"YOU'RE SO STUPID!"
"NO, YOU'RE THE STUPID ONE, FREAKZOID!"
"YOU'RE THE MORE FREAKISH ONE, YOU FREAKING STRIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET MOST OF THE TIME!"
"IT'S NOT MY FAULT AND YOU PICKED UP THE DUMB HABIT TOO Y'KNOW!"
"AT LEAST I DON'T DO IT AS OFTEN AS YOU AND I HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL!"
"GO COLLAPSE AND DIE IN A HAY BARN LYON!"
Lucy rubbed her head and groaned. "When will they stop fighting like this?"
Happy had his ears almost flat to his head as another fight broke out between the two current enemies while he nervously twitched his tail. "Gray fights with Lyon more than he does with Natsu...that's worrying in itself".
"I have to agree, I've never seen Gray this riled up with Natsu before," Erza mused lightly. "However close he was to Lyon when they were kids before has really taken an effect on this spell they ended up taking hit of".
"Yeah!" Natsu swallowed his current meal. "Ice Prick can pick a fight anytime he likes with anyone but with Lyon it seems it gets way more intense".
So, what exactly was going on right now? Well, to put it simply, Lyon and Jura had come to ask Fairy Tail for a bit of advice when a sudden attack had put the whole guild hall in pitch black darkness and when the light was returned to them, Gray and Lyon had turned into kids - Gray 8 years old and Lyon 9 years old, the ages of when they met. Ever since that incident, Lyon and Jura had decided to stay with Fairy Tail until the problem had been resolved and the two young boys had constantly been fighting whenever they locked eyes with one another.
Their physical fight had now turned back into a verbal one as the two shouted the odds at one another.
"WHY DON'T YOU JUST SHUT UP AND LEAVE?!"
"I CAN'T YOU IDIOTIC FOOL, DO YOU TAKE MEDICATION TO BE AS STUPID AS YOU?!"
"THAT'S IT! I'M GOING TO BLOODY KILL YOU!" Gray then created a sharp shard of ice and ran toward the white haired boy - who's eyes widened in fear - with a sharp yell before a leg stood in his way and he effectively ran into it, dropping the shard as it disappeared like magic, and landed on his backside with a small "Oof!"
He growled in annoyance and looked up to find it was Jura, immediately shrinking back from the taller mage, while Lyon smirked and stuck his tongue out like...well, like the child he was. Jura scowled at them both before picking Gray up by the back of his shirt - ignoring his struggles - and plopped him down in a spare space on the table his team were sat at. Gray sat with his hands placed between his legs, shoulders hunched up as he gritted his teeth, seething.
"That will be enough...for now" Jura then looked at Lyon. "Lyon, I need to get back to Lamia Scale and tell them what's happened. Also, I need to go on a dangerous job request which means..." the mage sighed. "Which means you'll have to stay here".
Lyon's eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "Wh...What?!"
"Ooh goody, I get to play with him some more" Gray grinned wickedly.
"Not under my watch, Gray" Erza warned but the boy just decided to riskily ignore her words.
"Lyon, hopefully it won't be for long. Just until I can find a solution to this problem and get the both of you brats back to normal..."
The days went on with Gray and Lyon constantly barking threats and insults at one another (Juvia had also been the cause of a very serious fight at one point thanks to Lyon's taunting - Gray had ended up with a black eye and an almost fractured leg, while Lyon had ended up with a few hairs pulled out from his head and a few bruises here and there).
Gray limped over to Team Natsu's usual table (both of them refused Wendy to heal their wounds, each wanting to see how long the other could withstand the pain) and sat on the edge of the bench, breathing quite heavily with his throat feeling rough from yelling at Lyon.
Lyon sat at the bar talking with Mira at times, but constantly keeping an eye on the other ice mage. Then he had a thought and knew exactly how to push Gray's buttons - he knew he'd get a bad reaction out of the boy for doing this but in his current mindset it was going to be worth it. So, he jumped off the bar stool a little sloppily and walked over to the boy with a wicked smirk on his face.
Gray instantly growled as Lyon neared him and slid off the bench, being careful not to put much pressure on his bad leg. Lyon had his hands behind his back and Gray clenched his fists at his side. "What?" he growled. Everyone in the guild hall fell silent to listen.
"Oh nothing much, I was just wondering how it feels to be the sole survivor of your destroyed village, that's all. I mean, how unfortunate, hm? Everything you grew up with destroyed like a sandcastle. Everyone you knew crushed to death. It must be terrible for you. Isvan's only survivor...ooh, it gives me chills just thinking about how cursed you must be Gray. I mean, did Zeref himself impregnate your mother instead of your beloved father for such a lovely town to be blessed with the rotten curse of you being born?" The tension in the air was thick. "If Deliora had any sense then it would've crushed you too. Would've saved the world a lot of trouble, I'll bet. I mean, just look back on your life Gray, look at how much trouble you've caused. And look at how many people have died because of you" The tension in the air grew thicker. "If it helps then I can easily do the deed and just get rid of you now. Would you like that? You could die like a hero or you can die like a fake hero, which do you prefer? I'd choose option one because then the world would be a much better place".
"Lyon!" Lucy scolded but her voice was almost too light to hear as it came out more as a whisper.
Gray was shaking, badly. And Lyon smirked even more, opening his mouth to say more but before he could, Gray shoved past him and ran outside.