Hey guys! New chapter is now out! A day over a week has passed so I apologize if people were expecting it sooner. I had a couple of exams at my college so I had to prepare for them. But it's over for now and here it is! I did reach over 10K words once again so I'm definitely improving on the word count, but the time? Ehhh not by a lot, but it can't be helped right? Right, anyway some review time.
Guest Reviewer "DBZFAN4LIFE0": Tournament arc? You mean the GMG Arc? O_o
Guest (1): Oh he's going to be involved lol.
Guest Reviewer "saiyan fan": I'm still deciding on what to do with Bardock, but I have a feeling on what. What is it? Who knows. Erza and Mira will learn new techniques soon enough. In the next arc, we'll just wait and see :D
Elvisfonz: The Ki Super was actually Shine Shot, when he used it against the second Android to stun it for a moment. 3/4 so good job! In regards to Yusuke's SSJ2 Form, yes i did reminisce it as similar to SSJ Vegito's hair, cuz he's awesome!
kvchowe: I'm fully aware of the animated cutscenes in DBH and I gotta say it's total bull. Yeah it was shown he can stand up to freakin SSJ4 Gogeta at base form. While I'm aware that Mira/Towa can give what they manipulate some power, I perceive that giving him that much as bullshit honestly. So of course regarding Bardock he's going to be weak against Yusuke, even if he goes into SSJ3, but he if does so, he might give him a slight run for his money.
Jylman: Soon... :D
So that's all. Hope you guys enjoy the chapter! Im guna start working on the next one soon.
Onwards!
"BIG BANG KAMEHAME-Gah!" The massive orb of Ki in front of Yusuke's hand, that was extended outward, exploded in front of him. Smoke picked up and he took a few steps back from the impact. He looked at his hands to see it scratched up. He shook them to try and ease the pain. "Damn...he makes it look easy…"
A week of rest after the war with Phantom had happened. Everybody took it easy and started to clean up the guild, determined to build a brand new one. However, shortly after, the Council managed to hear about what had happened, and so took every member in for questioning. The Saiyan was no exception, and tried his best to leave out any information as possible, and only focused on what happened involving Phantom. Miraculously, none of them questioned about the Time Breaker Androids. Some were in amazement when they heard that he took on the Jupiter Cannon. Afterwards, the army the Council had sent left after telling the Master of Fairy Tail about his summon at a later date.
During that week, Erza and Mira still took the time to train. They were determined to fly naturally. Just as Yusuke thought, they can control themselves freely now. It's as if they've been doing it their whole lives. Seeing the two woman with that much happiness brought warmth in the Saiyan's heart.
Currently, Yusuke was in an area of white mountains with snowy winds around it, Mount Hakobe. As usual, he came to train during the night time, and decided to change locations for once.
"...Maybe…" Yusuke wondered. He parted his legs on the snow slightly, and raised his arms to chest level, and balled his hands. He bulked up, his eyes changed, and his hair spiked up. A second later, brilliant golden aura surrounded him, turning into a Super Saiyan. "Hmm. Maybe I'll have better control this way. Still, it'd be nice to actually use it without transforming…"
The Super Saiyan extended out his arms once again, and continued his training for the night.
"Oh! Yusuke my boy! Good timing!" Makarov called to him.
The next day, Yusuke came to the guild in the morning. Everything was in construction, and members were hauling wood, making plans, setting up wood beams, anything involved to rebuild their guild. The Master of Fairy Tail was currently in his giant form, supporting and making a wooden beam stand tall.
"Sup Old Man. Need me for something?" Yusuke asked.
"Yes, we'll be running short on wood in a while, I'd like you to go grab some if you would." Makarov said, looking down at him.
"Couldn't Laki help with that?"
"Now now, if we did, she'd be bedridden for awhile. Plus, everybody wishes to pitch in building the guildhall again. It's best this way."
"Alright. I'll be back with a whole forest full then. Haha!" Yusuke said and flew off. Shortly after, he arrived. "Okay...this'll be a piece of cake." The Saiyan said rubbing his hands together.
"Oh my…" Mira said with a smile. She was near a makeshift bar and was currently looking in the distance at the sky, and saw something large coming towards the spot where the guild is.
"That...is a lot of wood…" Gray said, looking over at a pile of wood that's stockpiled near the guild
Yusuke landed down one last time, and dropped the wood he had on him to the spot where he's been delivering them for the past hour. He wiped a bit of sweat off his forehead.
"Alright, we should be good for now." Yusuke said.
"Hmm, it might be more than we need for the guild…" Erza said walking over in construction clothes and wearing a hard hat.
"Really? Well I suppose you guys could use it for something else."
"Natsu! Gray! Deliver these to Master and everyone else helping build the guild at once!" Erza called out. Not wanting to be scolded at, they immediately ran over to the pile and picked up flat pieces of wood and long, large wooden beams.
"Yusuke! Would you like some refreshments?" Mira called out to him, waving.
"Sure, I could use a glass or ten…" Yusuke said. He walked over to the temporary bar that was made.
"Here you go!" Mira handed him a mug.
"Thanks."
"So…" Mira started, wrapping her fingers under her chin and supporting herself on the bar counter with her elbows. "What's our next training lesson going to consist of?"
"Hmm…" Yusuke stopped drinking to think. "You and Erza pretty much have flying down. So, I guess it's time to bring out more of your energy and learn some attacks?"
"Yes!" Mira said in excitement, pumping her hands in the air.. Her expression dropped a bit however. "I couldn't do much during Phantom's attack...I'm glad I can get back into fighting again."
"Sorry if I didn't teach it sooner…" Yusuke said rubbing the back of his head. The barmaid shook her head.
"No, it's fine. Learning to fly was pretty exciting as well. Ufufu." Mira said while playfully floating in the air.
"Well, I guess when we make progress in the guild first we can start your lessons again." Yusuke concluded and continued to drink from his mug. He felt several people leave the site, and turned to see Natsu, Gray, Happy leave with Erza following behind them. "Huh...wonder where they're going."
"So...Yusuke." Mira said smiling with her eyes closed. The Saiyan turned around again to face her.
"Yeah?"
"I think I want to cash in that...last favor I have for you."
"Oh? I forgot all about that...well what can I do for you then?"
"Not going to mention that training me could have made me unconsciously use it?"
"I accepted in my own volition. I'm glad that I'm training you guys." Mira felt her cheeks heat up. Her heart raced of what she was going to ask next.
"T-Then...for my f-favor...would you like to…ha...d...r." Mira trailed off, looking down. Even Yusuke had trouble hearing her with his hearing.
"Uh, what was that? I...couldn't catch that…" Yusuke said chucking a bit. The white-haired maiden's cheeks became redder.
"W-Would you have dinner with...me? Just the two of us?" Mira stated. Yusuke blinked once. Then blinked again.
"Uh...like...a date?" Yusuke asked, wanting clarification. The barmaid shyly nodded, and the Saiyan chuckled lightly. Mira looked up to see him smiling at her. "Sure. I'd take you out."
"R-Really?" Mira said wide-eyed, her blush deepening. He nodded.
"Where would you wana go?"
"U-Uhm...W-Why don't you surprise me?" The barmaid said with some difficulty.
"Surprise you…?" Yusuke said. A bit of sweat formed on his forehead. "Uh...Y-Yeah, how about I come by your place tomorrow evening?"
"Sure!" Mira chippered. Her blush was still present, but her smiled brighten significantly. "I can't wait!"
Not wanting an awkward atmosphere, the white-haired maiden decided to leave the bar to cool herself off. Yusuke stayed sitting looking at his drink, wondering what he was going to do on his date. Date. A word Yusuke was slightly familiar with.
'...I've never been on one before either...Never had the time…' Yusuke thought, moving his jaw absently. His thoughts was interrupted when a certain Card Mage came over.
"Aw, Mira isn't here…" Cana said, sitting next to Yusuke. She glanced over at him, who was still looking at his drink. "...but I did see her in a joyful mood when I saw her leave…"
"...So you knew she wouldn't be here then…" Yusuke said looking over at her with an eyebrow raised. Cana only grinned at him.
"So...what's going on with you and her then? I hear about some sort of…'training' you two have been doing. Along with Erza." The brown-haired drinker said with a bit of teasing. The Saiyan sighed a bit.
"Yeah. Training as in, combat. Nothing too drastic." Yusuke said with eyes closed and taking a sip at his drink.
"Dunno what kind you guys are going through. But with Mira it seemed pretty exciting."
"Well, it's not really from the training…" Yusuke said. He stopped momentarily to think, and eyed Cana sideways. "...though the third card seems to be in effect now."
The Card Mage blinked and puckered her lips sideways. She didn't know what the black-haired teen seemed to be talking about.
'...third...card?' Cana thought with narrowed eyes. Then, she remembered what happened more than a week ago. It popped into her mind and her eyes-widened. She brought back her grin. "Ah...you and her eh…? So, what are you two puppies up to then?"
"I...shit. I don't know. I owed her a favor, she wanted to have dinner with me, I accepted and she's pretty happy. If that counts as a date, then I have no experience on it…" Yusuke said rubbing the back head, ruffling his hair.
"Ohh, a date eh?" Cana said with a twinkle in her eyes. "Well, you can't mess this up then. You wana make a first impression?"
"Well...it...wouldn't hurt..."
"Good!" Cana stood up and grabbed ahold of Yusuke's hood. She forcefully dragged him out of his seat and away from the construction site. "Let's go."
"W-Wait! Where?!"
"To get you ready obviously."
"Why you?"
"...You want someone who has no experience as you, fine!"
"Okay, okay...wait what about the guild?"
"Ah, they can take care of themselves." Cana said, brushing it off. As she was dragging the inexperienced Saiyan on the ground, he couldn't help but wonder.
'First Erza...I can kind of get. But Cana? How the hell can these girls pull me?' Yusuke thought with slight incredulous. He remembered back at something Goku and Vegeta off-handedly said to him while they were training. '...don't underestimate woman…'
But the Saiyan also thought back to the dating, and his mind drifted off to a memory.
"What the hell's a date? ...isn't that a dried fruit?" Yusuke asked while laying on the grass with his hands behind his head.
"You dummy! It's when two people like each other go out and have fun! It's romance! It's dreamy~!" A girl with long black hair sitting next to him, crossed-legged, said with her hands together. She was looking up at the blue, cloud-filled, sky with stars in her eyes. Said girl currently wore a red gi with a white undershirt below the upper part of her gi.
"You humans are weird…" Yusuke said looking away and closing his eyes. He propped a leg onto his knee to relax more.
"You're a Saiyan. Fighting's all you guys think about." The black-haired girl said, pouting and looking away.
"Isn't that all there is to it?"
"Of course not!" She exclaimed while standing up, now standing over him. She put her hands on her hips. "You gotta enjoy life to the fullest! Experience different stuff! It can be fun!"
"But I Am having fun. Relaxing after some intense training. Then I'm going off to fight some more."
"Ugh. You lazy one-track minded buffoon…" She sat down on the grass again with hands behind her and legs stretched out.
"...is fighting part of this…'date'?" The Saiyan asked opening one eye,
"No you dolt! Ugh, oh my god!" The girl pulled out a book out of thin air from her side and shoved it in front of Yusuke's face. On the title it said 'The Dating Guide 101.'
"...uhh."
"You should read it and find out! You got help from the Supreme Kai of Time on teaching you how to, right?"
"And how the hell do you know that?"
"What? Everybody knows! Trunks suggested it, and she wanted to do it!"
"Again, how the hell do you, and apparently everybody in the Force, know of that?"
"We just do, okay? It's a common thing that went around and then eventually died down. It's nothing to worry about!"
Yusuke just stayed silent and closed his eyes, frowning. The black-haired girl sighed.
"I know you had a rough time before Trunks wished you here...but it's all in the past right?"
"I try not to think about it. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade."
"Hey that's the spirit! I'm surprised you know what that means!" Yusuke opened his eyes once more and growled at her. "Okay, okay, sorry!"
"Marissa, why are you hell bent on this whole...date thing?" Yusuke asked as he lifted his upper body up and put his hands on the grass behind him, looking at her.
"Because it's human nature!" Marissa said.
"Yeah. Exactly. Human nature." Yusuke stated. She cringed a bit.
"Bad word choice…"
"Alright fine I give up. Just...give me a summary or something. A watered down version." He said while laying on the grass again, and held his head with his right hand as he laid on his side, looking away from her. Marissa pouted more but relented.
"Well, there's a lot of types of dating. You gotta take them out to some fancy place to eat!"
"Eating? Well that's a plus." Yusuke interrupted.
"Quiet you! I'm teaching you right now!" The Saiyan sighed and let her continue. "You hold each other's hands! You feed each other when food is involved! You walk a girl back to her house! Then when you're at her doorstep, you look into each other's eyes, and the-Hey! Are you even listening?!"
"...sure?" Yusuke said opening an eye.
"Ugh. You know what, nevermind. When You go on date with a pretty girl, then you're just gonna screw up!"
"Why date when we got a job to worry about anyways."
"It's not like we patrol twenty-four seven…"
"Well, unlike you, I'm a special case."
"Of course you are." Marissa said. She stood up and walked to his front. She went on her knees and looked directly at him.
"...what?" The Saiyan asked keeping his eyes closed.
"You know I worry about you right?"
"And you don't have to. I can take care of myself."
"I know but...you know I can't help but do so. Especially since now we found out who's behind all of these distortions after you got back from Namek."
"What? Is that part of human nature as well?"
"Of course it is! We worry about our friends! The one's we care about..."
Yusuke opened his eyes to look directly at Marissa's. He stood abruptly.
"C'mon kiddo. I can go for a snack." He said ruffling the his human friend's hair.
"You mean half a million zeni worth of food..." Marissa said as she gently brushed off his hand away from her. "And I'm not a kid! I'm seventeen years old thank you very much!"
"Yeah, yeah..."
'Date...hm. Kid, I might have to owe you if I ever come back.' Yusuke thought as he looked at himself in a mirror, tugging on a tie. "Geez...is this really necessary?"
"Are you done in there yet?" Cana called out.
"Yeah just about..." He said walking out of the dressing room. Both Cana and Yusuke went, or more like Cana forcing Yusuke, to try out clothes at a store for the Saiyan's date.
"...is this really necessary? It's so...damn...tight…" Yusuke complained while trying to loosen his collar a bit. He was currently wearing a black blazer with black dress pants. He wore a white dress shirt underneath and a slick black tie and had gleaming black dress shoes.
"Bet you'll be saying that tomorrow late at night." The drinker said with a wide grin. Yusuke narrowed his eyes at her.
"Watch it Cana. You're basically talking down on Mira like that."
"U-Uh, I-uh didn't mean it like that! I mean...it looked likes she's really taken a liking to you...so uh…" Cana said rubbing the back of her neck furiously. The black-haired teen sighed.
"Just forget it." He said, finally able to take off the tie and unbutton the first button on his white shirt. "That's better."
"Aren't you excited?" Cana asked with a bit of a quirked eyebrow.
"With the date?"
"Well, yeah. Seems like you're being forced to go against your own will than actually agreeing to be on one with her."
"Well...ever since she helped me I practically gave her some favors and said I'd do em if she ever needed or wanted something."
"Do you like her then?"
"I mean, sure. Ever since I first joined."
"Okay let me rephrase that. Do you like like her then?"
"It's...I don't know."
"You...don't know…?" Cana asked incredulously.
"It's...complicated alright? I'm really grateful for what she's done for me the first time we've met, but I don't know if there's something there."
"Complica-What, you got another girl already? You two timing?! I thought better of you Yusuke." Cana said incredulously. Then managed to get in the Saiyan's personal space in a blink of an eye and tightly held his shoulder. "Oh my god is it Erza?!"
"Wha-No! And I don't have...a girl already." Yusuke said releasing her hold on him.
"...don't tell me…" Cana said backing away a bit. "You don't swing the other way do you?"
"You're really getting under my damn skin Cana." The Saiyan said through his teeth.
"You know I love a good teasing." Cana put her hands on her hips. "So...you don't know?"
"Yeah...I'm not sure what's there. She's beautiful, yes. Kind and considerate. But again, I just don't know." Yusuke said sighing. 'Though if I do feel it...is it alright for me to do so…?"
"...are you aware of the other way around then?" She asked. Yusuke eyed her, but frowned a bit and looked down.
"Isn't she...just a nice person in general?"
"Oh my god…" Cana said wide-eyed. "Buddy, she has never giving someone as much charity as you. I heard about the whole shopping escapade she wanted to give to you on your first day at the guild. She doesn't do that for anyone. And the free plate of food on that same day? Hehe."
"Well...she did hear me getting, uh, attacked by...bandits…" Yusuke said, remembering of all of the cover he had to make. Because again, who would have believe that he's a fighting freak with a race of being an ape, and being from another universe, which he saved.
"Yeah. Me too." Cana stated simply. He sighed once again.
"Could I switch out this shirt for something else…? It's not like I'm actually going to a millionaire ball or something." Yusuke said trying to change the subject.
"Hmm…" Cana eyed him intentively.
"What? Undressing me with your eyes?" Yusuke said, wanting to get a bit of payback.
"Well, the eye candy is good. I might as well steal you from Mira right here right now. I did see how you looked with those torn up clothes on your chest…" The Card Mage said wiggling her eyebrows. Yusuke's small smile dropped and was a bit taken back.
"Shit, you're good."
"I try. Anyway," Cana started, but walked over to a clothing rack. She pulled out a simple dark gray tee. "Maybe this'll suit you better."
"Well...alright." He said grabbing the piece of clothing out of Cana's grasp. Yusuke walked back to the dressing room and covered the curtains. The brown-haired drinker heard a few sounds of shuffling, and about a minute later the curtains revealed Yusuke with the new gray shirt rather than the white dress shirt, tieless, and his blazer opened. The Card Mage whistled.
"Not bad hotshot. You definitely look good like that." She complimented.
"Then I guess this is what I'll be getting." Yusuke said. He walked back into the dressing room he first arrived at. A few minutes later he was in his regular attire of black cargo pants, gray jacket and white boots. He held his clothes for the date under his arm.
"Great! Ring that up, then we can get started on finding out where you guys gotta eat at." Cana said clapping her hands together.
"I've been wondering, why Are you helping me…?" Yusuke said as he started to walk over to the cash register.
"I like to think of this as a way of thanks." Cana said following a little behind him.
"For?"
"Phantom. Albeit, everyone was worried when they actually saw you go up against Jupiter. I'm not sure if Erza would've been alright, even if it Is Erza. If not then...who knows what might have happened to us."
'More than you might imagine…' Yusuke thought to himself as he and Cana arrived at the line to buy the clothes.
"So, I think I owe ya for that."
"Well thanks for doing this then. If I was on my own, well, let's face it. I wouldn't know squat."
"Hehe, I definitely wouldn't put it past ya."
"Tch, whatever."
"I heard about this place in some paper a while back. I looked inside it once, pretty nice if I do say so myself." Cana explained as both her and Yusuke arrived at a restaurant that's built in clean, red bricks. Metal fences surrounded the front of it, and inside the fences had polished white, decorated, tables and chairs with an umbrella slid in the middle of the tables. The front wall had organized vines on the brick. Large, clear windows were at either side of the restaurant, with an obvious obsidian colored door in the middle. The Saiyan looked up at the name of the restaurant which was displayed in cursive.
"'An Pálás Floral'...Hm. Sounds fancy." Yusuke said.
"C'mon, let's get you guys that reservation."
"...wouldn't we have trouble getting one if this place is pretty popular?"
"Oh, just leave that to me…" Cana said winking at him.
"Well...lead the way."
Cana led and Yusuke followed. When they entered, the inside was covered in red velvet carpet. Flowers hanged in baskets decorated from the ceiling, hovering in the air. Lights were dimmed to give a comfortable atmosphere. Red leather booths were all over the place for guests to sit on with polished wooden tables in the middle. Waiters and waitresses in professional suits were going in and out ot the kitchen. Consumers were seen sitting everywhere at the booths with good looking, but nothing too fancy clothing.
In front of the two Fairy Tail mages was a stand with the Maitre'D behind it. He had suave, swept back brown hair, a regular black and white tuxedo, and wore white gloves. Cana walked forward to him.
"Hello there Ma'am. Are you here for a reservation?" He asked.
"Nope, he is." Cana said shoving Yusuke in front of her. The Saiyan looked back and slightly glared at the Card Mage, who was simply smiling.
"Hello Sir. Reservation I presume?" The Maitre'D asked once again.
"Uh, y-yeah. Could I have a table for two, tomorrow evening?" Yusuke asked, hoping that he's able to have one. The overseer of the restaurant looked over some papers.
"You're just in luck sir. We have one table left open at that time. I will mark that right now. Name?"
"Yusuke Yasai."
"Ah, Mr. Yasai was it? I've heard about you when Phantom attacked. It was quite noble of you. I'm honored to be able to have you in our restaurant for tomorrow night." The maitre'D bowed slightly.
"Oh. Uh, it was...no problem. Anyway, thanks. I look forward to being here tomorrow." Yusuke turned back to Cana who was nearby the door. They both walked out of the restaurant.
"Well that was easy." Cana said.
"Lucky as well."
"C'mon! Let's head on back and grab a drink!"
"You do that. I'm going to head on to my place and drop this off." Yusuke said lifting up the bag of his newly bought clothes.
"Whatever...you're only missing out." Cana said turning a different corner of a street. "See ya around."
"Yeah. Thanks again." Yusuke called out. The Card Mage simply waved without turning back.
"...are you aware of the other way around then?" Cana's voice echoed in Yusuke's head. He looked up at the close to evening sky and sighed.
"If it was another life...I probably wouldn't feel so conflicted…" Yusuke said solemnly. He started to head back to his apartment.
The sun had nearly set over the horizon, and Yusuke figured to spend the rest of the day back at the construction site, thinking he could do something to help. When he arrived, most members were gone, most likely done for the day. The Saiyan looked over to the makeshift bar to see Erza, back in her Heart-Kreuz armor, sitting on a stool with a slice of her usual favorite cake and Mira walking around behind the counter, organizing anything that is out of place. He walked over to them to talk to them.
"Hey you two." Yusuke greeted. They both turned their heads and smiled.
"Hello Yusuke." The Knight greeted.
"Hi there Yusuke!" The Barmaid greeted with more enthusiasm.
"Looks like the guild made some more progress." Yusuke said looking ahead. The frame was all set up, and almost half of it was already covered in flat planks of wood.
"They work hard! And eager to get it up and running again." Mira said. Yusuke went ahead and sat next to Erza.
"So, I figure you two would want to start up training again soon?"
"It would be nice." Erza said putting a piece of cake in her mouth.
"When can we?" Mira asked.
"I was thinking of tomorrow morning. We can get up early, meet up at the usual spot, and start. After a few hours we come back here and help out with the guild." Yusuke suggested, waving his hand around.
"Very well then. I was longing to learn more." Erza said.
"I can't wait!" Mira giggled.
"Sounds good. Then we'll do just that." Yusuke said. He turned his head to Erza. "Where were you by the way? I felt you left the city for a few hours."
"Loke gave us Lucy's keys back after Phantom had managed to get ahold of her when we fought. We decided to go to her apartment but when we arrived she was nowhere to be seen." Erza explained.
"Where was she then?"
"At her hometown to confront her father it would seem. When we went inside her apartment we found a note saying she'd go home. It looks like we jumped to a conclusion far too early to assume she would leave the guild." Erza explained further, chuckling at the end.
"I see. That's good then. Confronting and overcoming things on your own is best at times."
"But also best if you have your comrades with you." Erza said smiling at him.
"True. Honestly, those times are better." Yusuke said with his eyes closed, smiling. He stood up from his seat. "I'll see you two tomorrow early. We can start right away then."
They both nodded and bid farewell to the black-haired teen. He walked out of the site, determined to head to the mountains to train early for today, once out of sight.
Back at the bar, both girls were still where they were. Erza, while being in Mira's presence, couldn't help but notice the barmaid acting more jubilant than her usual self.
"Has something happened, Mira?" The scarlet-haired knight asked her. Mira looked up from under the counter.
"What do you mean?" The barmaid asked.
"I couldn't help but think you're more happy at the moment." Erza clarified, having another portion of the cake in front of her.
"...I guess something did warm me up earlier today." Mira said, reminiscing.
"Well?"
"Ufufu, Yusuke agreed to have dinner with just me tomorrow night."
Erza stopped midway of placing the fork with cake on it to her mouth. She had her mouth slightly open and eyed the white-haired barmaid surprisingly.
"A-A...d-date?" Erza stuttered.
Mira simply smiled and nodded. Her heart raced every time she thought of the moment her black-haired crush said he'd take her out. However, she didn't know whether he had experience in this kind of thing. Not that it mattered for her, having a good time along with him was good enough for her. Still, one can hope.
Erza though, was shaking a bit. For some reason in her mind, she felt her stomach twist a bit when Mira mentioned that her and Yusuke were going on a date soon. The redhead didn't know what she thought of the black-haired teen herself. He was strong, protective, intelligent, handsome as well. Whenever she was around him she would feel at ease and more open, as if nothing could ruin that. It was enjoyable for her ever since after they first met. Erza can definitely count him as a friend, and comrade. So why did she feel a pang in her chest? She wondered if there might have been more to it between herself and Yusuke. Erza felt uneasy as she set the fork down, now losing her appetite.
"W-Where do you two plan on going…?" The redhead asked.
"Mmm, I told him to surprise me." Mira said while wiping a glass with a cloth.
"I see…" Erza uttered, looking down at her plate with leftover cake. She slid the plate in front of her, signaling of not wanting more. The Knight stood up, prepared to go back to the dorms. "Thank you for the cake Mira. I will see you tomorrow morning."
With that, Erza left for the day just like any other member that had worked hard to build the guild. Her thoughts weren't exactly pushed back immediately until she had reached Fairy Hills.
Mira, still cleaning up the bar, was determined to be done for the day as well. She had slight suspicion of how Erza reacted about her upcoming dinner with Yusuke. A bit of guilt stung the barmaid, feeling a bit of sympathy toward her former rival.
'Early bird catches the worm Erza…' Mira thought while putting down the last clean mug under the counter. She looked around and with a triumphant huff, and opted to go back home for the day.
The moon shined over Fiore, and Yusuke had both arms extended in front of him. His teal eyes were concentrated as he kept the large, condensed ball of Ki at bay that was just in front of his palms. Sweat went down his cheeks at his struggle to maintain the attack. He eased it up, and Ki went back to his body. He wiped his forehead with his forearm, cleaning him of any sweat.
"Well I'm getting there…" The Saiyan said sitting down to rest for a bit. He turned his head towards the starry sky and sighed. "Wonder how everybody else is doing...If Towa is focused on me...then there isn't too much to worry about is there?" He stood up from his spot and looked at his hands. "Then that just means I need to train harder on my own." Yusuke said while bringing out his arms once again, and charging his Ki.
Yusuke kept stretching his body until he felt two presence coming to him. He looked to the side to see Erza and Mira fly over in their normal workout clothes, and landed softly on the grass where he was at. They were ready for whatever it is that's going to be taught to them next this morning.
"Glad you guys made it, hope you two aren't too sleepy." Yusuke said to them.
"I'm more than prepared." Erza stated.
"And so am I." Mira said.
"Alright, then the next thing I guess I'll be teaching you guys are energy blasts. You've already seen it, but obviously you don't know how to fire one." Yusuke said.
"Will it be anything similar to your attack against Jupiter?" Erza asked. The Saiyan eyed her with slightly widened eyes.
"Ehehe, maybe nothing of that caliber yet Erza, you and Mira Are only just beginning."
"R-Right…" Erza stuttered with a blush.
"So how do we do it? Bring it out like we did while flying?" Mira asked.
"Right, it's similar but instead of that, you'll try to be focusing it in one point, mainly in your hands," Yusuke said while bringing up his palm and out appeared a bright golden ball. "Try to imagine a sphere in your mind, the size of an apple. Bring out your hand in the open, and focus your Ki from your body towards your palm."
The Ki in Yusuke's hands disappeared as he finished explaining. Both girls brought out their right arms in front of them and changed their eyes to show them concentrating.
'Shouldn't take too long with the way they can fly now. Bringing out a low level attack should be the natural first step.' Yusuke thought as he watched over them with his arms crossed. They had their eyes closed now, hoping it would improve their progress. In just a few minutes, as the Saiyan predicted, orbs of Ki were above their palms. Not the size of an apple, much smaller actually. Of course, it's only their first time so they'll make progress eventually.
"That didn't take very long." Erza said as she eyed the glowing orange small orb in her hand.
"But we did it!" Mira exclaimed, still having the small dark golden orb firmly in her palm.
"Alright, now let's test out how much they can do. Keep them where they are." Yusuke said walking over to them. He turned around to face trees in front of them and extended out his arm, and formed a sphere of energy. "For you to release it from your hand, simply let out more of your energy outwards behind your attack. You don't have to let it out all the way. With enough force it'll go in the direction you want it to go."
The black-haired teen demonstrated by doing so to one of the trees in front of them. His attack left a noticeable gash on the tree instead of it being destroyed in half as he held back his power.
"So, you guys try next. Let it out too much, it'll go out of control. Let it out too little, then it'll just drop down without reaching your target." The Saiyan explained further.
They both nodded in recognition and aimed their palms toward trees that they spotted. In a few moments they both launched their blasts. Erza's hit hers dead on, and took out some bark of the tree and dented it. Mira's however, didn't make it as her attack dropped to the ground near the tree she was aiming at. A small blob of dust was formed and quickly went away to show a dent on the ground.
"Not bad Erza. Little more output and you can do some more damage to your opponents." Yusuke said to her. He looked over at Mira who had her shoulders slumped. The Saiyan gently laid a hand on her shoulder. "Hey it's only your first time Mira, you'll definitely get it with enough practice."
"Thank you Yusuke...I'll just have to try harder then." Mira said with a raised fist. Erza swallowed a lump in her throat and frowned a bit at their interaction. The feeling she had yesterday was creeping back, but she forced it down.
They both faced their trees again with their hands out front.
'Just like with flying, it'll take time for them to adjust to this...well that shouldn't be a problem.' The Saiyan thought with a smile. He continued to watch over the knight and barmaid as they kept charging and releasing their energy.
"Hah...Okay everyone! It looks like we'll be able to handle jobs again today! So go ahead and take one as you please!" Mira announced rather tiredly from the bar. Members of the guild perked up at hearing this.
"Ooohh! Finally time to get some jewels!"
"Can't wait to beat up some monsters!"
"And dark guilds!"
A bunch of them ran over to the temporary request board excitedly, determined to pick and complete one or a bunch. Lucy and Yusuke sat at the bar. The former drinking out of a glass while the latter was happily chowing down on a plate full of food.
It was near noon as Yusuke and both Erza and Mira had come back from their training. The girls are making progress just as they did with flying. With more practice and control they'll be able to manipulate their Ki in a matter of time.
The barmaid behind the counter kept a smile, but was less enthusiastic than normal. It didn't go unnoticed by the blonde.
"What's wrong Mira? You don't seem too vibrant today." Lucy asked with slight concern.
"Oh, it's nothing! I'm bit worn out that's all." Mira reassured.
"What happened?"
"Just practicing something out in the woods with Yusuke and Erza. It took quite a bit out of me."
"...can I ask what?" Lucy asked to Yusuke this time. He stopped eating and brought up his right hand to form a ball of Ki.
"They're learning this now after flying. They're getting there too." Yusuke said as he dissipated the light and continued to eat from his plate.
"Huh. Oh yeah, do any of you know where Loke is?" Lucy asked
"Why do you want to know?" Mira asked back.
"I just wanted to thank him for bringing my keys back that's all."
"Hmm, well if I do see him I can pass along the message to him."
"Thanks, I guess that'll do."
"What about you Yusuke? Know where Loke is?" Mira asked him.
"Can't say I do. I don't even sense him around here at the moment." Yusuke said stopping midway from putting food into his mouth. He frowned and set the plate down when he sensed someone familiar appear just now.
"Man, look at everybody here. Working hard, I'm so proud of all of ya!" Shouted Laxus, grinning like a maniac.
Several heads turned towards his voice and narrowed their eyes. Natsu, who was nearby, lit his hands ablaze.
"Laxus! Fight me!" Natsu said as he charged straight at him. Laxus simply coated himself in lightning and instantly dodged him, appearing behind him.
"I don't have to waste my time on someone like you." Laxus taunted. "In fact, you're all wasting your time being here! Might as well kick you all out for what happened with Phantom! Bunch of weaklings."
"You have no right saying that as you were not present Laxus!" Erza shouted nearby, throwing down a wooden beam.
"Please, it wasn't even my concern." Laxus said brushing her off. It only managed to infuriate the redhead further. "Especially with little princess over there!" He pointed to Lucy over at the bar. Said girl was currently balling her shaking hands, holding back tears.
"Then what makes you think that you can carry on lecturing us?" Yusuke demanded as he stood up.
"Tch, it's you." Laxus spat out.
"Would've thought you had a reality check buddy. Guess that didn't get through your thick skull eh?" Yusuke said while pointing to his head and grinned in a taunting way. All the while walking over to him.
"You merely lucked out kid. I'd rather put you down right now for everybody to see."
"Big talk. Why don't you try it and fail like last time?" The Saiyan challenged. The S-Class blonde responded by cloaking himself in lightning with electricity crackling around him. Those nearby instinctively backed up away from him.
"This is a mages guild and you don't even use magic. You don't belong here!" Laxus roared as more electricity was produced. But much to everyone's surprise, it died down. Yusuke quirked an eyebrow at this action.
"Second thoughts?" Yusuke asked with a small grin.
"Just you wait. When I take over, all of those who look down on us they won't know what's coming at them. On top of that, we won't need people like you, and those around who aren't capable!" Laxus shouted. With that he disappeared in a flash. Yusuke sighed a bit and walked back to the bar. Everyone else calmed down and resumed what they were doing.
"Ah great...I think the moods ruined for me now. I kinda lost my appetite…" Yusuke said as he sat down again in the same stool.
"Ufufu, I'm sure you'll have plenty to eat tonight." Mira giggled with pink cheeks.
"O-Oh...right...ehehe." Yusuke sheepishly said with a bit of blush as well.
"...what did Laxus say about taking over? Did he mean the guild?" Lucy asked.
"Yes, it's not really crazy if that's what you thought. Laxus is Master's grandson." Mira answered.
"W-Wha?!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Huh...now that I think about it I do see some similarities…" Yusuke said.
"Right, and if Master retires, then Laxus will most likely be picked as the next guild master." Mira explained further.
"I...I don't think I'd like that…" Lucy said looking down.
"There's been rumors of Master not retiring is because of that reason."
"Maybe he's waiting for the right person?"
"Who knows? It is only a rumor. Besides, if anyone maybe Yusuke could take over." Mira said with a smile. Yusuke looked over to her wide-eyed.
"Me?" He said pointing to himself.
"Better than Laxus if you ask me…" Lucy said.
"Heh, I'm flattered. Though I'm not sure if I have what it takes to be a leader." Yusuke said with closed eyes and a grin.
"Argh...that bastard…!" Natsu said nearby while putting down a wooden plank. Gray followed his actions. Erza came over to the bar wanting a breather.
"Don't let him rile you up ash breath." Gray said.
"Why not take a job to relax then?" Erza suggested.
"Really?!" Natsu exclaimed. The redhead nodded.
"Why not let Gray, Lucy, and Yusuke join as well? Ever since we teamed up in Eisenwald we've been pretty much together. Happy of course, which will make six of us." Erza said.
"With...him?" Both Gray and Natsu said to each other, glaring.
"Not pleased?" Erza questioned.
"N-no! We are!" They both shouted at the same time.
"Heh, sounds like an adventure then. I'm game." Yusuke said.
"Then let's set off. I've already picked up one we can do by tonight." Erza said while lifting up a piece of paper. It showed a reward of five-hundred thousand jewels.
"Alright! Let's go!" Natsu exclaimed while walking away.
"Aye sir!" Happy followed. Soon the rest did so as well. Yusuke was the last to walk behind them, but stopped when someone called his name.
"Yusuke!" Mira, being the one who called him out. He looked back at her.
"Yeah?"
"Be sure to come back soon for tonight, alright~?" Mira said all the while smiling at him.
"Of course, I'll definitely be here." Yusuke replied walking backwards with a thumbs up. The barmaid bid him goodbye by waving at him. The Saiyan shortly caught up with the others. Erza looked back at him.
"What held you?" The Knight asked.
"It's just Mira reminding me about something tonight." Yusuke replied.
"R-Right...she told me you two were going out for dinner…" Erza said looking away.
"She did? Uh, yeah we are. To be honest with ya this is my first time doing this kind of thing." He said while sweatdropping.
"Did I hear something about you guys having dinner?" Lucy said walking back to them. Erza's cheeks reddened a little about just her and Yusuke dining out, and looked away.
'...just what is this?' Erza thought while swallowing a lump in her throat. She balled her to let out a bit of frustration.
"Dinner?!" Natsu shouted.
"Fish?!" Happy exclaimed.
"N-No...I was just saying that Mira and I are going out to have dinner tonight." Yusuke corrected.
"Really? A date? Aww that's so wonderful!" Lucy gushed.
"A what?" Natsu asked.
"Ooh...they lii~ke each other." Happy purred out.
"Sounds kinda boring if you ask me…" Gray said. Unknown to him and the rest, save Yusuke who felt a presence behind them for a while, a young woman with blue hair cried tears of sorrow.
"O-Oh Gray…if Juvia would take you out you would most definitely enjoy it~!" Juvia, hiding in an alley, said dreamily while poking her head out from a corner of a building, stalking the group.
"So did you ask Mira?" Lucy asked.
"Hmm, not really. Mira was the one who asked me. I did owe her a favor back when I first joined…" Yusuke answered. Lucy narrowed her eyes at him.
"That's not right! It's a man's job to ask the woman out! And from a favor? What's wrong with you?!"
"I...I didn't even think about dating in the first place until recently! And...how can I turn down a favor? If she wants dinner with me then I'll comply!"
"Ugh geez! Where are you taking her anyway?"
"Uh..a place called An Pálás Floral?"
"WHAT?! You managed to get a reserved seat in there?!" Lucy screamed in disbelief. Yusuke picked at his ear at her volume. Erza stumbled a bit when she heard they were going to one of the highly revered restaurant in Magnolia at the moment. Gray, Natsu and Happy however, were just casually walking in front of them, still heading for the train station.
'My god she's just like Marissa…' The Saiyan thought while sighing.
"Ah! That's so romantic! Okay buddy, I guess that makes it up." Lucy said while nodding her head.
"...make what up?"
"Let's hurry you guys…" Erza said while upping her pace. She nearly had enough of them talking about the date and wanted to hurry and do the job to relief her thoughts.
The team arrived at the station shortly, much to Natsu's chagrin. Everyone went aboard for the job they were going to do in hand.
"Okay, I know you guys are wild, but that was pretty ridiculous." Yusuke said while they were walking out from the Magnolia train station.
Evening was soon creeping upon them, and with most of Yusuke's help they finished rather quickly, taking out some bad guys. However, in the midst of the battles, the rest of the team were pretty destructive. Natsu kept burning things down, Gray's ice kept colliding with various objects, Erza's swings were pretty powerful with a few Ki blasts from time to time to test herself out. She's getting better at the damage output. Lucy and her spirits were knocking enemies down left and right, all while having the same natural talent the rest had. The Saiyan, gratefully, was more controlled.
"Oh c'mon it wasn't that bad!" Natsu said with his hands behind his head.
"We lost over half our reward money because of it…" Yusuke deadpanned.
"At least we finished. They were all handled by the Rune Knights so they shouldn't cause any more trouble." Erza said.
"See? There's some good out of it." Gray said.
"Well it's only natural…" Lucy said rather glumly.
"I'll see you guys tomorrow. Time to go eat for me." Yusuke said.
"You know there's more to that than a date right…?" Lucy asked with hands on her hips.
"Uhh…" Yusuke thought looking away. His old friends words echoed back to him.
"You hold each other's hands! You feed each other when food is involved! You walk a girl back to her house! Then when you're at her doorstep, you look into each other's eyes, and the-Hey! Are you even listening?!" The Saiyan winced a bit of Marissa's outburst when she was explaining to him. Ruffling his hair, he was sure, at best he guessed. "Yeah of course."
"Alright...whatever you say." Lucy said gesturing her left hand out in a kind of mocking manner.
"Anyway, see ya guys."
"Have fun!" Lucy said. The Saiyan walked away from the group back to his apartment to get ready for his date. Considering it was the end of the day, Lucy opted to go back to her own apartment. She wouldn't know that Natsu and Happy already snuck off to meet her there. Gray left shortly after to his own place. Erza though, stayed in her spot looking out in the distance of where Yusuke left. She shook her head.
'I...don't know why it bothers me so much. Yusuke...' Erza sighed and retreated back to Fairy Hills after an exhausting day of training in the morning, helping the guild, and doing a job.
Yusuke landed in front of the Strauss' residence all cleaned and dressed for the night. He wore the clothes he bought the day before with Cana.
His black un-buttoned blazer covered him just above his waist with the gray shirt underneath; tucked in, instead of his usual black tank top. He wore black dress pants comfortably with a black belt strapped. His gleaming black dress shoes shined under the moonlight. His hair still swept back like how it usually is after he showers.
Yusuke knocked on the door. He heard shuffling from the inside, but felt that Elfman was the one coming to open to the front. The Saiyan was right when light shined on him and showed that Elfman was in front of him.
"Oh hey Yusuke. What are you doing here at this hour? Not very manly to drop in unnoticed." Elfman greeted.
"Hey Elfman. Mira didn't tell you?" Yusuke asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Hi Yusuke!" Mira called out before Elfman had a chance to ask. She came running down the stairs of the house.
"Big Sis?"
"Hey Mira."
The barmaid came walking up the door. Elfman had a look of question at the way his elder sister was dressed. Yusuke though, was staring at her wide-eyed.
Mira currently had her whole hair loose without the front ponytail she usually had, and showed her white hair covering her forehead. She wore a black sleeveless dress that hugged her voluptuous body, and went all the way down to her lower legs, the upper part of the dress had only one strap that went around her neck. Most of her bust was covered but showed a great amount of cleavage down the middle of her chest. To finish off her appearance, she wore black high heels that was enough for her to go above her date's shoulders.
To say the least for Yusuke, she was breathtaking and he felt his cheeks heating up.
"Big Sis…?" Elfman questioned once again.
"I'll be back later tonight Elfman! Don't wait up!" Mira said while going around him and grabbing Yusuke's arm and quickly dragging him away from the house. Once they were far away they both stopped and she turned around to look at him. "Sorry about that. Elfman can get a bit antsy, but he means well. You look great by the way!"
"T-Thanks...I uh...uhm…" Yusuke cleared his throat and rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "You...look beautiful."
"T-Thank you…" Mira accepted the compliment with a visible blush.
"So, shall we get going?"
"Yep! Lead the way!"
"Do...you want me to fly us there?" Yusuke asked. He thought that if he was going to make things a bit more romantic, this is the best thing he can come up with at the moment.
"You fly me…?" Mira blinked with a bit of confusion.
"Well, figured I could carry you there." He said looking to the side a bit. Mira caught on to his actions and couldn't help but giggle.
"Ufufu, alright Mr. Handsome, I'll gladly take up your offer." She walked to his front and wrapped her left arm over his neck. Yusuke bent down and picked her under her knees and her back with his left arm and right arm respectively. With Yusuke's enhanced of smell he couldn't help but catch a whiff of vanilla that was present on Mira. It was a nice scent he thought to himself, and his heart couldn't help but beat faster. Mira was doing her best to be calm as well.
'I wonder what he has planned for us. Even offering to carry my like this, It's...pleasant.' Mira thought while internally giggling to herself. It might have been taking advantage of Yusuke of using the favor he owes her, but with the black-haired teen's actions so far she thought that he didn't mind at all. For now she was content and wanted to shut everything out and enjoy her time with him.
"Alright, now for dinner." Yusuke said. He slowly floated upwards as the both of them were now above the city. He turned to a direction of the reserved restaurant. "If memory serves me right...it's that way."
Yusuke began to fly in the direction of the palace. He took his time, both taking in the scenery of lights decorating the city. A couple of minutes later they both arrived with a bit to Mira's disappointment. He gently set her down and they both looked at the restaurant that was part of the light decorations of Magnolia, in its own glory.
"The An Pálás Floral?! W-Wow…!" Mira gasped.
'Is it really that great…?' Yusuke thought idly.
"Let's go in!" Mira grabbed his hand and they both went inside. There the same Maitre'D that Yusuke saw yesterday was ready to greet any customers. He walked up to the duo.
"Mr. Yasai, it's a pleasure to see you again sir." He greeted and bowed. He turned to Mira. "And Ms. Strauss, a pleasure for you to dine with us tonight. If you would both follow me."
The overseer started to walk away with two menus on him with the Saiyan and Barmaid trailing behind him. They came to a booth close to the wall and near the corner of the restaurant. Yusuke and Mira went ahead and sat down opposite of each other.
"A waitress will come by shortly for any drinks you may wish." The Maitre'D said while setting down menus for both of them.
"Thanks." Yusuke said. The suave man nodded and walked away.
"This place sure is packed...and you actually managed to get a reservation here?" Mira asked.
"I came by yesterday asking if they had any left for this evening. Luckily he said that there was only one more left and this is it."
"This is amazing. It was sure a surprise Yusuke." She said with a bright smile.
"Thanks, but...I did have some help." Yusuke said rather reluctantly.
"Help?"
"Uh, Cana seemed to have watched the whole thing between us yesterday. She helped me with this whole thing considering it's...my first time actually being on a date." He explained.
"Your first time?" Mira asked surprisingly.
"Yeah, didn't really get a chance in the past...with a lot of my travels…"
"I see...I'm surprised Cana was the one who helped you."
"Hmm...she did say that it's a way of thanks for taking on Phantom."
"This is very nice though Yusuke. It's the thought that counts."
"Glad you're enjoying this then. Hope I'll leave you satisfied tonight."
"I think I have a very good feeling I will, ufufu." She said crossing her hands under her chin while supporting herself on the table.
"Hello there, would you like anything to drink?" The waitress came up and asked them.
"Just...water is fine for me." Yusuke said.
"Same here." Mira said.
"Alright, I'll come back later for your orders." The waitress said walking away.
Yusuke went ahead and opened up his menu to look over what he wanted to eat. His eyes widened slightly at all the dishes.
'I don't even know half of this stuff...pretty pricey too.' Yusuke thought with his eyes wandering inside the menu. He looked up to see Mira looking at the menu as well directly on the table. 'Well tonight's an exception. I could always work harder later for more Jewels.'
Within a few minutes, both of them decided on what they wanted and the waitress came back with two glasses of water and straws in them. She took their orders and went to the kitchen to get them prepared.
"I have to say Yusuke, spending time with you tonight like this is enjoyable."
"It is a pretty comforting." Yusuke said. Partially true for him. With everything that's happening to him, something like this eased up his mind. But that didn't mean he wasn't on guard.
"Being here to eat or with me?" She teased.
"...does both count?"
"Ufufu, close enough."
"Well, I guess if it makes you happier, I'd count you first."
Mira blushed and smiled. "That does certainly make me happier."
A few small talk kept going between the two in an enjoyable atmosphere. Laughs and giggles were shared and eventually the food for both of them arrived. Yusuke relished on the sight and smell of what he got and Mira marveled at the presentation it was brought in. Both started to eat from their plates shortly after taking it in with their eyes.
"You can't just pig out on a date! It'll ruin the mood! You gotta be gentle, savor every bite! Take your time!" Marissa's voice echoed through his head again when they both talked about her fawning over dating again.
'Hah...I guess maybe she does know what she's talking about…' Yusuke thought as he picked up his last forkful of food on his plate.
"This is delicious…" Mira said as she ate her last bite.
"It really is."
A moment of comfortable silence was induced between them as they finished their meals, now relaxing their body and sighing in content.
"I wanted to ask...what kind of magic did you use before?" Yusuke asked her. Mira eyed him for a second and looked down at her lap.
"I was able to transform. It's similar to Elfman's Beast Take Over magic. Except mine was being able to turn into a demon." Mira answered not looking up at him.
"A demon?" She heard him say. "That's neat. I wish I could have seen what you looked liked."
Mira looked back up, surprised to see Yusuke with his normal, casual expression. She'd expected him to to be somewhat fearful, but not acting like he usually is.
"R-Really?"
"I mean yeah it'd be pretty surprising. To see you all nice and compassionate at first. Then a second later you become something that could be the opposite of you. The irony in that is pretty amusing." He said with a small smirk.
"Then...you're not really scared?"
"Why would I be?" Once again, Mira looked at him wide-eyed. She blinked a couple of times and looked at the table.
"It's just that...I just had a rough time dealing with it in the past." Mira answered timidly, unconsciously knowing that her arms retreated back to her person, and was rubbing her right arm slowly.
"I...didn't mean to pry then."
"It's alright...It's been so long that I tend to ignore it." Mira stood up from her seat. "Shall we get going?"
"Yup, I could use a walk." Yusuke said. Not really. Fancy dishes like these were so small that it wasn't nearly enough for the Saiyan. But he complied anyway for tonight. He reached into his inner pocket and pulled out a wad of Jewels. Enough for the meal and tips. He stood up and gestured Mira to lead on.
They both walked out of the restaurant as a slight breeze hit their bodies. Mira shivered slightly and Yusuke caught the sight. He took off his blazer and draped it over the white-haired maiden's shoulders.
"We can't have you sick for tomorrow can we?" The Saiyan teased.
"Ufufu, no I guess we can't." Mira said with a slight blush. She pulled the blazer closer to herself, taking in the warmth from Yusuke's body. She couldn't help but blush deeper as the barmaid noticed his well-toned arms.
"Well, let's go." He said gesturing a thumb outwards. She nodded and they both started to head back.
They walked in a peaceful silence in the night streets. While walking, they came upon a bridge towards another part of town, and stopped for a moment to take in the scenery. A riverbank that was a part of the city was under them, and the water glistened under the moonlight. Mira stepped closer to Yusuke, and decided to try and rest her head on his left shoulder. He turned his head slightly to see a content look on her face. She had her eyes closed and a smile was present. The Saiyan smiled back and allowed the action for as long as she liked.
"...We were from a village...Lisanna, Elfman and I…" Mira started. Yusuke stayed silent and only swayed his eyes over at her. "Our parents died when we were young...and I supported both of my siblings since then."
Yusuke narrowed his eyes a bit and looked down at the shining water. To think both Mira and Elfman had experienced something twice in their lifetime. For them as humans, it must have been hard.
"One day a demon came to the village, scaring the people. It took over the church that they went to. I managed to help them defeat it, but back then I didn't even know I had magic, so because of it I took the demon over. That's when my appearance changed." Mira explained, she held out her right arm out in the open. "The villagers believed I was possessed...my right arm changed into that of a demons...and we were scorned at. Because of that we decided it was best to leave our hometown. Eventually we found the guild, and Master invited us in. To say the least...Fairy Tail pretty much changed us for the better."
Mira retracted back her arm to put back inside the blazer. But before she could, Yusuke reached out and gently grabbed her hand and held it with his own. The action caused her to look at his onyx eyes that showed reassurance, and the white-haired maiden felt her heart race.
"Thanks for telling me. Come on, enough with the sappiness. Let's enjoy the walk back to your place." Yusuke said smiling at her.
"Mm…" Mira simply nodded in content. With that, they both continued to walk over the bridge and back to the Strauss' residence, hands still interlocked with one another.
"I had a good time tonight. It was a nice experience." Yusuke said.
"Ufufu, I enjoyed this a lot Yusuke. We should definitely do it again in the future." Mira said.
They were nearing the the front of Mira's house with their hands still melded together. During that time they had made more small talk to each other at a relaxing pace.
"You think so?"
"If...you wouldn't mind?"
"Hm, it gives off a nice feeling. I'd definitely do it."
"Really?" She asked with hope. He nodded in agreement.
Yusuke and Mira arrived at the doorstep. The Saiyan let go of her hand much to her disappointment. She lifted his blazer off of her and returned it back to him, already missing the warmth inside.
"Hopefully it can be soon, ufufu." Mira giggled.
They stood still looking directly at each other. It only lasted a few seconds as Yusuke tore off his gaze at her with a blink to his eyes.
"I'll see you tomorrow morning at the usual spot alright? You and Erza are definitely making progress. Then we can move on to some bigger stuff." Yusuke said. He turned around and started to float away, but a pair of arms quickly embraced him. The Saiyan turned his head back to see the barmaid hugging him from behind. "Mira?"
As he turned his body to face her in the air, his neck was wrapped from one of her soft arms and his left cheek was touched by one of her soft hands. He felt something wet on his cheeks. Mira was currently kissing him on the spot he felt. She pulled back a few seconds after and giggled at Yusuke's reaction. He was left speechless and stared at her wide-eyed.
"Think of it as a thank you for tonight." She said holding her arms together behind her back. She slowly floated down back to her house while waving goodbye at him. The Saiyan regained enough sense to gesture the same at her. Mira touched the ground and went inside the house.
Yusuke swallowed as his throat became dry, and he regained his composure. He touched his right cheek with his hand and felt his face heat up, remembering what happened just a moment ago.
"Damn…" He said while closing his eyes. A moment later he flew away.
Inside the Strauss' house Mira had her back against the house door with a flushed face. She relaxed her breathing and held a hand over her chest.
'Next time…' Mira thought with a smile.
Aaaand Done! Woohoo! Date! Date! Date! And some jealousy from Erza! oooh!
Yeah I figured I'd take the time to do some development of characters in the story for now, so we won't be jumping into the Tower of Heaven Arc just yet.
We also get more glimpses of Yusuke with his friend Marissa. Part of the development.
In all of this, I'm kinda wondering if I'm making some characters a tad bit OOC, but I'm doing my best to try and not to. An example was Juvia. yes I will be referring herself in third person as I'm used to the sub. However, since I never used honorifics from the beginning of this story, she won't be saying "Gray-sama~!" in, like, almost all of her sentences lol. Something like "My Darling Gray~!" would be good. idk we'll see lmao.
So, not much else to say except that I hoped you guys enjoyed it. Make sure to leave a review! I do enjoy reading anything I get, really. I'm curious as to what your guys' thoughts are. Or not, if you don't wana, just a suggestion.
That's basically it, and don't worry. Erza will get her turn soon.
And now a Big Thank You once again for those reading and liking my story. It's definitely encouragement for me. I'll try and get the next one out as soon as possible.
Until then.
P.S. I do want to give an honorable mention to a good friend mine named "Jabez." I had trouble coming up with a restaurant name for this chapter and asked for help. I needed something romantic and he suggested "The Floral Palace." I thought that was pretty awesome, and put it in irish lol. So a shoutout to him! Thanks again!
Timestamp: October 15, 2015.