I've wanted to write a fanfiction on this wonderful anime for a while now! But, told myself until I finished all the episodes and manga that has been written thus far that I shouldn't. Well finally I have!

I started this a few years back, unfortunately life happened and I was unable to do a whole lot of writing. Since I finally was able to finish the manga and now the whole anime, I once again feel inspired!

I'm die hard canon fans! Gruvia is my favorite, but nalu is a close second. Ill include bits of the others as well, since I want this fic to be as in character and realistic as possible.

It is rated M for mature; Meaning lemons. So readers beware if you do not like those types of stories do not read! There will also be a little bit of bloodiness as in the Manga's and action!

Disclaimer: I am strictly doing this for fun. No money is made and I own nothing!

P.S. at the end of the story is a list of music I listened to while writing. I use it as my muse. So if you are like me and like to listen to music while reading there is a list to see where inspiration came from!

Chapter 1: A Lesson in Romantics

Gray sighed in annoyance as he sat at the bar of Fairy Tail's Guild Hall. He had really been looking forward to relaxing for the next week. Makarov had specifically asked him, Erza, and Gajeel to take a job for him, which had lasted almost two weeks. They had launched a long witch hunt that left him feeling like he hadn't slept in a month. They went through all that trouble to get some wooden box with an old withered looking rolled up relic.

Now the two hundred thousand Jewel he had earned from Makarov had certainly been worth it. He was in his comfortable white button up and dark slacks, his relaxing clothes, while enjoying a cold brew from the bar. So, he should be feeling pretty good right now with money hot in his pockets and a readiness for relaxation. However, Natsu's current antics were ruining any chance of that.

"Well, were leaving at any time now." Natsu pushed. He stood next to Gray with his arms crossed over his chest and that big grin plastered to his face. He wore his traditional black and gold one sleeve, one sleeveless jacket, and white pant ensemble, and of course his signature scarf. Happy flew about him happy as a lark and ready for the adventure.

"I don't really understand why you need me to go?" Gray took a sip from the cast iron mug. The alcoholic beverage would surely calm his nerves a bit. He was not going to argue with the dragon slayer.

"I've only been back for a few days anyways, ask Erza."

"Erza left for another job the day you guys came back. Lucy and I offered to go, but she said it was personal." Natsu plopped down on the stool beside Gray. He thought about ordering a drink as well, but if they would be traveling soon that could be a poor choice.

"What? Man, that woman is a slave driver I can't believe she already left again." Gray took another swig of his drink. He had slept the whole day away once they got back, he must had looked exhausted, Juvia even let him sleep, as she read. All she very really cared about was being close to him. It didn't matter how.

He couldn't help but smirk at that thought. Even if he would never admit it aloud, he looked forward to coming back to see her. It had only been a few months since everything had ended with E.N.D.

He had almost lost her. The thought made even him feel chilled.

He along with the normal crew continued on with their "100" year quest. It had given him more time to think about his feelings for Juvia. He thought of the run in with the Juvia look alike, Juvina. He'd still work on becoming good enough for her, so he could protect her.

"Hey are you listening to me or what? Are you going to get your stuff already? We haven't got all day!" Natsu was also beginning to become annoyed by Gray's cold attitude. Usually he was always on board, but was acting very grouchy in the current moment.

Gray stood from the bar, "Are you trying to pick a fight!? I'm busy!"

"I'm about to finish a fight if you don't stop acting all high and mighty!" Natsu growled. Both men flared up in their usual antics.

"Guys come on, not right now." Lucy walked onto the scene holding her hands up trying to stomp out the argument.

She was in a typical Lucy outfit, a burgundy and white tube top with a baby pink skirt and boots. "Please, Gray it's an S-class mission that the Master asked us to take on. We could use the break from hunting all the dragon eaters. I believe it's really important."

Gray sighed slinging himself back into the bar stool much to Natsu's exasperation. Normally Gray would continue to fight with him, but Lucy had a pretty desperate look on her face.

"What is the job?"

Lucy smiled brightly holding up the ad for the job before handing it to Gray.

"Wait why did you accept when she asks and not me?" Natsu growled out.

"You never did ask. Plus you annoy me on a day to day basis." Gray didn't even look up at Natsu as he scanned over the contents of the ad. It was a job posted from the peninsula of Sin at what looked to be some ritzy resort.

HELP needed immediately.

Disappearances have been occurring among customers.

It is speculated that wizards are involved.

Reward: 200 million Jewel and four day four night stay at resort.

"200 million Jewel for finding kidnappers?" Gray asked handing the ad back to Lucy.

Lucy nodded, "Apparently there have been 12 disappearances in the last month. It's really spooking a lot of people, so the resort is desperate to save business." Lucy rolled up the ad and put it in her back pocket.

"The old man thinks that wizards are among some of the ones who have disappeared, which is why it is a must that we investigate. We're not exactly sure, so need to find out." Natsu crossed his arms with a serious look on his face.

"Wouldn't surrounding guilds know if they are missing members for sure?"

Lucy sighed, "Well not if they think they are on a job."

Gray nodded, "Well if wizards are being targeted you can count me in. When do we leave?"

"Well when Juvia gets here we can head out. We'll have to take a train, get through the mountains, before sailing by boat. It's at the tip of the peninsula so that would be the quickest route." At Lucy's explanation Natsu groaned in the corner at the thought of their upcoming transportation methods.

"Juvia?" Gray asked.

She wasn't exactly a part of their normal team Natsu group. It had been a good month since he really spent much time with her, which was a bit odd considering she was normally attached to his hip. It was strange that he had become so accustomed to her hanging around all the time and took notice when she wasn't. At least her crazy love antics had lessened a bit, while not completely gone, it was more manageable. Perhaps that as because he had opened up a minor amount about how he felt.

Lucy nodded, "If Erza wasn't out then we would have taken her. When she gets back Maser Makarov said he'd send her immediately. But, Juvia has been training real hard with Erza and from what I've heard really has been improving her magic. Since you two tend to be a dangerous combo, and kind of an item now, I think it would be much better for this particular job." Lucy had a sheepish look on her face that automatically told Gray that he was missing a few details on this particular job request.

"And why would that be helpful?" He wasn't even going to deny anything with Lucy.

Lucy laughed a little guiltily, "Well you see, this resort is kind of for honeymooners only. So you have to be on a honey moon to go."

Gray spat out his drink he had just taken a large swig of.

"What? If we're answering to the job request wouldn't they know that none of us are hitched?" Gray freaked. Oh, this could be a very problematic situation, because he knew exactly who was going to be his "bride". The two of them had gotten much closer after E.N.D. and even more so the last few months. However, acting hitched?

He had been working on himself to be the best man he could be, one that could certainly protect someone special like Juvia. She was special to him, but he had let her down in the past. She had the scars to prove it. He grimaced falling into his brooding ways.

Feelings were so complicated to deal with. This just wasn't some woman either, this was Juvia. Devoted, do anything for him, even die, Juvia. His Juvia, if he was being truly honest with himself.

"Hey, are you even listening to me answer your question and why are you clothes gone?" Lucy yelled knocking Gray from his current thoughts.

"Not again!" Gray grumbled pulling his shirt back over his head and his pants up from the ground. He swore he just didn't like the feel of clothes on his skin. Perhaps it was also a coping mechanism for every feeling that was easier to just ignore.

Lucy sighed, "We don't know who is involved with the disappearances. Therefore, we need to go in like we are really honeymoon couples. The only one who knows the truth will be our contractor, who is the owner of the resort. If we find out this thing is a bigger deal then we can call in for reinforcements."

"So the reason we're unsure if wizards have been captured, is because most of them are honeymooners, who are trying to lead the normal life?" Gray questioned. It wasn't as uncommon now as it was seven years ago. Many Guild members would meet and fall in love and want to get married. It was much harder to start a family when part of a guild. While some people did it, there was always the chance of losing someone. Therefore, many people now would quit the business, this was also something that Gray never planned on doing.

"Exactly," Lucy answered.

Gray contemplated another moment, "Well why not have Bisca and Alzack go? I mean they really are married. Wouldn't they play the part better?"

"Not happening, if this thing ends up being really dangerous, we can't chance of leaving Asuka parentless." Natsu spoke breaking his queasy thoughts of transportation. Sure, if god forbid something happened to Bisca and Alzack, the guild would protect and look after Asuka. Natsu would be damned if he'd let that happen if he could though.

Lucy smiled up at the fire dragon wizard. His heart was truly something. She very much loved that about him. She couldn't help but feel a bit excited by putting on the "just married" charade. It could be fun with Natsu.

"Well what about Levy and Gajeel? Haven't they been sweet on each other lately?" Gray groaned.

Natsu shook his head, "No good, Levy is a few month pregnant."

"I don't think Gajeel would chance letting her go anywhere towards trouble." Lucy smiled. How the tough, sharp, dragon slayer was so sweet on little, happy Levy, was something that made her swoon.

"So I'm pretending to be honeymooning with Juvia?"

Natsu smirked almost evilly, "Well I guess if you really are opposed, we could always ask Lyon to help out."

"I already accepted the job!" Gray growled out.

Natsu nodded in laughter, "Then stop complaining. If it makes you feel any better, I have to be hitched to Lucy." He pointed at the blonde who looked like she had suddenly just lost the wind to her sails.

"Hey just what's that supposed to mean!" Lucy yelled hitting Natsu as hard as she could sending him comically flying across the bar.

"Serves you right," Gray smirked.

"Yeah, well at least you all get to go." A sad Happy whined as he flew over and sat at the bar in front of Gray.

"I'm sorry Happy they have a very strict no animal policy." Lucy smiled sympathetically, "Hey we will be back before you know it!"

"Master Makarov said you needed Juvia's help on a job?" Juvia walked up to the group excitement coursed through her at seeing Gray. The blue haired water wizard stayed with the Russian fashion she always sported.

She had taken a liking to the fighting garments she had recently been wearing. It was a deep blue long sleeve dress with the fur on it. The only skin she really showed was her hips and legs, if they were covered by her high boots. Of course she also wore her hat.

"Gray-sama," she yelled tackling him in the seat with a big hug. He has been so tired the last few days he had mainly slept when she was with him. She couldn't complain though, him falling asleep with his head in her lap, at his newly moved into apartment, had given the giddy feeling the last few days now.

"Hey knock it off already!" Gray tried his best to push Juvia away but the girl had one hell of a death grip.

"Does this mean that you too are going on the job?" Juvia asked hopeful finally relinquishing her hold of his neck. As if seeing Gray wasn't amazing enough. She would love to spend the next few days with him.

Once they went back on their 100 year journey, she may not see him for quiet some time.

"Looks like it's going to be us four," Lucy explained. "Sorry you're coming back from a job arn't you?"

Juvia nodded at Lucy, "It's alright. I would never pass up the opportunity to spend with time with my darling Gray. All I really did this morning was run an errand for a client."

"Well we better head out. Grab what you want to take and meet us outside. I'll explain everything to you!" Lucy picked up her suitcase of stuff and began wheeling it to the exit of Fairy Tail along Natsu.

The train ride was similar to any other train ride. Natsu was currently sprawled out on the ground looking green and groaning in complete agony. Both Juvia and Lucy sat by the window seat in the booth. Gray sat next to Juvia munching on candy.

Lucy had filled Juvia in about the current job. Needless to say the water mage was overfilled with joy over taking part. Maybe it was odd but Lucy at times enjoyed watching the banter back and forth between Juvia and Gray. The girl wasn't afraid to openly show her feelings which took guts. Lucy couldn't even do that.

She glanced at the pink haired dragon slayer lovingly. Natsu was her best friend and she cherished the relationship they had. But, after the seven year gap her and a large portion of the guild member of fairy tail suffered, she had recently been feeling different feelings towards Natsu. She had been having the feeling that life was just too short.

"So what makes Pops believe that those who have disappeared were wizards?" Gray questioned munching on more of his candy.

"Well were pretty sure that a unison raid was attempted and failed within the resort a few days ago." Lucy enlightened the group.

"Failed," Juvia turned her attention from the window to Lucy. "Why did it fail?"

Lucy fumbled with her hair for a moment. "Well unison raids tend to be very difficult to perform. They say some train their whole life to do it and still can't. Now that I think about it, the fact that you have been able to perform a unison raid with two different people is actually pretty incredible Juvia."

"Two people, who else have you performed a unison raid with?" Gray asked. He had never known that she had done a unison raid before him.

"With me it was a trinity raven, it was against that sicko rocker chick when we were trying to rescue Erza in the Tower of Heaven. It worked with Juvia's water magic because I had Aquarius summoned." Even if it had technically been an accident in a desperate attempt for victory, they both had been able to perform it. So Lucy took pride in that achievement.

"You know that was the day we became friends Juvia," Lucy smiled brightly at her.

Juvia nodded even though Lucy could be a rival for her love, she really did care for her as a friend. Lucy had been the first girl to ever treat her kindly. She had extended her friendship to Juvia even though she had played a part in her kidnapping in the past. Yeah, the blonde wasn't such a bad person at all.

"Uh hey, wasn't the sicko rocker person a guy?" Juvia asked.

"Huh, that's right he turned you into a deranged groupy for a cat fight."

"Groupy for a cat fight?" Gray was extremely confused.

"Yeah he tried to make her into a toy that worshipped him!."

Juvia felt her face warm, "Wwell it's not like Juvia actually had control of her feelings. He had my body under control. Only my beloved Gray-sama has my heart!" She just wanted to justify everything.

Lucy giggled, "You already getting into character Juvia."

"Getting into character? I mean exactly what I say and always have!" Juvia argued causing Gray to shake his head.

"Are we there yet…" Natsu mumbled in agony.

"What do you mean the last ship has already left for the day!? But, the last departure time was supposed to be at three, it's only two o clock!" Lucy argued with the travel agency personnel.

The bunny ear girl cocked her head to the side, "I am sorry Ma'am. But, you must have looked at last month's train schedule. We have since changed."

Lucy groaned hunkering down to the ground in defeat. This meant that they would have to hike three hours or possibly longer out to the resort.

"Alright! This is perfect don't you think Lucy. We can site see and enjoy our trip there!" Natsu jumped up in excitement over the predicament.

"Only you would be excited to hike for four hours Natsu." Gray sighed. Both him and Juvia sat patiently on the bench closest to the Agent booth.

Lucy whimpered again obviously feeling sorry for herself.

"It could always by worse Lucy. Perhaps this will give us more time to devise a plan and learn the land?" Juvia offered feeling bad for the blonde pigtailed girl.

"Alright," Natsu fisted his hand up in the air. "That's the right kind of attitude to have Juvia!"

"This is terrible. I was really looking forward to the ride on the ship." Lucy complained as the group continued to track through the thick forest. She hadn't quite given up her foul mood yet, even after Natsu offered to hold her suitcase.

The case still remained the same that If they had taken the ship they would have arrived at the resort within less than an hour. Instead they had been hiking for more than an hour. At this rate they would be lucky to get to there by dark.

Natsu smiled luminously, "No way! This is much more fun!"

Lucy skipped up to him with her suitcase so that they were walking side by side.

"You would say that, this is what you wanted to do from the beginning!"

Gray watched ahead of him as the two bantered about what was the best way to travel. Neither Lucy nor Natsu would ever agree, so it was funny they even tried to fight about it. He glanced over to Juvia who was walking to the left of him. She had looked like she had been in deep thought the past thirty or so minutes. Who knew what the girl was thinking, but the way she kept surveying the forest made her look like she was expecting someone to jump out at them.

"Juvia," Gray began. "What's got you so alert?"

Juvia turned her attention to him with a small smile. She loved to hear him say her name like that. He could say it twenty times and it would have sounded just like a beautiful melody to her.

"I suppose just a bit unsettled. I can't place it, but it's like the forest is alive, and watching us."

Lucy stopped walking and turned around to face Juvia, "Well I mean technically the forest is alive right? So there is no need to worry!"

Juvia stopped walking as well when she got closer to Lucy. She surveyed the forest once more. It had seemed like it was shifting with them for the past thirty minutes. As if it was almost restless. The energy felt dark in a way.

"That's not exactly what Juvia meant."

Lucy laughed, "I know what this is about" She slapped Juvia on the back in a friendly manor. "Don't tell me that even you are getting cold feet at pretending to be Mrs. Fullbuster."

Juvia saw hearts at the term Mrs. Fullbuster. Oh, what a good ring it had to it. She could just see it now, going to the market, into the guild, or out on the town and people calling her Mrs. Fullbuster. They could live off the ocean in a big white house and have a few kids and maybe even a dog. The fantasy played through her mind joyful.

"Er, Lucy why are you putting thoughts into her head?" Gray grumbled at Lucy.

Lucy simply laughed at Grays antics. He had blushed at the words, but Lucy couldn't help but think the idea didn't bother him as much.

"I'm looking forward to the job. It will be good practice to see what it would be like to be married to Gray-sama"

"Quit fooling around!" Gray growled blushing deeper

Before Lucy could further antagonize Gray, she felt herself pulled to the ground by her ankle. The roughness of the ground dug into her skin as she was dragged across the ground before being hoisted up into the air. Upon looking around she realized both her and Juvia's ankles had been grabbed by what looked like a vine, as they hung upside down.

"Lucy!" Natsu yelled as both he and Gray raced to where the girls had been dragged off to. They were currently hanging a good twenty-five feet up in the air.

"Ah, hurry and get us down from here!" Lucy yelled trying to push her already short pink skirt back up to cover her equally bright pink lacey underwear.

"On it," Gray shouted lifting his hands up ready to make an ice lance to throw into the vine. Once they were free both he and Natsu could easily catch them before the impact of the ground.

"Tsk, Tsk, are you sure you want to do that?" An abnormally high pitch voiced man taunted. "I am Mother Nature and I am sure I could tear their limbs apart before you even launch an attack on my vines." As the man threatened the lives of the hanging women more vines grabbed hold of the girl's limbs.

Both Juvia and Lucy grimaced in pain as their limbs were pulled painfully.

"Damn," Gray spat looking around to locate the man. Perched in a large tree branch was a scrawny looking guy with stringy straw orange hair. He wore what could have been classified as a clown outfit. It was covered in a spectrum of colors like a clown costume would be.

"Why are you attacking us!" Natsu roared. It angered him enough when his guild mates were attacked. But, to go after the girls in their group was just spineless. Then add that one of those girls was Lucy and his blood instantly boiled, literally.

"Oh, it seems I have angered you fine boys. Why don't you come here and let me make it better? The prettiest of boys are my favorite! What do you say, we just leave the girls all together, and have some fun just the three of us."

Gray made a face of disgust, "So not happening buddy."

"Gross," Natsu shook his head in detest.

While the boys were facing off with nature boy, Lucy was making the attempts to fight away from the vines. Nevertheless, the harder she fought the tighter it felt the vines became.

"If only I could get to my keys."

"Lucy," Juvia paused. "I'm going to try something try not to move okay?" Juvia closed her eyes to concentrate on her magic.

"Water Fusion" She whispered the words.

Both she and Lucy turned to liquid easily slipping through the vines. As they both plummeted to the ground, she called out for a water bubble. It broke their fall enough to allow Juvia to land on her feet and Lucy on her ass.

Lucy frantically rubbed her arms, "Ah, I was transparent. Oh, I felt all slimy. Did you turn me to water? Is that what it's like every time you do it?" The slew of complaints and questions just flew out of her mouth.

Juvia nodded walking over to extend her hand to help Lucy up off the dirt ground.

"I've been working with Erza to fuse my body to other object with water. I had never tried it with a person before but thought since the body was primarily made of water, I'd give it a go."

"Oh, I see…wait, wait, what?" Lucy screamed mortified, "You mean you Guiney pigged me? What it hadn't worked!" Lucy put her arms out dramatically.

"Worst case scenario it just wouldn't have worked, and you'd still be stuck in the vines." Juvia pointed up at the hanging vines.

The stringy clown man looked at the scene in awe. "Ooooh, a water witch, how exciting! Earth wizards just love water! What a waste on a woman."

The ground began to shake like an Earthquake, causing the team to lose their balance. Natsu crumpled to the ground feeling sick.

"Really Natsu it's just an Earthquake!" Lucy yelled trying to crawl over to him.

The Earth man took the chance to try and escape. He had what information he needed. They were all certainly part of a guild.

"Oh, no you don't. Ice Make: Ice Wall." Gray yelled launching out an attack to trap the man. At the last second the man dodged it with a shrewd laugh. He was fast, but if Gray got the move on, he might be able to catch him.

"Damnit," Gray cursed continuing his chase. He made it out the forest and up a large hill that ended at a cliff. The cliff overlooked a large ravine. It had to be at least a hundred-foot drop if not more. The man was only up ahead. He had stopped to turn and look at Gray with an evil grin.

"Gray!" Juvia yelled tackling him to the ground as a vine snapped itself past the place he had stood. It hit the ground so hard that it sliced straight through the cliff. Through the turmoil Gray instinctively reached out to grab Juvia's wrist, before she went off the remaining cliff, along with the falling debris.

Juvia glanced over her shoulder. There was nothing but rocks and brush down below. Even with her water body she would splatter into several droplets of nothing if she fallen. Needless to say, in that moment, she was afraid.

"Just hang on," Gray shouted putting his free hand to the ground to use it as leverage to pull her up. His heart felt like it would pump out of his chest. That had been way to close for comfort. How could she had been so reckless.

Juvia had feelings of de javu coursing through her. This same thing had happened the first time she meet Gray and it had completely changed her life. Not only was he the first person to ever save her life, but he made it seem like her life was actually worth saving.

Once getting a better grip Gray pulled her up, with ease, grabbing hold of her waist, to pull her in closer to his body.

"Thank you," Juvia blushed. She was practically in his lap. Maybe he didn't push her away because her body was shaking moderately.

"No," Gray exhaled. "I should thank you. I got careless. That isn't like me." He looked down at the gash on her arm, that attack must had caught her.

"Your arm," Gray tore away at his shirt, taking her arm to tie it up the wound. "You shouldn't have pushed me out of the way like that. You could have gotten yourself killed."

Juvia shook her head. "You can scold and punish me, but I would do it in a heartbeat again." Her arm was nothing compared to what could a happened to him, if he had been struck.

Gray sighed, 'this girl was something else for sure'.

"Are you guys alright!" Lucy yelled as her and Natsu ran up to the sitting couple.

"Yeah, but that weirdo got away from us." Gray hung his head in embarrassment. This whole thing might have been over if they got that guy. They were getting close to the resort. No doubt the guy was scoping out wizards.

"Crap," Natsu groaned slamming his fist into the ground. "How much you want to bet that he was part of this whole kidnapping thing?"

"Uh, Natsu," Lucy whimpered. Cracking noises were filling up the ground around them due to Natsu's strong punch. Not a moment later and the remaining of the cliff was crashing down to the ground with all of them on it.

"Trevet I assume you have good news for me if you're disturbing me." A man with long black hair and dark skin voiced. He sat at what almost looked like a throne. His beady red eyes peered through the darkness at the stringy haired clown man, known as Trevet.

Trevet nodded, "Yes, yes. It seems like some new honeymooners are making their way to Shinkon ryoko Resort. One I know is a water wizard and the other is of ice. I'd be willing to believe the other two are wizards a well my lord. They are strong."

"The last few you have brought me were hardly worth my time. I thought this resort had several mages who frequented it. Why aren't more being harvested?" The satanic man raised his hand and crashed it down to the side table beside him.

Trevet flinched in fear, "Many guild members do attend this resort my lord. We have been trying to obtain only strong and worthy magic users to bring to you."

The man on the throne growled, "I grow impatient. Produce better results or it will be you head."

Hope it was an attention grabbing beginning! Please review and let me know your thoughts! If you have any ideas or things you want to see included I love when people make suggestions. It makes it a challenge to try and incorporate ideas! Thank you for reading!

I'm trying my best to keep everyone in character the best I can. Juvia might seem a little bit OC. But I really think from reading the manga and watching the anime as time has progressed shes gotten a little less nutty.

Song List: (I own none of these songs just simply love them!)

Faber Drive; Time Bomb

Seether; Fake It

At The Skylines; The Battle

Linkin Park; Burn It Down

Tyga ft. Travis McCoy; Coconut Juice

Fefe Dobson; Stuttering

Fallout Boy; The Phoenix

Mayday Parade; A Lesson in Romantics