I am just going to get into the story today. I have nothing to talk about other than college is starting soon so updates could become even slower (if that is even possible.) So yay?

Oh! And go and read LittleBookWrighter's 'Between the books' if you like AOT and Erwin Smith, her writing is super amazing and she takes much more time than myself to think about her stories and characterization of her OC's.

Literally one of the only OC's I like I should add. :)

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Gray didn't know long it had been since he and the group had took some time to rest, but when he looked up into the sky he quickly realised how late it actually was. Looking up, he saw the beautiful dark and cloudless night sky, the sparkling white orbs in the sky shone so brightly as if they were trying to take the centre stage.

He couldn't deny how stunning the sight was, in fact he found himself staring up into the black void until he realised what he was doing. Shaking his head with a grunt he attempted to stand up.

Only to tumble back down…

Of course he would get pins and needles… It was him for god's sake!

Grumbling to himself at the sudden weird sensation running through his legs, Gray looked around to view his surroundings in an attempt to kill time as his legs stopped numbing themselves and almost instantly, his gaze flicked across to the bright area a few feet away from the group.

That was when he realised that Vali was not where he had been resting…

Confused, he checked around him to see if he could find the 11 year old, unfortunately he only saw Amelia and Mary who had not moved from their original spots by the rock.

'Where the fu- oh, there you are...'

His eye scanned the surrounding area once again when he finally realised the slightly larger form a few feet away from him and the girls, the familiar dark brown mop of hair swaying slightly in the gentle wind, sitting right next to the source of the bright yellow glow from earlier.

"How did I miss him from here?" After a while he felt the feeling return in his legs, the pins and needles finally beginning to recede and give him full control once again and with a deep, sleepy sigh he rose up from the ground and made his way over to Vali. His footsteps almost silent as his feet softly crunched against the ground, making his way to the Earth mage.

Vali must have heard him at some point because he shifted himself around to face him, his hair shadowing most of his face in the dark but a small grin was just about visible on his face. He tucked his knees into his chest and placed his arms on top before resting his head on his arms.

"Got your beauty sleep?" His voice was quiet and slightly breathy, signalling his tiredness for the outside world to acknowledge. His snort wasn't as subdued when Gray gave him a dirty look however. "Never mind, you're still ugly."

"Shut up, you grizzly looking earthworm." Gray bit out, already regretting his decision to come and sit over here. "Why the hell are you up anyway? It's late!"

Vali's response was to put a finger up to his lips and wiggle his finger as if he was scolding a child. "To answer your question I have some trouble sleeping."

"Insomnia?"

"Nope." Vali shook his head. "My sleeping pattern doesn't exist, so I end up staying awake throughout the night sometimes. But I should be sleeping during the days soon enough."

"You're weird." Gray replied in exasperation. "Well, you better not fall asleep whilst were travelling or I'll leave you behind."

He didn't know whether or not Vali had listened or not, all he had done was let out another amused snort. In a way Gray couldn't help but admire the attitude his new companion had for everything so far, never taking anything personal and always being realistic about things whether it be about himself or others or a situation- he always managed to just take on the chin before dealing with the dilemma at hand.

Hell, he had even kept his cool around Gildarts of all people- and that man was an absolute monster…

The remaining snickers from Vali began to soften and fade away soon enough, leaving the two in a comfortable silence that neither cared to break. After having a hectic day (or day's' in Gray's case) this was something both mages needed, just a few relaxing hours to themselves with no sort of external interruption as the two immersed themselves into a state of peaceful observation.

Vali had taken an interest in his surroundings, carefully studying the landscape with a critical eye which soaked in every little nook and cranny it could find. For once he was silent as the serene atmosphere calmed his body and mind down.

Gray had gone back to looking at the night sky, his eye raking gently across the enormity of the universe above and beyond. He remembered everything he had gone through so far and with sadness- how he could compare his old self to his current self. He was pleased to have a goal to achieve, to attain the most amount of power he possibly could. What he would do with it would come later.

As his mind drew back to previous events and formed the emotional connections he suddenly remembered his first ever friend. Before ever even knowing about Deliora, Jade had once told him about a belief she shared with her mother. At the time he called her silly for believing such nonsense, but now he could see the appeal, he could feel the want to believe in the concept.

It was a day he remembered clearly to, everything from the day to the weather- almost as if he had travelled through time and back to the day he was focusing on. He could still feel the cold chill bite into his skin comfortably and the sound of snow crunching under heavy boots as the wind blew harshly around him, surrounding him with a cold yet strangely warm embrace.

He remembered himself and his first and only friend plopping down next to him, more stiff and sombre than usual, even to the point where those who didn't even know her could see the distress on her face. Her black hair was slightly messy as it hung down to her chin whilst some of it stuck up in random places.

He remembered brushing her off when she asked him about the stars and if he believed that everyone they knew would watch over them when they passed on, but he told her that it was true. He went against his own beliefs just to give some semblance of comfort she clearly needed, something he would never do for anyone else, never. She had been his only friend, to him, Vali and the others he had met were acquaintance's, fairly close acquaintances mind you but acquaintances nevertheless.

'She USED to be my friend...' He bitterly droned, his mind still unable to find a way to either explain or cope with her utmost betrayal… Calling him the one thing that truly hurt him probably struck him more than her kick that sent him tumbling down the cliff face. She had her reasons, she was in hysterics, she had lost her parents within a minute of each other and he dragged her and little Macbeth to the top of a freezing cold mountain…

But still…

"You okay there smiley?" Vali's voice rang out and through his ears, snapping him out of his angry thoughts. "You look even more pissed than usual, you've been like that for an hour now..."

That really caught his attention…

He looked at Vali, confusion marring his face to show forth. "An hour?"

"Yes indeedy doo..." The ever so soft sing song tone in the Earth mages reply was almost lost on him, chalk another point up for Vali's mocking nature, but it was softer, more careful so he was showing SOME respectful restraint. "I can tell tell by the big ball of obnoxious heat leering it's ugly head behind you."

Despite a scornful retort trying to ebb it's way past his lips, Gray ignored him and his long winded remark again in favour of turning around to see the sight he so barely got to see back In Isvan…

The 'big ball of obnoxius heat' as Vali put it was not even close to being a quarter of the way up, simply showing the mere circumference of it's surface yet slowly rising to show off more. It's radiant light seemingly spilling out and over the ground itself as it rose higher and higher.

And it was just like that, that Gray's memories suddenly receded back into his mind once more, almost forgotten as the memories owner began to lightly bask in the rare sight for his eyes…

Well, EYE…

But as nice as the sunrise was, he needed to get moving, Fairy tail wasn't going to walk over to him, he needed to cover as much ground as he possibly could with the safety of daylight, view be damned.

"We should wake those two up and start heading straight toward Magnolia..." Gray spoke, his voice somewhat scratchy due to the lack of moisture, but he soldiered on. "If Gildarts was right then the next train station should be in Tripdon."

"Hang on, you don't want to enjoy this? You know it's hard to stay awake long enough to see this right?" Vali looked at him with curiosity. 'I would've thought seeing this shit would be a nice down time for him, not a motivational crux.'

"I don't care." Gray's retort was a mix between an annoyed growl and exasperation. Giving the Earth mage the necessary incentive to raise his hands up in a placating manner. "The more time I waste staring off into the universe, the less time I actually have to become stronger."

His acquaintance tutted, Gray could just hear the sarcastic reply before it even left his mouth…

"Coming from the guy that took down a giant with little more than a chop to the neck? Two years younger than me? Who also happens to wield two types of magic? YOU of all people want to get stronger at your age? This is coming from me, an eleven year old mind you!"

'Okay, maybe not sarcasm…'

"Maybe I should start calling you a Goku wannabe..."

'Nevermind… Bloody Manga...'

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After an hour of the two boys arguing had finally woke up the two slumbering girls. Amelia didn't appreciate the rude awakening, especially as it effectively made her sister jump into the air when Vali had 'accidentally' rose his voice to a considerably higher decibel.

She made this more than clear with a swift blow to the back of Vali's head, knocking him into Gray and the Devil Slayer let out a girlish yelp as the two tumbled to the ground with a loud thud. This quickly turned Mary's fright into laughter when they struggle to dislodge themselves from each other.

The process had been slow, annoying and completely humiliating for Gray, his blood boiled with anger towards the adult of the group and he made a mental note to make sure he froze everything she tried to sit on on lay down upon over to get her back. After-all, he couldn't kick her out or Mary would have to go to and Vali would give him lip all the way to Magnolia…

Well, he had a feeling that would be how it went down…

But he and the Earth Mage in question received a slight shock when they both finished freshening up near the lake.

"Well, this is where we part ways." Amelia looked over to the two boys, hair damp from the lake they had freshened up in. pointing at the sign with 'North' and 'West' hammered into the post. "I am taking Mary away from that town, we can start a new life somewhere away from it and hopefully live happily from now."

Her announcement caught the other three off guard, Mary hadn't even been privy to the decision but she wasn't about to disagree when she knew nothing about travel.

"Okay? Where are you going precisely though?" The logic wasn't all there, Vali wasn't a guy for such a concept but he knew enough to have a qualm or two with the sudden decision. But Amelia had realised her mistake in phrasing and made up for it quickly enough.

"Oh, I mean I am probably see if we can find somewhere near that academy you went too." Well, at least she had a general idea of what she was doing. Vali Let out a relieved sigh before realising what she said.

"Wait, hang on." He held up his hands to silence any more chatter. "Are you taking my suggestion to heart? Oh, my heart tingles in the warmth..."

She blushed. "S-Shut up. I just want to make my Sister happy."

"And I am sure you'll do that." Vali replied, all trace of sarcasm gone. "Even if she leaves the academy or she doesn't make it in you'll help her, you seem to be a huge role model for her so you must have done something right along the way."

"Yeah sis! I want to be like you when I get older! Your so cool and smart and I want to be like that and be super strong like Gray and Vali!" Mary yipped with determination. But her statement wasn't only surprising to Amelia.

"WHAT!?" The unified exclamation of surprise from the two boys was not lost on either of the girls. Vali looked like he had been told he was going to be worshipped as the new messiah, his pleasant shock softly crossing over his features before going back to his lazy smile. Gray on the other hand couldn't seem to quell that shock that seemed to breach it's way through his body, standing solid with a look of pure confusion plastered onto his face.

Vali was obviously the first to recover from Mary's words. "Y-You want to be like u-us? Why?" He asked slightly shaky in his delivery.

Mary smiled brightly. "You two are so strong, you beat the Unicol with almost no earth around and Gray beat that giant that was chasing after us so quickly! You're awesome, I want to grow to be that strong!"

The Earth Mage felt flattered, trying to think of what to say next. But nothing came to his head, no jokes, no sarcasm, not even an honest sentence… Just blankness. This girl a few years younger than himself and possibly Gray looked at him and said Ice Mage as if they were gods!

"But I didn't beat the Unicol, the old fart did, in fact he seems to be much more powerful than me and Gray put together and timed by ten. What's so special about me?"

The girl looked at him as if he'd grown two or three extra heads. As if what he was saying was somehow blasphemous to the very way of life itself. "You are so kind and funny! You try to your kindness with rude and long jokes or answers, but you are a big, kind teddy bear on the inside!"

His face exploded in a huge red blush and Gray saw it, snickering away at his expense.

Amelia chimed in next. "Also, from what I saw, you didn't get to fight the creature off because you had to keep Gildarts in check. Your pranks showed just how little control he has over his magic and if he were to attack that thing and not kill it right away he would have destroyed the only platform we were on but he would have also left us with no way to get here without Gray showing up."

"In reality, Gildarts traded in his control for strength, not to say he has none- but at the end of the day you and Gray have shown to be powerful and able to control your magic well enough to not destroy anything around you."

"If we try, also Gildarts' magic is based around Breaking magic." He couldn't help but point that out.

"Same difference." Gray butted in, seemingly tired of his acquaintance arguing with the two girls. "At the end of the day we have control, he doesn't, end of story." He ended by grabbing the back of Vali's shirt and started dragging him away as if he were dragging a statue.

"Wait, do you guys even have any Jewel to get to Magnolia?"

Gray froze, literally…

As he was holding onto Vali's shirt…

"Ack! thaw me out you dolt, I am not unable to freeze to death you know!?" Vali sputtered in indignation. He could feel his body shiver, but whether or not it was from the cold or from the claim that Amelia just let out…

"uuuuhhh, uuuuuhhhh…."

Amelia sweatdropped, struggling not to let her hand meet up with her face as she watched Vali flail around helplessly as Gray continued to do his statue impression.

"I-I-I'll think of something, yeah, I'll do just that." The Devil Slayer stuttered pathetically. His face the very definition of shock, his body didn't even wince at his nervousness when he spoke.

His answer was pyrrhic victory at best…

But before he could continue on, Amelia held her hand up to silence him and Vali (just in case). The two boys looked over in confusion, well Vali did once Gray cuffed him around the back of the head and thawed him out of his icy prison.

"I have a little surprise for you two, a little thank you gift." She smiled before walking over to Vali and handing him a big bag full of something soft. "Even though you two have stressed me out enough to give me grey hairs early you two still helped save us from our lives."

"In that bag is a bunch of gold cotton, the value is much more higher than gold due to it's weight in comparison to standard gold. This should get you to where you need to go. But don't get it wet or it will dissolve."

Her warning stuck with Gray and Vali, the only form of currency they had had both been lost, Gray's was lost to Gildarts, who had accidentally took his remaining jewel along with his bag of nude girls. Vali lost his when he got stuck in Mone and couldn't get out without the certain result of death.

Vali stood there, staring at the bag that held the key his future and Grays. He hadn't noticed at first but he found himself fighting back a swell of emotion at the exceptional act of kindness from Amelia. He wasn't worthy of this, let alone Mary's idolization. But he would happily except it to keep them happy, also Gray would probably kill him if he declined…

So with a content sigh, he looked up to meet Amelia's eyes and smiled a smile that reached eyes. "Thanks for the help, we hope you two have a good life ahead of you. Thank you once again."

"Yeah, thanks- err, yeah, you get it." Gray awkwardly stumbled, still fighting back his embarrassed blush.

Mary giggled at his embarrassment, pulling at her sisters sleeve to get her attention. "Come on sis! We've got a home waiting for us!" She said, pulling her sleeve harder and quicker before Amelia finally relented.

"You're right, lets go." She smiled, turning around finally start her life anew with her sister. Before she left though she looked back to see the two boys still there. Smiling (well, Gray's smile being more of a lopsided grin). "Goodbye boys, I hope we get to meet again in the future."

Vali nodded. "Yeah, see'ya." He replied, waving to the retreating figures lazily as Gray nodded lightly lifting his arm up for a few seconds before letting it drop down to his side again.

After a while, the girls had finally disappeared beyond the horizon, leaving Vali and Gray standing in the middle of the pathway. Finally Vali brushes a part of his hair out of his face and turns to face his companion who was adjusting his trench-coat.

"Yo, maybe now would be a good time to get moving?" Vali Suggested, his hair quickly falling back in front of his eyes again. "We turn this gold cotton in and get ourselves a pair of train tickets to Magnolia, then you can make the guild miserable with your brooding." His voice took on a happy sigh that was definitely sarcastic, annoying Gray once again.

He demonstrated his annoyance by smacking him around the head again…

"Shut it, let's just get to the town." He grumbled back, reaching for Vali's shirt collar and clutching it once again before forcefully dragging him towards the town…

"H-Hey! Stop doing that!"

"Shut up."

"Goku wannabe!"

"Earthworm!"

"Grumpy bollocks!"

"Cynical asshole!"

"Pot, kettle, black!"

"Fuck off!"

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(3 hours later)

"I swear Gray, if you continue to pull me by the collar I am going to throw you into the nearest lake and laugh as you squeal."

"Try that and I will turn you into my next ice sculpture..."

"Very original, well if you even so much as attempt to do that I will bury you 10 feet under with an effigy of a naked Gildarts to keep you company."

'This is getting bloody stupid!' Gray mentally growled. His irritation pushing past it's usual restraints and reaching new heights of frustration that seemed merely mythical. He knew back then that he shouldn't had started dragging the Earth mage but he was definitely pushing his luck- and he hadn't even been with him for more than a day…

He brought this on himself…

But a naked effigy of that old fart? With a gunky groin region and a perverted expression? The mere thought of that made him shudder for all his worth- And subsequently punch Vali on the nose…

And punch he did, just as his acquaintance finished speaking Gray drew back his fist and clench it hard before driving it into the older boys nose, and with a comical 'crunch' Vali's head snapped back as he was sent onto his back.

"AH! Shiit….!" The downed eleven year old held his nose with a wince, looking up at Gray with a pained smirk. "You little bastard, that punch was terrible!" He tried to cackle, but ended up groaning as his nose accidentally exhaled. "I guess you ain't a Goku wannabe, you're more like Vegeta..."

That little comment earned him a swift kick to the bollocks…

"AAAAAHHHH!"

Gray almost smirked… But as much fun as this was, he really needed to turn this golden cotton in…

"Get up Bayonetta, we have train tickets to buy." He snarked before turning on his heel and walking away…

He would pretend that the amused snort he heard never happened…

"Fine, fine. Just don't get me in the nads again." The warning was backed up by the slight sadistic grin Vali began to get on his face. But he knew Gray wouldn't see it, so he got himself back up and jogged back over towards the Devil Slayer. "Say, how much do you th- WAHHH!?"

Gray jumped at the sound of his fellow travellers yell. But before he could turn around to rebuke him, he felt no weight in his arms, as if the bag had been taken out of existence. Looking down only cemented that fact…

"WAHHH!?" He yelled, mimicking his partner.

"Uh…. I just saw it vanish….?" Vali could only blink rapidly, his brain trying to process what in the ever living fuck just occurred. "What. The. Fuck..."

"I think you mean 'where the fuck?'" Gray growled, malice dripping from each word which almost startled Vali, but when he turned his head to face what his comrade was facing, he completely understood.

In fact, he completely and utterly understood.

"Thief!" The two shouted in unison, causing the figure in a striped shirt began scamper.

Vali acted out first, literally blitzing past Gray at speeds that his comrade couldn't even comprehend and struck his foot out against the wall to turn as he reached it. Gray following desperately from the rear, not pulling off the acrobatic moves Vali seemed capable of performing.

The figure squeaked in fear at seeing their forms rushing him, he picked up the pace due to said fear, forcefully knocking down anything tip-able. But Vali shocked both him and Gray when he jumped near to the wall before using the momentum to jump off of said wall to a closed iron bin liner before picking up the pace with the target and effectively avoiding the debris in the way.

Gray simply jumped over the obstacles using his enhanced strength. Which got a grin out of Vali and another panicked look from the thief.

For a good minute they chased the poor thief through the alleyway, ducking, jumping, twisting, turning, dodging and weaving their way around anything that the thief threw in the way, or was already in the way to begin with.

But Gray could easily see from here that the alleyway was coming to a close, which meant he could freeze the ground without stopping to concentrate. The thief's advantage would be gone. If Vali hadn't managed to perform another wall-run and land on the thief's shoulders.

The eleven year old quickly flipped off of the thief to land in front of him whilst pushing him a few feet back due to the force put into the jump. Grinning when he got back up, he leaned against the wall and made the motion for the thief to turn around.

Like a gullible child, the thief did exactly that, only to find his face and a giant icy Bo Staff sharing a violent and painful kiss. The thief's head snapped back, causing him to lose his balance and Vali, seeing this lazily stuck his foot out which sent the thief crashing into a puddle. A deep puddle.

But the thing that neither the boys or the thief expected to happen was for the many treasure's the thief had stolen to suddenly spill out of his onesie, including the bag of gold cotton.

Which so happened to land directly in the deepest part of the puddle…

"No! No, nononononononononono!" Vali yelled, seeing his precious gold cotton slowly dissolving within the water. "Shit, fuck, shit, fuck, shit, fuckity fuck fuck fucking fuck!" He kicked the thief out of his way as he dropped to his knees and mourned the loss of his darling gold cotton…

"No… My beautiful baby golden cotton balls of fucking awesome! You've gone black and worthless..." he looked up to Gray, who was giving him a strange look… "I wasn't being racist, I meant the gold has become wet, therefore we are now stuck here for the rest of eternity!"

"I know..." Gray rolled his eye, but looked just as angry and distraught. He whirled his head around to face the thief responsible. "You bastard..." He growled angrily.

But…

"Hey! That's my bag!"

"My wallet!"

"My Jacksepticeye key-chain!"

One by one, those who heard the commotion began to swarm around the two boys and the thief. After a while each person, man, woman and child began to fish for their lost items, causing thief to shout at them to stop. But as soon as they looked at him he began to regret that action.

"M-My speed-you-up X pills! W-Where are th-" He was cut off by the horde of angry townspeople, who began to land punches and kicks upon his being, he was hit everywhere. Just as his vision was blacking out, he looked over to see the two boys talking to a man in a suit with blonde hair…

If Doranbo's memory served him right, that man was the Heartfillia patriarch. The man by his side his bodyguard…

"Shit! My precious millions re-stolen from me!" He cursed weakly, before receiving a viscous kick to the balls, the pain being to much for him to handle as he blacked out completely. His last thoughts were promises of revenge.

'I won't let you get away with this ice mage..' His mental voice sounding resolute before succumbing to the unconsciousness to…

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"Okay, whats going on again, sorry for my friend here, he isn't very sociable." Vali stepped in-between the two before Gray could blow up at the man. "So let me get this straight, you lost your wallet to that shimmering shit head whilst on a business trip here?"

"Yes, and you two caught him earlier." The two boys nodded their heads to the man question. Making him smile a small smile.

"But we lost a precious G-mmmmppphhhmmm" He got cut off by Gray putting his hand over his mouth, but he continued to lament over the lost valuables.

"I will harm you Vali." Gray gave him a dirty look. The man just chuckled at the antics the got themselves into before holding a hand up to silence them.

"You managed to save me losing a lot of money today boys, money that will be used to build and expand my business. But more importantly..." His features softened, looking at the inside of his wallet, confusing Gray for a second. Until he pulled the picture out and revealed it to them.

Gray's jaw dropped…

"Lucy? You're Lucy's father?!" He felt like falling to pieces right there, he honestly thought that he would never even think about the Heartfillia girl again, but now…

This caught the man's attention, he looked at the boy with shock. "You've met her?" His questioning gaze scanned the boy for any trace of deceit, only to find none.

"Yeah! It was back in Isvan, she went to Murdock village with her mother." He explained, the surprise still in his system.

"Well, I feel like the third wheel here, care to fill me in?" Vali shifted awkwardly. Causing the man to boom out with laughter at his words.

"You are a funny one young man! And you-" He looked back over to Gray. "Must be that Gray kid she was talking about a few months back. I was wondering how someone made my shy daughter so lively." He chuckled, remembering his wife's face as Lucy went on about how he could use ice and how awesome his ice constellation was. He didn't know what she was talking about soon enough, but continued to listen as she ran herself to sleep.

She had been so shy and timid around others her age, but after meeting Gray for the brief period, she seemed to perk up a little. Her mother, Layla humouring her all the way through when he was away at work. He always felt terrible, working constantly, never spending time with his daughter but thanks to this kid she was actually getting happier, the family couldn't be better if it tried at this point in time.

He owed this kid….

"Well, i'll tell her you said hello when I get home. But for now, allow me to be of some help to you." He smiled down at the two boys. "Just name what you want or need and consider it done..."

The shock was already working it's out of their system, so when they faced each other, a triumphant grin began to form on their faces.

'Oh fuck yes!/Oh yeah...'

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"This may just very well be the best day ever… Just a thought..." Vali smirked, leaning back into the soft seat with a sigh. "He even got us three bento's each! Fucking three! I will be like a huge tub of lard afterwards, well unless you want some." He chuckled, about to scarf down some rice, only to be stopped by a pair of chopsticks which forcefully separated his own away from the other. Causing the rice to fall onto his face…

Gray grinned evilly, watching the Earth Mage sputter and shake his head to rid himself of the rogue rice. "That'll teach you..."

"Vegeta wannabe..." Vali mumbled.

"Bayonetta cosplayer..." Gray retorted heatedly. His eye twitching as he adjusted his charmed ring and eyepatch.

"Whatever, I am going to change quick, i'll be back..." Vali moved the bento box off of his lap before standing up and taking the clothes he got from Jude (they found his name out) and leaving for some privacy…

"I should probably do the same..." Gray looked down to his torn clothes, the brown shirt and trench-coat were wrecked. He put them on two days ago, after Drum bee destroyed most of his black clothes. But with Jude's insistence he and Vali got themselves new clothes to keep them warmer and comfortable on the way to Magnolia.

Gray got up and looked down to the new clothes, his new black leather trench-coat gleamed as the sun shone on a sector of it's surface, making the boy grin. His black trousers were pristine and his new long sleeve shirt seemed to brighten the outfit in general. Looking at the clothes, he was thrown back to when he was with Ur again, when he wore the same clothes, the only difference being that this new shirt was skin tight and a maroon shade of red instead of sky blue and loose fitting.

'Well, time to change...' He thought, excitement taking over as he quickly fumbled out of his old and torn clothes into his new ones before sitting back down and gazing across the horizon. 'What is this excitement that I am feeling? The prospect of power? Has to be, well, maybe that and seeing what this guild in Magnolia is about. This will be new for me, I can't wait...'

"Magnolia… Fairy tail…. Here I come..."

"And here I come too, I think..."

"Bugger off!"

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So that ends this chapter of Trials of ice. How nice, I was getting annoyed with how annoying that whole Mone and Mary/Amelia part of Ice trials was to write.

Update:

I originally wasn't going to tell you all this but with my lack of consistency and updates I thought I would tell you now. As you know the time it will take to complete this story will be a very long time. I knew this and I want to put it on pause every now and then to do another story and give you something more to read other than this because I understand that you guys don't find this as interesting as TRE or OP.

So what I am trying to say is when I complete the Ice Trials arc, this will be put on hold for a little while so I can do something different other than THIS Gray and after I do an arc or season (if the story is short enough) I will come back to this, do maybe three or four arcs before putting it on hold again and doing another season or arc. Make sense?

For those that do like this and want to see more do not worry, I haven't completed Ice trials yet so you have some more chapters to go before I do something else.

But for those who are wondering what story I will do next, well, I have been itching to do the next season of The Ripple Effect… I have some plans I want to play with and some explanations I want to put forward with that universe look forward to that. :)

Update done-

Spoilers:

Finally, for those who are wondering, I am only slightly looking forward to the Gray and Natsu fight. I mean I know when Mashima puts words like 'tragic' down, he is obviously lying to our face, he didn't kill Gajeel off, nor did he kill off Juvia so there is no way he will kill of Gray. But he will probably pull a bullshit card like he normally does to have Natsu one-shot him. It honestly wouldn't surprise me any more…

Anyway, thank you all for reading and I do apologise for my late uploading again, but College is fucking brutal, I just lost my fucking FT satchel too to make things even more worse…

Thanks for reading once again...

-Viperhat