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I am really sorry for this chapter. Its kind off boring I think. But it's necessary for the next chapter. I have so many plans on that one O:3 I hope it will blow you away! :D
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"Aye!" Happy said and picked 5 papers out of a jar. "Team one is Gajeel, Evergreen, Natsu, Juvia and Levy. That makes Team two Gray, Freed, Bickslow, Wendy and Laki."
"Alright Brats!" Master said smiling. "Let's start the next round! Don't think this is going to be easy! Happy is going to explain the rules. This is the ultimate Fairy Test!"
"AYE! The next round is the ultimate Fairy Test." Happy began telling. "The rules aren't simple and it is a lot of teamwork. Every team can choose their members into one of the 4 categories. Every category should have a least one member of one team. The fifth member can put in all the categories as a joker. In each category you will face the other team with a mission. But this is also a race against the clock. These are the categories:
1. Sharp
2. Battle
3. Torture
4. Rapid"
"Choose wisely and get some rest. We are taking a break. Be al back in one hour!" Master said. "Don't forget to visit the gift shop!"
The people in the arena were leaving for the break and the participants were talking with their teammates. Gray was walking up to Juvia. "Juvia I…" Juvia smiled at him: "Hello Gray-sama. Juvia is sad she is not with Gray-sama in one team." Juvia blushed. He needed to apologise now. He needed to be clear to her now! He wanted to be with her. And like this he couldn't focus on the exam. "Juvia I…" Gray started. Why can't I say it! He looked down and saw the paper in his hand. "I thought maybe you wanted to keep this."
Juvia blushed. "Thank you Gray-sama" as she took the drawing of their future baby. Ok, don't think about the baby thing. Just apologise. "Juvia I need to.."
"Rain Women! Come here!" Gajeel yelled. "Sorry Gray-sama." Juvia said. "Juvia needs to go to her team. Good luck Gray-sama!" Gray looked disappointed. "Good luck Juvia."
Gray looked at Juvia walking over to her team. Maybe he just wasn't ready. Gray turned around and walked over to his team.
"Gajeel? Natsu? You too focus on hearing the other teams strategy." Levy started. "We don't know what missions goes with the categories so we need to think." Everybody nodded. "Torture must be hellish." Evergreen said. "Juvia can handle that. Her body is made of water!" Juvia said but Levy shacked her head. "No, It won't be that kind of physical torture. I think it will be a very hard mission."
"Then I will do it." Gajeel said. "You are all going too fast." Levy said. "we need to think about the other categories first."
Evergreen en Juvia were thinking, while Gajeel was focused on listening to the other team. "I can't hear them. I think they must be too far away." Gajeel said.
"We should just put people in the categories now and get something to eat and rest a bit." Evergreen said. "Freed would probably do the Sharp category. And we don't know it that would mean fast or smart. So Levy and I should do that one."
"Are you sure?" Juvia asked and Levy nodded in agreement. "Yes. I think Evergreen and I could stand against Freed. Rapid means fast so we should let Natsu do that one. And then Gajeel can do Torture, with he could probably handle. And that would leave Juvia with Battle. And Juvia would have the advantage in battle. Since form the others only Gray would be a problem and the change Freed would put Gray in battle would be very small." Evergreen nodded. "Freed would set Gray with Torture I think."
"Juvia won't disappoint you!" Juvia said smiling. "Alright I'm all fired up!" Natsu said. "Let's do this!"
"Shouldn't you rest a bit Natsu-san?" Juvia asked. "You just fought Mirajane-san."
(after some time)
"Team one. What is your decision?" Master asked. Juvia felt nervous. She didn't want to fail for her team. She knew eventually she needed to win by herself. "Juvia will do the Battle." She said. "And Natsu-san is going to do the Rapid challenge, Gajeel-kun wants to do Torture and Levy-san and Evergreen-san are doing Sharp."
Master nodded. "And team two?"
Freed looked at Gray. Gray nodded. No turning back now. "I will do the Sharp challenge." Freed said and Levy and Evergreen smiled at each other. "Wendy will do Rapid. Laki and Bickslow are doing Torture."
Juvia's eyes widen. Levy was shocked. But that means…
Gray stepped forward. "I will do the battle."
Juvia's chest felt warm. This is exactly what Gray-sama wanted. And what she wanted. This was the perfect opportunity to show him how strong she is. That way he would absolutely fall in love with her! 'I look forward fighting with you like old times'. She blushed. Juvia will show you everything she's got.
"Then we are going to start!" Master said. "Every round will be at the same time at a the same area. Only Rapid will be outside the arena. There will be an 30 minute limit. You cannot lose the category you have the extra member at or you will be disqualified. The team who wins the most categories will win and go on with the exam.
For the Rapid part, were Natsu and Wendy will be participating, the have to find the 6 items on their list. If you're not in the arena, with or without your items, before the 30 minute limit your team will be disqualified.
In the Battle part, Gray and Juvia will fight each other. One of them must be defeated. By the end of the battle there must be a winner or both Gray and Juvia will be out of the S-class exam.
The Sharp category will be a really fast quiz. Every wrong answered question will be punished by Erza. Once the buzzer goes off your time is up. With every question the time between the question and the buzzer won't be predictable. Evergreen and Levy are able to consult with each other. But Freed can have one wrong answer, that will count at the total score, but won't be punished. The team with the highest score will win this category.
Torture is an very hard battle. The contestants Gajeel, Laki and Bickslow, must always stay in the marked squares at the ground. They battle while avoiding random attacks from Laxus and Mirajane. The contestants can only switch squares every 5 minutes when Happy screams 'aye'
You have 2 minutes before we start."
Master walked to Mirajane and Laxus. Probably to give them some last rules on the Torture category. Juvia felt her heart beating fast. She fought with Gray-sama before when the first met. And she absolutely loved it. It was the first time the met. This should bring back so many memories.
"Rain women!" Gajeel shouted. "Keep focused on winning this battle!" Levy nodded. "I want to battle too!" Natsu wined. "I want to kick some ass!"
"Natsu-san! Your category is very important!" Juvia said. "If you fail our team will be disqualified!" Natsu smiled wide: "Then I will win this fast! And then become an S-class mage!"
"JUVIA!" Juvia turned around immediately after hearing Gray calling her. He walked to her. "Juvia! I want you to battle me fair! Give me everything you got!" Juvia's heart beaded so fast she thought it was going to explode. Not just at what he just said. But also because he was standing very close to her. "I want you to give me the best battle I ever had." Gray said and Juvia's cheeks took the collar of tomato's. There were even more red then the collar of Erza's hair. Gray smiled a little: "You promise me that?". Juvia nodded: "Yes Gray-sama!"
Juvia thought she was about to faint. But she had to stay continues to show Gray-sama her strength. And to have the best battle she could give.
They all walked to the area at the arena for their category. Natsu was all fired up and Wendy smiled at him nervously. Gajeel grinned widely and Laki and Bickslow nodded at each other. Evergreen looked at Levy who was shacking a bit but she looked very excited. When Evergreen looked at Freed she saw he was very determined to win. She couldn't help but feel nervous. But she was sure she and Levy were able to defeat Freed.
Gray looked at Juvia standing on the other side of their battlefield. He had hoped to face her in this exam. This was his excuse to be close to her. Even though he was trying to save Lucy the last time the fought together, he really enjoyed their fight. It was different than the other fights. Juvia stood there still blushing a bit. She looks so cute. He was feeling the urge to hold het close. Juvia, we will be together soon.
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