Gratsu oneshots!

Chalk

Hey guys! So, for this chapter, it gets a bit steamy at the end so, y'all can skip that if ya want. I hope you guys enjoy this!

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Natsu wasn't the best writer, he wasn't the best with words in general. But what he was good at, was drawing. Of course, there was always room to improve, and he didn't consider himself a master at drawing, but he did consider himself a somewhat 'good' artist.

He put a lot of effort into his drawings and worked hard to get better. Drawing was fun for Natsu, when he couldn't train and or didn't feel like going to the guild he'd grab one of his sketchbooks and begin sketching.

The river was a soothing sound, and the forest was a beautiful sight. Natsu smiled at Happy who was humming a tune while fishing. Turning his attention back to the sketchbook, he resumed his sketch of the forest.

Once it was finished he smiled and set it down, then got up and stretched.

The next day he was immediately greeted with Lucy needing money for her rent. "Oh, you two are just in time! My rent money is due in a week!"

Sighing, Natsu looked at the mission request. Helping at an orphanage for a couple of days, seemed easy enough, and paid well enough. "Alright, when are we leaving?"

"Right now! Go pack up and meet us at the train station in an hour! Don't be late, or else." Lucy said threateningly.

Natsu turned away from her, then rolled his eyes but made his way back home to pack. Ignoring his grumbling stomach. Once they were far away enough from the guild, "Didn't even let me eat first."

Once packed the two made their way back to the train station. Then, after a short train ride, the team was making their way to the orphanage. Erza, Lucy, and Happy were ahead of him and Gray.

The two of them were bickering about something, Natsu couldn't remember at this point. The bickering was more out of habit than anything.

It was when the two had stopped walking and bickering to glare at each other that he realized how close their faces had become. He could feel Gray's breath, if he moved just a little closer their lips would touch.

He barely registered himself leaning closer to close the space between them, whenever Happy called out to them. Yanking back, Natsu turned towards Happy, trying to ignore his heating cheeks.

Seeing the orphanage in the distance, he picked up his pace. Quickly catching up to the three, Gray not far behind.

The five of them made their way inside the building and introduced themselves. Erza was tasked with getting stuff from the nearby store. Lucy was tasked with cleaning, which she was not happy about. Gray was tasked with chopping wood, and Natsu was tasked with watching the kids.

Making his way out to where the kids were playing, he pushed all thoughts of Gray to the back of his mind.

Thankfully, the kids warmed up to him quickly, eagerly asking if he wanted to draw with them. He was lead over to an area where it was smooth concrete. One of the kids handed him a piece of chalk, then got back to work on their work.

Smiling, he got started on his drawing. He had a red piece of chalk, so he decided to doodle a dragon. "Woah!" He lifted his head to look at a kid who was pointing at the red dragon he drew. "You're really good mister!"

Natsu smiled, "Thank you!" At this point, the other kids had wandered over to look at his doodle.

"Can you draw a flower?" One kid asked him, gently tugging at his scarf. Natsu nodded and shifted back down to draw, the kids eagerly watching.

He decided to go with a rose, a flower he's drawn more than a couple times. Often fantasizing about a world where he could give a rose bouquet to Gray, and not ruin their friendship.