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Prompt: Eyes
Set during Ch. 416
Windows to the Soul
Snow started falling as she followed him, when she saw the name plaques that he was in front of, her resolve faltered.
Juvia shouldn't be here.
She shook her head. She had wanted to tell him ever since… Ever since what happened. There's no going back now.
Hesitantly, she said, "Gr-Gray-sama…"
"Juvia? Did you follow me here?" he stood up, his eyes wide in surprise. His stance defensive, and she knew what that meant.
"Juvia's sorry! So sorry, but please let Juvia explain!"
Yet, she wasn't sure how to put into words. The right words, without it somehow ending in him hating her forever.
"Juvia… Juvia has something that she has to tell Gray-sama…" she looked down. She didn't want to see what his eyes are telling her. His eyes always told her something more. She wasn't sure when it started, but this time, she isn't so sure.
Looking down at the snow-coated gravel, she whimpered what has been weighing on her heart since her battle, "The person that killed the necromancer that was controlling your father...Was Juvia."
"You – "
She cut him off. Because it was what she expected.
"Juvia… Juvia feels she has no right to love Gray-sama anymore," her voice breaking as she tried to hold back the tears.
"Juvia ki-killed Gray-sama's… father" her last words in sobs, as her body shook.
She heard him walking to her, but she couldn't stop the tears that kept flowing.
I'm sorry, Gray-sama.
"You…"
She felt him grab her coat. Anger. She had been expecting that, waited for it.
Yet felt him pull her closer. His head resting on her chest.
"Thank you."
He was leaning into her, shaking and crying. His weight pulling both of them onto their knees as she held him.
"I'm sorry. So sorry."
It was cold. There was snow on her coat and her stockings were wet as they held each other close. She couldn't see his eyes, but even with the few words he uttered, it was enough.
He was in pain too, as much if not more than she is. She drew him closer.
"Gray-sama…"
"You're warm…"
A/N: I'm soooooooo sorry for the lag between the first drabble and this one. I had a quarter of this written up since July, but have only had time to get round to fleshing out the middle bits today.
Rest assured I don't intend to abandon my projects! Only real life really gets in the way of writing, sigh. #adulting101
Going back to 416 I realised Gray and Juvia never really looked at each other throughout their entire exchange. So kind of wanted to explore the prompt this way =) How was the drabble? Too short? Just right? Hated it? Loved it? Let me know your thoughts! ^^
