Dear Readers,

So I don't know why i decided to write this story but i did. I'm planning on making it four(maybe five) chapters long.

It's LokexOC except not in this chapter (Sorry but you'll have to wait)

There is also some GraLu(I think)

I'm not going to tell you the identity of this OC so don't ask. The POV is usually hers (it might switch to Loke)

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS!

Enjoy!

UNKNOWN POV

My blue eyes met her brown ones with a gaze more ferocious than ever before. We were locked on each other, like a hunter and its trapped prey. We were battling each other. Not physically nor mentally. It was only our eyes that did the talking. It was both a spoken and unspoken battle. The winner was still yet to be decided. After all, my inner war with Titania Erza Scarlet had only just begun.

She was across from me. Neither of us dared to move, afraid of the other mocking them. Erza may be stronger than I, scarier, but I had the upper hand. I was not only more cunning, but I was her essence as a whole. We were so alike, she and I. And there was one thing I had more of then she, I had more determination. I was going to win. No matter what. Not for myself. No, but more for my best friend.

She only thought of this as a trivial matter. One that she would enjoy winning, but I, I wanted to see him smile. Of course, I didn't enjoy this the way she was enjoying it. Erza was vicous when it came to Lucy, this is what she wanted. I didn't want to go against any of my comrades, not even for something as petty as this. But I wouldn't give in, for I had seen the look in his dark eyes. He wasn't in love, no I wouldn't say that, I would rather say he just didn't want to lose. Or perhaps, he did have some unsorted feelings for the blonde. But I could say the same for the blunette.

No Gray had no idea what would become of his love life. But this offer Mirajane had put out was worth a shot to him. This so called Battle for Lucy.

We were engulfed in it now, Erza and I. She was rooting for Natsu, I for Gray. If it had not been for Gray's sudden speech the other day by the lake, I might have been on Natsu's side. But the memory still rang clear.

Flashback

Gray and I had been sitting on the side of the river for awhile now. Only minutes before had Mira announced an outrageous idea. She called it The Battle for Lucy. It was simple. Natsu and Gray would face off throughout three different matches. Each with a different objective. The prize, although she never agreed to it, was Lucy Heartfilia. Natsu's reaction was expected. He didn't even take notice that this was all for Lucy's affection. The only words that had registered in his mind were that he was going against Gray. That's what fueled his immediate agreement to the tournament. Lucy started arguing, but Gray however just exited the guild without uttering a single word. I of course being his best friend rushed after him. We had walked in silence all the way to this peaceful lake.

He lay down on the grass and placed his head in my lap. I brushed through his hair with my fingers.

"Should I?" he asked while staring up in to the sky. I leaned over, my face blocking his line of view.

"Do you love Lucy?" I cooed in my gentle melodious voice. The one I always use when he's depressed. Over time it's come to have been acknowledged that I'm like a sister to the stupid exhibitionist. Maybe even a motherly figure. I comforted him when he was sad, smiled when he was happy, and even agreed with him when he was angry.

He stared into my icy blue eyes. Kind of ironic, seeing as how he is the ice mage and I, like Erza, am a requip wizard, specializing in different kinds of bows and arrows. That's actually how we became so close to each other. Gray had always been a pinpoint archer, even a master swordsman might I add, not Erza level, but close enough. I remember how we met. Gray said it was a lot like how he met Natsu.

"Hey you talk funny, it's too formal, and what's with those clothes, are you a hunter or something?"

"Care too add any other observations, stripper boy?" I asked nonchalantly.

"Oi, who you calling a stripper!"

"In case you haven't noticed, you're not wearing any clothes."

We grinned at each other for no reason at all. And that's how our friendship began.

The sound of the whistling wind jolted me back from my memory to our current conversation.

"Love her? I don't know. That would be like saying I was in love with Juvia."

"Are you?"

He sighed. Then he abruptly sat up. He stared right into my eyes. The look I saw in them along with the serious tone he began to speak with sent a burst of energy into the core of my spine. I looked straight back at him so that he knew I was listening to his every word and taking it to heart.

"I don't know if it's because I like her or because I don't want to lose to Natsu, but I'm going to give this my all. I'm going to win this stupid battle no matter what the turnout is. My gut tells me that that's what I should do and I'm not going to give it a second thought. This worthless little battle, is going to be mine for the taking."

I don't know what possed the raven-haired boy to say such a thing over something as small as one of Mira's plans to get Lucy a boyfriend, but I could feel the intensity of his words. He wanted to win.

"Mr. Fullbuster, you can count on me!" I smirked at him. He became less tense and smiled back.

"I'm going to help you win this."

End of Flashback.

My staring competition with Erza was cut off my the sound of a familiar voice. We both turned to see Loke, microphone in hand, stating an announcement.

"Attention ladies ( ughh he winked ) and gentlemen, mages and wizards (aren't they the basically the same thing), GraLu and NaLu fans, I present to you the 1st annual, 1st ever, and 1st only (just get to the point!) BATTLE FOR LUCY. Although I wish I was a participant, today Natsu and Gray will be facing head-to-head against each other to claim the great prize that is Lucy's love!"

Cheering was heard all throughout the guild. Some called Natsu's name (including Juvia) and others called Gray's name. I scanned the contestant's faces. Natsu seemed unphased other than his usual wide grin and a, "BRING IT ON GRAY!" which was replied to with a "SHUT THE HELL UP FLAME-BRAIN!" I turned my attention to Gray. He had a light blush on his face that could only be seen by someone as close to him as me, Erza, and Natsu. He looked kind of angry but other than that he seemed pretty normal.

Loke's voice was then once again heard, telling us all to take our seats and that the show was about to start. This seemed to piss off Gray and excite Natsu even more. I took a seat next to the the fairy queen Titania. Since our little eye-to-eye death match we haven't once made eye contact and I was currently avoiding her gaze.

"Round One!" exclaimed the celestial spirit as Mirajane walked across the guild's stage holding a board that read Round 1 for all to see.

"The first round is a match of intelligence." I smirked at this. Gray's got to win this one.

"Each contestant will have to answer 2 questions about Lucy. The one to get more right will win."

About Lucy? Okay, he can still do this.

"Gray, you're heads, Natsu, you're tails." Loke flipped a coin. "Heads! Natsu you're up first."

Natsu took a few steps forward. "First question: What is Lucy's favorite color?"

"Oh that's easy!" The fire mage responded, "It's pink!"

"Correct! Second question: What was Lucy named after?"

Natsu placed his hand on his chin and thought for awhile, "Oh I got it! Lucy was named after someone named Lucy!"

We all sweat dropped. "I'm sorry Natsu, that is wrong, the right answer is a place called Love and Lucky."

"Oh."

"Gray, you're next!"

Said person took a few steps forward.

"First question: What does Virgo call Lucy?"

"Um, princess?"

"Yes. Good Job. If you answer the next question right, then you win this match."

"I understand."

"Second question: What is Lucy really focused on right now?"

Whispers were heard all throughout the guild. I raised an eyebrow. That's not really fair is it?

I looked to see what Gray's reaction, and I was surprised to see how confident he looked.

"Oh that's simple. She's always focused on writing her novel." The ice mage smiled.

Loke smirked, "Aye, you are correct. The winner for the first match is: GRAY!"

Half the crowd cheered, the other half booed. Natsu looked angry and Erza looked more determined, as for Gray, he and I looked triumphant.

"We'll be taking a short break before we begin the next round." Loke said and then he took a seat.

The break didn't last very long. Gray had come down to talk to me and was droning on about something. I should've been listening, except I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching me. From the corner of my eye I could see Loke staring right at me, it felt like his gaze was penetrating my soul. I pretended not to notice and instead focused my attention on what Gray was saying.

"So that's good right?"

I had no idea what he said before that so I took my best guess.

I nodded, "Yeah, now you're in the lead." He smiled and nodded. Apparently, I had guessed right.

"Round Two will now begin." Loke's voice rang out through the guild.

Mirajane walked across the stage the same way she did in the first match, except now the board read 2 instead of 1.

Gray dashed back up to where he was supposed to be positioned.

"The second match is a battle of strength."

Natsu and Gray both grinned.

"The rules are simple. Fight each other, magic is allowed, do not 'cause too much damage to the guild, and no major injuries, okay?"

The participants nodded.

"Alright, I will count to three, when I'm done you can start you're brawl."

"1…..2…3!"

The two mages rushed at each other and Loke took a leap backwards in order to avoid their clash.

Most people were so used to seeing the rivals fight that the match easily lost their interest. I, however, was fixated on every moment of it.

"Fire Dragon's fist!"

"Ice make: Lance"

I watched as the lances sprung towards Natsu momentarily distracting him, in this amount of time Gray landed a punch on him.

They both jumped and skidded away from each other.

"Ice make: Floor" Gray freezed the floor but Natsu saw this coming and jumped into the air.

"Wing Slash of the Fire Dragon!"

With that move, he nearly knocked Gray out.

The ice mage was on his knees attempting to get back up.

"Come on Gray! You can do it!" I yelled pumping one of my fists into the air. Some people who had tuned out began to watch the fight again.

Gray sped towards Natsu at such a speed that the dragon slayer was unable to react. The ice mage kicked him. This snapped Natsu out of his daze and the two started hand-to-hand combat.

Out of nowhere came Natsu's fiery fist.

"Ice Make: Shield" and Gray was able to block it.

This pushed Natsu a few feet back.

Gray raised his arms into a certain position. "Ice Make: Canon."

A canon of ice formed where his hands were. Surprisingly, Natsu smirked at this.

Gray pulled the front of the canon back releasing a large ball of ice.

In the blink of an eye, Natsu puffed up his cheeks and then spewed a vortex of fire out of his mouth.

"KARYUU NO HOKOU!" (ROAR OF THE FIRE DRAGON)

After that, all I could see was a flash of bright flames. When it dies down I was shocked to see that the guild was barely harmed.

Gray lay face first on the floor groaning. I rushed towards him to see if he was injured but was relieved to find that he was still in one piece.

I once again heard Loke's voice, "And the winner of Round Two is: NATSU!"

I frowned while others cheered.

"This means that we're at a tie. Whoever wins Round Three gets Lucy."

Lucy seemed distraught by this news.

"Before we take another break, Mira will do the honors of telling us what the contest for the third match is. She says she chose it herself."

Gray sat upright leaning on my shoulder. We waited and saw Mirajane walking up on the stage. Loke passed her his microphone.

"Hello *Mina"

She gave us all a smile and continued talking, "I have decided that for Round 3, each of our contestants will have to~"

She paused. I leaned forward in anticipation. The guild was so silent that you could hear a pin drop. Mirajane finished her sentence with one single word.

"Sing."

~edolucy

*Mina means everyone and/or everybody.

Thanks for reading. Please review. This is only the first chapter.

Please, please, please let me know which songs you'd like Gray and Natsu to sing. (I already have in mind the winner so no need to comment on that).

As for those of you who came for the LokexOC, trust me that will come...eventually...after this Battle for Lucy thing is over.

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