Just Our Secret - Gruvia

Kiss and Tell

AN: another massively long chapter lmao - I didn't originally plan it to be this long but oh well

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My fingers chewing my nails to the bottom in the student lounge with my folder placed open on my lap with the bare minimum amount of revision notes. Gray was sat next to me with his arm rested against the back of the couch behind me, laid back as ever.

"Juvia, revision or not you've always aced your exams. Don't stress about it."

"Ugh!" My voice sore from the growing tantrum, "Stop saying that! I've been so occupied with throwing up, sleeping and eating I've barely revised. I'm gonna fail, I'm gonna get kicked out and I'll be dependent for the rest of my life!" The ending of my sentence follows through to a distressed moan.

"Calm down, Juvia," Gray's arm moves from the couch and his hand massaging the left side of my back up towards my shoulder, which tends to tense up when I'm stressed, "You're not gonna be dependent. You're gonna be the independent one with a baby to take care of with me. If anything, I'll be the dependent one and need your help more than you'll need mine," He chuckles at his own lack of confidence, "Exams at the end of terms are absolutely nothing, I promise. You've never freaked about this before, and I have seen you do some studying, so what's actually wrong?"

I take a deep breath, thinking it over.

I'm overwhelmed, really. I'm pregnant, I have a lot on my plate to think about with the addition of school work and my job. My hormones must be all over the place, especially with how far along I am and the symptoms I currently have include mood swings. Yesterday, I was in a decently pleased mood until Natsu made another "fat" joke, he received a kick in the shin. A moment after that, Gray's hand accidentally brushed against my behind and I mistook it as flirting and maybe returned the favour.

I totally didn't spank him...

"You think it's mood swings?" Gray answers for me.

"Probably," About to continue, Cana enters the room so I slap Gray's hand off me in order to act what they assume is me in a usual state.

"Heya you two," She cheerfully greets us, collapsing on the chair opposite and putting her feet up on the coffee table, showing off her studded boots, "You nervous, Juvie? You look kinda pale." Cana was the only one in our circle who called me "Juvie".

"Kind of." I admit.

"Well, to calm your nerves a bit, on Friday Loke and I are having a small gathering at our place, it may turn into something bigger but if I don't see you there I'll be disappointed." Cana and Loke share an apartment, at first we thought they were secretly dating, or at least hooking up, but we were proved wrong as Cana confesses her preferences for people. She has a specific type: they're called women.

"Yeah I'll go," Gray agrees, "I'm sure Juvia will want to as well." As much as I adore being with my friends, the baby might say no in a way of making me sleepy or sick.

It's irritating that I'm fourteen weeks and still in a heavy nauseous phase.

"Perfect. I gotta go," She states while checking the time, "Good luck with your exams."

"That reminds me," Gray doesn't continue until she's out of earshot, "My dad invited both of us over for Christmas, including Lucy and Natsu. You okay with that?"

At least one parent wants me over for Christmas, blood or not. "Aw, that's really sweet of him! Of course I'm okay with that."

"Great," Gray smiles at my answer, "He's having this party on Christmas Eve with his friends and some relatives and then it'll just be us the next day."