If It Means A Lot To You

Chapter 5: Regret, Hope, and Love

Chapter 5: Regret, Hope, and Love

She felt thousands of butterflies in her stomach

*Gray’s and Juvia’s date*

Gray and Juvia went to Gray’s favorite ramen shop. He wasn’t good at dating and stuff, so he didn’t know what to do. Juvia was talking so much that he wasn’t really paying attention to her. He couldn’t stop thinking about Lucy. He knew that he had hurt her feelings, but at the same time if he would’ve said no to Juvia, she would have been upset as well. God, he didn’t know why he chose Juvia over Lucy. He knew that he has always been bad at decision making and he hoped that Lucy would understand.

“Gray-sama, Juvia was wondering why you look upset,” Juvia asked.

“Oh, uhm sorry, I was just thinking,” Gray replied; he didn’t know what to tell Juvia.

He already made Lucy upset; he didn’t want Juvia to be upset too. It’s not like Gray doesn’t like Juvia, he likes her as a friend and not as a romantic partner. He only agreed to go on a date with her because how sad she would’ve been if he would had said no. Now he just need to think of a way to let her down easy.

They had already ordered their bowls of ramen. Juvia was smiling and staring at Gray. She couldn’t believe that her Gray-sama said yes and how they were on a date.

“Juvia is so happy that Gray-sama is on a date with Juvia,” Juvia spoke happily. Gray did a half smile and gently nodded his head.

Gray looked at Juvia, “I’m happy too Juvia, but there’s something I have to tell you.”

*At Lucy’s apartment*

Lucy sat on her bed; she stared at her wall.

“Why did this happen to me?” she thought, “I loved Gray, but I should’ve already knew that he wouldn’t love me back. I mean water and ice is a perfect match, right? Ugh why do I do this to myself? Why did I fall in love with an ice boy who loves someone else?” she laughed a little. Lucy laughed because it’s funny how she fell in love with someone who didn’t show any sign that he loved her back. She got up and walked into the bathroom.

*45 minutes later*

Lucy walked out of the shower and looked at herself in the mirror. She smiled. Her eyes were swollen. She cried the whole time she was in the shower. Lucy knew that she needed to get over Gray, so she decided that she would try to forget what happened and move on. It was the only choice that she had. It might be hard, but it was possible. She put on some loose fitted pants and a tank top and sat at her desk. She smiled at a picture of her mom, dad and her younger self. She took out a piece of paper and started writing.

Dear Mom,

            I wish that you were with me right now. I could really use your comfort. It feels like my heart has been stomped on several times. I don’t understand how I could have my heart broken by someone I’ve never dated. I know, I’m pretty stupid. I was crying over a guy who isn’t interested in me. I still remember when you told me how you and dad met. I can’t wait to find love like that. Thinking of that makes me happy inside. I’d never guessed that I would be sort of happy right now. Maybe this is for –

She stopped writing; she heard someone knocking on her door loudly. The person’s knock was so loud and hard, that she thought that they would break her door.

“Who is knocking on my door like that?” Lucy wondered.

She got up and opened the door. She gasped when she saw her visitor.

Standing there was nobody, but Gray Fullbuster.

She felt thousands of butterflies in her stomach. She wanted to close the door, but yet she wanted the door to remain open forever. Lucy was speechless. She couldn’t believe it. Just as she was about to speak, Gray took one step forward and hugged her.

It wasn’t just a normal hug or a friendly hug; it was a hug that felt like regret, hope, and love.

Lucy rested her head on Gray’s chest. It reminded her of the night when Gray chased after her.

She felt a tear drop on her shoulder. She would’ve never thought that she would ever see Gray shed a tear. He has been through a lot, but never cried, until now.

“Lucy, I’m sorry,” Gray apologized, “I was an idiot to go on a date with someone who I didn’t love.”

Lucy looked up at Gray, unsure about what to say.

“It was you, Lucy. It was you the whole time; it was always you,” continued Gray. He broke up the hug and held Lucy’s hands.

“I love you, Lucy Heartfilia.”

Before Lucy could say anything, Gray lips were touching hers. Lucy felt liked all her blood shot straight to her brain. She was shocked and surprised.

“This can’t be real,” Lucy thought, “How is this happening? Gray just confessed to me, how is this real?”

Lucy wanted the kiss to last forever, but she knew that she should tell Gray how she feels.

Lucy broke apart from the kiss, “Gray, all of this is so shocking to me. I would’ve never suspected you to love me back . . . .”

“Back?” Gray flashed a flirty smile at Lucy.

“Yeah Gray, I love you too,” Lucy blushed, “But I always thought that you loved Juvia.”

“I had always loved you, Lucy,” Gray replied. His heart was beating so fast, that it felt like it was going to burst out of his chest. He couldn’t believe that Lucy loved him the whole time. He didn’t know that she felt the same way. If only he would have known that sooner. “I was just a baka; I knew that I love you. I don’t know why I tried to ignore it.”

As the two mages smiled at each other, a flashy celestial spirit appeared.

“Gray you’re a lucky guy,” Loke said as he placed his hand on Gray’s shoulder, “I always thought that Lucy would confess her dying passionate love for me, but I’m happy that she loves you.”

“Thanks man,” Gray responded. He has never been this happy before.

Loke gave Gray and Lucy a friendly smile before disappearing.

“I can’t believe how today turned out,” Lucy spoke as her and Gray sat on the couch.

“Neither can I,” replied Gray, “Hey Luce, do you want to go out to eat some dinner together sometime soon?”

Lucy still felt that warm feeling every time Gray called her Luce. She blushed, “Yeah sure, let’s go out tonight. I’m about to go put on my cutest dress.”

“Every dress that you wear looks cute on you,” Gray laughed.

Lucy blew him a kiss before leaving the room.

*Few hours later*

Gray and Lucy are sitting on a park bench together. They had an amazing time at dinner, so they took a scroll at the nearby park. They sat there, holding hands, glazing at the sky. They noticed that the starry sky began to be filled with thick, dark stormy clouds.

“We should go back to my place,” advised Lucy. She hated stormy weather.

“Yeah, okay let’s go,” Gray said. He was very curious about the weather. It was just a clear night and now it looked like it was going to start raining cats and dogs.

As they got up from the bench, Gray spotted a girl standing by a nearby tree.

“Oh no,” Gray mumbled.

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Thank you guys for reading the previous chapters. Sorry that it took forever for me to update. I'm unsure when I'll update again bc I haven't wrote the next chapter yet. It took forever for me to write this one. Please comment and vote c: