Natsu was walking down the streets of magnolia not really wanting to go home or to the guild or even to Lucy's. He just wanted to take a walk around.
Next week was grays birthday and natsu had to figure out some way to avoid it just like every other birthday the guild had and he had to do it without making it look like he was avoiding them.
"Natsu!" He heard his name being called and turner to see Erza and Lucy running up to him so he stopped and waited.
"We have a question for you!" Lucy said panting with Erza.
"Yeah what is it?" He asked cautiously it was a safe bet to assume he had done somthing wrong again.
"How did you get the necklace you gave to gray?" Erza said still panting.
Natsu froze and took a step back that didn't go unnoticed.
"Wh-why do you want to know?" Natsu asked with a stamer.
"Well Gray told us you gave it to him and we were wondering how you got it." Lucy expalaned and Natsu off out a sigh of relief.
"If I tell you do you promise not to tell gray or ask any questions?" Natsu asked them and they nodded.
"Good but we need tong back to my house it will just easier to explain there." Natsu said and they all waist to his house.
The girls sat down on the old couch and waited patiently while Natsu got some stuff from his room and came back with a pile of stuff and sett begins on the coffee table after knocking over some stuff that landed on the ground but Natsu didn't really notice.
"The necklace was actually the reward I got my mission." Nats said pulling out an old issuing flyer.
"It said it paid 10 thousand jewel. Of course I wasn't aloud to take missions over that for fear of the huge distraction bill afterwards."
"Turned out the people were actually broke and the reward was the last of her money. The mission was to get rid of a large monster. It was an easy job but when I found out that they were giving up their savings I couldn't take the money for fewer it would look bad for fairy tail." Natsu said with a small chuckle.
"The job like I Said was easy and a short walk only ten miles from the guild hall. It took me about two hours to get there. The job was about four hours long and than two hours back. I was back within the day.
"I was on my way out when the employees gave me the necklace said it would bring me good luck and will always protect me. I said my thanks and left without another word.
"On my way back I examined the pendant and swore I had seen it somewhere before so I went to the library when I got back and looked for the book I had see it in." Natsu said and took out a large Leather bound book. He flipped to a page and turned it so the girls could see it.
"The necklace is able to strengthen ones magic. It was most power full with ice magic. But it weakened the user if they had fire magic. It would actually decrease the fire mages life span if worn for long. Just to move it clear I never put the thing on or fought with it so no need to worry." Natsu said when he saw girls horrified looks.
"So I opulent use the stupid thing I mean I won't to live a good live and stuff. So I thought gray would like it. So I wrapped it up and sent it to the party the next day. Haven't see him take it off ever since." Natsu said And shut the book.
"So why don't you want gray to know?" Lucy asked.
"I said no questions but since this one will never be answered if I don't you will keep bothering me. Don't tell gray because the necklace has a peer that could kill all fire wizards with in a 3 mile radius. Turns out all ice mages hate fire wizards it not just me and gray." Natsu's said with a small sad smile.
"You afraid gray may kill you." Erza said in understanding.
"Yeah I am. He's tried enough times already." Natsu said.
"I think you should tell him." Lucy said with a serious tone and crossed her arms.
"What? Why?!" Natsu demanded standing up.
"Because than he will know and be careful to not activated it!" Lucy said pointing out what Erza had failed to notice.
"The thing is knowledge of it activates it." Erza sati reading the book a little more in depth.
"Yeah." Natsu said hanging his head in sadness and defeat. He fell to his knees and shoved his head in his hands. "I would take it away from him but he really likes it."
"It's alright Natsu we won't tell him." Lucy said patting the dragon slayer On the back.
Time skip a year and a half
"Natsu you can't beat this guy!" Gray shouted from behind an ice shield as thick as he could make it to prevent the enemy's fire magic from reaching him.
Natsu was sitting next to him and slammed his head into the wall of ice. He had a regret kind of look to his face. Erza and Lucy sat next to grays other side saw this and started to realize what he was going to do.
"No Natsu it's not worth it! We will find another way to beat this guy! We can't tell him!" Erza screamed and shook the dragon slayers shoulders violently.
"I have to Erza. There's a 30 second time window. I will rush the guy after telling him." Natsu said not looking the armor Mage in the eye.
"What are you two talking about?" Gray demanded.
"Gray there's something I have had to tell you for a long time. It's about the necklace I gave you. It kills fire wizards." Nats wait and gave gray a deep kiss And ran out from the shield he ran right into the flames the enemy shot at him just as an icey pulse went out from grays necklace.
A few seconds later a stunned gray here's the girls and happy crying but couldn't register what they were saying until he came out from the ice shield and saw a frozen Natsu coated in ice a pleasant smile on his face.
"Natsu..." Gray said tears running down his cheeks. Erza had her flame empress armor on and was trying to melt the ice around there comrade. Lucy was on her knees crying happy crying into her chest.
Gray looked at the enemy who wasn't covered in ice infact he wasn't even there anymore. Gray walked to where he had been standing and found a pile of ice dust in his place. Gray stopped crying at that moment.
He ripped the necklace off and made a bow out of ice and an arrow putting the charm in the arrow. He shot the arrow and waited.
He watched the ice covered Natsu for what felt like eternity when it may have been 10 minutes max when the ice started to shatter and break apart. Natsu feel to the ground in a heap of limbs and unconscious.
Gray rushed over to the dragon slayer the girls too stunned to do anything as gray kissed Natsu with such passion it would wake anyone up.
Natsu's eyes slowly opened and he slowly came back to them.