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It belongs to Mashima-sama. I'm just a fan trying to make a story about my OTP!

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Cold air filled the surrounding as Invel Yura and Gray Fullbuster stare daggers to each other. The still falling rain turn into snow in no time and every drop of it covers the ground little by little turning the area into a white battle field. Juvia Lockser yanked the chain around her neck and without Invel's attention towards her it came off easily.

"What should we do now, Gray-sama?"

Gray eyed the blunette seriously. "I just need you to stay alive." That's all he need. For her to stay by his side no matter what happen just like always. He knew he can count on her anytime because they are the best team. He's ice and she's water. Without her he's nothing. For how many times it's been proven that he can do a lot more with her supporting him. She's the part of him that always believes in what he can do no matter what the situation is. Keeping her by his side always make things so much easier.

Determination shines once again in Juvia's eyes. There's nothing she won't do for Gray and if he needs her alive, she'll stay alive no matter what. He's putting his faith on her and she won't fail him. "Juvia will do her best, Gray-sama. Just promise that you will still be there when all of this is over. You must stay alive too."

"If you are so determined to stay together then I can just send both of you in hell." Invel's loathing voice seethed. He is so mad about the fact that these two weaklings broke his spell and defied him. They are going against what was planned and that's such an insult to him. "You dare defy me, now I will let you see what kind of force you dared."

"Sorry to burst your bubble, but I told you before. I'm not the nice kind of guy. I care not about anyone's rules and I'm not your puppet so stop trying to make me do things. Stop trying to make me kill someone important to. That's never gonna happen," Gray retorted. He's no fool. He's aware that the man is formidable but no one can be undefeated. Every individual has weakness and he just need to figure out what is the weakness of the Winter General.

"Try and say that to me when you are completely consumed by the darkness in which your power is coming from, Ice Devil Slayer."

"This darkness is what I'm going to use to end you."

"And he is not the only one you need to face," Juvia butted in. "Juvia's going to make you pain for making her hurt Gray-sama."

"That sounds really threatening coming from someone who just tried to kill herself just to end a fight that was out of her control," Invel sarcastically replied. "Water mage, if you want to stay alive then stay out of this. This is not the kind of battle you can win with that petty power of yours."

"Wh—"

"Don't listen to him," Gray calmly said. "You only need to listen to me, Juvia. Focus on how we can defeat them and not to his goading. I know more than anyone else that you are not weak and you must put that in your mind. To me, you are strong enough to fight by my side."

Juvia smiled and nodded. Gray is right. She must believe to herself and rely on the power that kept her alive all this time. "Hai, Gray-sama!" She is completely aware of the fact that their enemy can freeze her without thinking but that did not stop Juvia from attacking him first. If it's only her, she knew she won't stand a chance but with Gray by her side she can depend on a little hope even how tiny it is.

Just as expected, Invel easily dodged or froze Juvia's water attacks but her actions gave Gray some time to assess the enemy and their chances to win. Aside from his immense magic power, Invel is also fast. From their battle prior to the one Gray had with Juvia, he already knew his ability to form objects from ice for offensive purposes. His ice is too cold that he was able to freeze Natsu and made Gray shiver but if there's one thing Gray knew about the nature of his magic it is the fact that there's always a way to melt it. Even his devil slayer's ice can be melted so there must be a way to melt Invel's winter ice.

Gray snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Juvia's pained cried and when he looks at her she's holding her frozen arm. "Juvia!"

"Juvia can't use her water body. He's going to freeze Juvia."

"Are you okay?"

She just nodded as she tries to change the temperature of her body to turn back her arm. "Don't mind Juvia, Gray-sama. We must think of a way to defeat him."

"There's no way you can defeat me," Invel interjected. "Your water is useless and his ice is a joke compare to my winter."

"Don't be too sure, asshole." Gray is watching Juvia's arm intently. He observed how her arm slowly unfreeze and saw that underneath the ice covering her skin that started to melt was her limb turned into boiling water. It took Juvia sometimes to do that but the change in her temperature melted the ice. An idea formed in Gray's head as he remembered the first time he fought Juvia back when she was still a part of element four. "Let's see if your winter can stand a boiling storm!"

If he wants his plan to work, Gray must trigger Juvia's anger first. He's going to use Invel's plan against him and he only wish for it to work. If it does, that ice bastard will get a dose of his own medicine and there's only one way to provoke Juvia's outburst.

Gray must be the bait.

It's not the best way but that's the only plan he can think of. He only pray that Juvia won't kill him herself if it works.

"Ice Make: Ice Hammer!"

"Don't insult me with your useless creation, devil mage. You can't even put a scratch on me with that child's toy of yours."

Invel released powerful ice creation towards Gray that he simply dodged without using any magical power. He needs to save his strength for later. All he has to do for the mean time is to provoke Invel to seriously attack him and trigger Juvia's emotion. "Don't be too sure, bastard," he shouted dodging the remaining ice attacks. "Ice Make: Arrows!"

Gray's ice arrows were followed by Juvia's water slicer and a new battle feat started and it lasted for long minutes. Neither side were backing down but it looks like even though Gray and Juvia are working together they are being over powered. As much as possible, Gray's trying to minimize his attack and it seems like Invel is starting to be annoyed with it. Even Juvia noticed the lack of strength of his attacks and presumed that he is already running out of magic power.

"Gray-sama, are you okay?" she asked when they landed side by side after dodging one of Invel's attacks. "Are you hurt?" of course he is, he still got the wounds from her earlier attacks but it doesn't look like the reason for his sloppy attacks. "What's going on?"

"I'm just trying t—" his eyes widened when Juvia fell on her knees. "What's wrong Juvia?" he's about to kneel beside her when a harsh blast of freezing air assaulted him. He can feel shiver all over his body but choose to ignore it. It's just cold, he's used to it. He's more worried about Juvia's condition. It seems that she's injured. He knows that most of the time Juvia depends on her water body and being unable to use it at times like this is a disadvantage to her. Good thing that they worked on that matter during the time they trained together, somehow she can still manage but not that much. Just like him, she's wounded and probably tired from the non-stop fighting since the war began. Just a little bit more. He just need to execute his plan the right way.

When Invel's offensive attacks stopped Gray made his move. He assaulted him again with his weaker techniques and as expected it ticks off the winter general. "Stop being foolish," he snarled. "I know you can do better than that. What happened to your arrogance earlier? Are you actually scared to use your dark power now? Are you hesitating to use it because you don't want the darkness within you to consume who you are?"

"I fear nothing of that sort, idiot! Ice Make: Lance!"

On the other side of the frozen battle field Juvia is trying to regain her strength as blood trickle from her side. She wasn't aware of the wound she got from Invel's last attack towards her until she felt herself weakening due to blood lost. It's not the time for her to sit around and just watch as Gray fight against such great foe. It's just a wound, it's nothing compare to all that she'd been through all her life. She must stand and help the man she loves. She will die trying her best to help him.

Activating her second origin one more time, Juvia stood up and joined the fight once more. She has no idea what Gray got in his mind but she'll back him up no matter what it is. There's nothing Juvia will not do for Gray-sama. "Water Claw!" sending torrent of water towards Invel, it gives Gray a chance to back away from another icy gust of wind.

Invel glared at her. "I had enough of you, pest. If your friend here won't take me seriously then I'll make him. I'll shatter you to death!"

She tried to move away. She was sure she tried to dodge but her feet were frozen on the ground as she watched sharp shards of ice rains down on her like raging snow storm and each shard that touches her being turns her skin into ice. She's slowly turning to an ice statue, the coldness biting on every single cell of her body.

"Juvia!"

Gray-sama! She can't watch the fear and panic in his eyes so she shut her own tightly. Juvia is sorry. I'm sorry.

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Sorry for the delay and sorry if I had to cut it here!

Yesterday I had a whole day movie marathon with my cousin so I wasn't able to post this, but here is it and the next part will come shortly. I know I said it was only two shots but I changed my mind.

Chapter 498 English translated version is out and it's so killing me!

Yours Truly,

YoseiNoAme

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Again sorry for the errors.