This is a BOYS-LOVE STORY and also contains BOY CROSS-DRESSING AS GIRL! So, please for everyone who don't like this kind of story, don't bother to read and review if it's only for bashing me. Thank you very much for understanding, people! I love you all!
/ CHAPTER 7 – Rain /
SLAM!
"Here's your order, Master." Natsu slammed the poor glass of juice on the guest table.
"What's wrong with Natsu? She seems to be in a very bad mood these days." Mirajane said in worry.
"I don't know. But Hibiki and Sting even got three extra punches than usual from her yesterday." Levy said while waiting for the order.
'How did you even manage to count those things, Levy?' Mirajane sweat-dropped.
"I think I heard her sputtering about her father to Lucy." Cana said in the middle of cooking.
"Natsu's father? Doesn't Natsu stay only with her sister?" Levy asked once again.
"Apparently her father went back home a few days ago just to leave the siblings the next day. Maybe that's what pisses her off? I dunno." Cana shrugged. "Just let her be. She will overcome it sooner or later."
/ WELCOME TO FAIRY TAIL CAFÉ /
Fairy Tail © Hiro Mashima
Info(s): AU human world, no magic
Pairing(s): Gray x Natsu, (oneside)Sting x Natsu
Warning(s): !BOYS LOVE!, cross-dressing, cursing, OOC, bad writing and English
I don't make any profit from this story. It's purely just for fun.
"Cana! Two spicy tuna spaghetties and one strawberry pancake, please!" Natsu shouted a little bit too loud to the kitchen.
"I can hear you just fine without you screaming, brat!" Only to have Cana yelled back at him.
"Hey, Natsu." Mirajane approached the pink haired. "Are you okay?"
"No. I'm still very pissed at my old man." Natsu snorted and started blabbering unconsciously. "He borrowed – no, stole my money! My precious hard work money! What kind of father is that?"
"Okay, okay, calm down." Mirajane tried to cheer him up. "But aside that problem, surely there's also something good happened between you. Like father–son conversation maybe?"
"Well, it's tru–
'"Do you like Gray?" Gildarts chuckled.'
"Natsu? Natsu, why are you blushing?" Mirajane asked not-so-innocently.
"N-nothing! Nothing happened!" Natsu nervously shook his head. 'Shit! Why does that damn question have to pop now?!' The pink haired immediately took the meals. "I'm delivering this now!"
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"Oh, welcome to Fairy Tail Café, Master." Levy greeted the four owners of the café who just came.
"Hey, Levy." Sting said. "Where's Natsu, by the way?"
"Well, she's over there." Levy pointed at the still upset Natsu who's threatening a guest. "But you better not annoy her. She's still not in a very good mood toda–
Before Levy finished saying, Sting already approached the pink haired, leaving his three friends behind.
"What, Sting?" Natsu didn't even bother to address him as Master.
"Nothing." Sting raised his hands in surrender pose. "I just want to cheer you up. You seem to be very upset these days and it starts to worry me."
"Well, I am upset." Natsu pouted.
Sting poked Natsu's cheek playfully. "Your face when you're angry is cute. But your face when you're smiling is still the cutest." It successfully made the pink haired maid blushed. "So, enough upsetting, 'kay?"
After a few moments, Natsu let out a long exhale and smiled. "You're right. No more upsetting. Thanks, Sting."
Then Sting moved his hand to Natsu's chin and pulled the pinkette and – Chu~! kissed Natsu's cheek. "Now that's more like it. A kiss for a good girl, remember?" Sting winked at the blushed Natsu.
All the guests were screaming, some in shock, some in jealousy, and some others in heart-break. But the turmoil didn't stop Natsu to give a punch for an idiot yellow porcupine guy.
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Gray was staring at Natsu.
Staring.
Staring.
Staring.
'What's with those staring, you ice-block!' Natsu silently cursed while glaring at the raven.
Instead of stopping, the stare became even more intense, following Natsu's every movements. And every time the pink haired's eyes met with the raven's, Gildarts's cursed-words drifted inside his head again and again, and it was so damn hard to prevent his cheeks from blushing.
'Stop staring!'
If looks could really kill, oh how Natsu really wished that. However, in the deepest part of his mind, he liked the attention. But not that kind of staring. Like he's a bunny. A prey. Ready to be pounced. And that thought itself made him shivered.
'Stop. Fucking. STARING!'
But Gray ignored the death glare from Natsu and kept staring until it's closing time for the café.
"Finally! Free from that pervert!" Natsu got out from the café, ready to go home.
"Yo, pinky."
"Aaahh! Ice-block?!" The pink haired was freaked out seeing Gray suddenly greeted him in front of the café. "W-why are you still here?!"
"Because I wanna walk with you. Come on." Gray grabbed Natsu's hand and dragged him along.
Natsu wasn't comfortable with the atmosphere as they walked. Very. Uncomfortable. And with his hand being held by the raven made it even worse. 'What's with this awkwardness...'
"What do you think of Sting?" Gray asked out of the blue, breaking the silence.
Although Natsu didn't understand the point of the question, he decided to go along with it. "Well, judging from today, I know he cares about his friends, like me for example. And I think he's nice. That Sting. But only sometimes. Haha."
"So you're happy being comforted by Sting?"
"Huh? Are we playing a 20-question game or something?" Natsu was confused but soon distracted as a drop of water fell on top of his nose.
"Just answer it."
"Look Gray, I think it's gonna rain soon. Maybe we should–
"NATSU!" Gray yelled at the same time the thunder rumbled. What a fucking perfect timing.
The pink haired boy flinched, either because of the thunder, or Gray, or both. "S-so what if I am happy! Sting's just trying to be nice for once by cheering me up! How could I not be happy!"
"So you like him? That Sting?"
"Of course I do! He's my friend!"
"He kissed you!"
The image of Sting kissing his cheek replayed in Natsu's head and making him blushed. Not because he liked it, but because he was so ashamed it was witnessed by all those guests. Angered by seeing Natsu blushed, Gray abruptly pushed the pinkette to the wall and pinned his hands above his head. Then, the rain started dripping.
"What about me, Natsu? What am I to you?" Gray leaned dangerously closer.
'"Do you like Gray?" Gildarts chuckled.'
... Damn you, old man.
"Y-you're my friend too!" Natsu gulped as he answered the stupid question, ignoring the fact that he was trapped in a weird position under the rain. "What's wrong with you, Gray? You suddenly act like a... like you're... jealous or something."
"..."
"... Don't tell me... Are you jealous of Sting?"
Bang! Right on the target. "S-shut up, pinky!" Gray blushed and pulled away from the pink haired boy.
"Seriously? Hahaha! Oh god this is hilarious! Hahaha!" Natsu laughed hard. But somehow he felt... happy with the fact that Gray's jealous.
"... Stop your annoying laugh... And I'm not jealous."
"Hahaha. Yeah, yeah suuuure." The rain suddenly poured heavier as soon as Natsu stopped laughing. "Good job, ice-block. You're making us nicely drenched." He then looked at the raven. "Wanna come over to my house? It's already near."
And so, the little bunny innocently invited the wolf into it's nest.
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"Your little sister is not home yet?" Gray asked as Natsu throwing a dry towel to him.
"Wendy's having a group homework at her friend's house. She said her friend, Romeo, will escort her home. I think she'll be coming soon." Natsu said as he took off his hairpins.
Gray saw one of the hairpins was put on the table. "So pinky, do you like me?"
Natsu was still struggling removing his hairpins, not really paying attention to the question. "I like all my friends. And that includes you and Sting. The end."
"Sting kissed you."
"Oh wow, what a déjavu. He kissed me. On the cheek. Didn't you see I punched him right after he did that horrible thing?!" Natsu glared and pointed at the raven. "And you, pervert! You don't have the right to complain because you're the one who stole my cheek's virginity! So I suggest you stop acting like a jealous asshole."
"I. Am. NOT. Jealous! And does cheek even have virginity? Your vocabulary really is awfully interesting."
"Yes, it does. Now shut your sinful-'cheek-virginity'-thief mouth or I'll smack you. You're lucky you're handsome and I like you more than Sting." Realizing what he just said, Natsu blushed. "No! No, w-wait, I mean–"
Once again, Natsu's hand was being pulled and by the time he realized, he already sat on the raven's lap.
"My, my. Aren't I really lucky? You're cute too. And just as everybody says, you're not like any other girls."
'That's because I'm NOT a girl!' "Thank you for the compliment, ice-block. Now can you please let go of me?"
"And what if I said no?"
"Ha. Ha. Very funny. I'm serious, let g–
"Natsu..." Gray cupped Natsu's cheek gently. "Natsu..."
Slowly, very slowly, the raven's face leaned closer to the pinkette's.
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'Dear, Mom in heaven.
Please forgive your son because it looks like I'm... gay...? I don't know, Mom. I'm starting to slowly fall for this ice-block. But he still thinks I'm a GIRL! And I'm still not ready to reveal this secret of mine yet! Please oh please, save my first kiss, mom!
Love, your need-to-be-saved son, Natsu.'
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"W-wait... G-gray... I... A-ah... Ah... AH-CHOO!"
Awkward silence filled the living room. But the sneeze successfully stopped the... the whatever-that-was-about-to-happen to Natsu. And from the heaven above, a certain women giggled after having saved her cute son.
"... Right. Maybe you should take a hot shower now. Don't want you to catch a cold." Gray suggested and finally released Natsu.
"M'hmm..." Natsu wiped his nose and nodded. Thank you, Mom! "I'll be taking a shower then. Just make yourself comfortab– Why are you following me?"
"I thought you might be needing some help to scrub your back–
THWACK!
"Ouch! Will you stop smacking my head, pinky!"
"You pervert asshole!"
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The shower faucet was turned off.
"Why does the god of bad luck just love me so damn much?" Natsu questioned himself in horror inside the bathroom and banged his own head on the door. "How could I forget to bring dry clothes?! It's all that pervert's fault!"
"Natsu? Is something wrong? Do you need me to come inside and take a look?" Gray asked knocking on the other side of bathroom door.
"NO, you stupid pervert!" The pinkette jumped in surprise. "Move away from the door and just sit down on the couch!"
'Shit! I need to cross the living room to get to the bed room.' Natsu gritted his teeth after imagining his house layout. 'And there's no way I'm coming out with only towel wrapping my body while that pervert is still there! He will know I'm a boy!'
"Shit. What to do. What to d– " Then the pink haired saw something hung on the wall. Something that might be able to save his dear poor life.
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CLICK.
"Finally, pinky. Done showeri–
Natsu was wearing his father's white shirt. He was so mad at Gildarts he didn't even bother to wash his old man's shirt which was left behind by the owner from that fateful morning and totally forgot about it. Or the pink haired just simply didn't care anymore about his own father.
Compared to Gildarts big and muscled body, the shirt hung loose being worn by Natsu. His shoulder blade was exposed and the shirt was so big reaching down until almost his knees. Well, it actually saved him to protect his lower area. A bit smelly, but whatever, it's better than wearing his wet clothes or wearing only towel or wearing... nothing.
"I-it's my old man's shirt! I forgot to bring dry c-clothes. H-haha..." Natsu said nervously, tugging the shirt downward while clutching the towel in front of his chest and started to do crab-walking. Slowly. "I'll go get... m-my clothes. In the b-bedroom. O-over there."
Gray suddenly stood in front of him. Smiling.
Natsu took a step to the left. Gray followed.
Natsu took two steps to the right. Gray followed. And still smilling.
"C-can you please step aside? I need to go to the b-bedroom and the door is happen to be behind you." Natsu had never felt so ashamed like that and still tugged down his shirt tightly.
Gray one step forward. Natsu one step backward.
Another steps forward. Another steps backward. Until Natsu's back bumped on the wall. 'I can't kick him! It will only 'expose' myself! And if I punch him, I will leave my lower area unguarded! Damn it!'
"Are you trying to seduce me, Natsu?" Gray leaned forward.
"T-there's nothing like that! Step back, pervert!"
"Why are you tugging down your shirt like that? Could it be that you wear... nothing underneath?" Gray touched Natsu's exposed thigh, making the pinkette flinched.
'Wait! Wait! Wait! I'm a BOY!' Frantic, panic, and so fucking ashamed, Natsu screamed. "W-wait! Stop, Gray! I'm a... I'm a b–
"Phew... What a heavy rain. Natsu, I'm home. Romeo is here too– " Wendy opened the door and was speechless seeing her bro– sister in such an... improper situation.
"W-wendy? Welcome h-home. Haha..." How Natsu still managed to greet his sister in the middle of... whatever he's doing (or being done), nobody knew.
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SMACK! PUNCH! KICK! SLAM!
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"Gray, this is Wendy, my little sister. This is Romeo, Wendy's classmate. And Wendy, this is Gray, my... uh, friend. " Natsu introduced each of them to one another, and he already wore his own clothes. An over-sized long sleeved white pajama to be exact. For protection.
Gray was putting a plastic bag filled with ices on his bruised cheek. He was shirtless, only wore his trousers as the result his shirt was wet with rain water and... his own blood. After 'the not-so-smooth-meeeting' with Wendy, the raven took a quick shower to clean himself.
Not long after that, Romeo excused himself, telling them it's already late and he needed to go home. Despite the heavy rain, he didn't mind walking home because his house wasn't that far and they had school the next morning. So Wendy escorted him until the front door to say good bye.
"Sorry for hitting you, Gray. I thought you're gonna do inappropriate things to my big br– sister." Wendy apologized to Gray.
"It's okay. I'm used to getting hit by Natsu anyway." Gray rubbed his bruised cheek. "I didn't know you can also do martial arts, Wendy."
"Yes, well, dad insisted on teaching us when we're little." Wendy explained. "He said it's for self-defense. To protect ourselves from something like what-you-almost-did to my big sister, for example."
Gray shivered as dark Wendy appeared.
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The rain showed no sign of stopping. Instead, it was getting heavier and the wind was getting stronger. Using an umbrella would only make it worse.
"Are you sure it's okay for me staying the night here?" Gray asked.
"Yeah. Looks like there will be storm tonight, judging from the heavy rain outside. Besides, it's midnight already." Natsu shrugged.
"Thanks. Luckily tomorrow my class is at ten. Just wake me up at seven when you're going to work, so I'll still have time to go back home." The raven said.
"Sure." Natsu nodded and took some blankets with him. "Sorry you have to sleep on the couch. We only have one bedroom, just for me and Wendy. And we don't have any TV."
"I thought you're gonna sleep with me, pinky? I can warm you up." Gray smirked.
"Did I just hear something about sleeping with my sister, Gray?" Suddenly Wendy peeked from the bedroom and smiled. Very sweetly.
"N-no, Wendy. I think you just misheard that." Gray shivered.
"Oh, you're right. Maybe I'm just sleepy and hallucinating." Wendy was back to her usual self. "Okay then, good night all."
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Yawn.
"What time is it?" Gray took his mobile phone. "About ten minutes before seven. I could still use that to sleep." He buried himself back inside the blanket.
"Natsu, I'm ready to go." Wendy said as she opened the bedroom door.
"Me too, just finished changing." Natsu wore his muffler and got out of the bedroom also.
"Are you sure this is okay, Natsu?" Wendy assured. "For you to get so close with Gray like... this?"
'Huh?' Gray thought behind the blanket. The voice of the siblings was no more than a whisper, but Gray could still hear it fine because of the quiet morning.
"I don't know, Wendy. But as long as he doesn't find out about it, I think it's fine." Natsu sighed.
'Find out about... what?'
"I want to keep being friend with him. For now." The pink haired said. "At least until the day he knows. That I'm a... boy."
'... Wait... Natsu is... a BOY?'
"But when, Natsu? When will he know? And what will you do when he finally finds out?" Wendy asked in worry.
"Right, about when..." Natsu looked at the still sleeping raven.
Gray almost woke up from his fake sleep and yelled at Natsu. Not because of the fact that he's a boy, or lying, or anything. But simply for not trusting him. But he stopped himself as soon as he heard Natsu said.
"When I have the courage to tell him myself." The pink haired smiled sadly. "I will, for sure, tell him myself. Whether he's gonna be mad at me, hate me, or even... despise me. It's his choice. And like I said, I want to keep this friendship for now. Him and those people in the café are fun to hang out with. Hehe."
"Natsu..." Wendy held her brother's hands because she knew it was painful and hard for her brother to keep pretending.
"Geez, what's with that face, Wen? Don't worry. You know me, right? I'm not giving up, I'll find the best way out for us both. I always will. So, let's face whatever is going right here, right now. You do your best at school, I do my best to keep... whatever I've been doing. Hahaha. Wish me luck!" Natsu grinned.
The siblings hugged each other and then the big brother looked at the sleeping figure on their couch. "Okay, time to wake this lazy ass up! Hey, ice-block! Wakey, wakey! It's seven already!"
Faking a yawn and rubbing his eyes, Gray sat up on the couch. "Mornin', pinky – yawn. And Wendy too."
Wendy waved good bye as she left earlier than the two boys. After Gray putting on his now dry shirt, he left the house together with Natsu.
"What a bright morning!" Natsu stretched his hands up.
"... Yeah..." Gray looked at the pink haired. "Hey, Natsu..."
"Yea?" Natsu smiled at the raven.
"You..."
"Me?"
"Are you..."
"Am I...?"
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Author's Note: Sorry for the last chapter doesn't have lovey-dovey moment of Natsu and Gray. So, to make it up, here's your fluffy-fluff-stuff. Yes, yes, I know it's terribly lame how Gray found out about Natsu's identity, but I swear it has something to do in the end of the story. Oh wow, so now I'm talking about the end? As if I already thought about that. Hahaha. Anyway, enjoy the fluff, peeps! Sorry if it's suck. *hides*
Oh, HAPPY-belated-VALENTINE! This update is my valentine gift to you all! And this chapter is much longer than than the 6 chapter before. Love 'ya! *smooch!*
/REPLIES/
darkhuntressxir: I bet Papa Gildarts already forgot about the money to give them back to his son. Or they just vanished in the casino. Hahaha.
noah03: Yeah, I'm sorry for not putting the fluff in the last chapter, but I really need the filler story(ies) sometimes. Hahaha. And as you asked, here's the fluff!
Shiona Acitiu: Thanks for reading! Here's the next chappie!
Guest: Well, I thought about Papa Igneel and Mama Grandeeney too. But they just can't be that irresponsible parents, can they? So I thought, why not Gildarts? As Gildarts is 'everyone's' father in Fairy Tail, especially Natsu's. Hehe.
Guest: Thank you so much for spending your time to review this amateur's story. I'm touched inside. And don't worry, of course I'll finish this story 'til the end, but I can't promise you to update fast because I'm just that lazy. Hahaha.
KonaMikuisOtAnime: Omg you just caught the tiniest moment of fluff in the last chapter! Squeeeee~ Please don't die yet because more fluff is coming!
GraTsuuuuu: Welcome to the club, dear! And thank you for the compliment, I'm sure there are lots of GraTsu fics out there better than mine. But I'll keep trying my best to write this. Hehehe. And I don't mind you marrying my fic, I'll even give you my blessing, but, um..., how...?
Thank you for everyone who read, fave, and review on my story. I accept every critiques and inputs for this story progress. I'll try to keep every characters to their own personality.
Sorry for the typos, wrong grammars, bad spellings, etc.; English is not my mother language.