My friend helped me out and I just don't feel any gratitude for it at all. I don't even want to.
How come you do not feel grateful about the help?
I just don't want to have to deal with feeling akward when thanking them for what they did and stuff.
Not wanting to feel awkward is fine but your friend helped you out. Of course you should be grateful and thank them because without them you obviously wouldn't have had the help. Thats a really weird thing for you to want to avoid.
I may just ask for the same thing in return.
I think that a simple thank you could be helpful in showing your friends that you are grateful. I think that it is not okay to be ungrateful to someone who went out of their way to help you.