Author's note: Geeeeez guys, sorry for breaking my promise. ._. I said I would update the upcoming day (last week) but didn't. I can't even say it's because of my MathCounts test, because that only takes 2 hours. *sniffle* And that I had a block... Please forgive meeeee! SPARE ME! Well... I just hope I do well in this chapter. ^^" Oh yeah, I made a poll for which story I should complete. Please vote so I can finish them faster! But then again, I'm celebrating for the actual chapter 10! ^o^ YAAAAY~
And you know how I separate the parts of the chapter with "(V)!_!(V)"? Well, a helpful friend of mine told me about the horizontal line. I'm stupid for not seeing it earlier, sorry!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, obviously!

Chapter 10: A Dash of Romance

Wendy did her best not to stumble too much as Romeo carefully walked her through the bustling crowds of couples in the park. Looking around her, she noted that most of the couples looked very happy with each other, some even proposing and such. Her head perked up a bit at a sudden thought:
They were in a park with lots of couples. + He was still holding her hand. = They look like a couple.

She snatched her hand away suddenly at the revelation and grabbed her head in frustration-which was beet red and fuming smoke. Romeo stood in front of her like a deer in the headlights (Totally not a Romeo and Juliet), although inside he was panicking just as much as she was, maybe even more.

Normally, he would go and ask the amazing Natsu for advice on things, like magic and such, but he was smart enough to know that asking Natsu for love advice was like shouting out to Mirajane who your crush was. Just the adverse effect.

"Um..." He could feel it; it was a natural instinct calling out to him, "Wendy, you know... I-" he was startled by the sudden domino effect of himself, Wendy, and surprisingly Asuka.

"A-asuka?!" he shrieked as the added weight tripled his impact with the ground.

"Hello~! (I actually considered having her say "Herrow" or even "Heyo". I'm not really good at portraying her character...)" she chirped happily, quickly getting off the two and grinned at them.

Wendy rubbed her head as she stood up slowly, about to voice why the ground didn't hurt so much until she noticed who she crashed into.

She jumped up quickly and swiftly apologized multiple times. Romeo sat up to try to stop her from apologizing until a soft murmur was heard.

"Huh? Was that you, Asuka?" he asked the toddler, and she looked at him questioningly as the murmur, which now sounded like a grumble, resounded. Just a little louder.

"Oh," Wendy said as she realized why, "She's hungry."

Looking at each other, they shrugged their shoulders and started to walk to a place to eat, after all, it was just a little after noon. What they didn't bother to think of, however, was that Alzack and Bisca might be looking for Asuka.

(V)!_!(V) (Yes, I'm still using the crab. Don't ask why, because I myself don't know at all. XD If it irks you, though, please speak out and I might change it. Emphasis on might.)

They were at a small sweets shop (You know, the one that people go in the morning and at breaks for sweets and coffee) that had a nice homey feel to it. Even so, Wendy didn't really feel comfortable at the awkward stares they receiving. Though she could understand what they were coming from; mages, and children at that. But that was probably not what was making them stand out. It was probably because they shot from the hip and assumed Asuka was their daughter, which she was absolutely not.

Wendy shook her head and maturely dismissed the thought. 'Valentine's Day is just another day,' she tried for convincing herself so, 'It's not like he likes me back or anything-NO!' she blushed and vigorously shook her head to change the subject, but to no avail. In other words, she was in self denial.

Romeo quietly sipped a glass of fruit punch as he watched Wendy in amusement and confusion. Asuka, he noticed, was nibbling on her cookies in a manner that made him think of a squirrel. It didn't really make him feel like it was a first date, it just made him think of a peaceful, loving family.

He choked on his drink, replaying what he just thought to himself, 'FAMILY?!' he mentally yelled, 'DID I JUST-...?!' he was speechless as he coughed and wiped his mouth with one of the napkins on the table.

"Ah!" Wendy snapped out of her self denial when she heard Romeo choke, as did Asuka, though Asuka kept munching on her snack. "What's wrong?" she tentatively asked and handed him another napkin.

He shook his head to tell her that he was fine and gratefully took the napkin, using it during a fit of coughs.

His coughs subsided as she watched him like a hawk to make sure he was well. He placed the napkin back on the table and smiled at Wendy, "Thank you," he added, causing her cheeks to tint a soft pink.

*NOM*~ The two turned their heads to stare in shock as Asuka opened her mouth to eat the cake in one bite. (Not a full slice of cake, kind of like the cupcake sized ones, but not a cupcake. Think of a little bigger than bite sized chocolate fudge brownie)

"ASUKA!"

(V)!_!(V)

"Hey," Bisca said, causing Alzack to look up, "Did you hear that just now?"

"Hear what?" he replied as they passed by a water fountain in the busy park (Sound familiar, eh?).

"Well..." she said thoughtfully, a finger placed to her chin, "I think I just heard someone cry out 'Asuka'... But it might've been my imagination..."

"Let's go anyways," he proposed, "It's not like we have anything to lose."

"Okay!" as they headed off to the direction she heard the yell in: the small shop in the corner of a calm street.

(V)!_!(V)

"I'm very sorry about that!" Bisca apologized, holding Asuka up as she occasionally bounced her so she wouldn't get bored.

"Ah, it's no problem!" Wendy waved her hands around in embarrassment, as Romeo stood nervously, scratching the back of his head.

"Say..." Alzack said to the two children, "Shouldn't you two be at the party?"

Wendy and Romeo looked at each other in confusion, "What party?"

Totally not filler, I tell you... But that may be my lame excuse, who knows. And I couldn't help but have Asuka interrupt the possible confession. XD The three remind me of Kirito, Asuna, and Yui from Sword Art Online. I'm starting to crawl out of the writer's block hole, so any help would be appreciated to get me back on my feet! Otherwise, thanks for reviewing, , following, and supporting~! Heck, thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed, later~