Hi, mina-san! This is for GaLu week! Yaaay! It's Day 1 and 2 combined. The prompts were Date (Day 1) and Trust (Day 2). It lasts till Saturday! Here are the rest of the prompts if you want to participate: Day 3 - Touch, Day 4 - Lonely, Day 5 - Communication, Day 6 - Guilt, Day 7 - Secrets.Anyways... I hope you enjoy! Nyaaa~
Her chocolate-colored eyes scanned the guild. At one table Alzack and Bisca sat giggling as they feed each other candy. On their table sat Asuka feeding Lily kiwis.
Next to them Freed blushed as Mira kissed his cheek as she served the guild members. Bickslow turned his head and scratched his cheek as Lisanna held up a box of chocolate and new doll. Evergreen nearly fainted as Elfman gave her a statue of a heart and a box of chocolates without shouting "MAN" or relating it to anything.
Happy sat on a table with Carla presenting her with a box of candy. At their table sat Romeo and Wendy who were blushing as they ate the candy they had made for one another.
On the second floor if she looked hard enough, she could find two more blushing couples. Erza and "Mystogan" as well as Cana and Laxus were hiding up there to spend time together and away from Mira.
Gray was running around the guild trying to get away from Juvia, while Natsu, who without a current valentine of his own, just ate most of what Mira made for the get together.
Mira returned to the bar after dropping off Gajeel's scrap metal and beer. She found herself faced with something her love-addicted brain couldn't handle from anyone, but Natsu – despite how much she loathed the fact – someone alone and without a date.
"Lucy," she cried happily, "I'm uh sure Natsu is saving you a gift. He loves you so much!"
Lucy rolled her eyes and giggled as she turned back to the counter and her strawberry smoothie.
"Mira, you know Natsu has no romantic feelings to speak of. He is two-year old trapped in a seventeen year old body. Besides he's my best friend and he is way to out of control for me to consider a relationship with."
"What about Gray?"
"Juvia. Period. I like my life living, thank you very much," Lucy rejected. She could practically feel Juvia staring into her back as soon Mira mentioned Gray.
Mira wailed and bite into a dish cloth in despair, "You can't be alone and definitely on Valentine's Day!"
"It's fine, Mira. I'm sure I'll meet that special person soon. Cana did my fortune yesterday and it was excellent luck in love," Lucy tried to calm the guild's resident demon.
Mira finally turned away as guild members shouted for more beer and alcohol.
She turned back and gave Lucy a sharp glare, "Don't think this is over yet, Lucy," she then turned and headed off with her usual gentle smile.
Lucy sighed. She just wanted to get out of the guild and go on a mission for her rent, but there was no way Mira would let her take one today. Lucy scanned the guild wondering if there was someone she could hang out with without all the lovey-dovey crap this day included. God it's depressing to be alone on Valentine's.
She found Team ShadowGear and was honestly shocked to find Levy and Jet blushing as they gave each other and their other teammate candy. From what Lucy could tell, Levy and Jet were in a relationship, but didn't want Droy to feel left out. What about Gajeel though? Lucy was almost positive her best friend and the iron dragon slayer had feelings for each other, but it seemed Levy had moved on. Then Lucy found Gajeel hiding in the back of the guild. She could already feel a plan forming in the back of her head as she stood and headed to the mission board.
Her eyes scanned over the quests before finding a dark guild one. A town wanted a dark guild disbanded; the reward was 300,000 jewels and two gate keys. Lucy squealed internally. This was perfect! Now to start the next step in her plan to get out of the guild, she headed to the dark corner where Gajeel was hiding.
In the dark back corner of the guild, Gajeel grumbled to himself as he chewed on his scrap metal. Stupid holiday. Fucking Demon Bitch refusing to let people, more importantly HIM, go on missions today. God damn crazy ass guild.
His nose twitched as the scent of honeysuckle and vanilla came in his direction. His raised his eyes to find Bunny Girl walking towards him with a mission in hand and a strategizing – calculating – expression across her face.
Fearlessly, Lucy took a seat across from Gajeel, and they silently stared at each other as Lucy gathered up the nerve for her rather risky plan.
"I want to go on a mission. I believe you want to too. The only way we can get out of here is working together, and taking this mission together," Lucy stated hoping he wouldn't just kick her out of "his corner."
Gajeel raised a studded eyebrow and turned to look at the mission. Take out a dark guild, huh. She picked well. She would get keys and some money while he could beat the shit out of people.
"If I agree, how ya gonna get us outta here, Bunny Girl."
Lucy leaned in close and put her lips next to his ear. They both blushed lightly as she spoke softly, "I tell Mira we're going on a mission date. I explain we wanted to try dating each other, but you aren't very lovey-dovey and wanted to do a mission together. Even getting in close so no one will hear is already getting her worked up, isn't it?"
Gajeel looked past Bunny Girl's shoulder to see the demon bitch watching with unwavering eyes despite people calling for her attention.
"How do you know you can trust me, Bunny Girl?"
"Because you're my nakama, and you've proven yourself worthy of mine and the guild's trust over and over in Edolas as well as at the Grand Magic Games. I know I can trust you to have my back just like I'll have yours. Besides you never know where this partnership might lead us," Lucy pulled away and smiled at him.
Gajeel flushed darkly before muttering, "Alright, but I'm in charge of the mission. I've got more experience and I'm the stronger fighter. You'll be support until or unless I say otherwise. Now hurry up and talk to the demon bitch so we can go pack."
Lucy giggled and hopped up grabbing the mission off the table where she laid it when she sat down, "That's fine. I trust you not to go crazy and destroy everything like Natsu since you were S-Class in Phantom. Have to have some brains to get there."
Lucy turned and skipped off projecting a happy aura despite being terrified inside. She was about to lie to Mira about a mission date. If she found out, Lucy was dead. If not, then Lucy would be hearing about from her and all the other girls for weeks on end, but that was preferable to being alone on Valentine's Day and being stuck here watching all the other couples being cutesy.
"Mira," she called as she reached the bar and held up the mission paper, "Can Gajeel and I go on this mission?"
"Lucy, no one is allowed to go on missions today. It's a day of love," Mira sighed, her eyes filled with hearts.
Lucy, for once grateful to her father for giving her time to perfect her acting, blushed and looked down, "But Gajeel isn't the hearts and roses guy. We were gonna do a mission date to see if we might want more, but, but," Lucy sniffled as her eyes filled with fake tears.
Mira squealed as she hopped up and down clapping her hands, "You and Gajeel! Why didn't I think of that! Blonde red-eyed babies. Raven haired brown-eyed babies! Kyaa! So cute! Yes Yes Yes! You can both take the mission.
Lucy thought she broke a record at how fast she recorded everything in the Mission Log book. Gajeel came up behind her as Mira handed back the mission sheet.
"You ready to go Bunny Girl?"
Lucy looked back over her shoulder at Gajeel towering over her, "Yes! Let's go!"
The unexpected pair headed towards the guild doors and Lucy said bye to those she passed keeping quiet enough that Natsu didn't hear she was going on a mission without him.
Gajeel turned his red eyes back to the demon bitch as the got to the guild doors and smirked as he took Bunny Girl's hand in his and walked out together.
He could hear the girly scream and thump that was Mira passing out and hitting her head from the love overload.
"Gee Hee," he chuckled. It served the demon bitch, right for trying to keep him from missions. He hoped she woke with a headache.
Lucy looked up at him questioningly before shrugging and continuing now heading towards the train station.
"I think we should go ahead and leave so no one can stop us. I can have Virgo bring us clothes and supplies as we need them," Lucy stated.
Gajeel nodded, "I don't want to deal with fire shit or your team when they find out your gone so that's fine with me."
Lucy smirked and giggled sounding strangely like Gajeel before declaring, "Also we're taking the train," as she ran off.
Gajeel paused before chasing after her and shouting, "Fuck no Bunny Girl! Get your ass back here we're walking!"
Little did either know that this would be the beginning of something. Something so beautiful and wonderful it put everything else to shame.