"But how can I hurt you the most?" The demon wondered, its one emerald eye glinting evilly.
Gray looked at his wife in a panic. "Juvia! Get out of here, now!" He screamed, his magic power greatly decreasing as the relentless attacks from the demon's minions kept coming.
Juvia shook her head as she sent out another wave of water, though this one was weaker than the ones before it. "I won't leave you!" She yelled. The demon chuckled.
"I know! I'll take your child!" It said with an evil snarl. Gray shot another blast of ice into the relentless army.
"We don't have a kid!" He yelled. The demon laughed, sending chills down Juvia and Gray's spines.
"Yes you do. She is with child." The demon said, a tendril of inky blackness reaching out to point at Juvia. Juvia's eyes welled with tears.
"Juvia?" Gray yelled questioningly. Juvia began crying.
"Juvia wanted to tell you! But I couldn't let you go on this mission alone!" She shrieked, tears running down her face. The demon's laughing grew louder.
"You will both pay for ruining my slumber. I will take your child." The demon snarled. Gray wanted to run to Juvia and protect her, but he couldn't without sending the army towards them.
"Juvia!" He screamed as his wife was enveloped in dark red light. She rose off the floor and began screaming, horrible bloodcurdling screams that echoed off of the cave walls and sent cracks running through Gray's heart.
The demon laughed louder as the light faded, sending Juvia to the floor, unconscious. The army of demons dissipated, allowing Gray to run to his wife.
She was breathing, but just barely. She had a gash of her head from when she had hit the ground. Gray held her in his lap, tears welling up in his eyes.
"What did you do to her?" He yelled hoarsely. The demon smiled, revealing sharp, bloodstained teeth.
"Your child is no more." It said simply. Gray gently set Juvia down and stood up, preparing himself for another volley of attacks. He readied his hands...
And suddenly sent a volley of ice at a blank wall. The demon was gone, as was the cave. They were back inside of the hotel room they had rented.
Juvia moaned from her place on the bed, and Gray whipped around. She was lying there, her head oozing blood, and holding her stomach. Her face was covered in red tears, the salty tears mingling with the blood.
Gray ran to her side. "Juvia!" He yelled. "Why didn't you tell me?"
Juvia began to cry harder. She hiccuped before answering. "I... I couldn't l-let y-you go on y-your own..." She murmured, her face barely moving at all. "I-it's m-my f-f-f-fault..."
Gray grabbed her and hugged her tightly. "It's my fault. I... I couldn't protect you..." He muttered into her ear.
A few days later, the heartbroken couple packed their bags and left to go back home. They started the search for their child.
For 13 years, there was no luck. Juvia had gone very quiet, and Gray hadn't been on any missions since. The two were heartbroken and there was no way to help them.
But one day, the guild hall's doors slammed open with a bang. Lyon stood there, holding papers in his hand and accompanied by Hibiki from Blue Pegasus. The white-haired ice mage was grinning from ear to ear.
"We found her!" He panted, handing Gray the papers. Juvia watched from a corner table, her face hopeful.
"The reason we couldn't find her was because she wasn't here." Hibiki explained. "Somehow the demon sent her through an Anima."
Gray looked up. "She's in Edolas?" He asked. Lyon nodded.
"Apparently. We were able to set up communications with one of the citizens there." Gray said nothing. He went over to Juvia and hugged her.
"We found her." He whispered to her ear. And, for the first time in 13 years, a real, genuine smile crossed her face.