Ten Ways to Propose

Disclaimer – I do not own Fairy Tail

Summary: Marriage Proposal Drabble Collection! This set of ten separate One-Shots features Gray proposing to Natsu in ten very different ways.

Oblivious (Rated T)

Natsu sighed halfheartedly as he wandered into the Guild, his keys dangling in his hand.

"Hey, Natsu! What's up?" Lucy greeted cheerfully from her usual table.

"I think I have a problem, Lucy," the fire mage replied glumly.

"Oh?"

"You see…Gray's been a bit distant the past few days. And I don't know what I did to upset him."

"Are you sure he's upset with you? He could be down about something with one of his missions. Did you ask him what was wrong?"

"I tried! But whenever I went up to him to talk about it, he just got all gloomy-like and said he had to go!" natsu exclaimed, tossing his keys onto the table. "I don't know what to do."

It was Lucy's turn to sigh, and she averted his gaze to the table. Why did the ice mage have to be so difficult? Why couldn't he—

"Natsu, what's that?" Lucy asked suddenly, pointing at Natsu's keychain.

"What's what?" he replied, gazing at the keys splayed down on the table. A flash of gold caught his eye. "What is that? I never put that there!"

"Natsu, I…I think it's a ring. Is that an engagement ring?!" Lucy stammered in realization.

"Have you been sniffing something weird again, Lucy? Because there's no way Gray would—"

"Then why is 'My Dragon' inscribed inside the band?"

The fire mage snatched the keys from Lucy and examined the ring. It was just a simple gold band, but sure enough, inscribed on the inside was 'My Dragon.' Natsu felt himself melt inside. But was Gray actually meaning to propose?

Natsu stormed into Gray's apartment building, then he stormed up the stairs, then he stormed into Gray's apartment, and then he stormed right up to his couch.

"What's this?" the fire mage inquired, thrusting the gold ring in front of Gray's face.

The ice mage's expression faltered, his blue eyes shooting up to meet Natsu's blazing green ones. "You found it."

"Found it? It was on my keychain! How could I not find it?!" exclaimed Natsu.

"Natsu, it's been there for about a week. Had I known you were so oblivious, I'd have done this differently," commented the ice mage as he rose from his seat. He walked around the coffee table so that he stood before Natsu and took the ring from his hand.

"Done what differently?" Natsu asked, confused.

Gray smiled and slipped the ring onto Natsu's ring finger. It was a perfect fit. "Will you marry me, Natsu?"

"What?" the fire mage gasped. "Y-You want me t-to m-marry me?"

"I do. Will you marry me?" Gray repeated.

Natsu just gaped like a fish for a few moments before he threw his arms around the ice mage's neck, startling him. "Yes! Of course I wanna marry you!"

"Good. Because I wasn't taking 'no' for an answer," he smirked, pulling Natsu in for a heated kiss.

End Drabble