The Heart Never Lies - A Gruvia Story

Tadaima

Anonymous asked: could you like, write a reunion drabble? pretty please? Mavis knows I need fluff and feels now... thank you soooo much honey!

#

Gray stood in front of the house he shared with Juvia for more than half a year and it pained to see that it was pouring. It was Juvia's rain and it hurt so much to know that it was because of him.

"Go inside." Lucy said kindly, she was holding an umbrella and Happy was on her arms. "Maybe she got better. Wendy was with her after all."

"Go." Natsu pushed the Ice Mage and Gray finally got the courage to go in.

Gray felt the familiar feeling of returning home overwhelmed him when he opened the door and, even if he had been feeling better ever since the dark stain left his body, only then he felt like himself once again.

Wendy gasped when she saw Gray enter the house. "Natsu-san did it!"

The Ice Mage smiled sadly before his attention drifted to the sweaty woman lying on the bed they used to share and his heart broke, like it did all the times she was hurt and Wendy stepped out of the way and so did Charle (she was giving Gray the stinking eye and he deserved it).

He stepped closer to the bed, saw the red of Juvia's cheeks and the way she was shivering and he sat next to her. Gray touched her forehead and grimaced with the heat coming from her skin. Damn, she has not improved yet.

"Juvia." He called softly and she opened her eyes and they looked glassy. "Hey, how are you feeling?"

"Gray-sama?" Juvia frowned in confusion. "Wendy-san said you are not here."

He knew she had been hallucinating about him, Lucy had informed him. "I wasn't, but I am now."

"You can't be." Juvia closed her eyes. "You left."

It broke his heart to hear her say those words. "I know and I'm sorry, but I came back. I am here." She shook her head. "Juvia, come on. Look at me." She opened her eyes and Gray touched her cheek. "I came back."

The blunette stared at him with doubt before she raised a hand to touch his jaw. "Where's that mark?"

"Gone." Gray smiled sadly. "It wasn't working for me."

"Good." Juvia nodded. "It made Juvia worry."

"Sorry."

"Are you going again?" Juvia's ask was barely a whisper, her eyes watering.

"No." Gray said vehemently. Juvia nodded and Gray took her hand and kissed it before putting it back on the bed. "Rest, I'm not going anywhere."

Juvia nodded, already falling asleep. "Okaeri, Gray-sama."

'Fuck.' Gray thought. "Yeah, tadaima."

#

Gray had fallen asleep on a chair next to the bed – the only time he left was when Lucy had told him to eat and then he returned to his position by Juvia's side – and rested his up torso on the bed. He felt someone touch his hair and it made him stir.

Blinking, confused, he was surprised to see Juvia's eyes focused. "What did you do with your hair?"

"Juvia?" Gray touched her forehead and saw that she was much cooler than the day before and he sighed. "You are not as hot as earlier."

"I feel better." Juvia whispered and he nodded, relieved that she was getting better. Their eyes locked and, she seemed to see something, because the next thing she did was to slide further from the edge and Gray, knowing the others were asleep on their sleeping bags, he tucked himself under the sheets.

She was so warm and Gray sighed in relief of finally having her back, of returning home. The Ice Mage wrapped his arms around her and buried his face on the crook of her neck, breathing in the woman's scent.

"Are you okay?" She whispered.

"You're the one who have been sick."

"And now Juvia's better." Gray hugged her tighter.

"I'm sorry I left." He was the one whispering, then. "I didn't want to, but it was the only way I could think of..."

"Don't worry." Juvia caressed his hair. "You came back."

"I almost didn't." Gray admitted.

"But you did." She insisted. "Took you long enough, though."

Gray couldn't believe his ears. "Shut up." They stayed in silence for a few moments. "I am sorry, you know?"

"Yes." The blunette whispered again. "Juvia missed you." Gray held her even tighter. "It's late, go to sleep." Only then Gray noticed that it was still the middle of the night.

"I will tell you everything."

"Okay."

"I am sorry."

"Juvia knows." They stayed in silence for a moment before Juvia quietly ask once more. "What did you do with your hair?"