Me: Konnichiwa! Watashiwa, YukimaraMegumi is back!

Lucy: Finally! So you put our main male character in this chapter? *evil smile*

Me: H-hai! I added him! Please don't kill me… Oh! And Sumimasen for the really really late update…

Natsu: HEY! I thought I was the main character! *pouts*

Me: Gomene, Natsu-kun, this is a GrayLu fanfics and not NaLu. (A/N: But Natsu and Lucy look cute together too!) Happy, can you do the disclaimer?

Happy: Aye! YukimaraMegumi doesn't own Fairy Tail or the characters.

Me: Hai~! So, let's do 'it' together. San(3), Nii(2), Ichi(1)! Stand up, Bow, Aye sir!

Lucy, Natsu and Happy: Aye sir!

(++NOTE: This story is rated T. I repeated! This story is rated T!++)

Chapter 4: Budding Friendship

Oof!" I bumped into a person and fell backwards. I squinted my eyes shut, expecting to feel the hard floor hitting me but to my amazement, it did not happen… I only felt a hand on my waist. I slowly opened my eyes which came face-to-face with a raven colored-haired man…

"Are you okay?" his voice was filled with anxiety and worry.My heart skipped a beat… He looks handsome… Who is he?

Lucy's POV:

He let go of my waist after I was able to stabilize myself. "S-ssss-sumimasen! E-etto… A-arigatogozeimashita! " I managed to thank and apologized to him as I bowed at a 90 degree angle. I am so embarrassed… Who would not be?! If you don't, then try imagining a hot guy that you would die for saved you and asked for your well-being worriedly… Hehehe… Wait a minute… Did I just say the raven-haired man is hot?! Well… Technically he is but there is no harm saying it… right?

"Ahahaha… No need to be so polite." The raven-haired man chuckled nervously while he sweatdropped at my actions. I looked up and I had a closer look of the man. He was wearing a long dark blue coat with a white shirt inside. His hair was in a messy manner and he has a pair of white pants on. My honey-brown orbs melted in his dark blue ones. In simpler words, he looked stunning… It was also my first time that a boy saving me. So this was how Minerva-nee, when she was saved, felt. It does leave a fluffy feeling in your heart. I wonder why I am feeling it...

"I'm Gray. What's your name?" I did not notice him speaking. I was still in my own imaginative world.

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It's not like me to lost in my own train of thoughts, you know. "Ermm… Hello? Hello?!" The stranger waved his hand vigorously in front of my face but it was still no avail.

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"Oi!"

"Woah!" Okay… That brought me back to the real world. "Sumimasen. I was lost in my own thoughts. I'm Lucy. Nice to meet'cha!" I smiled at his as I scratched my head nervously.

"Okay… Nice to meet you too! You're new around here?" Gray asked.

"Nope, I grew up here, on Strawberry Street. It sure is one heck of a street, you know. They should rename it 'Strawberry Road'… a street is not usually that long too."

"Then why have I not seen you before? I should have seen you before if you stayed here long enough."

"I don't know. I only moved here when I was seven. Before moving here to Magnolia, I lived at Hargeon."

"Seriously?! I always wanted to go there. Is it true that the food served at 8-IsLand is simply delicious that no other words can be used to describe them?"

"You've heard about it?! That restaurant is owned by an old man named Yajima. Quite a pervert they got there. Too perverted, if you ask my opinion but he is a kind man too. The food there is amazing! You should try their Ruby Parfaits. They are so heavenly!" I squealed as I clamped my hands together and imagined myself, trying the heavenly taste of the Ruby Parfait. Or the spicy taste of the Beast Man Curry… Yum…

(*Chuckle*)

My head jerked towards Gray, who was about to throw a fit of laughter! Did I do something wrong?! Is my hair in a mess or something!? I panicked for a moment as Gray burst out the laughter that he held in just now. That made me even more confused and panicked even more.

"What's the matter?! Did I do something wrong?! Is there something on my face?!"

"You are… quite weird… You know Lucy?" He choked out while he clutched his stomach and wiped some tears off his eyes. A tick mark budged out of my forehead. Weird … That is the last word that I want to hear today. I grabbed my dress up a bit and kicked him where the sun don't shine.

"OW! LUCY! Why did you do that for!?" He whined rather loudly as he fell on his knees and crouched at the place I kicked. I smirked and merely replied,

"It's payback for calling me weird, you baka~!" I stuck out my tongue at him childishly.

"Heh? At least I'm not the weird one here." Gray retorted back as the pained expression was displaced by a wide smirk. I puffed my cheeks and pouted.

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Time went by and Gray and I kept on chatting as if we were childhood friends who have not seen each other for years and was trying to catch up on each other. I couldn't help but smile when I'm with Gray. He's not a bad guy either. He is funny… Compassionate… What else…

"Damn! It's getting hot…" Gray breathed out. And in a blink of an eye… he was half-naked! (A/N: the top went missing not the bottom! You pervs…)

"G-Gray! Put on some clothes you idiot!" I yelled as I felt all the heat and blood rushed up to my face. Thank god again for having a mask on. Okay… I swear Gray was fully dressing a second ago.

"Gah!? Where did it go?" He exclaimed as he frantically searched for his missing top. I let out a small chuckle before helping him find. It took a while to find that freaking top. We heaved out a deep sigh simultaneously and the moment we realized it, we laughed our heart out. It was really comforting… to be with a friend… I really wish this night could go on forever… And that was only just the beginning of our budding friendship…

~ "I don't care where I get hurt, as long as my injuries are visible." - Gray Fullbuster to Lucy Heartfilia ~

Me: I know the chapter is quite short but hear me out. I wanted to write a chapter which is actually too long for my liking. So i split it into two!

Lucy: Great! That way, I get to read two chapters too!

Gray: Hey, Megumi! Why did you make Lucy kick me! It's still painful you know?!

Me: Hehe.. Gomene Gray-san. This is my story.

Gray: Evil...

Lucy: *sweatdrop* Anyway please leave your thoughts, criticisms, praises, whatever you want on the review box down there.

Gray: We are just letting you know that Megumi really loves your reviews and it were your reviews that made her not to give up.

Me: Gray... Lucy... WAH! I love you guys so much! *hugs Lucy and Gray* I'll make sure you guys live happily ever after.

Gray and Lucy: Hehehe... Yes! Our plan worked. Anyway, see y'all later guys.

Me, Lucy and Gray: Ja ne~!