It have been weeks since I posted the first chapter… sorry~ I have been re-writing these drafts, because it's just not good enough. And moreover, I'm in an examination week. How do I manage to study and write fanfics at the same time? It's hard to explain, believe me. Just enjoy this and please review :D
Juvia sits in front of the working barmaid, laying her head on the table. Her wavy blue hair falls and spreads beautifully on the table. Her eyes looks tired, and dark eye-bags are hanging below her eyes. Her body is at the guild, but her mind is absolutely elsewhere. She doesn't realize that Mira had tilted her head right in front of her eyes for few minutes. When she realizes, she flinches and grabs her chest, keeping her heart from jumping outside.
"M-Mira san!" she said, looking at the white haired woman in front of her eyes. "What is it?"
"No… should I compress your eyes? You should relax and take a rest." She said, in worry tones. "Oh, maybe you day offs are too short! Just give yourself a—"
"Mira-san… thanks. I'll take the compress. Maybe it needs to cool down a bit." Juvia cut her off, hoping she's not going to babble at her. Juvia smiles at the concerned woman, giving her a I'm-absolutely-okay face. Mira nods and goes back to the bar, searching for the compress. While she's waiting for Mira, Gajeel comes and poke at her shoulder. "Hey, ame-onna" he calls and she turns with sarcastic look on her face. "What?"
"You're sitting on my usual place. Go and sit somewhere else." He said, asking her to go. "Excuse me, Gajeel kun, you go and sit somewhere else." Juvia said, repeating his words. "What? Why?" Gajeel asks in annoyed tone, his red eyes are looking right to her eyes. "Because Juvia is not moving anywhere." She smiles at the angry man, making him more angry. "What?! Just get out of here before I start a fight!" Gajeel yelled, pissed off.
"Geez. Why every man in this guild is is picking up a fight with Juvia?! They're such a dull. Women are made to be respected, not to be hurt by you guys." She said, with really annoying emotion on her face that everyone who sees it wants to hit it. Before Gajeel starts to attack, tiny hands had stopped him.
"Gajeel, calm down." A tiny blunette appears behind the scary man, pushim him away from Juvia. "Just sit somewhere else; it's not a hard thing to do." She said, patting on his chest. Gajeel becomes silent and gives up. And it's quite unbelievable that Gajeel starts to obey some words from others.
"Woah, Levy-san." Juvia said, amazed. "Juvia never saw Gajeel-kun obey someone. Even Juvia cannot do anything to make him do something for her."
"Ah, it's nothing. It's not a big deal." Levy said with smile on her face. She looks really tiny, and cute. It makes Juvia wants to hug her — like a big doll — to comfort herself.
"Gajeel did that because it's Levy who told him to do something." Mira said, back with the eye-compress. "Here, Juvia, lay your head and put this on your eyes." Mira smiles, waiting for Juvia to lay her head. After Juvia is comfortable with the position, Levy sits beside her. She looked a bit curious about the other blunette. "So, Juvia… How have you been?"
"She's fine, Levy-san."
"Don't lie to yourself; I'm listening and I always available anytime you need me." Levy told her, caressing her arms. "Really? That would be really great, Levy-san. But there's nothing Juvia can tell you." Juvia answers, holding Levy's hand. "It's not good to keep everything yourself. You better say it to your friends who can you trust, so at least your burdens would lose a bit. And, what will you do if you meet him in few seconds?" Levy said, a bit forcing Juvia to tell her.
"So you already knew." Juvia says, lifting the compress from her face. "No, actually, no. I don't know anything but I think I just made a lucky guess that it was him." Levy grins, giggles at her. "Well, Levy-san… if you were Juvia, what would you do? Juvia can't even think."
"Duh, Juvia~ you have to tell me what happens first before I can give you suggestions." Levy rolled her eyes. Juvia keeps silent for few seconds, and then blinks twice. "Right. Juvia forgot." Juvia puts the compress back to her face then started to story-telling. As her mouth starts to speak, her mind is completely on a trip to her bittersweet memories a week ago.
Juvia had to cancel her mission that day because of Gray. The day before, she already picked a great mission for herself, which she thinks it was quite easy and the rewards were good enough. And after she picked that paper from the quest board, Gray appeared out of nowhere. He was bare-chested as usual, and asked her to go out with him the day after with casual tone.
"Levy-san, you would have known how Juvia felt that time, right?! Juvia thought it was a blessing that time." Juvia's smile is bright at first, but then her face becomes sour in a second.
Juvia was so happy that it made her wanted to hug him, and she really did. She hugged him tight in the arm, and Gray struggled. Well, it wasn't weird that Gray did the struggling towards her. But Gray managed to escape from her hug by pushing her with all his might.
"You know what, Levy-san?! Juvia didn't expect to fall on the ground that time! Gray-sama never did that to her ever, even though he doesn't like Juvia hanging around him." Juvia lifts her compress once again, gives Levy a 'i-can't-believe-he-did-that' expression.
Everyone stared at Juvia, and then at Gray. Well, Juvia tolerated that time; she said it was okay and asked him what time should she meet him. At the D-Day, Juvia was really really very happy. Gray took her out on a date, wasn't that wonderful?! It was like a dream come true! Even she thought it was only a beautiful dream that time. It was just too good to be true. Juvia had fun at first, before she realized something was wrong. Juvia's chest felt stuffy, even though she was happy. She tried to hold it back; she didn't want to ruin the day. But as the time runs, her chest felt heavier and her curiosity became bigger. Juvia was always think that Gray did this date unwillingly. This date wasn't his idea at all. Why? Well, Gray himself had shown it from his face. He didn't look happy or what, just walking here, there, following Juvia with bored look. Just like a dead body without his soul. When they finally had lunch, Juvia gathered all her courage to ask him.
"Gray-sama, did you feel happy today?" Juvia asked; sipped juice from the glass. "Yeah." Gray answered shortly and rolled his eyes.
"Should Juvia just go home?" She asked again, she really felt guilty for wasting Gray's time, even though it was Gray who asked her out. "What!? No!" Gray said in surprise when she said she wanted to go home. "Why? Gray-sama was bothered by Juvia. Why did he ask her out at the first place?" Juvia said with sad face, her chest was filled with pain.
"Well it was the flame brain's idea! Today's date was only a dare. He dared me to have a date with you until the sun sets. If you go now, I won't be able to stay in a relationship with her! He will force her to dump me. And that is not a good thing! Just stay with me like this until 6 p.m."
"Levy-san… Juvia's heart was like … it shattered, turned into small pieces!" Juvia says, her tears falling from under the compress.
"What?! He's on a relationship?! Then what did you do?!" Levy asks furiously, looks excited about what happened next. "Juvia… stayed until the sun sets… Do you think Juvia was a stupid woman?" Juvia asks, her tears are not bothering to leave her cheeks. "Of course you are. He used you. Why didn't you just walk away and let him broke up with… with who?"
"Well, Levy-san, a love life isn't that easy. Love isn't what you get; it's about what you give right? Juvia thinks that Juvia has to give Gray what he needs. And he needed happiness with Lucy-san. So I gave it to him." Juvia said, her corner of her lips lifted and formed a weak smile. Her tears fall wildly. Levy was touched. She never thinks that Juvia was really-really a nice person. She even willing to sacrifice her feelings, to help Gray's love life goes on. Levy's eyes produce tears and she joins Juvia; hugging her tightly.
"Juvia…" Levy said, sniffing. "You have a great personality… why do you have to deserve all this? I will always support you!" Levy said, encouraging her.
"Well, well… Juvia... I think the compress I gave doesn't even give an effect. Your eyes will get swollen again." Mira says, lifting the compress. "Don't cry… You will be stronger and knows what to do if something like this happens again. You did the right thing, and don't you regret what you have done right. Okay?" Mira says, wiped her tears away, and smiles softly at the water mage. "We will always be there when you need us."
Juvia's cry stopped, she sniffs and smiles. She nods then grins widely. "Juvia would never regret to have such great friends like you guys."
Ta-dah! Here's the second chapter! Actually, Gray did nothing, right? He just need to keep his relationship go on! It's not a bad thing. Gray was wrong that he didn't tell her earlier, before they did the 'date'. If he told her earlier, Juvia wouldn't be so mad and sad. :') Thanks for the previous review~ even if it's not many, you guys had encouraged me :D I'll give you more chapters, since it's not done yet. Give me advices and please tell me what you think! ;)