AN : Happy new year! A quick story to celebrate this new year!

Post Alvarez arc but before chapter 545.

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

Kiss under the mistletoe

It was the New Year's Eve and Fairy Tail was celebrating.

Gray was just arriving in front of the guild but he already could hear the ruckus of his guildmates.

He pushed the doors opened and was immediately greeted by a wave of cheers and smiles from his comrades.

"Gray-sama!"

Juvia made her way towards him and he smiled softly. Since the defeat of Alvarez, they were more comfortable with each other (mostly him, Juvia had always been sincere with her feelings). Their relation wasn't official but they had shared some kisses and touches. Not in front of the others of course.

"Hey." He greeted her still smiling when she stood before him.

She returned his smile, and with the way she smiled at him, he felt something clenched inside him.

She was beautiful. Her hair was tied in a lose bun and she had put a light red lipstick, but he knew that the slight blush on her cheeks was not due to her make-up but was caused by his presence. Her blush deepened when he looked down and his eyes met the skin on display of her cleavage. She was wearing a long midnight blue dress, with a golden belt wrapped around her waist, and the front was opened in a V; the neckline edged with deep blue satin ribbon.

His stare returned on her face and he saw a glint in her eyes that made his heart pound harder and his mouth get dry.

"Kiss her, Gray!" Someone shouted and he tore his gaze from Juvia's face and glared at the two old men who were seated not far away, already drunk and laughing overtly.

"You have to kiss her, Gray!" Mira said gently with a smile as she passed with a trail in hands and pointed upwards their head to explain Wakaba and Macao's hilarity.

Gray and Juvia looked upwards and instantaneously Juvia blushed furiously : they were standing under mistletoe.

"It's the tradition Gray!" Macao said with a wink.

"You're kidding me?" Gray yelled with a light blush on his cheeks. "I'm not doing this! No way!"

Everyone laughed with his outburst, and Juvia hid the pain she felt in her chest.

"Gray-sama doesn't have to do this if he doesn't want to." She murmured and he looked at her again. "We could just pretend."

"Pretend?"

"Yes." She said so low he barely heard her. "Pretend to kiss. Juvia doesn't mind."

"Oh, no. You have no choice." Cana, who was seated nearby with a large barrel and had the devil ears, said with a mischievous grin. "Freed had traced some runes around. You can't move until you kiss the girl!"

"What?" Gray asked his eyes widening in terror.

Cana pointed at two people in a corner who seemed depressed and paralytic.

"You can ask Elfman and Ever. They were at your place earlier."

Gray gulped. "It's a joke." He whispered and tried to step back but his legs refused to move away. "Fuck" He cursed under his breath.

Juvia bit her lip. "M…Maybe a kiss on the cheek is okay…" She suggested, her voice shaking because of a mix of excitation and fear of reject.

"I don't think so." Gray sighed. "Freed must have specify it should be lips against lips."

Resigned, he put a hand on her lower back and her blush increased.

At this moment, she was expecting a quick kiss, just the brush of their lips but Gray cup her cheek with his hand and leaned slowly.

He kissed her tenderly, his lips moving gently against hers. He was always amazed of how soft her lips were and kissed her a little longer than he expected at first. After some time, he broke the kiss and move a little away, to took a look at her.

She was panting softly, a slight blush lingering on her cheeks and her eyes half-opened and clouded with bliss.

He couldn't resist and leaned again, kissing her a second time. He teased her with the tip of his tongue and she opened her lips as she tilted her head a bit, granting him access which he was glad to take. The kiss deepened and he ran his fingers along her jaw and then her neck and he felt her trembling against him, her hands on his back grasping the fabric of his shirt in tight fists.

When they broke the kiss, she raised a surprised gaze on him.

"Just to be sure the tradition is respected." He said, a bit embarrassed as a round of applause and catcalls came from the entire guild. But he also felt proud of himself when she smiled affectionately, her eyes sparkling with happiness.

He took her hand and led her to the table where Gajeel and Levy were seated. Then he went to the counter where Mirajane was filling more cups with beer. The white haired barmaid smiled friendly when he ordered two drinks for Juvia and himself.

"I thought you would never accept to kiss her."

"It wasn't a big deal." He simply shrugged as if his heart wasn't still pounding wild in his chest and the taste of Juvia's lips wasn't lingering of his own.

"That's great because you have to repeat that at midnight!" Mira said as he turned, drinks in hands.

Gray stopped, eyes wide, not sure if he was afraid or happy to kiss Juvia again in a few hours.

AN : Thank you for reading this! I hope you enjoyed this drabble ! Please let me know with a review!

I have two others stories in mind but before writing them I want to know if you like this one and my style of writing. If not, well it's okay but I will use this time to do something else (I have a pile of books waiting to be read ha ha ;) )

If you have found mistakes, please, tell me where they are and how to correct them! English isn't my native language but I want to progress! :)