A/N: Thanks for clicking on this story! This is my first fan-fic and I'm totally thrilled to add my story to the world of Grayza. Gray and Erza will probably never be canon, but in my head they are. I love the meme where Gray says to Erza- "What if I told you our ship doesn't need to be canon to sail?" xD There will definitely be some NaLu in here, they go so well with each other. Anyway I would like to give a shout-out to Hypocrisy, his Grayza story - Fairy Academy - is on point. Also this chappy is for Dear Rosie, her story is the first one I read and it's brilliant- don't forget to read 13th Street! (Note: Italizied words are what the characters are thinking. I don't want to flood the story with quotation marks.)

Chapter 1 – Wrong Directions

Butterflies knocked around in the freshman's stomach like bowling balls as she was sitting in the backseat of a cab. She looked out of the window and thought gleefully, Wow, I can't believe I'm almost here! College is so close I can feel it! I wonder who my roommate is gonna be; I hope we can become really great friends.

The cheerful girl in the cab is Lucy Heartfilia. She has bright brown eyes and blonde hair that shines in the sun.

A few minutes later she stepped out of the cab, greeted by cloudy skies with a brilliant blue backdrop. She grabbed her three suitcases and backpack from the trunk, and entered into the doors of Fiore University. Hmmm isn't there supposed to be a group of upper classmen here to help me find my dorm? Lucy obliviously wandered around the hall like a lost duck. She finally poked her head into one of the rooms and called out, "Hello is anyone there?" Boy, it sure is humid here, she thought as she pushed her way through the door.

"Hey, what are you doing in the boy's locker room?" an unfamiliar voice asked. Lucy turned toward the speaker and caught sight of something she was not prepared to see. It was a guy about her age who had hair that seamlessly blended black and blue. He had deep, dark blue eyes that stared at her inquisitively, waiting for an answer. Also did she mention he wasn't wearing a shirt?!

"I-I-" she stammered as her cheeks turned rosy from embarrassment. "Isn't this where freshmen meet the upperclassmen so that they can show them where the dorms are?"

The dark haired boy burst out laughing hysterically. He knew it was rude but her expression was so genuine. "You must be kidding right? We're in Mashima Gym. It's a part of Fiore University, but it's definitely not a dorm. Look, you seem a little lost. Do you need help finding your way around campus? Sorry I haven't introduced myself yet. The name's Gray.

"Oh, umm thanks for the offer. I'm Lucy and I guess it would be nice to have someone show me around. I'm looking for Larson Hall."

Gray grinned, "Hey that's cool! I can lead you right there cause I'm at Hope Hall which is nearby." Gray started walking toward the exit but he hadn't even made it two steps before he heard Lucy squeal,

"Aren't you gonna put a shirt on or something?"

"Crap, I always forget that part."

"Thanks for showing me to my dorm and carrying my bags for me Gray," Lucy beamed at him. "Oh, I forgot to ask this earlier but how in the heck do you know your way around campus so well?"

Gray gulped down several deep breaths with his hands on his knees before answering. He had after all carried her THREE suitcases up THREE flights of stairs. What did you put all in here, gold bricks? he grumbled silently. Gray turned to Lucy and explained, "I've been living here early for about a month. I'm playing ice hockey and Coach Elfman wanted the team to have some chemistry before the season officially started." Gray looked down at his watch, "Shoot I gotta go. I have practice in five minutes and trust me, if you value your life, you'll never show up late when Elfman's around. See ya later!"

Gray dashed down the hall as Lucy waved after him. She shouted down the hall, "Didn't you have practice already today?"

A faint voice replied, "Yeah, but as Elfman says, a real man has practice two times a day!"

Lucy smiled and shook her head, pleased that she had already made a friend. He's so sweet, but what's up with his obliviousness of shedding clothes? She was so caught up in her thoughts she didn't notice the tower of suitcases piled high on a wheelbarrow as she turned around the corner. She tried to veer towards the right but the wheelbarrow took up so much space that it was futile. Lucy crashed head on into the luggage and sent it flying.

"What do you think you're doing?" a girl's voice cried at Lucy. She walked right up to Lucy and pointed a finger at her face. "You're gonna clean this up. Do you know how long it took me to stack all of this, much less carry it up three flights of stairs?"

"Look I'm sorry, ahhhh-"

"It's Erza," she replied curtly.

Lucy sized up who she was talking before she replied. Wow, she's pretty. She has deep red hair that compliments her dark brown eyes. Too bad she has a fiery temperament. Lucy mischievously grinned and decided to mess with her. "Wow nice to meet you too, I'm Lucy and you have such a charming personality. It makes me wanna be just like you."

Erza narrowed her eyes at Lucy, "Was that an attempt at sarcasm? I can hardly tell. And at least I know what a dorm looks like. I saw your little stunt where you thought Mashima Gym was one. Anyway I'm gonna check out my room now." She grabbed her wheelbarrow and trudged off.

Please don't turn left, Lucy prayed. Erza turned left. Aaand of course her room number is 214. My roomie will most likely be the death of me. Lucy slumped against the wall and let out an audible groan. "I'm doomed."

A/N: Thanks so much for reading till the end! I hope to update every week, we'll see how that goes with school though. (blah) Ahhh I had so much fun having Lucy and Erza banter. Don't worry, they'll become friends soon enough. Also when I see everyone's profiles I always click on them to see the stories you wrote! I'm kinda stalker-ish that way xD Check back for chapter two in a week or so!

Side-note: I started this story in January and looking back now I realize that my beginning is similar to 13th Street. o.O I'm too lazy to re-write the similar points, but soon my story totally takes a huge different direction.