Hey guys!! How's you're Sunday?? I hope you're all blessed and happy today!!! Here's the new chapter of this story and sadly, it's nearing its end.....I'm serious but I'm thankful as well because I was able to finish it....I already told you guys that I am not confident in creating fan fictions especially a GruVia because I am more fond of a NaLu pairing and this was just a challenge or a trial for me and it worked out pretty well thank goodness....anyway, without further ado, I dedicate this chapter to one of my beloved readers, zelzia_liz....here's to you my friend!!! I hope this chapter help you about your questions from the previous chapter...thanks a lot!!! As usual, please comment, like and of course enjoy reading guys!!!!

♥LucyAshleyHeartfilia♥

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“Gray-sama…please….”, Juvia thought. At that moment they both glowed brightly.

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“Wendy-chan, how are you doing over there?”, Eve asked worriedly, they were focusing all their magic on the pillars on different parts of the island to stop it from sinking.

“I’m fine, I can still manage to do this”, Wendy said. Charle was holding out for her in case she loses consciousness again like last time.

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“Ichiya-dono, can you put more magic into it?”, Jura asked politely towards Ichiya.

“”I’ll need to use my power parfum”, Ichiya opened a bottle of his magic parfum and inhaled it. His body became buffer than before.

“Looks like I need to add more as well”, Erza said, her face was starting to show signs of sweating.

“We have to put extra effort in putting our magic in here, the center is the most crucial part of the island”, Jura said.

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“Nee, my hands are starting to hurt”, Jenny complained.

“Come on now, you can still do it. Think of this as the most dangerous mission yet”, Hibiki was trying to encourage her.

“Why do I have to always get stuck with people like them”, Gajeel groaned.

“Hang in there Gajeel”, Pantherlily said.

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“Argghh, this is a pain”, Natsu grunted.

“Natsu, you have to balance your magic there, put less magic or we’ll end up side-winded”, Lucy said.

“Lucy, is this part alright?”, Minora asked.

“Yes, you’re doing great Minora”, Lucy said. “Though, I’m sorry for involving you in this mess. Tidus will surely kill me if anything happens to you”, Lucy said but Minora just gave her a faithful smile.

“Don’t worry, accidents always happen on missions”, Minora said.

“I wonder what’s happening to Gray and Juvia now”, Lucy can’t help but worry about them. She remembers her talk with Juvia at the ship before.

Flashback……

“Lucy-san….”, Juvia mumbled.

“Lucy is fine. Stop with the formality, we’re friends”, Lucy said.

“You know, I can’t believe I did all this”, Juvia said with sadness in her eyes.

“I never did too, you’re the kind of person who looks too stubborn to leave Fairy Tail after all”, Lucy replied.

“Not as stubborn as you though”, Juvia laughed at her. “Hmm, left Fairy Tail huh? So that’s what the Master said”, Juvia sadly said. Lucy straightened. She looked at her with confusion, and then it hit her.

“Juvia….is it possible that…..you couldn’t have…right? No…I mean….you…”, Lucy asked.

“I can’t do it. Not now, not ever. Lucy, you wouldn’t dare to do it as well right?”, Juvia spared a tear while looking at the sea. Lucy grabbed the hem of Juvia’s skirt and lifted it slightly just until it reached her upper thighs. There, she saw what she was looking for. The white coloured mark of Fairy Tail, just where it has always been.

“I knew it. You never left Fairy Tail at all!”, Lucy said with amusement. The insignia of Fairy Tail is clearly visible in it.

“Shhhh! Please don’t tell anyone about this!”, Juvia fidgeted at the thought.

“But how? Why did the Master made that announcement about you leaving Fairy Tail? Aren’t you in Lamia Scale?  If you still have that mark, why did you stay in Lamia Scale? What did their Master told you?”, Lucy bombarded her with questions.

“First, I told the Master about my situation, he told me to find myself so I did. But, that time, I was so angry at Gray…sama…and when I was in the river, I told Gray-sama something I definitely regretted”, Juvia cried at the thought.

“What is it?”, Lucy asked.

“That I’m leaving Fairy Tail. I can’t back out so when I told the Master about it, he said that it might be a good idea to help him cool down and think about things”, Juvia explained. “I agreed so I excused myself from the guild for a while but Master made me promise to come back one day. I just happened to go to Lamia Scale the next day, truth is, I wanted to turn down Lyon-sama’s offer and his confession but when I came to that place, I encountered a very tight situation that I can’t back out, thus he helped me gain an option. He said that he’ll help me discover what Gray-sama really feels. He said Master Makarov already sorted things with their Master and agreed to help me. When the mission was given, I was told to go as a member of Lamia Scale. I pretended to be with them for the last few days I was with them; I went on missions with them and tried to conceal my feelings for Gray-sama. I tried really hard to keep my pretences. Whenever he tries to talk to me on this ship, I act like how I did when I’m with the Phantom but my heart keeps beating so fast that I can’t face him so I keep avoiding him in return. It breaks my heart to do that to him since I really love Gray-sama and I don’t want to be hated by him, but I can’t do a thing”, Juvia put her hand on her heart. She was crying and so was Lucy.

“I knew you wouldn’t leave Fairy Tail that easily. When the Master himself told us you left, we were devastated. None of us believed it, so does Erza. We even confronted the Master and when he confirmed you had left us, it seems like a family died on us you know that? When we saw you with Lamia Scale in Master Elric’s mansion, I swear we never know what to do. Gray seems so persistent to know why you chose to join Lamia Scale for that was what we believed since you introduced yourself as one of them. I guess we just can’t believe you would betray Fairy Tail so easily and replace us with Lamia Scale”, Lucy grasped the railings of the ship and looked us to the sea.

“I’m truly sorry. I never expected it to become this big. Now I don’t even know how to tell everyone about this. I don’t know how to end this”, Juvia buried her face in her hands. Lucy just patted her and put her hands on both her shoulders to calm her down.

“I guess that explains the ‘first person usage’, usually you would prefer yourself as another person, calling yourself by your name and enter your fan girl/stalker mode with Gray”, Lucy smiled at her. “Don’t worry, I’ll help you. I won’t tell a soul about this, I promise”, Lucy hugged her and Juvia did too.

“Umm, do you think Natsu-san….”, Juvia made a worried face as she looked over at Natsu’s defeated slump. Despite how sick Natsu is on transportation, his ears are still very strong. He can definitely hear their drama right now.

“Don’t worry about him, he’s an idiot. I’ll make sure he keeps this as a secret”, Lucy whispered to her.

“You think I can go back to Fairy Tail like before?”, Juvia asked.

“I doubt anyone will stop you from going back and if that happens, we’ll handle it”, Lucy said. They laughed at the thought of that.

“I really love Gray-sama after all”, Juvia thought.

At that point in time, the monsters attacked the ship they were boarding.

End of Flashback……

“Hey Natsu….do you think….”, Lucy mumbled softly.

“You don’t have to worry about anything Lucy, Gray may be a jerk sometimes but I can tell he has some sense of responsibility”, Natsu said.

“You know, for someone like you, I say that’s one of the smartest thing you’ve ever told me”, Lucy smiled at him.

“Aye”, Happy said.

“Juvia, I hope you’ll feel how important you are to us right now”, Lucy thought.