AN: Hello loves! This is going to be my MidLu submission! It will be a continuous story. Meaning each part is from the same story, it's not just seven one shots. Just a story with seven chapters! I really hope you enjoy this story. I haven't done a MidLu story before and even in my other stories, I'm not 100% on how to make Midnights personality, because other than him sleeping a lot, his personality when becoming a good guy, is relatively unknown, in my opinion. So I hope do this justice. Please don't hate on the fact that I always do first person point of views, I just am not a huge fan of going with third person. Oh! By the way in this story tartarus did not happen, mainly because I haven't watched or read that far yet.

Birthday

Lucy P.O.V

I give a big smile at everyone in the guildhall, as I stand on the steps and they all sing Happy Birthday. The clock had just struck midnight as they finished the song, They wanted me to blow out my candles as midnight hit, and the day of my birth started. As my I smile and look at all my friends, as their voices shout out a chorus of "And many mores!" I take a breath and go to blow out my candles, when a sudden pull from the doors of the guild draw my eyes in their direction, as they open and two men step inside. Both familiar, one maroon haired man with a missing eye, and another, sitting on a flying carpet with his familiar black and white hair. My smile widens as I blow out my candles, not realizing that my wish for all my friends to fins their happiness, subconsciously changed, as my breath extinguished the 21 candles atop my three tier pink and white cake.

The cheers of my guild mates, and the members of Sabertooth, Lamia Scale, and Blue Pegasus , fill the guild as the celebration of my birth finally really kicks off. Cheers are yelled and glasses clink together as the members enjoy the start of my party. For some reason they had decided on an over night party. Mira had said that because of my 21st birthday was such a big one, that her and Cana had decided that the best way to celebrate, was to drink booze until midnight became dawn.

I step away from my cake, as Erza starts to cut the slices, my eyes locked on the door where the two former Oracion Seis members still stood. A cocky expression riddles Cobra's face, a bored one, like always, rested upon Midnight. Every time that the duo from Crime Sorciere stopped by Fairy Tail, they had the same expressions on their faces.

I didn't realize they would be here today. I wonder if I can convince Macbeth…Midnight, to have a drink with me. Too celebrate. He never really ever talked to me before, but, maybe I can convince him to today. Might as well try and befriend our allies…right?

With new found determination, I quickly make my way through the throng of partygoers, stopping just before the reflector mage and poison dragon slayer. I smile at the two, my hands behind my back, my fingers twisting nervously together. "Welcome back, Cobra, Midnight!" My lips are upturned in the largest smile I can manage, and I can feel my face start to heat up.

Cobra raises an eyebrow at me, while Midnight just closes his eyes, my smile widens. I've come to the realization over the past few years, that half the time people think that Midnight's sleeping, he isn't. He's listening, observing his surroundings. I figured that out the very first time they came here. Midnight had been 'sleeping' while Cobra, Laxus, and Gajeel were drinking a beer together. A brawl had broke out, Gray and Natsu were at each others throats, and somehow a table got thrown in the three dragon slayers and the reflector mages direction. Before it could hit, it crashed into another direction. Had I not been watching, I would have just assumed it was a barrio or something Midnight released while he was asleep, but no, I watched his fingers twitch slightly as the table came barreling towards them.

I shake my head, ridding myself of the thought. I smile once more at the two mages. "Would you two like to grab a drink with me? It's on the house in celebration of my 21st birthday!" I ask them excitedly.

I notice Midnight open one eye at me. Cobra opens his mouth to respond, but Midnight beats him to it. "Okay." I feel my insides quiver as goosebumps travel over my skin, just one word from his voice makes me want to crumble to pieces around him.

My grin gets so big I can feel it start to hurt my cheeks. I lead them over to the bar. Cobra and I take seats on stools, Midnight stays on his carpet. Mira smiles at me as she walks over to the three of us. "What can I get you, Birthday Girl?"

"A strawberry margarita for me, a beer with a dash of deadly nightshade for Cobra, and a tequila sunrise for Midnight!" I smile to myself, glad that I remembered their preferred drinks.

Cobra smirks at me as Mira walks away to get our drinks. "Finally 21 huh?" I nod enthusiastically. "It's one hell of a party. You never struck me as the partying type." Cobra speaks coolly as Midnight watches us in boredom.

I shrug my shoulders. "Mira and Cana wouldn't let me get away with a low key party."

Cobra snorts. "Of course not, the drunk and the demon had been planning this shin dig for nearly a year."

How does he know that?

Cobra raises his eyebrow at me again. "I can hear you, remember?"

My heart starts thumping erratically in my chest. Does that mean he knows…

"Of course I know, Blondie."

I huff at the nickname he stole from Laxus, until the realization of what he just says dawns on me, oh Mavis no.

Cobra's obnoxious smirk makes its way back on his face. He leans close to me, his lips on my ear, I can feel his breath on my skin, "I even know what your soul wished for when you blew out your candles." He whispers. "Happiness with Macbeth. Didn't know you wanted him to the depth of your soul, Blondie."

Oh Mavis! No, no, no, no, no. This is bad.

"I won't tell." He sits upright as Mirajane brings back our drinks. I quickly take mine. Taking a giant pull through the straw. My nerves going haywire. I watch tentatively as Cobra grabs his drink and stands. Shit, I don't want them to leave me.

Cobra gives me a genuine smile this time. "Oi! Midnight! Stay with, Blondie, it is her birthday after all."

My head whips around to face Midnight. He nods an affirmative at cobra, and his magic carpet flies closer to me. I give him an apprehensive smile. Nervous about this whole situation. Cobra did this on purpose.

Midnight's lips twitch up in a smile. I feel my breathing hitch. He should smile more often. "Are you enjoying your birthday?" He asks quietly, I almost didn't hear him.

I take another drink of my margarita. "I am now." It comes out before I can stop it.

Midnights eyes widen uncharacteristically at my statement causing me to panic slightly. Why did I just say that?

I watch as Midnight's face turns a slight shade of pink. "Well…I'm glad." He says, quietly, once again. I don't think I've ever heard him speak so much, except of course when he was our enemy.

He reaches beside himself, and picks up a small rectangular black box with a white ribbon on it. He looks at me with a small smile and places the box in my hand. I look at him in shock, and he nods at me to open it. I carefully untie the small ribbon, taking a shaky breath; I lift the lid of the box. Before I can stop myself, I feel a few tears drip down my face. I carefully take the object out of the box. The cold black metal in my grasp makes my skin tingle. I gaze at the black metal; three pieces of metal braid together to make a key. The top of the key is molded into a crow.

I feel soft fingers wipe the tears from my cheek. I look away from the black key, an animal kingdom key, the only one in existence of Corvus the Crow. Midnight is looking at me with a gentle smile on his face. "How…why…." I can't even form a complete coherent sentence. Animal Kingdom keys were thought to be lost to Earthland. I don't understand how he found it, or why he'd go through the trouble to do so.

"I found it about a month after Cobra and I joined Jellal. We were hiding out in a cave, and I had woken up at midnight…go figure, and there was a crow…it acted like it wanted me to follow it, so I did, it lead me to the key. I just never could get up the courage to give it to you."

The tears stream down my face faster, and before I can stop myself I fling my arms around him, holding him tightly to my body. My face buried in his neck. Within seconds I feel wind against my skin and the area seems to have darkened. I open my eyes and gasp.

"Have you ever seen how bright the stars shine, out of the city lights during the midnight hour?" Midnight whispers in my ear. I look at him with wonder, as his carpet soars us above Magnolia, into the sky, higher than I've ever been, I feel like I could become a star.

"Thank you so much, Mid…" He cuts me off.

"Call me Macbeth, Lucy."

"Thank you…Macbeth." As his name leaves my mouth, his lips capture my own, and I find myself lost in Midnight.