Lucy sat at a table all alone in the guild. She was looking at envelope, deciding if she should go or not. Her face was laid against the cool desk. She could tell what it was for without opening it. The seal on the back, made it official.
"Lucy what is this?" Natsu grabbed the envelope and studied it. She didn't reply to him. Natsu went to open the letter but Lucy grabbed the letter of him then hid it behind her back.
"Don't look in it." Natsu smiled then pinned Lucy to the floor and stole the letter of her. Lucy blushed as she felt Natsu on top of her. He quickly climbed of her and ran away from Lucy. The blonde female chased after him but Gray held her back as the pink haired male opened it. His eyes widened when he saw the fancy script.
"We here by invite Lucy Heartfilia, to join Rupert Hughes on his 25th birthday." He read out loud to the guild. Lucy kicked Gray in the shin then ran to Natsu slapping him over the head. She stole the letter and placed it in her belt. "So, are you going or what?" Lucy shrugged and sat back down.
"I haven't seen him in such a long time. It will just be awkward when I see him again." Gray sat on the table while Natsu took a seat. They looked at her a bit confused, what was confusing about seeing an old friend. They thought that she might be a bit esatic about seeing him.
"You know when a rich man turns 25, a party is to see who he will marry." The two boys understood now. She had mentioned that she always hated the thought of arranged marriages. They knew she wanted a special wedding for the one she loved.
"Why don't you go and me or Natsu will accompany you there. There is a special request from a guest that there will be harm to their child from bandits." Lucy turned to Natsu who shook his head.
"You know I ain't too hot about about balls. I rather sit this one out." Lucy looked down with sigh. She didn't show that she was disappointed in his answer. She felt Grey place a hand in her shoulder.
"I'll go with you. I need the money." Lucy smiled at him. She was a little gutted that her partner wouldn't accompany her. "When is the party?" Lucy looked at a clock.
"In about 5 hours." Lucy looked over her shoulder to see Juvia staring at her. She quickly turned round to face Natsu. She sighed then stood up.
"We have to leave now. Rupert will be expecting people with high status." Gray quickly clothed himself then walked out the guild with Lucy. Natsu slammed his fists against the table. Happy rested on his shoulder then looked up at his face. Happy snuggled into his neck, trying to calm him down.
"If you wanted to go, why would you decline her?" Natsu shook his head. He didn't feel like telling his friend anything. He knew he wouldn't understand.
Lucy dragged Gray to a quick town. He didn't put up much of an argument so she didn't drag him as much. Lucy lead him to remote part of the town which had many houses in the one street. She was slightly scared if one of the residents saw her. They finally reached the top of the street where it came to a house that acted as the head house. They walked past the gate and up the path. Lucy chapped on the door and waited beside Gray. They had a quite journey coming over here. They often talked about the mission but that was the only conversion they had.
The opened to see a much older woman. She looked very strict by the many wrinkles on her head. Her hair was grey. When she saw the Lucy, she couldn't help but squeal. Lucy moved her head away from the piercing squeal. Lucy was quickly dragged into the house. She grabbed Gray's hand and pulled him into the house along with her.
Lucy explained to the woman the mission and the party that was happening tonight. The woman listened to her intensively to what Lucy had to say.
"So you see, I would like you to make our clothes for tonight. Can you do it." The woman smiled and ran to the door shouting out the neighbours. There was a rumble and soon many people came bursting into the house. Lucy was quickly whipped away from Gray. The male was slightly shocked at her sudden disappearance.
Two females walked into the room where Gray was sitting. They bowed to him and helped him to his feet.
"Lady Lucy has asked us to find your measurements." Gray smiled at her very posh and formal name. "By any chance are you lady Lucy's boyfriend." Gray was shocked by their words that he just shook his head.
"She is my teammate. She is helping me with a mission so am accompanying her to the ball." He managed to choke out. The two lady's bent down and took measurements of his legs and his waist. He was slightly surprised that the woman were so nice to him, probably Lucy ordered them too.
Lucy and Gray were back at the guild. They had spent three hours at her seamstresses house. She refused to walk down the street in such clothing. They had ordered a carriage to take them to the house from the guild. Lucy was up the stairs with all the girls helping her with her hair and make up. She was still on her dressing gown, she didn't want the dress to get dirty.
Whilst Gray was down stairs getting ready with Alzack who was helping him. Natsu stood at the back and watched as Grah buttoned up his shirt. He was pondering if he should warm him or not if he did anything to hurt Lucy.
"I know, Natsu. So will you stop looking at me like that. I will protect her." Natsu huffed then walked out the room. He sat by the bar talking with Mirajane.
Gray walked partially up the stairs and called on Lucy. He didn't have to wait long until the door opened Lucy stepped out in her dress. All the men stood up and stared at her. Gray was shocked by her beauty for once.
"L-Lucy, you look beautiful." The blonde blushed and turned her head. The males were not joking she did look beautiful. She wore a dark blue teared dress with a lighter shade on all the hems. She wore a pair of white gloves. She wore her hair in a bun with a blue band, the same colour as her dress, surrounding her hair. She also wore a bead headband just in front of the blue hair band.
"You don't look to bad yourself." Grey wore the same colour of blue for his suit. The blue matched the couple perfectly. Grey extended his hand and escorted her down the stairs. They really did look like a cute couple together.
Natsu blushed at her beauty then looked away from the pair holding hands. Juvia had sat beside him fumed over the fact her beloved Gray was holding hands with another woman. Natsu smiled as his feelings were in another person. He knew that she had asked him first and he declined her but yet he couldn't help but feel jealous.
Lucy and Gray walked past Juvia and Natsu. Lucy walked up and gently slapped Natsu in the face. She smiled at him then carried on. Natsu broke a smile and followed behind, waving them but mainly her off.
The carriage took Lucy and Gray to the front of the house. On their journey, they talked about the mission and when it will be executed. Gray got out the carriage first then helped Lucy out. He held her hand as he lead her up to the front door. Lucy took charge and rang the bell then walked into the house. Gray was slightly shocked at her confidence. She just barged in into the house.
Lucy and Gray walked in to be greeted by the head butler. Lucy bowed to him and carried in walking to the main room. Gray reached for her hand so he wouldn't lose her. Lucy allowed him to hold her hand. He couldn't help but admire the house. There was a massive stair case with a ray of light that illuminated it by their prized chandelier. The hall had many doors leading into a massive room. Lucy handed her invitation to the butler then walked into a massive room. Where the noise was emitting from.
Inside the room was just a beautiful as the hall. It had a veranda that looked onto the garden. The hall was decorated with beautiful lights and canvas's. Lucy smiled to each guest as she passed. Gray bowed his head in respect.
"Who are all these people?" He whispered into her ear. Lucy was slightly uncomfortable just standing there, she no longer fitted in with the group.
"Company owners. Over there is the man who sells armour to the army. That woman is the wife of the newspaper owner. Avoid her, when she is drunk, she will go at it with anyone." Gray gripped tighter onto her hand.
"Well I guess I won't leave you, then." Lucy sniggered and stood at one place. He watched her as she talked all fancy and mighty to the other guests.
"Hello, Layla!" Lucy placed her had in the hair to signal to stop. She turned her head away from the woman. The woman was like her aunty but she still gave her a cold shoulder.
"I'm not her but her daughter, Lucy Heartfilia." Everyone gasped as they heard the name. Many woman pinched her cheek, touched her head and felt her dress.
"Heartfilia?" They all rushed towards her and surrounded her.
"Marry my son." One guest shouted. Lucy was shocked at the response.
"No mine." Grey held her hand and walked in front of the guests.
"Please discuss matters later. For now we are here to congradulate Rupert in turning 25." Lucy spoke behind Gray. All the guests backed down and walked away. Lucy sighed and walked to the garden. Gray stayed where he was and watched her leave.
Lucy walked to the fountain and perched herself on the bench right in front of it. She watched as the people inside danced and chatted with one another.
"Why do you always go here when I host a party." Lucy smirked at the voice and turned around smiling to the boy who was in front of her. He was tall with dark brown hair and purple eyes. He wasn't very built but he was strong.
"Rupert!" Lucy stood up and hugged him. "Happy birthday." She let go and looked up at him. The man blushed deeply and ran his fingers though the back of his hair.
"Yeah, thanks. I am another day older but you still look so beautiful." Lucy motioned for him to stop with a flick of her wrist. "It's true. You still look young." Lucy smiled and reached behind his head and pulled him down to her height.
"You are not old. 25 is not old." Lucy looked behind her to see Gray waiting on her. She smiled and lead Rupert to Gray. Lucy stood beside him and introduced Rupert to her plus one.
"Gray this is Rupert Hughes. The attention of tonight. Rupert this is Gray Fullbuster, my plus one." Gray placed his hand to shake Ruperts's hand. The males kindly greeted each other. Lucy sighed as there was no tension.
The day went on and Lucy introduced Gray as the son of an ice sculpture factory. She managed to come up with that idea in the spot when someone asked who he was. Gray slightly laughed as it was the most possible excuse they could come up with.
The band Rupert's parents had booked for him had finally shown up. They were a classical band. All the music was contemporary. Lucy was closely dancing beside Gray. She was leading but it looked like the male was. Gray enjoyed spinning Lucy under his arm. Her dress rised a little to show her ankles and her blue shoes that matched her dress. Gray was fascinated by the way every girl was in sync with one another. Every one was in time with the music. Gray pulled Lucy's arm and spun her into her arms.
The music had ended and Gray was absolutely exhausted. He had learned a new dance and how to look elegant whilst doing it. Lucy was leaning against the wall and watched as everyone conversed with one another.
"One of these people have to be the suspect, but who?" Lucy scanned everyone in the room. Gray leaned against the wall and helped look for the suspect.
"Lets spilt up. Dance with everyone. Get information out of them. Remember don't tell them about us being mages." Lucy smirked and gently slapped his face.
"Just don't get hurt." She smiled and watched as Gray asked a lonely woman if she wanted to dance. Every time he asked a woman if they would like to dance, they always accepted his offer even if they were married.
Gray sat beside the fountain waiting for Lucy to come and get him. He was exhausted from all the dancing that he had done. He had to act so superior then he actually was. He was feeling flushed as Lucy wouldn't let him strip and feel the cold on his skin She had a reason, it was not proper to walk around in your underwear.
He smiled when he saw Lucy step onto the veranda. He wouldn't say it to her but he could fall for her. He couldn't say it as he knew Natsu's feelings towards her. He and the salamander talked about their crushes when they were sharing a room during missions. One night Natsu had admitted that he loved Lucy more than Lissana. Gray had to respect his friend and back off the girl.
"Hey, sorry, I got held up chatting." Lucy walked towards him and sat next to him on the fountain ledge. Gray gulped and turned his face away and blushed deeply. Lucy noticed his flushed face and placed her hand in the water then threw the water over Gray. The male jumped as the cold water hit his skin. He laughed and flung water back at Lucy. Her hair and dress was splattered with water. Lucy threw some more back at him. Gray laughed and pushed Lucy into the fountain. She squealed then pulled Grey in by his shirt. He fell right on top of her. She pushed him off her and chucked more water over him.
Everyone dismissed the laughter coming from outside the hall. The music form inside droned out the sound of laughter.
Lucy grabbed onto Gray and climbed out the fountain. She drained the water from her hair and dress, putting it all back into the fountain. Gray laughed and did the same and drained his clothes. He noticed that Lucy's clothes stuck to her body. It showed her curves perfectly. To make it even worse her hair clung to her face and body. The water dripped down her face then splashed the floor.
Lucy smiled to Gray and lead him deeper into the garden. He knew she was waiting for her body and hair to dry before going back inside. She lead him to a rose garden where the flower of different colours surrounded them. Lucy bent down and smelled the beautiful flower.
"I love roses, they are quite beautiful." Gray smiled as he watched Lucy admire the rose bush. Soon after Lucy let out a yawn. Gray saw it and without his permission he let out a manly yawn. Lucy heard the sigh of exhaustion and walked back to him.
"Lets go and rest." She said then walked ahead of him. Gray silently cheered then followed Lucy back into the hall.
Lucy located Rupert and walked up to him. Placing her arms around his neck. The male placed his hands on her waist. Gray frowned at her affection for the other man.
"Me and Gray are too tired to head back to our homes. Is my room still free?" The male nodded and pointed to the door. "Right, see you later." Lucy walked over to Gray and gestured him to follow her.
Gray was at the back of Lucy when he saw another girl walk right into Lucy. The blonde growled and whipped her head round to the ginger haired girl. Her eyes were glaring at her. She looked like she was about to kill the ginger girl.
"Why don't you watch where you are going? You clearly knew I was here." The ginger girl smirked and carried on walking. Lucy huffed then carried on walking. Gray could see that she was clearly pissed.
Lucy had lead him up the stair case to a massive room. Without hesitation she walked in and flopped onto the bed. Gray stood at the door shocked that the room was so big. It was decorated with beautiful red curtains. The walls were a dark red satin. The bed was a king sized. The was a lovely vanity table and a lounge chair.
Lucy motioned for him to come in and shut the door. He did as he asked and walked into the room. He stood there awkwardly in the room alone with Lucy. He walked to the bed and sat on the other side of her.
"Should I ask about you and that ginger girl?" Lucy shook her head then sat up. "Alright, I'm going to for a shower." Lucy stared at the door while Gray walked past her. Gray looked at her from the side of his eye. He knew there was something up but it wasn't his place to pry.
She stayed like that until Gray came out from the bathroom. His towel wrapped around his neck. He wore his boxers shorts. He walked in front of Lucy and kneeled down. He placed his hands on her knees and looked straight up at her.
"Nothing!" She stood up and walked to the bathroom. Gray sighed then walked over to the couch and lay himself on it. His back was turned away from the bathroom. He wanted to give Lucy some space when she came out of the bathroom.
Lucy came out in her sexy underwear and a robe, she quickly ran to the bed and hid underneath it. Gray laughed as he heard her scurry across the room.
"Don't worry, I wasn't looking." Lucy broke into a smile when he said that. She hugged herself a little tighter than usual. When it was Lucy and Natsu, she would just let him sleep right next to her. Natsu would always kept her warm.
"Good. Now get to sleep. We have to be up in a few hours for the mission."
Lucy and Gray stood in the dungeons of the house. Gray had his shirt on and his denim trousers. Lucy wore her usual blue clothes. Both of them leaned against the wall waiting for the suspect. They dared not to speak just so they could hear the criminals.
Lucy's head snapped up when they heard footsteps. She grabbed Gray and hid in one of the indents with him. He was tightly pressed against her. The footsteps moved closer to them. Gray snuck his head out to see someone dressed in black. Gray jumped out of the wall and stood in front of the male. Lucy joined beside him with her arms folded.
"What do you want?" Lucy quietly asked him but it was loud enough for everyone in the dungeons to hear.
"I don't feel the need to reveal my plans to you." Lucy slowly unfolded her arms and reached for her whip. Gray was a bit more tense when the black male edged forward. The dark male lunged forward towards Lucy and pinned her against the wall. Her arms were pinned above her head. She couldn't feel the heat form the light above her. She laughed and and reached a little higher up. The male pressed harder on her. She groaned as how tight he was pressing against her. Lucy grinned then reached higher for the lamp lamp and kicked the male away. She pulled the light out the wall. It revealed to be a sword. She swung it in her hand like it was a baton.
"Let me ask you this again. What do you want?" The male smirked and ran backwards up the stairs. Lucy chased after him. Gray right behind her.
They were in the massive hall when the male stopped in the middle with all the guests held back by his friends. Lucy and Gray stood back to back. They watched as they held the guests neck. Lucy saw that Rupert had been badly hurt.
"Gray you take one half, I will take the other." She quietly whispered to him.
"Who are you? Who do you work for?" Lucy held up her hand and Gray pulled up his shirt to reveal the fairy tail emblem.
"We are members of fairy tail." Most of the males stepped back from their hostage. They all took out their weapon out and surrounded Lucy and Gray. The hostages all huddled together at the far end of the hall.
The pair were smiling were smiling as they were surrounded.
"Lets do our guild proud." Lucy whispered to him.
"Lets shall." Lucy turned around to see her strongest celestial spirit standing there, rolling up his sleeves. The criminals were taking back by another member joined Lucy and Gray. Loke stood back to Lucy and Grey.
"Just like old times, huh, Gray." The black haired male nodded then charged to the criminals. Lucy and Loke smiled and followed on after him. Lucy charged with her sword attacking any one who had a similar weapon to hers. They easily fell when she pushed them back.
"Ice bank, ice spear." He stood in his usual position throwing many ice spears at the attackers. Each one pierced their opponent. Loke punched each male in the face, knocking them out. Blood was dripping down their mouths. They managed to cut the men down by half but there was a majority.
"Come on we can do this." Loke shouted to all his friends. Gray and Lucy heard his message loud and clear and attacked their opponents. They were slightly shaking as three people managed to attack there strong force. Lucy swung her sword back and hit the the males right, left and centre. Grey was shocked that she could wield just like Erza. It wasn't suspected from Lucy. She had no interest in sword at all. Gray swore that he would ask her about it and any other secret she was hiding from him.
Gray and Loke had finished all their assigned share of their opponents. Lucy on the other hand was still fighting one more guy. During the fight, she had decided that Loke could rely on her for strength, now she was running low.
The male she was spatting against was a sword wielder. He managed to deflect all of her hits even the most complicated ones. The male lunged forward and scraped through Lucy's shirt, digging into her skin. She jumped back with her hand at her side. Gray and Loke stood their wide eyed as Lucy was heavily bleeding. Loke frowned and quickly took down the male with a punch in his face.
Gray had rushed to her side to check if she was okay. She was slowly breathing, pale white and tired. Gray grabbed her hand and pulled her to the bathroom to check if she was okay. He pulled her past the crowd who wanted to talk to them. Loke had pushed back the crowd while the police took the criminals away.
Gray wrapped and bandage around her adaman. He was careful not to look at her body. He knew he couldn't as Natsu wanted to see it first. Gray was thinking of so many excuses to come up with so the fire Mage wouldn't kill him. He focused on her side. Her milky skin was cover in her blood. He dabbed at her skin, trying to return it back to its original state.
Lucy lied back on the big bed with Gray lying on the couch. All he could her was her wincing. He sighed then climbed off the couch and carefully walked over to Lucy. He sat on the bed and flung his legs onto the bed. He lay down right next to her. He placed a cold hand on her cheek to cool her down. Lucy groaned and carefully turned round to snuggle up with him. He could fell her calm down with him being there.
"Natsu, your cold. You feel like Grey." She moaned in her sleep. The male was shocked that she was talking about Natsu and himself. Gray slipped one hand under the cover and gently placed it on her wound.
Gray and Lucy left for Magnolia early in the morning. They didn't see anyone when they left. The carriage collected them at 6 in the morning and took them to the guild. It was early when they arrived back so the place was deserted.
Gray saw that Lucy was still tired and helped her back to her house so she could rest at her own home. He placed an arm around her waist and walked down the street with her. He was shocked that she used so much power trying defeat a whole guild by themselves. Grey managed to find out they were dark wizards who had their magic stripped of them and now were breaking into rich people's homes to get a ransom of them.
Lucy had pushed him away and climbed up the stairs to her home herself. It was annoying that she was always the damsel in distress. She vowed that she would change and be an independent woman that when paired with the others they would be unstoppable.
Okay this is the first chapter everyone. I know it is mainly GrLu in this chapter but it is a NaLu story and it will finish like a NaLu story. Just hold on a bit longer. I noticed that Grey says ice make but I watch the dubbed and he says ice bank, so please forgive me on that. This Hughes is not related to any Hughes in fairy tail. I do not own the characters, sadly.