HEY GUYS! WHAT'S UP! As you know, I am Piper. So how's it going? This is the second fanfiction I've ever done (the other being Falling For The Ghost of you) so I'm a little nervous. But you guys seem to like my writing, so I hope you like this! I will admit, this first chapter isn't all that great. I had a hard time kick starting this fic. But I promise you, it gets better! So read on!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail. If I did, I would be famous. And loved. And I would actually feel like my writing was worth something. lol sorry! I so do not own the cover image- I found it on google
WARNING: there are mild choice words in this fic- meaning the words 'Hell' and 'damn'. Sorry if that makes you uncomfortable- I tried not to be too over the top!
Chapter one- Lucy
"Oh. My. God." Gray moaned. "Can we please rest for a sec?"
"What's with you man?" Natsu snapped, looking at his friend over his shoulder. "Normally Lucy's the one complaining, not you."
Gray rubbed his eyes and sighed. "Sorry, I'm just really hot."
I looked at him. "Well you are fully dressed for once..."
He shot me a glare.
Natsu laughed. "C'mon wimp, it's nice outside! Besides, we'll be home soon."
"Yes." Erza agreed. "As soon as we get on the train, perhaps you will feel better Gray.
The ice wizard said nothing, just pushed his bangs out of his face and kept walking.
For the next 20 minutes, my team walked in silence. We could only hear the clang of Erza's armor, our own foot steps, and heavy panting from Gray.
"Are you feeling alright Gray?" I questioned, breaking the quiet.
He looked up, startled that I'd spoken to him. "Uh.. yeah. Does anyone have any water?"
Confused, I nodded and pulled a bottle out of my back pack. As soon as the bottle was in his hand, Gray was screwing off the cap and chugging it like it was his life line. It over flowed in his mouth and began to run down his chin.
"Gray?" Erza was looking at him strangely. Gray opened his eyes, as if only just realizing what he was doing.
"Oh..." He handed the now empty water bottle back to me sheepishly. "Sorry Lucy."
I shrugged. "No biggie, it looks like you needed it."
"Yeah, thanks. I don't feel as hot anymore."
For some reason, I didn't truly believe him.
Is he sick or something?
"time to go home!" Happy said with joy, flying onto the train.
"ugh," Natsu moaned, motion sickness already hitting him.
We all took our seats on the train, Erza and Natsu on one side, Gray and I on the other.
Erza sighed in content. "In just four short hours, we'll be back home."
Natsu whimpered pitifully at the thought of being in a vehicle for four hours.
I yawned. "I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to try and sleep for those four hours. Night."
"Night Lucy." Happy said as I leaned back. The flying cat curled up on my stomach and closed his eyes as well.
"Stop this childish whining." A stern voice woke me up.
"I'm not childish!" Gray snapped.
I opened my eyes and saw Gray leaning against the window. "I'm hot."
I stretched my arms out. "Still?"
"When did you wake up?" Gray asked.
"When you wouldn't shut up. How long was I asleep?"
"Two hours." Erza said, glaring daggers at Gray. "And it's remarkable that you even got two minutes of sleep. These two children won't shut up!"
Gray slouched in his seat. "Forgive me for wanting to be comfortable."
"Why don't you take your jacket off Gray?" I suggested. "Maybe then you'll cool down."
My icy friend nodded, and stripped his jacket off. As the high collar exposed his face, I noticed how flushed it was.
"Are you sick Gray?" I asked.
He scoffed. "I'm an ice mage- I don't get sick."
Erza eased a moaning Natsu off her shoulder to lean closer to our Ice wizard team mate. "You look sick." She said bluntly.
I placed my hand on his fore head. Normally, his skin was cold. Now, it was slightly warm.
"He might have a fever," I said, turning to Erza. "He feels kind of warm."
"Will you two stop it!?" Gray snapped. "I don't need you guys to act like my mother, ok? I'm fine. I was probably just out in the sun too long or something, got it?"
Erza and I nodded.
"Good." He leaned against the window again. His forehead was coated in a thin sheet of sweat, but this didn't seem like the time to point it out. "I'm going to sleep. Wake me up when we get to Fairy Tail."
"uhhhh... I'm going to be sick..." Natsu moaned, covering his mouth with his hands.
I didn't pay attention. Gray might have said he felt ok, but he really wasn't acting like it.
"You think he's lying, don't you?" Erza questioned once she was sure Gray was asleep.
I nodded.
"I understand your concern," Erza began. "But I've known him since he came to Fairy Tail. Never once have I seen him sick. He's strong enough to avoid viruses. Not to mention that the odds of an ice mage getting sick near slim to none. Besides, he's a big boy- he'd know to tell us if something was wrong."
maybe... I thought. But if he's never been sick before, he might not want to tell us...
"SWEET JESUS HALLELUIAH!" Natsu yelled with joy as the train came to a stop. "It felt like those four hours would never end! I swear, I am never riding one of those things again!"
"You say that every time." Happy pointed out.
"Well this time I mean it."
"You say that every time too." Said Erza.
We all laughed except for Gray. He was standing away from our group, leaning on his suitcase and looking into space. His coat was in his arms, and he clutched it tightly, as if using it to vent anger from somewhere.
"Hey Popsicle!" Natsu said, running over and throughing his arm over Gray's shoulders. "C'mon, let's go home and get a new job! I bet Juvia will be happy to see you! Hey, maybe we can all sleepover at Lucy's tonight to celebrate our great job from yesterday!"
"GO TO YOUR OWN HOUSES! MY APARTMENT INS'T YOUR PERSONAL GET AWAY YOU KNOW!"
"Lucy's right Natsu, we should get to sleep in out own beds tonight if we plan on going on a new job tomorrow." Gray said.
Erza nodded. "Gray, are you feeling up to another job so quickly after this last one?"
Gray shot her a pissed off look as Natsu looked at his best friend. "Wait, did I miss something? Are you sick or something?"
"I'm not-" Gray began. He was cut off by Natsu's uncontrollable laughter.
"AN ICE WIZARD GOT A COLD?" He laughed, hugging his stomach. "Oh man, that is too good!"
"I'M NOT SICK!" Gray yelled, landing a hard right hook to Natsu's jaw.
Before a real fight could break out, Gray grabbed the handle of his suitcase and stormed in the direction of our guild.
"What's his problem?" Natsu muttered, rubbing his fast bruising jaw. He too grabbed his things and raced after the ice mage, screaming threats of revenge.
"Will those two ever learn?" Erza sighed in defeat, pinching the bridge of her nose.
She didn't seem at all worried about Gray, or his weird behavior.
"You ok Lucy?" Happy asked. I hadn't noticed that he was still by my side.
"Yeah, I'm just worried is all."
"About Gray?"
I nodded.
"Don't worry!" Happy began to hover by my face so we were eye to eye. "I bet Gray's just tired. Come on, let's go home. Maybe Mira has some fish we can eat!"
I laughed at the flying cats obsession with fish, and ran after him as we ran after the rest of our team.
As son as I opened the door to Fairy Tail, I was greeted by the sight of Gray and Natsu fighting.
"Just admit it!" Natsu demanded. "You're sick!"
"I am NOT SICK!" Gray shouted, shoving the dragon slayer away.
From around the room, I could hear whispers from my guild mates. "Is Gray really sick?" "I thought an ice wizard couldn't get sick!" "Has he ever even been sick before?" "Look at his face- he doesn't look so good..."
Gray looked around the room in horror. "I said I'm fine!" He insisted.
Elfman nodded in agreement with Gray. "Real men don't get sick. And Grays as manly as they come!" He slapped the kid on the back. Gray stumbled forward a bit, his face turning pale and his eyes wide. He looked ready to collapse. But just as soon as it happened, it left, and the boy steadied himself.
Suddenly, Juvia popped up behind Gray. "Is it true my love?" She asked, placing her hands on Grays face. "Are you truly ill? Do not worry my love, Juvia will take good care of you! What hurts? Do you want me to kiss you to make you feel better?"
Everyone laughed as Gray struggled to get away from her. "I am not sick!" He shouted.
He detached Juvia from his chest and took a seat next to me by the bar. He looked at me out of the corner of his eye. "If you say one word about me being sick, I swear I will freeze your butt to your bed and leave you there for a week."
As Mira walked over, he glared at her. "That goes you too, Mirajane."
Mira didn't get mad, she just smiled. "Glad you guys are home!" She said brightly. "Can I get you anything to drink?"
"Water." Gray said. "As cold as you can physically make it."
"You know what I think?" Natsu whispered to Gajeel. "I bet he really isn't sick- he's just weak."
Gajeel laughed out loud.
Gray heard, and stood up, glaring at the two dragon slayers.
"What'd you just say?"
"You heard us!" Gajeel said, cracking his knuckles. "Want to make us take it back."
"You bet I will."
"Uh, Gray?" I called. "Your clothes?"
Gray glanced down. "I took them off on purpose this time!" He snapped. "I told you, I'm freaking boiling!"
"Awe," Natsu laughed sarcastically. "Frosty the snowman is beginning to melt!"
Gray was beginning to get in a fighting stance when Erza walked between them. "Enough." She snapped.
"Gray," She turned to him. "I don't care how hot you feel, put some clothes on. This is a guild, not some strip club. Gajeel, do not get involved with this, got it? Natsu, stop being childish. We're all tired from our last job. Why don't you go pick a new one?"
The three boys nodded and left to do as Erza said. Gray yanked his shirt back on, and sighed. Mira handed his his water. Instead of drinking it, he dumped the large glass over his head, not caring when the ice cubes fell down the back of his shirt.
"Natsu wasn't wrong," He said as he sat next to me, his wet hair in his face. "I feel like I'm melting.
"Well, maybe its possible-"
"I'm. Not. Sick."
Erza came over just then, taking in her soaking wet friend. "Did soaking yourself really help?" She questioned.
Gray shook his head.
Natsu smiled, running up with a piece of paper in his hand! "I found a job guys!"
Well that was fast...
He put in on the table so we could all see. "I'm sorry I made fun of you Gray," He said. "So, to make it up to you, I picked a really easy job! See? That way, if you aren't feeling well, the rest of us can finish while you rest."
Gray scanned the paper before picking it up and ripping it to shreds. "How many times do I have to say I'm not sick before you believe me?" He snapped.
"Hey, I was just trying to help!" Natsu pouted.
Gray stood up and stalked towards the job request form. "You want to help? Fine." He ripped a request off the board. "Let's help these people."
The four of us read over the paper. "A dark guild keeps stealing magic items from the stores..." I read out loud.
"Awe man!" Natsu looked like he was going to be sick. "That place is like, a 6 hour train ride away! I'm getting sick just thinking about it!"
"If you're as hot as you claim," Erza looked at Gray. "Then why would you want to go here? This town holds the record for highest temperature this time of year."
"Who cares?" Gray scoffed. "I just had too much sun the other day. By tomorrow morning, I'll be fine. We'll go to the place, bash a few heads, come home and boom. You'll see that I'm not sick, and we'll have helped people."
We all agreed to take the job and meet at the train station at 8 AM.
"Well, I'm going home." Gray announced. "See you guys in the morning."
As soon as he was out the door, the guild erupted into chatter.
"Maybe Gray is sick! I mean, an ice mage getting too much sun is never good, but he was sweating like crazy!"
"He shouldn't have taken a job if he's sick," Gajeel snapped at no one in particular.
Mira looked up at me, Natsu, and Erza. "Are you sure you want me to fill this out as confirmed?" She asked. "I mean, maybe you should wait a day or two before leaving... Gray-"
"Gray would tell us if he was sick." Erza insisted. "If he feels up to this, we shouldn't stop him."
Mira shrugged helplessly, and confirmed that the job had been accepted.
With that, Erza stood, and left for her house."
I sighed.
I really hope Gray's not sick...
"You shouldn't worry about him Lucy," Natsu said, sliding into the chair next to mine. "He's never been sick in his life, why would that streak break now?"
"I guess your right."
"Want me to walk you home?" Natsu offered.
I smiled at his generosity, but politely denied. I just wanted to get home, take a bath, pack, and sleep before our new job tomorrow.
I just hope Gray will be better by then.
So, first chapter- was it good or naw? K see y'all later! (::)