I'm finally done with this chapter, sorry for updating so late. Anyways, this is not the last chapter, there's an epilogue and maybe a bonus chapter. Okay so I hope you enjoy this story and reviews are always welcomed.
Disclaimer: I don't any part of Fairy Tail, it all goes to Hiro Mashima
The Little Water Mage
Coldness was clinging to her skin, Juvia was cold. The water Mage slowly opened her eyes to find herself trapped inside a dark cave with barely any light. She couldn't see anything, all she saw was unmoving air.
"Where is Juvia?" The water Mage slowly pushed herself up only to slip on the rocks she was currently lying on.
Realization dawned on her, she wasn't breathing air, she was inhaling water! Trying to keep down the rising hysteria, Juvia thought this out slowly. Why was she underwater and not dead yet? Juvia tried to move again, this time, she was able to sit upright.
"Juvia is confused, she wants Gray-sama," the worried girl muttered to herself.
As she continued to worry, Juvia decided that she need to explore her surroundings in order to find her beloved Gray.
"Kya!" Juvia cried out as she fell to the floor.
The water Mage couldn't walk clearly, something was binding her legs together. When Juvia looked down, she shrieked again, horror filled her eyes as she saw her legs morph into a giant tail.
"Juvia is confused and scared!" The blue haired girl cried out, she wanted to see Gray and she wanted to see him now.
Gray POV*
He felt a splitting headache as he woke up on a ship. He felt it rock back and forth, signaling that it was moving. Rain was coming down heavily outside the port window, it was only getting heavier as time pass.
"I feel like I'm gonna hurl," Gray muttered to himself as he tried to stand up.
Suddenly, the ship jerked to the left, causing Gray to trip and fall over a pile of scattered clothes. The ship then moved violently to the right, making more clothes and other stuff fall on the ice wizard.
"Get the fuck off," Gray yelled, he was irritated.
The boat wouldn't stop swaying, the rain was getting heavier outside and the wind was picking up. Gray was sick to his stomach, at least he didn't have Natsu's motion sickness.
"Prince Fullbuster!" someone called.
"Prince?" Gray thought to himself, he knew for sure that he wasn't anywhere close to being a prince.
The door to the room Gray was currently occupying suddenly opened. Wakaba was dressed in royal army clothes, his face was expressionless.
"Wakaba, what are you doing here?" Gray asked in disbelief.
"There is no time for chitchat, we must evacuate the ship," Wakaba said calmly.
Just then, the wind pushed the ship, causing most of the stuff in the room to fall down. Seeing this, Wakaba grabbed Gray by the arms and dragged the confused ice Mage up to the deck.
"Prince Fullbuster is here, did the King and Queen already evacuated?" Wakaba asked somebody in another army uniform.
"Yes, there is a boat prepared for Prince Fullbuster to the left," the man replied in a semi-monotone voice.
At that moment, a strong wind blasted toward Gray, sending him flying.
"Oomph," he cried as his back made contact with the ship, he was mere inches away from falling into the waters.
"Prince!" The nearby men shouted and rushed towards the ice Mage.
Before any of them could even touch Gray, the wind knocked him into the cold ocean.
Juvia POV*
By now, Juvia has learned to accept having a fish tail, it was quite enjoyable for her actually.
"Juvia can swim and breath underwater!" The water Mage exclaimed.
The blue haired girl was swimming effortlessly in the vast ocean, ducking through rocks and plants, feeling bubbles hit her face. Juvia had never felt so wonderful before, being able to float freely.
"Juvia, it's time to go home," somebody hollered to her.
"Home?" She said to herself as a blond girl appeared.
She has the same fish tail as her, another mermaid. This girl had a look of worry on her face as she dragged Juvia through thick seaweed.
"Yes, mom and dad are going to be really pissed if you miss your birthday ceremony Juvia," the blond mermaid said.
They arrived in a vast piece of land, beautiful water plants were surrounding the edges. Music could be heard deeper into the land where darkness loomed.
"Come one, it's already starting," the blond girl said and swam while Juvia followed.
What the water Mage saw amazed her, past the darkness, a beautiful city was present. Juvia was surprised, how come she didn't know about this? The blue haired girl had no time to gawk though because the blond mermaid was already dragging her towards a large crystal blue mansion in the middle of the city.
"Alright, lets get you dressed quickly," the girl said and shoved Juvia through a set of back doors.
The blond girl said her name was Esmeralda as she braided Juvia's hair and made the water Mage put on a white filmy dress.
"Okay, you're all set Juv," Esmeralda said and she placed a flowered crown on the water Mage.
The music was ending as Esmeralda led Juvia through a set of white doors. What Juvia saw shocked her, in the huge room, hundreds of mermaids sat, their tails swishing back and forth.
"Now make you way to your father," Esmeralda whisper and gave Juvia a push.
"My daughter, aren't you excited for your 16th birthday?" A man asked her, Juvia assumed it was her proclaimed "father".
"Juvia is very happy," the water Mage said plainly, it's better if she went along with this.
Throughout the ceremony, Juvia only saw people clapping and her "father" making speeches. When Juvia thought she couldn't take it anymore, a blue haired woman swam up to her.
"Juvia dear, don't be nervous okay?" The woman said with a smile on her face.
"Um..." Juvia was weirded out, this woman looked strikingly familiar.
Just then, her fake father came up and placed a crown on top of the blue haired Mage. It was a sparkling blue crown with one red ruby on the top.
"Congrats squirt," somebody said from behind Juvia.
A girl with flowing pink hair was floating next to her, she looked to be 2 years older.
"Um, Juvia thanks you?" The water Mage said as the girl smiled.
After the ceremony Juvia really wanted to be alone, she was used to quiet places. When nobody was looking, the water Mage headed upwards, breaking the surface of the freezing water in a matter of minutes. Thunder was rumbling overhead, the sky was dark as night even though it was probably noon. Juvia decided to sit upon a rock and just feel the wind blow through her short hair.
"Juvia is bored," she complained.
Suddenly, there was a loud crash as a ship crashed into a jutting rock. Juvia could see a lot of people grabbing onto orange lifeboats and screaming to other people. It didn't matter to Juvia, she didn't know those people.
"Prince Fullbuster fell overboard!" She heard somebody yell.
Juvia was shocked, she only knew of one Fullbuster. Her Gray-sama was in trouble! With no time to waste, the blue haired girl dived back into the water.
"Gray-sama?" She yelled, her voice making air bubbles.
When no response came, Juvia became more worried and frantically searched for her lost love. When something shiny caught her eye, the water Mage turned to see an unconscious Gray, floating amiss the debris of previous ship crashes.
"Gray-sama!" Juvia cried and rushes to the ice wizard, he was losing air.
It seemed that he was still alive but barely hanging on. The water Mage again swam towards the surface, hoping that she wasn't too late. On the way though she didn't understand WHY Gray didn't just swim upwards, he was one of the best swimmers in Fairy Tail.
When they broke through the water, Gray began coughing. He seemed to be in great pain but Juvia didn't know how to help since she couldn't bring him underwater. The water Mage decided to bring him ashore and leave him with a human.
"Excuse me miss!" Juvia cried when she arrived to a sandy beach.
"Oh hey!" The girl smiled, she looked awfully familiar, she had hot pink hair.
"Sherry?" Juvia asked in disbelief.
"The one and only, how may I help you?" Sherry said, was she always this cheerful?
Juvia explained her situation to the pink haired girl while Gray continued his coughing fit.
"So please, can you help him?" The water Mage asked frantically.
"Sure, just leave him to me!" Sherry said and grabbed hold of the ice wizard.
Reluctant to leave her Gray-sama, Juvia looked on as Sherry dragged him to a summerhouse. The blue haired Mage was alone on the beach, she missed her love already.
"Hey Juvia, it's time to come home, you can't waste ALL of your birthday on land," the pink haired mermaid who was older than her yelled, Juvia was beginning to believe that the pink haired mermaid was her sister.
"Juvia is coming," the water Mage replied glumly.
Juvia had a sleepless slumber that night, images of Gray dying didn't help her so much. When morning came, the water Mage had serious bed head and bloodshot eyes.
"Darling, what's wrong?!" Her faux father asked at breakfast.
"Juvia wants to go on land."
"Hah?!" Everyone exclaimed.
"Dear, you can't go on land, you belong in the water," the mother-like blued haired mermaid said as she stroke Juvia's head.
That didn't settle well with Juvia but since she didn't know these people, she decided not to flip out. After breakfast, the water Mage snuck out and swam towards the dark ends of the ocean to find some peace. It was even colder as seaweed clung onto Juvia, this scared her so much.
"Well well well, what do we have here hm?" A voice said.
"Who's there?" Juvia cried.
"Jeez, why doesn't anybody remember me?!" The irritated voice asked as
somebody appeared before her.
"C-Cana?" The wate Mage asked in shock.
"Yup!" Cana grinned, she was wearing a tight purple dress and had her hair wrapped into a simple bun.
"So why is Cana here?" Juvia asked.
"Well, they told me to take your voice and trade it for feet," Cana shrugged, she wasn't the one to remember stuff.
Juvia was surprised, she can visit her Gray-sama an all it took was her voice? Smiling excitedly, Juvia told Cana that she'll accept the trade.
"Are you sure, you won't be able to talk," Cana asked.
"Yes, Juvia is very sure," the water Mage replied.
"Okay then, when to touch land, your tail will become legs and your voice will be lost," Cana said and waved her hands.
"Thank you Cana!" Juvia smiled and raced to the surface.
"Jeez, how did I get warped into being a fairy godmother, a rose giving fairy, and a witch?" Cana smiled to herself, at least her duties were almost done.
When Juvia reached land, it felt a lot warmer since the sun came out. The water Mage stared at the beach, the white sand was glistening with wetness.
"Alright, Juvia will go see Gray-sama," she said.
When Juvia touched shore, she felt different. Miraculously, her green tail had been split open to reveal two pale legs. Happy to have her normal two feet back, Juvia cried out in happiness but no sound came out from her throat.
"When you touch land, your tail will become legs and your voice will be lost," Cana's words echo within the water Mage's mind.
Slightly disappointed, Juvia sat in the beach, she was dripping wet with water and worst, she was naked!
"Kya!" Juvia squeaked to herself inwardly.
Embarrassed, the blue haired girl covered herself and slowly stood up, smacking right into somebody too. Panicked at them seeing her naked, Juvia's face became beet red.
"Are you alright," a familiar voice asked her.
Juvia nodded her head and looked up to be met with a smiling face.
"Lyon-sama!" The water Mage thought to herself.
What was Lyon-sama doing here? Juvia continued to mull over this fact until Lyon grabbed her shivering arms. The blushing girl was pulled into a warm hug as her body heat rose.
"Hey, you're cold, come to my house and get a change of clothes," Lyon said.
Again, Juvia nodded and followed the animal ice wizard to his house, hoping to see her Gray-sama very soon.
Gray POV*
It was warm. That was the only thought that ran through Gray's mind as he felt something build up inside of him. The pressure got heavier, he needed to sit up. The ice wizard couldn't take it anymore, he shot up and coughed up water.
"What the?" He said to himself and wiped his mouth.
"So you're awake," a feminine voice said.
"Sherry?" Gray said, he was really surprised.
"Yea," she said and came over to Gray, bringing a tray of food over.
"Here's your lunch, it'll help your voice," Sherry said and gave the ice wizard a tray to balance on his lap.
"Thanks," the ice wizard replied, his voice was croaky.
While Gray ate warm miso soup, Sherry went into the nearby closet and brought out a white button up shirt and a pair of dark pants.
"Change into these clothes after your bath, you can do anything you want afterwards," Sherry said and walked out of the room.
20 minutes later*
Gray was splashing bubbles in the bathtub, looking at the suds spilling onto the marble floor. He's been in the tub for about ten minutes now, it felt wonderful to soak in warm bubbles. While Gray splashed some more, he kept wondering who saved him. Seeing his skin wrinkled, the ice wizard rinsed his body and got out of the tub.
I have to speak with Sherry again," Gray muttered to himself when he returned to his room.
The house he was in was fairly large, it looked like a summer mansion to be exact. Since his voice was still croaky, he decided to head out and get some fresh air first. It was warmer outside, the sun was out, shining down on the white sand at the beach. Gray thought back to what happened so far, waking up as a "prince", falling off a ship, feeling water bursting his lungs, and now this.
"Get me out of this," Gray muttered.
Juvia POV*
Lyon brought her back to a white summer house overlooking ocean. The white hair wizard brought her a dress and told her to take a warm shower.
"You can come in the kitchen okay?" Lyon said.
Juvia only nodded and wave good-bye. The water Mage took a quick shower and changed into a dark blue dress that fanned out to her knees. It was a lot warmer inside the house, Juvia could feel the heat emitting from the fireplace when she got out of the bathroom. Juvia guessed that she was in a bedroom since there was a bed and a closet in the corner. Juvia decided the first thing she need to do was find Lyon- sama instead of snooping all over the place.
"Where is the kitchen?!" Juvia thought frustratedly as she closed another door.
The water Mage had been wandering around the huge house in search the the "kitchen" Lyon was in but to no avail. It's been 10 minutes of going up the stairs and running down the stairs, it was getting annoying.
"What-?" Juvia trailed off as she came to a stop at the staircase of the 17th floor.
Plastered on the white wall was an extremely long picture of the inside interior of the house, showing every floor and naming what contained in each level. Juvia face palmed herself for not noticing this humongous map, it must've been on every floor! The water Mage quickly located the kitchen, it was in the 2nd sub level of the house.
"That's impossible, this house had 3 floor underground?!" Juvia thought to herself.
Dismissing the thought, the blue haired girl flung herself down the steps and rushed to meet Lyon.
"S-sub-sub level two," Juvia panted as she stopped at a set of golden double doors.
It took her five minutes of mad dashing downwards and frankly, she was on the verge of death. Catching her breath, the water Mage slid opens the doors and came face-to-face with Sherry.
"Oh, you're the girl from earlier!" She exclaimed and hugged Juvia.
Not wanting to make Sherry feel bad, the water Mage decided to smile brightly. Why was Sherry here, wasn't she suppose to be taking care of Gray?
"Oh, you're finally here, took you long enough," Lyon's voice echoed towards them.
"You know her Lyon-niichan?" Sherry asked.
"Yea, I brought her home since she was stark naked at the beach," Lyon said and came towards them, he seemed to be carrying a plate of sushi.
"You saw her NAKED?!" Sherry shrieked and smacked Lyon behind the head.
Lyon rolled his eyes, he seemed extremely irritated. Right at that moment, Juvia's stomach began to growl, causing the water Mage to blush. Smirking Lyon offered his plate and Juvia gladly grab three sushis.
"So how did you end up on the beach?" Lyon questioned.
Unable to answer, the water Mage shook her head as an "I don't know" gesture and continued to eat.
"Are you mute?!" Sherry exclaimed.
Again, Juvia shook her head. This seemed to make both Lyon and Sherry confused. Seeing this, Juvia pointed to her throat and swirled her fingers.
"Oh, you lost your voice!" Sherry exclaimed happily.
The blue haired Mage nodded and swallowed the last of her remaining snack. It was starting to get late as the clock read eight.
"Hey Sherry, shouldn't you go find that blue haired guy?" Lyon suddenly said.
"Oh yea, I forgot," Sherry said and dashed off.
"Geez, how did I get such a forgetful sister?" Lyon complained.
At this comment, Juvia's head shot up, how is Sherry related to Lyon? Before the water Mage could imply on it, she heard loud complaints from outside the kitchen door and then a loud banging sound.
"You just be quiet okay?" Sherry's voice echoed.
"Whatever," a masculine voice answered.
The door busted opened and Sherry barged through, dragging somebody with her by the collar.
"Sherry, I told you to stop being so violent," Lyon chided.
"It's not my fault, this stupid guy refused to come down here," Sherry defended herself.
"You said I could do anything I want," the guy stood up and brushed himself.
When the fluorescent light shown on the ice wizard's face, Juvia threw herself right into him. The water Mage could feel Sherry's gawking gaze on her but she didn't care, all that mattered was her Gray-sama.
"J-Juvia?" Gray asked with bewilderment.
"She can't talk," Lyon said.
"Oh."
After a while, Gray finally convinced Juvia to let go. The ice wizard looked the same except he was a bit paler since he almost drowned. The water Mage smiled and blushed.
"Do you...know each other?" Sherry asked suspiciously.
"Yea," was all Gray said.
Disappointed, Juvia glumly distanced herself towards the couch. It was true that they were only guild mates but she thought they were something more. Noticing the changing mood, Lyon offered to make some dinner.
"I want pasta," Sherry piped up.
"Do you want anything Juvia?" Lyon asked.
The water Mage shook her head and sat into a fetal position on the leather couch, sulking over the fact that Gray didn't return her feelings. Lyon sent Gray a death glare for making a girl cry. Oblivious to this, Gray sat down next to Juvia and turned on the TV.
"...on the beach near the ocean, waves have gotten higher and more dangerous, we advise you to stay indoors if you are anywhere within twenty feet of the raging ocean..." a news anchor spoke.
"A storm?" Sherry asked.
"Apparently so," Lyon said and started chopping onions.
Suddenly, all four people heard a loud crashing sound on the main level, it felt like something was breaking.
"Everyone, up the stairs!" Lyon dropped his knife and yelled.
"Don't use the elevator though," Sherry added and everybody bolted to the door, well Juvia speed walked.
The man floor was flooded, the water reached all the way to Juvia's knees. It was beginning to rain outside as thunder rumbled overhead. Lyon ordered everyone to grab hold of the stair railed and move outside.
"Do you even know what you're doing Lyon?" Gray shouted as hard wind whipped at his hair.
"If I didn't we would be dead by now," Lyon hollered back.
Salt water was splashing against Juvia's face, the ocean was making huge tidal waves that even broke through the iron gate of the large mansion. It was freezing cold outside and there was barley any light to see from except for the full moon.
"The news didn't say anything about this!" Sherry yelled.
"The news doesn't pick up magic does it?" A voice called out, it seemed to be coming from the dark ocean.
Recognition dawned on Juvia as she remembered the voice.
"Cana?" Gray called as a figure wearing a dark purple dress emerged.
"Sheesh, none of you ever recognize me until you see me?!" Cana complained.
"What are you doing here?" Gray ignored the remark.
"What do you think, I'm here to cause some plot because they said there was suppose to be drama and all that crap," Cana rolled her eyes.
"Who's they?" Lyon interrupted.
"You don't need to know that," Cana replied.
"Anyways, what are you suppose to do?" Gray asked.
"Well, I have to take "revenge" and kill Juvia, take you for myself, and rule the world," Cana shrugged towards the ice Mage.
"What kind of stupid plan is that?" The ice wizard asked.
"Whatever, lets make this quick," Cana said.
"Fine," Gray said and placed a fist on top of his hand, "ice make...hammer!"
Before Gray can do anything at all, Sherry suddenly appeared and tossed a suitcase right at Cana's head. It made contact directly with her temple and the card Mage fell down on the sand, unconscious.
"Hurray!" Sherry cheered.
"What the fuck Sherry, this was suppose to be a huge battle!" Lyon exclaimed.
"Whatever, she said to make this quick didn't she?" Sherry defended herself.
"What was in that suitcase anyways?" Gray asked.
"Oh, those were some shoes I was going to bring to Alaska," Sherry answered.
"What kind of shoes-" Gray started but was elbowed by Juvia.
"We were going to go on a hiking trip at Alaska before we discovered you two," Lyon elaborated.
"I don't even care anymore dude," Gray said.
"Hey, isn't this the mushy kiss scene?" Sherry interrupted.
Pink tinted Juvia's cheeks while Gray lowered his head so his hair would cover his face.
"Hurry up you beanies!" Lyon complained.
"Yea, I want to go play in the snow already," Sherry added.
"S-shut up," Gray stuttered and looked at Juvia only to see her red as a tomato.
They stared into each other's eyes and held hands, a look of pure love clouded the water mage's eyes. Gray slowly leaned down, moving slowly. When they were about that close to kissing, a golden light engulf the two lovers.
"Sorry, couldn't wait," Lyon smirked.
"Yea so go to the Ending Realm already," Sherry smiled.
"Lyon you asshole," Gray muttered.
By then, Lyon and Sherry had became specks of white sparkles as the golden light transform into a bright ball and blasted them off.
"Gray-sama!" Juvia's voice came rushing back.
"It's fine Juvia," Gray said and squeezed the water Mage's hands.
Ending Realm*
The orb of light finally disappeared to reveal six faces. Lucy was smiling mischievously at Gray, that made him feel like a criminal on the run.
"Hah, you failed to kiss Juvia!" Natsu finally broke the silence and cracked up.
"Shut up flame brain!" The ice wizard shouted and smacked Natsu.
"I had to admit though, you were the only person to not kiss your partner," Erza said.
"Partner?" Juvia asked.
Erza beat Lucy to the punch and explained to Gray about Nirvana and the fairy tale book. After everything had sunk in, Gray began to blush since he realized that he was the only person who failed with his story.
"Anyways, we all passed and that's what mattered," Jellal said.
"Yea so calm down," Gajeel murmured.
"So what now?" Natsu asked.
"I guess we wait for Nirvana?" Levy said and got closer to Gajeel.
"Congratulations, you have successfully pass the Princess Realm " a voice boomed.
"Nirvana?" Lucy asked.
"Yes," Nirvana answered.
"So what now?" Levy piped up.
"You will be sent back to your world and everything will be as if nothing has happened, nobody will have memories of what had occurred except for you eight," Nirvana replied.
"So we keep this between all of us?" Gray asked.
"If that's what you wish to do, it is not required," Nirvana said simply.
"Lets keep this between us because people already thought we were looney with Edolas," Lucy said and everybody nodded.
"So you'll transfer us home now?" Erza asked.
"Yes, you'll be brought back to the library," Nirvana said its presence disappeared.
A white light filled the circular room, shining brighter every second. In a few minutes, everything flashed and the eight mages were knocked unconscious for the ride home.
So how was it? I think it's kind of suck-ish compared to my other stories but I'm working on it. Anyways, I'm going to start writing other fanfics about different anime but I'll still continue Fairy Tail. Thanks for reading this and please review!