Huh, not feeling much love here… Oh well, for those of you who are still enjoying this please read and review, and enjoy it. I hope you guys like this chapter better than the last one, it didn't seem to be popular I wonder if it was the lack of open Gruvia? Well this is from Juvia's PoV so it should be more pleasing, but at the same time theres not as much of a fight, more of a Juvia centric development chapter.
This chapter was a little hard to write for some reason, it took me longer than it normally does to write. I am not even sure I am completely satisfied with the chapter -_- well tell me what you guys think was this chapter good or too slow?
Also, do you guys know any songs that seem to fit the mood of Juvia and Gray? It would be really helpful since out of all the songs on my computer only a couple are love songs… I don't mind in English or Japanese but I prefer Japanese.
Juvia walked out of the shop with a sigh. Once again no sight, smell or sound of Gray's presence in the town she was in.
Juvia was in a small town on the other side of the forest near the warehouse that Gray had supposedly lured team Natsu into, but he was nowhere to be seen. There had been reports of someone seeing a man in the forest however. Juvia was determined to find him, even if the cost was sacrifice.
Juvia no longer cared about what she had to do in order to achieve her goal. She simply wanted to be with Gray and bring him back to the guild, if she had to kill to do so she would. Loneliness washed over her as she felt, not for the first time, the pangs of both Gray's absence and the lack of her guild mates. Even if she had abandoned them she missed them so much…
Juvia misses people… This was just like before she had first joined Phantom Lord, she had no one who wanted to be around her. It was amazing that the rain that used to haunt her didn't come back, but she didn't question it for long. Gray-sama… Where are you?
She looked over and saw a couple walking on the other side of the path. They were whispering to each other angrily and Juvia could tell that the two were having problems. Then suddenly one of them shieked.
"YOU WENT OUT WITH MY SISTER? HOW IS THAT A HONEST MISTAKE!" screamed the woman, glaring at the man as she slapped him across the face. Her auburn hair shone like flames and she didn't appear all that unpleasant to look at… But this guy was cheating on her?
"It ain't my fault you two are twins Lisa." The man shoved her away, the woman fumed and Juvia could have sworn she saw steam rising out of her ears and from her hair.
"My name is not Lisa, I am Megan," Megan said sourly.
This man isn't faithful to this woman… This is not love at all. Juvia watched the exchange with revelation. She had always been so devoted to Gray she forgot about what it was like when love didn't go all the way to the heart. The water girl's memories flashed up again, a dark blue haired man, clearly a player. The man had been called Bora and Juvia had thought he had loved her at the time. However she was clearly shown the error of her ways when he abruptly broke up with her, all because of the rain she didn't even want.
The man just snorted and ditched the red haired mage. He left her there with an astonished and betrayed expression. "By the way Megan, I think that its much better banging your sister than you. I think I will go enjoy her instead, she did rather say she preferred me than you."
Juvia looked closer and observed Megan. She was wearing a simple yellow-white sundress, a pretty sapphire necklace sparkled in contrast to the red of her hair and Juvia thought of how sad it was that this man had so cruelly ditched her for her own relative.
Juvia moved towards the girl and gently placed a hand on her shoulder reassuringly. The girl looked up at Juvia and shivered a bit at the contact and Juvia's hand quickly retreated. Megan stared at Juvia and realized how much she needed this stranger's comfort.
"That man is not very worthy of you, if he cannot be loyal to you to the very death then he is not worthy of any woman." Megan's eyes widened at the statement and only looked down slightly as tears continued to fall from her eyes.
"Really? You think so? Me and him had been going out for a couple years now, I had thought that he had loved me… But when I found him kissing my sister Lisa I realized that he didn't care about me at all," Megan explained softly.
"Juvia loves her Gray-sama very much, and will die for him. Juvia also knows he will do the same for her," Juvia stated confidently. Megan just looked at her in surprise and looked at the small watch she has.
"Juvia is it? Could you please come over to my house, I don't want to stay in here but right now… I don't think I could take being alone…" Megan's soft words persuaded the hurried water mage. Juvia had wanted to hurry and depart for the forest to find Gray but she decided that this woman needed help, she could always stay for an hour or two.
Juvia nodded and followed the auburn haired woman. They took a small path through the town till they came upon a small gray stone cottage. When they opened the door she saw a small quant room, it was nothing special and it was obvious that there was more upstairs but Megan took Juvia to her couch and sat down softly, she had stopped crying but otherwise still seemed down.
Are you a mage?" asked Magen, Juvia nodded and Magen looked a bit happier. "I always wanted to be a mage, I have been practicing some magic but without someone training me I haven't been much good so I haven't really used it in awhile… I had hoped to settle down with him…"
"Juvia and her love are both mages, we are from F-" The water mage broke off. Were they really still apart of Fairy Tail? Gray had left and Juvia had followed him but their guild marks were still there. Technically they still were a part of the guild but would they still count themselves as family? "We are mages."
Magen appeared confused for a moment but just shrugged and continued babbling. "I use ring magic, I am not very strong or good at it though. I can do a few things and that's about it." Magen looked downcast for a moment then just stared back at Juvia determinedly. "Can I come with you please? To get better at my magic and get away from this town?"
Juvia was shocked to say the least, this woman had just been through a breakup, invited a complete stranger into her house, and asked to go with this stranger. How desperate was this woman?
"Please, I just want to get away from this town, it will just be for a little while and I can't do it on my own because I am not powerful enough!" Magen pleaded with a desperate gleam in her eyes. This woman was heartbroken and Juvia instantly thought of Bora, she had loved first too and had hoped that someone had accepted her. Though it wasn't as if that turned out well right?
"Juvia is not just traveling; Juvia is searching for her love who is missing. Juvia will not stop till her beloved is back," Juvia stated adamantly. Her fists were clenched and she stared back with the determination building up inside of her.
"I can help you… Please? It's the only way I can escape this place and I promise that I will depart after we reach a town or two that I feel I can stay in, I will try and help you find your love." Megan gestured for Juvia to follow her and Juvia complied. The auburn haired mage brought Juvia a couple boxes, when they were opened Juvia could see the glimmer of gold and the different emblems of different kinds of rings.
Juvia watched the rings admirably and felt slightly impressed by the display. Some of the rings she had were pretty rare too. If she hardly leaves the village then how does she get these? Some of these Loke had mentioned only are located in distant places.
"How… How did you find some of these?"
"Oh, I have my sources." The ring mage giggled lightly. She didn't reveal the whole reason though. Juvia felt curiosity bubble up and urge her to press the issue, but ignored it instead. "It will only be temporary I promise you, I just need someone to travel with to get away from my sister and my ex." Her eyes were pleading and the blunette sighed.
"Okay…"
Magen cheered and tried to hug Juvia. However she ended up going through Juvia's water body entirely as Juvia didn't solidify herself.
"Um… Ouch?" Came the muffled sound of the lady on the ground. Magen quickly started laughing and pushed herself up and Juvia gave her an amused smile.
Magen told Juvia that she would start packing and dashed up the stairs mumbling gleefully. Juvia sighed. Juvia was hoping she could just hurry and find Gray-sama on her own… Looks like that is out of the picture, hopefully the ring mage can help Juvia find her love and maybe Magen can find something new to love as well.
Juvia walked over to the window and peered out of it, seeing the sun start to go down. There went the day of searching through the forest and finding Gray. The combined walk to Magen's cottage and the discussion had taken up more time than the water mage had thought.
Juvia waited silently as the red haired mage moved around upstairs, packing. When Magen was finally done she came down the stairs with a small body bag slung over her shoulder. Magen was wearing a black T-shirt and a pair of jeans, rings of different types decorated her pale fingers and she had a excited grin on her face.
Juvia watched Magen questioningly. "Juvia thought we were staying here for the night and leaving tomorrow?" The ring mage shook her head.
"I want to get out of this place as soon as possible, I know the forest, we can go through it just fine and besides I thought you wanted to find his guy of yours as soon as possible." Juvia thought about it for a moment and nodded back. Magen grinned widely, "then let's go!"
Juvia sweat dropped and followed the auburn haired mage out the door. It was slightly cold from the lack of sun and Juvia shivered slightly as the breeze crept in the areas where her skin wasn't protected, she noticed that Magen didn't seem bothered at all and pondered why.
"Juvia is curious, why do you not seem so cold?" Juvia asked Magen. The girl glanced at Juvia and waved a hand in the air, revealing a small gold ring with a blue and white snowflake signet.
"This ring helps prevent the cold, as long as I use it." Magen explained and lowered her hand. Juvia could tell that Magen's energy was being drained slightly, she appeared slightly more tense as if she wasn't used to the feeling. Is Magen not used to magic? Juvia has had her magic forever, Juvia can handle her magic well. This woman is a weak mage, can she really help Juvia find Gray-sama?
The two walked through the village quickly, one of them determined to leave for the sake of her goal, the other one secretly hoping that they wouldn't encounter any other people. The sun had set by the time they had reached the forest. The moon that was rising had cast silvery moonlight on the forest but it was still really dim.
"We should have brought a better source of light Magen. Juvia can't see well in this darkness." The water mage complained as she squinted her eyes to try to make out the things in front of them.
"Oh well I can fix that." The two stopped and Magen searched through her bag and pulled out a large white cloak. The ring mage put it on and deactivated her cold resistance ring. Magen tapped another ring with a white and yellow sun signet and it emitted a soft yellow light that illuminated the forest.
Juvia and her new friend ventured forward for what must have been another hour before they first spotted signs that someone had been here before. There were imprints in the dirt of boots and the air seemed a little colder then it had before, a few grassy spots seemed frosted over and trees had patches of clear ice on their rough bark.
"Ice? But it has been sunny everywhere around here… Why would it be ice, and its not even winter so the cold is unnatural too…" The statement made Juvia's hopes fly. She felt her heart soar with the excitement and rushed ahead, leaving the other mage behind. Gray-sama.
"Juvia!" Someone shouted in a familiar voice, but Juvia wasn't paying attention to whose voice it was.
Juvia saw a flash of silver in the corner of her eye. The water mage spun around on her heels and looked at spot where she previously saw it. There was nothing there. Over the loud noise of her panting she could hear the object as it crashed through the forest. A large thud and a curse in a familiar voice make Juvia smile.
"Gray-sama!"