Chapter One: Help Me

Mouuu…Juvia thinks she should have stopped after glass number20…The water mage groaned to herself. As she blearily looked around at her surroundings, Juvia realized that she was waking up in the aftermath of Natsu and Lucy's couple inauguration party. All around people were sprawled in strange positions. Elfman with his sisters, the three exceeds were lying together in a corner of the guild, Natsu and Lucy were sprawled on the stage with the master in the background. Bixlow was collapsed on the bar, tongue hanging out with Laxus and Fried on the floor in front. She laughed slightly, wincing as she did so, when she noticed Erza passed out in front of a large strawberry cheesecake. Juvia got up, clumsily making her way to the ladies room at the back of the guild near the storage closet, her stomach was eager to empty itself of its alcoholic contents. Her head was pounding and she was beginning to remember with a grimace why she didn't drink in the first place.

Exiting the bathroom, with a clearer sense of mind, though a sour mouth, Juvia took another look at the long awaited couple, and smiled. She wished that she could find a love like that as well. Another survey of the guild confirmed her suspicions, it was well into the night, probably around 3:00 in the morning and every mage in the guild was asleep, judging by the loud cacophony of snores she heard.

"Mnnghhh."

A loud clattering sound to her right startled Juvia and she turned around to find a very naked, very drunk Gray Fullbuster limping towards her, eyes half open and unfocused. She blushed bright red and averted her gaze.

"G-gray-sama! Your clothes!"

"Mnnngh…beautiful." Juvia's eyes widened as a pair of strong, muscular arms wrapped themselves around her. Almost instantly, the inebriated ice mage lost balance, taking Juvia with him, emitting a small shriek of surprise. Both tumbled down the slight incline and into the open broom closet. When Juvia opened her eyes, she found herself half in the broom closet with her feet sticking out the door. Her attention, however, was focused on the fact that Gray was on top of her, staring at her with eyes she had only ever seen in her dreams.

"Gray-sa – mmmpf!" She was cut off as Gray pressed his lips urgently into hers. Juvia was quickly losing herself in Gray and her last coherent thought was Juvia must be in heaven..

When Juvia woke up, she guessed she had been asleep a half hour and blushed as she realized that she was er..undressed. Her heart positively, trilled, as she thought of why she was in such a state. She glanced down at Gray, who was comfortably snoozing, completely sated. She couldn't believe the turn of events and that her beloved Gray-sama finally returnedher feelings. All of her hard work had paid, unconventional though it may have been.

"…ghhh" Juvia froze, stopping in the wearing of her clothes as she listened to Gray sleep talk.

"…love you.." Juvia squealed internally, listening for more. "…Cana….I love you.."

Juvia's heart broke as Gray turned over in his sleep. She sat still for a moment, willing herself not to cry. She looked at her body, covered in his marks, covered in marks meant for her. Each of the gestures he had made, each sentence he had said had been meant for Cana. Biting back a sob, Juvia finished dressing herself and picked up Gray's discarded shirt near the front of the guild. She padded over to where the drinking card mage was asleep, tucking his shirt into her fist and wrapping the woman's fingers tightly around it.

"Juvia wishes you luck, Cana-san." Juvia whispered to her. She turned then and ran out of the guild, into the night, towards the safety of her Fairy Hills apartment. Juvia ran as fast as she could, unable to bear it anymore. It was too much. Even if it was her Gray-sama, it was too much for him to hold her, and love her and then call out the name of another woman. It was too much!

Juvia's thoughts halted as she realized that in her distress, she had wandered into a part of the city that she was unfamiliar with. It was unusually dark given that this area, though uninhabited by unconventional residents, was inhabited by mages down on their luck. Juvia turned to leave but squeaked in fear as she came face to face with a group of what looked like rogue mages.

"Hello there pretty lady." Juvia tensed as a voice sounded close to her ears, keeping low and filling her with a crawling feeling she definitely did not enjoy. Juvia forcibly squared her shoulders, forcing the fear away.

"Juvia thinks she will leave now." As she made to leave, a hand came down on her shoulder rather heavily.

"Oh but dear little Juvia," He said, mocking her speech, "will stay right here, or things are going to get ugly." A moment of clear vision enabled Juvia to see her captor and was unimpressed. He was a large man, in his mid to late 30s, with oily hair and a complexion that indicated a lack of personal hygiene, something that was backed up by his smell. He was pudgy and seemed to dress in outfits that should have depicted wealth, but instead pointed towards cheap, second hand clothing made to imitate the wealthy. She could see the intent clearly in his eyes and faltered for a second. Her eyes flashed suddenly as she straightened. What was she afraid of? She was a Fairy Tail Mage! She had nothing to fear. Juvia began to make twirling motions with her hands as she zeroed in on barrels of water near the walls of the opposite building.

"Juvia is not afraid of you!" She was caught by surprise as the man caught her wrists and snapped handcuffs on them. She smirked confidently.

"Handcuffs cannot stop Juvia! Juvia is made of water! Water Slicer!"\

Instead of the expected screams and the comforting splash of water, Juvia heard silence. Confused, she tried again.

"Water Slicer!" Still nothing. She looked at the cuffs. Hearing an amused chortle from the man, she looked up at him.

"Anti-Magic Lacrima," he said, tapping it lightly. "Have to say it comes in handy." A swift kick to the back of her knees knocked Juvia flat on her back. She felt the man straddle her as sweaty hands groped her through her clothes. Clenching her eyes, Juvia willed herself away from the experience. Suddenly, there was searing pain.

"AUUUGH!" She screamed, and thrashed, only to be held down.

"Remember my name bitch!" The pain increased.

Someone…please…..Gray…Gajeel…Help me.