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"Erza sure was crazy back there," Natsu said as they trudged through the forest. "I really don't understand it. Why was she so mad at you? I mean, Seilah used the time to take over and macro the guild, so it's not like it was really you…"

"Because I have the heart of the man she loves…" muttered Mira quietly.

Natsu stopped, and Mira suddenly remembered his keen hearing. "You think Erza loves me?"

"Umm… maybe…" The silver-haired mage blushed.

"I doubt it," Natsu said after thinking about it a moment. "After all, she's always been all crazy about Jellal."

"Natsu…" Mira didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I don't know if I should tell you this, but Erza's thing for Jellal ended a long time ago. All of us girls – well, except Lucy, who's clueless – noticed that Erza had her eye on you."

"Is that right?"

Mira couldn't help smiling. "But even without that, the way that she was behaving in town is more than enough evidence for how she feels."

"What should we do?" Natsu asked.

"Best thing to do is give her time to cool off," Mira said. "Which is fine, because we've got one more demon to round up before we start heading back."

~4 days later~

Erza slammed the guild door open and stalked across the floor. Gray and Lucy quickly found a table as far away from the requip mage as they could get.

"She didn't find Natsu, did she?" Levy asked from the next table.

"Oh, she found him." Gray answered quietly.

"Oh…" Levy turned back to her table. "Even worse, then…"

"What's wrong Erza?" Makarov asked from behind the bar. "Did Natsu not show up?"

"Oh, he showed up… with that slut Mirajane." The redheaded mage scowled.

Mavis and Makarov both sweat-dropped. "Oh… Then I take it…"

"The bitch cheated!" Erza yelled. Then, "Give me a beer."

Makarov passed a beer down the counter. Erza took a sip.

"I can't believe that conniving bitch slut," she said, taking a larger swig of beer. "She never would have won if she'd fought fair and square." She downed the rest of the beer in one gulp and pushed the mug forward. "Another!"

"Say, what's Erza all worked up about?" Gajeel asked Levy.

"Mira and Natsu are together." Levy said.

"Oh… what's the problem with that?" Gajeel asked. "I mean, sure I always thought Salamander would go for Lucy, but Mirajane's a nice girl too."

"It's not about that…" Levy watched the requip mage down her third beer. "Erza wanted Natsu to be with her."

"Huh?" The dragon slayer looked confused.

"Oh, go back to sleep." Levy said.

Lucy and Gray sweat-dropped. Erza rarely drank, so when she did the alcohol tended to affect her more than other people. And she was already on her fourth beer. "Umm… Erza, don't you think maybe you should take it easy?" Lucy suggested.

"Take it easy?!" The requip mage said loudly. "Take it easy?! How can I take it easy when my rival just won our most important battle?! Don't tell me to take it easy!" She started on her fifth beer.

She was on her seventh when the beer finally hit her, all at once. "Hey Lushy," she slurred. "Do you shink Natshu and I shdill have a shansh?"

Lucy was scared, but she was honest. "No Erza. Natsu's nothing if not loyal… He's made his choice, and nothing will change that."

"It'sh sho hard do acshept whad dad meansh…" Erza said, getting teary-eyed. "My Nadshu… Gone forever…"

"Drunk Erza's a lot less scary than obsessive Erza…" Gray whispered.

"Looshy… I need a hug…" The requip mage staggered toward the blonde girl, arms outstretched.

"You need to get home," Lucy said as she was caught in the red-haired girl's arms. "Come on, I'll walk you there…"

"Shanksh Looshy…" Erza slurred, tears flowing freely. "You're a grayd friend…" The two started off for her home.

~In a forest, a long way from the guild~

"This is the last one before we head back, Natsu…" Mira said as the two (and Happy) set up camp.

"Is that right?" Natsu said. "Only 5 demons in the whole kingdom of Fiore?"

Mira giggled. "There are probably many more demons, Natsu." She said. "Surely you remember Galuna Island."

"I think so," the dragon slayer said, looking like he really didn't.

"Well, as Take Over mages, we only go after demons that are destructive and dangerous," she said.

"Is that right?"

"It's kind of like going after other mage guilds," Mira said. "We don't fight guilds that aren't doing anything bad."

"Oh. That makes sense."

"But anyway, Natsu, I was thinking…"

"Huh?"

"Let's get married when we get back!"

"Huh?" Natsu blinked. "Aren't we kinda' already married?"

"Well, we're lovers," she said, "but we never had a wedding."

Natsu sweat-dropped. Weddings weren't really his thing. "Is it really important?"

"It is to me," Mira said, giving him her most adorable, pouting look. "A wedding is a girl's biggest dream!"

"Is that right?" The dragon slayer didn't look sure.

"You'll do it for me, won't you Natsu?" Mira was suddenly close, her arms wrapped around him. Her warm breasts, now clad in her sexiest bikini, pressed against his chest, and her lips were only inches from his.

"Of course Mira," the dragon slayer said before their lips met.

Happy found a place to sleep well out of sight of the couple.

~A few days later, back at the guild~

"They're really coming back?" Elfman asked. He and Lisanna were with the rest of the guild, gathered around the master.

"According to this letter they are." Makarov looked at Erza, who didn't seem to react to the news. The guild had just received a letter from a nearby town that Natsu and Mira were headed back on foot, due to the dragon slayer's aversion to transportation.

The letter had also explained Seilah's actions in taking control to cast macro. The guild wasn't happy about it, but they were willing to accept and forgive since Mirajane was one of their comrades.

"And one more thing…" Makarov said, trying hard not to look at Erza. "They want to start planning their wedding as soon as they get back."

"A wedding?" All the girls in the guild instantly got all sparkly eyed. Lisanna especially. "My sister's getting married!"

Erza's face remained hard for a few minutes, but finally she smiled. "A guild wedding, huh?"

"Are you really ok with that?" Lucy sweat-dropped.

Erza turned to her, her eyes all sparkly. "Come on Lucy, what girl could resist the excitement of a wedding?"

Lucy, Gray, Levy, Makarov, and Mavis all breathed a sigh of relief.

"I can't wait to help plan!" Erza said, her eyes still sparkling.

"Are you sure they'll want your help?" Gray sweat-dropped.

"I'll apologize to Mira." Erza said. "She'll understand how I was feeling! We've been rivals for a long time, after all."

"I suppose so…" Gray muttered.

"I can't wait for them to get back!" Erza said, still sparkly-eyed. "I'm gonna go look at wedding dresses right now."

After she left Makarov sighed. "That went a lot better than expected," he said.

"Well, she did have three days to recover…" Mavis said.

"Two of which she was too drunk to even be coherent," Makarov said.

"This is Erza, after all," Mavis smiled.

That drew a laugh from everyone who was near the conversation.

~A week later~

"I can't believe they're actually back!" Lisanna grinned as she walked through town with her brother. The two were looking for wedding attire, since both would take part in the ceremony.

"They've been back for three days," Elfman said. "And now I can't wait for the wedding…"

"Mira-nee will move away though…" Lisanna said sadly.

"Can't happen too soon!" Elfman said.

Lisanna looked at him, surprised. "She's our sister!"

"Your room isn't next to hers!" Elfman said.

Lisanna covered her mouth, half smiling, half blushing. "Oh…"

"She could be a little quieter about it," Elfman continued. "Every night the last thing I hear before finally being able to fall asleep is my sister moaning and screaming. It's not a man!"

Lisanna covered a giggle with her hand. "Well, I guess I can see your point," she said.

"Not a man…" Elfman growled again as they headed into a clothing store.

~At the bridal shop~

"It's no problem at all Mira!" Erza smiled brightly, her eyes sparkling. "I know Natsu doesn't have much saved up, and the two of you will want a house. So I'll buy your wedding dress and your rings for you… It should help you out a little, at least!"

"Thanks Erza," Mira smiled, still a little surprised. "I'm glad you're ok with this now…"

The two had already had several lengthy discussions over the last few days. Both had apologized concerning their behavior, and forgiven each other.

"Well," Erza said. "My only choices were to make peace with you or kill you… I figured the latter was a sure way to make Natsu hate me for the rest of my life."

Mira couldn't tell if she was joking or serious.

"Here comes the dressmaker!"

The shop's owner, a tall, slender woman with dark brown hair came in. "Which one of you is Mirajane?"

"That would be me," Mira said with her sweetest smile.

"Alright, let's talk about your dress!"

The two began going over the details of the wedding dress, with Erza listening closely, her eyes sparkling.

After all, what girl doesn't like a wedding?

~At a men's wedding shop~

"I have to wear this?!" Natsu glared at the tuxedo as though it were his enemy.

"Yes, and Mira insisted that you wear a white one, with a black shirt." Gray said.

Natsu continued to glare at the tux. "I don't even know how to put one of those on," he said, motioning toward the bow tie.

"Someone will be there to help you," Gray said.

"How'd I let Mira talk me into this?" The dragon slayer growled, dropping into one of the chairs.

Gray just laughed.

"Ah!" A man came around the corner. "You must be Natsu, muah. Come on, we've got to measure you, muah!"

"Measure?..." Natsu asked.

"For your tuxedo! It must fit perfectly, Muah."

"Weddings are such a pain…" grunted the dragon slayer as he followed the man.

~The next day, deep in the forest~

"I don't see why you'd limit yourself to one girl, Natsu." Gildarts and the dragon slayer were breathing heavily. They'd been fighting for almost 5 hours, with the end result being a draw. "I can't even count the women I've loved."

Natsu sweat-dropped. "Is that really love?..."

"Sure it is!" Gildarts grinned. "Why, right now if I dropped in on one of them, I'm sure she'd give it up again happily!"

"But I stop giving it to them after they hit 30," he added, winking at the dragon slayer. "Then it's time to go find some fresh booty."

"Well, I'm happy with Mira," Natsu said. "But thanks for the advice."

"Still," he sighed. "I have a long way to go before I'm powerful enough to control E.N.D…"

"It could take you years…" Gildarts said, serious again. "To acquire that level of magic power you would have to rival Zeref himself…"

Natsu sweat-dropped.

"Of course, you are his brother," Gildarts grinned. "Which means it might be possible."

"Ugh, don't remind me…" Natsu sighed. "I'm not entirely sure I want to be his brother… plus, it makes me feel old."

"You were born 700 years before me," Gildarts laughed. "And you call me an old man…"

"Well, I gotta go." Natsu said. "Mira should be done at the bridal shop right about now, and she insisted I go with her to pick out the food…"

"That's the one part you don't want to miss," Gildarts laughed again.

"Same time tomorrow?" Natsu said.

"Let's do it."

~A couple weeks later~

"I can't believe the wedding is in two days!" Mira said, pacing the guild. "The dress is ready, right Erza?"

"I'm picking it up from the final alterations in 20 minutes," Erza reassured the silver-haired mage.

"I hope the guild stays intact for two more days… Oh, I should've done it at the temple…" Mira buried her head in her hands.

"Don't worry about it," Lucy said. "The guild's survived this long. 2 more days is nothing."

"What if Natsu doesn't like the dress?..."

"He'll love it."

"I wonder if Natsu is freaking out right now too… He probably is…"

Actually, Lucy sweat-dropped, I somehow doubt it.

~Deep in the forest~

"Yeah! I beat you that time!"

Gildarts groaned as he got to his feet. "You really pack quite a punch now."

Natsu grinned, then sighed. "But I still have such a long way to go."

"Don't worry, you'll get there…" Gildarts laughed.

"Same time tomorrow?" Natsu asked.

"I don't think so," Gildarts said. "You should take a day off before the wedding."

"Oh yeah, that's right." Natsu grinned, rubbing the back of his head. "Time went by fast…"

"Welcome to the rest of your life…"

~2 days later~

"I can't believe this is happening!" Lucy said, her eyes glued to the front where Natsu stood, actually looking super-hot in his white tuxedo and bowtie, offset by his black undershirt. The scarf was nearby. Mira had somehow convinced him to discard it for the wedding.

Erza's eyes were shining as she looked at Natsu, her eyes glued to the dragon slayer.

"Are you sure you're alright with this?" Gray whispered to her.

"I had to make peace with it…" She replied. "He's marrying the bitch, even if she is evil."

"So you haven't really forgiven her…" Lucy sweat-dropped.

"Sure I have, but that doesn't mean we're not rivals."

All heads turned as the bride started down the aisle, moving up to the front where Natsu awaited her. She was accompanied by Makarov, who was giving her away in place of her father.

When she got to the front, Lucy gasped. Her dress, starting from the end of the long train, began to slowly disappear. As the local priest began the ceremony, muffled gasps went up from all around the guild.

"What's happening?!" Lucy whispered to Gray, who just shrugged.

"Ever heard of disappearing ink?" Erza grinned. "It's the same idea…"

The two gaped at her. "That's right," she said. "I spent all my savings on this, but it's so going to be worth it…"

"What did you do… and don't they notice it up front?"

"That's the best part," Erza grinned. "I bought the dress and the rings, and paid for the decorations and everything… The guy I paid to do it wrote a time-triggered rune spell on the dress. To everybody out here, it's like the dress isn't even there…" She motioned to the silver-haired mage, who appeared to be performing the ceremony in her sexy white panties and lacy bra.

"But anyone in the ceremony area won't see the effects until the ring goes on her finger." The red-haired mage grinned.

"And she's the one that's evil?..." Lucy gaped.

Around the guild, guys were getting nosebleeds, staring. Girls were blushing furiously, wanting to say something and wondering why Mira was still so calm and collected.

They pulled the ring out, and as Natsu slipped Mira's ring on her finger the whole ceremony changed.

"What the fuck?!" Mira exclaimed, instinctively trying to cover herself with her arms. Sure, she'd been seen in a bikini before, but it wasn't at her own wedding, in front of a crowd.

"Freed!" Makarov yelled. The green-haired mage came running immediately. "This is some kind of a rune spell. What's going on here?"

Freed analyzed the spell. "It is a rune spell," he said, "and the guy who did it was highly skilled. But not as skilled as me. Give me about 5 minutes and I can reverse it…"

Tears were coming to Mira's eyes as Erza chuckled evilly in the third row back. This wasn't at all how she imagined her wedding going.

Natsu responded by clutching the silver-haired mage to his chest, turning her away from the guild. "Don't cry, Mira…"

But the silver-haired mage couldn't stop. The tears gushed from her eyes, leaving a visible pool on his white tuxedo. "This was my big day…" she wailed. "How could this happen?..."

Natsu continued to hold her as Freed worked to reverse the rune spell. After a few more minutes the dress appeared again, causing some of the males to cry in disappointment.

It was about 10 more minutes before Mira could compose herself enough to finish the ceremony. Just as the two were kissing, the doors burst open and an angry girl with blood-red hair burst into the guild.

"Found you demons!" She growled, glaring daggers at Natsu. "I'm gonna kill you both this time…"