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One Day
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It was always raining. Wherever she goes, whatever she does, it has always been like that. An unending downpour. She can't help being sad; you can't really blame her for that. She's born that way.
He was soaked. He didn't want to get his head wet from the rain, so he took off his shirt and ran towards her, all because she had a dainty pink umbrella.
"Do you mind..?" the black haired mage asked the reserved lady.
Juvia stared at him as she quietly shook her head. Gray then held the umbrella for the two of them and waited for the rain to pass.
Juvia began to think about him; How he accidentally came across her, how they stood close together under one umbrella, how manly he looked without his shirt on, his damp black hair, his calm eyes, every inch and detail of his whole appearance.
Gray began to do the same thing; He noticed how she was standing there, all alone with her umbrella under the rain and how she sadly stared, deep into the water puddles a while ago. She just looked so frail and lonely. Then, he suddenly had that interest and concern in knowing her more. Although he must break that empty mask on her face first, or, he should invite her to their guild.
Then, he noticed that the sky was clearing out already.
"That was fast.." he mumbled as he checked the raindrops, holding out his empty hand. Juvia looked and saw it all for the first time; the clear sky, the shining sun, the flying birds, and most of all…
The colorful arc after the rain.
"Hey, thanks." Gray said as he handed the pink umbrella to her. But instead, he just saw the girl staring in awe at the sky, as if she suddenly warped into her happiest place, tears forming inside her eyelids.
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As if she never saw a sunrise. Nor felt its warm rays touch her skin.
And this, interested Gray even more.
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Without further ado, he folded the umbrella, placed it in her hands himself, grabbed her other hand and pulled her with him.
"W-Wait. W-Where are we g-going..?" she stuttered out.
"You know how to use magic, right?"
"Y-Yeah,"
"Well, come on. I'll take you to our guild." Gray smiled at her.
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Juvia flinched; She never saw this smile before. It had so much warmth in it, so welcoming. All Juvia wanted was someone who would accept her, for who she is, not who she wanted to be. For all her life, she was rejected. Even if she was accepted, she would be turned down over again. This was the first time anyone really accepted her. And, it felt...happy.
"Okay," Juvia agreed and returned back the warmth she received earlier by a wholehearted smile she never did before. That, contented Gray as he pulled her further.
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It was yet, a clear day ahead of them.
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And never a cold, rainy night filled with emptiness.
- End.
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(A.N.)
Well, sincerely speaking, I'm not much of a GrayXJuvia fan 'cause I liked Natsu more than Gray. But, since I saw a picture of Gray and Juvia, it really inspired me to write this thing. The title is based on a Japanese song, 'One Day' by 'The Loose Dogs'. I've been listening to it while writing this and it somehow has a catchy tune, and it's one of MAJOR's ed songs. *smiles* Well, I hope you like this short oneshot and please do review!
Btw, here's the link to that picture I'm talking about; (without the hyphens) z-e-r-o-c-h-a-n-.n-e-t/383078 . Thanks to Annss for posting it in zerochan and I don't own anything from it. :D