Waiting For You ▪ [Gruvia Fanfiction] BOOK 1 ✔️

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After the sun had come down, Juvia and Gray walked together to the dining area in the Guild. Gray had told Juvia, that they should be heading inside as it was starting to get cold already.

They had ordered themself some hot soup and were sitting along their friends now.

"Any progress on finding those bastards?" Gray asked as he noticed Lucy mentioning them.

"None. It seems like they hid somewhere, waiting for an opportunity to get their hands on that thing", answered the Celestial Mage.

"Master also can't progress in finding anything about the necklace. It must be some magic from another continent, I have read all the books in the library and all it mentioned was some Blood Mind Amulet but there were no drawings to it and it only said, that it's been forbidden a long time ago!" Added Levy.

"Mind... mind control? This could be it! Juvia lost control of her body when she was wearing it!" Juvia gasped. "But we still don't know anything more about it", sighed the petite blue haired girl.

"We have the necklace. Why don't we just destroy it? Gramps mentioned its magic being weak", Natsu complained.

He didn't like the fact that since the threat started there was no action, just talks and fruitless searches.

"We can't do that. We don't know enough about it. It may be weak now but, Juvia was wearing it for so long and didn't feel it either. We aren't fully informed of what it's capable of", added further Gajeel to the conversation.

"Tihi, first smart thing you ever said", Levy and Natsu laughed teasingly.

"Gray, Juvia mentioned that you were the one who had the necklace in the first place? Why did you give it to her?" Erza asked, ending abruptly the laughs.

"Tss, what does it mather why I gave it, I thought it was a regular necklace. We were given it on our last job in Lotus", Gray answered annoyed.

"Then that's where we shall go." Erza stood up, her Armor rattling as she rose her hand into a fist, "We may not know what the enemy wants, but we must find out more about it! Gray give us the location of that person! I will go there, with Mirajane accompanying me", she ordered with a serious tone.

"My, my - why me?" A white haired girl came along with a tray to their table.

"Let's just say, we both have talent with.. getting information", Erzas eyes sparkled sadistically and looked at Mirajane.

"Creepy..." The others shivered, knowing well enough that those people will regret ever having the necklace in the first place.

The Ice mage wrote a quick note with the address and name of the woman who gave him the Amulet and the two girls made themselfes on their way.

"Where is that necklace now anyway?" Asked Happy, the flying cat who was sitting on the table. "Master has it in his office, he forbade touching it so I guess it should also stay there", explained Lucy and took a sip of her beer.

Above the table, more exactly above the whole guild, levitated an enormous ship, not visible to the human eye, protected by magic runes.

"Master, it's been two days! When will we come down and take what's rightfully yours?" The owner of the voice was bending his knee infront of a woman sitting in a chair in an empty room.

Candles nor lamps were illuminating the huge chamber, only the massive windows on all three walls were letting the moonlight in, revealing a hooded woman facing the glass.

"The guild is guarded by powerful mages. But that's good for now. My treasure will be safe until then", she smiled, looking at the moon. "But we indeed can speed things up a little."

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The Fairy Tail members finished their meals and slowly gathered their things to go home when something unexpected happened.

Gray was chatting with Juvia and Lucy as there was a sudden bang. Everyone turned around. "It came from Masters office!", Gajeel screamed running off in the direction of the stairs.

Soon more guildmembers joined the Dragon Slayer and made their way upstairs.

"Juvia will watch the entry!" The Water mage quickly rose and ran to the door. "We'll join you!" Lucy yelled out, Natsu and Gray joing them.

"What could've been that?" Gray asked his friends. "I hope Gramps is okay!" Lucy said, a small tear forming in her eye corner.

Natsu noticed and embraced Lucys hand. "That old man knows how to take care of himself. Don't worry!" he reassured her by flashing a smile.

Lucys mouth formed into a smile again. She dried her tears and turned to the rest of her friends. "You're right! We have to concentrate on the main threat!"

"This could be all a distraction", Juvia shared her worry with her friends. "That's why we can't lose our focus!"

Gray looked at the girl, determination was visible on her face, she was ready to fight. Her jacket had lost it's place as she had thrown it on the ground. Gray smirked, while throwing away his shirt too. He went and joined the Water Mage, "Let's show them!"

But it seemed like there was no one to show anything. Another five minutes passed very slowly. The only noises echoing through the guildhall were the chatter of guildmembers upstairs.

Suddenly Juvias mind went blank. The familiar sensation had spread throughout her body, blocking any kind of control.

"Juvia..." Gray noticed her expression turning darker. He observed her slowly turn around and walk in the direction of the unaware Celestial Mage.

Juvia could only watch as her body moved on it's own, her hand creating a water claw, ready to use it. She was scared, terriefied of the possible outcome of this.

Everyone else didn't notice the Water mages change of behaviour.

"It seems like-" Lucy couldn't finish. Her sentence was cut off by a sharp pain ripping her stomach apart.

Juvia felt her hand sinking with full force in her friends stomach. The comrades warm blood running down her fingers, woke Juvia up. She watched in horror as she realized what happened.

"Juvia!" "Lucy!" Their friends called out in surprise, but it was already done. Lucy crumbled to the floor, shock and confusion written all over her face.

Her blood flowing on the wooden parquet, was the last thing the girl watched as she slowly started loosing her concioussness.

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