A/N : Has anyone read the new chapters? I'm really sad and angry at the same time how Gray seemed to treat Juvia back to her fan-girl-ish stage! So I decided to make a chapter where Gray and Juvia can have their fluffy make-up moment. And I was really waiting for the scene Gray actually apologise to Juvia properly and at least hold her hands or sth. *sigh* the hardships of shipping in shonen manga U_U
Rating : M
Warning : Kissing between girls, a slight peck
Summary : A single party of celebration to a huge heartbreaking misunderstanding. High school AU
Jealous
"'Cause you're too sexy, beautiful
And everybody wants to taste
That's why (that's why)
I still get jealous"
Jealous - Nick Jonas
Lucy and Gray were walking side by side with their lunch trays, both eyes wandering through out the whole crowded cafeteria, most probably searching for empty spots, then they spotted a long wavy blue hair among the crowds, unconsciously grinning, Gray made his way to the blue haired girl, followed by a slyly smiled Lucy whispering something to the dark haired guy and made him blushed.
But their smiles disappeared when they got closer enough, to see Juvia Lockser and Natsu Dragneel were having their lunch together in that table. Natsu seemed to be talking and Juvia giggled affectionately to every words he said, then the pink haired man would grin happily at her. Then Juvia would lean closer to whisper something that made Natsu's face flushed red, but he mumbled something to her and she would blush too.
Aside from the shock that Lucy and Gray were still trying to overcome, they both found themselves drowned in something between betrayed, angered, and also confused. The pain that struck their heart was still bugging them, and the blood rushing to their head made them clutched on their trays stronger that they should.
The first one to move was Gray, who marched his way and dropped his trays on the table, even his iced tea was spilled, while Natsu and Juvia almost jumped in shock. Lucy then followed her dark haired friend to the table, equally pissed and seated herself between Natsu and Juvia, just like Gray did. She took a glance to Natsu who seemed surprised, and Juvia who looked more uncomfortable with Gray.
"Since when did you two get close?" Gray's icy cold tone asked, and Lucy noticed Juvia was averting her eyes, playing with the straw in her milkshake.
"Well, we did share the french class for this semester.." Natsu was the one who answered.
"Oh? What were you guys talking?" Lucy tried to sound nonchalant.
"Just a bunch of stuffs.." Juvia shrugged.
"Stuffs about what?" Gray asked, and Lucy glared at him for his interrogating tone.
"Why do you care? It's not like it's got anything to do with you!" Natsu, somehow, sounded pissed.
"Shut up! I'm talking to Juvia here!" Gray groaned at the dense pinked haired man.
"Sorry.." the three of them were startled as Juvia got up, taking her tray with her, "Juvia has something to do.. See you."
Gray was going to go after her but he stopped when Natsu caught his wrist, he turned to his friendemies, glaring at him to get his fucking hand of him. But Natsu's jaded eyes stared straight to him, with somehow the same angered glare. "Leave. Her. Alone." Natsu said with low dangerous tone, threatening.
"Watch me." Gray retorted as he broke free from his grip and walked over where Juvia left.
"What's going on?" Lucy asked, obviously concerned. Just a minute ago, Natsu and Juvia were chatting just fine, happy in their own world if she might added, but the second she and Gray joined, the air became thick. Did she.. disturb them? Were they even having a moment to begin with?
Natsu sighed, resting his chin on his hand, "What do you care, anyways?"
"Excuse me?!" Lucy raised her brows.
"Juvia!" Gray called her at the hallway, while the blue haired girl seemed to flinch before she closed her locker. Her face was unusually stoic while she waited for him to get closer. Well, at least she wasn't running away. "What the hell was that?"
"What?" Juvia asked, and something was definitely wrong when Juvia Lockser didn't wear a smile when Gray Fullbuster was facing her. He would at least expect her to throw her arms around him, or usually he found his back hitting the ground when she literally threw herself at him.
"Is something wrong?" Gray asked.
"Nothing.." she shrugged, "Juvia has something urgent, see you later, Gray-sama.."
"Wait!" Gray caught her wrist and she turned to him again, with a pair of cold eyes. Where did the sparkles in her eyes go? As if his voice was stuck behind his throat, he didn't utter a single voice and just tightly held on her small wrist.
Juvia managed to break free and just.. left him.
Something was definitely wrong. And she didn't plan on letting him know. But Natsu seemed to know.
When he got back to the cafeteria, Natsu and Lucy were no longer there, even his tray were already cleaned out, not that he was in the mood to eat. Gray mumbled a cursed as he went back to his locker, planning to go back to the dorms. On his way, he tried calling Juvia's phone, but she didn't pick up, of course. If she did pick up, she wouldn't have left him when he was trying to talk to her, wouldn't she? He tried calling Natsu too, but it didn't get through.
"Fuck!" he punched his bed. For Juvia to be.. like that, he must've done something wrong. Juvia was the only one in the world who would never turn her back against him, even if he became a mass murderer, she would become one of the few willing victims, or she would help him luring in the victims and hid their corpses (not that he was planning on becoming one). Juvia had never turned like.. that even when she faced another rejection from him. Juvia would never turned like.. that. By that, he meant the cold, silent, and distant Juvia.
She was usually cheerful, like she was by the way, when she was with Natsu. She was warm, the source of warmth that always soothed him. She was sweet and loving towards him, she always wore that beautiful smile when they met, even when they just passed each other at the hallway, she would smile sweetly at him. She always called his name with a loving way, showing just how much she loved him. She would always be by his side, wrapping her arms around his, holding his hand, or simply walked beside him.
They were not an item. No. Not yet.
Gray always ignored her daily love confessions, she never forgot to tell him how much she loves him every morning. Gray never agreed on her asking him on a date every day, though in the end he found himself going with her, but he always reminded her that it was not a date. Gray never went to the dances as her date. Gray used to resist her, wrapping her arms around his or holding his hand, but he had learnt it made no differences for her and in the end, he just let her. Gray never said that he loves her. Never.
Yet, he considered her as a close friend, despite being constantly annoyed at her behaviour, as days passed, he grew closer to her when he learnt more about her. How she treasured her friends, how she was always abnormally thoughtful about others, how she was kind and sweet, and how she treated him affectionately. He became used to that, and he would feel different when she wasn't there at his side.
"Gray!" he heard Loki's knock at his door.
"What?" he answered and the orange haired house-mate let himself in.
"Did I hear it right?" Loki asked.
"What is?" Gray asked, getting up.
"Oi Juvia!" Gray knocked on the white door leading to Juvia's room in Fairy Hills, one of the school's dorms. He heard a sound in the room, something hitting the floor and he guessed a book or something, so she must've been in her room. He knocked again, "Open up!"
Silence.
"I know you're in there!" he spoke louder and did the same with the knock.
Silence.
Pissed, he reached his phone and called her phone, finding her ringtone coming out from the room along with a squeak before she seemed to turn it off and the call was stopped. He groaned and knocked even harder, "Juvia! I know you're there!"
"For fuck's sake, Juvia! Let him in or he'll tear the door!" Cana yelled as she came out from her room.
He heard foot steps getting closer to the door before the door was slightly opened, revealing Juvia in a state of mess. Gray would've never thought there would be a day where he felt grateful for Cana.
"Juvia's sorry, Cana-san.." Juvia said to the brunette.
"It's not you, sweetie, it's that dickhead!" Cana smiled sweetly at her house-mate before throwing a death glare to the dark haired man. "Just yell out and I'll come straight to your room to rip off his small dick if he ever hurts you."
"Juvia will.." she made a small smile before Cana returned to her room. Juvia stared back at Gray, "You have 5 minutes."
"Or I have more.." he forced his way into her room and Juvia was too surprised to fight. As Gray went in, Juvia let the door open and stayed by the door frame, much to Gray's annoyance. So she wouldn't let him into her room anymore? Even though she would practically drag him into her room whenever he walked her home.
Gray walked to the door, grabbed her arm as he moved her inside her room and closed the door. He turned to her as she struggled to free herself, "I did not sleep with Haley Williams!" and she froze.
Right on the mark.
"I never slept with Haley, you were there with me at Bacchu's party!" Gray exclaimed.
"Apparently Juvia was sent off during the party, remember?" Juvia replied, and Gray noticed her red puffy eyes, she seemed to have been crying before he arrived.
"That's because you were getting drunk!"
"Everyone gets drunk on parties!"
"And have those filthy guys making you join the stripping contest?!" Gray was losing his temper. "I sent you off before they made you strip your clothes off!"
"Or you sent Juvia away to have fun with the girls.. Like Haley-san perhaps?" Juvia looked straight into his eyes. Eyes filled with betrayal and anger.
Last night, just last night, Bacchus was throwing a party at his place, to celebrate the men's swim team making into the top 5 in national championship, while Juvia won the MVP title in women's swim competition while the women's team made it to top 10. Knowing Bacchus and his wild parties, Gray was obviously concerned about Juvia's having to attend as a member of the swim team, so he had been waiting for Juvia to ask him to go with her, which she never did. So Gray had to ask one of the girls in swim team, Haley Williams who coincidentally asked him to go with her.
And as Gray had expected, the party was wild. Alcohols everywhere and free, girls in their undergarments dancing on the tables and couch, couples openly making out, and Gray spotted Juvia was at the bar with Lyon, drinking her cocktail. Lyon was in Hockey team and he was a close friend of Bacchus so of course he was invited, and Gray found himself grabbing Juvia's arm to take her away from the trashy party, much to Lyon's outburst. But the older man seemed to have drunk a lot and he drunkly let them off.
Juvia was a little drunk as well, as she dazedly smiled at him and hummed his name while he took her out from Bacchus' place. They took a taxi and Juvia rested her head on his shoulder, mumbling how happy she was to see him, even when she came with Haley and not her. But Haley was long gone from his head the moment he spotted Juvia with Lyon, and he spared no intention on coming back to explain to Haley.
Once they arrived at Fairy Hills, he helped her walk to her room, praying and begging to God to let him in without getting caught by Erza, which God decided to hear his prays. He put her on the bed and was about to get up when her arms circled his shoulder, pulling him into her embrace. "Gray-sama.." she whispered, her hot breath brushing his earlobe.
"Damn.. Juvia! Let go!" he hissed.
"No.." Juvia shook her head. "Gray-sama went out with Haley, you're going back to Haley after this, aren't you?"
"I'm not going out with anyone!" Gray exclaimed. "I'm going home after this!"
"Gray-sama chose Haley.." Juvia whispered. "Juvia is sad.."
"I didn't choose Haley!" Gray groaned.
"Then kiss me.." Juvia pulled away and met his eyes. "Kiss me.. show me that you're not Haley's.."
"Juvia, you'e drunk!" Gray blushed.
"Kiss me.." Juvia whispered once again as her glassy eyes seemed to hypnotise him.
"Fuck..!" he hissed and pressed his lips against hers. She gasped in surprised but took no time to eagerly return the kiss. His tongue brushed her lower lips, making her shuddered beneath him, and she parted her lips to give him access and cupped his cheeks, bringing him closer to her. He broke the kiss for air, panting softly as he leaned his forehead against hers.
"Gray-sama.." she whispered. "More.."
"We shouldn't.." he murmured, still close to her, lips almost brushing against hers as he wasn't ready to do what he just stated. Her warmth was pulling him in, her scent was drowning him, and her sweet lips held him in caged.
"Juvia loves you.." she reached for his ear, "So much.."
Just like a spell, he lost all his restrain and pulled her into another deep kiss. Her hands trailed down his jaw, down to his chest before she pulled his t-shirt up, he pulled away just to let her took his t-shirt off and met her lips once more. He could feel her soft chest pressed against his bare chest, and he needed to feel her too. Once again, he broke the kiss and pulled up her sleeveless turtle neck top, tossing it away as he pressed kisses on her cheeks, hands trailing south to her sides as she shivered. His kisses went down, trailing to her neck as he started kneading her soft breast.
"Hmmm.." she moaned, fingers brushing through his dark hair. "Gray-sama.."
And he stopped.
What. Had. He. Done?!
He pushed her away, hands gripping on the sides of her arms to keep the distance, and she blinked in confusion. "Gray-sama?"
"No! We shouldn't do this!" he said, finding the lost restrain snapped back. "Not when you're drunk.."
"But Juvia is not drunk.." she explained. "She's a little hazy, but not drunk.. Even when she's not drunk, she still wants you, Gray-sama.."
"No.." he shook his head. "We can't do this when we don't have anything clear between us.."
"Juvia is clear on her feelings.." she purred and leaned her cheeks against his hand.
"But I.."
"You don't have to be clear.." Juvia moved closer to him and kissed his lips, which he slightly dodged. She smiled sadly that it hurt him, but it would hurt her more if he just.. had his way with her. Juvia caressed his cheek, "Juvia is fine.. just to be by your side.."
He felt the unknown confused feelings mixed up in him, but he knew for sure. He knew that he wanted to by her side too. He wanted her as much as she wanted him. He wanted her more that a friend.
"I'm not.." Gray placed his hand over hers, taking her hand off his cheek and kissed it tenderly, which she gasped in respond. "I'm not fine with just that.."
"Gray-sama?" she titled her head.
"I'll tell you tomorrow.." he smiled, leaning in to kiss her forehead. "I'll tell you when you're sober.. so that you will remember it.."
"But Juvia is not.." he cut her by a kiss, a soft tender kiss on her lips that took her breath away. "See you tomorrow?"
Juvia hesitantly nodded. "Promis me.. that you'll tell me..?"
"Promise.." he kissed her forehead again. "So sleep.. and be sober when we meet tomorrow.."
She nodded with a smile.
"You turned me down.. because you already have Haley.." some tears escaped from her eyes, again. "You should've said it from the beginning.. At least Juvia would've heard it from you and didn't wake up getting all excited and full of hopes.."
"I told you I didn't sleep with Haley!" Gray snarled.
"Then you made out or something, Juvia doesn't even want to know how they got a picture of you half-naked with her on the bed!" she tried to contain her sobs, but it made her voice tremble pathetically.
Gray paled. They took a picture? And his expression was well caught by Juvia as she cried harder, "So it was true after all?!"
"Look, Juvia.."
"How idiot Juvia can be?! Even with a picture Juvia still hopes you would deny it, you would say it's just a misunderstanding! But it's true?!" Juvia dried her tears harshly with the back of her hand. "You slept with her, after.. what we did.. last night?" she managed to ask between her cries.
"I can explain.." he said, desperately asked for her to let him.
"Explain then!" she screamed soundlessly, just a mere whisper coming out from her trembling lips.
"After I got out from your room, Haley called me to pick her up, since I did get into the party with her.." Gray started. "And I went to the party with her because you didn't ask me to go with you, while Haley did. And I came along because I was worried about you in one of Bacchus' wild parties. So I got back to the party and search for Haley, but couldn't find her. Someone offered me a drink and I took it because I was thirsty.." he paused to see if she was really listening, which she did, so he continued. "I found her in the bedroom, trying to get into a threesome.." he paused as she squeaked with her flushed face, and he couldn't stop the smirk curving on his lips at her innocence.
"I stopped her from making a fool out of herself, and you know that I strip my clothes off, out of habit, when I got worked up, which in this case, I tried hard not to get into a fucking four-some with them! Haley caught me.. having a hard on.." Gray blushed, scratching the back of his head as she averted his gaze from Juvia. "..since, we stopped mid-way last night.." and Juvia blushed more, placing a hand over her mouth. "So anyways, Haley pulled me into a kiss, we fell on the bed, and I never knew they took a picture out of fucking jokes, maybe. But I swore, I pushed her away and dashed away from the party!"
She was still staring at him, and Gray sighed. He knew how hard it was to believe him and his crappy excuse, but he swore to God that he was telling the truth!
"Look, if you don't believe me, you can ask Haley herself.." Gray reached for his phone and dialled a number, after waiting for a moment, he spoke. "Hey, Hale, got a sec? Yeah, about last night.. Yeah, I know.. those assholes took some pictures.. Yeah.. Uhm.. can I ask you something?" he took a glance on Juvia before he continued. "Can you explain it to my.. girlfriend? She kinda.. saw the picture.. Yeah, it's Juvia." Gray handed over his phone to Juvia and she took it hesitantly with a pink blush tinted her cheeks upon hearing him referring Juvia as his.. girlfriend?
"Hey sweetheart! Gosh, I'm sorry! Seriously hon, me and Gray? Ain't gonna happen! I was too drunk to see that it was Gray and kissed him. But seriously, that was all! I didn't really remember everything, but I can tell if I had sex or not, and I didn't! He's a nasty kisser by the way!"
"No.. Haley-san.. Juvia's sorry too.." Juvia blushed.
"Gray loves you, hon.. Really. He bitched about you not asking him to the party and when I asked him if he wanna go, he instantly said yes. Oh, I asked him to go because I was trying to get my ex jealous, okay? Seriously, hon.. Gray is not my type!"
"Juvia understands, Haley-san.." Juvia smiled.
"So everything's alright?" Gray asked, getting anxious over Haley and her big mouth.
"Yeah.." Juvia smiled before she bid her goodbye to Haley and hung up. "Sorry that.. Juvia doubted you.."
"It's kinda surprising that you would.." Gray chuckled, taking his phone back and shoved inside his pocket. "But I was being a coward for not.. admitting my feelings.."
Juvia shook her head, "No.. Grays-sama needs time, and Juvia understands.."
"No, you don't.." he glanced at her and she took a step back, suddenly feeling nervous under the intensity of his dark eyes on her. "You don't know how I feel about you.."
"Ho.. how you.." Juvia's eyes widened as he caught her lips by surprise. She closed her eyes and relaxed when his arms wrapped around her, feeling the real warmth surrounding her, and it wasn't a dream, or in a state of her drunkness. She could fully feel it happening.
"Did you get it?" Gray asked after he broke the kiss.
"Get.. what?" she asked, panting softly.
"Still not?" he chuckled and kissed her again.
And now she got it. He was trying to convey his feelings through the soft and tender kiss. Through the way he held her tight but gently. Through the way his eyes stared deep into her dark blue eyes. Through the way he blushed up to his ears. He wasn't good with words, so he was trying to tell her through his actions.
"Get it, now?" he asked, leaning his forehead against hers.
"You.. love Juvia back?" she asked, she didn't want to get her hopes up to be shattered again. She wouldn't want to suffer another heartbreak again.
"You still don't get it, do you?" he smirked as he led her to the bed, pushing her gently to the mattress and settled himself above her as she squeaked. "We've got all night long to let you know.."
"Gr.. Gray-sama!" she gasped as he leaned himself to kiss her again.
"I love you.." he whispered, barely letting out his voice, but she heard it clear. A tear escaped from her eyes, but with the most beautiful smile he had ever seen, he knew she was happy.
"Juvia loves you too!" she hugged him.
"I know.." he chuckled, stroking the back of her head. "I know.."
"So that's how it is.." Lucy nodded, understanding what Gray just re-explained to the people who had the same major misunderstanding against him. That includes, Juvia aside, Natsu, Lucy, Gajeel (who wanted to kill Gray when he saw him in the morning), Levy, Erza (who had beat him for seeing Gray coming out from Juvia's room that morning), and Cana (who heard it well last night, including the make-up sex).
"And what abut that flame brain?" Gray asked, referring to why Natsu was also cold towards Lucy yesterday.
"Well, he saw me talking to you before lunch, he got jealous.." Lucy chuckled, turning to the blushing Natsu, "Weren't you?"
"Shut up! You could've just told me earlier that this ice dick was asking advice to get laid!" Natsu growled.
"I was asking advice on how to talk to Juvia!" Gray got up, grabbing the pink haired's collar.
"Which ended in her bed!" Natsu snarled.
"ENDED IN WHAT?!" Gajeel roared, getting up and joined the fight. "YOU FUCKING STRIPPER!"
"SHUT UP! I SAW YOU LEAVING LEVY'S ROOM FROM THE WINDOW THE OTHER MORNING AND I KEPT QUIET ABOUT IT!" Gray turned to Gajeel, and Levy blushed.
"HE WHAT?!" Erza snapped.
"Oh boy.." Lucy sighed.
"Juvia, sweetheart!" a high-pitched voice called Juvia and Gray flinched, whipping his head to his girlfriend.
"Haley-san!" Juvia waved her hand to the blonde girl from the swim team.
"Was everything alright with Gray?" the blonde asked.
"Yeah.. We've talked things out.. Thank you.." Juvia smiled.
"Oh God.. I was right... You are my type!" Haley blushed and Gray immediately escaped from the fight and went to his girlfriend's side. Haley frowned and tsk-ed at Gray, and Juvia blinked in confusion. "Juvia, maybe you want to try things out with me, instead?"
"Huh?" Juvia blinked.
"You know.. i've been eyeing on you since you joined the swim team.. You're pretty hot.." Haley licked her lips and Gray shuddered in disgust.
"No fucking way, Hale! We've discussed this!" Gray snarled.
"I never said I'll back away with that crappy threat!" Haley rolled her eyes, but she leaned closer to Juvia and gave a peck on her lips, making the later squeak in surprise while the others froze at the sight. "You know, a girl's gotta try girls way of pleasuring each other. We know our body and I can make you scream louder than he can.."
"Ha.. Haley-san!" Juvia was beet red.
"Fucking-! Don't go kissing my girlfriend, you son of a bitch!" Gray was red with a different reason.
"See you at practice, sweetheart~" Haley winked and left.
Gray immediately pulled her into a kiss, a long one, to make sure he cleaned her lips properly and Juvia's knees gave up on her, having his hands to support her. "You're going to quit the swim team! I'm not letting her seeing you in your swim-wear, or sharing the same dressing room, or even sharing the same shower room!" Gray demanded.
"My.. This is very interesting.." Cana snickered.
"I don't know why I feel tired.." Levy sighed.
"Yeah.. me too.." Lucy nodded in a agreement.
"Well, at least we know Gray wasn't being unfaithful.." Erza sighed with a smile.
"That was..." Natsu and Gajeel was still processing.
"..kinky.." Gajeel finished and Natsu nodded.