Dragon Heart [A Gruvia Story] [COMPLETE]

Part II

AN: More Gray, Juvia and Dragons, people! 

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Dragon Heart

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Six months.

He couldn't believe he'd been away for six months, Gray thought as he got a glimpse of Dragon's Edge from his boat. He could sail a few days more until he got to Berk, with the provisions he had, but he just needed something familiar for a night and then he could go. He was too exhausted and needed to rest before appearing half-dead back home.

By the looks of it from afar, no lights or smoke fire, everyone had moved out – at least for the time being – which was understandable, Dragon's Edge was never meant to me their permanent home, just their Headquarters while they were after the Hunters inside their territory.

He docked and grabbed his bag and was pleased to see it was still in good shape – meant no one attacked the base since he left. Perhaps, if the others weren't too involved into their own lives back at Berk, they could come back there for a while. He missed the Edge.

He missed his old life.

Gods above, he missed his dad, his dragons, his friends and Thor be good, he really missed his girlfriend. He hoped she was doing alright back at Berk – the few letters he exchanged with his father and Erza had been all business.

Gray walked up to the clearing they usually used at nights they wanted to have a bit of a party and saw some utensils there, clean utensils. The coal at the firepit didn't seem to be old as well. Someone was living there.

Hearing a sound coming from the forest, voices, footsteps and something bigger now that he paid attention, Gray ran to hide behind the common outpost, taking his sword from its sheath and getting ready to fight if necessary.

His heart almost stopped when he heard a too familiar voice coming closer.

"Yes, Juvia knows you think worms, grubs and maggots are a treat and you love it, Bozu, but this is not human food. Especially raw." Gray couldn't move, heart beating fast inside his chest and he heard a snort coming from a dragon and then a grumble of protest. "I am not eating that. We've had this conversation for years."

Still unable to move, Gray heard the familiar grumble of laughter of... Avalanche? Was he there with her?

"Don't gloat just because Juvia eats fish like you, Ava." Juvia chuckled and the sounds stopped and Gray peeked from behind the hut and saw Juvia, his Juvia, scratching Bozu under his chin, to the dragon's delight, as it moved its entire body, happily. "Don't worry, Bozu. Mama still loves you even if you eat all those disgusting things."

Avalanche seemed to want Juvia's attention as well and rubbed his head on hers and Juvia chuckled, petting the dragon with her other hand and then, suddenly, Avalanche's head turned the way Gray was, he sniffed the air and then ran towards the hut just in time the large dragon bounced on him.

Unable to see what caused Avalanche's behavior, Juvia immediately reached for her double spear and went into battle mode, Bozu bared his teeth until he smelled who it was, and he calmed down, to Juvia's surprise.

"Yes, it's me, buddy. Nice seeing you too." Gray said to Avalanche, his sword falling on the ground, Avalanche licked Gray's hair, making cooing and happy noises, bouncing around him. "Hey, watch the hair."

He finally looked in Juvia's way and saw she was paralyzed, her spear in her hand, her hair unusually loose and looking like a beautiful Valkyrie ready to fight to Valhalla if necessary were not for her wide eyes, looking at him as if she was seeing a ghost.