When Ends Meet [Gratsu] [Fairy Tail]

Chapter One

06:00

Rise. Awaken. Whatever other fancy word he could think of that described waking up. Regaining consciousness? That was a good one. He groggily looked to his side, at his dusty old alarm clock, and slowly reached over with a short lived yawn to turn it off. He stayed in bed for a little longer, before hastily pushing himself up with a sudden determination and standing.
Time to start the day.
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He wouldn't describe his daily routine as anything special, if he was being honest. Wake up, go to the bathroom, get changed. It was average, and it was predictable, and he shamelessly liked it that way. He was currently in the well kept bathroom, violently scrubbing at his teeth with his worn toothbrush. Almost falling asleep at the sound of it, the door slammed open.
"GRAY!"

Gray almost choked on his toothbrush. He whipped his head around to face Lyon, of all people, and held up a finger as an indication for him to wait.
He hurriedly finished up his business and turned around to face him fully, eyebrows scrunched together in annoyance. Surprisingly enough, this was apart of his routine too. Some part of his morning would be interrupted by Lyon, and Gray would be lying if he said he hated it.

They were both the same age and, as much as Gray disliked to admit it, best friends. They had begun to live together when Lyon suddenly got a job, dragging Gray away from his empty house as soon as he possibly could. He sighed fondly at the memory and looked up at Lyon curiously.
"What now?" He asked, his curiosity ebbing away at Lyon's tragic expression. It was to be expected, his companion was always over dramatic, but Gray couldn't help the little bit of worry that edged its way into his head.

"Gray, my wonderful companion, my almost brother-like friend, m-,"
"Get to the point already."
"Loke got a girlfriend."

Gray narrowed his eyes. Huh? This wasn't what he expected. He stood up straighter and coughed a little.
"Sorry if I should know this.. but.. how does this affect any of us? Are you like- in love with his girlfriend or something?"
Lyon almost looked offended. He slammed a hand onto his chest and gasped loudly.
"What! No! That's not it at all!" Gray frowned for a second, before his eyes widened slightly from realisation.

"You were into him?" He asked, incredulous. Lyon choked on what seemingly looked like his own spit for a second.
"Again, no! Gray, what the fuck?" Gray put his hands up.
"Hey man, there's nothing wrong with liking dudes. I don't give a shit what you do in bed. You're still my best friend."
Lyon paused for a minute.

"Okay," He began, cautiously, "You handled that really well, bro, and I'm glad you think like that, and you're my best friend no matter what too, but.." he frowned and scratched the back of his neck reluctantly.
"Didn't you like him?" He got it out and stood there for a second, awkward.. Gray returned the gesture, silently trying to get his thoughts sorted. At last, he spoke.

"I'm not into dudes."

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Word Count: 532

A/N

Thanks for reading! The chapters will hopefully get longer as I continue. Look forward to it.

-Jay ★