"I'm going to make you scream."

The words were spoken directly into Natsu's ear, causing a shiver to run through his body, and despite having climaxed only a few minutes ago, he felt his cock already filling again. Only when Gray's muscles clenched around his growing erection was he reminded of the fact that he hadn't pulled out yet. Gray hummed in approval, trailing his fingers downwards over the expanse of Natsu's back until he reached the cleft of his ass cheeks. Then the touch was gone, but before Natsu could state his dissatisfaction, Gray's hands were on his ass, groping tightly, turning his complaint into a moan. In his current position, he couldn't really see Gray's face, but the heated growl spoke volumes about his state of arousal. As if to prove his point, Natsu felt Gray's cock that was trapped between their bodies slowly come to life again.

As much as Natsu wanted to stay buried inside Gray and just go for a second round, he was sure that Gray wanted to be the one to penetrate him this time. He moved his hips backward, intending to pull out, but Gray's grip on his ass tightened and kept him in place.

"Don't. Not yet."

"I thought you'd like to be in control now?"

Gray's smirk was palpable. "Just because you're inside me doesn't mean you're the one in control. I want you to fuck me a bit more. Start slowly." Gray's voice was dark and heavy with lust, and desire surged through Natsu's veins like liquid fire.

He didn't need to be told twice. Natsu moved his hips backward until only his tip was inside, then slid back in as slowly as his self-control allowed him to. It felt incredibly filthy. The generous amount of lube he had applied to his cock and fingers had mingled with his cum, making Gray's insides extremely slippery. Natsu had only been able to smell the scent of Gray's release until that moment, which alone was already a huge turn-on, but with his cock nearly all the way out the scent of his own semen mixed with it, and it was an intoxicating mixture of scents.

Natsu didn't even notice that his hips had sped up on their own volition until Gray dug his heels harshly into his ass cheeks, forcing him to still. "Sh- shit, Natsu. Fucking me like a rabbit isn't what I meant by 'slowly'."

"Sorry. I... I lost control."

"I noticed that much. Calm down a bit, yeah? I want to savor this. Look at me."

Natsu obediently lifted his head from where it was still resting in the crook of Gray's neck, and his mind cleared tangibly once the sweet scent of his mate's arousal and sweat had the chance to mix with the air before it entered his nose. However, looking into Gray's face clouded with lust nearly destroyed that effect again, but then the corner of Gray's lips pulled upwards in a genuine smile. Natsu found himself mirroring the expression. Hands pulled him down gently but determinedly, their lips meeting in a passionate kiss.

While their tongues slid playfully against each other's, Natsu picked up the movement of his hips. This time, he really went slowly, always pulling out until the tight muscle ring was squeezing the sensitive spot at the underside of his glans, then pushing back in all the way, aiming to hit Gray's prostate with every thrust. Their kiss grew more and more heated, but Natsu didn't increase his pace. Gray was in charge now, and if he didn't tell him to speed up, then he wouldn't, even if it was getting increasingly difficult not to. He didn't need to wait long for the order to come.

Gray broke their kiss after a minute or so, his hands clutching at Natsu's shoulder blades desperately. "Faster. But stop before you come."

Now that was a difficult task. Natsu's mind was so fogged by lust that he wasn't sure if he'd be able to stop once he noticed his orgasm was about to hit him. His hips were going faster now. Gray's legs were wrapped tightly around his ass, making the momentum even more powerful by pulling him back in on every thrust. Their restrained whimpers soon turned into loud, unrestrained moans. Natsu's elbows eventually gave out, and his upper body collapsed on Gray's again, leaving his head buried in the crook of Gray's neck yet again. It was too much, the intense scent flooding his nose and the stimulation of his cock, plus the desperate sounds and twitches of his mate - he stilled with his shaft buried to the hilt inside Gray. His dick was throbbing and jerking, desperately wanting to be moved in and out just one or two more times, but Natsu controlled his desire with great effort. His breaths were chocked, his pulse far beyond normal, and his instincts unsatisfied, screaming at him to just finish.

When Natsu had finally calmed to the point where he was sure that he wouldn't climax if he pulled out, he hoisted his upper body to look Gray into the eyes. Only then did he register Gray's hands caressing his back soothingly. He must have worn a pained expression, because one of Gray's hands came around to stroke his cheek, and Gray's lips curled into a sympathetic but thankful smile.

"Good dragon. Now I want you to clean yourself up. Bring some toilet paper so I can wipe my chest, and then we'll continue."

Natsu wanted to complain, but as soon as his lips parted, Gray pressed his pointer finger over them to hush him.

"It'll be worth it, believe me."

About ten minutes later, Natsu and Gray were clean and back on their bed. Natsu was on all fours, his ass up in the air, and Gray was kneeling behind him, lube in one hand, and one finger of the other already coated in lube, ready to be pushed inside Natsu's exposed entrance.

The way Natsu strained his neck just to be able to see what Gray was doing behind him looked painful. So Gray decided to put an end to it. "Close your eyes."

He earned a pleading look, and shot a determined one back. Natsu finally sighed and closed his eyes, relaxing his neck and easing his head into a much more comfortable position.

When an idea suddenly came to Gray's mind, he couldn't help but smirk to himself. His eyes darted to the wardrobe and the full-length mirror, examining it briefly. His smirk intensified, and then he focused his gaze back on Natsu's ass again. Oh yes, I'm definitely going to make it worthwhile.

When a low whine escaped Natsu's throat, Gray's attention immediately focused on him again. He'd accidentally brushed his finger over the inside of Natsu's thigh. So his mate was sensitive there, huh? To test this theory, he purposely brushed the back of his hand over the same spot, caressing the skin in circles. Natsu shuddered, and Gray observed his half hard penis harden until it was completely stiff, bobbing seductively between Natsu's spread legs. Gray's mouth watered. He nearly turned Natsu over to be able to put his mouth on it, but he controlled the urge, instead settling for running his tongue over Natsu's testicles from behind.

Natsu let out a moan, and suddenly Gray was all too aware of the proximity of his tongue to Natsu's entrance. He couldn't stop himself, he just had to slide his tongue upwards and lick over Natsu's puckered muscle ring. He hesitated for a second, but then pushed his tongue inside. He'd expected some kind of bad taste, but since Natsu had cleaned his insides, he tasted like... mint? He knew that Natsu had brought mint shower gel to their mission, seeing as he always left it in the shower cabin. Had he...? Oh, Natsu...

"I- I hope it doesn't... taste bad?"

Gray reluctantly pulled his tongue out to be able to speak. "You're seriously asking that after going to such lengths in cleaning yourself?" Gray realized that Natsu had opened his eyes and was looking at his face upside down through his spread legs. So he raised his eyebrow even higher to prove his point.

Natsu blushed. "I mean... I hope I was able to remove all of the shower gel I used?"

Gray would have burst out in laughter if this hadn't been so extremely... cute. His brain wasn't able to provide him with another, probably more accurate adjective at the moment. Natsu would hardly approve of being called 'cute', so he'd better keep his thoughts to himself. His mate needed reassurance right now.

"Yes, you were indeed able to remove everything. I feel more like licking a very tasty mint candy than sticking my tongue into a place which is by nature supposed to smell and taste... not so good. I've never even expected you'd clean yourself for me like that and I'm more than happy that you're so thoughtful. So would you please relax and just enjoy it?"

Well, that had come out like more of an accusation than he'd intended to... But it seemed to have worked all the same, seeing as Natsu's eyes had softened and a genuine smile was adorning his features. Gray smiled back, and said with an authoritative tone, "Close your eyes and enjoy. Don't open them until I tell you to."

Natsu obeyed immediately. Gray couldn't help but hum in appreciation before happily going back to slowly driving Natsu mad with his tongue.

Gray supposed his tongue would never be able to reach Natsu's prostate, so he inserted the first finger after about a minute. The lube smelled pleasantly of lemongrass, so Gray hoped that the taste would be just as enjoyable. He was planning on spreading Natsu's hole first with his fingers, and then putting his tongue inside along with one finger. As soon as his pointer finger found Natsu's prostate for the first time, Natsu let out something between a gasp and a moan, along with incoherent curses. So Gray brushed his finger over the same spot a few more times, intoxicated with the sounds Natsu was making.

"S- stop!"

Gray froze in his movements, not wanting to make Natsu come just yet. He was panting heavily, a thin streak of pre-cum connecting the tip of his penis with the bed sheets. Oh god. If he was already that close with just one finger, then how was Gray supposed to prepare Natsu properly without making him come at least once? Because he wanted to do exactly that: denying Natsu his orgasm until he was shamelessly begging for it.

Gray knew from solo practice that an orgasm became more and more powerful the longer it was withheld. Once he'd accidentally coated his own face with his cum – naturally, his mouth had been open in a scream of pleasure, and he'd ended up swallowing his own semen. Imagining Natsu in that position... Gray quickly shook his head. Now was decidedly not the time to let his thoughts wander - not when Natsu was right there.

"Calmed down a bit?"

"Y- yeah. Feels so good..."

"I figured," Gray answered with a cheeky smile that Natsu would for sure hear in his voice.

The whole preparation process took longer than Gray had anticipated. Natsu's prostate was a really sensitive spot, and he needed to stop three more times to let Natsu calm down before continuing. With four fingers inside and Gray so horny that he was barely able to restrain himself any longer, he decided that he would skip the part with his tongue and a finger this time. His mind wasn't able to focus on anything else than the closeness of his achingly hard cock to Natsu's slick entrance.

"Yes, please. I'm ready... More than ready."

Had he voiced his thoughts? But then again, Natsu was able to smell quite a lot of emotions, plus his current desire must've been painfully obvious anyway.

"Don't open your eyes until I tell you to," Gray said with a shaky voice, then turned Natsu over so that he was lying on his back. In a quick motion, he hoisted Natsu up on his arms, walked over to the wardrobe, and carefully set him down on his feet so that he was standing in front of the mirror, facing it. Then Gray sat down on the carpet, pushing his feet between Natsu's, telling him to spread his legs a bit.

"And now... sit down, slowly."

Natsu obeyed, and Gray found his heart rate and breathing pick up more and more the closer Natsu's ass got to his lap. Halfway down Gray put his hands on either side of Natsu's hips, guiding them exactly where he wanted them to be. He didn't want to insert his cock into Natsu's ass just yet, but he was in desperate need for some kind of friction, so he made Natsu sit down on his thighs with his penis pressed into the cleft of Natsu's ass cheeks.

"G- Gray, come on... I want you inside already..."

Curious about Natsu's expression even with closed eyes, Gray looked into the mirror for the first time since he'd carried Natsu across the room - and flinched when he saw his own reflection. Although his pupils were dilated, he could clearly see that his irises were bright red, his eyes shining with raw desire. His face was partly covered with scales, and his canines looked even more dangerous than they felt.

"Are you alright? Can I open my eyes?"

"Yes, I'm alright, and yes, please open your eyes."

He didn't take his eyes off of Natsu's face. At first, Natsu was surprised by facing his own reflection, but then his gaze met Gray's in the mirror, and his eyes glazed over with lust.

"You kinky pervert," he tried to tease, but his voice was missing its usual bite, instead turning into a low growl at the end. Gray didn't miss the twitch of Natsu's cock or the droplet of pre-cum on his tip growing a bit bigger.

"Yes, and you love it."

"Damn right I do. Fuck, your face is even sexier like this."

An intense wave of arousal flooded his body, and suddenly he noticed another difference: his sense of smell was enhanced. He smelled Natsu's arousal and reacted to the intense scent. He'd thought something was different since Natsu had bitten him, but hadn't been able to put a finger on it until now. It hadn't been this intense before. He found himself being drawn in by the scent of his mate until his nose was buried in the cook of Natsu's neck, and he was inhaling deeply. It was too much, he noticed a moment later, since the intensity of Natsu's smell made him black out for a second and left him in a dizzy state, not unlike drunk. He needed to cling to Natsu's shoulders in order not to slump down on his back.

"Careful. You're not used to this. It can be overwhelming at times."

Overwhelming indeed. Gray lifted his head and slowly opened his eyes, meeting Natsu's worried stare in the mirror.

"Y'smell so good," was the only thing he could think of saying right now.

Natsu grinned at him. "I'm your mate. Of course I smell good to you."

"'m not gonna let anybody else smell you like this."

Natsu's grin grew even wider. "I know. I'm yours."

Something inside Gray clicked into place, and suddenly all his senses were sharp again, the drunken feeling gone. "You're mine. My mate."

Natsu's pupils dilated. Gray could smell that Natsu's desire was growing stronger by the second - as was his own. A feral growl left Gray's throat.

"Ride me."

A shiver ran through Natsu's body, and in no time at all he was atop Gray's cock, lowering his hips slowly as Gray's cock entered his ass. Both of them gaped at the mirror, watching Gray's cock disappear centimeter by centimeter.

When he was buried inside his mate to the hilt, Natsu paused and reached between his legs to rub their balls against each other's, his eyes never leaving their crotches.

Gray had to look away - he was pretty sure that otherwise the sight of his disheveled and flushed mate would have been enough to push him over the edge soon. Then Natsu started to move his hips, and Gray needed every ounce of control he had over his body not to finish on the first few thrusts. Damn, he'd wanted to make Natsu ride him for a long time, ruining his orgasms at least one or two more times before letting him come.

"Stop!" Gray clutched at Natsu's hips, making him stop his movement halfway down.

"Seems like you're hell-bent on prolonging this as much as possible, eh?"

Gray wasn't sure about what to make of Natsu's comment, since it was spoken in a neutral voice. So he opened his eyes again. Natsu's cheeks were flushed dark red, a thin sheen of sweat covering his forehead, and he was biting his lower lip. Natsu was just as far gone as himself, barely able to restrict himself.

"Is that... a bad thing?"

For a split second, Natsu's expression was confused, but then his lips curled into an eager smile.

"No, I like it. You're testing and pushing limits I didn't even know I had. It's a challenge. It's exciting."

Ah, yes. Of course. He was still the same Natsu after all. Gray found himself mirroring Natsu's expression. He braced his weight on his hands, and started rocking his hips, fucking Natsu as best as his current position allowed him to. The reaction was immediate - Natsu threw his head back, and let out a loud gasp, followed by incoherent curses. He tried meeting Gray's thrusts, but his legs started trembling, causing his motions to become uncoordinated. Natsu let out a frustrated growl when instead of pushing Gray deeper, his movements caused Gray's cock to still inside his ass.

Gray stopped his movements altogether, and pulled Natsu's ass flush against his crotch to make him stop as well. "Maybe it's better if only one of us moves for now. This probably takes a bit of practice. Leave the moving to me for a bit."

Natsu nodded all too willingly, his eyes glued to the mirror, intently watching Gray's cock disappear and reappear, his balls bobbing up and down with the movement, bumping against his own ones on the up thrust. Then suddenly a jolt of pleasure made him scream and see stars, his eyes closing on their own volition.

"Found - your - ah - prostate, fla- hnn- flame-brain."

Yes, indeed. Gray was eager to hit it with every thrust from that point on, until Natsu's moans and screams of pleasure were filling the room and probably also all the adjacent rooms.

"G- Gray! Ah, I'll- c- come - soon, oh god- h- hey, no, come on, don't stop now, I'm nearly there!"

"You weren't looking. Get up and put your hands on either side of the mirror. I wanna try another position."

That could be interesting, Natsu thought as he stood up and stepped closer to the mirror, a bit disappointed by the emptiness, but it didn't last long. Gray was behind him and pushing inside again in an instant. He intertwined their fingers and pressed their joined hands to the wood beside the mirror. Natsu was practically forced to look at his and Gray's face in the mirror - their flushed cheeks, glassy eyes, open mouths... He needed to admit that the sight of himself being so disheveled was a huge turn on. Not to mention what the sight of Gray in Dragon Force did to him.

Gray started moving his hips slowly, pulling out nearly all the way, then pushing back in agonizingly slowly.

"I want everybody to see my mark on you," he growled darkly into Natsu's ear. "I'll put it right under your guild mark, so just... leave your right arm where it is when you come." With that, Gray released Natsu's right hand and dropped his arm to make way for his lips, kissing the spot right beneath Natsu's guild mark.

While Gray was trailing his tongue over Natsu's upper arm, he increased his pace and momentum, pushing Natsu's hips closer and closer to the mirror until the tip of his cock brushed the cold glass, leaving a wet trace behind. Natsu couldn't take his eyes off his bouncing cock being rubbed against its own reflection.

This time, the orgasm hit him unexpectedly; before he even knew what was happening, he was already shouting in ecstasy, spurting his load against the mirror and his abdomen. When he felt his skin being broken by Gray's sharp canines, his vision blacked out for a moment, and his legs gave in. His mate was holding him upright by pressing his body against the mirror.

As soon as the aftershocks of his orgasm wore out, he signaled Gray that he was capable of supporting his own weight again, and then inspected the bite mark under his guild mark in the mirror. Four tiny red circles, nearly a perfect square. There was no blood - the mating marks of dragon slayers healed as soon as the canines were pulled out. It was perfect. Natsu would proudly wear it for the whole world to see, and happily explain the meaning of the mark to anybody who didn't know it yet.

A pair of cool fingers being brushed over his mating mark broke his reverie, and his eyes darted to the mirror again where they were met with an intense stare of icy blue eyes. Gray was back to normal, his canines and the scales gone, his eye color back to normal.

"We're linked now. I can... feel it, somehow," Gray stated with a slightly confused undertone.

"Yes. It's a bit strange at the beginning, but we'll get used to it. This is part of our dragon instincts. For example, we'll be able to feel when the other is in danger. But I don't need to tell you that. You already know by now, right?"

"Yeah... is this how you learned about sex? With... pictures and new information flooding your mind?"

Natsu blushed heavily. "Uh... well, yeah."

Gray raised his eyebrow amusedly. "Oh? I wonder what kind of things those were. Different sex positions? Maybe some good techniques? Or-"

"Yes, yes, and YES. Now shut up."

Gray's lips tugged into a pervy smile. "Was your mind providing you pictures of you and me in these positions?"

"N- no, they were just... two faceless men. Would you shut up already? This will be dripping on the floor soon," he said, gesturing towards his lower abdomen and the mirror, where his cum was getting dangerously close to the edge. A second later all of his cum was frozen solid, the coldness making him jump a little. He hadn't noticed that a streak of cum had made it to his balls.

Gray continued unimpressed, "Were they doing adventurous things? Like-"

"I know what adventurous means, for god's sake!" Gray wouldn't stop anytime soon if he didn't distract him somehow... Gray hasn't come yet, has he? He's still so hard... Natsu probingly moved his hips back, causing Gray to choke on his breath. He'd been about to say something embarrassing, no doubt. Natsu picked up a rather quick rhythm, leaving Gray gasping and moaning. His left hand, which was still on Natsu's with their fingers intertwined, tensed and pressed Natsu's hand firmly against the wardrobe.

"Y- you don't - need to, ah, do this, I don't need to- come."

"But I want you to. I want to see your sexy face when you come."

As if on cue, Gray clutched his hand tighter, let out a very loud and long moan, and Natsu felt his insides being flooded with Gray's warm semen. A deeply satisfied feeling spread in Natsu's gut while Gray was trying to catch his breath. Seeing his mate in the throes of pleasure was surely something he'd never get enough of.

When Gray had calmed down somewhat, he released his grip on Natsu's left hand. He wrapped his arms around Natsu's chest, relaxing his head on Natsu's shoulder and inhaling his scent deeply. A soft smile settled on Natsu's features. His hands came up to clutch Gray's forearms on their own volition.

"I love you, Natsu... I've loved you for as long as I can remember... I'm so happy we finally got here."

Natsu tilted his head until it was resting against Gray's. He hummed contentedly at the warmth and happiness his mate was radiating.

"I want to cuddle you." He hadn't planned to say this out loud, but it was true all the same. He wanted nothing more than to cradle Gray in his arms, kiss him, show his snowflake how much he meant to him, and never let go.

Gray gave his head a small nudge, then slowly released his embrace. Natsu was a bit worried that they would spoil the carpet if Gray just pulled out like this. What he wasn't prepared for was the icy temperature inside his ass as soon as Gray's softening penis was all the way out. He opened his mouth to complain, but when he heard a hiss behind him, his complaint died, and instead he turned around to check what the problem was. When he looked down, he noticed that Gray had frozen all of his cum - also the bit on his penis. It was kind of funny that he'd find it disturbing, though. With an amused expression, he looked back up into Gray's face.

"Don't look at me like that. I've never had ice on my dick before."

The pout on Gray's face was just too inviting to resist - Natsu leaned in for a quick peck, and without giving Gray any time to react, he hurried off to the bathroom to clean himself and get rid of all the ice on and inside his body.

A few minutes later they were lying on the bed, limbs entangled, sharing sweet kisses and affectionate whispers. Gray had never been this much at peace in his whole life. He felt complete. Laying here with his long-time rival and best friend, listening to his steady heartbeat, lazily caressing every part of Natsu's body he wanted to touch, and receiving the same treatment in return, was just too good to be true.

"It's still so hard to believe that this is really happening..." he whispered.

Natsu's hands wandered to his back, then under his armpits, tugging Gray upwards so that he was lying flush on Natsu's chest and staring right into his green eyes, which were so full of soft emotions that Gray stopped breathing for a second.

"It is real. I love you, and I'll be by your side forever from now on." Natsu's hand came up to caress his cheek. Gray was sure it was only a matter of seconds until all the emotions in his chest would try to break free, would make him tear up - but then Natsu's eyes widened and he averted his eyes to some far point in their room, holding still as if listening to something.

Gray closed his eyes and concentrated on the sounds, and he could hear it as well. Lucy and Erza were walking down the corridor, heading for their room. They'd reach their room in less than ten seconds and both of them were still naked. Thinking back, he was also pretty sure that they'd forgotten to lock the door again. Cursing the girls for their bad timing, he jumped off of Natsu immediately, frantically searching for his and Natsu's discarded boxers, but when he remembered that they were in the bathroom, he just went to the wardrobe, pulling out a new pair of boxers.

When his boxers were halfway up, there was a hesitant knock on the door.

"Are you two... presentable?" Erza called.

Gray didn't mind opening the door in only his boxers, but Natsu was usually completely dressed when in public. A quick look over his shoulder showed that Natsu was still struggling to get his boxers on - he had somehow managed to get entangled in his boxers, and if wasn't for the two girls in front of their door who could possibly see Natsu naked if they didn't hurry, then he would've laughed. Natsu was flailing around, losing his balance, but Gray was there to catch him in the blink of an eye.

"Err... boys?"

Oh. "Two minutes, please!" Gray shouted while he threw Natsu on their bed, then undressed him, arranged the pair of boxers (Natsu had managed to twist it completely), and dressed Natsu in it. Gray made for the wardrobe to take out new clothes for his clumsy mate, then dressed him quickly. Only when he was finished did he look at Natsu's face, which was flushed crimson, his eyes averted in shame. Gray crawled onto him, nudging his nose against Natsu's cheek. When Natsu refused to look him in the eyes, he craned his neck and kissed Natsu's lips, trying to convey that he needn't feel ashamed for letting himself being helped. After a few seconds, Natsu sighed and relaxed into the kiss, even bringing his arms up to wrap around Gray's torso and turning his head so that Gray could relax his neck.

"Should we maybe just come back later?"

They broke their kiss reluctantly, sighing in unison as they got up and walked over to the door. Gray was the one to open it, still only in his boxers, but the girls didn't seem too disturbed by the sight. Happy was with them, hovering over their heads and wearing an expression of remorse. All of them were studying Gray with a concerned look.

Lucy was the first one to speak. "Are you alright, Gray?"

Ah yes, of course. Natsu had told them that Becca had drugged him in order to rape him - deducing which kind of drugs she'd given him wasn't that big of a leap.

"Yeah, I'm okay."

Even though Erza's cheeks were already tinted slightly pink, she still asked, "Are you sure you don't need medical care? Because of, uh, the drugs?"

Gray felt warm arms wrapping around his waist from behind, and then Natsu's head was on his shoulder.

"We worked them out of his system, right, snowflake?"

As if this statement hadn't already been humiliating enough, Natsu licked his earlobe and Gray was pretty sure that the noisy exhale right next to his ear was on purpose. This called for revenge. Oh yes, he would think of some kind of punishment later. But when he realized that Erza's face had taken nearly the same color as her hair, and her heartbeat was elevated and uneven, he realized this whole action hadn't been meant to embarrass him, but to fluster Erza. He could practically feel the malicious grin on Natsu's face.

Lucy was looking in another direction, but the blush on her face was obvious. Happy looked at the two boys with a broad smile, apparently unaware of all the implications.

Erza cleared her throat, but Natsu made no move to change their current position, and Gray didn't mind. He loved that Natsu wasn't ashamed of acting like a couple in public, or at least in semi-public. The sexual implications were a little embarrassing, but if they had this kind of effect on Erza, then he was on board. Where Erza was concerned, the two of them had always been a team. When Erza noticed that they were not going to let go of each other anytime soon, she rolled her eyes and tried her best to ignore their entanglement.

"Actually we're here to inform you about our further actions. This job was a fraud set up by the blonde girl obviously called 'Becca'. The brunette girl with the name 'Jessy' told us everything after the healer had finished his job. Becca didn't try to deny anything; she was just spitting insults at us. The owner of this hot spring is Becca's step mother and she didn't know that this mission was sent only to Fairy Tail. She usually leaves all the paperwork to her stepdaughter since she's not good at it. She apologized a thousand times and said that we're actually not needed to build another hotel, and that she would just hire a normal company to get the job done. She had been dubious about Becca telling her that hiring a mage guild would be cheaper and quicker, and once we helped her with calculating, it turned out to be completely wrong anyway. But since she caused us so much trouble, she gave us a ton of money which we refused, but then she started to cry..."

Erza trailed off and blushed crimson again. Lucy sighed, patted her shoulder, and took over the explanation.

"Erza was so flustered that she apologized and promised that we would accept her money and her excuse, and that she shouldn't cry anymore. Becca and Jessy are both being accompanied to the magic council, Becca in those magic sealing handcuffs and Jessy as a witness and possible accomplice. Though it's likely that she'll be released due to her cooperation. Plus she's not a mage. The magic council would have to report her offense to the human authorities.

"The old lady told us to stay here however long we wanted, in case we still wanted to spend a nice holiday here... What do you think?"

Natsu nudged his cheek against Gray's now, the suggestion very clear. "I'd like to stay one or two days more, if that's okay for everyone?" Natsu proposed sheepishly.

"Ayeee! Can I sleep in your room then?"

Erza's blush deepened a shade and Lucy choked on her breath. Natsu smirked and took a deep breath, probably intending to say something stupid or embarrassing or both at once, so Lucy intervened quickly.

"No! Ah, I mean, we still promised to you that we'd play that game... you know? The one where the winner will get fish as a reward?"

Happy tilted his head, obviously weighing fish against his wish to sleep with Natsu again.

"Come on, let's go," Erza exclaimed, grabbed Happy with both hands, careful not to hurt him, and took off towards their room, ignoring Happy's protests. Lucy shrugged and rolled her eyes, earning a small laugh from Natsu and a smirk from Gray.

"Well... good night," Lucy said, then turned around and followed Erza.

"Good night, and thank you," Natsu shouted after her, which earned him a brief 'it's nothing' hand wave from Lucy. As soon as she was around the corner, Gray was being pulled backward into their room, the door being kicked shut.

They were back on the bed in no time, both dressed in only boxers. Natsu's fingers trailed down Gray's jaw line, then over his throat onto his chest, playing with his nipples and stroking his defined muscles.

"So... how do you feel about sex in hot water?"

Gray's breath caught in his throat. "In public?"

"Hmmm... we'll have to be careful not to be caught then..." Natsu trailed off and blushed.

Oh god, he was serious. Gray rolled over so that he was lying on top of Natsu, and then leaned down for a passionate kiss. Between kisses, he whispered, "This isn't going to get boring anytime soon, is it?"

Natsu playfully poked him in the side, then said with a smirk, "It's you and me we're talking about. This is never going to get anything even related to boring."

Ah, well, he has a point there. How could he even get the idea that anything to do with his flame-brain could ever be boring? Gray smiled, leaning down for a kiss again, only to have his cheeks being pulled outwards and Natsu giggling at his funny face.

Not boring indeed, Gray thought when he grabbed his pillow to shove it into Natsu's face.

Whew, that's my first WIP (Work In Progress) finished! I enjoyed writing this so much, and I personally think my writing style has improved over the course of this work. I'm more confident in my writing now because of all the positive feedback from you!

In case you're sad because this work has come to an end - don't be! I'm currently in the planning phase of a very big new Gratsu work (yes, it'll be another WIP). It's gonna have promised weekly updates (my beta contour will make sure I don't slack off xD), probably every saturday or sunday.

To the anon who asked to translate this into French & to anybody else who's considering translating this: feel free to do it, but remember to credit me and link the original work, and please tell me where you uploaded the translation so that I can link/mention it in here!

If you want talk to me / stay in touch with me / get notified when the first chapter of my new work is posted / etc. then I'd suggest tumblr (chiyala).

Thanks for reading!