The Fire Empress [Paused But A Cute Few Chapters You Won't Regret Reading ]

I Told You

Hope you're ready for some kawai Grico scenes hehe
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Gray's POV

"Ne, Gray-kun.." she whispered.

"Nanda?"

"Why did you.. leave? Is it because of that night I made dinner? I'm really sorry about that I should've been more careful about not falling asleep. But you didn't even give me a chance to apologise. Why did you leave me?"  she spoke as tears formed in her eyes.

No words formed in my head. I was shocked to see her getting this affected by me leaving. I didn't think it would matter to her.

"I-I... No, Nico, I'm the one who should be apologising. Its not because of that night." I softly spoke in the otherwise quiet, dark dorm room. The only light was of the moon, making its way through the gaps in the curtains. I stared at the ceiling and sighed.

"Then what did I do wrong?" she asked, her voice almost breaking with every word.

"You didn't do anything wrong, Nico. It was me. I... I care about you a lot. But we've only met a while ago and I didn't want to be so overprotective, so much so that I drive you away from me. But I can't help it when I'm around you so I thought it would be best if I left. I didn't think it would matter this much to you" I trailed off, talking more to myself than to her. The words escaping my lips without a second thought.

I felt her sit up on the bed beside me. The cold air hitting the spot on my chest where her hand rested previously. For the first time I was sad about that, usually I welcome the cold. I looked towards her and I've never seen a more beautiful sight than the one currently in front of me. Nico, sitting on a bed beside me, with the dim light of the moon shining on her body, some spots lit up brighter than the others. Her golden eyes, switching to silver for split seconds from reflecting the moonlight through the tears. Her long dark brown hair flowing ever so slightly behind her from the light breeze making its way to the room from the window, unable to hide their golden undertones.

"I told you.." tears streamed down her face as she hurriedly wiped them off with the back of her hands "I told you, you were the only one I had. I don't know anything about my family. My friends. Fuck, I don't even know anything about myself. You were the only one I had. And you left me, without a second thought. You didn't want to be overprotective? It wouldn't have mattered to me since you're the only one I knew who actually wanted to protect me. You didn't want to drive me away? Then you shouldn't have left me yourself. Do you know how scared I am every single day about not remembering anything about me? You were keeping me together, Gray.." by the time she was done, she was crying her eyes out.

I slowly sat up in bed in front of her, my eyes widened from the the shock. Did she... care about me too?

As she cried, burying her face in her hands, I did something I didn't think I would. I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her into my chest. I felt her stiffen at the sudden gesture but she slowly relaxed and wrapped her arms around my neck. She burried her face in the crook of my neck, the stray tears hitting my collarbone. I held her so tight, so close to me, and rested my chin on her shoulder, rubbing slow circles in her back but being careful as to not go near the cut.

I'll never forgive myself for what happened today. I should have been there to protect her. I should've taken her with me to our apartment. It was all my fault. How dare someone touch her like that. I should've cut their hands off so they could never touch another girl without consent ever again. She was so scared when I entered the guild, it was evident in her eyes. Her shirt was lying, ripped, on the floor a few feet away from her along with a few unconscious drunkards. I don't even know how long she had to fight them for.