Forbidden Love Chapter 3
/I wonder if that boy will show up again?/ Lucy thought to herself, deep in thought. Unaware of where she was going, her foot went into a root and she managed to let out a little "Eh?" before falling. Luckily, Gray caught her before she fell face first into the ground. "Geez, Lucy. Would it kill you to pay attention a little?!" He snapped at her. "Sorry, Gray, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." Lucy said. "Damn straight you weren't." He replied. "Lucy, I understand you wanted to help us collect food instead of stay at the camp with Wendy and Carla, but you need to pay attention to where you are going." Erza said. "And as for you, Gray," she said, turning towards Gray. Gray let out an "Eep!" and hid behind Lucy. "No matter what foolish act the princess does," /Foolish act?/ Lucy thought. "You mustn't be rude or make fun of her, do you understand?" "Yes!" Gray said, nodding his head rapidly. "Oh come on, Erza, Gray's just treating me like a friend." Lucy said in Gray's defense. "Lucy, are you saying that you would like to be treated in this way?" Erza asked with a shocked expression. "Well, I guess so." Lucy replied. "Alright then, from this day forward, I shall treat you like a friend!" Erza said triumphantly. "Wait, no, I can't do this. I-I-..." "Well, would you look at that." Gray said. "Hmm? What?" Lucy asked. Gray pointed to the canopy. At the top of a nearby tree was a jackpot of bananas, mangoes, and other tropical fruits. "Wow!" Lucy exclaimed, "there's so many!" "Mm," Erza said, "this will last us for a while. Good eye, Gray." Gray smiled triumphantly and puffed out his chest.
As Lucy, Gray, and Erza were picking the fruit, Lucy, once again, felt someone watching her. She turned around and saw the same dark brown eyes staring at her. She smiled at them and waved. It obviously noticed this since it ran away almost immediately. Lucy frowned. /I wonder if he's just shy or something? But, he is watching me secretly so he doesn't want to be seen. Well, he's doing a great job of that./ She thought (she said the last sentence sarcastically).
"Wendy!" Lucy yelled as she, Gray, and Erza neared the camp site. "Look at all the fruits we picked!" Wendy turned to look at them, she smiled. "Wow! You really got a lot this time! We won't need to search for food for a while, don't you think?" "Mm." Lucy replied. She placed the food down in the storage pile. "Well," she said, "I'm going to go for a walk." "Huh? But we just came back!" Gray said. "I know, I know. But I just want to explore some more OK?" "Well, I guess it's fine," Erza said. "Not you too, Erza?!" Gray yelled. "It's fine, Gray," Lucy said. She put her hand over her heart and said: "I promise I'll be extra super careful while I'm out. And if I see anything strange I'll come right back here without delay. And, I'll tell you that you were right all along and I can't live without you since you are my most powerful protector and I'll never defy your orders again." Everyone stared at her. "WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?!" Gray yelled. "Not sure. Just kind of came to me as I was talking." Lucy replied. "Ugh!" Gray said. "Fine, you can go out. But if something happens you do exactly what you just said in that little speech of yours. Understand?" "Yup!" Lucy replied. "Good," Gray said. "Well, I'm off. See you guys in a little bit!" Lucy said, waving to the others as she walked into the dense jungle. /I really want to find that boy! Maybe if I head back to the cliff where we first met, I'll be able to find him!/ Lucy thought. So, she walked back towards the cliff where she had fallen. She went and stood on the edge just like last time. Once again, she suddenly heard a crack below her and then...!