~Chapter Seven~

Surprises of Strength

"Look Fuyu I..."

"It's ok Gray. I actually enjoyed it!"

Gray and Fuyu stood akwardly in the forest. Gray made sure he kept his distance in case he lost his cool again. Fuyu's heart pounded. "So did I." He murmured and she blushed at his meaning. The two looked at each other, sighed, and stepped closer to each other.

"Fuyu listen I...really like you. Alot. Ever since you've came into the guild I had you stuck in my head and couldnt get you out. Since day one Ive wanted nothing more than to stay by your side. Youve gotten under my skin. I guess what Im trying to say is..." The ice-mage shook his head and then closed the gap between the two.

"I love you."

Fuyu knew he was telling the truth. He looked her in her garnet eyes and waited for rejection.

"Gray...Im so confused. I dont know what love is. Maybe you could teach it to me. Show me that its there..." And then there lips crashed into each others. Gray groaned low and Fuyu wrapped her arms around his neck. Gray's arms wrapped around her small waist and brought her as close as possible. There tounges battled for dominance and even though Fuyu was the stronger wizard, Gray had her when it came to things like touches and kissess. The two broke apart for air and Fuyu took a breath.

"Should I be worried that you know how to kiss so well?" She questioned and Gray laughed. The laughter was a very sweet laugh and for tonight they were together. Together at last is what Gray thought.

-2 days later-

"Bye Erza! Bye Natsu! Bye Lissana!" The group said there goodbyes as Gray and Fuyu headed towards there mission. Erza and Lissana gave Fuyu plenty of grief the night before in teasing her of her new found relationship and Lissana couldnt stop smiling. It took three long years but finally the requip mage and transformation mage got what they wanted. Gray and Fuyu were together and even though they didnt act any diffrent around each other, anyone could tell that they seemed closer than ever. Fried almost had a heart attack but even Laxus helped convince him, with the help of Evergreen, that she was of the dating age. She was sixteen moving on seventeen. Bixlow just laughed maniaclly at the whole thing and continued to chase the girl around the house with his dolls screaming "Little Fuyu's dating! Little Fuyu's dating!" Evergreen chuckled and kept dropping tips from here to there but Fuyu didnt use them.

On the train Gray and Fuyu locked hands, fingers intertwined. And like that they slept all the way to the town of Lupinus.

-3 days Later-

"WE'RE BAAACCCKk!" Gray exclaimed, kicking open the guild doors.

Cheers erupted through the guild as Fuyu and Gray strutted in, hand in hand, finished with their first S-Class mission. Fuyu was wearing some type of blanket around her shoulders with a soft smile. Fried glared daggers at Gray but welcomed his darling sister back with welcome arms. Gray tried so hard not to laugh.

"So! How was the mission?!" Erza was ecstatic. Gramps had predicted that it would take them at least two weeks to complete it but instead it took three days. Fuyu hugged the S-Class mage and sat down with her normal group, but the diffrence was the guild members gathering around there table.

"It was crazy! Fuyu pretty much took out the robbers and the dark guild they were associated with by herself!" Gray exclaimed, taking a swig from a water bottle. Bashful Fuyu smacked Gray's forearm. "You took on the robbers!"

"Yeah but you took on the dark guild!"

"Out of curiosity, what was the name of the dark guild?" Master Makarov hopped onto the table and the Water Dragon Slayer thought about it. "What was it? Ummm... Northern fire? Northern flame..?"

"Northern Inferno?" Gramps suggested and Gray and Fuyu snapped there fingers at the same time. "That's the one!" They both exclaimed and more cheers floated throughout the guild.

"How is anyone not asking the most obvious question...I have no clue..but uh...how did you take on a DARK GUILD?!" Macao yelled and Fuyu giggled. "I dont know. They werent all that strong though. I was supurbly bored afterwards. It took us like an hour at most to take down the guild. The robbers werent entertaining at all. That's why we went and fought the dark guild. Oh well, maybe next time we'll find something fun!" As the guildmates joked about Fuyu's power Gramps got into some serious thoughts.

'Her power is to increadible for someone her age. During her S-Class exams I had her fight against Mystogan. Even though obviously in brute strength and in terms of magical power, Mystogan would obviously be the victor. But she actually got him unto the ground by using some very risky strategies and downright make it or break it attacks. Fuyu Justine might actually become a legend of the Fairy Tail guild.'

"Hey Jii-Chan! You alright?" Makarov looked up to Fuyu's worried red eyes. He chuckled and ruffled the girls hair. "Im fine! We should be celebrating right now! Your strong enough to be taking down dark guilds!" The crowd cheered as Fuyu rolled her eyes with a smile. Gray had kissed her just for the hell of it which got the crowd riled up.

Fried began to draw his sword but Ever stopped him.

"Your sister could easily kick his ass. She'll be fine. Besides, Im pretty sure Bixlow and I would want in the action if he actually tries to hurt her." Fried and Bixlow smiled then, a devious but sweet smile. Laxus had snorted with silent laughter as he watched the scene below unfold.

'This guild is way to rowdy.' He decided, taking another sip of whatever was in his mug.

"Well little Fuyu isnt so little anymore."

Fuyu turned around and smiled at the approaching figure.

"What can I say? Im awesome like that. I didnt fall on my face once. Isnt that great?"

Laxus chuckled as he sat beside the girl. He trained with her everyday, just picked up random things about her and suddenly knew everything. Over the three years that she's been in the guild, trained, and lived in the same freakin house as him, Laxus could actually admit to l- llll- llliiiii-. 'Damn its harder to say than it looks.' He thought as he took Fuyu's bottle away from her. She was drinking vodka, the good kind. A blonde eyebrow receeded to his hairline.

"Your not legal and your brother keeps your money under wraps. How do you even get this?"

"My boyfriend is legal." She replied, taking the bottle back after he took a swipe. They were that comfortable with each other that Fuyu could steal his stuff like guitar picks and lay down in his room without him moaning with complaints. Well he still does it but just to annoy her and amuse himself. "So your boyfriend influences you to drink. I can see where this perfect relationship starts." Fuyu laughed and almost choked since she was drinking while he talked.

"Who said anything about him knowing I accept alcohal from him?"

"Good Lord, Fuyu. Poor guy doesnt even realize you steal from him does he?"

"Hey, it's just the alcohal that I steal! Besides isnt there some rule about sharing your stuff with your partner and all that crap?"

"Yes. For MARRIED couples!"

Fuyu rolled her red eyes and smiled up at the moon. "Whatever. I dont get that marrige bull shit anyways so this is as close to it as I will get." Laxus chuckled as they settled into a comfortable scilence. He had to say, the girl was a handful. But he found talks with her were actually quite enjoyable. You never knew what would fly from her sharp tounge. And her strength was increadible too. When the 'Emo-Boy'- as the lightning mage liked to call him- had pronounced that she took down a dark guild by herself, the twenty three year old almost choked on his food. The request said that the robbers themselves had the power equivalent to S-Class wizards, or at least the skills of one. So the dark guild had to have had at least ten more wizards of that strength.

Laxus decided that she would definetly be in HIS Fairy Tail.