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Planning

Slowly, tired eyes opened, looking into the bright light of a clouded sun. The waves rose and crashed around the fallen water mage. Nami slowly rose from his place on the sand. He looked around the piece of land he had landed on. It seemed abandoned. He slowly began to move and look around for shelter for the night. His shirt had been torn into shreds, so he discarded it. He came across a rather large and deep cave in the side of a mountain.

Nami gathered various soft leaves, dry logs, and some fish from a nearby lake. Once he had made a fire and eaten, he seated himself on the pile of leaves in a deep part of the cave. He rested his head on his hands as he stared into the darkness in front of him. His empty eyes slowly began to come back to life as a burning feeling of rage surged throughout his entire body. Every muscle racked with anger.

Nami screamed into the emptiness that was the cave. He jumped up and paced back and forth, glaring at the ground below. His normally bright eyes had sunken into a dark, ominous indigo. The bags under his eyes were swollen and red as angry tears rolled down his cheeks. He grit his teeth before landing a devastating punch on a nearby rock column.

"How did I not see this coming?" he asked aloud, his fist sliding down the broken rock, slicing his knuckles. "Did Juvia… did she really play me for a fool?" he asked, sliding to the ground against the cave wall. "Does she ha-hate me?" He asked as he ran fingers through his disheveled hair with a bitter chuckle.

"No, that's not it," he corrected himself, pushing the tangled hair away from his face, a new sparkle of hatred in his eyes. "Juvia wouldn't do that to me. She is destined to me mine, to rule by my side!" he growled, standing once more. "She-she has been brainwashed…yes, that's what it is. She has been brainwashed by that horrible guild she calls a family…Fairytail," he told himself, leaning against the wall as he looked outside of his cave.

"They shall pay dearly for this," he seethed, narrowing his eyes. He squinted as hairs caught in his eyes. He brushed them away only for them to fall back into place. He growled and reached for a nearby sharp rock. He bitterly began to cut away at his bangs until his hair began to frame his face.

"I will rescue you, Juvia darling," he began, his voice filled with an eerie calm. He glanced to the top of the cave as water droplets cascaded onto his face. "I will find Poseidon's Triton and I will resurrect Atlantis for us, but before I do that," he paused, licking the droplet from his cheek, "I will use the Triton to bring an end to Fairy Tail and to that ice demon who stole you from me."

~RAINING DESIRE~

"What happened when you were with that guy?" Lucy asked as she sat on the floor of the girl's dorm beside the bluenette. Natsu stared down at the girls from his position on the couch. Happy was resting on his hair, napping.

"He just kept talking about resurrecting Atlantis. He took me with him so that we could find the Triton together and 'bond' or some nonsense," she paused, looking down to her lap. "That man, that's not the same Nami I knew when we were younger. Sure, he's always been a bit protective of me, but he's never tried to hurt my friends."

"…bastard…" Gray mumbled from behind her. He had seated himself on the ground with Juvia between his legs and his arms around her waist as he leaned on her back, resting his forehead on her shoulder.

"We did manage to find where Atlantis is buried," She chuckled.

"What would happen if Atlantis is resurrected?" Gray asked, craning his head so that he could watch her speak.

"If my guess is right," she began, "a whole island will rise to the surface of the ocean."

"A whole island? How?" Natsu asked, suddenly intrigued.

"Atlantis is like the homeland of ancient water magic users," Juvia explained. "When it was destroyed, it carried many secrets about the heritage, techniques, and abilities of water mages. Supposedly," she added, "Poseidon and his wife will be able to dwell among water mages once more if Atlantis is resurrected."

"So, all water mages are descendants from this island that disappeared?" Lucy asked.

"Not all," Juvia explained, "a large portion of water mages learned in the colder regions north and south as well."

"Levy! They're in here," Gajeel suddenly shouted from the hallway.

"We learned something new about the Triton," Levy spoke excited as she, Gajeel, Erza, and Makarov walked into the room.

"What is it?" Juvia asked, turning to watch the girl as she moved to sit beside her and Lucy.

"Look," Levy pointed to a page in the book Makarov had showed them. "I had Gajeel translate what he could, but could you verify what the book says?"

"Sure," Juvia said as she took the book and read the ancient text aloud as her fingers traced each word.

"Poseidon was the beginning of the water mages. He taught the earliest water magic handlers to use water magic for protection, art, and creation. The triton, his most powerful tool, was buried in the tomb of Atlas, the first king of Atlantis and son of Poseidon and his mortal lover, Cleito."

"Only the direct descendant of Poseidon and I, Amphitrite shall be able to wield the Triton and unlock its true power. Only when he possesses it, shall he be able to rule Atlantis. When he obtains the Triton, he will become the most powerful water mage alive."

"Holy crap," Natsu blurted.

"But we don't even know that Nami is a direct descendant of Poseidon!" Lucy interjected.

"We can't take that risk," Erza instructed. "we must find the Triton before he does. Now that we have Juvia back, there is no telling what state Nami is in. He's going to be even more dangerous now."

"You're right," Juvia sighed.

"Gajeel and I are going to read through more of this book and see if we can come up with a location for the tomb of Atlas," Levy spoke up, taking the book from her friend. "Meanwhile, you should get some rest. You, too, Gray," she offered with a smile.

"Natsu, Happy, and I will go search for any sigh of Nami," Lucy offered. Natsu nodded, sparing a glance to Gray and Juvia before heading towards the door.

"Let us know if you need anything," Natsu called from the door.

"We will grab some snacks on our way back." Lucy added, closing the door behind her.

"Master and I will go coordinate with other guild leaders to inform them of the situation. If Nami finds the Triton before we do, we need to be prepared," Erza informed.

"Indeed," Makarov agreed. "We will leave you two here. In the meantime, you'd both better get some rest. If I come back and both pairs of eyes aren't close," Makarov threatened, pausing for a moment, "there will be disciplinary action."

"Yes, sir," Gray hummed from his position behind Juvia. The water mage nodded in agreement, leaning into the comfort of Gray.

Once they were alone in the room, Gray pulled Juvia onto the couch that Natsu was occupying. He laid with his back against the cushions and his arm underneath the blue hair of his girlfriend. Juvia rolled over so that she was looking directly into navy blue.

"Are you okay?" she asked him.

"Am I okay?" he chuckled running his other arm up and down her side, avoiding her eyes. "I should be asking you that." He spoke honeslty.

"Don't blame yourself," she told him, putting a soft hand on his cheek. His eyes finally met hers. "Its not your fault, it was Nami's. Regardless, I'm okay. You saved me."

"Yeah, but…" he faltered as tears threatened to spill from his eyes. "I should have protected you," he whispered through grit teeth. Juvia looked down to him sadly. She opened her arms to him and allowed him to bury his face into her chest, hiding himself from the world. He wrapped tight, shaking arms around her frame, afraid that if he were to let go, she would slip from his grasp once more.

Juvia wrapped equally tight arms around Gray's torso. She tangled her legs with his, basking in his warmth.

"I'm all yours Gray," she told him. "Juvia has always and will always love Gray no matter what," she told him. She put hands on his cheeks so that she could meet his eyes once more. Red rimmed eyes met happy blue.

"Don't you ever forget it," she told him, pressing a kiss to his temple before pulling him back into her embrace.

A few moments passed before the ice mage calmed down. He settled deeper into her arms and fell into unconsciousness. Juvia pet his hair and traced the sides of his face, feeling the stubble that was present. She kissed the top of his head before surrendering to sleep.

-in the other room-

"Well…about time," Makarov hummed.

"I was afraid I would have had to knock them both unconscious," Erza chuckled.