Juvia Lockser, a twenty-one-year-old college student at Magnolia University, heaved a deep breath when she finally reached the silent garden at the back of the big house where a wild party was being held. From what she could remember of what Levy told her before the shorter bluenette dragged her into attending the party, it was Lisanna Strauss's birthday celebration, and everyone who wanted to come and celebrate or wanted to get wild with her that night was welcome to come and join the celebration.
Truth be told, Juvia was never interested in the party, and she actually didn't know the girl throwing it. Still, her best friend's girlfriend insisted that she come with her and try mingling with other people, even better, try making some friends since she's practically a loner. Like she cares about that, she'd rather stay alone than be associated with wild people like the ones making pandemonium inside the mansion.
As the long-haired bluenette inhaled the much-needed fresh air, she regretted that she had let her petite friend have her way about going to that place where people were cramped together and all over each other on the crowded dance floor. Even though Strauss's house was big, it was still pretty much packed with people, and she doubted Lisanna knew all of them. It was past midnight, and guests were still coming, and some of them had no choice but to enjoy the night's festivity in the big front yard. The perks of being one of the elites of the town of Magnolia are that Lisanna got to live in a big mansion inside a vast property and had people flooding her party, which is undoubtedly not Juvia's thing.
All she wanted to do was go back to her dorm and sleep, but first, she would get rid of the makeup Levy insisted that she apply and get out of the tiny black dress she was forced to wear. On top of her to-do list was to find a way out of the Strauss property with no one to notice her slipping away. If only she knew where Levy went after she introduced her to some of her friends, it would be easier to escape that place. Even from where she was standing, she could still hear the faint music and partying voices from inside the house, and it was making her feel dizzy. She couldn't stand too much noise, and attending the party with her friend was a complete stupidity and a grave mistake. It did not matter anymore that she met one of the most popular girls in school and some of her other famous friends like Lucy Heartfilia, the varsity cheer captain when she knew that she would be dealing with a terrible migraine when the morning came.
Who cares about making friends when she feels like her world is spinning at full speed? What was it that she drank earlier again? The guy with orange hair who handed it to her told her that the drink would make her feel great, but that was the opposite of what she was feeling. If anything, she felt so heavy and ready to fall on her face, and she was sweating cold, but she felt hot inside.
With all her might, she tried to look for an exit where no one would see her. In just a short time that she spent inside with the chaotic crowd, she came to realize that most of the men invited or those who just came to go and get wild for a night were perverts. Dozens of them already tried to get under her clothes, which was one reason she was so eager to leave. Maybe most of those guys didn't recognize her as the nerd college girl who always wore conservative clothes and eyeglasses because she looked so different from her usual self. She didn't even recognize herself after Levy dressed her for the night.
Then and there, her problem began. How on earth was she going to leave that place when the only way out she could see was the same way where she came from, and there was no way she was going back inside? As she focused her gaze in front of her, it became clear that she was actually in a maze garden!
"Oh no," Juvia groaned as her head started to throb. Why didn't she notice it earlier? Why did she have to be in there in the first place? She just wanted to return to her dorm and rest, but she was lost in the perfectly unfamiliar place that happened to be the property of someone she only knew by name.
She swore, even with how much she adored Levy Mcgarden, she would give her some good lashing the next time they saw each other! That is if she could ever escape that maze in her unstable state. She could die there, and no one would notice for days, especially since no one would care to look for her when she went missing for days! Well, her best friend Gajeel would, and of course his girlfriend Levy, but why would they think she's there?
Urgh! Damn, that orange-haired guy who gave her the drink she had. She's sure the beverage was spiked with something she no longer wished to know.