Sable
Summary: Meet the gang, Juvia.
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One week. They've been an item for one whole week. Seven days of pure, unadulterated bliss for the two of them.
Well, that was until day eight.
It was New Year's Eve, December thirty-first. Gray made his way to Juvia's apartment to pick her up. He knocked twice, and as he poised his hand to strike the door again, it swung open, revealing a Juvia Lockser clad in short-shorts and a blue long-sleeved top, and boots reaching up to her knees. Her hair, which was usually down, was up in a loose bun, and her lips had a nice shine to it. The raven-haired man assumed it was because she was wearing make-up, not that she needed it, though. She was gorgeous, regardless of the presence of cosmetic products.
"Let's go, Gray-sama," she said, stepping next to him and latching herself upon his arm. He noticed that upon settling his eyes on her, his breathing had become more strained. Huh, no girl's ever had that effect on me, he thought. They made their way down a flight of stairs, exited the complex, and got into Gray's Corolla. Being the gentleman that he is, Gray held the door for Juvia before he himself got into his vehicle. "So, where are we off to, Gray-sama?" Juvia asked as the young man in question got in.
"Well," he said, a teasing tone in his deep voice. That was a rarity for Gray Fullbuster. "That's a secret," he continued, winking. Yes, Gray Fullbuster winked. Yet another enigma. (A/N: My heart hurts from thinking of that.)
About ten minutes later, Gray pulled over, turning off the sound system in his ride. (They were listening to Cover Up by Imagine Dragons.) Juvia looked out the window, and she let out a gasp. The sight before her was astounding. A huge house - a mansion to be precise - five storeys tall stood in the middle of the grounds. The place was dotted with several sculptures, hedges, and fountains, and was as wide as two and a half football fields. A bunch of college guys and gals, all with red cups of alcohol, loitered the property, some a bit wasted, most completely drunk. Their attire was rather, um, skimpy, to say the very least. Gray stepped over to the passenger door, and held it for the bluenette. He let his eyes wander her long, long legs, then her torso, and up to her pretty face. She stepped out, mouth agape, eyes wide in awe. Gray chuckled at the sight.
"Gray-sama, who lives here?" she asked.
"You'll see," he replied, a slight hint of amusement evident in his tone. The pair made their way to the front door, and was greeted by a well-endowed blonde with brown eyes. A Heartfilia? "Gray!" she exclaimed upon seeing the raven-haired man.
"Hey, Lucy," he nodded.
"Long time no see! I'm guessing it's because of school?" she asked. Gray nodded in response, a half-smile playing on his lips. College was taking its toll on almost everyone.
"'Sup, Flame Brain," he said tilting his head in the direction of the pink haired guy who had his arms around the Heartfilia. The man replied, saying, "Yo, Ice Princess." They argued for a while, a lot of name calling. Juvia was pretty sure she heard a Flame Breath and a Droopy Eyes. Eventually, Lucy put a stop to their quarreling.
"Guys, this is Juvia Lockser. Juvia, these are my friends. This is Lucy Heartfilia," Gray said, motioning to the blonde, "and this is Natsu Dragqueen - I mean Dragneel." Natsu scowled in retaliation. Juvia's lips formed a small smile as she said hello to her boyfriend's pals. "Where's Erza?" Gray inquired. "With Jellal, prob'ly smooch'n," Natsu said, grinning crookedly.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY, DRAGNEEL?!" a loud voice boomed. At this, Natsu hid himself behind Lucy in a desperate attempt to escape the wrath of whoever said that. Even Juvia was a bit tense. It was, naturally, futile. A few moments later, Natsu had an icepack on his bruise from Erza Scarlet.
"Erza," Gray said. "This is Juvia. Juvia, this is Erza." Juvia expected Erza to simply smile and nod or something of the like. She was wrong. Instead, she grabbed her and pulled her into a bone crushing embrace. "And this is Jellal," he added, refering to the blue-haired man with an awesome face tattoo. Gray added in a deliriously low tone, "He's Erza beau." Juvia giggled.
"Hello, Jellal-san," she said to the blue haired man.
Moments later, Juvia was acquainted with almost everyone in Fairy Tail plus Jellal, a sort of association... or something like that, Juvia supposed. Erza explained to her that she was, too, an honorary member of their dysfunctional family. She, Juvia, smiled, big and bright. It was infectious.
"Lucy!" a petite girl said. The blonde turned and smiled.
"Levy! How are you?" They began blabbing about god knows what. Then Juvia noticed the man who arrived with Levy. "Gajeel-kun!" she said, grabbing the attention of quite a lot of people. "J-Juvia?" he said, a bit unsure. He stepped closer and with certainty, embraced the bluenette. They pulled away, and Gray said, "Wait, you know each other?" Levy, too, was curious. Her boyfriend didn't quite like receiving hugs, much less initiating them.
"Yes, Gray-sama," Juvia said, smiling like a goofball. "Gajeel-kun was my best and only friend growing up," her tone was a bit wistful, sad even. Gray had yet to know the mystery that was Juvia Lockser. An awkward silence ensued.
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A few drinks later, Elfman Strauss, the little brother of Mirajane Strauss - renound model and cover girl, challenged an intoxicated Natsu to a brawl to determine who was the manliest. Gray later explained to Juvia Elfman's obsession with manliness. The two fought, sending chairs, tables, and ceramics flying. Lucy was, inevitably, hysterical. Seriously, that was her mother's vase! And that was from China! No, DO NOT THROW THAT! She managed to stop them but a chair went flying in Juvia's direction. Luckily, Gray shoved her away before she made contact with the chair. Still, the raven-haired man was fuming. Sensing his anger, Juvia excused them and led her boyfriend to a secluded spot under an apple tree.
"I-I'm sorry, Juvia" Gray said, not really looking at her. Juvia giggled, thinking of how cute he was when he does that, before saying, "Don't sweat it, Gray-sama. Juvia's fine. And she kinda had fun." She really did. She was happy to have met Gray's batshut crazy friends, to have been a part of something bigger than herself. She was happy.
A/N: Well, that's chapter three. Chapter four will be a continuation of this, so, NOT TO WORRY, FRIENDS! And, I don't really know how to conclude this chapter, so I apologize for the extreme suckiness(yes, I know it's not a word, but, just let me be crazy. :)).
Also, I type all my stories on my phone, so I'm pretty sure there are a few mistakes. And, I tried making it longer. :p
***Reading everyone's reviews makes me smile like a dork. Mostly because I am a dork, but meh. :))***
~Rin
Edited 04 JAN 14
