Chapter 10 : Became friends, but didn't advance
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Natsu ran towards the pool and jumped in, while Gray reached the tables and seat under the giant umbrella by the sides. He placed the towel around his shoulder on the table.
Gray could see Natsu swimming around, actually enjoying himself.
He layed his head on his palm, his hand resting on the table. I guess this is why I love the idiot, huh...
Natsu called out from the pool.
"Hey, Gray! Come in! The water's fine!"
"I'd rather not!" Because I'd rather see you acting cute...
"Aw, please?" Natsu shouted back as he placed his hands together, asking Gray to come in.
Gray felt his cheeks burning. He sighed and stripped into his swimming trunks.
"Cannonball!" Gray shouted as he jumped into the pool, the water splashing at everything around him, including Natsu.
Natsu was laughing as he felt the waves sweep him back a little. He found himself actually enjoying Gray's company.
Quite a rare occurance.
He kept playing with Gray, splashing his face with water, while Gray was splashing back.
Natsu, being the childish person he is, kept making up names for the splashes of water. It was very ironic, considering that he works with fire.
"Water Magic, Water bullets!" Natsu would proclaim as he used his hands to continuously slice the surface of water at Gray, creating little droplets that flew towards Gray.
Gray would be chuckling, shielding himself from the water that is splashed at his direction.
Natsu would then laugh as Gray returned the favor, splashing him with the water.
They spent the afternoon like this, enjoying each other's presence.
Gray was the first to get out of the water. He went over to his table and picked up the towel he left there.
"Oh, I didn't bring a towel!" Natsu proclaimed as he looked down at himself, drenched with water.
"Did you forget you control fire?" Gray responded as he started to clean his body with the towel, the water slowly sticking onto the towel.
"Oh yeah," Natsu responded, feeling embarrassed as he blushed.
His body flared up as the water evaporated, being extra careful not to burn his swimming trunks or Gray.
The fire died down as he followed Gray back to their room. Gray unlocked their door and he opens the door to the bathroom, locking the door from inside as running water begins to sound.
He layed on the bed, his clothes already dry, waiting for Gray to finish his bath as he remembered something.
He was with Gray the whole day.
That thought excited him. Gray is his all day! Maybe even for the three days! He could have Gray all to himself...
All to himself...
He blushed furiously. He should not even be thinking of that. They're just here to have fun.
"Hey, Natsu," Gray called out as he walked out with a towel around his waist. His hands were on his hips. "Your turn."
"O-okay," Natsu stuttered, walking to the bathroom and locking the door once more.
'Oh my gosh, he was...' Natsu thought to himself as he turned the tap on, allowing water to flow into the tub. After filling up, he stripped and sank into the water, hiding his blush under the water as he cleaned himself.
Gray was changing into his casual attire, a long sleeved shirt with pants that reached a little beyond his knees. He heard his stomach grumble as he finished putting on his pants.
"Hey, Natsu?" Gray called out and waited.
"Yeah?"
"Do you wanna eat here or go down to eat?"
He waited a little longer, assuming Natsu was thinking.
"Here,"
"Alright, what do you want?"
He waited a little longer again. He sat down on the bed next to the phone, as Natsu spoke up.
"Um, is there steak? Any combos with steak are fine."
Gray picked up the phone and waited, a person from the other side picked up.
"Hello, what do you need?" A recognisable voiced sounded.
"Oh, hello Sakuya. I need two steak combos," Gray looked through the menu he found in the cabinet the phone was sitting on top off. "The second combo."
The second combo was a steak with rice, mushroom stew poured over. A small bowl of peanut soup, with a plate of french fries.
"Oh, it's Gray of room 290, correct?" Sakuya responded as the sound of pen scribbling on paper was in the background. "Yes, I'll ask someone to send it up to you room. Your services will be paid by Erza Scarlet, Mirajane Struass and Lucy Heartfilia."
"Okay, thank you." Gray ended the talk and place the phone back in place before he heard the door unlock. Natsu walked out with a towel around his waist. His body flared up and died down while he reached down to grab hold of his clothes, swiftly putting them on as Gray looked away, blushing.
"Th-the food's about to be up, let's wait." Gray stuttered, Natsu sitting beside him.
Gray found that it quickly became awkward, which led him to think of something to say.
"Um, Natsu?"
"Y-yeah?"
"Who did you like?"
Silence...
Natsu quickly blushed, before pointing a finger at Gray.
"You don't need to know!" He responded smugly while Gray took hold of his hand and laid it on the bed.
"But I want to..." Gray looked away blushing, much to Natsu's surprise.
"Okay..." Natsu smiled, still blushing as he tightened his grip unknowingly around Gray's hand.
"Well?"
"This person is very kind, good looking too. It would be weird if I told this person directly how I felt," he paused, pointing at Gray with his second hand's index finger. "I can tell you because you're said you were okay with me telling you."
Gray looked at him in confusion.
"Well, they're not the exact words... but I just wanted to tell you cause you were interested."
Gray smiled, "Oh, then? When you were acting weird?"
"Hey!"
"Okay, I just wanted to remember."
There was a knock on the door, and Gray stood up and answered it.
A female staff wearing dark blue uniform strolled to meals in on a cart, and bowed to greet.
"Hello. I have been ordered by Sakuya to bring this up to you." The female greeted as she promptly left the room, closing the door.
Gray smiled and picked up one of the meals, sitting on the bed and began eating, while Natsu followed.
They both sat on the bed as Gray switched on the television, appearing on screen a comedic show. This allowed the two to spend their dinner laughing and smiling as they consumed the food they ordered.
They soon finished and left it on the table beside their bed, Natsu laying down on the bed he was sitting on and rested there while Gray tood up, about to go to the balcony of the room when he felt a hand holding his back.
He turned and saw that Natsu had stood up, grabbing Gray's hand while he looked down.
"C-can you, um, c-come sleep together with me?" Natsu spoke and held his grip on Gray's hand tighter, feeling his face flaring up with embarrasment.
Gray felt himself blushing as he saw Natsu trying to get him to stay.
"S-sure," Gray sighed, as he laid on the bed. Gray went to turn the light off.
Natsu felt like he was blushing even more as he slowly got into bed, lying next to Gray, and turning over so his side was laying on the bed to look at Gray. Gray flipped over and faced Natsu.
"Goodnight." He smiled, shutting his eyes.
"..."
Natsu looked at Gray, and he could not control himself.
Gray had his arm lying on his side, his hand on his stomach and his other hand laid 90 degrees infront of him.
This was like an invitation for Natsu.
He leaned into Gray's chest and wrapped his arms around his torso, as he felt Gray's warmth covering him. He felt Gray's arms move and he enveloped Natsu, the two cuddling in the darkness. Now, Natsu felt himself grinning as he cuddled with Gray, drifting off to sleep.
◇[A/N : Remember when Gray said the phrase 'tell me when you can in chapter 4? That's what the whole 'you told me I could tell' thing came from. Just a reason.
Anyways, I have not been letting this part publish, so I'm giving you a long part as a compensation for the wait. I think no one cares... meh... Here you go =)]◇
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