Just Add Water

Chapter 9

As the weeks passed the girls learned to keep their secret better and how to avoid getting wet in front of people. These actions would lead them to acting a little strange sometimes but it never rose suspicion from anyone. Well... Almost anyone. Three people were getting suspicious.

The younger foster children Romeo and Chelia and Erza's younger sister Wendy. This being because they were around the girls more than the adults. They noticed their strange behaviors and their unusual avoidance of water but while Romeo and Wendy didn't put so much thought into it, Chelia couldn't help but be a snoop.

One morning when Juvia was gone, Chelia sneaked through her things where she found Juvia's diary. Inside were plenty of writing and illustration about Juvia being a mermaid. Luckily Juvia always wrote in cursive which Chelia always had a difficult time reading.

"What does this mean?" Chelia complained. "Why can't she write like a normal person?"

"Hey Chelia." Romeo said walking by. "Romeo can you read cursive?"

"No why?"

"Ugh! Because that's Juvia's writing style and I can't understand anything she's written in her diary."

"You're reading her diary? Chelia you know you're not supposed to do that. Juvia's going to kill you."

"Not if she doesn't find out."

"I'll tell her."

"You do that and I'll tell Gray what really wiped out his hard drive. Not some random virus like he thought but you messing with his laptop."

"You can't tell him that. Gray told me that if he ever caught me messing with his stuff he'd steal my allowance and give me a wedgie."

"Then you keep quiet about my business and I'll keep quiet about yours."

Later at school Chelia found out that Wendy was taking calligraphy so she had to be able to read cursive. After classes she went up to her and introduced herself.

"Hi Wendy." She said with a bright smile.

"Hi...Do I know you?" Wendy asked confused.

"No. Not really but I have heard of you. Your big sister Erza is friends with Juvia who lives with me in foster care and she's mentioned you a lot."

"Oh. Okay. Funny Erza has never mentioned you."

"Well she and I aren't that close. Listen Wendy you take calligraphy right?"

"Yes?"

"So you can read cursive right?"

"Of course."

"Then you can read this." She handed the diary to Wendy. "It's Juvia's diary and she only writes in cursive which I can't read but you can."

"I'm not reading someone's diary. It's private."

"You don't understand Wendy I'm not doing this to violate her privacy. I'm doing this to make sure that she's okay. She's been acting really weird lately and I'm worried."

"Can't you just ask her about it?"

"She'll only lie to me and besides this will also benefit you."

"Me? How?"

"Well you have to admit your sister has been acting a little strange hasn't she."

"She has been acting a little differently but I don't follow."

"If we can figure out what's going on with Juvia then maybe we can figure out what's going on with her two friends Erza and Lucy. You want to know what's bothering Erza don't you?"