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I'm back with this little compilation of oneshots !
And so, this is the first chapter ~
I hope you enjoy reading it :)
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Gray
Gray Fullbuster—the ice mage of Fairy Tail—launched his fist. And then another fist. And then another one. He didn't only use his hands, but also his feet. He kicked and he made sure all of his attacks landed on his opponent.
However, the pain he felt in his heart wouldn't go away, no matter how hard he beat his opponent. The despair and the guilt he felt was beyond describable. He was so mad—at himself—but he wanted something to be blamed. And he blamed it on his opponent.
He had failed. He had failed to protect the one person he held dear the most, and he had to pay the price. His 'home' was taken away from him, and he would never be able to see her anymore. Noticing that, Gray grew even more furious. His attacks became stronger but also more brutal. He didn't care how, he just wanted his opponent down.
The pain suddenly came back when Gray remembered about his 'home'. Her wavy soft blue hair, her gentle blue eyes, her sweet smile, her cheery attitude around him, her trust in him, her brave figure, her compassion for her friends, her enchanting magic, her strong determination, and her sacrifice for him.
His 'home' which went by the name of Juvia Lockser.
Gray gritted his teeth upon remembering her and he punched his opponent harder. He was crying inside, feeling his heart broke into tiny pieces. Pieces which he knew would never be fixed. Unless his 'home' came back to him, but he knew it was impossible.
Juvia was dead.
To protect him. The water mage left so the ice mage could live on.
Gray felt like a total idiot.
He hadn't even tell her his true feelings about her. He hadn't even tell her how sorry he was, ignoring her feelings all this time. He hadn't even tell her how precious she was to him. He hadn't even tell her how hard he fell for her.
And yet, Juvia was gone. Gray couldn't see her anymore. He had lost his chance for good.
Out of pain, Gray roared and lunged at his opponent.
Gray didn't feel anything towards her the first time he met her. It made sense, considering they were enemies back then. She was a total freak—for him though—but even so he grew comfortable with her constant presence, to the point it was weird for him if she wasn't around him. He was already accustomed to seeing her everyday, everytime. So when she went into work with Wendy or Gajeel, he felt odd. Something was not right. Gray felt.. empty. Lonely.
She was a total nuisance back then. Always calling him 'Gray-sama' and was always so clingy. Gray felt annoyed at first, but even so he eventually enjoyed it. Being called 'Gray-sama' by her felt nice, as if that was the special way she addressed him. Eventually, he didn't mind it anymore and grew to like how his name rolled off from her mouth. And since she was the only one who called him that way, it became more special to him. To the point he wanted her to call him that way everyday, everytime.
She was a total idiot. She cared so much about how he would think of her, and sometimes that troubled her in a battle. When he was around, she became so love struck and didn't care about her surroundings. Gray felt annoyed, because she was so stupid. She was strong, and Gray knew that very well. The first time they battled each other, he was actually had quite a rough time. But how come she cared more about how he would think of her, rather than thinking how to save herself in a battle? Gray just couldn't understand it. But somehow, because of her stupidity, Gray felt responsible about her. He felt responsible for her safety, especially when she was around him. He felt responsible to protect her, and he made sure he did that right. He even made sure there were no other guys who took that responsibility from him.
But this time, he had failed. He had failed her, he had failed his responsibility on her. Because of his own carelessness and stupidity, she died.
The anger was boiling and piling up inside him, and Gray activated his demon slayer power. Soon, half of his body was covered with darkness and he stared at his opponent in deep anger. He knew it wasn't his opponent's fault—instead it was his fault—but even so he needed someone to be blamed.
So, Gray put out all of his strength. He poured out all of his magic, trying his best to kill END. He found him, the one he needed to blame. He didn't care how twisted that was, all he cared was Juvia died because of END. He needed to get rid of END—even if his opponent was his dearest best friend—because he hoped he could soothe the pain in his heart a bit.
He had promised his father that he would kill END, and he would do it. No matter how hard that was.
The disciple of Ur used his ice magic to kill his opponent. He was badly injured as well, but Juvia's blood which was inside of his body made him keep going.
"I'm putting a stop to you here and now, Natsu!" Gray clapped his hands together and launched a magic spell.
However, END—Etherious Natsu Dragneel—broke the spell easily and jumped to launch his own attack to Gray.
"Gray!" Natsu roared.
"Natsu!" Gray roared back.
"AARRGHHH!" The two strong mages roared as their fists were ready to meet each other.
This wasn't the first time their fists clashed, their roar broke through the air, their heads butted each other. This is definitely not the first time they had differences. But this was the first time they took a same path and clashed, only to lash out the same anger and pain they felt. They were lost, because their 'home' had been ripped away from them.
But before their clashes managed to destroy each other, Erza Scarlet came to stop them. Her left hand was frozen by Gray's fist while her right hand was burned by Natsu's fist. Her tears that fell managed to snap the two berserked mages back a bit. Erza's words and reminders of their memories together managed to subdue the rage within Gray and Natsu slowly. And Makarov's voice finally brought them back to peace. They remembered what it meant to be a family.
"Gray-sama!"
At the mention of his name, Gray whipped his head around. And then, he saw her. He saw her 'home'. Wendy was helping her to walk, but at least she was alive.
"Juvia is fine!" Juvia said.
Gray dropped to his knees, his eyes wouldn't leave Juvia. His heart suddenly felt warm, all of the anger he felt before was gone completely. She came back to him. His 'home' had returned.
Gray passed out of exhaustion and relief, and Juvia caught him. Before he completely lost his consciousness, Gray cried happily inside.
His 'home' had come back to him.
And Gray Fullbuster wouldn't have any other woman as his 'home', except for the one and only Juvia Lockser.
DONE !
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