Chapter 11

A/N: Hello there!!! Don't sue me for having this slightly long note and updating really late... Hey! It's my first author's note after so many chapters! Okay, I'll just get to the point...

First,this story would be in Omniscient Third Person's Point of View from this chapter onward...That just means I'm dropping Lucy's pov that started in the earlier chapters..

Second, for those reading my Edo-NaLu fic, "When the Sadist Girl Falls.." expect that I will update it once every week or every two weeks :) And for those who haven't read it... please give it a try :D

That's all!

Disclaimer: Fairy Tail is not mine and will never be (since I didn't put disclaimers on the last chapters doesn't mean it's mine, okay? :P)

-almelyn

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Lucy sighed as she closed the door of the store.

"Seemed like we're not lucky today." Vincent stifled a laugh as he held hands with Lucy.

Vincent came to Lucy's apartment earlier to ask her on a date just to fulfill their families' contract of Lucy, marrying Vincent. They are still on their date when Lucy practically dragged him to this magic store which had a sale for their Silver Celestial Keys. Unfortunately for Lucy, all items are sold-out.

"In the end, I got nothing." Lucy muttered in dismay.

"Aw, it's okay...we get to have our quality time together, just like the old times. Cheer up, okay?" Vincent grinned as he patted Lucy's head like a child.

"Stop patting my head!" Lucy pouted in annoyance. Vincent stopped patting her head and they continued their little journey to nobody-knows-where.

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He's currently at the river in the woods where he and Happy, sometimes with Lucy, usually fishes. He just sat by the riverbank looking all confused when Gray accidentally saw him when doing an errand of finding edible mushrooms to cook for the whole guild by Mira.

"Yo, Natsu, what're you doing here? Where's Happy?" Gray spoke, frightening the dragon-slayer because he didn't notice his presence.

"Idiot, why are you surprising me like that?! And Happy's with Wendy and Carla." Natsu grunted to Gray that was wondering how on earth Natsu didn't notice his presence at all.

"Baaaaaka." Gray said mockingly to Natsu who disheveled his hair in frustration.

"Shut up. I'm busy here thinking of something." he replied as he resumed staring at the clear water soaking his feet.

"Woah, thinking of something?" Gray told as he tried to hold his laughter.

Natsu ignored him as the salamander continued his staring contest with his reflection on the water.

Gray just eyed him curiously... "What's happening with this guy?! Has he eaten something spoiled?" he thought as he remembered the errand that he should do.

With one last look, Gray shrugged as he told Natsu, "Well then, bye." coolly, he walked away but he stopped abruptly when the dragon slayer called him.

"Gray...your clothes." it took one moment for Gray to register what he heard. He slowly looked at his body and to the Ice Wizard's shock... yes, shock... when he realized he's not wearing anything except his boxers.

"My clothes!!!" he yelled frantically as he ran away deeper in the woods to find his clothes.

"Ne, what are you doing Natsu?" a soft-voice called to him. He looked to the owner of the voice. It's the white-haired Animal Take-Over Mage, Lisanna Strauss.