title: bug
summary: gray isn't very fond of bugs. and clothes, apparently.
rating: k
It was one of those rare, peaceful days, when Erza could just walk around town without having to worry about a big crisis or Gray and Natsu's perpetual fighting. She's done with all her errands for the day and she plans on going straight back home to enjoy the rest of her quiet time because she knows that soon enough it's going to be disrupted again.
Don't get her wrong, she loves the action, but everyone has to have some alone time once in a while, right?
She's just about to turn left at the street corner when she notices something going on at a nearby apartment. She stops and stares for a moment. She hears a male voice shouting obscenities when all of a sudden, huge spikes made of ice comes shooting out of the window.
Oh my God, Gray!
She sprints to his apartment in record time, never letting go of her bag of groceries. When she gets there and sees the inside of the room, it falls right out of her hand. She stares. Gray's whole living room and kitchen area is covered in his ice. But that wasn't even the weirdest part.
The ice mage is flying all around the room, trying to chase after some invisible being. She wonders if the cold had finally gotten to his head.
"Gray." He doesn't hear her.
"Gray!" He's still running around, not even glancing in her direction.
"Gray Fullbuster!" She slams her fist on his front door and he finally looks at her. "What in the world is going on?"
His eyes then shift to the ground, following something. She doesn't see it at first, then—
"Seriously, Gray? A cockroach?" She laughs incredulously as he turns his piercing stare at her.
"Don't let it get away!" She raises her eyebrow, eyes following the insect's movement. It flits past her and she lets it. As soon as it's out the door, Gray lets out an infuriated growl.
"I've been trying to catch that bug all morning!" He stalks towards her, not realizing that he was shedding articles of clothing in frustration.
"All my hard work!" His socks.
"Do you know how much time I wasted?" His shirt.
"And you let it get away?" And there go the pants.
When he reaches her, their noses are merely an inch apart. He realizes that he doesn't know what to say anymore and all that comes out of him is a bitter noise. She stares him down but she's sure she's blushing. Hard.
"Gray—"
"What, Erza? What could you possibly have to say?" She's miffed by his attitude and her cool gaze turns into a glare.
"Your clothes."
She smirks in satisfaction when his eyes widen in shock and his face turns beet red. He scampers away from her, picking up his clothes and heading towards his bedroom. She doesn't let it show how relieved she is once he's out of her space. He had been way too close for comfort.
Little did she know that a pair of blue eyes had caught them through the apartment window. The owner of said eyes laughs, thinking it's about time.
When Erza arrives at the guild the next morning, Mira greets her with a knowing smile. What scares the redhead is that she doesn't know what Mira knows.
"Had fun last night, Erza?" Mira says, winking at her. Erza's eyebrows furrow, wondering what on earth her fellow S-Class Mage was talking about. Just then, Gray takes a seat at the bar, greeting the both of them. Mira just smiles wider and says she'll be back, leaving them alone.
That's when everything clicks in Erza's brain. Turning sharply towards Gray, she grabs him by the collar and speaks in a hushed voice.
"Did you leave your window open?"
"What?"
"Yesterday. Did you leave your window open?"
"Uh, maybe?"
Great.
Everyone's eyes had turned to them, caught in an awkward position. Their faces just as close as they were yesterday. Erza scans the crowd, her brown eyes locking on blue. Mira just smiles and winks at her again.
Just great.