Heyo y'all, its Myst again. I got a chapter up recently and worked to get this one up too. So yeah, y'all should try drinking Chai.

I do not own Fairy Tail.

If I did their world would be very different.

Lucy POV

Its 5:00 now and we have an hour to kill before Laxus comes to get me and Cobra. Rogue and Sting are finishing getting dressed and Frosch is doing my hair with the pins the boys got me while I put in the earrings and do my makeup I notice Cobra's presence in the room when he steps up behind me and flicks the earring I already have in. I look into the mirror before me and see that he has one eyebrow arched gracefully in a silent question.

"What's wrong?" I voice the thoughts I'm sure he's already heard.

"Your belt is crooked and tied wrong." I blink, I hadn't realized. I had kind of gotten the feeling that something was off, but I wasn't sure what. He sighs.

"I'll do it over for you." I can feel my face turning light pink and reach out for my mascara.

"Fro is done!" I smile and turn to hug Frosch tightly before telling her to go check on Sting and Rogue. She nods and flies from the room. I turn back to the mirror and finish my makeup before standing and turning back to Cobra. He looks at me steadily, his eye filled with a strange sort of warmth I've never seen there before. I can't interpret it at all. I take a step forward and turn around, giving him access to the tie of my belt. I can feel a slight tugging sensation around my middle as he undoes the tie and then carefully redoes it.

"Done." I take a step away from him and turn my back to the mirror turning my head to look back over my shoulder at the perfect bow he's tied it into. He was grinning at me as I turned back around and I arched one eyebrow in an imitation of his own quizzical look.

"You look beautiful, Lucy." Lucy. My own name was echoing through my head. It was the first time he had ever actually called me by my own name. I was always Girlie or Blondie. I could feel blood rushing to my face and neck as I turned away and began to clean up my makeup. I felt his hand on my shoulder and then he had turned me around and was hugging me tightly to his chest. He was resting his head on top of mine, his nose buried in my hair. It was warm, gentle, and I realized with a start that he smelled the same as my father had, before my mother's death; spicy, warm, and a tiny bit flowery. It was a comforting scent and I could feel myself sinking into his embrace. I rested my head on his chest, listening to the beat of his heart through the silk of his kimono. I closed my eyes and relaxed, leaning into him, feeling trust bubbling up inside my chest. It was nice, amazing even, but it ended far too soon. A soft whistle broke into my thoughts and my eyes shot open as Cobra stiffened and began to pull away. We half-jumped apart and I could hear Sting laughing from where he stood in the doorway, Rogue right behind him, half-smiling at us.

"Well aren't you two-hahaha-getting cozy without me and Rogue here." He continued laughing for a few seconds before Cobra shot a response back at him.

"And what took you two so long, I don't think I've ever come across anyone else who took an hour just to get into kimonos." Sting stopped laughing and turned red while Rogue merely turned and walked towards the front door, just as the doorbell rang. I blinked and looked over at the clock. 5:45! That was probably Laxus then. I walked to the door with Cobra and a still-red Sting right behind me, grabbed my sandals and put them on, then turned to the open door, outside of which Rogue was waiting just behind Laxus, who grinned at me and offered me his arm. Wanting to be cordial, I took it and told Sting and Cobra to hurry up. They quickly finished putting on their sandals and walked out the front door, which I locked behind them. Laxus was also wearing a kimono. It was gold with thunderclouds and lightning swirling across one side and, if you looked closely, you could see a bird made of lightning flying through the clouds, gracefully embroidered in bright yellow, gold, and yellow-white thread. He, like myself, Cobra, Sting, and Rogue was also wearing sandals, and the under kimono and belt of his kimono were pale white-gold colored silk. It was elegant and very….him. I smiled and chatted with him and the others while we walked; subconsciously noting that Cobra was being very quiet.

*Elsewhere: A few hours ago….*

"Okay, Raijinshuu, I need you to distract Laxus once they reach the festival. Separate him from Lucy. Gajeel and Natsu, distract Sting and Rogue. Erza, Gray, Juvia, and I will be taking cameras and keeping an eye on our (hopefully) new couple."

"Yes, Mira."

*Back to Lucy in present*

We had just reached the festival and gotten past the very first stall when the Raijinshuu suddenly appeared out of nowhere, hugging their 'Laxus-sama!' and dragging him off to look at other things around the festival. As he was dragged away he half-turned and gave a sort of apologetic shrug before he was dragged around a corner. Sting was laughing his head off and Rogue was smiling slightly as they watched. We decided to keep going and we made it about a quarter of the way into the festival before Gajeel and Natsu were suddenly there, Lisanna and Levy with them. I smiled, waved, and laughed as they showed up and disappeared seconds later, Sting and Rogue now in tow.

So now it was just me and Cobra. He leaned down to whisper into my ear.

"We're being followed." I felt myself grin, I should have known it was a plan of Mirajane's as soon as the others were forcefully dragged away. I reached up and pulled his head down so I could whisper back.

"You want to play with their minds a bit?" He grins at me and I grin back.

"Do you want to go look at the cherry blossoms now?" I nod and he takes my hand, pulling me just a little closer than is comfortable distance between 'friends'. I leaned into him just a bit, savoring his scent as we walked. I heard whispers of 'What and adorable couple', and 'Isn't she from Fairy Tail?' following us as we walked. I could sense the magical presences of the people following us now that Cobra had pointed them out to me. Mira; obviously, Erza; she's in over-protective big sister mode now, Gray; over-protective big-bro, Juvia; well….Gray's here. They follow us all the way to the cherry trees, where we sit down under one of the trees farthest from the festival stalls with their games and food and people. Cobra sits down first and pats the ground right next to him. I sit down and snuggle into his side. I can feel him relaxing as we just sit there, comfortable with the other's presence. I can actually hear the cameras snapping pictures and I smile slightly. I only wish this were real, not acting. I've forgotten about Cobra's hearing and am surprised when he shifts and reaches down to lift up my chin.

"Who said it was acting?" I can feel my eyes widening and I swear I can hear muffled squealing from some nearby bushes. He leans forward and presses his forehead to mine. We sit like that for a while before a voice suddenly invades my mind.

'Lucy….what would you think if I told you I think I'm falling for you?' I smile gently.

'I'd think that's amazing and tell you I think I'm falling for you too.' I can almost feel his smile as leans forward just slightly and presses a soft kiss to my lips. I can definitely hear the squealing now.

The End

Not really. I still have to add some sort of serious crisis or this will just be some sort of cheesy love story. Anyway, like I said last chapter this is officially CoLu. All flames will be used to feed Natsu. Read and Review.

Love y'all,

Myst3