Recently Gray had become more and more curious about how the girls became mermaids so he asked to be taken to Tendrou Island. Erza and Juvia were busy so Lucy decided to take him.

"So this is the place that turned you three into fish." Gray said once inside the volcano where the moon pool was.

"Mermaids Gray." Lucy corrected. "We're only half fish."

"That's what I meant. You know I gotta tell you that this place is amazing. I can't believe that I'm actually inside of a volcano."

"It is pretty neat."

"And you said that you all were in this pool when you transformed."

"Yep."

"Interesting." Gray sat by the edge of the pool and ran a hand through the water. It was very blue but it seemed like regular water. "You think that anything would happen to me if I got in it?"

"I don't think so. It happened to us at night and it's day time now."

Gray took off his shirt and put on his goggles, he then jumped into the pool. Swimming around, he searched to see if there was anything unusual down there that would explain how and why this happened. But all he found was sand. No wait, there was something else down there. Something shiny.

He swam closer down, picked it up, and swam back to the surface of the pool. What he had found was a silver, circle shaped locket with a matching silver chain and a small sapphire embedded in it.

"What's that?" Lucy asked.

"I found it at the bottom of the pool. Recognize it?"

"No. I've never seen it before but it looks antique and it's really pretty."

"Antique huh...I think I'll keep this for research. If there's no connection then I'll just sell it. I could use some money."

"If you're short on cash why don't you get a job like Juvia did?"

"Juvia has a job?"

"She's working at my dad's marine park. She's feeding the marine mammals."

"Isn't that a little risky? What if she gets splashed?"

"That's what I thought but she said she found a way to avoid that possiblity."

At the marine park Juvia had dressed herself in an apron, wore rubber gloves, and used tongs to hold the wet fish that she would feed the dolphins. The dolphins took an almost immediate liking Juvia and they always did tricks for her whenever she came to feed them.

"Well Miss Lockser." Said her employer Jura Neekis. "I wasn't sure about hiring you due to your young age but I now see that I made the right choice."

"Really?"

"Yes you're hard working, always on time, and the dolphins love you. I think you'll be working with us for a very long time."

"That's good to hear sir."

"Keep up the good work."

"I will."

When she was on her lunch break Gray came to visit her.

"Any wet related accidents?" He asked her before biting into a carmade frank.

"Nope. I've got everything under control." She said. "How was your trip to Tendrou Island? Did you find anything unusual?"

"No. Just regular sand, rocks, and water."

"Well you're a smart guy Gray, I know you'll find something." She assured him.

"I guess but you know I did find something interesting."

"What?"

"A little present I got for you."

"What? What is it? You know I hate it when you make me guess."

He held up the locket he had found.

"Oh it's beautiful." She said with a surprised smile. "Where did you find it?"

"At the bottom of that pool on Tendrou Island. Do you like it?"

"I love it. But do you really want to give it to me?"

"Why not? The stone matches your eyes."

"You're so sweet. Would you put it on me?"

"Sure."

She lifted her hair up and Gray fashioned the locket around her neck. Juvia opened up the locket but there was no picture inside.

"Thank you Gray. I'll never take it off."

"Miss Lockser!" Jura called. "Five more minutes til your lunch break ends."

"Alright Mr. Neekis." She called back. "I have to get back to work Gray. See you when I get home."

For the rest of the day Juvia had a pretty simple work schedule. She just had to give the dolphins, the seals, and the orcas their final meal for the day and clean up in the feeding room. She had just finished when she spotted a woman in the dolphin section, bending over and trying to pet them however that section wasn't supposed to be open right now.

"Excuse me ma'am." She said walking toward her. "But you can't be here right now."

The woman stood up and turned to face Juvia. She was blonde and she looked like she was in her mid thirties. She kind of looked like Lucy except older. When she saw Juvia she gave her, her warmest smile.

"I'm terribly sorry." She said. "I just love dolphins, they're so sweet and playful. They're pretty much like underwater dogs."

"They are pretty friendly."

"Yes and I'm sure they're especially fond of you."

"Because I bring them food right?"

"That's part of the reason but mostly it is because a girl with your special abilities has an affinity with them."

"What do you mean a girl with my special abilities?"

"I think you know." She said with a wink. Her eyes then spotted the locket Juvia was wearing. Her fingers went to touch the pendent. "You found it. After all these years I thought it was lost forever."

"Is this yours?"

"No my dear but it did belong to someone I knew very well once, someone who you remind me so much of."

"I'm sorry but do I know you?"

"No but I know a lot about you Juvia. You know your name is quite fitting for what you are."

"Wait a minute how do you know my name?"

"Miss Lockser!" Jura called causing Juvia to turn her attention to him. "Did you finish cleaning the area?"

"Yes sir."

"Alright then you can clock out for today."

"Thank you sir."

But when Juvia turned back toward the woman she saw that she was gone. Who was that woman? And how did she know her name? But more importantly did she know that Juvia was a mermaid?

"She was so strange." Juvia told her friends ater that day. "She said that I didn't know her but she knew me."

"Any chance you've seen her before?" Erza asked.

"No and I think she might know that I'm a mermaid. I'm not sure but the way she talked-"

"Hang on did she say that she knew you were a mermaid?"

"No but I have a feeling about that woman."

"Do you know her name?"

"No but she knew mine."

"How?" Lucy said.

"I don't know. Funny thing is she kind of looks like you."

"Me?"

"If you were in your thirties."

"That's just weird."

"She seemed very interested in this." She showed the girls the locket.

"That's the locket Gray found at Tendrou Island." Lucy said. "How did you get it?"

"He gave it to me."

"Did the locket belong to that woman?" Erza said.

"No but she said that it belonged to someone she knew. Someone that I reminded her of."

"Who?" Lucy asked.

"She didn't say."

"This woman sounds a little creepy." Erza said. "Do you think she could be dangerous?"

"She was odd but I didn't get any danger vibes from her." Juvia said.

"If you ever see her again try to get a name okay?" Lucy said.

Just then Juvia's phone beeped, she checked the message.

"I have to get home. Gray and I are watching the kids again. See you guys tomorrow."

She left Lucy's bedroom and headed home.

"So Gray gave Juvia the locket he found?" Lucy said. "Strange, he told me that he was going to sell it."

"Did he?" Erza said.

"I've never known Gray to give up an opportunity to make money. I wonder why he did that?"

"I have a theory."

"What?"

"Now I haven't known them as long as you have and I could be wrong, I'm just going by what I see but I think he likes her."

"What? What gave you that idea?"

"Hmm let's see: follows her everywhere, jumps at nearly every opportunity to help her, blushes each time his hand accidentally touches hers, and oh yes. He gave her jewelry. That pretty much seals the deal."

"Now that I think about it he might actually have a little crush on her."

"Yeah but I can just tell he's one of those guys who will never confess how they feel. Speaking of crushes yours has been asking about you."

"Natsu?"

"No Laxus, of course Natsu. He wants you to call him but you haven't. What's the deal? Don't you like him anymore?"

"I do but the thing is after what happened at the beach I don't think that I should have a relationship with him. At least not until I get this mermaid thing under control."

"If that's the way you want it. But you better tell him that without giving away our secret because he keeps asking me to get you to talk to him."

"I'll talk to him." Poor Lucy didn't want to do this but she couldn't risk him finding out her secret. At least until she learned how to hide her tail better.

"So did you and science boy find anything on Tendrou Island that explains why this happened to us?"

"No. Gray analyzed the sand, the rocks, and the water but he couldn't find anything. They're all just regular sand, rocks, and water. Nothing unusual or paranormal about them. But I know for a fact that pool had something to do with all this."

"What are you and Gray going to do now?"

"Well you could help us."

"I could but I have more important things to do."

"Like what?"

"Um how about helping out my mom and my sister? We can't afford a babysitter so when Mom has to work late I have to watch Wendy. I also have to help with the cooking and cleaning. I don't have time for his science expedition."

"You don't like him do you?"

"I wouldn't say that. Right now I don't know what to think of him. I don't weather to like him or to dislike him."

"Well you like Juvia right?"

"Yes."

"Funfact about Juvia, she and Gray are a total package. If you want to be friends with her then you have to be friends with him too."

"Why? What does she see in him?"

"Hey he's a nice guy."

"I guess. He just seems too nice. I don't know, does he really want to help us or is he up to something?"

"Believe it or not, Gray would do anything to help Juvia and anyone she cares about. He has no ulterior motive. You just need to give him a chance."

"Alright I'll give the geek a chance."

"Good. You'll see, he's one of the best friends anyone could ask for."