[Update - 25/08/2015] Hello! It's been almost 2 years since I wrote this fic and, looking back at it now, I'd say I absolutely hate my writing and character portrayal in it, haha. I debated a lot about whether I should delete it or not, but I decided not to because I really, really appreciate all the reviews/favs/follows it has earned, but also because it's a reminder that I've improved over time. I've learnt and wrote a lot since then, and although I might now be embarrassed of how this fic was written out, it's nice to look at it as proof that my writing is getting better, little by little.

So as you read this, please bear with the girl that had barely started writing fanfiction, in a language other than her native one, and who was so excited about writing a fic of her OTP. But enough of my rambling, right? Read on, and I hope you enjoy xD

It was a normal day at the guild. Well, as normal as Fairy Tail can be. Gray and Juvia were starring at the request board, searching for a good mission to pick. A few days earlier Gray had promised her that they'll go on a mission together. Every now and then Juvia would ask him to take a mission with her but he always happened to have one with Erza and the others. Juvia's eyes were wandering frantically all over the board. What should we pick? she thought to herself. It should be in a nice place… Anywhere is fine as long as Gray-sama is there, but a romantic landscape would be just perfect! And it'd better not be a quick mission to complete.. Juvia wants to spend much time with Gray-sama. Oh, and it has to be sort of tough, Gray-sama loves challenges! But if Juvia is too picky, we'll never decide on a mission and he might change his mind. Aaah, why does it have to be so hard?!

Gray hadn't made any progress either. Some missions had caught his eye, but he didn't know if Juvia would like them. Now that he thought of it, he didn't know anything about Juvia's taste. Natsu just wanted to burn things into ash, Lucy liked easy tasks with high reward, Erza usually went with the flow but wouldn't say no to kicking some ass, but what about Juvia? What would Juvia like? He was starting to have a headache.

"Geez, you're still thinking about it?! Even Nab picked a mission!" Cana said exasperated. "Lemme help!" She took a big sip of her drink, some of it slipping out of her mouth. Wiping it with her hand, she walked to the request board. "This!" she pointed a paper on it.

"Booze night in Akane Resort… This isn't even a mission! It's an advertising poster Cana." Gray said, slightly annoyed.

"Is that so? I didn't notice. But all the better, you don't need a mission, just go on a trip!" she replied carelessly.

Mirajane, who apparently noticed they hadn't decided yet, walked to the trio. "What about this one? I got it this morning and I didn't have the time to hang it on the board." She gave them a piece of paper.

Juvia read the request out loud. "Slay a sea monster in Acanthus village" she turned to face Gray, to see if he approved.

A little smirk appeared on Gray's face. "Yeah, it's a good one. Let's take this, if you're okay with it."

"Juvia likes it too, let's take it!" Acanthus is a beautiful village by the sea, we'll have to stay at least one night there, and it involves water. Juvia couldn't ask for better!

"Alright! If I'm not mistaken the next train to Acanthus is tomorrow morning!" Mira informed them cheerfully.

"Okay. Thanks Mira-chan" he said. Mira walked back to the bar, followed by Cana, who wanted to refill her glass with beer. Juvia was distracted by watching the two females chatting vividly and didn't notice that Gray put his arm around her, his wrist resting on her delicate shoulder. When she felt a burden on her right shoulder, she let out a small sound of surprise.

"So.." the air that he exhaled tickled her neck, making her shudder. "Are you ready for some action?" she slowly turned around only to see him giving her his usual devious smile, inches away of her face. Her heart pounded fast in her chest.

In a normal person's logic, which she actually had, it's just that it was buried underneath her Gray-sama-centered one, it was just a casual friendly move. She knew that, but she couldn't help but feel excited. Why didn't he know what he's doing to her? Deciding not to give away that feeling, she narrowed her eyes and smiled back.

"Of course! The sea is Juvia's expertise."

"Good. Show me what you got." He moved his arm away. Juvia felt frustrated by the lack of his touch. "See you tomorrow" He turned to leave.

"Don't be late!" she said loudly as he strolled his way out of the guild. Juvia is so happy to finally take a mission with Gray-sama! But it's so hard to keep her cool when Gray-sama teases her. How is Juvia going to cope with it for so long?..

...

They were standing at the balcony of a luxurious hotel room, each one holding a glass of red wine. A few hundreds of the little houses of Acanthus spread under their eyes and right above, the starry sky, becoming one with the sea. Juvia smiled at the beautiful view.

"Juvia…" Gray's voice tickled her ear, activating all her senses. She looked at him, her eyes wandering on his stunning features. His eyes were sparkling and his eyelashes were unusually long.

He cupped her cheek "You're so beautiful tonight" Then he lowered his hand to her smooth neck, his thumb caressed her throat while his other long fingers placed under her earlobe to a fair grip of her neck. She closed her eyes as he leaned towards her and pressed his lips on hers.

They parted for a moment to look at each other, desire dancing in their eyes. They joined again for a hot kiss. He sucked at her lower lip and Juvia's tongue reached out to meet his. They kissed passionately, slightly leaning their heads to the side for better access. They parted again for some air.

Gray panted, unable to control the urge to explore every inch of her body. "Wanna move this to the bedroom?" he said in a husky voice.

"Yes" anticipation grew inside her.

Gray picked her up bridal-style and headed to the bedroom.

Juvia sighed out, carried away by her daydreaming. Reality called her back, in her room at Fairy Hills, where she was supposed to be packing for tomorrow's mission. She had literally emptied her whole closet on her bed, trying to figure out which outfits she's going to take with her. She looked desperately at the mess on her bed. She had bought most of these clothes after she joined Fairy Tail in order to look more attractive to him, or wear them on a date with him, but she rarely had the chance to put them on. Now they were just too many and she had no idea which ones to pick. Not to mention her lingerie, which were all spread on her couch. A rational voice in her head kept telling her that the possibility of him seeing her in her underwear was rather low, but still there was no way she wouldn't take the factor 'underwear' into consideration. A couple of hours later, after endless mix&matching, zipping and unzipping, Juvia was out of breath, struggling to fit a fair percentage of her wardrobe in a big backpack.

"Juvia is exhausted!" she threw herself on her bed and before she realized, she was asleep.

So this is a little introduction, hope you like it so far :)

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