A/N-Finally chapter three is out. I didn't think I'd get this far really. Anyway I am thankful for the reviews on chapter 2. They really inspired me to write more. I hope you like this chapter because it took me a while for it is longer, which is a good things.

Anyway enjoy and please leave me advice ^^


For the next 2 weeks Lucy did nothing but stay at home. She found the days to be boring and lonely. In the morning she would sleep till about ten then would go make some breakfast for herself, which usually consisted of eggs and some juice. In the afternoon she would either watch TV or call Erza to see how she was doing.

Their conversations lasted about an hour because Erza was always talking about how she hated being forced to do things by her dad. After she talked about herself she would then go to Lucy and ask how she was. Lucy of course would lie and say she is fine so that Erza wouldn't be worried about her.

After talking with Erza, Lucy would usually just sit on her bed starring out the window. Time seemed to go by fast when she did this. Sometimes, when she found herself crying, she would go for a walk. She never knew where her legs would take her and didn't really much care.

If she felt really lonely she would summon her spirits and talk to them. They were the only ones that she confided in about Natsu. They would comfort her and say things like "Do you want us to get them for you?" Lucy found this tempting but learned a long time ago from her mother that revenge was wrong, even if it made you feel better.

The same pattern happened everyday and no matter how boring it seemed to her, Lucy seemed to enjoy it in a way.

During a Sunday night, as she was taking a shower, the phone rang. With no doubt Lucy knew who it was. She quickly got out of the shower, put on some cloths, and picked up the phone. "Hello Erza." she said.

"How did you know it was me?" Erza asked surprised.

"You're the only one who calls me."

"Hasn't Natsu called you at all?" Erza asked.

Lucy froze for a moment trying to think of a something She hadn't told Erza a thing about their break up. "Well um …. he can't."

"Why?" Erza asked suspiciously.

"Because he's been..." she thought for a moment. "He's been doing chores for the guild these last two weeks and hasn't had much free time..."

"Ohh... I see," she said with a little disbelief in her voice.

"So anyway what did you want to talk about?" Lucy asked trying to change the subject.

"Oh right!" she said quickly. "I need you to come down to my house immediately!"

"Why?" Lucy asked confused.

"My father is driving me crazy! He wants me to... Look just please come down Lucy!"

"But ...I...can't. "

"Look you aren't doing anything interesting right and Natsu is most likely not coming back for a while, so I don't see why you can't come."

Lucy froze on the spot. Erza was exactly right. Lucy was doing nothing productive. She had been doing things over and over again. "A-alright... I'll come down tomorrow..."

"Oh thank you so much Lucy! I' can't wait to see you!" Erza gave a quiet sigh of relief and hung up the phone.

Lucy stood there thinking about why Erza wanted her to come down so suddenly. Maybe she, like her, was lonely and wanted some company. "Ha yeah right!" Lucy said hitting her head. "Like she would ever be lonely! She might hate her dad but she loves her siblings and mom." Lucy sighed and went over to her bed. "Knowing Erza she wants me to come down because she knows that I'm lonely... Well at least I'll do something different there." She then turned off her light and went to bed, even though it was only 9.

One the other side of town Gray was nervously pacing back and forth in front of a large black gate. "Ok Gray, you can do this!" He stopped moving and took a deep breath. Her then pushed opened the gate and slowly walked into the entrance.

In front of him was big beautiful 2 story black mansion. It had over a dozen windows and a large wooden front door. Next to it was a 12 foot pool and a large maze that looked impossible to find your way through. "Things really don't change around here." Gray said looking around.

Just then the wooden doors swung open. "Gray!" a high pitched voice said. A tall man with black hair and small glasses was crying. He wore scarlet pajamas that somehow made him look handsome. "Oh Gray you've returned!" he said running over to him and hugging him.

"H-hey uncle..." Gray said while trying to get some air. "I c-c-can't breathe..."

He let Gray go but was still holding his shoulders. "I'm just so happy y-y-your h-here," his said with his green eyes watering up. Gray gave a little smile. His uncle began to cry even more and soon hugged him again with more force.

"P-please let m-me go uncle!" But he didn't hear Gray for his crying was to loud.

"David why are you making so much noise!" a woman's voice said. David stopped hugging Gray and the pair looked behind him.

A woman wearing a black short sleeping gown was starring at them intently. Her rosy hair was tied up in a bun and her small stature made Gray think she was a kid.

For a moment she just starred at them looking confused. Her blue eyes then turned to Gray and soon her eyes became fiery with rage. "Gray!" she shouted. "Where the hell have you been!" Gray stepped back and began to shiver.

"Oh h-h-hey Aunt Julia," he said shivering even more.

"Don't you hey Aunt Julia me you!" She stomped over to Gray and hit him on the head.

"J-Julia!" David said surprised and scared as Gray put his hands on his throbbing head. "You s-shouldn't do that to your nephew...

Julia turned to David looking angrier than ever. "He is no nephew of mine!" she shouted. "I mean what kind of nephew leaves you for two years after you've taken such good care of him and then never even writes you one darn letter!"

"I-I'm sorry Aunty. B-but I back now..." he said scratching the spot where she hit him.

Julia turned to him. "I don't care if your back now! You should have been back sooner!"

"Now Julia let's just talk about this inside …..."

"Fine!" she turned around and marched her way back inside.

"They stood there for a moment frozen. David then said in a unsure way "Well at least she's happy to see you..." Gray nervously nodded his head and then the pair went inside.

The inside of the mansion was a beautiful majestic snowy white. It was cold but the icicles on the ceiling made it worth it. This made sense because all of Gray's family specialized in ice magic. His uncle, like his father, had mastered most of the spells for ice magic, while his aunt had created her own unique spells for ice and has been quite famous because of it.

The trio headed into the living room, which had white walls and an ice glass floor. "Sit down," she said while sitting in a brown leather chair. David and Gray quickly sat down. "Now Gray what do you want? I'm sure you didn't come back for us right?" she said looking at him.

For a moment there was silence. "Well the truth is I don't know why I came back. I just felt like coming home. I was bored with all that traveling. I guess I just wanted to settle down for a bit"

Julia quickly stood up from that last sentence. "Settle down!" she asked curiously.

"Yeah but only till I get my mind back in gear," he said quickly knowing that his aunt was up to something.

"But of course," she said smiling. "Gray I'm glad to see that your ready to move ahead." Gray looked at her puzzled. "I think she was right that you would be ready at this age," Julia said confidently.

"Who?" Gray asked looking even more puzzled.

David and Julia smiled at each other. Gray took this as a bad sign. Whenever his aunt and uncle smiled like that at each other he knew that they did something he wouldn't like. "Should I tell him David?" she asked him excitedly. David nodded. She looked at Gray, with not a sense of anger. She seemed to completely forget the way she treated him before.

"What is it?" he asked nervously.

"We've found you a bride," she said with a twinkle in her eyes.

"A-a bride!" Gray asked shocked. "Who!"

"Lisanna," David said smiling at him.

"Lisanna!" Gray looked at them with fear. "When did you decide that she would be my bride!"

"Well when you left so abruptly, Lisanna came by every couple of months and mended the pain in our hearts. That's when I began to talk to her. She was very fascinating. She said she knew you, Lucy,Natsu, and Erza. That's when her parents and us decided that you two would make a perfect couple."Gray could tell from his uncle's face that she meant she decided it.

"How could you decide something with me not even being here!" he asked angrily.

"Well I knew that one day you would be back and Lisanna said that she'd wait for you no matter how long it would take. I think she's been in love with you for time. And now that you're hear she won't have to wait anymore."

"What do you mean by that!"

"Well now that your here I'll be sending you on a train to go visit her. She is home right now."

"I'm not going to visit her!" he yelled standing up. "I'm leaving!" Gray turned towards the door but as he was leaving he felt the room get colder. He slowly turned around and saw Julia looking at him with her arms forming ice.

"YOU WILL GO GRAY!" she said. "OR I'LL DRAG YOU THEIR IN A FROZEN STATUE!"

"O-ok! O-ok! I'll go but I'm not making any promises on marriage."

Julia seemed to calm down a bit. "Fine I guess I can go with that. But your staying her tonight. I don't trust you to come to the station by yourself tomorrow." Julia looked at David who stood their stunned with fear. "Well dear I'm going to bed. See Gray to his room and lock the doors and windows so he can't run away."

"Y-yes dear..."

When they reached the room Gray opened the door and sighed. His room was still the same. "Don't be mad at her Gray,'"David said unexpectedly. "She truly does love you like a son."

"If she loves me then why is she forcing me into this?" he asked facing the other direction.

"Well I think that a part of her wants to control things. You know Julia always having to have things her way but I think she really is afraid of you leaving out of the blue again and wants to find a way for you to stay by her side. She really did cry a lot when you where gone." Gray turned to David in amazement. His aunt crying, that's impossible. But before he could say anything to his uncle David interrupted him by saying "Well I better get to bed. She'll kill me if I'm late."

David then waved goodbye and Gray gave a soft smile to him. "Things really don't change..." He then went inside his room and heard the door lock. "Well maybe something's do change..."


Next Chapter-Lucy thinks her troubles are beginning to settle down but when she meets up with Gray again she will realize that her troubles in love are only beginning.

A/N-Well I hoped you liked the twist in this chapter. Things get more complicated when the two meet each other on the train. I also hoped you liked Gray's uncle and aunt. They were really funny to me. Anyway till chapter 4 ^^