Chapter 3

"Looks like your mother, Gray, and your father, Lucy, were in a car accident," he shifter his eyes between us as Lucy covered her mouth and I saw a horrified expression on her face. My brain refused to work then. Ur? In an accident? I was about to ask if they're ok, when the principal continued.

"I'm afraid they didn't make it," principals voice broke at the end as he said that and Lucy's eyes watered as sobs started to escape her covered mouth. I didn't believe it. I couldn't.

I just put my hand on Lucy's, the one she was clenching the chair with, and yelled out at Makarov.

"That's bullshit! Can't be! I talked to Ur this morning and she was fine. She's home making us dinner like usual. You don't know."

My voice fell from yelling to mumbles as Lucy squeezed my hand back and I looked into her watery eyes, sparks of hope in them.

"You're right. Dad's home, right?" with those words she stood up, gave me one last look and ran away.

"Lucy!" Makarov tried to stop her and talk to her some more but there was no stopping her now. I didn't hesitate. I ran after her, just one thought on my mind. I have to get home. See Ur happy and alive, hugging her and giving her the usual kiss on the cheek. I had to get out of here. Go see Ur.

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I ran out of my car, almost kicking the front door of our house open.

"Ur?!" I yelled out my question as I walked inside. Nothing. I ran to kitchen to see it empty. I hurried to the living room. Yes, she's just watching TV. But when I got there, it was empty. I panicked. I ran upstairs checking all the rooms, but found nothing. My face was full of fake optimism as I ran downstairs and onto the terrace, but there was no one there.

"Ur!"

No answer.

The silence of the house was growing on me, everything suddenly felt dark and heavy. No. No. Don't panic, Gray. She's just stuck in traffic. I pulled out my mobile dialing her number, but it went to her voicemail. I ran my fingers through my hair. What are you thinking? She's driving, she can't answer you. I nodded to myself and paced in the living room. Suddenly I heard the door open and I practically flew to the hallway.

"Ur!"

There was Cana standing in the hall and she ran to me and hugged me tight, her body trembling.

"I'm so sorry Gray. I'm so sorry," she sobbed as she held onto me. My head fell down, my body limp; the house was filled just with Cana's sobs, nothing more. Nothing.

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This night I couldn't sleep. I was sitting in the living room, doing nothing. Lights were off, room was lit by the moon that shone through the windows to the garden, and I waited. I still waited for Ur to open the door and apologize for being late. I stayed motionless on the couch, listening and hoping for some movement, but there was none. No one there except me. I waited and waited, but when first rays of sun broke through the trees of our backyard, I let a single tear run down my cheek clenching my teeth as I hid my face in the hair. She was gone.

I stepped out of the car, my face pale and tired. It was already late; I didn't plan on going to class. I walked through the halls of school and aimed to the principal's office. I knocked on the door waiting until I heard Makarov's voice allow me entrance and I pushed on the handle walking in. I saw surprise in his face as he saw me and Mira walked over me hugging me to her tightly. I pushed her away with a blank expression on my face.

"Gray," principal waved his hand to the chairs allowing me a seat. I sat down, my head hanging low.

"What should I do?" was the only thing on my mind. It was a simple question, but I couldn't figure it out. Mira behind me let out a quiet sob and went out of the office closing the door behind her. I felt bad for upsetting her. I was just limply sitting in the chair, my world crumbled to bits.

"Keep moving on," was the only thing the principal said to me. I looked into his eyes, seeing his pained expression as he looked at me. I knew that he was Ur's teacher in her days and that she was no stranger to him. In fact, everyone here knew everyone. 'Keep moving on'. Those words kept ringing in my ears.

"Can you do it?" I asked, a bit of venom in my voice.

"Ur was one of my precious Fairies. It's always hard to lose a child. But we have to keep on living, making sure their teachings and soul lives forever. It's your job now to live and show Ur she didn't waste her life."

I saw he was holding back his tears, refusing to show weakness in front of his students. I clenched my fist and I stood up, leaving the office, moving on.

I passed the gym that day after school and noticed that Lucy was missing, nowhere to be seen. My mind was working around the old man's words. Move on just like that? I still couldn't forgive this world for moving on without Ur here. Like nothing happened. I walked into the gym with my hands in my pockets and judging by the eyes of my teammates, everyone knew what happened. I looked away, hating them taking pity on me.

"Fullbaster!" coach said as he saw me, walking to me closer.

"Coach," I nodded my head towards him in greeting. He put a hand on my shoulder and shook me softly.

"You're a great player. Get yourself together, we need you."

The game was the last thing on my mind. Ur was gone. Forever. And she's not coming back. I saw Natsu though, as he went to Lisanna and whispered something to her, just like he did to Lucy, making her giggle and she kissed him in front of everyone. Loud cheers and whistles were heard as she did so and pulled away from him blushing. The thought of Lucy and her whereabouts stuck in my head. She has to be feeling terrible. And she doesn't even know about Natsu. I walked over to Levy and Erza who were standing away from Lisanna looking rather disgusted.

"Hey," I said to catch their attention.

"Oh hey," Erza greeted me as Levy looked to the ground rather shy.

"Can you tell me Lucy's address?" I asked, not in the mood to be sly.

They were both taken aback by my bluntness, but Erza recovered quickly.

"I don't think she wants to see anyone right now. After that accident she stayed all alone."

That surprised me.

"What about her mom?"

"She died when Lucy was little. Cancer," Levy broke into the conversation.

So she was like me. Alone. And that asshole was cheating on her while she's suffering alone. I gritted my teeth.

"What's her address?"

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A short drive later I stepped out of my car. Her house was huge, a real villa. I walked to the door and tried knocking, but the door opened on its own as I did so. I frowned and peeked in, the house was dark. All the curtains were closed, all was quiet. All except gentle sobs coming from the spacious living room. I didn't say anything as I walked in, following the sobs. I found her, curled into a ball hugging her knees to her chest and leaning on a couch with her back as she sat on the floor. I sat beside her leaning on the couch and wrapped an arm around her. She leaned onto me, crying into my chest, her sobs made me hug her to me, just so she doesn't see the tears that ran down my cheeks.

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It was probably hours till she calmed down a bit. With the curtains closed it was hard to tell. She stopped crying, just kept clenching my shirt in her hands. We didn't say anything, didn't move, just crying over our loss, letting it all out. When we got a hold of ourselves (or was it when we ran out of tears?) it was just then I stood up taking her with me. She blinked a bit as I held her arm, helping her find her balance. She was shaking, still had her uniform from yesterday on her. Without a word I started walking upstairs taking her with me. She followed me without complaint. It took me a while to find a bathroom in all those rooms, but I finally did it. I pulled her inside and turned my back to her.

"Take a shower. It'll make you feel better."

She didn't say a word. I heard some clothes fall to the ground and a shower run. I wanted to leave to give her some privacy but as soon as I opened the door, she peeked her head from the shower.

"Please don't leave."

Her voice was hoarse, probably from all the crying. But it sounded desperate. So much pain was hidden in her voice it stopped me in my tracks. I just nodded and kept my back to her as I heard her get under the cascading water again. Even though I was still feeling the pain of losing Ur, I started to be cautious of my situation. My eyes caught the pink underwear on the floor and my eyes wandered to the silhouette in the shower. I saw her head hanging low as she let the water wash over her. The shape of her body perfectly curved, I blushed and looked away as she shut the water and stepped out of the shower. I heard the rustling of a towel and felt her tug on the hem of my shirt. I turned around without thinking. I blushed as I saw her wet hair and figure wrapped in a light pink towel. Her sad eyes brought me back to reality and I turned to her.

"I'm sorry about your loss," she said weakly. "Your dad has to be worried about you when you're out so late. I'm sorry I kept you here," she turned her head away from me. I kept my eyes on her trying my best to hide my inner pain in my voice.

"I'm alone, like you. No one is waiting."

I felt her brown eyes on me as she came closer and hugged me, just holding onto me like she wanted to give me her full support. I gritted my teeth refusing to cry. I took a deep breath as I pushed her a bit from me, suddenly aware of just a little towel and my shirt between us.

"Let's get you dressed."