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Here's the next chapter staring… Gray and Juvia!

Read and Enjoy.
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"Let's go!" Juvia grabbed Gray's hand. She looked up at him and gave him a huge smile that made Gray heart melt and he found himself smiling down at her. "Gray-sama takes Juvia to Ice Park?"

"Sure." He nodded. He had shown the little Juvia his ice magic and her eyes shone like little stars. That was when he thought about taking her ice skating.

She held out one of her Teru Teru Bozu doll to him. "Help Juvia put it on?"

He grunted and tied a string around the ghostly doll so she could wear it around her neck like a necklace. He wouldn't allow her to wear her fur shawl since he thought it she would swelter in it. She wore her one of his old blue shirt that she turned into a modest dress with fur edging. Her hair reached her shoulder and was curled tightly at the bottom.

Gray had to admit that he thought she was adorable and would grow up to be a beautiful woman. He tried not to imagine how tempting her curves were but failed miserably. He likes her hair before she was turned into a child; it was longer and fell in waves reminding him of flowing water.

Gray mentally shook himself, he couldn't think of her that way. She was a friend, a teammate, and their relationship was strictly professional. The only reason he was taking care of her was because he was looking out for her.

"Gray-sama?" Juvia poked his cheek to get his attention, "Gray-sama okay?"

"Yeah, come on." He grabbed her hand and led her outside the apartment he rented. He flinched when Jet and Droy crash through the wall, almost hitting him and Juvia. It was their usual argument of who should go with Levy but they were oblivious to admit that she didn't feel the same about them. The building he stayed at was a popular place for the men of Fairy Tail and they were as rowdy there as they were at the guild. Gray rubbed his temple in attempt to calm his raging headache. His control broke when Jet threw Droy to the ground and he almost rolled over Juvia.

Gray quickly lifted Juvia into his arms. He grabbed the collar of Droy's shirt and threw him at Jet. "The landlord already told you that if you did another one of your stunts then she'll throw you out! Fix that wall before she finds out!"

They both nodded and went right to the task.

"They funny." Juvia laughed while Gray muttered curses beneath his breath.

Gray putted Juvia down once they walked out onto the streets. Juvia ran ahead of him but Gray made sure that she was close enough that he could save her if she got into trouble. She was a curious child who found great fun in picking flowers and pulling dog's tails.

"Gray-sama protects Juvia!" She cried running head first into him. He lifted her before a very angry dog could reach her with its sharp teethes.

"I told you not to pull his tail." Gray told her irritated. She didn't reply, instead she buried her head into his shoulder to hide from the dog's barking.

"Make him stop! The doggie's scary!" She cried harder. Dark clouds gathered overhead and cried as Juvia did. Gray wrapped his cloak around Juvia so that she wouldn't get wet or notice that it was raining since he knew it would make her cry more and thus causing it to rain more.

"Shhh, look he stopped barking." Gray rubbed her back.

"Is the doggie gone?"

"Yes," He lied, "Now don't cry."

She wiped her tears and the rain stopped instantly. She smiled up at him, "Juvia love Gray-sama."

Gray just grunted in reply but Juvia only smiled. She knew that Gray loved her and if he didn't then he would grow to love her.

As they walked away a little girl burst into tears. "Someone froze my doggie! I'll get revenge for you Coco!"

Gray and Juvia walked until they reach an almost deserted pond. Juvia walked over to the edge of the pond and placed her hand into the clear water, her hand disappearing upon contact. "It's summer and there's no ice, we can't ice skate."

"Don't worry." He said quickly when he saw tears gather in her eyes. He gentle took her hand from the water and placed his hand over the water surface. Summoning his magic, he froze the water.

"Gray-sama is awesome!" Juvia squealed. Gray then knelt in front of her. He lifted one of her feet and concentrated again. Juvia's eye glowed again when she saw the ice skates on her feet. "They're pretty!"

"Let's go ice skating now." He got up but then noticed that she hesitated. "What's wrong Juvia?"

"Juvia don't know how to." She said rather sadly. "Juvia's sorry."

"It's okay." He patted her head, "I'll teach you."

"Gray-sama is the best!" Juvia tackled him in a hug, making Gray lose his balance and fall backwards. Gray found himself laughing with her.

Gray took her hands and led her onto the ice. Juvia was able to walk on the grass easily but that changed when they got onto the ice. Juvia instantly slipped, Gray reached out and grabbed her, helping her regain her balance.

"Hold onto my hands," He suggested to her. She was nervous but Gray's calm voice reassured her. She looked up at him and her heart filled with love.

He was tall and had a well toned body that made her want to swoon. She loved the dark blue colour of his eyes that spoke of mystery. She noticed he had a scar over his left eye that was partially covered by his hair and a scar on his lower abdomen but she thought that they gave him a more forbidden look. His hair was as dark as the night sky that could be interrupted with fear or romance. He wore dark pants and a white cloak but no shirt since she had turned them into little dolls. She could see his dark blue Fairy Tail mark on his chest.

Juvia made a faced at him when he laughed as she stumbled. Gray had to acknowledge her determination and respect her for it. He smiled, remembering all the time she got jealous when some girl showed some affection for him and sometime none at all. Just last week Juvia had thoroughly soaked Lucy's house because she dared to look his way. Gray knew that Juvia had nothing to fear from Lucy since she had feelings for Natsu and Lucy wasn't his type for she was too naïve.

He looked back at Juvia who had gotten better with her skating. She was making her way around the lake with the biggest smile on her face.

"Gray-sama look at Juvia!" She called out to him, waving her arms. Gray smiled and waved back to her. Then something in her changed. "Gray-sama, how does Juvia stop?"

Gray noticed the panic in her voice and raced to her before she could run into a snow mound. She caught her but they were already going too fast to stop. Gray twisted his body so that she landed on top of him. He sat up carefully, running his hand over her, checking if she had any injuries.

"Are you okay?"

"Gray-sama saved Juvia!" She squealed, "Juvia gives her prince a kiss."

Gray didn't move fast enough before Juvia leaned down and pressed her lips to his cheek. "Juvia love Gray-sama!"

He blushed but turned away so that she couldn't see how she affected him. He muttered something under his breath while he got to his feet and led her back onto the ice. She giggled and fallowed him but then something stopped her.

"You froze Coco!" They turned to see a little girl that looked about Juvia's current age. Juvia hid behind Gray's leg at the sight of the girl surrounded around by large dogs.

"Go home little girl." Gray waved his hand at the little girl in dismissal.

"I'm not a little girl!" She yelled, "I'm eighteen for your information! I'm just short for my age!"

Gray laughed at that, which offended the little woman immensely, saying, "Not even Levy looks as young as you do and she's tiny."

The little girl didn't appreciate that little comment though. She summoned her magic and the dogs around her began to grow, their fur turning to spikes and their fangs extended. Juvia was so fearful of the sight she ran off crying, leaving rainfall behind.

"Juvia!"

"You're battle is with me!" The high pitch voice brought Gray's attention back to the very short teen.

"Look I don't have time for you so how about I just give you some candy and we'll call it even."

"I'm not a kid you bastard!" Her not so little companion rushed at him and Gray was at his patient's end. He used Juvia rain to his advantage, turning them into little hard ice pallets so that they rained down heavily on the pack and caused them to slip and fall.

Not wanting to bother with them anymore he ran off in search of Juvia. He called out to her but doubte that she could hear him above the rain. Nevertheless he continued to call out to her. He ran to where the storm clouds were thickest and found Juvia sitting under a tree crying with her head buried in her raised knees. She didn't notice his approach even when he lifted her onto his lap.

He held her until her tears subsided with the rain. Gray's clothes were soaked through but it didn't really bother him, in fact he never noticed because Juvia's heat was enough to warm him. When she ran he wanted to run after her but he couldn't since he would lead the little woman to Juvia and he wouldn't have her hurt. The one thing he feared was that Lyon would be roaming the streets and takes his Juvia. Juvia was probably the only one that could bring out this jealous side of him.

As he ran his hand down her back, he noticed that there was something in her back. Knowing that it would hurt her but he knew there was no other way. He pulled the bullet out of her back.

Gray held her tighter when she jerked and passed out from the pain. He loosened his hold only when he felt his body changing. He pressed his lips to her hair. Wanting to maintain her modesty, he wrapped his cloak around her. It was one thing for him to go around without a shirt it was another thing entirely for her to go around wearing only his shirt.

He leaned down to rest his head on hers and took in her scent while absently stroking her hair.

Juvia roused from her shook by the gentle hair stroking her. She looked up to see Gray half asleep, "Gray-sama?"

"Hmmm?" He looked down at her, his mind still filled with fig.

"Nothing." She leaned toward him and stole a quick kiss from his lips. It was entirely too quick for Gray so he took her head between his hand and kissed her deeply. When she gasped he took advantage of it and ran his tongue into her mouth. Juvia melted into him.

This was the moment she had been waiting for since they first met, to feel his lips against hers, to have this one special union. Surely this was a dream like when she dreamt that she was a child under Gray's care. If that was true then she never want for it to end so he could continue kissing her thus.

It was just a dream, Gray reasoned. So it was alright to go on kissing her. He wasn't naïve enough to not realize how Juvia felt about him; that was Lucy for God sake! He knew that she would give him her heart but he couldn't take it knowing that he would hurt her and he wouldn't do that to her. His heart was as cold as the ice he created. He also knew what it felt like to lose someone close to you. Ul was like a mother to him and it almost destroyed him when she died. He didn't want to think about what it would be like to lose Juvia, his heart, his life, his everything.

"Juvia love Gray." She whispered against his lips and that what brought Gray out of his fantasy. Discourage by his sudden retreat, Juvia pulled his cloak around her for warmth. Gray saw the sad look in her eyes and swore at himself.

He touched her cheek with more gentleness then he thought he had, "I'm sorry Juvia, but I can't hurt you like this."

"Gray already hurt Juvia." A single tear slid down her cheek but the storm never came. But even that one tear made Gray stomach clench with guilt.

"Juvia-"

"No," She turned away when he would have kissed her again, "Gray hurt Juvia because he rejected Juvia... and not for the first time."

"There was no avoiding it." He ran his hand through his hair, "I'm as cold as ice. I have a fucking heart of ice."

"Gray is not cold!" Juvia grabbed his hands and held them to her heart. "Gray's hands are warm… Gray's eyes are warm… Gray's lips are warm… Gray's heart is warm!"

Gray had to smile down at her. He pressed his lips to her temple "Let's just stay like this until we wake up."

"Alright." Juvia rested her head against his shoulder, "I love you."

"I know. What you don't know is that I love you too."
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"Hey!" Romeo burst through the door of Wendy's little room. "I have a present for Wendy!"

He held out the soup for Carla to examine. She just huffed at him, "Wendy is a child not sick."

"Okay but can I still see her?"

"No. How did you get in here anyways? This is a girl only dorm." She asked before she slammed the door. Romeo flinched and took out the flowers from behind his back. He had to laugh as he remembered how he got in.

"What are you doing here?" A grouchy old lady asked him. Romeo flinched hoping that she hadn't caught him setting a bush on fire.

"I'm sorry lady but I saw smoke from the guild and came here to check it out. I'll go into the house and get some water!" He ran into the house and took a little mouse out of his pocket, gentle putting it on the floor. It quickly turned into a woman with long silver hair before turning into an exact copy of himself.

"Thanks for doing this Mirajane." He waved to her before running up to stairs to find Wendy.
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I'm going to combine Romeo and Wendy with Carla and Happy.

Sorry if Gray and Juvia was short and of I OCC Gray but I wanted to play with another side of Gray that Hiro rarely shows.

See you next time but in the meantime please review.