A/n: I'm glad so many people like this story, honestly this is a total re-write I had done before, and well, now here it is moving smoothly opposed to the last one.

Don't Hold Your Breath 03

Love's Mark

Lucy Heartfilia, a normal teenage girl. She is in love with her best friend, Natsu Dragneel. She has no idea about what happens at her friends home with her own problems. Her mother is sick and she knows she may not be alive for much longer. Her father works all of the time and half of the time he is never worried about her or her mother...She has been best friends with Natsu and Laxus, also another boy that goes to another school named Loki, since childhood. She was one of Gray Fullbuster's past victims when she fell in love with him...but now she hates his guts and will do all she can to keep Natsu away from him.

As soon as Natsu's words were out, he was shocked in himself for saying it. He covered his mouth and glanced away with a deep blush. Gray however, was happy...and glad at the same time that Natsu was his now. Phase 2, was far done...and now Natsu was all his...wasn't he? Yes, Gray wanted him to be all his from now on. He leaned in then slowly and licked at Natsu's neck and then began to suck on his neck. Natsu gasped and gripped Gray's shoulders as he felt the male nip, sick, and mark his neck for him and only him. Well, now Natsu was screwed in more ways than one. To start with, he had to make sure he hid this mark or he risked getting beat up by Laxus for having this mark. Another would be his Father, he was sure to die for all of this happening...and not coming home. Then, now he was really Gray's wasn't he?

"Natsu..." Gray's voice was soft, and he was awfully calm about this all. "Move in with me." He said and Natsu's eyes widened. He stared up at Gray, jaw dropped. He didn't know what he was supposed to say...now that had been a little direct for the fact Natsu had been staying away from Gray for years now, and they had really just interacted yesterday. Now that was really plain blunt that he wanted Natsu. Honestly though, was this really happening to him? "Listen, I don't want you to be hurt anymore...besides...I want you as my own." He kissed at Natsu's neck slowly.

"I can't trust you." Natsu replied, he was certain that he could never trust him with all his life. Gray sighed softly and closed his eyes to think. "I rather go home to my abusive Father than have my heart broken like how you break all the hearts of those you are near." He gripped Natsu tightly. "Why would I move in with the playboy of the school!" Natsu snapped and shook his hands off of his body. He struggled up and then tried to get away but Gray grabbed him back and pulled him flush against his body. A light nip to his sensitive part of the neck made Natsu still and shiver.

"Because I promise you I won't break your heart like I have so many others. You are the one I wanted so badly." Gray's hands went to Natsu's exposed chest and moved his hands along, touching him in areas that Natsu loved. He then realized it, he was letting Gray touch him. He was letting Gray move his hands like he did, touch his chest…see him…in such a way. It was not that he didn't want him to touch him…he did but…it was like a poison. He would want more if he kept letting this happen to him. A moan tore from his throat as Gray ran his fingers over his nipples slowly. He shivered somewhat from the reaction. "Natsu…" He pressed him close to his body, pressing his body against Natsu's. Natsu shivered and let Gray's hands move along down his sides. Gray suddenly stopped and Natsu whimpered from the lack of affection he was given. He looked at Gray. "Natsu...if I keep this up...I'll go all the way..." He pressed against Natsu's straining erection and the other moaned. Gray bit his lip.

"...just...I..." Natsu stammered and fell back against the other as the hand started to rub him. He knew if he didn't stop Gray right now it would get that far with how he was reacting. But...if he didn't, what would happen to him anyways? He wasn't sure, but he knew he was going to be screwed either way...literally and not so literal. A hand touched his face and Natsu looked right into Gray's eyes. "Gray..." No, he couldn't...he couldn't be acting like this! He slowly tried to push Gray from him but the other started to suck on his neck again. Natsu's eyes rolled back and he felt himself fall back with Gray on top of him. "Ah...Gray..." He groaned. The older one was pressing all of the right buttons...and Natsu felt himself slowly slipping away.

"Yo, Lucy have you seen Natsu?" The young blond teen groaned and yawned as she listened to one of her friends words. She then blinked some at the question. She thought back to the day before. Well, Natsu hadn't shown up when they iwere supposed to meet for Ice cream, or when they were heading to go work on they're projects together so Natsu didn't have to be alone with Gray...but she hadn't at all remembered him being there...or returning her texts and calls.

"No, I haven't now that you ask Loki." Lucy replied to her friend, who sighed and said something to someone else that appeared to be with him. She waited for his reply as he spoke to whoever was with him. Finally after about five minutes of waiting she got a reply from him.

"Laxus's Father found Natsu's phone..." Loki began. "And...we found some pretty bad things on it Lu...h-his dad has been beating him Lu. On the phone we found multiple messages with death threats and warnings to get home. We can assume he didn't go home, but we're not sure where he could-"

"Gray..." Lucy murmured and get up. "Loki, get Laxus and meet at my place! I think I may know where Natsu is! I hope I'm wrong...but right..." She closed her eyes as she thought back.

Gray smiled down at her, she was pinned on his bed, but she didn't mind it. They had been going out for about a year now with no real incidents sept for Gray kissing a few other people...but she really loved him. She had noticed that Natsu would never return what she felt for him, because he was in love with Lisanna, so Gray was a close second. However, she never did know what she was walking into when this whole thing started between them. She was innocent, young, and she didn't know any better. "Do you really want this Lucy?" He murmured and she gave him a timid nod.

Lucy snapped her self from the memory and sighed softly. She really had been an idiot when she was young hadn't she? She had fallen for him, like an idiot, and wanted him to be there for her. Natsu...he was the same way, still naive to many things...and Gray would be one of them. He would push him away, but Gray would stop at nothing to get him to be his for good...but then...he would just break Natsu back down again. Lucy wouldn't have that, she loved Natsu...and she wanted him to be safe.

Ding-Dong

She got up and went over to the door, opening it. She smiled weakly at her two friends that stood before her, Laxus and Loki. She smiled and let them inside and walked back to the couch and sat down. "So, no one knows where Natsu is then?" She asked softly and they both nodded.

"Like Loki told you, we found his phone but...we can't find him." Laxus sighed. "We haven't called the police yet, in fear of what Natsu would say if we told the police he was abused. You know how Igneel gets when it comes to abusive things, and since Natsu only has his Father, I highly doubt he would tell the truth to Igneel..." He shook his head some. "Besides, it has to be 24 hours before we can say he is really missing."

"I know...but I think I may have an idea to where Natsu is guys...we need to check Gray's place...I just have an idea that he may be there...after what Gray did to him." She frowned, remembering the markings Natsu had gotten from Gray earlier in that day.

"...that is actually a good idea...I wish we would have thought of that before." Loki muttered and Laxus sighed softly and nodded. Well, now it was off to Gray's...

"Ah! Gray!"

Natsu cried out as the other played with his nipples. Gray smiled softly and leaned up to kiss him as he teased the other. Natsu was just so cute, Gray was having a hard time controlling himself. He was so tempted like before...and by now honestly, Gray found Natsu wasn't resisting the touches any longer like he had been earlier on. Not to mention, Natsu was the type to not hold back sounds he made. He was content with letting them out...the sounds that pleased Gray so much. He moved his hands down slowly and then paused as he saw that the other was shivering. He was scared for Gray to go any further in this...experiment, but Gray could care less. He wanted more of Natsu..."G-gray...d-don't...please." Natsu begged softly. "N-no...more..." Gray looked back at him and sighed. He would defiantly lose the trust he had gained if he went to far but...oh gosh was Natsu looking so hot. It made his erection hurt.

"Natsu...I..." Gray began but paused and then he sighed softly. He moved away some before he felt Natsu's arms move tightly around him. Both males were shirtless, and well...Natsu was also missing his pants, his boxers were the only thing in Gray's way...but he would respect this wish not to keep going now. He knew better than to take what he wanted with out the other wanting it...and honestly he was shaky to do it with another person...he had done it two other times, one girl and one guy...but that was not when he was trying to be careful. "Sorry I'll stop." He kissed the smaller one. "I...I want you to understand me though...I want you." Natsu gazed at him and took a breath. He pulled Gray close to him and then groaned some.

"You can...touch me...but don't...go any further than touching my body..." He murmured and Gray blinked. He smiled some and nodded, slowly moving down the last article of clothing in his way. For the third time that night, Natsu was stiff, perfectly... As Gray began to rub him, he moaned loudly and his hands tangled in the deep black hair. He tried not to buck into the hand, but promptly failed. Gray smirked some and rubbed faster. He paused then and stopped, earning a whimper from Natsu. Gray chuckled and moved down slowly. Natsu watched him through half lidded eyes before he felt the others tongue run over his aching appendage. He moaned, and let out a shiver that went right down to his lower regions. The cries became more as Gray started to suck on his member, making Natsu clench the sheets below him. He didn't mind Gray was sort of disobeying what he told him to do…but it felt really good.

"Hmn…" Gray lightly hummed as he sucked the other off, liking that the other was reacting so hotly to this. It was as if Natsu was…well inexperienced in this but he understood what this was doing. What the touch of Gray was doing to him. With all of this, Gray failed to notice that the doorbell was being rang. Natsu didn't hear it either, he was moaning too loudly for himself to understand much more than what Gray was doing to him. Soon the doorbell being rang turned to a loud pounding on the door. Gray groaned, ignoring it, and kept sucking. The pounding led to yelling, and it was a voice that made both boys still for a moment. Gray pulled away slowly and then looked up at Natsu, the boy was red-faced and he was panting. His eyes rolled back into his head slightly. Gray smiled and leaned up, kissing him softly. He heard the yelling and pounding now, but he wanted to choose and ignore it. Natsu gazed at him for a moment before pulling him down, kissing him this time, and then softly murmuring.

"Love's mark is on me, and I have no way to go back to what I was before...I do not regret it Gray Fullbuster...but...I do regret I can't deny my own feelings for you any longer..."

"I do not want you to regret this..." Gray kissed him steadily. "Despite what your friends may tell me, tell you, tell us...I won't, I refuse, to let that get in the way of our love...I promise you, this wont be anything like I have done before...I wont just give you up, I will...always be there for you as long as you want me to be."

"I won't...as long as I wont become one of your...heartbreaks."

"Not with love's mark on you, Natsu..."

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