Wow! I updated fast! You know I forgot to tell the what the next chapter will be! I'm sorry for that! Though I'm glad that you all like my story! :)
So what was Gray's condition? Well, read it and you'll find out that, oh just read it! hahahah Oh, this chapter is only over 3000 words,, sorry about that,, this is actually a long chapter but I cut it in two so that it won't be that boring to read,,hehe
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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.
Here's Chapter 12! Enjoy! :)
CHAPTER 12: Meet my Mom
"A-Are you really going to leave here me 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. Lucy thought that Gray doesn't want to share it and started talking again "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.
"Carry my bag for me!" Gray mocked.
"Huh?"
"Don't 'Huh?' me. I said carry my bag for me!" Gray repeated.
"Are you serious?" Lucy asked.
"Do you think I'm joking? My shoulder hurts because your head is so heavy you know." Gray said while holding his shoulder and circling his arm and having a painful expression on his face.
Lucy's mouth widen "Unbelievable! How could you say that?"
Gray just shrug "So are you gonna do it or I'll leave you alone?"
...
"I hate you!" Lucy said irritated.
"I know." Gray said smiling at his victory.
Why am I carrying his bag for him? Why did I even agree to this, this, this creature! Uhg! Lucy scolded herself.
The rain suddenly poured harder again and they walked faster. The wind blew so hard that it broke Gray's umbrella.
"WHY DID YOU BREAK IT?" Lucy yelled.
"WHY ARE YOU BLAMING ME? BLAME THE WIND! DAMMIT!" Gray yelled back.
"YOU'RE THE ONE HOLDING IT! OF COURSE I'LL BLAME YOU! THE WIND IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON TO BE BLAMED! IDIOT! AND WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME?"
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO STARTED IT!"
"Hey! This is not really the time to be fighting you know." An old lady yelled from inside her house.
Then the two looked at the lady and noticed that they're soaking wet. They looked at each other and sighed.
"My place is just around the corner. Wanna come by?" Gray asked.
"Is there another option?" Lucy asked.
Gray stared at her for a moment then said "Yea, stay here!" taking his bag from Lucy and ran towards his house.
Lucy's mouth widens. She can't believe the guy leaving her behind like that. "What a gentleman you are!" but Gray didn't look back. "Hey wait for me!" Lucy yelled following Gray. Gray just smiled.
...
They we're panting when they got there.
"I thought you wanna stay there? Why are you here?" Gray teased again.
Lucy punched Gray's shoulder. "OW! Hey that hurts!"
"You deserve it! Mr. Leaving-a-soaking-wet-girl-in-the-middle-of-the-street!" Lucy said glaring. Gray glared back. Lucy rolled her eyes.
"By the way, is this where you live? Why is it in the middle of nowhere?" Lucy said in amazement.
"It's not in the "middle of nowhere"..." Gray said putting air quotes around what he said and continued "It's called a backyard." He started rummaging his pockets seemingly looking for something.
"Woods? For a backyard? It's so big!" Lucy said in amazement.
Gray rolled his eyes as he take the house keys out of his pants pocket, opened the door and revealed a beautiful woman. "I was right; there is someone at the door."
"Hi mom!" Gray said casually.
Mom? I thought his parents are dead? Lucy thought.
"Welcome home!" She said. Gray stepped inside and noticed Lucy didn't come in after him.
"Don't you wanna come in?" Gray asked.
"Huh? Uhm yea..." Lucy said shyly as she walked in.
"Oh! I see, we have a visitor...?" Ur said. When she saw Lucy her eyes widen.
"Good Afternoon Ma'am." Lucy greeted.
"..." Ur just stared at her.
Lucy felt uncomfortable at the gaze and Gray noticed it.
"Mom!" Gray said.
"Huh?" Ur said snapping her thoughts away when she saw Gray motioning his head towards Lucy. She finally got what he's saying and greeted Lucy back.
"Uhm, g-good afternoon to you too." She managed to say.
She turned to Gray and asked "Is she your girlfriend?"
Gray and Lucy blushed.
"Mom!" Gray yelled and Lucy just shook her head rapidly.
"Oh! I see!" She said smiling ignoring Gray in the process. "What's your name dear?" She said looking at Lucy.
"Uhm, L-Lucy Heartfilia!" Lucy said still blushing. Ur's smile faded again and stared at Lucy with disbelief.
"Heartfilia? You mean you're the daughter of James Heartfilia?" She said shocked.
"Uhm, y-yes..." Lucy said embarrassed.
"Huh?" Is all Gray can say.
"I knew it! The sole heiress of Thee Heartfilia estate. I can't believe it! I can't believe that you've grown as beautiful as your mother!" Ur said smiling sweetly at Lucy.
"You know my mother?" Lucy asked.
Ur nodded. "Yes. I'm her best friend, Ur Fullbuster."
"Huh? Uhm, could you tell me what's happening here?" Gray questioned them.
"My Mom's...best friend?" Lucy said totally ignoring Gray.
"Yes. But before you get excited about anything take a shower first. I don't want any of you to catch cold. So go up stairs and wash yourselves up alright?"
Gray and Lucy nodded.
"Where's Lyon and Ultear?" Gray asked.
"Sleeping. Gray, let Lucy use your bathroom and take a bath on Lyon's room." Ur said taking a towel to dry Lucy and Gray up.
"Ok.."
"I'll get you some clothes from Ultear's room alright?."
"Uhm, yes..." Lucy said.
...
Gray showed Lucy his room. Gray pushes the door open and flicks the light switch, revealing his room. It was a typical one for an affluent teen. Affluent teen? He is rich! Lucy thought. On the right side of the room you will see a long sofa in front of a flat screen T.V hanging nicely on the wall, and a desktop computer on the right side of the T.V. On the left side of the room you will see a king sized bed on top of a well vacuumed carpet with bedside tables on both sides. On the left are his alarm clock and a photo frame and on the right is a lamp. His room was well conditioned. His room is dark blue in color, like an ice. It's a tidy room for a boy with such attitude but you'll never know. He might be a cold hearted person, but sometimes if you dig a little deeper, you'll find out that he's not that bad of a person. He cared for his family, and friends. That's the kind of atmosphere that you will feel when you enter his room; it looks cold but it felt warm, like its owner.
Lucy is in the middle of admiring Gray's room when Gray called her. "This is the bathroom."
Lucy turned to see Gray opening the door of the bathroom and flicking the light switch on. Lucy walked towards the room and looked inside. "Pretty nice." She mumbled in amazement.
"I'll be in the next room. Mom will probably be here in a minute to give you the clothes." Gray said as he walked out of his room leaving Lucy.
"Thanks Gray..." Lucy said and smiled. She entered the bathroom and took a quick shower.
Meanwhile in Lyon's room...
Lyon is sleeping soundly at his bed. It was raining so sleeping is the best thing to do at a time like this. Gray knocked but got no response so he went inside; thankfully the door is not locked. He went inside and found Lyon sleeping. He walked towards the bathroom while saying, "Hey Lyon, I'm going to use your bathroom 'kay?" and he only got a faint grunt in response so he walked inside the bathroom. He was about to close the door when he remembered something very, very important; so he popped his head out and said, "And I'm going to use your shampoo alright?" Yes, it's a very important thing, for Lyon, using his stuff without permission is like committing the seven deadly sins. And a shampoo is no exception. Again Gray got a faint grunt in response. "I'll take that as a yes" He said; closed the door and took a shower.
...
After some time Lucy heard a knock. "Lucy? Here, I've got you some clothes." It was Ur. Lucy, who was waiting inside the bathroom, answered "Oh? Alright. I'll come out now."
She walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her. Ur looked at her and smiled. "Here, look!" Ur said as she handed Lucy the dress. It was a purple, spaghetti, knee-length dress with a darker purple strand as the strap.
"I bought this for Ultear two years ago. It's just a simple dress but she doesn't want to wear it. She said that it doesn't suit her personality. But I still kept it; maybe I have instincts that this day would come that I would be able to see a beautiful girl, such as yourself, to wear this." Ur said as she smiled.
Lucy smiled back "Thank you."
She wore the dress and it fit her well. Ur's eyes sparkled with joy. "It suits you well!" She said.
"Yea, thankfully." Lucy said.
Ur stared at her.
"You really look like her." Ur said as Lucy was walking towards her.
"My Mom?" Lucy asked.
"Yes." Ur said as she sat at the edge of Gray's bed. She patted the bed gesturing Lucy to sit beside her. Lucy, understanding what Ur is trying to say, sat beside her.
"I'm so glad to see you again, Lucy." Ur said stoking Lucy's hair.
"Again?" Lucy asked as she looks at Ur.
"I guess you don't remember huh? I'm always looking after you whenever your mother and father aren't around you know." Ur said and chuckled.
"Really? But I don't remember it?" Lucy said as she furrowed her eyebrows.
"Well you were so little back then." Ur said.
"..."
Ur looked at Lucy that seemed to be remembering her. Ur smiled and a flash of memory runs through her mind; her and Layla's time together.
"Can I hug you?" Ur asked. Lucy looked at her and saw the sadness on her face.
"Uhm, o-of course..." Lucy said. Ur hugged Lucy ever so tightly.
'Ur! Let's Play!', 'Ur! You shouldn't do that! That's dangerous!', ' Ur! Let's sleep at my house tonight!', 'Ur, it's not like that! It should be like this.', 'Ur! I'm getting married.', 'Ur, I'm pregnant...', ' Ur, look at my dear Lucy...isn't she wonderful?', 'Ur, could you take care of Lucy for now, James and I needs to go somewhere.'. Ur remembered. These are few of the many memories she had with Layla; the best, the dearest, the most cherished.
FLASHBACK
'U-Ur...this is m-my last wish...p-please, t-take care of L-Lucy. P-promise me...' Layla said lying on one of the beds on the hospital.
'What are you saying? It's not like you will die now you know. You're much stronger than that. And besides, no one can ever take better care of their children but their mother.' Ur said encouraging her best friend to never give up.
'J-Just promise me...' Layla said. She was pale. Her eyes looks like it will close any minute.
'Why are you saying that? You're going to survive! Don't give up, idiot!' Ur yelled. Layla smiled.
'D-Do you know w-why I asked you this a-and not my h-husband?' Layla struggled to say but still kept on going.
'Stop speaking!' Ur said.
'B-Because, even t-though I trust m-my husband, I know t-that I can t-trust you more...' Layla said.
'I said stop it...' Ur cried.
'I-I know y-you would k-keep your p-promise...y-you didn't break any promise y-you made to me, r-right? So I know t-that you wouldn't b-break this last one, right?' Layla continued.
'Layla...please stop...' Ur cried more.
'Don't c-cry...y-you know that I d-don't want to s-see you cry, right?' Layla said and smiled as her hand reached Ur's cheeks to wipe her tears.
'Layla, alright I promise! Ok. Now stop speaking and rest!' Ur commanded.
'I k-know you would do it...t-thank y-you...Ur...' Layla said as she wiped Ur's tears. Layla's eyes closed and at the same time her hand fell from Ur's cheek.
'Layla?'
'...'
'Layla?' Ur said a little louder.
'...'
'Hey! Layla! Don't do this!' Ur said as she shook Layla.
'...'
'Layla!' Ur said louder as she pat Layla's cheek but still no movements.
'...' Ur's eyes tear up again as she looked at her best friend.
'LAYLA!' Ur yelled and hugged Layla's body.
The doctors came in and check any sign of life from Layla. He looked at Ur and shook his head a 'no'.
'No...No...You can't do this Layla! Please wake up! For the sake of your family! For the sake of Lucy! I will not call you an idiot anymore! Just please, please wake up...' Ur pleaded, but still not movement.
'Layla...' Ur said.
'LAYLA!' she hugged her dead body and cried. A few moments later James came in and saw Ur hugging Layla's body with tears damping her cheeks.
'What happened! What happened to Layla...' He asked as he moved closer to his wife.
Ur looked at James, her eyes was swelling from crying, and shook her head. 'She's gone...'
James' eyes widen. 'No...NO! LAYLA!' he cried.
He took Layla's body from Ur, and shook it to wake her up.
'James! Stop it! She gone!' Ur cried.
'LAYLA!' he cried.
...
Ur went out of the room but kept on crying. She saw Lucy sleeping peacefully on one of the seats. She walked towards the little girl and strokes her blonde hair. Lucy woke up to see Ur crying. 'Why are you crying?' she asked.
Ur hugged Lucy. 'I'm sorry...I'm really sorry Lucy...'
'What are you sorry for...' Little Lucy asked.
'I'll take care of you...I promise...' Ur cried more.
END OF FLASHBACK
"I'm sorry..." Ur said as her tears fall down her cheeks.
Lucy's eyes furrowed again. "Huh?"
"I promised...sob...I promised your mother...sob...but, but I broke it...the most important promise that she insisted...the first and last wish she made...I didn't...sob...I promised her that I would take care of you no matter what..." Ur said as she cried.
"But..." Lucy started "...you can still take care of me...can't you?"
Ur stopped crying and listened to Lucy.
"You didn't broke any promise...you were sorry for not taking care of me but you shouldn't be because, I'm still here. You can always take care of me anytime...I know mom...she wouldn't ask you something if she knows that you can't do it...she asked you to take care of me because she trusted you, am I right?" Lucy asked.
Ur broke the hug and looked at Lucy. She was smiling at her. Ur smiled back and said "How did you know that? I didn't even tell you that story yet."
"Well, she's my mom after all...even though we didn't have more time to spend together, I know my mom is kind and caring and never asked someone for help if she knows she could do it by herself, and I know that she will only ask someone who she trust to help her in times of need."
Ur stared at her. "You know her so well..."
Lucy smiled.
"I missed your mom so much..." Ur stated.
"Yea, me too."
"You know what?" Ur said as she wiped her cheeks.
"Hmm?"
"You're not just as beautiful as your mother..." Ur said as she hugged Lucy again.
"...you're just like her; kind and sweet."
...
Gray finished taking a bath. When he went outside he saw Lyon still sleeping peacefully. He sighed and went outside Lyon's room towards his.
He was outside the door of his room. He was about to open it but hesitated when he heard his mom crying. He didn't mean to listen to their conversation but he was curious as to why his mother is crying. He was concerned.
(Giggle)
He smiled when Lucy and Ur started to giggle and walked back in Lyon's room; forgetting as to why he went there in the first place.
...
As Lucy was being hugged by Ur, she suddenly felt the need to hug back. She felt safe, she felt like her own mother is hugging her through Ur's body.
"mom..." Lucy said as she closed her eyes and buried her face to Ur's shoulder.
They were like that for God knows how long, until Lucy saw a photo from the bedside table near the clock. She broke the hug and stared at it. It was a picture of little Gray with two other people beside him; a man and a woman smiling with him. Ur followed Lucy's gaze that leads her eyes on the photo of Gray with his parents.
"That's Gray's parents." Ur said.
Lucy looked at her and her face looked surprised.
"His parents?" Lucy asked as she looked at the photo again to see that Gray does looks like the woman and his hair looks like that of the man beside him.
"Gray is adopted..." Ur said.
"..." Lucy gasped and looked at Ur with disbelief.
"His father was my brother; I promised him that I would take care of his son when he and his wife were murdered."
Lucy puts her hands on her mouth.
"That's the time of your mother's burial. That's why I didn't look after you...I'm sorry..." Ur said as she looked down.
"N-No...you don't have to say sorry...It's only natural that you take care of him first for he is your nephew." Lucy said waving her hand at Ur.
(Silence)
"...Lucy..." Ur said as she looked at Lucy.
"Yes?"
"Call me Aunt Ur?"
"Huh? Uhm, well if you want to..."
"GREAT!" Ur exclaimed as she stood up and smiled brightly at Lucy.
Lucy jerked a little but then smiled afterwards.
"The rain hasn't stop yet so why not sleep here for tonight, eh?"
"...huh?" Lucy mumbles in disbelief.
..ooOoo..
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NEXT CHAPTER: A Night With Your Family
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