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Happy Holidays to you all! 💫 I hope you guys are having a nice winter break/holiday season. Here is another chapter for you all.

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CHAPTER 3

Over the next couple of weeks, Juvia felt very guilty over the incident. She let her jealousy and anger get out of hand again. She felt within every fiber of her being that she wanted to make Gray happy in every possible way that she could. But sometimes... when the man you love doesn't seem at all interested to see your breasts you can get a bit peeved off.

It wasn't just that he didn't seem to be interested in her, but some of what she said last night in her jealous rage was true. Sometimes Gray would make flirty jokes with Lucy or be naked together with Erza or any other of the guild's women for that matter and it hurt. Lucy had assured her many times that it wasn't "like that" but sometimes it did feel "like that" and it drove Juvia crazy inside. Crazy because she always felt the need to make Gray happy and because she wanted to be close to him in a romantic sense. But maybe… maybe he just didn't like her that way and she should just accept it.

Maybe she could try to make Gray happy... but as a friend. She wanted to bring him the same happiness he brought her, but honestly, it was starting to become painful. She felt like she was giving and giving and giving and she wasn't getting anything in return. That part of her brain, the reasonable level-headed part, told her that that wasn't was love was about. It wasn't about thinking about what you get in return, it's about trying to make the other happy and giving them what they need. But the other part of her told her that it was normal to feel tired. That she was only a mage after all, not something celestial.

Things had settled down into a normal routine between her and Gray. They didn't do as much hand-to-hand combat as before, they had found a clearing outside of the small abandoned village they stayed at and used it to train their magic. It was far enough away from the home they were at and the neighboring village where they would resupply, so no one would get hurt and no buildings were going to collapse.

Gray had started to use more and more of what was his father's magic. His mark was a well defined deep black. So far, it hadn't spread as it had before, to Juvia's relief. And now he was managing to freeze larger areas very quickly. Pretty soon, Juvia was sure he would be just about able to snap his fingers and freeze everything within their radius. His new ability was a demonstration of power that was very arousing to her. The snow was pretty much all gone now, and the leaves on the trees were starting to come out, casting the tops of them a saturated green.

Things were pretty normal. During the day, she would go to the neighboring village and do little jobs. Nothing major. The people of that village were mostly using Juvia as a plumber. Getting her to fix fountains or asking her to increase the water pressure in pipes to get clogs out. Gray would also go to the village or sometimes to one a bit farther away and find his own small jobs to do. Occasionally when it required a trip and he needed help he would ask if she was interested, and of course, she always was. It wasn't very long after the incident (as Juvia dubbed it), that she went into the village to resupply on food when the shopkeeper handed her a piece of paper. It was a job request that called for someone who was specialized in water or ice magic. Juvia scanned the paper as the nice older woman spoke to her, "This came in, dear. I think it'd be very suitable for you and that young man." She added a wink at the end making Juvia blush.

Juvia read scanned the request quickly, it called for a mage or mages that would be able to bring in the "notorious Fire-Snake brothers". Juvia pondered for a moment while the lady handed her the supplies she bought. Where had she heard that name before? They sound familiar... Idly her eyes dropped to the reward at the bottom and she nearly froze as she exited the little shop. She rubbed her eyes. Had she read that right? In her irises, she felt Jewel signs appear.

REWARD 5,000,000 JEWELS

Juvia raced home to deliver the news to Gray. He would surely want to come with her right? That was a lot of money. So much money that Juvia would have more than enough to get back to Magnolia and get herself a new apartment. Her stomach churned, she didn't like the idea of being far from Gray for an undetermined amount of time. She made her way through the surrounding forest that protected the small abandoned village where she and Gray had started making their memories together. Her pace had started to get significantly slower. The sooner she got there the sooner she would tell him and the sooner the job would get done and she would have to head back to Magnolia. It's not like she could lie and tell him she didn't have enough money. The reward itself was more than enough, and with what she'd been saving…

She made her way through the terrain and got back to the house thinking about how much she was going to miss Gray when she inevitably left. He wasn't back yet, she noted as she entered. It was always obvious when Gray was back because he always left his boots by the door and his clothes everywhere.

Oh well, she would just have to wait.

She hadn't been gone much of the day at all. Just the morning when she went to go run the errands in town. It was barely early afternoon so she made herself busy as she waited for him. She tried, with little success, to not spend the whole day fantasizing about Gray or think about that strong jawline or that amazingly defined back of his. Nope, she thought, I won't think about him at all..!

Which was, of course, a complete and utter failure. There was not a second in the day when she could erase him from her mind. Not when she went outside to train by herself, not when she realized that at some point she had removed her top, and certainly not when she went inside to take bath! By the time she was finished not thinking about him, she decided she would continue to not think about him as she tidied things around the house. He was starting to take longer than usual. The sun was starting to set already. Not that I'm thinking about him or anything, she reminded herself, thinking about his smoldering eyes.

Juvia glanced over at the job request sheet she had left on the roundtable as she swept the floor. Letting out a huff, she went back to work. Cleaning served itself as a good distraction. She managed to clean the floors and wash all the dishes as well as their clothes, she even made dinner.

She had also inadvertently managed to tire herself out.

Getting some rest on the couch she glanced at the clock through her thick lashes that were starting to droop more and more. It was late, and now her tired mind didn't mind thinking about him. She couldn't help but feel a bit lonely. Usually, at this time he'd be eating dinner and then heading off to bed after rejecting the idea that she would often pose about them sleeping in the same bed. In the winter she had argued it was for warmth. She pursed her lips in thought, now what excuse could she make up?

She tried her best to ease her own mind. Juvia will eat when he gets here, he probably just had a longer job... That's all.

By the time Juvia woke up, the sun had risen and she had a blanket on top of her. When did I..? She was questioning the origins of the blanket when she felt it's soft texture brush smoothly against her cold breasts. She felt a chill and quickly realized she had at some point discarded her nightdress. Shocked, she sat up straight, clutching the blanket close to her chest.

"It's 'bout damn time you woke up."

Juvia's blue waves flew as her head spun to look at Gray at the kitchen table. She wasn't sure how long he'd been there... Or if he even knew about her...situation under the covers. She wiggled a bit in excitement to see him. He almost never wore a shirt in the house, and the sight of him always made her squeeze her thighs together. At least now she knew she still had underwear on.

"Gray-sama, you didn't come back last night." She said softly. Her head still felt fuzzy from her dreams. Yawning, she rubbed her sleepy eye with one hand, the other clutching the blanket close. Avoiding another situation like "the incident".

He froze as he ate what she had made for dinner the night before. "Uh, yea… sorry about that." He felt a pang of guilt. Looking back at her he noticed her sleepy head moving around. No doubt, she was looking for her discarded nightdress. She nearly gave her a heart attack when he got back a little while ago, before dawn.

When he walked through the door all he could think of was getting to his bed. He hadn't gotten to rest at all from visiting that old lady and he had no idea what he was walking into. He came in quietly, trying not to make too much noise so Juvia wouldn't wake up and drown him in a sea of tears.

I just need to get to bed, he had thought. And he froze at the sight he had when he turned back from beside the front door, where he had hung his coat. Damn Juvia was always nagging him to put his jacket there. And now… here she was, laying on the couch with her nightdress thrown on the ground.

Her breathing was steady and slow. Gray's eyes couldn't help but follow the rise and fall of her creamy skin. She was still so pale... Even after being in the sun. He really tried to not look. That's what he told himself anyway. He tried not to notice her soft pink nipples hardening with the unwilling cold he was starting to emit. Her sizeable chest lead to the curves of her wide hips and he felt relief to see she was still wearing her underwear. Although… they were a dark blue lace and in all actuality wasn't helping his situation at all. His heart pounded as he felt his arm sting once more, feeling the urge to push himself against her as he had before. His mind recalled the earlier conversation he had with the crude Porlyusica, "I'm not exactly sure about this mark of yours… but, have you been having a lot of sinful thoughts lately?"

Quickly, he turned himself away. He looked down at his arm, noting it's darkening. He had found a blanket fairly easily, Juvia had a fondness for buying them from a little shop in town. Trying not to look at her, he draped it over her, but his eyes still found its way to her erect nipples making ridges beneath the blanket.

He had to leave and take care of his newfound problem. It seemed now that seeing her in that state had taken away his drowsiness.

"Oi, there's still plenty of food left. Did you not eat or somethin'?"

Juvia hopped up from the ground, where she had seen her nightdress, now back on her body. I must've taken it off because I got hot again…

Gray noticed her confused gaze as she made her way to the kitchen. She was still a little fuzzy. It was dawning on Gray that this was his fault. Somehow she had gotten his stripping habit. Maybe it really was contagious.

"Ah.. no, Juvia didn't." She answered, delayed with morning tiredness... "She was waiting for your return, Gray-sama. So," she paused to yawn, "We could eat together.,"

Gray resisted the urge to yawn too and felt guilt rise in his belly once more. "Listen, Juvia." Juvia sat across from him, with her own plate of food. She looked at him attentively, more awake than before. "If I'm not back by our normal dinner time, you go ahead and eat." Juvia looked at him with confusion.

"Is Gray-sama planning on staying out later than usual?" She started, and then escalated within the blink of an eye, "Who is she?!" Assuming a love-rival was in the midst, taking up all of her Gray-sama's valuable time.

"Will you quit it? It's nothing like that. I just had a normal job, nothing serious. I just took longer than usual." He lied. He didn't want her to worry, he knew how she could get when she worried about him. She probably wouldn't think of anything else. And simple things like remembering to eat would fall through the cracks.

Juvia was quiet as she munched on the dinner she had made, which was now technically breakfast. "Look.. just remember to eat, okay? You've gotta take care of yourself, too."

"Yea, yea.." She said, half listening. Gray was slightly annoyed. He felt that somehow their roles were reversed.

He scowled as she continued eating, not paying him much attention. He picked up the piece of paper he had read earlier that was on the table. "And what's this about?"

Juvia's eyes lit up, " It's a job request that shopkeeper in town gave to Juvia! Would Gray-sama like to help?" She added, pleading eyes at the end. She didn't have to beg, that was a shit ton of money.

"Hell yeah." He agreed, getting up to put his dish away. "These assholes must be tough if they have such a high bounty."

Juvia hummed, agreeing with him. "Juvia thinks she's heard of them before…" She held her fingertip to her mouth as she thought. A habit Gray was becoming fond of.

Gray was looking through the fridge again even though he just finished eating. Juvia noticed him yawning, and the dark circles that had gathered beneath his eyes. Her heart fluttered with worry. He was starting to talk again, saying something about training as Juvia rushed to look at his face.

Gray had paused what he was saying, Juvia was staring at him intently. Her nose inches away from his. Gray pulled back his face, straining against her going on her tippy toes. "What now?" He huffed, annoyed.

"Did Gray-sama sleep?" She went back to her normal distance from him.

Gray thought about lying, but after eating, his drowsiness was starting to come back. "N-Not really."

"No training until you get some sleep, Gray-sama!" She puffed her cheeks, "And you tell Juvia to take care of herself." She added.

She rushed him to his room. Drawing the curtains so he could rest peacefully. "Gray-sama is never up at this hour." She said a bit angrily. Gray took off his shoes and laid down on his bed listening to Juvia go on and on about how he was being negligent with his body. Placing his hands behind his head he closed his eyes. He was already starting to doze off by the time she finished ranting. He could feel her eyes on him, he was vaguely aware of his lack of clothes. He was way too tired to do anything about it though, and as he said before, it wasn't like there was something she hadn't seen before.

Juvia gazed at Gray as he begun dozing off. She looked at him once more before closing the door behind her. He was still wearing his briefs and his room was dark now but she could still make out every inch of him. She scolded herself for being such a pervert but she couldn't help it. There was something so sculpted about him that evoked every desire in her. The way his dark brows would furrow and his hair hung on his face was one thing, but the definition of his chest and his abdomen was enough to send her to a straight fantasy. The scar on his abdomen also accentuated the definition of his muscles, and led her eyes to the one place she imagined would really tire her out. And if he turned around, the landscape of his broad back would surely stop her heart.

He's almost too perfect, she thought, suspiciously.

Juvia intended to clean up some but remembered she had actually spent most of the day before cleaning and there was really no need to do anything. She ended up falling asleep in her bed, too. She actually rarely got up so early in the morning. She woke up again when it was noon and made herself busy reading until Gray woke up again a couple of hours later. She could tell he was still a bit tired, but it would have to do.

They would spend the rest of the day training.

Gray was really pushing Juvia today. Like he had said before, the bounty on these guys was high, and it was high for a reason. So today, he was not going to hold back. And it turned out she wasn't going to hold back either. They had moved to the usual clearing they were using for training and were using both hand-to-hand combat and their magical abilities.

"We're going to have to get creative." Gray had said. He never imagined she would get this creative. He scratched his head, trying to place her within the mist.

"Oi, Juvia... I think maybe-" he was interrupted by the blur of blue and the boot that followed, he caught her leg in time, but in his hand, she vanished and became one with the vapor.

"Alright, fine!" he scoffed.

He let his Demon Slayer mark appear.

"That's cheating, Gray-sama~" he heard her echoey voice all around him. The mist surrounded him and he could swear he felt her hands wrapping around him as the mist enveloped him.

"To hell it is. You get to use your water body, I get to use my mark." He snapped.

He could hear her soft giggle surround him. Yeah, she won't be laughing for much longer, he thought. The cold surged through his arm and as he extended it, he watched the surrounding water mist freeze on the spot, crystallizing the small water particles in the air. Juvia must've anticipated him. Instead of freezing in the surrounding vapor, she was behind him already. Gray turned in time to catch her fist, using his right arm to freeze her hand. He could tell she was trying to turn to liquid but his Demon Slayer ice magic was keeping her from escaping, there was no way she was breaking through that sub-zero ice. Thankfully, she was still able to be immune to his physical attacks, she dodged every fist he threw at her with his free arm.

"No fair, Gray-sama," she huffed between punches that only met air.

"No fair is right," he said back. Her water body was pretty much impervious to his physical attacks. At this point, to win he could just freeze her with his new ice.

He let the ice he used on her hand retract, sighing. "You've gotta find a way to fight back, Juvia."

Juvia rubbed her wrist, looking down at the green grass beneath her toes. Her blue eyebrows furrowed in frustration, "It's too hard when Gray-sama is using his mark.."

Gray stepped back from her, rubbing the bridge of his nose. "You're just gonna have to figure something out. If you're pinned down in a fight you need to find an escape. An enemy isn't going to go easy on you just cuz you find it hard".

"Yes, Gray-sama.." She said back wearily. She didn't even seem to be listening to him.

"Oi!"

Her dark eyes met his in confusion. "You're gonna have to learn how to fight me even with this damn mark, got it?"

Juvia huffed, puffing her cheeks. She seemed a little angry and off. Gray had seen her this way once before when she had a 'bad feeling' before they had battled Tartaros. Steering away from talking about his mark, he went back to their training.

"We've also gotta work on your strength."

Juvia's eyes looked up at him, wide and slightly offended. Her jaw was slightly open, "Is Gray-sama insulting Juvia?"

Gray chuckled, getting next to her to show her proper form so she could get enough power behind a hit. "No, no. You're plenty fast, and you're good at defending. You just gotta work on your offense."

Juvia rose a brow on him, not quite sure whether to feel complimented or criticized. "Well, Gray-sama should work on his speed," she bit back. Earning a chuckle from the ice mage.

She observed Gray's body take position, "If you stand like this, with your legs squared... You'll be more balanced," he started, and then extended his arm quickly, punching through the air with enough force that made her gulp. She did not want to be at the other end of that fist.

Juvia tightened her ponytail before taking position next to him. She glanced down at herself for a second and felt relieved that she had thought of wearing a sports bra and shorts beneath her usual training clothes. She was starting to suspect that the change of seasons was messing with her since she was used to training in the cold. No wonder Gray-sama always took his clothes off, she thought. Warmth spread through her chest as she mimicked Gray beside her. They were making so many memories together… and now she had this annoying habit of his. Even something silly like that meant so much to her. It was like Gray was spreading and spilling into her life more and more, and it was something she welcomed with open arms. She only wished this could last forever…

Near the end of their training, Gray brought up an idea Juvia hadn't really thought of before. She sat in the grass, exhausted as she drank from her bottle of water. Hydration was essential to her, if she didn't get water in her system or didn't get her body into water, her strength would quite literally dry up. Gray tried his best to avoid being hypnotized by the stream of water running down her throat towards the cleavage. "Have you ever tried using maker magic?"

Juvia glanced up at him oddly, putting the bottle down. He could tell by her far away gaze that she was trying to imagine what that would look like. Her ponytail was all messy now, and instead of being propped up at the center back of her head it hung slightly off to the side, so blue waves cascaded down her pale white shoulder. "Could Juvia even do that?"

Gray looked around for his discarded clothes. Feeling Juvia's eyes roam all over his back as he did. "Sure you can."

Juvia stood, finding her own clothes as well. She was now fully aware of how little both of them had on. And as much as she loved to watch all of Gray's muscles twist and move on his back and across those broad shoulders, she knew that if she kept watching she'd start getting lost fantasizing.

"Water isn't very solid, Gray-sama."

He scoffed as he pulled on his pants. "Well yea, but your maker magic doesn't have to be like mine. Maybe there's something you can make with water that could help you in a fight."

Juvia thought about his words carefully as she pulled on her shirt. Maybe there was something she could do that would help Gray-sama. But what could make with water…? All she knew was her regular caster magic. Some of her magic she didn't quite understand. Her mind went back to what Lucy had said that night at the springs. There was stuff she couldn't quite control... She was aware of the rain that had brewed most of her life had something to do with her abilities. Her water body as well, but that was something that was sometimes selective. She couldn't imagine making something that was anything besides just regular water.

As if reading her thoughts, Gray turned to her, "When Ur taught me about Ice Make, she told me to think about it as using my ice as a tool to get something else that I needed more. " He picked up his shirt, that was beside her and threw her the skirt she was looking for. "Like if I needed something to help me pummel some asshole I would think of a hammer, and then my ice would take its shape."

Juvia's clouded eyes still looked unsure as she slid her skirt on. Gray didn't even bother putting his shirt, it would just end up on the ground anyway. He threw it over his shoulder and crossed his arms, "What, no ideas?"

Juvia's wide hips wiggled to get her skirt up. He could feel his cheeks heat up a bit, but thankfully she was too busy thinking to notice. "Well… it's just that... If Juvia were to make a hammer… it would just.." Gray got a mental image of what she was talking about. The hammer would just fall apart upon impact.

"Like I said, it's not gonna look like mine. Maybe a hammer doesn't suit water, but there's probably somethin'."

That night over dinner, Juvia would think over what Gray had said. He had noticed she was quieter than usual. Most nights she would give him little tasks so he could help with dinner, but that night she worked on their food quietly by herself.

While they were eating, Gray brought up their job again. "I still can't believe the reward money for these idiots."

Juvia nodded, "Yes... it's a lot." She took a finishing bite, "Juvia should have enough money to go back to Magnolia..."

Gray's eyes slightly widened, he hadn't even thought about that. His mind had absolutely forgotten everything about their agreement over two months ago. He felt a pang of disappointment. Having Juvia at the house was kind of nice, she would often cook and her company was a good reminder of their guild.

He thought about saying something to her, but she stood abruptly, taking up his empty dish. He didn't want to sound pathetic. If she wanted to go back, that was her decision. Maybe she had plans back in Magnolia he didn't know about. He took a moment to think of what everyone else had been doing while they were away and what type of work Juvia would be doing if she went back. No, when she goes back, he reminded himself. They might've joined other guilds or gone freelance as he and Juvia had…

Juvia hastily got the dishes clean, trying to get rid of the thoughts of her leaving. Silver-sama had told her to take care of Gray-sama but now that would be much harder to do from a distance.

She and Gray would go to bed early. Both exhausted from the training of the day. They decided that first thing in the morning they would head out. The location of the Fire-Snake Brothers was easily a two-day trip, even with a stagecoach. And Juvia was trying not to think of how sore she would be the next day when they were traveling. Before bed, she fixed herself a warm bath to help soothe her muscles and revitalize her. Gray had already gone to bed, and inside she felt slightly disappointed that tonight he probably wasn't going to be walking in on her.

Slowly, she lowered her bare body into the warm water. Thanking the gods as her muscles relaxed when she was surrounded by the soothing water. She swirled the water around with her hands, moving around the petals of flowers she added for a pleasant aroma. A few minutes into her bath, her cheeks flushed as her mind drifted to Gray. Subconsciously, her hand drifted to place themselves between her legs, finding the place that always gave her trouble when she was around him. Her fingers grazed against herself softly at first, earning a soft gasp from herself. It had been a while since she got to pleasure herself, she was always worried she would be too loud… but now Gray-sama should be asleep, she thought. Her fingers swirled slowly as she gazed up at the ceiling, her wet cerulean hair sticking to her saturated skin. She thought about him when they were training earlier that day. The way his fingers felt on her skin when he corrected her form and the way his hot breath felt on her neck. Even through the water that surrounded her, she could feel the slippery texture of her arousal on her fingers as she quickened her pace, imagining those dark smoldering eyes of him looking down on her as his fingers worked on her. She imagined how his lips would taste and if he would be a gentle or rough lover. Probably rough...

Pretty soon she was lost in her fantasy and wasn't paying any particular attention to all the noise she was making. She was hazily aware of the sound of the water splashing as she was nearing her climax. What she wasn't aware of was that she was that her moans and calls were drifting out into the air at a louder volume than she intended...

Gray's eyes snapped open. His tired mind couldn't exactly place where the muffled sounds were coming from... they just floated around him. At first, they were just tiny sounds in the air, his eyes were starting to get heavier and heavier as sleep was starting to take him once more. Suddenly, the tiny noises grew, and his heart raced as his ears rang with the sounds of Juvia's cries. Without thinking, his body shot up and made its way hastily to the location of the sounds. Her cries grew louder and worry filled his chest. He hadn't thought anyone would attack them in their own home. His legs moved quickly toward her room, his arm activating its mark. He was brought to a full stop abruptly, in front of the bathroom door. His ears went red as her cries and moans made themselves clear.

Fuck

It was all too clear what she was doing now. Gray ran a hand through his dark hair as his arm once again darkened with the spreading of his demonic mark. His briefs strained and he cursed, wondering how bad things would be if he would just join her already. Extending his hand to the doorknob, he stopped as Juvia's painfully sinful cries filled the air. Gray's ears went red at the sound of her orgasm, his mark spreading nearly up to his shoulder causing a blinding pain to sear through him. He was certain his mind had recorded her sweet sounds.

He let out a shaky breath, heading back to his room before she noticed his presence. He didn't know whether to be glad or angry that she finished before he barged in. His erection twitched with the torturous memory of her moans as he finally reached his room. He closed the door gently behind him so as to not make any alerting sounds.

One thing was certain, this was not going to be easy at all.

Full disclosure, the next chapter will feature the mission. I may need to split it into two parts depending on how long it is. I want this mission to be important to both Juvia and Gray so I hope everyone enjoys it!

ShizukaPamela : Thank you so much! I really enjoy her character. I feel like most of the manga/anime (mainly the anime) plays her down to be more comedic relief, but when it's key moments she is a very mature person so I try to keep that in mind. ! **Those who don't want anything spoiled probably shouldn't read this** And with the Touka thing. Okay.. it seems like she is specifically targeting Juvia. She may be targeting all of Fairy Tail, but I think it's weird that she knows about Briar and that she is adopting Juvia's personality and asking people around the guild about her being jinxed. She's like specifically trying to provoke her to fight. I have a couple of theories. I get the feeling that she may have a grudge against Gray (maybe she met him or knew about him when he was in Avatar) and the fact that he tricked them may have pissed her off, so that might lead her to try to harm Juvia. OR! Juvia might in some way be related to the Water Dragon God and Touka might want her powers as well. Just theories, but I like the idea of Juvia having an important role!

Star197: I'm glad you like the story!

Ikhny Shy: She is! I love her weird personality so much 💖

muffin-dragon227: Thank you! I love their relationship and the key parts of each of their personalities. I really enjoyed writing Lucy and Juvia's conversation. I really like it when they are close to one another. I remember seeing their Unison Raid early on in the anime and my heart was fluttering!

Guest: **spoiler warning** I thought she might be an exceed too when the whole tail thing happened, but I think it was just her White-mage power-stealing ability since she was sitting right next to Mira and Lisanna. The rain thing is a good point! I hadn't realized it. I keep hoping Juvia is somehow related to the Water Dragon God. That would make sense of why Touka could do it too. If Juvia were related to him than it wouldn't be surprising that he had that ability. I mean it wouldn't be too much of a stretch. It's not like estranged parents haven't been revealed before.

Kyogan-Saori: Thank you so much! And yeah, she is. I actually do it a lot too... my imagination gets the best of me sometimes..

CoeurDePluie: Thanks! Juvia actually a really sad origin story that I feel like wasn't addressed enough or shown how it affected her personality, so I'm trying to tie it back into the story. Thank you for enjoying it :)

Ananya: Thank you for liking my story! And agreed! These are all important questions that need to be addressed. The period of time where Gray leaves Juvia is important, and I want to treat it as such in my story since it wasn't really touched on in the manga. I feel like Juvia would've gone through an important shift in her view of her relationship with Gray. And yess! I feel like Touka is zoning in on Juvia. As I have mentioned in previous replies, I feel like her heritage may be important here! I'm really hoping Juvia will get to play an important role in all of this. Thank you again for reading and for your review 😀

Releina Artemis Rockefeller: Thank you! :)

Scarf-san: Thanks! I hope you enjoyed this chapter as well. I also wish the manga would do more Gray POV. What is that boy thinking? I'm always wondering lol