Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail. If I did, Ultear wouldn't have aged.


Chapter 2: New Game.

Mira stood behind the counter of the bar, whistling happily as she dried the bowls and watched the movement in the guild hall.

At the Natsu's team table, an annoyed Lucy was sitting on the bench sipping a strawberry milkshake staring into space.

"Hey Lucy, why aren't you sitting at the bar as usual?" Erza asked, sitting down at the bench beside her.

"Oh, didn't you hear about the game that happened yesterday?" Gray asked.

"Game?" Erza questioned as she took a piece of the strawberry cake.

"Cana came up with a ridiculous game that made us confess things we didn't want..." He started.

"But it was Mira's fault..." Natsu continued.

"And Lushy is crazy, because Laxus knew all along." Happy ended.

"I'm not crazy, Happy." Lucy snapped. "And how you know it, you weren't here last night."

"Natsu has a big mouth." He scoffed and got a slap from the pink haired friend.

"What does Laxus have to do with all this?" Erza asked, confused.

"They liiiiiiike each other." Happy laughed.

Erza choked on the cake. "They whaaat?" She screamed.

"There goes my privacy." Lucy banged the head on the table with a pop.


Meanwhile at the Raijinshū table...

"I think Cosplayer is still crazy with you, boss." Bickslow said and put the tongue out of the mouth in amusement.

Laxus snorted irritably. "She didn't come home with me, nor did let me take to her apartment."

Freed tried to hide the laughter behind the book at was reading, but he was not successful. Laxus snatched the book from his hand. "That's all the fault of that demon you call girlfriend."

"Hey." Freed shouted indignantly. "Give me back my book, Laxus. She's not my girlfriend."

"Oh, so what do you names it?" Evergreen asked amused.

Freed snatched the book from Laxus. "It's none of your business." He said, returning the reading with a serious face.

"So, you and Lucy, huh?" Evergreen said to Laxus, this time.

"So?" He replied angrily.

"How long have you been trying to hide from us?" Bickslow asked, seriously.

"It's not like everyone knows you've been having a good time with Strauss's little sister, too." He clutched the tip of the nose with obvious frustration knowing that this conversation would give him a huge migraine. "We've been together since the last Christmas party, like she said, a kiss under the mistletoe."

Freed lowered the book. "Wow, six months?"

"Six months... I don't understand why she wanted to keep it a secret any longer." He replied trying to hide that he was upset.

"Well, meeting her team, boss. She has good reasons." Bickslow concluded.

"You could still have told us." Ever said annoyed.

"You've been sneaking around hiding with that brute since the Grand Magic Games, this does what, two years?" Laxus replied.

Evergreen opened the fan. "We weren't together after the guild broke down, so it was not even one year."

"But you've picked up where you left off." Freed said.

"Yes, happy now?" She began to fanning the fan. "Now that I've noticed, the three of us are involved with the Strauss family."

"Except the boss. Apparently he'll not have any involvement too soon." Bix said with a laugh.

Laxus sent an electric charge to him, ceasing the laughter. "I'm not going to let her walk away so easy." He rose from the table toward Lucy.

He approached of the table, taking the Lucy's hand. "We need to talk, Blondie."

Lucy narrowed the eyes at him, making him shudder. "Oh, yes? lighten me, Grand and Mighty god of thunder."

He pulled her to the feet, leaving more close to him. "You haven't talked to me since yesterday and you've been avoiding me all day."

"You irritated me Laxus and didn't even apologize."

"I'm not going to apologize, Blondie." He replied.

"Uh Oh" Natsu and Gray said at the same time.

Lucy took a deep breath. "Don't apologize, see if I care." She said coming out of his grip, walking to the guild's door.

Laxus turned into lightning and appeared in front of her, preventing her from leaving. "You aren't going anywhere before you tell me what I did wrong."

"You're a idiot. But okay, I'll tell you. I didn't want anyone to know about our relationship yet and you not only made them known to everyone, but it also made everyone know that we sneaked into the damn deposit." She finished yelling.

"I didn't know that." Erza whispered to Cana.

"So you're the only one, my friend." Cana whispered back. "Even Sabertooth already knows"

Laxus blinked a few times, absorbing the information. "I'm going to apologize for letting everyone know about our fun in the deposit, but I don't understand why you didn't want everyone to know about us."

"What are we, Laxus?" Lucy asked in a calm tone that made until Erza shudder.

He paused to think for a moment. "We ... I ... We're ...huh..."

Lucy lifted the arms in defeat and shook the head trying to send the tears away. "Exactly." Then she passed him out the door.

"You're the King of idiots." Cana shouted, breaking the silence uncomfortable that fell in the guildhall.


Lucy ran to the apartment, arriving there she locked the door and the windows, not wanting to be disturbed for anyone.

"I'm so stupid." She fell on bed, plunging the face into the pillow, drowning the tears. She felt a tug at magic and knew she would have company.

Loke appeared beside her on the bed, pulling Lucy into arms. "He's an asshole, Lucy. You're the sweetest, most incredible woman I've ever met."

"Am I not good enough, Loke?" She sniffled. "Aquarius was right, I'll never have a boyfriend."

Loke sighed. "Aquarius likes to annoy you and any man who has you is the luckiest guy on Earth."

"You're sweet when you want to be Loke, but I don't want to hear that, now." She lay in his embrace. "I just want to forget all the stupid guys I've almost dated."

"Not many, princess." He said with a laugh, making her laugh with him.

"Yes, you're right, Lyon wasn't an idiot. I should have agreed to be his girlfriend."

"You didn't love him, but Hibiki was an idiot." Loke said.

"I think he still is." She said, laughing even more.

The conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Do you want me to stay?" Loke asked, still cradling her.

"Yes." She sat on the bed. "Whoever is, go away!" She screamed.

"If you don't open, I'll knock this damn door down, Blondie." Laxus called from the other side.

"Damn it." Lucy stood up, wiping away the tears. "You can go Loke, I don't want have to buy another door. He doesn't bluff."

"Any sign of danger or distress and I'll appear here." Loke said, before disappearing.

Lucy walked to the door. "What you want?"

Laxus had a box of chocolates in the hand and a doggy look. "You're my girl!"

"How long did you take to reach that conclusion?" She asked picking the box of chocolates, putting two chocolates at a time in her mouth.

"I'm an idiot, I know, but I can give you the most expensive imported chocolates in the store, that counts as something, right?" He said trying to soften her anger.

She got out of the way for him to come in. "I don't care about the title, Laxus." She sat down on the couch. "But when everyone knows, everything changes."

"I know, do you want to be my girlfriend?" He asked with a sexy smile.

"Damn, You know how sexy you are." She said climbing into his lap.

He laughed grabbing her waist. "You're lucky to have a sexy boyfriend then."

"I didn't say yes, you arrogant one." She said sarcastically.

"Oh, but you'll tell me when I'm done with you." He threw her on the couch, making her scream, followed by laughter.


In the guild


Mira was thinking about the success of the game the last nigth and how she discovered almost all of the guild's couples in a single night.

"Hey, Cana, get everyone in. I thought it would be good if we played again tonight." Mira called from the bar.

"There goes my date." Cana whined.

"Oh, who's the lucky one?" Mira asked with a malicious gleam in the eyes.

"No one." Cana cursed herself for saying it aloud.

"Come on, Cana, you can tell me." Mira asked sweetly.

"Damn." She took a sip of the wine. "Bacchus."

"Oh my God. Bring him here tonight." Mira said excitedly, clapping the hands.

"WHY, GOD?" Cana shouted at no one in particular.