Chapter 3
The Inn
They left their seats and caught up with Natsu and the others as they were walking off the train not noticing that Erza and Lucy had seen the whole thing. After smiling Lucy and Erza exited the train. After standing in a small group for a minute or two Erza yawned and said "let's find an Inn for the night."
"Okay!" Said the rest of the group in unison as Happy said "Aye". Everyone began walking in the direction that hopefully housed an Inn. At least Erza said it did.
As they walked Natsu was thinking of sleep, Happy of fish, Carla of how tired Wendy looked, Wendy about how Romeo walked like Natsu, Romeo about how Carla always worried too much, Lucy of how much farther she would have to walk before taking a bath, Erza thought I think I forgot where the Inn is.
Gray's mind was racing back to the fact that he has developed feelings for the one and only water Mage that just fell behind him. Gray turned when he heard "ow" escape juvia's lips, Gray was at at least twenty feet ahead of her when she fell.
He quickly closed the gap, are you okay he asked worry evident in his voice. After seeing the new scrapes Juvia had just acquired. Then, without thinking he put his hand on her lower back the other grabbing her arm and pulling her up to her feet. Before realizing he had an audience of five fairytail mages and two exceeds he grabbed her bags and said "let's go find that Inn".
Juvia was shocked beyond belief because the ice Mage that showed her the sun. That proved to her that she could see the beauty the world has to offer, and not the gloominess she had dealt with all her life, had never shown her this much affection ever. Not even the time she opened the guild doors and stepped in only to be knocked down by the doors closing moments later, Juvia wore a bruise on her forehead for a while after that misunderstanding with the floor.
Juvia was still day dreaming when Gray realized what he had done, and that he was being stared at uh uh!" was all Gray could say, before being interrupted by snoring. Everyone looked around until all eyes rested on none other than Natsu Dragneel sure enough the Dragon Slayer had fallen asleep standing. "Let's find that Inn" Erza immediately said as she was about to smack Natsu, when Lucy stopped her and asked Erza to let Happy carry him. "Okay!"Erza agreed. When they reached the Inn it was nearly 9pm the next day. Once inside they acquired to their rooms, one for the girls the other for boys they requested rooms with four small beds. In the girls room on the third floor Wendy took a bath and brushed her hair, and teeth, she fell fast asleep after making Carla a bed from a cushion and a small blanket from the couch, Carla then fell fast asleep, Lucy was next she took a bath and brushed her teeth also to fall fast asleep by the time Erza was done both girls and exceed we're fast asleep, she laid down and allowed herself to also fall fast asleep. Juvia followed the same routine before she too fell fast asleep dreaming of Gray.
Meanwhile Natsu woke up long enough to take a bath and brush his teeth. Gray decided to wait after Natsu was done before waking Romeo for his turn. When Romeo was done, Gray took a bath and also brushed his teeth. But before going to bed Natsu had made Happy a bed out of a cushion and blanket off the couch like Wendy had done Carla and both Wendy and Natsu had removed the table lamp from their bedside tables and place the sleeping exceeds and beds on the table. Gray couldn't help but smile at how caring Natsu could be. Grays smile grew as he walked to his bed beside Romeo and fell fast asleep dreaming about the day to come and what would be in store for the fairytail mages and exceeds alike.