Acnologia, my Childhood Friend

Chapter 55

           

Chapter 55

Ready for Sting & Rogue VS Gray & Natsu?! Well, you better be!

Thank you DesolationDeath for helping me out with the story!

I apologize for any grammar errors that I have made! Read and Review!

Disclaimer: As per usual, Slowpoke and his kin (Slowbro and Slowking) own Fairy Tail, and are unlikely to let the rest of us have a taste of glory

At the arena~

Gray's P.O.V

The four of us glared at each other, all ready for battle, and trying to figure each other out. In the background, I could hear the crowd getting as pumped up for the battle as Natsu and I were at the moment.

Sting didn't seem to have eyes for others than the Fire Idiot. He was glaring fiercely at him, and only him. Completely forgetting me, just like Chapati, that bastard. But Natsu sent it right back at him, although not with as much hate.

Rogue probably knew the Fire Idiot and Sting were going to be battling it out with no regard to either himself or me, so he let Natsu be and stared at me with those red eyes. With those eyes of his, it almost looked like he was glaring at me, no matter what he did. Of course I also knew Natsu wasn't going to let his prey, Sting in other words, be beaten by anyone but him, so I kept to Rogue anyway.

To say the atmosphere between the four of us was tense would be the understatement of the year. Intense hatred was flowing from those two in waves, you could almost see them in the air. But both Natsu and I wouldn't be intimidated by their glares. Much more was at stake here, for us anyway. The pride of our team, of Fairy Tail. We had to show everyone that it wasn't just Lucy's team who were absolute monsters, the rest of us were too. Some more than others.

It felt like eternity and a lunchbox had passed before Chapati finally broke the tense atmosphere. "Match... START!" He yelled just as the gong made the usual noise.

Natsu hit the flat of his palm with a clenched fist, lit on fire of course. "I'm all fired up." He commented, not as lively and stupidly as usual. "Let's go, Gray!" He said determinedly.

I nodded, keeping my eyes on Rogue. "Yeah." I agreed, pulling my shirt off with ease and throwing it away. We were both setting off the ground towards the two. In an instant, Rogue appeared before me, surprising me and halting my movements, lowering my guard. I hadn't expected them to move so fast.

Rogue swiftly jabbed his hand forward, connecting with my face before I even had a chance to get a hold of the situation, sending me flying backwards. I could see Natsu getting the same treatment from the corner of my eye. These guys were serious about this!

I regained my composure and put my feet on the ground, slowing down my speed. I looked up and around, trying to find Rogue, but he was already right in front of me. And with his fist raised once again. He hammered it down on the top of my skull, making me crash to the ground at his feet.

My head hurt like hell, he packed quite a punch, even though he didn't seem like the most powerful guy physically. I made my way to steady myself on my elbows and knees, on my way up, but suddenly felt a hard kick to my stomach, once again sending me flying.

"Shadow Dragon's Slash!" I heard Rogue say semi-loudly and felt magical pressure coming off him, and rapidly approaching too. At the same time I also heard Natsu release one of his infamous Roars.

While I couldn't really breathe, I twisted around so I was sure to land on my feet. Before I got any kind of steady footing, I pushed off the ground towards the Shadow Dragon Slayer, preparing to block his attack.