Ever, Ever, After

Chapter 6

After Gray dropped Wendy off at school he took Juvia with him to work with the intention of sending her back to where she came from before things in his life went from bad to worse.

"Where have you been?" Mirajane asked him when he arrived.

"Sorry this morning was insane. Please tell me Mr. and Mrs. Redfox aren't already here?"

"Sorry Gray but I wasn't taught to lie."

"Great! How long have they been here?"

"Do you really wanna know?"

"No I don't. Mirajane see that girl over there?"

"The blue haired one looking at the fish tank?"

"Yeah."

"Who is she?"

"I have no idea but I need you to find out where she lives and get her there. My best guess is she's from a looney bin somewhere."

"Looney bin? Is she dangerous?"

"No. She's crazy but harmless. Believe me if I thought for one moment that she was dangerous I would have ditched her long ago. Just please try to get her home and make the trip cheap because I'm paying for it."

"Alright. Oh and by the way how did it go with Lucy?"

"Don't ask." Gray walked over to Juvia who was watching the fish swim around in the tank with wonder and amazement. "Juvia."

"Yes?"

"Listen Mirajane is going to get you home okay? So just stay here and tell her where you live. That's all you have to do. Understand?"

"I understand."

"Good! Great!"

He grabbed his briefcase, straightened his tie, and went upstairs to meet his clients while Mirajane tried to get Juvia home. On the sidelines Queen Irene was spying on Juvia and Natsu through various liquids. She also used the liquids to communicate with Laxus.

"Your majesty." Laxus was in the kitchen of a diner and trying to find out where Irene was trying to communicate from.

"Laxus." A soup pot called but Laxus didn't notice. "Laxus here!"

He still didn't notice the pot.

"LAXUS!" He heard her voice shout and finally saw that it was coming from the pot. He removed the lid and found Irene's image in the soup. "Ugh! Finally! Finally! I'm boiling in here! Have you found her yet?"

"I'm afraid not my lady."

"Time is of the essence! We can't risk my stepson bringing her back."

"He won't! I'll see to it."

"No he won't I intend to make absolutely certain of it."

"But your majesty how exactly did you-" He looked up to see one of the cooks looking at him as if he was crazy. "Ever...End up tasting so delicious."