CHAPTER 1:
"Do you Gray Fullbuster vow to take Juvia Loxar as your wife in heath and illness... until the day you die?"
"I do."
"Do you Juvia Loxar vow to take Gray Fullbuster as your husband in health and illness... until the day you die?"
"I... I do."
"Now the groom may kiss the bride."
Well this was the only part of the wedding ceremony Gray and Juvia weren't looking forward to. Gray and Juvia faced each other and Juvia saw a smirk on Gray's lips that sent shivers down her back. The only thought that occupied her was that if he wouldn't follow the plan. Well now she could only pray that he would.
Gray took a step towards Juvia and caught her chin between his index finger and his thumb and lifted her face a little up and tilted it a little to right before bending down. His other hand arm crawled to her waist and held her tight. With a swift moment he changed their positions and bent down as if kissing her passionately now with his back facing the audience who stood up and applaused thinking that they were so lovely dovely infront of them especially Silver who thought that they had already fallen for each other.
But little did they knew what was the reality. "Hey you didn't do it according to the plan we made!" Juvia whispered annoyed. Their faces were so close that it was hard to breath. "Well it was more like the plan you made and it really sucked." Gray said with a playful look in his eyes.
"Well whatever. I think it's enough we shouldn't fake kiss for that long. The priest might figure it out."
"Don't worry he already knows."
"Huh?!"
"I'll explain later." with that Gray and Juvia seperated and straightened. But he didn't let go of her and his eyes told her that his plan wasn't finished yet. Gray bent down again infront of the audience and kissed on her forehead which took Juvia by surprise. Now she was really pissed off. But she had to wait for their night together to kill him. After all killing him infront of so many people might give them all a trauma.
"Now I pronounce Gray and Juvia Fullbuster as husband and wife."
Finally they were married. Gray sighed. He never thought that this day would come and how did he end up in this marriage mess was all his father's fault.
"No, no way in hell! I refuse to this proposal. You can't just go and marry me to someone like that."
"Firstly she is not just someone Gray. She is an angel. And secondly, yes I can."
"No you can't and I don't care if she is an angel or even a God but I am not marrying anyone." Gray was feeling really angry and pissed off especially with that smirk of Silver's.
"Yes you are son. And I have already given my words to her father. And you know that a Fullbuster never goes back on his words."
"Yes he does. Siver Fullbuster does!"
"Don't remember a time son." Silver said while whistling and looking any where else but at Gray who was standing in front of him with his hands on the table while Silver sat on the other side of it. Now Gray was really pissed off.
"Well then let me help you remember. What about the time when you asked me a favor of throwing one of those damn annoying contractors into the river on our way back from fishing just for fun for the latest motorcycle and asking mom to give me the permission to ride it."
"Well you got caught while throwing him and I had to take care of the main part, to listen to your mom's scolding. And the deal was off the minute they knew that it was my idea."
"But we never had the deal of not getting caught." Gray said.
"Son it's an unsaid rule in every devil's deal." Silver said with a smirk. Gray was really feeling annoyed especially with his father's stubborness. Well if Silver was stubborn then Gray was his son.
"What about the time when you asked me to..."
"... play a prank on my future to be brother- in- law on their wedding ceremony. Well I still don't like him and I also haven't yet tested his patience." Silver said while sitting on the sofa besides Gray who was busy working on his project. Gray looked up and stared at Silver as if he had seen a ghost.
"No way dad! Plus mom always manages to catch us and this idea of yours will be death of both of us." Gray said while picking up his things.
"Come on Gray she won't catch us this time. I have a perfect plan ready." Silver said while trying his best to convince him in any way possible.
"No thanks dad but I'm not interested. How about you go and give the order for the cake. If you don't get it ready on time mom and aunt are going to kill you anyways." Gray said while making his way back to his room.
"How about I hand over the mega project to you?" Silver said while taking the remote and turning on the T. V with his legs crossed and looking at Gray's back from the corner of his eyes. After hearing Silver's proposal Gray halted. Turned back and looked at Silver with eyes narrowed.
"Oh my! Did I get your interest?" Silver said with a smirk when he saw Gray turn.
"Explain!" Gray inquired.
"Oh! you know the one that is the latest biggest and most important one of all. I have been thinking alot for the past few weeks whom to hand it over to. I know you are not qualified for it but if you succeed then you can imagine your successful future and promotion filled with such projects can't you?!" Silver knew it was the only way to get him.
Gray put the things back on the table from where he picked them up then turned to Silver.
"You better remain faithful to your words dad!"
"Of course I will. After all a Fullbuster never goes back on his words." Now the fun was about to start.
"But dad it's already two days before wedding. What will we do?" Gray asked curious to know Silver's perfect plan.
"Well about that you just have to..."
"Silver did you give the cake's order?" Mika interupted them. Both of them suddenly got their guard up scared that Mika might have heard them.
"No dear. But I was about to go." Silver answered while sweat dropping.
"Then hurry up! There are alot of things to take care of. Gray dear come with me for a second." Mika said while disappearing into the room without even waiting for Gray to follow her.
"Ok Gray I will get on with the cake. I will call you or you can call me after you are finished with your mom. It's better to tell you the plan on phone. Mika might think that we are onto something if we discuss it here."
"Ok dad then talk to you later." with that both of them went to their ways.
After about half an hour.
Ring- Ring
"Hello." Silver turned on his bluetooth.
"Dad I am free now and mom has gone shopping. Are you done with the order?"
"Yes almost. Only the flavour is left. The chief has gone somewhere for a moment."
"So what is the plan dad."
"Don't worry about it too much son, you just have to add lemon to the groom's drink and make him drink it before the vows."
"I am sorry what?!" Gray asked in disbelieve.
"Sir can you tell us the flavor?" the chief returned and asked Silver which he probably didn't hear because he was really concentrated on telling Gray the plan.
"Lemon." Silver said.
"Huh?!" Gray and chief both asked at same time. But chief in disbelieve and Gray in confusion.
"But how does that tests his patience dad?" Gray asked.
"I am sorry sir! But I don't think it's a suitable flavor for wedding cake." The chief suggested.
"Just do as I say." Silver said.
"But dad..."
"But sir..."
"Just do it. Add lemon and lots of it. Do you want the project or not."
"Ok dad. Fine. But we better not get caught. Bye." Gray cut the phone.
"Are you sure sir?" the chief asked just to confirm.
"About what?!"
"The wedding cake's order sir."
"Yes I am sure. So can you get it done by this time tomorrow and deliver it to this address?" Silver gave him a piece of paper with an address written on it and stood to leave.
"Sure sir. Have a good day."
"Thanks." Silver said while exiting forgetting about the flavor in excitment of his plan.
On the wedding day...
"Ok stop Gray stop! I don't even want to remember that day." Silver said while putting is hands in the air to stop Gray from talking any further.
"Well I don't want to remember it too. It was all your fault. The groom couldn't speak 'I do' , you were extremely happy despite your dislike for him about which everyone knew and the chief said that you gave them order for lemon flavor and it didn't take time for mom to put all the pieces together."
"Well I guess it was like that."
"And you still didn't give me the project."
"Well we got caught son."
"And who's fault do you think it was?"
"But we still got caught. So the deal was off." Now Gray was extremely pissed. Silver was being so stubborn. All his mother's nerve that she could bear him.
"Anyways I don't care what it was. You always go back to your words and you can go back now too. And I am not marrying anyone." and with that Gray left Silver's office and slammed the door behind. "I guess now his mother is the only one left." Silver sighed and called Mika.
In the evening...
"I am home." Gray announced after entering his home which was more like a castle. The maids bowed to him and one of them took his bag to carry it back to his room.
"Welcome back Gray." Mika said while making her way towards him."What about your dad?"
"He will be late today. He has still got some supervision to do."
"So how was your day today?"
"Hectic as always and plus I got into an argument with dad. Did you know he..." Mika raised one of her hand and Gray stopped talking.
"Actually about that... How about we talk about it over dinner?" Gray didn't like it but he had to know why all of a sudden his parents were trying to get him married.
"Ok"
"So you go and change your cloths and take a bath while I ask maids to prepare the dinner." Gray nodded and went to his room. A nice hot bath would calm him down for now.
At dinner...
Gray and Milka ate silently before Mika started the conversation."Did you know Gray that the girl we are asking you to marry is in deep trouble?"
"What do you mean mom?" Gray asked with curiosity.
"Well her father was drown in the sea of debts before he died leaving every thing to her. Her father is a close friend of Silver or rather was. You probably wouldn't remember but he used to visit alot untill he had his daughter. It was when you were five. Silver asked to help him countless time but he always rejected his help. But your father still feels the responsibility to take care of his daughter so to ease her difficulties he wants you to marry her." his mother explained.
"So all the stupid talk about giving his words to her father and us being engaged from birth and not telling us was all a lie?!"
"I guess your father wanted to take it the other way without you feeling pity or sampthy for her."
"So to take those debts down why do I have to marry her?"
"Well it is in her family rules that no one out of the family can help them. Actually she wanted to pay off all the debt herself but your father also somehow force tried and succeeded to insist her to marry you."
"So what do you think about it mom?" Gray asked wanting to know his mother's opinion.
"Well that was the truth you had the right to know Gray and about my personal opinion..." Gray looked at his mom as if she would say the exact same thing that he told his dad and would want to refuse the marriage after all in all twenty six years of Gray's life no girl matched his mom's ideal daughter-in-law position. "... it was always her who I wanted you to marry any ways." That left Gray dumfolded. His mouth hung open.
"What do you mean?"
"Gray she is the only girl who matches my ideal daughter-in-law position."
To say Gray was shocked was an under statement. Gray was byond shocked. It was a state he couldn't name. His father who had only his mother for his God now called someone an angel. And above all she had already satisfied his mother's ideal daughter -in-law position which even Lucy and Erza couldn't fit in. Now he had to meet this girl. He wasn't ready to marry yet but he really wanted meet that girl.
"Fine mom. But first I want to meet her."
"Why not. Your father will be more than happy to hear it." Mika smiled at Gray thinking about Silver's excitment.