Stay With Me

The Gap Between Us

Chapter 54 

The wind blew both of there hairs, their hair flew thru the breeze but Erza more her scarlet hair dancing with the wind. Hearts were beating fast, eyes were wide open. Without even knowing Gray opened his mouth trying to say something when all that came out was "Erza". Erza didn't know whether to walk away or stay. She was angry and sad remembering what he had done the lies he had told he had left her. she wanted to walk off but than another part of her was happy and nervous to see him wanting her to stay. She fought with her thoughts when all that came out was "Hi" she immediately regretted it. There was silence again. "I .. I though I'd never see you again.." Gray thought. "Me too.." Erza said. "It's been a year .. But it feels like so much more" Gray said. "I agree" Erza said giving short replies. Gray knew she was still hurt and still mad short replies were better than no reply at all. "How have you been?" Gray asked. " I don't know you tell me how I should be after all you did" Erza said. "Erza I'm .. Sorry" Gray said. "Really are you now? Or is that a lie too?" Erza said. "No Erza I really am" Gray said. "Whatever, I have to go" Erza said walking away with her luggage. "Fight for her" Ultear words repeated in his head. "Wait" Gray said as he gripped her wrist stopping her pulling her to him by accident her chest hit his. Their eyes opened wide. They were so close to each other. Gray felt like his heart was bursting through his chest begin next to her it's been so long. They both pulled away "sorry I did- "it's okay" Erza said he turned to her she must have had the same reaction as her she was bright red as him. "Erza it's been, a long time since I left, since I did what I did, I .. Want to talk about it and after that you decide what you want I wont interfere in whatever you decide to do but please let me apologize" Gray said. Erza tighten the grip on her purse should she? She was struggling with her thoughts when she simply nodded. "Alright let's go to the River bank" Gray said. Surprisingly he still knew the way. They walked until they got there and they sat down. "I don't even know where to start.." Gray said. "Why don't you just tell me everything" Erza said. "I supposed it is easier than trying to find where to start" gray said he shook his head. He exhaled out loud. "Well one day I was invited to a mansion party, I was known as a party guy any party I went to I was the talk of the house I crashed it and when I mean crash I mean bad, I wrecked house and did things and well one night I got invited to the party I was telling you about, I went there and like all parties I crashed but this time it was worse I nearly burn the whole house down suffocating everyone in it and I did some things im not proud of, the next day I was hung over and my manager called me over and so I went and she showed me the pics the paparazzi had taken of me at the party and they were to ruin my career if they were published out in open and so Liz had to pay millions to get those photos from them and for them to keep there mouths shut. She was furious at me and as my punishment before my world  tour I was send to magnolia a place where no one knew me or heard of me. There I was to find a job and work and see what it was like to not have everything. I hated it, I was mad she has send me there, I was mad at had nothing and I wanted to leave that place badly and that's when I meet you and you offered me the job. I never knew my life would change in a second but it did. My intentions were to work until the world tour and then leave right away I never intended to fall in love with you but I did.. When I meet you I was some what interested at first all I was gonna do was flirt I though since I was stuck here I might just as well have a little fun but then I got to know you we started talking and then my intentions changed I wanted to get to know you the real you I began falling and as each day passed I fell more and more and I started seeing the beauty of the world not just the fame the money you showed me that all that didn't matter all that mattered was love it was the key to happiness and i stated treasuring everything I had and my life I valued it even more I realized life was more that what the eye sees and without evening knowing I fell in love with you, I didn't want to fall because I knew who I was and that back home I had a fiancée. I was going to tell you the day at New York when we ran into Jellal and you were crushed I was going to confessed the truth about who I was and my feelings towards you but I remember what you said that day