Chapter 8: Let me be there…..
Nami`s POV:
It`s been a few weeks now since I first used my newly discovered powers and I've been training nonstop ever since. I can`t say I`m an expert in using them or that I am close to mastering them any soon, but at least I can use them now without endangering anyone or myself in the process. There was a couple of incidents during my training, one of them involving me almost burning down the guild hall. It really was Natsu`s fault but anyway I`m glad nothing really dab happened after all and that nobody got hurt. Hey did I mention that I can use all five elements, yep a can use all of them and as I said I`m not half bad at it. Training is hard, I`m all covered in bruises and sometimes when I wake up in the morning my body feels so swore that I can barely move. I`ve been going on a lot of jobs lately and that helps to, even more than training in think. Training is not like real combat, when you're up against an enemy you have to think quick and you can't just stop when you're tired and most importantly you fight for your life and your enemy doesn't go easy on you, on like some people. Hey, I know there my friends and I could have never gotten this far without them and I love them, but I do wish they didn't pamper me so much. So now I`m sitting in my room and relaxing a bit and I suddenly hear a knock on my door. When I open it I see that it`s none other than mister stripper himself Gray. I have no idea what he wants but if he`s here to pick another fight I`m not in the mood. Besides I don`t know what this guy's problem is. At first we didn`t even talk to each other and then at the ball I finally taught that we were finally becoming friends but his been an ass ever since. I wish he would just go back to ignoring me he wouldn't be so troublesome that way. But I kind of enjoy are little fights and arguments, I have to admit life would be boring if everything was perfect and just the way you want it all the time.
Gray`s POV:
So I saw a pretty good job on the message board but it requires two people and I don`t have a partner, Natsu, Lucy and Wendy along with Happy and Carla of course, are out on a job already and Erza is on a solo job two. I could ask Juvia to come with me but then I`ll never be able to get away from her ever again, I swear I would hang out with here if she just acted like a normal person around me for a change. Anyway who should I ask? Well I guess I`ll have to ask here, I have no other option this is a pretty good job, too good to pass in fact. But what if she says no, or what if she thinks I`m stupid for even asking I mean she kind of hates me, ahhhhh way am I even thinking this, what is wrong with me it`s just a stupid job it`s not like I`m proposing or something. In that moment I felt my face heat up a little and wanted to droop the whole thing but what I haven't realized is that I was so lost in my thoughts that I have already knocked on her door and now, I was just standing there in front of here looking at her awkwardly.
Nami: Do you want something, or are you just going to stand there all day looking stupid?
Gray: I`m regretting this already but I was thinking if you are interested in coming on a job with me? The job is too good to pass but it`s a two man job otherwise I wouldn't even be asking you.
Nami: Let me see… so you need me to help out with a job and this is how you ask? But your right it's a good job and even if you're a pain in my ass I`ll help, I sure could use the money.
Gray: Ok than we leave in an hour so pack your things and meet me at the guild hall.
Nami: See you there…..partner.
With that she stuck here tong out and slammed the door right in my face. I swear sometimes she acts like a five year old. With that I went home and packed my own stuff. After I was done I started walking to the guild hall. When I got there I looked around for Nami but she wasn't there yet. No surprise there, that girl is always late, she has no idea what punctuality means and has no clue how rude it is to constantly keep someone waiting. This is supposed to be a two day job but at this rate it will take us two days just to get there. I was starting to get impatient and then I finally see a running Nami rapidly approaching me.
Gray: Your late…..
Nami: I know I`m really sorry but I didn't know what to pack and then I started to wonder if I should take a shower and then I did and then….
Gray: I don't care about your silly problems, you should learn to manage your time more properly instead of always apologizing and explaining yourself. It's very bothersome for everyone when we have to stand around doing nothing waiting for you.
Nami: I`m sorry ok? Jeez you don't have to be so mean about it. I promise I won't be late again, now stop wasting time and lets go, we`ll miss the train.
Gray: If we do, it`s not my fault you know…..
I swear to god this girl is more troublesome than Natsu. We managed to catch the train but just barely. On the train we went over on the jobs details, things should go smoothly. We had to escort the daughter of a weary wealthy man to meet up with here soon to be husband.
Nami: I don`t get it.
Gray: Oh come on it`s simple, we get a lot on money to babysit a spoiled brat and to deliver her to her new man. What`s there not to get?
Nami: I didn`t mean that you moron, I meant the whole situation she`s in. Why would anyone agree to marry someone they never met before?
Gray: That`s usually how things are for rich people. To secure their wealth and extend their businesses they marry of their children to one another. I mean it`s a solid win.
Nami: Well not for their children it`s not. I can`t imagine how horrible it must be to be married to someone you don`t even know let alone love. You would be miserable you whole life. How could a parent do something like that to their own child?
Gray: That`s how it is and that`s how it always was. Children born into these families know that, and they probably learned to accept things. It`s a sacrifice they make so their families would be proud of them. And maybe they will learn to love each other in time.
Nami: Yeh I bet that`s exactly what their parents tell them to. Well if I were put in a position like that I would refuse and if nobody listened I would just run away from home.
Gray: If you would do that you would have to live your money and wealth behind to.
Nami: I don`t care about money if I can be truly happy and find someone who I love, and who loves me for me, for who I really am and not for my family's money.
As I listened to Nami go on and on about her thoughts and opinions, I couldn`t help but agree with her. She looked so determined and passionate that for a moment I forgot all about her irritating and childish personality. The sun was setting and the sky was enveloped in beautiful shades of red, she was admiring the view and I could see her mind was somewhere else completely. She looked so beautiful and so perfect I couldn`t take my eyes of of her. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. I wonder I she`s home sick? How stupid am I, of course she is! When she opened her eyes I saw there were filed with tears. She tried to hold them back but one escaped her eye. In that moment I felt my heart drop and without thinking I placed my hand on her cheek and swiped the tear away. I didn`t understand why but seeing her sad like that made me sad to, and this urge to hug her and comforted her took over me. She looked into my eyes and I could see that my actions cut her by surprise. She smiled at me in a way that it meant `I`m fine, don`t worry` but she wasn`t. I could see right through her fake smile and it made me furious that she was pretending to be happy when she clearly wasn`t. In that moment I pulled her from her seat and into my arms. I hugged her tight and she started trembling.
Gray: It`s ok, you don't have to pretend, just let it out.
In that moment tears came falling from her eyes and I could feel her clinging onto my shirt as hard as she could. This felt so right and that feeling I had earlier came back, the feeling of me wanting to protect her, to be there for her. My heart was beating fast and my face felt hot, I think I was blushing like crazy but I didn`t want to let her go. I didn`t wanted this moment to stop, I wanted it to last as long as it could and my wish came true. She cried herself to sleep in my arms and we staid like that till the train eventually came to a stop.
