Author's Note: This is my first fic so go easy on me, and I'm sorry if it's lacking in, well, everything. It's based off the anime "Fairy Tail" with focus on the Gruvia(Gray x Juvia) pairing. Please leave me a review; it would mean a lot.


Drip, drip, drop; time came to a stop

And my facade became a prop

How could someone as cool as ice

Melt my heart, dissolve my disguise?


"I never knew you did poetry, Juvia."

The water mage turned to find Lucy standing behind her, eying the piece of paper she was clutching.

"H-How long have you been there?" Juvia asked, clearly flustered.

"Long enough to read it," the blond replied. "I can only guess that it's about a certain Gray Fullbuster. Am I right?"

"Juvia doesn't want to hear that coming from her rival in love!" She puffed her cheeks and looked away.

Lucy managed an expression between "Don't even go there, sister" and "You seriously have issues". She seated herself beside Juvia and let out a soft sigh.

"I told you I'm not your rival, didn't I?"

"Yes, but Juvia can never be too careful." She shot a glare at the stellar spirit mage.

"Quit it! I'm trying to help you here," Lucy retorted.

"Help me?"

"Look, most guys are pretty oblivious. If you don't come at them head on, they won't notice you."

The dazed expression on Juvia's face told Lucy that further explanation was needed. She crossed her legs and folded her arms across her chest as she began to elaborate.

"How will your feelings ever get across to Gray if all you do is stalk him from a distance? You need to be more... um... hands-on. Yes, that's it."

"Eh? Hands-on? But... But Juvia isn't good with her hands!" Her face turned red almost instantly, and she began waving her arms emphatically.

Lucy didn't know whether she should find that amusing or disturbing. In the end, she settled for the latter. "I think you have the wrong idea," she managed to say.

"What? Lucy's giving love advice?" Natsu blurted out from the other side of the room.

"Shut up!" Lucy snapped. Her attention was quickly diverted, though, when a familiar black-haired boy entered. She turns to Juvia, determination ablaze in her eyes. "Gray just went over to the requests board; now's your chance!"

"Uh, what should Juvia do?"

"Go on a job with him, silly."

"What? J-Just Juvia and Gray-sama?" She was looking even more flustered than before.

"You'll be fine," Lucy reassured her, giving Juvia a much-needed pat on the back.

A bead of perspiration trailed down the side of her face as she frantically made her way to where the ice mage was standing. Halfway across, she turned back to Lucy, trembling with fear. The kind-hearted blond gave her a thumbs-up and an encouraging smile, urging her on.

"Um... G-G-Gray-sama, I..." She tried her best to keep her jaw from quivering as she spoke, but failed miserably.

Gray didn't seem to notice her at all as he reached out to grab one of the requests posted. "This one seems easy enough. And the pay isn't bad either."

"W-What a coincidence! Juvia was just about to go for the same request," she said hysterically, nearly too fast to be comprehensible. But it succeeded in catching Gray's attention, and he somehow understood what she said.

"Oh," he began, "want to go with me?" His smile caused an already jumpy Juvia to turn crimson and squeal in delight.

Her heart began to race, and she found herself staring at the bemused boy. She fought off the urge to curl her lips into a smile, and bit her tongue so no more squeals could escape.

"Are you alright?"

"Juvia is... fine. No, Juvia is more than fine. Juvia is... Juvia and Gray-sama... A job... Just us..." She fumbled with the words and soon began to swoon. Gray caught her just before she struck the floor.

"Juvia? Hey, Juvia!"

From where she was seated, Lucy couldn't help but laugh. "She's gone into Juvia mode again. Good luck, Gray."