Waaaahhh!! I've been scolded from my previous chapter update.....and here I am thinking that it was a good job too.....oh well since I received some anger management a.k.a. "demanding for another chapter release" because they said it was very short, (and it wasn't even from the one I dedicated it to haha) I decided to update again today!!! Here's yet another chapter update from me...please...oh please do enjoy this one....I just hope this will satisfy you guys....thanks a lot!!!

P.S. I dedicate this to ErzaS13...please enjoy this one and sorry for the short update earlier...

♥LucyAshleyHeartfilia♥

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23rd Droplet of Water: The Power of the Most Important Feeling

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“This is getting out of hand. She’s really reigning destruction. If this continues we’ll all die”, Lyon groaned from where they stand. Right now, they are battling the heat radiating from the waters being struck to them with an angered Juvia. She was being controlled by the Water’s Tear with Muriel’s soul inside of it.

“If we don’t stop her, Juvia will die”, Gray said.

“So what do you suggest we’ll do? You should have a back-up plan or something right?”, Lyon asked him.

“Of course I do, but, it can’t be used unless Juvia snaps out of her condition right now”, Gray said. “Besides, unless Juvia is willing to go back to us, we can’t do anything right now, but I doubt she wants to since I did something stupid to her recently”, Gray mumbled.

“You really are an idiot Gray”, Lyon smirked at him.

“What did you say?”, Gray asked.

“That explains your unusual habit. You’re pathetic sometimes. Well I guess not as pathetic as I am”, Lyon said.

“What the heck are you saying?”, Gray doesn’t really have a clue as to what Lyon was trying to say.

“You haven’t even taken your clothes off during this whole time we are in this island. You seem a little off when you’re troubled even when we were training under Ul. You really think a woman like Juvia is that easy to forget something important to her? Give her some credit Gray. Juvia isn’t that kind of woman at all”, Lyon said.

“I don’t understand you at all”, Gray said.

“How many times would you really try to avoid it huh, Gray? If you keep avoiding this, you’ll end up crumbling and you’ll have problems in the future. Ul taught us to finish everything we started so you have to end this yourself. You remember what I really want to tell you last time?”, Lyon looked at Gray seriously in the eyes. “Juvia never left Fairy Tail. She never even joined our guild, stupid”, Lyon dropped him the truth.

“What did you say?”, Gray can’t believe what he just heard.

“Fairy Tail has been her home and always will be. I asked her many times to join our guild but every time, she refused my invitation. She said it was you who invited her to Fairy Tail so she will never leave it unless you say so. I say that woman is too stubborn for her own good sometimes”, Lyon said, struggling to focus on stopping the hot water. The Water’s Tear got irritated to their persistence so it blasted yet another kind of magic. She made the water form balls and directed it all towards them with a smiling face.

“She….I see. Thanks for the information Lyon”, Gray smirked then looked at the Water’s Tear in Juvia’s body. He dodged the balls going towards him and he stopped on one place. “Ice Make, Shield!”, He froze the water coming towards him and then he stripped his clothing in the usual way he takes them off. “I never thought I’ll say this, but I’m all fired up”

“Looks like you’ve regained yourself, it’s about time you dimwit!”, Lyon smiled at him while trying to dodge her other attacks.

“Hey Juvia! I know you can hear me! You can hear me right! If so then try breaking out of there! You troublesome woman! I’ll drag you out of there myself if you don’t come out you hear! I mean it this time! I’ll take you back home to Fairy Tail with me! I’ll do it, so hang in there alright!”, Gray shouted out.

Juvia, hearing this, made her heart beat the fastest.

“Gray-sama?”, Juvia’s head turned as she hears what Gray just said.

In Juvia’s mind….

“My dear Juvia, break out of there and come to my arms!”, she imagines Gray opening his arms for her to embrace. “I’ll take you back home to Fairy Tail with me!”, it sounded like an intimate invitation to her.

“Yes, Gray-sama, Juvia will definitely come with you willingly”, Juvia fidgeted as she entered her fan girl mode once again.

“Gray-sama”, she thought. The more she thoughts of Gray, the faster her heart beats.

Her body glowed with a tired looking Muriel in her arms.

“GRAY-SAMA! Ahhhh!!! GRAY-SAMA!!!!”, Juvia kept shouting as she glowed. Muriel looked at her with amazement. “To Gray-sama’s arms!!! Juvia will….definitely….GO!!!!

“This feeling…”, Muriel gasped. “Earwyn….”

“Juvia?”, Lyon and Gray said in unison. The Water’s Tear’s movements halted at once as Juvia’s body glowed.

“G….G…..Gray….sama…..Gray…..sama….”, Juvia’s body started to form out this words with hardship.

“Juvia….”, Gray narrowed his eyes. “Juvia, you hear me right! That’s good. Keep it up! You can do it. Snap out of it! Let’s go back to Fairy Tail alright!”, Gray encourages her.

Juvia was trying to regain control of her body but the Water’s Tear seems to try to take her consciousness out.

“YOU CAN’T INTERFERE!!! ALL OF YOU WILL DIE!!!!”, the Water’s Tear shrieked in anger. The waters attacked Gray and Lyon harshly. The island started rocking and swaying making the others loses their balance.

“Juvia….will……never…..lose…..AAAHHHHH!!!!! Gray-sama, stop Juvia now. Please Gray-sama…HELP MURIEL!!!….”, Juvia kept fighting over her body. Lyon and Gray tried to freeze as many waters that were attacking them as they can.

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“Arghwpgh…”, Natsu slumped down to the ground unable to hold his nausea.

“Natsu!”, Lucy looked at him with worry.

“I feel so sick”, Natsu said weakly.

“Natsu, get a hold of yourself. I’ll lift you up. We have to keep strong you know”, Happy said, lifting him up from the shaking ground with his Aria Magic. Natsu immediately recovered and tried to focus his magic again. Lucy and Minora tried very hard to stay on the ground and keep their magic concentrated on the pillars. Their strength are starting to fail them as they felt exhaustion getting over them. The others are having troubles as well.

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“Jenny!”, Hibiki looked at his beloved. Jenny was catching her breath as she fell to the ground but she tried to sit up and focused her magic once again.

“I’ll never…give up”, Jenny said.

“Tch. Make sure you don’t let my feet on the ground for a while Lily”, Gajeel told his exceed partner.

“Leave it to me”, Lily said, holding Gajeel using his own magic to help him from throwing up.

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“Thanks Charle”, Wendy said, Charle was holding her steady in her small paws.

“It’s alright, focus Wendy”, Charle encouraged her.

“Can you hang on a little bit longer Wendy-chan?”, Eve asked with worry.

“Yes, I think so”, Wendy replied with a tightened resolve.

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“Just a little bit more, Cherry”, Ren cheered.

“Yes, I understand”, Cherry said.

“Men!”, Nichiya said.

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“Ichiya-dono, are you alright?”, Jura asked.

“Don’t underestimate my parfum”, Ichiya replied with a slight annoyance.

“Geez, both of you should consider your age”, Erza smiled at the two.

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“You know how hard everyone is trying right Juvia! Show them your appreciation by going back. Snap out of it right now!”, Gray shouted.

“Juvia! I know full well that I will never gain the same feelings you harbour for this idiot so I guess the only thing I can do is cheer you on. Go back to him; I’m sure you want it right? Stop pretending anymore, you can’t hurt your feelings any more than you already have”, Lyon said barely audible to hear but somehow, Juvia heard it loud and clear.

“Gray-sama…..Lyon-sama…Juvia….Juvia wants to go back! Juvia is sorry for what she’s done to Gray-sama…to everyone….Lyon-sama….Juvia is sorry…..Juvia is really sorry……Juvia loves Gray-sama after all…..GRAY-SAMA!!! Juvia will not mind what happens to her body! Save Muriel please!!!”, Juvia cried and shouted out with all her might.

“Juvia…”, Gray noticed the necklace he has from before was shining.

“You two share the most important feeling. Gray Fullbuster, please”, Earwyn’s voice emanated to his mind.

“Huh!”, Gray was shielded by Lyon’s magic when another wave blasted through them. It was chaotic as what is happening to them. The waters are uncontrollable and it was splashing in every angle.

“Gray, you have to do it. Stop her right now!”, Lyon groaned.

“Lyon….”, Gray looked at him with wide eyes.

“Do it now! If one of us has to do it, it has to be you! Now GO!”, Lyon bawled him. Gray gripped the necklace.

“Thanks Lyon, I owe you”, Gray rushed towards Juvia, dodging the waters, freezing them and jumping at them one at a time until he was close to Juvia’s resistant form. “JUVIA!”

Juvia snapped her head to look at him rushing towards her. Her tears streamed down her face at the sight of him. “Gray-sama!”, Juvia reached out her hand, definitely trying to control herself despite the Water’s Tear’s disagreement.

Gray reached his own hand to her pushing through the water that comes between them. He froze it and tried to break through it.

“Juvia….I’ll definitely save you both!”, his hand was close to hers with the necklace entangled on his hands. “Now Earwyn, fulfil your final oath! Bind the Water’s Tear forever with thy chains!”, the necklace flew itself towards Juvia and struck itself on her chest. Juvia’s actions stopped, her eyes wide, their hands almost touching until all time seemed to have stopped. Not long after that, the water rained down, splashing and descending with a loud smashing sound to the ground taking Gray with it and leaving Juvia’s current state as it was on the air. Gray’s eyes widened at what happened. Lyon can’t utter a word as well. The island stopped its movements.

“Gray….sama”, Juvia softly mumbled with a tear dropped from her eyes.