Rose Coloured

Chapter 13- Agreement

Natsu stopped himself from going into the living room behind his mom, overhearing the topic of conversation. He really wasn't up for talking about how much of a 'Saint' his date must've been to have gone out with him.

He knew his friends had good intentions, they always do, but this is the worst thing for them to have stuck their noses into. Deciding he wanted a break, Natsu made his way up the stairs towards his room, but stopped when he saw two people in the hallway. 

Overhearing Lisanna's panicked statement, Natsu narrowed his eyes. "I'm gonna be pissed that he found out what?" 

Lisanna's eyes widened, looking like a guilty puppy. "Um… I-I can explain…"

Natsu crossed his arms as he gave both of his friends a pointed look. Gray and Lisanna were too obvious right now. "So? What are you two hiding?"

"...U-um…" Realizing she was prolonging the inevitable, Lisanna decided to get it over with. "OK, Gray found out…"

Natsu's eyes widened as he stared at Gray. "...Oh…"

"Don't worry, I'm not gonna tell anyone…" Gray leaned against the wall. "Actually… I wanna help you." 

The boys stared at each other in silence, their fierce atmosphere making Lisanna wonder if they were gonna break out into a fight. Natsu knew exactly why Gray would suddenly want to help him. They had agreed to never speak of that day again, but Gray had seen the worst of him, and the talks they had afterwards gave him a whole different perspective. 

Whatever Lisanna must've said must've made Gray realize just how serious this is for Natsu. Or, maybe, he was able to figure it out on his own…

"...Why do you wanna help me?"

Gray dropped his gaze, shuffling his feet awkwardly. He wouldn't say it out loud, but it should be obvious that he just wants Natsu to be happy again. "Well, I know you're an airhead, but if you went on a date and stayed the night with Bunny, then there's gotta be something you know that we don't."

Natsu grinned, glad that he was finally on the same page with someone. "Yeah, I'm getting to know her a lot better. I learned that she's 20, a French immigrant, and her name starts with an L-"

"Woah, really?" Lisanna gasped. "How'd you find that information?"

"She told me." Natsu gave a smug smirk, causing Gray and Lisanna to share a look.

"Uh huh… and how did you manage to get her to just tell you this stuff?" Gray's tone was laced with suspicion, but Natsu honestly couldn't blame him.

"Well, me and her made an 'agreement.' She'll give me answers as long as I-" Natsu's phone went off, cutting his sentence short. He stared at his pocket in silence as his eyes slowly began to narrow. That was the default sound of a text message notification, which didn't make sense. Everyone he spoke to has a distinct ringtone saved in his phone, just to make it easier for him to decipher between everyone. For the default tone to sound, I'd mean an unknown number was texting...

"Hang on…" He took his phone and looked over the message, though it didn't clear anything up. 

"Hey, Natsu ♡"

A part of him knew exactly who this could be, but he didn't want to get his hopes up. He'd just seen her, she wouldn't be texting him already, would she?

"This is your favorite blonde ;)" 

I guess she would be texting me already, then. A big smile spread across his face as he read over the messages again and again, imagining her expression. She's probably got that cute blush she had earlier… or maybe she's got that sexy smile…