Fairy Tail Seven Minutes in Heaven Gray

      “That last turn was a disaster” Happy sighed. “I can still smell the smoke. Good thing Gray was here to put the fire out before it got too out of control.” He made a tight fist with one hand and hit it against the open palm of his other hand. “Aye! For that reason, he gets to play next. Number five, you can head down to the cellar, hopefully that smoky smell isn't too bad.”

“I hope the same.” You pulled your numbered card from your pocket and placed it on the bar. Not even at the top of the stairs yet and your senses were assaulted by a smoky, sulfuric smell that made you want to hold your breath. “We may need to find another place to play.” You reluctantly made your way down to the cellar where you found Gray putting a thin layer of ice on just about everything.

“It really smells like crap down here. That dang Natsu's always ruining everything for everybody.” He wiped a bead of sweat from his brow and turned to face you. “Why's he got to go and use his powers anyway? It's not like it's cold down here or anything.”

“Don't ask me.” You shrugged, not really in the mood to talk about Natsu. “Maybe he was trying to impress that girl. But enough about Natsu. You're wearing a shirt. I'm actually really surprised by that.” Hopping onto a nearby barrel, you sat down and grinned at him. “If there was ever an appropriate time for you to accidentally take your clothes off, it would probably be in a setting like this.”

“That isn't funny.” Joining you on the barrels, Gray sighed. “Do you have any idea how much trouble me loosing my clothes has caused me? I'll tell you, a lot. After that one time Erza let me have it for walking around naked, I've been trying to keep better track of my clothes.”

“I don't even see how it's possible for you not to notice when you take them off. It all seems like a not so clever ploy to me.” The face Gray was giving you silently told you to shut up. Since he didn't actually say anything, you continued. “It would be like if I made and ate a sandwich without even noticing. You can't do something that involved without knowing what you're doing at some point during the process.”

“Well you know what? I can. So you might as well stop trying to prove I'm faking, because I'm not.” He crossed his arms and stuck out his lip in a way that reminded you of a young child. With him now annoyed with you, there was only one thing left to do. “Why are you looking at me that way?”

“No reason, I didn't even notice I was looking at you.” Continuing on in your little charade, you slowly leaned over to him, wrapped your arms around his shoulders, and kissed him on the cheek. After the kiss, you quickly sat back up and stared directly in front of you.

Gray turned bright red and became extremely flustered. “What the heck was that for?”

“What was what for?” Trying to hide your smirk, you tilted your head slightly and looked at him, doing your best to look innocent and confused.

“Don't play that with me. You just kissed me.” His voice was raised and becoming more squeaky due to his frustration. Still, you continued staring at him as if you had no idea what he was talking about. Suddenly, he understood. “You're still not funny you know.”

You shook your head and you smiled wide. “I wasn't trying to be, I was just proving a point.”  

“You didn't prove anything. I'll tell you what, you keep a camera on me, for as long as you like. See what happens. I promise you, I won't notice taking off my clothes. ” He laughed. “For all I know this could have been a prank that's been going on for a very long time.”

“Hm.” Rubbing your chin, you thought over his proposition. “Fine, for one week you'll have cameras on you at all times. If I'm right, and you're knowingly taking your clothes off, you have to complete a mission for me, and I get the reward.”

“Fine, and if I'm right you do the same, and you shut up about all this garbage.” The two of you shook on it, closing the deal. “Now let's get out of here, I think Happy forgot about us.” Gray led you up the stairs and opened the door to an empty building. Upon realizing he actually had been forgotten, Gray slammed the door open the rest of the way and clenched his fists. “I'm going to kill that cat.”