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04 - Rivalry.

HIS familiar raven hair came into her view so was his unreadable expression. It is pretty much hard to decipher whether he is amused or annoyed by the situation.

"G-Gray-sama! What are you doing outside this late?" Juvia pried Lyon's hand off her head, turning to her direction to face the latter.

"I should be the one asking you that. You left the apartment without telling me where and you're going and what time you're arriving home."

She just had to face-palm herself from the words he uttered in embarrassment. He just sounded a lot like her dad in which she wished that Lyon didn't just heard what he said. Peering to check on the guy beside him through her palms, she saw his mouth mumbling to God knows what.

"Ehm, Juvia is going home now." Gripping tightly onto the straps of her shoulder bag, she replied back to him with a bitter look on her face.

Lyon took her hand,"I'll take you homeㅡ"

"I'll be the one to take her home." To the bluenette's surprise, Gray holds her other hand, roughly pulling her close to him and away from the other guy's grasp.

Lyon poked his tongue in his inner cheek in annoyance and spoke, "Dude I don't even know who you are but I think you should not butt in to other people's business."

Juvia noticed his change of attitude. His persona. This is definitely not the Lyon that she just had a date with.

Letting out an amused chuckle, the other placed a hand on his hip and gave Lyon an intent look, "How can you say that this girl over here is your business? I think you should be the one stepping out of here."

"Well I just happen to be her date so I need to take responsibility to take her home safely."

"Oh then your responsibility's done, sir. I'll take it from here since I just happen to be living with the same roof as her." Gray enunciate in a sweet tone but at the same time, you could sense the exasperation emanating from him.

"What? You live with her?!"

This bickering made Juvia feel like strangling both to death to make them shut up only if she's strong enough to handle those two. But all she can do is grabbing Gray by the collar of his shirt and dragging him along with her as she started to march her way to their apartment.

Of course, she didn't forget about Lyon's presence that she gave him a sorry kind of look, "Juvia will head home now, Lyon-sama! You should too! Stay safe and see you in school!"

"O-Oi, where are you taking me?!"

"Shut up!"

Even so of what happened, the silver-haired guy managed to let out a smile by what she said.

"Argh, let me go!" Juvia had finally listen to Gray's complains and turned back to see on the guy.

He still hasn't left where he's standing. A blush crawled its way to her cheeks when he gave her a wave and even from afar, she could see his cute smile forming on his face that she just had to lash her visage back in front to watch her steps. Satisfied from her reaction, Lyon snickered before he stepped in inside his car and starting the engine.

"So, you had a date?" Gray had his hands stuffed inside his sweats' pockets when he opened up a topic to kill the silence.

Tucking a strand of her blue hair behind her ear, she gave him a nod, "And you just have to ruin the moment a while ago."

"If I haven't, you two would go smooching right then and there."

"Eww, no you perv. Definitely not in public. Besides, I barely even know him." Juvia stated while crossing her arms in dismay.

Suddenly, she was roughly pushed by the cold wall, "Ow! That hurt youㅡ"

In just a second, she forgot what she was about to say at the same time breath when Gray's face an inch away from hers. He has his hands on either side of her face to prevent her from escaping. Even though it's night and there's no one in the street, it still made her feel flustered, "You were saying?"

Her mouth was open but she just can't let herself speak when she was busy loving the view of he guy's face close to her. He took her speechlessness as a cue to continue, "So, you said that you wouldn't go smooching over guys you barely know."

"Wh-What about it?"

"Then, would you do it with me? You and I had known each other for so long maybeㅡouch!" Feeling the rush of adrenaline, she gathered the remaining strength she has and forcefully pushed his face away from her reddening ones.

"I-If you're that desperate then go look for someone. Juvia's not interested." She stomped her way ahead of Gray which was still wincing in pain as he touched the bump forming on his forehead.

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For some reason, Gray didn't like the guy that Juvia had gone a date with. He didn't know why but he just couldn't help it but go riled up whenever he sees his face. And it seems like today is his lucky day. He just happened to come across to this bastard on the locker area.

Was I really that ignorant that thugs-looking like him existed in private schools such as here in this place?

As much as Gray wanted to spat out his inner thoughts to his face, he just had to act tough and pass by him only if he hadn't bumped on his shoulder to stop him from going further.

It almost pulled his last strings right then. And one thing the he didn't expected the silver-haired guy to do was declare rivalry to him, "I'm warning you. Stay away from Juvia."

A/N:
And this is where cliché had to begin. I'm sorry but i love them lmao.