It took me forever to write this chapter. I really hope that you guys will enjoy it.

Btw: I don't own Fairy Tail or the characters.

Chapter 3: Stay the Night

"It's okay, Luce, it's okay"

"Lucy!" the voice continued to say.

"He'll catch up to me sooner or later," Lucy thought, "Why did I have to wear heels today? I'm already a slow runner. I'm so exhausted, but I have to keep running. I'm almost home anyway; if I could just run a little bit faster-"

SMACK! Distracted by her thoughts, she ran straight into a street light post. Her head was pounding rapidly, and so was her heart. She began to feel dizzy. Before she fainted she saw her chaser last person she wanted to see.

Gray Fullbuster.

Lucy opened her eyes to find herself lying on her bed. Her head was still hurting like hell. Still confused about what happened, she heard water running in the bathroom.

"Who's here?" she wondered. She got up from her bed, unable to stand correctly, she felled over. Her intruder must've heard her because the water stopped. In a matter of seconds, her intruder was walking towards her.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

"Gray, why are you here?" Lucy asked, ignoring his question.

"You ran into something and I saw you fall, so I came over to help you." Gray replied.

Lucy soon began to remember what happened.

"Why did you chase after me?" Lucy questioned.

Gray gulped, "Because I . . ." "Should I confess right now? I just want to tell her that the reason why I chased after her was because I loved her. Now how can I say that without sounded like a total creep?" Gray continued to think of ways to say that to Lucy without being embarrassed. His face turned red and he placed his hands on Lucy's shoulders.

Lucy slightly jumped; she was surprised that Gray was touching her.

"Because I was worried about you, Lucy," Gray finally stated, "I was wondering why you ran out of the guild like that. It seemed . . . . it seemed like you were hurt or something."

Gray was right. The only reason why she ran out of the guild was because of Juvia. She was hurt that the one chance that she had to confess to him, Juvia ruined the whole moment. But that isn't the only reason; she was also upset about how Gray and Juvia are going to go on a job by themselves. If only she had enough confidence; if only she had enough time, maybe Gray would already be hers.

Lucy protested, "No . . . . No, I wasn't hurt or anything. I just needed to get out of there." She was trying really hard to hold back her tears. She knows that he will never love her the same way she loves him. A friend is what Lucy will always be towards Gray, and nothing more. Yet, Lucy can't see herself with anyone else besides him. Gray always gets Lucy. She feels like he understands her the most. Why did she have to fall in love with someone who is destined to be with someone else?

Gray stared into Lucy's eyes. Instead of seeing her cheerful eyes, he saw pain in them. He could see that she was about to cry. He couldn't think of anything else to say to her. So he hugged her. She was so warm and soft. Her head rested on his chest and she started to cry.

"It's okay, Lucy, it's okay," Gray spoke softly. "I'm here for you."

He didn't understand why she was crying, but yet he couldn't help but feel responsible for it.

They stayed like that for five minutes or so. Lucy finally stopped crying. She looked up at Gray. She couldn't help but wonder why he was hugging her. How did he know that she was about to cry? More importantly is there a chance that he has feelings for her too? She wanted to stay like that forever. She wanted him to hug her for eternally.

She realized that she got his shirt wet. She quickly pulled away.

"Uhm, I'm sorry about your shirt, Gray," apologized Lucy.

Gray looked down at his shirt. It was soaked with Lucy's tears.

"I don't mind, Lucy," Gray responded with a smile that Lucy wish that she could see every day for the rest of her life. He began to pull off his shirt. "You should get some rest; you'll feel better in the morning."

"Yeah," agreed Lucy. She didn't want him to leave her. She didn't want to be alone.

"Gray?" Lucy continued, "Can you spend the night?"

Gray turned red, "Sure Lucy," he said happily.

Lucy blushed, "Oh my god, Lucy why did you ask him that?" She thought, "I can't believe he said yes! Maybe he likes me too? Wait, no he most likely said that because he's my friend." She just stood there, in front of Gray, not saying another word. She was shocked that he actually said yes. She gently pinched herself to see if she was dreaming. She realized that she was fully awake and this was reality.

"Uhm . . ." Gray started, "I'll sleep on the couch."

"Okay," Lucy said. She felt so awkward after asking him to stay the night. "I'm going to go head and take a shower." Lucy walked into the bathroom.

"I can't believe that Lucy wants me to stay the night with her! Maybe she's interested in me. I hope so; she's so beautiful, smart, and an amazing wizard. I still wonder why she was crying. I love her so much and I hate to see her in pain. I wanted her to be happy and I never wanted to see her cry again," thought Gray, he couldn't help but smile. He never realized how much he loved her. He wasn't sure when or if he should confess to her.

Lucy walked out of the bathroom. She was now wearing her pajamas and she looked a little bit happier. She noticed Gray's smile and she started to smile as well. She turned off all of the lights in her apartment, except for the lamp by her bed. She handed Gray an extra blanket and pillow.

"Goodnight, Gray," Lucy said as she turned out her lamp and got into bed.

"Goodnight, Luce," replied Gray.

As the night went on, neither or the mages fell asleep, they didn't even speak to each other. They couldn't find the right words to say another.

Around 4:30am, the tired wizards finally thought of what to say to another.

"Lucy?"

"Gray?"

Both the mages said each other names at the same time.

Thank you guys for supporting this fanfic c: I'm going to write chapter four today or tomorrow. I might not publish it until Sunday. (Because I'm going to be busy all weekend)