Title of story: The Other Man
Update: 01/17/13 (THURSDAY) 3:51 PM
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+Summary:
Gray Fullbuster threw his fiancé, Lucy Heartfilia out of his life when he thought she'd betrayed him with someone else! Six years later, and Gray learns that Lucy was innocent! His cousin and currently arranged fiancé, Juvia Lockser lied! But also he learns that Lucy was pregnant! However, Lucy wants nothing to do with Gray. He can't get her back, for she has a new man in her life now! What's Gray going to do now…? How is he going to get his Lucy back? And who is this damn Other Man?
+Pairings:
Gray x Lucy
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail and this plot. The story belongs to "MizEvilBlossoms." This story is half-cooked XD it means incomplete. So, I guess the rest are gonna be me, "The Editor's" job x) I might force FairyTailFreak-san and Fullbuster1597 to help me out. GrayLu Fans lets finish this story "TOGETHER" ^^ Any ideas is acceptable. Working together with other GrayLu Fans would be my dream come true~
Chapter 5
A Meeting With The Other Man
The crystal white gold sun burned hot today… and a sweet little breeze rustled slowly. This mid February morning was beautiful! The hot weather of a few months before still played havoc in Magnolia, Fiore.
Lucy was walking away from a silver Suzuki car, which dropped her off at a very expensive restaurant – near the Tomoshibi beaches. (Light)
As she walked… she was remembering the strangely tense conversation, she had in the nice car – with the new man in her life….
"Lucy, are you alright?" He said calmly, looking at her curiously while driving.
"Yes, yes – I'm fine." Lucy sent him a fake smile. By now she knew how to pull very good fake smiles on her beautiful face.
"So… the other man, huh? The twin's biological father – I knew it would happen." He said in a cool matter of fact tone. "I knew he would come and find you."
"I didn't think so…." Lucy responded quietly.
"Lucy, we were supposed to go out today! And it's my only day off work! And you are telling me that some bloody jerk wants to talk to you about your children!" He spoke in a cool fury. "And I bet even about yourself!"
"I'm sorry… but it's not my fault!" Lucy turned in her seat to face him. "I don't know what he wants, or what he is going to do!"
"Lucy, have you told him about us? I – " He began.
"I want to sort it all out before my new life with you and my children! I don't want any trouble!" Lucy looked at him pleadingly. "Please, please – try to understand that. I want nothing to do with him!"
The car was slowing down now, and a hushed silence broke in. Lucy felt terrible… her new man had only today off work, and here she was going to talk with Gray!
"Look, I'm sorry. But… I want you with me…."
"And I really want you to surrender yourself to me, especially in bed." He looked at Lucy with a lustful expression in his eyes and face.
Lucy gulped nervously. "I want to - " 'I want to get out of here!' " – be with you too." She lied.
He smiled and then leaned over for a kiss…. But Lucy just pressed her cherry lips to his cheek and got out. "I'll see you later."
"Whatever, sure." He glanced at her. "Bye."
He drove off. "Bye…." Lucy sighed sadly. 'I should have kissed him… but I haven't been touched for six years! Most people would say 'Lucy get laid!' Oh! God, give me a break!'
And here Lucy was now, walking… just walking to get inside this wealthy restaurant – talk to Gray – and get out. Easy. 'As if…!'
Now her thoughts switched from her new man to Gray… it has been two weeks….
Two weeks!
Two weeks that have passed since Lucy saw Gray that morning… and since then every night she laid awake wondering and fearing what he might do….
The twins did ask about that 'big man', who she talked to that morning…. 'And what did I tell them? He is my bank manager! Gray – my bank manger? God, where the hell did that come from to tell my twins that?' Lucy grimaced. 'Fine. I panicked. So sue me!'
But since then… Gray has been in contact with her, but only through his solicitor – Loke. XD -I guess it's no secret now x) Loke's role here in the story is Gray's sort of lawyer-
Loke showed Lucy all the legal documents and the private investigator's report about her life, the twins, their circumstances, and lastly her evil stepmother!
Lucy finally realized that her evil stepmother took most of the money Ur Fullbuster had sent to her – a lot of money. Ur had sent a million pounds! But her evil stepmother had been very clever – only giving Lucy the amount for an abortion and said that the money and abortion 'message' was from Ur Fullbuster – while her evil stepmother stole the rest of the money herself!
'Well, good! Because I'd rather die than have anything to do with or use anything from the Fullbuster family, even if it is money!' Lucy thought furiously as she entered the restaurant.
But even if the money was gone, Gray took it onto himself to give it back to her! So along with Loke and the important documents was a cheque for a million pounds! And Gray asked her to have a 'meeting' with him in the '8island' restaurant. 'Now that's why I'm here – to give this stupid cheque back, and tell him to get out of my life!'
Lucy walked through the double glass, which were decorated with painted pink cherry blossom petals… and when she went inside. Lucy gasped in surprise and pleasure.
The whole restaurant symbolized cherry blossoms trees, as there were paintings, real life trees, glass models, scattered cherry blossoms petals, tables decorated with cherry blossoms, and the chairs too – everywhere! Cherry blossoms were everywhere!
She walked around a bit, looking here and there in awe at the beauty of the place. She saw her reflection quickly in the mirrors that lined the wide walls….
Lucy wore a cotton white sundress today. Her white-heeled sandals clicked across the blood red marble floor. She wore a little beige jacket to keep her cool, and carried a beige handbag. A light pink lip-gloss glittered against her full lips… and her long blonde hair was tied up into a ponytail with a slight curls at the end.
"Its good to see you again, Lucy…." Gray's voice softly spoke behind her.
Lucy froze, and then slowly turned around to come face to face with the other man himself… Gray Fullbuster!
Her mind jammed shut for a moment as she registered him, his clothes, his scent, his handsome soft smile, his warm eyes full with pleasure at seeing her, his deep voice greeting her so nicely… it just – just all washed over her in a waterfall of bliss….
But then snap! – "The name is Heartfilia! I can't say it's good to see you, Fullbuster-sani." When Lucy goes defensive – bloody hell she does just that! "I only came to return your cheque. I wanted to give it to you personally, so it can't get mislaid or misplaced or stolen… or whatever." Anger poured into her voice, because she felt a big pang of weakness eat her from seeing him again – and yep, she felt an explosion of the feelings of that extremely strong sexual and physical attraction between them again….
Gray wore a crimson shirt today with casual black trousers…. The shirt was open at the top, making Lucy get a glimpse at his rock hard broad chest…. 'Oh God… why does he have to be so handsome?'
Lucy again snapped out of her trance and whipped her cherry blossom purse out of her beige handbag, and snapped it open. She pulled out the cheque and held it out. "Here… take this and… and – just get out of my life!" She looked away, still holding the cheque out.
"No, Lucy… you are owed child support for the past five years." Gray argued in a gentle, soothing tone. "The law courts would award it to you." He ignored her last comment of getting out of her life, because he simply never wanted to do that again!
"I don't want it. I did not ask for it." Lucy argued back in a voice full of ice. "Take it back."
He ignored that last remark too. "I have many things I want to talk to you about…. But I first I wanted to apologize on my mother's behalf of – "
"Save it, Fullbuster-san!" Lucy threw at him angrily. "I told you – save it for someone who cares!"
"Lucy, my mother has been made very aware of my feelings about her past actions in my life, your life – our life." Gray said grimly. "She knows not to interfere before between us again."
"There is no us! I'm with someone else now!" Lucy cried out fiercely before she could stop herself. "I just don't want her or you or anyone related to or employed by your family to interfere with me! And the name is Heartfilia."
'Lucy is with SOMEONE ELSE?' Warning bells clashed inside his head. Shock and pain raced through Gray like scorching fire! "WHAT?" Gray tried to keep the hurt out of his voice… and luckily he did. "You're… you – you are with someone else…?"
'Oh no… me and my big mouth!' Lucy's chocolate brown orbs opened up in realization of what she just said. "I – I don't need to answer you – you! You have nothing to – to do with me!"
"I do!" Gray sliced in with an aggressive tone piercing through. "I'm the father of our twins!"
"Fine. Only that." Lucy gritted out.
"So who… who – who the hell is this someone?" Gray tried to contain his fury, his conflicting emotions, and now a new emotion… 'I wonder if she – she has let him have made love – no, have sex with her? I fucking hope not!' The new emotion of hot-red-blooded male jealousy! 'I'm going to FUCKING KILL HIM!'
"Someone who is nothing like you!" Lucy nearly shouted at him, her curled up fists shaking with rage. 'I hate you! But I want to make love to you! What the hell is WRONG with my body? What the hell is WRONG with me?'
"Does this bloody someone have a name?" Gray threw in some sarcasm. 'If I find out his name… he is a DEAD man!'
"Sting Eucliffei." Lucy proudly announced – not thinking how dense that move was….
'Bingo! Sting? His first name is Sting?' Gray mocked harshly. "Fantastic name. I'd love a name like that." 'Over my dead body! Lucy Eucliffei? Grey and Grayson Eucliffei? Fuck no! Never! I'll kill the bastard before he even tries to breathe the word of marriage to Lucy!'
"I know you would, Fullbuster-san! Who would want to be named as a "Gray?" Gray's face turned into an ugly frown at Lucy's bitter remark.
"Well, I can remember clearly as if it was a second ago – that you loved screaming out my name when we were complete together for the first time…." Gray spoke quietly, indicating the first time they made love as virgins… and how they loved each other then – even their names.
Lucy blushed deeply at that erotic shot, and hot memory…. "Well, at – at least Sting believes everything I say!"
'Erza and Jellal are going to flip! Even I think I'm going to commit murder… well, that bastard Sting can die then!' Gray looked at Lucy intently. "I believe you, Lucy…. I don't have a doubt in you now!"
"Yes, now – " Lucy looked back at him with a cold glare.
"Lucy – " He began pleadingly.
"No!" Lucy cried out, making heads turn to look at them. "Just like you said you believe me now. Not then!" Lucy paused to take a breath "My name is Heartfilia!"
"I wonder how you would have reacted if the victims were switched…?" Gray cocked his head to one side, looking – staring at her. 'I hate doing this to her!'
This made Lucy quiet. Well, at least they were away from the subject of her new man, Sting Eucliffei, which she knew is definitely not over – but now he turned the tables somehow…. 'I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!' She took a deep breath. 'I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!' She chanted in her mind.
But Lucy stayed quiet…. She couldn't and wouldn't answer him.
"The difference is… that I would have fought the accusation, far beyond what you did." Gray said quietly, a wry sadness in his eyes.
Immediately Lucy turned defensive at his words. 'So what are you saying? That you blame me for this mess, for what happened? You blame me for all this heartache?'
Gray saw the change in her body language, and the flick of furious fire in her beautiful eyes. He knew almost instantly that he said that bit wrong – very wrong! "I certainly don't blame you for anything, or for not trying to make a stand. You didn't have the power or the money to find the evidence to prove your innocence."
Lucy was still furious. "So my family won. And we lost something very special…." His voice held a bitter sadness, which Lucy had never heard before….
"Look just take this back." She simply said, still holding out the cheque to him.
Gray shook his head.
Frustrated beyond hell that he kept on refusing… and hating him as a person too… Lucy ripped the cheque into pieces, marched over to a bin and dropped the fragments into it. 'Now he'll know that he can't buy his way in his twin's lives or mine.'
"You're not thinking of our twins, Lucy." Gray bit out. "You've just thrown away that cheque because you made that choice. Because its what you want."
"I'm their mother." She retorted, smashing home the close relationship he'd never had with their children. "I knew what's best for him."
"Like my mother knew what was best for me?" Gray shot back, bleak mockery in his eyes.
Lucy just looked at him. 'I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!' She glared hard at him for mocking her. 'I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! And your damn sharp, clever mind!'
"Can you honestly say, six years down the track that your mother didn't know what was best for you?" She asked in a controlled fury.
"Yes, I can." Gray replied without hesitation. His eyes gazed into hers with searing intensity as he softly added. "I lost you, Lucy. And I lost five years of my twin's life."
"That's not my fault!" Lucy snapped back irritably. 'It is your fault! And your family's fault!
"Lucy… I want to be the father to my, our children…." Gray said in a sadness that made Lucy's heart bleed…. "I want to a father like the one I never had…."
'Oh no… don't use that on me… please!' Lucy looked at him with a hurtful expression. "I – I…." Lucy was speechless… how can you combat that?
"And I know you want to be the mother that you never had…." Gray continued sadly. "Luce…."
Tears were appearing in her eyes…. 'I won't let him do this to me! I've cried too much for you, Gray… praying to God that you would come after me….'
"I am a mother." Lucy's expression changed to emotionless. She was now on guard around Gray, closing herself up against him.
'Shit… I lost her again!' Gray frowned at his stupidity. 'I have to take this slowly!' "So you would not let our twins have a right to their father?"
"You must have met plenty of gorgeous women who are more compatible with your family." Lucy bounced right back, and changed the subject. "They could give you love and a family."
"Oh, yes." Gray's mouth curled cynically. "I've had many suitable women paraded in front of me. Not one did I want to take as my wife."
"Oh my." Lucy mocked impolitely. "Why not?"
"Because I couldn't feel with them what I'd felt with you, Lucy!" Gray said with angry passion.
'Ouch, that hurt – a lot….' Lucy reflected, but then turned defensive as if this was her reflex action towards him. Guess it was…. "That's gone. And it's never coming back!"
'Ok, that hurt – bad….' Gray didn't answer… he stayed quiet for a moment, simply looking at her. "Yes. What we once had is gone."
"So in conclusion… just do that." Lucy said in a cool voice full of confidence. "Be gone. Vanish, disappear – no, walk away – walk away from me. Walk away for the twins. Go and forget we even exist. We'll all be happier that way."
"No." Gray's strong chin lifted in hard aggression and the sudden gleam of ruthless in his eyes sent a shiver down Lucy's spine. "I will not be the loser of where Grey and Grayson are concerned. I'll fight for visitation rights if I have to. I'll drag this whole business through the law courts if I have to, and I will spare no one along the way." Gray looked intently at Lucy. "I don't care what it takes… I will be part of my twin's lives! Our twin's lives!"
Lucy paled considerably as she realized that her worst fears have indeed come true! It was the horrible fears that she dwelled on for the past fortnight…. Her chest felt so tight, as if Gray just wrapped steel bands around it. No room to breathe. Nowhere to move.
"You have a choice – " Gray paused. " – to make this a hostile battleground and put us all through hell…." He went on like nothing happened, not evening seeing that Lucy was on the verge of fainting! "Or you can choose to sit down with me, have an early lunch and discuss how our twins could benefit by having their father in their lives."
Lucy only looked at him, feeling lost and scared – but she won't break or back down, she won't! There was no choice and they both knew it. The kind of fight Gray was threatening would be terrible damaging to the twins….
"What will it be, Lucy?" Gray asked intently. "One thing you can be absolutely certain of…." Lucy just looked at him, feeling terrible sick. "This time… this time… nothing on Earth, nothing in this Goddamn universe will make me walk away!"
~to be continued~
Graylu Fan Moto:
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"Am I the only one who suddenly felt a little hurt-tugging in my heart? When Lucy said "That's gone. And it's never coming back!" I suddenly felt sorry for Gray! It's not his fault TT-TT but he should have trusted Lucy more~ I can't believe so many have guessed right about the ex-unknown Other Man in Lucy's Life. I didn't include Natsu in one of those options, because there are way~ too many~ I could count~that Natsu was put as someone they consider as "enemy" or "the person they want Gray to get jealous of," when it comes between the word of Lucy and Relationship. I thought if I label him as the Other Man it's way too predictable."
-Cesia14
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An Agreement And A Confession
Uwahhh~ What's this? Lucy will finally confess to her twins who the "Big Man" with the Nice Smexy Ferrari is!? More jealousy from Gray! Coming Soon~Ayee^^