A/N I do not own Fairy Tail (even though I wish I did). So this is the first Fairy Tail fanfiction that I've done and I'm not sure if it'll be a success yet, but I'm hoping :). There wasn't a lot of Juvia x Gray available so i decided to write my own because they are just so cute together and I always thought Juvia should get a chance to get the love she deserves from Gray, I mean she tries so hard. Enjoy 3
Prologue
The dripping sound of rain is a sound I've heard all my life. Since I was born, rain has surrounded me in every way, making everyone around me constantly annoyed. Drip, drip, drop. I had no friends at school because everyone wanted the gloomy rain girl to go away. The longer I was around, the longer it would become gloomy. I could never go out with one person for more than a few weeks, because soon they would realize that without me, life is bright and fun. After sitting in the rain for all my life, I realized that there is only one thing I wish for: to see the sun.
That changed one day in the middle of a fight against a really attractive man: Gray Fullbuster. He captured my heart the moment I set my eyes on him. "My name is Juvia, one of the element four." I was part of a guild named Phantom Lord, where me and 3 others were part of a group named element four, where they've accepted me for who I was.
"You're one of the element four?" He asked with a determined look on his eyes.
"I cannot believe two of the element four has already been defeated, but do not underestimate Juvia and Aria." I said, as determined as he was.
"Sorry to break it to you, but I don't go easy on people who hurt my friends." He stared at me with cold eyes. "Even if they are women or children." He cares about his friends, what a kind person! We looked at each other in silence –except for the raindrops against my umbrella- for a couple of seconds. I stared at him, trying to maintain a look of complete hatred for the enemy but I just couldn't. I blushed and looked away quickly, not wanting him to see me.
"Really? Then… Juvia gives up. Goodbye!" I started to walk off. What's wrong with me!
"Wait! What the heck?" He shouted in the rain. What am I supposed to do now? I really don't want to fight him. Even with my heart pounding in my chest, I came to my decision: I had to fight. I was part of a guild that accepted me for whom I was and protected me since I was little; I had to obey their orders, even to fight against Gray.
"Water Lock!" I screamed. A bubble of water surrounded him as he floated in the middle of it. I immediately regretted my decision when I heard him groan in pain. "Oh no! He's in pain! What should I do? I should release him now or else-"Abruptly, he formed ice against my attack and broke my bubble. I gasped in shock; it's been so long since someone escaped from my water lock. This is the power of an ice wizard. Our powers are so perfect for each other! It's like we're bound by fate! He… he must be my prince!
"Trying for a surprise attack? You bitch!" He shouted, kneeling in pain. Suddenly he stood up and started taking his clothes off. His firm muscles fit perfectly with his fairly tanned skin, but why is he stripping?
"I don't want to frighten a women, but you'd better surrender immediately. Otherwise you're going to get hurt!" He cares if I get hurt or not! He stood up and clapped his hands together. "Ice make lance!" Lances shot out of blue magic and aimed for my body. I didn't bother moving, I've never been hit by a physical attack and I never will be. The lances shot straight through by water body and didn't hurt at all.
"Juvia's body is made of water; you cannot attack me with physical attacks. Farewell, my small blossom of love! Water slicer!" Deadly sharp slices of water shot out of my blue magic and aimed for him. Thankfully, he dodged and my magic hit a stone pillar behind him, breaking it.
"High powered water jets can even cut through steel. Underestimate the power of water, and you will regret it." I smiled, sensing his fear.
"She's a tough one" He said to himself "Ice make battle ax!" A sharp ax divided my body in half but did no damage.
"You cannot defeat Juvia. You still have a chance to save yourself, please leave. Bring me Lucy Heartfillia. If you do I will ask my master to withdraw." Lucy was the girl our guild was after; she was a member of Fairy Tail and also a daughter of a really rich man.
"Hey, don't give me that crap." I gasped in shock. "We're both already way past the point of retreating, and Lucy is our ally! I'll give up my life before handing her over to you!" Give up his life? A sharp pain filled my heart as I realized my Gray loved another women. I felt a huge pang of jealousy filling me with hatred.
"Lucy shall not be forgiven!" My hatred fueled my next attack, making me create boiling water that surged out my arms and shoot at Gray straight in the chest.
"Hey! Why are you mad at Lucy?" He shouted against my rage. I ignored him and shot another attack, this time he dodged but I turned it and aimed at him again. "It's fast!" He commented. "My creation magic can't keep up!" The same sequence of circling and attacking him was all I was thinking about as power surged through me.
"Ever since Juvia was born, she's been within the rain." I wondered why I was telling him this. "In the rain, there is no one who can defeat Juvia! Be boiled inside Juvia's jealousy!" Huge droplets of boiling water splashed on the ground he was standing on a second ago. As he backed up to where he couldn't dodge anymore, the biggest drop hurled itself against him.
"Ice make shield!" A huge block of ice protected Gray against the boiling water but his ice melted quickly against it, creating steam all around us. "What incredible heat! I can't stand it!" He shouted against the heat.
"I told you already! Inside the rain is Juvia's world! No one can defeat Juvia!" I shouted at him with a cold stare. As I smashed the boiling water against him, I noticed he had suddenly disappeared. He used the steam as a smoke screen? He's not just a pretty face, he's smart, too. I smashed water at all force around me, looking for him. I used my power to drag him out as we stood face to face again. "This is the end of you!" I screamed, as a shot another stream of boiling water at him.
My eyes widened as he flew straight into the boiling water. Is he trying to kill himself? "FREEZE!" He shouted as he froze my stream of boiling water. My eyes widened further, how is this even possible? He flew straight at me with his ice and froze me solid. A huge block of ice encased me. My eyes trailed down as I noticed his hand was right around my right breast. He froze in realization as we both blushed and he released the ice. Juvia is so embarrassed!
"Sorry!" He said as he took a step backwards. I feel on my knee, realizing my defeat. He released me from the ice even in battle. He's so kind! "Let's start over again!"
"No, I can't. Juvia cannot bring herself to harm you." I murmured.
"Huh? So you're admitting you can't win against me?" He said, not realizing my feelings for him.
"Juvia is stronger than Lucy. Juvia will be able to protect you." I said, trying to voice out my jealousy.
"Protect? Me?" Boys can be so blind. My cheeks were bright red by then, I couldn't help myself with him.
"B-Because… Juvia… lov-" I was cut off as Gray glanced around.
"Sheesh, now the rain's gotten stronger." He commented.
"Because Juvia is frustrated!" I said, blushing further.
"Man, this rain is so gloomy…" White boiling rage coursed through me as he said the same sentence people have been saying all my life. Why is Juvia around? We can't ever have any fun with her, it's so gloomy! I hate the rain, it's always so gloomy! Juvia we have to break up, I can't go fishing or camping with you around! I can't take the gloominess any longer! I felt discarded yet again. I thought Gray would be different, that he was the one for me. I thought he could understand my pain, but he was the same as all of the others. Gray's sentence echoed through my mind as I stared at him for a couple of seconds.
I let my anger take over as a huge stream of water engulfed Gray's body. This time, he had no chance to freeze the water, it was ten times hotter. Love… WHO NEEDS LOVE? I let my entire body become water and shot at him at full speed. He pushed against me with his arms and I felt his entire strength as the ice prickled against my skin, and all my water became ice and exploded. He even froze the rain. What magical power!
"Ice Geyser!" He shouted and created a huge stream of ice coming out of the ground straight at me. It was easily four times my size and I couldn't dodge in time as it filled me up completely and broke into thousands of tiny pieces.
"I lost." I whispered as I fell towards the floor with the pieces of ice. "It's all over now… everything… Juvia, like a raindrop, will fall to the ground, and scatter into tiny fragments… A fitting end to an unwanted rain woman…" I said, giving up all hope as I fell off the building. "This is a fitting end for me." Suddenly I felt a hand grab mine and pull me up.
"Don't let go of my hand! I'm not letting you fall!" Gray screamed at me from above. I stared at him with wide eyes.
"Why did you save Juvia?" I asked quietly, after he pulled me up.
"Who knows?" He said. "Anyways, get some sleep." He leaned against a wall as I lied on my back. Why... why would he save a gloomy rain woman like me? "So, finally cooled down?" He smiled at me as tears filled my eyes. I blinked as blinding light hit me.
"Huh?" I rubbed my eyes and stared at the sky. "The rain has stopped."
"Oh, it's finally clearing up." Gray commented and smiled wider.
"These are… clear skies. I've never seen them before." The sun shone against my pale skin as I looked around at the sky that I've always imagined.
"Really?" He grinned and looked down. "Nice, huh? Clear skies are great."
"Yes… They're beautiful, truly…"
