I managed a soft laugh at Lyon and smiled at the blue haired beauty named Juvia. Slowly I got up off the ground, "Juvia, is it? I'm Kira." From the look on her face she hadn't expected me to be so kind. I reached out my hand waiting for a hand shake. But, she seemed hesitant.
"I don't bite." I spoke trying to reassure her we could be friends.
"If I remember right, you do." Gray spoke up followed with a laugh.
"Oh yeah! Piggy here was so mad you took her plate." Lyon chimed in.
I lowered my arm and turned to the two boys who were making fun of me. I glared at them, "We were children!" I shouted. "And that fish was rightfully mine!" I complained. Gray shook his head and ran his fingers through his hair. He must have been doing that for years now if I could remember when he did that.
Then I remembered Juvia must have still been in the room. "I'm sorry, how rude of us. I knew these two when we were young. We're just catching up." It was a statement more than an apology. Then I noticed it... The way she looked at Gray. Shy, as if hiding something. The way Lyon pounced her arrival. I had just entered a love triangle.
"Juvia, may I speak to you privately?" The tone in my voice was serious. Gray and Lyon could tell that cause the laughter and gossip around me stopped. "You boys... stay here." I demanded as I exited the room with Juvia and entered the hallway.
"I'm not a fool." That was my first statement, but she looked at me with confusion. "I know why you came by here." Then there was shock in her eyes. "But, I am not a threat to whatever is going on between the three of you. So, I hope we can be friends."
As I watched Juvia I could tell this was not the outcome she'd expected. But it seemed she was trying to gather herself. "I never meant to intrude." She finally spoke up. Her voice was soft but that was most likely because she knew nothing about me.
"Don't worry about it." I reassured her. "Maybe we could go out and eat later? Somewhere in town."
Juvia lowered her head as if she were ashamed. "Well, think on it. Come by around seven tonight if you end up wanting to." I smiled at her.
She managed a nod and slowly walked away. Almost as if she had been defeated.