Joined Forces:

Lucy felt her mouth go dry at Yukino's declaration. She opened and closed it a few times, unsure of what to say. Yukino must've noticed the strange look the blonde was giving her because she blushed and fidgeted nervously.

"I hope that's not too weird. Yes, Lucy (I know it should be Lucy-sama, but I've decided not to use Japanese in this fic. Why? I know only like five words of the language.), I know his future self hurt you, but the present him is really nice once you get to know him."

Lucy was torn between keeping the secret and asserting her claim. She was his girlfriend for Pete's sake! However, she had to remember Erza and Mirajane were in the room. Only decapitation and stalking would come of saying it now.

The dreamy look on Yukino's face became the deciding factor. Killing her hopes right now would be like hitting a puppy with a truck. So she decided to just use the excuse that was being handed to her on a silver platter.

"Oh, yeah, umm, I'm sure he is. It's just hard to get over it." That wasn't technically a lie, right?

"Yukino! Your turn!" Lucy gave silent thanks to Mira for defusing the situation.

The silver-haired girl looked thoughtful for a few seconds. "Mirajane, truth or dare?"

Mira looked thoughtful for a moment. "I hate to be boring, but I think I'll go with truth. This game is only just starting after all!" Lucy gave a miniature gulp at the words.

"Well then, do you have a romantic interest in someone?" Now this was interesting. Did the match-maker have a love life? This was the question that everyone in Fairy Tail had been trying to figure out for at least a few years. Everyone leaned in closer.

Mira gave a weak smile and HOLD UP. Was that a blush?! Mirajane, the she-devil, the demon match-maker of Fairy Tail, being nervous or flustered?! This was a historical moment. "Y-yes." And she stuttered! It was a shame no one had a picture-capturing lacrima with them.

"Anyways, my turn!" The bartender quickly changed the subject. "Lucy, truth or dare?"

No way she was picking dare. No way, not happening. So she would have to pick truth. And she would feel bad if she told a lie, so here her skills as a writer would come in handy.

"T-truth," the poor victim squeaked out.

"Who is your crush? You told me you had one, so spill!"

"I, um, I guess I might have had a small crush on Natsu-" A very loud squeal cut her off. She didn't really lie, did she? What she said was the truth, wasn't it? She would have felt bad, but right now she had to deal with the she-demon.

"I knew it! I knew it! When are you planning to confess?" Lucy fidgeted under the close scrutiny. There were only two people that weren't looking at her expectantly - Levy and Lisanna. Lisanna looked at her with- was that sadness? Jealousy? She couldn't put her finger on it. And Levy just had this confused look.

"Well, I, uh, he's going to be taking me on, well, kinda a date," she managed to get out. Still not a lie. Well, hopefully.

~Timeskip because of laziness. And because I'm an antisocial freak that wouldn't actually know what you do at sleepovers with a lot of people.~

Lucy stumbled into her apartment, tired beyond words. An unnamed individual had kept her awake until well past midnight with questions about her pink-haired best friend. Speaking of her pink-haired best friend...

She took a firm hold of the scarf poking out from under the covers of HER bed. Even though she was exhausted, she would have to fill Natsu in on the details.

"Natsu wake up! It's important!"

No response.

"Natsu, watch out! Erza's angry!" That did the trick. The fiery menace jumped out of bed, instantly on high alert.

"Where? Come on, we gotta hide!"

"I was just kidding." Natsu gave her a blank look until it sunk in about five seconds later.

"Oh. So why'd you wake me up?"

Lucy leaned over and started whispering into Natsu's ear. He nodded at times and looked horrified at others. When she finished explaining what she needed, he looked thoughtful for a few moments.

"Alright Luce. Sounds good."

~Meanwhile at someplace random where no one else can overhear~

Levy crossed her arms and looked at Yukino. "Something's wrong."

The other girl blinked and tilted her head. "What do you mean?"

Levy frowned. "Lucy is my best friend so I know her really well. I can tell when she's lying."

Yukino lifted an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"She was lying when you two were talking about Rogue." She quickly put up a hand to forestall Yukino's interruption. "Not only that, I don't think she was entirely honest about the Natsu thing either. There's something going on and I want to figure out what it is."

Yukino thought about this for a bit. "Are you asking for me to help you?" Levy nodded and Yukino bit her lip. "Alright," she whispered shakily, holding out her hand.

Levy gave her a weak smile in return, clasping her hand. "Don't worry. Nothing will be able to withstand our joined forces." And with that, the hatching of a new plan began.

A/N: First off, I'm sorry for the time skips and stuff. Like I said, I have never been at a sleepover (a slumber party or anything else like that) with a lot of people, so it wasn't entirely just laziness. And I apologize for using truth or dare. However, it was the game that best suited my purposes for this. And sorry for the late update. School is being a... Not nice thing. I'm trying not to cuss here xc

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