Things that I hid
Gray sat at his normal table in the Fairy Tail Guild. Lucy was already there, as always she sat talking with whomever decided to come to her. Erza sat next to Gray smiling at her fellow guildmates as they caused so much chaotic disturbance. It wasn't exactly peaceful, but then again it wasn't Fairy Tail if it was. "Hey did you see the headline to the newspaper today," Wagaba asked his long time friend Marco.
"Nah not yet," Marco responded, as he looked at his son who was busy talking to Wendy.
"Wahoo boy your in for a big new update man," Wagaba stated. "Apparently a prisoner escaped from the Black Vox."
"Oh really," Marco responded showing some intreast.
"Hey I heard about that place," Gray who had been listening in stated as he took a seat next to the older wizards. "In fact I actually been there."
"What as a prisoner," Wagaba joked.
"Buzz off," Gray responded as he turned red as he remembered how many times he has unconcousily stripped in public.
Gray reached for the newspaper no longer containing his curousity. He skimmed through until he found the article Wagaba was talking about. "Lets see: Late last night a prison break happen in the Black Vox Prision. This is the first successful escape of former Dark Guild Guild master of the Five Bridge Familia!"
Gray's face turned even more white than normal as he continued to read to himself. Erza, Marco, and Wagaba all watched in worry as he read it quicker than most have. "Hey are you alright there," Wagaba asked Gray as he touched Gray's shoulder gentally.
Gray slammed the newspaper down, but not before he accidently froze it first. "Gray what's the matter," Erza asked as he walked up to him.
"I'm going on a request," he said ignoring her completely.
"Gray," Erza warned as she followed him to the board.
"Leave it be Erza," Gray warned. "This got nothing to do with Fairy Tail right now. This is before that."
Laxus who was listening clamped a hand on Gray's head. "You're in Fairy Tail now," Laxus stated. "And if it was before just talk it over with Lamia Scale Ice Make Wizard-."
"I can't," Gray stated frowning. "Lyon won't know about this anyways. I do't plan on him knowing either."
"Yo Gray," Cana called holding up a call lacama. "Gildarts is calling for you."
Gray looked away as he grabbed the lacrama from her hand. "Why would," Erza questioned though not finishing her sentence.
"Don't know," Laxus answered, "but this smells suspious."
"Agreed," Erza nodded. "Good thing Natsu wasn't here he wouldn't help the situation at all."
"Yeah," Wagaba nodded. "Thoses two do nothing but fight when they see one another."
"Ah youth," Marco joked.
"Hey Gray," Gildarts called as Gray looked into a crstal ball with Gildarts' face taking over the entire thing.
"Hey," Gray answered, "I'm guessing you saw the morning paper huh?"
"Nah," Gildarts answered, "I was kind of contacted by Jura of Lamia Scale apparently they were personally asked to catch Drum again and protect the kid that helped defeat him."
"I don't need protection," Gray sighed. "Did you tell them that?"
"Yep, but it was a high price reward if they did both of those things," Gildarts laughed. "So I said that I kept and touch and will send them to Lamia Scales."
"Damn and they will get mad at the 'kid' that made them lose face," Gray sighed. "Do you know exactly who is partcipating?"
"Another ice molding wizard-," Gildarts started off.
"Okay that's all I wanted to know," Gray sighed. "Now I'm defintely not going."
"Huh but you just said," Gildarts started off once again.
"If I go than that other Ice Wizard will want to know when I had the chance to meet Drum Bee," Gray answered. "If so than he'll feel guilt when I explain. Either way he'll suffer the most because of what happen before I started my journey."
"So you two have a past huh," Gildarts summed up. "So what is he an old enemy, a guy that stole your woman?"
"He was a former fellow student of Ur with me," Gray stated.
Both of them fell silent letting sadness engulf them both. "Damn you didn't mention you had a friend back than," Gildarts sighed.
"We didn't part as friends back than," Gray chuckled drily. "Heck when we met up again he tried to kill me."
"Yosh," Gildarts winced. "I see why you're so hesitant to go there than."
"They got over that a while ago," Erza stated leaning against the wall directly behind Gray.
Gray gritted his teeth and turned away. "You were listening than," Gray demanded.
"Course we were," Cana answered. "You weren't exactly acting normal since you read the paper today Gray. Of course we would worry about you."
"I just barely finished with it," Gray protested.
Cana nodded with a wry smile. "Cana," Gildarts shouted looking at her with parental eyes. "It's been a while. Why don't you call me?"
"Shut it," Cana stated. "So when do you plan on leaving Gray."
"But I wanted you to talk to me," Gildarts whined though the three of them chose to ignore him.
"I'm not," Gray stated turning away from here.
Cana sighed and took out her cards shuffling them in her hand. "Why don't we let the cards say huh," she asked as she held them up innicently in her hand.
"Knock yourself out," Gray shrugged.
She nodded her head and laid out three all face down. The first was the right side up fool's card (just so you know I have my own deck of tarot cards and a book that has the meanings. I'll explain what they mean at the end of this chapter.) She moved to the next one and as she flipped it over they saw two swords up right. The next one was upside down death. "Well the cards say you are on an innicent journey, but you two have forgived one another. However neither of you can let go of the past," Cana stated. "So I say we go and try."
"I agree," Erza stated. "Isn't it you that wanted to save him. Than let him help you to save himself."
"Jeeze fine," Gray sighed, "looks like I have no say in the matter."
"Yep and I'm coming too," Cana stated. "I want to see Mr. Snowflake up close this time."
(Just so you know everything Lyon wears has a snowflake design on it.)
Fool- Innicent journey
Two Swords- a truce
Upside down death- Inablity to let go of the past.