Sorry for not updating earlier, school is robbing me of my time.
Anyway, here's chapter two. I'd like to mention that this chapter does have mature themes towards the end regarding acts of rape and abuse towards underage girls.
I am definitely not okay with these things, but rape is something that does happen in real life so, I thought it would be okay to have some realistic ideas.
Hopefully I won't offend anyone.
Other than that, happy reading! c:


So that's his name,'

"Gray-sama..." Juvia accidentally whispered aloud, causing a wild blush to spread across her entire face.

Said man's cheeks slightly buzzed with a tingling feeling when he heard his name with such an honorific. He turned his head towards her while slightly covering his face.

"Yeah?"

...

"T-Thank you..."


An entire fourty-five minutes passed by in Mr. Dreyar's class.

During this time, Juvia was doing her very best to ignore the man sitting next to her. She tried her hardest to pretend that he wasn't there, and that he wasn't stealing glances at her every few minutes.

She was honestly scared shitless because she had never had so much "positive" human interaction before.

'What should Juvia do? Why is... Gray-sama staring at Juvia? Oh! That's it, he must want his jacket back.' Juvia thought, composing herself to hand the jacket back to it's owner.


"Natsu.. Natsu, wake up! Hurry and wake up before Erz-" It was already too late, the redhead's fist abruptly met the surface of Natsu's desk causing the man to scream "Igneeeeeeel!" in utter fear.

Juvia didn't know why the pinkette screamed this peculiar word, but the entire situation erected a quiet giggle from her, along with a timid smile.

Gray watched her discover joy in the simple, everyday routines that he shrugged off as nothing, realizing her pure innocence of life.

'Maybe I should give her a tour of the town sometime.

She's new here, right? She might like it.'


Closing the very large, procedural text book with a loud thud, Mr. Dreyar dismissed his class to go to second period.

Gray gathered his books and began to turn away when he felt a pair of small hands softly tug on his sleeve.

'Oh god no...' Gray thought, directing his attention towards the blunette.

"Um.." Juvia averted her eyes from the towering man,

"Here you go, thank you very much.." She looked down at the ground while holding Gray's jacket in front of her chest.

He stared down at the short girl then proceeded to walk away after saying, "No thanks."

'Eh..?! Juvia doesn't understand! Juvia is sure that this is Gray-sama's! Why is he-' Interrupting her train of thought, Gray remarked,

"You're still cold and... wet.. So, give it to me after school."

"W-what? Gray-sama where do I give it to you?" Juvia scrambled, her voice louder less shy than before.

Cute.

Gray fought back the same tingling feeling on his cheeks that he resented so much and mumbled the words, "Parking lot" before speeding out of the room.

Sigh. 'Gray-sama..'


It was approaching noon, meaning Mr. Dreyar's homeroom class would be going to lunch.

"Erza! Gray! Lucy and I are eating outside by the benches! Wanna join?!" Natsu screeched, pulling his blonde companion out through the cafeteria doors to the vast outdoors area.

Erza nodded and followed the couple with a strawberry shortcake flavored smoothie.

Gray trailed after, groaning at the immense heat while subconsciously taking his shirt off soon after, his pants.

[NOSEBLEED]


Across the field, the blue-haired woman sat under an aging oak tree, sheltered by the shade which allowed her to cool off.

Small, yellow flowers grew all over the ground, which of course she admired.

Juvia sighed, closing her eyes and tried to diminish the massive pang of hunger that radiated through her system.

'Juvia wishes she had some food..'


Natsu's group sat on their own picnic table and began to eat, including Gray who ate an extravagant meal prepared by his very own butler.

In the midst of eating, his eyes began to wander. Looking for the shy girl who sits next to him in homeroom.

'I wonder if she's okay, she seemed really shy and the people here can be the biggest dicks ever, I know that because I- WAIT, why the fuck do I even care?' Gray thought, sparking up an internal war.

'I, Gray Fullbuster, do not care.'

...

Maybe.


Moments later, the dark-haired man found himself aimlessly wandering when he coincidentally spotted Juvia.

A debate took place inside his mind, as he made his way towards the young girl on whether or not he should do this or not.

Juvia, being an observant person, quickly realized the man was walking in her direction.

Her heart sped up.

'Juvia doesn't like this feeling.. No, no! This doesn't mean anything, Gray-sama probably just wants his jacket back now instead of later.' Juvia decided.

When Gray was in arms reach of her, he sat down on the flower occupied ground.

Both stared at each other in absolute silence.

'Why the fuck isn't she saying anything?'

'WHAT DOES JUVIA SAY? JUVIA DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY!'

'This was a horrible idea.'

'Juvia is going to die! And why isn't Gray-sama wearing any clothes?!'

'Fuck, I'm not wearing any clothes...'

They both realized his lack of... Decency, and instantly avoided each other's eyes.

As the tension grew between them, Laxus and Elfman were playing football nearby when the gigantic, non-elf-like, man lost his balance and bumped into Gray, creating a large ruckus and knocking him over.


Gray was about to curse at Elfman when he realized the position they were in.

His large, and almost naked body was hovering over Juvia's small and fragile one.

His arms beside her head and legs on either side of her petite waist while she laid on her back with the most petrified look plastered upon her face.

'SHIT.' Gray thought, but he couldn't help but admire how small and deliciously innocent she looked sprawled out beneath him.

Gray licked his lips, holding on to every last bit of self-control that he had, knowing that his eyes were partially clouded.

But something was wrong, she almost seemed too scared.

'Wait.. Is she crying?! Fuck! Gray Fullbuster you have fucked up.' He scolded himself for thinking of such impure things and quickly got off of Juvia.

"Sorry about that.." He apologized, reaching a hand towards her to assist her in sitting up, but Juvia stared at his hand in fear and..

Did she flinch? Why would she even-

"Juvia is sorry Gray-sama.. She really must go now." Juvia quickly stated, gathering her few belongings and running away.

'What was that all about?'


Juvia fled from the scene that just occurred.

It was too much like the past.

She had never wanted to be in that same position again. It brought back too many horrible memories...


[FLASHBACK]

Thirteen year-old, Juvia Lockser, was laying on a small, filthy pile of fabric that clearly did not pass for a bed.

Her hair was matted with knots throughout and there were visible bruises on her pale skin.

She sobbed. Every single night, but she fought too and she was tired of it.

...

For the past six months since she turned thirteen, she had been in this room.

Before this room, she was staying at a foster home with many other children since her father had given all hope up on her because of the death of her mother.


Then one day, a strange man arrived, who she immediately distrusted, and he had legally signed off as her new and official guardian.

Of course Juvia was excited to be wanted for once in her life, but she couldn't shake the bad premonition.

Flash semi-forward and Juvia was now being held captive at a mysterious building. The only thing she knew about it was that this was their headquarters that went by the name of 'Phantom Lord.'

There, she was beaten daily and verbally abused until the day she turned thirteen, and from that wretched day on, Juvia experienced the worst of things that one could imaginable.


The way they touched her, roughly handled her, chained her, beat her, raped her, starved her..

She remembers every last detail from her days at Phantom Lord.

And no amount of soap could wash away the dirt that was branded onto her soul.

[END OF FLASHBACK]


'It has been over a year since Juvia has escaped.. Why aren't things getting better for Juvia?'

The blunette repeated through her mind while running from her new school's campus and onto the sidewalk leading to her "home."

The hot tears bore into her sensitive skin as she ran.

"Juvia is sorry.. So, so sorry for whatever she did. Please," she begged to the sky, as she stopped running and fell to her knees.

She didn't care how hot the pavement was, she had been through worse times, but now she had to plead. It was the only thing she could do.

"Someone help Juvia.. Please." She coughed through her tears, realizing how alone and scared she truly was.


"Oi! Juvia!"The voice called out from behind her and as soon as she heard it, Juvia instantly recognized it.

It was the voice of the man who showed her what kindness is.

The man who pushed away the clouds and gave her a glimpse of the sun for the first time, Gray Fullbuster.


YAAAAAAS. Chapter 3 will be released tomorrow. c: