A/N: I'm back from holiday (and a little sunburnt :S)! Even though the sun was fantastic and sights were beautiful, I honestly couldn't NOT think of Fairy Tail completely! So here it is! Thanks for your patience, hondoni arigatou! :D

- Chapter 4 -

"Erza-san," the Blue Pegasus mage stuttered weakly as his feet dragged along the dusty ground.

"Unless this is about how to reverse the enchantment, I advise you not to speak," the red-haired mage said in a low dangerous voice as she continued to drag Hibiki towards Lucy's house. Hibiki smiled weakly.

"I think Ichiya may have the solution to all this," he stifled a groan of relief as Erza stopped but soon found himself been lifted by the collar and staring into a set of fiery eyes.

"What?"

"Well, it was Ichiya-sama who invented the perfume," Hibiki collapsed into a heap on the ground as Erza dropped him, her arms unusually stiff.

"Erza?" Levy asked as she saw Erza trembling.

"Why don't we go to Blue Pegasus instead and ask Captain Ichiya about the perfume-?" but found an armoured fist collide with the side of his face as Erza flayed around.

"I refuse I refuse I refuse! I am NOT going!"

"But then how-?"

"I SAID I'M NOT GOING!" Erza yelled.

"Why don't you go back to Blue Pegasus and ask about reversing the enchantment, Hibiki-san?" the air Dragon Slayer asked in a small voice as Cana tried to revive Erza's escaping soul.

"That's a good idea, right now I think that's the wisest," Levy said shaking Erza's shoulders. Hibiki stood up and brushed the dust off his suit.

"Then it's settled, I shall take my leave now princesses of Fairy Tail and be riding back with the wind as soon as. Adieu!"

"You don't think he's going to permanently escape is he?" Charle said in a suspicious voice.

"ERZA WILL EAT YOU FOR DINNER IF YOU DON'T COME BACK SOON!" Cana shouted after a Hibiki's disappearing figure.

"That's a bit harsh…" Wendy said looking worriedly at Erza.

"She'll be fine soon."

"Uhm, Erza I think Lu-chan may still be in trouble-"

"Why are we wasting time here? Let's go!"

"See, told you," Cana said in a low voice her expression of awe matching Levy's and Wendy's as they watched Erza take off as if nothing has even happened.

…

"From what I've seen, I shall choose!" the blonde-haired mage announced from the house roof. Down below Natsu and Gajeel craned their heads.

"So beautiful," Natsu drooled only to find himself smacked in the face with Gajeel electric guitar.

"Shut up scorched ass!"

"Both of you are so wonderful but I can only love one!" what am I saying? Oh please hurry Erza!

"There's no way she'll choose you, scrapped metal head."

"Stop dreaming and admit defeat roasted brain, this is my area of expertise."

"A man with such a warm heart shall live forever in my memory! And now I shall call out his name…"

"Doki doki, doki doki," Gajeel muttered under his breath as Mirajane deliberately paused.

If I choose Natsu, Gajeel would probably destroy Magnolia but if I choose Gajeel Natsu would probably do the same! OK OK, if this really was Lucy she'd probably choose Natsu but in this situation it'd maybe fare better if I chose Gajeel. Oh I don't know! What if they start fighting? Would I actually have to tackle one of them? Oh Erza! Then the mage's eyes suddenly widened. Of course! When he asked me to help him… I'd probably be doing him and Lucy a favour tehe!

"GRAY!" she shouted aloud.

…

"Infatuation?" damn even gobsmacked she looks cute, Gray thought to himself.

"Yeah, well according to Mira who is according to that Blue Pegasus man-boy the more those idiots set eyes upon you the worse the attachment gets," the ice mage informed Lucy.

"So this is why you took me out of their sight, but surely they'd come looking for me?" they'd better not…

"That's why Mira has substituted you temporarily," Lucy sighed.

"Poor Mira-chan… Aside from maybe Loke, I'd have thought this infatuation enchantment would have no effect on someone like Natsu or Gajeel," she trailed off.

"Looks like you have three Loke's after you, I guess the enchantment probably messed up their personalities even more," has it not worked on me then, well… I've always thought Lucy was cute but is this urge to pounce her real or influenced? Man, I don't know!

"Ne, Gray do you think I should remove my Keys? I mean Loke can pass through at his will…" Gray's attention snapped back to reality.

"Hah, yeah I mean that's a good idea-."
"Could you take them for me?"

"I'm not your servant," I really could do anything for you.

"That is… I'm scared that touching the Keys may pass on the enchantment the last thing I want is Taurus to come through or even worse Scorpio, I'd be dead by Aquarius's water for sure…"

"Geez, excuses galore. Wait, I shouldn't touch you," screw this enchantment!

"I'm sure touching the Keys would be OK, surely?"

"OK, just hold still," my heart definitely shouldn't be allowed to beat this fast.

"I am!"

"It'd be seriously easier if your chest area wasn't so… demanding," Gray muttered as he stretched out his hand towards Lucy's waist. Gaw how easy it'd be to touch her!

"What?"

"Nothing! Damn how do get the Key chain ring off?" Gray said hurriedly trying to cover up his slip.

"Just unhook the loop from the belt."

"Might touch you if I do that, why don't you just take off your belt?" the ice mage said off-handedly while really he was feeling quite sheepish. Lucy raised an eyebrow.

"Gray… are you trying to find an excuse to strip-."

"Quit thinking dirty thoughts and just do it!" Gray cut her off forcefully. Lucy smirked a little then proceeded to undo her belt.

"I'll hold the Keys away," Gray held the bunch of Celestial Keys as Lucy undid the buckle. Don't look, don't look, damn it don't-

"GRAY!" Lucy and Gray both jumped at Mirajane's announcement.

"Kya!" the Celestial yelped and toppled backwards into the alley taking Gray with her.

"ICE MAKE, SHIELD!" Gray yelled punching out his right hand. After the debris and ice vapour cleared, Lucy opened laughed nervously.

"Haha, w-well at least you got the Keys now but… IT'S FREEZING!" she yelled. Gray cursed, he had used Ice Make with one hand resulting in Lucy trapped in a Lucy-shaped dome of ice underneath him.

"My bad!" the ice mage spluttered slightly trying to clamber off Lucy only to find himself slip. Lucy winced has Gray smacked face first into his own ice.

"Now I'm kind of glad that I'm ice-covered," Lucy said weakly as Gray looked down to find himself grabbing a Lucy's-breast-shaped ice protrusion.

"OK that time I really didn't mean to-!" do me proud nose and don't bleed!

"GRAAAAAAAY!"

Wow, I'm definitely rusty from not writing plus it's shorter than I originally planned... :( Please forgive me! Hope you enjoyed this chapter, R&R as you wish! :)

Shaari