remembering the days (GRAY FULLBUSTER x OC )

That smile

A week after the fantasia parade Fairy tail became its usual rowdy self, everyone was still shocked and sad after laxus' excommunication especially his team. Today a reporter from the sorcerer weekly was going to visit fairy tail and take an interview from erza, the winner of the Miss Fairy Tail contest. But that reporter was definitely a crazy dude, he then took an inteview from me, and then with the whole guild! He was so annoying always yelling out "COOOOOOOOOL!!!!" It made my head hurt. I was at one of the tables with juvia, hearing another one of her conversations, she is a good person and a true companion but sometimes I find her really odd. Isis was with Mirajane trying to welcome the reporter, she already knew Jason because she writes articles for the magazine. Many mages like reading her opinions, experiences and fiction stories. She has been writing ever since she was little, everyone was happy that she finally made it back to the guild, it had been quite a while. I missed her immensely, but Isis has changed, not just her clothing but also her personality, she's not the cheerful, showy, sarcastic or out-going person anymore.She has become someone else, someone I can't understand, but I know it's because of lisanna' death that Isis has become the person she is now. Isis and Lisanna were inseparable, they loved eachother like sisters, none of them would go anywhere without the other, it was quite unbelievable because Isis used to describe lisanna as a know it all before they became friends. Later Isis had realized how kind and compassionate Lisanna was, when she asked her if they could start all over again.

Remember I said Isis used to showy, well she was possessive of the master, and wanted to become the apple of the eye, she used to think lisanna would take that position so she was mean to her. I found it ridiculous, but I was surprised just as much as the other guild members when they became buddies.

After her death, Isis was broken I tried to comfort her as a best friend would have. She became my very first guild friend and later my bestest friend, seeing her weep all day long made my heart ache, master sent her off to a journey to drown her sorrows.

Ever since those amazing days, when we all used to get in trouble and go on jobs together I haven't seen That Smile. The smile Isis would give to her loved ones when she was truly happy from the inside, anyone would keep smiling when they saw That smile. I longed to see it, but Isis doesn't show it anymore, it's almost like she has forgotten how to give That smile.

Soon Gajeel and Natsu engaged in battle and the guild became noisy and dusturbed, damage was being caused, THAT IDIOT NATSU!!! He never learns, I also began to fight and realized I was in my underwear Oh no not again! The punching and kicking and duels were intense all Jason could say was, " COOOOOL!!!!!" ugh. I bumped into reedus' sketch book when the fighting was going on, reedus was ignoring the fight, and kept on painting, he was painting a young Isis, but actually he was copying from an old picture, an old picture of when we were young and in the guild. I picked up the book and kept it on the counter.

"What are you painting reedus?" I asked when I realized he was painting a picture of isis with That Smile plastered on her face.

"Just remembering the old days." He answered while inspecting the photo again. He was trying to paint Isis with That smile. I smiled while having the photo in my hand, behind me the members were still battling eachother. But I forgot about that and my attention was focused on other photos of Isis' that reedus drew. Isis was still with mirajane, nervously looking at the guild when they were in the, midst of friendly battles, she kept exchanged glances with Mira who was just as embarrased as she was. She realized I was looking at her, so she gave me a smile but it still wasn't That Smile that I wanted to see, I smiled back.

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Jason soon left, and during the afternoon i went for a stroll with Isis.My hands were in my pockets and i kept looking towards the ground, lost in my thoughts.She noticed this.

"Gray is something wrong? You aren't your self today. Even when jason was around you didn't duel with Natsu or bicker with him either. Is everything alright are you sick?" She worringly asked, Isis cared about all her companions, (a common trait of all fairy tail members) especially me, besides she was the one who broke into my shell when I first joined the guild.

"Yeah everything's alright, nothing to worry about." I calmy replied and she nodded.I have noticed Isis has become more quiet now, and wears formal clothing, a few years ago she was bubbly and childish but now she is sober, everyone called her 'Fairy tail's nightingale'.

Isis used to get annoyed by my accidental stripping habit but still became a close companion when she found out that my past was a bit similiar to her. I soon realized that my feelings for Isis evolved, she is a strong and serious person who protects her loved ones, at first we were just best buddies but later when she used to comment me on something I began to blush, cana pointed out that I must have a crush on her, from that point on I knew why this unusual blushing habit came to me. Erza knew it was more than just a crush, she is like the big sister I never had anyway. But I like to keep my feelings hidden, I won't tell Isis how I feel until the perfect moment, she can't know. For know being one of her closest companions is enough for me.Isis kept looking around the city while we wandered, a nice smile on her face and her hair blowing with the wind.

"I missed magnolia's wind, it's so fresh and full of life." Isis closed her eyes and felt the atmosphere.She is a wind mage so she loves the wind, I kept looking at her. She was never this peaceful she kept the guild up and runing.Now I've mad a decision, i'll wait patiently until I see That smile once again, I can feel that it's not too far away, and until that time i'll be right here.

Right beside Isis through thick and thin