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Day 6: Weakness

Today was the day Lucy was going to make Gray her boyfriend.

She'd had a crush on the Ice Make Mage for a long time now. They worked so well together, and were two of the more mature ones on her team. He always listened when she had a plan, and had never seen her as weak.

The only problem was he saw her as a sister.

The day he'd said that, Lucy had felt like her heart was ripping in two. It was a comment made to Mira when she had gone into one of her fantasy couple pairing modes. Until then, Lucy had also thought her feelings for him only extended so far as siblings. The pain couldn't be denied, and that was when she'd realized her feelings were more than that.

She'd decided to keep quiet about it, because she'd known if she'd approached him, he'd have rejected her faster than he could strip. That kind of humiliation was not something she ever wanted to face.

Trying not to be obvious, Lucy had started trying to get Gray to notice her. She'd gone from wearing very revealing outfits, well more revealing than normal, to making sure her T-shirt got wet around the pool when they all hung out.

Nothing had worked.

It worked on everyone else, even her dense best friend was starting to look at her in a new way. Gray remained oblivious, having no reaction whatsoever.

Obviously, the man had no weakness, or so she'd thought. Last week Cana had pulled her aside, and let her know that Gray had been interested, but he'd locked it away. Why? She didn't have a clue, but that gave Lucy hope that he could be persuaded to bring those feelings out again.

She'd also learned that he'd been warning everyone off her. Cana had told her how he'd told everyone he was just being a big brother, but the Card Mage knew better. He may not want to admit his feelings, but that didn't mean he was going to let someone else steal her away.

If Lucy hadn't been so happy with the fact that he did have feelings towards her, she'd have hit him for being such a man.

Mira had overheard them talking, and had taken it upon herself to help. It turned out Gray did have a weakness, and his name was Lyon. If Lyon pursued her, he wouldn't back off if Gray told him to, and both women thought it would force him to act. Lucy didn't necessarily like this plan, because she had no intention of leading Lyon on, but she was desperate.

Mira was also very convincing.

So now Lucy was waiting for Lyon to come to the guild. She didn't know how Mira had managed to get him to come over, but she had. She passed her time chatting with Lisanna, talking about Lisanna's latest date with Bickslow.

An arm came around her, Lucy recognizing it as Gray's. "What are you two up to?"

Mira answered for them. "We're just keeping Lucy company until her mission starts."

Gray was surprised, as was Lucy. Mission? "I didn't know we were going on a mission."

Mira smiled at him. "Actually, it's just Lucy going from Fairy Tail. It turns out someone sent a quest to a different guild, mistaking them for us, asking for a Celestial Mage. Lamia Scale does sound like Fairy Tail I guess."

"They sound nothing like each other," Gray argued.

She shrugged, "Sure, we know the difference, but some don't. Anyways, Lyon will be here soon, and they'll be off."

Gray's eyebrow started to twitch at the man's name. "Lyon?"

Mira looked at Lucy, and she took as her cue to start speaking. She smiled at him. "Yes, Lyon took the request. It's pretty exciting. It's rare I get to work with other guilds."

Gray frowned, "What's wrong with us?"

Lucy was quick to reassure him. "There's nothing wrong with you guys. I just like to get out there once and a while. Besides, working with other guilds solidifies the bonds between our guilds, don't you think?"

"Yea," Gray mumbled, clearly not pleased.

Lucy couldn't believe he was brooding about it. Did he really hate the idea of her being alone with Lyon? Or did he just dislike the idea of Lyon in general?

The guild doors opened, the other Ice Make Mage walking in. He scanned the area, and crossed over to the bar when he spotted Lucy. He took her hand, kissing the back of it, causing Lucy to blush. "Ah, Miss Heartfilia, we meet again. If you are ready, we can get started on our mission."

Gray put himself between the two of them. "Knock it off Lyon. She's not going anywhere with you."

Lyon's brows rose in confusion. He looked to Mira and Lucy. "I thought the mission had already been approved by your master?"

Mira nodded, "It was, Lucy was just waiting for you to get here."

He was all smiles as he faced her again. "Then we should get started."

Lucy hopped off her stool, but Gray kept himself in front of her. She said, "Gray, I need you to move out of the way."

He did, but he grabbed her hand, preventing her from going to Lyon's side. "I'm not leaving you alone with him. Mira, tell Master I'm going on this job too."

Lucy didn't say anything, but Lyon was quick to react. "There's no need for you to come. Miss Heartfilia and I will be fine on our own."

"Please just call me Lucy," She said.

Gray glared at him. "I don't need you trying anything. Lucy isn't that kind of girl."

Lucy's cheeks heated at the implication. She was sure Lyon would reassure him that he wasn't interested in any of that, but the man just glared at him back. She looked helplessly at Mira who only smiled. Sighing, and already regretting Mira's interference, Lucy walked towards the door. "You two are welcome to join me, or I'll be going on this mission by myself."

She made it outside, and down the street before they caught up with her. They flanked her, still glaring at each other. She didn't say anything, but on the inside she was cursing herself for going along with this in the first place.

This was going to be a long trip.

The train ride was just as bad as she'd imagined.

If Lyon wasn't openly flirting with her, then he was fighting with Gray. Lyon had beaten him to the seat beside her, so Gray was left with watching his attempts to woo her. She'd chatted with Lyon while trying not to flirt back. She really wasn't going to lead him on, but it was hard when he was such a charming man.

She'd also noted Gray's glare had gotten deadlier by the minute.

The mission was simple enough once they'd found out what the problem was. Someone had found a silver key, and had jokingly used the incantation to call out Celestial Spirits. The person was not a Celestial Mage, but for some reason the Spirit had come anyway. Knowing, the poor man could not send him back, the Spirit had proceeded to terrorize the town.

She'd taken the key, forcing the Spirit back to his realm. He wasn't even sorry. Apparently, it had been payback for abusing him all those years ago when a Celestial Mage had resided here. He'd heard of her though, and was more than willing to make a contract with her once this mission was over.

The town mayor didn't even tell her she couldn't. He wanted the key gone.

Really, she could have done this mission by herself. All the other two had done was do their best to see who could protect her better.

They'd all gotten separate rooms at the Inn, much to Lucy's relief. While, she didn't mind sharing a room, she didn't think she could take their bickering all night.

Now, she was taking a much needed bath. The water soothed her nerves, helping her get over her irritation with the situation. Cana had been right. Gray was interested in her. She could see it every time he attempted to divert her attention from Lyon. He may say he was acting like an older brother, but his eyes said otherwise. He was definitely jealous.

Lucy planned to jump on that opportunity as soon as they got back to Magnolia. Hopefully, once they were back home she could ask him out and not be rejected.

She got out of the bath, wrapping herself in a towel before heading to the door that connected the rooms. Opening it, she was surprised by how cold it was, but then got a look at who was in her room. It was Gray, and he was brooding. He probably didn't even realize he'd dropped the temperature.

Deciding she couldn't just wait for him to leave, Lucy strolled into her room. He looked at her, and if he noticed her state of undress, he didn't comment on it. All he said was, "What's so good about him?"

"What?" She said, pretending not to know what he was talking about.

He stood up and walked to her. "What is so good about Lyon?"

She brought her hand up to her chin, actually giving thought to his question. "He's really charming, and he seems really mature."

"I can be charming and mature," He muttered.

She fought hard not to smile. "What was that?"

He shook his head. "It's nothing. Is that all you like about him?"

"Well there is his Ice Magic, it's really pretty."

He grumbled, "Just because he can make stupid animals…"

She decided not to pretend she hadn't heard him. "It's not just that. It takes a lot of creativity to be able to use Make Magic, and I like imagination."

He glared at her, "I use Make Magic too, so I have just as much imagination as he does."

Lucy was shocked for a second. Did he even realize what he just said? She nodded, "Sure, but I don't think Lyon thinks of me as a sister."

Gray just seemed to stare at her until Lucy wanted to fidget under her towel. She'd done it. She had thrown down the gauntlet so to speak. She wanted to regret calling him out, but she couldn't. He couldn't run people off, or question her choices if he was not willing to make the move himself.

A minute later, Lucy was ready to apologize and tell him to forget it, when he seemed to come to a decision. Closing the distance between them, Gray pulled her to him, devouring her mouth with his.

He waited until her knees buckled, before pulling back. "Does that feel like I think of you as a sister?"

She shook her head, dazed, but had no time to recover as he covered her mouth with his own again. She had no problem opening up, and letting him claim her.

In the room next to Lucy's, Lyon smiled.

Mira really was a devious person, but she was a person that got things done. He'd had no problem complying with Mira's plan to get them together. After all, he owed Gray for the times he'd saved Lyon back in the day. He'd play the part until they reached Magnolia, and then report everything to the Demon.

After that, he'd make sure to lay low. The last thing he needed was Fairy Tail's matchmaker coming after him next.

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