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

This is Juvia and Jellal's story.

After spending an entire day with Erik, Juvia decided it about time for her to take her training seriously. After all, Athena did finish drawing up the sparing plans this morning. It would wrong of Juvia spend yet another day goofing off... When did Juvia's life become so wrapped up in pleasing these Gods?

While Juvia was happy to give the Gods a helping hand, she never expected them to play such a large role in her day to day life. Juvia enjoyed spending time getting to know Apollo, Persephone, Hades, Artemis, and Hermes. While Juvia did have Athena and Heps keys, technically, those two took a liking to Levy and Gajeel for some reason. Now that Juvia gives it some thought, Heps does feed Gajeel iron crafted by a God, so he must be in heaven. It would make sense that Levy and Athena are close to each other. Levy's the only one who knows the library like the back of her hand, so she's the probably the best source of knowledge. Geez, what was stopping Juvia from handing their keys off to that couple? Gajeel and Levy could be the related to the Gods with how well they get along.

Make a note of that Juvia, give Levy their keys.

After all, Juvia wants all of the Gods to be happy. Although Heps isn't as open about his opinion as Natsu or Erik, he was smiling more.

"What's up with that sad smile?" Apollo snapped Juvia out her inner monologue. "It doesn't you."

"Ah, Juvia was thinking about Heps and Athena." Juvia shook her head and laid back against the booth. "Juvia thinks they're happier around Levy and Gajeel."

"I mean they're probably descendants of Athena and Heps. Come on, script magic screams Athena. The iron dragonslayer...The title speaks for itself."

"Perhaps Juvia should give some keys aways to her guild members..." Juvia stared hazily at the table.

"...Why would do that? Yeah sure, Athena and Heps might like them, but I'm pretty sure the rest of us are content." Apollo folded his arms.

"Yes, however, how many keys is Juvia going to hold? Juvia already holds more than half of the Gods, so wouldn't that paint a bigger target on Juvia's body?" The Rain Woman mentioned. "If Juvia gets captured, then the world is in danger. All they would need to do is find Zeus and Hera. Then, whoever we're fighting would have four of the five required keys."

"Juvia, you're talking as if we're just gonna hand you over. I can assure you. Bro, Hades, Persephone, Sis, and I will kick the world's ass to protect ya." He blushed as he scratched his cheek. "We depend on you after all."

"Apollo, you're talking as if Juvia is important than your wellbeing." Juvia chuckled softly. He paused before joining Juvia in her laugh. Should Juvia wonder why he paused? No, Juvia is just being paranoid. She has a no reason to suspect Apollo of anything. Actually... "Juvia might have been dreaming, but was Apollo at the riverbank with Persephone and Hermes? The night Juvia and Jellal fell asleep on the grass."

"Er...why do you ask?"

"Because Juvia heard Apollo and the others talking about Juvia and a prophecy." She brushed some of her hair behind her ear. "Please, don't lie to Juvia."

"So Juvia was awake..." Persephone sighed as she approached the table. "I told you two keep your voices down for a reason."

"Then, Juvia really is tied into to this prophecy." Juvia laced her fingers together in lap. "Is this why Apollo and Persephone tried to kill Juvia when they first met?"

"Well...yes, but!" Apollo raised his finger. "That was before we realized the worst has yet to come. We thought you were already helping to open the gate?"

"Juvia is still confused. What did the prophecy say?" She was becoming tired of all the secrets and lies. Couldn't everyone just be truthful for once? No, that's simply wishful thinking.

"It might help buy us some time if Juvia was aware of the prophecy," Persephone claimed. "Who knows we might be able to avoid the situation as a whole."

"If I said it once, I said it a thousand times. You can't prolong or stop a prophecy. It's impossible." Apollo shook his head. "But, it's wrong to keep Juvia in the dark if the prophecy pertains to her future. I'll try to translate it as best as I can."

As the bells chime above

She will be forced to hear the unbearable truth

An outcast will be cast out the world

In the darkest moment, a deal shall be struck

As the numbers dwindle, the truth shall be announced

Unlikely allies unite to fight a former friend

Mages and Gods alike will battle until a single mage remain

There!

The final deal is made between a mother and a raindrop

"That's rather vague," Juvia didn't have much to go off of with that. Forced to hear the unbearable truth? Was that referring to Juvia or someone else? As the numbers dwindle the truth shall be announced? That might be referencing the gods, but the only other reference to the Gods was the third to last line. What could it all mean?

"It's annoying. I know, but it can't be changed." Persephone scratched the side of her head. "Prophecies tend to vague because the future is so flexible."

"Flexible?" Juvia murmured.

"I'll explain it. After all, prophecies are my domain." Apollo ran his hand through his golden locks. "What Persephone is trying to say is that the future is supposed to be unknown to all except for me. I'm the God of truth and prophecy after all. It's my job to communicate prophecies when they come into existence. Some prophecies tell what's gonna happen in the world while others are connected to a specific person. The one that I just told you is a piece of your future."

"So, Juvia is doomed to a life of pain and causes the end of the world?" She deadpanned. Nothing is ever normal in Juvia's life. She sees that now. So, does that mean Erik knows the future as well? Speak of the devil, here comes Erik.

"You really don't listen," He grunted as he jumped into the seat next to Juvia. "I told you twice already how my magic works."

"Juvia knows. Cobra's sound magic allows him to hear everyone's souls." Juvia recalled yesterday's events. "That is how Erik knows Gray's secret. His soul couldn't hide its secrets from you."

"The fucker can lie all he wants, but that doesn't mean I know everything."

"You act like it." Juvia scoffed.

"Juvia, there's a difference between hearing everyone's soul and thoughts, and me knowing the future." Apollo glanced at Cobra for a moment before returning his gaze to Juvia's direction. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but you can't hear a God's soul. There's a limit to your magic."

Hold on?

"What kind of question is that?" Erik cocked an eyebrow.

"Juvia...Juvia doesn't believe Erik can." Juvia paused to collect her thoughts. "If Juvia learned anything from being on a team with Erik, it's that Cobra doesn't ask questions when he's around humans. He already knows what's going through their heads. But, when Aphrodite came to the guild for the first time, he asked her several questions."

"That's what I'm thinking, too. Otherwise, you should know how we sealed Kronos away." Apollo challenged Erik to answer the question.

"Who's memory is suppose to be that good?" Erik groan, so Juvia is taking that as a yes. Then, there is a limit to Erik after all. Deities are out of his range."Shouldn't y'all be training or something?"

"Erik...came to us," Juvia sweatdropped.

"But, he has a point," Apollo rustled his hair. "Posideon won't stop himself. Yo Athena!"

Shaking her head, Athena pardoned herself from Gajeel's table. "Yes Apollo, what do you need?"

"Do you know who's training today?" He grinned in a carefree manner.

"Natsu Dragneel, Laxus Dreyar, Jellal Fernandes and Gray Fullbuster are challenging Hades today." A clipboard poofed into Athena's hands. "Juvia Lockser and Lucy Heartfilia are sparring with Apollo and Artemis. Erza Scarlet and Mirajane Strauss are sparring with one another. Erik and Gajeel Redfox are sparring with Hermes and Hephaestus. Persephone is supposed to be teaching Wendy Marvell some ancient support magic."

"Didn't Juvia and Apollo already fight? What's the point of them sparring?" Persephone asked as she fixed her dress.

"One, I looked into the past major fights involving Fairy Tail and some of the Crime Socriere, and I noticed that Juvia wasn't one of the tanks," Athena explained. "The ones who were in the final fights consisted of either Natsu, Erza, Gray, or Laxus. So, I gave those three tougher opponents in order to challenge them. Two, I rather focus on individuals who are consistently winning those major fights. While Juvia played a role in some fights, those battles were on a smaller scale. Thus, I gave her someone who was on her level. It's simple logic."

"That was kinda harsh, Athena," Apollo sweatdropped.

"I rather act harshly than watch the world burn." Athena's clipboard disappeared. "I'm just doing what has to be done."

"Juvia understands." Juvia put on a brave face. She wasn't about to take this laying down. No, this just means Juvia has to train hard enough to match Natsu and Jellal. "Juvia will prove herself worthy enough to be on the team."

"..." Athena sparred Juvia a glance before walking away to the training grounds. "You all know what your jobs are. See to it that they get done."

"So how do you want to do this, girls?" Apollo asked as he tightens the string on his bow. "Two on two? I'm feeling like two separate battles are the way to go."

"Scared I'll upstage you, Apollo?" Artemis smirked. "Don't worry I'll go for Juvia."

"What was that?" Apollo glared at his sister.

"Oh nothing, I'll just take the lead on this one." Artemis patted her brother on the head. Juvia and Lucy could only sweatdrop at their sibling antics.

"This might take longer than I thought," Lucy sighed. "But, we need to train if we're gonna save the world... again."

"Fairy Tail does tend to do this a lot," Juvia chuckled as she put her hair in a ponytail. "Are Lucy's spirits sparring as well?"

"I gave Loke an idea of what's happening," Lucy rubbed her temples. "They claimed their cleaning up their techniques, so I'm relying on Star Dress."

"If both sides are ready, let the sparring begin." Athena declared with a shot in the air.

A/N: Okay, I think I need to address some things. I'm so used to writing mystery fanfic that I automatically draw out the mystery and subtly leave hints. Nothing in this fanfic is trivial. Eventually, everything is brought back up and revealed. Y'all, I dropped the biggest hint of Gray's secret in chapter 17 and 18. If you can answer these three questions then you know Gray's secret. Why do people have sex? What can Erza do and Juvia can't? What newlywed couple tend to make? I'm all for y'all sending in your theories. Your input does affect this fanfic. I read every review and adjust the next chapter to better the story. With that being said, I will admit. I did shove Grayza (however you spell it) into your faces. That was unintentional, and I entirely take the blame. However, I feel like Gray's silence around Erza was completely accidental. I wasn't trying to make Gray look punkish around Erza. I will try to do better on that front.

I know I probably misspoke about how canon Gruvia is. I know a few people have corrected me on the topic, and thanks? The manga was incredibly vague about what happened to most couples. Besides Levy and Gajeel, Hiro Mashima didn't make anything official. Even when I reread the chapter, all we got was the word 'baby' for them. Jellal is freed from his past and Erza is brushing her hair happily? Come on, that's vaguer than the power of friendship. But, I won't stop anyone from shipping whoever they please. I'll admit; I almost gave up on this story, but I then I remember why I wrote the first chapter. I had an idea that I wanted to share, and I still have more to share.