Two True blues

While Erza and Gray had their conversation on that balcony- little did they know their particular crushes were having their own discussion.

Chapter 1: And so they met

Because they had more in common than they first thought


Juvia had finally slipped out of Lyon's steadfast grasp, deciding to mention a game of hide and seek to help her escape. The only problem with the game was, that there was no seeking involved, just her hiding away from him. Juvia Loxar wasn't so cruel as to leave him trying to find her forever. She did leave a note- as in a large carved onto the pavement sorry-juvia-has-to-go-now note. She sulked for a moment believing that Gray was completely fed with up with her and had decided to make his own discrete exit a while ago.

The blue haired mage walked along the cobblestone road, holding onto her small shimmering hope that she might somehow run into her beloved. After a few more minutes of unpromising wandering, she converted her task of finding Gray to finding something to eat. She hoped it would be enough to quell the constricted feeling in her stomach. As she browsed the following restaurants for a decent meal, her attention was soon directed elsewhere to a certain man with the flowing cloak and face mask.

He was attracting many eyes with his strange attire, surrounded by a growing crowd. She found his eyes hopelessly lost and when finally his eyes also met with hers and he made his way over. If she recalled, his name was Jellal- but he was currently disguised as a former member of Fairy Tail; Mystogan.

"Jellal-san?"

He hushed her at once and then turned around briefly, walking away without as much as another word. Juvia stood there confused and unsure as to whether she should follow him or not. Her answer was given when he gave her a slight tilt of his head and she trotted after him.

Once by his side she looked up at him in question. He continued to look forward, appearing determined as ever, but still she found that his eyes held a small spark of confusion.

When they were in a more isolated area, the blue haired mage slid down his face mask to talk.

"Good afternoon J-juvia-san?"

She nodded in confirmation. He stood there awkwardly and then finally opened his mouth to speak. He was looking slightly embarrassed.

"Can you, by any chance, help me find my way?"

His completely normal question baffled her but nonetheless she nodded once again.

"Where do you want to go Jellal-san?"

"A small restaurant in Burgeon Street." He flushed slightly. "I'm not very direction-wise and I'm afraid that I've lost my map."

Juvia cracked a smile and agreed to help him. She brought out her map of Crocas and scanned the flimsy piece of paper briefly. He pointed to a specific spot on the map and after pulling his mask to cover his face again, the two mages made their way towards his intended destination. The trip there was silent with little conversation made between them. When they finally arrived at a somewhat remote restaurant, with few people lurking around, Juvia looked up at the sign. Letters had been torn away from the word.

Nyx's Bellows?

Jelllal nodded and then invited her to dine with him. The water mage nodded her reply and they made their way inside.

"Have you been here before Jellal-san?" Juvia asked, eyes examining the quaint eatery.

"More or less... I've just never been by myself."

He took a quick look around the premise and then pulled down his mask. Juvia had to admit to herself, he was a handsome man. She huffed to herself. But no one was more handsome than Gray-sama! At the thought of his name she suddenly fell into profound depression. She buried her head into her arms, her blue curls swaying with her sudden movement.

"W-what's wrong Juvia, do you not want to dine with me?"

"N-no, that's not it... it's just... everything is wrong!"

"Do you want to talk about it?"

Juvia peered up at the young man. He was nothing like what she's heard about him. How can this kind man have tried to destroy the world? She couldn't imagine it.

"Juvia's loved one does not like Juvia back."

The young man beside her let out an 'ah' of recognition. He crossed his arms on top of each other and laid them to rest on the table before speaking.

"I also... have a loved one who... I can not be with..." A waitress eyed Jellal for a brief moment before placing a glass of water in front of them. Her look did not go unnoticed by a certain water mage, and despite his dilemma she thought the person, who Jellal was in love with, was quite the lucky woman.

"Why, does Jellal-san's loved one not like Jellal-san?" Juvia's eyes saddened at the thought.

"No... Well it's more complicated than that..."

"What's complicated about it?"

Jellal took a sip of his water and then smiled sadly. "I cannot be with her... this is my punishment."

"...Juvia does not understand."

"Well, that is why I said it was a complicated situation..." He smiled slightly despite himself.

"Juvia does not see what's so complicated about it, if Jellal-san loves her and she loves Jellal-san back then you should be together."

His smile was set on his lips. "If only it were that simple." He spied Juvia give him a scolding glare. "I'll... think about it."

She looked at him carefully and then picked up her glass of water satisfied she took a sip.

"So you have problems with your... loved one as well?"

Juvia sighed gloomily. "Juvia doesn't know if Gray-sama likes Juvia or not..."

"Why don't you find out?"

She blushed scarlet. "W-w-well... j-j-juvia is fine... just admiring Gray-sama... and loving him from a far..."

Jellal grinned slyly. "Oh really? What if another person snatches him first."

The glass cup in her hand started to crack with her iron grip. A dark aura began emanating from her petite form which startled those in the vicinity and even the young male beside her.

"Love... Rival..." She growled out.

Jellal sweat-dropped and let out a shaky laugh. "Well... hypothetically speaking that is..."

"Juvia... will drop chilli in her tea!" She cried out determinedly.

He gave her a serious glare. "You won't confess, but you don't want anyone else to have him? That's a bit selfish of you Juvia-san."

Her eyes dropped sadly and tears gathered at the corners of her eyes. "Juvia is selfish! She is- but most of all, Juvia doesn't want Gray to hate Juvia!"

She began to wail, thinking about Gray hating her, the thought was simply unbearable. A torrent of water began spilling forth and already water rose to ankle height.

Jellal began to flail hands in an alarmed manner. "Juvia, I'm sorry for being so harsh with you!"

Those remaining in the restaurant, left running and screaming. The bartender walked towards them having every intentions of kicking them out. Jellal threw over a bag of jewels over and he left them alone again. The water level was quickly rising.

"It's alright, Gray will never hate you!" He wailed hopelessly. How are you supposed to deal with a distressed water mage?

Her tears died down to drops and at once she waved her hands and materialised the water to nothingness. Jellal looked at her rather impressed and gave her a pat of reassurance.

"Juvia knows Jellal-san is right... but Juvia does not know what to do..."

"Well... do you know who Gray actually likes?"

Blood drained from her face. "Juvia actually suspects its Lyon-sama... but there's also Lucy-san and then there's Ultear-san and also Lisanna-san..."

"L-L-Lyon?" He stuttered and forced out a cough not knowing how else to respond to her wild imagination. That silver haired male from Lamia Scales that he witnessed in the first round of the tournament?

"YES! PANDEMONIUM!"

He laughed and then took a peek at the menu as the waitress came strolling over with pen and paper in hand. "Let me buy you a meal, Juvia"

He was glad that her crying drove people out. The blue hair male was never a people person, but despite that he had developed a certain liking to the over-dramatic water user. She was; to a certain extent strange, but exceptionally polite and easy to get along with, not to mention her very interesting persona.

"Juvia would like to have option number 5 please..." She peered up from her hat in a shy manner. "And can Juvia have some Earl Gray tea, If waitress-san has some?"

The waitress calculated their total amount and when Jellal went about to pay for both meals, Juvia put an end in his actions and paid for herself.

"Juvia, I didn't mind paying for the both of us."

"Juvia doesn't want to take advantage of Jellal-san's good intentions." She beamed.

"You wouldn't have, not at all."

"Well, next time Juvia will let Jellal-san pay for Juvia's food if he insists."

Jellal's eyes flashed momentarily, his blue orbs filled with anguish. Fairy tail was more than he'd expected. It was truly a wonderful place to be, even though people knew of his crimes, being with their members made him feel a bit more alive. But that was more than he could ask for. He was a criminal, convicted of trying to destroy the world.

"Well... i'm not sure if I can live up to that promise..."

Juvia gave him a heartrending look.

"...but I will try..."

"You... you will at least try to make amends with your loved one, please Jellal-san?"

"I... will try..." He struggled with his response, and Juvia could see the conflict in his eyes.

She laced her fingers together and knew not press the matter further.


"That was delicious!" Juvia grinned widely.

"Yes, it truly is one of the best restaurants in crocus and if I dare say it Fiore itself." Jellal was grinning happily again, earlier conversations forgotten.

"It's a wonder why this place doesn't have more customers!"

"I prefer it that way, that's part of the attraction."

Their excitement died down to a simmer, leaving a comfortable silence between the two mages. Juvia took her last sip of tea before breaking the silence.

"Jellal-san... Juvia is going to try..."

"Mmm? What are you going to try?" Her fellow blue haired companion asked.

"J-j-juvia is going to try and snatch Gray-sama's heart before anyone else... S-s-she's going to try even harder!" She blushed determinedly.

"Ahh... that's a noble goal, I wish you the best of luck," he chuckled.

The two mages left the restaurant after both leaving a hefty tip on the counter.

"Are you going to our inn now?" he turned a head to ask, watching her trail after him.

Juvia nodded, seeing as there was nothing else to do, and attempted to keep up with his larger strides. Once reaching Honey bone lodging, which was near their own lodging, their pace conspicuously slowed down.

They eventually halted to a stop; both found themselves staring at the building.

"If I recall Natsu's team resides here, am I correct?"

He didn't need to see her to know that she was nodding.

From the corners of his eyes he noticed two figures coming towards them. He smiled to himself and then turned to face Juvia, hands placed on her shoulders and shifted her around a bit. Juvia stared at him curiously and confused.

"Oh... by the way Jellal-san... Who is it you like?"

He smiled and closed the gap between them, lips so close to her ears that she could feel his warm breath. "The one I like is one Miss Erza Scarlet."

He pulled back immediately and watched her face for a reaction. He was surprised to see her smiling at him, perfectly fine. Jellal frowned to himself; he had expected a blush but... nothing. He smiled to himself. That just comes to show how much she held Gray in her heart.

He tried again. "It was a pleasure dining with you, you are truly a beautiful lady, I envy Gray for holding your heart."

And with his comment she turned tomato red.

In that moment a blur raced past him, grabbed the surprised water mage and pulled her away from him. Jellal's eyes contained a certain glint of mischief as he watched Gray Fullbuster pull away a very shocked Juvia Loxar.

She quietly mouthed the words 'See you again' and Jellal returned it as he watched her dragged further away.

"Good luck Juvia... I promise i'll try as well..." he whispered his good wishes.

He could fell the murder intent intensify behind him.

He turned around to see his beloved Erza, his sweet Erza, with a sword in her hand ready to cut him into tiny, bite sized pieces.

"Did you try and make a move on Juvia?" She growled, her dark aura enveloping him.

"Are you...perhaps... jealous?" He smiled fondly. Only Jellal Fernandes had the guts to ask Erza Scarlet such a question.

She blushed scarlet and he admired her innocent and adorable look in that brief second. It was then replaced with her murderous glower again and she swung her sword.

Well... you know what they say... love hurts.

So Jellal braced himself for a lot of pain...


"O-o-oh Gray-sama, good evening." Her blushed intensified, staring at his hands around her wrists.

"Yeah... I'm just escorting you to your lodgings, alright?" he mumbled. She didn't know why he needed to, it was only situated a few meters from where they were. Despite her confusion, Juvia didn't bring up her thoughts.

She smiled brightly at his thoughfulnes, but soon fell when he quickly released his hold on her. Juvia sighed disappointed and lifted her hands, stating at its contours with a vacant expression. If Gray did have someone he liked, then it certainly wasn't her at this point. Her jealously boiled itching to prank whoever he had his heart set on, but at the same time her heart ached not knowing what to do if he did indeed have a person he liked. The water mage huffed determinedly remembering her talk with Jellal earlier and strolled up to Gray, intertwining his hands in hers and held on. Her fingers were noticeably smaller and slimmer than his, but slipped into his palms easily.

Her face was flushed red again and refused to look at him finding the ground strangely more fascinating.

"J-j-juvia wants to hold Gray-sama's hands..." She mumbled, loud enough for him to hear.

Strangely he said nothing, but even stranger still neither did he pull away and she felt like she was bathed in complete happiness. In the midst of her bliss, she did not notice him squeeze her hand tighter, nor the innocent blush set on his own face.

That evening the two mages walked hand in hand towards Juvia's lodging, both feeling very content.


My fanfiction response for chapter 282- anddddd i wasn't going to post this up since someone else already posted their a response to this chaoter.. until chapter 283's cover hit me and i was just so filled with happiness, i need to write and share this! AHHHHHHHHH!
Ahhahaa, this could possibly be more than a oneshot... but i have no idea xD

CANON ROAD GRUVIA WALKS DO DA, DO DA
JERZA IS ALSO WALKING THAT WAY- ALL THE DO DA DAY.
LOL, yeah can barely contain my happiness. :3

-Love you all, Shiawase-usagi :D