author’s note: OK SO a little while ago @lovelocksers posted a GENIUS hc that juvia has probably killed someone before like when she was in phantom lord……. so…… i wrote this to go along w that hc hehe❤️❤️❤️ enjoy<3 also. yes. im reposting this. cus heres the thing….. NOTHING I FUCKING POST SHOWS UP IN THE GRUVIA TAGGGGG its so annoying but anyway yea sorry im re-posting this lol uwu
Juvia hung over his lifeless body, screaming for him. Begging him to wake up. She shook him up and down, side to side, but to no prevail. She needed help. She looked around at her surroundings, and was not granted any sort of comfort. It was just the two of them and the enemy, after all. Hell, Gray didn’t even want her there in the first place. Juvia hated when Gray went on missions on his own, though, and she had a bad feeling that something was wrong. To her dismay, she was right. The enemy was rambling about something, and he had a disgusting grin on his face, but Juvia couldn’t hear what he was saying. It was all fuzzy.
Juvia slowly turned her glance back to Gray, her head was heavy and it pounded. She placed two fingers at his wrist. Nothing. No beat. Only coldness. Just as she suspected.
If only she was just a few minutes earlier. Then maybe, Gray would’ve had a chance. Or if she insisted that she went with him in the first place. But that didn’t matter now. Her vision of Gray was becoming blurred with tears flooding from her eyes. She decided she couldn’t look at his pale face any longer without physically breaking, so she looked back up at the enemy.
Mindlessly, Juvia rose to her feet. It was only then that she noticed the torrential downpour that she was causing.
“So you’re finally done crying and ready to fight?” The man snickered, getting into a fighting stance.
She didn’t waste any time. As much as it would’ve felt great to beat everything out of him, at this point, she only had one thing in mind: revenge. This was exactly as it should be. An eye for an eye.
“Water Lock: Unbreakable.” She swore to herself to never use this spell— this curse, ever again. Not only was it a ruthless spell, but it took a lot out of her as well. One could only cast it if they were confident in that moment that their heart was cold, not a drop of good to be found. She hadn’t cast this spell with such confidence in so long, but she didn’t care.
As her hand stretched out in front of her, an orb of dark water encased itself around the enemy. She watched as he fought and squirmed and did everything to try and break free, but Juvia clenched her hand, and his body crumpled and cracked. As she twisted her hand, so did his body, and although she sadly could not hear him, he was letting out cries of agony.
Gray felt a burn trickle across his body. He finally awoke from his unconsciousness and was met with boiling hot water streaming over his body. It wasn’t just hot water, but it was rain. The rain was steaming hot. The last thing he remembered was his heart slowing down and his body going cold, just as he went limp. He had a feeling his body was shocked back awake by the heat of the water drenching over him.
“Tsk!” He recoiled, and finally sat up. What was happening? Where was he? He was dazed, but he knew the pouring rain was never a good sign.
He looked to his side and saw the back of Juvia. She stood firmly as she had the enemy in her water lock. Except, this water lock was different. It was dark, and menacing. He was still regaining his vision but he could see that her hand that was usually flexed and firm while casting this spell was bent and twisted, which matched the twisting of the enemy’s body.
With what little freedom the man had, he held at his throat, and clawed at it. He needed air. Juvia however, didn’t seem to notice—or mind.
“You—!” Juvia finally screamed. “You took him! You took him from me! You took my everything!”Her raspy voice boomed as she screamed at the man trapped in the bubble. “Now you have to pay.” She finished.
She thought Gray was dead.
And now, she was going to kill him.
“No…” Gray breathed out. His eyes were wide at the sight before him. He couldn’t see Juvia’s face, but honestly, he’s not so sure he would want to. The pain, the infuriation, the anguish, it was all in her voice, and he could only assume her face matched it.
“Juvia!” Gray’s call was weak, but it was there. She didn’t budge, though. The rain was too much. “Shit!”
“Juvia! Stop it!” He called again, louder, but still not loud enough.
Gray looked around, and saw everyone was down. His body was numb from the battle, but at least Juvia’s rain was there to heat him up. He knew he would regret sudden movements later, but he didn’t have time to think about that now.
Juvia’s tears that leaked down her face felt cold. Paired with the rain, her tears were icy on her hot skin. Although it was a weird sensation, this was not all too foreign for her. She had been down this path before. She did what she had to, and while she could never forgive herself for it, she knew she had to move past it.
After this though, she didn’t know what she would do? Could she bounce back all over again for taking another life after so long? Without Gray, she wasn’t sure what she would do.
But it didn’t matter now. Right then, all that mattered was the problem at hand. She has to right the wrong that was done. She watched as the man squirmed, but his movements became less and less as his air lessened.
A pressure suddenly fell on her back. Familiar arms were wrapped around her shoulders, and she felt a knock of the back of her head, with what felt like another head.
“Don’t.” The word was all she needed. The voice went along with everything else she was feeling. It wasn’t too good to be true. Gray was there.
Without another word, she dropped her hand, and down went the man in the water bubble. He coughed and wretched, gasping for air just before passing out.
Her skin went clammy as the heat of the rain went down tremendously, and eventually came to a complete stop.
“Gray…sama…” Her lip quivered slightly.
“It’s okay. I’m okay.” His forehead was still pressed, firmly against the back of her head, and his brow furrowed against her wet hair. Although the rain and battle stopped, his grip on her didn’t falter.
“Y-you’re-“ Juvia stammered.
“Yeah.” Was all he followed with before Juvia collapsed to the ground. Her knees hit the mud, and she instantly wept. She cried out brielfy before muffling her screams by putting her face in her hands. She had yet to even look at Gray yet, but he was still there. He remained upright on his knees, embracing Juvia’s shaking frame.
“Juvia— Juvia almost—!” She gasped for air, and her chest tightened. Her hand was now only covering her mouth, and her eyes were bulging as she stared at the ground. The last five minutes played over and over in her head on loop.
“Stop. Just breathe.” Gray’s voice was soothing, and Juvia couldn’t help but melt into it. She finally turned around and saw her beloved’s face. After finally being able to look into his comforting eyes, she fell into his arms, this time her chest was pressed up against his.
“I’m so sorry Gray-sama…” She sobbed, and Gray responded with a tight hold on her head, keeping her pressed into him.
“Don’t be. You didn’t do anything.”
“Didn’t do anything?!” She shot up. “Juvia almost took that man’s life!” She cracked
“But you didn’t.” Gray was firm.
Juvia moaned and shook her head. “But I would have.” She was in such pain, and it showed in her voice.
Before Gray could say anything, Juvia continued. “And it wouldn’t be the first time.” Her tone was surprisingly clear.
Gray felt his body tense up at the confession. He was a bit confused, and Juvia read his expression, following with a brief explanation. “At Phantom Lord, you just did as you were told.” She hugged herself and shrugged. “No matter what…” She trailed off.
Honestly, Gray hadn’t thought much about Juvia’s life before Fairy Tail. Now, she lived by the same virtues as everyone else in Fairy Tail, which was not to kill. But she lived 17 whole years before that. Not only that, but she was a member of a dark guild, a group that doesn’t follow any sort of rules.
“Hey, we all have a past.” Gray said, calmly.
Juvia looked up at Gray, her eyes still hurt. “And what about the present? What if Juvia hasn’t changed as much as she thought she has?” Tears dripped onto her hands that were now placed at her knees, and her head dropped.
Gray wasn’t always the best with words. He was always more of an action kind of guy, so he did just that. He wrapped Juvia up once again, this time he had to force her into his chest rather than her falling. She struggled for a moment, but she eventually reciprocated, and wept once again.
“Juvia thought you were dead.”
“Juvia thought…” She sniffed. “Juvia thought he killed you.”
“So…” She paused her weeps. “Does that make it ok?”
Gray wasn’t sure how to answer that, and he didn’t want to lie to her either. He wasn’t the one to decide what it meant to take a life “I don’t know.” He confessed.
Juvia cracked at his uncertainty, folding in even more, crying harder. “But what I do know, is that you are not the person you were in Phantom Lord.” Gray continued.
“You are bright, and kind, and cheerful, and you are easily the most caring and generous person I know.” His voice gained confidence the more he spoke.
Juvia broke, slightly, from Gray, and looked up at him with wet eyes. It was the sight of her face, her red sorrowful face so close to his, that finally made tears rush to his eyes as well.
“Really.” He nodded. He placed a hand on her forehead, brushing her bangs out of her eyes. “You’re an amazing person, Juvia. We all have our vices. You’re not alone, and I want you to remember that. Anyone at the guild would be more than willing to talk to you about anything, too, because we love having you as a member.”
For the first time in what felt like ages, Juvia gave a hopeful smile.
“If Gray-sama thinks so highly of Juvia, then that makes me very happy.” She nuzzled back into his chest.
“Good.” He topped her head with his chin. “Crying doesn’t suit you.”
“Juvia is so lucky to have you, Gray-sama.” She said sweetly, grabbing at his bare back.
He held onto her like he would never let go.
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