Hello everyone, and welcome to my Fairy Tail 30 day OTP challenge. These are a series of drabbles inspired by the spompts of Ericandy's 30 day OTP Challenge, some longer than others. There are also being posted on tumblr, but two days earlier, so if you can't stand the wait, find me at .com. Expected couples are: Gray/Juvia, Natsu/Lucy, Elfman/Evergreen, Wendy/Romeo and Jellal/Erza (plus the slightest chance of Happy/Carla and glimpses of Laxus/Mira). Gray/Juvia is my favorite, so they may be the majority; we just have to find out! Please Enjoy!

Series: Fairy Tail

Pairing: Gray/Juvia

Prompt: Holding Hands

Word Count: 413

AN: Contains spoilers for chapter 366.

Gray and Juvia had arrived at an unusually quiet Fairy Tail. Since Tartarus's attacks had begun, the guild's rambunctious atmosphere had all but dissolved. For some time, Bisca and Alzack's little Asuka had kept some excitement in the guild, but when the youth had become curious of the adult's downturned faces, her parents had decided it was better to stay at home with the child.

Gray left Juvia's side to gather information for their next destinations and share further details of their last, and the water made found herself sitting alone at the bar side. Without Mirajane holding down the bar, she felt loneliness take over her. Softly, she put her hands over top of each other, and thought back to the trip back to the tavern; Gray's cold fingers wrapped around hers and his comforting words in her ears.

Gray always found a way to lift her spirits, though sometimes she was sure he didn't even know he was doing anything; just a smile from his gorgeous face was enough to bring Juvia back to her best. This time, though, he was definitely making a conscious decision to cheer her up. He could have said anything to her at that moment, and it would have been enough.

She knew this was not the time to daydream, but Juvia wished for a day where he would entwine his fingers with hers every day. She prayed for a time where he would take her feelings seriously. She pleaded for even a moment that he might return such feelings.

Juvia let out a soft sigh, and then choked the sigh back when a voice came from behind her.

"I have the next destination, Juvia."

Juvia spun her head around to find Gray behind her, holding his hand out to her. "We better get going. We've got lives to save." He continued.

Juvia's blue eyes traveled from his own onyx pair, down to his extended palm. She tried to keep her deep inhaling breath inaudible, as she hoped she wasn't dreaming (though everything else that was happening she wished were a nightmare) and reached out and took his hand.

"Alright, Gray. Juvia is ready." She confirmed.

Gray flashed her that beautiful smile that she could live off of for days, and for a moment, Juvia was able to forget her fears of the future, as they walked out of the guild hand-in-hand.