"Gray and Lyon can wash the dishes. Come up to my room," Ultear said, grabbing Lucy's hands. Ur laughed as the two girls left the room.
Ultear closed and locked her door. Lucy awkwardly sat on the bed, not knowing what was going to happen to her.
"I want to get to know each other, okay?" Ultear asked, sitting beside Lucy. She wanted to gain the blonde's trust, so she will open up to her. If her and Gray were both trying, they were bound to figure the girl out. "I'll start."
"I'm twenty-one years old. Lyon is nineteen, in case you were wondering. I work at the hospital as a receptionist. I like the color purple, and I hate coffee. Okay, your turn."
"I'm sixteen," she started. She figured she would say the same information Ultear did. "My birthday is in the summer, so I'm not seventeen yet. I like the color blue, and I don't have an opinion of coffee."
Ultear took her turn. "I like to read fiction books based on war. I like the cold, and I don't seem to have many friends."
"I like to read about the stars." Lucy laid down on the bed. "I don't like to be cold, but I love curling up next to someone in the winter. I had friends once."
Ultear smiled, noticing that she could trick Lucy into telling her things. "You know, this really cute guy just moved into town. He came into the hospital just a week ago to fill out some papers. He was really tall and had black hair. He was really nice, too. I guess I have a tiny crush on him." She laughed to herself, remembering that day. She wasn't lying, but the story did fit perfectly. "Do you have a crush on anyone?" She was really hoping she would say Gray.
"I don't," Lucy said. Ultear didn't like that answer. "But I do love someone." She was more pleased with that answer. Was it Gray?
"Who is it?" Ultear pried. "You can tell me."
"This is stupid," Lucy said, sitting back up. "I'm going to go see what Wendy is doing." She didn't really want to see the girl, but she needed an excuse to leave.
When Lucy left, Ultear went downstairs. She told Lyon that she would dry the dishes. She wanted to talk to Gray alone.
"I found a few things out about her," she said. She picked up a plate and started drying it.
"Go on," Gray said. He didnt even bother trying to sound uninterested.
"She likes the color blue. She loves the stars. She loves cuddling in the winter time."
"Ultear, I don't care about that."
"I thought you might want date ideas," she teased. Gray rolled his eyes. "Anyways, she said she didn't like anyone."
"Why are you telling me-"
"BUT!" Ultear interrupted him. "She does love someone. I think it may be-"
"Don't even say it," Gray snapped. "I already kissed her. She punched me and walked away. Don't try to tell me she loves me."
"She might have just been surprised!" she tried to reason. "Maybe if the right moment-"
"Enough!" he yelled. He drained the water in the sink and left the room. He didn't want anyone putting false hopes in his head.
Ur sighed as Gray walked past her, not even noticing her presence. She didn't like seeing him so hurt. She didn't like seeing her kids fight. She hasn't seen him this angry and hurt since she made him join Layla's class a year after her late husband killed himself. He was so depressed and down. Luckily, Layla was her friend and offered to teach him. She managed to cheer him up, thankfully.
Who knew that the daughter of that person would shatter his heart so easily?
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Lucy took another sip of her hot chocolate as she looked up at the stars. She was standing in Gray's room, looking out his window. Ultear brought her the drink and told her the best place to look at the stars was from his room.
Gray silently came into the room and ripped his shirt off. He didnt even notice that Lucy was in his room. She noticed him, though, the moment he jumped onto his bed.
"Gray?" she asked. He looked over his shoulder. "Come here."
"What?" he asked. He got up and walked beside her. She set her drink on his desk and looked back towards the window.
"It's a clear night," she said. "You can see the Canis Minor constellation."
Gray remembered that Ultear said she liked the stars. He looked out the window and looked at the stars. He never took the time to appreciate them. He never even gave them a second glance.
'Maybe she was just surprised," Ultear's words echoed in his head. 'You just have to find the right moment.' He looked over at Lucy. She had a small smile on her face. He could tell that a different Lucy was standing beside him.
"What is it?" she asked, noticing him staring at her. He reached out and touched her face. She didn't move away from him. He took a step closer to her and leaned a little closer to her face. She took the extra step. She put her arms around his neck and smashed her lips against his.
She let all her problems slip away from her. A distraction. That's all it was. She didn't want to think about that anymore. She decided to try something else to make her forget. She didn't want to drown her sorrows in alcohol or smoke them away. Besides, this was free.
Gray was completely shocked. He never thought that Ultear would be right about something. He was actually just lucky everything turned out the way it did, but he didn't know that.
Lucy pried his mouth open and deepened the kiss. She wasn't forgetting. She wanted, no, needed to forget. She pushed him back until they fell on his bed.
Gray's back hit his bed. No matter how amazing the kiss was, he felt like he needed to stop it. He had this odd feeling that she wasn't kissing him because she wanted to. She seemed to have a different reasons that he didn't know. The coincidence seemed too great for that, though.
Lucy ran her hands down his chest. She never noticed that he was shirtless. It did seem like he was going to bed, so it made sense. She still couldn't seem to push the thoughts out of her head. She mentally cursed her inner voice for suggesting this.
Chills went down Gray's spine as her hands roamed across his chest and abs. When her hands brushed against the waistline of his pants, he knew he had to stop. He flipped her over and held her hands above her head, breaking the kiss.
"Lucy," he warned. He couldn't pretend anymore. He knew she wasn't kissing him for the same reason he was kissing her.
"I'm sorry," she said. Gary's eyes widened. Why was she apologizing? He had never kissed a girl like that, and he didn't regret it.
"What's wrong?" he asked. He could see her eyes start to tear up. He felt like he understood her less than before. Why was she crying?
"That was a mistake," she said. She gently pushed Gray off of her and ran out of the room. She just needed to get away to clear her head.
Gray immediately chased after her. Ultear happened to be in the hallway, and she started chasing after him. Wendy thought everyone was playing tag, so she followed her sister. Lyon watched a crying Lucy run through the living room, then a shirtless Gray, then his two sisters. He followed Wendy. When Ur heard the front door slam shut, she ran outside. The whole family was chasing Lucy in a matter of minutes.
The blonde ran through the streets, her vision blurry. Not many people were outside, so she didn't have to worry about running into people. Actually, no one was out. All the shops were closed.
She tripped and fell to the ground. She sat on her knees and started crying into her hands. She's done some awful things in her life, but she felt like she just did the worst. She knew Gray liked her, but she led him on anyways. She kissed him without meaning it.
"Lucy!" Gray yelled. She didnt dare look behind her. She heard his footsteps slow down. He moved to his knees in front of her. He pulled her into a hug. She stiffened and refused to hug him back. She led him on too much. "Don't cry," he said.
He didn't seem mad. Why wasn't he mad? Lucy didn't have an answer. She didn't understand how he could act like nothing happened.
"What happened?" Ultear asked, finally catching up to the two. Wendy bumped into her back.
Lucy let a fresh set of tears pour from her eyes. She threw her arms around Gray and cried. She never cried about her life. She obviously had a lot of emotions bottled up. Sure, she cried a few tears, but she never let all her emotions out.
Lyon and Ur caught up to everyone. They didn't know what to think. They only knew what they saw, which did not say much. They didn't even want to think about the typical assumption about the situation. Then again, what are you suppose to think when a girl runs from a shirtless guy? It's pretty easy to make a false assumption.
"Let's go back," Gray whispered in Lucy's ear. He let her go and picked her up bridal-style. She put her arms back around him and tried to stop crying.
How many times was he going to chase her out into the streets? It seemed to happen a lot.
"I'll explain when I figure everything out, okay?" Gray asked his family. Lyon shrugged and started walking home. Ultear and Ur gave a sad smile before walking back with Gray. Wendy was left wondering who won the game of tag. She wondered if Lucy lost, since she was crying.
Gray took Lucy back up to his room. "I-I," she said. She started crying again.
"You don't have to say anything," he said. He laid her own his bed and laid beside her. He leaned his face against his elbow while laying on his side. She laid against his chest, crying softly. He used his free hand and gently rub her hair. She seemed to calm down a little bit. It wasn't long before she fell asleep.
"So what happened?" Ultear asked. She waited until she didn't hear crying before entering the room.
"Nothing important," he said, looking down at the blonde's face. He tucked the same piece of hair back behind her ear. It just fell back again.
"Says the lipgloss all over your face," she said. His hand flew to his mouth. "So she did kiss you!" she laughed. She didn't think he would meet her bluff so easily.
"God, did she kiss me," he sighed. Ultear sat on the bed beside him. She could see the hurt in his eyes when he spoke those words. She figured he would be happy when he said that, but he wasn't.
"What happened?" she pleased. She couldn't help but think this was partially her fault. She did give him advice, after all.
"She was looking at the stars one minute, and pushing me into the bed the next. I stopped her and she started crying. I had a feeling she wasn't kissing me just to kiss me, and I was right," he explained.
"Why do you think she did it?" she asked. Lucy told her that she loved someone, yet she kissed Gray. Things weren't adding up. If she didn't love him, who does she love? And why did she kiss someone else?
"She apologized before she ran," he said. He had no clue as to what went on with that girl. She was so confusing. She has a confusing past, doesn't seem to know what she wants, gets lost in thought, and seems bipolar.
"Just try to get some sleep, okay? I'll have her wear some of my clothes tomorrow. I think I may have some she would like," Ultear said. She had a pair of ripped blue jeans and a white shirt that was perfect.
"Goodnight," he said. He dropped his elbow and laid on his back. Lucy wasn't even touching him, so he moved a little farther away from her.
There wasn't a need to make her more irritated in the morning.
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