Once back in the comfort of her own apartment, Lucy made a point to try to take just a moment to get some shut eye. Next thing she knew Gray was beside her, stroking her hair, "Lucy... I need you..."
"What? She muttered groggily.
"Lucy!" He shouted, his voice becoming desperate," Lucy! Help!"
Lucy bolted upright from her spot in the floor. I guess I had time to sleep after all.
"Lucy!" Grandeeney shouted.
"Oh!" Lucy scrambled up from her spot on the floor,"Yes Ma'am?"
"Gray is awake, and he's feeling much better, or so he says,"she added snarkily," Anyway, he's asked for you relentlessly since he woke up. Get in there."
Lucy nodded and headed for her room. The door creaked as she tiptoed inside, "Gray?"
He groaned in response.
"Oh, sorry... I'll just..."
"No, wait." He croaked out a plea.
Lucy's fingers hovered above the doorknob then dropped by her side. She turned back to him, "Yes?"
"I.. I was attacked.." He grabbed the glass of the water on the desk next to him and took a drink. He motioned for her to sit down on the bed. She crossed her legs and leaned forward," Gray, what happened?"
"I didn't see much...he had me in a chokehold, demanded to know where you and Natsu were, and said something about taking you to some... Place... I don't remember what it's called, but it didn't sound good. Something about a sacrifice."
"Then he knocked you out?"
"No, actually we scuffled... Okay actually we got pretty into it. I was gonna stick with throwing punches but he threw some kind of spell at me and next thing I knew I was on the ground."
"Then Natsu found you?"
"Yeah," Gray nodded," but the thing is... My attackers.."
"Attackers?"
"Yeah, that's the thing there was more than one."
"How many?" Lucy's eyes were saucers.
"Just two of them... But one girl... She was a celestial spirit mage."
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A Snowball's Chance
FanfictionLucy Heartfilia is tired of being the weaker link in her group. Although Natsu Dragneel is her love, she trains with one of her partners, Gray Fullbuster. Though his magic is over ice, there's fire in his eyes that Lucy can't ignore. But shortly af...
