Hey lovelies!

As always sorry for the late update but school is been hard on me these days. This chapter is short sadly but next chapter will hopefully be longer since I'm introducing quite a few more characters. I mean, come on, do you really think Natsu and Loke are the only model friends Gray has? ;)

Hope you guys enjoy!~

"Gajeel-kun!"

Gajeel uffed as Juvia tackled him with a hug in the middle of the hallway.

"O-oi, woman get off me!"

"But Juvia misses Gajeel-kuuun." Juvia whined purposely to annoy him. She really did missed him. As much as she wants him and Levy to get together already, she also wants sometime alone to be with Gajeel and hang around like they used to.

"Y-yeah well me too. Now get off me!" Juvia pouted but obeyed letting go off Gajeel.

"Well you have a particular way of showing it." Juvia pouted sadly.

"Don't give me that face!" Gajeel exclaimed, panicking. "I'll feel guilty!"

"That's the point." Juvia giggled as Gajeel glared at her.

"Tsk, whatever."

"Aww," Juvia cooed, "You know you still love me."

"Tsk, shut up." Gajeel growled but he was smiling.

Juvia grinned and grabbed his arm, "Come on, let's get breakfast. We have a lot to catch on."

"You bet. How about we start on how you're here on the first place." He narrowed his eyes as she dragged him to the restaurant.

She whined, "Juvia already told you that the girls pushed her to do it. Why does it matter anyway?" She whispered the last sentence.

"Why does it matter?!" Gajeel exclaimed loudly, earning a few glares from the people around. "I'll tell you why it matters. You did a fucking bikini shoot and entered a motherfucker model's contest without fucking telling me. I don't care if you're already here, I'm still pissed for one, not telling me, and two, for entering the damn contest!" Gajeel finished taking a very deep breath.

She let go of his arm and bowed her head down, staring at the floor. "I'm sorry... Juvia should have told you but since you were very busy back at the time and she didn't wanted to annoy you-"

"You will never annoy me Juvia. And you know that." Gajeel growled softly. She bit her lip and nodded, not knowing how to respond to that. "Let's just forget about this and eat. I'm still pissed but I want to spend some with ya before they drag you for the next shooting."

She smiled softly and hugged his arm again. Gajeel could never stay mad at her for so long. She was very lucky because Gajeel's wrath wasn't pretty. At all.

They reached the restaurant and a waitress took them to a table near the windows, to her relief.

During breakfast Gajeel told her all about his trips to Europe and Asia and how he learned how to cuss in every single language and managed to defeat a black belt karate master and every violent, and some nice, things he did on his trip. He also told her he bought her some gifts but she couldn't see them. Yet. Not soon. But yet. She punched him in the shoulder after that.

But despite his teasing she enjoyed having her brother figure again. She knew it was selfish but she hoped he never traveled again for a long while because she couldn't go another day not knowing how he was and only texting/calling each other once a week or only thrice a month. He was her only family. And she was his. And she needs him as much as she knows he needs her. She hopes for him to stay here, in Magnolia, with her and Levy and her friends.

She pushed the thoughts aside, not wanting anymore distraction, and just enjoyed her breakfast with Gajeel.

When they finished their breakfast she grabbed her purse, bid her farewells to Gajeel, with a promise to meet up for dinner, and headed outside to the pool, Mirajane had texted her yesterday to be there early for some reason. And that meant seeing...

She took a deep breath before pushing the door open to the gardens. She couldn't let that get the best of her today. It was only on the cheek. No biggie. But even as she walked through the gardens toward the pool she knew it wasn't true.

She saw Mirajane waiting for her in one of the many tables surrounding the pool, Gray on the chair next to her. He didn't look any different. In fact, he looked the same as always.

She doesn't know what she had expected for him to look like but she figured to be something different with his posture or expression, you know, something to reveal that he remembered the little incident last night. Or maybe she had just put too much thought into it. It was just a kiss on the cheek. No big deal. Unfortunately.

She sighed deeply, put on a bright smile and waved at Mirajane, hoping her obvious mood won't show on her face. Mirajane smiled widely and waved back, nudging Gray to get up from the table.

Their eyes meet for a moment and Juvia saw what she had dreaded the most.

Nothing. Nothing at all.

He really had forgotten about last night. Or he just really didn't care about it all. She didn't know which one was worse.

Gray had definitely not forgotten about last night. It was all he could think about last night, and today. He almost called in sick but remembered that Erza will see right through it and drag him by the hair (literally) to the pools, not bothering to check if he had at least clothes on.

Reluctantly, he got dressed, had breakfast with Flame-Brain, and afterwards both headed down to the pools to meet up with Mirajane, who was waiting for Juvia and wanted him to wait for her as well, while Natsu went on ahead and got in a golf cart to the beach, leaving him alone with Mira. Yippe.

He was planning on ignoring Juvia for the rest of the day, except for the shooting, but the plan didn't seemed so simple anymore when he saw her coming toward them.

From the outside he looked the same as always, bored and annoyed with the world, but on the inside he was anything but that. His mind was running a mile per second as she made their way toward them. She just had to wear a flower dress that not only make her cute but sexy as hell and he doesn't know how. Like, how can someone look sexy in something as girly as a flower dress? Or maybe he was a pervert after all and sees her like that because he wants her.

What the fuck?! I don't want her! She's only a temporary co-worker. Nothing else...

Their eyes meet for a moment as he stood up from the table but he remained with a bored expression on his face like he didn't care.

He didn't like it. Treating her like this. Not at all. But he wasn't sure why he was feeling this way and he sure didn't wanted to know.

Or so he thought.

"Juvia! Glad you could make it early!" Mirajane greeted and hugged Juvia tightly, who hugged her back with a smile.

"Juvia is already used to waking up early because of college so no biggie." Juvia smiled and looked over Mira's shoulder. To his surprise, she smiled kindly at him and turned back to talk with Mira.

He frowned, feeling uneasy inside. Juvia always stared at him for a few seconds before actually looking away. Maybe she was mad or sad about last night...

Nope! Stop thinking. Focus on your job.

He shook his head and ran a hand through his hair with a sigh. His mind was right. He needed to focus on his job and get this done with it. But that's hard when the woman you can't stop thinking about is your co-worker...

"Alright guys! Let's get going! It's..." Mira lifted her wrist to check her watch, "nine in the morning already and it's a half hour drive to the beach, so let's go!" She chirped and grabbed both his and Juvia's arms, dragging them to a near golf cart.

"Get in, lovelies." One of Mira's bodyguards was already behind the wheel and she sat next to him, leaving him and Juvia together on the back.

He took a seat beside her, avoiding her eyes at all cost. It made him feel guilty, treating her this way, but it was the only way to avoid any more incidents between them. Or any more feelings for that matter.

Mira's bodyguard took them to the private parking at the back of the hotel where guests leave their cars, mostly expensive ones, here so nobody can damage or steal them.

The guard let them in as soon as he saw them and Mirajane flashed him a smile; Gray swore he saw the man swoon and melt on the spot, or maybe it was just him.

The golf cart came to a halt and he felt someone grab him by the collar and drag him out of the car.

"Come on guys! We don't wanna be late!" Gray groaned at Mira's excited squeal, both from annoyance and from pain; her squeal could rival a Crescendo. Juvia giggled beside him and he raised her eyebrows at her.

"What's so funny?" He asked, a bit harsher than he had intended. He mentally punched, kicked, slapped, and judo flipped himself. Her smile immediately faded and she looked down at her shoes.

"Er, n-nothing. Juvia was just laughing at an old funny memory." She excused herself and sprinted to the car Mira was waiting for them in.

He sighed deeply, running a hand through his hair, and followed her to the car, already regretting his idea to ignore her for the rest of the day.

She had smiled for him.

And he made it fade away.

Nothing has ever made his heart ache so painfully.

A/N: Sorry for the lack of Gruvia! But I need the angst! The Gruvia Angst! Also I wanted some Gajuvia BROTP because we all know they rock. I promise you guys, next chapter will be filled with intense Gruvia tension, sexy tension ;) And a special visit from someone! Well actually four someones but still! You'll love it! I hope!

Thanks for reading and please review~

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