I: Heartfilia, He: Dragneel. (A NaLu AU)

I'm sorry.

I rung the bell. Thrice. The door opens. I see no Gray.

Okay okay wait. Cue me clearing my throat.

I drove all the way to Gray's casa grande and thought about it again.

What if he doesn't talk to me? What if I embarrass myself? What if-

A certain sound of certain doorbell snapped me out of my trance.

Looks like my feet carried me here involuntarily.

It's too late to back out Lucy. You brought this upon yourself.

Oh fuck off, the other me!

I'm your subconscious, you idiot.

Whatever.

Cue the eye roll and a groan.

I rung the doorbell for the third time because when I tried it twice and no one came for 5 minutes, I thought I should turn around and leave.

But no, the door opened...

To NOT reveal someone who I was expecting.

Instead of Gray, I saw a burly man who had a scar on his right brow and had almost same features as Gray.

"Lucy is that you?" That unknown person asked me.

"Um, yes?" I squeaked.

"Oh. My. Absolute. Zero! It's really you! Oh, you've grown so much! You look like Layla! Ah, it's been so long since I last saw you!" He squeezed me in his arms- his way of hugging people I guess- and almost cut my breathing supply but then he let me go quickly and observed me from head to toe.

And trust me, it was WAY too uncomfortable.

"Uh, not to be rude or anything, but how do you know me? And who are you?" I asked him hesitantly.

Stupid Lucy, of course he knows you! Fullbusters should've had some contact with the Heartfilias!

That explains why he's so familiar.

"Oh um, uh, yeah, right. Right. I forgot." He looked around nervously and composed himself before saying, "I apologise for this behavior." He cleared his throat and said, "It's really good to meet you, Lucy Layla Heartfilia. I am Silver Fullbuster, Gray's beloved daddy," he winked and added, "I'm 100% sure you've heard about me from Gray and others."

"Um, sorry but no." I bit my lip to try and suppress the round of laughter that was bubbling in my throat when his jaw dropped. He looked hurt, honestly. I snorted when he turned around and ran into his house, saying, "Gray Fullbuster! You and I need to have a good chat for an hour- after you meet up with this pretty lady of course," he turned around and motioned me to come in, "-so get your frozen ass down here!" He turned to me and said, "I'm sorry for this language. It's just that my own son disappoints me sometimes. He's nothing like me, although he has my looks. He has his mother's cold attitude but even she wasn't like that. To think your own son would think of his daddy poo as an embarrassment." He sighed.

"I get it Mr. Full-

"Silver." He gave me a look that clearly said 'call me 'Mr. Fullbuster' and you'll pay'.

"Silver." I said. He smiled.

The taste in my mouth after calling Gray's dad with his name was weird.

"Dad? Send Erza up!" I heard a certain someone shouting it from above.

"But-

"Mr- I mean Silver, stop." I shushed him.