Chapter 2 is finally done! Phew! Gray is one tough cookie to narrate, let me tell you! But of course Juvia is easy for me because I admin her on a facebook page and she is also my favorite character! :) If anyone would like to know which page I admin on, feel free to message me!

P.S. This story does NOT follow the original story line by Hiro Mashima. All credit for characters goes to Hiro Mashima!

Chapter 2: Day 1: The Start of a Challenge

The next morning Juvia walked into the guild hall. She was expecting to Gray already there, but when she got inside and looked around, Gray wasn't there. Juvia looked out the window and made a heavy sigh. It was raining outside and she was worried that Gray would think that is was her fault that it was pouring outside. Even though she wanted to see her beloved, she waited patiently for his arrival.

It seemed like a slow day in Fairy Tail. The guild hall was practically empty, and whoever was around looked either bored or gloomy.

While looking around, Juvia spotted Natsu in the corner. He was alone for the first time in a while. Juvia wondered where Lucy was. Ever since Natsu brought her around the guild, Lucy hasn't left his side. With curiosity, Juvia walked over to where he was sitting.

"Where is Lucy-san?" Juvia asked.

Natsu's heat shot up and looked at Juvia with an evil glare. She stepped back a little so she could avoid any attack that might come.

"I don't know and I don't care." Natsu yelled, trying to stay calm. Juvia was shock at Natsu's sudden outburst. She never saw him act so angry before.

Juvia backed away from the rosy haired boy. She really didn't want to get into whatever was getting him angry. So she just went back to her seat and stared out the window.

After an hour, Gray walked into the guild hall. The sky was now clear and there were more people in the guild than this morning. He checked around for a place to sit and his eyes immediately went to a table by the window.

He walked closer and took a good look at the girl sitting at the table, her head resting in her arms on the table. Her eyes closed and breathing softly.

Gray stood there looking her for a few minutes, watching her sleep soundly. He couldn't help but make a small smile come to his lips as he sat at the other end of the table. Juvia looked to peaceful when she was sleeping. If only she was this calm all the time. Gray said, still smiling at the sleeping Juvia across from him.

"…..Gray-sama…." He heard Juvia mumble in her sleep. This made Gray blush.

"You will fall in love in seven days!" This time, it was Veronica's voice flooding his thoughts. Without thinking about consequences, Gray stood up with a loud demeanor. This cause the table to shake slightly, and Juvia woke-up. She looked up from the table and stared at Gray, her eyes still drowsy from her previous.

"Good morning, Gray-sama." Juvia said in a sleepy voice while rubbing her eyes.

Gray was flustered. He was actually flustered! The whole time he was sitting there, looking at the sleeping Juvia, his mind was filled with nothing but her. What the hell was that?! He asked himself. Veronica's words were getting to him. Without saying anything, he walked away as fast as her could.

Juvia was suddenly aware of her surroundings. She looked around quickly at her surroundings.

"Juvia could have sworn that Gray-sama was just here." Juvia said, looking for Gray in confusion. Was Juvia dreaming? She asked herself.

Juvia turned her head towards the window. The sun was shining brightly. It gave off a warm glow that could make anyone smile. Releasing a small sigh, Juvia picked herself up from her seat and walked towards the guild's doors. When she opened the door, she was hit with a warm summer breeze. It was hard to believe that it was raining earlier with such beautiful weather like this.

While getting adjusted to the outside light, Juvia spotted Gray leaned up against the side of the building. Her heart started to thump in her chest. "Gray-sama!" She cried out while running over to where he was standing. Gray looked over to where Juvia was and stood up straight.

"How are you today?" Juvia asked. She was excited and happy that Gray was finally here.

"I'm fine." Gray said after a moment. He turned away from Juvia slightly so he didn't have to look at her puppy-like, smiling face.

Out of the corner of his eye, Gray spotted someone walk around the corner, their robes fluttering with the motion.

"I have to do something." Gray said to Juvia as he walked away from the now bewildered girl.

Juvia stood there as Gray walked away and rounded the corner. She couldn't help but want to know what he was up to, but she knew that he would be mad if she was eavesdropping. All she could do was stand there and watch as the one she loved moved out of eyesight.

As soon as Gray made it around the corner, he spotted Veronica standing at the entrance of the woods. He walked over to her quickly, trying not to trip over any rocks or tree stumps that threatened to block his path. When the two were only a few feet away from each other, Veronica brought her fingers to her lips and gave him a sly smile.

"She's pretty cute." Veronica said cheekily.

"Why are you following me?" Gray asked annoyed. Veronica stood there, cocking her head like she didn't know what he was talking about. A few moments past and nothing was said so Veronica decided to speak.

"You can't expect me to not know the progress between you and her, can you?" She asked in an innocent manner.

"What progress? Nothing will happen between me and…" Gray trailed off before saying Juvia's name.

"And?" Veronica asked, curious with what he was going to say. When she knew for a fact that Gray wasn't going to answer her, she started to talk in his place. "Look, you can believe me or not, but I know it's gonna happen."

"How do you know that?" Gray asked, thinking that she was crazy.

Veronica looked at Gray with big, teary eyes, her hands folded in front of her chest. She looked up, her eyes twinkling, and said, "It's written in the stars!" Gray stood there, thinking less and less of the black haired girl. "What's wrong?" Veronica asked.

"You are a mystery, you know that?" He said, shaking his head from side to side.

"And what's that supposed to mean?!" She said, springing back and point an angry finger in his direction. "I am normal!"

"Ok, ok!" Gray said, trying to calm her down. After the scene, Veronica started to giggle playfully. Gray couldn't help but smile as well. This moment lasted for a few moments until Gray noticed that Veronica wasn't staring at him, she was staring past him. Her face looked dumbfounded.

When Gray looked behind him, to where Veronica was looking, he spotted a flash of curly, blue hair. He only spotted it for a moment, but then it disappeared behind the wall.

Well that's the end of that chapter. Now onto writing the next! ;) Until then!