Me: OHMYGODIMSOOOOOSORRYYYYY! I haven't updated this is FOREVERRR! .-. Yeah so I rewrote this chapter because my original idea for chapter 5 was going absolutely nowhere. I've been really behind in school and I'm still doing school now. I just hope I make it to 8th grade. Ugh. My laptop was also broken for a while so I couldn't use it for about a month. Everything on my laptop (which this is a school laptop and I have no idea how this website isn't blocked.) was erased, but the people fixing my laptop got all of my Word documents back, thank GOD. I have NO idea when chapter 5 will be out, but I'll try and update my drabble series and make some one shots to keep you guys happy.
Lyon: Wow, you went through a lot these past few months…
Me: Lyon-sama? *eyes turn into hearts* Yes but everything is fine now. Also um…HUUUG MEEEE!
Lyon: O.o Um, no.
Me: ;n; Meanie. At least do the disclaimer.
Lyon: LaynieCakes does not own Fairy Tail, or Lamia Scale for that matter.
(Lol, I'm a huuuuuge Lyon fangirl!)
With her wagon of suitcases behind her, Erza Scarlet was running to the train station. 'Gah, I overslept!' she thought to herself. You could see the frustration on her face.
Why did she oversleep? Well, her mind was lingering on and on about a certain friend of hers named Gray Fullbuster. She couldn't stop thinking about him! It was like everything that she thought about-no matter how unrelated it seemed-always traced back to him.
She passed the various stores in the streets of Magnolia; including the cake shop. It took everything in her not to stop there and eat everything in sight. Erza couldn't help but think of her first birthday that she shared with Gray; he took her to that cake shop…Aaaaaaaand her mind went to him again. 'Gah!' Erza thought as she mentally slapped herself 'I need to focus!'
Erza had been a bit well, off the last few months. It was all because of that Ice Maker wizard and his damned looks! His attractiveness just annoyed her to no end. But it wasn't just that, Gray was just, Gray. That's all there was to it, there weren't exact words to describe that boy; as cheesy as it sounds. Well, there are a few things that Erza would put Gray as…Annoying, stubborn, idiotic, perverted, and absolutely insufferable! But he is also kind, and he is warmhearted, and though he may not be the most romantic guy around…The way he said things, the way he gave advice or comfort; in those moments he sounds like a main character in one of the romance novels that Erza reads!
He had way with his words that made sound so soothing, so caring, so…perfect. Erza blushed, 'Well maybe not perfect but, pretty close…'
As she neared the train station, Erza saw a man with spiky dark blue hair. And no doubt, it was Gray. 'Shit, he got here before me…' Erza thought. She knew that he would question her about being late. What was she supposed to say? "Oh I was up last night thinking about you and your hotness."? Erza shook her head 'No, I need to stop thinking about him like that!'
Erza put on her calmest fake smile and prepared herself for who knows what lies in store. Of course, that phony smile didn't fool Gray, so he raised an eyebrow. Erza caught his perplexed look but decided to ignore it. She was facing him but wouldn't look him in the eye. "You're early, for once…" She said, mumbling the latter part sarcastically.
Gray puffed out his cheeks, "I'm not always late you know…" he said, grimacing. He looked over to Erza who had the 'Yeah right…' look on her face.
"Well, you're late this time, not me!" Gray said in a know-it-all voice and sideways grin. "I wasn't late! You were merely early!" Erza said back with her overpowering voice and terrifying glare that would scare most people shitless.
Gray just rolled his eyes. "Sure, now let's get going, the train isn't gonna stay here forever ya know." He said turning around and walking towards the train.
"Don't we have to pay for our tickets?" Erza said, stopping Gray in his tracks. But he just smirked and turned his head saying, "I already did." Then he walked inside.
Erza just stood there. 'What does that mean? Did he pay for my ticket?!' Erza blushed at the thought, but tried to not think about it. 'Why does he have to make me blush so easily?' She thought, walking inside the train.
Gray was already sitting down, looking out the window. Erza silently braced herself for the train ride to come. She forced herself to smile and sat down across from him.
When she sat down, Gray's eyes made contact with her own and Erza's face went a little red. 'Why do I blush over something as small as eye contact?' She thought.
Gray raised an eyebrow "What's up with you today?" He asked, not noticing his coat already gone. But Erza noticed, and she blushed harder. But she used his stripping habit to her advantage. "Gray, your coat…" She said in her most normal voice she could muster.
Gray looked down. "Crap…" Then he looked around for his coat that went missing who knows how long ago. "Where did it…?" Gray muttered, and then he sighed "I'm never gonna find it, I never do." He sat back down.
"So, back to the subject you tried to get off of. What's your deal today?" He said, seeing through Erza's little plan.
'Crap…' Erza thought, she should've known better, Gray's much smarter than he looks. "Nothing is wrong; I'm fine, just thinking."
"About what?" Gray asked back. "That isn't of your concern." She said in return, crossing her arms. "Are you trying to make this awkward?" Gray asked.
Erza looked up at him, "N-no…" She said. "Well then tell me, what's on your mind?" He said with a slight smile. It was a smile that made Erza's face tint with pink, since when was she a sucker for smiles?
"I talked to Juvia this morning…" Erza started, Gray instantly got nervous hearing Juvia's name 'Did Juvia tell her? No, Juvia wouldn't do that, would she?' Gray thought. He realized that he didn't know Juvia as well as people may think; probably because he's been trying to avoid Juvia for the longest time.
Erza continued "I was just saying goodbye to everyone at Fairy Hills, Juvia was one of the only girls not at the guild yet. But…I heard she finally confessed to you." Gray tensed up; he knew where this was going.
"I also heard you rejected her, you know Gra-" Erza was cut off, "In my defense I said I was sorry! And I explained everything and I even hugged her!" Gray said quickly, not wanting to get scolded again. Her glare didn't scare him as much as it scared most people, but when Erza's mad enough it can send chills down Gray's spine.
"I know." She said, making Gray look up at her in surprise. "Y-you do? Oh good, I thought you were gonna kill me there for a sec." He said, sighing in relief.
"I thought what you did was very considerate and, surprisingly…romantic. You know, for you." Erza said with a small smile on her face when she said the last part.
Gray puffed out his cheeks again, looking annoyed with the Titania's last sentence. "I also heard from Juvia that the main reason you rejected her was because you already are in love…" her voice drifted off.
They sat like that, in the still air for a moment. The train finally started moving, and a cart full of cakes came past the two wizards.
Gray saw Erza's eyes glint "Want a piece? I'll buy." he said, slightly smiling again. Erza looked over to him with a look on her face that said 'R-really?'
Erza shook her head, "But, you already paid for my ticket, I can handle this one." The redhead said, not wanting to let herself get too pampered.
But Gray reached for the cake first. "I insist." He whispered before looking up to the woman selling them. "One chocolate and one strawberry please." He said looking at the woman with his best charming smile.
The woman-her nametag said Kalen-had hearts in her eyes. "Um, right up sir!" she said getting the cakes right away "I'll give them to you half off!" She said with a wink.
"You don't have to be that nice to me." He said, taking the cakes from Kalen and smiling a bit more when she waved to him as she walked down the aisle to sell more cakes.
"Tch. Since when are you taking up the Tri-men's job?" Erza said with her arms crossed. Gray gave her a sideways grin, "Since when are you the jealous type?"
Gray was still smirking and Erza was just glaring, but then she picked up his fork, took a piece of his cake, and proceeded to put the cake in his mouth and leave the fork dangling in his mouth. Then she took her cake and began eating it, "Just eat your cake."
Gray shrugged, and then ate his cake. He looked up just to see Erza happily eating her cake. He smiled, any time he could see Erza that happy made his day a good one.
Erza looked up just in time to see the Ice-Maker wizard looking at her. "W-what? Did I get something on my face?" She mumbled, her face going red.
"No, I couldn't help but notice how cute and happy you look when you're eating cake." Gray said back.
"…You're spending too much time around those boys from Blue Pegasus." Erza said, narrowing her eyes. "Maybe I am. But it doesn't change the fact that I meant what I said, cheesy or not." He said with his sideways smirk.
Avoiding eye contact, Erza focused her attention back on her cake. But she finished it very quickly so she moved her eyes to look out the window.
'Hey we're almost there!'She thought. Erza had been to Clover plenty of times and she was sure that they would be there in no more than 5 minutes.
"Looks like we're almost there." Gray said, taking the last bite of his cake. "Uh, yeah…looks like it." Erza replied, having a far away look in her eyes.
"Erza, what's bothering you?" Gray said, Erza's violet-brown eyes shot Gray a confused look, "I already told you."
"You said that you and Juvia talked, you didn't say what bothered you about it." Gray pointed out, not moving his eyes away from the redhead.
Erza's face turned bright red, even redder than her hair. "W-w-well…uh…well Juvia said that you rejected her because you already had feelings for someone and…"
"And…?" Gray tried his best to hide his own flushed face, which wasn't that hard considering that Erza wouldn't look him in the eyes.
"Well I'm curious!" Erza said, mentally slapping herself for saying something so stupid. Gray raised an eyebrow, "Curious?" Gray froze for a minute but then he got what she meant. "I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU!" He yelled, causing a few other people on the train to stare.
"Well...I..." Erza was cut off the train suddenly stopping. "CLOVER TOWN, WE'VE ARRIVED AT CLOVER TOWN!" A man in a uniform yelled.
Without wasting a second Erza was off the train and going to the storage area for her luggage. Gray didn't bring nearly as much so he just grabbed his two suitcases and left.
While Gray was waiting for Erza to get back and took the time to think a bit. 'Erza was curious…about my love life.' That thought echoed through his mind. 'My love life…' Gray's face was getting redder and redder, but he couldn't help but wonder what exactly Juvia told Erza.
Gray was lost in his own thoughts when he heard a wagon coming his way. He turned around to see Erza with all her luggage. She had even more than usual; if that was possible. Though, she had a reason this time. 'Ten years…' was all he could think.
"So shall we go to the nearest hotel?" Erza asked, walking to and the past Gray; still avoiding his dark blue eyes. He nodded, 'Ten years…how is this going to go?' thought the Ice Maker wizard.
Gray and Erza walked through Clover Town; it was quite a peaceful town. Though being that trouble seems to follow all Fairy Tail wizards, the town probably won't be peaceful for that much longer. The town was also rather small, so if Mason Carrier was still here it might not be all that hard to find him.
The two wizards stopped walking and looked up; they found themselves in front of a rather large inn. "The Northern Inn…" Erza said, reading the sign at the top of the door.
A man quickly opened the door, with an all too generous smile. "Come in, come in. The Northern Inn welcomes you." This man had poker straight, dark green hair and yellow, cat like eyes that seemed to be able to peer into you. He was an average height, and had a decent build. But his smile, there was something off about his smile; Erza didn't like it.
But she gave her best smile back, "Thank you..." Erza's voice trailed off to find the man's name tag, "…Randall."
Randall nodded, "No problem, it is my job. Oh and would you like to keep your wagon in the storehouse? You could take the luggage you need from it and take the rest when you leave." He said, still smiling.
"That would be wonderful, thank you." Said Erza, taking the luggage she needed from her wagon. She looked up, and saw that Gray was getting some of her luggage as well. "Y-you don't need to do that! I can get everything myself…" The redhead stuttered, her face heating up. "Won't it get done faster this way?" Gray said in a 'Duh' voice.
"O-oh... right." Erza said, mentally hitting herself. Why is she such an idiot in front of that boy?
The two mages grabbed their things and headed inside, where they got their room keys and entered the elevator. Most of the elevator was occupied by Erza's luggage, being that she was sure they could get it all in one ride.
"I don't trust him." Erza said. Gray knew exactly what she meant. "Me neither, something about him…"
The elevator dinged, and the doors opened. "Now to get this all out of here…" Erza mumbled. "It was your idea to bring all of your luggage in one ride." Gray remarked.
"SHUT UP AND CARRY THE LUGGAGE!" The redhead yelled. Gray shivered. "O-okay… "
As the two wizards were bickering about luggage, an employee interrupted them. "Would the two of you like assistance?" Gray and Erza screamed and turned their heads to the smiling woman before them.
She had platinum blonde hair tied up into a bun and blue eyes that were so light almost looked white. And just like the door man, she had a smile plastered on her face. A too nice of a smile. Where were all of these creeps coming from?
"I could help you with your luggage if you like." The woman said, still smiling. Gray looked to her name tag. Delilah. "Um no, we're fine by ourse…" Gray would've finished his sentence but he saw Delilah was already grabbing their bags. "I insist, I do work here." The blonde said, picking up their bags. "Now, which room is yours?"
"42…" Erza said, her voice trailing off as she grabbed some of her bags herself. Gray and Erza looked at each other, they didn't need words, all they needed were the looks on their faces. Delilah was creepy, she was just as odd as the doorman.
Erza opened the door and Delilah, Gray, and Erza carried the bags in. "Well, I should take my leave now." Delilah said, curtsying a bit. "I hope you two enjoy your stay!" She said, her smile never leaving her face.
Once the door was shut, the two wizards began to speak, quietly. "Something is up with those two." Gray said in a suspicious tone.
"I agree, it seems to only be the two of them though. The woman who gave us our room keys seemed completely normal." Erza said, looking down at the key in her hand. "Do you think it's Carrier?" Erza muttered. "It's definitely a possibility, I have a feeling we won't be staying here all that long." Gray replied. "Yeah…" The requip mage said, softly.
Outside of their door, Delilah stood with a wicked grin. She began walking silently down the hallway, whispering into a globe of light that she held in her own palms. "Room 42, Mason-dono. They of course have high suspicions of us. You were correct, as usual, they are in fact quite sharp."
A voice spoke from the white light. "Thank you Delilah, you and Randall have done well." It was the voice of Mason Carrier, deep and seductive.
"Mason-dono, if I may ask, why did you want them to have suspicions of us?" Delilah inquired. Mason-though his actions were invisible to the blonde- froze, and then let out a crooked smile. "Well, isn't it all the more fun that way?" He said with a snarky tone in his voice. "Gray Fullbuster, prepare to not die, but to be tortured by emotional entanglement." Carrier seethed, letting out a laugh.
In room 42, Gray Fullbuster slept soundly, not knowing what was to come.
CHAPTER 4 END
DUN, DUN, DUUUUUUUN! I rewrote the ending so no flashback…. I have two other flashbacks that I know I will be putting in the story though. One good thing about taking forever to write this is that it gave me time to think about the actual storyline, the one that isn't romantic. I'm getting the feeling that this story is going to be very, very long. Mason Carrier is finally making an appearance.
Shoutouts, shoutouts everywhere…
pinkkoala213: Wasn't that sweet of Gray, now Juvia isn't mad and Gray and Erza can live happily ever after…well, at some point. We still have a little while till then.
Raikiri80: *blushies* Why thank you Raikiri-san! I love writing in Juvia's POV, and I have a story about her and Lisanna that I'm in the midst of writing so that will be fun. That story isn't yuri though, it's about friendship.
HayaaShigure-kun: I love them too, THEY'RE SO BEAUTIFUL! Sorry, my feels got out of control there…Oh and don't worry, things between Gray and Erza will get a bit more…er…interesting, yeah, that's the word.
yaahaa: *hands out* Here is your GrayZa! I'm sorry it took so long to get here…
theformulaofpudding: Do you need to go to Saint Fandom Hospital, they specialize in fluff removal. XD I was choking on fluff as well and I was choking on it more when I was thinking of future chapters.
InsigniaOfFairyTail: Thanks! I'll do that sometimes too; a story will be SO GOOD I don't even have time to fangirl over it. I made tears swell? I am proud, but you should prepare yourself…you never know if I might make something really sad at some point. I'm still messing around with the plot so, just future reference…
SnowKawasagi: Thanks, and yeah, most GrayZa, LyVia, or any other fandom that doesn't want Gray and Juvia together will make Gray out to be this jerk when he rejects her. Gray has a certain way with words, so I think that he would put her down softly.
Thank you all for reviewing! Since I feel like it…I shall tell you my other fanfic ideas! :D
GrayZa FanFiction: "I Remember."
So this idea is about Gray and Erza when they were younger, and their friendship and relationship growing as they got older. In this story I made Gray and Erza a couple when they were very young. Before Mira and Natsu and the rest were all there, they were a couple. And the only other person who knew was Cana. And throughout their childhood, as they grew up, they never really broke up.
Fanfiction with the main character Juvia (various pairings): Just a dream?
During the Grand Magic Games, Zeref attacks the place, right as everyone thought that it was over, there were done for, a light flashed. Next thing they knew, everyone woke up at the exact same time, all in different places. They were all in another world, our world. Juvia woke up in a classroom, just like many other members of the guild did. Juvia didn't want to believe it, that her life, her family, her love, everything was a dream. As Juvia starts to lose hope, one by one, she finds different members of Fairy Tail in her school, how did they get here? And how will they be getting back?
Like them? Which one do you want first? I'm gonna write both but I'm going to wait till after this one, the Drunk Erza one that all of you seemed to like will be more of a drabble series.
So the next chapter will be well…what do you think it will be? What do YOU think happened between the two of them? Tell me by review or P.M. Also, if any of you are on Tumblr, my username is 'ulianne' so check that out please? R&R Till next time!