A/N: I didn't exactly expect to start off with a one-shot series, but since I was writing a few drabbles for GrayZa Week, I decided to add them together and make a one-shot. Obviously, there are going to be more than just my GrayZa Week drabbles so... yeah... Hopefully, I won't be that late in updating since I'm really excited about this and writing on this site xD Please note that the first few one-shots are the ones which I've written for GrayZa Week and also put up on tumblr by myself.
I am not exactly that happy with this first one but let's see what you guys think :) Reviews are loved!
Disclaimer: Fairy Tail is not owned by me.
He still remembered when he first saw her. Ragged clothes, an eye patch, scarlet hair cut down, and carrying a little pack of her belongings. As Cana had said, that day was his lucky day. And his luck was right when she walked in.
He still sat down by the riverbank, their riverbank, reminiscing over past memories. This had been the same place where he first saw her vulnerable, and where he first fell in love with her.
He clutched his fist, angry at himself. He'd promised to himself that he'd protect her. But he couldn't, not this time. And who knew that the one time he couldn't be there for her, would be the time when she couldn't take care of herself?
"Why are you sitting here all by yourself?"
He looked forward, watching the sun set. It was really a pity that she wasn't here with him, enjoying this beautiful moment. But then again, without her here, he was barely enjoying it.
"I feel uneasy around people."
She was the only one. The only one who he loved so much, and for whom he was ready to sacrifice anything. He knew she wouldn't be his, especially since she was still in love with someone else, but he was willing to wait forever, just to call her his.
"Then why are you crying all by yourself?"
He was disappointed that the last name on her lips wasn't his, but of the one whom she loved. He wanted to show her his love and how happy she could be with him, but unfortunately he never got the chance, and now never will.
Gray Fullbuster stood up and set off the other way back to their guild. But he stopped midway, turning around just one last time for her. Erza Scarlet, he thought, was a very beautiful memory.
