Title: The lonely side
Original Prompt: Gray's Fangirls vs Juvia. Juvia can't help it if she has to prove that HER love is greater than all their love put together. Gray on the other hand hopes that he can save them both before there isn't a fan club left.
An: So before you read this… I would like to tell you that I may not reach your expectations especially when it comes to the original prompt. There's a little change in here and I think that I felt a li'l angst and I was carried away while writing this. Im sorry too because it took me a long time to finally write a one-shot about this. But still, I hope that the Anon-san who gave me this prompt might like this. Omg, Im really craving for some angsty/hurt genre nowadays. Just what the hell Im writing, he he.
Now with the story…
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"Juvia will haunt them down!" the blue-haired water mage declared, her left small fist was pumped up in the air.
Gray face palmed, clearly tired of what is Juvia's up to for the past few hours.
Since the Grand Magic Games finished, it is not a surprise when their number of fans sharply increased in just a day. Also, after declaring that guild had won, numerous people gained their interest back to the guild.
Fangirls as well as Fanboys also appeared out of nowhere.
And Gray was not an exception. Men, women, children, old, etc., they're all waiting outside the guild, preparing to get an autograph from him or whoever who would get out of there.
"Juvia," he called and the bluenette immediately turned to him. "Would you please calm down?" he asked her, his voice low and it held irritation.
"B-but! Gray-sama!" she pointed at the large window glass inside the guild. A crowd had gathered outside, most of them are female of different ages, some were holding a large banner, waving it up on the air for their idol's to see.
But what Juvia made angry was the largest banner, it says: Gray Fullbuster! Im Hannah from the 19th street of Elfshrine! And I am your #1 FAN!
Yes, in large, bold letters. And it made Juvia boiled literally in jealousy.
"How dare she!" she accused at the black-haired girl named Hannah, who's waving the large banner, hearts on her eyes.
"Geez," Gray scowled at Juvia. "Will you quit it? It's annoying!" then the Ice mage stood up, all stressed at Juvia's attitude. "Look, you're no different to her." he whispered, tch-ing also as he settled himself on the counter.
"Gray," Mirajane called the Ice mage settled in front of her bar. "You're being rude to Juvia!"
Gray only rolled his eyes, resting his cheek on his palm as he put his elbow on top of the counter. "Just telling her the truth, Juvia needs to hear it directly from me so she can get her senses back."
The white-haired mage only shook her head, disagreeing on what the Ice mage was saying.
Juvia only remained on the spot where she is standing, her eyes staring at Gray's back who is busy conversing with Mira.
She gulped nervously, bowing her head quietly as she stared down on her own feet. 'What Juvia had done?'
She looked up once again and saw Gray staring back at her. She felt the back of her eyes became hot and without any other words, tears rolled down from it. She quickly averted her eyes, turning her back at him as she walked inside the guild, her feet were leading her to the large doors.
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"Juvia's so selfish." She whispered as she cried, falling helplessly on her knees once she finally closes her bedroom door.
She wiped the stubborn tears from her eyes and red cheeks, sniffing loudly in the process. "Juvia only wants to make sure that…" her voice trailed off as she realized what she's going to say next.
Just selfish…
She bit her bottom lip, annoyed by the fact that she couldn't help but be jealous even if there is no relationship other than nakama's between her and Gray.
"Juvia should apologize to Gray-sama." She encouraged herself, but more tears flowed from her eyes.
"Why does Juvia always pushes away the one that she loves?" she asked her self, as she bent her knees forward then rests her crossed arms on her knees, her forehead leaning on her arms.
Juvia only cried for more hours before her eyes finally tired out, closing briefly as sleep took her.
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The next morning, Juvia entered the guild with low spirits.
She chose to go there late in the afternoon, trying her best to avoid everything that she wants to ignore. Including Gray's fanclub, his fangirls and lastly, him.
Upon her arrival, she noticed the the same black-haired girl named Hannah, from yesterday. She was sitting on one of the benches placed outside the guild, obviously waiting for her idol to come outside and finally greet her.
The said girl's eyes averted to Juvia and to the water mage's surprise, her green eyes widened in excitement.
Juvia saw her run on her direction and she couldn't help but notice how this girl seemed to be a little attractive for a woman.
The blunette knew that compared to the other girls in Fairy tail, she's a no match for them. In terms of beauty and body and take note, in fashion, she's a big disappointment from her point of view. This girl and Gray's other pretty fangirl's doesn't need to remind her about it. Sighing, she removed it out of her thoughts, blinking her eyes and was surprised when the girl named Hannah was now standing in front of her.
The girl was clutching a large tarpaulin in front of her chest and Juvia knew that it was the banner she saw from yesterday, her eyes sparkling in excitement.
"Hi." Hannah greeted shyly, her cheeks staining pink.
Juvia crossed her arms in front of her ample chest, head tilting to the side as she glared at the younger girl.
"I-Im Hannah," the girl continued bowing her head. "A-and I-Im a fan of y-yours-"
"Gray-sama?" Juvia interjected, raising an eyebrow at the young lady. "He's inside," she pointed her thumb behind her, "If you want to come inside then go." she finished flatly before turning on her heels as she entered the guild doors.
The black-haired girl stopped her immediately, blocking the water mage's way. Juvia has had enough, she could barely contain her anger at the moment. "Excuse me," she asked the girl, and the said girl seemed to suddenly loose her balance and Juvia quickly brought her own small hands on the other girl's shoulder, steadying her in front of her as gently as possible as she can.
Just in time, the guild doors opened again, only to reveal a half-chuckling Gray Fullbuster who is laughing on what his guild mates told him. His eyes went wide as he saw Juvia and the black-haired girl.
He run up to them and his first instinct was to push Juvia away from her grasps on the other girl. His arms went protectively around Hannah and Juvia was thrown on her back.
Juvia couldn't think properly as her mind went in shock and she didn't have the time to turn herself in her water form for defensing herself from the sudden push.
Gray was also caught off guard, not knowing why he did that.
Juvia felt her ears burn as her head bumped into one of the stools that was not properly placed on it's designated table.
Gray immediately kneeled before her, leaving the black-haired girl standing behind them.
"Juvia are you okay?" he asked worriedly, and few of their guild members and other on lookers gathered around them.
Her eyes were wide in fright and she could hear their voices whispering negative thoughts about her.
Gray hurriedly helped her to sit up, his arms around the water mage's figure. "Juvia," he called her again.
But Juvia made no response looking down on her lap as she felt her eyes swirl in many different angles. Upon regaining her senses back (the side of her head and her butt was still hurting) she did her best not to meet Gray's worried gaze.
"Im sorry," he breathed out, his lips close to her hair. "B-but you shouldn't hurt her, Mavis! She can't fight back!" he half yelled as he regarded to the girl behind them.
Without further notice the girl stepped forward, "Gray-san, I-I was the one who blocked Juvia-san's way. I feel a little light because of some circumstances, Juvia-san only helped me to steady my self and…" The girl's voice trailed on, explaining on what had really happened.
Gray felt like stabbing himself until his intestines were out, what a fool he is.
"Juvia come on, I'll bring you to the infirmary and-"
"Juvia's fine." Juvia said on her small voice and to Gray's heart break, her voice was cracking.
"No," he protested, positioning himself to carry the water mage, but Juvia struggled when Gray held both of her wrists, her hands slapping his.
"I said I'm fine." She repeated with finality and not referring to herself as a third person. She immediately stood up, and the humiliation shown on her small face did not go unnoticed by the Ice mage.
"Im sorry," she bowed to him before walking out of the guild's yard, feeling a little dizzy and her back still hurting from the impact.
Gray stood up as well, following Juvia even she protests and her expression tells him: 'I-don't-care-if-you're-Gray-sama-just-fcking-leave-me-alone.' After all, he needs to apologize and make up with the water mage for the embarrassment he had done for her.
Thank you for reading!