Leaving Hurts, Hate Burns, Love Heals (A Gruvia Fanfiction)

Epilogue

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Leaving Hurts,
Hate Burns,
Love Heals

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Chapter 20: Epilogue

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     Gray and Juvia walked along a gravel pathway, their fingers interlocked as they held hands. Juvia was snuggled up close to Gray's arm as she lovingly rubbed her cheek on the softness of his jacket. They were making their way to retrieve Storm from their guild mates home.

The Redfox's humble abode was in sight. Both Gray and Juvia saw 5 silhouettes; 1 tall person, a medium, and 3 toddlers. The 3 little ones - Storm, Lilly, and Gale - looked to be playing tag, whilst Levy and Gajeel stood and watched.

But, they appeared to be noticed once Gajeel looked straight their way - him and his keen nose and all (thanks to him being a Dragon Slayer). Levy noticed, too, once her husband nudged her shoulder.

When Levy looked in the direction Gajeel told her to, she was blown with happiness. Seeing Juvia looking happy was delightful to the fellow bluenette. After seeing her friend so down for 3 months and longer really made a dent in Levy's heart.

"Storm, look." Levy said in a soft spoken voice which made Storm stop from his running. He looked at the two walking towards them - quickly identifying them as his parents - and ran up to them.

He had a big smile on his face, seeing his parents closer than they were when Gray had returned. Juvia always told him about all the wonders of love, and how to quickly catch onto people who are head over heels for each other. This information deemed helpful, with knowing how much his parents loved each other - although it was sometimes gross. He knew Gray and Juvia were fighting because they were doing the one thing Juvia told Storm was not a healthy relationship - yelling and fighting. So, seeing his parents after two weeks of endless fighting and suddenly closer, really made him happy.

Juvia let go of Gray's hand as she bent down to meet her son as he leaped into her arms. She wrapped her arms around her little boy as he threw his around her neck. Gray also knelt down, placing a hand a top of Storm's similar in color hair.

Levy, now with Lilly in her arms, and Gajeel started for the family who were acting as if they hadn't seen each other in a while. The joy on Levy's face was unreadable, as Gajeel smiled at seeing Juvia so close to Gray without ripping his head off. He also had to smirk a bit, smelling Juvia all over Gray - that darn Dragon Slayer nose of his deemed good and bad. He, Natsu, and Wendy could always tell when their friends slept with one another, their sense of smell was the help of that.

Juvia and Gray both stood, in Juvia's hand was Storm's little baby one. "Thank you so much for taking him for the night." Juvia says gratefully as she smiled.

Lilly started squirming in her mother's arms, causing Levy to set her baby girl on the ground. "Let's go play, Stormy!" the girl, with her blue hair in curls, looked so darn cute. Especially when she gave nicknames to her friends. Luna's was Lu, and Gale's was Galey. She already had a list of nicknames for Mirajane's kid, Erza's, and even Evergreens.

"Silly, Lilly!" Storm says as his lips fork in a chess smile. "I told you not to cwall me Stormy!"

Lilly giggled as she grabbed her friends arm, dragging him to go back and play with Gale who was occupied playing with a toy truck. "Whatever, Stormy!"

"Hey!" the two's giggle fainted as they walked further away from the couples.

"No problem, Juvia. I'm glad we were able to help you guys make up!" Levy smiles, a hand covering her laughing mouth.