Warning: I'm tired and sleepy. I have to go on a trip since I'm taking my education somewhere far. Let's just say I'm going home.
GRAMMATICAL AND SPELLING MISTAKES MAY BE PRESENT. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. :)
My Resolution
By Divinecriticizer
It was the usual day at Fairy Tail; idiots showing off, drunkards bathing themselves a whole barrel of 'truth serum' or the combination of the two, screwing their dimwitted selves and the playful beating of their comrades. It was still a mystery how the guild managed to take all the damage while giving the deceiving impression of a compact and dust-free infrastructure.
And there she was, humming happily as she took her time passing through Fairy Tail's ridiculously wide doors. Juvia Lockser strolled in the direction of a certain white-haired mage who was working as a barmaid.
"Oh. Good morning Juvia." Mirajane greeted casually, a familiar, soothing smile carved in her lips.
"Good morning Mira-san." The water witch plumped herself in the nearest chair she spotted. In a closer look, she looked sluggish and unenthusiastic. Putting that aside, she managed to order a lemonade from the barmaid.
"My, my… you don't look too well. Is there something wrong?" Mirajane asked, detecting a sense that it concerned about Juvia's one-sided feelings for a certain exhibitionist. Putting the lemonade a little far from her elbow, Mira pressed the question a little deeper. "Well, how about telling me something about that?" her words were sincere and warm. She made sure to emphasize the last word so it'll leave Juvia the impression that she knew what the inner war she was having.
"Juvia!" The water mage suddenly jerked, sitting erect while calling her own name. Until she went back to her sluggish self, minding her own little world like nothing mattered anymore.
The white-haired mage's smile didn't waver. Her smile was rigid; she was still smiling at the water mage, and at last, the conservative water mage sit erectly, claming her lemonade as she gulped it whole like a desperate man traveling a desert.
"Ah…" The water mage prepared herself in confessing. She didn't know what words are to use and how to start. Still patiently waiting, Mirajane took the opposite seat in Juvia's direction; eager to listen to her heavy and pointless endeavors.
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"Now Mira-san knows it. Thank you, Mira-san. It really made Juvia felt better now that someone listened to her." Her voice was shaking and her eyes were glistening with tears. She quickly wiped it with her hand until she noticed something soft in her eyes' bony socket. It was Mirajane's handkerchief wiping her tears and preventing them to flow to her cheeks. "Now, now…" she smiled, still wiping off Juvia's eyes as well as the tears threatening to flow down. "We do not count the times we get hurt because of loving," she paused, and continued "…nor the time we have to wait." Mira stopped wiping the water mage's cheeks; her smile was getting wider and warmer and it made Juvia's heart skip a beat. "Because loving is voluntary, not a responsibility, right?" Juvia raised her head, her eyes shrinked, obviously surprised.
"But," She defended, lowering her head and she continued to speak. "…it hurts." that was the time she raised her head again and showed Mirajane the sweetest smile she could muster.
Meanwhile, Gray Fullbuster made his way to the counter, joining Juvia and Mirajane having the 'moment'. Juvia sensed him approaching, pulled herself together as she wiped her face with her own handkerchief.
"Oh, Gray." The white-haired barmaid greeted, wearing the familiar smile that Fairy Tail memorized a long time ago. "We're taking this mission." He showed her a paper fresh from the request board. It printed the words:
Let's Go Monster Hunting!
We are currently in need of someone who can save us from the Vulcans. They destroy the rare herbal medicines we hardly planted and cultivated. Please do something to make them stop!
Thank you very much!
Reward: 450,000 J
On the other hand, Juvia was focused in her lemonade and only in her lemonade. She did not even bother to steal a glance to the man she really loves. It was better not to see Gray-san as well. She thought. And just about she was about to leave, a familiar, low voice came to her ear. "Juvia, you okay?"
Gray Fullbuster.
"Um, Juvia is very much fine." She lied with a smile plastered on her pretty little face. She was facing him entirely, and after a second or two, she bid her farewell to both mages in the bar counter.
The day became a week until Fairy Tail's ultimate team came back from their job. Natsu, Lucy and Gray looked exhausted and wrecked. On the other hand, Erza and Happy seemed unscathed. They brought with them a bag of handy medicine, a souvenir from the last job they went to. Everyone casually greeted them, still…
Beers were flying.
Tables were dancing.
People were beating the crap out of others.
"Everyone." Erza began, inhaling as if taking the chance to gather the air she needed for she might never take pauses in talking. Everyone stopped. This was Erza. Erza was dangerous. They zipped their mouths and halted their jovial gestures. No more beer was flying, not even the tables were dancing.
"Who told you to stop?" The reequipping mage herself raised a wooden mug of beer, initiating to continue the glee inside the guild.
"Mira-san!" Juvia approached the barmaid, showing her a request paper freshly torn from the request board.
"Juvia will go to this mission." She informed her, receiving a smile from the Weekly Sorcerer's model.
Sea Monster, No Longer!
We are troubled that our fishing business is declining rapidly because of a sea monster dwelling in our seas. It was cultured in a laboratory by an unknown scientist and accidentally let it escape from its true habitat. Please slay the monster for our ease.
Thank you very much!
Reward: 130,000 J
Mirajane puffed her right cheek. "Is there something wrong, Mira-san?" Mirajane released the air suspended in her cheek, smiling again with the familiar toothy beam. "You're not going to the mission alone. You need somebody whose magic is compatible to yours."
"Eh? But Gajeel-san's magic is not compatible to Juvia's." she protested, but not in the verge of yelling nor whining. It was a simple protest, tactful, but a bit immature.
"Mira, a caramel bun." Gray ordered, followed by Lucy's "A lemonade, Mira-san." The blonde smiled at the water mage, turning her full body to Juvia. "Ehh… you're going to a mission alone?" Lucy inspected the request, finding the context's thought a tough one. "She's not allowed to go without a partner." Mirajane butted in, holding the tray of food to the counter. "I told her not to go unless she finds one." She added, looking at Juvia whose cheeks were puffed like a kid losing her precious candy.
"Mira, what person does the request call for huh?" Gray said, munching his way to the caramel land. "Someone compatible with water." She replied, obviously referring to him. "I fink I men do da…" he replied, biting like a civilized person. "Juvia, that okay?" Gray turned to her, their eyes met and the stupid girl averted her eyes quickly. "U-um…" she started to squirm, still had her eyes lowered. "It's water so Juvia can manage it." she defended her stand.
"Gray, you'll do it right?" she patted his shoulder, obviously counting on him.
"Sure."
"Um…" she cannot waver but her voice was failing her. "Um, Juvia remembered there was a job she wanted to do so..." she smiled, a stiff smile to elaborate.
"Eh... I thought this is the job you want." Mirajane defended, eager to want put Juvia and Gray together.
"Um... Mira-san, Gray-san just-" to hell with 'san.' he thought, he felt his chest sting, like it was stabbed by an invisible dagger. Nevertheless, she heard her continue. "...team so probably they will rest as well." Juvia defended, determined to keep her mind and pride standing. Her resolve was clear: Never bother Gray ever again. That includes chasing, the horrible suffix, the tricks to get his attention and the list just went on and on.
"But I don't mind. I want to do it too." He said.
She snapped.
"I'm gonna pass. If you want it that bad, do it yourself." Juvia said, never used first person to address herself, she's serious. Her sudden change of attitude surprised Gray, he didn't dare to talk back.
And everyone turned to their sight.
And eerie, suffocating atmosphere filled the bar...
And wild murmurs and whispers occupied the silence...
But Juvia continued to do her this and that.
"G-Gray... you actually want to do it with Juvia?"
"This guy really wanted to get laid after all!"
"Juvia's effort paid off!"
"Way to go Juvia! Gray!"
"Well she has above normal assests and her magic's compatible with him so..."
And he got what the PEOPLE meant.
"Juvia that's not what I mean-"
"Juvia doesn't even want to think of Gray-san like that. Juvia will just pack her things and we'll go defeat the monster, Gray-san. We'll make everything quick." she stopped to her this and that. She was smiling, and her sweet smile was creepy, thought the appearance was sweet, one can distinguish the sinister to every muscle she moved to attain that smile. Her voice sent chills to the bones of the almighty Fairy Tail's guild members. The next thing they knew was...
She left.
Dang, my chest stings. The ice Mage thought.
FIN
There you go! This chapter isn't soooo you know... but anywayssss... there. I'm planning to take everything smoothly. from Boring to something like cookies! Okaaay! I'm halfway finished to it's third chappie and it's the mission, the hotel room, a single bed and those kinds of fluff. I'm not scoring some lemon by the way. maybe when I like to. but maybe never. Boooooof. there there.
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