Happy Gray Day !
I'm sorry for the mistakes, English is not my native language. I hope you like it.
Disclaimer : Fairy Tail belongs to Hiro Mashima.
Looks Like You're Jealous
Gray opened the doors of the Fairy Tail guild and strode confidently towards the bar. He had just returned from a mission and he was happy to return to Fairy Tail. His mission had lasted a week. After he arrested bandits threatening a town, he stayed to help the locals rebuild.
He sat down at the bar and ordered a drink from Mirajane. While he was waiting for his drink, he looked around and thought that the guild was very quiet. He noticed that Natsu was not there. That's why everything is so quiet, Gray thought amused. But something else bothered him. Juvia still had not come to see him. He looked at every corner of the guild, to be sure she was not watching him from afar, but she was not there. Gray frowned. Where could she be ?
"Something wrong Gray ?"
He looked at Mirajane as she put his drink in front of him.
"I'm fine. Do you know where Juvia is ?"
Gray took a sip and Mirajane smiled. He knew that smile. It was the one she had when she played matchmaker.
"She's on a mission with Natsu and Happy."
Gray almost choked. Why was she with Natsu ? If she was not trying to go on a mission with him, she either went with Lisanna or Gajeel and Panther Lily. And Natsu always took Lucy. Mirajane, who seemed to have read his thoughts, added :
"The client specifically requested them for this mission."
She grinned from ear to ear.
"Does it bother you that they are together ?"
Gray blushed and stammered :
"No… No, not at all."
He raised his glass to his lips, trying to hide his embarrassment. Why did it annoy him so much that Juvia was with Natsu ?
~00~
The next day, Gray entered the guild. He had slept very badly and had only thought about Juvia's mission. Mirajane had not told him how long her mission was going to be and he knew that if he asked her, she was going to imagine things about their supposed love story. He really did not need that. He stayed all morning at the guild when around noon, the door opened with a loud crash. Gray immediately knew it was Natsu. None of the guild members paid attention to what was going on. After all, everyone was used to Natsu's entries. He and Happy went straight to Lucy, Erza, Wendy and Carla who were sitting at a table. Gray looked back at the door. Juvia had still not arrived. Why was not she there ? What had happened ? Was she hurt ? No, Gray tried to calm down. If something had happened to her, Natsu would not be so quiet. Gray got up and walked over to his team. Lucy looked at him, annoyed.
"Gray, you took your clothes off again."
Unconsciously Gray had taken off his shirt and pants once again. He'd see to it later, he thought. Right now, he had other things in mind.
"Juvia isn't with you ?" He asked Natsu.
"She wanted to go home first."
Erza smiled mischievously.
"Looks like you missed her."
Gray blushed. Lucy had a dreamy expression on her face.
"This is so cute."
Wendy and Carla nodded. Happy said while eating a fish :
"He loooves her."
Gray blushed more.
"Shut up stupid cat !"
Natsu burst out laughing. Angry, Gray punched him in the head. Without further ado, Natsu stood up and punched him back. A fight broke out between them, before turning into a free-for-all.
~00~
The next morning, Gray looked at the notices, wondering which one he was going to choose. The door opened and he saw Juvia arrive, holding three small bags. She smiled and walked over to Natsu and Happy. Gray opened his eyes wide. Why was she going to see Natsu ? Usually he was the first person she would see. Once at their table, she gave them two small bags. He could hear the Exceed exclaim with joy :
"Fish-shaped cakes !"
Natsu ate one and said just as happily as Happy :
"That's so good !"
Juvia was beaming. Gray wanted to hit Natsu and make him choke on his cakes. Then, Juvia walked over to him.
"Gray-sama !"
She jumped into his arms. Gray closed his eyes and smelled her perfume. During his week away from the guild, he had missed Juvia's perfume. She pulled away from him. If Gray had listened to himself, he would have hugged her and kept her from moving away him. He shook his head, trying to pull himself together.
"Juvia is sorry she didn't come to see you yesterday. To be forgiven, Juvia made you some cakes."
She handed him the last bag.
"Did you have something to apologize to Natsu too ?"
Gray blamed himself for speaking to her so coldly, but seeing her with Natsu annoyed him. Fortunately, Juvia did not hold it against him.
"Juvia had promised Natsu and Happy to bake them cakes. Juvia also wanted to do some for Gray-sama."
Gray took the bag and tasted a heart-shaped cake.
"It's not bad."
In fact, it was delicious, but Gray did not dare tell her that. Juvia seemed happy. Both spent the rest of the morning together, talking about their missions.
~00~
Days later, Gray noticed that Juvia was spending a lot of time with Natsu. Even if Lucy and Happy were with them, it still bothered him. Juvia was sitting with Natsu, Lucy and Happy at a table. As soon as she arrived at the guild, she immediately came to him and asked him if he wanted to join them. But Gray had refused. He did not want to be with Natsu right now. Lucy got up and headed for the bar to order more drinks. Gray heard Natsu and Juvia burst out laughing. He glanced at Lucy, who did not seem to mind their behavior.
"Doesn't that bother you?" Gray asked.
Lucy looked at him, surprised.
"What ?"
He nodded towards Juvia and Natsu. Lucy smiled, understanding Gray's reaction.
"Looks like you're jealous."
"No", he said, blushing.
"You shouldn't be worry. You know how Natsu is. All guild members are important to him. As for Juvia, she only has eyes for you."
Gray did not answered and looked at Juvia. Lucy took the glasses Mirajane handed her and said to Gray before returning to her table :
"At least now you understand how Juvia can feel."
Was Lucy right ? Was he jealous ? Was that why Natsu and Juvia's newfound friendship bothered him so much ? Lyon had been very direct about his feelings for Juvia. Even if it annoyed him, he knew he had nothing to worry about. Juvia had been clear, she was not interested in him. But this time, it was different. She and Natsu were as thick as thieves.
Gray thought about his feelings for Juvia. He grew attached to her. But did he love her ? He thought about all those times he had spent with her. He could not remember his life without her. And he could not imagine living without Juvia. She told him that he had stopped the rain. But after losing his parents, Ur and Urtear, Juvia was the one who kept him from falling into darkness. Without him realizing it, she managed to wriggle her way into his heart and soul. He had to admit it, he was jealous and he loved her.
~00~
Gray could not stop thinking about Juvia. Everything seemed clear to him now. It was not like him to declare his love, but he knew that if he did nothing, he would lose her. He had decided to ask her to go on a mission with him. It would be easier to talk to her if he was alone with her. He took a notice on the board and walked over to Juvia. Her eyes lit up when she saw him approaching. She is really beautiful, Gray thought. He'd always thought she was beautiful, but right now she was gorgeous and he thought he'd been a fool for not realizing how he felt about her before.
"Juvia, would you like to..."
But Natsu and Happy cut in on him and they stood in front of him.
"Hey Juvia ! Want to go on a mission with us ?"
Natsu approached Juvia and put his arm around her shoulders. This time it was too much for Gray. He knew that for Natsu it was only a friendly gesture, but Gray got angry. He took Juvia's arm and drew her towards him.
"No way !" He snapped to Natsu. "Juvia will go on a mission with me."
"It's not for you to decide", the dragon slayer said, ready to fight.
"You piss me off to hang around Juvia."
Natsu raised an eyebrow, not understanding what Gray meant. Happy, who was flying next to Natsu, tried not to laugh and teasingly explained the situation to his friend.
"Looks like Gray is jealous that Juvia is spending time with you. He loooves her."
Gray blushed, embarrassed. This was not how he hoped to talk about how he felt with Juvia. Not in front of Natsu and Happy laughing at him and certainly not in front of the whole guild watching them.
"Gray-sama ?"
Gray looked at Juvia. She was blushing and she was looking at him expectantly.
"Gray-sama is really jealous ? You don't have to be jealous. Juvia is not in love with Natsu. Natsu is just a friend."
"I know. I also know that I shouldn't be jealous, but it's stronger than me. I can't bear to see you with him."
Gray pointed to Natsu behind him. The dragon slayer took offense, but Gray ignored it. All his attention was on Juvia. He only saw her. She was the only one that mattered.
"I was really stupid for not realizing my feelings before. I love you Julia."
"Gray-sama !"
Juvia jumped into his arms. She had never been so happy. Not expecting this sudden movement, Gray lost his balance and fell to the floor, taking Juvia with him. He looked at her, she had a huge smile on her lips.
"Juvia has never been so happy."
Gray smiled. He gently stroked her cheek and kissed her. It felt like the world around them no longer existed. He did not hear Lucy sighed dreamily, or Erza saying it was about time, or the other guild members commenting. Gray could not be happier.
The end
