Christmas Prompt: December 21st
Prompt: Night
Pairing/s: Bixanna
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

Christmas night,
Another fight,
Tears we cried,
A flood
Got all kinds of poison in, of poison in my blood

[…]

Those Christmas lights light up the street
Down where the sea and city meet
May all your troubles soon be gone
Oh Christmas lights, keep shining on
(Christmas Lights ~ Coldplay)

"Bixlow, wake up, we're closing up for tonight.", he heard the soft voice. He felt her hand on his shoulder, shaking him softly. He smelled her fragrance. He tasted the bland taste of faded alcohol on his tongue. He wanted to cherish this moment, but if he involved his eyes, his missing sense, it would turn real and it would end.

"Come on Bixlow, we've been through this. You're not sleeping.",the voice sounded unnerved and Bixlow could not help the smirk sneaking its way onto his face. "Where are my babies?", he asked, surprised how hoarse his voice sounded. "Freed took them with him. He said he'd put them in your room like always. Now come on, please. Elf-nii-chan already went home with Ever-nee-san and I can't carry you alone."

Oh right that's why he had drunken his mind away. His team mate had moved in together with Elfman and of course his guild had to celebrate. What else could make him black out as much as guild celebrations?

"Did I do anything embarrassing?", he asked the female who new how to handle him, they had been in this situation more often than not. He did not know why her older sister always send her to revive him when he was drunk.

She did not answer but pulled him up instead. This was off. Normally she would either tell him he had done nothing embarrassing or if he really done something she would tell him. He cracked an eye open and when his eye had gotten used to the darkness in the guild he looked at her. Were that tears on her face? He sat upright.

"Lisanna what's wrong? What happened?", he was worried, which he could not place, but his confusion did not matter. "Oh forget it. It's not like you care.", she spat and he felt his eyes furrow under his helmet. The way she had said that. She of all people knew that he cared about his nakama, even though he was not one to show it. It must have been something else.

"Lisanna... could it be that – What did I do?", he asked desperately trying to remember what had happened. "I said forget it, Bixlow. It doesn't matter.", she answered and he shook his head "I'm sorry whatever I did, I'm sorry.", he answered honestly and she scoffed. "No you don't, you don't care."

"You of all people in this fucking guild should know I do!", he yelled. "Now tell me what did I do?", he asked with a lower voice. "You told them. You told them about the nights.", she almost whispered and Bixlow could feel his brow rising under his helmet. "Okay. I know I promised not to tell. But what's the big deal? So they know we're going for food when you wake me up after drinking."

"You said you liked me.", she mumbled and he was confused. Yeah he liked her, she was his nakama. He might not show it much but he cared for his nakama. And for some reason the Strauss siblings had grown rather close to the Raijinshuu. He enjoyed stalking Ever and Elfman together with the youngest Strauss. He did not see where the problem lay.

"Yeah I do, you're my friend, of course I li-" "Not like that you dumbass. Your stupid babies chanted all through the guild. Do you know how embarrassing that is? Plus it's nice to know what shit you're talking about when you're drunk."

Bixlow groaned, he really had fucked up had he not? Apparently his drunken self knew more about himself than his sober self did. Sure he had been feeling differently around Lisanna the past weeks, but he shook it off, not knowing where to place that feeling.

He let himself be pulled up by her and looked down to her. "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me.", despite himself he heard himself ask "Want to go somewhere and talk about it?" Her blue eyes studied him for a second before looking right into his eyes. He had no idea how she always managed to do that, to find his eyes even though he wore the helmet over it. She nodded.

They were just walking outside when she suddenly stopped. "I can't go out like this.", she stated and Bixlow looked her over once – good thing about his helmet was that she could stare at the small Strauss' assets regularly without being caught- she was dressed in a par of jeans and a pastel green shirt. He did not see what was wrong with her outfit. "You look fine.", he shrugged and now she rolled her blue eyes.

"Idiot, my eyes are up here-", he stared at her in surprise, she knew that he was staring at her boobs? How? "I'm not stupid, you know? Feel grateful that I haven't told Mira-nee or Elf-nii-chan. I can't go out because my eyes look red and poofy and it is very clear to the eye that I have been crying. And guess who's fault that is.", she had stood on her tip toes to try to be on eye level with him.

He sighed. She was right. She had been crying and it had been his fault. He doubted that any one would be outside to see the tear stains. He shrugged and took off his helmet offering it to her. Lisanna looked from Bixlow to the helmet and back again, not sure how to react. She understood that he offered his helmet, but she also knew that he did not like not wearing it.

She knew he had his eyes under control, so that was not the problem. He was self-conscious about the mark he had over the bridge of his nose, which she never understood, but never questioned. And now he offered her his helmet.

He rolled his eyes and put the helmet over her face. "Now no one can see." "Including me, how can you see through this thing?", she asked and he grinned "It's my size, shorty, of course I can see. Come on I'll lead you to the park.", she felt his hand close around her arm and felt herself be pulled softly.

They had to look ridiculous, she thought, but then discarded the thought. It was night anyway. No one would see them. That was why she liked nights. She could wander off with Bixlow without any one noticing. Both were too proud to acknowledge their friendship went deeper than stalking Evergreen and Elfman together.

I hope Bixlow and Lisanna were not to OOC, it's my first time writing about them. I ship them for quite some time to be honest. But for wanting to write about them I blame Blanania on tumblr.

~Liliana-chan