WEIRDO BLABBS: What was supposed to be a oneshot, I have decided to convert into a three-part mini-series. I guess we're all wondering how Gray saw things. I was, too, but then I was too much of a chicken to write anything and apart from that reason, I also do not know why boys break up with girls. So whatever crap you read here, please do not take it against me. I am but a humble, innocent and clueless writer. I don't know if this is up-to-mark but I do hope you will still like it.

ENJOY!

Chapter three on its way. *surprisingly*

DISCLAIMER: How many times do we have to say this? We DO NOT own Fairy Tail! Nope, not angry. Just explaining.

~HEY, LUCY~

Well, that was unexpected.

So Lucy and Natsu weren't in a relationship, huh? He didn't even think about that. Everything was the same, at least, on Lucy's side.

Hey, Lucy, tell me, when did we ever stop talking?

Gray closed the door to his home and slid down; unknowingly, all strength has left his feet. The ice mage hung his head in between his knees.

Gray thought they would last forever—or, at least, longer than they actually did. And he also thought that every day since they established a relationship would be a rose-covered path. But he was wrong.

He looked up now and saw his reflection on the mirror directly in front of him. How pathetic he looked. He was crying: over a girl; over a break up.

Why had they broken up in the first place?

It all started when he noticed Lucy becoming more distant. When they decided that they would keep their relationship a secret, it also meant they were to act as normally as possible: he would continue taking jobs with Juvia, and Lucy, with Natsu. It was fine, at first. Both really did try to make up for the time they didn't spend with each other.

But it came to the point when Gray noticed Lucy became colder and colder. She, for one, became less talkative when they met, and the few hours of meeting at her home began and ended in silence. Gray even asked Juvia for advice but it didn't help much at all. All this continued until he could no longer feel that Lucy loved him. And so, after days and days of waiting for her to speak, Gray finally gave up. And the two just decided to end the relationship—of course, there wasn't any spoken agreement. Gray was confident Lucy understood everything that was happening.

So that was it: they broke up; end of story.

Hey, Lucy, tell me, when did we ever stop talking?

Maybe it was wrong for the two of them to have a relationship in the first place. Gray felt—no, he knew—that Lucy was pining for Natsu. But that she was just too nice to tell him plainly. That was why, when they broke up, he pretended to be lovers with Juvia so his beloved blonde won't feel guilty about leaving him. She seemed to be relieved, too, when she heard him say that he was 'happy' with Juvia.

But the fact was, and this would never change, he would never be happy with anyone but Lucy. It would be too selfish of him to want her all to himself, though.

A knock on his door startled the ice mage and he hurriedly stopped crying and stood up to open the door. What a lovely surprise he got when he was greeted by loads of spiky, pink hair.

"Natsu," he said. Of all the people who would visit him on that faithful day. It just had to be him.

"Yo." The Salamander smiled widely and walked straight into Gray's home.

"Yeah, sure, walk right in without being invited," Gray said to himself. He watched as Natsu opened his fridge and take out some cold leftovers. Then, he heated them up with one blow over them.

"What do you want, Natsu?" The ice mage had unconsciously stripped down to his boxers.

"Hey, this is great, isn't it, Happy?"

"Aye!"

"Listen when someone is talking, for once!" he hissed. He didn't even notice the blue cat that came in with Natsu.

"Ah, right Gray, I wanted to ask..."

"What...?"

"Did you and Lucy fight?"

"Huh...?"

"You and Lucy are those they call lovers, aren't you?"

"Wha-What?!" he stammered, "How did you know—?"

"I knew right from the start..." Natsu answered, not looking at Gray. "I think Erza, Levy and Gajeel know, too... We were just waiting for you to actually say something."

The ice mage flushed now. What was the point of the hiding it, then?

"Anyway, did you guys fight?"

"Well..."

"Lucy was being scary," Happy butt it. Where did he get that fish?

"She couldn't concentrate on jobs so I was worried," Natsu said, "By the looks of it, you and her had a pretty big fight."

"We broke up..." he said between gritted teeth.

"What does that mean?"

"It means we're not lovers anymore...!"

"Why?! You should be lovers again!" the dragon slayer said innocently.

"You idiot!" Gray hissed, "That can't happen anymore!"

"Why not?"

"Because... Because she's in love with you!"

"What?" Natsu said, obviously indignant. He and Happy laughed until they could no longer breathe. "No, she's not!"

"She is!"

"Have you asked her yet?"

"About what?"

"About whether or not she loves me, and not you?"

"...N-No..."

"Then how do you know that for sure...?"

A silence froze time between them. Gray and Natsu looked at each other; in the background, Happy could be heard appreciating the fish he was chomping.

The ice mage hurriedly stood up and slammed his hands on the kitchen table.

"Natsu, punch me!"

"Hm?"

"Just punch me—!"

Almost immediately, Natsu gave Gray a huge blow to the face. The ice mage wondered why Natsu didn't hesitate. Maybe he was just a simple guy like that.

He landed on the floor, shoulder first.

"Cool! Now, punch me!" Natsu challenged. But Gray was already heading out of his home, as if he had just been struck by lightning.

All this time... All this time that was what was missing...

Since when did he keep quiet about the important things? Even if the questions hurt Lucy, it would at least clear some things up.

What made them become so secretive to each other? Was it fear that the relationship would perish? Or was it the silent hand of mistrust over one's partner?

It couldn't be too late, could it?

Gray ran; and he didn't stop until he got to where he wanted to be.

There was so much... so much he needed to say; and they would have been spared of all the drama if they actually talked.

They used to talk about everything...

Did talking seem irrelevant all of a sudden?

Why?

Hey, Lucy, tell me, when did we ever stop talking?

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