The truth behind Jellal and Juvia's affectionate display.

"Hmm…What's taking her too long to gather her things?" Jellal said. "Maybe I should go check on her."

Jellal decided to go upstairs and check on Erza. As he make his first step towards the stairs, Juvia came from the opposite direction and approached Jellal.

"Oh. Juvia. How have you been? Its been a while huh." Jellal said.

"Juvia is very fine. But, how about you? Are things going well with Erza?" Juvia asked.

"Wha?" Jellal said while blushing.

Giggling, "How can you be surprised of Juvia's question? It seems that everytime you talk to her, you always try and look good. Why are you blushing now?" Juvia stated.

"Uh, well… I never thought that other people even notice this kind of things." Jellal replied. "But, if you're interested about how things are going between us then, I can say that there's a very tiny progression. Her cold attitude's kinda lessened."

"Oh, good for you then. Juvia's happy to hear that." Juvia said while showing off a sad face.

"Hey, is there something wrong?"

"Gray-sama still hasn't shown even a single ray of hope for Juvia. Juvia doesn't think that it's even possible for Gray-sama to notice me."

Scratching his head, "Say… do you need help? I can talk to Gray if you want. Its better if there's someone else pushing him towards you ya' know." Jellal suggested.

"Gasp! Really?" Juvia held Jellal's hands and added "Do you really think you can help Juvia!"

Jellal broke free from Juvia's grip and said "Hey, you're my friend right? I'll definitely help you!"

So Jellal brought out his phone and texted Erza.

"Hey Juvia, let's just wait for Erza's reply. I told her to meet me at the school gate but, just to be sure, let's wait for her reply." Jellal said until, his phone beeped.

"Hmm… She's with Lisanna and Natsu. Well, Natsu seems protective but, even so, maybe I'd just check on her for a while." Jellal said but, just as he finished his statement, Juvia's smile just vanished and returned to her hopeless looking face again.

"Oh, Juvia understands…" Juvia said.

Jellal looked up and whispered to himself, "Oh Erza please forgive me."

"Okay, okay, I'll help you but, let's move on to somewhere else where no one can hear our plan."

So, Jellal put his arms on top of Juvia's shoulders and went away. As they reached the vacant room, Jellal started giving off his strategy.

"Okay. I'm not good in helping the girls' side but, it's better than nothing right?" Jellal stated.

"Right!" Juvia said while smiling sweetly.

"Okay, first, I'll go to Gray and try to talk some things about you. Then, let's see what he thinks. If there's something negative, which I doubt, then, let's move on to another plan."

"Uhuh, but, what's the other plan?" Juvia asked.

"Hmmm… I'm… not sure!" Jellal shouted.

"Uh, hey…"

"Oh I know! I'll ask Erza to help too. Well, she's a girl so, she can definitely understand you!" Jellal said.

They both agreed to each other. They both went home. Jellal, upon entering his room, he saw Erza fast asleep. He grabbed a blanket and put it right on top of Erza.

"Sleep well Erza… I really love you." Jellal whispered.