Author's Note: Hello fanfictioners!I'd just like you all to know that this story is a collab with my best friend Chyanne Quintana. She doesn't have a fanfiction account so I'm mentioning her here. Please enjoy!

"This is so boring..." I sighed, slumping against the bar counter.

"You've said that fourteen times already. I counted," Pantherlily said disapprovingly, crossing his tiny arms across his chest. Why is he acting like this is my fault? He's the one who dragged me here (not literally). I didn't even want to come to this stupid, lame-ass guild party. Suddenly, thoughts of Mirajane swarmed my mind all at once. 'It's a ball!' she had yelled at me nights before while preparing for the evening. 'It's gonna end up the same way every other party this guild's ever had so why does this one have a special name?' I retorted, looking away when her glare pierced my courage. I stopped there because, honestly, and I will never openly admit this, the woman scares me. Hell, I have every right to be scared of her, with her ulterior motives and whatnot.

And even more recently, I have become the newest, ill-fated victim of said devil's 'matchmaking'. I don't know how she came to her conclusion, but she's been trying to get me and the bookworm together. Really, in a simple statement, I don't get it. I have never seen such opposites in my entire life. And there was Mira, pushing the laws of whoever controls the world, trying to match us. It's unethical, it's illogical... and that's exactly what i told her. Her response wasn't exactly one that I was satisfied with...

'Ooh! Big Words! Use Those in front of Levy and she'll definitely be impressed!' I scoffed at the thought, causing Lily to redirect his attention beack to me.

"You're just cranky 'cause your girlfriend's not here," he assumed, elbowing my side teasingly.

"How many times do I hafta tell you, Cat? She ain't my girlfriend!"

"Touchy. Someone's being extra defensive today..." I rolled my eyes. I've had just about enough of this...

"Gajeel, why don't you just admit it?" I didn't have to turn around to know that the owner of the seemingly sweet and innocent voice was indeed, Mirajane Strauss.

"Sorry, but I have nothing to admit," I declined, taking a huge gulp of the beer she had handed me.

"I know that you like Levy. There's no need to deny it."

"I don't. And I will deny it until you come to your senses and believe me." I did care about Levy, I wouldn't deny that. Though, According to Mira, (she said this herself) I should have a mutual caring feeling towards all of the guild members (never gonna happen). As I reached for my beer to take another drink, a weird feeling sank to the bottom of my stomach.

"Goddamn it, Mira!" I yelled, but she only responded with that familiar devilish smile of hers.

"If I hadn't given you the potion, we wouldn't have gotten anywhere." I cannot believe that she stooped low enough to actually slip me a truth potion, and just to get me and the bookworm together.

"What's the matter, Gajeel? Afraid you're gonna say somethin' to Levy?" Lily asked with way too much sarcasm for me to handle.

"Of course I am! Ugh, shut up!" I shouted, covering my mouth to keep from looking like a complete idiot.

"I think the potion's working, Mira," Lily said confidently with a smirk that stretched from ear to ear. I continued to awkwardly talk into my hands. Just then, the guild doors clicked open. I glanced at the entrance, my eyes shooting wide open when they revealed none other than Levy McGarden.

"Oh, look who it is, Gajeel," Mirajane teased, elbowing my side the way that Lily had done not too long ago. I released my mouth to let one comment escape my lips.

"I'm gonna kill you guys."

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