72Hello ladies and gentleman! How has everyone been doing today? I have been great...Now, let's all stop glaring at me for updating my stories so late, its just that I have been going through things and I just wanna say, I am so sorry for not updating. But do not worry! That is why I am gracing you with this new chapter. Now, last time we left off with Natsu and Lucy's mission, and now...its Gray and Juvia's mission! Let's begin! :)
Juvia sighed as she sat at the bar and sipped her orange juice. As she saw Lucy and Natsu leave, Juvia felt a little sad inside that she wasn't going, since she always shared her missions sometimes with her sister. But Juvia knew that they should get to know their new guild members, so she let her sister go after Lucy had offered her to come along.
"Are you sure you don't want to come along Juvia?"
"Juvia is sure Lucy. Lucy and Juvia need to become friends with the guild, so Lucy and Juvia should try and not partner up too much,"
"Okay sis. Just make sure to try and stay safe while I'm gone,"
"Juvia understands. Juvia loves you too Lucy,"
And with that, Lucy had set off with Natsu and Happy on their mission. Juvia sighed again and a shadow appeared over her and she looked up to see Mira behind the bar, smiling at her.
"Why so glum Juvia?" Juvia sighed and stirred her orange juice.
"Juvia knows that Juvia did the right thing and let Lucy go alone, but Juvia is bored and she does not know what to do," Mira nodded and then smiled.
"I think you might like this," Juvia looked confused, but Mira handed her a flyer and Juvia looked down to see a job request.
Wanted: A mage that can retrieve a rare staff from above the mountains. WARNING: Mountains contain some monsters and bandits.
Reward: 100,000 Jewels
"I think you might need a mission to bring you out of this funk Juvia," Juvia beamed at Mira and got up.
"Mira is right, Juvia should go on a mission to help with her boredom," Mira nodded, but then got a mischievous look on her face.
"Oh Juvia," Juvia stopped walking away and looked at Mira with a curious look.
"I think it would be best if you went with someone, since it is your first mission without your sister and with our guild," Juvia looked a little conflicted, but nodded.
"Who should Juvia ask to accompany her then Mira?" Mira smiled and looked over to the tables.
"Oh Gray! Would you come over here please?" Juvia blushed softly as he walked over, looking bored and he yawned.
"Sup Mira?" Mira smiled at him.
"Would you go along with Juvia on her mission? Lucy went with Natsu and she doesn't have anyone else to work with that she knows," Gray looked at Juvia, who smiled shyly and waved and Gray nodded.
"Yeah, sure, I needed a job, so what's it about?" Juvia handed the flyer to him, then turned mega red as his shirt had somehow disappeared during the conversation.
"Gray! Your clothes!" Cana shouted drunkenly and Gray looked down to see his shirt gone.
"Oh crap!" As Gray panicked for his shirt, Juvia got her mission approved and stood in front of him.
"Gray and Juvia should be going now. Goodbye Mira, tell Lucy that Juvia went on a mission if she gets back before Juvia," Mira nodded and watched as Juvia and Gray, who was putting his shirt back on, walked away and started chatting. Mira smiled with a gleam in her eyes.
"I'm going to have some fun~" Mira smiled and went back to work.
On the train:
Juvia sighed as she sat down and relaxed into the seat. Gray sat across from her and stretched. Juvia pulled out her journal and began to write in it and Gray looked at her from the corner of his eye as he looked out the window.
How does she know her? I want to ask, but I don't think I should. Do they know she's dead?
Juvia saw him looking and closed her journal and smiled at him and crossed her hands over her legs.
"Does Gray-san need to ask Juvia something? Gray-san keeps staring at Juvia, so she wants to know what he wants?" Gray coughed nervously and shook his head.
"It's nothing. So, why aren't you going on this mission with your sister? By the way, is Lucy really your sister? You guys don't really look alike for siblings," Juvia laughed softly and smiled as she pulled a strand of her hair behind her ear. Gray stared closely at her action and felt mesmerized.
"Gray-san? Hello?" Gray blinked as Juvia looked at him and coughed.
"Uh, Yeah?"
"Gray-san was asking on how Juvia and Lucy were sisters,"
"Oh yeah, right,"
"Well, technically, Juvia and Lucy aren't technically blood-related, but we are like soul sisters, since Lucy has been with Juvia since Juvia was little after Juvia ran away from home," Gray frowned.
"Why did you run away," Just then, the train stopped and Juvia had gotten a sad look on her face and looked out the window as she got up.
"Let's just say, some people in Juvia's village didn't really like the rain," She whispered and walked away and Gray frowned and followed her. They began to walk the path towards the village and all was silent. Gray felt like the silence was going to suffocate him and Juvia was lost in her own little world.
Crap, I must have said something wrong. Oh man, if she comes home depressed, Lucy is gonna freaking kill me
Gray shivered at the thought of what her sister would do. Juvia looked at him curiously.
"Is Gray-san alright?" Gray looked at her and nodded. Juvia smiled and so did Gray. As they walked into the village, Juvia noticed how all the villager were miserable looking and she frowned as she saw them run into their houses as they walked in.
"Does Gray-san noticed anything strange?" She whispered to Gray and he nodded slowly, looking around the village.
"Yeah, it's like they've had the life drained out of them or something," Juvia nodded and then they both walked into the city hall building and the secretary guided them towards the mayor and shut the door behind them. The mayor turned in his chair and he looked old and withered as he stood up.
"I thank you for coming, mages of Fairy Tail," He whispered with a raspy voice. Juvia noticed how he didn't look like he became old recently and this intrigued her more on what was going on.
"Yeah, so mind telling us what sort of item you are looking for?" Gray asked as he stood forward. He decided to speak, since Juvia seemed wary in front of the mayor. The mayor nodded.
"Yes, we seek the village's sacred staff, which gives off special magic energy, providing the village with life and happiness. Unfortunately, the staff was taken away in a storm and had somehow blown onto the top of the mountain, so we are hoping that mages such as yourselves would be able to retrieve it, since the mountains are full of treacherous things that we villagers can not handle," Gray nodded and Juvia still looked unsure, but nodded as well and they both walked out and the mayor smiled, with a sinister look in his eyes.
Yes, get the staff, then all will bow to me
Gray and Juvia walked up the path towards the mountain and it was silent for awhile, then Juvia stopped all of a sudden and Gray looked at her curiously.
"Something wrong?" Juvia frowned and looked at the village.
"Juvia feels that something is wrong with this mission, and Juvia's instinct's are never wrong," She whispered. Gray looked at her and sighed.
"Well, weird or not, we do have a mission to do, so let's just get this over with," Juvia looked at him, but Gray was already walking ahead and Juvia felt annoyed at his rudeness, which making her annoyed is hard to do. Juvia breathed deeply and sent her magic to her shoes, which hummed softly and helped her glide. She soon stood next to Gray and tapped him on the shoulder and he looked at her. She smiled sweetly.
"Juvia is only going to say this once, but if Gray-san doesn't want to get smacked, please try and not get on Juvia's bad side, k?" She said sweetly and ran ahead of him, her sneakers giving her an extra boost and Gray sweatdropped.
Crap, we are not getting off on a good start
Several minutes later, Gray was watching Juvia grab some water from a lake, as they had stopped for rest. She seemed to be ignoring him and he sighed. If he didn't get along with her soon, not only would that sister of hers kill him, but so would Mira and Erza. Gray shivered at that thought and got up and walked over to her. Juvia noticed him walking and turned away as he sat down.
"Um, listen, I'm sorry about ignoring your statement and seeming like a big jerk, so friends?" He spoke awkwardly. Juvia looked him straight in the eye and Gray saw she had a really nice face and turned away before she could see him blush. Juvia raised an eyebrow, but smiled softly.
"Thank you Gray-san. Juvia appreciates it," Juvia spoke as she stood up and smiled. Gray smirked and held out his hand and Juvia shook it as well. They continued to walk deeper into the forest after that and Juvia suddenly stopped.
"Gray-san, Juvia believes that we have found the staff," She spoke in a whisper as she pulled him behind a tree and pointed 10 feet away. Gray looked in surprise, but narrowed his eyes as he saw several bandits around the staff as well, all laughing in glee and eating.
"I have a plan," Gray whispers and Juvia looked at with him curiosity in her eyes.
"Can you somehow sneak the staff away from them by using your magic?" Juvia thought it over, then nodded. Gray grinned.
"Good, and while you're doing that, I'll distract them and then we take them out together," Juvia looked surprised.
'No way! Juvia can't let Gray-san be the bait! "Gray covered her mouth and she looked shocked at him. He 'shs'-ed her and looked at her seriously.
"Listen Juvia, the one thing about us Fairy Tail mages is that we don't back down from a fight," He whispered as he stared at her. She looked shocked and stayed quiet as he started to walk towards them. She sighed and got her game face on.
Gray stayed quiet as he looked at the bandits and he smirked. He could so take them.
"Ice Make: Spear!" He shouted as he placed his hands together and jumped out and started to attack. The bandits looked shocked and then started to break away from watching the staff and attacked Gray. One of them noticed his tattoo.
"Look! He's from an official guild!"
"Crap! Does this mean they defeated the boss at the village?!" Gray looked confused at what he said. The boss was at the village? Then where was he anyway? Gray didn't have time to worry about that as he had to duck an attack from one of them and he smirked.
"You should never mess with a Fairy Tail mage, losers," He smirked as he he jumped back and got into position. Gray saw Juvia appear from the small lake near the staff and she nodded at him and he nodded back.
"Ice Make: Cage!" He shouted as he trapped all the bandits. They all looked shocked and they tried to break their way out, but then were all splashed with water.
"What the hell!?" One of the bandits sputtered, then he was frozen to the ground.
"Hey! I can't move!"
"Me neither!" Juvia grabbed the staff and walked towards Gray and smirked at the bandits.
"Thanks to Juvia's water, it was not hard to freeze you all," Gray smirked and they walked away from the yelling bandits. Juvia looked down at the staff in her hand and frowned. Gray noticed her expression and stopped.
"What's up?" He asked, concerned.
"Juvia feels as though the staff contains much magical power. Juvia thinks that something is not right," Gray nodded.
"I know what you mean. Those bandits talked about how their boss was still in the village," Juvia and Gray stopped walking and thought it over.
"What if...the boss is actually still there? What if...he's running the entire operation?" Gray said and Juvia nodded along.
"Juvia believe who is really behind the village looking so miserable now," Gray nodded as well.
"So do I. Come on, let's go,"
5 minutes later
The mayor was looking through papers when the door opened and he looked up to see Gray and Juvia walking through the door and Juvia holding the staff. Inwardly, he smirked. He got up and smiled at them as they walked through.
"Ah! Wonderful! You've returned unharmed! Now, if you would be so kind and hand over the staff," He reached for it, but Juvia cast her magic and pushed him back to the wall. He looked shocked and outraged.
"What is the meaning of this! Do you realize you are attacking this town's mayor!" Juvia snorted at him and Gray raised an eyebrow at her. She blushed.
"Juvia apologizes, it's just so easy for Juvia noticed when someone is talking bull-shit," Gray laughed loudly and the mayor turned pale, then gulped.
"I-I have no clue what you're talking about," He yelped as he began to be frozen to the wall and Gray walked up to him.
"We know who you really are now, boss," He gasped.
"Y-You'll never get out of here alive! Boys, get them!" Nobody came to his call and he looked mad.
"Boys!" Juvia smirked as she sat on the desk in front of him and crossed her legs together.
"Your goons are taking a little nap outside right now. No one can help you," Outside the office, several people had been frozen and some had been shoved through the wall.
"So, how about explaining on why you needed this staff so badly, you had to take control over an entire village?" Gray asked, an ice spear forming and placed it near the boss. He gulped.
"I needed the staff because it was a good sell on the black market! The village was just a bonus!' Juvia looked angry at that thought and shot a bullet of water toward his head and he started to flail his arms around. Gray looked shocked and grabbed Juvia, who looked like she was ready to kill him.
"Juvia! Stop!" Juvia turned to Gray, and he looked concerned and slowly, the water slowed down and the boss was gasping for breath and looked shaken.
"Juvia just can't believe that this scum would do control this entire village, just so he could have the staff. It doesn't make sense,"
"I believe i can explain that," Gray and Juvia turned to the door to see an old man who smiled at them, with several of the village men behind him, who were typing up the goons.
"First, let me thank you for saving our village, mages of Fairy Tail," He shook their hands and Juvia and Gray smiled at the man.
"It was no trouble," Gray said. The boss was glaring at them all.
"So, to explain why this hooligan would take over our village, well it's because that staff doesn't work without it's other part, which is hidden somewhere in this village," Gray and Juvia looked shocked. The boss glared even more at the old man.
"I found where it was old man! I was close to completing the set!" He shouted. Juvia turned to him and covered his mouth with tape.
"Be quiet," Juvia spoke coldly. The old man continued to smile.
"It's all right young one. Here, let me show you,'" He turned to the desk and tapped the side three times and out popped a case. He opened the case and it contained a small crystal. Gray and Juvia looked in awe.
"Juvia thinks this is beautiful," She whispered and Gray looked at her face, which was in awe and glowed from the light. She looked at him and blushed as he saw his face, like it was in some trance.
"Gray-san? Is everything alright?" Gray blinked, coughed and turned away.
"Um, sure," He coughed and rubbed the back of his neck, trying to hide the blush on his face. The crystal pulsed and the old man smiled knowingly.
"This crystal would have helped the staff activate its powers to bring a powerful magic spell to make the user's one wish come true, but with only a certain way to activate the crystal, which i would not tell him of course. These treasures have been with our village for a hundred years, so we would not hand it over so easily. Over time, we slowly could not control them and he had taken over our village, but we would not budge. That is why i thank you, mages, for saving our village," He bowed to them and Gray and Juvia smiled at him. He stood and walked over to a safe and handed them their reward money.
"Here is your reward money. I know it was originally decided by that gang, but we give this to you for stopping him." Juvia smiled and took the money and Gray turned to the boss, who glared at him.
"So long, boss man," he grinned and the boss paled.
"Ice Make: Canon!" The boss was shot into the air and flew away and Gray smirked. The village saw him fly away and they all cheered in glee.
Juvia looked down to the town and smiled.
On the train..
Juvia was looking out the window and was silent. Gray was snoring lightly and she looked over at him. She blushed softly at his face. She didn't know why, but she felt a strong attraction to him. Juvia blushed big time red and shook her head. She barely knew him! Plus, he was good-looking, so it was obvious she would be attracted to him. Juvia sighed and looked out the window even more. Gray opened one eye and saw her looking worried and yawned as he sat up. Juvia looked at him.
"Juvia takes it that your nap went well," Gray grinned and her and stretched.
"Yep! Nothing like a nap after a tough mission," Juvia smiled softly and looked out the window again.
"Hey, can I ask you something?" Gray spoke, curiosity in his voice. Juvia looked at him.
"Juvia believe it is OK. What is the matter?" Gray rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment.
"Well, I kinda accidentally saw that photo in your journal after your sister dropped it on that last mission together and I was wondering who the woman in the middle was?" Gray knew it was, oh he knew. He just wanted to know how they knew her. Juvia sighed and gave a sad smile.
"She was like a mother-figure to us. Juvia wishes to not talk about it, it would be better if you ask Lucy. All Juvia can say is, she was a wonderful person and she was important to Juvia, just like Lucy is," Juvia's bangs covered her eyes and Gray knew he should not have asked her about this.
"I'm sorry. i didn't mean to pry," He muttered and grabbed her hand. Juvia looked shocked at him.
"It's ok. Juvia doesn't mind, it's natural for people to be curious at things. Maybe one day i will tell you about her," Juvia smiled and him and he smiled weakly back.
If only you knew, He thought sadly, pulling away and staying quiet after that. Juvia looked curiously at him, then blushed.
"Gray-san! Your shirt!" She yelled as she looked at now a shirtless Gray.
"Oh crap!"
Back at the village
The old man smiled as he placed the crystal back in the compartment. When the crystal had pulsed, it meant that there was a spark of love in the air. He believe those two mages would realize it soon, until then, he wished them the best of luck.
Juvia and Lucy has completed their first missions as Fairy Tail mages! Now, they are ready for their next adventures! An S-class mission maybe? And a past revealed! Can Lucy and Juvia handle it? Will they be able to let go of their past and face it with their new friends? Or will destiny make the sister's choose between a guild they have begun to love or getting revenge for someone they loved and respected? Next time, On Sisterly Bonds, The Galuna Island Arc begins!
Yep, you read that right. Next time i update, i will have the first chapter of the Galuna Arc up! Hopefully i update soon, but when you have to get college stuff done, it takes up a lot of free time for writing. Plus, i have other stories i have to update a lot and it's just soooo many other things to do as well. I do want to thank everyone for being patient though. You guys rock! So, did you like this whole chapter with Juvia and Gray? I wanted to make Juvia less stalker, but still a girl who falls in love easily of course. I think being with Lucy for years helped Juvia realize that she wasn't alone that much, like how in the original plot line. So yeah, i have an OOC Juvia. Woo! Lol, anyway, I think it's great and next time, its gonna have tons of action and tons of romance~ Until then, see you all next time and No flames! No haters allowed! XP