Meanwhile in the deep dark kingdom of the underworld, Gray had decided to take his black dog out for a walk. It was always very cold and very dark in the underworld because the sun never reached that part of the world but Gray didn't mind the cold or the darkness. It appealed to his nature as the cold and dark God of the underworld but it was very lonely down there. The only thing that lived down there besides him was his dog, the furries, and the souls of the dead but he never could talk to the dead because once a mortal dies they move on to either Tartarus if they were evil in life or Elysium if they were good in life.

The furries were his servants but they weren't really the comforting or friendly type. True they obeyed and respected him but they couldn't provide companionship. His dog Ebony who's job was to guard the entrance of the underworld, was the closet thing he had to a companion. He was loyal, affectionate, protective, but he was also very stubborn and difficult.

"For the last time Ebony stop chasing after souls!" He said gripping the leash of his black dog. "You can't bite them! They don't have any bodies! Your teeth would just go right through them!"

But Ebony just broke away from his master and started chasing after the souls drifting toward Elysium. Gray huffed and ran after his hound, he ended up running a long distance until at last he grabbed the leash.

"Gotcha! I swear Ebony you are such a handful."

He started to pull his dog along when he heard something coming from up above him. It was faint, very faint but he could hear it. Curious, he tied Ebony's leash to a post and made his way upward. As he drew closer to the noise he realized that it was a voice and it was singing.

"Lavender's blue dilly, dilly,

Lavender's green.

When you are king dilly, dilly,

I shall be queen.

Who told you so dilly, dilly

Who told you so?

Twas my own heart dilly, dilly

That told me so."

It was the voice of a young woman. A very beautiful voice. With his curiosity furthered he made a hole in the ground above him. Looking through it he saw that he was standing under a garden. The sun was shining brightly, the grass and leaves of the trees were greener than emeralds, every kind of flower was everywhere and in full bloom, and the trees and bushes were ripe with fresh fruit.

In the center of the garden there sat an incredibly beautiful young goddess with tender countenance. Her blue hair was wavy and adorned with flowers, her innocent blue eyes were like sapphires, and her skin was pale and perfect like a pearl. She wore a flowing cream colored dress with pink on the ends and white sandals on her delicate feet. She was weaving flowers together into a chain while singing to a group of animals which consisted of some birds, two rabbits, and a lamb.

"Lavender's green dilly, dilly,

Lavender's blue.

You must love me dilly, dilly,

For I love you.

Let the birds sing dilly, dilly,

And the lambs play.

We shall be safe dilly, dilly,

Out of harm's way."

Gray felt his heart stop then start beating real fast. Who was she? He could tell by her aura that she was a goddess but how come he had never seen her before? It couldn't be because she had just been born because she wasn't a child. Unless of course she was born fully grown like when Evergreen came up from sea foam or when Erza sprang out of the oracle Makarov's head. He never understood why they were born that way.

Well weather she was born the natural way or the unnatural way he knew one thing for sure. She was absolutely breath taking. He was just about to rise up from the ground and introduce himself when suddenly the soil he was standing on gave way.

"Oh no. No, no, no, no! Ahh!"

And he fell right back down into the underworld below. Little did Gray realize that the young goddess he had just seen was Juvia Goddess of spring. Her mother and father being titans were often too busy maintaining the world to be around much so she was brought up by her older sister Levy Goddess of the harvest. Levy loved her little sister more than anything in the world and was very protective of her.

Ever since Juvia was a child Levy had kept her in a secret, hidden garden that only women were allowed to enter, no men were permitted. Before Gray, no other man had ever laid eyes on her except for two. Her father and Gajeel God of blacksmiths but neither of them held any romantic attraction toward her. Juvia loved Levy just as much as she loved her but she craved companionship from others and longed to explore the world outside her garden.

"Who's there?" She gasped when she heard Gray shout. She looked around for someone but didn't see anything or anyone except for the plants and animals in the garden. "Probably my imagination."

She then heard the sound of the horses that pulled her sister's chariot. The garden gates were then opened as an equally beautiful goddess wearing a golden dress and crown of woven corn leaves and wheat.

"Hello Juvia." She said.

"Hello Levy. How was the harvest?"

"Fruitful as always."

"Anything new?"

"Well I paid Gajeel a visit and he gave me this." On her dress was a golden brooch which bore a red poppy on the surface. "He made it just for me."

"Oh it's beautiful. Gajeel always makes the prettiest jewelry for you. I think he might have a little crush on you."

"Don't be silly Juvia. We're just good friends and nothing more."

"Okay." She giggled not believing her words for one second.

"So did anything interesting happen to you today?"

"Well I thought I heard someone in the garden but I guess my mind was just playing tricks on me. So I hear that there's going to be a party on Mount Olympus this weekend and I was wondering if maybe I could go."

"I don't know Juvia. Mount Olympus might be too much for you."

"Oh please Levy. I never get to do anything fun and I won't be alone. Cana said that she would go with me."

"Well... Alright."

"Oh thank you big sister." Juvia embraced Levy happily.

"But stay with Cana while you're up there okay?"

"Oh I will. Don't worry I will."