Juvia looked between Gray and the other man, Lyon. How did they know each other? Gray noticed Juvia's confused look on her face and cleared his throat.

" Juvia, this is Lyon, my cousin. Lyon, this is Juvia, my... friend. " he said scratching the back of his head nervously. Juvia only looked down and Lyon looked confused. Why did he hesitate to call her his friend?

Lyon just shook his head and smiled at Juvia. " What a lovely name for a beautiful girl. " He took her hand and kissed it lightly, making her blush furiously.

Gray looked pissed off, clenching his hands into fists. " Anyway, what are you doing here Lyon? "

Lyon raised an eyebrow and signed. " I got a job here. I'm working as a waiter in a bar called Lightning King. "

Gray and Juvia's eyes widened. ' Lightning King? Isn't that the place Cana's friend owned? They had found her there passed out! '

" Is something bothering you Gray? " Lyon crossed his arms. Gray only shook his head.

" No, nothing. " he looked down.

Lyon turned his attention to Juvia and smiled warmly. " You are a beautiful girl, Juvia. I would like to get to know you. Would you like to hang out tonight? " he gave her a charming smile and Juvia couldn't help but blush.

' What should Juvia do? Juvia just met the guy and he's already asking her on a date! '

Juvia blinked and looked down. " Well, I- "

Gray stepped in front of her. " She can't. " he said coldly, surprising both Juvia and Lyon.

" And why not? Are you her boyfriend? " Lyon glared at Gray. Gray glared back.

" No, but- " he was cut off.

" Then it's alright if I take her out on a date. " he smiled warmly at Juvia.

" She has plans for tonight with her friends, right Juvia? " He turned to her, giving her a pleading look. Juvia looked away then looked back at Gray.

She looked at Lyon and said " Yes, it is true. " Gray signed in relief.

" But I'm free tomorrow night. " she smiled at him, making Gray's eyes widen.

Lyon grinned widely. " Great! " They exchanged their phone numbers. Lyon winked at her and turned around, smiling at her over his shoulder. " Until tomorrow! " he said and walked away without giving Gray a goodbye or a wave.

Gray turned to stare at Juvia, who was smiling and looking at her phone. " Juvia, why did you do that? " he asked her softly but he also sounded pissed off. Juvia looked up at him and gave him a cold stare.

" Why? Does it bother Gray? " she turned around and started walking. Gray quickly followed her.

" Of course it bothers me! You don't know my cousin! He's bad news, he went out with other girls and broke their hearts without caring! "

She turned around to stare at Gray and said coldly " Like how Gray broke Juvia's heart? " That made Gray shut up and looked down.

" I-I didn't mean to. Honest, I really like you, Juvia. " he looked at her sadly.

" Then Gray wouldn't have broken Juvia's heart if he didn't say that the kiss meant nothing! Gray's lying, he doesn't like Juvia, he hates her! " she now had tears in her eyes.

Gray just wanted to hug her and tell her it wasn't right. So he tried to hug her. " Juvia... " but she backed away and brushed her tears away.

" Juvia wants to be alone, so don't follow her. " she walked away, leaving Gray sad and crushed.

At the beach:

The Strauss siblings, Loke and Wendy were just packing up their stuff, when Natsu and Lucy walked towards them, hand-in-hand.

" Hey guys, need any help? " Lucy asked. Lisanna shook her head.

" No, don't worry. We're done. Elfman packed the most stuff. " she said smiling.

" Are you going to be alright, Elfman? " Natsu asked.

" A real man doesn't need help! " he said proudly.

Natsu only shook his head. " Okay. "

" It looks like you two had great time together. " Mira said winking at them.

Lucy and Natsu looked confused and Wendy pointed shyly at their intertwined hands. They blushed furiously and pulled back.

" Does this mean you're a couple?! " Lisanna asked excitedly.

They both shook their heads. " No! " they said in unison before looking at each other then looking down, hiding their blushes.

" Lies. " Mira shook her head.

" Anyway. " Natsu cleared his throat. " Where's Erza and Cana? "

" Oh, Cana wasn't feeling well and Erza's staying with her to keep her company. " Loke answered.

" What about Gajeel and Levy? " Lucy asked.

" They're probably still out. I'll call them. " Mira said and dialed Gajeel's phone, after they were done talking, they started walking back to the hotel, they saw Juvia walk faster and towards the hotel.

" Hey, that's Juvia. But where's Gray? " Then they saw Gray walking towards them looking down. Lucy ran towards him.

" Gray what happened? " she asked worridly. Gray only smiled at her but Lucy knew that it was a fake smile.

" Nothing to worry about. "

" But, you don't look so good. " Lucy said looking at his pale face.

Gray only shook his head. " Me and Juvia played a few games and I lost so many times. But I'll be alright. " Behind them, Natsu burst out laughing.

" Are you serious, icy pants? Lost a game to a girl? " The others only shook their heads.

" Hey, you wanna piece of me, fire breath? " Gray glared at his frenemy.

Natsu stopped when he noticed Lucy's glare towards him. She turned back towards Gray and smiled at him.

" If you need anything, just tell me. " She hugged him, behind her, Natsu looked away.

They pulled back and Gray smiled before walking back to the hotel. Lucy turned towards the others and said.

" Let's go everyone. " With that, they walked back to the hotel.

Here's the new chappie, guys! I hope you liked it, please read and review, until next time¬!