What do you do when the one you love has betrayed your trust. This is exactly what happened between two mages from Fairy Tail, Gray Fullbuster and Natsu Dragneel, at least that's what Gray thought.
Gray was sitting by the bar in the Fairy Tail guild hall, a dark aura surrounded him as his mind wandered over the events he had just witnessed. 'Who knew Natsu was capable of doing something like this.' the ice mage thought to himself as Mira passed him a glass of water while also giving him a concerned look.
Just as Mira was about to ask what was wrong Natsu entered the guild with a guilty expression plastered onto his face. Natsu noticed that Gray was sitting at the bar and slowly made his way over to him. "G-Gray?" He was about to tap Gray's shoulder but the ice mage had slapped his hand away.
"Don't touch me. What do you want?"
"To apologize, Again…" Natsu looked at the ice mage with tear filled eyes.
"Just go away, and leave me alone." Gray's voice leaked venom that made Natsu hang his head.
"I really am sorry Gray." Natsu walked over to a empty table in the corner of the guild and sat down, placing his head down on the table.
Erza walked up to Gray and sat next to him. "What's going on between you and Natsu?"
"He betrayed my trust" Gray did not look at her.
"How so?"
"I went to his house a few days ago and I find Sting kissing Natsu, flame head cheated on me more than once too considering when i went to his house again today Sting was there again doing the exact same thing!" Gray started to tremble and Erza just looked shocked for a moment before placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Gray, Natsu wouldn't cheat on you, Did you even give him time to explain?" Gray looked down "There was probably a reason behind it. Go, Let him explain."
Gray sighed, Erza was right, he didn't let Natsu explain he just yelled at him and broke off the relationship without hearing Natsu's story.
Erza got up and went over to sit with Lucy and Gray looked over to where Natsu was sitting.
Natsu now had his arm placed on the table with his face buried in the crook of it, he was trembling noticeably 'He's crying.' Gray watched Natsu for a little bit longer, Natsu lifted his head to wipe his eyes with his sleeve and that's when Gray saw him flinch, almost as if he had hit a sore spot on his arm, then he just placed his head back onto the table and sighed. 'What's wrong with you.' Gray got up and made his way over to Natsu's table and sat down across from him. "Okay, you have a chance to explain."
Natsu's head shot up at the sound of Gray's voice.
"Gray.."
"Go on, You're not forgiven but I'm giving you a chance to explain yourself."
"He forced me." Natsu looked down.
Gray's face turned to that of shock. "What did he force you to do?"
"He forced me to go out with him or else he'd tell everyone my secret, but guess what, secrets out! I love you, Gray, Sting found out that I confessed to you and ever since then he's hit me and force himself onto me even more, that's why every time you came to my house it looked as if we were kissing, he made me kiss him, he forced it, and when I don't listen to him I get hit. I finally ended it today, and I fought back so I never left with horrible bruises or injuries, I really am truly sorry Gray."
'He did this to protect a secret…' Gray's thoughts were cut off as Natsu spoke once again.
"Well I tried to end it a week ago but he wouldn't listen, that's why I came to the guild all bruised up." Gray looked at him shocked 'I thought that was from a mission he took! Sting's gunna pay!'
"Natsu...I seriously thought you betrayed me…I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize Gray, If i was in your shoes I probably would have jumped to conclusions too...But right now I'd like some Ice, my body still hurts!"
Gray got up and walked around the table to sit next to Natsu.
"Are you still mad at me?"
"No, Well I don't know but just come here." Gray opened his arms and Natsu moved into the embrace. Gray had lowered the temperature around them so his body felt exactly like ice, He tried not to hurt the dragon slayer but he also didn't know where Natsu's bruises were.
"I Still love you though." Gray admitted.
Natsu smiled and nuzzled closer to the ice mage. "Will you take me back?"
Gray thought for a bit. "Yeah, but I just might have to pay Sting a little visit for hurting my dragon!"
Natsu grinned.
"You're my dragon and don't forget that." Gray whispered in Natsu's ear.
"Mmhmm and you're my Ice cube."
Gray laughed a little, "seriously is that the best you could come up with"
"Oh shut up." Natsu puffed his cheeks out in a pout.
Gray chuckled and ruffled Natsu's hair before placing a kiss to the top of his head. Natsu smiled and looked up into Gray's smokey blue eyes, Gray leaned down and placed his lips against Natsu's. There was so much affection in that kiss that it caused the dragon slayer to melt into the kiss, He snaked his arms around the ice mage's neck and deepened the kiss.
Gray finally pulled away in what seemed like forever and he leaned his cheek against Natsu's head while Natsu place his head on Gray's shoulder.
"So, do you forgive me yet?" Natsu asked
It took Gray a minute to answer. "Yeah i fully forgive you Natsu."
They never moved from that spot or position until they became restless. That's when Gray went after Sting and needless to say that the white dragon slayer was black and blue all over.
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