Laxus totally had no clue how the heck that Juvia set him an interview with Lucy in a French café near the city after office hour. It was a special place for Crocusians with a romantic ambiance that made it ideal for couples to spend their time together. Couldn't he just have the interview in his office during office hour? He began to smell something fishy about her plan.
As he walked behind the waiter, he saw a beautiful blonde woman. She moved forward in acknowledgement and he smiled at her for he still liked to look at beautiful women. She stretched out her hand to shake his, "My name is Lucy Heartfilia. I am the journalist of Sorcerer's magazine. Pleasure to meet you, Laxus-san."
Laxus reciprocated and shook her hands firmly. "I'm Laxus Dreyar. Pleasure to meet you too."
Without any further comment, he then pulled the chair out for her. "I don't know that Juvia-san has a gorgeous friend," he said.
She smiled, shyly, getting all butterflies. "Thank you," she murmured as she sat down.
He then pulled the chair out for himself, and sat across her. "Well, Lucy-san, I'll be honest with you. I've never entertained interviews before. I am here because you are Juvia's friend."
Lucy seemed to stare right through him with lots of questions flew through her mind. Before she opened her mouth, Laxus added, "This goes off record, right?"
Seeing her nodded, Laxus continued, "We will still have the interview with one condition."
"What will that be?"
He smirked, "Don't worry, it won't be much."
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Juvia was watching TV in a living room, even though she didn't put any attention to whatever she was watching. She kept daydreaming how good their date might be. Lucy was smart, beautiful, nice, and sexy. There was no way he would not fall for her. Laxus— well, he was a stubborn and an irrational man. It would be more challenging to fall for a man like Laxus, Juvia thought, but at least it would keep Lucy busy with a man other than Gray. She smirked at the possibility of her winning Gray, with less love rival. As she laid on the couch, the doorbell rang. She wondered, wasn't it too early for Laxus to be home? She then rose and went to the door, opening it without looking at who was on its other side. "Laxus-sama—"
Her words stopped before they reached her lips. She saw a beautiful brunette with a beaming smile right in front of her. "Hi, I am Cana, I am looking for Laxus."
Juvia took a quick scan on her and realized that Cana had his jacket on her right hand. "Are you—"
Reading her thought, Cana began to tease her, "I am his girlfriend."
Juvia didn't know why, but suddenly she felt uneasy. She was feeling a knot in her stomach, and she didn't understand it. "You are his girlfriend?" She repeated the words with hesitation.
Cana laughed, "I'm just messing with you. I am a bartender, so I chat with him whenever he is in the bar. Here," she stretched out her arms to hand his jacket to Juvia. "He forgot his jacket last week in the bar. I called, but he never came to pick up. And today I am not working, so I stop by his place."
Juvia still didn't seem to believe Cana. Heck, Cana had just made her flustered; made her stupid hormone stirred restlessly. "Then how do you know his address?"
"Well, I am a best friend of his ex-wife. So I know his houses and apartments. You must be his secretary, right?"
Juvia reluctantly nodded as she took his jacket, "Yes, Juvia is his secretary."
Cana grinned, "So how was he in bed?"
Juvia's face turned bright red. "How would Juvia know? She was not even sober at that time!"
"I'm just joking. I don't want to know either," she chuckled. "Honestly, I am a bit sad that my regular customer is no longer going to my bar." Cana looked at her warmly and trustfully. "But now I know why, and I am happy for him."
Juvia raised her brows, but didn't say anything other than translate Cana's words. But she still didn't quite understand. She eventually asked, "What do you mean?"
Disregarding her question, she glanced through her watch and told her, "I have to go now. Here is my name card," she said as she handed Juvia her name card. "Call me anytime," she said with a warm smile before she left Juvia.
After closing the door, Juvia went back to the couch. She was just— confused. She felt confused, and at the same time, relieved, knowing that Cana was only bluffing. Juvia knew that Cana didn't mean to make fun of her, but there was a moment of an ache in her chest, a churning in her stomach, and a bitterness in her throat when she taunted Juvia the idea of Cana being his girlfriend. She shook her head. She wanted to get rid of him, so why would she feel unexpected surge of jealousy. It must be Juvia's stupid pregnancy hormone, she thought. Eventually the exhaustion of denying her own feeling was too much for her and she dozed off into what would be a restless sleep on that couch.
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As the sun filled her room with light, she opened her eyes slowly and found herself in her room, covered with blanket. It must be Laxus who scooped her up and carried her to her room. She then widened her eyes as she glanced at the clock, and it was seven in the morning. She was panicking as she always woke up at five. She then frantically brushed her teeth, took shower, and put on her office attire. She then ran to the kitchen, to at least find some bread for a quick breakfast.
"Hey, no running in this house," a familiar voice from the kitchen ordered.
"Sorry Virgo-san," she didn't continue her words when she realized it was Laxus in the kitchen. Laxus moved his head, annoyed. "You do know that Virgo is only here when we're not here, right?" he asked, his tone just as annoyed.
Juvia only stared at him as he put some eggs and bacon on her plate. "What are you looking at? Eat some," he said.
"This is for Juvia?" she asked innocently, and Laxus nodded, "Yeah."
"Awe, thanks Laxus-sama. Oh Laxus-sama, how was your date with Lucy-san?" She asked. She didn't know why she asked. She didn't even want to know. She wanted to cover her ears and hide under table. But too late.
"It went very well. She was a very nice person. In fact, I'm going to see her tonight."
A/N: I knew it's short. But I have a full time job now and a family to take care of after working, so I will just update whenever I can, even though is short. Thank you for the reviews. You're lovely!