If It Means A Lot To You

Chapter 6: The Repaired Heart

Chapter 6: The Repaired Heart

As if she was a ghost herself

"Drip drop. Drip drop," said the person standing behind the tree.

"Who's that?" Lucy asked Gray. She gently hugged his arm.

"You don't want to know," answered Gray. He could tell that Lucy was worried.

"Drip drop. Drip drop," the girl repeated.

It started to rain, but it didn't feel like any other rain before. The rain drops hit their skin like knives. It seems as if the person who was causing the rain was in pain.

It started to thunder. The thunder was as loud as a dragon's roar. Lucy froze. She was terrified by thunder.

"Lucy, stay right here," Gray looked at Lucy. He could see the terror in her eyes. At first he thought that she was scared of the person behind the tree, but it seemed like it was something else. He decided to grab her hand and squeeze it softly. The terrified look was still remained on Lucy's face.

"It's going to be okay," he said softly.

As he walked away from Lucy, he couldn't help but to think about her. "God dammit, why did this have to happen tonight? Out of all days, it had to happen on my first date with Lucy." He looked behind him; instead of seeing a cheerful blonde, who was always filled with life, he saw a girl who was so pale as if she was a ghost herself.

Lucy eyes were wide open. Her skin was pale blue, and she just stood there. Frozen. As if someone had pulled her off switch. He turned back away and started to walk towards the person. Little did Gray know that Lucy is terrified of thunder storms; she always has been ever since her mother past away.

Gray finally approached the person. Her aura was dark and gloomy. The only thing she said was, "Gray-sama," she repeated, "Gray-sama," several times.

The person was no other than Juvia Lockser.

"Gray-sama," Juvia looked up at Gray, "Gray-sama is Juvia's not Lucy's. Juvia has been in love with Gray-sama ever since Juvia met him. Gray-sama is the reason why Juvia joined Fairy Tail." The rain began to pour down harder.

Gray was speechless. Juvia was an amazing friend, but he loves Lucy. He didn't know what to tell her. He just wanted her to move on and love someone else. But now that he thought about it, if Lucy was to ever reject him, he would be devastated as well. Would he have move on? Or would he just keep chasing her? Moving on would be tough for Juvia, but it was possible.

"Juvia…" Gray started, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you upset. Juvia, you are an amazing friend, and you will always be my friend, but nothing more."

He heard Juvia whimper.

Gray didn't want to see Juvia cry, "I'm sorry Juvia, but I love Lucy. And I will always love Lucy. You have to accept that. You shouldn't feel sad or angry because of my decision. You should feel happy. This is just a stepping stone for you."

Juvia looked confused, "Juvia doesn't understand."

"This is a stepping stone for you because now you can realize that I am not your true love," Gray explained. It may sound corny, like some cheesy fairy tale, but he meant every word.

"Juvia now understands," Juvia said, "But Juvia cannot move on because Gray-sama is Juvia's only love."

Gray realized that this was going to be tougher than what he thought.

Gray took a deep breath, "Juvi–"

"Juvia will never give up on Gray-sama," interrupted Juvia. "Gray-sama still loves Juvia, so Juvia will always love Gray-sama."