"Gray!" Natsu yelled. "I need another drink!"

Gray rolled his eyes and brought another spicy hot chocolate out to the pinkette. Every few days, his parents would ask him to help out at the cafe. His friends always felt the need to show up and tease him.

"Thank you, Twinkle Toes," Natsu laughed. All the guys laughed with him.

"Come on, I'm just wearing an apron," Gray said, crossing his arms. He did not see what was funny about a plain black apron.

"It's pretty funny," Gajeel laughed. Gray rolled his eyes and took the empty plates and cups off their table. He heard laughing behind him.

"Mom, it's not funny," Gray whined, walking towards the kitchen.

"Go wash the dishes," Ur said, containing her laughter. She set a rag on his head.

"Yes, Mom," he said, pushing the door to the back open. His dad was standing there, smirking. "You're wearing the same apron, so I don't want to hear it."

"Don't worry," his father, Jason, laughed. "It's just funny how all your friends pick on you. Say, which one is your girlfriend?"

"Dad, we've been over this," Gray said, setting the dishes in the sink. He turned the water on and started washing them. "Lisanna is dating Natsu, Erza likes Jellal, Mira is after some guy named Freed, I just know Cana likes Loke, and Levy likes Gajeel. Oh, and Wendy has been talking to this boy named Romeo."

"That doesn't mean you can't like one of them," Jason said, nudging his son's shoulder. "I'm just teasing you. Besides, I can't see you with any of them."

"Oh?" Gray asked. "Then who can you see me with?"

"Hmm," Jason hummed. He grabbed a towel and started drying dishes. "I think she would be blonde, but not the stereotypical. She would be smart, you know? She have a huge chest, but you wouldn't care if she didn't. Definitely short."

"Dad," Gray said skeptically. "You better not be describing a particular person."

"Oh, what was her name?" Jason asked. "Lilly? Laughy? Lally? Lilifer?"

"Lucy," Gray said. He drained the water in the sink. After drying his hands, he turned around to lean against the counter.

"Lucy! That's it! What happened to her?" Jason could see that they both had a connection that day she came to the cafe. He thought for sure she would come back, though.

"It doesn't matter," Gray snapped. He saw Ur put an order slip at the small window, so he swiftly went over there. He read the paper and went to make the drinks.

"What, did she reject you?" Jason asked. He noticed Gray's change in mood. "She was probably just being modest. I saw how she looked at you."

"You just don't get it," Gray said. He all but slammed the drinks on the window counter. He turned back around and glared at his father. "I can't reach her. She's different, and I can't change that. No matter how much I want to be with her, I can't."

"If she's different, that just makes her special," Jason said. He looked straight at Gray. "And you don't let someone special slip, no matter what."

"Not that kind of different, Dad," Gray said sadly. "Besides, she left two weeks ago. She's gone."

"She left? And you just let her leave?"

"I couldn't stop her." Gray clenched his fists. "Nothing I say can ever change anything."

"Then you get her back." Jason put his hands in his pockets. He felt an envelope and pulled it out. "I almost forgot. This came for you this morning. There wasn't a return address, so I don't know who it is from, but here you go." He handed the letter to Gray.

Gray stared at the paper. His name and address were written in decorative writing. He carefully opened the envelope. Inside was a single sheet of paper. He quickly skimmed through it. By the end of the letter, his hands were shaking. He took a deep breath.

"No matter what, huh?" Gray asked. He ripped the paper in half. "We are just too different." He let the paper and envelope drop to the floor on his way out of the room.

Jason sighed and ran a hand through his white hair. He bent down and picked up the paper. He put both halves back together. It was an acceptance letter into the DPA. He smiled faintly. He leaned over the window. Ur walked over and smiled.

"What's up?" she asked.

"Gray is going on a little trip, okay?" he asked. He set the paper down. "Tell him to go home and pack."

"Chasing after the girl," she laughed. "Why does this sound familiar?"

"Hey, I couldn't let you move to Fiore alone, could I?" he laughed along.

"The Fullbuster blood. It's a blessing and a curse," she sighed.

X

"Ugh, do I have to?" Lucy whined. She slumped into her seat.

"The future is always changing, isn't it?" Misa asked, skimming through the clipboard in her hands. "You haven't checked everyone in two years. It's important that you do."

"Fine," Lucy groaned.

"You've been back for two and a half weeks. I was suppose to make you do it the day you came back. Be grateful," Bosu said. "I have a meeting to attend to, so hurry up."

Lucy sighed and walked over to Bosu. She kissed him only a few seconds. "Still old age," she said. It was so weird kissing your boss.

"I'll start sending teams in," he said. He cleared his throat and left the room.

"Might as well get it over with, right?" Misa asked. Lucy nodded and kissed her. She saw a plane crashing. She reached over to the table and grabbed a pen and paper. She started scribbling on it. She had to let Misa go for air. She panted and looked at the piece of paper. "God, Lucy, you could have kissed me a second time," Misa said, panting as well.

"Sorry," Lucy said, gasping for breath. They kissed at least five minutes. "I was looking for the plane name."

"You are getting better," Misa said. "You can search in your visions."

"Okay, go get Michelle and Dan," Lucy said. Misa nodded and left the room.

"Is it sad that I'm getting used to you kissing girls?" Laxus asked. He was sitting in the corner of the room, tipping his chair back.

"Shut up," Lucy snapped. She looked at the paper. "Okay, come here." She set the paper down and looked to Laxus. He smirked and pulled her to him.

X

"So that should do it," Misa said, closing the door behind the last person.

"That wasn't that bad," Lucy said, wiping her face with a towel. It was only dinner time, meaning it only took four hours.

"A lot of teams are out," Misa said. She sat down at the conference table across from Lucy. "Bosu was going to send you out again, but I think he wants to have to wait for all the teams so you can check them."

"That's perfectly fine by me," Lucy said, stretching her arms across the table. A long break sounded pretty nice.

"Speaking of teams," Misa started. "I'm going to have a new one."

"Really?" Lucy asked, her face lighting up. "Who will it be?"

"Well Bosu was going to pull someone from the other division to join the newbie. I don't know a thing about him, except that he is with Bosu right now."

Knock Knock

"Oh, here they are," Misa said. She got up from her chair and walked to the door. She opened it wide and smiled at Bosu. She looked down to the person next to him and almost fainted.

"He says he knows about her, so get him checked," Bosu said, nudging the boy through the door. "I've got things to do. Get him a room when you're done." He shut the door and left.

"Hello, it's a pleasure to join," the newbie said with a smirk. He looked over to Lucy, who was staring back with wide eyes.

"NO!" she shrieked, jumping up. Her chair fell back and it the floor. The noise rang through the room. Her face turned beat red for more reasons than one.

"I think I'll leave you to it," Misa said, trying not to laugh. She waved and left the room as fast as possible.

"Why did you come here?" Lucy managed to croak out.

"Listen, I know all about you," Gray said, walking towards the blonde. She looked around the room nervously. He sat down in the seat next to her. "A wise man once told me that if you're different, it just means your special. And if someone is special, you don't let them get away. I let you get away, Lucy, but I'm not letting that happen again."

Lucy smiled and looked at her lap. "That was the most beautiful thing anyone's ever said to me," she said.

Gray lifted her chin up. "Don't you have a job to do?" he asked in a teasing voice. He watched a slight blush reach her cheeks.

"Yeah...I do," she said through a smile. She put a hand behind his head and pulled him closer. She stopped just as their lips were about to touch. They were both touching each other, and she didn't see any visions.

"I feel bad, because you can never kiss the one you love."

Lucy closed the gap between herself and Gray. She didn't see any sort of vision. Michelle was wrong. Michelle was wrong! She put her other hand to Gray's neck and leaned into the kiss. He smirked against her lips briefly. He was starting to think that a bunch of people were lucky, getting to kiss her. He did not understand what Lyon was complaining about. He held her closer and deepened the kiss.

From the other side of the door, Misa smiled.

So I think there will be fourteen chapters, possibly an epilogue. And if you noticed, I changed the genres...

Thank you to everyone who answered my poll, but I will not be using that as the next story, for two reasons. I came up with a new story idea and just fell in love with it. And three of the choices on the poll were pretty close, so I want to wait for it to become a more obvious choice.

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