Oh my! Guess who's decided to finally update? Well that would be me! Yay! Gomen ne! It's taken me so long to write this. I've been really busy with my cousin's visiting, counselling appointments and magical friend stuff.
Moving on.
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FallingStar33: I know. Gomen ne! I'm sorry. But here's a lovely update for you :) Thanks for the review!

Leoslady4ever: Thank you so much. Yes, poor Gray. I feel quite bad for putting him in this situation. But we all know he'll be ok, ne? Oh, and isn't the song just perfect. Oh, Ed Sheeran...His songs are just perfection. Hehe, your wish may just come true. Secrets are being revealed! :D

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Natpereira: Continuing~!

Chapter 8: Old Friends

Lucy's POV

This picture...

There was a girl wearing a uniform with a label that read 'Fairy Tail Middle School' and a strange symbol underneath it. She had her blonde, glossy hair tied up with a big blue ribbon and the smile on her face was genuine.

Her face radiated happiness and her eyes seemed to sparkle with joy.

There was a faint red tinge to her cheeks. This was probably due to the boy who was standing next to her and holding her hand.

His lips were curved up into a half smile and he seemed quite cool and calm. His black hair was spiky and a little unkempt but his dark blue eyes were shining with excitement and joy. The only give away that he was embarrassed was the blush residing in his cheeks.

"G-Gray..." Lucy whispered, running her thumb over one of his flushed cheeks.

She could barely believe it.

This was her back in middle school, holding hands with a boy who was now lying in a hospital bed back her work place.

It seemed impossible yet at the same time she knew that it had to be the real thing.

There was no mistaking it. That was definitely her in both of these pictures.

Her friends from middle school in one and the blonde girl and her best friend in another.

There was only one thing that bothered her about these pictures.

The bluenette girl marked as Juvia.

She couldn't help but think that something bad had happened between them.

Of course Lucy had no idea of what exactly had happened back then but it must have been bad.

She flipped over the picture of her middle school friends and reread the neat writing on the back.

Juvia, Levy, Gajeel, Lisanna, Laxus, Sherry, Lyon, Cana, Lucy, Gray.

She couldn't help but wonder why she couldn't remember all of them. What was wrong with her? What had made her forget?

Exhaling heavily she put the photo down and replaced it with the other once again.

She flipped it over, wondering if Gray made written something on the back like with the middle school picture.

Erza and I aren't together.
Hope you remember soon, Lucy.
xx

She gasped, clutching her chest and grinning to herself happily.

He and Erza weren't together!

Relief flooded her body and her body was almost glowing with happiness.

Although she had no idea why he would tell her in such a way, especially since he written the little confession on the back of a photograph of the two them. It didn't quite make sense.

But never the less, she was happy.

The fact that Gray was actually single left her feeling ecstatic. She could be open with him now; she wouldn't have to worry about making a move on a guy who was already taken. And she was especially glad she wouldn't have to face the wrath of a scary looking Erza if she tried anything with the dark haired boy.

Placing the two photo's, along with Gray's note down on her bedside table, she collected her uniform from her wardrobe and began to make her way down to the bathroom so she could have her shower.

Her elated mood seemed to be affecting her in more ways than one, hence why she found herself humming as she entered the bathroom.

Smiling to herself, Lucy couldn't help but think that maybe she would actually have a chance with Gray.

Levy's POV

The bluenette was smiling to herself as she sat in Lucy's car, holding Gajeel's hand in the back seat on the way to the hospital.

Once her best friend had gotten out of the shower she had sat beside Levy on the couch whilst they waited for Gajeel to finish getting ready.

Lucy had pulled out two photographs and showed them to her.

At first, Levy could barely believe Gray had actually gone this far to make Lucy remember. But I guess they were all just eager for her to recover quickly.

Almost everyone had known about Lucy's 'condition' for a while now and Levy was glad that she seemed to be recovering, if only a little bit.

The only people who didn't know about it were Gray, Lyon and Lisanna.

Everyone else had found out eventually.

But this was her reason for visiting Gray. She needed to explain Lucy's condition to him, and maybe he could tell Lyon since they were brothers.

Don't get me wrong, the bluenette was most definitely worried about his current state and mental stability, but she knew that with Lucy not remembering who he was, Gray was sure to be in pretty bad shape emotionally.

Still Levy could barely believe that out of all the patients in that hospital, Lucy had been assigned to Gray Fullbuster, their childhood friend.

It seemed almost impossible yet somehow the two of them had been reunited.

"What should I do Levy? You're one of my closest friends, please, tell me. How am I supposed to about him? I don't completely remember him but I remember him enough to know that we were really close..."

Levy was staring at her best friend with concern in her eyes.

She wasn't sure how to help Lucy at all.

"Well Gray remembers everything about you from the past..." She started off unsurely, "So I think that since you two were best friends in the past he'd be willing to wait for your memories to come back."

"You really think so?" Lucy asked, tilting her head to the side, her whole face looked hopeful and even a little child like.

"Lucy, trust me. Gray and I have known each other for ages. I know how he thinks, how much of a kind and caring person he is. In fact, I bet he feels guilty, as if it's his fault that you've forgotten about him."

The blonde's face suddenly contorted into a look of pain and sorrow, "He would really blame himself for me not remembering him? He's done nothing...It's not his fault there's something wrong with me!" Levy watched as her best friend bit her lip and tears threatened to spill from her chocolate coloured orbs.

It was at this moment that Gajeel decided to emerge from the bathroom.

"Oi, what're you guys talking about?" He asked as he sat down on the couch, wrapping his arms around the bluenette.

"Oh, it's nothing babe." Levy smiled up at him, placing a light kiss on his cheek, "We were just talking about Gray."

"Well ok then," He replied, nuzzling Levy's neck tenderly, making her giggle, "Should we get going now? You don't want to be late for your shift, aye blondie?"

Lucy blinked rapidly, clearing the tears from her eyes, "Yeah, ok. I suppose we should leave now. I can't afford to be late." She stood up and made her way to the front door, Levy and Gajeel not too far behind her, holding hands and smiling at each other.

Levy was so glad to have such a lovely best friend and boyfriend. She couldn't be more grateful to be this happy with her life.

But still... She was concerned about Gray and Lucy. These two weren't so lucky when it comes to life in general.

The whole time Levy had been friends with Gray, she'd never once noticed how bad his emotions were.

When they arrived at the hospital, Lucy was whisked away by a doctor to fill out some forms for Gray's release.

Levy could hardly believe he was being released from the hospital in less than 2 days yet this was the first time she had come to visit him.

"Gray!" the tiny bluenette shouted happily, running towards him and wrapping her arms around his neck, "Are you ok? I'm sorry we only just got here. Gajeel and I have been sooooo busy lately, it's not even funny!" She grinned excitedly up at her childhood friend as she released him and stepped back to be by her boyfriend's side.

The dark haired boy chuckled and smirked at the couple, "Oh, I'm sure you two have been real busy."

This comment caused Levy to blush heavily as Gajeel locked eyes with Gray, the pair of them grinning smugly at each other.

"You boys are so mean!" the bluenette turned to her boyfriend and punched him weakly in the arm.

Smirking, Gajeel's eyes shifted downwards to see her attempting to punch his muscular arm, "Hehe, that the best you got shrimp?"

Levy pouted and looked up at the tall dark haired man before her, "Stupid Gajeel!" she shouted as her cheeks became tainted by a heavy red blush.

Gajeel just grinned and wrapped his arms around her slim waist, pulling her onto his lap as he sat down on one of the chairs beside Gray's bed, "I'll make it up to you later, kay babe?" He whispered into her ear before nibbling her earlobe, making her blush even more furiously than before.

But still, the bluenette didn't protest as she whispered back, "Okay..."

"Oh, come on guys! For real? This is what I get when you guys decide to pay me a visit? Slush-ayyy!" Gray pouted, faking annoyance at the couple's very public display of affection.

He was smiling but Levy could tell something was wrong.

She had known Gray since Kindergarten and she could read him like a book.

The bluenette knew that he was slightly jealous of their relationship. Gray was a hopeless romantic after all.

Levy couldn't help but wonder why the hell he hadn't made a move on Lucy yet.

It was obvious that Lucy had a thing for Gray, and honestly, that boy would crazy to let a girl like Lucy slip away.

Was it because of her lost memories? Probably.

Oh Lucy...Please remember soon...

Lyon's POV

"Dude, seriously, he's your little brother. You can't just sit there on the couch knowing that he's in hospital. He almost died. Don't you feel any sympathy towards him at all?"

A large, muscular man with blonde hair and headphones resting on his neck and a lighting bolt shaped scar over his right eye was standing over the silver haired man in front of him.

The blonde had been scolding him for almost 15 minutes yet he hadn't even flinched.

"Lyon! Get a grip!" he shouted, his patience wearing thin, "Gray is your younger brother and he almost died. You should at least pay him a visit!"

Even though he'd raised his voice, Lyon refused to react.

Sighing, the muscular man ran a large hand through his spiky golden hair, "Look, I know a lot has happened between you two in the past but I really think you need to just get over yourself and go see him. Do you know how he ended up in hospital, Lyon? He cut himself. He slashed up his arms so deep that he passed out from blood loss at one point. If he hadn't called out for help, the red head and the flame brain wouldn't have made it to him in time. Aren't you the slightest bit worried? People don't self harm for no good reason. I think Gray blames himself for Ur, and for the fact that you hate him. You really should go visit him."
Finally giving up, the blonde left the room, sliding his headphones over his ears in the process.

"Laxus..." Lyon finally went to speak up but the blonde was already gone.

This left one silver haired man alone in the longue room of his apartment.

He felt his dark eyes widen in shock and his hands began to tremble.

Biting his lip nervously, he wondered if what Laxus had said could really be true.

Could Gray have done something like that because he blamed himself?

Granted, Lyon had blamed his younger brother for the death of their mother and hated him for a long time.

But quite a few years had passed since then and the feelings of hatred towards Gray had simmered down to a mere sizzle.

Why did Gray still blame himself?

"Lyon-sama?" A shy voice echoed through the dimly lit lounge room.

Turning towards the doorway which led to the kitchen, the silver haired man caught sight of his flatmate and girlfriend.

Her wavy blue hair hung loose, curling neatly around her shoulders. A pale blue dress clung to her curves before flaring out slightly just below her hips. The fabric was swirling just below her knees as she moved nervously over to her lover.

Her navy coloured eyes locked with him and a frown marred her pretty features.

"Don't listen to Laxus. He doesn't know what he'd on about. Juvia knows that your brother is nasty and oblivious to other people's feelings. Lyon and Juvia have experienced this first hand and that was how they met each other. How they fell in love." Juvia seated herself on the couch, wrapping her slender arms around the silver haired man's neck and leaning in close to his face.

She had pulled her knees up onto the couch so they could rest gently on his thighs. Juvia had always been one to pursue affection and warmth. She wanted to be as close to her boyfriend as possible so they were often in positions such as this.

She nuzzled his neck with her nose, and Lyon could feel her warm breath against his bare skin.

"J-Juvia..." he whispered, trying to ignore her seductive touches, "But what if... Laxus was right? What if it's all my fault?"

The bluenette kissed his neck gently before answering, "Lyon-sama is not to blame. Gray is a selfish person who craves attention. The only reason he harms himself is because he seeks sympathy from others."

"But Juvia..." Lyon protested, but was quickly cut off as Juvia's slender finger press against his lips.

"Hush. Juvia will take care of Lyon-sama. She will take away all of his fears and doubts and make him forget. Juvia is Lyon-sama's girlfriend and she wants him to be happy." She smiled seductively as she pressed her soft lips against his.

All thoughts of Gray and his condition were cast away and his mind was consumed by the longing he felt towards the bluenette in his arms.

"Juvia..." he whispered, groaning as she slid her small, delicate hands over his chest until she reached the hem of his shirt.

Lifting the fabric up and over his head, she began to kiss his toned chest and abs, leaving love bits everywhere.

Not long after, she pulled back and let the straps of her dress fall off her smooth shoulders as Lyon began to unzip the zipper that ran along her spine.

The blue haired girl was left naked from the waist up, her pale skin exposed.

As she bent down to brush her lips against his, she whispered, "Don't worry Lyon-sama, Juvia will take care of you..."

Finally! I finally fished this chapter! It's taken so very long but it's finally done.
Don't know why I put that little Lyon x Juvia part in there. It was meant to just be Laxus scolding Lyon then Juvia comforting him...But I guess this is her way of comforting him? No clue.
Sorry guys!
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Thanks for reading :3

LW / Wonder-chan :)