Whahaha! This chapter is over 5000 words! Your wish is my command my dear reviewers! I'm so happy about the reviews I got last chapter!

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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.

Chapter 13 is out! Please enjoy!


CHAPTER 13: A night with your family.


"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.

"Stay here for the night. It looks like it won't stop anytime soon." Ur said as she looked outside.

"But…"

"?" Ur said clasping her hands together looking at Lucy with hopeful eyes.

"Uhm, but I need dad's permission before saying yes." Lucy said.

"Then we'll call him! What's his number?" Ur said rummaging her pockets to get her phone.

Lucy had second thoughts, but gave her dad's number to Ur. Ur dialled it and gave the phone to Lucy when she heard a ring on the other side of the line.

(Ring, Ring, Ring)

"Hello?" A husky voice said as he picked up his phone. It was Lucy's father, James that answered the call.

"Uhm, hello dad? This is Lucy…" Lucy said.

"Lucy! Where are you? It's already 6:30pm. I thought you were going home early?" James said in a rather angry voice but with a tone of concern in it.

"Sorry dad but it was raining hard and I forgot to bring my umbrella with me today and-" Lucy explained but was cut off.

"Where are you? Are you still at school? Wait for me there!" Her dad replied.

"Well about that…you see I'm not at school and-" Lucy was cut off, again.

"Then where are you?" Her dad asked getting impatient.

Ur saw Lucy struggling talking to her father so she snatched her phone on Lucy's hand and put it on her right ear when she heard James speak.

"Don't you know that there people worrying about you! I don't know what I will do if something bad happens to you!"Ur smiled hearing what James said but got a little sad for Lucy for not hearing what her father said.

"Long time no 'hear', James." Ur suddenly said.

"Who's this? Don't tell me you're a kidnapper? Where's Lucy!" James asked, more like commanded.

An angry chip appeared on Ur's head and twitch when she heard the commanding voice of James.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A KIDNAPPER YOU IDIOT!" Ur snapped.

Lucy was startled by Ur's sudden outburst. She never imagined anyone calling her father an idiot and never thought of the beautiful woman before her, the woman as nice as her, would be the one, not scared enough to call her father an idiot.

"Who are you? Don't tell me…Ur's is that you?"

Ur noticed Lucy's surprised face and composes herself and answered nicely to James.

"Yes. It's me Ur." Ur answered more calmly.

"Where are you now? I haven't heard anything from you these past few years. How've you been? And why is Lucy with you?" James asked one question after the other.

"One at a time! (Chuckle) I'm in my old house. I'm fine and Lucy's here because my son brought her here because they're soaking wet." Ur answered.

He brought me here huh? HE LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET OF PETE'S SAKE! Lucy yelled at her thought irritated as she remembered how Gray took his bag from her and ran away not even minding her.

"Your son? DON'T TELL ME HE'S LUCY'S BOYFRIEND!" James said a little louder that made Ur flinch.

"He told me they're not in a relationship, much to my dismay, and explained to me that Lucy forgot to bring her umbrella and offered to share his but a dash of wind blew and broke his umbrella leaving the two of them soaking wet. He invited her to come here to take a bath." Ur explained as she transferred the phone to her other ear.

"So is she alright? Is she sick?" James asked Ur with a concerned tone.

"She fine…" Ur said, looking at Lucy who is currently mumbling something, and continued "…don't worry. It's still raining outside and I told her to stay here for the night."

"What? But…"

"Just for tonight James. Don't worry I'll take care of her. Just like what I promised." Ur said earning Lucy's eyes. Ur smiled at her and she smiled back.

"…" James suddenly fell silent. Maybe remembering his dear wife.

"Alright…" He finally agreed.

"Don't worry about anything. I'll take care of her I promise."

"I know...You know what? She trusted you more than she trusts me…so I guess I should let you take care of my daughter; at least I know that you are the person that my wife trusted the most…" James said and Ur can tell that James is smiling.

"I'll do my best! Here's Lucy…" Ur said handing the phone to Lucy which the latter gladly accepted.

"Hello dad?" Lucy said.

"Lucy, be a good girl ok?" Her dad said. Lucy smiled and answered "Don't worry dad, I'll be a good girl to Aunt Ur."

"Alright. Good night Lucy. See you tomorrow..." James said almost pressing the end call when he heard his daughter said "Good night to you too dad…I love you!" Lucy pressed the end button and gave it to Ur.

Her dad on the other hand smiled at what his daughter said and put his phone back to his pockets and whispered I love you too, my little Lucy…

..ooOoo..

Lyon just woke up and noticed his LCD T.V was on and someone was on his couch. He squinted his eyes and saw a familiar black haired boy watching peacefully.

His room is just like Gray's except it has a different color. Instead of a dark blue, like Gray's, his is white with light algae green color.

"What are you doing here Gray? You have your own T.V and couch you know?" Lyon said, emphasizing the word 'own', as he walked to where his brother is.

"And wait did you use my shampoo?" Lyon exasperatedly asked as he smelled Gray's hair.

"Yep. But mom said to take a bath here for someone is using mine." Gray answered not removing his eyes on the screen.

"Is it Natsu or Loke?" Lyon asked sitting beside Gray.

"None of the two." Gray replied.

"Then who?"

"Better see it for yourself." Gray said.

Lyon stood up and walk out of his room towards Gray's. He peeked inside to see no one. (twitch) He walked back to his room, grabbed a pillow and throws it, with all his might, at Gray's direction.

"OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" Gray exclaimed.

"There's no one in your room idiot! So quit using my T.V and couch and go to your own room." Lyon glared. Gray sighed.

"Maybe she with mom!" Gray said turning to face the T.V again.

Lyon was on his way to take another pillow to be thrown at Gray when he realized something. "She?" he asked. "Yea, she…" Gray answered with a bored tone and not looking at his brother. Lyon jolted and runs to find his mom, intrigued by who 'she' was.

"MOM! WHERE ARE YOU?" Lyon yelled as he run through the hallway towards the kitchen. When he got there he saw a blonde haired girl, facing her back at him. He recognized her and asked "Lucy?"

Lucy turned her head to Lyon and smiled. "Hey Lyon!"

"Lyon! Why are you looking for- Do you know each other?" Ur asked the moment she heard Lyon asked her name and Lucy smiled at him. The two of them nod and said "Classmates."

Lucy was taking a sip from her cup of tea when Lyon looked at his mom and asked "Is she Gray's girlfriend?" Lyon nonchalantly said making Lucy sputters the tea after hearing it; Lucy's eyes widen and her cheek flushes in deep red as she shook her head vigorously indicating a 'no'.

"I'm afraid not…" Ur said in a rather sad tone.

"Then why is she here? I mean did Gray bring her here?" Lyon asked again in shock.

"Yes. But that's because of a little accident." Ur said and explained what happened to Gray and Lucy.

"Oh! So that's what happened." Lyon said.

"Excuse me, Aunt Ur, may I use the toilet?" Lucy asked.

Aunt? Lyon thought.

"Of course, dear. It's just on the left side of the dining room, the second door." Ur said as she points the dining room door.

"What?" Ur asked Lyon when she noticed him staring at her.

"Aunt?" Lyon asked as he furrowed his eyebrows.

"I told her to call me Aunt for she's my best friend's daughter." Ur explained. "What a small world huh?" Ur continued as she took a sip of her tea. Lyon nodded.

"Hey mom, is it true that Gray offered to share his umbrella to Lucy?" Lyon asked staring at the door where Lucy went.

"Uh-huh. Pretty interesting, ne?" Ur said smiling. Lyon smiled at the door and turned his head to his mother. "This is the first time I heard Gray being interested in a girl, well except for the girl he always dreams about. Lucy is something to make Gray like that. He's not even inviting Natsu or Loke to come over until now even if they're his so-called best friends but to think he would invite Lucy, who he knew for just maybe four days? That is something." Lyon said and silently praises the blonde girl.

"They know each other for only four days?" Ur asked in surprise. Lyon nodded. Ur smiled "You know what? Gray is changing back." She said.

"Yea. I guess it's all because of her." Lyon said as he eyed the door one more time.

"What are you two talking about?" a girl's voice said from behind.

"Oh nothing!" Lyon answered without even looking at the owner of the voice.

"Good evening sleepy head!" Ur greeted.

"But I heard you two! You were talking about something serious!" the girl said walking and taking a seat next to Lyon.

"Why aren't I always told about family issues? Like when Gray has someone he always dreams about and when he joined the council. And now this! Why am I always left out? The voice asked as she pouted her lips.

Right then Lucy came out of the bathroom and walked back to where Ur and Lyon were. When she got there she saw a familiar face "Ultear Senpai!" she said as she runs toward the said girl and hugged her. Ur and Lyon blinked they're eyes.

"Lucy? Why are you here?" Ultear asked as she furrowed her eyebrows.

"You know her?" Ur and Lyon asked Ultear.

"Yea. Didn't I tell you that I saved her from Laxus?" Ultear replied.

"Oh. So she the girl." Ur mumbled.

"Gray brought her here and she's staying here for the night." Lyon said.

"IS SHE GRAY'S GIRLFRIEND?" Ultear asked looking surprised as ever.

"I heard that! And NO she NOT my girlfriend." Gray said from behind approaching his family.

Why does everybody thinks that I'm Gray's girlfriend? Lucy thought as her face flushed.

"She's not?" Ultear asked Gray then turned to Lucy and asked "You're not?" Gray and Lucy sighed and shook their heads simultaneously.

Ur stands up and went to turn off the stove. She took the pot and put it in a placemat. She took a plate and put some of the cooked food in it as she heard Ultear said "Such a bummer." Ur nodded in agreement.

"Ok let's eat!" Ur said as she took the plate in her hands and walked towards the dining area. Lyon, Gray and Lucy nodded while Ultear said 'Ok' in a depressing tone.

After dinner…

Lyon and Gray went to their room leaving Ur, Ultear and Lucy cleaning the table and washing the dishes.

"Ultear let Lucy sleep with you, alright?" Ur said to Ultear while washing the dishes. The latter nodded but Lucy shook her head with her hands and said "N-No! It's ok. I'll just sleep in the living room!"

Ultear looked at Lucy with a frown and said "Don't you want to sleep with me?"

"I-It's not that! I just thought that I'll be a interrupting your privacy." Lucy explained.

"What are you saying? And what privacy are you talking about? I want you to sleep with me, Ok? Especially now that mom told me that you're the daughter of her best friend, Aunt Layla. I want to have a girl talk with you! How come I've never seen you as a little girl?" Ultear said and suddenly her eyes wandered at Lucy's clothes and frowned. "And wait is that what I think it is?" Ultear said pointing disgustingly at Lucy's dress.

"Huh?" Lucy said as she looked down. "I'm sorry I wore this without your permission!" Lucy said bowing down.

"Hey. You don't need to bow down to me you know. It's Ok I really hated that dress, in fact I hate dresses. But by the way it fits you, you look cuter!" Ultear said and smiled at Lucy.

Lucy smiled back "Thank you, Ultear Senpai!"

"Just call me Ultear-neechan. Come on let's go to my room and try my other dresses that I don't want to wear!" Ultear said with much sarcasm to convey her thought to her mom which earns her a pout from the latter. She then grabbed Lucy's wrist and dragged her to her room.

"Wait! What about helping Aunt Ur?" Lucy asked.

"Don't worry you two I'll take care of this! Go and have your 'girl talk'." Ur said with a smile. With that said the Ultear dragged Lucy on her room.

When they got there Ultear made Lucy sit on her bed using her two arms on Lucy's shoulders and pushed her down.

"Alright! I'll get straight to the point! Do you like Gray?" Ultear asked with a straight face. Lucy flinched and blushed. How can she read my mind? Am I going to tell her? Lucy thought. Ultear kept eyeing her. No! I'm not going to admit it! Especially to her! She's her brother for goodness sake!

"Well I like him…" Lucy said that makes Ultear squeal.

"KYAA! I knew it! You like him!" Ultear said in glee.

"Uhm, sorry to disappoint you, but I don't mean it like that…" Lucy said and Ultear stopped squealing.

"What?" She asked as she tilted her head a bit.

"Uhm, I like him but only as a friend…" Lucy said as she looked at the floor. I lied again… She though.

"Liar!" Ultear said as she squinted her eyes. "I can see right through you, you know…" She continued.

"W-w-what are y-you s-saying?" Lucy stuttered as she blushed.

"See~?" Ultear said wiggling her eyebrow and smiled.

"N-no! H-he's just a friend! A-actually not quite…" Lucy said as she removed her gaze from the floor to the windows and looked outside. Her expression changes from being flushed to a sad looking face. Ultear saw her quick change of emotion and listened to what Lucy's going to say next.

"…We only met four days ago. And I doubt that he's considering me as a friend." Lucy continued.

"Then why would he invite you here if you're not?" Ultear said. Lucy looked turned her head to Ultear to see her smiling face.

"Maybe he's just that kind of person…" Lucy stated.

"Oh believe me! He's not!" Ultear said. Lucy kept silent, for not knowing what to answer.

"You know what? You're the first girl that Gray-" Ultear was cut off by Gray who suddenly opened the door without even knocking and said "Ultear…Mom needs-"

"WHO SAID YOU CAN COME IN HERE? AND KNOCK IF YOU WANT SOMETHING YOU IDIOT! DON'T GO BARGING IN SOMEONE ELSE'S ROOM! YOU'RE DISTURBING MINE AND LUCY'S PRIVACY!" Ultear exclaimed cutting Gray's words by throwing a pillow right to his face that made him fall butt first. Ultear turns her eyes at Lucy. Mixtures of shock and horror can be seen in Lucy's pretty face. "Gray…" Lucy mumbles in worry.

"THAT HURT'S!" Gray said and glared at his sister while rubbing his soaring butt.

"Why are you here?" Ultear said in a much calmer voice to not scare their guest anymore.

"Che~ Mom needs you. She said she's sorry for disturbing your 'girl talk'." Gray sarcastically said while standing up.

"Alright I'll be right there. Stay here with Lucy, make our guest feel comfortable while she's here." Ultear said while walking towards the door and pulling Gray inside as she went outside and closed the door. Lucy on the other hand blushed.

"I didn't even agree to this!" Gray said.

"Just keep her company! And don't forget that she's your guest!" Ultear answered. Gray groaned in frustration and looked over at Lucy.

"You can go now if you like…I'll be alright by myself." Lucy said as she looked down.

"Do you think it will be alright to leave you alone knowing that my sister ordered me to stay here and keep my guest company?" Gray asked walking towards Lucy. Lucy flushed.

"U-Uhm, Y-yea?" Lucy answered.

"Didn't you see what happened earlier?" Gray asked as he bent down putting his hands on Lucy's both sides trapping her on the bed; their face inches apart. Lucy, of course, blushed at their close proximity. She can't even answer.

"She will kill me if I'm not going to follow her orders." Gray said keeping their close distance.

"B-But s-she can't be that b-bad, r-right?" Lucy stutters.

"Oh but you don't know what my sister is capable of doing. She can be as scary as Erza, maybe much scarier." Gray said as he straightened his back and walked toward the couch. He took the remote control and sat down.

"R-really?" Lucy said as she looked at Gray. It can be noticed that she's shivering in her thoughts. Gray smirked as he turned on the T.V; he had to tease her more.

"Yep. So I'm telling you: whatever you do, keep out of her bad side." Gray threatened. He heard her mumbling something and he is sure that she's frightened right now until she speaks again.

"Maybe to you, but to me she's kind and caring and I know she loves her family so much. And if she's like Erza then I'll be glad that I have another person to call as Big sister who's going to protect me." Lucy said as she smiles.

Gray was looking at the T.V screen but not really watching. He was listening to Lucy. He smiled but removes it as he looked at Lucy. "Protect? What are you a baby?" he said then looked at the screen again.

(PFFF)

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR? DID YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT A PILLOW WAS THROWN AT ME?" Gray yelled as he creased his face.

"You deserve it! Why are you always insulting me? Why are you always calling me names?" Lucy fumed.

Gray was taken aback but he didn't show it.

"Because you're always so serious!" He said.

Lucy stiffens. She realized that she always like this whenever Gray is around. I should act normal! Lucy thought.

"S-sorry about that..." Lucy said.

"About what? The pillow?" Gray asked.

"No! You deserve the pillow! I was talking about being serious!" Lucy stated which made Gray glared at her. Lucy smiled in return.

"I'll get you for that someday..." Gray mumbles.

"What?" Lucy asked as she walked to sit beside Gray.

"Why are you here?" Gray asked, still glaring, when Lucy sat beside him.

"Because~ you invited me to come here?" Now it's Lucy's time to tease back.

"Not that! I mean why are you here, like here, beside me?" Gray said as gesturing his hand for Lucy to understand. But of course, like what I've said earlier, it's her time to tease.

"Because~ Ultear-neechan said that you'll have to make me company?" Lucy said smiling in her thoughts.

"Are you making fun of me?" Gray said and glared which Lucy just shrugs off.

"Look who's serious now?" Lucy said as she looked at the screen. "What are you watching?" She asked. Gray looked at the screen and smirked; he didn't answer Lucy's question.

"Hey I asked what- KYAAAAA!" Lucy shrieked and moves closer to Gray as she hid her scared face on her palms.

"HAHAHAHA! You're really a scardy-cat! HAHAHAHA!" Gray said in between laughs. He's laughing hard while pounding his knees with his fist and clutching his stomach.

"You're a meanie..." Lucy said almost crying. Gray looked at her and saw tears in the corner of her eyes threatening to fall.

"Hey...That was a joke...Ok I'm sorry...please stop crying? Mom and Ultear will hear you and-" Gray begged the girl and was cut off.

"Oh don't stop on my count..." a female voice said from the door.

Gray looked back and saw his sister glaring at him. "What did he do to you, Lucy?" Ultear asked as she walked to her.

Lucy looked at her and still crying. She does look scary. Lucy thought. She gulped and bit her lower lip in the process and asked herself, are you going to lie again, Lucy? Then she turned her gaze to Gray and notice how nervous he was while his sister is glaring at him. Lucy wiped her tears and Gray looked at her mumbling something like 'Don't tell her please or else I'll die.'

"I just got scared..." She said.

"And Gray scared you, right?" Ultear asked as if she knows it.

Gray was shaking his head as Lucy sighed. I guess I am.

"N-no he didn't...in fact he comforted me when I got scared..." Lucy said as she looked at Ultear. Gray looked at her in shock.

Why didn't she tell? Gray thought.

"...the only thing he did was for not telling me that he was watching a scary movie, then I shrieked when a ghost suddenly appeared, that was when he comforted me. Sorry for worrying you over nothing. I'm alright now, so don't worry." Lucy said a faked a smile at Ultear.

"Alright if that's what you said. But remember, if this guy..." Ultear said as she pokes Gray's head and continued "...did something to you don't hesitate to tell me, alright?" Lucy nodded.

"Alright. I'll come back later. If you want to sleep, then go sleep on the bed and not on the couch, Ok?" Ultear said and smiled.

"O-Ok..." Lucy said and smiled back. Lucy was happy that Ultear is treating her like a little sister and remembered something. Maybe I am still a baby.

Ultear went back in what she was doing while Gray and Lucy were alone again.

(Silence)

"Why didn't you tell?" Gray asked after a long silence.

Lucy stands up and walks toward the bed as she says in a soft voice "I owe you something, I was just repaying you."

"Oh..." Gray said and just sits at the couch.

"I'm going to sleep now so, you can go." Lucy said as she sat down.

"I'm sorry..." Gray said as he looked down his feet.

"Huh?" Lucy said.

"It's just, you're always serious and you smile when you're with others but when with me..."

It takes time for it to register in Lucy's mind, she smiled and giggles.

"Don't get the wrong idea alright! I'm just thinking that maybe it's because you're still mad at what I did before...that's why you're always serious around me..." Gray said and blushed and earns another giggle from Lucy.

"WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT?" Gray asked turned his head to Lucy.

"I'm not mad anymore. I'm serious around you because you're always teasing me and I always got annoyed."

"I teased you because I want to see you...never mind..." Gray said cutting off his own words.

"What?" She asked.

"I said 'Thank you'...for not telling her..." Gray said and flushed when Lucy smiled at him.

"That's not what you said earlier!" Lucy said.

"You're becoming deaf you know! I told you I said 'Thank you!'" Gray said quickly.

"O-k? Now were even!" Lucy stated.

"Huh?" Gray snapped his head at her.

"Didn't I tell you that I still owe you something? The Laxus incident? I'm just telling you that now we're even!" Lucy explained as she crossed her arms.

"Oh that!"

(Silence)

"Hey Gray?" Lucy said.

"What?"

"We're friends now right?" Lucy said shyly.

Gray looked at her flushed face and smiled, "I should be the one asking you that."

"Well, I'm considering you one...I just don't know if you think of me that way as well." Lucy said as she smiled weakly.

"If you think of it that way then maybe yes, maybe we are friends." Gray answered the previous question. Lucy's smile widen.

"Well I'm going to sleep now! Good night Gray! See you tomorrow!" Lucy said waving her hands at Gray as she lied down and shut her eyes closed.

Gray smiled and got up. He walked out the door and closed it while saying "Good night and sweet dreams...See you tomorrow...and thank you, Lucy..."

Lucy heard it even if it's faint sound. She smiled hearing it and drifted to sleep. He's my friend after all...

..ooOoo..


Hey guys! so what can you say about this chapter? Tell me all about it, 'kay?

So this chapter is actually part of the 'Meet my mom' but when I looked at how many words that I typed I saw 6000 words up! so I decided to cut it in half, and here you have the second part which I titled 'a night with your family'.

I really hoped you enjoyed this! Thanks for reading!

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