It's been over a MONTH since a last updated . Omg I'm so sowwy D: Sooo much stuff going on. From now on, I will be updating this story once a week. Please review, follow, favorite, all that good stuff. Here's ch. 2~

Who was that strange man?

How was he able to stand in this rain and not run like all the others? Oh, well. It's not like I'll be seeing him ever again. He'll probably shun and resent me. Like all the other people in my life.

Rain falls in everlasting sheets around me, shooing away any and all bystanders. I pound my feet against the pavement as I run, barely aware of the direction I was running. All I see was rain, no matter where I go. Why can't I escape from the rain? Must I live this curse for the rest of my life?

Rain falls down my face faster than the water from the sky. I decelerate, my heart pounding. I touch my cheeks slowly, to come back with wetness. Why do my eyes produce rain as well? Was I not safe enough under my umbrella? I stare into the stormy skies, letting my umbrella slip from my hand. My knees give, as I sink to the floor in agony. The pains in my joints are nothing in comparison to the pain in my heart.

"Please someone…" I whisper to nothing in particular.

The rain does not give any mercy and rains down hard, and fast, swirling around my curled body. Wind throws water in every direction on the empty streets. I feel the cold eyes of other people, both large and small, staring at me whilst I whimper.

My hat slips off, and rain dampens my curly blue hair. I'm shaking as more rain pours from my eyes. I feel slick hair cover my shoulders, and surround me. Silently, I thank it, for giving me closure against the many pairs of eyes watching my every move from the shadows of the looming houses.

"Please someone…"

The rain comes down harder, and it starts to hurt my back. The rain on my face doesn't seem to want to dry.

"Help me."

"Ugh! Stupid Gray! Why would he run off like that?!" Natsu roars, knocking over a nearby table in his stomping. "We have a job to do!"

"Yeah, a job we know little to nothing about," Lucy sighs. "All thanks to a certain someone."

"Hey, I said I was sorry!"

"Yeah, sure."

Erza sits at the table the five originally were sitting, thinking over the whole situation. Her elbows rest on the table, her fingers intertwined over her mouth.

The guild becomes ever rowdier, leaving Erza with a large tick mark on her temple. Wendy, scared of what might happen if she is left alone, speaks up.

"Erza, what's on your mind?" the small Dragon Slayer asks, eyes wide with curiosity. Erza jumps a little before turning to her. "Oh, Wendy, sorry. I was just thinking…why would Lyon give us such a mission? This seems like an easy job that he could have handled himself. Why would he bother us about it?"

Wendy thought this over and agreed. "That's true. He could have simply captured this woman himself. Why did he-"

"G-Gray! You're soaked…" Lucy exclaims, looking over the Ice Mage in the doorway of the guild.

The man stood silently in the doorway, dripping wet, mouth partly open, eyes wide. "…W-Wow…"

Gray walks into the guild, which to most of the guild was completely normal, but to his close comrades, this behavior was completely abnormal.

"Natsu, dry him off. We're leaving," Erza commands. Natsu jerks up, standing at attention when he heard his name called. "Yessi- ma'am!"

"Hurry."

Natsu proceeds to dry the man off by engulfing his hands in a warm flame, but notices something weird. "Oi, Gray. What's with you?"

"What do you mean, Flame Brain?" he asks, not giving him his full attention. Natsu narrows his eyes and huffs before digging a little deeper. "I mean, why are you so starstruck like that? Did you see some girl?"

"Yea- no! How did you-? NO!" Gray exclaims with a pink face, knocking Natsu on the head.

"Let's leave," Erza suddenly proclaims to the group. She walks over to Natsu, picks him up by the ear, and drags him, the two females, three exceeds, and dry male following suit.

After a few minutes, the gang find themselves in front of Lucy's house. Upon seeing this, Lucy pauses.

"Um, why are we at my house?" she questions meekly, pointing a shaky finger at the establishment.

"Alright! This will be our base. Any objections?" Erza say, emphasizing that last few words with a glare.

"No no no, go right on ahead…" Lucy says shakily.

The mages make there way towards the room Lucy stays in, commenting on the décor and simple flower vases. By this point of time, Lucy was tired of their over-the-top compliments.

"Guys, it's not that great, it's just…simple…WHAT?!" Lucy ends in a scream. Inside her room, bouncing on her bed, is Natsu, smiling like an idiot.

Lucy starts shaking with anger, trying to calm herself. Even Erza and half naked Gray back away. Wendy simply smiles at the two, while holding onto Carla. Natsu stops bouncing. "Lucy..?"

"Get. Out. Of. My. ROOM!" the Celetsial Spirit wizard rants, swiftly giving him a Lucy Kick on his chin. The pink haired mage flies out of her room, flying into the sky, where he disappears with a twinkle.

"Geez, that idiot," Gray mutters, making himself comfortable on a nearby chair. "So, Erza, you got us out of that noisy guild. Now what is it you want to talk to us about?"

"I think I know what she wants to say," Wendy says quietly, sitting on the carpet cross-legged, with Carla on her lap.

"Huh? How do you know, Wendy?" Natsu asks, seeming to appear out of nowhere.

Wendy lowers her eyes, and Erza looks at her. After reading her face, she closes her eyes. "Go on ahead, Wendy."

Lucy tilts her head, magically causing her chest to bounce. "What is it?"

Wendy looks at the wizards around her before speaking. "Erza is concerned about why Lyon would give us a request that he could do himself."

"Yeah, yeah, we know that much. So what? We can't figure it out by having some big discussion about it," Natsu says, twirling a spike of his pink hair absentmindedly.

"Exactly," Wendy agrees, "So why not ask Lyon in person?"

"No way," Gray states, standing up suddenly. "I'm not going to go see that bastard."

"Gray, please," Erza sighs, "This is for the mission, and thanks to Natsu, we have no leads. We can only be grateful we know who gave us the-"

"No!" The shirtless man yells. Erza, silenced, could only listen as Gray yells.

"You guys don't understand! I cannot, under any circumstances, be near that guy! He's rude, ungrateful, underhanded, and a shady guy. I hate him! I HATE-"

"GRAY!" Erza interrupts, shadows covering her eyes. She stands as Gray turns to her.

"What do you-"

"I understand your feelings, but we need to accomplish this mission. Think about it. If we do not, and decide to not do this mission, what will become of Fairy Tail's reputation?" Erza says slowly, deadly, looking at Gray through narrowed eyes.

Gray looks at her for a minute before looking away in shame. "Tch. I'm outta here." He jumps out of Lucy's open bedroom window, plummeting to the ground a story below. Lucy watches his back as he runs away from the mages.

"Gray…" Lucy mutters, worried for her friend.

"Bah, who needs him anyway?" Natsu grunts, leaning back and resting his hands behind his head. "He's probably mad because he got turned down."

"What do you mean, Natsu-san?" Wendy asks.

Natsu's face breaks out in a large, goofy grin. "I mean, he's found some girl. I think."

"Is that why his face was so red when you mentioned it to him?" Lucy asks slyly, her mouth in a small smile.

Wendy couldn't help but smile. "I can see Gray being shy about that."

Erza closes her eyes, trying of how to respond to Gray's anger, obviously not listening to the new topic. Finally, one of the silent cats speaks up.

"Right now, leave Gray to think. I am sure he has a lot to think about," Lily comments, folding his paws. "Right now, the best thing to do is to ask Lyon about his request."

"I suppose so," Erza says. "Alright everyone, let's go to Lamia Scale."

The chapter was wayyy less crappy in my head lawl. Hopes up for a better quality chapter next week. Anyway. Hope you liked it! Where is Gray going? How is Lyon going to respond to the Fairies? Thanks for reading and see you in ch. 3~! And btw, IS Lyon in Lamia Scale? O.o Lol I completely forgot…