Hey guys! Icewatermage here! Thanks for clicking on my new story, Masked! This is my second fan-fiction so I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer:

I do not own Fairy Tail or any of it's characters! :0( It makes me sad...

In a land far far away, lies the kingdom of Fiore. A small peaceful nation of 17 million and a place filled with magic. Found in every home, bought and sold in every marketplace, most magic is used as a tool, a part of people's everyday lives. For some however, magic is an art and they've devoted their lives to it's everyday practice. These are the wizards, banded together into magical guilds where they can imply their skills in search of fame and fortune. Many such guilds dot the landscape of Fiore, but there was one certain guild in the town of Magnolia that caught King Makarov's eye. Fairy Tail. They were the craziest and most careless guild in the whole land, but King Makarov saw past that. He knew that on the inside they were caring people who would do anything to protect their friends, and that is what the king wanted. He asked Fairy Tail to personally be the guards of his kingdom. The guild was shocked that the king would choose them, but they kindly agreed.

But on another end of the land, Jose Porla, guild master of Phantom Lord, went in an outrage that the king didn't choose them, and attacked the castle. They quickly overtook the kingdom, and Jose locked Makarov away in prison for the rest of his life, taking the role of king for himself. There he grew a new kingdom of darkness and hatred, he threw away all the happiness and light. The kingdom was no longer know as Fiore, but was renamed the Kingdom of Shadows. It was horrid placed filled with horrible people and dark magic. But little did King Jose know, that deep hidden beneath the shadows, there was a light guild that was still growing strong, already plotting their revenge on the Phantom King. They wear black masks, and every night they go out and bring the kingdom a little more light.

The guilds name was Fairy Tail.

17 YEARS LATER

"NOOOOOOO!" Juvia screamed bloody murder, her blue eyes filled with hatred and fear. Two of the palace guards grabbed her wrists and yanked her back into their grasp. "You can't do this! Stop it! I order you to stop!" She struggled in the guards strong arms. She had to get away, she had to! If she didn't... Juvia looked helplessly at the dark haired man being harassed in front of her. His hands were bound behind his back in tight knots and his eyes and mouth were covered with a soiled cloth. Millions were gathered, staring carelessly at the shirtless man. It was horrible to look at, there were no wide eyes, no hint of love or affection, they all just grinned evilly, waiting for it to happen. They were here to witness Gray Fullbuster's public execution.

"This is your last chance Mr. Fullbuster, bow down to me." Jose Porla, the king, said grinning smugly. Gray did not move, he just stood there, motionless, refusing the king's order. Jose's smile spread from ear to ear. "Very well. Guards!" He yelled and four men in Phantom palace uniforms came rushing over, jerking him towards the big, metal block that stood in the middle of the stage.

"NOOOOO!" Juvia yelled murderously. Suddenly, it began to rain. The guards chained Gray to the post and held his head just barely off the block. A hooded figure walked over, carrying a large metal axe. Gray knelt there, not moving. How could he not be struggling, trying to get away? The hooded figure raised the axe, aiming at the mage's neck.

"STOP! I ORDER YOU TO STOP!" Juvia looked at her father helplessly, but he ignored her pleading and waved for the executioner to continue. The man began lowering the axe at incredible speeds, moving closer, closer, closer...

"GRAAAAYY!"

1 WEEK EARLIER

"Princess Juvia, I don't advise you to go to the ball, it a commoner party," Lucy said concerned. Lucy was Juvia's royal assistant, and her best friend.

"Lucy-san, how many times must Juvia tell you to call her Juvia!" The blue haired girl exclaimed grabbing a beautiful blue gown and walking behind a floral room divider to get changed.

"Sorry Juvia, but the king orders me to be a slave, not a friend..." Lucy said sadly, twiddling her golden hair in between her fingers. Juvia threw over the old yellow nightgown she was previously wearing.

"No! You are not a slave! I will never call you a slave!" Juvia shuddered just thinking about owning a person. "Juvia doesn't care about her father, Lucy-san is the only person Juvia can actually talk to," Juvia said walking out from behind the changing wall and out in front of her chocolate eyed friend.

"Wow! Juvia! You look amazing!" Lucy exclaimed clasping her hands together pleased with the way the rain woman looked. She wore a simple dark blue dress that went below her knees and had a white, lace trim at the bottom, around the neck, and around the elbow-length sleeves. Around her waist was a white ribbon tied into a perfect, neat bow. She would have worn something more elegant to a ball, but she was going to a commoner party, and she didn't want anyone to know she was the princess. Juvia blushed at the compliment and sat down at her mirror to fix her hair. Her old hairstyle was straight, but at the end it would curve upwards into big loops, then it changed to a pixie cut, but now Juvia decided to just let it hang loose. It was set into wavy, blue locks that reached just beneath her chest. It wasn't perfect, but it suited her.

"So, you're really going to this thing huh..." Lucy asked handing Juvia a hair clip. Juvia nodded and clipped the bobby-pin into her hair, setting her bangs back out of her face.

"Juvia would like to know what is going on in her kingdom. Juvia's father never lets her out of the palace, and this is the only time she will ever get any freedom.." Juvia's eyes saddened thinking about her father. He was so bossy, he never let her do anything. Lucy nodded in understanding.

"You want me to help you sneak out?" Lucy asked handing Juvia a mask that matched her dress perfectly.

"Juvia could not ask Lucy-san for that, Juvia might get Lucy-san in trouble!" The princess denied. If anybody found out the Celestial Spirit had helped Juvia out of the castle, she would surely be imprisoned for life. Lucy pouted.

"I don't care about that! I just want to help out my friend!" Lucy said grabbing Juvia's hand and pulling her towards the door.

"Lucy-san..." Juvia smiled gratefully and followed the blonde to the main door, it was the only way out. Juvia frowned. "How does Juvia and Lucy-san get past the guards?" Lucy just smiled.

"Open, gate of the Lion! Leo!" Lucy yelled in a quiet whisper. The key in her hand quickly disappeared and was replaced by a tall man wearing a black suit, glasses, and had shaggy orange hair. Juvia had to admit, he was very handsome.

"Hi Loke-san!" Juvia said smiling. He gave her a flirting grin and bowed deeply.

"Good evening Princesses, how may I be of service to you?" He asked jokingly. Lucy rolled her eyes.

"Just distract those guards, Juvia and I are going out," Lucy said pointing to the door. The lion smiled and nodded.

"Anything for the Princess." He pushed his glasses up a little higher and began walking away.

"Thank you Loke," Juvia said and he just laughed. He slowly strode towards the men.

"Hello boys," He said casually and they all turned to look at him. Once they saw his handsome figure, all their faces brightened up and they ran towards him.

"Loke! Hey!"

"Man, we were wondering when you were gonna come hang with us again!"

"Thank god you're here! I was so bored!" All the guards scattered over to have a friendly talk with their spirit friend. Lucy and Juvia tiptoed past them, and Leo gave them a quick glance before the two disappeared down the marble path.

"Man, Loke-san really can get anyone's attention huh?" Juvia asked. He practically attracted everyone! Lucy nodded.

"Well, he was a guard here once, then he became my Celestial Spirit. That's why they all know him," Lucy explained and they both quickly walked into town.

The two girls finally got to the house, and it was huge! It was a three story building with very decorative architecture. At the very top of the structure, there was a banner that had some sort of symbol on it, and just above the entrance it spelled Fairy Tail. Juvia smiled, her heart beating a thousand miles an hour from pure excitement.

Juvia looked over at Lucy and noticed she was wearing a pink mask with black feathers sticking out of it, and had on a pink gown with a black sash around the waist.

Lucy caught Juvia's stare. "What? I can fix myself up pretty good! Come on, let's go inside!" Lucy exclaimed. Juvia nodded and put her mask on as well, and together the two of them headed inside the big guild.

When the two girls were inside, Juvia's eyes widened at the sight. It was beautiful! There was a bar, tables, lots of fun games to play, and LOADS of drunken people. Many different activities were going on, drinking, eating, playing games, talking, just about everything! Juvia has never been to a village party before, and she never knew they would be this lively! Normal parties at the palace were boring with a lot of partner dancing, and mostly just an excuse for her father to invite a bunch of fellow royals over to negotiate money. It was always so boring, but this! This was a dream of Juvia's that has finally come true! And what made it even better was it's a mascaraed party, so nobody will ever know she is the princess!

Juvia was so amazed at what was lying in front of her, that she didn't even want to keep her eyes off it! She walked in a little further just to get a better look but-

Juvia gasped and fell to the floor, grunting as she rubbed her head. She must have been so zoned out that she didn't even notice someone bump into her. She opened her eyes to say that she was sorry, but her jaw practically dropped before she could do anything. A man was lying on the floor next to her. He had dark hair, it was either a very dark blue or a light black, and dark eyes just barely visible behind his black mask. He wasn't wearing a shirt, leaving just his bare chest, and a small bow tied around his neck. He was wearing black pants and shoes, and was rubbing his back, his face showing that he was in pain.

"Uh... Ju...via..." Juvia just stared at the handsome man in front of her, her heart practically thumping out of her chest. Why was she so attracted to him? What is wrong with her? Juvia shook her head and stood up shakily.

"J-Juvia is sorry.." She stuttered, mentally yelling at herself for such bad wording. The man looked up at her and smiled.

"Ah, don't worry about it, It's nothing... Looks like both of us should pay attention to where we're going next time.." He mumbled jokingly getting up of the wooden floor as well. He looked her up and down, and put a confused look on his face.

"Do I know you?" He asked tilting his head to the side. Juvia was so glad that she was wearing a mask, otherwise he would see the red staining her cheeks.

"Uh... Uh.. Juvia is-" Juvia began but someone cut her off.

"My co-worker!" Lucy ran over and stood next to the confused bluenett. Juvia looked at Lucy with a puzzled look, and the blonde gave her an urgent stare. Juvia nodded, understanding.

"Yes, Juvia and Lucy-san work together at the-" Juvia began but Lucy interrupted the princess once again.

"At the beauty salon. We both work at the beauty and hair salon.." Lucy practically shouted over all the loud cheers and screams. Juvia looked at the Celestial Spirit with confusion once again. The beauty salon?

"Oh, so your a friend of Lucy! Well, it's really nice to meet you. I am guessing that your name is Juvia?" Gray guessed already knowing the answer. Juvia's heart skipped a beat hearing the man hear her name. Calm down Juvia! Calm down! Juvia nodded quickly.

"Oh yeah, Juvia this is Gray, Gray, this is Juvia." Lucy introduced the two and they both shook hands. Juvia shivered at his cold touch, and she had to admit that he was very suited to the name.

"Well, I hope to see you later Juvia!" He said walking away from the two girls and over to the bar. Juvia sighed and turned to look at Lucy, but the blonde was already lost in the crowd. Juvia walked around a bit until she finally found her. The princess began to walk towards her, but stopped when she saw Lucy kiss a pink haired man on the cheek and hug him with all her might. Juvia smiled warmly. Lucy practically never gets out of the castle, only when she needs to gather ingredients, so Juvia decided to leave her alone to catch up with her friends.

The rain woman walked over to the bar and ordered a water. Water was her favorite, it always re-energized her. Juvia practically was water, it was her power. She can control it, she can become it, so she definitely loves it.

Juvia drank her water gratefully, and watched everybody dance. Some couples were dancing, and some friends were dancing in big groups. Juvia smiled just watching it. Everybody seemed so friendly and nice, they just wanted to have a good time, and that was exactly what Juvia has wanted throughout her entire life. Juvia put down her water and was just about to get up when-

"May I have this dance?"

Gray stared down at his drink on the bar table. It was water with three ice cubes, his favorite. He sighed and stuck his hand out, freezing the rest of the water just for fun. He was having so much a fun a minute ago, but for some reason he felt out of it. He started feeling weird ever since that girl came, what was her name? Right, Juvia. Ever since Juvia came Gray just didn't feel normal, he felt, just off...

Gray looked across the table over at the blue haired girl. He had to admit, she was a beauty. She was sitting all alone a few seats away from him at the bar counter looking longingly at all the people dancing happily with friends. He bit his lip and thought for a moment.

"Ah, screw it..." He mumbled getting up and walking over to the girl. He stood in front of her and held out his hand. "May I have this dance?" He asked bowing respectfully. He mentally threw a metal chair at his head. Why was he speaking so formally, it just sounded stupid. He smiled at her politely, hoping that she would say yes. Gray did not want to embarrass himself, again... The girl smiled brightly at him.

"Juvia would be honored!" She responded, taking her hand in his and stepping up. He sighed in relief and guided her to an empty space on the dance floor. Juvia put her left hand in his right, and her right hand on his shoulder, while Gray snaked his hand down to her upper waist. The two got comfortable and began to move in a slow rhythm. Juvia could feel his cold skin against hers.

"Wow, Gray is a really good dancer," Juvia announced surprised. Gray raised an eyebrow at her.

"What, do I not look like the kind who dances well?" Gray asked spinning her, then bringing them back to their original position. Juvia huffed.

"That is not what Juvia meant..." She sighed and Gray laughed.

"I know, I just wanted to see how you'd react," he said coolly. Juvia looked up at him thoughtfully.

"So why isn't Gray with his friends?" She asked. Juvia didn't understand. She could tell that Gray had a bunch of friends at this party, but yet, he has chosen to dance with Juvia? Gray smiled.

"Because I wanted to dance with you." She tilted her head, eyes glittering in the candle light. "Do you not want to dance?" He teased and Juvia frowned.

"No, Juvia is glad Gray wants to dance with her. She just didn't know why he wasn't with his friends, but Juvia is happy Gray has decided to accompany her." Juvia stated happily. She really was something wasn't she?

"Are you new here? I haven't seen you around..." Gray asked and Juvia looked at the floor.

"Yes... J-Juvia is new to the Shadow Kingdom..." Juvia stuttered. Lying wasn't really her thing. Especially when it came to boys. Gray's face turned hard and Juvia could tell he was forcing down anger.

"It is not the Kingdom of Shadows, this is the land of Fiore..." He argued bitterly. Juvia stood back shocked. Fiore? This land is known as the Shadow Land... Where did Fiore come from? Juvia was just about to argue more when the song ended and the two pulled apart, staring at each other intently. Gray grabbed her hand and dragged her through the crowd of people. Juvia followed close behind, her heart thumping out of her chest. Where is he taking Juvia? What is he planning to do?

Thousands of thoughts ran through the bluenett's head until she was pulled out onto a balcony. Juvia gasped at the lovely sight in front of her. She could see the whole kingdom from here. You would think that Juvia could see it from the castle, but she was rarely allowed outside.

"It's beautiful..." She sighed happily. Gray chuckled making Juvia look at him with surprise. "What is it Gray?" He shook his head.

"It may look beautiful on the outside, but if you go deep within, this place is filled with darkness." He said bluntly. Juvia looked at him with shock.

"Wha-" Juvia was suddenly shoved to the side by a drunken girl and pushed into Gray. The two of them collapsed on the floor, Juvia lying on top of Gray. The looked each other in the eyes, not knowing what to do. Their faces inches apart. Juvia was suddenly shocked back to reality and quickly climbed off the dark haired boy.

"J-Juvia is so sorry... Oh, Juvia is sorry Gray!" Juvia continued to apologize repeatedly. Gray waved his hands back and forth, telling her that it was ok. Finally he grabbed her shoulder and looked her in the eye.

"Hey.." He said soothingly. With his other hand, he held it out for the girl to see, and quickly materialized a rose out of ice. Juvia gasped and picked up the flower, examining it.

"Gray has ice magic!" She exclaimed touching the cold figure. He nodded, glad that she had completely forgot about the accident that happened only moments ago.

This has to be fate! Ice and water! What are the odds! Juvia's thoughts overtook her again and she began fantasizing.

"What's your magic?" Gray asked. He could feel her aura, it was pretty strong, and he could tell she was a wizard.

Juvia shot herself out of her dreamland and looked at the ice wizard in front of her. She opened her arms out wide and closed her eyes. Suddenly, it began to rain. She smiled, feeling the water trickling down on the two of them. Gray looked around.

"Are you doing this?" He asked catching a droplet of water in his mouth. She smiled.

"Juvia is the rain woman." She put her hand back to her sides, the rain still continuing to sprinkle on the two mages.

"Wow, I have to say I am surprised." Gray said freezing a water droplet that landed on his hand. How could this have happened? This had to have been destiny or something! Ice and Water?!

Gray looked down at her smiling face. Even though her mask was still on, Gray knew.

"Where did you come from..." He whispered just loud enough for her to hear.

They both looked in each others eyes, and slowly began moving towards one another. Gray tilted his head lower and Juvia stood on her toes.

Their lips moving closer, closer, closer-

"WHERE IS SHE?!" A voice yelled, practically causing the whole building to shake. They both shot their heads around to see dozens of guards maneuvering through the crowd of people. "Princess!"

Juvia's eyes widened and Gray felt her stiffen. The rain poured down harder. "Juvia must go," She said beginning to walk away, but Gray pulled her back.

"Where?" He asked. She can't go, not now! Why now? They looked at each other one last time, before the beautiful water mage took off running, leaving the ice wizard alone on the balcony.

The two never having kissed.

Well, there ya go! Sorry for the cliff hanger... But I am soooo tired of writing... You know it's the day after Thanksgiving so I am thankful that I was able to get this chapter out after all that eating!

I am normally a quick updater... But you never know, so I will try to get the next chapter out as soon as possible!

Thank you for reading once again! Hopefully you like the plot... There are going to be a few surprises later on, and I will definitely have to explain a lot more... If you have any questions please review and I will get back to you! Or just review to tell me if I am doing anything wrong or something... Or you can compliment me... Idk... Just... Review! I love those... 3

Gray: Your gonna leave us there? Hanging? !

Ice: Sorry, uh deal with it!

Juvia: But we didn't even kiss...

Ice: It's the first chapter... You guys can't kiss the first chapter!

Gray: Still...

Ice: Whatever, just say bye...

Gray: Bye guys...

Juvia: Thank you for reading!

Ice: Until next time! :0)