The Siren's Tear

Dead-man's sanctuary

Gray POV
"Mmm.....Gray? Where are you going? Come back to bed!" A voice said behind me giggling drunkenly.

Oh jeez what was her name again? Sabrina? Elena? Katherine? I shake my head deciding to give up and fake my way out of this. I stand up over the bed that contained the pretty naked women.

"My dear, I have adventuring to do. But remember my love for you will always out weigh my love for the seas." I say dramaticly kissing her forehead. She smiles and before she could say another word I rushed out of the splintering hotel room and run down the stairs. Erza is going to kill me if I'm late.

I throw a few galleons to the owner of the hotel and I starting running through town.

We were docking on a small island, preparing for our next voyage, the voyage to save Makarov.

And since we were staying the night I decided to go to a local pub and when a pretty brunette in a tight dress started making passes, who am I not to oblige?

As I am running I realized I wasn't wearing my shirt or my boots. Clothes are too difficult. I quickly pull a shirt out of my bag that contained some money and extra clothes, this obviously happens a lot. I jump as I am running to put on my boots and try my best not to run into anyone as I storm the market to get to the dock.

I felt the hot sun beam down on my as I ran, damn, is it already that late? I look up to the sun, seeing it look about noon. Yup, I'm a dead man.

When the Tail came into view I immediately look for any Erzas stalking the deck. Seeing as there was none I started to slow down. Well one point to the ice wizard! That was, until she dropped in front of me.

She wore her heavens wheel armor and had a deadly aura.

"Gray." she scolded. I gulped.

"E-Erza! Don't you look lovely today! Say did you loose weight? You look good!" I smile, trying not to be killed. I felt her cold sword touch my neck.

"If we weren't in such a hurry I would be beating the man whore out of you. But" Erza said unequipping her armor and turning around to walk.

"Man whore?" I questioned.

"we are. So let's go."

I felt relief wash over me. I follow Erza to the ship. All was quiet until she spoke again.

"Do you really think that sleeping with all these women will make you feel better?" She questioned. I stopped.

"Well it is working so far. I say don't fix something that's not broken." I reply and I start to walk again. She puts out her arm. Stopping me. She looked off into the distance.

"One of theses days you are going to meet a girl that will be everything you have ever wanted. She will be beautiful beyond measure, as harsh as the sea but as kind and loving as a mother. You will love her and want only her. But your, your, need for distractions will come back and you will ruin everything. Stopping now will end that future pain." she told me. I smirk.

"The only woman that I will ever want is every woman" I tell her "Why be tied down to only one? We aren't tied down to any place so I won't be tied down to one person. Simple." I tell her. I walk around her arm and swagger my way to the ship.

Ha! She honestly thinks there will ever be a woman that I will willingly fall in love with? Never. She will have to be made by the gods themselves with a thousand beauty blessings and both of us will have to get shot with a million arrows from cupid to keep me interested in her. So like I said. Never.

I grab a crate as I walk up the board to board the ship. I give it to Lisanna who was bringing supplies up to the ship. I lean on a cannon having nothing else to do.

The sea was smooth and a bright blue today. The air was comfortable and the day felt good. But it was anything but. The reason I went to the pub was because our Captain was dying. He is like a father to us. Even calls us his children. Loosing him was be devastating. And yeah getting a girl was partly the reason, but what better to mask your pain then to be with a sexy woman? Or women!

"Hey Ice Princess! Did you defile another poor girl today?" Natsu, the ships first Mate yelled to me.

"Yeah, you could too if you weren't such a prude." I shot at him. If we were on any other ship, a Gunner saying that to the first Mate would have been enough to throw you over board, but Tail was different.

"How am I a prude to actually respect a lady!" he yelled, flames dancing in his wild salmon hair. I smile. Getting him mad always made my day. To be honest Natsu is like a brother to me. We grew up together, fought together. He was just as much family than my father.

"Yeah sure whatever. But how is Gramps? When are we going to the Siren territo-" I was suddenly launched back as the wind started pushing us forward. Natsu got a smirk on his face.

"Well now you dumbass, and we will get to the territory in a hour or so. There's a reason this port is call dead-mans sanctuary. They give sailors a good time before they die."

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Juvia POV.
I stared at my poor flower. A single petal still laid on it. I touched it gingerly and lightly tugged at it. The ripping sound echoed in my ears but my mind was soon filled with the next sentence.

"I will be loved...." I whispered. A flutter of hope in my chest started sending delightful shivers across my skin and what felt like, into my soul.

I watched as the petal I once held slowly drifted down in the air. Going back and fourth until it gently lands with it's twins on the sand.

I look at the stem, breaking out of my trance. I shook my head. Such a silly human game. But I see why they do it, it give them hope. Something to believe in. But when that final petal falls you realize that it was just a petal. What you hold is just a flower. And what you were saying was just a group of words. No magic spells or prophecy, just a simple, distracting game.

I felt my face get wet before I made the howl.

I fell onto my knees and cried. Hugging my knees closer I knew I was doomed. This will be my life. Loneliness, crying, playing human. I will die and no one will ever care about the fifteenth daughter of the Queen, poor, poor Juvia. My name will not be passed down. I will not be in stories. I will not be remembered. I am completely useless.

Suddenly the island felt very cold and sad. I needed to leave. I can't ruin my last piece of heaven. I can't. I rip off the dress and run down the beach.

I run into the water and not long after I felt my legs tangle and I fall. Now with my black tail. I was deep enough to swim out. In the ocean no one can see your tears.

I couldn't stop crying, my eyes were blurry and I could barely open them. My heart felt like it was breaking.

And then I hit a rock.

And everything changed.