Lucy was wondering if it was National Give Lucy Notes Day. Rogue left her a note on the counter saying that he and Sting went on a trip to get Yukino some beakers and stuff. They wouldn't be back until Monday.
A sudden burst of motivation hit Lucy. She was going to learn to do something with water before Rogue came home. She was going to show him that she was strong and can do things. She ran to the library as fast as she could. She didn't even realize that she was running at human speed. She told the bats to get her any books that would help. They all flew around in a frenzy, scanning the large library. She thanked them and told them to meet her upstairs.
After dragging the large basin upstairs and into the living room, Lucy started filling it up. The only thing that slowed the process down was waiting for the water from the sink to fill the bucket to put in the basin.
Lucy was surprised that the bats found so many books. She had at least fourteen stacked in the living room. She was starting to wonder how long that would have taken her if she had to find the books herself. It would waste a lot of time, that's for sure.
Lucy started reading all the books. She was using the special reading glass that Yukino invented. The glasses allowed her to read twenty times faster than she could normally. She never realized Yukino was an inventer. That did explain the weird lab downstairs. She couldn't help but wonder what other great things Yukino invented. She actually saw a notebook downstairs and read it. It seemed like she was trying to invent some sort of artificial blood. That would definitely come in handy.
It only took Lucy twenty minutes to read all the books. She had all the notes she needed in her notebook. She wasn't sure if any of it would help, but at least she had it. She learned about the attraction of water. She figured if she could manipulate that, she could do the spells.
She stuck her hands in the water and closed her eyes, feeling the vibrations of the molecules. She really listened this time. She could feel each atom. Eventually she could feel each electron. It was really an experience. She started to stretch the electrons towards herself. She carefully opened one eye. She was overjoyed to see the water starting to move out of the basin. Eventually, all of the water was out. She slowly stood up and stretched the water further. She moved her hands apart, splitting the water into two groups. She spread her fingers and broke the groups up further. Rogue would be so proud. Kara would probably scream in joy. Sting would just get jealous. Yukino would be proud as well.
Someone knocked on the door, breaking her concentration. Some of the water hit the floor while most if it splashed her in the fast. She screamed in surprise. She heard the door open and someone run into the room. It was Gray.
"Are you okay? I heard screaming," Gray said. He looked around at all the water. "What happened? Everything's all wet."
"You idiot!" Lucy yelled, stomping her foot. "I was doing it, too!"
"Doing what?" Gray asked. He couldn't possibly imagine what she was doing.
"It's...nothing," Lucy said, feeling dizzy. She used so much of her energy doing that. She almost fell forward, but Gray caught her.
"You should lay down." Gray said. He moved Lucy back so she was laying on the couch. "Do you still have that medicine the doctor gave you?"
Lucy tried to figure out what to do. Gray was in her house. She needed to get blood. It was downstairs. She couldn't send him down to get it, and she couldn't reveal the secret passageway. The bats fly right through the walls, so they could bring blood up, but it wouldn't be in a cup and she had no way to ask them. She still had a bottle in her backpack. She could just close her eyes to hide their color.
"There's a bottle in my backpack. I just need some water." Lucy was glad Gray believed her lie. He went to the kitchen where her backpack was and brought back her bottle. She was very grateful that Yukino gave her two. She closed her eyes and drank half the bottle in one sip. She was already feeling better, so she didn't drink any more. She wasn't sure if it was realistic that she felt better that fast, so she just set the bottle on the floor. Her eyes weren't back to normal color, anyways. She always wondered how she knew. She just figured it was instincts.
"Everyone told me to come to see if you wanted to come to the mall with us. I guess I'm glad they convinced me," Gray laughed. Lucy was positive she could have managed herself either way. The bats would take care of her. She just concentrated on breathing. She was afraid she wouldn't be breathing right and he would think something else was wrong. She picked a nice slow pace and kept with it.
"Lucy?" Gray asked. She didn't want to talk any more, so she just stayed quite. "Did you fall asleep or something?" It seemed like a good idea, so Lucy pretended to be asleep. If she did he would probably leave.
"You're something else," Gray sighed. Lucy smiled faintly. He had no idea. "You must be having a good dream." She felt a hand on her head. She tried to contain her blush. He was running his fingers through her hair. She could tell he was sitting on the couch beside her. The cushions were wide enough that they both fit.
"I don't know why, but I feel like you're different. But in a good way," Gray admitted. Lucy couldn't hide her blush now. She mumbled a sound like a sleeping person would make and turned over so her face was totally hidden. There wasn't as much room as she thought, though. She ended up with her head on Gray's lap. She felt him tense up for a moment, but he relaxed.
"You know, I was a bit intimidated by you when I first saw you," Gray laughed. "I wasn't sure how to sit normally beside a pretty girl." Lucy was sure she couldn't blush any more than she was. She didn't have any more blood in her body to rush to her face.
"Lucy! I'm home!" Kara yelled. Lucy mentally cursed her sister. She would tell Rogue and Yukino about Gray being there for sure. She would get in so much trouble.
"Hey, aren't you that kid that we saw last night?" Kara asked. Lucy could tell that she was closer. Her voice didn't sound as distant. She actually went over and sat down on the other couch.
"You're Kara, right? Lucy's little sister?" Gray asked. Kara nodded. He looked down to Lucy. "I came over to see if she wanted to go to the mall with our friends. She was really dizzy. I had her lay down and she feel asleep."
Kara coughed, stopping herself from laughing. Then she realized something. "Did you say 'our friends?' As in you are her friend along with multiple other people?" she asked.
"Yeah, why?" Gray asked. "We're in a whole group of people." Lucy silently prayed that her sister wouldn't go there. Sadly, she did.
"Lucy doesn't have friends!" Kara laughed. "I'm surprised enough that a boy is talking to her!"
Lucy didn't want Kara to say anymore. She mumbled something again and little louder. Kara and Gray instantly looked to her. She slowly opened her eyes, blinking a few times. "Gray?" she asked a sleepily as she could. She rubbed her one eye with the back of her hand. She thought she was very convincing for not sleeping for two years.
"Are you still dizzy?" Gray asked. He started running his fingers through her hair again.
"No, I'm fine." Lucy shook her head for effect. "Why are you here?" She could see Kara eyeing them with interest she was probably thinking that something was going on between them.
"I came by to see if you were going to the mall. Don't you remember?" Gray asked. Lucy shook her head. She loved how he believed her. "Well, are you doing anything tonight? It's not too late to go."
"I better stay home," Lucy said. She let out a fake yawn. She thought that was a nice touch. "I need to watch Kara."
"Then I better get going. Just take it easy, okay?" Gray asked. Lucy sat up and nodded. He went over to the door. "I'll see you later then." He waved before closing the door behind him.
"So I see you were failing at the water thing again," Kara said. She figured that's what happened. It made sense because of all the water on the floor.
"For your information, I was doing amazing!" Lucy snapped. She drank the rest of her blood before standing up. She filled the basin up with water. "Just you watch! I only made a mess because Gray knocked on the door and scared me."
Lucy stuck her hands in the water again. She closed her eyes be listened. It didn't take her as long to feel every electron like before. She lifted the electrons ups and successfully moved the water. Kara was completely shocked. Lucy moved the water like before. She split it into ten groups, each finger getting a group.
"Lucy, that's amazing!" Kara yelled in excitement, bouncing in her seat.
"Hey, don't make me lose my concentration," Lucy teased. She flicked one of the groups of water at Kara's forehead.
"Lucy," Kara laughed. "You should take a break and drink some blood."
"Yeah, you're right," Lucy laughed. She launched all the water towards her sister.
"Hey, that's not fair!" Kara yelled. She started chasing her sister downstairs.
"Well, well," Yukino said, leaning against the counter in the kitchen. She saw Lucy's water trick. "I thought it may be you, but now in certain."
I really sorry about the long update! I've been a little busy. But I guess that isn't an excuse since I've had this chapter written for a while.
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