Italics are dreams and thoughts

Bold is yelling


Gray P.O.V

1 month later:

'Dumb Natsu. What a loser, I won that game, not him. He's just a cheater.' The negative thoughts continued to swirl around in my mind leaving a bitter taste in my mouth.

Soon enough the front of my families large estate came into view. My heart plummeted as I saw police cars and paramedics, much like a colony of ants, they were completely engulfing my home. My heart sped up and my breathing became harsh and shallow. I began running to my house in a frenzy, my eyes were moving around frantically.

"Mom! Dad!" Tears began to fill up my eyes. I felt as though I was losing my mind, where were they? Were they okay? What had happened?!

Suddenly, my father was behind me, holding me tightly in his arms. Tears were streaming down his face, and his eyes were red and swollen.

"Dad?" My voice was barley above a whisper, afraid to know the truth.

"Gray I -" His voice suddenly cut off and he closed his eyes as if he was in pain. "Don't look..."

In my sudden confusion I did the exact opposite of what he had told me to do. In a quick, swift motion I turned my head and saw...

My mother, on a stretcher, her head was bloody, her skin white, and her dress was torn in various places.

My breathing completely ceased in my chest as I stared at her, my fathers words echoing in my ears.

"Don't look..." "Don't look..." "Don't look..." "Don't look..." "Don't look..."

"MOMMMM!"

In a flurry of movements I sat up with a shout. My hands were shaking and my face was wet. Slowly the dreams came back to me and I couldn't help the sobs that made their way out of me. Suddenly with a loud bang my bedroom door was thrown open.

"GRAY! Are you okay?" Juvia stood before me in a blue night gown, her curly hair was unruly, and her chest was moving up and down in rapid movements like she had ran here. My heart lifted at the sight of her.

"I uh, I..." I could couldn't seem to tell her that I had just had a nightmare of the day of my mothers murder. I couldn't summon the right words.

With a soft, understanding smile she padded towards me and when she reached the bed she sat opposite of me on her knees. Her hands reached out as she sat forward on her hunches. Her hands felt soft, and warm as they cradled my face, wiping away my tears with the pads of her thumbs.

"Juvia.." I whispered in a cracked, strangled voice before I reached forward and grabbed her shoulders and pulling her into a tight embrace, with my face in the crook of her neck.

"Shh, Gray its okay. I'm here, I wont leave. Ill stay with you the rest of the night." As she spoke in a calm voice her hands ran through my hair in comforting strokes that made me drowsy.

"You will?"

"I will."

I nodded my head against her shoulder before pulling her down on top of me. She gasped at the sudden movement and her hair flew out behind her. Then in a quick motion I laid down, and turned over, still keeping her tightly rapped in my arms. Her surprise dissipated and she once again began to comb her hands though my hair. I let out a sigh at the feeling and snuggled my head closer to hers as she tangled her legs into mine.

"Sleep Gray. I wont leave." I let out a sigh of contentment as my tears stopped and I fell into a deep sleep. Her words drowned out the words of my father, before everything became a quiet hum.


"AWWWWW LOOK AT 'EM!"

"Mira shut up your yelling!"

"You guys are both yelling!"

"So this is what stripper has been up to all this time."

The annoying voices continued to buzz around me. I could feel myself start to wake up and the voices soon became more recognizable.

'WHYYY?! WHY DO YOU HATE ME, WORLD?' I silently screamed as I finally understood what morons were in my bedroom.

"NO, GO AWAY!" I growled from my place under the covers. I felt something begin to move next to me and when I opened my eyes I saw Juvia beginning to stir. I quickly took note of our compromising situation and sat up with a blush.

"AWE GRAY! YOU GUYS ARE TOO CUTE!" Mira's face was abruptly in front of mine as she beamed down at the two of us.

"GEEZ MIRA! COULD YOU GET ANY CLOSER?" I ground out in annoyance. Her eyes soon began to tear up before she began sobbing buckets of tears.

"I'm sorry! I just thought you guys looked so happy and cute and cuddly and cuppley and CUTE and sweet and-"

"Okay Mira we get it! Gray fix her!" Natsu waved his index finger rapidly between Mira and I in clear terror of her sudden breakdown. He sounded as though he was asking me to repair a broken toy.

"Wow, your dead. Laxus is gonna kill you, Gray. And you too Natsu." Erza's voice was casual as though she were talking about the weather instead of my impending doom.

Laxus' face flashed across my mind and in a swift movement I was before her trying my best to comfort her with shushes, pats, and awkward hair petting.

"What why me?" Natsu cried out.

"I don't know. Because he thinks your annoying and he hates you. Any excuse he could use."

In a new found burst of speed, Natsu was on the other side of me trying to do the same.

"Oh, good morning everyone." Juvia's groggy voice came from behind me. We all stilled at the sound of her voice. Slowly we all turned towards her, even Mira whos tear suddenly just vanished.

"JUVIA!" All of the girls squealed before throwing themselves at her. In a rush I had to get out of their way, not wanting to be crushed by them, and ended up falling on the floor, my head next to Natsu's feet. As I looked up at him he gazed down at me and in a random act of kindness held his hand out to help me up.

"Thanks Natsu."

"No Problem, sometimes we gotta stick together in this crazy place."

"Yeah." We smirked at one another before giving each other a fist bump. I would never admit it but he was my best friend. Always had been, always would be.

Even if he was an idiot.


Juvia P.O.V

"So how's married life treating you?" Lucy questioned as she strained the noodles that we had just boiled.

"Good, I'm happy. When I had first found out that I was getting married I had been heart broken, and know I feel proud to be called his wife." As I spoke I continued forming the meat balls.

"Not to mention you guys are getting close. I saw you in his bed this morning Juvia, all snuggled up together." Erza's voice was smug from her spot at the island, sitting on a bar stool. The girls told me that it was best if she didn't cook. Or go near fire. Or knifes. Or food that we would be eating.

"Well, I, I, he just had a bad dream so I slept in there with him." I stuttered as my face began to feel hot.

"Yeah get it Juvia! You go girl, climb up in that bed!" Mira shouted at me causing us all to erupt in a fit of giggles. Her baby hormones were off the charts, one minute she was crying, then she was screaming, or she looked depressed as she asked me to make it rain so that she could dramatically stare out the window.

Still laughing I turned towards the sink and washed my hands.

"WE'RE BACK!" Natsu yelled as I saw him throw open the front door through the arch way that connected the kitchen and entry way.

"Hey!" We all yelled as they strode into the kitchen.

"Mission accomplished." Gray said as he sat down at the island next to Erza.

"Yay, thank you!" I said while giving him a hug causing him to turn pink before running outside with the other girls on my heels. Well, actually, Mira waddled.

"Levy! Meredy! Gajeel!" I couldn't help but yell as I threw my arms around all of them the best I could.

"Hey Juves!" Levy was the first one to speak after I had pulled away.

"Hey Juvia! You look so beautiful! Married life looks good on you!" Meredy said as she went in for another hug.

"Yeah, I guess so." After I pulled away the rest of the girls surrounded Levy and Meredy. I stepped out of the way before I turned towards Gajeel and I smiled at him and then went in for another hug.

"I missed you Gajeey." I said as my words were muffled against his black shirt.

"I missed you too Juves." He said as he held me tightly for a second longer. I beamed happily before turning around and heading back into the house along with all of the others.


"Okay, everybody get into your respective teams, its time to go over the rules! First rule, you must have your magic limiter lacrama on at all times, so as not to cause any damage to the house or any of the other players. Second rule, if you are hit by another player, your breast plate will flash red, and you must sit down because you are officially out, ya' loser! Third, and foremost you may not betray or switch your team members. Does everyone understand?" Mira's was loud and commanding as she spoke into the microphone from atop the stairs of the back porch.

She had nominated herself the game master because she couldn't play the game herself, being six months pregnant and all.

"YES SIR!" We a yelled back at her as we gave her a salute, army style.

"All right troops pick your groups! You have thirty seconds! GO!" Her hand was pointing at us as a count down clock began clicking down in bold red numbers. The clock seemed to make the others nervous as they began running around all except Levy and Gajeel who just stood together.

"Hey Juvia, wanna be my partner?" Natsu was jumping up and down in excitement as he grinned his Natsu grin.

"Yeah!" We gave each other a high five just as the timer told us that we fifteen seconds left. In a flurry of frantic movements Lucy teamed up with Erza and Gray with Meredy.

"Your so going down!" I called to the others and before they could reply the time started blaring out a loud trumpet like noise.

"TIME! Stay with your partners and I will name each team!" We all became rigid as she gazed at us through narrowed slits. Where was Laxus when you needed him to calm his crazed wife?

"YOU!" She shouted as she pointed at Levy and Gajeel, "You will be known as Team Merry Mad Muffin!" Everybody nearly fell over at the dumb name. How in the hell did she come up with this crap?! I felt a sense of dread at what she would call Natsu and I.

"And you, Gray and Meredy will be known as Team Furry Flurrie Friends!" I heard Natsu start sputtering and choking from his spot beside me while I simply grimaced in sympathy.

"Erza and Lucy you will be Team Abusive Girlfriends!" Everybody only nodded their heads at that one.

"And YOU Juvia and Natsu will be called Team Navia!" I blinked for a few seconds before a smile spread across my face. I liked it! I turned will a cheer and fist bumped Natsu.

"HELL YEAH! Bow down to Team Navia!" Natsu crowed. The other teams began protesting wanting Mira to change their names but she didn't budge.

"Now, you all have thirty seconds to scatter and then the game begins! May the odds be ever in your favor!" We all felt chills race down our spines in pure terror at her mischievous face.


My heart was beating so fast that I thought it might fly out of my chest! This game was crazy! They weren't playing around and more than once Natsu had, had to save my bacon. Not to mention Mira's narrating didn't help any.

"OH MAN, MAN DOWN! I REPEAT WE HAVE OUR FIRST MEN DOWN! OR ACTUALLY WOMEN, THE FLUFFY FLURRIE FRIENDS JUST BEAT DOWN THE ABUSIVE GIRLFRIENDS!" Mira was excitedly screaming into the microphone. "Ladies and gentlemen get the replay of that!" In a quick motion a video lacrama was placed in front of mine and Natsu' faces. I let out in unbelieving gasp, how did she get her hands on that?!

"Wher-" My voice was caught off by the sudden playing of the video.

Lucy was sitting behind a giant rock, talking to herself in a frightened frenzy. Her hands were tightly gripping her keys as she kept checking all around the rock. Though where she should have been looking was above her in a tree, which is where Gray was. With the quiet stealth that few posses he made and ice make arrow and shot it at her. In a flash Erza appeared before her and blocked Lucy by deflecting the arrow with her sword. Gray continued firing at Erza, distracting her, and behind them Meredy brought a maguilty sword to Lucy's neck.

"You were fighting the wrong opponent Erza, tsk, tsk, tsk..." Meredy voice was cold and dread filled sent shivers down their spines. Lucy and Erza's eyes widened as they both realized that there was no getting out of this one. They were trapped.

"Erza, I'm sorry, please RUN, SAVE YOURSELF!" Lucy was sobbing as she fell limp in Meredy's deathly arms.

"No, Lucy, we're a team. We will die honorably, together." Erza had a soft smile on her lips as she spoke. She then dropped her sword in defeat into the dirt.

"ERZA NO!" Lucy was screaming and trying to push Erza away.

"LUCY! We are the Abusive Girlfriends! We are a proud team and we will have an honorable death. Keep your head held high."

"Your right Erza, we will die proudly." As she spoke she sniffled once more before turning her defiant glare at Gray.

"You have fought well, Abusive Girlfriends. Die knowing that you were killed by a strong, worthy opponent." Gray suddenly looked straight up and began yelling. "LET THIS BE A WARNING FOR ALL, FEAR THE FLUFFY FLURRY FRIENDS!" He then shot is last ice arrow at Erza just as Meredy cut Lucy with her Maguilty sword. Lucy and Erza started screaming before their chest flashed red and they fell to the ground, making dramatic noises.

"OH UH BLAAAAA..." With that last awkward sound Erza's head lolled side ways and her tongue fell out...

As it ended Natsu was rolling on the floor with laughter and I just stared, dumbfounded at what I had just watched. What exactly had I just watched?

This was gonna be one long game.


We were the last teams. Team Fuzzy Flurrie Friends and Team Navia. I was determined to win.

Team Merry Mad Muffin had been taken out by Natsu who had got Levy, who he had found sitting inside of a rose bush reading a book on 'What To Do, When You Get A BOO-BOO!'. I still don't know why she was hiding in a Rose Bush. Or why Natsu decided to look in one...

As for Gray he was really into the game and was now more than half naked. I don't know if he's even realized it yet.

Now Natsu and I had been separated and I was walking around in the gardens next to the pond. Suddenly I noticed that the pond was freezing over. I quickly whipped around my hands already forming a water cane. There before me stood Gray, his hands at his sides, looking really good with nothing but pair of pants and converse on.

"I, uh, just want to talk..." His voice was timid, and for the first time in our short married life, I didn't believe him. I had seen the strategy Meredy and he had used to defeat Team Abusive Girlfriends. They were tricksters, and I wouldn't be the tricked.

"Uh huh, and where is Meredy?" As I spoke I looked behind me before once again facing him.

"We split up after Team Merry Mad Muffin was eliminated."

"Okay, so why are you here, Gray?"

"I wanted to talk to you about last night and all day I haven't had a second alone with you." My breath caught in my throat at the mention of the night before.

"Okay..." Was all I could summon in answer to him.

"I wanted to thank you. I was having a bad dream about the worst day of my life and yet you took away all thoughts of it last night. I appreciate everything you do for me, much like last night you're always looking out for me."

"Of course Gray, that's my job. I am your wife, remember?" My voice was soft and shy as I looked at him.

"Yeah you are." As he spoke he stepped closer, before pulling me into a warm hug. My first thought was that, I was right, he had tricked me, and now he was going to eliminate me. But he didn't, he simply held me. And I did the same.

He began to pull away but stopped half way and opened his mouth as though he was about to talk but stopped abruptly and simply stared at me. It reminded me of the first time we had met. Just like then, our gazes held, never leaving the others. My breath caught in my throat as I noticed his already dark blue eyes, turn darker and bigger. They dilated as they stared into mine.

I cant remember who leaned in first. I cant remember who closed their eyes first. I cant remember a single thought going through my mind in that moment.

All I remember is complete bliss.

His lips were soft, and warm. His scent engulfed me as well as his taste. His tongue was cold, and he felt like whenever I drink cold water with minty gum.

He was perfect.

The kiss began soft, unsure. But soon enough our mouths were moving in perfect synchronization. I let my hands wonder up to his hair and I tugged at his roots. The kiss was gentle and sweet as he rubbed my cheeks with his thumbs. He hummed into the kiss and chills went down my spine.

We suddenly broke apart at the sound of Mira's voice yelling.

"And we have a winner. Natsu Dragneel from Team Navia fought against Team Fluffy Flurrie Friends' Meredy and WON!" I stared at Gray, my thoughts still jumbled until I let a show stopping grin spread across my face.

With a squeal I jumped into his arms and chanted, "NAVIA FOREVER! TEAM NAVIA WON!"

Gray only laughed, in too good of a mood to be upset over his loss. And me, I was on cloud nine. I had gotten my first, mind blowing kiss and Team Navia had beat everybody else. With a smile my way Gray pecked my lips one more time in a silent congratulations before grabbing my hand and walking back towards the house where the others were waiting.

BEST.

DAY.

EVER!