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For some reason this ship randomly popped into my head and I started to write about it so please enjoy :).

Boiling Under

1 Year Ago

I can still remember the pain I felt that day, I created the rain that poured down that day; no matter how hard I tried it kept falling, maybe I just wanted everyone to know how I felt. Then again, I wasn't exactly hiding my emotions that day either.

"IT'S YOUR FAULT! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!" I screamed till my voice gave out, until my throat bled, but that didn't help.

"Juvia calm down!" Erza called to me, she could barely stand up. Elfman & Gajeel had to restrain me, I was so weak that I couldn't free myself from their grip. No matter how hot I made my body, they continued to hold on despite the burns I must have given them.

"NO! It's his fault that Lucy is…that Gray- he could have saved them!" I just didn't understand it at the time, he was THERE he could have done something to stop it. He could have helped them, I just wanted to understand what happened, but in my rage I said things I couldn't take back.

"Stop, It's not his fault." That time it was Mirajane's voice calling out to me, but by this time I couldn't hear anyone by myself.

"You bastard, are you just going to sit there?! Answer me!" He just kneeled there next to their bodies, not saying a word. I know now that he was just as hurt as I was, but back then it only filled me with more rage.

"Bring them back - *sob*- bring him back to me." I stopped struggling and fell to my knees in sorrow the rain came down harder the more I cried. Everyone else stood in silence, we all felt the same thing, but he and I had experienced the worst of it.

In my desperation I let out one last plea. "Please bring them back…Natsu."

…

6 Months Later

It all started with a question from Mirajane, Fairy Tail's barmaid and one it's S-Class wizards.

"Why don't you go talk to him Juvia?"

It caught Juvia completely offguard, she hadn't spoken to Nastu since the day Lucy & Gray died. she didn't want to even though she no longer hated him, she still hadn't fully forgiven him; but something in Mira's words made her get up that day and approach him.

"I don't think I should…" Juvia began to answer meekly

"Oh come on, just go; I'm sure Natsu would like that." Once again her infectious smile began to grab a hold of Juvia, but the rain woman was still reluctant.

"I can't, I still haven't gotten over –" she was going to bring Gray up again, but Mira cut her off with a kick of reality.

"Natsu lost someone that day too Juvia." Mira's voice suddenly shifted to a more serious tone. It frightened Juvia, but deep down she knew Mirajane was right despite her own feelings on the matter.

She's right, Juvia began to think to herself, It's not fair to blame him when he lost someone important as well.

The smile returned to Mira's face, "Maybe you can help one another heal." With that she turned around and walked towards her siblings.

Juvia sat in her stool on the bar and thought about Mira's words.

I know he lost Lucy too, but…I…I can't… she started to think of Lucy and Gray. They were two of Natsu's closest friends, he had to be hurting much more than I was. With that, Juvia stood up determined and walked to the table Natsu was sitting.

She meekly opened my mouth, still hesitant to talk to him. "Hello, Natsu." she said with a hint of anger.

Natsu turned around, and surprisingly enough he was smiling, almost as if he was happy to see her. "Hey Juvia, how's it going?"

"How's it going?" We haven't spoken in 6 months and that's what he says to me? she thought to herself confused. Before she had time to ponder his question further however, he asked her another question.

"Do you want to go on this mission with me? I think this would be a piece of cake with your water magic." His smile grew wider as he shoved the job request in Juvia's face. she grabbed it from him and read it aloud.

"Help Wanted. Need strong wizards to run bandits out of town." She then looked at the Dragon Slayer quizzically, "How does this job suit me specifically?"

Natsu dodged her question as he continued to smile, "Come on, I'll split the reward money with you." He put his hands together in a prayer like pose and put his head down, "Come on, please?"

Juvia sighed and relented, "Yes I…" Natsu grabbed her hand before she could finish. "Great, thanks Juvia." He said as he clasped her hand in his. "We'll leave in a bit –" his smile grew faint as he continued to talk. "I have something to take care of first."

She nodded at him with a weak smile and watched as he walked out of the guild hall. When Natsu was out of eyesight, Juvia walked back to the bar.

"So how did it go?" Mirajane asked Juvia as she walked towards her. "Did you two talk?"

"Not really." She answered softly, "He asked me to go on a mission with him."

"Well that'll be nice for the both of you, you'll be able to clear the air about things."

"Yes I suppose we will." Juvia gave Mira a faint smile.

About an hour or so later Natsu returned to the guild hall, his things fully packed for the mission. He walked towards Juvia with his usual smile, but something was off.

He extended his hand towards her as she sat at the bar. "Ready to go?"

"Yes I am, let's go." she got up, ignoring Natsu's hand and stood a bit far off from him. He continued however smile as he led the way out of the guild hall. Soon they arrived at Magnolia's train station and boarded the train to their destination.

Natsu sat on the left side of the aisle and Juvia sat on the right side. It was an uneasy ride to say the least, Natsu was passed out due to his motion sickness and Juvia looked out of the window she was sitting next to.

As the she looked at the passing scenary, she began to reminisce on the times had with Gray, Lucy, & Natsu and the various missions we had together along with Erza.

Things had changed after Gray & Lucy passed, Erza took a leave of absence for a few months and had only recently returned. Mirajane became more active in missions and stern, & Master Makarov had all but completely cut himself from Fairy Tail. Everyone was hurting Juvia thought to herself. Her body began to heat up in anger as she looked over to travel companion, Everyone except Natsu.

I know Mira told me that he lost someone as well, but he sure didn't act like he had. Her rage began to build, He was still just as cheerful as he always was, almost like nothing happened. How can he be so calm? It's his fault that they… she quickly stopped that train of thought and began to think of something else as the ride dragged on, it was no surprise that her mind began to think of Gray. She soon drifted off to sleep.

…

After a few hours the train stopped in Shirotsume Town. Juvia felt herself being shaken and slowly opened her eyes to see Natsu standing over her, his hand on her shoulder.

"Juvia, wake up, we're here."

Juvia quickly got up and walked out of the train, this confused Natsu. What's up with her? He thought to himself, he then shrugged his shoulders and followed her out of the train. He found where she was standing and walked towards her, stretching his arms.

"Ready to go find those bandits?" He said sort of excited.

Juvia however was not amused, "Yes, let's just go." She said slightly irritated as Natsu led the way towards the bandit's hideout in the woods.

Juvia kept a very wide berth from her fellow guild mate, his happy demeanor continued to get under her skin despite what Mira said. I knew coming here with him was a terrible idea.

The silence was more than a bit uncomfortable, but Natsu soon broke it. "You know this is the town where Happy & I took this book from some creepy guy called Duke Everlue." He pointed to a vacant lot to his left as they continued to walk. "That's where his mansion was."

Juvia heard Natsu, but she didn't care. That is until the next words came out of Natsu's mouth.

His voice was somber, "That was also Lucy's 1st job."

…

Well here is the 1st chapter, let me know what you guys think of it :).