Firework

F I R E W O R K 1 9

"Are you putting on weight?"

Nastu walks up behind his blonde girlfriend who had a towel wrapped around herself. His arms wrap around her abnormally large stomach and she gasps in surprise.

"Are you calling me fat?" She tries to avoid the conversation. He lifts up his hands in innocence, not wanting to start a fight.

Time is running out. Lucy has to tell him soon.

"It must be weird to have this big house all to yourself." [Name] says sitting next to Sting on the couch, his arms around her.

"I could say the same for you." He laughs, "plus this technically isn't a house."

"Right right."

Both [Name] and Sting find themselves going over each other's house, she's only been over twice and it's about the same for him as well.

He seemed to live as lavishly as his career. A large sleek leather couch in front of a glass coffee table, one that looked more expensive than half of the paintings she's sold. It sat upon a grey fluffy carpet and only a few feet away a flat screen was mounted on the wall. It was a small place but it seemed to be straight out of a magazine.

"You've never been?"

"On a picnic? Not like the ones in the movies." She shrugs, popping a grape in her mouth. Even his common household appliances where fancy.

"Well now I can take you on the best one you'll ever experience." He leans forward and kisses the corner of her lips, she takes another grape and he eats it from her hand.

"Hey!"

A playful smirk is on his face as he munches on the fruit. "You free on Saturday?" He reaches over and picks up his phone. He pulls her legs closer to his body so they don't slide off. She lays on the back of the couch as he tells her it was supposed to be pretty hot.

"Well I'm free so should I make something?" She asks as he shakes his head.

"Absolutely not!" He slaps her leg playfully as she props herself on her forearms. "I'll take care of everything just keep looking beautiful." He winks as she grabs one of the pillows and throws it at him.

"Levy you have a visitor."

She lets out a sigh, it was probably Ezra, after all she's been visiting her everyday. "You can let them in." She sits up a bit and the lady nods and exits the room. Not even a second later Gray busts into the room and shouts her name, making her flinch.

"What are you doing here!" She yells, pushing him away since he has forced her into his embrace.

"I'm a CEO of a large and wealthy company do you honestly think I wouldn't find you?" He adjusts his suit and takes notice to all her bandages. "What happened?" He asks, almost reaching out to touch his assistant. He stops himself though and she only looks away.

"Don't worry about it."

"As your employer don't you think I have a right to know?" He raises his eyebrows with his arms crossed. Was he threatening her? She glares at him and he completely unfazed by it.

She grabs his tie and pulled him close to her. "You tell anyone and I will murder you." He sweats not to and she releases him. Looking at her bruised and battered body she sighs. "Gajeel put me in here."

He grips the sides of her bed, trying to to punch anything. He feels her hand rest on his fingertips, which loosen slightly by her touch. "I'll be getting get in a day or two, I'm fine." She can see and feel his anger, "Relax."

He looks away from her, licking his lips and running a hand down his face. She's right, he needs to calm down. "Where's Ezra." He doesn't take another look at her, if he does he's afraid what he'd do.

A sigh leaves her lips, running a hand through her locks. "Work, probably. I don't know when she'll come by."

He slips on his jacket, "I'm gonna get that man arrested." When he turns around he notices the utter shock the blue haired girl is in. "I don't care what it takes."

"Gray-!"

The door slams shut as he is gone from her sights, filled with stress and worry for not only her husband but Gray as well she facepalms.

Once he exits the hospital she growls, making his way to his car. He speeds down the road and towards his household. When he steps inside Juvia calls out his name curiously.

"I just came back from visiting Levy." He stops by the kitchen as his wife sighs. She continues to cook as he walks into his office. He pulls up the security footage and downloads it on a flash drive. He comes back into the kitchen and gives her a hug, telling her he'd be back soon.

Once he leaves the house, he's already dialing Ezra's number.

Of course she doesn't pick up, being on duty at the moment. He then calls the police to get connected to her, telling her he was on his way for having evidence about the case.

"I'm surprised she told you." Ezra is standing rather than sitting at her desk, Gray sets down a flash drive. "She didn't even tell me."

"She didn't have to." He sits in her chair. "Once Levy and I became friends I grew to know her very well. She couldn't get something like that past me."

"Is that so." She places the drive in her computer, watching the footage. "With this kind of evidence he can go to jail." She fast forwards through the fight. "Only if the victim wants it."

He sighs, knowing she would never agree to it. "I don't want her with that son of a-"

"I get it." She pulls the drive out, going into a cabinet and pulling out an evidence bag. "You may be called down for questioning, just be aware of that. I'm going to drop this by the evidence room, if you're staying don't touch anything."

The door shuts behind her as Gray puts his head in his hands. When did this all go wrong?

Back in high school everything seemed so perfect.

"Aren't you coming Gray?" Levy smiles innocently, a bright yellow bandana in her hair. Her brown eyes blink at the man who eats causally across the table, unaware of the conversation.

"What?"

"Maybe you should start paying more attention ice prick."

"What'd you say chips for brains?"

"Alright alright." Ezra claps her hands, Natsu throwing one of his spicy chips in his direction. [Name] giggles at the banter, seeing Gray munch on more ice. "We're all going this Friday."

Levy blushes, twirling one of her blue hairs around her finger. "I'll make sure to invite Gajeel and Juvia!"