Hello everyoneeeeeeeeee! I am embarking on what I'd like to call 12 Days of Shipmas. Every day between now and Christmas, I'll upload a new Christmassy one shot about a different pairing. Fun fun fun, amirite? The pairings I'll be writing for areeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee: Gruvia, Hibicana, Miraxus, Zervis, Lories, Kinabra, Lyredy, Rogura, Jerza, Stingyu, Mystwendy, and Nalu. In that order. Which meaaaaaaans today is Gruvia, and tomorrow is Hibicana! Look forward to it yooooooooooooooooo
Juvia's eyes were wide open before even the first shrill beep had even begun to sound from her alarm clock. In fact, she'd be surprised if she had gotten so much as a wink of sleep throughout the course of the night. After all, today was the day. The fated day that she had waited for for one whole week (Though, that week had stretched into an eternity for the excited water mage).
She jumped eagerly out of bed, all but bouncing over to her calendar and circling the date with a big, pink heart. She admired it for a moment before bringing her hands to her cheeks and letting out a squeal. "Juvia is so excited, she cannot contain herself!"
She skipped over to the bathroom with a light heart, turning the shower water on with a flick of her wrist. She was in an amazing mood. Today was going to be absolutely perfect, and nothing in the world could bring her down today.
After her shower, Juvia strolled over to her closet, standing amidst the sea of blue clothes as she attempted to decide on what to wear. It was going to be the perfect day, and she needed the perfect outfit to accompany it. She was thankful for the cold weather, as her heavy wardrobe was finally becoming more comfortable. Juvia lived for the winter, and December was especially great, seeing as Christmas was coming up in just a matter of days.
She eventually decided just to go with her typical dress and hat. After brushing out her hair and posing in the mirror for a solid fifteen minutes, it was decided that she was ready. She did one more check to make sure she had everything she needed before dancing out of her room.
"Good morning, Juvia," greeted Erza as she passed her in the Fairy Hills hall. "You're in an unusually good mood."
Juvia nodded, beaming. "Today is Juvia's big day!"
"Oh yeah? And what do you mean by that?" The requip mage questioned, but she was too late. The elated water mage had already made her way halfway across the floor.
The bounce in Juvia's step was hardly hidden. You could spot her joy from a mile away as she skipped down the road to the guild hall. She smiled at everyone she passed, but she wasn't really thinking about it. She only had one thing on her mind.
It felt like forever between the time that she left Fairy Hills and reached Fairy Tail. By the time she reached the guild hall, she was more than ready to get on with her special day.
"Hi, Juvia!" Smiled the white haired bartender when the girl appeared.
"Hello, Mira!" Juvia returned, her smile twice as wide at least. "Have you seen Gray-sama yet today?"
Mira blinked. "Gray? No, I haven't seen him yet today. Did you two have a date?"
Juvia's eyes went wide and her cheeks burned scarlet at the use of the word. "D-date?! Y-you're making Juvia blush!"
"I take it that's a yes?" Mira prompted, laughing.
The blue haired girl didn't answer; her mind had already gone off on a trip, taking creative liberty with the word 'date'.
Gray had his arms wrapped around her, looking into her eyes with a loving gaze.
"Juvia, you are the single most beautiful girl in the world," he said. She could practically see the air sparkling around him as he spoke.
"Gray-sama, you are too kind to Juvia!" Returned the girl.
"Oh, Juvia, I love you. Let's have thirty three babies!"
"Oi, Juvia. You ready to go?"
The water mage let out a squeak, jumping back as she was broken from her daydream by none other than Gray.
"G-Gray-sama!" She said breathlessly. "You scared Juvia."
"Have fun on you date!" Mira chirped in a sing-song voice, ever-present smile showing on her face.
"It… it's not a date!" Gray snapped, but his flushed face told another story. When the only response he got was a giggle, he grabbed Juvia's hand and began pulling her away from the bar. "C'mon, let's just get on with it…"
"Remind me again how I ended up in this situation?" Grumbled Gray as they walked down the street. Angry as he pretended to be, he chose not to acknowledge the fact that he still held Juvia's hand in his own.
"Gray-sama promised Juvia he would help her with her Christmas tree if she helped him play a prank on Natsu," Juvia noted cheerily, on Cloud 9 from the fact that they were actually holding hands.
He smirked at that. "Yeah, we got him good, didn't we? Flame Brain's probably going to try to get me back at some point, though."
"Well, then Juvia will help you again!" She said determinedly.
He laughed lightly. "Don't be so quick to promise things like that. Chances are this'll get really messy really fast, and I doubt Gramps will be happy about it."
"Juvia doesn't care! If it's for Gray-sama, she'll do whatever she has to!"
He looked at her for a minute, trying to put together what she said, before turning back forwards. He didn't say another word until they arrived at the lot.
"Juvia has never seen so many Christmas trees in one place!" Gushed the girl, looking around with mystified eyes.
"I can't believe you've never had a real tree," Gray said, shaking his head. "That was always my favorite part of Christmas when I was a kid."
"Juvia always liked the snow. It was a nice change from the rain," She said casually before beginning to wander the rows and rows of trees, looking at each of them like they were something from a whole different world.
"How about this one?" Gray suggested, nodding his head in the direction of a tree that was tall, but relatively sparse.
Juvia shook her head, walking around the tree, giving it a thorough inspection. "Sorry, Gray-sama, but no. Juvia wants a big tree. It has to be the biggest that she can fit in her room!"
Gray shook his head, smiling slightly. "Picky, aren't we?"
She laughed in response, beaming at him. "Juvia just wants her first tree to be perfect!"
Hours had passed. Or had it been minutes? Gray didn't have any idea. All he knew was that he had suggested countless trees, and every single one was shot down.
"This one?" He tried yet again, gesturing to a very full tree that only had a few inches on him.
She shook her head with a sigh. "Gray-sama, that's too short! Juvia wants a big tree, a big tree!" She grabbed his hand, running through the rows. "Juvia is getting tired of this. C'mon, Juvia will show you what she means!"
Gray laughed as he was dragged along. "Eager, aren't you?"
After about thirty more seconds of running up and down the rows, Juvia stopped abruptly, forcing Gray to follow suit. She looked up in awe at the tree before her. "This is it. This is Juvia's tree."
Gray followed her gaze up to the tree that was easily twelve or thirteen feet tall. "...I hate to break it to you, but there's no way that will fit in your room."
Juvia turned to him, a determined look on her face. "Juvia doesn't care. This is Juvia's tree."
"I told you that it wouldn't fit."
The two stood in Juvia's room, looking at the tree that was severely bent at the top, scraping against the ceiling.
Juvia seemed as though she didn't hear a word of it, though. "It's perfect! Juvia and Gray-sama's tree is absolutely perfect?"
Gray cocked an eyebrow at her. "'And Gray-sama's'? Since when is this my tree?"
For what felt like the millionth time that day, Juvia smiled at Gray. "Since Gray-sama made Juvia's day special. Juvia is very happy."
He didn't know what came over him.
When she was standing there, smiling so genuinely at him, so happy just to be near him, she looked beautiful. Absolutely stunning, absolutely sweet, absolutely perfect. He just couldn't control himself.
He lunged at her in a second, grabbing her face in his hands and smashing his lips against hers.
Her eyes widened and it seemed for a moment that she might faint, but she gathered her thoughts and kissed him back just as hard.
By the time the two finally broke apart, they were both out of breath, and Juvia's face was redder than a tomato.
It took a moment for the gravity of what Gray had just done to set infor him. "Oh- oh shit. Oh, God, Juvia, I'm-"
But he didn't get a chance to finish his sentence.
With one more squeal, Juvia brought her hands up to her mouth before falling backwards, Gray only just catching her before her head hit the ground.
He looked at her in his arms for a moment before letting out a sigh, a smirk on his lips. "What am I gonna do with you, Juvia?"
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