Married to my sweet Juvia-chan
Chapter 2. Pitter, Patter
"I'm good at eating kimchi fried rice, but I need a guy who's good at making it,"
"Mail!" The mailman called, holding up a magazine. Mirajane quickly came running up to him, giving him a sweet smile.
"Thank you for all your hard work!" She complimented.
He grinned, flushing at Weekly Sorcerer's beauty queen. "Aw, it was nothing really." Then, skipped away happily.
The young woman walked back over to the bar, flipping through the magazine gingerly. Her eyes widened, when she spotted a picture of her fellow guildmate, Juvia Lockser with Gray's rival, Lyon Vastia.
Yesterday, Juvia was so nervous that she ordered over fifty glasses of water. Explaining about her marriage, the barmaid cheered her on, happy for her truly. But, what are the odds of striking her lovely Gray-sama's rival?
She quickly skimmed through the article, reading gingerly:
The Mermaid and Fairy Fall in Love
By: Sydney Farron
After the Grand Magic Games, it was no denying that these two mages were connected. Juvia Lockser was a Fairy Tail water mage, displaying her magnificent power during the Naval Battle with her famous move: 'Wings of Love, Gray-sama', the ice-make stripper. Gray and Juvia seemed to have a strong relationship, performing a Unison Raid, that only people with close bonds could pull off, yet they do it flawlessly.
Lyon Vastia was a Lamia Scale ice-make mage, who seemed to have connection with the raven-haired man as well, Gray shouting encouraging words during his battle with Mermaid Heel Ace, about an unknown woman named Ur, who people could only guess were there mother.
The ice mage had obvious feelings for the water fairy, mentioning her often during the battle against Mermaid Heel. He battled with his guildmate, Chelia, the god-slaying cutie, but it wasn't enough to defeat the soaring fairies bond.
It seemed like the hands of fate, that these two wizards have been matched in the newest reality show: Fiore Got Married where a couple pretend to be married for a year. This fresh couple have this show go off the charts with only one aired episode so far. Hardcore fans have even named these two, 'Frozen Heart' couple as they see Lyon's hard reputation as ice mage melt in front of the water mage, using terms like: 'Juvia-chan~' and 'Juviadee'.
What will be in store with this blooming couple? Will they flourish like the capital, Crocus? Or will they freeze from Gray and Juvia's cold love?
After Mirajane finished reading, she thought humorously: Gray is going to have a cow if he sees this.
At the same time, she couldn't help root for Lyon Vastia.
Sun rays flooded through her eyelids, as the woman began to stir awake. Her blue eyes fluttered open, trying to register the area. What scared her the most, was the sleeping man beside her. The rainwoman's heart practically leapt out of its chest at the sight of Lyon. He slept face down, on the pillow, his bare back revealed. His blanket covered his lower area, and Juvia did not want to see what was under. She quickly checked her body, and luckily, all her clothes were still on. The bluenette sighed in relief, but also in disbelief.
How can she pretend to be a husband of Lyon for a whole year?
Then, eventually, they'd had to, to,
kiss!
Juvia blushed scarlet, hiding her head into the jacket. Wait, jacket? She stared at the golden lining, the shape of the cloak gave it all away. Her instincts yelled, "Take it off! Take it off!" Another part of her wanted to keep it, the smell of breath mints and laundry detergent wafting through her nose.
The woman caught herself gazing at her husband, admiring his long eyelashes and relaxed look on his face. She slapped herself. Bad, Juvia! Bad! You love Gray-sama, not Lyon-sama…
Lyon-sama?
It was only now, that she realized the honorific he gave to the white-haired man. Gray got his -sama from admiration and also love for him. Why did Lyon have it? Gray-sama is -sama, not Lyon…sama…
She groaned in confusion, thrashing on the bed.
Out of nowhere, she heard a deep moan, causing her to yell, 'eep!' The ice mage began to stir, the bluenette not sure where to look.
"J-Juvia-chan?" He mumbled. Why is her heart beating really quickly? Surely, it's her mind playing tricks.
"Yes, L-Lyon-sama?" She answered, cautiously.
"Is that you?" The man asked, reaching tentatively towards her.
Her heart froze under his cold touch, as he curled a blue strand behind her ear. Lyon began to play with it, as if this was the normal thing in the morning. It seemed like forever, with his finger teasing her, Juvia's body curled up tightly in confusion.
The Lamia Scale mage took his hand away (to Juvia's great relief), closing his eyes and smiling in satisfaction. "Sorry, I'm a bit groggy in the morning. Not sure what's happening right now."
"…It's okay." The water mage replied, relaxing her tense muscles.
"W-wait! I remember now, we're being filmed right now aren't we?"
This made her freeze up again. She forgot that this was all going on public, on tv, aired for all of Fiore to see her. Fear began to take over her heart, what if Gray-sama sees this?
Sensing her panic, the ice mage brought his hand up to her cheek, massaging it in steady circles. Her touch made the bluenette become all fuzzy inside, her anxiety fading away. He began to lean in slowly, his frosty breath on the lady's neck. Her mind was a blur, the man's lustful stare making her forget everything in the world.
His lips brushed over hers, as they barely received each other's taste. Regretfully, he pulled back, shaking his head. Whimpering unknowingly, as her mouth trailed after his, begging for more. This made her snap out of the trance, the situation before her clear: Lyon, bed, Gray-sama.
"I thought we had a moment there." He chuckled. "Do you want something to eat?"
Juvia nodded.
He yawned, stretching his arms and getting out of bed. She tried to stifle her laughter when seeing his pajama pants.
"What's so funny?" The ice mage asked, oblivious.
"L-Lyon-sama has b-bears on his p-p-pants…" She barely got out, as she rolled on the bed with fits of laughter.
Staring at his pajamas, realizing grumpy bears were all over them, he blushed and puffed out his cheeks childishly.
"Lyon-sama thinks they're cute, okay?" He said, walking out of the room to make breakfast.
She smiled, the way he pouted imprinted in her mind.
Lyon-sama is freezing my heart in a forever pitter patter, she thought hopelessly.