day 3 - meeting parents

"Stay still!" Lucy hissed.

"I can't," growled Gray. "How can I? These fucking pants are tight as hell – "

"Language! …and they're called slacks."

"Right, I'm sorry. These fucking slacks are tight as hell, and I would like to humbly ask for your permission to change into something more comfortable."

"Not what I meant."

"Why do I have to meet your dad?"

"Because," said Lucy, gritting her teeth. "You're supposed to help me make a good impression on my dad. That I'm not waisting my time in Fairy Tail and that I've made good friends there and – "

"Friends? Is that just what I am? Because if you only need a friend to show to your dad, you could've gotten Erza or Natsu to come along – "

"Shut up!" Lucy was blushing now. "Look, I haven't told my dad that I've been dating anyone – "

"So, he doesn't know about Natsu? Hibiki? Loke? Or even, Zeref forbid, Rogue?"

"Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up!"

"Oww!"

"Lucy-sama?" called a maid, peeping her head through the door. She took in the sight of Lucy, smacking Gray senseless. The young heiress froze, then turned to the door. "Um… is everything alright?"

"Yes, yes!" said Lucy, in a falsely cheerful voice. "It's okay, Ada. Go ahead and tell Father that we'll be along shortly."

"Er… okay." The maid curtsied hesitantly, then left.

Lucy fell back and huffed, brushing off her skirt. "…Now, remember, you're not my boyfriend. You're just a friend, I've been doing really well at the guild, and I most certainly should not be brought home to marry some rich guy for the sake of the advancement of my family."

"Yeah, yeah, blah, blah. Should I also mention that one time we were on a job in Onibus and you and Erza ended up being locked in this one dark room – "

"No!"

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"… and, you saw fit to bring this urchin here, why exactly?"

Gray wasn't even listening to Lucy's father berating him. Honestly.

"Because," said Lucy, trying really very hard to keep her cool. "Gray here was nice enough to come and confirm to you how well I'm doing at the guild."

Jude looked at Gray, from head to toe. Very, very carefully.

"…I restate my previous question."

"Dad!"

end.

author's note: So short, but I don't see Lucy's patience extending much beyond that.

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published: September 6, 2015

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Now I admit I want to know what happened when Lucy and Erza were trapped in that room.

Disclaimer: fairy tail doesn't deserve the honor of being mine.