CHAPTER 3: JUST KISS ME

I in hale deeply before I exhale: then I repeat this step once more. But this time I in hale deeply and shout at the top of my lungs "NATSU YOU BASTARD! WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF GREETING WAS THAT?!" I sigh deeply as I fall back on the ground watching as the sky slowly turns from a yellow orange, to the tainting pink and orange and finally to the deep blue. Silver dots etched across the night sky letting me know it will be a starry night. I listen silently to the night, hearing the soft wind breeze by. The soft faint sound of people talking slow lying dying down to rest. And the faint sound of the lake off in the distance. Maybe it's just me but it feels like everyone has someone… everyone but me. I chuckle softly to myself. What did you expect Gray? You knew it was going to be like this when you chose him. You could have chosen any guy! Any girl! But you had to choose Natsu. And more so you don't even know if he feels remotely the same way as you. "Heh nice going dumb ass" I mutter to myself. It's amazing how when things go wrong I always turn to an escape. Right to nature. To the place he belongs. I ball my hands into tight fists; bringing them down hard on the ground. "Dammit you're everywhere… I can't escape." "Who are you trying to escape?" He asks as he plops down next to me on the ground. I spring up quickly my heart nearly beating out my chest. "Gack! What the hell are you doing here?!" His scarf sways lightly in the wind as he shifts his body so he's sitting apple sauce style on the ground; his chin resting in the palm of his right hand as he peers at me. "I could ask you the same thing" "Grr hey you're the freaking stalker walking around at night and sneaking up on people!" "Gray." "What!" "I'm sorry." I stare at Natsu for a moment trying to make myself believe that Natsu really just said sorry to me. Natsu. Stubborn Natsu, hot headed Natsu just said sorry. My legs give out under me and I collapse to the ground. To say I'm shocked is putting it mildly really. "What did you just say?" Natsu glares at me as he scowls softly. "I said I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that to you. I was wrong. I guess I was… shit I don't know… mad." I could feel my jaw drop as he said "mad". "You? Mad? What for? If anyone should be mad it's me! You left without me! I can understand not taking Erza… but me?! Really? And for two weeks?!" "I thought you didn't want to come with me! That's why I took Lucy instead!" "What made you think that?!" "Cuz Loke told me you said "piss off!" That's why I was mad at you!" I can feel my jaw drop as I hear the name Loke. Loke! Of all people. "Why would you believe Loke?! Of all people to believe you pick the man whore?! You know that guy will probably die of AIDS right?" There's a moment of silence that pasts by that I swear felt like forever before Natsu broke out in laughter. Before I knew it I was overcome with this bubbly good feeling that made me laugh as well. I doubled over to the ground laughing like my life depended on it. Natsu fell on his back laughing towards the starry sky; as I laughed at the solid warm earth. At some point our laughter slowly faded and we embraced that silence that came. "Gray that was… fun" I smile softly as I take in the earthly smell. "Yeah it was. Wonder why it can't always be like this." Natsu was silent for a moment as he tried to come up with a good reason for why we are the way we are. "Maybe we were just made to be this way. Fire and Ice. Their difference driving them farther apart." I slowly sit up and crawl towards Natsu. I watch him as he watches the night sky. "I don't believe that. Heh… I believe that opposites attract." Natsu turned and looked at me. His eyes soft and kind. Almost like their hopeful for something. "Do you really believe that?" I answer slowly almost like I'm trying to choice my words carefully. My mind warped in a place where it's just me and Natsu. Just us and no one else to destroy the moment we share. "Yes I do. I believe even the most stubborn of people can come around in time." Natsu smiles softly as he reaches his left hand slowly up to my face. His warm fingers sliding gently against my face; as his hand rest there a moment. I shiver lightly with joy as Natsu smiles brightly at me. "Who would have thought you would have become so mature haha." Natsu's hand slowly slips away from my face. The warmth and the moment shared slowly dying away. Never to be remembered by anyone; but me. I don't want this good feeling to end so I blurt out of nowhere, "Natsu want to play a game of dare?" Natsu laughs softly as he as he nods his head. I gulp loudly as I know what I'm going to dare him to do before I even say it. "Alright. I'm going to dare you first. And remember you have to do the dare no matter what it is." "Yeah yeah. Come on already! You know I'm not afraid of anything." I shrug softly as I pretend to exam the grass. "Ok… well… I dare you to kiss me…" Natsu sat up immediately, staring at me; waiting for me to say something. Finally he broke the silence. "Why do you want that?" I blush lightly as I answer. "Just curious… I won't tell anyone. It will be our little secret. But of course if you're scared of kissing a guy-" "I'm not afraid of anything!" Before I knew it Natsu was in front of me his lips just inches from mine. "Ill kiss you but just this once… for curiosity's sake…" Then I felt it. His soft warm lips on mine. Natsu's hands on my waist as he slowly pulled me close. My body melting against his, as I wrapped my arms around his neck. This must be heaven I thought. Pure heavenly bliss. It can't get better. Then Natsu opened his mouth against mine and his tongue slipped into my mouth. I moaned softly as I opened my mouth. My own tongue eagerly coiling around his. And then I was on the ground with Natsu on top. Our hands slowly roaming each other's body for the first time, on a starry night.