If you don't follow my other stories, I'm just going to say that since school started, I'm going to have to revise this schedule a bit.
Taste of Euphoria / Am I In Love With My Gay Best Friend? : Every other Wednesday (so like interchanging)
The World of Fanfiction: Every other Friday! :D
So. That's basically it.
Hellos. Goodbyes. Hellos again.
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Gray's night was not a normal one. It was one of those restless nights when you couldn't stop thinking about everything that happened and what is to come. Like an existential crisis, but at a very young age... He just couldn't sleep. He had, at last, confessed his love, but when that happened, the response was not what he was expecting. Hell, the response didn't even answer his problem. She just fainted out of, what is supposed to be happiness. So it could be a yes. Or it could be a no, since there WAS no actual answer. Then all the Euphoria crap got him thinking. One, that Lucy could be an excellent stripper if she needed to and two, what exactly is Euphoria's story? Crying isn't exactly something a sadist curse like her/it would do.
Once he fell asleep, he was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Lucy, on the other hand, collapsed immediately. There were no nightmares coming from Euphoria, instead, it seemed like a vision...
There stood a girl with flowing blue hair and broken wings, walking along a river. She was singing a song Lucy couldn't quite make out, but the tune was just so familiar...it was as if she'd heard it all her life, but never felt the need to know it. The broken girl was well beat up, like she was cast down. Her song brought Lucy a sense of security and warmth. Something she used to only obtain from her long gone mother. The blue haired girl staggered and collapsed, screaming in pain. A shot of bright light erupted from her and-
Lucy woke up.
Breathing hard, she stared at Gray who seemed to be having an eventful sleep as well. He shifted back and forth, naked. Lucy sighed. Poor Gray was dragged into this hell fuck. She wondered sometimes why he ever actually wanted to come along...
"Love you, Luce," he whispered into her ear.
Blushing, she got up. She couldn't get his words out of her head.
Love you, Luce.
Love you, Luce.
Love you, Luce.
She collapsed into a chair, breathing hard and red faced. Gray...Gray loved her. Words she couldn't even comprehend until now. Hell, she wasn't even thinking about it until now, never actually gasping the concept of his love and trust toward her. She didn't take that for granted. She was just completely surprised...feelings could also be returned.
"Returning feelings..." she murmured. God, she was NOT going into Euphoria mode now. Calming herself down as best as she could, she got up shakily and summoned Virgo to get food.
"Are you sick, Princess? Do I need to call your boyfriend for help?" Virgo asked, pointing to Gray. Lucy was a tomato now.
"N-Not helping! Make breakfast, please! Just...go!" Lucy said, shakily.
"I'm sorry for disturbing you. Do I need punishment?" Virgo asked, holding out her hands.
"S-Stop!" Lucy said, pushing her away.
Love you, Luce.
"FUCK!" she screamed. Which made Gray wake up in a split second, thankfully with underwear on.
"What? Lucy? What happened? If that's Euphoria I will murder your ass!" Gray said, quickly, getting ready to fight.
"Baka. It's me," Lucy scowled. Gray's shoulders seemed to lose tension.
"Oh...thank God...right?" Gray said, peering closely at Lucy. Lucy was feeling warmer by the second. "D-Don't get so close! I have brown eyes!" Lucy pushed hum away, trying to cover her face. Gray's eyes were now full of worry.
"Are you sick? It's fine, I'm bound to catch it sooner or later if I keep hanging out with-"
"I'M NOT SICK!" Lucy screamed. Well, not physically. Maybe in her heart. Gray stepped closer, putting his hand over her forehead.
"You sure?" he asked.
"POSITIVE!" she screamed, pushing him away again.
Love you, Luce.
"G-Gray...what you said last night..." Lucy stuttered.
"Hmm?" Gray asked.
"I-I'm talking about...er...um...when you..."
"When I kissed you? Lucy, if that made you uncomfortable in anyway, I'll just stop now..." Gray said, trailing off. His poor heart collapsed, his feelings-
"NO! Nothing like that! J-Just caught me off guard...I...um...actually..." Lucy said, breaking off again.
"So...what exactly are you saying?" Gray said, smiling, "Breaking off like that isn't going to help me understand."
"I'm just saying I...wouldn't mind it...if it happened again..." Lucy said, quietly. And again. And again. And again. And over and over and over until she died. And once they both died, they could meet again in the stars and have moments...
"So you're saying you don't mind me kissing you?" Gray said, trying to contain his laughter.
"DON'T LAUGH! THIS IS VERY SERIOUS!" she screamed. Gray's face went from playfulness to seriousness.
"Lucy. You have to tell me now. What are your feelings? For me, at least. Simple question. Either you love me or you don't. Pick. Because if anything I did last night was out of your comfort zone...I'll gladly make space," Gray said, leaning over her. Lucy couldn't help but notice how tall and handsome he looked from her position.
"I...I...I..."
"Lucy."
"Er...I don't know..."
"You don't know? Come on, Luce. The question is not that-"
"YES," she said quickly, before turning away. Silence filled the room as Gray stared at the blonde. Once Lucy, turned back around, she stared back as well, growing warmer in many areas at the second. Shaking, she slowly put her right hand over his right pectoral. The place of his Fairy Tail mark and her Fairy Tail mark.
"Fairy Tail..." Lucy said quietly.
"Yeah," Gray said quietly. He leaned over, slowly, and kissed the top of her forehead lightly. After the small peck, his lips lingered around there for a while, keeping Lucy close to his neck as if they were embracing. She felt so small, so insignificant, yet so...important. Time had stopped and she was trapped in the beautiful ice of Gray's with him. The world had frozen over and they were the only two left to enjoy the frozen beauty of the world.
As Gray spoke his lips touched her forehead ever so lightly in a way Lucy couldn't even imagine. "Lucy...I mean it. What i said over there. I love you. I don't care if you'd prefer someone else. Nothing will change that. Again and again, I will fall for you. And I...I love you."
"Gray...I..." Lucy gulped, and said the words she had always wanted to say and actually mean it, "I love you too...Gray..." Wrapping her arms around him, the world had became a lovely frozen bubble. Just Gray and Lucy. Just Gray and Lucy.
Love you, Luce.
I love you too.
"BREAKFAST IS READY!" The bubble popped and the two jumped away. The pink-haired spirit was waiting there, carrying a plate of french toast and bacon.
"V-Virgo!" Lucy said. She forgot she was there.
"Yes, Princess. Do I need punishment?" she asked, holding out her hands again.
"J-Just leave. Your work here is done..." she said quietly, "But leave the breakfast, please."
"Of course, Princess." And she disappeared. And that seemed to crack the tension. Both mages started cracking up for some reason. As they sat down and ate, everything seemed back to normal again. It was as if nothing had happened between them, but it was obvious that the two seemed closer together.
Of course, nothing could last forever as Lucy's face fell.
"Lucy? What's wrong?" Gray asked.
"I'm just thinking...I was so caught up in..." she blushed, "...the moment that I completely forgot about my...er...condition."
"Euphoria?" he asked.
"Exactly. I don't think this is such a good idea...telling everyone now. Experiments might be taken place, and...I'm scared, Gray. I just don't trust anyone else with this, other than you," Lucy sighed.
"The curse though-"
"I can ask Euphoria...we can ask her. We can get it out ourselves. I...I had a dream..." Lucy muttered.
"Don't become Dr. Martin Luther King Jr," Gray chuckled.
"How do you- Never mind. I had a dream...no, a vision last night. It...it was like I've seen it before, yet I haven't..like I've felt and been in that position, but I just can't put my finger on it...like..."
"I understand. Really, I do. Can you describe it?" Gray asked. And on Lucy went about the blue haired girl and the broken wings and the song. She hummed the tune to Gray who seemed mesmerized by everything.
"Could that be...Euphoria?" he asked, eyes wide.
"I thought so too. But something happened to her. Something destroyed her or cast her down or something like that. She could have been-"
"Raped?"
"WHAT? Well, I guess that could be an option-"
"Luce, I was joking," Gray said, laughing, "She was obviously not raped from your description..."
"The song is so familiar, though. That's the part that struck me. Why was that song just so..."
"It's a beautiful song," Gray said softly. It sounded exactly the vision. Something was...
"Broken," they said at the same time. Lucy blushed and turned away.
"It sounds...broken..." Lucy said softly. Gray smiled. Lucy was cute like this.
"Don't have to hide, Lucy," Gray said, rubbing her back. She turned around slowly and couldn't help herself. She moved her lips forward onto his lips. With wide eyes, his heart felt...complete, and closed his eyes in satisfaction, love, and worry.
"PRINCESS!" Virgo said, appearing back. They jumped apart.
"VIRGO! Since when did you start acting like Loke-"
"Leo says to use protection," Virgo said," And to Gray Fullbuster, he said to never hurt even a single hair of Princess's or he will die. That is all."
"Seriously?" Lucy said, tired. "Just go back to the Spirit World!" Once Virgo disappeared, she turned to Gray who could barely contain his laughter.
"What's so funny?" she asked. But Gray just laughed, causing Lucy to laugh as well. After all, laughter was contagious. Once Lucy calmed down, she went back to Euphoria.
"But I think this curse..." Lucy said. Gray stopped laughing.
"Wait..." Gray said, trying to remember something...
Somehow, every time a teardrop touched the floor, it turned into a gold light, which vanished as quickly as it came. Soon, a whole array of lights lit the room, causing stares from the mage. He reached over and touched the light. It was hot to the touch and warming, unlike the fiery inferno she could also release.
As Euphoria stood there crying, Gray couldn't do anything. It was like he was stuck in that position, held back by his own consciousness. As much as he wanted to save Lucy, he just couldn't do it while the gold lights flickered around the room quickly. Like fireflies.
"The tears. A gold light. Warming, not blazing. Fireflies..." Gray said.
"What are you talking about?"
"You saw what happened, right? The whole...light tears situation," Gray said, not knowing how to describe it.
"Of course...and Euphoria's actions..." Lucy said.
"Euphoria. Are you really a curse?" Lucy asked. Euphoria looked at her with shocked, yet painful golden eyes.
"Oh my God..." Lucy said. Blue hair? Wings? Cursed?
"Lucy, what is it?" Gray asked.
"Euphoria," Lucy gulped, "Looks exactly like...we need to go, now. I'm not going to get rid of this curse without getting Euphoria free."
"But Euphoria-"
"Euphoria is just like me. She's a cursed being. And I'm going to help her. I don't care if she's out to kill me. Something's not right here, and I'm going to figure it out. If I die, at least I'll die-"
"You are NOT going to die. If you die now..." Gray said, his voice cracking. Lucy smiled and gave him a small kiss on the cheek.
"If I die, you'll save me, right? We're not leaving each other now, and that's a fact...because I..." Lucy started turning red.
"Keep it, Luce," Gray said, smiling. "I love you too." He rubbed his cheek and smiled. He truly thought this day would NEVER come. It was one of those days where...he probably thought he would only get in his dreams.
"Lucy, do you really mean it?" Gray asked. She turned around.
"W-What?" she asked.
"I mean...you really truly love me?" he said, restating. Lucy paused for a second, giving Gray a bit of worry.
"Gray. What we've been through...it's something I can never forget. And although my feelings have always been unclear, because, you know, nakama or love, but... I'm positive that you're the only one I'll ever love. I'll stay with you, back you up, and die for you if ever possible. Nothing will ever change that. I know so." Gray breathed out.
"I...no one has ever said that to me," he said heavily, "Lucy. I... you're not dying. Not on my watch," Gray said, pulling her into a hug. "I promise if you get hurt and it's my fault..."
"Gray! Don't push yourself! And I PROMISE I won't die," Lucy said, giggling, "This better not be about what Loke said, because that guy can be a bit overprotective..."
"I've known that guy longer than you have. Don't worry," Gray said, smiling. Suddenly, Lucy was deprived of energy for some reason and she started to drift off...
"Gray? What's happening? Why is everything...so...blurry...?" she asked the three Grays.
"Not Euphoria...please...not Euphoria..." Gray muttered.
"Not...Euphoria...something else...ugh...so tired..." Lucy said, closing her eyes. The last thing she heard was Gray screaming her name over and over and over and over...
A blue haired girl was walking, her gorgeous blue hair flowing behind her. She was ragged, bleeding, broken. She turned around and it was clear that her eyes were a natural gold color, the color of the blazing heavens. Her face was wet, from blood and sweat, yet she continued on. As the scenery came into focus, she could see that the world was blazing. Everything step she took forward caused a catastrophe behind her. Pain erupted from her and she spread out her once-beautiful wings. The feathers were either crumpled or withering, the shape bent in many different angles, the pure white turning into a bloody red. Screaming in agony, gold light seemed to fly from her and into the heavens where it was supposed to belong. Not in the bloody land.
Her wings, still glowing faintly, folded back and she continued walking, crying silently. And as each tear hit the ground, a light replaced it, and seemed to bring back that spark of hope for the wasteland.
She collapsed from exhaustion.
"Hey! Hey, are you okay?" said a voice. There came out a young man with extremely dark hair and blue eyes, holding the fallen angel.
"Human? Are you human?" she asked. Her voice was like a song. It was beautiful and terrifying in many ways. He shifted back and forth, wondering why she called him a human? Weren't they all human?
He couldn't see the wings.
He couldn't see the glow.
He couldn't see the destruction.
He couldn't see that she was an angel.
A fallen angel.
"What's your name?" he asked. His blue eyes were making the girl uncomfortable.
"I don't have a name."
"Then...I'll call you Euphoria. Euphie for short. Pretty right?" He carried her up and ran back to his house. The destruction was still behind her, but she didn't was free from heaven's judgement...for now.
"EUPHORIA!" Lucy screamed, waking up.
"Calm down! What happened?" Gray said, holding her together. She was breathing hard and red-faced like she came out drunk. Once she calmed down, she put her head between her legs and sighed.
"Euphoria...Euphoria...Euphoria..." Lucy said, breathing heavily. She couldn't...
"I'll leave you alone for a while. I'll go prepare some lunch..." Gray said quietly.
"Wait, how long was I out?" Lucy asked.
"Nearly 4 hours...it's noon," Gray said, rubbing the back of his head.
"So...you've just been taking care of me this entire time?" she said quietly.
"Pretty much. You weren't sick, so I just let you rest while keeping you cool, of course. If we were to have another attack, might as well stall it, you know?"
"I'm sorry for being a burden. I'll just get up-" Lucy said, pushing herself up, but Gray sat her back down.
"Rest. There's water over there," he said as he pointed to the water, "And don't worry. You want a grilled cheese?" Lucy smiled. A true genuine smile.
"Gray...you're so sweet sometimes," Lucy said, smiling.
"Ah! Don't say that! You'll ruin my reputation," Gray joked.
"Shut up. Since when did you have a reputation?" she asked.
"Since I did. Now. Rest up. You can tell me what happened later, right?" Gray asked.
"Er...right. I'm sure I can. I hope..." she said. Gray's eyebrows went up. Something happened. And it was involving Euphoria. He stepped into the kitchen, unsure about what to say. Silence filled the rented room as Lucy quietly thought about what she saw while sipping water.
...blue haired girl...
...golden eyes...
...fallen angel...
...bloody wasteland...
...heavenly tears...
"LUCY! Don't do that!" Gray screamed. Lucy dropped the glass of water and it shattered on the floor, water spilling everywhere. She didn't even realize it was-
"Lucy? You okay?" Gray asked.
...blue haired girl...
...golden eyes...
...fallen angel...
...bloody wasteland...
...heavenly tears...
"LUCY! LUCY! LUCY!" Gray screamed. Shit, something was going wrong. She was hanging over the edge of the balcony. Gray couldn't seem to get to her. There was some kind of force, some kind of shield...some kind of...
...angel...
...fallen angel...
...cast down from heaven...
...bloody wasteland...
...golden eyes...golden flames...
...goodbye...
...see you in hell...
"LUCY! LUCY!" Gray cracked. The barrier was gone, but she was out of his reach...
"DAMN IT ALL! ICE MAKE: SNOW LAND!" Below her stood a humongous pile of snow, catching eyes from everyone in the area. Lucy collapsed into the snow, unconscious.
"Hell, don't die on me..." Gray muttered, "BASTARDS!" He jumped off the balcony himself and landed safely on the snow, digging out Lucy. He checked for a heartbeat and sighed.
Still alive. Leaving the snow behind, he took her back inside, praying that she would be back to normal?
What else was going on? As much as he wanted to take her to a doctor or a psychiatrist, it wasn't going to help. This was a curse. They don't deal with curses. They were on their own. As much information as they could get out of someone, it would never be enough. Turning her around to check for bruises, Gray saw the sign of a burn mark on her lower back. He touched it, softly, letting out a cry of pain from Lucy. Quickly putting her in bed after checking if everything wasn't broken, he sighed in frustration.
It can always get worse apparently. The burn mark, though...
Where has he seen it? The tune of Lucy's vision kept playing in his head over and over and over again...those two were connected. The burn. The song. The girl. And Euphoria.
The burn. It was shaped in the shape of a cross. It was so small, yet it caused so much pain...
No matter what. He was going to stop this damn thing.
Even if it cost him his life.
Love you, Luce.
I love you too.
MORE PLOT TWISTS! HOW COMPLICATED CAN THIS GET?!
Posting early today :3 Since I had like a complaint from SOMEONE for posting the Nalu instead of the Gralu. Well, deal with it you twat. :D
Now. I'm going to go listen to Hardwell.
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Okay. I'm going now.
BAI.