Cana Alberona was having a wonderful day.

The sun was shining, the guild was somewhat peaceful, and she'd managed to swipe the best bottle of wine from the locked cupboard that Master thought nobody knew about after taking an easy mission that paid handsomely.

Talk about a fine day indeed.

But while she was already content, something that she couldn't place was missing. If only-

Suddenly, as if he came from nowhere, Natsu was thrown into the side of the bar, right next to her seat.

That's what she was missing. Entertainment. She really wanted to have some fun.

She knew what could make her day a million times better, and as she gazed upon his grinning face, she knew exactly which cards she had to play in order to get what she wanted. She smirked mischievously as she took a swig from her bottle.

It was time for Phase One of her master plan.

"Hey Natsu! I've got -hic- an important question for you!" she drawled out, acting upon the pretense that she was drunk.

"Not right now, Cana!" he loudly yelled as he got up off of the floor, "I've gotta knock some sense into Ice Princess over there, since he's too frozen to think on his own!"

From across the room, a loud voice belonging to said ice mage replied "What'd you just say 'bout me, pyro? Are you trying to make me punch you? Oh, wait I shouldn't, you probably couldn't handle it anyway!"

"Oh yeah? Are you sure about that, popsicle no-pants? Or, should I call you popsicle snow-pants?" he yelled back, while lighting his fists on fire.

Cana tried again "Ne, but Natsu... my question's about Lucy! It'll only take a minute, promise!"

This time the boy turned his head, saying "Well, Lucy is more important than stripper over there, so I can put off his lesson for a bit. What's the matter? Is she okay?"

Bingo.

Time for Phase 2.

She slumped over the bar, hopefully pulling off her best drunken act. "No, no, Lucy's okay. I just have a question about her, and since you two are so close I thought you might know the answer-"

"Is it about what color her panties are? 'Cause somebody asked earlier and I don't really remember..." he said hurriedly as his eyes jumped over in Gray' direction. Cana realized that she was losing him, so she needed to pull out Phase 3.

"Is Lucy any good with her whip?" the card mage asked as the boy fully turned to face her, a questioning look upon his face.

"Yeah, she handles it like a pro. Why? Do you want to learn how to use one?"

She smiled even wider.

"Oh, no important reason. I just wanted to know if she's good with it in bed."

"Huh? I know that she uses a whip was for fighting, but how would she use it in the bed, Cana? Wouldn't it just get tangled in the bed sheets?" her poor victim innocently questioned.

"Beats me, but I bet Lucy knows the answer. Why don't you ask her when she gets here?" she said before taking another swig of her precious-

As if speaking of the devil, the celestial mage walked into the guildhall only moments later. Cana grinned giddily; she had just set up a wonderful show and it would all play out right in front of her, just like her fortune-telling cards.

"Go ask her now, Natsu! And make sure you get an answer! I really wanna know!"

"HEY LUCY!" the boy yelled as he ran over to her "ARE YOU GOOD WITH A WHIP IN BED?"

Not to mention that everyone in the guild was staring at Natsu like he'd grown another head, but that wasn't where the show was centered. No, Cana's entertainment for today came in the form of Lucy's reaction.

The said girl who had been walking towards the yelling boy realized the true implications of his otherwise innocent question, stopped mid-stride and turned beet red. She promptly turned around and ran straight out the doors she had just entered from.

Cana had definitely won her little game.

"wha… LUCE, WHAT'S THE MATTER? WHY ARE YOU LEAVIN- HEY! WAIT UP!"

Cana chuckled evilly as she downed the last of what was in the bottle.

Ah, what a wonderful day it was indeed.