Falling Too Far - Gruvia

Chapter 5

Gray's POV

I feel like a complete and utter ass for breaking Juvia's laptop, and following that I couldn't keep the promise and started being all jerky with her again. Only because she played a fucking song. I don't hate that song either, it's actually a really good one and was one of my favourites, she's got good taste. It's just that song, my Mum used to play it, when I was a kid. I can barely listen to it now, it does show me how much of a pussy I really am.

During my break, Cana refused to fuck off to a storage room for a quickie 'cause she wants to save up all her energy for this date she's bringing to Laxus' party. I can understand that. I'm actually surprised Juvia is going, but I don't think her mind is set. It'll change over the next few days, she doesn't seem the party type to me. It's been a hectic day, not gonna lie I'm pretty embarrassed after this morning, with Juvia seeing me just after I got out the shower. She clearly liked part of it though, she's not good at hiding things. Juvia, to me, seems like a girl who's more into the romantic side of relationships, that's why I never implied the idea of sleeping with her. I probably never will, I still believe that if we end up being really good friends, which I doubt it, and if we're feeling pretty down one night she'll still say no to sleeping with me. There's something about her though that makes me feel weird, flustered even. Erza said it's just that I'm not used to girls fighting back, apart from Cana but her comebacks aren't exactly witty like Juvia's. She's just plain insulting, and has no shame, then chooses to get drunk right after.

"Gray how come you weren't at class? It was so boring without you." Natsu interrupts my corridor prowling.

"Traffic." I reply bluntly.

"How'd things go with Juvia? She okay now?"

I shrug, "Yeah, she's fine. But we still aren't on good terms."

"What is it about you two? You've been so bitchy with each other ever since she moved in."

We continued to pace slowly down the corridors, dawdling aimlessly. "I dunno, she's just got some attitude."

"Got some looks too, I'm surprised you two haven't shagged yet."

I stop dead in my tracks, "What?"

"I mean come on, the sexual tension is so clear between you and Juvia! I bet if you two do fuck around with each other you'll be closer than ever."

He has a point, but sex can go one way or the other. The aftermath of it, you either call again for another round, thus becoming closer, or it was so painfully awkward that instead you never speak to each other again. "Okay yeah, she's pretty hot but-"

Before I can continue to reply to that, I see a familiar curvy figure in the centre of the stairs. Juvia. Her cheeks are bright red, taken by surprise by our "pleasant" conversation. Natsu makes a snigger, making me wedge my elbow into his torso. If he didn't say her name so loudly, or at all, she wouldn't be giving me the most disgusted look to ever exist.

"Good luck buddy." He pats me on the back, retreats, leaving me alone with the sassy blunette.

She gazes at me for a moment, just giving me another opportunity to admire her sweet features. Her long, shiny, wavy locks. Mesmerising ocean eyes, full pink coloured lips. To be honest, I find her edgy style adorable. Anyway...

Shit. What do I say?

"Um, how much did you hear?"

"From I've got some attitude." Her voice was blank.

I fold my lips in and break the eye contact, this is so humiliating. If I think a girls hot I usually say it to her face, but for some reason I did not want Juvia hearing that. I don't necessarily find her "hot", more pretty and cute, even though her edgy style wants opposite. Another thing I'd hate her to hear, the fact that Natsu wants me to cut the sexual tension. I'm not doing that. Besides, I don't even think there's any tension between us.