Yatta! I got more reviews from 3rd chapter than previous chapters! Sugoiii~~~ desu yo! XD.
Okay, like usual, I'll reply those reviews of yours here since I'm too lazy to log in and reply your reviews via PM, gomen ne…. Btw, THANK YOU SO MUCH! for these awesome reviews…, and I also want to say THANK YOU for you who have added this story into your favorite stories XD
Rewinsan : No… no… he was not Grays' son, but he had sort of… link with Gray Fullbuster, spiritually. Ah yeah… after I read your review I fell into a deep thought like, 'Oh iya, kalau Gray bereinkarnasi ke tubuh yang seusia dengannya, ceritanya jadi lebih gampang dibuat ya… n bisa juga tuh dibuat cerita romance yang berhubungan dengan Gray… ah, atau gimana kalau dia bereinkarnasi ke dalam tubuh cewek? Pasti kocak kalau misalnya dia cekcok dengan Natsu atau yang lain, dsb… ^^
Tapi yah, udah kebikin yang kayak gini, jadi… biarlah... Lanjut! ^^v
And… hubungan Natsu n Gray selanjutnya ya… (*spoiler neh,) mungkin kakak-adik aja deh, secara… Natsu dkk khan masih pada young =9
Btw, Thanks for your review… it's ROCK! XD
Layla Yagami : Tee hee… thanks for your review… and now, I'll present you my 4th chapter… enjoy it and hope you like this one as well… =D
Micky Moon : Thanks for your review… and so sorry for disappointing you about the angsty. About that description thingy, I admit that I have big lack here due to the language problem. I have too little vocab that make me hard to describe anything ^^". But… I cannot get about 'eh' and 'oh' things you mentioned earlier, tee hee… sorry… (*scratch my head nervously). Thanks again, I'll try me best to keep the flow ^^
And I don't mind at all receiving your advice since it'll help me a lot to improve my story. I'll gladly receive flame instead. So thank you for your review… ^^b
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And here's the update, hope you like it too… keep reading, 'kay… ^^
MitsuiKoi : hehe… no, no… I'll continue it… sorry make you worried. But thanks for your reviews that I could 'destroy' that annoying writers' block ^^b. Thanks so much! Arigatou… gozaimasuuu for your review, I cannot tell how happy I'm, XD
Some clues for you, this little Gray indeed had link with dead Gray, yeah sort a…
Pairing…? Actually I don't focus in Romance here, more like Family and Drama, but there're some hint of JuLy and I'm planning to make NaLu here, (*'planning')
Well, 4th chapter. I hope so much that you'll like it too, RnR, may you…? ^^
(*A/N : from now on, I think the genre will be mostly Drama and Family)
***Fairy**Tail***
ONCE AGAIN, LIVE
Rate : K+
Genre : Drama, Family, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Angst.
Mayor Chara : Gray Fullbuster
Pairing : a bit JuLy (*it's not like I like this pairing!—Love GraJu!)
Warning : OOC, Discontinue, many miss-spelling and grammar. However, Please read!
DISCLAIMER,
I do not own Fairy Tail characters. It belongs to Hiro Mashima. If I owned it, I would make Gray Fullbuster as the main character. I love that hottie one so much ^^v
Chapter 4. Theories, Reincarnation
"I'm Gray… just Gray… maybe,"
***Fairy**Tail***
"He isn't that Gray! No way in the hell!" Lucy snapped and slammed the table where they were sitting.
"He is! He really looks like him, except his age!" Natsu snapped back and slammed the table as well.
It was almost in the middle of night, still on the same day. Team Natsu and Levy, Lisanna, Cana, Wendy and both Exceed sat on the same table. They were discussing about this new mysterious boy.
"Gu—… guys… sttt…!" Levy tried to shush them, however it was in vain.
"Nah! Gray was 19 and that boy is just around 5! That's the proof if he isn't him, Natsu! Please accept this fact that Gray has gone!" Lucy yelled, she had lost her patience.
"I smelt him, Luce! His is completely same with Popsicles'! Why don't you believe in me? Do you not expect him to be back? Or have you forgotten about him?" Natsus' eyes narrowed. This statement of him made Lucy stunned. Natsu was somehow too harsh. Even the other who heard their argument stared at Natsu in disbelief.
"Natsu!" Lisanna next to him warned. Natsu ignored her and everybody else's gaze toward him. He stared sharply to Lucy who stared back at him with wide eyes opened. Her bottom lip quivered.
"Natsu… I… there's no way I'll forget all about him! He's my precious nakama as well! I EVEN CONSIDER HIM AS MY OWN BROTHER!" she screamed and as everyone had expected, her tears began to stream down from the blondes' brown eyes. Now Natsu who stared at her with wide eyes opened.
"Lu… Lucy… I—… I'm so sorry, I…" Natsu stuttered but seemed like Lucy didn't hear him at all since she was busy covering her face and sobbing. Levy rubbed her back for soothing. The others indignantly stared at the Salamander. Even Erza gave her famous death glare, however, now she was too lazy to do something (*Lucky Natsu). Natsu started to feel uncomfortable.
"I… I just want you to not hanging your wish too highly. We all know that somehow… it's impossible for Gray to be back to us. He was died, Natsu! If you keep resisting like this…, you'll only make yourself fall harder in the future," Lucy said between her sob. Natsu could nothing but bowed his head down, muttering his sorry.
"Luckily you guys' shout didn't wake him up," Cana muttered then took another sip of her beer. They turned their head to see the sleeping boy. The boy who claimed his name was Gray slept on a couch in the corner of guild main room. After he told them about his name, they did nothing but froze at their spot. Until they heard his stomach growled. It would be funny if not because the tense atmosphere that hovering them. Some of Fairy Tail mages chuckled nervously as little-Grays' cheeks reddened.
(*FlashBack*)
"You're hungry?" Mirajane asked kindly. Little Gray nodded sheepishly. Mirajane chuckled and pulled Grays' hand so he could stand up. "Come on, Gray-chan, let's have some food," Seemed like it was only Mirajane who could deal with this unexpected moment calmly.
"Mira-chan…," Lucy called, she wanted to say something but she couldn't find the right words. Mirajane however understood her, "It doesn't matter who he is now, Lucy-chan. This boy is starving and what we have to do now is feed him," Mirajane said as pulled little Gray toward bar.
"Mira is right, for now, let him rest here. Looks like he hasn't eaten for some days," Makarov said then followed Mirajane. Little Gray just stared confusedly at those adults who was arguing thing he couldn't understand.
"Okay now…" Laxus mumbled and stepped toward bar as well.
"He is not Gray, right?" Lucy whispered to Erza who responded with a shrug.
After that they just stared at that mysterious boy named Gray eating at the bar. Many questions appeared in their head. Like, 'Who he is actually? Why did he resemble Gray Fullbuster so much?' Or, 'He's so young, how could he come here alone and what's with that appearance?'. And Natsu, the question that popped in his head was, 'Why this boy has the perfectly same scent as Ice Freak?'. However they could nothing but watched that kid ate his meal until finally he fell asleep. This kid was pretty tired and weak.
(*End of FlashBack*)
After they relaxed from the tense atmosphere, after Lucy stopped crying and after the long silence, Lisanna nervously opened their conversation.
"So… um… you think, what's going out now?" she asked nervously.
"Hey, have you ever heard that in this world there are seven people that looked perfectly like you?" Levy stated. Lisanna, Carla and Cana lifted an eyebrow, "So, your point is?" they asked almost in unison.
Levys' eyes glinted with excitement as she told her theory, "Is it possible that that little Gray is actually another twin of our Gray?"
Cana and Lisanna exchanged glance, 'Myth, huh? That's kinda…'
"Making sense, although it's almost impossible," Carla stated flatly for everyones' surprise. No one had ever expected that this Carla would like something such as myth. "What?" the white exceed frowned from their gaze.
"I even think if it's completely impossible," muttered the Titania. Lucy and Natsu had no comment, they just stayed quiet. Both still felt uneasy with their previous argument.
"If they're 'twin', then how come they have same name?" Happy stated supporting Erzas' opinion.
"Um… I also think that's impossible. And actually… I also smell it. That kids' smell is same as Gray-sans'. You know, even identical twin have different smell," Wendy said slowly. Natsu lifted his head and stared at the Sky Dragon Slayer in disbelief, so as the others.
"Really? You smelt the same? Why didn't you tell us earlier!" Natsu snapped furiously.
Wendy flinched and abruptly said her apology, "Go… gomennasai! I… I'm still unsure about what I found out, so…"
"Natsu, that's enough! Calm down," Erza demanded sharply. Natsu just let out a 'tck!' and cupped his cheek with elbow rest on the table.
"So, Wendy… what's with that smell thingy again?" Erza asked to the 17 years old Dragon Slayer (*remember, 5 years).
Wendy just shook her head hesitantly, "I also have no idea. But, it's so strange if 2 persons have the same scent. I'd never met something like this one before."
"I have another theory…" Levy stated making everyones' head turned to her again. "It's still categorizing in myth, but… what about 'reincarnation'?" she said.
"Reincarnation? You mean when dead people soul live in another body?" Lucy asked. She had read about that in one book she ever read when she was still a 'princess'. Levy nodded.
"I don't know either, Levy-chan," Lucy mumbled.
"If it's a myth, we cannot fully believe in it. It's somewhat nonsense, miraculous thing," Cana frowned. Hearing that, Levy smirked widely instead. She giggled, "Oh, Cana, do you miss something?"
"We live in a world full of magic, a magic world where anything miraculous is possible."
***Fairy**Tail***
Lucy and Natsu walked silently heading Lucys' apartment. Happy flew above them and little Gray was sleeping soundly in Natsus' embrace.
(*FlashBack*)
"I think we can postpone discussing about little Gray until tomorrow. When he's awake, we can ask him more." Mirajane came to their table. "Now, minna, where's little Gray will sleep for tonight?"
The latter group exchanged glance. "We?"
"Yeah, I think it's better if a girl who take care of little Gray. And since most of female Fairy Tail mages are here, then I'll just ask you," Mirajane smiled.
"I recommend Lucy," Cana stated immediately.
"ME?" Lucy shouted.
"Heck, yeah. Who else?" Cana said, shrugging lightly.
"How about you?" Lucy asked back to Cana.
Cana laughed, "Me? I have too many liquor bottles in my room, do you want this innocent little Gray tastes liquor in this age?"
"Then, Erza?"
"My room isn't big enough because I put armors of mine there," Erza said flatly.
'Liar!' Lucy protested mentally. 'Your room is bigger than me and don't you save your armors with your magic?'. However Lucy knew if it would be useless to against or persuade the all mighty Titania.
"Levy-chan~?" Lucy whined to her blue-haired bestfriend. Levy sweatdropped,
"I can't, Lu-chan. My room is full of book," she excused. Lucy pouted.
"Ara, Lucy-chan, seems like you're the best candidate," Mirajane chuckled.
"Then what about you, Mira-san?" Lucy asked and pleaded (?) the barmaid.
Mirajane showed her angelic smiled, "Gomenna, Lucy-chan. But our house is too small," Lucys' shoulder dropped again. She looked around. Wendy? No, she had no experience to take care a little kid—it's not mean that Lucy was more experienced in it, but seemed like Wendy still unready with this thing. Other female mages? Oh no, they had gone home hours ago.
"Alright…" Lucy sighed finally, surrender. "I'll bring him home," Mirajane and the others smiled in triumphant.
"I'll come too," Natsu said suddenly.
(*End of FlashBack*)
It was so awkward. Lucy still felt uncomfortable with Natsu who yelled at her back at the guild. Since they walked out from guild, Natsu didn't say any single word. Happy also felt the tense between his both friends and could do nothing but stay silent.
'Natsu is extremely silent today…' Happy thought sadly. Although once in a year—since five years ago—Natsu would be like this, but today was quite different. 'Is it because that new-comer kid?'
"Luce, I'm so sorry…" their awkward silence was broken by Natsus' sudden apology.
"Sorry for what?" Lucy frowned and acted as if she had no single idea.
Natsu sighed, "For yelling at you back at guild. I've said mean things to you. I know you won't forget all about Ice-freak," Natsu bowed his head in embarrassment. Lucy smiled.
"Nah, it's okay… by the way Natsu, you still address him by those stupid insult?" Lucy giggled, referring their dead Gray.
Natsu pouted, "Hey Luce, I'm trying to be serious here…!"
"Hehe… sure, sure…" Lucy laughed lightly. Then her gaze moved to little Gray in Natsus' embrace.
"What if… he really is our Grays' reincarnation?" Lucy asked slowly.
Natsu stared at her and then to the boy he held. His lips curved a smile. "It'll be good that we get that Snowman back,"
"Aye," Happy shouted happily and land onto Lucys' head, glad that tense atmosphere finally melted away. "And our guild will be noisy and fun again,"
Lucy smiled back. 'But, it's still impossible,' she thought as her gaze landed on little Gray again.
'He's just a five years old kid, not our Gray'
***Fairy**Tail***
Finally they arrived at Lucys' apartment. Natsu put little Gray down on Lucys' bed while Lucy looked for her smallest clothes for little Gray. He didn't wear his dirty cloak again but clothes under that cloak also as dirty as his cloak. Lucy found her old orange t-shirt, short sleeves with one white vertical line on its left side. Natsu and Happy watched silently from Lucys' couch as that blonde carefully began changing little Grays' shirt with hers'. Light was dim but Lucy could see something odd with this kids' skin. she looked closer and gasped in surprise knowing what was that.
"Na... Natsu..." Lucy stuttered calling her salmon-haired friend. A lazy yawn was heard behind her so she could tell if Natsu almost falling asleep.
"What's up?"
"Co... come here a minute and look at this..." Lucy demanded with slightly trembling voice.
Natsu lazily stood up from Lucys' comfortable couch (*Happy had fallen asleep there) then approached her bed to see what Lucy wanted him to see. His eyes widened at what he saw, teeth gritted.
"Wha-... what happen to his skin? Who did this?" he growled furiously. Little Grays' skin was white pale and smooth, but that skin had many old scars whether it was small or big. There were also some old bruises that left red or dark purple marks. On his back and on his abdomen, his shoulder, upper arms and some on his tight. Thanksfully he didn't have any on his face.
"A... abuse? Do you think Gray-chan was abused?" Lucy asked eerily as covered her mouth with her palms. Natsu just kept quiet, had no idea what should he says. Slowly he thouched those scars, examining it. When little Gray didn't give any signal that he felt the pain from that touch, Natsu sighed softly.
"I think it's okay. It's old wounds so I doubt he will feel any pain from it," Natsu explained. Lucy frown deepened.
"But... how he got... these?"
Natsu shook his head slowly, "As if I have the idea. No, I don't know. But it's nothing to worry about. These wounds won't bring any harm for him for now, I hope," with that he turned around and back to his previous couch when Happy'd fallen asleep.
"You should put some clothes on him or he will catch a cold," the Salamander said nonchalantly as lie down on the couch. Lucy obeyed it without saying anything then put her old shirt on little Grays' body. Carefully so she wouldn't touch those wounds too hardly. She also cleaned the boys' face with her towel. Now after that boys' face clear from any dirt or mud, he looked exactly same as their Gray. It was like as if Gray himself who slept on Lucys' bed. This thought made her heart ache.
"Well, time to sleep," Lucy whispered and turned around just to see Natsu and Happy had fallen asleep on her couch. Smiling, Lucy kindly covered Natsus' body and Happys' with a blanket.
"How rare of you who usually let me slept on my couch or mattress on my floor while you guys slept on my bed…" Lucy mumbled, half exasperatedly, half amused. She then walked to her bathroom and brushed her teeth, changed to her pajama before lie down next to little Gray.
"You resemble him, so much… no, you perfectly resemble him," Lucy murmured as her fingers ran between little Grays' black strands, surprise knowing that hair was so soft, as if brushing sheet of black silk.
"But, you're not him, right? And... what's with those old wounds?" she muttered again then covered herself and the boy with her pink blanket.
"Well, whatever. I'll find it out later. Good night, Gray-chan, Natsu, Happy"
***Fairy**Tail***
"Lucy nee-chan… Lucy nee-chan…"
Lucy woke up by a soft voice called for her name and a finger poking her face. Lazily she hummed and opened her eyes just to see a blur figure stared at her. She blinked as last night event came across her mind.
"Yo—… I mean, Gray…?" she murmured, dumbfounded. Little Gray stared at her.
"Lucy nee-chan, can you release me now? I wanna go to pee…" little Gray whined. Lucy blinked again and noticed if she warped her hand tightly around Gray as if he was a pillow. Since when?
"Eek! So—… sorry, Gray-chan," Lucy abruptly got up and lifted her hands from Grays' tiny body. Gray instantly stood up and ran toward Lucys' bathroom without saying any word.
'Wait? Without saying any words? Does he know where the toilet is?' Lucy heard her bathroom door crack opened and then closed.
Yep, he knows exactly where the toilet is. Hey! Wait!
'How come he knew? And then… did he call me 'Lucy nee-chan'? Why did he know my name?'
Lucy sat dumbfounded as those questions couldn't stop ringing within her head. After shook her head softly she scanned her room and found no one but her. Couch where Natsu and Happy were sleeping before was empty, just a sheet of blanket that lay there messily. Lucy sighed exasperatedly. Really, that Salamander of her was never able to be a bit tidier no matter how mature he was.
When Lucy was busy making her bed and her couch, she heard soft footsteps approached her. She turned around and saw little Gray walked to her shyly. Lucy was nervous and didn't know what to do since she hadn't used yet with this boys' face. However she managed to smile,
"Hey there, Gray-chan… slept well?"
Gray nodded silently as his reply. Lucy tried to be cheer as offering little Gray for breakfast which accepted enthusiastically by him. Lucy giggled mentally. This Gray was so easy to be hungry.
"Ah, Gray-chan…" Lucy began as she watched Gray adding strawberry jam onto his roast. Lucy giggled mentally again. This Gray liked strawberry as well. And when she mentioned 'as well', she was referring their Gray who also liked one*. Although he always denied it but Lucy often caught him consumed anything with strawberry, whether it was milkshake, ice cream or even jam. One cute side from that cool ice mage.
"Yeah, Lucy nee-chan?" Gray lifted his face and stared at Lucy with his childish-innocent onyx orb. Lucy had to hold her urge to hug and pinch that boys' cheeks.
"I just wonder… how could you know my name? We haven't had any talk last night, right?"
Little Gray grinned his toothy grin, "Because Lucy nee-chan is Lucy!" he told happily.
"Huh?" Lucy tilted her head confusedly.
"I cannot tell it well because I also have no idea about it, but… when I saw Lucy nee-chans' face clearly this morning I instantly recognize you as Lucy. I don't know why but I feel as if I've known you since long ago…" Gray explained cheerfully. Lucys' eyes widened.
"Then… then why you didn't recognize me last night?" Lucy asked again.
Little Gray scratched his back head sheepishly, "Sorry… I didn't see you so clearly last night. I was in panic and scare since suddenly many people surrounded me. And beside… I was hungry…" he stated. Lucy laughed and nodded in understanding, "Haha… I see…". Grays' face reddened.
"Eh… eh… guess what Lucy nee-chan!" Gray soon squealed excitedly, forgetting his embarrassment. Lucy giggled, "Yes, yes… what's that, Gray-chan?" seemed like Lucy started to enjoy this little Grays' presence.
"When I saw Lucy nee-chans' house I feel like I've known this place so well too, I felt like I miss this house" he told that made Lucy blushed a little. "It's so odd, ever since I arrived at this city I felt as if I'm going home after so long. I never came here before but I know this city as if I'd once lived here. Isn't it strange, Lucy nee-chan?"
Lucy could only stare at the little boy in front of her. She lost his words.
As if he was going home, huh? It was surely strange.
As if he had once lived here before? How if he really had lived here before? In this city?
Which theory that apply this situation? Reincarnation? Reborn?
"Gray-chan, can you tell me how old are you now?" Lucy asked. Gray grinned again,
"Since yesterday I'm 5 years old!"
The blond straightened and her face turned paler as she gained this new information. However little Gray didn't realize this since he was busy with his meal.
"Your birthday is yesterday and that is your 5th birthday…" Lucy stated, not asked. Little Gray responded it with a light shrug, "That's what I believe,"
"What do you mean?" Lucys' eyebrows furrowed.
"I don't have any memories before the last few months. What I remember is I was awake in an old hut. My name is Gray, just Gray. I remember something about being 5 years so I assumed it as my age. Then another info that flew in my head was the date of 6 October x791 and I think that was my date of birth. Then some miss feeling in my heart about city named Magnolia and Fairy Tail. That's why I decided to go here. I hope I could find something about my memories." told the little raven haired boy in glee. He was so oblivious with how serious the situation he had. Lucys' gaze turned blank.
So this kid born at the same time as when Gray died. Perfectly same.
What does it mean? Could it be that when Gray died, his soul flew away and reborn as this little kid in front of me now? Levy-chans' theory has a right point here.
Reincarnation… reborn…
"Lucy nee-chan?" Gray called. Lucy blinked then found little Gray stared at her in anxious.
"Are you okay?" he asked as stared at her with his puppy eyes. Lucy blinked again and how surprising because what she saw in front her wasn't a little boy. But the 19 years old Gray Fullbuster who stared back at her with his gorgeous grin plastered on his face. That face which she missed so much now was right in front of her eyes. Lucy felt her eyes stung from tears. She was about to cry.
"Lucy nee-chan? Why are you crying? Is there somewhere hurt?" little Grays' voice yelped in childish panic when seeing the blonds' tears. Lucy woke up from her so-called 'hallucination' and in her sight now was just a panic little Gray.
Lucy abruptly shook her head, wiped her tears and stood up. "I'm fine Gray-chan…" she patted the boys' head slowly then smiled widely. She thought she could figure out what was happening. If so then Natsus' words last night could be possible. They could have their ice mage comrade back although in the different form.
"How about I go take a bath first and change? After that you went to shower as well, I'll search clean clothes for you. Then we head to guild and let's ask everyone to celebrate your birthday. Ah, before we heading guild, let's buy some clothes for you and your present, okay?" Lucy grinned seeing the boy jumped in joy for Lucys' offer.
"Uwaa! Thank you Lucy nee-chan! But, don't bother to hold a party" little Gray squealed happily then suddenly threw his little arms around Lucys' neck. The blond girl yelped in surprised but then she relaxed and softly hugged the boy back.
"No problem, Gray-chan. Happy Birthday…"
***Fairy**Tail***
Well, as you see, I edited this chapter a bit. About those wounds that I think will be eseful for the next chapter.
(*I don't know if Gray really likes strawberry, but I think it will be cute if a guy as hot, tough and cool like him—I'm Grays' fans, so no wonder if I praise him that much, ne?—likes something sweet like strawberry ^^v )
Wew… finally I finish this chapter. I don't think this one is good enough since I found some lack here. Natsu was OOC don't you think? And I got difficulties in making dialog for Happy. And little Gray sound more mature than a five years old boy. I cannot dig or describe characters' feeling so well due to obstacles in language which I have too little vocab so, like or not, I have to use the same word over and over again, sorry for that ^^'
Well, just hope you still enjoy it. Let me know your opinion about this chapter by giving me review, 'kay? Remember, I even receive anonymous and flame. Spill it all out ^^/
Sayonara~~~
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