Chapter 6! This is the longest chapter so far.

I don't own Fairy Tail or any of its characters, and I do not own this plot. This belongs to CrAzY-SiLLy-Me, whom I thank very much for allowing me to use her plot to make more GraLu stories.

~Say It Again~

Chapter 6

April: Art of Seduction

"Thing about you, is you know just how to get me."

"Come on already! It's getting boring to be beaten all the time!"

I laughed at Gajeel, since he's been complaining ever since he challenged Gray for jet ski racing.

"Haha! Yeah jerk, give metal-face a break!" Natsu shouted.

Turns out that Gray's former comrades in NDA are on leave for the next 2 months, and I'm really happy to see Gray smiling more often now. I guess he was just lonely when we weren't together yet.

"Then why don't you have a go at it, you asshole?"

"Me? You know I hate the water!"

Still...I'm kind of jealous...since now, his attention is divided.

"Why the long face?"

I glanced at Levy when she sat down next to me on the sand.

"And aren't you going to remove your top yet?"

I blushed. "Levy, you know better than any of the girls that I don't feel comfortable in showing too much skin."

"Hate to say this, but I have to say it," she muttered. "When you and Dan were still together, you sure didn't mind wearing a two-piece swimsuit."

"B-but that was..."

"Hey." She wrapped an arm around me and smiled. "I'm kidding, I know you're just worried about Loke's advances."

"Exactly," I hissed, turning to the said man who was busy flirting with Juvia, who still ignored him. "And besides, he won't stop now, knowing that Gray is my boyfriend."

"But don't you just love seeing how he glares so possessively?"

My face turned red once again as I looked up at Gray, seeing him push Natsu towards the jet ski. Ever since last month, Loke's been flirting with not only Juvia and I, but also with the rest of the girls. And even if the other guys seem to take it lightly, since Loke just laughs after a few pick-up lines or two, Gray's the only one who glares at him, or threatens him.

"I wonder why, though..." I said out loud.

"Obviously," Levy snorted. "He knows Loke way back, so there must be something that he doesn't like about that guy, and if you haven't noticed it yet, Loke flirts with you a lot longer and in a much more serious kind of flirt than he does to us."

"Really?"

"You're so dense."

"Well sorry," I muttered in sarcasm, turning back to Gray.

"But back to you not wanting to remove your top, maybe it's because it's Gray's shirt that you're wearing..." Levy said with a sly grin.

My face turned red, and I shook the blush away as I looked down, hugging my knees closer to my chest. "Well...it's comfy..." I said in defense, taking a whiff of my boyfriend's scent that lingered on the blue button-up shirt with long sleeves.

"What the hell?!" Gray suddenly yelled, and I blushed yet again, since he suddenly took off his top that is now soaking wet since Natsu kicked him.

Though his hair still spiked up, it tamed down a bit, yet it didn't do much change in his typical hairstyle. My cheeks began to flush when my eyes trailed lower, seeing how his dark blue board shorts lowered a bit, revealing the waistband of his boxers – I think – and I couldn't help but eye how the water droplets trailed down from his forehead, then his chin, dripping all the way to his bare chest, trickling to his washboard abs, and then lower...and lower...

I couldn't stop staring at him. It's not a crime right? It's not even a sin. But hell, I just can't take my eyes off of how he emerged from the water and ran his fingers through his hair. I couldn't turn my eyes away when he picked up a towel to dry himself off, and I seriously couldn't help but blush when he caught me looking, and when he smirked at me for that.

"You better not be thinking of any naughty thoughts in there Lucy."

And it was only then did I take my eyes off of him, because Mira really deserved to be strangled for her comment.

"Hey, want to make this trip much more fun?" she asked me, wriggling her eyebrows. I blinked, and so did the rest of the girls, and only Erza seemed to understand what Mira was trying to say. "Let's see who among the guys can withstand us, when we all seduce them, one by one..."

I blushed, wondering if Gray could be easily seduced, and Juvia filled in the answer to that question.

"Trust me on this, you'll be successful in seducing all of them, but you'll be frustrated with Gray." She sighed. "I, along with the other girls in NDA have tried, and we all failed." I met her eyes when she looked up, and she gave a haughty smirk, which made my ears turn red either from anger or embarrassment, I'm not sure, and Juvia finished her sentence. "But he's a pretty good seducer."

Which only means that Gray has seduced Juvia, for her to know that vital information.

"Really?" Mira asked with excitement. "I love a challenge."

"So...he seduced you before?" I asked, tilting my head a bit, hoping that I didn't look too jealous.

"It was one of the lessons would-be-soldiers should learn." She smirked yet again. "And he was pretty hot."

Damn this woman.

"Hey."

I turned my head to greet Gray's smile, and he kissed me lightly on the lips before wrapping his arms around me, causing my back to press against his chest as I snuggled closer, loving the feeling of his warmth.

"You're too quiet," he whispered, lowering his head to kiss my cheek. Ever since the whole incident with Loke last month, Gray's been more affectionate. I ought to thank Loke someday. "Is something wrong?"

"No," I said, this time, kissing his jaw, and then I grinned. "But can I still wear your shirt?"

Gray smiled at me, and I still can't get used to how good he looks whenever he smiles.

"You can have it if you want it that much."

"Heh, then it's mine?"

"Hn."

Currently, the two of us are waiting for the others to come back or get ready, since it was night time, and we had planned on having a round of alcoholic drinks and snacks while around the fire made by Natsu. I closed my eyes and listened to the waves, cherished the feeling of the soft sand we sat on, but more importantly, I didn't want this night to end. It felt so nice sitting in-between Gray's legs and leaning against his chest, with his arms wrapped around me protectively. Despite only wearing his shirt and a below the knee-length white skirt, I barely felt the cold.

"Are you fine sitting like this?" he asked me, and I nodded, eyeing him from the corner of my eyes. He sported a black shirt with long sleeves underneath the dark purple short-sleeved polo that was left unbuttoned, his jeans, as always, a shade of dark blue, and his shoes are black again, and they looked like they were made for hiking. Hmm...maybe we ought to go hiking some time, I'd love to experience that. "Aren't you cold?" he asked again, and I shook my head, leaning down a bit to tie back the loose knot on one of my sneakers. "Just don't leave my side and I won't feel cold," I whispered, leaning back as he hugged me again.

"Okay."

"Well now, isn't that sweet!"

The two of us looked up to see Natsu grinning, in each one of his hands were two bottles of cold beer, and right behind him were the rest of the gang.

"No wonder you changed and left earlier, you jerk! You wanted some alone time with Lucy!" Gray just smirked at Natsu, who soon plopped down next to us and handed my boyfriend a beer. "Mira has your drink," he told me afterwards.

I nodded and glanced at Gray as he took the bottle opener from Natsu and removed the crown of the bottle.

"How does it taste?" I asked, curious. "I've only had vodka, martini, and wine."

I noted how Natsu and Gray blinked, looked at each other, then laughed.

"What?!" I asked, a bit embarassed. "It's not my fault that I don't like the smell."

"Here, try it," Natsu offered me a bottle, and just when I was about to grab it, Gray stopped me from doing so. "Aww...the jerk is worried!"

"Shut up, you ass," Gray grunted, before turning to me, meeting my questioning gaze. "Drinking a whole bottle by yourself on your first time isn't really a good idea." He offered me his own drink, and I took it, eyeing the liquid inside the clear bottle, my fingers feeling how icy cold the beer was. "Um..." I gulped, and prepared myself to drink, but again, Gray stopped me, and I'm really confused with his actions. "I was gonna-" I got cut off when he kissed me all of a sudden, and in a way, I sort of tasted the alcohol from his lips, and as soon as he came, he pulled away. "Hn. You only wanted to know the taste, right?" he smirked, and I could hear Natsu laughing and commenting on Gray being smooth – and yes, my boyfriend is real smooth. "And besides," he leaned his forehead to mine, his eyes closed. "I don't want you to drink this, nor do I want you to get addicted."

"But what about you?" I countered, eyes looking elsewhere when he stared at me, our foreheads still touching.

"I don't drink a lot, just on special occasions." He glanced at Natsu. "And you can ask the asshole for confirmation."

My head turned to Natsu, who nodded and drank his own bottle.

"And I don't drink in bars, unless I'm with you and the rest," he continued. "I don't like getting drunk either, so I only drink about four at minimum."

"And you can still hold your alcohol?" I asked.

"Yeah. My family is pretty good with that, but six is probably my limit."

"Hah! You don't even know that since you've never been drunk!" Natsu yelled.

"I stop when I know I'm near or at my limit," he clarified.

"Whatever," Natsu said with a grin, opening his second bottle as he passed Gray another one. "Gajeel has the other bottles."

As soon as the rest of the gang arrived, Mira handed me my drink as I snuggled closer to my boyfriend, noticing that Loke chose to sit down next to us as well.

"So, Mira told us all about it," Jellal started, opening a bottle of beer. "And well, we agreed to it."

I blinked, then turned to Gray when he spoke up.

"I'll pass," he said, afterwards, drank the remaining contents of the bottle he held onto.

"You're no fun, jerk." Natsu commented. "I bet you're not as immune to it as before!"

"No, it's more on I already have a girlfriend." His hold tightened around me, and I couldn't help but give a smug look to Juvia who glared. "And I don't want her to be seducing anyone else either."

"Jealous much?" Gajeel countered with a grin. "Relax bastard, it's just a game."

"Hn. Some games are too dangerous to play."

"Oh come on!" Mira pleaded. "Lucy!"

I laughed nervously when the girls turned to me, begging me to change Gray's mind.

"I'm kind of curious actually..." I confessed, turning to Gray. "Juvia said you were hard to seduce, and, well..." I gave him an innocent smile while Gray just looked at me. It took a few seconds for our staring contest to stop, because he turned away and sighed, ran a hand through his hair and gave a nod. "I'm spoiling you," he whispered, and I felt myself shiver when his breath touched my ear. "And I hate you for it."

"Right." I nodded, smiling sheepishly. "I know you love spoiling me."

"Hn." He kissed my cheek, letting his lips stay there before pulling away. "You're just too cute to resist, that's why.," he murmured.

I can hear how the girls, and some of the guys, were cheering as they decided on who would seduce first, but I ignored their happiness, too caught up in staring into my boyfriend's eyes, since his were on mine as well.

"Hey, you two!"

We both turned to Mira at the same time.

"We've decided," she began. "That Cana would seduce first, and then Levy, then me, Erza, Juvia, and lastly, you." I gave a slow nod, wondering why I would be the last to seduce. "For the guys, we'll first seduce Loke, afterwards, Freed, Natsu, Jellal, Gajeel, Laxus, and lastly, Gray."

Well, Lyon didn't come with us, since he said he would be visiting an old friend of his, and Jura was going to see Gray's parents, much to my boyfriend's dismay – and I'm not sure why.

"Hn," Gray replied, downing the remaining contents of his bottle. "So I take it that it's only you girls who will be seducing?"

"Heck, no!" Cana smirked. "We'd like to have fun too, so after all of us are done, it will be your turn, same order."

"Great," Gray muttered sarcastically, rolling his eyes, which made me laugh. "You do realize I'm not enthusiastic, nor motivated, by this whole idea."

"We figured as much," Juvia stated. "That's why we came up with a plan to get you to really seduce." She smirked, and I had to held onto Gray's free hand to stop myself from getting up and starting a bitch fight with this...well, bitch.

"What do you girls have in mind?" Natsu asked, curious. "What could possibly drive this guy," he pointed at Gray. "To do his best..?"

"If he doesn't, Loke will have to go on a date with Lucy," Cana said, smiling evilly at me, and I felt the urge to strangle my friends, save for Erza and Levy. "So, Fullbuster, are you game or not?"

Gray grunted, setting the empty bottle down on the soft sand while his other arm was still around my waist. "Like I have a choice, but you asked for it," he smirked. "Just don't regret challenging me."

"Oh boy," Natsu started. "You got his blood boiling, and I tell 'ya, you won't be having the last laugh."

Oh god! Oh god! I can't take this! I can't believe that girl! She would seriously go that far in seducing?! Gosh! Even Cana or Mira wouldn't do that!

"I feel so inferior," Cana said frustratingly. "Loke was pretty easy for all of us, even for Levy, but Freed was tough! Not even Mira could seduce him!" she seethed. "But Juvia! She got him to blush and turn his head away!"

I can't help but clench my fist. I was up next, and I'm not too confident about myself if Cana or Mira failed to seduce Freed.

Juvia had started her seduction by taking a slow walk towards Freed, at the same time unbuttoning her shirt and letting it slide down up to her elbows. She even dared to sit on Freed's lap and wrap her arms around him, and even went as far as flicking his ear with her tongue! I'm starting to hate this whole idea!

I feel bad for Mira, because she can't do anything about Juvia's advances. The rules for this game are that we can't kiss the guy on the lips or anywehere else, we can't do anything that involves touching the sensitive parts obviously, and that we each have a time limit of three minutes. So far, Juvia got a reaction from Freed in just about less than a minute!

I wonder if I can just skip this seduction bit?

"Alright, alright!" Freed said. "I can't take it," he murmured, pushing Juvia off of him. "Can you just move on to Natsu? I don't think I'll be able to endure after so many girls seducing me."

"Wait, so, earlier...?" Cana trailed off, eyes wide.

"When it came to Mira, I was starting to lose control, I sort of calmed down when it was Levy's turn, since she's my friend, but...yeah." He scratched the back of his head, cheeks red. "We should have started this game when we're all sober."

"We're not even drunk yet!" Gajeel countered, laughing. "Let's give Freed a break then!"

Loke chuckled. "I actually enjoyed all of them seducing me though." I caught his eyes, and he gave me a smirk and a suggestive wink, and I felt myself stiffen. It took a whole lot of self-control on my part to not punch this guy. Seriously! Gray is friends with this guy?! I can't believe this!

Speaking of...

I turned to look at my boyfriend, who sat across from me, next to Natsu. He was glaring at Loke, and I felt myself blush at how protective he gets.

"Alright, let's go seduce Natsu," Cana said, patting my shoulder since she was next to me. "Yo, Natsu! Get your butt on the middle already!"

"Yeah, yeah!" Natsu got up and walked over to the empty spot in-between the guys and us. "Bring it on ladies." He gave a haughty smirk as Cana accepted the challenge and started her seduction techniques on him. It's only then did I start to think of how many more moves we can pull off in this game. So far, Juvia is in the lead, with all of us down by one point. Cana, Mira, and Juvia may have the upper hand here, since all three of them have a lot of tricks up their sleeves, but what about me? I'm sure Erza can think of something creative, that's just how she is...but Levy and I... well, I kind of feel that Levy may be able to pull this off at some point, since she did pretty well with Loke and Freed earlier, which left us all wondering what other moves she could do.

What about me? If Gray is really hard to seduce, as Juvia claims, I definitely can't lose to her... I'm Gray's girlfriend, I should at least get some reaction from him. Even a smirk will do, or even his eyes widening... Just...I just hope he does react, I would feel like such a complete failure if I can't even get him to jump or flinch; not to mention, it would be really embarrassing if I can't seduce him properly...

"Hey, Lucy!"

"H-huh?!" I looked up, seeing all of them eyeing me.

"It's your turn," Levy said softly, giving me a worried look. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah!" I said, smiling and getting up. "Just thinking of what I can do." And I held back a gulp as I eyed how Natsu still looked relaxed. I took a quick glance at Juvia, seeing how frustrated she was, and how Mira and Cana gave her smug smirks. So that means she failed to seduce Natsu. It was kind of expected, I mean, they both hate each other after all.

"Go easy on me Lucy," I heard Natsu say with a grin. "I feel pretty bad since you're my best friend's girl."

"What do you think I'm feeling then?" I asked back, glancing worriedly at Gray who had his head lowered. I can't even see how his eyes look, or the expression of his face; and I feel really bad for having to do this. "Natsu, sorry but...I don't think I can seduce you like this," I said, head lowering. "I can't bring myself to hurt him."

"I understand, just give it your worst shot." He gave me a grin. "Do a bad job, I'll gladly say I can't handle it, if it means getting Juvia much more annoyed."

"Right." I nervously knelt down in front of him, and tried to make my actions as believable as possible, since faking was part of the violations. My fingers moved to touch Natsu's cheeks, lowering to his jaw, and then to his neck. I forced my eyes to look seductive, had my lips part a bit, and even went as far as faking a blush to look tempting enough to get Natsu to give up.

"Ah shit." Natsu soon got up, turning his back to me. "I give up," he said. "Lucy's too cute!" he said, grinning at me, and I saw how his cheeks were red. "Seriously, you had me there with that face! Haha!"

I glanced at Mira who nodded, turning to Erza who pulled Jellal up from the sand to make him sit where Natsu once sat.

"Hey, Natsu," I called out, smiling when he turned to look at me with a questioning expression. "Thanks," I mouthed, and he grinned, and gave a nod, before returning his spot next to Gray. I watched how he patted my boyfriend's shoulder, stared how Gray looked at Natsu, before giving a small smile and knocking his fist with his best friend. I can tell that Gray was thankful for what Natsu did, it was obvious since his shoulders relaxed a bit, no longer tensed as what I had observed earlier.

"Damn it," Mira hissed. "Juvia is still in the lead! That Gajeel was as easy as Loke! And that Laxus is as tough as Jellal and Natsu, but Juvia got to all two of them! Damn!"

Cana muttered curse words under her breath. "Now what? With the way things are going, she'll win!"

"Not yet," Erza said. "We all agreed with the points, right?" She looked at us. "We're tied with Loke, and since Lucy didn't get a chance with Freed, she gets a bonus, which ties her with Juvia's score, but she gets the lead with Natsu, but Juvia ties with her yet again with Jellal, whom Lucy did not get a chance to seduce, so it's another point for her."

Yeah, I was in the lead at some point.

"Loke earned all of us points, so Lucy is still a point ahead, but Juvia managed to seduce Laxus, whom Lucy failed to seduce, since her time ran out and Jellal didn't budge."

"We're tied," I said breathlessly, earning a nod from my friends. "But-"

"Tie breaker?" Levy suggested, glancing at Gray. "Unless you girls are still attempting to seduce him."

"I want to, but it would be useless," Mira said.

"Agreed." Erza nodded, then turned to me. "This is going to be a showdown between you and Juvia."

Somehow, I began to sweat as I eyed Juvia, who met my gaze and smirked. She's seduced Gray before, and even if she failed, she has more experience than I do, and I doubt Gray would be unfair, because even if I am his girlfriend, he won't give me a chance, just like how the others didn't let their respective girlfriends win on purpose.

"So, Gray," Mira began, getting up. "Your turn."

He sighed and got up from his spot, walked over to the middle, and sat down, face blank as always.

"Due to Lucy and Juvia's scores being tied, it'll just be the two of them who will attempt to seduce you," Erza explained. "So, let's start with Juvia."

"This is gonna be good," I heard Natsu say.

And so, Juvia started. She, as always, made a slow walk towards Gray, but this time, she had her hips swaying, and she even completely removed her top, letting her private parts be covered in only the swimsuit – and yes, I was envious at how bold she was for doing that, but I was also angered at the fact that she's doing that to my boyfriend!

"Still gonna resist me?" I heard her speak, and my teeth gritted when she made herself comfortable in between his legs, but I was relieved to see Gray's face still expressionless. He didn't even make a move, nor the slightest hint of being impressed when Juvia had draped her arms around his neck, and had herself sit a pose that only female models would do in a porn magazine. Was this what NDA taught in seduction? Could this really be what most people would call an art? Because I admit, I am awed at how good she is, the way she pressed her body against Gray made me angry, but at the same time, it made me feel much more inferior.

"Hey," Levy called out. "Gray's really good in resisting."

"Huh?" I blinked, then turned to look at Gray, amazed that his face remained impassive. "Then how the heck am I going to win him over?" I asked myself softly.

"Are you still resisting me?" I heard Juvia ask in a...well, let's just say her tone would most likely have guys thinking of perverted thoughts.

"You've got a minute and a half left," Gray said, glancing at his watch before turning back to her, eyes as cold as ever. "And for the record, I'm not the least bit turned on by your advances."

Gray, I don't know how you do it, but hell yeah! You deserve a really long kiss for that!

I saw how Juvia twitched, noticed the way her brows furrowed, but it all disappeared when she puckered her lips a bit, her pointing finger making light traces over Gray's chest, and I'm really glad that he was fully clothed.

"Why don't you imagine what I could do with you, or what you could do to me in bed?"

"Hn. The thought never crossed my mind."

I would have jumped for joy at how my boyfriend answered back, but I was still on the edge – since I still have no idea how to seduce Gray.

"Why not imagine my head," I noted how Juvia gestured with her eyes looking at Gray's...yeah. "Down there?"

"It's disgusting," he replied without a moment's pause.

Juvia gritted her teeth, she seemed to be failing, and I'm both relieved, since Gray is unaffected, and worried because Gray may not be capable of being turned on.

"How long do you plan on holding back?"

"As long as I want to," he muttered. "And I'm not holding back, I'm just really not attracted to you or to your advances."

"Damn you," she hissed.

"Time's up Juvia," he said, pushing her off lightly. "Sorry to say, but you failed. Again."

"I can't believe you!" She cried out, getting up from the sand and picking up her top to cover herself with it. "You're not human!" she yelled.

"Actually, you're only bitter because you failed." Natsu then smirked. "Again."

"Ugh! Shut up!" Juvia stomped towards us and harshly plopped down on the sand, glaring at me. "Well? What're you waiting for?!"

My brow twitched, but I tried to calm down. "Good luck to me then," I said to myself, looking at Gray in the eye, seeing how his expression didn't change, not even for a bit, and I wonder...can he ever be seduced?

"Your time starts now, Lucy," Mira said, and I began.

Honestly, I didn't know what possessed me, because I feel like I wasn't myself when I suddenly pulled him up. Gray's eyes widened for a second from the sudden action, clearly not expecting me to get him to stand up, but he went back to being emotionless, so I made the same face that I did to Natsu earlier, and it didn't work still, even when I slowly let my hands travel from his waist all the way to his abs, feeling for his muscles, and then stopping at his chest. Since I had enough medical knowledge, I can tell that he was relaxed and nowhere near tense, and it made me panic inwardly that I can't even get my boyfriend to react.

"Two minutes, Miss Heartfilia," Gray said, not even giving a teasing smirk, even if I knew for a fact that he was provoking me.

I was running out of creative ideas, but I kept my eyes half-lidded, hoping that they were clouded with lust, and my lips were slightly parted like before, my cheeks were involuntary red when I gazed into Gray's eyes. Seriously, I was supposed to be seducing him, but why is it that with just one look from him, I feel like I'm the one he's seducing?

I'm not about to give up.

"I'm tired," I whispered, closing my eyes as I leaned myself to him, my arms slowly wrapping around his body. I pulled myself up a bit, so that my lips could whisper closely to his ear. "Take me to bed." And I hope that it sounded as tempting as I imagined it would, and after the words left my mouth, I leaned it to blow inside his ear, and I felt him stiffen, and I pulled back to see his eyes widen from my actions, which made me grin inwardly. So, he was ticklish there, huh? I tried to manage the remaining time I had properly by finding out where his other ticklish spots were, which led my fingers lightly tracing the back of his neck, and I felt him shudder from the feeling.

"Gotcha." I winked at Gray, and he turned a bit red when one of my hands invaded the skin underneath his shirt. I recalled how he once told me that he didn't let anyone touch him unless it was for medical reasons, and he told me that he still felt embarrassed when anyone would attempt to make skin to skin contact with him, just like how one of my hands are currently feeling him up. Hehe. Looks like Juvia won't be showing her face again.

"Damn it," he suddenly cursed, pulling my hand out of his shirt and taking a step back away from me, his grip on my wrist was a bit tight, yet it didn't hurt me, so I'm assuming that he still knew who I was, and that his mind had not wandered to inappropriate scenes – which amazed me all the more.

"Whoa! You alright there jerk?" Natsu suddenly stood up, his voice sounded worried. I looked at Gray, my eyes reflecting utmost concern at how he was breathing a bit hard, and how his head was slightly bent forward. Though I couldn't clearly see his face, I did take note of how red his cheeks were. Now that I think about it, I didn't see Juvia make a move to put her hand inside his shirt, or even touch his thigh. She avoided those parts, but I didn't... I actually...oh damn! Why did I do that?!

"G-Gray?" I pulled away from his grasp and placed both hands on his cheeks, making him look at me. "S-sorry, are you alright? I didn't mean to..."

I trailed off, since Natsu started laughing, falling on the sand at the process.

"God!" Natsu cried out. "Why did you turn my best friend into such a wuss?!" He laughed again. "Man Gray! Can't you get over it?!"

"Get over what?" Laxus asked, as I looked at my boyfriend, seeing how he sat down and placed a hand against his forehead, his bangs still hiding his eyes. I knelt down before him, worried.

"You mean he hasn't told you?!" Natsu asked, still laughing. "Back then, in NDA, we had problems with some of the guys who wanted to get it on with a girl!"

I kind of feel like I know where this is going, but I still listened.

"Truth be told." Natsu smirked. "Gray is hard to seduce, whether it's a girl or a boy who is tempting him, but once you manage to touch his ticklish spots, that's when his walls begin to collapse!" He laughed again. "Great job Lucy!"

"Wait! What happened back in NDA?" I asked, unconsciously pulling Gray into my arms. He still didn't make a move to react.

"Oh, that." Loke chuckled. "The men started to pick on him, and when one guy managed to touch the back of his neck, he kind of went on berserk mode."

"Berserk mode?" Erza raised a brow.

"He started beating up the delirious men." Loke shrugged. "But his face was beet red."

I sweat dropped and looked down at Gray. "I'm so sorry..." I whispered, stroking the spikes of his hair.

"Just leave him like that for a while," Natsu said. "He's calming himself, so don't worry."

"But-" I got cut off when I felt Gray pull away. His eyes were shut, but he soon breathed in and exhaled, before opening his eyes to look at me, his gaze back to normal, his face no longer red, and his breathing was even. "Gray?"

"I'm fine," he said, looking away for a bit. "I just needed to clear my thoughts."

"Eh?" I blinked, blushing. "C-clear your thoughts...?"

"He's not as innocent as you think he is," Loke butted in. "I mean, duh, he's still a man!" He laughed. "But apparently, this is the first time he's reacted that way, so you sure gave an effect."

My face turned beet red, unsure how to react to the sudden realization that I was successful in breaking the ice walls that surrounded Gray. All I had to do was touch his sensitive spots and he gave in, but if what Loke says is true, then I'm the first girl whom he ever had thoughts of...

"Wow," I said, looking at Gray who sighed and got up. "So..." I blinked, and then turned to Mira. "I win?"

She grinned at me.

I don't really like how the guys were seducing me; first was how the way Loke seduced me, like his eyes were undressing me, and I was feeling really violated. Freed, Laxus, and Jellal were pretty easy to ignore, since they kept their words and movements to a minimal, Natsu was pretty sweet, since he respected the fact that I'm Gray's girlfriend, so he just used words and small gestures like touching my chin or pulling a few strands of my pink hair close to his lips. As for Gajeel, it was tempting to punch him, since his pick-up lines kind of like suggested something perverted, which got to Levy. Somehow, I feel like the girls were biased, since they all gave in to their guys, but managed to stand their ground with the others – except towards Natsu and Gray.

Juvia obviously enjoyed having Gray seducing her, but as for me, well...

"You're still flustered," Gray whispered, and I couldn't help but burn up. "You were so easy," he added, pulling away to look at me directly in the eye, and his smirk did not help my current state. "What're you thinking?"

"...You wouldn't want to know," I said, looking away.

Gray laughed and sat down next to me. "Actually, I do." He gazed at the stars, then at the waves. "I'm pretty curious."

"It involves you strip-teasing," I said in a soft voice, but his ears caught it. "...and advancing towards me." I couldn't help but imagine him doing that, and I feel really embarrassed, since not once did I ever think of such things when I was still with Dan. It's amazing how Gray did so much without trying to affect me this way. "But I'm annoyed at how you also seduced Juvia."

"Annoyed my ass," he said. "You were jealous."

"...Shut. Up."

"Hn." Gray suddenly leaned down on my shoulder, and I glanced at him, seeing how his eyes were closed. "Hey, Lucy?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't ever make me seduce again, alright?"

I giggled.

"And I don't really like seeing you seducing other guys."

"Jealous?" I joked, looking at him when he sat up straight to look at me. "Not so smug now are you?"

He didn't speak, and I remained silent as well, since he just leaned down and kissed me. Next thing I knew, he had me lowered onto the sand, and I didn't mind, even for a bit, even when he started to lick my lower lip for permission to let his tongue in. I gave in, opening my mouth to give him access, and even if I expected his hand to start wandering, he didn't make a move to grope me.

"Gray...?" I called out when he pulled his head back to kiss my neck. "Why are you so different?" I sort of asked that to myself, but I voiced it out.

"Hn." I felt his lips smirk against my neck, and my eyes widened when he sucked onto my skin to leave a mark, before lifting his head to look at me. His eyes weren't clouded with lust, as what I had expected, but instead, they had a look of love and warmth, and his lips curved up slightly to form a small grin. "By different, do you mean good or bad?" He raised a brow, and then smirked.

"Good," I murmured, wanting to know if he could answer me.

"Let's see…" He looked towards the side for a while, before looking back at me, and then lowered his lips to my forehead. I closed my eyes when I felt him kiss it, and he stayed there for a few moments before pulling back to look at me. "A kiss there means I respect you." He kissed my shoulder, before moving to my neck. "I want you, you know, but I can wait, because as cheesy as this may sound, I know that you and I belong together." He took my hand and kissed it lightly. "I adore you too much." He looked at me in the eyes, before leaning down to kiss my lips. "If you still can't get the answer, then I guess you'll just have to keep wondering." He grinned. "Because I'm not about to tell you." And he soon got up and had water splash me.

"Ah! Gray!" I got up and ran after him when he began to sprint, laughing all the while as he taunted me, knowing for a fact that he had the upper hand, since he was faster, and he had undergone training in NDA. "You're so frustrating! Just tell me the answer!" I yelled, making a move to grab him, but I missed, and I tripped, yet I felt his arms instantly wrap around my waist, and my cheek pressed hard against his chest, before I looked up at him, my face red from embarrassment. "Dan…" he said, looking at me seriously. "…Didn't love you."

I lowered my head, my hands that were pressed against his chest clenched, turning to fists. I felt my eyes water, and I looked up at him, just in time since my tears began to flow. "How can you say that?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

Gray's eyes widened for a split second, before his hold on me loosened, until he pulled away and took a few steps back, keeping an arm's length away from me.

"Lucy, look at me," he said, and I did. "Look at me directly in the eyes." I obeyed. "Tell me, did he ever look at you the way I am seeing only you?"

My mouth opened, but no words formed, not even a sound was made. I saw my reflection in his eyes, despite the space between us, and I remembered, despite how close my face was to Dan's, I never really did see the clear image of myself in my ex's eyes.

"Did he ever kiss you as if he meant it?" he asked, and I shook my head, my eyes still holding his gaze. "Did he ever hold you in his arms the way I did earlier?" Again, my actions repeated. "Lastly," I saw Gray's eyes narrowed. "Did he say 'I love you' whenever you say it, or only when he's kissing you?" I felt my head lower, and my knees begin to shake. Gray never once told me those words, but Dan always repeated them each time I said it, and every time he'd kiss me on the neck, lips, and everywhere else, even if I told him not to.

I heard Gray walk away, and I looked up, about to call him, but I was shocked when I felt myself being pulled into his arms. I glanced at him, seeing his eyes closed, felt his heartbeat normal, his breathing even. He didn't walk away, he walked to me.

"I'm…not really good with words," Gray confessed. "That's why I make them up for my actions."

My arms wounded around him, and I closed my eyes to relish the feeling.

"It's been months since I left NDA, but I still can't bring myself to express into words how much you really mean to me."

"I understand," I whispered, and pulled away to kiss him lightly. "Thank you…" And he held me closer once more.

Dan is Dan, Gray is Gray. Even if I hate comparing, I can't help but point out their differences, and I came to the conclusion that the reason why I don't seem to mind if Gray kissed my neck, or if he would lie on top of me, is because…

"I love you," I whispered, and he smiled.

I trust him.

"You talk about us like there's no end in sight."

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