A/N: Hello! Here is a chapter finally posted on time with no delays I hope you enjoy this chapter as things start to get complicated with Natsu and Gray's relationship.

Monday came around and Natsu finally got to see Gray. He wanted to ask a dozen questions but decided he'd save them for later. Right now he felt like he really needed a hug. So as soon as he spotted Gray walk in through the school gates he ran forth and proceeded to tackle the raven in a bear hug.

"Woah haha miss me that much?" Gray asked squeezing Natsu back.

Natsu backed away from the hug with flushed cheeks. "Sorry um...yeah I just got a little excited."

'So cute!' Gray thought to himself. "Come on let's get to class."

Hand in hand they walked to class. The day was spent fairly normal but when they saw each other again during lunch Natsu decided he'd try asking Gray about the previous day.

"Gray...you said you were busy yesterday, was everything alright?"

Gray knew Natsu would eventually ask about what happened the day before, but he was hoping it could just slip the pinkettes mind. He didn't want his father being a problem or a secret but he didn't want Natsu to be bothered by him either.

"Yeah sorry about that, my father is in town for a month," Gray said as he put down the milk he had been sipping.

Grays father? Why couldn't Gray have just messaged him that over the phone yesterday? It wasn't a big deal, all along Natsu thought Gray had been avoiding him.

"Your father? Is that why you couldn't spend the night?"

"Yeah and I won't be able to for the rest of the week either. Sorry, it's only a week then he'll be gone again."

"That's alright it's your dad you should spend some time with him."

"It's a pain in the ass but you're right. Although I would much rather spend my time with you, you know that right?"

Natsu smiled into Gray's hand that was cupping his cheek, "I know."

Natsu had actually been questioning that, though. He was happy Gray told him what he really needed to hear at the moment. He made a note to try not to question Gray again, he should know better.

At the end of the day, Gray and Natsu walked out of the school together. They had been holding hands but when Gray spotted a familiar vehicle parked across the street he let go of Natsu's hand causing the other boy to look at him with a questioning look.

Gray didn't know how to answer the question Natsu's face was asking him at the moment. He could only focus on his father walking over to them now.

"Afternoon Gray," Silver spoke as he walked up to the boys obviously standing too close to be just friends.

"Dad hey, uh why are you here."

"I saw you left the car at home and I had some free time so I thought I'd pick you up. Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?"

Natsu was confused but decided to introduce himself since Gray seemed to be taking to long.

"Hi, I'm Natsu," he said as he shook Silver's hand.

"Hello, Natsu I see you have the etiquette my son here lacks. I'm Silver, by the way, calling me makes me sound old."

"That's because you are old," Gray said interrupting Natsu's chuckle.

"You're being so cold son, and here I was about to invite your new friend to dinner. What do you say Natsu?"

"He's busy."/"I'd love to!" Both boys said simultaneously.

Silver smirked at Gray, "Sounds like Natsu will be joining us."

Much to Gray's displeasure the three made their way to the car but Gray never took Natsu's hand back. Natsu frowned trying to ponder why Gray was acting so weird. Could it be he was still in the closet with his father?

The drive only took a few minutes but Natsu thought it felt like forever. He felt about ready to let the acid in his stomach spill over.

"He gets motion sickness easily I'll take him up to my room so he can lay down," Gray said once they pulled up to their driveway.

"Alright I'll cook up a quick dinner is he allergic to anything?"

"No, he'll eat anything with meat."

Natsu was half dragged half carried by Gray up the stairs. When they reached the top Gray tripped over the last step which caused Natsu to fall over with him and land on his chest.

"Ow, oh Natsu how can someone so small be so heavy!"

"Shudup," was the only thing a still groggy Natsu managed to get out.

After much struggling and little help on Natsu's part, Gray managed to flop him onto his bed. Gray then collapsed on the floor exhausted from having to lug Natsu all the way up to his room.

"Gray?" Natsu spoke from the bed.

"Yeah, Natsu."

"Does your dad not know you're bi?"

Gray didn't answer right away. He didn't want to but he knew it would make things a lot easier, so for the first time ever Gray lied to Natsu.

"Yeah...he doesn't know," the second it came out of his mouth Gray regretted it.

"Oh," was all Natsu let forth.

Before Gray could say anything else Silver called them down to eat. Natsu got on his feet and helped Gray off the floor pulling him towards the meal he could already smell.

On the table were steak and mashed potatoes. Natsu drooled and Gray told him to stop gawking or he wouldn't get any.

"This is delicious thank you for the meal!"

"Thank you Natsu so tell me are you and Gray close friends?"

Natsu sipped at his drink not knowing how to answer giving Gray enough time to answer for him.

"Dad you're going to make our guest uncomfortable."

"Are you sure, it looks like he's been comfortable here for a while. He's practically moved in."

"Dad!" Gray yelled.

Now Natsu was nervously blushing, "D-did I leave stuff around?"

"Natsu it's fine my dad's being rude I'm sorry."

"You're the one being rude you don't plan on telling your father you have a boyfriend. Furthermore, you find the time to have a boyfriend but decide to put off your studies?"

"Dad! We seriously can't talk about this later?"

"No you need to have priorities, having a boyfriend is not one of them." Silver said elaborating the 'boy' in boyfriend.

Natsu sat quiet and confused. Sure Silver was basically telling Gray to dump him but Silver didn't seem in the slightest fazed by finding out his son had a boyfriend and that bothered him. Natsu's own dad was accepting but was also surprised when Natsu came out.

"Sorry to um...interrupt but aren't you going to say something to your son coming out..."

"Coming out what are you...you mean Gray being gay? I've known for years, Gray came out to me when he first found it out himself. That's not the issue, the issue is Gray not being serious about his future."

Natsu got quiet again. He wasn't understanding something. Didn't Gray say his dad didn't know about him being bisexual?

"Natsu I'm taking you home come on."

Before Natsu had time to think any further or even respond Gray dragged him outside by the wrist.

"Natsu what I told you earlier-"

"Why did you lie?"

Gray saw the hurt in Natsu's eyes and the waiver of his voice. "Natsu I'm really sorry I-I I just thought it would make things easier, my dad he-"

"Doesn't want you dating me," Natsu cut Gray off again.

"Basically..." Gray saw the frown appear on Natsu's face. "But not you in particular just guys in general."

"But still you...you didn't want to tell him about me..."

"Natsu please you wouldn't understand my dad is always pressuring me to study and he won't accept you."

"I don't care if he does I only need you to accept me, Gray."

"And I do it's just hard sometimes because you're so carefree of everything and I question if we should even be together because-"

"You don't think we should be together?!" Natsu couldn't believe Gray had said those words. They hit him right in the chest and he tried hard not to let the tears he was holding back fall. Had Gray been questioning their relationship the whole time? Natsu thought he was being so careful he had tried hard every day not to screw up. He was anything but carefree he worried more than anything he was doing things wrong.

"What no! Natsu that's not what I meant to say! Ugh, you just DONT understand okay!" Gray's words came out harsher than he wanted them to.

Natsu couldn't say anything at Gray's outburst. He found himself about to cry but it took all of his power not to break down in front of his already upset boyfriend.

"Dammit, I forgot my keys inside just...just wait here okay."

Natsu didn't hear Grays words instead he heard his own heart beep speed up and his pulse quicken. He felt the tears he had tried so hard to hide finally fall as Gray turned his back and a small sob came out. Then his feet moved. They rushed him past stop signs and across streets until they landed him on his front steps. He was out of breath and tired from the run but his heart still ached. He couldn't stop crying and sobbing the whole way. He felt himself fall into the emotional void he'd tried so hard to avoid the past few months. Thanks to Gray it hadn't been hard but now Gray wasn't around and from what he understood he didn't want him around. He fell to his knees still not fully recovered from his sprint. As he tried to catch his breathe the negative thoughts that so often consumed him before started to surface once more.

"No, not now!" He yelled at himself as he carried his tired body over to the kitchen. He scrambled through one of the cabinets until he found a prescription bottle. Desperately he tried opening it as fast as he could only to find there were no more pills inside.

"Fuck, no no no why now!?"

He needed some control he couldn't let his emotions take him over again. He was tired of letting that happen. Hesitantly Natsu picked up his phone and called the only other person he trusted as much as Gray. Normally he would never allow anyone, even his best friend to see or hear him when he was like this. But Natsu was desperate he didn't want to hurt he still felt he could avoid breaking down completely.

A few minutes later Sting was marching through the door without even knocking and into the room Natsu was in. Sting heard just how sad Natsu sounded over the phone he knew something was wrong. He got even more worried when all Natsu managed to say was "Please come over." Forget the awkwardness, right now his best friend needed his help for whatever reason.

"Natsu what's wrong? Why are you crying!?" Sting asked as he walked in on Natsu crying on his knees.

Natsu saw the amount of concern in Stings face and regretted calling him immediately. "I...Gray...w-we...he got mad and I."

Natsu didn't get to finish his sentence because the whole time he had been talking, Sting was hugging him and trying to calm him down but nothing worked. He saw Natsu breathing heavy and start shaking he had to do something to snap Natsu out of it. Then without really realizing what he was doing right away Sting leaned in closer to Natsu and kissed him.

Natsu's eyes widened and his tears slowed but still trickled down his face. He pulled away from Stings lips too shocked to say anything. Sting couldn't seem to find an explanation either.

"Natsu I-I...e stuttered.

"Why did you do that?" Natsu finally managed to ask.

"I just couldn't calm you down I'm sorry...I-I'll go..."

"No! Sting...we can talk about it later okay. I really need my best friend right now."

Sting felt awful. Natsu had called him over to help not kiss him. He probably just made things worse, he really hoped he didn't. Natsu must think he was a horrible friend.

"Sting I need to tell you something..."

"Okay, Natsu you can tell me I promise I'm here as your friend," Sting said trying to get passed what had just happened.

Natsu found it hard to talk all if a sudden, "Me freaking out like that...i-it happens every now and then."

Sting was confused, "What? What do you mean?"

Natsu looked away, at anything but his friends concerned eyes, "I mean it used to happen a few times a month but I haven't had an episode since I got with Gray...until today that is..."

Sting couldn't believe his ears. Natsu had been breaking down like this a few times a month, "Why didn't you ever tell me about it!?"

"I couldn't," Natsu protested.

"What the hell Natsu I'm your best friend! There's nothing you can't tell me. How am I suppose to know how to help you if you never tell me about these things!?"

"Please Sting, please don't yell...just don't yell at me..."

Natsu looked about ready to cry again and Sting mentally punched himself for getting mad. He should be comforting Natsu not making it seem like it was his fault.

"Sorry Natsu, I'm sorry." Sting hugged his best friend again.

Natsu went on to tell Sting about his emotional breakdowns and how he didn't know how to control them. He confessed to taking sleeping pills in the past every time he felt himself start to lose control because it was the only way he could stop the episodes from progressing.

"Natsu you shouldn't do that! God Natsu why couldn't you just tell me. I'm so sorry!"

Natsu didn't know why Sting was saying sorry everything seemed to be his fault. "It's not your fault Sting I screwed up today..."

"Hey don't worry about that now. Gray seems like a nice guy as much as I hate to admit it. You guys will be alright."

Natsu didn't know if what Sting said was true be he decided to believe him at least for now so he could rest. Tomorrow they would deal with the aftermath...

A/N: So I'm not sure if it came out exactly like I wanted it to but let me know what you think ^,^

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or any of the characters