Gray's POV
I walked (Your name) home. After hearing her story, it reminded me a bit of my childhood. I lost my parents, and was taken in by a young woman. She definately understands what it's like to abandoned, that's for sure... I guess you shouldn't assume things about people. I really wasn't expecting that from her.
When we got to her house, we stopped in front of the door and looked at each other. She was really pretty... I wanted to kiss her, so bad, but it felt too...awkward. "Well, see ya!" I said, cringing at my choice of words. "Wait! Gray..." She said. "Yeah?" I turned around. "Thanks, For the flowers." I nodded, and left.
Your POV
I hope he's okay with this... I wanted to kiss him, but it didn't seem like the right time. We barely knew each other, although now it felt like we had for a long time. Maybe tomorrow, I will see if he wants to go to the Sakura festival. I know some couples from Fairy Tail were going. I heard that Lucy and Natsu are going together, I wasn't sure who Erza was going with, and Wendy had told me about her boyfriend, Romeo, although I haven't met him yet. This will be so much fun!... If he even accepts... What if he doesn't like me that way? Darn... now I feel all self-conscious!
Normal POV
You watched as Gray left, and wished that you had said something earlier. As he walked away, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and bolted back to you. "(your name)! I totally forgot that I had something to ask you!" He panted. "Haha! I had something to ask you too" You laughed. "Heh. So... do you... want to go... to the Sakura festival with me?" He said, not wanting to be rejected again. "Oh. That's exactly what I was going to ask you!" You replied. "So, yes!" you giggled. "That's great!" He exclaimed. "I was hoping I'd find someone before then, since even flame-brain has a da-... Crap... I just remembered something..." His head fell, and the smile left his face. "What?" You asked, frowning. "Don't laugh at this, but when Juvia had said yes to a date, I got really excited. And when I get excited, I kinda give off these freezing cold waves, and now my apartment is kinda-sorta-maybe-really covered in ice. And so now I don't have anywhere to sleep, except for the chunks of ice, and believe me, they're not comfortable. I wonder if hot head would let me stay with him... Probably not, he hates me... Loke...no... The inn, I guess." He said, looking extremely embarrassed. "Bye..." Gray mumbled, and turned to leave. "Wait!" you say, grasping his shoulder. "You could stay with me!" You exclaimed. "On the couch of course!" You added quickly, to avoid sounding like a creep. You smiled nervously, hoping he didn't think you were weird or anything. "Really? Are you sure, I mean, I could always fi-" You cut him off. "You gave me a tour of the guild, so now I have to help you!" You said grinning at him. You unlocked the door, and he followed you inside. You knew that Wendy wouldn't be home tonight, so it worked out well. You chuckled to yourself. Gray sat at the table, and watched, as you 'transformed' the couch into a bed. After you went down, you motioned to the couch, as if you were on a game show, and said, "And here, is the couch!" Gray chuckled, then sat on the couch. You turned around, to pull the blanket on your bed, and when you turned around, your eyes widened. Gray was sitting on the couch, stripped again. You blushed immensely, then put your head down, and ran to change. When you came back, he was under his sheets. You got into bed, and clicked off the light.
Your POV
Last thing I need right now, is to have another nightmare. It's bad enough that I'd wake him up screaming, but I don't want him knowing about those stupid dreams.
Normal POV
"Goodnight, (your name)!" He whispered before drifting off to sleep. "Goodnight, Gray." You thought.
Flashback Dream
"Alright, Wendy! We'll be back in a few minutes, we're just going to go and get some bread!" "Okay mommy!"
"(Your name)? Where did mommy go?" "I... I don't know, Wendy."
"Wendy, all we have is ten jewel and a piece of gum." "Gum!" "Wendy, don't eat that!" "Yucky!" "Gross... Wendy, it's getting dark. Let's go back to the homeless shelter." "NO. Smell stinky dere." "Wendy, we don't have a choice. We can stay here and freeze to death, or go back to the stinky shelter. You choose." "Freeze." "No, Wendy."
"Wendy, run!" "Waaaah! "No! Wendy! Can you hear me? Wendy?! WENDY!? WENDY! Wendy! Wendy. No... PLEASE!... No...No... NO!"
Normal POV
You screamed, waking yourself and Gray up. You sat up in your bed, pulling the hair from your face. "(Your name!). What happened?" Gray asked, kneeling over the side of your bed. "I...I...mom...dad...I-I'm... Fine..." You say, obviously lying. "Okay, try to go back to sleep then..." But before he could leave the side of your bed, you grabbed his wrist. "Wait. Stay with me." You whispered. He looked a little surprised, but nodded and climbed in next to you. You rested your head on his chest and he closed you in a tight hug. You finally felt safe, and you decided it was a pretty great feeling.
When you woke in the morning, Gray was still next to you, hugging you. You smiled. He looked pretty cute when he was sleeping. Wendy had been out on a job for a few days, so it was just you two. As you climbed out of the bed, careful not to wake Gray up, so that you could surprise him with a nice breakfast, you got pulled straight back down again. "No. Stay here." he mumbled. Smiling slightly, you did what you were told. You lay your head back on the pillow, and turned to face him. He pulled you closer, and rested his chin on your head. You, with the side of your head on his chest, could feel his cold breath chilling your scalp. But despite his cold breath, you were quite warm. "Gray, I'm too hot." You complained, trying to free yourself from his grasp. He looked down at you. "Yeah, you are." He said, using the cheesiest of the cheesy pick-up lines. You laughed. "I meant my body temperature, stupid." You sighed. Gray sat up. "Oh, well in that case, do what I do." He muttered, yawning. You nodded and pulled off your frilly night dress, leaving you in a white tank top, and grey shorts. "Better", you say. "Now let me get up." "No." He replies, still not letting go of you. "Then I will do this." You said, creating a small sand storm inside the sheets. "Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow! Okay fine, but let me and too!" He yelled. "Shut up, or the neighbours will start complaining." You said with a smirk. Still in the bed, he whispered, "You shut up." And he kissed you, so you had no choice but to be quiet. He pulled away, and his eyes widened. "Crap!" He yelled, "The Sakura Festival! We're gonna be late!" You leaped out of bed, and dashed to the bathroom. You both made record time getting ready, and were out the door within five minutes. But that was before you realized that it was raining. "Aw, it's raining!" Gray whined, exaggerating the 'ing' on raining. "It's just rain. Rain is water. Water is ice. This shouldn't bother you." You said, without even looking at him. the two of you continued to run, and he replied with, "Well, it does. That's the type of magic that Juvia uses." He said with his head down. "Oh that's right. I forgot about that." You kept on running, and soon, the park was in view.
You arrived at the park where the festival was being held. Although, it was raining, tons of people had still come to watch the blossoms turn to rainbows. Soon you found the blanket that all your friends had set up, and went to sit down with them. "Bummer, it's raining." Lucy sighed. "Yeah." Complained Gray. Team Natsu had a large umbrella set up, but it was raining so hard, that the umbrella was starting to soak through. "Wait! (Your name), don't you use weather change magic?!" Natsu exclaimed. "Huh? Oh yeah, I do!" You smiled. "Except, that in order to change the weather in a place as big as Magnolia, I'd need a whole lot of magic power..." You sighed. The rest of the group moaned in disappointment. But Erza stood up. "Well, then everyone, let's focus our magic power on (your name)." She said, taking the hands of the people next to her. The rest of your friends joined hands. Your eyes opened wide. They were all counting on you. You couldn't let them down. So, you closed your eyes. You raised your arms, and slowly let them fall down, and started to say the spell. "Climate change of the weather mage! God of Weather, change rain to shine!" You said, finishing the spell.
Lightning flashed and a swirl of light formed underneath you and shot up towards the sky. It swirled again, making a beautiful pattern. Every bit of water, in range of your spell, disappeared. Drops of rain evaporated in mid-air, puddles dried up and the clouds moved, to reveal a beautiful blue sky.
Everyone started to clap and cheer, but you sunk back into your group of friends. You couldn't stand being the centre of attention. A few people asked for high-fives, and some hugged you. Suddenly, from behind, Gray grabbed your waist, and turned you around. "You did great." Gray whispered. He leaned in closer to your face, about to kiss you, when the "oohs" and "aahs" started. The Sakura blossoms had started to change colors, and each couple sat down, admiring them together. They went from red to orange, and orange to yellow. The colours flowed so beautifully, it was almost mesmerizing. "They're... I'm at a loss for words..." You said slowly, in awe. You looked around, at the other couples, some of whom seemed to be quite romantic. "I am too..." Gray said. "(your name)... I've spent some great moments with you... You're the first person I've met, that I've really, truly loved. Please, stay with me, so that we can have more moments." You envied Gray, and his ability to do that. To be able to just let the words flow out of him, and not be embarrassed. He was so perfect, in your eyes. The way he made you fall for him as soon as you met. "I'm speechless again, so instead of words we'll talk like this." You kissed him, putting both hands on his shoulders. He wrapped his arms around you, and didn't let go.