A/N: Sorry for not updating for so long! I was really busy and kinda lacking ideas… But happy news guys! This is the 10th chapter of the story! Aaand the story completed 50 reviews! *trumpet sounds* Thanks for your awesome support till now!

"Losing him was blue like I've never known

Missing him was dark gray all alone

Forgetting him was black trying to know somebody you've never met

But loving him was red."

~Red – Taylor Swift

'Kill me. Just kill me.' Juvia thought. What Gray told her replayed in her mind over and over again. He missed her. It was the most unreachable thought for Juvia. Hadn't he wanted her to leave?

She curled up into a ball on her bed. She wasn't feeling very well. Who would after spending a whole night crying instead of sleeping?

Gray.

He had always been a cool guy to everyone. And Juvia had fallen for his looks when they'd first met. But he had taken away her eternal depression along with the rain that had plagued her from her birth. He had shown her the one thing she wanted to see and believed she would never see. He had shown her the sun and the blue skies.

He had given her family and friends. And Juvia knew then that she was falling for Gray Fullbuster, as a person. She fell in love with who he was. She wouldn't leave him even if he lost everything.

He was the one person Juvia wanted by her side the most. And losing him wasn't an option for Juvia. And for a while she had believed that Gray also held feelings for her, just to realize that she was wrong.

When Gray would get possessive of her around Lyon, Juvia had really believed that things were changing. It never did. All she ever was to Gray was a bother. And now, was he hinting that he loved her?

If Gray was happy, that was enough for Juvia to be happy too. It just sucked that he didn't feel the same.

She wiped the tears away from her face. She needed to forget him. She needed to get a life.

She needed to. She didn't want to.

"I'm so sorry Gray." She took in a breath in the midst of her tears. "I'm so sorry for hurting you with my love."

She would just have to wait and see.

And she cried into her pillow yet again.

What had he said wrong? Maybe Lisanna had been right. Juvia wasn't going to run into his arms if he simply told her that he missed her and loved her.

Why hadn't he realized his feelings for her sooner? He was an absolute idiot to never love her the way she wanted him to. If Juvia were with him right then, he would hold her in his arms and assure her that he would never let her go.

Juvia.

She was a mystery to the entire guild. The only person who knew her past was Gajeel. Gray hadn't thought much of her when they'd first met. She was an enemy. But he had saved her from death and had shown her the sun and the clear skies.

He knew that she was eternally grateful to him for that favour he had done her.

She scared him at first with her obsessive nature, but later he found it fun. He'd begun to like it.

She had believed in him and defended him against his entire guild when he was a part of Daphne's plan.

She and he had a great bond that was proved with their unison raid.

She was always there for him, whether he wanted it or not.

She had filled the hole in his heart. The hole that was created when he lost his parents and then Ul.

He didn't like it when Lyon stuck around Juvia with his 'love proclamations.'

And before he knew it, he was in love with Juvia Loxar.

"I'm sorry Juvia. But if I get you back, I'll make you forget your fears and give you all the love you deserve." He closed his eyes and fell into sleep once more, as a small, but visible rolled of his cheeks.

As the last day of the Games ended, Fairy Tale won against Falcon Claw with a minor point difference. The Falcon team wasn't complete without Ultear and Juvia, as rightly noted by Erza, who herself hadn't participated in the last few days events due to the injuries she had acquired during her battle with Ultear. But she had enjoyed the games from the sidelines, and was very pleased with Fairy Tail's victory.

Even though the reservation members of falcon claw, Angel and Yukino, had put up a good fight, Ultear and Juvia were stronger. Ultear couldn't participate due to the same reasons as Erza, but none except the Falcons knew why Juvia hadn't participated.

"Hey Guys! Congrats!" Team Fairy Tail turned around to see a very excited Meredy, a smiling Yukino and Angel, an expressionless Rogue, a grumpy Sting along with Fro and Lector.

"Thank you so much. And congrats to you for getting the runners up. You guys put up a good show." Erza replied sincerely.

"Ha ha! Runners up! You lost!" Natsu was dancing around Sting while Lucy was trying her best to calm him down.

"So, won't all of you be there for the grand party?" Mirajane asked with her dazzling smile.

"Sure!" Yukino replied with a smile gracing her face. She thought of Mirajane as an elder sister ever since the fight against the dragons five years ago.

"All the guilds are going to be there. At least, that's what I heard." Lisanna stated cheerfully. "Won't Juvia and Ultear be there too?" She asked Meredy.

"Of course! If they say no, I'll drag them out!" Meredy said causing everyone to smile.

Erza sat by the window in the room at the inn where she was staying with her friends. She saw two children running on the streets holding hands. 'Childhood Innocence.' She thought and smiled to herself.

"Hey Erza."

Erza turned around to see Gray behind her, looking out of the window as well. "Hello, Gray. How do you feel now?" She enquired.

"I feel much better than yesterday, anyway." He joked. "I'm so glad they let me out the day before. Otherwise, I would've died from boredom!"

Erza smiled at Gray and resumed to look out of the window.

Gray looked at Erza and pondered if he should ask her about her. He didn't know if Erza would even answer him, but there was no one else other than Erza who he could talk to at this point of time. He gathered up the courage to ask his question.

"Erza? I have a question."

"Is it about Juvia?" Erza asked back nonchalantly.

Gray's mind suddenly froze. He wasn't expecting Erza to understand his question without his asking. "Yes. How did you know?" He asked, shock written all over his face.

"That's the only subject you seem to ask or talk about since the games started." She turned away from the window and looked at Gray's face, straight into his eyes.

"I-uh…" Gray was at a loss for words. Erza could read him well. Gray was trying to formulate an answer to Erza's statement, when she spoke up again.

"Gray, I heard from Lisanna that you'd asked her for help and I know about those two scenes you had with Juvia."

Gray slowly nodded his head.

"I also know that you only recognized your feelings for her after she left guild."

Gray nodded again.

"I also understand that you are having a hard time in getting to talk with Juvia and communicating your emotions."

He turned away, his back facing Erza, fists clenched with the tension he was feeling.

"I'm sorry to say this Gray, but if you want to tell Juvia how you feel, tonight's party will be your last chance. They'll leave tomorrow and even if you manage to find her in Falcon Claw, she might not be willing to talk to you. But tonight she will because she'll be surrounded by us. We are her family and friends, Gray. And you are the reason that she found all of us. You are the reason she found her home."

Hearing those words that came from Erza, Gray was fighting to stop himself from breaking down.

"Juvia loves you too much to hate you, Gray. Even now, even though she is hurt believing that you don't love her, she would give up her life for you, Gray. That's how strong her love for you is. She would never give up on you Gray. Never." She stood up from her seat and dusted her skirt and smiled at Gray. "Go get her." She winked.

Gray had not seen Erza wink, but what h had heard from Erza gave him hope that he still had a chance with Juvia. And he was going to take that chance no matter whatever happened.

Gray made his way around the huge hall of the Palace of Crocus trying his best to spot a certain bluenette. He was, for once, fully dressed, in a black tux with a deep blue tie to embellish his outfit. He had seen so far, Lucy and Natsu, Jenny, Sherry and Ren, Kagura and also Elfman and had talked to them as patiently as possible and had run off when done talking without wasting a second.

He'd looked all around the hall and still hadn't seen Juvia. He was now starting to think she hadn't come at all.

"Hey Gray!" Gray turned around to see a very drunk Cana waving at him.

"What is it, Cana?" Gray snapped. He did not have enough patience left to handle the card mage. Nope, he didn't.

"Juvia looks sad."

Now, he had patience.

"Where is Juvia, Cana?" Gray asked politely helping Cana to a chair. He knew that the only way to get answers out of Cana would be by being really nice to her.

"She's on the balcony on the second floor." Cana said aimlessly before Gray dashed up the stairs.

Gray looked around the second floor and out on every balcony he passed to find Juvia. The second floor, Gray noted, wasn't crowded at all. He could only spot couples whispering to each other or silently holding hands or simply watching the night sky side by side. The entire floor was quiet and not even the sound from the lower floor could be heard. He walked on peaking out on balconies until he saw the silhouette of the girl he had been searching for.

He could only see her back but he already knew that she would look mesmerizing. Juvia was wearing a plain and pale silver strapless gown. Her long hair cascaded down her back in waves up till her waste. As far as Gray could see, she was watching the moonlit sky. He took in a deep breath and walked to her.

"Good evening, Juvia." Gray greeted. Yeah, great way to start, idiot!

Juvia jumped at the sudden sound and turned back to see Gray looking at her. Her eyes widened out of shock.

"You look beautiful." Gray commented, mentally slapping himself for talking so pointlessly.

"Thanks. You look good too." Juvia was making an attempt at small talk and it turned out to work just fine.

The uncomfortable silence between them became so intense that Gray thought he'd become invisible.

"Juvia, we need to talk." Gray decided to start this talk and set things straight with the little amount of time he had at hand.

"I don't have anything to say." Juvia snapped at him.

"Well, I do. And guess what? I happen to have a lot to say." Gray stated a bit harshly, but nevertheless, his sudden change in attitude got Juvia's attention.

"Listen, Juvia, I've known for a long time that you've loved me and I haven't been the straight forward guy I should have been. I've never been able to understand my emotions about anything, much less voice them out. My feelings about you were a complete mess until… until you left."

Juvia continued to look at Gray with wide eyes that held something that Gray couldn't place.

"I don't know if you wanted it like this, but I do…. I do love you. If you don't believe me, Let me show you."

He got one step closer to Juvia and put one arm around her waist and the other he placed on the side of her head. He felt Juvia clutch her wrist on the railing of the balcony as their faces got closer and closer. Their noses touched and they could feel each other's breath. Their lips nearly touched before they heard a ear shattering scream from downstairs and ran down, never having kissed.

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