MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! You guys all better be smiling alright?

And if my fanfics also make you smile that's totally fine too :p.

But anyways, I hope this will be good enough as a present to all of you. This'll be a multiple chapter fanfic that MIGHT go on after new years too. Is that ok?

I hope so.

Oh, and I also have a REAL CHRISTMAS ONE SHOT THAT'LL COME OUT ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

Ok? Thanks ;).

BEST. PEOPLE. EVER.

One shout out to Miriam L. for keeping contact with me.

BTW You guys can PM me anytime. A good conversation never goes to waste ;).

Well, let's go!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A FANTASTIC AND AWESOME NEW YEARS. Cause you're the guys capable of that.

CHRISTMAS FANFIC

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Lucy was on her last week.

Well, to be more precise, her last week before Christmas break.

The school work was lowering down and her part-time job was going up. Up in what?

Customers.

The blond spent every afternoon at the mall, working at a cafe there called Fairy Tail. It was the most popular one there and the pay was good. Good enough to cover her daily rent too.

And at this time of year, her workload doubled.

Really, you'd think people would actually GO somewhere during the holidays. she thought while carrying dirty plates back into the kitchen.

The boss was there too, frantically cooking the food to keep up with the never ending orders.

"Ah, Lucy! How's the crowd?" he called out to her while adding butter to a slice of bread.

"Busy. Do you need any help over there?" she answered, looking worried.

"No, don't worry about me. Here, take these to tables one and five." the old man said while handing her another load of food.

"Alright." she backed away slowly, careful not to drop anything.

Her back was just about to push open the door when a yell came.

"MIRAAAAAAA! I BURNED MY HAND AGAIN! GET THE ICE WATER!"

"Oh, can't you be more careful?" a gentle voice chided while helping the crying man.

"Tch, I don't need to be careful. Besides, this is only the second time." he sighed.

"Actually, it's the 57th."

The two started arguing, but it looked more like Mira taking over and Makarov trying to put up a fight.

Really, I don't know how this guys runs the place.

The waitress sighed at the scene and went to serve the customers, leaving the poor chef to Mirajane.

"Here's you're order. Sorry for the long wait." She kept up her friendly demeanor and smiled.

Right after she turned back around, a dark look took over.

Christmas break? She needed to get out of this mess first.

It was eight o'clock and things were finally calming down in the shop. Lucy was clearing up a table and just started wiping it down.

RING.

The jingle of the door opening was heard and someone stepped in.

"Hello sir, table for one?" Mirajane spoke in her sweet tone.

"Yeah." the person replied and followed the silver-haired woman to an empty table.

They walked past Lucy but she was bending down, picking a spoon up. Her eyes never saw the man, but her nose certainly smelled him.

It smelled like... fire. Something spicy.

She sneezed.

"Bless you." the person said.

"Thanks." the blond stood up and walked back to the kitchen.

The first thing she noticed was the old man drinking beer. On the counter-top.

"You're going at it this early?" the girl sighed while picking up her note pad.

"It's never too early. Gotta loosen up." he grinned while taking another swig. The teen just shook her head.

"Anyways, we have another one out there so sober up." and she left the room.

He sighed and started hiccuping while firing up the stove.

Suddenly, a pang of pain erupted in her head.

"Ow." she left her current route and went to the bathroom instead.

No one was in there.

Well, no one comes here this late in the night anyways.

Her eyes looked at the reflection in the mirror. The dark bags under her eyes were starting to show. She felt like sleeping on the floor.

Her hands went up to slap her face desperately. No use. Her eyelids still started to droop down.

"Darn it, I can't fall asleep on the job."

Her hands turned on the tap and she gathered up the ice cold water in her hands. It was splashed onto her face.

The cold woke her up and she felt more alert.

I just have to make it through one more hour.

She went to the staff room and took out her energy drink.

"Alright." the girl finished applying her concealer.

"Let's go."

Her legs started speed-walking towards the only occupied table and she took a deep breath.

Lucy didn't look at the customer until her pencil was finally in her hands and she was sure that she could put on a realistic smile.

Her face didn't listen to her these days.

"Welcome to the cafe, can I take you orde...r?" her voice went up a bit at the end.

The person sitting in front of her was DEFINITELY not normal. He was decked out in a santa costume, equipped with a red hat, a fat stomach, and the suit. Oh, there was also the beard.

He seemed completely unaware and was just staring at the candle that was on the inner edge of his table. His dark eyes seemed transfixed with the small flame and didn't see her.

Which was definitely a good thing.

The golden-haired girl was staring at him before finally realizing what she was doing.

"Um, are you ready to order?" she said in an attempt to capture his attention.

He looked at her but then swiftly averted her gaze and instead trained his sights on his outfit instead.

He also finally looked at what he was wearing.

"OH. Darn it. I can't believe I still had the suit on." he tried to take off his hat and the fluffy beard.

It didn't work out. He couldn't lift his arms all the way up because of the tight suit.

After one minute of seeing him TRY to lift his arms up, she gave in and started to help him.

Her fingers unwound the string holding the beard on his face.

Once, her hand brushed against his skin and she felt his hot cheeks. They were bright red.

Is it really that hot? she thought while pulling the hat off his head.

She stepped back after finishing the small task.

"Man, that feels good." he let out a breath of relief.

"Er, do you want to go and change?" she asked him

"Huh? OH. Yeah, if that's fine with you." he smiled sheepishly.

She sighed a bit.

He was really easygoing. A normal person wouldn't have forgotten that they were wearing something that outrageous.

"The bathrooms are in the back, to your left." she pointed in that direction.

"Thanks. I'll be right back." he tried to walk there as fast as he could.

And knocked down a few chairs along the way.

"Sorry!" he shouted after each one fell.

She face-palmed and just went into the kitchen.

Looked like her shift wasn't over yet.

"GRAY, HELP ME OUT HERE." Natsu whispered frantically.

"Huh? Why'd you call me flame head?" the person on the other line yawned.

"LUCY WORKS HERE." he nearly screamed.

"Sheesh, you finally entered that cafe right? Took you long enough." Gray answered.

"No, the kids were running after me at that santa job and I had to get away!" the pink haired male ruffled his hair in an exasperated manner.

"Well, either way, good for you. You'll finally be able to make a move." the black haired teen said.

"I DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS MYSELF. THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS AVOIDED HER!" he slammed against the wall in the bathroom stall.

"That wasn't gonna get you anywhere, you know that right?" the man sighed.

"Well, what do I do? I can't just walk out!" the guy sank to his knees.

"Just be normal. Don't freak out on her and you'll be fine. If you can, make some conversation." Gray spoke.

"Alright. Thanks man. I owe you one." and he hung up.

o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

The cool and calm college student leaned against the railing of his balcony and let out a breath of air.

"That freak's gonna mess up. Definitely."

A white-haired girl just came from his kitchen and called out.

"Gray, that was Natsu right? What did he say?"

The male sighed once more.

"He'll be back late tonight. Don't worry about your little crush." he replied.

Her face lit up in pink.

"H-huh? I never said that stupid! Just get back in here. And put your shirt back on while you're at it!" she turned back around and disappeared from sight.

Gray took his shirt from the floor and looked out at the noisy city behind him.

"Yeah. He's so gonna mess up."

And the glass sliding door clicked shut.

Haha, I got so many things planned out.

Natsu, you lucky bastard.

Anyways, hope you enjoyed and wait for my upcoming one shot!

-SkyFairies