His breathing became uneven as he staggered through the hall. He slid down one of the walls and became dizzy, seeing black spots invading his vision. Hearing a rasp in his own voice suddenly accompany everything else that just hit him like a freight train, he knew, at this point, he would end up passing out and worrying his guild mates. That's right, he was in the guild. A different room, but still in the guild. He let out a raspy, slightly louder than expected, moan of pain escpe from his mouth. After it started to get to be too much for him, he started to lose himself. He started to hit himself in the head with the sides of his fists, but not for long. Armored hands grabbed his, and he started to hyperventilate. Gray and Lucy kneeled down to the boy in question and Gray pulled him to his chest as he continued to try and subconciously hurt himself.

"Natsu, calm down, it's okay." Gray spoke in a calming voice. Natsu screamed, mostly into Gray's chest, but it still alerted the rest of the guild. They sat in the hall and stayed back as Gray continued to hold and coax the young dragon slayer.

"Calm down, you're okay."

He had a slight bit of blood dripping from his forehead and his fists, but no one seemed to notice at that minute.

"Shh, Natsu, it's alright, you have to calm down." Gray said; testing his luck. But to no avail. After a few minutes of Erza re-quipping out of her aromor to help Gray, Natsu finally sat in silence. He wasn't sleeping, just barely awake. Everyone held their breaths to see if they'd finally snapped him out of it.

"Natsu, are you alright?" Lucy asked wearily. Natsu didn't say anything, just nuzzled into Gray's chest while the unarmored Titania held one of his hands. Natsu remained awake for a good 10 minutes before speaking. But he spoke in a low voice.

"Gray?"

He smiled and rubbed the younger boy's back.

"Hey, you okay, now?"

The once hotheaded teen nodded calmly.

"Want to tell us what happened? Erza asked; putting away the tough guy voice. Natsu shook his head.

"That's alright, you don't have to. Do you need anything?"

He shook his head.

"You wanna get cleaned up?"

He shrugged and Gray stood up with Natsu still holding on to him. Gray kept a hand on his back with Erza following, as Natsu's grip on her hand wouldn't loosen, and Makarov told them to use the guild's shower room.

"Wait, are they gonna bathe together or just help him?" Lucy said in realization. Levy laughed.

"They're probably all gonna go in with him, together. They've done it since they were kids, and I remember a similar incident happened quite a few times then, too."

"I almost forgot about that." Max said as he crossed his arms.

"I know, it just reminded my of what all happened."

"Well, yeah, you were where Lucy is now, so of course you'd remember."

"Not to mention you have such a big, beautiful brain, Levy!" Jet and Droy yelled, but growled at each other; making Gajeel growl and slam their heads together.

Lucy and Levy laughed.

""Hey, Levy?"Max asked, once the laughter died down.

"Yeah?"

"What is it that Natsu has wrong, what makes him do that?"

"Well, I've read many different books on medical stuff, but the only thing that seems to fit him are panic attacks and panic disorder."

"Panic disorder? What's that?"

"It's when you have recurring and unexpected panic attacks throughout a series of time."

They all had their mouths slightly agape, but closed them when they realized she was right.

*With Gray, Erza, and Natsu*

Natsu and Gray sat on one side of the bath while Erza sat on the other side. Gray tried to get Natsu to talk, but he wasn't having it. He just rubbed his eyes and kept his head on Gray's shoulder. After a while, Erza decided to leave the two boys alone for a bit, and left to go get dressed in the other room.

"Gray?"

"Hmm?"

"Do I have to tell you what happened?"

"You don't have to, I'm just here to let you know you can talk about it, if you're comfortable with it. Don't push yourself."

He rubbed a hand up and down his arm as he continued.

"I know you've got a lot on your shoulders, with Igneel and all that, but if it ever gets to be too much again, don't hesitate to tell me or Erza. Anyone, actually. They're our family, you don't have to hide yourself from us."

"I know, I don't mean to make you guys worry."

"I know, just calm down before you have another episode. You're okay, just calm down."

Natsu sat back and leaned into Gray's chest. Gray rested his head on top of Natsu's head, and before long, they finally got they walked out into the guild hall, Gray had his shirt in his hands and Natsu was clothed; making sure not to let go of Gray's waist from behind. Natsu's head stayed between Gray's right arm and side, but when they sat down, it was like they'd practiced before. Natsu moved to Gray's side as they walked, and when Gray sat down, he slid and laid his head in Gray's lap, all while making it look natural. Reaching under the table, Gray pulled a book out of his bookbag and read as Natsu watched him from below. The guild members smiled, including Gajeel and Laxus, as they watched the boys hands intertwine. Well, everyone excpt Juvia who shouted 'love rival', and 'Gray-sama's just sick' as she ran out of the guild. Erza laughed and everyone looked at her.

"Yeah right, you two are about as straight as hoola hoops."

Everyone laughed, except Natsu and Gray. Gray tried denying it with a red face while Natsu stayed where he was and watched with a few laughs here and they until Gray sighed and put his nose back into the book.

"What's that book called?" Natsu asked. Gray just barely heard him and looked down.

"Hm?"

"What's that book you're reading?"

"It's called 'The story of Odin'. He's some kind of Norse god."

"Is that a religion or something?"

"Yep. Can you guess how many there are?"

"I don't know, 5?"

"Well, there are 12 main gods, but more than 12 in total... Way more. Like, maybe near 30."

"Woah, cool!"

Some went on with their day like any normal day, while some others watched Gray bring the Natsu out of Natsu.

Okay, so this one was inspired by something I read on here. I think I did good, right? Anyways, I hope you guys liked this chapter, if you did I'm glad! I take requests as well, so please leave one if you have an idea!

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~Son Chiyu