Hey guys I'm a bit behind in the updating area, but I have good reason I promise! Between school starting up again and trying to figure out the right path that I want this story to take (I know like the basic outline, but the details and how to get there without it being a rough transition are what I am working on) so it might take a while for me to update. I'd love to hear your ideas and thoughts though!
I do not own Fairy Tail or the characters. I do own Harley and Kay though... I guess.
Harley: You don't own us you big meanie! *throws toy at me*Me: *Dodges, barely* Okay okay! I don't own you!
Kay: Lele, it's not nice to throw things at people. Especially not author-chan.
Me: Awe thanks Kay, you're so sweet.
Gray: Can we get to the story already? Sheesh.
Me: Sorry, sorry! *holds up hands in defense* Anyways, sorry for the long wait, I hope this can clear a few things up (kind of) and make things start to be less boring and slowly getting into the main plotline. Please review! I love reading them (constructive criticism is welcome). Good or bad reviews are welcome. Good boosts confidence. Bad can help me see mistakes or try to correct things to make me become a better writer. Anyways, enjoy this chapter! (by the way it may seem short *maybe* but it is like 8 pages on my officewriter where I write it).
Chapter 3: The Message
It was another day at Fairy Tail, Natsu was standing at the request board with Lucy and Happy trying to convince her to go on a crazy mission that the blonde had no intentions of going on, Erza was eating her strawberry cheesecake talking to Wendy about the latest armor she had purchased (much to the poor dragonslayer's horror), Mira continued to wait on everybody in the guildhall, and overall the entirety of the guild was a normal day.
Kay was getting use to the guild life, having spent a couple of weeks there. She was constantly wearing a black cape with a silver Fairy Tail emblem embedded on the back, concealing her magical energy – per Makarov's request, before her magical energy had gotten even to half-strength. While the black color might seem too hot for the bright, sunny days ahead, the cape had magical abilities that kept her cool when it was hot, and warm when she was in cold climates. It was the perfect cape, and she especially loved the hood which allowed her to hide her face; something she tended to do quite often.
"I'm gonna do it this time!" Harley declared from a few tables away, sitting next to Cana – who was more or less teaching her how to use card magic while she drank.
A small smile crept onto Kay's face as she watched her little sister, who had been hopping around and learning different types of magic since they joined the guild. She had started with Gray, but upon deciding that she didn't have enough time to keep dragging Kay with them to Mt. Hakobe on a daily basis, she had decided on learning his magic last – even if it was the one she clearly wanted to learn the most. She'd practiced with Mira a bit, but during the hours that the barmaid worked, she usually just sat with Cana trying to use the cards. Sometimes she would give up altogether and just play with Happy – who was more than kind enough to fly her around since she was a lot lighter than the rest of the guild members.
"You feelin' alright?" Gray asked, seemingly next to her out of nowhere, causing the young brunette to jump a bit in her seat, spinning around to face the raven haired male with wide eyes and a hand gently pressed to her chest over her rapidly beating heart. A slightly amused smirk graced his features at her reaction, and Kay slowly calmed down.
"Yeah. I'm feeling great!" She lied with a small giddy laugh and smile. The ice-make wizard simply raised a brow that told her that he didn't believe a lick of her act. A soft sigh left her lips, as did her fake enthusiasm. She and her little sister had been staying with Gray for the past couple of weeks, so he was fully aware of the fact that half of the time she would wake up crying or screaming from nightmares that kept on repeating themselves. Although he was supportive and reminded her that he was there if she ever wanted to confide in someone about her nightmares – albeit he said it kind of awkwardly and seemed plenty embarrassed – she didn't tell him what they were about.
They were too real for her to be able to tell anyone. How could she tell them of the horrible nightmares that she had been having for the past couple of weeks? They were terrifying. Images would jump from one scene to the other, full out wars, death of many people she loved, death of strangers she felt bonded to. Faceless men and women, scattered all over the ground, red blood coating everything in it's way, nothing left untouched. She didn't know how to explain it, nevertheless talk about it as if it were a normal kind of reoccurring nightmare.
"Okay, so maybe I'm not feeling one-hundred percent, but last night I did get some sleep, thanks to you." She admitted, cheeks turning a little pink.
As if suddenly remembering the night before, Gray's own cheeks heated up a bit, his hand raising to rub the back of his neck and his eyes sliding away from hers. "It was no problem. It's what guildmates are for." He mumbled, clearly embarrassed.
Since Kay had been having trouble sleeping, Gray had joined her and Harley in his bed (he had been kind enough to take the floor for them) and held her in his arms, keeping his body temperature cool, helping her fight the summer heat. Along with that, he had told her about the adventures he'd had with Fairy Tail and his guildmates, all while rubbing circles on her back to help her relax (something he admitted to her in the morning he had been told by Mira to do in order to comfort girls a few years ago). It had worked, and while the nightmares hadn't gone away, they were much easier to face, and much less vivid than before.
"Either way..." Kay said softly, face warm as she bit her bottom lip, glancing over to the older teenager. "Thank you."
A slightly awkward silence fell over the two just as the sound of Harley's excited squeal was heard, her little hands holding onto the cards Cana was letting her borrow, waving them around as she ran up to Kay. "Onee-chan look!" She squealed out, setting the cards in front of her older sister excitedly. There were only three of them, and while Kay didn't know how to read the cards, the symbols on them were enough to make her blood run cold.
The first card had a symbol of swords crossing, as if meeting for battle, the people holding the swords nothing but outlines of figures that Kay couldn't understand against the pale gray of the cards background. On the second card was a pair of wings, much like that on Erza's heaven's wheel armor, bright white against the blue of the background, like a pair of angel wings erupting from the clouds. The last card was the one that Kay was unsure of, with the symbol of something that looked somewhat like a gate. But what kind of gate? And where did it lead to? What was it for?
Cut it out, it's nothing. I'm being silly. Harley had just been messing around with cards. It's just a coincidence. Kay told herself, and forced a small smile to her face as she looked at her sibling. "Great job, Lele. I'm so proud of you. You're such a fast learner." She giggled a little when Harley looked expectantly at Gray, waiting for the ice wizard to compliment her as well. Typical little girl to want his attention. He was the only male in the entire guild Harley was one-hundred percent comfortable with. Sure she was okay around Natsu too – only because the small blonde had taken a liking to Lucy, and since Lucy was so close to Natsu, Harley felt the need to trust him as much as she could allow herself too – she told all of that to Kay, which had made the teenager feel like she was watching her sister mature slowly, and she didn't know whether to be proud because she was getting so big or cry because her mother wasn't there to see it.
"Impressive. Do you know what they mean?" Gray asked.
"Uh..." Harley blanked and stared at the cards. "Not yet! But I'll learn eventually!" She smiled and then rushed back to Cana to practice more.
"She really likes you, y'know." Kay spoke softly as the two of them watched Harley take a seat next to Cana, looking through the cards and asking what each one meant. It was a sight Kay hadn't thought she would ever see – Harley learning magic. The girl adored it – magic – and for so long she had begged Kay to show her little parlor tricks constantly. Watching as she learned her own tricks was somewhat soothing.
"You think?" Gray still didn't understand why it was such a big deal to her that Harley liked him. If there was anyone in the guild Kay would put in charge of protecting Harley and entrusting them with her life it would be Gray. Her little sister had a tendency to be good at judging the character of people – good at telling good from evil right off the bat. It's how they were able to survive the attack on Airedella. She had sensed the bad people and their magic far before Kay or their mother had, and it had given them just enough time to escape, though they had lost their mother. And for that, Kay had gone ballistic – hence the reason the male had been so terrified of her a few weeks ago.
"Mhm." Kay nodded her head. "I think that it's amazing that she feels so comfortable around you. Most males completely terrify her, but from what Erza told me she took to you from the moment she saw you." Green eyes glanced sideways just in time to catch the hint of pink on Gray's cheeks as he turned his head away, embarrassed again. She smiled a bit softly and looked back to Harley before she sighed and stood up. "I really need to take a mission. As much as I appreciate you letting us stay with you, I need to start taking care of Harley and I on my own." She explained and then walked over to the request board, looking over the many pieces of paper with a variety of tasks and value.
Given her magical talent, she could really take on most any task, but she didn't want to alert anyone by doing anything too crazy right off the bat. So she spotted a request asking for someone to transport a mental wizard, who was to be taken to one of the hospitals for wizards who were completely bonkers, but didn't belong in a prison cell. She could handle a wonky wizard. It would be an easy enough task. And the price was fairly good too, at 50,000 Jewel as a reward. Smiling a bit, she took the request from the board and walked over to the bar counter, setting the paper down near Mira. "I'm gonna take this one, if that's alright." She said softly, barely catching the attention of the barmaid, who looked at the request and blinked in surprise.
"You're going to do a transport mission all by yourself? As your first official mission? Are you sure you don't want to take someone with you? Like Erza or Gray?" She asked.
"I can do it. Please trust me on this." Kay said quietly, eyes meeting Mira's and asking for her to not ask the questions she knew the covergirl wanted to ask.
"Alright. I'll notify them of your arrival."
"I'm leaving on the next train, so tell them I'll be there soon." Kay told Mira, nodding her head and folding the request paper up and sticking it in her pocket.
"Be safe!" Mira called out as the young wizard turned and headed towards the doors, quietly asking Gray to keep an eye on Harley for her while she was out. Of course, leaving wasn't as easy as she had hoped it would be, because Gray was following her with Harley piggybacking on his back asking why she would be going on a solo mission on her first mission – especially one that had to deal with a crazy wizard.
"...and they never said just how powerful or dangerous the wizard is, or what kind of crazy state they're in. I just don't see why you won't let me go with you." Gray was saying, going on this long speech about her being safe and being stupid for going on a mission alone.
"I need you to watch out for Harley. Besides, I can do this. Just because you saved Harley and I in Airedella, doesn't mean you know what happened for us to get in such a state or what I am capable of. I'm not a child, Gray. I need you to trust in my ability to take care of myself." Kay was more comfortable with Gray than the others in the guild like Harley was, so it was much easier for her to convey her thoughts and say things she wouldn't normally say so boldly.
"It'd be a lot easier to do that if you would let us see your magic and if you'd take off that silly cloak." Gray pointed out, sounding a little irritated with her.
"You know I can't do that.." Kay's voice dropped.
"You say that, but you don't tell any of us why. You don't tell me why." Gray retorted. "If you can't then how can I be sure that you won't get killed?"
"Don't say that, Gray-sama!" Harley butted into the conversation. "Sissy can handle herself! She's really powerful, and has really pretty magic. She won't die, so don't say such horrible things!" The little girl declared, her head right next to Gray's from the way that she was being held up in a piggyback ride.
"Sorry to offend you, but can you blame me for being worried? I met you half dead from an attack and you haven't proven to be strong enough on your own." He apologized plainly, looking over at Kay as she began to pack the clothes she had been bought. Erza had taken her shopping – actually the red-head had taken Harley and Kay under her wing like her own little siblings and had tried to convince them to live with her, but Harley had refused to leave Gray so they ended up staying with him instead.
The suitcase zipped shut with a soft sound before Kay actually looked at Gray herself. Her eyes shining with determination. "Trust me, Gray-sama. Please. I can do this."
"Are you going to be able to sleep?" He shot back, looking at her with an angry expression on his face. Despite the harsh look, Kay was able to clearly read the expression – he was deeply concerned for her. The knowledge of that alone had her softening even more, a gentle sigh passing her lips as she set the suitcase down on the floor and went up to the wizard, placing her small hands on his cheeks and looking deeply into his eyes.
"Trust me." She pleaded softly before letting go and grabbing her suitcase, glancing at the time. "I have to leave. Please watch Lele for me." She asked as she headed out of the door. There wasn't a lot she asked of Gray, but this time she needed to do this. For herself. For Harley.
The train ride wasn't as bad as Kay had been expecting it to be, being all on her own and all. It was the first time she traveled by herself, but she didn't want to tell anyone that. Though constantly thinking about her sister was probably what made the trip seem so fast. She understood why Gray was worried – she heard he was the same way when Wendy wanted to take her first solo mission, and probably when Asuka would go on hers in a couple of years. Even Romeo was getting to the age of going alone, they had explained. She wasn't sure if that made her feel more exasperated or sad because she wasn't special.
In the end it didn't matter. She wasn't in love with Gray – she wouldn't risk the chance with Juvia's wrath anyways. It just worried her because of how attached Harley was to the ice-make wizard. He wouldn't be around forever. At least, Kay was aware that they couldn't rely on him for everything forever.
The time flew by, and Kay found herself standing face-to-face with the wizard she was suppose to be accompanying on the trip. She wouldn't be alone, but she would be the only one who could do anything if the whacky mage got out of hand as she would be riding in the carriage with the wizard, and a non-mage would be the one who drove the horses. At least she didn't get motion sickness like the dragonslayers did. The long trip wouldn't be so bad. Though looking at the wizard definitely had her a little on edge. His name was Zordi, and he was said to have lost his mind as if some spell took away his sanity. They weren't sure what happened to him, and Kay wasn't going to ask. His crooked, jagged grin was nothing like the goofy one Natsu always wore, and it made the young mage feel a little nervous about taking on such a mission on her own.
His white hair was poking out from underneath a bandana that he wore, which covered most of his head and made him look like one of those genies you would see in a cheesy movie about the past. Actually, the more Kay studied him, the more he did resemble a genie – if they were in raggedy old clothes and creepy all-knowing smiles on their faces. He was quite a bit older than her, too, and was probably around Macao's age, or maybe a few years older even. But he didn't seem to be all that dangerous, despite looking like he could color with crayons all day long with the way he giggled suddenly every once in a while.
"Are you sure you can handle this?" The guard asked, staring at her and probably concerned about her age and her masked magical power.
"Yes sir." She replied, trying not to sound as timid as usual. She needed to put on a confident front or they wouldn't let her do this mission. "I'm a Fairy Tail wizard, after all." She reminded him. Of course that made him mumbled a bit about the guild's reputation, but in the end he allowed her to enter the carriage and wished her luck before shutting the door and tapping on the side of the carriage, telling the driver to head off.
Being that it was fairly early in the morning, she would get back to the guild sometime in the later evening, if all went well. She glanced over to the mage, who was cuffed so that he couldn't use his magic, but they didn't want to take any chances. He only gave her a grin in return, and she felt the shudders race through her body and quickly averted her gaze, looking out towards the sky outside, taking in the scenery. They went on like that for a while, and she felt like Gray had really underestimated her ability to do such a simple task. Most of the time Zordi was just mumbling to himself with a creepy grin on his face, yellow eyes wild and wide open. Other than being out of it and really creepy, he didn't even try to attack.
"You can't avoid them, you know." He suddenly spoke up, eyes trained on Kay and a grin on his face. "The dreams you've been having. They're trying to tell you something. It's time for you to stop hiding, Miya." He chcukled out.
Not looking at the mage, Kay's eyes widened and her entire body tensed. Fear trickled through her body in a way that made her wish she was not so easily read. She slowly blinked away her shock and looked over at the mage. They'd warned her about him – saying he said all sorts of crazy things. But how in the world could he know about her dreams? And about her other nickname, the one that only her family had used. The one her mother said that her father used as a shortened version of her 'true' name. Whatever that was. She didn't even know it. Right now, the only thing that Kay knew was that this Zordi guy should not know that nickname. At all. Only Harley should have been the one to know – the only one alive to know.
"What are you talking about?" She asked timidly, hands trembling in her lap.
That same grin was plastered to his face. "They think I'm crazy because I can see things. See what most mages can't. And since it's not a magic, they got scared. Locked me up. Oh but I've heard all about you, little miss Takara." He giggled a little, a slightly wild look in his eyes. "They need your help, and you're running. You think that guild of yours can help? Oh but they can't. Your sister may not know the meaning behind the cards, but her showing them to you was no mistake." How the heck did he know this? This had to be some kind of joke. The guild was trying to mess with her, test to see if she could really handle a solo mission. Right? No... she knew better than that.
"Tell me what you know." She tried to demand, like Erza would. However, it came out more like a questioning plea than an order.
"Your father wants you. Needs you, to be more precise. And that blonde friend of yours. Lilly? Luigi? Ah.. Lucy. She is the one they need." His words caused the brunette to pale, eyes wide. "Ah what a wonderful day, isn't it? He wants to talk to you. He does..."
"I don't want to talk to him." Kay stated.
Her words seemed to be ignored as the mage in front of her suddenly gasped in pain, yellow eyes glowing until they began to change into a dull, throbbing blue color, looking like small blue lacrimas in his eyes, only there weren't. His entire posture changed, his creepy grin settling into a thin, serious line. "Kay." The man who spoke was not the man talking a few seconds ago. His tone was much more urgent, more serious. A comparison would be like going from Happy talking about love to Erza when something in the battle plan went wrong. "I've tried reaching you, but you've been blocking me out. Why?" He didn't sound demanding. In fact, he sounded rather calm and stoic, which scared her more than if he had been yelling.
"You're not real. Stop this. I don't want to see you." She scowled, a rare expression on her face.
The man sighed, and he went to reach for her, but the awkward position of the cuffs didn't allow him to. "We need your help, Miya."
"Don't call me that! My name isn't Miya. It's Kay." She immediately replied, shifting further away from the man. What in the world was he doing here? He shouldn't be around. For years she had gone without knowing him, but then one day that had changed when she lost control in Airedella and when they had banned magic users. He showed up in her mother first, then in Harley, and then in anyone he so chose. She had longed for it to be her imagination. Her fear. But she knew it wasn't so.
"You cannot hide from who you truly are, Miya. What you are. It will be soon enough that they find out about you. Do you think they will accept you, this guild of yours? Your powers are frighteningly strong for being so young, all of that raw magic inside of you that can never go away. Using all of it was smart, but how much of that fire in your city was from you and not the other mages?" Kay tensed and tried not to think of that, because she knew what she had done.
"Why are you saying all of this? Go away." Kay felt tears prick the corners of her eyes.
The man had a sinister smile, but Kay knew it was soft for something as emotionless as him. "It is time that you stop running and prepare for battle. You must show her to the Ephilium Osphos as soon as you can, so she can learn of the truth, also. You know her fate. As you know yours. Do not hide from it, or the consequences I have shown you will be true."
"No. You're lying. You're wrong! I won't let that happen!" Kay clenched her hands in her lap and her magic began to swirl up inside of her. Outside the wind picked up, the carriage getting shaky on it's path. The ground shuddered beneath them and Kay struggled to reign herself in. She thought of anything to calm herself down. Harley. Gray. Natsu. Lucy. Fairy Tail. Watching Harley sleep in Gray's lap after convincing them to watch a movie with her. Lucy yelling at Natsu for doing something that upset her, and Natsu only grinning and laughing. Erza scaring everyone when someone messed with her cake. Mira's gentle smile and helpful advice.
Slowly, the storm brewing around her ceased, and she had herself under control. Her eyes stared at the man before her. "You did that on purpose. To see how powerful I am becoming. To see if I can do what you want me to do, because even something as divine as you cannot see through this cloak. That's what makes it special. The silver used on the back is made of the enchantments you taught me to protect myself from the divine eyes." She told him, "You won't touch my guild."
"I never said I would. I am only preparing you for the battle that awaits." His smile was cruel, and then he let out a small sigh, "I suppose my time is up. Do be safe, daughter of mine."
"You're not my father." Kay replied immediately, but the man was gone, and the crazy Zordi was sitting in front of her once again, wearing a grin on his face, eyes wide and leaving no trace of the stone-cold expression he had on his face a second ago.
"Well, more interesting than I thought. Hehe." The man giggled out. "I cannot wait to see how this turns out." He giggled even more and then he let out a gasp of joy as the carriage stopped. "Looks like we made it, hehe. It was nice riding with you, Princess." He let out a loud cry of laughter and Kay felt her body still trembling, though she released the breath she had been holding. She had made it through her first solo mission – even if it had been worse than she could of ever hoped. Getting beaten to death by a powerful foe sounded less painful than what she just encountered.
The carriage door was opened, and Kay got out after Zordi, and watched as the mage laughed while they led him inside. All the while he was randomly shouting out, "It's coming!" and "It is upon us! We are all doomed!" They probably thought he was crazy because he was laughing rather than terrified about the end of time. But that wasn't true. It couldn't be. And she would not take her to the Ephilium Osphos. She knew what it was – or had a good idea about it's properties – and that was just saying something bad. If she took her to it, then there was a good chance of her having the fate that he had said, and she just couldn't let that happen.
She couldn't do that to the guild. To her new friends. To Harley, who just loved everyone to death. And so, she began the trip back to the guild on the train, pondering the words over and over. She wanted nothing more than to not believe him. Than to just write it off as him messing with her, and being a complete jerk. But she could feel it. That brewing storm that he was speaking of. And it scared her beyond all meaning. It was coming... but could she actually do what he wanted her to do? Could she even tell her guild about it? Warning them could help them prepare, and it could possibly stop her from having to resort to the Ephilium Osphos, but with the way things seemed, there was just no avoiding it.
The walk to Gray's seemed to take forever, and Kay just didn't feel like stopping by the guild to tell them she made it back. She probably should, but she would do that tomorrow, when she felt the energy to do anything other than cry. Not wanting to just walk inside, Kay stopped at the door and knocked, working her bottom lip between her teeth and trembling in fear of her thoughts.
"Yeah, what do you wa-Kay." Gray paused mid-sentence as he caught sight of Kay. Her eyes went a little wide at what she was seeing, and she had to blink a few times to really see it. Suddenly, her dull, horrible thoughts were brushed away and she started into a fit of giggles.
In front of her, shirtless, was Gray. With the most ridiculous things in his hair. A few strands of his black hair were in tiny braids, while others were in decorative fluffy pink and purple pony-tails. To top it all off, he was wearing a rainbow colored flower crown, and stickers covered his face. Her hands were covering her mouth as she tried to stop giggling, and she felt bad when Gray let out an unappreciative noise and dragged her and her suitcase inside before shutting the door.
"This is all your fault." Gray stated.
"Mine?" Kay cried out, incredulous. What had she done?
"You left me with her." Gray pointed over to Harley, who was sleeping in his shirt – so he hadn't just stripped from habit, then – with a content smile on her face. Her blonde hair fell down her cheeks, looking peaceful. Kay smiled at the sight, and then looked back to Gray who was pulling stickers from his cheeks and tried to not laugh.
"Sorry. It looks cute, though." She tried to make him feel better, and he only gave her a look that told her she wasn't as funny as she thought she was. "Okay, okay!" She laughed softly, smiling. "C'mere. I'll take all of that stuff out of your hair." She walked into the kitchen and hopped up on the table, sitting down to give her some height so that she could easily reach Gray's hair. He followed her after taking his eyes off of Harley and raised a brow at her sitting but didn't say anything, and instead just walked over to her and stood in front of her, her legs on either side of him as she had to scoot closer to reach his hair.
"So your mission went well?" Gray asked after a few seconds of silence.
"Wh-what?" Kay tensed a bit when he asked about her mission, but then realized he knew nothing and let out a nervous laugh. "Yeah. Fine. The wizard was just really silly, talking about all sorts of stuff that didn't make sense." She replied, not exactly telling the truth. Her hands stayed steady as they gentle undid the braids placed in his hair after having taken off the flower crown. She began to softly tug the ponytails out of his hair and brushed her fingers through it a few times to see if she could find any other hair accessory hidden inside – Harley liked to play with hair.
When she was done, Gray pulled his head up and met her gaze, raising a brow. "You sure you're alright? Between the nightmares and how your acting, you seem a little tense." She hated how easily she was read by people.
"Y-Yeah. I'm fine." She found it hard to lie when she was staring into his serious, dark blue eyes.
"Kay..." Gray's voice held a tone she knew all too well.
"Okay, I'm not fine. But I don't want to talk about it."
"I think you have to."
"Why?" Kay asked, looking at Gray and suddenly feeling really scared.
"Because keeping it to yourself is stressing you out." Gray answered, reaching up and flicking her in the forehead. "Don't be stupid, Kay. Let us in. Let me in." He said softly. She let out a soft sigh at his tone and then she slowly nodded her head, still unsure about this.
"O-Okay.." Kay replied, shifting a little and feeling quite uncomfortable. How in the world was she going to explain everything to Gray? Maybe she should only tell him about the nightmares. He would stop asking if she only told him that, right? Right. He would. After hearing her tell him about her nightmares, he would stop asking. So then she wouldn't need to tell him about her magic and about the mission and about the message she had received about the Ephilum Osphos. Right? Yeah... but she would feel guilty if she didn't tell him.
"How about we put Harley into bed, and then you can tell me everything going on that pretty little head of yours, yeah?" He suggested casually, pulling away from Kay and walking into the living room, gently picking Harley up. Just watching him made Kay feel like melting. It was such a rare and sweet sight, seeing Harley perfectly content in his arms and snuggling against his bare chest a bit, and the extremely gentle and careful way that Gray handled her and carried her into his room. Shaking her head, Kay began to think of how she was going to tell him. It was not going to be easy. And she couldn't tell him everything. It was much too soon. And he would hate her. And she couldn't risk that because of Harley.
"So, you ready to talk?" Gray asked when he came back into the living room, taking a seat on the couch next to Kay, body completely relaxed and comfortable contrasting to her tense and uncomfortable posture.
"Y-yeah... I'll tell you..." Kay said softly, trembling as she met Gray's gaze and opened her mouth to speak, to explain her dream, to explain what he wanted to know.
