The day had finally come to a close and Juvia couldn't of been happier. Sure she enjoyed spending the day with her friends but she really just wanted to go back home and see Gray, tell him about what she had learned from Jellal. She entered her house only to be welcomed by Gray, who was sitting on the couch watching T.V.

"Hello Gray-sama," Juvia smiled.

"Hey," he quickly turned off the television and looked at her, "what'd you find out?"

"Well, Juvia found out that Jellal-kun is innocent, however he was there."

"What?"

"Jellal-kun didn't kill you or Lyon-san. He showed up to stop whoever it was that killed you and Lyon but he had arrived too late because he said he showed up after Lyon-san had already been shot."

"So... so he know who did do it then?" Gray pondered that thought for a moment before he snapped his fingers and looked at Juvia, "and whoever did do it was probably close with him too, otherwise how else would he would have known it was going to happen?"

Juvia nodded, "he's scared to say who did it though."

"Huh?" Gray raised a brow, "why?"

"The gunman said that if he told anybody that they would know and that they would kill him."

"Damn it..."

"BUT," Gray looked at Juvia, "but he almost told Juvia. He was so close to telling me their name too."

"So why didn't he?"

"Well he and Juvia were alone when he almost said who had done it but Lucy and Natsu interrupted the conversation which, as a result, caused Jellal-kun to grow silent and not say anything else."

He mumbled under his breath, "fuckin' Lucy." Thankfully for him, Juvia didn't hear a word.

"Juvia is sorry she didn't find out any more than that," tears swelled in her eyes.

"Ju-Juvia! D-don't cry," he didn't handle crying women too well, "it's okay. Really. You found out a lot and I thank you."

She wiped away the lone tear that had fallen, "you're welcome Gray-sama."

He gave her a soft grin.

"Juvia bumped into an old friend today at the ice festival."

"Oh?"

She nodded with a smile, "mmhmm."

"Who?"

"Gajeel. Juvia went to highschool with him," she walked over to her mantle and grabbed a picture. Gray followed her, "that's him." She pointed to a man with long, spiky black hair, red eyes and a lot of piercings.

"He looks familiar," and Gray wasn't just saying that because he had a bunch of Juvia's old pictures of her and him on display in the attic but that wasn't how he looked familiar, "did he play some kind of sport in school?"

She nodded, "Gajeel-kun played football for Phantom Lord High School. He was the best player our team had and he was unstoppable."

Phantom Lord?! "They were my school's biggest rivals in just about everything. I didn't know you went there."

"Juvia really loved having a friend like Gajeel-kun in high school. He was the only one who didn't make fun of Juvia," she placed the picture back down and had a small smile on her face.

He grinned. He loved learning new things about Juvia that he had never known before, "oh before I forget, I fixed the drain in your tub. It was just clogged is all."

She hugged him, "thank," she yawned, "you."

"Tired? And you're welcome."

"Just a bit. It's been a long day for Juvia."

Without a warning, he scooped her up bridal style in his arms and carried her up the steps. All she could do was blush at his sweet, and of course unexpected, gesture. He was so good to her, the perfect man for her, well, minus the dead thing... Just thinking about all of that upset her. Gray placed her down on her bed and noticed the tears in her eyes, "hey, what's wrong?" He sat next to her and placed a hand on her knee.

"Oh," she wiped away the tears, "it's nothing. Juvia is just fine."

He raised a brow, "you're lying to me Juvia. Now come on, what's wrong?"

She took a deep breath, "it's... it's because... because..."

"Because...?"

"BecauseJuvialovesGray-sama!" She spat out so quick that what she had said barely clicked to him. Suddenly, more tears rolled down her cheeks.

Gray stared at her like a deer caught in the headlights, how do I respond to something like that? "Juvia listen, I..." he started but the words after that just didn't come.

She looked at him with tears in her eyes, "Juvia apologizes for her sudden outburst," she wiped away some of the tears, "it's just that Juvia has never felt so strongly about someone before but it's just that Gray-sama is so kind and caring towards Juvia," she sighed and looked away from him, "Juvia feels silly for having these feelings but-"

He placed a hand over her mouth, "now Juvia I want you to listen to me, okay?"

She simply nodded.

"Don't be ashamed of your feelings, they can't be helped. Due to the circumstances we can't truly be together but please know and understand that I do care for you a lot."

Her waterworks started again.

"But no matter what happens I'll always be in your heart and I'll always protect and watch over you. You are an amazing person Juvia and any man should be proud to have you in his life. I'm glad I get to call you friend," he removed his hand from her face and smiled, wiping away more of her tears.

She smiled softly and hugged him tightly, "Juvia is glad she can call Gray-sama a friend as well," she lifted her head up and softly kissed his cheek.

"Juvia?" He asked quizzically.

She said nothing as she got comfortable under the blankets on her bed. He watched as she drifted off into a deep slumber; he gave a soft smile. He removed himself from her bed and began to leave but he stopped, looking over his shoulder and walking back to her, "sleep well Juvia," he kissed her cheek gently and watched a small smile form on her face. He moved some of her hair and put it behind her ear, "I... I love you."

Author's note: Sorry I ended it there! (don't hate me!) But you know, I felt as if I had to, it was just such a cute moment! Anyway, things are all going to start coming together soon enough which is actually sort of saddening to me. Leave your feedback, tell me who you think did it now that you all know more information, and leave more lovely reviews because they make me so happy. Love you all! OH AND HAPPY GRUVIA WEEK!(: