Ten seconds passed.
Twenty.
Thirty.
Juvia stood frozen in her spot, clutching her hand phone as if it were her dear life. She was so embarrassed! They had only met each other and he had probably already established her as a crazy obsessed fan. Juvia nipped at her bottom lip and groaned internally. She was done for! She prayed to the gods for something, anything, be it a flying cat or a giant black hole to get her out of this humiliating situation.
As if the gods granted her wish, a cheery Lyon walked into the living room. "Juvia-chan~ I got you some towels and extra clothes-" Lyon's grin faltered when a certain dark-haired, shirtless man shot him a smug smile.
"Yo."
"What the hell are you doing here?" He snarled, pulling a bewildered Juvia to his side while covering her eyes with a towel. "You're not even wearing a shirt. Honestly, sometimes I think you belong in prehistoric period." Gray merely rolled his eyes and nudged his head towards Juvia.
"That shirt she's wearing," Juvia was ogling at him, completely mesmerized by his strong, rippling arms. "It's mine."
Lyon stared at the top Juvia was wearing and plastered a confused look on his face. "She was drenched in the rain a while ago so I gave her that to, uh, cover up some places." She blushed. Gray pressed his lips together and spun on his heel towards the dining table before anyone could reply.
"Sooo is the food ready?" He plopped himself into one of the chairs and folded his arms behind his head. "As much as I'd love to see you starve, I have to cook delicious food for my Juvia-chan." He shot Juvia a playful wink and disappeared into the kitchen, leaving her alone with Gray. Before she could swoon at the fact that they were alone, she immediately recalled what had happened earlier.
"Why would you want to see me more often?"
"Ju-Juvia will get changed, then." With an awkward bow (Why the hell did she bow?), she scurried off to the direction of the bathroom hoping that her beloved Gray-sama would forget about it soon. He raised an eyebrow at her actions, but resumed to doze off. What a weird girl.
Juvia came back from the wash room a few minutes later, feeling much more refreshed. Since she didn't really want to go back to her Gray-sama just yet, she decided to help out with the cooking.
Soon, she found herself tying an apron around her waist as Lyon cracked an egg on the sizzling pan. "Here to help me cook, Juvia-chan?" Juvia flashed him a smile as she washed the vegetables sitting on the countertop.
They were in Lyon's medium-sized kitchen. She knew that he loved cooking, which is why he took pride in his work space. The white marbled countertops practically glistened as the small chandelier reflected on it. He had a large refrigerator and a silver oven, cupboards mounted on the beige walls.
"Of course, Lyon-sama. But," She caught a glimpse of Gray's sleeping face through the open door. "Juvia is also afraid you might poison Gray-sama's food so she's here to keep an eye on you." Lyon scoffed as he rolled the omelette with his long, wooden chopsticks. "Please, if someone was going to do the poisoning it would be Gray." He heard a small laugh escape from her small lips. His heart immediately fluttered at the sound of it.
A comfortable silence took over the two. Juvia wasn't used to eerie sounds of the quiet, but she learned to appreciate it over time especially since Lyon was always the one talking and blabbing about his day. He was always by her side; always there to dry her tears when her parent's death anniversary came up, always there to make her smile by telling her small jokes, and always there pick her up and cheer her on when she fell. It was amazing, in all honesty. Juvia wondered how a man could manage such an emotional wreck while being a good kid and keeping his grades up.
Her eyes found their way to Lyon's figure as he was finishing up on the rest of the food. Strong, reliable, and warm. Just like the Lyon she knew.
Juvia was washing the dishes when she asked him a question. "Lyon-sama, did you know?"
He shimmied the heaps of meat and tamagoyaki into a plate. "Hmm?"
"Juvia used to like you."
"It was a bit silly, since Lyon-sama obviously didn't like Juvia back." She managed a nervous laugh. "Juvia thinks it's alright to say it now since Lyon-sama doesn't think of Juvia that way, and a lot of time has passed since then." Juvia proceeded to scrub away like nothing happened. Indeed, she felt a huge weight lift from her chest, unaware that it shifted to someone else.
Lyon's feet could only stay rooted to the floor.
"I-"
"Oi Vastias! Vast ass, where's the food? I'm starving!" Gray hollered from the other room.
Lyon heaved a sigh. He was always too late, wasn't he? Grabbing the two plates, he walked towards Juvia, taking long strides. Juvia looked up from her task and turned to face him. "Lyon-sama?"
"Hold these." He ordered, and placed them on top of Juvia's hand. She raised a brow, while her eyes widened with shock as Lyon wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
"I missed you." He breathed into her ear. Lyon nuzzled his nose further into Juvia's powder blue hair, taking in her fresh dew-like scent. Her eyes only grew larger when he tightened his grip on her. "I really did."
Juvia didn't even notice that she was holding her breath until he finally pulled away. "I apologize for my behaviour." He ran a hand through his bluish-white hair. "I just couldn't help but glomp my adorable little Juvia-chan~" With a swish, he had thrown her a wink and snatched the plates on Juvia's hands.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm coming Full Butt Sir!"
Annnddd I came back from the dead! Hihi hope it's not too fast or too OC (it's all part of the plan huehue). It kinda took me a while to upload bec I was out of town with mah fam but I'm back now~ Please don't forget to drop a review, fave and follow! I like reading reviews more tho bec I love reading your thoughts on my story. Love you guys!
claudiacorvo: I love Gruvia so much too it hurts OAO but I love Lyon too much too lololol besides I never said anything about this story being Gruvia centered ;)))
AryaStormbornTargaryen: they've been friends for 6 years but that doesn't necessarily mean that he's been in love with her for 6 years xD dont worry i won't make Lyon suffer :D