A/N: Hey I'm back! I just wanted to say thanks for all the help with choosing this story! I think it is going to be a fun ride, and I hope you enjoy it! Enjoy!

He couldn't breathe.

Thin boney fingers snaked around his throat, skeletal as they seemed, the bones pushing upon his flesh and dug deep into his wind pipe. The fingers were attached to a skin sagging arm which led to a laughing woman, whose beady eyes impaled his soul. Her jaw, which lay slack in its socket, jumped sideways as she attempted a chuckle. Her skin, old and sagging, fell lower to the floor as she leaned in close, casting him in a cloud of rotten meat air. She breathed heavily and smiled, "I like you, Gray Fullbuster."

His struggle that was determined and strong wouldn't budge her clammy fingers from his throat. Attempting to speak, Gray spat out a bucket of spit, "…et g-go."

Her head tipped to the side at his remark, making her jaw slide to the right, "Why?" With her other boney, skin sagging hand, she reached up to brush away a strand of his hair. "Your life is sad, too many people died for you." Her eyes brightened, going from a pasty white to a glistening ball of pale cheese. She laughed again, "You're not even worth one life. You're pathetic."

Gray winced at her cruel words.

"But I can change that," she whispered to herself, "yes…yes, I can. Yet," her milky eyes shot up for the ground and placed both hands onto Gray's throat, grip constricting. "You're the exception. Though I wonder, why would someone so pure in life, sacrifice their own minutes for someone so pitiful, worthless and useless like you? You don't have anything now do you? Not even the will to live?"

Gray shook his head and propelled his eyes shut. He began to shake his head from side to side. "Fu-" Gray choked out, "You!" Gathering his weakening energy, Gray casted out his ice and watched with glee as her arm became incased with ice.

She seemed not to notice as he snarled. "Too much blood was spilled for you sake, demon." The decomposing woman whispered her voice razor sharp as she placed her forehead against his.

Suddenly as she closed her eyes, Gray gasped as his mind ran blank making him drop his arms and choke on the little air he was granted. He began to blink rapidly as his jaw began to fall slack in its socket. Then her eyes shot open and instead of milky white orbs, her eyes resembled his. "I can bring them back, Ur and Ultear."

Gray's eyes shot open again, his mind beginning to race.

"Those are the ones who died for someone like you, am I correct? Yes, I can bring them back – and your mother and father. I can bring everything that you cherish back, though it will cost you. The life you live now, I want it." Like a flash of lightning she stepped back and her eyes switched back into milk balls. "You don't have to answer, your answer is clear."

Gray fell to the floor, his hands racing to his throat as he choked on the air that rushed back into his lungs. Shutting his eyes, Gray leaned his head back onto the wall and forced his gasps of air to slow.

"It has been granted, just know this, Gray Fullbuster, you cannot go back to the life you have with Fairy Tail. If you do," she smiled making her jaw jump, "I will have your soul."

"Gray!"

The woman looked up, her eyes glittering white. "Say your goodbyes; for this is the last time you will say them." She then burst out of existence her presences leaving nothing but a wild gust of air that tossed his hair. Gray, still struggling for air, glanced around quickly as his heart racing.

A voice called out over the wind. "Where are you Ice Princesses? I swear, I'll – Oh, there you are. Where the hell have you been?" Gray glanced up and locked eyes with Natsu. "Why are you sitting on the ground?"

Gray studied the Flame Mage, had he just imagined the woman? Or had she been the one they were looking for? Shutting his eyes, Gray leaned forward and cupped his head into his hands. His mind was still racing – and his head was pulsing, a dark rhythm crashing against his skull. He couldn't think, damn he couldn't think, and then again he couldn't really remember what was going on.

"Gray," Natsu questioned with irritation, "stop sitting around."

"Hold on, flame brain." Gray growled out and gripped his head tighter as his head began to pound and his world began to shake.

"Damn what happened to you," Natsu asked and raised an eyebrow.

It was then Gray knew he wouldn't have the grace of replying as he looked up and his world tossed and turned, spinning wildly and he fell forward and crashed onto the cold pavement. The last thing Gray saw was the man running towards him, asking him questions and calling out his name. Though before the world took hold of his vision and covered him in a warm blanket of darkness, Gray's last thought made him question: Who was this pink haired man?

He woke up in a fit, his limbs flying and mind racing sluggishly. Gray shot up from his prone position and screamed out in panic. It was then he felt strong hands touch his shoulders and push him back down. He struggled against the opposing force and cried out a command that seemed too normal yet so foreign to his lips. "Ice Make: Lace!" But nothing happened and his eyes shot open and it was then he noticed the man standing above him with questioning eyes.

"Gray?" The man asked his head tipping to the side, "Calm down, it's alright."

Gray became deathly still, his eyes widening. He opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out, making him swallow his words. It was then that another came into view and the woman smiled sweetly.

"I'm so glad you're alright," She said and cupped his cheek, "I was so worried about you."

Gray glanced at the two figures and swallowed thickly, his mind racing through his memories, yet his mind filled with thick black fog. It was then that he found his voice; it was thin, dry and confused. "…Mom? D-Dad?"

A/N: Thanks for reading, please make sure to review with what you think the guild is going to be without Gray, because that's coming up next! Plus we will see what Gray is up to!

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