Author's Note: Hey all! This is my first time writing in Juvia's perspective so if things aren't accurate, please let me know before the second chapter is posted. I don't have a specific time on when this took place either so if things aren't in order, I'm sorry. I dedicate this story to my best friend, who has many NaLu stories written on this website and her friend, who doesn't have an account so I'll give her credit using her name.
Thank you Rachel and AcidRain1998 for coming up with these headcannons for Gray. You can find AcidRain1998's stories using the link that it's on my profile.
Each chapter will be a different one besides the next chapter. Since this chapter is like an introduction to the story, the second chapter will have two headcannons together.
A note on that, this story was created STRICTLY for fun. None of the information should be taken seriously as they are HEADCANNONS. Let me have my fun, okay?
Chapter One of Who is Gray Fullbuster?. Enjoy~!
It was a typical day in the Kingdom of Fiore. The cool October air filled the streets, making Juvia sigh with delight. Winter was her favorite season. She gets even more jittery just thinking of snowflakes and snowball fights with her friends.
However, today was no day to celebrate.
Juvia found herself moping towards the guild, knowing a certain red-haired mage was waiting for her. She didn't mean to flood the dorms… again. She just felt extremely emotional about her beloved Gray and how she feared he would never return her feelings...again.
Beatrice, the girl Erza hired to run the place, yelled at Juvia once more and told her to leave and never come back.
In short, Juvia was now homeless.
As much as she loved the cold, she didn't enjoy thinking about being outside during the harsh snow storms Fiore sometimes has. She just prayed that someone who help her find a place… and fast.
Realizing she has reached her destination, she opened the doors to find the guild hall awfully quiet. The only people there was Lucy, Lisanna, Levy and Erza. She shut the door as quietly as she could before tiptoeing towards the counter.
"Beatrice told me what happened." Erza didn't face the water mage. Juvia sighed and started to bow to apologize before Erza spun around and gave her a smile."You don't have to apologize. We all know how emotional you get." She stood up from her seat. Juvia jumped with joy.
"Then, does this mean that Juvia isn't kicked out?" she couldn't help but ask. Erza's smile lessen.
"I'm afraid that's with Beatrice."
"But Erza-san is in charge of the dorms!" Juvia fell to her knees and grabbed the startled S-Class mage's legs. Erza sighed heavily and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"I can talk with her, but in the meantime, you need to find someplace else." She helped Juvia to her feet. Juvia's eyes sparkled with hope.
"Oh thank you!" she pulled the other mage in a hug. Erza cracked a smile.
"Are these dishes done, Erza?" Lisanna spoke from the other side of the counter. She nodded. The youngest of the Strauss siblings took them away from the other and started to wash them in the sink.
After being forcefully ripped apart from Erza, Juvia turned her attention with the other two guild members present in the room. As she walked closer to them, she overheard a bit of their discussion.
"-last time, I know what he was trying to plan, especially since he's known for tragedies, but come on. If Romeo could have waited for like two minutes, they could've ended happily ever together."
"No. I get you, but that's not Shakespeare's flow. He wrote some of the most well written tragedies in the world."
"I can agree with you on there."
"Besides, if he didn't drink the potion, it wouldn't have been romant-oh! Hey Juvia!" The girls saw the water mage approach them slowly.
Lucy and Levy put the solo copy of Romeo and Juliet down to smile at her.
"What are you ladies talking about?" Juvia couldn't help but ask. Both of the girls' smiles widened.
"Only one of the greatest plays that William Shakespeare ever written."
"In our opinion at least." The girls nodded. Juvia blinked once. Lucy patted the seat next to her, which Juvia happily accepted.
"We know that you're not here to talk about that though. I would love to help you Juvia, but you know how strict my landlady is." Lucy sighed and turned to face Levy.
"I wish I could help too, but I'm moving in with Gajeel, remember?" Levy's face turned red. Juvia sighed heavily and set her chin on the counter.
"Juvia understands."
"Where did you stay before?"
"Juvia would stay with Mirajane-san but Juvia can't ask her because she's away on a mission." All three girls sighed. Erza took the seat next to Juvia.
"Do you know when she gets back?" she asked. Juvia shook her head.
"What about you, Lisanna? Can you or think of anyone that may help Juvia?" Erza crossed her arms.
"I live with my sister, and the only person I could think of is maybe Cana?"
"No… Cana loves living alone." Levy pointed out. The four mages fell into deep thought while Juvia sulked with her face on the counter.
Suddenly, the doors swung open to reveal Natsu and Gray being thrown across the floor.
"ENOUGH YOU TWO!" Gajeel's voice echoed.
"He started it!"
"No I didn't!"
"Flame brain!"
"Pervy popsicle!"
"Natsu? Gray? Is that you?" Erza's voice dripped like venom. Instantly, the two boys rushed in front of her and laughed nervously.
"Y-Yes it's us!"
"D-Don't worry! We're getting along!" They had their arms wrapped around each other's necks. Erza narrowed her eyes.
"I hope so." She said as she went back into deep thought. Natsu and Gray sighed in relief as they let go of each other. Pretty soon, the guild hall was filled with members and became unnecessarily loud.
Elfman was yelling about how to be a man. Cana was demanding a drinking contest with anyone. Jet and Droy arguing with each other on who gets to ask Levy about going on a mission. Macao and Wakaba were having their normal drinking discussion while his son, Romeo, sat beside him.
While the place started to get busy once again, the girls moved their deep thinking excluding Lisanna, to a booth. Juvia kept sulking as the time went by. Erza kept naming people while Lucy and Levy explained as to why it won't work.
"Why do you girls look so tense?" a voice startled them. They all jumped to find Gajeel and Natsu hovering over them. Lucy frowned.
"Don't scare us like that."
"We're trying to help Juvia."
"Go away. We're thinking." Erza crossed her arms once again while Levy and Lucy sighed heavily.
"Well, what does she need help?" Natsu slid in the booth to sit next to Juvia while Gajeel did the same on the opposite side.
"Is it serious?" Gajeel asked with concern. Juvia sighed and looked at her longest friend.
"Juvia doesn't have a place to live." She glanced down. Gajeel's lips tightened.
"Before you run your mouth, she flood the dorms once again." Erza explained. The iron-mage shook his head in disapproval.
"I thought we talked about this."
"We did Gajeel-kun.. Juvia just…"
"I know," he sighed and wrapped an arm around Levy.
"We were thinking of anyone who might let her stay a few days while she gets things settled, but we've been coming up blank." Levy pouted.
"What about that Lyon kid?" Natsu shrugged his shoulders. The girls widen their eyes.
"Lyon! Why didn't we think of him?"
"I'm sure he would love to help you out!"
Juvia felt uneasy about that option. Sure, she knew that Lyon was nice and tends to enter her personal space occasionally, but it just didn't feel right.
The sudden sound of a glass slamming down startled the table, making the guild fall silent. They all turned to find shirtless Gray getting up from the counter and walking over with his head down.
"She isn't living with Lyon. Not when she could live with me." He said in a stern voice. The whole guild held their breath.
"Juvia."
With widened eyes, she turned her head to face her beloved Gray.
"Come by with your things around five. You know where it is." He shoved his hands in his pockets and left the hall before any noise was made.
Everyone was silent for mere seconds before Elfman yelled, "He should of asked like a real man!". The guild was once back to its old loud self.
Except for the fellow members surrounding Juvia.
"Holy shit…"
"Ice boy finally grew some balls." Gajeel chuckled. Erza smiled and nodded once.
"There you go, Juvia. You have a place to stay for the time being." Everyone felt satisfied with what happened. All except for Juvia herself.
Hours passed and Juvia still couldn't wrap her head around what happened this afternoon. Not even when she was at the dorms gathering her things and telling some girls where she was staying.
It felt… too good to be true.
With the little things that were salvaged from the flood, she pulled the red wagon that Erza kindly offered as she headed towards her beloved Gray's house. She doesn't remember much about it except that it was near her favorite restaurant. The katsudon from there tastes like heaven.
Even the guys who own the place are wonderful.
As she continued walking of the sidewalk, the smell of ramen and chicken filled Juvia's nostrils. She was getting close. Making a right turn, she spotted the little place filled with people already inside. Her smile grew wide. She was glad that they were making business.
Walking away from her favorite place to eat, she continued the path until she saw rows of condos all standing close to each other. Feeling overwhelmed, she froze in place and looked around.
"Juvia is afraid that she is lost." She started talking to herself.
Suddenly, a loud voice was made to her left. She turned her head to find Gray walking up to her. Her heart stopped.
Okay. Juvia must learn how to behave. Juvia must not obsessed over Gray-sama too much. Juvia must learn to control Juvia's emotions.
"Um.. Juvia?" She heard her beloved's voice. She snapped out of her thoughts to find him standing in front of her with his arms crossed.
"Are you okay? I called you like five times." He narrowed his eyebrows. Her cheeks turned pink.
"Y-Yes. Juvia is well." She stuttered. Gray sighed and glanced behind her.
"Is that all you have?"
"Y-Yes."
"Well… it's a good thing I went shopping then." He shrugged his shoulders and spun around. Her heart stopped once again.
"Come. We aren't far from my place." He started walking. With her face flustered, she followed him in complete silence.
After walking for a few minutes, he turned a sharp right and started to walk the path towards a single condo. Juvia looked at it in disbelief.
It was..different than she remembered. It looked inviting though. Still, she wasn't expecting for the house to look so modern. It just seemed so unlike Gray. He started to climb up the stairs before he sensed she wasn't behind him.
"Aren't you coming?" He turned to face her. Her face was staring at the whole front of the house. He grinned a bit before stepping back down.
"Yeah. The community decided to add a few touches and a new paint job to make the houses look modern." He shrugged his shoulders once again. Juvia gave him a nod before eyeing the house.
"It's.. um… nice?" She couldn't think of a good comment. He chuckled softly before shaking his head.
"I'm not a fan of the eggshell color either but it's a lot better once inside." He reassured. Her eyes widened.
She was finally going to see the inside of Gray-sama's house. Sure she has been to his house a couple of times before they remodeled it, but it was only for missions and he never invited her inside.
Her stomach started to act up once again.
He started to climb up the steps once again. This time, Juvia followed, leaving the wagon close to the first step. He reached for the door handle and placed his hand on top of it before turning his head to look at the woman he's bringing inside his home.
"Sorry for the mess." He pushed the door wide open. The smell of lavender hit Juvia's nose with full force. She couldn't believe her eyes. Stepping into her temporary home, she took a good look around.
"I guess I should give you a quick tour then. This here is the living room and behind that half wall is the kitchen." He shut the door. Juvia could only nod. The entire room was spotless. There was a couch and a single recliner in front of the plasma screen. She followed him to go past the half wall. The kitchen seemed it was untouchable. Everything looked brand new.
"Did Gray-sama buy these things today?" She couldn't help but ask him. He gave her a light chuckle before shaking his head.
"Nah. I just cleaned not too long ago." He shrugged his shoulders. They passed a little room that's next to the stairway which Juvia felt a little curious about. She stopped in front of the wooden door.
"Gray-sama? What's behind this door?" She set her hand of the doorknob. He tensed and grabbed her hand before she could open it.
"It's err.. a private room." He dropped her hand and walked towards the foot of the stairs.
Juvia's face was red but followed the tense man.
They climbed up the stairs to be greeted by a small closet. He opened one of the double doors to reveal a small washer and dryer.
"Soaps and anything you need are in these cabinets." He said opening a few. Juvia could only nod. They continue walking the hall until they reached the end, two doors on either side of them.
"The left is my room. This here-" He paused to opened the door on the right.
"-is your room." He swung the door open. Juvia's eyes went wide once again. On her left side stood the queen size bed filled with ocean blue bed covers. A nightstand stood beside one of the sides which had a small lamp on top of it. On her right was a door in the corner and a wardrobe was off to the side. What stood out the most was the double sliding doors that lead towards the balcony.
Juvia couldn't contain her happiness.
"Oh! Juvia is most thankful to Gray-sama! This room is glorious!" She clasped her hands. Gray leaned against the doorframe and grinned.
"I'm glad you like it.. and it's just Gray remember." He crossed his arms. Juvia glanced at him before eyeing the ground.
"O-Oh right.. Juvia is very sorry. Juvia is getting better at it." She twirled her fingers together. He nodded once and stood straight once more.
"You want anything special to eat tonight?"
"E-Eat?"
"Like dinner? You do eat dinner right?" he joked.
She couldn't help but laugh. "Yes. Juvia eats. Anything is good. Juvia is not picky." She said. He only nod and quickly left the room.
She smiled and sat on her new bed, realizing it began to sway. "Ahh.. waterbeds." She laid down completely and sighed happily. She couldn't wait to start a new life in Gray's home.
She froze at the thought.
She was in Gray's house.
She clutched her hands to her chest as she tried to control her breathing. She's always dreamed of this happening.
Well, besides flooding the dorms.
Grabbing the nearest pillow to her, she slammed it against her face as she tried to muffle her girlish scream.
Juvia is with Gray-sama. Juvia lives with Gray-sama.
Her thoughts flooded, making her smile even bigger.
"Hey Juvia." She was disturbed by the god-like voice. She pulled her head up to find Gray holding the wagon in his hands. "Where do you want this placed?" He asked her. She set her head back down before she replied.
"Right there is fine. Thank you Gray-sa- I mean, Gray." She caught herself. She couldn't see him at all, but she felt him smile.
"I'm going out to grab some dinner then. Make yourself at home." He said before he shut the door to her room. Deciding to sit up before she fell asleep, she sighed as she saw the things she brought with her.
They were stacked neatly in the wagon, barely even a pile. Nearly everything that was related to her undying love for Gray was washed away by her tears.
Literally.
All she had left was some clothes, a Gray plushie and a few snow globes.
"At least Juvia doesn't have a lot of unpacking to do." She told herself. Dragging the wagon to the small wardrobe, she open the cupboards to find some clothes already hanging. She couldn't help but smile.
"Gray-sama does have some good taste." She went through them. After she hung her old clothes with her new ones, she set her Gray plushie on the bed before careful setting the snow globes on the nightstand.
She only had three in her collection but they're the most precious things to Juvia besides her unaware lover.
No one really knows that she started to collect snow globes besides Gajeel-kun. At first, she did it because the falling of the snow reminded her of a certain someone, but it became more of than when she became closer to everyone at the guild.
Now, when she sees the snow falling in the little glass orb, she could see snowball fights and snowmen. She could smell wood burning and hot chocolate. She could hear the laughter and the metal of the ice skates gliding with the ice.
They gave her peace and happiness.
Each time a new memory was made, she would quickly buy one from the first store she sees, hold it in her hands, close her eyes, and "transfer" the memory to the snow globe so that she could always go back and relive it.
The three that she collected either had a snowman, a Christmas tree or a pair of hanging ice skates in them. The snowman was when the guild had a little competition to see who could build the best snowman. Erza won surprisingly, and when she went up to receive her prize, Jellal was down on one knee.
Their wedding is planned sometime in the spring.
Juvia touched the second one with the Christmas tree. This was when her friends got together and did a gift exchange for one another. She gave out many wonderful gifts and received many in return. However, the one that stood out the most was Gray's gift. While everyone was hugging and thanking each other for the gifts, she opened his gift to reveal a silver necklace.
Hanging on it was a small snowflake decorated with small diamonds. She hasn't taken it off since.
It wasn't close to Christmas when that happened but they didn't have anymore snow globes that just had presents in them.
The last one was her favorite, the one with the hanging skates. It's the one she cherish the most. A couple weeks after the gift exchange, everyone went outside since Fiore had its' first snowstorm of the season so the snow was nice and fluffy. The lake was frozen over which let people ice skate on it. Juvia didn't know how so someone she never imagined offered to teach her.
Gray taught her how to ice skate that day.
Just thinking about it made her heart do all kinds of flips. Sighing of happiness, she wheeled the wagon to the door and set it there before turning to her bathroom.
"Juvia must remember to buy some essentials when she goes to the store." She made a mental note. Holding her breath, she opened the door that led to her private bathroom. What she found was totally unexpected.
The room was just as clean as the rest of the house. The walls were a darker shade of blue along with seashells hanging from the ceiling. The bath was separate from the shower and the one sink was in the middle of the counter. As she roamed through the cabinets, she found lady products that she frequently bought from the store.
Did Gray-sama buy these for Juvia? How did he know which ones Juvia uses?
She kept thinking in her head but no answer was made. Once she found the clean white towels in the mini closet, she got one out and began to run the shower.
"Juvia would take a bath but Juvia thinks Gray-sama will be back soon." She told herself. Grabbing the unopened shampoo and conditioner bottles from the cabinets, she set them in the corner on the floor of the shower as she stripped out of her clothes.
She began to hum as she washed her hair, enjoying the fruity smell that filled her nostrils. Once she was squeaky clean from head to toe, she hopped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around herself, letting her damp hair down. She picked out some comfy clothes from her closet and threw them on quickly before returning to the bathroom to brush her hair out to even the drying process.
As soon as she set the brush down, she heard the front door open.
"Juvia! I have dinner!" She heard Gray's voice. She couldn't help but smile. She quickly rushed down the stairs before meeting him in the kitchen.
"Does Gray need some help?" She asked him. His back was facing her, but she could see he had two brown bags in each arm.
"No thanks. I got it." He grunted as he set them on the counter. He turned back around to give her a smile.
"Did you want to eat in the living room or on the table?"
"What's for dinner?"
"Chicken pasta with cooked vegetables." He started taking the containers out. She thought about it for a minute.
"It's up to you. Juvia doesn't mind anywhere." She said. He nodded and stood quiet. As he pulled out more of the containers, her mouth began to water. She didn't realize how hungry she was until she smelled the dinner rolls.
"How good are you with handling food?" He suddenly asked her.
"What do you mean?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Like you're not going to drop it or spill anything right?"
"Juvia is really good being careful. Especially since it would make Gray happy." She couldn't help but that last part.
"...Right… Then I guess we could eat in the living room. It's been awhile since I could relax." He reached to grab some plates. Juvia clasped her hands together with delight.
"Before we relax, I need to tell you some rules I have for the house." He set everything down before looking at her. She nodded and gave him the same expression.
"First rule: You're allowed anywhere in the house except my bedroom. If I'm in there and you need something, knock."
She nodded.
"Second rule: If you need anything, and I mean, anything, don't hesitate to ask. I know you're going to be tight on money for a while so please ask if you need help."
She slowly nodded.
"Third rule: Anything that you use, please put it back in its place. I mean, that doesn't include your room or bathroom. That's your area, but everything else yes. It's nice to find things." He joked.
Again, she nodded but with a smile this time.
"Lastly, and this is a big rule for me, but you can invite anyone over, just as long as it's not Lyon." His eyes narrowed.
She raised the same eyebrow as before.
"Why would Juvia do that?" She couldn't help but ask. He sighed and started rumbling through the drawers, breaking their gaze.
"I don't know but just know that he can't come over." He grumbled.
Juvia sensed the change in mood so she nodded. "Juvia agrees with the rules." She smiled at him. He nodded and started serving.
"What about the room from earlier?" She turned her gaze to the wooden door behind her.
"You're allowed in there. I just didn't clean that room so I didn't want you to see it just yet."
"But you said it was a private room."
"It is, but I'm sure you'll love it too." He smiled as he handed the plate to her. "Cups are in this cabinet and there's some juice in the fridge." He started with his own plate. She gave her famous smile and followed what Gray had told her.
Once both plates were served and both cups were filled with apple juice, they went into the living room. Gray took the single recliner while Juvia took the couch. Both set their drinks on the coffee table that was in front of them.
"What do you want to watch?" He asked reaching for the remote. She shrugged her shoulders. As he flipped through the channels, Juvia began eating the pasta hungrily. By the time Gray chose something on the TV, she was already finished.
"There's more if you're still hungry." Gray's eyes were glued to the burning pan on the screen. She couldn't but smile.
"Thank you Gray." She watched herself this time.
"No need to thank me Juvia. I'm sure you would've done the same for me." He glanced at her before returning to his cooking show. Juvia's heart warmed up inside. Of course she would've.
"Did you want any more juice, Gray?" She stood up.
"No thanks. I'm good for now." He said in between chews. She couldn't help but laugh.
"Juvia will be in the kitchen then." She walked towards the counter of delicious take-out.
After the food disappeared, Juvia offered to help clean up. Gray gave her a smile and shook his head.
"You get some rest. I'll clean up here."
"But Juvia-"
"No buts. Off to bed."
She sighed heavily as she walked towards the bottom of the stairs.
"Goodnight Juvia." He said to her. She simply smiled before going up and into her new bedroom. She shut the door and plopped on her bed, making the water in the mattress move. She giggled to herself as she got in the covers. As she closed her eyes, she wondered what tomorrow has in store for her, especially since she's living with her beloved.