Hi people so sorry for the delay! I've been pretty busy the past monthes but now that its summer I can finally work freely! I'll try to balance out everything now, I apologize again for so much delay. Thank you also for your support! You guys have been tremendously helpful to me! I am extremely grateful! YOU PEOPLE ROCK! :) Anyway onto the new chapter!
Chapter 7: PROPERTY
I pointed at a spot below my elbow. Mirajane looked it over curiously; somehow she seemed a little disappointed.
"Are you sure on this spot?" she asked.
I nodded my head.
"But if you put it on that spot, you'll just cover it with your jacket." She said, unhappily. I twitched and ground my teeth in an effort to hold my temper (what? I don't like yelling at girls…that is if they don't make me too mad).
"I want it there," I said, in a tone that stated finality. Mirajane nodded her head, then waved her hand and muttered an incantation. There was a bright light as the magic did its work. After awhile the light faded and in on the spot there was the symbol of Fairy Tail.
"Marking done! Your now an official member of Fairy Tail, Zeira-kun!" said Mirajane, smiling.
I looked at the symbol; it felt strange, being a part of something and not running…for once. With a quick motion I pulled down my shirt sleeve and sung on my jacket. Nodding my thanks, I went over to the job board. 'This'll be a piece of cake,' I thought, staring at the board. One caught my attention, just when I was about to reach for it, someone else grabbed it.
Who else could it be but that brat.
"Hey!" I yelled, as Gray stuffed the notice into his pants pocket. He gave me a saucy grin.
"I got it first, find another." He said.
"You kid! Give that back!"
"Why should I? I got it first!"
"I saw it first, you idiot! Just when I was about to get it you got it, hand it over!"
"Make me!"
"You brat, you're really asking for it, Delinquent-Juvenile-Frozen-Jerk!"
Gray opened his mouth to throw another insult but none came, I pressed my advantage.
"Brainwashed over-grown brat!"
He tried to figure out another.
"Ice-Freak, Impossible, ANNOYING! And most of all gullible." I reached into his pants pocket and grabbed the job-offer and turned my back on him.
I grinned, too easy. That kid has always been that way. I covered my mouth to hide my smile and made an effort not to laugh out loud. He can be so cute, sometimes.
Idiot! What was I thinking?
I was so distracted I nearly didn't feel him. Dodging I somersaulted out of the way. "DAMN!" roared Gray, hitting nothing.
"You're usually not this sloppy," I say, my hair flipped down my face, pushing it back I quickly tied it up.
"Didn't your teacher teach you anything? To think I gave you a few tips too." I pushed the few strands of hair out of my face and met his eye.
He quickly avoided my gaze blushing.
"Hey, Zeira do you want to form a team?" Lucy said, approaching me. Team? What?
"Team? You mean like a 'together' thing?" I asked.
"Something like that."
"Count me out."
Her eyes bulged wide. "Why?"
"Because I'm not good in groups."
I quickly walked away after I said that, big mistake on my part. I yelled as I was suddenly grabbed by Taurus! That girl, she summoned a stellar spirit!
"LOOK LUCY ITS ONE THING JOINING THIS GUILD BUT JOINING A TEAM IS SOMETHING I DON'T DO!" I yelled, struggling out of Taurus' grip.
"This girl is sexy Lucy~" said Taurus. That just blew me to my limits.
Without a single thought, I wrestled myself out of his grip, grabbed his arm and threw him to the floor. "What the hell did you just say to me you piece of meat?" I said. I had Taurus on wrestler's hold.
Lucy was staring at me, with the usual bulging eyes. "I had no idea that this bull could be a perv, how annoying," I rubbed my head, stupid bull.
"Well, since you went through all the trouble I'm willing to listen to what you say," I kept my hold on Taurus and sat on him. "You want to form a team?" I said.
She looked really nervous after what I did but she still had the will enough to say a few words. "I didn't mean form, I was going to invite you to one." She said.
"Which?"
"Ours." Said Gray, approaching, he seemed a little grouchy.
"You mean the strongest group in Fairy Tail? I'm surprised you're a part of it brat."
His face turned red and he fumed: "Listen you! I don't like it any more than you do! Besides, what the hell am I supposed to do with a hag like you!"
"At least I'm not an idiot who spouts nonsense every time his mouth opens." I replied.
"You talk too much granny!"
"Delinquent!"
"Hag!"
"WOULD YOU TWO KNOCK IT OFF!" roared Erza.
Gray immediately hid but I just stared at her. Not flinching, she was rubbing her head and cursing about how noisy it was.
"You two argue worse than dogs." She said.
"Don't blame me, tell the delinquent to behave himself."
"You're not setting a very good example either."
"Well, neither are you."
"You got a problem with the way I do things?"
"Why don't you annoy someone else, you're not worth my time."
"Say those again, witch."
"What are you, my MOTHER? Lay off, like you'll take me on."
Gray and Lucy could only stare in wonder as Erza and I hurled insult after insult at each other, to be honest we're only playing. I find hurling insults a lot easier to express emotion better than saying all that lovely dove stuff…and no don't even think about me and Gray.
He's just an IDIOT who doesn't know how to put on his clothes!
After the feud with me and Erza, seemed like I ended up joining their team after all. Didn't stop the other members to try and offer me into their teams…I ended up hiding for four days, with little success. These people, they can be so persistent sometimes.
"Seriously, why won't they just leave me alone!" I complained to Mirajane, as I sat at the bar drinking some juice.
My days had been in turmoil…I couldn't get any sleep at all. I was tired and really sleepy; I could barley do any jobs without nodding my head.
"Why don't you get a flat? You've earned enough money right? You don't always do team jobs, you also do solo jobs." Replied Mirajane.
"Too lazy, I admit it's nice to stop traveling from one place to the next but I have this habit of sleeping on random spots, I don't bother with hotels, because I just leave the next day. Ever since I joined the guild, no need for traveling, only when I go on jobs but settling down is kind of unnerving for me." I admitted, sheepishly.
It was true, settling down, getting along with people and for once not running away. It was strange and somewhat impossible to comprehend. I'm still in shock; most of all meeting Gray after so many years…makes me wonder what he thinks about me now. A traitor perhaps, I had left him without saying goodbye.
Man, I am such a jerk.
I stood up and quickly said good bye to Mirajane, I went looking for him. Wasn't that long…he was fighting with Natsu and making a great mess, beating each other up. I strode towards them, ignoring the warnings of the others I slipped off my gloves (just to tell you, the reason why I wear a lot of clothes is so that I don't absorb all of the energy around me, the less clothes I wear the more I can absorb).
My eyes closed as I tried to feel the energy around me. Fire and ice, what a combo, swirling in around me. My feet moved in between them, their energies were closer. Then, I grabbed both of them and swung them to the floor! Two men lay on the floor beside me.
"Really, you guys are going to be the death of me," I said, as they stared up at me.
Natsu just growled, ignoring him I leaned down to Gray, he then began to blush furiously.
"Hey! What are you doing? Why are you so-"
"Gray, I need a place to stay, can I stay with you?" I asked, interrupting him.
He gaped at me, it was as if I said something out of the ordinary, or the world was gonna end. I didn't see what was so wrong about it.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I need a place to stay, so can I stay at your place?"
"No! NO WAY!" he replied (he seems to have recovered from his shock).
"Why?"
"Because you're a girl! Why don't you ask Lucy?"
"I'm not that close to her, besides, I don't see what's wrong with it, after all the times we've slept together."
That got everyone's attention. Gray blushed even redder.
"Don't say stuff like that out loud." He hissed.
"Does that mean I can stay at your place?" I repeated.
A shadow suddenly loomed over the two of us.
"Get off, Gray-sama." Juvia said, a dark aura seemed to swim around her.
I stared up at Juvia, what's up with her? Wait, don't tell me…
"Wait, are you like his girlfriend or something?" I asked.
She seemed taken aback with that but she stood her ground. She even clenched her fists to show her reluctance to back down.
"No, but Juvia loves Gray-sama and will do anything for him!" she cried.
Is this sick or what? I was shocked about what I heard. She loves Gray? It has got to be a joke. Besides, I won't let anyone, no one, take away Gray from me.
"Let me ask you this Juvia, have you asked Gray about how he feels about you?" I said.
She visibly paled but didn't say anything.
"I'll take your silence as a no, has he ever returned your feelings?"
She slowly began to back away.
"Or better yet…" I cast a glance at Gray, "has he ever said 'I love you,' to you?"
Juvia seemed to suddenly stiffen then she collapsed entirely. Her eyes were rolling about as she lay on the floor, I just stared at her. Then, I chuckled softly.
"Is there a doctor around? Seems like someone just collapsed." I said, I stood up and with a flick of my hand Gray was lifted from the floor
His eyes opened wider when he realized that he was a few feet off the ground. He struggled, trying to find a way down.
"How the heck are you doing this?" he demanded, still struggling to get down.
"I'm using the energy around me to lift you up; it's pretty easy to do. So, can I stay at your place?" I said, looking up at him.
"Fine! Whatever! Get me down, damn it!" he cried. I never realized he could be so cute when he was angry. I smiled at him.
"Alright," I said, releasing him from my spell.
He dropped to the ground and grunted in pain. I knelt down in front of him.
"Awww…did you fall and hurt yourself, sweetie?" I asked, leaning in. I so love teasing him.
He was blushing but he still had some nerve to throw insults at me.
"You're the one who made me fall, you damn hag!" he said.
"I've got enough insults from you, now, get up. I want to get a good look at your place before your girlfriend wakes up." I replied, getting up I heard him muttering about her not being his girlfriend but I ignored him and approached Juvia.
She seemed to be coming around and she was sitting up. She was glaring daggers at me; I bent down close enough to her ear.
"Listen, little girl, you touch a single hair on Gray and I swear you'll regret it, Gray is mine. You touch him, better say good bye, 'cause it will be your last." I hissed, to make my point, a small little fire ignited in midair, close to her face.
She flinched, fear was in her eyes. I just gave her a sweet smile, extinguished the flame. Then, I walked over to Gray; he was looking at me suspiciously.
"What did you say to her? She looks as white as sheet." Gray said.
I just gave him a grin. "Oh, we were just talking about property." I replied.
What? I wasn't gonna let anyone take him. He's MINE. I have no intention of sharing.
Well, what ya think? :) LOL. once more your honesty is appreciated and most of all thanks for your support! YOU GUYS ROCK! :D