Here's chapter 5!
Important: Okay, just to let you know I switched Juvia and Erza. So in the first couple chapters instead of Juvia it's Erza. Sorry about the small change. So those of you who have read this might be surprised by the change. If it bothers you, I suggest you read chapter one again only. Just let me know if there are some mix-ups, and I'll fix them. Once again, sorry!
Please enjoy and let me know what you think :)
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~Say It Again~
Chapter 5
March: The Most Important Thing
"Say it again for me, it's like the whole world stops to listen..."
"Aren't you going to pick that up?"
I shook my head, continuing to ignore my mobile as it kept ringing.
"It's Dan again," my mom said, checking the caller ID. "This is the tenth time he's attempted to talk to you Lucy, just answer it."
"No."
"Dear, what happened?"
"...Nothing."
"Is he bothering you?"
"He still won't stop."
I noticed how my mom's brows knitted, and then, she left my room, bringing my phone along with her.
When I closed my eyes, I heard my father's voice, and he sounded really angry. Next thing I knew, I heard my mom talking to someone on the telephone. Yes, they were that loud, and I wished I just pretended to be asleep when mom called Gray over.
"Are you going to remain silent the whole time?"
I looked up at him, then looked back down at my pasta, poking it with my fork before turning to take a sip from my glass of cola.
"Lucy."
Against my will, I raised my head to meet his gaze.
"You don't have to say yes to my parents all the time you know," I muttered, eyes narrowing before turning back to my food. It's pretty amazing how I can't seem to eat my Carbonara, considering that it's my favorite food. "It's not like you're trying to win me over."
Gray sighed, and I took a quick look at him, seeing how he leaned back on the chair, one hand over his forehead and eyes, but I could tell that he was trying to be patient with me, and it's only a matter of time before he snaps.
Heh. Let's see him try.
"If you've got better things to do than wasting your time with me, then go do it, I'll be fine on my own," I said, dropping the fork and leaning back on my chair, my arms crossing, head turning to the window to look at the people that walked by. "Besides, I was forced to go with you."
"You don't understand..." he said, his voice was pretty soft, but he intended to let me hear it. "You just don't get it."
"Get what? Undrstand what?" I hissed, leaning towards him with a glare, as he greeted mine with calm, narrowed eyes, the kind of look that he has when he's trying to get his point across. "I'm not a psychologist, Gray, in case you haven't noticed." I gritted my teeth, trying to not snap at him. We won't get anywhere if I start yelling my head off. "I don't understand you, even if I try to."
"That's because you're bitter."
Ouch. That really hurt a lot, and I'm pretty sure he was aware of it.
"Bitter on what?" I snapped. "What makes you think that just because I was rejected by you, automatically means I'm bitter about it?"
Gray's eyes formed a glare, and for a moment, I almost winced.
"I didn't reject you."
Okay, now I'm confused.
"I just said that I can't," he continued, as I remained staring. "You're bitter about him, not about me."
Damn it, damn it, damn it! Why can he read me like an open book? Why can't I do the same to him? Am I that transparent?
"When it's about him, you get into your worse possible moods, and unfortunately for me, I became your release for anger."
Well, duh, Gray. I doubt you'd tell me to stop ranting, and I'd doubt you'd give me comfort that I don't need, that's why it's so easy to talk to you about my ex! Ugh! Now why didn't I say that out loud?! Damn me...
"And since you claim to be fine on your own," oh shit, he got up from his seat, oh shit, he really is going to leave me! Ah damn my mouth! It won't open at the right time! Damn it! Say something Lucy! "Here." He left me a good amount of money to pay for what we ordered, and then, he just...left...
What the heck is wrong with me? I mean, it's my fault, right? Mom wouldn't call him to accompany me if I just answered Dan's damn call! But...I don't want to talk to him, I want to talk to Gray, not Dan. I want to get over my ex, and move on... I want... I...
Without thinking, I just got up and ran towards the door, hoping to catch up to Gray. Forget hesitation, forget my ex, forget everything! I already said it last month, I already cofnessed to Gray! What if he thought that he was just a replacement? Is that why he said he can't? Does he think I haven't moved on? I should've caught on quicker!
"Gray!" Thank goodness he was just up ahead. "Gray, please! Just wait!"
Screw how the people were looking.
"I'm sorry!" I yelled, wrapping my arms around him from behind, causing him to stop walking. "I'm sorry, okay? Just...just don't leave me..." My voice turned softer, there was no need for me to yell, since he was there to hear me out, the way one of his hands rested over my arms was proof that he'd listen.
"Get warmed up."
I smiled my thanks to him as I took the warm can of coffee from him while he sat down next to me on the park's bench. It was still a bit chilly when night time came at March, but if it meant having him sit nearer, I'm fine with it.
"You ready to talk yet?" he asked me.
Gray is...how should I put it? He's really sweet in his own way. He accompanied me for the whole day today, not once complaining when all I did was window shop, or browse through dresses without buying anything. He just waited for me patiently, and in a way, I felt bad for letting him wait so long.
"I think I finally understand why you can't," I murmured. "You...thought I see Dan in you, huh?"
"That's one reason."
"Then, you believe that I haven't moved on?"
"That's another."
"Sorry," I whispered, taking a sip from the warm coffee. "Maybe...in a way, I did see some of Dan in you, since you're both silent, yet the company is really comforting and welcoming." I smiled a bit, not looking at Gray just yet. "But still, you're both so different; I've only realized now that...compared to how I feel for you, the way I felt for Dan seems like just a crush..."
"Why is that?"
"I...that's what I'd like to know." I felt my cheeks turn red. "Maybe I liked Dan, maybe I did at some point love him, but it felt like it's just because I needed him, or maybe because I didn't want to be alone..."
"Nobody wants to be alone, no matter what they say."
I glanced at Gray and saw how his eyes stared off, looking dazed.
"Even loners long for company," he continued, lowering his head slightly to hide his eyes behind his bangs. "They just haven't found the right person."
I noticed that Gray likes to talk that way, straight to the point, but kind of vague and lacking. Maybe I was drawn to his mystery, perhaps his dark eyes held so many expressions that he couldn't display in public, or it could be because...I really have fallen in love with him.
"You said you love me," he turned to meet my gaze. "But why me?"
"Like I said," I mustered up the courage to reach out for one of his hands, and intertwined my fingers with his without breaking eye contact. "I'd like to find out why it's you. Sure you've got the looks, that's a plus, but in the past months that I got to spend time with you, I guess...it just...grew."
I had no idea how to react when I felt his fingers intertwine with mine as well, nor what I'd say or do when he placed his free hand on my cheek to push away some of the blonde strands on my face. Somehow, it just felt right sitting there with him, it felt so nice and comforting knowing that his eyes only see me and not what's beyond or around me.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you the way he did," Gray said to me. "I didn't mean to, I thought you'd caught on quicker."
I smiled a bit, tilting my head towards his hand, for I didn't want him to remove it just yet. "It's okay, the words just came out, so, I'm sorry too."
Right now, I won't pester him to answer my confession, I'll just have to wait for him to say it on his own. It's not like I'd meet someone and fall for that person, and it's not like I'm that desperate to find a partner. With a friend like Gray, I felt, for the first time, contented with my life.
I've been humming a happy tune to myself as I catered to the flowers. I was aware of how Mira was staring weirdly at me, but I ignored it and just continued with watering the beautiful blossoms.
"Lucy...?"
I turned to Mira with a smile.
"Hm?"
She blinked a few times, and then sighed. "You're weird, I mean, it's Gray's day off, and you're happy he's not here?"
"Wow," I said. "It's the first time you said his name properly, no nicknames used."
"Well, Freed's been telling me to stop because it didn't sound right." She grinned. "I think he's jealous."
"No I'm not."
We both turned to the door where Freed entered, greeted me with a nod of his head, and then headed towards Mira.
"I just told you to stop because it was freaking Gray out," Freed explained. "He told me himself."
I giggled, and Mira just gave a nervous laugh, before she squealed, causing me to turn towards her, wondering what happened.
"Freed! You're so sweet!" she exclaimed, and I smiled, now knowing why Mira's mother gave Gray the day off today.
"I hope this is acutally alright with you," Freed said. "I don't think giving you a white rose is appropriate since you're already surrounded by flowers."
It was March 14, it was White Day today, and Mira just got a white teddy bear from Freed, and it was the cutest thing I've ever seen.
"By the way, Lucy," I turned to Freed when he called me. "I ran into a friend of yours from high school, his name was Hibiki, I think." He scratched the back of his head, trying to recall. "He said something about paying you back for the money he borrowed."
"Oh, him!" I said, grinning. "I guess that jerk finally got his pay!" I chuckled, recalling how a male nurse from the hospital I worked back then borrowed money from me to buy his little sister a birthday present. "Did he say where?"
"Yeah, a cafe nearby."
"Ah! Alright!" I turned to Mira. "Mind if I take an early leave?"
"Not at all!" She said, not looking at me since her eyes were still glued to the bear. Might as well split now before she changes her mind. And as soon as I exited the door and ran towards the coffee shop, I only realized too late that I should've questioned how my ex-colleague knew Freed...
"You haven't changed, not even a bit."
Damn. I'm really, really, stupid.
"Missed me? Lucy-chan?"
My fists clenched, my teeth gritted. Freed did not know how my ex looked like, he did not know how Dan was such a good actor.
"Not even a bit, you asshole," I hissed.
He frowned for a moment, and then got up from his seat and approached me. I should have ran away, but I just stood my ground, my pride getting the best of me, just to show him that I was not intimidated or afraid of him.
"I want to talk to you," he said, and that caught me off-guard. "I want to clear things up, between us."
"...Sorry," I said, turning around to leave. "I gave up on you, remember?" I pushed the doors open, and left, but he still followed, so I picked up my pace, but so did he.
"I want to go back to the way we used to be, before that incident."
"Let me go," I said. "Just let me be." I sounded like I was begging him to. "I already love someone else."
"You mean that guy?" He glared. "Gray, was it?" When he mentioned Gray's name, his tone sounded bitterly angry.
"Yes, Gray," I emphasized, turning to glare at Dan for saying Gray's name as if it was acid. "He's a lot better than you are ever going to be." And I started walking away.
"Lucy, please, just listen!"
He sounded angry, but I was pissed off as well.
"Would you just listen?!" Dan yelled.
I stopped and turned abruptly to glare at him.
"What do you want this time? I told you already! Let me go!"
He grabbed my arm all of a sudden, and it took me a whole lot of will power to not kick him where it hurts the most.
"No, I'm not about to let you go to some other guy."
"Too late for that!" I yelled. "I'm no longer your girl Dan! So let go of me!"
His grip tightened, and I winced. There weren't too many people here at this time, it was White Day after all, so most of the men and women are out somewhere, no one would help me, no one can, since Dan's glare, his tone, his appearance...it sure scared some of the people who were attempting to help me out.
"Stop this Dan! I don't want to go back to the way we were! Just...just move on!"
"Hey man, I think you should leave her alone."
Dan turned to glare at someone who tried to help me.
"Back off! You don't want to mess with me!"
I noticed how the stranger's brows furrowed.
"Listen, brat, normally, I'd mind my own business, but seeing some punk force a girl into going with him, or just simply forcing her to do something she doesn't want to is annoying."
"Then turn around and pretend you're deaf!"
I swear, Dan really had no manners or respect.
"That does it." The guy pulled a fist back, about to punch Dan, but another hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"I don't think you should be starting a fight here." It was a girl, and her hair was blue. Like Levy's.
I took this as a chance to get away from Dan's grip, but I just stood there, staring at the scenario as Dan and the stranger glared at each other.
"Dragneel, this is really starting to piss me off! Don't start a fight just when we got here!" the girl yelled.
Dragneel...? That last name rings a bell...
"Listen to your girlfriend and mind your own business," Dan spat out, smirking haughtily.
Dragneel's brows twitched. "You think this slut is my girlfriend?!"
I almost fell down at that, but what surprised me was how the girl with blue hair had punched Dan, and from the looks of it, it sure hurt like hell.
"How dare you say I'm this...this...idiot's girlfriend?!"
"Who are you calling an idiot, you whore?!"
"You, stupid!"
"Don't call me stupid, you prostitute!"
"Why you-"
"Hey, hey, hey!"
I blinked, seeing another man with spiky orange hair place an arm around the girl, and another around Dragneel who, I just noticed, had pink colored hair.
"Already fighting when we just got here?"
I looked back at Dan, seeing him out cold.
Wow, that was some punch! This girl is now my idol!
"Hmph. You're lucky Loke came, or I would have kicked your sorry ass," said the girl when she crossed her arms.
"Che, you're the one who's lucky," Dragneel said, turning elsewhere, his eyes softening when they landed on me. "Oh, sorry," he apologized with a grin. "We must look pretty weird to you, huh?"
"Well, not really," I said, then bowed down a bit. "Thank you for earlier."
"Ah, no problem!" Dragneel said. "My best friend would have killed me if I let some girl be treated like that without doing anything." He held out a hand to me. "I'm Natsu Dragneel." I extended out a hand to shake his. "And these two here are Loke and Juvia."
"Nice to meet you," Loke said with a salute, while Juvia made a small smile and a nod.
"Hi," I said, smiling. "I'm Lucy Heartfilia."
"So, are you from around here?" Loke asked, stepping up to me and leaning over a bit, since he was taller than me.
"Yeah," I said, trying to ignore how nervous I was since this guy was too close for comfort. "You three lost?"
"Actually," Juvia pulled Loke away. "We're here to visit a friend, but we don't know where he lives."
"Yeah, this is actually a surprise visit, you see," Natsu said with a grin.
"Oh, well, I don't know that many people here, but who knows. Who are you looking for?"
"My best friend," Natsu began, about to say the name, but my phone's ringing cut him off, and I excused myself to check who it was, and the name displayed on the screen caused me to smile widely.
"You better be calling to ask me out." I laughed when I said that as a "hello".
I glanced at the three, before answering the question the caller asked. "I've got three people here who are looking for their friend, but sure, I'll meet you there once I'm done here, I owe these guys a favor." I glanced at Natsu, seeing how he was bickering with Juvia about something, while Loke was just laughing his head off. "Right, see you later then." And I hung up, then turned to the three. "So, who are you looking for again?"
As soon as Natsu uttered his name, my eyes widened.
"Gray!"
He looked at me as I ran towards him, blushing when he smirked a bit.
"Took you long enough."
"Well, I had to direct three people somewhere..." I murmured.
"Hn. Well..." He took my hand, and I blushed. "Let's go." And he led me to a dock nearby.
"Wow...the sunset's really beautiful here," I said, staring at the orange glow. "So, what did you want my help for?"
Gray's eyes were serious, and he was staring at the waves below before he turned to look at me.
"You remember how...important being a soldier is to me, right?"
"...You're...going back...?"
"...Great, answer a question with another question," he muttered.
"Oh fine, sorry. Yes, I remember you telling me that."
"So, you should know that...these are really important to me." Gray pulled something out of his pocket, and he extended his hand out to me, and I opened two of my palms to receive it. I felt something metallic, rectangular at shape, and there were two of them, secured to a chain made of small balls connected together – it was his dog tags.
"Gray, why...?"
"Look at it."
I did, and I saw his name engraved on one tag, including his blood type, and his rank, as well as his gender.
"Look at the other one," he told me, so I did, and I saw the same information, except they were mine, but the rank...the position written on the other tag was...
"Gray..." My eyes watered, and I looked up at him, and I saw him smile, I felt how warm his smile was, and he never looked so good in my eyes. "...Are you serious...?"
"Hn." He kept his eyes locked on mine. "My dogtag there, is my whole identity back in NDA, and it's like I'm giving myself to you." He paused for a moment, before continuing. "As for the other one..." He smirked. "Want to make that position a reality?"
I smiled, and I hugged him, and he returned the embrace, keeping me in his arms.
"Gray's girlfriend..." I whispered. "Of course I want that to be a reality."
"Happy White Day then."
I looked up at him, my smile growing when he pushed a few strands of my hair away from my face. "Mm." I nodded, my eyes closing when he leaned down to kiss my lips, and I've never felt such pure bliss in my whole life.
No doubt about it. Gray is the right guy for me.
I wanted to complain when he pulled away from the kiss – it seemed short, but it was longer then our first kiss under the mistletoe.
"You hungry?"
And before I could speak, my growling stomach answered his question.
"Um..." I blushed, lowering my head as he laughed a bit, and my eyes widened when he laughed, and then, I smiled. "Yeah..."
His warmth was something I didn't want to disappear...and I wish that we'd make it till the end, unlike how Dan and I ended up.
"Don't you want to stay even for a bit?" I asked, hopeful.
Gray gave me another smile, and I wondered why he only grinned this much now that we're together.
"I'd much rather keep our distance at times so that I'll miss you even more."
I blushed – I remember how Mira told me about how absence makes the heart grow fonder, and I bet this is the same as to what Gray is telling me.
"But..." I pouted. Screw that saying! I wanted to be with him for a little bit longer.
"Hey, it's late, your parents might get mad," he said in a soft voice, placing a hand against my cheek. I looked down at him, since he was still straddling his bike while I already got off. "You wouldn't want your father to put me on a restraining order now, right?"
"I doubt he would," I said. "I mean, he's put his trust in you."
Gray shook his head while smirking, and then turned back to look at me. "I'll call you when I get home."
"It's not the same as you being next to me," I countered, crossing my arms in a childish way. I missed out a lot on romance, and now that I'm given the chance, I want to make the most out of it. "Besides, I want a hug."
As soon as the words left my lips, his arms wrapped around me, and he pulled me closer to his body, my face turning red when I saw how he closed his eyes and took in my scent. So maybe it might just be me thinking in a perverted way, I mean, his head is practically on my chest and all, but there wasn't anything wrong with his actions, nor did he look or sound as if he had any malicious thoughts.
"Is this hug good enough?" he asked me, head lowered slightly yet still against my chest.
"Erm..." I had to clear my throat to get my mind out of the gutter. I feel like such a pervert.
"You're so hard to please," he murmured, and again, I turned red at the double meaning of his words, but I embraced him instantly when he made a move to pull away. "Lucy...?"
"You better call..." I whispered, nuzzling my nose on top of Gray's hair and took a whiff of his smell. I wonder what shampoo he's using? He smells so good...
"I will." And when we pulled apart, he looked at me and smiled. "So keep your phone close to you at all times."
"Okay." I leaned down to kiss him, but his pointing finger stopped my lips from doing so. "Eh?!"
He smirked. "Your parents might be watching, and it's not really polite on my side."
I sighed. I seriously need to brainwash this guy...
"I'm not letting you leave until I get a goodnight kiss," I demanded with a smirk of my own.
"Hn, you're being cute," he said with a raised brow and a small grin, but he leaned over and kissed my cheek. "Night."
"No, no, no," I said, shaking my head. "I want a kiss here." I pointed at my lips.
Gray stared at me for a moment, his eyes blinking repeatedly, before he smiled, and then, his shoulders began to shake a bit, until he finally laughed. My eyes widened for a bit, since it's only been the second time I saw and heard him laugh, but I managed to smile, hoping to hear more of his laughter in the future.
"You..." he began, "I don't know what I'm going to do with you." I felt one of his fingers poke my forehead lightly, and he smirked at my baffled expression, before the same finger traced my jaw, all the way down to my neck, and I felt him grab the chain that held our dog tags, and he followed the trail until he got one of the tags.
"Gray?"
He raised the tag in his fingers, showing me that he got his tag, and then later, he pulled it to his lips and kissed it.
"What're you-"
I got cut off when he leaned the same tag on my own lips, the same side that he kissed, and he gave me a smile.
"Everytime I'm not around and you want me to kiss you-" he dropped the tag and I immediately caught it, forgetting that it was chained around my neck- "just pretend you're kissing me when you kiss that, and you can even kiss it anytime you want."
Smart. But despite not being satisfied with just that, I guess I'll have to go with it for now. "Hang on," I said, stopping him from putting on his helmet just yet. "You're being unfair," I murmured, taking one of the tags around his neck which held my own information. I kissed it, then placed it against his lips, smiling at him expectantly as he held my hand, kissed the tag, and then let my fingers drop the object. I was expecting Gray to let go, but he still held my hand, and kissed it, letting his lips stay there for a moment before pulling away and looking at me. "Am I still being unfair?"
"No," I said, smiling. "Good night."
"Aa, night." He waited for me to enter my house, before he rode off back to his place. So far, this has been the best White Day I've ever experienced, and I believe that I've finally moved on, that I'm really letting Dan go.
Thanks, Gray.
"That's so sweet of him!"
"I know Mira, I know," I said, smiling shyly as the girls began to interrogate me for more details of what happened yesterday when Gray sort of confessed to me.
It's our daily girl's night out, and we're currently at a bar, and it's pretty lively, and much safer compared to those other night clubs, since this place is pretty classy – meaning not too many bastards or gangsters come in here.
"So, did you kiss?" Levy asked.
"Did you make out?" came Cana's bold question.
Only Erza remained quiet, but her smile made me know that she was happy for me.
"Lucy?"
We all looked up when a new voice spoke, and my eyes widened when I saw Natsu and the other two, plus two more guys, quickly approaching our table.
"It is you!" he exclaimed with a wide grin. "I definitely wouldn't miss that blonde hair of yours!"
I gave out a nervous laugh, wondering what they're doing here.
"And the direction you gave us didn't help out much," Natsu said, scratching the back of his head. "But it's alright, I guess you didn't really know my buddy, huh?"
"Erm..." I kind of smiled, hoping it would make up for my lack of words. "Oh, by the way, Natsu, these are my friends, Mira, Erza, Cana, and Levy." I turned to the girls who all smiled, waved, and said hi. "And girls, this is Natsu, and his friends, Loke, Juvia, and..." I trailed off, unsure who the other two were.
"Jura." Spoke the bald man as he gave a friendly smile and offered his hand to me. I nodded, then turned to the white haired guy who gave a tiny smile and said his name: "Lyon."
"Now that we know each other," I turned to Loke, sweat dropping when he sat in between me and Mira, and then placed an arm around me, and another on Mira. "How about we get better acquainted?"
Mira's brow twitched, but she forced a smile and casually pulled Loke's arm off, and said, "I'm taken mister, so better not pull a fast one on me."
"Aww, too bad..." He turned to me, and I gave a nervous smile, ready to tell him I was taken too, but he leaned in all of a sudden, our foreheads touching, and I blushed from both anger and embarrassment. "I guess it's you and me then?" He flashed a grin, and just when I was about to push him off, Natsu hit his head. "Give her a break Loke, I doubt that she's still single."
I smiled my thanks to Natsu, and he just gave a grin and a wink, not in a flirtatious style, but one that said "No problem" to my silent thanks.
"Bah," Loke muttered, his arm still around me. "Who gives a shit?"
"I do."
I instantly smiled when I heard that voice, and so did the rest of the girls since they were about to witness a showdown.
"I'd appreciate it if you take your arm off of her. Now."
Hell yeah! That's MY Gray!
"Geez! Is that all the 'hello' we're going to get for travelling this far to see you?!"
My head whipped to Loke, who finally had his arm off, and instantly got up to grin at Gray. Next thing I knew, I saw Jura ruffling my boyfriend's head, and then Lyon knocking his fist together with Gray, and then Loke earning a hit on the head from Gray, and annoyingly on my part, Juvia blushing and subtly touching Gray's arm as if she was just greeting him, and lastly – the shock of my life happened! Natsu grinned at Gray, and Gray smirked back, and both their right hands joined as they made the guy greeting. As in the type you see two male best friends leaning in as if knocking their shoulders or flat chests or whatever! The point is...these people knew Gray! As in, they're his friends! I thought they were after him!
.
.
.
I think it's time to hide under a rock...
"W-wha..?" I gaped, blushing when Gray walked over to me and bent down a bit to give me a light kiss on my forehead. "You..."
"This is why I wasn't able to see you today, I had to meet my former teammates in NDA."
"Er..." I looked down, feeling flustered when Natsu looked at me with a surprised expression.
"Wait, hey jerk, you know Lucy?"
"Yeah asshole, why?" Gray asked, turning to Natsu. "You know her too?"
"She told me she didn't know you!"
I grabbed Gray's hand, hoping he wouldn't get mad. I remember Dan getting angry over some of our misunderstandings, and I hope Gray would hear me out first.
"I'm sure she had her reasons," he said, and I looked up to see him turning to me with a small assuring smile, his hand gripping mine to make sure I wasn't imagining the whole scene. "But that shouldn't be much of a problem to you, right asshole?"
Natsu just laughed, and my head turned to him in bewilderment. So he wasn't mad either?
"Of course you jerk!" Natsu said with a grin, before eyeing me with another friendly smile. "Don't worry Lucy, I don't bite off someone's head over a trivial thing like that! I'm sure you're just protecting my buddy."
"Y-yeah..." I said. "I mean, I've been deceived by a lot of people, so I thought that..." I trailed off, realizing that I was about to inform them of Dan's past doings. I didn't want to talk about my ex when Gray is around, since I don't want to hurt him or make him feel as if I haven't moved on. "Well, Sorry..."
I saw Natsu nod, Loke waved it off, Jura just chuckled, Lyon shrugged, and Juvia, well...I think it's time I shove the idea of her being my idol, since she glared at me but managed to turn her head away casually and just grunt.
"I hope you girls don't mind if I talk to Lucy for a moment," Gray said, turning to my friends who all shook their heads, grinning, smirking, and smiling all the way when my boyfriend "stole" me from the girls and took me towards the exit, at the same time, telling Natsu and the others that he'd be back.
"So," he began, stopping when we reached our destination. "Mind explaining yourself?" he asked with a smirk.
My reply was to hug myself due to the chilly night wind, and I glanced at him when he removed his jacket and placed it over my shoulders, following it up with an embrace from behind. I touched his arms and closed my eyes for a moment before opening my mouth to answer him.
"I thought that he hired them to get you."
Gray is smart, so I'm sure that he knows who the "he" is.
"Even if he does send them to get me, as long as it's not you, I'll be fine."
"Stupid." I snorted, and he laughed, tweaking my nose jokingly. "Hey!"
"You're such a kid," he told me, smiling at me when I raised my head to look at him. "You should say that I'm so sweet instead of calling me stupid."
"Well, I'm not a typical girl."
"Really now?" Gray raised a brow, giving me a skeptical look, and I pulled away and punched him on the arm playfully, pretending to be mad at his comment. "Okay, I stand corrected then."
"Good," I murmured, pouting as I avoided looking at him. "And for that, I'm not talking to you."
"Hn." I looked up when he stood in front of me. "Then maybe you could kiss me instead."
I didn't answer, but I let him lean down to touch my lips with his, and I returned the kiss, my arms instantly wrapping around his neck while he kept his around my waist.
I unknowingly whined when he pulled away, laughing slightly at my reaction.
"This," he said, holding the dog tags that I wore with my dress, "is the most important thing in my life."
I nodded, stating that I know.
"And you," he leaned his forehead against mine, "are the most precious person to me."
My mouth was still shut, since I refused to say a word to him, and he smiled knowingly.
"I think I'll skip calling you later since you won't talk." And he pulled away, pocketed his hands, and made a move to go back inside. And stupid, stupid, stupid me ended up calling his name and running after him, and he turned to greet me with a haughty smirk, and I glared at him for that.
Still though, I wouldn't have our relationship in any other way, because though he may not have said the words "I love you", being entrusted with the most important object in his life is something close to that, and being dubbed as the most precious person to him is what I wouldn't trade for the whole world.
"Hey, Gray?"
"Hn?"
"Were you jealous of Loke earlier?"
"Depends, were you jealous of Juvia?"
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Damn you Gray Fullbuster.
"When you tell me you're in love, say it again."
I hope you liked this chappie :D
I think the characters are a bit OOC in this chapter. Not sure though...
Anyway...
Till next time!