Nothing much to say, except that this was inspired by the newest chapter 272. Raven Tail and the audience are douches!

Full Summary: The chapters in this story follow no particular order and are all different situations occurring in between or during the Grand Magic Games.

Chapter Summary: He held her hand the entire night. And she smiled. (NaLu)

It's short, but enjoy!

Hold Us Together

"I'm all fired up."

Natsu's sharp eyes slowly fluttered open. What time was it? He checked the small ticking clock on the wall. 3 am. About five hours until the start of the second day of the Grand Magic Games.

Their team was currently in last place.

But it wasn't Gray's or Lucy's fault. It was those nasty cheaters from Raven Tail.

'You can think trash about them later,' he told himself sleepily, 'For now…sleep.'

So he closed his eyes again.

It wasn't until five minutes later when he heard soft cries and murmurs from the room across from his. He figured only he could hear it because of his enhanced hearing.

'Lucy…?' he carefully got out of bed and headed over to her room, being uncharacteristically quiet for once. He saw her curled up in her bed. Both of her hands were in tight fists. He walked beside her to see small tears under her closed eyes. What surprised him was what she was murmuring softly.

"Natsu…"

He blinked in bewilderment.

"Natsu…"

Was she dreaming about him? For some reason, his face went slightly pink from the thought.

"Natsu…" she uncurled one of her fists so that her hand lay open on the bed.

He took this as an invitation to grab her hand. So he did.

Suddenly, a small smile crept onto her face, as if the dream wasn't there in the first place.

The Dragon Slayer finally understood. She wasn't dreaming about him, she was calling for him. And she was having a nightmare. If it was about the battle with Flare earlier, he didn't know. Either way, Lucy needed him. And he liked holding her hand too. It was soft and comforting.

Natsu sat on the floor and leaned on Lucy's bed and fell asleep, never letting go of her hand.

"Gray…look at this…"

"What is it, Erza? We're going to be late…"

"Just be quiet and look."

Gray walked into the room to see Natsu and Lucy holding hands in their sleep.

"Mira would love a picture of this…"

"Yup."

Both Gray and Erza couldn't help but smile.