AN: Wow, this is the 9th Gruvia Week and I have participated in all! Maybe not all of days, but I've contributed a little! HAHA I hope you guys enjoy this! This was actually inspired by sorceress-botan on Tumblr! They said: "For beguile how about a love potion that doesn't work because he's already in love" so here's my take!

Happy Gruvia Week, everyone!

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Day 01

beguile - charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way

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Gray hated witches.

It was ironic, really, since he was a Mage but at least Mages didn't fight as dirty. Witches were always up to some potion to alter people's mind and that was crap.

Sadly, the witch he was fighting at the moment, was strong and, well, fought dirty. She managed to trap him, his arms and legs bound together while he panted heavily to alleviate the pain on his leg where the witch had hurt him. He had underestimated her and if he only managed to get free, he knew he could defeat her.

"You are not all that bad to look at." She said, her lips curling into an evil smirk making Gray scowl. She opened her bag and started to go through it. "And you are quite powerful. I am in need of some muscle to protect me while I run away, so I guess you will have to do."

"Screw you." Gray said and the witch just laughed.

"You will want to, after you take this." She said and took a vial from her bag and Gray looked at it with suspicion. "Don't worry, it tastes okay." She kneeled next to him and tried to make him drink it. "Come on, I will make you drink this one way or the other." When Gray didn't make it easy on her, she pinched his nose.

Gray held on as long as he could but eventually, he had to open his mouth to breath and that was when the witch poured the liquid inside his mouth and covered his mouth so he could swallow.

He truly had no choice.

Once she was sure he had drunk it, she released him. "There you go. Wasn't so bad, was it?" She asked, cleaning her hands on his shirt.

"What was that?" Gray panted the question.

"Something that will make you see me in another light."

"What...?"

"It was a love potion, silly." She smirked. "You are probably starting to feel it working just now." Gray frowned and shook his head as if to clear his mind. "Don't worry, darling. I will take care of you in every way."

"No..." Gray's voice came out strangled, his face was red and his heart was beating faster.

After a moment, his body went limp and his breathing started to get even. The witch awaited patiently and nudged him. "Are you alive?"

"Yes." He opened his eyes; they were a bit unfocused.

"Good. Do you know who am I?" She asked.

Gray's eyes softened. "The most beautiful woman in the world."

The witch chuckled. "That will do."

She used her magic to undo the bonds around Gray's ankles and wrists. "Now get up and let's move. If you found me, others might as well and I am not in the mood to face anyone else."

"Anything for you." Gray said.

"I was lucky you were the first to track me down. I need to brew more Love Potion; I might need you for a while."

The second he was free, Gray curled his hand into a fist and before she even realized what was happening, he punched her on the face as hard as he could, making her fall to the ground. He turned her around and she was confused enough he managed to use his magic to create a pair of handcuffs. Grabbing both her arms and locking her wrists together, Gray used the handcuffs.

"What...?" The witch as still confused. "The love potion...?"

"I can be a good actor when I want to." Gray snorted. "You are too late to use any love potion on me. I already feel the real thing, there was no way a stupid potion could even be anywhere near that. Now come on, I need to get your bounty."

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He had stepped inside the Guild for five seconds before he felt arms around him – Juvia had been so fast he didn't even see her coming.

"Gray-sama!" She shrieked in happiness, making Gray smile and he just rested his chin on the top of her head. "Juvia is so happy you are back! It's been so long!"

"I was gone for a week."

"It was a long time." She pouted and Gray just shook his head – she had always been like this and he wouldn't change a thing. "Are you hurt in any way?"

He shrugged. "Nothing a good night's sleep won't cure, I swear. Now come on, let's go to my place so I can change and we can go to dinner. I am thinking that fancy place that is way too fancy for us."

Juvia frowned in confusion. "You want to go there?"

"No, but I know you do. I just got a crapload of money because I captured that witch and I want to take you there because without you, I would have been in a lot of trouble during that capture."

"Trouble?" Her frown deepened. "Wait, thank Juvia? What did I do?"

Gray sighed because he knew what he was going to say was about the corniest thing he could say, but it was the truth.

"You were just you, Juvia."

Juvia all but melted on the floor and barely managed to hold it together before she went to her tip toes and giving him a peck on the lips.

She smiled. "Juvia is looking forward to hear all about it over our fancy dinner."

Gray snorted. "Sure."

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AN: I hope you enjoyed it! I won't update every day (the last few days have been crazy), but I hope to write a couple more!

01/04/2021 ~ BonneyQ