Lucy's P.O.V.

I stopped dead on my tracks. In front of me standing was Hibiki. He was smiling flawlessly at me. I tensed. This was not what I needed. I couldn't see Hibiki right now, not after what I did. Abruptly, I felt Gray's presence beside me. He said something to himself. It was inaudible. I couldn't hear it. It was either that or my focus was totally on Hibiki. I didn't even dare to glance around my surroundings. I didn't take note of the people sitting happily on the fancy table. My eyes were set on him. He walked gracefully towards me. Standing in front of me, he knelt down grabbing my hand with his. He kissed the back of my hand then, looked into my eyes. I knew by then that my face turned red. I wouldn't usually blush by this act of kindness but it was Hibiki. Who wouldn't blush if Hibiki did that to them? No one! If I wasn't head over heels in love with Gray, I'd definitely go out with Hibiki. Unexpectedly, Gray yanked me over to him with his hand. I found myself being hugged by Gray tightly. My face got redder. I could feel his chest rising and falling from my back. This was so much to take all at once.

"Don't go hitting on my princess, boy-toy." I heard Gray say from my back. He held on to me tauter.

"Ah, Gray. It's always a pleasure to see you. And I'm sorry. I didn't know that you're going out with Lucy." Hibiki stood up slowly then, bowed from his trunk.

"I'm not." Gray slowly stated. He let go of me and stood by my side.

"Then that means she's not your princess. She's going to be my princess. Right, Lucy?" Hibiki just had to have me in this conversation. He was already standing up, smiling at me seductively. I didn't know what to say. Someone, help me.

"Stop with this nonsense." Takaki-san suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He was standing in between Gray and Hibiki. He looked dead serious. I backed away from him. He was scaring me a bit. But at least he saved my life.

"Since everybody's here, introduce yourselves." He continued. Soon, footsteps could be heard. I guess 2 or 3 people were about to show up. I looked over Hibiki's shoulder to peek a glance of the still unknown people. Momentarily, they were standing beside Hibiki. 2 of them smiling while the other 1 looked bored. My eyes went wide with what I saw. This would be interesting.

"Sherry Blendi. Love has once again helped us to meet together." She didn't seem to change at all. She was wearing her pink dress and her hair was half pinned up. And she was still talking about love.

"Do we have to? We already know each other except for her… Whatever, Lyon Bastia." Lyon had his arms crossed over his chest. Surprisingly, he was wearing his clothes. He had a jacket over his shirt and a pair of fashionable pants. And what did he mean by except for her?

"I'm Manami Koyanagi. It's a pleasure to meet you." A girl about 14 years of age said. She had a pair of huge dark brown eyes and a black hair that ended by her waist. She was barely 5 feet tall and her body was petite. She was wearing a cute dress that had a fluffy skirt by the end. It was in the shade of lavender making her tan skin darker. A ribbon was tied around her waist showing off her cute curves. She was like a doll. She was the cutest thing I've ever seen in my life.

"Cute." Gray suddenly said. I felt a pang of jealousy. He wasn't supposed to go off saying girls are cute. He had a girlfriend. Woah. Wait. That was kind of out of character of me. I needed to calm down. Manami's just a kid. No need to get jealous over her.

"Hundred Night Hibiki Laytis." Hibiki smiled warmly. I didn't notice that he was wearing a tuxedo. It looked good on him.

"My name's Lucy Heartfilia." I gave them a smile.

"Gray Fullbuster." Gray had his hands in his pockets. He looked totally pissed off.

"Now that's taken care of, I'm happy to announce that you'll be having an interview tomorrow. Look nice, okay? You don't want the other contestants to get ahead of you." Takaki-san didn't look happy at all.

"Contestants?" Gray asked. Now that he mentioned it, I wonder what's with the contestants stuff.

"Didn't Makarov tell you? You'll be competing with whatever challenge we throw you. Whichever guild wins will get a free subscription of our Sorcerer's Men Magazine. There's also money of course. It's like hitting two birds with one stone. You're guilds going to get advertised while we entertain ourselves." Takaki-san continued. I should've known that there was more to this than publicity. I moved closer to Gray covering my mouth.

"I can't believe we fell into Master's trick." I whispered to him.

"Yeah. We should've known that he just wanted free subscription for Sorcerer's Men Magazine. He's such a pervert." He whispered back. I chuckled softly beside him.

"Anyway, head to your rooms. Gray and Lucy, I'll send someone to your room to set your food. The others have already eaten." Takaki-san walked out of the dining room and headed somewhere in the mansion. An awkward silence filled the room. I just wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.

"Gray, I think we should go." I turned around hoping Gray would follow me. Soon, I heard his footsteps right behind me. Momentarily, we were walking side by side ignoring the people behind us. We headed to the stairs and went up to our appointed room. I could hear Hibiki and Manami talking on the way. Lyon and Sherry seemed a little bit too quiet. That was odd. Anyway, we found ourselves standing in front of our room. Hibiki and Manami were at our left side while Lyon and Sherry were at our right side. I fumbled through my belt to look for my key. I found it under Loki's key. I gave the key to Gray letting him open our door.

"It was nice meeting you." Manami was smiling at us. She headed in their room with grace. Soon enough, Hibiki followed her winking at me.

"It was nice meeting you also." I shouted knowing that they would hear me even thought their door was closed. I looked at Gray who was having a hard time opening the door. I guess that was why he never used the door to enter my house.

"Let me do it." I took the key from him as he stepped aside. I heard Lyon laugh.

"What are you laughing at?" Gray snapped at him. Before Gray got into trouble, I opened the door pushing him inside.

"Good night, Lyon and Sherry." I smiled at them. Then, I made my way in our room. I closed the door behind me and sighed in relief.

Gray's P.O.V.

I sat on the couch taking off my clothes. I took off my shirt first throwing it on the table. My shoes followed shortly. Then, I unbuckled my belt and got off of my pants. Taking off my socks, I felt Lucy's eyes on me. I looked at her wondering why she was gazing at me. Her back was leaning on the door and her face was a bit red. I didn't get it. I stood up making my way to Lucy.

"I-I need to take a shower." She quickly ran to the bathroom locking herself in. I shrugged my shoulders forgetting what just happened. I walked back to the couch, crashing on it. Closing my eyes to think, I heard the shower being turned. I could hear the pitter-patters of the water. Then, someone knocked on our door. I guess thinking to myself would have to wait. I groaned while I let my feet drag me to the door. I took hold of the doorknob, spinning it clockwise to open it. A man holding a tray with wheels smiled at me.

"Food for Gray and Lucy." The man said. He gave me two set of trays, one for me and one for Lucy. Then, he left without a word.

I closed the door with my feet, kicking it smoothly. I set the trays on our bed looking for a good place to put them on. Then, I found a table just beside a huge window. I placed them there carefully. I sat on a chair waiting for Lucy to come out. Just in time, I heard the shower being turned off. Lucy popped her head out of the door. Her hair was still wet and her face was red as a tomato. Water was dripping over her face to her neck. She looked so hot and sexy. Damn.

"U-uhmm… I forgot to bring any towel. Could you get me one?" She shyly said. I abruptly stood up and grabbed a towel that was set on a mini table. I walked over to her handing her the towel. She quickly took it and closed the door strongly.

"Thanks, Gray." She said. I sat on the edge of the bed waiting for her. I couldn't just eat by myself. That would be wrong. Fleetingly, Lucy came out of the bathroom clad in a towel. She was avoiding my gaze while she headed to her luggage. I felt my heart skip a beat. I looked somewhere else, knowing that I wouldn't be able to stop myself from lunging at her if I were to look at her any longer.

"Food's here. You should hurry up." I peeked a glance at her and noticed that she was already gone. I guess she headed to the bathroom.

"I'll come out in a minute." She shouted.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." I sat on the chair while waiting for her. Then, I heard the bathroom door crack open. I turned my head to look at her. She was wearing a pair of blue pyjamas and her hair was combed into perfection. She looked pretty damn cute. This was going to be a long night.

Character Info:

Manami Koyanagi- she's a 16 year old girl that's usually mistaken to be 13/14 years of age. She grew up in a rich family making her to what she is now. When she was a kid, she didn't have any time to slack around. Her schedule would be packed. She learned how to sing, dance, act, play instruments, draw and other bunch of stuffs. It earned her the title 'Daddy's Little Perfect Daughter.' Eventually, she got tired of it. Her demeanour changed from being perfect into being child-like. She haves fun and play around all day making out for what was lost when she was a kid.

Favourite Food: Anything sweet

Likes: Fun things

Dislike: Boredom

Magic: Talking to animals. She can summon them also.

Motto: Carpe Diem (Seize the day)

P.S. There's more to her than meets the eye. Don't be fooled by her childish behaviour.