I'm back with new chapter yay!

School is killing me. Too much work. I'm lucky I got this week off so I could finish this chapter. From now on, I'll be updating once a month. Twice if I don't have too much work (I doubt it). Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter! It has lots of tension plus new characters!

P.S. If you by any chance are homophobic, I'm sorry to tell you that there's a homosexual couple in the story. They probably won't appear often but just a warning. I don't want any hate comments in this story.

Enjoy!~


"Okay, we're on the beach with the sun and your slight pale skin we should choose...no no no that's ridiculous, let me think..."

Lisanna paced back and forth around the tent, muttering to herself about which swimsuit will suit Juvia best, while she just sat on her chair staring at her hands on her lap.

She hated feeling so emotional. She actually thought she had her emotions under control, but Gray just had to make things harder for her. It's not her fault she found the scene funny, it's not her fault she laughed, so why did he had to talk to her like that?

Was he just pretending? Did he really remember what he did last night? Is that why he's acting like this? Because he regrets it or because he's angry at her? And why would he? She hadn't done nothing wrong. He was the one who made the first move. So why did he treat her like that? Was he treating her like this because he doesn't want her to get the wrong idea? If so, he could have just told her instead of acting this way. Why would he-

"Yes!" Juvia jumped at her stylist's shout of victory, breaking her out of her thoughts. "This will look perfect on you! And not to mention sexy, as it should! Can't believe I took so long to figure it out..."

She turned around in her chair and felt her eyes widen at the sight of the swimsuit. It was a two piece black swimsuit. Not a simple one though. It was one of those swimsuits where the sides of the bottom are thin strings, except this ones were bronze chains with a black bow in the middle, that showed all of the thigh. The top was a bit similar, the strings were bronze chains at the beginning and then went back to the original black fabric, though she found it a bit small for her big breasts. It was beautiful. It was sexy.

And she loved it.

Normally, she would sprint for the hills at the sight of such an intimating thing. But somehow, she wasn't so shy about it anymore. Ever since she started this photoshoot she has become a bit more comfortable with her body than she has ever been. It's like a switch was turn on inside her, bringing out a side she didn't know was there. Showing her something she didn't know she desired.

This is what she wanted to do. This is what she wants to do. If only it could be that easy...

"It's perfect." Juvia grinned widely and took the bikini in her hands. "You really are the best Lisanna!"

Lisanna blushed slightly, "Oh shush, I'm just doing my job."

"Yay! The bikini is all perfect and all but chop chop." Sherry clapped her hands twice, a comb in her right hand. "We need you ready in half an hour and you aren't even dressed yet." Sherry took her by the shoulders and pushed her inside the 'dressing room'.

"Sherry! Be more gentle..." Chelia sweatdropped, apologizing for her cousin's impatience. Juvia assured her it was fine and stared down at the bikini she'll be wearing again.

It was very beautiful. She wasn't a big fashionista but she knew beautiful clothes when she saw one.

She might not be a model for long, but at least she could brag about the designer clothes she wore. She smirked slightly at the thought and started to take her clothes off, grinning like an idiot.

Life was good in mysterious ways.


"...and I swear if you dare get sand on my perfect pointy spikes before the shoot starts I will throw you my hairdryer."

Gray rolled his eyes at Freed's threat, already leaving the tent before he could say anything else.

He put his shades on and walked out of the mazes of tents toward the beach. He spotted Natsu and Loke sitting in high chairs chatting with two men who had his back to him, one had blonde hair and the other had dark hair.

As he got nearer to them he slowly recognized the two men and took his shades off. "Sting? Rogue?" He asked incredulous.

Turning around on their chairs to look at him better, Sting grinned widely and Rogue smiled.

"Hey Gray! Long time no see!"

"Nice to see you again, Gray."

Gray gaped at them before his face broke into a grin and hugged the two men. "What the hell! I haven't seen you guys in... what? Seven, eight months?"

"Eight months." Rogue answered, clapping him on the back and pulling away with a smile. "Once you step foot in Europe you never want to leave."

"And we would have stayed longer." Sting commented, sitting back on his chair. "But we got a little home sick so we took a break. We're going back in a few months."

"We got a contract with Sorcerer's Weekly France." Rogue informed, to which Sting almost squealed.

"I'm back in my home country baby!" Sting fist bumped the air and Gray chuckled at his excitement. Sting was born in France but after his father died he left his home country to live with his uncle in America. It doesn't matter how many times Sting claims that his true home is here, everyone knows Sting's heart will always belong to France.

"So... I'm glad you guys are here and all but tell me the truth, what are you guys really doing here?" Gray has known them long enough to know when something sneaky was going on.

"Well..." Rogue started, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. "Besides coming back because of home sick, we..."

"We came here for your photoshoot!" Sting finished, smirking in Gray's direction.

Gray's jaw dropped, "You guys too?!"

"Hey! You can't blame them!" Natsu interrupted, "It's the first time you've done something so... open." He pointed out and Loke nodded, pushing up his glasses.

"He's right. You can't blame us for coming here and witness this miracle." Loke smirked.

Gray glared at the four of them, earning a few snickers from his friends. They were right, of course. He was never so open with the crowd, especially with his fans. He guessed that's why Erza made him do this stupid contest. He needed to be more open with his fans or else he could lose their interest. And just because he doesn't pay them much attention doesn't mean he wants that to happen.

"Anyway, changing the subject." Loke crossed his arms, staring straight at Gray. "Where's our dear Juvia?"

"Oooh, yes! The sexy contest winner." Sting smirked, winking at Gray who blushed pink. Natsu wolf-whistled and laughed as his face grew hotter.

"Shut up both of you!"

"Um, excuse me?" Rogue asked, raising an eyebrow at Sting, daring him to say anything else.

"Oh, stop it, you know she isn't my type." Sting kissed his cheek and that seem to relax Rogue, who smiled sweetly at him.

"Gah! Too many lovey dovey couples for my own good!" Natsu exclaimed, grabbing his head in his hands like he was in pain.

Sting rolled his eyes and chuckled, "We've done this in front of you countless of time and you never complained about us been lovey dovey."

Natsu blushed a bit and looked away, "I-it's nothing..."

Realization hit Gray like a truck, a beautiful truck called 'vengeance', and he smirked. "Oh, really? It has nothing to do with a certain girl called Lucy?"

Sting, Rogue and Loke ooed as Natsu's face grew cherry red.

"Shut up Ice Princess! I-it has nothing to do with her!"

"Really? Not even the fact that she's staying the whole weekend here? And if I remember correctly, I think you guys made plans to hang out or something. Am I wrong?"

Natsu's face by this point was boiling and the gang laughed loudly, almost falling off their chairs.

"Natsu likes a girl! This is another miracle!"

"I-I always thought he was gay!"

"Ha! I know right?! I almost hit on him!"

"What?!"

"W-whaat? I love you babe!"

Natsu growled and launched himself at Gray... and fell face first on the sand.

Gray laughed while Natsu spat sand out of his mouth. "I'm sorry buddy but I promised Freed I won't get sand on my hair."

Natsu growled and stood up, "You're lucky I can't punch you right now but I will fight you on after this!"

Gray smirked, "You're on."

"Okay, everyone get ready! It's show time!"

Gray closed his eyes and sighed, thinking about the person he was trying to avoid at all cost. He put his shades back on, waved goodbye to his friends and made his way toward Laxus, before stopping dead in his tracks.

Standing right next to Laxus, in all her grace and beauty, was Juvia. And to say she looked sexy was a huge understatement.

Her exposed thighs, her revealing breasts, the bronze chains from the bikini lining her hips and collarbone, the color black on her skin, her long blue curls, her smoky eyeshadow and black eyeliner, her piercing blue eyes, her plump pink lips, everything about her screamed sexy and so much more.

Oh, he was so doomed.


"Alright, listen up. We're doing the shoot in the water. Standing, no diving. We'll be later taking individuals shoots of each other. Got it? Got it. Okay. Bickslow, my camera!"

Juvia took a deep breath to relax her nerves. She was very confident at first with this bikini, she still is, but when she left the tent on this she swears every men she passed by couldn't stop staring at her, some even had nosebleeds. She lost her confidence at first thanks to the many stares but she soon gained it back when Mirajane came up to her jumping and squealing on how great she looked.

It always made her smile when Mirajane would just leave unfinished business hanging so she could compliment her on her outfit. It made her heart leap with joy. She came here all insecure about herself no matter how many times she told herself Gray had chosen her but Mirajane somehow made them all go away with her kind, sweet words. If only someone else could do the same...

"Earth to Juvia."

Juvia jumped out of her skin at the voice and sighed, almost in relief, when she saw it was Gray.

"You okay? You seem to have spaced out or something." He knitted his eyebrows together and she would have thought it was out of concern but with his shades on she couldn't be sure.

She blushed slightly and bit her lip, tucking a lock of blue hair behind her ear. "S-sorry, Juvia sometimes gets lost in her thoughts..."

Gray turned away from her, looking at the ocean instead, and shrugged. "It's fine."

Juvia nodded shyly and turned to look at the ocean too. Immediately, she felt the weight of today's problems been lifted off her shoulders. She doesn't know why, but ever since she was a child the sight of the ocean always soothed her, she could be drowning in it and instead of feeling fear she'll be feeling peace. And right now she needed peace, and patience, because she could feel her stomach wanting to burst with butterflies.

"Alright! Gray, Juvia, get in the water till it reaches your waist. No getting hair wet." Laxus shouted, adjusting the camera's lenses.

Gray sighed and took his shades off, throwing them at Loke who caught them with a smirk. "Come on, let's get this over with."

Juvia nodded, ignoring the pain in her chest, and walked down toward the water with Gray trailing behind her. As soon as the cold water touched her toes, the pain in her chest disappeared and it was only her and the ocean.

She stopped when the water reached her waist and turned around to see Gray standing a few inches behind her, looking at her... hungrily? With desire? Or was it with disgust? She cursed his ability to hide his emotions.

Upon seeing her noticing him checking her out, he turned his head in the opposite direction, his cheeks a dash pink.

She blushed too and, thinking it's quite fair, she looked down from the corner of her eyes at his sculpted god-like abs. She blushed red and averted her eyes, only to sneak a glance at his abs again. But not only his abs. His usual spiky dark hair, his toned muscles and chest, his dark mysterious eyes, his white and grey stripped swimsuit that somehow makes him look sexier, and everything, just everything about him was sexy and intriguing.

She was so doomed.

Juvia jumped a foot in the air when Laxus cursed at the cold water, Bickslow and another man behind him with white reflectors, and walked a few steps before stopping in his tracks, the water reaching to his knees.

"Okay, Gray get behind Juvia and wrap your arms around her waist."

Her breath hitched in her throat as Gray spun around and made his way behind her. She took a deep breath to calm her breathing as Gray wrapped his arms around her small waist. The touch of skin on skin clouded her thoughts for a moment and she couldn't focus on anything except his arms around her. She was lucky enough that Laxus was distracted with his camera to notice her on cloud nine.

"...stupid camera always breaking down when I fucking need it... Okay, nice, now Juvia lean back till you're resting against Gray." She did so till she was resting on his chest. "Perfect. Now... You know what? Change of plans, Gray put your left hand on her hip and your other hand holding the curve of her waist." Wait, what?!

She felt Gray's breath on her neck as he glided his hands across her naked stomach to her hip and waist. She gasped slightly at the sensation and she knew deep down that Gray had done that on purpose. He's been nothing but cold and mean toward her since this morning. What better way to torture her than to drive her insane with his touches? Yet, she wasn't complaining. Much.

"Could you be more obvious?" Gray whispered quietly in her ear, his breath tickling her neck.

She looked at him from the corner of her eye and saw him holding back a tiny smirk. She blushed and was about to answer him when Laxus spoke.

"Better! Juvia lean back your head a bit... There! Now, put your right hand on his hair and your free hand on her thigh, closed but not in a fist. Gray lower your head a little... Perfect!"

Juvia licked her lips and whispered as quietly as he did, "Funny, Juvia thought the same thing about you."

She saw his smirk fade instantly as he turned away from her, but was shouted by Laxus for moving his head from its position. Gray pursed his lips and lowered his head back in his previous position.

She looked straight ahead, avoiding Gray's eyes. She was so embarrassed. She couldn't believed she just said that, and to Gray of all people. Though, she couldn't deny the feeling of satisfaction she felt upon seeing his reaction...

"Alright, perfect. Now..." Laxus raised his camera to eye level, checking the lightning and ordering his crew in what direction the reflectors should be.

While they were busy shoving more sunlight into their faces, she felt his breath in her ear. "You know nothing..." He whispered quietly, so quietly she almost didn't catch it. And maybe that was the point.

"Move a little to the left and there! Stop. Okay, now you two lovebirds look at me and... sexy!"

The camera's flash went off.


A/N: Cliffhanger! I think. Idk. Anyway, I hope you guys don't mind Stingue in the story. They won't appear that often but I love the ship so I wish you guys don't hate on it. The idea of making Sting french came out of nowhere but then I thought "Sting is hot. French men are hot. Why not?" and so this happened. Also, I think I promised the arrival of a character or two here but it didn't fit so I'm planning for next chapter to bring them to the story because I wanna write them so bad! Hint: one likes blue, while the other is blue himself. And no, it's not Happy. It's two people. Is it a woman or a man? Who knows.

Thanks for reading and please review!~

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