Natsu stood scratching himself, he hated wearing overalls they always irritated his skin. He huffed as he pushed on his black welly boots. Today was a full day of practical work, meaning walking in a lot of cow poo and being spat on by bad tempered animals, and of course having to wear these stupid itchy clothes.
"Ahhhh, dammit!" Natsu yelled as he itched the whole of his body, his face burning red from anger.
"Ha-ha, clam down, here let me help you" Loke moved around to try and help the slayer.
Natsu flinched back from the spirits touch, "n-no I got it" he moved and pulled on his collar, making some of the buttons on the overall a little looser.
Loke smiled and moved back, he didn't understand why the slayer got so shy when he tried to touch him. But the dragon slayers shyness was one of the reasons he liked him so much, though like was such a little word compared to how he truly felt about the slayer. He adored Natsu, it saddened him that he couldn't be honest with his friend about the way he felt but it was clear the shy, pink haired teen's heart belonged to the ice mage. Though Loke knew this, a part of him hoped, wished maybe one day, Natsu could turn and see that he was already loved.
"14, 15, 16, were all here, good!" Gildart, the head of their year grinned as he rubbed his hands together.
The morning was cold, fog lay peacefully just above the ground, making the grass wet and slippery. Natsu stood with his hands in his pocket, his hot breath making little clouds in front of his face as he shivered. Loke stood next to him wanting to place his arm around the slayer, Natsu turned as Gray stood laughing, he was making little ice sculptures of men's bits.
Gildart turned and glared and the ice mage, the raven head looked down and vanished his creation. Natsu grinned, finding it rather amusing that he'd gotten told off. Gildart began explaining the lesson to the group, Gray lifted his head back up, Natsu was still looking his way. The Ice mage turned and stared and the slayer, Natsu felt his heart skip a beat as Gray looked over at him, his cheeks flushed a soft pink before he turned and looked back at Gildart. Natsu looked out of the corner of his eye; the ice mage was still staring at him.
Calm down, he could be looking at someone else that's stood near you.
Natsu shifted his head around; it was only Loke and Lyon who were near him. He turned back around, Gray's head was still looking in his direction, his lips curled, he smiled.
His smiling at me…his smiling at me…OMG! Calm down…breathe…ok…now smile back.
Natsu tilted his head to the side and grinned.
"What are you smiling for Natsu?" Gildart asked.
The slayers face turned bright red as everyone's head turned and looked at him, the boy stuttered, he couldn't think of anything.
Gildart shook his head, "I will repeat what I have already told you then, Natsu you are with Sting's group"
The slayers eyes widened, he tried to find his voice to protest but he just stood with his mouth open. Sting walked up to him, Rouge and Laxus either side of him.
"Come on then small fry" Laxus teased, wrapping his arm around the slayers neck.
"U-uh" Natsu stuttered.
The slayer was pulled into the large field by Laxus; a herd of cows stared at the boys and mooed. Natsu flinched as the group confidently passed the large white and black animals.
"Ha-ha you scared flame boy" Sting teased.
"N-no" Natsu squirmed as a cow sneezed on him.
"How did we get stuck with this loser" Rouge moaned with his arms crossed.
"Don't worry about it" Sting smiled and grabbed Natsu's collar. "We can get him to do all the work" the slayer laughed.
"His weak" Rouge rolled his eyes.
"N-no I'm n-not" Natsu protected.
The group of boys laughed at the pink haired, dragon slayer.
"I think we might need some prove" Sting smirked.
Natsu looked up to him, his eyes furrowed. He hated feeling weak, but Sting was a lot bigger than him and he knew he didn't have a chance with winning a fight with all the other mages around him.
"P-prove?" Natsu asked.
"Yeah, bring the horses their hay and clean up the cows shit" Sting laughed.
"That's not proving anything, that's just you getting me to do all the work" Natsu growled and pushed himself out of Sting's arms.
"I don't think you have much of a choice" Sting smirked as Laxus and Rouge walked forward and stood either side of him.
Natsu gritted his teeth; "Fine!" he growled and walked off to the shed.
The slayer walked through the large field; he kicked the grass as he mumbled to himself. He approached the open barn; he shivered as the wind blew past him.
"Ah dammit!" the slayer cried as his foot squished into some cow dung.
"Bloody stupid animals, all over my darn boot" he huffed.
"What's the matter?" a voice asked, it echoed through the barn.
Natsu looked up to see Gray's head poking out from the side of the hay stacks. The ice mage's face was flushed, his cheeks pink. Natsu swallowed hard as he looked up to the mage, Gray was rested on one of the higher hay stacks, Natsu wondered how he had gotten up there, and then began wondering why he was up there.
"Are you trying to find a place to hide?" Gray asked, leaning up on his arms.
Natsu shook his head; his mouth ran dry as he stared at the ice mage.
"Oh, then what are you doing?" Gray smiled.
"U-Uhm, I-I…uh-uhm" Natsu stuttered.
"Never mind" Gray laughed, "Why don't you come up here with me" the ice mage titled his head to the side.
Natsu felt his legs wobble; his heart beat was racing so fast he was struggling to keep his breathing at an even rhythm.
"Come on" Gray smiled and sat up, "But you're going to need to take off your stinky boot" he laughed.
Natsu looked down at his dirty welly, he smiled and nodded. He pulled off the boot and began to climb up the hay stacks. Gray offered his hand as the slayer pushed himself up on the last stack. Natsu stared at it, his arms wobbled as he felt the coldness of the ice mages skin. His grip on the hay slipped but before he could fall Gray caught him.
"Careful" Gray smiled and lifted the slayer up.
Natsu kneeled on the hay, his face inches away from Gray's. The ice mage stared into the slayers eyes, Natsu felt all the air in his body disappeared; he had never been this close to the ice mage.
"You only took one boot off" Gray laughed and pointed to the slayers foot.
Natsu turned and looked at his welly, "Oh…"
"Here, I'll take it off" Gray offered.
Natsu's body froze as the ice mage leaned down and placed his hand on his boot, normally Natsu would flinch away if a guy tried touching him, but he didn't feel that way with Gray, he was happy with the ice mage being so close.
Gray through the boot down and looked at Natsu's black cotton socks.
"Are you ticklish?" Gray asked, grinning.
"N-no" Natsu's eyes widened as the ice mages fingers danced over his foot, the slayers face turned bright red as he held his breathe.
"You are" Gray laughed as he pinned the slayer down and began tickling his foot.
"Nyyyya" Natsu cried, giggling. "S-s-stop" he begged.
Gray's fingers paused; he looked down and smiled at Natsu.
It was then the slayer realized the ice mage was on top of him, Gray had his hand wrapped around Natsu's wrist, the slayer suddenly felt self-conscious. His cheeks blushed as he looked away.
Gray loosened his grip around Natsu's wrist and placed his hands either side of the slayer, he gently poked the slayers cheek and smiled. Natsu turned and looked at the ice mage.
"You're cute" Gray leaned his head to the side, causing his hair to fall more over his face.
Natsu cheeks turned a deeper pink from the compliment.
"I saw you at my band performance, did you enjoy it?" he asked.
Natsu nodded, causing hay to get matted in his pink hair.
Gray leaned down, so his face was inches away from Natsu's, the slayer swallowed hard, all he could hear was his racing heart as Gray's cold breath brushed over his hot skin.
"Did you listen to the lyrics I sang to you" the ice mage asked.
His so close to me, I can feel the whole of my body shaking, I wonder if Gray can feel how nervous his making me. I can't speak; my lips are trembling, what the hell is happening to me?
Natsu slowly nodded his head, the lyrics he had sand to him were about going to school, that…
Wait, is Gray saying I'm the reason he goes to school, I think my heart may have lost all its rhythm.
"Good, cause its true" Gray whispered, leaning himself closer into Natsu.
"Natsu!" Gildart called from the front of the barn.
The dragon slayer poked his head the out from hay stacks, his hair was roughed up with hay piece resting in it.
"You're supposed to be in the field with the cows not in here; come on you can work alongside me down near the pond" Gildart waved his hand, calling Natsu down.
The pink haired teen climbed down from the hay stacks, he pulled on his boots and walked up to Gildart. The teacher ruffled the slayers hair.
"What have you been up to?" he asked smiling, but not really wanting an answer.
"Come on, there's still work to be done" Gildart smiled and walked out of the barn.
Natsu looked back at the hay stacks, Gray was still hiding away. The slayer smiled and placed his hand on his cheek, the ice mages lips were so cold but the touch never made Natsu flinch or feel un-comfortable.
Gray had finally noticed him, and it seemed the ice mage had always been looking his way…because the kiss to Natsu's cheek he had given him, felt more than just a peck of emotion, it almost felt like…passionate words that the ice mage wasn't able to say.
A/N: As you can tell…I haven't yet finished it lol But I do plan to, I will write more…as the word firework needs to be in here somewhere xD I don't have a date or anything for an update…which is not like me, as I am normally so organized…! So if you liked it favour it, if you really, really like it review me xD Let me know how I did on my first yaoi story…o.O lol