FROM STRANGERS TO SOULMATES (RE-EDITED)

CHAPTER 16 : BABY IN CARE

GRAY'S POV

'Why did I try to kiss her?' I thought while making my way back to the track field. My thoughts were halted by Gajeel's voice.

"Hey Stripper, what took you so long? Where is Sprinkler? Did you make up with her?"

"Yeah, actually something else happened again which I was not expecting but luckily we stopped it on time."

I told Gajeel what happened a while ago. He thanked me for saving his sister once again. 

But he asked me a question which made me blush and think.

"Hey Stripper, what do you feel about Juvia? Do you by chance love her? Just be truthful. 
      The way you behaved that day trickles my mind to think something else."

"Gajeel to be truthful, I'm quite a bit interested in her. I don't want her to think that I'm trying to ruin her relationship with my boss. 
    But personally, if you ask me, he is not a genuine character to be hanging around."

He looked confused and asked what I was trying to mean.

"What do you mean by your boss?"

"He is the manager of the store where I work part-time. As I said, he is a womanizer.
    I'm trying to find evidence against him so that I can warn Juvia about his character. But still now, I'm not able to grab any such evidence." 

After thinking for a few minutes, he then asked me.

"Okay if Juvia breaks up with that boss of yours, then will you take her as your girlfriend?"

"Sure I would take her as my real wife if things become much more easy going as we build up our relationship." 

I said with a blush and he patted my shoulder.

"Fine, I give you my permission to start dating her once she breaks up with her boyfriend. I and Jellal will root for you.
     But Stripper, if you make her cry or hurt her by any chance, I warn you, you won't be able to see the sun the next day."

TIME SKIP 

Our relay team was just waiting for Juvia to come so that we could wind up with today's practice session. 

Erza also arrived just on time after handing over the bitch to the disciplinary committee.

"I'm sorry guys. Just this Natsu-san took time to finish his lunch." Juvia apologised for being late.

"It's okay. Why are apologising for this idiot?" Lucy scolded her boyfriend.

Then Mr.Gildarts, he called out the order in which we were going to run in the relay.

"As far as I saw your performance from last week, Natsu, you are going to be the ace so on the 5th position. 
       Juvia, you will start the relay followed by Jellal, then Gray and followed by Erza. Fine.
    Now get enough rest, we will meet on Monday. So get ready to win the trophy.
    Disperse"

Juvia came up to me for helping out. I could see she had turned back to her normal self as she was giving me her adorable smile which I missed for a week.

After sometime, we left the group and went to our adobe. We saw Mrs.Ashley's doors were locked and didn't know where she would have gone.

When we reached our room outside, our neighbours, the Connell family were waiting for us. They greeted us.

"Oh Mrs.Connell, why are you waiting outside? Sorry just a moment, dear open the door." 
Juvia ordered me and I took the key and opened the doors.