Day 1: Memories
*splash*
He bent down to pick-up another rock, throwing it towards the river as it skips across the surface.
*splash*
"I thought I'd find you here."
He turned his head towards the source, Erza making her way towards him.
He threw one last rock, skipping across the surface of the river effortlessly then he sat down.
"This is my spot you know." said Erza as she sat beside him.
Gray just shrugged as he continues to stare towards the river, the waters bathing in hues of red, orange and yellow.
"But I guess we can share." said Erza, gazing towards the river as well.
"Our spot?" said Gray as he looks at her.
"Yeah, our spot." she said as she lets out a chuckle.
Gray smiled as he and Erza turned their eyes towards the sunset. The sound of the river streaming down the bank made the atmosphere of the place more peaceful.
"This place sure does bring back a lot of memories." said Erza as she smiles.
*flashback*
She sat there quietly, tears streaming down her face.
"There you are Erza!"
She heard a voice calling out to her, the sound of footsteps growing louder.
"This is the day I'm gonna' beat you!"
Gray, she thought to herself. She quickly wiped away some of her tears as she turns around to face him.
"You again? Honestly, you just don't learn, do you?" she said as she gets up, wiping away the rest of her tears.
Gray continues to stare at her, a look of shock and embarrassment plastered on his face.
"Fine then, come and try it." she said as she glares at him.
"Ahh… ehh… no." he said, his cheeks tinting red.
"What's wrong? You surrendering?" she said.
A moment of silence passed by between them.
"Hey. Why are you always on your own?" he said finally.
She looks at him in confusion, nobody asking her that before.
"I prefer being alone. Being with other people just makes me uneasy." she said, staring at the ground.
"Then why are you out here crying on your own?" he said, a determined look on his face.
She stared at him bewildered, not sure how to answer his question.
"Yeah, it sure does." said Gray, smiling after reminiscing the same memory she was talking about.
"Thank you by the way. It's because of you I was able to open-up to people more. You're the first person who made me feel welcome when I arrived at Fairy Tail." she said.
Gray just smiled.
"How'd you know I was here anyway?" he said as he played with his necklace.
"I heard from the others that Juvia has been bothering you again". she said as she looks at him, annoyance was etched upon his face.
She let out a chuckle, patting him on the back.
"Why don't you just tell her how you really feel?" she said.
"I already did but she took it as a joke." he said, sighing.
"Well, she has to know sooner or later. Why don't you just try and date her? Or maybe because there's already someone else?" she said.
Gray just stared at her.
"Alright, no use prodding you then. I'm getting hungry. I could use a slice of strawberry cake or two. Come, let's go. I'll treat you." she said as she stands up, stretching her hand out to help Gray up.
"Sounds good to me." he said, taking her hand as he raises himself up.
"By the way, I want to meet that special someone of yours. And tell me when you finally told her how you feel." she said as she smiles.
"Sure thing, Erza." he said as he smiles back at her, making their way towards the bakeshop.
In time, I will. he thought to himself as he looks towards Erza, his special someone.