Last time: Wendy had met First Master, Mavis, and two of them spend the day together. After a tearful goodbye, Wendy sails back to Magnolia. Alas, there is one more, final part of her quest. And this part is destroying of love between Gray and Juvia.

Gray and Juvia's flat

Wednesday

6 am

"Oh, Gray-sama! Please, wake up, it's already six!" Juvia mused, brushing her long, blue hair. Gray was sleeping with his mouth wide open. It wasn't a time to wake up, and yet, Juvia was insistent. Gray mumbled, turning on the other side. His sleepy hand grabbed a pillow, placing it over sleepy, closed eyes.

"You're too loud…"

"You have to wake up! Today is a very important day!"

"No way." he rejected her, falling into sleep again. She made a comical, angry face, grabbing his pillow and his blanket, pulling both off.

"W-w-what the hell is wrong with you?!" Gray suddenly yelled, screaming in shock.
"Gray-sama is so sexy when he's angry!" Juvia bit her lip, flushing like crazy.

"Nevermind… what kind of important day is today?" he snarled, sitting up.

"Don't you remember?" she looked somehow confused, even hurt.

"Juvia, we're celebrating weekly anniversaries, monthly anniversaries, anniversary of the day when I first said I love you, anniversary of our first kiss, anniversary of the day we've started living together. I'm freakin' lost in all those anniversaries."

Juvia grinned widely.

"You remember them all! All of those days are important to Juvia!"

"Anyway, what kind of anniversary is it today?"

Juvia looked down, blushing like a red rose. Fidgeting around, she whispered the answer.

"I-It's a day when we've first met. Remember? It had happened such a long time ago, now…"

"Ah. Eight, or nine years have passed, right?"

"Eight. You've been enemy with Juvia at the start."

"Right… so, what do you intend to do?"

"Juvia has already made the whole plan!" Juvia yelled, grabbing a sheet of paper which was so long that it dragged on the floor.

"That is way too long!" Gray yelled.

„So… what is it that you plan to do?"

Quite frankly, Gray was still tired. It was way too early for anybody to be awake. Actually chilly, fresh morning passed her cold fingers through the window which was opened just a notch. Grey skies loomed outside, still and silent and it looked like the sun was just setting out.

„We're having a long day ahead of us, so Juvia made a whole plan! First we're going on a walk around the town, watching the sunrise. Then we're going to the park, eating our breakfast! Then Gray-sama will buy the cards for the magic show!"

„Oi!"

„Afterwards we're going for another walk around the town! Then the noon will already come, so Juvia's going to order some lunch. After Gray-sama and Juvia eat, we're going to take another walk. We can do one minor quest after that! Juvia already took one! Then, after we finish that, we're going to walk around the town again and when the night comes, we will visit the planetarium!"

Gray sighed, sitting up on the bed.

„Yeah… it looks like you've planned the whole day."

„Is there something wrong, Gray-sama?"

„No. Not at all. I'm just completely tired. We were searching for Wendy yesterday, whole day. She's nowhere to be found."

He looked tired, and worried. Juvia let a long sigh, sitting next to him.

„Gray-sama, I know she's your friend but this is the day which is completely set, only for two of us. Please, don't worry, at least not today."

„But how can't I? I keep thinking I'm to blame for something. We could've stopped her back then, forced her just a little bit more. Now she's who knows where."

„She's a grown up girl. She can take care of herself."

„No. She just looks like a grown up. But she's the same child inside as before."

„You're too cute when you're worried." Juvia whispered, taking his palm. He refused looking her in the eyes, so she took him by the necklace. Steel chain felt cold under her fingers, just like his lips as she kissed him. Gray didn't even respond. He was too absorbed in his worries.

They were walking around the town of Magnolia, in a quiet embrace of somehow rainy morning. Pour was sipping from the clouds in the tiny droplets, making everything around them somehow grey. Juvia took her umbrella, sheltering both of them as they passed by the river, looking at the reflections of buildings shimmering on the sparkling water.

„This day couldn't start better." Gray was sarcastic, looking down at the wet stone macadam.

"I'm sure it will be better, Gray-sama! Look, the sun is already peeking from the clouds!" Juvia tried being optimistic.

And truly, somewhere from the clouds suddenly a bright ray of sunlight appeared.

At the same time, Wendy stood in front of the mirror at her dorm room, Fairy Hills. She was only in her underwear, checking her body. Her neck was still covered in bruises, she was itchy everywhere around and quite frankly, she felt unhappy with herself. Turning around, she checked her stomach but it somehow felt too big, and her breasts looked kind of uneven.

"Gaah! Why am I looking so ugly?!" she asked herself, trying to pick her hair up but it looked even worse, with her neck being bruised like this. Just as she fell on her butt, feeling helpless, Erza came to the room.

"Wendy, what's wrong?"

"E-Erza! Nothing! I'm just fine!" she yelled, hiding her body.

"Your yelling speaks differently."

"Well… I…"

Erza closed the room, putting Wendy's scattered clothes in the closet. Wendy finally found courage to talk about her problems, again.

"I'm not happy with this, Erza! This adult body feels so old. I'm constantly worried something is going to break, nothing seems like it's in the place."

"Ah, you're not satisfied with the way you look like?"

"Maybe…"

"Look, Wendy. At least you're having a chance to turn back to the way you were before. That's more than anybody can. It's not like I understand your need to revert, though." Erza calmly said, measuring her breasts with pride on the face.

"It feels unnatural. Hey, Erza… I've had something I wanted to ask."

Erza gasped, thinking this will be connected to the erotic scene which had happened only few days ago.

"Erza… do you feel regret?"

"What? Why would I?"

"Because… I know how much you care about Jellal. And I've been horribly selfish, making you do all those things."

Erza stood up, opening the window. Slight breeze played with her hair as she sat under the window, with a blank stare.

"I… I know what I've done, Wendy. And it's not your fault. I guess the whole point of this curse of yours is to learn what it means to be an adult, right?"

"Y-yes. Why do you ask?"

"Well… sometimes adults make a wrong decision. And when that happens, there aren't any parents to help us. We're left with ourselves. All my regrets, all my pain… I have to carry it myself, and be my own teacher. So, please, enjoy the time when you're a child. You have only one childhood, Wendy."

"But… you're having your friends, right? You're not carrying your problems by yourself."

"Yes… but I don't want to impose my burdens on any of them. Having sex with you was a choice. I've made it myself – and I have to live with it. That's what being an adult is all about: being responsible for your own choices, and your own mistakes, Wendy. But my biggest regret isn't Jellal. My regret is that I've destroyed your childhood by making you do something like that. Last three days I wasn't able to sleep because of that. Can you forgive me?"

Woman's face was filled with sorrow, and the last word in her sentence had a somehow shaky sound. Her eyes filled up with tears; Erza was on the verge of crying. Seeing the state Erza was in, Wendy knelt down in front of her friend, taking her palm. Their stares locked on as Wendy slowly caressed her palm.

"Erza… I consider you a friend. Usually it would feel wrong to do such thing with the friend, but I'm not having any regrets. You just said that adults are responsible for their own choices. Let me shoulder this burden. Make it my choice."

"But, I've made you do this! I was the one who started this!"

"It doesn't matter! You haven't hurt me! Trust me, Erza."

"Are you sure?" Erza snorted.

"Hundred percent. Erza, I want to admit something."

Wendy slowly said, looking down. Her cheeks faintly blushed.

"Yes?"

"I… I was always in lo-"

Just as Wendy finished her sentence it was interrupted by a loud sound of door being broken down. Both women turned around, and standing above the door there was Cana, furious over all her senses. She was obviously drunk – she reeked like brewery. Her face was all flushed up, and she had most hateful look they have ever seen.

"Erza!" she shrieked.

"Uh-oh." Wendy whispered.

"Cana, what is this all about?" Erza stood up. At the same time, Wendy slowly moved to the opposite side of the room, looking for the opportunity to bolt out.

"I'm going to fucken' kill ya! I swear! I'm going to merrily dance around your freakin' corpse! YOU FUCKEN' BITCH!"

Cana jumped up, grabbing Erza by collar. She wasn't having time to react – Cana slammed her head on the wall a few times, so strong that Erza almost lost her consciousness. Finally regaining composure, red-headed girl pushed Cana away with her foot. But drunken Cana wasn't ready to give up.

"What the hell is wrong with you, Cana?! Explain!"

Erza barely held back against barrage of her kicks and punches, not wanting to hurt her friend.

"You fucken' betrayed me! I hate you!" she screamed, grabbing her again, throwing her on the floor.

"Cana, CALM YOURSELF DOWN!" Erza yelled, exquipping her sword, grabbing Cana by neck. Cana calmed down just enough for Erza to put the blade under her neck. Drunken woman snarled and heaved a groan, but finally stopped attacking. She was still angry, though.

"Move that fucken' sword! Now!"

"I won't! I swear, if you make another step forward I ain't going to hold back anymore!"

Maybe because of the angry stare in her blood covered face, or because of the scary tone of her voice, but Cana finally broke down. She reverted from furious monster to crybaby in a matter of seconds.

"How could you do that to me?! How?! I've trusted you as a friend and then you went and took Wendy, and you knew she was mine! I hate you!"

Erza's stare swiftly became empty. She turned away, but Wendy wasn't here anymore. It looked like she ran away in the middle of their fight.

"She… she did it with you in the end?"

"She said it was her first time! She lied to me! And you fucking used her! You bitch!"

"I never thought she will… I thought I was enough… why, Wendy? Isn't point of your quest simply to learn?" Erza asked, with a shaky voice. Her fingers trembled and she spontaneously exquipped her weapon. Cana shoved her aside.

"I don't care why! We're done being friends, Erza! You know how freakin' possessive I can get! And yet you still haven't said no! You haven't even tried stopping her! Well, it seems you're really a bitch after all. It's always Erza this, Erza that. Erza is the strongest mage in the guild! Erza is the guildmaster! Erza is the most beautiful girl in the Fairy Tail guild! Well, FUCK THAT! Even on the Grand Magic games, when I had one chance to shine it was taken from me, by you! And now, when I finally felt happy that I've met somebody who I feel something for, I learn you've taken that too! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR FUCKING FACE, EVER AGAIN!"

"Cana, calm down! It was all a misunderstanding! You should've said something!"

Cana just turned around, feigning ignorance.

"Oh my, it seems like I've just heard a wall speaking." she said, going out of the room.

Outside of the door, Wendy listened to their conversation. Not even holding her tears back, she felt horrible about destroying their friendship. Focused only on herself, she destroyed something which can never be whole again.

"I'm so sorry, Erza, Cana!" she uttered, running away from the dormitory.