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Warm Feelings, Frustration, and Flirtation
After returning from the task of meeting the woman who she would be handling jobs for, Juvia smiled in a relaxed manner while being happy to be back in the town of Magnolia. She felt quite glad about the possibility of seeing Gray today, since he was probably back from the mission that he had to handle with the other members of Team Natsu, and Juvia's cheeks started to blush pink while she briefly imagined Gray romantically being delighted to see that she returned from Suikane Town. Juvia would want to hear about his mission, however.
Even if working under Mirenu was something that Gray would perceive to be interesting, Juvia closed her eyes while trying to calm herself down. The thoughts about dancing with Mirenu were still in her mind, and Juvia didn't want their close dancing to seem like it was a moment of love. After all, she only accepted Mirenu's offer for a slow dance because of how she was her new mistress. The blue roses were in Juvia's right hand while she walked down the cobblestone street, and she calmly passed by a bakery that featured desserts being made with true sweetness.
The cakes were definitely sweet, and Juvia took a moment to just let her nostrils enjoy the aromas of those delicious treats that were being prepared in the bakery. She let her nose have a second sniff, even detecting something like blueberry pie, and Juvia soon blushed while recalling how Mirenu's breath smelled like blueberries when she gently planted that kiss on her neck. The Rain Woman opened her eyes while making herself believe that the kiss was a sweet little gesture, and she continued to blush from how an attractive woman suggested that her blushing came from thoughts about Mirenu being cute.
Juvia did like her outfit, as well as being close to her while they danced together, but telling her new master that she was cute would only be a compliment from Juvia. She wouldn't desire for that comment to lead her into a romantic situation, and she simply walked forward while starting to stare at the ground. Juvia made herself cheerfully smile while thinking that she was only focusing on Mirenu because of how their meeting was interesting, and she was probably feeling overexcited from everything that occurred. As she kept looking down at the ground, Juvia felt a familiar cold hand be gently placed on her head.
"Are you okay, Juvia, or is today just dysfunctional for everyone?" Gray asked her in a calm tone with his facial expression showing curiosity, before slowly raising his left hand to be above her head.
Juvia replied nicely while proceeding to raise her head and look straight at the ice-creating mage, "Hi, Gray-sama! Juvia's job went well, and maybe you just had a rough time without Juvia there to be of assistance."
Gray explained to his friend in a somewhat disappointed tone, before frowning, "Juvia, even you being there wouldn't have changed how Erza couldn't put her rivalry aside. Well, I let Lucy have all of the money as rightful compensation for the wound on her wrist and her black eye that may hurt as bad as any other bruises that she has."
His words made Juvia gasp in shock, as she did not expect Lucy to get injured that badly on a mission with her team, and Juvia looked at Gray to see him try to smile softly about how the team's job actually ended in success this time. That was a better outcome than the result of their previous job, which took place in the Kazehana Woods, and Gray merely felt good about how Lucy would not get scolded by Erza anymore. He planned on handling a job tomorrow to get himself some cash, but it could prove difficult to do it alone.
Juvia hugged Gray tightly while she felt really sorry that his team didn't have the best experience in Kissaki, and her hands gently tugged on his green shirt that was torn from a rough battle against another wizard who was capable of wielding ice. Juvia looked into Gray's dark blue eyes as she began to feel that she really needed to accompany him on the next two or three missions that he would take, and hearing him groan in a somewhat pained manner from her hug only made her be more worried. She stopped hugging him for the purpose of looking down at his black pants, and they appeared to be badly torn from powerful blasts.
Juvia proceeded to try and give Gray a kiss on the cheek as her way of assuring him that Team Natsu's next job would go more smoothly, but the black-haired male quickly took two steps away from her while he just wasn't in the mood to deal with Juvia's love for him. Gray continued to frown at her while really being upset at the situation that affected Team Natsu, and he felt like the team just had to be disbanded for things to get better. Gray wouldn't tell Juvia about that, though, and that was because of he simply thought that Juvia would be too optimistic to where she would try to talk him out of making that decision.
As Juvia began to look at Gray with an apologetic facial expression, she wondered how the job could've been so bad while it also ended in success. Gray let out a sigh of frustration while thinking about other times where Erza feuded with Lucy, and involving Juvia in his team's problems would only make her be an innocent person caught in the crossfire of a conflict that was none of her business. Gray started to walk past Juvia while thinking Lucy just needed time alone after dealing with a traumatic incident at Kissaki Lake, and he also wished that Juvia could've told him about her mission to somewhat lighten his mood.
"Gray-sama, please wait! Tell Juvia about your mission later, and she will disclose her mission to you. Juvia may be emotional, but she also has things on her mind!" Juvia shouted while Gray walked away from her, starting to blush after finding that surge of courage.
That prompted Gray to turn around and ask with a slightly calmer look in his eyes, "What possibly happened on your job to have an effect on your emotions, Juvia? Also, shouldn't you put those blue roses in water?"
Juvia told him in a more relaxed tone while her blush started to fade, her lips forming a cute smile, "Juvia got one for you, Gray-sama. Although, she cannot tell which one was hers and which one was from her new guild master who wanted a slow dance on the quiet street."
That last sentence caused Gray to gasp while he seemed pretty surprised at Juvia's words, and he felt very curious about why she had a new guild master. Juvia started to stand on her tiptoes while her blue sundress allowed Gray to see that the blue Fairy Tail guild mark was still on her right thigh, and Gray began to widen his eyes in a stunned manner. He assumed that Juvia planned on leaving the Fairy Tail guild, so she was probably persuaded by the other guild master who enjoyed her services. The fact that Juvia also danced with that person caused Gray to feel like talking about the recent discourse, too.
He simply ran off to the Fairy Tail guild while nicely informing Juvia that they could chat later, and Gray glanced up at the blue sky for a moment. As he ran to see if Natsu was at the guild, Gray frowned slightly at how Juvia met with a new guild master. He started to feel curious about the possibility that Juvia was lured by someone who wanted Fairy Tail's wizards to permanently work for them, and Juvia could be the first mage to leave Fairy Tail in that domino effect. Even though Gray would share his own news with Juvia, he frowned more while really wanting to poke his nose into her business.
Five hours later, at the Fairy Tail guild...
Juvia arrived at the Fairy Tail guild around sunset, liking how the sun waned in the background to make the area be bathed in an orange glow, and she pushed open Fairy Tail's entrance doors with her hands. Juvia got to see that Mirajane was behind the bar while she cheerfully cleaned a brown beer mug with a white rag, and Gray sat alone at a brown table while he ate a slice of blueberry cake. Even though Juvia didn't intend to talk about romantic gossip with Gray, she would allow Mira to listen in on their conversation. After all, it couldn't hurt.
Juvia walked towards Gray's table with a nice smile on her face, and she felt ready to really explain her job to him. As she got to see him looking miffed about his own situation, Juvia felt like it would be right for Gray to share some news about Team Natsu's mission. Plus, she really did want to find out how the team could complete a job near a snowy while still seeming like tensions were flaring. Juvia still wore her favorite sundress while choosing to sit across from Gray, and she merely smiled while planning to let him talk first.
Gray explained to his friend while frowning, wanting to get his feelings out, "All we had to do was get Cascade Drops, but Erza's rival showed up and baited her into a vicious fight. I fought against that woman's partner, and nothing would've changed if Lucy did anything. Natsu was still recovering from motion sickness, so we were in a really bad spot."
That prompted Juvia to calmly ask while seeming confused, "Gray-sama, how did Lucy get a black eye and bruises if she didn't participate in that battle?"
Gray told Juvia in a displeased tone as he looked upset, briefly clenching his right fist, "Erza was knocked unconscious by that woman named Sayaka, and she woke up later to see that Sayaka let us go. She claimed to have only attacked Erza because she was mouthy, and Lucy delivered the Cascade Drops to client. When Erza woke up, she was mad at Lucy for letting the enemies get away again. Lucy was tired of that, called Erza an arrogant bitch, and Erza started their physical fight."
Juvia soon gasped in shock from hearing Gray tell her how Lucy tried to run away, but that caused Erza to aggressively kick her with enough strength to send her into the frigid lake. As Juvia got to hear Gray bring up how the girls even fought underwater, she began to look guilty about the time that Lucy suffered in the Naval Battle event that occurred in the Grand Magic Games. Juvia had been in that event because it involved water, and she also desired to show off her skills to impress Gray. That made her be distracted, however, and Juvia left Lucy alone in that sphere to be tortured by Minerva.
She got to hear Gray bring up how Erza punched Lucy's right eye to make it become swollen, and she also scratched her left wrist with her nails to give Lucy a painful wound. Juvia widened her eyes in disbelief at how this conflict between Erza and Lucy escalated to that level, and even hearing that Lucy took other harsh punches made Juvia really feel bad that Lucy went through pain in water twice. Juvia hadn't even apologized to Lucy for what happened in the Naval Battle, and the blonde-haired girl would probably need an apology from her while she certainly wouldn't receive one from Minerva.
However, that was not the worst of Lucy's misery in the frigid lake. When Erza requipped into her black bikini, Lucy started to tremble in a fearful manner. Gray remembered seeing Lucy try to punch Erza, only for the woman nicknamed Titania to roughly grab Lucy's fist, and Erza harshly kicked Lucy's right breast while kicking her out of the water. Juvia watched Gray calmly explain how Erza slowly emerged from the water, and water dripped off of her while Lucy decided to beg for Erza to not fight against her anymore. Gray narrowed his eyes from recalling Erza's harsh glare, and he felt that it was rude of her to ask Lucy if she was distracted by Erza being in a bikini.
Lucy may have been on her knees while kneeling in front of Erza with her blonde hair mere centimeters away from Erza's black bikini bottom, but Gray was glad that Lucy got up after Erza brought up the rumors of Lucy wanting to be dominated by her in bed. Juvia herself had heard some of those rumors in the guild, but hearing Gray tell her that Lucy truly denied the rumors made her feel relieved that Lucy didn't have a pain fetish. Juvia could see that Gray was disliking the conflict, but she gave him a proud smile from hearing how he took Lucy to Kissaki Town after Erza had the audacity to ask her if their fight in the water reminded Lucy of her idiocy to stay in the sphere with Minerva.
"Juvia, I felt very disgusted from how Erza brought up the Naval Battle to make herself look better than Lucy. I honestly wish Kagura kicked her ass on that final day. Anyway, tell me about your day." Gray told the blue-haired woman in a stern tone, before taking a deep breath to calm himself down.
Juvia nicely told Gray in a calm tone while starting to smile, hoping to explain things correctly, "Well, Gray-sama, Juvia picked out a flyer that was sent here by a female guild master. We danced together, and she seems to like Juvia. Mistress Mirenu wants Juvia as her assistant for a month, so maybe it will be good.
Gray asked in a stunned manner as he comically became shocked, "Wait, what? Juvia, you're attracted to me and you also danced with a woman? She gave you a rose, right?"
Juvia kindly nodded about that, which made Gray's face start to blush pink, and she watched Gray slightly pull up his brown pants that were new. Gray began to think that the woman who danced with Juvia was making her enjoy a wonderful waltz, and Juvia would probably be asked to take the position of temporary Guild Master when Mirenu was out of town. Gray started to smile at how Juvia chose to take on a job that came with several responsibilities, and he felt pretty proud of her for taking that type of task where she probably couldn't afford to fail.
Gray watched Juvia touch his right hand with her left hand, and she nicely let him know that she wanted them to be married someday. Gray merely gave her a shocked look, as he didn't even have plans to get married anytime soon, and he simply kept the opinion of Lucy being a cuter girl to himself. Gray decided to politely encourage Juvia about doing well at her new job, since she had that tendency of getting distracted, and Gray hoped that she wouldn't tell all the members of Mirenu's guild about how she was madly in love with him.
That caused Gray to start having curiosity in his dark blue eyes while he wondered if Mirenu already gave Juvia a list of tasks for her to complete, but Juvia merely shook her head in a disappointed manner as she started to wonder what her first actual job for Mirenu was going to be. If she had to fight a monster in a hot desert without any water, then that would be downright cruel. Juvia began to imagine Mirenu asking her to retrieve a beautiful ring from a house that looked decrepit, and refusing to follow her orders caused Juvia to be slapped harshly in her fantasy by Mirenu.
Juvia also continued to think about how her neck felt more relaxed, and she wondered if Mirenu would ask her for a demonstration on how to give sweet kisses. Juvia hoped to not have a kissing session with Mirenu, since she didn't want to be in love with a woman, and even a kiss on the cheek caused Juvia's face to comically become pink with blush. She started to twiddle her thumbs while wondering if Gray would like to come with her, but he would probably refuse. As the icy mage went back to eating his blueberry cake, he calmly informed Juvia that her first task would most likely be straightforward.
Meanwhile, in a hot spring...
Mirenu stood on the grey stone floor that was in front of the hot spring, and she smiled in a peaceful manner from seeing how the circular hot spring could even look beautiful during an evening sunset. The water sparkled while it was in a natural shade of blue, and white clouds of steam rose up from the hot water. There was even a brown wooden basket that floated near the bamboo wall separating the hot springs, and the basket had three bottles of shampoo in it. There were washcloths and fresh soap bars in the basket, too.
The sight of the incredibly hot water made Mirenu sigh happily while her right hand placed the blue Communications Lacrima Crystal on the stone ground, and the mistress of Mizu Galleon proceeded to dive into the water. She wore a swimsuit that was designed with a gold curved line separating the upper part from the lower part, and the gold line had multiple arches pointing upward in the middle sections of her breasts. There was a gold line arching down towards Mirenu's sacred area, and that gold line arched upward in the back to point up towards her beautiful rear.
As Mirenu swam up to the surface and laid on her stomach, she slightly pulled up her bikini bottom for it to not come off. The lower part of her swimsuit was dark brown while gold-colored diamonds were scattered on every part of the bra and underwear areas of it. Mirenu swam to the other end of the hot spring while she started to have a focused facial expression, and she aggressively kicked her feet in the water while stretching her arms forward. Mirenu wanted to enjoy a nice bath in the hot spring, but she also wanted to be more physically strong at swimming.
Mirenu believed that she was a strong woman, but she also wanted to have the strength and speed to be the guild mistress who could triumph over anyone at swimming. She was currently the fastest swimmer in Mizu Galleon, and she even had spells Water Magic that could enhance her physical strength. She swam with strength while loving how the hot water kissed her skin, and Mirenu even let out a soft moan from how the water gently brushed against her sacred area. Mirenu soon reached the center of this nice hot spring, but she found herself having to swim back when her Lacrima Communications Crystal received an incoming call from a surprising person.
"Hello? Mirenu of Mizu Galleon, correct?" A male voice asked in a calm tone while the blue orb let Mirenu see a familiar face appearing in it.
Mirenu replied in a calm tone as she reached the stone ground, smiling in a sultry manner while getting out of the water to be on her knees, "Yes, that's me. Although, I do recognize you from the news of how your splendid guild won the Grand Magic Games. We should meet for lunch someday and talk, so-"
Makarov Dreyar interrupted her with a comically displeased facial expression while sitting in his office at Fairy Tail, "Don't act so casual with me! One of our flyers in the records stated how you need an assistant, but you can't just make them be like a member of your guild when they work for Fairy Tail!"
Mirenu merely blinked her eyes while assuming that he was talking about Juvia Lockser, and she merely closed her eyes while nicely smiling at how she perceived her actions to not be doing any harm to people. Mirenu believed that the number-one guild in Fiore could attract several mages, even a water-wielding wizard who could fill in for Juvia while she worked for Mizu Galleon, and there was no real issue. In fact, Juvia would probably want to spend a month or more working for her. After all, Mirenu would give her some special benefits.
Also, Mirenu would be sure to not give Juvia any tasks that were far above her league. The fact that she sent her request out to Fairy Tail meant that she simply needed assistance, and she would not let anything dangerous happen to Juvia. Mirenu began to think about how her new assistant looked quite cute in that sundress, and she seemed to have a very cute personality that was very appealing to Mirenu. Having Juvia as an assistant would be much better than sexy girls who would rival Mirenu in terms of flirtatiousness, and she liked being the dominant mistress.
As she completely turned her attention to Makarov, Mirenu simply stuck out her tongue for a few seconds before mouthing to him that Juvia enjoyed her first day of being an assistant. Mirenu slyly smirked as she thought about making up lies about how Juvia gave her a nice pedicure as her first official job, and her next false task would probably be the act of shopping for some clothes that were pretty expensive. Making Juvia do the pettiest of tasks would probably make Makarov think that Mirenu was quite lazy, but she put obedience over the quality of tasks.
The woman with light blue hair simply told Makarov about how Juvia washed her back in the hot spring earlier today, and the Rain Woman also scrubbed her legs. That caused Makarov to softly gasp in shock, and Mirenu began to inform him of how Juvia joined her for a bath in the hot spring. Apparently, Mirenu wanted Juvia to enjoy a relaxing bath with her earlier in the day because of how the hot springs were calming enough to get rid of people's intense nerves. Mirenu informed Makarov about how Juvia felt more calm after washing her breasts, too.
"Mirenu, what kind of techniques are you using in that guild? Are you hoping that Juvia will learn about spying from peeping at you someday, too?" Makarov asked her in a shocked tone while blushing, as he couldn't believe that there was actually a guild like Mirenu's in existence.
She replied calmly while looking somewhat bored at his second question, "My guild is good, and I wouldn't let Juvia learn disreputable behavior such as peeping."
Makarov told her in a stern manner as he hoped that she was a good guild master, "Well, just make sure that Juvia always leaves your town without any limbs missing from her body."
Instead of giving him another response, Mirenu closed her eyes while turning around. She stretched her body out as she sighed nicely, feeling her muscles click and pop while the drops of water gently rested on her fair skin, and Mirenu moved her rump back towards the blue orb. She moved her left hand around to her bikini bottom, slightly lowering it for the beauty of her booty to be seen, and that only made the elderly guild master of Fairy Tail scream while he chose to end the call. Mirenu giggled at her sexy move, and she actually did that to some of her former female assistants who were hesitant to obey her.
Mirenu proceeded to crawl back into the warm water while thoughts of Juvia were still in her mind, and the warm water was hot to where Mirenu could think about how Suikane Town was actually a hot spot for interesting events. Not only were there hot springs that only Mirenu and some staff members could access, but there were also new jobs coming in every day because of how Mirenu handled S-Class tasks in the past seven years while being sure to always intimidate some people into telling stories about her. She hoped that Juvia would want some of her fame, but it would be interesting to see if Juvia could make a name for herself in Mizu Galleon.
How was Chapter 3? Did you like it? Juvia is finally interacting with Gray in this story, and they get to share their experiences. Mirenu seems to like Juvia, and the first lemon of this story shall happen later on. Anyway, what task shall Mirenu assign to Juvia? Will Juvia be pleased by a piece of Mirenu's jewelry, and will anyone else be pleased to see it? Standby for the update!
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