Hey Dark Gothic Lolita here!

So not even a break Lolita?! Updating twice on the same story?!

Well of course! I have the chapter ready, I might as well! You guys have been kept long enough on this story, might as well give it to you all instead of making you all suffer lol. I'm not a meanie...kind of teehee.

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L is for liar

"Juvia doesn't understand why Natsu has to lie to Juvia when she's already got you all figured out. Natsu-san is a typical guy who doesn't want to admit to his feelings. Juvia will never understand why guys are so ashamed to openly admit their feelings. Hmm, well, Juvia can't generalise it to all men, Lyon was very vocal about his and now Alzack is married with a family of his own."

Natsu sighed with an annoyed expression on his face. Juvia smiled, knowing fully well that she was annoying the hell out of the dragon slayer. The rest of his team had gone off on a job while he had been forced to run an errand for the master. Now he was stuck with Juvia until they got back.

"I don't even know what you're talking about. I was barely listening."

Oh, that was another lie in itself and Juvia knew that as well, but she didn't say a word. Instead, she just sat on the counter next to where his head was laid and she swung her legs childishly. She knew how to push Gajeel's buttons, so she figured that Natsu could very well be the same and it looked like he was. She knew exactly how to piss him off.

"Yes Natsu-san is. Juvia is trying to help you out."

"I don't need your help, I know exactly what I'm doing," he mumbled into his arm. She really wasn't going to let this go, was she? He knew that he should have run away when he heard Gajeel whispering to her that she should go and bother the Salamander. That was a warning in itself, so why didn't he take to it? He was so stupid sometimes.

"Hmm, is that what you tell yourself every night before Natsu-san goes to bed? Okay, if you don't need help, then why is it that whenever we have our sleepovers, Lucy is always complaining about how she feels Natsu-san is going to make his move and ask her out, but he never does?"

Natsu's head shot up so fast, Juvia whistled at his ability to not get whiplash from that. She grinned inwardly when she realised that she got him right where she got him. Yes, Lucy liked Natsu and Natsu liked her, but he was keeping it inside of him. Well no more, Juvia was going to play matchmaker because she was bored and she wanted Natsu to get the girl he deserved. Natsu had done so much for the guild and feared nothing, except love. Well no more.

"Really? She says that?"

"All the time."

She watched as he went silent and it looked like he was thinking about something. Juvia raised an eyebrow as she patiently waited for him to say something else about that. This was really eating him up inside, wasn't it?

"But...I'm scared."

Juvia was taken aback as she remained silent, still kicking her legs. What the hell was he afraid of? She didn't question him any further because it looked like he was going to talk anyway. Juvia smiled, happy that she could be a shoulder for someone to 'cry' on.

"Everyone I've ever loved leaves me eventually. Igneel, he left when I was a kid. Lisanna died and I know she's back and all, she was still gone for two years. I don't want to lose Lucy in any way. I've never loved someone like this before. Lisanna was more like a sister, but Lucy...I want to be by her side forever, y'know?"

Juvia did know and she nodded her head. "Natsu knows of Juvia's background already, correct?"

He shook his head and Juvia sighed. "Juvia was never loved. Never. She spent her time in an orphanage where they hated her because she took the rain everywhere she went. In Phantom Lord, they used Juvia for her strong use of magic. They didn't care about Juvia, they just wanted her to cause destruction everywhere. Then Juvia started dating Bora. He only wanted to sleep with Juvia, not love her. Then she met Gray-sama and the rest of Fairy Tail. The whole time, Juvia never gave up that one day she will find love and here she is. Juvia is in a great guild and Gray-sama is finally her boyfriend. Juvia never took Natsu-san as the sort to give up."

His eyes widened when he realised that she was right. "So why is Natsu-san giving up now? Things are different, you're stronger and everyone else is stronger. Fairy Tail won't go down without a fight!"

She stuck her finger and thumb out in the air, the sign of Fairy Tail. She grinned at him and he grinned back, mimicking her hand movements. "You know what? You're right!"

"Juvia always is, people just never know that."

He shook his head with a smile on his face at her cockiness. "I'll tell Lucy how I feel as soon as she comes back. No hiding it anymore!"

"Good! Because Natsu is a terrible liar and it would do you some good if you stopped lying because the whole guild can see through Natsu's lies."

So how was that chapter? As you all know (and hopefully remember) this isn't just oneshots based on pure love, but also love like a friend, or brother and sister. I used this oneshot to capture that as well as give a few Nalu fans a break. I mean Lucy isn't in it, but it's clearly implied Nalu right? Right!

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