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Chapter 6: What She Doesn't Understand Is..

The next day, Juvia just sat at a chair by the bar and did nothing. She didn't have much close friends in the Guild. She has always spent her time stalking Gray around the guild so now, she doesn't have anything to do. She didn't feel like following him anymore. The other mages understood why Juvia behaved that way because of what happened at the Resort. She just sat there, drinking juice.

"Juvia-chan! Don't you have plans for today?" Mira asked as she served her another glass.

"Juvia doesn't think so.. She doesn't know what to do.. Juvia always follows Gray before.." She sipped on her orange juice.

"Hmm.. Well, why don't you go on a job?" She suggested.

"Okay." She finished her drink, smiled then went to look at the job Board.

She stood there with both her hands at her back as she thought carefully on what to pick. First, she thought of the reward. Then about how hard the mission is. There a lot to choose from. As she browsed the board, something caught her attention.

"Hm? 100, 000 jewels? Hmm.." She smiled as she looked at the reward. She looked up and saw what the job was. It was infiltrating a group of bandits' base and save a girl named Zumi. juvia looked at the paper and thought about getting the job.

"Hmm.. Infiltrating? Juvia could do that.." She thought. Suddenly, Gray walked by her side and looked at that job too.

"Infiltrating and saving some girl for 100,000 that sounds too easy! I'm gonna go on this job!" He said. Juvia looked annoyed.

"J-juvia is first to get that job!" She told him. He shifted his head towards her and smirked. He held her left shoulder then smiled.

"Then, let's go on this job together!" He said.

"J-juvia doesn't need-"

"Juvia, go on this job with me. You wanna go right?" He said.

"O-okay.." She approved. Gray went to the bar and showed Mira the job post. He told her that he'll be going on a job with Juvia.

"We'll leave first thing in the morning!" he told Juvia then left the guild. Juvia was puzzled.

Why did Gray want to go on a job with her? As soon as Gray left, She decided to grab some lunch. She went to a small restaurant to eat there. After eating, she strolled around town on her own. She really had nothing to do. She spent her days stalking for Gray so she didn't know what to do during her spare time. Just after sunset, she went to another restaurant to buy her dinner. She took the food back to fairy hills so she could eat them later. When she went home, she looked at her Gray-sama doll and carried it by its hands.

"Why did Gray-sama want to go on a job with Juvia?" She asked the doll and returned it to its proper place.

Then she thought, she wanted to make a new doll. This time, a Lyon-san doll. She totally forgot about preparing for the job and made a new plush doll instead. She gathered her materials and sat in front of her desk all night to make the doll. She didn't notice, she stayed up all night until 4 am. When she finished, she raised the doll and smiled at it.

"Ahh! Juvia is finally finished! Juvia will eat dinner and take a shower before she plays with her dolls!" She put her Lyon-san doll on the desk and stretched her arms. She ate her dinner then went to take a bath. She did feel a little exhausted, having no sleep yet. She didn't notice the time. After taking a bath, she dressed up and tied her hair in to cute pigtails.

"Juvia has another doll! Juvia will play with her dolls!" She ran to her bed and grabbed her Gray-sama doll. She played with them, pretending that they are fighting for Juvia.

"Juvia is very beautiful! Gray likes Juviaa!" She grabbed her Gray doll.

"What!? Lyon likes Juvia! And don't copy the way she talks!" She grabbed her Lyon doll with her right hand.

"Konoyaro! Juvia is mine!" She shook Gray

"Yada! Juvia deserves someone like me!" She shook Lyon.

"Eh?!

"Wanna go!?" She joined the heads of the two dolls.

*eeeek.

"Eh?" She stopped at the moment with her hands still joining the two dolls like they were fighting and bobbed her head towards the door's direction.

"Um... What are you doing Juvia?" Someone suddenly entered her room.

"G-gray-sama?!" She was frightened.

"Uh.. Are those-?" He pointed at the dolls. She looked down then immediately hid them behind her back.

"um.. Never mind that! Why is Gray so early?" Her voice was shaky.

"Huh? It's 6 am. What's so early about that?" He scratched his head.

"s-six!? J-juvia hasn't slept yet!" She was surprised.

"Wha!? Okay, okay.. Get some rest. We'll just leave after lunch. Okay?" He sighed.

"O-okay.. Juvia is sorry.." She said.

"See you later at the guild 'kay?" He waved goodbye then left.

Juvia hit her forehead lightly of embarrassment then lied down on her bed. She drifted to sleep immediately. When she woke up, she took a bath and got ready for the mission. She ate at a restaurant then headed to the guild to meet up with Gray.

"Gray-sama!" she waved as she walked towards him by the bar.

"Yosh. Ready?" He smiled.

"Yes. Juvia is sorry again for this morning.." She said.

Gray looked at her and smiled. It made her blush. She still can't believe that he's acting like this to her. He was never like that before. They started walking together to the train station. Their job was to infiltrate some bandits' base and save a girl named Zumi. There wasn't anything that stated something about who she was anyway. After a few hours in the train, they finally reached Balsam village to talk to the person who requested the job. They went to a big house near the forest. They stopped in front of it.

"Are you the mages who accepted the job?" An old man opened the door slightly and put his head out.

"Yes. We are from fairy tail." Gray answered.

"Come in! Come in!" He smiled widely and opened the door, showing the inside of the mansion. There was an elegant fountain at the middle. The old man guided them to the living room, where a man and a woman were sitting on the couch, with their arms hooked to each other's.

"Sir, they are the mages from Fairy Tail who accepted the job." The old man bowed. The woman stood up, raising her hands to her mouth.

"Thank you for accepting the job! Please do sit down." She smiled with teary eyes.

"So, what happened to Zumi?" Juvia asked.

"She was kidnapped by bandits. She is our daughter, Jizumi. Just a few days ago, we received a call from the bandits who took her away. They were asking for money in exchange for her freedom." The man explained.

"Did you give them money?" Gray asked.

"Yes. They asked for 50, 000 jewels at first."

"At first?" Juvia asked.

"Yes. They demanded for 50, 000 jewels when they first called. When we gave them the money, they refused to let our poor Zumi free. And then they called once again, asking for more jewels. But now, we refuse to give them what they ask for because they wouldn't let her free." He explained.

"Right. We'll do our best to bring her back. May we see a picture of your daughter?" Gray asked.

The woman nodded as response then took a picture frame with the three of them in the picture. Her hair was long and straight and had a light brown color and she had blue eyes. As soon as they saw the picture, they stood up and said good bye. They decided to stay for the night and leave the next morning. They went to an inn.

"Two rooms please." He said.

"Um, we are very sorry sir. But we only have one room left." The girl said.

"One room? Hmm.. Juvia?" He called. She stood next to Gray.

"Yes?"

"They only have one room left.. Is it okay for you?" He said.

"J-juvia will share a room w-with Gray-sama? Only t-the two of u-us!?" She was blushing.

"Y-yeah.. If you put it that way.." He scratched his head and grinned.

"Um.. O-okay.. We don't have a choice right?" She smiled. They took their key to the room and grabbed their bags. They looked around the room. It had one bed and one couch.

"Okay. I'll sleep here." He sat at the couch and made himself comfortable.

"R-right.. Juvia is sorry.." She mumbled.

"Sorry? Why?" He asked.

"Juvia shouldn't have come with Gray. And because of Juvia, Gray will sleep on the couch.." She said. Gray stood up and slowly walked towards her. When he got closer, Juvia was starting to feel nervous.

"U-um.." She slowly stepped backwards until she found herself leaning on the wall. Gray continued to walk towards her. He stopped in front of her then pinned her to the wall. Juvia's heart was beating fast. She was blushing so hard and her hands were shaky. She gripped the sides of her skirt tight so she could stop shaking.

"Juvia.." His voice was deep. His head was down and he had a handsome smirk on his face. He looked and sounded so seductive as he mentioned her name. He rested his hands up to his elbows on the wall which made him move closer to Juvia. She was very very nervous.

"G-gray-sama? Wha-?" She said,

"I want to go on this job with you, Juvia. Well, if you don't want me to sleep on the couch.. Do you want me to sleep on the bed with you?" His voice was still the same. The words themselves could make Juvia just melt and burst out. But with his sexy voice? Juvia would freak out! She was speechless. their Eyes were locked to each other's, not taking them of even for a second.

"What do you think? I'd be happy to sleep beside you.. But if you don't want to, I'm fine with the couch." He said. Juvia pushed Gray slightly away from her. He stepped back and stood up properly.

"Wh-why is Gray acting like this? Juvia doesn't understand!" She said.

"Juvia, why don't you understand? Do you really want me to say It out loud for you?" He smirked the sat on the couch's arm.

"Y-yes.." She said.

"Hmph. Okay. The only reason why I'm like this... Is because.. I.." He stopped then went in front of Juvia again.

"I like you..." He whispered in her ear.

"ch-ch-j-wh-g-" She couldn't make up words to say. Her mind just bursted out by hearing his three words. As she was muttering stuff, Gray suddenly cupped her cheeks then kissed her lips. Juvia's eyes were wide open. She couldn't process everything that was happening just now. Everything was happening way too fast. After a few seconds, she slowly closed her eyes as Gray kissed her. When they ended their kiss, Juvia was still speechless and Gray was smiling at her.

"Do you understand now, Juvia?" He smirked.