A/N-Sorry it took me so long to write the next chapter but I have school. Thank you for being patient ^_^. Anyway please enjoy.


When Lucy arrived at the train station she was tired. She had gotten up at 6 in the morning because the train arrived at 9 and it took her an hour to get there. Her head kept nodding off to sleep and sometimes her body would begin to shift to the side. She hadn't been sleeping for a while and waking up early sure wouldn't help her feel rested.

Despite the bench she was sitting being cold, she found it comfortable. It made her dream of her bed and how much she took it for granted when she didn't sleep. Even if she was nodding off she was still protecting her two suitcases because the train station was always filled with people who stole your things and then would sell them.

Lucy went to sleep for a moment but was quickly woken up from the loud clock chiming next to her. She jumped up from the loud noise and gave a yawn. When she looked up to see the clock it read: 8:00. Had it really been only an hour because it felt much longer.

She shook her thumping head, picked up her bags, and began to walk around the station. There was no point in just sitting there since she would likely fall asleep and miss the train.

The train station was a pretty big place. It had two stories of shops and eating places. Lucy had always figured that people would get bored with waiting for their trains and would decide to go and explore like she had done.

Every shop had it'sown uniqueness. Some had dancing dolls or jumping animals, while others had food that would either change color or shape. One shop even had a person who was floating in mid hair. "Magic really is an amazing thing," she said while staring up at him.

"Leave it to you Lucy to get caught up in even the simplest things."

Lucy froze and recognized that smooth voice. She slowly turned around and was unhappy with who was behind her. It was Gray. He was wearing an attractive white shirt and black pants, common wear for summer. "Gray!" she said surprised.

"Yo," he said smiling. He then looked at the store next to them. " …'Twiny's Shop of Magic' That's a pretty stupid name." Gray began to laugh. "But you have always been attracted to weird things haven't you Lucy?" he said turning to her grinning.

"Just leave me alone!"

"Don't be mad. I was just kidding." His tone still sounded sarcastic. "So anyway why are you here?" he asked with gentle voice which to Lucy was even faker than his apology.

"I'm visiting...' but Lucy quickly stopped. It she told Gray where he was going he would likely follow her in order to annoy her. "I'm uh… just waiting for a friend"

Gray looked down at her suitcases. "So are those their's ?"

"Y-yes they are! "

For a moment Gray just looked at her. His black eyes gleamed with curiosity. "Oh Lucy," he chuckled "you really need to be a better liar."

"…"

"Look I saw you the whole time as you where nodding off to the sleep. Your waiting for a train aren't you?"

"Yeah so what if I am," she snapped back. "What's it to you?"

Gray just smiled at her, this time his face looked a little evil. "Oh it's nothing Lucy. Well I need to go now but I will be seeing you real soon."

"What do you mean!" But Gray ignored her question and turned around, with both hands in his pockets, and walked away.

Lucy just stood there disgusted. How could she make herself look so stupid in front of Gray? Now he would mock her every chance he got. She even became more worried when he said that they'll meet again soon. But a spark of sunshine hit her mind when she realized that Gray didn't even know where she was going. There were over 7 trains in this place and he only had one choice to the one she was going on. Besides she was confident that Gray wouldn't dare follow here.

As she was in her moment, another loud noise from the clock chimed. It said 8:54. Because she was having so much fun, before Gray came, she had lost track of time. "Ahh the train!" She picked up her suitcases and dashed back towards her train.

About a 15 minute walk took Lucy 5 because she ran as quickly as she could. To her luck she was able to reach the train just in time. Catching her breath by the poll, she heard the conductor yelling "All aboard to the Grove!" She walked towards the man, still breathing heavily, and handed him her ticket. "Why thank you miss," his said tipping his hat. Lucy gave a tired smile and stepped onto the train

The inside barely had any people in it. Lucy however wanted to go to her favorite part of the train, the back. She dragged her bags threw the aisles and was careful to not hit anyone who was in a seat. Finally after going through 4 cars she reached the end of the train. It was empty much to Lucy's pleasure.

The reason she liked the back was because that people usually never came here. She always took this part of the train for herself. It was quiet lovely to see that velvet seats. Each one looked so comfortable for her sleep in. When she found a nice window seat, she put her suitcases on top and then sat down. As she thought the seats were very relaxing.

Soon the train made a loud but somehow soothing sound, and began to move. In no matter of time Lucy began to see the city leaving her eyes. She felt a little happy that Erza wanted her to come up. She truly didn't want to spend the rest of her summer heartbroken and still thinking about his betrayal.

But to her dismay the same images came through her mind about Natsu and Lisanna. A cold shiver came through her body and she began to feel sick. It felt like she was in some horrible nightmare that she wanted to wake up from right away. She felt her eyes beginning to tear up. "Don't you dare cry Lucy!" she thought. "Don't you dare cry!" She took a deep breath and tried to replace her thoughts with something else.

As she was trying to pull herself together she heard the train door slam. A frown quickly spread across her face. "Looks like I'm not going to be the only one in here," she said disappointingly. She slouched down in the seat and hoped that the person wouldn't come near here. But the footsteps seemed to be coming closer to her. Soon they stopped and somehow Lucy knew that they were sitting right next to her.

"Fancy meeting you here." Lucy hesitantly turned around. Her eyes widened. "See I told you we would meet again real soon."

"Gray!" she said angrily. "What are you doing here!"

"Taking the train duh," he said putting his hands over his head and slouching in the seat next to Lucy.

"Are you following me!" Gray shook his head. "Oh really! Then why are on the same train as me!"

"Because my aunt is forcing me to go to the Grove."

"Prove it!"

Gray, while still slouching, pulled out a ticket and showed it to Lucy. "As you can see my aunt planned this trip days before I showed up."

"Alright I believe you so now go away!"

Gray sat up and looked at her confused. "Go away?"

"Yes go away as in leave this car now!" she lashed out.

"Why should I leave?"

"Because I don't want you here"

"And why would that be?"

"Because you're annoying!"

There was a moment of silence as the Lucy stared at Gray intensely. Gray then gave a little laugh. "Aww I see now. You're just shy about being alone with a guy like me. How cute."

"That's not it," Lucy said forming a fist.

"There's no need to hide it Lucy. I can see it in your face."

Lucy sighed, grabbed her arm so that she wouldn't hit him, and turned the other direction. "Do what you want! Just don't talk to me!"Gray gave a surprised sad smile and turned the other way as well.

Lucy was able to get a few hours of sleep, or rather many short moments of rest. Every now and then she would look over her shoulder to see what Gray was doing and every time she saw him he was sleeping.

At 2 o'clock Lucy felt a little rested. She stretched her body out but soon stopped when she remembered Gray. She knew that if she was awake there would likely be conversation between them. "Maybe I should fake sleep?" She closed her eyes again and felt her mind drifting away. Her sleep was interrupted however when she heard sudden noises coming from Gray

She quickly turned to him and soon found herself blushing. Gray was standing up shirtless, and stretching. His soft looking, peachy chest was muscular while his arms looked like they had just come out from a weight training class.

"Why the hell are you taking off you shirt in the train!" she yelled while still blushing.

"Oh hey you're awake," Gray said cheerfully.

"Answer me!"

"Well it was really hot in here and I needed to cool down." Lucy sat from out of her seat backed away from him. Gray just smiled as he seemed to know that she was embarrassed. "Are you shy of my body Lucy?"

"N-no!"

Gray began to move closer to her. "I suppose I look much different from two years ago." Gray was soon right in front of Lucy. "I mean I looked much weaker back then."

For some reason Lucy found herself calming down when he said that. To her amazement she had visions of Gray. In her mind he was someone completely different. Instead of this muscular boy that was in front of her now, he was rather scrawny but had a kind nature. When she snapped out of it she found herself against the window with Gray's body almost touching hers.

She took a deep breath and smiled. "You're right Gray," she said calmly. "You are much different."

Gray smirked. "You" Lucy slowly picked up her foot. " are even more perverted and conceited than ever!" Lucy slammed her foot against his knee.

"Ahh!" Gray said falling back into his seat.

As he was still aching in pain, Lucy quickly left her seat, grabbed her suitcases, and headed for the door. In no moment at all she was out of the car and left Gray rubbing his bruised up knee.

Lucy made her way to the dining car, which was located in the front of the train. No one was there, much to Lucy's happiness. She took the table at the end of the car and quickly sat down. Then from out of nowhere a small, yet cute, little fairy came to her. "Hi miss," she said in a high voice. "Would you like anything to eat?"

"No. I'm alright but thank you," Lucy smiled. The fairy gave a bow and then disappeared in a puff of smoke.

When the fairy was gone, Lucy put her head on the table. Despite her brave assault against Gray, she was still blushing. He was quite attractive and the image of his body kept popping into her head. "Get a hold of yourself Lucy," she said hitting her head. "Just get a hold of yourself..."


A/n-Thanks to all reviews and readers for giving me motivation to write. ^^ Until next time.

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