Ice Princess ((GrayLu))

The Doors

Venom held a syringe to his neck, placing it carefully by the vein. He had to make sure it was precise. He heard many murmurs outside of his office, which told him that his guests were here, and he needed to get a move on. Injecting the long needle into his neck, he flinched at the sharp pain. The effect was almost immediate. His white hair turned blood red, and his body started convulsing uncontrollably. Venom's red eyes started flickering into a crystal white, and his muscles grew twice the size, making his old skin peel off. Venom's teeth were replaced with fangs, and crimson wings sprouted out of his back. The man who now stood in his office, was seven feet tall, and thirsting for blood.

A smile crept its way to Venom's face. "Yes, after all of my hard work, it's finally paid off.... I finally have the power... to defeat Satan himself."

---Lucy's POV---

The hooded figure's lopsided smile remained on his face as he hopped off the ledge, and walked towards me, the others parting for him in respect. His pink hair practically glowed in the dimly lit room, and he came to a stop in front of me. 

"Natsu?" I breathed, and he pulled his hood down, a longing gaze in his eyes. "B-but why?" I felt hot tears of betrayal dribble under my eyes, and he let out a dark, scratchy, deep chuckle.

"Oh Lucy," he breathed my name, and grasped my shoulders, bringing me closer to him. My breath caught in my throat as his warm breath touched my skin. "Haven't you noticed by now?"

Natsu put his finger under my chin, causing me to stare into his eyes. He then pressed his lips against mine, and slinked his tongue into my unsuspecting mouth. I tried to push away, but he had me pinned against the wall, bringing his hand up and down my body. He brushed my face with his rough fingers, and wiped the tears that were forming under my eyes. Breaking away, he grinned at me, and sighed deeply. "I love you."

A force suddenly crashed him into the wall, and Natsu crumbled over in pain. Gray had his sword quivering against Natsu's neck. I've never seen him so pissed in my life.

"Natsu, what in the hell do you think you're doing?" His voice was dangerously low, and Natsu's eyes glistened with humor. 

Lightly touching Gray's sword, it melted within seconds, and Natsu quickly had his hand around Gray's neck, tightly. "I'm taking back something that was stolen from me." Gray struggled in Natsu's grasp, but to little avail. Natsu's grin widened, and he snickered. "I've always wanted to kill you, Gray, I just didn't expect it'd be so easy."

"Don't you bet on it." It all happened so fast, I didn't catch what happened, but the next thing I knew Natsu and Gray were in mid battle, just like they used to as kids. 

Though this time, I doubt it was to prove who was manlier.

---Luke's POV---

We all stood there, dumbfounded, as Natsu held Lucy against the wall. The first one to snap out of the faze was no other than Gray. He started fighting Natsu, when I became widely aware of the other mages in there.

"I'll deal with Natsu, you guys keep the others off my ass!" Gray snarled as he and Natsu collided, causing the whole place to shake. We all nodded, and turned to fight the others. Lucy sent out five of her spirits, now, I'm no expert on that kind of magic, but I definitely think it was past her limitations. Laxus charged into Dragon Force, and took on nearly thirty of those people at once, I wasn't too worried about him. Mirajane turned into a badass demon lady, and swept out a third of our opponents. Gajeel and Gildarts worked ferociously on about a hundred of them. How were we going to defeat them all? There must've been thousands. Shaking my head, I transformed into my large wolf form, and started mauling apart those goons. 

We were going to stop this. 

No matter what the cost.

---Gray's POV---

Natsu and I collided once more, my pitch black ice scraping at his magma. My arm was torn at the shoulder and I could feel blood pooling out, staining my pale skin. I don't know if he was just trying to piss me off earlier, or if he was serious, but either way, I wouldn't let him lay another finger on Lucy. We collided again, and this time, I planted my feet to the ground. Natsu did the same, and I noticed a long, nasty cut traveling from his right eye to his left cheek, which blood trickled from. His grim gaze met mine, and he broke out into a grin.

"Just like the good old days, aye, buddy?" Growling, I created another sword, and plunged it into his stomach. Natsu coughed up blood, and grasped the sword, ripping it out of his skin. "Now, I'll admit, I wasn't expecting that, good job!"

"What do you think this is? A childhood fight?" I snarled, and swung my sword once more. He ducked under it, and planted his fist into my skin, causing it to burn beyond belief. A crimson ichor leaked from my mouth, and I wiped it, ready to attack again. That's when the doors opened.

---Lucy's POV---

My stamina leaked from my body uncontrollably, I was pushing it way too far. I had to though, for Gray. If I didn't and he got hurt, I'd  never forgive myself. My spirits were reluctant to accept my order, for they knew I wouldn't be able to keep it up for long, but I forced them to anyways.

"Lucy, please don't----" Loke had started, when the large marble doors opened, and everyone's attention in the room was averted to the movement. A humongous man stood there, and I felt my stomach twist in knots. His hair was a blood red, and his eyes were a terrifying white. The scar that etched his face was the only trait that led me to recognize him.

 It was the man who captured me.

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A/N: GUYS!!! THE BOOK IS ALMOST OVER, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?????? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..... I'm going crazy inside. ;-; 

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