Oops (Gray x OC)

C.39

Long story short, I did not take mom's advice for no goddamn reason at all.

For another week, I just pretended Gray didn't exist, and for a week every night when we got home, Natsu would scold me for not getting a move on.

"It's not easy, Natsu! How do I know he won't pull the same shit all over again? How do I know he won't break my heart a second time? I need to think long and hard about this." I said.

"Well, I don't see how pretending he doesn't exist or that he isn't five feet away from you helps." Natsu huffed, then sighed and took my hands.

"Baz, I want you to be happy, okay? This is torture for you, you're torturing yourself." He said and I nodded as he kissed my forehead.

The next day, Erza had a job chosen, and insisted I come along as well. So we went down to Akane Beach because girls were being taken from the casinos down there. I used my ability to get us free tickets and food for the train ride, and then got us free, lavish rooms at the hotel as well.

We were figuring out sleeping arrangements, and I was trying to convince Natsu to room with Lucy for once.

"No, Baz. We both know what happens when you sleep alone." He gave me a look.

"I'll be fine, Natsu. Promise." I said and he shook his head.

"Not happening." He said.

"Wait, what happens?" Lucy asked.

"She gets nightmares." Natsu said offhandedly and I huffed.

"And I can deal with them myself! And even so, I still have Erza, and..." I looked over at Gray, who hopeful, and I stuttered for a moment. "And... and Happy! Come on, we're on a job, I know, but we can still have a little fun and relax, and you should do that with Lucy instead of worrying over me every damn second of the day." I smiled.

Natsu took my hand and looked me dead in the eyes. "Alright, but you come to me for anything, okay?"

"I will, Jesus, calm down." I laughed as he ruffled my hair.

"We should rest up for tomorrow." Erza said and I nodded and grabbed my bag, going to my room in the suite we got.

"See you guys in the morning." I said and closed the door to undress and get to bed. Alone. This was my first time sleeping alone in God knows when.

So in the dark, under those covers, I closed my eyes and drifted off. I opened my eyes to thumps in the other room, but when I looked around, I was in my old room back home. And the thumps were coming from my parent's room.

Knowing immediately what was happening, I drew the covers over my head, but the noise just grew louder.

But then they suddenly stopped. So I peeked out and saw I wasn't in my room anymore, but a black white, endless space.

I'm dreaming. But the dream is over. But I'm still dreaming. I'm still asleep. I should wake up now...

Why am I not waking up? Why can't I wake up? I'm not waking up, and I should be waking up. I can't make myself wake up.

And that's when I did really wake up.

I sat straight up, realised I was okay, and sighed, relaxing. I slid out of bed and put on my shoes and snuck out, tying my hair up as I walked down the hallway to the hotel bar, which was open twenty four seven.

It was empty, aside from the bartender, just a guy reading a magazine who stood up when he saw me approach and take a seat.

"You look like you've seen a ghost." He said and I chuckled and rubbed my eyes with my fingertips, hands covering my face.

"The human mind is a fucked up place." I sighed and let my hands drop and I smiled softly at him. He was pretty cute, dark skin with freckles, light eyes, and reddish bronze hair. I'd hook up with him if my heart wasn't around Gray's little finger.

"Bad dream?" He asked and I nodded and hummed as I leaned over, looking at the different liquors he had back there. "What are you looking for?"

"First of all, what time is it?" I asked.

"About two thirty." He checked the time.

"Ah. See, I can't decide if I should just stay up or knock myself out, hence why I'm here." I said and he nodded.

"Don't think I'm creepy for saying this, but I think you're better off with going on the passed out route. Seriously, that dream you had looks like it's been fucking with you." He said and I snorted.

"I don't think you're creepy. Now, what will knock me out the fastest? And I mean like, black out. I don't want to dream, I don't want to remember passing out." I said and he chuckled and pulled down a navy blue bottle with a poison symbol on it.

"Five shots of this would put down a two hundred fifty pound man." He said and I grinned.

"Well, I am not a two hundred and fifty pound man, so let's say... three. You think three will do it?" I asked and he shrugged as he placed three shot glasses in front of me and filled them up.

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Alex." He said and I raised the shot.

"Well, here's to you, Alex." I said and downed it, feeling the burn travel down my throat and I coughed a little. "Ooh, that's horrible. Here's to... Natsu for being there for me but not like right now because he's asleep and he should be." I said and downed the second shot, then raised the third, my chest burning. "And I guess this one is to Gray, that stupid son of a bitch." I said, downed it, and not a minute later, I was out.