Gray's P.O.V.

The sun was beaming right in front of my face. I slowly opened my eyes, lazy to wake up. Groaning, I tried to shift my body to avoid the sun's glare. That was when I realized that someone's weight was on top of me. I felt my heart race as I noticed that it was Lucy who was lying on top of me. The night's events slowly played inside my mind.

I went back inside the bathroom to change my clothes and when I came back to the room, she was already asleep. I would've slept on the floor if she wasn't having a nightmare. She looked so scared that I got worried and hugged her in my arms. I didn't notice that I fell asleep by then. And then, the rest you already know.

I looked back at her. She was still asleep. Her eyes were closed and her lips slightly apart. Strands of her hair were covering her face. My hand moved on its own accord and brushed the hair away from Lucy's face. She looked so peaceful and beautiful. I couldn't help but held her tightly in my arms. I never want to let go. I remembered last night. I was so stupid. I let my jealousy take control over me. I never planned to act that way. I groaned. Lucy shifted in her sleep. I tensed a bit, not wanting to wake her up in this position. She flung her arms around my neck and snuggled her nose on my face. I felt my face go red. I needed to get away from her before she wakes up. She shifted again. I began to panic. It looked like she was going to wake up. I decided to pretend that I was asleep. I closed my eyes and controlled my breathing. She shifted again. I sneakily peeked with my one eye. She was prompting herself up and sat on my torso with her eyes closed. I heard her yawn. I quickly closed my eyes again. A soft 'kya' entered my ears. I felt her jolt but I still maintained my composure. I expected her to move away from me but she didn't. A tickling sensation crept on my face but it was soon gone. I felt her move carefully as she remove her weight from me. A couple more minutes and she was completely off of me. I began to relax. Footsteps echoed the room but then it stopped. I heard some rustling noise then her footsteps was heard again. Then the sound of the door cracking open entered my ears. A few more seconds, I slowly opened my eyes and sat right up.

"That was close." I said to myself.

I rustled up my hair with my right hand. Glancing around the room, I stretched my arms and legs. That was when I noticed that a piece of paper was lying on the floor. It must've been slipped under the door. I got up and walked lazily to the letter. On the letter was our names written gracefully. It looked like calligraphy to me. I sat on the floor, grabbing the letter with my hand. I opened it and read slowly. At the same moment, Lucy decided to go out of the bathroom still in her pajamas. I stared at her. She stared at me. An awkward silence filled up the room then, her eyes fell down on the letter I was holding.

"What do you have there?" She asked, still looking at the letter.

"It's a letter. I found it lying on the floor." I said nonchalantly. She walked towards me and sat on the space right next to mine.

"What are you waiting for? Come on, read it." She smiled warmly at me which was unexpected. I expected her to ignore for the rest of my life. At least we're back to being normal. A small smile made its way on my face then, I commenced on reading the letter.

Deer lucy and gray,

I heard dat you r on a long mission. I just want to c if everything is fine and if the exibitionist is behaving well. lucy, tell me if dat guy does something inapropriate, I'll beat his brains out for u. Take care! And oh, before I 4get! I went to ur house to get my stuff back! tnx 4 having me! Lisanna also wants 2 say her thanks. Juvia says hi by the way. Take care always! bye!

Sincerely yours,

Natsu

P.S. Let's fight when you come back, Gray!

I folded the paper and put it aside. Sneakily, I slowly peeked at Lucy's expression. She looked kind of sad. She really loves Natsu, doesn't she? I couldn't bear to see her like this. I leaned my head on the door while staring up the ceiling. Suddenly, an idea popped in my head. I smirked evilly and looked at her intently. Momentarily, she slowly turned her head and looked at me with confused eyes. I grinned at her widely.

"Wah-what?" She asked defensively. Slowly, she moved away from me but I grasped her hand and moved her closer.

"Come closer. I need to tell you something…" I stated with the most innocent voice I had.

She indeed moved closer. I let go of her hand and moved my head closer to hers. She tensed up a bit. I tried not to laugh or anything. It would ruin the mood and atmosphere. And I am definitely sure I don't want that to happen.

"Gray… You're kind of freakin' me out… Just- KYAAA!" I blew into her ear. I started to laugh my heart out. Her reaction was just too funny. She jumped a bit and her face looked horrified. I laughed harder. I lied on the floor, clutching my stomach. It looked like she calmed down though.

"JERK!" She said while she punched me playfully on the arm. I stopped laughing and sat up beside her.

"Sorry... You looked so vulnerable just then." I was restraining my laugh. She stuck out her tongue and I wasn't able to stop myself from laughing anymore. Soon enough, she joined me into fits of laughter.

"Breakfast is ready! Please head to the dining room." A smooth, soothing voice announced.

I stopped laughing then, stood up. Graciously, I lent my hand to Lucy. She effortlessly took it and smiled at me. We took our time in getting ready. After few more minutes, we were already heading down to the dining room. We made our way through the halls and stairs with comforting silence. Well, Lucy was actually humming a song but it was soothing. In a matter of time, we were already seated on the chairs ready to eat. We were not the first one to arrive though. We were actually the last. I kind of feel guilty that we made them wait for us.

"Sorry for being late." Lucy broke the silence.

"Not at all. We were not waiting for like… I don't know, 7 minutes and 35 seconds." Takaki butted in. I could sense that he was pissed off that we were 7 minutes and 35 seconds late.

"You guys have been late 2 times already. I recalled that there's some punishment if you're late 3 consecutive times." Lyon added. I tensed up a bit. One more tardiness and Lucy and I would've been dead. I looked at Lyon if he was serious. But I couldn't tell since he was eating and getting ahead of us. He was already chewing a piece of bread.

"There's no such thing." Takaki confirmed. I was relieved somehow. I relaxed up a bit.

"You'll just get disqualified. That's all." He unfortunately added. I looked at Lucy who was giving me a worried look. I gulped then stared at my plate. Lucy moved closer to me and whispered in my ear.

"Do you think he's bluffing?" She asked seriously.

"I don't know. But it's kinda weird of us to be late, don't you think?" I whispered back. She gave me a shrug which was not the reply I was hoping for.

In Gray's Imagination

(A/N: Yup! It's one of those days when Gray fantasizes things… just like in episode 29 where Gray imagined Lucy taking a bath)

"I don't know. But it's kinda weird of us to be late, don't you think?" I whispered back. She moved closer to me, our face only inches apart. A small blush crept on her face. She darted her eyes looking anywhere but me. I couldn't stop but stare at her more.

"I-I don't think it's weird" She said in a soft voice that only I can hear. She stopped darting her eyes around and looked at me.

"Why is that?" I cupped her chin and moved my face closer to hers. Our noses were already bumping each other.

"Because every time I'm with you, time flies by unnoticeably." Our eyes were still locked up together.

"Hm? Why would that happen?" My other hand started playing with her hair and the other caress her cheeks gently. She started leaning towards me.

"It's because… I love you, Gray! And I would do anything for you…" I could see the sincerity in her eyes.

"Anything you say?" I just wanted to confirm it.

"Anything. And this only applies to you." Her breathing has gotten heavier and her lips were slightly apart.

"Aahh... Even if I ask you to take a bath with me? I'm feeling really hot right now that is." I stroked my thumb over her soft pink kissable lips. I moved my lips closer to her ear. I felt her shiver.

"But that's embarrassing…" She moved further away from me and looked into my eyes. Silence filled the room but soon she spoke back.

"But if it's you, I won't mind…" She added. A smirk made its way into my face.

Back to Reality

"You can start eating even though some one already went ahead of us." Takaki interrupted my Lucy fantasy moment. I shook my head trying to focus on what was on my plate, an omurice. It looks good. I started taking a bite of it as they continued with their conversation.

"It's not my fault I was hungry!" Lyon said in defense.

"We were all hungry!" was Takaki's come back.

"Can we please not fight in front of the food." Manami stopped the fight from going any further. I found her sitting next to Hibiki who was awfully quiet. Maybe he was still dazed out about yesterday night.

"I agree with Manami-san! We must spread love, especially in front of food!" Sherry bumped in who was sitting in front of Lyon.

"QUIET!" Takaki screamed. I guess enough was enough.

"Now, let's talk about your interview later afternoon." Takaki took something out of his pocket. It was a piece of paper. I guess it was a schedule or something.

"Okay. The first interview will be Hibiki and Manami since they were the first one to arrive here. Then, we have Lyon and Sherry, the second pair to arrive. And last but not least, Gray and Lucy." Takaki announced naturally.

"Since this is a special interview, there's going to be a special something with each pair. For instance, Hibiki and Manami's interview will be unique by having ducks around them during the interview. BUT… that's not the case. Hibiki and Manami's interview will have a lie detector present." He stated like it was the most natural thing in the world. I peeked at Hibiki and Manami. They both seemed fine with it. So, I didn't bother to care.

"For Lyon and Sherry… Ah! You two have to switch bodies and must act like each other. You must answer each other's question as if you were the one to whom you switch bodies with." That was a bit confusing but I got it.

"Great…" The sarcasm in Lyon's voice was so obvious.

Wait a minute… Isn't this getting harder and harder by each interview? Nah.. I must be imaging things. I glanced at Lucy and saw that she was afraid of what our interview might be. She looked at me with a worried look upon her face.

"G-Gray…" She said softly.

"Hm?" I tried to act cool to calm her nerves.

"Aren't you worried that our interview might end up being a freak show?" She looked like she was about to cry.

"Lucy, calm down. I'm sure it will be fine." I stated in the most soothing voice I had.

"Maybe you're right… Who am I kidding? Hibiki and Manami have a lie detector test! Lyon and Sherry need to switch bodies! What's left for us to take? An interview where you have to survive from getting eaten by a crocodile? O-or—" Lucy was cut off by Takaki.

"Oh! Here we are… Gray and Lucy…"