~Her happy ending
A/N: Hii minnaa! So, this is my 4th fic and 2nd GrayLu story. I just wanna thank you guys for all the support and everything! And since that I've figured that there are a lot of GrayLu fans here (including myself), I decided to do this story. Enjoy!~ ヽ(^o^)ノ
Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail.
Chapter 1
It was a normal day in Fairy Tail. The guild, as usual, is in mayhem. Natsu was brawling with Gray and Erza. Elfman kept on shouting steps on how to be a man, which annoyed Evergreen and made Bixlow tease the two. Jet and Droy kept on talking to Levy who appears to be looking at Gajeel, who was chewing iron. Pantherlily was training. Happy was wooing Charles. Cana was drinking booze with Macao and Wakaba. Mira was talking to Lisanna. Juvia was admiring Gray and his stripping, well as she considered, talents. And Lucy who was unusually silent today, appeared as if she has been thinking about a serious matter.
The sun was almost down; most of the guild members were strolling home.
"Juvia!" Lucy shouted as she ran towards the water mage.
"What does Juvia's love rival want?"
Lucy smiled, "I was just wondering, would you like to come by to my apartment today?"
"Wh-why would Lucy like Juvia to come at her place?" she asked in confusion. "L-lucy plans to do some of her evil schemes so she can take Gray-sama, doesn't she?!"
"No, of course not! I, I just want to hang out with you that's all."
"O-okay... After all, this is the first time Juvia was invited to someone's place." She reddened. "But Juvia tells Lucy, if she is planning something, that won't bring her anywhere…"
"Great! I'll prepare a really nice dinner for you then!" Lucy beamed.
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"E-ehh? Is this right? Lucy wants to help Juvia get Gray-sama?!" she queried as she stuffed the blonde's cooking in her mouth.
"W-well, I guess you could say that, but I am not promising anything at all… I will just do my best!" Lucy pumped her fist.
"B-but why would Juvia's love rival do that?"
"That's exactly the reason why. It's because I don't want you to see me as your love rival or anything like it. I want you to see me as your friend!" Lucy grinned.
Hearing what the blonde said, the water mage felt happy. Could it really be? Could it really be that the celestial mage, who she thought was her "love rival", was all along the friend she has always sought for? This is the question that entered her mind as she thoroughly processed what just happened.
"Ne, Juvia, I think it's better if you sleep here, after all, it's already late."
"W-why is Lucy being nice to Juvia all of a sudden?"
The blonde pouted, "Are you still having regrets? I have always wanted to reach out to you, I just don't know how to. And then, just earlier in the guild, that's when I thought of this."
"J-juvia doesn't know what to say. It is her first time t-to socialize and s-sleep in a friend's house…" the girl stuttered.
She called me a friend? The Celestial Mage smiled, "Don't think too much Juvia! If it pleases you, you can tell me things such as what you like about Gray, so you know, I can get to know you more!"
Juvia smiled, "H-hai!"
The two mages spent all night talking and laughing. Lucy was so happy that at last, she finally made a good start for a friendship with the, well, utmost distant nakama to her.
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The morning has come and as the bright sun greeted the citizens of Magnolia, so as the "new" friends gladly proceeded to the guild together.
"Why does Lucy look so happy?"
She paused. "… Well, because we're now officially friends, I guess?" she added, "And also because Natsu didn't barge in my apartment yesterday, and that's all thanks to you!" she smiled.
"Natsu-san always barges in your house? So, does that mean you two are in a relationship?"
"No! Well, Natsu is… stubborn. He always enters my apartment even if I don't let him. He even brings Gray and Erza sometimes as if it's his house! Those three really are my headache!" the blonde clenched her fist.
"Gray-sama barges in your house? I wish he does the same to Juvia…" she fretted.
"A-ahh, I don't think you'd like that as time passes by, things get annoying too if that happens you know…"
"Juvia doesn't get it. How come Lucy have friends that barges in her apartment and Juvia doesn't…"
"W-well, I think you should be friendlier you know, mingle with other peo—"
"Juvia doesn't like to interact with anybody else except for Gray-sama… oh and Lucy too."
The blonde smiled upon hearing what the girl said. Just like a child, she is very delicate. She can easily get mad, she can easily be happy, and she can easily trust. However, that may also mean that if she'll be hurt, she will be very, very broken.
"What's with Lucy's smile? She is creeping Juvia out."
"A-ahh, well, I was just thinking, that's how much you like Gray, eh? You don't even want to interact with others but him?"
"It's not as if Juvia doesn't want to. She only doesn't know how… and since that's the case, Juvia wants to be with no one but Gray-sama. Has Lucy been in love before?"
"Wh-what's with that sudden question?" Lucy flustered.
"Because if she has, then she will understand Juvia. When you are in love you, you would want to do everything with your friends, but you can hardly find time because you will be caring too much for the one you love. You will be fantasizing about the both you living together happily. You will spend every day thinking about him and not being aware of how many hours, days, or weeks have passed. It's like when you are together, time is in a slow motion and you won't notice anything else. It's as if you want to spend the rest of your life with him for he is your joy, pain, happiness, laughter… everything. Juvia is sorry if she doesn't make any sense to Lucy, but she is sure that in time, when Lucy finds the guy for her, she will also feel the same way as Juvia ever since she met Gray-sama."
"A-ahh, then I'll let you know right away when I fall in love and feel the same way like you, ne?" Lucy smiled.
"Mm. By the way, what is Lucy really planning to do? Juvia means, how does she plan to get Gray-sama and Juvia together?"
Lucy smirked, "Don't worry about it, all you need to do is listen to me and everything will go as planned."
To be continued…
A/N: So, how was the first chapter? I hope you like it. And I'm sorry too if you see mistakes, especially with the way Juvia speaks in third person, it's really quite hard to continuously type that way. Tehee~ please feel free to review, etc! \(◦'')/