Hihi~! How's everyone enjoying this story so far :3?
I'm glad I decided I would re-write the story because in complete honesty the other version was much too fast paced!
I believe this version is more suitable, and more detailed for the lovely pairing of GraLu :3!
I have so much planned for this new version, and plan on updating as fast as possible!
But without further adieu~~! Please enjoy the new 'Be Good' chapter three :)!
~Usagi Hana~
Chapter Three:
Making Out
Lucy stood in front of a house in which was all to familiar. The scent of her parents still lingered it's entire area, and the thought of that brought tears to her eyes. She hated thinking about them, and hated Gray for wanting her to go through the horrible pain of memory road once more. But at the same time she needed to clear things with him, fast. If she didn't stop what was happening between them now, only God would know how much pain it would bring to her again.
"Fool me once..." She muttered, clutching her school bag in one hand. "Shame on you..." She began tracing the rim of the familiar mail box, which had been moved next to the walkway. "Fool me twice..." Her fingers stopped, and she snapped away from the houses presence. Her direction of sight lead to the house right next door, Gray's old home. "Shame on me..." Her feet began walking on their own, dragging themselves with each step. She felt the frigidness in her walk, but had no time to stop for a deep breath. She was going to end this once and for all.
Gray sat on the window-sill of his room, staring blankly into the window. His eyes were completely blank, but his mind was full of wonder. Lifting his hand to his face, he wondered if things had really changed. Staring into his palm, memories of Lucy from before filled his mind. The Lucy that he used to tease playfully. The Lucy that used to cry for her 'Gray-kun'. The Lucy that begged him not to go, holding tightly onto his tiny body. The Lucy that broke his heart.
He stood up from his place, and began dragging himself towards a broken wooden desk. Yanking one of the drawers open, Gray scowled at the sight of dozens of cockroaches scattering. Pulling the drawer out fully, he shook it until all the nasty bugs fell onto the ground, and then reached inside it to obtain a bundle of pink envelopes, all addressed to him.
Unfolding the first one, Gray found himself drifting off to his childhood.
"Dear Gray-kun, Today Natsu-san stuck a bug in my hair. The teacher yelled at him and he ended up being put into time-out. I met a new friend. Her name is Erza-chan." Gray smiled at the thought of child Lucy crying for Gray. "I wish you were here to save me. You'll always be my knight in shining armor, right?"
Gray placed the first letter down, and opened the next. "Dear Gray-kun, Erza told me today that she'd be my knight in shining armor too. Erza is so nice! Natsu tried picking on me, but Erza made sure he got into trouble again." Gray chuckled at the thought of a small Erza warding away a small Natsu. "I still really miss you though. Will you please come back?" At the bottom of the page, spots that appeared like tears filled the blank area. Gray had noticed that the moment he read the letter the first time, and then involuntarily added his tears onto the art work. He traced his fingers around the wrinkled spots, and then put that letter down as well.
There were about ten more letters from Lucy describing how her wonderful day at school went. Along the way, she met Mira-Jane and Levy. Gray assumed she didn't meet Juvia until middle school, or after the time they vowed to stop writing each other.
The next letter, however, was not a pink envelope. Instead, it was plain white. Atleast it was when Gray first got it, but time has led the envelope to develope a yellow-tinted color. Still, however, he opened it and began reading.
"Dear Gray, I don't know why I keep writing you. Maybe it's because I feel bad for you. Natsu and I are in love. We're going to get married, not me and you." Gray laughed out loud, only remembering the time in the sand box. "Natsu doesn't want me writing you anymore. I don't want to write you either." Gray paused, stopping himself from reading the next line. He remembered how torn apart the letter had made him, but the next line was what iced the cake.
As if on cue, Gray's bedroom door creaked open slowly. Gray turned around to see Lucy, who still wore her school uniform. "Hey..." She muttered. Her cheeks became flushed as she realized the type of situation she was in.
"Hey." Gray put the letters back in the now-ruined drawer, and left it ontop of the desk. "I've been waiting."
"I figured." She sighed, slouching a bit from her heavy bag.
"You can go ahead and put that on my bed." Lucy nodded, walking towards the mattress that lay spread out on the floor.
Gray ran his fingers through his hair, not realizing the shirtless state he was in. Lucy, however, had her mind full of want for Gray. "W-What did you want to talk about...?" Lucy invited herself to sit on the bed, only to be pulled back up by Gray.
"I need to get things straight." His stare was as dangerous as it had been in the cafeteria, and Lucy didn't know how much more she could take.
"T-Then we're on the same page... Gray, I-"
"I love you, Lucy."
Lucy's entire face flared, and her mouth remained open from shock. Gray wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her closer towards him.
"But I don't want this..." Lucy muttered, bringing her hands to cover her face.
"Yes you do..."
Gray pushed her hands away, letting his own hand cup her face.
"You want me as much as I want you." Gray lowered his lips towards her. Lucy was completely frozen. "And nothing's going to change that."
Lucy felt warm for a moment. Her eyes were beginning to close themselves, but the sudden realization that they were actually kissing snapped her out of it.
She pushed him away with all his strength, leaving him in a shocked state. "I didn't... come here for that..."
Bringing himself together, Gray slid his hands into the pockets of his jeans. "How much longer are you going to tease me like this...?"
"I'm not teasing you, Gray! I'm trying to keep us from hurting each other!" Lucy was fully awake now. "You.. and I... and us... we just can't..." She slouched her neck downwards, hiding the tears in her eyes.
Gray reached out to Lucy once more, but she immediately slapped his arm away. "So you and Natsu are a thing then."
Lucy snapped her head back up, fury filling her face. "Natsu and I are nothing but childhood friends. We've never been more than that!" This time she reached out for him, but brought herself back. "Besides, why would that even matter...?"
"Because you were mine."
"I'm not anybody's."
"Were, Luce."
Lucy shook her head slightly as Gray scratched the back of his head.
"I'm obviously not getting anywhere with this, am I?" Gray sat on the floor, sighing to himself. "Atleast it was worth the try."
"Just to set the record straight, Gray..." Lucy sat down as well, crossing her legs indian style. "I did love you... do... love you." Lucy looked down once more, but she could feel Gray's piercing stare on her.
"Then why are you resisting?" Gray spread his legs out, and scooted towards the relentless blonde.
"I'm afraid..." She began sobbing, and eventually lost her train of thought. "I'm afraid of getting hurt again!"
Gray smiled softly, and wrapped his arms around the fragile girl lovingly. "I'll be afraid for both of us..."
"Gray..." Lucy rested her head onto his bare chest, feeling the warmth he emitted. "There can't be a 'us'..."
"I know, Luce..."
"Good..."
Sorry to cut the chapter short, guys!
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~Usagi Hana~