At the beach, everyone was having fun. Wendy, Lisanna, Elfman and Loke were splashing each other and laughing, Natsu, Lucy, Erza and Gajeel were playing

volleyball, it was boys vs. girls, though Natsu and Gajeel were against it at first, but later closed their mouths shut when Erza gave them the If-you-don't-get-along-and-play-as-a-team-I-will-kill-you-both glare, and the boys quietly agreed, not wanting to face the red-head's wrath. Levy and Mira were talking and eating sandwiches, when Levy said she needed to go to the restroom. Mira noticed that Cana was awfully quiet, staring at the sea with her arms wrapped around her legs and her head resting on her arms.

" Cana, are you alright? " Mira asked worriedly and placed a hand on her shoulder, causing the brown-haired girl to jump.

" W-what? " Cana asked wide-eyed. When she saw Mira's worried face, she relaxed and signed.

" It's nothing, just have a lot on my mind. " she stared once again at the sea.

" Is it about Laxus? " Mira asked quietly.

Cana bit her tongue and closed her eyes. She took a deep breath, trying to calm down. " ...yeah. "

" Do you want to talk about it? " the white-haired beauty asked.

Cana signed before looking at Mira. Mira noticed the sad and hurt look on her face.

" Laxus and I knew each other since we were, like, 8 years old. We used to play together, hang out, talk and laugh, it was great, but as we grew up, we started having feelings for each other, it's weird, falling in love with your best friend, but he was so kind, brave, funny, strong and handsome. He once saved me from a bunch of bullies. He was my first kiss and... my first time. " she looked down, hiding her red face as Mira stared at her with wide eyes and jaw dropped. Cana took a deep breath and continued. " We were dating for ,like, 3 years. My dad warned me about him, that he was dangerous and I should stay away from him, but I didn't listen, Laxus was my first love, I didn't want to lose him. But then I noticed that he was disappearing a lot, when we hung out, he would always make up some kind of excuse and leave me. I felt worried, sad, hurt, but mostly angry. So one day, I decided to follow him, I saw him turn a corner and I quietly followed him and hid behind a tree. What I saw made my skin pale and my heart break. " Cana tried to hold back the tears in her eyes. " He was making out with some girl, they were... moaning and ... " Cana couldn't take it anymore, she let her tears fall down her cheeks like a waterfall and Mira hugged her, trying to calm her down. After a few minutes, she pulled back and Cana said " I didn't know what to feel, he lied to me, he said he loved me, I loved him, but he lied to me this whole time, so I ran, I ran as far away as I could. The next day when I saw him, he looked almost dead with bags under his eyes and his eyes red, like he had been crying, he told me everything, why he was doing this behind my back. His mother was in coma and he needed money to help her, since he couldn't get a normal job, he had no choice but to work at a strip club. I didn't know if I should believe him, but I knew I couldn't be with him. We haven't seen each other since then. " Cana finished and looked down. " Now that he's back, I don't know what to do or what to feel. "

Mira could only stare at her, speechless. Her story was so heartbreaking, she didn't know how to react, without saying a word, Mira pulled her into a hug while Cana cried on her shoulder.

After a few minutes, they pulled away and Mira smiled sadly at her, " Cana, I don't know what to say about this, but I want you to know that we're here for you, if Laxus tries to get closer to you, we'll protect you, you're not alone. "

Cana smiled widely. " Thanks Mira. " she looked down for a second before looking at Mira. " Please don't tell anyone, I've only told Erza. "

Mira nodded. " I won't, I promise. "

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Gray was nervous. He wasn't feeling good, it felt like he was going to pass out. How he was going to face Juvia, he had no idea. But he needed to talk to her. He didn't want to lose someone precious to him.

Gray was at the lobby and started walking towards the exit when he stopped, his eyes wide.

Juvia was standing outside the hotel and it looked like she was talking to someone, she had a blush on her cheeks. Gray took a few steps forward and who he saw made his blood boil.

Lyon

He wanted to kill his cousin, to tell him to stay away from Juvia, but when he saw her smiling face and cute blush, his heart broke into million's of pieces.

When he saw Juvia wave at him, she signed, turned around and locked eyes with Gray. Her eyes went wide with shock and fear and before she took a step forward, Gray turned around and ran away. Juvia ran after him.

" Gray, wait! " Gray didn't want to stop, but he felt himself stop, his body wasn't listening to him and felt Juvia's arms wrap themselves around his waist.

" Let me go, Juvia. " Gray pleaded quietly.

" No. " she hugged him tightly from behind.

" You obviously like Lyon, so why are you here and not with him? "

" Juvia canceled the date. "

At this, Gray's eyes widened. When Juvia felt him relax, she pulled away and Gray turned around to look at her.

" You what, but why? " he asked shocked.

Juvia smiled and told him.

Flashback:

Juvia smiled and waved as the man disappeared in the big crowd, she couldn't believe he was here, he told her why he was here and made her promise not to tell anyone, he wanted to surprise her and tell her he wanted to be with her forever. It was so romantic, Juvia was happy for-

" Juvia? " a familiar voice interrupted her thoughts. She turned around and saw Lyon.

" Lyon, hello. " she greeted with a smile.

He smiled at her charmingly. " How have you been? "

" Pretty good, and yourself? "

Lyon shrugged. " Me too. Are you excited for our date tonight? "

Juvia blinked and smiled sadly. " Actually, Lyon, I can't go out with you. "

Lyon's smile faded. " But why? "

Juvia smiled widely and blushed. " I really like someone, who always makes my heart beat fast and I can't forger about him. "

" Is it Gray? " Hearing this, Juvia's blush darkened and she shyly nodded.

When she looked up, she was surprised to see Lyon with a sad smile. " I knew it. I've always been jealous of him. " Juvia blinked in confusion. " He was always the most handsome out of the two of us, even when we were little, girls would stare at him with hearts in their eyes, but Gray simply ignored them. " He signed. " When I saw how he was looking at you, I knew that I couldn't steal his happiness away from him. Even though we don't get along well, I still care about him, he is my cousin and I want him to be happy. " he looked at Juvia. " promise me one thing. Whatever happens, don't ever leave him, you're his first love, I know that he loves you because he deeply cares about you. " Juvia looked at him and smiled widely.

" I promise, because he is my first love as well, and I want to be with him. "

" Thanks Juvia. " Lyon smiled and turned around. He looked over his shoulder at her. " Take care. " then walked away.

Juvia smiled and waved at him.

End of flashback:

Juvia looked up at Gray and saw his face was cherry red, but he also had a big smile on his face.

" Y-you really mean it? " Gray finally said.

Juvia smiled widely and nodded.

" Juvia wants to be with you Gray and no one else. "

Words could not explain how happy he felt, he wanted to shout to the world about how much he loved Juvia.

Gray caressed her red cheek lovingly with his hand and they both leaned in and shared a passionate kiss.

Here's the new chapter, sorry for the long wait, hope you liked it and until next time¬!