A/N: A lot of you thought that the girl was Erza or Juvia, but you are wrong both times. And for a few of you that said if it was Juvia she would be yelling "Gray-sama," I would not have that, for future reference. For those who watch the show Dubbed, I'll never use honorifics because it would confuse them.
I don't know why this bothers me, and I'm sorry if I'm being rude for freaking out over this, but I'm going to respond. A guest reviewed and said "Since the plot has an element of "us against the world", that is they are prohibited to meet, I expect Drama, Hurt/comfort, Angst, or Tragedy as one of the genres. But these were not listed." for part of what they said. To me, this came off as a flame and that person acting like they know EXACTLY how this story will go. For one, just to say, this story isn't that type of story. Secondly, you can only put two genres for a story. If you guys have read any of my other stories, you know that I never add extras in the summaries, even though there are others that fit well. I put romance because, well, there's romance? And I added family above anything else because Lucy met Gray because a family broke up, and I will be adding a lot of stuff in about that. Yes this is drama, but doesn't every story have drama? And this is in no way a tragedy!
Once again, sorry for blowing up like that, but, quite frankly, that pissed me off. I mean, can you please just let me write my story? I didn't even realize this story came off as a tragedy! Nothing about this is tragic, and I surely meant it to be that way. On purpose. Okay, my rant is over.
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Gray quickly grabbed Lucy's wrist. She dropped her cup as she was yanked from her chair. Gray froze the liquid from the cup before it hit the floor right before he ran out of the room. He shoved the blonde into the first room he saw. "Stay here a minute, okay?" he asked. She nodded, although very confused.
He ran back into the kitchen. Quickly throwing the frozen juice and cup into the sink. Just as he turned around, he was tackled to the ground. He sat up with a pink-cheeked brunette sitting on his lap. He could see from the corner of his eye the liquor bottle on his table.
"Gray!" she squealed happily, hugging him as if she would never get the chance again.
"Cana!" Gray chocked out. "Can't...breathe!" She let him go. Air filled his lungs.
"What are you doing here, anyways?" Lyon asked sourly, dumping her bottle down the drain. She clearly didn't need any more alcohol at the moment. He could smell her from across the room.
Cana looked over her shoulder at Lyon with a glare. "I came to see Gray, duh," she said with a normal tone, no sign of her being drunk. Lyon scoffed and rolled his eyes, clearly not happy with her little show. She glared at him briefly before looking back at Gray. "I hope you're at least happy to see me." She smiled and rubbed her nose against his.
Gray moved her hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead. "Of course I am. I just didn't expect you to come visit this early." He grabbed her waist so he could stand up without her falling.
Lyon glanced to the door across from the one leading out of the kitchen. "I'm going to go check on...something," he said, leaving the room.
"That was weird," Cana giggled. Since he finally left, she moved closing to Gray to properly kiss him in greeting.
Lyon sighed as he flicked the light on. He saw Lucy sitting stiffly on the couch in the room. "Sorry about that," he apologized, sitting down beside her. "Gray doesn't really want anyone to see you, so he had to hide you really fast."
Lucy looked down at her lap sadly. "Why does he want to hide me?" she asked in almost a whisper.
"It would just be easier on everyone," Lyon began to explain. "You don't seem to remember anything, and we obviously don't know anything about you. Finding out that you live here might cause some problems, especially since you aren't suppose to be here. We need to get you back to your family."
"Who's that girl?" Lucy asked, glancing out of the room. Lyon hadn't closed the door, so she had just the right angle to see into the kitchen. She saw Gray talking to a beautiful brunette. She blushed when she saw them kiss each other suddenly. Not a second later the door closed. She looked at Lyon with almost a startled expression.
Lyon ran a hand through his spiked-up hair. "That's Cana, Gray's girlfriend. She likes to randomly show up sometimes." He sighed as he sat down again. He didn't even understand his brother sometimes. He was dating Cana for almost two years. She had no clue that he was a Guardian. For a while he just took her to their little house they have for show, but after a year of them dating he showed her the mansion. He said that his mother and father were very rich and left behind a lot of money. Her father was pretty wealthy, too, so she completely believed him. The thing was, her father, Gildharts, was the past Fall Guardian. He obviously never told her, so she was probably told that he was a business manager. That's what Ur always told them until they found out about Guardians, at least.
So he's been dating Cana for a while. On top of getting an amazing and beautiful girlfriend, Gray has Juvia, as well. She was purely a no-strings-attached relationship. Cana didn't even know about Juvia. Juvia knew about Cana, of course. Juvia was completely in love with Gray, so he wouldn't want her rebelling against him and doing something to harm the seasons. That's exactly why relationships between the Guardians are forbidden. It was actually a chance thing that the two even started their make-shift relationship. They were both at this Guardians conference, got drunk, and inevitably had sex. A couple times after that they would spend some "time" together, but that's really only when they're both desperate. It wasn't even that often anymore. It all mainly happened before Cana came into the picture. Cana worked for a wine company, no surprise to anyone, so she traveled sometimes. That was about the only time Gray and Juvia got together. Cana just happened to get back from a month-long trip.
"Lyon?" Lucy asked, snapping him out of his thoughts. He nodded, showing her he was listening. "I kind of remember something."
"What is it?" Lyon asked. He was hoping it was something he could go by to help find her family.
"I remember...a guy." She squeezed her temples as if it would help her remember. "It's just all a blur, but I remember being around one a lot." She felt a jolt of pain shoot across her chest and she cried out. Her body was tingling clear to her toes. She looked out the window at the sun. She felt the pain again, as if her body was trying to get her to do something. Every day she used to absorb the sun's warmth and energy, but she didn't remember she had to. She wasn't around her Element, so her body was reacting to that. It's not like she knew that, though.
"Are you alright?" Lyon asked, putting his hand on her shoulder.
Lucy snapped her eyes opened. She hadn't even realized that she fell to her knees, gripping her chest. A gasp left her lips. She shook her head, tears in her eyes. She didn't understand where the pain was coming from. All the windows in Gray's mansion were frosted glass, so the sun couldn't properly reach her. She wasn't around nature at all being in the frozen palace.
Lyon wasn't sure what to do. "I-I'm getting Gray." He quickly went back into the kitchen. Gray and Cana were in their own world, kissing like they hadn't seen each other in ages. He didn't realize a month apart would make them miss each other that much. Then again, Cana actually did look pretty drunk and seemed to be the one enforcing the kiss. Lyon cleared his throat, drawing them apart. Cana glared at Lyon. They really did hate each other. "Gray, you need to help me."
"With what?" Gray asked almost angrily. In his opinion, he already saw his brother way too much. He just wanted to wait until Cana left, then go to town with Lucy. Lucy! "Did something happen to the, uh, heater again?"
"It is kind of cold in here," Cana said, completely agreeing with everything.
Lyon rolled his eyes. "Yes, now come on." He grabbed his brother's wrist and dragged him back to Lucy. He shut the door before Cana could even think about following.
"Lucy!" Gray gasped, dropping down beside her. She was fully crying now. "What's wrong? Does your chest hurt? We need to get you to a doctor!" He easily scooped her up into his arms.
"What about Cana?" Lyon asked. He really didn't need her seeing Lucy.
"Tell her..." Gray stopped to think. He looked down at Lucy. What would be a good excuse? "You know what? Tell her to go take a bath or something. Say I just need to run into town real quick."
Gray went outside, hoping Lyon would be able to convince Cana. He walked down the path, holding Lucy. His chest clenched at the sight of her crying for some reason. Maybe because she's just a little girl. Well, compared to him. He melts every time Wendy cries, so that must be it.
Looking down, Gray saw that Lucy fell asleep. He decided it was safe to take a little shortcut. He ran over to the little slide he made out of ice. It would be odd for a natural slide of ice, so he only used it when he was around people that knew of his powers. Sitting down, he pushed off, zipping down the mountain in just under a minute. He figured that he couldn't go into a normal hospital, since he didn't even know her last name, so he decided to go Wendy's. Her mother was a nurse, so she could help.
