Ok, so I have the writing bug right now. I know I have a few stories I am working on, but came up with a really good idea for a story. I hope you all enjoy, please let me know what you think. Reviews are very much appreciated.
Levy stirred cream into her coffee; adding a spoonful of sugar. She was the first one at the table, like usual; left waiting for her friends to arrive. They were all meeting to discuss future wedding plans for Mirajane and Laxus's wedding coming up. Levy sighed, taking a sip from her mug; when she heard familiar voices drawing closer. Levy picked up her head from her mug and saw Lucy, Mirajane, Erza and Juvia take their seats at the café table.
"Levy!" Lucy said, hugging her as she sat down next to her.
"Hi." Levy said, smiling at Lucy and then looking to the others.
"Levy, I'm so sorry we're late. I ended up getting held up…with something." Mirajane said, blushing shortly after.
"Yeah, we were left waiting in the car for Mira to get done 'assisting' Laxus with something rather personal…" Erza said, rolling her eyes.
"Oh..oh!" Levy said, realizing what they were all talking about.
"What?!" Mira blushed, taking a sip of water.
"So." Lucy said, looking at Mira; trying to divert the conversation. "What else do you have left on your wedding agenda?"
Mira tilted her head for a minute, thinking about all the things she had already covered.
"Well, let's see…we got all the dresses ordered, cake is ordered as well. I guess I'm just waiting on the RSVP's." Mira smiled.
"Well count me and Natsu in for sure!" Lucy said, raising her hand like a little school girl.
"Speaking of, when are you and Natsu gonna…yeah know…tie the knot?" Mira said, wiggling her eyebrows mischievously.
Lucy's face turned a bright red, turning her attention to her menu; acting as if it were a shield to Mira's gaze.
"I, well…umm…" Lucy babbled about, not being able to find the right words.
Levy giggled and looked at her friend; baffled by it all.
"Just wondering…" Mira said, giggling at Lucy's reaction.
"Well we just moved in together, I don't think wedding plans are in the near future quite yet. I mean, what if he has a bad habit that I don't know of yet?" Lucy exclaimed.
"Well, Natsu alone can be a handful; weird habits aside." Erza chuckled. "You are officially stuck with him, whether he drools in his sleep or not."
"Yeah, I guess your right…" Lucy sighed; closing her menu. "He is really good in bed!"
The rest of them all rolled their eyes and looked down at their menus.
"Wow!" Erza said.
"TMI!" Mira exclaimed.
"Yeah…" Levy said.
"Even Juvia doesn't need to know this…" Juvia sighed.
"Anyways…" Erza closed her menu. "Jellal and I will be there, of course."
Mira smiled.
"Juvia will as well…I'm still afraid to ask Gray to accompany me though…" Juvia blushed.
"Oh just ask him already!" Erza exclaimed. "We all know he likes you…you both are just too stubborn to face the music."
Juvia blushed.
"I'll be there too." Levy said. "I got the whole week off, it's in Hawaii right?"
Yeah!" Mira smiled, looking at all her friends. "So…who is your plus one?!"
Levy wiggled in her seat, feeling very uncomfortable all of a sudden.
"Well…no one…just me!" Levy said, preparing herself for their dozen questions to follow.
They all looked shocked, yet at the same time familiar with this problem that Levy had; no dating life.
"What?" Levy questioned, she didn't see a problem with what she had said.
"Well it's just that…well, we worry about you." Mira looked at her concerned.
"Why?!" Levy said. "I'm perfectly fine!" Levy crossed her arms.
As if on que, the waiter came over to take their orders; looking a little nervous as he had just interrupted some serious girl talk.
"Can I take your orders?" The waiter said, somewhat hesitant.
"Yes!" Levy exclaimed. "Perfect timing!" She was relieved to have at least a few minutes away from her friend's gazes.
"So, getting cold feet yet?!" Gajeel snickered; looking at Laxus at the opposite end of his office.
Gajeel Redfox was a very busy man, yet found the time to as they say "shoot the shit" with his buddies; especially if one was about to take that "plunge" called marriage.
"Nope, don't think I will be." Laxus said, reclining himself back in the office chair.
"Alright…if you say so…" Gajeel sighed, looking out of his office window.
"Yeah know, you still haven't told me if you have a plus one yet…" Laxus inquired.
Gajeel gulped and turned to face his friend, the reason why he hadn't RSVP'd yet was because he just didn't even want to tell him he would be attending his friend's wedding alone; solo.
"Yeah, well you know I'll be there…just to give you shit. Gihi." Gajeel snickered.
"You don't have a date do you?" Laxus hit the nail on the head.
"Nope!" Gajeel deadpanned.
Laxus rolled his eyes.
Gajeel knew the lecture was coming, frankly he had heard it all before. The whole "You're not getting any younger" and the "You can't stay single forever" lines permanently burned into his brain.
"Don't even start!" Gajeel lifted his hand in objection, not mentally ready for the "man to man" conversation they were about to have; whether Gajeel wanted to or not.
"Gajeel…" Laxus said, leaning forward in his seat. "Isn't it time you started thinking about, well you know; settling down?"
Gajeel scoffed, and looked up at his office ceiling.
"No!" Was all he could answer with.
"Seriously?"" Laxus leaned back in his seat; take a breath of frustration.
"What?" Gajeel shrugged his shoulders.
It wasn't like Gajeel was living the lonely life of a bachelor; he got occasional visits from female "friends". He was a busy man after all, at the young age of 21 he started up a welding company; specializing in building the frames and structures for skyscrapers. Needless to say he had become very successful only 2 years later; earning him his own multimillion dollar company "Iron Dragon Designs". Now at the age of 28;he was now in charge of at least 100 employees with at least ten new proposal's a day that he had to work on. He liked being the president of his company; working the office life. Besides; woman always liked a man in a suit.
"Gajeel!" Laxus snapped his fingers at him. "I'm being serious over here!"
"Yeah, I know…" Gajeel waived his hand to the side. "Oh would you look at the time…I have that thing…to attend." Gajeel looked at his watch. "Darn…"
"Laxus rolled his eyes at his friend's pitiful attempt to lie to him.
"Alright, I'll leave you alone for now…" Laxus stood up from his seat. "You better show up to my wedding with a woman on your arm." Laxus waived good bye before walking out of Gajeel's office.
Gajeel leaned back in his chair, sighing in relief.
"Well, dodged the conversation this time…" Gajeel turned his chair to his intercom. "Lisanna, cancel all future meetings on my agenda today."
"Yes sir!" Lisanna chimed on the other end of the speaker.
Gajeel stood up from his desk and grabbed his gym bag he always had stashed away in his office; the gym was just what he needed.
Levy sighed, as she walked home from the café; alone. She had dodged the "dating" conversation by the skin of her teeth; just barely. She honestly didn't see what the big deal would be if she were to attend her friend's wedding alone; personally she was looking quite forward to it. Levy had yet to take a decent vacation in the past 2 years of her working for this high ranking accounting company Makarov and Associates; located in the Fairy Tail district of Magnolia. She was the head accountant, with the brains to prove it; yet a week in Hawaii was just what she needed. Levy felt her cellphone vibrate in her purse, she dug for it and rolled her eyes when she saw who was calling; her mother.
Levy sighed, knowing what this conversation might entail.
"Hi mom…" Levy spoke into the phone. "How are you?" Levy smiled warily as she continued to walk home; only a block left.
"Hi honey!" Her mother shouted on the other end. "So, I talked to Lucy…"
Levy lifted the phone from her ear.
"Oh yeah? About what?" Levy said, already knowing it probably had something to do with what her friends were trying to discuss with her earlier.
"Well…you know I love you and am only looking out for you right?" Her mother said rather rapidly.
"Yes…I love you too." Levy said, wondering what her mother was trying to say.
"Well, I'm worried about you…" Her mother said. "I just, well….I would like to have grandchildren one day is all…."
"MOM?!" Levy shrieked. "Really?!"
"What?" Her mother said. "It's just, well…your already 25…you haven't even gone on a single date in over 2 years…"
"I've been busy!" Levy protested. "I don't have time to date…"
"Honey, I know…I just don't want you to be alone for the rest of your life is all." Her mother sighed. "I worry about you being all alone in that penthouse by yourself, a strapping young man might do you some good."
Levy rolled her eyes, looking for her keys; balancing her cell phone on her shoulder.
"Mom, I'm fine I promise…we have security 24/7 where I live." Levy said, walking into the lobby of her complex.
"I know, I just think you might be working too much and not really enjoying your life…" Her mother sounded worried.
"Mom, don't worry I'll be fine." Levy tried to ease her mother's worry, but from the sound of her mother clashing pots and pans in the background; it didn't seem to be working.
"Well, I know some men that would love to meet you…I can always…" Her mother was interrupted by Levy sighing loudly.
"Mom, I don't think I can handle another one of your blind dates…" Levy spoke calmly, even though inside she was rethinking the countless times her mother had set her up on embarrassing dates. "Look, I'll try to go out more ok?"
"Ok…" Her mother sighed. "I love you!"
"Love you too mom, tell dad I love him too." Levy said, then hanging up the phone.
She had made it up to her penthouse door when her phone rang again; looking at it she giggled.
"Yes?" Levy said, sounding exhausted with all the talk of dating she had been having.
"You sound like you need a beer and a big basket of chicken wings…meet me in 15." Gajeel said.
"Sounds great!" Levy said, hanging up the brief phone call.
Levy changed into something more casual and walked out into the busy streets of Magnolia once again. She definitely needed to vent her frustration out to the one person who wouldn't try to shove anything down her throat; her best guy friend Gajeel Redfox. After all, going to the local sports bar was a traditional they had started years ago.