MEANT TO BE | GRUVIA

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When a Gray got home, he scrambled to get his seatbelt off. In his hurry, he didn't even shut his car door. He left the front door open as well. He ran into the living room and saw Ultear and Chase there, but no Juvia. They were about to question him, but he ran off. He found Ur making dinner in the kitchen. He groaned and ran upstairs. He swung open the door to his room and saw Juvia in the corner, curled up in a ball.

"Juvia," he sighed. She looked up at him with her soaked face, tears still going down her cheeks. He sat in front of her and wiped her face a bit with his thumb. She whimpered slightly and pushed him away. "Are you mad at me?"

"Of course I'm not," Juvia mumbled. She wiped her face off with her shirt sleeve. "I'm just disappointed, that's all."

"I'm sorry I freaked out like that," Gray apologized. Juvia was about to tell him it was okay, but he stopped her. "I was just surprised and I wasn't thinking. I'm sorry I scared you like that."

"Gray, do you want to have a kid?" Juvia asked. She wasn't scared that he yelled. She was scared that he would leave her. And the way he was yelling, she thought he might.

Gray sighed and put his forehead to hers. "I don't like kids. I never really did. I find them annoying and stupid. When you said you were pregnant, it was almost like you said the sky was blue, you know? I didn't really care." He saw more tears run down her face. He quickly wiped them away. "Hey, let me finish before you start crying," he laughed. "When I was driving around I was pretty upset. But then I realized that Marco could have hurt our baby when he hit you like that. So then I got worried and drove home really fast. And when I was doing that I was thinking. I could imagine us sitting in a nice house when we are older. A girl with black hair and your beautiful eyes would be sitting besides you, a pair of twins that look just like me on your other side, and a little baby girl with your blunette hair on your arms."

"That's so cheesy," Juvia laughed. Gray smiled and kissed her. She cut it short, though. "We are having a boy, so your fantasy won't quite happen."

"It's a girl for sure," Gray said. "I know for a fact. I mean, look how much trouble it's causing."

"What's that suppose to mean?!" Juvia asked angrily. "Are you saying that girls are trouble?"

"No, I'm saying that you are," Gray said huskily in her ear. He licked the side of her face and she laughed. "You just cause trouble wherever to go."

"Well our boy won't be like that, so it's okay," Juvia said, making sure it was clear that they were having a boy.

"We need to tell our parents," Gray said, sitting back on his heals, restoring a proper distance between them.

A wide grin spread on Juvia's face.

X

"So tell me again what was so important that you had to run to the store at nine o'clock at night?" Ur asked, slightly annoyed. It was now ten, and the whole family was sitting in the living room.

"We got something for you," Juvia said, handing Ur a little box. It had blue wrapping paper with a yellow bow. Ur gave them a weird look before taking the bow off. When she got to the paper, Gray tried to run away. Juvia quickly grabbed his waist and jerked him back. "You're staying," she hissed.

"Okay, what is this about?" Ur asked. She was a flick away from seeing what her present was. "Why is Gray trying to run? What did you get me? Is it going to explode in my face?"

"It'll explode all right," Gray mumbled under his breath. Juvia elbowed him in the ribs. "No, it won't. Please just open it."

Ur knew they were acting suspicious. She pulled the wrapping paper away, revealing a white box. She quickly opened it and pulled out a mug. She turned it around to read WORLD'S BEST GRANDMA written in fancy blue letters. Her eyes were as wide as saucers. Ultear were also shocked. Wendy didn't understand.