Secretly GrayLu by MangaJuiceXD

Summary: I'm sure Gray and Lucy have a platonic relationship, but would you want to know some behind the scenes of these two? I'm sure no one in Fairy Tail knows about the two's feelings…

Natsu and Erza stood at the doorway wearing elegantly matched clothes. They both looked like they were on fire: the red gown Erza sported had a Chinese collar but had a cut above her breast showing and ample amount of cleavage. Though her gown reached to the floor, it had a slit that reached up to her thighs, revealing her black sequined stilettos. Her hands wore red gloves that reached her elbows. To match the jewelry and red silk, the read gown is lined with gold laces and floral prints. Natsu, on the other hand, wore a black tuxedo with gray pinstripes. Underneath it, he wore a red undershirt. Lucy admitted that they looked like a fiery couple.

The question that was asked earlier…

How could she answer them? It's too embarrassing. Not that leaning over to kiss him is embarrassing… no! Nobody should know!

Gray watched Lucy starting to fidget like a little girl under the weight of pressure. Sooner or later, their friends would be asking for an explanation to why such an event has occurred. Why did it happen? It was just so fast, he did it without thinking. Instinctively, he felt his hand go to his nape and massaged it. He just said coolly "We were just practicing our dance,"

Lucy decided to play along with him and nervously answered, "Yeah, you see Gray here, asked me to be his date… and I agreed so we practiced,"

Erza's eyes grew wide, and then she asked the ice mage "You asked her out on a date?"

Gray shrugged "That must be it,"

"But I thought, you were gonna ask Cana?" Erza asked with more edge on her tone.

"I told her, I would ask her if I didn't find any…" Gray answered.

"But I thought Lucy would be my date!" Natsu exclaimed "Damn you Gray!"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to steal your date fire boy, but obviously you were such a slow poke," Gray said.

Natsu inched closer at Gray, "I'll show you what slow is, you date stealer!"

Lucy watched at the chaos that is unfolding in front of her. Though the scene is usual, such thing shouldn't happen tonight! But the thing that shocked her more was that Gray even asked Cana out? She knew that they were close friends… Does that mean she was only an option? And to think that she was about to kiss him, this is the worst thing that could ever happen! Entrusting yourself to guy you aren't sure if he is sincere or not. As Natsu and Gray continued to fight, Lucy decided to put a stop at this…

"I WOULDN'T BE ANYONE'S DATE!"

The two mages stopped their brawl.

"I'm going to find my own," Lucy said as she opened the gate to the Lion. Loki who was already in formal attire, popped out then ask her what's the matter? Lucy asked him to be her date for the night.

13: Glitter: PART 2

Lucy put a tangerine colored satin cocktail dress which went in uneven lengths to reveal her golden strapped heels. Her dress had a halter neckline that is adorned with her mother's pearl necklace. Her golden hair was in two pigtails held up by flowers and diamonds. She looked at her hands and saw gloved tangerine ones that matched her clothes. She must thank Virgo and Cancer, they did a good job.

Lucy found herself inside a coach that would bring them to the party. Inside, the coach is allowed to accommodate six people, with three people facing each other. Lucy sat by the side, near the window. Beside her sat Loki who happily chatted with the others. Beside Loki sat Cana who wore a beautiful green gown in different shades. Lucy must admit that Cana looked like an earth fairy. She told her that the gown was provided by Evergreen. Opposite Cana sat Natsu who passed out with his head on Erza's lap. Opposite Lucy sat Gray.

For the rest of the trip, Lucy sat quietly by herself. She had a lot of things in her mind. But on the top of her thoughts, it was about a certain mage who sat opposite her. She watched him quietly; first he would chatter with the others, and then later go quiet by himself. He is very difficult to read, she thought. So it is settled then, Lucy goes with Loki, Gray goes with Cana, Erza and Natsu naturally paired up.

I thought you were my prince? Lucy would think about all the things he told her just a couple of hours ago. She thought the night would bring a lot of beautiful memories. She thought she had found a gentleman who'd come with her to the party.

She assessed her thoughts again; Loki would be a fine partner. But, Gray… he is something else. Lucy couldn't explain it, but she badly wanted him to be her partner. If she did want him, why didn't she claim him earlier? If she claimed him, then she would just get herself teased, and Gray… what would he think of her? A "clingy" person? No, she wouldn't want to be called like that.

When she looked at him, there were times when they'll hold each other's gaze, and but then look away. It makes Lucy frustrated. She wanted to know who she is in his world. Is she JUST a friend? Sometimes, in her wildest imaginations, she would like to pin him to a wall and kiss him squarely at the lips and ask him if he ever liked her.

She could do that, couldn't she?

The coach came to a stop. A large man named Elfman, sat in the driver's seat with Happy. The cat later announced: "We're here everyone!"

When Lucy stepped out of the coach, the troubles that initially bothered her disappeared. Like her, all of her other companions stood astonished at the sight that unfolded before them. There was an open big white building, in the middle of a beautiful big rose garden. Right in the middle of the building was a large water fountain with a dozen spotlights of different colors. An orchestra played a soft music that brought nostalgia to the Heartfilia heiress. A long buffet table stayed at the center of identical big round dining tables.

Lucy felt Loki hold her hand and led her inside. She watched the others and noticed they did the same too. Inside, they are greeted by Moon Rose, who wore multicolored gown that made her look like she took a bath in rainbow-colored water. She happily escorted them to their seats. The next thing that happened shocked them…

In the musicians section stood two people they knew: Gajeel and Levy.

When Natsu saw them, he kept on laughing. Gajeel and Levy wore weird matching gold and black sequin clothes that the musicians wore. Lucy thought her jaw dropped to the floor. WHAT IS THEIR BUSINESS HERE?

"We're gonna perform here, would you believe that?" Gajeel said in a somewhat monotone voice.

"Is that true Levy?" Gray asked.

The light-blue haired mage nodded shyly while she received mixed reactions from the members of Fairy Tail that are present.

"BUT GAJEEL CAN'T SING!" Natsu declared.

"How dare you underestimate me!" Gajeel said through gritted teeth.

"Please stop Gajeel," Levy begged him. To the surprise of those present, Gajeel readily obeyed Levy's request.

Later, Moon Rose approached them, specifically Lucy. She told her that she was glad that a Heartfilia heiress was able to attend her party. Lucy responded politely as usual. But later, she noticed that Moon Rose's eyes at her were sharp like daggers, as if she was watching every move she made. After exchanging pleasantries, Moon Rose looked at Lucy's companions from head to toe, like they were small as the insects crawling in the grass. Lucy noticed this when the party's hostess asked her if they were her companions.

"Yes," Lucy answered her.

"I see," Moon Rose rolled her eyes. "I hope you kids behave yourselves and have some fun,"

"We will," Lucy answered in their behalf. "We, mages of Fairy Tail would like to promote our guild to all these people present; we are at your service."

Moon Rose raised an eyebrow. "Indeed," then paused. "I didn't expect that the daughter of Jude and Layla would do such a thing…" then she proceeded to hug Lucy and whispered in her ear "What would Layla think if she sees you staying with this kind of crowd? Think about it Lucy, you are a Heartfilia heiress, don't you think you deserved better?"

Gray watches Lucy stiffen up as she broke her embrace with the party's hostess. What did Moon Rose tell her? It seemed that all the celestial mage's confidence has gone down the drain. A part of him wanted to pull Lucy away from her, but at the same time, he wanted Lucy to stay strong when she faces criticism. He decides to do the latter.

"Thank you for inviting us Moon Rose," Lucy answered "Our seats?"

The hostess giggled "Oh where are my manners? Your seats are over there. I hope you have fun and please enjoy the night. I never knew those two musicians are your friends… they sure are talented…"

Lucy gave a smile. "I'm sure they are,"

"And Lucy," Moon Rose said before she went "I'd be watching you."

…

What would Layla think if she sees you staying with this kind of crowd?

Think about it Lucy, you are a Heartfilia heiress, don't you think you deserved better?

Lucy Heartfilia is the daughter of Jude and Layla Heartfilia. Both of her parents were mages from the Love and Luck guild. They stopped doing their mage activities when they decided to raise a family. Jude Heartfilia became a business man and provided well for his family. When Lucy was born, she already had a silver spoon in her mouth. Little Lucy, the Heartfilia's treasure and princess is the heiress of billions. Where is she now?

"YUMMY!" Natsu exclaimed as he bit a piece of meat "Lucy! You never told us that rich people food could taste so good!"

"Aye!" Happy responded "I get sick of Natsu's cooking,"

Everyone burst out laughing, and then one joke led to another. It was hilarious, after so many months of being busy with work; this was their only chance of eating together as friends. When she was with them, she forgets everything, that she is a Heartfilia, or that she is an heiress to billions of money. She is just plain Lucy.

"What's Levy and Gajeel doing here anyway?" Lucy asked

"Who knows?" Cana answered with her mouth full of pasta, "The only thing I know was that they were doing a super secret mission, and when I asked Levy to spill it out, she wouldn't really say a thing! Gah! It's frustrating!"

"Calm down Cana," Lucy said "Everybody has their own secrets…"

"Actually, it was Levy's mission, she just asked Gajeel to help her in this one." Erza casually sipped some of her drink. "She must have gathered a lot of courage… Don't you think it is brave when the girl makes a first move?"

Lucy glanced uncomfortably at Gray then later darted back at Erza "You make it sound as if Levy was asking Gajeel on a date,"

Erza shrugged "What's the difference anyway?"

Lucy gave a sneer. "If you are so confident enough, why don't you ask some random guy here to be your partner?"

"I believe I do have a partner," Erza looked seductively at Natsu, unfortunately, the poor boy is unaware of what she just did. However, Erza being Erza didn't seem to mind Natsu's oblivious reaction. Others tried to suppress their laugh at Natsu's innocence with such matters. In the end, Erza just asked him to dance.

Loki just left the table a few moments ago. The only ones left are Gray, Cana, Elfman and Happy. Seeing Erza and Natsu dance made her want to do the same. Seeing Gray just sitting across her made her want to ask him to dance with her, like the one they had in her apartment a few hours ago. She wanted to experience it again; do you think she could re-create such a wonderful experience?

Her hands rolled into fists, like gripping herself was better than the decision she had in her mind. She could hear her heart beat fast in a nervous skip, like rain beating against her windowsill during rainy days. Before she could ask him, she bit her lip as if she was hesitating on what she is going to do. When she made up her mind… "Gray…"

"Gray!" Cana finally said as she held his hand. "Dance with me,"

Gray looked at her smiling face while Lucy felt like as if she missed the bus for just one second.

"No," Gray answered.

"How rude," Cana pouted "I just had a rough week and you're here declining my simple request."

Gray gave her an evil smirk "You don't even know how to dance,"

Cana's face got a little red, her eyes wide as if he just exposed a little secret. She playfully hit him at the back "That was a long time ago!" Cana laughed at some distant memory only known to her and Gray. Watching them playfully bicker with each other, made Lucy a bit uncomfortable. She felt that she was an outsider prying into their memories. She knew that Cana and Gray were close, but maybe she didn't expect that they were that close!

"Lucy!" Cana looked at her "Persuade Gray to come dance with me,"

"No Lucy don't!" Gray pleaded.

Lucy felt like she is in a very difficult situation. Help Cana or help Gray? "It seems like the two of you had danced a thousand times together,"

Cana smiled "Of course we had!"

"Yeah," Gray seemed to smile at Cana's answer "But, every time we did, I always go home with sore feet,"

"You know, there was a time that I had to drag him to the dance floor, I think it happened a couple of years ago, when Fairy Tail organized a party to celebrate Makarov's birthday," Cana seemed proud of that fact "and I think I have to do it again now,"

Lucy watched her as she dragged an unwilling Gray to the dance floor. Lucy giggled a little, Gray looked hilarious, although she wished she was the one dragging Gray to the dance floor instead of Cana.

It's true, it's a sad fact that she hadn't been there while they grew up. Her childhood was full of servants for companions. It was seldom to see somebody of her age. For a moment, she felt a little jealous of Cana and Gray growing up together. She thought, while they might be having fun, where was she? Locked up at the Heartfilia mansion with a handful of servants and a negligent father!

She decided to go for a walk around the party, later Moon Rose spotted her and joined her.

"How long have you been in Fairy Tail?" The lady asked her.

"About a year or so I guess," she answered.

"It must have been a very special guild, for you to stay there for a very long time,"

Lucy smiled "Yes, it is a wonderful guild, I had a lot of adventures, I had a lot of experiences, I had learned a lot of lessons, they taught me a lot of things,"

"Your parents were mages too,"

"Yes, they were. And, I wanted to be like them. Especially my mother, she passed me down her greatest treasures, her keys."

"It's very typical of your mother to be so kind, there would be times wherein I would be in trouble and she would help me…" Moon Rose took out her heavily scented handkerchief and blot away some tears in the corners of her eyes. "You look too much like your mother Lucy, that is why it pains me to see you enduring some hardships,"

Lucy could felt Moon Rose put an arm around her and watched the party. Lucy's eyes darted from random people then to the members of Fairy Tail. She could see Erza spinning Natsu until he got the urge to vomit, and that Gray tried to keep up with Cana's clumsy foot work. Seizing an opportunity to speak, Lucy said "There was a condition, the reason why I came to your party,"

"I wanted you and your friends to support Fairy Tail,"

"Support?" Moon Rose said as she releases her grip on Lucy.

"Financially, it isn't impossible, right?"

"Financially it isn't," Moon Rose said "However, I'm afraid most people here do not like their company,"

"What do you mean?"

"Take a look Lucy," Moon Rose again put an arm around her, this time she was closer, as if whispering to her about the evils she didn't see about her companions. "Surely, you didn't grew up with them… they've been together through lots of hardships and they were able to get by, and you, you've only been with them for a year… what makes you think that you could trust your life with people you barely even know?" Her cold gray eyes focused on Lucy's hazel ones.

"Sometimes, we must protect ourselves my dear, what are your priorities? Your dreams? Wouldn't you like to walk the path your mother paved for you? If you could just listen to me, I could save you from them, bring you away from all of this hardships, you don't have to worry anymore, your life would be comfortable again like before…"

Moon Rose continued to persuade the young heiress, who became quiet into her own thoughts. "I know about a guild, a guild better than this one. People there are more sophisti-"

"I understand your offer," Lucy cut her. "but, I am not going to leave Fairy Tail."

Moon Rose's expression changed, surprised at Lucy's answer. "You must be mistaken young lady, life has been kind to you, I don't want you to experience a miserable life with them! I absolutely forbid it!"

"I am not miserable!" Lucy answered back. "I love being with them, they give hope and help me realize that I could get by life's difficult currents… so, I must decline your offer. I am sorry Moon Rose." Lucy paused, "They are my friends."

Moon Rose gave a loud sigh, Lucy thought it was dramatic for her to do that, the sigh sounded like "I give up," or "I don't know what to do with you,". If Moon Rose thinks she could decide her life like what her father had done to her, clearly she is mistaken. Lucy was about to make her exit when Moon Rose suddenly said:

"Before your mother died, she asked me a favor, she has a bright future planned for you, her only daughter."

Lucy's eyes grew wide, what was her mother's last words to this woman?

"Oh? I think you are interested, my dear Lucy…" Moon Rose said with a crooked smile on her face.

A/N: SORRY!

Only now I had the chance to finally write! I have been so busy at work lately, but when I get the chance, my sisters keep on using the computer or bother me when I write, so it took a while!

Sometimes I get a writer's block so… I hope you can forgive me!

Hope you enjoyed this chapter… I know there isn't much GrayLu in it, but, sorry I really love Cana too