Gray and Juvia share a close relationship, although Juvia is the one in love. At this point in the series, Gray's side can be debated. He can be uncaring to the Water Mage's advances, but on the other hand, deeply cares for her as a comrade. Usually Juvia will look for ways to catch Gray's attention, although her attempts usually end up in disaster or comically ignored by him. In the beginning, Ju
via also had a tendency to stalk Gray, whether she did it hiding in the dark watching Gray at the guild, or even following him during missions. She will also give her 'love rivals' her signature glare whenever she thinks they get too close to Gray, although this is used for comedy. Despite all these possibilities, Juvia is still persistent and has been persistent since her dream of Gray. Despite this, she is shown to have strong feelings for Gray, as shown when Meredy was able to use Maguilty Sense on her and Gray, a spell that can only work which depends on the strong bond between two people. Erza mentions that this is Juvia's true power (her strong feelings for her love). Gray's side of things is unclear. He gets weirded out and annoyed by some things that Juvia does,and can be oddly cold to her. However, he is also kind to her at times, and even holds her hand saying words such as "I'm here with you". He also dies for her without hesitation. Gray sacrifices his life for Juvia during the dragon invasion, and is only alive due to Ultear's Arc of Time. He does have a strong reaction when Lyon Vastia declares his love for Juvia. When Lyon attempts to take Juvia out, Gray strongly reacts against it, stating that Lyon shouldn't take his fellow guild member. Lyon then proposes that if Lamia Scale wins they will have Juvia, and if Fairy Tail wins, they'll return her back. Gray incredulously points out to Lyon that she is Fairy Tail's and Juvia reacts by saying that Gray may pick either her or Lyon. Gray then states that Juvia had no idea what is going on, indicating that Gray really knows what he and Lyon are fighting for. Gray and Juvia have done a Unison Raid, holding hands, to attack Lyon and Chelia Blendy at the fifth day of Grand Magic Games. This action makes Lyon jealous, and Chelia unconciously said that they are wonderful/romantic, leaving them full of openings. Gray and Juvia win due to their teamwork, in which Gray constantly stresses throughout the fight that they (Gray and Juvia) can "work together better than them (Lyon and Chelia). Once they win, they never take their eyes off of each other, and give genuine smiles. Even after meeting up with the rest of their team, Juvia is helping Gray walk with his arm over her shoulder. In the chapter that Gray and Juvia do their Unison Raid against Lyon and Chelia, the text describes it as quote "Gray and Juvia's synchronized love attack". Grayju
Gray Holding on Juvia
There have been hints of Gray starting to develop feelings for Juvia, but he acts tsundere. Examples include him blushing when Erza mentions Juvia's feelings to Gray to make things clear with her, blushing and saying he wouldn't go on the love slide with Juvia but is at the top of the slide in the end anyway, agreeing to have dinner with her alone since he's hungry, eating her homemade bread with his/her face on it; reason being that she went through the trouble of making it, and holding her hand for much longer than needed. Gray asks Juvia when she would let go of his hand while blushing, instead of him actually doing it. They are drawn frequently together, almost always by each other in group shots and major events. Another note on Gray's part is when they were battling Lyon and Chelia, Gray is the one who initiates comforting Juvia by putting his hand on her shoulder, which leads them to hold hands. After the Grand Magic Games, Lyon actually gives up on Juvia knowing his feelings would forever be unrequited. Juvia is extremely dedicated. Even when Gray rejects her advances, she never gives up. Later on in the Tartarus arc, Gray's father assumes that Juvia is Gray's woman and entrusts his son to her. In the final part of the arc, Juvia confesses to Gray that she is the one who defeated the necromancer controlling his father, thus killing him. But instead of getting angry, Gray cries and hugs Juvia, thanking her and saying he's sorry. Following this, in the Avatar arc, Gray and Juvia have their own house and live together for 6 months. It's shown that after living together, the two picked up some of each other's habits. For example, Juvia now strips in battle and Gray makes adorable faces at cute things.
