It's Complicated

Chapter 2: The Forbidden book

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The night was humid and cold, just the way I like it. I sat quietly on top of the roof and looked up to the sky. "Lyon's coming tomorrow..." I told myself and smiled. Juvia will certainly be busy to bother me for the next three weeks. I turned my attention towards the town, Magnolia's beauty radiates in the silent night. The streets were empty, houses well lit, the salty smell of the sea lingered in the air. Peace and quiet. I can finally take a break.

"Gray-sama!"

I spoke to soon.

I looked down to find Juvia and the rest of team Natsu standing by my house. Sigh.

"Gray, come down will yah?!" I heard Natsu shout.

"Yeah. Yeah." I replied and jumped off from the roof.

"... So cool..." I heard Juvia say. I just shrugged and ignored her. Juvia does and say really weird stuff around me.

"What's up?" I started.

"We've got orders." Erza replied. I cocked an eyebrow and let her continue. "Master wanted the five of us stay to together for the night."

Stay together?

"Why? Did something happen?" I questioned her.

Erza took a brief moment of silence then turned her gaze towards the sky, obviously dodging the question. "I don't know." I didn't press any further, I knew Erza all too well. She wouldn't give in and tell a secret especially when orders came from gramps.

"All right then, let's go inside the house." I told them and turned the door open.

"Hold it. We're not going to sleep at your house." Lucy spoke up.

I looked at her with a confused face. "What? Then why are you all here?"

Lucy didn't answer. She just clasped her hands together and motioned us to get going. I figured we'll be going to Lucy's house again, just like the time when Phantom attacked the guild.

"Eh? Why are we stopping here?" I asked the blonde.

"This is where we'll be having the sleepover!" She giggled.

"I-is this Juvia's place?" I stuttered. This is way freaky, she lives just beside me?! Just the thought of it sent shivers down my spine. Juvia is a great girl and all, but she's just too obsessed.

"No." Lucy replied which made me breathe a little.

"It's Elizabeth's"

"What? I thought the FIVE of us are the ones staying together for the night?" I choked on my words.

"W-well... yeah, the five of us, supposedly. But Juvia insisted she'd come." Lucy explained.

I face palmed myself and tried to ease down. Why on earth should I care, right?

Erza made her way to the door (painted pink) and knocked on it. Did I mention that the whole house was painted pink? It was a huge cottage painted pink (with a mixture of black and white... it's got that victorian-ish aura). This house definitely stood out from the rest of Magnolia.

"... Erza?" Elizabeth poked through the half opened door.

"Good evening. May we come in?" Erza greeted her.

"Pink... Everything is pink!" Lucy happily commented as she entered the house.

"Aye!" Happy agreed.

Yeah. Everything's pink all right. Both of the couches... The dining set... the cabinets... And I thought Juvia was obsessed, this girl is nuts!

"... Why... are you all here?" Elizabeth started with her usual lay-back voice.