Sometime later at night Juvia awoke to hear that same disturbing noise. Knowing full well what that meant, she immediately left her room and ran downstairs. Upon entering the other room she found Gray in a fit of rage, beating his face and destroying everything in his way while poor Jellal was trying to calm him down.

"My Lord please." The frightened knight said. "You must control yourself."

Jellal moved toward him but Gray only knocked him down with a harsh swipe.

"Are you alright?" Juvia asked hurrying to his side.

"You better get out of here my lady." Jellal warned. "There's no reasoning with him when he gets like this."

"He needs to stop. He'll hurt himself."

She stood up and began to walk toward Gray.

"Don't!" Jellal protested. "He'll hurt you!"

"I don't care. I'm not a afraid of him."

Gray had just slammed a fist into a window, the glass cutting him greatly. He cried out in pain but only continued his rampage. Gathering up her courage, Juvia moved in further and said in a very stern voice.

"Stop it."

He froze for a moment and turned his gaze toward her.

"Get out." He seethed.

"No."

"I said get out!" He shouted angrily.

"And I said no." She responded, standing her ground. "Look what you've done, look at this mess, and not only that but you have hurt this poor man who was only trying to help you. You should be ashamed of yourself, causing a ruckus like this in the middle of the night scaring people half to death."

"Listen you- Ahh!" He cried out as the pain in his cut up hand intensified.

"Now you've gone and hurt yourself." She shook her head and turning to Jellal she said. "Could you get me some water, a cloth, and some bandages please?"

"I don't know if I should leave you alone with him." Jellal said.

"I'll be alright just go. Hurry, before his cuts fester."

He wasn't sure about her request but did as she said. Juvia then pulled a handkerchief from her dressing gown and reached for Gray's injured hand.

"Give me your hand." She told him.

"Don't touch me!" He snapped.

"Would you rather bleed to death?" She pointed to the puddle of blood that had formed on to the floor. Gray was taken aback, had he bled that much. "Now stop being so stubborn and let me help you."

He hesitated and looked at her skeptically but eventually he held out his hand to her. With great care she held down the handkerchief on his hand to stop the bleeding. When Jellal returned with the things she had asked for she used the bowl of water and a cloth to clean his hand and after that she proceeded to bind it with the bandages. As she did this Gray could not help but think back to when he was a little boy and how every time he hurt himself during one of his tantrums, his sister Lucy would tend to him just like this.

Flashback...

Six year old Gray sat on the castle floor, sniffling and weeping because during another one of his tantrums he had tripped and fallen down stairs, giving him a cut on his knee.

"Well it serves you right for throwing another nasty temper tantrum." His older sister scolded as she fixed up his knee. "Honestly you know better than to do that."

"I'm sorry." He sniffed. "But Father said that I was...That I was..."

"He called you a monster again didn't he?"

The boy nodded.

"So you confirm what he says but acting like a monster?"

"I don't act like a monster!"

"You were acting like one a minute ago. Screaming, breaking things, scaring people, isn't that what a monster does?"

Gray gave her a look of embarrassment and shame.

"Do you think I'm a monster Lucy?"

"No. I think that you're a spoiled, arrogant, and hot tempered little brat but not a monster."

"Gee thanks." He pouted.

"Now don't you give me that look."

"What look?"

"That look you give the servants everytime they get on you for being naughty. That guilt trip look might work on them but not on me. I have nothing to feel guilty for. It's your own fault that you hurt yourself and none of this would have happened if you would just behave."

"I was angry."

"That's no excuse. Now Father has no right to call you a monster but you have no right to take the hurt you feel out on our servants when they love and care for you. It makes you a very selfish boy."

"I know." He agreed in shame.

"But you don't have to be a selfish boy. You can be a very sweet boy when you want to be but you need to be one all the time especially to the people who love you."

"Do you love me Lucy?"

"Of course I love you. Do you honestly think I would tell you this if I didn't love you? I only berate you like this because I want you to grow up to be good and kind and not be like..."

"Father?"

"Yes. Exactly. He's the real monster not you."

"How can you be so sure that I'm not a monster?"

"Because I know that you have something no real monster could ever have."

"What's that?"

"A heart full of love. You have a kind heart Gray and you could give a lot of love if you would just try."

"Who do I give my love to?"

"Well you could give it to me or the servants, anyone you choose. I know that I've given you my love plenty of times." She bandaged his knee. "There all done."

"Thanks Lucy."

"Now can you do me a favor? Can you at least try to be a good boy?"

"I'll try."

"That's my big sweet boy."

Flashback end...

"Almost done." Juvia said finishing up on the bandages. She looked up and saw the bruises on the side of his face. She gently put her hand to his cheek, he grabbed her wrist. "You need to stop hurting yourself."

His eyes looked away from her.

"I know you only do it because you hate yourself but that won't make you feel any better."

He released her hand and turned away. She sighed and went to put away the things that she had used to tend to him. She came back the intention of helping him get back to bed only to discover that he had fallen asleep on the floor. With compassion in her heart, she went back to her room, grabbed a blanket, and covered him with it.

But as she moved to leave his hand grabbed on to hers. He was still asleep but he latched on to her as if he didn't want her to leave. She sat by his side, planning to only stay there for a little while but she too ended up falling asleep on the floor that night.

In the morning it was Gray who woke up first and he found Juvia sleeping with her head resting in his lap while his hand was clutching hers. He would have stood up in an instant but found himself distracted by her face.

He found it so funny. For as long as he could remember, he had been told that humans were hideous. Horribly repulsive and ugly yet this human girl was so beautiful. As beautiful as the fairies here. What was even more funny was that Briar who had been throwing herself at him for a whole year could barely catch his attention but Juvia had his thoughts and gaze completely held. He wondered what was it about this young girl that captivated him.

Unknowingly, his hand began to stroke her hair, feeling how soft it was and he inhaled the wonderful fragrance it gave off. It smelled like fresh spring rain pouring down on flowers that were in need of a drink. He didn't know of anyone in the entire labyrinth with hair this soft and so sweet smelling. Soon his stroking caused Juvia to wake up. He quickly pulled his hand from her hair.

"How are you feeling?" She asked him.

"My hand still hurts but I'll live. I don't remember the exact details of what happened last night."

"What do you remember?"

"I remember getting so angry and breaking things, then I busted a window and hurt my hand. I remember you fixing up my hand and that's about it."

"Well that's kind of all that happened last night."

"Did I hurt you?"

"No. No you didn't."

"Did I hurt anybody else?"

"You knocked Jellal down to the floor very harshly but he's alright. He would probably feel a lot better if you apologized."

"I don't apologize."

"Why does that not surprise me? And I guess you don't say thank you either."

"I don't need to. I'm a king."

"King or not you should still be polite and considerate. I really do think you owe Jellal an apology, he really cares about you. Try to show some gratitude."

She stood up and started to head for the door. She was halfway there when she heard Gray's voice say.

"Thank you."

She stopped and turned around to give him a smile.

"You're welcome."