I am sooooo sorry for the delay! At first school was a mess and then summer came and is almost gone. I have been meaning to post for so long now, but when I was about to start writing again, a project came up and it was necessary to complete first before anything else... It will be posted some time in September, and is something a bit different from what I usually write... Anyway, I am soo sorry for the delay, and I hope to pick back the pace when school starts up again! See you next chapter! ^.^ ~Dragon

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The older ravenette sat at the water's edge, watching the stream flow by softly. He sat and contemplated about things just as his past self had done that day. The past was an interesting place to be, but Gray did not feel it was right to be there. It felt like cheating, getting others to help him in a situation he could not handle himself.

Though, that wasn't his only thought. He reminisced on past memories of his Juvia, compared to the Juvia he met here in the past. She was always so dedicated to the guild, and to him. In that sense, she was no doubt the same. Though, Gray could tell that there was a difference. Juvia didn't love him, she loved his present self. Just as he loved his Juvia.

Gray could see it in her eyes and her voice; and although her presence brought him joy, it did not fill the impending hole in his heart. It was her gentle touch, her piercing eyes, and her steady voice that he could not find in the present. He missed her beautiful eyes that were passed down to their children the most.

Oh, their children. Sky, Ury, and baby Sil. Sky inherited her mother's traits the most. Blue eyes, azure hair, and perfectly innocent personality just like her mother. She was a practical duplicate, with water magic and everything. Ury was daddy's little girl with mother details right in between to make the perfect mix of the two. Navy hair, dark blue eyes, and Ice-make magic to complete the Fullbuster tradition. But of course, last but not least, was little Sil short for Silver. He was the youngest of the bunch at only two years, but being the boy of a trio just called for trouble. Sil was a Fullbuster at heart, with dark hair of his father and brilliant blue eyes of his mother.

Gray could not put into words or even feelings as to just how much he missed his children and wife. It wasn't just the feeling of loss, but of regret and unbelievable self-hatred that drove him mad. He asked to himself what he could have done better to save his family and cursed himself for abandoning them at such a dire time. Their screams sent him into sleepless nights next to his constant fleeting thoughts that the entire situation was somehow his fault.

"Figured I'd find you here. You're the only one that knows this place," his past voice called from atop the hill. Gray approached with a similar frown as the future Gray.

"Guess that's one thing hasn't changed through the years. Though, I'll admit that I haven't sat here in a long time. Only for… well, you can guess," the older Fullbuster remarked.

"Thinking about them," present Gray finished to the other Gray's nod. "Is that why you're not with Juvia, then? You don't want to tell her how horrible you feel about your time."

"Sure, something like that. I can't drag everyone down with my damned problems. I gotta face them on my own. But I have no idea what the hell I am supposed to do. I once looked to Ur for guidance, but this… I have no one that I am willing to ask for help. I mean… Damn," F Gray ranted stressfully. "I hate having Lucy and Levy try to figure stuff that probably can't even be figured."

Regular Gray nodded and sat down next to himself who turned his face away at the motion. He broke the silence that followed, "I didn't come here with the intention of finding you, by the way. But Lucy and Levy found out some kind of information and were looking for you. I don't know what but it's Levy so…"

Future Gray sighed, "Of course they did."

After a silence, the younger one added, "I just wanted to say… that: I don't appreciate how you and her interact with each other."

Future Gray clarified , "Me and Juvia?"

"Yea," came the simple reply.

"She doesn't love me, and I am not attached to her. We are of different times. It's different. I try to act unaffected by the changes for my own sanity's sake. But the truth is that she is yours, not mine. If you want, I can make that clear to her," he answered.

"I don't want to be an asshole about it. It's just…"

"Hard to tell yourself that you're too close to your woman. I get it."

"That's not what I meant…"

"Yes it is," scruffy Gray argued back to himself with a smirk. His younger counterpart tched and looked away annoyed.

Minutes of silence passed before present Gray splurted, "She'll come back. I know she will."

Future Gray looked confused over to his past self at the random declaration. He questioned, "What? Who will? Lisanna's back…"

Gray replied, "I meant your Juvia. You said you think she died, but… You also said she's come back twice. I know if anyone was determined enough to come back to life, it's her."

Older Gray nodded in agreement and commented, "That's actually what I needed to hear. Thanks… Wow, I'm actually right for once."

"We should probably go to the guild. Who knows what Lucy and Levy found," Gray pointed out and with a nod of his alternate self, the two got up to head to the guildhall.