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DATE : June 29
THEME : Comfort
SETTING : Kitchen
CHARACTERS : Lluvia (Juvia)
PROMPT : Holiday
~JuviaxGray

Gray's jaw was set in anger, eyes excited for a fight. The air chilled around his hands, making a small mist float around them. Natsu matched his expression, fire in his hands instead.

"Would you put a shirt on?" Natsu sneered, crouching low.

"You're one to talk, hypocrite" Gray scoffed, putting his fist in his hand in preparation for his magic. "Really, that vest covers nothing!"

Everyone else just sat back to watch as the two went at each other like usual, slashing insults at one other as much as magic. No one noticed the admiring gaze of a certain woman from her place in the kitchen, mouth almost drooling as she watched the 'amazing Gray-sama kick Salamander's butt.'

In actuality, they were evenly matched as they destroyed tables, but try telling Juvia that. Gray was always number one. Even when he was wrong, he was right to her.

Some may call it obsession. Juvia calls it love.

The water woman retreated back into the kitchen, tying an apron on over her clothes. Tomorrow was Valentine's Day. She would definitely win Gray over with her chocolate and beat out that Lucy girl!

Ah, she could see it now. Gray-sama would eat her giant, heart-shaped chocolate with a smile. He would taste all the love Juvia put into the food and realize he felt the same- no!- had even more love for her than she did for him! He would give her a grand kiss and whisk her away to be married that very day!

But first she had to actually make the chocolate, and she was at a disadvantage. Chocolate didn't like water. 'But Juvia will do it!' the woman thought with fire in her soul. 'Juvia will do it for Gray-sama!'

Juvia moved over to the counter, checking over the instructions she received from a very helpful old woman she bought the supplies from. She skimmed over the warnings again before focusing on step one.

Put 1 lb. of chocolate in a bow or pan and set in the outer pan that has the water in it. Put the heat low (do not let the water boil), and stir as it starts to melt. This will take around 15 minutes, so you need to be patient.

Juvia quickly plopped the pound of chocolate in a bowl before filling up another on with water. She placed it on the stove, turning up the heat so only a small flame poked out. Grabbing a spoon, Juvia hovered over it, waiting for it to start to melt.

Seven minutes later, the chocolate didn't even seem like it was getting soft, left alone melting. Juvia frowned at it and turned up the heat, her hand accidentally slipping so it was at the hottest setting.

Juvia panicked, trying to twist the dial so the flame would go down, but it was jammed! Not knowing what else to do, Juvia dowsed it with water, not noticing when some splashed into the now melted chocolate.

Afraid, Juvia peered at her chocolate, thinking it would be a charred mess, but was delighted to see it was completely melted. She happily picked up the pan by the handle, depositing the one that held water in the sink, and set it down on the counter before hunting for the heart mold she bought. She didn't notice the pan was burning the table and her directions.

A sound of relief escaped her when she finally found the mold but was quickly replaced by a gasp when she saw the smoke rising from the table. She rushed over, holding the pan up away to inspect the damage. The wood was still burning, red flecks showing the small fire. Juvia, not wanting to get her chocolate wet by using magic, ran over to the freezer and grabbed some dry ice, not noticing a few pieces fell into her chocolate, and swept it over the table.

With a sigh of relief, Juvia sat down the pan and looked at the burnt instructions. Only one step was difficult to understand.

Spoon it into the mold cavities.

freez . M ke sure u t ic in frozen.

It took Juvia a few moments to decode the second step, but she quickly spooned the chocolate in and put the icing on. She sighed in satisfaction at the beautiful pattern she made and prepared to put it in the freezer, but the chocolate suddenly burst! It rushed over the mold, dousing her hands and the floor in chocolate liquid.

Juvia yelled out in despair, watching all her work fall apart in front of her eyes. Only a little bit remained in the pan, but she put it in the freezer anyway, doing her best to salvage the problem.

Twenty minutes later, the depressed water woman told took the mold out and followed the last step.

When you take the mold out of the freezer turn it upside down and gently tap it on the table. The candy should drop right out.

It did drop right out, but the sad, bite-sized piece looked anything but pretty. She stared at the little husk before dropping heavily in a chair, putting her hands up to her face.

'Gray-sama will never eat this! Juvia will lose him to that Lucy!' she wailed in her mind. 'Oh Gray-sama!'

"What are you doing in here, Juvia?"

The woman jerked up in shock, turning her head towards a questioning Gray. Her eyes filled with tears at the sight of him. "Gray-sama~!" she cried, the sight of her tears making him recoil in shock.

"O-oi! Don't cry!" He stood awkwardly by, looking around like the pots could give him a hint of what to do. His eyes landed on the chocolate. Cautiously, he walked over to her. "What's wrong?"

Juvia chocked back a wail. "Gray-sniff-chocolate-sniff-marriage-sniff-Valentine's Day-sniff." The poor woman couldn't catch her breath enough to thoroughly explain. Gray stepped back a little when she mentioned marriage, but he put together the crude heart was supposed to be for him. He bravely grabbed it and popped it in his mouth.

'Ulp!' The taste was horrible! It took all of Gray's willpower not to make a face and spat it back out. He forced himself to chew the rancid piece and swallow it, watching Juvia as her tears dried. "It's good," he lied.

Juvia's face broke into a bright smile, and her cheeks tinted red. "J…Juvia's glad you liked it, Gray-sama. Happy Valentine's Day."

Gray shrugged off the fact it was a day early and smiled back, sitting down with her. "Likewise."