#for gray

That's the only thing Konoha can focus on. Not the box full of his things by the entryway, not the half written letter on the kitchen table- just the fact you're standing at the door 20 minutes early, a pizza in your hands.

(It's from his favorite place. )

(He knows you put mushrooms on it just for him.)

It shouldn't make him mad, seeing you stand there as you gather what's happened, smile slowly sinking into that distraught face he's seen too many times, but he's practically vibrating with annoyance.

(You're home twenty minutes early because you wanted to be dinner with him.)

"You're leaving?" your voice breaks into a sob before you gather yourself again.

He's mad that he has to see how he hurt you, Konoha realizes. Mad that you ruined his perfect fucking plan of sneaking away while you were gone.

"We were trying to make it work."

Konoha doesn't respond. He doesn't know how. That's why the note he left is unfinished, why he was trying to move out without a proper goodbye.

(You're home twenty minutes early and now he has to come up with words for feelings he doesn't understand.)

"I thought we trying to make this work." you repeat, fumbling with the stupid, greasy box in your hands. You don't move from the doorway; if you did, there'd be a clear shot out of the door and Konoha could just leave. "I thought you loved me."

"I-" He bites back his words, swallowing down defensiveness as best as he can, "I did. I do- I'm just tired-"

Fat tears collect along the rims of your eyes.

"Tired?" you ask it so earnestly that it breaks him.

(You're home 20 minutes early and now he has to say things that he knows will stick in heart, take root in your ribs, grow as wild and suffocating as kudzu.)

“Your name is Gray? Like the color?” 

Gray smiled recalling the memory of how she met her boyfriend, Tom Holland. They met at a coffee shop and Tom had asked for her name because he took a sudden interest in her. Gray thought it was crazy it has been two years since they met and everyday she fell more and more in love with him.

“Gray, what are you thinking of?” Tom asked as he put his arm around her as they watched a movie that was long forgotten.

“The day we first met.” Gray looked up at her boyfriend and he kissed her nose.

“I thank the Universe everyday for letting us meet each other.” Tom stated and Gray grinned. “Even though your name is Gray, ever since that moment, my days have never been gray.” 

“That was cheesy.” Gray scrunched up her nose but she laughed.

“That’s why you love me.”

“It’s about time ya showed up.” Sting awaited for the ice mage to come into the grand hall and get his orders from him that was just part of the punishment that he devised for him as well as Erza, Lucy,  and Wendy that Makarvov and him agreed upon for those specific members of Fairy Tail’s involvement in destroying some of the shops in the young guild master’s town. Their reasons were to stop some people in order to help out, but as noble as their intentions they still ended up causing destruction that costs a small fortune to repair.  

“For a minute there I was thinking you were not gonna show up.” In his grip he had a list he needed Gray to complete and most of it was taking care of the mundane tasks and chores.