"Drip, drip, drop," Juvia said as she walked through the streets, passing by a blonde girl with groceries.

She was very pretty, if Sol hadn't been following her right now Juvia would've asked where she shops for cl-

No.

She stopped in shock as the bluenette finally noticed the scents- her sister, Belletokia, how Gajeel described the scents of his brothers. This was a Fairy Tail mage- this was her target.

Luckily, Sol had perfect timing and rose up in front of the blonde right when Juvia stopped.

"Juvia-sama, I believe this mademoiselle is our cible, non, non, non," He grinned, bouncing from side to side like a spring- as usual.

"Then, Monsieur Sol, let us finish the mission," Juvia said. Holding up a hand, she encased the blonde in a bubble of water.

"W-What is this?" She exclaimed.

"Hmm. No one is able to escape Juvia's Water Lock, drip, drip, drop. Target captured- Lady Lucy Heartfilia,"

"Is she safe?" Juvia whispered when she returned to her best friend's side. The large man nodded gruffly.

"Natsu's hunting her down- And he doesn't know it yet, but he'll do whatever it takes to find her," Gajeel answered, his arms crossed.

Juvia's eyes widened. "Our target was Gajeel's brother's mate?" She growled, her eyes taking on an angry look.

Gajeel nodded. "Yeah. Idiot doesn't know it yet, though. He heard me talking with Aria- If she's not out by now he's on his way to get her with Happy,"

Juvia let out a small breath, relieved. The last thing they needed right now was a rampaging dragon.

Well- more than one rampaging dragon.

"Stupid runaways, stupid abusive and controlling guild masters, stupid Gajeel, you fucking idiot, should've left the damn place earlier," He mumbled to himself as he banged away on the door to the 'secret hideout', fucking- it's an abandoned warehouse. How obvious- and cliche.

Gajeel hated cliches. They make plotlines boring- unless it's a cliche with a twist- like if it turns out gay or the princess kills the prince in the end.

"Sorry about this," He sighed, kicking the door in. Gajeel avoided the fat painter mage, who was facing off against two from his guild- he couldn't be bothered to learn their names.

Gajeel immediately headed for his target, knocking her out so he could carry her away easily. He grit his teeth when he heard someone following him- some guy with a really weird smell.

"I don't have time for this," Gajeel snarled, sending an iron club to the guy's stomach before jumping to a nearby rooftop and making his strategic retreat.

When Jose asked if the girl was alive upon Gajeel's return, the metal mage wanted to slit his throat for even insinuating that he would harm what would essentially one day be his younger sister- but then again, Jose didn't know that.

"Just," He said instead, with a shark like grin as he dropped the girl on the ground in front of him. Gajeel lightly kicked her stomach and she coughed- he had to hand it to the teen, she was an amazing actress. Considering he'd barely briefed her about how to act since they were on a time limit, she was doing pretty well.

"But just to make sure," Gajeel threw her across the room, her body slamming into the wall and falling into the ground rousing her from her "unconscious" state.

"Asshole," She whispered lowly, discreetly sending him a glare, making his grin widen. Oh, she was a perfect match for his annoying younger brother.

Juvia was in a very bad mood. Lucy was back in Phantom Lord's hands, people were fighting, Makarov was sick, her sister was in the hospital, and she hadn't seen her best friends in over two hours.

So, yeah, her day was going fairly well, thanks for asking.

"Drip, drip, drop. What do you want?" She snapped at the dark haired wizard who disturbed her peace on the roof.

"I'm surprised one of your guild managed to defeat Sol- not that surprised, but still," Juvia shrugged. "But don't underestimate the other three Elements. I am the Rainwoman, of the Element 4,"

"Well if it's a fight you want I'll give it to you. But don't expect me to hold back just because you're a girl,"

Juvia glared at the teen- who looked about her age. Blue eyes locked with a dark grey, and the two seemed to be in a heated staring match.

*Ba-boom*

"Fuck," She hissed quietly under her breath, cheeks flushing. She felt a pull to this boy, it was- a new feeling.

"W-Well then. I give up. Goodbye!" She stuttered out, turning on her heel to leave.

"W-HEY! Come back and fight me!"

'Oh gods, oh gods, oh gods' Juvia thought, her hand on her still beating heart. Taking a deep breath, Juvia gave in to her feelings and decided to let her instincts take over.

"Water Lock!"

FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK WRONG MOVE, WRONG MOVE!

"Oh gods, he's injured! Oh my gods, I didn't know he was injured, oh my gods!" Juvia exclaimed, panicking to herself. She was about to release him when her water froze and shattered.

"An Ice Mage," She whispered in awe. His magic was beautiful, much like the mage himself.

"Heh. You almost got me with that sneak attack," He said, kneeling down.

"W-" She said to the boy (who was taking off his shirt ohmygods). Before she could speak, lances of ice pierced through her body.

"Surprised?" She asked him when they simply went through her. "My body's made of water. None of your physical attacks will do me any damage. Water Dragon Roar!" The teen dodged her attacks, watching with wide eyes as the jet of water broke through the roof of the robot they were fighting on.

"Given enough force water can cut through steel- Which irritates Gajeel to no end," Juvia smiled to herself. "But we don't have to fight. Simply hand over Lucy Heartfilia and Master Jose will let you be,"

"Don't give me that crap," He glared. "Besides, Lucy's one of us. I'd rather die than give her to the likes of you,"

On normal circumstances, Juvia's jealousy would've overcame her. And for a second, it did. Her heart stopped and it was like she was watching herself through a screen as she shot scalding water at him.

"Our target is Gajeel's brother's mate?"

"Yeah, but the idiot hasn't realized yet,"

Juvia stopped in her relentless assault, somersaulting away from Gray's attacks. "Water Dragon: Scales!" The bluenette crouched low, staring at the teen as blue, scale-like patterns appeared over her body.

The teen stopped. "Y-You're a Dragon Slayer?"

"No kidding! I'm Juvia- Is Monmo okay?" She asked immediately, getting to her feet and letting her scales fade. The Ice Mage seemed in shock for a few moments before blinking.

"I-Uh, yeah. Yeah, he's with Belletokia watching over Levy, Jet, and Droy," He told her. Juvia nodded, shoulders drooping in relief.

"Okay. Good. Right- This robot we're on? It's powered by the Element 4. If you defeat all of us, Abyss Break shuts down. Don't worry about Gajeel- he's only going to fight Natsu," Juvia said, getting into a fighting stance. "Now spar with me. We don't have the time to go all out, so I'll let up. But you need to kick my ass,"

"Jose's that bad? I'm Gray, by the way," Gray said, getting into his own stance. Juvia swallowed thickly, looking away from his eyes. It felt like they could see into her very soul.

"I'd rather not talk about it. Ready?" Before he could answer, Juvia shouted. "Water Dragon: ROAR!"