Snowstorms Exist 2

Two months already passed since everything changed. The water mage is still trying her best not to forget things and Gray, well… he tells them that he's alright but who knows if saying the truth?

The incident where she confusedly walked around the guild, looking lost was still a mystery to them.

A week after, the same event happened and all their guild mates were already worried.

They all helped the poor girl to find a specialist that can identify what's going on with her.

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"This is not new," the specialist said, a healing type mage like Wendy, but more experienced and knowledgeable.

She said that the water mage is undergoing into some kind of spell, she also named a town where this kind of spell is spreading. At that time, something flashed back on Gray's mind. That was the same town where Juvia went on her last mission.

There's no mistaking as after the check-up, he asked Mirajane -who is responsible for approving and jotting down the details about the missions- about the details and she confirmed it.

Everyone looked at him surprisingly when he slammed his palm against the wooden table.

Juvia remained sitting quietly on her chair in front of the specialist, she was quiet the whole time and probably processing everything whatever is happening to her at the current moment.

She moved her head to the side and their eyes met and Gray could see the fear on her eyes.

"So let's make things clear first." the specialist continued, shuffling some papers on her hands. "I have encountered a few who shared the same case as you, Miss Lockser."

"I-is there any cure?" Lucy asked from behind Juvia, the spirit mage also accompanied Juvia, along with Gray, Natsu, Gajeel, Erza, Mirajane and Master Makarov.

The black-haired woman shook her head, a frown forming on her face. "I don't want to keep your hopes up, but even it was all magic's doing, wizards like me and those who studies medicine are still incapable of finding a cure for it."

Master Makarov cleared his throat, clasping his hands behind him. "What will happen to my kid then?"

"Im afraid that the worst is she'll forget everything." She sighed. "Little by little until she no longer knew the basic and natural things to do, like breathing. This magic will control her heartbeat and the transfusion of air inside her."

The room went silent, no one dared to speak until Gray, who had his fists clenched tightly spoke. "That's impossible!" he shouted and his voice echoed through the whole room.

His eyes averted to the water mage who is looking straightly at the black-haired specialist, her eyes were blank, waiting for more information, but despite of her calm demeanor, he noticed how terribly her hands were shaking.

"It is." snapped the specialist, "but we can prevent that from happening soon, we can slower it down."

Everyone waited for her next words, and Gray tried his best to be patient.

"She shouldn't be alone with herself, she needs to be surrounded by everyone she knew, she should be exposed on her natural habits and let her do it on her very own way. Isolate her and the worst things will happen."

"She needs to be guided when she's confuse, which we don't like because that'll trigger the disease. Help her to improve her memory, but don't be surprised if she suddenly asks about things and when she acts strangely, the sudden change in attitude will be affected as well and like what I said before, we can only make the process slow, but eventually," the specialist eyes went to Juvia, "she'll get into it until she finally breaks down."

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Resting his head on her bedside, Gray, who is in-charge of taking care of Juvia, felt a hand running through his black hair.

"Gray-sama is so kind..." Juvia whispered.

"Morning," Gray mumbled without looking at her, the back of his head facing her.

"It's a Good morning, Gray-sama." Juvia replied, a serene smile on her face.

Without turning his face to her, he got up and went to her kitchen. "What do you want to eat?" he asked.

Juvia sighed as she looked at the slightly opened door that he left. She got up and followed him to the kitchen. "You can go home now Gray-sama, Juvia can handle this."

The ice mage continued doing his task, ignoring her as he opened her fridge, taking out some eggs and bacon.

Juvia stared at his strong back, the ice mage probably forgot where he placed his shirt, leaving him topless. "Gray-sama should take a rest." Juvia kept on talking, worried for his state.

Gray Fullbuster had been her companion since the time they figured out what's going on with her. Master Makarov implemented a schedule for everyone to take turns of taking care of Juvia, but Gray seemed to be so full on his task. Even it's not his turn, he will be still on her side, resulting her to have two companions, which made her very happy as well. Erza also suggested that Juvia should stay on the guild, and said that the water mage should live in there, give her a place to stay on one of the room in the infirmary so she won't be left out and isolated. They tried that method, but after days of staying in there, Juvia is only getting worse. The poor girl had been encountering multiple headaches due to the noisy guild, which is not helping her.

There are also times when Gray will not be on her side, he also needs to take some missions to feed himself of course. But the lad will only take missions were it only requires a day or two.

Juvia is getting more and more worried for him. Gray looked so exhausted and restless. She knew that she's the only one who should be blamed for all of these, everyone is now burdened with her problem. She's nothing now but a trouble to them.

A tear escaped her eyes and that caught the ice mage's attention. He turned around to look at her, lifting one hand to rest it on top of her head. "Oi, why are you crying?"

The blue-haired girl shook her head, rubbing her eyes.

"Come on," Gray encouraged. "Tell me."

The ice mage, who had been on Juvia's side learned how to be patient. He's a very impatient and hot-tempered one, but after what occurred on his nakama, he told himself that being selfish and self-centered will not make things easy.

"Gray-sama looked so tired, you should take some rest." Juvia stated, sniffing continuously.

He nodded while rolling his eyes, a patient smile on his lips. "Fine, but you need to eat first and wait for Lucy to come and switch turns with me."

The girl nodded, biting her lips as she tried to stop herself from crying even more.

Gray knew the reason why he couldn't leave the girl. He trusts everyone, he trusts his friends in taking care of Juvia. The only one who he couldn't trust right now is Juvia. He didn't know but he's afraid that when he returned, she'll no longer recognize him.

Juvia's aware on what is happening and what will happen to her. True, she began to forget things like where she usually puts her butterfly pin, where she last left her home slippers, and where her bathroom was.

She's really grateful that she has friends to guide her. She's glad that after all what happened they never leaved her.

Finishing her breakfast, she glanced up and saw Gray watching her. She blushed deeply and tried to hide her face away from him.

The black-haired teen smirked, obviously amused by her reaction. Gray was careful to understand what his feeling was for the water mage. He finally admitted it to himself that he likes her, and yeah, more than a nakama but he's afraid to take a step forward since he knew that there will be no hope to his feelings.

She'll forget everything soon. She'll forget the treasured bond they shared together, she'll forget the reason why she liked him, she'll forget her feelings for him, she''ll forget his name and she'll forget everything about him.

And damn, it leaves a stinging pain on his heart.

The said girl stood up, her plate and glass on her hand and placed them down on the sink to wash. Gray continued to watch her, staring at her small back and soft blue hair.

His eyes went soft at that moment, he raised a hand towards her, reaching. But the distance between them seemed to be stretching farther and farther. He dropped the hand and covered his face as he looked away from her.

After finishing her dishes, Juvia only stood on her spot quietly, unsure of what to do next.

Gray noticed her and got up from his seat, he placed a large hand on top of her head once again, patting it gently. "Go ahead and take a bath."

She looked up at him as he ruffled her hair, she nodded her head and beamed as well.

"Hai~!" she moved her self until she was standing at the door way, leading to her living room. She stopped, blinking her eyes as she brought her index finger to bit on her nails.

Gray frowned, "What's wrong?"

She shyly turned her head at him, still blinking and somewhat looking confused. "T-the bathroom," she spoke, scratching her temple puzzledly, "bathroom... Where?"

Gray sighed, as he pointed on another door. Juvia jumped lightly, smiling guiltily. "Y-yeah! That way! Thank you Gray-sama!" she hurried her way into it.

After she closed the door, Gray was left to himself, thinking for the nth time: Why does it have to be her?

With a towel wrapped around her wet hair, Juvia stepped on the living room and saw the black-haired man sitting comfortably on her couch, a small album on his hands.

She took a seat beside him, offering him a shy smile.

"Hey," Gray mumbled, not looking at her, he continued to browse the pictures inside the album. "I didn't know that you have some of these."

Juvia looked at the album as well, moving closer to Gray.

Gray pointed on a specific picture, smiling. "This is when Natsu accidentally burned one of Lucy's book." he flipped the page and another picture caught his attention, "It was Lucy's first accomplished S-class mission, with Natsu of course." he rolled his dark eyes and it unconsciously landed on the blue-haired girl snuggled close to him.

She is looking carefully on the pictures, as if it was her first time seeing them. Her eyes were a bit wide, her face serene and calm.

He flipped another page, still watching her. "This..." he pointed on another one, it was the picture of them together, her hands were clasped to each other, hearts on her eyes and Gray had his arms crossed in front of his bare chest, scowling and at the same time, a very bright hue of red was dusting his face.

Her eyes followed his index finger until something, aside from the two of them in the picture, caught her attention.

"That's Lucy." she pointed her own finger at the blonde hair that was also captured in the picture.

"That's Lucy-san!" she smiled excitedly, then she shifted her eyes to his and was a bit surprise that he's been watching her. "It's Lucy-san!" she repeated, grinning.

He smiled, still looking at her face "Yeah, It's her."

The girl nodded, a knowing smile on her face as she inched herself closer to Gray. "The way you smile when you said her name only means... You like her~ right?" she said the last words in an annoying tone, like Happy.

The question caught the ice mage unguarded. He swallowed unbelievably, the last person who would say that 'he likes Lucy' was Juvia.

She beamed at him, "Or should Juvia say, You're in love with her?" she wriggled her eyebrows, nudging him using her elbow.

"W-what are you talking about?" Gray asked, flustered.

The girl only hummed, smiling knowingly.

"Don't be shy! Juvia will listen to your love problems." her smile widened, "She will lend you an ear." she whispered, somehow encouraging him.

"N-no, I don't like her that way... And I'm not in love with her either." he nervously replied, his forehead sweating.

"Then that means..." the girl tilted her head to the side, "You don't like her romantically?"

"Of course! Besides, I already have someone I like... and it's not Lucy." he looked at her sheepishly, cheeks blushing.

The girl gasped, covering her lips excitedly. "R-really?! Then who?"

Gray only rolled his eyes, "You should know it already to yourself."

"H-huh?"

"You knew everything about me right?" he asked, and Juvia only stared at him. "Don't make me say it, you idiot." he smirked.

"Eh?" was her only response, she looked to her side then back to him. "H-how would even Juvia knew everything about you? J-juvia doesn't even know your name?" the girl frowned, bowing her head nervously as she began to fidget her fingers together.

Gray's expression fell. He didn't know why he didn't notice it earlier, but her statement left a very painful stab on his chest.

"No way..." he laughed nervously, shaking his head as the girl, who he was talking with back at the kitchen didn't recognize him anymore.

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And so, the first heartbreak began.

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Another thing, the reason behind the title "SNOWSTROMS EXISTS" will be the reflection of Gray's feelings and emotions. So yeah, it will be a disaster and full of shattering hearts! :p

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