Disclaimer: Fairy Tail does not and sadly will never belong to me but this plot does! I'll sue you if you attempt to steal it haha ^w^ *LOL*

(Voila! A GrayLu treat for all you GrayLu lovers out there! I got a few reviews of sad readers because this story is surely leading to heartbreaks… But I think that where the heartbreaks come in, the real fun of the story comes in. This story is not a tragedy anyway so please keep reading, reviewing, following and favorite-ing!)

I'm wondering whether there should be a side-story for another pairing like Jerza, Gavy or NaLi so if any of you want any of these, please vote by reviewing that you want a side story along with the pairing you would prefer! If you don't want any side stories then just say so too. Voting Lines are currently open ;) !

Ok now let me not keep you waiting, without further ado; let's go on with the story now:

Previously on D2L (Dared To Love): "I don't think you can get anywhere with a wounded knee and a broken shoe." Gray concluded the obvious, "Come on, I'll take you shopping" he laughed. And if only for a moment, if only just a small curve of her lips, Lucy smiled.

'Great…' Gray thought 'first step cleared.'

Continue:-

"W-what are you doing?!" Lucy asked stuttering and her blush deepening.

"Giving you a piggyback ride; what's it look like?"

"But why?"

"Um, 'cause you can't walk with a broken shoe nor barefoot." He said pretending to think really hard, "Aw come on… just relax" And Lucy didn't know why but she did as she was told, holding onto his shoulders tight and resting her head. Passers-by complimented them with comments like, 'awww!' and 'such a cute couple!' but both just ignored them. Lucy could've stayed that way forever but she knew that feelings like these never did last… They just turned bitter.

They walked through the automatic, see-through doors of the mall and Gray finally stopped at the middle of the ground floor, "So Luce, which one will it be? Today's my treat" he jokingly said. In reply, she tapped him on the shoulder and then pointed at a store of shoes, "Yes boss" and he took her in.

After trying on a billion shoes which Gray found extremely tiring and Lucy extremely fun, Lucy settled on a pair of ballerinas.

"Hmm…better flat than break another heel huh?" Gray commented, understanding her choice. After paying for the purchase they walked out of the shop with Lucy in her new ballerinas, "So what do you wanna do next?"

"Huh?" she asked confused, "It's late. We should go home" she said. He sighed aloud.

"Luce…it's only 5pm. Say… have you EVER done anything 'fun' in your life?" He asked her and she looked somewhat offended.

"What do you mean by that?! Of course I have! I've read novels, done surfing, karaoke – "

"Hold it surfer girl. By 'fun' I mean like, something crazy"

"Crazy as in?"

"Like…" he began and suddenly his face wore a sinister grin.

"I…don't think I like where this is going" she said angrily with an evident blush. Realizing the idea she must've got, he quickly amended.

"No, no … NOT what I meant. Like… shoplifting?" He asked.

"SHOPLIFTING?" She exclaimed and he quickly covered her mouth.

"You crazy?! Don't go shouting stuff like that!"

"B-but that's stealing!" she whispered this time.

"I bet you've never"

"I…"

"have you?"

She pouted angrily before saying, "no"

"Hah! I bet you can't even now"

"Sure I can!"

"Then do it"

She hesitated and he had a sarcastic look on his face.

"But – "

"Yeah, I know you can't"

"Ok FINE I WILL!" She finally gave in. He laughed and then asked her,

"So which shop will it be?"

"That one" she said pointing to a gift shop.

They walked into the gift shop that had a really irritating tune playing and the shopkeeper sure didn't look very friendly. Trying to act all normal, Lucy began to browse through the shop. She spotted something that caught her eye. It was a puffy glove that had little puppet-like faces on the fingers. Her eyes sparkled. And she slowly opened her bag and was about to put it in –

"Um, mister how much would this cost?" Gray quickly asked and the shopkeeper turned to look. Lucy could've sworn she skipped a heartbeat and Gray looked like it was taking his entire willpower to suppress the laughter. She just frowned at him and just as the shopkeeper turned again, she quickly stuffed it in her bag and they both walked REALLY fast, out of the store till they got far enough and breathing heavily, they both laughed heartily. Lucy then removed the overly-cute glove from her bag.

"Here, take a look at winky-dinks!" She said cheerfully.

"Winky-dinks?" Gray echoed raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah! Isn't he super cute?!"

"U-um… Lucy I hope you get that we haven't paid for that. We have to return it back."

"But I don't want to be separated from winky-dinks!" she childishly pouted, "Winky-dinks, do you wanna go?" she asked the lifeless glove and shaking one of her fingers of her right hand on which she was wearing the stolen winky-dinks she said, "see! Even winky-dinks doesn't want to leave!"

"But Lucy, this would be stealing! I am NO thief!"

"But you are the one who said I should try shoplifting"

"I didn't mean that you actually get to keep the item!"

They both argued for a while when a really angry looking shopkeeper marched his way towards them without them realizing.

"GIVE ME THAT BACK! BLOODY SHOPLIFTERS" He harrumphed, snatching winky-dinks and stomping away.

Lucy and Gray just stared at the man for a few seconds, their mouths carved in an 'o' and suddenly they both burst out laughing. Then for the first time, Gray patted Lucy on the head just like she had seen him do for the other girls… Truly speaking, it had made her feel envious and now she somehow felt a spark of electricity when he did it to her.

"Your smile is really bright… like sunshine. You should keep smiling…That was the whole point of bringing you here; because right now, you're like a different person – no, a better person. Somehow I feel, this you is the real you that you've been hiding for way too long" He said to her warmly and she blushed even harder.

Once they got out of the mall, Lucy just stared at the sky…it was a strange mixture of orange, purple and blue. It had been a while since she had watched the sun set and today was peculiar because just as the sky's color was mixed and in a sense confusing, so were her feelings – mixed and confusing… Silence consumed the atmosphere around them, neither took the trouble of breaking it. Lucy, lost in her wonderland and Gray just enjoying the breeze. They both didn't even realize when they had already reached Lucy's far home.

"U-um, we're here" Lucy said softly, realizing that her overly 'classy' apartment was there right before her. Gray looked at the apartment and grinned, "Rich much?" he joked but she remained silent.

"So…um, I'll see you tomorrow Luce" He said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. Lucy fidgeted with her fingers a bit and nodded. Gray ruffled her hair one last time before turning and Lucy just stood there dumbstruck, her hand rose to touch the part of her hair that Gray had touched… Suddenly Gray turned around and she quickly turned too, pretending she was going to her door all along.

"Hey Luce!" He called out and she stopped and turned.

"Um, I forgot something" he said walking towards her. When he was just two steps away from her he smiled, "close your eyes will you?" he instructed and she gave him a perplexed look. Sighing he used his right hand and covered her eyes, "Like this" he told her and removed his hand. She obeyed and kept them closed, blushing like she had never before. Slowly he took her right hand and she felt her breath get caught. She could feel him putting some kind of soft material over it.

"You can open them now" He said in a gentle tone and she looked at her right hand and a wide smile overcame her.

"Winky-dinks!" She said happily.

"Like I said before… you need to keep that sunny smile going. See you later – oh and I did NOT steal it" He said the last part in a joking tone and walked away. Lucy looked at winky-dinks and then at Gray and her eyes showed warmth not hatred this time.

'Thank you Gray' she thought.

(A/N: CUT! What a wonderful shot Gray and Lucy! Lucy! Um, Lucy? *sweat drops* You're still staring into space…

Gray – She just lost in wonderland. Who wouldn't be after shooting a romantic scene with moi? *winks*

Lucy - *throws something at Gray*

Sigh… Those two are so cute together. So how was it? This is probably the first romantic chapter of D2L :D! So let's celebrate GrayLu!)

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Until Next time,

Ja'ne!