It was the day, when she first met him.
The same raven-haired boy, now a man, was sitting with Juvia. Teaching her how to eat a candy apple.
A feeling roared up into her heart, she clutched it. Was this... Jealousy?
She quickly re-quiped into a white blouse and blue skirt. And hurried out of the guild.
The fall wind blew her hair in all directions, her skirt being wildly blown. She heard a few chuckles from behind her, and then a shadow.
She started running, wanting nothing from the drunk hooligans in the street but bumped into something, a wall. She felt a bruise on her head but then she was grabbed.
A creepy, dark face peered down at her, sending shivers down her spine. He reached for her shirt but then she swatted it away, earning a yelp from the person. He moved his mouth, but she couldn't hear, too many thoughts were spinning in her head. Then, she felt someone grab her leg, then her hands, and she was thrown against a wall, powerless.
Why... can't I use my magic?
Seeing that she given up, the person grabbed a hold of her skirt and pulled it down, the cold wind brushed her skin and she shivered.
Just as the man was about to take off her remaining clothing, the man groaned and fell over. So did the rest of the gang.
She grabbed her ripped blue skirt and still shivering, she had never, ever, been more afraid of the cold.
Just then, a large wool jacket covered her up, and then she was carried, bridal style.
Usually, the said action would've earned a punch from her, but she snuggled deeper into the person's grasp.
'Did you know how worried I was? You running out like that in nothing but... this." A familiar face peered down at her, etched with worry. She couldn't breath.
It was Gray.
She bit her lip, and then opened her mouth to say something, but was stopped.
"Let's just go home, don't talk, save your energy."
Home. She hadn't been there ever since her fight with Gray, causing them to break up, and causing him to spend more and more time with Juvia.
"You should strip less often Gray, I find your clothing in the most weird place." Erza said as she carried a big basket of laundry.
"I just came back from an S-Class mission and you're scolding me like crazy, I just want to rest." Gray replied, lying on the couch.
"I found your t-shirt in one of Fiore Lately magazines."
He grunted then closed his eyes.
"It was in the page of where Juvia was posing in a bikini."
He shot up, confusion scribble across his face.
"Juvia?"
"Do you like her better than me?" Erza said, as her voice rised.
"It's not what you think it is Erza! My clothing just randomly appear somewhere."
"But on the page of Juvia? You expect me to let this go?" Erza said, eyes watering.
"You know what, I understand." Erza said, looking away and grabbed her coats, shoes, and everything else she owned and stuffed it in her luggage box.
Gray stood up and tried to hug her, "Erza, where are you going?"
"You know very well where I'm going." As she swatted his hands away, causing him to back up.
"Don't leave."
"I already am."
She left the door, sighed and climbed into her car, turned the engine on and stepped on the gas pedal. She took one last look at him and her tears flowed down.
She woke up, noticing that she was in a bed, not her bed, and she was wearing some amusingly large sweat pants. She rubbed hereyes and yawned, finally taking in what happened last night.
Her eyes opened and she noticed Gray plopping into the room with a tray full of her favorite foods.
"Here Erza, I made everything you liked, I even tried doing Mira's recipe for strawberry cake." As he grabbed a pillow and placed it behind her and placed the tray on top of her.
Erza's eyes widened. He still remembers after a year?
She looked down at the food and managed to smile, and grabbed a hold of her fork and digged in.
She didn't notice he was staring at her the whole time with a smile on his face, the same smile that made her heart melt.
When she was done, she carefully got up, making sure not to spill the tray, but a hand reached out to stop her.
"I'll do it." Erza muttered a quick 'thanks' and averted her eyes to a certain picture on the shelf. It was of her, and him, on the riverbank.
Her tears flowed down and she started sobbing. Gray's eyes widened and then he calmed down, taking her in his arms.
"It's alright."
Erza looked at him, "It's not alright, you're still with Juvia and.. and I still love you." The last part was a whisper, that Gray couldn't hear.
He looked bewildered, "Who said I liked Juvia?"
Now it was her turn to be confused, "But at the guild, the candy apple..."
He hugged her tightly and said, "I still love you, I always had and always will."
Erza gasped and Gray held her close, placing a kiss on her lips.
She closed her eyes and whispered, "I love you Gray."
"I love you too."
New story! :D Yayyyyyy. R&R please, thank you. ^_^
~The Pokester