Lucy sat on her bed, her knees tucked into her chest. Her arms were wrapped around them. She looked at the necklace laying in front of her. After dinner and opening a few presents, she went to her room.

"Lucy?" Layla asked, knocking on the door.

"Come in," Lucy said quietly. She hugged her knees tighter as her mother entered the room.

"What's wrong?" Layla asked, sitting beside her daughter. "You've been in here a few hours."

"I'm fine," Lucy lied. She was really upset about Juvia, but she didnt want to tell Layla that.

"Did Gray get you this?" Layla asked, picking up the necklace. "It's really pretty."

"Yeah," Lucy replied shortly. She couldn't believe that he gave her such a nice gift, then completely ditched her. Ultear said they dated before, and something happened before she left. Did they kiss? Confess they still like each other? What happened?

"If you're sure you're okay, I'm going to go wash some dishes." Layla kissed Lucy's forehead and left the room.

Lucy turned her lamp off and sat in darkness.

X

"Welcome back, everyone," Miss Molly said. "I know it's rough coming back from break on a Monday, so we'll have a free day. You can work on your crayon drawings tomorrow."

"This is Okinawa," Juvia said, setting another picture down on the table. Since all the other tables were filled, she just pulled up a stool between Lisanna and Gray at the head of the table. She would stay there all year.

"It's so pretty," Lisanna said. She looked at the clear blue water and white sand. They really did a good job at cleaning up.

"Yeah," Gray agreed. He looked over to Lucy for the tenth time that day. She didn't even talk to him at all during Christmas break. He came over a few times, but Layla said she was sleeping and not to wake her. It seemed like Layla didn't know exactly what was wrong, but knew that something was. She even asked him if he knew anything.

"Oh, this is Erza," Juvia said, setting down a picture of a baby dolphin. Lisanna practically melted. "And here we are at the beach." She set down another picture. Juvia was wearing her bikini, smiling. Another girl her age was beside her. In the background, a blonde man was talking to one of the scientists.

Lucy rolled her eyes when she saw Gray staring at the picture. 'Probably looking at her body,' she thought.

"Who is that man?" Gray asked, pointing to the blonde man. Lucy snapped her head to him. He wasn't looking at Juvia, but the man in the background.

"He funded our cleanup in Okinawa," Juvia said. "Jude Heartfilia, I believe."

"What?" Lucy asked, grabbing the picture. Her eyes were wide with disbelief.

"Do you know him?" Juvia asked.

"Juvia, that's Lucy's dad," Gray said.

"I thought Lucy was Layla's daughter," Juvia said. Layla did say she lived in Japan before moving to Magnolia. She never mentioned her ex-husband, so it was a possibility.

"Yeah, it's him," Lucy said coldly, throwing the picture to the table. She crossed her arms and looked away.

"We need your help," Ciel said, making everyone at the table look to him. He picked Lucy up by her waist and carried her over to his table. Juvia, once again, thought they were such a cute couple.

"What is it?" Lucy asked. She was set on the table, facing Ciel and Yuki.

"You just looked sad," Kyo said. "It's that girl, right?"

Lucy sighed and nodded.

X

"Tests are in a few weeks, so today we are just going to review. Split up into three groups according to rank," Layla told her class. "Gray, take the lowest group. Juvia, you'll take the middle, leaving me with the higher."

Lucy rolled her eyes and scrubbed the windows harder. Layla made her clean them just so she would leave her room. Sadly, Juvia was also a black belt. In fact, she took the test a month after Gray. She looked over to him.

"You guys don't need to be nervous, okay?" Gray asked. His group was all white and yellow belts, so they were pretty new to the sport. "It may seem scary, but it's not. You'll test in groups of four, so it's not so bad. Just do your best, and you'll be fine."

Lucy smiled and looked back to the window. He put the students at ease so easily. He always seemed to know what to say and do in every situation. She looked over to Juvia. She didn't seem to be so carefree. She was farther away, so Lucy couldn't hear what she was saying. Layla was farther away yet, but she had a smile on her face.

"Damn window," she mumbled, going back to her job. She couldn't seem to get the spot off. She was starting to think that Layla was putting cement on the windows, just to keep her busy. That was the fourth spot that caused her trouble.

A warm hand wrapped over her's. She blushed and looked up to meet Gray's smirking face. "You have to use some elbow grease," he said. He scrubbed the window as if her hand wasn't there. He let the cloth slide down, showing the clean spot.

"Shouldn't you be with the students?" Lucy all but hissed. She was trying to be mad, and he was making it very hard for her. His hand was so warm against her's.

"They are practicing," he said. He wrapped his hands around her waist, resting his chin in her shoulder. "Is something bothering you?"

Lucy tried to find her words. She was being distracted by his body against her's. She hasn't been around him that much in the past days, and she had to admit that she missed being with him. "Yeah," she confessed.

"We can talk about it tonight. I have to go back to class," he said.

"What about school tomorrow?" she asked. She didn't understand why she cared. School never stopped her from staying over in the past.

"It's Friday," he laughed.

"Is it just me, or are these classes a different day every week?" she asked.

Gray shrugged and went back to his group if student.

X

Gray entered his room with only a towel around his waist, shaking his wet hair. Lucy was sitting in his bed. She was waiting for him to get out of the shower so they could talk, which she wasn't particularly looking forward to. Her face turned scarlet when Gray entered the room.

"So what's up?" Gray asked. He was running his fingers trough his hair, trying to comb his messy locks. Even when wet his hair was unruly.

"Uh, huh, mmh," she stuttered awkwardly. "Can you, uh, put some clothes on?" She played with the edge of a blanket nervously.

"What, am I bothering you?" he teased. He didn't think it would bother her so much. She nodded. He smirked and walked over to the bed. She blushed harder when he laid down beside her. She tried to get off the bed, but he pulled her back to him.

"Gray," she whined. She realized that towels were sexist. When on a girl, they fall off so easy. But with guys, they could run a marathon, do cartwheels, or anything else, and it still wouldn't come off.

"Let's sleep like this," he said. She grabbed a pillow and smothered his face. It didn't have much if an effect, though. "I was just teasing you," he laughed. He got up and dug through his drawers for some clothes. He left the room, and came back wearing boxers and a shirt. She was a little disappointed that he was wearing a shirt, though.

"So what's up?" he asked, laying back down in the bed. He propped his head up with his elbow.

"Something happened with you and Juvua before she left, and I was wondering what it was," she said quietly. She sat up cross-legged and played with the hem of her shirt.

"Wh-what do you mean?" he stuttered. She looked over to him. She was surprised to see him avoiding her gaze.

"Why are you nervous?" she asked skeptically.

"It's no big deal. Lets just go to sleep," he quickly said.

"Seriously, what happened?" she asked sternly. She did not like the situation one bit. She was just assuming she was over thinking, but Gray was proving that there was something to worry about.

"Listen," he sighed. "It honestly wasn't a big deal. She told me she still likes me then kissed me. Sure, it was awkward when she came back, but we're cool. Nothing's going on."

"Are you sure?" Lucy asked quietly, hugging her knees. She saw how friendly they were together.

"You worry too much," he laughed. He grabbed her waist and pulled her down beside him, facing the same way as him. He smirked against her neck. "Just go to sleep, okay?"

"Hmm, okay," she mumbled, missing the feeling of laying next to him.

She was just overreacting. There really is nothing to worry about, right?

Right?


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