Gray P.O.V

3 years ago

I was a bad kid. I was the worst.

"Hey Kid, where's my money?" I asked angrily as I cornered the timid boy against the wall.

"I'm sorry...! My mom needed the funds to-!"

I grabbed onto the kid's hair, causing him to yell in pain. "I didn't ask for your life story, I asked for your money."

"But...I don't have any!"

I sucked my teeth and threw the boy onto the ground. "Let em have it," I commanded to the three other guys that followed my every order.

In moments the sound of flesh being beaten and bones being broken engulfed my ears.

I was a bully, and I bullied those weaker than me to make up for the loneliness I felt. I was alone. I had no family. I had no actual friends. I only had me.

While walking home to the apartment my parents left behind, I kicked the trash that laid on the street in anger.

'Stupid kid...now I don't have enough money to buy any drugs...'

I continued to walk home alone when I noticed there was a person walking behind me. I glanced back at the person to see a woman with short dark purple hair.

'She better not be following me...'

I continued on, but decided to make a small detour to throw the person off my trail, but she contiued to follow.

'She's still there...'

I suddenly stopped walking and turned back to face her angrily. "Hey, you got a problem with me?!" I yelled.

"Why'd you have that kid beat up?" She asked as she crossed her arms.

'She saw that?!'

"That's none of your business!" I retorted.

"You're lonely aren't you?"

"What are you talking about?!"

"You're lonely so you do those things to get attention."

"You're insane-!"

"And you're avoiding your problems by trying to be someone you're not."

This woman, that I had never met before, was reading me like a book. I was angry, pained, and upset at the truth. I was lonely, but what does a stranger like her know about that?

"You're...you're crazy!" I yelled while trying to run away.

'Stupid woman! Thinking she knows everything! I hate adults!'

"Lyon!" I heard the lady yell.

'Lyon? Who's-?'

As I was running, I saw a boy with pale blue hair, come from behind me and striked me in the neck.

'Wha--! Is this how my life ends...?'

In moments, all went back.

***

I woke up the next day in a giant mansion. The bed I laid on was coated in the most luxurious sheets, and the mattress felt like it was created by haven's clouds.

'Where...where am I?'

"Good to see you're awake," said the woman from yesterday. She was sitting on a luxurious white seat, next to the bed, watching me as I woke up.

I quickly hopped out of the bed and stood at a distance from her. "Who are you and where am I?!" I yelled angrily.

She stayed silent, looking at me with eyes that made me shiver in fear. Suddenly, the door to the room opened, revealing the same boy from yesterday, holding a tray of food.

"Who are you people?!" I yelled again in fear.

"Well for starters, why don't you sit back down and eat some breakfast," said the woman as she crossed her legs. "Lyon, come give the guest the food."

The boy named Lyon came up to me with the tray of food and gave a small smile. "You don't have to be afraid, we're good people," he reassured.

I quickly knocked the tray out of his hands and began to shout: "You creepy bastards! You kidnapped me and now you want me to eat your fucking food?! I can have you two arrested!"

The woman began to laugh as she looked at Lyon. "He's just like you when you first came here!"

Lyon nodded his head as he sighed, bending down to pick up the mess. "Don't remind me..." he said with another sigh.

'What am I doing here? I need to leave!'

While the two were distracted, I quickly ran out of the room to find my way out the front door.

'I need to leave...I need to get of here!'

***

Days passed by and I had gotten myself into more trouble. But today was the day I had crossed the line. I messed with the wrong person, causing my life to be endangered.

As I laid on the concrete floor alone, I was bleeding and on the verge of death. The people that once followed my every word had run away, leaving me to defend on my own.

'This is what I get...this is my punishment for being a bad kid...'

I closed my eyes in sorrow, tears running down my face as I thought about the fate I had chosen.

'I'm lonely...I just wanted to be loved...and here I am, dying alone...'

Blood continued to escape through the back of my head. My vision was getting blurry, and the light that takes people's souls away finally showed itself in front of me.

'This is how it ends...I'll be alone, and hell will be my only company.'

I opened my eyes again to take a glance at the world one last time before I left. I stared at the sky, and how the evening light touched the earth. I watched the birds above fly freely through the never-ending sky.

I closed my eyes again, praying that one day I would be reincarnated as a bird.

Birds are never alone because they'll always be with someone. Whether it's a bird of their own species or the clouds in the sky, they'll always be with someone, and free at the same time.

My body grew tired as my eyes began to close.

***

There was light, and the ground beneath me felt like heavenly clouds.

'Am I dead?'

My eyes began to open, and I saw a familiar room.

"Mornin'," said a familiar voice.

I looked over to see the same woman that had kidnapped me.

I quickly tried to stand back up, but the pain from my wounds dragged me back down.

"I wouldn't move if I were you. Just relax. Lyon's bringing breakfast, so just lay down and behave."

I was in pain, so I took her advice and closed my eyes.

"Why...?" I whispered as I felt a tear leave my eye, "Why are you doing this for me...? You don't even know me, and you're treating me with this much kindness..."

I heard the woman sigh as she moved around in her seat. "My daughter was a sweet and sickly little girl...the day she left this world, she made me promise that I wouldn't be sad. She wanted me to help others that would need the love I gave her. And so, I decided that I would keep that promise, and help people like you."

"I don't need your love..." I whispered.

She chuckled as the door to the room opened. "I brought breakfast," said Lyon. "I'll leave it here on the nightstand, and you can choose whether you want to eat it or not."

He placed the tray down and walked back out of the room, leaving me and the woman alone again.

"...you guys are stupid...letting a stranger into your home..." I whispered as I stared at the tray of food.

"I wouldn't just bring anyone back here. I know you're a good kid. You and Lyon were the same," she said while standing up.

She began to walk towards the door, my eyes never leaving her. "Get some rest," she said as she opened the door to leave.

'Please...Don't go...!'

"Please...tell me your name..." I mumbled.

"It's Ur." She gave me a warm smile and walked away.

***

A year passed by and I had grown fond of my new life. Ur adopted me, Lyon became a dear friend and brother, and high school became a place where I could start over.

But even when asking for a fresh start, there were still people that would not let me forget my past.

"As you all know, we are currently searching for a student council president. None of the upper-classmen want to take the job, so we're asking you guys. Does anyone here want to be considered for the role of president? We'll even take nominations," said a girl with long red hair.

'President? What a joke. Asking a bunch of first-years to take on that role is ridiculous.'

The few kids I recognized from middle school looked over at me and began to laugh. Then a boy raised his hand.

"How about Gray Fullbuster. He's a really good leader. I mean, he got kids to follow his every word back in middle school," he taunted.

Others began to agree, and I became the top candidate for the job. After a week, I was called into the disciplinary's office and asked if I wanted the position.

"All of your classmates are saying you're the best, but do you even want the job?" Asked the girl I now know as Erza.

'If I take this job...it'll be a chance for me to change my life for the better...have Ur be proud of me...'

"Yes. I'll take it."

I became the strictest president the school had ever seen. I was strict because I didn't want anyone to go through what I did, and in the process every one began to fear me, leaving me lonely again.

"Your eyes...why do they look so lonely?" Asked the blue-haired girl I was slowly falling in love with.

That night at the party changed my lonely heart into yearning one for that blue-haired girl.

'I fell in love with her...love at first sight.'