Hello, and welcome to Chapter 3! I hope you read the first two chapters, or else this will be confusing. About the problems I was having with spaces not appearing in my chapters, it is now resolved. I just have to wait some time for the site to fix it, or edit it myself BEFORE turning the uploaded document into a chapter. Please review with any feedback or comments you have, which will be MUCH-appreciated! Thank you for reading, and hope you have a good day!
WARNING: CALM NATSU! (OMG, THE WORLD'S GOING TO END!)
DISCLAMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING RELATED TO THE FAIRY TAIL ANIME/MANGA! THE FAIRY TAIL ANIME/MANGA BELONG SOLELY TO HIRO MASHIMA AND TV TOKYO CORPORATION (? NOT SURE ABOUT TV TOKYO)! I MERELY EXTEND THEIR WORKS FOR MY OWN AMUSEMENT AND (I HOPE) THE ENJOYMENT OF OTHERS!
A Purrfect Life Chapter 3: Kekkon Seikatsu (Marriage)
Happy woke up at noon the next day, having only gone to sleep in the early hours of the morning. To his consternation, the first thing he saw that day was Natsu's face, peering down at him with an annoyed look. As soon as his eyes had adjusted, he yelped, jumping up and smacking his head on Natsu's, causing Natsu to sit down with a thud. They were both rubbing their heads as Natsu complained, "Man, Happy, why'd you do that? I was just looking to see if you were awake or not!" Happy replied, "Don't put your face right up to someone else's' like that! It's scary when they just see a face hovering above their own." "Jeez, Happy, don't be so touchy. I'm sorry, okay?" "Natsu?", asked Happy. "Yes, Happy?" "What's the time now?" "It's 12:00 A.M. Why?" "Oh ****! I need to get to the guild right away!" "Wha. . . Oy, come back here! Come back, Happy!"
Happy rushed off to the guild, not stopping even as he bowled over several stands in the market. "Sorry!", he shouted, looking back over his shoulders. 'Damn! I need to talk to Charle! I hope that she'll be at the guild.' Unfortunately, Charle had just left with Wendy on a mission, though it was a small, local job (cleaning some places that were quite hard to reach for anyone but mages who could fly (and Dragon Slayers with Exceed companions)), so he expected that Charle would be back soon. Therefore, he decided to wait at the Fairy Tail bar, rather than going with Natsu & Lucy, as was his custom.
Mirajane greeted him with a grin. "Hello there, Happy! How was last night? You went to a high-class restaurant yesterday, so what was the occasion?" "N-nothing", stammered Happy. "That's odd. I asked Charle the same question, and she gave me exactly the same answer!" said Mirajane thoughtfully. She shrugged. "Ah, well, I'll let it go. I don't want to intrude, and you'll probably tell us what it is in due time anyway." Happy sighed in relief, glad that Mirajane had decided to let it go.
Just then, Charle walked in the door. "Happy, your princess is here!", whispered Mirajane in a teasing tone. Happy simply shook his head, muttering "First Wendy, now you, too? Oh well, I suppose it's only going to get worse.", leaving Mirajane confused. He hopped off the bar, heading to Charle's seat, sitting next to her. "Happy!" She turned to look at him, and he was surprised to see that she was still wearing the ring that he had given her last night. Obviously, he expected that she would wear it to symbolize their impending marriage, but he had never thought that it would be in such a visible place. If someone saw it, well. . . .
"Charle!", he whispered. "Can you please try to hide that ring? I mean, if you want to tell everyone now, it's fine, don't get me wrong, but if you want to surprise them, it's pretty obvious right now." Flustered, Charle quickly dropped her hand beneath the table, remembering that they agreed to keep it a secret until they had told their closest friends & family. "S-sorry Happy." "It's okay, we just have to remember in future. Anyway, Charle, I wanted to ask you something. I thought we could tell our parents about us first. I mean, they are the ones we told first about the dating, so we should tell them first about the marriage." "Yeah, you're right." Happy asked her, "When do you want to go?" "Right now.", replied Charle. They stood up, Happy took Charle's hand, and they flew out the door, brushing past Natsu & Lisanna on the way. "Sorry, guys!", Happy called back over his shoulder.
Natsu & Lisanna stared at them, or, more accurately, were trying to crane their necks and get a glimpse of the ring on Charles' finger. "Natsu?", asked Lisanna quietly. "Yeah?", replied Natsu, still wondering about what he had seen. "Was that. . . a ring. . on Charle's finger?" Still slightly dazed, Natsu replied, "Y-yes. . . yes, it was!" Lisanna smiled. "I'm (teeheehee) happy for Happy! Aren't you?" "Yes" replied Natsu, smiling. Lisanna started tugging Natsu inside the guild. "Come on! Let's tell everybody!" She was stopped, however, by Natsu's gentle yet firm grip on her arm. "Actually, let's not.", said Natsu calmly. "That's. . . Happy's private life. We have no right to interfere. They'll tell everybody when they're ready." Lisanna simply stared at Natsu. "But. . . okay, I understand." Natsu motioned towards the bar. "Come on, let's sit down." Lisanna stared over her shoulder at the rapidly disappearing forms of Happy & Charle, then said, "Yeah!", and sat down with Natsu.
New Extalia, 50 minutes later. . .
Happy and Charle stood outside the door of 135 Freedom Street, Harujion District, Magnolia. This was where Happy's parents had settled, opting to farm again with the nearby river. Shagotte was also staying with them on a visit, so they wouldn't have to go anywhere else. "Are you ready, Charle?", asked Happy. Charle squeezed Happy's hand to reassure herself, then said, "Yes." Happy knocked on the door three times, his hand shaking. "Coming!" shouted a voice, which Charle recognized as her mother. "Who's there. . Oh, Happy! And Charle! What a surprise! Well, come on in. . . " Shagotte stopped, struck by the fact that Charle was hiding her left hand. "Charle. . . what is it you don't want me to see? Come on, don't hide secrets from your own mother!" Charle went to scratch her head, but Happy grabbed her arm before she could. "Charle, if you do that, it will be revealed.", he warned. Shagotte wondered just what Happy was being so secretive about. Happy turned to her, saying "Sorry about that. It's. . . just. . . we have a surprise for you, and I didn't want to spoil it." Narrowing her eyes, Shagotte replied, "A surprise?" "Don't worry, it's good!", assured Happy earnestly.
"Well, in that case, I can't wait to hear it. Hold on a minute; I'll call your parents, Happy." Turning, she called out. "Lucky! Marl! Happy and Charle are here!" Coming down, Happy's parents saw Charle and Happy, smiling and waving at them. "Hello, Happy! And hello to you too, Charle!", said Marl. "How are you doing?" "Very well, thank you.", replied Charle. "And you?" "We are fine as well. Well, why don't you come sit down?" They led Charle and Happy to the familiar main room pf the house, which was the first place they had first sat and talked properly at outside of Extalia. Once they had sat down, Lucky brashly asked, "So what have you come to tell us this time? You're going to break up or something?" "Lucky!", said Marl angrily. "Let them explain!" Turning to Happy and Charle, she said, "Sorry about him. Anyways, what was it you wanted to tell us?" "W-well, it's actually the opposite of what otou-san said.", said Happy. "Charle," he asked, "Can you show it to them?" "Sure, Happy." Moving her hand from behind her back, she revealed the ring to them.
At first, they seemed too shocked to do anything but sit there staring. Then, (to anyone listening from outside), a sound like a crowd cheering emanated from the house. "So, Happy, you actually did it! I didn't think you had the guts! I mean, you went on dates for 2 years! Congratulations!" Happy was surprised (and mortified) to see that Lucky was crying while he shouted. Placing a hand on Happy's shoulder, he said "I'm proud of you, son!" Too surprised to say much, Happy simply stammered, "T-thanks, otou-san." Smiling, Marl asked Charle, "So, Charle, what did Happy do? I mean, when did you two get engaged?" "Yesterday," replied Charle with a smile on her face. Teasing, she added, "He was just so romantic I couldn't say no!" Inwardly, she added 'And that's actually true!' Shagotte, who seemed to have snapped out of her stupor said, "Well, that's great! I wish you two the best of luck! Why don't you tell us the details of what happened yesterday?" Happy and Charle launched into an explanation of their date yesterday, and how it had culminated in Happy's proposal. When they had finished their tale, Shagotte suggested that they go out to celebrate, which everyone agreed to.
As everyone left, Shagotte kept Charle back, grabbing her shoulders. When everyone had left, Charle asked her mother why she had detained her. "Charle", began Shagotte, in a tone that Charle felt was overbearing, "I am very happy for you and. . well . . Happy. Anyway, I want to ask you this: Are you truly happy with Happy? I mean, does he really love you and do you really love him? Marriage is a big step, you know, so, I was wondering. . . well. . . I don't want to see you hurt." Charle reassured your mother. "It's fine. I love Happy. He proved himself to me many times, though I didn't acknowledge him until recently. And Happy loves me, for sure. He goes above and beyond to take care of me. In fact," she added, whispering, "sometimes, he can be a little. . . overprotective. Something like nannying. He's very nice, but he does have a tendency to worry too much. Which is ironic, given that his name is Happy." She giggled.
Shagotte smiled, and said, "As long as you and Happy are happy, it's fine with me. I give you both my blessing, and I know that Happy's parents have already given theirs." Releasing Charle's shoulders, she said, "Well, we should join them. You don't want to be late for your own celebratory dinner, do you?" Charle agreed. Running to catch up with the others, they arrived at the restaurant just in time to order the dinner special. Before they ate, they gave a toast to a long and successful marriage, partying long into the night.
When Happy and Charle finally parted, they waved goodbye to their parents, turning around and flying back to the guild. This time, though, they didn't go to their respective rooms, but to a house that Happy had rented for a while (at least until their wedding was over), as they had both felt that they needed a little more privacy. When they went to sleep that night in each others' arms, they dreamt of the long road ahead.
And now things are finally moving! I was worrying that I was going to lose everyone! Well, now that things are finally starting up, chapters are going to be a bit delayed. I apologize in advance for this. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading this (I know I certainly enjoyed sharing it!), and have a great day (or afternoon, or evening, depending on what time it is where you are) !