Yo, because of my inability to consistently write I am going to switch things up to be more random from now on (obviously emphasis on main story material.)
Anyway, this is a request from Fallingxoxo and I have chosen to do ErzaxGrayxLucy, congrats bro, you are the first one to get me to write a love-triangle fic, I never thought i'd find myself in this bloody position. XD
I'll be honest, I am not a fan of love-triangles nor am I a fan of multi-ships. But I suppose that if I want to be a good author, things that make me uncomfortable must be tackled.
:::-(())-:::
Something was up, well, as up as Gray could make out at least…
It was very subtle, obviously going over Flamebrains head with no chance of him ever realising it. But he sort of prided himself on being more aware than he was, not to Erza or Gramp's level, but more than enough to run circles around Natsu. But he could only realise that there was a new development within Team Natsu… A development that involved Lucy and Erza.
It kind of scared him. At one point, the two were close and comfortable talking with one another, doing girl stuff (usually at Lucy's request) to even the odd shared secret, whispered words that were never meant for his or any man's ears it seemed. They had their boundaries, usually choosing to stay in the same tent for his and Natsu's sake as well as their own.
Then that began to slowly change…
And somehow he had something to do with it…
He sat in the guild, having his breakfast and observing his fellow guild mates as they rored in laughter from a joke or in anger from a well timed punch. He had made sure to hide himself away from Juvia well, taking up the philosophy of hiding in plain sight and away from his favourite place in the shady corners of the guild. Things were chaotically normal for the most part, even when Natsu barged in a sat down with him (thereby aiding Juvia in finding him.)
Then Erza and Lucy came in…
Their eyes seemed to be quickly scanning the guild, as if looking for someone before the other did it first. Then Erza's eyes caught his and she rushed over, nabbing the seat next to him before sending a not-so-subtle smirk in Lucy's direction, which earned her a heated glare back.
"Gray..." Erza greeted, turning to look at him a smile, a natural smile… Not a confident one, not a triumphant one. He barely caught the change she made when facing Natsu. "Natsu."
"How has your day been?" Lucy asked, giving him a look as she took her spot next to Natsu, who was just as oblivious to the thick tension as he ever was.
Gray shrugged, trying to relinquish any static he had. "The usual, breakfast, avoiding Juvia, ignoring FlameBrain." He smirked at the indignant 'Hey!' he got from said Flamebrain, however what took it away was Erza's sudden change in mood.
"She still bothering you?"
He nodded numbly, her attitude towards his creepy fan did a complete 180 flip and he was still unnerved by it. She acted like was possessed a few times, Lucy too, now that he thought about it. He remembered her finally verbally biting back at Juvia when she took it to far again. At first he was entertained by it, he had been hoping she'd do that for some time. But when she suddenly grabs him by the arm and dragging him around Magnolia for the next few hours he realised that she too was possessed by the same impulsive demon Erza was taken in by.
"Not as much since Lucy's outburst." He said, grinning humorously at said woman. She laughed nervously, a sudden blush making itself present on her cheeks as she stared at him, trying to find her words.
He missed Erza's sudden scowl…
"I've had enough of her harassing me, it isn't fair you either." She giggled, rubbing her neck.
"Yeah, she bullies you more than she stalks me, I'm glad you finally stood up for yourself. I have been hoping you would do that for a while now." He laughed, freeing himself of the guilt he felt for not sticking up for her before. Looks like he wouldn't have to now.
"Gray." Erza started, not giving him any time to reply. "What would you say about going on a job?"
He swore he could see a tiny blush on her cheeks when she asked. But before he could find out, Lucy suddenly added in her two cents on the conversation.
"Yeah, good idea!" She complimented. "We should all go on a mission, together!"
This elicited a growl from Erza…
"Yes… That's what I meant."
:::-(())-:::
:Later That Day:
The trip to the town was a difficult affair…
During the entire trip to the train station was filled to the brim of either Lucy or Erza trying to keep his attention whilst the other tried to pry his attention from the respective woman. At one point, Gray genuinely thought he saw Erza's hand twitch violently before she bit out a retort to the blonde. Lucy always bit back with a catty remark or two and tried to gain his attention whilst doing so…
Suffice it to say it was an uncomfortable and Gray thought the train ride would be better…
Then again, he'd hoped that he could find his shirt…
So there he was, sitting by the window with Lucy sitting beside him, barely an inch away from glomping him as Erza gave her a vigilant stare that had been held for too long. Natsu had left for the gents to see if that would be more effective for his motion sickness and hadn't returned for 15 minutes.
But as he noticed Lucy shift over toward him slightly, a creeping feeling in the back of his mind that he couldn't decipher started making itself known. It was clear that he was involved somehow, for some reason, but why?
The blonde's thigh was almost touching his own now. He fought down a flush, bloody hormones…
"Gray, you feeling alright?" Erza asked, snapping Gray out of his revere with her tone of concern. "You're a little red."
Well, seems he failed in his fight against the blush…
"Yeah, just a little hot..."
"But you aren't wearing a shirt..."
Oh, she made sure that he was aware of that. She had started staring at his topless form until she practically had to tear her eyes away by looking up to acknowledge the big burly dude with… throw up all over his chest?
Oh god, what the fuck had Natsu done now?
"There's a guy in the toilet with pink hair who just threw up all over me after I asked him to come out. He'd been in there for 15 minutes beforehand." He growled out, forcing Gray to hide his grin at the trouble Natsu got himself into. "He wouldn't be your friend would he?"
This was it, does he put the team in it for the sake of his friend?
"Never heard of him."
Nah…
However, Erza rolled her eyes and got up, telling the man the unfortunate truth before storming away to find the doomed Dragon Slayer, the guy following her to watch her throttle Natsu.
And left him with Lucy, who by now had managed to fully press herself against him, almost like her leg was superglued to his.
Oh god, chest, chest, chest, chest!
Did she really have to lean all the way on him? The damn woman didn't know her own power.
"H-Hey Gray?" He heard her stutter, her voice extremely close to his ear. She almost sounded hesitant, like she wanted to ask something but was inwardly debating on whether or not to ask it.
"Hmm?"
Lucy blushed. "I'm tired, I'm going to take a quick nap before we arrive."
"Okay?" Gray raised an eyebrow, there wasn't much need to tell him that. What was the point at all?
He didn't receive a reply, however, he did receive a shock when Lucy finally finished her leaning by fitting her head into the crook of his neck and twisting her body slightly to get more comfortable.
Damn it, now his arm was engulfed in-between her impressive bust. They felt heavy an- No! Fuck that! Gray quickly shook his head lightly, trying to take his attention away from the predicament he found himself in. He wasn't complaining, per-say, in fact, it wasn't a particularly bad place to be right now. But for the sake of his own thoughts he had to find something to distract himself.
Luckily, Erza chose that time to launch Natsu through the door before rushing up and giving him a merciful punch to the gut. When the poor guy had finally lost consciousness she finally sat down, noticing the sight before her immediately.
Oh god, was he going to die? Would he be skinned alive? Maybe she would pluck out his eyes.
Well, none of those things happened. But she did send a scowl towards the sleeping form of Lucy. A bit harsh, but he did suppose that every time she or Lucy interacted with him the other got slightly more assertive in return.
He mentally halted, looking back and reviewing the previous times something like this happened the more it started to make more sense.
Something was definitely up, it involved him and the two woman on his team and it was progressing. They were both more assertive and – dare he think it – flirtatious with him. Lucy's current incident was as bold as she had ever been with him and Erza wasn't too far behind.
"We are almost there." Erza said, deciding to take her eyes away from Lucy and settle them on his chest again, though at least she had the decency to try and hide it. "In 5 minutes, we will make our way over to the Clients home. Then we'll set ourselves up."
Gray nodded, though he thought that his head may as well be on his abs at this point.
"Sure, I take it you chose that waiter job?" He shifted a little, hoping to dislodge his arm from Lucy only to get further stuck… Fantastic…
"Yes, simple yet it pays plenty. Should keep us going for at least a week." Erza smiled at him. Her eyes suddenly twinkling in mischievous glee. Though the rest of her face didn't show it. He was happy to know her so well, the worry he felt at that sign was almost as huge as his elation of knowing the beautifully terrifying Erza Scarlet.
"Right, well I suppose that with Natsu this job will be anything but simple." He chuckled.
"Well, as long as you don't start him or yourself off to then we'll survive with a pay-check." Erza grinned back. Suddenly, Gray felt like he could get used to this treatment Erza was giving him, no more threats of imminent death and the like.
The rest of the train ride, despite the rocky start, wasn't actually all that bad… Also his arm was getting the experience of a lifetime…
:::-(())-:::
"I believe that this is the place we'll be staying at for the week, right?"
"Don't worry, Gray." Erza smirked, triumphantly plopping down on the bench just outside. "You can rest your feet now."
"Yeah, Ice-Princess. Rest your loser feet." Natsu grinned, grinning at his rival. "This is why we're the best and you are the worst."
"Euthanasie yourself, Flamebrain."
He grinned at the light smack to the back of the head Erza gave him, he knew that a few months ago that light cuff would have been a devastating headache-maker.
"Anyway." Erza caught everyone's attention. "You all stay out here and take a break, I am going to get us our rooms for the week."
Everyone nodded, only more than willing to rest after the constant walking they had been subjected to since talking with the owner of the cafe. Hopefully, it was going to be a peaceful week. Gray really didn't feel the energy to deal with asshole customers.
Natsu was talking with Lucy, seemingly annoying her in typical Natsu fashion. At one point, Lucy looked over to him and he could instantly tell that she would much rather be talking to him, but because of the Dragon Slayers incessant gibbering, she was being starved of the opportunity.
Gray just turned away, every bloody time he looked at her, for some reason all he could think of was his arms snuggled into her chest. The damn hormones never ceased to pummel his head in with the memory.
Luckily, Erza came out with a devious smile plastered on her face. In her hand were two keys. Gray assumed that she was going to hand her the key only to find out that it was her own room, only to reveal a third and fourth key.
How wrong he was…
:::-(())-:::
"She certainly didn't look happy."
"Oh hush, Gray." Erza smiled. "She's with Natsu, someone has to keep him in line, and knowing her, she'll have just as much success with that as I would… almost..."
He could have argued with that logic, but what would have been the point? It was late now. The day was starting to chip away and everyone was starting to settle down. Erza had booked out two rooms, one for him and herself and another for Natsu and Lucy. Normally, Erza would have brought to closer rooms if she could help it. But for some reason, she chose to make them complete opposites this time. It would take a minute to make it to the other side of the building.
Her devious smile earlier was obviously there for a reason…
"There we go, much better!"
He turned around, only to be greeted with Erza, without the armour she always wore. He only just noticed the form fitting clothes beneath. Damn, not bad, not bad at all.
Though if he wanted to keep his head on his shoulders, he'd better keep those thoughts to himself.
"Erza, your armour..."
"Gray, your shirt." She laughed lightly when he tried to keep his blush off his face. But she continued on. "Listen, I have been thinking for the past few months." She began to… blush?
Huh, there was a lot of blushing going on these days…
"Hmm?"
"W-Well, I-I have finally decided, that you make me feel, uh… safe… So, I didn't see the need to wear my armour around you… Is that okay?"
That was… a shocker, to say the least…
He was honoured, quite frankly. The warm feeling in his chest began to flutter when he looked at her, she meant it. Her relaxed posture and lack of armour told him as much…
"Well, i'm happy you think that." He almost stammered, when did she get so close? "I promise to keep you safe, even though you don't exactly need my help in that..." He laughed nervously… Mavis, what was he meant to say in this situation?
"Thank you, Gray." She smiled, barely an inch away from him before she turned around and sauntered off into the bathroom. "I'm going to clean up, don't come in, or i'll gut you."
Then he really did laugh, that was the good old Erza showing herself right there…
He nodded, watching Erza grin and turn around before entering into the bathroom.
"Well..." He sat on the side of the bed. "I don't have anything to do now."
Twisting around, Gray laid his body on the length of the bed, his head hitting the pillow before he turned his head to pick up the random book on the side table. It didn't look to interesting, but it should give him some entertainment until tomorrow.
:::-(())-:::
It was night now…
Erza was still bathing…
He was bored…
"Bloody hell, guess I'll stink for tomorrow, then." Gray grumbled, putting the finished book down and looking over towards the bathroom door. She couldn't still be bathing, it was time to get some sleep and he still hadn't showered.
"Come on, Erza..." He whispered. He to, wanted to shower…
Then the door finally opened and the sight that greeted him almost made his nose explode…
Out came Erza, covered in almost nothing but an extremely revealing pair of lacy underwear. Her pale, curvy and full body practically put on display. Her hair was now dry and tied up in a high ponytail, giving him a full view of her angelic face. It wasn't until now hat gray realised that Erza was exceptionally beautiful, some would say hot. Her bust was almost the same as Lucy, though she clearly had her beat when it came to her legs and thighs. Plumper, but not in a bad way. Obviously from years of vigorous training had sculpted them into a thing of many men's dreams…
It took everything he had to keep his eyes locked with hers…
"Sorry about that." Erza apologised, though her smirk obviously said otherwise. "I didn't realise the time I was in there for." She leaned against the wall, pushing out her hip as she put her hand on it, the other keeping her against the wall. She was enjoying this.
"Y-Yeah, it's fine..." Damn it, first Lucy's tits molesting his arm, now Erza's… everything molesting his vision. He didn't know what was worse, the fact that these two were obviously going out of their way to get a reaction from him, or that he was actually starting to enjoy it.
"Very well." She replied. Smirking at his blushing. "Well, I suppose we should get some sleep."
"Yeah, s-sure." Gray began to remove himself from the bed, but before he could get far he felt Erza's hand rest itself against his chest. He looked up, seeing her looking at him with a raised eyebrow.
"What you doing?"
He blinked…
"Giving you the bed…?"
Then she giggled… giggled!
"There's no need for that. There isn't another bed anyway and I am not having my teammate sleep on the floor or couch." She pushed him back onto the bed before taking the other side and pulling the blanket over her. Gray almost found himself wishing the blanket was see-through…
Then he wished that his mind wouldn't perv on his best friend…
"You sure about this?" He asked, a little embarrassed.
"I am." She asserted. "Now get in the bed, you're letting the warm out."
He did as he was told, his innate fear of pissing the Titania off beat his reservations. He slowly brought the covers over him and slowly began to feel sleep take him.
It was an hour later, but suddenly, he felt his progress suddenly snap in two when he felt a soft leg engulf his side, sliding itself over his form before he felt a body drag itself behind him and latch itself around him with an arm over his abs and griping at his chest gently.
Then came the huge… orbs…
Oh god, not again!
They were pressed against his back and were not letting up the pressure. It didn't help when he suddenly felt Erza's head come in contact with the back of his neck… Her breasts practically pushing against his back, her legs essentially scissoring his own and her breathe gently tickling his neck…
This was the best but worst situation to be in…
"E-Erza?" He whispered. "What you doing…?"
"Mmm, comfy..."
Oh, she was not hiding that smirk he felt slide onto his back…
The minx… What the hell was she doing to him…?
He could really do with a really cold shower…
:::-(())-:::
:One Week Later:
Suffice it to say, Natsu remained oblivious to the change, the big change that took place over the week. Though the guild would soon find out, then by extension, Natsu himself.
Though no-one besides themselves were to know the details behind closed doors…
Gray knew that knowledge was an abstract concept, however, he felt that the infinite storage of memories and therefore, knowledge' would end up full with the amount of things that happened over this week. After that night, Erza had woke them all up, he got his desired shower and met up with everyone else.
Thy did their first day and it all went of without a hitch, mostly due to the separation of himself and Natsu. That was when Lucy discovered a swimming pool, she had to beg Erza to allow them all to go there but eventually she relented and agreed.
Though, knowing what he did now, Gray knew exactly why Erza gave in… His self-confidence had certainly been boosted.
Since the incident with Lucy and Erza the day before, he couldn't help but admire them. He hadn't ever thought of women as… women before then. But he was happy for it.
The day ended and Lucy managed to drag him away from the other two, taking him around the town after they got out of the pool. He had noticed how she was wearing much more revealing clothing and how she clung to his arm more times than could be considered coincidental. It was when they made it to the local park that they had a tumble…
Luckily no one was around. Good for them as Lucy tripped and lost her balance, he tried to stop her fall – failed – and he could only watch as Lucy ended up falling on him. With… her ass somehow landing directly on his face…
And she had to be wearing tights…
She didn't seem to mind though, which had him confused at first, she normally got all flustered when this shit happened with Natsu. But almost seemed like she enjoyed that particular incident.
Then there was the day after when Natsu ended up sick and Lucy needed to nurse him. He and Erza had to take up the job of both of their partners. It was extremely difficult as the energy both of them had was gone after the entire day.
So they got out of their and managed to make it back to the hotel. Wear Erza suddenly lost her strength and fell on Gray, which knocked him onto the bed.
He wanted to move her, but he didn't have the heart to, she looked so peaceful. As peaceful as someone pretending to sleep could be. It was the same situation as their sleeping. But this time, everything he felt those nights was all on the front. Erza's breasts pushed against his chest, only separated by her usual shirt. Her legs almost straddling his lap and her face pressed against his neck…
It was after that particular incident that he began to realise what was going on…
But it was the day after when it all came to a head…
Their third day on the job. Everything was normal, the job went without a hitch yet again and they all finished and made their way back to the hotel. Natsu suddenly told everyone he was going to explore the town, to which he was told to not get himself in trouble before letting him go off. Then they all made it to the hotel.
Erza took Lucy into their room and asked Gray to stay outside for a second. He complied but was curious, he pressed his ear against the door and listened in, and for the rest of his days, he'll thanks his curiosity.
"Listen, Erza, I love him just as much as you do." Clearly Lucy's voice. "And we clearly don't want one another to have him, but I think I have an idea."
"Oh yeah, and what could that idea possibly be?" Erza…
"Well, since we both want Gray… Really, really badly." Gray remembered his shock at both that and at the needy voice Lucy used near the end there, but continued listening. "Why don't we… both have him?"
His knees went weak when he heard that…
"What?" Erza's voice cut through the room. Sounding somewhat scandalised. "Why would you ever suggest something so… scandalous!?"
But she didn't reject the offer…
Gray stopped listening in… And decided to hang out in the main hall. He really wanted an ice-cold shower and something to distract himself from the impending future he had and likely wouldn't hesitate to have…
Suffice it to say, that night was… both interesting and very, very entertaining. A night he would never forget for sure…
So here he was, on the train back to Magnolia, with Natsu knocked out on the seats opposite him, with Lucy and Erza on both sides of him. One was sleeping and the other was making sure Natsu didn't wake up…
Yup… Life was going to be much greater from now on…
:::-(())-:::
I really hate myself…
Like, on a scale of 1 to Sidonis from Mass Effect 2? I'd say a solid 8. XD
I hope you enjoy this. Because I had to really strain my brain to not tune out life for a while. But this is done and hopefully it isn't too shit. XD
Thanks for reading and if you have a request, leave it in the reviews and I'll get to it eventually.
-Viperhat