Well here's chapter 4. I got so excited going back through and replying to my reviews that I just had to go ahead and write the next one. So enjoy everyone and remember please review!
"Drip, Drip, Drop"
It was a beautiful perfect day in the land of Magnolia. This very day many of Fairy Tail's wizards were home from jobs. This particular day one exceed decided to go fishing alone. Natsu was too busy being bossed around by Lucy as Natsu was helping her move new furniture in to her apartment. Happy was merrily skipping his way through the woods to his and Natsu's favorite fishing spot. Happy started noticing that as he came close to the lake was getting colder as he got closer.
"It's such a nice day I wonder why it's getting so cold all of a sudden." The Blue exceed wondered to himself as he was about to clear the trees he discovered to source of the cold.
Happy was confused by the site in front of him. The lake was frozen over. Happy stood with his mouth hung wide open until he noticed the source of the ice. Gray Fullbuster was standing in the middle of the ice. Happy got furious over his lost lunch due to Gray's sudden urge to turn his favorite fishing spot the world's largest Popsicle. Happy was about to give the ice mage a piece of his mind when he noticed Gray wasn't alone. The Ice Make wizard was coxing someone out onto the ice with him. Happy flew up into the trees above to get a better view.
"Gray what are we doing here? Why did you freeze the lake? Juvia asked as Gray was slowly pulling her onto the ice with him with his hands.
"Stop asking so many questions…" Gray replied quickly flashing her, a small smile in the process.
Now Happy was more intrigued as to what was going on rather than being mad about losing a chance to get a fish. Plus he could just blackmail Gray for fish later but this was interesting. The young exceed notice Juvia beginning to blush at Gray's actions furthering his curiosity.
"Juvia remember when you told me you had always wanted to go skating?" Gray asked the blunette as the neared the center of the lake.
"Yes Juvia remembers, but doesn't that require skates?" Before Juvia could even look up she could feel the skates forming themselves out of ice right onto her feet. "AHH..." Juvia cried as she almost fell losing her balance on the newly formed skates. Gray caught her before she could fall on the ice.
"Careful there..." The ice make wizard said as he straightened Juvia up as she reclaimed her balance. She slowly let up the pressure on Gray's shoulders as she became surer of her steadiness on the skates. "There you go nice and steady."
"Wow this is fun…Juvia's never gotten do something like this before."
"Just wait, you haven't even started moving yet." Gray grabbed Juvia's hands and started skating backwards pulling the blunette along with him. Gray led her just in straight lines first but once she began to get the hang of it he started moving in loops and small circles. Happy noticed the more the girl giggled he could swear that he could see a smile on the male wizard's face. After a while Gray let go of one of the girl's hands and pulled her closer to him. He still held a hold of her other hand. For the next while the pair did nothing but hold hands and skate around.
"Juvia there's this play coming to town this week and I was wondering if you would like to go?" Gray asked kind of hesitantly. Happy got real excited at the chance for extra blackmail, but quickly decided against it when he thought about what Carla would do to him if he did. The blue exceed was fighting off the chills when he heard Juvia gasp and trip pulling herself and Gray down onto the ice. Gray landed onto of Juvia.
"Juvia are you ok…" Gray opened his eyes to see a red faced Juvia. He suddenly realized the position they were in. Quickly trying to get up Gray forgot about the skates and fell backwards pulling Juvia on top of him this time. The ice make wizard couldn't be more embarrassed at this moment. Then he hears this giggle and he opens his eyes to see Juvia laughing at him, and he couldn't be mad he just laughed with her.
"I'm hungry; I guess I'll leave them alone now." Happy flew off with the sounds of laughter hanging in the air.
"Gray what are you doing here?" Juvia asked as she looked at the mess of a wizard in front of her. His hair was messier than usual, he had bags under his eyes, and he was fully clothed for once but he looked like he had went three rounds with Natsu without the flames. But Juvia being Juvia couldn't help but worry for the wizard in front of her. "Are you alright?" Juvia couldn't get another word out before the wizard in front of her collapsed right in front of her." I guess not…"
"Rainwoman who's at the door…" Gajeel rounds the corner to find Juvia staring at a passed out Fullbuster on the floor. "Damn it! Who beat me to him I'm going to kill them…" Gajeel ran out of the apartment with Juvia looking after him.
"Thanks Gajeel…" Juvia called after him. "Now what am I going to do with you…" The blunette looked to the passed out wizard in front of her. She reluctantly grabbed his arm and drug him to the couch. She couldn't help to notice that he was lighter than normal. Not that she paid that much attention. Juvia got him up on the couch and being the nice person that she was covered him noticing that he was shivering. Which was odd because Gray was and ice make wizard and they never got cold, Juvia didn't get to finish her thought when there was once again knocking on her door.
"Juvia!" The dragon slayer called to her through the closed door. Well at least she knew who it was this time. She made her way back to the door once again.
"Hello Natsu" Juvia said as she opened the door to not only to be greeted to Natsu but of course Happy as well.
"Hey Juvia how ya been?" Natsu asked following Juvia into the apartment.
"It's been a weird few days, but thank you Natsu. For sending Mira to check on me you're a true friend." Juvia thanked the wizard knowing he was the one who sent Mirajane to check up on her.
"Not a problem it's kinda my fault with everything that happened anyway I just didn't know how to… ummm…" Natsu started scratching his head looking for the words Happy still being oblivious and probably thinking about fish.
"It's ok Natsu Juvia understands." She said saving the dragon slayer from his own thoughts.
"Yea so anyway I really felt bad after learning it was your birthday so me and Happy are going to throw you a big party at the guild hall so no leaving town for a bit." Natsu pointed at Juvia making her promise to stay around for a few days so he could prepare. Juvia couldn't help but smile. "After all what are Nakama for?" Natsu flashed that famous smile of his that could make anyone feel better.
"Juvia-chan what happened to Gray?" Happy popped in suddenly recovering from his daydream of supposedly fish. Juvia looked around to see Gray still fast asleep on her couch.
"Your guess is as good as Juvia's" She said shrugging her shoulders. "Juvia assumed Gray just got in a tussle with Natsu again."
"It wasn't me I haven't seen him since we fought the other day in front of you." Natsu threw in admitting that once it wasn't his doing.
"Juvia saw you go after him..."
"Yea but he disappeared I never caught up to him. I just gave up and went back into the main room. That's when I saw you throwing something in the trash and leaving. I asked Mira to go check up on you later and then me and Happy left ourselves." Sometimes talking with Natsu actually could feel like a civilized conversation. These were rare but welcome times. "My bets on Gajeel he wasn't happy when he got back from his job and heard about what happened."
"Oh… well it wasn't Gajeel-kun he was here with Juvia when Gray passed out at Juvia's door. He actually ran off to go pummel whoever beat him to it. I suppose he may be looking for you." Juvia thought aloud thinking who Gajeel would go after first.
"Well it wasn't me but I'm all fired up now see you later Juvia" Natsu called as he dragged happy out of the apartment shutting the door behind them. Natsu and Happy left a bewildered Juvia behind them.
"Bye then…" Juvia said to no one in particular. Juvia turned around to look at the Ice mage in front of her. She walked over and kneeled next to the couch. Juvia put her hand up to his for head to see that he had a fever. He was still shivering; it was becoming obvious that the wizard in front of her was sick and needed lots of rest. "Oh… What is Juvia going to do with you Gray-sama…" Juvia blushed when she realized what she had said. Juvia remembered the promise she made Gray. She promised him she would act normal and not be so, so… Juvia to him. Juvia moved Gray's hair from his face.
Juvia was actually kind of glad he asked her to do that. It had allowed for them to become so much closer than they ever could have before. Juvia shook her head pulling herself from her own thoughts. "…What is Juvia going to do with you…" Juvia noticed it had started raining outside but she didn't mind. Juvia knew this rain wasn't because of her.
"Drip, Drip, Drop"
Brigitteo0- I can't help but make Natsu sweet. Underneath all that rambunctiousness is nothing but a soft squishy heart. I can't wait to here your review to my next chapter when it's out!
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