Pairing: Gray x Erza sort of
Rating:
T
Hot N Cold
Erza was well used to all temperatures. When you knew an ice mage and a fire-breathing dragon slayer you got used to extreme temperatures. Even without the two hooligans she would be well prepared to handle any sort of weather. That's just the way she was. Still lately when it came to Gray things were much much more hot and cold.
One day he would be all flirty and his usual self. Taking off too many clothes and starting too many fights. Then other days he would avoid her at all costs, even going as far as asking Jubia about a restaurant the ex-phantom mage had mentioned the week before. A jubilant Jubia would lead a fully clothed Gray out of the guild. His eyes as cold as the ice he produced.
Presently she was seated at a table with Lucy and said ice alchemist. Today was a hot day it seemed. Somehow in their conversation Gray had worked himself done to his boxers but the girls had given up on trying to prevent it. Lucy was talking about the last mission she had gone on with Natsu, bemoaning the trouble he had caused. Erza listened quietly, silently chastising the dragon slayer for once again causing so much destruction on a mission. Gray was teasing the stellar spirit, claiming that all of her complaints were just hidden affection. The more Gray teased the redder Lucy got which just spurred him on further. Suddenly there were a pile of ice hearts on the table while Gray laughed.
The small figures caught Erza's attention and she picked one up. It was smooth along the top but faceted around the edges, capturing light and reflecting it across the room. It wasn't a perfect heart, there wasn't a symmetry to it but the imperfection made it all the more beautiful. In the heat of her hand the ice started to melt, to bleed down her wrist.
Erza looked up to see that Gray and Lucy had left leaving her with a nothing but a melting heart.
