Hey everybody! I was working on a chapter for Grayza Week to finish up, but figured it got too long. Plus, I had no idea what it had to do with the prompt. Sorry for the crappy chapter and stuff. It's posted as a oneshot though, so if you're interested, go check it out! Titled: The Color of Their Souls. :D Anyways, enjoy!

Prompt: Colors

AU

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.

3rd Person's POV

Gray could clearly remember how he had met her. He was taking classes at the local art studio in Magnolia that summer before senior year of high school. Gray had signed up for them, just because he was bored and nothing better to do. And that day he signed up for the classes, led him to her.

~.~

They were painting a Pop Art soda can thing, using acrylics to paint. They sat at the same table, never giving each other a second glance. Every time they met, all they did was a brief nod of acknowledgment, before ignoring each other for the rest of the class. Sometimes, they would exchange a word or two, but never more than that. Until…

"Crap! I'm so sorry!" Gray apologized. "You need help cleaning that up?"

Gray had been walking back to their shared table with a plate of paint when his friend in the class and high school, Natsu Dragneel, had stuck out his leg and tripped him, making him spill the paint onto the red headed girl. Her red hair now had splashes of other colors, varying from blue to yellow to pink. Her clothes had blue splatters.

Her eyes narrowed dangerously.

"You…" she hissed. "You made me break my concentration!"

The redhead raised her paintbrush threateningly, brown eyes blazing. Gray cowered beneath her.

"FOR THAT YOU SHALL PAY!" she roared.

She swiped her brush into a puddle of black paint on the table and with thick strokes, had painted a huge X on his face.

"Heh…?" he muttered, thoroughly confused. Gray had been expecting something a bit more…terrifying.

Wham! A fist flew into his stomach. Gray yelped in pain, holding his stomach.

"What the hell?!" he yelled.

She harrumped and turned away from him haughtily, wiping the paint off with a paper towel.

"Look, I'm sorry," he tried again. "But—"

He abruptly stopped talking when she flashed him a glare.

"This better be good," she snapped. "Or your stomach won't be the only thing punched."

"My friend tripped me!" he blurted.

Her expression darkened even more.

"Who?" the redhead growled, dark eyes searching the classroom for the culprit.

"Pink haired guy right there," Gray answered quickly, pointing out Natsu.

"Excuse me."

The girl rose from her seat and walked over to Natsu.

"Heh? Can I help you?" he drawled lazily.

She scrutinized him before slamming her fist into his gut. The pink haired teen fell doubled over and fell off his chair, gasping for breath, as she walked back to her seat.

"I'm sorry for my inexcusable behavior," she formally apologized. "My name's Erza."

"I'm Gray," he said. "So…are you always like that?"

"Like what?"

"Uh…violent?" the raven haired teen ventured.

"I'm violent?" Erza asked mildly, seemingly surprised.

Gray did a double take. "Heh?"

The redhead fluffed her hair and said, "I'd like to say ladylike and refined. I'm not violent."

Gray blinked. "Oohkay…"

And suddenly, with that one incident, led to a full blown conversation between the two. Her name was Erza Scarlet and she was 18. She had just finished her senior year of high school. She lived in Acalypha. Erza liked anime and manga, particularly Fairy Tail, an anime he and his friends loved. She liked smutty books, strawberry cake, armor, and weapons. Her favorite character in Fairy Tail was Julia.

Gray shared a bit about himself. His name was Gray Fullbuster and he was 17. He was going into his senior year of high school. He lived in Magnolia. His favorite anime was Fairy Tail and his favorite character was Musica. Gray had a stripping problem, loved the cold and ice, and was adopted.

And little by little, Gray found himself falling in love with the girl. Erza Scarlet.

~.~

"I can't believe it's the last day of the classes!" Erza lamented. "It was so fun, I'm gonna miss it here in Magnolia."

"Yeah. Me too," Gray agreed.

Erza smiled at him. "Well, it was nice knowing you Gray!"

"Likewise."

The redhead frowned and gazed up at the ceiling, thinking. She suddenly snapped her fingers in realization.

"I know!" she exclaimed.

"Uh…you know what?" Gray queried.

"We should exchange numbers. That way, we can keep in touch," Erza explained.

"Good idea."

The two passed each other their phone numbers. Gray tucked the paper into his pocket and Erza her bag.

The bell went off, signifying the end of the art classes. The entire class cheered and ran out. Only Gray and Erza remained.

"I'm going to miss you," Erza sighed.

"Me too."

To Gray's complete and utter shock, Erza pulled him into a hug.

"Nice meeting you," she whispered.

Erza pulled away from the hug before Gray could reply. She leaned forward and her lips brushed his.

"So, I'll see you around sometime!" she called, quickly pulling away and running out the door. "Bye Gray!"

Gray touched his lips, a blush spreading across his cheeks. A widen grin decorated his face. He raised his hand in farewell, although she was gone.

"Bye Erza."

~.~

He never saw her again.

~.~

Omg I finally finished this entry! It's totally late and stuff, but who cares?! I'M DONE! YAYYY! Thanks to all my readers, reviewers, favorites, and follows! Sorry not sorry to have ended this depressingly :D So, until next time! SoulHorse, over and out!