Sorry for the wait, but thank you for waiting! Here you go, Lyon lovers! It is in a third-person point of view (narrator) due to the fact that it is difficult to get Lyon's point of view with such a small amount of seeing his personality.
Also, this a completely different story from Ending A and has nothing to do with it. Please enjoy!
** I ALSO RECOMMENDED READING THIS WHILE LISTENING TO -TORADORA! OST: LOST MY PIECES- AND HAVE IT ON REPEAT! Not to make you cry but... it was the song I listened to while creating this... OMG... but please enjoy! I love you all my reviewers and I just want to thank you! Because of you, it gave me lost of inspiration!
It was quite a winter night that evening, despite it being spring. It was a full moon, the luminescene filled the absence of the Sun. The dormitory of the women of Fairy Tail, Fairy Hills, was just barely in sight, right at the entrance to the gate to be exact. It was so cold, the breath of a non-Ice Mage could be clearly shown... and with a heated body, it almost seemed like a cloud escaping from the lips.
"Juvia, are you okay?" a man's voice, Lyon's, had a sound of that like a person that gives so much care. Noticing the slight shivers of the Water Mage, he took off his fur coat (nothing he was not use to) and placed it over Juvia's shoulders, reminiscent of their first encounter. However, this time, Juvia held onto it. Gray was no where to defend her from his rival.
"Juvia is fine, Lyon-kun," another cloud of her breath was released as she spoke.
"It is quite a cold night. Get inside before you catch a cold," Lyon suddenly turned and walked slowly away. He had his hands in his pockets and kept a cool persona, but in his thoughts, he felt like he had achieved victory.
Juvia seemed like she had been shot by an arrow. Is this her change of heart? Looking up at the sky, she sees a lone grey cloud floating slowly. Then, walking towards the door to the lobby of Fairy Hills.
The next morning seemed so serene. The night before, the girls of Fairy Tail actually didn't bother Juvia about her 'walk' with Lyon yesterday. A soft smile was shining across Juvia's face as she couldn't help but be in a good mood. She felt strange, but in a good kind.
Feeling like she hasn't been on a job recently, she decided to find a simple job. Looking at all the different fliers, she quickly scanned through all the available ones. After a few minutes of going through which she prefers doing, she grabbed two, one in each hand.
Before she could decided between the two she narrowed her choices from, a familiar old-man's voice called out for her.
"Juvia!"
"Huh? Oh, Master," Juvia posted the flier she had on her left and back on the request board. After quickly doing that, she turned her head down to give her tiny Master her attention.
"Listen, Juvia...," he said with a scrunchy elderly voice. "Do not get mad at you're old Master... but..."
Pause.
"I lost a bet to an old, ugly, demon granny..."
"Master Ooba-Basaama?"
"Ehhhh?" Makarov had his eyes widened. "You know her?"
"Ahh... J-Juvia visited Lamia Scale a few times...," Juvia wiped the back of her head. She tried keeping a happy composture to try and prevent Master from getting angry for her going to a rival's guild. Though, Gramps seemed more shocked than upset.
"A-Anyways...," he coughed. "The Masters and I had a little card, gambling yesterday..."
"Gambling?"
"SHH! Es-Especially do N-NOT t-tell Er-Erza or Mi-M-Mira...," Master stammered in her ear, using Titan to raise his height to her level. However, his attempt at keeping voices down actually turned around a few heads inside the guild. "Promise me, Juvia!"
"J-Juvia promises...," she had her right hand up to indicating that she is not lying.
"Thank you...," he calmed down and returned to his normal size. "Anyways... we all had a bet that the loser would have to have one of their members do a favor to the winner... Lucky Bob and Goldmine didn't have to be part of this... but..."
"What did she want?"
"Well, she's been wanting to have a pool and hot springs installed at her guild HQ...," Master quickly started waving his hands in front of him. "I-I j-just needed a Water Mage an-and I can only trust you Juvia! Please d-do think that the wrong way-"
"No, no...," Juvia, realizing that she was still holding a job request form, placed the flier back on the board. "Juvia would like to do it for Master. Juvia needed to go to Lamia Scale again anyways, I have to return Lyon-kun's coat."
"Eh? Really? Are you sure?"
Juvia nodded with a big smile. She bowed to her Master and excused herself to grab some things at Fairy Hills. After leaving the building, a woman with the soul of a demon came to the request board where Master and Juvia had just been.
"Mira, what are you doing?" a knightly clad Erza walked up to her former rival. "Master was acting weird, what do you think that was about? It seemed suspicious.. but I know Master wouldn't have any bad intentions or anything..."
"Forget about that for a second, Erza. Look at this!"
Shoving a piece of paper at Erza, it was the last request form that Juvia had been holding the longest. It had a few bends and wrinkles on it from a strong grip.
It read 'Wanted: Dynamic Ice Mage' in big bolded letters across the page.
"And then... LOOK. AT. THIS!" Holding up another flier that Juvia previously held. But before Mirajane could say another word out of her mouth, Erza grabbed the job request, crumbled it in her hands into a little ball, and threw it at Mira's forehead.
"Don't fuss over Juvia's love life, Mira."
"You don't have to be so mean Erza!" Mirajane whined holding her forehead and giving the scarlet-haired woman the ( 3 ).
Erza left to go armor shopping and Mira, being the meddler that she is, uncrumbled the piece of paper that had been abandoned on the floor.
"Mira-nee, what is this?" Lisanna, suddenly coming from her big sister's shoulder, read the wrinkled up piece of paper. "Wanted: Tour guides with high knowledge of Phantom Lord? EH?"
"Shhh...," Mirajane sushed her sister. "Some historians are using Phantom Lord's former HQ as a museum sort of type to teach people about disbanded guilds."
"What does this mean?"
"Remember? Juvia and Gray first met there! I was watching her, she had this held in her hand, but she placed it back."
"And...," Lisanna sounded more impatient rather than curious.
"That other flier she held was looking for a Dynamic Ice Mage and Juvia held onto that one the longest! That means that she rather move onto Lyon than remember a moment she had with Gray a long time ago! Do you know what this means?"
"Mira-nee... you're scaring me," Lisanna had a sweat drop behind her forehead. She held her hands in front of her body from the overly dramatic Mira. "You're perceptiveness is creepy."
"Hmph, that just means that I'm right."
"Don't sound like you're proud!"
"I'm sorry idiot Makarov sent you here Juvia...," Ooba-Basaama took a sip of her tea. Juvia had finished helping get the water running for the hot springs and pool and the Lamia Scale master had treated her to tea. "Honestly, I didn't expect to see you again."
"Well, Juvia is the only pure Water Mage in Fairy Tail."
"I did not know that, but I do enjoy your company."
Granny Ooba-Basaama had always had a calm demeanor around Juvia Lockser even the guild had noticed. For some reason, the aura around her went from a nagging, old lady to a sweet, gentle Grandma figure. In all honesty, Ooba-Basaama sees Juvia like she had seen the daughter she had lost from Deliora.
"They have the same beautiful, sweet eyes," the aging Master always thought.
"Lyon really likes you Juvia," she suddenly said without a sense of regret.
Juvia didn't respond, but she didn't reject the notion at all. She finished sipping her French tea and set it down on the coffee table where they were sitting at.
"May I ask you advice?"
That pronoun again... I.
"Of course, dear."
"I- Juvia's certain that Master Ooba-Basaama is very beautiful... and you have experience with love... so... Juvia is wondering..."
"Child, love is very complicated, especially when you are very young. Often, you could be blinded by it as well. Take my granddaughter for example."
"Sherry-san?"
"Yes. She had always been head over heels for that Lyon," she giggled under her breath just thinking about it. "But, she is now with that lover boy, Ren."
" Yeah..."
"Even though I detest that he is from a rivaling guild, he does make her happy. Sherry always wanted to be loved, but she didn't receive that from the person she did love. Having that feeling, it does make you quite lonely, doesn't it?" she sighed remembering how lonely she was before.
"I guess you're right but...," Juvia paused for a moment to feel that her heart had just been beating at an accelerated pace, almost like adrenaline. "Gray-sama... he had always been the one that... made Juvia feel like she wasn't as lonely as she thought. When seeing him for the first time, I... Juvia saw the sky for the first time. All those clouds faded away and Juvia felt warm... nothing cold came out anymore. And now... Gray-sama return those feelings! But... I can't forget Lyon-kin... my head is full of clouds and I feel like I can't reach the sky anymore."
Grandma Ooba-Basaama couldn't make any words come out of her. The confession that Juvia poured out was so much for her to handle. Holding her fingers to her eyelids, she tried so hard not to let anything escape her eyes.
"Juvia dear, I am sorry, but... I just remembered that I have a meeting soon," she is lying. "I will always be here if you need to talk again."
Forcing a smile, but a sincere one, Granny said goodbye with Fairy Tail's Water Mage.
"Why didn't you tell me you were leaving?"
"I am a fully matured grown woman! I am taking my children and leaving this awful place!"
"Awful? This is your home! I had been taking care of you ever since you were born and ever since your kids were born!"
"I have the freedom to choose my home and it is with my husband! You cannot keep treating me like a child, especially when I have to take care of my own! Goodbye and goodnight!"
The door slams. A young woman, long flowing magenta hair is swaying in the snowy wind. With one arm, she holds a baby wrapped in many layers of blankets to keep her warm from the winter. In her other hand, it held a small daughter's young hand. Neither of them knew what was happening, but they felt the tension inside that home. They were only told by their mother, that they were going to be with their father.
But what they left behind was a grieving mother, falling to her knees in pure agony. Who would have ever known that a daughter would leave her mother in such a way and for such a reason. The last sight of her only daughter and grandchildren was from an argument. The deep blue eyes of her pride and joy was filled with anger. Perhaps, she could not stop her daughter from leaving her, it was inevitable. Her son-in-law had been gone for a job for years and her daughter finally found out where he is staying at. For the sake of love, she left her mother and went in pursuit of her husband.
All a mother could ask for is to part on a well note with her daughter, but what broke her was the news.
"Y-You're lying to me!" The woman, now growing a few grey hairs, held close two sleeping children. Though, she made sure that she covered their ears to prevent them from reawakening from her screaming. "Where is she? She has to be here!"
"Everyone has been accounted for, ma'am. I am sorry, if she is not here, then..."
Without another argument to happen, she left the hospital. Inside were survivors of the recent demon attack, only the survivors and no one else. She had lost her daughter without mending the crack that was between their relationship. If she had kept her from going, would she she still have her precious alive?
Finding an old picture, Ooba-Basaama sees a family photo. Herself, her daughter, and her two grandchildren. The only way that she can see the sweet eyes of her daughter, but now... she can also see those eyes in Juvia Lockser.
"Please do not end up like my daughter, Juvia...," she prayed and wept out all her emotions.
Walking, taking her time, Juvia was returning back to Magnolia Town. It was close to sunset, but time was going awfully was not in today, which may or may not have disappointed Juvia. However, she felt like she wanted to see him. Of course, she had to return his coat, but realized that she was still holding it. She could have left it there for another guild member to return it for her but...
"Juvia."
Looking up, the first thing she sees is spiky graish-bluish hair.
"I heard that you were in town, so I quickly came to see you."
"I-Juvia wants to return this," she awkwardly shoves the neatly folded coat close to Lyon's face. It disrupted his sight and all he could see was fur poking his eyes. He frowned seeing Juvia run past him. He felt like he did something wrong, or was it something else that is bothering Juvia?
It had been a few months since that certain situation between the love triangle. In fact, that was the last time he had seen Gray as well even if Lyon had visited Fairy Tail many times. Feeling a sudden drop in temperature, Lyon look up to see clouds forming in. They were heavily grey, but... no rain was falling. There was definitely moisture in the air, but nothing of liquid water sort.
Juvia couldn't have tears fall no matter how sad she felt. Her heart felt numb and heavy as she covered her face in her pillow. Looking through her window, she noticed the clouds as well, but not the rain. She really didn't want to rain to appear again, but the clouds weren't helping.
Her thoughts are so confused and she is killing herself with mounts of questions. For some reason, she couldn't figure out why she is feeling like this now. Was it because of her conversation with Ooba-Basaama? Juvia couldn't even make out why she is not crying, but she does know that she is not feeling sad about Lyon... but was it Gray that is clouding her head?
"Oh yeah...," she muffled in her pillow and stared at the portrait she had of Gray framed on her wall. "Gray-sama hasn't talked to Juvia in awhile... Juvia hasn't even seen him."
She heard knocking on her door, but Juvia didn't feel like speaking or moving for that matter. Manipulating her water body, she opened the door with her Water Magic... what laziness that brings to a woman in a puzzling situation.
"Hey."
"Lyon-kun?"
He let himself in and sat on the side of the bed with Juvia laying tummy down behind him. She buried her face in her pillow and didn't ask him anything about why he is here. She was actually use to it always being Lyon instead of Gray. Out of instinct, Lyon placed a hand on Juvia's bare head. It surprised Juvia, but it also made her feel warm inside. Just a simple gesture filled her heart with comfort.
"Gray really misses you."
"Ehh?" Juvia shot up from her position and looked at the back of Lyon's face. She was even more shocked at Lyon's comment. Saying something like that about his rival in love, Juvia couldn't even imagine saying that to Lucy, her so-called rival in love, about Gray. She placed her hand on his shoulder. "Why is Lyon-kun saying this?"
"It's okay Juvia, don't worry about me," he brushed off Juvia's hand. Though, she placed it back on his shoulder, but this time, he forced it off. "I'll go talk to Gray now."
He got up from his position and walked out of Juvia's room. Juvia couldn't say a single world, not even able to making a single sound. She stayed on her bed without moving much of body in any motion. After a few minutes, she got herself together and tried running after Lyon.
"Lyon-kun?" she said in an extremely quiet voice. Lyon Bastia was no where in sight and he had just told her that he will make Juvia be with Gray, but... she felt water drop on her hand. "Rain?"
She looked up at the clouds, they were still grey, but... there was no rain. Nothing was falling from the sky at all. Looking back at her hand, it wasn't her imagination. There is definitely water droplets right below her right index finger. She saw more water dropping on her hand again.
"Oh...," she said to herself.
They were tears.
Running toward the tall gate of Fairy Hills, she looked left and right, then left again. She looked like she was frantically looking for someone. But there was no soul in sight. She fell to her knees and allowed her tears to fall to the ground. This is the first time she has cried without having the clouds cry along with her.
If Lyon is giving up, then she could be with Gray. But, Lyon would be alone and will be left to love another person he could definitely be happy with. Lyon with another girl, and not Juvia. Why is Lyon giving up on Juvia? That question is appearing more in her head than any of the others she asked herself before.
"Ju-... I don't want Lyon-kun to go...," she was actually shocked at what she just said out loud. Words from her head? No... Juvia knows that what she just said, was from the heart. "I want to be with Lyon."
'Lyon' ... she kept repeating his name in her head as she ran towards Gray's home. As she is rushing her feet to move, she left behind small drops of tears.
"You're... kidding, right?"
"No, I'm not."
"I don't believe you."
"Then believe me when you have her in your arms without me there to try and take her away."
"This doesn't make sense, Lyon! Why? You're the type that always wants to surpass-"
"This is different! This is Juvia we're talking about..." Lyon clenched his fists and didn't dare to look at Gray again. "She loves you dearly."
There was a moment of silence between the two Ice Mages. Neither of them had unconsciously stripped themselves since that fateful day which was quite out of character for both of them. Also, neither of them could say a word to what Lyon had decided to do.
"Juvia is unable to decide between us, and it is wrong of me to hog her... doesn't seem fair to me," Lyon said to break the awkward silence in the room.
Gray was looking out his window from the second floor of his apartment. Noticing blocks away is a small blue dot. It was Juvia's wavy hair, without her signature big curls. She seemed like she had been a mess and he watched her running toward the building. Looking closely, she didn't seem in joy to be able to be with Gray. She was still crying and looked as if she is chasing after somebody, someone that isn't Gray. As she was getting closer and closer, Gray sees her trip.
"Lyon... get out."
He had a questioning look, but didn't ask Gray why the sudden command. Though, he complied anyway. Before walking down to lobby of the apartment complex, Lyon wanted to say one last thing to his junior.
"Gray, put you're clothes back on."
"AHH!"
He left with a chuckle, and he continue to laugh softly to himself until he was outside. He opened his eyes from the previous laughing session and noticed Juvia, with a few scrapes on her cheeks. It was hard to tell between small scraps and blush, but she had both. She didn't mind the pain at all that she fell face first on the stone path.
"Idiot, what are you doing here?"
Juvia cried even more hearing Lyon's voice again. She was crying of happiness. Happy, that she was glad that the last meeting she had with Lyon wasn't the last. She let herself fall into Lyon's arms and she held him tightly. Lyon, shocked but really, really happy, returned the embrace. He peeked one eye open to see how the rain still hasn't fallen even though he could feel that Juvia is crying so much right now.
"Please... don't leave me," she choked on her tears.
Not wanting to mention Gray, he answered her by holding onto her tighter. He will not let her go. Gray allowed Juvia to see the light, but Lyon allowed her to be truly free from the rain. Juvia is able to cry without having the rain with her, without her sadness to join in on her emotions.
Even more so, the clouds slowly began leaving the skies of Magnolia and came in a different shade of clouds. It wasn't completely white, but more of like grayish-blue.
Gray, watching the entire scene, accepted this and was happy with it. He realize that he couldn't make Juvia as happy as Lyon could easily do. He let out small tears to let out the pain of losing Juvia, but he was okay."
"Hh... WHERE IS MY.. hh... PANTS?" Gray hic'd, wiping his tears and he coped with his loss.
Able to hear Gray's shouting, Juvia and Lyon laughed together and left hand in hand. "Let's get you some band-aids."
"Stop making fun of Juvia!"
She felt something warm out of the blue. She peeked open her eyes and noticed the closed eyes of Lyon. She closed her eyes again and held onto his hand even tighter, and Lyon's hand perspired more. His kiss was warm and love was channeled throughout Juvia's body and she couldn't help but feel like smiling despite having her lips occupied by the person she loves.
Err... significantly shorter than Ending A... sorry! Probably because I didn't include Team Gray or Lyon gags in this one... Thank you for reading and thank you for the reviewing!