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I started high school 4 weeks ago and OMIGOD it's a huge workload!
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Gray chewed the food quickly and finished his bento in a matter of seconds, he cleans and stands up. Natsu looks at him wide-eyed.
"S-so fast!"
And in just 2 minutes Gray and Natsu were out the door leaving the three girls alone on the roof. Levy was the first to speak
"This situation has been continuing for 3 days, including today." she says in between a sip of her juice cartoon "...It cant be helped that there's a competition." Juvia nodded despite feeling sad,
A couple moments of silence passed before the blue haired beauty stood up and walked to the roofs railing, Levy and Lucy watching her. Juvia looked down at the ground and waits, Gray ran through with Natsu beside him. She sees the sweat gathering on his face and watches them stop for a breather.
"Oh. They're really working hard." Levy says walking up behind her, Juvia turned around. The two bluenette's lean up against the railing and watch them "He must really like karate, huh?" Juvia nodded sadly,
"We can only look at them from afar." her nod was slightly delayed "There's only two weeks left until the competition. After it's over, he will return to how he was before."
"before..." She looked down sadly causing a depressed aura surround her,
"Whats wrong, Juvia!?" Levy said shocked
"Ah, she's not happy." The blonde deadpanned.
"Not happy!? GRAY! THAT IDIOT!" Juvia shook her head making Levy calm down instantly "Eh? It's not?" The silent girl starts moving her lips, mouthing her words. Lucy nodded
"I see... She said she's worried if he will return to how he was before" Levy smiled
"Lucy, you're good! It'll be okay, Juvia cause-" Lucy cut in
" 'What if I say something wrong when I try to talk more?' "
"Huh?..."
" 'When we walk past each other in the hallway, it would be nice if we could start a conversation'... For example."
"Juvia..." Levy hugged Juvia and overdramatic tears rolled down her cheeks "I understand you Juvia! Lets practice your conversational skills!"
"Gray-kun is working hard..." a image of Gray running and practicing ran through her head making her nod
"ALRIGHT!" Levy said smiling
Gray turned the nozzle of the sink to turn it off after splashing his face, he straightened up and turned around. He watched as a group of boys gathered at the roof staircase so they can catch Juvia walking back to class. Just then the three girls came down the stairs making the group blush and smile, Natsu grins and turns to gray
"We get to eat with the cute Juvia-chan."
"..." The pinkette rolls his eyes
"Even though it's such a good thing, you talk about a conversation." He sighs and shrugs "This karate idiot. Really? You'll receive punishment from the heavens! Can't you act like a normal guy?" Gray looks over at his friend than back at the idiot boys.
"What's normal? Acting like those boy's?" He says truly curious.
"Well, I guess normal is like that..."
Gray slightly narrows his eyes, scanning the blushing boys as they floundered about Juvia. He than turned his head to the bluenette that had dreamy eyes looking up, spacing out in the almost crowded hallway. Gray's eyes widen at her face, his face goes slightly hot and he looks away knowing he was blushing. Quickly, the raven haired boy splashes his face- hoping to cool it down. Natsu lightly laughs.
"Guess you're just an idiot." The duo walks down the hallway back to the classroom, Gray looking down.
"I don't think I'm that kind of character..."
"Ah, it's Ultear." Natsu says as the said girl walks ahead of them. Hearing her name, she turns around and sees Gray. A moment of silence passes until Ultear gives him a small smile, almost awkward. The raven haired boy looks away and nods, she turns back around and walks briskly away. Meredy following quickly behind.
"Doesn't Ultear seem out of it?" Natsu says looking at her wide-eyed, only for silence.
"Being proactive doesn't work..." Ultear says to herself "Being seductive doesn't work... Do I get nothing for all my hard work? How did Headshake-Chan... Invite Gray-kun to the festival? She only knows how to shake her head..." She looks at Gray from the corner of her eye
"How does... Gray-Kun? How does Gray-Kun feel about her?"
-_-_-Levy's House-_-_-
"What's this?" Lucy says leaning over Juvia's shoulder to see a small kids book "Why a storybook?" The silent girl stares at the cover which has a single apple on the front, its red skin holding a face and limbs.
"Juvia," the said girl looks up "When you are called in class, you have no choice but to answer, right? Let's start from there, getting used to using you'r voice. Try reading." Juvia nods and flips to the first page.
"I am... Apple.. Chan..." She reads.
"Oh, not a bad feeling!" Levy says clapping her hands proudly
"I really care about the naked Carrot-Kun. If I'm not red enough, then I can't see him"
"Juvia, you have to read it out loud,"
"But if he sees how red I am, I'll feel really embarrassed. I am Apple-Chan." Juvia reads in her head, remembering she needs to read out loud she starts too but it comes out mumbled and shaky as her eyes grew watery. Levy looks at her with determination.
But when I finally took out my courage, you were long gone." Small tears dripped down on Juvia's cheek making Levy yelp in surprise.
"What's up with this storybook?" Lucy says a bead of sweat dropping down, Levy brings out a shoujo manga
"Then let's try reading a bit of manga, I recommend this one!" Juvia takes it and flips open to a random page, it just happened to be the confession scene. "Looks like manga is better.."
"Because towards Gray-kun, I've always... Always.. Liked you!"Juvia quickly shuts the book, causing Lucy and Levy to laugh awkwardly
"What's with the altered lines and the tapes?" Lucy questions
"Ah. It's a bit... The difficulty is a bit high, eh?" Levy pulls out a bundle of papers and holds them up "Then let's read some poems!"
"That's enough.." The blonde says tiredly
"Last one! Last one!" The bluenette says determined to get Juvia used to talking, Lucy takes the poems and reads them.
"Who wrote this poem?" Juvia leans over her friends shoulder
"The truth is.. It's mine." Levy says slightly blushing causing Lucy to sigh
"As I lie in my bed,
Your name running through my head.
All I can think of is you
And all that you do.
The way you look at me.
I feel as if I'm in a dream."
Juvia reads the poem causing Levy to blush madly, Lucy holds up the manga.
"Is this influenced from the manga before?" She deadpanned
"It's not! I put a lot of thought into writing that!" The short girl looks down "Actually.. When I was working, I met someone I like." The two friends look at her
"Who? Was he at the shop when we went?" The blonde questioned
"Yeah, you two probably didn't see him though." Levy says blushing slightly, Lucy looks over at Juvia and smiles.
"Let's go check it out next time!" The bookworm quickly refuses the idea
"If he sees Juvia, He might fall in love with her!"
"Whenever we go out, Juvia always has her hat low to cover her face."
"Even so, no no NO!" Levy pushed on
"Why?"
Levy sits on her bed and looks down, her hands getting tangled in the red bed sheets. Her face grows a bit pink. "... Even though we're giving Juvia conversational practice... When you're in front of the person you like, even I.. Can't really talk." Juvia looks at her wide-eyed
"Levy.. You too? Thats unexpected." Lucy says
"If you guys see me like that, I'll be really embarrassed. So please don't come." She says attempting one more time
"All girls in love are like that. I don't really understand though." Lucy looks at the silent girl "Then, Juvia as well. You don't have to be so disappointed when you cant talk to Gray-San, alright? For me, I believe you just need to work in your own pace."
"... Can't talk... With other guys.. Somehow, it's a different feeling." Levy leans in towards the unresponsive girl.
"Juvia?" The girls starts shaking her head catching both girls off guard "But if theres a small change," Juvia flattens out the poem
"As I lay..." Levy rips it out of the bluenette's hand
"IYA! As I expected, It's way to embarrassing!"
"Though it may be small.. I wonder if I can get closer to him." Juvia thought looking up at the dark sky decorated by small lights.
The next day, the usual group gathers on the roof. Gray finishes his bento in record speed and stands up.
"LET'S GO!" He yells at Natsu causing his friend to groan
"Alright!" He says angrily and they leave the roof with a slam. The girls stare at the door.
"And that's the fourth day.."
Gray washed his hands at the fountain and as if on cue a group of boys gathered at the foot of the stairs, watching Juvia walk down. Gray looks at her not even noticing he was blushing and a small smile was on his face. Natsu walks over to him.
"Ah, so tired, so ti-" He sees Gray's face "Hm? What are you smiling about?" The raven haired buy quickly snaps out of his daze and splashes himself with water
"I wasn't smiling!"
"Did.. DID I POSSIBLY BECOME ONE OF THOSE GUY'S!?" Gray thinks loudly, Natsu sees the bluenette
"Oh, its Juvia-Chan, Look!" The boy glances at her "She's looking over here." Juvia stares at Gray with unblinking eyes but he simply looks away blushing. Natsu smiles
"She's so cute." Still no response "Oh, she's gone now."
Giving one last look at her long, almost sparkling blue hair. Gray turns around and walks off, hoping no one can see the slightly blushed face.
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