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Warning: This chapter may contain some sexual content and may not be appropirate. Just joking. I mean I'm not upto expectations, sorry. :P
OMG, this is not reality. Juvia might as well faint! No...Juvia must as well be going to die if it were!
Juvia strangled to keep her racing thoughts aside, as Gray's hot breath fell upon her rosy cheeks. Gray had finally succeeded in ruining their date snatching the ride and Lyon's beloved Juvia from him.
Now, only one question remained:—
With both of their heartbeats racing against each other's bodies, and Lyon certainly out of their way now...will they be able to make it finally and kiss?
"Gray-sama..." Juvia said finally, turning her face away from him. "Wait!"
"Huh?" Gray asked in exasperation. "What is it now...Juvia?"
God Dammit! When he was finally going to kiss her...she had to intervene. Why?
"Well...nothing..." Juvia muttered quietly. "Are you the real Gray-sama?"
"God yeah...why are you asking that all of a sudden?" Gray asked her obnoxiously. "Do you think that I'm a fake?"
"Nopes...Juvia didn't think that!" Juvia answered sheepishly, looking away.
"So..." Gray continued. "Where were we now?"
"Wait...Gray-sama..." Juvia stopped him. "Juvia doesn't want to do this."
"What?" Gray blurted out, as if he had been slapped by her just now.
"Wait..." Juvia said after thought. "You planned those cheap and unworthy tricks on Lyon-sama didn't you...Gray-sama? So that I could have a great birthday!" she breathed angrily.
"Yeah..." Gray admitted slowly, slightly backing away from her. "Are you angry about that..Juvia?"
"Yeah...how could you Gray-sama?" Juvia asked, crying fakely. "How could you think of pulling such a cheap trick on Lyon-sama?"
"Wait...that means you care about him. That bastard. You love him..." Gray said, spellbound by his own shock at the words. "Do you love him really that much?"
"No, I meant you...Gray-sama. How could you try and do such low things to Lyon-sama, after you loved him so much..." Juvia ranted tearfully.
"What?" Gray said jawdropping at her mere words, shocked beyond limit. "Seriously, did you even think me and Lyon were a couple before..?"
"Yeah...Gray-sama." Juvia nodded teasingly.
"What a perv," Gray said, sighing disgustedly and crossing his arms.
"Look at yourself, Gray-sama. You are half-stripped right now." Juvia chuckled.
"Whatever..." Gray said, sighing away.
"You are so cruel, Gray-sama. Now stop all of this!" Juvia added, bitterly.
The water from the tunnel suddenly rose up, forming waves around Gray's body and ruthlessly wrapped his body and flung him out into the ground, without mercy.
"Why did you do this, Juvia?" Gray tried to ask coughing, some water still stuck in his throat. "What the fuck?"
"I hate you, Gray-sama." Juvia stated firmly.
The expression at that on Gray's face was of mixed shock and rejection. The words threatened to rebound in his head.
I hate you, Gray-sama. I hate you, Gray-sama. I hate you, Gray-sama. I hate you, Gray-sama. I hate you, Gray-sama. I hate you, Gray-sama. I hate you, Gray-sama. I hate you, Gray-sama!
"No..." it was like Gray had shed a tear but wasn't visible as he had his face in his hands.
"Hey Juvia," Lyon greeted her, finally seemed to caught up with them. He smirked at Gray.
"Looks like you finished the job here, Juvia. Lets go." he said, taking hold of Juvia's waist, but his clothes still soaked wet.
"Yeah. He deserved what he got!" Juvia said with a retreating back to Gray and walking way with Lyon, leaving Gray to fend for himself.
Juvia and Lyon had finally left the mall and were now strolling around one of the nearby Park.
"Juvia...I'm sorry." Lyon apologized slowly.
"Why...Lyon-sama? You didn't do anything wrong today. You just got a bit screwed up today but yet, I have to say...today you were a true sport." Juvia explained the truth calmly.
"Really...?" Lyon said as he blushed. "Was I..?"
"Yes. Thank you, Lyon-sama. That was my best birthday ever." Juvia thanked bowing, with a smile.
"Oh Juvia..." Lyon sighed. "You know that's an understatement."
"Huh?" Juvia replied, confused.
"You love Gray...don't you and yet you turned him down today. Why was that?" Lyon asked, lost in thought.
"Well. Of course, I love my Gray-sama very much. But what he did to you today was absolutely wrong, worthy of punishment. Even if it were meant to give me surprise, but ruining it was too much!" Juvia complained.
Lyon blinked at the sheer simplicity of her words. They made him forget the world around him. He hugged Juvia suddenly, not wanting to let go of her.
"I love you Juvia." Lyon finally confessed honestly. Juvia blushed, frowning at his confession.
"Do you choose me...or Gray?" Lyon asked. "Tell me, Juvia."
Juvia blinked, stunned. She, for a second, didn't know how to react at his words.
"Lyon-sama...I told you. Gray-sama is my destined position. And nobody could ever replace it!" Juvia murmured to him, with her eyes closed.
"Not even if I tell you to. What if he breaks your heart later?" Lyon asked, trying not to sound pathetic.
"Well...about that..." Juvia trailed off slowly. She unconsciously shed a tear thinking about it. Lyon noticed it and kissed the tear away from her eyes.
"That tear was for Gray...wasn't it?" Lyon asked, understandingly. "I know. But please be mine..." he pleaded.
Juvia face suddenly looked up at his face, that looked about to cry. She thought that such a pathetic expression on his face, didn't suit him at all. It was unlike him. He was a dignified, manly but yet arrogant man. But seeing this expression on his face, made Juvia totally pissed off.
"What happened to the brave and extremely valiant Lyon-sama, I know?" Juvia said, balling her fists. "Why is your face like that?"
"Juvia...you don't know me at all! Except a few weeks ago." Lyon said, looking away.
Those words pierced her heart like hell. She didn't know how to feel for him right now, pathetic or angry. She just stood there shedding her fountain of tears without knowing.
"I knew you...you were brave." she said, trying to wipe away her overflowing tears.
"You realized about me." Lyon gave a vague smile. "But you still like him..."
"Gray-sama..." Juvia nodded.
"Why Gray...why always does he have to get involved with whatever I do? My fellow student, UI, Deliora...and even my first love." Lyon said, choked between his own tears.
"That jerk..." he couldn't help crying bitterly now, no matter how stupid he looked in front of Juvia.
"Lyon-sama...do you love me that much?" Juvia asked, a pang of guilt rushing through her.
"Should I tell you how much I love you? Ok, then here goes nothing: I love you a lot, Juvia. Please love me back! Lets get marred, have a wonderful house and beautiful children. Please keep smiling for me forever." he said, wiping off his tears. "What is your answer Juvia? You can tell me...cause I'm not afraid of rejection anymore."
"Lyon-sama...please close your eyes for a while." Juvia requested with a cheerful smile.
"Why?"
"You'll know soon..."
Lyon closed his eyes gently, only to feel Juvia's breath drawing closer to him each second. He was about to open his eyes, when Juvia stopped him by placing her soft hands to his eyes. She pulled him into a breathtaking and heartwarming kiss on her lips. She kissed him with such intensity that he couldn't help but open his eyes in shock. Lyon didn't respond her properly, so Juvia was forced to stop, she turned away blushing.
"Don't just stop like that. That was wonderful, you know." Lyon said, and he pulled her back to his lips.
They kissed passionately for a while, their hands trailing up and down on each other's bodies. Their tongues fought for domination, in which Lyon won without much trouble. Finally, Lyon deepened the kiss and Juvia moaned. She pushed away sheepishly from him and let the kiss end.
"That sound..." Lyon said, smirking. "Bravo!"
"Shut up, Lyon-sama. Didn't you deepen the kiss..?" Juvia asked him, blushing.
They looked at each other and laughed for a while, until they were tired of it.
"So...how was it?" Lyon asked.
"Well...thanks. That was Juvia's first kiss." Juvia thanked, looking flattered. "But I still choose Gray-sama."
"I knew it somehow..." Lyon said, looking at the ground. "You're obstinate."
Juvia giggled. "So... will you tell Gray about it?" Lyon asked, skeptically.
"Of course not...silly," Juvia laughed.
"Hehe...thanks," Lyon laughed a bit too.
"Yeah…let's walk back to the guild now." Juvia said.
They reached outside the guild in a few minutes.
"I'll be leaving you here, Juvia. Farewell." Lyon said, turning his back on her.
"But Lyon-sama...?" Juvia questioned. "You're leaving this early...?"
"Yeah...I have no business here now. Tell Gray. Until we meet again again. Its my farewell, Juvia Lockser."
"Wait...Lyon-sama. Don't leave just like that, you know..." Juvia tried to stop him but to no avail. He turned at her and shook his head firmly.
"Juvia...remember UI taught Gray ice-molding magic...but not heart molding magic." Lyon stated plainly. "When it comes to dating...he has no clue."
"Okay, Lyon-sama. Juvia will take care of Gray-sama..." Juvia said smiling and waving. "By the way, Lyon-sama. Don't forget to say those words to Sherry-san. She'll be impressed."
Lyon sighed warily. "Yeah...only if Ren has not already had his chance...bye."
Lyon said and left immediately, without turning to look back. Juvia waved nostalgically, tears just threatening to form at the corner of her eyes. But, she regained herself soon enough and made her way back to the guild quite sadly.
Just as Juvia opened the knob of the guild and entered inside, a loud crackling noise of 'Happy Birthday Juvia' rang through the walls of the guild. The guild wall was decorated with many streamers and ribbons of different colors, especially Juvia saw the one in the center, which said 'Happy Birthday Juvia' which hung like a necklace in the center. In the center, was a large wedding-like cake with a burning candle on top. Everybody looked in cheerful mood today and unlike a few seconds before, they were dressed in different costumes which described the birthday mood for them.
Juvia couldn't stop her overflowing tears as she looked at her nakama.
"Thankyou..." she slowly said, wiping her tears away.
"We did it for you." Erza explained cutely. "Now care to join in, Juvia?"
"Yes..." she nodded. "Of course..."
She ran towards them, but her eyes solely followed a man who sat half-naked at the center, with one of his hand resting gloomily upon his chin, his face looking downcast and worried.
"Gray-sama..." Juvia went up to him. Gray refused to look up at her.
Instead he said, "Juvia...you said you hated me."
"Well...I don't now." Juvia said, jumping forward and giving him a flying hug. Gray looked at her dazed. Then he noticed something else.
"Hey, where's Lyon?" he asked, noticing that he wasn't with her.
"Well...he left saying that he wants to leave the team early. He said his goodbye to you." her voice sounded a bit cracked.
"Oh..." Gray said. "Lyon left us then."
"Yes." Juvia said, now glomping him even tighter. "By the way, Gray-sama...was that really you there at the ride today?"
"What the fuck...yeah," Gray said, slapping his forehead. "Of course I was there in real. Don't you believe me at all?"
"Juvia...we all were there." Erza said, smiling.
"Oh, Juvia just wanted to confirm it." Juvia replied smiling and holding Gray tighter beside her.
"Yay...that wasn't a dream...that wasn't a dream at all...Gray-sama was there for real! And Juvia knows for sure now..." she squealed beside herself.
Gray sweatdropped.
"Anyways, Happy Birthday Juvia..."
A/N: Crap, I broke Lyon and Juvia up, instead of giving them a good date. Haha, I know...I also didn't let Gray have his kiss with Juvia...I know I'm being a certain selfish and deliquent b**ch here. But, I promise you, next chapter there'll be some real Gray and Juvia fluffness and cuteness. Promise! ;)
Btw, Red Bloody Yukata and GwenuitHolland —(throttles you, for not reviewing last chapter) — Grrrrr***
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