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Bittersweet Chocolate Cake

White Day

Without him realizing it, she had changed everything. With one smile, everything was suddenly better.

If there was a holiday he disliked more than Valentine's day, it was White Day. Gray wasn't the romantic type. Not even close. So having to go out and get something for his special someone was not going to be an easy task. And less when he was suddenly stuck with going with the world's biggest idiot.

He had arrived at the guild on this fateful day earlier than usual, wanting to get a drink and maybe find some job to take. But just as he had sat down at the bar and watched Cana drink from her large barrel of alcohol, he heard Mira chastising Natsu. He sighed, this wasn't a good sign.

"You have to get her something!" Mira scolded the fire dragon slayer, who only raised an eyebrow, looking very confused.

"Why?" he asked, scratching the back of his neck.

The barmaid looked exasperated as she answered, "Because it's White Day!" When the dragon slayer still held the same confused expression, Mira elaborated tiredly, "On this day men are supposed to give return gifts to women who gifted them chocolates on Valentine's Day!"

Gray's back stiffened at Mira's words. So today was that day? He groaned.

Natsu's mouth opened in an 'O' shape and he nodded. "Alright!"

Mira grinned. "It's also been a month since you two have been dating, right?" Natsu blushed and nodded, making Mira giggle. "Than the gift you get her should be extra special! Something that'll make her very happy!"

Sighing, Natsu dropped his head over the bar counter. "But I have no idea what to get her…" He turned to his blue exceed, that had been sitting on top of the counter, chewing onto a fish. "What ideas do you have, Happy?"

The cat grinned. "You should get her fish!"

Natsu was considering that and Gray rolled his eyes. He sure was a huge idiot.

Mira sweat dropped as Natsu nodded at his partners words. She was all too ready to reject the idea when Gray stated, "You're an idiot, fire breath! You get her a fish and you'll surely be dumped tonight!"

The dragon slayer's eyebrows twitched. "Oh really? Says the guy who doesn't even have a girlfriend!"

Gray's hands curled up into fists, "I could have a girlfriend if I wanted to!" He spat, a vein popping out on his forehead.

Natsu snorted, "Yeah right. You haven't even made a move on Juvia!"

Gray had had enough of this loudmouth, and took a swing at his head, but the pink haired mage avoided it with ease, grinning from ear to ear at Gray's angry face.

Mira stepped between the two rivals, that were now getting dangerously close. She really didn't want them to get into a pointless brawl, not when they had more pending issues to get to- that she wanted them to get to, to be precise. "Stop it, you two!" She yelled, dropping one hand on each of their chests to push them apart. "Instead of fighting over this, you should instead go out together and get something for your special girls!" She declared and both their eyes widened in shock.

"What!" They both yelled, their mouths falling open as they pointed at each other.

"I'm not going anywhere with that fiery mouth breather!"

"I'm not spending a day with the ice princess!"

"Yes you are!" Someone declared and they both froze in fear.

Erza stepped up to them, arms crossed over her chest as she glared at Gray and then at Natsu. "You two idiots need all the help you can get! And maybe you can help each other get something decent for the girls that got you chocolates on Valentine's day!"

"But-" They tried to argue but Erza stopped them yet again with a death glare.

"It's an order!"

"Aye sir!" They both mimicked Happy, not wanting to go against Erza's orders. They both knew the hell they'd get if they did.

Mira was ecstatic as she watched the two boys grumble under their breaths as they walked out of the guild together, Happy following after them. Two girls would surely be very happy tonight.

Cana stopped drinking for once, eyebrows furrowed as she watched the guild doors shut close after the two idiots. "Do you really think it was a good idea sending those two together?"

Erza and Mira exchanged a look, finally realizing what exactly they had done. They shrugged. The worst that could happen was them getting in a fight and destroying half the town. They then sweat dropped, sharing another look.

"I'm sure they'll be fine." Mira answered, a hesitant smile taking form on her lips.

The Titania nodded, sitting down on the counter as Kinana handed her her favorite flavored cake.

Lisanna, who had silently been standing behind the bar, shared a worried look with Kinana, hoping those two would not destroy anything. She sighed, she also hoped they'd both get something reasonable for Juvia and Lucy.

Gray and Natsu walked down Market Street, both feeling a little lost as they stared at all the shop's displays on the tables posted outside. Natsu would stop at almost every shop, finding something 'cool' or 'awesome' to get Lucy. But Gray would roll his eyes every time or glare at the idiot. "She won't like that. Definitely not." He'd say and both Natsu and Happy would frown.

Natsu sighed, dropping the clown hat on the shop's display table. "It would have looked very funny on her!"

Why had those two sent him with this idiot?! Gray groaned. He should have definitely stayed at his apartment today. "And that's exactly why she'll hate it."

Sighing, Natsu continued on to the next stand, ogling at the meat, and Gray had to pull him away by his scarf before he spent all his jewels on food. "We didn't come here for food."

Glaring at the ice mage, the dragon slayer than raised an eyebrow, a cocky smile on his lips, "Sooo, are you getting something for Juvia?"

Gray's eyebrows twitched when he saw the dragon slayer wiggle his eyebrows at him. "Didn't you hear what Mira said? Or are you that stupid?" Natsu didn't seem fazed by his insults. Gray glared at him. "I kinda have to since she gave me chocolates." He muttered.

Natsu snorted. "Right. Keep telling yourself that."

Hands curling into fists, Gray shoved the dragon slayer from his side, making him burst out in laughter. "Just admit it! You love her!"

"I do not." The ice mage gritted. Natsu raised an eyebrow. "Oh really?"

Gray only nodded, distracting himself by staring at the displays in the next shop.

Sighing, Natsu shrugged, an exasperated look on his face as he stared at his long time rival. "All I'm saying is that if you don't tell her soon, you're gonna lose her. Doesn't Lyon have a huge crush on her?"

Gray dropped the plush he had been looking at, his eyebrows twitching as he turned to the grinning fire dragon slayer. He had finally gotten under his skin. "I'm not losing her to anyone." He muttered and Natsu's grin widened.

"Aha! You love her!"

"I don't!"

"You do!"

"I said no!"

Happy placed his paws over his grinning face as he rolled his tongue, "He lliiiiiikes her!"

And not long after that, Gray tackled Natsu to the ground. The two wrestled on the floor, nearly knocking the a shop's display table as Gray pinned Natsu down and gritted, "You really are a pain in the ass!"

The shop's owner shrieked, yelling at the two boys to stop it. People around them rushed away, giving them disapproving looks.

"Uhm… You guys shouldn't fight. If Erza finds out about this you two will be in major trouble!" Happy warned them, but the two mages ignored him.

"Just admit you love her! You know, it's not so bad admitting it!" He smirked when Gray glared at him. He then yelled at the top of his lungs, "I love Lucy Heartfilia!" A couple of people raised questioning eyebrows at the two boys, some whispering to each other as they recognized them as Fairy Tail mages. Natsu smirked at Gray, "See? It wasn't so bad. It's actually not bad at all. It's great!"

"It's not so easy for me!" Gray suddenly admitted, throwing a fist at the annoying dragon slayer's face, making him fly across the street and hit into one of the stands. The people there screamed.

Natsu groaned, slowly standing up from the table he had landed on. The shop's owner, a tall, very huge man glared down at the pink haired teen and Natsu sweat dropped, grinning sheepishly. "Sorry 'bout that sir."

And with that, they were banned from Market Street. Natsu slumped his shoulders as they walked aimlessly around the streets of Magnolia. Gray was glaring down at the pavement, cursing the dragon slayer every chance he got.

Happy sighed as he sat down atop his partner's head. "You two really messed up this time." He shook his head, shuddering at the thought of the scarlet haired Titania. "And you'll be in major trouble once she finds out about this."

The two boys shuddered, already knowing what they'll get from Erza. Pain, a lot of it.

Natsu slowed his steps when he noticed a flower shop across the street. A light bulb went on in his head. "I'm gonna get Lucy flowers!" He declared, running off to the shop.

Gray sighed, walking after the dragon slayer. Flowers? Would Juvia like that? He shook that thought away. No, not flowers. It had to be something else. Something… something that in a way, would convey all the feelings he had been locking up inside of him for far too long.

It was a small shop, with potted plants and fresh flowers adorning the front. When Gray stepped in, a bell chimed above him. He noticed Natsu looking around the shop, staring at the neatly kept plants and flowers inside, scratching his chin as he asked Happy which ones Lucy would like.

"Welcome!" said an older woman, a gentle smile on her face as she regarded the two mages.

Natsu looked up at the woman and waved, greeting her back with a "Yo!" and walking up to her as she questioned from behind the counter, "What can I help you with?"

The dragon slayer's cheeks suddenly turned a light shade of pink as he mumbled, "I want to get my girlfriend a bouquet of flowers." He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "But I don't know what exactly to buy. I'm not really good at this."

Gray grinned down at the floor. That idiot could really get embarrassed, huh? It's like he was a different person when he talked about Lucy. Would he too change? His cheeks darkened at the thought of a pretty, blue haired water mage

The woman behind the counter smiled understandingly. "Of course, I'll do my best to help." She looked around the shop and then looked back up at Natsu. "This girl is special, correct?"

Natsu nodded, his cheeks a dark red now. "Very."

She smiled kindly and then suggested, "How about a bouquet of red roses?"

Looking at the bouquet she had just suggested, Natsu's eyes brightened and he grinned, "Yeah, those are perfect."

Not long after, the two mages and the exceed were stepping out of the flower shop, with Natsu wearing a content smile as he carried a bouquet of red roses, with a big red bow tied around it. "Lucy's definitely gonna be surprised!"

"Aye!" His cat agreed. Gray chuckled, for once, this idiot had come up with a good idea.

Gray's shoulders slumped. He had yet gotten anything for Juvia.

Glancing at the ice mage, Natsu suggested, "There's a jewelry shop just a block away from here that Lucy loves… If you want, we can go check it out. Maybe you'll find something for Juvia there."

Gray's eyes widened a little at Natsu's suggestion and he nodded, deciding it wasn't such a bad idea. Grinning, the dragon slayer led the way towards the shop. Once they got there, the shop's employee behind the glass counter greeted the pink haired teen with a wide smile. "Are you here to get something for Lucy-san?!" The young girl asked excitedly, making Natsu blush.

"No, not today." The girl frowned. Natsu motioned his head towards Gray, who was already looking around the shop. "This dumb ass is looking for something to get for his girl."

Gray glared at the dragon slayer, ready to comment that Juvia was not his girl, but stopped when the girl smiled at him and said, "Is this for a special occasion? Maybe for White Day?" Her eyes were shining with curiosity and Gray cheeks turned a light pink as he looked down and whispered, "Kind of… Yeah."

Both Natsu and Happy snickered at him and Gray was all too ready to punch the dragon slayer but stopped himself. He didn't want to cause another rackus. The Titania would really kill them both if he did.

The young girl soon had all different kinds of displays out for Gray to see, suggesting different types of jewelry pieces to get Juvia. She was currently showing him a charm bracelet and he shook his head. No, that didn't suit Juvia.

Natsu and Happy were also looking at the girl's suggestions, putting their own input when they saw something they thought Juvia would like. But Gray would shake his head, rejecting their ideas almost instantly. He wanted it to be special… He wanted to see it and just know she would definitely like it. Though, she would like anything he got her. But still, he wanted it to suit her.

And then he saw it. Rose, the young employee's name, had just taken the display out when his eyes brightened. He had seen that necklace before. A month ago. His fingers gravitated toward it, just like they had the last time he had seen it.

He held up the necklace, dangling from his fingers as he grinned at it. The clear teardrop crystal was shining before his eyes. This necklace, it really reminded him of her. It would definitely suit Juvia.

"I'm taking this one." He told Rose and she smiled, nodding as she took it from him to wrap it in a box.

"Here it is! I'm sure your special girl will love it!" The young girl winked at Gray and he blushed, taking the long, thin blue box with a white bow on top of it from her.

"I sure hope so." He smiled back and she giggled.

"Well, this didn't turn out so bad." Happy mused as they walked back to the guild.

Natsu and Gray shared a look, breaking into a grin as they chuckled. "Yeah, it didn't." They both agreed.

As soon as they stepped into the guild, they were met by the angry looks of both Erza and Mira. "We heard about what happened at Market Street! You two imbeciles better have a good explanation!" Erza glared daggers at the two, and they shrieked, taking a step away from her as they struggled to find a 'good' explanation.

"Oh, it was nothing serious, Erza!" Happy tried to help them out. Erza raised an eyebrow, curious about what the cat had to say. "Gray was just too scared to admit he loved Juvia so they got into an argument!"

Mira squealed while Erza's eyes widened. She would never tell this to anyone, but if she rooted for anyone to get together and be happy, it was for those two. She smiled a small smile down at the guild's floor. But then she remembered all the destructions they had caused and frowned again. Before she could give the two a piece of her mind, Lisanna exclaimed, "Erza-san! A delivery for you just arrived!"

She was holding a medium sized, brown box and Erza's eyebrows raised, not at all sure who could have sent her this. She took it, raising her index finger at the two boys, indicating she'd finish what she started with them after opening the box.

But as soon as she did, her cheeks turned the exact same color as her hair. The brown box fell to the floor near her feet, her mouth opening and closing as she stared at the teddy bear in her hands. "W-who…" Mira giggled, taking the card that had been placed inside the box. "From Jellal!" She exclaimed and with that, the Titania fainted, Mira and Lisanna catching her just in time.

Gray and Natsu fled the scene before the Titania awakened, not wanting to deal with her wrath today. They both silently thanked Jellal and Lisanna's timing as they searched the guild for their special girls.

To their surprise, the two girls had been sitting together at one of the many tables in the guild. When they got to their table, Lucy was giggling while Juvia was blushing madly.

The celestial mage noticed them first, waving at them as she said, "Hey you two! Whatcha been up to today?"

Natsu blushed, hiding the bouquet of roses behind his back and shrugged. "Not much." Gray grinned, that really was an understatement. They had been out for hours trying to figure out what to get them.

"Hello Gray-sama!" Juvia finally greeted, completely disregarding Natsu. Gray chuckled, mumbling a 'hey.' He too was hiding the gift he had gotten for her in his jacket.

Natsu was the first to make a move. He set the bouquet of red roses right in front of his girlfriend, a huge grin on his face. "For White Day," he explained when Lucy's wide brown eyes caught his. Then his cheeks turned a blush very similar to his hair, and he tried as much as he could to hide them with his scarf. "And also for our one month anniversary." He mumbled.

Lucy's face broke into a huge, bright smile and she tackled him into a hug. "I love them!" She exclaimed, her arms wrapping tightly around his waist, and Natsu's face went completely red. Her face was pressed snugly against the crook of his neck as she whispered, "Happy anniversary, Natsu."

He chuckled then, finally wrapping his arms around the small of her back, hugging her back. Looking up at her pink haired boyfriend, Lucy smiled lovingly at him as she tugged him down to her level and pressed her lips against his, not caring about all the catcalls they were getting from their guildmates. The kiss was short and sweet, and when it was over Lucy was blushing madly, looking down and trying to avoid Natsu's wide eyes. "Thank you for the roses." She spluttered, blushing even more. "A-and I-I love you." The cheers and catcalls from their guildmates only got louder after that.

When Lucy finally looked up, Natsu was beaming at her. He was grinning the grin she oh so loved, the one she had fallen for the moment he first sent it her way. Before she could say anything else, Natsu cupped her face and leaned down to capture her lips once more. This one was longer, more passionate, and her mind swirled all while her knees went weak.

They only broke apart when Gray cleared his throat, murmuring, "Get a room you two."

Lucy's face exploded with color and she pushed Natsu off of her, stuttering, "S-shut u-up Gray!"

The ice mage chuckled at her reaction, watching her grab her bouquet of roses and then drag her boyfriend out of the guild. Catcalls and cheers followed after them, which only made the celestial mage blush even more, if possible.

After those two had left the guild, Gray finally took the seat besides the blushing water mage. Her eyes were wide and she was silently wishing she too would be kissed like Lucy had by the love of her life. She then turned to stare at Gray logindly, making him swallow audibly and look away.

"Uh, Juvia…" He started, rubbing the back of his neck.

Juvia scooted closer to him, making his heart go into overdrive. "Yes, Gray-sama?"

Her heart was beating with anticipation as she watched him fumble with something inside his jacket. Juvia's eyes widened when he dropped a long, thin box in her hands. She looked down at it and then back up at Gray in question. "W-what is this for, Gray-sama?"

He was still not looking at her as he answered, "It's for White Day. A thank you gift." It was so much more than that, he knew that. But he was still not ready to tell her that… Or maybe her was. He didn't know. He wasn't very good at expressing his feelings.

Glancing down at her, his eyes widened when he saw her looking down at the box lovingly. She then looked up at him and his mouth dropped opened, barely noticing the tears in her eyes. "J-juvia! Are you okay? Did I do something? I-I'm so sorry! Please don't cry!" He wasn't good with crying girls. Never had been. And he got worse when it was her that was crying.

Juvia shook her head. "Juvia is perfectly fine! Ecstatic actually! These are happy tears, Gray-sama!" She grinned up at him and his heart almost stopped. She was beautiful.

He cleared his throat and looked away again. "Oh, well, that's great. Really great." He chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck as he stared at the floor. He felt really awkward all of the sudden. Why did he have the sudden urge to kiss her?

Scooting closer to him, Juvia rested her head on Gray's shoulder, making his back stiffen. He glanced down at her slowly, eyes wide as her blue eyes caught his. "Juvia loves Gray-sama."

He felt everything freeze then. He didn't care about the people surrounding him, he didn't care what they would say or that they might start cheering and catcalling them like they had with Natsu and Lucy, all he could think about then was her. How beautiful she looked, how her lips looked so soft, how her eyes were so bright and how his heart wouldn't calm down.

He took her chin then and lifted her head up, her eyes wide as he brought her lips to his. It was a sweet and short kiss, but it had been enough to make his hands shake and his heart thump madly in his chest.

When they broke apart, Juvia was blinking up at him, her hands coming up to cup her cheeks as she looked around the room, hearing and seeing guild mates cheering for them. "Finally!" Cana yelled from the bar counter.

Gray blushed and looked down, a little embarrassed by his actions. He should have definitely done this in private.

"G-Gray-sama?" Juvia finally spoke and he looked down at her, watching her hands bunch the ends of her skirt, her knuckles turning white as she stuttered, "W-what… W-why did… W-why did Gray-sama do that?"

He rested his forehead on hers, making her eyes widen yet again. "I can't kiss my girl?"

Her entire face turned red. "Gray-sama's… g-girl?" She repeated slowly and he grinned. She really was cute.

Gray only nodded, his grin widening as he leaned down and captured her lips with his once again.

He had been afraid to love someone. Afraid that he'd lose them if he did. Because he had lost so many people he loved. He just couldn't take losing someone else. That's why he shut himself from anyone that tried to get too close to him. But with Juvia, he just couldn't stop her. She was always there, encouraging him, smiling at him, supporting him and loving him, even when he tried to push her away, she kept persisting, never giving up.

He was afraid of loving her. But it was hard not to. Really hard.

So when she whispered, "Juvia really loves Gray-sama."

He whispered back, "And Gray loves Juvia. More than she can imagine."

Author's Note: Love, like it, hate it? Please leave a review and let me know!

Soo, this is the end of this two shot. I really hope you enjoyed it! If you are interested in finding out how Natsu and Lucy became an item please go check out their one shot titled Red Velvet and White Chocolate. This is also a Valentine's day fanfic :D

Thank you so much to those of you that took the time to review the first chapter! And also a huge thank you to those who followed and favorited this story ;)

Tishimoo: Thank you for sharing lol! I actually wrote what Natsu and Lucy did that same day Gray finally figured out his feelings for Juvia a while back! I published it back in February haha. It's titled Red Velvet and White Chocolate if you want to check it out! ;)

Kaylacutiepop: I'm glad you liked it! ;D

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Thank you so much for reading!

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