Hey Guys! Christmas is coming up! So I wrote a fanfic for you guys x3 Like the summary says it contains NaLu, GaLe, Jerza, Gruvia, and some Happy and Carla cuteness x3 I'd like to thank Thinwrist for helping me out with some stuff! Thanks a bunch! xD Anyway, here it is!
Disclaimer: I know, I know. Hiro Mashima owns Fairy Tail, not me! Happy Holidays!
In the city of Magnolia, people partied in every corner. But one party dominated them all, and that was the cities loudest and rowdiest guild, Fairy Tail. This was the first Christmas Eve party since getting their guild back after their seven-year slumber. Snowmen made by Wendy, Romeo, Azuka, and other guild members lined the front, with ice sculptures made by Gray. Lights and garlands were hung along the exterior, with huge ribbons on either side of the door and guild sign.
"Bye-bye Santa-san!" a little boy said to the master as he waved. His mother chuckled lightly, pulling the little boy gently by the hand.
"Bye-bye," Makarov said with a smile, waving back. The mother thanked the master, having a wonderful time at the guild.
"You're welcome," he replied, shrinking his body back to his normal size when they left. All the kids had finally left, having swarmed into the guild once they heard there was a Santa Claus at Fairy Tail, and stretched as Mira gave him a mug of beer.
"Good job master," Mira said, smiling at him as he chugged the beer down.
"That'll show 'em," he grumbled, remembering how he ended up using magic for the majority of the day.
The party had started early in the morning that day. Guild members ran excitedly into the guild, talking animatedly to each other. The guild had been decorated in colourful garlands, lights, and ribbons that hung around the pillars and railings. Stockings, wreaths, and holly hung from pillars and doors. The bar was covered in a white table cloth, which was cut to look like snow. A gingerbread house and mini snowmen were on each end. A huge banner above the bar hung from the second story railing, saying 'Merry Christmas!' in large, bold letters with the guild mark on each side. Glittery snowflakes hung from the ceiling and the second story floor, hanging above everyone. A huge buffet table was piled with Christmas treats. A gigantic and extravagantly decorated tree sat beside the bar with Makarov sitting in a decorated chair in front, watching the bustling guild. Children burst into the guild and ran towards the bar.
"Where's Santa?"
"We heard Santa-san was here!" they shouted at Mira.
"What's going on?" Makarov asked, walking up and onto the bar.
"They're looking for Santa Claus."
"Well, I'm right here!" he announced, saving Mira from the children's attention. Instead of his regular guild clothes he was wearing a Santa suit and hat, but…
"You're not Santa!" a little boy shouted.
"Why am I not?" he asked. He looked the part, minus the beard, so there shouldn't be a problem.
"You're too short!"
"Does that matter?"
"Yes it does! I can't sit on your lap," a little girl said, teary eyed. Makarov started to panic as it started spreading to the other kids.
"Okay! Follow me," he told them, hopping off the bar and walking towards his chair. He instructed them to take a step back, making them look at each other in confusion. Using his Titan magic, he grew to the size of Gildarts. The kids looked at him in wonder and started cheering, climbing onto his lap.
He had to admit it was fun with the little ones coming in and out, but it lasted way too long as the sun had already started setting. Now that the kids left, the real party started as Mira and Kinana pulled more alcohol out. The guild started to shake and they knew what that meant.
"Guildarts is back!" they yelled in excitement. Gildarts strolled into the guild with a huge grin on his face. Greeting everyone and sending Natsu flying to the ceiling, he walked over to the master.
"I like the outfits," he said, laughing at the costumes the guys had to wear and eyeing the girls costume appreciatively.
"It was Erza's idea, although I do approve," he replied, smiling at him.
"Welcome back," he told Guildarts, sharing a drink and settling into his chair.
"It's good to be back."
Lucy flopped down on the bar, asking Mira for some water. Most of the girls had to help out since there had been so many people coming in. Most of the treats were gone and Lucy was exhausted. Kids kept pouring in and guys came in to ogle the girls. Erza made all the female members, even Carla and Wendy, wear fuzzy red Santa suits and black belts with gold buckles around their waists, and hats if they wanted to. She had her hair in pigtails and wore the hat and knee-high black boots with her dress that was the length of her usual skirts and dresses.
"Wha-?" Lucy said as the ground started shaking.
"Guildarts is back!" she heard everyone yell in excitement. Sure enough, Guildarts walked through the guild doors, greeting everyone and sending Natsu flying to the ceiling. Getting up, she grabbed a cookie from the buffet table and sat back down. She was enjoying the party and chatted with Levy, Erza, Lisanna and Mira before Levy was dragged away by Droy and Jet, Lisanna and Mira had to help out at the bar again, and Erza had to break up the fight that was going on. 'Good thing we didn't decide to decorate the table and chairs,' Lucy thought as some chairs and tables were thrown around, knowing it was a good call. Guildarts headed towards Cana, who had tried to make a quick getaway.
"Cana! Spend Christmas with Papa!" he said happily to her.
"What?! Do I have to?" she whined as she had planned on drinking the whole day. Lucy watched their exchange with a sad and nostalgic smile, remembering all the happy and missed Christmas' of her childhood. Natsu, after having been punched by Erza, noticed her sad smile as she watched Cana and Gildarts. He strolled towards her, wanting to cheer her up.
"Luce!" Natsu called behind her. She turned around and burst into laughter.
"Hey! Don't laugh," he told her, though he was glad she was laughing now instead of sad.
"But, you look so funny," she told him, still laughing. She had been busy all day so she didn't get the change to have a conversation with him. Sure she'd seen him around, but now that she had a good look of him she couldn't help laughing. He was dressed in a full body reindeer suit, complete with antlers that had bells tied with ribbons on them, jingling with every movement on his pink head. He still wore his scarf around his neck though. 'He looks pretty cute though,' she thought with a smile. 'Wait, what am I thinking? He does look cute, but that's it!' she mentally scolded herself with a slight blush as Natsu sat beside her.
"Hey Mira, can I get a fire drink?"
"Sure," she said, returning a few moments later with a flaming drink. He chugged it down and set the mug on the counter.
"Phew! I needed that," he said as Mira and Lucy giggled. Mira left to go help another customer after taking Natsu's mug.
"What's so funny? You're such a weirdo."
"I'm not a weirdo… weirdo," she told him, flicking one of the bells on his antlers, making it jingle.
"It was this or face Erza's wrath," he said, shivering at the memory of how she threatened everyone if they didn't wear their costumes.
"Uh-huh," she agreed, stifling a yawn. Natsu noticed this and decided to call it a night.
"Hey Lucy, you want me to walk you home?"
"Sure," she told him with a smile.
"Gimme a second to change my clothes," he told her. All the guys had brought a change of clothes so they wouldn't have to wear the embarrassing costumes all the way home. Natsu didn't really care, but the antlers were getting annoying to his sensitive hearing and he knew he'd look funny in just a random big, brown body suit.
"Okay," she told him, slipping into her jacket as he quickly left. Looking around, she noticed Gray started stripping again.
"Gray, your clothes," she called out to him, making him realize what he was doing.
"Gwah!" he said, searching for the discarded clothing. Natsu came back and as he and Lucy said goodnight to everyone, he escorted her home.
Levy watched as Lucy left with Natsu out the doors. She stifled another yawn as Jet and Droy commented on how cute she looked. They noticed her yawning and started fighting on who would get to walk her home.
"Oi, shrimp!" a deep voice called out to her from behind. Turning around, she burst into a fit of laughter while Jet and Droy smirked, thinking they looked a lot better than him in the costume. Gajeel was wearing the same outfit as Natsu, with a black collar with bells attached all around it instead of a scarf. His serious and scary looking face just didn't go with the costume.
"Oi! Stop laughing!"
"But… You look so funny!" she said, continuing to laugh.
"It's better than wearing that," he said, pointing at Elfman, Macao and Wakaba. They had to wear the green elf costumes with a bell attached to the end of the pointy hat, shoes, and green tights. Macao and Wakaba didn't look right because they were so old, and Elfman was just too buff and big. He did look hilarious though, and even more so as he shouted about being a 'Man' while wearing it.
"You're right," she agreed, thinking how Gajeel was lucky that he got the last reindeer costume.
"What do you want?" Jet and Droy asked Gajeel, suspicious.
"I'm taking you home, shrimp," Gajeel stated, leaving no room for debate.
"I never asked you too," she told him as Jet and Droy looked at each other in shock. They turned to Levy to tell her not to go when they noticed her spot was empty. Whipping their heads to the door, they saw Gajeel and Levy, with her jacket on, had mystically teleported towards the door as they slipped silently out the door. They started crying and wailing.
"Levy!"
'Oh Gray-sama~' Juvia thought as she watched Gray from behind a pillar. She bent down to pick another item of clothing Gray unconsciously took off, her wavy hair falling in front of her face where her Santa hat didn't keep down. Gray had been dressed as an elf, but along the way he started stripping, leaving him in only the tights and shoes.
"Gray, your clothes," Lucy called to him, making him realize he was half dressed.
"Gwah!" Gray yelled as he searched for his clothes. Juvia appeared from behind the pillar with his pile of discarded clothing.
"Here they are Gray-sama."
"What? Thanks Juvia," Gray told her as he put his clothes back on. 'Gray-sama looks wonderful in anything he is or isn't wearing,' Juvia sighed happily to herself. They talked for a bit before someone threw a chair at his head.
"Oi! Who threw that?!" he yelled as he went to look for the culprit, leaving Juvia to once again resume watching him from behind a pillar. After a mini fight broke out, which Erza broke up, Gray left the guild to go home. However, he never noticed the silent shadow following him out the door.
"Happy, aren't you going to go with Lucy-san and Natsu-san?" Wendy asked the blue Exceed as he sat with her and Carla, happily munching on a fish. She decided not to wear the Santa hat and wore her hair in its regular style of high side pig tails, tied with holly in them.
"Natsu said he had to ask Lucy something, so I stayed behind," Happy said, placing the fish in his lap. He hid his smile behind his paws as he laughed mischievously.
"So he's going to ask her that," Carla commented, already having seen a premonition of it a few days ago.
"Ask her what?" Wendy asked with innocent curiosity, wondering what the Exceeds were talking about.
"Nothing Wendy," Carla told her, thinking that she shouldn't have to fill her head with such nonsense.
"Aye!" Happy chirped, finishing his fish.
"We should go home," Carla told Wendy, noticing how late it got.
"I'll walk you home!" Happy volunteered as he raised a paw.
"Okay," Wendy said as happily as the three of them left the guild.
Erza and Mira watched them all leave, smiling in approval.
"Have you finished all your Christmas shopping?" Mira asked Erza.
"Yes, I have gotten everyone presents," she replied with a twinge of sadness in her voice. She was thinking of the present she wouldn't be able to give. Mira guessed what the cause of her sadness was, so she left it at that.
"Can I get another slice of cake?" she asked Mira, holding her plate up. She took the plate happily, arriving moments later with another piece of Erza's favourite cake.
"Thank you," she said before enjoying her cake. After finishing it, she looked around and noticed that the guild was pretty quiet. People had passed out from the partying or had headed home for the night. Rising from her seat, she bid Mira good night.
"Good night Erza!" Mira called after her, putting her elbows on the bar and her head in her hands, watching her with a sad smile.
"What's wrong Mira-nee?" Lisanna asked the older Strauss.
"Just hoping Erza's wish comes true." Lisanna nodded in understanding as they both watched the red-head slip silently out the door.
"Lucy and Natsu arrived at her apartment, opening the door and let them both in.
"Thanks for walking me home Natsu," Lucy told him with a smile, thinking how sweet it was.
"No problem Lucy. But I have something to ask you," he said, blushing. 'Natsu… blushing!' Lucy shouted in her mind as it went through a ton of possibilities.
"Y-yes?" she asked, trying to calm her nerves. 'Calm down Lucy, maybe he just needs me to do something for him,' she reasoned with herself.
"Well, could you…" he started, trailing off.
"Could I…?" she repeated, the suspense killing her.
"Meet me at the square tomorrow?" he asked her as he closed his eyes and looked away with an embarrassed smile on his face. Lucy clutched her hands to her chest as it pounded wildly, a blush on her face. 'He couldn't be asking me on a date, could he?' Lucy asked herself. 'No, it couldn't be. But…'
"Do you need me to do something, like summon Virgo, like last time?" she asked, needing to confirm his intentions or else she'd get worked up again.
"What? No! This is totally different," he assured her with that adorable look on his face.
"S-sure. What time should I be there?" she asked, accepting his invitation with a warm smile and feeling a bit flustered. He looked at her, his cheeks still rosy-pink, as he sent her a million volt smile.
"Meet me at 5!" he told her, opening her window and crouching on the sill. He jumped out; leaving a very flustered Lucy as she fully realized what she just agreed to.
Levy and Gajeel walked towards Fairy Hills in silence. Arriving at the door, Gajeel and Levy stood facing each other.
"Thanks for walking me home," Levy thanked him, a slight blush on her cheeks as she looked away.
"Whatever," he said nonchalantly. As Levy was about to open the door, Gajeel called out to her.
"Oi! Shrimp! Meet me at the library tomorrow," he ordered her. Levy whipped around to face him.
"Wha-? You're not asking me on a date or something, are you? And who says I'm going to go?" Levy huffed, turning her face away with her arms crossed, a full blown blush on her face now.
"Who said I was asking you on a date?" Gajeel retorted, crossing his arms and looking in the opposite direction.
"3 o'clock."
"Fine," she huffed as she turned around again. Gajeel watched her as she slipped through the door. Turning around he walked home, a smirk on his face.
Gray walked down the shopping area of Magnolia, one of the displays in a jewelry store catching his eye. Juvia watched him browse the displays behind a tree, her imagination going crazy. 'Maybe it's for Juvia's love rival,' she thought as a dark aura surrounded her, her hand splintering the tree. Gray had resumed walking again, snapping Juvia out of her mood. Not wanting to miss her chance, she walked towards him.
"Gray-sama."
"Yeah Juvia?"
"A-a-are you doing anything tomorrow Gray-sama?" she asked, fidgeting as she looked away from him.
"No, I'm not."
"W-would you like to go with J-Juvia to an a-amusement park tomorrow?" she asked as she continued to fidget, waiting for his answer.
"Sure," Gray said, slightly surprised she asked him.
"Really? Meet Juvia at 2 tomorrow then! Good night Gray-sama!" Juvia said excitedly, happily skipping home. Gray chuckled to himself. 'She never changes.'
"Thanks for walking us home, Happy," Wendy thanked him with a smile.
"No problem! I'm going to head home now! Bye Carla! Bye Wendy!" Happy said, waving to them as he flew away. They both waved back, stopping once he disappeared from their view. Wendy looked at Carla and noticed a small, but kind smile on her face as she watched him leave. She couldn't help but smile warmly at her. Ever since the Edolas incident, Carla had been warming up to Happy more and stopped referring to him as 'male cat.' She had also warmed up to everyone else, probably due to Happy.
"What?" Carla asked, catching Wendy staring at her.
"Oh, it's nothing," Wendy replied as they headed for their room.
"Did you finish them all?" Carla asked.
"Not yet. I only have one more to do," Wendy told her. Grabbing what she needed, Wendy sat down while Carla wrapped presents. Both worked in silence, planning to get it done tonight.
Erza walked home, lost in thought. Arriving at the dorms and into her room, she looked out the window. She sighed, knowing she shouldn't ask for so much and to dwell on things out of her control. Suddenly, a pigeon landed on her window sill and pecked at the glass. Letting it in, she picked it up; noticing a message attached to its leg. Curious, she took the letter and read it, her eyes growing bigger as she continued to read. The message was short, but Erza's eyes were as wide as saucers. Grabbing some paper, she quickly scribbled a reply. Replacing the message with her own, she sent the bird off again. Done with that task, she ran out of her room and down the streets of Magnolia. She needed some advice and someone to talk to, so she bolted down the streets to the only person she could think of to help her.
Lucy grabbed her pajamas and made a bee line for the bathroom, wanting to clear her head. Slipping into the warm and relaxing water, she sighed contently. 'There's no reason to get so worked up. We're just meeting at the park,' she reasoned with herself, slipping deeper into the tub. Her imagination started kicking in.
As she arrived at the park, Natsu appeared, carrying a bouquet of pink, red, and white roses. Her imagination had beautified him again, with sparkles surrounding him. Her imagination had decided to frame her imagination with a border of blooming roses.
"These are for you, Lucy," Natsu told her, his voice was all dreamy sounding and echoed as he stared deeply into her eyes.
'What the heck?! Gah! What is wrong with you, imagination?!' Lucy screamed inwardly, mentally slapping the image away.
She and Natsu were having a candle light dinner under the stars. Natsu lifted a spoon of food towards her.
"Say 'Aaah,' Lucy," he told her as they fed each other.
'There is no way that's gonna happen!' she screeched, fanning the imagination cloud away until it disappeared.
"Let's have 30 babies," Natsu told her, clasping her hands in his. A second later, she and Natsu were holding crying Happy's wrapped in blankets with pacifiers. Some even had pink hair.
"This again?!" she screamed out loud this time, standing up in the tub.
"Lucy!"
"Kyaa!" Lucy screamed as her curtain was pulled open.
"Erza, what are you doing here?" she asked after getting calming down a bit, her heart still pounding.
"I need to talk to you," she said frantically, surprising Lucy. Whatever it was, it was pretty important.
"Let me get changed first," she told her. Erza nodded and pulled the curtain closed as she left. Getting dressed quickly, she walked out to find Erza pacing.
"What did you want to talk about Erza?" Erza calmed herself and stopped her pacing, clearing her throat.
"Um… well… you see…" she started, getting flustered.
"Yes?" Lucy prompted.
"J-J-Jellal asked me to m-m-meet him t-tomorrow!" she blurted out.
"That's great Erza!" Lucy told her friend happily. Even if she never said it out loud, Lucy know that Erza missed him
"It is, but I need your help picking out an outfit."
"Okay," Lucy said happily, knowing the perfect thing for her.
"What time are you meeting him?"
"Tomorrow night."
"Hmmm… How about I help you tomorrow? All the stores are closed by now," Lucy reasoned, though she was thinking that she had enough time.
"Okay, thank you Lucy," Erza said gratefully.
"See you tomorrow Erza!" Lucy called as Erza headed for the door, waving.
"Yes, tomorrow," she replied, shutting the door behind her. Lucy stopped waving as her smile grew bigger, a glint in her eyes. 'Perfect.'
Holy Cow! This is THE longest chapter I have ever written! :O OMG! Hahaha, how'd you like it? Now you have to sit and suffer as I write the rest! Mwahahahahaha! :D Just kidding, it's an early Christmas present xD But MAN! I think this is gonna take a lot longer to finish ( O . O ) So it might take me a while to actually finish this story up! xP I'm sorry! Sorry if I jumped around too much and some of them were really short! I'm just not feeling the LOVE~ There's not enough LOVE~. I hope to get this done before school starts again :S
IMPORTANT NOTE! The next chapter will be another combined one, but after that each meeting will be its own separate chapter! So if you aren't a fan of one of the pairings and could care less, you can just skip that chapter and find the one you want! xD Happy and Carla will have a very short chapter (cause I'm not sure how much I'm gonna write. Probably not a lot) but I think the rest will be pretty long. Anyway, PM or Review! Ciao!