Gray was sitting at home in his boxers watching tv when he received a text from his boyfriend Lyon.

"Hey, whatcha up to? I was thinking of taking you out tonight."

Gray sighed to himself as he replied to the text.

"Sure, sounds good."

He threw his phone onto the small table and sighed once more, knowing when Lyon wanted to take him out it meant he took another mission and was going to be gone for a week or two again. He didn't mind Lyon taking a mission every now and then, but Lyon's been accepting missions every week and is hardly around to spend time with Gray.

"Might as well get ready.." He muttered to himself as he got up and pulled on a pair of black skinny jeans and a dark blue tank-top, putting his phone into his pocket. He fixed his hair as he pulled on the jacket Lyon bought him for their 6 month anniversary. He smiled a bit to himself as he left his apartment, thinking of the days him and Lyon actually spent time together before he started accepting missions all the time.

"Did I do something wrong..?" Gray thought to himself as he walked to their usual meeting spot under the big oak tree at the park close to Lyon's house. His thoughts were interrupted by a buzzing sound coming from his pocket. Gray pulled out his phone and unlocked it, sure enough it was a text from Lyon.

"Hey, I'm going to be a little late. Should be there in 10. See you soon."

Gray sighed and locked his phone again and put it back in his pocket. Sadly enough, he was used to everything that was happening. Knowing Lyon, he's probably getting his stuff ready to leave in the morning. He leaned against the tree and stared at the stars, smiling sadly.

"Gray? What are you doing out here alone at this time?" A familiar voice asked him.

Gray turned around and froze as he saw Ezra walking towards him. He groaned softly and sighed again.

"Can this night get any worse? First I have to deal with Lyon leaving.. AGAIN. Now, I have to deal with dragon lady asking me questions. Even in normal clothes she still looks scary.." Gray thought to himself as Ezra closed the space between them.

"Hey, Ezra. I'm waiting for Lyon, we're hanging out tonight.." I managed to say, trying not to sound as depressed as I felt.

Ezra raised one of her brows, which sent a shiver down my spine. Damn she creeped me out..

"Are you two doing okay? I know it must be hard for you since he's always going out on missions and never around anymore." She asked me a bit worried.

"Yeah, we're fine.. I-" Before I could say anything else, Ezra cuts me off.

"Thats a lie. You guys aren't fine, and its noticeable. Gray, if your not happy with Lyon anymore, just end it." She said to me calmly, though it sounded more like an order with the way she talks.

Gray sighed heavily as his phone buzzed again, he knew what was coming next. He took out his phone, unlocked it and read the new message Lyon sent him.

"Hey, I know this is last minute but I have to cancel on tonight. But, what I wanted to tell you is that I accepted a mission that pays $12,000. I was supposed to leave in the morning, but instead I'm leaving tonight. I'm going to be gone for 2 weeks, I'll be back the week before our one year though, I promise. See you then, love you."

Gray closed his eyes to hold back the tears swelling in his eyes as he shoved his phone into his pocket. He shook his head to gather himself together before looking at Ezra.

"He canceled again, didn't he?" She asked me sadly.

All I could do was stare at the ground and nod slowly. I felt my hands begin to shake from the anger that was building up inside me. But, I was distracted when I heard movement from the tree above me and saw a black figure leap from the tree and disappear into the darkness.

"Did you see that?" I asked Ezra, still looking in the directions the figure disappeared into.

I could see Ezra nod as her sword appeared in her hand.

"I'll go see what it was. Go home and get some rest, that's an order."

And with that Ezra sprinted in the same direction the figure went in and soon disappeared into the darkness as well, leaving me standing alone in the park. I sighed and walked home, opening the door to my apartment and closing it behind me gently.

"What was that thing in the park?" Gray thought to himself as he was getting ready for bed, he took off his shirt and pants, throwing them on the chair as he got under the covers. He sighed softly and stared at the ceiling, soon drifting to sleep as many thoughts of what happened today went through his mind.