Chapter 21
Claire-"I'm not coming to your room if thats what you mean."
Gray- "Not funny...well kind of but the HQ is a giant place, not only my house." said Gray.
Claire-"so you are taking me to your room!" She laughed.
Gray- "Nah, I am going to take you to one of the safe rooms where you won't get flat out attacked like here unless they have a tank."
Claire-"yea good point I suppose that your room wouldn't be the safest. Theres a 95% chance of getting pregnant if you go to your room."
Gray- "Rhonda is not pregnant." said Gray.
Claire-Claire laughed,"Jesus Christ you get around i mean first sakura then her!"
Gray- "H-hey, I'm serious about her this time!" said Gray as he blushed.
Claire-"yea as much as i hate her you guys are cute together."
Gray- "Thanks, I guess." said Gray as the two continued walking until they reached the HQ. "Well, this is it." said Gray as they walked into the breathtaking base.
Claire-"Uh will they be cool with me coming here since im kinda not ya know a blood on the dancefloor member or whatever the hell its called
Gray- "Oh, that is what we were going to tell you. You made it into the Blood Blossoms. I mean Nae and Fyre are also members." said Gray as the two entered an seemingly endless room known as the Vault safe room.
Claire-"Oh like for realz!?"Claire said excitedly and then added,"i will be much happier to accept this than i was with your ultimate harem..."
Gray- "I wasn't taking no for an answer." said Gray as he shut the Vault door behind them.
Claire-"this or the ultimate Harem?"
Gray- "This." said Gray. "And as the leader of the Blood Blossoms I must protect my members so you will be safe here, with me as your bodyguard." said Gray as he jumped on to the couch.
Claire-"Ah okay good."claire smirked,"yeah some bodyguard you'll be. I still remember that night when you listened to what Nae told you to do."
Gray- "Hey I trained Nae after I made him blind in one...eye...I still trained him!" said Gray.
Claire-"his eyepatch is so ."Claire said spazzing out.
Gray- "Calm down! Jesus your spazzy...you know you should have just told him how you truly felt about him sooner. He is back there healing your enemies, making sure they wake up. Something you should have probably helped him with instead of running away with me. I would have stayed with Rhonda, but you looked like you were about to melt down." said Gray as he bandaged up he wounds with the supply kit by the couch.
claire-"we can go back if you want. Sorry i was just about to cry from what Ryan said to 's...well thats my brother."
Gray- "Well it looks like we both have asshole brothers then. Mine wasn't really my brother but he was close. But do you really think you can handle going back and facing them?" asked Gray.
Claire-"dont care. im gonna have to at some point ya know. and who knows they might be did say she was gonna take Ane on a date or whatever."
Gray- "I guess we should go back then." said Gray as he opened the vault and got all of his stuff together and started to leave.
Claire-"alright."
Gray- "Well what do we do this week now that we are all done training and the war is coming up." said Gray as the two walked back to the Training Rooms building.
Claire-"this thursday night theres gonna be a dance. I asked Nae to it awhile ago to make Kaede jealous. Doubt he remembers."Claire said with a sigh.
Gray- "Kaede has been gone for a while. He was visiting someone, right?"
Claire-"Not kaede. I was wondering if Nae remembers hes goin to the dance with me. and yea i think he was visiting his i checked his name was dante. Really hot guy."
Gray- "Hm. I am guessing since Nae does like you he did remember" said Gray.
Claire-"he likes me?!"Claire asked shocked.
Gray- "It was kind of obvious." said Gray as they walked into the building.
Claire-"i never pick up on these things."
Gray- "Well, we're here." said Gray as he opened the blast doors.
Claire-"Ya know what im just gonna go-uh-uh- home see ya later Gray."
Gray- Gray grabbed Claire before she could leave and said "Don't worry about it, me and Nae and the rest of the Blood Blossoms are all right here, just go right in." said Gray as he pushed her through the door.
Claire-"ugh okay."
Kai- "Oh hey look, Gray is back!" said Kai as he went over to where Gray was standing. "How are you doing?" he asked.
Gray- "I am doing just fine." he told Kai as he went to lean against the wall.
Rhonda-"hello Gray"Rhonda said indifferently.
Gray- "Hey, you feeling better?" asked Gray.
Rhonda-"Sure. Im just are you doing on this fine day Gray Shizuku?"
Gray- Gray's eyes shifted as he said "You're mad at me, aren't you...Why?"
Rhonda-"Oh no not at all. I was just wondering if you had a good time with Fyre while i was gone?"She said angrily.
Gray- "What are you ta-...oh...THAT...I am so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so...so sorry...I love you." Gray said as he bowed down at her feet.
Rhonda-"What the hell Gray? I'm gone for a week so its totally okay to go kiss someone else yea. Cause thats how it works now."
Gray- "Well I didn't instigate it I mean but I...love...you?"
Rhonda-"you didnt start it. Are you trying to say that you couldnt get her off you or something?"
Gray- "Yeah, kinda, I guess."
Fyre- " Hey that's not fair you're the one who offered to teach me!" Fyre said coming forward
Gray- "My memory is more clear than yours Fyre, and you wanted me to teach you also by the way where were you during the battle?" asked Gray.
Rhonda-"teach her what?!" Rhonda yelled her cheeks getting red from anger.
Fyre- "Liar."she said
Gray- "Teach her how to dougie." Gray said as he got up on his feet.
Rhonda-"whatever Gray." She said walking away towards the door.
Gray- "Woah wait, don't you and Claire have something to talk about? Or could you two at least acknowledge each other." said Gray.
Rhonda-"Okay. Claire you're still a bitch. happy Gray?"
Gray- "No, not really." said Gray. "Will she be attacked again?" he asked.
Rhonda-"who? fucking claire or Alleria or whatever we call the little rat?"
Gray- "Yeah, I mean she is still a human. Plus Nae likes her so I guess I should know." said Gray.
Claire-"dammit guys! I can hear you talking about me and honestly i dont even care okay? Im going home!"
Rhonda-"Its not like you have one to go to."
Gray- "Both of you need to make up Claire so sorry also Rhonda I am sorry about this." said Gray as he trapped the two in a barrier. "Now make up or else I won't let you out." said Gray as he sat back and waited.
Fyre- "Wow those two really hate each other huh." She said floating up
Rhonda-"dammit Gray let me through."
Gray- "Are you two made up?" asked Gray.
Claire-"Are you and Rhonda?"she countered.
Gray- "Whatever helps you sleep, now make up already." said Gray.
Claire-"How can you expect us to when you and Rhonda havent?"
Rhonda-"Gray let me go out now!" Rhonda said pulling out her retractable scythe, but not taking the blade out
Gray- "If you fight, I won't let you out and Claire, how can me and Rhonda make up when you and her can't make up." said Gray.
Rhonda-"claire you are so stupid. Goddammit why was i ever your friend?" Rhonda said sitting down on the floor and starting to cry.
Gray- "Try this logic. Rhonda I love you very much but you two can't keep this up forever. You will have to face this soon and now is the best time. I don't want either of you to die so you both need to make up so I can protect you as best as I can."
Rhonda-Rhonda pulled out her scythe and slammed it into Gray.
Gray- Gray coughed up blood as he said "L-looks like you broke my barrier...probably should have made it stronger...sorry..." said Gray as he spit out a bunch of blood and fell to the floor, bleeding.
Kai- Kai just sat there, watching this whole thing unfold, letting everything go it's corse. He didn't know why he stayed but he did...watching.
Rhonda-"I'm so stupid. I actually thought that you would be different from all the others that ive dated, but you werent Gray shizuku! You didnt care for me just like thye didnt!" she yelld at him tears welling up in her eyes.
Gray- "I lie a lot...that is the way I get through life...but I can promise you that everytime I told you of my feelings for you, it was never fake. I don't want to ever lose you... so don't cry, because I guess I just am not worth it... I just want you to be happy, that is all I care about." said Gray. "Just know this...I never stopped loving you, Rhonda. Not for a second and if you are leaving I just want to say this...thanks for everything."
Rhonda-Rhonda sat down,"Oh my god. I dont know what to say. I mean uh..." Rhonda started crying, feeling bad for blowing up at Gray.
Gray- "Don't cry for me...I'm not worth it." said Gray as he crawled to the wall and sat against it.
Rhonda-"just shut up Gray.I''m sorry i shouldnt have gotten so just this has happened to me so many times."Rhonda said sitting beside him.
Gray- "That's good...I do sincerely love you Rhonda, and never forget that. I would carry the world for you." Gray said as he turned to Rhonda.
Rhonda-Rhonda locked eyes with gray,"I love you too." She said and kissed him.
Gray- Gray grabbed Rhonda and pulled her in closer and kissed her again.
Rhonda-"Sorry i was mad. After all it was only Fyre."She said rolling her eyes before she kissed him again.
Fyre- " At least he enjoyed it." She murmured to herself.
Gray- "It is ok, you had the right to be mad." said Gray before they kissed again.
Rhonda-"wanna go back to that crappy hotel we were at last month?"
Gray- "We should probably go back to my place...it is closer and much more safe." said Gray.
Rhonda-"alright."Rhonda shrugged as they got up.
Gray- "Let's go then." said Gray as the they went up to leave.