In the end

Chapter 6

I was warming up when I noticed Lucy walk into the gym shyly. I smiled her way encouraging her and it seemed to work as she straightened her back walking to her teammates already dressed in her uniform. I saw Levy and Erza along with Wendy to run to her hugging her tightly, almost crying, so glad to see her back. I turned my eyes back to the game satisfied with what I saw and as I wanted to switch with Alzac, the commotion from the cheerleaders stopped the entire game.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Lisanna's loud voice cut through the gym, making them the center of everyone's attention. I saw Lisanna glare at Lucy, who was just getting into formation.

"Practicing?" Lucy's answer was more of a question.

"You can leave. You're not on the team anymore."

I was as shocked as Lucy. I kept staring at them with my mouth open, not able to say anything.

"It's your fault for slacking off when a big game is in three days. I already got your spot covered so go away."

"What the hell?!" I yelled at her. "Who do you think you are? Natsu say something!" I was mad beyond believe. Natsu moved through the gym making his way to the cheerleaders and to my big surprise he stood next to Lisanna and put his hand around her waist. My eyes widened in shock at what I was seeing. Whole gym was quiet, even coach stayed from this as I started seeing red. I was furious beyond believe. I wanted to wipe Lisanna's smirk right off that nasty face of hers, when Natsu finally spoke.

"Lisanna is right Luce. Sorry."

I saw Lucy's face covered in pain and betrayal. Tears formed in her eyes when she turned around and ran from the gym sobbing quietly. The rage I felt was monstrous. Before I knew what was doing I was right besides Natsu with my fist in his face.

"You big bag of dicks! How could you! I thought we stick together!"

Laxus and Gajeel jumped to us and held me as Natsu tried to get up from the floor wiping the bruised cheer with the back of his hand glaring at me.

"It's none of your business."

Laxus and Gajeel weren't weak by any means but I was giving them a hard time keeping me I check. All I wanted to do was punch the soul out of him at that moment. I managed to slip by and punch him again till I was held back again.

"Gray calm down." Laxus tried his best to make me chill but I was nowhere near calm. I shook their hands off of me, both Laxus and Gajeel standing between me and Natsu, while Loke was at my side tugging at my shoulder to pull me away.

"Fuck this. Team my ass. I quit!" I spit at Natsu's direction, not really sure if it hit him or not, and stormed out of the gym.

"Hey! Gray, wait! Hey!" I shut the door behind me cutting coaches pleas and started to run. There was just one thing on my mind now. Lucy.

It took me a while to find her. She was in the girls' bathroom after all. I had the moral dilemma weather to step inside that secret ground, but in the end, I never really had a choice. I just said fuck it, and stepped inside like a man. And what do you know? There she was, curled on the floor, crying her eyes out just like at her house. Alone. My anger vanished in a second. Just like then, I took her in my arms and held her till she cried her eyes out. I held her to me and gritted my teeth. Good job protecting her, Gray!

"I'm so sorry."

I kept apologizing, stroking her back. I took her back home without delay.

Arriving to our driveway I stepped out of my car and just as I was about to open the door for Lucy, the door to our house opened. For I moment I saw Ur at the steps with a wide smile waving at me enthusiastically. My vision was interrupted when Lyon came storming right through Ur making her vanish into thin air. In a flash he was beside me and punched me right in the face so hard I fell to the floor. The next minute looked like it was going in slow motion. I saw Lucy jump out of the car and to my side as well as Cana's door open and Cana storming between me and Lyon with her back facing me. Lyon's face was furious.