Series: Fairy Tail

Pairing: Gray Fullbuster/Juvia Lockser

Title: How to Make the Perfect Earl Gray Tea

Prompt: Doing Something "Hot"

Rating: T for Teen

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AN: (Warning: Horn Dog Juvia.) This is it! The last day of the challenge! Thanks for hanging around everyone! I hope you enjoyed my brainless fluffy drabbles. More notes after the story

Juvia sat in her bed, leaning against the pillows propped up against her headboard. In her lap was a tiny pamphlet titled "How to Brew the Perfect Cup of Tea." Earlier in the day, Mirajane had slipped it to her along with a cup of iced coffee, and now she wondered if there was some hidden meaning to it. Juvia's eyes caught upon some color dying the black and white page, and she found pink highlighter marking one article of the paper in specific.

"The Perfect Cup of Earl Gray"

Juvia's lips curled up into a devious smile, before she read on.

Step 1: Bring a cup of water to boil

The following afternoon, Gray was sitting at the bar of Fairy Tail, chatting with Cana to his right, and holding a cup of water in his left hand. The woman was gloating about her latest defeat of Bacchus in a drinking contest, and how she would never lose to that man again.

He was chuckling at his friend's bragging, when he heard a communal gasp echo through the guild, followed by a chorus of hooting and cat calls from many of the male members. Gray rolled his eyes and didn't bother to look behind him. Surely Evergreen or Lucy had walked in wearing one of their more… immodest outfits. They were both women who were proud of their bodies, and he wasn't one to judge them for that, but he could do without all the horn-dogs in the guild getting so excited over them.

"Well would you look at that?" Cana slurred out as her eyes traveled across the room to the figure that had garnered all the attention.

"What, you too?" Gray sighed, and decided he had to give a glance to keep up his conversation with the drunkard. As Gray turned his head, he heard the tapping of heels on the floor, and when he had rotated completely around in his seat, he found a pair of breasts hovering right at his nose.

"Gray~" The woman in front of him cooed his name.

"J-Juvia?!" The ice mage exclaimed, and fell back in his seat to lean against the bar.

Juvia stood directly in front of Gray, and he could not stop his eyes from exploring her from head to foot. She wore a long black dress, which had a neckline that dipped well into her chest, leaving little to the imagination. The dress had thin straps, one of which was slipping slowly down her shoulder. Her left leg was bent out of the long slit that ran up her dress, and revealed the tail end of her guild mark. Up her legs ran a pair of translucent gray stockings, which came to an end half up her thigh, and the edge of a garter belt could be seen peaking out from the dress slit, and her feet were dressed in a pair of black stiletto heels.

The young woman leaned down and in towards the man in front of her, giving him another great view of her bosom.

Gray felt his mouth grow dry, as he dragged his eyes away from her chest and up to her blue hues, which explored his face curiously. "Wh-What is it, Juvia?"

Juvia stood up straight again, and ran her hand through her loose blue hair, before catching the end of a lock in her fingers and spinning it around the digit. "Oh, it was nothing. Juvia was just thinking about Gray and so she came to see him." She stated coyly, and then blinked her eyes at the man who was currently unconciously stripping off his shirt.

"Ah that's… great." Gray swallowed audibly.

Juvia stepped forward towards the man again, and reached out for him. Gray flinched before she placed her palm softly on his forehead.

"That is odd." She examined, and let her hand travel down his face, before holding one finger under his chin and forcing his gaze upon hers again.

"Wh-What is?" Gray stammered. Why was he becoming so nervous all of a sudden? It was just Juvia! But she seemed so… different today.

"It's just that…" The bluenette started, and her eyes shifted about as she searched for the right words, "Gray is usually very cold. But today he seems quite… hot." The last word slipped off her lips like water, and Gray felt like the woman was drowning him.

"Could Gray have a fever?" Juvia asked, her finger leaving his chin, and coming to her own as she scratched it intuitively.

Was that what this was? A fever? Sure, that was starting to make sense. He wanted to agree with her, but his lungs felt like they were full of water, yet his throat felt so dry. Instead, he slowly nodded, not removing his eyes from the dame ahead of him.

"Maybe Juvia should take Gray home then." She smiled, and reached for his arm. Gray made no argument, and allowed the woman to pull him from his seat, and begin to lead him out of the guild.

Cana pouted as she watched her buddy get dragged away, and rolled her eyes, as she had to find another way to keep herself entertained. She saw Mirajane walk up behind the bar and smile in her direction, yet her eyes stayed locked on the couple leaving the building.

"That woman's planning something. Gray's such an idiot." The brunette scoffed. Mira merely chuckled softly behind the bar at her friend.

Step 2: Add herbs and brew

A shirtless Gray was lead down the streets by the young lady in front of him. At first his eyes had been locked on the skies, but soon they wandered down to the arm that guided him. His gaze travelled over the young woman, her dress had almost no back to it, the slit in it showing of her spine, and as the fabric was tossed back and forth, with each step she took, the very top of her rump occasionally gave a peak from under it.

Gray's face burned crimson, and he pulled his eyes away from the woman again, but she turned her head to him and her eyes locked on her lips.

"Gray is warm again. But it is alright, Gray and Juvia have almost arrived." She told him, and gave him a demure smile.

Gray had been too absorbed by his chaperone to take in his surroundings. He took a glance around, and then realized they were already on his block. His house was only ten or twenty feet away. Suddenly, he felt like he wanted to skid to a stop, and stay out in the streets with the young lady ahead of him. However, in the time he took to make that thought, they had walked up his steps, and were at his door.

Gray stared at his doorknob, and then down at the woman beside him. She stared at him with clueless pout, and then wrapped her arm around his and pressed herself up against the limb. "Gray did not lose his keys, did he?"

Gray felt a chill run up his spine, and he dug into his pocket and pulled out a key ring with a single key dangling on it. "N-No. It's right here." He told her, and put it into the lock with a shaking hand. As the door unlocked, he looked at the young lady, whoes eyebrows were knotted above a forced smile, as if she were waiting for something.

"Uh… did you want to come in for coffee, or something?" Gray asked timidly. The young lady's eyes lit up with excitement, and she nodded quickly, before shoving the young man into the house and closing the door behind her.

Despite Gray's invitation, Juvia was the one who insisted on making the coffee, and spent her time in the kitchen mixing up her own special brew. Gray was sitting on the couch, enjoying the silence and the sound of bubbling water in the other room. Juvia had instructed him to rest, but his mind was all but resting. He kept thinking about the dame in the other room, dancing about his kitchen, insisting on taking care of him. It struck him that this wouldn't be so bad if this were a more common occurrence.

As that notion ran through his mind, Gray felt his body temperature rise again. What was he thinking? The fever must have been getting to him—if this really was a fever.

The sound of footsteps caught Gray attention as his guest reemerged into the living room with two cups of caramel-colored coffee in her hands.

Juvia offered one cup to Gray, which he softly grasped and brought in front of his lips, before she walked to his right and sat down upon the couch next to him.

Gray looked at the drink, which had three cube of ice tinkling around atop of it, before taking a sip. His lips curled up at the taste, and he took a hasty swallow of it, before turning to Juvia. "This is really great. I've never tasted coffee like it."

Juvia blushed softly, and sipped her own coffee. "Thank you, Gray. It is Juvia's special blend of iced coffee. Juvia uses honey and caramel to sweeten it, and whipping cream to lighten it." She explained, before leaning over to place her cup on Gray;s coffee table.

Gray let his eyes travel down the lady's back again, and he exhaled over his drink. This time, when she sat up and returned her eyes to his, he made to attempt to avert his gaze from her slim figure, and instead traced his eyes from her hips up to her cheeks, which were stained pink with modesty.

"Juvia…" He sighed, "Do you mind if I ask why you're dressed in such a way? Did you have somewhere important to go?" He finally spoke his mind on her ensemble.

Juvia slipped her fingers slowly through her hair, and nibbled on her lip bashfully, before she scooted closer towards Gray and pressed her side against his, smiling cautiously as his eyes stayed locked upon her.

"No, Juvia didn't have anywhere to go." She told him, and then gave him a devious grin. "Juvia only wanted to… spice things up."

Gray felt another chill run up his spine, and he suddenly found that Juvia's lips were coming closer to his with every breath. "Well, you definitely managed that." He smirked down at her as she stared back with half-lidded eyes.

Step 3: Add milk and stir

Gray leaned back and to his side, and Juvia couldn't fight back her pout. She thought she was getting somewhere here. She heard the sound of glass on wood, and noticed him setting his coffee down on the table next to hers, and then watched as Gray brought himself back to his former position, inches away from her face, and Juvia inhaled sharply as she admired his features.

"Now, why don't you tell me why I'm really burning up here, Juvia?" He asked her flatly, looking into her eyes with a serious gaze. "You didn't spike my drink, did you?"

Juvia leapt back from the man and furrowed her brow. "Juvia would never!" She almost shouted, and crossed her arms in front of her, before turning her nose into the air and huffing bitterly.

Gray gasped, realizing what he had implied with that question, and put his hands out towards the woman, but she backed up on the couch. "Gray does not trust Juvia." She spoke with ridicule, and refused to look at him.

"No, I'm sorry. I do trust you, I just… I only feel like this around you and especially right now. It can't be a fever. I'm not stupid." Gray argued.

Juvia finally turned to him with her mouth agape, and then swiftly moved to her knees and forced her face inches away from his, causing the man to back up against the arm rest.

"Gray is very stupid." She stated blankly.

"What?" Gray grouched from the sudden insult.

"This is why Gray is so hot!" The bluenette barked, and then reached up around the man's neck to pull herself onto his chest, before wrapping her mouth around his. Gray gasped against her lips, and his hand flinched before resting on her waist. Juvia continued to kiss his lips roughly, fighting past his guard to reach her tongue into his mouth. Gray grunted as she explored him, her teeth clacking against his, her tongue tangling with his own. Gray wrapped his arms around the young lady and pressed her against him.

Juvia's hands lead up from his neck and into his hair, and she turned her jaw to deepen her kiss further. Gray could hear her sigh contently against his lips, and it all began to make sense. Yeah, this was what he needed. He didn't need to fight the water mage any longer—he wanted to be drowned by her.

Juvia slowly separated from Gray's jaw, but not before pecking his lips twice more before slowly raising her head to look him in the eye with a sly smile.

Gray peered up at the young woman sitting in his lap. He panted softly, but a grin grew across his face as she smirked at him with one raised eyebrow.

"How did you know this would work?" He asked her, though his eyes fell from hers to stare upon the pair of hooters pressed against his chiseled chest.

"Because…" Juvia ran her finger down his cheek and under his chin, to bring his gaze back to her face. "Juvia is always hot around Gray. Juvia feels like she is boiling over every moment she spends with Gray."

Gray's visage fell into a pout, and he reached up to cup her cheek. "How do you manage with that? After five minutes, I thought I might melt."

Juvia leaned into his touch, and sighed with a content smile. "Sometimes it can hurt, it's true, but…" She glanced upon him as she searched for the right words. "Juvia only wants to be useful to Gray. Even if this hadn't worked out, Juvia would have been happy if she could just make Gray feel better."

Gray softly exhaled as he listened to the woman, and then pulled her closer, before pressing his forehead against hers. "You're far more than 'useful,' Juvia." He promised, and then pecked her lips with his. Juvia giggled with modesty, and then leaned back as Gray pushed himself off of the couch and then in towards her. He put a hand to each of her shoulders and pressed the woman back against the couch cushions. Juvia sighed softly as Gray bent in and softly kissed her collarbone. She bent her head back as his kisses lead up her neck and over her chin to her ear. Gray ran his tongue over the woman's earlobe and she lead out a soft yelp.

Gray held back a snicker, and beamed at the woman below him. She stuck her tongue out with a silly grin. "Sorry, Juvia is just very excited." She chuckled.

"I hope you don't think you're the only one." Gray remarked, and raised one eyebrow as he allowed his eyes to freely explore the woman's curves again. Her dress was pulled every which way, and much of her skin was available for display. Juvia watched Gray lick his lips and a chill ran up her spine.

The ice mage ran his cold hands under the woman, before jumping to his feet and lifting the bluenette up with him. Juvia gave out a squeal as she floated in the air for only a second, before landing awkwardly in Gray's arms, her legs draped over his one arm and her back balanced against his other.

"I believe this is the correct time to take this to the bedroom." The dark haired man told her with a grin.

Juvia smirked, and allowed the man to carry her towards his charmber.

"Step 4: Enjoy." She whispered to herself.

End

Epilogue: Rebrew and Repeat

Juvia sat at a booth table in Fairy Tail the following morning. Lucy and Levy sat across from her, chatting amongst themselves. The water mage was smiling softly, only half listening to her company, as she traced circles on the wooden table in front of her.

"Your drinks, ladies." Mirajane's voice spoke up through the blonde and bluenette across from Juvia. All three ladies turned their attention to the white haired barmaid, who held a tray on her left hand, with three mugs on it.

"We have black coffee for Levy." She started, and placed one mug in front of the solid script mage, before reaching for the next. "Strawberry milk for Lucy." Lucy reached up and took the cup from Mira. "And… Earl Gray tea for Juvia." Mirajane grinned as the warmly dressed bluenette took the tea from her. "How was last night's 'tea'?" The waitress asked with a sly smile.

"Oh, it was exactly what Juvia needed." She responded, and took a sip from her cup. "Hot, and heavy, and everything Juvia has ever dreamt of. I think Juvia will be needing some more soon."

Mirajane pursed her lips and raised both eyebrows as she sneered upon the water mage, who continued to drink with tea with a wily grin. "That good, huh?"

Juvia just chuckled in response, to which Mirajane returned her own chortle, before bowing to the three of them, and turning to wait upon another table.

Lucy watched Mirajane walk away with a perplexed look upon her face, and then turned to Juvia. "What was that all about?"

"Yeah, that was suspicious." Levy concurred, and stared intently at the other blue haired woman at the table.

"Oh, Juvia just had… a lot of fun last night." She responded, her eyes shut as she continued guzzle her tea.

"With… tea?" Lucy asked with an eyebrow raised. "Am I missing something?" She turned her head to Levy to see if she could fill in the blank, but found the petite woman's face burning red as she stared at Juvia with wide eyes. "Levy?"

"Earl… Gray tea." Levy repeated the name of Juvia's drink. The water mage smirked as her friend unraveled her riddle.

Lucy's cheeks began to grow red too, as her mouth fell agape. "'Gray' tea…" She leapt to her feet and slammed her hands against the table. "Juvia, you didn't! No way!"

Juvia didn't respond to her friend, but instead turned her head to the left. The other two women looked the same direction, to find Gray standing at the side of their table.

"G-Gray?" Lucy stammered out her teammate's name.

"Hi, Lucy." He waved to her, before turning his attention completely to Juvia. "Hey, Juvia. It's super hot at my house. Would you make that iced coffee for me again? It was really… helpful last night."

Juvia glanced at her friends, before sliding out of her seat and standing to Gray's side. "No problem, Gray. Juvia would love to." She reached out and wrapped her fingers around his.

Gray stared down at the woman softly, and then allowed her to lead him from the table and out of the guild again. Right before she reached the door, Juvia turned her hear back over her shoulder, and winked at her friends, still frozen in shock, their faces dyed crimson.

"Juvia will see you two when Gray is done with her." She spoke to them.

Gray stepped to the side just enough to bump his hip against hers and whispered in her ear. "Who says I'll ever be done?"

Juvia left the guild in a fit of giggles, with her arms wrapped tight around one of Gray's.

Well, you guys really read to the end. Thanks so much for all the reviews and support. When I started this, I expected to write more NaLu than I did, I think that is my only regret, so we'll have to see about changing that in the future.

As I mentioned in day 27, I have a tiny fic I used for brainstorming that I want to post, but I may expand upon it and post it separately, instead of adding it here, so make sure you're following my account if you'd like to read it .0

And finally, as I'm sure you noticed in the AN's of the fics, there were quite a few couples/prompts that were requested. This was through my tumblr account, but I'd like to find a way for my followers here to be able to make requests/suggestions. So just keep an eye out in the future for something I set up for that.

For now I need to take a short break from writing. While the challenge was a ton of fun, it got really... challenging at the end ahaha. Since I post here 2 days later than tumblr, you wouldn't have noticed, but I actually missed the midnight deadline by 2 hours twice in the last 5 fics. Right now I just want to work on sketches for Gruvia week. Look forward to that!

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