I decided to give you all two chapters today. The last one isn't very suspenseful, but this one is!
"Do you wanna hang out after school?" Lucy asked Natsu later that day.
"I'd love to, Luce!" Natsu said happily.
"Come to my house around five, okay?" The bell rang and everyone went home. Layla was waiting outside to pick up her daughter.
"How was your day?" she asked.
"Okay, I guess. Is it alright if Natsu comes over later?" Lucy asked. Layla nodded and drove away. After a ten minute drive, they were home.
Lucy went outside and sat in the tree in her front yard with her book. Natsu would be there soon, so she figured she would jump out of the tree and surprise him.
"What are you reading?" Lucy nearly jumped out of the tree in surprise.
"Gray! What are you doing?" Lucy snapped.
"Wondering why you are in a tree," Gray said with a smirk. He sat in front of Lucy, who was leaning against the trunk.
"You should leave. I am waiting for someone." Lucy shut her book and set in on her lap.
"Who?"
"It's none of your business. Now get off my property."
"Is it Erza?"
"Go away!" Lucy pushed Gray out of the tree. He quickly grabbed Lucy and took her down with him. Lucy landed on the ground on top of Gray.
"Lucy?" Natsu asked. The two fell right in front of him.
"You're an ass, Gray," Lucy said as she allowed Natsu to help her up.
"You're the one who pushed me out of the tree." Gray sat up slowly.
"You wouldn't leave!"
"You-"
"Just go home!" Lucy yelled. Gray sighed and left. Lucy turned to Natsu. "So what do you want to do?"
"I think we should go inside. Your all muddy," Natsu suggested. Lucy looked over and saw a mud puddle right where she landed. Her clothes were covered in mud.
"Good idea," Lucy laughed. The two went inside. Layla came over and hugged Natsu really tight as soon as he walked inside.
"Look at you!" Layla exclaimed as she let him go. "You've grown up! I can remember when you were shorter than the counter. And look at you now! You've grown quite handsome. I can see why Lucy-"
"Mom," Lucy interrupted her.
"Thanks Layla! And you still look like you could be Luce's sister," Natsu said with a smile.
"You've always been so sweet. I better go stir the curry. It's still your favorite, right?" Natsu nodded and watched her walk away.
"Now what was she going to say?" Natsu asked Lucy suspiciously.
"Just shut up and come on," Lucy said. She grabbed Natsu's shirt and dragged him upstairs.
They told each other stories for a while. A lot seemed to happen in three years. "So what's with Lisanna?" Lucy finally asked. She had been wondering what was going on since she came back.
"We started hanging out a lot after you moved. I think she has a little crush on me," Natsu said like it was no big deal.
"Do you like her?" Lucy regretted asking that as soon as it came out of her mouth. When Natsu didn't answer, Lucy looked away. Her eyes fell on the window. She could see through Gray's window. He was ballroom dancing? He was spinning around with a really pretty girl with pink hair.
"Are you okay?" Natsu asked. He could see Lucy's face turn sour. She stood up and shut her curtain.
"I'm fine," Lucy faked a smile.
'Whats wrong with me? Am I jealous? No. It couldn't be. I don't like Gray; I like Natsu. That's why I don't like him talking to Lisanna. But I don't like Gray dancing with that girl. Is it the same thing? Maybe I do like Gray a little.' Lucy sighed in defeat. Her brain was not on her side today.
"Luce!" Natsu yelled. Her head snapped up. He was standing in front of her, waving his hands in the air. "You don't seem okay. Anyways, Layla called us down for dinner."
X
Lucy sighed and layed down in bed. After dinner, Natsu left. Lucy took a hot shower and did her homework. Now, she layed in her dark room. Her window was open, so a light breeze passed through hr room.
Tap.
Lucy sat up quickly. She flipped the light on. Gray was standing in her room.
"What's wrong?" Gray asked casually.
"What are you doing in my room? You do realize its almost midnight, right?" Lucy asked angrily.
"I just felt like visiting my friend?" Gray questioned. He didn't really have a reason. He saw her window opened and just decided to jump through.
"Who was that girl earlier? I saw you dancing with her earlier. She had pink hair and was really pretty," Lucy said with a sigh.
"Jealous?" he asked, smirking.
"No," Lucy retorted.
"It was Lyon's girlfriend, Sherry. I guess Student Council is planning a dance soon. Both of them have no clue how to dance, so I got the honor of teaching them." Lucy sighed in relief.
"Cool," Lucy simply replied.
"Were you sleeping?"
"Trying to."
"Well go back to sleep." Lucy nodded and laid back down. Gray turned the light off and walked over to the window. Instead of leaving, he shut it. He walked over and layed on the bed.
"What are you doing?" Lucy asked worriedly. Gray pulled her close to him. Her face was right on his chest.
"Shhh. Go to sleep," Gray said softly.
"You should really go home," Lucy spoke.
"It's such a long way home, though." Gray buried his face in her hair. Lucy sighed in defeat and closed her eyes. She put her one hand on his waist.
"Are you shirtless?" Lucy asked, noticing his bare skin.
"I guess I am," Gray chuckled. Lucy sighed. He could be so weird.
X
Layla opened Lucy's door. Every morning she woke her daughter up personally. She smiled widely when she saw Gray sleeping with Lucy. She quickly took out her phone and took a picture. After sending it to Erza, she walked over to Lucy's bed.
"Lucy." Layla gently shook her daughter's shoulder, reaching over Gray. Lucy slowly opened her eyes. She tried to sit up, but something was stopping her. She blushed when she saw Gray holding her tightly. Layla smiled and left the room.
Gray's hair was laying across his face in a way Lucy considered cute. His mouth was slightly open, and his chest rose and fell slowly.
"Uh, Gray?" Lucy asked. He didn't move. "Gray!" Lucy yelled. His eyes shot open.
"Hi," he whispered.
"Hi. You need to let me go."
"I don't want to," Gray whined. He pulled Lucy closer.
"We have to get up for school."
"Are you saying if we didn't have school, you would stay like this?"
"No! I wouldn't want to!" Lucy yelled, blushing harder. "That is just the more important reason right now."
"Oh?"
"Just go home," Lucy sighed. Gray didn't move. "If you tell me about your scar I will let stay here a little longer."
"You really want to know about that, don't you?" Lucy nodded. Gray leaned in closer.
"Do you believe," Gray whispered in her ear, "in magic?" In a second, Gray was out the window.
Please don't hate me for bringing this into the story! I have this really good idea; it will work out!
R&R!