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Natsu sighed as class ended; he looked around, his onyx eyes scanned the area. He sighed in relief "Good no Lucy". He sat down at his desk and took out his packed lunch. After getting that threatening text yesterday Natsu made sure he packed a good lunch (It might be his last meal) so that way he doesn't have to go to the cafeteria and can avoid Erza and Lucy easily.

"Food Food Food" he said in a singsong voice. He took out some chips and a thermos that was full of spicy ramen. He licked his lips in anticipation "Itadakimasu" he sang as he got out his chopsticks, before he opened the thermos Gray suddenly walked by.

"YO Natsu what are you doing here?" he asks with a confused expression. Natsu placed his chopsticks down and waved at Gray "Yo"

Gray slid out a chair and sat next to him waiting for his explanation.

"Well I don't want to go to the cafeteria to face Lucy's and Erza wrath. So I'm eating here to avoid them" he opened his spicy chips and popped some in his mouth and munched on them. Gray nodded understandably and got up from his seat.

He eyed at Natsu's thermos before he asked "So what are you having for lunch then?"

"SPICY RAMEN!" the salmon haired boy yelled happily having a cheeky grin plastered on his face.

"Hmmm" Gray hummed in reply. A sudden glint of mischief appeared in his eyes before they vanished. A little too evil grin started to play around his lips.

"You know Natsu" he said interrupting Natsu's chance to open his thermos, Natsu stared at him quizzically waiting for his friend's response.

"I bet you can't eat that in one gulp"

"Of course I can BAKA I am the Salamander after all" he said with a glare 'Is this guy testing me?'

"Oh really?" he said tauntingly "Even with your eyes closed?"

"Pfft Mochiron!" he said irritably now facing Gray.

"And with the bridge of your nose closed?" he said with much amusement in his tone. Natsu gritted his teeth "What kind of challenge is that Ice-block? I'll prove it to you right now!"

"Fine. Prove it." Gray demanded 'This is way too much fun' he thought

"Fine" Natsu grunted as he sat back down with his arms crossed. Natsu then turned and faced his thermos and was going to reach for it before Gray spoke.

"Nu-uh" he chimed while wagging his finger "Your eyes have to be closed remember?"

Natsu didn't even question it "Whatever" he closed his eyes "Just open it so then I can prove you wrong"

Gray placed his hand over his mouth to hide his laughter 'This is going to be good. It's a good thing I made that deal with Blondie" he thought with much humor.

He silently grabbed his bag that he placed on the desk next to him. He took out a thermos that looked exactly like Natsu's from his bag.

He opened it, but unlike Natsu's it was filled with pure cold cubed ice. Gray snickered as he handed the thermos to Natsu who still has his eyes closed.

"Ready flame-brain?"

"Prepare to taste defeat!" he yelled. Gray just shook his head and tried his best not to laugh at what will happen next. Natsu pinched his nose with his eyes still closed.

"In three..." he started to count down "Two….." Natsu gripped the thermos and gritted his teeth 'Eat this Gray!" he thought bemusedly.

"One…" Natsu then opened his mouth very wide and chucked down the thermos' contents. His face suddenly turned blue as the contents that were now shoved down his throat was too cold for his taste. He almost gagged as he tried to spit it out. He opened his eyes only to have a brain freeze welcome him. He grabbed his head in agony and moaned in pain, the massive headache of his started to kick in.

Gray grabbed the thermos that was in Natsu's hand and replaced it with Natsu's actual thermos (After he dumped half of its context out the window). He started to laugh his butt off as he clutched his stomach.

"What the hell Gray!" Natsu screamed as he suddenly stood up (but wobbled a little).

Gray wiped a tear that escaped his eye 'This is too good' he grinned "What are you talking about?" he asked

"What do you mean? I ate ICE freaking ICE!" Natsu barked, Gray just shrugged.

"Ice? Why would I make you eat ice?" he asked innocently "I know you can't handle eating it so why would I give it you?"

"Exactly my point" he narrowed his eyes "That's why you gave it to me so I COULD DIE!" he flanged his arms in the air to emphasize his point. Gray just chuckled.

"Then why is the thermos in your hand half empty?" he asked as he rose an eyebrow smirking.

Natsu quickly averted his gaze to his thermos, it was indeed empty and he knew for sure that he hasn't tasted it. 'Gray wouldn't have eaten it' he thought 'he hates spicy food!' Oh Natsu haw naïve can you get?

His eyes widened at the realization "T-then how is my ramen gone?" he whimpered looking at Gray with curious eyes. Gray only laughed.

"Well you ate it that's how!" he said bemusedly (A/N: Wow Gray is a natural actor)

His eyes bulged out "Eh!" he started to panic. Looking at his thermos and then looking at Gray.

"But I could've sworn that it was ice that I was eating!" he wailed as he placed the thermos down carefully eyeing it with much suspicion.

"You know I heard from somewhere, when you close your eyes and pinch your nose while you eat, the food taste differently since 2 of your 5 senses are closed off"

"Well THEN I'm sure not doing THAT again!" Natsu said as the worried expression was wiped off. Gray looked at him in awe 'Man this guy is really an idiot'

"Hey Natssuuuuuuuu" he chimed which made the salmon haired boy grimace. He didn't like the way Gray sang his name; he turned to see the boy smirking at him.

'Oh this can't be good'

"I won the bet"

"Shit"

xxxoxxx

Lucy and the others were just coming back from the cafeteria. She was hesitant to go because she wanted to see what Gay would do to Natsu. At first she just wanted Erza to beat the crap out of him but Gray disagreed to the plan.

Flashback

"Why isn't it a good plan?" she asked a little irritated. The boy shook his head and looked at her with a serious glance.

"Yeah it is all right I suppose but even though Natsu is afraid of Erza he'll get over it. Sure he'll be heavily bruised and in pain but that's only for an hour. A better revenge is to have him tortured the whole day."

He smirked "Now doesn't that sound better?"

She looked at him as she pondered about it 'Well it's not a big deal that Natsu ditched me but…' a smile was tugging at her lips as she thought about Natsu sprawled on the floor begging for forgiveness. It might have been a bit sinister to think about it but it was just too pleasurable to give up the chance of seeing.

"Yeah" she smirked "It actually does sound better. So how are we going to do that?" she asked.

For a second Gray gave her a warm smile but it faltered into an evil grin, her eyes widened before the smile disappeared 'I never seen him with that expression' she thought.

"Well now that you are thinking outside of the box what do you suggest?"

"Hmmm" she clasped her chin starting to concentrate, an idea clicked in and her eyes widened in delight.

"I got one!" she grinned "But I don't know how I can get Natsu to willingly do it." she stated as she fumbled with her fingers.

Gray arched an eyebrow at her curious about the girl's plan. She noticed his expression and decided to explain it to him. After she was finished his face looked like it was full of joy.

"Nice plan Blondie!" he said giving her a thumbs up, she blushed but looked away with an irritated face. He noticed the expression change but just shrugged it off.

"And don't worry about the whole Natsu thing. I can get him to fall for your trap" he said with pure confidence. She looked at him quizzically debating whether or not that he could actually do it.

"Are you sure you can?" she asked eyeing him.

He nodded "Just trust me on this"

~End of Flashback

Lucy sighed, still thinking about what Gray said 'Do I trust him? We aren't exactly close friends so how will I know he will follow through?'

"Hey Lu-chan are you all right?" asked Levy while the blonde girl looked at her friend apologetically.

"Sorry Levy-chan I was just thinking about something.." she smiled sheepishly.

"Mo if it's about Natsu shouldn't you just get him back and get it over with already?" asked her white haired friend Lisanna

"Ah about that," she started but then didn't finish her statement.

They waited but there was still no answer so they decided not to push for it. The girls finally arrived to their class; Lisanna waved them a goodbye before she headed towards her class.

Levy opened the door and headed inside, Lucy was still hesitant to enter 'What if he didn't do it? Or what if he told Natsu? What happens then?" she pulled her hair out in frustration 'Gah there's no way to know for sure until I see both of them"

"Lucy? Aren't you coming in?"

Lucy took a deep breath before giving Levy a smile.

"Un" she replied happily as she stepped inside. She looked around 'No sign of Natsu' she looked around again 'Maybe he was just playing me' she thought as an angry vein popped out of her forehead.

Suddenly the door slammed open revealing a pissed off Natsu and a smug Gray. Their classmates eyed them oddly trying to understand what was going on.

Lucy looked at them, she took a quick glance at Gray, and he nodded signaling his part of the job was done. Lucy smiled and then faced Natsu with a very grim expression.

He gulped "A-ah L-Lucy ahaha what are you doing here?" he asked with worry evident in his tone. She just grinned in response.

"Ooooh" she sang "Did you forget? That today I will get you back?" Natsu flinched and looked at her with pleading eyes.

"Come onnnn pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee Lucy can we do it another day? Gray here is probably going to do something to humiliate me right now so I will appreciate it if you don't do anything?"

She looked at Gray and raised an eyebrow 'How did he do it?' she wondered "SO what did you get yourself into Natsu?" she asked due to that she was curious to hear the answer.

The salmon haired boy sighed as he scratched his cheek; his cheeks were tinted pink due to embarrassment "I lost a bet okay? And now I'm waiting for dear Kami-san knows how long for him to make his proposition."

Gray patted his back "Don't worry Flame head it's not that bad" he said while he took a glance at Lucy; she smirked and nodded.

"So then what do you want?" he asked rather harshly. Gray only nodded; he then started chuckling which made the poor Natsu confused.

"What so funny droopy eyes?"

"It's just that. It's not what I want it's what Blondie wants" he stated. Natsu's eye twitched.

"What?"

"Hey I have a name and it's LUCY! LU-CY" Lucy interrupted as she narrowed her eyes at the raven-haired lad. Gray just shrugged.

"BLONDIE." he hummed "Did I get that right?" he teased. Lucy smacked him on the right side of the head.

"What the heck?" he yelled as he rubbed his head, Lucy just laughed "Well that's what you get BAKA!" she taunted.

Gray gritted his teeth before releasing a breath "UGGG whatever. Do what you want Blondie"

"Humph fine by me, I guess you won't get in on this huh?"

Gray halted 'Damn I guess I have no choice' he muttered a "Sorry" before he went to stand next to the blonde girl. Lucy smiled in triumph.

"Uh guys are you done yet?" asked Levy with a wicked smile on her face 'What's going on with these two?'

"Yeah though I don't mind you guys fighting you're getting me nervous here..." added Natsu.

Gray sighed "Just tell him..."

"Fine..." she put her hands on her hips before she started to speak "Today you are mine and..." she trailed off before giving Gray a glance, she pointed her thumb towards him "This guy here our personal servant for the whole day"

"NANI!" he wailed as he grimaced at the thought "G-gray is what she said true?" the boy asked timidly with fear written all over his face.

"Yup. A bet is a bet Natsu. And since I won that's what you will have to do!" he cheered.

"D-damn"

xxxoxxx

So for the whole school day Natsu has been attending to Gray and Lucy's every need. Giving them water, massages, carrying their books to their next class, buying snacks for them, and doing some errands. Ah poor Natsu if only you didn't demand to win a bet with the conniving Gray. Tsk Tsk.

"C-can I stop now?" he panted as he collapsed on the floor still carrying Lucy's book and holding Gray's bag. The two turned around to see where the pink-headed boy landed. The looks of pity were noticeable.

"I guess you can stop for today. It's already the end of school" Gray said as he lent a hand to the poor boy on the ground. The boy gladly took it as he reached for it to stand up.

"I guess you learned your lesson now hmmm?" Lucy asked with a big smug look on her face, she picked up some of the books off the ground.

"THAT WAS TORTURE" Natsu cried as he winded his arms, they were still sore from carrying all the stuff they asked him to carry.

"Then that means we got you good" Gray pointed out. Natsu glared at him "It really pisses me off that you were part of this plan droopy eyes"

"Well it sounded like fun" the boy teased which caused Natsu to grunt in reply.

"Whatever Ice-princess. Can I go now Lucy? I have to be home before 6 or Dad will kill me."

"Sure that's fine but don't ever do that again Natsu Dragneel. You're very lucky I didn't get Erza into this. If this ever happens again then I'll make sure she will be," she threatened. Natsu gulped and shook his head frantically.

"Yes Ma'am!" he saluted before waving them off, "See you tomorrow!"

Now there was an awkward silence as both teens watched Natsu leave. Gray and Lucy were now alone. They both walked towards the school's gate, no one spoke, the only sounds that were heard was the clicking of their shoes. Lucy decided to break the silence.

"So Ice-princess huh?"

It's been only a couple of days but she noticed that Natsu always called Gray anything related to ice. She didn't find it weird when he called Natsu the other nicknames because it deals with his "Talent". But is it the same for Gray?

Gray was still silent, she pouted "Does it have anything to do with your talent?" she asked suddenly.

He heaved a sigh "You never stop talking Blondie"

Lucy furrowed her eyebrows "Sorry I'm just curious, no need to be inverted about it. And stop calling me BLONDIE BAKA!"

He laughed "I'll stop calling you Blondie if you stop calling me Baka…"

"Well you are a BAKA" she scoffed with her hands placed on her hips as she stomped away. Gray chuckled 'She really has funny expressions'

He jogged a bit to catch up with her "Well YOU are a BLONDIE" he teased. He earned a "humph" from her and more stomping.

"Well if you really want to know. Yeah it somewhat does deal with my talent" the air around them suddenly got tense, Lucy watched him from the corner of her eye. His expression was a bit dull, she swore she saw a trace of sadness within his dark blue eyes. But just as she noticed they flickered back to their taunting expression.

"What? Suddenly you want to get to know me Blondie?" he jeered at her with his arms fully crossed in front of his chest. Her mouth hanged wide open.

"Ahhh? Who would be interested in a jerk like you?" she screeched which caused many passer byes to look at them. Lucy turned red from embarrassment and Gray just shook his head with a playful smile on his lips.

"Well would a jerk help you today? Huhhh?"

Lucy bit her lip and looked down "I-I guess not" she muttered. She felt a warm hand pat her head. It was a nice feeling she noted, the said hand ruffled her hair in an all messy fashion.

"H-hey!" she looked back to meet Gray with a very amused look on his face, her cheeks turned pink.

"Well I guess now that you know your place. You don't have to apologize"

She ran her hands through her hair trying to fix the damage he just made, she had a cute pout on her face.

"Well I wasn't going to apologize" she uttered after finishing combing her hair with her hands.

"So after today do you still hate me?" he looked at her with keen eyes and a devilish smirk. She stopped after hearing what he has asked. She looked up at the sky to ponder about it 'Well…'

"No.." she suddenly said which caused Gray to flinch at her response. He didn't expect her to reply that quickly or for her to say 'no' for that matter. 'This girl is really weird. No wonder Natsu likes her'

"But you still annoy me" 'then again' Gray thought 'She has horrible mood swings'

" I guess that is a level up. I don't find you irritating anymore but you're still a pain in my ass" he replied which earned him a glare. 'Ahh she really isn't the type to be scary' he chuckled.

"Well I guess our feelings for each other are mutual then."

"I suppose so. But since the guys think you're okay I'm not going to be against you."

Lucy smiled unknowingly to herself after hearing this "Same goes for me. But you're still a cocky know it all"

"And you're still a naggy whiner" he replied. They both looked at each other and instead of saying more insults they just laughed. They were so caught up in their conversation they didn't realize that they were at the main intersection.

"Well I guess I'll see you around Blondie" he waved at her before heading towards his house. Lucy turned the other direction, a smirk on her face.

"Yeah see you around Ice-princess" she giggled before walking off.

Gray jerked his head around pissed off.

"HEY DON'T CALL ME THAT!"

Replies to my fellow Reviewers. Thank you~

Rosella6199 : AHhah yeah well now you know! He wanted to get the perks of having Natsu serve him MUWAHAHAH evil Gray-kun:3 Or maybe he just wants Lucy to call him by his real name? But he has to compromise by calling her Lucy! DAME Gray:D

Le' CarolinnaXannej421: I know Cana was my fave to write in that last chapter! Kihihi. And thank you for your kind words! I tried to make them cute and dense ahaha!

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