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~ Monday ~
Natsu knows he's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but even he can see that there's some sort of pattern going on here; and it all started after Bixslow dropped off a belated birthday present for Gray. He doesn't know how long it's been going on but it by the end of his second week of forced leave for the compound fracture in his arm Natusu knew something was up. Groaning he slumped onto a stool next to Lucy, uselessly trying to scratch under the edge of the cast by his elbow. The blonde glanced over at him sympathetically.
"Only a week left." she offered tugging one of the chopsticks holding her hair up in a lazy elegant twist out and offering it to him. The woman was a saint. Grabbing it he began to wiggle it between the cast and his arm seeking out each itchy spot that was keeping him awake last night.
"A week is too long, it's been almost a month this thing is driving me insane!" The dragon slayer finally found the worst culprit and dug the chopstick in ruthlessly, nearly moaning in relief of the near burning sensation.
"It's your own fault, you started a fight around a hungover Erza." Lucy reminded him and he winced.
"I was totally kicking Grays ass too..." he whined, reluctantly returning the chopstick to Lucy. The blonde looked at it and the flaking skin stuck to the end and grabbed a napkin to try and clean it off.
"Still your own fault. You were the one who egged her into the drinking contest with Cana in the first place then ran off like you didn't want to watch the results of if." Natsu huffed at that and rested his chin on his cast miserably, nose wrinkling at the smell coming from it. Casts were the worst.
"I've seen Erza drunk. It's much safer to be far away when that happens." he told her shuddering at the memory of the demands for booze and piggy back rides.
"What were you and Gray fighting about anyways?" Lucy asked morbidly curious. Natsu groaned and ground his forehead into the rough cast. He didn't want to think about the damn stripper.
"He was being a jerk about having to pick me up from Sabertooth after Freed teleported me there without any money for a ticket home." he complained. "Kept going on about me and Rogue. Christ like even I'm that stupid, Sting would rip my balls out. 'Sides tall dark and grumpy isn't my type." he muttered petulantly. Lucy giggled beside him.
"Really? I kinda thought it was." she teased and he glared at her. "Oh come on, you totally crushed on Laxus last year." she teased and the fire mage rolled his eyes.
"For like maybe a week, before Freed and him made up. Besides he's blonde." Lucy just hummed at that.
"Don't think I've forgotten about that never-have-I-ever game. You took a shot for the Gadjeel wet dream round too." Natsu made a dismissive sound.
"Horny teenager remember? I've have drank to a lot of other people in the guild too so that really doesn't mean anything." Lucy snickered.
"Oh yeah, what ab-" her eyes drifted over his shoulder at movement from the side door and she huffed. "Dammit Gray where are you pants?" Natsu blinked then turned to see what she was talking about ready to snicker and tease the hot-headed ice make mage. Except his tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth as Gray stopped and frowned at Lucy in confusion.
For once the the popcicle wasn't naked however this time he'd managed to strip off his pants without removing his white button up shirt. The material hung loose to his hips and revealed a pair of white briefs that Natsu was quite certain he hadn't seen Gray wear before. (The dude stripped alot, and Natsu had gotten pretty familiar with his wardrobe after having to help him find it after fights, or cause it was tuseday.) The brunette looked down at his bare legs and huffed before turning to look over his shoulder at the door he'd just come in from outside, debating if it was worth going to look for his missing jeans.
"Whatever i'm just going to be kicking around here today anyway, someone will bring them by." he decided walking up to them with a shrug. "Have you seen Bickslow around? I need to ask that fucker a question." Lucy pursed her lips as she tried to recall the latest Thunder Legion activities.
"I don't think so, but they're still in town last I heard." she offered. "Cana might know more." she gestured to where the brunette alcoholic was lounging in a booth with her card deck.
"Thanks." Gray offered as he walked past them and headed towards his new target. Lucy smirked at the mages single minded focus and Natsu couldn't help turning his head to watch Gray walk away noting with a frown the glittering silver script across Grays briefs that was partially obscured by the shirt, at least the shirts material was thin enough for it to still show through.
"Fifty Shades of Gay?" he muttered and Lucy looked back at him curiously and Natsu frowned. "Isn't that the book you and Erza were obsessing over a while ago?" he asked Lucy curiously pulling his attention back to the blonde. She broke into a laugh at that and ruffled his hair.
"That was Fifty Shades of Gray." she told him and Natsu chased her hand out his hair with a pout.
"Huh... Guess Gray's underwear has a typo on it." he muttered reaching for his drink with his casted arm and cursing as he hit the glass over his wrist and felt the jolt sharply through the still healing tissues. "Fuck-" As he tried to save the cast from getting wet he forgot all about Gray typo'd underwear.