Day 1. Water and Ice
It was the middle of summer, but yet, why?
A heavy barrage of snow continued to fall but the sun still began to shine. The roads were blocked and Natsu and Erza were both off on missions, so they couldn't get help from his Roar of the Fire Dragon or Fire Empress Armor.
"Ah, I'm so bored!" Lucy exclaimed, tapping her fingers against the wood. "Where's Natsu when you need him?"
"That bastard, when you finally need him to blow stuff up, he's off on a mission." Gray mumbled, drinking from his beer.
"You're an ice mage, why are you still here?" The blonde said, jealousy hinting at her voice. Then, a mischevious look passed by her face which made him all too uncomfortable. "Unless, you don't want to leave because of a certain someone..." Then, she pointed at the water mage near the window.
She was alone, sitting on the window-sill. Her eyes looked dazed with all the snow on the ground. She wore her same dress and hat, with the cute little butterfly pin. Honestly, with all the clothes she had on, Juvia could've braved the weather as well. So, why didn't she leave?
Oh, right, because he was still here.
Eversince the whole Eclipse incident, she's always appeared in his mind. Everytime he closed his eyes, she would see her pretty smile and tattered clothing from battle. She would still be smiling though. A beautiful grin that could stop the rain.
Not only pretty, but strong too. He first experienced this strength when he battled her during the Phantom days. To be quite honest, Juvia scared him a bit. When he sent his ice lances, the sound of ripping and blood spilling, only to see part of her body out of water. Like with Ur, seeing her body disappear and replaced by ice.
Who knew they would be fighting side by side, freezing her water and sending bullets toward Lyon?
Then, he sighed. He couldn't believe he was doing this...
" Oi, Mira, pour me a glass of water." Gray ordered.
The take-over mage raised an eyebrow, but nonetheless, she filled a silver glass with water. Seemed crazy to drink cold water during a blizzard, but, he thinks this would fit her the best.
He took both the drinks and walked toward where the water mage sat.
"Er...Juvia?"
She glanced around, her eyes immediately lightening up.
"Ah, Gray-sama! What can Juvia do for you?" She asked, cheerfully.
"Well, I realized that I never properly thanked you after the battle with Lyon and Chelia. I couldn't have done it without you, we work well together." He said, handing her the glass of water.
"Oh, oh! It was nothing, really. You already thanked her." Juvia grinned.
He...did? Oh.
"So, when are you going to let go of my hand?"
"Never."
"You're scary!"
He blushed at the memory. "Well, at least drink the cup."
She nodded quickly, then stared deep into the cup. A few seconds passed, and she was starting to make him feel uncomfortable.
"I'll drink this well!" She announced, taking a single chug from the cup.
Gray almost laughed. The girl was crazy.
But the girl was his.