Note: I do not..absolutly do not own fairy tail but I am a fairy tail addict..well in general i am an anime addict. I hope everyone enjoys this chapter
As I approached my front door Levys words replayed in my head like a catchy song. You have till Monday to tell him. If you don't I will After entering my apartment I threw my things lazily on a random spot on the ground and plopped down onto my bed. Monday? Why did it have to be Monday? How the hell am I going to find the right way to confess to him that I like him in just 4 days? I pondered throwing my hands over my face. It's not as simple as walking up to him and saying I like you!
Turning to lay on my stomach I placed my head on my pillow to where I could look out the window and stair out at the sky. The sun was setting and the sky was a beautiful mixture of orange, pink and blue.
After we had returned from our mission. We went to the guild hall to inform the master. I had been a bit skeptical about walking through the doors. After leaving the way I did I didn't know exactly how they would react when they saw me.
~Flashback to an hour ago~
Closing in on the guild hall I suddenly felt butterflies in my stomach and stopped dead in my tracks. "H-Hey Levy" I hesitantly spoke as I placed my hand on my arm looking down at the ground. This caused everyone to stop walking. "Can I talk to you for a second?"
Looking back at Jet and Droy Levy gave them a caring smile "You guys can go on ahead we'll be right there." Of course both males wanted to stay by the blue haired mages side but they went on a head to the guild. After making sure they were far enough away Levy turned back to me. "Okay Lucy what's wrong?" Looking up at her i responded "I...I don't know if I should go to the guild hall with you."
She suddenly gave me a questioning look. "Why not? Are you nervous about seeing him?" Shaking my head I explained "I didn't exactly tell them that I was going with you on this job request." After I said that Levy had opened her mouth like she was about to say something but she quickly closed it and let me finish "You see I knew if I told them they would try to talk me out of it. I had left a note for them explaining my reasons but as I was leaving to meet you at the train station I ran into Gray and well...I didn't feel comfortable lying to his face so I told him that I was joining you but because I was pressed for time I had no choice but to leave him standing there in front of my house. I know it hurt him that I kept this from him till last minute and I can only imagine how Erza and Natsu reacted when they found out."
"Lucy" the blue haired wizard said comfortingly as she placed a hand gently on my shoulder "They are your friends. I'm sure they understand".
"I know that but I can't face them just yet." Looking at her with pleading eyes I begged "If you see them can you please tell them I'm not feeling well?"
"But Lucy..." she tried to argue. "Please Levy?" I cut her off before she could say anything else. I know she didn't like it but after she let out a long sigh she agreed. After thanking her I turned in the other direction and headed home.
~End flashback~
The sun had disappeared and the moon now sat in the sky surrounded by stars. I always loved starring at the stars in the sky. I decided I would end my day early and go to the guild hall early in the morning. "Maybe I can get some of the girls opinions about liking a guy before I see him tomorrow." Letting out an exhausted yawn I shut my eyes. As I slowly started to fall asleep a thought passed through my mind. I just hope the guys aren't to upset with me
~A couple of minutes later outside Lucy's house~~Normal POV~
"What are we doing Natsu?" Happy asked confused. "What do you think we're doing Happy" Natsu answered in a whisper "We're going to check on Lucy. Levy said she wasn't feeling well and I just want to make sure she's okay. Lifting his head he peered inside the window to see the blonde sound asleep.
"She's asleep Natsu" Happy said pointing out the obvious "Should we come back tomorrow?" Planting his feet back on the ground Natsu responded, "Of course we are! Lucy's our friend why wouldn't we? Come on lets go home."
~The next day~~Lucys POV~
The next morning after I woke up I walked into the bathroom. After washing my face and brushing my teeth I started getting dressed so I could head to the guild hall. After I slipped on a pink tank top and a black skirt. Putting the belt that contained my spirit keys I slipped on a pair of pink high heels and left.
As I walked to the guild hall I couldn't help but get that uneasy feeling in my stomach again. I hoped they weren't to upset with me about leaving so suddenly but I have until Monday to tell him and I need Erzas opinion in addition to a few of the other girls at the guild.
Taking a deep breath in I let out a long sigh before I opened the guild doors. It wasn't as full as it normally was but it wasn't completely empty either. Taking a quick glance around the guild hall I didn't see any sign of Natsu or Gray which made me a bit sad. However, I did see a certain scarlet haired woman sitting at the bar eating her usual slice of cake. How does she eat so much cake and never gain weight?
Letting out another long sigh I walked up to the bar and took a seat next to Erza. Approaching the bar I was greeted by a cheerful Mira who was bringing Erza another slice of cake. "Hi Lucy". Taking a seat next to Erza I greeted Mira and Erza but Erza just sat there eating her cake. "Can I ask you two something?" I asked. "Sure Lucy w-"
"Excuse me Mira" one of the guild members called from the end of the bar. "Excuse me a minute Lucy" the take over mage said before she walked away to tend to a few guild members. I took this as a chance to talk to Erza. "Listen Erza..." Sitting her fork on her plate she turned to face me "Lucy" the tone of her voice made me freeze in my seat I didn't know what was going to happen but it didn't sound good. "It's ok. You don't have to apologize for anything I get it" Hearing those words made me feel relieved "There's nothing for you to be worried about. We aren't mad at you for leaving."
"But what about the guys?" I asked. "Don't worry about them. They were upset at first but they aren't mad. We are your friends Lucy. We just want you what's best for you and for you to be happy."
"Thanks Erza" I know I should have been relieved but for some reason I felt like I needed to hear it from them. Suddenly Mira came back over to where we were sitting. After she apologized for making us wait she picked up a cup and a rag and started cleaning it while I continued what I was saying before. "Okay...well you see...there's this guy" Hearing that Mira's eyes lit up with excitement "I like him but I don't know how to tell him so...what I was wondering was...how would you tell a guy you liked him?"
"I wouldn't know" Erza replied "There is no one I am interested in". I should have known I would get that kind of response from Erza.Even though she was completely hooked on Jellal she was very good at hiding her feelings. "What about you Mira?" I asked now facing her. "Goodness I guess I would..."
Suddenly I felt a strong hand on my shoulder. "So our Lucy has a crush on someone." Looking back I saw Gray standing behind me. Seeing him and realizing he heard everything I had said I mentally kicked myself. "Come on...tell me...who is it?" Gray teased. "T-That's not important" I couldn't help but feel nervous. If he found out before I could talk to him myself I would die (not literally but you know what I mean). "Well anyways joking aside, whoever it is you should just be up front with him. There's no reason to be nervous. For all you know he could feel the exact same way".
"Thanks Gray" I appreciated his vote of confidence. "Um Gray can I talk to you for a moment?" For some reason when I asked him that he all of a sudden got this nervous/shocked looked on his face. "U-Um yeah...S-Sure." I don't know why he was acting this way but I needed to apologize for leaving the way I did. Pulling him aside I let out a soft sigh, "Look Gray I just wanted to say I'm sorry. I know I should have told you sooner about me taking that job with Levy but I just didn't know how. After I left you standing in front of my house I just felt so terrible."
For a minute he stood there in silence, but after a while he finally spoke. "Lucy it's ok. When you left I did feel hurt, but after reading your letter I understood." Giving him a relieved smile I thanked him once again. I am so grateful to have friends like him. Now the only person I need to talk to is Natsu. Looking around I noticed he still wasn't here. I guess I can go home and work on my novel for a while. Maybe he will show up there and if not I'll come back later.After saying good bye to everyone I left the guild hall and headed home.
~A few minutes after Lucy left~~Normal POV~
"Gray! Are you ok?" Mira asked a dazed ice wizard. "Huh! Oh yeah I'm fine" he replied but she knew something was bothering him "I think I'm gonna step outside and get some air". As Mira walked away to get someone a drink Gray had stood up and was about to walk off when Erza grabbed his arm. "Where are you going?" She asked curiously. She had some idea but she wanted to see if he would admit it himself. "I'm going outside to get some air." Gray was never the best liar but she pretended to believe him and let him walk off.
~In front of Lucys house~~Lucys POV~
I had made it home and was about to walk in my door when I heard a faint voice call my name. I thought I was imagining things so I started entering my house when I heard it again. As the person got closer I could hear their voice more clearly I turned to see Gray coming closer. "Hey Gray!" I greeted when he finally made it to my doorway. He had an expression on his face like he was worried about something "Is everything ok?"
"I wanted to talk to you about that guy you were talking about earlier". Does he know? "Uh w-what about him?" I asked nervously. Suddenly he grabbed my hand and guided me inside to the couch. "Well when you were talking about him you seemed really nervous. Are you afraid to tell him?" I didn't feel comfortable talking face-to-face about this with Gray because if I said to much he might catch on. He still had his hand placed over mine to let me know he was there for me. "Kind of." I admitted "The thought of revealing my feelings and being shot down scares me. I've never liked anyone like this before."
"Someone at the guild gave me this idea and I want to try it out" he lied. Truth was he wanted to see if he could calm her nerves down to the point where she could tell him,if it was him, how she felt. Arching an eyebrow she didn't know what he was up to but she went along with it anyway "What are you going to do?"
"Just trust me Lucy." Giving her hand a light reassuring squeeze he continued "Now close your eyes and clear your mind of everything but him". I felt a bit skeptical about it but I trusted Gray so I did as he said. Closing my eyes a let out a deep breath clearing my head of everything except for him.
"Next I want you to think about memories you have with him" the ice make mage instructed. I started thinking back to all the good times I have had with Natsu. From the day we met to the most recent times when we were in Edolas. Thinking about all the times I have had with him caused me to block out everything else Gray said after. Suddenly I started beautifying him in my mind again. His beautiful features surrounded by a background of stars. 'Lucy we've known each other for a long time and for the past few months I've found myself falling in love with you. Please say you will be mine forever'as Lucy imagined herself leaning into Natsu's embrace she didn't realize she was doing it in reality as well.
Gray sat in silence as he waited for the blonde to respond to him. He was just about to call her name when he noticed her inching closer to him. At first he was going to back away but when the grip on his hand tightened he thought she didn't want him to. Suddenly Gray found himself leaning closer to the blonde their faces only inches apart. Suddenly what little distance was left between them was now closed. Their lips connected and Gray soon found Lucys gentle fingers gripping his shirt deepening the kiss between the two.
At that moment Gray had no idea what had gotten into the blonde but he had no reason to complain. The kiss was so gentle but filled with passion and he was loving every second of it.
Suddenly breaking the kiss I opened my eyes to see Gray only inches away from me. His hands were around my waist and my hands were gripping his shirt. He was trying to catch his breath and for some reason I had this feeling like I needed to do the same. Feeling a tinge on my lips it hit me what had happened. I had been in such a daydream that the kiss I shared with Natsu in my mind was actually happening here with Gray.
"O-Oh my gosh Gray...I-I'm so sorry...I don't know what came over me" I started apologizing my voice sounding frantic as I pushed myself away from him. How could I let this happen? I couldn't believe it. After pushing away I rushed to the bathroom.
"Lucy" Gray shouted as he got up off the couch and walked toward the bathroom door "Can we talk about what just happened?"
"Can we talk about it some other time? Can you just go please?" I shouted from the other side of the door. Gray didn't know what had just happened. First they were sharing what he thought was an amazing kiss and the next thing he knew she was pushing herself away. As much as he wanted to stay and wait for her to leave the bathroom so they could talk he decided to leave for now and head back to the guild.
~A couple of minutes later at the guild hall~
Walking into the guild hall Gray was suddenly yanked out of the door way by Erza who had a small smile on her face. "So did you go over there?"
"What are you talking about?" he asked trying to act as normal as possible. He should had known better then to believe that she believed his lie. "I told you I was going outside for air."
"Gray cut the crap" She said with a serious look. "I know you went to Lucys house now tell me...what happened? Gray knew that there was no way of dodging Erza once she got serious, and since this involved Lucy she was serious. Sitting at an empty table Gray started explaining all the events from start to finish to the scarlet haired woman.
~Back at Lucys house~~Lucks POV~
I had just exited the bathroom my fingers still pressed to my lips. I could still feel a slight coldness on my lips. It was amazing that even though he was an ice wizard his lips were warm. My first kiss unknowingly given to Gray, but the weird thing was it wasn't terribleShaking the image from my mind I tried to go back to what I had planned on doing before he showed up. I sat at my desk and dipped my pen in ink.
I was about to start working on my novel when all of a sudden there was a knock at my door. "I thought I told him I didn't want to talk about this right now" I said to no one as I walked to the door. "Gray I thought I told you I didn-" As I opened the door I realized it wasn't Gray standing in front of me.
Thats the end of this chapter. I hope I wrote the small kiss scene to everyones liking. When I was thinking about this chapter the idea of adding a kiss between the two popped into my mind and I liked the idea. The next chapter will be up soon. What will Lucy do now? Time is running out before she has to tell Natsu and now she has to talk to Gray about their kiss. What are her feelings towards it? Plus, don't forget Lisanna is still planning something