Gray got into the guild at around 9:00, surprisingly early for him. The first thing he did was scout the room. The one thing that he was looking for was the one thing that wasn't here. His iconic bluentte stalker was no where in the guild, or at least no where that could see. He figured that there'd be one person who would know where he could find her. The person who was in nearly everyone's business and seemed to always know where everyone was. Mira. He figured it couldn't hurt to ask so he walked over to the bar.
"You're in early, Gray". Mira had her trademark smile on her lips as she spoke.
"Yeah, I have something I need to do..." He didn't have time to elaborate before Mira chimed in.
"What's that? Looking for a job?" Gray shook his head before speaking.
"I'm looking for someone. Have you seen Juvia around lately?" Mira looked up, narrowing her eyes slightly as she thought. Aftre a couple of extraordinarily long moments, the barmaid's eyes shot open wide again and her smile returned.
"She took a job earlier today. She shouldn't be more than two weeks".
"Thanks Mira", his voice trailed off slightly as he walked away from the bar. Two weeks? The ice mage silently confirmed what he just heard. He had to speak to Juvia as soon as possible. He needed to talk to her about last night. To set something straight. Gray sighed a little and slumped down onto a nearby stool. Guess I'll have to wait. His head hit the table as he lost interest in everything around him.
Each day seemed slightly blank, almost like they were devoid of most meaning, as Gray waited for Juvia to return from her job. He had nothing else that he wanted do, the guilt still wieghed on him. He should've just went along with it, not crush her like that. Even to a guy like him, that was cold.
Gray's eyes darted towards the double doors when he heard them start opening. He watched them, silently hoping for Juvia to enter through them. The first thing he saw was blue hair. That was a good sign. He looked a bit further down. The corner of his mouth pulled upwards a bit as he saw Juvia's face. No time to waste. The faster I do this, the better. The ice mage shot off the stool and made his way to Juvia. The rain woman looked straight through him as she continued walking. He couldn't allow that. The bluenette looked onto her left shoulder as she felt a small amount of pressure on it. A hand. Her eyes looked along it. An arm. She followed it back a bit further. Gray. Juvia's mouth twitched a little as she tried to hold back a smile from looking at her Gray-sama.
"Juvia, do you wanna go for ummm... go for dinner tonight?" Gray could tell she wanted to say yes. Her eyes were lit up, her cheeks were slightly pinker than usual and her effort to stop smiling was getting visibly harder. His eyes widened when he listened to her reply.
"Sorry, Gray-sama. Juvia is too tired to go to dinner tonight".
"Juvia, I can always tell when you're lying". Does Gray-sama really pay that much attention to Juvia? Juvia never knew. Her thoughts came to an abrubt end as the ice mage dragged her out of the guild by the arm.
"Juvia, last time we went to dinner, I made a huge mistake". Gray-sama is apologising? To Juvia? Gray-samanever apologises. Gray-sama is only kind to Juvia! Her eyes widened in delight and a smile shot onto her face as her arms wrapped around Gray's bare torso.
"Gray-sama?" Her voice was calm and seemed quiter than usual.
"Yeah, Juvia?"
"Your clothes..." The raven haired mage looked down and exclaimed in surprise. His clothes were indeed gone. He was stood outside the guild, in public, in just his boxers with Juvia clinging onto his waist.