the Dragon Slayer reprieve from the torture. For now.

Realising the nipple from his mouth, Gray pushed himself up so he was kneeling in front of Natsu, looking down at the Dragon Slayer from above. Natsu looked up, a haze of lust shining clear in his eyes as their pair's gazes met. Gray took in the sight before him; the muscular body of Natsu, the way his legs splayed out, the slight rise and fall of his chest as he tried to keep control of his inner urges. It was perfect, beautiful, and sexy as hell.

After what felt like an age, although was in reality no more than a couple of seconds, Gray leant down and kissed Natsu. The smile was clear on his face as he slid his hand along Natsu's front, stopping with his fingertips just touching the waistband of Natsu's trunks. "Off, now" Gray said commandingly, loving the face the pinkette pulled as he was told what to do; a mixture of love, lust, and of slight annoyance that he wasn't the one that got to say that.

Very quickly Natsu sat up and stripped off his trunks to reveal his throbbing, aching member. Gray smirked down at him as he stripped off his own trunks, before placing a hand to Natsu's chest and pushing him back down onto the bed, before leaning down and trailing kisses along Natsu's jaw to his ear. "How badly do you want this?" Gray whispered huskily, enjoying the little whimpering noise Natsu made as the Ice mage trailed his hand along Natsu's muscular torso, stopping just short of his groin. "I… want you to fuck me Gray…" Natsu replied.

Gray ran a hand along Natsu's cheek, "That wasn't what I asked" he said cockily. Natsu frowned slightly at him, annoyed at being forced to voice his desire. "I… want this… badly, Gray. I need this…" Natsu pleaded. Gray lasted exactly one second, hearing Natsu's pleading tones, before he gave in and kissed Natsu heatedly. As he two kissed Gray trailed his hand lower, grasping Natsu's cock at the base, before running his hand up its length. "God, how I've wanted to touch your cock Natsu" Gray said devilishly. Natsu took the opportunity to grin cockily, trying to regain some of the dominance.

"I'm gonna make you feel all of it, when we finally get around to mating" he stated. Gray pouted.

"Hah, you're the one who's gonna feel it, Dragon Slayer… right now" Gray retorted, giving another tug along Natsu's length.

"Ah…" Natsu let out a slight moan, not used to someone else touching his erection. The noise made Gray even more desperate to fuck the pinkette, however he knew that he had to prepare Natsu first. Deciding not to delay any more, Gray grasped Natsu cock with both hands, fueling the grip with his magic. The Fire Dragon Slayer immediately felt a slight coldness to his boyfriend's touch, and quickly realised what was happening. After a moment Gray retracted his hands, leaving behind a strong, slim band of devil-ice, strong enough not to melt or break during their activity. The Ice mage marveled slightly at his work, the practice he had done paying off well as the band was a perfect fit. "That's… not that cold…" Natsu stated with slight surprise. Gray grinned at the pinkette, the smile of a master craftsman being complimented on his work. "Told ya I'd practiced" he said cockily, "It's made of devil-ice to stop it from melting or breaking, so we don't have to be too gentle or careful… if you don't mind that is" Gray raised an eyebrow questioningly. Natsu sat up and smirked darkly at his dark-haired boyfriend.

"Of course I don't mind, however can we… h-hurry this up a bit… the heat is getting stronger" Natsu stated with an urgency to his voice Gray could not ignore. Gray nodded compliantly, pushing Natsu back down and leaning over to take his mouth once more. Their tongues collided quickly, the heat from the coconots pushing them on, soon Natsu was panting as Gray sat up. The Ice mage stuck his fingers in his mouth, sucking and coating them in saliva. A shot of heated want flew straight to Natsu's member at the sight, his body already anticipating the next move. Gray the bent down and began trailing kisses along Natsu neck, stopping to suck on a particularly soft spot, earning another moan, before moving to attack his true target again. As he did so, he gently eased the first of his fingers into Natsu's tight, warm ass.

"Agh… Gray…" Natsu said as the new sensation was felt in his hole. Gray took the words as encouragement for him to continue and began sliding the lone finger in and out. Once Gray's kisses reach Natsu's nipples once again, the raven haired Ice mage smirked up at the pinkette for a second, before adding another finger. Natsu whimpered a little, as Gray began assaulting the perked bud with his mouth, scissoring his fingers inside the other man's slowly loosening hole.

As Gray began to assault the other nipple he added the third and final finger. Thrusting in and out carefully, but forcefully, he finally withdrew to savor the final moment. Natsu looked sexy as hell, his hair was splayed messily about the pillow, his chest rising and falling slightly arrhythmically, and his legs we straddled by Gray's hips. Gray leaned down and kissed those lips for a final time, before grinning madly. Reaching over to the nightstand he withdrew a bottle of lube. Natsu looked confusedly at the bottle. "When did you…?" he left the question open to Gray.

Gray continued smirking. "Last night, when you finished talking to Walter, before he mentioned the beer and stuff, he pulled me aside, remember…" he replied. Natsu nodded, the fog of lust slowing his brain functions down. Once his mind caught up, his eyes widened slightly. "Walter gave you it?" he questioned. Gray nodded.

"Yup. He said we should 'enjoy ourselves'" Gray grinned. Natsu smirked lewdly hearing this.

"Well then… stop talking and… use it" he breathed a challenge. Gray flipped the lid and squirted the liquid onto his cock.

"If that's what my Dragon wants" he said, before adding a little to Natsu's prepped hole. Natsu mewled slightly at the feeling of cool liquid being applied, however those noises were quickly silenced as Gray lined his cock up. "Ready?" he asked, wanting confirmation. Natsu nodded hastily.

"Yes… please… fuck me" Natsu replied. Those were the exact words Gray wanted to hear. Sparing no more time Gray thrust his entire length into Natsu's ass. "Ahh…" Natsu groaned as he was stretched by Gray's length. The Ice mage stopped once he was seated fully inside of him. "N-Natsu… are you alright?" he asked warily, worried that doing it all in one go might have been too much. Natsu noted his concern, however he grinned brightly.

"I'm fine… you can move. I l-like… it" Natsu reassured him. Gray nodded and began pulling out, only to thrust back in, quickly forming a steady rhythm. Once Gray was sure Natsu was okay, and was himself feeling pleasure overtake his system, he began to angle his thrusts. "Ah… Gray… ah… Gray…" Natsu moaned rhythmically, feeling pleasure from every thrust, but unable to come, his cock desperate in its icy confinement.

"Natsu… Natsu…" Gray moaned back, "Fuck… f-fuck you're so tight" he added. Natsu was too lost to reply to the comment. Then suddenly the Fire Dragon Slayer's back arched up.

"GRAY!" he moaned loudly, "Fu-fuck… there, do it… there" he breathed, as Gray's cock brushed up against his prostate. The Ice mage smirked darkly, loving the rude, begging tone in Natsu voice, and he began angling his thrusts to pound down on the pinkette's spot with all the force he could muster.

Eventually Gray began to feel his release near. Normally, he would have expected Natsu to have come by now, and judging by his moans the pinkette was most certainly close to his orgasm, however the devil-ice band prevented him from achieving the peak of his pleasure. "Natsu… I'm gonna… come" Gray warned. Natsu moaned something incomprehensible, which Gray took to mean he was okay with that. "Fuck… coming" Gray added, before releasing his load into Natsu's ass.

He waited for his orgasm to subside, before next looking at Natsu. As their eyes met, the Ice mage needed no explanation from Natsu, no request; mustering whatever energy he had left Gray pulled out, and off of Natsu, before releasing his magic, the band dissipating. Natsu's hand flew to his cock and after only two strokes he came in hot spurts over himself. Gray watched the marvel with satisfaction; not only had they beaten the coconot's power, but they had managed to have sex without forming a bond. Gray's idea worked.

/

Once Natsu's orgasm subsided Gray wandered over to the bathroom and found a spare towel, throwing it to the Dragon Slayer, who used it to lazily wipe up the come from his chest. Gray took the soiled towel and set it aside, before joining Natsu on the bed. He slipped the blankets from under them and used it to cover their naked forms. As Gray slid down to Natsu's eye-level, the pinkette smiled. "That was amazing, Gray" he stated happily. Gray nodded.

"I'm just glad it worked" the Ice mage admitted. "Even with the practice, I wasn't totally sure if it would work. But it seemed to be okay" he added.

Natsu nodded and leaned in for a quick kiss. "It was totally okay. It was better than okay too…" Natsu stated, before letting a slight yawn escape him, "But…"

Gray smiled warmly. "Let me guess, you're tired, right?" he said fondly. Natsu nodded, snuggling up to Gray's body, his own body heat washing over the Ice mage comfortingly, lulling him into a comfortable stillness, both internally and externally. "Can we just… sleep here for a bit?" Natsu asked, his voice already heavy with fatigue. Gray nodded.

"Of course, I'm sure the others won't mind spending the day without us" the raven head stated. Natsu sighed contently, before he fell into a relaxed slumber. Gray closed his eyes, and let the scent of the one he loved quiet his mind too. After a few minutes the pair were both asleep, dozing as the afternoon light shone outside.

/

A little while later

Walter knocked quietly on the door to Natsu and Gray's room. After a few minutes and no response, the Requip mage grinned, opening the unlocked door and sneaking inside. He carefully closed the door, but not fully, just in case they were asleep and the noise would awaken them. Sneaking further inside Walter couldn't help the broad smile that warped his mouth as he took in the sight at the bed; Natsu was cuddling Gray, the pink haired man's head resting on his boyfriend's bare chest. They were mostly covered by blankets, only Natsu's foot poking out of one side, although Gray's chest was visible too. "Looks like someone had a fun time…" Walter whispered to himself, "Although I guess that might've been down to a little lie, masturbating would've done the trick too" he added with a cocky grin.

Deciding not to stay, for fear of annoying Natsu and having to deal with his loud, irritating responses later, Walter turned and quietly left the room. Once he was outside he hastily made his way to the dining hall, where four pairs of eyes stared at him upon arrival. "Well, how are they?" Lucy asked slightly impatiently, of everyone here she had most definitely worried the most. Walter held up his hands, palms upwards as a sign for her to be still. "They're fine, just… resting. It looks like it worked. I wouldn't advise anyone go in though, they're… er… sleeping" Walter explained. All of the four wizards visibly showed signs of relief at hearing this. "Additionally, I've confiscated those coconots, and the lone tree which grows them is going to be cordoned off and a warning sign put up so no one goes through this again" Walter added. Erza nodded understandably.

"That's a sensible response, although… I have to wonder why you'd keep a plant such as that around?" she stated. Walter shrugged.

"Let's just say it's for research purposes" he cut the response short, noting how Sting gave him a wry smile and Lucy went slightly pink. It hadn't escaped their notice that earlier Walter had made a lot of… references… to what the true powers of the fruit were. After a few moments of awkward quiet, Cyrus entered, tapping Walter on the shoulder. "Walter, it's time. We need to go get the transports for tomorrow" the Script mage stated flatly. Walter nodded, looking to the group.

"We'll be gone a couple of hours, Blake's in charge, and if Natsu and Gray wake up, just tell 'em me and Cyrus went to prepare some stuff for tomorrow" the Requip mage stated sternly.

"Geez, you sound like our parents or something" Sting sighed, making Walter laugh.

"Yet I'm one of the youngest here" Walter chuckled before turning to Cyrus to go.

"If you're their parent, what does that make me, you're carer, or their grandparent?" Cyrus mused as they left. The statement earned a few low chuckles from the group assembled, however Walter didn't respond, he was already outside, wondering if there would be anyway he could get some 'supplies' for Gray and Natsu, without Cyrus giving him a lecture. The younger boy rolled his eyes, already anticipating the dark-haired teens thoughts from one look at his face.

"No" the brunette stated before preparing his spell, flowing script being scrawled into the air. Walter pouted.

"Oh come on, you didn't even hear my idea yet" he stated.

"Go on then" Cyrus began with a note of boredom.

"Well…" Walter started.

"No." Cyrus said abruptly, cutting him off, before finishing the spell and needing Walter to activate his Swift magic. Walter sighed and complied with Cyrus' wishes. In a blur motion the two vanished into thin air.

/

Natsu's POV, sometime later

We awoke a few hours later. I had my head resting on Gray's chest, and as soon as I was awake I noted the fingers softly trailing through my hair. "Good afternoon" Gray said brightly. I looked up and saw his beautiful, smiling face.

"Hey" I mumbled quietly, a touch of grogginess still playing with my mind. I could clearly remember what had happened before I went to sleep, and seeing Gray beaming at me made me realise the dull ache I could feel somewhere around the base of my spine. I felt Gray's other hand slide up my chest. "Are you feeling okay?" he asked me, "I didn't… hurt you. I'm sorry if I did…" he added. I shook my head and turned around so I could lie on his shoulder but still see his face. "I'm okay. I feel a little… ache… but it's nothing bad. In fact, it kinda makes me happy, like a reminder that we actually did that" I replied. Gray chuckled softly, fingers still trailing haphazardly through my hair. "That's okay then… I just…" he stopped. I smirked.

"You just were afraid I didn't like it and wouldn't want to do it again?" I offered. Gray snorted.

"Yeah, something like that" he agreed, leaning down and resting his head against mine. "I knew you'd be okay, but I still worry" he added. I laughed.

"I know you do, stupid" I giggled. Gray slapped me playfully on the chest.

"Like you have the right to call anyone stupid. You ate a strange fruit without knowing anything about it, and that worked out well, didn't it?" the Ice mage mused. I grinned.

"It did work out well. I got to have sex with you, Gray" I pointed out, causing Gray to sigh.

"Damn… I suppose you have a point" he debated.

"Is that the first time you admit I'm right?" I laughed. Gray gave me a you're-still-stupid look, before smirking. "Well… we coulda still fucked anyways, it's just your stupidity made us do it sooner" he stated. I shrugged.

"Yeah, I suppose so" I admitted, wrapping an arm around Gray's bare body.

"Now who's admitting their wrong?" Gray laughed. I shrugged once more.

"I never said you were right, I just said that I agree with you" I replied, before sniffing the air. Gray looked at me confusedly. "What's wrong Natsu?" he asked. I analysed the room for a moment before answering. "I think… Walter was here, earlier… he must've come to check that we were okay" I said slowly. Gray frowned.

"That pervy little…" he stopped as I smirked up at him. "What?" Gray asked me flatly.

"Nothing, I just think it's cute that you're worried about someone having snuck into our room whilst we're sleeping" I stated. Gray cocked his head.

"Of course it creeps me out, are you not?" he asked. I laughed.

"Oh, don't get me wrong, I am gonna punch that kid when I get the chance next, no one sneaks into our room and sees my boyfriend naked except me" I declared. This made Gray chuckle lowly.

"I love it when you get protective Natsu" he said. I raised an eyebrow.

"I thought you said me getting overprotective annoys you?" I inquired. Gray continued smiling.

"Overprotective, yes, but stuff like this is just fine" he stated, before looking over to the clock, "Although, I guess it's getting pretty late. If we want to spend any more time on the beach, then I guess we should get up and find the others…" Gray thought aloud. I held him tightly, stopping the Ice mage from sitting up. "Just lie here for a few more minutes?" Gray asked, anticipating my thoughts.

I nodded, burying my face into Gray's shoulder. The dark haired wizard patted the back of my head softly. "Alright Natsu, we can stay here a bit longer, but not too long" he agreed, lying back down. I smiled contently, as Gray's scent filled my nostrils, and as Gray's arm wrapped itself around my shoulders. Faintly another scent mixed with the delicious scent of pine-snow that Gray gave off, a slightly salty, slightly gritting smell. Realisation hit me quickly; we had forgotten to shower before we fucked, the bed had sand and salt stuck to it. "Er… Gray…" I said quietly. The Ice mage looked to me. "What is it, Natsu?" he inquired nonchalantly.

"We… er… forgot to shower before we… you know… didn't we?" I sought confirmation. Gray nodded.

"Yeah, why?" he asked, still obviously not realising. I rolled my eyes.

"Because… well… there's sand and salt from the sea in our bed, I can smell it" I stated. Gray sighed.

"Fuck, that's going to be annoying to get rid of" he stated. I nodded despairingly; I hate sand.

/

A little while later

Gray and I left the apartment in mixed spirits. After realising that the bed now had lots of little, annoying particles of sand in it, we felt less comfortable laying together, and increasingly wanted to leave. Eventually we decided to shower, mostly because I insisted, as now that I had noticed it, I grew increasingly more annoyed by the flinty, salty smell that was clinging to our bodies, mixed in with the scent of sweat and sex that was also present. Getting out we each got changed into some new trunks, me with some looser fitting dark red trunks, and Gray with some new, deep blue ones. After that we each put our sandals on and made our way outside.

Opening the door, we realised that it was unlocked, and then debated as to whether we had locked it before we did it, however we honestly couldn't remember, and just decided that we would ask Walter later. I used my nose to locate the others, and found them all sitting on a wooden bench outside, on a grassy patch near to the shore. "Hey guys, feeling better?" Lucy asked as we approached. The others all turned to look at us, Sting and Rogue each smirking privately, whilst Erza seemed to be surveying us for any changes. We both grinned brightly.

"Yeah, we're okay now, we kind of… slept it off" I stated, flicking my gaze to Gray. I noticed Lucy's cheeks turn a very faint pink, and I realised that Erza was avoiding looking at us too. Do they know what that coconot did to us? I thought in sudden realisation, Was Walter telling them whilst we were… oh god… I felt a wave of embarrassment flood me, however it quickly passed. Who cares if they know, I don't I decided, moving to take a seat next to Sting, whilst Gray sat opposite me, beside Erza. "Oh, do you two want to…?" Sting trailed off, "Because I can move" he added. Gray shook his head.

"No, we're fine. I don't need to be next to Natsu every single second you know" he replied. Sting shrugged looked to me. I smiled at him, unsure of how to respond myself. After a moment we all turned to look at each other. "So what… we're you guys doing out here then?" I asked, trying to get a conversation going again. This failed as no one answered, I even noted that they all tried to look away from me and Gray, sitting on the edge of the bench. "What? What's going on?" I pushed, eyeing them each individually. Sting was the first to muster up the courage to speak.

"Well… we were just planning something, and then you guys showed up" the White Dragon Slayer said, unhelpfully. I looked to Gray, who shrugged.

"Was it about us?" Gray inquired. Sting looked away again.

"S-sort of" he said, before looking around to Rogue for help. The Shadow Dragon Slayer remained passive, not speaking.

"We can go if you like. I'm guessing this was supposed to be some kind of surprise for us" I said, Gray nodding in agreement. Lucy sighed.

"Or we could just tell you, and see if you agree" she said. I shook my head and grinned.

"It's fine, me and Gray can go and spend some time together. Although… if it's anything to do with us being together then you really don't have to…" I stated. Lucy looked at us both, and in her eyes I could already see the answer; it wasn't about that. What are they up to then? I thought as I stood. Gray followed me off as Lucy quietly apologised.

"What do you think they're planning?" Gray asked me. I took his hand and shrugged, walking along the edge of the beach, where sand met grass, the forest edge appearing before us. "I guessed it would be about us getting together, but maybe it's about something else, since I could see it in Lucy's eyes" I thought. Gray laughed.

"How come you never say anything about my eyes?" he mused.

I gave him a mockingly confused look. "I always compliment your eyes, Droopy eyes" I stated. Gray pouted.

"That's not a compliment" he retorted. I laughed.

"Sure it is, you have beautiful, droopy eyes, Gray" I continued mocking. Gray sighed and rolled his eyes at me as we walked away. I decided to rest my head on his shoulder as we followed the edge of the forest around to see where it went. But seriously though, what are they planning?

/

Sting POV

We all watched the retreating forms of Natsu and Gray. Once I deemed them to be out of earshot we continued our conversation. "So are we agreed that we're gonna throw a party tonight?" Lucy asked. I nodded.

"Walter was talking about it before, he was going to get drinks and food and stuff when he went with Cyrus to get the Magic Mobiles. I think we should use this as an opportunity to get some gossip from Natsu and Gray, since they've refused to tell us anything about their relationship" I smirked. Lucy nodded in vociferous agreement.

"Yeah, I've got a few ideas that might make 'em talk" she grinned wickedly. Erza sat smiling equally as evilly.

"If we can, we should get them to tell us how serious they are, since they try to make it out like this is just a small little thing, but I think they're trying to hide something from us" the redhead stated. Hearing this I flicked my gaze over to Rogue, who nodded slightly at me. I know, we can't tell 'em about the whole mates thing, that's for Natsu and Gray to decide I thought silently. The two girls continued voicing a few ideas about how to get all the information they wanted, completely disregarding how private some of it was. All the while me and Rogue watched and debated quietly about whether this was a good idea or not. Although, I would like to know more too… just as a Dragon Slayer of course I thought.

/

Gray POV, that night

Natsu and I got changed into our final set of clothes for the trip. The others had told us to meet them outside, near the beach. Natsu, still confused about what was going on was highly suspicious, as he put the red dress shirt on and buttoned it up. I was already changed into my blue shirt, and was busy locating and putting on my shoes. Once I was done and sat down on the sofa and watched as my still half-naked boyfriend got ready, guessing as he did so. "It could be a party, or they could be playing some kind of trick on us" he said, not for the first time. I sighed.

"Natsu, there's no point worrying. They might as us a few questions, yes, but we don't have to answer" I said, exasperated now with my boyfriend's worries.

Natsu pouted. "But you know what Erza and Lucy are like, they'll ask really bad questions, and I am not telling them about any of that mate's stuff" the Fire Dragon Slayer stated. I nodded and smiled as he put on his shoes and moved to sit beside me. "Besides, I haven't… told you yet" he added. I smirked and ran a hand through his soft, pink hair.

"You don't need to tell them about that stuff, and you don't need to worry about telling me yet either. After all, it doesn't matter until after we get back to Magnolia, right?" I asked him. Natsu nodded and smiled.

"Thanks Gray, I promise I will tell you about it all, it's just…" he faltered.

"You need more time, it's okay I get it" I said, before leaning in. Natsu closed the gap and kissed me sweetly, before a knock sounded at the door. "Hey Natsu, Gray!" a call sounded out.

I sighed, every time I thought, annoyed. "Okay, Sting, we'll be out in a minute" I called, hearing the slight sniggering of the blonde on the other side of the door.

"Fine, I'll tell the others" he called back, before disappearing off to wherever the others were. I noticed Natsu grinning at me. "Every time. I think he's just outside waiting until he can tell we're kissing or something" the pinkette commented. I nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, either that or he's got the worst timing ever" I agreed. Natsu giggled.

"Come on, we don't wanna be late for the last night here" he said, standing up and offering me his hand. I took it and held it firm, interlocking our fingers. Natsu looked down at our clasped hands. "This'll be the last time I can do this in front of people" he said. I nodded, wrapping my free hand around his shoulder and giving him a quick kiss.

"Yeah, but only for a little while" I stated. Natsu nodded and then we both made to leave. Exiting the building we were greeted by the smiling faces of Lucy and Sting.

"Wow, you two actually left without doing anything" Sting stated in an amused tone.

"You were waiting for us?" I said in surprise. Lucy smiled evilly.

"Yeah, we didn't want to ruin the surprise" she stated. Natsu and I shared a look, before eyeing up the Celestial wizard.

"What surprise?" we said in unison. Lucy almost laughed.

"Come on, let's go" she said, swiftly turning with Sting and marching off towards the beach area. We both followed in anticipation, eagerly awaiting what was to come.

Once we saw the table laid out with food, the cans of beer and other alcoholic drinks, and the unlit fire pit, it hit us quickly. "It's a party" Lucy stated, "For our last night here" she added.

Natsu smiled and looked directly at me. "I told you so" he said cockily. Damn that's sexy I thought, as we looked on at the scene before us.

Once Erza and Walter arrived the party officially began, and quickly everyone began having a good time. Cyrus used his magic to produce some kind of screen which allowed us to play music we wanted, whilst Blake kept all the food topped up. Natsu lit the fire pit once it got dark and soon everyone was happily dancing, the fire illuminating the area in a calming orange hue, and each person glowing with an alcoholic buzz. It wasn't until Lucy had all of us sit around in a circle, that me and Natsu began to get uneasy.

"Come on guys" she called to everyone, "Let's play a couple of games" she grinned, taking out an empty glass bottle. "First up, truth of dare".

Oh no… I thought as I realised the trap, too late to escape. We were gonna have to tell the truth here, especially since Erza's dares were as cruel as her fighting abilities. Damn it, I should've listened to Natsu I added, noting once again the I-told-you-so look the pinkette was giving me.

Fuck!

Chapter 29 End

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