"Mira, can you help me with this?" Gasped Kinana, as she ran behind the bar out of the kitchen.

"Um, did the kitchen catch fire?" Mirajane muttered, suddenly terrified.

"No... but a dish sort of started attacking people..." Explained Kinana.

"Doll play magic?" Asked Mirajane.

"Appears to be, I guess it's a mage here who got drunk who's doing it..." Noted Kinana.

"I'll be right there..." Mirajane sighed, her facial expression now conveying a the-shit-I-put-up-with vibe as she activated her magic, resulting in several nosebleeds in the bar, and stepped into the kitchen to take care of the problem.


"There, done." Declared Mirajane, as she clawed the predatory pizza into submission, the doll play magic diffused. "Kinana, apologize to the customer, and explain that her meal will be a bit later." Instructed Mirajane.

"Right away, boss." Agreed Kinana, though her face soon turned red with a fierce blush.

"Laki, sorry, apparently someone got drunk and used doll play magic on your pizza..." Sighed Kinana, still blushing furiously. "It'll be a bit late..."

"It's okay, I honestly find it hilarious!" Laughed Laki, her self control slipping.

"Uh, good!" Declared Kinana, still nervous as she stood awkwardly. "Would you like a refill while you wait?"

"Sure, thanks, you're doing great!" Laki said, seemingly oblivious to Kinana's attraction.

Kinana frantically ran back to the bar, Laki's tankard in hand, and immediately ran into Mirajane...

"Flustered, Kinana?" Mirajane asked, a knowing smile on her face.

"Erm, yes?" Sighed Kinana, knowing that Laki may be oblivious, but when it came to love, nothing got past Mirajane.

"I understand, you've got a thing for Laki." Mirajane inferred.

"Yep, head over heels, as they say..." Sighed Kinana.

"Well, you know each other pretty well, so just have an honest talk about it, I guess..." Said Mirajane, as she shook up a cocktail for another customer.

"But we're good friends, what if confessing to her ruins our friendship?" Kinana answered, her voice conveying a sense of panic.

"How about this, give me a few days, and I'll try to think of a way to get it to come to light without your friendship being damaged." Offered Mirajane.

"Sure, thank you for doing this for me." Agreed Kinana, as she filled the tankard, and took it back to Laki.

"Hm, I should get Laki's take on this..." Decided Mirajane, as she observed Kinana awkwardly advancing toward Laki's table.


"Hey, I'm going shopping, I feel like finding some new clothes." Said Kinana, as her shift ended, and she clocked out.

"Okay, I'll hold things down 'till closing time." Agreed Mirajane.

"I'll be back by 9." Kinana said, as she left for Crocus.

Laki walked up to the bar and sat on one of the stools, eyeing Mirajane intently as though she was too embarrassed to say what was on her mind.

"Hey, limit two drinks per visit." Said Mirajane. "Even if you live here, I'm not dealing with you hung over."

"No, I'm just here to talk." Explained Laki, a bit nervous.

"Well, there's no limit on that." Laughed Mirajane. "Sorry about being so harsh."

"It's okay, I'm just here to ask for your help..." The wood mage sighed.

"Shoot."

"Well, see I like a girl who's here a lot, and I was just wondering what advice you could give me about telling her..." Explained Laki.

"Good, you've come to the right place!" Declared Mirajane, after all, she was always happy to give advice about love. "Well, first off, this is a lesbian bar, so your odds of this girl at least liking other girls is pretty good..."

"Well, she's a waitress..." Sighed Laki.

"I'm fairly sure most of our waitresses are also lesbians." Noted Mirajane.

"Well that's good." Laki sighed. "If I tell you who it is, will you pass it on?"

"Sorry, that's too easy, I'll do that if all else fails, but I first need to go a bit... Zanier." Mirajane said, a twinkle in her eye.

"Fine, but just for the record, it's Kinana." Sighed Laki, as she picked herself up and went back to her apartment on the second floor.

Mirajane cracked a smile. "Like shooting fish in a barrel." She thought, as she mixed up more cocktails for the customers at the bar.


The next day.

"Last call everyone!" Declared Mirajane, as she locked the liquor cabinets, and began pouring the last few drinks and mixing the last few cocktails.

"That's that, I guess." Muttered Kinana, as she carried the last few plates of the day out to the customers.

"Another day, another jewel." Agreed Mirajane, as she began counting the tips and the paid amounts in the cash register. "Hey, Kinana, if you're interested, I'll cook for you tonight, you've earned it after the double shift, no charge even." She offered.

"Sure, that sounds great." Agreed Kinana, a night off seemed just what she needed, Mirajane was right, this was one of the most stressful days she'd worked in awhile.

"Okay, and is it all right if Laki joins you? I've yet to properly thank her for building this place." Mirajane followed up.

"Um, sure..." Sighed Kinana, perfectly happy to have Laki there, but also quite nervous over it.

"Laki, come down! I haven't thanked you enough!" Declared Mirajane, to which the gray haired woman complied and ran down to the main floor. "How about I cook for you and Kinana tonight, no charge?" Offered Mirajane.

Laki grinned, she saw what Mirajane had up her sleeve. "Sounds great." Laki said with a sincere laugh.


"You don't mind if I just leave the light over that table on, right? Saves energy..." Explained Mirajane, though she was fighting back laughter more than anything else.

"Sure." agreed Kinana, becoming more accustomed to Laki already.

"Great, I'll have something ready for you two in no time."


By the time Mirajane carried the plates she'd made up for her floormates, they were already in each others arms, talking sweetly, laughing, and occasionally kissing. "You girls found out, huh?" Mirajane asked, with a smirk on her face.

"Yep." Kinana said, with a laugh, before giving Laki another kiss.

"Well then, my work here is done." Mirajane simply said as she gave the girls their meal.