Just Add Water

Chapter 4

Lucy and Juvia both tried to prepare themselves for any inconvenience that could lead them to get wet at Minerva's party and to make things more difficult the girls found themselves putting off important responsibilities that they had to work on.

"Gray I'm sorry." Juvia apologized to him at the juice bar. While preparing with Lucy she had forgotten to finish a school assignment they were partners in.

"I had to do all the work by myself." He told her. "You're lucky I still told Miss Stellar that you did your part."

"I know and I really appreciate that."

"What's going on with you? You keep avoiding me and you've been acting really weird."

"I've just been... Hanging out with Lucy and Erza. You know I can have other friends."

"That's not what I meant. I don't mind you having other friends what I do mind is you making plans with me and then breaking them. Like when we have to work on a school project together or like when you leave me to babysit Chelia and Romeo alone."

"You can handle them can't you?"

"Not alone. Did you know that last week they locked me in a closet for three hours? And I had to pee!"

"Gray I'm really, really sorry but I'll make it up to you."

"How?"

"Well you've always wanted to go to a high school party right?"

"Yeah."

"I've been invited to Minerva's party and I'll bring you along as my date."

"Date?" He squeaked nervously.

"Yes. We'll have a good time. What do you say?"

"I...I...I guess it's okay."

"Great."

Juvia heard her phone beep. It was a text from Lucy, the message read that she wasn't going to the party and that it was too risky. Juvia sighed. If Lucy wasn't going then she probably shouldn't go either.

"On second thought I'm not going to the party."

"Wow canceled on me in just three seconds. Must be a new record."

"I'm sorry. Look you can have my allowance for two weeks. Does that make us even?"

"I don't want be even. I want an explanation."

"I can't tell you."

"Why?"

"I just can't! I'm sorry."

She left the room and immediately called Lucy and Erza to talk to them.

"This is so unfair." Juvia said. "I hate lying to Gray and I've had to cancel on him so many times. To top it all off I finally get invited to a high school party and I can't go."

As she talked she filled a cup with water and levitated a little of it into her mouth.

"You think it's unfair for you? I've been dreaming about becoming a swim champion since I was eight." Lucy said. "It's my life dream and now I'll never achieve it."

She filled a cup with juice, stuck a popsicle stick in it, and froze it making it a popsicle in two seconds.

"There are negative traits to this." Erza said. "But you know there also positive traits."

"Like what?"

"Well how about these powers that you have? Juvia you're drinking water from mid air and Lucy you just made an instant popsicle. I don't even have any powers. I honestly don't think whining about this will help our situation any further."