I SINCERELY APOLOGISE~! X( I was one heck of a busy person these days. But no reason for not updating, SOOOO SORRY! Well, anyway, I had a piano exam. I almost died worrying about it! I only practiced for 2 months seriously, and it was A GRADE 8 EXAM! but then, I passed (not so badly) so REFLIEF…

After that, I failed my napfa test and had to retake! Boo Boo….

THEN, I had my EOYs (end-of-years) examinations. SUCK LIKE SHIT~! sigh…. Sad life I have. But not the saddest. Anyway, I'm updating (FINALLY)… So go ahead and

ENJOY~! XD

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DisclaimerS: How could I own? If I did, I would have a red sports car and a castle-like house and a long haired dog named Alexander and toys ** and… and and … Anyway, you understand, people like me could never own something like Fairy Tail. So….

Chapter 4: Introductions

After fights, squabbles, pain, quarrels, glares and the list goes on and what not, they FINALLY (if I say so myself) arrived at Minerva. Well, first they needed to find the owner of the goods. Not that it was hard to spot. I mean, how hard can finding a rich man's house be? The answer: not hard at all. I mean, all you have to do is

climb up a hill.

turn left.

turn right after that.

turn left again.

then walk.

and then turn into a alley way.

and then turn climb further.

then walk.

and WAH-LA, you reach it! Doesn't sound hard at huh?

Well, the three were practically spewing out curses by the time they reached the uh.. appointed destination higher up.

"Hai… I've never been so LOST in my life! Sheesh.. now I'm pissed…. I wanna go home!" Gray whined and pouted, throwing himself on the ground.

"Whiny baby!" Tsuyoshi said, out of breath. Gray glared, preparing to pounce and just fell, his legs wobbling. Tsuyoshi snickered. Erza twitched and glared at both their backs facing her.

"Just now I thought I felt a cold chill run down my spine," Gray said, shivering.

"Yeah, me too. Full of hatred," Tsuyoshi emphasized. Both had a 'eek' look on their faces. Erza chuckled darkly, "Your imaginations, boys." Both blushed, not wanting to look bad in front of the one they loved.

GRAY3ERZA

ANYWAY…

They arrived at the house, no mansion and knocked on the door. A maid opened the door and welcomed them in. On the couch was their customer. They looked at him and went 'wow'. It was a surprisingly good-looking, young, normal guy, sleeping.

"Well, I had thought that our client would be someone old with an ugly beard and bald head, wearing funny, suspicious clothes and other.. stuff," Erza commented, saying aloud all their unspoken thoughts. Two nods confirmed their understanding. Then, they waited and waited.

Soon, (maybe) their customer woke up. He slowly rubbed his eyes and looked around. Erza blushed; the guy was quite cute when he just awoke. Sensing competition, Gray and Tsuyoshi resorted to glaring at the client. Suddenly, the client was very awake.

"Ah, are you the people from Fairy Tail sent? Wow, I never thought they would send such a cute girl too. Lucky!" he said off the bat. He received a slight blush and two scorching glares (wondering why it's so hot here? Yeah, jealousy). Well, Erza was never one for flirting so she got right down to the chase.

"May I know what kind of goods have you lost?" She inquired.

"Well, it is very important, considering that it is a traditional object passed down in my clan and several well, money and business related stuff. The bag itself is yellow-coloured with polka dots on it. So it should be quite easier to spot."

'Yellow with polka dots? What kinda bag is that? Does this guy have any fashion sense at all?' those were the thoughts running through the trios heads, if you wanted to know. (XD)

"Well, that certainly would be easy to spot," Gray commented. The client eagerly nodded. "By the way, what's your name?"

"Oh, I'm called Yoru. What bout ya all?" he enthusiastically answered, jumping up and down.

"I'm Erza Scarlet, this to my left is Gray Fullbuster and to my right is Tsuyoshi Taka. Nice to meet you," Erza answered, nodding politely.

'He looks like a puppy, too bright and enthusiastic. Not really someone who looks like he just had his stuff stolen from him.' Tsuyoshi thought and nodded.

"Well, how about we go for tea first, Miss Erza?" he knelt down and extended a hand, waiting. She blushed, new to these kind of things.

"NO! She's coming with me," Gray blurted before anyone could say anything. Erza's eyes widened. Tsuyoshi's eyes narrowed. And then, Gray dragged Erza out of the door, leaving the other two behind, basking in awkwardness.

"… Well, that was awkward, I guess," Yoru said. Tsuyoshi shrugged then glared.

~With Grza~

Gray was still holding Erza's hand and awkwardness bloomed like a flower between them.

"Well, let's go to a café first, since I dragged you out. Will you come with me?" Gray extended an arm and asked, bowing slightly. Erza blushed a colour that we never knew existed and nodded shyly.

Well, they talked and laughed. Newfound feelings bloomed for them. For Erza, it seemed that she had fallen … in love with Gray. For Gray, the feelings persisted and bloomed more. Also, he found a protectiveness of Erza. And also the feeling of calm when he is with her. He liked it to say the least. They both laughed and smiled throughout the afternoon.

There~ I'm done for now! This chapter quite romantic, huh? Anyway, review neh! It's a rule! XD SEE ya!