Chapter 2: This Strange Feeling...

A/N: Enjoy. :)

Gray was sitting at a table in the guild when he suddenly got a strange feeling.

"Hey, Stripper, what's wrong?" Natsu asked.

"Nothing. Just... got this strange feeling..." Gray sighed. "Probably nothing."

"I get those all the time. Hey, have you seen Happy?" Natsu stood from his seat and looked around.

"Ha, he's probably with Carla." Gray smirked.

"Yeah, probably..." Natsu walked off. Gray realised that they hadn't fought all morning. What a weird day. He took a sip of his beer and slumped in his seat. What is wrong with me? He asked himself. He was so distracted, he hadn't noticed the bluenette walk through the guild doors. He gazed over at the bluenette. Something was off. He tried hiding behind Elfman but was called out by Cana.

"Hey, Juvia! Gray's over there!" The drunk shouted, pointing to the cowering man. Elfman peered over his shoulder and tutted.

"What kind of man are you? Hiding from a woman?" Elfman walked off, leaving Gray out in the open. Gray returned to his seat and waited for Juvia to approach... but he soon realised that she wasn't coming. He looked over to the bar and saw Juvia talking with Mira. What the hell?! I'm not sure if I should be glad that she's not here... or a little concerned... Gray took another sip of his beer before walking over to the bar for a refill.

"Hello, Gray." Mira smiled. "I'll get you another." She walked away to get him another drink when he took a seat beside Juvia. He expected her to react but she just sat there. Smiling.

"Uh... Juvia? Are you feeling alright?" Gray asked. What was wrong with her?

"Oh, Gray. I'm perfectly fine, thank you. How are you?" She smiled brightly at him. He blinked a few times before replying.

"I-I'm good..." What the hell is wrong with her?! Something is definitely up... "Were you alright earlier? It was raining really badly... did that have anything to do with you?"

"Oh... I was upset earlier but Lu-chan helped me. I'm fine now." She giggled. "Uh... Gray? Your clothes." Gray looked down and grunted.

"Sorry. Wait..." Did she say "Lu-chan?"

"Yes, me and Lucy have grown to be very good friends." Juvia smiled and stood up. "Sorry, but I have to go now. Goodbye, Gray." She waved and walked away. What the- wait. She wasn't speaking in third person. She's friends with Lucy? What happened to 'love-rival'?

"Hey, Gray." Lucy took a seat beside him. She noticed he was stressed and realised what had happened. "Juvia?" He nodded.

"What is wrong with her? She came over to me, talked to me like a normal person and then walked away!" He took his beer from Mira and took a large gulp.

"Shouldn't you be happy she's not constantly staring at you?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah... I should be... but I'm not. It feels weird." He took another gulp. Lucy grinned knowingly.

"You miss it. You miss her always telling you how awesome you are. Go on, admit it" Lucy grinned. Gray looked at the blonde and stared. Is that it? No, it couldn't be.

"No! It's just... it became a normal thing... now she's not always by my side... I feel... strange." He sighed.

"You feel like there's a part of you that's missing. I understand." Lucy sighed. "I've felt that."

"With who?" Gray asked.

"Natsu and Happy. They're always there. When they're not... it feels weird. Like I'm missing something." She looked down at her feet and gave a sad smile.

"Wow, that's deep." Gray took another gulp of his beer and looked at the blonde. "She said you guys were friends now. Is this true?"

"What? Yeah, she came to my house... I can't tell you what happened but... well, she's under a spell." Lucy looked at Gray who stared back at her.

"Spell?" Of course! "That makes sense. You know when it'll wear off?" Lucy shook her head.

"They guy who cast it said that she has to change to reach her goal. It'll probably wear off once she's done that." Lucy looked at him as if asking him to do something. He suddenly realised what she was saying and looked at his empty glass.

"Um... I'm not sure what to say to that..." Gray closed his eyes. Natsu appeared behind him.

"Ice Princess! What're you doin'?" Natsu asked. Gray could sense anger in his voice.

"What's it to you?" Gray stood up, ready to fight.

"You wanna start something?" Natsu summoned his flames. Lucy put a hand on his shoulder.

"At least wait until I'm out of the way." She said, walking off. Once she had left, Natsu threw a punch.

The fight went on for a few hours until Erza got involved. Gray went for a walk after that to clear his head. He sat under a tree and looked up at the sky. What am I thinking? What am I going to do about Juvia? If I don't do something... the guild is gonna be in trouble. Juvia was a big part of daily routines. Me and flame-brains didn't even fight until he noticed me talking to Lucy. I need to do something. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't notice Juvia approach him. She sat next to him and he snapped out of his thoughts.

"Gray?" Juvia whispered. He snapped his head towards her. Suddenly, she grabbed his face and their lips met. Gray froze at the sudden movement. She let go and looked up into his eyes. Warmth crept up to his cheeks and she giggled. Still looking into his eyes, she stood up and backed away. Gray sat there, frozen. She waved and walked away. He sat there for a few more minutes until he finally snapped out of his trance. He stared up into the sky and raised his hands to his face. What the fuck just happened?!

A/N: This is my first story on here so I'm just testing how it works to be honest. I don't think there will be many chapters to this story. see you with new chapter soon!