Day 4!

Sorry this is late. I was busy yesterday but here it is~

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Day 4- Demons

Do it. You know you want to.

"No I don't!"

Juvia laid sprawled on the ground, bruised and injured, staring wide eyed at the boy she loved fighting with himself.

Before Gray started fighting back, she and the possesed Gray had engaged in battle after she showed up out of nowhere, along with Wendy and Carla. When she saw Gray, with his red eyes and dark marks eating half of his body, she knew immediately that that wasn't her Gray. This... evil dark aura didn't belong to her Gray.

But she never lost hope.

No, Juvia knew he was still in there. Somehow, she was going to bring him back. Even if it meant fighting the one she loved the most. And so she did.

Of course, Gray took her down with just a few blows but she never gave in. She fought back. She had gained the upper hand a few times but he will always find a way to bring her down.

Only when she hadn't much strenght left, all her magic power drained, did she stopped fighting. She just laid there, looking down at the ground, doing nothing. She could hear her friends, her nakama, screaming out for her behind the strong ice walls of the barrier Gray had build for them to fight in. Even when Gray went for the kill she didn't moved from her place on the ground. Slowly, she had raised her head to gaze at the eyes of the person who dared called himself her Gray.

"You wouldn't." She said in a calm yet stern voice, "Juvia knows Gray is still in there somewhere. He would never kill me or his friends."

It smirked devishlisly, "We'll just see about that." He raised his hand, an ice sword in hand, and aimed for her heart. He drove it down and... the ice sword fell to the ground.

"Over my dead body I'll let you use me to kill her!"

Juvia gasped and looked at the man standing in front of her. It was him.

Not it but him. His eyes, his dark blue eyes, the ones she had been dreaming of seeing again, were staring down at her.

But it changed as fast as it came.

Red eyes stared down at her now.

Well, if not her then... What about them? Your dear friends.

"Never you bastard!"

And so it went on and on.

And all Juvia could do was watch in shock, as well as the rest of her friends, as Gray fought with himself, with his own demon.

Why the change of heart? I know you wanted to kill them before.

"That's not true! Now shut up!"

A few feet away from Juvia, Gray was on the ground, on his knees, holding his head, screaming and yelling for the demon inside him to shut up.

Come on. Do it! It's so easy and you know it. Just grab the sword and stab her in the heart. So simple. So beautiful.

"I won't do it! I will never hurt her!"

Oh, but you did. Remember? You left her for six months to root.

"Shut up! That wasn't, t-that wasn't me!"

And your friends? What about them? Wouldn't you love to kill them? Bathe in ther blood?

"I said SHUT UP!"

What about the iron dragon slayer? He seems to be someone you'll enjoy to kill.

Gray threw his fists hard on the ground, cracking it, and breathed heavily; his eyes shut in pain.

"Shut. Up!"

What about the celestial mage? She seems weak. You can kill her in no time.

"No!"

The little dragon slayer? She's just a kid. A pretty victim to kill.

"Shut. The. Fuck. Up!"

And the fire dragon slayer? You two have a history of rivalry. It won't be too hard to kill h-

"I SAID SHUT UP!"

Tears fell down Juvia's cheeks seeing Gray struggle with the demon inside him. She didn't have to look to know that Lucy and Wendy were crying too. But when she did, she was surprise to see Natsu shed a few tears himself, as well as Happy. In other circumstances, Juvia and Lucy will have teased them about their brother bond and how much they loved each other. Gajeel was looking at Gray in absolute horror, as well as Carla and Lily.

Well, aren't you sweet? Protecting your friends from me. No, wait, from yourself.

"JUST SHUT UP!"

Slowly, she raised herself to her feet, woobling a bit, and step by step, walked toward Gray. She ignored Gajeel's shouts. She ignored Gray's screaming. She kept moving forward.

As soon as she was standing in front of him, she dropped to her knees, and hugged him tightly.

Gray gasped at the unexpected warmth and looked up to see Juvia embracing him. No, she can't be near him. He will kill her. She needs to let go now.

"Juvia, what are you doing?! I'll kill you!"

"No, you won't."

His eyes widen at her voice, so vulnerable yet strong.

"Juvia knows you won't kill her. But Juvia can't just lay there and watch you fight yourself alone."

Gray raised his head to face her but before he could do so he screamed and grabbed his head.

She's right there! Do it! Do it now! Kill her!

"NO! I won't kill her!"

He tried to pull away from her but she won't let him. She held him close to her no matter how much he struggled.

Do it! Do it now!

"No!"

You're a coward! You can't kill her!

"I'm not a coward!"

Yes you are! You can't even kill your own friends!

"SHUT UP ALREADY!"

Juvia whimpered, every scream coming out of Gray was like a knife through her heart. He sounded so desperate, so in pain, so vulnerable.

But she never let him go. Despite Gray's struggles, his screams, his pain, she held on to him like she had back then in his village, when he had cried his heart out to her.

Why?! Why can't you kill her?! Them?! Why?!

"B-because... Because I'm a member of Fairy Tail! And Fairy Tail doesn't hurt their nakama!"

Juvia cried, not out of sadness but out of joy. He hadn't forgotten about Fairy Tail after all. She could faintly hear Natsu's voice shouting "Hell yeah you are!" through the ice and she smiled weakly at his words.

Gray gasped loudly and held on to Juvia tightly, like he was in deep pain. And like before, she never let him go.

She felt Gray's hand hold what's left of her dress tighter then ever so slowly going numb. He collapsed into Juvia's arms, breathing heavily.

She could hear the ice cracking around them but she didn't care. All that mattered was the man in her arms right now.

"J-Juvia..."

"Shhh." Juvia whispered with tears in her eyes. "It's okay. Juvia's here."

Gray wrapped his arms around her small waist, holding her tightly. "Juvia, I-I'm sorry I-I'm so sorry.."

"Shhh, it's okay. Juvia doesn't blame you." She stroked his hair lovingly and he seemed to enjoy it because she felt his body relax.

"Still! Juv, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have-"

"Gray-sama really needs to shut up now or Juvia will definitely slap his mouth shut."

Gray shut his mouth, amused at her choice of words, and smiled weakly. "I missed you, Juvia..."

Juvia smiled brightly, and with tears flowing down freely down her cheeks, she kissed the top of his head, "Juvia missed you too, Gray-sama...

Welcome back."

They stayed like that for what felt like forever, but neither of them cared. They were together again.

And that's all that mattered.

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