A/N: I'm a little late for Grayza week, but I still wanted to write for it, so here is the first prompt. It's the shortest one, but I hope you like it :)


Erza would never admit it, but Gray had always been her sanctuary. The day he had found her crying near the river he had seen her true pain and alone from the look in his eyes she knew that he understood. She was sure that he had a painful past as well and one night when she had a nightmare he proved to be the best friend she could wish for.

It was their first mission together and once again a nightmare about her past haunted her. She never wanted anyone to see her in such a weak state, but Gray hadn't mocked the strong Titania for being weak, he had just stayed awake with her all night so she wasn't alone. In the morning he had given her the space that she needed to find back to her strong self and he had let her put her walls up again, without asking her why she did that.

To tell the truth she saw Fairy Tail as her home, but the complete truth was that Gray made this place a home for her. He was the reason she call the guild members her family. Without him, she would have never opened up and let them into her life. Gray had done so much for her. He had been her light when her heart was surrounded by darkness and hopelessness.

Sure, before she had met him, she had her armor that always made her feel safe and protected from the harsh world and the pain she had experienced. However she still never found herself feeling truly at peace. That was until she spent the first night in his arms. It was after a particular bad nightmare that had her waking up in the middle of the night with tears streaming down her cheek.

As soon as he saw her in front of his door like this, he pulled her into his arms and whispered words that brought her peace for the first time ever and let her fall asleep with him holding her close.

"You're safe with me."


When he first saw her in the guild and she didn't talk to anyone he got mad. He kept challenging her and she kept winning. This routine might have never changed if he hadn't found her that fateful day by the river. Her tears were the most heartbreaking sight he had ever seen and when he saw the painful expression in her eye, he knew that she had probably an equally bad past as he had. For a moment an unspoken understanding passed between them and from then on Gray saw Erza for who she really was. He stopped challenging her and became her best friend.

Often enough she needed to slow him down, mostly when he was once again fighting with Natsu or making rash decisions and he became the one she went to when old memoirs haunt her. They didn't always need to talk, it was enough for them when they shared a comfortable silence just sitting close enough that their shoulders touched. When they were like this Gray felt the ice around his heart, that started building since he lost his parents and Ur, melt and the world around him felt a little warmer.

There was no one else who understood the hurt he went through and the pain that was caused by his past, like she could. She had walked the same road, she went through the same pain.

They shared their pain and hurt. She made him feel safe for the first time since he had lost Ur and his home. She was there for him and one night when they went to sleep in each others arms again, both afraid of nightmares, she told him what he had told her the first night they had spent like this.

"You're safe with me."

They were each others sanctuary and their home was with each other.


A/N: It's based on one of my favorite songs at the moment and I'm sure you figured out which one it is. Anyway, please review and tell me what you think :)