~Thread of Fate

~hopelessblues

Sorry about that lame summary. This is my first story so, please take care of me! *bows*
I'm writing this to honor one of my favorite couples GraLu!

Here's the story!

[Lucy's POV]

"Hmmm... I wonder when we will get there." I said as I was admiring the beautiful scenery. I'm an independent writer, so I usually move around to different places. This time I was going to work on an article in the Weekly Sorcerer with my old friend Levy, who was with me on the train.

"Don't worry Lu-chan, we're almost there and we will be staying in a hotel, Erza made arrangements for us." she said as she sipped some tea.

I was now facing her when suddenly I felt the urge to ask something, "I was wondering Levy-chan, who will be taking the cover this time?"

"Oh you still don't know Lucy? Erza said he was Gray Fullbuster, built his own business, multi-millionaire and resident playboy." Levy said as she was reading a couple of documents. When Levy finished her sentence, I cringed at the last word PLAYBOY. I hated playboys, considering that my ex was one.

"Can I see his picture, Levy-chan?" I asked.

"Sure here you g-" the picture suddenly flew away from Levy's hand; it flew away escaping in a nearby open window.

"What just happened?" a shiver just went up my spine, thinking of it as a way of fate telling me something.

Levy just winked at me and said, "Don't worry Lucy; I'll let you know if I see him." I was surprised that Levy was able to shrug the accident off, but my mind kept bugging me about it.

As soon as we arrived in Hargeon, it was already dark and I was struggling to keep myself awake. My eyes were slowly dropping; the last thing I heard was Levy screaming. After that I blacked out, while I was out I smelled the scent of Irises.

I dreamed that I was in the middle of a field of Irises; there was a boy in the middle of the field. The boy had raven hair; I couldn't see his face because his back was turned.

After a long silence the boy spoke, "Do you remember our promise?"

Since I was confused I could only say, "Huh? Who are you?"

"Lucy, I promised you that I would take you away from there." the boy replied. I was shocked that he knew my name.

The name or perhaps the entire existence of the little boy was vague to me, yet I felt a throbbing in my chest.

When the boy was about to turn around, petals of irises covered up the scene.

I sat up in surprise, realized it was all a dream. "So close..." I muttered to myself, clenching my chest. The throbbing didn't seem to stop. I stared at the clock, "It's already 9' in the morning?" I thought to myself.

"Lu-chan, you're awake?" Levy said as she was rubbing her eyes.

"Uhn~ yeah." I answered while I was going out of bed, suddenly a question popped up my head.

"Levy-chan was it you who carried me all the way until here?"

"Oh no, I'm really not physically capable of carrying you." she admitted it as she was giggling.

"Who was it then?"

"U-um Lucy, the man who carried you he was wearing a hoodie of some sort so I couldn't see his face. He was also silent the whole time..."

[Flashback: Levy's POV]

"Lu-chan!" I screamed as I looked at my friend's body on the floor of the station. I tried to carry her but I guess I'm not that strong. I was hopeless, when suddenly a man that was wearing a green hoodie appeared before me. He asked me where to go so, I told him to follow my directions, which he did. While walking I noticed his body was well built, judging from the fit of the jacket. When we were in Lucy's hotel room, he just laid her down on her bed. He quietly went to the door, making a farewell gesture. I asked him for his name, but he didn't reply. As he walked away, I noticed the faint smell of Irises.

[End of flashback]

"Oh, it's okay." I then headed towards the bathroom, turning on the shower.

"Lu-chan, I'm going out for a while. I'll be back by 7' PM."

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going to meet with a publisher, remember?"

"Oh, I forgot about that. Okay then, bye!"

"Bye, Lu-chan!" the bluenette said as she waved her hand.

After Levy left I figured I could use a walk around town.

As I walked around the park I saw an unusual crowd of women. I decided it was best for me not to meddle in other people's business, but suddenly the women began to shriek their hearts out. Even I couldn't resist the urge to see what was going on.

When I asked someone in the crowd, "The Ice Prince is here! Kya~" When I asked other women but she said the same thing. I thought of it as pathetic, they got all worked-up because of some "Ice Prince".

But suddenly the shrieking grew louder. A figure formed by the door, a handsome man was there. His raven-colored hair, his ocean blue eyes, his perfectly toned body, he was practically shining! He wore shades, a dark blue jacket, fashionable pants and a plain white tee. When the man stepped out the door, the crowd of ladies trampled over me, it was like a charging herd of buffalos, only this time they were in heels. I almost tripped, luckily a person caught me, when I looked up it was the "Ice Prince".

The herd of women gasped in horror and shock, I felt angry glares at me. The "Ice Prince" noticed this uneasy killing aura the women had so; he grabbed my arm and started running.

An angry mob of fangirls were after us, which of course, caused me to keep at par with him no matter what. I didn't want to be ripped to shreds...

He led me to an alley and was signalling me to stay there. When the mob was nowhere to be seen, he suddenly leaned nearer to me and pressed me against a wall. I was growing redder by the second.

"Shouldn't a knight in shining armour get a reward for saving the damsel in distress?" he said in a cool and straight face. I couldn't believe that the PRINCE everyone knew, was a totally flirty douche bag!

"A kiss maybe?" he added in a playful tone. This made my blood boil in anger; this playboy was getting over his head!

I was stopping him from getting near me, yet he overpowered me. He clasped both my hands above my head. I was stuck and was in desperate need of a real knight!

He was only an inch short from kissing me when his phone rang. He looked at his phone and sighed.

He released his grip on me and said "Sorry princess, this will have to do, for now." he suddenly grabbed my waist and pulled it close, kissing me on my forehead. I suddenly felt intense heat up my face. He then left, leaving me in the alley confused.

When I snapped out of it, I looked at my watch and saw that it was quarter to 8 in the evening. "Levy must be back by now." I murmured to myself.

Figuring out where the hell I am, I started to head home on a carriage, since I was tired from all that running earlier.

While I was on the carriage I looked out the window to see Hargeon enveloped in beautiful lights. The scenery was breath taking. I wondered about the prince's resemblance to a person I knew before, I was also curious about his name. My thoughts were all wrapped around him. Once I realized it, I told myself "Don't fall for his tricks Lucy."

_time moved on..._

"Where have you been Lu-chan! I was worried about you!" Levy scolded.

I was about to ask Levy about the so-called "Ice Prince", but suddenly she exclaimed "Lu-chan we have to get dressed, we have a meeting remember?"

"Oh yeah..."

That was tough luck, I thought as I found the proper attire, It was an emerald green dress up to my knees, paired with black diamond-studded heels. "Levy we're going to a restaurant, right?"

"Yup!" the bluenette said as she was still finding something to wear. She found an orange long-sleeved dress paired with black ballet shoes.

"I wonder what Gray Fullbuster is like? "I murmured to myself, I was too wrapped up in my thoughts until Levy called me.

"Lu-chan don't tell me you like him?" she teasingly asked.

"N-no! I was just curious." I was shuttering, why the hell was I shuttering?

"Well we'll find more about that sooner of later right?"

"I guess you're right about that."

"Lu-chan our ride is here." she said as she was looking down the hotel window.

_time moved on..._

I was stunned by the elegance and class of the restaurant. I was speechless.

"Do you have a reservation miss?" the receptionist asked.

"Yes, I believe that we have scheduled a meeting with Mr. Fullbuster." Levy said.

"Ah yes, right this way please." the man said as a waiter was leading the way. He led us to the V.I.P. room, "Mr. Fullbuster has been waiting for you." the waiter said, as he outstretched his hand.

When the door was slowly opening, I gulped. When the door was fully opened, I was frozen in terror. The man that helped me out with the fangirls, the one who tried to steal a kiss from me (and not to mention my first one too!) and the one and only Ice Prince, was no other than (cue drum roll!) Gray Fullbuster.

Please review this, I really need thoughts and opinions about it. Arigato! [=_=]