A/N: You know what, it's not fair when you get this much work even after exams! Well, that's Uni for you ¬_¬... On a positive note, here's the next (long-ish! _) chapter :3
- Chapter 13 -
Lucy never imagined Gray to be such a good kisser and it definitely didn't occur to her that she'd find herself in such a situation. Even her fantasies didn't allow it. She mused how she was going to have to re-write all the kissing parts in her novel because they certainly didn't describe it as what she was feeling right now. His lips moved against hers, drinking her scent in. Her senses went into overdrive as he felt his fingers from her chin glide down her neck across her shoulders and to find peace at her hips. Her breath hitched as his other hand lowered her head onto the sand and he kneeled over her. Lucy ran her hands through Gray's casually messy hair marvelling at how soft the strands were. Gray deepened the kiss. It was strange, the feral hunger for her had died away but the passion was still there. And there was no denying that he wanted her but he had to be sure, he wasn't a guy who took girls' passions for granted.
The Celestial whimpered a little in protest as Gray broke contact, panting slightly from the sudden rush of air into his lungs. A small smile reached his lips, that whimper semi-dispelled his doubts.
"Lucy, do you like me?" he wasn't sure whether it was the dizzy-spell the kiss threw his mind into havoc or his raging hormones but he knew the painful yet lustful pull to Lucy from the enchantment was absent. He said it because he wanted to. He needed to know.
"G-Gray," she stuttered under him, her eyes piercing his so intensely. She was in no better state than he was.
"It's important, I need to know," he lowered his head and whispered against her pulsating neck. Her rasped breaths suddenly stopped at the intimate contact. He was driving her insane and he knew it.
His answer came though not in words, her actions told him everything. It was Gray's turn to hold his breath as he felt her gentle warm hands leave his hair to travel down his muscular back tracing patterns that left fighting for his self-control. Her thighs squeezed around his waist, throwing his mind into turmoil as he clenched his jaw to stop himself from taking her down then and there. She nuzzled her nose into his neck, her ragged breath tickling his ear.
"You… already know," she managed to say before Gray roughly claimed her lips again unable to hold back all of his desire for her.
I was such a fool for doubting it. Her and Hibiki? Tsch that spell really did throw my cool off. And what a turn of events, to think I'd actually 'attack' her in the end it's sort of ironic. Gray didn't want to admit it but he knew, I kind of owe Blue Pegasus one-.
"LUCY! There you are! Eve and Ren have found out the anti-enchantment! It's pretty simple it's just-," a crushing silence fell as Hibiki stopped in his track at the sight.
The ice mage sprang away from his fellow Fairy Tail mage at the voice of Hibiki enraged at the interruption. Lucy pulled down her hitched up skirt in embarrassment as she straightened her top. Hibiki blinked there was no mistake, Gray had been straddling Lucy.
"I-I guess you guys found out about the anti-spell then," Hibiki said with an awkward smile.
Gray felt a smug satisfaction; I guess I don't owe them anything now. Oh and it's definitely 1-1 now.
"Y-Yeah… W-Were you told by Eve and Ren through the Archive then?" Lucy said, trying to change the topic so that her cheeks would cool down as her brain thought about something else besides how she's already longing for Gray's touch. Damn it! Number 4 that wasn't even on my list because I didn't think it'd progress there had happened before 1! But at least I don't need to bother with 2 or 3 now… Ah, focus!
"They sent me a message a few minutes ago. I knocked on your door and realised you weren't in so I came looking for you…" the Blue Pegasus mage trailed off not wanting to circle back to the Gray-and-Lucy topic.
"Well, all's well that ends well eh? I'm no longer classified as a dangerous pervert stalker and Lucy require extra security for precaution purposes. Let's just all go back now, shall we?" Gray said matter-of-factly at the two stunned mages.
Lucy blinked out how calmly Gray was taking all this. Maybe… I was wrong? Maybe… he was doing it out of the enchantment's influence. But that kiss, I was so sure-!
"GRAY, YOU BASTARD!" Lucy's Gray complex issue dropped like a dead fly as new problems came to her agenda – the arrival of Natsu and Loke.
…
This is beyond bizarre Lucy thought to herself glumly as Natsu and Loke jumped out of the Celestial World dimension and attacked Gray head on.
"Lucy!"
The Celestial spun round at the familiar sound of the blue cat.
"Happy! Oh my gosh thank goodness you're here! You have to stop Natsu and Loke!"
"Stop? But there's nothing to stop!" Lucy grabbed Happy's collar angrily.
"Your vision sure is terrible for a cat!" she yelled as Natsu and Loke threw their attacks intermittently at Gray, "can't you see that Gray is under attack?"
"But they wouldn't really kill each other, they're in the same guild after all," Happy's voice zoned in and out of focus as Lucy shook him violently.
"That's beyond the point! They shouldn't be hurting each other like that anyway!"
"Don't worry Lucy, I shall lend Gray a hand," Hibiki smiled, adjusting his glasses before he joined the fray he added, "and I'm sorry to be the bringer of bad news my princess, but you're going to have to think of a way to kiss Natsu and Loke before they do kill Gray."
Lucy paled.
"That's strange."
"What is?" Lucy asked, only half-listening to Happy's words.
"Wouldn't he usually discourage you from kissing others because he liiiiiiiiikes you in that way?" for once the cat's words made sense but it was least of Lucy's worries.
I REFUSE TO BE SOME KIND OF KISSOGRAM GIRL!
"Damn, looks like they made it here first!"
"Erza! Oh how glad am I to see you-!" but the Celestial mage's words stopped mid-sentence as she saw Gajeel, "-why is he here?"
"Lucy…" the Iron Dragonslayer crooned at her name and reached out towards her but Erza jerked the chain around his neck backwards viciously. Lucy cringed at Gajeel's yelp.
"I'll explain that later, first of all are you hurt Lucy? I panicked when I sensed Natsu and Loke nearby."
"I'm fine, you guys arrived just a fraction after they did."
"Thank goodness," Erza hardened her gaze at the fight, "looks like we'll need to go to Blue Pegasus tonight for damage control, I'll beat it out of Ichiya if needs be-," Lucy fidgeted.
"Yeah about that, we don't need to go."
"What? You found out how to reverse it? Excellent, looks like Hibiki wasn't lazy after all. How does it work?"
"W-Well…" Lucy couldn't meet Erza's fierce scarlet eyes and her blush returned to match the S-class mage's hair as she wondered how to phrase her words decently, "it's sort of straight forward but complicated…"
"Lucy, this is no time to be playing around!"
"Oi, don't talk to the princess like that-!" Gajeel began to protest but his voice cracked as Erza struck him in the face with the handle of her Equipped sword.
Lucy knew she was dragging out the inevitable and the urgency of the situation amplified her reasoning as the clashes of fire and spirit with ice and force shields reached her ears.
"Deijusneedakis!" Lucy spluttered. Please don't kill me, Erza!
"Huh?" crap, I was so nervous I couldn't even string a sentence together!
"I think she said 'they just need a kiss'," Gajeel translated.
"You shut up!" Erza said raising her sword again but Lucy interrupted the attack.
"He's right. A kiss is all that's needed."
Apart from the sounds of the battle between Natsu, Loke, Gray and Hibiki, there was strange silence that fell between Erza and Lucy.
"Lucy," the Celestial mage cowered, I'm so dead! "why haven't you done it yet then? It's simple enough."
Lucy's jaw dropped at how casual Erza approached the situation.
"K-Kissing someone is a big deal Erza! It shouldn't just be given out so freely-!" the S-class mage didn't catch her gist.
"What's wrong with kissing?"
"EVERYTHING!" Lucy yelled with disbelief, "you have to think about the other person's feelings! Plus they can't be raging around like a lunatic otherwise you can't aim right. And there's the breath too, what if their breath is stinky and unwashed? Oh and don't forget that you to think how 'deep' you want to kiss them, what if the other person wants more? I can't just go around kissing people who I don't love-!"
"What are you talking about Lucy? I think you need to re-define what 'kisses' are for yourself," raising an eyebrow at Lucy, Erza pulled up Gajeel so that he was level with her.
"Let me demonstrate," and Erza pecked a protesting Gajeel neatly on the cheek.
I've really missed the other characters of Fairy Tail, especially Erza! She's totally my heroine xD
OK, due to the first few paragraphs, is this fanfic still eligible for a T-rating? You wonderful guys can decide for me ^_^ Thanks for reading!
Shaari