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Irreplaceable (Gruvia Week 2018)

It's been forever since I posted this one, but I decided to add another chapter in the end and possibly a sequel.

PS: This two-shot was originally my prompt for day 5 of 2018's Gruvia Week.

Title: No One Can Replace You

Pairings: Gruvia, minor NaLu/Gajevy, Gajuvia friendship

Summary: What if Lucy hadn't been the only one who came from the future? After Juvia sacrifices herself for Gray, he fears losing her until she reveals that he'll get a second chance. The happy ending he hadn't thought he deserved now seems possible, unless Zeref decides to interfere again.

Timeline: The story begins during the Grand Magic Games and then follows my own timeline.

Warnings: The first chapter is very angsty, so beware. Also, there is mature content in the second one.

Word Count: around 3500 words per chapter

Link: Chapter 1, Chapter 2.

Sneak Peek Ch 1:

Gruvia Week 2018 - Day 05

Irreplaceable

“He’s so tiny.”

“Well he’s a baby.”

“Yeah but I mean…look at him.”

Gray and Juvia had their 5-hour old son between them on their bed. Now that the well-wishers had finally left, they could have their precious little firstborn all to themselves again. They’d only gotten an hour at best when he’d just been born, and Juvia pouted that she’d spent a good chunk of that time napping. Not that she hadn’t deserved it.

“He’ll grow up, you know.” Juvia lifted an eyebrow.

“Hey, I’ve got no problem with it.” Gray grinned. “He’s adorable. Aren’t you?” he added to the dark-haired little infant, as if he could reply.

But their son just gave his father a nonplussed kind of glance, before shifting his attention to his mother. His eyes were darting every which way, which was understandable, given he was seeing the world for the first time.

Juvia chuckled.

“What?”

“You. Fawning over this little one. It reminds me of that time you gushed over how cute Frosch was. Though I’m certainly not jealous this time.”

“Heh, heh. Well Frosch’s got nothing on this guy,” said Gray, happily holding out his index finger to see if his son would try to reach out and grab it.

At the moment, his son was just kicking little legs and holding up his little arms, experimentally and jerkily waggling those tiny, tiny fingers. Then his tiny eyes swiveled back to his father, and then to his father’s finger. And, managing to focus on it, he reached up for it.

Gray felt the touch of those tiny fingers wrapping around his one big one reach all the way down to his heart, giving that spark of joy similar to what Juvia had given to him.

A spark of joy that was utterly irreplaceable.

They decided to name their son Nieve, after Juvia’s father. Juvia expressed that she’d thought Gray would want to name him after his father, Silver, but Gray shook his head. “That’d just make him Silver Fullbuster the Second. Nieve Fullbuster sounds way cooler. And Dad would agree. I mean…he did tell me to put him behind me.”

And then his voice caught before he could stop himself. At which point his wife took a moment to reach over and smooth back his dark bangs.

“And he’d be very proud,” she said, her voice wavering with emotion too. “Of both of you.”

Gray closed his eyes for moment, basking in the comfort of her touch as he tried not to think of the painful regret that his own father and mother couldn’t be here to see their first grandson (because he had no doubt that Silver would’ve just melted and Mika would’ve covered him in kisses the way his mom used to do to him when he’d been little).

Then he opened his eyes again. “So, Nieve sound good? You know, your mom and dad’d be proud too, after all.”

Juvia blinked rapidly, eyes bright with unshed tears for the parents she had never known herself, but had no doubt that they were the first and only people to have really loved her before Gray came along. “Mm. Sounds good,” she agreed. “Nieve Fullbuster.” Then she hooked the tiny fingers of the baby's other hand with her pinky finger and kissed those tiny knuckles that were more wrinkle and baby fat than knuckle. “Nieve it is. Do you like that?” she added to the baby boy.

The baby made a little grunt that for a baby was just all kinds of cute (no less possibly portended that he might've ultimately picked up his father’s habit of answering in “Hm's" somewhere in his genes).

“What do you think his magical forte will be?” Juvia looked back up at her husband. “I mean…I don’t think there’s much doubt he's been born with what it takes to become a mage.”

“Doesn’t matter,” said Gray. “Long as it ain’t fire magic. I might take that personally.”

“Oh come on, if that happened you’d still love him,” Juvia teased, eyes sparkling.

It didn’t escape Gray's notice though how tired she still looked. Even so, she was positively glowing.

He gave his wife a soft and loving smile. “Yeah. Of course I would.” Then Gray glanced back at his son. “I can hardly believe it though,” he whispered. “I mean…we made this tiny little life. You and me. I mean…this kinda things happens all the time…but for us…it means something.”

Juvia reflected his smile with one that equally soft and loving. “It certainly does. So, one down, thirty-two to go.”

Gray did a double-take. “Wait, what?”

“Remember? Thirty-three babies?”

“Juvia, you can’t be serious.”

But then Juvia just laughed a mock-wicked laugh, tossing her blue hair.

Gray rolled his eyes. “You’re terrible.”

Nieve glanced between his parents again, sucking almost contemplatively on his lower lip. Then his tiny face broke into a tiny yawn. And no wonder. It took a lot out of someone to be born. And then to have a string of people fawn over you.

“Oh my goodness, Levy was right!” Juvia effervesced. “Baby yawns are the cutest yawns in the world!”

“Hey, what about my yawns?”

“Sorry, Gray, you’re still as gorgeously handsome as ever, but your yawns…not so much.”

Gray snorted a laugh at this. “Whatever. Least I’m still gorgeously handsome, as you say.”

Juvia giggled as she kissed her baby’s tiny hand. “Aw, look at you, all tuckered out. Time for sleep, I think.”

Nieve opened his mouth and made a small sound, a soft little cry, as if already he wanted to call for his mama even when he still had no idea what the words were yet. He would learn though, soon enough.

“Oh, mama's little darling!” Juvia gushed as she rained kisses all over the baby’s little head of dark hair.

Gray meanwhile was just watching them both, marveling at this precious family that was really and truly his. He swallowed the lump in his throat, his chest warm with affection.

Then Juvia gave her son one more kiss on the forehead and then got up from the bed. “Let mama get the special little blankie that Auntie Levy bought for you. Be right back.” And with that, she darted downstairs.

“Yeah, I think Nieve really suits you, kiddo.” Gray laid his large hand over Nieve's tiny tummy, splaying his fingers. Underneath his palm he felt the baby’s rapid heartbeat and the rise and fall of his small chest as he breathed.

Then Nieve blinked his eyes open a little wider, and swiveled them back in Gray's direction, and he gave another soft and small cry, his arm-waving a bit lazier as he got sleepier.

“You really are way too adorable. I think you got some of your mama in you to thank for that though,” said Gray softly. “Which I am completely cool with,” he added with another grin, lightly pinching Nieve's tiny foot between his thumb and forefinger and giving it a little jiggle.

To which the baby actually kicked at him, even giving him a very Gray Fullbuster-ish scowl, but that only made Gray laugh.

“Okay, I’ll stop!”

But then Nieve suddenly made a weird noise that gave Gray pause. He held his breath as Nieve blinked up at him, like a he'd been doing before, until he made the noise again, like a hitch in his breathing that caused him to spasm.

“What the—?”

And then Nieve made the noise a third time, and Gray started to panic a little as he quickly sat up, scooping his son up into his arms.

“Juvia!”

Nieve spasmed again and Gray held him closer, wondering what in the hell could be wrong.

Then Juvia’s footsteps pounded up the stairs and Juvia herself dashed back into the bedroom, clutching the baby blanket from Levy.

“Gray, what is it?” she asked, clearly catching Gray’s worry. “What’s wrong?” She glanced at the baby in his arms as he got to his feet and walked over to her.

Nieve spasmed again like before and Gray looked up from him to his wife.

“See? What is that? I dunno what that is!”

“Oh….” Juvia relaxed and reached over and stroked her son’s cheek. “Gray, it’s fine. Those’re just hiccups.”

“Hi-Hiccups?”

“Yes. The Redfox twins get them too, you know. Here. Wait for it.”

And sure enough, Nieve made the noise once more, and this time Gray really listened to it.

“Hicca!”

After which Gray realized he really had been getting worked up over nothing. He let out a sigh of relief, while Nieve looked between his parents again as though confused. Moreover, a little annoyed that he was being kept from a nap.

“Here,” said Juvia, a little more soothing, understanding Gray’s increased proclivity for overprotectiveness at present. She reached out and Gray passed the baby to her so she could wrap him up in his new little blanket, a soft and fuzzy one patterned with snowflakes. Very appropriate.

Then he watched as she dandled him a bit before laying him down in the little bassinet next to their bed.

“There we go, you just have the hiccups, don’t you?” she cooed before she kissed the baby’s forehead again.

Nieve hiccupped in response as his mother tucked him in with the blanket.

Gray chuckled and shook his head at his own ridiculousness before he took leaned down and gave his son a kiss as the boy started to nod off. The hiccups too, it seemed, appeared to subside as well.

“Are you all right?” Juvia asked, keeping her voice low for the baby as they both sat back down together on the edge of their bed.

“Yeah,” said Gray, still feeling a bit silly for freaking out over something like hiccups, and he felt his face grow warm like it used to do more often when Juvia would make him flustered all the time.

“Here,” said Juiva, and she leaned over and kissed his cheek.

Gray’s heart skipped a beat, somehow amazed and yet at the same time not at all surprised that his wife doing something simple as kissing his cheek could have such an effect on him. Encouraged, Gray kissed her back, this time taking her lips in his. She giggled when they broke apart and he touched his forehead to hers, reaching up and stroking back her hair, and the curve of her cheek, this woman who had given him so many irreplaceable things in his heart.

“Thank you,” he murmured.

“For what?” Juvia whispered.

“Everything,” Gray said against her mouth, and then he kissed her again.

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Gruvia Week 2018- Day 5

I’m reposting this one because someone told me the link wasn’t working. Also, I decided to change the summary. (I can never be satisfied with my summaries, it’s incredible)

This one’s a bit late, but here we go. I apologise in advance that this is so tragic and angsty, but the prompt was just asking for it. You can't talk about irreplaceable without someone almost dying.

I added some interesting plot twists to the story and I’d love to hear your opinions on those. So don’t forget to let me know what you think. :)

Here’s the info:

Title: No One Can Replace You

Summary: Gray always knew that his story wouldn't have a happy ending, but he never expected to lose her so soon. He didn't even get a chance to tell Juvia he loved her before she sacrificed herself to save his life. Was this the end? Or perhaps he'd get a second chance? After all, when it came to Fairy Tail, they always found a way to change fate.

Summary 2: “But I’m not her, Gray.” He stared at the dying girl in his arms, disbelief clear on his face. Fate had once again tried to take away someone he loved, with Juvia sacrificing herself to save his life. Gray thought he was going to lose her, but then she told him it wasn’t over yet. What secrets was she about to reveal? Could it be that he still had a chance?

Timeline: This one-shot takes place during the Grand Magic Games Arc, more specifically the episode titled “Sin and Sacriffice”. However, I’ve changed some major details of the episode.

Warnings: This is pretty dark and sad, even though I did include a happy ending.

Word Count: 3200 words.

Link: https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12893222/1/No-One-Can-Replace-You

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14222829

Happy reading!

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Gruvia Week Day 5

Here we go with day 5: Irrepleaceable. (In case the links don’t work)

It was July 7th, the last day of the Grand Magic Games. Anyone would assume it was a day for celebration, specially for those who won. However, just like in many fairy tales, everything fell apart once the clock stroke midnight.

It wasn't long before all the wizards who had participated found themselves in a world of chaos as dragons suddenly invaded the blooming capital of Fiore. They were plunged into a hellish nightmare as the animals flew around the city, burning and destroying everything. Beautiful houses were turned to rubble and many people ended up dying that terrible night.

Amongst these people was Juvia Lockser, Fairy Tail's own water mage. She had been a member of the guild for a few months and had managed to warm her way into many people's hearts, including Gray Fullbuster.

Ever since they had met, Juvia had claimed to be in love with him and it wasn't long before he found himself falling for her as well. He intended to tell her that night, but his timing couldn't be worse. They were in the middle of war; their focus needed to be on staying alive and they couldn't be distracted by long-overdue confessions.

So Gray forced himself not to think about the realization he had made a few days before or the intense kiss they had shared after winning their battle against Lamia Scale's top wizards. It hadn't been a part of the plan, but he just couldn't help himself when Juvia was standing there in front of him; so beautiful despite the many injuries covering her body.

Before he could reveal his feelings, they had been called by their friends to the main square where the king announced the terrible news: their world was on the brisk of the apocalipse as dragons invaded the city. So the two mages quickly recomposed themselves and prepared for battle.

Thankfully, they didn't have to fight the enormous dragons, only mini ones. That doesn't mean it was an easy fight, though. Gray and Juvia had some trouble keeping up against them, but at least they had the help of his brother/rival, Lyon Vastia.

After a valid fought battle, they decided to find somewhere safe to take cover while regaining their energy. Unfortunately, the couple somehow ended up being separated.

With no choice but to keep looking for cover, they kept walking while keeping an eye out for any dragons that might come by. Along the way, Juvia came across a familiar head of pink hair.

"Juvia!" It was Meredy, her close friend. The bluenette was confused to see her there, but guessed that Crime Sorciére had been warned about their impending doom.

"Meredy!" She let out a surprised gasp and Meredy looked worried.

"Have you seen Ultear? I lost track of her a while ago." Before the water mage could respond, Gray appeared out of no where and pushed them to the ground.

"Get down!" He screamed and Juvia could see that three mini dragons were firing their lasers just then, right in their direction. He had saved them just in time and she felt extremely grateful, while also ashamed of herself for being so careless.

"Stay focused, this is a war zone!" Lyon yelled, also showing up all of sudden. It was as if he had read her thoughts and she lowered her head in shame.

"Sorry." She heard Meredy say sheepishly.

As more dragons showed up, the two boys joined together to fight against them.

Juvia remained unmoving, mind overcome by terrifying thoughts. What if it ended the same as last time? What if she couldn't stop it?

"Juvia, are you ok?" Meredy asked.

"What? Oh, yes, I'm fine." The water mage replied unconvincingly, unaware that Gray was watching her intensely. While trying to find her, he had come to two important realizations: this wasn't like any other battles they had previously fought. The stakes were higher and he knew that there was a chance they might not survive this night.

So this might be his last chance to tell Juvia how he felt, to finally give her the answer she deserved. He couldn't wait any longer and, truth be told, he didn't want to. He had waited until the Games were over; for five tortuous days.

Now he wanted nothing more than to hold her in his arms and tell her those three words he'd never thought he'd ever say again.

"Juvia, there's something I've been meaning to tell you." He said, catching her attention. She was quick to stand up and blue eyes stared into his, showcasing hope and love.

"Okay." Gray suddenly felt nervous, despite having planned this moment for days. Was this supposed to be so hard? Why couldn't he just confess?

"Is something wrong?" Juvia asked once he remained silent.

"No, I just have to do this before it's too late" He avoided looking at her, thinking it might be easier that way. He missed the moment her eyes widened as she realized what he was about to say.

"No." Juvia shook her head, fear overtaking her. It was all going exactly as she remembered, which meant the worse part was yet to come.

Whole she was lost in thought, he took a deep breath before finally looking up at her. He was surprised to see her pale face and fearful eyes, but didn't think much of it.

"Juvia, I…" Lyon's loud scream interrupted his confession.

"Gray, look out!" Gray turned around only to see a laser was coming right at him. For a moment he was frozen in shock, until he was suddenly pushed aside. Confused, he looked back only to find Juvia standing in the same spot he had been at a second ago.

"What?" He tried to comprehend what had just happened, but upon noticing the red stain on her dress as she fell to her knees, his face paled.

"No. No." He quickly got to his feet and ran towards her. "Juvia!" She looked at him; her face showed surprise and, for a reason he didn't understand yet, relief.

"I'm sorry." He could tell she was beginning to slip away.

"No, please." He knelt by her side before taking her into his arms. Frantic and cold hands pressed against the wound, trying to contain the blood. He completely forgot that they weren't alone, ignoring Lyon and Meredy's screams before they focused on eliminating the dragons.

"It's okay, my love." Gray didn't realize he was crying until her pale had gently touched his cheek.

"No, it's not okay. Why did you do that?" He felt angry; at himself for so many reasons and at her, for sacrificing herself for him. Didn't she know that this would only hurt him more?

After all, he had long since confided about his past and the people he lost. Juvia knew how he still blamed himself for Ur's death, so she was well aware that putting her own life in danger for his sake would only break him even more.

"I'm sorry." She repeated ever so gently. "But everything's going to be okay."

Gray wanted to believe that, he truly did. But he knew better; this wasn't some romantic fairy tale. There was no happy ending guaranteed for them and, judging by the amount of blood that colored her dress and the concerning paleness of her face, their story was about to end in tragedy.

He hated it. Hated the thought of losing her, of being powerless to stop it. It was like a curse that had haunted him his entire life and he hated himself for being foolish enough to think that it would ever be over. He blamed Erza for that; she was the one who convinced him that it was okay to love Juvia, that they'd be happy together.

Gray almost scoffed. Happiness didn't exist in his world. He wasn't meant to live the happily every after; all that awaited in his future was pain and loss. For a moment he wondered why he bothered trying when he knew exactly how the story would end.

"Stop it." He was brought out of his thoughts by her voice. It was weakened and faint, but he could still hear it.

"It's my fault." Juvia shook her head.

"No. I wanted to save you." She placed both hands on his cheeks, holding his face so he'd be forced to look at her. "I will always want to protect you, because I love you."

"I know." The tears began falling once again and he didn't stop them. There was no point in pretending to stay strong when his whole world was breaking.

"You don't need to cry." She gently wiped away his tears. "It's not over yet. In fact, this is only the beginning of your story."

"What" Gray was confused for a second before he understood. She was telling him that this didn't mean his future was lost, that he'd move on and find a way to be happy someday. It was the classic "You can learn to love again" that he didn't believe in. Not when it came to Juvia. There wouldn't be someone else, because she was the only one for him.

He had always known that, even before loving her. She had been the first person he opened up with in over 10 years and he knew that, once she was gone, it would never happen again. The walls he had kept around his heart, barriers she had broken down one by one, would come back, never to fall again.

"You're wrong." He told her firmly, hands falling from her stomach as he realized it was useless to keep trying to contain the blood. Her wound was too severe; it couldn't be healed. "I won't move on from this, because no one can replace you, Juvia." He hoped she'd understand the hidden meaning behind his words.

"But I'm not her, Gray." He stared at her in shock.

"What do you mean?" Juvia coughed a few times before answering.

"I'm not the Juvia you love, I'm another version of her." His eyes widened.

"What?" He could tell it was really hard for her to speak; she was clearly weak and tired. But she kept going anyways.

"I came from the future…with Lucy. We crossed through the eclipse gate." Gray was speechless. This was so absurd, yet his hopeful heart wanted so hard for it to be true.

"You're…the future?" He tried to ask and she smiled.

"Yes. I came to warn myself about what would happen, but it didn't go as I hoped." Another pause as she coughed some more. She was fading fast, but she tried to stay strong, for him. She needed him to know that it truly wasn't over, that he still had a chance at happiness.

"I found her last night. She was lying on the ground, nearly unconscious. I assume whoever attacked her was coming after me." She sounded so sincere that he didn't think much before believing her.

"Juvia was attacked?" His face changed to concerned.

"She's alright, she's safe. I took her to Porlyusica and she promised me to keep an eye on her. I took her place because I didn't want you guys to be distracted and lose the Games." Relief flooded his broken heart. His Juvia was alive. She was safe.

"Where?" Gray could barely form a coherent sentence; his mind too busy trying to take this all in.

"She's at the the castle's infirmary; princess Hisui agreed to hide her there." He needed to go to her, needed to see with his own eyes that she was still there. However, there was still the issue of the girl in his arms.

Future version or not, she was still Juvia, so there was no way he'd just leave her there. He needed to find a way to save her too, it was the least he could after she so willingly and bravely sacrificed herself for him.

"There's nothing you can do for me now." Juvia said, almost as if reading his thoughts.

"I have to try. You…you saved me." She smiled sadly.

"You saved me too, so many times." She tried to lift her hand once again, but found herself deprived of energy. "Please, don't be sad. All I wanted was to protect you and I managed that, so I'm happy."

"But I'm not. I'm still going to lose you, even if you're not the Juvia I know." He snapped, almost ashamed of how much he was sobbing.

"You're going to live a happy life with the woman you love. There's no need for tears." Those were the last words she said to him before everything got silent.

Gray stared at the lifeless body in his arms; big blue eyes staring at him while an eternal smile was on her face.

She was right. He shouldn't cry so much when there was still a chance for happiness. Even if it hurt to watch Future Juvia die in front of him, there was no use in dwelling on that. All it would do was bring him heartache and make him forget that the version he knew was still alive and waiting for him.

So after a few minutes of mourning, he stood up, finally eying Lyon and Meredy. The two of them stood there, sympathetic looks on their faces after watching the whole exchange. "I…" He began saying, but the other ice mage interrupted him.

"You don't have to say anything." Meredy was next to speak and she gave him a small smile.

"Go after her, Gray. She's waiting for you." He nodded slowly before turning around and walking away. He tried to keep his mind off what happened as he created a path to the palace with his magic. Upon arriving there, he ignored Lucy and Wendy's call of his name and went straight towards the princess.

"Where is she?" Hisui stared at him in confusion until he clarified. "Juvia Lockser."

"Arcadius will take you there." She replied before giving a pointed look towards the guard by her side. He nodded before walking away as another guard took his place.

Gray followed him through a long corridor and then a set of stairs until they reached a brown door. The guard opened it to reveal a large room with a few beds, though only one was occupied.

"Gray?" He watched her for a moment, having a hard time believing she was real. She wore a hospital gown that failed to hide the injuries on her arms and neck, but at least she was conscious.

"Juvia!" He was quick to reach her, sitting down on the bed ater she moved to give him space.

"I'm so glad you're okay." She threw her arms around him in a tight hug and he replied just as eagerly. The couple barely noticed as the guard smiled at them before walking out and closing the door.

"Are you okay?" His worried eyes examined her, paying close attention to the bruises on her neck.

"I'm alright." She nodded, giving him a determined look.

"I thought I'd lost you." He admitted as the image of her death crossed his mind.

Her eyes widened for a moment before she understood. So she had been right to worry about her future self, the latter had made it clear that she'd only been there to protect Gray and keep him safe at any cost.

"So she's dead? My future self?" He nodded grimly.

"She saved me." A smile came upon her face.

"She saved me too." She clearly recalled the moment she had been rescued the night before.

"I guess she wanted us to be happy." Now that the battle was over, Gray realized this was the perfect opportunity to finally go through with his plan.

"Juvia, there's something that I've been meaning to tell you for a while now." He took both her hands in his and took a deep breath.

"What is it?" She had a pretty good idea what it was as Future Juvia's words came to mind. He loves you. He may not know it yet, but he does. So, please, don't give up on him.

"I love you. I'm sorry it took so long for me to realize it, but..." She interrupted him.

"It's okay." A smile came upon her face. "It didn't matter how long you'd take, I would've waited forever."

"Really?" He thought it a bit extreme, but then again, that's just how she was.

"Of course. No one could replace you." Gray couldn't help but to smile as he recalled how he had told her these same words only a few minutes before.

"I guess we're more similar then I thought." He noted while carefully wrapping his arms around her.

"I guess we are." She did the same, settling her hands on his hair.

"By the way, I love you too." They laughed for a moment before leaning in for another intense kiss.

Future Juvia's sacrifice had allowed them a second chance at happiness, so they were determined to make the most of it.

What did you think of the huge plot twist? Has anyone else wondered what would happen if Lucy wasn't the only one coming from the future?

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