Lovers with Benefits

Chapter Nineteen - The Party (2)

"I wanted to ask you something though", Gray said through the loud music as he drank from his cup.

"Hmm, what is it?", Natsu smiled. He smiled not because of the conversation, he was just really drunk at this point and in a good mood.

"Like you know, I'm not tryna ruin the mood or anything-", Gray began and Natsu responded "No, no, you won't at all", Gray grinned at that sweet response and continued:
"You asked me why I hate you and I said I don't hate you. Well, why do youu hate me?", Gray emptied his cup and crossed his arms, waiting for a response.

Natsu inhaled for an answer, but noticed he didn't have one.

"I have no idea", he laughed, "I don't hate you either, droopy eyes. It's actually really nice spending time with you", he smiled.

Gray didn't expect an answer like that, but his drunk state let him be happy about Natsu's reply.
"I like spending time with you, too, slanty eyes", Gray said and began feeling the alcohol even more.

"Natsu, I think that was too much vodka you poured in there", Gray chuckled and leaned against the wall to support his balanceless body.

"Uh, shit, my bad", Natsu laughed and suggested to go outside together to sober up a bit.

They sat together on the terrace ground where noone else was, they closed the glass door behind them and made sure they didn't trip and fall.

The loud party music wasn't as disturbing as the two boys were more distant to the music boxes now.
"Thanks for not leaving me alone", Gray laughed.

"Of course not, then you'd really have a reason to hate me", Natsu responded in an equal goofy tone.

"Do you actually think I'm hot or did you just say that for fun?", Gray wondered out loud.

Natsu sat up as straight as he could and stared him deathly in his eyes:
"Are you fucking kidding me, Gray?! God, look at you. You're like sooo my type", Natsu almost yelled and didn't realize what he was saying.

Gray blushed intensively and looked away in shame for a brief moment. He found Natsu's reaction cute as hell.
"Then why didn't you try to hookup with me?", Gray wondered again.

"Dumbass", Natsu relaxed his position again and gave him an honest answer:
"Because I don't like treating people as trophies or something like that. And I don't want to force anyone- I-I would never ever want to force someone to do something they don't want to do. And I know you don't want that. Does that make sense...?"

Gray got warm at that answer. Natsu actually wasn't a bad person at all. He cared about others. Gray smiled at that fact. He's so cute.

The raven-haired man looked at Natsu and waited until their eyes met:
"But... how do you know if i wouldn't like it? You've never asked me."

"I just know you don't." Natsu chuckled softly, almost with a sad undertone. I just know it.

"You're so stupid", Gray said in a face-palm and jokingly hit Natsu against the arm.

"Huh, why-"

Gray suddenly cupped Natsu's cheeks and pulled him closer, as close as possible.
And their lips met.

Natsu had no idea what was happening.
He didn't need to know what was going on, he simply accepted the situation as he let himself melt into the kiss.

He hung his arms around Gray's neck and kissed back as passionately as he could.

Gray touched Natsu's bottom lip with his tongue, asking for entrance which was quickly allowed. Their tongues slowly explored each others mouths. And it felt amazing.
Gray's hand rested on Natsu's cheek and with the other he carefully ran his fingers through the soft salmon hair.

This wasn't a sloppy makeout session.
This was passionate.
And both boys didn't know why this was happening.

Their lips parted briefly to catch air. Natsu and Gray looked each other deeply in the eyes, but they didn't regret what just happened.

No, they closed their eyes again and kissed again. Their body as close as they could be.
The boys couldn't imagine how the other person felt. They loved the warmth of each other, opposite to the cold temperatures on the terrace.
They completely ignored the music and talking coming from the inside of the house.
They had no idea what time it is.

But they didn't care.
This kiss felt amazing.

Maybe it was thanks to the alcohol, maybe the two were just very good kissers.
Probably it was both.

"Ngh", Natsu moaned between their kisses and put his hand on Gray's thigh.
The raven-haired man understood.

He leaned his body over Natsu. The pinkette was with his back on the ground, his lips still on Gray's and arms hung around his neck again.

Gray stopped the kiss, only to start again at Natsu's neck again. He caressed the soft skin and left little hickeys.
He noticed a scar on Natsu's neck, Gray decided he would ask another time. He kissed it as softly as he could and made Natsu whimper in sensitivity.
Gray's hand pet Natsu's cheek in comfort and smiled before he placed his lips again on the pinkette's.

Natsu started to run his hand up and down Gray's torso and decided:

"Let's go somewhere private."