Wrote a one-shot for my one-shot collection "The Ice Armor" found on wattpad.
All he need to do is just ignore him, just ignore and move on with the mission, he want that reward. he can control himself, it's just a week.
Just a week, he is not impulsive, Lucy will eat her words by the end. He have some patience streak in his bone,
After all, how hard will it be to not fight with Natsu.
Smirking at his genius, he walk inside the guild. The sudden energy envelope him, he could feel the cold stare of half of the males and the silent mischief of the females. Lucy was stuck with an eating Natsu, he smirked at that.
Juvia was talking with Cana and Erza was destructing the guild, he rolled his eyes at her, going there will be a dangerous & stupid thing to do. Lucy is out of question and so is Juvia.
All he had left is the bar, may Mira have mercy on me, he prayed in silent.
"Hello Gray, the usual?" Mira questioned him, as soon as he settled on the stool.
He nodded back at her, still sceptical of her calm demeanour, the last time he had seen was when he and that flame brain were hanging upside down, getting ready for their punishments. He shuddered at that thought.
"What's that?" right in front of him was a box of weird looking sticks. His mind racing with answers and all he could think of was another torture device. So, he saved himself and just asked the women in possession of such strange things.
"Oh, this?" she pointed back at that box, "That's Pocky." Still smiling, she turn back at Laxus.
"Pocky? What the hell?" Mira look back at his question, hiding a smile, she asked him to eat it.
He snickered and took a large sip of his black coffee. Tuning out Mira and her explanation of origin of pocky, his ears found the conversation in the back far more interesting.
"So, the reason there is no cake is because of this stupid stick?" Erza was yelling at someone.
"Erza-san, this is pocky. It's a chocolate sweet. You should try it. Mira nee-san will restock your cakes soon." It was lissana who was talking to Erza, he guessed and push the cup on the table, not reluctant to turn his attention elsewhere.
"So, you want me to replace my cake, Lisanna." Leave it to Erza to be this dramatic about a mere cake. He snickered at her. But then again leave it to me to be jealous of a mere cake.
"No.. no" but Lisanna was cut off when a Mira on crack laughed, when did she leave him, he thought.
"Erza, are you too much of a pussy to try new things?" her tone dangerously competitive.
Oh no, he thought, she is up to something. And that is not good. With this all he had totally forgot about his bet with the demon girl.
"What did you say?" Erza shouted back
Gray stood up and was ready to leave the guild when Mira spoke, "All I asked was for you to try Pocky, Erza. It's so small and sweet and delicious." She smiled sweetly this time, she is definitely up to something and if Erza's loud breathe is any indication then she is already in Mira's trap.
"Fine, I will eat your stupid pocky." Smiling triumphantly Mira caught his gaze.
Shit, he thought, he better run.
"Gray," Mirajane stopped the poor raven-haired boy in his tracks, "Come and help Erza."
He looked back at her, Mira was standing near Lisanna and Erza was stopped mid air by her plea.
"To eat pocky of course." Her smile is making him suspicious now.
Mira pouted at him and walked briskly towards him, grabbing his arm she again walked back to Erza.
"Take the pocky." Erza was still spectacle of her friend but took the pocky.
"Now put in your mouth.... Good Gray eat the pocky."
Gray was blushing furiously now, he already got the message by her tight holding of his arm but what caught him was Erza.
She knew this was just another of Mira's attempt at matchmaking, but she still was waiting for him to eat.
Feeling everyone's eyes at him, he leaned. His heart was beating loudly, too loudly by now. He had never been this close to Erza before. His eyes met hers midway and he saw the blush on her cheeks flowered.
he gulped and took the first bite, pocky is quite delicious.
Suddenly, he was thrown all the way to the back of the guild. The punch on his left cheek burning, quite literally.
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING YOU BASTARD!" Natsu yelled at him.
Gray closed his eyes and stood up, "You hit me Natsu." His voice quite even for someone who was punched.
"Of course, I did," he snorted.
"You lost the bet Natsu!" he replied back.