MY HEART'S SOLE SANCTUARY
Summary:
What he wants, he gets. It's always been that way for our Gray Fullbuster. He felt contented with everything, well, almost everything. Something he wished was his own; can he finally have it when his own brother, Lyon, stands in his way?
Chapter 1: Everything I Never Had
Gray's POV
"Ouch!" Lucy whined out. Tears started to form from her chocolate orbs when she saw a bruise on her right knee. "It…. Hurts…" she said between her sobs.
"Oh come on, Lucy, you crying? What happened to you? " Natsu asked, stretching out his arms in the air and settling them behind his head. "You can handle that Luce."
Seeing you so helpless like that, I just knew that I had to help you. I took a step backwards, ready to reach out for you, ready to help you up. When… "Luc-"
"Lucy-chii! Are you okay?"
"Lyon…" Lucy muttered softly, her face slowly brightening up.
"Can you stand up? Here, take my hand." He said in a gentle voice, stretching out his hand for the young girl to reach.
Lucy hesitantly took it and gave out yelp when Lyon suddenly carried her off the ground, princess style. "Thank you…" she said with her head down, allowing her golden bangs to cover up the light taints of red on her cheeks.
"No problem, Lucy-chii." Lyon replied, clearing out the bangs that covered Lucy's tear-streaked face. "Now, don't cry. A lady shouldn't cry over such small matters." He smiled, making Lucy smile back.
"You're right!" she cheerfully replied. She then turned her head towards my direction. "Gray, what's wrong?"
Huh? Is she... talking to me? What do you mean by 'what's wrong'? Nothing's wrong. How could anything be possibly wrong? I looked down to see my fist tightly clenched into a ball. I… since when did I…
"Gray?"
"Gray, what's wrong?"
A voice? No, a dream? It must be 'that' dream. And it just had to be 'that' dream… I grabbed my pillow and covered my eyes with it for sunlight piercing through my eyes started to piss me off. And I bet mom would come in any minute to wake me up, screaming stuff like 'Wake up, Mr. Fullbuster' or 'Get up, young Fullbuster!'
"Graaaay! Wake up, you little sleepy head."
I knew it. Wait… Gray? She never calls me Gray when waking me up. What's up with the little sleepy head thing? She's starting to sound like Lucy.
"Oh, come on, Gray. Wake up, will you? We're gonna be late for school."
And she would go really wild if I don't budge an inch. Soon she'd whack me in the head and tap my shoulders gently to wake me up…. What the—gently? Now that's weird… mom was never gentle, that is, when she's waking me up. Now, she's really starting to act like Lucy. That cry-baby Lucy, Lucy Heartfilia. The girl that will never…
"That's pretty rude of you Gray. I'm not a crybaby."
Hah… I smirked, knowing that she's pouting with her arms folded before her chest. I threw my pillow off my face but still kept my eyes closed. Now, did I just say mom pouted like a kid? This is really getting on my nerves. Mom is acting like cry-baby Lucy!
"Geez! I said that I'm not a cry-baby!"
Wait, that voice… I quickly got up and looky what I found. "What the— Luce, what are you doing here? How long have you been sitting there? Where's mom? And wait… do you read minds?"
"Huh? I've been here for almost an hour, DESPERATELY trying to wake you up. And if you're looking for Ur-san, she went out shopping so why would you think she's here? And NO, I don't read minds. You just don't know the meaning of the word 'whisper'!" Lucy said continuously. Now, she's trying to regain her breath.
Yes, now I'm sure of it. Those brown, bright eyes and soft, silky, blonde hair definitely aren't my mom's. It's not mom, it's Lucy.
"Crap, you heard that?" I asked in a bored tone, pretending like I don't care at all. She's just too cute when she acts all childish like that, irresistibly cute, makes me want to tease her more.
"Well, yeah. Better learn how to talk to yourself without using your mouth then, Gray." Lucy replied in a somewhat sarcastic tone. She's being sarcastic yet she has that bright smile on her face.
I gave her a smirk and poked her on the forehead, earning a soft 'ouch' from her. "Being mean doesn't suit you, Luce." I can't help but laugh at her reaction. Of course, I kept that to myself. "But seriously, though… I actually thought that mom was starting to act like you!" I began, getting out of bed.
Lucy chuckled and began to fix up my bed since she clearly knows that I would never do it myself. "What's up with that?" she asked, quite amused.
"Well, you know, I thought that she was like suddenly kind and gentle." I continued as I took my shirt off. Lucy wasn't looking so I guess she won't mind. She was busy fixing my bed after all.
My companion seemed to enjoy my story. I could see her laughing from the corner of my eyes. I grabbed my towel and entered the shower. "I mean, you know how she acts like a monster when I don't get up." I explained, making sure my voice was loud enough for her to hear.
"I could see that! So you're saying that I'm kind and gentle?" Lucy asked, still laughing. I bet she was recalling how she witnessed how mom threw Happy at me just to wake me up. (By the way, Happy is my friend's cat. And it's surprisingly blue! That aside…)
"Of course, aren't you?"
All I heard was a faint chuckle. I barely heard it.
-Silence-
"Luce? You okay? Still there?" I asked, not getting any response earlier.
"H-huh? Yeah. Thank you."
I smiled, enjoying the cold water streaming down on me. Her voice is like the calming chimes of bells, so gentle in my ears. "I bet you're blushing." I teased.
"I-I'm n-not! Of course, I'm kind and gentle! No need to say it." Lucy defended.
I just laughed, thinking that she just confirmed my statement with the way she stammered like that.
"Wow… what a nice smell. New shampoo, Gray?" Lucy asked.
I laughed. "Yeah. Like it?"
"Yup! I'll place your uniform by the door 'kay?"
"Sure. Thanks, Luce."
"It's so like you, Gray." Lucy uttered.
"What is?" I asked, grabbing my uniform from the door knob.
"That scent, refreshing, cooling, and calming, just like ice!"
"Hah? Now, I'm like ice to you?" I asked, laughing. Truth is, I'm happy with her compliment.
"Yeah, just like Lyon. You really are brothers!" Lucy replied in glee.
Lyon. Why… does it piss me off so much? Hearing my own brother's name… hurts me… badly, especially from you, Lucy. It pains my heart, knowing that he's the one you'll ever like. You're just everything I never had.
-End-
A/N: Was that too short? Sorry, I was thinking that it might get messed up if I make it any longer. It's my first time ever, trying to write a fanfic, that is. So, yeah, I'm not that great of an author, sorry about that.. .
It just crossed my mind while watching some dramas and I kinda liked the minor love stories from them, so I thought, why not? It's worth to try. So, what do you think? Haha. Now, I'm having doubts of continuing it. xD Should I or should I not?
Please do feel free to review, and I'd gladly do my best to make it better. I'd appreciate that very much ^_^
