Alright, here's chapter two. I'm sorry if there's a bunch of typos. I sluggishly typed this with watery eyes and a stuffed nose. Don't you just hate being sick?

Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy it :)

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~Remedy~

Chapter 2

"If our love is a tragedy, why are you my remedy?"

Gray's POV

I was silently jumping from branch to branch at an inhuman speed. Leaves rustled violently as I passed by. I landed gracefully onto the forest floor when I caught sight of some dismembered human body parts sprawled all over, the scent of fresh blood in the air. I knelt and took a closer look seeing three bite marks, each on a different part.

I stood up with a sigh and ran my hand through my spiky raven black locks. Definitely two rogue vampires.

I took off again, my dark blue eyes scanning my surroundings. I gave a small groan in irritation. Why did my mother have to make me do this instead of Lyon or Ultear? I frowned, mentally scolding myself for being the best tracker in the family. In case you're wondering - yes, I'm a vampire.

I traveled for a few more miles east towards Onibas. I came to a sudden halt when I heard shrieks of pain. I saw birds fly away from the noise, scared for whatever reason. I immediately dashed over and jumped to the ground to see the three vampires I was chasing withering away to nothing. I noticed the silver knives embedded deeply in their chests. Must be a hunter.

I heard a whistling noise flying towards me. I reflexively did a back flip and saw a few silver knives fly by and hit a tree right where I was standing only moments before. More flew, but I easily dodged them. I heard a soft voice curse. Seconds later, I was now facing a beautiful curvy blonde chick with innocent brown eyes in a fighting stance. I noticed her metal plated gloves as they gleamed in the sunlight. I also saw she was wearing a necklace with the insignia of Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail? Interesting...

I unconsciously licked my lips as a breeze blew her scent towards me. I've never smelled anything like it before. Her blood smelled absolutely...intoxicating. Mate, was the first thing that popped into my mind. I shook my head, shaking away forbidden thoughts. It just wasn't possible. She was human, and I was a vampire. There was no way. Even if it was true, it would only end up in a tragedy.

She came at me with a combo of attacks. I barely dodged the last one. My eye widened as she knocked down a tree with a simple roundhouse kick. That was close...way too close.

"You're attacking the wrong person, you Amazon," I said as I skillfully dodged her blades that she equipped herself with a few seconds ago. They slashed at me with blinding speed and I suddenly felt a burning sensation on my left cheek. I brought my hand and felt a small cut. Those blades were dipped in holy water alright. I eyed her with renewed interest. She wasn't bad for a human. This might actually be fun.

She growled, totally ignoring what I said, "Stop. Moving." Even with the speed she gained from the necklace, she could never hit me. I was faster than her even if she had that necklace on. I wasn't the best tracker in the family for nothing.

"No thanks, Heaven can wait." I jumped onto a high branch getting a better view of the clearing.

"Like you deserve to be there!" she shouted, looked up with a sneer.

Damn, this girl was feisty. "I'm not a rogue for your information."

"Why would I believe you?" Right, I had to explain that I wasn't a rogue. She probably couldn't get a good look at my eyes. Maybe my name would do the trick actually.

"The name's Gray Fullbuster. Ring a bell, Blondie?"

Her eyes widened. "You're him?" she asked weakly. The look on her face was priceless.

"Yes, I'm me and that means I'm not your enemy, genius."

She scowled and put her blades away. "Jerk," she said under her breath.

I rose my brows in amusement. Insulting the prince of vampires, are we? Doesn't she know that my kind have sensitive hearing. "I can hear you, you know."

"Like I care," she shot back.

I frowned. "Sheesh, PMS much?"

A vein appeared on her forehead. "For your information, it's not that time of the month!"

I gave her a skeptical look. "You sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure!" she growled.

I sweatdropped. "Doesn't seem like it..."

"OH MY GOD! WOULD YOU JUST SHUT UP!?"

"No," I smirked. She was too easy to tease. For a hunter, she wasn't very good at controlling her emotions. I've only encountered few from her guild. Now that I mention it, most of her guild mates that I've met are very rambunctious. Except for two. Laxus and...I believe Erza. Although, the red-head can get very violent at times.

Snap!

Both of our heads immediately turned towards the noise. I jumped down and we instinctively came back-to-back scanning the surrounding area. "There's two more," I muttered with disdain, sensing two rogues.

Like I said, two rogues appeared from the shadows of the trees with fangs extended, eyeing Blondie like a piece of candy. I have no idea why it ticked me off, but it just did. I glanced back at Blondie to see she seemed used to the leering they gave her. My stomach started twisting uncomfortable for some reason.

I came head on with the faster one, which was slow for me. I'm guessing they were trying to get rid of me, so I wouldn't interfere with their snack. I dodged each punch with ease. I made an ice sword and slashed him through the torso. He disappeared in a blink of an eye, turning into dust. In case you're wondering, I'm an elemental vampire. I have the ability to create objects out of ice. Only pure bloods, like me, are able to have elemental powers or any type of creative power.

I turned around to see Blondie give a devastating blow, killing the rogue gracefully and easily.

Out of my peripheral vision I noticed something long and thick. It was like a snake ready to strike. Lucy with her back turned, finishing off another rogue was completely oblivious to the threat.

My eyes widened. Was that a root from a tree? There was a third rogue? Shit!

"Watch it!" I yelled. She turned, surprised. Knowing that my warning wouldn't be enough, I tackled her to the ground. A huge tailwind blasted above us as the huge root swung, barely missing it target. The tree a few feet away from us exploded with splinters of wood and slowly fell backward. It crashed to the ground, its trunk completely severed from the middle. The ground violently shook as it made contact.

"What was that?" Blondie breathed. Her breath tickled my throat. I clenched my jaw, her strawberry scent filling my nose.

"A pure blood rogue," I whispered wonderingly. My eyebrows scrunched down as it usually did when I was thinking. A pure blood going rogue... That was pretty rare. I wonder why they would do that considering how pure bloods have good resistance to human blood. Are they being cut a deal from some rogues? The idea seemed possible. But...I wouldn't doubt the possibility of pure bloods giving into their natural cravings.

"With nature powers?" she asked with a quirked brow.

"With nature powers," I confirmed. Immediately noticing the position we were in, I quickly got off her and stood up with her doing the same.

We both ducked as another root swiped right above us, missing by a centimeter. Where it came from? I don't know.

We were at a disadvantage right now. The since the rogue has nature powers he can easily blend in with nature itself.

A few seconds ticked by when the rogue magically appeared from a tree trunk and tackled me from the side. We flew a few meters before we hit the ground. He grabbed my throat, attempting to choke me. Before he could start, I kneed him where it hurts most. He fell limply fell off me with a gurgled howl. I scrambled to my feet and jumped back for safe distance. He got up and snarled at me, slightly pale from the impact. I glared back at him in return , my stare piercing through his being. He smirked deviously.

I heard Blondie yelp. I turned and saw her in the air, hanging upside down by a root that was securely wrapped around her ankle.

"Damnit," I swore under a breath. He was trying to keep me busy, so I wouldn't notice. If I made a wrong move he could easily kill her.

He and I stared at each other, waiting and watching to see who would make the first move. What surprised the both of us was that Blondie took one of her throwing knives and threw it, successfully hitting the rogue in the arm that was controlling the damn root. He hissed in pain and collapsed to the ground writhing in pain. His arm started to dissolve and the root unraveled from her ankle.

She was falling.

I quickly caught her before she could hit the ground. She let out a sigh of relief looking nauseous from her blood circulation flowing to her head too long.

"Nice shot," I smirked, dropping her to her feet. Her hand clung to my shirt to keep herself steady.

A disgusting sound of metal rubbing against skin made me snap my head to the rogue. He pulled out the knife before it fully took affect on his body. His right forearm was missing. It was blackened at the end and had an occasional piece of ash fall through the air. He tried to stand up but only fell back down again. He tried one more time and was able to stand full height. He looked ready to fight. He wasn't done yet.

"Run," I said. I pushed Blondie on the small of her back to get her going. I glanced back at the rogue to see he already disappeared within the tree. Shit, this guy was persistent.

Blondie and I dashed out of the clearing. From afar, we heard the rogue screech. We came upon another clearing that let to a rocky slope. We skidded to a stop and peered down. It was steep drop and there was a river that led to a waterfall. Maybe we should...

Lucy's POV

"Blondie," Gray called sharply. Startled at the tone of his voice, I looked up at him. His thoughtful expression looked determined. "I've got an-"

He was cut off by another screech. We looked ahead to see the rogue.

And behind him a dozen lively roots.

Gray and I swore profanities under our breaths of the bad timing.

The roots swung and we barely dodged them. As they missed us, it mercilessly crashed the ground. Every time it hit the earth beneath us gave a violent shake.

I blinked and Gray was suddenly on the rogue choking him to death in a headlock.

I knew that was my chance.

I wielded a few throwing knives between my fingers and flung them at the rogue. The sound of metal piercing into flesh reached all our ears. The rogue screamed with a mix of terror that it was going to become a pile of ash and anger because he couldn't believe that he was defeated. His body slowly turned to ash. A gust of wind flew by and scattered all over the area.

Gray and I stared at each other, chest heaving. In that moment, in the communication between our eyes, we gained a certain respect for each other. We knew we'd never admit out loud. That was for sure. He was too proud and I was too stubborn.

"It's Lucy," I said finally. "Not Blondie."

He chuckled. "Well, Lucy," he stressed playfully causing me to glare at him," ever since I met you my day has been...hectic."

"Oh shut up," I smiled. "I'm not the cause of your so called 'hectic' day. That was merely by chance."

"Whatever you say," he rolled his eyes.

After that we fell into a comfortable silence, falling to the ground to rest. I took that chance to go over the recent events.

I - well we - intercepted them from getting to Onibas. Two rogues were normal while one was a pure blood. I wonder if there's some rogue cult or something that's forming. From what I've heard from Laxus and Erza...there is. It's called...what was it... Oracion Seis. Yes, that was it! I believe that they're bribing or persuading some powerful pure bloods about the contract the was made between the royal vampire family and the guild council.

Years ago that contact was sealed by Queen Ur and Guran Doma, the chairman of the Hunter Guild Council. The problem is only fifty-five percent of vampires go by the rules and obligations of the contract while the other forty-five percent became rogues because they couldn't abide by it. They needed - no wanted - to feed. They enjoyed the suffering of others and slaughtered many villages and killed plenty of innocent families like...mine.

My mood suddenly dampened.

I didn't want to think about my situation! Agh, this is what I hate about myself. When I think or go over thinks I always come back to that sensitive topic. What's pathetic is that I brought it upon myself.

I felt Gray's eyes on me. I met his calculating gaze with a slight frown. What was he looking at? I'm not that interesting.

"You alright?" he asked. I felt my mouth slightly open. That was surprising. Where did that question come from? Maybe it was about how I'm feeling after the battle with the rogue or something.

"I feel fine," I replied steadily.

"You sure? Just a second ago, you seemed...I don't know...troubled," he stated.

"Y-yeah, I'm fine," I repeated. Could he easily sense my feelings or was I an open book to him? I analyzed him more curiously through my peripheral vision. The last thing I want is him to catch me staring. God, that would be so embarrassing!

Our rest break was cut short when we heard a thunderous clap beneath us. We snapped our heads down and to my horror I saw the ground crack underneath me...and I was the closest one to the edge of the cliff. The earth must have weakened when the roots smashed down on the ground.

Before I could save myself, the ground crumbled and collapsed. I felt my stomach lurch as I was starting to fall backwards, the ground beneath me already disappearing below me. I opened my mouth to scream, but no sound came out.

A firm grip grabbed my wrist and yanked me back upwards.

I looked up at my savior, the only person who could've saved me, with a slight look of bewilderment. I immediately felt guilty. I was thinking Gray was like him, but he wasn't. Not in the slightest.

The ground beneath us gave a thunderous clap again. A second later the whole cliff we were on gave way.

We were both falling.

And there was no help this time.

Gray instinctively pulled me closer to his chest. I slightly blushed at the sudden contact and held on to him for dear life as my stomach lurched again.

I was the first to land on the rough terrain of the steep slope. I immediately felt the jagged rocked digging into my back with so much force I felt my left shoulder crack. I gritted my teeth at the awful pain that suddenly filled through my shoulder. We started tumbling down the hill in a pattern, rolling over each other and getting painfully scraped and cut by sharp rocks.

We finally hit the bottom and splashed into the rapid water of the river. The abrupt cold water sent a shock through my body. The fast currents loosened both our holds on each other and finally separated us. The rushing water pulled me under and I was forced to use my bad arm to resist the force of the water. It sent me crashing into a boulder with my bad shoulder. A yelp escaped my lips as my shoulder gave a final crack as it became dislocated.

After a few minute being thrashed about by the water, the river suddenly became eerily calm. That's when I heard the sound of a roaring train. I visibly paled. Oh shit.

It was a waterfall.

A few meters ahead of me was a low branch that came from the enormous dead trees surrounding the river on both sides. They were low and long and luckily there was a tree close enough that a branch stretched across part of the river. When I was drifting under it, I latched onto it with my good arm. A few seconds later another two arms latched onto the same branch. I turned to see Gray right beside me. So he was behind me the whole , the currents didn't separate us and make him drift off somewhere else.

Gray caught my gaze and gave an imperceptible nod of acknowledgement.

I looked ahead to see the river leading to nowhere. The mist from the waterfall was visible and and the rushing water made my stomach clench. We weren't that far away. We were limply hanging on the branch with our bodies being forcefully pulled toward the cascading water. I peered at the branch above me, letting my eyes trail it all the way back to the trunk. The bank was too far away and the river was too deep. If we let go and swim toward it right now we'd be easily dragged away and we'd be falling to our deaths. What would be hilarious and embarrassing at the same time is if the waterfall isn't that tall. But my instincts are telling me that the waterfall is huge because of the force of being pulled to it.

I gave a sigh of relief that we were at least able to delay our fall.

I glanced at the tree again. Okay, I'm really stupid. We could just use our arms and drag ourselves back to the bank using the branch. The problem with that solution is that my left shoulder is no longer a good use to me right now. Gray was smart enough to know that we could've done that. So why didn't he start doing that?

"Hey Gray," I started, highly curious of my theory.

"Hmm?"

"You could've just used your arms and use the branch to easily get back to the bank. Why didn't you?"

"It's nice to know that you care about me," he teased.

I blushed. "Shut up! Don't avoid the question!"

"Well," he glanced down at my limp arm, "I could easily make it, but with that arm of yours you can't help yourself and it would be impossible for me to bring you along with me. Also, I could've just thrown you over to the bank, but ever since you grazed me on the cheek with that blade of yours I've felt myself getting weaker. That was dipped in holy water wasn't it?"

My silence was his answer.

"That just fantastic," he muttered sardonically.

"It's not my fault I didn't know who you were!" I defended.

"Well now you know."

I frowned at him. "That still didn't answer the question."

Crack!

My stomach erupted on fire right then. Like that sudden feeling where you trip on the stairs and you're about to fall. I had that same feeling. That spark of fear.

It cracked again, still attached. For the first time, I just realized I was cold and numb from being in the freezing water for so long. The rushing sound of the waterfall sounded like a symphony of death. We were that close to dying. I gave my attention back to Gray. He was gritting his teeth, thinking of some way to get the both of us out of this mess. God seemed to go against us as there was no other branch ahead of us.

That's when I made my decision.

I was going to let go.

I was the burden. I was the extra weight he was willing to carry.

It was better this way. If I let go the branch may hold out for Gray to make it to safety. Besides, I don't want to face him.

I let my grip slip. His eyes widened. He quickly let go of the weakening branch with one hand and quickly wrapped it around my waist. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!"

"Letting go," I stated simply. It had a deeper meaning to that and I think he caught on to it.

Gray's eyes flashed angrily. "Don't you dare throw your life away for mine!"

"You're more important than I am! Your the prince of vampires! I'm just a simple huntress! I'd feel guilty knowing that I was the one that cost you your life! Now let go!"

"No! Are you insane? The answer to your question: I'd feel guilty if I just left you and let you die. It's the same thing as letting you go! I can't accept that!"

I bit my lip. If Gray let go and I fell to my death, I'd wouldn't have to be his. It was infuriating at how easily I would throw my life away. Maybe I was being selfish? Thinking of my own problem and being close-minded to everyone else's. I just have to find a reason. It seemed so simple, yet I couldn't even find one.

Pain flashed across my face as I thought about the dreadful future. My friends would get hurt if I didn't fix it. If I died, our deal would break and he'd no longer be chasing me.

"God damnit, Gray! Let go!" I shouted.

"No," he emphasized fiercely.

"You idiot! I'm trying to save your life!"

"I know."

"Then let go," I pleaded, my voice soft and steady.

And he did.

Well, what do you think?

I'm trying my best to update. I have to say this might be a record for me. Only a few days after chapter one. I'm so proud of myself. But my God, Lies and Love by Cesia14, , that author just updates fast and has become my role model!

For the GraLu fans that haven't read that story, I suggest you read it. I love it! Maybe you will too.