Just Add Water

Chapter 1

Sixteen year old Lucy Heartfilia smiled to herself as she swam in the pool at her high school gym. She had always loved the water ever since she was a little girl. She didn't know why but something about being in the water made her feel so alive. She figured that she must've gotten it from her mother who had been a great swimming athlete when she was a teenager. Her house was filled with hundreds of trophies and photographs displaying her mother's success as Magnolia's top swimmer. She hoped that one day she would be a champion like her mother.

"I don't know how you can spend all day in that water Lucy." Said Lucy's long time best friend Juvia Lockser. "Aren't you worried that you might end up looking like a prune?"

"Not really and it's great exercise you know. You should try it."

"No thanks." Juvia said. "And besides I have to back home before Porlyuscia worries."

"Alright see you later."

Juvia waved goodbye to Lucy and started to head for the foster home where she lived. Ur Milkovich's Home For Lost Children. She had been living there since she was five years old, it had been right after her parents had died when the lady of the house Ur Milkovich took her into her foster care. Ur always made sure that the children she looked after felt comfortable and loved until they were adopted by prospective parents. Unfortunately Juvia was one of the children there that were never adopted but she didn't mind because she was happy there.

But Ur wouldn't be at the house for a month. She had volunteered to go on a month long trip to another country where she would be a part of the water sanitation project. That was where volunteers brought fresh drinking water to drought-ravaged children. So in the meantime Juvia and the other residents of the house would be looked after by It's assistant Porlyuscia.

"Hey Juvia!" She had just made it down to the docks when she was called over by Jellal Fernandes. He was a classmate of hers and a bit of a bully too. "Hey Juvia can you do me a favor?"

"I...I'd like to Jellal." She said nervously. "But I really need to get home."

"Come on it will only take you like five seconds. I just need you to hand me something from the boat."

"Well...Okay."

It was one of those inflatable motor boats. The kind that were typically very expensive. But considering that Jellal was the son of a very wealthy architect it was only natural that he could afford it. Juvia stepped on to the boat and began looking around it.

"What exactly do you want me to hand to you?" She asked.

"A spark plug."

"I don't see it on here."

"That's because someone took it."

"Then I don't understand why-" She stood up and saw that the boat had drifted off the dock and there stood Jellal with a smug grin on his face. At once she realized his game. "Jellal!"

"What's the problem Juvia?" He teased. "All you have to do is jump in and swim back."

"This isn't funny! You know I'm scared of the water!"

"Not my problem."

He gave her a chuckle and turned to walk away.

"Wait! Come back!" She called. "You can't just leave me like this!"

She looks looked down at the water and started to go palier than usual. She never understood why Jellal always picked on her. She had never done anything to him and yet for some reason he liked to do stuff like this to her.

"Great." She sighed. "Now what am I going to do?"

Suddenly out of nowhere, a red head came jumping off the dock and on to the boat. Juvia recognized her as the new girl who had recently started going to her school.