Hey sorry for the long wait everyone …I no it has been so long since last update and I am truly sorry

Gajeel: yeah what the hell is that about? You waited to long!

Gray: Shut up! Gajeel at least you were one of the main characters in the last chapter! Dumbass

Gajeel: What the hell you say!

Awwww was Gray jealous…haha sorry …you know it is not nice to glare at people when they are just joking…

Gray: you weren't joking you were just making fun of me

Gajeel: what are you going to cry or something? What a pussy haha

Gray: I ought to kick your ass right here! Right now! Piercings!

Gajeel: What you call me, Icicle?

Gray: You heard me idiot!

Guys! Guys no need to fight! Ok so STOP IT! *yells while pulling them apart from each other!*

Natsu: You guys are so immature! Tsk fighting like that …you should be ashamed

*Silence*…..

Everyone: What the hell! *yells at the same time*

Natsu: Lilmissshortie1 doesn't own fairy tail or it's characters..only oc characters…* smiles proudly at himself while everyone just stares at him in disbelief*

This story is dedicated to ShiningStellar who requested for this pair :D I will try my best :D

Couple: Gray x Lucy

Rated: T

L for Laughter

Laughing is this best medicine to pain

"Ur." Gray whispered in sorrow as he looked down at the picture of his former teacher and mother like figure. In the picture is himself with her and Lyon. Gray couldn't believe how the last mission turned out.

The camp fire's flames flickered in front of him as he sat still staring in sorrow at the picture. Gray sighed thinking back to the memories that haunt him. Thinking back to the mission.

Flashback….

"Ahhhhh!" The bandit yelled in agony as one of Gray's ice went through him. The man fell to the ground clutching his stomach in pain. "so this is the power of Ur's student!"

"How do you know Ur!" Gray growled as he got his hand ready for another attack. The man just laughed.

"She has never told you has she?"

"told me what?" Gray asked curiously not paying attention to Lucy who is calling him to regroup with everyone.

" Who do you think is the father of her dead daughter? HAhahahaha! The day I found out that Ur was dead was the happiest day of my life. I was happy to not worry about that bitch tracking me down." The man laughed. Gray looked at him angrily.

"What did you say!" Gray growled as he glared at the laughing man.

"I said I was that bitches lover and I am happy she is dead. Even though I wish I was the one that killed her. I would have loved to see her pleading face. HAHAHAHHAHA!" The man boomed with laughter despite his state.

"YOU ASSHOLE!" Gray yelled as loud as he could as he charged for the guy kicking him in the stomach as hard as he can. The man slammed against the wall and cried out in pain. "Ice make Cannon!" A huge cannon like gun appeared on shoulder. Gray kept shooting at the guy not caring if he died.

"GRAY! STOP IT YOUR GOING TO KILL HIM!" Lucy yelled as she noticed the man looking a state between consciousness and unconscious.

"I DON'T CARE HE DESERVES IT!" Gray yelled as he continued to hit the guy. Lucy not thinking on what she is doing went in front of Gray before he shot another. Gray noticed her and stopped immediately not wanting to hit her. "Get the hell out of my way, Lucy!"

"No!" She stubbornly answered as she crossed her arms in defiance. Gray sighed and looked at her angrily.

"Whatever tie him up!" Gray said and walked away from her. His thought focusing back to the memories of his former teacher.

End of Flashback…

"Gray are you alright?" Gray turned to the voice to see Lucy exiting from the tent looking at him worried. " May I join you?" Gray smiled at her weakly then turned back towards the fire.

Lucy took that as a yes and moved to sit next to him. She looked at Gray's face with worry. He has been in a bad mood even before the mission, but she doesn't know why. They just finished the mission and are currently camping for the night before heading back to the guild. Natsu is dead asleep inside his tent and so is Erza in her tent.

Lucy looked at Gray's hands to see what is making him so upset. Her eyes widened as she saw the picture. She looked at Gray with a knowing glance.

"You miss her?" Gray looked at Lucy and sighed.

"Yeah, she was like a mother to me." Gray sighed as he continued to stare at the picture. "She died protecting me. She died trying to protect the darkness that I hold in my heart. I feel like she died for nothing sometimes." A tear went down his cheek.

"Well let's see. Do you still feel the darkness?" Lucy questioned looking at him. Gray turned to see her smiling face. He couldn't believe he fell head over heels for her.

"No I don't." He said smiling at her.

"Well that means she didn't die in vain. Gray she died to protect you to save you. It was her choice that is what she wanted to do. Maybe people would talk bad about her time to time. You might meet really bad people that wanted to hurt her like the man today. But that doesn't mean she would want you to get revenge for her and kill them. If what I heard about Ur is correct I am pretty sure she would want you to be happy and live your life peacefully and happy. Okay?" Lucy smiled at him happily. Gray felt his chest warm up and couldn't hold his feelings anymore. He wrapped his arms around the blonde and held her tight as if she would leave him forever.

"Thank you, Lucy." He whispered into her neck. Lucy felt her face burn bright red as she felt Gray's lips resting on her neck.

"Hey you know what the best medicine for pain is?" Lucy said trying to distract herself from her rapidly beating heart. Gray sat up and looked at her curiously.

"What?"

"Laughter!" Lucy pointed out laughing nervously when Gray just stared at her curiously. "Like today what happened to Natsu before the mission was funny, right?"

Gray immediately turned angry as he remember how much Lucy was paying attention more to Natsu than to him.

Flashback ….

"Gray! You go around the corner of the building with Lucy. You guys go through the back door. Natsu and I will infiltrate through the front door." Erza ordered as the team arrived to their destination for the job. In this job they have to infiltrate the hide out for a group of bandits that are also mages. The team has to defeat them and tie them up for when the magic council comes.

"Why do I have to go with the demon! All she will do is order me like an old lady." Natsu muttered under his breath.

"WHAT THE HELL YOU SAY!" Erza yelled after she heard him. She looked at him with the evil aura surrounding her as a vein popped on her forehead. Natsu started to panic.

"NOo NOOO Nothing! I didn't say anything!" Natsu said nervously as he tried to hide behind Lucy.

"Hey don't hide behind me!" Lucy said nervously as she looked at Erza's angry face.

"Why you have more cushions in front of you then I do? You can protect yourself and me better with those big breasts you have!" Natsu said proudly.

The dark aura around the group intensified by both girls. Lucy turned around slowly to face the poor dragonslayer. Natsu shrieked and jumped back in fear. Gray looked at them amused as he saw Lucy and Erza unleash their anger on Natsu. Gray is just glad that it wasn't him especially when Lucy and Erza did a unison raid on Natsu and let me tell you it was really painful for him.

"ugh!" Natsu groaned in pain as Lucy bandaged his arm which is now broken.

"Oh stop groaning. You brought this to yourself!" Lucy scolded then she moved to put antistatic on his face where the gashes are on his cheeks, forehead, and lip. Natsu hissed in pain when he felt the cotton swap with antistatic on him.

"Luccyy! Can't you be more gentle!" Natsu whined as he tried to pull away from her, but Lucy kept her hold.

"At least be thankful that she is helping you!" Gray hissed angrily at him. He couldn't believe she is helping him after what he said. Gray sighed and went to sit on the log next to Erza ignoring the curious look from Lucy and angered look from Natsu.

"Jealous?" Erza asked lifting an eyebrow to the ice mage. Gray just scoffed and looked away from them. "you do know that they are just best friends nothing else, right?"

"Yeah I know, but it still pisses me off to see her like that with him. And not with me." Gray said sullenly.

"Gray..I know you have feelings for her, but you can't do that unless you want her to hate you. Like it or not Natsu is her best friend the one that brought her to our lives. You guys may fight, but it is for fun or whatever, but I know it is not of hatred. If you keep this up it will be of hatred and it will backfire." Gray looked at Erza wide-eyed knowing that she is right.

"We should head in to get started on the mission." Gray sighed standing up. Erza nodded in agreement and called for Natsu and Lucy.

"Alright I am fired up!" Natsu announced as he fist pumped the air.

"WHAT THE HELL! YOUR HURT HOW CAN YOU BE SO ENERGETIC." Lucy yelled in disbelief.

"Lucy, I am a dragonslayer. We heal fast." Natsu said proudly.

"So I did all those bandages and took care of your wounds for nothing!" Lucy hissed as she made a fist toward Natsu. The dark aura surrounding her.

"Lucy, we should go." Gray said making her turn her attention to him. His serious face looking at her not letting her look away.

"okay." She said as they walked towards their direction. Natsu and Erza went their direction and the mission starts.

End of Flashback….

"Gray? Are you ok?" Lucy asked worried as she noticed his angered face.

"Lucy?" Gray asked looking at her. The fire flickered lighting her face making go into an almost orange like glow.

"Yeah?" Lucy asked unconsciously scooting closer to him. Their shoulders and knees touched that's when Lucy noticed it. Her face heating up automatically. "GGGrrrayyy your clooothhs!"

Gray looked at the blonde confused at first then freaked out as he noticed that is currently only in his boxers.

"GYAAAHHH! How did this happen!" Gray freaked out as he searched franticly for his cloths. Lucy couldn't help, but laugh at him as he panicked. "What are you laughing at?" Gray question jokingly as he turned around to her.

"At you! HAHAHA! Your freaking out is funny! Hhahaha!" Lucy said laughing tears already coming down her eyes.

"Oh so you think this is funny?" Gray mischievously said as he neared her with his hands out to her. Lucy looked at him wide eyes and tried to crawl back away from him.

"Gray! No! No! Please! AHHHH!" Lucy squealed once Gray grabbed her and started tickling her. Her laughter made him laugh with her. Gray couldn't help, but feel happy inside. "GRAY!...STOP!...PLEASE!" Lucy begged between breaths as she continued to laugh.

"Do you still think this is funny?" Gray questioned as he continued to tickle her sides. Lucy tried to get free, but found herself unable to.

"NO!...No I don't!" Lucy yelled already crying from the laughs.

"No you need to see…No amazing Gray I don't think you are funny in fact you are very..sexy!" Gray said laughing as he saw Lucy's face covered completely in red. Even though she is laughing really hard he can still tell she is blushing. After a few moments of not answering back Gray tickled her faster. "SAY IT, LUCY!"

"Fine…NO….AMAZING….GR…GRAY….I…..DON'T ….THINK …..YOU…..ARE….FUN….NY….IN….FACT….YOU…ARE…..VERY..HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.A…..SEXY….HAHAHAHA…I ….IT…!" Lucy laughed. Once Gray heard the words he finally stopped and pulled away.

"There was that so hard." Gray smiled as he sat down in front of her. Lucy sat up panting trying to regain her breath. Lucy looked at him and stuck her tongue out at him.

"Dummy…aren't you going to find your clothes?" Lucy muttered as she turned away from him trying to hide her blushing face from him.

"uhmmm I rather do this!" Gray turned his face towards her and leaned in colliding his lips with hers. He felt a good cold chill once Lucy kissed him back. Their lips moved in sync both of them not wanting to let go of the other.

Once they pulled away Gray couldn't stop staring and searching into her honey brown eyes.

"Thank you, Lucy! Your right laughter is the best medicine for pain for everything." Gray smiled as he caressed her cheek.

"So that's good you feel better now!" Lucy whispered as she kissed him softly on the lips then pulled away fast from him.

"What the hell!" Gray said as he looked at her in surprised. He couldn't believe she just did that.

"What's wrong Gray?" Lucy giggled as she looked at him innocently. Her blush barely noticeable to the glow of the fire. She couldn't believe she is doing this now. "I wonder where your cloths are?"

"You know where they are?"

"Maybe..maybee not..you have to catch me first." And with that Lucy ran leaving only the sound of her giggling for him to hear.

"I swear she is going to drive me crazy, I love her to much!" Gray smiled as he got up looking towards the direction she went in and ran after her. "OI I WANT MY CLOTHS, LUCY!"

"YOU GOT TO CATCH ME FIRST, BABE!" Lucy laughed happily her voice echoing throughout the forest. Gray laughed at her as he chased her.

Laughter and Joy are always the best medicine to pain without them you won't be able to live happily.