Heart as Cold as Ice (A Gray Fullbuster Love Story)
Chapter 9: SHE'S BACK!
"Erza," she whispered, "PLEASE COME BACK SOON!"
"Ayame, is that you?" a mysterious voiced asked behind her.
Ayame slowly peered over her left shoulder to see who addressed her. It was a woman just a few years older than her with lustrous armor covering her bosom and arms, gleaming, crimson hair reached all the way to her shapely bottom. She had chocolate-brown eyes, and wore leather boots, she also carried a monstrous horn with such ease. It wasn't mistakable; it was Fairy Tail's Queen of the Fairies, Titania Erza! She has a model's body, big breasts, and magnificent, scarlet rouge hair. She is also an S-Rank mage, along with Ayame and Mirajane. On the other hand, Erza's one of the sternest mages in Fairy Tail.
"Er-Erza," the panicky woman frighteningly whispered.
The brunette just gazed at her friend for a good minute and quickly turned her head away. She started to sweat from her nervousness of her comrade, and also rival. Erza wasn't just extremely mean, but she'll beat the hell out of you if you don't give her an immediate response! An old memory came back to Ayame. When she, Mirajane, and Erza were younger, they would always train by sparing with each other. They beat each other up until they had no magic left, or couldn't move a muscle, or were stopped by an adult such as Makarov. Just recalling those ancient memories sent chills up Ayame's spine.
"Ayame, are you okay?" the red head asked while tilting her head to the side.
"I have to warn everybody at the guild that she's back!" the shivering mage thought.
"Look Erza! It's a flying zombie!" Ayame pointed at the bright blue sky, above her friends head.
She felt so stupid, yet guilty for lying to her friend. And since zombies can't even fly. Can they? She even wondered if there were actual zombies in Magnolia, no, even in this magical realm!
"A FLYING ZOMBIE!" Erza astonishingly exclaimed while immediately turning her gaze to the sky, seeing nothing but white fluffy clouds. She looked back at Ayame to find her gone.
Ayame was running for her life to the guild to tell everyone that Erza was back! Still sprinting, the young woman felt the oncoming fear of punishment of what the crazy mage would do to her due to her running away. She dashed through the city, shoving people aside to get to her destination. After sprinting for a while, she finally was at her Fairy Tail. It was kind of ironic when she saw Loke running toward her. They both came to a quick stop and beamed at each other for a good minute.
"So…" Ayame said, "How come your running?"
"I was flirting with Lucy until I found out she was a celestial wizard," Loke dramatically alleged.
"You didn't know she was a celestial wizard?"
"Nope, how come your running"
"Erza is back," Ayame calmly said while staring at her friend who was smiling.
"Mmmmm nice...WAIT WHAT! SHE'S BACK!" The flirtatious boy yelled at the poor girl. She only nodded back at her friend's response which made Loke sulk to the ground.
"AYAME!" Erza roared loudly which made Ayame terrified. Poor Loke was also frightened of their friend's deafening, and infuriated shout.
"Crap she found! Lets go before she kills me!" the nervous woman said with sweat pouring down her face.
She grabbed Loke's hand and bounded for the guild. As soon as she got there, she pushed aside the wooden doors and entered the guild, doors slamming, eyes all on her. Gray and Natsu stopped fighting and looked at the two of them. Both friends were panting heavily and sweating as if they were chased by some monster...Which was Erza.
"She's...(pant pant)…back," Ayame choked out in between pants. She then fell on her knees and coughed hard which made Gray go to her side.
"Are you okay Ayame?" Gray said softly as he rubbed her back gently.
"I'm just tired," the flushed Ayame said while looking away. Gray just stared at her and began to laugh since it was pretty rare to see her in this state.
"HEY WHAT ABOUT ME!" Loke yelled.
"Well then, let's get you a seat," Gray said while picking up his blushing friend bridal style. Everybody gazed at the both of them, seeing the muscular Gray carry the tired Ayame to where she usually sat in Fairy Tail's bar.
"Such an adorable couple", Lucy screamed in her mind with hearts in her eyes. Mirajane, who was right beside the fanatical blonde, stared at her with amusement. It wasn't just her, but the entire guild had the same reaction! Wakaba and Macao were hugging each other while crying saying that their little girl has grown up. The rest of the members just stared at Ayame and Gray in wonderment, but unlike them, Natsu and Loke were totally the opposite. Loke was furious he didn't get the same treatment as Ayame, and that Gray took his "love" away. On the other hand, Natsu was angry because Gray took the spotlight.
"So who's back?" the ice mage asked Ayame as he set her down at her regular spot at Fairy Tail's bar.
"Umm well...It's-"
"ERZA'S BACK!" the ring magic user shouted which made Gray, and Natsu, tense up.
And as soon as he said that, the great Erza Scarlet walked in with the giant horn she carried earlier. Ayame stared at her enraged face with a scared expression.
"I think I'll go home now," Loke said while shaking in fear.
As she came inside, the red head searched for the woman who tricked her earlier. While she was looking for poor Ayame, everyone stared at her with a terror on their faces.
"I'm dead"' the brunette concluded as she slammed her head on the bar's counter.
Erza, who heard the slam, right away found the helpless girl. She sighed at her friend and just shook her head as she let her go for the meantime and looked around for someone else. Her expression turned from mad to happy.
"Is the Master around?" Erza asked.
"Welcome back," Mirajane greeted her, "The Master is at the League meeting."
"Hmm is that so," she replied while brushing one of her strands out of her flawless face.
"E-Erza-san," a random guild member asked, "What's that enormous thing you brought?"
"Oh this, it's a horn of the monster I vanquished. The locals decorated it and gave it to me as thanks," the red head said, filled with pride, "I thought it was kind of pretty, so I brought it back, thinking to make it a present for you people, is it in the way?"
"N-no! Not at all," the guild member said.
"I've heard that you've all been causing nothing but trouble," Erza glared at everyone with an aggravated voice. "Maybe the Master will overlook it, but I won't!"
"W-who's that?" Lucy stuttered.
"That's Erza! She's amazingly strong!" Happy answered the celestial mage's question.
They just stared at Erza as she criticized at least everybody in Fairy Tail. And when she requested for Natsu and Gray, Happy just said "Aye" and pointed to the two who had their arms over each other's shoulder.
"H-hi Erza," Gray said while trembling in fear, "We're the best of friends again today... Just like every day."
"A-aye" Natsu said. When Lucy saw this, her jaw dropped to the floor.
"Really?" Fairy Tail's Tintania asked, "I suppose that even best friends fight every now and then. But what I really love is seeing you two together like this."
"W-well, we may not be...best friends," Gray explained, "every single minute...but-"
"Aye," Natsu interrupted.
The blonde's jaw was still slack as she just stared at the two. She never ever expected to see them both like this.
"Both Natsu and Gray are afraid of Erza," Mirajane explained as she drew a poorly drawn diagram in the air with Reedus's air pen she borrowed that had Natsu's, Gray's, and Erza's face on it. As expectedly, Mirajane's pictures were as terrible as ever.
"AYAME!" Erza demandingly shouted which made Ayame's head shoot up in the air immediately.
"Y-YES!"
"Come over here for a second please." Erza asked politely, which made Ayame rush next to Gray and Natsu.
"A long time ago, Natsu challenged her and was beaten up pretty badly." Mirajane said while giving a slight smile at the shocked Lucy.
"Y-you're kidding, we're talking about the same Natsu?" the mage asked which her friend just nodded to.
"Loke was a little too persistent with Erza, and she beat him up within an inch of his life."
"No comment," Lucy looked away, crossing her arms against her chest.
"She also found Gray walking around naked, and he got beat pretty badly, too," Mirajane said. "And as for Ayame..."
"Ayame is part of this also? What happened to her?"
"Well Ayame is a total different story," Mirajane looked down as she looked away from Lucy. "When Ayame and Erza were younger, they use to share a small apartment together. One day, Erza left early for a job which left small Aya-chan all alone."
"Aya-chan?"
"Yup, Aya-chan!" Mirajane chirpily said with a smile while looking at Lucy in the eyes. "We use to call her that back when we were all younger."
"Awww, how cute!" Lucy said while jumping up and down while obsessing over the childhood name. Mirajane just sweat dropped as she stared at Lucy.
"Well Aya-chan didn't know how to cook so Erza always had to cook for her. When Erza left that day, she forgot to make Aya-chan breakfast that morning so she was pretty much starving. And usually, Erza has a delicious cheesecake sitting in the fridge for herself to eat. And even if Aya-chan was her closest friend, she wouldn't let her take one bite out of it."
"How greedy," Lucy bluntly said while staring at Erza who was giving statements of how Gray, Natsu, and Ayame are such good friends.
"Once, Aya-chan got to the point where she was going to die of starvation, so she ate Erza's entire cheesecake. So later, when Erza came home, Aya-chan confessed to Erza that she ate all her cake and was beaten to a pulp," Mirajane sweatdropped, "and that's why they don't share an apartment together anymore."
"W-wow, how harsh," Lucy said with her eyebrow twitching. Mirajane just giggled as she stared at her fellow guild member and went back to watching Erza and the rest of them.
"I have a favor to ask of you," Erza said with a straight face. "When I was out on a job, I heard some disturbing rumors. I was going to ask the Master's opinion on it but this must be addressed quickly, so I'll make the decision."
"And I want you three to help me," Erza said with both her hand on her petite hips. "You'll come along right?"
All three of them gawked as they heard that she needed help. Everyone in the Fairy Tail just beamed at the four in amazement and shock. The guild started to whisper about how Erza needed help, which is very rare. When Lucy heard this, her heart began to beat hard against her chest.
"We leave tomorrow. Make your preparations," the S-Classed mage demanded.
All three of them started to complain about it, saying that they didn't want to go or wanting to agree. But it doesn't matter if you didn't want to go; you had to listen to Erza no matter what. And she doesn't care if you agreed or not, you'll go either way even if she has to force you.
"I'll explain the details en route," Erza said.
"Erza...Ayame...Gray...and Nastu," Mirajane pondered, "I never even imagined such a thing happening."
Lucy was clueless when she said their names. What could happen? Many questions popped into the blonde's head and made her curious, but she knew she had to wait to see what happens first.
"This could be the most powerful team Fairy Tail has ever seen," Mirajane said with a shocked expression.
Lucy just stared at her surprised.
Betaed by Avaron in Ama
Sorry everyone for this late chapter~! I've been going to my friend's house to write over there but i didn't want to write for to long because I know thats rude. At least I got this chapter done! I'm so glad I got this chapter done~! Now to release the 1st chapter of "Chasing Souls" now~!
Thank you all for all your patience~! ^_^ My school life has been extremely difficult, and i'm currently trying to get prepared for my high school entry tests so I get into either AP or Honor classes for my high school schedule. Also my internet has been down so it's pretty hard trying to find a computer to type my stories with. Also i'm sorry if this chapter is pretty short. T^T
Remember, Ayame loves reviews~!
P.S. Ayame is comin soon (Which is May 20) that means a omake chapter will be out. I'll try to get at least 2 chapters done before then. Also let us all pray for Japan, im not saying this because of all the anime but i have relatives over there which i hope are okay.