How's it going dear reader :)? Please enjoy chapter two of my GraLu fanfic, 'Be Good'.
Want to know when I update and keep track of my work? Like my facebook page :)!
Link to page: On my about author page.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail or it's characters.
~Usagi Hana~
Chapter Two:
Reunited.
"Lucy, this is Gray." Lucy held tightly onto the hand that belonged to her mother, as did Gray to his. They both shyly stared at one another, Lucy slightly blushing, and Gray staring intently at her.
"She's ugly." Gray said, making Lucy jump in shock
"Now, Gray!" His mother tightened her grip on his tiny hand, warning him about his comment. "Lucy-chan's father is your father's boss, so by whatever means I want you to get along with her." His mother smiled softly at Lucy's mother, who seemed un-bothered by her son's comment.
"It's simply alright, children will be children." Lucy's mother was a kind woman, and was the reason why Lucy was born with such a cute face. Her mother looked like an older version of her, but her features were more defined. Her cheekbones made her entire face glow with pride, and if the wedding ring she wore in which the mighty Jude Heartfillia gave to her didn't add to that nobody knew what else would. "He's just a little shy is all."
"But mama!" Lucy was sobbing, clutching to the hem of her mother's skirt. "He's mean! I don't like him!"
Gray kicked his foot forward, making a 'che' sound out of sheer irritation. "I don't like you either piggy, I never wanna be friends with you!"
Gray's mother pulled on his hand even harder, making every possible blood vessel in his wrist very tight. "Gray, behave yourself now."
"These two are going to have such fun with each other, aren't they?" Lucy's mother chuckled at the two, reassuring Gray's mother once more that no damage had been done, to her atleast.
Gray's mother finally let down, and smiled back at the kind woman. "They sure are."
The classroom grew quiet as Gray's words began to sink in to each and every one of them.
"Hey... Do you have any idea what you're getting yourself into?" Gajeel glared at Gray, who was still standing in front of the classroom.
Gray shrugged in response, refusing to break eye contact with his 'future girlfriend'. Lucy still sat in shock, her hand nearly suffocating her now.
"Gray..." She felt herself deteriorating to her old, childish, self as tears began to form.
He smirked, and immediately sent a melodic tune down Lucy's heart strings.
"I don't know what I'm getting myself into. Her feelings might have changed over the past years, but mine sure haven't. Lucy, I-"
"Go away." Lucy cried. Memories of the pain Gray had caused her overwhelmed her, surely denying Gray of any chance he had at forgiveness. She then suddenly stood up, slamming her closed fist into her desk. "I don't know who you are. Leave me alone or I will file a report." Gray stood, wide-eyed and shocked, but slowly led his face at ease and his eyes pierced towards Lucy once more. "I-"
"Sorry everyone!" Natsu suddenly barged in, completely unaware of his atmosphere. "I had to go to the nurse before I...Whoa, what happened here?" Natsu then noticed the strained eye contact between Gray and Lucy. He put his hand on Gray's shoulder in a buddy manner, protecting his territory. "Listen here man, that chick is completely off limits. So whatever you do, don't go after what's mine."
"I am not your's!" Lucy argued.
"But you will be soon!"
"Natsu," Gray sneered, slapping Natsu's hand away. Shocked by the sudden use of his name, Natsu took a few steps back to study the person next to him.
"Gray?"
Gray nodded, and then dragged himself to the closest empty desk, ending the current scene.
"Today, class, I'd like to introduce our new Fiore Elementary friend. She's come all the way from America, and her father has paid a large donation for us to build a new library!" The teacher patted tiny Lucy's shoulders, while Lucy fiddled with her fingers timidly. "This is Lucy Heartfillia."
Lucy looked up towards her new classmates, and immediately locked her eyes with Gray's. Sitting next to Gray was another tiny boy with pink hair, who was earlier identified as child Natsu. "H-Hi everyone..." Lucy shyly tilted her head, and waved her hand in an awkward motion.
"Piggy."
Lucy jolted upward to react to Gray, but before she could Natsu yanked on Gray's tiny strands of hair.
"Ow! Natsu, why'd you do that?" Gray turned to face Natsu, whose face was camouflaging perfectly with his hair.
"S-She's n-n-not a p-pig..." Natsu turned to face Lucy, who stood in the front still shocked by the random stranger's actions. "S-she's very pretty, a-a-and she's going to be my friend!" Natsu stopped to take a deep breath, letting his face turn back to it's natural color. "A-A-And you're g-g-going t-to be n-nice to her!"
Gray grinned, knowing exactly why Natsu was acting the way he was. "Whatever you say, flame-head."
The bell rang, signalling the beginning of lunch. Lucy stood up alongside Mira-Jane and the others, and they all found their way into the school cafeteria.
"Why is everyone glaring at me...?" Lucy questioned, ducking her head to avoid any awkward eye contact.
"Word travels fast, my friend." Erza padded her skirt down as the girls stood in the lunch line.
"Or maybe they're just jealous of your beauty, Lucy?" Lucy scowled at the familiar voice and looked up to see the pink haired monster glaring down at her with a perverted look on his face. "Thanks for this morning, babe. It really turned me on." Natsu winked, making Lucy not want to eat anymore.
"I've had just about enough of you!" Lucy raised her hand, but Erza shielded her swing.
"Natsu, leave now." Erza's death stare shocked Natsu, but soon enough he retreated from wherever he came from. Soon the girls neared the lunch line selection, and after a few seconds of silence Levy finally spoke up.
"So Gajeel and I are official." Juvia's facial expression went sour, and soon Erza's was in perfect sync with her's,
"Juvia does not approve!"
"I don't either. Gajeel is not a smart choice for you, Levy.
"Juvia agrees! Levy-chan is trying to get away from her delinquent life, but Juvia thinks Gajeel will only keep Levy there!"
Lucy tilted her head and leaned against the wall they were standing next to. The line seemed to be taking an eternity. "You guys should just let her do whatever she wants." Mira-Jane nodded in agreement, wrapping one of her arms around Lucy's shoulders.
Juvia gasped, and Erza quickly turned to face a very irritated Lucy. "We just don't want Levy to end up on probation again, or worse." Erza shook her head, trying to get the horrible image of Levy locked in a cell out of her head.
"Don't worry about me guys, I can take care of myself." Levy was grateful, but she didn't want her friend's protecting her from something she had been desperately trying to get. "I've wanted this for such a long time, and after confessing 948 times Gajeel finally gave in. I'm just glad I don't have to continuously get rejected by him."
Juvia's eyes became watery and she reached to pat her best friend on the head. "Juvia is happy for you, Levy-chan."
Erza sighed in disbelief, but soon gave in to the hugging friends, and joined in their hug. "I'm happy for you too."
"Now how about we get some food in us?" Mira-Jane finally spoke up, her stomach roaring like a dragon as if on cue.
"Nobody likes you!" tiny Natsu shouted at a crying tiny Lucy. "You should just go back to the burger loving place you came from!"
"I'm sorry, Natsu-san!" Lucy's tears ran down her cheeks, and her snot dangled from one nostril. It was truly not a sight of a future heiress. "I didn't mean to break it!"
"Yes you did! You did it because you don't like me! And because you're mean and ugly!" Natsu was fuming with rage, and dropped the toy he was clutching tightly in his tiny hands. It was a dragon figurine, but it's tail had become detached, and his head was bent in a awkward position. "You killed Igneel!"
"Now, now, Natsu..." Finally the teacher stepped in, resting a hand on the little boy's shoulder. "Accident's happen deary."
"But it wasn't an accident!" Natsu roared,
"Yes it was!" Lucy replied.
"Nu-uh!"
"Yuh-huh!"
"That's enough, you two!" The teacher grabbed both their hands, and began dragging them to a lonely corner. "You both are going into time-out!"
Lucy's eyes grew big as she realized she had never been put in time out. "You can't do this!"
The teacher paused, her face full of irritation. "Tell me exactly why I can't"
"Because I didn't do anything bad!"
Natsu stuck his tongue out at Lucy in attempt to edge her on further. The teacher rested her hand on her forehead, contemplating what actions to take further. "You're right, I suppose. Go play before I change my mind." Lucy's hand was released, and immediately she replied to Natsu's action by doing the same thing.
Wandering around the Pre-K classroom, Lucy found herself sitting at a table coloring. Soon, Gray appeared and sat next to her.
"It wasn't my fault." She spoke up, knowing what Gray was going to do.
A moment of silence filled the air for at least a minute until Gray finally spoke up.
"I know..." he muttered, his cheeks becoming slightly flushed. "Hey, Lucy-chan?"
Lucy looked up from her art work, and noticed how defenseless Gray looked. She immediately felt her heart pound, and asked herself if she was coming down with something. "Yeah?"
Gray twiddled with his fingers, which were now placed on the table in front of them. His eyes were doing anything to avoid eye contact with the blonde child. Soon out of habit he began kicking his feet upward under the table. "I'm sorry... for everything." Gray then slowly found his hand reaching towards Lucy's, and their tiny fingers intertwined with each other. "Can we start over...?"
Lucy nodded, her tears completely gone and replaced with a gigantic smile. "Sure thing!"
The girl's now all sat down at a round lunch table, each with their own plate of food in front of them. None of them besides Mira-Jane seemed to be eating, however. Lucy stared in disgust at her plate of what was supposed to be meatloaf, and instead picked up a spoon to eat the pudding she had brought from home.
"This food is completely un-edible." Erza poked at her slice of pizza, which hissed at her and made all the girls besides Mira-Jane jump in their seats.
"Whu di yuh meen?" Mira-Jane was stuffing her face with the spaghetti, which was a unnatural shade of green and yellow.
Levy and Juvia stuck their tongues out in disgust, and then they both turned back to their own plates. "You definitely need to get a better menu, Lucy-chan..." Levy twirled the spaghetti with her fork, but keeping herself from lifting the fork towards her mouth. "Like, seriously. This stuff is way past it's expiration day."
"Agreed." Erza stood up with her tray in her hands, and began walking towards the nearest trash can. Mira-Jane's cheeks were filled to the brim with spaghetti, and Lucy continued taking small spoonfuls of her pudding.
After five minutes Erza had yet to return. Lucy stood up as well, with her tray, and began walking towards the trash can. As she was walking, Evergreen, a girl known for her dislike-able personality stuck her foot out, and Lucy tripped over it. Lucy shut her eyes tight, hoping the land wouldn't be as painful as her last fall. She waited and waited, but nothing happened. She flickered her eyes open, and realized that she was in the arms of a shirtless man.
"Lucy..." A deep voice emerged from him, and Lucy realized that the person was the one she was hoping to avoid the most. His arms wrapped around her waist, and Lucy could feel how perfect their bodies fit into one another. Before she knew it she found herself laying her head on his chest, wishing the moment could never end.
"Gray..." She looked up to him, and he was gazing down at her. His eyes were full of want, which made her heart beat twice as fast. Soon, she realized the position she was in, and pushed Gray away. "Get off me!"
Gray stood puzzled once more, and Lucy bent over to pick up her tray and plate of un-eaten meatloaf, which were both scattered across the floor.
"Lucy, I need to talk to you."
Lucy froze, and turned to face Gray, who was still staring at her with the same look. "There's nothing to talk about." She quickly gathered the mess she had made, stood up, and began walking to the trash can once more. But Gray's hand wrapped around her arm, halting her to a stop.
"Why are you acting this way?"
Lucy swung around, forgetting completely about the tray in her hand. The tray flew towards Evergreen, who was watching the two. "Why are you being so persistent?"
"Why are you acting this way?" Gray asked again.
"You should know damn well." Lucy folded her arms.
"So I guess when you told me you hated me, you really meant it."
Lucy's hands dropped, and her eyes grew wide. She had never once told Gray that she hated him. In fact, it was the exact opposite. To this very moment she loved Gray, but she couldn't bring herself to be filled with the pain an unrequited love had to offer. "I never said I did..."
Gray ran his hand through his hair, contemplating the truth in his words. "Come to my old house after school today. We really need to talk."
Lucy nodded, bringing herself to her senses. "Are you living there again?"
Gray nodded, then suddenly turned his head straight in her direction. "And Lucy?"
"Hn?" She clasped her hands together in a nervous manner, wanting to escape the awkward situation.
"Can we start over...?"
Hi all my dear readers 3! Did you enjoy chapter two cx? Don't be afraid to leave a review, I'd greatly appreciate it ^-^.
Want to know faster when I update my stories? Like my new Facebook page!
Link to page: On my about author page.
Until next time :)!
~Usagi Hana~