Brighter Days
Disclaimer: Mashima-sensei has all the rights to Gray Fullbuster and Juvia Lockser. Oh, and this little song written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell isn't mine either.
[Setting: Shortly after Ch. 499]
Prompt: Sunrise
You are my sunshine,
Gray's cry was heard from miles away. To Wendy, it was one filled with despair and complete utter loss.
My only sunshine.
Wendy winced at how sad he sounded. Gray has always been calm and collected, and whenever he did have his outbursts, it was short lived. Nor was it ever directed at her anyway. But it was obvious – even to her – that Juvia was different for him, even if Gray doesn't want to acknowledge that himself.
"Gray-san, you look happy. Happier than you used to be," she'd been wanting to tell him after she saw him and Juvia taking down the members of Avatar together. Being with Gray on missions together and seeing him fight as a team and alone, there was a warmer feeling she got from him.
He had looked at her puzzled, "Huh, I've always been happy. What do you mean?"
"I'm glad Juvia's OK and you're both together!"
He'd looked away, embarrassed, "I don't know what you're talking about..."
You make me happy
Even though he denied Juvia had anything to do with it, she remembers that day when Juvia convinced her to take her to Gray. She remembers the gentle look on his face, looking at Juvia and Lucy chatter away in the distance when the battle was over.
When skies are grey.
Something must've happened to Juvia-san…
"Charle,"
Charle nodded, her expression solemn. The exceed must've had a premonition too. The two headed back where they had last seen the ice-mage.
You'll never know dear,
Wendy urged Charle to hurry as they drew closer to where Gray and Juvia's scent were last. Other than traces of ice and snow, there was also blood. Lots of it. With Wendy's acute sense of hearing, Juvia's breaths were faint.
"Hurry, Charle! We might not make it!"
"I'm doing my best!"
How much I love you.
The sight of Juvia scared her. Her clothes were drenched in blood, and her breaths shallow and lighter by the second. She gulped and clenched her fists, readying herself as Charle descended.
Wendy's reminded of what Gray told her once.
"I can't quite explain it…. But she makes my days brighter than it used to be."
It was such a rare moment of Gray opening up to her that as she looks at Juvia now that they're closer to the ground, her resolve strengthens.
Wendy raced towards Juvia once they touched ground. Her heart was beating fast, the water mage doesn't seem to be moving. Yet, she can still hear the water mage's breaths she started calling for the water mage, "Juvia-san! Juvia-san!"
Please don't take
Wendy bent down and began healing her. She spoke to Juvia as she did so, hoping it might bring her back sooner. "Juvia-san! I'm here, please hold on!"
My sunshine away.
As Wendy continued to heal Juvia, the sky dragon slayer gradually heard Juvia's breaths steadier and for much longer. Wendy breathed a sigh of relief, Juvia-san will be OK!
Juvia's eyes fluttered open as she came to. "Mmmn…?"
"Juvia-san! You mustn't get up yet!" whilst she was relieved the water-mage is conscious, her injuries are severe.
"Wendy…" Juvia got up anyway despite her pleas and bowed, "Both of you are Juvia's saviours. Juvia is forever grateful."
Wendy brushed it off, it's what she had to do and what she can do to protect everyone. And for Gray-san. He probably needs Juvia-san more than anyone.
As if reading her thoughts, Juvia started looking around her, "Where's Gray-sama?! Is he all right?"
"He wasn't here when I got here…" before Wendy could finish her sentence though, the water-mage has gotten up, searching the area.
"Juvia-san, you shouldn't overexert yourself!" she runs after the water-mage.
Charle sighed, "Fools, the both of them."
"They just both need each other, Charle," the sky dragon slayer smiled.
A/N: I'm really sorry for how long this took :(
August to September went by like a madhouse at work for me (beginning of school year and all), and I had no brain power to write at all until late September and October.
My real life aside, I tried to write from a different character's perspective here, and it's hard... I don't know if Wendy sounds Wendy at all… I'm not sure where I was going with this prompt, I kind of hinted at it, with Gray's line via Wendy. And eeyyy, bringing' them songfics back, LMAO. Please don't hate me, haha ^^"
As always, how was the drabble? Too short? Just right? Hated it? Loved it? Let me know your thoughts! ^^
