It was an average day at Fairy Tail, everything seemed normal -or as normal as anything can be in Fairy Tail. At least there wasn't a Guild attacking, or ten thousand dragons attacking. It was just a normal day. But it didn't mean it was going to be uneventful for Gray Fullbuster, the Guild's Ice Mage.

He was just sitting close to the counter where Mira could refill his beer every time he needed her to when Laxus Dreyar, the Lightening Dragon Slayer arrived and sat two chairs beside him. He ordered the usual and Mirajane happily complied. After some meaningless small talk, Gray heard something that caught his attention.

"How was your mission with Juvia, Laxus?" Mirajane asked and Gray started coughing his beverage. Of course, he knew that Juvia had arrived the night before from a mission, but he had no idea that the mission was with Laxus!

"She's hardcore." Laxus said in a matter-of-fact tone, smirking a bit.

"Wait, why did you go on a mission with Juvia?" Gray was confused. Both Laxus and Mira looked in his direction.

"Jiji wants me to bond with the new members or whatever." Laxus shrugged. "He said that I grew up with most of you, but I don't know the others as much. I went along. It's not like he was setting me up with a weakling anyway. I already went on one with Wendy and Charle a few weeks ago, then Gajeel. Juvia was the only one left."

"But... Juvia?" Gray asked in disbelief. He was well aware that they were in the same team together during the Games, but he never saw that much interaction between the two of them. It was weird.

"Yeah." The blonde man rolled his eyes. What was Gray not getting?

"And how did you two get along?" Mirajane asked, truly curious. Sure, when Team B was formed with herself, Gajeel, Jellal, Juvia and Laxus, it was fine but they nearly didn't interact with each other, and really didn't fight side by side.

"She's..." Laxus searched for a word. "...something."

"Something?" Gray frowned, not liking where this was going.

"Yeah. She is something" And as if he was reminding of something Laxus chuckled.

Chuckled.

Gray's frown got deeper. Juvia had made Laxus chuckle? What the...? Gray admitted that for something or someone to amuse Laxus that much took some work, yet somehow, Juvia did it.

"Yes. She's sweet." Mira said and Laxus nodded, agreeing.

Wait. Stop. Rewind and stop.

How on earth did Laxus know that Juvia was sweet? Okay, it was kind of a general knowledge that Juvia was sweet with her friends, but fierce with her enemies, but Laxus didn't need to agree with Mira the way he did! And of course, Laxus was not done with it, much to Gray's displeasure.

"And she's not afraid of a good battle either, I already knew that and that's good. But I never saw her truly working." Laxus took a sip of his beer. "She's kickass. A Dark Guild messed things up for us but she held half of them without breaking a sweat." The man was admired, that was obvious. "And when she came to fight the strong ones by my side, we actually fit."

Gray didn't know his frown could get deeper until that moment. How the hell lightening and water fit? Laxus and Juvia couldn't not fit more!

"How so?" Mira asked.

'Yes, Laxus. How so?' Gray thought.

"You know..." He shrugged nonchalantly. "She sensed when I was going to attack and dodged it right in time. And she moved a lot more than I did, so I just needed to shoot and she would get out of the way; my power would increase its force because she had wet the guys and water conducts electricity. They were pretty toasted when we finished." Laxus chuckled again. "It was kind of fun. I thought she was different."

"Will you be going in another mission together?" Mira asked happily; she really liked that he was getting along with the other better since they returned from Tenrou Island.

"Sure, why not?" Laxus nodded. "If the opportunity comes..."

Gray slammed his fists into the counter and got up, fed up with it; startling both Mirajane and Laxus. He quickly scanned the room to find Juvia. She was with Gajeel, no surprise; if she wasn't by his side, he was by Gray's. And apparently, now Laxus. The thought made him even angrier. He quickly walked towards her and just before he arrived, he heard her talking to the Dragon Slayer. Her back was turned to him, so she didn't see him coming..

"...and then Juvia would dodge. The bad guy wouldn't even realize what was coming and then 'bam!' Electricity! It was like dancing, really." She chuckled excited.

"If one of those lightening ever caught you, Juvia..." Gajeel pointed out. "Those hurt."

Gray couldn't see her face, but her whole body language changed as if she was smiling kindly. "Juvia knows, Gajeel-kun. She received a lachrymal shock once. Juvia imagines that one coming from him would be even worse."

"Oh, yeah." The man nodded. "Trust me: it is. Specially to us; iron and water..."

"Juvia thinks that that's why it was so thrilling. If he calls Juvia to go on another mission together..."

That was it. The boiling feeling on Gray's stomach couldn't take it anymore. Everyone was so happy to go to missions together, but he was not. He had no idea why, but the thought of Juvia being that good with someone else other than him irked Gray very much. Especially since she was the one so excited about it. And Laxus... Gray knew that the blonde man was, according to the Sorcerer's Magazine: 'Unbelievable hot with the bad boy look.' Women just would fall into Laxus' feet.

But not that woman.

"Juvia!" Gray stepped closer to the duo and Juvia turned when heard his voice. "Let's go on a mission." The only one she needed to be excited about going to a mission with was him.

"Yes! Gray-sama wants to go with Juvia?" She had hearts instead of eyes and Gray smirked inside; a sense of pride passing though him.

He nodded and faked a groan. "I need to kick some serious ass. Go pack and we'll meet here in an hour."

"Haaaai!" She said happily and then turned to her friend. "Bye, Gajeel-kun."

Gajeel just nodded and got up, trying to find something else to do now that Juvia was getting her 'Gray-sama feelings', as she called and he hated when he was around and had to listen to her babble about hoe perfect the Stripper was.

Once she left, Gray returned to the place he was before at the bar by Laxus' side, wearing a smug expression. He asked for a mission to Mira (it was easier than just go to the board and wonder what to do and he had no time to waste); one that two people could share. After a moment of thought, the white haired woman remembered one that was on the board. When he left he gave Laxus a superior look before going to find the flyer of the mission on the board.

"What the hell was that for?" The Dragon Slayer asked, confused.

"Gray was just being a man, Laxus." Mira giggled and Laxus frowned. "Most men don't like the attention of the object of his affection to be directed towards another."

The blonde finally understood that Gray had just thrown a discrete fit of jealousy because of his praises on Juvia's techniques. He chuckled; Gray was such a kid.