A/N: This will be a multi-chapter AU Gruvia fanfiction. I don't own Fairy Tail. Juvia is also going to be a bit ooc to fit the storyline. Enjoy!
A Sunny Night
-Chapter 1-
Written by Darcy
It was a sunny, bright Saturday in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Juvia hated the sun.
She was walking home to her small house on the beach, after a long day of sulking on a hike she was forced to go on with her perky friends.
Her white-and-black striped sandals clicked on the wooden walkway on the way to her tiny, straw-roofed home. The bluenette's pale hand reached for the creaky door and she pulled it open.
"Hello, honey," said her adoptive single mother, Gretchan. Her parents gave Juvia up when she was a baby. Gretchan had long, wavy blonde hair with orange highlights. She was very pretty, but most mothers at Juvia's high school thought she was weird. Gretchan ate sushi for breakfast, and ice cream for dinner. She owned a flip-phone, and she wore ridiculously high heels. She was looked down upon by the stereotypical bitches that call themselves "parents."
In Juvia's opinion, she was the best thing since knives. And Juvia loved knives.
"Konichiwa," Juvia replied.
"You really need to stop watching that 'anime' stuff or whatever you kids call it."
"Please. I'm the only one who watches it, making me the only sane person in my whole school," Juvia called, climbing up the ladder- yes, ladder, - to her cozy bedroom loft. She flopped down on her black mattress and pulled out her smartphone. She realized she had received a text from Kelly, one of her bubbly friends.
'Julie and I are going surfing tomorrow. The swell's supposed to be really big. It'll just be an hour drive, do you want to come?' It read.
Normally, Juvia would have refused. She'd rather stay home and watch Sherlock, but the girl loved to surf. 'Fine,' she texted back. Juvia put her phone back in its special drawer, and turned on the television. She fell asleep watching Criminal Minds.
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The following morning, Juvia awoke it the beeping of an angry mother alarm.
"GET UP. SOMETHING'S GOING ON." She yelled
"What?!" Juvia asked/yelled, sitting up, her blue hair a rat's nest.
"IT'S THE OVEN."
"Ugh... Mom, just turn the knob to the left to turn it off."
Her mother rushed downstairs, coughing and hacking, and Juvia heard the click of the oven turn off. This happened all the time.
Her head turned, glancing at her clock. It read 8:37. She got up, slipped on her bathing suit, then surf shorts, and packed her bag. Water, chalk, and bandages. (Just in case.)
Juvia grabbed her bag and surfboard, and walked outside just as Kelly's pink jeep pulled up.
"What's up, chica?" Asked Julie.
"Don't you dare call me that ever again."
Kelly chuckled, pulled out of the driveway, and speeded along the highway, to the (hopefully) giant waves.
The girls approached the beach and prepared their boards.
"Look at that dude," noted Kelly, motioning to a guy surfing a fifteen-footer, ripping it up.
"How about that one?" Juvia pointed to another man, on a slightly smaller wave. Suddenly, he tumbled over, slamming his head on the board as he went.
"Ouch," said Julie. "I think Juvia is a bad luck charm."
"That's and understatement," the bluenette muttered.
"Ready?" Asked Kelly.
"Yeah," said Julie, standing up.
"Me too," Juvia replied, picking up her board and jogging to the shore.
Kelly's red hair whizzed by her, as she yelled, "Last one to the beach is a 'Gretchan's dinner!'" Using Juvia's mother's cooking as the basis of her jokes.
The three girls started to paddle out into the deep blue Atlantic Ocean. Julie was the first one to catch a wave. It started out perfect, with a nice left off the top and a couple more. Then, all of a sudden, Julie got caught up in the barrel, and she didn't come out.
"W-where is she?" Juvia asked frantically. Her heart pounded. Was Julie gone?
"Boo!" Julie's blonde head of hair popped up next to Juvia, scaring her half to death. Juvia started to say something, but Julie was already on her next wave.
Kelly surfed some great waves, as did Julie. But Juvia hadn't even caught one.
"How come you haven't gotten any yet?" Asked Kelly, paddling towards her. "You could have taken a few."
"They weren't good ones," she replied.
"Hey! Look! Don't those guys go to our school?"
Juvia turned to look at the shore. Sure enough, there were some familiar faces. Juvia didn't know them, but their toned bodies forced Juvia's eyes to stay where they were. They had their surfboards, too, and a couple were already in the water. However, one man in particular caught Juvia's eye. He had light skin, a toned body, and dark raven hair. The only thing was... He wasn't wearing any clothes.
"What's his name?" Juvia asked Kelly.
"That's Gray Fullbuster."
"For real? That's his last name?" The bluenette asked, a smile on her face.
"I guess so." She glanced behind her. "I'm catching this next wave!" And with that, Juvia was left alone again. She was lying on her board. She didn't want to catch just any wave. She wanted to catch THE wave.
Her hand fell in the water. Energy surged through her fingers. Glancing behind her, she saw the biggest wave she had ever seen. Thirty feet, at least. She could feel it. This was the one. Beautiful, blue, and... Heavy. VERY heavy. Chances were if she wiped out, she might need a medic. But she was taking it. This was her moment.
Her feet stood up on her teal board, riding the wave. It was so smooth! She had the temptation to look up and see how tall it was. No. She had to concentrate. She did a left turn, and then a 360 one. Juvia was on fire. Not too high on the wave, not too low. It was perfect. She could just feel all the eyes on her as she entered the barrel, a bright blue tunnel of light. She exited and finished the wave, sad to see it go.
"ERMAHGERD," Juvia could hear Julie and Kelly's screams coming from her right. She started to paddle towards them, but then the guy she saw earlier caught her eye, Gray Fullbuster. Gray Fullbuster was surfing a ten-footer, but his eyes were on Juvia. His mouth was hanging open, and then he wiped out.
"THAT WAS AMAZHANG!" Screamed Kelly and Julie.
"Thanks, guys," she said, hugging them both.
The rest of the day was a blur. They surfed until about 7:00 pm. Juvia got some other waves, but none were as good as the first one she rode.
Before she knew it, the day was over. As Kelly and Julie were loading the jeep, Juvia walked over to Gray Fullbuster. She had to know. There was just something about him… She had to know.
"Do you like solving crimes?" She asked boldly.
He paused, a confused look washing over him. Then, it looked as if a lighting bolt had struck him.
"Do you have a vacancy?"
Juvia's heart leapt. Finally. Finally. Someone who actually watched that show. Most people didn't understand the shirt she wore, with I don't understand on the front, and I still don't understand on the back. But here he was, wearing it, right now. Maybe he could understand her fangirling needs.
"You go to my school, right?" Juvia asked, a bright smile (A/N: Hint hint, wink wink) on her face.
"I think so-,'' but he was cut off by some pink haired guy, yelling for him to get in the van.
"I'll see you around?" he said, backing away.
"Sure." She watched as he ran into the van, and then turned around back to the jeep, the smile still on her face.
A/N: Ok. I know you're really confused. Basically, in the third season of Sherlock, he asks the lady if she likes solving crimes, and she replies with the response Gray uses. It's what people use to see if they watch the show. (It's what I use, at least.) As for the t-shirt thing, well… it's complicated. But don't worry, there won't be any more references. So… yeah. Hope you enjoyed! An update will be coming soon, depending on whether or not people want and update. So review and tell me what you thought!
~Darcy