N/A: These are shortfics written for Tumblr (hence the length and simplicity), but I almost lost them accidentally so I'm posting here as well as a more reliable backup. Rating may vary, so please check the small summary in each chapter before reading.

I do not own Fairy Tail or its characters.

New Year's Resolutions, part 1

Characters: Laxus/Mirajane

Genre: Romance, K+

Summary: I'll never make you cry again.

New Year's Resolutions

Mirajane stood on her tip toes, trying to reach the champagne bottle on the highest shelf without success. Using the counter as support, she tried again, extending her arm as far as possible.

Her fingers were almost touching the glass when a big masculine hand brushed past hers and grabbed the bottle.

She shivered with the sensation of someone standing behind her and blushed when she tilted her head and found Laxus looking back at her.

"Hey." Mirajane gave him a small smile when he handed her the bottle and turned around to thank him, moving a strand of hair away from her face. "Why aren't you outside with the others? The countdown is about to begin."

He shrugged.

"I just wanted to…" Laxus' words faded as he looked away, seeming uncomfortable. "apologize."

She blinked in confusion – and also surprise, as he was not the type to verbalize regret. He rubbed his neck nervously, struggling to explain himself.

"You know, for… making you cry earlier this year."

"Oh." Mirajane recalled the time when Phantom Lord invaded the guild and he refused to help. A lot had happened since then, though His expulsion from the guild, Lisanna still alive, their seven-year lethargic state, dragons attacking after the Grand Magic Games. The occasion seemed so far away – and he redeemed himself so many times after that – that it barely mattered anymore. "You don't have to."

"No, I do." Laxus looked at her again with determination. "I'm truly sorry, Mira. I promise I won't ever let it happen again."

She grinned at those words. He grew so much along the year, becoming a person that everyone respected and looked up to, that she was glad to have witnessed it all.

"How can I be sure that you really won't?" Mirajane couldn't help teasing him a little for his embarrassment in bringing up the subject.

She was expecting him to grunt or make some sarcastic comment. Instead, Laxus was now staring deeply into her eyes with such a serious expression that made her skin crawl in response. Her smile slowly faded as he bent his head and pressed his lips on hers softly.

Mirajane closed her eyes with the feeling of her body being wrapped on comforting warmth as he kissed her, but the moment ended sooner than she wanted to.

"I won't." He whispered before taking a step back in the exact moment Lisanna showed up by the guild's door.

"Come you two, it's almost time!"

The people outside started the countdown and Mirajane weakly nodded at her sister before looking back at Laxus questioningly. He had a reassuring smirk on his lips and a hand extended at her direction as a silent offer.

Without a second of hesitation, she took it and laughed happily, having a good feeling about the upcoming year.