BlackLynx17: I don't feel like I grasp Gray's and Juvia's characters enough because I don't really understand them? I know Juvia talks in third person and loves Gray, in which I failed (forgot) that she refers to herself that way, and I know Gray doesn't act like he loves Juvia and that's really all I'm going on right now. I feel as if the only true characters I can grasp, honestly, is Natsu and Lucy, and that's not because I've written so many fanfictions about but, but because I know their character and their actions. I know the way they think and the manga has been more than generous to give me so many stories about them.

I might start writing more Gruvia fanfictions because I really want to know how these two work. I don't read many because I know no one can grasp their character either. Like in one of the new chapters, spoilers, when Juvia cried that she killed Gray's Dad and was confessing... I didn't expect her to confess and I didn't expect her to cry, she's a mystery to me. This looks like a fun protect though, I hope I'll get somewhere with this. Anyways, sorry for my ramble. Please enjoy.

AAA Chapter 36

"Hello Gray."

This was the greatest morning of all mornings today; every morning was great whenever I saw Gray in our first class together. He looked up from his bag, his expression a little bored and dull until he saw me. My heart fluttered and I saw lights and vibrant colors and sparkles flying around him as he smiled lightly and he spoke in his beautiful, music to my ears, voice.

"Hey Juvia, what's up?"

My heart nearly burst through my chest and I looked away, covering my mouth as I blushed. Dare I say it? Dare I say anything? I feel as if one word would ruin this unbelievable moment between us, but not to say anything would be a crime. My mouth opened a little bit, I had to lick my licks and sniff before my voice finally came out.

"You're not wearing any pants."

"AGAIN?!" He yelled looking down at his boxers; I remember those snowflake design covered boxers from a few weeks ago.

My love suddenly stood up from his seat interrupting the whole class and left the room, most likely to find a pair of pants although I was fine with him just in his underwear. Oh my goodness! How much would Gray fall in love with me if I started bringing emergency Gray clothes to school for him? AH! He would love me so much, he would fall in love with me instantly and always thank me with that relaxed expression of his. I can see it now. Of course I'd have to steal some of his clothes first to enact this plan, I'm pretty sure I was going to go over his house today so maybe while he's in the bathroom or getting snacks I can raid his closet. Oh, but if I started bringing his clothes then I wouldn't get to see him naked at school anymore, or at least not as often or long... I placed both hands over my cheeks to calm down my blush that shirtless or pantless Gray always gave me.

"You know what Juvia, I thought for sure you were going to ask him out that time." Lucy said scooting her chair closer to me.

"Ask him out? I always ask him out, he never answers though." I told her as I calmed down from the Gray attack I just had.

"You know, I mean seriously ask him out. Put all jokes aside and tell him how you really feel and ask for a date. To me it looks like you two are playing right now, and even though it is cute, nothing is going to happen if it continues."

Playing?

"I know he cares deeply about you because he told you his big secret first and he's invited you over his house so many times because you two are good friends."

"Best friends actually." I mumbled underneath my breath.

I didn't like how much sense she was making.

"See? Then it's settled. You my friend are going to ask Gray out and then you two are going to go on a perfect date and then you two are going to kiss and live happily ever after." She said.

"Lucy, this isn't a fairy tale."

"You're right, fine. Then you two are going to make it to 'The End' or Fin.'"

I rolled my eyes and giggled as I nudged our shoulders together.

"So, how come you never told me you were into anime Gajeel?" I asked tilting my head it the side.

"Do I know you?" He asked with a snarl on his face.

"Come on? It's me? Juvia? We used to go to the same daycare together and have the same babysitter? I used to wear my hair in curls and be all dark and depressing?" I reminded him.

He continued to stare at me; I sighed and reached in my bag for my little ghost doll I always used to carry about with me and attached it to my necktie.

"OH! JUVIA!" He yelled out and started laughing.

"You're an asshole." I mumbled taking the doll of.

"I'm your asshole though, oh my God it's been a while. I remember those days back at Phantom's Daycare, all the kids were scared of you. I can see that hasn't changed at all."

I blushed, "SHUT UP!"

"Wow, I was only kidding. You've really changed, I mean just look at you. Talking, smiling, doing whatever you are doing with your hair, short, long, I don't know, but it's weird- different."

I glared as he started laughing loudly.

"And I see you're exactly the same." I rolled my eyes.

Gajeel shrugged, "guilty. So what's up?"

"I'm here to bring you to anime club; I won't take no for an answer."

"Okay."

Huh? I simply watched as Gajeel shoved his unopen textbook and unopen notebook into his poorly taken care of backpack, if it could be considered a backpack anymore with all the holes and patches in it, before he stood up. He stared at me and flashed a quick smirk before cocking his head.

"Lead the way."

"No fight?" I asked, surprised.

"Nah, I was going to go join today anyway."

I rolled my eyes, "riiight, sure."

"What? I was! You weren't there when I told pipsqueak I was going to join if she went on a date with me!"

I snorted, "really Gajeel? I'd never expect you to be the type who'd blackmail people into dating them. Then again, with that ugly, metal mug of yours-"

"NOW I REALLY REMEMBER YOU!" Gajeel yelled and I started laughing as I jogged away from him.

Aw, the good memories back at Phantoms where Gajeel and I would tease, and more than often, fight with one another. He was probably my only friend when I was younger, until I entered middle school and lost touch with him. Though we never really went out together or called each other, he did protect me more than once when I got picked on at our daycare. I behind me towards Gajeel and saw him scowling at me; other students walking ahead saw his scowl and made them flinch and avoid us.

Ah, same old Gajeel.

"Gajeel... let's become best friends." I said waiting for him to catch up.

He gave me a 'what-the-fuck' look, but I just continued to stare and stare at him until his shoulders fell as he sighed.

"Whatever."

I grinned and pulled out my phone, setting up a contact for him. I made sure to call him to make sure his number was real and when I heard the heavy metal version of... Doopliss battle from Paper Mario 2 I was satisfied. Of course he'd have the heavy metal version.

"Let's hang out this weekend." I told him, filling out his contact list.

"What's with this all of a sudden?" He asked me.

"Our president inspires you to become a better person and actually want to make more friends after seeing how hard she tries to make some and never succeeds... hehehe, well I wouldn't say never actually." I smiled.

Gajeel didn't respond back to that, so I kept our conversation rolling.

"So the seniors in our club are Laxus and Freed, the juniors Natsu, Gray, Erza, and now you, and then sophomores are me, Lucy, and Levy, the freshmen Romeo and our president Wendy. She's a really nice girl who tries her best, though I didn't like her when we first met. She actually... I don't mind being her girl friend." I pouted.

I actually didn't mind having girl friends like Lucy and Levy. Normally I wouldn't like them, because of a fear of them taking Gray from me, but once I knew Lucy had Natsu, Wendy Romeo or that other guy, and Levy... well I didn't consider Levy a threat and now I considered her an even lesser one because of Gajeel here, but once I knew about all of them having somebody I put down my guard and actually made really nice friends.

"Uh huh, that's nice."

"Fair warning also, Wendy's a hugger." I grinned.

Gajeel rolled his eyes and I smiled lightly as we turned the corner to the familiar hallway; everyone should be there already, hopefully. Gajeel and I stood in front of the door and I gave him an all knowing look, imagining the future already. Gajeel would fit nicely if he loved anime.

"One last thing before we go in, if you love anime you'll love this club." I said before opening the doors.

Confetti blasted left and right and fell all over me and Gajeel as we walked in.

"WELCOME!" Wendy cheered the loudest from the others.

Gajeel lifted an eyebrow as he brushed his shoulders off.

"Thanks." He said dryly.

"I'm not cleaning this up." Lucy sighed.

Everyone cheered again and I nudged Gajeel's shoulder, giving him a look.

"I mean, whooo, thank you, thank you," Gajeel said boredly.

This had me snort lightly; I turned away to cover my mouth.

"This is so amazing! Now we have more juniors than sophomores!" Wendy giggled.

"Does that really even matter Wendy?" Erza asked.

"No, but it's funny to think so. Look at us! We have 10 members! One member more than Luffy's crew, unless we count their ship Sunny, but who would want to be Thousand Sunny? Well I wouldn't mind being Sunny, but if we all cosplay as that crew then how am I going to carry all of you? Maybe Laxus should be the shop, he's the strongest." Wendy said and started trailing off in her anime thoughts.

"Wendy, Wendy." Romeo said shaking her.

Everyone laugh, including me, and I showed Gajeel around our little club.

"This is our manga section, our decorations and posters are everywhere, our movies are located over here, our anime TV here, the figures spread everywhere again and the chairs here often move, for now they're here, and before I forget. Wendy, don't you have something to give Gajeel?" I asked.

Wendy giggled, "you seem so happy to have Gajeel join Juvia." She grinned.

"I guess I am, Gajeel and I were once friends when we were younger." I told her.

It was silent for a moment, before Wendy screamed. "And you two were reunited because of this club! Wonderful! Anyway, before I cheer more abou thtat, here you go Gajeel!" Wendy said holding up a fairy key chain.

"The fairy." Gajeel said grabbing it.

He held it up with his pinky finger and glared at it, "why on earth is a fairy the representative of an anime club?" He asked.

Nearly everyone opened their mouths to answer... not one of spoke to answer it though. I never... it just seemed so right, so natural, I never really stopped to think about why we all adored a fairy and wore it proudly. I quickly turned my head towards Wendy, as did everyone else, awaiting her answer. Wendy started blushing as she scratched the back of her head and stared at her ugly school shoes.

"Well I was going for a dragon honestly, but woodshop is so hard and the tools are so sharp and small and well... it came out like this." She laughed nervously.

It was dead silent until the least likely person in the club broke out in laughter, Laxus. It was really out of nowhere and my eyes were casted on his to first see the break out, but when I looked his head was cocked back and he had such a happy expression as his laughs filled out clubroom. Soon after, Natsu chuckled a little bit, then Gray, and their laughs became contagious until even I was laughing with everyone because it was just so much like Wendy to make a fairy out of a dragon. To anyone else it would have sounded strange, but we knew her and I wouldn't have expected anything less from her.

"Wow, and you're our president. We got our luck cut out for us." Gajeel smirked as he clenched his hand around the key chain.

"At least we know the story behind it now." Levy squeaked.

"Even I didn't know that." Romeo mumbled.

We all shared another laugh before the party started. Throughout the whole celebration though, my heart kept racing. Faster, faster, and faster as the minutes continued to pass quicker and quicker. Soon, Gray and I would be walking home and then... I'll ask him. Seriously, really, will you go out with me? I had much time to think about what Lucy said and realized, I never really tried with all my might to ask him. He never really took me seriously, so this time both these things were going to change. I nodded and clenched onto my necklace, the wings on my sealing wand poking into my hand.

Be strong.

"You're being very quiet Juvia and it's surprisingly scaring me. Usually you'd be all over me." Gray said.

I couldn't tell if he was wishing that I was acting like I normally do or happy that I wasn't acting like I normally do. Either way didn't matter right now, I gulped and it felt like I was trying to swallow a watermelon. Come on! You can do this! Think about all the animes out there who did the same thing I'm about to do, their situation much more worse and awkward. Asking your best friend home while he walks you to school is what any of those characters wish they could have done. Alright Juvia, you can do this.

"Gray... will go on a date with me?" I asked shutting my eyes tight as I stopped our walk.

I couldn't see his reaction, I didn't want to see it. I heard his soft chuckles before, "sure, where would you like do go?"

My eyes opened and he was smiling lightly... he wasn't taking me serious though. I could tell from the expression on his face that he was thinking of our date as a friendly day together. I wasn't going to stop here, I would be happy with us going out somewhere, I wanted to be happier knowing it meant more though.

"Gray, I was being serious."

His smiled, the same as his eyes as he stared at me.

"It's been months Gray and we're best friends, or at least I'd like to believe close ones. You know how I feel, you've known how I've felt, and yet nothing has happened; you continue to do nothing. I know I said I would wait for you and I will, I'd wait forever for you Gray, but you aren't doing anything. So I'm asking you right here, right now, shaking in my shoes. Will you please go out on a date with me? Not a play date or a friend date, but a girl and boy who like each other date. I want a chance to prove to you that I'm attractive and likable and your girlfriend material."

"Juvia." He whispered, no other words came out though.

"This weekend, Saturday morning. I'll be waiting in front of the Kenji Train Station at 12am sharp. If you consider me, you'll show, if not... I'll wait for another opportunity and we'll continue things like normal. I-... that's all." I said before running off.

Lucy... thank you. I'll have my answer at Saturday, although if he shows or not it won't change how I feel. Nothing will change how I feel for you Gray.

*All About Anime Club Status*
*By Wendy Marvell*

Club Authorization:
OFFICIAL!

Members Have:
President- Wendy Marvell
Vice President- Romeo Conbolt
2nd Vice President - Natsu Dragneel
Treasurer - Gray Fullbuster
Secretary - Juvia Lockster
Personal Chef - Lucy Heartfilia
First Official Senior - Laxus Dreyar
First Official Fanboy - Freed Justine
Manga Keeper - Levy McGarden
Wonder Titania - Erza Scarlet
Juvia's Childhood Friend (I don't know his character enough to make up a cool name for him yet) - Gajeel Redfox- Oh! Maybe Heart of Steel! Because he's nice, but he plays cool... OH MY GOD! HE CAN BE COOL AND SPICY!
Cool and Spicy - Gajeel Redfox

Friendship Level:
We're friends, yeah, so I guess when we learn each other's names we'll become best friends. That's how it'll work? I don't know, I still haven't asked him yet. Sorry journal.

Real Names Rank:
1st) W-E-N-? _ ?
2nd) ? _ ? _

Side Notes:
The ending of You Lie In April came out today... well it didn't really come out, a new chapter came out and I read in a comments that there were only going to be two more chapters left so I went and looked for the final chapter and I found it and like... I cried. I don't watch anime and fall in love with characters to watch them die at the end. How could the author do that to me? Make me go through that? I loved her! And now he's going to end up with his best girl friend, and I don't really hate her, but I dislike her and I SWEAR IF HE MAKES AN EPILOGUE ABOUT THEIR CHILD I'M GOING TO SENT SO MUCH HATE MAIL!

R.I.P.
Kaori Miyazono

I'm never going to be able to listen to classical music ever again without thinking of you. You have certainly made a place for yourself in my heart. Thank you. I will never forget you.

Animes Used:

Paper Mario - Mentioned

One Piece - Mentioned

Cardcaptor Sakura - Mentioned