A/N: I decided to write this the same day and so enjoy this early chapter actually on time :) I would have posted it even earlier but I forgot I wrote ahead.

Gray and Natsu both stood a little flushed at having apologized at the same time. Silence consumed them again when they stopped to not interrupt each other.

Gray decided to speak up finally. "Natsu I'm really really sorry. You were right I shouldn't have lied and we can deal with my father later but right now I really hope you can forgive me. B-because when I thought about losing you and t-then finding you with Sting...that really hurt."

Natsu watched Gray as he confessed how he felt. Natsu felt tears once more start trickling slowly down one cheek. But Gray stopped them with his hand.

"Please don't cry I hate making you cry."

Now Gray was watery eyed and tears fell from his eyes too, having to watch his adorable boyfriend cry was torture.

"I forgive you, Gray, I got insecure and overreacted, I'm sorry too," Natsu looked away in shame.

Gray was ecstatic that Natsu forgave him. That meant maybe Natsu really did love him. Neither boy had said the L word to each other but Sting had hinted Natsu loved Gray more than once. Gray noticed each time but didn't bother asking about it. They would each say it when they felt it was comfortable and appropriate. He wouldn't rush anything that didn't need rushing.

Gray smiled wiping his tears away but noticed Natsu's expression. Not all was good, Natsu still hadn't said anything like Sting mentioned he would. He just wanted to see Natsu smile, so he leaned in and tried kissing his sad pinkette.

Much to both Natsu's and Gray's surprise, Natsu pushed away. Now Gray looked sad and Natsu turned away from him looking ashamed.

"Natsu what…? Are you still mad?"

Maybe Natsu forgave him but that didn't necessarily mean he wasn't still upset.

"N-no that's not it, I-it's just…" Natsu struggled to speak. He just felt so guilty. How could he explain to Gray that while he was worried Sting had kissed him? It didn't mean anything and Natsu weren't the one to initiate things but he still felt it was his fault for calling Sting when he knew the other harbored feelings for him.

"I was upset last night...and I couldn't talk to you so I called Sting. I-I just didn't want to be...to be alone, I just couldn't."

Gray interrupted Natsu not meaning to, "I'm sorry I'm so sorry Natsu I didn't mean to leave you alone I really didn't."

Natsu smiled weakly, "I know Gray."

Gray let Natsu finish, "When Sting got here he couldn't calm me down and...and so...Sting kissed me."

Gray was honestly shocked. At first, he wasn't mad just perplexed. Sting had already explained he was just comforting Natsu but he didn't mention the kiss. Did he have ulterior motives?

"He didn't really mean to, he just panicked! I pulled away okay? I pulled away Gray!" Natsu was desperately trying to get the negative assumptions out of Gray's head.

But Gray had already thought them and he didn't like it. He didn't like that his Natsu was kissed by anyone but himself especially Sting.

Natsu was crying again, "Gray please don't be mad, please I-"

Natsu was interrupted by a pair of lips. Gray's hands clasped both his cheeks and as his thumbs dried his tears, he moved to be right on top of Natsu. Gray was kissing him. No tongue no roaming hands just an honest kiss. And Natsu could feel just how much meaning it held for them. He felt just how much Gray cared and maybe...maybe even loved him through that kiss. When Gray pulled away he looked deep into Natsu's green eyes that had been crying just minutes before.

"I'm not mad. I love you Natsu and it makes me happy you pulled away. It makes me glad that even after I screwed up last night you chose me. Thank you, I promise I'll choose you too, whenever you need me too I'll choose you."

Natsu was speechless. He was shocked once again by Grays words. Gray had just told him how he himself felt for the other but didn't have the balls to say.

"G-Gray…"

"You don't have to say it back. And you don't have to feel it right now either. Well, take our time, like we've been doing. I was ready and it is how I honestly feel."

They were sitting on the couch in a hug and Gray was holding Natsu as close as possible. He looked straight into Natsu's eyes as he spoke every word and showed through his own that they weren't just words. He truly did mean them.

"Gray I love you too, and I've known for a while."

They kissed again, this time, Natsu initiating it. The kiss was sweet and sincere and short. But there was no need for it to last any longer or get any more physical. They both knew they still had to talk some things out and that was okay, they would work through it.

A/N: These past few chapters though on time have been shorter I apologize. Let me know which you prefer shorter yet more frequent chapters or longer chapters that take a bit longer for me to upload via PM or Review.

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