Story Title: Magnolia's Shounen Ai
Rated: T (For now...)
Pairings: NatsuXGray
World: Anime World/Canon
Beta Reader: Gothpandaotaku
Warning: Shonen AI/Yaoi. Language...
I don't own Fairy Tail.
O.o.O Magnolia's Shonen AI O.o.O
Chapter 16:
The Unforgivable...
Natsu was trying to overcome the dryness in his mouth after that kick in the air from the biggest asshole on earth who is also known as Gajeel. One of these days, when Natsu becomes the next awesome master of Fairy Tail and discovers a torturing chamber within the guild, he is going to put Gajeel as the guest of honor to rot inside FOREVER.
Right after Gajeel, Gray Fullbuster will follow as the second guest of honor.
The pink-haired male was in the clutches of the devil, ridiculously. That cruel man looked as handsome as ever which only increased Natsu's desire for smashing his face senselessly.
When Natsu turned to talk, or maybe curse the devil, he found Gray's face blank. Natsu Dragneel was only provoked to kill because Gray won't just… let go.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for your cooperation with me. I really appreciate it!" Gray bowed as the crowd kept on cheering and Natsu had to work hard to block all he squealing, shouting and yelling and prevent all of that from making his ear bleed. Yes, Gray Fullbuster is going to be the guest of honor in that torture room.
His view changed and was dragged by the ice-mage to god knows where.
Sounds of rippling water mixed with sailing boats, people, and some faint laughter helped Natsu in calming down. Not completely though. With the man standing in front of him, it was hard.
They were on one of Fiore's streets, in the pale evening, where people were closing everything to get home and Natsu didn't know why Gray had brought him to this place.
"Can you tell me what the hell is going on before I switch my murder button to 'on'?"
Gray slowly slipped his hands into the black coat pockets and remained silent as if examining the words in his mind first before spilling them out. It raised Natsu's irritation to the maximum. When it came to him and Gray, they didn't think about anything they say to each other. Sparks fly as well as punches and insults. For Gray to be this nervous… well, it was not good news.
"TALK. Or do you want me to come and knock the words out of you?!" Natsu claimed impatiently while taking the cap off his hair as well as the yellow sunglasses. "Weren't you supposed to be having fun in some deserted island?! And what was the freaking shit about me being your 'boyfriend'? Am I supposed to be dazzled now? Hurry up and talk cause I am so tempted to kick that sorry ass of yours."
Natsu glared at the other who did nothing, staring at the ground and look as if he thought about something and couldn't find a way out.
"If you have nothing to say then prepare yourself for a world of hurt you asshole!"
Natsu was taking a battle pose when Gray suddenly moved towards him, strangely paralyzing his movement. He didn't know anything about Gray's thoughts these days. And he didn't know why the black haired male walked towards him with such a troubled face as if he had huge weights on his shoulders ready to crush his bones anytime.
He stopped a mere inch away from Natsu so that the pink-haired boy could recognize his scent fully, and sighed heavily, hence causing Natsu to catch the pain and agony in that sigh. For a minute, Natsu felt bad for the matter, as if he was the one causing his friend to be so much burdened.
"You were right." Gray wasn't yelling. He wasn't angry at any of the insults. He looked too tired for that. "I am an asshole, sorry for that."
Natsu was stunned. If anything, he expected Gray to wipe that face off any minute telling him that it's a cruel joke and suddenly punch him in the face. Was it a trap?
"What the… Why are you being so freakishly weird? You are creeping me out!" Natsu tried not to blush, because Gray giving such a 'polite' apology was not something he was used to receiving from that 'Asshole'.
"Am I?" Gray slowly asked.
"W-What?"
"Am I creeping you out?"
"Right now YEAH. The hell is wrong with you?"
Gray sighed again, that time he looked really crushed, closing his eyes and rubbing them in a forceful manner. "God… that idiot…"
Natsu was puzzled. Was Gray expecting a different answer or anything? Yes of course he was scared. Gray looked like he was going to die soon or some shit like that.
"Natsu…" The boy began, then stopped feeling the words in his head before getting them out, "How do you feel about me?"
Natsu gasped, surprised, astonished, and shocked and suddenly looked up to blue serious eyes almost petrifying him. That question wasn't expected.
"Do you hate me? Do you wish that I die? Are you… Ah, I don't know. Do I not mean anything to you and never will?"
Natsu's throat went dry, again. "You… a-asking those questions all of a sudden… W-why? Is there-"
"Please… Just answer me. After that, if you want, I won't show up in front of you again. I just need to know."
"H-How can I answer them If I feel that If I said one wrong word, you might just 'not-show-up'?! You sick bastard!"
"Alright fine I will-" Gray began but was stopped when Natsu shoved his chest backwards violently.
"NO! NO! NO! It's not up to you anymore!" Natsu was… angry, "You have been taking all the decisions for me about everything that matters to us and I don't like it one bit! You have been lying to me in every way possible and the worst part is I don't have a SAY in anything! You selfish bastard! You want to know how I feel about you?! Fine! I hate you! I HATE YOU!" Gray was a jackass. To Natsu, he did nothing but hiding scared of something that Natsu might not be able to understand at all, "Now, are you happy? Pack your stuff and never show me your face again!"
Gray was dumbfounded and irritated at the same time. At least that was what Natsu felt. The bastard had the nerve to get closer again, adjusting his shirt, he snorted and crossed his arms. "Everything I did was for a reason. Unlike you, I do think before I act, or you would've been finished long ago."
Natsu grunted. "Yeah right. Lying to me through your teeth was a very reasonable thing to do."
"Natsu. Don't make me punch your jaw. I am already trying to tell you why I have been doing all that, and you are not making it any easier."
"GREAT. I will shut up so that you can just freaking do it!"
Almost eternity passed, Natsu's hands were clenched, ready to hit Gray and show him the stars if he said one thing offensive.
"… Well?" He inquired after a while when he sensed his own blood boiling.
Gray raised an eyebrow. "I thought you said you will shut up."
"I DID! HOURS PASSED!"
"No they didn't."
"YES-" Natsu didn't get the chance to complete that line as he sensed the warm lips on his forehead. His nose sniffed Gray's scent in perfect detail and his body stopped moving all together, all the blood rushing to his cheeks and ears while his green eyes widened in disbelief. Gray Fullbuster… was he making fun of him?!
"… Ah silence." Gray sighed. His hands, which were holding Natsu's head, returned back to his pockets. "Now… I was going to say that I am sorry. For a while now, I began to see you… differently. I don't know if you understand, but seeing you differently here doesn't mean want-to-beat-the-shit-out-of-you in a brand new way or anything. It's feelings of… happiness… feelings of touch…" One of Gray's hands went up to Natsu forehead then slid down to his cheek, clarifying Gray's point, "I want you to know that I am sorry for suddenly telling you to get out of my house. I just didn't want you to know about these feelings because I didn't know if you can accept them. Hell, I know you won't understand or accept them, but at the same time, I want you to know that I really am sorry for troubling you with my selfishness again."
Natsu's mouth was open slightly, his eyes still wide in surprise. He didn't believe this was happening.
Gray's heart clenched when seeing no answer from his friend who stood completely baffled.
"So yeah… I want you to know that I don't want to be just a friend or a good friend of yours… More, I want… more. And it's… not important to know how, but just know, that I really, really like you to some abnormal point. I am not great with words so this is as far as I can explain myself to you."
The sounds of sailing boats and water from the small stream seemed to be too amplified for Gray's liking and the awkward air returned as neither of them spoke. Natsu was still in shock, while Gray looked to the stream feeling already crushed. He had yet to receive Natsu's response, but he didn't have his hopes up.
He finally faked a sad smile and rubbed the back of his head, "Oh shit. I AM creeping you out now, aren't I? You can ju-"
Natsu suddenly jumped at him giving him a strong strike in the face, sending Gray to the ground from surprise.
"You… You…" Natsu's shoulders quaked from anger and Gray's confusion was raised, "You… You are not joking, are you?"
Gray wiped some blood from his lips with his thumb and shook his head. "Not in the slightest. I meant every word. And if you hit me thousands of times, I won't change my mind." Gray was expecting rejection whichever bitter it tasted.
"Why… WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING?! Why did you have to be such an asshole?! Why did you have to make me suffer all the damn time?!"
Gray slowly looked up frustrated.
"I am not an idiot dammit! I know such 'Feelings' you are talking about! Oh god… you know what, for a minute, I was ready to accept you, to tell you that I feel the same, and to forget about your cruelty, but no! I hate myself for giving a damn about you. I WAS a moron! And this conversation is over! BASTARD! GO AND ROT IN A GRAVE FOREVER!"
Gray stared into the air in front of him, after Natsu ran off and left him perplexed.
Fuck.
Gray was speechless. He spent about half an hour slumped on the street's pavement staring into nothing as he replayed his argument with Natsu over and over again. He deduced from it, that Natsu maybe had some feelings towards him as well. But why didn't Natsu say anything about them? Gray cursed under his breath. His friends probably knew that, those miserable people.
"You screwed up again Fullbuster."
Gray's head flinched to the side, seeing a tall blonde with emerald eyes and Gray restrained himself from pouring all of his anger on top of that arrogant head.
"What are you doing here?" Gray asked getting up from the ground and facing the guy.
The blonde shrugged. "Natsu looked pretty upset, didn't he?"
"Jesse, I don't have the time or patience to listen to your nonsense. I will seriously screw you if you don't get out of the way. I don't care what Natsu will think about it."
"Hey, Hey. Relax, pretty boy. I was just watching out for Natsu. More precisely, I knew you would ruin this somehow."
Gray bit his lip and held his fist, as if scared that it might act on its own and hit the shit out of the man. "Yes, I did. Fuck off."
"-But as I said before. I care about Natsu the most. And if he hates me for bringing him happiness, then I don't really mind."
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Gray snapped.
"I am fucking talking about Natsu's thoughts of you. I was there to hear it all the way when no one gave him an ear. And when you decided to get a girlfriend of your own. That day, I vowed that I will rip your head off for Natsu's precious tears. And I might do it now if you don't stand still like the idiot brat you are and listen carefully to what I am going to say."
The black haired boy was flabbergasted, both at the threat and at the new information that seemed to be hard to process. And he kind of predicted Jesse's next words.
"I am only saying this once. So listen carefully, and I don't think you have any hearing impairment so please, UNDERSTAND carefully too." Jesse huffed rubbing his blonde locks annoyed, "Natsu likes you. No. Natsu loves you even though you don't deserve any of it. He didn't want to tell you anything because as soon as he was planning to, you just had to go and test your sexuality like a perfect jackass."
Gray didn't pay any attention to any of the words after 'Natsu loves you'. He spun on his heels and was ready to dash when he felt a death grip on his arms.
"Not now. You can't go to him now."
Gray growled and tried to release his arm. "I TOLD YOU TO STAY OUT OF MY WAY!"
"SHUT UP. Natsu's head is so full of negative thoughts now. If I were you, I would go to him first thing in the morning, when he has cooled down. If you went to him now, things might get worse." Jesse released the arm.
"Tell me. Why should I even listen to you?"
"You don't have to. If you want to go now, be my guest. You will be giving me Natsu in the end. Because this is your last chance with me to make things straight. If I want to have Natsu, I will have him and no one can stop me."
Gray almost punched the man who dodged and wiped imaginary dirt off his pants nonchalantly. Jesse figured that his talk with Gray is over. "Don't screw it up in the morning."
Gray scoffed. "I don't take advice from the likes of you."
"And Gray." Jesse turned his head to give the boy the fiercest look he had ever seen. "By loving you, Natsu gave you the ultimate power to destroy him. You did that once. As God will be my witness, there isn't going to be a second time. You will be gone by the moment you realize it, stupid brat."
The tall blonde walked away, as Gray watched his back, he felt the man's deep adoration for Natsu. If Natsu talked about Gray to that man, then how does he feel? Probably crushed, or worse. And for a minute, Gray felt sorry.
He shook his head. Natsu was his, and that arrogant fool deserves to be crushed. Serves him right for hitting on something that isn't his.
First thing in the morning, he was going to fix this.
Gray Fullbuster felt that he was dragging his feet to Natsu's home. He couldn't sleep all night and faint bags could be seen under his eyes. He hated the day he didn't come clean with Natsu and caused all of this misery for both. No wait, Juvia is included. He felt like such a fool.
He yawned repeatedly, and wiped some tears leaking from his eyes wanting to desperately sleep, but then he slapped himself and dunked his head in a water barrel placed next to an anonymous home.
"God, this is refreshing." The coldness of the water helped his mind to function properly again. Getting no wink of sleep could cause a major failure, that's for sure. The last thing he wanted was to sleep talk in front of Natsu. People looked at him like he was some kind of a psychopath for using cold water from a barrel without even asking permission from the owners, and they could kiss Gray's ass. They were lucky enough he didn't shoot them in the eye for staring at him like a mad man.
After about ten minutes, he found Natsu's home staring at him and a pit in his stomach started to form. Boy this was going to be so hard. Did he make a mistake by not bringing bandages with him?
'Man… this sucks.'
He sighed and knocked on the door.
… Nothing.
He knocked again.
… Nothing.
Gray bit his lip mumbling 'Dipshit' and knocked repeatedly with no stopping.
… Nothing.
"NATSU OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!"
No one answered. And it only helped in charging Gray's anger thermometer. "ALRIGHT! IS THIS HOW YOU WANT IT TO BE? I WILL CRUSH THAT DAMN DOOR!"
When Gray found no answer again, he gritted his teeth, and kicked the door open with his super burglary skills from training in Lucy's apartment.
He shoved his hands in his pockets and entered the house, eyes narrowing in annoyance. He saw Natsu sitting on the stool with a plate and spoon in hand, very cool and calm, eating some sort of a breakfast with an amused look on his face. "Way to go there." He sarcastically praised with a very low voice.
"ARE you deaf?! How many times do you think I have knocked?"
"I am not deaf. I also smelled your stinking smell two miles before you came here." Natsu said chewing his food.
"…"
"Hasn't it occurred to you, that maybe I am not interested in seeing your face or answering? Get the hell out of my house." Natsu slammed the plate on the table and went to wash himself.
When he returned, face wet with water, Gray was sitting on one of the sofas like he owned the whole place with his shoulders spread on the sofa's back and his legs crossed.
"Why are you still here? Are you deaf?!" Natsu gripped his blue jeans tightly not allowing his hands to go mess with Gray's face.
"Sit down. I want to talk to you."
"I don't care about what you want. I don't want to talk to YOU. Now, GET OUT!"
"Natsu. Sit down."
"YOU SHITTY-"
Gray dodged the attack fairly easy, and kicked Natsu on the opposite sofa so that the boy landed sitting on it awkwardly with his legs bending upwards. "Good boy." Gray stated and rubbed imaginary dust off his jeans.
Natsu angrily rubbed his wet face in the black V-neck shirt he was wearing and huffed adjusting himself on the sofa. His hands held his head which was looking down in slight tiredness. "There is nothing for us to talk about. I thought I told you that yesterday."
Gray's scowl deepened. "No. You didn't tell me anything yesterday. I asked you how you felt about me, and what did I get? Nothing. At least not the whole truth."
"OH! So now you are asking for the TRUTH?! You know what?! Unbelievable!" Natsu's head quickly snapped upwards giving Gray a lethal glare.
"I wasn't lying to you Natsu. I never did."
Natsu stood up and growled almost crushing his furniture. "SHUT UP! How many times did I ask you if you had something you wanted to tell me? How many times I begged you to just tell me what's bothering you? How many times did I tell you that I did not like how our relationship became suddenly endangered due to something vague that I couldn't even understand?! TELL ME I AM LYING NOW! Didn't you shrug off all of those attempts hiding behind ridiculous excuses?!"
"I wasn't lying. I was just withholding the damn truth, okay?"
"Don't make me kick your shitty ass." Natsu replied almost instantly, thus, Gray stood up as well, his hands almost pulling off the black hair. "I said I am sorry dammit! You think I was enjoying just sitting around watching you in front of me the whole time knowing perfectly that I couldn't approach you HOWSOEVER?! What did you want me to do? To come and say 'Oh Hey there. My name is Gray Fullbuster, and I want to be your lover. I am under your care' ?! Is that what you wanted me to say?!" Gray didn't even notice himself yelling.
"No smart-ass! The least thing you could've done is to give me hints! Do anything! YES, tell it to my face when I was begging you to. I would have understood even if I didn't-" Natsu paused abruptly, his green eyes widening and quickly muffled his own mouth.
Gray's eyes narrowed. "See? See? SEE?! Even you can't say it to my face now! What about you lord of the 'total-truth'? Why didn't you say anything?! Or am I the only one to blame for causing this mess?!"
"That was totally different! When I finally grasped what I was feeling, and was determined that I would tell you, you just had to… to…" Natsu's voice slowly cracked and stopped talking.
Gray 'Tsk-ed' and rubbed his head furiously. "I know. It was a stupid thing to do, but believe it or not, it's because of you! I couldn't believe that I had a thing for a man, and figured that I was imagining things. I thought I would give Juvia a chance to prove me wrong, but it was a total failure and it's over. She knows I don't have anything for her."
Natsu looked surprised at the news, nonetheless he 'Humph-ed' and crossed his arms over his chest while looking to the other side as if Gray was a worthless nuisance. "I don't care, that's your business. And it's your fault. I have nothing to do with it."
"Oh yeah?! Fuck you! No matter what you said, it's YOUR fault!"
"Stop blaming me! I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT!"
"YES YOU DO!" Gray childishly snapped back.
They both growled at each other and didn't notice they were yelling at each other from a very close distance. If they banged heads, it wouldn't be surprising.
"Get the hell out of my house! I hate you!"
"As if. From what I can see now, you are totally in love with me, honey."
"YEAH? You are wrong! Because I will never love a cold-blooded, cruel, heartless, sadistic bastard like you! THE WORLD DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY!"
"Why do I feel like a convicted criminal begging for some mercy from a jackass of a cop?" Gray grumbled.
"THINK what you want. Get out! Get out of my life, ASSHOLE!" Natsu pointed to the door which was now, unfortunately, abused and laying down.
"What if I didn't want to?!"
"I WILL TURN YOU TO ASHES!"
"YOU CAN TRY!"
"I WILL!"
"BRING IT ON DUMBASS!"
"STOP THINKING THAT I AM STUPID!"
"YOU ARE STUPID! AND I AM THE STUPIDEST FOR LOVING YOU!"
Gray's last statement sent them both to silence except for their pants from all the yelling which was the only thing heard in Natsu Dragneel's small estate.
"Natsu." Gray panted and raised his hands to hold either side of Natsu's face which was already close enough, "Last time… I am sorry. I really am."
Green eyes were closed tightly in woe, while the pink haired male's lips were biting each other in order to muffle cracking sound rendered with several tears. Gray's heart instantly felt tight and guilty. He felt suddenly like a cold-blooded, cruel, heartless, sadistic bastard that Natsu was talking about.
Natsu shocked him by the tight embrace he provided. At First, Gray didn't know how to act, but after a while, his arms unconsciously cradled Natsu's waist pressing it firmly against him. It was like holding a very warm pillow. Only this was blood and softer flesh.
"I hate you… God, I hate you." Natsu suppressed a few sobs while tightening his hold on his lifelong rival, one hand concealed in Gray's black hair.
"… I am glad." Gray sadly smiled and rubbed the others back as he felt the tightness in Natsu's chest and how it moved up and down. Never once had he thought that he could pull Natsu to the end of his rope. Gray smiled inside, burying his face in Natsu neck feeling the hot soft skin, blessed with the peachy smell, glad that Natsu values him that much, even though he doesn't deserve the half of it for causing the boy so much pain.
"I am sorry."
"I am sorry for what happened to your door."
"Please, save it. You are a jackass and no apology is gonna change that."
"Damn you." Gray chuckled. He was sleeping in Natsu's bed. After all the commotion, they helped each other in restoring the door, or at least what's left of it, and Gray suppressed several yawns in the process, but not all that successful. It was very early and he didn't sleep the night at all, so he asked Natsu if he can crash at his bedroom for a while because he was already dozing off.
Natsu was a bit flustered about it, nevertheless, he allowed Gray in and provided him with extra blankets.
"And that will be the last. Ok, do you need anything else?" Natsu asked after giving him the small cushion.
"No, I need you to get out so that I can sleep peacefully."
"Bastard… Hey, I will be out for a while just so you know."
Gray opened his already tired eyes and glanced at the pink-haired grumbling. "What for?"
"Just something I have to do."
"Whatever. Get out." Gray closed his eyes again and Natsu could've sworn that the boy was already sleeping. Natsu was still not used to how Gray looks after that incredible haircut so he just stood there watching the other's face intently and was surprised when one of the pillows came crashing with his face. "Stop staring and get out unless you want to join me."
"In your dreams. Moron." Natsu slammed the room's door closed and the blush could be seen perfectly bright on his cheeks.
"Ne, Ne Natsu, How come you are kicking me out of our home?" Happy groaned flying next to Natsu who was heading back home after finishing what he wanted to do.
"Happy, I am not kicking you out. I just want you to be with Wendy for the time being. Gray looks really tired." Natsu said holding Happy in his arms.
"But I promise I won't make any noise!" Happy whined, "Except maybe drawing circles over his face!"
"That will be fu-NO, Happy!"
"Aye, I was kidding."
Natsu smiled at his cat that flew away mumbling something about 'like' and Natsu shrugged going home.
He opened the door slowly to not make any unnecessary noise. He put some of the grocery bags in his hands on the kitchen counter and dropped his keys only god knows where. He always forgets where he puts them in the first place and that's why he has this crazy obsession of breaking in and out of windows. Doors weren't really his thing.
He opened his room's door, careful not to make any noise and peered checking on Gray, finding the boy shirtless (It was a miracle that he was wearing his Jeans), blankets kicked everywhere and most importantly, sleeping like a log. Natsu sweat dropped, he shouldn't have given Gray any extra blankets to begin with. The boy sighed and returned to the kitchen organizing different ingredients in their places. It was already afternoon and a while after. Natsu thought the other might be hungry when he wakes up so he decided he'd give his crappy cooking skills a shot. Not that he cares about the bastard of bastards or anything, actually, he would make sure that the side dish is full of deadly poison. It WAS a good idea.
While Natsu was deciding what to do, the thought of this all being a big fat dream brought shivers to his body. What if it was a dream?! And just to make sure he banged his head against the wall.
Nah, not a dream.
He rubbed his forehead and sighed looking at the scenery out of the window where the sun was already turning to a soft red color ready to set. Natsu rolled his black shirt's sleeves to his elbow and decided to get to work instead of just daydreaming about the whole thing with him and Gray which was frustrating. He thought that things would change once they both 'entered' that kind of a relationship, a reason to hold him back from telling Gray in the first place, however, things seemed to be the same. Nothing changed at all.
He felt like banging his head again against that wall. Of course things won't change. It's not like he and Gray had created any major change… at least not totally. He rinsed some tomatoes and lettuce and dipped them again in water to make sure they are clean whilst slicing some chicken. Basics… that's what he was able to learn from Lucy and her crappy cooking classes. It was a mission which turned out to be 'How to prepare yourself when you have a date?'. Apparently Erza saw it exciting and they forced him to attend instead of going to fight giant monsters in the town which was a mile away. So basics. He did learn them… the hard way.
Gray was able to get away claiming that he had a flu. He didn't know how Erza was fooled by Gray's lousy faking abilities and the bastard managed to stay at the tavern the whole time. Seriously, what are the chances of Gray catching a flu and staying sick in bed? It's like, never. Natsu shook his head in aggravation, barely missing cutting his finger with the knife.
He prepared soup and sauce for spaghetti which was the easiest meal to prepare for him. Chances of messing a spaghetti up were slim that's why it's the perfect meal in his point of view. Aside from the fact that he messed up Erza's and Lucy's hair with it when he first tried doing it, earning a few kicks and insults.
Scratch that. Spaghetti is a meal that brings several traumatizing experiences.
"Something smells not so awful."
Natsu looked up to find Gray's shirtless self with a damp face from the washing water. He was leaning on a wall with a small smirk, still a bit groggy from the long morning sleep, nonetheless, he looked as arrogant as ever.
"Speak of the devil…" Natsu mumbled resuming the chopping.
"I didn't know I occupied your mind all the time. Flattering, I suppose."
"Don't get too cocky. I was remembering something about that cooking mission."
"Ahh. Sucks for you. I don't even want to remember how you were forced to wear a very manly apron."
"Shut up. You are lucky I didn't snitch."
"I did promise handing you that Lacrima you wanted last autumn."
"Riiiiight. Which I never got. Bastard."
"Not my fault that you are such a cute idiot."
Natsu held up the knife. "Careful. I am the man with the knife here."
"Oh I am so scared." Gray faked trembling.
Natsu blinked, slowly returning to the task in hand. "G-Good…" It has been such a long time since he was last able to talk to Gray so freely like that. Natsu could say that he missed Gray even if it sounded so aching sincere.
"Why do I feel such great hostility directed at me?" Gray inquired calmly.
Natsu didn't comment and continued his task not sparing Gray a second glance.
"You are still mad, aren't you?"
Natsu snorted and refused to look at the other. "It doesn't matter. I will cool down sooner or later."
It wasn't like Natsu had forgiven Gray one hundred percent. What Gray did was still filling his mind, and frankly, he wanted nothing more than to punch the other right now. Not only had Gray kept him in the dark, but also he… took Juvia as a replacement and it killed his heart every time he remembers that. It wasn't fair to Juvia, and to him as well.
His back was abruptly pressed against a strong chest, and he couldn't continue his task, for sure.
"Hey. How many times do I have to apologize before you can fucking get over it?"
Natsu gasped as soon as those words were whispered in his ear provocatively. His hands went instinctively to his ear to block it from the other's hot breath, with an interesting carmine appearing on his cheeks. "THE HELL?! THAT'S SO CLOSE!"
"Natsu."
The pink-haired boy blinked at Gray's stern voice and looked back, meeting slightly angered serious eyes. "Wh… What… is it?"
No words needed to be spoken as the knife fell from Natsu's hand on the table awkwardly. Natsu's eyes were wide, occasionally blinking not comprehending Gray's move. Right at that moment, he remembered something over and over again.
"Fine. Gay means you do these things with a male. Gray for instance."
Gray choked on his popcorn and Happy was dead from laughter at Cana's attempt to make Natsu understand. Natsu quickly looked at Gray who was looking back with the same look and-
They both laughed their asses off. Cana raised a very confused eyebrow and stared at the two tearing up males. "Me? You'd think I'll let this Ice-bastard get an inch close to me?!"
"And did you think that I'd actually kiss this Flame-eater?! Not even in my third life!"
"Aye! Aye!"
Cana sighed. "Alright Natsu. You get the picture now."
Gray was a liar. Natsu was a fool.
Because now, as their mouths are muffling both of their breaths, Natsu couldn't be more… dumbfounded. In a flash, all of the painful events came through his mind filling it to the point his breath was tethered and his eyes were stung with redness, however, it didn't distract from the fact that all he wanted now was to move forward and to have all of Gray. And so, he pressed his mouth further against the other, trusting that Gray will comply with the same amount of passion and desire as anguish tears fell down.
…. Chapter Ends…..
Author Note:
Alright. So very slowly, they are both going to kill me. So sorry, that took me a long time. But, I was just trying to write it feeling that I would crush all of your hopes... don't know why... but you should all know, that when it comes to touchy feely scenes, I just go... blank. and I think like hundreds of times before writing one so please forgive me dumbness!
You all! Look me in the eye and say that I screwed up, and I wouldn't care. ANWAY, I hope that was fulfilling, and wait for the next chapter, cause I think it'll be more interesting than this one... I think.
Thank you all for reading. My god, all of your enthusiasm for this story just makes me crazy. and let's just hope that I don't die due to major blushing soon...
Please if you have any questions, comments or anything you want to share, don't hesitate. I accept praise as well as critisicm and advice.
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TO All of my reviewers:
IceFlame834
"This is killing me D: i need the next chapter. i NEEEEEEEEEEED it. please update soon D: ;-; i must know how it ends i just have to Q_Q"
Sooooo sorry for the wait! There is your chapter! so don't be sad, and enjoy it while you can~
*Hugs!*
Guest
"this is destroying me...must...have...next...chapter...-heaves and falls face first onto ground- haha, but really. this is a great story!"
Thank you so much. I know I was kinda late, but I hope it was worth it. Your praise is just an honor.
Daiki-chan
"i have lost some chapter, but now that i have read all of them,...
it' s fantastic!And the last scene?! so sweet!XD"
Ah, it's the famous Daiki-chan! *Hugs!*
I am happy you read them all. And hopefully this one will be satisfying too. Thanks Daiki-chan!
Guest
"WAAAAHHHH! MY FEELS!
HAHA! POOR NATSU!"
Aww, sorry for your feels. Why do people have to suffer when reading any of my stories? *Shrugs*
Gomenasai *Bows!*
Wish you'll enjoy the chapter!
Guest
"Go Gray Go Gray Go Gray! Catch your boyfriend Catch you boyfriend! Screw him later Screw him later!"
….. WOW. Haha, I didn't know that people looked forward their 'screwing' that much. Well, guess I am making people go bananas from this story.
Thanks! I will see what can I did about them both too.
The Ink Hidden Within
"I really, really almost wanna yell at Gray for being such a total moron till I read the end of this chapter. Love the way Gray catches Natsu! Such a reckless and wild way of bringing the two fated ones together!
Well, that's Fairy Tail for u! XD
Update soon please! Can't wait for it! So excited XD :D:D:D"
Ahaha, well! A new reviewer! Yay for me.
Dear, you are not the only one who wants to eradicate Gray from this fic. Let's just say, he's lucky he has his looks or else people would've kicked him in the ass… several painful times. And I am kind f proud that I am 'Exciting' you. Hope it was worth the wait!
Thanks for your lovely comment.
Scarlet Huntress
"I always get very excited when I read this story and it always keeps surprising me! You're an awesome author and this is an awesome story! I was literally jumping for joy when this story popped up a few days ago after such a long time! Please please PLEASE update soon! :D"
Aww, another new reviewer. I must say, I am totally happy.
Thanks for your kind praise. Me? Awesome author? Not in the slightest, but thanks! It means so much to me to see people telling me that. and sorry for the delay. I tend to get lost in my shell for a while if there wasn't enough motivation and energy… also chocolate is important.
Thanks! I hope you enjoyed your time reading.
Guest
"Oh my God,you scared the hell out of me,I thought Gray wasn't gonna catch him,don't ever do that again,my poor heart can't stand ,nice chapter,nice story,nice everything,I may not know you but I love you and your stories"
Agh… *Laying in the hospital for a fried mind after reading this…* Gosh, can't control my blushing thing.
Thanks, I may not know you too, but thanks! I love you too.
Don't worry, not going to do that to Natsu gain. And have a good read.
Natsudragneel-Fullbuster
"Yeah this was so cute I can't wait to see what Gray does next!"
Thank you. I am glad you are following this with me. and well… I hope Gray's doing this chapter was not so rough for your taste. He tends to do that… a lot… I will kill him.
Enjoy~
enjoys literature
Note: I did not take quotes from your review. Reason being….
… Ok. There actually is no reason. Your whole review was just… GREAT LORD! I am crying…
After reading that R-Review… I didn't know whether to cry, to laugh, to have a major nose bleed, or to commit suicide myself. Man… How come you can write something so freakishly painful and enjoyable at the same time?! I swear if this was published as a short story, people will go nuts! I was 'groaning' all the way through reading it, and I kind of understood why you did put that warning at the beginning. People put warnings all the time, yet they are not really that convincing, but MAN, Yours was not meant to be 'Ignored' or 'Underestimated'. You should've put a second warning telling me that *Cries!*
To sum up what I want to say… it was awesome. If you ever wrote a story, I will read it, kiss it, and maybe snuggle with it during the night carefully not cause me any terrifying nightmares.
Thank you so much.
donotinquire
"When I read that of the Parade, when Natsu was saying that he would like that Gray was there to see the Fantasia, I was thinking: aw, that was cute... And then Gray starts that stuff of looking for his boyfriend and... WTF! I finished laughing for hours."
Thanks for your sweet review. Well, haha, I don't know why but most people did laugh at that… Guess I wasn't serious enough!
But anyway, I hope you are not mad at me anymore for putting Gray and Juvia together. If this chapter is not satisfying then I might as well go dig myself a hole. *Cries!*
Enjoy reading~
Level X
"HUMPH. Natsu, why'd you yell at Lucy? You're so mean... T_T She was just trying to help! And get you and Gray together, but that's not important right now. With her, you would have gotten a MUCH better disguise! And looked less weird! And more professional! But oh well, if you want to just sit on your bed and mope about Gray, fine with me. NOT! YOU'RE GETTING YOUR BUTT OFF THE BED AND INTO GRAY'S ARMS RIGHT NOW! *throws explosive*
... Oh shoot. Did I really throw that thing? *watches explosive fly off* Phew. It missed... I think. *takes a closer look* Yeah, it missed, but... I don't know where it it... Hopefully it hit Jesse's house"
Ok… When I read that, I was like…. Blank.
My god… I am begging you stop using lethal tools at my characters! If you want to get them then you must get through me first! Ok well, I might hand you Gray because he caused me so much trouble, and you can do whatever you want, but STAY AWAY FROM THE OTHERS!
… Anyway. *Looks straight while holding the reviewer's hands* thanks for that amazing review! I always, ALWAYS enjoy reading it because it gives me so much and because it sends me laughing like a maniac.
*Hugs!*
Enjoy this chapter.
NearlyHeadlessZielkeDragon
"Wow, you're one of the fastest updater I know 3 I absolutely ADORED this chapter, I am no longer insane or frustrated though I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT! OMG.. Thank you for releasing some of the pain in this chapter.. oh gosh they are soo cute.. I can't wait for the next chapter, I wonder what Natsu will say or react! Thx for being so awesome :D"
Thanks for your awesome review. Well, I am not really fast. I can stay ages without updating and I don't want you to feel sad, I am just so so cruel.
Well, I wish things worked out this chapter and that you are satisfied with it. *Hugs!* Enjoy~
Crystalangel554
"Well, about the chapter with their solo mission...WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL?! THEY ENDED UP FIGHTING FOR 3 FUCKING DAYS! NOT JUST 1 OR 2 BUT 3! THEY COULD HAVE BEEN MAKING OUT OR SOMETHING BUT NOOOOOOOOOOO! THEY JUST HAD TO PUNCH EACH OTHER SENSELESSLY!"
RIGHT?! I WAS SO FEAKING MAD! HOW THE HELL CAN THEY DO THAT?! WHAT THE HELL IS HIRO MASHIMA DOING TO THEM?!
God I wanted to enter and kill them both….
Hehe, thanks for your sympathy. I was really mad. And thanks for the review and I am honored that it's the longest you have ever written. My god, I was so blushing when you mentioned that! Now I can sleep peacefully! *Hugs!*
Enjoy~
AsDarknessSpreads
"eeeeeeep! kawaii! eeeeeeep ! fangirling mode overload! eeeeeeep !"
Oh please don't die on ME! I hope you are okay now :) Hehe, and do go nuts at the end of this chapter!
Enjoy~
ansjovisjj
(tries to imagine Gray with his new hairstyle...failed miserably)
Awww, I am so sorry. Well, you can always imagine the nicest hairstyle in the world! Haha, no no. Gray's hair just became so short. Basically with longer bangs. but looks so short from behind. Well, I will see if I can post his picture with a short hair for you. I will do my best.
Thanks for the review!
YaoixJoe 3
"Wow, amazing chapter; FlameBelt. I love the sense of humor you've included in this chapter, I was laughing like crazy when Gildarts was have a mental fit at the meeting xD"
Haha, well GILDARTS is Crazy at some point. As well as the others…
Thank you so much for this sweet review. I always enjoy them. *Hugs!* I hope you like this one too.
Review Fangirl (MentallydatingGrayFullbuster)
"Hiii there, Flame-chan! This is your number one REVIEW FANGIRL - MentallyDatingGrayFullbuster :3
Yeaaaaah... I'm having trouble with my stupid computer and this stupid site, and it won't let me login or answer PM's, so... yeah ._.
Even though I'm having this crappy problem, I just HAVE to review this chapter :3"
Wow… seriously? I know fanfiction is like… the perfect jackass. But anyway, thanks for your effort. *Hugs!* I hope it's fixed now, this problem.
Please… I don't want you to cry in a corner… and I hope this chapter was worth waiting for. And as usual,your review is so very much awesome that I will never ever be able to give it enough praise!
Enjoy~
DrewFullbuster
"Aaaahhh! Amazing!(:"
Thank you so much! Here is the second chapter, and I am glad you are enjoying it.
extremebookworm
"kalsdfjkl;sdakls coming up next: children :'DD please?
your chapters are like a drug :O don't let me die of withdrawal lol great chapter!"
Wow, wahahaha thanks! I am glad you like my writing. Well, All our children dreams will have to wait for a while until I can finish this one somehow… and until I finish gathering up the pieces of cute baby Natsu and Gray so please wait patiently or it and don't dare to die on me!
Soon~~~ *Hugs!*
Angel von Ecstasxy
{YAY for reviews that cut me off and make it so I can't review on the same chapter again! -.-}
{This review is 100% meant for chapter 15!}
ALSO, a kissing scene would be great! Of course NOT in the next chapter though, that would be too easy and pleasing. Even though waiting is the worst, it does please my masochistic tendencies, in a way ."
Ahahaha, my GOD. I was laughing like crazy in your first part of the review. Yes, Fanfiction does block people from reviewing on the same chapter twice, and I find it sometimes irritating…. Well it's also for regulating the thing, but sometimes people forget things and stuff. All crazy! Whatever.
I hope your request in fullfilled and hahaha, that I didn't disappoint you much. I mean… my writing skills are slowly degrading… I don't know why, but I hope it wasn't too terrible.
Enjoy~~ and thanks for the funny and lovely review!
EllieGymGirl
"I still do not know... I would assume you were a girl but there is a chance you are a guy and ugh I just don't know. I loved this and I might just cry because its over b-but they still didn't kiss! *sobs* what a fantastic story! I'm excited for the extras and for you to update your other stories! :)"
Woah Princess! Don't cry! And DON'T ASSUME THAT IT'S ALREADY OVER! I still haven't finished it geez, don't make me cry with you!
Ok, so basically, I am a…. *Female* Yes. Happy? Hehe. Thanks for your lovely review. And really, the story isn't finished yet, don't feel so sad.
theabridgedkuriboh
"Kyaaaaa fluff. But poor Natsu...a Gajeel punch hurts"
Yes, Gajeel is such an asshole is disguise, but I hope his innocent attempts were not so much hated. Well, I am excited for all the readers' reaction to this chapter, as well as yours. I hope it was a good read.
*Hugs!* Enjoy~