Disclaimer: I don't own ANYTHING or ANYONE from this story. Even my OC Charlotte isn't entirely original because even though she isn't an actual character from Kuroshitsuji I still wrote that she comes from that universe.

Warnings: spoilers for pretty much every series involved, and everything else mentioned previously.

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in a while. No excuses, I've just been feeling lazy and unmotivated. And I just finished re-reading this and the original version to get back in the groove of things.

Also, Laxus and Lucy's date is different. This time I forgot to do the whole 'Laxus gets an Exceed egg' as a gift from the others, so the egg isn't there to hatch. Honestly, I might not even bother with Astoria. She was hardly a huge part of the original story, so I didn't really get attached to her. And I think Laxus would freak out about being referred to as 'dad,' much less Astoria calling Lucy her mom from their very first date.

Enjoy!

Raven hummed to herself as she took a sip of her favorite tea blend and thought about her outing with Rogue Cheney, Sabertooth's Shadow Dragon Slayer…

And the man who had bid on her during Master Makarov's little perverted money-making scheme. Never let it be said that the old man didn't know how to multitask.

Anyway, Raven was unbothered by the nineteen year old's admittedly handsome features, which, to his credit, he didn't seem to give a crap about either. And he had kept everything completely appropriate during their date, never looking lower than her face or expecting anything from her like Charlotte and Sinon's dates probably had.

(AN: Raven and Rogue's date started after the other two's 'dates' had already ended.)

Rogue had taken her to a small used bookstore, which apparently doubled as a coffee shop, and they explored for a while before having a light lunch.

He had asked her about her favorite books, actually listening when she told him about them, and even offered his own opinion on some of them that he had read.

He had seemed genuinely interested in what she thought, contentment in his eyes even when the two of them debated on things they disagreed with in the books, and Raven had been stunned to realize that she was also interested in his thoughts and opinions.

She…wasn't used to that.

Did it make her a bad person if she said that that wasn't usually the case?

Not that she didn't care at all, it was just that she held a firm belief that everyone was entitled to their thoughts and opinions and as such she had never bothered to share her own (or at least not on things like this) or ask for anyone else's.

But with Rogue, she wanted to find out more about him.

Raven couldn't decide whether or not she liked Rogue in a romantic sense (and wasn't sure how he felt about her either, despite the fact that their outing had technically been a date that he actually paid for), but she could definitely see them becoming good friends, at the very least.

Juvia stared into the distance thoughtfully with a frown before Lyon gained her attention.

"So, there we were, about to face down with 50 monsters, and I managed to—" she tuned the white-haired man out again.

Was that rude?

Most likely, but she couldn't quite bring herself to regret it.

She had realized over the course of the evening that her assumption that Lyon was fighting her for Gray-sama's attention was false.

No, the Lamia Scale mage wanted her attention.

Fighting Gray for her attention.

Such a strange world they had come back to.

But despite Lyon's persistent attempts, Juvia wasn't going to give into his advances.

No, her heart was taken by a dark-haired Ice Make mage, not the white-haired on in front of her.

She doubted that she would ever stop loving Gray, but even if he firmly rejected her and she managed to survive the devastating heartbreak and find a new love, it would NOT be Lyon Vastia.

He was just so boring!

The man had been boasting about his (and his team's, but focusing on his) accomplishments since their 'date' began, and hadn't stopped talking since.

Juvia was self-aware enough that she knew that she herself went on and on about Gray's best aspects (which in her opinion were all of them), but Gray himself didn't boast outside of guild brawls or when he was fighting Natsu.

And even though Juvia was trying to gain his love, she didn't boast about her accomplishments, talents, or looks, either!

Lyon was just…too vain and proud for her.

Lyon's heart clenched painfully as he noticed mid-story that the beautiful Juvia's dazzling blue eyes were slightly glazed over.

He had noticed her boredom before, but he had thought to try and entertain her by proving that his guild, Lamia Scale, had people just as amazing as those in Fairy Tail and that it was just as eventful there…

In an attempt to get her to leave the other guild and join his, admittedly. And if he embellished the fights and his own involvement in them, who would it hurt, really?

Him, apparently. And his chances with Ame on'na (Rain Woman).

Though if he was honest with himself she hadn't responded to his advances before, either.

What was it about Gray that entranced the blunette to such a degree?

Why was he always second place? First Ur, and now Juvia…

He wanted to be the main prize, not the crappy consolation because she couldn't have her first choice.

Maybe…maybe it was time for him to move on and find someone who could return his feelings.

Later that night, as he returned Juvia to the Fairy Hills dormitory, not even bothering to try for a goodnight kiss, he nodded at her with a sad look in his eye as she smiled awkwardly at him and closed the door.

And then he wished her the best with Gray and turned away, walking back towards the city.

Even if he couldn't have her, Juvia deserved to be happy. And he knew who could give that to her.

He had a clothing-challenged friend to beat some sense into.

Lucy blinked in surprise as she saw where Laxus was leading her.

"Magnolia Planetarium?" she asked with a grin.

He grunted. "Figured you'd enjoy it. And I might learn something new."

"Oh, I'll make sure of that." Lucy said with a laugh and a slight smirk. "Prepare to be bombarded with information, Laxus."

Seeing the glint in her eyes, Laxus sighed. "Just what have I gotten myself into?"

"Nothing you won't enjoy." Lucy said with a thoughtful hum, pulling the larger man with her towards the building. "But astronomy is kind of my thing, so…I could probably go on for hours."

Laxus coughed awkwardly at the (probably) unintentional innuendo, too surprised to notice Lucy's blush as she realized that what she had said could be taken in a different way than she had meant it too.

"Um…" she started, still a bit red. "Let's just pretend I didn't just say that, okay?"

Laxus nodded, grinning to himself as he heard her mutter quietly that 'she was a published author, dammit, she was supposed to be good with words!'

The Lightning Dragon Slayer looked at her fondly, reaching out to ruffle her hair and ignoring her protests.

If she didn't want him to mess with her hair then she shouldn't be so damned cute.

Twenty minutes later, the two were inside and had looked around a bit before Lucy noticed a sign saying that there would be a presentation in the attached theater.

"Oh!" Lucy gasped excitedly, grabbing Laxus' hand and pulling him in the direction the arrow on the sign indicated. "Come on! I've always wanted to see one of these!"

Laxus grunted in surprise, but allowed himself to be lead into a large dark room that looked like a regular movie theater.

Until he noticed that the screen wasn't flat or at the front of the room, but reached from the floor to above their heads.

The two blondes sat down on the reclining seats, managing to get seats a ways away from anyone else (which Laxus was glad for, with his heightened senses), and within seconds the show began.

Laxus' eyes widened in wonder as the screen above his head lit up, and unbeknownst to him, Lucy noticed and grinned at him smugly.

And so they spent the next half hour learning (in Laxus' case at least) about some of what the universe held outside of Earthland.

Laxus had only ever felt so small when he was kicked out of Fairy Tail, but this…this was different.

This was a good kind of small.

Besides, small didn't mean insignificant.

He glanced at Lucy, another miniscule being in an infinite universe.

Maybe they could be small together.

Two hours later, the pair exited the building, both of them feeling more relaxed and content than they had in weeks.

"That…was more interesting than I thought it would be." Laxus admitted slowly.

Lucy grinned at him. "I told you that you'd enjoy it."

Laxus smirked slightly. Honestly, the funniest parts of the evening were when Lucy grumbled about her spirits when their constellations were mentioned.

Honestly, most of her spirits sounded more than a little weird.

Maybe that explained Loke...Leo…whatever. Or had Fairy Tail made him like that?

"Anyway, we should come back sometime." Lucy continued.

Laxus raised an eyebrow at her, amused.

And she looked right back at him with her large brown eyes, not flinching or blushing. Yes, she knew what she had implied, yes, she meant it, and now she was waiting for a response.

His response.

Which he should probably give.

"That sounds fun." He said. "Maybe a concert, at some point."

"Oh, yeah, you're always listening to music." Lucy said with a smile, glad that they had agreed that there would be more 'outings' in the future. "What do you listen to?"

"Classic rock, mostly, but I'll listen to pretty much anything." Laxus answered, pulling out his music player and turning it on before handing it to his date.

Lucy blinked in surprise before taking it and perusing his music library. "Ooh, I like this song. Wow, you really do have a little of everything on here."

"I've spent a lot of Jewels buying music for that thing." He admitted.

"I can imagine." Lucy agreed, thinking about how much she had spent on books over the years. "Hobbies can get pretty expensive."

And hundreds of songs? Yeah, that would cost a bit more than pocket change.

The duo spent the next few minutes talking about their favorite bands and artists, and comparing their experiences at live performances, which differed greatly, since most of Lucy's had been while she lived with her father (and mother before that) and it was classical music.

When they eventually came to the house that Lucy had bought and living in with Jellal until the blue-haired former Wizard Saint had moved out, the pair wasn't sure what to do.

Until one of Lucy's gold keys glowed and a figure appeared, shoving Lucy into Laxus before disappearing again.

Laxus blinked, looking down at the girl in his arms.

"Who was it?" she asked with a slightly resigned tone, having seen the gold glow.

"The mermaid." He answered.

Lucy scowled. "Figures."

And then the two noticed that Laxus hadn't let go, and Lucy hadn't pulled away.

They stared at each other for a moment before Laxus chuckled and lowered his face, meeting her lips with his…

Aquarius smirked smugly as she watched the scene from her home in the Spirit World.

"Tch." She muttered. "It's about damn time that girl got a boyfriend."

Please review! :)

Finally, the date chapters are over! Seriously, that's the hardest part to write. Now I can finally move onto the next part!

By the way, Raven is nineteen in this, the same age as Rogue, Sting, Mirajane, and Erza. I introduced her pretty early on in the 7 years part, but she joined shortly after her sixteenth birthday. For those of you familiar with DC or the Teen Titans cartoon, you can guess the events surrounding her getting to Earthland.