A/N: Here's a part 2 to the last chapter. Just 'cause I felt a little bad for leaving it like that. Next chapter, however, will be something different, way different. ;) ;) ;) The used in this is 'Cold' by Crossfade. I fucking LOVE this song, especially the part I put in here. I'm sorry if the details sucked but go listen to this song yourself if you haven't. Anyways, hope you like and thank you thank thank you for your reviews! I try to reply to them just 'cause you took the time to leave me something :)
After becoming a personal bodyguard to a sensational artist, Natsu learned many things. One was that Gray, despite smothering Natsu when the chance was granted to him, really was passionate about his music. The entire band was. As days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months, and months drizzled into the band's Around the World tour, Natsu found that he enjoyed the band's music, quite a lot really. It surprised him how the band of four slipped into their own reality and shredded off catchy tunes and raw lyrics to the world. Before the tour commenced, Natsu was mostly in the studio while the band rehearsed. There he discovered the raw beauty of Gray singing, the lead singer's voice a soft, angelic husk in which lured the bodyguard in deeper. Not only that but they were fucking great. The energy that buzzed in the room while the band played took Natsu on a high and he had to wonder just how much the band could affect an entire arena full of twenty thousand people.
Another thing Natsu learned was the band's manager, Mirajane, was not only the older sister to Elfman, but she was also the older sister of Zodiac's Lisanna Strauss. And like the cherry on top, Mirajane was the sweetest, most kind hearted, and gentle loving soul Natsu has ever met. The band was a rowdy bunch and a sweet woman like Mirajane seemed out of place. At least that's what Natsu thought until he witnessed the manager's anger. Preparing for a tour took time and a team to do the job. Mistakes weren't taken light in this type of industry, so when a crew member leaked a new song of the band's, well. Natsu never ever ever ever ever wants to be on the receiving end of Mirajane's temper. Who knew a beast like that lived inside of the sweet angel face? The band themselves were upset and Loke took it to Twitter letting the fans know that it was a mistake and that if they would wait off listening to the leaked song until they released it, he (and the band) would be grateful. Gajeel almost went hulk on the culprit but that's another story to tell for another time.
Furthermore, due to Gray not being able to keep his hands off him, Natsu is now well acquainted with the media and the sorts. Speculations after witnessing a pink haired youth being caressed by Gray Fullbuster broke through the internet, many wondering who this mysterious lover was. Seriously, already they had titles. Erza chewed Gray out for causing this uproar and had a team of trustful sources to straighten the situation out with hot shot bloggers. Many were surprised when they found out Natsu was actually Gray's personal bodyguard, and many were more so surprised that Natsu was just that, a bodyguard. The pinkette was quite miffed when he read an article with him in it, the writer stating it was a shock that the young looking teen with singer Gray Fullbuster was just a bodyguard and nothing more. Forget all that other crap, Natsu was stuck on the fact that everyone assumed he was a teenager! Bastards. He was a grown twenty-two year old man and he made sure to voice this, much to the amusement of Gray and the band. Luckily this incident is almost three months in the past and everyone is focused on the tour which started a month ago. And this is where Natsu's biggest discovery (and hard lesson) as the bodyguard to a famous singer came in.
The fans. God, they were bat shit crazy. Natsu always feels bad for Elfman and the other bodyguards when they have to fight off fans who try to climb on stage with the band. He voiced this to Elfman but the head guard just grinned and told him, "Nah don't sweat it! Your job is to keep Gray safe and you're doing great at it."
Scorpio, who Natsu found out was Loke's boyfriend, had been present for the conversation and snickered, "Only 'cuz Gray is always attached to this little thing," following the band's bodyguard was an air curving motion with his hands aimed at Natsu's body who glared in return with a light blush. Pantherlily had appeared at some point and added that Natsu was too short to ward off the wall of fans. "They'll barrel you over and flat you like Stanley." Natsu left after that, the line was so far crossed.
Natsu had a couple spats with fans, the recent one being when he was leading Gray out of a venue and a fan rushed up. Whether his intentions were good or bad, Natsu didn't think, he acted. His training instincts floored into him and the fan was promptly flipped in a swift back flip, and landed hard at Natsu's feet. Natsu had the guy's wrist so the guy was sprawled on his back awkwardly with his arm extended out in a painful extension. Loke, Lyon, and Gajeel were behind Gray flanked by Elfman and the others, and all of them were rendered speechless at Natsu. As were the fans who had gathered around for pictures. Someone snapped a photo at the guy groaning on the ground and Natsu had released him with his arms crossed over his chest. "That was dumb." he stated and allowed the guy to get to his feet, and watched him stumble away.
Once they had returned safely in the van, Gray glued himself to Natsu effectively smothering the pinkette while purring how "Hot that was" and "Flip me anytime soon". Damn twerp.
It was the tour's thirty-second day and the band was still electric with energy. Natsu stared up at them from where he stood which was in the security stand, a small metal rail standing between him and millions of screaming fans. Natsu didn't understand how they could maintain their stamina after doing shows night after night. A day break was cut in between two concerts but was that really enough rest time? Loke and Lyon danced around Gray who was smothering (for once not Natsu) the microphone stand, his pale hands cupped around the mic as he tipped his head to the side. The song playing was the song that had got leaked and the fans, who magically all obeyed the bassist's plea and held of the temptation of hearing the new song, were now going insane. Natsu bobbed his head up and down in time with Gajeel's drumming all the while keeping his dark eyes on Gray who was a work of art on the stage. Loke pressed into Gray's side and bent backwards slightly, and Gray's body tipped slightly over where Lyon appeared and held him up, his spiky silver hair glowing underneath the lighting.
The rough music that had blasted through the arena and became a familiar tune unexpectedly softened out, thus breaking Natsu out of his reverie. The crowd noticed the change as well and calmed somewhat down while Lyon strummed his guitar soothingly. Gray was still sandwiched between him and Loke lifted the mic off its stand and gazed out into the crowd, dark eyes shimmering.
"I never meant to be, so cold," Gray sang, stretching the 'so' out in a buttery tone. Seconds after, Gajeel stormed in with his drums and the softened music was uplifted into a whirlwind of raw melodies. Gray swayed in time with the music while Lyon and Loke separated from him and went back to their respective spots. The eight count that Gajeel gave finished and Gray pulled the mic back to his lips. As he did, Loke and Lyon pushed their lips against their own mics and joined in as an echo for Gray as he sang. "I never really, wanted you to see the screwed up side of me that I keep locked inside of me so deep. It always seems to get to me. I never really wanted you to go, so many things you should have known. I guess for me there's just no hope, I never meant to be so cold."
Natsu could only stare as their voices combined and over-lapped one another's, sounding beautiful in the arena. When the song ended, the crowd erupted in deafening screeches and screams. The band's energy was electrifying and Natsu couldn't help but share the grin Gray and his band members wore.