"What the fuck are you doing here, Juvia." Gray's face was dark. He had had it with her always following him and snooping around. His secret was finally out. This time, she had gone too far and she was going to pay.
Earlier that day, Gray had been walking home from the guild hall. He was taking a few days off from doing jobs since the last one was pretty tough. Gray had visited the guild so he could meet up with Laki, the wood make mage. No one knew that these two mages shared a dark secret. They would occasionally meet there to discuss certain matters, but would often find a place more private. No one really knew this, but Laki had a certain talent when it came to wood make magic and Gray would occasionally purchase these specialty items. As Gray was hiking home, he had a feeling some one was watching him. No one knew exactly where Gray lived and he preferred to keep it that way. If any of his friends found out about his secret, he feared they would judge him, especially Natsu. Gray stopped and looked around for that familiar pair of gleaming eyes that always seemed to follow him. His eyes darted to the corner of a building and saw a blue flash scamper behind it.
"Come on out, Juvia..." Gray's voice sounded irritated. Juvia walked around the corner looking gloomed as she had just been caught following Gray to his house.
"What are you doing here..." Gray's eyes darkened. He just wanted to go home.
"Juvia was just following Gray-Sama home to make sure he got there ok." Juvia squeaked out. Gray sighed. The only person he had ever let follow him home was Juvia because she would do it whether he wanted her to or not. Gray continued his walk toward his residence. He never let Juvia into his house, ever. The last person he wanted in his space was her. No matter how many times he continued to tell her to back-off, she was still persistent. At this point, Gray was so used to it he didn't care that much any more. The walk back was silent and Juvia trailed behind him as to not make him mad. The last thing Juvia wanted was to make her dear-darling-Gray upset with her. Gray reached the front door and inserted his key into the key hole. Juvia stepped toward him as if she was about to say something but backed down. Gray glanced over at Juvia.
"Night, Juvia." Even though it was the middle of the day, Gray was about to go pass out on his couch.
"Sweet dreams Gray-Sama!" She said cheerfully.
Gray entered his house and was quick to lock the door. He let out a sigh. He was finally home. Gray made his way to his beaten up couch and was about to lay down for a nap. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
"Jesus, this woman never leaves me alone." Gray muttered as he stomped his way back to the door. He unlocked the door and swung it open and without seeing who it was, he was quick to respond.
"WHAT?" He grunted thinking it was Juvia.
"Umm... Uhh.. I have your package ready Gray." Laki spoke quietly.
"Oh, my apologies Laki, I'm just in a sour mood. Bring it around back." Gray yawned. There was a large truck parked in front of Gray's house. Laki looked at the driver and pointed to the alleyway as to re-direct it. The large truck backed-up and moved around to Gray's back door. Gray shut the front door and forgot to lock it back. He smiled to himself and marched to his back door. Gray was excited to finally add this new piece to his collection. He pulled open the back door and greeted the driver. He ordered the older man to lower it from the truck. Gray had a separate set of stairs that lead to his basement from the outside that was always locked. He kneeled down to the double doors that lead to the stairway and unlocked it with an ice-make key. This is not something Gray wanted in his living room. He swung the doors open. It was too dark down there to see anything. The delivery man had this large item wrapped in a white sheet and set up on a moving dolly.
"That won't be necessary.." Gray pointed to the dolly and rubbed the back of his neck.
"I'll just carry it down." The old man looked at Gray sideways.
"Suit yourself, kid." The man released the item from the dolly.
"Arigato!" Laki called to the man who had returned to his truck. Gray picked up the heavy item with ease and started for the basement. The truck drove off for another delivery.
"I hope you enjoy your new toy!" Laki called as she walked away.
"You know I will..." Gray whispered sadistically.
