Konjaku
Past and Present
Juvia asked around in the guild trying to find a place where I could stay. I watched most of it from a distance and listened to the conversations if I felt like it. She asked a girl with blue hair named Levy if she knew a place where I could stay.
"She could stay at Fairy Hills," Levy suggested.
Juvia looked to where I was sitting again with that confused expression. It was kinda cute. "She?" she asked Levy who nodded her head.
"Haruka is a female name," She said. "I can't explain where it comes from though no book I've read has explained it and I haven't really wished to look into it yet."
What in the world was up with my name now? Sure it's girly, that has been pointed out to me multiple times but why did they have to discuss it like that? I decided to get up and find out on my own these girls sure were affecting my curiosity.
"Why does it matter if Haruka is a male or a female name?" I asked.
Juvia looked up, she obviously hadn't heard me coming due to the expression she put up when she saw me. "Eh… Fairy Hills is a place where only girls live," She answered.
I nodded. Of course, and if I was mistaken from being a girl then I would have to live with all those girls. That would be awkward and I didn't really feel like getting into such awkwardness.
"Any other ideas?" Juvia asked.
Levy who looked at me like she couldn't believe what she saw was pulled back into reality and shook her head. "No," she said, "not of what I can remember. Why don't you ask some of the boys?" she suggested and Juvia nodded leaving the other girl to herself.
I was left to my own thoughts back at the table and while thinking about how to handle this situation about being away it suddenly hit me, how would the others handle me having gone missing? This brought me to what had happened before I went swimming.
It had been another one of those joined practices we'd been at with Samezuka's swim team. I'd got into an argument with Rin over something silly that I'd already forgotten. It was actually more him yelling at me and me trying to block him out but that is what I, and everyone who knows me, consider an argument on my part.
Finally Rin had declared he didn't want to see me ever again and I knew he would regret those words in a matter of minutes but they hurt none the less. I went to the nearest beach to swim and calm down and think things over when Makoto caught up to me.
"Haru, where are you going?" he'd asked me.
"I'm going for a swim," I told him not really looking directly at him.
"He really got to you didn't he?" Makoto asked as he put on a smile. "Don't worry. He'll be good again soon"
There we go again, cheerful MaMakoto. Then again that may be one of those things I like about him that he's always so cheerful and nice. That might be what makes him such a good friend.
I got lose from his grip and walked towards the ocean again.
"Haru!" Makoto called as I turned around to look at him, waiting for him to continue. He had a concerned expression on his face. "Be careful out there," he told me before turning around. I headed down to the beach and got into the water and started swimming out and the next thing I knew, I had my hand against Juvia's…
"Haruka?" Juvia asked and I looked up. She'd completely caught my attention. She had that guy with her who was only wearing boxers. He looked down at me.
"Gray has agreed to have you staying with him," Juvia informed me and I nodded to show my gratitude.
"So your name is Haruka?" Gray asked.
I stood up and nodded. I wonder why he had agreed to let me stay with him. Was it because we were wearing equally little or was there something else that had made him agree to it?
I looked to Juvia who looked at Gray with admiring eyes… no wait. She wasn't admirering him as much as she seemed to be… Wait a second… Could it be that Juvia is in love with Gray? Sure it could. He seemed like the type a girl like Juvia would fall in love with.
I let out a mental sigh. And I'd just hoped I would have a chance with my very first actual love that wasn't just a waterfall.
Now you all know what happened before. Hope that was alright... Thanks for sticking with this story so far. I'm glad someone takes interest in it.
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Jackie
