Arthur Note: Thank you for the reviews! I decide to make more chapters instead of it just being a one-shot some people want to know what will happen next. I thought about it and If you guys like it that much then I can't say no to you guys :) I don't know how many chapters there will be but when i feel like it ends with 5 or 20 or however I will give you guys a heads up :P I will be posting when I can cause i'm finishing up school and I also work. Anyway back to the story :)

Warning! Dark abuse in this chapter.

Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Fairy Tail

Some Bruises Don't Vanish - Chapter 2

Present

Flashback

3rd person- Juvia

4 hours before Gray leaves to meet Gajeel.

Juvia lays in bed with the moonlight shining through the window hitting her bruised ankle that is peaking out from the blanket. Being heard from the dark room are whimpers and the rustles of the blankets. The bluenette shoots up in a sitting position in bed with a gasp escaping her lips. Sweat is visible on her forehead and upper lip. Her hands start to tremble as she runs her fingers through her hair.

"Just a dream. Just a horrible, terrifying dream.", Juvia's breath started going faster and more irregular as the panic creeps through her body. Tears slip down her face as memories start to slip into her mind.

Juvia was just sitting in the guild hall of Phantom Lord picking at her food, not feeling in the mood to eat. She stares at the window and sees the rain pouring down. The rain never stopped, wherever she went it followed. The Rain Women never saw the sunshine or felt its warmth, even a man she cared about even left her. "That bastard Bora. Juvia hopes you fall into a river.", She takes a sip of her drink and looks at the clock. "Might as well go to Kano's and Juvia can surprise him with dinner. He should be back from a job in an 2 hours."

Juvia stood in front of Kano's door and was confused to hear voices coming from the other end of the door. She took out her spare key as fast as she could, opened the door to find her boyfriend and a violet haired women in an inappropriate position. "You have 5 seconds to get out of this house or I will put you in a water bubble until you are purple in the face", The girl pushed the man off her and ran out the door with her clothes in her hands.

"What the hell was that Juvia!" The man was angry and quickly put his clothes on. "You had no right to just walk in here and threaten my friend."

At this point Juvia was feeling mixed emotions, anger, sadness, confusion. Mostly pissed off. "Juvia wanted to surprise you with a dinner after your job. But it seems you got rewarded by someone else who isn't your girlfriend." Her voice and face showed no emotion. In Phantom Lord, emotions are a weakness. Show no mercy.

Before she knew it the back of his hand, hit her across the face. The slap caused her to become unbalanced but not enough to fall. "Don't you ever. Ever! Talk to me like that. You were not giving it up and I was not waiting around forever for you."

Juvia wiped the blood off of the corner of her mouth. "Juvia made that mistake once and refuses to make that again. Don't you ever touch Juvia again! You will never see Juvia again" Tears were threatening to fall, but the Rain Women turned around to leave but a hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. The force threw her against the wall and she smacked her head against the wall and saw black spots in her vision. She felt a hand grip her chin and forced her to stare into the man that caused this pain.

"You are my girlfriend, you know how good it makes me look having you around my arm when you are part of The Element 4? You are not going anywhere."

Juvia looks to her left and sees the man that she has loved for over two years and was able to call him her boyfriend six months ago. "Juvia is so grateful Gray-sama to have your love. Juvia is so sorry that she is so damaged. You do not deserve that." A tear slides down her face. Juvia walks to the kitchen and makes herself a cup of tea to calm her nerves.

Five minutes later the teapot whistles and Juvia starts to pour the hot water when it splashes out while pouring and hits her hand.

"In about five minutes the water should be hot." Juvia walked over to the couch and snuggled up into a blanket. "Juvia goes out into the snow for five seconds to get to mail without shoes and she gets a cold."

"Juvia! Open the door!" BANG BANG BANG. Kano bangs on the door in fury. "I know you are home!"

Juvia freezes in her spot. Terror takes over and she slowly lifts up her hand and caresses her swollen cheek, He hit her again two days ago for going on a mission and not telling him. He apparently looked like a fool for being the 'only' one not to know she took a job. He told her that day that she was his property now. That she was worthless. She snapped back to reality and got up to answer the door.

Within seconds, her body was pinned against the wall and his forearm was against her throat. "What happened with us taking a job together! I sat down there alone in the guild hall waiting and waiting till I came to find your worthless ass! You are a disappointment!" He grabbed her by the hair and through on the ground in the living room.

Juvia coughed and felt the pain he caused to her throat and through the pain spoke, "Ju.. Juvia tired t..to find you yesterday but" She coughed a few times and then continued, "you were.. Off with y.. Your friend" Pain shot through her body coming from her stomach where he kicked her full force. She swore she broke a rib or three. Tears poured out of her eyes, the pain was to much to hold back. "Stop it!" She lifted her hand up to hit him with a water attack.

Kano put his hand up in the stop motion and the water stopped in mid air. "Honey, don't you remember that my name means water God? I may not be as strong as you but I can make sure you don't touch me" His laugh he let out crackled and echoed through the tiny apartment. "You know I thought i really loved you Juvia, but it seems like you are just a big disappointment. How did you even become part of the Element 4? Unlike you, I do not let my emotions take over." He kneels down and looked her in the eyes. "You are nothing. And just because of your disobedience you will feel more pain than you ever have."

Juvia was still in too much pain to move, she didn't even see him go to the pot that was whistling on the stove top. Kano took the pot off the stove and slowly walked over to Juvia. He looked over her body and kneeled down at her stomach. "I can't have anyone see this, you don't deserve attention. From anyone." He lifted up her shirt and slowly poured the boiling hot water on her stomach.

"AAAAHHHHHH!" Juvia screamed in pain. She couldn't stop screaming the pain was to much to bare.

As this is going on a certain Dragon Slayer walked in holding groceries. "Hey rain Women, I heard you were sick so I got you-." He dropped the groceries on the floor without a second thought and grabbed the man by the neck. "You will pay for this." Growled Gajeel. Around that time Juvia blacked out from the pain.

Juvia put her small burn mark under cold water and then wrapped it in a hand towel. The bluenette dumped the water from the teapot into the sink. Not in the mood anymore to drink tea anymore. "How could Juvia have been so stupid. She let him do that, wasn't strong enough to fight back. Juvia can't live like this." Once again the tears were running down her pale cheek.

One hand subconsciously trailed under her shirt and rested on the scarred stomach. "What did Juvia do to deserve this?" The broken women cried on the kitchen floor. Letting out her pain and sorrow.

Juvia slowly opened her eyes. It took her a few seconds to realize that she was still in her apartment. Her vision was fuzzy for a minute and then the sight became clear. Gajeel was on top on Kano punching him in the face with iron fists. Blood was splattered across the floor. Each time his fist connected with Kano's face blood spitted out of his mouth. "You deserve worse! What kind of man would do that!" Rage was clear on his face.

The women on the floor quickly crawled to the men frantically. "Gajeel please stop! You will kill him! Please! I can't lose you!"

With those words he stopped and stood up. "Can you walk?"

Juvia stood up slowly and screamed from the pain.

"I got you," Gajeel picked her up bridal style, gently and with ease.

"We can't leave him here to die Gajeel."

Gajeel grumbled, "I'll get someone to take out the trash."

Juvia sat in the hospital bed with stomach wrapped up, along with her head. A knock was heard at the door and she turned to see the man that saved her standing at the doorway holding a balloon that says, 'Get Well Soon'. "I really hate this balloon, but the damn lady said it is what you get for someone in the hospital. I think she was just trying to get a quick buck out of me. That stupid old hag."

For once in months, Juvia actually laughed. Not a fake one to be polite or to not get a hit. A genuine one, it felt nice. "Thank you Gajeel-san. It was really thoughtful"

Gajeel walked in and stood at the edge of the bed. "How long do you have to be in here?"

Juvia took a deep breath. "Well the concussion from hitting the floor with be a while and so will the four broken ribs, but they said Juvia can go home in a week. They want to make sure she stays stable." She looked down at her hands. "Juvia doesn't deserve your kindness or for you to save her. She should have been stronger. Juvia is weak and doesn't deserve-"

"I never want to hear you say that again." Gajeel interrupted her. He couldn't believe the girl that was so strong and so independent would say things like that about herself. His hands were in fists thinking about the man that broke her. That hurt his friend, the one and only friend he had. "You were scared. Everyone feels fear at some point in their life. People freeze and don't know what to do. That doesn't mean they are weak, It means they are human and that they feel emotions. You are human Juvia. Don't ever let that scumbag make you feel bad about yourself. I want you to promise me that you will grow from this. Not let it bring you down. I also want you to promise me you will never put yourself down."

Juvia looked at Gajeel while she cried happy tears. "Juvia promises." Juvia at that moment felt love. It wasn't anything romantic but the love you feel from a friendship. He cares about her and felt loved from Gajeel. Her best friend.

"Juvia promised Gajeel-san" Juvia slowly stood up and tip-toed to the bedroom where the love of her life snored. It was nights like these that she is glad that Gray is a heavy sleepier. She loved that he was there for her and felt like a weight was lifted off her shoulders when she told him her past. "Juvia loves you Gray-sama. She always has and always will." Juvia gently kisses him on the cheek and slowly gets into bed. "Thank you Gajeel-san. Juvia will always remember what you did for her." Juvia said to herself and slowly fell back to sleep.

End of Chapter

This was a longer chapter but it gives you some backstory about the relationship from when it first started and when it ended. I add some friendship love between Gajeel and Juvia because I really admire their friendship and in my story without him she would be dead. Next chapter might have more Gruvia, I kinda write when it comes to me. I hope you enjoy it and please review! :P