The girls and a few of the guys were worried about Juvia, but also because the water mage seemed to have disappeared.
Suddenly, Lucy ran into the guild, completely distraught…
"Girls! I need help!"
"Lucy! What's wrong?" Erza asked.
"I saw Juvia in the market."
"Oh, you saw her? How is she? I didn't even see her at Fairy Hills, she seemed to have disappeared."
"She's mad! With me!"
"What are you talking about?"
"I tried to approach her and say hi, but she wouldn't even talk to me, she just gave me the cold shoulder and left."
"That doesn't mean that she's mad at you, Lucy, don't be paranoid."
"I'm not being paranoid!"
"Erza's right," Cana intervened, "And besides remember what Gajeel told us, when Juvia is upset, she closes herself off in a world of her own, one that no one has the key to."
"It's possible that she's still in shock about everything that happened," Evergreen said as she approached.
"But her mind works differently, after all, she's already convinced that I'm trying to steal Gray from her, now that she knows that I know her ex, she'll surely think that I have been with him and now she'll hate me forever."
"Don't exaggerate."
"Although…" Cana said.
"Although?"
"You've got to admit that it's such a strange coincidence that you would have a certain closeness with her ex and the guy that she likes now."
"What? Gray and I are just friends! I don't like him that way! And Bora kidnapped me! There was nothing between us!"
"Either way, it's still a strange coincidence."
"I love this guild, I really do, but sometimes I feel like I'm in a madhouse, there is not one normal person here."
"Come on, Lucy, don't be like that and for your information Juvia came here before going to the market," Mirajane said.
"Really, Mira?" Erza asked.
"She took a mission with Gajeel, in fact, I think they're about to leave."
"Hopefully it does her well, she needs to unwind a bit, that much is clear."
"Yeah."
"Do you know anything else?"
"I asked her how she was feeling, she said she was doing well, she just had a small migraine, but nothing to worry about, which is normal in her opinion."
"And you still let her leave?" Lisanna asked, joining the group.
"Gajeel is with her, so yes, besides, as Erza said, she needs a change of atmosphere even if it's just for a few hours."
"This mission is going to help her think of how to kill me, she's already planning my assassination, I know it," Lucy said, putting her hands on her hair.
"Oh, come one, don't be ridiculous," Evergreen said.
"Natsu told me the same thing and refused to help me, don't you see?"
"Help you with what?"
"Seeing as how I know that Juvia wants to kill me, I asked Natsu to help me, but he told me that I was being ridiculous and that he wouldn't fight with Juvia for such a useless reason, but that he would like to have a friendly battle with her, because he finds her strong."
"It'd be a good battle, water and fire," Erza said.
"But are you listening to me?"
"We're listening!" Cana said.
"So?"
"Well, Natsu's right."
"But he always wants to fight for any reason and now he's saying no."
"Perhaps he's afraid of losing, after all water would have an advantage over fire, that is, even though Natsu is strong…" Evergreen said.
"I thought about asking my spirits for help, but they're also crazy."
"What do you mean?" Lisanna asked.
"Taurus is a pervert, I explained the situation to him and he assured me that he'd put me in a bikini for the fight, do you see?"
"Well, at least he gave you an idea!" Cana said.
"Cancer proposed making new hairstyles for the both of us, saying that one normally needs a makeover after a disappointing love affair."
"Well, he's not wrong," Mira reasoned.
"Virgo no matter what would ask for a punishment and Juvia would be happy to punish me."
"Why are you stuck on this?" Erza asked.
"Because that's how it is!"
"It's just your imagination."
"That's not true! Either way I thought that Sagittarius would be the most useful, being a bit more normal, but no, not even him."
"What idea did he give you?" Cana asked while drinking a glass.
"I'm afraid to call on Aries, she's so sweet and timid, I'm afraid that Juvia might scare her, we know that she's terrifying when she's mad."
"Yes, that's true," Erza said, remembering the goosebumps she felt on Tenrou, having seen Juvia mad.
"Sagittarius didn't give me a single idea, Cana, I explained the situation to him, however Aries is so sweet and proposed apologizing or that she could apologize on my behalf or to humbly ask for forgiveness, but Juvia won't accept simple excuses."
"Well, I agree with Aries, apologize to Juvia for flirting with her guys," Evergreen said.
"What? But I didn't do anything! Why should I apologize?"
"Maybe you didn't do it intentionally, but sometimes you act like a seductress and it really feels as if you were flirting with Gray," Evergreen said.
"But that's not true," she said, crying.
"What did the other spirits say, Lucy?" Mira asked.
"Gemini told me that he could try to turn into Gray or Bora, so that the four of us could sit down and talk."
"That would be a good idea," Kinana said, joining in.
"Yeah, that way it would end in frozen carnage," Cana said, laughing with Evergreen.
"Exactly! So absurd!"
"And the others?" asked Levy, who had remained quiet to listen while she read her book.
"Capricorn offered to read us a poem, saying that it calms the spirit."
"Well, it's true, reading is good for you," Levy said.
"What does that have to do with this?"
"And the rest?" Mira asked.
"Crux, Horologium, Lyra, Pyxis, they can't help me in any way."
"You didn't say anything about Loke," Cana said.
"Loke? You think that Loke could help in such a situation?"
"Why are you yelling?"
"You know what he said?"
"What did he say?"
"That he would be more than happy to help the two of us forget Bora, then he added that it would be better if just he and I went to dinner, seeing as how Juvia is off limits."
"Well, Loke is Gray's best friend, he knows as much as we do that Juvia is Gray's," Erza said.
"Aquarius and Scorpio?" Lisanna asked.
"Aquarius and Juvia have practically become best friends and besides they have the same personality! Aquarius would probably help Juvia destroy me! Relationships are sacred to her and someone else's men shouldn't even be looked at."
"Well, yes, that's true, now that you mention it, Aquarius and Juvia are very similar in certain ways," Mira said.
"And Scorpio is Aquarius' boyfriend! That's out of the question."
"Try Taurus and Gemini's idea," Cana said laughing, "I like bikinis and it would be a lot of fun seeing you, Juvia, Gray, and Juvia's ex seated together talking it out."
"What?"
"I also agree with Gemini and I like Cancer's idea," Mira said.
"I think you should listen to Aries," Evergreen said.
"For me, Capricorn is right," Levy said.
"I don't think you have anything to worry about, Lucy," Erza said.
"Sure, because you're not the one who's considered the love rival that needs to disappear."
"Come on, Lucy, Juvia would never hurt you, she's our friend," Lisanna said.
The rest nodded.
"She will, I know it."
"Sometimes you exaggerate so much," Cana said.
"I'm not exaggerating! Erza, you, could you please help me?" the girl asked, falling to her knees.
"I told you, Lucy, you have nothing to worry about."
"Mira?"
"Everything will be fine, Lucy."
"What do I do now? Why won't anyone help me?"
"Because you have nothing to worry about," Cana said.
Lucy took out a sheet of paper from her bag and read it attentively, gaining her friends' curiosity.
"What's that paper, Lu-Chan?" Levy asked.
"I made a list of the people in the guild who could help me, in case Juvia really does want to kill me."
"Which is something she won't do, because that's not her intention."
"I have to rule out Erza and Mira because they refused."
The two S class mages glanced at each other shaking their heads.
"And who are the rest?" Levy asked.
"I obviously made a list of the most powerful mages."
"You crossed out Natsu too?"
"He also refused!"
"You didn't add Gajeel?"
"He's Juvia's best friend! He'd probably help bury me!"
"My God, Lucy! Don't be such a pessimist!" Lisanna said.
"We're talking about Juvia! She's capable of anything, I'm afraid!"
"But you don't have to be, in fact you should try to be her friend," Erza said.
"I would like to, but she hates me."
"That's not true, Lucy," Mira said.
"Erza, Mira, and Natsu and all of my spirits are crossed out, I'm sorry Levy but I didn't add you."
"Don't worry, I know I wouldn't be much help."
"I'm sorry but you too, Cana."
"Don't worry, besides I don't want to fight Juvia."
"What are these question marks, Lucy?"
"I had thought about asking Laxus and Freed for help, they're strong, but the truth is I'm too scared to approach Laxus and ask him," she responded, gulping.
If there was someone who really scared her it was Laxus.
"You shouldn't be afraid of Laxus, he's one of us, he won't hurt you," Mira said.
"Either way I think he'll refuse," Evergreen said. "And if Laxus refuses, the Thunder God Tribe will also refuse."
"Why don't you ask him, Lucy?" Cana asked, "Look, he's sitting right there."
"Noooo."
"Go on."
And so, then Cana pushed her directly towards the table where Laxus was seated with Freed and Bickslow.
"What do you have in mind?" Evergreen asked.
"Well, I want to know what Laxus thinks about this, I'm curious," the card mage responded.
"And besides he was looking at us, I'm sure that he has some opinion to that regard," Mira said.
Erza just watched and listened while eating strawberry sweets.
"Hello, need something?" Freed asked.
"I, here…. w-w-w-w-wanted to a-a-a-ask you…"
But before Lucy could finish her request, Laxus spoke.
"No!"
"But she hasn't said anything yet, I wanna know what she wants," Bickslow said.
"My answer is no."
"How can you say no if I haven't told you what I want yet?" Lucy asked.
"Don't talk to Laxus that way! Address him with respect!" Freed said.
"S- I'm sorry."
"I'm a Dragon Slayer, I also have good ears, you know?"
"Oh, that's true, I forgot," the girl thought.
"So, you won't help me?"
"No, I won't help you with your aquatic problems, you got yourself in trouble, you get yourself out."
"What is this all about?" Bickslow asked Freed, not understanding anything.
"Lucy thinks that Juvia wants to kill her after finding out that she knows her ex and now she's asking everyone for help, she wanted Laxus to help."
"That's funny," the seith mage said.
"It's funny, it's funny," his dolls sang.
"And you Freed?"
"If Laxus said no, I also say no."
"But maybe just some protection runes? I don't want to hurt her, but I also don't want her to hurt me."
"I'm sorry but no."
"Personally, if I really had to choose between the two of you, I'd choose her," the Lightning Dragon Slayer said.
Mira, Cana, and Evergreen, who were listening in, smiled, while Lisanna and Levy were shocked.
"Wow! Juvia can consider herself lucky, Laxus generally doesn't pay attention to anyone," Lisanna said.
"It seems like being teammates taught him to appreciate her," Levy said.
"Yes, Juvia gained Laxus' respect, we had a good time in Team B," Mira said.
"It's true, Laxus has shown his appreciation, which is a lot," Evergreen said.
Lucy returned to the bar defeated.
"Come on, don't be like that."
"No one wants to help me."
"Because you don't need help?" Erza tried to make her understand.
"Mira, where is Gray?" Lucy asked.
"He also took a mission; he seemed very upset."
"Why are you looking for Gray?" Evergreen asked.
"Well, Gray should be able to calm Juvia down, I thought that at least he could help me, we know that whenever Gray is near Juvia, nothing else matters."
"I'm sorry, Lucy," Mira said.
"And what mission did he take?" Cana inquired.
"Oh, well, he decided to play with fire."
"What are you saying?"
"The mission required him to trap some bandits that use fire magic."
"Who knows why he took it, huh?" Cana asked.
"Either way, Natsu invited himself along, I gave him permission," Erza said.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Lucy asked.
"Really Gray had taken the mission solo, Natsu was the one who decided to join him."
"Aren't we a team?"
"But we can also take solo missions."
"When those two returns they'll be hearing from me! They know that I need money and they go on a solo mission."
"Calm down, Lucy," Mira said.
"Gray needed to blow off some steam and Natsu, like a good friend, offered to help him," Erza said.
"Everything's going so wrong."
"Either way, if this fight were to really happen, call me, I wanna watch," Bickslow said, leaving with Laxus and Freed.
"Two lovely women fighting, what do you say Macao?" Wakaba asked while smoking.
"We can't miss this fight, we absolutely have to attend," Macao responded while drinking a beer.
"See what I mean! Everyone here is crazy!" Lucy said, crying.
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Author's Corner.
Hello!
Here's a new chapter!
This one is just for a laugh, because sometimes we need to laugh.
But there will be some serious chapters.
In the next chapter, Juvia will speak with her two favorite guys in the whole world: her best friend and overprotective big brother Gajeel-Kun and the love of her life, her Gray-Sama.
Thank you very much to those who read and comment.
I hope you like it; we'll see each other next time!
Thank you to BotanG for translating it.
Thank you everyone, even for just reading and until next time.
GruviaSilver.
