A/N: Yeah, so energy levels are pretty low, called my doctor "Side effects from blood loss." So yeah, surgery and then the few blood tests I had after to make sure I was all good have come back and bitten me on the ass.

Erza's eyes opened slowly, the rain still pelted away outside but she knew it was at least daylight outside, she wondered what time it was, she inhaled deeply and stretched before the scent that was not her bed invaded her mind, she gasped and jumped to her feet before her memories of the night before finally came into her mind, she then realized she was freezing, so she dived back into he blankets of her friends bed and curled them around herself tightly. She realized she could hear music playing, she was never a fan of music not that her parents let her listen to anything that was a hundred years old that wasn't Beethoven. So she listened closely, she didn't know what the song was but the lyrics sounded nice. She smiled as she buried herself deeper into the pocket of warmth that was her temporary bed.

After a few more minutes in the warmth, her nose caught something and her stomach growled, so she got up and made her way to the kitchen she was surprised when it was much warmer out of the room than in it. she frowned at the back of the pink-haired boy that was her friend Natsu.

He bobbed his head as he silently sung the song that was playing "When you lift your head up to the sky, take a deeper breath and give it time." He continued for a few minutes before sighing and stretching his shoulder's back, the resounded pop was loud enough for Erza to hear, from the relieved sound he made she didn't get worried but damn his bones cracked loudly!

He flipped the contents of a fry pan onto a plate and turned around, he had not given any indication that he knew she was there, but he held out the plate towards her anyway, she reached out and took it, 2 eggs and a few rashers of bacon spread out over the plate, there was a large breakfast sausage and a small pile of grits. She accepted the cutlery he handed her as well before going back to cooking his own food. another few minutes went by before he turned around placed his plate on the counter and picked up a piece of his bacon, he looked at her for a moment before speaking.

"Sleep well?" He asked

She nodded and continued to eat. He moved over to the small iPod and dock and pressed pause, the music ceased and he casually resumed his position leaning slightly against the counter and eating slowly.

She looked around his apartment while they ate, she hadn't really taken it in last night, it was clean, well cleaner than she expected it would be, white walls and dark blue-almost black carpet lined everywhere except in the kitchen, which was just white tiles, she imagined they would be cold so she stayed on the precipice of the room, keeping her feet firmly on the carpet.

"Want a tour?" Natsu joked, noticed her looking around the kitchen and lounge-room.

Erza huffed and picked up her plate, she shot him a glare before stomping her way to the lounge room to hog the heater, and the blanket's that were on his fold out couch. He finished his food and rinsed off the plate before joining her, he had a sketchpad on the coffee table, he picked it up and the single pencil he had been using and went back to his drawing idly, his kept glancing up at her over the top of the pad, before going back down to the paper as he was waiting for her to speak. She sat there for a little while before remembering why she had come over here in the first place.

"Hey, um Natsu?" She started, he folded the pad and placed it down before giving her his full and undivided attention, she swallowed hard before continuing to explain the situation to him. when she was finished the low and threatening growl he emitted worried her slightly, but then made her feel like he was the right one to talk to about it, at the very least he would back her up, the thought made her smile.

"I should have just hit him, then I'd get in trouble and you'd be fine." Natsu sighed and looked up at the ceiling.

"What good would have that done, he would have kept trying to find things to expel me anyway, no point in getting yourself expelled too." Erza retorted.

Natsu looked at her for a minute before nodding his head. A few moment's passed in silence before her smile changed to something a little more…wicked "You know, I didn't think you would be able to sing." she teased.

Natsu grimaced "It's not like I plan on making a career out of it."

"Aw, come on, it was cute," she continued to mock, her ears and tail seemed to make it seem worse, although he couldn't place how "Don't girls like guys who can sing? Or something?"

"Aren't you a girl? How the hell am I supposed to know?" Natsu shot back

"Right, because my social experience is 100% reliable information." Erza fired back, Natsu smiled for a moment and she frowned at him.

"Well, we are in the same boat with that one, I haven't had any other friends either." Natsu responded, he had a really goofy grin on his face, and Erza glared at him.

"You look like a fool! Why are you smiling?!" She demanded.

"No reason," The smile vanished "Glad your back is all."

"Is all? What are you a hundred years old?" Erza continued to mock.

"At least I don't eat half my friends food and not thank him for it!" Natsu fired back. He knew she wouldn't thank him, that's not how Erza works, but it didn't mean he couldn't use it as ammunition in these fights.

Erza stared down at the blanket in front of her, Natsu raised his eyebrow at her before she finally spoke.

"Thank you." She announced confidently.

"I kind of ruins the effect when I pretty much make you say it." Natsu sighed and leaned back.

Erza looked at him, then at the door, she started to get up to leave before his voice caught her attention "By the way, it's a typhoon causing this rain, you can't go home until it passes."

Erza looked around the room and noticed her clothes weren't anywhere she could see them "Oi! Where are my clothes!" She shrieked in an all to girly way for herself, she made herself keep her arms at her sides.

"I put them in the dryer, they were soaked through," Natsu replied nonchalantly without moving his head up from the couch "Why? It's not like you are in a hurry to run back out into a storm."

"B-B-B-B-B-u-u-u-t-t-h-a-t." She paused and breathed "That means you touched my underwear you fricken pervert!"

Natsu raised his head to look at her, he was a little surprised both by her stutter and the fact the her cheeks were colored a very deep crimson, in fact it made her hair look jealous. He flashed a embarrassed grin "Uh, yeah sorry about that I guess."

"You guess?!" She fumed at him.

"Alright I am sorry, but I don't know what you expected me to do." Natsu retorted

She hit him in the stomach, hard. He winced and coughed "I expect you to be embarrassed and…" She trailed off "And damn well sorry about it!"

"I am Sorry!" Natsu fired at her.

"You don't look sorry to me!" Erza snapped.

Natsu, cheek's flushed slightly and he jumped to his feet "Stay here." She glared at his back as he walked away, she heard the fridge open and she frowned.

He reentered a minute later with a container she recognized, her mouth watered with excitement as a smile lit up her features. He chuckled at her reaction "I'm sorry." He said flatly, handing her the package.

She took the container and shot him one last glare "You are forgiven."

Natsu relaxed visibly and sighed as he fell back onto the couch, she sat down near his feet and looked at his sketchpad for a few seconds "do you mind if I take a look?"

He lifted his head to see her holding up his sketchbook "Go ahead."

She smirked, she planned on using it to tease him later, but of course that planned backfired when she looked at the pictures inside 'I can't use it against him if he is good at it!' Her mind screamed as she looked down at the various pictures on each page, she recognized a few from some Anime's she had seen, she stopped on the last on and smiled, even if it wasn't intentional he had drawn her, well at least she thought it was her. The girl in the picture sat on what looked like his fold out couch, wrapped in blankets looking out a window with a small smile on her face, the fact that two cat ears sat on her head didn't help any argument on his part, although she felt distinctive pride at the fact that he had drawn her. It was a minute before she realized Natsu was staring at her almost embarrassedly, he forgot that that specific book had his rushed drawing of her that he had made that morning when she was eating. He mentally prepared himself for the onslaught of questions and also winced slightly.

"These are really good." She said simply, handing the book to him with a large smile, it was the first real smile he had ever seen her make, it was a smile that made him want to try and make her feel whatever brought it on again. He smiled back and nodded his head.

"Thanks." He said as he accepted the book back, he placed it back on the table and fell back down on the couch "What are we going to do? We have a few days to kill."

"You can brainstorm. I am going to enjoy my cake." She announced simply, he heard the container open and chuckled.

He lay there and continued to think, although the image of that smile was ever present and constantly reentering his mind, he ran his hand through his hair in frustration and sighed 'When did she learn to be all cute and…Wait? No it's Erza you only friend you have ever made.' he shook his head as more thoughts along those lines entered his mind, he shook his head again and they left and he sighed.

"Hey Erza?" He asked

"Hm?" She answered with her mouth full.

"What have you always wanted to do, but couldn't because you were alone?" Natsu asked, he never really wanted to go anywhere but she might, and if it made her happy he could tough it out.

Erza tapped her chin in thought "Well…I suppose there are a lot of things I haven't been able to do because I haven't had any friends, so how about we try everything, I mean you haven't had any friends either so, why not?"

Natsu chuckled "Everything huh? Yeah why not."

She smiled and went back to eating her cake, she kept looking at the relaxed face of Natsu out of the corner of her eye, she had never seen him when he wasn't scowling, or in general looking like he was angry, it was surprisingly pleasant 'I never noticed how handsome he look's when he isn't mad.' She shook her head almost violently 'No, I will be damned if I fall for him and ruin my only friendship, it's not like he would ever like someone like me anyway.' Even though she thought it, it still depressed her she shook her head again to rid herself of the thoughts. Before looking out the window at the endlessly pelting rain 'So I am going to be cooped up her for a few days.' She thought with a chuckle, her usual evil self returning 'I am going to get so much dirt on him to use in our argument's he will never have a chance to win!' She thought with a new determination.

A/N: Okay, so I thought about it and I agree with a few of my reviewers I think starting the romance part of their relationship now would be a bit early, but I am going to hint at it a bit at least there thought's are changing. Anyway so I hope you all liked it! By the way the song Natsu sings is called 'Frame of Mind, By Tristam & Braken' in case anyone was wondering :D