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Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.
– Susan Gale
Prologue
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When you are in school, you are supposed to study. But in the case of others, it seems that they are ought to study, bully and to be bullied.
Unfortunately for Juvia Lockser, she is one of the ones who ought to be bullied. She knew that it was bound to happen. She knew it all along, like how she knew her name. It was supposed to happen anyways.
Werewolves were classified as Alphas and Omegas; Alphas, the ones who are known as 'leaders' of the pack, the strongest, and Omegas, who are also important but not as important as the Alphas, when it comes to leadership, hunting, everything, they land in second.
An Alpha mates with an Alpha, an Omega mates with an Omega, and in some cases, an Alpha mates with an Omega. But there is something about these wolves to know.
The Renuo.
They are the result of a werewolf's union with a human. Some of the renuo can have the traits and abilities of a pure blooded wolf. Unfortunately for other renuos, their wolf genes are not as strong as the others and their human blood conquers their body, thus making them incapable of changing into wolves and they can't figure who their mate is. They are being shunned by others. And treated just like their name. Reject.
Juvia Lockser is one of the renuos. Juvia believes that she has stronger wolf genes. Her mother is an Alpha. But the problem is that she is now of age to change into a wolf and she can't. It was rare. She doesn't even have her inner wolf. Her mother once told her that her wolf will come when she becomes 18 but that doesn't happen. Maybe she is really supposed to be a human, and she can never meet her mate. Just like a human, she has to get to know this person, fall in love and get married, unlike the werewolves, once they sniffed their mates scent, they already knew who they wanted to be with forever.
However, most cases, the renuos are being shunned by their wolf mates. This is acceptable, even if they are destroying the balance, but she knew that the wolf that has a mate of a renuo has a stronger sense to claim their mate.
But renuos are so rare. It's a 1:10 chance to meet a renuo. Juvia, for all she knew, is the only reject in their pack, The Mizu pack.
Juvia has no idea about her being a renuo before. It was then when she was 5 years old when she found out what she truly was.
Juvia shyly walks towards where the other kids are. It is her first day in school. And she wanted to make friends.
Juvia went near a group of girls. "Ano... J-Juvia-" she started but was cut off by a shrill scream. The little girls started to run, and being a five-year old she was, she had nothing to do but follow them.
She ran after the girls, not wanting to look back, scared that there might be a big bad wolf- no pun intended -behind her.
But what made her surprise was that the group of girls halted and started to point at her "Eeewww...don't you ever come near us...Reject"
Little Juvia looks at the group of girls descending figure as they went to their parents, glancing back at her, eyes wore with disgust and pity. She stepped back, lips quivering, eyes slowly blurring due to her tears, when suddenly she felt a pair of soft little hands touch her short blue hair. She glanced back and was met with a pair of cold dark blue orbs. She blinked owlishly at him.
"Your...hair" the little raven-haired boy started, she smiled at him and the boy blushed a healthy pink.
"A..ano.. JuviAAAAHH!" she screamed; she could feel her hair being yanked away her scalp.
"I-It's ugly! Reject!" He ran towards other kids.
"Hahahaha, Good job Gray!" A silver-haired boy said. He was maybe 9 yrs. old. A pink-haired boy, 7yrs. old, clutched his stomach and laughed at her. The other kids followed his lead,making Juvia start to cry.
The raven-haired boy just stared at her with those cold eyes.
Juvia idly stares out the window. She always does that whenever her teachers are teaching in front. She doesn't want to listen to boring lectures. She already knew it, she always been reading in advance.
Now Lucy is answering. The blond haired girl, a teacher's pet. She belongs in the Chousi pack, together with Levy.
She is the future Luna of the Kasai pack; the pink-haired guy who bullied Juvia throughout the year was a member. "Juvia, can you please explain these to me?" Lucy kindly asked. Even though she knows that Juvia is a renuo, she talks to her. Before, Juvia thought that it was pity she was feeling, but later on she found out that the blond-haired girl was truly kind.
She balanced out the pink-haired idiot. Who happens to be the Kasai pack's Alpha. Once he turns 21, he will become the leader and he and Lucy will mate.
Juvia explained the case problem and tried to give Lucy a small smile then goes back to staring out of the window.
She almost had a heart attack when she saw Gray Fullbuster staring at her. Gray is her number one bully. His dark blue orbs were boring into her eyes. What made her wonder was that his eyes held longing.
She blinked at him and turned her head to the blackboard. He always does that. Whenever they were caught staring at each other, his eyes would hold longing and pain, but when he is bullying her, he stares back at her with those sinister cold orbs.
She remembers when she became a first grader.
Juvia put her bag down next to her. She was sitting on a bench near the school and away from other kids. Her small legs were dangling from the bench. It seems that they didn't want her to eat with them.
She took out her bento. She silently squealed and put her small hands on her cheeks. It was her favorite.
Shrimp tempura. She was about to put it in her small mouth when she felt a hand grip her wrist. She looked up at the culprit and saw the same raven-haired boy who yanked her hair before.
Her eyes widen up and her mouth slacked. "Ano..J-juvia..i-is h-h-hungry" she cowered.
"Hahaha, s-s-she stutters so much!" mocked the pink-haired boy. Juvia pouted as he pulled Juvia's pigtail. She bit her lower lip to restrain the sobs that are forming.
The raven-haired boy grabbed her bento.
"D-don't...p-please!"
But the 8 year old boy just glared at her. She only watched as the other bullies devoured her lunch, the lunch that her mommy made. When they finished, they threw her lunchbox to the ground and stomped on it.
Juvia tried to stop the tears from falling as they walked away. She saw the raven-haired boy looked back at her.
"Miss Lockser! Miss Lockser!" Juvia snaps back to reality when she hears the teacher call her name. She instantly stands up and bows apologetically.
"I want you to answer this!" the professor glares at her as she walks over but nonetheless she already knew the answer.
She felt the eyes of other wolves on her; they were judging and filled with disgust. She only sighed inwardly. When she took her seat, Lucy gave her a thumbs-up and smiled at her.
Levy gave her a small smile. She knew that the shorter blue-haired woman pities her but her eyes still held sincerity.
The school bell rung and clatter of feet run towards the door. Juvia once again let out a heavy sigh.
Clutching her mother's hand, Juvia tilted her head on the side. "Mother, where are we going?"
The blue-haired Alpha just smiled at her. The little six-year old remained quiet. "Juvia has a fweeling. She wanted to stway at home" she pouted.
Her mother was getting worried. It seemed that her small pup didn't want to go out and play with other pups.
So she had an idea; they will go to her best friend, Genevieve, the Koori's Luna's house, and they will meet her pup, Gray.
They stopped in front a big Victorian-style house. The little girl's eyes sparkled with amusement. Their house was very traditional; it was built in the Muromachi period.
Juvia has never seen a house like this. She snaped out of her reverie when her mother tugged her forward.
"Come now."
She nodded her head, making her pigtails bounce. Her mother giggled at her cuteness.
They were met by a man wearing a butler suit, with crisp brown hair and a stone-like face. "Julia-sama." he greeted and bowed. When he turned to little Juvia, he gave her a small smile.
Juvia returned the smile. She was quite surprised to see the man produce something on his face other than a blank expression.
From behind her mother, she peeked and waved at the man. She went back behind her mother when she heard a voice. "Julia!"
Her blue eyes watched as her mother met the pretty lady on the stairs.
They hugged each other. "Oh! You look beautiful, as always." The pretty lady complimented mother.
It was true; mother was beautiful; with her long straight blue hair, her big obsidian eyes, her small high nose, her full lips and her white skin.
"You too, beautiful as always." Mother said. With the lady's long black hair, her red full lips, and dark blue eyes, she, too, was beautiful. Juvia wished she would grow to be like them;beautiful.
"Is she your daughter?" The pretty lady asked mother when she turned to Juvia.
"Yes. Juvia, meet Aunt Genevieve." Mother said to Juvia as Aunt Genevieve kneeled in front of her.
"Hi Juvia" she waved.
"H-hello" Juvia squeaked and ran back to her mother."It's okay Juvia"
Mother assured.
"Ooh, she is sooo cute! I bet Gray will like her." she cooed. As she stands up, she motioned for them to follow her.
"Mother?" Juvia said as they followed Aunt Genevieve. "What is it, baby?" her mother asked.
"Who is Gay?" The older women stopped and looked at her. With her confused blue eyes, she blinked at them. And then they burst out laughing.
She pouted at them. Did Juvia say something funny?
"Oh baby, you shouldn't say that." Mother said while laughing. Aunt Genevieve finished wiping the corner of her eyes.
"Juvia... His name is Gray... G-r-a-y. And pffft... not gay. He's definitely not gay." she explained.
Little Juvia bit her lip and pronounced 'Gray.' "Gu-way"
"That's better" Aunt Genevieve clapped.
She leads them in front of a playground. Juvia's eyes widen and she jumps up and down in delight. Juvia rarely goes to the playground because the kids there didn't like her.
Juvia wished they had a playground at home. She looked at Mother and Aunt, her merry eyes asking if she can play. They gave her a nod and a smile in approval.
"Yay!" she squealed as she run in circles and play.
"Juvia, dear. I'd like you to meet my son. Gray" Aunt says as she interrupted Juvia from making a sand castle.
She gasped; she can recognize that little boy. Her eyes wide, she ran towards her mommy.
"What's wrong?" Mother asked Juvia. She just cowered back and pouted.
Aunt Genevieve felt something wrong. She glared at her son. "W-what?" her seven-year old son said, raised his hands in defense.
She nudged him in front. "Introduce yourself."
He immediately scowled, but who was he to disobey and embarrass her? So he bowed, albeit his reluctance. "My name is Gray Fullbuster."
Juvia was quite surprised that he could talk straight and pronounce the words correctly. Still, that didn't change the fact that she was scared.
Juvia felt mother gently push her towards him. She knew what her mother wanted her to do.
She bowed to him and meekly said "My-my n-name is J-juvia."
"Hn" he replied with a grunt. He was impolite for a young age.
"That's great, now you two go play, and we will just go catch up. Be good, baby." Aunt Genevieve said, and kissed her son's cheek.
He replied with a scowl on his face. Her mother kissed her on the cheek and whispered a 'be good' at her.
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He continued staring at her. But for Juvia it felt more like glaring. She doesn't even try to meet his gaze.
He just kept his hands in his pockets. He seemed annoyed. That made her even scared. What if he was annoyed at Juvia?!
When it seemed that he wasn't moving, "Um..J-juvia is g-going to pway"
"So?" he deadpanned and watched the cute girl flinch.
She fidgeted and poked her index fingers together. "Do y-you wanna pway with Juvia?" she offered.
She was answered by a grunt. And she dared to offer him a smile. Being an innocent five year old, she blinked at him when his face turned red.
He turned his face away and discreetly tried to hide his blush away.
She went on her tippy-toes, trying to reach his forehead with her small chubby hands.
"W-what a-are y-you doing?" he sputtered, his face reddened and his slanty eyes widened.
The little girl brought back her hand in place. "Eh? 'u stuttewed" she observed but failed to notice that she didn't stutter at him.
"Y-yeah! so what" he gave her an incredulous look.
"And 'ur f-face is wed. Awe you swick?" she seemed to have a problem with 'r'. Once again she went near him and tried to reach for his forehead, he tried to dodge her hand.
With her failed attempts, she pouted and pounced at him. Gray gave a shout, and bewilderment marred his face. This little girl had tackled him to ground.
With his face red and his eyes still wide, he watched as she put her small hand on top of his forehead. "Ahh...'ur swick, J-juvia gonna tell mother" she stated.
With a strong push, the little girl's back collided with the dirt. She squeaked. He glared down at her, making her cower and fear him more.
Tears gathered in the corner of her eyes. "I...D-don't you dare touch me again!" he shouted at her as he dusted off his pants.
Juvia's little eyes watched as Gay walked away. "J-juvia is sowee Gay" she whispered as she wiped her tears dry.
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Julia watched as her little girl was pushed by Gray. She growled angrily at him.
Genevieve, trying to calm her friend down, awkwardly laughed it off and said "Oh, he's being a tsundere."
She was answered by a growl and was met by a glowing golden eye.
Oh boy, her inner wolf was activated.
They are going to the training grounds. It's time for the training. She hates that subject. Almost half of their school hours are focused on training the werewolves to be a strong part of the pact. And what Juvia can do is to sit down on the bench and stare as the others are changing into their wolf form.
Renou. That is what her professor calls her. Heck, almost everyone calls her that except for certain people.
She clutches her book in front of her. Lucy comes to her and waves at her. "I'm so excited, Juvia!" she exclaims while holding Juvia's hand.
"Um... a-ano Lucy-sama, J-juvia feels uncomfortable" she confesses. A frown mars the blond-haired beauty. "Juvia, I told you to call me Lucy, you're my friend"
"D-demo… you're in a h-higher status than me!" she reasons out; she refers to everyone by that suffix.
The Heartfilia heiress sighed in defeat. "Lucy-san? How about that? Is it alright?" she offers to Juvia. Lucy knows that they are in the same status, though Juvia can never attain being the Mizu heiress. Juvia's mother was the pack's leader, that is, before she chose a human as a mate, ousting her out of the throne.
"Lucy-san?"
"Hmmm… okay."
"Great, I'll see you at the training grounds okay?" she waves, her body screaming with excitement. Before Juvia can bid Lucy a goodbye, she sees a flash of blond hair. Every wolf has that kind of ability; a fast runner.
Juvia envies them.
Whenever it's training time, Juvia can walk along the hallway without feeling any fear. She walks over her locker and braces herself for another surprise.
When she opens it, water splashes out and all her things are soggy and wet.
"I hate them" she whispers annoyingly.
"So you do speak like a normal person." A husky voice says behind her. Her grip on her books becomes tighter.
Juvia quickly went to her line. It was time for the flag ceremony and she was late.
She was on her tippy toes, trying to look for any familiar face of her classmates, when she suddenly bumped unto someone. The seven-year old girl stumbled back.
Her eyes wide, she bumped unto an older guy, he looked like he was ten years old. He has black and white hair. More like half of each.
"J-juvia is sorry...Totomwaru-sama" she bowed. Totomaru was the Mizu pack's heir.
She should've been more careful, what if he was just like the other kids? He would also hurt Juvia.
She quietly gasped when she felt his large hand pat her head. "It's alright Juvia-chan" Juvia raised her head and met his handsome face with a smile. She blushed prettily at him.
"Aw, you're so cute" he said cheekily, and pinched her small chubby cheeks.
The little girl, not used to compliments, blushed even harder. She opened her mouth like a little fish out of water. The older boy only chuckled at her embarrassment.
"Here, I'll escort you to your class." he courteously offered.
"A-arigatou" she whispered.
Unbeknownst to her, there was a nine-year old raven haired boy glaring at them.
She can feel him near her back. Her heart is beating erratically, something that makes her wonder if he can hear it too. Wolves have a sensitive nose as well as sharp hearing. And to say that he is the Koori pack's heir gives his ability twice as much as the power of an ordinary werewolf.
Suddenly, she feels her back being slammed against her locker. The pain makes her flinch, but what makes her even more scared was the look in his eyes. His inner wolf is activated! This is not a good situation.
His eyes are glowing golden slits. Juvia can feel the hairs on the back of her neck standing erect.
He has successfully caged her with his arms planted on either side of her neck. Juvia looks away and suddenly finds the floor to be quite interesting to stare at.
It's already frightening enough that his inner wolf has been activated; it's even worse if she has made him mad.
And she, not looking at him or even sparing him a glance, makes him even more enraged than he was before.
"Why won't you look at me? Damn it!" he growled, his voice laced with that of his wolf.
She is shaking violently. She is scared out of her mind. Her mother always told her not to associate with a guy whose inner wolf is activated, and with good reason; things can get quite nasty.
When he starts to notice the tremors on her shoulders, he rips himself away from her. Juvia looks at him with curiosity, but still remained wary of him.
He looks like a lion angrily pacing back and forth. Running a hand through his hair, he faces her.
He nudges his chin towards her. "You. Go to the training grounds." He commands.
Juvia stiffly bobs her head and makes her way to the training grounds.
Even though she is far away from him, she can still feel that he is staring at her.
Little Juvia clasped her small chubby hands on her cheeks, making them look even squishier. She thought about Totomaru, the kind heir.
"Juvia is so lucky!" she mentally squealed. She was sitting on her favorite isolated bench, her tiny legs never still. She looked around, searching for any bullies.
When it became apparent that the coast was clear, she took out her bento and quickly wolfed it down.
When she finished everything, she took her bag and stood up. "Maybe Juvia should ask Totomwaru-sama to walk her to class." she thought out loud, tapping her finger on her chin.
She clapped her little hands; she had just thought a great idea. That way the bullies will be scared. Heehee.
She gasped when she felt someone grasp her wrist; looming over her was a tall guy with raven hair... "F-fwullbustwer-s-sama!?"
"I'll walk you to your class." he said, not waiting for a response from the small girl.
Tug.
Pull.
Tug.
"J-juvia...w-wants Totomwaru-sama"
When he felt her tug her hand once again, "S-shut up or I'll cut your hair bald!"
She gasped, and felt tears gathering on the corner of her eyes. She wanted to grow her hair long, so it is best to keep her mouth shut. Though her wrist is hurting, not a single complaint slid off her small lips.
She had to go to the training grounds whether he told her or not. It is part of the curriculum.
The training grounds of the Fairy Tail Academy are the largest of all facilities they have. It has a large dome covering the whole part of the grounds and a lacrima-based shield. Werewolves are very strong and they are also known for their temper, so they personally asked for a lacrima based dome, it has no chance of getting destroyed.
As she walks, she can't help but think, 'He should be around his future Luna, stop tormenting Juvia, and prepare to be the next pack leader!'
He was around his Luna, little did she know.
All the time.
Trivia:
1. The supposed title was 'Mine' but I changed it to Renou apparently.
2. *Renou means 'renewable' in French but in this story it means 'reject.'
*source google.
All of this is a product of my imagination.
A/N: I know, I know I shouldn't have done another multi-chapter story, I wasn't even done on Love and Hatred, but I really want to write this.
This had got stuck on my mind for quite some time. I really want to read a Gruvia Werewolf story but there are almost none. So I just thought why not write one? So I wrote another.
What do you think? Hate? Love? Whatever you thought about it I'm very open.
Criticism, suggestions or whatever I'll accept those but be a little more gentle in the criticisms.
NeverInUrWildestDreams
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EDITED by Jiguyami-chan