Cold and Armored Hearts

Hmmm... Honey-scarlett huh...that is two diffrent colors, but whatever I'll make it work ;) Thanks Roronoa Robin!

Enjoy!


Tomboys

Gray scowled as he downed his second jug of ale in one huge gulp before slamming the jug hard against the bar and turning to Lucy with an irritable gaze.

"It's not that I hate her." He said with some annoyance.

The blonde raised her brows as she gave Gray a slightly incredulous look.

"It's not?" she questioned her slightly playful tone going unnoticed by the darker haired boy.

"No." Gray said looking into his half empty jug his scowl still in place, "If anything I'd have to say she's annoying!"

"Hmm." Lucy said nodding her head lightly, "Annoying how?" she questioned trying to hide her knowing smile.

"Because…" He growled thinking the question through, "because you know…she…she..."

"Because she can kick both your and Natsu's ass at the same time without so much as breaking a sweat?"

She asked sweetly looking at him with doleful brown eyes.

Gray glared, "She's a tomboy!" he sneered.

Lucy blinked as her smile grew. "Soooo, you don't like tomboys?"

"No." He said in a low voice still glaring at the jug.

Lucy gave a thoughtful look before asking, "What's wrong with tomboys?"

Gray then turned his glare back to the blonde an irritable scowl on his face. He had just about had it with Lucy and her annoying questions for today, first of she has the nerve to ask him if he secretly liked Erza, and when he had given her a quick and defiant 'NO!' It only seemed to open the door to more questions, 'Are you sure?, Why not?, What's wrong with her?' and so on and so forth. Which lead them to their conversation now. But Gray had just about had enough and now that he sat glaring at the stellar mage he made ready to tell her so. Until…

"Gray!" came an angry yell causing both Lucy and Gray to look toward the loud cry with a start.

Erza stormed toward them in all her armored glory carrying a giant sack of laundry slung over her shoulder, an infuriated look on her face.

Quickly sensing the danger Gray quickly stood to his feet looking to Erza with a defiant look trying not to give way to the fact that he would much rather be running for his life at the moment.

"W-What!?" He asked glare now turned on Erza though for some reason now it didn't feel as threatening.

Now standing in front of the Ice mage she dropped her giant bag of laundry down on the ground with a loud thud.

"I thought I told you to do my laundry!"

He frowned as he looked lightly to his side to find Lucy with a smug and all knowing smile on her face. As a matter of fact the whole guild seemed to have become strongly interested in Erza's recent arrival and the reason for her yelling.

Looking back to her Gray sneered between clenched teeth, "I did!" Because it was degrading enough that Erza forced him and Natsu to do her laundry and even though the entire guild knew about it he felt no need to yell it out loud.

Erza's glare intensified, "Then why do my cloths still smell of must!?"

Gray's frown deepened before he muttered, "I don't know. They're your cloths."

"Either you're lying about having washed my clothes in the first place or you didn't do an appropriate job." She seethed angrily, "This time have them washed, pressed, folded to perfection and at my apartment by noon or else!"

And with that she turned on her heel and began to make her grand exit and that was that.

Or at least it would have been if Lucy hadn't still been staring at him that stupid know it all look, yes that was it. That was the reason for his temporary insanity; it was all her fault that the next word chose to slip from his mouth.

"No."

A deadly silence instantly fell over the guild so quiet one could have heard a pin drop from miles away. And from the corner of his eye Gray saw Lucy move a couple of bar seats away from him.

Slowly Erza turned her gaze back to him slightly incredulous but even more so murderous.

"What did you say?" She said in an icy calm voice which caused Gray to inwardly shudder.

He swallowed thickly instantly feeling all of his bravery drain out of him.

"I don't think I heard that." Erza said still in her deadly calm voice, slowly making her way toward him, "Why don't you say it again."

A very dangerous dare.

Gray backed up a step but was instantly stopped by the bar. His face now took on the look of complete foreboding as he paled bringing his hands up to grip against the bar.

Hands fisted at her sides Erza know stood in front of the quavering boy looking up at him with her deadly glare.

Her armored chest pressed lightly against his bare chest, she stood close heated honey-scarlett caught more fearful darker eyes in an evil glower that threatened to burn right through his skull.

He opened and closed his mouth in a last minute desperate attempt to save his ass but no words came out.

She was so close now that their noses were barely touching and he felt his hands tighten against the bar as a sudden urge ran through him, something he had no business of thinking about especially given the circumstances!

"What. Did. You. Say." She hissed quietly her eyes darkening slightly. She would not ask again.

Through his fear Gray felt a wavering smile force its way on his face as he finally found his voice, and though slightly shaky quickly used it to the best of his abilities.

"N-nothing…I didn't say anything Erza." Then he gave a nervous laugh to top it off.

Perfect

She raised a pretty brow before looking him over as though sizing him up, and then simply sneered, "Yes, that's what I thought."

Then she moved away from him, gave one last warning glare, then turned and was off.

As soon as it was sure Erza was out of earshot laughter erupted and the taunting and jeering all at the poor Ice mages expense began.

His face red Gray sat back down at the bar his hands fisted against the table, shoulders hunched and a deep scowl etched on his features.

Lucy moved back to sit next to Gray patting his bare back pitifully while at the same time trying extremely hard not to laugh at her unfortunate friend.

And as the Guild continued to fill with laughter and jeering Gray decided then that if Lucy were to ask again he would have the perfect answer for her.

The reason he didn't like tomboys…or better yet the reason he didn't like girls like Erza…they made him feel like a girl.

~Fin~

Messin with Gray is fun. =D Hehe!

Peace-)AR