Gruvia One-Shots/Imagines

5. No

Gray sat there on the couch, amused. He watched as his twenty nine year old girlfriend twirl and sway her hips to the tune of her favorite song. Her head bobbing occasionally as the music continued to flow into her ears. She flipped a pancake and headed out of the kitchen to set the table, but not once did his eyes leave her.

It trailed up and down, admiring every inch of her. Starting from her doe-eyed sapphire eyes, down to her pink lips that reminded him of a sakura tree. He watched her blue locks which were held high and tight with a band, sway left and right. And just as his eyes were trailing down her body, Juvia caught him staring at her. Quizzically, she tilted her head, almost as to say Whats Up? Gray simply shook his head and waved his hand in the air, dismissing her request. She then pointed to her grey tank top and then to his body and then made a hand gesture that read Where?

Gray furrowed his eyebrows and looked down. His eyes nearly fell out of his eye sockets as he quickly covered his boxer clad body with a couch pillow. Juvia simply smiled at his flustered face and wrinkled her button nose. It wasn't something that Juvia hadn't seen or anything, but somehow the thought of Juvia just looking at his manhood, made him flustered and hot very easily.

He turned around to see if she was watching him or anything. Once he noticed that she was busy with flipping pancakes, he let out a breath. Well that was embarrassing he thought. Just as he was about to go find his clothes, he quickly remembered something. With a sudden boost of energy, Gray ran into their bedroom and opened his closet. He quickly searched through the rack of clothes, until his hand landed on something. Sighing, he mumbled something under his breath. Feeling relieved, he silently retrieved the velvet box.

Opening it he found the ring safe. Closing the box, he smiled to himself. He was finally going to pop the question. It was a daring risk to take, considering it would be a big step in their relationship, but Gray was willing to take that risk for her. After denying her love for 9 years straight, Gray had finally confessed to her in the year X793. It was a special day for either of them. Well minus the fact that Juvia almost murdered him with her hug after that.

Gray chuckled at that memory. He remembered when he had left for the Century Quest, how worried she was. It took him and his team 5 years to complete the quest, and during that time, the only way for them to communicate was with a lacrima phone. But during the last two years of their mission, neither of them were able to share a single word. Those two years were torture. He was constantly worried about her. During the latter half of the fourth year, he crossed paths with Lyon. Pouring his heart out one night, he made Lyon promise him that he would look after Juvia no matter what the cause. And Lyon did keep that promise till his last breath.

Gray closed his eyes and willed himself not to shed tears. There were days when he blamed himself for his death. He regretted making Lyon promise that. He would try to run away or hide from people. But during all that time, Juvia still stood by his side and held his hand when he felt weak. She wiped his tears away and she gave him her body, for him to rest his weary head on. And he could not be more grateful for that.

Deep down he knows that he doesn't deserve her. She wasn't worth him, yet Juvia insisted that Gray was perfect for her just the way he was. He smiled. His grip on the box tightened as he repeated the speech that he had been practicing (for the past two months) in his mind.

"Gray-sama. Breakfast is ready!!" he heard her call out his name.

"Coming Juvia." He replied back. Its now or never. Gripping the box in his hand, he changed into a pair of comfortable sweats. Slowly he walked out of the room and into the hall, with each step that he took, he felt the world slow down on its own.

Juvia watched as her boyfriend walk slowly and careful into the room. She waved her hand in front of his face to grab his attention. "Gray?" she asked sweetly "Is anything bothering you? You look.......scared." The last word got Grays attention, he felt his palms sweat.

Involuntarily he felt his right knee bend down until it touched the ground. He pulled the box out of his pockets and opened it, to reveal a simple platinum ring with a blue diamond sitting in the centre. Juvia had a clear idea as to where this was heading. Quickly she covered her mouth with her hands.

"Juv" he looked at her in the eye. Juvia just looked at him with tears in her eyes. He clearly his throat once again.

"Juvia Lockser, I've known you for 19 years now and out of that 19 years, I've known you as a enemy, a nakama, a friend, a girlfriend and a lover. And somehow, even though it satisfies me to know that you are my lover, my heart is still not content. I still do fear that one day you will leave me and everything we had and will walk away. But no matter what happens, my heart will still beat steadily for you. Even if you hate me from now onwards, I will still love you. And the other day, I noticed that brunette boy from the bakery flirt with you and try and pin you down." A frown formed on his lips. "So I want to mark you as mine, I want you to be mine forever and ever. I want the world to know that you belong to Gray Fullbuster and Gray Fullbuster only. So Juvia, would you like to be my significant other?" Gray looked at her with hopeful eyes. She just smiled at him and said the one world that changed his world.

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"No?" he whispered as he felt his heart shatter into a million pieces. This was not what he expected. He expected something happier. Feeling dejected, Gray brought the box down and hung his head low as he sat cross-legged on the floor. Out of his peripheral vision, he saw Juvia kneel down beside him. He felt her elegant hands stroke his cheeks and wipe his tears away and lift his chin up, until he was facing her. But Gray trained his eyes to the floor.

"Gray?" she softly spoke. "Look at me." Gray who was terribly upset, stubbornly refused to do so. Sighing, she forcefully lifted his chin up and brought her face close to his. So close that he was left with no choice but to look at her. She smiled warmly and stroked his cheek. Gently she leaned in and pressed a soft kiss on his lips, but before she entirely pulled away, she whispered something against his lips. Something that made his heart beat faster.

"No, Juvia would love to be your significant other."