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(A/N: This is like the silver jubilee chapter :P (Well technically a silver jubilee is when we complete 25 years but if we look at it in terms of chapters, this is the 25th chapter so hey, it IS sort of our silver jubilee!) So happy 25th Chapter to D2L=D!
I'm late. I know. Please don't be mad! I was really nervous and entirely dissatisfied with this chapter… but we have Weirdo-chan ( ) and Sakura-senpai (PrincessOfTheSakura) to thank for encouraging me. This chapter would've taken a million years longer if it wasn't for them! Ok so let's go on then! ACTION!)
Previously on D2L: …She hugged her pillow tight and out of the blue, she found herself laughing. Tomorrow, she thought… tomorrow was going to be her special day…
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"Lu-chan!" Levy exclaimed happily at the other end of the line.
"Levy-chan?" Lucy answered.
"Lu-chan guess what?"
"What?"
"Gajeel asked me to prom!" The blunette cheered happily almost dropping the phone in her excitement. Lucy giggled at the childish behavior and smiled. Tomorrow was really something to look forward to and not just for her, but for the entire fairy high.
"We're all going to pick our outfits tonight. Are you going to join us?" Levy asked hopefully. Lucy's mind then fluttered to the black lace dress that Gray had picked for her when she had taken him shopping for the very first time… She smiled as she remembered his words, "Hm… If it were my date, I'd like her to wear this."
She blushed slightly.
"No Levy-chan, I've already got my outfit ready," she replied. Lucy and Levy bid each other goodbye's with the promise of meeting up later on.
After dropping the call, a thought popped into Lucy's mind. "Did he like the chocolates?" she wondered.
'Come to think of it… I never really tasted them before giving them' she thought as she walked over to where she had kept the left overs that didn't look presentable enough to give as a Valentine gift. It wasn't the first time she had given someone a valentine gift of course. She felt herself wander to past once more; she remembered how Valentines used to be before, but it had never been as heart racing as this one.
She remembered about the events of yesterday as though they only happened seconds ago… as if the butterflies in her stomach that had been squirming at the sight of him were past only just moments ago. It had taken a lot for her to prevent the box from slipping out of her sweaty palms and oh God how she wished she hadn't gone entirely blank when he had held her from behind or when he whispered to her making her all flustered like it was just so normal.
She shook her head, getting out of her trance.
She picked out a piece of her chocolates and popped it into her mouth but just as it came in contact with her taste buds she immediately spat it out.
"Shit, that was bitter!" She exclaimed as she took a sip of water. And just as she was about to take another sip, she froze – these were the same chocolates she had given Gray! She almost felt like crying now. He probably regretted ever inviting her to prom! But there was still hope… perhaps after the millions of chocolates he had received, he was yet to taste hers? She sighed as she thought of how glad she would have been that he had her chocolates first if only she got that news a few minutes ago – now it was more like a harbinger of just terrible news.
She sighed; so much for such a lovely day.
The day passed by quickly and the next as well. There was just an hour left for her to get ready and then off to prom! She hadn't really done much with herself today; she didn't want to overdo anything because she had a feeling that Gray wasn't a guy for cosmetics. She had curled her hair slightly so that it was a bit wavy, just to give it a slight sophistication.
She examined herself in the mirror for a while and then it came – the sound of her doorbell; he was here. She ran down the stairs and slowed down as she got to the door. Taking a deep breath, she opened the door slowly to find Gray standing there all formally dressed and all. He just looked so…dashing?
He smirked when he saw her and then whispered to her, "Now somebody's looking really cute today," and Lucy gasped softly. He was ALWAYS doing that to her! She blushed but remembering the chocolates, she decided to take her chances.
"Ne, Gray?" She began.
"Hm?" He responded as he began to ignite the engines.
"You didn't eat the chocolates did you?" She asked in a low tone. Her insides filled with gut-churning anxiety! 'Please say no!' she begged.
He chuckled at the question.
"Of course I did," he replied.
"B-But they were—," she began nervously.
"- very sweet," he finished for her.
"Liar," she pouted as they began driving down and Gray laughed lightly.
"Anything you make for me will be sweet, Luce," he assured her; and there – he had done it again. But this time, despite her heart racing at an incredible rate, she smiled. How could he be so nice?!
"But of course, nothing's sweeter than you," He winked as he said. Lucy giggled a bit as she punched him playfully.
"Pretty comments aren't going to do you any good," she warned.
"Well, I take my chances," he replied jokingly.
They reached the party venue shortly and met up with the gang almost immediately just around the entrance.
"KYA~! It's Gray!" came the squealing from fan girls but Gray paid no attention to them and neither did Lucy. Everyone except Loke and Mirajane had arrived. Loke of course made his flashy entrance in a rented limo with Aries only moments later, attracting lots and lots of attention of course. Loke specialized in that department so there was pretty much no surprise there.
They all gathered and greeted each other and then came the popping question, "Who is Mira's date?" Levy asked out of the blue and that really put everyone into thinking. Even Lisanna had no idea!
"Um… maybe you guys should take a look over there," Lucy said, a bit shocked herself. Everyone turned to look at the dazzling Mirajane with none other than – Laxus Dreyer.
"Laxus?!" Gray exclaimed in disbelief.
"Laxus…" Erza sighed, shaking her head, arms crossed.
"Laxus…" Natsu suddenly echoed and everyone turned to look at him with questioning glances, "What? Everyone was saying it so I just…"
They all sighed. Well, what more can we expect from poor Natsu.
"I don't think you guys plan to spend the entire night here right?" Gray finally said as he guided Lucy in through the entrance.
The place was very lively and full of colors of red, white, pink and every other thing that screamed 'VALENTINES'. Gray wasn't into the flashy colors, the heart-shaped balloons or the candle-light illumination, but well, he knew that whether he liked it or not, it was pretty well done.
"You guys did a pretty good job, Mira," he complimented her and she smiled in return.
The party was going pretty well so far, for most people. Lucy, on the contrary, couldn't help but feel the inkling annoyance spread through her as she thought of how she never got a single moment alone with Gray! She was, by some miracle, his DATE! Then why was it that people just kept coming and interrupting?!
She, of course, kept her cool as she greeted and chatted with the 'annoying intruders', the name she had begun to address them as, with a smile that just screamed the words – FAKE. Her eagerness to end every conversation that began was just an obvious indication that she had absolutely no interest in talking to them.
She felt a bit mad at herself for being all selfish and such, but she really wanted tonight to be different… She wanted to 'feel' like Gray's date and not just 'be' it for namesake! She was a bit 'frustrated'.
Gray, of course, didn't fail to notice how the usually really cheerful and willing-to-talk Lucy was being – if ever so slightly – edgy in her conversations. He didn't quite understand the reason for it but he knew that he didn't want Lucy to be in a bad mood, definitely not today at least.
"Hey Luce, you wanna –," he began when he was suddenly pulled by Erza. Lucy for a moment felt a glint of hope but well, Erza totally stomped all over it and to make things worse, albeit unconsciously.
"Gray! Your older sister took my date for a 'friendly' dance!" Erza said, trying despite failing, to hide her annoyance. "C'mon, won't you dance with me?" she asked hopefully.
Gray made an uncertain expression.
"Erza…" He sighed, hoping the red-head wouldn't insist any further.
"It's just one dance" she stated in a tone that told him this was not in any way a request but rather a really firm order.
Gray took a glance at Lucy and then at Erza.
"Lucy doesn't mind I'm sure, right Lucy?" Erza turned to Lucy, noticing Gray's expression. Lucy, who'd been staring at the ground the whole time, raised her head to look at Erza.
"Um, no… I don't mind," she said in a low tone.
"Well, then it's settled!" Erza pointed out immediately and began dragging Gray to the dance floor. No amount of resistance could release him from Erza's strong grip.
Lucy sighed in disappointment, wondering to herself about how much truth was really in her response.
'I shouldn't mind… I mean, I know Erza and Gray are close friends and all so it's not a big deal.' She thought to herself as she took a seat at the corner of the hall with a glass of some punch. She watched as Erza placed her arms around Gray and they danced playfully following the rhythm perfectly…
'Oh who am I kidding…I DO mind…'
She knew she was jealous and she wasn't denying it at all. She just had this really pressing feeling that despite the overly-'friendly' atmosphere between them, they were just too close. She immediately snapped herself out of that thought.
'What am I thinking…? It's only been about thirty minutes since the party began. There's so much time left! More than over four hours! I'm being so silly.' She said to herself.
"Care to dance?" A deep, masculine voice called out to her, reaching his hand out to her – Lyon.
"Lyon! Hi. You came here with Juvia right? Where is she?" Lucy asked, keeping her cool. She was always calm around Lyon.
"Juvia-chan got an urgent call from someone. She'll be back in a while. Till then, would you take up my offer?" He asked again, smiling, "It looks a lot like my little brother is neglecting his date"
And yeah, he had just hit the bull's eye with that. She knew the statement wasn't exactly true because Gray wasn't neglecting her or anything; it was just so many people kept dragging his attention away. Lucy decided that she'd better enjoy herself… she was really overthinking things.
"Yeah, why not" She replied as she took his hand and he led her to the dance floor. Lucy danced with Lyon but from the corner of her eyes she watched Gray. They really did get along very well… they were both laughing for some reason, enjoying some sort of joke…
Gray on the other hand only just noticed that his blonde date was no longer where they had been separated. His eyes then caught onto Lucy and Lyon and he felt a bit annoyed.
"Hey Erza, why don't we switch partners now?" Gray asked, "It's about time I got a dance with Luce, don't you think?" he joked. "For memory's sake."
"So you two are really dating then?" Erza asked.
"Well technically no. But after tonight, I'm hoping we will be," he replied as he raised a hand to catch Lyon's attention; and having known each other for such a long time, Lyon of course understood.
"Looks like someone wants his date back, " Lyon joked and Lucy looked at him in confusion when he suddenly spun her and she was caught and held by a stronger grasp full of warmth; their hands linked slowly and Lucy felt a current pass through her as she finally got to look up into those deep, captivating, midnight blue eyes.
"Miss me much?" he joked as he pulled her arms around him since she was too lost to do it herself, and then snaked his arms around her waist. Lucy giggled.
'I can't believe I was acting so silly,' she thought to herself.
"What's tickling your fantasies?" Gray jokingly asked but the only response he got was –
He felt Lucy inch closer and her hold becoming more firm. The music was soothing, it was then at that moment that Gray actually noticed how much he really did enjoy that slow, calming, rhythmical sound. He responded to the blonde's advances and inched even closer; Lucy rested her head on him as they moved back and forth on the floor. She felt her heart race, but at the same time, she felt so relaxed and at peace. She felt as though there was no one else… no one but the two of them.
"Hey Luce, what say you we go somewhere quiet for a while," Gray suggested and the blonde nodded happily. Looks like her night might just end up the way she had hoped it would. They walked out of the back exit of the banquet hall where the party was taking place and went out into a garden sort of place where there was a massive swimming pool. The placed looked a lot like an island. It was in open air with grass on the ground and plants all over. The breeze was cooling… Lucy thought it was pretty much romantic.
"Wow, this place isn't rated five-star for nothing I guess," Lucy commented in an attempt to spark a conversation. Gray laughed.
"Well, of course not, I booked it after all," he said.
"Yeah, if Gray Fullbuster did it then there can never be a problem," Lucy replied sarcastically and Gray gave her a raised brow in return.
"So… how's your first prom at Fairy High going so far?" Gray asked as they took a seat on a cushioned wooden swing, large enough for the two of them. Lucy kicked her legs back and forth as she stared at the ground, smiling.
"Ne…Gray?" She began, "Why did you ask me to be your date tonight?" She looked up to see his reaction which was a bit taken aback by the sudden question, but regained his composure with that lingering playful grin.
"How about you? Why'd you give me valentine chocolates? Heart-shaped?" he teased. Lucy immediately flushed at the question.
"U-um… w-well, y-you know…" She stuttered avoiding eye contact as she fidgeted nervously.
"Actually, I don't know," he said softly not taking his eyes off her. Lucy could feel the piercing gaze on her and the heat creep up her cheeks. He placed a hand on her cheek and slowly turned her head to face him.
"Luce, there are some things that no matter how well understood they are, they mean nothing if they aren't expressed in words." He told her and she felt guilty.
He was right.
She had been leading him on for so long without ever telling him how she felt. Was that fair to him?
Suddenly he stood up. Lucy looked at him in confusion; was he leaving? Was he mad at her? She felt a bit anxious and quickly grabbed his hand.
"I'm sorry… I don't know what got into me back there. I promised you I wouldn't push you right? Um, I'll just go get something to drink ok?" He said but what made Lucy's heart ache was the way he was smiling. It wasn't the usual smile that was so warm… camouflaged within was guilt.
Had she made him feel guilty? But it wasn't his fault… She felt so mad at herself! How could she still be hesitating?! When she had prepared her mind so much for tonight?
She watched his retreating back as he walked further and further… and further…
Lucy's heart began to race; she had this really bad feeling that if he left now, he would never come back. She knew she was being silly but she couldn't help it. Her expressions were full of worry and fear. Cold sweat emerged from her forehead and her eyes began to fill up with tears that had yet to fall.
She couldn't let him go… her conscious told her that it was now or never. Unlike what happened all those years ago, this time she would stop him. This time she wouldn't regret it for the rest of her life. She ran towards him and hugged him tightly from behind, burying her face in his back.
Gray was a bit shocked from the sudden embrace but his expressions softened when he heard the soft sniffles.
"Luce…?"
"Don't go! Please…" she pleaded in between sniffs, her voice breaking off a bit. Her embrace tightened and she pressed her forehead harder against his back, covering her teary face.
"Luce I'm not going anywhere… I'm –" he began to convince her but was interrupted with something that totally caught him off guard.
"I-I… I love you… Gray," she said in muffled voice that was so soft but loud enough so that Gray was stunned. He had heard it before, but hearing it directly like this was a lot more effective and a lot more pulse-racing. "…more than anyone in this world. Y-you're the best thing that ever happened to me," she continued. Gray knew he had been waiting to hear those words, not just for the dare but also because he felt the same way, but the kind of words she used to express her feelings were such a heavy load of guilt to bear.
"You know, with him I had once thought I loved him but now I know that that wasn't love at all, not after what I feel for you… What I feel for you Gray is like a million times stronger than what I ever felt for anyone else. I didn't want this to happen before; I had lost my trust and belief in such feelings but you changed everything Gray.
"When you came, I wanted to trust you… I wanted to believe in you… My brain kept telling me to run but in the end, I kept getting pulled towards you. You're different from the other guys Gray, you're special… I know you're too perfect and you deserve someone much better than a girl like me, but –"
He turned around to face her. He gently wiped out the tears from her angelic features. It broke his heart to think how strongly she felt for him. He bent lower and pressed his forehead against hers
"Don't say stuff like that Luce… You're more than anything I could ever want," he said to her as he leaned forward and Lucy's heart rate rose to a miraculous rate.
Slowly she closed her eyes. 'This is it,' she thought, 'my very first kiss', with fireworks cracking in her mind as he held onto her waist and her hand rose to the back of his neck. She got on her toes till their lips met… finally, after all those 'almost-kisses', they had shared their very first kiss.
Lucy want to jump all over the place and cheer with glee. Her mind was bursting with fireworks and her imagination was blooming flowers. But more than that, she was in a state of euphoria about having shared her first kiss with the person who made her heart race the most.
The moment their lips parted, Gray leaned in and did what he did best, he whispered to her with that deep voice of his, "I love you too," and drew back with a wink.
"H-huh?" Lucy stuttered, completely and totally flustered. There was no darker shade of red than the one that adorned her cheeks. It was of course understood that Gray liked her too – otherwise, why would he kiss her? – but saying and understanding were two different things, just like he had said before. Hearing the words directly from him felt like she was in some kind of paradise land; perhaps a dream? She wondered. If it was, she'd rather never wake up… But what if it really was a dream?!
She frowned slightly till she was snapped out of her reverie with Gray pulling her cheeks.
"What's up with that frown? What're you thinking about?" He asked with concern.
"This… it's really happening isn't it?" She asked. Gray chuckled at the question. "Ow!" Lucy exclaimed, rubbing the stinging part of her arm where Gray had pinched her.
"Hm… the pain seems too real for it to be a dream. Or should we try again?" he thought aloud while rubbing his chin in a thinking position, earning a playful punch on the arm from Lucy.
"You're not getting away with that Fullbuster," She threatened and Gray laughed.
"Scary… You a yandere character or something?" He joked, running away from her as she chased after him. Purposely he slowed down a bit allowing the blonde to catch up to him and just as she did, he stopped and turned around; before she could reach out to catch him, he grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him so that she was with her back against him.
"Eh…?" was all that left Lucy's lips and before she knew it, Gray shifted her golden locks onto her right shoulder and gave her a peck on her left cheek.
Lucy's eyes widened the moment she processed all that had happened and her face turned crimson, darkening by the moment, her lips parted in a surprise. No sound escaped her.
Gray, who she soon realized was now standing in front of her, stared at her with a teasing grin, "Now that is a priceless expression."
Lucy's cheeks puffed up and she pouted with a frown. "I hate you," she said; but of course there was no way she meant it.
"Hm… But just a while ago you were like 'I love you'," Gray teased with a smirk. "I guess rather than yandere, you might even be tsundere."
Lucy punched him playfully in response and out of the blue Gray reached out to the necklace that adorned her neck. He looked at it with an expression of relief.
"So you like it after all," he said.
"Of course I do… You gave it to me on my birthday; the day even I had forgotten it was my birthday…" she replied. "But you know, I think now we should switch our necklaces."
"Huh? But why?" He asked in confusion.
"Well, I mean… Since we're official and all…" She blushed as she said this. "You're supposed to have the 'L' pendant and I'm supposed to have the 'G'." She reached out to the long chain that was hidden under his shirt and took it off, then exchanged the pendant on hers with his, before returning it to him.
"That way, I have Gray and you have Lucy," She said while giggling.
They then sat down on the ground near the pool, soaking their legs in it.
"You know, this really is an inappropriate thing to do on a prom date," Lucy pointed out as she slowly kicked her legs in the pool, watching the small waves that formed.
"Well, I don't usually go by the book," he joked as he folded up his pants further, not wanting to get them wet. He felt her weight shift onto him with her head resting on his shoulder.
"Ne, Gray," she began as her fingers entwined with his, "You… love me too right?" She asked in a hopeful tone.
"I said it before, didn't I?" he assured her, squeezing her hand gently.
"You know, I still can't believe it," she said softly in trance.
"Then I'll say it again – I love you, Lucy," he repeated and Lucy turned bright red. She still wasn't used to hearing things like that from him… Then she noticed something –
"It's the first time you called me 'Lucy' and not 'Luce'…" She said.
"Is it?" He laughed, "I guess I got too used to the nickname I gave you."
"That nickname… no matter where, when or whatever circumstances I hear it, I'll know it's you, because you're the only one who calls me that."
Gray chuckled, "Okay then let's make a promise – or no, a 'Gray-Lucy' promise."
"About what?" she asked.
"That only I can call you by that name," he replied with a playful smile.
The party was midway through and Lucy and Gray finally walked in to join the others. Their absence was of course felt by everyone and so when they came in, they did attract quite a lot; more attention than they would have otherwise expected. Other than that, holding hands had become (in the short time they just spent) something very normal for them, something they now did without realizing, but for the others in the hall, that innocent gesture spoke a lot.
The girls were all giving each other knowing smiles when Lucy walked over to them.
"What's up?" she asked casually.
"Nothing new here, but I take a lot has happened with you that you're not telling," Mirajane teased with a devious smile.
At the other end, Gray was standing with Lyon and Jellal and from the way they were questioning him, they were indirectly trying to make him blurt it all out. He wouldn't have any problem doing that but he wasn't sure if Lucy was ready for it. He glanced in her direction and saw the devilish grins of the girls he had grown to know were more like demons; he smirked knowingly… surely Lucy was in the very same situation.
He watched as she blushed, he liked it when she blushed like that, and said something that he couldn't quite hear but from the way all the girls started squealing and all, it seemed to him that she had just given them away. For a moment, she glanced at him too and their eyes met… She mouthed something to him and it took him a moment to realize that what she had said was, 'Good luck' with that mischievous smile. For a moment he was a bit shocked and then he remembered – he had done the very same thing to her only a day ago. He laughed inwardly.
"If you guys are dying to know so badly, you should just ask me directly you know. It's not as if I'm planning to hide it or anything," he said to Lyon and Jellal.
"So you two are official then?" Jellal asked.
"Yeah," Gray confirmed.
Lyon was ready to do the victory dance with that megawatt smile of his, "Finally my little brother decides to get himself a girl!" Though all he was happy about was that the most disturbing hindrance between 'Juvia-chan' and himself was no more.
Gray sweat-dropped, "You say it as though I've never dated anyone before."
"Yeah, but she looks like the one you'll eventually end up with… you know, perfect couple types." Lyon said.
"When you say 'perfect couple', I think Erza and Jellal fit that theory way better." Gray said.
Prom was now finally drawing to an end and what can I say? It really did turn out to be a memorable prom for everyone…
"Looks like you finally did it," Cana said with a grin when she and Lucy were finally alone. Lucy smiled and nodded. She knew that Cana really had played a huge role in it all. Her encouragement had really helped a lot.
"Thanks Cana… If you weren't there, I probably would have taken forever to just say those three words."
"Leave it to Onee-san," Cana replied, winking playfully.
"But believe it or not, you still really did take forever," A voice said from behind – she didn't have to think twice to know it was none other than Gray. Lucy froze for a moment and immediately flushed. She knew it was silly of her but the fact that he had heard their conversation just made her a bit embarrassed.
"Looks like you really do have psychic abilities," he commented to Cana.
"I told you I did. My tarot card reading has been proven authentic a million times now," she replied, crossing her arms with a smug look.
"Tarot cards?" Lucy asked.
"Oh you didn't know? Cana's our group's psychic. She's into tarot card reading… the thing where you see someone's future with cards and all that.
"But anyway, it's really late now. Jellal, Erza, Natsu, Lisanna, have all left. So I think we should start leaving too Luce."
"Going already?" Cana whined, "But it looks like Hibiki would be staying longer so I'm gonna be hanging around with Blue Pegasus for the rest of the night. You guys can't stay a bit longer?"
"Already bored of your date?" Gray tease. "Um, we could but Lucy's place may be a bit dangerous at night so I'd prefer to drop her home sooner… It's already really late anyway."
"Okay. Then I guess, see you guys on Monday."
Lucy sat in silence, watching the moving scenery of midnight as Gray drove down the streets of Magnolia. She smiled as she thought how everything had gone so perfectly… How her relationship with Gray had changed suddenly with just a few words that she wished she had said sooner. She really couldn't ask for more and she couldn't imagine anything going wrong from here! Suddenly, she had begun to love her life so very much…
The happiness she felt was so perfect, so wonderful but may I remind you – when things are too perfect, they are also too suspicious. Was Lucy's happiness forever? Or was it just a moment's peace before an impending disaster?
(A/N: CUT! That went… okay…
Gray: We've been shooting this scene for the last five weeks! How can you still not be satisfied?!
Itami (SDQueen): But It could've been better… I'm sorry I'm such a useless director and writer :(
Lucy: Oh but on the bright side, the Valentines prom is FINALLY over!
Sting: That's not too bright for the rest of those guys who're gonna get fired by chapter 27 ^.^
Erza: *death glare* did you say something?
Itami (SDQueen): Are we still arguing over that?
Jellal: Some readers wanted to know whether season 2 will be a separate fanfiction
Itami (SDQueen): Naah, it'll be the same fanfiction only a lot will change… It'll be more like a sequel
Mirajane: Well if it's a sequel then wouldn't it be better if it were separate?
Gray: *smirk* she probably wants to keep all her reviews instead of having to start from scratch
Itami (SDQueen): NO! That's not true!
Gray: Really?
Itami (SDQueen): shut up, I'm the boss here. I'll fire you
Lucy: But he's main cast
Itami (SDQueen): Is that a challenge?!
Natsu: Are we fighting? *excited*
Levy: Natsu… just go and eat more chilly
Erza: We're almost there to the 200 reviews
Itami (SDQueen): Yes! We just need 70 more :D
*everyone stares in disbelief*
Loke: did you just say 'just 70'?
Yukino: It'll take FOREVER to get there!
Itami (SDQueen): Oh relax… we have some really amazing readers and I'm sure if they like this story they'll help out ^.^ We'll get there soon.
Mirajane: Ah Yukino-chan! What're you doing here?
Yukino: I'm starring in the next chapter for a short role so I'm here to rehearse with Itami-sama! (she uses the –sama honorific for everyone right?)
Gajeel: Gee-hee! I'm starring in the next one too.
Laxus: I made my first AND last appearance in this one *annoyed*
Loke: Oh come on… it's better than the ones who never even did get a role!
Lisanna: Yeah, come to think of it, Elf-nii-chan has never been casted in any of Itami-chan's fanfics…
Itami (SDQueen): Pfft… oh sure he has! He was there in 'Mystery Lovers'
Erza: Yeah *smirks* he did say one line at the end of the story…
Itami (SDQueen): You're being sarcastic…
Natsu: you don't say! *sarcasm*
*Itami punches him out cold*
Itami (SDQueen): I just always forget him!
Minerva: well, that's only to be expected from fairies
Lucy: I thought you became good in the recent chapters…
Gray: *teasing* yeah, change of heart and all…
Itami (SDQueen): Oh I think Rogue's new look is mesmerizing… I'm a fan! 3
Rogue: So does that mean I get more screen time?
Itami (SDQueen): Nope
Rogue: *whispers* she's really just as wicked as they say she is
Itami (SDQueen): Heard that!
NEXT CHAPTER: I'm not talking. The name AND description make it only too obvious. But hey, It's the end of season 1… It's a must read!
Rogue: For more 'romantic' stories of Lucy and Gray, don't forget to visit Itami's new community 'Celestial Ice' and show your support by following it!
Lucy: Doesn't Gray do the ads?
Erza: He got fired, Itami's got a new crush on Rogue now…
Gray: Ouch.
Until Next time, (PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW!)
Ja'ne!