"Carla, wait for me!" The small bluenette cried. They had just returned from helping a baker find his lost kitten. It had tired her out, and was struggling to keep up with Carla due to the large cake she got as a reward.
"Nnhg! Ca..-can you help me with this?" Wendy asked, the cake was heavy and she didn't have the strength to carry it with ease. Carla agreed to help, slightly disappointed at the fact that she still relied on her to help. She was trying to make her independent, yet at the age of 12, Wendy still needed help with simple things such as washing and brushing hair, reaching items and of course, carrying heavy objects. She took the top layer of the pretty cake and used her magic to hold the cake with ease. The small dragonslayer thanked her loyal exceed and walked at a quicker pace. Every few minutes she would adjust her grip on the cake, then smile at Carla. They had been walking for more than 30 minutes, and still the guild wasn't quite as near as she wanted it to be. 'Who would've thought Magnolia was so big?' She thought. They had been told to go to a bakery down at the other side of town, and when they had finished it was already dark. Wendy didn't like it when Magnolia was dark, it was quiet and less busy. The bluenette disliked the dark because she felt vulnerable, and tried to remind herself that she was a dragonslayer, a Fairy tail mage-that was capable of doing a fair amount of damage when angered. Of course she wasn't as strong as Gajeel or Natsu, but she tried her best to impress them.
"Need help?" A familiar voice came from an alley, followed by a scent that smelt a lot like alcohol and cologne. She searched for the man the voice belonged to and suddenly the cake was taken off her.
"Hey! Give that back!" She shouted, balling her fists as if preparing for a fight. The tall, hooded man smiled, and started to laugh. She hated it when people underestimated her, her knuckles went white as she balled her hands. Carla questioned the man.
"Who are you?"
"Who do you think I am?" He responded, slowly taking off his hood to reveal a handsome, scarred face and golden spiked hair that bounced back whenever he ran his hands through it. Realising who it was, Wendy apologized and looked in the other direction. They had introduced themselves to eachother, but it was brief. To her, the buff dragonslayer that was still quite intimidating after she had heard stories of him and how he has defeated countless, monstrous creatures and had witnessed his strength first hand when they fought Hades together. She reckoned he wasn't a man to anger and so tried to be polite as possible around him. To her suprise, he patted her head and walked with her, cake in both hands. Carla placed the top layer of the pink cake back to where it should be and thanked Laxus for all his help.
It was7 PM when they returned, and both now Wendy and Carla were tired. Regardless, all three of them were welcomed heartily and Laxus placed the cake on a round, worn-out table and walked off to the bar. Mirajane waved at Laxus as he spoke to Makarov about the job. The conversation went on for a few minutes and finally, Laxus sat at the bar and ordered a drink. Her cheeks went a light pink when he thanked her and smiled. Mirajane thought he had a really nice smile-and that he should smile more. She didn't tell him this as he would probably get all embarassed and irritated if she brought up his smile. Laxus kept his eyes on her, the way she was standing implied she wanted something.
"So..how did it go?" She asked, leaning against the bar, chin cupped in hand.
"Good, I guess," He replied after taking a sip of his drink.
"Did you get a reward?" Mirajane was trying to get a conversation going, she liked Laxus' company, and wanted to know more about him. Laxus reached for the hefty amount of money stored in one of his pockets and waved it infront of her face. He grinned.
"Enough to buy me a damn house." At this, she giggled. He quickly finished his drink and put the money back into his pocket. Mira took the pint out of his hand just before he placed it on the surface of the bar. She immediatley refilled it and placed it at his hands. Laxus raised an eyebrow as she lowered her eyelids and the blush went deeper. A light blush crept up his cheeks as he began the next one. Macao and Wakaba snickered at him, did he even realise Mira was flirting with him?
"Hey Laxus," Macao started as Mira turned away for a moment. "You realise she's flirting with you, right? Like, the way she's acting..it's-" Laxus immediatley dismissed them both and much to Mirajane's disappointment, left. Wendy had witnessed the scene unfold and close and giggled, who would've thought those two would be together? It was an unexpected match, certianly an interesting one and Wendy went off to find her new friend, Bixlow.
Laxus didn't understand-why was it so hard to get a conversation going with her? Everytime he felt the need to talk to her, he thought it would affect his reputation, or that the topic wasn't to her liking. He lay in his bed, thinking about this stuff. He let out a sigh and went to sleep. He would deal with Macao and Wakaba in the morning.