I think I'm finally going to be able to get into the swing of things sooner or later! I mean, school is starting and things are going to get crazy once again. Goodbye freedom...goodbye life... Then again, I have wasted most of life before this so. Meh.
Right now, I just want to keep writing this story. If I'm going to continue the stories that I've written before, it might be a while. After all, I haven't updated in a year because things got crazy up in my life. And once you start a story, it's kinda hard to pick up after a while. I have reread the stories, get my head in the game.
So for now...until I feel ready...this story is going to be what you guys'll deal with. Don't worry though! More WoF things could be coming soon once I figure things out, y'know? I know you guys love it. cx
Maybe I'll even come out with a proper schedule. Yay!
- NOTE: This might be rushed, but I lost the file three times...damn you Internet.
CHAPTER II
Last time on I Don't Want to Date That!...
A limo pulled up to Gray's front door the next morning.
"Gray Fullbuster? I am the Heartfilia's chauffeur. I am here to escort your to the Heartfilian premises in order to talk about your marriage with the heir to Heartfilia Enterprise: Lucy Heartfilia."
...
"Eat shit, Ultear."
...and the story continues...
"Excuse me, sir?" The chauffeur looked appalled at his language and Gray gave a large sigh. She wasn't joking after all...no, this had to still be a misunderstanding. Right? Arranged marriages are so...premodern in this day and age, it's highly unlikely this could be happening. And he didn't want to find himself associated as the "guy marrying the demon." No no no.
"Uh, it's nothing. Let me...freshen up...?"
"Oh, no, sir. We can't be late to an important meeting that will decide the young heir's future. You must get inside immediately!"
"But my mother, I have to-" The chauffeur sighed and rubbed his temples.
"You have exactly three minutes before I must drag you into the back seat of the car." The young man took out his phone and showed the boy the timer ticking. Gray rushed inside and slammed the door.
"Shit..."
"Gray? Who was that?" There came his mother at their table, eating the waffles he had made for her this morning.
"What I told you yesterday...was true," Gray said with a sigh, "Ur-"
"When will you ever call me your mother, I may have adopted you but..." the older woman sighed as she stuffed more waffles in her mouth. "Look, you're going to have to go whether you want to or not. They're the Heartfilias after all, they could buy our household if you make them upset."
"But-"
"But nothing. I'll be fine. I'm not helpless by myself, you know. Stop treating me as if I'm an old 104 year old lady." Ur laughed a little before chugging down a glass of orange juice, "Go, Gray. And tell your father that I miss him." A quiet pause filled the room before Gray nodded silently, gave his mother a hug, and quickly ran out the door, hopping into the limo.
"Sir, do you really want to enter their household looking like...that...? I thought you were freshening up." The chauffeur raised an eyebrow and Gray knew why. He hadn't changed his appearance at all.
And boxers were the only thing he was wearing.
"Does it matter?" Gray asked.
"Quite! You do not want to look like a fool if you are the future husband of Lucy Heartfilia, heir of-"
"Better that I'm not stark naked. And I thought we were in a hurry, what happened to leaving? Step on it." And step on it he did as the car drove swiftly through the streets. Watching the shadows and figures rush by him, he was not relaxed at all as normal people should be in a limousine. It was full of questions, confusion, and utter spite for the situation his father had put him in.
First of all, he hadn't seen his father in who knows how long. Everyone thought he had abandoned them since he had been deemed a failure. Suddenly, he's supposed to be tight with the money man Jude Heartfilia himself. If he was supposed to be a good father, then he could have sent checks! Money! Cash! He knew about his wife's condition, but did he not understand how utterly useless he's been to them? If he was able to talk to this guy, then he should be fucking loaded right? Or was he being selfish and thinking about his damn music career again?
How did he look like all these years? I mean, he didn't get to know him well. He was adopted like the other one at and only spent about two years with him. He could hardly remember his face, remember his...well... His guess was probably the facial structure of Ultear's and the mouth. Those parts didn't look like Ur. And what was his name again...? God, things would be easier if Ur didn't throw trash every piece of him in the house.
"Sir, we're here." The car went into a halt and Gray shook the thoughts of his father out of his mind. He would attend to that problem later. One step at a time, right-
"Oh my...it's fucking huge..." His jaw dropped as he saw the long ass driveway. "How does a small family like theirs live in such a huge house...?"
"Well, I mean, there are butlers, maids, cooks, other chauffeurs, gardeners, private tutors, the usual." the man said getting out of the car, "Well, they don't all live here, but they always visit, making sure the place is always bustling with energy, you know? Now if you would please follow me-"
"I can't go in that kinda place looking like a bum!" Gray said, sweatdropping.
"Sir, I warned you, but there's nothing I can...sir...?" Gray had lost interest in the driver. Well, not exactly. "...sir...?" Now there was fear in the poor man's eyes. What in the world was this middle-class man planning to do with him?
"Get back in the car, we got some business to take care of."
"Oh, Lucy, you look gorgeous!" The young blonde stood in front of some tailors her father ordered in a beautiful red dress, ruffles and bows and all. Her hair was neatly curled and put in a bun, some curls sticking out. Her makeup was flawless, her skin perfect, her eyes sparkling. Her five inch heels made her taller and powerful. And to top it all off, a beautiful diamond necklace was worn around her neck with matching dangling earrings.
"You're going to look perfect meeting your new husband!" "You look just as beautiful as your mother!" "You're going to win over that man's heart in an instant." The girls giggled as they made Lucy twirl around. "You should get going, your husband-to-be should be coming any minute!" "Hurry, Lucy, hurry!"
Politely bowing her thanks, she walks out of the room. She was supposed to go to the meeting hall, right?
To the bedroom it is then.
She hated wearing dresses. They were so inconvenient. How the hell was she supposed to move around in this thing when her entire body were restricted from moving? She couldn't kick people without her panties being shown, she couldn't punch someone without the fear of having her clothes ripped, she couldn't run or she might break a heel and be unable to walk. What happened to good old t-shirt and shorts. Even her school uniform was better than this!
Maybe if she never showed up, she'll never have to marry that shitty man. Gray Fullbuster was known to steal women left and right from people. He would take them drinking, dancing, partying, making them feel loved before taking money and hardly going out with them again. That disgusting excuse for a human. Yet he was still so popular! Girls would still be all over him! Maybe they didn't realize they lost some money, but Lucy KNOWS that he stole. Probably to buy alcohol or drugs or something. She could feel it, coursing through her veins.
"Miss Lucy." There stood Virgo in front of her room. "Why have you returned to your room?"
"Virgo." Shit. Her father must have sent her here to watch out for her if she planned to ditch. "I just had to get something real quick, I'll be in the hall soon."
"May I accompany you to your room?" Virgo's face was completely stoic, just like the rest of her personality. She always pushed everything aside to serve her masters...which was a good thing and a bad thing.
"I'd rather you not," Lucy said.
"Then I must insist that you come with me to the meeting room. Your father is waiting for you so he can establish the arrangements between your future husband and you." There was a glint in the pink haired maid's eyes and a spark in the blonde's. Frustrated, she started to run past the maid and toward the window out the end of the hall. Easy.
Suddenly, Virgo appeared right in front of her in a ninja like pose. Her legs were spread in a lunge, one hand on her hip and the other on the ground, creating a shadow over her shining eyes. "Did you forget that I was the one who taught you mixed martial arts?"
"Did you also forget that I've beaten you several times?" Lucy said, a smirk rising on her face.
"Did you also forget that you're in that kind of outfit? It's highly unlikely you'll beat me." Lucy charged wildly but it was as if Virgo predicted. One of her heels gave way and she fell to the floor. Virgo quickly took the initiative and chained her young mistress to her with one of the shackles she always carried.
"Well played, my friend," Lucy said, giving up. Though Virgo looked harmless, she was amazingly gifted with the ability to fight and was Lucy's mentor and trainer. Effortlessly, she dragged Lucy to the meeting place where her father was waiting, along with another man that she had never seen before.
"Nice work, Virgo. Would you make sure to lock everything from the outside now?" The expressionless Virgo nodded and quickly took off the shackles. Then she went outside and all that could be heard were the sound of locks turning.
"What about my son?" The other man said. He was definitely the father of Gray Fullbuster...he had the same hair, same face, same eyes. Her father nodded and said something she didn't exactly care about. Losing interest in the situation, Lucy grumbled as she paced around angrily before tripping over herself again. "These damn heels."
"Lucy, don't you dare take those things off," her father warned. She looked at him, looked at her suffering feet, looked back at him, and back at her crushed toes. With a smirk, she sat back at the sofa and took those feet-torture devices off her feet.
"Now all I got to do is get rid of this dress."
"If you remove that dress, I will get Scorpio to cut your hair pixie style."
"I'm sure it'll be great! That way I won't have to worry about my hair getting stuck in things or having all those split ends!" she laughed in happiness, "When can he do it?"
Her father groaned. "Never mind."
"Aww, that's too bad," she said in a patronizing voice, "Shame, I think that punishment would be most befitting."
"I think this marriage is better punishment. And no matter what we're not changing it," her father said, smirking.
"YOU!" She clenched her fists but she couldn't bring herself to punch him, "Go hump a cactus, you dickshit."
"How dare you talk to your father like that?! You are-" And the timing couldn't have been better as Virgo called from the door.
"Sir, Gray Fullbuster is here."
"Enter. And Lucy, put on your heels or I'm making Virgo shackle you to your room." A grumbling Lucy shoved the torture devices back on and crossed her arms, sitting back down on a chair. In walked the man she was supposed to be with for the rest of his life, Virgo leading him.
"Gray Fullbuster, sir," Virgo said, bowing and standing to the side.
"Gray...my..." The other man fell to his knees, his eyes wide with shock. Gray looked like he didn't know what to say either. Geez, what was his problem, he couldn't even say a proper hello to part of his family?
"Ur says hello," Gray responded. His eyes landed on hers, which were squinting right at him. The atmosphere was heavy as they stared at each other. Seconds passed slowly as they looked each other down. Their fathers stood in the back, hoping maybe this was a good sign-
"WHY THAT?!" they screamed, pointing at each other. "He's a monster!" "She's a devil!" "He's a fucktard!" "She's fucking insane!" "He'll rape me when he gets the chance!" "She'll pummel my face into the ground!" "LET ME AT THAT PIECE OF-"
"SILENCE!" Lucy's father yelled as Virgo separated the two, who were about to tear each other's clothes apart. "It's decided and there's nothing you can change! Mr. Milkovich here and I have decided this would be the best for our families."
"HOW?!" they screamed at the same time again.
"It'll teach my daughter a lesson." "And it will help my son settle down." Virgo held back the two of them. "They are expected to date until it is time. Once you are old enough and stable on your feet, there is the proposal and the marriage."
"WHY ARE YOU FORCING ME TO DATE THAT?!" they screeched, "WHY ARE YOU COMPLAINING?! YOU SHOULD BE GRATEFUL!" Glare. "I HATE YOU TOO!"
"You are marrying this man and that is final!" Her father said, slamming his hands down. "You are not changing my mind. If this is what it will take for you to settle down, then I believe this is what will work!"
"What makes you think that?!" Lucy said, teeth grinding, "This guy makes me want to kick someone on the road until they can not move!"
"What kind of explanation is that?!" Gray yelled, "And you! How dare you-"
"Now's not the time, Gray, I-"
"You coward! Why don't you face your problems like a-" He was stopped by the aura of Jude Heartfilia, lowering his head. It was quit for a while until he said, "Virgo, take my daughter and her boyfriend-"
"BOYFRIEND?!" they yelled simultaneously.
Silence.
"-into a different room. Milkovich and I must talk." Virgo nodded and taking her shackles she chained the two high schoolers to her and dragged them into a room, set already with tea, cookies, and an aromatic atmosphere. She sat them on opposite chairs and she took another, staring at them intently.
"How...how dare he make me be together with something like this..." Lucy said, her eyes flaming with anger.
"I don't want to be stuck with a woman who can't even bother to keep her mouth clean- HEY!" She had thrown a high heel at him, stabbing him in the arm with the sharp end. "What the hell?!"
"At least this way, I can beat the shit out of you."
"Abusive!" he yelled, standing up. Virgo's demanding glare kept him from punching Lucy so he sat back down, about to smash a tea cup.
"You must pay for that, Mister Gray." Virgo said in a scary voice. With a gulp, he put his hand back down and angrily ate the delicious cookies with Lucy. The entire aura of the place was heavy, angry, full of betrayal and hatred. The two glared at each other as they chomped on the cookies. Suddenly, there was only one left.
"Hands off," Gray said reaching for it. Lucy reached for it at the same time and they both ended up holding it.
"Treat me like a woman and give it up."
"I'm the guest here."
"So you should be polite to the one that invited you."
"I don't want to even be here in the first place."
"You say as you ate all my cookies."
"I doubt you even baked these. I doubt you even know how to cook!"
"I doubt you do either!"
"HAH! Oh, the heir to all this money doesn't know how to bake cookies. Tragic."
"GIVE IT UP BEFORE I STAB THIS STILETTO INTO YOUR GODDAMN EYE."
"Well, that's not a way to treat your boyfriend-"
"Hmmph, knew you wanted to take me for my body."
"Not really, I despise you and everything in your soul. Oh wait, you don't have one."
"And you don't deserve them, THIEF!"
"BRAT!"
"PLAYBOY!"
"BULLY!"
"GIVE IT OR I'LL SQUASH YOU LIKE THE SHIT KITTEN YOU ARE!"
"YOU DON'T EVEN STAND A CHANCE AGAINST SOMEONE LIKE ME YOU DEMONSPAWN!"
"...enough..." They stop in the middle of their insult game and froze. There was an angry Virgo. "Both of you have given me a migraine...ever since you kept fighting...your yelling is infuriating...your petty fighting over a cookie...I think...you've finally done it. Pushed me over the limit...you..." Virgo slowly came over to the two frozen in fear.
"Okayyouwinbye!" Lucy said as she dropped the cookie, shimmied out of the shoes, opened the window, and jumped. All that was left was a poor helpless Gray. I mean, she was a maid right? What was the worst she could do?
...
...right?
He followed the girl and jumped out the window, fearing for his life. Hastily looking for a hiding spot, he ran across the front yard and found a bush. And of all the luck he could have had, he found Lucy in the same bush.
"Oh, now it's my turn to kick you into-"
"Wait!" Gray whispered annoyed. "Can you be quieter? She might catch us!" Stuck in a bush with HER, great.
"I hate this...I hate everything..." Lucy said, mumbling to herself angrily, "Why the hell am I stuck marrying you?"
"It's not like I want this either! You're the last person I can ever think of spending the rest of my life with." He thinks in his head as they sat angrily in a bush. A cold, wet, uncomfortable bush.
"I have an idea...a way to get us out of this mess...maybe," Gray said quietly.
"It better be good, damn it," Lucy said, kicking a couple of pebbles.
"We have to marry each other, right? As much as I hate to say it, I don't think we can change our parents' minds. So what if we go along with it?" Gray asked.
"Are you crazy?!" she hissed.
"Let me finish, woman!" Gray took a few deep breaths before continuing. "We go along with it whenever anyone that can snoop to our parents is watching. They want us to settle down, we'll settle down for them. And maybe they might lift the agreement after all. But when we're alone, we can continue to hate each other like what we really want to do."
"You serious, shit kitten?"
"Serious. And don't call me shit kitten."
"No one could be watching us, right now, right?"
"WRONG!" A sudden voice came up from behind them. A...completely naked man accept for his underwear? Gray looked at his clothes and looked right back at him. "Do I know you?"
"DO I KNOW YOU-" the man yelled, "YOU STOLE MY CLOTHES, SIR!"
"Polite until the very end, huh-" Gray said before running away...right into Virgo.
"...you...will...not...go...unscathed..." she said in a dark tone.
Shit, everything was turning out VERY VERY bad right now. He needed something, a diversion of sorts. Lucy was cornered as well and she seemed about ready to fight. But fighting wasn't going to solve anything right now, Virgo seemed too strong in his opinion. She knew it too, there were way too many odds against her. There was only one way out. And both of them knew what it was on the inside. And they both were extremely reluctant but in the end, it was the only option.
He ran to her. She ran to him. And their lips touched.
CHAPTER II: END
OOH END NOTE IS SPICYYYY. What's gonna happen now? owo I feel like it was rushed but idc i wanted them to kiss. cx Oh GrayLu, you're getting in the way from my ability to write.
LOL who am I kidding, I can't write well like others.
YAY SECOND CHAPTER!
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