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I do not own Fairy Tail.

It belongs to Mashima-sama. I'm just a fan trying to make a story about my OTP!

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Hargeon had always been the best place for trading goods and everyone knows that. With all the kind of business the town could offer, both mages and non-magic folks enjoy the always lively ambiance of the place. Trades and businesses are always in full swing and the shopkeepers know well how to market their goods.

In one particular shop that sells all sorts of souvenirs and what nots a small group of mages from a distinct guild could be seen checking out the displayed items and a certain dark haired ice mage was eyeing a quite exquisite pendant that caught his eyes the very moment he and his company came in.

Just one look at the ice mage, the old shopkeeper knows that his quite expensive piece of gem is good to go inside its box and be packed. He's pretty sure the young man will buy it but he must make sure of that. "You have quite an eye for fine jewelry," he said. "Gray Fullbuster of Fairy tail, right? Heard a lot about you and your guild. This must be for your rumoured girlfriend, Juvia Lockser, am I correct?"

Gray eyed the guy with a scowl before answering. "Yes and no," he grunted. "It's for her, yes. She's my rumoured girlfriend, no. She IS my girlfriend. Whoever said that it's just a rumor may now rot in hell."

Scratching his head, the shopkeeper just managed to smile nervously when the temperature suddenly dropped. He wouldn't want to piss off a mage of Gray's calibre. "Sure she is. I'll let whoever said anything about your relationship know the real status." He must say something good or his sale will turn into stone or in the case it might turn into ice. "Now this will be perfect to match your very own pendant. Matching pieces of something truly is a must have of every couple. It's a symbolism of their love for one another and if people see it, they would know how deep the feeling that couple shares. You—"

"You think she'll like it?" Gray interrupted the man. He's not interested with what he's saying. He's more apprehensive to know if the crucifix pendant that look quite similar to what he's wearing but just more feminine in style will make Juvia happy. Screw other people's opinion. What matters to him is what Juvia will say.

"Of course!" the shopkeeper nodded enthusiastically. "You see the four pieces of perfectly cut gem on the middle; it's the treasure of the mermaids itself. It's genuine aquamarine from the deep ocean. Isn't your girl the known Juvia of the deep? She'll love it!"

"I'm sure she will," Lucy Heartfilia butted in upon seeing the glimmer in eyes of the shopkeeper. She's very well versed when it comes to buying things and with one look on the man told her that her friend might step out of that store with empty pocket. "That's quite really beautiful, Gray. But don't you think that will be too much?" she asked not paying to the annoyed look the shopkeeper gave her. "I mean, you already have a bag full of presents for Juvia," she added pointing at the bulging backpack hanging on Gray's shoulders.

"Lucy-san is right, Gray-san," Wendy popped out from behind Lucy. "Don't you think she'll be overwhelmed with all the things you bought? Aside from that, you already went to the jeweller yesterday."

They were not exaggerating when they said he already got a bag full of presents for Juvia. He'd been buying things that he thought Juvia might like in almost every store he passed since finishing their mission and he thought those were not yet enough. He just can't find the right on to give her and the one he found in that store seemed to be the one he's looking for.

"I just can't decide what she will like."

He just wanna make her happy. There's nothing he won't give just to see her as happy as she were months ago.

"It's Juvia," Carla huffed in her usual strict manner. "That girl will like everything you give her. She'll literally make a shrine for it if she has to."

They were right but lately things were quite different from before. As much as what they were saying about her liking whatever he gives her, it just felt like it's not enough. He knew material things won't change whatever is happening between them but he seriously doesn't know what could help his case right now.

His team mates were staring curiously at him and he was in deep thought when he felt a hand tapping his shoulder. There's no need to look back to know who was it. Just by the very ungentle way the gesture was made it was clearly none other than Natsu. "Another present? Tsk, I know our guild's signature is over doing things but don't you think that's too much?"

"What would you know about over doing things such as this? Have you ever bought Lucy anything fancy?" he retorted back.

"Actually Gray, Natsu turns out to be good in that area. He always buy me tings but at the end he either end up burning or breaking it," Lucy laughed that made Natsu whine.

The two banter for a moment as he continued looking at the pendant with Wendy on his side. "Is everything okay with you and Juvia-san?" the girl shyly asked. "I kinda heard you and Erza-san last night."

He just smiled awkwardly at her not knowing how to explain something like that. Wendy might have seen lot of things that robbed her of her innocence about the world but the fact remained that she is just a girl and probably know nothing about the matters of how romantic relationship goes. "It's hard to explain," he sighed. "You're way too young to understand since I myself can't get a grasp of it but everything will be okay. Things are just rocky right now."

Funny how it's easier to talk to a child than with Erza who was thankfully busy checking out something on the other side of the shop. Maybe it's because Wendy wouldn't say anything that would add to his worries about Juvia. She won't judge how things are as of the moment.

"The necklace is pretty," she said after a moment of silence. "You should buy it and give it to her instead of the other stuffs you bought along the way. That will surely make her happy since it's very similar to your own necklace."

"Wendy's right," Natsu said again after getting a hard hit on the head from Lucy that ended their usual way of sweet bonding. "That thing is way lot more simple than what you already got. That might actually please her since she's not one to fancy extravagant things."

"You mean, unlike Lucy, my girlfriend is actually not materialistic."

"Hey! That's quite below the belt!" Lucy shrieked.

"Chill Luce," Natsu gave his girlfriend a toothy grin. "What I'm saying is, Juvia is simple who enjoys simple things. She would be happy with a single present that you really think would suit her and not loads of stuffs that instead of pleasing her might actually do the work of fast forwarding your approaching break up with her. Well, you two had been smelling split up for quite a while now, it really just a matter of time before it happen for real."

His hands balled in fist with the things Natsu said and there's nothing he like to do more than to give him a hard punch on his annoying face but Gray could not find the strength to do so. He's on the verge of losing his cool in a very un-Gray manner.

Who would have thought that even Natsu knew about his problem?

"What the hell are you talking about?" Lucy freaked out. "What break up? Split up? Is there anything going on that I don't know of?"

"Is that why things are rocky right now?" Wendy asked again looking all bothered with what she heard. "But why? Juvia-san will never let that happen. She's been in love with like forever and always doing her best to be with you and thinking of everything that will make you happy. Did you do something?"

If he did something he would have known of it and that's the problem. He could not remember doing anything that could have upset Juvia. Aside from being a jerk that he is from time to time, forgetting important days such as monthsaries and such he could not come up with anything else.

Since they started going out things had been fine until last month and he was sure he did not forget any special occasion. He even brought her to Akane Resort to celebrate their twenty sixth month being together as a couple.

"Natsu's just imagining things," he said coldly. "Juvia and I are doing fine." They might be having problem now but he intend to fix it and he won't let his relationship with Juvia end just like that. He looked at Natsu seriously before talking again. "Juvia and I won't up going our separate ways. I won't let it happen so you better not stick your nose where it's not wanted."

Natsu just grinned. "If you say so. But in the end you suddenly need someone to spar when thinks went from rocky to crumbly you can always count on me so I could have a reason to kick your ass not that I need one anyway," he said turning his back on him. "And take the necklace. She'll love that."

"I intend to," he snorted before motioning the shopkeeper who had been wisely watching them quietly to wrap the necklace without asking for the price. Money is not important as long as it can put a genuine smile on Juvia's lips again.

It's been long since he saw her smile that reached her eyes and he's missing it terribly.

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I hoped you liked it though it's not that much.

I know it needs a lot of explaining and I'm just setting the mood. I want it to have my signature angst feel so I'm trying my best to channel all my negative emotion and all the pain I could summon.

I actually wrote a one shot the other day and not so sure if I'll post it b'coz it's kinda anti-Erza. I was trying to have painful emotions which is somehow hard because lately I was quite really happy for some reason. LOL.

Anyway, enough with my non-sense.

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Always and forever will.

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