Chouchou Yosei

Short, but will be your favorite! I'm super excited for this chapter!

By the way, the story will be up on Ao3 in a little bit.

Previously: Just a little bit into the cultural festival, The girls meet Gajeel for the first time. When he asks if Juvia and Gray are dating, it was denied so loudly and quickly, Juvia was hurt. Once he left, Gray took her into the Haunted House. And grabbed her wrist.

Juvia felt electricity shoot up her arm the moment his hand took hold of her wrist. She stared at it, the heat rushing to her cheeks and the slight tug of his strength caused her to lose all words.

"... Ah... It's Gray-san's hand..." Her eyes trailed up to the nape of his neck "If I... Tell him I like him... Will he turn around?"

Something popped out to scare them but she was too focused on Gray to notice. As they reached the end, his grip grew light. Gray's hand fell back to his side, she couldn't move her own. So it stayed near his, as if frozen.

"When we held hands..." Juvia looks down "I could feel, in just an arms reach... Gray's existence..."

"At the fireworks festival... You weren't holding my wrist..." She took a shaky breath.

"How do you feel about me?"

Their hands reconnect, like that time at the festival. Gray pulled her, lightly, to the exit of the Haunted house. Than, she lost her courage. Juvia remembered the boys and how they jumped to conclusions. Their reactions, they scared her. She pulled back and bit her lip, Juvia felt queasy. Her hand gripped her stomach and shirt, and when Gray turned around Juvia gulped nervously.

"I wonder... If anyone will see..." Gray's eyes widened "I don't want to cause trouble for you..."

There was pause, a long one. His hand squeezed hers. "Gray-kun... Is holding tighter than I am..."

"If it's me..." He didn't blush. "You can trouble me..."

Juvia inhaled and looked at Gray, he wasn't smiling or flustered in any way. He looked serious, and only looked at the door. It encouraged her. He was taking this as serious as her, and with that she squeezed her hand back.

"Are you alright?" Gray asked. Juvia nodded, and with that he pulled back the black curtains.

Natsu was the first to see them, and the moment he saw the hand holding, his own intercepted it. He huffed and looked around in worry, making sure no one caught it.

"What are you guys doing!?" He glares at them "don't tell me you two are dating?"

"We're not!" Gray yelled in anger.

"Ah... He denied it loudly again." She looked down "but this time, unlike before I'm not scared."

"Juvia, how was the haunted house with Gray!?" Levy said leaning in

"Talk a little quieter," Lucy laughed.

"Everyone's staring," Natsu lightly pushed the two back in "hurry up and hide!"

Gray stumbled back into the dark with Juvia, he sighed. She walked back to the exit and popped her head out, Natsu jumped.

"Thank you, for everything you've done." She gave him a bright smile and retreated back into the dark.

Gray stared at her, and for a couple seconds it was quiet. Until a group of girls screamed and approached the end. Gray reached forward and pulled Juvia into him by the wrist, for a split second. Her face nuzzled into the crook of his neck, and the overwhelming smell of her made his footing fail. They ended up behind the curtain, Juvia fell kneeling next to Gray. Her hand in between his knees and Gray's behind his back. Juvia pulled away first and settled with her back to him.

"S-sorry," than she noticed the weight on her right hand.

Juvia looked back and saw his tan hand overlapping with hers, all the blood rushed to her face. She mustered up all her courage and shifted her knees back towards him. Juvia felt his eyes on her and slowly she spoke.

"How... Do you feel about me?"

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