Hey, friends! I'm back again with a new chapter of this fanfic. It's long… but not boring. I guarantee that. And yeah, the words in italics are the Lucy's thoughts. Enjoy reading it!

"Are you sure you fine?" the stellar mage offered the overcoat that she was wearing to his ice mage boyfriend. Actually, it was HIS overcoat. "You can have it back."

"I'm feeling better this way." He said, shrugging his shoulders. She knew that he was an ice mage and also that he'd trained his body to make it immune to the cold but the cold weather terrified her greatly. She had been grinding her teeth all the way but he didn't even flinch. And these damn cold breezes…ah, scratch it…stupid stiff breezes- they didn't even touch him.

"Do I really have to watch his strip-show every time he's with us? At least, show some decency before ladies!" the fire mage was walking behind them along with Erza and the blue winged cat. "What a pervert!"He commented.

"What's your problem, flame brain?" Gray scowled at him.

"Put on your shirt and then we'll talk." He replied.

"Damn!" the ice mage noticed that he had stripped off his shirt again, unconsciously though. He ran back, picked up his shirt that was sprawled on the path and put it on immediately.

"Where are we going now?" Natsu asked. We? Ano, it's my date. So, why are you guys so interested to tag along? Lucy thought.

"It's Gray and Lucy's date." Erza said plainly. Damn right, Erza! That's what I was saying. Lucy beamed with happiness. "So, let them decide where we are going next" We? Lucy's smile died.

"Lucy will decide." Gray said in a gentlemanly manner. "Say Lucy, where next?"

"Right now, I just wanna go home and relax." Lucy dreamt of her nice cozy little room.

"It's decided then." Natsu declared. "We're staying at Lucy's house tonight!"

"What?" Lucy squeaked. "When did I say that?"

"Aye, Sir!" Happy exclaimed.

Where's everyone? Lucy thought. She looked around and her gaze fell on Gray who was sitting on the chair and reading some book. It was her unfinished novel! "What are you doing?" the stellar mage demanded to know.

"Romantic novel?" Gray said thoughtfully. "I never thought of you as a romantic person." She blushed at the remark. "It's good, anyways." She quickly snatched it away from his grasp. "It's not complete yet. Don't read it without my permission. And by the way, I've already promised Levi-san that she'll be the first one to read my novel."

"That's too bad. I want to be your first of everything." He said, his eyes glinting with mischief. She blushed, sweat drops started to appear on her forehead.

"Don't talk like that to me!"She said nervously, trying hard to remain calm and collected.

"Like what?" he said innocently.

"You know!" she said angrily, confused. "Like that that. You know what I mean!" she shouted. "You look so scared." He started laughing.

"Nothing refreshes me more than a bath in hot water." Erza emerged out of Lucy's bathroom. Lucy turned all red when she saw the fairy tail's strongest mage wrapped in just a towel. "Erza!" she muttered. "Gray's here! Change your clothes, please."

"Aren't you going to take a bath, Gray?" Erza asked the ice mage. She didn't listen. She completely ignored me.

"I don't need to. That stupid Natsu needs to take a bath. He smells like a pig."

"It's just like the old days." Erza started recalling their childhood days. "You, Natsu and I used to bathe together. That was fun!" Together? "I feel so relaxed in this dress. It's so light." That's not a dress, actually.

"Ex-quip!" Erza returned back to her normal outfit. "But, I feel more comfortable in my armor." She turned to the red-faced stellar mage. "What were you saying, Lucy?"

"Eh? Nothing." She waved her hands frantically in the air. "Where's Natsu?" she noticed that a certain person was missing.

"I'm back!" The fire mage climbed into the window. He looked around the room. "Your house is so clean, Luce."

"Aye, Sir!" Happy flew inside her room. "Clean, clean!"

"For heaven's sake, why don't you ever use the door instead of just barging in my house through the window?"

"And your bed is so soft." He jumped on her bed. He's not listening.

"And pink." Happy joined him too.

"Natsu, stop bouncing!" she ordered him.

"Lucy, you're too loud!" Gray complained. He had started reading her novel again.

"Give it back to me. Didn't I tell you not to touch my novel?" she said angrily.

"Okay. Fine!" He put it back on her table. "You're so mean."

"Don't talk like Natsu!"

Suddenly, she heard the noise of something breaking on the floor. "Now what?" she went to the kitchen and found Happy and Natsu on a fridge raid. "What are you doing?" she pulled them out of her fridge.

"There is lots of food in your fridge." The fire mage said. "You won't be able to finish them on your own, Lucy. So, we're helping."

"Aye!" the cat nodded.

"I bought these for myself and not for you two gluttons! If you want to have food, then just buy them with your own jewels!"

"You're so mean, Luce!" Natsu pouted.

"Natsu and I risked our lives so many times," Happy said flatly. "so that Lucy can pay off her house rents but she always makes a fuss when it comes to share her food with us. She's such a vixennn…aahhh…!"

"Be a nice kitty!"Lucy started pulling the blue feline's cheeks mercilessly. "Or I'll pluck out your feathers! Okay?" She had an evil aura around herself.

"Aaayeee!" Happy trembled with fear.

"Oh my god!" she heard Erza's voice coming from the next room. Can't I get a moment to rest? Lucy went to her bedroom where Erza and Gray were looking at something.

"Is this little girl really her?" the armor-clad woman asked.

"Without a doubt!" Gray answered.

"She's looking adorable."

"She's naked." He gave an amused smile.

"What are you two…?" Lucy saw the photo album in Erza's hands. "Don't look at my private things!"

"Private things?" Erza repeated her words. "Pun intended?"

Lucy's face heated up. She went to take the album from her hands but Gray grabbed it before she could get a hold of it. He jumped to the bed. "Not so soon!" he laughed. "It's priceless. I haven't even seen half of your childhood pic... Heyyy!" Lucy pulled the bed sheets aggressively that caused him to trip and fall flat on his face on the floor.

"Get your dirty hands off my thing."She pounced on the album. "Thank You." Clutching the album to her chest, she went back to her table hurriedly and kept the album in its bottom drawer.

"I guess this is what they call falling in love." Natsu laughed at the Ice mage.

"Aye, sir!"

"Shut up, you moron!" he retaliated.

"You wanna fight. Eh?" the fire mage scowled.

"Bring it on, flame bastard!" Gray challenged him.

"Keep Quiet!" Lucy breathed.

"What's this?" Erza spoke. The color drained from Lucy's face. Erza was holding some red lacy fabric in her hands and her eyes opened wide as soon as she realized what she was holding. Her ears and face turned all red and began to hot up. Both boys joined her.

"Do you really wear them?" Gray looked at it amusingly.

"It's so…" Erza tried to come up with the right word.

"Thin!" Natsu got the word. "Aye! Aye!" Happy said.

"Happy, don't look at it." Natsu covered his eyes. "Luce's hottest property!"

"Shut up, you freak!" Gray punched his head hard. "That's my girl you're talking about!"

"Talk about yourself, you sicko!" Natsu pointed at his boxers. "Where are your clothes, anyway?"

"Do you have a problem with that, flame bastard?"

"What was that, jerk?" They are at it again.

"What do you think, flamehead?" Enough!

"You wanna fight, eh?" Enough!

"Fight!" Happy exclaimed.

"Bring it …!"

"GET OUT!" Lucy screamed her head off. Everyone looked at her with surprise except Erza; she was so engrossed in that lacy thing.

"Luce, what's wrong?" Natsu said with a worried look on his face. "Are you okay?"

"GET OUT!" she pushed him and Happy all the way to the door and kicked them out.

"Ow, that hurts Luce!" Natsu groaned. "Aye! Aye!" Happy agreed. "Don't give me an Aye." She gave them a long angry look.

"It's so beautiful and," Erza was talking to herself, completely absorbed in her thoughts. "fascinating." "Erza, You too!" She looked at her tiredly. "Do you wear it?" Erza asked her. "No. You can keep it." She said reluctantly. "Now, please!"

"Thanks, Lucy!" she gave her a genuine smile and stepped towards the door. Lucy let out a sigh of relief. Suddenly, Erza turned around. "Have a wonderful night!" she smiled and went outside. Lucy couldn't comprehend the meaning of her words. She closed the door and turned back to reach her bedroom.

"It was a long day!" she threw herself on the bed. "My body aches."

"Want me to massage your shoulders?" the ice mage said mischievously who was lying on the bed beside her. Lucy jumped out of her bed, holding the blanket close to her body. She frowned.

"What?" he asked.

"GET OOOOUUUTTTTT!" her voice was loud enough to scare the stray dogs sleeping on the pavement.

"Ow!" Gray yelped as she kicked him out of her house. "Take these!" she threw his shirt, jacket and pants on his face. "I'm your boyfriend. Shouldn't I be entitled to some special privileges?" he grumbled.

"And take these too!" she threw his boots that hit his head. What an aim! She shut the door close at his face.

"Idiot! Jerk!" she went to her bedroom. "It's so hard to keep my temper when he's around." She touched her forehead. "Good! Now, I'm all burning up." She said worriedly. She sighed and went close to the window. "Why is it so cold today?" she began to think about her day. First I had to take a cold shower, then I was entrapped in a snow coffin, and then I was flushed out by my spirit. How can I expect a lovely day when I've so many troublemakers in my life? She headed back for her bed but then she stopped. Is it? She looked closely but the dense fog obscured the view. She wiped the window pane with her hands but everything looked too blurred. Damn this weather! She went to the door, unlocked it and stepped out onto the porch. She looked around and then something beautiful caught her eyes. A tiny crystalline snowflake danced before her eyes. She put out her hand letting it to fall on her palm. The delicate thing touched her palm gently and melted down, leaving a cold sensation on her warm skin. She smiled a contented smile.

"You hate anything cold," someone was sitting on the stairs of her house. She didn't notice his presence that whole time. "but not everything . You like snowflakes, don't you?"

"No! I don't." she frowned at him. He smiled at her lie. "Are you doing this?" she asked curiously.

"Yes! They're lovely, aren't they?"

"Who told you that I like them?" she inquired.

"Your photo album!"The ice mage replied.

"What about it?"

"I saw a picture of yours with your mother. You were standing with her in the cold enjoying the snowfall." He spoke. "You were really enjoying it. I can say that cause there was a smile on your face. So, I thought that may be you don't hate the cold that much."

A sudden pain started building up inside her chest at the mention of her mother. "May be." Tears filled her eyes and threatened to fall down her face anytime. "But it was a long time ago."

"Hey!" he called out for her. "Come here!" he held out his hand. She looked blankly at him but then she gave her hands in his hands and walked to him. She sat in between his legs comfortably. He threw his arms around her and held her affectionately. "You're warm!" he smiled.

"Gray!" she whispered.

"Hmm…" he nuzzled her neck.

"Thanks!" she smiled at him gratefully. He didn't reply.

A thick layer of snow had covered the street and the pavement. The night was cold and dark and the only thing that lightened the dark street was the light streaming out from the street lamps. Lucy couldn't see where the street ended as the fog was too thick and the light snowfall made the weather colder. But, this didn't bother her anymore. She felt safe in his arms. They remained sitting on the snow-covered stairs.

"So can I kiss you now?" the boy asked her politely. "Please."

She smiled at him approvingly. And that was all he needed. Their faces moved closer, thereby reducing the distance between their lips. Her hot breaths touched his lips as she brought her lips closer to his.

"Is it raining?" she looked at the sky suspiciously.

"Who cares!" he pulled her face down and moved closer. BAM! A bolt of lightning struck the car that was parked before the house next to Lucy's.

"Ah!" Horrified, they ran to the door of her house.

"That was close!" The blonde's heart was beating faster. "What was that?" It started raining heavily. "And why is it raining in this season?"

"I'm as clueless as you." The ice mage spoke casually.

She caught a glimpse of lie in his voice but she ignored it. She was too tired to interrogate him. She looked back at the rain. "It's getting colder." She said disdainfully. "Today was just not my day."

"Gray Samaaa!" A blue-haired water mage was hiding behind a distant street lamp. "Juvia is shocked! Shock! Shock!"

Damn! Poor shot, Juvia! You need to sharpen your skills. This was the last chapter of this fanfic. Hope you guys liked this chapter! Leave me a review or just send me a PM.

Gray: Wait, you can't end it now.

Garryp: Bad weather, mate!

Gray: Chhe! Where's that water-girl?

Juvia: Why is Gray-sama looking for Juvia? Is he angry at Juvia? *plays with her fingers nervously* But Juvia couldn't see what was happening. Juvia is so sorry. Juvia didn't want to hurt Gray-Samaa.

Gray: I didn't even get my kiss. Where's she?

Juvia: Kiss? *faints*Juvia is too nervous to kiss Gray-samaa!