Chapter 5
Disclaimer~ I do not own Fairy Tail, my ships would have sailed by now.
"Juvia will get rid of the love rival!" Juvia yelled. This lady was nuts...all I did was walk into to a room and suddenly I'm a love rival. I started backing up closer to Natsu and Happy and Plue trying to get away from the nutty water queen. Juvia charged at me and began slashing water at me.
"Juvia will not let you have him!" Juvia screeched. I started running around in circles trying to dodge her every move. Juvia did something unexpected, she slashed at the floor in front of me. Before I could jump back the floor began to crumble beneath my feet, what did I do to deserve this.
"Natsu!" I shouted. I didn't really need to call for Natsu because in the middle of my sentence he grabbed me.
"What are you trying to do?" Natsu yelled.
"I will kill my love rival!" Juvia chanted for the millionth time.
"Not Lucy!" Natsu snorted. Natsu began shooting fire around us making a circle that made some sort of shield. Juvia started coming closer but stopped when she made it an inch away from the flaming shield. Juvia called upon a massive wave of water from behind her, but stopped.
"Juvia cannot put out the fire?" Juvia gasped. Natsu started snickering.
"Of course you can't! My flames are much stronger this time." Natsu cackled. What did he mean this time?
"Juvia will get rid of the love rival no matter what!"
"I'm not a love rival I swear!" I exclaimed. I got close enough to Natsu so I could whisper to him, his face looked mixed with anger and confusion.
"Natsu." I whisper. Natsu looks down at me then to Juvia and then to me... what was going through his head?
"What's all this love rival business about?" Natsu whispered back. Natsu began huffing and spitting fire everywhere.
"I have no idea what she's talking about." I replied. Juvia started circling us, making us scoot in closer together.
"How do we get out of this?" Happy questioned.
"Shouldn't Luce know what to do about this?" Natsu replied.
"Pun!" Plue said as if in agreement. How the hell am I suppose to solve this, I mean, I don't even know her. I guess I had pissed Juvia off somehow but I have no idea what.
"What are you whispering about?" Juvia asked. All our heads snapped back to look at Juvia forgetting she was even there. Juvia began pacing back and forth.
"Um we were just saying," I gulped. What the hell was I going to say next again. I could say I'm a man but she'll never believe that, she's not Natsu. I mean I do have these things on my chest called breasts so she would never believe it.
"Go on love rival." Juvia stated.
"I w-was saying that I can't be your love rival!" I stuttered. Juvia looked taken back and confusion dawned upon her features.
"And why not?" Juvia pressed on. Crap! What was I going to say next? Maybe I should tell her I'm taken, but taken by who? Hmm would she believe I'm married to the cat, not even I would do that.
"I already have a fiancé." I stated without thinking. In unison Happy, Natsu, Juvia, and Plue gasped.
"Oh really, who is this fiancé." Juvia pressed on further.
"Yeah Luce who's the-" Natsu began. I pressed my hand onto his mouth until I felt his tongue run along my hand. I shivered and removed my hand to wipe it onto my dress.
"My fiancé is him!" I pointed towards Natsu. Juvia stared at Natsu then back at me then at me.
"You're going to get married to a dragon, is that even okay?" Juvia said dumbfounded. I should really start thinking before I talk shouldn't I? Natsu began to lower his face close enough to my ear.
"I didn't know we were already getting married." Natsu whispered. D-did he just say already? I mentally shock my head, no way Natsu would think like that. Natsu's dense and childish, he would never say such things.
"Just roll with it." I replied. Happy started snickering and whispering things with Plue that consisted of "Like." and "They're in love!"
"Is this true dragon?" Juvia pointed towards Natsu. Please Natsu, please for once in your life be smart enough to get the situation. Natsu looked up to the ceiling and began scratching his snout.
"Of course it's true, why do you think I would have a human with me." Natsu said in a serious tone. When those words came out of his mouth, I almost believed him. That was a good question though, why would Natsu take me in? I would have to ask him later about because now is not the time. Natsu took his arm and wrapped it around me and Happy with Plue sitting upon his head.
"Don't we make the best family?" Happy cheered. Juvia's face began to look like a tomato and started pushing each of her pointer fingers together. Natsu started to settle down and so did his fire.
"You guys do make a good couple even before Juvia knew you were a couple." Juvia muttered. I could feel my face heat. W-what?!
"W-what do you mean by that?" I gulped. E-even before she knew, we're not actually a couple. How would she know, is she a mind reader? What am I talking about that would mean we would actually be together for that to happen. I was snapped out of my little world when Juvia continued on.
"Well Juvia was following you around the cave," Juvia mumbled. "And Juvia thinks she would want a relationship like yours with Gray-sama." Juvia became teary eyed but kept on talking. "Juvia would like for Gray-sama to protect her like Natsu-san did back there."
"Whose Gray-sama?" Natsu asked. Juvia snapped out of her thoughts and began mumbling things. What did she mean a relationship like ours, before we walked in here they tried to accuse me of farting.
"So if you don't mind we actually came here for a special metal." Natsu spoke. Juvia looked at Natsu and I.
"I will give you guys that metal," Juvia stated, "Only if you help Juvia!" Help her? She just tried to kill me because I was supposedly her love rival.
"Help you with what?" I questioned. What would a water queen need help with? Juvia seemed like she could handle herself pretty well, considering she tried to drown us with a massive wave. I would never want to be Juvia's actual love rival, that would be terrible.
"Help Juvia with love advice!" Juvia exclaimed. I literally face palmed, this was her big problem. Why the heck would she ask us for love advice anyways? Before I could comprehend a reply Natsu and Happy started leaving.
"Hey where do you think you're going?" I huffed. Natsu and Happy kept walking and then picked up their pace a bit.
"Gajeel and his father can starve." Natsu replied.
"Yeah we'll make them eat nails and bolts." Happy stated.
"Natsu Dragneel if you don't come back here right this second I swear, I'll never cook for you." I spoke sternly. I was a bit surprised by the tone of my voice, it never sounded so serious before. Natsu turned around slowly and began thinking about his choices.
"You wouldn't."
"Oh yes I would." I gave Natsu a glare which I hope stroke fear into his heart, hopefully.
"You're not that mean Luce." Natsu whined.
"I will be if you don't get back here." I hissed. Natsu and Happy both sighed and began walking back.
"You're a meanie Lucy." Happy huffed. One of these days I was going to get this cat good. I turned back to Juvia who was pacing back and forth waiting for our reply. I turned over to Natsu and Happy and huddled.
"I think we should help her." I whispered.
"Pun!" Plue chimed.
"I think we should go home." Natsu huffed. I sent a glare towards Natsu, Natsu just sent a glare back. If I was going to get them to do anything I would surely have to bribe them. What would I bribe them with? Maybe I would bribe him with more food.
"How about I do anything you want when we get back." I groaned. Natsu and Happy began muttering things to each other. I was actually a bit fearful... but I don't know what of. Happy began laughing then stopped to stare at me.
"Anything?" Natsu smirked. Behind his cute and dense exterior Natsu was evil. What if he made m-me... I seriously need to stop coming up with these scenarios.
"Yes Natsu." I replied.
"Alright let's do this." Natsu chimed. Happy began laughing to himself and had a glint in his eyes. I began staring at him until he turned to me.
"What are you laughing about?" I sneered.
"You just made a deal with the devil." Happy sang while picking up Plue and flying over to Juvia. What was that suppose to mean. I started walking over to Juvia and tapped on her shoulder which made her jump and splash me in the face. I wiped my hand across my face and actually felt a bit refreshed.
"Thank for that and we have decided to help you." Juvia's eye grew big and suddenly I was attacked by her so-called hug.
"Thank you so much-" Juvia looked up at me. " What's your names?"
"My name is Lucy and this is Happy and Plue, and your already know Natsu's." Juvia gave a big sigh and started walking towards a huge blue and golden door hidden behind a curtain.
"Come this way Lucy-san and friends." Juvia called as she walked into the room. Natsu and Happy ran towards the door as if they were in a rush.
"Hey wait up!" I jogged trying to hold Plue at the same time.
"Hurry up Lucy so we can get back!" Natsu cheered. I started jogging with them until it hit me... he just wanted to get back home for whatever he wants to make me do. Natsu Dragneel is not what you think he is until you really get to know him. As I entered the room I did not expect to see what I'm seeing. The room was elegant looking and blue but that's not what stunned me, there was a man's face on almost everything she owned. There was even a plush toy of the same man that was on the life size pillow's. Natsu and Happy cringed at the sight and I don't blame them. Juvia sat down in the middle of the floor and began hugging the plush toy. I placed Plue onto floor to let him roam around. I watched as Happy searched through Juvia's things mumbling things like "Where's her candy." "She wears these?" We made our way over to her and all sat down in a circle. As I sat down I felt a sharp pain in my bottom which caused me to spring up from the floor.
"Oh my Mavis what the hell did I just sit on!" I shrieked. Natsu and Happy began laughing so hard that they started silent laughing. Juvia had even cracked a smile and chuckled a little. I turned around to see what just struck me in my butt cheek to see a flattened Plue.
"Oh no! Lucy sat on him and squished him!" Happy giggled.
"Man Happy, when you said she heavy I didn't think that heavy!" Natsu remarked. I walked over to the bed very slowly and grabbed a huge pillow. Natsu and Happy's laughing started subsiding when I turned to them.
"You guys want to make more fat jokes or get on with the love advice!" I roared. Before Natsu could get away I jumped on his back and slammed him with a pillow. Natsu started cracking up, and grabbed onto me and set me down in front of him.
"Calm down Lucy we need to listen to Juvia." Happy smirked. The cat had a point, but oh wait 'till he gets home I chuckled deeply in my mind.
"So uh Juvia whose the guy?" I asked. Natsu snorted and Happy began laughing, I think it's because he was everywhere around the room. Juvia huddled her knees to her chest and hid her face away mumbling "Gray-sama." She looked as if she were a kid who didn't get their way.
"So what's your problem with Gray?" Natsu questioned. Hmmm so Natsu has also became interested. I didn't think Natsu wanted anything to do with this, what's the sudden change of heart.
"Well he use to visit often until he told me we couldn't meet anymore." Juvia cried. I started patting her back and tried to comfort her, but she cried even more.
"Did he tell you why?" Happy asked. Juvia nodded her head and repositioned herself in cris-cross apple sauce.
"He said he was being forced into marriage." Juvia bawled. I wanted to tell her it would be alright but I knew it wouldn't.
"Man that really sucks." Natsu remarked. Juvia's sobbing had gotten a lot worse when he made that comment.
"He told me he wouldn't leave me and he loved me." Juvia sobbed. Hearing her talk about this made my heart break a little. What kind of man would tell her that then leave her, he basically went back on his word. How were we suppose to help her out with this anyways? This seemed like an impossible thing to deal with. If Gray really loved her he would have never left her. Juvia shifted so that her head was in her pillow trying to muffle her sobs.
"Listen Juv-"
"We'll stop him from marrying anyone Juvia." Natsu stated. Juvia's sobbing subsided as she looked up with wide eyes.
"You guys would do that for Juvia after what she did to you." Juvia responded. Juvia looked up at me hopefully waiting for my approval. She was like a lost puppy, how could I turn her down.
"Of course we will." I smiled. Juvia began cheering and jumping around while smothering Happy and Plue in a hug.
"Oh Natsu what did we get ourselves into." I joked. Natsu let out a sigh and started laughing mostly to himself.
"I have no Idea Luce." Natsu giggled. Oh Natsu when will you learn that what we took on is something we can't really control. I looked back to Juvia to see her so cheerful and lively, I started playing with the hem of my dress. I need to make this happen even if it does seem impossible. You better watch out Gray because you've got a heartbroken Juvia coming your way.
Authors Note~ Well I didn't plan for that to happen it kind of just came out. What will happen next time? Will Juvia get her prince or will she remain heartbroken? Hmmm what did Natsu mean about already getting married.
Until next time
Glen coco out~