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And she thought Lucy was stealing him.

She never imagined Lisanna, of all people, to be her Gray-sama's love interest. She never suspected her as a love rival because she thought she was after Natsu.

But Juvia was so wrong.

'And here is Juvia thinking there's something between us.' Juvia thought bitterly. Rain poured down onto her, soaking her usual get-up and chilling her up as cold wind brushed against her slightly trembling figure. She was currently in the dark alleys of Magnolia, not caring about the world. The storm was obviously created by her sour mood, contrasting the cheery season; spring.

'Why am I jealous anyway?'

"It's not like were together. If Juvia is giving up, Juvia should've done it a long time ago." She said with grief in her voice. She continued her sulking while muttering "Drip, drip, drop."

Any person would've thought she was some sort of lunatic, so she was partially glad that she was alone. But a part of her was wishing someone, anyone, would comfort her.

An image of Gray patting Lisanna on the head infuriates her. It's not like she hates Lisanna, she hates herself for hoping she and Gray would end up together. She then ran, her steps leaving large puddles quake in her every step.

"Juvia!"

Gray was worried, not because Erza would kick his sorry ass when he returns without Juvia, but because he knows Juvia was the one causing this rain. It was very unlikely to have rain storms in spring, so it was obvious he was the one who caused this.

"Juvia!" he screamed, not minding the crowd staring at him. He was shirtless again, rain pelted down on his bare chest. He then noticed some dark clouds on top of an alley.

Then realization hit him. Maybe Juvia was the one hiding in one of those alleys. He then ran, while bumping everyone on his path. He didn't even say sorry, because his mind was occupied with the blue haired mage.

He skidded and turned to a very dark path, not minding the darkness, as he ran with all his might. He then saw Juvia, lying on the ground, unconscious. His heart jumped, and then in an instant, he was by Juvia's side. He turned her body over, noticing her blue hair messy and the hat she always wears was nowhere in sight. He gasped, her pale skin turned even paler and the rosy tint on her cheeks was not visible.

"Juvia, please wake up." Gray pleaded.

He then had butterflies in his stomach once she opened her eyes. Her half-lidded eyes scrutinize every inch of his face.

"Gray-s-sama?" Juvia tried to pry her eyes open, and a blurred image of Gray came to her senses. Was she in heaven? But why is her Gray-sama here?

"Juvia! Are you alright?" Gray asked hesitantly, his fingers slightly twitching as he held her body, scared he might break her fragile form. She looks so different from her usual, cheery self. It was scaring him.

"Juvia's fine." She said forcefully. When she asked for someone to comfort her, she didn't mean Gray. For Pete's sake, he was the one she was avoiding in the first place!

She tried to raise her legs, but it went numb, and she splashed on the puddle. Gray assisted her to stand up, but she refused to get help from him. Why does she avoid him anyway? Maybe she felt betrayed, because he led her to believe there was something between them. She tried to hold the tears away, but they flowed like a broken dam when she tried to stand up. She was glad it was raining, so Gray won't notice her tears.

But Gray noticed this. The tears may not be visible, but her cheeks and her nose turned red. He tried to carry her, but she doesn't want to. He also noticed her limping her way out of the alley. He ran to her direction and quickly carried her. Juvia still protested, her hands flailing around while her pale cheeks turned tomato red. Gray glared at her, not wanting any more complains.

The walk return to the guild was horribly uncomfortable. Juvia was shifting uneasily in Gray's arms, while she fought the urge to nuzzle against his chest while inhaling his scent. If she was her usual self, she would've had the guts to do these things, but her pride right now was a big pain in the ass. She then remembered the walk they had on their first, ahem, date.

Gray was also pondering why Juvia ran away from him. He tried to speak, but his throat was dry, he coughed, while getting confused looks from Juvia. Then he spoke; "Why were you crying?"

Juvia's face turned sour. "Juvia doesn't want to talk about it."

She forced Gray to put her down, and he complied. He stared at her, not quite pleased with her answer.

"Why? Why were you upset? Why are you avoiding me?" Gray asked with sadness laced in his tone.

"Because! You were leading me to believe there's something between us!" Juvia screamed. Gray was perplexed; Juvia never raised her tone on him before. He also noticed she was speaking in first person; she usually does that when she was really serious or upset. She was not facing him right now, her back heaving as she breathed because of her outburst.

"Why is Gray even here? I thought he likes Lisanna-san."

Okay. Gray didn't expect that. She was jealous of Lisanna? But, he was just asking for some advice from her, nothing unusual happening there. But he then reminded himself that this was Juvia he was talking about. He was used to her possessive tendencies in the past, but he didn't expect to know she still had her old habits.

Her back was still facing him, and started to walk away. Gray caught up to her and hugged her from behind, much to Juvia's embarrassment. As for Gray, being embarrass was an understatement.

He was completely calm on the outside, but his feelings went on having a rampage as he held Juvia in his arms. What the hell should he do?

'I didn't even rehearse this!' Gray thought while panicking.

"If Gray-sama is not going to say anything, then let Juvia go."

"IwasaskingforadvicefromLisannaonhowtoconfessmyfee lingstoyou." Gray blurted out while he mentally slapped himself. 'So smooth, Gray.'

"What?" Juvia asked. She did not understand a single thing Gray said.

"I like you." Gray said while holding his breath. He decided to speak short phrases so he won't stutter and embarrass himself further.

Juvia didn't speak. Wha?

"I asked Lisanna on how to tell you my feelings, but then you misunderstood it. There's nothing going on between me and Lisanna. I'm sorry for not telling you earlier." Gray mumbled as he buried his face on her neck, the fur trimmings of her coat tickling his nose.

Juvia shuffled from her position, and she was now facing Gray. "Is that true?"

Gray nodded.

"I like you. No, maybe I'm in love with you. I held back my feelings for you fearing you might be harmed like what happened to my parents, to my mentor. But I failed. I know I'm foolish for being an insensitive asshole to you for the past three years, but I'll change. I'll protect you. And-"

She was really happy with his confession. Not even letting him finish, she then hugged him tight while Gray was having a hard time to breathe. "Juvia, a-air."

"Sorry." She released him immediately. Her pale face tinted with a shade of red. Gray chuckled, while he pulled Juvia in for a kiss.

It was not a kiss on the forehead, or a kiss in the cheeks, but on the lips. Their lips were just brushed against each other, but it was a kiss nonetheless. It may be a simple peck for some people, but to them, fireworks were released as they stayed like that for five seconds. He then released her, and he was obviously red right now, so red it could rival Erza's hair.

"My feelings may not be strong as yours, but we'll get there." He said while carrying her again. This time, Juvia didn't hold back the urge to smell his scent. She rested her head comfortably in his chest, not noticing the sunlight shining on them, the rain now gone, same happened to her bitter mood.

Juvia was happy. She never expected this day to come.

Gray was finally hers.

And he admitted she was his.

And there it is! Okay, to be honest, I'm not sure if the next chapter will be the last chapter, But I'm still searching for ideas for all of the pairings. Probably there'll be some Nalu moments on the next chapter/s and there's a probability of Jelly having an appearance!

So yeah, I hope y'all like this chapter, and the confession, and the 'cheesy' scenes there.

Leave out a review and thanks for reading!