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"BREAKFAST!"

I woke up at the sound of Natsu's voice ringing loudly in my ears. I slowly opened my eyes and found Happy flying over my head saying "Breakfast" over and over. Annoying cat. I grabbed the pillow under my head and threw it at him.

Bull's eye.

"...aye..." I heard him say weakly as he fell on the cold hard ground.

I slowly sat up and did some stretches. Sleeping on the couch wasn't that bad, it was pretty much comfortable. ... I woke up later than Natsu... that has got to be some sort of a record. My eyes were still heavy and I just wanted to lie back again and sleep, but Erza was already wide awake, go figure. And I'll definitely be in big trouble if I don't wake up now.

"Good morning Gray-sama!" Juvia greeted me, her eyes twinkling in delight as she stared at my body. That certainly sent me shivers right down to the core. She really freaks me out sometimes. I sighed and bid her a stale 'G'morning' then stood up.

"I wonder what kind of food we'll be eating today?!" Natsu asked himself.

"Let's eat at the newly opened diner in town!" Lucy suggested to him. Natsu grinned and nodded an okay before prancing around the house talking about food.

"I hope they have Ramen! Oh wait, how about chicken pasta? No, I'd like some curry instead! Wait! No. Hey I'm hungry! Let's go!" Natsu rampaged.

Sigh. Annoying Natsu. I smacked his head. He stopped abruptly and faced me, his eyes fuming with anger.

"WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM DROOPY EYES?!"

I smacked him again, no reason actually, I just felt like it.

"Argh! Let's take this outside!" he challenged. I huffed and shrugged, which made him a LOT angrier. I love teasing that guy... yeah, I know what you guys are thinking. Not that kind of tease, don't get all dirty on me okay?

"Enough." Erza cut in with the death threat look on her face.

Both of us immediately stopped and put on our little show which is act-buddy-buddy-with-each-other-when-Erza-is-looking. Normally that would convince her but this time it was different. "Gray." Erza suddenly called. I froze and nervously turned to her.

"Gray." I heard her repeat, I think. I was too nervous to hear anything.

"Gray." She spoke in a much louder voice which made me even more frightened.

"Y-yes?" I finally managed to reply.

Here it comes. Oh shit. Here it comes.

"... Go upstairs and wake up Elizabeth."

"Eh?"

"Go upstairs and wake up Elizabeth."

"Whew. I thought you were gonna ask me to take a shovel and bury myself or something." I breathed out, finally calming down.

Erza looked down on me and made a face, informing me to heed her instructions immediately. I nodded and frantically dashed upstairs. I took a deep breath and composed myself. What a way to start a morning. Woah. It's quite roomy up here. Hmm... two doors leading to what I suspect was a bathroom and a bedroom. I knocked on the frilly pink door which had a 'do not disturb' sign and waited for a response. When no one came to open it, I let myself in. The room was larger compared to what I imagined. It had two bookshelves, filled with books (what else), lined with a pink cabinet. There was even a medium size table and some chairs (probably for visitors) in the middle of the room. She must be a bookworm just like Lucy. I wonder if she writes stories too. Oh! There's a bedside table with lots of papers neatly piled up. I was awfully tempted to see what they were but then remembered last night's incident. The forbidden book. I shook my head at the thought and continued on with my mission. I made my way to the side of the bed and placed a hand on her shoulder and slightly shook it.

"Hey, wake up." I said to her in a calm voice.

Her eyes opened halfway then closed again. "... Five more minutes." She muttered cuddling the panda stuff toy closer to her.

I sighed and slightly shook her shoulder again. "Come on, Erza will get mad if you don't wake up soon and believe me you don't want to see her in that state."

She squirmed and opened her eyes again then slowly sat up. She rubbed her eyes and began to yawn. This was already the second time I've seen her like this and yet I can't get over the kawaii factor she holds. "Good. Go get dress and come down." I turned to go as I felt a burning sensation on my cheeks. I reached downstairs and flopped on the couch right next to the still unconscious Happy.

"Did you manage to wake her up?" Lucy questioned me.

I nodded a yes, my gaze on the ceiling.

"Gray, Natsu, I'd like to talk to you two." Erza stood up and went outside. Natsu and I followed her without hesitation leaving the two girls and Happy inside the Frilly Pink House. Erza motioned us to come with her to the bridge located just across my house. When she had made sure that the three of us were alone, she took a deep breath and started "Master placed an order for the three of us yesterday."

"Is this about the sleepover last night?" Natsu asked.

Erza nodded then continued "Master will be sending the four of us to training camp to test out Elizabeth's skills. Lucy will stay here to distract Juvia. She's sure to follow us if there are no distractions."

"Training camp?" Natsu and I both repeated.

"Yes, training camp. But it will be posed as a mission and will be strictly kept as a secret from Elizabeth, understood?"

We nodded in unison and exchanged looks "By testing her skills does this mean that we have to fight each other?" I questioned.

Erza nodded once and continued "And remember, not a word until the test is over."

"Understood."

After eating breakfast, the group went to the guild to start our task. The smell of beer filled the air, as it always did. I walked towards the request board and gave Erza the signal. She nodded and took Elizabeth with her and stood by my side. "As I've told you yesterday, this is the request board." Erza explained. I glanced at Elizabeth who was listening attentively. "From now on, you'll be in our team." Erza added. I huffed and grabbed the fraud request and began reading it.

"Hmm... This one's interesting." Wow. I sounded pretty convincing. I'm a natural actor. "Help us. A water beast has been terrorizing our town's beach. Tourists and residents are terrified! 70,000 jewels reward to get rid of the beast."

Elizabeth's eyes brightened, "... Let's do that one..." I swear she sounded much more excited than how you picture her.

The plan was going pretty well (if I say so myself) when...

"Yo Gray!"

Sigh. It completely slipped my mind. I turned around to meet the silver-haired arrogant bastard "Lyon, go bother someone else." And by someone else I have a certain water mage in mind. Lyon gave a big grin and turned his attention to the one beside me. "Oh. A new guild member?" His grin disappeared quickly and a subtle smile replaced it. Erza nodded and walked away leaving me with Elizabeth and the visiting traveler. She wasn't really friendly with Lyon, not that I mind. He can be a real asshole sometimes.

"... H-hello. I-I'm Elizabeth." She greeted the other ice-mage.

What? She's suddenly shy now? Why is she talking to the floor?

Lyon smiled at her and respectfully gave a bow "I'm Lyon. It was nice meeting you, Elizabeth. Now if you two will excuse me..."

Introductions were cut short when Juvia walked in. Lyon ran towards her then began his shameless act to woo the girl. I face palmed myself then turned to Elizabeth who was obviously disappointed at what she's seeing. I lightly pat her back then tried to console her "Don't worry. You can find someone much better than him." She gave me a confused look as if to say she had no idea what I was talking about. What a strange girl. She's obviously having a thing for Lyon and yet she wouldn't admit it. Wait. What? She likes Lyon?! She really is a strange one. Kinda koo-koo if you ask me. I looked at her, wondering what makes her tick. "You're a weird one aren't yah?" She turned to me with narrow eyes then averted her gaze "... Pervert."

I retracted myself from the conversation and put on some clothes then got back to her. "Will you stop calling me a pervert?!" I demanded. She shot me a look, her arms crossed and took a deep breath as if she was about to say something.

"... Pervert. Pervert. Pervert. Pervert." She blurted out, still maintaining her calm composure.

A nerve bulged on my forehead. That's it. That's the last straw. I am going to burst. I need to calm down before... "Emotionless, pink-obsessed, flat-chested nutcase!" Too late. I already lost my temper. The whole guild quieted down and turned to us. Elizabeth turned bright red. Is she about to cry? Damn it. Don't cry. Shit. Don't cry.

"H-hey! I-I didn't mean it. I..."

Flashes of light filled the place. Not a good sign.

And the next thing I knew, millions of shock waves coursed through my body. I yelped helplessly and felt myself passing... o..ut.