A/N: Again, thanks to all the readers, reviewers, and favers (if that's even a word, lol). Next chapter is up.

Just saying: GEMINI CAN BE SO DAMN CONFUSING SOMETIMES. A pair of alien-like things who can transform into just about anyone? I was going "He, she, they, it… Gah! What pronoun do I use for you?"

Anyway, on with the story. Hope you guys like it.

THREE: To Be or Not to Be Somebody

"Processing Lucy's thoughts…" the look-alike began. "Gray Fullbuster: handsome, strong, hot abs, and the stripping habit is a bonus. Teehee!"

The ice mage's cheeks turned crimson upon hearing the description. He was about to say something when a loud voice boomed from behind him.

"What!"

The blonde imposter and the raven-haired lad both turned their attention to a rather flustered Lucy struggling to get to her feet.

"And what's with the 'teehee'? I do not teehee! If you're gonna impersonate me, at least do it right!" she fumed.

"Oh," the imitation sneered, "I see. I forgot you like doing this for your male patrons."

As soon as the last word left her mouth, the pink blouse she wore was quickly pulled upwards and bare flesh greeted their eyes. Blood came surging towards Gray's face and threatened to make a rough exit through his nostrils. He quickly turned his head away and frantically tried to hide his face, which had turned ten different shades of red. A shocked Lucy could only let her jaw slack in mixed horror and embarrassment as the imitation burst into a fit of sadistic laughter.

"You should see your face, Blondie! Oh wait, you can see your face. Silly me."

"Gemini, you pervert! Cover them this instant!" demanded the irate stellar spirit mage.

"Fine, fine. Geez, you're such a nagger. I guess you'd prefer being beaten by this face," the 'Lucy-clad' Gemini said as a shroud of light enveloped her.

When the light had dissipated, she, or rather he, had taken on the form of an all-too-familiar young man with wild black hair. He sported a smug expression on his face.

"What's the big deal?" Gray blurted out as cleared the last remnants of Lucy's exposed bosom from his thoughts.

"What's wrong? As if you've never looked in a mirror before," Gemini taunted. "Ice Make…"

"Shit! Lucy, get down!"

"…Lance!"

The frozen spears just barely missed their mark as Gray tackled Lucy to the ground at the last minute.

"What's this? Can't you wait for us to finish playing before you start topping her, Gray?" the stellar spirit commented snidely.

"Shut up, you sick pervert. Ice Make, Hammer!"

"Ice Make… geez, this is so boring… Shield!" A cocky grin spread out across the spirit's face as Gray's attack instantly shattered upon contact with the shield. "Give it up, Gray. I'm more powerful now, and those wounds aren't giving you much of an advantage either. If you were with someone else, I might actually be in trouble, but you're stuck with Miss Boobs-for-Brains over there."

"Insult me all you want… but don't talk about Lucy like that, you ungrateful bastard! Lucy's done so much for you guys; she's shown you o much love. And you repay her with this?"

"G-Gray…" The blonde mage was suddenly rendered speechless by Gray's words and actions.

The sound of Gemini's laughter resounded throughout the area." Ungrateful, you say? I have every reason to be ungrateful. Lucy's no different from Angel and all the other stellar spirit mages I've had the misfortune of working with."

"Don't say that," Lucy pleaded, tears forming at the corners of her eyes. "The last thing I want to be is…"

"Zip it! I don't care about what you think. Our game became boring so fast, it's such a bummer. Well, you take what you get. Let me show how strong I can really be! Leo can't even compare to this."

The stellar spirit was swallowed up by an intense light once again. When the radiance had dispersed, two identical pink-haired males were standing side by side where the Gray imitation had once stood.

"Fire…" the first one said.

"…Dragon's…" the second continued.

"…Roar!" they shouted in tandem.

A stream of fire shot out from each of their mouths and combined into a torrent of rabid flames. Having no time to erect a barrier, Gray swiftly positioned himself in front of Lucy and acted as a human shield. The intense heat seemed as though it would burn the skin on Gray's unclothed torso off, but he remained resolute on protecting the defenseless blonde. When the flames finally died down, the ice mage tottered violently before collapsing and losing consciousness.

"Gray!" Tears flowed freely down Lucy's cheeks as she took in the sight of her scorched comrade. She fell to her knees, overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness.

"Is that really all you can do?" Gemini asked. He had reverted back to his true form and was hovering inches from the weeping mage.

Lucy, teary-eyed and stifling her sobs, shot the twin spirits a confused look.

"Is that all you can do?" they repeated. "Are you just gonna cry?" When it became apparent that Lucy did not have an answer, they gently lowered themselves on her shoulders.

"What are you…"

"Hey Lucy, do you wanna know why we said you're the same as Angel and everyone else?"

She gently nodded her head in response.

"I am…" Gemi said.

"I am…" Mini followed suit.

"We are the Spirit of the Twins, Gemini. We can copy anyone. We can access their memories, their emotions, and their abilities. For a brief moment, we can actually step into their shoes and experience life the way they do, but… what about the real us?"

"What do you mean?" Lucy wondered.

"You mages only call us to have us transform into someone else. We are only wanted because we can be someone else. Nobody ever wants us because we're us. Nobody wants a pair of nobodies like us."

"Gemi…ni."

"We thought fighting Gray would help us discover who we were. We thought he'd come with some silly but meaningful banter like how he did with Sagi. That's actually why we broke the agreement and took out one of our own. But I guess no one can help us. No one can give us an identity."

She reached out to touch them but they flew out of her reach. "Hey, wait!"

"Sorry, Lucy. We never had any intention of fighting you, but it wouldn't be completely honest to say everything we did back there was just as an act. In the end, we only wanted an answer."

"An answer?"

"To the question that came with our existence—Who are we?"

And just like that, they disintegrated.

TO BE CONTINUED

A/N: I have to stop making all the spirits beat up Gray like that. XD

Yeah, not really one of my fave chapters, but at least it's not that bad. (It's not, right? :p)