CHAPTER THREE: SUCH A MAN-WHORE


Lucy's POV:

Disgusting! Absolutely sickening, filthy and everything in between! I couldn't help but feel disturbed just by looking at Gray, the way he held Lisanna into a tight embrace at some point during the party, the way he whispered into her ear, and the way he made the girl want everything from him that night. I knew where it was going yesterday heck; it was the matching old practice of getting his date in bed with him every single time! Or at least, that was what Loke told me about them participating in bets like these. The thought of him screwing every girl he saw utterly grossed me out. I mean honestly speaking, why can't these three men slut (Gray, Loke and Jellal) be committed to only one girl? At times like these, I found myself perplexed their ideology. And to think that I actually fell for one of them back in those early days... Never mind that. Clearing my head, I made sure to shove all the rambling thoughts that began rushing in, the moment I started to look back at my past with Gray in it, away. I watched Gray closely from the bar, comfortably sitting while I ordered my strawberry shake from Mira, as he approached Loke with a smirk on his full lips. Just seeing that dim-witted signature smirk of his on his face made me want to throw up all of my breakfast earlier this morning and I unquestionably knew for a fact that he wasn't up to any good at all. Let's just face it; the guy was your ideal definition of a classic troublemaker as well as a douche bag, not to mention a man-whore. I was very well conscious of what he was doing other than going on missions and hanging out with us, his fellow guild members. This is what I'd like to call his extracurricular activities outside the guild itself. I was fully aware of it all. Maybe I could make an exception here and there with Jellal and Loke since they've had it really bumpy with their past relationships before, but for Gray I couldn't. He must've had a reason of his own for doing all these bets, right? Whatever it was, I hoped that one of these days, they would be able to change for the better... All three of them...

Taking a nip of my freshly made shake, I sneaked a quick look over to where Gray was standing; he had worn his casual jeans together with a black blouse and to seal all of it up, he had his brown leather jacket on as well. Damn, the guy did have some fashion taste, without a doubt. Wait.

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Was I checking him out? No! Lucy, what are you doing, you must to snap out of this trance at once. The inner voice within my head was blaring out at me then. Now wasn't the time to be checking any guy out Luce! Pursing my lips, I give it a thought. What could he be up to this time in the morning? No matter what it might be, I blindly assumed it to be something obnoxious. Since Loke had his lips locked with some girl, I saw Gray having to cut short their lovey dovey moment together unfortunately. From my point of view, she didn't look relatively contented either as well as so was Loke seeing that they had shot Gray a scowl. The two of them exchanged some words before Loke had drawn out a small bag beside him, handling it over to Gray's hand. I couldn't help but be curious as to what was in that pouch of Loke's. Seeing a satisfied grin on his face afterwards, it was dawned on me what they were exchanging earlier on as he gave it a few tosses with his hand. Jewels! They were filled with jewels, well why I am not taken aback there. Wait, could it be that last night… Lisanna? Shit! Could it be that Lisanna had become in victim, his bet? I just knew it, so my gut intuition was accurate after all. I cursed under my breath at the thought of him having his own nakama caught up in that dumb bet game; it sickens me to no end. Not to mention that Lisanna was still in her schooling years. How could he do this to her innocence?

He made his way over to where I was sitting as I silently cursed even more than before. Trash, in fact my impression of him just turned from bad to worst. He was both the perverted stripper and the ladies' man in the guild and I wasn't too thrilled to hear so many rumors about him or his friends.

When his dark blue orbs met mine, I couldn't help but feel violated at our eye contact as he had this smirk on his face. Impulsively, I had shot him a dirty look of my own which turned into a death glare seconds after as he walked past me, giving me the 'what the hell' look in reaction. Well, would you just look at that, the guy could get away with just about anything, and I meant anything for that matter? Bluntly speaking, it was like as if he had owned the entire guild, not literally, but proclaiming how he could do whatever he pleases and get away with it without a sweat. One of these days, the great Gray Fullbuster is going to have to be taught the hard and agonizing way.

In spite of everything, I couldn't get my psyche off of the whole ordeal last night. I mean I did sense something devious but didn't think it would turn out to be like this! Tugging on my blond hair, my mind continued to debate non-stop causing me to feel rather aggravated at all these redundant thoughts lingering around it's driving me over the edge. I let out a sigh, what was there to think about anyway, right Luce? Just leave the guy be and you'll be fine no doubt. There wasn't any point wrecking my brains out over the matter, heck it wasn't even of my business to begin with! Oh silly me, getting all worked up over non trivial subject like this… Brushing it off, I resumed taking sips from my drink. Who cares about Gray anyway, he's just another man-whore in disguise.

Abruptly, I felt an arm snaking its way around my waist. Yelping in reaction, it made me more or less to choke on my milkshake. Coughing from the impulsive touch of someone's hand, I turned around to see murky brown orbs looking at me directly in the eye, nearly piercing into the depth of my soul. I could swear that every single time our eyes were to meet; it would have the exact effect on me, sending me chills all over my body. Nonetheless, Loke's dark eyes, they're striking… in a seductive way.

Jerk. I cursed under my breath, making sure its low enough only for him to hear while roughly yanking his hand off me. Just a minute ago, he was making out with the brunette and I positively do not want to know where that hand had been, if you know what I mean.

"Getting a bit feisty now, Lulu? But don't worry, I like it aggressive too," Loke whispered huskily in my ear, making my goose bumps to appear at the back of my neck as he moved in closer to take the seat beside me.

Not letting my defenses down that easily by this cheesy line of his, I shot him a frown. Why does he always have to be this flirty around girls anyway? If he was after me for the countless time, well then newsflash Loke, I'm not interested in any of you man-whores.

"And don't ever call me by that name. I hate it, it's annoying," I simply shot back at him.

"Ouch, that hurts, Lulu. I only wanted some company with you," he pouted while placing a hand on his chest, pretending to be hurt by my cold remark.

"Well then how about I suggest that you resumed whatever you're doing to that brunette previously, I'm sure she wouldn't mind spending quality time with you, Loke." I retorted, making sure to stress on the word so that he got the hint. I smirked inwardly at my comeback. Hah, beat that Loke.

"I'm really flattered Lulu, that you were actually looking at me from afar." He smirked.

"Could it be that you're jealous, Lulu?" he added as I basically just stared at him plainly, what gibberish baloney he was spouting here. This was getting rather nonsensical for Loke.

"Its okay, Lulu. She wasn't even that good at it besides, I'm sure you can do a much better job at it so what do you say?" he said with a flirty tone, winking at me.

This guy is unbelievable!

Without realizing that my defenses were down, he leaned forward before pressing his lips against mine. My eyes widen with much disbelieve upon feeling the contact of his lips with mine. They were soft; his lips were soft and warm. The kiss wasn't any of special meaning; there was no tongue or whatsoever but just the feel of his lips on mine had made me wanting for more. My legs stared to feel like jelly at the same time as I kissed him back. The kiss just felt nice.

Wait, what? What on Earth am I saying? Snapping out of my fantasy trance, I made an attempt to shove Loke off of me but to no avail as he persistently pushed his lips with much more force this time; his muscular arms were around me as me held me tight in his arms. Mustering all of the strength I have left I gave him one last shove, but he wasn't budging at all. The sirens in my head were screaming at me to stop at once for this cannot go any further. Without thinking twice, I stretched out my hand, grabbing my unfinished drink on the counter and splashed it at him which made him in breaking off the kiss consequently.

He took a step back, releasing his strong grasp around me whilst the strawberry shake was then dripping gradually from his hair and seeped into his shirt. The way he was looking at me in eye, was it just me or did I just see a bit of hurt in there? Perhaps, it was just my mind's eye. "Hmm, strawberry flavor. Thank you for the sweet treat, Lulu."

Licking the side of his lips, he smirked teasingly at me.

"How could you, you jerk? Such a man-whore you are Loke, I can't believe you." I snapped back at him bluntly. So now I know for sure that that the upsetting look just then was nothing but an imagination of mine. It was just another of his traps was all for I knew; it was too good to be true. For that, I swore to get my defenses up even higher around these three man-whores.

I gave Loke one last glare before stomping out of the guild hall without any sort of hesitation, wiping my lips with the back of my hands in an effort to rub out the feel of his lips on mine completely for good.

To be continued~


Author's Note!

So guys, how did you think about that since things are heating up between our beloved characters? Do let me know your suggestions and how i can improve my writing style and Favourite/Follow/Review if you like the story so far! However, there won't be another chapter next week. Sorry about it guys, school life is kicking in so please be patient with me. Aye!