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Ice and water collided destroying one another while simultaneously rejuvenating one another in an instant.

"ICE GYSER!" Gray yelled at the top of his longs.

"GYSER!" Juvia yelled her boiling water obliterating his ice.

"Fuck." Gray muttered to himself. In just the month and a half that they had been training Juvia had learned a few new moves she wasn't called Juvia of the Great Sea for nothing he realized. Not only was she strong but she also had the ability to rabidly learn new spells and extensions of her magics. She had already learned a form of healing magic. It was a healing magic that was not as advanced as Wendys but very useful for minor injuries. Juvia was able to slow bleeding and collect the blood upwards so that a wound could scab over at a faster pace so that blood loss would be minimal.

Gray was jealous. He possessed a lot of magical stamina, ability and skill but he was not really good at learning new magic he couldn't do transformation magic or really go anything beyond Ice Make magic. He had even tried creating snow but it just turned to hail.

He had come to learn that Juvia did not just know how to channel magic but she had a deep comprehension of magic and its nature. She possessed many books on nature and magic which Gray just did not have the patience to read. He was more of a story reader then reading about studies or philosophy. He could comprehend the books but they never held his attention for too long. But Juvia would sit and read her books and reference new books that she got from Manzanilla and take detailed notes. Gray thought that Levy and Lucy where the only bookish girls in the guild but living with Juvia provided a lot of surprises. He wondered if anyone knew this side of her.

"You have got do better than that Gray-sama." Juvia taunted as she slapped him with a water whip waking him up from his daze.

"URG ." Gray grunted and feel to the ground.

"Gray-sama." Juvia gasped. "Juvia is sorry!"

"No no keep it coming if you were a real enemy I could be dead."

"Hai!" Juvia kept her attacks directed her attacks towards Gray and they kept at it till Grays legs buckled and Juvia retreated to a small near by stream to refresh.

God Gray was jealous of that Juvia she would just walk out of the stream refreshed, well that was an over statement she was still tired but her legs didn't buckle and her wounds where healed . He wasn't sure how anyone could actually beat this girl when she serious the only to beat her was to tire her out with his magic which is what made he her perfect for him to train with.

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Gray woke up on the living room couch with the scent of peppermint in his nose. A boiling soup was on I tray next to him. He sat himself up and took a sip of the light broth. In the kitchen he could hear the rustling of papers and scrolls.

Juvia was researching magic yet again he never knew when that girl gave it a rest even he who was more or less obsessed with training and gaining power would relax at the end of the day but not Juvia if she was not training her body physically or working she was reading and jotting down those notes.

He slurped his soup loudly and listened to Juvias quiet rustling not letting any real thoughts cross his mind.

Juvia wanted to pick up his pieces but really was at loss over how she should help her beloved Gray. All she could do was get strong and be smart she couldn't be silly low level mage Juvia of Fairy Tail she had to go back to being Juvia of the Great Sea, Juvia of the Deep she had to go back to being the responsible young woman she was in Phantom. This time though she was fueled by love so she more than willing to be the person she had to be for the one she loved. But still she wondered if she would ever get a chance just to be a normal young girl. She wanted to be normal with Gray so she would devote her time to helping him so that they could both have a chance at a normal life.

"Gray-sama please at least write a letter." She stated as she kept jotting down notes.

"Juvia I can't I just I –I."

"It doesn't have to be to anyone just please work on coming to terms with yourself."

"What does that even mean?" said a very irritated Gray followed by a very loud slurp.

"If you are not going to talk to Juvia then talk with yourself."

"Like you do?" Gray spat mockingly. "No thanks I don't want to develop a speech impediment."

He could practically hear her recoil from the venom in his words and he automatically felt gross.

"Juvia is going out to find some Moon Shrooms."

"Juvia …. Okay." Gray muttered.

'Damn I am i dick why do i keep doing this... I broke my promise I made in our hotel room a few months ago... ' he realized internally.

Juvia swung on her navy blue cloak on and drifted out the back door with a basket in her hand. She always went out to get Moon Shrooms in the forest in the middle of the night it was far to early for them to be found. She wouldn't be back for hours probably. The cottage felt empty without her constant movement.

"How much more promises will i break if i keep this path." Gray wondered out loud.

Authors Notes:

Ive been gone for a while but here are some new chapters hope you enjoy them I am on break so i will be writing more.