I decided to take Juvia's advice and followed Freed out of town. I couldn't help that I had a major crush on the guy. He did save me after all.

There were sounds coming from up on the cliff.

What's that sound? Is someone injured?

I followed the noises until I found an injured animal. I went and kneeled down next to it.

It looks like a Pikachu, but I'm quite sure, I thought. I picked it up. I noticed that it had a human face. The face it had was that of Laxus Dreyar. It's so cute. I should call it PikaLaxus. I can't let everyone see him. I should hide the fact that it has Laxus's face. But how? I thought to myself. I cuddled the PikaLaxus.

"Mai?" A voice asked me. "What are you doing here?"

I jumped up with the PikaLaxus in my arms. I turned to see Freed. "Hey F-Freed, what's up? I didn't know you were all the way out here," I stuttered.

I saw him look at the thing in my arms. I gulped. "Why does that have a face?" Freed asked me.

"Well, I, uh, not sure how to explain," I answered. "I just found it lying here injured. I have to take care of Pikachu." I sighed.

"Pikachu?"

I nodded. "Well, more like a PikaLaxus." I showed him the face of the Pikachu.

He smiled at me.

I blushed. Why does his smile make me feel this way? His smile alone makes me blush. I blushed even harder.I hid my face behind the PikaLaxus. It felt like my heart was beaten a thousand times a minute.

"What's wrong Mai?" Freed asked me looking over his shoulder. "Are you all right?"

I jumped. "Yeah I'm fine," I stammered. "Um, Freed," I said.

He turned back around and faced me. "What is it?"

"I, uh," I started. "How should I, uh, put this? I, uh, really, um, like you. I want to know if you feel the same way." I looked away from Freed. The PikaLaxus whimpered in my arms.

I noticed that Freed started to walk away from me. "Freed, wait up," I yelled. I ran to catch up with him.

I opened the door to my apartment. The PikaLaxus still in my arms. I walked over to my bed and set the injured animal down while I went and got some medical items to take care of PikaLaxus.

Why didn't Freed say anything to me when I told him that I really liked him? Does Freed not like me at all? Was he sparing my feelings? I wish Freed told me something. Anything to let me know he heard me. A stray tear fell to the ground. Did I just make a fool of myself by telling Freed that I really like him? I hope I didn't just make a big fool of myself. I'm an idiot. I shouldn't have told him that I liked him. He probably thinks that I'm in way over my head. More tears fell.

My tears made it hard to see what I was doing, but I was able to bring some bandages I had over to my bed and start taking care of PikaLaxus. I was able to work through my tears and bandage up PikaLaxus.

"There," I choked. "Good as new. I hope. Now what should I do for a bed for you? I guess you could share my bed for now."

I crawled into my bed with PikaLaxus and went to sleep.