Gray was having a good day - at least, he was, until Natsu managed to 'accidentally' destroy his house.

It had been a calm and peaceful day, and he had been very much at ease with the world, because nothing had gone wrong for a while. He had hoped it would stay that way, but no, it was really just the calm before a storm.

He sighs, and surveys the damage their resulting brawl had done to the guild. As always, their fight had escalated to involve nearly everyone in the guild; which was why there were people slumped over every surface in the guild, from the bar's countertop to the railings of the second floor. It was a miracle that the guild was still standing.

He sighs again, and turns to Mirajane, the only other conscious person left.

"We're too lively for our own good, aren't we?"

"Yes, but then again, that's what makes Fairy Tail so fun!"

He sure hopes Master can view the half-destruction of the guild as positively as she can.

As the others tidied up the guild, Natsu and he managed to work out an arrangement - he would give him one week to put his house back to the way it was, be it by hiring people or mastering Lost Magic: Time Ark, and it had to be entirely out of his own pocket - and hence peace reigned once again in Fairy Tail. Either way, Gray would have a house to return to by the coming Sunday, without having to even lift a finger. Pleased, he turned back to Mirajane and ordered a drink.

"So, Gray - where're you going to sleep this week?"

Gray paused. Good question. He hadn't thought about that.

"I don't know. Maybe I'll go camp in Lucy's house?" He replied, nonchalant. After all, he and Natsu were always, in Lucy's words, 'trespassing' there.

At this, a certain bluenette cocked her head up. Her beloved Gray-sama was intending to spend a week in Lucy's house? She'd always known that Lucy was her Number-One-Love-Rival! "Gray-sama, Juvia would not mind you spending your nights at her house!" Juvia announced, immediately causing a simultaneous raising of eyebrows guild-wide.

Startled, Gray whipped around to face her. "Uh...", he stammered, a little at loss for words, "That's generous of you, Juvia." With his compliment, Juvia flushed crimson. Toying with her hair, she positively purred, "Anything for Gray-sama~" At this, the guild's suggestive whispers and catcalls grew in volume. Slightly flustered, Gray felt pressurized into accepting her offer - what else could he do? Clearing his suddenly dry throat, he smiled appreciatively at Juvia.

"Thanks, Juvia, I'll take you up on your offer then." Gray told her, wondering what kind of mess he just got himself into.

Whatever Juvia said in return to that was drowned out by the sudden 700% increase in suggestive whispers and catcalls around the guild.

"Thanks for letting me put up at your place, Juvia." It was quite heartening, really, to have someone care enough for him to offer him a place to stay.

A furious blush staining her cheeks, she squeaked," N-no problem - Juvia is happy to help! Gray-sama, welcome to Juvia's house."

It was a pretty house. Nearly everything in it, from her walls to her furniture, was in varying shades of blue. Pastel blue, aquamarine, cerulean, tones of blue Gray didn't have names for painted every inch of her home. A large aquarium dominated her living room, giving the entire room a rather underwater feel. It looked great.

"Gray-sama, you'll be sleeping in my room.", Juvia's soft voice floated from behind him. "There's a fold-out bed there you can use, would you mind that? Or would you rather sleep on Juvia's bed? Juvia doesn't mind..."

"Huh? No! I'll be fine on the fold-out bed - you don't have to go to so much trouble, really."

"As you wish, Gray-sama. The bathroom is there, you can take a shower before going to bed." The mere thought of Gray-sama in her house made her giddy with delight - they were just like newly-weds now! As Gray strode off in the direction of the bathroom, her mind couldn't help but wonder if this was an omen from the heavens - could they be destined to be together? With a silly smile on her face, she decides that yes, it must be, and collapses onto her bed giggling.

Ten minutes later, Gray stepped out of the shower. Looking around the bedroom, he saw Juvia on her bed, fully clothed. He felt kind of guilty, having taken a shower first before Juvia did, but she looked deep in sleep. The silly smile on her face probably meant she was having a sweet dream - he didn't want to wake her up from that.

Hmm, he thought. Where was the fold-out bed?

After 15 minutes of fruitless searching, he gave up. Tired, he lay on the floor and resigned himself to an uncomfortable night's sleep. While attempting to rearrange himself into a cozier position, he heard Juvia murmuring in her sleep.

"Gray-sama... Juvia...loves Gray-sama..."

Crayola would have been proud to reproduce the colour on his cheeks. He had known that all along, but to really hear it like that was... If he were to be honest, he was rather happy, but he didn't really know why. Then, deciding that he was too tired to think much deeper about this confusing mess, he closed his eyes.

After all, there was always tomorrow to sort this out.

A/N: I've re-written this because when I re-read the first version I posted, I was like QAQ /cringe internally/. In any case, while the writing style and all is different now, the main plotline hasn't changed. As always, reviews are much loved, and thanks y'all for reading!