Summary: Juvia will do anything for Gray's attention. Anything.

Pairings: Gray/Juvia, implied Gajeel/Juvia friendship, implied Lisanna/Juvia friendship, implied Erza/Juvia friendship, implied Gray/Lucy (in Juvia's head), implied Natsu/Lucy if you squint, and other general friendship feels.

YouTube Prompt: Couple tribute to 'Kiss the Girl' or crack video of Happy advising all the guys to kiss their girls to said song. From Disney's 'Little Mermaid', of course.

Juvia was a little wary as she approached this new witch.

Seeing as the last time she brought a potion to get Gray-sama's attention, Gray-sama ended up more interested in both Happy and the ocean, she tried to be more careful. Unfortunately every attempt to bewitch Gray-sama failed miserably, and this was her last ditch attempt with potions before she moved onto something altogether.

This witch was some sort of sea hag, and she lived in a rotted cabin on the top of the cliffs by the sea. The ominous thunder and lightning, did not help matters either.

The sea hag looked like every other stereotype witch who seemed to have fallen in this line of business, hunchbacked, warty, disgusting teeth, and grizzly grey hair. "You must be the little water mage that wrote to me," she bared her teeth in what might have been a grin. "How pretty you are."

Juvia shivered. "Juvia is most…..honoured that you have allowed an audience with Juvia," Juvia managed to say. It was a bit of a struggle as the sight of different animal parts in glass jars behind the sea hag were most distracting, in an incredibly nauseating way. "Juvia wishes for a potion that will win Gray-sama's attention."

"A pretty mage like you?" the sea hag purred. Juvia shuddered and flinched away from a gnarled finger that tried to stroke her cheek. "Surely it's not that difficult to get the boy's attention? All you have to do is bat those big blue eyes and I'm sure he'll come running."

"There are Love Rivals," Juvia admitted shamefully. "Love Rivals that are much prettier than Juvia."

"Of course, of course, that is always the way," the sea hag bustled round her cabin and pulled out a small vial out of a cabinet. The liquid inside was an acidic green and it made Juvia nervous to just look at it. "This here," the sea hag said proudly, "will definitely grab the boy's attention. All you have to do is drink it when you are in front of him and I promise you, his eyes will pop out of his head at the sight of you."

Juvia frowned a little at that. Previous potions had always required Gray-sama to drink it, not Juvia. "Are you sure that Juvia will definitely get Gray-sama's attention?" she asked doubtfully.

"Oh trust me, sweetie," the sea hag grinned evilly, "You'll get his attention all right. Now my price-"

"Juvia shall pay whatever price for Gray-sama's attention!" Juvia declared passionately. "Juvia has saved all her money for that!"

"Oh I don't want your money," the sea hag said dismissively, "oh no! I want something far more precious than that. I want," she leaned in dramatically and deepened her voice, "your voice."

"Juvia's voice…..but how will Juvia get Gray-sama's attention if Juvia cannot speak to Gray-sama?"

"You have your body language for that," the sea hag pointed out, "and besides, you won't need that pretty, squeaky, voice when you have this potion to do all the work for you."

Juvia thought it through. It would be horrible to have Gray-sama's attention but to never speak to him but then….if she could not speak, Gray-sama would surely have to lean in over her to read her words on paper, and perhaps together they would learn sign language and it would become their secret love language that no one else would ever understand….

"…..deal!" Juvia squealed excitedly.

FTFTFTFTFTFTFTFTFTFT

It was tough for the journey home, not having a voice. Juvia had found it very difficult to buy a train ticket back to Magnolia, but she did it, and her silence didn't worry anyone in the guild as they thought she was too busy drooling over Gray-sama.

It was getting Gray-sama's attention so he could be watching her as she drank the potion that was the real challenge.

It wasn't like she could just call his name, with her voice gone, and the guild louder than ever as Natsu-san and Gray-sama fought for three hours straight, Juvia could do nothing but watch and wait for the perfect moment.

Eventually Erza got fed up with the never-ending fight and knocked the pair of them out. After some healing from Wendy, they got up and went their separate ways, Natsu-san to whine at Love Rival Lucy, and Gray-sama towards the bar.

Juvia seized her moment with her two hands by throwing herself at Gray-sama and grabbing hold of the back of his shirt.

"Eh?" he turned to face her. "Juvia?! What are you doing?" Juvia gestured wildly in a valiant attempt to keep Gray-sama's eyes on her. His irritated look melted away into something akin to worry. "Are you okay?" he asked kindly. "You're not….as vocal." Juvia shook her head and tried to tell him to look at her with her hands. It sort of worked. "Are you sick? A sore throat? We can get Wendy to-" Juvia slapped a hand over Gray-sama's perfect lips (Oh my God! Juvia's hand is being kissed by Gray-sama! Juvia must not swoon. Juvia must not swoon. Juvia must not….). She pulled out her potion the moment she managed to gather her wits, and pulled the cork out with her teeth. "Medicine?" Gray-sama managed to mumble against Juvia's hand. Juvia trembled at the delightful sensation that caused and firmly gulped down the potion.

At first she felt nothing, and then there was a strange tingle on the base of her spine, and then it ran along her legs, and then Juvia literally felt her legs give out –

THUMP!

"OH MY MOTHER FUCKING GOD!" Gray-sama roared, horrified as his eyes were riveted onto Juvia. "WHAT THE BLOODY FUCK?! SHITTING HELL!"

"Gray," Erza said sternly, "You shouldn't use such lan - OH MY GOD JUVIA!" she screamed aghast.

Everyone's attention was on Juvia now. Several people's jaws dropped, Mirajane dropped all the glasses she was carrying back from the kitchen, Lily accidentally let his sword slip and accidentally cut through Gajeel's boot, Jet and Droy stopped arguing, and others merely looked bewildered.

"Bloody hell," Cana murmured, though it came out as a shout with the unnatural silence in the guild. "I must be drunk!"

"Have I been smoking the wrong pipe again?" Wakaba rubbed his eyes. "Shit, I got to stop smoking that crap in this place."

"DID SHE JUST TURN INTO A FUCKING MERMAID?!" Gajeel bellowed. "WHO THE FUCK TURNED RAIN WOMANINTO A MERMAID?!"

Juvia was a mermaid.

Juvia was a different species from Gray-sama.

Gray-sama was looking at Juvia like a circus freak.

Everyone was looking at Juvia like a circus freak,

Juvia no longer had legs.

Juvia no longer had any body part below the waist.

How can Juvia have babies with Gray-sama if she was a mermaid?!

At this point, Juvia lost it, and threw her head back into a silent wail as tears began to run down her face. "Oh Juvia!" Lisanna cried out as she rushed to hug Juvia. Juvia happily buried her face into Lisanna's chest in order to hide from the shame of it all. "You lost your voice as well, haven't you?" Juvia nodded quickly. "Oh dear….does anyone have pen and paper?"

Levy was quick to supply some and after a long awkward moment where Juvia wrote everything down followed by some squabbles over who gets to read it next ("You can't even read Natsu!" "Yes I can! Erza taught me!"), everyone knew about Juvia's shameful act.

"Don't worry Juvia," Erza said solemnly as she crushed Juvia's shoulder. "We will undo this curse, get your voice back, and ensure nothing like this will ever happen to you again."

"Yeah, 'cause I'm gonna lock you up," Gajeel growled, "you crazy Rain Woman."

Gray-sama placed a hand on Juvia's head and for one wild moment Juvia thought she was going to die of happiness. "I will get your voice and legs back!" he promised fiercely. Oh Gray-sama! Juvia felt incredibly dizzy with delight. "But I'm worried about leaving you behind."

Maybe this potion wasn't so bad after all. Here, Gray-sama's beautiful stormy eyes were solely on her in worry and concern. Ah! Juvia's heart just skipped a bat.

"Don't worry Gray," Mira smiled warmly. "I will ensure Juvia will have the best care in the world until we turn her back. In fact, I have an expert in mermaid care right here."

"Who?!"

Juvia hoped and prayed it was Gray-sama and he just forgot. Like he forgot he wasn't wearing any trousers today….

"Isn't it obvious?" Mira said sweetly. "It's-"

Juvia scowled at the bath tub. She was supposed to be in Gray-sama's care as he massaged her tail her tail, petted her hair, and declared his undying love for her.

She was not supposed to be in Love Rival's bath tub while Love Rival sprinkled salt into it. "That should do it," Lucy-san said in a satisfied tone, she was probably pleased that Juvia was nowhere near Gray-sama because she was a big fat Love Rival! "Just how Aquarius likes her baths. Maybe later I can apply some anti-tail rot cream for you?"

Juvia let out an angry (but painfully silent) scream and immediately the water responded to Juvia's great distress about being apart from her one true love.

"AHHHHH!" Love Rival screamed. "Juvia, stop it! I only just fixed my bathroom after Aquarius' last visit!"

(Meanwhile, grudgingly marching up a mountain, Natsu was complaining loudly. "It's not fair! Juvia turns into a mermaid and she gets to live in Lucy's bath tub for all eternity if she wishes but I can't kip in her bed for one night, no matter how many near death injuries I get!" Natsu bemoaned for the hundredth thousandth time. "Do you think if I turned into a Mermaid she'll let me sleep in her bed?"

"…..Idiot," Gajeel grunted.

"Natsu," Laxus growled between gritted teeth, "shut the fuck up. I want to get this stupid mission over and done with before Gray's girlfriend does something stupid again."

"She's not my girlfriend!" Gray protested. "And don't call her stupid!"

"I didn't-"

"Shut up the lot of you!" Erza snarled as an evil aura surrounded her. "Or I shall ask the sea hag to turn you all into mute mermaids!"

Needless to say it took a long time to finish the rescue mission.)