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⠀⠀⠀〝⠀Are you sure? Juvia doesn't mind doing something to make up for being late!⠀〞
⠀⠀⠀Her expression remains worried still , fingers of a hand curled lightly against pressed lips。 She was never one to make him wait too long if she could help it。
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Gray could breath again, thankful her voice reach his ears marking her arrival.
Of course, his expression was one of calmness and not minding the delay.
❝ Don't worry, I just got here. ❞
With a small smile Gray tried to calm Juvia's worries.
No matter what she put on—
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⠀⠀⠀Regardless of her worries , however , seeing his smile never failed to bring one to her own face。
⠀⠀⠀〝⠀Yes , we should let the day go to waste!⠀〞
⠀⠀⠀Perhaps she could make it up to him another time for her tardiness , but for now , ↷↷
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Upon seeing him , her eyes would light up and a hand raised in the air to wave at him as she approached。
⠀⠀⠀〝⠀Gray-sama! Sorry , Juvia was a little bit late。。〞
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⠀⠀⠀Having it be a last minute thing , she unfortunately was not as ready as she usually would've been。 Given the chance , she would taken an entire night to smooth out all the details of her outfit in preparation for the next day。
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It took him no time to get ready.
Grab money, his actual clothes good enough to go out.
Besides he was about to get new clothes anyways.
❝ Hmm. . . ❞
As he waited on the spot they agreed to meet up, Gray will admit he was getting slightly anxious.
She usually would be early—
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she didn't want to keep Gray waiting for too long , rushing out in a dress with ruffles of a navy and white color—a color combination she wore often。
⠀⠀⠀Soon enough , she'd arrive at the agreed location , eyes glancing around looking for him amongst the crowd。 ↷↷
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⠀⠀⠀A hum , acknowledging her reason。
⠀⠀⠀〝⠀Well , war is a stressful thing。 You never know what'll happen , especially with your life always on the line。。〞
⠀⠀⠀Though , the same could be said for being in a guild she supposes。
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“It is a peaceful life. And what made me decide on that?”
She says as she tapped her chin thinking.
“Well I’m not sure....I mean in theory I could’ve done anything but maybe it’s because I wanted a life away from constant war?”
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⠀⠀⠀〝⠀A farmer , huh。。 That sounds like a peaceful life to live。 What made you decide on that?⠀〞
⠀⠀⠀A moment taken to imagine that life , seemingly stable and without conflict。 It was a perfect place for a fami—
⠀⠀⠀。。s-shooing away those thoughts!
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She would smile at he kind words of the water woman. Before she nodded some and would close her eyes happily.
“I thank you for those words...and I’m trying to live a better life now. I’m actually a farmer believe it or not.”
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⠀⠀⠀〝⠀Ah , y-yes—!⠀〞
⠀⠀⠀Just simply getting the opportunity to spend such quality time with him was more than enough as a gift。 The fact that he would trust her to be someone he could go to for clothes shopping was ↷↷
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❝ Good, meet me at the principal street. ❞
A place with plenty of places to try and buy new clothes fit for him.
Also, on the secret side will also get something for her.
But he knew as soon he brought that idea Juvia would make a scandal.
Positively of negatively at his —
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After all , to make it the best memory it could be , she simply had to look her best and do everything right。。!
⠀⠀⠀She , too , would hurry off home to find prepare an outfit fitting for the situation , but even more so , she desperately wanted to look ↷↷
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⠀⠀⠀A bit of nervousness wells up from her , hands shifting in confused motions。 She found his words to be more than enough to convey his feelings。 Though , she failed to say as such , words dying off in the midst of uncertainty before they could be said。
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⠀⠀⠀〝⠀Juvia accepts your apology。 Everyone has done sinful things before, been blinded by a false light or the like。 Juvia was once that person before , a long time ago。。 Even then , Gray-sama still accepted Juvia as a companion despite all of that , ↷↷
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