Lucy sighed as she sat in her biology seat. Another day of Gray ignoring was about to begin. It had been a week since Loke arrived. She thought maybe Loke was the reason, but she couldn't be sure.
"Hello?" Mrs. Chang asked. Lucy looked up and saw a boy standing in the front of the room, his back to everyone. He was pretty talk and had long black hair. He was wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans. You could see his muscles threw his shirt.
"My name is Danny Carson. I'm a new student," the boy introduced himself. His voice was smooth and deep.
"Of course. I hope you don't mind, but you have to sit by yourself. Since Gray isn't here today, I'll have you sit by Lucy." Danny nodded and turned around. His eyes we're glowing green. They were almost unnatural.
"Are you Lucy?" he asked. Lucy slowly nodded. He smiled and sat beside her. "It looks like I will be sitting behind you normally." Lucy looked behind her and saw another tabs. It hasn't been there before, so it must have been added for him.
"Hello, Danny," Mira said as she walked over. She introduced everyone in the class, then stared at him. He seemed a little uncomfortable.
"Don't even go there, Mira," Lucy said coldly. She knew that Mira was thinking about her and Danny. She had always done that to people. Since Lucy was the only single female, she was the target.
"You should sit by us at lunch," Erza suggested. He nodded as class began.
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"So what's with your eyes?" Natsu rudely asked. Everyone but Danny about choked on their food. The boy in question just shrugged and took a bite of his sandwich.
"So what's your family like?" Levy asked.
"Dead," Danny replied. He said it so calmly; like it wasn't a big deal.
"Who do you live with?" Erza asked.
"No one."
"What was your old school like?" Mira asked.
"I never went to school."
"Isn't that illegal?" Lisanna asked. Danny shrugged. If he wanted to know something, he bought books.
"Lucy?" Everyone looked up and saw one of the office workers. "You have a phone call in the office." Lucy nodded and followed him away.
A few minutes later, Lucy came back in tears. She sat in her seat, and put her head down. Natsu stood up and ran over to her.
"What happened, Luce?" he asked. No response. "You need to tell us." Natsu knelt down beside her, putting his hand on her shoulder.
Lucy slowly lifted her head up. "It's Mom," she said slowly.
"Didn't she go back a week ago?" Erza asked. Lucy had told them all that she was leaving.
"It takes almost two weeks by train, though," Mira added. Lucy told them that, too. They have to stop at many stations to get there, so it takes a while.
"H-her t-train," Lucy stuttered. She couldn't continue. More tears fell down her face.
"What about her train?" Natsu asked more urgently.
"B-blew up," Lucy finished. Everyone gasped. Trains don't usually blow up, unless someone set them off.
"Where was she going?" Danny asked.
"She went back to the Heartfilia Estate," Erza answered. His eyes widened further
"Do you mean you're Lucy Heartfilia?" Danny stood up, knocking his chair over. He hadn't know her last name until now.
"Yeah, what of it?" Natsu sneered. Danny blinked a few times. He picked his chair up and sat back down, acting like nothing happened.
"Why don't we get you home? You obviously can't pay attention in school," Mira said. She helped Lucy stand up. The two walked to the office.
"Do you think Lucy could go home? She just received a very troubling phone call," Mira asked kindly.
"Of course. Will you call someone to pick her up?" The office worker slid a phone to Mira. Lucy picked up the phone and called the only person left. Loke had to leave when he heard about Layla, so he could get her.
"Hello?" the other line said.
"Gray? Could you see if Ur can come get me at the school?" Lucy asked. The phone was silent a minute.
"She something happen?" Lucy hung up the phone. She couldn't say it now.
"Did you fun someone?" the staff asked. Lucy nodded and sat in one of the chairs. Mira waved and went back to the lunchroom.
About fifteen minutes later, Ur arrived at the school. She signed Lucy out and lead her to the car. Ur didn't ask questions. Gray had told her something was wrong, so she didn't want to start something.
"Do you need to come over to my house for a few hours?" Ur asked. She had just parked between the two houses. Lucy nodded and got out of the car. As soon as Ur opened the front door, Lucy went upstairs. Sure enough, Gray was in his room. He was laying on his bed, face really red. Lucy figured he had a fever.
Gray woke up when Lucy closed the door. He sat up, about to ask her what was wrong. Before he could, she jumped on him and started crying. He pulled her onto his lap and hugged her.
"It's okay," Gray whispered, trying to calm her down. His head started to pound. He forgot he was sick. He slowly laid down on the bed, Lucy still in his arms. She didn't seem to notice the change.
"Mom's dead," Lucy finally whispered. Gray's eyes widened. She stopped crying and pulled away from his chest. "Her train blew up. They think its was a furnace mishap."
"Where's Loke?" Gray asked.
"He had to go back to the estate. He's actually one of our servants." Lucy sat up and wiped her eyes. "You're sick. What's wrong?"
"Fever. We were on our way to a job when I passed out," Gray said with a cough.
"You still go on jobs?" Lucy was surprised. She figured they stopped going when they moved out here.
"Ur does. Lyon and I usually stay home. We haven't been on one in a while, so she was going to bring us. Lyon went ahead to do it." Lucy laid back down.
"That sucks. You seem really sick." Lucy out her hand on Gray's forehead. He definitely had a fever. Could ice mages get fevers? It seems wrong.
"Thank you. I didn't know that," Gray scoffed. He coughed again. That only made his head pound more. He groaned and moved on his back.
"We got a new student today," Lucy changed the subject. Gray turned his head to face her. "His name is Danny Carson. He is about as tall as you. His hair's the same too, but it's pitch black. Your's has some blue in it. It's weird because his eyes are green, and they literally glow."
"What's with all the details?" Gray teased.
"I'm just trying to get you to picture him!" Lucy yelled in defense. Gray squinted his eyes shut. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize you had a headache," Lucy said a little quieter.
"It's alright. Anything else to report?"
"He sits behind me in biology. He sat by me today, though, since somebody wasn't here." Lucy stopped talking and looked at Gray. "It weird, though. He was really freaked when he found out my last name was Heartfilia."
"Maybe he is a fan?"
"You're right. He could be one of those weird kids who love trains." Gray and Lucy both laughed. She had shoved her mother's death to the back of her mind. She wasn't even thinking about it anymore.
"Wh-what are you doing?" Lucy asked. Gray was struggling up beside her.
"It's fucking cold in here," Gray shivered. He was just starting to notice the cold.
"If you owned a blanket you wouldn't be." Gray shrugged. He put his arm around her waist and moved closer. Lucy looked away. She was blushing at least fifty shades of red.
"Gray!" Lyon swung the door open. "Mom said you were-" He stopped talking when he looked at Gray. "What are you doing?"
"It's freezing in here," Gray said. He shivered and pulled Lucy closer.
"I guess you are sick. She told me you had a fever, though." Lyon walked over and sat at the edge of the bed.
"It's definitely gone," Lucy said. Gray's skin was freezing cold.
"Do we even own any blankets?" Lyon asked. They had always been in the cold. Since they never had guests, they didn't need blankets.
"You could always turn the heat up, Lucy suggested.
"We don't have heat. We have air conditioning for the summer, and let nature keep our house cold in the winter," Lyon explained.
"I can't get in my house. If I could, I would get some," Lucy sighed.
"I can open your door," Lyon said proudly. "If we put water in the lock, I can freeze it. It will be like a key is inside."
"Good idea." Lucy tried to sit up, but Gray held her down.
"Don't go," he shivered. Lucy sighed.
"You can go yourself. Pick a room upstairs and grab some blankets," Lucy instructed. Lyon nodded and left the room. "Did you tell him I know about magic?"
"Yeah," Gray shivered. Lucy had never heard of someone being this cold when they were sick. Maybe he has to readjust to the cold? She was only wearing a hoodie, and she wasn't even that cold.
Lyon came back a few minutes later with a few blankets. Gray quickly laid them on Lucy and himself. He sighed in relief as his skin warmed up.
"There was a key laying in the table. I don't see how it would be useful if you're locked out, though. I locked the door on my way out," Lyon said. He set the key on Gray's desk and left the room.
"Are you still cold?" Lucy asked. Gray nodded and hugged her tighter. Lucy used her feet to flip the blankets under their toes. Then she sat up and tucked them under Gray. She tucked her side in, just in case. They were in a pocket of blankets.
It didn't take long for Gray to fall asleep.
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"Hello?" Ur asked, opening her front door. A pretty girl stood in front of her.
"I was just wondering if Lucy was here. I wanted to check on her, but her door was locked. I couldn't imagine her going anywhere else."
"She is. Would you like to come in and see her?" Ur asked. The girl nodded and stepped inside. She was instantly cold. "Gray's room is upstairs."
"Thank you. My name is Mira, by the way." Ur nodded as Mira walked past.
All the doors upstairs were open, except one. Lucy wasn't in any of the open doors, so she went for the closed one.
Mira cautiously opened the door. Blonde and ink hair stuck out from a huge pile of blankets. Lucy's back was to Mira.
"Lucy?" Mira asked. Lucy turned her head.
"Mira?" Lucy asked. Mira nodded and walked closer. Gray was hugging Lucy closely. He shivered every few seconds.
"I just came to see how you were doing. What's up with Gray?" Mira pointed to the shivering boy.
"He had a fever when I came, but at some point it left. Now he is freezing. Lyon went and got blankets from my house," Lucy said quietly. Mira nodded. She didn't fully understand, but she did enough.
"You two look so cute together," Mira quietly squealed. Lucy didn't blush this time. She had finally gotten used to Mira saying that.
"What time is it?" Lucy asked. She wasn't even going to respond to Mira.
"About seven at night." Mira out her phone away. She looked around Gray's room. She walked over to the bookshelf and looked at the ice figurines. "These are cool. Where do you think he got them?"
"He isn't from here, remember? Her probably bought them in another town," Lucy lied. She knew Gray made them. Of course, she couldn't say that.
"Gray looked so cute when he was younger," Mira cooed. She was looking at the two picture frames. "I can see it now."
"See what?" Lucy asked. Mira picked up the picture of Ur, Gray, and Lyon. He brought it over to Lucy.
"Look at Gray, but imagine him with blonde hair. That's what your kids will looks like," Mira said with a smile. Lucy blushed.
"Don't say that," Lucy mumbled. Mira laughed and put the picture back.
"Mmhmm," Gray mumbled. Lucy and Mira looked down at him. His eyes slowly opened. The first thing he saw was Mira standing in his room. "Mira?" he asked.
"Hello. I just came to check on Lucy." She smiled and waved. Gray looked up at Lucy.
"Did I fall asleep?" he asked. Lucy looked over at Mira.
"I came here at noon, and it's seven thirty now, so I would say yes," Lucy thought aloud. Gray sat up quickly. It couldn't be seven already. He sit army regretted moving. His head started pounding. He groaned and laid back down.
"Idiot," Lucy mumbled. Gray flicked her forehead. Mira just laughed at them. They may not realize it yet, but she could tell that they really did like each other.
I sort of made Danny up. He will have more purpose soon.
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