Juvia v. Gajeel
Standard disclaimer: I own nothing besides the 100000% fictitious plot
Gajeel was sitting at his usual table in a corner of the guild hall, munching angrily from a bowl of crunchy chips, when Laxus flopped into the seat across from him with a frustrated sigh. Neither said anything, both silently stewing in their bad moods.
Eventually Laxus broke the silence when he noticed that Gajeel wasn't eating metal like he usually was and that his piercings looked browner than grey.
"What happened to your metal, pincushion?" he asked.
Gajeel grunted, "Rain woman happened."
Laxus raised an eyebrow. "Juvia?"
Gajeel nodded.
/ / /
Gajeel wandered around the house, kicking pillows embroidered with Gray's face from his path. He had just finished his daily exercising and was in the mood for some metal.
In the kitchen he opened the cabinet that held his box of scrap metal and pulled it out, setting it on the counter. His nose twitched slightly, something smelled off coming from the unopened container. When he opened the container, the smell intensified. He looked down at the metal, taken aback by what he saw; it was all rusted.
"What the fuck?" Gajeel dug through the scraps bewildered. The metal had been perfectly fine the day before, there was no way it could have rusted in a dry cabinet overnight.
Leaving the tainted metal on the counter Gajeel left the kitchen and walked into his bedroom. He knelt on the floor beside his bed and pulled another container out from underneath the bed. The same smell filtered through his nose.
"Son of a..." Already suspecting the issue Gajeel opened the container and growled; it was all rusted just like the metal in the kitchen. He had no idea what happened to his metal, but he also knew that there was no other metal anywhere in the house besides his clothes. And he wasn't about to eat his clothes. "Guess I gotta go to the guild just to get some metal..."
/
While Gajeel was getting ready to make his way to the guild, Juvia was talking to Mirajane at the bar.
"Mira-san, listen to me," Juvia whined. "Gajeel-kun turned all of Juvia's clothes into metal the other day and still hasn't changed them back! Juvia has been wearing this dress for three days; Juvia has had to wash it every night."
Mira had noticed that Juvia's dress looked the exact same for the past few days, but she figured that Juvia owned multiple of the same outfit. She set a glass of orange juice in front of the water mage. "Why did he do that?"
"Juvia thinks that Gajeel-kun is being mean and playing a prank on her," Juvia sighed, taking a long drink of orange juice. "So Juvia has decided to get back at Gajeel-kun!"
"Oh?" Mira blinked, slightly surprised. Juvia wasn't usually one to stir the pot with Gajeel. "How are you going to do that?"
Juvia grinned mischievously. "Juvia rusted all of Gajeel-kun's scrap metal in the house so he has nothing to eat besides normal food."
Mira giggled. "But what about the metal we have for him here at the guild?"
"Juvia didn't want to do something that would make Mira-san angry," Juvia deflated. She had wanted to rust all of the metal Gajeel had access to, but Mirajane was a force to be reckoned with when angry.
"I don't mind if you rust it, Juvia," Mira chirped happily. "I've been meaning to get some more anyway."
Juvia brightened, excited. "Are you sure, Mira-san?!"
'She's so pretty when she smiles and it's not about Gray...' Mira smiled widely, winking. "Of course! It's time Gajeel got a taste of his own medicine."
"Thank you, Mira-san!" Juvia practically hopped over the bar and threw her arms around the barmaid. She continued into the kitchens, leaving Mira smiling behind her.
"The metal is in the cabinet above the sink!" Mira called after her.
Juvia grabbed a step stool and opened the cabinet Mira indicated, eagerly digging around until she found the container full of scrap metal. Balancing it in her arms she carefully stepped from the stool and set the container on the counter next to the sink. After filling the container with water Juvia used her magic to transform the freshwater into saltwater and speed up the oxidation process.
Once the metal was fully rusted she drained the water and dried each piece of metal before putting the container back in the cabinet. She skipped out of the kitchen, thanking Mira once again, and sat next to Lucy at her team's table.
"Did you do it?" Lucy nudged Juvia's shoulder, grinning cheekily.
"Do what?" Happy interrupted around a mouthful of fish.
The girls ignored the Exceed.
"Yes, Mira-san let me do the metal in the kitchen too," Juvia answered proudly. "Gajeel-kun will think twice about turning my things into metal now."
Lucy and Juvia giggled uncontrollably as the rest of the table watched them, confused. But neither girl offered any sort of explanation.
/
Gajeel stomped into the guild right up to the bar and slammed one big hand on the bar top.
"Demon woman, I need some metal," he grumbled, irritable and hungry.
Mirajane smiled sweetly, setting down the spotless glass she had been wiping. "Sure thing, Gajeel. Just give me one minute."
"Just bring the whole box!"
Mirajane returned a few seconds later, lugging the huge box of scrap metal in her arms. She heaved it up onto the bar, dropping it in front of Gajeel, before moving away to tend to other guild members.
Stomach grumbling excitedly and his mouth watering, Gajeel practically ripped the box open; only to find that even the metal in the guild was rusted. Gajeel's stomach whined disappointedly and he growled.
"Hey, Demon!"
Mirajane walked over calmly. "What's wrong, Gajeel?"
Gajeel rattled the scrap metal box in her face. "What the hell is this?!"
"That's metal, Gajeel," Mirajane told him nicely. "Surely you can see that?"
"Yes I can fucking see that, Demon woman," growled Gajeel. "Why the fuck is it rusty?!"
"What?" Mirajane feigned surprise. "When did that happen?"
Gajeel watched as Mirajane shrugged and walked away towards a table that was calling for her. 'The demon knows something...'
He took a deep breath, about to give up on his beloved metal, when he smelled something familiar; it came from the metal. Curiously Gajeel leaned forward and took another deep breath, trying to figure out what smelled so familiar. It smelled like water; water he had become very familiar with long before he every joined Fairy Tail.
"Rain woman..."
Gajeel straightened and searched the guild for his sister. He spied her sitting with Lucy at her team's table.
"Juvia!" Gajeel called, stomping towards her.
Juvia turned around, looking baffled. "What is it, Gajeel-kun?"
Gajeel stopped a few feet away from her, arms crossed over his massive chest. "You know damn well what, Rain woman," he huffed. "Why is all my metal rusty?"
"Juvia has no idea what Gajeel-kun is talking about," she said.
"Rainy if you don't tell me why you rusted all of my food, I will turn every single doll of Ice Freak you have into indestructible metal," Gajeel threatened.
"Juvia has dolls of me...?" Gray looked sick.
"Just like Gajeel-kun did to Juvia's clothes?"
Gajeel blinked. "What?"
"Gajeel-kun forgot that he turned all of Juvia's clothes into metal three days ago?" Juvia raised an eyebrow.
"What's that got to do with my metal?" Gajeel was confused. He didn't understand what turning her clothes into metal had to do with her rusting his food.
Juvia stood up and faced Gajeel, hands on her hips. "Would Gajeel-kun have been okay with his little sister stealing his clothes or worse, walking around naked?"
"What? No!"
"Then Gajeel-kun will do well to remember that the next time he does something to Juvia's things, he won't have any metal to eat!" Juvia smiled triumphantly. She turned and high fived Lucy before waltzing out of the guild.
"Gaj, you really should think before you play pranks on Juvia," Lucy snickered. "She's got a great network of friends to help get revenge."
Gajeel looked between Lucy and the door.
"God dammit!" He ignored Lucy's smug expression and began running after Juvia.
Gajeel could be heard yelling "Juvia wait! Un-rust my metal!" as the guild hall doors swung closed behind him.
/ / /
"Oh man, she really got you!" Laxus held his stomach as he doubled over with laughter.
"Hmph!" Gajeel shoved a handful of chips into his mouth, unamused at Laxus' reaction. "I wouldn't be laughing so hard, lightning rod. After what you did you Bunny girl, you're bound to get it good pretty soon."
"Hah! Please," Laxus snorted, wiping his eyes. "What could Blondie possibly do to me?"
"I don't know man, but Bunny is a lot smarter than you're giving her credit for," Gajeel told him. He shrugged, flagging down Mirajane for more chips. "But hey, it's your funeral."
Okay so I know this was supposed to be the Lucy v. Laxus, but when I finished this I decided to split it up. So Lucy v. Laxus will be coming next! Also if you've read To Heal the Heart, you know that Lucy and Laxus are what I call dragon siblings; Juvia and Gajeel are the same.
I apologize for how LONG this took to happen. Life happened; family death, moving, school starting. Updates will unfortunately be coming less often since school started up again and I do plan to get a job in the near future. So I apologize in advance.
As always, thank you for reading! Feel free to tell me what you think, or anything you would like to see in the future! I'm always a slut for feedback, always.
With love,
Lau
Incoming:
From Steps to Leaps ch. 5 [Final chapter; in progress]
Cuddle Time ch. 2 [Ayahina]
Passing Notes [Soma]
Bubble Ghouls [Kirishima family]
Sick Day [Nishikimi]
