Hey Fairies! I just published this story and all, so nobody's read it yet. That, and it's pretty bad...lol. Whatever. So next chapter! Yayyy :D Enjoy!

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3rd Person's POV

Year X782

4 years later…

"Erza~!" Meredy sang. "Wakey wakey!"

She shoved the curtains open in Erza's room, letting the light in.

"Meredy!" Erza groaned. "Go away."

The pink haired girl pouted.

"But it's my birthday today. I'm fifteen, remember?"

The redhaired girl's eyes shot open.

"Oh my god! I forgot!"

Erza threw her covers off and hugged Meredy.

"Happy birthday Meredy!" she said cheerfully.

The pinkette grinned at her friend and adoptive sister.

"Get dressed! Ultear's downstairs making breakfast! And then we're going out!" she trilled as she pulled away and ran downstairs.

"Alright."

Erza disappeared into her closet and came out in a white blouse with a blue bow at the collar, a blue skirt, diamond shaped earrings, and black boots.

She went downstairs to see Meredy grabbing plates and Ultear flipping pancakes.

"Morning Erza," Ultear greeted. "Pancakes?"

"Yes please!" she said with a smile.

The three girls ate their breakfast, making small conversation about where to go and what to do for Meredy's birthday.

"We should go find my soulmate!" Meredy volunteered.

Erza visibly flinched while Ultear chided, "Meredy, it will take a long time to find your soulmate. You know that, right?"

"Yeah! But it's an adventure! Maybe you can find one too!" Meredy said with a smile.

Ultear turned to Erza, a question on her face.

"You up for it?" she asked.

Erza nodded mutely.

"Yay!" Meredy said cheerfully. "Let's go!"

~.~

"Why are we going to Crocus?" Meredy frowned.

Ultear glanced over at the younger girl.

"You said you wanted to find your soulmate, right? Crocus has the most people. It, after all, is the capital," she replied primly.

"Oh."

Erza smiled inwardly and lowered her vision into soul-vision, which allowed a person to see another's soul. She could, of course, see her soul, but she chose not to. Ever since Jellal's death, she hadn't bothered to look at her soul. It would only serve as a painful reminder of her soulmate's death.

Using her soul-vision, she looked into Meredy's soul. The pink haired girl's soul was a pale pink and had a circle of hearts around a black shadow. Ultear had a dark purple soul with a red heart made of thorns with a 'House of Life' symbol (Magic Council symbol). Both had yet to find their mate for life.

"Arrival into Crocus in 5 minutes," the conductor said over the loudspeaker.

"That's us. C'mon, get ready," Ultear ordered.

Meredy beamed. "Yes ma'am!"

The three girls grabbed their bags and when the train arrived at the station, they jumped off and hurried out of the station.

"Wow!" Meredy squealed, gazing at the bustling city.

Ultear and Erza chuckled, the former ruffling the pinkette's hair.

"Happy birthday Meredy," she said with a grin. "So, where to birthday girl?"

"Everywhere!" she beamed.

The three sisters laughed.

"How about that cake shop down there?" Erza pointed down one of the streets to a pretty little shop. "Just for starters."

"Let's go!" Meredy trilled happily.

Erza, Meredy, and Ultear made their way through the crowd and to the cake shop. The sisters stepped into the shop and were immediately welcomed by a tinkling bell and the sweet smell of cake. Erza inhaled sharply.

"The smell is simply divine!" Erza exclaimed. "Wouldn't you agree, Ultear, Meredy?"

Meredy nodded vigorously. "I'm gonna have a hard time choosing one!"

"Yes," Ultear agreed, taking in the scent of the bakeries. "I bet the cakes would taste delicious. If they smell that good, then the taste should be tenfold."

They marched up to the counter and took a look at the cakes. Erza felt her mouth water by just staring.

"They all look so good!" Meredy bemoaned. "How do I pick just one?"

"I think I'll take the strawberry shortcake," Erza decided.

Ultear chuckled and Meredy giggled.

"Of course," Ultear said, shaking her head.

"What? It's my favorite!" Erza defended.

After a few moments of staring, Meredy finally decided on a chocolate raspberry cake while Ultear picked a green tea one.

"We'll take one strawberry shortcake, one chocolate raspberry cake, and a green tea cake," Erza told the man at the register.

"That'll be 1,000 jewels," he replied back.

"Excuse me, how much was that?" Ultear asked sweetly.

"1,000 jewels," the man said primly.

Meredy ran a hand through her pink hair and fluttered her eyelashes.

"Are you sure about that?"

The pinkette perched herself on the counter and swung her legs over to the man's side. Her hands lightly grazed his cheek.

"Now c'mon. Are you sure you can't knock some off?" she murmured pleasantly.

The man, obviously flustered, stuttered, "T-then…it's on the house."

He passed the bag over and Meredy winked at him.

"Thanks so much sir!"

He turned away, face red.

"N-no problem miss!"

Meredy, Ultear, and Erza strutted out the door and when the door shut, they burst into mad laughter.

"Nice work Meredy!" Erza laughed as they pulled the cakes out from the bag.

The pinkette grinned impishly.

"That was my first time too!" she cheered. "How did I do?"

Ultear smiled serenely.

"A+. That was perfect!"

Meredy beamed and unwrapped her cake. She plucked her fork from the bag and took a bite.

"Ah!" she moaned. "It's so good!"

Both Erza and Ultear took a bite out of theirs and both gasped in surprise.

"Wow," Erza gaped.

"This…is good," Ultear murmured.

"WAH!"

A sudden shriek came from Meredy. The two older sisters whipped around to see a black haired boy with a white braid on the ground and Meredy's cake on the floor with him.

"My cake!" the pinkette whimpered.

"Oww…that hurt…" the boy mumbled.

"What happened?" Ultear demanded.

Meredy jabbed a finger at the boy.

"He tripped and made my drop my cake!"

The boy, who had gotten up, still rubbing his side, glanced over at Meredy.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to," he apologized. "Would you like me to buy you another one? My treat," he added. He held his hand out to Meredy.

The pinkette blinked, surprised by the sudden offer. Erza narrowed her vision into soul-vision to look at the boy's soul. Her eyes widened and she fell backwards, hand over her mouth.

"Erza!" Ultear yelled.

"Miss, are you okay?" the boy queried.

"H-his…y-your soul…" Erza whispered.

Meredy lowered her vision and gasped, her eyes wide. She gave the boy a look of newfound interest. Ultear did the same and she gaped at the boy.

"Yes…what about my soul?" he asked cautiously.

"Look at hers," Erza muttered.

His gaze turned glassy as he lowered his vision into soul-vision and his eyes widened considerably. He gazed at Meredy, obviously as shell-shocked as the other three girls.

"I-I…you…" he stuttered, gazing at her. "You're my soulmate."

Meredy's face turned red and she glanced down, blushing.

"I'm Meredy," she whispered softly.

"Pretty name," he commented. "I'm Midnight."

Her gaze met his.

"Midnight…?"

Midnight laughed and scratched his head awkwardly.

"Macbeth is my real name," he admitted. "Now, how about that cake?" he offered, hand outstretched.

Meredy beamed up at him and took his hand. The two of them strode into the cake shop, eyes alight.

"Well, I guess we lost our birthday girl," Ultear said softly, watching the door close behind them.

"Yeah…I guess so," Erza murmured. "She's all grown up now."

"Yeah…"

The two stood in silence for a moment.

Erza turned to her sister. "So, what should we do now?"

Ultear glanced apologetically at the redhead.

"Sorry, I saw this book shop on the way. Do you mind if I leave?"

Erza shook her head. "No, I don't mind. I saw a weapons shop as well."

"Meet you back here at 5?"

"Fine by me."

The two parted ways, Ultear to her bookstore and Erza to the weapons shop.

No, I don't ship Lyredy, if you're asking why I paired Meredy with Midnight/Macbeth. But he will make an appearance in the next chapter. Also, spoiler, we meet Gray next chapter. Yayyy :D I hope y'all enjoyed! RRFF and SoulHorse, over and out.