Chapter 2 :
(( Juvia's dilemma ))
The heavenly separation spell requires connecting to the center of their magic, a sample of their blood, and a trace of their magic combined.
That is why Gray created this mission and asked her to accompany him. And the sorcerer Joe, whom they will fight, is the one who will make the spell for him.
When Juvia will attack Joe , he will absorb the residue of her magic , and by attacking them, he will get their blood.
It will be a simple plan that he already set it with the sorcerer, and it will not make Juvia suspicious in any way.
This will be their last mission together. It will be normally end with their success , and they will return to the guild as if nothing weird had happened.
After a few weeks, when the sorcerer will perfectly making the spell, he will confess the truth to her and they will separate. As simple as that .
...
After the Battle of Invel . this plan was all what captivate Gray's mind.
All his concern is for Juvia to be safe from the curse that befalls his loved ones.
His curse must kill her one day. With no 's what motivated him.
His fear of losing her to death again. To know that the world is devoid of her spirit, her laughter, and her beauty.
That she is not anywhere. It will be a lonely world which he refuses to live in .
But for her to live, he must deprive her of him and deprive himself of the ability to be with her.
There is no other solution but that.
A curse in the form of a spell that forces them to separate so that neither of them will die.
If they come close to each other or touch, they will feel intense pain and become very sick and eventually die.
He knows that she will be afraid to harm him, and he is doing all this so no harm will touch her.
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This was their last mission together ..
Everything about this mission was different. He was looking at her as if he was seeing her for the first time.
All hers beauty was strongly present, every little detail caught his attention.
The light freckles above her nose, the beads of her long eyelashes, the softness of her cherry lips, and the flow of her gorgeous, heavenly hair.
Her gentle voice and the movements of her body and hands as she spoke...
...
Gray was alert to everything about it, as if he wanted to fill his memory and mind with her.
To be immersed in her presence and inhale her fragments forever.
His eyes were eager to be imprinted her in his mind.
His hands were in his pocket, itching to touch her soft cheeks, to penetrate her hair and hold her tightly to him.
He wanted to keep her in his heart, mind, and body forever.
All that was engraved in his mind so that he would repeat it later in his lonely nights without her.
...
When she repeatedly asked him if he was okay, and her cheeks turned red with embarrassment from his looks.
He smiled for a moment he would weaken and throw all his plan in the air and hold her close to him, shouting indifferently that he loved her to the core.
he loved her relentlessly and could not imagine living another moment without her.
...
it was for a moment.
He wants to throw all his fears behind his back and kiss her deeply and drink from the nectar of her lips wine that will intoxicate him for the rest of his life.
For a moment, he would have collapsed on his knees and cried in front of her.
Confessing that he does not want her to be with anyone else.
He does not imagine her as a bride for anyone else or a mother for children that are not his.
He does not want to let go. May they never separate.
...
He was struggling with himself in those difficult moments.
In the depths of his apparent calm, various battles were fighting him, killing his dreams, and dispersing his happiness.
He was walking beside her silently, his gaze fixed on her, and within he was collapsing in misery, knowing that it was their last mission together.
His lips were closed, and behind them a thousand confessions of "I love you, Juvia," rushing out to be heard only by her,
but he was suffocating it deep inside himself for the sake of her safety and her life.
...
He was smiling lightly at what she was saying, and he knew in himself that it was the last moments of their smiles before he buried them in the grave of tears.
He heard her sigh, saying,
J: "Um, Gray-sama, are you upset because Juvia is with you? You're more silent than usual. Anooo, Juvia is sorry if she's causing you any discomfort."
Just as she always puts his comfort and feelings before her.
this is how Juvia cares about his happiness over her own... his life over hers...
how naive she is with a kind heart, and how precious this has made her in his eyes and how much he loves her for that...
Till the moment she still does not realize how important she is ..
...
He clenched his fist in anger, and in a moment, Gray suddenly stopped, holding her wrist.
He felt electricity flowing from it to his fingers. She turned with questioning looks.
he whispered: "Juvia...".
Juvia felt that there was something important and sincere in his looks and that his words were strangled in his throat and wanted to explode.
Concerned, she approached, turning completely to face him.
J: "What's the matter, Gray-sama? Is there something worrying you?"
He whispered hesitantly: "Juvia, it's .." He closed his eyes tightly as he resisted.
Then he opened them wild when he felt her hand gently creeping over his cheek...
Worriedly she asked: "Gray-sama, what's wrong?!"
He looked into her eyes tenderly and immersed himself in them.
He tilted his head to feel the soft palm of her hand on his cheek more.
He smiled slightly and whispered: "I will do everything to protect you, Juvia. I will not let anything bad happen to you"
He put his hand on hers.
...
For a second, he wants to be selfish and show her his feelings. Why not.
It is his last moment with her. He wants to express to her every beautiful feeling he feels only with her.
Juvia smiled and all gratitude appeared in her tearful eyes
J: "I know that. Juvia is fine as long as she is with you."
He furrowed his eyebrows and his lip tilted sadly: "Maybe... and maybe you would be better off without me, Juvia."
She moved closer to him, shaking her head violantly
J: "No, Graysama... Juvia will not be happy unless you are near her."
...
They were so close. He could feel her breathing, the heat of her body, and her hand are gently holding his face,
their emotions were overwhelming in their gazes and overflowing around them.
Their hearts were beating hard and fast, as if their world knew that it would collapse soon.
She clung to him dearly, and without control he found himself holding her possessively, his tears threatening to fall.
He is here at his weakest. at his weakest emotional collapse.
there is only an inch between them, and he feels that their soul is one.
He whispered with trembling voice
G: "Juvia. What did you do to me? Why did you break through my defenses?
Why can't I be able to keep you away?"
All his fortresses have collapsed now, and he can no longer rebel.
...
He approached, closed his eyes, rested his forehead on hers, and sighed in pain
: "F*ck everything... Juvia... please, please, keep me away from you."
It was a sensitive situation, as if the storm Gray was experiencing had moved into her world and her being and caused turmoil in her soul.
Juvia was trembling with her eyes closed and her tears flowing her cheeks.
Her lips were shuddering and her feelings are exposed and fragile.
Her voice can barely be heard.
J: "Gray... Juvia can't... you can't... Gray, I'm..."
she felt warm liquid washing her face . He was crying too.
Now is not the time to part them, not now is their farewell. Why did he collapse, why did he become weak?
...
His voice broke and his hands tightened around her, crushing her against him.
G : "Damn it, Juvia. I can't. leave my heart." but he reversed his words.
Without thinking , he lost himself and kissed her as deeply as his love.
He surrendered to all his feelings for her...
and she too sank into his hands, her feelings overflowing, surrendering to him.
...
He whispered weakly, his lips panting against hers
G: "You. made me wish. to love. to dream. to want to live..."
His fingers between the locks of her hair were trembling. and his breath was suffocating
he opened his soaked eyes looking at her lovely features , swallowing harshly he wisppered : "Juvia. I lov..."
A rough voice shouted behind them : "I hate to interrupt this disgusting romantic scene but you're standing in my way."
...
And before they could comprehend anything, a strange magic attack struck them and separated them from each other.
Juvia fell to the ground hard, and Gray flew, crashing into a nearby tree behind him.
It was the sorcerer who interrupted them , and like a slap that woke Gray up from his weak feelings.
He almost told her and confessed his love .
He sighed and breathed as his senses returned to him.
...
He stood up panting groggily, shouting: "Juvia... are you okay?"
She almost answered him while trying to stand, but in the blink of an eye, the man was in front of her and holding her neck, suffocating her.
She felt sharp pain as he pressed her neck with his iron nails until her blood dripped between his fingers.
She could not understand and could not transform into her watery body.
Her being was in a weak state due to the emotional collapse and feelings that overflowed her while Gray was holding her.
She was not able to extricate herself even.
...
She felt suffocated, but Gray's attack on the man relesed her from him.
She start coughing, holding her neck, which was scratched with minor, non-serious, but burning wounds.
Then their battle with him began with full force...
both attaking their best hacks , and while the man was falling Gray was able to reach her
then they formed a coordinated attack (the unison ride attack).
They hit the sorcerer, who absorbed some of the attack's magic in his magical ring so he could complete the spell later.
Then he fell to the ground , still .
Gray restrained him with the magic of the Ice Clutch, and he pretended that he was communicating with Mira through Lacrima
to tell her that they were successfully able to arrest the villain and that he needed the Magic Guild to send someone to take him.
..
He shook his head, looking at the warlock with a veiled message, while the other man closed his eyes, pretending to be defeated.
Gray turned and walked towards Juvia, picking up his shirt from the ground, saying to her.
G: "Let's go, our work is finished, and we will receive the reward later from the mayor of the town..."
Juvia hesitated: "No, but Gray-same, should we leave him here?"
He replied coldly: "The Magic Guild is on its way to arrest him. He won't be able to extricate himself from the ice bars. Don't worry. Let's go."
She stopped, looking at his back as he crossed her, then at the villain.
Then she sighed and ran to catch up with Gray, who was walking a distance away from her.
...
As she approached him, she suddenly remembered what had happened before the evil one attacked them,
so her cheeks became red, and she felt heat emerge in her face and body
she was overcome with intense embarrassment.
But she was also overwhelming with joy.
Without control, she approached him and wanted to embrace his arm lovingly.
To her shock when she touched him, Gray jumped away and shouted: "Don't come near me now, Juvia."
She was silent in shock at his violent reaction after what happened,
but he continued in a firm voice and still walked with his back to her
: "Let's quickly catch the train before we miss it... I don't want to be late in returning to the guild ."
...
Then, to Juvia's misfortune, Gray was very distant and cold as ice, avoiding looking at her.
On the train, he even preferred to sit in a back seat alone, muttering that he wanted to sleep and not be disturbed until they arrived.
This left Juvia confused and doubting the mistake she had committed,
and she started replaying the scene of what happened in her mind and searching hard for what she had done that made him act like this with her...!
...
When they arrived, he continued the same treatment and even ordered her to return to her home and rest,
where he would give the results to the master himself and go home to rest as well.
Juvia tried to argue, but he settled the matter and left her behind.
Confused, Juvia returned home. She could not sleep well that night despite her exhaustion.
All her dreams this time were nightmares about Gray.
This worried her a lot, so the next morning she went early to the guild to meet him and be honest with him about her fears.
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She arrived early and did not find anyone there. So she waited until middle P.m.
Although the majority of her nakama were present and those who were absent on missions, Gray had not appear yet.
She went to Mira, who was free at the bar
J: "Anooo, Mira-san.. Do you know if Gray-sama came without me noticing?"
Mira: "Gray...no, I haven't seen him yet."
Juvia: "Mmm, Juvia is a little worried. He seemed upset yesterday . Did you notice that when he met yoy the day before ?"
Mira stopped wiping the plate in her hand and answered slowly
M: "In fact, he seemed unusually rigid. He did not give any reaction when Natsu teased him. This surprised everyone..."
Juvia's fears were increasing: "Um, did he tell you what happened in the mission?"
Confusion appeared on Mira's features: "What mission?"
Juvia: "Yesterday's mission that he shared with Juvia...
..fighting the sorcerer of Green Falls Village?! He said he was coming to inform you of the report about it."
Mira with confused look told her: "I don't know what you're talking about or what mission this is?!..
But Gray came yesterday to register for a solo mission.
Oh, now I remembered, that's why he didn't come today.
He started the mission last night. It's a secret mission that takes a period of two weeks."
...
Juvia sank into the seat with confusion and sadness...
How and why!? What make him leave this suddenly?
What happened to Gray? and why did he go on a solo mission without anyone knowing it?!
many questions was rushing in her little head . but Gray was arround to answer any of it .
He left everything in limbo as usual.
...
Yesterday he kissed her and she was sure that he would confess to her, the emotional hurricane took them so deep
but in a minute everything turned around and he became colder than ever... WHY ?
Juvia pouted : "Ah.. did he tell you anything. perhaps a message to Juvia?"
Mira smiled: "Actually, he assured me about you...
literatly saying: Take care of Juvia and do not give her tasks that will expose her to any harm.."
Juvia felt better and grateful for Mira's words and smiled..
Despite this, there was a distress in her heart that began to grow and a fear for Gray that she did not know what it was.
She thanked Mira and excused herself to return to her home.
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She felt physically and psychologically exhausted and in a desperate need to sleep and escape from all those fears and draining feelings.
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To be continue ...
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