The next morning, Gajeel and Juvia sat in the dining room as Juvia's grandmother prepared some breakfast.
Tired and hungry, Gajeel started to chew on the silverware on the table.
Juvia took notice of this.
"Gajeel-kun what are you doing?" she asks almost shocked.
"I'm starving." He said plainly.
"Eh?" she points to the fork in his hand to which the tip was bit right off. "You're eating the fork!"
Not understanding why she's making such a big out it he placed the chewed fork back onto the table.
"It's not like this is my first time doing it," he says.
"But why are you eating Granny's forks?"
Just then her grandmother brought two plates of pancakes and place them in front of the two with Gajeel's plate having another fork.
"Oh don't worry, I have plenty of more forks," getting herself a cup of tea, she sat next to Juvia. "So do you two have any plans for today?"
Juvia looked up at Gajeel who was too busy eating to notice.
"There's an indoor circus going on today," her grandmother said. "Why don't you two go there?"
Juvia looked excited as she started to jump in her seat. Gajeel on the other hand didn't really pay attention as he was too busy eating.
"Granny that sounds like a good idea," Juvia said. "Juvia and Gajeel-kun can have fun at the circus." She turns to Gajeel who just finished every scrap on his plate. "Doesn't that sound fun Gajeel-kun?"
"Meh, yeah sure," he said not really paying attention to what she asked him.
Later that day Gajeel had an annoyed face as he and Juvia walked through the indoor circus. Juvia's grandmother gave them enough jewels for them to be able to buy food and try out some of the games. Gajeel was eating a corndog as he followed Juvia through the different stands.
"This is so stupid," Gajeel said tossing the corndog stick to the side. He palced hands behind his head. "There's nothing fun to do."
Juvia barely paid any attention to his complaining as she stared at all the stands. The games all look so fun and the prizes were as big as she was. There was one particular prize that got her attention, it was a giant brown bear. It was prize for a high striker game with the tower almost reach halfway to the ceiling.
"Oh Gajeel-kun, Juvia wants to do that one!" She said as she ran over to the tower. Gajeel rolled his eyes and followed along.
A man with a straw hat sat on a stool next to high striker. He stared at Juvia and Gajeel a cocky grin forming on his face.
"Why hello there," he greeted. "You folks want to try out your strength and see if you can win a prize?"
Juvia nodded her head.
"What must Juvia do for the teddy bear?"
The man rubbed his chin as he stared at the bear.
"Well little lady all you need to do is hit that bell and the teddy bear is yours."
Juvia's eyes lit as she paid the man and picked up the hammer. Watching in front of the high striker game she lifted the hammer over her head. Slamming the hammer down onto the base of the tower, Juvia watched as the puck shot itself up. It barely made it half way before the puck fell back down.
"Aw tough luck little girl," the man said through fake sympathy. "Why have another go? I'm sure you'll get it this time."
With a determined look, Juvia paid the man once more and picked up the hammer.
This time, Gajeel watched as well staring at the puck flying up and hitting the bell but instead of a ding there was just a small thunk.
A large smile grew on Juvia's face as she watched the puck fall back down.
"Juvia hit it! Juvia hit it!" She turned to the man and pointed at the large stuff bear behind him.
The man gave her a disappointed smile.
"Sorry, but I didn't hear a ding." He said.
Juvia stared at the man confused her expression falling.
"But you said that if Juvia hits the bell she wins the big bear?"
The man let out a breath.
"Did you hear a ding?" he asks. And Juvia nodded her head no. "Then that means you don't win the bear." He sounded as if he was mocking her.
Gajeel noticing from background saw that Juvia clearly hit the bell. He looked up to examine it and saw that it was brown and rusty. He glared at the man and stared at a defeated Juvia. Cracking his neck and knuckles he walks past Juvia and stares directly at the man. Knowing what his game was, Gajeel decided that he would teach him a lesson. He gave the man the right amount of jewels and stepped in front of the tower. He was handed the hammer, but Gajeel placed it back on the ground.
Juvia watch him from behind curious if he were to be able to win the game.
Placing his left hand over his right he flex his right arm a bit and within a matter of seconds it started to form itself into an iron hammer. Both the man and Juvia watch as the young boy raised his arm and slammed down.
It didn't even take a second, the puck was sent flying shooting itselfs into the bell causing it to ding and break off into the air.
A large smile grew on Juvia's face and the man's jaw literally fell.
Gajeel turned around and both of them a toothy grin, he walks past the man and pulls the large teddy bear off the shelf ignoring how the man fell to his knees still completely baffled by what he just saw. Walking next to Juvia, Gajeel shoved the large stuffed animal in her face.
Juvia looked up at the taller boy with a surprised look.
"Eh, Gajeel-kun this is your prize," she says. "You should keep it."
Placing his hand behind his head Gajeel walked off with Juvia following close behind.
"Tch, like I care about some dumb stuffed animal," he said. "I just wanted to show that guy how strong I was. The dumb thing wasn't even that hard to win."
Juvia stopped to a halt causing Gajeel to turn around to face her.
"Oi, what's wrong now?" he watched as Juvia buried her face into the bear. He started to hear the one thing that he was starting to hate, sniffling. "Hey hey hey, why are you crying now?"
"Thank you," she said her voice muffled by fur and a hiccup. "Gajeel-kun is so nice to Juvia."
A small blush formed on Gajeel's cheeks, he turned his head away so he didn't face her.
"Wha-whatever," he started to walk off. "Hurry up will ya the circus show is about to start and I want to get good seats."
Finally pulling her head out of the bear, a large smile grew on Juvia's face. She ran after Gajeel until she was to his side. As they walked she looked up at him with a large smile which to Gajeel's discomfort sort've creeped him out.
"Will you stop with the stupid face your making?" he said. "It's starting to creep me out."
She what she was asked, but was now having a giggling fit as she walked with Gajeel into the circus tent in the middle.