After a long day of hunting down monsters, fighting said monsters, and dealing with an overly flirty client, Gray and Juvia decided that they were deserving of some relaxation before returning to the notorious guild of Fairy Tail.

Juvia had suggested stopping at a restaurant to get dinner before they left, and, as nice as dinner sounded to both mages, Gray hesitated a bit. While the thought of dinner was appealing, he had to remind himself that he was with Juvia. It was highly possibly that the bluenette would mistake it for a date, or something. So, they compromised.

"How 'bout we find a food cart and order something from there?" And that's exactly what they did. There was a cart another half a block away from them, that sold all types of to-go foods. The man working was elderly, and upon the two's arrival, he smiled.

"Hello, you two. What can I help you with?" he rasped, watching the couple as they scanned the menu. Juvia grinned, before looking down to the old man.

"Could Juvia have a hot chocolate?" Gray was instantly taken aback. Sure, it was getting cold, but not cold enough for a hot drink. Especially considering she was always wearing heavy, long clothes.

"Why, of course!" The man bent over, and the duo heard a couple of beeping sounds. A moment later, the merchant popped back up, a cup filled with hot chocolate in hand. He slid it over to Juvia, and looked towards Gray. "Is there anything I can get you?" he asked, his smile still not leaving his face. Gray frowned, studying the menu with an annoyed expression. It was silent for a moment, and then another, before Gray spoke.

"I'm… good for now," he muttered, turning his back to Juvia and the merchant. "How much is it?"

"I wouldn't want to spoil your date by making you pay for something as simple as a hot chocolate."

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"We're not a couple," Gray spoke after a minute of completely awkward silence. When Juvia glanced to the side at him, she noticed that his face was flushed red. He was flustered. That was something she had rarely seen before.

"Juvia and Gray-sama are just on a mission," she explained to the elderly man. "We were just going back to our guild now, but we decided to get food."

"Oh, really?" He frowned slightly. "You two have so much chemistry, I just assumed…" Now the blush was completely evident on both Juvia and Gray's faces.

"How much was the drink again?" Gray asked, his voice wavering sightly.

"It says three-hundred jewel on the board…" Juvia added, going straight for her coin purse.

"Wait- I'm gonna pay for it," Gray started, putting his arm in front of her to stop her from pulling out her money. "But in exchange, I'm gonna teach you how to drink this stuff right." Juvia, now a deep scarlet, nodded meekly. Right…?

The man was laughing at the two Fairy Tail wizards, but he accepted the money with a smile on his face. They sure do have chemistry, he thought, watching as they walked away from the cart.

Gray held out his hand to Juvia, raising an eyebrow. She handed the drink over to him, and watched curiously as the drink… froze?

"Gray-sama…?" she asked, but lifted the now-cool cup to her mouth nonetheless. She'd never had frozen hot chocolate, but if Gray believed it was good…

Besides, at this point, there was no going back, considering it was already frozen.

But if Juvia could say anything, it was good. Whether it was because of the merchant who had made the drink, or from the fact that the hot drink was frozen… or perhaps, it was both.

"Well?" Gray was looking at her expectantly, eyebrows arched. He was asking her opinion.

"Anything Gray-sama does is wonderful!" she responded, dreamily, as she took another sip of the drin. He looked away, a light blush covering his cheeks.

"Thanks."

A/N: This is absolutely late and not that fluffy. OTL I got really tired and unmotivated yesterday and I ended up having to work on a school project until 11 at night. Day 5 will be up later and whatnot. Also, I posted the last chapter before I got a chance to do this so...

Thank you all for favoriting and following! And I should reply to a review I got

mgaa the fight started because Gray accidentally flicked paint at Juvia, and it just kinda escalated from there :P It was just for fun, there wasn't really a reason. But I always found paint wars fun so I decided to incorporate it.