In The End - A Gruvia Fanfiction

I: First Meetings

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Juvia Lockser had been adopted into the Redfox family at the young age of 5. She barely remembered that day itself as a whole. Her only memories was of Gajeel Redfox, a boy that was two years older than her, had gotten rid of the bullies at the orphanage. They had taken her doll and was teasing her; she had been close to tears before he came.

Without any context, the boy took her by her small wrist, dragging little Juvia—who had teary eyes and was very afraid of him—towards his father and the orphanage lady.

For what reason, she wondered, none of the adults who came to the orphanage ever give Juvia a second look. They were always attracted to the livelier kids, the ones who would bring sunshine not the one who was as gloomy as the rainy weather.

"She's my sister now." The boy demanded, disregarding his father's disapproving look at how he had brought the little girl to him. Metalicana Redfox bent down to her level and observed the frail girl.

Wide-eyed and surprised, Juvia used Gajeel's protective stance to her advantage, hiding behind him. She had no idea what was happening; one moment the orphanage boys were picking on her, the next, this kid dragged her up to a stranger and she was his what now?

The orphanage lady clucked her tongue in a disapproving manner at Juvia who moved away from the boy, "This is..." she paused and flipped through her record book slowly, "Julia Rockser," she misread, the glasses on her nose bridge definitely needed a switch. "Age 5. Though, she barely plays with the other kids and is often by herself in the corner. Maybe you would consider Riley over there-?"

The older Redfox held up a hand, the mere action silenced her immediately. Her hand that was gesturing to the other group of kids fell, almost in a disappointed manner. Ignoring her earlier suggestion, Metalicana had his attention on the two children in front of him.

"I did come today to adopt a child," he begun, "It seems that this little angel with blue hair would fit right in with us."

The big azure eyes of the girl grew wide.

Was she going to be adopted? After all the adults who glanced past her towards the kids that smiled brighter than the sun, was she going to have a family of her own?

"She seems a little shy but, nonetheless, a sweetheart. If you wouldn't mind getting the paperwork," Metalicana trailed off, giving the lady an icy look with the same red eyes Gajeel had. The woman froze and quickly obliged, running off to the office as fast as her legs could carry her.

Before Juvia could even comprehend, some ladies who never played with her in the orphanage packed up whatever little belongings she has. That excludes the clothes given by the orphanage, leaving her with almost nothing but the over-sized off-white dress she wore, and not to forget, the doll of hers. It was the only thing she had other than her birth certificate when her biological parents left her there.

There wasn't any goodbyes exchanged with the orphanage kids or staffs, none of them cared enough and Juvia had no attachments towards any of them.

Metalicana placed her small bag in the car, thinking about what they needed to buy now that he had a new female addition to their humble home. Clothes were the top priority since they already have a room prepared before they came.

"Juvia," she told him as she was lifted into the car seat, but it was a mere whisper thrown to the wind with how timidly she spoke.

Metalicana paused, looking at the girl who was kept her eyes on the doll in her hands, but he knew she was talking to them with the way her blue eyes fidgeted to the both of them.