Author's notes: I keep making spelling mistakes that I notice only after posting, although I read and re read my chapters! Is it the same mystery like the socks you lose in the washing machine even though you put them together? Do the mistakes appear only after posting just to embarrass me? *sighs* Now that's me trying to make excuses… So very immature and unprofessional of me… I'm really sorry, yet thankful for your understanding! I'll try hard to control this little problem for the next chapters! Enjoy yourselves.
Chapter 2: To get to know
He walked into his house with his face red and a fast beating heart. Now he has done it. They have talked; there had been a full, serious, legit conversation between them. It was weird; it was nice… He smiled faintly. How long has it been?
"Everything alright?" he heard Lyon's voice. So his older brother was a home, how unexpected...
"Everything good." he replied as if nothing has happened.
There was no need for him to know after all. Yes, they were brothers but their relationship was not that good to begin with. Lyon was always distant, like a stranger. Not only that but her had this twisted look on his face, Gray could never handle it. Maybe it was because deep inside, he was still blaming for his mother's death, let alone the fact that he might have not accepted him yet as a brother. In the end, they were not brothers by blood. Both adopted by the same woman they grew together like normal siblings, though they never show any affection with each other. After Ur's death things got worse and now they barely talked.
Gray's enthusiasm was all of the sudden gone. He mumbled goodnight to Lyon who kept reading his book on the couch and went straight to bed. He was so tired he could barely stand.
The next day he walked down the hall composed and calm. Natsu would be probably skipping class and Lucy was probably with him trying to convince him not to. The day was unexpectedly hot, even though it was nearly winter, but to Gray the atmosphere seemed even more suffocating than usual. He checked around the campus. Not a sight of blue hair. How disappointing… he thought and sighed.
"Why such a long sighed so early in the morning?" He heard a voice behind him and turned around in surprise. No way! It was her. What she was doing there? Wait, she was talking to him? How so? He didn't reply, just looked away. Maybe it was the embarrassment, but once again he couldn't find a word to say. She smiled at him. "This" she continued like she didn't mind his behavior and showed him the book she was holding. "I just finished it. Dare to try it?" Bloody cover with a corny title, weird font letters and a stupid name of a writer. Another horror film? She had to be kidding him… He took it in his hands and gave a weird look. She laughed. "You are going to love it! It's a bit gory, but these are the best right?" "Right…" he replied halfheartedly.
"It's about a priest that goes to an old house and there is…" Ugh, she is sure talking a lot… that thought came in Gray's mind. Once again he was left dumbfounded by her. How could he misjudge her so much? She was completely different from how he imagined. Honestly, it was a bit disappointing. She sure was excited while talking about deaths and blood. She looked nothing like the mysterious, lonely girl he stared at, sitting in the library while quietly reading her books. Her voice right now was a bit annoying and she was very close to him, like she didn't care about personal spaces. Still, this way her beautiful hair was closer to his face. They were shining under the light of the room and her curls were bouncing while she was talking. Her eyes were sparking in excitement, more like her whole face was. Her cheeks were a bit red up to her ears. She looked like a little child talking about her favorite toy. Gray felt like he could barely breathe.
"Hey, are you listening to me?" she said and grasped his arm. That shocked him. He was lost in thought for some time he totally forgot to actually listen to her. He pulled back. "I'm sorry, what were you saying again?" he asked her. She stayed silent staring at his eyes. Gray felt a bit awkward. "Wh-What?" he asked. "Wow…" she mumbled. "I thought so yesterday too but… you really are cool!" Cool? What was the girl saying? So shameless… "What are you talking about all of the sudden?" he shouted unable to control it. He covered his face, which felt burning hot. "Eh?" she replied and her face became red. "I'm sorry; sometimes I just say whatever comes to my head…" What the- She really was very different from what he was imagining all this time. How could she behave like that and apologize in such a way? He started getting irritated. "Whatever…" he said and turned around to leave. "Ah! Wait!" he heard her shout as he left but he didn't stop to listen to her anymore. That was plenty enough.
In the classroom he was staring at the book he took with him without noticing. That stupid horror book with zero plot or good writing characters, what's so good about it? He was tired and the day had only begun. Making things worse next to him was Natsu laughing. "The cool, composed girl you thought she was, is actually an irritating nerd who likes gore?" he kept shouting in the classroom while laughing. "I can't take it anymore…" he was holding his belly "That's what you get for falling for someone only for their appearance!" Gray clicked his tongue. "I am not in love with her, idiot." He whispered almost annoying. Okay, maybe he was fascinated, but that was far from being in love. After all, how can you only love someone based of their appearance? It's like knowing half of them, or less. He had no intention of acting like a teenage boy, but he had to admit that after meeting her somehow he seemed to have lost all interest in her. Was it all nothing but excitement in the end?
He stood up and went out. Next to his classroom it was hers. He looked inside, even though he didn't feel like it. She was there, at the usual sit by the end, checking once again her phone, sitting all alone. Somehow something inside felt calmer, like all the previous irritation was all gone. She was sitting quietly, looking lost in thoughts, just like she used to. How could there be just a gap between her appearance and her personality? Gray thought. Her light blue hair fell on her face covering her profile. She put it back it its place behind her ear. Her jaw line was sharp, she actually looked quite erotic like that… Suddenly she turned his way and looked right back at him. How was that possible? She had never noticed him looking before, so why now? Has she actually become more aware of him? Before having the chance to escape she walked towards him.
"There you are!" She said smiling while approaching. "I was looking for you all day." "I'm sorry about the book, I'll return it…" "I actually wanted to hang out with you more, but you left and I noticed that I don't actually have your personal information, like e mail address or phone number to contact you." She interrupted him. "Contact?" he mumbled confused. "Right. I'm quite interested at you, so I think we should get to know it's other." He stayed silent for a moment trying to read between the lines. "Get to know" he repeated looking at the smiling face he couldn't refuse. Then, he gave his phone number, even if he knew that would have been the most horrible decision he could have ever made.