Perks of being Homeless

Con # 2 (Gray)

He gets a taste of her weirdness.

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. He keeps on cursing himself as he started to climb the stairs to her room. His stupid habit would seriously be the end of him. If only he could be the same as other normal people then that 'incident' wouldn't have happened in the first place.

'Damn' he mentally cursed himself. How could Lyon control his stripping while he couldn't? Is he really an exhibitionist? Does he really like the feeling of being seen stark naked? Is he really a pervert?

Questions flooded his mind while he is still formulating an answer.

No. He strips 'unconsciously'. So he isn't an exhibitionist. But he gotta admit that seeing Lucy staring and blushing while he is stripping gives him some sort of perverse satisfaction. It isn't wrong to have someone admire your well-toned body once in a while, right? So he isn't a pervert. Also, she doesn't seem to mind him being close and touchy with her.

He knocked on Lucy's door. He was here to apologize about the 'incident' earlier and also to ask for her permission to use her kitchen since he was already starving.

When he heard no response, he knocked again, harder this time. "Lucy? You okay?" he shouted, hoping that the celestial mage hadn't passed out or something.

Still no response. Jeez. Why is she so worked up like this? It's not like it's the first time she has seen him bare and totally naked. In fact, it was more than he could count!

"Oi, Lucy? You there? I'm coming in, okay?" he shouted once again. He turned the knob but it wouldn't budge. Realizing that it's locked, he created a key made of ice. 'Perks of being an ice creation wizard' he thought, somewhat proud of himself. He remembered how many times he used this method to enter Lucy's apartment. Usually it ends with Lucy kicking him in the face but there were times when he would catch Lucy still dripping wet from the shower before being kicked in the face, which was definitely worth it.

"Don't you dare enter, Gray!" came Lucy's muffled shout. It was as if something was covering her face.

'Maybe she is covering her head with a pillow' Gray thought. But why on earthland would she do that? Natsu is certainly right. Lucy is weird.

"Okay. Look, I'm sorry about earlier. I didn't mean to show you my-"

"Don't say it!!" she...shouted? It was more like she...squealed. Weird. Definitely weird.

"O-kay...err..." he replied somewhat dumbfounded. "Could I use your kitchen? I'm hungry."

No answer. He knocked on the door again. "Lucy, is it okay? I'm really hungry for
your-"

"Eep!" came her muffled squeal again. "S-shut up pervert! Go away! My body is not for you! So don't be hungry for it!" she shouted again.

Huh? Gray's jaw dropped-literally. He was seriously weirded out! He was going to say he was hungry for her pancakes! Her pancakes for god's sake! He never said anything about her body.

"Lucy, I didn't-"

A loud crash landed on the door. It was like she threw a chair or something. "Go away!" she shouted again.

Deciding not to push the matter any further, Gray went downstairs. 'Jeez. What's with her?' he thought out loud.

He went to the her kitchen without her permission and started to cook some pancakes. Gray may not show it much but he is quite responsible. He knows how to cook, wash clothes and perform other household chores. Since he grew up practically alone, he learned to take care of himself and not to rely on other people.

He expertly flipped the pancakes unto the plate. He added some pancake syrup and voila! Job well done. He took some milk from Lucy's refrigerator and added a lot of ice cubes to make it colder, just the way he likes it.

He ate a moderate amount, ensuring that he left some for Lucy before exiting her apartment and started to walk to the guild.