The Little Water Mage {Gruvia}

Chapter Five: Discovery

Meanwhile, Juvia was being gently cared for by the two ladies before her. The trip up to the dressing room was one that was hard to bare, but she had somehow managed to stop crying. If a few tears did manage to slip, it was for other reasons other than being in pain.

After a little while, Juvia had been dressed in a simple blue dress with white long sleeves and a black corset. They had also brushed her hair and pulled a part of it back, where they placed a matching bow. For now they decided that she could walk barefoot, afraid that the shoes would worsen the pain in her feet.

Because Juvia couldn't talk, the two just went on and on about the castle, then they started talking about the Prince. Juvia wondered what kind of person the Prince was. He sounded nice and all, but she just wanted to see her Gray-sama. He was the only thing she seemed to have left after losing her voice and her magic.

So when the two announced that they were finally done, Juvia eagerly went to the door, masterfully ignoring the pain by thinking of nothing but Gray. Now that she had some of her senses back, she was still a bit embarrassed by, well, everything that happened, but she wanted nothing more than to see him. So with the help of the two servants and/or maids, Juvia made it down the stairs without feeling like she was going to pass out. They led her to the dining room. First she saw the long table and tilted her head in confusion when the two turned her to the corner of the room.

Then she saw him sitting at a much smaller table, his arms were crossed with a thoughtful expression on his features. He was so in thought that when she sat across from him, he didn't notice her. She raised a brow, wondering what he was thinking about. The two servant girls glanced at each other before clearing their throats at the same time.

Gray came out of his thoughts and looked over at a curious Juvia. He blinked at her then gave a small smile. "Hey, feel a bit better?" She nodded and gave the girls a nod of thanks too before they both left. She was gazing after them and turned to Gray with a questionable look. Seeming to understand what she was asking, he shook his head. "Yeah, I don't know why they look almost identical to our friends either. In fact, I don't have any idea where we are. I woke up in here and they all kept flocking to me like ducklings or something. Man, it was a pain." He realized his mistake after seeing her glance down. 'It was a pain'? Did I really just say that? To her face?!

Gray mentally punched himself before trying to correct it. "I-I mean, they were a bit annoying because they kept saying I was a Prince. T-That's all." He couldn't believe how stupid he was!

But her reaction was unexpected. She had shot her head up to look at him with wide eyes. Gray-sama was the Prince they were talking about?! Juvia had no idea! Wait a minute...

Gray watched as her expression changed into one of deep thought, like she had just realized something important. He raised a brow. "What's up?"

She ignored his question, or rather, to deep in thought to hear him. Not that she could without her voice anyways. Gray-Sama is a Prince, Juvia woke up on the beach without a voice, and with pain in her gut and feet...This sounded an awful lot like...

She suddenly gasped, which made Gray flinch slightly, not expecting it. Juvia had just remembered something very important. The words to the spell that came from the book Levy had translated. She looked at Gray with slight shock. They were trapped in the spell.

Juvia stared at Gray as he looked at her in confusion. How exactly was she going to tell him what was going on? Of all the fairy tales, they had to fall into The Little Mermaid. Sure, on the outside Juvia loved the story because she could relate to it very well. And in this situation, a little too well...She could tell by the look on his face that he had no idea what was going on. She then realized that the story was already in motion. Oh, she had to tell him somehow.