Lyon examined the apple in his hand. Hmm.. too ripe. He grabbed another one and carefully studied it as well. Too many bruises. He placed it back into the rack. Lyon has been in the convenience store for about an hour now, and he's starting to get bored. He sighed and grabbed the resting basket on the floor when he felt a light tap on his shoulder.

"Lyon-sama!" He looked over and..

Just perfect.

Standing behind him was a blue-haired girl clad in an oversized, navy blue shirt. Her slightly damp hair clung to her rosy cheeks, and her sweet, sapphire eyes were looking at him with a glint of curiosity. He felt shy, all of a sudden. What was she doing to him? Lyon Vastia was the kind of man who was confident with his actions; the kind who was a gentleman at heart. He was mature, experienced, and rational. He was not one to be bashful in front of a beautiful lady.

He cleared his throat. "Juvia-chan! I haven't seen you in so long." She flashed him a wide grin that sent him to the clouds.

"Juvia has been busy with finals and work nowadays. Juvia doesn't even have time to cook anymore!" She complained.

A light bulb appeared in his head. This was his chance!

"Would you like to join me for breakfast, then? Lyon-sama is a pretty good cook." He joked. Her eyes flickered from the Lucky Charms cereal box she was holding to the white-haired man who was asking her to eat breakfast with. Well, it has been a while since she had a home-cooked meal. Besides, she's been friends with the guy for almost 6 years. Why would she decline his offer?

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Lyon fumbled with his keys until the door to his apartment finally opened. "M'lady." He jokingly did a fancy bow and lead her inside.

His living room wasn't anything fancy. Just a comfy leather couch, a 50" TV, and a bunch of other stuff his mom bought for him. Maybe he had a fancy painting or two, but they were mostly gifts from his friends who painted for a living. "Wow, Lyon-sama is definitely living the life! The last time Juvia saw your place, Lyon-sama barely had any furniture." She commented as her eyes bounced across the room.

The atmosphere was a bit chilly, yet soothing with plants adorning the place. She took notice of the photos hanging on the wall which were adorned with pictures of him receiving awards. Her eyes gleamed when she saw a picture of both of them as high school graduates.

"Those were the days." Lyon couldn't help but smile at their grinning faces. Their arms were laid across each other's shoulders and they posed with the typical peace sign. Lyon had shorter hair back then, while Juvia had her colorful braces wrapped around her teeth.

"Yes, Juvia remembers how we would copy off homework from Levy-san." He chuckled, memories of high school flooding back. "I believe she and Gajeel are living together now."

Her mouth formed a small 'o' and nodded. "It's nice that Gajeel-kun finally got his feelings reach Levy-san." Her eyes softened at the image of the two together, and a small smile crept to her face. Lyon's eyes somehow made its way into her side profile, and he instantly regretted it. She looked so peaceful, like still water on a clear day. How does she do it? How does she make Lyon fall over and over again? As painful as it sounds, Lyon already accepted the fact that he was in a one-sided love. Unrequited. He knew that Juvia thought of him only as a friend, and not anything else.

He straightened his shirt and excused himself from the room, mumbling something about a towel.

Juvia scanned the rest of the pictures (apparently Lyon loved the sight of his achievements) when her eyes landed on a family photo. It looked recent, since Lyon didn't look any older from the picture. She examined it carefully; There was a woman with dark hair sporting a pixie cut, a man with a large cut across his face, Lyon forcing a smile, and another dark-haired man that seemed to be the same age as Lyon.

Juvia scrutinized the photo even more since she only saw his parents once. Plus, who was the other guy? He seemed so familiar, as if she just saw him a few hours ago.

Wait a minute.

"Gray..?" Her eyes widened with glee. Who would've thought that he was this close? It must be fate! "It's him!" She squealed internally. Gray was wearing a smug smile and had his arms crossed, while his hair was slightly tousled as if he just got out of bed. She giggled at the thought of seeing him even more and pulled out her phone. Juvia quickly swiped it up to open the camera app and snapped a picture. After all, they do last longer. "Juvia is so happy that Gray-sama is closer than she thought!"

The front door creaked open. But Juvia being Juvia, was too busy fangirling to notice it.

"Juvia hopes she can see Gray-sama more often!"

A deep voice was heard from behind her shoulder.

"Why would you want to see me more often?"

Yay new chapter! So Juvia meets Lyon here and yup they knew each other from high school. I know in the anime and manga that Lyon is like seven years older than them but meh. Didn't really like the idea of a 26 year old Lyon crushing on 18 year old Juvia (Not that there's anything wrong with that!) Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please leave a review, fave and follow! :*

UPDATE: I forgot to reply to the reviews lolol. Forgive me, I'm new to this thing Dx

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Yaasss I finally got over my procrastination and updated! Thanks for reading!