Ch.2
"Hey love rival."
Lucy looked up at the blue haired mage in front of her. She muttered a hi, and looked back down at her hands. Juvia sat down beside her. After a while, the silence was interrupted with Juvia's
voice.
"Love-rival, Juvia has been thinking lately, that she should get a change of scenery for a while to clear her head. Juvia wanted to know if you would come with her."
Lucy looked at Juvia for a second. "What do you mean?"
"Juvia was thinking about taking a leave of absence for a little while and see the world and train to get stronger. Plus, if Juvia leaves, she thought that Gray might notice she's gone and miss her.
Lucy smiled at the water mage. It was a good idea. They could get stronger, travel, and get away from the guys hurting their heart. It had always irritated Lucy how Gray never gave Juvia a straight answer. With a sudden determination, Lucy turned to the blue haired woman next to her.
"Count me in! On one condition." Juvia looked at her confused. "You have to stop calling me love-rival."
"Ok, love-ri- Lucy-san." Juvia said with a sheepish face.
"Ok then. Let's go find Master Makarov."
Time skip
After they explained their plan to Master Makarov, along with their reasoning, he agreed. He put a timer on their marks, and told them that at midnight on the dot, their marks will disappear. Thanking him with tears in their eyes, they went downstairs to tell their closest girlfriends, because they didn't want to make a scene about leaving. They grabbed a few missions from the board and spent a few more hours at the guild, because they didn't know how long they would be gone.
Time Skip
At 11:30, all of the girls met up outside the guild. Lucy and Juvia gave hugs to their girlfriends and made a promise to them to keep in touch while they were gone. "Can you guys keep our leave of absence a secret for a little bit? Long enough for us to get out of tracking distance."
Lucy asked.
"Sure. We'll give you guys a week before telling the rest of the guild." Mira said. The others nodded.
After some more teary hugs and goodbyes, the girls parted ways. Lucy and Juvia promised to meet each other at the train station at 6 the next morning, when the least members of the guild left for missions. They each went home to pack their stuff and speak with their landlords about keeping it while they were gone. Then they went to bed to get some sleep before the journey that they were departing for in a matter of hours.
