Disclaimer: All Fairy Tail Characters Belong to Hiro Mashima

For SilveWhiteDragon - we met through our mutual love of Gray/Natsu and you have turned into a really amazing friend. Thank you so much for all the silly chats, music recommendations, random beta requests, and for your enthusiasm about any crazy thing I suggest. You're awesome and I'm really happy to be able to call you my friend.

Not Your Wingman

"Come on you gotta come. It won't be any fun without you." Gray cajoled over the phone.

"Gray, my friend, I appreciate the invitation but I need to study. I have a test next week.", Natsu replied in his slightly formal manner of speaking.

Gray loved his accent, hell he loved everything about the pink haired male, but he had no idea how Natsu felt about him and he'd been too much of a coward to ask directly. He knew it was an absolute cliche but as much as he wanted something more to develop between them he was too afraid of destroying the friendship they had painstakingly developed over the years. He didn't even know if Natsu was into guys but after almost three years of crushing on him Gray was done with pining. He was going to make his move. They had only one year left before Natsu had to return to Japan and Gray was determined not to waste it.

Lucy had been the one to finally convince him to act. She was a great friend. Gray had briefly dated her in high school but had quickly realized there was no chemistry between them and soon after accepted he was gay. They had remained friends over the years and had gone on to attend the same college. They had both met Natsu in their English class their freshman year and had instantly connected with him.

Natsu occasionally would get frustrated by what he called the English language's arbitrary rules. When he did he would resort to speaking Japanese to express his displeasure. Gray loved when Natsu got flustered. It was very sexy.

In many ways Natsu Dragneel was a mystery to Gray. Gray knew Natsu was from Japan and attending university in the States on a student visa. As an only child he was expected to return home and help run the business and eventually take it over.

Natsu's family was very wealthy so he did not live in the dorms like Gray and Lucy. He lived by himself in a huge penthouse apartment that his family owned. He drove around in a sports car that had been a present from his father, it probably cost more than their entire college education. He took his studies very seriously, rarely joining his friends on their frequent nights out. He much preferred to meet for coffee on his way to the library or if he was feeling extremely sociable he would agree to go out to dinner followed by a movie. In all the time Gray had known him Natsu had never dated anyone which was the biggest reason Gray had no idea what his friend was into. Gray had not really wanted to date anyone in that time afraid he might miss his chance if he did.

"Natsu, you study all the time. You need to take a break. Part of going to college is having fun, besides I need you to drive."

"Ah, the real reason you wish me to go comes out." Natsu chuckled, "I could drop you off at this club, go to the library, and pick you back up when you're ready."

"No, that's no good." Gray said, "I need a wingman."

"What's this wingman?" Natsu asked puzzled. Gray could almost visualize his friend's wrinkled brow as he said those words.

"It's someone to protect me from unwanted attention." Gray explained as best as he could knowing Natsu still had a lot of trouble understanding slang.

"So I am to stop women from approaching you?" Natsu asked confused, "I thought you wished to do what you call the hooking up?"

"No, Natsu. I want to go out with my friends and have fun not do the hooking up." Gray chuckled, amused at his friend's attempt to use slang, "You are one of my friends so that automatically includes you. Come on, you said your test is not until next week, you could study the rest of the weekend."

Gray heard a pause on the other line. "Gray, I must go. My father is calling on the other line."

Before he could protest the connection was terminated. What was he going to do now? He had already worked up his nerve. He called Lucy.

"Hey, did you get him to agree to go?", Lucy asked.

"No, he said he had to study and before I could push him he got a call from his father." Gray complained.

"Well, I hope that call goes better than their last one." Lucy confided, "They had a huge fight and he was devastated for days."

"Wait, what? He never told me anything about that." Gray said with alarm.

"You know how he is, I just caught him moping at the Student Centre and asked him about it." Lucy reassured him, "He didn't actually tell me what the fight was about though."

Gray's call waiting rang and he looked to see that Natsu was calling him back. "I'll call you back Lucy, Natsu's on the other line."

"Go get him tiger!" Lucy encouraged him. "Just text me if he's going so I can start getting ready." She had promised to go for moral support.

Gray hung up with her and quickly switched to the other line. "Hey Natsu!" Gray answered.

"Hello Gray, I would be happy to join you this evening. What time should I pick you up?" Natsu asked. Gray thought that he sounded tense.

"Eight o'clock is fine." Gray replied wondering what had happened on the phone call to both change Natsu's mind and make him upset, "Oh and Lucy will join us there."

"Alright, I will see you then." Natsu got the rest of the details from Gray and hung up to get ready.

Gray texted Lucy the news. He looked at his watch, it was already 6:30. He jumped in the shower thankful that for once he did not have to fight his roomate for it. Loke had already left for his date with his flavor of the month. He was not planning on being back until Sunday evening so Gray had the room to himself all weekend. He was glad for that because he didn't think he could handle his roommate's good natured teasing. He was the only other person who knew about his crush on Natsu.

Gray tried not to think of what was at stake if things went badly, he was nervous enough as it was. If everything went well he would have his answer tonight one way or the other. If he was rejected then he could come back and mope by himself but he didn't want to think of that possibility unless he absolutely had to. He played some music to soothe his nerves as he got dressed, trying to make himself look as attractive as he was able. He put on the outfit that Lucy had helped him pick out earlier that day. He grabbed some gel and spiked his hair up. He wore cologne, something he rarely did and hoped that Natsu liked it. Soon it was 8:00 and Gray made his way outside the building to wait for Natsu to pick him up. He didn't have long to wait before he saw Natsu's flashy car enter the dorm's parking lot.

Gray quickly got into the passenger seat and gave Natsu the name of the club so he could plug it into his GPS. Gray peered over at his friend curious as to what he would wear for a night out at a club and had to quickly gaze away so that Natsu did not see his reaction.

They reached the club fairly quickly and Natsu used the valet parking which gave them immediate access over the people waiting in line. They entered the club and made their way to the bar. Gray checked Natsu out shamelessly as he walked in front of him. He was wearing a black V-neck t-shirt layered over a white undershirt. Over the shirt he wore an open gray vest which he paired with a pair of blue skinny jeans and a thin white belt that brought your attention to his hips. He was wearing a silver chain around his neck with some sort of sword pendant. He looked amazing and Gray wished he could tell him so.

They got some drinks at the bar and made their way to a table. "So this is what American clubs are like." Natsu said while looking around, "I've never been to one before."

"Well, you don't go out very much."

"No, I don't. I worked hard to make my father proud." Natsu said, his tone once again tense but also laced with sadness. "I regret that now."

"Is everything alright? You seem tense." Gray asked as he sipped his drink.

"Yes, I just had some news from my father." Natsu said, "I don't really want to talk about it."

"Ok." Gray said, "Do you want to dance?"

"How about we finish our drinks and get out of here." Natsu said as he looked at Gray, "Maybe you can help me forget, if only for tonight."

"Forget?" Gray looked at his friend with concern, "Natsu, what are you---"

"Tell me something Gray" Natsu interrupted as he reached out to cup Gray's face with his hand, "Do you find me attractive?"

"W-what?" Gray was flustered by Natsu's sudden straightforwardness, this was not at all going the way he'd expected. He had never seen this assertive side of Natsu before. It was very attractive. He imagined maybe this what he was like back at home. He was the son of a high profile wealthy businessman, he was probably used to getting anything he wanted.

"Because I think you do." Natsu continued, his olive green eyes looked at Gray with an expression that was almost hungry, "I saw the way you were looking at me in the car."

Gray was about to deny it but realized how stupid that would be, "What of it? Does that bother you?" He grabbed the hand that was touching his face and kissed it before letting it go.

"Not at all, I had often hoped it was so. I just thought I would have more time." Natsu said as he smiled sadly at Gray and traced the outline of his face.

"Natsu--" Gray began only to be interrupted again as Natsu's hand moved from his face to the back of his head and pulled him in roughly for a kiss. The kiss was demanding but Gray would not give in so easily. When Natsu's warm tongue forced its way into Gray's mouth hungrily his own tongue was ready for battle. He could feel his groin tightening at the promise of passion that was implicit in their kiss.

"No more words." Natsu said as they separated, "Tonight I am taking something for myself before I'm no longer free to do so. Let's get out of here."

Gray did not waste any time thinking about the words Natsu said although he would spend much time pondering them later.They both downed their drinks quickly and Natsu grabbed Gray's hand and led him back to the entrance. He gave the valet attendant his ticket and waited for his car to be brought back around.

Natsu wasted no time going right back to kissing Gray while they waited. Neither noticed Lucy still standing in line to get in. She wisely chose not to call out to them and she smiled, happy Gray's plan had worked out. She saw them get into Natsu's ridiculous car and decided to go back home. She was sure she would get a call from Gray later.

Natsu checked them in to the most expensive hotel in the city and soon they were in the biggest room Gray had ever seen although he was not able to make out too many of the details before Natsu had practically thrown him on the humongous bed and quickly climbed on after him.

Everything was going so fast but Gray never thought to slow it down. He'd been wanting Natsu for three years and while Gray didn't understand why his friend was acting so impulsive he figured they could talk about it later. He began to moan as Natsu was nibbling and sucking at his collarbone.

"You smell so good." Natsu groaned , "Did you wear that for me?"

Gray only smirked loving how turned on Natsu sounded. He moved his hand to the bulge in Natsu's pants and squeezed. "You're awfully eager. Do you need some help with that?"

"Do you need some help with yours?" Natsu looked at Gray with amusement as he mirrored his actions.

They both laughed until Natsu ground his groin into Gray's.

"Holy fuck that feels good!" Natsu moaned. "Maybe we should take care of these. I don't think I'll last very long at this rate."

"Me either." Gray hissed as he moved his hips up to meet his lover's.

"Enough, I want to see you." Natsu growled. "Take off your clothes."

Gray had already finished before Natsu had even taken his shirts off. "Are you one of those college students who work at a strip club for extra money?" Natsu teased as his eyes feasted on Gray's toned body.

"If I worked at a strip club it would take me longer, dumbass. What I just did is the opposite of sexy."

"I don't know, I enjoyed it." Natsu purred, "Maybe you can dance for me later."

Gray snorted, "That will not happen, the most you might get, if you're lucky, is a lap dance."

Natsu laughed easily as he took the rest of his clothes off until he too was naked. They both stared at each other liking what they saw.

It was Natsu who broke the silence. "I want you." he said his voice husky with desire, "I've wanted you for so long, I'm sorry I didn't say anything before."

"I could have said something too. I just didn't know whether you were into guys or not." Gray said as he kissed Natsu hungrily.

"I'm very much into guys, you in particular\." Natsu said as his hands began to explore Gray's chest until he reached his nipples. He pinched them between his fingers as he continued talking. He ignored Gray's sharp intakes of breath and his moans. He frotted against Gray some more adding some moans of his own. "I just learned to hide it so as not to embarrass my father."

Gray nodded losing interest in the conversation. He closed his eyes enjoying the sensations that Natsu was inciting with his hands and his cock and,

"Nnngh" with his mouth. He opened his eyes and looked down to see pink locks as Natsu wrapped his lips around Gray's erection and sucked the head. He took more and more of Gray's cock in his mouth and began to bob his head settling on a rhythm that was driving Gray crazy . Natsu grabbed Gray's hand and put it on his head showing him he could pull his hair if he wanted to. Gray threaded his fingers in that softness pulling a little roughly and loving how Natsu's moans felt. Gray already felt like he was close to losing control. He wanted this to last, the whole night. So far this felt like the best wet dream he'd ever had and if that was what this was he never wanted to wake up. He saw Natsu stroking himself with his other hand keeping the same rhythm as his hand and mouth.

"Naaa-tsuuu" Gray moaned. "Oh god, feels so good. You look so hot!"

Gray lost it when Natsu started humming around his cock as he continued to bob and suck, the vibrations were too much stimulation and he came swiftly without being able to warn his partner. Natsu took it in stride and as he had not reached his climax yet Gray returned the favor reveling in Natsu's noises. At some point he started exclaiming in Japanese which excited Gray even more. He knew Natsu only resorted to Japanese when he was flustered. Too soon Natsu also came and Gray greedily tasted him.

They moved to the bed and lay there looking at each other. They began to kiss again.

"Are you hungry, do you want something to drink?" Natsu asked as he got up briefly to get the room service menu. "Get anything you want, tonight is on my father."

They ordered large amounts of food and Natsu made a point of ordering two bottles of the most expensive wine they had to go with it. They cuddled on the bed as they waited for the food to arrive.

"Natsu, what is that necklace you're wearing? I've never seen you wear it before." Gray asked as he lazily trailed Natsu's chest with his fingers.

"It was a present from my mother." Natsu smiled as he grabbed the necklace and played with it, "She died when I was young. She said someday I was supposed to give it to someone special and then a part of me would always be with them, just like when she gave it to me. It's one of the few things I have of hers so I keep it home. I don't want to lose it."

"My parents both died in an accident when I was young." Gray said, "My brother and I were raised by our aunt."

"Sometimes I wish my father had died too." Natsu said with more than a hint of anger.

"Do you want to talk about what happened?" Gray asked worried about what could be bothering Natsu so much.

"No, there will be time enough for that later." He grabbed a robe and put it on as he went to open the door for room service.

Multiple carts were rolled in and they spent a good half hour feeding each other and trying everything Natsu had ordered to piss his dad off. They were not even using wine glasses. They each had their own bottle they were drinking from. Gray was pretty sure that just one bottle cost as much as all his college books for the year. They were well on their way to getting pretty drunk, laughing hysterically at everything.

"Hey, Gray. How about that lap dance?" Natsu asked with a grin.

"Just how dwunk do you think I am?"

"Dunno. Come here." Natsu said showing him a small vial.

"Is that lube? Where did you even get that? I've been with you the whole time." Gray asked surprised.

"I asked the concierge for it when I ordered the food." Natsu dissolved into giggles. "You can get anything you want at a five star hotel."

"Oh my god, you didn't?" Gray asked horrified

Natsu laughed even harder holding the vial up triumphantly. He opened it and let some of the viscous liquid coat his fingers. "Come here" he said again as he patted the bed "Wanna make you feel good."

Gray crawled on the bed trying his best to look seductive but dissolving into giggles of his own."What did he say?"

"Uhm she actually. She just asked whether I wanted water based or silicone." Natsu laughed

"And?"

"You have to come here to find out."

Gray was finally able to coordinate his movements well enough to get to where Natsu was waiting. He lay back and let Natsu prep him. It had been a long time for him but despite being fairly drunk Natsu was gentle and when Natsu grabbed his hand and dragged him with him Gray was more than ready. Natsu sat against the headboard and waited for Gray to give him his lap dance. Gray did not disappoint. He rode Natsu mercilessly until they both couldn't take it anymore.

They got under the covers and fell asleep in each other's arms. The next morning Natsu woke up and watched Gray sleep. He took off his necklace and placed it around the other man's neck. Gray continued to snore loudly.

"I want you to have my necklace, maybe this way a small part of me will always live happy with you." He felt the tears and let them fall as he thought of the fate that awaited him. "I love you, Gray. I'm sorry it had to be like this. I will remember this night as the only time I was truly happy, it's the one thing my father will never be able to take away from me."

"I hope you have a good life and you find someone who makes you happy. I truly wish I could be that for you." He kissed Gray gently on the lips and carefully got out of the bed. He got dressed and after looking at the man he loved one last time left the hotel room and never looked back.

When Gray woke up hours later he was wearing Natsu's necklace but the man himself was nowhere to be found. He tried calling Natsu's phone but there was no answer. He was confused but he got dressed and decided to go to Natsu's apartment. When he arrived the doorman let him in and he made his way to the security desk.

"I'm here to see Mr. Dragneel."

"I'm sorry sir, Mr. Dragneel left for Japan this morning. He is not expected back."

"Oh, thank you." he said as he left the building and headed back to his dorm.

Those words hit Gray hard. He began to think of all the things Natsu had said, all the hints that he had ignored too preoccupied in his pleasure to notice and then he looked down at the necklace around his neck and he realized, Natsu was never coming back.

A/N Silver - I hope you like it. I thought I'd cheer you up with a random Gray/Natsu update. Now you know what that picture was for *giggle*.