Chapter 10

"I knew it! I so knew it!" Levy shrieked. "What did I tell you!?"

"Okay, okay, you were right. Now can you shut up? People are staring." Lucy hissed, eyeing a waiter who kept peeking glances at them.

Levy giggled and took a bite of her grilled chicken sandwich. "I can't help it. You and Gray kissed."

"Well, we didn't mean to. It was just for the scene…" Lucy muttered.

Levy gave her a "you're not fooling anyone" look, and Lucy sighed. "Okay, so maybe it wasn't just because we had to for the scene."

"Of course it wasn't." Levy crossed her legs. "Are you ready for your big performance tomorrow night?"

"I don't know…" Lucy said hesitantly. "We still have two more rehearsals before the show, so maybe I just need to relax."

Levy shot her an excited grin. "You'll do great. I know it!"

a.a.a.

"I have to say, I'm impressed." Ms. Yuka smiled. "Have you two been practicing?"

Lucy blushed, thinking about their "practice" the other night. She and Gray had just finished the confession scene with he kiss, which was a thousand times better than their last dress rehearsal.

"We sure have." Gray said, and Lucy wanted to smack him. Instead, though, she just shot him her best death glare.

"Well, it's certainly better than last time." Ms. Yuka continued. "I can really feel the emotion in this scene. It's perfect."

"Thanks." Lucy said and quickly scurried off the stage. Gray caught her arm and spun her around before she could get very far.

"Nice job." He said with a small smile.

Lucy tilted her hips and smirked. "I could say the same about you."

Gray grabbed her hand and led her to the back of the room. "I got you something."

"Oh really?" Lucy raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"

Reaching into his backpack, Gray pulled out a small gold box. "Here."

Lucy took it from him and slowly opened it up, revealing a pair of shiny gold earrings.

"They reminded me of you for some reason." Gray said. "I thought you would look pretty in them."

"They're beautiful." Lucy smiled. "Thank you."

a.a.a.

Lucy took a deep breath and looked out at the audience filing into the theatre. It was the opening night for Love Chronicle and Lucy couldn't seem to shake her nerves. Suddenly, she felt a hand grab hers.

"Relax, it'll be fine." Gray's voice soothed.

"I know." Lucy looked down. "I'm just nervous that I'll mess up or something."

"You won't." Gray insisted. "It's just like we practiced. You'll do great."

Lucy smiled. "Thanks. Just hearing you say that makes me feel at ease."

Gray grinned. "I see you're wearing the earrings." He said, pointing at her earlobe. Lucy ran her fingers over the cold metal.

"How could I not?" she breathed. "They're so, so pretty."

Just then, Lisanna began walking off the stage, the cue for Lucy to enter for her first scene. Gray leaned down and pecked her on the cheek. "Break a leg."

"Wrong choice of words." Lucy scolded as she stepped out onto the stage. The bright lights above her made her feel hot and sweaty in her velvet dress, but she straightened up her back anyway and launched into her first lines.

When she and Freed were just finishing up the argument about Alexander, Lucy looked to her right. Gray, who was offstage, shot her an ecstatic smile and Lucy felt butterflies flapping wildly in her stomach.

After the scene, Freed exited the stage and Gray entered. "I'm so sorry about the way my father is treating you."

"No worries. I'm a slave after all." Gray recited. "What was your name again?"

"Anita." Lucy answered.

"Beautiful name. I'm Alexander."

When the scene ended, Lucy and Gray walked off the stage. As Lisanna entered, Gray nudged Lucy. "You did amazing, Luce."

"You too." Lucy said. To be honest, the play was more fun than she thought it would be.

By the time they got the confession scene, Lucy was on a roll. She said the lines like she really meant them, and she did. When it was time for the kiss, she leaned in passionately and pressed her lips against his.

At the end of the play, when Anita found out Alexander had died in the war, Lucy had willed tears to her eyes, imagining what it would be like if Gray actually died. When the play was over, the audience rose to their feet and clapped wildly.

Lucy exited the stage and immediately ran up to Gray who engulfed her in a huge hug. "You did awesome!"

"Luce!" Levy called. Lucy walked over to her.

"I think that was better than the actual play." Levy said, grabbing Lucy's hands. Then she leaned in. "Especially the kiss."

Lucy's cheeks burned. "O-oh. Thanks."

"Well, I'll let you have your time with Stripper Boy." Levy giggled. "Find me afterwards. Maybe we can go get frozen yogurt or something."

Gray came up behind Lucy. "Stripper Boy?"

"What?" Lucy grinned. "I think it's fitting for you."

"It's not like I mean to strip!" Gray argued. "It's just-"

"Gray." Lucy said, cutting him off. "Just shut up and kiss me."

And that's exactly what he did.

The End

To be honest, I wasn't that big of a Gray x Lucy fan, but I got requested to write a story about them. After writing this, I have to say, I'm a true fan :) Go GraLu!

And if you have any requests on other Fairy Tail couples you want me to write about, I'd be more than happy to do so. Thanks for reading this!

-AnimeGeek7