An Annoying Revelation.

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Summary: Gray has a revelation. Will he do something about it? And how does it involve our favorite Celestial Mage? Takes place after the Grand Magic Games. GraLu.

First, I try not to go against the original story and be the less OOC possible. That's why I never pair two characters that don't seem to have any chemistry. So, since this is obviously a fanfiction about Gray and Lucy, I do believe they could be together. After all, Gemini did tell us that Gray was interested in Lucy.

And even if at that point of the story, you can see that Hiro Mashima favors NatsuxLucy and GrayxJuvia, there isn't anything proving that Lucy and Gray can't be together. So, they can still end up together (even if, sadly, I don't think they will in the manga). But hey, that's why fanfictions are for :B

Anyway, whatever happens after I've published this – like Gray accepting Juvia's feelings, or Natsu and Lucy saying theirs out loud – isn't my responsibility. I believe my logic is still good for now and that it could happen.

I'm finished with my rambling, aha. You can go on and read this story. (Maybe you already did, and skipped this part, but if you did, then you wouldn't have read this, so right now I'm writing for literally nobody, so I'll just stop).

Oh, and of course, I do not own anything related to Fairy Tail.

Chapter 1: The revelation he had.

So, I might have realized something I shouldn't have realized. Because, now that I've realized it, I can't stop thinking about it, and I'm pretty sure I started acting weird since then.

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That all started with Juvia and Lyon wanting to clear things up between us during the games. They just decided to ask me straight what I thought about the Water mage. Romantically. Ugh, how I wanted to avoid this talk. I'm not stupid, I know how Juvia feels about me. I mean, she's not the most subtle girl out there. At all. Even Natsu know how she feels, and that's something. But I acted casual about it, not really agreeing with her behavior, but not rejecting her either. I know, I'm a jerk. It isn't fair to her. I do feel guilty about it. And Erza lecturing me just made it worse.

So, I decided to think about it. Like, really think about it. Did I feel something about her?

The fact is, I really didn't have a clue. Because, she's been like this since I've met her. Literally. Even if the first time we met, we were enemies and fighting, she acted like that. And then, she joined Fairy Tail, and she acted more and more like that. Claiming Lucy as her rival in love, too. Wonder where she got the idea, though. She hadn't met her before, well she did, but capturing her didn't count. And that's not like I declared my love for Lucy in front of her or anything. But then again, she's Juvia, and after knowing her better, you realize she often jumps to conclusions.

However, what was I saying again? Oh, right. Since she had always been like that, and I always acted like it wasn't a big deal, I didn't know whether it really wasn't one for me. Most of the time, it crept me out, but then I simply got used to it. Used to her shouting "Gray-sama", her making goofy eyes, and her incredible imagination when it came to me and Lucy. But even if I stopped minding these, they didn't make me happy or anything either. It was just another guild member acting really weird, nothing more.

Then, Lyon came in the picture by falling in love with Juvia, and becoming Juvia's, well Juvia. Sometimes I almost prefer him when he was an enemy. Seeing him behaving like this is just too much. But then, was I annoyed merely because he was creepy, or was it because I was jealous?

True, I 'protected' Juvia from him when he wanted to take her in his guild, and said there was no way she'll go anywhere with him. But that was just because, as weird as she can be, she's still my friend, our friend, our guild member; and she obviously didn't want to go. And you do not mess with our guild members. That was all.

After thinking about it, it really wasn't jealousy. I understood her feelings, since Lyon was doing to her the same thing she was doing to me. So, I knew too well how it felt to having someone's feelings forced upon you. And not returning them.

Yeah, I definitely didn't return her feelings. And I should be honest with her. But God it will be hard. I think I avoided thinking about it because I knew too well how it would end: me being a jerk and rejecting her, and her being heartbroken in front of me. And I really can't stand girls being sad or crying in front of me, and most of all, being the reason of it. But now that I'm positive about how I feel, I can't go on and keep the status quo. I have to make it clear to her, so she can move on. Maybe she'll end up with Lyon, who knows. They'll make a perfectly obsessive couple, being all jealous and stuff. That'd be kind of funny, actually.

Anyway, at this point, I still hadn't the revelation that I shouldn't have had. So, how this and the revelation are related? Well, while thinking about Lyon and Juvia becoming a couple, I wondered why she found him so creepy since she was acting exactly like him, and I realized it was because of her feelings for me. That was not a hard guess to make, she was always like "No, I only love Gray-sama!" And then, I wondered why I didn't have feelings for her at all.

I mean, she's hot, and pretty badass in fights, and she can be funny, even if most of the times she doesn't intend to, which also makes her cute. So, why am I not interested in her? Was it merely because we just didn't click, or was it because I had someone else in my mind, too? But if I had, I would know about it, wouldn't I?

So, I started to think about the girls who I could be interested in, even without knowing it. Of course, it would be a girl from Fairy Tail, since I had to be close enough with her to have feelings for her. She would be around my age, too. And I should find her attractive.

The last characteristic didn't really help since most of the girls in Fairy Tail were hot. The ones who finished on my list were Erza, Cana, Mirajane, Lisanna, Levy and Lucy.

Erza's really hot, and she's one of my closest friends. But she's badass, waaay too badass. Wouldn't want to date a girl whom I afraid of. She's more like a bro to me. Well, when she's not wearing some kinky outfit making really clear she's a real girl. Anyway, Erza was out.

Cana, now. She's also hot, and fun to be with. But, she's more like a drinking buddy than girlfriend material to me. And she always beats me at drinking games, obviously. Cana was out too.

Mirajane. Hot, but cute at the same time. She is a model, after all. She's known for being the most beautiful one in our guild, and that's something. She's good to talk to, it's what she does best, when she's not a Demon that is. But I just don't feel anything romantic for her, I'm sure about it. Maybe it's because she's a little bipolar or I don't know, but something stops me from liking her that way. So, I put her out of the list too.

Then, there was Lisanna. Cute as hell and, not like her elder sister, she was always kind, and didn't go bipolar. But I'm not really close with her. She's way more close to Natsu by the way, and she's obviously still in love with him even after all those years. Stupid Natsu who doesn't notice at all. Anyway, she was out too.

Coming then to Levy. Cute, kind, and smart. But I'm not really close to her, either. She's just a good comrade. Also, for some weird reason, she seems to be attracted to Gajeel, and I think it's reciprocal. Didn't see that one coming. I guess opposites attract, huh.

The only one left was Lucy. Even if she's the one I've known for the more little time, she's as important as Erza to me, she's one of my best friends too. Hot while being cute, incredibly funny to be around, and smart but naïve at the same time. She's probably one of the sanest members of our guild, or more like the less weird one. It's good to have someone else who isn't as crazy as the others. How many times did we go "WTF?" while watching our friends, or even enemies do some really crazy things, while the others seemed to find it totally normal. Plus, her place is a really nice place where to hang out. And she's a good writer. And she's easy to tease, which is quite fun, I have to admit.

And then, I went on thinking about good things about her, without really finding something making me put her out of the list. If we still could call it a list, since she was the last name on it.

So, I kept thinking. And, besides her being one of my closest friend and my not wanting to spoil this, nothing came up in my mind that would make me not wanting to be with her.

But then, did not having a reason not to be with her mean wanting to be with her? I still didn't know.

True, when I found out someone was stalking her, I worried like hell and discreetly followed her on her way home. But I would have done that for every other girl in this situation. If Eraz was… No, scratch that, Erza would handle it just fine. But Lucy, I know she's strong too, and could be able to handle some guy, most of all if he's not even a mage, but I was worried. But as a friend. I mean, even if she is strong and all, she doesn't look like she is, so I tend to forget. It was normal to want to protect your friend, right?

Then, even if I don't usually compliment women, I realized I did compliment her for her looks a few times. Because that was what I really thought: she was beautiful in those outfits. Well, she's always beautiful, but sometimes I couldn't help telling her when she wore something new. Why didn't I do that with the other girls? I thought it was because I was used to seeing them like that, I've grown up with them after all, and most girls of our guild just like to put on some attractive outfits. But then, when Juvia had new clothes on and they suited really well, I didn't really pay attention to it. Meanwhile, I noticed when Lucy had one or two ponytails depending the day, or even if her ribbon was red or blue.

And then, it hit me. Hard. And, for some obscure reason, that revelation came to my mind with a freakin' vision of Happy saying "You liiiiiiike her."

And for once, I couldn't disagree with him. I did like her. I liked Lucy. And now, I can't ignore it anymore.

Crap. Crap. Crap.

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A/N: Reviews would be highly appreciated. I'd love to know what you liked or didn't like, and get better at this. So, be honest please :)

Also, I'm French, English is not my first language. If I make some big, repetitive or annoying mistakes, let me know (: