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

This is Juvia and Jellal's story.

Juvia's mind was going at the speed of light as she desperately tried to form any reasonable explanation for having several people in her dorm. Juvia would like to remind everyone that four of the five extra people in her dorm were male, and Juvia would like to recall the 'No Males' law. Juvia was sweating bullets as her whole mind went blank. Dear Mavis, what if the whole guild found out Juvia was harboring Gods? Fairy Tail is a guild built on trust, truth, and love, and Juvia is degrading two of those foundations by hiding Apollo and others. Then, there's the fact tha Jellal would also be blamed for this, even though he just joined the whole situation. Would Cobra and Kyushu be suspected as well? They are Juvia's teammates after all, but Juvia is completely sure Kyushu is in the dark for the whole matter. She never even saw Apollo and Persephone during the mission with Gray. Erik is a whole separate situation. With his magic, Erik could easily be onto Juvia's trail and be completely aware of Juvia's secretive actions. Then, why hasn't he said anything? He has no problem outting Juvia any other time and pointing out her flaws. Why now...?

Wait! Focus Juvia! Juvia has a problem standing in front of her. There was a woman standing at Juvia's door.

Wait. Pause.

WAIT! PAUSE!

Juvia... doesn't recognize that voice. Juvia doesn't recognize that voice! Juvia finally looked up from her bedsheet. There was a beautiful brunette standing at the frame of Juvia's door. Like Aphrodite and Persephone, this woman had goddess aura around her and was wearing a sundress like the other goddess. However, Juvia couldn't shake the feeling that this woman was a tad different from them. Perhaps Juvia was going off of the stoic and emotionless expression written across her face. Juvia has never seen such a straight face before. Juvia is assuming this woman was also a goddess due to the golden spear and shield she was carrying rather nonchalantly. Like Apollo, this woman was wearing armor, but this brunette had armor that covered her chest with a steel plate.

"Juvia, do you know this woman?" Jellal asked, breaking the silence in the room.

"I highly doubt she does. My deduction proves so." The anonymous woman answered with an unwavering sense of assurance. "My deductions also led me to the conclusion that you're curious about my identity."

Juvia slowly nodded, not completely sure what to make of this situation. Who exactly is this woman?

"I am the goddess known as Athena. I am, additionally, known as the goddess of wisdom, law, justice, and strategic warfare." Athena spoke with a clear and crisp voice while her eyes never drifted away from Juvia. "I will provide my services with relentless rationality and precision."

"Juvia... is glad to meet you." Juvia wasn't sure she could trust this goddess in entirely. One, this goddess broke into Fairy Hill undetected, a task most can't accomplish. Two, Athena knew which door was Juvia without any help because no girl would randomly tell a stranger where of their guild members lived. Three, she didn't seem to all that relaxed around Juvia or the other gods, so that's suspicious. Heps and Hermes, instantly became comfortable around Apollo and Persephone as if they were already friends. "Juvia has a question for Athena though... How did you know Juvia lived here?"

"Was it not obvious?" She shot back. "It took me only four days from my awakening to deduce that some were already back and found a human. I would like to remind you that during those four days I have been tracking the awakening of everyone and the... 'activities' they have participated in. By learning and checking the request system, I was able to reverse engineer and find the requests that can relate to gods. Then, I contacted the people who made the request and found the specifics from those request, further eliminating any useless and unrelated ones. After all that, I found out that the three possible request were all given to a guild known as Fairy Tail. It wasn't hard to get any information about any of you all since every Fairy Tail member is well known. Through logic and the process of elimination, I determined that you, Juvia, would have Apollo and Persephone's keys, to say the least. Hephaestus and Aphrodite were a toss up between Juvia and the blond known as Lucy. Hermes should belong to Lucy though since she was the one who went on the mission to stop him. Was it an error in my deduction...?"

Yes, that whole paragraph was Athena explaining her steps in which she got to Juvia's home. Wait, she explained everything except that detail! Hold on! Juvia is about to snap this goddess out of her thoughts.

"Er Athena... you never told Juvia how you found where she lived..." Juvia spoke up as she popped the goddess's thought bubble.

"Oh, I just watch you and Jellal go up to the room. That's not really important." Athena shooed away Juvia's question. Ummm, yes, it is important. That's a level of stalking Juvia was not comfortable with... That does sound hypocritical coming from Juvia. She will admit that. "The important question is 'Why is Hermes in here?'"

"Oh I signed a contract with Juvia, so whenever she needs me she can just shout my name." Hermes smiled. Apollo gave him a knowing smirk. Dear Mavis, the lewdness between those two will surely get on Juvia's nerves, sooner rather than later. "I guess Jellal was the one who got my key and just gave it to Juvia."

"I see. There's no point of worrying now. For the moment, I need to become familiar with the situation." Athena placed the shield on her back and dismissed the spear. She closed the door behind herself and sat at Juvia's table as the other gods joined her. "Juvia, what has Hephaestus and others told you so far? Or, is Jellal more familiar with the situation?"

"Apollo and Persephone mentioned that Zeus sealed the twelve Gods away because Apollo foresaw a Gate being opened. The ancient Gods and Goddess were to be awakened when a threat began to rise. Juvia thinks something about Cronus was mentioned..." Juvia recalled her time in the hotel with her former enemies. Juvia looked at Apollo and Persephone. They barely held it together, but the two of them managed to put on a brave face for their companions. "That's all Juvia remembers."

"It seems you need a refresher. Yes, it is true that the twelve of us are slowly awakening to prevent the Cronus gate from unsealed. However, the prophecy foretold the gods enlisting the aid of our descendant, as known as humans to prevent the world from submitting to ruin. That's why Apollo and Persephone came to you."

"What is behind the Cronus gate that can bring the world to ruin?" Jellal asked. That is a good question. If the Gods and Goddess were so scared of this gate, why wouldn't they simply destroy the gate and everything behind?it. Then again, Athena did mention the gods need a human's aid to do so.

"Who...It's a titan." Persephone answered. "That gate is the only thing standing in between Cronus, a titan, and ruin."

"Hence, the reason we call it 'Cronus Gate'." Athena connected the dots for those who were a bit confused.

"How do you open it?" Juvia questioned. "If they could get rid of the key that opens the gate, everything should fine."

"In theory, that would work. However, there are five keys need to unlock the gate. The Gods that have a direct line to one titan or another. That would include Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, Hera, and Aphrodite. Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, and Hera are the offspring of Cronus and Rhea, another titan. I'm sure you heard of Aphrodite's little myth about her birth. She adores telling everyone about it."

"Then, why would Zeus seal the seven of you away?"

"For one, he's extremely petty for a god with no morals. He didn't want any of us to rule over Olympus while he was sealed away." Apollo huffed. Juvia sensed a bit of anger in his voice. "So, he seals the twelve major gods away. Gods like the five of us are supposed to stop the gate from opening before the 'Big Three' have to be awakened."

"I'm kinda glad that I was sealed away. It would have been a pain if I had to run the Underworld without Hades." Persephone admitted as she played with Hade's helmet. "Like Apollo said, the 'Big Three' are the three most powerful Gods in existence. That would be Zeus, Poseidon, and my husband. If one of them went on a rampage, I doubt any of us could stop them. Well, Hades, I could handle, but Zeus doesn't really listen to anyone."

"Poseidon does his thing at his own pace, but he's usually rationally." Heps shrugged.

"Getting back on topic, I think I know how the gate is opened, but I want confirmation." Jellal interrupted the downward spiral of the conversation which is a good thing. Someone needs to keep this whole thing on topic. "When I fought Hermes, he turned into a key. Does that apply to all of the Gods and Goddess? If so, whoever is trying to open the gate just needs to defeat those five. Am I right?"

"You have a keen eye for details, Jellal." Athena gave him an approving head nod. "Yes, that is how I deduct the ideal way of unlocking the door. The easiest key to obtain would be Aphrodite's key since she has the battle power of a feather."

"Dear Zeus, we left Aphrodite alone with Lucy." Apollo's eye widen. Some of the gods were worried, but Athena seemed indifferent about the situation.

"I doubt she is any real trouble. That fire wizard, Natsu, is most likely with Lucy and Aphrodite. From what I have heard, he is nearly unstoppable when facing an opponent. I calculated that Aphrodite has a 92% chance of survival while he is around, and I am certain he is always in relative proximity to Lucy." Athena answered rather quickly. "The only thing I can't figure out is who triggered our awakening? A titan can't be an answer because we've done away with all of them except Cronus. A mere human shouldn't be capable. Could it be an event..."

"While Athena gives herself a headache, what should we do now?" Apollo stretched his muscles. "It's not late enough to go to sleep, and I'm not hungry."

"I suggest the seven of us go down to the guild hall. That's the most logical thing to do." Athena shot out an answer, stunning Juvia in the process. Where did this idea come from?! "While Juvia and Jellal are intelligent beings, it would make more sense to gather as many wizards as possible. Fairy Tail possesses the strongest and possibly most death-defying humans ever to exist. I could formulate a much successful plan with an entire guild than the only the seven of us."

"Stragitically, Athena has a point, but I kinda like the whole small group dynamic we got going on." Apollo objected.

"I already formulated a script without you Apollo."

"So cold, are sure you don't need to get laid. It might help you become less tense."

"Hephaestus already tried that and failed, after several 'no's." Juvia is sorry. Hephaestus did what? Juvia might've not heard Athena correctly. "By the way Juvia staring at me, I assume no one told her about Aphrodite and Hephaestus's marriage."

"No, Juvia understands that Aphrodite doesn't lo-"

*CRACKLE* *CRACKLE* *BOOM*

"Was that lightning?" Jellal asked for someone to confirm what we all just heard. Which didn't make much sense since there wasn't any prediction for rain or thunderstorms for today... In fact, today should be clear and cloudless. So why did Juvia hear lightning and thunder? It couldn't be Laxus since he is rarely upset about any matter enough to lose control of his powers and manipulate the weather.

"Yes, Juvia is certain that was lightning," Juvia confirmed as she looked outside. The water mage gasped as she witnesses a storm brewing outside. This sudden storm seemed very well capable of wiping Magnolia out of existence in an hour or so. "Um...is this the work of a God?"

"There's only God capable of that much destruction," Hermes answered. "Zeus must be nearby!"

"That shouldn't be possible. Aries and Artemis haven't awakened yet, at the very least." Athena held her hand to her mouth as she tried calculating every possible explanation for this.

"Juvia, we have to get to the guild. If we can get Laxus on board, we might be able to save the town." Jellal grabbed Juvia by the arm, actually, his hand phased right through it but the details do not matter. Juvia followed him straight to the guild, at the fastest pace her body could go at.

Busting through the door and incredibly drenching in water, not Juvia, of course, the Juvia didn't know what to make of the situation in front of her. There was a sphere of lightning around Kyushu, and her eyes were white with electricity. Did... Did Kyushu absorb Laxus's powers? Juvia wishes that were not the case. Juvia and Gray doubted that Kyushu handles Juvia's level of magic. Laxus... Laxus surpassed the strongest human in Fiore a long time ago. Now... Kyushu possesses the lightning dragonslayer.

"Kyu-Kyushu will burn herself at this rate!" Juvia screamed as a bolt of thunder shot down in the middle of the guild. "Jellal, we need to do something!"

"Yeah, but how? She's just as strong as Laxus! Who can beat Laxus?" Jellal quickly asked

"Jellal, Juvia remembers Gajeel tell her your Edolas counterpart did," Juvia answered. "Juvia will back Jellal up. Come on!"

"Juvia wai-"

Juvia pushed through the thick crowd. The entire guild formed a circle around Kyushu as the best fighters in the guild tried to subdue her. Laxus and his legion were laying on the ground. Juvia could only assume that the three of them retaliated once Laxus was attacked. Did Kyushu improve that much with her battler prowl to be capable of beating the Thunder Legion singlehandedly or was this Laxus's sheer power at work? Juvia didn't have time to investigate that. She will just need to ask around later. In this moment, Juvia needed to figure out how to stop Kyushu. Juvia is a water mage, so none of her attacks with do much against lightning powers. Yet, she still needed to try.

"Hermes distract the girl with your speed! Aphrodite used your trance magic! Apollo use your neutralizing arrows to cancel out her magic! Persephone bloom your California Poppy flowers and enhance their sedative effects! Hephaestus forge a magic canceling cage!" A demanding and very familiar voice boomed through the guild. Faster than Juvia could react, four bodies ran passed her.

"Let's get wild!" Hermes and Apollo smirked as the trickster god skillfully dodges Kyushu's bolts.

"Hey sweetie, why don't you calm down for a bit." Aphrodite blew a kiss and winked. A vortex of hearts surrounds the love goddess. Throwing her hands outward, the hearts rushed to enclose the absorbance wizard. "Pretty please."

"I'll try not to aim for her face!" Apollo pulled her golden box back to maximize the amount of force behind his arrows. From one arrow, Apollo allowed six arrows to appear. HIs arrows popped Aphrodite's hearts, creating a cloud of pink around Kyushu.

"Yes! I haven't gotten the chance to use these in a long time!" Persephone cheered as she tossed some seeds onto the second floor. With a snap of her vegetation goddess's fingers, the seeds blossomed into human-sized flowers. The flowers inhaled Aphrodite's pink cloud of magic and revealed a sleeping Kyushu slowly descending onto the flowers.

"Now for the finishing touch!" Hephaestus lifted the steel cage on his back and jumped to the second floor. There, the forging god successfully captured the sleeping wizard.

"I expected nothing less than perfection with my strategies," Athena smirked as the gray cloud dissipated and allowed the sun to shine once again. The Gods and Goddesses congratulated each other on a job well done. They have completely ignored the stunned fairies, including Juvia. The water mage was amazing by how in sync they were while under Athena's supervision. Yes, Persephone and Apollo seemed to be alright when they fought Juvia, but they weren't this coordinated. This was the power of Athena.

"Wait, isn't that Hermes guy we fought a few days ago, Erza?!" Lucy gasped. Dear Mavis, Juvia was fucked. They were seen!

"Indeed, but why? There was no trace of him once the mission was complete." Erza thought for a moment before summoning her infamous silver sword. "I see that I must cut him down once more!"

"Cut down who?" Apollo's eyes turned red as he equipped his golden bow again. "I know you're not talking about my bro."

"Don't waste your magic Apollo." Athena placed her hand on his shoulder. "We came with peace in mind. Now, heed my word woman, do not point your sword at those you do not understand."

"Apollo?" Gray paused to think about where he heard that name before. He glanced at Juvia and cringed. Juvia sweatdropped. Gray, this is not the time for your feelings towards Juvia. Her secret is unraveling right before the guild. Is it possible to put all of them to sleep and say this is a dream? Or, is it too late for that? "I swear I heard that name before."

"We already know Natsu and Cobra fought Hephaestus," Mirajane recalled. "That just leaves the woman with the shield."

"You are correct, Mirajane," Master spoke as Kinana rolled him down to the first floor. "The question now is 'What purpose do you six have with my guild?'"

"I am not completely aware of what Aphrodite has told you all. However, I would like to make one thing clear. We seek aide and not destruction." Athena dismissed her shield as a way to show she was no threat.

"Those three requests say otherwise." Erik huffed, slightly pissed by Aphrodite and Heps past antics.

"I do not condone my family's action, either. However, if this guild wishes to prevent another god from going on a rampage, I suggest a partnership."

"You keep talking about peace and crap, but none of us know who the fuck any of y'all are."

"That would clear up some of the confusion. Very well, allow us to reintroduce ourselves. I am Athena, the goddess of wisdom, law, justice, and strategic warfare. I am under Juvia's supervision as of today." Athena took a moment to bow. Wait, why are you including Juvia in all of this?!

"I am Apollo, God of the Sun, archery, Oracle, medicine, healing, and music. I have been under Juvia's care for six days." Apollo winked at Juvia. Juvia frowned.

"I am Persephone, the goddess of the springtime and vegetation. I might not look like it, but I'm the Queen of the Underworld too." Persephone replaced her plant crown with Hades's helmet for effect. "I've been with Juvia for six days too."

"The name's Hermes, the god of shepherds, land travel, and literature to name a few. I'm Apollo's brother from another mother, and I'm the messenger of the gods. I've been under Juvia's care as of today." Hermes snickered.

"I'm the lovely Aphrodite. If you ever want a good time, all you got to do is call on me, the goddess of Love. Lucy's my owner as of yesterday." Aphrodite winked. Without missing a beat, Aphrodite kept her back to Heps and said, "This is my husband. He builds stuff."

...Aphrodite, you get no sympathy from Juvia for whatever misfortune comes your way. Heps should've been given a better introduction.

"So, what you're saying is that Juvia has been harboring y'all for the longest?" Erik put it bluntly and placed all eyes on Juvia.

"Now Erik, Juvia was simply helping people who were asking Juvia for her help." Juvia desperately explained. She wasn't used to having this many eyes on her. While she participated in the Grand Magic Games, Juvia's love for Gray blocked out the audience rather well. But now... she wanted to turn into a puddle and escape. "Apollo and Persephone came to Juvia in their hour of need. How could Juvia turn her back on them?"

"You ain't getting out of this that easy," Erik said unsympathetically. "You had six days to tell us about two of them. Why didn't you?"

Erik, will you please stop asking all the right questions. Juvia doesn't need this attention.

"Hell no, answer my question woman."

Juvia is your teammate! Ease up on Juvia!

"Nah, and you're stalling."

Never go to sleep around Juvia ever again. Juvia will drown Erik in his sleep if he does. That is a promise.

"To be fair, Athena and the others didn't give Juvia a full story until a few hours ago," Jellal answered for the water wizard. Juvia's jaw almost dropped through the floor. Why was Jellal speaking? The Gods didn't mention him at all, so he was in the clear. No one would've suspected Jellal of knowing a thing. With the right story, Jellal could have been completely innocent. "If Juvia came any earlier and asked for the guild to help her, she wouldn't have had the complete story. It's possible that the guild would have thought she was tricked and dismissed her."

"Jellal... you knew about this?" Erza asked with despair in her voice. Jellal choked on his words. It seems Jellal still could speak to Erza just yet. Render momentarily speechless, Juvia took over... It's the least she could for Jellal.

"While Juvia and Jellal were gone yesterday, Juvia asked Jellal to help collect the rest of the Gods and Goddesses." Juvia stepped in. "Please believe Juvia, she never meant to hide this from the guild. Juvia just wanted to be on the safe side."

"While I do not recommend the method, I do understand the reasoning behind your methods." Erza sighed as she dismissed her sword.

"So Master? Is it possible to help the Gods with their mission?" Juvia asked in her sweetest voice possible.

"My child, I will think about it. First, I must have a word with Athena, so I can have a better grasp on the situation. Will you come to my office to discuss the matter?" Master afford an option.

"Very well," Athena answered before turning to the others. "Stay out of trouble. Do not join in any brawls or fights under no circumstances. Do I make myself clear?"

"Don't worry Athena, Heps and I will keep Apollo and Hermes in line." Persephone saluted.

"Hey, we're responsible!" The boys shouted in rather a perfect union.

"Mirajane, can you come along too? There's a matter I must discuss with you too." Master asked as Kinana rolled him back to the second floor. Athena followed close behind the two.

"Of course, Master. Meredy, you're in charge of the bar." Mira smiled as she closed the office door behind herself.

Juvia sighed. Thankfully, things didn't end too badly for everyone. Athena and Master were very reasonable people, so their conversation will go smoothly. However, Juvia's more worried about Kyushu. How did she get Laxus's powers? It's unlikely that Laxus told her to absorb his powers. Master warned him about the side effects of his magic. Then, the only other possibility is that Kyushu attacked Laxus. But why? Laxus doesn't provoke anyone these days. He's too chill and laid back. The last person Kyushu absorbed was Gray, and his personality is chill until provoked. Then, who could've provoked her?

"I don't know the specifics, but I'm pretty sure Kyushu attacked Laxus first," Erik grunted. Why are you talking to Juvia? She has yet to forgive Cobra for his latest annoyance. "If you got time to think, you got time to help carry them to the clinic."

"Very well..." Juvia picked up Evergreen's body off of the ground while Erik and Jellal got Bicslow and Freed. Elfman was the only capable of carrying Laxus. After giving each of them a suitable bed, Juvia closed the door, so they could sleep in peace. It was an unspoken agreement among the guild to leave Kyushu in the cage until master found another punishment for her.

Juvia and Jellal were about to go over their usual booth until Erza, Lucy, and Aphrodite stopped them.

"Do you guys have a moment? Erza's been meaning to ask you something." Lucy scratched her cheek. Did...Did Juvia and Jellal make a contradiction in their speech either? Juvia doesn't believe so, but Erza might have caught onto them.

"Certainly, what did Erza need?" Juvia smiled but was concealing her fears.

"As you know, I am engaged. Aphrodite wishes to help plan my wedding along with Mirajane." Erza blushed. Where was she going with this? Juvia and Erza were never really close, so what is she trying to get at? "Aphrodite suggested that I should have at least one flower girl and five bridesmaids? Juvia, will you be one of my bridesmaids? That is what I am asking."

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Juvia... is speechless. How does one turn down being a bridesmaid? By becoming a bridesmaid, Juvia will have to stand on the same stage as Gray and Erza during the whole ceremony! Juvia already knows that if she does agree, someone will think that she'll object to the union. She knows it! Plus, Juvia will have to face Gray's general direction during the whole thing, and he already can't handle looking at Juvia.

"Erza already has me, Mira, Levy, and Evergreen as her bridesmaids. Erza thought it was only fair to make you the fifth one."Lucy further explained. WHERE IS CANA IN ALL OF THIS? Juvia is trying not to be rude, but Erza grew up with Cana. So why is she picking Juvia over Cana? Better yet, where's Wendy in all of this?! They're on the same team!

"Juvia is happy to be Erza's bridesmaid. Is there anything Juvia needs to do?" Juvia forced a smile.

"Oh, we're going dress shopping tomorrow, and we already have a color picked out. Ohmizeus, thiswillbesogreat! Youhavenoidea!" Aphrodite rambled on as Juvia and Lucy sweatdropped. What did Juvia just agree to?

"Jellal, I assume you will be one of Gray's groomsmen," Erza smirked. Yep, that sounds about right. Gray wasn't the most popular among the guys, so it would make sense that Erza would be the one enlisting the guys. Juvia just prays that Jellal could survive this wedding. "Loke is Gray's best man, but we still to fill in the other four. Gajeel refuses no matter what threat I used. As my brother, will you help me?"

She used the forbidden B-word. Jellal was stunned into silence. Seeing how Erza didn't hear a 'no', she left with a smirk on her face and the idea that he agreed to her plan. Juvia had no idea how they were gonna get out of this one. Is it possible to fake her death?

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

Lucy's Gods: Aphrodite (obtained)

A/N: As everyone can see, it wasn't Lucy or Erza. Looking back at the chapter, I can see why almost everyone said Erza. I did write quite a bit about her. So yeah...it was Athena. Also, we learned more about Cronus gate since Apollo and Persephone didn't really get into many details. I think I'm getting the hang of Jellal x Juvia now. Who do you think is the next God/Goddess to awaken? There are only six choices, and I think I referenced all of them in this chapter.