Lucy's father was having a business meeting at his house with some of his associates and fellow business men including Jellal's father. Lucy was not unfamiliar with her father's home meetings but she didn't like them because it always meant that she had to spend all night in her room.
"Why can't he just let you stay over at my house when he has these meetings?" Juvia said as she and Erza talked to Lucy about her dilemma. "He used to do it all the time when we were little."
"That was before Mom died. Dad hasn't let me spent the night anywhere since she passed. He's terrified that something will happen to me."
"Overprotective much?" Erza said.
"In that case maybe we could come over?" Juvia suggested.
"I don't know if Dad would allow it."
"Why don't you ask him? I'm sure he'll be fine with it. He's a very nice guy."
"Juvia quick question when was the last time you saw my dad?"
"I guess it was at your mother's funeral."
"That's what I thought. Dad's changed, he's not how he used to be. He's become very strict lately and he hardly ever let's me do anything fun anymore."
"At least he cares." Erza said.
"I know he cares but it's like he doesn't want me to have a life. Sometimes I feel smothered by him."
"I know that feeling, my mom can get a little too clingy sometimes."
"But I guess he won't mind me having the sleepover. If it'll keep me in the house and away from his associates."
"It can't hurt to ask right?"
"I guess not. Okay I'll ask him. I'll let you guys know what his answer is before it gets dark."
"Okay we'll catch up with you later." The girls waved to Lucy before she headed home.
"I hope her father says yes. It's been too long since Lucy and I have had a sleepover." Juvia said. "We would have so much fun. We would stay up late, eat so much junk food, watch movies, have pillow fights, makeovers, it was the best."
"Sounds like it."
"Here let me show you. Ur video taped one of our slumber parties."
Juvia grabbed a video tape off of the book shelf and stuck it in the vhs player. On tv was a seven year old Lucy and Juvia wearing adult women's dresses, high heels, jewelry, and make up. The two of them were looking into the camera.
"Aww you guys are cute." Erza said.
"Is it on?" The younger Juvia asked.
"Yes sweetie it's on." Said a voice from an unseen person.
"Who's running the camera?" Erza asked.
"That's Ur." Juvia said.
"Great." The younger Lucy said. "Hello people of the world. I'm Lucy Heartfilia."
"And I'm Juvia Lockser."
"And this is our karaoke video. We hope that one day this video will be seen by a producer who will make us rich and famous."
"You two could sing?" Erza asked.
"Well..." The older Juvia said. "Lucy is very talented at many things. Swimming, running, fashion, organization, dancing but not so much at singing."
"So she stinks?"
"I wouldn't say that."
"Hit it Juvia!" The younger Lucy said in the video while holding a microphone. The music played and she sang in a voice that made Erza's ears hurt.
"Yeah she stinks." Erza said.
"So Lucy what do you wanna be when you grow up?" Ur asked the little blonde girl.
"I wanna be a famous swimmer like my mommy."
"That's so neat and what do you wanna be you grow up?" She asked the little blue haired girl.
"That's easy! Someday I wanna be Mrs. Gray Fullbuster."
Juvia blushed and Erza burst out laughing.
"Mrs. Gray Fullbuster?" Erza chuckled.
"I...I might've had a little crush on him back then." Juvia said feeling embarrassed.
"Oh really? Did you ever act on it?"
"I don't recall."
"I don't wanna marry you Juvia!" A seven year old Gray was shown on the TV trying to break away from a seven year Juvia who was hugging him.
"Why not? You said that you loved me." Her younger self said.
"Not like that! Ur don't just stand there! Help me!"
"But you two look so adorable." They heard Ur say. "Juvia why don't you give him a kiss on the cheek?"
"Don't you dare!" The boy said but the girl just pecked a little kiss right on his right cheek. "Ewww! Girl germs! Get em off me!"
This made Erza laugh even harder.
"Alright so I acted on it once or twice." Juvia said her blush deepening.
"I didn't know that Gray was apart of your sleepovers."
"He would play with us at her house sometimes but he never stayed overnight. Usually Ur and him would go home once it got late."
"I guess he didn't like those slumber parties as much as you two did."
"Oh he hated them because Lucy and I would try to get him to play dress up with us."
"Oh I would love to see that. Got any tapes of him in a dress?"
"Yes but I promised Gray that I wouldn't show them to anyone."
"No fair."
"But all in all it was so much fun. Those sleepovers were some of the happiest moments of my childhood."
"It really looks like you and Lucy had a great time together. Wish I knew the joys and excitement of a sleepover."
"You've never been to a sleepover?"
"I didn't have many friends as a child. In fact I didn't have any friends at all. The other kids didn't really like me."
"That's awful."
"Not really. I mean I don't really need any friends."
"Everybody needs friends Erza and you now have friends. Also I've come to the official conclusion that we have to have this sleepover tonight."
"We do?"
"Yes. Every girl needs to experience a sleepover with friends. It's like a rite if passage."
"A rite of passage? Seriously?"
"Alright maybe it's not like that but it's a must have in a girl's life. That's what Ur always told me."
"I don't even know if I want to go to a sleepover. Are they really that fun? I mean I'm sure it is fun for you and Lucy but it seems a little too girly for me. I mean dress up, make up, I really don't think that-"
"You know we also like to bake cupcakes at these sleepovers."
"Cupcakes? Can they be strawberry?"
"Yes."
"I'm in."
"Great. So do you have some cute pajamas to wear tonight?"
"Uh...Does an old t shirt and sweat pants count?"
"Not really Erza. Here why don't we go shopping for a new pair?"
"Good idea but I don't think I have enough money."
"I'll pay."
"You don't have to."
"But I want to. I'm sure that twenty bucks should do it." Juvia said handing Erza a twenty dollar bill from her purse.
"Thank you."
"Anything for a friend."
After that Juvia took Erza shopping for some pajamas to wear at the sleepover. Juvia was waiting outside the store while Erza was at the check out area when she was approached by that same mysterious blonde woman she had met at the marine park the other day.
"I've come to warn you." She said.
"Warn me about what?" Juvia asked.
"Listen carefully, it's very important. Tonight the moon is going to be full. Don't look at the full moon or it's reflection, it's dangerous. And don't touch water when the moon is out whatever you do."
"Why?" Juvia asked. "What's so dangerous about the full moon?"
"I don't have much time to explain it to you but I will say this. There are dark sides to what you are just like how they are light sides to what you are and the full moon has the ability to bring out the darkness in you."
"Darkness? In me? You're kind of scaring me."
"Good because if you're scared then that means you'll listen."
"Okay." Juvia said getting creeped out. "I think I should go now. My friend is probably almost done."
"Friend? You have friends? Oh my, are there three of you?"
"Yes. How did you know?"
"Nevermind that just tell them what I told you. Please."
"I don't understand. What's this about? And who are you?"
"I'm a friend. A friend who only wants to help so please believe me when I tell you this."
The way she spoke made a chill go up Juvia's spine.
"Juvia what do you think of these pajamas I bought?"
She turned to see Erza walking toward her with a bag of her new pajamas. When Juvia turned back the woman was gone.
"Are you okay?" Erza asked seeing how nervous Juvia looked.
"I saw her again."
"Who?"
"That blonde woman I met at the marine park. The one who took an interest in my locket. She talked to me again."
"What did she say?"
"She was trying to warn me. She told me not to look at the full moon tonight and not to touch water while the moon was out."
"Why?"
"She didn't say and she told me to tell you and Lucy."
"She knows about us?"
"Not exactly but once she found out that I had two friends she told me to deliver the same warning to you two. What she said really scared me."
"She's probably just confused."
"She knows my name. I'm telling you Erza there's something about her that's odd."
"Are you even sure that you've actually seen this woman?"
"Are you saying I'm crazy?"
"No but sometimes people will imagine things."
"I didn't imagine her Erza she was there. She's real."
"What's her name?"
"I asked her but she won't tell me. She's more secretive than we are and I'm pretty sure that she knows something about us."
"You mean she knows that we're mermaids?"
"I think so. I'm not sure but I know that she knows something."
"If she did know our secret do you think that she would tell anyone?"
"Honestly I don't think she would mind. I mean I don't know who she is but I have a feeling that she wants to help us."
"If she wants to help us then why won't she tell us who she is?"
"I don't know. I really don't know."