Forever Fiore

C H A P T E R 5

POV: Gray

It has been two days ever since the gang and I had gotten back to Fairy Tail, and so far, we've found out nothing. Master has yet to come back, hopefully, and Lucy shows no sign of being awakened.

"Gray-sama, Juvia has something for you!"

As if on cue, my eyebrows rose up and I had to mentally slap myself so it would go down again. This girl really is annoying, but I don't know what the hell is wrong with me, being nice to her suddenly. Only after the kidnapping incident did this ever happen.

Wait a second... The kidnapping incident. Juvia screaming.

"Uh, Juvia, when I was taken by--"

Before could even finish saying what I was supposed to say, she shoved a cupcake in my mouth, almost causing me to choke.

"Specially made for Gray-sama! Juvia made it in the design of a heart, as a sign of Juvia and Gray-sama's love."

"Dubia, A cang sthik!"

"What was that, Gray-sama?"

She took the cupcake out of my mouth, leaving bits of icing on my nose.

"Juvia, I couldn't speak, Dammit. I was asking you about the kidnapping, I heard you scream! What was that?!"

"S-Scream? Juvia has not screamed since a mouse was in Juvia's room. It was a fake one, though."

"A fake one? So it wasn't real, nor did you own it?"

"Yes, Gray-sama, that is what fake means."

Glaring at her for thinking I didn't know what it meant, and I clung on to her wrist, to which she reacted with a wince.

"So you actually did scream? You actually DID?"

"Y-Yes."

Holy Sh*t, that actually scared me, thinking maybe they did something bad to Juvia. Wait, what the hell, why do I even care?

Juvia scurried away before I even noticed it, and I also noticed Natsu and Erza walking up to me. Could they have found something out?

"Gray." Natsu nodded.

He seems to be in a serious mood, not even bothering to sound like the baka he is.

"Natsu."

Erza looked back and forth at both of us as if she couldn't believe it. So she actually knew we didn't really act all friendly when her back was turned?

Her red hair was pulled back in a ponytail, and she was wearing her normal clothes. Not "normal" as in armor, normal as in white and blue blouse and skirt.

"Gray, Natsu and I have decided to go on a job. And we're asking you to come with us."

"I have some uh, things to do, you can go by yourselves--"

"Gray."

Erza glared at me.

"Y-Yeah, sure, I'll go, I'll go!"

***

Natsu sat down on the train bench in front of mine and Erza's, being his motion-sick self. Erza was looking blankly at the window, her chin posted on her palm. I never really knew how she had become the strict girl she is. She has always been like this.

And even if I understand that the tower of heaven has made her be like this, I will never get why she hasn't changed ever since.

"Hey Erza..."