CHAPTER 12
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Chapter 12:
Gray's POV
*pant* *pant* I hope this path will lead me to the Southern part of the forest.
So I can hurry up and find Levy then take her and Lucy out from here. Before that flame head have her. I know he's still knocked out by Freed but...I can't have this inkling feeling that it won't last long. Since its that idiot.
*Beep* 11:56
Damn it! I still can't find South Forest. I hope Lucy went the wrong way. Any part of the forest will do, just not that South.
Wait...Lucy. How come she hasn't contacted me yet. Shit don't tell me...
"Oi...Lucy! Luuuuuuucy!" I said through the cross sword necklace I gave her.
It's an important necklace so is Lucy and her safety is what matters most.
Dang she's not answering...Don't tell me..."Oi! LUCY!"
"..." Still nothing huh. I stop on my tracks, took a deep breath and "Hello Lucy? Can you hear me?Heeeeeeeeeeeey!"
"OUCH! Grey! Stop that will you!? Stop yelling I can hear you LOUD and CLEAR!" She said, yelling back at me making me flinch.
Yup, she's alright...too okay if you ask me. "What will you do if Laxus or Gajeel heard your voice?"
"Yeah right," I said "Your the one who is yelling the loudest"
"HUUUH? What did you say Ice freak!?" She said. Oooh. This is the second time she called me Ice freak and I better take note that after this whole thing I better make sure that she'll be distancing herself from flame breath, even if I have to force her I'll definitely make her beside his influence is definitely not good for her.
"..."
Hmm...She's quiet I wonder if she's thinking something. Maybe she finally realized that Natsu is such a dork. Pfft, I said as I smirk at the thought then out of nowhere she suddenly yelled so loud it pierces my ears.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
WELL I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF SHITake mushroom JUST FOR THE
FIRST DAY AND NIGHT OF THIS WHOLE THING!? AND YOU DON'T EXPECT ME TO SNAP!? I HAD ENOUGH!
Pfft. Okay, she's reflecting, having one of her inner monologues and what's funny is she doesn't seem to realize that she just said everything out loud.
"Err...Calm down book worm" I said, interrupting her from her frustrated reflection and self-realization.
"Did you hear everything?" She asked in a whisper like voice, seems like she's embarrassed by her burst of emotions.
"Yup, every single word," I said as I smirk at the thought of how she's blushing now because of embarrassment
"Oops. And stop smirking!" She exclaimed and I laugh. Just how did she know I'm smirking at her right now?
"Now you're laughing at me!?" She said and I bet a million jewels that she's doing the eyebrow thing.
"Oh so how did you know I was smirking?" I said in a taunting manner.
"Well...I just know!" She said in a fluster like manner making me laugh more at the thought of it.
"Okaaay..You just know it, huh" I said in a teasing manner "Hmmm..Then I bet a hundred jewels that just now you were doing the raising the eyebrow thingy then you have its end meeting towards each other."
"Ho..How did you know!?" She asked and I nailed it right. "Can you see me? Are you somewhere near me?" Pfff...okay, now she's getting all paranoid.
"What? How can that be I'm way ooover the side you know." I said as I chuckled her. "You're definitely Miss. Paranoid"
"Para...paranoid? Wow, Gray. Didn't know you know big words like that" She said.
"...Well...there's a lot more things that you don't know about me" I purposefully said seductively. Hoping to make that blonde haired girl feel all tingly.
"..."
"Quiet now aren't we? I told her as I smirk at the thought of the all quiet and probably blushing mage."Wait maybe you're blushing."
"I...I'm not! Why would I?" She said as she stutters making my smirk grow bigger " "Anyway how..how did you know the eyebrow thing?"
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I kept quiet.
Why?
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"...Just...Because." I said, Lame. I know. But what do you want me to tell her...Should I tell her that I know everything about you because I've always been watching you, looking at you...because I've fallen in love with you.
Could I really tell her that? No.
Why...well its because I'm afraid. I'm afraid that my feelings might trouble her with her worries about Levy now and the whole mating season thingy...she might go crazy with all of it...and besides...
"Anyway Gray have you seen anything? Metal stuff? Sexually frustrated dragon slayers or Levy-chan?" She said as she changed the topic.
"Hmm...nothing. Just a few branches, big roots, large trees, pebbles, large boulders, a lot of fallen leaves" I said, not really looking at anything.
Cause right now my head is so full of her.
"Way too go Sherlock," She said with a tone of a know it all "We are in a forest Gray and you're suppose to see those things in a forest"
"Smartypants" I said, snickering at her.
"Am not." She exclaimed.
"How about you? Did you find something?" I asked. I'm afraid if I don't focus now on the matter at hand I might suddenly blurt out that my head is filled with her. Only her. Siiigh...
"Wait. Gimme a sec."
Haaaaaaa! I said. My whole head is filled with her...I don't even know if I can concentrate on anything right now. I look up at the moon and the starry sky.
The Sun, The Moon and The Stars.
It always reminds me of her.
The Celestial Mage who cares for her spirits.
Who cares for her nakama
Who cares for everyone's happiness
Who cares for him.
The one who always looks at me with that straight forward eyes and a bright smile.
Siiiiiiiigh... I never thought I have fallen for her this much. Or maybe I've fallen much deeper than I thought.
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My calm and serene reflection to myself suddenly stopped when I heard her scream "KYAAAAAAAAAA! Graaaaay!" My eyes widen in shock and fear. Cou...Could it be...she's in...
"Lucy what happen?" I asked worriedly as I hurried off to where she is.
"Nngg. Help! Gray!" She said, making my heart beat furiously as she cries out for help. Shit...She's really in...
"Lucy? Where are you? Tell me what happen?" I asked, trying to sound cool but my frantic voice immediately gave me away.
"I'm somewhere south, and...my hand is slipping from the vine. Seems like I've fallen into some kind of hole and...just now I got a glimpse of hard rock thorn looking thingy at the bottom"
SHIT! I told myself as I ran faster towards her. With only one thing in my head. Faster...Faster...She's in danger. I ran and ran...as I feel my adrenaline rushing to me. "Luce" I said in a serious tone."Listen, you're in the southern whole ravine and just..just don't go anywhere and hold on to that vine until I come"
Then it suddenly hit me. I just called her Luce. CRAP. Only Flame breath calls her that. Sigh, I just hope she didn't notice...I just hope no one heard it. Which is unlikely, besides Natsu's not here.
"Yeah, well it's not like I can just go anywhere you know? I'm hanging here down with a ravine with pointy thingy" She sarcastically said. Well not that it matters now so I just rolled my eyes.
"Stop kidding now Lucy!"I exclaimed, okay it's not like it doesn't matter but I mind it. "Aren't you wondering why that ravine looks like a whole and instead of water and rocks there's a pointy thingy waiting for you if you fall. Those are traps made by the old tribe who once lived here!"
"And why would they make traps like this?" She asked
"What season is it now?" I said as I continue to ran while panting for air
"Mating Season for Dragon...slayers?" She said, "Don't tell me..."
"Yup, it's for those dragons/dragon slayer's that turned crazy during the first night and the last three nights," I told her "Most of those crazy dragon slayers go SOUTH."
"Why would they go south".
"From what I've heard its because of their instincts to go south to do that."
"So if you know why didn't you tell me earlier?" she asked, Sigh...If I know then I won't let you go that way.
"Sigh, This is a magical forest. Every night they change places so there's no definite map during the nighttime"
"Lucy do not move! I'm telling you to stay still!" I exclaimed as I ran faster"If you move you'll fall"
"Uh-oh" She said making my heart stop for a moment "Too late for that"
My eyes widen in shocked. "LUCY! LUCY! Heeey! Lucy answer me!"
I keep running and running as I shout out her name.
Shit! Faster...faster...Lucy...Lucy is...I am frantic as I ran...faster pls. just a second early pls. Lucy.
"LUUUUUUUUUUUCY!" I yelled but no...she doesn't answer...Could it be...she already...
No...it can't be if Lucy...die...I don't think I can take it.
"Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatsu!" I heard her yell his name.
It made me stop in my tracks.
It's his name that she called. Not mine.
Obviously, it pains me. Hearing the girl you love to call out another guy's name? It felt like my heart is crumbling.
But... it's okay...I'll be fine even if my heart crumbles.. As long as she's okay.
Anything will be fine. Even if it's him who saves her.
"Lucy" My eyes widen...is it...really...
"Open your eyes" its really him
"Natsu..."
"Oi...stop crying now. Sheesh" I heard him said and it feels like something was stuck inside me just with the thought of her crying...I can't bear it.
"You're...late...idiot" I heard her say. The lump stuck inside me continue to grow big, as I feel myself pant for air...my knees finally giving in, from all the running and pushing it to its limit and at the same time its because I'm relieved that she's safe.
I'm...I'm relieved that she's safe but...why? Why does my heart crumble, Why am I feeling this way...What are these tears?
Is this because I'm frustrated? Because I wasn't the one who saved her.
Argh. Shit.
This isn't me.
I took a deep breath and before I could hear anything, anymore from them I closed the connection off.
As I clench my fist and grit my teeth hard.
I'm weak.
I'm still weak.
I need to get stronger so that I won't be this frustrated to the point that I look pathetic like this...
and so that I could protect her.
Not him. But Me.
I swear as an Ice Mage
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...After a few minutes, I finally found them at the southern forest.
"Gray!" Lucy exclaimed as she came towards me and gave me a big hug taking me in surprise
"Lu...Lucy." I said. I don't know what to do but one thing's for sure Pinky doesn't like it and he's been glaring at me.
Oh! I just thought of something. I hugged back Lucy and smirk towards him and dang...I must say...its fun seeing him looking like that.
"Lucy...I'm glad you're safe."
"Mm..Thanks Gray" She said as she smiled at me "Even I thought that its the end for me. I'm just glad that Natsu came in time" Making me flinch upon hearing his name then when I look at that brat he's the one smirking at me and I don't like it. Not even one bit.
"Oh yeah, how come he's awake," I said changing the subject as I look at her then back at him, "I thought you said Freed put him under the spell?"
"AH! I forgot about that" She exclaimed in shock. "Hey! Natsu how come you're awake!"
"Huuh? What are you talking about" He asked
"Freed place a sleeping spell at you! And its supposed to run off tomorrow
morning" She said as she grabs the arm where Freed had place a rune.
"Oh!? He did? I dunno" he said
"How did you get free of Freed's runes?" I asked
"Dunno. I just woke up from smelling Lucy's scent then...for some odd reason my sense of smell has been reeeeeally good that I smelled her from this part of the forest, then I also smelled something stinky so I rush over here without any second thought. Only to see Lucy falling"
"Something stinky?" I asked. I wonder if it's because of Laxus or Gajeel
"Yeah."
"Who?"
"You," Natsu said as he points towards me.
"WHY YOU-!"
"HNN...What you wanna fight!?" He said with his fist up.
"Hmmph. Since I've been annoyed by you for a while now why don't I finish you off now?" I said.
"Heh..then we're the same. I've been thinking about how irritating you are."
"Ice make...!"
"Flame Dragon...!"
"Cannon"
"Roar"
"ARGH! STOP IT BOTH OF YOU!" Lucy said as she hit the two of us in the head.
"Tsk. Luce stop bothering us!" Natsu said
"Huuh? Can't you guys see!?" She said as she points around us "Look...its just one simple attack but look what you've done to the forest!"
And so the two of us looked around only to see the beautiful greenery is now frozen and the trees are burnt into ashes, making the whole thing looking like a mess.
"Anyway what are you doing here Gray?" Natsu asked as he snarled at me.
"How about you!? What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be knocked out by Freed?" I said, glaring at pinky or to be exact at the hand holding Lucy's waist.
"..." Natsu was silent then he looked at her and said: "By the way what happened in your room?" And she only went "huh?" on him.
"I mean, I remember the part where I placed you to your bed, get you some change of clothes, a towel, and hot water"
He...WHAT? WHAT DID THIS FREAK DID? Then I look at her expression
"And afterward I don't remember anything or rather my memory is kinda hazy?"
"You seriously don't remember? Any of THAT?" Lucy asked with her eyebrow raised again. She sure loves doing that.
"What THAT?" Natsu asked, then I look at her. Seriously...What is...THAT?
Tch.
"Wait a second. You sure you're not playing tricks on me or anything?" Lucy asked. Argh, seriously it's bothering me...WHAT IS THAT!?
"Tricks? No, I'm not" He said. Then with one last look, Lucy sighed and said: "Well you better not or else who knows what might happen to you."
And suddenly it felt like there's some weird connection building up between them and I don't like it. Not one bit.
"Ahem," I said, faking a cough to get her attention. "Lucy, get away from him! Who knows what he'll do to you. It's just the first night of the mating season"
"Mating What?" Natsu asked "Hey Gray just because you want Lucy to your side, you can't just tell lies. Just what the heck are you talking about?"
"Oh yeah! How could I forgot!" Lucy said, immediately breaking away from him. Then I smirk triumphantly at the furious pinky.
"Lucy what are you doing? Why are you listening to him!?" He asked and from the looks of it, he's definitely angry. And ME? Well, I'm just smirking at him.
"Wait! Natsu! Listen to me first" She told him "Let me asked you something. You don't know anything about the Dragon Festival."
"Dragon Festival? Will Igneel be there!?" He said with so much eagerness.
"Err. No.." She said, "How about Mating Season...now does it ring a bell?"
"Mating Season? Just what the heck is that?" He asked and from the looks of it, he doesn't have any idea of what's going on.
"Gray...how come he doesn't know it!?" Lucy asked as she faces me.
"Well maybe because before he could know it he was knock out by Mystogan so he didn't get the chance to know," I said as I took a step towards Lucy, of course doing that makes that idiot seethe in anger.
"And you guys didn't even tell him? You have a year to tell him about these things!" Lucy said, snapping.
"I told you to calm down. The reason why Master didn't tell it is that he thinks that it might be for the best and no one has foreseen the fact that Mystogan will be leaving and seven years passed by just like that and things have been hectic," I said. Which is true...besides...no one besides Master knows about his circumstances.
"Okay guys, seriously I don't get what you are saying." irritably said by flame freak
"Sigh...Okay...We're going to explain it to you so listen first okay!"She asked him "But before that, I want to ask you how are you feeling right now?"
"Feeling? Hmm..pretty much normal" he said then he looks at me and said "Aside from the fact that I'm getting pissed off at that Ice brain"
"Watch it Flame breath," I said glaring at him.
"Fire...!"
"Ice make!...!"
"ENOUGH!" Lucy yelled as she glared at the two of us "STOP IT BOTH OF YOU!"
"AYE!" I said. Sigh...maybe it's not just Natsu's influence but also Erza's influence on Lucy is definitely bad for her.
"Haven't you've had enough!? Look around you! The trees, everything is destroyed because of your petty fight!"
"I'm so sorry!" We both said
"Anyway listen up Natsu" Lucy said "Cause if you're in your normal state then I guess its better if we tell you what's happening to you, as the dragon slayer so you better listen"
"Okay..." He said unsure about what he's about to know well who could blame him. "I'm all ears"
Besides who knows, he might not believe about the Mating Season thingy.
"This might take long but I'll try to make it short..." Lucy said as she began to tell him about everything.
Siiiiiiiiigh...this is going to be long I told myself as I sat down.
End of Gray's POV
-Back at Laxus-
Laxus continue to kiss the white-haired girl under him. Not resisting with his every touch he continues to do what his instincts tell him and that is to devour the girl in front of her. She moans loudly as he kisses her sweetly, wanting more...she urges him to do it.
More and More...As her soft skin brushes with his and in every touch she's feeling all tingly inside.
"Aaaaaaaaah ...Laxus...Nooooooo!...More...Laxus...I want more...of...you...Aaaaah"
Hearing those sweet moans, he can't help more but kiss her more roughly than before. It's rough but she still likes it.
And just when you think they are about to go to the next step he stops.
Panting for air.
"*pant* Why...why did you...stop? Laxus?" She asked, with her creamy skin, red from all the "skin-ship" they did and from those hot kisses he gave her.
"*pant...Damn it* He said *I'm losing control..."
"Its...okay. You can do whatever you want with me" She said "I love you Laxus"
"..."
"I love you so please do it. Do moooore" She said under him.
"...No" He said.
"Why!? I'll be fine..." She said
"I don't want to lose to this whole mating season crap," Laxus said as he
suddenly stood up and get away from the white-haired girl.
"Why!? Laxus...I told you its mine. I'm willing to give my everything to you" She said, as she inches forward the panting dragon slayer.
"..."
She took another step and tried to kiss the dragon slayer under the influence of the mating season but was only brush off by Laxus Dreyar.
Yup. He just did.
"W..why? Laxus? Don't you want to continue?" She asked as she desperately clings to him
"Heh...hehehe" He said, as he started to laugh maniacally as he moves a step behind.
"Wha...what's funny?" She asked
"I might be under some crap but I definitely don't want to do this with just anyone," He said.
"ANYONE? BUT...But I'm not just ANYONE...I'M Mira...Mirajane! You're Mira!?" She exclaimed.
"That's right." He said, still panting as he tries to fight back the urges he's feeling because of the mating season. "You're not just anyone"
"That's right...Gee,...What's wrong with you?" She said but before she go near him, he pushed her again.
"You're not just anyone," He said while smirking "You're Mira..."
Then the long white-haired girl gasps at what he just said.
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"Stop with the transformation...magic," He said and with a big smirk "Lisanna."
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WHAT!?
WHAT'S WITH THE SUDDEN REVELATION!?
ALL THOSE TIMES IT WASN'T MIRAJANE BUT...
HER LITTLE SISTER!?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
ANYWAY...STAY TUNED TO KNOW MORE!