Gray woke up to the crackling of a fire and the smell of bacon at 6:00 Am in the morning. He truly wondered how Juvia even functioned because with all his training he found it straining to sit up first thing in the morning.
Gray shuffled out of his little bed towards the small dining area and sat down at his seat where a cup of coffee was waiting for him as it did every morning. He was really trying not to get used to this lifestyle but Juvia really made it hard for him. He sometimes found himself imagining just sinking into the life of a kept man but wouldn't let those thoughts go too far. He had a mission, a goal, a calling, a destiny one that he did not really want but he had taken too much from Zeref and his demons. He was willing to die to eradicate the world of this evil it was the only way he could live or die peacefully.
He sometimes felt like Juvia was trying to distract him or make him forget about his purpose with the way she made what was just supposed to be a place to crash into a home. Although he knew that wasn't true she was just trying to make everything out side of training easier for him because he put up so much effort every day to getting stronger and she would do anything to help his goals be meet. She loved him unconditionally and remembering that always gave him a sense of guilt but also even more obligation to complete and succeed his goal of destroying E.N.D.
"Mornin' Juvs." Gray smiled warmly making the butterflies in Juvias stomach stir.
"Good Morning Gray-sama." Juvia Yawned as she leaned over the counter drinking her morning cup of earl gray tea.
"Juv you look tired let me help you." Gray dragged himself out of his seat it was unusual to see Juvia showing any signs of fatigue.
"No-No Gray-sama everything's already on the stove Juvia just woke up late today."
"Late? Wait a moment … How long did you sleep?"
"5 and a half hours almost two times longer than usual."
"Juvia what the fuck. "
Juvia rolled her eyes. Gray hasn't known her very long and was not used to her unusual and irregular sleeping patterns. It was true that she needed to sleep more but she just couldn't so we spent her time doing other activities.
"It is fine Juvia has been this way since she was young." She dismissed waving her hands at Gray as if to wave away his concern.
"That still does not mean it is healthy." He muttered into his toast taking aggressive bites.
"Should you really be lecturing Juvia about self-health?" She replied pointedly.
"Fine just don't expect to be coddled when you can't keep this up any longer." Gray scowled.
"Here." Juvia placed the rest of his breakfast lovingly in front of him.
He frowned as he ate while deep in thought. This something that Juvia didn't see him to as much anymore. Gray was all action and reaction these days every thought had a purpose and was written down in his sketch book, spoken or done but not these kind of thought. She could see it in his eyes this was the type of thought that was like a seed it was small and insignificant but one day under the right conditions it would grow and become more then a passing moment.
'Juvia is being crazy' she thought dismissing her worry but looking at her Gray-samas far away face she knew.
She had come to know the faces of anger, bitterness, and the deep innate need for revenge that Gray had come to develop but this face scared her the most.
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