Hey Jealousy - A Fairy Tail Fanfic - Chapter 4
Lyon needs little convincing...but Juvia could use some more of her own.
All characters property of Hiro Mashima
Chapter 4 – Lying to Lyon
Juvia Lockser stood in front of the guildhall that contained a handsome, brooding ice make mage inside.
Too bad he wasn't the one she was yearning for.
"Lamia Scale," she thought to herself, looking at the flag over the doorway to the building that was so similar, yet so different from the guildhall Juvia had grown to love. Instead of a cheery orange and gold flag with the Fairy Tail symbol on it, this guild proudly waved their flag of green and silver, complete with an image of a snake maiden in the center. Also, there were no shouts and crashes like the ones usually heard coming from behind the doors of Fairy Tail. Lamia Scale, in fact, was eerily quiet. "Is anybody even home?" she wondered.
Juvia hugged herself, her courage to enter the unfamiliar guild leaving her. The only thing keeping her
from running away in fright were her memories of the words her friends had told her the night before.
"Juvia," Erza said, placing her hands on Juvia's shoulders. "You must go to Lamia Scale and ask Lyon Bastia out on a date!"
"A DATE?" shrieked Juvia, shaking her head, her blue tresses swishing from side to side. "But Juvia doesn't love Lyon-sama, she loves Gray-sama!" Juvia thought a moment then glowered and clamped her hands on top of Erza's. "You are not trying to take Gray-sama away from Juvia are you Erza?!" she hissed.
"No, no," said Erza calmly, freeing her hands from underneath Juvia's with a little more difficulty than she expected. "This plan is to get Gray to admit his feelings for you!"
"Yes," smiled Mirajane. "If Gray sees you out on a date with Lyon, he's sure to get jealous and confess he loves you!"
"But Juvia does not think that's fair to Lyon-sama," said Juvia. "Natsu does not care for Levy and Gajeel does not care for Lucy, but Lyon-sama does care for Juvia."
"All's fair in love and war!" cried Erza raising a sword high in the air.
Lucy dived behind her pillow. "Eh, Erza, where'd you get that sword?"
"Never mind, Lucy," said Erza. "Listen Juvia, I know it may seem harsh, but if you truly love Gray you have to go after him with all you've got!"
"And besides," added Mirajane, sitting up on her sleeping bag. "Why not let Lyon show you a good time? Lyon is a well-respected, successful mage, he certainly would be able to take you out in style! And I'm sure he'd be more than happy that you gave him a chance to show you who he is and what he's about."
"Not to mention he's pretty hot too!" added Levy with a devilish grin.
Lucy tossed the pillow she had been clutching at Levy and chuckled, "Oh Levy-chan, you always do like the bad boys don't you?"
Juvia hugged her pillow to her chest. "Is Lyon-sama a bad guy?"
"No," said Erza, as she used her magic to change her iron sword into a little wooden one that she handed to Plue, who jumped for joy at the gift. "Not any more than you are a bad person even though you used to be part of Phantom Lord. People's pasts shouldn't haunt them the rest of their lives once they have decided to follow the right path."
All girls stood quiet, thinking of how Erza's words also applied to her lost love, Jellal Fernandes.
"Come on Juvia! What happened to the girl who gave me chili soup instead of tea because she thought I was after Gray?" cried Lucy.
"Right!" agreed Levy. "Gajeel once told me that he didn't know why you are so scared to tell Gray how you feel, seeing as how you were one of the strongest mages in Phantom Lord."
"Gaj said that?" asked Juvia, suddenly remembering those years when she had been part of Phantom Lord's strongest team, the "Element Four." She hadn't felt fear then…but then again she hadn't felt much of anything in those days. Gray had made her feel, and turned her life around. She wouldn't give him up for anything!
"Puu-puun!" cried Plue, raising up his teeny sword to Juvia, cheering her on.
"Alright!" said Juvia, hugging her friends. "Juvia will try her best! For Gray-sama!"
"For Gray-sama!" thought Juvia, punching her arms down by her sides. Mustering up as much bravery as she could, the blue-haired girl took a deep breath and walked straight through the doors of Lamia Scale.
Juvia blinked as her eyes accustomed to the low lighting. "This is so different," she thought as she looked around the strange guildhall in wonder. Unlike Fairy Tail, where the furniture was rather plain or in shambles from a recent fight, all she saw in Lamia Scale was exquisitely crafted woodwork. The bar shone from a fresh oiling, while the plates and glasses in the cupboard behind it sparkled in the light. On the walls hung heavy velvet tapestries in rich green and silver, delicately embroidered with the Lamia Scale symbol. Guild members sat together in booths, having actual conversations with each other at an ordinary volume. Everything was orderly, sophisticated…normal.
"It's not cold here like Phantom Lord was, but it's certainly not as warm as Fairy Tail," Juvia thought to herself as she surveyed her surroundings. Not knowing where to start looking for Lyon, she decided to head to the bar to see if the attendant might know where he was when a loud, deep voice boomed across the entire guild hall and echoed against the high ceilings, causing everyone to pause their conversations.
"JUVIA! Is it really you?!"
All Juvia could see was a flash of white before she was crushed in a bear hug so tight that it almost took her breath away.
"Juvia, my darling! It IS you!" exclaimed an elated Lyon. He took her two hands in his own and beamed at her, happiness spread all over his normally serious face. Juvia was startled to see that the look actually became him quite well. As did the stylish clothes he wore. "That he managed to keep wearing," said a traitorous voice in her head.
"Quiet voice! Juvia likes Gray-sama's naked body!" She told herself.
"Lyon-sama's naked body probably looks just as good!" replied the voice.
"QUIET!"
Juvia gulped. "Hel- Hello, Lyon-sama," she stammered.
To Juvia's horror, Lyon put his arm around her waist and turned to the rest of the guild, proudly declaring, "Everyone! Attention, everyone!" The crowd quieted down and looked at the couple. "We have a special treat today," said Lyon with a flourish. "None other than Miss Juvia Lockser of Fairy Tail is here to grace us with her presence!"
The room erupted in cheers and Juvia suddenly found herself surrounded by a crush of admirers.
"Juvia Lockser! Lyon has told us so much about you!"
"You used to be part of the famous Element Four weren't you?"
"Is it true that you were chosen for the Fairy Tail S-class exam?"
"I can't believe you came in third in the Miss Fairy Tail contest, you were robbed!"
"I read all about you in Sorcerer's Weekly! Are you really friends with Gajeel Redfox?!"
"Er, eh, eep!" squeaked Juvia, overwhelmed by all the attention.
"Now, now everyone," said Lyon to the crowd. "No need to get over-excited! Let's let Juvia get comfortable and you can all get a chance to talk to her…later." Lyon slightly growled the last word, causing everyone to immediately rush back to their seats. It was obvious Lyon's word was law here.
"Come now my dear, I will take you to my personal booth where we can talk privately," purred Lyon, placing his hand on the small of Juvia's back and leading her a corner of the guildhall where a large, ornate booth covered in deep blue cushions sat.
Juvia blushed a little at the warm pressure of his fingers on her back, and then blushed more when those very fingers slowly trailed away and were replaced by strong hands that helped her into the booth.
"I hope you like the color of the cushions, I had them made specifically to match the color of your eyes," said Lyon in a voice as velvety as the material covering said cushions.
Juvia didn't think she could blush any more than she already had been, but that statement certainly proved her wrong. "The color is very nice Lyon-sama," she managed to say, but speech soon left her when her host slid himself right next to her in the booth. Juvia clasped her hands in her lap and looked down, trying not to notice how unnervingly close Lyon was.
Lyon gazed at her for a moment, smiling, then seemed to remember himself. "Oh! What a terrible host I am! You must be thirsty! Waiter! One bottle of the guild's finest champagne please!"
As the bartender rushed at top speed to get the bottle of bubbly, Lyon used his magic to create two champagne glasses out of ice. Juvia gasped as she noticed the design, a mixture of rain drops and ocean waves that swirled around the glasses in an intricate pattern. "As though he designed them just for Juvia," she thought.
Lyon poured champagne into the glasses before handing one to her. "For you, my dear," he smiled.
"Thank you," said Juvia bashfully.
"Is there anything else I can do to make you more comfortable my sweet?" asked Lyon, taking a sip from his glass.
Juvia shook her head, too timid to speak.
"Well then, to what do I owe the honor of your presence here today?" he asked, leaning back and stretching his arm out behind her.
"Um, Juvia, uh came here to uh," she began, but froze as Lyon started twirling his fingers in the waves of her long hair.
"Yes?" he said, staring at her lips, his fingers ever so lightly brushing her neck.
Juvia shivered. "Juvia cannot talk when Lyon-sama is doing THAT," she whispered.
"Oh! Sorry!" A blush spread over Lyon's features as he pulled his hand back to his side. "That was too forward of me, I do apologize." He cleared this throat. "Please continue."
"It's now or never!" Juvia thought wildly. She grabbed the champagne glass in front of her and downed the bubbly mixture in one swig, hoping the alcohol would give her enough strength for what she was about to do.
"LyonsamaJuviaisheretoaskyouo utonadate!" she blurted out.
Lyon blinked. "Um, sorry, my ears were too slow to catch your lovely speech. Would you be so kind as to repeat that, my dearest?"
Juvia took in a deep breath, closed her eyes and repeated, "Lyon-sama, Juvia is here to ask you out on a date."
Silence.
"Why has Lyon-sama not answered Juvia?" She thought. "Maybe he doesn't like Juvia after all?" Juvia opened her eyes to peek over at Lyon and gasped.
Lyon sat there, eyes and mouth wide open, face red, staring at Juvia, and as still as a statue. If she didn't know any better, she'd have thought he froze himself with his own ice make magic.
Lyon's mouth moved but no words came out.
Juvia felt embarrassed. Obviously she misread Lyon's signals! He must have changed his mind, otherwise why would he be taking so long to reply?
"Juvia is sorry if she has offended you," she began.
"YES! I mean NO! I mean, oh, Juvia I'M sorry!" Lyon rambled, the words finally coming to him. "I should have been the one to ask YOU on a date! Here I have always prided myself on being a gentleman and I've already let you down!" Lyon smacked himself on the head.
Juvia, relieved, placed her hand on Lyon's arm. "There is no need to apologize, Lyon-sama."
"Yes there is, and I will make it up to you!" Lyon said, pulling her to him and wrapping his arms around her in a tight embrace. "You have made me so happy! Of course I will go on a date with you! In fact, I'm going to show you the best time of your life!"
Juvia was flattered but couldn't help feeling a little bad for Lyon. He did like her after all! Guilt started creeping into her mind at the thought of how he'd feel if he found out this was all just a trick for her to finally catch Gray.
"Shall we go now, my love?" he asked her.
"Er, now?" she stuttered. Juvia didn't think it would happen this fast! "Doesn't Lyon-sama need time to plan?"
"Juvia, my dearest, I need no time to plan. You see I have been planning our life together since the moment I first laid eyes on you!" he gave her slow, spellbinding smile that scrambled her brain and made it hard for her to think of a good response.
"But of course I'm thinking only of myself again," Lyon continued, loosening his hold on her only to lean back in the booth and curl her around his side. "I'm sure you need time to prepare and do all those things girls like to do before a date. Although I must say you look absolutely, perfectly ravishing as you are." Here he gave Juvia an appreciative glance, which caused her to blush yet again and wonder how her face was going to take much more of this.
"But I can wait!" he finished. "I would wait for you until the end of time!"
"Um, thank you Lyon-sama," she replied, not knowing what else to say.
"I hate to let you go," he said after a moment, "but the sooner you go off to freshen up, the sooner we can begin our date. Let me call a carriage for you." With that, Lyon snapped his fingers and in a moment, a dog-faced figure emerged by their side.
"Toby, you remember Juvia of course," said Lyon.
"Juvia! Yes! Nice to see you again! Hope you're liking it here at Lamia Scale!" said Toby, wagging his tail at her.
"Hello, Toby," said Juvia, not sure whether to shake his hand or his tail.
"Toby, Juvia must unfortunately leave us for a moment. Would you please bring my carriage around to take her to her home at Fairy Hills?"
"There is no need, Juvia can walk," she began, then paused. "Wait, how does Lyon-sama know Juvia lives at Fairy Hills?"
Lyon coughed and looked to the side. "I, uh, guessed you lived there since so many other female mages from Fairy Tail live there. Besides, a princess like you should never have to walk!"
Juvia didn't look convinced, but she decided it wasn't worth arguing the point. And the faster she was out of there the better! Lyon was becoming dangerously attractive and she needed to get out of there quick.
After hearing Juvia's quiet, "Okay," Toby ran out of the guild to grab the carriage while Lyon helped Juvia out of his booth. With a possessive arm around her waist, Lyon led her through Lamia Scale as his guildmates shouted their goodbyes to her.
"Awww, leaving already?"
"No fair Lyon, you hogged her the whole time!"
"Come back soon, Juvia!"
Juvia waved shyly at everyone. "Good-bye! Thank you for welcoming Juvia so kindly!"
Lyon guided Juvia into the carriage, then grabbed her hand through the window after closing the door.
"I will pick you up at Fairy Tail in three hours," he said, then kissed her hand. "Until then, good-bye my dearest Juvia."
"Good-bye, Lyon-sama!"
As the carriage moved away, Juvia looked back to see Lyon waving at her, with his free hand placed over his heart.
Juvia sat back, a sinking feeling in her stomach. This day was going to be either the best or worst day of her entire life. Probably both.
A/N - Juvia needs more love.
Also, it made sense to me that Lyon would talk her up to everyone at Lamia Scale. Only the best for him! lol
