A/N: Hiro Mashima owns everything except my obsession with Gruvia.

Of Plays and Rainy Days

Gray sighed as it thundered for the hundredth time that day. The rain was not going to let up and the strong wind meant that most train would not be taking off for any place. This meant that he had to postpone his mission for another day. He looked around the guild hall. Natsu, Lucy and Happy had gone on a mission three days ago. Gray would never say it out loud but he missed his loud-mouth guildmate.

Erza had been on another mission, in secrecy, with Jellal and Meredy. She had told him that it would take her about a month to finish the mission. Meredy had slipped up and he knew that she was planning to take a break for two of those weeks with Jellal. Laxus and Gajeel had gone on a mission, the two having become unusually good friends, leaving the rest of the Thunder God Tribe as well as Levy quite devastated.

As Mirajane handed him his glass of beer, he scanned the room for one more person. Except Levy, whose nose was nearly driven into the book she was reading, there wasn't another blunette of the guild.

"Searching for someone?" Mira smiled as she wiped the bar.

Gray raised his brow. "Why do you ask?"

The woman shrugged a sly smile on her face. "Just thought you'd want to know where she was at."

Gray narrowed his eyes. Was it obvious that he was looking for her? He said nothing as he took a gulp of his beer.

Mira said nothing more and went about cleaning the bar and fixing drinks for other people. Gray sat at the bar, trying not to be overtly curious about her whereabouts. She was a free individual, allowed to be wherever she wanted. Why should he care where she was? But then again, the rain was pouring down harder than before. Gray shook his head. He knew her rain and this was definitely Mother Nature's doing. Maybe she doesn't like that it's raining so bad. He could be sure that she would be holed up somewhere in her apartment, cursing every curse under the sun. But, she had never really used swears… does she even know swears?

"…Lyon asked her. I think she said yes…"

Gray snapped out of his thoughts. So much for not caring about where she was and what she does… Mira and Lisanna were giggling.

"What?" Gray asked, eyeing the two sisters.

Mira quickly hushed Lisanna before she could say anything, causing Gray to be suspicious.

"It's nothing." She said with a smile, pushing Lisanna out of the bar.

Gray shrugged and finished his beer. "I am done, Mira."

Mirajane took his finished glass and pointed for a refill. Gray considered it, but then shook his head. "Nah, I'd better head home. I have nothing to do here today."

The woman merely nodded, the sly smile still on her face. Gray, getting annoyed, asked: "Is there anything I need to know?"

"Oh… nothing you'd want to know…" She went on humming a tune and cleaning his finished glass.

Gray sighed. Now he needed to know. Or else it would eat away his sleep.

"And why wouldn't I want to know?"

"Because it has nothing to do with you."

"Then why are you giving me that sick smile?"

Mira faked innocence. "I have no idea what you are talking about."

"Oh, come on, Mira!" Gray stood up, frustrated that the woman went on humming a tune with a wicked smile. "Fine, I'll just ask Lisanna."

When he got no response from the white-haired woman, he walked to her sister. "Oye, Lisanna, what was it that the two of you were giggling about?"

Lisanna, a bit shocked at Gray's question, moved to look at her sister at the bar. Mira was smiling at her, the same wicked one. Lisanna shook her head. She didn't understand how her sister's twisted mind worked in this area. "It was nothing really."

Gray rubbed his face. "Come on! Your sister is up to something, isn't she?" He narrowed his eyes at the younger Strauss sister who sweat-dropped at the question. After all, when is she not?

"Well, if you really need to know…" Lisanna looked at her sister one more time. Mirajane was still looking at the two, and you could almost see the excitement in her eyes. She really wanted to see how this panned out. Lisanna shook her head. "Well, I was talking to Juvia in the morning…"

Gray narrowed his eyes as he could feel the anticipatory eyes of Mira on him. Of course, it had to do with Juvia. What exactly was Mira planning? Will it explain why Juvia wasn't at the guild? But why did he care? He didn't, it was just an observation- just like he observed that Natsu, Lucy, Erza weren't there, and Levy was focused on eating her book and…

"… Lyon is taking her off to watch that play she had been…"

"What?"

Lisanna blinked. She had talked for so long, wondering why he hadn't interrupted her way before. Gray had confusion written on his face. He wasn't sure what he had heard. Maybe he had misheard her. Maybe he was talking about John, and whoever he was, was taking Cana to a play. But that didn't sound right… Cana wasn't a play-type girl. She was more about clubs and parties. Even Lucy and Levy weren't so much of a play person. He knew Levy only liked comedic musicals, having brought her two tickets for one for her birthday last year. And plays were too high- fashioned, one that only suited…

"…What?"

Lisanna groaned. "Gray, I've repeated myself all over again. Arghhh! Lyon asked Juvia out, she said yes. The two are on a date, or at least that is what Mira-nee hopes." She mumbled the last part out.

And just like that Gray's mouth fell open. Nope, he heard wrong. There is no way in hell…She is a free individual who can do whatever the fuck she wants. "Shuttap!"

Lisanna looked at his funny. "What?"

The ice-mage shook his head, trying to clear out his head. No thinking. Stop it. "What do you mean Lyon asked who?"

Now the younger Strauss could see her sister holding back a giggle. Mira looked very pleased. "Juvia, Gray, Juvia. Remember her? Blunette, big eyes, curvaceous body, deeply in love with you, our very own water mage, you nakama…?"

Gray ignored (tried to cause she is a free individual who can…) the 'in-love' part. He was still unsure if he had heard "Juvia" (not unsure… he heard it loud and clear… he hear Lyon and Ju-).

"What do you mean?"

Either he was stupid or Mira was right on mark. Lisanna had to give it to her sister, she knew the worst of the mind-games. "I mean that the two of them, Lyon and Juvia, are out to watch a play… like a date." And before he could say anything, Lisanna added, "I need to get back to work. Hope you have an umbrella, it's raining pretty hard outside. Bye, Gray!"

Gray stood there, a bit shocked, surprised, and a flood of emotions he couldn't name (yes, he can… they are anger, hurt, the best of all, jealousy… hehehe). He looked at Mira, who simply shrugged her shoulder, as if to say, told you.

There you have it! The first chapter, yay!

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