"What would happen to Juvia and Jellal if Gray x Erza became canon?"

This is Juvia and Jellal's story.

In a matter of seconds, Master had Juvia, Gray, Kyushu, and Erik in his office. Yes, Gray was still technically knocked out, but that tiny detail didn't stop Master from slapping him awake. Loving father of the year everyone. Juvia shouldn't make a joke like that. However, Juvia was quaking her boots. Master was absolutely furious at the four of them, the type of fury that made people blackout. Juvia was questioning if she would even leave the room alive. No, Master wouldn't kill a child of his? Then again, he did banish his son and grandson without hesitation.

Juvia was the only one who hung her head in shame. Kyushu and Erik had a sense of pride dwelling inside of them, and Gray was just in pain, the poison was still present. Was Juvia the only one who was taking this matter seriously? Master was pissed! He might kick us out of the guild!

"I understand a youthful heart is restless. I understand sides will be taken on important matters. However, I can not turn a blind eye to that incident downstairs." Master stated calmly, but Juvia wasn't fooled. She could see the rage radiating from his body. It must be taking every fiber and ounce of self-control keeping Master in that wheelchair. "What was that Erik and Gray?!"

Gray flinched, but Erik stood proudly. Arrogance is terrible trait Cobra...

"Hold on, Kinana told me that this guild was founded on friends having friends backs. This fucker-"

"Language Erik." Master shot him a glare but signaled for him to continue.

"This... boy wronged and hurt Juvia in more ways than one for a petty as- reason. I was just watching stalker's back." Erik answered, his chest puffed up. Juvia was... touched. Her team was actually watching out for Juvia. Was this what friendship was like? "Kyushu just adding the cherry on top."

"That does not excuse your behavior." Master Makarov sighed, his raging steadily decreased into something more subtle. "There's more diplomatic approached that reducing yourselves to such murderous intent. Gray, do you have anything?"

"..." Gray avoided the eyes on him and stayed silent which angered Kyushu for some reason. Juvia had to hold the white-haired woman back. For the love of Mavis, Gray please say something, make a case, make a defense, do something. Juvia, against her better judgment, wants to believe that Gray does care about her. Juvia isn't expecting a romantic statement or anything along those lines, but Juvia wants to believe in the good inside of Gray. There was still apart of Juvia that wanted to believe the two of them could be friends. Or is Juvia being too optimistic?

"Gray, my boy, do you have anything to say for yourself?"

"..." More silence? Gray, why are you pleading the fifth? This is a perfect chance to clear the air. The perfect chance to settle whatever is left between the two of them. Erik said it involved Erza too? Could it be infidelity? No, Fairy Tail has five dragonslayers now. If Gray had been with another woman, Natsu, Wendy or even Laxus would've called him out on it because of the unfamiliar scent. Juvia wouldn't put it pass Gajeel not to care enough to snitch. Unless...no, Gray wouldn't go that far. There's no way he would sleep with Lo-Lucy. She was Erza's best friend, but... it would explain why no one, except Cobra, noticed anything. Natus, Laxus, Gajeel, or Wendy wouldn't question Lucy's scent on him. She's apart of his team and constantly around him. With Erik's sound magic, Cobra could-

"Stop before you give yourself a headache," Erik grunted. "What's done in the dark will come to the light!"

"This is ridiculous. Can't I just tell Juvia why he chose Erza?" Kyushu rolled her eyes as she tossed her boots off. Crap, Juvia forgot Kyushu absorbed traits too. With the numerous perverts in this guild, they'll have a field day with her body.

"That's not up to you my dear." Master shook his head. Juvia might not like it, but Master had some wisdom in his words. Whatever was on Gray's chest had to come from Gray himself. "However, your punishment will be for me to decide."

"Whatcha got ya old man?" Erik shot a cocky grin, potentially challenging Master's punishment.

"For one, Gray, Erik, and Kyushu will not be allowed on any missions until I say otherwise. Two, Kyushu will be under Laxus's team supervision 24/7 until Lucy's team returns. Three, Erik will assist Mirajane and others with the bar. Since Gray wants to plead the fifth, I am sentencing him to house arrest. Freed and Levy will provide the runes." Master sighed. Juvia could see the pain in this elderly man's eyes. To punish the ones he saw as children, that sadly one of the duties of a parent. "And finally Juvia, you will not be allowed on any missions until Lucy's team returns on their mission."

"Wait, why is Juvia being punished?" Kyushu frowned. Juvia could take this slap on the wrist. Jellal and the girls were expected to back in a day or so. There was also the free day Juvia promised him. As a day between friends, of course, Juvia did not want to give Jellal the wrong idea. "She was the voice of reason in the whole mess."

"I realize that Kyushu. I realized that Juvia ceased the fight. However, Juvia was involved nonetheless. That's why she is getting a reduced punishment." Master solemnly answered. Kyushu was about to shout out another protest, but Juvia's smile was enough to settle her down. One by one, the four of left Master Makarov's office. Gray was lead out the guild with Gajeel, Levy, and Freed surrounding him. Evergreen and Laxus kept Kyushu on the second floor; Mirajane approached Erik with a 'convenient' butler outfit. With cringing face, Erik was dragged to the backroom of the bar.

With nothing else to do, Juvia sat at the bar. She looked around the guild, and it was relatively calm, by Fairy Tail's standards of course. Without the constant brawlers, everything seemed to be peaceful. Juvia turned her head even more. She was Natsu and Happy walking towards her. There's no need to worry. Juvia is certain that they're going to their usual booth? No, okay, there's always the chance of a sudden change sitting. Nope, they passed the booths and tables. Annnnnnd, Natsu is sitting to the left of Juvia... Why?

"Yo Juvia, long time no see." Natsu's smile alone almost melted away Juvia's suspicions. However, Juvia is an expert in this area, so her wall around her heart stood strong.

"Ah Natsu, what can Juvia do for you and Happy?" Juvia smiled. Yes, Natsu was apart of the same team as Lo- Lucy and Gray, so does that mean he knows something Juvia doesn't? It's possible. Juvia isn't a mean-spirited person, but Natsu wasn't the brightest person their team. Natsu is a powerhouse and capable wizard, but Juvia questions if Natsu ever thought through his actions completely. So, she couldn't rule out him being in the also.

"Oh nothing, we're just bored. Luce's still on her mission, and there's no one to fight." Natsu's cheerfully stated. His toothy grin stretched from cheek to cheek. It was almost comforting, but the fact remained. Juvia was the most available person to entertain the duo.

"Well tell Juvia about your mission with Erik. How did it go?" Juvia politely asked. She might as well get comfortable because Juvia had nothing better to do. Her team was currently scattered across the country, and the same applied to Team Natsu.

"It was amazing! There was thing troll man who used fire and metal to buff up this woman who reminds me of Luce! The fire was sooooo good. It was like Igneel's fire and Mira's cooking mixed into one." Natsu started to drool over the bar.

"It was not amazing. That bitch was annoying as hell." Oh... my... Mavis. Erik was actually dressed as a butler. Juvia needs a camera to capture this moment. This will be the perfect Christmas card. The amount of blackmail Juvia can have... Oh, Juvia needs to find a camera! "Don't test me, woman!"

"Juvia doesn't know what Erik is talking about." Juvia held back the desire to smirk. She has to play dumb to be innocent. "What was wrong with the mission?"

"This bitch here. There are no words to describe how annoying she was." A tick mark formed on Erik's forehead. Cobra had to claw at the palm of his hands to keep himself from screaming. "She flirted with Natsu and me so much even though I repeatedly told her I had a girlfriend! She knew no boundaries!"

"AWWWWWWWWW! But you're so cute Erik!" A very seductive voice suddenly appeared behind Juvia. The water mage slowly turned around and her jaw instantly dropped. Persephone is levels above Mirajane when it comes to beauty, but this woman made the Vegetation goddess look like dirt by comparison. She was stunning! Picture perfect hair that flowed through the wind, glamorous but not tacky, the perfect body proportions, and flawless skin!? This was the perfect woman! She even had a golden choker! Juvia could feel the shame building inside herself as she thought of the flaws about her body.

"What the hell are you doing here? I thought I killed you!" Erik roared as Mirajane and Kinana reappeared from the back.

"No silly!" She playfully blushed as she clapped her cheeks. Dear Mavis, this woman was a living cliche. "I'm a goddess. A mortal can't kill me. You can only send me back to my key form."

"Then, how did you get here?! We took a train to get away from that city!" Erik's blood pressure increased dramatically as this woman stood in his presence. Wait, another goddess?! She's one of the twelve gods!? Bu-But she doesn't come off as a fighter. Then again, there's Mirajane...point taken...

"I found two keys laying around." Happy took a moment to dig in his bag. Just as he said, a platinum key was pulled out. The key resembled Apollo and Persephone's, but there was a scrape of metal as the symbol. That must be the so-called 'troll man's' key. From what Juvia knows, all of the gods were handsome and beautiful. Why would Natsu describe him as a troll? Those are usually ugly. "Where's the other one?"

"Aw, you poor cat. I am the key you're looking for." Her smile was perfect too! It wasn't too wide or too small. Her teeth were blindingly bright.

"Who is this Erik?" Kinana pointed at the woman. She seemed unphased by the sheer beauty of this 'goddess'.

"Well, Kinana, my girlfriend," Cobra put emphasis on the words 'my girlfriend' as he pulled her into his chest. Becoming a blushing mess, Kinana stuttered as Erik continued. "This is the self-proclaimed goddess, Aphrodite."

"OH, MY OLYMPUS!" Aphrodite exclaimed at the top of her very powerful lungs. "This is your girlfriend?"

"Yes, for the last fucking time! Now, stop hitting on me!"

"She wh-"

"My apologies! I didn't know the two ofyouweresocutetogether! OMO! Thinkofhowyourchildrenwilllook!" Aphrodite's words became too slurred for Juvia's understanding. Juvia's sorry. Could you repeat that? "Marronandpurplehairedbabies?!"

"Iknow!" Mira exclaimed. Aphrodite and Mira joined their hands together as they continued to sparkle. Wait, Mirajane could understand her? "Marronhairedandgreeneyes?! Purplehairedandpurpleeyesbabies?!"

"Yeeeeesssss!" Everyone around the two fangirling women covered their ears to try to block out that deafening shriek.

"Okay, you two need to chill the fuck out!" Erik snapped; he was probably the one who is being affected the most.

"Sorry Erik, I thought I was the only one who shipped people." Mirajane nervously chuckled as Erik glared at her. Aphrodite tilted her head to the side a bit in confusion.

"What is this 'shipping' you speak of?"

"Don't worry." Mirajane softly patted the 'goddess' on the back. "I'll catch you up on the latest romance terms later."

"Okay, that's enough of that bullshit. Why are you here?" Erik snapped.

"Oh, that's right! My, um, husband and I want to make a contract with Erik and Natsu!"

"Fuck no." Erik frowned. Wait, is Aphrodite married to the 'troll man'? Opposite attract Juvia guesses, but why would the 'goddess' flirt with Erik if she has a man? Ugh, Juvia's head is throbbing.

"But, I'm not a celestial wizard..." Natsu stated with a blank face. Was he even paying attention? As far as Juvia knew, the gods were separate from the zodiacs, or, at least that's what Apollo made it out to be. A light bulb went off in Natsu's head. "Oi! Let's give your keys to Lucy! She might know what do with Y'all!"

"Er... Natsu, Lucy is still on her mission." Juvia sweatdropped. They still had a day or two until those three returned.

"Well, I'll hold onto Aphrodite's key until she returns." Mirajane proposed as Aphrodite vigorously nodded her head.

"Aphrodite, what about me?" A very and abnormally deep voice appeared next to the goddess. Juvia took a glance in the general direction. Now, Juvia will say this. She doesn't believe there's anything that can be called ugly because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Opinions can vary as to what be ugly. However, this man was the Ichyia of the gods, but he did have a golden pair of shackles on his wrist. Juvia is sorry, but that will be all Juvia will say on the matter. "We should stick together until we can find the others."

"Oh Hephaestus, that's true, but there's such thing a girl time." Aphrodite took an interest in her hair, noting the nonexistence split ends. Did she really give her husband the cold shoulder? The nerve of this goddess! Some of us would like to have someone love them. Juvia will admit she's a little bitter. "Can't one of the guys watch over you?"

"Fuck no." Erik glared at the gods. He really didn't like them, did he? " 'Didn't like' is an understatement."

"What about Natsu?" Kinana suggested. We all, including Happy, shot her a judgemental expression.

"Is Natsu even responsible enough to a key?" Erik folded his arms in his butler outfit. Juvia hasn't forgotten that fact. Nope, not in the slightest. She will find a camera eventually. "I don't want any damn keys in my house, so Kinana's out."

"That leaves Juvia." Mira thought for a moment."Juvia is a responsible person, so it should work out until Lucy comes back."

Before Juvia could protest, Hephaestus shot Juvia an apologetic smile that went unnoticed by his wife who was filing her nails. Did... Did he think he was a burden? Aw, this poor god. Juvia can't allow him to think he was a burden, not while she was breathing.

"Juvia will gladly watch over Hephaestus. Is there anything Juvia should about Hephaestus?" Juvia brightly smiled. It's the least Juvia could do. After all, she knows the feeling.

"Oh," His eyes widened. Was he surprised that someone showed him some decency? "I'm Hephaestus, the god of fire and metalwork. I create all the armor and weapons for the other gods and goddesses. It's nice to meet you Juvia, was it?"

Juvia shook his hand as his form shimmered. A moment later, Juvia had his key in the palm of her hand. That makes four. Four out of twelve gods were awakened. Juvia should go back to her for the moment and get Hephaestus up to speed.

"Well, that's enough of that bullshit." Erik groaned as he stretched. "Let's get to work Kinana, you too Mirajane."

"Hey Happy, let's go fishing," Natsu suggested to his feline friend. The two of them went off and out the guild. The waitresses, Aphrodite, and Erik went back to the kitchen.

...This was working too well for Juvia. It was like someone reformed fate to give Juvia this moment to escape... The work of Gods? No, that's impossible. Either way, Juvia should look a gift horse in the mouth. Quickly going out the back exit, the water mage rushed to Fairy Hill. Locking her door behind, Juvia looked around her living room. Yep, Apollo and Persephone were making themselves comfortable in Juvia's home. Too comfortable... Sighing, Juvia pulled out her temporary key.

"Open! Gate of Fire and Metalwork God! Hephaestus!" Juvia copied Lucy's summoning motions..., but nothing happened. Did Juvia do something wrong? She was pouring her magic into the key, so what was wrong?

"Um... Juvia, what are you doing?" Persephone slowly asked while giving Juvia a worried look.

"Juvia is trying to summon Hephaestus like how Lo-Lucy does it with her zodiac keys." Juvia honestly answered.

"Man, the zodiacs are extra." Apollo bluntly stated. "Just say his name and he should appear."

"Okay..." Juvia gave him a skeptical look. Since when were these 'gods' simple? "Hephaestus!"

Just as Apollo instructed her, the god poofed into her room. That's... weird.

"Sup man." Apollo threw his hand up as a greeting.

"Oh, hey Hephaestus!" Persephone smiled.

"Apollo? Persephone?! What are you two doing here?!" The fire god's eyes widened. "When did you get here? How long have you been here?"

"Um, about a day or so. We signed a contract with Juvia, so we kinda chill in here until she gets a mission." Apollo announced. Juvia sighed. Again, this was better than them walking around in broad daylight. Somehow. "You signed a contract with her too?"

"No, it's temporary. Someone called Lucy is supposed to be my master now." Hephaestus sighed. He looked down towards the ground, but Apollo and Persephone ignored it.

"There's someone collecting our keys?" Apollo narrowed his eyes for a moment. His eyes bounced around for a moment before calming down. "Juvia, you might have some competition."

"Oh no, Lo-Lucy is one of Juvia's guild members. She has ten of the golden zodiac keys." Juvia reassured them. Lucy would never do anything to harm them. Juvia knows for a fact that Lo-Lucy treats all her keys with respect.

"Well, she can have everyone except Hades," Persephone stated without looking up from her flowery crown. "I miss him a lot."

"Hades is..." Juvia rolled her hand to signal her to continue.

"The God of the Underworld and her husband," Apollo answered in between his thoughts. Persephone, the goddess of springtime and growth, in general, was married to the God of the Underworld? Juvia... doesn't what do with that information. "I just want to see Artemis again."

"Oh, Apollo must be married to Artemis!" Juvia deducted. The gods and goddesses were married to each other, so those two must be husband and wife. Right?

"Ew, that's disgusting! That's my twin sister, Juvia!" Apollo cringed. How was Juvia suppose to know that?! Juvia never even heard of these Gods until yesterday! Wanting that accident to disappear, Apollo moved the conversation along. "So Heps, were you the only one to awaken?"

"Huh, oh no, Aphrodite awakened around the same time as me." He answered as he bent Juvia's silverware into a well-constructed armor plate. Wait, what? Undo that this minute! Juvia needs those to eat! "She's with someone named Mirajane and having girl time."

"Does Apollo or anyone know when the other gods are supposed to awaken? If so, Juvia could collect Hades and Artemis keys by the end of the week." Juvia asked. It seems like these gods were waking generally around the same time. A third of them did appear at the same time.

"You would think that, but Zeus is a dumbass." Apollo rolled his eyes. Wasn't Zeus their leader or something along those lines? "Had he given Heps and me some time to prepare for our sealing, Persephone and I could direct you on where to go. But no, Zeus has the patience of a child. He sealed us away in that moment and scattered us across what's now known as Fiore."

"So Juvia is going in blind?" She sweatdropped. This whole thing was going smoothly.

"Hephaestus, can't you make a device to track the others?" Persephone raised her eyebrow. "You're the inventor of the group."

"You mean a tracker? I could, but I'm missing something important. It's a good idea if had something personal from the other eight." Heps sighed. This was going nowhere fast.

"But, we couldn't do that idea because we have nothing personal from the others." Apollo rolled his eyes. "This is just per- OH! This is perfect!"

"Did Apollo remember something?" Juvia asked as Apollo rummaged through his arrows. He kept muttering 'Please tell I didn't use it!' over and over. After ten minutes of searching, he pulled out a silver arrow. What was special about it?

"This is Artemis's arrow! We traded arrows when we were first born! Will this work Heps? Please tell me it will work." Apollo was emitting a desperate aura. Was Artemis this important to him? Separated twins, remember Juvia. It was like missing the half of yourself. "Persephone, do you have anything belong to Hades?"

"Oh, um, I think so. I need a second." She ran into Juvia's bedroom and locked the door behind herself. Hold on, who is she trying to lock out? Juvia pays rent not her. Juvia will not allow any locked doors. Dear Mavis, she sounds like a parent. Is this how master feels constantly?

"The arrow should work as long as it belonged to Artemis in the first place. Give me about thirty minutes, and I can make a prototype." Hephaestus went to work at Juvia's dining table.

"Oh please, take your time Hephaestus." Juvia smiled. Even if the 'god' could finish by the end of the day, Juvia couldn't leave the city until Jellal came back. Then, there was the promise she made with Jellal. She couldn't make him take a rain check. Juvia could juggle both of them. "Juvia has to stay in Magnolia for the next few days."

"...why?" Apollo gave Juvia skeptical look.

"Juvia's guild master might have punished Juvia for intervening in a deadly fight. However, the punishment is only until some members come back from a short mission." Juvia reassured him. "So, a day after that Juvia may go anywhere."

"Ugh, can't you explain the situation to him? Artemis is out there and could awaken whenever."

"What's a guild master?" Hephaestus asked as he peeped his head out from his machinery.

"Master Makarov? How does Juvia explain this? Master is a father figure in most of the guild's life, and he protects us. Master, however, punishes us when needed. Juvia has to respect his wishes. Would Apollo go against Zeus?"

"...No," He huffed out of anger. Juvia could piece together that Zeus was somewhat the leader of the gods and goddesses. Submitting, Apollo agreed to wait for Juvia's punishment to be lifted. "Heps, that tracker better be amazing with the amount of time we're giving you. I want Artemis's exact location."

"I'm a master at what I do, Apollo." Hephaestus reminded us. From what Juvia has seen from Apollo and Persephone alone, the other gods must be somewhere on their levels.

"I'm back!" Persephone came charging out of Juvia's bedroom with a golden Hoplite helmet. Where was she hiding that? Did she possess the same spatial powers as Apollo and his weaponry? Juvia turned to see Apollo and Hephaestus, and they were sweating bullets. Juvia could see the puddle forming underneath them. There was only one person who could make a god swear like that.

"Cro-"

"Why the hell do you have that?!" Apollo cut Juvia off with his scream. It wasn't a girly scream, but Juvia was surprised that he could reach that high pitch.

"Why wouldn't I? Hades gives it to me all the time. He knows that I like to play with headgear." Persephone twirled the helmet around in her hand without a care in the world. Was the God of Underworld that feared? Juvia has faced several demons who called the Underworld their home. She fought against the black wizard himself and a dragon, so was Hades worse than them? "He gave it to me a week before we got sealed. I meant to give it back to him."

"Hephaestus... handle that with extreme care." Apollo eyed the helmet. The importance of the headwear went over Juvia's head. Another pun? Maybe, Juvia didn't feel the true magnitude of the situation, so she could joke as she please. Perhaps, Juvia should try to understand more about the Gods.

"Is there something Juvia should understand about Hades? Is the Underworld that scary for the Gods?" Juvia stepped back into the conversation, and Juvia could notice the shift in the mood. The gods eyed each other while Persephone just shrugged. Were they debating who was going to explain it to Juvia?

"Ugh, I'll do it. Gods..." Persephone rolled her eyes. She turned to Juvia and tossed the helmet over to the boys. Juvia will admit it amazing to see the two of them playing hot potato with a golden helmet. "Hades has this bad rep for being King of Underworld. He's a kind God, kinder than most actually... Wow, there's a lot of terrible gods. Aphrodite and Aries and Zeus and Hera... I'm getting sidetracked! Hades is a pretty understanding husband and God. Unlike most gods, Hades doesn't screw people over. He believes in love. He gave this boy, I forget his name, a chance to reunite with his girlfriend on the condition he didn't look at her until they got back to surface, but... you would think the boy would remember ghosts don't make any sounds. Hades kept his side of the deal, but the boy looked back at his ghost girlfriend."

"Aw, Persephone is luck-" Juvia pulled the girl into a hug. Hades seemed like a good guy. Why was Apollo and Hephaestus scared of him?

"Persephone, he kidnapped you!" Apollo shouted loudly. Juvia was wondering if these walls were soundproof. Hold on, if Wendy was in the building, the young dragonslayer could overhear everything. Wait, did he say kidnapping?!

"Don't say it like that, Kidnapping wasn't looked down back then!" Persephone, surprisingly, defended her husband. She must've overlooked the crime. "Besides, it's not any of us were morally correct. Zeus manipulated Hera into marrying her! Aphrodite has an affair every other day with Aries. Hephaestus humiliated the two of them on several occasions. Aphrodite, Hera, AND Athena fought over a golden apple! We are gods and goddess. Why did it matter? We have immortality! Aphrodite, who has proven not to care about marriage, snatches a perfectly happy Helen from her husband and created the Trojan War! To make it worse, so much worse, Hades and myself were the only ones who didn't join in the war and just toyed with Trojans and the Greeks. Hades a saint compared to the rest of y'all. Ugh, that war was so stupid!"

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Persephone was seething with rage. The Springtime Goddess glared at them of two, now, shamed Gods. Juvia took two mental note. She will never talk ill about Hades. Persephone truly loved this god. There was no doubt in Juvia's mind. She spoke such passion that could be based on a firm foundation of compassion and love. Persephone and Hades were relationship goals if Juvia ever wanted to try dating again.

"And Hades and I were backed up for months because of that war! Does anyone know how hard it is to keep the magically enhance dead from fighting each other?" Persephone continued her rant about much she despised the Trojan war. Juvia sweatdropped. The Goddess spent the rest of the afternoon and most of the night explaining the very detailed process of registering the dead. Needless to say, Persephone made sure no one got any sleep that night.

Juvia's Gods: Apollo (obtained), Persephone (obtained), Hephaestus (temporary)

Mirajane's Gods: Aphrodite (temporary)

Lucy's Gods: Aphrodite (pending), Hephaestus (pending)

A/N: I'm gonna try my best to be unbias towards the gods because as you can see I really dislike Zeus. And, I will reference Greek myths from time to time, and if you have a greek myth you love, leave a review. I might slip it in. Oh yeah, Jellal, Lucy, and Erza are due back soon, so you know shit is about to hit the fan. Buuuuuuut, I probably won't update next week since my brother is coming back from Korea. These chapters are slowly getting longer...