"Gajeel-kun I don't know what to get?" The young water mage looked up at all the antics on the shelf.
Gajeel on the other hand slouched on the wall behind her.
"Just hurry up and pick a gift so we could go already."
Juvia swung around and glared at Gajeel.
"It's granny's birthday tomorrow and Juvia wants to get her something special," she turned his head back towards the shelf. "Doesn't Gajeel-kun want to get her something? Granny let you stay with us for a few months now it would nice if you got her something too."
Gajeel looked away from Juvia was too busy browsing through the shelf. Honestly he was thankful for Juvia and her grandmother for taking him in and feeding him, giving him a house to sleep in, taking care of him. He let out a little sigh he should at least get her something to thank her. Leaving Juvia on one side of the store, Gajeel browsed around the various trinkets and nick-knacks.
"Tch, what's a person supposed to do with all this junk?"
"Do you need help finding something?"
Gajeel looked up to see the store clerk standing next to him.
"Are you looking for a gift of some kind or just some decorations?"
"None of your business," Gajeel said walking away from the older man. The old clerk shook his head had Gajeel rude manners. "Oi, where do you keep your cheapest stuff?"
"Over in the back, you little ingrate." The clerk whispered the last part, but Gajeel's keen hearing heard him.
"Punk ass greezer." Gajeel rummaged through the discount shelfs to find a gift for Juvia's granny. All the things he saw were junk, about to give up Gajeel caught the glimpse of a shiny object. Pushing aside more junk, Gajeel found what caught his eyes. It was a glass puppy its fur brown with shiny black dots for eyes.
"Gajeel-kun is that what you're going to get granny?"
Quickly, Gajeel hid the small nick-knack back into the pile.
"What are you talking?"
"Weren't you looking for a gift for granny too?"
A small blush started to glow on Gajeel's face forcing him to look away from Juvia. Unluckly for him, Juvia already saw the look on his face.
"Ohoho, Gajeel-kun is looking for a gift for granny." She said poking at his face.
Growing rather annoyed Gajeel grabbed the glass puppy and made his way towards the counter with Juvia following after him. Paying for their gifts, the two of them made their way back home with Gajeel holding up an umbrella for them and Juvia caring their gifts.
"Juvia can't wait to see the face on Granny's face," the young water mage said with a skip in her walk. "She's going to be so happy."
Instead of just answering her, Gajeel just smiled in all honesty he was just as excited as she was.
"Gihi, I wonder what she's going to make tonight I'm starving."
Juvia gives Gajeel a disappointed look.
"Is food the only thing Gajeel-kun cares about?"
The two bickered on until they saw the front of the house, but to both of their surprise the house was surround by a group rune knights.
The two of them rushed over to the house, but were stopped by one of the knights.
"Wow, what are kids doing here?" he shouted. "We don't need to them to see this!"
Another pair of knights came by and start to push Juvia and Gajeel away.
"Hey! Get your hands off of me!"
"Why can't we go inside?" Juvia shouted struggling in the knights hands. "Did something happen to granny?"
The look on one of the knight's face gave it all away.
Activating his iron scales, Gajeel pushed the knight off him and stormed the house. Another knight tried to stop him, but he punched him out of the way.
"Stop him!"
Another knight tried to get in front of him, but was quickly dealt with ease. Finally Gajeel ran through the door and searched the room. His eyes grew wide at the site before. In front of him laid a figure who was covered in a white cloth. He ran up to the cloth, but before he could unveil who it was his whole body came to a stop.
"Get this kid out of here!" yelled someone behind him. "We don't need them to see this."
From outside Gajeel could hear Juvia calling out to him and her granny.
"Oi! Old lady that better not be you under their!" Gajeel yelled with tears starting to slowly form in his eyes. Finally, he and Juvia were taken away from the house.
The two of them sat in mayor's office, Juvia was in tears while Gajeel had an empty expression on his face. The mayor of the town and the knight in charge were behind the desk.
"I know this might be hard to understand for the two of you, but your grandmother she…" the mayor started off.
"Who was it?" Gajeel asked not even looking up at the two adults.
"Look I know your angry but."
"Who the hell was it?"
The knight let out a sigh, but decided to give Gajeel the culprits. Knowing the name of the person, Gajeel walked out of the mayor's office with Juvia following close behind.
"Gajeel-kun where are you going?" Juvia asked a worried look growing on her face.
"I'm going to find those bastards and make them pay."
Suddenly the rain outside started to heavier, turning around Gajeel saw that Juvia was crying.
"Hey what did I say about crying?"
"Juvia…Juvia can't help it," she said through tears. "If Gajeel-kun leaves then Juvia will be all alone and and."
"Oi," Gajeel walked over to Juvia and placed a hand on her head. "I'll be back later I just need to make those bastards pay, you got family in oak town right?"
Juvia nodded her head.
"Mmm I have an uncle that lives there."
"Then I'll go find you there when this is all over ok?"
Juvia stared up at him as tears were still running down her face.
"Do you promise?"
"Yeah, I promise," he gave her a toothy grin.