With Great Power Comes Great Responsibilty

Chapter 28

Sunday morning Gray and Natsu would finally meet their room mates. Gray met his first, his room mate was Lyon Vastia the son of a wealthy bank owner and once he received a proper college education on economics he would inherit his father's business. He was a little older than Gray, definitely had more money than him, and from what he heard from rumors he had better luck with the ladies than him too.

"So you're my new room mate." The white haired young man said when he and Gray finally met. 

"Yeah I am. It's nice to finally meet you." Gray said.

"I hear that you're in Professor Gildart's class."

"I am."

"That's a very advanced class which must mean that you're very smart and responsible."

"I guess."

"That's good because that's the kind of room mate my dad wants me to have. My last few room mates have been what most people call...Party animals. Dad said I had to get someone more serious or he wouldn't pay for my tuition."

"He sounds strict."

"Well you know how fathers are. Always having such high expectations for their kids especially their sons and they push them so hard to succeed. Judging by how advanced you are, you're dad must've been like a drill sergeant, am I right?"

"Actually um...My dad didn't exactly get a chance to push me." Gray sighed. "He and my mom died when I was just a kid."

"Oh man." Lyon said. "I'm so sorry. I didn't know."

"It's alright. No harm done."

"Still I shouldn't have been so in sensitive."

"It's fine really. It's not like I was left alone after they died. My aunt took me in, she's pretty much the only family I have left."

"Again I'm so very sorry. Why don't I buy you a coffee?"

"That's not necessary."

"I insist."

"Okay."

Funny enough, both Gray and Lyon preferred ice coffee over regular and after getting their drinks they sat down to talk about what subjects they would be studying and what went on their social lives. As they talked, Gray found that he actually liked Lyon.

"So any girls in your life besides your aunt?" Lyon asked him.

"Well there's two."

"Oh really." He gave him a sly grin. "And they say that nerds can't get girls."

"Oh no it's not like that. One of them is just a very good friend of mine, we tried dating but it just didn't work out."

"And the other?"

"The other is someone I've had my eye on for years but so has my best friend."

"That's a problem."

"No kidding."

"Do you ever fight over her?"

"No. We agreed that if she ever was interested in one of us we would be mature about it."

"Good because believe me nothing is harder than two best friends being in love with the same girl."

"If I may ask who is this girl that you and your pal are pining after?"

"Lucy Heartfilia."

"As in Captain Jude Heartfilia's daughter? The super popular and pretty blonde who is considered a goddess to some hormonal boys?"