Natsu POV

The next early morning we, team Natsu, left for the mission. I wasn't glad at all. But I had to deal with the situation. I would try to avoid Gray but I know that avoiding him entirely wasn't possible. We got at the train station. My stomach already turned. I looked at Erza, she nodded that she understood what I meant. Erza punched me unconscious.

Gray pov
We were at the train station, I saw that Natsu already turned green by only looking. So he turned to Erza who understand his look. I had an idea and I was right Erza punched Natsu out cold. Erza threw him over her shoulder and walked with the rest inside the train. Wendy cast troia on herself, but it didn't help like usual. So she was wobbling. After the train depart Wendy fell asleep on Lucy her shoulder. I sat with Juvia in a seat across of them and Natsu laid out cold on the lap of Erza. I don't know why but I felt a pang when I saw Natsu laying like that on Erza. Is she into him? I thought she liked Jellal. I had to ask her on the mission. It was a week long mission. I hope Natsu will be fine, I mean he is slowly recovering. I still don't know what's wrong with him though. I don't understand why he is avoiding me. Did I do something wrong after all. I had to ask him about it. Or should that make it worse I mean, I shouldn't be asking anything. I wonder if he is able to handle his magic. I mean when gramps explained the mission Natsu seemed to zone out. That is actually not something new. He never hears the full detail of the mission we take. But this time his flames are essential to the success of the mission. I have the idea he didn't heard what purpose he had at all. Well we will see. I was zoning out now, I saw that only Lucy and I were awake. Juvia was sleeping at my lap.

"Lucy." She turned to me. "Yeah Gray." "Have you figured it out? About Natsu?" She looked disappointed to her lap. "Actually I haven't I am at a dead end." "Me too. So only Erza knows about it. Do you think he will be able to handle the mission?" "I believe in him Gray, but I'm worried and afraid." "I still wonder how Erza figured it out so soon." "Don't underestimate Erza, Gray." "What do you mean?" "She know you and Natsu since childhood, she will notice if something is wrong. Maybe she did notice it already at the beginning." "But I know Natsu as long as her, why can't I figure it out." "I don't know Gray, maybe you're dense. Hahah. Just joking Gray." "Funny. Still I wonder how she knew." "I guess girls instinct Gray." "Why haven't you figured it out then?" "I don't know, I'm guessing. But I'm at a dead end. Gray we should sleep as well, the train ride is very long." "Yeah I guess you're right." After that we both fell asleep.

Almost there I woke up at an unknown sound. I woke up, opened my eyes and saw that Natsu woke up and was hurling. He looked awful. "Oi, flame brain, should I knock you out again?" He looked at me, green face. Hurling. He pleaded with his face, but said after a while. "No thank you, I heard it is a little before we arrive at our destiny. I try to withstand it for a while." He tried to smile. After that he hurled again. I stood up walked to him and draw circles on his back. He relaxed a bit. "W- what .. what are y-you doing?" his face went red. I didn't know if he was getting ill again or that he was blushing. I guess it was the first option. "I'm trying to calm you down silly." He turned his face away from me. "Should I stop?" "No please don't." He said very quiet. I was shocked. Natsu was letting me in, or was I mistaking. I don't know but at that time I didn't care. He was so relaxed that after some time he fell asleep. But how was I going out of this situation. He was asleep on my lap. I didn't want to wake him up but what will the others think if they see us like this. Juvia probably will freak out. So I did something I regret later. I pushed Natsu very hard the other way and woke him up obviously. He looked furious. "What the hell Gray?" Thanks to me he hit his head against the wall of the train. "I.. I ..." I couldn't think of an excuse. "If you didn't want to comfort me, then you shouldn't have done that in the first place." He was right. Shit I was stupid. He sat in his seat again, looked green but withstood it. He looked out of the window, on the complete other way I was seated. I screwed up big time. Eventually we reached our destiny and everyone woke up. 

We left the train. Natsu was already outside when we came out of the train. "Let's go to the mission site" Erza said. Natsu walked at the front. I wanted to walk besides him, but every time I came close he walked slower or faster. He was avoiding me again. Shit I had an opening in the train. "Erza-san shouldn't we first look for an inn? Ano.. I think everyone is tired." Wendy said very shy. "Speak up child." Charle said. "I'm sorry." Wendy said. "I think you're right Wendy I think it is wise if we search for an inn." Eventually we found an inn. "Sir do you have vacant rooms for us to stay?" "Yea but I only have two rooms." Erza said "We take them." "Erza-san we are with many people are you sure we all going to fit?" "Sure it is like a sleepover right." I wonder who Erza thought of putting together in one room. When we enter one room it was only for two persons, we checked the other room that one was bigger. "So I decided. You guys go together. So Natsu, Gray and Happy have the smaller room and the girls get the big room. That will work out right guys?" We both nodded. At least I believed Natsu nodded. He didn't protest either. "But I want to be with Gray-sama." "Juvia we aren't putting you together in one room with one of the others, you will bother them and it is very awkward for that person(s)." I was actually glad, but afraid at the same time. I was alone with Natsu, okay Happy was with us but he is a cat. I had to apologize. Erza had a point I mean if we were together and for example with Wendy or Lucy they wouldn't feel at ease. But maybe Natsu didn't mind. Or did he. We didn't talk about my relationship. We don't talk much at all. Now that I think about it he never gave me blessings or congratulated me about my relationship with Juvia. Why? Did he just simple forgot. I mean it is Natsu we are talking about. I walked together with Natsu to our room. Natsu took the bed at the window without asking. But I didn't mind. We both showered, I first after then Natsu. Happy was already asleep on Natsu's bed. 

"Natsu, I'm sorry about that in the train." Natsu didn't look at me he just shrugged. Like nothing happened. I don't understand him sometimes. "May I ask you a question?" "You already asked one just now." "How funny, but you're talking to me again. I'm glad you are. Ano.. I just thought about it, but you never said anything about the relationship I have with Juvia. So did you forgot to congrats me or did you just didn't care or something like that?" Natsu's eyes went huge. He fell silent. "Oi, did I said something wrong?" He looked away and kept silent. "Maybe, it did bother you after all. I mean that I am the first who found my love before you. Is that the reason why you're acting weird lately. That's stupid Natsu even for you." He kept silent. I went a little too far. His hands formed fists, his knuckles went white. "I.." he wanted to say something but he was raging even I could tell. So the next thing he did was storm out of the bedroom. "Oi flame brain where are you going?" I yelled after him. He didn't bother he started running. Erza came from the room across us outside she looked at me and asked "What happened?" "I think I made him angry he left, no he stormed out of the room." "Gray, what did you do?" "I thought I finally understood him, that it was because he was bothered with me and Juvia getting together, I mean I think he is jealous he lost to me. That he doesn't has a girl by now." Erza face went pale. She was also furious. "What did I do wrong? You tell me." She ran after Natsu. "Gray you baka." I was complete at a loss. What did I do. I decided to go after Erza and Natsu. 

It was raining heavenly. I saw Natsu screaming and he was kneeling on the ground. He looked like he was going nuts. Erza hugged him. But he kept screaming, was he crying. I couldn't tell because of the rain. I stood there looking at the scene. I didn't want to interrupt them. But I heard everything they said. Natsu kept screaming. "Erza... I can't ... I just can't he.... AAAAAARGH.. Gray baka!!" Erza kept hugging Natsu. It was an odd scene. Gray? Did he just screamed my name? Nah. "Erza just go inside you get a cold if you stay outside like this.. I will be fine, I need some time alone." "Sure, Natsu. Come back inside when you're ready. If you want to talk I am there for you." "Thanks Erza." She was about to turn around, but Natsu took her arm and said something I was shocked of. "Erza I think this is my last mission with the team." She looked as shocked as I was. I hide behind a wall. Erza nodded and walked inside. Natsu was staring at the sky, that was still pouring on him. Natsu, what did he meant by that. Last mission with us as team, why. Didn't he like someone in the team. Was he losing strength. I thought I understood him inside but I'm at a dead end again.

 "AAAAAAARGH!! Why, why didn't I confess that day." What?! Confess. He is in love, with someone but he lost the change to confess. That could be the reason why he's acting strange I mean he might be heartbroken. I walked closer to Natsu. He turned around I saw fury in those eyes, but also tears. "Natsu." "What do you want, ice princess!?" He spat. Now that I realize he didn't call me ice princess or another of our nicknames for quite a while. Why I wonder. "I want to apologize to you about what happened upstairs." "You apologize quite easy these days, do you think I became weak or something like that. I don't need your pity. Don't give me that shit Gray." Now that I think about it he recently kept calling me by my name, he never did that before. "I'm guess you're right, but Natsu I think I finally understand you." "Yeah you do? After I yelled it to you? Wow you're really something Gray." He spat. I felt hurt. "Yeah apparently I am that dense, you fell in love right. But someone took her before you right?" "....Something like that." "Sorry man I didn't knew you liked Juvia as well." "J-Juvia? Are you kidding me.. don't let me laugh. Hahaha, you really thought I would fall for that water mage." "Oi, that is my girlfriend." He flinched. "Yeah I know that, I was there when you announced it to the whole world." "So you are jealous after all?" "If you think that." "You're really pissing me off. You're the only one who didn't say congrats. You've been avoiding me for ages now, and for what?! Because you lost to me. Don't make me laugh Dragneel." "Lost to you... you're still not making sense Fullbuster." Natsu looked at the ground his hair was stuck at his face. His hair hid his beautiful eyes. "You're really stupid. Gray you think you're so awesome, but you can't even understand me." "If you talked about it we all would understand." "You really think I could solve this with just talking? Because everything is so easy for you Fullbuster, doesn't mean I can do the same. I am afraid, no one will understand me or look the same at me anymore. They think ..." He didn't finish. "Like I would care, you're weird already, I understand why someone else took the one you loved. Who would love someone like you. I hate you." He froze. I went too far. "You said enough Fullbuster, leave. I don't want to see your face anymore, leave me alone. You're such an asshole and a pushy one too. I think you match perfect with Juvia." "Don't get Juvia involved Natsu." I ran to him and hit him hard in his face. He fell backwards on the concrete filled with water. I sat on him and kept hitting him, he was hitting me as well, but not as strong as usual. "Don't come close to me and Juvia anymore, I thought of you as my friend Natsu, but you are really an asshole yourself. Leave me alone as well." After that I left and went to our bedroom. I showered again, because I was drained of the rain. After half an hour he didn't come back. But I couldn't care anymore, because I fell asleep. 

I had a horrible dream about blaming everything on Natsu. I shocked awake and saw he was still not in his bed, it was late. But I didn't care I fell asleep again. The next morning Natsu didn't return to his bedroom at all. I had to face Erza shit I forgot that. The girls were waiting in the hallway and knocked at the door, I left the room together with Happy. Happy still very tired. "Gray where is Natsu? What happened last night?" I gulped. "We had a fight last night and I haven't seen him come back to the room after that." Erza was furious and slept me in the face. "How could you!" She screamed as she ran outside. I was shocked. Juvia came to me and said "Gray-sama, Natsu-san has an hard time, why did you have to fight him. Juvia-san thinks that wasn't nice of you." "It is all about Natsu the last days." Lucy gave me a slap in my face this time. "You shouldn't speak so poorly of him Gray." Lucy went after Erza, Juvia shook her head in disapproval and went with Lucy. Gray stood there shocked what just happened. Wendy ran after the two girls, she didn't make a remark to me but I could guess she was disappointed in me as well. I sighed. I then realized that Happy was still with me. I turned around to face the blue cat. "Gray, try to understand Natsu." "What do you mean Happy?" "Well... Natsu changed after that day Gray. You've done this to him. You should apologize to him." He then flew away. "What do you mean? It's my fault after all?" Happy didn't respond. The pieces started to fall, but I was missing an important piece. I still didn't understand why everyone was so against me. I sighed again and decided to search for Natsu as well. I went outside and find the girls searching for him. 

Erza looked at me. "Gray where is the last place you've seen him?" She asked. "The last place you saw him." Her eyes went huge. I guess she understood that I had seen everything. "As you can see he isn't at that place." "Yea, I noticed." "Everyone, we should try to think as Natsu-san. He wants to be alone, where is a good spot to do that." Wendy said. "Charle, Wendy and I will search him from the sky." Happy said and flew away with Charle and Wendy. "Juvia and Lucy you will search that side, Gray and I will search the other side. If we see him we send a signal." We all went our own ways. I understood finally why she put me together with her. "Gray, I think you have it completely wrong about Natsu." "What do you mean, you know what I think?" "Yea, I guessed that you thought that Natsu is jealous of you. But he isn't jealous of you. But of someone else." "Someone else? Who do you mean?" She sighed. "Gray you are so slow.. He is jealous of Juvia of course." "WHAT!!!" Erza stayed silent. I didn't understand. Me?? Why me?