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Natsu Dragneel

It was the annual Fairy tail camping trip. The whole guild would be enjoying the amenities of nature together for a few days and of course you had to be a part of this. You were the newbie. The rookie. You've never done this before and were extremely nervous of how it would turn out.

"(Y/N) don't feel scared you have me with you. I'll protect you the whole trip." He said with a wide grin and a reassuring tone, causing your nerves to cool down.

"Thank you." You thank him while he grabs your hand and walk with you into the camping grounds. With him by your side you knew you'd be safe because he promised to watch over you and you simply trust him.

A few hours later and it was dark outside. You sat inside the tent quietly as you hugged your knees. The sounds of the forest at night were not pleasant to you. You grew even more scared when you heard a few twigs be snapped and where was your grand hero? You may ask.

Natsu Dragneel was next to you. ASLEEP. Glancing over at him you let out a small sigh, thinking that maybe you were over reacting. You then decide to lay down and hug his blue companion, the exceed named Happy. Closing your eyes you turned your back on Natsu and snuggled with it and did your best to go to sleep.

"I'm coming." You heard a male voice say in a low tone, causing your eyes to immediately open.

What was that....? Was is from the outside!? There's something out there...?You asked in your thoughts as you froze in the position you were.

"Hehe." A creepy laugh could be heard very close and you slowly slide your shaking fingers to the flashlight that lied near your bag. I'm going to die...

"Fresh pizza...mm." The male voice spoke up once more and your eyebrows furrowed. A confused expression grew on your face as you turned over to look over at your tent buddy. Natsu. "...Huh?

"No, pizza don't run." He said in his sleep causing your jaw to drop. This whole time you thought you were going to be butchered when really it was your 'grand hero' and 'protector' having a dream. Last camping trip I ever go on...

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Gray Fullbuster

It was a beautiful afternoon... You and Gray were on a canoe in the middle of the lake of the camping grounds. Everyone was doing their own thing in the annual Fairy tail camping trip for a bit and you decided to go paddle boat.

"Are you sure about this?" You asked.

"Why so scared?" And he counter your question with one of his own.

"I'm not scared... I simply don't trust these unknown waters." You give him a straight answer as you observe the body of water surrounding the two of you.

"So I'm guessing you wouldn't swim in these deeper parts or would you?" He questioned while tilting his head to his right.

"Not really..." You say in a soft tone before focus your gaze on him.

"Alright then." He says with a smirk on his lips and you knew for sure that he was going to do something. What it was you had no idea but you were soon going to find out.

Your eyebrows furrowed as you watched his suspicious behavior. Suddenly he got up from where he sat he gripped tightly into both of the paddles. Pulling them out of the grasp of the boat's side handle, Gray then threw them as far as way as possible.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!?" You raised your voice as you questioned his actions. Your eyes widened in fear and shock, nervous of what might happen.

"Getting rid of the paddles." He simply answers and states the obviousssssss!

"BUT WHY!?" You roared.

"To help you face your fears. Now you have to swim to shore." His smirk only widens as he speaks to you.

"I am doing no such thing. I rather sleep here instead." You cross your arms and stay put. Looking away you stood your ground and decided ignore him.

"Oh really?" He scoffs, causing you to glance over at him.

"What?"

"I don't think you'll last a night out here."

"Watch me." The determination in your voice and eyes shot straight at him. That's when he knew it was going to be a long, long, night.

Hours passed and the night sky had came. On one half of the boat was a raven haired man sound asleep. Meanwhile on the other side it was another story. You were still awake, hugging you knees and battling the blood thirsty insects that tortured you.

How am I going to get back to camp? I miss my safe tent, warm sleeping bed, snacks, and even more important... MOSQUITO SPRAY! You complain to yourself in your thoughts but was then snapped out of them by a male voice.

"Be careful..." You heard Gray mumble in his sleep, catching your full attention.

"You're going to fall in." He says in a worried tone while turning into his side. You then began to wonder what it was he was dreaming about. Who was he warning to be careful? Who did he care so much about?

"Is he having a nightmare?" You asked yourself in a very low tone, not wanting to disturb his slumber but suddenly...

"(Y/N)!" You heard your name be almost screamed by his lips, causing your eyes to widen. Sitting up and breathing heavily a worried Gray had just awoken from his horrible nightmare and made the boat to rock side to side.

"Are you alright??" You questioned as you held on tightly to the sides on the boat, nervous that it might tilt to either side and throw you both in the water.

"Huh?? (Y/N)...you're okay." He grabbed your arms and pulled you closer to him. Swiftly wrapping his arms around you, he held onto you tightly as he caresses your hair.

"O-Of course, I'm okay. Did you have a... bad dream?" A hint of blush play on your cheeks as you feel him warmth hug your body. At first you hesitate but slowly return his hug with one of yours.

"It doesn't matter."

"...okay."

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Gajeel Redfox

Instead of being in the camping grounds you wandered off into the forest, following Gajeel and his weird actions. Where was he going and why you didn't know but still wanted to find out. Suddenly the shadow that you were following had disappeared.

"Huh? Where did he go?" You asked yourself while searching for him.

"Following me?" You heard a familiar make voice question, causing your eyes to widen. You were caught... But there was no way you were admitting it.

"No... I was just investigating the forest." You played it cool as you smacked your lips and picked up a flower.

"So the forest is a 'he'?" Gajeel raised his eyebrow in suspicions.

"Uhh..." You say under your breath trying to think of a way out of this.

"You're a bad liar kid." He smirked.

"Whatever... What are you doing?" You rolled your eyes as you surrendered but then asked what you wanted to know.

"Finding a good spot to stay for the rest of the trip." He simply answers before walking deeper into the forest.

"Huh? But I thought everyone had assigned areas in the camp grounds."

"Yeah, we do."

"So why are you looking for somewhere to stay in the forest?" You were confused. Why would he want to be in an uncomfortable and unpredictable forest? Has he lost a screw?

"Do you really think I'm going to stay there wasting my energy on dumb completions, dumb campfire songs, and dumb stories that are supposed to be scary?" He questioned while pushing away some branches and bushes clearing his path.

What a downer... You thought to yourself as you struggled to get through the greenery and follow him.

"But camping... is supposed... to be fun." You manage to say while you battle a wide branch and vines that wouldn't let you move forward.

"You just said it 'Supposed to be' but trust me it isn't. I've passed through this already." He says as pulls them up and out of your way. He then leaned down towards you. Now staring right at you, face to face only inches apart from each other you stared right back at him with wide eyes and a blushing mess all over your face. "........."

"Listen short stack if you want to have a peaceful camping experience then stay as far as possible from those activities."

"Are you asking me to go off with you?"

"Tch... I'm just giving you advice. You can take it or leave it." He scoffs before turning around and walking away.

"I guess I'll take it." You say to him as you catch up to him and interlock your arm with his. A small smile was now playing on your lips as you looked forward, avoiding eye contact with him.

"Hm." He glances down at you and smirks at the fact that you accepted his offer. Walking with you through the forest he then found a good spot to camp out. The night soon came and you two had gone to sleep. Separate.

"I'll..." You heard Gajeel's voice speak up causing you rub your eyes.

"Mmm?" You hummed lowly as you say up and got out of your sleeping bag.

"I'll take you on..." You heard him speak up once again.

Is Gajeel awake? You asked yourself as you sleepily walked towards the hammock he was lying on. Titling your head you observed the man that seemed to be sleeping.

"Right here... Right now. Let's go." Gajeel says in a cocky tone.

"Even in his sleep he fights." Finally grasping the situation you smile at his childlike features.

"Try to get yourself out of this Salamander." He says before swiftly wrapping his arm over your neck and into a lock as he pulls you into him.

"Let go! Gajeel!" You squirmed and screamed to wake him up immediately.

"...Hm? (Y/N)?? The hell are you doing in my bed?" He asks with a confused expression as he lets go of you.

"You were sleep talking and suddenly pulled into a lock!" You tried to explain but he wasn't buying it. Glancing down you realize you were now sitting on top of him and it just made the situation worse then it already was. "..."

"Listen if you just wanted to join me in my bed then you should've just asked." He smirked at the end of his sentence as he placed both of his hands on each side of your waist. Blushing madly you slap his hands away from you and rush off of him and the hammock.

"WHA-...!? First of all I'm not lying! And second that's not even a bed it's a hammock!" You roared as your face continued to heat up.

"Tck... Tck... I never imagined that you would have that type of side in you but I guess I was wrong." He sat up on the edge of his hammock with the smirk from before as he gave you a moment of silence.

"..."

"Tell me are you naughty or nice? Gehe." He questioned while placing his elbow on his lap and resting his chin on his hand. Glancing up you saw the mischievous grin on his lips that caused your eyes to widen as much as possible.

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Jellal Ferbandez

It's been a long day and you two have been walking for hours. Feeling tired you two decide to get some rest. Laying down under a tree you both laid down on opposite sides. You rested your back onto it's bark and slowly started drifting off but you wouldn't sleep for too long because soon you would hear an annoying bee buzzing near your ear.

"Why me??" You asked in a displeased tone as you woke up and swatted it away. Sighing because you knew you wouldn't be able to go back to sleep you then decided to go through you bag for a snack.

"Wait..." You heard Jellal mumble and your curiosity creaks out the door.

"Hm?" You forget about getting a quick snack and walk towards his side of the tree.

"Where are you going?" He asked someone in his sleep, causing the curiosity to grow. Questions began to form in your head. Who is he dreaming about? Is it someone from the past?

"...no." He whispered in a pained tone.

"Don't go..." He begged as he shuffled from side to side. You began to worry as you watched drops of sweat roll down his skin. He was getting to worked up now... He was having a nightmare.

"Jellal, wake up. Jellal!" You grabbed his right arm and began to softly shake him.

"(Y/N)? What's wrong?" He asked, unaware of the situation.

"You seemed to have been having a horrible nightmare so I decided you to wake you up." You explained in a worried tone.

"Oh...thank you." He lowly thanked.

"Do you want to talk about it? I don't mind lending an ear." You asked, wondering if he needed to let it out to feel better.

"No, it's best if I don't..." He gently refused your offer, causing a bit of an awkward silence to form.

"...okay. "

"But thank you for your concern..."

"You haven't rested at all, you seem even more tired then before." You state the truth, still feeling worried for him.

"I'll be fine." He tries to reassure you as he gives you a soft smile but you knew he wasn't going to admit to feeling tired. Sighing you scoot towards him and place your hand on his forehead. Pulling  him back You rest his head on top of your lap.

"What are you doing?" He questioned.

"My mother would rest my head on her lap and pet my head whenever I had a bad dream when I was little. It would always work for me." You confess while You caressed his blue hair.

"(Y/N)..." Jellal softly said your name but didn't stop you from what you were doing.

"Just try to get some rest, okay?" You say to him as you continued to stroke his hair and in return You received a warm smile from him. Suddenly he position himself onto his side and set his hand over your unoccupied one. Interlocking his fingers with yours he then closed his eyes.

Flustered you tried to act normal and just continued caressing his hair. The blush that played on your skin couldn't be contained nor could your wide grin. You made him company while he slept and kept him having a peaceful nap.

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Laxus Dreyar

Walking around the camping grounds you observed the area and all it's natural  beauties. You enjoyed all of the beautiful flowers and absolutely loved the wonderful singing of the birds. Following a small yellow bird you held your sketch book in you arms, hoping you could draw it.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you." You say in a low tone as you followed the small bird. Suddenly you stepped on a few twigs, causing the bird to fly away.

"Oh no." You say before running after the flying bird that soon would disappear. Sighing to yourself you were now losing hope on finding the bird but then you spotted a pop of yellow not too far away.

"There you are..." You whisper as you tip toe towards it in silence so it wouldn't get startled and fly away once again.

"Old man stop complaining." You heard a male voice speak up near you.

"Huh?" You say in a questioning, knowing that what you heard was no bird. When you finally get to get close enough to get a good look at it you then realize what you thought was a yellow bird was actually Laxus's blonde hair.

"I'll get the job done." You heard him say and you wondered who he was talking to. Walking towards him you then noticed no one was there except for him.

What is he doing here and why is he talking to himself? Stepping closer to him you finally understand what's going on. For some reason the blonde dragon slayer before you had fallen asleep in the forest.

"Yeah, yeah, gotta go." He says in his sleep while he rolls onto his side. Tilting your head you began to observe in and well... After a few minutes of just watching the sleep talking man you then glanced over at your pocket.

Time to have some fun... Ignoring the pencil and sketch book that were in your right hand you then slip your left into your back pocket. Pulling out a black marker soon a mischievous grin pulled it's way onto your lips. Leaning down towards him you began to draws cat aspects onto his skin without waking him up.

When you were done turning him into a neko you hid the marker and decided to poke him with your index finger. Waking him up you then tilted your head and acted clueless.

"(Y/N)?" He says in a confused tone as he sat up.

"Why are you sleeping in the middle of nowhere? Everyone started having lunch already, com quick or you won't have a bite to eat." You say with a smile while helping him get up. Walking away you knew he would follow right behind you. Not long after your small hike, you two finally got to camp where everyone stared at the never before seen neko Laxus.

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Sting Eucliffe

It was getting late and most guild members had already left Sabertooth and gone to their houses for a good nights rest. Meanwhile you were in a small 'meeting' with Minerva a couple of other members as well that has been going on for 3-4 hours. You did your best to not miss any important detail and wrote everything down in your journal suddenly she spoke up.

"That concludes this conference. Goodnight everyone." Minerva dismisses you all as she got up from her seat and walked towards the exit. One by one you all exited the room and make your way to leave. That's when you see Sting sleeping on one of the guild's many dining tables.

"Sting?" You say under your breath while you walk towards a sleepy blonde. Did he fall asleep waiting for me?

"Here's...a flower." He spoke up in his sleeps, causing your eyebrow to raise.

"It's as beautiful as..." He trails off but doesn't manage to finish.

"As..?" You quietly whisper, waiting for him to finish and reveal who he was dreaming of.

"You." That single word was now released from his lips, leaving you without a clear answer.

Who is you??? Spit it out! Say it... You thought to yourself in frustration, wondering if he was thinking of someone else. That very exact moment you accidentally drop your journal on the floor.

"Mmm?" He hummed before opening his eyes to look at you with confusion.

"...uh oh." You whisper.

"(Y/N) you're finally out?" He asks after letting out a small yawn.

"Um, yeah. Just got out. Why are you still here?" You question while crouching down to pick up your notebook.

"Waiting to walk you home." He answers.

"That really wasn't necessary." You state.

"Nonsense, let's go." Sting says with a small smile as he grabs your hand and walks away with you. You walked home with him by your side but you were still questioning in your thoughts who he was dreaming about.

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Rogue Cheney

You were now at your apartment with two special visitors. Rogue and Frosch were now in your living room waiting for your return. All day long you have been investigating a new request you both agreed to take on together and still haven't completed all the dots. It was already 11pm and you guys were exhausted but still continued to work. You had gone to take a quick shower and return to them afterwards.

"I'm back." You say as you step into the living room. There you realize they had both fallen asleep.

"You didn't have to push yourself so hard..." You whisper as you grab a blanket and place it over the two.

"I'm sorry." Rogue suddenly apologizes.

Did he hear me? You asked in your thoughts while glancing over at him but to your surprise he was still asleep.

"...I didn't mean to...hurt you." He confesses in his slumber.

"You're all I have..." The dark haired man  voice seemed sad and regretful. This was no dream. He was certainly having a nightmare that brought him pain.

"Rogue." You say his name as you crouch down and snap your fingers near his ears to wake him up.

"Hm?" He slowly sits up to look at you.

"You were talking in your sleep, are you alright?" You ask with a concerned expression.

"Yeah... I guess the work just stressed me out a bit." He said in a low tone before looking away. A small sigh was released from your lips as you then stood up.

"I'll make you some calming tea." You softly say to him with a slight smile before stepping away but before you could go any further you felt a strong yet gentle grip hold onto your wrist. "Huh?"

"Thank you." He says with a warm smile once you glance over at him. His smile practically caused you to internally melt into place but out side you stood firm. After that you went off to make him his tea while you tried to control your blush.

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Leo the lion (Loke)

Deciding to go fishing you sat near the shore while you waited for the fish to bite your bait so you could reel them in. This was going to be a solo operation but of course Loke had to tag along.

"I'm an expert fisherman." He begins to bring up a topic.

"Oh really?" You questioned as your left eyebrow raised.

"Did you know that I have feline qualities? Meaning I'm a predator." He states with pride in his tone.

"You're like a lion, right?" You ask.

"The King of wild. Lions are the most dangerous predators in the world." He brags as if he were some sort of royalty to cats all over the world.

"Don't male lions sleep all day until the females come home and bring the bacon? Meaning that you're not much of a predator." You bring down his reign and ego with a well known fact.

"..." In consequence he fell silent by your comment. A smirk forms on your lips as you then focus your gaze back on the lake. After a few hours of waiting to catch a fish, your 'prized expert fisherman' had fallen asleep while you were hooking on some new bait.

I expected as much. You thought to yourself with a small scoff as you observed the sleeping man.

"Chocolates?" Your heard him question, causing your eyebrows to furrow in confusion. "Hm?"

"Roses?" He asks another question as you realize he hasn't woken up yet.

"A song?" And another question was released from his mouth.

Even in his sleep he flirts. You thought as you playfully rolled the eyes.

"You and me can be somethingggg~" Loke began to sing with a screech like sound. Covering your ears you began to beg for it to end. "...make it stop."

Suddenly you had finally gotten a bite you quickly began to reel in your fish. Once out of the water the fish you had caught was then swiftly pulled ashore and accidentally fell onto the sleeping man's body.

"What the-!?" He yells in shock as he wakes up to a wet and slippery texture touching his skin.

"Whoops..." You whisper with a sly smile.

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Midnight

Your had upgraded the cave and gave it cozy and upto date amenities that satisfied your needs. Looking around at your amazing work you soon noticed that it wasn't just your needs that were completely satisfied. You spotted Midnight instead of sleeping on his flying carpet, sleeping on the new couch in what you now called an 'open concept living room'.

"I guess you're happy with the changes I made?" You say with a smile as you walk towards the sleeping man.

"Where's...?" A single word came from him in a questioning tone, causing you to watch him with curiosity in your eyes.

"...?" You stayed silent.

"Where's my...?" He slowly tried to finish his sentence.

"...my pie?" He finally finished, leaving you dumbfounded.

"Huh?" A sweat drop rolled down your skin as your jaw dropped. Who knew that a 'cold' guy such as him could seem so similar to a little child .

"You promised me...a pie." He continued.

Are you kidding me? Is he seriously dreaming about a pie? You questioned to yourself as you tried to contain your laughter. Not long after that you went off  to the market to buy the ingredients you needed and baked him a blueberry pie.

"What's that smell?" He questions as the alluring of the sweet pie teased his nose, causing him to sit up. Rubbing his eyes, a now fully awoken and aware Midnight was staring at you.

"I baked you a pie." You smiled while walking towards him with a slice of fresh pie.

"For me? What makes you think I like pies? I truly don't even understand why'd you go through all that trouble." He raised his right eyebrow while folding his arms over his chest as if he didn't want any but you knew he did.

"Because I heard you ask for one in your sleep." A small giggle was released from your lips as you sat down the plate on his lap.

"In my...?" His eyes widened at your comment as he stared at you with both confusion and shock on his face.

"Don't worry, you didn't say anything to embarrassing in your sleep." You gave him a wink before walking away.

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Zeref Dragneel

Resting near a small lake you two had encountered, you were now picking a few apples from a nearby tree and making your way back to where Zeref was sitting earlier. With the apples in the hand you walked towards him with the lively red fruit.

"Where did you go?" You heard his voice ask.

"Zeref?" You got closer to him only to see him sound asleep.

"Our parents are..." The dark haired man began to say.

Our parents? Does he have siblings somewhere out there? You questioned in your thoughts as you watched his talk in your sleep. This was the first time this has ever happen...but it was also the first time you've been so close to him in his sleep.

"...waiting for us." He finished off his sentence.

"..." You quietly watched, curios to what he'll say next.

"Stop hiding, were already late... As it is." And with that last comment he had stopped speaking. Finally sleeping like a normal person without saying a word he stayed like that and rested for awhile.

After an hour or so when he had woken up you gave him the apple you had picked for him and while he was eating it you began to speak up with a question running your head. "Um Zeref...?"

"Hm?" He turned his gaze to look at you as he took one last bite from the apple.

"I wanted to ask. What's it like...to you know..?" You felt a bit flustered about asking the question so trailed off, debating on whether or not you should finish your question or not.

"...Having siblings?" You tilted to head to your right, wondering what his answer would be.

"..." In effect of your question Zeref had now answered it with utter silence.

"Is everything alright? What is something I said??" You asked in a concerned tone as you watched him stand up from where he was sitting.

"I need to go for a walk." He plainly says in an emotionless state while turning his back on you and stepping away.

"Okay..." You say in a low tone as you watched him slowly walk away.

There's even more mystery to him then I thought... How many secrets does he hide? You quietly thought to yourself.

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Another day! Another chapter! I'm pretty excited, this is the first request I've received from you guys the readers. This chapter was requested by katsurous so this one is for your! I really hope you all enjoyed this chapter and the rest to come! Until then!

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