You're Not Alone (GraTsu)

Two

The walk to his English class felt even colder than the walk to the coffee shop, even with a warm coffee in his hands. It had started snowing a bit harder as he walked, leaving small white flakes to stick in his spiky pink hair. Damn, he really despised the cold. He couldn't wait for this weather to end. Finally, the building he needed came into view. Desperate to get out of the cold, Natsu broke into a run to get himself inside faster.

However, along the way Natsu had missed a patch of ice and before he knew it the ground was falling out from under him. He braced for impact on the sidewalk, but it never came. His eyes shot open as he wondered what had prevented him from falling. It was at that moment, he realized his waist was being supported by a pair of strong arms that were covered by a dark blue coat. As he turned to look behind him, he was met with a pair of stunning dark blue eyes. They were beautiful, and looking at Natsu with a concerned expression.

"Hey, are you alright? You nearly hit the ground..." He spoke in a gentle voice, but also sounded slightly unamused. "You really shouldn't run when there's ice on the ground." He helped Natsu get back on his feet before he released the other's waist. Being caught like that had Natsu blushing like crazy. His cheeks were probably as pink as his hair, maybe even closer to red.

"...I know that. I just wanted to get inside. I really don't care for the cold." Natsu mumbled softly. He was just relieved he hadn't lost his coffee during that incident. "...Thanks for saving my ass, and my coffee..." He looked really embarrassed, but he had nearly crashed to the ground in front of some hot guy. Wait-hot!? Now that Natsu had a better view of this stranger's face, he realized this guy was actually pretty attractive in the face, but the pink haired male shook off thinking such things. He wasn't about to start falling head over heels for some stranger.

"You definitely seem like someone who would prefer warmer temperatures. Just try to be a little more careful. I might not be around to save you next time." The mysterious stranger laughed softly and gave Natsu a warm smile. At that moment, his scent hit Natsu's nose; this guy was an alpha male. With the stranger's scent recognized, Natsu shifted away from him a bit before nervously rubbing the back of his head.

"Yeah, that isn't wrong... I never did care for the cold." Natsu was practically mumbling now. After removing his hand from the back of his head, he quickly shoved it in the pocket of his dark red jacket. He didn't know how to react around this guy since he normally did his best to avoid any kind of alpha males, though he was still grateful for this guy.

"Anyways, where are you heading?" The blue eyed stranger tilted his head slightly to the side, allowing some of his hair to hang from the side. This was the first glimpse Natsu had gotten of his hair. It was a beautiful shade of black. Such a shade went really well with his eyes and pale facial features.

"Um... I'm heading to English right now. Wait, I shouldn't be tellin' you where I'm going. While I appreciate you helping me, I still have no idea who you are." Natsu mentally slapped himself when he started to tell this guy such information without even knowing his name. He didn't think he could get any stupider, but that had been a pretty dumb move on his part. For all he knew, this guy could be some kind of creepy, perverted stalker or something.

"Heh, you're a funny guy. Relax, you don't have to be all freaked out around me. I'm not going to do anything." The raven shrugged his shoulders a bit before he gave Natsu a playful grin. "I was just going to offer to take you there in case you ended up tripping or something, that way I could save you again."

The nerve of this guy. He seriously got on Natsu's nerves, but those words made him feel more embarrassed than anything. His cheeks turned a light shade of pink as a pout formed on his face. The pink haired male turned himself away and started to walk once again. He really wanted to get away from this guy.

"Please, I'm not going to trip again. Do you honestly think I'm that-" Natsu's sentence was cut off when he once again hit a patch of ice. He slid, but didn't hit the ground. Instead, he hit someone's chest with his back. He didn't even have to turn around to know who grabbed him. He could tell by the scent.

"You were saying?" The raven asked as he smirked down at the omega he had caught twice now. This guy really didn't do well in the cold it seemed. In a way, the raven found that to be kind of cute. Messing with this guy was pretty fun too, and it turned out that they were heading to the same place. That made things even better.

"Oh shut it!" Natsu shouted out as he was moved back to his feet once again. Damn, could he honestly embarrass himself any more today? He didn't want the answer to that question. "If you really want to 'escort' me to class, then fine. I won't stop you, but I will ignore you." This definitely wasn't tuning into a good morning, and Natsu was sure the rest of the day wouldn't be so smooth either.

"Let's go then." The alpha male walked around Natsu with ease and reached the door without slipping once. After pulling the door open, he waited patiently for Natsu to make his way into the building. Such a thing took him way longer than he cared to admit, but he didn't want to hit ice again. Once he was finally inside, the raven followed him toward his English class.

It was a quiet walk but Natsu had stayed true to his word about the alpha who insisted on coming with him. The silence was nice for the pink haired male though. It gave him time to think once again, though that probably wasn't the best idea. Igneel was on his mind a lot since it was so close to the date that he had been taken away. Clenching his coffee cup tightly, Natsu let out a soft sigh. The raven haired stranger glanced toward the omega, noticing that he had a bit of a saddened look on his face but he didn't ask any questions. They had just met, hadn't even introduced themselves yet. It wouldn't' be right to try and pry on personal information yet.

"Well...here we are." Natsu finally spoke after what seemed like forever. The two of them were standing outside a wooden door that was propped open with a doorstop. When Natsu peeked inside, he was relieved to see that the class wasn't very full.

"We should probably get inside then. You want a good seat right?" The raven haired male asked as he started to walk past Natsu so he could get inside and find a seat.

"Wait...what? You're in this class!?" Natsu had a rather shocked expression on his face. He couldn't believe he had to share a class with the guy who saved his ass not once but twice. The guy who really irritates the shit out of him with that cocky attitude. He felt himself fuming slightly, but it quickly faded away. He didn't have the energy to be angry or irritated.

"Yeah, I didn't mention that? Surprise." A grin formed on his handsome face once again. Damn, he really was full of himself it seemed.

"Your attitude really irritates me..." Natsu mumbled a bit as he made his way into the room as well. He chose a seat by a window and dropped his bag on the floor. "You ever gonna tell me who the heck you are?" Not that he cared, but he was somewhat curious.

"I suppose, but only if you introduce yourself afterwards." The raven grinned slightly and sat himself down beside Natsu. Sure enough, the pink haired male looked even more irritated, but the raven still found it to be funny.

"Whatever. I'll introduce myself after you." Natsu placed his chin in his hand and glanced toward the raven, his dark colored eyes were glaring slightly, but this guy didn't seem to be phased at all.

"My name is Gray Fullbuster. It's a pleasure to meet you." The male, now known as Gray, smiled a bit and held his hand out to the pink haired male.

"Gray, huh?" Natsu reached out and slowly shook the outstretched hand. "I'm Natsu Dragneel... I guess it's nice to meet you as well..."

Natsu still wasn't too thrilled, but the touch of this alpha's hand caused something to spark within him. That was funny. He had been around alphas before, even gotten bumped by them and such a feeling never occurred. He didn't know what could be different about Gray. He seemed like a perfectly normal alpha. Natsu was confused, but he decided not to think about it right now. Maybe he could ask Levy about it later. After all, she already had an alpha she was dating, so Natsu wondered if she had a similar feeling at one point. If anyone could answer his questions, it would be her. 

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