Gray and Natsu couldn't take their eyes off of the young woman helping Ur with the tea. They were just so surprised by Juvia's appearance. She wasn't at all what they were expecting her to look like.
"I don't believe this." Natsu said. "I just don't believe this. That's Gajeel's sister?"
"Yep." Gray said.
"No way! There's no way she shares the same blood as that maniac! I mean look at her! She's almost hotter than Lucy."
"Who's Lucy?" Gray asked briefly forgetting his crush, having become distracted by Juvia's beauty.
"This is against of the laws of nature! Just like the platypus! I mean how can a woman who looks like that be related to Gajeel?"
"I don't know, maybe it's a gender thing. Like the men in his family are a little hard to look at while the women are more easy on the eyes."
"If that's the case then his mother must be a supermodel."
"Here Miss Milkovich, I'll help you carry that." Juvia offered taking the tray of tea and cookies from Ur.
"Oh you're so polite." Ur remarked.
They went inside the living room where the boys were sitting and they proceeded to talk while drinking tea.
"So tell us about yourself Juvia." Ur asked.
"Well I'm in college and I'm studying to become an acting major." Juvia said.
"That's very interesting."
"Have you always been into theatre?" Gray asked.
"Yes ever since I was little and I started performing in my school plays. There's just something about being on stage that makes me feel special." She took a sip of her tea. "So Gray I hear that you're working for my brother."
"Yeah he's uh...He's an interesting guy."
"You don't know have to pretend, I know my brother can be a real jerk sometimes and no one knows that more than me. I mean I've lived with him for most of my entire life but once you get to know him he's really sweet."
"What are your parents like?" Natsu asked.
"Oh...Actually." Juvia said looking down at her tea cup. "I don't really like to talk about them. They died when I was a little girl."
"Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to-"
"It's alright."
"You know I lost my parents when I was a kid too." Gray said. "Aunt Ur's pretty much the only family I have."
"I was brought up by my brother." Juvia said. "Ever since we lost our parents, he's always looked out for me which is sweet but it makes dating a little hard."
"So it's safe to assume that you don't have a boyfriend." Natsu said.
"No I've never really had a serious relationship with anyone."
"Neither has Gray."
Juvia giggled.
"Well I guess I have some qualities that most women don't find attractive but I know of some men who have worse qualities like producing the odor of sewage." Gray said glaring at Natsu.
Natsu just quietly sipped his tea, understanding Gray's threat if he continued to humiliate him.
"It's nothing be embarrassed about Gray." Juvia said. "It just shows that unlike most men, you prefer to work on your studies instead of goofing off with girls. Levy tells me that you're gifted in science."
"Well I wouldn't exactly say gifted but I'm very good at it."
"You know I have take an anatomy test next week for my theatre class."
"How odd, what does anatomy have to do with theatre?" Ur asked.
"Actually Aunt Ur, many teachers in the acting district hypothesize that if they educate their students in anatomy they'll be aware of how far they can push their bodies during a performance." Gray explained.
"Wow I'm in the class and I didn't even know that." Juvia said.
"Gray excelled in our anatomy class." Natsu said. "There's no one in this whole city who knows more about the subject than him."
"Really? In that case would you mind helping me study for the test?" She asked. "Most of the time I'm a good student but science has never been my best subject."
"I don't mind at all." Gray said. "Just tell me when and where?"
"How about Monday at six?"
"It's a date! No! I mean not a date, date. I mean a date for our study session."
"I'll be looking forward to it."
They talked for hours, getting to know Juvia and learning that was very talented in literature and theatre. She had read many famous books and written some impressive essays. Something that both Ur and Natsu noticed was that she smiled every time Gray spoke to her. Like it made her so happy that he acknowledged her which was something they had never seen any other girl who Gray had met. Then at one o'clock Juvia went home and Ur was elated that things had gone so well between her and Gray.
"So what did you think of her?" Ur asked her nephew once Juvia had left.
"She's very nice and well read." Gray said.
"Not to mention she's a real looker. Huh?" Natsu said nugging Gray.
"I just knew you two would hit it off." Ur said. "I have a feeling that she really likes you."
"Nah..." Gray said. "She's probably just interested in me helping her study for that test and that's it. Just like all the other pretty girls in my life."
"That could be a possibilty but funny thing. The other day when I was talking with Levy, she told me that Juvia got an A+ in all of her science classes in high school."
"What? She did?"
"According to Levy."
"But she said that science has never been her best subject. If she did so well in high school why would she need my help preparing for an anatomy test?"
"Who knows? Maybe she fell behind once she got into acting or maybe she just needed an excuse to spend more time with you." Ur winked before going back into the kitchen which made Gray blush as he considered the possibilty that a beautiful woman could actually like him.
"Wow...This is a new feeling."
"You okay bro?" Natsu asked.
"I'm fine. Just a little surprised."
"Well hey I got an idea, why don't we go downtown and get a burger? We missed lunch."
"Doesn't sound like a bad idea. Aunt Ur we're going out!" Gray called.
"Alright be careful you two." She said.
"We will."