The following day was peaceful, there wasn't much action as everybody was just at the guild gossiping about all sorts of things. The main subject was how Mirajane hadn't been seen by anyone after dragging Natsu home besides the other Strauss siblings in the evening. The 2 subjects of these gossips were on their way to the guild talking about how they were gonna act around or tell everyone.
"Should we announce it so everybody knows?" The take over mage asked her company.
"I don't think I want to do that. But I'm no gonna act like nothing's going on either, I won't care for them to find out." The dragon slayer smirked.
"You can be so teasy sometimes." Mirajane smiled at him.
"What? I'm not teasy!" Natsu pouted. She adored how childish the dragon slayer could be, yet she was still happy that wasn't all there was to him.
"Maybe you don't want to be, but you still can be a tease." She replied. He had no control over the conversation and was brought in a slightly awkward position, although his partner in the conversation made it less awkward than it should be.
"Do you think we should try a mission together?" The dragon slayer changed the subject.
"Sounds like fun, we can see how much progress we've made!" Was her answer, his eyes burned with anticipation as he wanted to fight a real opponent badly.
As they entered the guild everybody's voice went silent. Not a single person wasn't looking at the exact movements of the couple. Ignorant towards the stares they walked towards the request board. As they both agreed on the same job they saw something from the silver haired mage they've never seen before, it was a warm smile that no one had ever seen from her. A few gasps could be heard as they left, their hands intertwining when they passed the guild's entrance.
"I have a feeling they know." Natsu stated as they heard all sorts of loud screams coming from the guild. Mirajane merely giggled in response. They took another look at the job they both had agreed on. It was a job meant for 2 mages of which at least one female, they were supposed to find a pair a rapists that had set up camp in the forest by Clover Town. Both have been confirmed to have magic capabilities. It was requested to be done by at least one female mage so that they could be taken out as subtle as possible by the means of deception. The mages would be provided a place to stay by the mayor himself. After giving the request another look they smiled at eachother, however the one on Natsu's face was quick to disappear as they arrived at the train station.
"Can't we just fly over there or something?" He desperatly begged his partner.
"You know how insane that sounds, right?" The female mage responded as she entered the station.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure to help you with your motion sickness." He was assured by her kind words.
"But how will you do that?" The pink haired boy wondered.
"You'll see." Both sat down in the train seat next to eachother. As the train departed Mirajane laid Natsu's head on her lap. His head didn't feel as explosive as usual when he was on transport, neither did his stomach feel like it was about to spit everything up his throat. He looked up to see the comforting smile of Mirajane.
"Told you I'd help you out." She brought out.
"How was I supposed to expect you'd be able to work this magic on me, you never cease to amaze me." A blush could be found on the face of the take over mage.
"But I didn't even use any magic." She muttered.
"I'm pretty sure what you're doing is qualified to be labeled as 'magic'." He stated, earning a giggle from the silver haired beauty. After a long train trip they arrive at the station in Clover Town. Natsu rushed out of the train, landing on all fours, shouting "I'M REVIVED", earning multiple strange looks his way. Mirajane pulled him up and led him out of the station.
"So where's this place we're supposed to be?" She held the request in her hand looking for the answer to the dragon slayer's question.
"Right about the middle of town, we have to see the mayor." She said, dropping the request in her backpack.
"Is it really that serious? Seems like we're facing some tough opponents, just the way I like it! I'm all fired up!" She smiled at his enthousiasm. It's always been something everybody admired about him, his fighting spirit. They quickly found their way to the center of town, noticing the big building that was most likely to resemble the Town Hall. Seeing a receptionist upon entering, they asked her when they could meet with the mayor.
"What do you need him for?" She asked curiously, it's naturally not very common for someone to just come in and ask for an audience with the mayor.
"We're mages from Fairy Tail, we're here to get rid of the 2 criminals." Natsu spoke up. The receptionist immediatly turned serious and alerted the mayor about their arrival through a communication lacrima. They were sent upstairs, finding the mayor's room with ease. They entered to see a man sitting on a chair twice his size behind a giant desk.
"So you are the mages from Fairy Tail, huh?" He asked. Both of the companions nodded.
"I see, take a seat if you will." They did as they were asked and awaited further intructions.
"These 2 bandits have been causing a huge deal of trouble to the town. So far we've sent 3 guilds their way and none have succeeded in eliminating the criminals."
"But those other guilds weren't us, were they now? Don't worry, we'll take care of them." Natsu spoke the confident words with no sign of fear.
"I see, Fairy Tail is said to be the strongest guild in all of Fiore. It seems you have a chance to prove that here then. You will be staying at the Honeybrew inn for as long as you require. The last known location of their camp was southwards of the Town but ofen they roam the streets searching for victims. This is why we wanted at least one female mage. You will dress up as harmless citizens incapable of the usage of magic. With such a beautiful lady as yourself he'll be sure to try and capture you." Mirajane smiled at the compliment she was given, however Natsu wasn't very pleased as a tick mark appeared on his head. "Say, how old are you exactly?" Were the words that echoed through the room before he decided to take action. He stood up from his chair and leaned towards the mayor. The latter could feel the fire from the dragon slayer's eyes burning straight through his soul. "I'm only going to say this once, she ... IS MINE!" He nearly yelled with a menacing voice. The mayor looked like he had just seen the devil as he tried to regain his composure. The take over mage was extremely pleased with Natsu's reaction. "That is all I have to say, I'm sure you will get rid of these criminals for us. Especially seeing at how protective you are towards her." At this Natsu pulled Mirajane up from her chair and dragged her out of the building.
Having slowed down and now walking at the same pace, Mirajane asked for the boy's attention.
"What is it, Mira?" He responded, predicting her to talk about what had happened at the mayor's office.
"Thanks ... For reacting the way you did." Natsu gave her a confused look and wondered what she meant.
"Hm?" He hummed at her.
"I don't know, I'm just happy you reacted the way you did. If it were any other, I probably would've been disappointed." She tried to clear his confusion.
"Oh ... I see. Well isn't it only natural I'd react that way?" He asked, still slightly confused.
"No, that was all your silly self, Natsu." She smiled while she said that, the dragon slayer could only give her his own smile in return. It was already late as they arrived at the inn they were supposed to stay during the job. After having to talk to yet another receptionist and explaing who they were and why they were here, they recieved the keys to their room and quickly made their way to it. As they entered they found it to be quite cozy. It was basically the size of Natsu's house minus the kitchen. Natsu was the first one to make his way to the bedroom, seeing there was only one double bed. He stood there, frozen at the thought of him sleeping in the same bed as Mirajane. The take over mage noticed him standing in the door opening, not moving an inch.
"What's wrong, Natsu?" She was curious what had shocked the dragon slayer to this extent. She saw him pointing a weak finger in a direction. As she went to check out what caused his current state she could only silently giggle at his discomfort.
"Could it be that you don't want to sleep in one bed with me?" She pouted.
"N-No ... B-but I like ... I've ... I ... " He muttered as a finger rushed to his mouth, silencing him. Mirajane guided him with slow steps towards the bed. He was laid down as Mirajane went to ly on top of him. They were now staring in eachother's eyes. The silver haired girl closed the distance between them, sweat was dropping from the dragon slayer's face. She remained frozen when they were a mere inch away from eachother, until she finally dropped her soft lips on his own. At first the pink haired boy was in pure shock, but soon he closed his eyes deepening the kiss. After a while Mirajane lifted her head and looked at his pleasured smile.
"That wasn't so bad, was it?" She asked, the dragon slayer quickly shook his head and pulled her closer until their lips met once again.
Another chapter done! Woot first kiss! :D Thanks again for the time you spent reading this. I hope everybody's enjoying the story so far and I'll be sure to continue it.