Rhythm of the Hearts

After School

Juvia POV

   I bid Lucy and Levy good bye and headed towards my own house. They went to get their stuff from their homes and run a few errands before coming back to my place. This was fine by me, I needed some time alone to go through the events of today in peace and the silence of my own place.I didn't even bother to stay back after school to cheer Gray on during his basketball practice.  As I walked home  I realized I spent way too much time around Gray. My day mostly revolved around him. I mean I hung out with other people like lucy and levy and the rest of our gang but most of that is also around gray. We both had all our classes together, the chances of that happening was like a million to one. We just usually walk to the classes together and pretty much do everything together, mainly cause we had so much work in most of our classes. Then afterwards I usually hang around for him so we can walk home together. I usually stay during his practice to watch and cheer him on. I know it's just practice but I still like gray winning. I like to think that it's my cheering that helps him do better. It's stupid I know. His motivation comes from beating Natsu and Gajeel and the rest of the people on the team. His practices are usually 3 hours long. I can't believe I just sit for 3 hours on end watching him play. I basically just fangirl the entire time; watching him run, make plays and sweat; makes my heart just skip a beat. I sighed deeply as I opened my front door.

     I walk over to the kitchen and fix myself a small snack and eat it. I then set out to cook dinner for when the girls arrive.  I turn up the stereo in my living room and letting my favorite song "rainDrops" by SNBRN play. This song just gets me. (A/nI won't post the lyrics here, but do check it out). I cook up basil chicken pesto, and let it sit in the oven, so that it stays warm until we decide to eat it.  I clean up and head to take a nice long bubble bath. I let the warm water run and the bubbles fill to the brim. I submerge myself in the warm water and let the sensation wash away my worries. As I soak in the warmth I finally decide to reflect on my day.

   He doesn't hate me. That's probably the only thing keeping me going. If he hated me and just shunned me out of feeling awkward around me, i don't think I would be able to handle it. He still waited for me after class as ususal. I guess it's become a habit for him as well. We pretty much were in sync when it came to our daily routine in school. We usually just talk about school, the work, and our friends. I realized I don't really know anything about him on a deeper level. Can I really claim to love him when I don't know anything about him? Can I ever truly understand the demons that he has faced in his past? I want to help him overcome his past, but how can I do that without knowing what his past is? I will come off as needy and clingy if I pester him for the information.  Sighs. I am not even sure what to do. He knows I have feelings for him, but he is nice enough to not let it bother him. I should also not let it bother me. I can't deny I am a bit heartbroken but wallowing in self pity won't do me any good. I think the best thing for me to do is move on with my life. I will not unnecessarily hang around gray. Which pretty much means don't go to his practices, and any other things that basically just make me just sit and stare at him.  That's a good balance I think. I can be around him, but not to a point that he is my drug, and I can't handle not being near him. It's a start. Let's see what happens.

  I wash off and change into my pajamas: an oversized blue shirt and black shorts. I tie my hair up in a bun and let the bangs softly caress my face.  I hear the bell ring and I head down to  open it.

"hey you guys! Juvia just-" I realized that it wasn't lucy or levy, there stood in front of me was Gray.

Author note:

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