Hmm. . . I seem to have a habit of making incomplete stories. Fortunately, I have almost completely mapped out this one. This story came out of my feelings that there was not enough emphasis on Charle & Happy's relationship, especially after the events of the Edolas arc. To tell you the truth (and I am not kidding), I actually thought of this story in a dream, and expanded on it right after I woke up. I was starting to forget it by the middle of the day, so I wrote the main events down, and am going to be writing a new chapter whenever I can (I should have a LOT of free time this summer). This is my version of events from the S-Class trial arc onwards.Hope you enjoy it!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL, CHARLE, HAPPY, OR ANY OF THE OTHER CHARACTERS, PLACES, EVENTS, OR ANYTHING PERTAINING TO THE FAIRY TAIL MANGA/ANIME! EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO THE FAIRY TAIL MANGA/ANIME BELONGS SOLELY TO HIRO MASHIMA! I MERELY EXTEND HIS WORKS FOR MY AMUSEMENT AND (I HOPE) THE ENJOYMENT OF OTHERS!

Notes:

'Thoughts'

"Inner thoughts"

"Regular speech

Chapter 1: You said WHATfriend?

Tenrou Island, S-Class Trials

Charle knew that she was in trouble. She had been separated from Wendy & the others by that man Azumas' spell, and he was now looking to kill her. She was too tired to do anything but sit on the ground helplessly, and yet, she had to move, or she would die! "Hmmph. Is this guild formed of cats, children, and idiots?" Azuma seemed disappointed. "I should kill you then." Charles' eyes widened. She couldn't die here! She had to save Wendy! Azuma raised a hand, preparing to kill her. "See you, cat!"

"Charle!" Charle knew that voice. That was. . . Happy! But. . what was he doing here? She thought that he was with Natsu. He pulled her out of the way just in time, and they ran. 'Just like in Edolas. I thought I had gotten stronger, but I am still weak. Still needing to be saved. . . .' She managed to escape her thoughts to ask Happy a question. "Happy, what are you doing here? I mean, I am very grateful that you saved me, but why are you here? I thought that you were with Natsu?"

Happy replied, "Aye, I was. We've set up a base camp in the forest, but you and the others were missing, so Natsu, Lucy & I went to find you. Natsu & Lucy are still searching, but I'll let them know that I found you once we're back at the base camp." Charle looked down, her expression glum. "What's going to happen now?", she asked. Happy looked at her, as though surprised that she even had to ask that question. "Why, we're going to fight of course!" His face was grim as he added, "Nobody messes with Fairy Tail!"

When they stopped, Charle realised that they had arrived at the base camp. There were only a group of empty, lonely-looking tents, with nobody around. "Well, Charle," said Happy cheerfully, "Choose a tent! Natsu, Lucy, and I have ours already. I'm" But then, he collapsed. "Happy!" Charle rushed to him. Turning him over, she saw that Happy had a wound on his lower right side. 'How did I not notice that?', she wondered. "Wait. . ." She remembered that just as Happy pulled her out, Azuma's spell had narrowly missed them. She'd thought that they had escaped it, but it appeared that Happy had been hit by it, pretty badly.

Then she realized something horrible. 'So this whole time, Happy has been running. . . . with a wound like THAT? And, he was planning to FLY with that wound?' Her face set in a determined expression. "No!", she declared. "He is going to stay in his tent until he recovers. I just wish that I had thought to ask Wendy to teach me some more healing techniques. . ." She dragged Happy to his tent very carefully, grunting under the load. 'Damn, he's so heavy!' Finally managing to haul him to his mattress and place him on top of it, she heaved a sigh of relief. "Okay, that's done. Now, what was it that Wendy said to use? Let's see. . . aloe, comfrey, calendula, agrimony, geranium, olive leaves, and speedwell. . ." 'Though, some of those herbs do the same things. . .' She set out to gather the necessary herbs.

Returning 15 minutes later, she pressed those herbs to Happy's wound, tying them together with some cloth that she had trn from her sleeve and washed. She rubbed her forehead. 'Phew! Okay, now I can rest. Happy's immune system should take care of the rest.' She yawned, and dropped off to sleep on the spot.

Waking up 5 minutes later, Happy tried to move, but was met by a sharp pain in his side. 'Oww! What was that?' He then remembered. 'Oh, yeah . . . I brought Charle here, but was injured. Wait. . . my wound is dressed! Is Wendy back already?' Looking around, he only saw Charle sleeping peacefully. Judging from the gloves and other medical equipment strewn around her, he realized that Charle must have treated him. 'I see that Wendy taught Charle some healing techniques. Thank you, Charle.'

Meanwhile, Charle was dreaming. 'Happy has saved me twice now. . . . Damn, I'm weak. . . ' 'But you don't seem to mind his rescues. . .' 'Gaaah! Who are you?' 'I am your honest side. You may call me. . . hmm, "Cynical You" sounds good. . . no, I like "Anti-Charle" better. . . okay, "Anti-Charle"!' 'What do you mean. . . . Anti-Charle?' 'I am simply pointing out that you have been saved many times by Happy. You rely on him.' 'What, are you trying to say I love him or something?' Silence . . . . 'No, you can't be serious! ' 'Oh, but I am. . . . Haven't you realized yet? He is the person you depend upon, the person you trust above any other, the person who stands up for you, the person you. . . . love." 'No, he is not! I do not have time for foolish things such as love! I am self-reliant! I take care of myself! I care for Wendy on my own. . . .' "And what about in Edolas? Were you self-sufficient when the Exceeds tried to fool you?" 'B-but. . . Edolas was different! I. . . I lost confidence in myself, and he helped me! I haven't lost my confidence here!' Another silence. . . "That is true. . . . but you still rely on him! Did he not save you just now?" Silence once more. . . . "I rest my case."

Defeated, Charle gave up. 'Maybe. . . .maybe this "Anti-Charle" is right. I do love Happy. . . and I know that he loves me. But I can't just walk up to him and say "Happy, I love you"!' Just then, she was woken up by somebody shouting. "Charle!" The same person was also pushing and shoving her. "Come on Charle, wake up!" She opened her eyes. Hit by the sudden burst of light, she covered them again, and saw a dark silhouette above her. "Charle?" Happy's blue face came into view, hovering over her and looking concened. 'Happy. . . Wait, what's he doing up? He shouldn't be moving!' She sat up with a start. "H-Happy, what are you doing up?" Happy, realizing by the look on Charles's face that he had done something he was not supposed to do, timidly answered, "W-Well. . . I woke up, and when I saw that I was bandaged, I wondered who did it, and saw you lying there. You were sleeping, and you looked very tired, so I decided to keep watch. However, you still hadn't woken up two hours after I got up, so I was starting to get worried. And then, just now. . . you woke up." He looked at the ground, ashamed of himself. "I'm sorry. . . I wasn't supposed to move, right?"

"Wait." Charles' hand shot out and stopped him as he was about to move. "Just. . . lie down here. You shouldn't move right now. . .your wound has already reopened." She repaired the dressing, deftly weaving cloth and herbs around the wound, washing her hands before and after the procedure. "Just relax and lie down, gently now." Once she had gotten Happy to lie down, she looked away. Happy though 'She seems almost. . . . embarrassed.' "T-Thank you", she said stiffly. "For what?", said Happy in a confused tone. "For saving me. . . again. I'm sorry. . . you shouldn't have too. . . I'm just too weak. . ." "Don't be sorry!", said Happy. "You shouldn't blame yourself, because it will just lead to a downward spiral. And you most certainly don't need to be sorry to me! I'm not brave, or anything." Charle snorted. "Right. . . and you saved me twice now, stood up for me numerous times, and helped me fight." "So have you!", shouted Happy. Charle was shocked. "Sorry", said Happy when he had calmed down. "The point is, don't make light of yourself." He smiled. "You've certainly done more than me."

"Happy. . . ", cried Charle. She was overcome, and she just couldn't help herself. She hugged him, causing them to fall and land in an awkward position, with her straddling Happy. "Thanks. . . ", she sobbed. Finally realizing their position when she saw Happy's blush, she blushed herself, jumping off in a hurry. "S-sorry about that. . . I just" But then, Happy hugged her. "Anytime.", he said, only making Charle realize how she loved him even more. "Dammit, Happy. . .", she said quietly. She smiled, and added "And that's why I love you.", not realizing that Happy could hear her. "You WHAT?", exclaimed Happy.

Charle, realizing that she had heard, blushed even deeper. "I just. . . realized that. . . Sorry. It's. . . embarrassing." She was cut off by Happy's sudden hug & kiss. "That's okay.", he whispered. "I love you too." Happy let go of her, and they stood there, silent, for a while. Then Happy, feeling cheeky, said "So, can I be your boyfriend?" Charle was really shocked this time. "Did he just say what I think he said? Wait, he said WHATfriend?" She was even more shocked, however, when she heard herself say, "Yes".

Happy realized that she had taken that seriously, and she had actually said Yes! Not maybe, not no, but YES! He suddenly hugged her again, and they stayed locked, until Natsu & Lucy came back with the others, and they had some explaining to do. What frightened Happy the most though was Lucy's suggestion (it was phrased as a demand) that he tell the Queen and the two Exceeds that had helped him about his new relationship. Charle simply giggled when she saw the sight, thinking 'See? This relationship is going to be great!'

And that's a wrap, folks! Phew! Maybe I'll actually be able to finish this story! I actually planned this story out, so expect new chapters soon! Oh, by the way, I'll be holding at least one poll during the course of this story, so be sure to check my profile! Until next time, Fanatick out!