A/N: Wow so two months can really fly by. Who knew? Anyways, I don't really have an explanation for why this took so besides some writer's block. I could write all day for my crossover story, but I will admit. I had trouble writing the beginning of this chapter cause I couldn't decide whether to make one 4,000+ word story with two POVs (2,000 words each), one 8,000 words chapter with two POVs, or two chapters 4,000 words each. I really didn't like the idea of sacrificing key plot point just to cram two events into one chapter. Plus, 8,000 words is abnormally long for one of my stories. However, this caused me to not write for over two months.

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

This is Juvia and Jellal's story...

JUVIA'S POV

Returning to her apartment after spending an hour...maybe two at Jellal's house, Juvia entered her living room and saw Apollo and Artemis putting together their arrows. The water mage had to avoid accidentally stepping on one of the arrow spines or magical crystals laying on the floor. She was not about to cause any disasters and destroy Fairy Hill in the process. Why did the Gods decide to do their work on the floor? Juvia couldn't answer that question. Besides, it wasn't as if Juvia had time to worry about the deities. Juvia had her own things to worry about. For one, she needed to pack. Perhaps Juvia will go with something light like a bookbag. Her mission could only take about a day at most, so she didn't need to bring a suitcase. Also, Juvia's suitcase seems to bring her nothing but trouble since the last two times Juvia brought a suitcase, Juvia almost died. Then again, it might be God's fault. Apollo and Persephone did attempt to kill Juvia. Poseidon and Artemis did threaten Juvia's life in the span of one hour. Is this how Lucy feels on a daily basis? The constant fear of some villain using her as bait? Pushing that thought to the back of Juvia's head, Juvia found her old light blue book bag. Quickly throwing in the bare essentials into the backpack, Juvia had finished.

"Juvia is leaving now," Juvia announced as she threw Apollo her spare keys. "Please lock Juvia's door once Apollo and Artemis go on their mission."

"Um, Juvia... where are you going?" Apollo raised his eyebrow. "You don't have a mission."

That's right. Apollo and Artemis left before Master requested Juvia's presence. In that case, Juvia probably should-

"We're off to our orgy party!" Hermes assimilated into existence and immediately grabbed Juvia by the arm. Dashing out of the building at a speed that could rival Erza's cheetah armor, Hermes forced Juvia along on his sprint. Juvia could barely register what in the name of Mavis happened. Had Juvia been given three more seconds, she most certainly would have clarified the situation. Then again, it would have taken Apollo all of two seconds to shoot an arrow through Hermes' skull. Juvia guesses that Prankster God was smarter than he leads on. Hermes skidded to a stop right outside the guild where Gray and Persephone where standing patiently.

"There you guys are," Persephone huffed and promptly folded her arms. "Hermes, you know it rude to make a goddess wait."

"I know. I know. I had to tell Bro where we going as a precaution," Hermes bashfully said as he grinned in a childlike way. Juvia almost objected, but then she realized that she really didn't want to open that can of worms in front of Persephone nor Gray. That would prolong the mission more than the four of us needed. And, Juvia desperately wanted this mission to be over. There was no telling how that misogynistic tribe leader will react to Juvia or Persephone. "There's no telling how this mission will go, so I thought we would need someone like Apollo and Artemis to know where we are."

"...That's surprisingly mature of you," Persephone's eye widens slightly before she giggled a little. "And here I thought you said something like 'orgy party' to Apollo."

She was spot on!

"I'm wounded Persephone," Hermes playfully grabbed his chest. "To think so little of me."

"Yeah, yeah Apollo Junior," The Vegetation Goddess patted him on the back. "Come on, let's see how what this village is like. Lead the way Juvia!"

That's right. Juvia's the only one who knew where the village was. It was a shame that Kyushu refused to come. With the God's dilemma and Gray's wedding preparations, Kyushu's own personal problem was forced to the backburner. Juvia was aware she was partly to blame for not making time for the amnesiac. The water mage could imagine how difficult it was to adjust to guild life without much of a lifeline. Sure Mirajane and the other waitresses would be happy to help Kyushu, but they could only sacrifice so much to her. Perhaps Juvia should make more of an effort to check up on Kyushu when she returns. It's only fair. They are teammates.

"Oh yeah Juvia, I have a weird question." Persephone broke Juvia's train of thought. The Goddess had her arms crossed against her chest. "Do you know any from the guild that specializes in death magic? Or anyone who visits Fairy Tail a lot?"

"Juvia doesn't believe she does," Juvia answered with a slight frown. There was Rogue from Sabertooth, but no one from guild has visited in a while. Would Yukino's thirteenth key count? Maybe Persephone is referencing Mira's Satan Soul? How about Hades? He is the God of the Underworld after all. Surely, he would come into contact with the dead frequently. "Why does Persephone ask?"

"Well, that guy with piercing, I think his name is Gajeel or something like that, one who saved you. Gajeel pulled me to the side when he saw Gray and me together. Warned me about how Gray smelled like death. I thought he was talking about Hades, but he said the scents weren't the same. So, I confronted Gray about the issue, but he didn't know what I was talking about." Persephone recalled while she rested a finger on her chin. "So, I thought I would ask you since you know about the guild than me."

"Gajeel might be referencing Mirajane's Satan Soul, but Juvia doesn't understand why that would a warning. Mira would never threaten a fellow guild member." Juvia questioned as the four of them entered the forest. Could it be a rival guild? No...that's impossible. While Gray may be awkward around Juvia now, there's no reason for him to be involved with a rival guild...right? "Juvia apologizes, but Juvia isn't sure who Gajeel was referring to. Juvia will make sure she speaks to Gajeel once the mission is completed."

"Wow, y'all really talking about the man while he's walking right behind us," Hermes sweatdropped. "And, you have the nerve to call Bro and me 'disrespectful'."

"Gray, has anything come to mind yet?" Juvia dared to ask.

"Nothing really, my days are pretty much helping Erza with the wedding, hanging around the guild, or sitting around my house. Nothing too exciting." Gray shrugged off his shirt and tossed it to the side.

If Persephone had a question, Juvia suspected the goddess kept to herself. The other half of the walk was quieter than Juvia would have liked. Even though the water mage was comfortable with Persephone, Hermes, and Gray, Juvia couldn't help but think each of them was lost in their own individual thoughts. To a certain extent, Juvia could map out where Persephone's mind was. Gray's mind was somewhat predictable, but Hermes was the personification of a wild card. Could the trickster be plotting his next trick or is he focused on the mission? Whatever was the case, Juvia quietly lead them to the entrance to the village where she found something more unsettling than her last visit.

There sat Zeus on a golden throne as several female servants tended to his needs. With Hera standing close by, she observed each servant with a jealous stare. The villager stood to the left a bit as he whimpered in terror... Juvia is sorry, but what happened? Did Zeus and Hera take over a village?

"Oh Hermes, Persephone," Hera was the first to notice the four of us. Taking this a signal for us to approach, Hermes stepped up. "What brings you two here?"

"...I have the same question." The trickster asked warily before turning to Juvia for an answer. "Juvia, I didn't know this was a Greek village."

"Ju-Juvia is just as confused as Hermes." The water mage sputter out once all eyes were on her. "Juvia thought the Gods were older than the dragons themselves, and the dragons are extinct."

"But aren't Natsu, Laxus, and Gajeel dragonslayers?" Persephone pointed out, and Juvia knew the answer to her question. Now that Juvia thinks about it who taught Chelia and Orga their magic, and why didn't anyone tell Athena about them? Hindsight is 20/20 Juvia guesses.

"Well Nastu and Gajeel are millenniums years old, and Laxus is an artificial dragonslayer. Juvia wants to say he has a lacrima in his body." She answered but quickly added to her recollection. "The Eclipse Gate allowed Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, and three other people to time travel to this century."

"Wait, time travel is a thing now?!" Hermes' jaw dropped slightly.

"It was a thing. Natsu destroyed the gate." Gray explained. "Now that's out the way. Why are you two here?"

"If you must know, this is where I found Zeus. I can only assume he enslaved this village to do his bidding." Hera tossed her hair over her shoulder. "We have been here for about two days now."

"It's not enslaving if they willingly surrender." Zeus tapped the side of his head with a devious smirk. Juvia held back her urge to sweatdrop. Zeus definitely had the characteristic of a typical villain, yet he was supposed to be worshipped as good and gracious God.

"Does Mirajane and Laxus know you guys are here?" Persephone shook her head in disappointment.

"Why would they?" The couple said in sync.

"...Because they're supposed to be holding your keys," Gray answered as he looked around the village. "Like how Juvia knows where Apollo and Artemis are right now. The same applies to Lucy and Aphrodite."

"Holy shit... did you dumbasses really go through with it?" Zeus gasped for a moment before erupting into a laughing fit. Where was he going this? He was the one who recommended that the Gods should team up humans. Other than that, Juvia had no idea what he was referencing. Hermes and Persephone were just as lost as Gray and myself were.

"Zeus just tell us what you're talking about?" Herme held back his urge to sigh, but that resulted in the King of Gods laughing harder than before.

"Hera, can you fill in the holes because this one is flying over our heads?" Persephone rubbed her forehead to ease her growing headache.

"He tricked you all into believing that we had to make a contract with a human," Hera twisted her hair around her finger as the news rocked the very foundation of Juvia's position on the whole situation. Hold on, allow Juvia to get this straight. She willingly risked her life for the sake of reuniting these Gods. She willingly asked for the aid of her guild and put them at risk. Juvia almost died twice in the same day because these Gods, and this was because Zeus wanted to prank his family?! "Why would a God do the bidding of a human?"

"Even though this was supposed to nothing more than a drawn-out prank, I'm genuinely happy that I'm under Juvia's care," Persephone spoke softly. "I'm able to experience and learn new things that I missed out on when I stayed in the Underworld. I'm no longer treated as a damsel in distress when Juvia's around. I got to fight for the first time in a very long time. I got to have fun with people aren't my relatives. I was able to learn how to be humble and compassionate toward strangers. I don't think I would have grown had it not been for this contract."

"Persephone..." Juvia whispered. Whether Juvia noticed or not, she had an impact on the Gods, and they had formed a level of trust between most of them.

"Yeah, Bro is a lot more mature than when we were ruling in the past," Hermes admitted whilst scratching the back of his head. "He's pretty serious nowadays... more the most part. Bro still hits on people, but he stops after they said no. That's one hell of an improvement if you ask me. Shit, I'll admit that I'm not as scared as Hades as before. Persephone's right. Hades is a pretty chill dude once you're around him long enough. I guess I've grown too."

"To think humans could have such an outstanding effect on Gods," Hera rubbed her chin as if she was considering the option. "In the brief moment I was in the guild, I noticed Hephaestus and Athena willingly grouped with two humans. I always took them as the loner type. Did human effect them as well?"

"Juvia wholeheartedly believes so. While Juvia admits that she couldn't reach them on a personal level, Gajeel and Levy have had an outstanding effect on those two." The Rain Woman declared with a hand on her heart. "Heps and Athena smiling more every day. They're not alone anymore."

"...I'll consider the possibility," Hera sighed as she looked to the ground. "This human...Their name is Mirajane, correct?"

"Mirajane Strauss, one of Fairy Tail's strongest wizards, uses Take-Over: Satan Soul magic," Juvia answered. "Thank you for considering the contract."

"Yeah, yeah, but there's no way I'm taking orders from a human," Zeus scoffed. Juvia and Hermes sighed. Of course, he wouldn't take the opportunity to better himself.

"That's fine, but can we focus on our mission," Gray spoke up. That's right! Juvia got sidetracked...again. She had to do this for Kyushu. The Ice-Make wizard turned to the village master, who continued to eye Juvia. "So what can you tell about Kyushu? How did she come into contact with your community?"

"I don't believe I know who this 'Kyushu' is." He nervously laughed.

"Kyushu is the name of the woman who 'terrorized' your group of people," Juvia recalled the quest form. "It was Juvia's team who accepted the quest. It composed of herself and two males, Jellal and Erik."

"I am, regrettably, drawing a blank." The village master said flatly as a tick mark popped onto Juvia's head. Please...Give Juvia a reason to drown you. He knows damn well who Juvia is, so why must he be so difficult?

"Welp, this village is worthless." Hermes shrugged and shoved his hands into his pocket. "Time to burn it to the ground."

"It's shame, really," Persephone said without sympathy. "I kinda like some of the clothes. Oh well, Hermes do you want to do the honors?"

"Wa-Wait, I beg of you! Spare my village!" The elderly man pleaded, but the look in the ancient deities' eyes lacked the compassion they mentioned. Thus, he set his sights on Zeus who conveniently fell asleep. "Is there any way to pacify your group?"

"Unless you have something that worth investigation, I don't see the point of keeping these dirt huts around. They're a waste of space as far as I'm concerned." Hermes yawned before turning to Hera. "What do you think, Queen?"

"I'm quite confident Zeus can conquer another village," Hera answered as she exchanged glanced with the master. "Besides, every worshipper must be capable of aiding their Gods when called upon. And you... are severely lacking in that compartment."

"Th-The only area I possibly think is worth investigating is the temple on the outskirts th-the village. Ot-Other than that, I cannot recollect any worthy information." He finally submitted to the God's threats. Juvia will admit the Hermes and the others used a rather underhand method. It was a successful bluff, yes, but Juvia couldn't help herself from noticing the parallels between that and the stunt Erik pulled a month ago.

"Do make haste with your investigation," Hera said with a slight hint of indifference. "I expected your report in an hour."

And with that tall order, the village master guided us to the temple location. The air around us became rather stale as no one dared to start a conversation with him around. While the man is misogynist and tad too annoying for Juvia's liking, he was incredibly easy to manipulate. Although Juvia will admit the Gods were using an underhanded, Juvia could see through the God's bluff rather easily. Neither Hermes and Persephone's eyes flashed red when they spoke. When push comes to shove, he caved in.

Then, there was the case with Hera. Although the Queen of the Gods didn't use Juvia's name, too much of her dismay, Juvia saw the potential of Hera bettering herself. It was almost a silent agreement between a Goddess and a mage. Juvia does have Hermes and Persephone to thank for the most part. To think, Juvia had an impact on these deities. Then, that only begs the question. How have the Gods changed Juvia? Was the change subtler than Juvia could ever realize? I couldn't help but rest my gaze on them as Juvia thought back to the bonds she built between Persephone, Hermes, Apollo, Artemis, Jellal, Hades, and surprisingly Erik of all people. Is this what mutual love does to a person? The warm and fuzzy tingling cliche is real. Juvia can sense it in her heart.

"This...is the temple?" Hermes stop abruptly as he raised an eyebrow. This...is a cave entrance, a roughly and quickly built one Juvia might add. If Juvia tilted her head the right way, it almost looked like a mouth. "This is obviously a trap."

"Not so much of a trap, it's probably unstable with how badly it was made." Persephone shrugged. "I don't trust it."

"Juvia can't help but think this wasn't built from the ground down." Juvia pondered on the thought. "Normally, Earth Mages would solidify the entrance before anything else. However, this entrance is more unstable than Juvia has ever witnessed. Either a novice built this, or Juvia suspect the end of this tunnel is more structured."

"There's only one way to test Juvia's theory," Gray leaned against a nearby tree. "Three of us gotta go done there. One can stay on the surface in case the damn thing collapse."

"Well, I vote for Persephone," Hermes grunted as he turned his back to the 'temple'. "After all, she's the Queen of the Underworld, so Perse is used to being underground."

"Oh Hermes, you can kindly piss off," The Goddess rolled her eyes. "If I'm going in there, you're definitely coming in with me."

"What if the damn thing actually collapse? Who can send for help faster than the Messenger God himself?"

"Gray's legs work just fine," Persephone countered and grabbed us by the arms and forced us down the hole. Juvia sweatdropped as she was swept along the Gods madness. With Hermes leading the way with his glowing golden staff, we descended into the cavern. The word 'cramped' came to Juvia when she shimmied down. We were forced to file behind one another with how meager the gap was. Juvia had her doubts about how many people fit in here. Certainly, Jellal and the men in the guild couldn't squeeze this far in. Their shoulders are too broad. Wendy and Levy could walk through here with too much of an issue. They wouldn't have to worry about their heads scratching against the ceiling. Juvia was barely grazing the roof. Whoever craved out this cavern had to be around Juvia's height if not taller, so does that a female mage is behind this?

"We're at the end," Hermes called out as we circled around...a coffin? What the actual fuck is going on? Why would a casket be here? Abetter question appeared in Juvia's head. Whose grave does this belong to? Could it be unmarked? "Y'all are seeing the same thing as me, right? That's coffin."

"Yep, and it looks like it belongs to someone name Gai-Gia-Gaia." Persephone wiped away the dust from the sarcophagus with her hand. "I swear I heard that name from somewhere. Did Hades say it once, and I wasn't paying attention?"

"Yeah, I feel like I should know a person name Gaia, but I'm drawing a blank." Hermes folded his arms as he thought hard on the subject. "Is it a forgotten titan?"

"Perhaps a long-lost God or Goddess?" Juvia offered. "Juvia hasn't personally experienced this, but she heard of families having long lost cousins that suddenly appeared."

"Lost family members? Well, with a God like Zeus around, it's possible, but I wouldn't ask with Hera around." Hermes flinched at the thought. "Zeus's bastard children are a...touchy subject for Hera. How about we ask Athena when she comes back from the mission?"

"We might not have a choice but to ask Hera. When we return to the guild, Master will expect a report. Juvia would hate to give him nothing but a coffin." Juvia rubbed her arm. "Juvia will volunteer if Persephone and Hermes wish."

"Nah, you're kinda on thin ice with Hera," Hermes shrugged as he headed for the exit. "She never really took a liking to most of Zeus's one-night stands or bastard children."

"That is what's confusing Juvia. Why punish the children or women if the Gods are aware of Zeus and his misconduct?" Juvia pondered. From what Juvia could piece together, Zeus actively sought out those women. Unless this is Hera's answer to settling the matter. Similar to the Posideon incident, Athena couldn't punish the Sea God himself, so she settled with unleashing an unfair ruling onto Medusa's shoulders. Then, the question becomes 'Why stay?' It's clear their vows mean nothing to Zeus.

"Who knows?" Perse nonchalantly shrugged her shoulders. "Hera's pretty much loathes everyone except for Zeus, Hades, Poseidon, and Athena. The rest of us range from tolerated to outright despised."

"Well, Juvia will never know where she stands until Juvia tries." The Rain Woman proclaimed as she signaled for Gray to follow her. Without any opposing statements, Juvia walked up to the bored goddess.

"Oh, you've returned," Hera stated as she studied her sun clock. "And with time to spare. Any information worthy of my attention?"

"Juvia and the Gods found a tunnel leading to an open coffin. Persephone and Hermes are familiar with the name on the coffin, but we couldn't figure out where they know it. So, Juvia suggests we ask Hera."

"What's the name?"

"Gaia."

"...And you say the coffin was open?"

"Yes, was Gaia possibly a Goddess?"

"No, Gaia was the mother of the Titans and the primal Mother Earthland." A new emotion consumed Hera's face.

Fear.

"She's the reason why magic can grow and bloom. Our powers combined are only a fraction of what Gaia possess. Kronos is nothing compared to Gaia. There's no telling what Gaia is up to. There's no way of knowing her appearance."

"What is that suppose to mean?" Gray asked.

"Think for one second, Gaia is the mother of the Titans, and the Titans overthrew her before any god came into existence. There are no documents describing her or her powers. My mother, Rhea, is the only reason Hades, Zeus, Poseidon, and myself know of her existence. She told us stories of how powerful Gaia was."

"Then, this is perfect. All we got to do is find Gaia, so she can kick Kronos's ass back through the gate." Gray suggested.

"You're just saying random crap now. The Titans are the only ones who know what Gaia look like, and they're gone. Sooo, we can't just hunt her down and ask her to handle her son." Hera huffed. "And then there's the fact we don't know who she would side with, us or her son?"

"So what you're telling us is that we might have another set of problems if Gaia catches wind of what's happening?" Hermes rubbed the side of her head as the Queen nodded tiredly. "Fucking great."

Juvia's Gods: Apollo (obtained). Persephone (obtained), Hermes (obtained), Hades (obtained), Artemis (obtained)

Lucy's Gods: Aphrodite (obtained)

Jellal's Gods: Aries (obtained)

Levy's Gods: Athena (obtained)

Gajeel's Gods: Hephaestus (obtained)

Laxus's Gods: Zeus (In-Progress)

Mirajane's Gods: Hera (In-Progress)

Poseidon (? ? ?)

A/N: I will try to get Jellal's part out by next week since I've been prolonging that fight for a good seven or so chapters. Also! I counted out the remaining chapters, and I think there should be about six chapters left. So, please be patient. Until then!