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Let's get back to the story...


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They are quiet all the way to the guild when suddenly Erza grabbed Shiki's collar and pushed him to the side of the guild.

"You didn't see me cry last night, okay?" she glared at him.

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Shiki asked her in shock, suddenly scared for his life.

"If it spreads around the guild I'm going to kill you Shiki," Erza growled before turning back to enter the guild.

'Oh, right I wouldn't do that,' Shiki thought to himself as he rubbed his neck and walked into the guild.

Chapter 7 – A Welcome Party

Erza and Shiki walked into the guild to see it was almost empty. Erza walked straight towards Mira as Shiki stared at the unusually quiet guild.

"Ne, Mira-san, where's everyone?" Shiki asked her.

"I don't know. Everyone just got up and went away one by one," Mira answered, winking and nodding towards the second floor.

"Ok, you mind if I went to see, Laxus? I'll be down in a second," Shiki replied, nodding to Mira's reply and started walking up the stairs.

"Sure, but do you want to eat first?" Mira took out a freshly baked cake out of the oven.

"Laxus can wait," he replied as he sat down a seat away from Erza and stared eagerly at the cake.

"Mira are you done with the cake?" Laxus called out as he walked down the stairs.

"Yes, Laxus, here," Mira said as she handed the cake over to Laxus.

"Hi Erza, just came back?" he asked her as he put his arms around her.

"Yeah, the mission was actually quite easy. Shiki fights pretty well too," she commented and returned the hug.

"Really? I don't mind having a fight with you someday, kid," Laxus said as he turned around to face Shiki.

Shiki glared at Laxus. Laxus was confused but soon realised that it was because of the hug he gave Erza and also because he called him a kid. Laxus smirked and nodded to the guild's entrance, signalling Shiki to meet him there, before turning to the two ladies beside them.

"Mira, can you make sure that Kyou doesn't come into the guild until seven in the evening? Lisanna and Levy are with her but just in case she comes back early can you get her to leave the guild? Erza, I've got something to do, I'll be back," Laxus told them before turning around to walk out the door.

"Sure, Laxus, don't worry, Lisanna will distract her. She's very good at it," Mira said as she smiled and nodded.

"Don't fight," Erza glared at Laxus and Shiki.

Laxus just nodded at Mira and waved his hand dismissively before following Shiki who ran outside after getting freaked out by Erza's glare. Once outside the pink-headed fire user glared at Laxus.

"Why do you do that even though you know she hates it?" Shiki growled at him.

"You like her don't you, Natsu?" Laxus smirked at Shiki.

"Eh? W-who are you calling Natsu? I-I'm Shiki," Shiki stuttered.

"Natsu I know it's you. I had my doubts but Wendy spoke quite easily," Laxus smirked at Natsu's discomfort.

"Wendy told you the truth?" Shiki asked him.

Laxus' smirk grew wider, "No she didn't but you just did, Natsu."

"Eh, ahhhhh! You tricked me," Shiki thought for awhile before pointing at Laxus and accusing him.

"Of course I did, you're so easy to trick, brat," Laxus smirked at him as Shiki glared at Laxus.

Suddenly, Laxus growled at him, "Where the hell did you go? You just left the guild, Erza and every one of us!"

"Erm…I went to look for a dragon," Shiki cowered in fear.

"Then why is your new name for?" Laxus asked him.

"I haven't defeated the Black Dragon yet, Laxus. I will come back to Erza only after that," Shiki told him seriously.

Before Laxus could reply, Erza shouted, "You two are not fighting are you?"

"No we're not," Laxus called out, "We're getting ready for Kyou's welcoming party."

"You know Laxus I didn't know you had friends who are as kind as Kyou," Shiki said before sprinting off after smelling the food Mira prepared.

"What did you say, brat?" Laxus shouted at him.

"Laxus, you don't have to fight with him now," Erza glared at Laxus as he just took the cake and went up to the second floor.

"Whatever, we weren't fighting anyway," Laxus muttered and walked up the stairs.

"So Erza, what happened between you two during the mission?" Mira asked her.

"Nothing much, we fought the monsters and –" Erza replied as she told Mira everything about the mission except the scene in the 'cave'.

"So, he's really strong huh?" Mira asked her.

"Yes, he actually reminded me of someone when he was fighting," Erza thought back to when they were on the mission.

"He reminds you of Natsu, right?" Mira asked Erza as Erza stared at her in confusion.

Shiki straightened his back, thinking, 'Why is she talking about me?'

"A little bit," Erza answered, turning her attention back to her cake.

"When Shiki came back, the whole guild started to become normal again. Gray started fighting and arguing with him. The guild is just as noisy as it was three years ago," Mira told her, watching Erza carefully for her reaction.

"I suppose so," Erza replied and continued to think about it.

"I'm going to look for Kyou. Bye Mira-san, Erza," Shiki said before cheerfully running out of the guild to look for Happy and Kyou.

'Why Kyou?' Erza thought before getting angry at herself for getting jealous.

"Erza, are you feeling alright?" Mira asked quietly, already guessing Erza's problem.

"Yes, I'll just go and get ready for the party later Mira," Erza said as she walked up the stairs slowly, leaving her cake unfinished.

'This is going to be so easy. Shiki is Natsu and he likes Erza. Erza likes Natsu and she's starting to like Shiki without knowing that it's Natsu. I'll just need a little help from Laxus and Kyou to finally get them together,' Mira thought before making up a plan to put into action later.

~With Shiki~

"Where did Kyou go? Who did Laxus say went with her? Did he say Juvia? No. Lucy? No. Oh right, Lisanna and Levy. Ok now to find them…" Shiki thought as he started walking around town.

He looked around the town but he could not find them. He did not even find Lisanna or Kyou or Levy. He was about to give up and go back to the guild when he was the three Exceeds walking around together.

"Happy!" he called out before running towards them.

"Natsu, where did you go?" Happy asked.

"Don't call him that, Happy. Did you just come back from your mission Shiki?" Charle reprimanded Happy before asking Shiki.

"Yeah, I just came back with Erza. Do you three happen to know where Kyou and Lisanna are?" he asked them as Happy apologised.

"Aye sir," Happy answered Shiki as he flew up to carry him, "They went over to the bookshop."

"Okay. Let's go there. I need to talk to Kyou. Lily and Charle can you bring Lisanna and Levy back? They can help with setting up the party." Shiki asked them.

"Sure," the two Exceeds nodded their heads.

In fifteen minutes, the three cats and Shiki were outside the bookshop. As they landed they saw the three girls coming out of the shop.

"Lisanna, Levy could you go and help Mira-san? I want to talk to Kyou for a moment," Shiki asked them as he walked forward to stand right in front of them.

"Mira-nee needs help?" Lisanna asked him.

"Yeah," Shiki said scratching his head, "I'll be with Kyou so no worries."

"Ok, let's go Levy," Lisanna called Levy as Lily and Charle carried them to the guild as Happy followed.

"What was that about?" Kyou asked him.

"I think Mira-san is trying to get Erza to realise that I'm Natsu," Shiki blurted to Kyou.

"Okay, what does that got to do with me?" Kyou asked him with a bored, uninterested expression on her face.

"Help me stop her," Shiki said as though it was really easy stopping Mirajane from playing cupid.

"Or you could just ask Gajeel and Wendy to help us defeat the Black Dragon so you can come home as Natsu and tell everyone the truth," Kyou said as she started walking again.

"I can't do that, Kyou. I have to defeat it myself," Shiki said stubbornly.

"You're not the only Dragon Slayer here, Shiki. The rest of us want to find our parents too," Kyou growled as she slammed his head into the nearby wall.

'Why do I keep getting hit on the head?' Shiki thought to himself as he answered Kyou, "Ok, fine. Well, leave next week so be prepared. I'll tell the rest."

"Good, now it's already 6.30 (pm), I'm going over to Lucy's house for awhile if you see Laxus tell him I'll be back by 7," Kyou replied as she smirked and walked towards Lucy's house.

~At seven in the evening~

"Thanks Lucy," Kyou thanked her as she left the house.

"No problem the water in the guild isn't really that warm as it is here," Lucy answered her with a smile.

"Thanks again," Kyou answered as she walked into the streets feeling fresh after her shower.

"Hello, Shiki, are you going to the guild?" Kyou asked as she saw the pink-headed boy at the bridge outside Lucy's house.

"Yeah, do you mind if I follow you?" he asked with a wide smile.

"I don't mind. So, tell me what happened during the mission?" Kyou asked to start a conversation.

As Shiki described everything, Kyou just nodded and gave her comments. In a few minutes, they were outside the guild. They were about to open the door when Kyou suddenly tripped and Shiki put his hands around her waist to stop her from falling. Lucy who was with Loke was suddenly beside them, opening the door to the guild. Everyone's eyes were on Shiki and Kyou, even Erza's…

The same thing was going on in everyone's mind, 'Is Shiki hugging Kyou?"

The guild was very quiet until, Gray broke the silence.

"We didn't know you were dating the pink-head, Kyou," he teased her as he nodded to Shiki and kept his eyes away from Erza knowing that he would freak out if he saw her glaring at him.

Everyone stared at Gray in surprise. Kyou was dating the Shiki? As Kyou looked around the room she noticed Mirajane smiling as she glanced at Erza who was glaring at Gray for saying that. Kyou smirked and walked towards Gray to answer his question.

"If I said yes, what would you do, Gray?" she smirked at him with a cold look on her face.


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