It's Monday! I'm glad you guys are liking all the fluffy-fluff. Enjoy it while it lasts... Once the plot picks up, it's going to leave Gray and Juvia reeling. XD

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- K. Chandler

"It's very strange." The small female frowned, pulling at the ribbon in her hair. She had introduced herself as Levy, the Royal Scholar. Gray had said that she was one of the brightest minds in the Kingdom of Fiore. But currently, Juvia had her stumped.

"You can't tell what's wrong?" asked Gray.

Levy shook her head. "She shows no signs of illness and she doesn't seem to be injured. Her legs appear to be fine. There's no reason for her loss of voice. Sorry guys, I've got nothing."

"It's fine," said Gray. "We were just kind of hoping," he said, giving Juvia another searching look.

Juvia shrugged, pulling Cana's jacket around her tighter. Having it made her feel less self-conscious.

"What about where she's from and stuff?" said Natsu. "Maybe that could be some kind of a clue."

Levy hummed thoughtfully, tapping her chin. "I got it! Be right back!" With surprising speed, Levy hurried to one of the tall shelves that lined the walls of the library.

Juvia wondered how Levy knew what was where. All the shelves looked identical to Juvia. Levy must have spent a lot of her time in here.

"This one," Levy said, rising on her toes to reach for a book. "…Almost…"

"Do you need help?" asked Natsu.

"I'm fine," said Levy quickly.

"You're, like, two feet shy of being fine," Natsu pointed out.

"Natsu!" hissed Cana, cuffing him on the head.

"Actually… could you push that ladder over here?" asked Levy sheepishly.

"Or I could just get the book for you," he said, but Natsu did as he was asked.

"That's perfect," said Levy, mounting the ladder. "Wait right there." She pulled a couple of volumes from the shelf. "Catch!" she called, not waiting for a response before she let the books drop with a thunk.

"What? Ow!" Natsu glared up at her, rubbing his head.

"Sorry," giggled Levy.

"That's what you get for calling her short," laughed Gray.

"I did not call her short," protested Natsu. "I was offering to help."

Levy climbed down the ladder. "You okay? I really didn't mean to drop those on you," she said with an apologetic smile.

"It's fine. Just be careful next time," said Natsu, cracking a good-natured grin.

"He'll live, Levy. He's hard-headed," said Cana.

"Wow, guys," said Natsu. "No sympathy from either of you."

Cana and Gray exchanged glances, identical grins on their faces. Juvia laughed too. Even though she was surrounded by complete strangers, Juvia couldn't help but get caught up in the excitement. Everyone seemed to enjoy each other's company so much. They were nothing like how humans were supposed to be.

Natsu set the stack of books down as he and Levy rejoined them at the table. He was still rubbing the back of his head.

Juvia couldn't help feeling sorry for the energetic Gunnery Master, especially since she had laughed at him. Well, she could fix that. Reaching over, she tapped the table in front of him to get his attention.

"What is it?" asked Natsu.

Juvia reached across the table, grabbing Natsu's hand. She laced her fingers through his, shutting her eyes, preparing to send some of her healing magic his way. Her eyes flew open as she realized: she didn't have her magic anymore.

Sheepishly, she let go of Natsu's hand, sitting back down.

"What were you doing just now?" Gray asked.

Juvia shrugged. She wondered if she would ever be used to the loss of her magic. Even though it had been such a big part of her, it wasn't something she would think about. Now she definitely noticed its absence.

Levy opened one of the books, flipping through it. She set the open pages in front of Juvia.

"Can you tell us where you're from?" Levy asked gently.

Juvia looked down at what appeared to be a map. She recognized some of the coastlines, though the areas inland were foreign to her.

She started to point at the ocean, but she stopped herself, shrugging instead. Gray and his friends would think she was crazy if she told them she was from the ocean.

"Another no, huh?" said Natsu.

"Maybe she doesn't want to go back there. Are you running away from where you come from?" asked Cana.

Juvia shook her head. She didn't want Cana to think she was some sort of fugitive or refugee.

"Is there someplace you're trying to get to?" asked Gray.

It took Juvia a minute to find their location on the map. She pointed to it.

"Here?" asked Levy.

"Like the castle?" frowned Natsu.

"Probably like Akane," said Cana. "Maybe are you trying to meet somebody in town?"

Juvia wasn't quite sure how to respond to that one. She leaned toward Gray instead, throwing her arms around his waist and smiling brightly.

Gray flinched away at the unexpected contact, sputtering. Cana and Natsu laughed.

"Well, that answers that!" said Natsu.

"She seems to have taken a liking to you," said Levy cheerfully.

"I wonder why," deadpanned Cana.

"Yeah, whatever," Gray muttered, looking away. His face was flushed pink.

Juvia felt a little bad for embarrassing him. She nudged him in the shoulder, craning to peer into his face.

"What do you want?" he growled.

Juvia tried her best to make her smile look regretful.

Gray let out a huff. "Okay, okay! I'm not mad at you, all right? Geez!"

Juvia smiled brightly, clapping her hands.

"So what do we do now?" asked Natsu.

"I guess she can stay here in town," said Gray.

"This girl's not staying with you," said Cana. "That'll give people the wrong idea."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Did you miss the weird looks people were giving you on our way here?"

"What weird looks?"

"Honestly, Gray!"

"What weird looks?" he asked again, looking genuinely bewildered.

Gray may not have noticed, but Juvia hadn't missed the way people were staring. Of course, she didn't blame them. She had been wrapped in Cana's jacket, while she clung to Gray's back like some kind of barnacle. It must have been quite the sight!

"This girl is—"

"Would you stop calling her 'this girl'?" Gray interrupted.

Both Gray and Cana looked at Levy. "Can you figure out what her name is?"

Levy smirked. "One step ahead of you!" She pulled a small book from the stack. "This is a list of castle personnel. Anyone on the payroll is listed here. Servants, staff, the prince's aides and advisors, all of you military types, along with any artists and scholars who have sponsorships. See if there's anyone here who has the same name as you," she said to Juvia, passing her the book.

Juvia scanned the columns of names, realizing quickly that her name wasn't terribly common. But that was easily resolved. She pointed at the page.

"Jellal?" asked Natsu, frowning. "Your name is Jellal?"

Juvia shook her head, pouting.

"I think she means the letter J, Natsu," said Levy.

Yes! Juvia smiled. Then she pointed at another name.

"Fullbuster," said Natsu. "Your name's Fullbuster too?"

"Really, Natsu?" said Cana. "That's the letter U."

"I know my letters," grumbled Natsu.

Gray shook his head. "You mean the letter F."

"Why would she want an F?" asked Cana. "J-F doesn't spell anything."

Juvia clapped her hands to get attention. She pointed at Cana.

"So it is a U?" asked Cana. "See, what'd I tell you?"

The J in Jellal. The U in Fullbuster. The V in Levy. The I in Knightwalker. The A in Cana.

"J-U-V… It's Juvia!" said Levy.

Juvia wanted to give the Royal Scholar a hug. It was wonderful to hear the sound of her name again.

"That's a pretty name," said Cana. "Juvia. I like it."

"Juvia," repeated Gray. "So that's your name, huh?" he asked.

She nodded, her stomach doing a happy flip. Never had her name sounded so beautiful, so right, as when Gray said it.

So you know when he says your name, and it sounds special? Like, other people use your name all day long, but there's something different when it comes from someone who cares about you. You know what I'm talking about, right?

Anyways that was my reason for making Erza's last name Knightwalker. I needed to find an 'I' somewhere... XD

Next time, in Silence, Juvia reconnects with an old friend: Meredy laughed. "So you've made progress then! Good for you!"

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