Prompt: Luvia + Congratulations! One of your dreams has finally come true. Let me give you a big hug and wow, you're warm…
Congratu-oh...
In all the years Juvia had known Lucy, there'd been just a handful of times where Lucy had run into the guild screaming about something. Most of the time, as far as Juvia knew, it was because Lucy was on a witch hunt. Either it was Natsu burning something in her apartment and getting her in trouble with her landlady, or he'd drawn on her when she'd been asleep, or he'd just decided to pull some kind of moronic prank on her with the assistance of his blue Exceed.
Most of the time, no one thought anyone of it when Lucy burst through the guild doors screaming about something, and everyone usually just shook their heads and silently wondered just how long it would be before she literally murdered her pink-haired friend.
That day, though, it was different, and Juvia noticed it as soon as the doors flew open and the sunshine was let in. That day, Lucy wasn't screaming about finding Natsu, or anyone else. But, she was squealing and just about jumping up and down, and she wore the biggest smile Juvia had ever seen her with - well, at least recently.
"Lucy seems rather jubilant this morning," Juvia stated as Lucy made her way over to the group.
Gray merely looked up with a shrug, but Erza agreed and watched her friend bounce all the way over to them. "Indeed she does."
"Morning, everyone!" Lucy said enthusiastically, almost jittering as she tried to keep herself still.
"Good morning, Lucy. You seem rather excited today."
Lucy nodded quickly. "I am! I have some news!" For a moment, Juvia wondered if it was because the Celestial mage had actually succeeded in ending Natsu's lives. "My book is being published!" Lucy announced, almost letting out a relieved sigh afterwards. She hadn't had the chance to tell anyone yet, and she'd been so excited about being a published author that she'd barely slept the night before. She almost wished Natsu was there as well, because she knew he'd be happy for her, but he was mysteriously absent.
"Good job," Gray said.
"Yes, that's wonderful news, Lucy," Erza added.
It took Juvia a moment to process it, since she'd completely been expecting Lucy to say something else, but once she realised what Lucy had actually said, she couldn't keep her own smile off her face and she got up from the bench quickly, throwing her arms up in the air before she reached Lucy and pulled her in to a tight hug. She remembered Lucy telling her once that her one dream in life was to become a published author, and now here she was, finally getting to live it. "Congratulations! Juvia is so proud of you!"
For a moment, Lucy just squealed along with her friend and relished in finally getting to share her excitement with someone else. "I'm so happy! Oh, I never thought it'd happen!"
"Juvia thinks you deserve it." She squeezed Lucy in her arms quickly before leaning back and giving her a warm smile. "Juvia is so very happy for you, too," she added softly. She wrapped her arms back around Lucy then, only squealing and trying not to jump up and down with her until she found herself letting out a contended sigh. Lucy is so warm… Juvia supposed it was because she'd just been out in the sun that had been hiding behind rain clouds for the last week, but still… Juvia almost didn't want to stop hugging her. "Lucy is so warm…" Juvia whispered.
She was feeling a little warm, but Lucy supposed that had a lot to do with the woman clinging to her. "A-Am I?" Her face was feeling rather hot all of a sudden, too…
Juvia quickly pulled herself away, eyes a little wide and her cheeks feeling just as warm. "N-No, not at all!" she squeaked.
"Oh…"
"Juvia must…" She scanned the room, lacing her fingers together, before deciding that outside was a much better place to be. "Juvia must go now!"
Lucy watched on in mild confusion as the woman scurried out of the hall. She didn't quite know what to think of it.