Tadaima! :)

Here's chapter 11: The storm and its 4000 words! I can't believe it! Hahaha, I never thought I will actually typed this much, but I wish you will all enjoy it and have fun like what I feel when I write this down,, :)

Thank you for the reviews! It's highly appreciated.

Again, English is my second language and I'm not that good of a writer so I beg for forgiveness if there are wrong spellings or grammar...thank you (I know, I'm always saying this but, well, yea)

Genre: Drama, Family, Friendship, Romance, some Humor, Hurt/ Comfort.

Pairings: GrayXLucy, ErzaXJellal, NatsuXLisanna, GajeelXLevy, LokeXsoon to be revealed?, SeigrainXUltear maybe.

Summary: Gray hates the world for taking his parents away, for making his life miserable. But with his new family, friends and a certain blonde girl, will they make him change the idea about the world? Or will he just hate it even more?

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairytail or any of its characters.

Without further ado, here's Chapter 11! ENJOY!


CHAPTER 11: The Storm


NORMAL P.O.V

"Hey Gray!" Loke called.

"Hm?" Gray looked at the brunette young man.

"Are you going to the council room?" Loke asked.

"Why would I go there?" Gray said frowning.

"I'm just asking...Well, if I ask you to go with me, will you come?" Loke said with hopeful eyes.

"NO!" Gray said as he wave his hand at Loke and facing the other way.

"Why not?"

"I'm tired..." Gray said yawning.

"And besides its going to rain soon...I'm just going to toilet and after that I'll go home..." Gray continued.

"Alright..." Loke said disappointed.

"Hey Natsu!" Loke shouted when a pink haired boy entered their classroom.

"What?" Natsu asked.

"Let's go to the council room today!" Loke said. Actually, begging is the right term.

"Why?" Natsu asked raising an eyebrow to his friend.

"Because...because...uhm..." Loke said thinking of some excuse to go to the council.

Gray looked at his friends from Natsu to Loke.

"Well?" Natsu said crossing his arms in front of him.

Gray smirked when Loke was trying to think of a way to convince Natsu to go with him.

"Ah! Because Lisanna prepared snacks!" Loke said in glee.

There's no way he'll fall for that kind of pathetic— Gray's thought was cut off.

"Really? Lisanna made snacks? Then what are we waiting for?" Natsu said and run towards the council room.

Sigh. Why didn't I even think that, that idiot will actually fall for that pathetic excuse! I mean who am I kidding he's an idiot! Gray thought as he shook his head.

"Alright! I can go see Lucy again." Loke said excitedly.

Gray's eyebrows suddenly twitch with what Loke said.

"I never thought that I can use Natsu's love for food to convince him. Bye Gray, see you tomorrow." Loke said and smiled.

Why am I affected? It's not like I like her or anything, right? What am I saying? Of course I don't like her! Hmp. Stupid Loke making me think those kinds of thoughts. Gray thought as he shook his head and walked out of the classroom.

..ooOoo..

At the council room, the door opened and revealed two handsome young men.

"Hm? Why are you here?" Erza said raising an eyebrow.

"Gray-sama!" Juvia said happily.

"Huh? Where's Gray-sama?" Juvia asked the two.

"Oh! He's not coming!" Natsu answered her.

"Oh..." Juvia said with a depressing tone.

"My love! I'm here!" said Loke approaching Lucy.

Lucy shivered at how Loke called her but ignores it and him. She then look to see if Gray is with them but she guessed Natsu really did say the truth, that he's not coming.

Maybe it's because I called him Mr. Pervert all the time and he's mad at me right now that's why he did not come today. Lucy thought.

"I asked why you're here." Erza said again.

"Oh! Because of the food!" Natsu said grinning.

"Huh? Food? This isn't the cafeteria you know!"

"Yea. But the food here is free!"

Everyone sweat dropped.

"And who ever told you that?" Erza asked also confused.

"Hey Natsu, here! I prepared snacks." Lisanna said smiling at Natsu.

"See!" Natsu said and looked at Erza while pointing at the snack that Lisanna prepared.

"Lisanna, you're babying him." Erza face palmed.

Lisanna just smiled.

"My love, do you want to eat something?" Loke asked Lucy sitting in front of the blonde.

"No, thank you!" Lucy said not looking at Loke.

"He's flirting with you..." Lisanna whispered at Lucy and then smiled. She seated next to Lucy.

"I know..." Lucy said and felt a twitch of annoyance.

"Hey Loke..." Lucy said looking at Loke.

"What is it my love?" Loke said. He's happy to be called by Lucy.

"Stop flirting with me..." Lucy said coldly.

"And stop calling me 'my love'..." Lucy added and continued on what she was doing. She was arranging her things, preparing to go home.

"Then what will I call you? Ms. Beautiful perhaps?" Loke teased ignoring the 'stop-flirting-with-me' stuff.

"That too..." Lucy said still arranging her things.

"Hm...Then what?" Loke said putting his hands under his chin. He's not really asking Lucy.

"Lucy...I want you to call me Lucy." She said thinking that Loke is asking her.

"Alright! I'll call you, Princess!" Loke said and smiled at Lucy.

Lisanna was listening and chuckled. Lucy noticed it and blushed.

". . . Huh? Wait I said Lucy!"

"I don't like to call you Lucy!" Loke said cupping his chin by his two hands with his elbows set on the table. He looks directly at Lucy.

"Why?" Lucy glared.

"Because I want to call you princess. And so that, when I call you, you will know that it's me that called!" He said smiling.

Lucy blushed.

"Alright! I'll let you call me that in one condition...stop flirting with me"

"But I'm not flirting with you! This is just the way I treat a girl."

("I'm going home now…" Juvia said gloomily. "Alright! Go work today! And take care!" Erza and Lisanna said.)

"Try doing it with Lisanna then!" Lucy said trying to be calm.

"W-why me?" Lisanna asked.

"She has Natsu!" Loke said not taking his eyes off Lucy.

"Eh?" Lisanna said looking utterly shocked and flushed. Natsu on the other hand, nearly chocked the sandwiches that he's eating after hearing what Loke said.

"There's Erza. She's more beautiful than I am!" Lucy stated a little loud that made the said girl look at her.

"What about me?" Erza asked.

"N-nothing..." Everyone said in unison as they stiffened.

"Hm?" confused Erza said but then shrug it off and continued her work.

"She has Jellal already..." Loke whispered to Lucy and grinned as he says "And why would I, if I know that I can do it with you?" Loke suddenly answered Lucy with a wink.

Lucy blushed again. Why is he like this? Didn't he understand what I just told him? And LUCY! Stop blushing in front of him. Lucy scolded herself.

Loke saw her blushing and he thought I guess she's cursing herself for blushing. With this thought he chuckled making the blonde snapped out of her thought and looked at him. Her face blushed more seeing the smiling face of Loke.

Oh no you don't Lucy! Don't you dare! He's a womanizer! I thought you have Gray! Lucy scolded more. She looked away but afterwards looked again when Loke stopped chuckling. When she looked at him she was surprised to see a different kind of smile. It's not a smile that you see every day; it's not his flirtatious smile, it's not his famous 'heart-melting' smile; it's a smile that is only cast upon the person you truly enjoyed to be with, to person you truly love. Just like moms... Lucy thought. Truly LOVE? Wait what am I thinking? BAKA Lucy! Lucy cursed.

"Why are you looking at me like that, princess? Do I perhaps gaining your interest?" Loke teased.

"Wha~? I-I'm not looking at you! I-I-I'm just..."

"Then why are you stuttering? Why don't you just say the truth huh?" Loke said crossing his arm in his chest.

"Uhg! I hate talking to you!" Lucy said standing up.

"Where are you going, Princess?" Oh how Loke love to call her that. He enjoys doing this.

"Home! And away from you!" Lucy manages to answer Loke.

"That's a little harsh, don't you think princess?"

While Loke loves his teasing to Lucy the door opened again.

"Oh good, I see Natsu and Loke are here...will you guys help me and Jellal?" Seigrain shouted.

"Seigrain...you don't have to shout." Erza said.

"Oh...hi Erza, Lisanna, Lu-chan!" Seigrain greeted.

Loke's eyes looked over at Seigrain. The latter noticed it and said "What?" Loke squinted his eyes as if saying 'You're ruining the moment!' and Seigrain just rolled his eyes.

Seigrain pulled Natsu and Loke out. "Sorry but we really needed your help. Bye girls."

"We didn't even agree to this!" Natsu and Loke both said.

"Sorry! But this is important!" Seigrain

"Princess, see you tomorrow!" Loke said winking at Lucy.

"My FOOD!" Natsu animatedly cried while being dragged by Seigrain to God knows where.

"WE CAN WALK YOU KNOW!" is the last thing the girls heard before they disappeared.

"I'm going home as well..." Lucy said but the door opened again.

"Hey guys...the principal wanted to see-huh? Where are the others?" Levy said.

"Juvia went home. Jellal and Seigrain are busy, so we three are the only ones left." Lisanna answered.

"Oh...but the principal wants us in his office."

"But whose gonna stay here. There are still so many works for us to do today." Erza said as she was worried about the loads of stuff to be taken care of.

"I'll do it..." Lucy said.

Everyone's eyes looked at a smiling Lucy.

"But I thought you're going home?" Erza said.

"Well I can't just leave you three alone when I know that there are so many work for us to do right...I can always go home anytime you know. And that's why I run in the elections, to be of help to you guys. I'm just taking responsibility" Lucy said.

"Alright. Then I guess I'll leave it to you. Don't worry we'll go back as soon as we are finished there." Said Erza.

"Alright." Lucy smiled at them.

"Lu-chan we're really sorry." Levy said.

"We'll come back and help you finish it when we're done there." Lisanna said.

"Don't worry about it. See you later."

Erza, Levy and Lisanna then left the room leaving Lucy do all the work.

..ooOoo..

Hallway...

Levy looked outside the window; she noticed that it's very dark. Dark heavy clouds were forming in the sky.

"Oh no! Lu-chan!"

Gray was on his way back to the classroom when he saw Levy.

Gray heard Levy and asked, "Hey! What's the matter?"

Levy looked at the raven haired boy in front of her, with wide eyes.

"Gray!" Levy said and thought about something.

"Gray! Please do me a favour and go to the council room?" Levy said.

"Huh? Why would I do that?" Gray said as confused as ever.

"Lu-chan, please take care of her!" Levy said and clutch Gray's arms.

"Huh? Why? And besides, she not that young to be taken care of."

"She's afraid of the storm." Levy said looking outside and removing her hands from Gray's arms.

"..."

"A storm is always accompanied by lightning and thunder. She's afraid of both. Well who doesn't right? Whenever there is a thunder storm she would always cry. And I don't know why. Erza and the others don't know about this. Lucy doesn't want me to tell it to others because she doesn't want to be pitied. So please go back and take care of her for me! And please don't tell her that I told you that!" Levy said bowing her head to Gray.

"She your friend, not mine, remember?" Gray said in a rather bored tone but actually he's concerned. He just doesn't want people to think that he's imposing himself on others. And he don't know if they, Lucy and him, we're even friends to start with. He knows that she still hates him because of the 'dare' and because of his teasing yesterday.

"Of course you're her friend!" Levy stated with a light frown adorning her petite face.

"How would you know that?" Gray asked.

"Because I'm her friends as well! I know her! If I could do it, I wouldn't ask you." Levy is serious.

Gray sighed. "Alright..."

"THANK YOU SO MUCH! I owe you one." Levy said.

"Levy!" Erza called.

"I'll come back alright." Levy said to Gray.

"I'm coming!" Levy answered Erza.

Why am I the one that always do this kind of stuff? Sigh. Gray thought before he started walking.

Suddenly the rain poured, he stopped and looked outside. "Looks like it won't stop anytime soon." And it pours harder by the minute.

(Lightning and Thunder)

'She's afraid of the storm.' Gray remembering what Levy said started to worry. Lucy... and he run towards the council room.

..ooOoo..

Gray peeked inside to see if Lucy were still there. He didn't saw anyone.

That Levy! There's no one here! Gray thought and was about to leave when he saw some movements inside. He looked inside again and squinted. He saw a blonde hair under the President's table. Lucy is hiding under it. What a scaredy-cat. Gray thought as he opened the door. He walked in and crouched down to see Lucy.

Lucy's hands are covering her ears. Eyes are closed with tears escaping, shaking. "Stop...please stop..." she said.

Gray was just looking at her. He doesn't know what to do. She still doesn't know that Gray is in front of her.

When she opened her eyes she saw Gray. "...Gray?"

"What are doing there-" Gray asked.

(Lightning and thunder)

"KYAA!"

.

.

.

The next thing that Gray realized was this: Lucy was hugging him. Their position? Gray was sitting; legs wide open with Lucy in between his legs. The only thing that keeps him from falling was his arms. Lucy was hugging Gray's neck tightly with her head on his chest crying and shaking. Gray blushed by the sudden contact.

"Please...d-don't leave me?" Lucy cried still hugging him.

Gray looked at the poor girl and noticed how scared she is.

"A-Alright..." Gray said bringing one of his hands on her back and the other one on her head patting it a little. Gray Fullbuster! What do you think you're doing? Gray thought.

The crying turned into faint sobs. She realized that they were in an awkward position and abruptly broke the hug and blushed.

"S-Sorry..." She said wiping her tears using her hands. Gray took his handkerchief out from his pocket and gave it to Lucy. "Here! Use this!" he said.

Lucy looked at the hanky and then to Gray and then back to the hanky and took it. "Thank you..."

Gray stood up, Lucy grasp his shirt and asked, "Where are you going?"

Gray looked down and said, "I'm just going to close the curtains. Why don't you sit at that corner and I'll be there in a minute."

"O-Ok..." Lucy said she's about to let go but grasp it tighter again and said, "...b-be sure to come back alright?"

Gray looked back again. "How can I close the curtains if you're still holding my shirt?" He said.

"Huh? Oh sorry..." Lucy said finally letting go.

As Gray walked his way to close the curtains, Lucy stood up and quickly walked to a corner and sat down. By the time she sat down a really loud rumbling and crashing sound was heard after a lightning flash that cause Lucy to shriek again.

(Blackout)

Lucy became nervous her heart beating faster and faster. "..Gray?" she cried.

Gray run towards Lucy and crouches down. "Are you alright?"

Lucy hugged Gray again. "Please...please, don't leave me again...stay here, at least until the thunder stops..." Lucy begged.

"Alright...you're such a cry baby you know that?" Gray teased and broke the hug, getting something from his pocket. Once he took it out he placed something on Lucy's ears. "Hey...w-what are you doing?"

"Hold still. It's just earphones."

"What for?"

"For listening music? Don't you know what earphones are for?"

"Of course I know. What I mean is why are you putting it on my ears?"

"So that you won't hear the loud rumbling sound of the thunder." Gray said sitting himself beside Lucy.

"What about you?"

"I don't need that...I'm not a scaredy-cat like you!" He teased more.

Lucy pouted and mumbled something like 'Well, sorry for being a scaredy-cat my Mr. I'm-not-afraid-of-anything'

"What did you say?"

"Nothing..."

"What song would you like?"

"Anything will do..." She said casually, with a little hint of scared tone.

"Sorry but I don't have that song in my iPod." Wow, Gray does love to tease this girl.

"Are you being stupid again? I said any song will do!" Lucy said irritated.

"I'm kidding, geez...at least you're not that scared anymore." Gray said the last statement in a low voice as he scanned his iPod.

"What?"

"I asked if 'Because I have You' (Standard disclaimer applied.) is alright with you?"

"Oh? Yea..."

The world we dream to see is beautiful but
do we become such cowards once we remember distrust?

We used to laugh saying we're one and the same,
back then you even overlooked my small lies.

If we were to lose our place to return to, I wouldn't care,
I just want to protect that smile of yours.

These countless meetings and separations,
these things I don't want to lose, and everything else
I don't think I have need for them now.
I simply want to see you as I stay by your side,
through happiness, sadness, or whatever else.

(Silence)

"Hey..." Gray said.

"What?"

"Why are you afraid of the thunder? I mean it's just thunder! You won't get hurt when you hear it rumble."

"..."

Gray looked at Lucy and was about to say something but she started talking.

"Because it takes lives."

"What? How can a thunder take-" Gray didn't finish his statement as he looked over at Lucy whose beginning to tear up.

"My mom, when I was little, was the only one that looked over me. My father is always busy with work so he doesn't have much time to spend with us. He bought me a dog and I named it Plue." Lucy started telling a story with a weak smile on her face. She brought her knees close to her chest and hugged it then she continued.

"I was so happy to receive Plue, even my mother. She said that I gain my first friend. We were so happy together until one day, mom got sick. It became worse day after day but we still kept it a secret from dad. My mom doesn't want to trouble my father so she asked me not to tell. As for me, even though I know that her decision is not the best for us, I still agreed. One day, it was raining hard; she collapsed in front of my father so she was brought immediately to the hospital. I don't understand what the doctor is saying but I can see how sad my father was, and I know that she's in a bad condition. One week later, and the rain grew harder everyday thunder rumbling, her body given up on her." Lucy said as she cried.

"My father never talked to me, never care to see me after mom's burial. I know that I reminded him of my mom so I stayed away. And since then my only companion is Plue. But after I transferred to another school my father took care of me, he said he was sorry that he didn't took care of his daughter. But he's still busy with work so almost every day, Plue would be my only companion. But after a year Plue suddenly got sick. He doesn't eat much like usual. He's not that energetic anymore. And just like mom, he died during a thunder storm." Lucy clenched her fist and cried.

"Why do it have to take my mom and Plue? Why them? I hate it! I feared that it will take another precious life from this world." Lucy said burying hear head on her hands.

Gray looked at Lucy with concern. "You know what? Now that I think about it. It took my parents as well."

Lucy looked at Gray with wide eyes. "But I'm not afraid of it because I believe that whenever it takes away something, it will always give something in return."

Gray turned to Lucy and smiled. Lucy hugged Gray again and cried. Gray let her cry on his shoulder and he put his one hand on Lucy's head and patted it.

Minutes later, Lucy stopped crying.

"Hey Gray? How did you know that I'm here?" Lucy asked.

"Levy told me to go here to help you with some works." Gray said.

(Silence)

"Lucy, look! The thunder stopped..." Gray said but he didn't get any reaction. When he looked down she saw Lucy's sleeping face covered with tears.

"I'm sorry for asking you that question..." Gray said wiping Lucy's tears.

Soon after, he felt sleepy as well. He didn't notice but he fell asleep; his head on hers.

..ooOoo..

"That's all, you three can go back now." Principal Makarov said to the ladies.

"Good day to you, Principal" The three said simultaneously and bowed to show respect.

The three went out the office and Levy ran, leaving the two girls behind.

"Levy!" Erza yelled.

"Sorry but I need to go to the council room quick!" Levy said.

"Why? We are going there as well so let's go there together." Lisanna asked.

"Uhm, but I really needed to hurry. Sorry guys." And with that Levy ran.

"What's up with her?" Erza asked.

Lisanna shrug.

..ooOoo..

"Lu-chan!" Levy opened the door with full force, and noticed that Gray and Lucy are sleeping with their hands wrapped around one another. Gray and Lu-chan are sleeping with their hands wrapped around one another? Levy yelled in her mind.

She smiled. "Good for you Lu-chan...wait souvenir." She took her phone out and took a picture.

(Click)

I'm sure Lu-chan will like this. She smiled at the thought.

Levy then heard footstep and remembered that Erza and Lisanna are still coming to the council room so she stood up and went out to see if it was really them.

Levy saw that they're coming closer and the two are still sleeping together peacefully. She doesn't want anyone to know about Lucy and Gray so she yelled.

"HEY ERZA, LISANNA!"

Gray and Lucy both woke up by Levy's voice.

Lucy opened her eyes and realized that she was sleeping on Gray's shoulder and the latter noticed the same thing. When they looked at each other, they both blushed and realizing that they're still hugging they both jumped and distanced themselves from one another.

"Levy, is something wrong with you?" Erza asked.

"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ERZA? I'M TOTALLY FINE!" Levy said nervously laughing and emphasizing Erza's name so that Lucy and Gray will hear it. Thankfully they did.

Erza arched an eyebrow to show confusion.

"If you say so."

By the time Erza and Lisanna went inside, Lucy and Gray are now apart. Lucy is doing the work that she is left with and Gray is about to go out until...

"Gray, I thought you went home already?" Lisanna asked.

"Huh? Uh, well, I just..." Gray said.

"He just handed me something!" Lucy answered for him.

"Yea. I handed her something?" Gray repeated.

"Really?"

"Yea. I'm going now so bye." Gray said and quickly went out of sight of Erza.

"Lucy have you finished the work?" Erza asked.

"Huh? Uh, no. I'm sorry." Lucy said apologetically.

Erza smiled. "It's alright. I'll do the rest you can go home now."

"But..."

"I said it's alright..." Erza insisted.

Lucy smiled at her and nodded.

"Well then, I'll go first. Bye guys. See you tomorrow." Lucy waved goodbye.

..ooOoo..

She was at Fairytail's main door when she rummaged her bag for her umbrella, but found out that she had left her it at home. "I forgot my umbrella. How am I going home now?"She said out loud.

"You should bring your umbrella to school every day you know." Said the suave voice behind her. She looked back.

"Gray?"

"Hey there, Ms. Scaredy-cat!" Gray teased and smirked.

"Stop calling me that! And go home already!" she said annoyed.

"Oh? That's too bad. I thought of sharing my umbrella with you but I guess you don't want to. Well, see you then." Gray started walking out until...

"Wait!" He looked back to see a blushing Lucy.

"What?" said Gray with a smug looking face.

"A-Are you really going to leave me here alone?"

"Well, you were the one that told me to go home already."

"If I asked, will you share it with me?"

Gray looked at her and she was thinking that Gray doesn't want to share it. "It's alright if you don't-"

"Alright.."

Lucy looked at Gray and smiled "...but on one condition!"

Lucy tilted her head slightly and furrowed her eyebrows and asked "What is it?"

Gray smirked.

..ooOoo..

Hey Guys! So how do you like it?

WOHOHO! As you can see! I like Loke as well! So there you have it! It's a love triangle! :) I'm so bad aren't I? Well, you can't blame me for loving the flirtatious attitude of Loke...I'm actually a big fan of LoLu as well... let's just wait and see what will going to happen in the next chapters of this story, and don't worry because this IS a GraLu fanfic!

The song 'Because I Have You' is actually 'Kimi ga iru kara' you know, the 4th ending song of Fairytail. It's just the English lyrics of the song, you could say the English version, :)

I was thinking if I could split the chapter in half but I thought in the last minute not to, so there! :) Is it boring? Hope not! :)

A/N: HELP ME! I'm so troubled right now! I don't know what to do about the trip! Please help me! I need some ideas for the upcoming trip and about the activities that they will do at camp basanova! PM me some of your thoughts, ideas, or suggestions. I'm experiencing a major writers block (exaggerated much? :D). Now I know what it feels like.

Again PM me your suggestions and we will talk about it in private. I'll be forever grateful to you guys! Please help Ok?

Ja'ne