Eight Members (A NaLu, GrUvia, JeRza, GaLe Fanfic) [COMPLETED]

Ch. 11: Cerulean Mermaid, The Warm Hearted

{Gray's POV}

"Oi, dude. Have you read the latest magazine of Sorcerer's?" Jellal nudged Gajeel who was playing a song on his keyboard. He shrugged. It was obvious he never cared for such a thing; he also doesn't read magazines. "I heard that it features the Color of Girls." Gajeel and mine's ears perked up, Gajeel pausing the song but then a moment later he continued. "Go ahead and see if I care." Jellal made a face at him, mumbling that he shouldn't have told Gajeel all about it.

Natsu came out of the bathroom in a towel, his air all wet. "Who's next?" He jabbed his thumb behind him. He then wore a polo shirt, afterwards using a cloth to dry his hair. Wait a minute. That's my hankerchief!

I held him by his collar, "Natsu!! That's my favorite hankerchief! Now look! I don't have any hankerchief to use anymore!" He made a peace sign, so I knocked him out which made Jellal stand up and be our referee.

"Now now. Gray you go ahead and take a bath. We'll be using the bathroom after you. Be quick, Zeref says to meet him up at the café near this village. He told us we have a conference about our new released album." Jellal pushed me gently while I continued glaring at the now unconscious Natsu on the floor.

"I'm not done yet." I whispered angrily. That hankerchief he just used to dry his hair was Juvia's gift for me on my tenth birthday. It was such a precious gift that I didn't want anyone touching it other than me. I also sprayed it with the perfume she gave me along with the hankerchief. I also love the perfume; it was her scent. A perfume named Frozen Rain. I wear it secretly, only Juvia noticing it. (Back then.)

After taking a bath and getting out of the bathroom, I got punched hard on my cheek. It hurt a little bit, but that doesn't matter now. It's Natsu who punched me. I can taste the blood on my mouth. I was about to punch him when I felt Gajeel and Jellal silently giving us death glares and telling us that if we don't stop, we'll never see the daylight. Natsu and I froze and shivered at their killing glares.

I cleared my throat, forcing a nervous smile, a sweat trickling down my forehead. "Who goes next into the bathroom?" Jellal didn't answered, and went through between us. When he went in the bathroom, I punched him. But then my fists landed on a pillow.

I turned to my left and saw Gajeel giving us a menacing stare, and if I even moved an inch, my head would be cut off. I shivered at the thought, leaving Natsu inside the house.

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"How do you feel about the mean feedbacks of the fans of the Color of Girls?" The last question was to be answered by Gajeel. I know that he badly wanted to get out of this conference room just like I am right now. I hate the blinding flashes of light from the camera, nosy people, and most of all, the gossips. Gajeel's response would be like: "I don't feel anything 'cause I don't care. Shut up, and I'm going home." and I'd be like: "Yay, it's the typical Gajeel." Though I know that he won't say that in front of these people because he doesn't want to disappoint our fans.

"Of course I'm a bit sad and sorrowful about it. I never want anyone to dislike and say mean things about us. But as the saying goes, life goes on. People judge based on what they see, so they can go ahead and be my guest. We know ourselves better than them. That's all I can say." He forced a smile in front of the media as we stood up and left the conference room with Zeref. I would like to congratulate Gajeel later for being a great drama actor and hypocrite. I chuckled to myself.

Zeref stopped walking and faced us with a wide grin. "So, do you want to have dinner? It's my treat."

We beamed and nodded at him, getting onto the van after Zeref told the driver on where to go—our favorite restaurant.