A Little Piece Of Heaven [Gray Fullbuster]

Carry On Part 1

"Ice Make Shield!" I slammed my hands onto the ground and only a little snowflake flew out of my compressed hands and slowly floated back down to the ground. "Ugh I can't do this! Are we sure I'm even capable of using magic?" I fell back onto my rear, head hanging low. 

"C'mon don't say that." Levy put her hand on my shoulder. Levy is my cousin and she asked me to join Fairy Tail to get out more and "be the best wizard."  Meanwhile, my parents didn't want me using magic so I'm behind on the learning process. "Oh hey I know! You just need a really good teacher! One that specializes in ice make... That's it!" Levy ran into the guild and dragged out a man with dark hair. "Please!! She'll listen and everything!" Levy was begging. 

"Fine, sheesh." He scratched his head as he grunted out his reply. 

Levy ran over to my still sitting form. "Nora! He said yes! Oh right, Nora you're new teacher is Gray Fullbuster!" 

Two booted feet appear just in my view. As I look up, Gray has his hands in his pockets and is shirtless. "Why are you half naked?"

He looked down, "Aw, not again!" But his chest still remained bare. 

"Thanks Levy for getting me a streaker as a teacher." I slowly stood up, dusted myself off, and began to walk away. 

A wall made of ice stopped me from walking home. There was no way I made it so it had to be Gray. 

"I'll teach you and make you the best ice make wizard." He knew what to say. Probably Levy was feeding him the words. What do you expect, I'm 10 years old, telling me what I want to hear is key.

"Fine."

"Under one condition. I'll train you just as my teacher trained me." 

I nodded my head and Gray took his pants off as well as shoes. 

"What are you doing?!?" I screeched. This guy was eight years older than me, pedophile alert!

"We have to get you accustomed to the cold. Now for some snow." He looked over at Levy and she casted a snow script so now snow was everywhere and it became instantly cold. My teeth started chattering and Gray was looking at me expectedly, hinting I should strip to my undergarments. I sighed and kept trying to think of a warm place. I slowly pulled off my pants, vest, and shirt so all that was left was my panties, which thankfully were a solid blue color and a trainer bra which I was slightly embarrassed about. Hello puberty insecurities.

"Alright Nora, time to start with the basics. Let's see your form."

"Huh? You're not gonna show me magic?" My jaw dropped but quickly closed due to the cold. 

"There's no point to magic if you don't understand it." 

I let out a sigh sadly understanding where he was coming from. 

Gray started showing me the forms and the architecture of ice make magic. I studied the forms he was teaching me and watched how he moved his body and how smooth the forms were. 

Now it was my turn. I pushed my feet shoulder length apart, left hand out flat and my right in a fist ontop. Gray walked out and placed his hand on my shoulder and pushed me over. 

"Hey!"

"You're too stiff, relax."

"How am I supposed to relax? It's freezing!!" I thought my teeth were going to shatter from how hard they were chattering. 

"No complaining. Try again."

He was of course right. Complaining isn't going to help me to learn. 

Trying to think of warm beaches, I got into the stance again and tried to relax as much as possible. Breathe in, breathe out. After a few seconds the cold got to me. "Cold!" 

Tears threatened to come out of my eyes. 

"You're never going to learn if you don't try and fail. Are you just going to give up on your dreams and regret it for the rest of your life?"

Harsh words to a ten year old sheltered girl. 

I sniffed as hard as I could, wiped my eyes and got back into the stance. I was still very cold and shaking but now I was determined. 

Gray had a smirk upon his lips. 

We kept working on my forms until I couldn't stand any longer. 

I dropped to my butt and looked at the sky. I'm learning. I have a great wizard to teach me. 

"Good work, Nora. Let's head back." I nodded and tried standing up only to fall right back down. The muscles in my legs were burning and for the first time that day the snow felt wonderful. Gray looked back and saw me struggling. He strided over and I looked up. He had put his pants back on and easily lifted me up and placed me on his back, his bare back. Great, now I have his cooties on me. Gray reached down and handed me his jacket which I greedily took and wrapped it around my tiny frame. The jacket and his body were warm and I could feel the chill leave my bones. 

"I could've walked, you know." Gray chuckled and walked over to the sleeping Levy. 

"Oi, Levy." He stabbed her with his foot. His foot of all things.

She groggily woke up and jumped once she saw me. "Nora! Are you okay?!" I nodded. "See Gray! I told you she would listen." Levy looked so proud. Which I don't know why since she was sleeping.

We, as in Gray and Levy, started walking back to the guild and my eyes started getting heavier till I couldn't keep them open any longer and darkness took my sight.