Chapter 11: The Things I Should've Told You
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GRAY WINTER
Chapter 11: The Things I Should've Told You
"Calm down Juvia, let's sit down and talk inside, okay?" Lisanna pushes Juvia gently on her shoulders and enter the house, her eyes went to her toes, "Why are you bare footed, Juvia? It's too cold outside, that isn't good for the baby." Lisanna walks inside the house and gets Juvia's indoor slippers from the bathroom. Lisanna always visits Juvia that is why she became familiar with the house.
Juvia sobs, "Thank you, Lisanna, really thank you… Juvia really doesn't know what to do," she start telling her partner and best friend what happened.
"It's getting colder and colder every day, winter season is really near." Erza said looking at the authorities that are still busy with their work at the moment. Their team had just finished another job.
"Really? I didn't notice it?" Gray said a paper bag on his hand.
"Of course, you're an ice mage, dammit!" Lucy said, being embraced by Natsu who also didn't feel cold because of his abnormal body heat.
"Are you still cold, luce?" Natsu said nipping at Lucy's nape,
"No and stop devouring my neck please!" Lucy answered, and happy who is hugged by her agreed with a simple, "Aye, pervert Natsu!"
"Get a room, idiots!" Gray said looking at Natsu who still molesting the celestial mage,
"That a good suggestion, Gray. Why don't we find an inn to stay for the night?" Jellal said, on his hand is a tray of cups containing hot soup for everyone, "Here, for you darling." He gave her wife a cup,
"Thanks, d-d-d-darling…" Erza blushes, Jellal smiled and sat beside Erza, then went to converse with Gray and the others,
"I promised Juvia that I'll go home tonight so, if you guys want to stay then I'll just go first." Gray said, eating his hot soup.
"Oh, is that so… It can't be helped then, Juvia will surely wait for you." Erza said,
"Is that for Juvia?" Jellal pointing at the paper bag with an expensive jewellery brand printed on it.
"Uh, yes." Gray suddenly blushes,
"Aw, Gray that was very sweet of you! And here I thought you were cold, inconsiderate, insensitive jerk, forgive me, neh?" Lucy said,
"What?" Gray said offended with Lucy's remarks,
"Luce, I'll buy you any jewellery you want, just tell me what is it," Natsu said also wanted to be praised by Lucy,
"Really?" Lucy's eyes twinkled,
"Oi, don't ignore me!" Gray said but the two is now in their own dimension.
Magnolia Hospital. Lisanna sat and is patiently waiting for Juvia to come out of the mage physician's office. After juvia told her what happened the two went straight to the hospital, and there the mage nurses did several tests to the water mage if there is a complication or if the baby is harmed. They are told to wait for a couple of minutes to process the result, but instead of the nurse giving them the printed result Juvia is called by the mage physician himself.
The door of the mage physician's office opened and Juvia went out of it, Lisanna first notice her sad expression, making her worry.
"Juvia!" Lisanna stands from her seat and walks to her friend, "What does the mage physician said? Is there any complication with the baby? Is the baby alright?" she asked multiple questions at the same time, feeling anxious.
"There will be no complications because…" her tears fell, "There is no baby, Juvia is not pregnant." Her voice broke in a sob.
Lisanna just stared at her for a couple of seconds, and her mouth slightly opened "H-How did that happen? You checked it with a pregnancy test kit and it resulted positive."
Juvia shook her head, her shoulders shaking as she cried and tell her what the mage physician tell her.
"Miss Lockser, as per the results that came out after the tests, it shows that you are not pregnant. The red spots that you have seen are due to your menstruation that is delayed." The mage physician said while showing Juvia the results printed in paper. "Pregnancy test kits are seventy percent accurate, but it doesn't mean it cannot make errors from time to time, you should have gone here to double check the results." The mage physician adjusted his glasses, looking at the distressed and very disappointed water mage in the verge of tears. He cleared her throat, "Please don't cry. I know you're disappointed because you have your expectations from being pregnant and having a baby but you and your husband can just try again, you are young and healthy, the chance of being pregnant isn't that far."
"Juvia felt so stupid," wiping her tears with the back of her hand, "Juvia is so ashamed, Gray-sama and everybody in the guild is expecting a baby. How can I tell them that it is just a big mistake from Juvia's stupidity?" they are now sitting on the waiting area.
"It's not your fault." Lisanna put a hand on her knee, "Everybody will understand it if you tell them what really happened." She smiled at her friend,
"Lisanna, thank you." Juvia also smiled at last,
Boarding a train to Magnolia, Gray picks a seat near the train's door. He is currently feeling a little jumpy, he never felt like this before. He picks the box inside the paper bag in his lap, opening it and gazing at the ring decorated with aquamarine stone in the middle and diamonds around the band.
The stones shine brightly in the glow of moon coming out of the train's window. "What if she didn't like it?" he closed the box and exhaled, looking outside of the window where he can now see the Magnolia's train station.
Now in their house's door steps, Gray swallowed nervously, his hands unconsciously combing his black spiky hair before he opens the door.
"I'm home!" he said, expecting Juvia to be waiting in the living room and smiling him but the lights were off. "Juvia?" he drops his sling bag and the paper bag at the couch and walks to their bedroom. He smiled looking at Juvia covered with blanket and is curled like a ball over the bed, "Hey." Gray sat on their bed and reaches for the comforter that is covering Juvia's face.
"Welcome home, Gray-sama." Juvia said,
"Are you not feeling well?" Gray asks, putting a hand over her forehead and sighed, "I cannot tell because my body's colder than normal."
Juvia sat on the bed, grabbing his hand and placing it in her cheek, "Juvia is okay. Just… a little dizzy is all."
Gray smiled, looking at Juvia's long lashes, up-turned nose and rosy cheek, down to her luscious lips that is curved into a smile. 'Why didn't I realize it sooner? How much I love this woman.'
"I bought a beef and gnocchi hotpot on my way home. Let's eat it in the kitchen." Gray said gently pulling her hand to stand up, Juvia nodded and the two went to the kitchen hand in hand.
"I'm sorry Gray-sama, Juvia didn't welcome you home properly earlier," Juvia said setting the plates on the table,
"It's fine. I know that pregnant women tend to be sleepy." Gray gets the covered cups and corn breads from the paper bag,
"Oh," was only Juvia's response, stopping from placing bread knives on the table for a second. She sat on the chair that Gray had pulled for her, thinking of how to tell Gray about it.
Gray was fumbling with the box inside his pocket, finding it hard to find the right words to propose. He practiced so many lines on the way home but none of them were remembered now.
"So, how's the mission, Gray-sama?" Juvia finally spoke, putting food on his plate.
"Oh, the mission." Gray hid his nervousness, "It went fine. With the Fernandes couple with us the task is completed in a nick of time." His eyes never leaving her face,
"That is good. I was worried, I thought it was going to snow and hinder you guys with the job." Juvia commented,
"Even if it snowed, it wouldn't make a difference. We'll still complete the task and I will still go home." Gray said,
"You went home alone?" Juvia asked,
"Yeah, they decided to stay at the inn for the night so I went home alone. I promised right." He answered,
"Thank you, Gray-sama…" Juvia said smiling.
They talked and talked in the dinner, Gray telling Juvia how their mission went, how Natsu almost incinerated everything and bickers every time he reacted about something, how Jellal and Erza fights with harmony, how Lucy improves with her magic and Happy asking for fish every hour. Juvia listened and commented on something in between his story sometimes, laughing at funny things he said.
In the end Juvia cannot tell him about the results because Gray seemed so happy, she didn't want to take that smile away from his face. Gray too didn't manage to propose to her and just tell her things that are irrelevant with his original planned speech.
When they are going to sleep, Juvia reasoned that she isn't feeling well and go to bed early as Gray ask her if she wanted to take a bath with him.
"Oh, no, no! I'm not going with a mission with the exhibitionist!" Natsu crossed his arms over his chest,
"Oi, oi! It's should be me who wouldn't want to work with you, pyromaniac!" a shirtless Gray retorted,
Master Makarov sighed and shook his head, "What will I do with these two?"
"Will I deny the request, Master?" Mirajane asks, lately the people keep on asking for the two in a mission, their reputation in the mage world have somewhat became bigger since they became S-Class mages.
"Natsu, this is a perfect job for you, why don't you give it some thought? Plus the pay is high." Lucy said, trying to convince the Fire Dragon Slayer, "You too Gray!" looking at the ice mage,
Natsu look at the mission poster in Lucy's hand, "So what do you say Gray?" he looks at his friend-slash-rival,
Gray sighed, "Lucy has a point."
"So are you two going?" Master Makarov asked, Natsu and Gray looked at each other then look at the guild master and nod.
Juvia helped Gray prepare his things that he will bring in the mission. The place of mission this time is in an island far from Magnolia and is expected to be completed in two to three weeks' time.
"Juvia, are you not feeling dizzy? You don't have to help me if you're not feeling well." Gray asked, hugging Juvia from behind as the water mage arrange his pack lunch.
"I'm feeling just fine, let Juvia do this for you, Gray-sama." she said and placed a kiss on his nose.
"Juvia," Gray said looking at the pack lunch Juvia is doing right now, "I'm sorry that I need to take this requested mission, I know that I told you that we'll go to the Mage Hospital this week for a check-up. I'll make it up to you when I get back, I promise."
Juvia really have forgotten about it because of all the things that are running through her head. 'If you're going to tell Gray-sama about it, tell it now!' said her mind, keeping something to Gray really make her feel bad.
"Gray-sama…"
"Hm?" he sniffed on her hair, his hand caressing her tummy. "I have a dream last night that I were walking in the Magnolia park with a blue haired baby girl in my arms," he chuckled, "maybe I'm just getting too excited,"
Juvia bit her lower lip, again slipping a chance to tell him the truth.
Standing on the door steps, Gray kissed Juvia passionately. "When I get back, I have something to tell you, Juvia." Placing his forehead on hers,
"Yes, me too, Gray-sama… please take care of yourself." Her hands on his cheeks,
"You too." And their lips collided again, not wanting to let go if it wasn't for the need of air.
Juvia watch Gray walks away until his figure disappeared in her vision. Sighing, she held the collar of her robe and went inside, not noticing a brunette watching from afar.
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