Chapter 8 : Replanning

                                    

                                          
◇[3rd Person View]◇
                          
Gray walked to the guild hall with a luggage in hand. He wore a Hawaiian shirt and shorts while he smiled to himself.
                          
The thought of being with Natsu, although not in the dating sense, seemed exciting to Gray. He'll probably be able to properly become best friends with him. Maybe, even ask him out-
                          
"Hey, Gray!"
                          
Gray saw Natsu waving his hand in the air to tell him that he was near the guild.
                          
Gray couldn't help but smile at how cute Natsu was, his grin of actual happiness, his warm demeanor, his nice personality. Now, Gray practically could not resist the urge to kiss Natsu.
                          
Of course, he couldn't.
                          
He waved back, a small wave when he lifted half of his hand in the air.
                          
"Woah, you really are excited!" Gray said as he chuckled, while Natsu pouted.
                          
"Well, duh!" Natsu felt himself blush as he looked at Gray genuinely smiling at what he did. "I-it's suppose to be a vacation, right?"
                          
"I guess so," Gray responded, proceeding to subconsciously chuckle at Natsu's natural personality.
                          
Natsu smiled and pointed out some details.
                          
"So, it's about three days, and only a few people are going. You, me, Erza, Lucy and Mira."
                          
"Hm? I expected Laxus to come too?" Gray asked, as he raised an eyebrow.
                          
"Yeah, but he turned it down."
                          
"Oh."
                          
Lucy emerged from the front door of the guild. 
                          
"Oh, you're here! Just a moment, Erza is still inside helping Mira with a few things." She announced, lifting her own luggage from behind her and carrying out. She dragged it in front of Gray and Natsu.
                          
"Keep my luggage safe, I need to help Erza get her pile of luggage to the train station." Lucy quickly explained as she re-entered the building.
                          
"Train Station?" Natsu spoke, gulping in nervousness.
                          
"Don't worry!" Gray chuckled, raising his index finger at himself. "I'll calm you down like last time."
                          
Natsu felt his cheeks heat up.
                          
"U-uh, yeah. Th-thanks."
                          
"No problem. Where's Erza and the others though?"
                          
Gray glanced at the door, expecting the door to open before Lucy emerged with a rope in her hand.
                          
"Oh!... Guys! ...Help me pull!" Lucy panted as she tugged at the rope with all her strength.
                          
The two quickly walked over and pulled with all their might. Finally, after minutes of pulling, Natsu and Gray got to see what she was pulling. They stared at the giant mountain of luggage being held together on the trolley of exceptional size, ropes tying together, keeping the luggage all together.
                          
Erza emerged from behind the pile with a tired looking Mirajane.
                          
"Ren will use his air magic on me. I assume that he should be restless after that attempt." She paused, eyeing the four of them down. "I expect you all to use the train to get to our destination. I do not expect any sort of ill behaviour that shall tarnish the guild's name!"
                          
She then eyed Gray and Natsu, who were extremely terrified.
                          
"Understood?" Erza's voiced boomed.
                          
"Y-yes, ma'am!" They both sounded in unison as Erza began to roll her luggage towards Blue Pegasus.
                          
"Well, should we get going then?" Mirajane smiled, walking towards the train station. Lucy, Gray and Natsu picked up their luggage and followed after Mirajane.
                          
◇[Gray loves Natsu, that dense dragon. He wanted to kiss that klutz, love everything he's done.]◇
                          
Natsu was on the train, his head lying on Gray's lap, quietly snoring away with a relaxed expression. Lucy and Mirajane was giggling in the seat opposite of Gray, looking at him as he ruffles through Natsu's hair with pure happiness.