A few days had passed and Juvia was acting stranger as ever. People would raise their eyebrows whenever they passed her singing or humming to herself out loud. In one particular day, Juvia's elder sisters started to worry about her odd behavior.
Erza swam in front of the wash room and called out, "Juvia, dear, time to come out. You've been in there for 30 minutes."
Juvia emerged from the room, not really paying her sister any attention as she daydreamed of the handsome Prince Gray. She hummed the tune of the song she sang to him, not noticing the looks her sisters were giving her.
"What's with her lately?" Cana asked.
Mirajane asked Cana, "What are you talking about?"
Levy answered, "She's talking about Juvia, that's what."
Lisanna asked, "What about her? She sure is acting fishy."
Laki noted, "I'll say! Swimming in circles, chasing her tail, humming and daydreaming to herself. She's up to her gills in something." She and her sisters circled around Juvia, who was rearranging her hair in front of the mirror.
Juvia continued humming as she picked a sea flower nearby and swam off, bumping into Makarov on the way out. She said, "Oh! Morning, Daddy." She placed the flower in her father's strands of white hair.
"Well," Makarov chuckled blushingly.
Juvia swam out of the room and down the corridor, humming and twirling gracefully. King Makarov watched in confusion at his daughter's state, and was quickly joined by his other six daughters.
Cana stated, "We were right, girls. She's definitely got it bad."
"What? What has she got?" Makarov asked.
"You mean you haven't noticed, Dad?" Lisanna asked skeptically.
"What I haven't noticed?" Makarov questioned.
Levy said, "Think about it, Daddy!"
Erza added, "It's clearly obvious. Juvia is in love."
"Juvia? In love?" Makarov wondered, pulling the flower out of his hair and smiling to himself. The singing, the giggling, the dreamy look… Did it all add up?
Meanwhile, outside Fairylantica, Natsu continuously paced around in circles, talking nervously to himself while Juvia was sitting on a rock, picking petals off the flower in front of her. "Okay… so far so good. I don't think King Makarov suspects anything. As long as I keep a close eye on Juvia…" Natsu stopped pacing as he looked at Juvia dreamily picking off the petals. He groaned, "Oh, who am I kidding? There's no way I can keep something like this a secret for long."
"He loves me…" Juvia picked a petal off. "Mmm, he loves me not." She picked off the last petal excitedly. "He loves me!" She laughed happily, "I knew it!"
Natsu scolded, "Juvia, will you knock it off and stop acting crazy!"
Juvia giggled, "Oh, I can't help it, Natsu. I've never felt so wonderful my whole life! If only there was a way I could see him again…" Coming up with an idea, she decided, "Yes, that's it! I've gotta see him again! Tonight! Happy knows where he lives."
Juvia began swimming off, but Natsu grabbed her tail. He insisted, "Juvia, will you please get your head out of the clouds and back into the water where it belongs?"
Juvia paid no attention to Natsu, for her heart and mind were set on seeing Gray again. She continued, "I'll swim up to his castle, then I'll have Lucy splash around to get his attention, and then we'll—"
"DOWN HERE is your home!" Natsu shouted, and he swam in front of her face. "Juvia, listen to me. The human world, it's a mess! Life under the sea is way better than anything they got up there." Juvia sat back down on the rock she was sitting on. Natsu stood in front of her, and began singing about life under the sea.
Natsu: The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things around you
What more is you lookin' for?
A school of yellow fish swam around Juvia, and Natsu kept singing.
Under the sea! Under the sea!
Darlin', it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me!
Up on the shore, they work all day
Out in the sun, they slave away
While we devotin', full time to floatin'
Under the sea!
Juvia watched as Natsu swam up to a bright blue lobster named Macao Conbolt, who was playing a set of clam shells. Now it was Natsu's turn to play the clam shells.
Natsu and Macao: Down here, all the fish is happy
Natsu: As off through the waves they roll
A cute baby dolphin named Kinana swam past. To demonstrate bad life on the surface, he pointed to an elderly fish named Wakaba Mine caught inside a bubble.
Natsu and Macao: The fish on the land ain't happy
Natsu: They sad 'cause they in the bowl
But fish in the bowl is lucky
They in for a worser fate
One day when the boss get hungry…
Natsu reached forward and popped the bubble with his claw, and Wakaba landed on a plate-like surface wrapped in salad, before he said his line.
Wakaba: Guess who's gon' be on the plate?
Natsu: Oh, no!
A small group of seahorse appeared and tickled Juvia's face as Natsu kept pointing out what made the sea so fantastic.
Natsu: Under the sea! Under the sea!
Nobody beat us
Fry us and eat us
In fricassee!
Natsu placed a hook inside a clam, before it closed and spat the hook out.
We what the land folks loves to cook
Under the sea, we off the hook
We got no troubles, life is the bubbles
Under the sea!
Sea Snails: (Under the sea)
Natsu: Under the sea!
Sea Snails: (Under the sea)
Natsu: Since life is sweet here
We got the beat here
Naturally!
Sea Snails: (Naturally-ee-ee-ee-ee)
Loads of different sea creatures came in to join the song.
Natsu: Even the sturgeon an' the ray
They get the urge 'n' start to play
We got the spirit, you got to hear it
Under the sea!
All of the sea creatures began to play different sea instruments to brighten the mood.
The newt play the flute, the carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass, and they soundin' sharp
The bass play the brass, the chub play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul (Yeah!)
The ray, he can play, the ling's on the strings
The trout's rockin' out, the blackfish, she sings
The smelt and the sprat, they know where it's at
An' oh, that blowfish blow!
As the music continued in full swing, Lucy had snuck in from the crowd in search of Juvia. She smiled and swam up to Lucy, and whispered something in Juvia's ear that made her excited. Seeing that Natsu was preoccupied with all the singing and dancing, Juvia and Lucy managed to sneak away unseen. The song nonetheless continued as it reached its finale.
Natsu: YEAH!
Under the sea!
Sea Snails: (Under the sea)
Natsu: Under the sea!
Sea Snails: (Under the sea)
Natsu: When the sardine
Begin to beguine
It's music to me!
Sea Snails: (Music is to me)
Natsu: What do they got? A lot of sand?
We got a hot crustacean band!
Each little clam here know how to jam here
Under the sea!
Each little slug here cuttin' a rug here
Under the sea!
Each little snail here know how to wail here
That's why it's hotter under the water
Ya, we in luck here down in the muck here
Under the sea!
At the exact same moment, Natsu and the sea creatures pointed at the rock Juvia sat on, only to find out she's already gone. "Juvia?" Immediately, all of the sea creatures swam away.
Macao called as he left with the others, "Hey, great jam, Natsu! We'd be happy to jam with you some other time!"
"Yeah, sure. Whatever," Natsu nodded unsurely. With everyone gone, Natsu placed a claw to the forehead and groaned, "Somebody's gotta nail that girl's fins to the floor."
"NATSU!" a voice cried. Natsu turned to see Wendy the Seahorse, the Royal Announcer, frantically swimming towards him. She panted, "Natsu, I've been looking all over for you! I've got an urgent message from the sea king."
"The sea king?" Natsu asked, trying not to sound too nervous.
"Yeah," Wendy nodded. "He wants to see you back at Fairylantica right away. It must have something to do with Princess Juvia." She then sped off towards the palace.
Natsu gasped, his eyes widening in horror. "He knows…!"