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Fight Me, Bite Me	By : Rhov Category: +. to F > Fairy Tail Views: 39446 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Chapter 52
Compromise

Natsu was just coming up to the guild with Happy when he saw Gray sitting outside, smoking a cigarette. When had he taken up smoking again? It had been years!
Natsu wondered, was this because of him?
"Hey."
Natsu was startled that Gray already knew he was there. "Hi," he squeaked, shocked at being noticed from this distance. He walked up slowly. "What's up with you?"
"Not much." Gray took a drag from the cigarette and slowly breathed it out. "How are you and Lisanna?"
"Ah, we … we're doing good. Real good." He looked over to Happy, about to tell him to go on inside, but he thought twice about it. With Happy there, that limited their conversation to something civil. If they were alone … well, he was not sure where their conversation might lead. "Being with her is … different," he said, judging his words carefully, "but I think it's helping. I feel safe, or I guess I should say, I feel like she's safe from me. It helps me to relax and feel … I dunno … confident? It's helping, anyway."
Gray looked down at his half-finished cigarette and smiled to himself. "That's good."
Natsu was surprised to see the smile was not forced. "You sure?"
"Seriously, I'm glad." He was still smiling. It looked genuine, but it was not purely happiness in his eyes. It was mixed with regret. "You need someone like her. I'm glad it's helping."
"It … it is," Natsu admitted. Did Gray regret that he could not be the one to help Natsu through this? "I'm worried, though. It seems like she wants more."
Happy covered his mouth, silencing a giggle.
"Uh, not like sex, but … just … more," he assured to both of them, although he knew Happy was already fully aware of the details of his relationship with Lisanna. Happy had gone on many of Natsu and Lisanna's dates, boasting that he was a chaperon. "I know that's normal for dating couples," Natsu continued, "but I'm not sure where my boundaries are anymore. All sorts of things screw me over." His brow tensed, and he lowered his voice. "I don't want something to happen with her."
Gray looked up at him and saw honest dread in Natsu's pinched brow. So, the fears were not fully over, just suppressed because Lisanna did not bring out that side of him. "Just be slow. It's okay to take your time with each new thing. That's normal for couples."
Natsu laughed and blushed private. "We weren't normal."
Gray laughed softly. "No," he had to agree, and he stretched his back, staring up at the late winter clouds. "We were the opposite of normal."
He could not help but smile, remembering how it had been with Natsu, the wildness, the constant push for a new thrill, even when pushing those boundaries hurt both of them. It had been reckless and obviously unhealthy in hindsight. He hoped Natsu did not make the same mistakes now.
"But … I sometimes miss that," Natsu confessed nervously. "I…" He paused, debating about holding back the words, but he finally whispered, "…miss you."
Gray's eyes softened at hearing the longing in those words. How long had it been now? Spring was almost here, and Natsu began to date Lisanna on New Year's Day. Still, Natsu missed him?
"Same here," he whispered so faintly, Happy hummed, unable to hear the words, but Gray knew Natsu could hear him, and that was all that mattered.
Natsu smiled, but he caught himself before expressing too much happiness. He had a girlfriend now, after all. "Are you seeing someone?" he blurted out, realizing only later that he probably did not want the answer.
The question stunned Gray by its suddenness. "Well, sort of. Not officially, just … sheesh…"
How could he talk about it to the man he actually wanted? It was a complicated thing, a masochist asexual man who only wanted the kinks, no sex. Gray was purely a dominant in a mutual S&M setup. He could at least practice things, ideas he had always wanted to try, get better at tying or different forms of rope bondage, and that was it. It was sensual but not sexual. He had no idea how to explain it, though.
"It's awkward to talk about it," he grumbled, feeling guilty.
Although he had not had sex with anyone since that New Year's Day prostitute, he experienced sadistic pleasure with that man. He would do a scene with him, then go home and jerk off to thoughts of Natsu. It was unhealthy, but it was getting him through the pain. Gray took a long drag from the cigarette, but not even that could chase away the disappointment he had in himself.
"Oh. Sorry," Natsu muttered, seeing conflict in his eyes. "But, you're okay, right?"
"I'm fine." He was glad Natsu did not push for details. "I'm still seeing the psychologist. That's helping a lot."
"That's great. Me too! I see him once a week. I always feel better afterward."
"That's good."
He looked at Natsu longingly. He wanted him. Damn, he wanted him! They had been trying to avoid one another for months, but it wasn't working. Especially when they met like this, it was impossible to stop the feelings from flooding back.
Gray crushed out the last of the cigarette and raised to his feet. "Well, we better get inside."
Natsu snapped out of his own wistful thoughts. "Oh, right."
Happy flew on, and Natsu began to follow while Gray tugged on his shirt he had removed for smoking. Gray watched Natsu mounting the steps of the guild.
"Natsu?" he called out.
He stopped and looked back down the stairs. "Hmm?"
"I…"
There was so much he wanted to say, but Gray felt confined by one fact: Natsu now had a girlfriend.
"I'm glad your life is improving."
Natsu smiled, although he heard the unspoken words in that saddened voice. "Thanks."
Gray had never needed words. Never! Natsu had always known. Without saying it, he always knew whenever Gray really meant to say I love you.
If Gray feared he might lose Natsu forever to Lisanna, that dread was eased when the two amicably separated just after Spring unfurled its green carpet. Lisanna said Natsu was "too shy" and things were simply not working out. Gray guessed it was hardly shyness that was Natsu's problem.
He tried not to look at Natsu too often, because memories of those months together were now painful. Still, Gray was happy as he thought that maybe, just maybe, the fact that Natsu had stopped experimenting meant he was the same as him, craving that past desire. No one could ever replace Natsu. Gray knew he was spoiled, utterly ruined, by that fiery lover.
But didn't Natsu need to discover diverse forms of love? Was it loving to hope he never found a partner?
Gray found himself thinking about it. Which would be better for Natsu: a male partner, or a female? Natsu said being with Gray reminded him of that man, but when Gray had the body of a female, things had been easier. Maybe a girl was a good start. Natsu could be as romantic as he wanted to be, which any girl would like.
Gray had liked it too. He liked Natsu's sweet, romantic side. It just scared him. Romantic settings were when two people were supposed to declare their feelings, and Natsu flaunted saying I love you. Every time he did, Gray was stung with guilt. In those settings, he wanted to say I love you, yet he could not make the words come out. He had begun to avoid romantic moments with Natsu, not because he hated romance, but because he did not like that bitter feeling of guilt. Natsu needed someone who would like his flirty ways, all those silly but romantic ideas. He needed someone who could love him back fully and freely.
So what happened between him and Lisanna? She only said he was too shy. Gray knew that was not the case. Lisanna may have wanted more intimacy and made Natsu panic.
Gray knew he should not be happy that Natsu's little experiment was already failing, but … he still found himself smiling the day it was announced that the two broke up but were still on good terms.
Time passed. It had been six months since Fire and Ice split. April stormed in with rains and cold wind. Memories of life with Natsu began to blur into something like a wonderful dream, a fantasy and nothing more. Their team did missions, he and Natsu argued like before, and it felt like nothing had changed between them. Nothing had happened. No scorching passion. No massive revelations. No tearful breakup.
Even though they left it as an open relationship, they kept their distance for half a year.
For Gray, these would be remembered as some of the worst six months of his life.
He wanted Natsu, and he couldn't have him.
For Natsu's own sanity, Gray had to stay away.
But being apart was slowly driving Gray crazy!
On a team mission, Gray sat outside enjoying another quiet smoke while gazing at the stars. The first cigarette had been New Year's Day, just after that prostitute. Gray felt sick for using her, so he went out, meaning to buy booze. None of the liquor stores were open, so he bought a pack of cigarettes instead and smoked the rest of the evening until sunrise. Now, he smoked whenever he thought about Natsu. Something about lighting that fire, seeing that smoke…
He looked at his pack and realized he was running out again. He thought about Natsu too damn much.
He heard footsteps and saw Natsu approaching through the darkness. The Fire Dragon Slayer sat next to him, but far enough so there was space between them.
"Nice night," Natsu said softly.
Gray puffed on his cigarette and let out a stream of smoke. "The weather is improving."
Natsu grunted in agreement and began to twist the end of his scarf. "Um … you said before, if I plan to get into a relationship, I should tell you first."
Gray looked over sharply. Had he really said that? He supposed the side of him that craved control might have blurted that out. After six months, he had forgotten most of the things he said that grim day.
"You don't have to every single time," Gray assured him. "Although, I suppose it'd be good if things are about to turn serious between you and a partner."
Natsu bit his lip and muttered awkwardly, "I think … it is. I didn't tell you because we're kinda hiding it from everyone, but … I think you should know before I do anything."
Pain hit Gray's heart. The thought of another person touching that fiery body enraged him. He slammed his eyes shut and looked away. "Who?" His question came out coarse and haggard.
Natsu hesitated, looking worried about saying the name aloud. After all, this was supposed to be a secret relationship. Finally he blurted, "Did you know Sting is bisexual?"
Gray swung back around with huge eyes. "Sting? From Sabertooth?"
"Y-Yeah, him," Natsu said, forcing himself to sound cheery. "I was on a mission and stopped at a bar—a gay bar—and then he came in and we were both shocked to see one another, so we had a few drinks and we … we sort of … kissed and … and this and that," he muttered with a blush.
"You don't need to make a confession," Gray scoffed, angry at the thought of Natsu going to gay bars and flirting with someone like Sting Eucliffe. Then again, if Natsu was looking for a boyfriend, gay bars were an obvious choice to find someone of the same orientation.
Natsu pouted at the snappish tone. "Anyway, I asked if he wanted to try dating, but he has duties and a reputation, and he didn't want to complicate being master as well as dating someone from another guild, so … so we're hiding it for now."
"You're dating? How long?" Gray asked, feeling bitter but still curious.
Natsu gave a timid shrug. "A couple of months?"
Gray's mouth dropped. Months? Then that meant he and Sting got together almost immediately after the breakup with Lisanna. He thought—no, he had secretly hoped—that Natsu was not seeing anyone at all. To find out he had been dating Sting, of all people, for months … he could hardly believe Natsu would keep a secret like that from him.
"We obviously don't get to see each other that often," Natsu said, trying to laugh it off, although he saw the shock on Gray's face. "He's … been hinting … at wanting more." He glanced around the hotel courtyard, but no one was around. It was so late, most of the room lights were already off. "I told him, I would want to be restrained. I didn't tell him why, obviously, just … well, I only said I like it that way. He teased me a little, but … but he said he would actually love to do that, tie me up, keep me restrained. He apparently thinks that's hot."
Gray let out a scoff. A sadist! Just like him. Now his jealousy flared hotter.
"Gray?" Natsu asked softly.
He meant to ask a simple question, yet it came out as a disgusted shout. "Is this what you want?"
Natsu's mouth dropped at the anger, but then he looked aside. He knew Gray might be mad. After all these months, after working many missions as a team, he could tell Gray was still not over it. Neither was he. They were both hurting, both craving, but Natsu knew he and Gray being together was poisonous. Even his therapist warned him to stay away from Gray. A relationship like what they had was the worst thing in the world for him at this time.
"I'm not sure, actually."
"Are you seeking my approval?" Gray asked, and his eyes narrowed. "Or are you looking for me to intervene?"
Natsu gasped. "What—?"
Gray pounced and tackled Natsu down to the grass, pinning him to the ground. He gazed down as Natsu began to flush and breathe faster.
"You don't look willing," Gray said softly. "You look like that's something you don't want. If I could smell you, I'd bet money that you smell scared."
Natsu whimpered, and his body already began to react to Gray being on top of him. Gray did not need the nose of a Dragon Slayer to tell he was getting aroused.
"Do you love him?" Gray demanded to know. "You must feel something for Sting, right? You wouldn't agree otherwise."
Natsu flinched, but he looked up straight into Gray's eyes. "Do you always feel something with people you hook up with?"
Gray knew he didn't. Emotions had little to do with a quick fuck in a hotel or burying himself balls-deep into some willing man or woman. Knowing his own past made him feel determined not to have Natsu suffer the same way.
"Is this what you want him to do to you?" Gray asked in a soft, husky voice, and his body dragged up, rubbing hard against Natsu's arousal, making him whine with need. Gray's hand slipped down between their bodies. "Do you want him to do … this?" He grasped Natsu's arousal and chilled his hand.
Natsu shuddered. This cold and thrilling touch … he missed it. So much! He looked up with longing desire and sighed, "Gray."
Shit, he loved when Natsu said his name like that! It had been so long. Too long!
"Is that what you want?" Gray pressed on. He let go and slid his hand up under Natsu's shirt. "Do you want him to touch you?" He twirled a finger around a nipple, getting another soft moan. Gray leaned over and licked where Natsu's torso was bare from the shirt riding up. "Do you want him to see your exposed body?"
Natsu made a soft gasp of surprise and then looked away quickly.
"He has, hasn't he!" he accused, both amused and infuriated. "Has he seen all of you?"
Natsu turned his head harder away, and his brow furrowed.
So, they even got naked! "Has he touched you … here?"
His hand reached down and grabbed Natsu's arousal again, giving it a few firm strokes. Gray truly thought Natsu would protest. Instead, his face went into a shade of maroon Gray had never seen before, and his body surged up into it.
Gray slid down, and he eased out Natsu's arousal from the front flap of his pants. Gray had to smile at seeing it again, like an old friend.
"Has he kiss you … here?" He leaned over and eased Natsu's cock into his mouth.
Natsu cried out in pleasure and arched up strongly. Those cold hands, that wintry mouth, and the texture of his tongue all felt familiar … felt right!
"Gray," he groaned, and his hand flopped onto the raven head, clutching his hair and encouraging him to do more.
Gray bobbed on him, savoring the taste and feel of that thick cock. It filled his mouth, stretched his lips, and hit the back of his throat. He sucked back up, letting it pop out of his mouth, and glared up at Natsu.
"Has he tasted you?"
Once again, Natsu looked pierced with guilt. Gray kept licking as he waited for an answer which would never be spoken aloud.
"He has, hasn't he?" he muttered, lapping around the flared head and gazing at Natsu's flushed face. "He's done this to you."
Gray closed his eyes, shutting out what it must have looked like, Sting sucking on Natsu. Had he sucked back? Gray thought about asking, but a clear drip of pre-cum tumbled over his stroking hand. He smiled to see Natsu reacting so perfectly.
"Do you want me to do it to you?" he asked, languidly letting the cock slide into his mouth and back out. "Or should I stop?"
Natsu shook his head and looked Gray straight in the eyes. "I want you," he whispered.
Gray smirked. "Good!" His mouth dived down, and Natsu cried out in pleasure.
For a few minutes, it was like nothing had changed. Those months apart melted, half a year was nothing at all, and he was back with the man he wanted forever. They were in the open too. For Gray, that added spice to the reunion.
He kept glancing up at Natsu, watching his reactions, listening to his desperate attempts to keep quiet as he realized they were in public, in the middle of a courtyard, where absolutely anyone could walk by. Erza, Lucy, and Happy were not that far away. Natsu slapped a hand over his mouth as the pleasure spiked through him. Seeing him filled with desire, filled with need, so desperate he would agree to do this in the open, made Gray aroused in a way he had not felt in half a year.
"Gray!" he finally huffed in desperation.
A hand bolted forward, grasped both of Natsu's wrists, slammed them to the ground, and froze them solid. Secured, one hand went over Natsu's body, sliding up under his shirt again, feeling his skin getting hotter and hotter. His other hand went down and unzipped his own jeans. Gray pulled his cock out and pumped it with desperation as Natsu's reaction made him melt, boil, and burn with need.
"Shit … so good," growled Natsu.
Gray pulled his mouth off and slid his body up so he could stroke both of them together. His cock loved the feel of Natsu's drenched dick, and he slid over it, frotting together. He kissed Natsu hard, letting his tongue swirl the bitter flavor of pre-cum around.
"Taste it," he sneered. "Taste what I do to you."
Natsu tasted it. He tasted Gray's flavor, that minty taste although it was mixed with cigarettes and … and him. His taste! Tasting just how aroused he was made Natsu tremble. He felt a tightening sensation down below and a feeling, that rushing sensation. He could not stop it now. He couldn't take anymore.
"Gray! I'm … gonna…"
Gray slid back down and bobbed his head on Natsu hard and fast, pounding him to the back of his throat with each plunge. His fist pumped hard, bringing himself closer and closer as well. His free hand had to hold down Natsu's hips as his whole body arched and Natsu struggled to mute his cries of ecstasy.
Fluid filled Gray's mouth, and he closed his eyes to savor it. This was what he wanted, this feeling of heat in his heart that only a dragon could spark amidst all the bitter ice. With his fist making swift, short jerks and his free hand digging bruises into Natsu's hip, Gray finally came, aiming for a patch of grass between Natsu's spread legs and covering the green blades with milky fluid. For the first time in months, it was a fully satisfying sensation. It was a level of pleasure only being with Natsu produced.
Gray gulped and sucked everything clean. He licked and adored the cock as it twitched while softening. He kept kissing it, even when Natsu grunted from the sensitivity. He wanted to kiss it all night, nuzzle it, and suck it again in the morning.
Gray pulled back and gazed down at Natsu's pink cheeks. It was everything he remembered, especially this feeling, this sleepy happiness of being with his beloved.
However, as he saw Natsu reclining there, disheveled and flushed, the haze of pleasure parted, Gray realized … he just had sex with Natsu!
"Oh God, I'm so sorry," he cried out. He dispelled the ice restraints, tucked himself away, and sat back on his heels, covering his mouth as the taste lingered. "I'm sorry."
Natsu pushed himself up. "N-No! It's okay." He also tucked his spent cock back away and zipped his pants. "I needed that. Really."
"Yeah, but … it's always about sex! Nothing has changed," he yelled, cringing back with self-hatred.
Natsu scooted over, carefully avoiding the splattered cum on the grass. He held Gray's arm and leaned in to look at his anguished face. "I don't think that was just about sex. I think it was about jealousy and claiming."
"Just as bad!"
"No," Natsu said in understanding. "It shows me how you feel." He leaned over and rested his head on Gray's shoulder. "I'd feel the same way if you were getting blow jobs from someone else." He suddenly looked up at Gray. "Are you?"
He pouted and glared out at the night. "Twice. It … didn't work."
Natsu arched an eyebrow. "Didn't work?"
He cringed slightly to discuss it. "They…"
They tried. That random girl had attempted to give him one and failed. He did not want to think about the New Year's prostitute. She tried everything. Plain sex was satisfying enough, but her attempt to give him a blow job failed to arouse him at all.
"It didn't work," he tried to emphasize.
He looked up at Natsu with a feeling of guilt. For six months, sex had been miserable. Jerking off was just a physical necessity. Attempting to take a partner made him feel dirty, plus he feared catching another disease. Since New Year's Day, he only had that masochist, and even that had ended a few weeks ago. It had just been pure BDSM, no sex. Gray no longer wanted sex, not with someone random. He had been spoiled, and nothing compared. He reached forward and brushed his fingers over Natsu's lips.
"Her mouth wasn't yours," he said, savoring the hot breath on his fingertips. He caressed Natsu's cheek, then leaned forward and rested their foreheads together. His fingers slid up and grasped into Natsu's hair. With a bitter smile, he confessed, "You spoiled me, bastard."
Natsu wrapped his arms around Gray, hugged him, and nuzzled against his shoulder. "Same here." He reached down and draped his hand on top of Gray's, threading their fingers together, alternating hot and cold. "Your hands are … pretty damn awesome."
Gray rested his cheek on top of Natsu's head and embraced him. He stroked through the pink hair, just sitting there, like they used to do. It was quiet, comforting.
What are we doing?
This whole open relationship idea was just torturing them both. Gray hated it, and Natsu seemed like he was reluctant to move on. He wanted to try out relationships on his own, and being tethered together was holding him back. Gray knew what needed to happen.
"About you and Sting. Go ahead."
Natsu jolted out of the peaceful moment and looked up in shock. "What?"
"Go ahead," Gray said softly, trying to reign in control over his emotions. "Do with him whatever you want."
Natsu stared, confused by this. He suddenly shoved Gray away from him. "Stupid ice bastard! You do all that to me, and then you say some shitty thing like that? What the fuck!" he screamed, forgetting they were in the courtyard of a hotel.
"It's just wishful thinking, right?" Gray said softly. "Hoping you want me to stop you, hoping you might want me back—"
"Of course I want you back," Natsu said in anguish. He slammed his eyes shut in sadness. "I want you, Gray. I just … I still feel … like I need to know what I need, just me, no one forcing me into situations. Except … I … I feel like I'm cheating on you."
Gray turned his face aside. It was just as he feared. "Then maybe we need to end this open relationship."
"No!" Natsu roared. "Fuck that!" He turned aside to privately fight back tears. "Even if we were completely split up, I'd still feel like I was cheating because … because I still love you," he said, losing the battle with the tears.
Gray's eyes softened, he lightly touched Natsu's wet cheek, feeling the soft warmth. "Same here. I…"
He opened his mouth, ready to say the three words, but his throat clenched. He screamed at himself internally. Maybe if he could just say it, Natsu would take him back. He could prove himself, show that he really had gotten better.
Still, the words did not come out. He closed his eyes and lamented his own weakness.
"Same here," he repeated softer.
Natsu saw the anguish and realized what he must be trying to say. Even if he could not say it, Natsu saw in Gray's face, this was not as bad as it used to be. Gray used to freak out whenever he came this close to saying it. Now, he just looked frustrated. The concept of love was not as scary anymore. Gray really had made progress. The only thing holding him back was that horrible superstition that if he said it directly, Natsu would die.
Gray suddenly cried out, "What do you want of me?" It pained him to be in this emotional limbo.
The squinty eyes wavered under that blue gaze. "I … I want to do thing with others, try it out, figure out on my own what I want, but … but I kinda … want you there too." He cringed down timidly with an awkward smile and meek laugh.
Gray stared, confused, and then his face paled as he realized what Natsu meant. "Holy shit. Wait, you want a threesome?" he cried out, and his voice cracked slightly.
Natsu blushed heavily and twisted his hands together. "You said once you'd be okay with it if it was someone we knew, and we know Sting. He's cool, really."
"He wants to do this?" Gray asked in astonishment. He had figured another Dragon Slayer would want to horde his mate, not share him.
Natsu froze and slowly drew back. "Um … well, I haven't … really asked him."
"Idiot! Ask your boyfriend first before asking … some … other boyfriend. Or whatever we are. You gotta make sure it's okay with him."
Natsu looked up solidly. "No, I have to make sure it's okay with you first, because you're always gonna be first."
Gray blushed a little at that blurted confession. He turned aside and stared out at the night, debating if he wanted another cigarette. "Ask him. If he's okay with it … I'm not against it." He tried to say it as coolly and calmly as possible.
"Really?" Natsu asked in a sigh.
Gray heard the relief in his voice. "It's what you need, right?" He lightly touched Natsu's hand. "I told you before, I want to help you through this in any way I can. Even that."
Natsu's eyebrow lifted. "You'd have sex with someone you don't want?"
"I'd have sex with you and a third person who you want. Besides, Sting's not a bad looking guy." He ruffed up Natsu's hair. "You could have done a lot worse with picking boyfriends on your own."
Natsu grinned at the compliment. Then he grabbed Gray's arm again and leaned against him. "Can we stay like this?"
Gray sighed and wrapped his arm around Natsu, pulling him in even closer. "For a while," he whispered, and kissed the top of the pink head.
A week later, Natsu told Gray the result of asking Sting about a threesome.
That result was that they broke up.
Sting had not liked the idea at all and began to rage in disgust at the thought of an interloper getting between them, especially Natsu's old boyfriend. He tried to urge Natsu into having sex with just him, at least for the first time. Natsu quickly felt uncomfortable with the relationship, and Sting realized Natsu's feelings were ambivalent at best. He accused Natsu of being in love with Gray still, which Natsu could not refute. They both called it off.
No one in Sabertooth, and no one in Fairy Tail except Gray, even knew the two had been together.
Gray wanted to feel sorry for him. Sting could have been a good way for Natsu to gain experience, plus the threesome was a way they could have had more intimacy together. Still, he was rather glad Natsu was single again, as selfish as that was. He thought maybe now Natsu would want to get back together, enjoy another romp like that night in the hotel courtyard, but Natsu gave no hint about wanting that. Instead, he looked truly devastated about losing Sting.
Weeks past. Natsu often looked lost in thought while sitting around the guild, and Gray wondered each time if maybe Natsu was thinking about that horrible, nightmarish past. At least Natsu told him that he was seeing the psychiatrist from his youth, and it was "helping." Gray wondered if that was true or if Natsu just did not want Gray to worry.
Finally, Gray had enough. If Natsu was going to let things go stagnant for this long, maybe he needed a nudge in the right direction. He left the guild hall and headed to Lucy's house.
A few hours later, Gray came up to Natsu. "Can we talk in private?"
Natsu looked hesitant. He knew their little coition left Gray sexually frustrated. He was about to say no and leave to avoid a conflict.
"It's serious," Gray blurted out.
Natsu jolted, but he nodded. He followed without a word, even when he realized Gray was heading to his own apartment. Warily, he walked in, only to jolt when he saw Loke waiting for them.
"What?" he asked, looking between Gray and the ginger-haired Celestial Lion.
"You wanted someone with experience," Gray stated. "I honestly don't know of anyone in the whole of Earthland who can beat Loke in that department."
The Lion gave him a wry smile. "You're too kind."
"He can help you, and I already asked him. He said he's cool with whatever you want. Romance, no sex, or if you do want sex, even a threesome, anything you want. Plus, at least it's someone I trust. I know he won't hurt you."
Natsu glanced at the ease the two men had around one another. "Have you two…?"
"A long time ago," Gray assured him. "An experiment when I was just beginning to discover the sadistic tendencies I have. I was honestly too scared to treat a woman that way. I brought up the issue with Loke while we were on a mission together, and he offered to teach me."
"We didn't actually have sex," Loke assured the Dragon Slayer. "I only taught Gray proper techniques in things like flogging, spanking, and how to tie someone up so it doesn't hurt too much. He has quite a natural talent for bondage."
Gray slid a sly glance over. "And he introduced me to a bunch of kinks I hadn't known before, like ice play and watersports."
Loke's eyes narrowed. "That was a total accident."
Gray would have loved to banter about their past, but Natsu looked ready to bolt. Gray caressed the hot, muscular arm like petting a dog about to see the veterinarian. "Natsu, it's only an offer. Don't feel you have to do anything. It isn't necessarily what I want, but it's my way of compromising. Still, this is only if you want to try it. I asked Loke because I trust him with our secret. He kept my secret for years; I know he'll keep yours."
"You told him?" Natsu cried out in horror.
"Only that you have a need to be tied up. Not anything else."
Natsu looked over to Loke in a panic, and the Lion merely shrugged, showing he did not know and did not care to pry.
"You wanted to try a threesome. What I'm offering now is slightly different to that."
"Different?"
"I won't interfere. I'll only watch. I want to see how you look," Gray said quietly, blushing slightly. "After you told me about Sting, I just can't get it out of my head. Part of me is jealous as hell, and part of me…" His hand slid sensually over Natsu's arm. "I'm a little curious." He stroked up, caressing a spot just behind Natsu's ear that he knew he loved, and then combing up into his hair. "How do you look," he wondered sadistically, "being in the arms of another person?"
Natsu looked down bashfully. Gray … wanted to watch. Natsu would be put on display, his reactions and expressions observed closely by Gray. That idea made his heart race.
Loke patted Natsu's shoulder. "Really, if you're uncomfortable with this, we won't do it. This is Gray's request purely for your sake. You're a gift to him, and he's willing to let me play with his treasure so you can have a little more self-confidence, a little more experience, so you know how different it can be with someone other than just Gray. By experiencing that variety, you'll come to love the things Gray does even more. However, if you're not comfortable with this, we'll stop and there will be no hard feelings. The ball is totally in your court, Natsu. I won't be hurt no matter what you pick. You're in charge in this relationship. Gray knows he doesn't order you around."
"Yes he does," Natsu insisted.
"If he truly is, then he's forgotten all I taught him," Loke muttered. "As the Dominant, Gray's job is to keep the situation under control and to cater to your needs. He makes you do only what you already want to do. It's like mind-reading, and if he realizes you're uncomfortable, he changes right away."
"I'm not a Submissive," Natsu snapped angrily. "I won't be submissive to anyone!"
Loke shook his head placidly. "You have a totally wrong connotation on what it is to be the Submissive in a relationship. It doesn't mean you give up your power. Yes, it's a power struggle, but although he acts like a Dominant, you are the one who has all the power. The Submissive has the most control, because you're the one who he has to take care of."
Natsu looked over to Gray. "Is that how it works?"
"I tried to explain it once. But Loke," he said to the Lion Spirit, "we both decided not to go by titles and duties. No Dominant, no Submissive." He looked over to Natsu. "Right?"
"Right," he muttered, although now he wondered if Loke had a point.
"See, he caters to your needs," Loke pointed out. "Gray would do anything for you, Natsu. You are very precious to him." He smiled plaintively. "I'm happy he found someone who can support him, and I'm honored to help him support you."
Natsu looked aside with a warm feeling of happiness.
"If you want," Loke said mischievously, looking over to Gray, "we could make this a partner swap."
Natsu tilted his head in confusion. "A what?"
Gray looked over in surprise. "She'd go for that?"
Loke looked smug. "We've talked about trying something like it. Lucy so far hasn't wanted to. She's definitely a jealous one. However, I think she would feel much more at ease if it was a homosexual couple we're swinging with."
Natsu's eyes went huge. "Lucy!"
"It'd be helping me out with her if you agree, but I understand if you don't want that. It's a lot more to ask of you, Natsu," Loke said, focusing on the Dragon Slayer again. "It means giving Gray up for a night. First: Gray, would you want to do that?"
Gray was now the one who felt on the spot. Lucy was really cute, and sure, he had been interested in her in the past. Still…
"I'm willing only if Natsu is okay with it."
Loke turned his smile over to Natsu. "So see? The power belongs to you in this relationship, Natsu. If you say no, Gray will sit and observe you. If you say yes, you can also observe him with another partner. And if you want, we can switch again, and you can have a little romp with Lucy. You were interested in her once, right?"
"That … would be weird though, right?" Natsu muttered.
"It could change the dynamics of your team," Loke admitted, "but I believe it'd make everyone's relationship stronger. No more secrets. You'd be seeing one another at your most intimate time."
"But…" Natsu's voice dropped to a whisper. "What would Lucy think if she knew I liked … that? Being tied up? I mean, that's not how I am normally, right? I normally hate being restrained by rules or conduct or anything."
"Honestly, she'd love it," Loke admitted with a sly smile and a lick to his lips.
That made both Gray and Natsu arch an eyebrow.
"It's just my experience talking," Loke said hesitantly, "but usually, the person with the most responsibility and need for control in their normal life is the one who likes to surrender control in their private life. That's not always the case, of course, but it's a common theme that I've personally observed. It's the CEO, the manager, the politician, the person with lots of power, who must balance their life by giving up that control, have someone else order them around for a change, and lose their power even over their own body. So for you to like being tied up, it's not all that strange, and it's not something you should feel ashamed about. Gray told me a little about it. Not anything in detail, but just that your need to be tied up stems from some moment where you lashed out violently. That sounds like something you would do," Loke chuckled, "and it could definitely make anyone feel like they need to be held back. If anything, it shows you have a strong sense of responsibility toward your lover. You would never hurt a friend, and that strong feeling manifests itself in the need to be restrained. So see," Loke said, his eyes squinting happily behind his blue shades, "it's not something to feel ashamed about, because it shows what a good person you are."
Natsu's mouth was left dropped open. He had never thought about his problem from this point of view. Just by hearing Loke say all of that, Natsu was already realizing the help he could get simply by talking about sex with someone who had as much experience as Loke. He could ask about things he felt too uncomfortable asking Gray, and perhaps he could finally understand himself.
"I'll … have to think about this," Natsu muttered.
"How about just dating me?" asked Loke.
Natsu jolted. "What!"
Loke had a relaxed smile. "Go out with me. I'll take you out to dinner, and we can talk. I bet there's a lot you'd like to talk about."
There really was. Already, he was thinking about questions. However, he looked up to Gray first.
"You have my permission," Gray said, and he looked at ease with the idea.
Natsu gulped, and he nodded timidly. "Y-Yeah, okay, but … the rest … I'm not completely opposed to the idea, I just need to think if I really want it."
"Take your time," Loke said with complete understanding. "I don't want this to be something you do and then regret. That would make things awkward all around. I'd rather you say no than feel like you have to say yes only to end up hating either Gray or myself. So think about it seriously. Gray," he said sternly, "don't pressure him. You have a tendency to manipulate people into acting how you personally want. Not this time!"
"Understood," Gray said solemnly.
Loke patted Natsu on the head. "Think of this as a mission sign. You can take the mission, or you can pass it up. You're not forced to take it just because the sign is there. Still…" Loke took Natsu's chin into his fingers and lifted it. "I can at least romance you a little." Then he leaned over and gave the Dragon Slayer a gentle kiss.
Natsu's eyes went wide. He stared over to Gray in a moment of panic. Gray gulped down hard, his chest burning as he saw his lover being kissed by another, but he gave Natsu a nod, allowing this. Natsu closed his eyes, and he felt the soft firmness of Loke's kisses. It was a warmer mouth, a different smell, and … just so different! But not bad. Loke was definitely a highly skilled kisser.
Loke pulled away, and his eyes gleamed down at Natsu. "I hope you at least turn to me for advice, if nothing else. I'm still a member of Fairy Tail, so you know you can trust me with your secrets, even if they're secrets you want kept from Gray. I'll pick you up Friday evening, six o'clock. Dress a little nice." Loke kissed him on the cheek, then faded away into cascading golden sparkles.
Gray and Natsu watched one another silently, both wrapped up with their own private thoughts, doubts, and fears about how a step like this might change them.
"I hope you don't hate me for telling Loke," Gray finally said.
"No, I … I trust him. So long as it's him, it's okay. To be honest, I had thought about asking Lucy to call him out, just to talk with him, but I had no clue how to ask her without making it seem suspicious."
Gray nodded slowly. He was merely lucky that his friendship with Loke, dating back way before Lucy joined Fairy Tail, gave him a good excuse to ask her to use her Gold Key to call him out from time to time. "What do you think about his offer? About swapping partners? It's … not something I was expecting, to be honest. Bringing Lucy into this…" Gray frowned a little. "I can't go all out with her. Definitely not. I have to really hold myself back around women. It might also be uncomfortable for you. That's what worries me the most."
"Like I said," Natsu muttered, "it's something I have to think about."
Gray nodded. He also had to think about the offer of swapping partners. He had hoped that if he was there just to watch, Natsu would keep thinking about him. If he was alone with Loke … hell, Gray knew first-hand that Loke was highly talented. Although he and the Lion never actually had sex, they had done a lot of kinky experimentation without resorting to crude rutting. He trusted Loke, but a tiny part of him feared what might happen if Natsu decided he was happier with Loke.
Natsu turned and began to walk away. "I'm going on a solo mission. I need time to think about this. I'll be back on Friday."
"O-Okay. Uh … see ya around."
As he watched Natsu's back and the fluttering white scarf, Gray wondered if he had once again fucked up, or if this was the key to helping Natsu regain his confidence and give him experience. Three partners at once! Not even Gray had tried something like this.
And he was eager to do it!
"Damn," he whispered to himself. Loke really threw a curve-ball at him with his offer, but the more Gray thought about it, the more he wanted it. He wanted to see Natsu being pleasured by someone else, observe him as a third person, and ogle that body. He wanted to see Loke in action, such an expert whom Gray had only a small taste of his skills. He wanted to fuck someone else while watching Natsu getting fucked. Just thinking about it was making him aroused. He looked down—when the hell had he lost his pants?—and saw the bulge in his boxers.
"Ooooh damn," he whispered to himself.
If they did this…
If Natsu agreed…
This was going to be the hottest, naughtiest experience of Gray's life.
End of Chapter 52

A/N: Thank you for your patience. (Well, some of you were patient.) I won my 10th Nanowrimo! ^_^ Hopefully "Dangerous Territory" will be coming soon to this website in the "Attack on Titan" fandom.
Update from five years in the future! It's here! See my profile.
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