"Don't listen to them. Don't you EVER listen to them." Gruvia.
((Oh the different options for this one...))
Juvia's entire body ached even though she wasn't moving. Her head throbbed and she could feel something streaming down her temple. Was it sweat, or water? Juvia was aware that her arms were held above her head... Shackles, maybe? And she couldn't open her eyes, leaving her in darkness as she took in the noises.
She could vaguely hear voices and echoes, voices that she couldn't recognize. Slowly, she moved her arm and felt a rough texture beneath it, like rock.
Where the hell was she? And how did she get here?
Suddenly, Juvia heard something being repeated, something familiar...
Was it her name?
"Juvia?" It was a loud whisper, coming from the other side of the room. Who was saying her name? Why did that voice sound so familiar?
She forced her eye open, finding a figure leaning against the wall across from her. She opened her other eye and took in the person in front of her.
He had been beaten, clearly very badly. Black and purple covered his bare torso and arms, which were also in shackles. His black hair covered his eyes for the most part but she could tell he was looking at her.
What was this strange feeling in her chest at the way he looked at her? Why did she feel attracted to him?
"Juvia, are you okay?"
Her head cocked to the side. Why did he seem so familiar... "I-I guess."
She could've sworn she saw his eyes widen slightly. "Don't worry, Juvia. Erza, Natsu and Lucy weren't far behind us. They'll get us out of here in a few minutes. Just hang tight, okay?"
"O-okay." Who Natsu, Erza and Lucy were, she did not know. Hell, she didn't even know who he was. But, if it meant she would be getting out of these shackles anytime soon, she would be happy.
The sound of metal connecting with rock startled Juvia enough to scream, her legs curling up to her chest.
A man stood before her wearing a strange purple suit and a ridiculous hat, his reddish black hair reaching just below his shoulders. He smiled at Juvia.
"Hello, Juvia, darling, long time no see."
"W-who are you? And how do I know you?"
"Juvia." The man in shackles gasped.
"My name is Jose. You work for me, darling. You went missing long ago." Jose strode forward, fumbling with the shackles around her wrists. Moments later the shackles released her and her arms smacked the ground on either side of her. "That asshole and his friends took you away from me."
"Juvia, don't listen to him!" The man was jerking on his shackles as if he could break them.
"I-I know him?"
Both men gasped.
"You feel a sense of attraction to this man. Don't you, Juvia?" She hesitated, but Juvia nodded her head slowly. "He broke your heart, Juvia."
"No, Juvia listen to me!"
"He broke your heart and he laughed about it. He told his friends about it and they laughed at you. They told you that you were pathetic. That no one could ever love you."
"Juvia, don't listen to him!" The man fought against the shackles even harder, drawing Juvia's attention. "Look at me, Juvia. You know me. You love me."
"But you don't love her, Gray."
"G-Gray?" Why did that name sound so familiar to her?
"He said he didn't know how anyone could ever love you."
She tore her eyes away from Jose and looked at Gray. "Is that true, Gray-sama?" She gasped. Why did she add -sama to his name?
"He's lying, Juvia. You joined our guild. Look on your left thigh." She moved her leg and the slit in her dressed revealed a marking. The mark of a guild. "You're one of us, Juvia. You're a part of Fairy Tail."
She paused. "Fairy Tail." Juvia tested out the name and memories came rushing back to her. A tiny old man allowing her to join. A girl with short white hair smiling and waving. A girl with long blond hair and a guy with pink spiky hair sitting at a table. A guy with piercing red eyes, long black hair and a smirk on his face.
Friends, she recognized. Friends from Fairy Tail.
Just when she was about to call Jose out, the wall behind her shattered and everything went black.
When she came to, Juvia felt fingers in her hair and a hand on her right hip. She was swaying back and forth, as if someone were rocking her.
"G-Gray-sama." She choked out, her voice broken.
"I'm right here, Juv." His fingers tightened in her hair. "It's okay."
She cracked her eyes opened and looked up, seeing Gray looking down at her. He smiled when her eyes met his. "Is-is it true?"
"Is what true?"
"That Gray-sama doesn't think anyone could love Juvia?"
Gray leaned down, pressing his lips to her forehead. "A lot of people love you, Juvia."
"Does Gray-sama?"
"Yes. And Juvia?"
"Yes, Gray-sama?"
"Don't listen to them. Don't you ever listen to them, okay? I love you, Raindrop."
