Haiii...Super-duper sorry! I was having exams so I had to study! Hopefully the oncoming chapters will come sooner! Again, please review! :D

Chapter 5: Unexpected

Lucy could only watch as her knees buckled underneath her. Watch as her comrades fell. Watch as Darkness seemed a glow with energy. She couldn't stand it.

She got to her feet and ran toward Darkness her hands instantly flying to her set of keys. "Open the Gate of the LION, LOKI!" she cried, then instantly Loki appeared in a puff of smoke in his ravishing suit and glasses.

"Hey doll," he says, giving a grin to Lucy. Ignoring him she pointed to Darkness "C'mon! There isn't much time! Get her!" she shouted, unleashing her whip. Loki ran toward Darkness his ring flaring with light, Darkness, avoiding his head on attack. Immediately, sent a punch straight into his face, he went flying. Lucy, cracking her whip, dodged as Loki went flying past her she raced towards Darkness.

"HOW COULD YOU! I THOUGHT YOU'RE ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS!" Lucy cried, her whip went flying towards Darkness. Dodging, once more, faster than the eye could see Darkness, suddenly, appeared in front of Lucy.

Lucy gasped; her hand was in the steely grip of Darkness. She couldn't move. Not from those eyes. Her eyes were cold and emotionless.

"I am one of the good guys, sweet heart…it just depends on how you see things from your side of the world." She said, then she let go of Lucy.

Lucy fell to the ground once more. Defeated. Everyone was defeated by Darkness. FAIRY TAIL WAS DEFEATED. Lucy began to cry, how could this woman do this to them? It was so unfair! As if reading her mind, Darkness knelt to the ground and focused on Lucy…for once she looked sorry.

"It wasn't me who wanted to fight, it was you and your guild, and you had your fight. You lost. There's nothing I can do about how unsatisfied you people are, life is always a battle…we're just too blind to see where the battle is." She said, Darkness stood up and patted Lucy on the head.

"Stop crying, step forward." Said Darkness. Then, she began to glow. Lucy watched in awe.

Orbs of blue light emitted out of Darkness' body and began to fall on her team mates. Slowly, her team mates began to stir. All their wounds began to heal and the magic energy they lost was restored. After, awhile the light faded and Darkness, shuddered slightly.

Without saying another word Darkness turned her back and slowly walked away. Lucy watched her go. She dried the tears from her face.

"Why?" said Lucy, aloud.

Yes, why? They mocked her. Angered her. Forced her into something she wanted to avoid. Why heal the people that did all that to her? The other members looked at each other, sheepishly, they were wrong about her. Really wrong about her.

Juvia looked around; a puzzled expression came to her face.

"Where's Gray-sama?" she asked.

~GRAY'S POV: ~

Gray looked at himself as the light faded. Amazing, he felt the pain fading and all the energy he lost returning. He watched as she walked away.

'No.' he thought

Her departing figure flashed through his mind. That time. Like that time…not again.

He ran after her.

Gray searched for her, running through alleys and shops. Then, he saw her…just as she was about to collapse.

"Zeira!" he cried.

Gray ran faster, he saw her, panting and wheezing, she collapsed to the ground. Gray stopped in front of her his palms hovering over her shaking body.

"Don't you dare touch me," she suddenly hissed just as he was about to hold her. Hastily, he took his hands away from her body. Trembling, she slowly, came to a sitting position. She was sweating and panting.

"Gray…" she finally wheezed, "It's been a long time." she said, looking at him.

Gray looked at her spellbound. 'She's more beautiful than I remember...' thought Gray. Even though she was shaggy and scruffy, she still had those same eyes. Those eyes that had mesmerized him in the first place. He blushed. Gray, quickly, turned to hide his scarlet cheeks.

'Idiot,' he thought, feeling like a fool. She would defiantly mock him but instead of taunts he heard…laughter. Gray turned, surprised. She was laughing, her shoulders shaking with laughter, her eyes closed in the effort of trying to stop tears and a wide smile upon her face. Her smile.

"You did it, again! I remember, every time your cheeks went red like that you'd turn your back on me, it was so familiar and hilarious I couldn't help—haha! You were always so cute when you did that, you were so little then…" she opened her eyes, they softened, "but you are no longer little, any more…you've grown…so big…I'm only wondering if the little Gray I knew is still there."

Gray felt irritated at that. He wasn't little any more; he was taller than her for goodness sake! He bit his cheek for the longest time, it was always the same. Treating him like a kid. 'I'm not a kid anymore,' he thought but how could he prove that to her? He was clueless.

As Gray was so preoccupied on how to prove that he wasn't a kid any more, he didn't notice Zeira/Darkness, nodding her head and suddenly falling asleep. He looked at her and blushed even redder.

Sleeping. Just like that, she always did that at the most randomness moment. Problem was he was more attracted to her when she was sleeping. Gray cautiously approached her. She looked at peace curled up on the grass, her breathing even. Gray had never told anyone this but at the very first time he had met her he had fallen in love with her. When they were together was the happiest times of his life…he was so disappointed when she left him…without even saying goodbye.

He sat beside her. He knew he shouldn't be doing this but how could he help it? He leaned forward, slowly, slowly, and placed his lips on hers.

Fluff! I decided to finally add it! hope you like it! :))