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"So . . ." Erza said, after taking a bite out of her cake, then continued to glare darkly at her guild mates. "Who was it? Who made up the rumor that me and Gray were going out?"
"Erza, c-calm down!" Wakaba said, trembling behind Macao, who was also trembling a bit.
"Who told you that? Who was it?" she emitted a dark and murderous aura. "WELL?!"
"W-we're sorry!"
"Eh? So you're not together huh?" Mira asked, cleaning the bar, not affected by Erza's anger at all.
"Why do you sound so disappointed?" Gray sweat dropped.
"Well, of course I am! I thought that there was finally another couple in Fairy Tail who got together without my help!" she whined and took her handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her eyes. "I was so happy that I already planned out a few ways for Juvia to get together with Lyon . . ."
"Oi, oi! Don't just go around matchmaking people!"
"But if I didn't, Juvia would continue on being miserable." Mira explained. "And I don't think the guild will be able to take any more of these floods."
"Ah, so that's why." Gray nodded, understanding.
"Erza, calm down and get over here! I need to talk to you!" Erza, who was pointing a sword threateningly at her fellow guild mates, turned to the barmaid. After a moment of thought, she finally decided to leave them alone and head over to the eldest Take Over mage, much to the relief of the others.
"I think I just saw my whole life flash before my eyes." Max said.
"I don't want to die yet . . ." Warren had tears running down his eyes. "I'm too young to die . . ."
"Warren, snap out of it! Don't worry, it's over!" Wakaba shook the telepathy mage who had been emotionally scarred because of what happened.
"What is it, Mira?" the titania asked, taking the juice that was served to her.
"Are you and Jellal official?"
Erza spit her drink out and coughed as Gray automatically tried to calm her down. "Wha- *cough* *cough* What are you talking about?"
"Oh, come now . . ." Mira smirked. "You don't expect me to believe that nothing happened last night, do you?"
"Wha-? No! Nothing happened!" Erza yelled, her face becoming as red as her hair.
"C'mon . . . didn't you two at least kiss?" she smirked, leaving Erza speechless and staring off into space. Mira waited for a response. And waited. And waited.
Nothing.
She tried waving her hand in front of the titania's face, but that didn't work. So she immediately gave up and decided to move on with the next oblivious idiot.
"How about you, Gray?" Mira wiggled her eyebrows. "Did anything happen between you and Juvia?"
"Mind your own business, Mira." he dead panned and walked away, leaving the barmaid very annoyed at his response and the lack of blushing and stuttering. Mira glanced at Erza, who still frozen and blushing madly.
"Geez, it's so hard to get a straight answer around here." she muttered, going back to work.
"There." Wendy sighed. The sky dragon slayer was currently at the cozy apartment of Fairy Tail's one and only celestial spirit mage. At first, she had been both confused and worried as to why Natsu had ran after her just when she was about to enter the guild. But then she understood when she found Lucy looking awful, lying on her bed with a fever that was definitely caused by something she consumed. And after a brief explanation from Natsu, she immediately understood the situation and went to work. Right now, she did what she could and treated the blonde as much as she could. Lucy's fever was gone and there was only mild pain coming from her stomach.
"That should do it." the little girls smiled. "But you should still rest for at least a whole day. Just to be sure."
"Thanks, Wendy. I really appreciate it." Lucy smiled at the younger girl.
"No problem." Wendy nodded before preparing to leave."
"Oh, Wendy. I just remembered."
"What is it?"
"Where's Charle? She's usually with you."
Wendy giggled. "She's on a date with Happy."
"Oh." Lucy's eyes widened in realization. "So that's why I haven't seen him lately."
Wendy sweat dropped. "Lucy-san, you've only heard about it now?"
"Well, yeah. Why?"
"They've been going out for at least a month" she explained.
"Eh? Really?"
"Yeah."
"Woah! I sure am missing out on a lot of things . . ." Lucy sighed. "But it's just that . . . so many things have already happened lately."
"Well . . . I guess I can understand that." Wendy said, and there was a slight pause between them.
"Ne, Lucy-san . . ?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you and Natsu-san . . ?" Wendy blushed and was unable to finish the sentence. Lucy immediately caught up to what she was trying to ask and became as red as a tomato.
"N-no! Of course not!" Lucy stuttered. "Look Wendy, Natsu and I are just good friends. And what happened the other time was all just a huge misunderstanding! I'm not sure how to explain it, but I can tell you one thing. And it's that we're not going out, and we don't have that sort of relationship."
"D-does that mean . . ?" Wendy tried her best not to stutter. "Th-that you guys aren't . . ."
"Huh? What?" Lucy leaned closer to the younger girl. "What did you say, Wendy?"
The younger mage decided to get it over with and just ask. So after taking a deep breath, she blurted out. "Lucy-san, are you and Natsu-san married?"
Silence.
Lucy blinked.
Once.
Twice.
Then she blushed a million shades of red.
"EHHH?!" she practically yelled. "W-Wendy-chan! Wh-wh-what are you saying!"
"W-well . . . it's just . . ." the blunette tried to find the right words to say. "You guys have been sleeping with each other right . . ? And only married couple sleep with each other, right?"
Lucy froze, feeling like she was going to explode in embarrassment.
"No. No. No! No! NO!" she yelled. "Wendy, you got it all wrong! We're not sleeping in that kind of way!"
"Also, Gray and Erza did see Natsu knelt down on one knee a couple weeks ago, as if he was proposing to you." Wendy added, which left Lucy speechless for a couple of moments. Then she let her whole body go limp on the comfortable bed.
"How did things turn out like this . . ?" she groaned. "Wendy, Natsu was asking me out on a date that time. But it was only to make up for it after he destroyed a lot of things on the mission we went to. There's nothing going on between us at all!"
Wendy covered her mouth in shock us she finally understood. Although there was still a lot of things she didn't understand, one thing was for sure; it's that Lucy and Natsu wasn't married! They weren't hiding anything from the guild! It was all just a big misunderstanding.
With this in mind, she bolted out of the apartment, ignoring Lucy as she cried after her. She had to clear things up before things get any more complicated!
"Ah, Wendy! Hold on!" Natsu called after her.
"Ah, Natsu-san. Don't worry. Lucy-san will be fine. Just let her rest for a day." Wendy explained, obviously in a hurry.
"Oh, yeah. Look, I need another favor actually."
"What is it?" she asked, trying to hide her annoyance.
"Well, can you not tell anyone about this?"
"Eh? Why?"
"Because Erza will kill me if she finds out!" Natsu trembled at the thought. "Please, Wendy! Just this once! Just keep it a secret! Please! Don't tell anyone why you came here today!"
"Okay, okay! I got it!" Wendy nodded, since she really needed to go to the guild already. "I won't tell anyone!"
"Really?"
"Yes!"
"Thanks!"
"Is that all?"
"Well, yeah . . ." Wendy didn't let Natsu continue and ran away as fast as she could, leaving Natsu standing there, stunned by her speed.
"Well, now I know how she got to be a runner up in the Endurance race." the fire mage muttered to himself. "I wonder why she was in such a hurry, anyway."
Wendy knows! And she's off to tell the guild! Let's see how things turn out from here . . .
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