I am feeling generous, so here is the next chapter! I was actually going to end this story at chapter ten, but I decided against that. I have to figure out another good way to end it *sigh*.

The next day at school, Gray and Lucy walked into Biology together. Lucy had spent the night at Gray's for two reasons: she was alone at home, and Gray was still sick. He woke up healthy again, which was good.

"Hey Lucy," Levy said. Mira, Erza, and herself were already at Lucy's table. "Did you spend the night at Gray's?"

"Gray was still sick." Lucy didn't bother denying it. Mira, Erza, and Levy exchanged glances. "Oh look, Danny is here," Lucy quickly changed the subject.

"You must be Gray," Danny observed. He sat down at his seat.

"You must be Danny," Gray stated the obvious. Lucy wasn't lying when she said his eyes glowed. Something about them was magical.

"Danny," Erza started, "we were all going to the mall later to hang out. Do you want to come?"

"I'd love to."

"Great! We are meeting there at five," Levy said.

X

"It took you two long enough!" Natsu whined as Gray and Lucy arrived.

"Hello, Lucy," Danny said with a smile.

"So, uh, what are we going to do?" Lucy asked. Everyone thought about it.

"I have an idea," Erza said with an evil smile. "The girls can go shop for dresses for the dance that's coming up. The guys can do whatever. We'll meet back here in a few hours, then see a movie."

"I'm going with the guys!" Lucy instantly yelled.

"You need a dress, and guys need guy time," Mira said. Erza stepped closer to Lucy. She would be taken by force.

"No!" Lucy grabbed Gray's arm. Erza grabbed her waist and tried pulled her away. Picking a side, Gray tried to pry Lucy off him. If he was going to go to the dance with Lucy, once he finall asked her, she would need a dress.

"Don't side with her!" Lucy whined. Natsu walked over and helped remove the blonde from Gray. With the extra help of Jellal, Lucy was free. Erza picked her up bridal style.

"See you later," Levy said as the two genders parted ways.

"I hate you all," Lucy pouted, crossing her arms. The other girls just laughed. They stopped at the first dress shop they passed. Erza and Mira state with Lucy, and everyone else went throughout the store to did their dresses.

"Has Gray asked you to the dance?" Mira asked.

"No. Even if he did, I wouldn't go with him." Lucy actually would have, but she needed to be difficult. If she was difficult enough, she might not have to attend the dance.

"He probably won't ask you them. Gray doesn't seem like the type to be shy about asking," Erza said. Lucy's heart sank. If that's true, he probably didn't like her.

"We should have you go with Danny," Mira suggested. Erza agreed. "His eyes are green, so we'll have you wear a green dress." Erza once again agree. The three walked over to the area with the green dresses. It was helpful that the store was color-coded.

"I'll leave this to you, Mira," Erza said. She walked off to find her own dress. Lucy sat on the floor.

"So what do you rr of Danny?" Mira asked. Lucy seemed surprised by the question. Mira didn't usual ask questions based on personal preferences.

"He seems alright. I haven't really talked to him."

"Do you think he's cute?" Lucy blushed and looked down at her lap. Mira wasn't looking at her anyways, so there wasn't a need to hide her face completely. "Is that a yes?"

"Maybe." Mira squealed in delight. She hardly ever got answers out of Lucy.

"How about this dress?" Mira held up a strapless lime green dress. The top part had black polka dots. At her natural waistline, the fabric changed to black silk. A layer of transparent green was sewn at the waistline as well, creating a double layered bottom.

"It looks cool." Mira smiled and dragged Lucy to the dressing rooms. She quickly changed into the dress. It extended to her most high. She stepped out of the dressing room. Mira had gathered all the girls back up to look.

"That's looks great!" Erza called. Lisanna, Levy, and Mira agreed. Mira took a picture. Lucy sighed as changed back into her normal clothing.

It wasn't long before everyone had there dressed.

X

"Damn, Gray," Jellal said. They had just arrived at the arcade.

"What?" Everyone seemed to know what Jellal was talking about, except Danny, of course. Danny actually went to the bathroom at that moment, so he was missing the conversation.

"When are you going to ask Lucy to the dance?" Natsu asked. Gray rolled his eyes and shoved a quarter in the one machine.

"She won't wait for you to ask her forever, you know," Jellal said. "You might want to hurry. She might end up with Danny."

"Like hell that would happen," Gray said as he started shooting in his game. Gajeel was playing a racing game, Natsu was playing the crane machine, and Jellal was playing PAC-man.

"You know Mira," Natsu said. "She'll play matchmaker. Lucy will have a date whether its you or Danny." Gray was about to say something back, but Danny returned. Natsu quickly changed the conversation.

"And then Gajeel fell into the pond!" Jellal and Gray laughed, pretending that Natsu was telling a funny story.

"It wasn't my fault!" Gajeel yelled. He wasn't really sure what the story was suppose to be, but he went along.

"Oh hey, Danny," Jellal said. Danny seemed convinced. He waved and leaned against the wall. He never was into video games.

X

"Hey Lucy," Gray greeted. Lucy was in her room when he just barged in. It really made her wonder how safe she was from intruders.

"What brings you here?" Lucy asked. They had all gotten back pretty late from the mall, so Lucy and Gray went straight to their homes.

"I was worried. I now see that I should have, considering you didn't even notice I entered your house," Gray let his voice trail off. His eyes wandering around her room. On the doorknob to her closet, her dress was hanging. Gray couldn't help but imagine how pretty she would look in it. Lucy noticed his gaze.

"Mira picked it out. She says it matches Danny's eyes." Gray's heart stopped. He really didn't want to know what Mira was planning.

"You know, I actually have a tie that would match that dress perfectly," Gray smoothly added. He was hoping Lucy got the hint.

"It's a pretty common green. I'm not surprised." Grat's sweat dropped.

"Are you going with him?" Gray took a different approach.

"I'm thinking about it." Lucy could see his eye twitch. Oh how she loved picking on him. "I mean, who wouldn't? He's cute, smart, funny, and really nice."

"You think?" Gray started playing the bottom of his shirt. He was very uncomfortable at that moment. Lucy noticed.

"You know, he reminds me of you," Lucy said. She couldn't stand his upset face any longer.

"Oh really?" Gray smirked. He definitely wasn't uncomfortable anymore. He walked over and sat beside Lucy on her bed. He wasn't exactly sure when she sat down, though.

"Lucy," Gray started, "do you wa-" Her phone rang, cutting him off. He was about to ask her to the dance.

"Hello?" Lucy asked. "Yes, who is this?" She stood up and walked across her room, leaning against her wall. "Thank you." She hung up, a worried look on her face.

"How was that?" Gray asked.

"Child Services. I need an adult to confirm that I can live on my own, or I have to move back," Lucy explained. Gray grabbed her hand and started walking our if the room. "Where are we going?"

"Ur will call."

NOTICE: I write all my stories ahead of time, so I do have many chapters ahead. This goes for all my stories. I do this so I can not write for a few days, if I so please, and I won't keep you guys waiting too long. It also helps if I have writers block on a chapter; I will have some time! So, please don't feel like you are being robbed of the stories if I mention a chapter way beyond the ones you have! (That sentence was really wordy :3)