Stay With Me

Close to Confessing

Chapter 12

"Erza" "Jellal " they both said. Same hair , same eyes , same tattoo he looked exactly the same the day he left her .All the pain and all the memories came back one by one. "Erza who is he ?" gray said . Erza started stepping back and shaking .A tear slipped from her eye and gray was shocked. "Erza I - erza didn't listen and she ran off . "Erza !" gray called but she was gone. Gray turned back to jellal but he was already gone . Gray began to run to erza . Lots of questions were in his mind "who is this guy ?" "why did erza get shock when she see him ?" "why did erza cry ?" he ran and ran outside. Thats when he saw her running through the streets of New York. "Erza!" he called. but she didnt turn back . That's when he heard screaming he turned and saw girls screaming . He realize he forgot his disguise. He began to run as they chased him . "GRAY FULLBUSTER HIS HERE !!" the all yelled .

Erza ran and stopped at a building she saw some benches and sat down. After months of getting over those awful memories they came back once again. Seeng him brought so many things back. She sat there after 5 years of not seeing him only the memories stayed bringing her pain and misery and now her world is falling apart. "After all gray had to do to try to make me happy only to be let down again .." Erza said she hugged her knees and laid her head down . "I'm sorry gray .. I let you down " erza said.

Gray was exhausted from all the running he finally got away . "Now .. To .. Find .. Erza " he said he walked again. after an hour searching for her he finally gave up and went to the hotel . He walked up and to erza room he knocked on her door . The door opened . "Sorry .. I just needed a minute " erza said smiling gray walke sin and erza closed the door . "Smiling to the world but yet your hurting inside " he said . Erza looked at him and looked down . Gray looked at her . "Erza who was he ? , And why did you run from him like that ? and why did you cry ?" he said . erza sat down on the couch with him . " gray I know you're worried but I'm not ready to talk about it right now " erza said . Gray smiled "I understand but just know I'm here" gray said . Erza nodded and they sat there. Gray phone was ringing . He took it out and looked . A painful expression was placed on his face . "What's wrong ?" erza said . "Uh nothing " he said smiling . He turned off his phone . "Werent you gonna answer that ?" erza said . "It's no one .. Important " gray said . Erza was curious but she knew not to ask . They both were miserable gray because his problems and erza because of him. They sat there gray didnt like this silence, erza got up and went to the deck . Gray looked at her he also got up an went to the deck. they looked outside it was beautiful New York was always shining at night . "The lights are beautiful .." Erza said . "Yeah .. just like you " gray said. Erza blushed. "Gray you don't have to lie just because in sad I know I'm- "who said I'm lying " gray said. Erza turned to him. "I though you were beautiful since the day I met you, you stood out to me you weren't like the rest of the girls and well you interested me " gray said . Erza was blushing fiercely. Gray walked to her and pulled her in his arms . Erza was trying to push him away but he wouldn't let go. "I can't stand to see you sad knowing you have the most beautiful smile and prettiest laugh that why I can't leave you like this you tell me to go but I know deep inside you need me " he said. He then leaned in and kissed her cheek . He pulled away. She was looking down gray lifted her chin up to look at him . "I'm here If you need me " he said. Erza smiled softly and so did gray that's when he left . Erza heart was beating fast and she smiled to herself

Gray went out the door and walked to his room he closed his door behind him. He took a few deep breaths he was almost so close to confessing his true feelings for Erza but what stopped him ? was it the pain she was feeling or was it the guilt he felt because the lies he's been hiding ...