Fairy Tail belongs to Mashima.
* Juvia's POV *
I woke up and he's gone.
I waited.
And waited.
His room is still empty.
It hurts.
But I know I would still wait for him to come back.
I don't know how long I have been under my own rain, surely long enough to get me sick. That's how Natsu, Lucy, Wendy, Happy & Carla found me.
Then everything went black.
I woke up, feeling cold from the rain, absorbing all the warmth that I can get from the bed and sheets wrapped around me. I feel sick and feverish. I always get sick after I stay in the rain even if it's my own.
I told Natsu-san everything – the day we moved in this town, the black marks started to show up in his body, the times when he would disappear for days then come back eventually and then this. Natsu took my hand and squeezed it softly, "We'kk get him back, We'll get everyone back. We'll be a guild again."
Natsu-san, Lucy and Happy left a few hours later, leaving me in Wendy's care,
It still poured heavily. Nothing can help, not even Natsu-san's promise, no matter how determined he can be. I just want to know why Gray-sama left and if he's okay. Even if he doesn't come back, the knowledge that he's okay will probably make me feel better.
* Gray's POV *
I know I'm better with her, but she's better off without me. Too many people have died around me and I don't want her to suffer the same fate. Not because of me.
I wanted to keep a serene memory of her. I wanted to remember her like this, calm, worry-free, and alive. I don't know if I'll be able to touch her again. She sighed as I ran my thumb down her cheeks, then she smiled in her sleep. I felt guilty, knowing that smile would be gone in the morning.
Then I left.