Just Add Water

Chapter 38

When Gray finished getting dressed and fixing his hair he went down to the juice bar to meet up with the girls. Juvia and Lucy weren't there yet so it was just him and Erza. He decided to take this time to find out a little more about Wendy.

"So Erza, if I may ask would you mind telling me a little about your sister Wendy?" 

"Why?" She replied. 

"Well it's occurred to me that I don't know that much about your family. I know about Lucy's, Natsu's, and I obviously Juvia's. I mean we share the same family but I know nothing about yours."

"Maybe I don't want you to know about my family."

"I'm not asking for anything personal I just want to know what she likes."

"Well she likes to ride her bike in her free time, sometimes she'll tutor other students in handwriting, she likes Violet flowers, she's a nut for any kind of gummy candy, she's always wanted to go to the marine park but we can't afford to take her. She's really girly and prissy which makes people often doubt that we're related."

"And how does she feel about boys?"

"Why?" Erza said getting suspicious. "Gray you're not developing a special interest in twelve year old girls are you?"

"No! No! No! Not me! Gah! And not anyone my age but well you see...Okay I tried to keep it a secret to avoid humiliating him but looks I'll have to come clean or you'll boil me like a lobster." He said nervously. "My foster brother Romeo has a crush on her and he wanted me to talk to you about her likes and dislikes."

"Oh...Wait why is he crushing on my sister?"

"Well his exact words were it's because she's the prettiest, the smartest, and most talented girl in his entire school and because her hair smells like strawberries." Gray repeated.

"What's he doing sniffing her hair?" Erza asked. "Little creep."

"It's not like that. He sits in front her in class. Anyway it's his first crush and he doesn't know what to do. He wanted me to help him but I have has much experience in dating as he does so I need you to help me."

"How cute. But it's so not going to happen." Erza said.

"Why not?"

"Wendy's not allowed to date. Mom says that she's too young." 

"Isn't she almost thirteen?" 

"Yes but according to Mom that's still too young. In our family sixteen is the legal age to begin dating. She says it's to make sure that we don't go boy crazy and do something stupid with them. Like she did when she was a teenager."

"What did she do?"

"She never goes into details about it but apparently the reason she married our father is because she starting flirting at an early age. She would have sent both me and my sister to an all girl school if she could have afforded it."

"Not very fond of the opposite gender is she?" 

"If you knew my father you'd understand why. It's nothing personal she just doesn't want us to be taken advantage of or mistreated."

"But Romeo's thirteen. What harm could he do?"

"He's a boy and he's hit puberty. That's all my mother cares about. Besides even if she did allow Wendy to start dating now, what makes you all think she'd go out with Romeo or even like him for that matter?"

"Well he's a good kid. He helps around the house, gets good grades, he's always polite. His dad is in the military so heroism is in his genes."

"Just what does he want to do with Wendy?"