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Day 7: What If

The bright, burning sun grazed its rays over the country of Fiore, making the air hot and humid for there was rain coming in the following afternoon. The blue skies were beginning to turn into weak shades of gray as clouds were slowly forming together,accumulating the moisture within making those who were out for a stroll feel sticky and hot.

The town of Magnolia was lively as ever though despite the weather. Some have taken the opportunity to go fishing,do athletic activities or cool out at the beach before the time came. Yet as for others who despise the uncomfortable weather condition,have stayed inside their homes to bask in the comfort of hi-speed fans and the A/C blowing away, not wanting to go through the experience at all.

As for those who were obligated to do so were struggling to keep themselves cool,and attempting to put their mind off of it.

For instance, the members of FairyTail were out reconstructing their guild once more after the whole Tartarus arc incident from a year ago.

Surely there was tension here and there due to the pressuring task in hand within Alvarez, but they had to think and put themselves first as a priority.

Also,it was a chance to catch up with everyone's progress after the dozen month break.

"Ahh.. alright. I got the booze!" a brunette hollered as she sauntered over to a blonde woman hammering away nails into wood with one of her beloved spirits, Taurus,

"Oiiii! Lucy-Lu! Why don't you take a break and join me for a drink or two?!"

Hearing this,the mage giggled and peered down from her position at the top of the ladder,"Cana,that's the worst thing I can do right now. I'll get drunk after two!"

"Bah! C'mon,the others are taking a break as well in the back! Come down and cool for a while! We've all been working since dawn!"

Lucy grinned and shook her head,"I'm fine! I still have some energy left!"

"So do I! But you'll get sunburned if you stay up there too long!"

"Cana..."

"Go on Miss Lucy," the zodiac spirit spoke up,flashing her a cheeky grin,"You need to relax that nice body of yours and not strain so much! I believe it's best for you to take some time and... have a good talk with your nakama after so long.."

The brown-hued woman noticed the tender tone her usually hot-headed spirit rarely spoke in then lowered her eyelids.

She knew Taurus was just being a good friend,and suggesting the best for her. She had spiraled down into a mild depression period for a handful of weeks and was merely accompanied by her beloved zodiacs,and Jason along with their co-workers. Of course,being surrounded by people with positive energy had aided her with the problem little by little,and gave her that motivation back once more to improve things further within herself.

Still,everytime the Celestial Mage reeled back to the past,her heart faltered ever so slightly.

She couldn't described how grateful she was for those whom were there for her during those dark times ,and was glad the skies were soon clearing up for her once more.

The young female had never felt so ...alive.

After so long.

Lucy drifted her gaze back down to the sweaty Cana grinning up at her with joy and couldn't help but return a weak one in reply.

"Well... alright. I guess you guys are right."

"Hah hah! Great! Now get your booty down here!"

The fair-haired maiden laughed and nodded before turning to face Taurus,"You can return back to the Celestial World. Thank you so much for helping out!"

"Ah, no need to thank me Miss Lucy! I'm going too stick around a little moo-re longer !"

"Alright,but don't overwork yourself!"

"Look who's talking~!"

The woman snorted before sharing a smile and fist bump with the muscular bull before making her way down,feeling her denim overalls rub against her slick skin.

She cringed at the feeling and grunted,closing her eyes as she planted her feet down onto the rubble,

"I am so tempted to take this off."

The card mage grinned at this and threw a toned arm around her neck,"Why don't you? We've all have had our fair share of skin- ship!"

The pale-skinned wizard felt her cheek flushed and vigorously shook her head,"N-No way! I only have a crop top and my boy shorts under these overalls..."

"Wanna borrow my bikini? I brought another pair." Cana offered as they sauntered around the back of the unfinished building,"Or you can wear my pants. I don't mind walking around in a bikini hahahah!"

"No,it's alright Cana," the longer-haired maiden reassured with a giggle,"thanks though!"

As the two made their way through their other sweaty guild mates,Lucy flashed cheerful expressions as waves of nostalgia and relief overcame her.

She was so glad things were going back to normal.

At least... for now,knowing how much shit FairyTail gets in.

"I have brought our precious princess! " the olive-skinned woman gushed as she squeezed Lucy tightly,squishing her cheek against the young female's.

"C-Cana.." she spoke in a rather embarrassed voice.

The whole group stopped their chatter and greeted the blonde cheerily altogether.

"Yo,Luce!" greeted the pink-haired dragon slayer cheerfully as he rose up a cup of his fire whiskey"We were wondering where ya were!"

"Yeah Lu-chan! We were looking everywhere!" a bluenette piped up with a small laugh trailing afterwards,"Until we asked around of course."

Lucy giggled and waved at them,"Hey Natsu,Levy-chan, everyone! Sorry to make all of guys..uh, wait...?"

"No need to apologize. I was satisfied to hear that you were still working hard in this heat." their newly appointed guild master,Erza, stated before taking another sip of water.

"Hahahaha! Isn't my master just wonderful?" gushed a ginger-haired male as he placed his drink on the even ground ,"Come sit over here!"

"I brought more beer." gruffed out a black-maned man as he sauntered over and placed the pack in the middle of the circle,grabbing himself one before returning to his spot on the floor next to the Solid-Script Mage.

He glanced up at Lucy then gave her a small nod in greeting before popping the cap off the bottle with his ridiculously sharp canines.

The woman returned the gestured and smiled then looked between him and her best friend.

'Gajeel... I'm so glad you stuck around with Levy during the break. It relieves me that she wasn't alone..nor was anyone else now that I think about it...'

Smiling to herself internally, the sweaty wizard looked around for an open spot then looked over to where her over-excited spirit was,scooting over close to Cana and patting a seat between him and their favorite Ice Mage.

"Here here!" he beamed brightly,"There's more shade over here."

"Stop wagging your damn tail you dog." Cana teased playfully as she ruffled his hair,"She can sit wherever!"

Giggling,Lucy waved a hand and took the offer.

She did want to be under the shade,and as a bonus, she got to sit besides a certain ice-user as well.

Getting onto her knees,the woman twisted around and sat on her bottom,releasing a long groan as she stretched out her legs.

"Ah,jeez. I didn't realize how tired my body actually was." Lucy admitted while taking off her protective head gear.

She heard a chuckle to her right then turned her head,only to meet with a cool,loop-sided grin and a hand offering a full cup of refreshing fluids.

"You look like you're about to pass out from heat exhaustion any minute now."

The brown-hued woman felt her cheeks flush at his comment and made a sheepish smile as she took it from his hand,"Heh,I look that bad huh?"

Gray shook his head and smiled softly at her,"Not at all."

The two locked gazes for a moment and shared a small,sweet smile before she took a sip of water and exhaled in satisfaction,

"Ahh.. how've you been Gray?" Lucy asked before taking another sip.

The man merely shrugged as he swirled his cup around,watching the ice clink against the confinement unconsciously as her answered,"Normal... you?"

The woman shrugged as well,making a small smirk appear on the ice wizards face,"Eh, same..I really wanna go take a bath now...ahhh, I hate feeling so sticky and sweaty."

Gray chuckled,"And to think you'd get used to it overtime as a FairyTail Mage."

"Never in a million years." she groaned in reply, making him laugh softly at her tone of response and facial expression.

The blonde always seemed to brighten the presence of any room. Whether it was her dazzling smile, contagious laughter, or just her beaming personality, she lifted everyone's spirits either by a little,or a lot.

After such a long time not seeing the young woman, he was surprised how quickly his heart filled up with content by just getting a mere glimpse of her.

She had gotten even more beautiful, more stronger, and fiercer within the time frame, and he couldn't help but feel so damn proud of her.

And how glad and grateful he was to have someone like her in life in all honesty.

He stared at her for a moment, simply in taking her presence before meeting those cheerful brown hues of hers once more.

Her cheeks where speckled with pink, and he wasn't sure whether it was from sweating,or...

"You alright there?"

Lucy almost choked back on her water at the question,but quickly nodded,"M-Mhm! W-why-uh.. do you ask?"

"Oh nothing,really," Gray began before rubbing the back of his neck,"you were just... still red is all.. I thought you were still hot."

Lucy cursed mentally and vigorously shook her head,"Oh no n-I'm fine! Totally fine, hahaa.." she reassured weakly with a wave of a hand,"I'm still cooling down."

"If you say so."

She exhaled deeply through her nostrils and took a gulp this time before feeling a sudden prickling sensation at the back of her throat. She shuddered and jolted forward,almost choking on her water and wiped her mouth,coughing loudly as she set her cup down.

"You alright there Luce?" Natsu asked curiously,tilting his head at his partner.

She waved a dismissive hand and shook her head,coughing further into her arm. She hiccuped then gagged, grasping her neck as she felt something lodged in there,pricking against the walls of her throat.

"Lucy..?" Gray spoke to her before noticing blood staining her forearm,making his eyes widen,"Oi,oi.."

"Lucy!" Loke called out to her as he hurried over,"Are you ok?"

The blonde shook her head and felt tears forming at how hard she was coughing and groaned,shaking her head,

"What's going in?" Cana asked,breaking away from the conversation she was having with Erza then sees the Celestial Mage being helped up onto her feet,and a bit of blood dripping from her mouth,"Lucy!?"

Alarmed, the scarlet haired woman whipped her head and witnessed the sight of the Mage then dropped her arms from her chest,"What happened?!"

The fair-haired maiden continued coughing,grasping her throat as the others attempted to help her out.

"Did she drink something weird just now?" Levy asked frantically as she looked over at Gray.

The Ice Mage shook his head,"No-I just gave her some water from the pint here." he said,gesturing to the water cooler,but stopped,noticing wood chips falling into the opened gallon,where one would refill it with fresh water once it ran out.

"Somebody forgot to close it.." Gray said in shock before whipping his head towards the blonde,"I think there's a wood chip in her throat."

"She's choking!"

"I gotcha Luce!" Natsu shouted before he rose a hand and gave her a whooping slap on her upper back.

The girl cried out and fell forwards,and-somehow in Mavis' name- the said foreign object fell from her mouth. She heaved heavily and slumped forth,groaning in relief as her passage ways were cleared once more.

Yet she still felt an agitated area along the wall of her throat and frowned,coughing a bit more,but immediately stopped as she felt it get irritated further.

"You alright there?" Cana asked,rubbing her back in comfort,"Jeez, we thought you were dying on us! Haah!"

Lucy offered a weak smile and the thumbs up,"Not yet," she joking replied before wiping her eyes dry,"heh. Just a little cough fit,no biggie."

Natsu grinned and cackled,"Bwaha! Like Luce would go down like that! It's thanks to me for getting that-bwaugh!" he cried out as he was sent sailing across the space.

"Idiot! You hit her too damn hard!" Gray yelled,raising his fist up high in the air,"And that could've made it gone deeper into her throat! Hitting her back isn't the right way!"

"Agh-Gray,you bastard!" the hot-headed slayer as the two began going at it.

Lucy sighed at their usual antics then lowered her eyelids,feeling the stinging hand-print the tanned man did indeed leave on her back and winced,"Ite-!"

"Let me see," Cana said as she pulled back Lucy's overalls and peeked down,moving her crop-top a little lower and whistled at the sight,"Oh mama."

"E-Eh? Is it that bad?"

Levy and Erza blinked and leaned over as well,then gasped.

"Lu-chan! The hand print is..it's there! And so red!"

"W-Well, I'm pale to start with..so-"

"No no,this is unacceptable." Erza spoke lowly before summoning her sword,"I'm going to cut that fool's hand off-!"

"N-No, Erza!" Lucy called out,but was ignored as the red-head strode through the brawl, joining in.

She felt sweat bead down her temple as girlish screams soon commenced.

"Ara~! Ara~! What's going on here?" a white-haired woman piped up with a genuine smile.

"Oh,Mira!" Cana acknowledged before rising a bottle of booze up to her mouth,"Man, you almost missed the death of Lucy!"

"C-Cana..." the blonde said sheepishly then winced at the stinging sensation making itself present.

As the brunette filled in the former S-Class, Lucy sighed and felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked over to see it was her loyal spirit,having a sincere smile among his lips,

"Need something to cool that down?"

The Celestial Spirit Mage grinned weakly once more,"Yeah..remind me to punch Natsu later as well.."

"Heh, yes ma'am!" he saluted comically making the woman giggle and shake her head.

"Oh my, does it hurt Lucy?" Mirajane suggested,seeing the angry red mark easily from behind.

The brown-eyed female shook her head,"Oh not that much.. it stings,but it's quite alright." she reassured with a small smile.

"Oh,well that's good to hear... well make sure to put some ice on it then," she told her in a motherly tone,"it's swelling quite a lot now.."

Lucy's eyes widened at this,"What?! It's swell-" she groaned before she could even finish the statement.

The pink-haired boy was going to get a piece of her mind, even though he technically saved her life.

She clawed her face at the dilemma and took a deep breathe,

'Damn idiot..jeez.' she thought,but made a helpless smile,'but he did it out of the good of his heart..ah gods.'

Blinking, the blonde looked up to see Erza dragging a bloody and bruised Natsu along the ground,her face calm yet irritated at the same time.

She tossed the pink-haired goof ball before Lucy's feet and pointed her glinting sword at his head as a menacing look befell upon her face,

"Apologize."

"Agh! I'm sorry Lucy! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" he cried out as sweat poured from his face, shivering" under the red-head's gaze,and squeezed his eyes tightly,"I'm sorry I hit you! I didn't mean it to hurt! I was just trying to help!"

Lucy lowered her eyelids, unimpressed at how scared he was of Erza and sighed,closing her eyes,"F-Fine... I ..forgive you," she mustered out before opening them once more,"just... don't hit me so hard like that ever again, okay?"

The sharp-toothed man perked his head up with joy and nodded, relieved his partner wasn't mad at him,"Mh! I promise!"

The former heiress shook her head and huffed through her nose in amusement,"Jeez,sometimes you're so hopeless.."

Natsu rubbed the back of his head as she helped him up to his feet with a scowl on his lips,"Mrhm..I still don't understand why that ice-popsicle went off on me like that. Bastard acted like if I wanted to hurt you intentionally."

Lucy blinked at this then tilted her head,"Eh, really? Well.. maybe he was in a bad moo-"

"No." the tanned man deadpanned,"He was in a great mood earlier,especially when he was talking with you."

'... He's right..' the zodiac-wielder silently said to herself, recalling back to the small conversation they had the moment she sat down.

She knitted her eyebrows at this, "Well, when is he ever in a good mood during brawls with you?" she reasoned.

"I don't think Gray would get that worked up in a usual fight with Natsu-san," Levy added as she slid into the conversation,"he seemed more pissed than usual.."

"He always looks...stupid,but when you're around..." Natsu trailed off as he narrowed his eyes,"..."

Lucy rose an eyebrow at how hard the rosy-haired male was attempting to process his thoughts until Levy pitched in.

"Gray just always seems.. more pleased when your around is all," the petite bookworm reasoned out, looking up at the confused blonde,"I thought because you guys were just..really good friends...but.."

"His mood changed when he saw you come in with Cana just a few minutes ago," The Fire Dragon Slayer pointed out before sighing,"he gets all weird. Weirder than usual."

The maiden narrowed her eyes,"What are you two trying to..."

Levy rolled her lips inwards as she felt her cheeks go rather rosy as Natsu blinked with a pensive look across his face,"E-Er..uh-"

"Ooooooh? Is this going the way I think it's going?" their drunkard guild-mate slurred in as she leaned into Lucy's face,"Is this what I think it is?"

"W-Where are you getting at, Cana.." Lucy warily asked,trying to move away from the flushed woman's face,but was pulled right up against her body,"Kya-!"

"Ah you knooow~!" she purred playfully before giving her chest a light squeeze,"If there's anything you're not letting us on between you two~!"

Lucy flushed horribly and shied away from the bold,olive-skinned woman,"N-No.. we're just friends. Honest." she clarified,"Nothing's.. ever has happened between us."

Levy stared at her best friend for a moment until she noticed how red she was getting,and couldn't help as a mischievous smirk curled upon her lips. The Solid-Script Mage began to nudge her,

"Neh,neh..what if there was something going on? Hmmm?"

Natsu gagged at this,"Ew. Lucy and Gray? No way..." he began but stopped,considering the thought,"..well,you guys are both weirdos so-"

"Talkin' shit fire-crotch?" hissed the said man as he held out an ice pack to the maiden,who thanked him and gratefully took it.

Loke came in tow,holding a cloth to wrap around the pack to ease its frigidness against her skin and noticed Cana groping his master,"O-Oi! Get your hands off my princess drunkie!"

Cana cackled and hugged the blonde from behind,"Aww c'mon,she is so cute! Like a little doll,hehe!"

Natsu huffed,glaring at his life rival in disgust,"Tch. back off droopy eyes, I'm just talkin' truth!"

"Oh yeah? And what is that?"

"How you and Lucy are weirdos,and how even weirder you get whenever your around her."

'Oh no.. I don't like where this is going..' the long haired maiden thought as Loke gently placed the ice pack on her back,offering to hold it in place for her much to her dismay.

"Weirdos? The hell are you talking about flamebrain?"

"Youuuu knooow exactly what he's talking about~!" Cana chimed as she swung her hips towards the ice wizard.

Gray rose an eyebrows before crossing his arms across his chest,"Hm? What is it that I know"

"You knooow!" the brunette started off as she leaned against him,propping her arm on top of his shoulder before whispering into his ear,"You and Luuucy~!"

The Ice Mage grunted at this and pinched the bridge of his nose,"For the last time, I didn't cheat with her on anyone! I thought I already cleared those rumors? Are they not?"

Levy laughed weakly,"Ah,well, yes you..have,Gray,they are for the most part, but Cana meant...well..." she trailed before drifting her hazel orbs up to her bookworm buddy,"in... general."

"In general?" The handsome male repeated, stupefied for moment before realizing the context.

His eyes widened at this,"Wh-wait.. me and..?"

"My beloved master?!" the lion spirit asked incredulously before whipping his fierce and fiery eyes down to the helpless tawny-haired woman,"What is the meaning-!?"

"L-Look,nothing is going on between us alright? Period." Lucy declared as she looked around cautiously for any signs of a certain water mage,"Gray and I never... had anything between us, alright? Now keep it down before people begin to think-"

"-THAT LUCY AND GRAY HAVE A THING?!" Cana bellowed loudly,making Lucy squeal in fear and cover her mouth.

"C-Cana! Are you trying to get me murdered?!"

Gray watched as the two women struggled and exhaled hopelessly, feeling sweat bead down his temple at this.

'Honestly, where do people come up with these things?'

"Bah! Alright,alright! Don't get your panties in a twist," Cana laughed before resting a hand on the blonde's hip"but have you ever considered on... what if?"

"What if what?" Lucy asked simultaneously while Gray wondered the same thing.

Levy giggled behind her hand,"Oh Lu-chan! You can be so oblivious sometimes!"

Cana shook her head,agreeing with the blue-haired female and sighed,"Lucy, have you ever...oh, I don't know.. thought about being more than friends with our favorite tall,dark and handsomely mysterious devil slayer right here?" she hummed,gesturing to the indicated man.

The Spirit Mage swallowed,wincing a bit at the rash feeling still there and groaned, slumping forward uneasily.

All eyes were on her,even on those whom were eavesdropping nearby, and she felt herself being dragged into a sticky,personal situation.

'Oh man..they got me cornered...' she thought before looking down at the ground.

It wasn't like she doesn't find her cool friend-no pun intended- not eligible to consider as someone she could see herself having more with. He had most traits that women seek for;

Hard-working, loyal, honest, dedicated, intelligent...extremely caring, considerate,and polite.. when he tries.

He was fit, complete model-status and had the greatest smile,the most perfect white teeth, gave the best hugs, and is always dependable when one needs him. He was always in reach, will always be downright honest with you, even if his words and presence may come off as cold and aloof,one can warm up to him little by little, and see his true self.

Only if the man allowed that to happen in the first place.

Lucy would be lying if she said she hasn't at least brushed over the idea.

Gripping her confidence, Lucy reassured herself, knowing the results and or consequences that could come out from this,but decided to be bolder from now on. She has been,so why stop now over a silly question of a best friend your comfortable with at most times?"

Biting down on her lip, the whip specialist merely gave a small shrug, making eye contact with the man involved before offering a genuine smile,"Well...I mean...it's not like... a bad idea.."

Gray was taken aback by her surprise, believing she was going to blow it off or make up an excuse but no.

She answered it.

The guys' eyes widened, shocked by her answer while the girls gasped or squealed at this.

"Ohohooo! That's my blondie!" Cana laughed as she patted her bottom before directing her violet eyes onto her good friend,"Anything to add on, Gray?"

The dark blue-hued man merely shook his head, still a bit dazed and couldn't help but give his long-haired comrade a loop-sided grin.

"I don't think it would be a bad idea either.."

Lucy's eye lit up at the positive answer,and couldn't help but smile shyly before tearing her gaze away, having a tiny,mental breakdown as questions flew from all around.

The guild members leaned in, surrounding the two comrades until a large clap of thunder echoed through the dreary sky,soon being followed by rain, which began to gradually increase by seconds.

"Okay, everyone! That's all for today!" Erza bellowed through a megaphone,"Please go home and take shelter to prevent from catching a cold! Good work today!"

A huge wave of relief washed over the Heartfillia woman until she felt something encircle her wrist and jumped. She removed the ice pack from her back and saw Gray signalling her to be quiet as they silently snuck away, using Erza's announcement as a diversion before hauling their asses out of there.

She could hear Cana yelling and calling for her name and her teammate's name, but the two were already out of sight as the rainfall became a screen,making them invisible.

After running for a good few minutes, the wizards heaved heavily as they shelter under a white-bricked bridge,collapsing onto the grass bordering the streaming lake.

The two were soaking wet, completely out of breathe before they faced one another,and began to laugh.

"Ah,man..what a day." Lucy giggled out before taking her ponytail out and squeezing out the excess water from her long locks.

The lean and muscular man nodded before a running a hand through his dark ones then reclined back onto his elbows.

"Ahh, I wonder when this rain will die down to the point where one can see a few inches ahead of them..."

Lucy snorted,shaking her head,"It doesn't seem like soon.."

The male mage hummed,nodding in agreement before drifting his gaze over to the woman besides him.

He watched as she pulled her hair up in a mess bun and gentle place the ice pack against the hand-print from earlier, which was not a shade of angry red like before.

It seemed to have mellowed out much to his favor, and was relieved it didn't cause any bruising.

He always thought her skin as porcelain, not meant to be blemished in anyway shape or form, yet of course that was inevitable considering she was apart of the world's most chaotic and rambunctious guild out there.

Looking around them, Gray made sure they weren't being watched or follow before asking,"So...how are you feeling?"

"Eh? Oh..right," the woman thought before turning to look over her shoulder,not getting a good angle at all and sighed,"it's not that..stingy anymore. It'll disappear, but my throat is still kind of irriated from the wood chip."

Gray hissed in sympathy and gave her a sympathetic look,"Sorry about that.. ah, I should've checked the water before giving it to you."

"Don't blame yourself Gray, I was the idiot not looking or paying attention to me drink..." she reassured before lowering her eyelids,"... probably since you were the one who handed it to me."

Gray caught this and couldn't help but smirk a little at her admission. He looked into her eyes and placed a hand on top of her head,

"I would've done the same."

The fair-haired maiden flushed further at his words then mumbled,looking away,"That's... good to hear."

He gazed at her with slight amusement before dropping his head down to her knee,deciding to have a little bit more fun with her.

"So...you don't think it's a bad idea,huh?" the Ice Devil Slayer began, tilting his head as he stroked her knee.

Lucy blinked as she turned to face him, then suddenly felt herself go red with embarrassment,

She just realized that the wo were alone.

Together.

"I-I uh..well," the Heartfillia woman sounded out,scratching her rosy cheek,hearing him chuckle after his soft tease.

"It's ok, you don't have to explain yourself or anything." he reassured her before placing a hand on her head,"Just teasing you is all... but honestly, how did ..this all started?'

"Oh.. well C-Cana... no actually Natsu, was the one who started it."

"That bolts for brains?" he asked,earning a weak nod.

"M-Mhm..and uh-he uh.. he was talking about how mad you were during y'all guys brawl and all, and began saying all these,,weird things." she dismissed quickly with a frantic hand,"Pointless-"

"What weird things." the man demanded lowly,making shivers go down Lucy's spine.

'W-wow...' she breathed out anxiously but gulping down,ignoring the uncomfortable feeling in her throat once more.

"U-Um,just... err-nonsense-haha! He just..mentioned that uh,that youuu.." she dragged out with a sheepish tone before meeting the male's serious gaze,making her jump and shudder,"er-uh..he mostly was...talking about you and uh.. how you acted around... me, and the weirdness of it.."

Gray sighed internally and externally at this.

Why couldn't people mind their own business?

'Well.. it's not like that flamehead is wrong..'

The Ice Wizard was aware on how he acted around the beautiful smart alec, and he believed it was fine.

She was one of the fewest people he could get comfortable with, and relate too entirely.

"Pfft. he's just jealous." the man mused,making the woman roll her eye and giggle.

"Jealous of what?"

"Our relationship probably..."

Lucy rose an eyebrow then froze in her place as she noticed him inching closer to her, making her scream internally.

"G-Gray!"

"Wait," he softly told her before taking off his soaked shirt before wiping the corner of her lip clean.

He smiled kindly and lowered his eyelids as he locked gazes with the woman,"There. You had some leftover dried up blood there from your coughing fit.."

Lucy nodded softly before feeling herself grow weary,"Mhhh..man,I need to take a nap.." she yawned out int her palm before closing her eyes softly,humming as she watched the clear substance continue to fall.

Gray frowned at this then begun to notice the woman commencing to shiver making him mentally curse,'I don't have my coat..my clothes are soaked too...damnit...oh,maybe..'

Sniffling, the female curled her knees up to her chest and slid her arms within the damp overalls,sneezing and rubbing her nose with a clothe in her back pocket. Before she could say anything, large,warm arms wrapped around and pull her into a sweaty,slippery but warm embrace. She hummed and rested herself into the soothing sensation and lowered her eyelids,completely submerging into the man's surprising warmth.

Muscles sure did have it's perks.

Gray smiled down a little at the sight of his comrade in his arms and bent his knees up,fully enveloping her into his body as he watched the rain gradually lighten up inch by inch.

"...mhrhm..head..." Lucy mumbled into his chest,curling herself further into him,completely shutting down into him.

His eyes widened at the lazy,but soft and content voice from below his chin and glanced down to see a completely peaceful,sleeping face.

She was like a little kid.

A baby.

Gray couldn't help but chuckle at this and brushed away a strand of gold from her face,and felt a light blush pepper along his high cheekbones.

Lucy appeared even more angelic in her slumber, despite the circumstances, she appeared super relaxed.

He couldn't help but let a smile twitch upon his facial features at this,and soon thought back to the question from earlier...and asked himself:

What if they did become more than just friends?

The man rested his chin on top of her head and sighed, satisfied that the forever pestering question was soon answered,thanks to Cana,

'It wouldn't be a bad idea.'

A/N: Ah man, and there goes the last prompt! GrayLu week is officially over T^T.. haha not really. Every week is Graylu week for me ^^

Aghh I kinda slacked off, but hey, I enjoyed it x3! Woooo,and I hope you had fun reading it!^w^

And thank you for the few people that have favorited and followed this story,I really appreaciate it from the bottom of my heart cx and soul ^^ haha!

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