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DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING! *sob* However sometimes I wonder if Mashima-sama used to follow me and my friends around to help him dream up a few of his characters!

At least let a girl dream!

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Episode 29
The Chemistry between Water and Ice

What was the point of any of this? If this is some sort of life lesson about dodging my feelings... then I get it already. I brought her to the water, what else could I have done? By all rights, she should be fine!

...I should have stayed with her. Erza would've been fine. Then I could have grabbed Juvia when the dick sent that lightning out...

Death by friendly fire? Are you fuckin serious? I'm gonna kill him...

Gray began emitting raw, cold rage from his body, sending the water around him to temperatures so cold that it should have belonged to the northern-most regions.

"Gray-sama?"

I can still hear her voice. I shoulda told her how much I loved her voice.

Abruptly, his magic dissipated and he lowered his head between his knees. There wasn't even any revenge to take! He couldn't do anything to Laxus... it had been a horrible accident, and whenever he mustered up the courage to tell everyone she'd slipped through his fingers—he was sure Erza would take over whatever punishment she thought worthy.

It's better that way. If she left it to me... Laxus would let me do it too.

But that's not what Juvia would want, is it?

"...Gray-sama...?"

He covered his ears, "Fuuuuck!" He hated this. What the hell could he do? There was no desire to even face another day. Not even to leave the bath! He could turn into a prune and wouldn't care.

The smell of morning dew filled his senses again, and his eyes threatened to flood over. "No... you can't just disappear on me then stuff my head with your voice and your smell. I can't handle this shit!" Digging his hands into his dark hair, he mumbled in a weaker voice, "you're s'posed ta melt... not disappear."

He sighed as he listened to her musical laughter echo off the walls.

I'm goin nuts.

"Juvia thinks that is the first time Gray-sama had ever said that Juvia is supposed to melt..."

What...?
That couldn't have... The wizard turned around hesitantly, half thinking he was mad to even check.

Boots. Black boots that had seen better days slowly led to the hem of a familiar dress/coat of deep blue. Gray quickly stood up as his eyes trailed upward to wider hips topped with a belt on the most perfect waist he'd ever seen. His feet lifted him out of the bath as his eyes continued upward, appreciating every curve of toned torso before reaching a blue clad generous bosom. With eyes that lingered there long enough to bring the rain woman a blush, his gaze traveled to her neck where he could finally see a perfect shade of pale skin that led up into the exotic ocean eyes of the very person he was mourning.

Am I dreaming?

He stared into her eyes, unable to believe she was really there. Though even if she wasn't... he would never risk breaking whatever spell was allowing him to look upon her again. As her blush deepened and she began to fidget, Gray dared to hope. "Are you... real...?"

The shy smile she held grew deeper as she nodded, "Aye. Juvia is really here."

If this is a dream then I swear I'm never gonna wake up.

As quick as his feet would carry him, Gray ran to her, stumbling to his knees once she was within reach in favor of wrapping his arms around her waist. He pressed his ear to her ribs and listened to her breath and pulse like a sweet symphony.

With breaths that suddenly turned to rasps at his sudden closeness, Juvia looked down at the top of her love's head. The side of his face was plastered against her, and his arms were wrapped around her so tightly it was a wonder she could breath at all.

As his shoulders began to tremble at emotions no longer withheld, Juvia smiled softly and ran her fingers through his silky tufts of black hair. She'd always admired how his hair was as smooth as the ice he wrought. Her torso felt the chill of his tears as he stuttered out, "You're really here... I thought..."

"Juvia has Gray-sama to thank for that..."

He tilted his head up to look at her, but frowned when all he could see was the bottom of her breasts. "I don't care who you have to thank—the point is..." Gray lifted himself back up and brought his hands to caress both her cheeks, "that you're here." The flush on her face would be something he would always be sure to cherish from now on.

"Gra, Gray-sama?" Juvia's large cat-shaped eyes blinked, not sure what to think about the way he was looking at her.

The wizard she'd been in love with from the first time she'd ever set eyes on him stared into her as though she were the moon to his tide. His voice drawled as he spoke, "Don't think I'd ever forgive you if you melted on me this time..." Once his warning was stated, he brought one of his cool hands to dig through her long blue locks, cupping her head and keeping it firmly in place; then all it took was a slight tilt of the head to join his mouth to hers—no longer ever willing to waste time dodging this woman's affections. No, she was a goddess and he would do everything in his power to make sure she knew it.

Unable to imagine how she could possibly taste sweeter than she had before, Gray groaned into her willing lips and removed the hand from her cheek to eagerly grasp the bottom she always kept modestly covered. Juvia yelped again at the sensation of his more than hungry hand as she did everything she could just to match his kiss. His advances had her taking involuntary steps back as his surprisingly warm tongue curled around hers. This must be where he kept all his warmth—buried deep inside him to only ever put off a cold exterior.

Well... he was sharing that warmth now.

Don't melt!
Don't melt!

Every time he pushed against her, she retreated back. How was she doing that when he had such a firm grip on her? He grunted his frustration and brought both his hands to her thighs, lifting her up to straddle his hips. However, Gray miscalculated how much he'd been leaning toward her and when he ungrounded her, they found themselves both falling into the large bath house spring. The splash was deafening, but the cold waters felt refreshing to the two heated hearts that were now within its depths. The rain woman had no fear of the lack of oxygen and at the moment, Gray simply didn't care. He was tasting waters more pure than the fountain of youth... and he wasn't about to stop until he was sure they were tinted in a frosty gray.

Fortunately for the wizard holding his breath, the woman he longed for had nothing but his welfare etched in her heart. With nothing more than a fleeting thought, the water parted, leaving only Juvia's back in the shallows. Her legs were still wrapped around his waist as he reeled his head up, gasping in the air he hadn't cared to want. Dark blue eyes scanned the water being pushed back and he shook his head of glistening wet hair slowly, "You're amazing Juvia."

The already flushed rain woman was not accustomed to such praise and grew as red as a cherry, "Oh! Um... Juvia just wanted Gray-sama to be able to breath."

A wide smile cracked on Gray's face and he looked down at the blunette with lustful eyes. "Who's got time to breath?"

He lowered himself onto her and began tasting her jawline and neck, letting out a harrumph at all the clothes Juvia wore. Removing clothes was more than just a skill for the ice-make wizard, it was an instinct. Before Juvia had much of a chance to realize it, he had her sitting up with the soft fabrics of her warm dress sliding down bare shoulders, "Gra-Gray-sama!"

The bra and panties she wore were much more revealing than the bikini she had on yesterday and a thought crossed his mind fleetingly as to why women would ever bother putting on such trifles. Such garments were nothing but obstructive. As his eyes lingered on breasts that fit the frilly blue bra like magic, he noticed that her body began fluctuating from solid to liquid. Gray practically growled.

"Oh no you don't!" He quickly stood up and with a few quick hand gestures, he called out, "ice-make sheet," covering nearly half the spring in a thin layer of ice. Juvia whimpered at the sight of Gray casting away his boxers—the arousal he had down there not at all what was ever seen all those other times he stripped. What's worse is that she was fairly sure he had no idea he'd gone nude. It was like second nature to him when using his maker magic.

The still beat red Juvia yelped when Gray lifted her up and spoke confidently, hiking her over his shoulder. "Let's play Don't Break the Ice."

She could feel the chill of the ice even before he lowered her onto it, climbing on top of her. His smile was the same as if he'd just accepted a challenge he knew he'd win. "Now don't go melting on me Juvia. You don't wanna know the punishment shouldja go right through that ice."

His smirk was positively numbing as Juvia shuddered at his cool hands sliding up her legs, "Pun, punishment...?"

Gray trailed his lips up her neck and to her ear and whispered in a husky voice, "It wouldn't be gentle."

The ice she laid on was the only thing keeping her solid now. That voice alone would have melted her into a puddle—but Gray-sama had made this ice so cold that her back couldn't possibly turn liquid.

The wizard lifted himself up just enough to watch his hands trace down her collarbones and take two generous handfulls of breast, pulling them from her bra's confines with ease. He hummed sensually at the sight of the entirely too flushed rain woman, panting under his hands. Lowering himself to press against her, he moved one hand to grip her hip as he took a salmon colored nibble into his mouth. Juvia gulped at the sensation as her mind was going through an endless stream of inner monologues that all ended with:

Don't melt! Don't melt!

As Gray's hand tried to duplicate the love his mouth shared with her breast, the other at her hip began pulling at the frail fabric separating him from his desires. Juvia's legs were rubbing against themselves, hindering him from getting as close as he wanted. His eyes turned up at the squirming woman to watch her reaction as he sucked her nibble and as much of the surrounding skin as he could fit into his mouth.

Her legs froze and her back arched. Juvia's eyes fluttered open and she let out a sharp gasp followed by a loud moan. Gray was hoping for such a reaction and quickly slipped the unwanted garment down her hips and lifted one pale leg free of its confines. Once Gray released her breast from his lips, her back began to straighten back onto the ice and she shivered, "Oh Gray-sama..."

Dark hair shaded his eyes as he brought his southern hand down to join her southern region. "Juvia..." He slipped two fingers into her moist folds, eliciting a sharp cry from the woman he beckoned, which changed what he was about to say. "Damn you're voice is sexy."

Juvia's vocals suddenly got mangled in her throat. Sending her sputtering nonsense as her whole world revolved around the fingers he was pushing in and out of her. She could feel the consistency of her legs beginning to falter, oh but no one could keep from melting with fingers like these inside of them! Her back arched again as she cried out in desperation, "Don't melt!"

So much for foreplay... Gray thought to himself as his fingers enjoyed both breast and nether region. She's unraveling on me.

He pulled his fingers from within her and trailed fingers moist from her own juices up her side as he positioned himself to enter her. Gray's gaze locked with hers and he tried impressing everything he'd never said into his eyes. "Hey Juvia..." He tried to keep his voice low, not intimidating, hoping to buy more time before she inevitably shifted into water. Gray brought his lips back to her ear, "hang in there. I'm here with you."

"Yes... Gray-sama..." she replied just before he returned his lips to hers. Had she been going to say anything else, it was swallowed by Gray's kiss filling her mouth and heart with joy.

When his tongue penetrated her mouth, his manhood probed the heart of her femininity. They both moaned into each other, and for the first time, Gray began to feel shaky. What if he hurt her? How could he ever make it up to her? Oh but she felt so soft...

His hesitation was Juvia's gain. Not only did she win the upper hand in their lip lock, but she wrapped her legs around his hips and pulled him closer. She'd waited far too long to put up with him hesitating now that she was actually still solid. She groaned at the same time Gray gasped from being brought further into her, involuntarily breaking the kiss they shared.

And here she'd thought his mouth was warm... the heat he just inserted in her would have made an ocean boil.

Juvia cooed as he slid deeper into her waters. Once he was fully sheathed within, they found themselves staring into each others' eyes. The rain woman focused everything she had in the cool, deep blue eyes of her lover, hoping to forget melting could ever be an option. Gray had never felt warmth like this—had never thought he'd ever want warmth like this, let alone welcome it. "Damn Juvia..."

The mage smiled and lifted her hand to his face, stroking his cheek lovingly. "Juvia loves Gray-sama."

With his confidence renewed, Gray cracked a half grin, "Oh, we're not done yet!"

Juvia giggled as he lowered down to kiss her again as his hips leaned back only to press forward again. They both moaned as their bodies rocked on ice that shook under their weight. The blunette loosened her legs' hold on his hips and Gray used the extra mobility to his advantage, pulling almost completely out of her—the cold for once being something he found uncomfortable.

When he shoved back into her, he gritted his teeth so as not to interrupt the delicious groan Juvia gave him. She buried her hands into his hair and began sprinkling his lips with tiny kisses as he brought himself back out to repeat again. Such movements on his part rendered his lover incapable of her efforts to express her love for him through kisses, instead having to arch her back and scream out for him longingly. As if his vigor needed renewing... but hearing her say his name in such a way made him greedy for more.

The smile Gray flashed her then was positively sinful and he removed himself from her completely, committing the whimper she used to complain with to memory.

"Gra-Gray-samaaaaaa..."

"Heh..." He pulled her up and flipped her around so quickly she yelped in surprise. Now on her hands and knees, a wide eyed Juvia looked over her shoulder to Gray while flushing furiously. He glanced at her with the same grin she'd seen him wear during many brawls, but he didn't give her much of a chance to admire it for he leaned over her back, bringing a hand to fondle her chest as he plunged back into her.

"Ahhh! Gray-samaaaa!" Juvia wailed at the new way he entered her, forcing her back to straighten and her head to reel up as she cried out her love for the man ravishing her. He didn't stop or even give pause. Gray cloaked her back with his bare chest, supporting all his weight with the one hand not touching her, palm down on ice that was slowly cracking. He grunted with exertion as he pumped into her, clinging onto to his climax—focusing on making her scream. An endeavor that was its own reward for her voice was just as musical now as it always was, but now it was a full fledged opera instead of a casual song. Juvia's walls closed in on him as her pleasure began to purge her senses and her knees trembled from her lover's ministrations. The rain woman hung her head down, so pent up she couldn't stand it, but at the sight of Gray's strong hand massaging her breasts, she cried out again—finally letting loose what she had been holding.

She'd pleasured herself to the point of an orgasm before, but it was nothing compared to what the man behind her just granted her. A sea of euphoria struck her like a tidal wave and she sung out her happiness in shear, delirious bliss. Gray felt his length become coated in his lover's essence and groaned in his desire to continue drilling into her despite her increasingly tightening wall. He'd thought he'd lost her today—he would not stop making love to her until he was sure she knew how he felt. He'd never been much for words.

However, the feeling of such warm juices trailing down his sack, plus the intensely tight sheath he now struggled with proved to be the end of him. He straightened his back and gripped the mage's hips firmly, thrusting into her as many more times as he could in an effort to fully enjoy what he knew he could not hold onto much longer. Juvia purred at the sound that Gray let out as she felt him grow rock hard as he coated her walls with his love. He pushed into her as far as he possibly could as he released, his vision momentarily fading, "Oh Juvia..." He slurred as he draped himself back over her, the same hand as before holding up his weight as the other curled around her waist as supreme satisfaction consumed him.

Juvia sighed, on hands and knees, inexplicably happy and never wanting to move.

However... the ice cracking under Gray's hand had other ideas.

At the sound of the crack shifting under them, both pairs of eyes widened just before they both fell through the ice and into extremely cold waters.

Gray's protective instincts kicked in, and immediately lifted Juvia's head back above the water's surface. They sat there and stared at each other for a moment, and when Gray finally began to grow a smirk; Juvia began to giggle. The waters chill did not bother them, and a content and extremely pleased rain woman snuggled up to her lover's chest. As a strong arm wrapped around her shoulders, she added, "Juvia loves Gray-sama."

"Heh, I love you too... Juvia."

As he was contemplating how easily those words poured from his mouth, Juvia reached up and delved her tongue into his mouth, knocking him back into the water. The liquid was obedient and parted for her as she kissed him with every fiber of her being. Gray sighed happily and let her have her way, simply holding her close and reciprocating her affections languidly. When she finally broke the kiss off, Juvia clung to him tightly and started musing over how many babies they should have. Did Gray-sama think ninety-nine was enough or should they consider more? She was so excited that she began humming out baby names as she began to picture herself covered in Gray's tiny babies.

With a chuckle rumbling his chest, Gray tilted up his noisy lover's chin with a curled finger and shushed her with a chaste kiss. Now that he had her attention, his dark eyes rested upon her light blue.

"We'll roll with whatever we get Juvia, for now though, I'm just gonna be happy havin' you all to myself."

Juvia's cat eyes stared into his and her smile grew soft, "Yes, of course, Gray-sama." She curled up into his arms and sighed contently, appreciating the moment for what it was.

A confession of mutual love. Finally.

o.o;;

"You guys will never guess who I just saw!" Natsu burst into the infirmary, practically falling over Lucy who had been shrugging to what Wendy had whispered to her.

"ACK!" The blonde yelped, bumping heads with Wendy as Erza frowned, "Natsu, this is not the place to run in screaming."

Natsu had an arm around Lucy's waist, keeping her from falling on top of his little sister. Both girls were rubbing their heads and groaning as he said, "Uh... sorry about that guys, but I got great news!"

"So spit it out already, Salamander." Gajeel folded his arms. He was in no mood for Natsu's antics at the moment.

Natsu made a face at his brother's typical bad attitude, but spoke up anyway. "Juvia's alive!"

The atmosphere in the room changed dramatically. Levy looked confused by the news while Gajeel and Erza sighed their relief. Happy took Carla and spun her around in the air while Wendy jumped and cheered. Lucy turned around and smothered Natsu in a strangling hug, "Oh thank Mavis!"

Erza grabbed Jellal's hand and began pulling him out the door, "Where is she, Natsu?"

The fire dragon quirked a brow, pulling himself and the blonde treasure he still held to the side, "I told her that she needed to check on Gray."

The battle maiden stared at him for a moment, her mind going south as her imagination began to run wild.

Jellal placed a hand on Erza's shoulder and spoke in his naturally sensual voice, "Perhaps we should wait to find them and simply share the good news with your guild mates?"

Her eyes widened and she looked over her shoulder at him. Of course this man would know where her mind had been heading. Oh but she needed to figure out a way to disguise even her body language if she wanted to hide anything from him... "Yes... yes of course, Jellal." She cleared her throat, nodded to everyone hastily and left with the dignity she hoped she kept—slightly ashamed that Natsu's words had made her consider her friends' chastity. She really was becoming as bad as Mirajane!

Jellal merely smiled at the awkward way she retreated, but before following her, he glanced back at Levy. "Take care, Levy. Should you need help with anything..."

The blunette sitting up on the bed tilted her head curiously, "Yes, yes of course, Jellal. Thank you." Why was everyone looking at her like someone had died? Apparently there had been a close call with Juvia, but she was alright according to Natsu. So what was everyone's deal?


Omg! That very well may have been my longest lemon ever—and it wasn't even Nalu! XD I took requests for this one guys, Stormie-bae requested the thin layer of ice, and my dear Dom asked 'from behind'. I made dreams come true with this one DAMNIT! Whahaha!

You showed the love guys! SO MANY REVIEWS! Yaaaay! More dialogue at the end of the lickings, cuz you all taste so, so sweet!

Tkitty: HENCE FORTH FOREVER KNOWN AS MS. KITTY LICK: I love you, and I hope that this lemon, my affection, and that super tasty and lickable ring pop will tide you over as you wait PATIENTLY for Nalu to sort itself out. *grin*
T3: Correct! She is my living dead gurl and I lovelies her much for it! Luv da Levy! *licks knife that murdered feels* mmmmm...
Stormie: Sheet of ice, fantastic idea—and probably saved Gray from a massive set of blue balls... *snicker snicker* and Arawn strikes me as a the asshole everyone hates to luv. :p I hope this lemon make you all sorts of squirmy! XD
NomNomDom: Bitch? Bitch? Is that... a bad thing? NAAAHHH... and I am SOOO debating if Levy should have the gift of Ban, ya know, since she's dead now and everything. Haven't decided. LUV YOU!
Ivy: I laughed so much when I read your comment! XD I can only hope I broke ure sanity for keepsies!
Irhina: YAAS! Empathy! Laxus feels AWFUL! He does! Ure so wonderful to understand that! I lick you xtra! Nummy goodness!
ScarletLoveliness: They are aren't they? I've come to the conclusion that I cannot have a FairyTail fic unless I include nearly all of them. They are a unit! It was torture when they were separated in those earlier chapters. Luv ya!
Eddings: I'm not gonna lie... I was looking forward to his reaction too! XD His new lot in life: no more wasting time! Oh... and btw: HI! I missed you! Ure Lick still loves you!
Hecker: Well hell yea! Juvia's freakin awesome! Plus an invaluable addition to the guild containing an impulsive fire dragon. XD And Ty! You're compliments are loved and I'm touched that you shared in Levy's pain. Atm she's the only one in the room that DOESN'T know she's dead. Well... I think Gaajie might still be in denial. ;D
RabidFangirl: No killing guildies? o.O what noise do you speak? But... but... feels are one of my favorite toys!
MoonKittyBlossom: Rest assured, Lick has no hate for you, only the luv. Kehehe... yes yes, poor poor Natsu. XD
MyLuv: Yes! KOOZIES! Haha! I knew you'd follow that! All for you my Luv! XD I am happy I fixed ure feels and made you shed happie tears this time around. *hugs* All the luv, Luv. :)
RatedO: Yay to the no void! Woot woot! Aye, Laxus needed to know she wasn't gone before any sweet love making could be made, of this I was certain. *wink*
Drakken: Hi! Were-shipper. Ha! I luv it! Ure my kinda person Drak! I appreciate the luv, and I think you taste... amazing! Yup, the Lick is lickin ya! DO NOT RUN FROM IT! Embrace it! *cooes softly*

14 reviews! WOOT! I luv it! Here's some xtra dialogue!


Happy: Hey Natsu, why do you think Erza got all weird right before she left?

Natsu: How the hell should I know? She's weird.

Happy: Betcha wouldn't say that if she were around to hear it!

Natsu: Whaaat?! I ain't scared of her!

Happy: Oh look! There she is now!

Natsu: Eep! WHERE?!

Happy: *rofls* Hahahaha! I knew it!

Natsu: That was a dirty trick, Happy!

Happy: You shoulda seen you're face! 😆

Natsu: *mumbles*

Happy: Anyway... So who's gonna tell Levy about her... uh... predicament?

Natsu: What predicament?

Happy: Are you serious?

Natsu: Ohhh... you mean the thing about her being a zom—

Happy: Hey! We've been over this Natsu! 😒

Natsu: Okay, okay! Yesh! Maybe she'll just figure it out on her own. Either way... not it!

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