So sorry for the delay! You guys know how college life is! I had a flurry of tests and home works for the last few weeks and I had no time to recover! I will do my best to update as often as I can! Thank you all for reading my story this far and for continuing to support me! Hopefully I will be able to become a writer one day! ? I hope you are enjoying Raining Desire. I DON'T own Fairytail!

Here's the next chapter:

Love Interests?

"Why did you guys come?" Lucy asked as she looked the boys over. Natsu, Gajeel, and Gray all froze before looking at one another. They each shrugged away from the girls and began to walk away slowly, regretting letting their cats sleep in the room.

"Answer us!" Erza repeated.

"They came because they were worried," Wendy teased.

"Really?" Juvia asked.

"So, what if we were?" Gray asked, turning and revealing his blush. "I'll say it out loud if you want. We were worried about you guys."

"K-Kawaii…" Juvia whispered.

"Look we didn't want you guys to go alone," Natsu added, staring right at Lucy.

"And it's a good thing we did since that freak showed up," Gray added. There was a small pause.

"I can't believe that was really Nami," Juvia admitted, heading for the girls' room.

"How long had you two known each other?" Lucy asked, following alongside the others. Levy was the last inside and Gajeel shut the door behind her.

"He and I used to practice our water styles against one another. He is more of a water-make mage than a water type like me, but he is powerful," She spoke, seating on a pillow.

"He wasn't that tough," Gray muttered, sitting beside her. Juvia chuckled.

"What's his deal?" Gajeel asked, pulling the small bluenette close to him, "And why did he cone for you?"

"I don't know," Juvia sighed, "he wasn't anything like this when I knew him. He was kind and shy."

"What was he talking about when he said he wanted to build Atlantis?" Levy asked. "Atlantis as in the lost city of Atlantis? Like Greek Mythology?"

"Yes, exactly. When we were little, he always fanaticized about becoming a king and taking us away from our hard life back then," she felt Gray squeeze her hand before laying his head on her shoulder, "We were the only mage's in our small town and we were considered outcasts. Our parents were friends back then, so we were together often. We found a valley in the woods that became out secret hideout. There was a beautiful waterfall, lush green grass, and such beautiful wildflowers. We even built a fort. Fort Agua. He would always read me book about Atlantis. We would play castle and just spend hours talking about the kingdom we imagined. It was like a kid's utopia," she chuckled, "One day his parents left on a mission and never came back. He stayed with my family for a while until he just up and left, and we never heard from him again."

"That's so sad," Levy spoke softly.

"He was a sweet kid," Juvia replied. "Like a little brother."

"It sounds like his childhood memories of you and Atlantis have manifested into his ideology," Lucy spoke.

"What does that mean?" Natsu asked, scooting behind her, and wrapping loose arms around her waist, earning a bright blush from the blonde.

"I-I think that he believes the universe owes him something, and he wants Atlantis. Nami's dreams can't come to fruition without Juvia," she answered.

"Meaning that he probably won't stop until he either has Juvia in his grasp or he is defeated," Erza spoke.

"Like hell," Wendy spoke up.

"Wendy?!" Collective gasps were heard.

"Well, I'm not going to stand by and let some guy I don't know come try to take my friend!" Wendy chuckled.

"He seemed like he is afraid of Gray's ice devil slayer form," Natsu added.

"Well, it is kind of intimidating," Juvia admitted, Gray turned to look at her with an eye brow raised, "and hot." He smirked.

"So, what's the plan to keep Juvia safe?" Gajeel asked.

"Well, I think we should go back to Fairytail," Levy replied. The others nodded.

"It's dark out now," Lucy stated. "I think it would be best for us to stay here for tonight and make our way home by morning."

"I agree," Erza spoke. "The guys should stay with us as well."

"Agreed," Levy replied.

"We will go grab our stuff and head back in a second," Gray spoke, standing. He walked outside followed by Natsu and Gajeel.

"Alight," Lucy replied, turning to the girls once the guys had left. "Let's go on ahead and change and get ready for bed."

In the guys' room…

"Are you good, ice prick?" Natsu asked. "I've never felt you release so much magic power at once. It was intense."

"I'm good," Gray spoke, not returning the insult. "I'm just so relieved that we actually came."

"Me too," Gajeel admitted. Natsu nodded in agreement. "I don't want to imagine what would have happened if we didn't."

"I just-" Gray began, "I never would have forgiven myself if something-"

"Shut up, you protected her. We came. She's fine," Natsu reassured, squeezing the ice mage's shoulders. "Now let's change and head back over." Gray nodded before complying with the fire mage. Happy and Pantherlily flew to the girls' rooms only to crash on a big pillow alongside Carla. Gray and the others made their way to the room in their sleep ware. There were five futons laid on the floor, Juvia's in the middle.

"Where do we sleep?" Natsu asked, sheepishly.

"You've slept in my bed so many times and now you're getting shy about it?" Lucy said sarcastically before pulling open her covers. Natsu happily jumped in beside her and settling in on her chest.

"Thanks, Luce," he whispered. Lucy blushed as she began running fingers through his hair. Gajeel and Levy had already settled in together, with Gajeel as the big spoon, curling around the small blue headed girl. Wendy laid between Levy and Juvia's beds. Erza lay between Lucy and Juvia's beds. Gray made his way to Juvia's bed and knelt down beside her.

"You don't have to-"

"I am sleeping by your side tonight," he replied, making his way to the side of her futon.

"Okay," she replied, pulling open her covers and happily accepting Gray's affection. "I'm not used to Gray actually hugging me, but I am not against it," she spoke softly.

"Get used to it," he muffled. "You're mine."

"G-gray…" she stuttered, turning pink slightly. Gray wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to rest on his chest. His legs wound protectively around hers.

"Wow, Juvia," he chuckled. "You know, the last time you blushed this hard is when I put my hand on your 'tooshy.'"

"Gray!" she wined, hiding her face in his chest.

"Kidding," he teased. "Now get some rest."

"How is your shoulder doing?" she asked, touching the bandage, lightly.

"It doesn't hurt," he replied, holding her hand against his chest. "It takes more than that to get me down."

"That's right," Juvia smiled. Gray simply stared at her face, her deep eyes and pouty lips. He groaned inwardly.

'Kami, is this what angels look like?' he thought. Quickly, he leaned forward and pecked the water mage's forehead. 'Adorable.'

"I promise I will keep you safe from now on," he told her.

"Gray, darling, you and I both know that you've always kept me safe," she assured him. Suddenly, she felt gray's hand on her hip, softly rubbing the area. She gasped. That was the spot where she had wounded herself so long ago.

"Gray," she sighed before looking into his sad eyes. Her eyes sparkled with determination for a quick second before she placed a kiss to his cold lips. She closed her eyes with a sigh when she felt his pressure against her lips, returning the kiss. They broke away slowly and stared at one another. The ice mage ran his fingers through Juvia's hair before coming to rest at her chin. Their foreheads touched as they held one another closely. "Continue to keep me safe, Gray," she told him.

Morning came too quickly for the Fairytail mages. Erza was the first to awake. She began to pack the groups belongings. She scanned over the boys and smiled. They each held onto their girls protectively, guarding them even in their sleep. Each girl smiled in their sleep. Wendy was next to wake up, and she began to help Erza pack for the trip home.

"Get off of me you log!" Lucy groaned as she tried to roll away from Natsu.

"Five more minutes, Luce!" he whined, holding her tighter. "You're so comfortable."

"Time to get up," she told him, flinging him from the bed with a Lucy kick.

"Good morning," Levy yawned as she and Gajeel sat up.

"Good morning," Juvia replied, scooting away from the still sleeping ice mage. Gray's grip around her only tightened as she tried to get away. "Gray wake up," she cooed.

"Don't wanna," he groaned, opening one eye lazily.

"Come on, we're going to head home soon," Erza told him. "We still have to get train tickets."

"Can't we just walk home?" Natsu groaned.

"Man up, Salamander," Lucy chuckled.

"Hey!"

"No way am I walking all the way back to the guild hall from here," Lucy spoke matter-of-factly.

"Motion sickness is killer," Wendy groaned as she covered her mouth.

"Are we going to tell Gramps about what happened?" Gray asked.

"We should," Levy replied.

"I don't think we should leave Juvia by herself for a while," Gajeel spoke.

"I agree," Wendy replied.

"We will all stay at the girls' dorm for the next few days," Erza spoke. "Boys, you can come visit during the day. No nightly visits," she said precisely.

"Erza, you know I will just sneak in through the window at night. You're not keeping me away. Not right now," Gray stared, meeting the red-head's gaze. Erza was taken back, he stood up to her.

"Very well," she spoke. "we will all sleep in the common room until Nami's threat is gone." The group nodded as they proceeded to pack up their things.

"We're going to head back on our own," Happy spoke.

"Our wings are cramping up," Lily added.

"Don't lie," Carla said as she rolled her eyes. "We're going fishing. We will meet you back at the guild."

"Catch some for me too!" Natsu cheered as they flew away.

"Natsu! You need to hurry up and get your crap together so we can leave!" Gray shouted.

"You tryna pick a fight with me snowflake?!" he shouted.

"Shut up you two!" Erza shouted as she bashed their heads together. Juvia and Lucy chuckled before walking towards the door.

"Let's go home!" Juvia said as she turned towards the group.

"Aye!"