Hearing that it wasn't allowed to take an S class quest well not yet anyway Gray was against it. He didn't care he wasn't going. Eclipse was still sleeping from all of the fruit she ate so he was holding her. He was about to reach for the flier so he could return it tomorrow.

But he then felt pain at the back of his head. Everything went black and he dropped down to the hardwood floor. When he hit the ground Lucy's eyes bugged. She pointed to Natsu and yelled at him.

"Why'd you knock him out!?"

"We're going on that mission and taking Gray with us. Never know when we could use another dragonslayer . . . dragonborn? I can't even keep up with the terms he uses. But we're going."

Lucy was surprised by how forceful Natsu was at wanting to go on this quest she was about to deny again till she saw what came along with the reward. A gold celestial gate key.

She smiled and said she'd go for the key at the very least. They waited till morning and left with a still knocked out Gray do to Lucy having some sleeping pills in her medicine cabinet.

"Why do you even have sleeping pills?"

"You think I look this great on a daily bases? I need my beauty sleep and you barging into my house all the time defeats the purpose. So I have something to help me along."

Lucy had sparkles around her after her explanation. Natsu just huffed a sigh and didn't question female logic he'd never get it anyway. As they walked along the docks of Hargeon looking for a boat to take them to Galuna Island.

Natsu was slightly dreading taking a boat there wanting to swim. He kept forgetting to have Mira put some ginger in his food. When every person who owned a boat refused Lucy was getting discouraged.

As they were going to the last small boat owner she started thinking this wasn't such a good plan and voiced her opinion to Natsu.

"Hey Natsu maybe we shouldn't go on this quest. I'm sure everyone probably knows that the request is gone and will send . . . "

Lucy swallows thickly with an audible gulp sound.

"Master's gonna send Erza after us."

"I don't care. I lost to Gray and I have to prove that I'm strong."

"But why Natsu? You already know you're strong."

Natsu slowed down and sighed. She didn't get it. In fact he didn't entirely get it himself. But he needed to prove to Gray that he was strong and could protect him against anything coming their way.

It was a driving urge to protect and win his heart. He didn't know when this started. Maybe when he had that first dream before the quest where they found Gray in the Kuroyuki castle with a broken look in his eyes.

He seemed so fragile. He still does. But Natsu wanted to be there to protect him at all costs. Maybe he was courting Gray for some unknown reason. Maybe they were meant for each other.

And even if they weren't that won't stop him from trying to get what he wants. He was a dragon after all. When they came across the last boat man in Hargeon it was maned by one man with facial hair all around his mouth.

And no one seemed to notice his slightly pointed ears. But he seemed nice so no one questioned it. It was when Lucy explained they wanted passage to Galuna things went south.

"Don't know why you'd want to go there, but no sailor worth his salt is gonna take you to Galuna. Not even pirates will go near that place."

Lucy was now done with all of this. They either had to got home or use Natsu's ridiculous idea to swim there. And she was not swimming. When Natsu started smiling about not getting in the boat the light caught Gray's necklace.

As the two wizards fought they stopped when the boat man spoke up.

"Hey where did your buddy get a necklace like that?"

Natsu was confused till the man pointed at Gray. He silently growled at the man pointing at Gray. But Lucy and the man ignored it as Lucy spoke.

"His mother gave it to him it's very precious to him. The only material thing he has left of her."

"My that's sad. But if I'm not mistaken those are dragon scales. I'm I right?"

"Yep. I have one to and a set of earrings. But I don't ever plan on selling these."

"Oh I don't want them I'm just wondering how his mother was able to get so many. Dragons haven't been around for many many years."

"Well his mother was a dragon and those are her old scales."

The man's eyes widened. And he gave a soft grunt.

"His mother was a dragon? Do any of you practice magic by chance?"

Happy popped up from behind Natsu holding a knocked out Eclipse and happily answered the question.

"Aye. We all practice magic. We're from Fairy Tail."

"So you came to lift the curse on Galuna Island? If you have get in."

Lucy smiled and got in Natsu reluctantly got in. The rocking motion made him drop Gray into the boat as Natsu took to his knees and started using his breakfast for chum.

The boat man set off and just made the motion that much worse. Once out to sea and far from the dock Gray woke up. But upon his waking he took the same position as Natsu. But it was his dinner made chum instead.

Gray was angry. And he reverted to dragon to explain even if they didn't understand. He only paused every now and then to dry heave do to the motion.

"Hi idiot . . . daar los bo wah bo . . . bite mu ko fin ass . . . later! Hi dreh mindok daar vahzah!? Ahrk . . . why drey hi . . . take zu'u voth hi?! Mey voth nid . . . nuz yol fah aan brain![You idiot . . . this is going to come . . . bite us in the ass . . . later! You do know . . . that right!? And . . . why did you . . . take me with you?! . . . Fool with nothing . . . but fire for a brain!]"

The boat man turned seeing the two boys heaving as the sun set. Then moon rose and a light shone in the distance. It was Galuna. The boat man Bobo he informed them the curse of the island.

Feeling horrible for the residents of the island the five fairies wanted to help but as they weren't looking Bobo disappeared. Once he was gone a huge wave washed their boat away.

The sun had risen and Lucy woke to the sound of the waves hitting the beach. Slowly sitting up she thanked the gods she was alive. Getting to her feet she saw Natsu and Gray laying face down in the sand. Happy had his head stuck in it and Eclipse was hanging from a tree.

Natsu jumped up and wanted to explore but quickly shut up when a spike of ice embedded itself in his calf. When he turned around he saw a soaking wet Gray with the coldest glare.

Even Erza's glare had nothing on it. A dark aura waved around him like steam. And only one eye was visible. The pupil was slit and a freezing cobblestone color.

Gray got up keeping his glare on Natsu till he turned to reach for Eclipse and gentle pull her from the tree. Looking her over for any damage. She only had bumps and bruises but was fine non the less.

Gray sighed in relief at her not being hurt to bad. But when he looked at Natsu again an ice tail formed and shot another spike at his leg. Gray was not happy.

"We could have been killed! All of us! But since we're here let's help these people."

With Gray's final words at the moment he walked off into the forest. Natsu's mood dropped drastically. He'd screwed up. He had to try and make it up to Gray. But how?

They all walked the forest till the moon rose again. They approached the only village on the island. During the walk Lucy explain that this was the only village and the chief put in for the request.

Eclipse also woke up during the walk. The moonlight did wonders for her and helped her heal her injuries. They approached a large wall made form wood and a gate made from logs.

"Hello!"

Lucy called out to the occupants of the village and they answered back.

"What do you want!?"

"We're wizards from Fairy Tail coming to answer your request!"

"How come we weren't informed?!"

"Uhh . . . mix up in the paper work?"

When she answered their question it came out as a question of her own but then they requested to see their emblems. They all showed them and were let in.

Once in the chief explained about the curse that has happened to him and his people. The fairies were moved and accepted to find a way to fix it. They were given lodging to rest for the night.

Lucy was given her own little hut with the exceeds and Natsu and Gray shared. Gray stayed as far away from Natsu as he could and fell asleep. Natsu was regretting what he had done. And how stupid he was his dragon was even berating him for his actions.

'You put our intended into unneeded danger! What were you thinking!?'

He responded out loud to his dragon.

"I don't know I just . . . I want to prove that I'm strong for him."

The dragon huffed but settled. The dragon couldn't blame him. He saw the dragon in Gray and couldn't help but want to do the same thing for her. Go to extreme lengths to show how strong he was.

They both just didn't know how to go about it.

(A/N : Hey I just wanted to say that I don't have a beta-reader and if anyone wants to be my beta-reader that'd be great. And just so you all know I don't really know how it works so please tell me. And yes Gray's inner dragon is in fact female.)