Chapter 24: Skate
Juvia's POV
"Hmm..."
"Are you alright?"
"Y-Yes... Its just that... This is Juvia's first time." I said, tying my ice skating shoes. I tried to stand up but I quickly lost my balance. I was caught by Gray-sama in the end.
"Woah there. Be careful." He said. He's wearing those shoes too. He helped me up, holding my hand to assist me if I fall again. Wait, isn't this 'Catch Me When I Fall' ?
"G-G-G-Gray-sama...! A-Are you sure t-t-this is f-f-fun??" I asked. Really, this is my first time and I'm really, really scared. Like, what if I bump into something? Or to someone? And, what if I slip on ice? It would surely hurt my bottoms.
"Yeah, I'm sure." He said, holding my hand tighter. Oh no, were getting close to the entrance. And, there are a lot of people skating. I can see a lot of Korean, Japanese and American. And, those who speaks in English, not sure if they're Canadian or something.
I gripped on his hands tighter. "Ow!" he said, removing his hand from mine. He turned to me with a horrific expression. "W-What's the matter with you??"
"S-Sorry, I'm just really scared." I honestly said, pouting. Why I'm scared? I always see a lot of people getting slipped on ice and they have a really hard time getting up, especially for first timers.
He stared at me for a while and quickly looked away. I can see he's blushing. "No need to act so cute." he mumbled. I couldn't really understand what he's saying, honestly.
"What?" I bluntly asked. He shook his head and holds my hand again. "I-It's nothing. You know, it's a good thing you wore jeans today." I was wearing my blue jacket, with a white tank top inside and some jeans. A simple outfit for a high school girl. Well, I wore jeans because I might slip on ice and jacket because, the ice skating rink is cold, especially its in a room or, so I think it is.
Gray-sama is wearing his black jacket with a white t-shirt inside and pants. Couple look, huh? I seriously didn't expect that.
"We're going to skate. I can't wear a skirt." Though, I wore skirt when we went to the Eiffel tower before. I still regret that.
"Says the person who wore skirt when she knows we're going someplace high." He teased.
"H-Hey..! But then again, you kept staring at my... Umm... When the wind...."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
I twitched my eyes at him. "You don't remember?"
He blushed again, knowing what I meant. He covered his eyes in shock. "I-I can believe that you made me remember that. And I still do, remember it, clearly."
Juvia punched his arm, with my free hand. "Hey!! Stop remembering it!!!"
He chuckled again and we started to walk towards the entrance. He's still holding my hand so I can still stand up and walk with this shoes. Were getting near to the entrance and my fear is getting up again.
"G-Gray-sama, I-I want to go to the bathroom." I lied.
"Juvia, I know when you're lying." He bluntly said, still heading to the entrance.
He stepped on the ice, still holding my hand. "I'll help you get use to this so don't be scared." I slowly put my right foot in and my left one.
I almost slipped but Gray-sama helped me, holding on my waist for support. "Hey, you okay?"
I nodded, blushing. He led me to the rails so I can hold and stay for a while. He leans into my ear and whispered, "Watch me."
He goes off and runs, wait, not as in run but he's fast in skating. He goes around in circle like an expert. Some girls were squeeling and taking pictures of him. Juvia wants to punch them. Gray-sama's really good at skating. I gaped when he swirled around in the center while sitting. He did that for at least 10 seconds or so. Many people clapped for him while I'm here, just gaping how good my boyfriend is.
I looked at my feet and tried moving them around. I almost slipped but its a good thing that I'm holding on the rails. Juvia saw a kid twirling around and skating. Gosh, I feel humiliated. Juvia never did this before.
After a while, Gray-sama came back to me. "So, you okay now? Let me teach you." He holds both of my hands and we started moving around.
I wasn't moving my feet, I'm too scared. "Hey, Juvia, try to loosen up and move your feet." Is he reading my mind.
I tried to move my left one. I succeeded, without slipping. "Nice, now the other one." He said. I tried moving my right one and I ended up, slipping.
I ended up on the ground. "Ow..." I said, rubbing my sides. I looked at Gray who was smiling a bit, that slowly turned into a laugh. I pouted and tried to stand up, I couldn't. The floor was too slippery. Gray-sama stretched put his arm to me, holding my hand and helped me to stand up.
"Sorry about laughing at you." He said, in between of laughs. I rolled my eyes. "Hey, I'm not good, okay?"
He stops laughing. "Okay,*clears throat* sorry. Now, let's continue skating." He holds my hand and started moving again.
"Look, Juvia. You should slide your right or left feet first. It depends on you." He advised me. We went near the rails so I can practice. I slid my right feet and automatically, my left one followed. I skated, for the first time and I'm moving.
"That's it, you're getting the hang of it." He said, smiling at my success. I tried doing it again and I moved! Who knew skating could be fun and exciting???
"And Juvia, if you're about to fall, slump a bit so you can control it. Like what I do when I was skating there a while ago." He said, advising me again.
"Roger!" I said and moved again. Ooh, so I'm a fast learner, huh? I slid my right feet and about to fall again but I remembered what he said. I should slump down a bit. I did what he told me and surprisingly, I really didn't fall.
"That's it!" He said, skating towards me.
Wow, I could enjoy this forever. I thought.
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"These shoes can sure make my feet tired." I said, massaging my feet again. My feet kinda feels a little sore and tired so I suggested to Gray-sama that we should rest for awhile, in a couch outside the skating rink.
"I got used to that." He said, getting my feet and lets it rest on his lap. I blushed instantly, trying to remove them but he's holding it. "H-Hey! It's embarrassing...!" I said.
He massages my feet, which relaxed me a bit. "Feels good, right?" I nodded as my response. Well, I suppose I could let him massage it.
"I got used to these kind of things so I don't feel them anymore." He bluntly said.
"So you come here often?" I asked, enjoying his massage. He chuckled. "When I was a kid, I usually would come here to practice skating since I enjoy being inside there because its cold."
After a few minutes, my feet is feeling alright so I wore those shoes again I stood up and surprisingly, I didn't need Gray-sama's help on standing up. Maybe its because, I got used to this shoes already.
"You ready?" He asked, going inside the rink. I nodded and went inside the rink too. I slid my right feet and moved. I'm slow, because I haven't fully mastered skating yet. I'm glad Gray-sama's at my side and staying close to me.
Then, I suddenly slipped on the melted ice, so I slumped a little to control it but I couldn't so I ended up falling on Gray-sama's chest. He automatically holds both of my shoulders and I was resting on his chest. "You okay?" He asked.
I quickly nodded and looked into his eyes. I mean like, were just 2 inches away from each other. None of us wants to get off. I know that there are few people left here.
I tiptoed and gave him a quick peck on the lips. I wrapped my arms around his neck and smiled. "Thanks for saving me again."
His face turned red, red as a tomato. "Y-You're w-w-w-welcome...!"
"Mama! They kissed!"
"So that's how couples kiss!"
"Dear, stop looking."
I sweat a drop. I quickly get off from him and backs away a little. "S-Sorry..." I apologized to him. He chuckled, going near me. "Its fine, I mean like, I do that to you sometimes."
"But not in front of children." I bluntly said. I sighed and face palmed. "I can't believe this."
"Don't worry about it. Its not like they won't do it when they grow older." He pointed out. "Still, its inappropriate." I said, looking around.
"A-Anyways, l-let's go." I said, skating a bit far away from the kids. He followed me.
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"Thanks for today." I said, smiling from ear to ear at Gray-sama. We're already in front of my house. Our date ended a little early. Well, its because we started skating at 3 and we got home at 8.
"You finally learned skating." He said and laughed a bit. I giggled and opened the door but I suddenly felt him, hugging me from behind.
"Gray-sama?" I called out.
"Let me stay like this for a while... With you." He said, hugging me tighter. I smiled and blushed a little. I closed my eyes, feeling safe in Gray-sama's arms.
"Umm, Gray and Juvia? There's time and place for that, okay?" We both turned around and dad was there, carrying grocery bags.
Gray-sama quickly gets off from me and fixed our distance from each other. "G-Good evening, Mr. Rave. Sorry for what you saw earlier."
"Hahaha! No need to apologize, I know you two are dating so its fine." Dad said and opens the door with his key. He looks at both of us and said, "Now, continue. I'll get inside." And he really went inside.
"I-I guess, this is a good bye." I said, scratching my cheek. He holds me on my cheek, leans in and kissed me on my cheek.
He lets go and states at my face. After a while, he suddenly chuckles and said, "You seemed unsatisfied with a kiss on the cheek."
I gaped, blushed again. "I-I'm satisfied---" he suddenly pulls me and kissed me on my lips, hugging me tighter. He lets go and said, "There, you look satisfied already."
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