AN: I'll probably only be able to get one more fic done :'( *curses school* Oh well, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I did all I could.
Summary: The rain seems to be a constant in the Fullbuster family.
Genre(s): Family/Romance
Rating: K+
Pairings: Gruvia
Words: 862
~Day three-family~
While the Fullbuster Family walked through the rain on their way to the guild hall, Juvia held their eldest son, Dustin, and older daughter, Ur, by the hand while Gray carried the youngest daughter, Mika. It had been years since Juvia felt guilty for the rain, and had now learned to love it, seeing it as a piece of herself and her past.
"Hey, mama," Juvia's only son tugged down on her arm, "I've decided that I don't like the rain." The eight year old said, as he continued to trudge through the puddles.
"Really, honey? Why's that?" Gray could sense a twinge of pain in his wife's voice as she asked the question.
"It's too gloomy, and it makes too many puddles."
"I like the puddles!" Ur stomped her foot and splashed her brother and parents' feet.
"Ew!"
"Ur, honey, don't splash." Juvia scolded her daughter.
"Mika likes the rain, do you papa?" The five year old spoke up from her father's arms.
"Yes, honey. Papa loves the rain."
"Does mama?" She looked over at her mother.
"Yes, mama does now. She used to hate it though."
XXX
"Juvia, the kids are all asleep."
"That's good, it's past their bedtime." The woman was already in her own bed, on the verge of sleep.
"I know that you're upset about what Dustin said earlier."
"Juvia isn't upset. She knows that he doesn't hate her."
"Juvia, we've been over this, I know when you lie."
"Gray-sama, Juvia is not lying. She isn't upset!" Tears slipped out of the blue haired woman's eyes, her defenses falling down.
"Come here." Gray held his arms open for his wife, who practically tackled him in a hug.
"Juvia knows that Dustin didn't mean he hates her. She knows, but she's still in so much pain." Gray's hands caressed her hair while she sobbed into his chest.
"I'm here. None of us will ever hate you Juvia. The four of us love you more than anything in the whole world."
"Thank you Gray-sama."
XXX
"Where are the kids? Where the hell are those three?"
"Gray-sama, they're out on a job together."
"They're too young for that!"
"Gray-sama, Dustin is eighteen and was nominated for the S-class trials last year, and Ur is already an S-class wizard."
"That doesn't matter! She's only sixteen, and Mika is fifteen."
"They can handle themselves…Are you getting empty nest syndrome by any chance?"
"No, I'm just worried about them." Gray grumbled.
"They should be coming back today, so you won't need to worry much longer." Juvia let out a small laugh.
"Alright you don't need to mock me." Gray put his hands up in defeat.
XXX
The rain was too instantaneous to be natural.
"Juvia, are you alright?" Gray asked his wife, who was sitting next to him.
"Juvia's fine." Her eyebrows were scrunched together in confusion at the sudden downpour. The doors to the guild hall burst open and Ur rushed in.
"Mom," Ur started breathlessly, "Dustin pissed off Mika and it started pouring, then she ran off."
"What? Where is he?" Juvia jumped up from the table she was sitting at, Gray following suit shortly after.
"He went off to look for Mika."
"Alright, Juvia will go find them."
"Juvia, wait," Gray grabbed her wrist before she ran off, "how are you going to find them?"
"Juvia doesn't know about Dustin, but she knows how to find Mika, the same way Gajeel-kun found Juvia whenever she ran off. Trust me." She looked into his eyes and smiled.
Wherever the rain is strongest, Juvia thought to herself as she surveyed the sky and ran off.
XXX
"Mika! Mika, where are you?" Juvia shouted when she got to the small cottage just outside of Magnolia. It was very run down and clearly very old.
"Mom?" The girl stepped out from behind the cottage, her face was red and it was obvious she had been crying.
"Oh, Mika," Juvia walked to her daughter and pulled her into a tight hug, "you scared me so much."
"I'm s-sorry." The rain lightened as she hugged her mother back.
"There, it's already lightening up!" Juvia smiled as the rain turned into a light drizzle.
"The rain was unexpected, and it just randomly started in full force!"
"Mika, Juvia thinks that it was your emotions that caused the storm."
"My…emotions?" The girl asked, confused.
"Yes, it used to happen with Juvia as well, but then she joined Fairy Tail, and met your father, and the rain went away."
"I see."
"Anyways, let's go find your brother, we can talk about the rain again later."
XXX
"Dustin!"
"Mika!" The boy ran over to his sister and gave her a hug.
"Honey, what happened to you? You're all scratched up!" Juvia asked after seeing the bandages covering her son.
"He protected me on our mission and got hurt." Mika looked ashamed as she spoke up.
"It's fine, I'll do anything to protect my little sister." Dustin smiled widely.
"Both of you need to be more careful next time, understood?"
"Yes, mom." They answered in unison.
"Good, now let's go back to the guild. Juvia's sure that Ur and your father are worried sick right now."