So this is the final chapter for Cold As Ice. I have a hard time writing happy endings so this has been hard. I realize that this one was kind of OOC, but I wanted to try a more emotional Gray. Plus I feel like he's a little softy underneath that hard exterior. I always thought he had a little crush on Lucy. I write horror novels so this has been rather difficult but it's something I've been wanting to do. This ending isn't all that great, I'll admit. I just want to make sure this one gets finished. It's kind of a short ending actually. Thanks to everyone who supported this story! You can keep an eye out for some oneshots from me! :) Anyway here's chapter seven! I do not own Fairy Tail.
Our Happy Ending
I awoke next to the blonde who had the blanket wrapped around her slender, naked body. I gently tugged the blanket over myself a little more before just giving up and grabbing her. She moaned in surprise as I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her on top of me. I gently kissed the top of her head.
"wake up, Lu." I rubbed her back, trying to sooth her awake. "hey, get up. I want to talk to you." I saw her crack on eye open and when she made eye contact with me she shut them quickly and rolled off of me.
"But Gray, I'm tired!" She covered her head with a pillow. I decided that she was awake enough for me to talk to her. After spending the night with her I knew what was wrong with me. I finally knew why she always left me feeling this way.
"Luce, I finally know why I've felt so weird around you. Ever since I met you, you've been kind to me, you've been there for me. You've always supported me and have had my back. I could have never asked for a better friend. But for me, it was always more. I was so scared to tell you. I was so scared to admit it to myself." She was now looking at me, her eyes sparkling. "Lucy, I know what Lisanna meant now. About not denying them, about holding my feelings back. I denied how I really felt because I thought it was wrong. I thought that I was just being selfish. And that this would pass. But it didn't, and it never will. Do you understand? Don't you get it? I finally understand why I'm always acting like a damn fool around you. Lucy, I love you. Not in like a friend way or a family way. But I love you, Luce. I fucking love you. I didn't even know what that meant until last night when we made love. I felt complete, I've never felt that way with a girl before. I love you. I want to shout it to the world. I want everyone to know how much I care about you. Back when I first saw you, I thought you were the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. But when we got to know each other, I realized you were so much more than that. You're powerful, you're smart, you're kind and funny, you just complete me. I don't want to go a day without you by my side. We'll never be apart, Luce. I know you may not be ready to say it back to me, because we just got together. But I've loved you for so many years now. All of this started the day I met you. I just didn't know what it was. But now I know. Lucy, I love you and I want you now and forever." I was crying now. I sniffled and she wiped the tear from my cheek and smiled at me. I grasped her head in my hands and kissed her gently.
"Gray, I..." She stopped and looked down. My heart sunk. "I could have never imagined that this would turn out so perfectly for us. I love you too. I've felt this way for some time too. I just thought I loved Natsu. You treated me so much different last night than any guy ever has. It's like you actually took the time to open up to me and get to know me. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. I love you." I couldn't be any happier. I hugged her close and let out a couple happy sobs.
"I'm so happy, Lucy. You make me so happy." We sat in bed and held each other for a long while, neither of us wanting to prepare for our mission. I guess this is what being in love was like, I could do nothing but sit here and hold her for the rest of my life and i'd be content.
"Well we should probably get ready. I wish we didn't have to do this. I'm nervous about being around them." She did look genuinely worried. I couldn't blame her, they both looked like major creeps.
"It'll be ok. I will protect you, Luce." I winked at her.
"My knight in shining armor." She looked dumbfounded. "more like my exhibitionist knight. Since you never wear clothes, let alone armor." All I could do is laugh at her joke. I scratched my head and a blush formed on my cheeks.
"Well you weren't complaining about my lack of clothing yesterday." Now it was her turn to blush.
"Alright smart ass, let's get ready." She got up off the bed and ran to the bathroom and clicked the lock on the door so I couldn't follow her. I decided to just pull my uniform on that I had been given for the job, it was a simple suit like top and pants. I guess they want me to look like a dork. I patiently waited for the blonde to exit the bathroom, when she did my jaw dropped.
"They really want you to dress like that for a security job?" she had a tight black pencil skirt with a long sleeve shirt that was unbuttoned revealing a large amount of cleavage and a black vest to go over top. She also had a black pair of heels on.
"Yeah I think it's kind of weird too. The top couple buttons of the shirt were removed. The Junelle's have always been pervs but this takes it to a whole new level." She looked frustrated.
"I don't know if I can control myself around you all day today if you're gonna be dressed like that. We do have a little bit of free time before we have to head over..." I walked towards her.
"Oh Gray, you can wait. We have to be there in a half hour. I fail to see how that's enough time to do what you want to do." I continued towards her and snaked my arms around her, pulling her on top of me onto the bed. I kissed her neck until I was slowly kissing down onto her cleavage, I was so caught up that I hadn't realized my right hand was under her shirt cupping the contents of her bra. I let out a pleasurable moan and bit her slightly. I started to pull at her top, frantically trying to remove it. "Gray, seriously. We're going to be late. Come on, quit it." She pulled away from me and stood up. I instantly started to blush and crossed my legs. "Hey, are you ok?" She stepped closer to inspect me and I held a hand up in protest.
"I'm fine, I just need uh, a minute." Come on, think about gross stuff. Like Flame Brain. Yeah, that did it. "Ok, I'm coming." I slipped my shoes on and followed her out of the room.
"This has been fun but I'm anxious to get this job over and get home. Do you think anyone will try anything at this stupid thing?" She skipped along in front of me.
"Nah, I don't think so. Who would want that junk anyway?" I was disinterested in the mission really. I just wanted the day to be over with so I could spend some more alone time with Lucy.
"Well, you know. Like everyone that has a lot of money."
"Oh so not you?" I winked at my poor girlfriend.
"Very funny." I followed her into the museum where we were met by Nathaniel. I was a distance behind her and I saw the way his face lit up when he saw her. It was too early for this.
"Oh hello there, gorgeous. Ready for work? Oh, I didn't see you back there, Fullbuster." I rolled my eyes. What a cocky asshole.
"Nathaniel, can we just do this job without you being a creep. Don't think I've forgotten about how you are." She had an annoyed look on her face. She didn't even need me to stick up for her, she could handle this all by herself. That didn't mean I wouldn't step in and handle it for her.
"Ok, ok. So you guys know what to right? We're counting on you guys to keep things under wraps."
"Yeah I'm pretty sure we got it." I bounced his attitude right back at him.
"Ok well see ya guys later. I'm going to get ready to start this thing so we can hopefully be done with everything by the end of the day, You two might not even be needed tomorrow if things go according to plan." With that, he left us alone.
"So hopefully that happens. I really don't want to come back tomorrow. I'd much rather spend it with you." She sighed.
"You aren't kidding." The day seemed to drag on forever, when everything was said and done they had gotten rid of everything and didn't need us to return for the second day. Luckily we didn't see anymore of Nathaniel, Mr. Junelle let us go and that was that. It was odd that the job went off without a hitch. It was a boring job but it paid well, it happens that were slightly overpaid for as easy as the job was but it seems that those people just have money to blow. We decided to catch the train home tonight and return to Fairy Tail early.
The train ride was quiet and comfortable. We slept almost the entire way home as we were only awake for the last twenty minutes. We exited the train and entered the station.
"Hey are you going home tonight or do you want to stay with me?" Lucy looked at me questioningly.
"I'd love to stay with you but I gotta get back to my place. If I stay with you, I'm worried that I wouldn't get any sleep and I'm sure that we'll have an eventful day at the guild tomorrow."
"Yeah I guess you're right. I wonder what happened with Natsu and Lisanna. I hope she isn't angry with me." She looked down worriedly.
"Relax, Luce. I highly doubt that she's mad at you." She ignored my remark. I picked up her bags and we started in the direction of her apartment. "You know, since technically I was supposed to spend the night with you tonight anyway, I'll stay. If the offer still stands I mean." She looked up and smiled slightly.
"Yeah of course it does." We chit chatted about nothing in particular. A week ago if someone would have told me that I'd be Lucy's lover, I would have slapped them. 'What a cruel' joke I would say. I never in a million years thought that Lucy would feel the same way about me. The world could be collapsing around us and I'd still have a smile on my face. I'll never fall out of love with her. I hadn't known what love was until I kissed her. I hadn't known what it actually meant to care about someone until I held her. For as long as I live, I will protect her with my life. I will keep her safe and be there for her when she needs me. I can't think of a better ending to my story. No it wasn't the end, this was the beginning. My story was far from over, I had many more things to do with her. I hadn't realized how much I could care about one girl, she made me want to be a better man. When I was with her, I saw nothing else around us. I could only hope that things stayed this way forever. When I first met her, my heart was as cold as the ice that I use now I'm this sappy man that blushes at the touch of a girl. I had always been the cool collected type, now all of that was ancient history. I just couldn't get over how ironic it was that I was in the debt to the pink haired idiot for giving me this opportunity. I felt sorry for him for losing such a perfect girl, but I knew that he would be in good hands with Lisanna. After all, he has loved her all alone, he just thought that he could cover those feelings up with new ones. Exactly what I tried to do with Lisanna that night when everything started to come together.
"Gray." I squeezed her hand and smiled like an idiot. "Gray, I said are you still here?" She shook me a couple times before pulling away and placed her hands on her hips. Yes, yes I'm here. I always will be. This was never my intention. No matter what my intentions were, they never could've gotten me to a better place than I am now. It wasn't until now that I realized I didn't have the strength to walk away from her. I didn't have the power to stop myself from loving her. It's all clear to me now. As I followed her up the stairs, my hand intertwined with hers. This is where I belong. This is where I want to be. I love Lucy Heartfilia. And no one is going to get in the way of that.
