DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL, NOR AM I RECEIVING ANY FORM OF PAYMENT FOR THIS STORY. THIS IS PURELY FANMADE WITHOUT A BIT OF PROFIT.

If you follow me you were probably informed about this story once already and wondered what happened to it. But if I were to be honest with you it was crap. I wrote it too fast and tried to do too much at once. I'm going to ease my way through this one and not publish anything until I'm 100% sure it's okay. Not perfect, but survivable. Alright, wish me luck!

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Chapter One: Baby, You're As Cold As Ice

Juvia Lockser sat in the dining hall with her favorite group of people in Fairy Tail.

On her left sat Lucy Heartfilla with her bubbly blond self. She was wrapped in a suggestive, tight black dress with red gems scattered in a random pattern over her chest. She was often seen in colors rather than the darkness of black. But Juvia was observant enough of her friends to catch the possible deeper meaning to the fiery color.

A boy appearing around Lucy's age sat on her other side with pink hair stuck up in its usual pattern. Some wished he would have styled his hair a bit nicer for the sweet occasion, but they were happy he at least dressed in a nice pair of black slacks and jacket. His undershirt was a simple red shirt oddly enough matching Lucy's gems perfectly. His attachment to his odd scarf meant it was draped over his shoulders. More in a fashionable style rather than its usual, wrapped tight appearance.

Erza Scarlet was across from Juvia in an elegant, white gown. It almost resembled a wedding dress apart from the black roses decorating the bottom half. They all knew she was overdressed, but what else did they expect from Erza?

The final person seated at the table with her was Gray Fullbuster. Her dearest love and biggest frustration! His smile was full of confidence as he told some story about him and Natsu from the past. His outfit was a calm, gray suit with a blue buttoned up under shirt. A small gem was clipped to his jacket's pocket. If Juvia had the audacity to compare the shape, she would say it resembled a rain drop. Very similar to the snowflakes she wore on her necklace and earrings.

As she thought more about him her annoyance grew. She excused herself temporarily and walked into the lady's restroom. In the large bathroom mirror she took in her flowing, blue gown and perfect jewelry. Their battles were now done and Gray promised to reveal his true feelings. But his silence had been reaching nearly a month's time. How much longer would she be forced to wait?

"Juvia?" a woman's voice called as the door opened. Juvia looked over her shoulder to see Erza stepping into the restroom. Her smile shrank as she took in her dear friend. "Honey, what's wrong?"

"I don't know how much longer I can wait," Juvia admitted and took a paper towel off the sink to dab at her dripping eyes. "He told me I would be given a proper answer after our battle. I knew he had to recoup and we all had to go through some healing but come on! Oh, Erza! I don't know if I can stand back quietly anymore!"

"Then step it up!" Erza said and stomped her foot like the leader of an army. "Gray doesn't want to take claim of you? Then let someone else take your hand and see how he likes it! I bet we can find a handsome guy willing to help you out! Let's get you cleaned up and find you someone."

Juvia couldn't help but laugh as Erza pulled her out of the restroom in a rush. She glanced towards their table to see everyone looking her way with a worry. Their faces relaxed as she laughed and waved them off. Without permitting herself any more time to look at Gray she did her best to keep up with Erza.

Erza stopped them in front of a couple of guys sitting at a table together. She looked around the group until she spotted the man she knew would take on the challenge happily. Laxus Dreyar raised his eyebrow curiously as Erza dragged Juvia and placed her in front of him.

"I have a little game I want to play," Erza said happily. She knew how to get his attention. "I want to see how long it takes to break Gray."

Laxus chuckled but looked at Juvia out of curiosity. He could not believe Gray's biggest worshiper would be up for the task. As much as he loved tugging on everyone's chains every chance he got, he could not force her to do this.

"You are really up for this?" Laxus asked Juvia before he jumped to making plans.

"Gray is slowly breaking my heart more than ever before," Juvia said and Erza squeezed her shoulder for support. "Juvia wants an answer like she was promised!"

"Oh, that's right!" a man with shaggy hair said in the background. He wasn't a popular Mage in the guild so Juvia couldn't recall his name. "He was supposed to tell you how he felt."

"Well, honey," Laxus said standing with his arm held out for her to take. "Let's see how far we can push his buttons. Do you trust me?"

"Of course," she said remembering all the times Laxus proved he was so much more than Makarov's son.

Juvia walked with Laxus out to the floor and gave a small yelp when he pulled her body against his own in a quick flash. He could be sweet about it or he could be rough. Knowing Gray, rough would pull the idiot out there a lot faster than sweetness.

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"What is Juvia doing?" Lucy asked after Laxus took a possessive hold of Juvia's body.

"What Juvia needed to do," Erza said. She was originally planning to twist some ungodly lie, but the whole truth while leaving out the finer details would hit Gray the deepest. "I went to check on her in the restroom to see she was crying by herself. Turns out a broken heart is something a lot more painful than she could handle. Not to mention she was sitting right by the cause all through dinner. When I went in there she said she was done waiting and wanted my support. If Laxus will stop those tears then what more could I say?"

"And you had to walk over there with her?" Gray asked not worried in the slightest. She poured her heart out for the one she loved. If she truly wanted Laxus she wouldn't have needed support.

"After the broken heart she received from her past love what do you think?" Erza said and shook her head. "The poor girl is broken and terrified. Not sure where she's going to go now."

Gray actually gave a confused look to his friend before he looked out to the blue haired beauty he always knew would be chasing after him. Laxus took that moment to whisper something in her ear and she burst into giggles. The kind of laughter Gray couldn't get enough from the woman he always expected to be by his side.

"Why did she want Laxus?" he grumbled taking a sip of his wine.

"If there was anyone able to take her mind off a lost cause why not go after someone always able to pull it out in the end?" Erza asked with a smile.

"Lost cause?!" Gray yelled and jumped up in shock.

"How long has it been since you promised she would receive her answer?" Erza asked with a tilt of her head.

Gray froze as if he had been locked in one of his own Ice Prisons. He promised she would be given the answer, but it was never done. Somewhere in the back of his mind he was convinced she would always be chasing after him. Now that she was dancing in the arms of another man he didn't know what to think. He fell back down into his seat.

"I'm such a damn idiot," he said and rubbed his temples. "She loved me and I just threw her away. Basically wasted her time because I thought she would always be there."

"She's still here, Gray," Lucy said surprisingly catching on to the game. "If she only just decided you didn't want her do you think there's a way you can prove her wrong?"

Gray looked out to Juvia as she looked up into Laxus' face with shock as Laxus spoke. He mumbled something no one else could hear and began to angle his mouth to her own. Gray didn't need another second to think it over.

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Juvia knew the moment Laxus touched her lips she would be done with Gray. Sure he could overlook her dancing with another man if he liked her. If he was able to overlook her kissing another man then there was no hope for their relationship. Laxus rubbed her neck with his thumb as if she truly was his to keep. It was a possessive motion able to make almost any woman weak. Too bad the woman in front of him truly held no interest. Would he actually kiss her or would he call it quits before their lips touched?

"Let her go!" Gray yelled as he ripped Juvia from Laxus' hold. Gray pulled her into his arms and held her face against his chest. "I'm not giving her to you."

"Oh? So you are claiming her as your own then?" Laxus asked crossing his arms with a smart smirk on his face.

"She is mine!" Gray said and then turned Juvia's face to look into his eyes. "Juvia, why did you leave me?"

Juvia couldn't stop the shock from appearing on her face. She turned her hands into fists and started pounding them lightly against his chest.

"You never told me to stay!" she yelled as tears fell again. "You never told me I was yours!"

Gray groaned and shook his head ashamed of his foolish self. He assumed she would just know he picked her because he wasn't shoving her away when she was around. He should have known things weren't right when she wasn't always by his side spilling out her love for him. He gently touched the side of her face and ran his fingers through her beautiful, blue hair.

"Can I tell you something now?" he asked her as he put one arm on her hip so they could begin their own dance.

"Of course," she said with a smile.

"I love you, Juvia and if I ever see you dancing with another man I can't say what I will or won't do," he said just before he leaned forward to capture her lips. Their tongues danced together for a quick second before Juvia wrapped her arms around his neck for a hug.

"Baby, why are you so cold?" she asked attempting to warm him.

"You make my Magic do weird things," he said and puffed out a breath of air. It appeared as if they were standing out in a winter storm.

"We better warm you up," Juvia whispered soft enough so he barely caught her words as she fiddled with the buttons on his shirt. She didn't actually undo them but he got the idea.

"Sounds like a plan," he said and hefted her up into his arms so he could carry her out of the dining hall as fast as possible.

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I won't lie. This turned out very well and I'm super happy with it No idea where the Juvia hooking up with Laxus idea came from, but it worked. I'm also not sure what's going to happen for our later couples, but let's get excited as we wait and find out!