Juvia dropped her backpack in her apartment's living room, exhausted from the day's mission, when her communications Lacrima rang.
"Y-yes?" she said, catching her breath.
"Hey, Juvia! Did I catch you at a bad time?" greeted Lucy.
"Not at all!" said the bluenette happily. "Juvia just got back from her mission, so she has nothing to do tonight or tomorrow."
"Well, then, that's perfect! Me and Erza were planning on going out tomorrow night to that new bar across the street from the guild!"
"U-ummm…"
As if on cue, Juvia's door was knocked on, and Erza called, "Hey, Juvia! I was planning on taking you, Levy and Lucy to the new bar across the street tomorrow night! Wanna come?"
Juvia giggled lowly. She loved it when her friends would ask to take her out, especially when she didn't have any plans. Of course, it'd be a little bit better if a certain Devil Slayer would invite her…
"Yes, Juvia would love to come!" The water mage answered them both, and they both celebrated in unknowing unison.
"Awesome!" said Lucy. "See you tomorrow in Erza's place, then!"
"Perfect!" said Erza. "See you tomorrow at my place!"
"Sure thing! See you tomorrow!" said the gorgeous bluenette. "I need some rest now!"
"All right, then! Good night!" said the busty blonde.
"Oh, then good night!" said the armored redhead.
"Bye-bye!" Juvia hung up her phone as Erza's steps could be heard leaving her doorstep. Finally alone, she slumped to her couch and sighed. "Well, Juvia guesses she needs a girls' night out, then. Oh, she hopes we have lots of fun together!"
Gray had spent most of the day trying to find a way to not need to sing tomorrow, but nothing he thought of seemed like a good excuse. He even tried jumping in the river at dusk to catch a cold, but he remembered it was midsummer, so the chances were pretty low. That and the fact that Wendy was the one who found him skinny-dipping and told him to get dressed while casting her magic to heal him of any possible ailments (Gray had joked that she should try it on herself because her red face signaled a fever, but Wendy pouted and scolded him). Gray sighed, slumping into his couch. Maybe he could try making Juvia cause a massive downpour so he could actually catch something? He shook his head. Firstly, making Juvia sad was never a good thing to do in the guild or outside it, and secondly, he hated to see the busty bluenette sad. The sudden thought of the Water Mage seeing him perform on stage terrified him once it came to his head, and Gray decided he'd have to conceal his identity if he couldn't find a reasonable excuse not to sing. His thoughts were making a huge buzz in his mind, so he decided to turn on his music Lacrima and sing along to clear his mind.
"Hello, darkness, my old friend…
I've come to talk with you again.
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping—WHAT THE HELL, HAPPY?!"
"It's been years since we last heard you sing. You still sing so high, Gray," chuckled the blue Exceed, who was perched on his open window. "Makes me wonder what you'll sing tomorrow night."
"That's for you to hear," replied the raven-haired young man, still glaring at Happy. "What're you doing here?"
"Natsu sent me to buy cereal, but I kinda went and stuffed myself with mackerel instead," said Happy, looking embarrassed. "He's gonna kill me… so can I take some of yours?"
"Can't he make pancakes or something? Why d'you have to take MY food?" Gray's brows lowered. Poor Natsu still trusted in a cat to buy his groceries.
"Fine," said the Exceed, "I'll go home and tell Natsu how his best buddy refused to help us…"
"Guilt-tripping me won't work, smartass," replied Gray indifferently.
"But Natsu wants cereal, Gray! Haven't you ever had a craving for cereal?"
"Jeez, fine," Gray said while going to his kitchen to fetch a new box of cereal. "As long as this shuts you up…"
"Thanks, Gray!" said Happy cheerfully while grabbing the box and extending his wings. "We owe you one!"
"Uh-huh," said the Devil Slayer dismissively while the blue Exceed left. Maybe he'd look for more excuses not to sing the next day… though Happy hearing him sing a few moments ago would certainly restrict the time frame on which to blame whatever he'd use as an excuse. He groaned. Happy heard him sing, and he'd surely tell Natsu that Gray can still hit high notes.
Maybe tomorrow he'd have to show off his range to prove the pink-haired mage that he can sing better than him.
Why the hell was he so competitive with that fire-breathing loser?
heeeeere's the second chapter! :D I can't believe it's gotten so many followers in just three days ;w; (but pls leave reviews!) it's pretty much the fastest fic of ours to have so many followers overnight~
anyways, in case you're wondering, this fic will be narrated in different points of view, including (but not limited to) Gray's and Juvia's~ that means we'll be working to express the different characters' thoughts... ah, you know how that works by now so why bother explaining xD
and no, there won't be any singing in the next chapter :P it's ok, though, at least they'll make it to the bar... or will they? ewe
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalsooooooo it's not an AU story... technically... well, no, it's not. It's set somewhen in the story after the Tartaros arc (hence the Devil Hunter-I mean, Slayer-thing) but that's all I'll say for now~
any questions and opinions please leave them as reviews (I wanna hear from you~!)
~Humbert