Disclaimer: Is this really necessary at the start of every chapter? Don't own Fairy Tail.
Burning Ice - Chapter Two
Gray licked at the crease of Natsu's mouth in an attempt to get the stubborn mage to open his mouth. His lips were warm and soft and Gray wanted to explore more.
Natsu writhed, trying to free his hands from the fabric tying him to the bed without destroying Lucy's home. Even escaping the insanity that was Gray wasn't worth being murdered by Lucy for burning down her home. Realising that his legs weren't bound, he wiggled until his feet were braced on Gray's bare chest and shoved!
"What the hell is wrong with you?" He yelled at the ice mage. "Did you suddenly go completely insane?" He yanked at the bonds holding him, his own scarf, for crying out loud, desperately trying to free himself. "Let me go!"
Gray stared down at him, his shock evident in his face. It had never occurred to him that Natsu would possibly show such disgust at something as simple as a kiss, but his emotions, as always were displayed clearly on his face, equal amounts of horror and disgust. Was it the fact that they were both guys, or was it Gray himself who was the cause of Natsu's disgust? Either way, it was obvious that his plan was not going to work. Maybe if he'd approached it in a different way, but he'd really thought that Natsu would understand. He always seemed to understand. He shook his head, and leaned over Natsu, who hissed angrily. "Relax," Gray muttered, "I'm just going to untie you." His fingers felt numb and it was difficult to pick apart the knot tying Natsu to the bed. Finally, the scarf slipped off, piling on the bed. Natsu leapt to his feet and retreated back, staring at Gray as if he was expecting him to try and murder him or something. From the look on his face, you would have thought Gray had tried to kill Happy or something.
"I'm sorry," Gray whispered, moving slowly towards the door, his eyes never leaving those of the dragon slayer. In all honesty, he wouldn't put it past him to try and cremate him on the spot. But Natsu just stood there, staring at him. Gray lowered his gaze and opened the door. Looking back up at the dragon slayer, he bit his lip, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say. In the end, he just repeated his earlier apology before exiting the room.
Closing the door behind him, Gray leaned against the wood for a second to catch his breath. Natsu's rejection had hurt more than he had expected. It shouldn't have come as a surprise, he had known it wasn't going to be easy, but for some reason he hadn't expected the lance of pain that had shot through his at Natsu's look of total and utter disgust. He probably hated him now. It was going to take a lot more planning to overcome this new obstacle but Gray wasn't going to give up. He couldn't afford to. There was far too much on the line to be put off by one set back. He walked across the road, already planning his next attempt to make the stubborn fire dragon realise just how important he was to Gray.
At the window, Natsu watched Gray walk across the road through the thin sheet of near unmeltable ice barricading the window. What the hell had gotten into Gray? Never, in their entire life, had he ever given any indication that he even thought of Natsu as a friend, let alone anything more. And now, all of a sudden, he was tying him up in his sleep and randomly kissing him? Something had to be going on, there had to be something more to the situation than it seemed. Gray was normally so cool-headed, always calm and thinking things through. More than once, Natsu had admired and envied his self-control and ability to think rationally when stressed. So what had led to this sudden attack?
Natsu slumped back onto Lucy's bed, his head in his hands. Gray was in the wrong, not him, Natsu was certain of it. You didn't ambush your friends like that, you just didn't! So why, when he had done nothing wrong whatsoever, did Natsu feel the unpleasant twinge of guilt running through him when he thought of the hurt in Gray's eyes?
Stick with me, guys. It will get better, I promise. Gray isn't one to take defeat and not fight back. Sorry this one's really short. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer.