Chapter 6. The Beginning Of The End.
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Gray eyed the four wizards in front of them. "So you're wizards." The icemage stated not letting any of them out of his sight.
"Yeah we are. We're all fire wizards." A slim well spoken guy with long white hair spoke. Gray smirked. Him and Juvia could take them they had the advantage. He looked at the other three guys, one had purple hair and was well built, one had green hair and a nasty scar on his left cheek. Finally his eyes fell on a shorter, fatter guy. He seemed to be drunk. He must've been the one who spoke to us from the alley, Gray thought recalling the slurred speech.
"We can take them Gray-sama." Juvia had stepped up beside him, eyes fixed on the wizards in front of them, Gray thought she looked hot stood there, hands on her hips in her short red dress and heels. But now wasn't the time. She glanced at him her blue orbs oozing confidence a smirk on her lips.
"Yeah, they're no match for us." Gray smiled at the watermage his heart pounding in anticipation for the battle.
"Oh hold your horses there girly!" The short wizard smirked. "Sexy and cocky." The drunk wizard looked her up and down. "So you two are both wizards to." He slurred. Gray growled at the drunk fire wizard not liking the way his eyes roamed Juvia.
"Four against two is such a waste of magic and effort." The white haired mage spoke up raising a hand palm facing the sky. "You two go." He nodded to the green and purple haired wizards. "You know what your next assignment is. Go. We'll clean up here." Assignment Gray thought. So they're following orders from someone.
"Sorry to say this, but I don't think you'll be going anywhere." Gray placed his fist to his palm as the two wizards turned to run up the alley. "ICE MAKE BARRICADE!" The icemage shouted as a huge wall of ice blocked the fire wizards path.
Out of the corner of his eye Gray saw a huge ball of fire coming his way but he didn't have anytime to react it was coming to quickly.
"WATER CYCLONE!" Juvia shot a powerful cyclone of water at the oncoming ball of fire stopping the attack in its tracks. "Gray-samas barricade didn't last long against their fire magic." Juvia commented, Gray glanced to the alley and sure enough the barricade had been melted. Damn their fire magic is strong.
"It seems that I definitely underestimated you." The white haired wizard said. "Nevertheless we will beat you!" He shot a spear of flames at the pair of Fairy Tail mages catching them both off guard.
"Holy crap!" The icemage exclaimed as he jumped to his left, Juvia jumping in the opposite direction. "Ice-make lance!" He commanded as spears of ice shot at his opponent.
"Water nebula!" Juvia yelled shooting two powerful streams of water at the drunken wizard wanting to get him out the picture so that they could focus on the white haired mage.
The white haired wizard melted Grays ice lances as a column of fire came hurtling towards him.
"Ice-make shield!" He shouted forming a shield of solid ice in front of him however it was no match for the column of fire that cut through it like a hot knife through butter, the flames scorching his body on impact. These aren't just any gang of wizards. They're far too skilled. His body hit the floor hard. He ignored the pain and jumped back up getting out the way of the fire, firing some ice-make arrows at the skilled fire wizard. He was sure one of them would hit their mark.
"Gray-sama!" Juvia shouted as Gray was thrown backwards by bright orange and red flames. The icemage barely heard his comrade call out to him. She turned to the mage who had shot her Gray-sama down with an evil look in her eye. "How dare you hurt my Gray-sama!" The watermage shouted at the shorter fire wizard. "You'll pay!" Juvia spun around as some ice-make arrows shot past her flying towards the taller slimer wizard. "Water!-" She was cut off as she was engulfed by a circle of fire. Hot fire. The watermage started to choke.
"I don't think so pretty girl!" The drunk wizard now seemed sober and he laughed at her struggling to breathe in the smoke created by the ring of fire. "Lets see what's under that sexy little red dress of yours!" He laughed, making the circle smaller, singeing the dress and Juvia causing her to flinch and yelp.
"LEAVE HER ALONE! ICE-MAKE GEYSER!" Gray shouted turning his attention from the slimmer wizard to the shorter one as he made a geyser of ice, however his attack was soon thwarted as a huge wall of fire melted the geyser but he seemed to have at least knocked the guy onto the floor with it.
"I don't think I'm needed here anymore." The white haired mage spoke to his fellow wizard. "You seem to have the situation under control." He turned walked off into the alleyway.
"Gr-Gray-sama." Juvia choked feeling dizzy from the fumes. "Juvia will be fine. Go after him." Juvia gave the icemage the best smile she could conjure. The flames were so hot. Gray stared at her for a few more moments torn between fighting this guy here or going after the one who seemed to have the most information. He didn't want to leave her. He closed his eyes and growled.
"I… I can't just leave you-"
"Just go Gray-sama! Trust Juvia." His eyes snapped open meeting hers. She was in pain, but he could see under that she had some kind of plan.
"I'll come back for you!" He ran off after the white haired wizard. He was going to get the battle over and done with as quickly as possibly.
Juvia watched as her beloved disappeared into the dark alley and when he was out of sight she turned to face the guy on the floor who was starting to get up, she couldn't take much more of the heat from the ring of fire. Focusing she closed her eyes and drew strength from within.
"Waterlock!" The watermage choked focusing her energy on the fire user as she engulfed him in her water lock. Catching him by surprise he lost his focus and the ring of fire dissipated. Juvia was free. "Water slicer!" The water user threw sharp blades of water towards the fire wizard, panting as she tried to get clean air into her lungs.
Gray pounded down the alley as he caught up with his opponent just as they reached a clearing. I need to get rid of this guy quickly and get information from him. The icemage thought. But this guy seems to be clever I'll need a strategy. That or just go all out. It normally works for Natsu.
"So I see you left that rather gorgeous watermage to fend for herself back there." Gray growled as his heart squeezed, he hadn't wanted to leave her back there, but he trusted her. Trusted her judgement. If she said she could handle it then she could. Gray just didn't like the thought of her being all battered and bruised.
"She can handle herself. I wouldn't underestimate her." Gray smirked, Juvia was strong, mentally and physically. Stronger than she knew. "Now enough talk let's do this!" Gray said as he fired some ice-make spears towards the wizard hitting him like a thousand needles and sending him flying backwards into a wall.
The firemage was chuckling as he stood up wiping some blood off his lower lip. "She may be strong but Magnus is stronger. He is the most brutal fire wizard I know." Grays anger flared up, I need to get this over with. "There may not be much of that dress left either when he's done with her." The white haired man sneered, Grays control snapping as he sprung forwards an ice-make sword in hand forcing the fire wizard back against an unbroken part of the wall, his sword against the opposing mages throat.
"Who do you work for? Why are you here, in this village?" Grays was pissed, he was worried for Juvia. The image of her struggling for breath in that ring of fire flashing through his mind. "Answer me!" He said his voice raised as he pressed the sword closer against the throat of his enemy.
The wizard pinned against the wall snickered at Gray as the sword was pressed tighter against him drawing a trickle of blood across his neck.
"And what makes you think we have someone higher up. What if it was just the four of us? A rogue group of wizards." He questioned Gray causing Gray to loosen the sword as he thought about what the fire mage had just said. Seizing the opportunity the fire user conjured up a ball of flame in one of his hands melting the sword in Grays as he punched him hard in the stomach with his other one.
Gray doubled over groaning. He'd let his guard down. He'd been fooled. Before the icemage had time to defend another fire attack came his way, a huge column of fire engulfed him burning his skin. Gray managed to freeze the column of fire but not before the fire wizard came up from behind him grabbing his head and smashing Gray down to the floor pressing his face hard into the cobbles. Gray couldn't think, all he could feel was pain.
"When I am finished here, I'm going to go and join my friend in defeating and defiling that sex-on-legs friend of yours." He whispered into Grays ear as he got up, now keeping Gray down on the floor with his foot on his head as Grays mind went blank, his body hot with rage. There was no way in hell that he was going to let that happen.
"ICE-MAKE FLOOR!" Gray shouted as the whole floor turned to ice causing the fire user to slip up. Gray shot up off the floor, used to the ice as he sent a flurry of arrows and lances at his opponent. Panting and bloodied Gray cast an ice-make geyser on the fire wizard, freezing him in a column of ice. "I won't let that happen." The icemage said as he neared the struggling firemage who was trying to melt the ice but failing. "This is the last time I'm gonna ask you. Why are you here?" Gray unfroze his opponents head so he could speak. The fire wizard just laughed at Gray.
"I won't tell you." Gray grabbed him by his neck tightening his grip.
"I strongly suggest you rethink your answer. I don't take it lightly when my guild mates are threatened." Juvia flashed through his mind again and Grays patience began to wear thinner.
The white haired wizard started to choke as he struggled to breath. "Fine. I'll tell you one thing. That's it." Gray kept hold of the guys throat not loosening his grip. "He's after that girl of yours. We knew it was her by the mark on her thigh. He wants her." Grays hold on him tightened. It was a trap. They had walked right into a trap. But how had they known that Juvia would come along? His blood ran cold. She was going to take the job on her own to. She wouldn't have stood a chance. The wizard choked blood before passing out under Grays grasp. Crap I needed more information out of him. I would've killed him, but that isn't the guild style. Unfortunately. He turned to face the alleyway he had originally come from. Juvia, just hang on. He sent a silent message to watermage as ran back into the alleyway.
Juvia was panting hard, she felt tired already from the combination of the flames and smoke that had just trapped her. Her opponent however was practically unharmed. He had avoided her water slicers, just, causing them to take down an old oak tree.
"You're a water wizard eh. Normally a fire wizard would quake at such an advantage. But not me." He grinned at Juvia showing her that he was missing a front tooth. "Me and the boss have big things planned for you girly." Juvia grimaced at the thought as he licked his lips.
"Juvia wont be taken down as easily as you think!" She exclaimed as she threw a water cane at him, lashing the fire users waist hard causing him to grunt.
"So you want to play hard to get do you!" He smirked as he threw a stream of fire at her, Juvia jumped out the way but the fire seemed to bend at will burning the side of her dress, she retaliated with a powerful water cyclone putting a stop to the fire and sending its user backwards to the floor. Juvia has to end this quickly. The watermage followed up with another water cane, hitting the fire wizards a dozen times before letting up her attack. It was over. Or so she thought. "Nice try love!" Juvia was stunned, how was he still conscious after taking damage from her water cyclone full on and then her water cane.
"Juvia is not your love!" The watermage exclaimed pouting and scowling. "Juvia belongs to Gray-sama only!" She stared at the grotesque man in front of her as he just laughed at her.
"Fire whip!" He shouted sending multiple whips of fire towards the watermage, knocking her to her knees then hitting her into the ground, burning her with every hit. "What's wrong baby, don't like the heat? I'm about to turn it up a notch, although I must say, you nearly had me earlier with your water cyclone and water cane." He kept on whipping Juvia with his flames as she was helpless to do anything. "Fire ring!" He roared as Juvia became surrounded by a ring of fire that was so close to her she couldn't move without being burned. Juvia has to think of something! Juvia told Gray-sama that Juvia would be okay! The watermage grimaced as the flames kept on striking her. An image of this afternoons events flashed into her head, remembering how her lips had almost touched his. Juvia wanted that again. She had to fight.
"Waterlock!" The watermage shouted as a huge ball of water engulfed her and put out the ring of fire that had been surrounding her.
"What the hell? Suicide! The boss will not be happy!" The fire user said stunned, watching as the ball of water rose higher into the air.
"Think again! Sierra!" Juvia shouted as she plummeted from the sky, her body entirely made of water as she mustered up all her strength soaring through the air and straight into the fire wizard pummelling him into the floor. As her body returned to normal Juvia stood up, knees shaking as she used the rest of her magic to attack him with a water cyclone to make sure he was down. Exhausted the water mage wiped the sweat off her forehead and made her way to the nearest building leaning back against the side of it. The bricks cool against her semi naked back. There really wasn't much left of the tarty red dress except that it covered most of her boobs, butt and a tiny part of her stomach. That fight had been a lot harder than it should've been. Those wizards were far more skilled than she had anticipated. She wondered how her Gray-sama had gotten on. She hoped he wasn't too hurt.
Gray emerged out of the dark and dingy alley that smelt like fish, to see what looked like had been a tough battle. The cobbled area was a mess. The whole area were covered scorch marks, holes, smashed stones, a broken tree and water. Just off to the right a crater caught Grays eye. His heart fell. What had happened to Juvia. The icemage made his way over to the pit and to his relief he saw the fat fire wizard Magnus lying there. Unconscious. Gray wanted to kick him awake and demand where Juvia was.
"Gray-sama?" Grays heart skipped a beat at the melodious sound of Juvias voice that washed through his body. He spun around to his left to see the watermage in the shadows propped up against a building.
"Juvia." He breathed out as he made his way over to her, as he got closer he could see that she had some nasty cuts and burns over her waist and legs. Juvia propelled herself off the wall and into his arms wrapping her arms around his neck as she buried her face into his bare chest. She didn't care if he didn't hold her back she just needed to be with him.
Gray was shocked at how fast Juvia had moved off the wall to him, her arms around his neck. He was very aware of how little clothing she was wearing and wondered where and when he had lost his shirt to. Juvias dress had been torn to shreds and as he wrapped his arms around her waist he felt a warmth spread through him and he heard Juvias breath catch in her throat. At least she is still in one piece. Gray moved one hand from her back to her head holding her into his chest as they stood there in silence a few moments longer, feeling her once silky soft hair now wet and sticky with sweat and blood.
"Juvia is so so happy you're safe Gray-sama!" She smiled up at him tears forming in her eyes. He stared down into those shiny deep blue orbs unsure of what to do. His head wanted him to just nod and not say anything but his heart wanted to kiss the tears away.
"I'm glad your safe to." He kept his gaze on hers as he decided what to do. I know I care about her, as more than just a guild mate. More than a close friend. More than nakama. Deciding not to leave her hanging he placed a short kiss on her forehead before wiping her escaped tears off her face gently with his thumbs. "Let's get back." All Juvia could do was nod, her face scarlet as they made their way back in the dark of night, supporting each other with their arms, down the lit cobbled streets to the mansion.
A/N: It's a bit sticky to start but I feel it got better towards the end! Please read and review! Also you know you have Fairy Tail on the brain when you call one of your work colleagues Gray by accident! Woops! Haha!
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