Hello minna! This is the first chapter of my first multiple-chapter story. After today, school will start again so I won't have a lot of time anymore. This is also just a little set-up for the actual story.
Please review? If I get the idea someone is interested, I'm getting fired up!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail (I strangely have the feeling I'm supposed to insert something funny)
Summary: Natsu and Gray are fighting for Lucy's love. Tired of them all, Mira suggests she fakes a relationship with Erza to escape from their attention! Just as Mira's sneaky plan was.
Lucy walked into the guild, looking down. She sat on her usual stool and rested her head on the bar.
"My, my, Lucy. Is everything okay?" Mirajane asked worried.
"I'm fine, Mira, thanks. It's just… Gray and Natsu confessed to me last evening and now…" Lucy's voice died away as horrible memories filled her eyes. "They won't stop fighting over me. Both of them are completely out of control! Where's Erza when you need her?" she complained, still depressed.
Mirajane rested her hand on her cheek, leaning over the bar. "So you think their feelings aren't genuine? I thought they liked you."
Lucy sat a little straighter. "I think they do, but can't they not fight over everything? It's annoying."
"What did you actually say against them when they confessed? Who was first?"
The blonde looked at her with half-lidded eyes. "I didn't get a chance to say anything. I was working on my novel when they both stormed in and said in chore "I like you, Lucy." Then they started fighting and destroyed my bureau. So I kicked them out."
'She kicked them out? Why does she need Erza? She's strong enough to make them both stop.' The former S-class mage thought, before further listening to the story.
"After all that, this morning when I woke up, I could see them both arguing in front of my door. Again! So I sneaked out and came here. Help me, Mira. What am I supposed to do?"
At that moment, Erza came in, looking magnificent as ever. She greeted them both with a nod and ordered strawberry cake as was her daily habit. Watching her, Mira had an idea.
"Lucy, I think I know how to stop them both for now."
"Really? You're the best, Mira!"
"Just for now, though. I'll have to work on a more permanent solution later." Demon Mirajane said thoughtfully. Lucy could just see the scheming work in her head.
"So what's the idea?"
"We have to make Natsu and Gray stop bothering you, don't we? So if you start dating someone else, they just have to leave you alone!"
"Slight problem, Mira. Who am I supposed to date? I'm not interested in anybody and nobody in me!" Lucy sweatdropped.
"Or fake-date, then. You just have to ask that person for a little help, Lucy."
"Still, I'm not sure. Natsu and Gray would probably start brawling with that guy immediately."
Mira's eyes glistened. "Not if it's someone they're afraid of."
"Those monsters aren't afraid of anyone! They're not human!" Lucy said miserable. Her hope was fainting quickly.
"Then your fake-date must be a monster, too." Mira thought a while, but couldn't come up with anyone. They'd fight even Laxus for Lucy, she pondered. Those two were truly not scared of anyone.
Then, Natsu entered the guild with Gray right after. "Lucy, I've been looking for you!" He exclaimed happily. "I want to go on a mission with you!"
Gray pushed him away, a hand on Natsu's face. "Don't go with that flames-for-brains idiot, Lucy! I wanted to ask you something for a while."
"You're not good enough for Lucy!" Natsu growled and kicked Gray in his stomach.
"You think you are?" Gray acted as if he was genuinely surprised.
Natsu punched him. "No, but better than you anyway!"
"Take that back! Ice Make: Lance!" So they started fighting with magic.
That was the drop for a certain scarlet-haired mage. "Enough, you two. Stop fighting." She smashed their heads together and continued eating her cake as if nothing happened. Lucy turned to Mirajane. She could just see the rears spinning.
"No. not her. She's…" Lucy didn't know how to finish her sentence.
"She's the only one who can stop them." Mira pointed out. "She's strong and kind and close enough to you to help you, Lucy. She's perfect."
"She's Titania." Lucy weakly said. This wasn't a good idea, she could feel it in her guts.
"Erza! Could you come over here, please?"
Erza stood up. "Sure, Mira. What's the matter?"
"Lucy has a little problem. She thought you could help, but was too scared to ask anything." Mira said and she walked off 'to serve customers' she had been ignoring for over ten minutes.
"You were frightened by me?" Erza asked. The strongest woman in Fairy Tail looked genuinely hurt for a moment. "How can I help you, Lucy?"
"Well… I… I don't know how to put it…" Lucy said. How was she going to explain the situation to Erza?
"Natsu and Gray confessed to me they both liked me. Ever since then, they've been fighting more than usual."
Erza furrowed her eyebrows and looked at Natsu and Gray, who of course at the moment she looked stopped hitting each other. "I don't see it, but okay. Go on."
"So Mira suggested that if you and I pretended to be in a relationship, they would stop and I could get some rest to work on my novel."
"Sounds good enough. I'm in." Erza said.
"Eh? Really?"
"Yes, I think it'll be fun."
At that moment, both Natsu and Gray both stood up and walked to the now fake-couple.
"Lucy, we've decided to let you decide who you want to go on a date with."
Natsu nodded. "Yeah, it's fair, so who're you gonna pick, Luce?"
Lucy sighed. "Look, guys, you're both my friends and I don't want to hurt you, but-"
"I'm afraid it's not possible for you two to date Lucy."
"Why not? What are you talking about?" Natsu asked, somewhat aggressively.
"Because I'm dating her." Erza answered calmly and confidently, taking Lucy's hand in her own.
The entire guild dropped silent, including Natsu and Gray. Lucy wanted to bury herself in a hole deeper than Virgo could ever dig and never, ever come out again. She hadn't meant for it to go public!
On the other hand, the hand felt nice, even though it was clad in armor. Erza seemed to notice this and exquipped her armored glove only. Her hand was so soft, you wouldn't expect it from a swordswoman, Lucy thought.
"WHAT?!" the entire guild yelled. Questions were asked, fights ensued, screams of 'I knew it' were heard and Fairy Tail was its old rowdy self. Everyone started to fight for some reason they didn't understand.
Erza and Lucy shrugged, but then Lucy noticed a chair flying right her way. She tried to dodge it, but it was too late and would've hit her with full strength if it weren't for Erza.
The redhead pushed her back, which caused the chair to fly right in said Requip Mage's face. Her eyes darkened and her hands shaking she was soon mixed up in the crowd, determined to get revenge on the culprit.
Natsu and Gray popped up as soon as she was gone. Lucy already missed the warmth in her hand.
"I don't believe you." Gray stated and crossed his arms.
"Yeah, me neither." Natsu said, casually throwing a punch to someone.
"We think you're just doing it so you won't have to answer us."
"So, as soon as we find evidence you're faking it, We'll confront you and get an answer, Lucy."
Gray got slapped across the face and mixed up in the crowd. Natsu soon followed, left behind with Mirajane.
"Why do it this way? They could just ignore it and continue to harass me." Lucy questioned.
"My, my, Lucy." Mira giggled. "Everybody loves you two now, as a cute couple and all. Doing so would cost them their heads, not to mention Erza's wrath."
Lucy shook her head. "Now I have to fake a relationship 24/7. With Erza!"
"Don't act as if you don't like her, Lucy." Mira said.
Before she could answer that, Erza appeared again. "The chair-thrower is beaten." She declared. And half the guild, is what Lucy thought. She saw several people lying on the ground, unconscious.
"Do you want to go home?" Erza asked sensibly. She reached for Lucy's hand again.
"Yes." Lucy said. This was too much for her.
Where would this end?
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