DAY 2: EYES
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Gray let out a small huff, resting his head back against the pillow of the hospital bed he laid on.
He didn't want to be here, he wanted to be wandering around Magnolia and looking for his guild mates, his nakama, but instead he was stuck on a bed with wires and tubes around him, bandages suffocating most of his skin.
Beside him, Natsu was asleep. He had been asleep for the past week, and although the ice mage would never say it out loud, his heart clenched when he looked over at his team mate.
Of course, there were many other guild members in the same oversized hospital room, but the one person Gray wanted to see was not.
He let out another sigh, allowing his eyes to close momentarily.
The war was mess, which came as no surprise, considering they fought against Zeref. The guild had no known immediate deaths, however based on the amount of people in this hospital, there had to be a few deaths.
Gray kept his eyes shut, allowing his mind to rest.
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It had been a week post war, and Gray finally was able to get up from the lumpy bed.
When he heard the news, he practically ripped all the tubes off his body, standing up immediately. Erza, who had awoke but was still on bedrest, let out a small chuckle at the sight. "What are you so excited for?"
Gray's gaze wandered to his scarlet haired friend, and he gave her a small smile. "I need to give an answer."
Without a response, Gray ignored the nurse's pleads for him to take it slow and dashed out of the room.
He wandered through all the rooms that contained his guild mates, finding some that contained other members of other guilds.
He let out a sigh of relief when he found Lyon, awake and wrapped up in bandages.
They spoke momentarily, however Gray wasn't 100 percent focused on the conversation. Noticing this, Lyon let out a sigh as he said, "She's in the room next door, good luck."
Although Gray did want to continue speaking to his practical brother, he did escape from the room as soon as the words escaped the white haired mage's lips.
The ice mage expected to see Juvia smiling and awake, considering they fought together and she didn't get many injuries.
He didn't expect what he did see.
The water mage was wrapped in bandages, almost as if she was a mummy. There was a tube in her nose for breathing, another inserted in her veins.
There was a sharp intake of breath, and a few tears that remained unshed as a doctor told Gray that the bluenette was in a coma.
Even though Gray was instructed to rest and lay down at least an hour a day, the orders went out the window after seeing Juvia for the first time.
He stayed at her side all day, ignoring the pitiful looks other guild members gave him. He knew he should rest for a bit, but he had an answer and he had to let her know.
He pretended he didn't hear the doctor's telling him his stitches would rip if he didn't lay down, he pretended to ignore when Juvia's doctor and nurse whispered to Gajeel that Juvia's vitals were extremely low.
He pretended he didn't almost cry every night, he pretended he didn't blame himself for allowing her to get this injured. At night he'd pretend she was awake, just sleeping.
On the fifth night of Juvia's coma, the realization of her situation finally got to Gray, and he allowed himself to cry.
He allowed hot tears to track their way down his cheeks, he allowed small sobs to rack his body uncontrollably. He allowed himself to look over at her paled and thin face, his gaze never leaving her.
She had gotten thin, and even paler than before. This was of course due to the fact that she hadn't awoke for almost two weeks, and regardless of it, she looked beautiful to the ice devil slayer.
His blurred and tear-filled gaze lingered on her closed eyes, another small sob escaping his lips.
He loved Juvia's eyes, he loved the way they lit up when he looked at her, the way they held so much hope and joy. He loved the way her smiles would reach the blue irises, he loved the way they met his own dark ones.
Seeing her eyelids shut and blocking off the blue hued eyes caused another wave of sadness to over come Gray, stray tears still falling from his face.
"I really hope you wake up soon," he said softly, his voice hoarse due to his cries, "you already know my answer. You always have known though, haven't you? You can't hear me, or maybe you can, but I want you to wake up. It's been hell without you awake, most of the guild members are still healing though too. I don't know why I'm telling you this, but Juvia, please wake up."
His hand gripped her smaller one, squeezing gently. "I don't know how much longer I can take not seeing you smile. I hope I don't have to wait too long."
He did wait though, he waited another day till he finally saw her eyes again.
It was nearing 4 in the morning, and the ice mage was tired and half asleep. He didn't expect anyone to disrupt his sleepy daze, but he heard the voice that made his heart stop and tears to form in his eyes.
"Gray-sama?" Juvia's voice was soft yet scratchy, his gaze lifting to meet hers. A wide grin plastered itself on his face as he let out a sigh of relief, the water mage smiling at him as well.
"You woke up, huh? I should call a doctor, but it's 4 am and none of them are probably on call." He stated, his eyes glued onto hers.
He updated her on the guild, on the way the healthier members set to work rebuilding and on the way they were voting Laxus as the newer guild master.
His eyes never faltered away from her own, because although they were dull and sleep filled, they still shone with that happy hue that Gray had grown to love.
Her eyes, to him, were the sunshine at the end of a storm, the hope at the end of a bad day. They were everything good in the world and more, and he knew that regardless of anything; they were the one thing that made him feel alright.
As the clock was hitting 5 am and the pair knew they should be asleep, he gave her his answer, his eyes glued to her own and his hand interwined with Juvia's, and even though they had just fought a war and probably had a few more to go, it was alright for the two of them.
IDK MAN I'M BAD AT FOLLOWING PROMPTS BUT YEAH ENJOY!