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Presenting to you Chapter 5!
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Chapter 5
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"Damn you Gray Fullbuster!" Erza screamed for what seemed like the hundredth time that day. " Damn him to hell! How dare he makes me wash his dirty clothes!" She said to no one in particular as she continued washing Gray's clothes. " Rot in hell!"
"Oi Titania. I heard that. Would you quit being so annoying...I'm trying to sleep over here." came Gray's voice from what was now his room.
'Sleep?! That damn annoying stripper! He'll pay for this!" Erza silently cursed under her breath.
"Oh and bake strawberry cheesecake for me and note, bake only for me not for you." came Gray's lazy voice.
"What?!" fumed Erza.
"You heard me, now get back to work."
Erza just let out a frustrated sigh. She had actually thought of staying behind and obeying whatever Gray told her, just so that she could find out about the spell cast on him and also to prevent him from doing anything that he might regret for the rest of his life. He would definitely regret killing Isaac when he would regain his senses.
Erza stopped abruptly. Her fingers, covered with soap lather, clenched Gray's shirt. She felt the familiar feeling of bile rise to her throat. She felt sick just at the thought of it.
'Would he come back to normal?'
She started rinsing the clothes, still lost in thought. Images of what Gray did flashed across her mind. His ice-sword pierced through Isaac's neck, the deathly coldness in his eyes, it all disturbed her. She didn't know what to feel. She felt like hating Gray but, how could she? It wasn't even his fault. He was being manipulated or controlled or was under some sort of spell which she didn't know how to break. Isaac hadn't really mentioned if the spell could be broken. He had not said anything. In that case, how was she supposed to know how to break the spell? Moreover, she was curious of Gray's intentions. He had said that he needed her help to destroy all the dark guilds and he refused to give her reasons which was rather suspicious. Either he didn't want to tell her or he was planning something big and also, he couldn't just attack dark guilds without having any evidence against them. That would just be too irrational.
But what bothered her the most was his deathly silence about Fairy Tail. He hadn't even mentioned anything about the guild and it intrigued her. That's when she made up her mind to stay back and do a little investigation work.
After what seemed like eternity, she was done washing and drying Gray's clothes. Being the neat freak she is, neatly folded his clothes and made her way towards his room.
She came to a halt in front of the door and knocked once.
No reply.
She knocked again.
No reply.
Finally she just pushed open the door. He was nowhere to be found.
"Where the hell did he go?" Erza said aloud.
Suddenly, the bathroom door flew open. Erza turned around and immediately wished she hadn't.
Gray stood near the door with nothing but a towel draped low around his waist. His hair was wet and a few drops of water were dripping from his hair. Erza stared at Gray for longer than she had planned. Gray acknowledged her presence and noticed her staring at him. He raised an eyebrow.
"Like what you see?" Gray asked with his signature smirk.
Erza's eyebrow twitched in annoyance and she just threw the clothes which she had just washed on his face.
"No I don't! Now put on your clothes quick!" She screamed and stormed out of the room.
'Seriously? Is being extremely cocky and arrogant the side effects of this spell or is he just taking revenge on me for moping the floor with him every time.' Erza thought as she tried to find her way towards the kitchen. She was beyond irritated. She was used to Gray being rash and acting like a hotshot but this was over the hook.
'This ship is humongous...I wonder if it has a kitchen.' Erza wondered.
The ship was huge alright. Erza had a hard time finding her way to what was now her room. Well it wasn't her fault. All the freaking hallways looked so similar and it was easy to get lost. She cursed silently as she ran into a wall. According to her observations, the ship had a control centre, battle centre, storage hall and a few other couple of small rooms and a maze of endless hallways which were all similarly and brightly lit. Well as for the kitchen, she didn't even know if it was there in this ship.
'Do battle ships have built-in kitchens?'
Bang!
"Ouch!" Erza winced rubbing her nose. That was the second time she ran into a wall today. She looked up and noticed that she had run into a shut door. Se pushed open the door and found what she was looking for.
'Thought too fast.' She muttered to herself.
'This kitchen is way too fancy for a dark guild's ship...' Erza thought, examining the place. Then realization hit her that this ship belongs to Blue Pegasus.
'As expected.'
She scanned the entire kitchen, searching for the ingredients she thought that would be required to bake a cake. When she found the ingredients she was looking for, she immediately started to cook.
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It was raining heavily in Magnolia. Nobody was seen outside their houses. It had been raining this heavily since yesterday and the reason behind this torrential rain was a certain brunette.
In the guild of Fairy Tail, this brunette could be seen looking outside one of the windows at the dull weather. She had tears in her eyes.
"Gray-sama.." she whispered, her voice barely audible. She felt a presence approach her and she looked up.
"Still worried about Gray?" Cana asked her and she simply nodded and continued to stare at the dull weather. She heard Cana sigh and take a seat next to her.
"We'll find him Juvia...he'll be fine.." Cana assured her but could not stop worrying about her close friend herself.
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"Done!" Erza said victoriously. Her appearance had become a little messy and she had cake batter splattered all over her face and apparently everywhere. The kitchen was a complete mess. Although she consumed a dozen slices of cheesecake in two days, she had not paid any heed to how it was made. It was always so easy ordering a cake or asking Mira to bake for her that she didn't think of making it herself.
After four attempts, she had finally managed to bake a cake which, in her perception looked edible. In the first two attempts, she had almost burnt the place down and in her next two attempts, the cake wasn't properly baked but the next attempt was a success and she proudly looked at her remarkable achievement. It didn't look like her usual cheesecake instead, it was of a strange colour.
"Well it looks good enough. Nothing is oozing out and everything seems well in place." Erza said taking the cake and heading towards Gray's room. She stopped in front of the door and knocked. She was not going in without knocking, especially after what happened a while earlier.
"Come in." came Gray's voice.
Erza entered the room with a stern look upon her pretty features.
"Here is your cake." Erza said, placing it next to his bed.
Gray examined the cake closely and said, "It doesn't look very appetizing."
Erza wanted to so kill him at the moment but she somehow resisted the urge to do so. She was about to leave his room but was stopped midway by a-
"Feed me."
Erza turned around quickly and gave him an incredulous stare. 'Was he serious?'
"I'm dead serious." Gray said with a smirk, as if reading her mind.
"There is no f-"
"You know the consequences if you ignore me." Gray said, smiling victoriously.
Erza groaned helplessly. She sat beside his bed and cut a small piece of cake. She held it in a fork and directed it towards Gray's mouth. She was trying so hard not to shove the entire cake into his mouth. Gray looked at her and smirked before opening his mouth. He chewed the first piece, his face showing no expression whatsoever. Erza just continued to feed him, resisting the desire to punch him every time, and he just continued to eat until he finished the entire cake.
'Doesn't he even have the habit of sharing. Such a self-centered asshole.'
Maybe Erza's remarkable cake didn't look as remarkable...but she was still hungry. All she could do was watch her favourite treat get devoured right in front of her. 'The first and last time I'm going to make anything for him.'
"You are going to bake cake for me everyday and also cook for me." Gray said nonchalantly.
Erza frowned in annoyance. He was really getting on her nerves. She certainly didn't like being ordered around.
"No!" Erza spat, rather harshly.
Gray raised an eyebrow at her harsh tone. "Repeat what you said." He said calmly.
Erza looked indignantly at him.
"I said No! You can't jus-awk!-wha-G-Gray! The rest of her words came out choked. Her vision went blurry and she was all of a sudden gasping for air. She didn't know what was happening. She was too shocked to comprehend the situation. Her breathing became more ragged. In her attempt to keep her breathing steady, she did not realize the cause of her state. All she could feel was a constricting pressure around her throat. She tried composing herself. She tried focusing her vision but her eyes went wide when she saw the reason of her state.
Gray just stared blankly at her. His eyes, devoid of any expression or emotion. His fingers clutched Erza's throat. He watched her try...to breathe. He tightened his grip around her throat and suddenly let go. Erza let out a loud gasp. She almost gagged. She stared wide-eyed at Gray. She was beyond shocked.
"Don't argue Titania, just do what I say...do you really want me to visit your blue haired boyfriend that badly?" Gray said, his blank face broke into a smile which seemed falsely sweet.
Erza continued to stare at him in horror, still breathing heavily.
'Jellal!'
She refused to believe his words. She wanted to believe that all this was some sort of nightmare she was having but the emptiness in Gray's eyes said otherwise. His eyes, which seemed used to the sight of death confirmed that this wasn't a nightmare but was all terrifyingly real.
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Good or bad? So sorry if it wasn't good. Plz do let me know if it's good and if it's bad then definitely let me know. I'll always try to improve my writing. So stay tuned for the next chapter folks!
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