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Chapter 1
Gray stared at the cards intently, unable to make sense out of any of them. Confusion washed over his thoughts. His lucky day? No way.
"Do it again Cana. You must have read the cards wrong because there's no way today is my lucky day."
"Look, I know what I'm doing and I didn't read them wrong. It's your lucky day, so just deal with it for crying out loud."
Gray stood up, annoyed. "Well, I don't believe it. I just fell into a ditch on the way here this morning and now I can't find my stupid wallet. Today totally sucks."
The door to the guild suddenly opened, light streaming into the hall and revealing a small figure standing in the doorway. Gray and Cana glanced up in surprise.
The figure walked confidently through the door, stopping at the center. She was a young girl, perhaps 8 or 9 years of age with scarlet hair and a blackish-brown orb. Her other eye was covered by an eye patch, and she wore a torn and faded blue dress.
"Someone's kid came wandering in? She doesn't look like some regular kid off the street to me." a voice said.
"This is it. This is the guild Grandpa Rob told me about," she said softly, glancing around.
Gray didn't know why, but for some reason his heart fluttered in his chest. He could not take his eyes off the girl. What was going on with him?
"Can't hide from me, you redheaded freak."
Gray looked down triumphantly at the lone figure sitting on the river bank.
"Alright Erza, bring it on! You're the one that's going down this time!" he said, running down to her.
Erza turned around, wiping her tears. Gray stopped in his tracks, stunned. Why was she crying?
"It's you again." she said, huffing in annoyance.
"What is it with you, haven't you learned your lesson? Alright, give me your best shot."
"Oh… well, uh" Gray mumbled, mesmerized by the beautiful face in front of him.
"What's the matter? You're not chickening out, are you?"
"Tell me something. How come you're alone all the time?" Gray said, his face softening.
"I just prefer to be alone, because I get nervous around other people." Erza said, breaking away from his questioning gaze.
"Oh yeah? Well, you're alone now, so why are you crying?" Gray challenged. He marched up to the edge of the bank and plopped down next to where Erza was sitting earlier.
"So you're not going to fight me today?" Erza said, confused.
"I can't fight a girl who's crying!" he said.
Erza looked surprised. Suddenly, she smiled. Gray may be a jerk sometimes, but he had a heart and he cared. She knew he was going to be a wonderful friend.
End of Chapter 1