Alright! This is officially my first fanfiction based on an anime/manga, so please go easy on me in reviews. Don't get me wrong, I want criticism, but don't be too harsh.
Listening to the loud chattering and watching the silly fights from afar, Fairy Tail's cover girl smiled sweetly as she just finished wiping off the bar countertop.
"Mira-chan! Four beers over here!" Macao, a thirty-six year old mage, called out to her from one of the wooden tables near the bar. He was with three friends of his, which explained why he needed four.
"Coming~" She chimed, swiftly grabbing one jug at a time as she quickly filled them with beer before placing them on the beer tray. When all four jugs were finished, she held up the tray with only one arm, approached the table the male mages were at, and placed down their jugs. As thanks, they grinned at her before taking long sips and chugging down their drinks.
"Aaaaaah!~ Nothing like a good ol' beer from our beautiful Mirajane," Wakaba, another mage at the table, commented. He seemed to have a thing for Mirajane, but she already knew he was married. If he didn't respect his wife that much then why did he even marry her?
"After coming back from long and hard missions, it feels nice to just relax and drink here."
"Couldn't you just do that at home?" Mirajane questioned. She was going to walk back to the bar, but after seeing how empty Macao and everyone else's jugs were getting, she stayed. There was no point in walking to the bar only to turn right back around as soon as she got there to give them refills. She could just wait for them to finish.
"I coouuuld," Wakaba answered. "But then I wouldn't be able to see my favorite waitress."
Mirajane smiled before slowly shaking her head and giving a playful eye roll. As they all put down their empty jugs and let out pleased sighs, she knew it was her cue to get them more beer. She began placing the jugs back on the beer tray she brought.
"And you know what, Mira? Your much better off the way you are know then the way you used to be. I'm glad you changed."
"...Hm?" Mirajane stared blankly at him as she continued what she was doing. "What do you mean?"
Wakaba leaned closer towards her before continuing on what he had to say. "Remember when you were the feared S-class mage that nobody really liked? Well, I'm glad you aren't like that anymore."
Macao and the other two mages at the table nodded in agreement. "Yeah, you were pretty harsh to everyone. To Erza, especially."
"I suppose, but I don't think I was that harsh..." Mirajane muttered.
"But I guess that was the only possible good thing about Lisanna's death, it helped straighten out your personality."
Macao and the two others froze, glancing at each and Wakaba as if they couldn't believe what they just heard. Their eyes then traveled to Mira, who looked like she was in shock from Wakaba's casual words. One of her hands were frozen on the handle of the last jug she was supposed to be putting on the beer tray, while the rest of her body remained still. Her slate blue eyes were wide, staring in the direction of Wakaba, but it seemed as if she was staring past him, in thought.
After seeing everyone reactions, Wakaba mentally went over what he said before jumping up from his seat and grabbing Mirajane's hand from off the jug. "M-M-Mira! I...I didn't mean to! N...Not in that way..There was nothing good about her death at all!" He scrambled to find the right words to correct himself with. "I'm sorry I even mentioned-"
"It's...okay." Mirajane slipped her hand from his grip before straightening herself and putting the last jug on the tray. She quickly turn herself away and began briskly walked towards the bar.
"Mira-chan! I-" Wakaba tried calling to her before Macao covered his mouth with a hand. Him and the other mages began arguing about how stupid he had just been and how he hurt Mira's feeling whatever they felt like getting angry about.
'I can't do this here....'
After reaching the bar again, Mirajane was able to whip a smile just enough to fake people into thinking that she was alright. While there, she told another waitress to fill in the spot for head waitress as she was going to head home early. The time was about 8 p.m., she usually stayed for about 10, even later on weekends.
"Is anything wrong, Mira?" The waitress asked. "You're usually here longer."
"Oh, don't worry about me! I'm just...tired today. I really should work on getting more sleep." She giggled before heading to the exit of the guild. "Just have a nice night, hun.~"
The waitress nodded before waving her off.