Neavy's Note:
My second story for Gruvia Week 2015. I took time after Tartarus arc and chapter 416. Secretly, Gray is enjoying his togetherness with Juvia, and he wished to a fallen star for granting his wish for Juvia.
Close To You
By Naevy
"When The Evening Pulls The Sun Down
And The Day Is Almost Through
Oh the Whole World Is Sleeping
But My World Is You" – The Paper Kites "Bloom"
Gray have not count days after he decided to leave his beloved guild, Fairy Tail. His journey was planned shortly after he recovered from Tartaros invasion on Fairy Tail. He still remembered what his father said to him, he wanted Gray to crush E.N.D which Silver can't do. Gray had seeing the book, but Zeref took it with him before he disappeared, since that day, Gray begins to search that book. His journey was started after he visited his parents' graveyard in his hometown; he thought that he will do this journey by himself until Juvia appeared.
This is not the first time for Gray to have a trip together with Juvia. Since he met her in Phantom Lord and later she joined Fairy Tail, Juvia has shown her interest to him. Gray also known that the main reason that Juvia entered Fairy Tail, was because of Gray. Sometimes, Gray felt flustered by her action toward him, but he never say never to Juvia. Deep in his heart, he likes her actions, but he never told her.
They were heading back to their journey after they had a job request in Cedar Town. Gray planned to go to Hakobe Mountain, he wants to exercise on that mountain, and they will spend 5 days walking to reach that mountain. Juvia and Gray took a carriage to take them to the nearest forest.
"I want to go to Hakobe." He said.
Juvia just replied with her smile and nod, no words came out from her mouth, she understood how hard he trained to beat E.N.D.
The trip to Hakobe mountain will spend 5 days by walk, so for next an hours, they were walking until the sun set. They decided to take a rest grass land which near cliffs, and that place have good scenery, they can see silhouettes of mountains and sky full of stars. After they made dinner, Juvia and Gray always have conversations, like tonight.
"Juvia want to know what Gray-sama likes." Asked Juvia.
Gray's face became pink, but he answered that question, "I love to eat… I like to try some wine or beer or unique liquor from many places that I visited."
"Is that nice." Juvia asked again, she made bed for herself and Gray.
"Of course… but not all of them has good tastes." Said Gray, he made his face looked terrible when he imagined that again.
Juvia laughed, "Gray-sama is funny." She said.
"No, I am not lie to you… that liquor was taste horrible." Said Gray, he added branches to bonfire.
"Juvia is sleepy, does Gray-sama want to sleep now?" Asked Juvia.
Gray shook his head and sit near bonfire, he likes to think in quite time before he sleeps.
Juvia prepared to sleep first. Juvia will take a place near of Gray's bed place; Gray only sat near bonfire and did not really care what she did.
"Gray-sama…." Juvia's voice broke silence.
Gray stay still, he didn't see her face, his eyes only on bonfire.
"Look at the sky… they are so beautiful…Juvia want to see this scenery every night in the rest of her life." She said.
"Don't you are tired, Juvia." Gray broke his silence.
"Juvia is… but she wants to see a fallen star. Mirajane- san told her that if Juvia see a fallen star, Juvia should make a wish, and the star will be granted Juvia's wish." Juvia talked again and then he can hear soft snoring came behind him, Juvia was falling asleep.
Gray looked up, he saw billion of stars. He saw it when he was a kid and his family was still alive. Once in his time, his mother told Gray that if he sees a fallen star, he should make a wish. Not only his mother, his master Ur was also told him about the same thing, and now Juvia.
He lay beside Juvia. He never believes about that silly thing, but tonight, he wanted to try. Gray didn't take a long time, he saw a fallen star. He smirked and said, "O star, I don't know what I am doing now but please grant my wish: I want to stay close to Juvia. Please protect her when I crush E.N.D.", Gray's face was turned pink.
He saw Julia's face now. He knew that girl would never hear what he wished for. Gray always afraid that Juvia will be doing something harm for his sake, just like Ur and Ultear.
"Thanks for accompanying me, Juvia. Good night." He whispered, and then he fell asleep.***