Hey guys, I'm super sorry for taking a million years to upload the 4th chapter. I was just really lazy and then Summer came along and well, yeah you get the point. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Lucy: You're not going to do anything bad to me, right?

Me: Uh, about that...

Happy: SHE DOES NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL!

Chapter 4: Gray's Invitation

~Natsu's P.O.V.~

"Gray just insulted me!" screamed my brain. I was about to yell a really good comeback at him but then I thought of a different idea. I looked down and sorta fidgeted around to make myself look a little more childish. "That hurt my fewings…" I lisped sadly.

"Aww…" all the girls at the table said in unison (including Lucy). I looked up at Gray and gave him a secret smirk. At that moment, I saw the icy fire in his eyes.

"Don't believe him." Gray said bluntly "He's just trying to make you feel bad for him." Everyone at the table looked straight at him.

"How dare you say that, Gray?" hissed Levy coldly "Somebody clearly just wants attention." She wrapped her arms around my head and gave me a tight hug. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Gajeel raising an eyebrow. I don't think he's seen this side of Levy before. It's not like I have either though. This was kinda the first time Levy physically touched me and it felt a little weird. I couldn't help but blush a little.

"He's the one that wants all the attention." blamed Gray angrily "It's obvious that he's enjoying that hug you're giving him." With that, Levy's arms immediately and quickly unravelled itself around my head. I slowly looked up at her, and saw that she was blushing brightly. But she wasn't looking at me, she was looking at Gajeel, who was looking away with an annoyed look on his face. Levy had heartbreak written all over her face and instinctively ran out of the guild. Lucy got up to go chase after her but Gajeel held her back.

"It's okay, Lucy." assured Gajeel "I'll go after her." Lucy gave a quick nod and he ran off and out the guild doors. As soon as he was gone, Lucy turned and walked over to Gray.

"You shouldn't have done that, Gray." scolded Lucy, but her voice didn't sound very angry.

"Yeah, I know." mumbled Gray quietly.

Juvia and I just watched as Gray looked down shamefully and Lucy gave him a glare. It was strange to watch but we both couldn't keep our eyes away from it. I leaned in a little closer, hoping that that my action would have been notice and we could move on from the awkward silence. I ended up brushing Lucy's arm with mine. Lucy didn't take any notice, but I, however, blushed furiously. I took a quick look at Juvia, wishing that she didn't see do that. Luckily, she had her eyes locked on Gray the whole time. I looked down and fidgeted, this time for real, because I was feeling immensely uncomfortable. "I hope no one saw that." I desperately wished.

~Gray's P.O.V.~

I saw it. I've seen it before but that was years ago. Back when I was a kid, I would see it whenever Lisanna talked about marriage to Natsu. It made him uncomfortable and flustered. It made him blush. After a long time, I saw it again. Natsu moved a little closer to Lucy and very slightly touched her arm with his. He blushed even brighter than he ever did with Lisanna. He briefly looked around a bit to see if anyone saw him blush. I was staring right at him and was surprised that he didn't notice me doing so. Then the realization came to me: "So he likes Lucy, huh?" I thought to myself "Now I know a way to make him more pissed off then ever."

I looked in Lucy's brown eyes. She had been looking at me the whole time but probably thought that was just staring into space when I was witnessing Natsu blush. I made the decision there and then. It was a stupid decision but I was gonna do it anyways. All that went through my head was that since Levy wasn't present, nobody's feelings were gonna be hurt (except for Natsu's). I couldn't believe how much confidence I had in myself. I stood up quite abruptly and said (with no problem at all) "Hey, Lucy, wanna go on a date?"

It was like someone flipped a switch. Even though I didn't say it very loudly, every guild member had heard what I said and immediately stopped and turned. I heard a little gasp beside me but I didn't turn to see who it came from. My eyes were firmly locked onto Lucy's, I was patiently waiting for an answer. Lucy's eyes were wide and her jaw pretty much dropped to the ground. I couldn't tell if she was scared or surprised, "Maybe a mixture of both?" I thought. For some reason, I looked to my right, I found myself thinking "Juvia… isn't there.". I looked back at Lucy, realizing that she hadn't said anything yet. She continued to stare then suddenly she ran to the bathroom. "Dammit," I said to myself "I shouldn't have done that." I looked over at Natsu who had the most angriest face I had ever seen. But I still smirked.

~Lucy's P.O.V.~

I was in the bathroom stall just trying to make sense of what happened. So, one minute I'm scolding Gray for falsely accusing Natsu of acting like a baby to get attention. Then out of nowhere, he asks me out. He just says it with no hesitation. I never wondered if he thought of me that way. I always assumed he'd end up with Juvia. My eyes grow wide as I remember the blue-haired water mage. "She must be devastated right now." I sadly say to myself. As if on cue, I hear the soft sob of someone from the next stall. I know who it is. "For Juvia's sake, I have to say no." I think to myself "Besides, I don't like him that way, right?"

Suddenly, a plan comes to me. I waited for Juvia to leave the bathroom (which was a long wait) and called for Gemini. I told them what happened with Gray and asked them to decline the invitation as me. They nodded their heads in unison and transformed into me. They (the other me) walked out the bathroom. When they left, I called for Virgo and asked her if she could transport from here to just outside the guild doors. She did the job without hesitation or questions.

When we were outside, she asked "Punishment?"

"Uhh, no." I replied as I shook my head. "What is it with her and punishments?!" I wondered frantically.

~Gemini's P.O.V.~

We walked out of the bathroom, leaving Lucy all alone. We knew exactly what we had to do. Unfortunately for Lucy, we weren't gonna do say no to Gray. We knew that this wasn't what Lucy wanted us to do but we liked the idea of Lucy and Gray being together. We walked calmly towards Gray and sat next to him.

"Yes. I'll go on a date with you." We smiled a very Lucy smile. We saw the shock on his face and giggled silently. Out of the corner of our eyes, we noticed a mixture of shock, anger and sadness on Natsu's face. "Is he jealous?" we both thought. We looked back at Gray, who was still paralyzed from shock. It was kinda funny. "Pick me up at 7, my house." With that, we walked out of the guild casually and met Lucy outside.

"So, how'd it go?" asked Lucy anxiously.

"It went… well, I guess." we responded.

"What do you mean, well? Tell me every single detail."

"U-uh, we said yes and he had this look of shock on his face and then we told him to pick you up at 7." we said in a hurry.

It took Lucy a few seconds to realize what we did. Then she yelled at us, "How could you do that?! I told you to say no to him, NOT yes." She sat down on a rock and rubbed her temples, something she did whenever she was stressed.

"We're sorry. We just really wanted you and Gray to be together." we mumbled with guilt. We didn't like seeing Lucy mad.

"Why would you want me and Gray to be together?" she asked angrily "He's not even my type."

"Well, what is your type, then?"

~Lucy's P.O.V.~

"My type?!" I wondered "What is my type, anyways?" An image of Natsu grinning his trademark grin popped in my head and I blushed bright red. "No, Lucy. He is definitely not your type. You don't even like him that way, right?" I shook my head rapidly.

"Lucy, we're sorry." said Gemini, with their head hung low (they were still me). "We didn't mean to make things complicated for you."

"It's alright," I sighed "I just need to figure how to explain all this to Gray. Ugh, I don't know what I should do." I buried my face in my hands and let out a very exasperated sigh. If you couldn't tell, I was freaking out (on the inside). Gemini sat down next to me on the rock and rubbed my back comfortingly. It was a little strange seeing someone, that looked exactly like me, rub my back but I thought it was nice of Gemini anyways.

After a few long minutes of brainstorming, nothing came to mind. I literally had no idea what to do about the situation I was in. I told Gemini to go back to the Celestial Spirits World because I could feel my magic power slowly draining my body. She was just about to leave when we both saw Gray in the doorway of the guild. Staring at us with a shock on his face.

Hopefully, you guys aren't too mad at me for adding a tiny bit of NaLe (Natsu x Levy) and a whole lotta GrayLu (Gray x Lucy). It's still a NaLu fanfic, don't forget! Look forward to the next chapter and feel free to give feedback!

Lucy: YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BAD TO ME!

Me: No, I didn't.

Lucy: YES, YOU DID!

Me: No, I didn't!

Lucy: YEEES, YOU DID!

The whole guild: NO, SHE DIDN'T!

Lucy: Whatever... *sulks in corner*