inucrossoverlover: And I'm back with chapter 8!
Gray: Good!
Vixenique: I'm curious about what will happen.
Yamibri: It'll be random no matter what.
inucrossoverlover: Don't be mean Yami!
Yamibri: Whatever.
Gray: inucrossoverlover doesn't own anything other than her own original characters and the plot.
inucrossoverlover: Now! Chapter Start!
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
Chapter 8: Suitors and Shopping
*Flashbacks*
Dreamscape
'Thoughts'
"Speaking"
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
Recap: "I know where I'm getting my snacks from now on." Lucy said they entered the guild. The twins, who had been leading the group, froze. This caused the others to run into their backs.
"EH?!" the returning mages all cried out in shock. The rest of the guild turned to stare at them. That included the three people sitting at the bar.
"Miss us?" Yamibri asked with a smirk. Midnight and Kean had matching smirks on their faces. The twins glanced at each other before their eyes rolled to the back of their heads as everything went black.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
"Ow." Gray muttered as he pushed himself into a sitting position. He held his head as it throbbed. He glanced around and realized that he was in one of the guild's upstairs bedrooms.
"Why am I here?" he questioned.
"You're awake." Natsu exclaimed as he entered the room. He held a tray holding soup and a drink.
"What?" Gray asked as he held his head. He groaned as he brushed against a bump on the back of his head.
"Careful. You passed out earlier." the Fire Dragon Slayer warned as he handed Gray the tray. Gray stopped with the spoon halfway to his mouth. He raised a brow in confusion.
"Ah, Yamibri, Kean, and Midnight joined Fairy Tail." Natsu explained. Gray nodded as the spoon finished its trip to his mouth. He hummed happily.
"Ne Natsu? How are things going with you and Gajeel?" the ice mage questioned. Natsu turned red and sputtered while Gray let and amused smirk rest on his face.
"H-how did you …? Natsu stuttered.
"Know that the two of you are mates? It really isn't that hard to figure out. I mean the two of you aren't fighting anymore and are actually getting along. Plus, even with the seal, I have higher senses than a normal human." Gray explained with an eye roll. Natsu pouted.
"How long?" Natsu sighed.
"Close to a month now." Gray shrugged. "Plus, you two don't attempt to hide it. Everyone else just doesn't seem to notice, I think Levi and Lucy are starting to catch on though. Vix, Yami-nee, Ke, and Mid know for sure though." the younger teen shrugged. Natsu nodded in understanding.
"So, how does it feel to no longer be single?" Gray questioned as he set the tray aside.
"It's, it's not what I expected of my life when Igneel was explaining mates to me. We argue a lot, but it wouldn't be normal if we didn't argue. But we joke more than we argue." Natsu explained with a sappy smile.
"You seem happy." Gray grinned happily for the Dragon Slayer.
"Yeah. I am." Natsu agreed.
"What about you?" Natsu questioned.
"What do you mean?" Gray blinked.
"Your love life." Natsu said. Gray flushed bright red and spluttered.
"I-I don't have one." Gray admitted.
"Eh? I thought that there was something between you and Juvia." Natsu blinked. Gray choked and the pinkette slapped him on the back.
"M-me and Juvia? I know she has a crush on me and everything, but we aren't together. Besides, I'm submissive remember? I'll end up with a male mate." Gray squeaked with a flush. Natsu raised a brow at the submissive.
"I-I'm telling the truth! I'm single!" Gray whined as he hid his red face in his hands.
"Hey, since you're a prince, doesn't that mean that you'll need to find a wife to take over your lands?" Natsu asked after a few minutes of silence.
"Husband." Gray sighed. The pinkette blinked confused. "As my godmother used to joke all the time, I'm the bride-to-be." Natsu nodded in understanding.
"I guess I should be happy that I'm not being forced to create a harem. That would totally suck." Gray muttered.
"Why would you need a harem?" Gajeel asked as he entered the room and leaned against his mate's chair. Gray squeaked with a blush.
"U-um, b-because I'm the last of my line. If I die without having any children, the Arctic Crystal Dragon bloodline dies out with me. That leaves the Arctic Crystal defenseless." Gray explained with a sigh.
"So with a harem, you would give birth to a multitude of children who would continue on your line." Gajeel concluded. The submissive sighed but nodded as he flopped back down on the bed.
"What's the Arctic Crystal?" Natsu questioned. Gray tensed.
"It's my family heirloom. It's passed down to every heir of the bloodline. It supposedly contains the soul of the Arctic Dragon Shiva." Gray chuckled as he rolled over.
"How long have I been out?" Gray suddenly asked.
"About an hour and a half." Natsu said. Gray hummed in thought at that.
"And Vixi?" the older twin asked.
"She's been awake for half an hour. She fell on you when you two passed out." Gajeel added.
"Is that what this bump is?" the submissive questioned as his hand went to the back of his head and he winced. The two Dragon Slayers nodded in answer.
"Just great." Gray sighed.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
"What the hell are you doing?" Gray deadpanned as he started down at the smaller man who was holding his hands.
"Who the hell are these guys?" Yamibri questioned as the four newest members of Fairy Tail stared at the scene in front of them.
The scene was of one Fullbuster Gray being flirted with by four men. The submissive stared blankly at them, especially the older man who was holding his hands.
"Ah, they're from another guild called Blue Pegasus. The older man is Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki, the brown-haired one is Hibiki Lates, the blonde is Eve Tearm, and the brunette is Ren Akatsuki. They're the Trimens." Levi answered.
"And why are they flirting with Gray?" Kean asked with a head-tilt.
"They're womanizers. They probably think Gray is a girl since he looks a lot like one." Lucy sighed. Vixen's eyes narrowed.
"Get the fuck off my brother!" Vixenique growled as she kicked Ichiya in the side, which caused him to release Gray. She ignored the other three's cries about their leader as she pulled her brother into an embrace. She patted his head as she cooed at him. Gray blinked up at her, but didn't protest.
"Wait brother?" Ren asked. Gray escaped his twin's hold as turned to the men.
"Fullbuster Gray and she's Fullbuster Vixenique. If you so much as think about it, I will freeze your balls off." Gray grinned evilly. All the males shivered.
"Gray, stop terrifying them. The scent of their fear in disgusting." Yamibri sneered. Everyone turned to the silverette and shivered under her stare.
"I thought you liked the scent of fear?" Gray blinked.
"I normally do. But all of the testosterone in the air is making me sick. You know I prefer estrogen." the girl huffed.
"Nee-chan, you're weird." Kean sighed.
"Quiet you!" the silverette barked. The twins, Kean, and Midnight just rolled their eyes at her.
"Anyway, why are you guys here?" Gray asked.
"Why can't we just visit?" Eve pouted.
"Whatever." Gray said as he rolled his eyes. He headed over to the bar and grabbed his glass of ice water and sat down.
"Nii-chan! I'm bored!" Vixenique whined as she pounced on her twin. Gray sighed before placing his hands on the countertop. He swung himself into a headstand on the bar, resulting in his twin slamming face-first into the floor. It also resulted in his shirt sliding down his chest, showing off most of his abdomen.
"I really worry about you." Gray said, still hanging upside down.
"What?" Gray asked when he noticed at everyone in the guild hall was staring at him. Yamibri groaned softly when she realized that most of the males in the guild were staring at Gray's nearly flawless pale chest.
"Vixenique, what do you want to do?" the silverette questioned as Vixenique sat up with watery blue eyes.
"Dress-up!" Vixenique chirped happily.
"Fine. Get down Gray." Yamibri ordered as she turned and exited the guild. Vixenique yipped excitedly as she followed her older cousin. Gray sighed before shifting back to his feet and following the two females.
"What just happened?" Cana asked.
"It's not often that Yamibri gives in to the twins desires. When she does though, no one argues." Midnight answered as he took the glass that Gray had left. Everyone shrugged at that before the Trimens started flirting.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
"I can't believe that today just happened." Gray groaned from where he was buried under his blanket. Vixenique hummed from where she was sorting out the closet, making space for the outfits that had been brought that day.
"Hey nii-chan?" Vixenique sing-songed. Gray shivered under his blanket. He peeked out to peer at his sister.
"I want to make a bet." the girl purred. Gray whimpered in fear.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
"This is so cute!" Lucy squealed. Gray flushed a deep red. The women of Fairy Tail were surrounding him and cooing. The reason being the result of the bet the twins made last night. The bet had been that Gray could stop stripping for a full twenty-four hours. It wasn't surprising that Gray had lost. As a result, Vixenique was forcing her brother to cross-dress for a full two weeks. The only time he was allowed into his own clothes was when he went on a mission, and even that was debatable.
Gray flushed as he stared at the ground. He currently wore a violet mini-dress that reached mid-thigh. It was tight enough to show off his natural curves. The short sleeves and the belt looped around his waist were black in color. They accentuated his pale skin. On his feet were black two inch heeled, mid-calf length boots. The boots had violet laces. His long black hair was held out his face using a violet headband. Violet eye shadow and black eyeliner highlighted his midnight colored eyes. Black and violet bangles rested around his wrists.
"S-stop it." Gray stuttered as he pulled at the dress. The females all 'aww'ed at him.
"What are the girls doing?" Eve asked. The males, having no idea what was going on, watched in interest.
"No idea. Hey, where's Gray?" Natsu asked.
"Gray-nii!" Vixenique shouted as she entered, the guild doors banging open and slamming into the walls. In the shocked silence, a sigh could be heard. Gray pushed his way out of the circle of women.
"What's up Vixi?" Gray questioned as the male population's jaws dropped at the sight of him.
"Oh nothing! Just wondering where you wandered off too." Vixenique said as she pushed her long streaked hair over her shoulder. "Oh, and to do this." she added as she pulled out a camera and snapped a picture of her brother before cooing over it. Gray blinked a few times to clear the spots that the flash had caused. Lisanna led the boy over to take a seat near the guys when he just continued to blink, this time in shock.
"What just happened?" Hibiki asked with wide-eyes.
"That's Vixen being Vixen." Gray muttered as he placed his head in his arms.
"Why are you dressed like that?" Eve questioned as he eyed Gray. Natsu twitched while Gajeel raised a brow.
"Note of advice, never make a bet with my twin. You'll lose." Gray grumbled. He yelped and shot up, tumbling into Ren's lap.
"What the hell?!" he squealed as he clung to the dark-skinned male.
"G-Gray?" Ren questioned. The teen realized his position, straddling Ren's lap. He flushed bright red and scrambled out of the Blue Pegasus mage's lap.
"S-sorry, sorry, sorry!" Gray apologized with a bow.
"Ah, no problem." Ren said quickly.
"What's wrong nii-chan?" Vixenique asked as she pounced on her brother. Gray pouted at her.
"Felt like something bit me." he said as he rubbed at his thigh.
"Oh really. You mean something like this?" Vixenique purred with a leer. Gray yelped as the girl pinched his ass.
"Don't do that!" Gray shouted as he turned red. Vixenique grinned happily as she bounced away.
"She sucks!" Gray whined as he sat down and crossed his legs. He was unaware of the eyes that focused on his legs.
"Why did I get a super perv as a twin?" Gray asked out loud. He sighed before stretching with a yawn.
"What?" the submissive asked when he noticed that all of the guys were staring at him.
"U-uh nothing." Gajeel answered as the male Fairy Tail mages turned away from the scene. They all looked back over when Gray squeaked. Natsu and Gajeel growled lowly at the sight of Ichiya on his knees holding Gray's hands in his own. Gray blinked rapidly at the man. His eyes widened when Ichiya kissed his hands. Everyone started to back away from the Dragon Slayers as they started to growl louder.
"W-what the hell are you doing?!" Gray cried as he flushed bright red. His blush darkened to scarlet when Ichiya started going on about his beauty and grace. Midnight blue eyes rolled to the back of his head as his flush darkened even more.
Gray groaned as he came to. He heard yelling as he opened his eyes and blinked up at the ceiling. He pushed himself into a sitting position and blinked when a cool, damp towel fell into his lap.
Looking around, he found Vixenique yelling at Ichiya while Yamibri and Kean glared at the other members of the Trimens. The rest of the guild was trying to keep the younger Fullbuster from killing the older redhead.
"What happened?" Gray asked when Vixenique took a second to breathe. Wendy hurried and checked him over. Gray accepted it silently while he raised a brow. As soon as Wendy cleared him, Vixenique launched herself at her twin.
"Vixen! No! Get off! Stop! Help me! Guys!" Gray cried as he struggled against his sister's hold. Cana and Lisanna helped rescue the boy.
"Jeez!" Gray pouted as he rubbed his neck. Vixenique pouted at him. Gray rolled his eyes at her as he stood and pulled his sister up with him.
"What happened?" he questioned.
"You passed out from too much blood rushing to your head." Wendy answered. Gray titled his head before his eyes snapped over to the Trimens. He turned and hissed at Ichiya, baring his fangs.
"Stay away from me!" Gray hissed at the redhead. Ichiya opened his mouth, but snapped it closed when he felt four dark glares.
"How long are you going to be here again?" Erza asked.
"We'll be leaving tomorrow." Hibiki answered as he sweated. Gray nodded in satisfaction as everyone else sweat-dropped. The midnight-eyed teen yelped as Vixenique leaped on him, locking her limbs around his body. The boy flailed as much as he could. Vixenique yelped as she was ripped from her twin's body.
"Yami-chan?!" Vixenique questioned with a whine. Yamibri just threw her into a chair. "Ow!"
"Stop being stupid." Yamibri ordered with a glare at Vixenique. The green glare slid over to Gray, who backed away a step. "And you stop being so fucking oblivious." Gray blinked in confusion before nodding in agreement. The silverette nodded before heading over to the bar.
"No sake!" the twins shouted. Yamibri winced before glaring over her shoulder. The two smiled angelically at the she-wolf. Yamibri flipped the two off before sulking at the bar.
"What the hell has happened to this guild?" Gildarts questioned from where he was sitting at the bar.
"You found Vixen. Pure insanity was sure to follow." Yamibri shrugged as she started drinking. Gray yelped as Eve, Ren, and Hibiki each started to compliment him on a multitude of things.
"Mou! Where are the Dragon Slayers when you need them? Things aren't as much fun when they're not here." Vixenique pouted as she leaned back in her chair.
Everyone jumped in shock as the guild doors were kicked open. Everyone watched as Natsu, Gajeel, and Midnight entered the guild, all holding bags. Erza, Gray, and Vixenique perked up at the scent of sweets.
"Snacks!" the twins squealed as they surrounded the trio. They were wiggling and invading the three's personal space, eyes bright and sparkling.
"Uh...hi?" Natsu questioned. Gray stared at him with bright eyes. Or to be more accurate, the submissive was staring at the bag the Fire mage was holding above his head.
"Chocolate." Vixenique breathed as she stared at the bags Midnight and Gajeel were holding in the air.
"Please." the two begged with puppy dog pout at full force. The three males flushed red at that. They were saved by the two being yanked backwards. Yamibri glared at the twins before holding out her hand. Midnight gave her a bag and she nodded, turning away. Both twins were handed a bag. The two cooed happily. Gray grinned in pleasure while Vixenique placed a kiss on each of their cheeks. The two headed over to a vacant table where they started snacking. Wendy and Romeo were handed a bag as well before the rest were placed on a table in the middle of the guild, aside from two, which were given to Erza. The redhead nodded and took a seat next to Yamibri at the bar.
The twins purred happily as they ate their sugar-filled snacks. The Dragon Slayers took a seat at the table with them.
"Thank you." Vixenique chirped as she tried and failed to steal one of her brother's cookies. The boy hissed with his fangs bared. The girl stuck her tongue out before the two turned away with a huff.
"You two are weird." Natsu stated. The twins blinked blue eyes at him in confusion before glancing at each other.
"I guess you're right." Gray shrugged before stabbing Vixenique in the hand when she tried to steal another cookie.
"Ow! I get it!" the girl pouted. Yamibri growled at the two before glaring in warning. The two settled down and went back to their snacks.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
"We're taking a trip to the beach?" Gray questioned. Lucy and Vixen grinned happily with nods.
"Sure! I'm game! Who's coming with?" Gray asked as Kira settled on top of his head. She mewed cutely at the two. They cooed over her, while Shiki rolled his eyes from where he was on Vixen's shoulder.
"Pretty much the entire guild." Lucy answered distractedly. Gray tugged at some of his long locks before nodding.
"Sure! Oh wait! I need to go shopping first." Gray added. He winced when he realized that both girls' eyes had brightened at the word shopping.
"Let's go Nii-chan!" Vixenique chirped.
"Yeah! Let's go!" Lucy grinned happily. Gray could only whine as he was dragged into town.
"B-but..." Gray said only to go quiet, realizing that it was useless to argue.
Two hours later found the trio exiting their last shop. Gray sighed tiredly as he carried a few bags. The three of them had been to multiple stores and bought a multitude of beach related items, including new swimsuits.
"I'm sleeping on the train tomorrow." Gray grumbled. The girls ignored him as they compared swimsuits. Gray pouted as he followed behind the two.
At an intersection, the trio parted ways.
"Be ready for tomorrow!" Lucy shouted as she waved to the two.
"We will! See you tomorrow!" Vixenique called as she and Gray waved as they walked back to their apartment.
"We'll have to take on a lot more missions." Gray suddenly sighed. Vixenique looked at him in confusion for a few moments before she rolled her eyes.
"No we don't. Us sleeping in the same bed is comforting and you know it." the girl said with an eye roll. Gray blinked in confusion before he realized what the girl was talking about.
"I wasn't talking about that. I meant we need to take on more missions since your adventures in shopping are going to start taking a toll on our finances." Gray said with a sigh. Vixenique looked thoughtful for a moment before she shrugged and started bouncing. Gray sighed yet again.
"Come on! We have to go get ready for tomorrow!" Vixenique grinned happily as she tugged Gray along. The boy yelped as he was pulled through town.
"Vixenique!" Gray yelled.
-Twins of Fire and Ice-
inucrossoverlover: And that is chapter 8!
Gray: W-what the hell man!?
inucrossoverlover: First, I'm a girl. Secondly, what the hell are you talking about? (Raises brow)
Vixenique: He's talking about him being hit on by the Trimens.
inucrossoverlover: Oh that! Sorry, I couldn't help it! And we get to see some of our Dragon Slayers attraction to Gray-chan!
Vixenique: We're going to the beach?
inucrossoverlover: Yep! (Nods excitedly)
Vixenique: Than get back to work! I want to see everyone in swimsuits! And I'm sure Yami-chan does too! (Ducks under blade aimed at her head)
Yamibri: Don't make assumptions about me you stupid fox!
Vixenique: Mou! Don't be mean Yami!
Gray: They're just getting started aren't they? (Watches the two demon females argue)
inucrossoverlover: Yeah. (Watches as well)
Gray and inucrossoverlover: (Look at each other and nod, turning to readers) Ja Ne Minna-san!