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I am so sorry for all the delays. I happened to be very busy lately and really trying my best to write an update. Maybe – just maybe – I'll be able to post an update three to four days from now. Depends on how hectic my schedule will be. ^_^ enjoy reading!

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Sounds of rapid footsteps echoed through the wall as a pair of feet hurriedly climbed the stairs up to the rooftop of the building where Gray told Juvia he would be. The said bluenette quickly left the library after receiving the call. She's worried about him because he sounded like he's going through something. She's too worried that she only realized what she's doing when she's already standing in front of the building.

Not wanting to waste her time and wanting to know what is wrong with Gray, she forgot all about her efforts to stay away from him or the gang since what happened last Friday.

Juvia took a deep breath before opening the door to the rooftop. She was greeted by the warm sunlight and the refreshing afternoon breeze.

Looking around she found Gray leaning on the rooftop railings while watching the busy campus grounds below. "Gray," she timidly called out his name not sure of what to call him. She knew how much he disliked being called Fullbuster-san so she just settled on calling him by his given name.

Like being pulled out of a dream, Gray jerked up and stood straight like a child caught doing something naughty. He looked at her and the intensity of his gaze almost took her breath away. Why was he looking at her like that?

She can't quite describe it but he's looking at her like he'd been dying to see her so bad. Well, didn't he say over the phone that he badly want to see her?

"Juvia," he called her name and in an instant he was in front of her caging her within the folds of his strong arms. "Kami, I missed you." the way he said it she could feel how much he mean it.

"Is everything okay?"

He hummed before answering her question. "Just having a bad day but everything's fine, especially now that you're here." His hands around her tightened but she can't find herself complaining. She won't be a hypocrite and will admit even only to herself that she liked the feeling of being in his arms. She missed being this close to him.

Her hands lifted up to his back and hugged him back. "Is that why you want to see Juvia? Are you having a bad day because of her?"

"What?" Gray slightly moved away from her just so he can look her in the eyes. "What made you think of that?"

"Juvia is not stupid. You won't call me if it has nothing to do with me."

Gray sighed and rested his chin on top of her head. It made her aware of how short she is compare to him. "Just had a little silly fight with our friends. They are being too nosy about us. They are all starting to meddle when I'm just starting to make my move on you. We're not yet together and they already making it their goddamn business."

Our.

It was just a single word but made her feel so good. He made it sound like she truly belonged in his world and she's a part of his life.

Maybe she's actually now a part of his life.

A part of his world.

"Does Gray really want Juvia to be his?"

"Are we going to talk about it again? How many times do we have to discuss it before you understand that I want you?"

"Want me to be what? What exactly do you want Juvia for?" This is now or never. She's taking a risky step but maybe it will be all worth it at the end. Maybe he's actually worth giving a chance. "You want Juvia to be yours but as your what? Someone to fuck? Someone to warm your bed when you're tired of being cold?"

"Where in hell did that came from?" Gray asked her like what she said was so ridiculous. "Juvia," he exasperatedly said gripping her shoulder. "I am serious about you. I want you to be mine. Be my girl. I want everyone to know that you are mine as much as I'm gonna be yours."

"How can Juvia believe that?" she asked seriously like testing the waters before diving in. "You said before you won't touch Juvia unless she begs for it. Just pointing out Gray, you are – literally speaking – touching Juvia. Like really touching Juvia," she said.

Gray chuckled and it made her look up on him. There was mirth in his eyes. "I don't think you're complaining at all," he marvelled. "You were just hugging me back, I assumed or was I just being presumptuous?"

Juvia made face and pushed him away from her. "Jerk!"

"What?" he laughed at her. "I didn't ask you to move away. I'm just pointing it out," he said.

"You are getting the wrong idea."

"Oh, I love getting all the wrong ideas what whatever it is as long as it includes you close to me."

Rolling her eyes Juvia turned her back on Gray. Not a minute later she felt his arms snaked around her waist as he pulled her close against his body. "I said I won't touch you the way I touched you the night I had you first though I'm dying to do just that. I won't do that again unless you are fully aware of what I'm doing and I am sure that you truly want it too and that you won't forget about it. For now just let me hold you close. It's not enough but it's better than not having you so close."

"Why Juvia?" she asked. She's wondering if it's just because of what happened between them. "If Juvia is not that girl you were with at Lisanna's party would you still be here saying all those things?"

Would he be saying things if it wasn't her?

What could have happened if it was some other girl he was with that night?

Juvia tightly closed her eyes when Gray did not answer immediately. What else did she expect? He never noticed her before that fateful night. What made her think that if she's not that girl he would ever see her differently?

"I'll still look for her."

It took all her will not to shed tears when she heard him say those words. She knew it. It's really just that girl he had a one night stand he wanted to have.

Juvia tried to remove Gray's arms around her but he tightened his hold. "I'll look for her and ask her why she left just like that and that's all. I just want to know. That's the same thing I wanted to ask you before I knew it was you. I'll admit that girl almost made me insane. Always haunting my dreams and waking hours until I knew it was you. It all made sense why."

"Wh-what do you mean?"

"It all made sense why I feel what I felt that night," he lowly whispered in her ear. "Because that's the same thing that happened to me when I first laid my eyes on you. I could still remember the first time I saw you. It was raining, you were waiting for someone at the campus garden, drenched and cold. You don't have your eye glasses back then and you got the bluest eyes I'd ever seen plus your hair. You were a shade of calming blue in that stormy day. We did not talk because someone picked you up and I thought yeah that's quite a hot girl and she's taken. Few days later, Levy introduced you to the gang and you look really different from the first time I saw you. You're all nerdy and such and Levy warned the guys including me that you're off limits 'coz you got a mean, scary best friend who happened to be her boyfriend that will beat the shit out of anyone who will dare hurt you or fool around with you. You're untouchable. An apple I can look at all I want but could never have even just a taste."

Gray sighed then chuckled. "Now I know why it was forbidden to have a taste of that apple from the Garden of Eden. Because you will always crave for more. Just a taste won't be enough. You are my forbidden apple, Juvia. I'm not supposed to have you but I'm willing to take the risk and face the wrath of whoever will tell me to stay away from you just to be with you. Not just because you are that girl from that night but because I got lucky you happened to be that girl under the rain I thought was off limit. Maybe it was fate that we met back at Lisanna's party. I was given the perfect excuse to pursue you so please stop thinking of the what ifs. Have faith in fate. Be with me."

Words failed her after hearing all the things he said.

She didn't know that he saw her even before they were introduced. All what she knew was she saw him with Levy once and ask the short blunette about him because she got curious about that boy with dark mysterious eyes.

The things he told her never crossed even her wildest dream.

But she must know how much Gray would go to fully have his forbidden apple.

Taking a deep breath she removed his arms around her and walked towards the railings of the rooftop. Without looking at him she started to talk. "We both know that Juvia never forget about what happened to us. Sure I was disoriented at first but I do recall the things we did. I know what I did that night."

She paused for few seconds to hear what he would say but it seemed like he's waiting for her to say all what she got to say. "I pretended that I forgot because I don't want conflict and I got scared of what will happen next. I was convinced that you only want the girl you were with that night and I'm getting tired of battling with myself. Juvia is not stupid. She knows what she wants – I know what I want and I want you the way I can feel that you want me but that doesn't work like that. I need to know how much you want to be with me."

"Tell me what you want me to do then."

"Prove to me that you are worth the risk I'm about to take."

"What?"

"Make Juvia Lockser fall for you to the point she won't be able to live without you, Gray Fullbuster."

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