Hey guys! here is a cute little, fun story i've been working on, on the slick side. I was wanting to do more with Juvia because i reeeeeally like Juvia, and i noticed people are starting to ship her and Laxus now (OMG) so i wanted to do something with Laxus and Juvia, maybe not in a much romantic way, but i feel that these two could be a really good friend paring.

Fun Fact: Did you know, Bickslow's magic, Seith magic, is also another hidden seven. Seith is a welsh name meaning Seven. Hiro really likes sevens huh...

Please enjoy!

Sorry for any mistakes!

Juvia stared at the image in the mirror and frowned. She wasn't sure if the two pig tails tied to both sides of her temple were really the best thing to wear. She took them down and brushed her hair back out again. She knew that was just something Lucy could wear and look great in the process. When,on the other hand, she just was, obviously, not a pig tail person. She laid her head onto her vanity and sighed. She'd been sitting there for at least an hour now trying to find her knew look of the year. She looked back up to the mirror and stared at her reflection, her long blue hair down and cascading around her as if to mock her that she wasn't succeeding in changing her appearance. She picked up her eye liner and then looked deeply into herself. She wasn't a make up kind of girl, but she knew Lucy wore it. The blonde would show up at the guild dozens of times looking as if she had stepped out of a fashion magazine with perfect hair, and perfect nails, and perfect make up. Juvia on the other hand, skipped those steps and put on nice, but comfortable clothes just really paying attention to only that.

Wait. Why was she comparing herself to Lucy? It really didn't matter whether she did or not, it wasn't going to help her look good this year.

This was the year something good was bond to happen, she just knew it. She went to every fortune teller in Fiore and got the same fortune every time. Love will be good this year. Or something along those lines. She had to be prepared for it. That meant, a small change in her attitude and look and she'd have Gray right were she wanted him. So she dared herself to pull the liner to her eye. She looked at it , then back to herself before deciding she was going to do it. She'd read almost every magazine with makeup tutorials she could find and only found one she wanted to try. So she plastered it up to her wall and there it was staring back at her now.

She took it down and held it in front of her face. She knew this was what she needed to do. To get beautiful for her Gray-sama. So, she went straight into it, not once hesitating like she was before. She didn't stop until the eye liner pencil was drawing a thick line right on the waterline of her eye. She did the other eye, and repeated this to her upper lid. She pulled back and stared at herself. It looked weird, but in a good way. She was changing and it just had to take some time getting use to. She took her mascara and applied it to her eyelashes. She had thick and long eyelashes, so a little mascara was all she needed to make them stand out. That's when she looked up at her reflection, and boy did she like what was reflecting back at her, so far. She suddenly thought of something she had and pulled out the drawers of her vanity and grabbed her light blue contacts. She had gotten them for a job acting somewhere she couldn't remember and she hadn't used them since. The contacts were just given to her for the show so, she didn't feel the need to where them all the time. She put one in and watch her face come to life. She placed one hand over her dark blue eye and smiled before adding in the other one.

After adding a nude pink to her lips, Juvia couldn't believe her reflection. She was beautiful and she smiled at that part of herself. She pulled her hair up into a ponytail close to the top of her head, she took her comb and parted a piece and another much smaller one, pulling out her bangs. She tied her hair with an elastic the grabbed a hair pin before pulling the small piece back, and clipping it there. She grinned. Gray wasn't going to be able to take his eyes off her.

Outfit time! She walked over to her closet and frowned at her selection. It was hot outside so her normal choice of clothing was out of the question. She grabbed her black bathing suit like top and pulled it on, she put on a dark blue short sleeved button up shirt with it and left it open. Then she slipped into her dark blue striped skirt and some ankle boots. She grabbed some earrings and then grinned at herself in the mirror.

Juvia was again new and improved.

Juvia walked to the guild a stood before the doors contemplating if she really was going to walk though those doors like this. She wasn't sure of anyone would approve of her look. More importantly, what would Gray say. She just new he wasn't going to be too keen of her outfit, would he? She was just about to turn and walk back home when a whistle sounded behind her. "Who's the new chick?" a voice said. Juvia knew she heard that voice, but wasn't able to post a picture to it.

Another person shifted their weight, clamping a heel to the pavement below them. "Don't know, but the back of her is hot." Again another voice she wasn't sure if she knew or not. Yet, she took a deep breath and to turned to the now studded faces of Laxus and Bickslow. Or what she could pin as studded faces. Their faces went slack and their eyes went wide, or Laxus' did, she wasn't sure about Bickslow.

"Juvia?" Laxus said, as if he had to hear himself say it in order for him to believe it. Bickslow laughed a little before scratching the back of his head.

"Woah, you look hot today. What's the occasion?" Juvia gave them a smile and decided she'd try to talk to a few other people in the guild other than Cana, Lucy, Erza and Gray.

"Juvi-" she closed her eyes and then shook her head. She'd try and stop that. She wanted people to take her seriously now, which meant, no more third person speaking. "I," she said clearly,"always change my look at the beginning of the new year. I just wanted to try something different for the this year." Bickslow slowly nodded, a small smile visible form under his visor.

"Yeah, it's working out for ya. Didn't know you had such nice legs." He stuck his tongue out and laughed, Laxus nodded beside him.

"Yeah, you look nice." The two walked to the door before turning back to her. "Coming in?" Laxus said, his hand flat on the door. It took her a moment to realize, he was talking to her. That she was still standing there replaying the conversation in her head. She smiled, letting herself have some fun talking to other men in the guild other than Gray.

"Thank you" She said walking into the guild with the two men by her side. The guild was carrying on normally, not paying any attention to the doors really. Juvia looked around to see if Gray made it there yet, scanning the area for her lovely raven haired prince. She was so deep into searching she didn't catch on to what Bickslow said beside her. She turned to him when he suddenly laughed. "I'm sorry" she said with a small blush.

"It's okay. I said, you want to sit with us? We never talked much and though it would be nice to try and change that." Bickslow gave her a grin and she stared at him for a moment before looking over to Laxus. The other man just shrugged his broad shoulders.

"I don't care." He mumbled, walking off towards their normal table. Bickslow stayed behind to wait for her reply. When Juvia looked back once more, peering over the guild in search of her Gray-sama, she was only left empty handed. It seemed that she came a little too early, a little too excited.

She sighed and turned back to Bickslow still standing there with her."Juv-" she cleared her throat and smiled, " I seem to not have anywhere else to go. I suppose a few minutes wouldn't hurt." Bickslow's tongue slipped out and he chuckled his delight.

"Great, come on then." Juvia followed the seith mage over to their table, letting her sit between him and a Freed occupied by a book. Juvia studied his form for a moment, trying to make since of the words she could make visible from over his shoulder. When he cleared his throat, Juvia looked up into his ocean blue eyes. Freed's expression was stung with a look of surprise.

"Ah, Juvia-san." He looked over to Laxus as if silently asking him why she was here. Laxus silently replied, pointing at Bickslow. The seith mage smirked and threw his arm around Juvia's shoulders.

"Why not keep her?" Bickslow said. Freed laughed nervously and set his book down.

"Yes, but is there a reason why she's here? There's normally no one who sits here." Bickslow wrapped both arms around her and gave a tight claiming squeeze.

"She's here because i invited her." Juvia laughed off Bickslow, slightly pushing him off her as the same time Evergreen came and sat with them.

"Really, this surly is interesting. Good morning, Juvia." Juvia's smile widened when Evergreen spoke to her. She immediately replied. Evergreen sighed and smiled. "I don't mind, it's actually nice not to be the only female at this table. Conversations can get really boring when the only thing you hear is either new rune writings, babes around town and..." she looked over to Laxus as he was slumped over a glass of beer, no input what so ever. She shook her head and continued, "Nothing."

Bickslow frowned at her as he crossed his arms over his chest after pushing his visor up. "Yeah, well who wants to hear about whatever you have to talk about." Evergreen glared at him and slapped a hand onto his visor, covering his face again.

"Ugh! Keep that damn thing closed! No one wants to see that disgusting face of yours!" Bickslow's lips formed into a smirk as he took grasp of Juvia again.

"Juvia-chan does!" Juvia turned to him asking about the visor to change the subject. Bickslow just pushed it back to the top of his head and flashed her his neon green eyes. " I creep some people out and it's to protect that delicious looking soul of yours." Juvia cautiously put a hand on her chest. Evergreen just rolled her eyes.

"He can't see your soul, he's teasing you." Juvia smiled a bit in relief, revealing her handy work this morning to Evergreen. "Oh, Juvia are you wearing make up?" She asked, taking note of she straight dark lines around her eyes. Juvia went to reply when the doors to the guild opened. She turned her attention as a few people flooded in. Juvia kept her eyes on her target, waiting for her prince to come in and sweep her away.

When Natsu came in stomping with a laughing Lucy behind him, she knew Gray had to be close. Sure enough him and Erza walked in just after. Gray had his hands tucked deep into his pockets and was walking over to his normal table. Her heart immediately fluttered and she couldn't help herself from staring. She had to get over there to her Gray-sama, and fast. What would he think of her new outfit? Would he like it? Would he think she was trying too hard. Although she was pretty much desperate at this point, all she really wanted was for Gray to look at her.

Juvia watched as Gray sat down next to Lucy and said something to her that made her laugh again and Natsu retorted with harsh curse , pointing his finger at Gray and making the Ice mage frown. That's when Erza stepped in, striking them both across the head. Juvia smiled and almost stood before she realized every eye at the table she was sitting at was staring at her.

Laxus smirked and chugged down a little beer. Juvia wondered how he got it so early. She remembered Mira saying it wasn't good to drink alcoholic drinks early in the morning at that she wasn't supposed to do so until lunch time. Yet, Laxus and Cana were the main people that she could recall to drink such items in the morning. Laxus nodded his head to team Natsu's table, setting his beer cup down. "You can go if you like. We're not gonna keep you all to ourselves." Juvia thanked him quickly and excused herself up and began the seemingly long walk to Gray's side.

Bickslow watched her go and frowned at Laxus. "Hey! I invited her for a reason!" Freed reopened his book and focused back on his foreign language.

"Right, to get into her pants." Bickslow clicked his tongue against his teeth and looked away mumbling something the rest of the table could careless to decipher. Laxus just kept his eyes on the retreating water mage. He put his glass to his lips, getting one last look of her before turning his attention back on his team.

Juvia walked over to team Natsu's table and tapped Gray's shoulder. Everyone's attention snapped up to her, their expression's changed a lot like Laxus' earlier. Erza opened her mouth to say something but was cut off by Lucy's gushing

"Juvia! Wow, you look...sexy." Juvia blushed and smiled at her.

"i just changed my image for this year." Erza gave her a sweet smile and nodded her approval.

"Although you're showing a lot more skin than usual. You look nice. I assume this is for a certain Ice mage who's gaping obviously at you." Juvia looked down in front of her to see Gray's mouth open, but no words escaping.

When he realized he had been caught he started to stammer nonsense. "Uh, yuh...um. Right.. Juvia." He mumbled after she smiled at him, "What do you want?" Juvia took in a deep breath and formed the sentence she'd been wanting to say to him for a long time now. She took in a deep breath and grabbed his arm, pulling him up with her.

"I was wondering if Gray-sama would like to go on a mission with ju- me?" Gray's face flushed and he turned away quickly when he noticed his arm deep in cleavage.

"Uh, i um- i've got a mission to go already." he mumbled. "Sorry." Juvia's face fell a little and she let go of his arm.

"Is it okay if i go with you?" Gray kept his eyes away from the tempting figure in front of him. He need her to go away now before he do something he'd regret.

"No." he quickly snapped. "I just want to go with my team." Juvia looked up to him and noticed that he wouldn't look her in the eye. His eyes targeted at everywhere besides her's. She frowned and turned to walk away.

"Oh..Juvia understands." she didn't even try to correct her grammar, finding it pretty useless now. When she looked up she was surprised to see Laxus standing in front of her. His arms were crossed over his chest and his face was twisted in a small scowl. Juvia thought she had forgotten something at the table and it had angered Laxus that he had to be the one to return it to her, but he just turned and nodded for her to come with him. She watched as he walked off back to his table and realized he wanted her to follow.

When she turned back to Team Natsu, their face all had mixed expressions. Lucy was frowning at Gray, probably mad at him for how he handled himself a few minutes ago. Erza looked puzzled, wondering why Laxus came all the way over to their table, just to get Juvia to follow him. Back to his table at that. Natsu was...well Natsu just sitting there not fazed by anything. And Gray was a little surprised at Laxus' actions, but still not looking at Juvia.

Juvia sighed and turned, walking away, back to Laxus's table. Bickslow welcomed her back with another tight hug, but she didn't even try to pry him off. She didn't understand what happened. Did Gray not like her out fit? Did her think it was too revealing like Erza said it was? She felt disgusted with herself. She knew she shouldn't have gone out the house like this.

As if to read her thoughts Laxus sighed and leaned into to her, grabbing her attention. "Look back over to the table. Don't looked fast, just sneak a quick glance over your shoulder. Be discrete with it." Juvia slightly turned her head, following Laxus' instructions, catching Gray's eyes on her. Her heart fluttered again as their eyes locked. Gray immediately turned away with a blush on his cheeks. When Juvia turned back to Laxus, he was smirking.

"He definitely liked what he saw." Evergreen said, pressing a cup of coffee to her lips. "Men can be so immature with their feelings. An un-honest man is a man who doesn't understands what he's got. Clear evidence to as why he hasn't acknowledged your feelings yet." Juvia Looked down to her fingers fumbling with her button up shirt.

"Does that mean Gray-sama likes Juv- me?" Evergreen set her coffee cup down and looked closely at Team Natsu's table. Freed's voice came in form behind his book.

"It would appear to anyone other than you, that he doesn't." Juvia's face flashed with sadness before Freed added. "Though, on close inspection, Gray shows the same qualities of a young man interested in you than a man who doesn't have any feelings towards you." Freed set his book down and looked at Juvia with a smile. "In other words, yes, it could be a possibility that he could develop feelings for you because as of right now, he doesn't know if he's grateful or annoyed by your presence."

"Which is why." Bickslow came in, taking her chin into his hand and turning Juvia's face towards his, "You've gotta hit him hard with the feelings. Make him fall in love." Juvia's eyes sadden as her head dropped a little in Bickslow's grasp.

"Ju- i've been trying hard to make Gray-sama fall in love." She mumbled. Laxus looked back over to the said man's table and caught them all watching them. As a matter of fact, almost the whole guild was giving them amused expressions, listening on their conversation.

"Then you need to try harder." Laxus said. When he stood up he nodded for Juvia to follow him. Bickslow let her go and she stood up, trailing after the older man.

"Where are we going?" She asked when he walked over to the mission board.

"It's not we, it's you." Laxus turned towards her after pulling off a job request and handed it to her. "You're gonna walk over there and demand Gray to go on Job with you." Juvia stared at him for a moment. Wouldn't that make things worse, just forcing him to go with her. She wanted him to go with her because that was of something he wanted to do. Though before she doubted herself again she nodded. She was gonna try and follow Laxus's advice. Yes, she was going to make sure Gray was going to go on a mission with her. She wanted more than anything to be alone with her Gray-sama.

She took the took the job out of Laxus's hands and waltzed over to Gray's table holding out the mission to him. Laxus watched as Gray looked away for a moment, but Juvia grabbed his shoulder shoving the job request back in his view path. Gray said something that made Erza fuss at him. The red haired mage slapping the back of his head. When she finished scolding him, Gray sighed and stood up. He mumbled something to Juvia and she cheered, smiling big and proud.

Laxus chuckled softly and turned to go back to his table before something soft pressed into his back. Small slender arms wrapped themselves around his torso and he was squeezed. "Thank you, Laxus-san" a sweet voice whispered. The arms let him go and the warmth on his back disappeared. Laxus turned to look over his shoulder, watching Juvia run back off towards Gray and clamp her arms around his. Gray flinched a little, but let her do what she pleased as the two walked off out the guild.

Laxus walked over to his table and took a seat next to Evergreen. The young woman looked up at him with and amused smirk. "Why'd you want us to help her?" She asked slowly, in order to fully get his answer. Laxus just shrugged.

"Why'd you listen to me when i asked you to?" He grumbled back his reply. Freed looked up from his book the same time Bickslow chuckled and said, "because she's so adorable!"

Freed gave Laxus a deep look, a small smile on his lips. "Maybe it was the same reason why you wanted to help her." Freed said, Laxus looked over to him and waited for Freed to continue. "Because, she's the type of person, no matter how gruff you are, you just can't leave her alone." Laxus turned away letting those words sink in. Maybe that was the case.

"Gray-Sama, Ju-I really want to go on a mission with you! Please, just this one."

"I...i already said i had something to do Juvia.."

"But i want to be alone with Gray-sama! Ju- I want to go with you on a mission. Please Gray-sama, just this once."

"i...i don't kno-"

"Gray, why don't you just be honest! The poor girl just wants to spend some time with you. It's the least you can do for everything she'd done for you."

"...Fine, but just this one."

"Yay! Thank you Gray-sama!"

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"Thank you, Laxus-san."

So there you have it my little Juvia x Gray action going on, i do, though would like to add in some Laxus and Juvia moments too, or better let make it a Juvia X Laxus story, but for right now. It's Juvia and Gray. So Yeah. Maybe i'll do a poll or something later.

Next Chapter...i'll post maybe tomorrow. It's already halfway done. I just want to see if you guys enjoy it so far.