A/N: This was originally going to be a longer chapter but I really wanted to post and so here is the first half.

Natsu was walking to work admiring the way the morning breeze sent the smell of bread from the nearby bakery his way when he felt his phone vibrate in his back pocket. Natsu smiled down at the screen when he saw Gray's name on his notification bar.

Morning Natsu, just a reminder to call me as soon as your done with work :)

Things still didn't make complete sense in Natsu's head. The past few days had felt like a rollercoaster. Gray had turned Natsu's world upside down, and he didn't mind it one bit. He was still trying to decipher what brought Gray to feel that way about him, and if he were to be completely honest he was having thoughts that maybe Gray was just playing him. Maybe Gray did this type of thing all the time and Natsu was simply his latest endeavor. Gray did have a couple of short-lived relationships after all, but even with those thoughts, he couldn't help feeling happy that Gray was giving him the attention he had dreamt of over last couple of years. He laughed at Gray thinking he could possibly forget to call him, honestly that boy had no idea how much Natsu truly adored him.

Morning, don't worry I won't forget ^.^

After replying Natsu put his phone back in his pocket and turned a corner. He was almost arriving at the diner where he would be working for the next three hours. Those three hours he had worked on almost every other Saturday was going to seem like an eternity to Natsu. He desperately wanted to meet with Gray, he couldn't help wondering where Gray might take him. But he didn't spend too much time on the subject, Gray could take him anywhere he liked for all Natsu cared, all he wanted was to spend time with Gray.

Gray lay in bed smiling down at his phone receiving Natsu's text. He had no doubt Natsu wouldn't forget, he just needed an excuse to send a good morning message. He sighed and turned to lay facing the ceiling. Gray thought about how good something as small as a text message felt coming from Natsu. He wanted the next few hours to fly by already so he could break every speed limit from his house to the diner. He wanted to see Natsu and know more about that pink haired boy, and he simply had no patience. He wondered if Natsu was as excited as him. He wondered what the pinkette was thinking right now. Gray couldn't help start feeling restless, he felt himself quickly beginning to become obsessed. Before he had always felt empty, no one had ever made Gray feel so driven or strong about something. But Gray knew for a fact that what he felt for Natsu was overpowering and he had no intention of ignoring it.

It was finally twelve but as much as Gray stared at his phone nothing happened. He figured it was silly to think Natsu would call at exactly twelve on the dot so he waited by his phone another five minutes...then ten. Right, when it was about to become fifteen minutes and Gray was going to call Natsu himself the phone rang.

Gray tried not to sound like he had spent the past twenty minutes by the phone, "Hey."

"Hey, I'm finishing up and should be done soon."

"Cool, I'm on my way then."

Back at the diner, Natsu hung up the phone and tried to finish what he was doing as fast as he could. He knew he called Gray a little late and wanted to be ready by the time he pulled up.

"In a hurry?"

Natsu looked over his shoulder to find Sting watching him clean the last of the dishes.

"Yeah kinda, can you hand be that rag next to you."

Sting handed the rag to Natsu but stayed leaning on the counter next to where Natsu was drying dishes in a hurried manner.

"What got yourself a date?"

Natsu's cheeks turned slightly pink. Sting took notice of this immediately.

"Wait you do?" Sting had only been teasing before, Natsu had never even gone on a date before.

"Um, I don't really know if you'd call it a date..."

"With who?"

Sting seemed really curious and Natsu was a little uncomfortable but he guessed his friend had a right to know. "Gray," he tried not to sound as proud as he felt.

"Gray? Gray Fullbuster? The Gray Fullbuster you've been drooling about since junior high!?" Sting honestly found it hard to believe.

He had been friends with Natsu since the ninth grade, and since then he had known Natsu had feelings for Gray. Everytime Gray would walk into the same room as Natsu, his pink haired friend would eye the older boy like a lost puppy seeking an owner. Sting tried countless times to talk Natsu out of his foolish crush but Natsu always ignored him. In Natsu's eyes, Gray was a beautiful intelligent senpai. Sting personally thought Gray acted stuck up and had too many meaningless relationships for his liking. That's why he secretly felt grateful Natsu was too timid to confront him, he didn't like the idea of someone like Gray being with his loyal friend.

"Yeah, that must be me."

Natsu and Sting both looked at the raven haired boy dressed in all black who had just walked in and overheard the last of their conversation.

"Gray!" Natsu instantly perked up.

"Hey almost ready?" Gray asked with a smile.

"Yeah! Just let me get my jacket in the back."

Sting was left eyeing Gray. He didn't know how to feel about this. Up to now Sting thought maybe Natsu was kidding but that was obviously no longer the case.

"You're actually taking Natsu out?"

"Uh, yeah is that surprising?"

"Seeing as he's been in love with you for three years and you just happen to take notice, I'd say yeah, that's a little surprising, even to him I bet."

Gray didn't like how Sting's words seemed to be accusing him of something wrong. But before he got to respond Natsu popped out of a back room with a familiar red jacket now on.

"Ready," Natsu practically beamed.

Once Natsu was close enough, Gray leaned in and gave his cheek a peck. Natsu's cheeks flushed at such a sweet gesture in public and in front of his friend.

Sting looked just as surprised but not as pleased. "Natsu can we talk for a second?"

"Can't it wait, I was just about to-"

"No, it cant."

Natsu looked at his friend who to his surprise looked dead serious. "Oh okay...Gray-"

"I'll wait outside," Gray answered not looking too happy.

Natsu turned to Sting now, "what's wrong?"

"What's wrong is you don't find Gray's timing a little weird?"

Natsu didn't know how to answer his friend. Was Sting accusing Gray of using him or was he just being himself and acting worried? He'd be lying if he said he hadn't suspicioned that before himself, but for some reason hearing the accusation coming from someone else made him mad.

"Gray isn't that type of person."

"And how do you know what type of person he is? How did you guys even start talking, and when because last I checked he didn't even know you existed."

Natsu hated being reminded of that..but it was true. Sting was making sense but he couldn't help feeling hurt, and the need to defend Gray.

"I dropped my name tag from the diner the other day and he came to return it, the next day he gave me a ride home and we exchanged numbers. Sting, you don't know Gray anymore than I do so you shouldn't jump to conclusions."

"I know someone like him wouldn't normally acknowledge someone like you."

Natsu couldn't believe Sting just said that, his chest began to hurt and he felt himself hold back tears. "Someone like me huh?" Natsu turned away from Sting and started for the exit.

Sting instantly felt regret, "wait, Natsu that's not how I meant it."

"I know how you meant it, it doesn't make a difference."

As soon as Natsu stepped outside tears fell and he tried wiping them away before Gray took notice. Gray saw what Natsu was attempting to do and was at his side immediately. The tears were gone but his eyes remained puffy.

"Natsu! What did he say?" Gray was more than ready to barge back in the diner and ask Sting himself but Natsu didn't allow that to happen.

"No, its fine, I'm fine."

"You're not fine you're crying!"

"I'm like this, just...can you please take me somewhere, anywhere let's just go, please." Natsu was practically begging towards the end.

Gray wanted nothing more than to break down and cry right alongside Natsu. His chest hurt from just watching him look like that but he decided, to go against Natsu right now wasn't the right call. "Fine, come on."

Gray held Natsu all the way to the passengers door which he opened and closed for Natsu. Once inside the car, he started it and backed out of the Dragon Slayer's Diner as fast as legally possible. By now Natsu had calmed down and was feeling totally embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, I'm uh-"

Gray cut him off, "you have nothing to be sorry about."

Natsu really wanted to hug Gray, he was being so nice to him right now despite him acting like a total loser. "But I should tell you..."

"You don't have to explain yourself."

Natsu was grateful Gray was being so understanding but what he was trying to explain was his emotional problems.

"Thanks, Gray." Natsu decided to drop the subject for now.

Gray just gave Natsu a small smile and returned his attention to the road. He decided the faster he got to where he wanted to take Natsu the faster Natsu might cheer up. He would ask later about what happened and if Natsu wanted to talk then he would let him. Gray never got into fights with his friends but that was mainly because he didn't consider anyone a true friend. All these years he had a crowd follow him around and he didn't mind it because they kept him company, but as the crowd became bigger he only seemed to grow lonelier. No one treated him like an actual person, they all used him for their own benefit. When Gray saw Natsu showed interest in him he knew Natsu couldn't be doing it for personal benefit because he had been hiding his feelings and for so long too. Gray was certain Natsu was different and he wanted to show Natsu he was different too!

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