Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail `cause I'm broke.

Chapter 2

Natsu would party hard.

On his bed.

Natsu was swearing all the time for the worst timing of his life as Zeref tended him but to the latter's annoyance of his stubborn whiny little brother, he plunged the wet towel on the pinkette's mouth to make him shut up. How unfortunate for Natsu to catch a fever at this particular day. It rained again yesterday when he decided to go home while walking and poor him, he got stuck up on the waiting shed, shivering in coldness. Zeref reprimanded him when he arrived late in the house, soaking wet but Natsu was too cold and tired to listen at his brother's rants and decided to sleep without eating dinner. He was so tired and at this moment, his body was not in the mood for some barbecue party. Since his brother has a job, he had to leave Natsu all alone in the house. Food and medicine were already set on the table and all Natsu had to do was to move his ass on the kitchen to make himself better. To make his life convenient, he decided to bring his futon and blanket on the living room so it would be easier for him to walk towards the kitchen and attack the food.

Wrapping his body with a blanket, Natsu rolled on the side and felt a twinge of pain in his head.

"Fuck this headache." He grunted as he scratched his head and placed his cold hands under his armpits, feeling his underarm hairs and sighing at the warmness it gave to his hands. But he was still cold.

He then looked at the electric fan which his brother forgot to turn off, and groaned. He was too tired or maybe lazy to stand up and turn it off so he just glared at that thing and suffered at the chilliness. Suddenly, a beep from his phone sounded and in a flash, he sat up and took the phone that was on the sofa near him. Natsu was expecting Lisanna's message so he quickly typed the password on his phone and checked the message that popped up on the screen. But his eyes widened in surprise when he saw an unexpected person unexpectedly sent "Good morning" on him. He then fought back a giddy grin but miserably failed.

Natsu: Yo Juvia. Thought u will still ignore me. Miss me alrdy? ;)

Natsu was glad he texted her right after she left but she never replied. He had also thought that she would completely ignore him after what happened yesterday. He still found it weird and funny knowing that he befriended her fifteen days before their graduation though it's better this way. At least he had settled his issues on her. He then snapped out of his trance when she replied immediately.

Juvia: Why would Juvia miss you. -_- Anyways, Juvia has a question.

She still speaks in third person even here, Natsu thought in amusement. Despite of the sharp radiation of the phone to his eyes, Natsu still replied.

Natsu: What is it?

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Juvia: Where's Gajeel's house? Please help or Juvia will get lost. ToT

Natsu laughed then coughed vehemently as he tried to calm himself down, taking the glass of water on the table and drank it. He subsequently returned his attention back to his phone. So she wanted to go there huh. Too bad, I won't see her. He stopped for a moment at what he just thought and shook his head.

Natsu: I knw u knw Gray's location. So frm his house u walk straight thn turn 2 the right. Walk straight again thn the last house will b Gajeel's. Got it?

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Juvia: Yeah copy. Thank you and see you later. Y(^_^)Y

It took few minutes for Natsu to reply. Knowing her expecting him to go but he couldn't, it made him upset at his condition even more.

Natsu: Cant go. Me is sick.

He placed his phone beside his pillow as he lay down on his futon, wrapping himself again with blanket. He quickly picked his phone when another message from Juvia appeared.

Juvia: Juvia won't go then.

His eyes grew wide as his brows furrowed when he began to type for a reply.

Natsu: Why not? U cant miss it. Gray will go there so as our classmates. Its ur time 2 hang out w/ them.

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Juvia: But Juvia doesn't have friends in the class..

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Juvia: And you're not there.

Natsu didn't know how to react with her message. All he knew was that he felt something warm forming inside of him. Perhaps it's because of his fever causing his body temperature to raise more. And he chose to believe that. He was kind of happy that she considers him as a friend. Part of him found her funny for being so different in chat. She seemed rather kind in the messages. And another part of him found her cute with her use of emoticons.

Wait. What am I thinking? He placed his palm on his forehead, releasing a sigh as he began to type his reply.

Natsu: I knew it. U miss me alrdy :P Sorry but I hv 2 take a rest. But u shud go bec its important 2 u not 2 miss it. And also 4 my sake. :)

It took his new friend longer to reply while Natsu just stared at the phone, feeling woozy at staring at the screen.

Juvia: Ok. Juvia will go. Please tc and hope you get well soon. ^_^

Natsu: Thanks. :D

Natsu was grinning like an idiot when he put down his phone. His stomach began complaining and demanding him to eat so he carefully stood up and groggily walked towards the kitchen. Natsu could see his brother's concern and…love when he saw a pot neatly placed on the center table with a bowl and spoon beside it and a yellow sticky note stuck on the pot's handle. "Eat well and drink the medicine." with a poor drawing of a dog sticking its tongue out. He read the note then saw a medicine capsule on the bowl. Grinning, he opened the pot and the scent of porridge emanated from the container. Dragging a chair, he sat on it as he started filling his bowl with the porridge.

Natsu opened his eyes and groaned as he rolled his body to the left. After taking his lunch, he decided to watch TV but didn't expect to fall asleep in the middle of watching a sitcom. Blinking his eyes, he rubbed it then grabbed his phone near him, opened and checked the messages. Some were from his brother and most were from Juvia. He opened Juvia's messages first and began reading it.

Juvia: Hi. You still there? 2:45pm

Juvia: It's awkward here. (-.-) Juvia was just sitting in the corner and watching our classmates. 3:00pm

Natsu's eyes twitched.

Juvia: Juvia's eating barbecue now. It's tasty. Never thought Gajeel cook this. ~^o^~ 3:15pm

Juvia: Juvia talked with Levy awhile ago. She's so friendly and we have many mutual interests. ^_^ She told me you're her childhood friend. Juvia also talked with the other girls. They are so nice to Juvia. Thank you for convincing Juvia to come. 4:33 pm

Natsu furrowed his brow and covered his mouth with his left hand.

Juvia: JUVIA FINALLY SAID HI TO GRAY! OMIGOSH THIS IS AMAZING! JUVIA CAN DIE NOW! \(^o^)/ \(^o^)/\(^o^)/ 4:47pm

Natsu burst out laughing followed by some coughing as he read her last message. He couldn't believe that this stoic four-eyed girl, who was his classmate, texted him as if he's a diary and brought some reactions that he didn't quite anticipate from her. It was already 5:30 in the afternoon when she suddenly texted, making him snickers even more.

Juvia: Hey. Juvia thinks you've read her messages. Are you okay now? ^_^

Natsu: Kinda. U hv no idea what ur messages did 2 me xD

Juvia: Did Juvia offend you? O_o O_o O_o

Natsu: No. The opposite actually lol xD Never thought u stl talk in 3rd person and use cute emojis in txts. I did not xpct that.

Juvia: Now you offend Juvia. At least she talks properly here with no spelling errors. Kidding hihi.~ ^.^~v

Natsu twitched his mouth at her pointing out the way he texts. If not for her cute "hihi" and emoticon, he would be offended.

Natsu: Hey evrybdys doing ths and its fun. U shud try ths but on the 2nd thought, nvm. Ur emojis beat the trend. xD

Juvia: Is there something wrong with Juvia's emojis huh? (-_-) (-_-)

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Juvia: Juvia have some fruit juice that can help you get well.

A grin broke from his lips as he typed for a reply.

Natsu: Reallyyy? I badly need it. Can u visit and nurse me w/ that juice 4 awhile? JK xD

Juvia: You're so gross. -_- Anyway, Juvia's on her way there.

His brow quirked at her message as his eyes stared at the screen even more. He had one particular idea on where she was going but he still needed a confirmation. And he wished that he was wrong.

Natsu: On ur way 2 where?

Juvia: Your house. ^_^

His eyes bulged out and he kept on rereading her latest message to see if it's real.

Natsu: Ur fucking kidding me.

Juvia: Stop swearing. Juvia is not kidding. Almost there.

Natsu was about to type back when he heard the sound of the doorbell of his house. He had never run so fast in his life just to open the front door of his house. When he finally emerged outside, he saw the bluehaired girl with a placid look standing outside the gate of his house. Blinking his eyes, he couldn't unsee the sight of her so he remained on his spot as he stared at her, looking astonished. And she was now glaring at him when she took out her phone. His phone beeped and he immediately opened it to see the message.

Juvia: Are you just gonna stand there?

She's real, he thought as he began striding over there to open the gate. There she stood with her cute casual navy blue dress and a cerulean cardigan. She let her hair down and still glasses on as she looked at him and cheeks began turning to pink. What made her do that? He looked at his pajama shirt with a huge cartoon print on the center. Unabashed at his attire, his eyes squinted as he looked at her.

"What? You got a problem with Spongebob?"

They locked their eyes for a moment until she broke it and started giggling.

"No. It's just…cute." She said with a soft smile, making him feel jelly all of a sudden. Suddenly aware of what she had done, Juvia blushed and instantly cleared her throat, switching herself back to her usual stoic look. "Anyway, here's the fruit juice. Juvia and Levy made this awhile ago after Juvia told them that you're sick. You should put it on the fridge and drink it after eating food."

She handed him a cellophane bag with a container inside. He took it, shooting her a sceptical look. "Thanks. This could really help me. Anyway, how did you find out about my house? You asked Levy?"

"No…" Juvia avoided his look as she began twirling her locks and soon, a blush crept on her cheeks. "Gray took me here. He just left as soon as he got here. He said he doesn't want to get caught by your fever but he also added that you should get well sooner."

His brow raised and looked at her in amusement. "How sweet of him. Good for you, you got a special moment with that bastard." He caught her glare as he said the last part. "Anyway, I'm really thankful with this Juv. Sorry to make you do this hassle."

"No, Juvia is fine. Plus it's also Juvia's fault why you got sick. You got drenched on the rain because of me." She said with a saddened look.

"It's not really your fault. I was skipping lunch and dinner these past few days and the rain just pulled the trigger that's why I got sick so don't blame yourself." He said, giving her a reassuring smile.

"Oh. Juvia almost forgot this." Natsu watched as she took something out from her bag. His brows raised as his scarf was on her hands and she suddenly wrapped it gently—unlike what he did yesterday—around his neck. He was caught in surprise and he was sure that his mouth was slightly open as he stared at her.

"There. Juvia had to go now. Hope you get well."

She gently patted his head and smiled before she began striding away from his house, leaving him standing on the threshold looking dumbfounded. He couldn't comprehend what just happened between him and the girl. She was just a weird girl to him before and now, she seemed more different. Grinning, he looked at the container and opened it. He brought it to his lips as he began imbibing the fruit juice. He stopped as soon as he had enough of it then felt the various taste of the juice on his tongue which reminded him of the certain blue-haired girl who just came here to visit him.

Different and sweet.

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A/N

To all of those guests who reviewed my work especially Anne and Waffels, and also StingxJuvia (I'm kind of surprise that you read my NaVia fic lol xD), super thank you cause you really made me happy! :D