Chapter 4: Juvia's Pay Back

The blue haired water mage fluttered her eyes and slowly sat up. She woke up because of the sun rays shining straight on her face. She rubbed her eyes and ran her hands through her hair. She stretched her arms and her legs then stood up. It was about 8 am that time. She went out and saw Lyon watching tv. He still had an apron on him. She smiled then sat beside him.

"oh, ohayo, Juvia!" He patted her head.

"O-ohayo Lyon.." She blushed as he touched her head.

"Are you hungry? I just finished cooking breakfast! It's mushroom soup!" He smiled.

"Okay." Lyon reached out his hand, helping Juvia to stand and let her sit down.

He was a real gentle man. He pulled the chair for juvia, he opens doors for her, brings stuff for her and many more. Juvia liked Lyon's caring attitude. He took two bowls and put soup in them then put it on the table. They were sitting in front of each other as they ate. She took a sip as Lyon was watching her.

"Well?" He said.

"Juvia likes it." She smiled then continued eating.

"Lyon appreciates it!" He joked.

"So, I'm thinking of going to the beach today!" He continued.

"Okay. Juvia will stay here."

"What? No! I meant, I want to go to the beach with you!" He laughed.

"Well, if Lyon insists.. Juvia accepts his offer." They continued eating and finished their soup.

Lyon sat on the couch and let Juvia take a bath. She went out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her body. When Lyon saw her, he blushed. He didn't know what to say. If he should say sorry, compliment her or what. Juvia looked away immediately and walked to her room. Now, it was Lyon's turn to take a bath. Juvia finished packing up a few stuff. Lotion, brush, shades, and Lyon's shirt. She wore her Blue bikini under and wore a pair of shirts and a tank top. She sat at the couch as she waited for Lyon. Soon, Lyon came out of the bathroom, shirtless and had his towel wrapped loosely around his waist.

juvia blushed as she saw Lyon's slightly wet muscular body and his blue Lamia Scale mark on his chest. her lips slightly parted as she looked at his handsome face and his soaking white hair. She didn't realize that she was staring that long. All of a sudden, she shook her head and blinked twice and saw Lyon beside her. she looked down and saw that he was still in his towel.

"L-lyon?!" She squealed.

"Why do you have such a look on your face?" He smirked as he leaned closer to her. Juvia felt Lyon's chilly chest lean against her. Even though it was a bit hot, his body still felt cold. Well, he is an ice mage. She blushed hard.

"J-juvia does not understand Lyon!" She covered her eyes and he laughed.

"Hm, does juvia like seeing Lyon's body?" Juvia was shaking. She felt really nervous and her face was burning. Lyon. took her hands off her eyes and held them gently.

"Juvia, you're face looks like a tomato! Am I that hot for you ?" He joked.

"Juvia does not think th-that way! Lyon is-"

"Right, right. I know. I might act like this at times. Sorry. But no worries. I'm just kidding." He stood up and went back to his room.

Juvia gave a deep sigh and put her hand on her forehead. Her face was really waiting for Lyon, all she thought was seeing Lyon in his towel. She told herself that being shirtless is the same way as that but she didn't understand why she felt like that.

"Let's buy snacks on our way there!" He went out, wearing swimming trunks and a white shirt.

"R-right." She stood up. they left together, walking with their arms hooked on each other as they went to a nearby shop. they bought two sandwiches, two bottles of soft drinks and some chips. soon, they headed to the beach.

They went to a part of the beach that only had a few people. But even so, the Fairy Tail mages still saw them together!

"Look! That's Juvia right? And she's with.. Lyon!" Lucy pointed as she told the girls.

"Ooooh! Are they going out?" Levy said.

"Maybe. Erza said that she wasn't sleeping at their room these past few days.. Because of Gray.." She replied.

"Ne, lu-chan, do you think they are really going out?" She repeated.

"Well, yeah. Just look at them." She smiled.

Meanwhile, Gray was in a distance, leaning on some rock while watching the two people together. He was really out of his mind.

Juvia took of her shirt and her shorts, revealing her blue bikini. She was sitting down on a mat while putting lotion on her arms. Lyon was standing beside her, admiring Juvia's bright blue hair and her slender body. He took of his shirt then sat besides Juvia.

"Eh?" She looked at him as she continued applying lotion on her legs.

"What?" He asked.

"Why is Lyon still here?"

"Is something wrong with that?" He was slightly confused.

"Mm, no. But Lyon can have fun without me. Lyon doesn't have to wait for Juvia to finish." She said.

"Well, what if I want to have fun with you?" He growled and put his arms across juvia, almost seemed like he was on top of her.

"Ch-ch-ch-chotto Matte! J-juvia doesn't like Lyon's behavior!" She blushed and pushed him slightly away. Gray was starting to get mad.

"Did Lyon just try to touch her!? Konoyarou.." He clenched his fist. He loosened his self when he saw Lyon laugh. It was a joke. Ugh.

"Just joking!" he sat beside her again and laughed.

"Hm, need a hand with that?" He pointed at her lotion.

"J-juvia can't reach her back... Can Lyon h-help juvia?" She mumbled.

"Sure! I'd be glad to help.." His voice was on his 'joking' tone again. Juvia blushed.

"Just kidding!" he took the lotion and out some on his hands. He rubbed his hands together, spreading it on his hands then touched Juvia's back. By his touch, juvia felt a tingling sensation that travelled through her whole body. She tried to hide her nervousness that she was feeling the moment his hands touched her back. Her face was red as a tomato and was hot as the sun. Soon, she felt more comfortable with Lyon's touch as he finished applying lotion on to her back.

"eeep! Lu-chan! Look at them!" Levy pointed at Lyon and Juvia as they watched him rub her back.

"Aww. How sweet!" The fairy tail girls giggled as they watch them. While they were enjoying the view, Gray was furious. He couldn't stand what he was seeing so he decided to return to the hotel.

as he made his way to the hotel, he bumped into natsu. He wasn't in the mood to fight that time. He was sad.

"Woi! Konoyaro! You dare to bump me Ice boy?!" He was challenging him. He remained looking down.

"Sorry." Natsu's eyes narrowed. He was in complete shock. Sorry?! How could he say sorry!? He should've punch him in the face by now and fight him. Natsu was worried. He decided to call Erza.

"Th-thanks for helping Juvia.." Her voice was shaky.

"No prob! Now, come on!" He stood up and pulled juvia towards the water.

They splashed water on to each other's face, competing against each other, and many more. They were having fun. Later, they took a brake and had a snack. Not for long, they returned to the water again. By late afternoon, they decided to return and rest.

"Ahh! Today was tiring!" Lyon lied down on the couch.

"Yeah! Juvia had fun with Lyon!" She followed to the couch and rested on his chest. Lyon was surprised by Juvia's action. but he ignored it anyway so Juvia won't feel conscious about it. They laughed together. He slowly put hisarm around Juvia as she was resting on his chest. Silence remained as they rested.

"Ano, Lyon?" She said.

"Yeah?"

"Juvia and the others will leave tomorrow.." She said. He didn't say anything because he didn't want to force Juvia to make decisions.

"Juvia enjoyed her stay here.." She continued. Her words made Lyon smile.

"Well.. What do you want? Will you leave me and end our relationship here, or.. Do you want me to go to Magnolia and continue all this?" He didn't want to directly say 'pretend'.

"Juvia... Juvia wants to continue pretending with Lyon. Gray is not feeling jealous. Juvia wants Gra-" Ouch.. That hurt.

"Okay. I understand.. Well, time for you to go. You should get your stuff back at you room and pack them up. You wouldn't want all your stuff left there, right?" He didn't let juvia finish her words.

he knew that it would just hurt him more. She smiled then went to her real room. Together with Erza. And Gray.. Right when she left, she punched the wall and burst into tears, saying Juvia's name.

"Juvia... Juvia! Why does she love him?! Why does it have to be HIM!? He doesn't deserve him! Juvia.. Juvia deserves to be with me.." He continued punching the wall.

"Maybe.. All this is wrong.. I'm just killing myself slowly.. I should do something.." He mumbled.

Juvia made her way to the elevator, then to their room. She breathed deeply before entering. She slowly opened the door. The first person she saw was Gray.. He was on the couch, staring at the ceiling. She looked at him for a while then went to the bedroom immediately. She saw Erza. And Natsu. She immediately went back and tried to listen to their conversation..

"He was acting so strange.. He just said sorry to me, when he should've fought with me.." Natsu said.

"Hmm.. He probably saw Lyon and Juvia together at the beach this morning." Juvia's eyes narrowed as she heard this. Gray-sama is affected by them?! She felt a little happiness. Since that was all she needed to hear, she entered the room.

"J-juvia!?" They were startled.

"Hi.. Erza.. Natsu.." She showed a faint smile. She proceeded on to her cabinet and grabbed all her stuff. She put them all on the bed and started packing.

"Um, Erza. I'll be going." Natsu left. Things were very strange lately. Because of Gray, Natsu turned gloomy too. You don't see that everyday.

"Juvia, are you all right?" She asked.

"Yes. Juvia is all right. She is happy that she spends time with Lyon." She smiled.

"What happened between you two lately?" She asked.

"Um, Juvia does not want to talk about these things now." She smiled.

"O-okay.." Erza went and packed her things too.

Soon, when Juvia finished, she went out of the bedroom and saw gray sitting.

"Is it true? Lyon and you are.."

"Yes.. Juvia and Lyon are going out. How does Gray feel about it?" She said.

"I Am... To be honest, I feel annoyed. I get irritated when I see you together.." He told her the truth. Juvia's eyes Widened. She felt slightly happy but she shook that happiness away immediately. She wanted to make Gray super jealous. This wasn't enough. She felt that she wanted revenge..

"Juvia?" He waited for an answer or a comment or anything.

"Juvia thinks... That Gray should stay away from Juvia and let her be happy without Gray. J-juvia deserves to be happy. And... Juvia is not happy if she sees Gray." Her voice was shaky.

Gray's eyes narrowed. He felt like he was stabbed. Right in his heart. Juvia walked towards the door as he cried silently. All the pain went back to him. Right when he was starting to change and sort out his feelings for Juvia. She heard him cry. A tear dropped from her eyes then left. She didn't want to act like that to Gray, but every time she remembers what he told her, she just wanted to make him pay. She wiped her eyes that were filled with tears and walked slowly to the elevator.

She was looking down when she entered the elevator, not seeing the people she was with inside it. She looked up and saw Gajeel. He looked shocked. He was shocked because he saw Juvia cry. It wasn't really his thing to comfort people and give advices but he can't help but ask.

"Juvia, why are you crying? Crying is for the weak." He said strongly. But deep inside he feels a little sorry for her. Everyone in the guild knew what had happened between her and Gray and what she has with Lyon.

"Juvia said mean things to Gray.. Juvia didn't mean to hurt him. Juvia just wanted to make Gray feel what Juvia did." She said, wiping off her tears.

"Oh. Like revenge?" He said. She didn't answer.

"Gajeel-kun, how about you and Levy-chan? Do you fight often?" She asked. Gajeel and Levy have gone out for a long time. Just before what happened at the Tenroujima Tree. That's why they were partners in the S-class test.

"W-well, mostly.. But those fights weren't the serious ones.. Just joking around and teasing and stuff.." He rubbed the back of his head with his hand.

"How much do you love Levy-chan?" Gajeel was speechless. He was not used to talking about stuff like that. The elevator reached Juvia's floor. She wanted to talk more so she just pulled Gajeel out.

"I-I don't know! I... I just know that I'm happy when I'm with her! Even though we tease each other a lot.. And don't agree with some stuff.." he scratched his head, still trying to look more of his cool, bad ass character. Juvia laughed. While he was talking, she was thinking about someone..

And that someone was...

Okay, I decided to put a little suspense. Still thinking about who's Juvia is going to end up. Because, if it was Gray, Hmm.. I don't know. The story might be a little short. but if it was Lyon, this might be a little longer! what do you guys want? :)

hope you liked this chapter!