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Levy readjusted Rogue in her arms as Juvia settled on the couch beside her, a bright smile on the water mage's face.

"He is beautiful."

Levy's eyes crinkled down at the baby in her arms. "He looks just like Gajeel."

The water mage hummed and chuckled, "Juvia thinks so too."

"Would you like to hold him?"

Her eyes widened in excitement and her delicate hand fluttered to her mouth. "Oh, Juvia would love to."

After a bit of finagling and tangled arms, Juvia coddled the bundle close to her. "Juvia thinks he is a very calm and content baby."

"You're right. He's not too fussy, but I can tell he's going to be a handful once he gets older. Especially with Gajeel as a dad."

Said man rounded the hallway and into the living room, "I heard that."

Levy rolled her eyes. "You hear everything."

"I'm going down to the guild. You comin', Lil'?" The Exceed nodded and hopped off the couch, following his partner to the front door. Gajeel reached for the knob, then turned back, pointing at Juvia. "Oi, don't drop that."

Levy scoffed at his use of words and gaped at him. Juvia only bowed her head.

"Juvia promises she will be careful, Gajeel-kun."

Satisfied, the dragon slayer nodded and left.

Levy watched the door for several beats before turning back to the woman completely enraptured with the newborn. "Juvia, how did you and Gajeel become friends?"

Juvia knowingly smiled at the script mage. "Levy is curious as to why Juvia uses -kun, correct?" She nodded and Juvia continued.

"Gajeel came to Phantom Lord after Juvia, she had been in the shadows since she was young. Not many wanted the Rain Woman around, but Jose seemed to love the idea of Juvia and her powers. When Gajeel joined, he was very angry and vindictive. No one cared, he was strong and won battles in Phantom Lord's name."

Juvia's sentence faded into the quiet, taking the pause to coo at Rogue and offer her hand for him to hang on to. "Rogue has a very strong grip, like Gajeel…Gajeel walked into a bad mission one night. He ignored Juvia, but he didn't curse or threaten her if she didn't leave. Gajeel did not complain about Juvia's 'gloom'. A-at least not seriously.

"Juvia had secretly followed him and found him in rough shape. Juvia helped to patch him up. He was very quiet, except for cursing when Juvia sewed his stitches. When Juvia started to leave, he thanked her and that's where Juvia supposed it started.

"We have looked out for each other for a very long time."

Levy smiled tenderly and gently plucked the fussing Rogue from Juvia's unsure hold. "I'm glad he had you around, Juvia."

The water mage's eyes never deviated from the round face and tiny red eyes, his mother's hand smoothing his hair to calm him. "Juvia is glad he has you, Levy."

#50; Juvia is talking with Levy about how and why Juvia has started to call him Gajeel-kun

originally posted: 10-16-13

A/N: I really like the headcanon that Gajeel and Juvia would be close- it's not something obvious, it's subtle. That's their style. They spent years in PL and Gajeel was one of the few to respect her first (even if she did have to kick his ass at first). They're like siblings- they can't spend too much time with each other (or they'll drive the other crazy) and they look out for each other from a distance.