(A/N) And the story continues. :3 Finally~ Sorry it took a while, but I got really busy so I couldn't update, and yeah, excuses, excuses. On with the story.
The next morning I woke up late, around eleven. I stretched as I slowly dragged myself out of bed and yawned. Suddenly, all of what Cana had told me last night came crashing back. What was I going to do? I don't think he's like that. I'll just ignore what Cana said for now. Worrying like this is pointless. Besides, he's not that kind of guy. I shook off the thoughts and went about my usual morning routine.
I threw on a pair of jeans, a long sleeved black shirt, and my black boots. I topped it off with the usual array of bracelets that adorned my right wrist and smiled, satisfied with my final appearance. Since I had no plans until my date with Gray later, I decided to go down to the bookstore near my house. I walked there in a few minutes, and would've been there even sooner if the streets hadn't been so crowded with people. I grinned happily as I entered the store. I had always loved books, and even though I wasn't as much of a bookworm as Levy, I considered myself one.
I passed by the little table that had all sorts of knick knacks on it, and in the middle was a beautiful silver necklace with a blue gem that was slightly opaque in the middle, held by a twisted piece of silver.
"Pretty isn't it?" I whirled around in surprise and saw someone I hadn't been expecting to see.
"I am, Lamia Scale's Oba Babasama!" she announced, pointing and waving her finger in a circle. I tried not to laugh at her grand introduction. She was the supervisor for the club Lamia Scale at school. Each student joined a club at school and each had a different supervisor even though they never really supervised anything. I was in Fairy Tail along with, Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Levy, Mira, Erza, Cana, and all our other friends, and Makarov was our supervisor. Some of the other clubs were Lamia Scale, which Lyon was in, Blue Pegasus, Sabertooth, Mermaid Heel, Cait Shelter, Grimoire Heart, and a few others. Oba Babasama shuffled behind the table where a small fold out chair sat.
"Who put this chair here?! My old bones can't take this!" She complained loudly. Suddenly, another person I hadn't expected to see today came running in.
"Madam Babasama!" he yelled. I stood there watching the scene unfold. Madam? He ran up to someone sitting in a heavy plush armchair, and dumped them out of it, leaving him sprawled on the floor cursing loudly. He kicked the folding chair out of the way and pushed in the armchair. "Here you are Babasama senpai." She sighed in relief and sank into the chair.
"Thank you Mest." Mest was Oba Babasama's personal body guard of sorts, rarely leaving her side. Some said he was in love with her, but he's only twenty something and she's…how old is she? I don't think anybody really knows for sure. Mest worshiped Oba Babasama in a way. The angry guy he pushed out of the chair was still yelling and coming this way.
"You! Don't you have any respect for your elders?! Do you know who I am?! I am Lamia Scale's Oba Babasama!" she yelled, once again pointing and waving her finger in a circle. The guy backed away in alarm. Who exactly did he think she was? "Go sit in the fold out chair!" He walked over to the chair and took it back to his spot, looking ashamed before sitting down.
"That's better." She said while nodding in approval before turning her attention back to me. "Good to see you Levy!"
"Er, I'm Juvia."
She squinted. "Ah, you aren't Levy. Hello. You girls both have that blue hair. Easy to confuse." She muttered.
"Can I get you anything senpai?" Mest asked.
"No," she said with a wave of her hand. "But get this girl a chair."
"That's ok, I'm fine standing." I said quickly, before Mest could push anyone else out of their chair.
"This is my table." She declared. "Mest knows the owner of this store and convinced him to let me set up my table here."
"That's wonderful." I said with a grin.
"You know," she said, indicating for me to lean closer, "The owner here asked for my number." She said with a wink. I laughed. "But he did! After my performance at the beauty pageant, how could he resist?" I shuddered, remembering that show.
Nearly all of the girls, including myself, had entered the Magnolia beauty pageant held on the beach, and it had included a swimsuit stage. Oba Babasama had made a surprise appearance by coming in her swimsuit and dancing a….rather disturbing dance. I'm afraid no one will ever forget that day.
"Are you buying anything?" she asked, snapping me out of that memory.
"Not right now, I'm just looking."
"Then get out! Don't behold what you can't afford!" she yelled, shooing me away.
"But I-"
"Out!" she commanded.
"Ok, ok!" I said, quickly walking away before Mest decided to involve himself. I slowed down when I had put a few aisles in between me and Oba Babasama's table. I then strolled through the aisles, as I neared the back of the store, where there were rarely many people, I heard two voices whispering. I began to back away, not wanting to pry, until I recognized Lyon's voice.
"I'm sorry, but I still love Juvia."
"But Lyon-" another voice that I recognized as Sherry said.
"I like you, but I can't." he said with a sigh. I curiously peered around the corner at them.
"I'll win your heart Lyon." Sherry said, kissing him abruptly. Lyon looked shocked for a moment, before gently kissing her back. He broke away from her though.
"I'm sorry, but not yet. Give me a while to try and deal with everything. I can't forget about someone I've liked for years overnight. Would you be willing to wait for me until then?"
"Of course." She said softly. "Please don't take too long though." She hugged him and I backed away before they noticed me. Lyon…I wish I could give him a chance, but my heart belongs to Gray. It always has.
I stayed in the bookstore for a few hours, after purchasing a few books and starting them, and watching Oba Babasama man her table with Mest by her side. She chased away a few potential customers that she thought looked "suspicious" and yelled at anyone who looked for too long, scaring them into buying something. I was glad no one had bought the beautiful necklace I had been looking at because I wanted to come back later and get it.
"Ooh, how much is that necklace?" A lady asked, reaching for it. So much for coming back for it. Oba Babasama swatted her hand away.
"It's not for sale anymore! Someone bought it earlier and I'm holding it for them. Now go away!" The lady retreated while I giggled to myself about how she treated her customers. So someone had already bought the necklace? Oh well, I didn't need it. It was beautiful though… I was startled out of my daydreamings when my phone started ringing. I pulled it out of my bag and saw it was Gray. I smiled to myself and answered.
"Hello?"
"Hey Juvia, I was just going to tell you that I heard it might rain tonight."
"Oh, really?" I said.
"Yeah, but I didn't want to cancel our date, so why don't we just go down to the park anyways and just skip the picnic in case it starts to rain."
"Alright! That's fine." I said, relieved he wasn't going to cancel.
"Great." He said. "See you later."
"Bye." I said, hanging up. I glanced at my watch and saw I had a few more hours until then. I decided to call Lucy to see if I could come over. Then I could tell her about my date.
"Hello?"
"Hey Lucy! I was wondering if-"
"Yes. Everyone else is already on the way. Hurry up and come over already!"
"Eh?!"
"We're all going to help you get ready for your date tonight."
"You already knew about my date?!"
"Yeah, Natsu told me! Now come over." She said cheerfully, hanging up.
"Alright then." I said, laughing softly. I gathered my things, got up, and started walking towards the door.
"Juvia!" Oba Babasama called from her table, standing up with Mest dutifully helping her. "You keep an eye on that new boyfriend of yours." She said, plopping back down in her chair. I blinked. Seriously, a day had passed, how does all of Magnolia already know Gray's my boyfriend?
"What do you mean?" I asked, but she had fallen asleep and was snoring. Mest pulled out a blanket from beneath the table and put it over her before patting her head and standing beside her.
"Do not wake her." He warned.
"But what did she mean?" I asked. First Cana and now Oba Babasama. What was going on? Did he really have that kind of reputation?
"Senpai is a very mysterious woman. Do not question her."
"Alright…" I said, exiting the store and making my way to Lucy's house, with thoughts of the two warnings I had gotten plaguing me the whole way.
(A/N) The second warning has been given. What is happening you ask? Meh, you'll see~ Sorry if this wasn't the most exciting chapter, but it's leading up to the date, so it'll all get better! I'll try to update soon. Please review and all that if you have ideas and such, seeing as I've been having slight writer's block lately. Arigato~ Until Then.
