I'm so sorry for the delay! I got wrapped up in the other story and school work. Plus, fall break was last weekend, so I took a much-needed rest. Thank you all for your patience and wiliness to read my story! I hope it is up to your expectations!
Now, Nami is a bit of a psycho right now. I'm going to go into his background a little more soon since everybody loves a good background story. (I mean I do😊) Don't hate me or him yet! Now, Les presento a:
Please, Don't Take Her.
"Well isn't this just romantic!" Nami spat. He floated above the two in his misty form; his usually bright eyes burned, boring into them. "This must be a joke."
Juvia and Gray both spun around quickly. The ice mage covered the water mage with his body, hiding her behind him. Tension was high. He took a defensive stance, baring his teeth as ice spilled around him, running across the balcony.
"You got a weird stalking habit or something?" Gray yelled. Juvia chuckled a bit to herself.
"I suppose you could say that," Nami replied.
"The hell do you want, creep?" Gray shouted, glaring. The air became colder as the chill from Gray's anger flooded the area. Nami chucked before descending to the balcony a good distance from the two.
"I just came to take what is mine. But now that I see you have defiled her with your demon spirit, I must kill you," he smirked. The look in his eyes shot shivers down Juvia's spine.
"This isn't you, Nami!" Juvia shouted from behind her ice mage. Nami looked into her eyes, a soft smile gracing his lips as she spoke. "This is not the Nami I grew up with! Stop this!"
"Oh, Juvia, my dear. Could you do me a favor and, please, step inside? I do not wish to spill any of this monster's blood on you when I kill him," Nami cooed. Juvia's eyes narrowed.
"Alright you freak," Gray began, placing a fist in his palm, "bring it-"
"Now you wait just a minute, asshole!" Juvia shouted, thrusting Gray behind her. The ice mage was shocked. 'She actually just cussed?' he asked himself.
"I don't give a damn that you and I were friends at some point, NO ONE insults my Gray in front of me without consequences!" She raged, taking a fighting stance. Water seeped onto her arms and legs, covering her in a suit of water armor. "Prepare yourself," she hummed before charging at him. Anger burning red, hot in her eyes.
"Juvia, Wait!" Gray shouted, quickly jerking her back into his arms. Nami seethed at this. The love of his life purposefully being wrapped up by another. Gray struggled to keep her close as she tried to charge at Nami repeatedly. His arms and chest burned from her boiling rage of water.
"Calm down," he whispered. "Juvia, calm down," he cooed. "What he says about me doesn't matter. I need you need to be careful or you're going to give him exactly what he wants!" Juvia slowly cooled, looking back to Gray with apologetic eyes. Ice mage pecked her forehead before bringing his attention back to the threat at hand.
"Nami, listen, you and I both know it isn't our choice who Juvia wants to be with. And as of now, in this moment, she wants to be with me." The ice mage spoke, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her to his hip, "I love her just like she loves me, can't you accept that if you love her like you say you do?" Gray asked. Nami met his eyes for a moment before he snarled.
"Not if it's scum like you! Demon!" Nami shouted as he charged the ice mage. Gray thrust Juvia towards the doors, away from the fight and met Nami's fist with his own, effectively freezing the angry bluenette's fist in an ice cast.
"This won't stop me!" Nami growled, going in for another punch, but landing a kick to Gray's side. The water mage flexed his fist and broke the ice around his hand, steam floated from the once frozen appendage. The ice mage rolled a few feet away before he bounced back, returning with his own icy attack.
"Ice make: lance!" He shouted.
Spears of beautiful blue ice charged at the water mage. He managed to dodge most, the last few knocking him to the ground.
"Water make: boiling lock!" Nami shouted as he incased the ice mage in steaming water. "A little heat ought to slow you down." He chuckled. Gray folded his arms and smiled. "What is it, demon slayer?" Nami asked. "Not going to call your friends for help? Or is the water too hot for you?"
"I've felt flames that were hotter," Gray spoke before freezing and shattering the prison. He then charged forward, fist in his palm. "Ice make: geyser!" An explosion of ice and show propelled Nami to the wall before Gray's fist made contact with his stomach. The water mage fell to the ground before catching himself and swinging out his legs, effectively knocking Gray to the ground.
"Water nebula!" Nami shouted, rushing forward with water at his side. The attack was much faster than Gray had anticipated and landed, sending the water mage to the ground as the spirals of water drilled into him.
"Gray!" Juvia shouted, coming forward to nullify the attack. Before she could make contact, Gray froze the water in purple ice. The ice crawled its way to the water mage. Nami jumped out of the way just in time.
"Stand back, Juvia," Gray spoke, his demon slayer magic began to make itself known.
"How noble," Nami said sarcastically. "Water make: jet!"
The ice mage slammed his fist to his palm at the familiar stance. Gray was prepared this time. He threw up an ice wall made of his ice demon magic and smirked.
"That same trick doesn't work twice," he shouted from behind the ice. He watched as the jet hit the ice wall and froze.
"Oh?" Nami whispered, suddenly appearing behind him. Gray gasped, beginning to turn. Another jet shot from his hands and into Gray's abdomen. "I think it does."
The ice mage had no time to react. All he could feel was the burning pain of water ripping through him.
"Dammit!" He shouted, he fell to the ground and blood pooled from his body.
"Gray!" Juvia cried, running towards him. Nami quickly jumped between them and wrapped her into one of his arms.
"Now, now, Juvia darling, we must be on our way," Nami smiled.
"Get your hands off me!" She yelled, pushing him away from her.
"Stay away from her!" Gray shouted from his position on the ground. He clutched his stomach as he attempted to stand up. His vision began to blur, but that didn't stop his demon slayer form from taking over, freezing his wound. "I won't let you have her!" He yelled, charging forward.
"Let's see you try to stop me!" Nami challenged. The ice mage came faster than the water mage expected. Gray smashed his elbow into Nami's hip before kicking him away with a blow to the chest. Nami huffed, catching his breath. He looked up and saw the demon slayer charge at him once more. Leaving his midsection wide open. Gray prepared a large hit, a fist encased in ice, but a hard jab at Gray's new wound sent him crumbling to the ground in a bloody, coughing fit.
Nami stood over him, proud of his work. His job was finished. He wiped his hands on his sleeves with a smirk. Now, what Nami didn't expect was an attack from Juvia. She came at him repeatedly, landing blow after blow. Her eyes were burning with rage. Rage like he had never seen before. Boy did it turn him on. Nami smiled, catching her fists in his hands.
"Dear Juvia, when did you get so strong?" He smiled.
"I will keep Gray safe from you, no matter what!" She raged, freeing one of her hands to land a swift uppercut to Nami's jaw. He merely laughed, before gently holding the side of her face, pressing her body against his. She pushed at him, trying to get away. Gray growled as he struggled to come closer to them.
"Juvia, darling, I don't understand. Why would you want to protect a monster like him? He could never understand you like I do. I could give you anything you ever wanted. What can he give you that I can't? What does he have that I lack?" he asked softly, cupping her face and rubbing his thumb across her cheek. She glared before slapping his hand away.
"He is more of a man than you could ever dream of being," she spoke, her voice was low and threatening. "He is no monster. He has a beautiful soul and heart, I've seen it." The sky became dark as she continued to speak, a murderous tone overcame her sweet voice. "Don't you understand, Nami?" she asked. "Gray is the man I love."
Nami's body jerked as though he had been stuck by a heavy blow. He looked up to the sky, to the clouds that Juvia had created. He took a deep breath so that he could steady himself. He closed his eyes and stared. As his head came back down, his smile faded.
"You seem to be speaking nonsense," he whispered, "I didn't want to have to hurt you, but it seems you left me no choice, dear," He cooed before quickly landing a series of small jabs at Juvia's lithe body. She felt limp, slacking to her knees.
"Wha-what did you do to me?" She whispered, barely able to hold up her head.
"Don't worry, you'll be able to move again in a few hours," he offered.
"Juvia!" Gray shouted, crawling with all his strength towards them, blood continued to pour from the wound.
"Gray? I c-can't move," she admitted.
"Let her go!" Gray shouted. Fear and pain filled his voice. His eyes were bursting with terror. Juvia looked to his eyes once more before she was tossed over Nami's shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Gray, my darling," she whispered. He looked down to the ice mage with a smug smirk.
"It was a pleasure, but now I must take my leave," Nami spoke before turning towards the balcony's edge.
"Don't take her! I don't care what you do to me, just don't take her!" Gray shouted, pounding into the ground with his fist. He tried his best to freeze his wound so he could stand. Gray created a spear of ice to help him ease up, but the water mage cut him down with water blades. Gray collapsed, but pushed himself to keep going. "Don't take her," he said through grit teeth. He crawled until he was able to grab the hem of Nami's pant leg. "Don't take her," he said again. Nami chucked before he and Juvia evaporated into the air without a trace. Gray grit his teeth and squeezed his eyes shut, begging for this to be a night mare.
"DON'T TAKE HER FROM ME!" He sobbed; his screams echoed through the hills.