OHMYGOSH! Your drowning me in votes. I'm casually writing a chapter when 3 new votes comes in, a twist the whole thing. xDD
The whole thing started pretty one-sided, but then BOOM = everything changed! O_O' - but I guess you'll see. xD
ParaTail hotel. Chapter 7.
The breakfast table was unusually quiet the next day. Juvia had pushed her chair so close that Gray couldn't eat without touching her. Lucy was trying to start a conversation with Levy, who tried to seem cheerful, but she kept glaring at the two people by the end of the table. Erza sat beside Gazille and ate silently.
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Erza says, "of course I feel guilty… it was me who said ´I hate traitors ´, but it seems like I have become one myself."
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"Hey Lucy?" Gray mumbled, trying to break the silence. Lucy looked up at him, "where's that flame-head today? ... Not that I mind him gone."
"He's sleeping, I think," Lucy answered and gave him a tired smile.
"I see…" Gray mumbled and suddenly the silence seemed even more awkward.
"I'm going to the pool," Erza said and rose from her chair. Everybody followed her with their eyes, and when she was out of the door Lucy whispered quietly.
"I can't believe Erza tricked Elfman like that," her voice was low.
"I know," Levy whispered back, "it's not like her at all."
"But we're still her friends," Lucy mumbled, "we have to support her... right?"
By the pool.
Erza dived into the pool and the cool water splashed to the sides. She shot trough the water and reached the other side in a few long strokes.
She stopped at the other end and let her arms rest on the edge of the pool. She closed her eyes and let the sun sink into her skin.
"Erza?" a surprised voice asked. She opened her eyes and looked right into a pair of huge eyes. She flicked a bit away by the sudden closeness.
"Natsu?" she exclaimed and sighed.
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Erza says, "I didn't even see him coming."
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"Is breakfast over?" Natsu asked and tilted his head. He had just pulled a shirt and a pair of jeans on quickly and his hair were a mess (more than usually)
"No, if your fast you can still make it," Erza said and lowered herself down the water again to take a few lanes.
"Oh, 'kay, I'm off then," he said and waved his hand cheerful. Erza gave him a small smile in response, "I can't believe no one woke me up, Oh! Wait, Erza!" he said and spun around, "By the way, I have to tell you som- w-wow-" his foot slipped on the wet stones and he lost balance. With a cry in surprise he fell headfirst into the pool.
"Natsu!" Erza said surprised and protected her face from the flying drops.
He splashed around for a second and came to the surface with a shocked expression.
Erza and Natsu stared at each other for a long second, before they both broke out in laughter. Natsu almost drowned with his heavy clothes on, while he laughed, but Erza hurried to help him to the edge, still giggling.
"You better get back up," Erza said and wiped an amused tear out of the corner of her eye.
"Wait!" Natsu said and lifted a finger, almost pulled down by his heavy clothes again, "I need to tell you something."
"What?" she asked curios, suddenly in a better mood.
"You stand very weak right now, you know, with a new partner and all," Natsu said and smiled nervously, "I just wanted to say that Lucy and I can help you stay – so if you ever need help, just ask, 'kay?"
"Natsu?" Erza said and her smile had slowly faded, "B-but I betrayed Elfman, why do you two still trust me?"
"I guess, it's because…" he thought about it for a second, "I'm just an awesome friend!"
Erza sighed again, but still smiled.
Loki walked into him and Levy's room and slammed the door behind him. He groaned annoyed and tried to control his temper. He took off his sunglasses and threw them to the floor.
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Loki says, "She is the most stubborn… person… I have ever met! Levy, have avoided me the whole day and when I finally found her, she yelled at me and told me to leave her alone, What is that?" *shoves fist toward the camera
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He walked demonstrative toward the bed and fell forward down in the soft covers, letting his face bury in a huge pillows. Then his head yanked up.
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Loki says, "it was her pillow… her perfume is kind of… good." *looks away
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He closed his eyes and inhaled the sweet scent. At least he like ONE thing about her.
"Loki?" a small voice mumbled.
"Huh?" he asked and hurried to sit up on the bed, still with the pillow him his hands. Levy stood with her red shirt and blue shorts and played with her hair.
"We have to met up in the dinning hall," she mumbled and didn't look at him.
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Levy says, "the more I look at him, the more I wish he was Gazille. Gazille as my partner." *sigh
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"Um, sure," Loki said and looked around for his sunglasses. He spotted them by Levy's feet, "hey Levy! Can you give me those?" he asked and pointed at the sunglasses.
"Yeah," she mumbled and picked them up from the floor. Loki put the pillow back on the bed and hurried toward her with an outstretched hand.
"Was that my pillow?" she asked confused.
"Maybe..." Loki said and grabbed the sunglasses from her fingers.
"Why were you sunglasses on the floor?" Levy asked and suddenly gave him a fascinated stare, "I have never seen you without them. Huh! Your eyes are golden. That's cool! You shouldn't wear them when you have such special eyes."
"Y-you think?" Loki mumbled and took a step back when the small girl tiptoed up; to look at his eyes.
"W-we should go," he hurried to say, and grabbed her shoulders lightly; afraid that she would fall over.
"Okay," she said and turned toward the door, "By the way, Loki." she said with a small voice, "I'm sorry about before."
Loki followed her in silence and without knowing why, he did not put his sunglasses on again.
In Gray and Juvia's room.
"We should hurry," Gray mumbled and checked in the mirror that he was wearing a shirt this time, "Damn it!" he exclaimed when his bare-chested reflection stared at him.
"Gray-sama," Juvia said and held his black shirt up.
"Oh, thanks," he said and received it with a thanking nod. Juvia smiled blushing back, "hey, Juvia?"
"Yes, Gray-sama?" she said with a smile.
"You don't have to prove that you are loyal to me, I totally know you wouldn't betray me, so cut down on the clinging-puppy-eye-helping-act, okay?" he said and looked at her with serious eyes. She looked absolutely shocked.
"A-act? Gray-sama, I…" she began, but seemed too flustered to continue.
"Just be yourself for once, I would like to know the real you," he said and gave her a smile. Her cheeks turned red and she looked down.
"Gray-sama-"
"Oh, and just call me Gray," he told her with a wave. She suddenly looked very confused, like he had just said something completely unreasonable.
"Gray-sama, you don't understand," she said and ignored his name request, "I'm not acting at all, I…" her voice suddenly changed to a soft tone, "I really respect and care for you. I don't know what else to do."
Gray lifted an eyebrow, "I respect you too."
"I don't know how to be the one you want," she said and suddenly looked very helpless, "I see the looks you give Lucy and… i-it hurt." Her eyes suddenly became blank with tears.
"H-hey!" Gray said and put a hand on her shoulder. She closed her eyes and let her silent tears spill in Gray's black shirt.
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Gray says, "I really hate when girls cry… I don't know what to do."
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"J-Juvia?" Gray mumbled awkwardly, "Do you want to stay here? I'll give you all the information later."
"No, I won't leave your side," she said and clenched around his shirt.
"O-okay," he stuttered and resisted his urge to run away.
"Gray-sama," she whispered and suddenly smiled through her tears. She cuddled into his shoulder.
"U-um!" he said and untangled from her fingers, "I'll get you something to dry your eyes."
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Juvia says, "I was perfectly fine with your shoulder." *sigh
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Gazille, Natsu, Lucy and Erza were the first in the dinning hall. Natsu, Erza and Lucy chattered about something and tried to pull Gazille into the conversation too, but he mostly cut them off with a snapping comment.
They sat this way; Lucy, Natsu, Erza, Gazille.
"Hey guys," Levy said when she came into the hall. She brightened up when she saw an empty seat beside Gazille and immediately ran from Loki's side to sit with him.
"Hi," she said happily.
"You seem unusually cheerful," Gazille said and glared at her.
"Do I?" she said and smiled at him.
"Hey Loki," Lucy said and waved at him with a small smile. Loki took a seat beside her and smiled back, "where's your sunglasses?" she asked surprised.
"Oh, in my pocket," he told her and patted his pocket.
"That's almost weird to see you without them," Lucy said.
"Really," he said and laughed.
"Yeah… oh, hi! Gray, Juvia!" Lucy greeted the last arrivals. Juvia had snaked herself around Gray's arm and seemed almost too comfortable.
Gray lifted a hand in greeting (the one without Juvia on) and took a seat next to Loki. He almost had to shake Juvia off to make her sit in her own seat.
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Gray says, "I don't know what I say, but she is even more clinging than before." *frustrated
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"Hallo everybody," my voice broke through the chatter and everybody looked toward med, "Today's meeting is a little different."
"Bad-different or good-different?" Loki asked skeptically.
"Well, we have asked the viewers to send two of you on a date, and they have all voted," I explained. Everybody tensed.
"So a one of us pairs is going on a date?" Natsu asked carefully and looked at Lucy.
"Nope!" I said with a smirk, "I told them that it couldn't be someone that is already paired."
"HUH?" Natsu said disbelieving.
"Let's look at the board," I said and a board suddenly randomly appeared from out of nowhere (just use your fairy-tail-imagination, 'kay?).
"So… Natsu and Lucy ... or Levy and I, couldn't go on a date?" Loki asked to get everything straight. I nodded and pointed at the board.
"This is how the score is so far:
"The lowest rated pairs is NatsuXErza and LokiXJuvia with 1 vote each," I said and pointed at the pairings.
"Somebody paired me with Loki-san?" Juvia said flustered, "that's… unexpected."
"Don't insult my reviewers, I like Crack-pairings," I said with a smile.
"Don't call me a crack-pairing," Loki said annoyed.
"Okay anywaaay, 4th place is GrayXErza with 3 votes," I told them.
"Me and Gray?" Erza asked and pointed at the (now shirtless) mage.
"Yup!" I said.
"I'm fine with that pairing," Gray said with a smile. Juvia yanked in his arm and he sighed annoyed. Erza smiled and shook her head silently.
"The next pairing have been all the way on first place, but then a wave of votes yanked it down on 3rd place. The pairing is: GazilleXLevy with 5 votes."
"No way, we almost won, but then…" Levy mumbled and clenched a fist, "curse you stupid other-pairing-fans!"
"What are you saying?" Gazille said and lifted an eyebrow.
"Never-mind," Levy said and scratched her cheek awkwardly, "I didn't mean it review-people! I actually love you, so PAIR ME UP WITH GAZILLE!"
"Don't tell me my reviewers what to do," I sighed, "they do what they want anyway. That aside, now to the two highest voted pairings, only 1 vote separated them," I glared at them dramatically, "they have competed about first place a lot, and I had to post this story quickly so they didn't tie again! *stressed! On second place is the pairing LokiXLucy with 7 votes!"
"No way! With 1 vote! Can't you wait for two more fans to vote on us?" Loki begged and held up two fingers. Lucy smiled at Loki. Natsu looked almost relieved.
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Natsu says, "I would rather NOT have Lucy pulled out on a date – so I'm happy Loki didn't end up with a date." *Grin
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"Now time for the number 1 voted pairing," I said and held one finger up, "with 8 votes… the pairing is…"
WE'LL BE BACK AFTER A SHORT COMMERSIAL BREAK! – Haha. : D
*Push away commercials!
"Well, that was annoying!" I mumbled and shook my head, "I hate when commercials makes a cliffhanger."
"Whatever! Just tell us the pairing!" Natsu said annoyed and impatient.
"Fine, that winning pairing that is going on a date is, LucyXGray," I told them.
Total silence followed.
"Um, guys?" I asked hesitant.
"WHAT THE HEEEEELL!" Natsu triggered off, "then I'd rather let Loki go with her! Damn it!"
"Gray-sama? You are not going are you?" Juvia asked and clenched her fingers harder around his naked arm.
"Stop that, you're hurting me!" Gray exclaimed and tried to shake her off, but she just clenched harder and made small pained noises.
"Natsu relax," Lucy mumbled and put a hand on his shoulder.
"1 vote! 1 Damn vote!" Loki said gloomy.
"When is the date?" Gray asked over the many noises. I almost had to yell back.
"Tomorrow," I told him.
"Great," he said and smiled, "I'm looking forward to it."
"I bet you do, but maybe you'll get a small surprise," *Evil grin*
Just to make Gray and Lucy's date interesting let's make a new little mission for you guys. ;P
Sentence time again!
Leave a sentence that either Gray or Lucy says on the date. Haha! Last time it was pretty random and funny. ^_^
RULES!
1) NO ´I love you´ or ´I really like you´'s
2) No other characters can come and disturb them (I know, I know - it could be hilarious, but that's how it is)
HAVE FUN! LOL! ^_^/
