Chapter 7
I Can't Believe That Almost Happened
Yuki: Hello butterflies! How are you enjoying the fanfiction so far? I just wanted to make something clear: in the last chapter it said about Team Natsu, I just wanted to verify that Gray and Happy are back in the team but Gray and Happy have not yet forgiven Erza, Natsu and Lisanna fully.
Lucy: Yu-chan can we go on with the story?
Yuki: Yeah sure. I don't own the anime but I own the plot. I hope you enjoy chapter 7. Ciao!
Narrator's P.O.V
No one was in room 234 when the clock passed 8:30pm. All was quiet when you heard the hospital door creak open. The person who opened the door had a bouquet with sun set colored alstoemeria, light pink amaryllis, blue yellow bird of paradise, and four pieces of pink heather. There were pink gladiolus, yellow freesia, and purple delphinium in the bouquet he carried.
He had a soft caring but sad smile on his face as he put the bouquet on the hospital table in front of her bed. When he set his bouquet down on a rubber matt, he had moved a chair and set it softly near the right side of her hospital bed.
He could hear Lucy breathing softly as he laid his big hands on the hand that used to have her pink Fairy Tail insignia. He rubbed small circles around the back of her hand in a soothing motion. He spoke no words as he continued to sit beside her.
All you could hear was the breathing of the two people inside and the machines beeping. Hours passed as he stayed near the blond beauty that captured everyone's heart. It was about 6:30am when she began to stir at the feeling of warmth and coldness around her right hand.
She awoke with start as she remembered what had happened yesterday. When she woke up she unconsciously gripped harder on the hand that had held hers. The man had woken up from the pressure that was on his hand. The man had realized that he had slept on the blond beauty's hospital bed. He had let go as he stretched his back and arms.
The blonde woman never realized that the warm/cold hand had slipped out of her grasped as tears slid down her porcelain face. She sobbed softly as the man yawned. The man finally heard the soft sobbing from the woman in front of him. His eyes grew wide. He paused the only thing he could do was stare at her before his mind had processed the scene before him.
He quickly hugged the crying woman. She seemed so fragile in this state. He kept saying comforting words to her to make her feel better. He could remember that she would always go to his house when she would have a bad day to talk about it. Two weeks ago she would come to the man's house often ever since her 'nakama' started ignoring her. She would come crying as she couldn't hold in the pain any longer.
The woman recognized the scent of minty freshness with a hint of frost. She remembered the comforting feeling when he would hug her. She would tell him everything so she just buried her head in his chest as she continued sobbing.
"Lucy everything is going to be ok. Nothing will happen to you while I'm here, ok?" the man whispered comfortingly.
"Make the voices stop. Make them stop, Gray!" Lucy sobbed in his chest as the ice-make mage hugged her closer.
Lucy sobbed for several more minutes when she finally stopped. She stayed in Gray's arms until she calmed down. Gray didn't mind that she stayed in his arms for longer than she was supposed to.
Lucy moved away from Gray when she calmed down completely. She got up from the bed and stretched next to the ice-make mage. Gray was disappointed when he felt Lucy's warmth recede.
Lucy's P.O.V
"Sorry I always have to count on you. I'm so weak. Thanks for comforting me, Gray. You always know what to say." I said with a small smile.
"Luce you're not weak. Don't you ever say that about yourself again, ok?" Gray replied.
"Just stop, ok? I know that you're lying about me being weak! I always knew that you guys would get rid of me one day. The people I love always leave me!" I cried as tears started to drip one by one down my cheek.
Narrators' P.O.V
Gray didn't say anything, instead he walked behind her as Lucy turned around not wanting him to see her crying, again. Gray did the unexpected. He grabbed Lucy's arm and turned her around. He hugged her tightly for exactly 120 second/ 2 minutes.
He loosened his grip around Lucy. He put a hand on her chin and pulled it up. She couldn't move. It was like she was paralyzed under his dark blue eyes. They both leaned in little by little. There was silence as they leaned in little by little.
BANG!
"Luce Rouge and I came here to visit yo-, "Sting yelled midway when he saw Gray and Lucy leaning in each other.
Lucy pushed Gray off of her and blushed furiously.
'I can't believe that just happened.' Lucy thought as 50 shades of red went on her face in less than 5 seconds.
"What do you think you're doing to Luce!? Don't take advantage of her fairy," Sting hissed as Rouge walked over to Lucy.
"Did he do anything to you Luce?" Rouge asked with concern all over his usual stoic face.
"Can you guys close the door you're embarrassing me. I'll tell you everything once you do," Lucy replied.
Rouge got up and closed the door as Sting put the presents they have brought on the table loudly. The four mages stood in silence until Gray coughed. That did not help the tense atmosphere. Sting looked at the ice-make mage with a glare that could kill.
"I…um think I- I should go. I've been here since 8:30pm and I'm pretty tired. So…um I'm going. Bye!" Gray said as he dashed out the door as quick as lightning.
"Oi! Get back here you stupid fairy. We're not done with you!" Sting yelled as he ran out the door chasing after the half-naked coward.
"*Sigh* they are so childish." The shadow dragon slayer had said as his eyes left the door the blond dumb-butt ran through.
"I totally agree with you Rouge!" Lucy said as she giggled softly.
"Lucy," Rouge asked.
"Hm?" Lucy replied.
"You should change the doctor said that you could leave today since you recovered more quickly than most patients." Rouge expressed.
"Really!? Thanks for telling me Rouge. I'll change right away!" Lucy beamed as she jumped off the bed.
"I'll wait outside." Rouge informed as he walked calmly out the door.
Lucy's P.O.V
"Ok I'll be out in a little bit." I exclaimed.
'I can't believe that I can leave now! I wonder what Rouge is planning; he was smirking as he closed the door.' I thought.
I was wearing a black shirt with a minion leaning on the words 'Don't Judge Me. I Was Born To Be Awesome. Not Perfect.' I also had on white ripped shorts. My hair was in a high ponytail. My shoes were black high top converse. I had on a bracelet that had miniature figures of my celestial keys.
(A/N: When Sting and Rouge came to visit it was 9:00am.)
I looked at the clock and it said 10:30am.
'I took longer than I was supposed to. I can't believe that Rouge was waiting for me for 20 minutes' I thought as I ran out the door to see a different clothed Rouge on his Iphone 5s.
(A/N: Let's pretend that they have already created iPhones.)
"Hey Rouge, sorry if I kept you waiting." I said as I walked to him.
"It's cool. I went home for a little bit to change out of what I was wearing awhile ago. It was really uncomfortable." Rouge replied.
Rouge's P.O.V (A/N: I haven't done Rouge's P.O.V in awhile.)
"Yeah I noticed that you didn't have your usual clothes on. But I have one question for you." Lucy asked as we started walking down the hallway.
"Shoot." I answered.
"How did you change so quickly?" Lucy asked
"You took 30 minutes remember? I thought that I had time to change." I exclaimed as Lucy nodded as a beautiful light rose color smeared her porcelain face.
"What are you planning Rouge?" Lucy asked as she put her arms up to stretch them.
"What happened to one question, Luce?" I declared with a small smirk.
"Well- uh- I um- just answer the question Rouge!" Lucy stuttered as she blushed a scarlet red that rivaled Erza's red hair.
"I was planning on getting ice-cream with you; you have been in the hospital for two days. But we could always just go back to the place we're staying and get mobbed by every member of every guild." I explained as Lucy's face paled.
I laughed as Lucy quickly stuttered a yes for the ice-cream plan. We walked through the two front doors of the gigantic hospital. Lucy and I walked in comfortable silence.
(Time skip of awesomeness!)
Still Rouge's P.O.V
We walked for 10 minutes before we reached the ice-cream place. (A/N couldn't think of a name) I opened the door for Luce and I heard a soft jingle. Lucy and I walked to the counter and looked at the ice-cream flavors.
"Which one do you want to get Luce?" I asked.
"Um… I'll get the strawberry shortcake in a waffle cone. Which one are you getting?" Lucy exclaimed as she looked at me.
"I'm getting the cookies and cream in a waffle cone." I answered.
"Ok let's go to the counter so we don't keep people waiting." Lucy informed.
"You do know that I am paying right?" I implied.
"No I'm paying. It would be rude if you paid for both. So I'll pay." Lucy proclaimed.
"No I'm paying. That is the end of this conversation." I replied.
"Mou! Rouge that's not fair." Lucy pouted.
"Life is not fair." I laughed as Lucy pouted even more.
"What can we get you sir?" the clerk asked in a squeaky voice.
"One strawberry-shortcake in a cone. One cookies and cream in a cone please." I answered as I felt Lucy grab my hand.
"You really don't want me to pay do you?" I sighed as Lucy nodded.
"*Sigh* How about this. I pay for this one and if we go somewhere else than you can pay. Does that sound ok?" I asked.
"Yeah I'm cool with that!" Lucy replied as she smiled looking at her shoes.
I turned around back to the clerk. When I turned around I saw that she was glaring at Lucy. I coughed to get the clerks attention. She immediately changed her mood into a bubbly girly one. That pissed me off but I kept my cool.
"That will be $13.99, sir." The clerk said through clenched teeth.
"Here you go…uh Alex." I replied as I gave her the money.
She handed me both of our ice-creams and gave me napkins. I looked at the first one and it had Alex's phone number. I smiled a fake smile. I threw Alex's phone number napkin in the trash as we passed it. I heard a loud gasp as soon as the napkin hit the trash can. I wouldn't dare look back.
Lucy and I walked to the park nearby and sat down on the first bench we saw. We ate our ice cream cones in silence. It wasn't awkward silence it was comfortable silence that a couple on a date would have.
'Lucy and I going on a date. That has a nice ring to it.' I thought as a small smirk started forming on my mouth.
Rouge, why are you smirking about?" Lucy asked innocently.
'If she only knew.' I thought as I replied with a, "It's nothing. I was just thinking about something funny."
She nodded and took a bite of her waffle cone. She looked so content eating her ice cream. That was when I noticed that she froze and glared at something on the left side of me. When I turned my head I saw Natsu, Lisanna, Erza, and Gray.
Yuki: I know that I have been doing a lot of cliffhangers lately. Please don't hate me.
Luke: Why are you so mean?
MiYuki: It's her nature.
Luke: *Nods in agreement*
Yuki: What are you guys talking about? *Tilts head innocently*
Jeremy: Yuki… Why haven't you introduced us yet?
Yuki: Oh yeah… Guys I would like you to meet Jeremy, Luke, and MiYuki. These three are my OC's. I am so tired. *walks to the couch that appeared out of nowhere and lies down*
MiYuki: Well she's asleep. Ok since our stupid author fell asleep on us I will tell you the good and bad news. The bad news is that the poll on Yuki's profile has been deleted. But you can still vote! You just have to review your votes for who ends up with Lucy. The choices are Sting, Rouge or Other. Remember you can pick two people. I will tell you who is in the lead after the good news. The good news is that Yuki will be making a four way ending. She will be picking the most votes to the second most to the third most to the fourth most and writing an ending with that person with Lucy.
The Results:
Rouge: 10
Sting: 5
Other
Gray: 7
Natsu: 4
Laxus: 1
Mystogan/Jellal: 1
Lyon: 1
Jeremy: Looks like that Rouge dude is winning. You guys better keep voting.
Luke: MiYuki forgot to tell you guys that the review voting thing will only last until 1-19-15. The 19th is a Monday. So you guys better vote for the people you want Lucy to end up with.
MiYuki: Please favorite, follow, and review. Once again she does not own Fairy Tail but she owns the plot. Good-bye!