Broken -Gratsu-

Broken

He was a bastard. He was a stupid stripping bastard and Natsu hated him. He hated the feeling he got around him, his heart beat increasing and a fluttery feeling in his chest. He hated it all. But..he loved it too.

Natsu Dragneel, the 'crazy pyro' and 'flame brain,' loved Gray Fullbuster, the teen that couldn't keep his clothes on for more than ten minutes. It was stupid and pathetic and it surprised the pinkette when the realisation set in, but people can't help what they feel, Natsu couldn't help the butterfly's and the nervous stutter that came, free of charge, when interacting with the raven haired boy.

And that was the reason he hated Gray, because Gray would never know of his feelings, he would never find out if Gray felt the same way.

Because as the iced shell was assembled and Gray was swallowed up by the un-meltable ice, Natsus heart broke, tore, and shattered into a millions of tiny pieces. Even though he was not the one dying, his life flashed before his wide, tear stricken onyx eyes, every single second he had spend with Gray, every fight and every insult. At that moment he wished they could start over, relive every moment, and then, maybe, he could save him, save Gray from casting himself in the ice that would seal up the monster Lyon was trying to free.

But, it was too late. The ice swirled into the air and over Gray and Deliora, merging them together. And then Gray was gone.

Natsu looked down at the ground shakily, feeling his legs weaken and then give out.

Grays necklace. It was laying on the ice, mere centimetres away from the huge ice structure that was once Gray. Natsu didn't even realise it had been ripped from the other teens neck, the chain was broken but the small sword was still intact, laying on the small pool of silver metal. Natsu crawled over to it and snatched it, closing his palm tightly around the sword, clutching it like a lifeline, and in all honesty it was. It was clear proof that Gray was once more than clear ice.

And that's when the tears came, flooding through and splashing onto the cold hard ground, accompanied by loud and desperate sobs.

That was the moment Natsu Dragneels heart completely shattered with no chance of repair.

That was the moment he died inside.