Author's Note: Hey, it's me again! So I'm back with another one shot. Hopefully this one will be longer and better than my last one. So this is a NatsuxJuvia brotp because, why not? I really think that these two could be really good friends, even though they don't interact a lot. I might make this into a series, but with all the Fairy Tail characters and it won't just focus on these two. There is also some implied NaLu as well (I intended for them to be together in this fic) but I don't really have a favourite ship in the anime. I just find them easier to write.

Well, that's it! Enjoy.

Oh and I don't really use the prefixes like -san and -sama etc. in case I use them wrong and then it won't really make sense to the people who understand them. Also, I don't want to offend anyone.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or its characters.

Today was like any other day in Fairy Tail. There was, like always, a massive brawl involving half the guild taking place in the middle of the floor. Cana was drunk already (it wasn't even 10 in the morning yet) and Mira was behind the bar washing glasses, whilst pouring Cana another drink. Macao and Wakaba were leering at the younger girls in the guild- Master Makarov may or may not have joined in at one point- until Erza put a very abrupt stop to it. They were still cowering away from her everytime she passed them. Unfortunately, Romeo deemed this more embarrassing than their leering and Wendy was currently attempting to cheer him up at a table far from his father. Lucy was sat with them along with Levy, which of course meant that Jet and Droy were close to her (they were sitting at the table until Gajeel had came over and situated himself directly to the left of the small bluenette). She had barely dodged a chair, which had somehow been thrown in their general direction, before a certain pink haired dragon slayer landed on their table. Lucy had thrown a few heated remarks his way but they of course fell on deaf ears. Natsu quickly hopped to his feet, ignoring the outraged blonde who was shouting behind him, and was ready to throw another punch at Gray before Erza's scarily calm voice cut through the air, immediately ending the brawl. Gray shot a smug, victorious look at Natsu before slipping into the seat to the left of Lucy. Natsu slid into the seat in between Wendy and Lucy, but quickly regretted the decision once he realised that Lucy and Levy were in a heated conversation about books. Now don't get him wrong, Natsu didn't mind but he was hoping to spend a bit of alone time with the celestial mage before the team left on their job tomorrow. Erza had picked it earlier that day and decided that it would be the perfect opportunity for them. It had been a while since they had all gone on a job together.

It didn't take long before Natsu realised that something was a miss. Usually by now, there was a certain bluenette trying to wedge herself into the conversation, just to spend some quality time with Gray. To be honest, Natsu actually found it quite hilarious at times. But there were times when he thought that Gray should just put the poor girl out of her misery already: either tell her how he feels or let her down gently. He can't count the amount of times he's told his friend/rival this but of course he didn't listen. Finally, he decided to announce the question that had been playing on his mind for several minutes. "Where's Juvia?" He had asked just out of general curiosity, but the looks he was getting from his fellow guild mates at the table made him question why he had asked in the first place. "Why do you want to know, Flamebrain?" Gray seemed calm, but everyone could see that he was more than slightly annoyed by the question. It was obvious that he was also slightly concerned as to the woman's whereabouts, but he was trying not to show it. Until this point, he hadn't noticed she was gone. "I was just asking. She's usually throwing herself at you by now. And put some clothes on you perverted Stripper!" Gray looked down and realised that he was sitting only in his boxers and he frantically jumped up from his seat to search for his discarded clothing items. There was an air of nonchalance to Natsu's statement, as if he was simply brushing it off as being nothing. But in all honesty, he was concerned for the woman. Now that he thought about it, he hadn't seen her all morning. She was usually one of the first people to arrive in the guild, or at least she was there before him. He didn't really know that much about her, other than that she could control water and the rain. Oh, and she had a weird obsession with Gray and she came from Phantom Lord with Gajeel. But that was all he really knew.

As if on cue, the guild doors cracked open and a figure slowly creeped in before making a beeline for the nearest corner. They thought they hadn't been seen, but the dragon slayer hadn't missed them sneaking in. He made to get up, but not without Wendy sheepishly stopping him to ask where he was going. "I'm just going to talk to someone. Don't worry, I'll be back." Throwing in one of his signature grins and patting her head before heading over to the far corner of the guild. Immediately, something seemed different. Juvia was perched on a chair, as far away from their table as she could get. She also had her nose buried in some kind of book, although it was obvious she wasn't reading it. How could you read a book that was upside down? Even Natsu knew that you couldn't do that very well. But what struck him as worrying was that not once had he seen her sneak a glance over to Gray. Usually, she was 'observing' him from behind the nearest pillar whilst muttering some useless nonsense about 'love rivals'. To say she was acting out of character was an understatement. Natsu slid into the seat across from her and decided to make his presence known upon realising that she had not acknowledged his arrival. "Yo," His sudden outburst made her jump, "What's up with you?" She stared, bewildered, at him for a moment before realising he was talking to her.

"Juvia is fine, thankyou." Apparently, Natsu was not happy with her answer as the large grin he had plastered onto his face quickly dropped to a frown. "Seriously, are you ok?" He asked, genuinely concerned. He remembered Gajeel saying something about how it rained when she was unhappy or felt any other type of negative emotion (I don't think I got this right. Please correct me if I'm wrong). So he was trying to be careful as to not upset her further. Juvia was silent for a moment and he thought she wasn't going to tell him anything. He then realised that maybe it was something personal and he had perhaps crossed a line. "Err, that may have been the wrong thing to say. You don't have to say anything. It's fin-"

"Juvia is flattered by Natsu's concern." She threw him a small smile before continuing, "It's just that Juvia is trying not be so 'creepy'. Gajeel said that Juvia scares people away by acting the way she does, so she is trying to be a better person and not act so weird. Juvia and Gajeel then got into an argument over the subject and he stormed away. She has been trying to avoid him ever since." Natsu looked as if he was about to punch the iron dragon slayer. 'How dare that Iron Freak tell her she's weird? She's not the one that has piercings for eyebrows!' he thought to himself, however he hadn't realised that he had said the last part out loud until he was suddenly dragged out of his thoughts when the girl across from him let out a very unladylike like snort before bursting into laughter. Natsu thought that it wasn't that funny but apparently she disagreed. By now, half the guild had turned to stare at the two and Natsu felt the heat rising to cheeks. "Err J-Juvia. It wasn't that funny you know. I didn't mean to say it out loud." Did he just stutter? The water mage was thankfully calming down and was wiping a few stray tears (from laughing too hard) away from her eyes while her outburst simmered down to a few childish giggles. Finally, she composed herself long enough to tell him, "Juvia doesn't think it was very funny. She thinks that Natsu's face when he said it was hilarious!" She let out another, quieter laugh before Natsu's ears caught the familiar sound of footsteps coming towards their table. He turned to find Lucy slowly making her way over, a confused look adorning her features. Juvia saw her and flashed her a weak smile as she stood behind Natsu and wrapped her arms around his neck, placing a kiss on his cheek. "So what are you two talking about?" She asked amused and thankful that they were actually getting on.

"Juvia was feeling upset so I was trying to cheer up." Natsu stated rather proudly. Juvia nodded in agreement before thanking Natsu. And she was thankful because she forgets that now she does have friends that are willing to go to any means to cheer her up, especially punching said person even if they were family. When she was in Phantom Lord, she only really had Gajeel and the other members of the Element Four. But they were never really that close to begin with. There was movement across from her and she realised that Natsu was probably going back to his original table with Lucy. Before they were even four steps away from the table, she saw Lucy look over in her general direction before mumbling something to Natsu. She then pointed to the table and told him to go.

Natsu made his way back and stood in front of her once again, hands thrown lazily behind his head. "Hey Juvia, Lucy wants to know if you want to come sit with us? Don't worry about Gajeel, I'll deal with him." He hit his fist against his hand and smirked once more. She was unsure at first, before she glanced behind his shoulder and saw Lucy's encouraging smile. "Juvia would be happy to!" With that, she happily got up from her seat and made her way to their table with them. Lucy made sure she sat next to Gray (against her protests because she was still trying not to come across as 'weird' despite Natsu telling her not to worry about it). Natsu made sure she was involved in the conversation and wasn't ignored, whilst also glaring menacingly at Gajeel every time he threw some kind of insult towards her into the mix. He was always ready with some kind of comeback against one of the iron dragon slayer's remarks, and he had everyone at the table laughing at them. Juvia was happy to think that she had the opportunity to possibly become great friends with the 'pink-haired moron' as Gray and Lucy had called him on several occasions. She believed him when he told her that all the drama with Gajeel would blow over eventually and even laughed when he made a remark about his brain being made from iron (she doesn't think it was funny but she laughed because he was still trying to cheer her up which she thought was very sweet). Yes, she could see herself becoming great friends with the dragon slayer in the near future and she was very pleased with that.

And done! Now that I look at it, this one doesn't seem much longer than the last one I wrote. I don't particularly like the ending but I still think it's sweet. I might make this into a drabble series, I don't know. But I still think that NaVia friendship is adorable.

Any criticisms are welcome and please point out any mistakes if you spot them. Should I continue this or not? Tell me what you think. I have some ideas but I don't know how far they could go.

Well, that's it! Until next time...