"Would ya stop with being a grump? Your starting to look stupid." Gray hissed with his arms crossed over his broad chest glaring at the moping young man.
But Natsu grunted lazily flipping through folders and folders of documents. He sat himself at his leather black chair since morning then practically barricaded himself with paper work for the guild's expenses. Though he is the master of Dragon Lord, doing financial documents and payments was something he highly disliked doing so when Gray came to check on Natsu's whereabout seeing him working was unusual for the pinkette to be doing.
"Mirajane's making steak for lunch, the hot and spicy kind you like so much." Gray threw himself in one of the chairs lined up in front of the pinkette's desk. He slouched in the seat and stared off into space to avoid eye contact even if the master was staring holes into his papers in hand. "She's making plenty for seconds, everyone in the guild's starving themselves till noon."
Natsu grunted once more.
"I'll call Gajeel if you don't freaking talk."
The pinkette remained silent scribbling furiously on his paper, he typed into his calculator beside him then went back to writing. The clicking sound of mashed buttons and pen to paper filled the room adding to Gray's irritation. He pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number that would miraculous bring him help if any.
"Yo Gajeel, you mind coming up for a minute? In his office. Because I asked you too." The raven haired man sighed once he hung up the phone. If he couldn't get through to his friend by small talk then someone who responses to bodily harm would have to do. He stood there waiting and glaring intensely at the pinkette who didn't look up once since he called. Once he hear hard foot steps coming up the stairs he let a sigh of relief flood him.
"Yo, why'd ya call me up here for? You know I got stuff to do." Gajeel grumbled as soon as he opened the door, he shut it behind him while a hand went to his black headband wrapped around his forehead. "What is it?"
"Fix him." Gray simply said jerking his chin toward their master.
Gajeel's brows scrunched up in confusion. "Ay Salamander, what's he talking about?"
Natsu grunted in response angering the piercing covered man.
"WHAT?" Gajeel grabbed Natsu by the collar and lifted him up over the desk so that now the pinkette's face was on full display. The long hair man shook the shorter man hard. "Well?"
Natsu gave him a death glare from his actions but still remained silent and let his eyes speak for him. His arms were limp at his side. He didn't kick nor try to pull a fast one to get out of the taller man's hold. He just hung there.
"If you won't tell me what's wrong then I'll find out." Gray stalked over to the dark wood desk and ran his hand over the surface. When he felt something off he uncovered the papers to find the pinkette's cell phone. "It's about her ain't it?"
Natsu's head dropped after that. Gajeel freaked out and let the pinkette fall like a sack of potatoes. "What just happened?" He began to shout.
Gray scrolled through the other man's cell phone going through his phone log and messages. All Gray saw was Luce, Luce, Luce. The very last message Natsu sent out was him begging for the girl to see his message and message him back. Gray felt his chest tighten to see how much one girl had this effect on his friend.
"Aye are you gonna answer me or ignore me? You were the one who called me up here after all! I could still be downstairs enjoying my food." Gajeel yelled toward Gray while Natsu stayed still on the ground.
"Flamebrain, go over to this girl's house and make up with her. You probably said something stupid."
As the words flew out of Gray's mouth, Natsu snapped back into reality pushing himself up to stare daggers at the man.
"I never said one bad thing!" The pinkette hissed angrily but the two men in the room knew different. "And you have no right to look through my things!"
"Gajeel, talk to him."
"About what? Salamander should know what he's doing."
"It's about a girl."
Natsu looked away from the pair of curious eyes staring holes at him. He didn't want anyone to see his cheeks get all pink.
"Oh gihi." Gajeel sat himself in a chair, he put a fist under his chin and cracked a smile. "One thing the Salamander don't even know. Love sick huh?"
"Shut up already metal freak! I don't need anyone's help what so ever." The pinkette hissed sitting cross legged.
"Say something so he doesn't mop. I can't handle him like that." Gray shivered dreading to stand in silence with the young master.
Gajeel put a fist to his mouth to prevent another laugh to come out before he spoke. "Listen Natsu. I might not understand what's happened with you and whoever and frankly I don't care to know. But girls are more delicate than any woman you been with. They require you to be more understanding a bit more. Like being in their shoes, ya know. Understand?"
Natsu scrunched up his face and looked toward his friend. Though they may have know one another through grade school there was a lot of things he continued to find out that surprised him. "How come you know so much Gajeel?" The pinkette asked innocently.
"I-I-" The said man stuttering with his face going red. He casually turned his head away to keep his composure. "I'm gonna go grub since I'm not needed anymore. Hmp." The pierced man grunted and left the room stomping with all his might.
"Why'd you make him come in here and lecture me?" Natsu asked standing himself up then straightening his pants. He heard Gray grunt and turn toward him.
"Gajeel might not show it but he's got a girl that he practically wifed. You might now know since you don't do shit around here." Gray commented to which Natsu looked else where before the raven man continued. "For once listen to what he's got to say yeah?"
Natsu glued his eyes to the ground in thought. He was touched his friends put effort into trying to help him.