Done putting your hair up, you look at your reflection with a smile ready to start today. Grabbing your keys and bag as you hustle down the stairs to go to work. Opening the front door, to your surprise finding Lisanna Mirajane's and Elfman's younger sister there along with Juvia, the water mage who see to for some reason not your knowledge had it out for you. While Lisanna smiled at you warmly, Juvia didn't her stare was more a blank one.
"Lisanna and Juvia. Good morning this a pleasant surprise."you greet them with a smile.
"Good morning Amora, I'm glad we caught you."Lisanna speaks up first."We we're hoping that you would like to spend the day with us. Just us two."she points to her and Juvia.
Walking out fully they move to allow you some room, locking the door."That sounds wonderful, but I have to work, we can walk to the Guild together."you tell as you start to walk.
Which Lisanna panics as she hurries infront of you, holding up her hands to stop you."Actually, the Guild is closed right now."
"Closed?"you where surprised by this thinking about it, never was the Guild closed since everyone would come in at different hours."Are you sure, it's never closed."
"Yes, it's ummm getting a pain job everyone is adding a new color to it."she tells you.
"Then we should go help"you start back up walking, Lisanna looks to Juvia for some help.
Though preferring not to do anything, and angry Ezra appeared above her that sent a chill down her spin Juvia nods her head as she puts on a fake smile and hurries over to. Stopping you, she turns you around pushing you away from the direction you where going in. Lisanna follows close behind, you look at the two of them wondering why.
"Juvia, what are you doing?"you ask.
"We are going to spend a day together. First with breakfast."by the sound of her voice she was not going to allow you object to it, and since she was forcfully pushing you had no choice but to do as she said.
Over at Guild, Ezra was barking orders at the others who dance steps where not to her specification, everyone came to the Guild before the sun rose, and has since been here listening to the endless barking of Ezra, but no one dare to oppose her. Luckily though Lucy, Wendy, Carla, Happy and Natsu where exempt since they where getting the decorations. Gray was also not present he by Ezra's orders had to spend the day with Ichiya and his men to get him ready.
"We have only a couple of hours before Mi Amora, comes for her birthday surprise. And none of you are doing your job! It needs to be perfect!"she hollers at them, with megaphone.
"My legs are killing me."someone mumbles, but Ezra heard them shooting them a evil eye, they clam up quickly.
Mirajane, who was busy with the food with Kianna walks over to her. She then gets down and whispers into her ear. Ezra listens calmly only to react in horror."What!"she looks to the clock reading it, her eyes almost pop out she couldn't believe the time, picking up her megaphone."It has come to my attention that time has flown by and we have not put up anything yet. Everyone man your stations and at the sametime practice your dance moves. Let's go people!"
"Well, that was very delicious."you dab your mouth with a napkin."Thank you both."
"You're welcome, it's not everyday we get to just sit and have breakfast together."Lisanna sips on her tea, the waiter comes over taking all three finished dishes off the table.
"That is true, to be honest."you look to Juvia, who still had on her emotionless face as she sat looking at you."I've never spent time with you, Juvia. I am really looking forward to it."You smile at her, then turn back to Lisanna. Though Juvia having to restrain herself from letting out her other side out upon for you. Gripping the napkin in her lap tightly, she just used her imagination on what she would do to you.
"I hope though everything at the Guild is going well, we should go check. Since we did finish breakfast."you tell the two, starting to stand up which Lisanna quickly grabs your wrist, making you stop as you look to her."Why the rush, everything is alright. There is dessert shop, I want to take you too. Come on."she tells you hastily putting the amount of jewels that was due, Juvia stands up as well. Before you could say anything, the water mage started pushing you. "This way."
Juvia pushes you in the way Lisanna wanted to go, to others walking it was a interesting and funny sight seeing Lisanna pull on you while Juvia pushed you. Not wanting to be rude you allow them to do it. When saw some familiar faces, or at least you saw them.
"Hey, was Lucy, Wendy, Natsu, Carla and Happy?"you point to where you saw them. Causing Lisanna to freeze and Juvia to stop but she quickly starts to run while pushing you with Lisanna running while she pulled you.
"No, no of course not."Lisanna waves that thought away."You're just thinking silly."
"But I'm sure that w-"Lisanna cuts you off by doing a raspberry.
"Here we are."she comes to a stop, before had time to look up at the sign, Juvia shoves you in. If she was going to watch you, and keep you away from others who where around the town getting things, and have her own revenge on you. Then she would do it this way, besides Ezra did say she didn't want you to know.
Back over where you assumed you spotted Lucy and the others, in the ally all five of them had their backs pressed up against the wall, in a cold sweat holding their breaths. You almost saw them with the bags they had. They didn't expect to see you so soon. If not for Juvia and Lisanna who ran off with you, they knew their cover would have been blown, and you would know. Also Ezra would kill them, something they did not want. Since Ezra was so adamant about your party being the best, she even made sure no one took and any missions for today. She hide the board.
"I-is she gone?"Wendy unsure asks.
Lucy who was the close is, slowly looks around the corner, she didn't see any sign of you. Release her breath she nods her head, the others exhale hard as well.
"That was close."Happy wipes his brow with a smile."She almost saw us. You guys aren't very good."he snickers. Only to get a smack in the head by Lucy.
"It was your fault!"she yells at him.
The blue Exceed holds his little head."I just wanted some fish."he whines."You're so mean."
"Well, we just have to be careful. We don't know where they are going to be."Carla takes out the list."And we still have so much more to do, we need to get this all back in just a few two hours. Should we split up?"
"Seems like the best way to cover ground. Carla go with Natsu, Happy your're with me and Wendy. Meet back here in...hour and half."Lucy takes command."We have a party to set up for!"she puts her hand in the middle the others put their hand on top of hers."For Amora!"
"For Amora!"they all say together throwing their hands cheering.
"I can any one?"you look to Lisanna and Juvia. Lisanna nods her head.
"Yes, anyone."she tells you, you look through the glass at all the different desserts and bake goods. All of them looked so delicious it was hard to choose which one.
"I don't know really."you tell her.
"Just take your time."Lisanna tells you not at all rushing you."Take all the time you need."she mumbles the last part.
"Did you say something?"you catch her last word, making her jump a bit.
"N-no not at all."she laughs nervously.
"...Oh, may I have this one."you point to one, then to another one asking for three of that one, then two more."That's all."
"Nothing else?"Lisanna asked.
You shake your head."Nope, nothing else."The owner boxes up your desserts, Lisanna pays them, they hand you the box. The three of you leave, you look down at your treats, with smile.
"Let's go have these in the park, like a picnic? What do you say?"you asks them.
"Sure."Lisanna agrees. Knowing well that the others wouldn't be there, which was a good place to go, heading over there. Someone else caught your eye, passing a tuxedo shop, you stop looking into it. Lisanna and Juvia realized you stopped walking them, turning to you."Amora, what is it?"
"Was that Mr. Ichiya with the guys and...Gr-"before you had time to finish saying the last name, they both come running over to you as they drag you away in quick speed.
"Let's hurry up and have the picnic."Lisanna tells you.
Back at the tuxedo shop, you where right, all guys where in there. Though they pushed Gray down piled ontop of him, daring not to move. If not for Ren who spotted you when you stopped to look, they would have been caught.
"Is she gone?"Ichiya wondered, Eve caustionlly pokes his head up, looking around he didn't see you. He gives them the thumbs up. All the men let out a heavy sigh.
"Good, now then let's finish."Ren gets relaxed that is until Gray throws him off his back.
"Get off me first."he yells at him."And for starters I am not wearing this bright yellow suit with flowers!"
The guys look at the suit he was in."What she likes flowers, I don't see whats wrong."Ren tells him not at all caring.
"I know what she likes! Damn it, I'm not wearing this!"Gray yells again.
"...He's right."Hibiki thinks about it."..How about this one?"he shows Gray a bunny one.
Finally reaching the park, and making sure you had been taken to the heart of it place. Lisanna and Juvia stop to catch their breaths. Looking you find a bench and take them there, sitting in the middle of them. They regain their breathing soon.
"Are you two alright? You've been acting...hasty."you tell them, opening the box.
"Yep, nothing like a good run."Lisanna tells you laughing."Well, here we are. The park, deep in the center."
"I see, thank you. Here."you offer them both a dessert, which they take. You take the same one as well. Watching as the people went by."Parks are so nice, I use to go to them with my mother when I was little. Gray and Lyon would come, and we had so much fun."you tell them.
"It sounds like it."Lisanna.
"It really was, we three use to have snowball fights, well Gray didn't join in until Lyon pestered him too."you lightly chuckle."It's funny, Gray is an Ice-Mage yet he had a slight temper."you couldn't help but laugh. Lisanna laughs with you, while Juvia gives you a murderous look but changes when you look at her. She puts on a fake smile."I'm glad Gray found a place to call his home now. After happen to his old home, I could only imagine. He was all alone. That worried me so much."your voice started to slowly crack."When he was younger, I never so much anger and sadness in anyone. The element seem to suit him, I didn't want that for him. I know I wasn't much help that I would want to be. But I remember that all I wanted for him was to find a place to be happy and call his home. Even if it wasn't with my mom, Lyon and I."
Lisanna and Juvia look at eachother then down at you, they could see you where becoming emotional about this. Yet you still smiled."I knew as we grew up together, I was a bother to him. So much, he would get upset at me because of my happy outlook in life, that I tried my best to share with him. I always got the feeling he didn't like me, but that never stopped me. If he wouldn't smile nor be happy, then I didn't mind doing that for him. I knew that I wasn't as strong as neither my mom, Lyon and Gray. But I kept trying anyway, I know my mom and Lyon meant well to tell me I was doing just fine. But it was Gray that actually gave a real desire to do better and become better. So..."your eyes drop, Juvia's emotionless eyes soften when she saw you crying."..."Wiping your eyes as you laugh to yourself."Gray was always my best friend, even if he didn't see it. All I know is that Gray is happy being here, he's changed so much. That I wonder if, I changed. I know I said that we should all go back to live with my mom to be a family again...but I know that wouldn't be right. To take him from his new family. That he has grown to love...he loves all of you."you look at both girls, your eyes land on Juvia, taking her hands in yours."I can see you love Gray so much, it makes my heart warm, and I'm glad."You touch Lisanna's as well."You both love him. I am just an old friend from his past. That isn't fit for his new life and future that he has with all of you. When Lyon comes back, and we leave to start our new family..."the girls felt your grip on them tighten as it started to tremble."Gray can move forward, he will have his family and happiness. Everything he needs."
"Oh, Amora..."Lisanna tears up a bit.
"...Gray is someone important to me...he was once part of my family. Like seasons things have to change. Again as long as he is happy that's all that matters, I see him grow and have a good time while he is at the Guild. I wish Lyon was back here...then Gray won't have to think of me as weak anymore having to come and check up on me. I want to make him proud that I am strong and...can to things. But...it's so hard, I don't Lyon to know either...but it still hurts. I want Lyon and my sister back so bad."you start to cry your heart out even if you tired to smile."Lisaana, you're so blessed to have your family with you, and Juvia you're such a strong person. No matter how much I seem to push myself...the results seem the same...but you know what...that's ok."you wipe your eyes."I see everyone in the guild, it feel so warm and inviting. It makes me smile, I do feel at home here, even though I haven't been here for to long. A perfect place for all of you, and Gray."
Lisanna was about to you touch you, when Juvia to her surprise hugs you tightly. You hug her back, hearing her cry on you, you realized what you did as you smile softly.
"Amora, Juvia belives that is not true. Not at all..."she tells you through her tears.
"Juvia...please don't cry for me. I'm alright really...I am."you tell her softly. You then feel someone else on you, it was Lisanna she was hugging you as well.
"Amora, you're also part of Fairy Tail's family."she tells you through her tears."Don't think you're not, everyone cares for you. You've made so many friends, I'm sorry that you are hurting because you feel empty, I'm sorry you miss Lyon and you're hurting from him. It's not fair to you, you're not a issue to Gray. Trust me."
Loosing your arm, you hug her as well. Thanking them both, and again apologize for making them cry over you.
That evening, before the sunset they did as Ezra said dropped you off at Bisca's home to allow to you get ready while left. Surprising your dress was over there, and the reason why Alzack told you was because there was going to be a photo shot at the Guild and Bisca was going to be in with you. Taking a nice bath, Bisca helps you get ready while Alzack watched his daughter.
After putting on your on your dress, Bisca who already was done, helps style your hair. As she brushes it, you hear Alzack playing with his daughter, you couldn't help but smile hearing those sounds. Bisca saw the look on your face.
"You have such a lovely family."you tell her.
"Thank you."she tells you.
"You have a wonderful person who loves you and because of that. Your daughter was born out of love."you look up at her."That is the best thing in the world."
"It really is. You know at first we never told eachother but we did."she tells you as she slightly curls your hair.
"I would never have guest that. Hidden love."you dreamily say, she softly chuckles."He's your prince charming."
"In some ways."she playfully says, which made you both laugh.
"I've read so many fair tales as a little girl. I always believed they existed."you tell her."It's a silly idea, I know."
"No, it's not. It's actually sweet. To find someone who loves you, for you. Will do anything for you and be there when you need them the most, even if at times you might get along, they are still there."
"Like Lyon."
She goes quiet."Or someone else. You never know."
"There can't be anyone else."you tell her looking down at your ring."Lyon is the one that loves me even..."you grip the ring."if I don't know when he's coming back."
Bisca stops as she looks at your sadden face, her eyes soften on you. She always had a soft spot for you ever since she meet you, she at time saw you as a daughter or real close sister. She knew how your heart was aching, placing a hand on yours that gripped the ring. Getting down to your eye level. Seeing the small tears in the corner of your eyes. Her firm grip on you, yet her soft gaze on you.
"Amora, sometimes someone who loves you can be right infront of you without you even knowing. Not far away. I'm not saying that Lyon doesn't love you, because he does. But he needs to understand that if you love someone you would never put them through so much pain and heartache. They would want to heal it."
You look in her eyes she was telling you the truth as the words she spoke."I don't want you to hurt anymore."she gets back up finishing up her hair, just as she did Alzack comes in with Asuka. Telling you both it was time to leave. Though when they both saw you, Asuka was delighted seeing you look so beautiful. She jumps out of her daddy's arms, dressed in a cute forest green dress with her hair still braided.
"You look like a princess."she tells you jumping up and down.
Alzack walks over to you, he smiles softly at you with approval. Like a older brother."You look so lovely Amora."he tells you bowing to you, while holding out his arm for you take, he remember that was Ezra told him to do. When they brought you to the Guild.
You blush a bit out of embarrassment."I know, now all this princes needs is a prince charming."Bisca jokes, you smile at her.
The four of you leave their house and make your way to the Guild, where the doors where closed. The lights where off, Asuka who was jumping up and down while Alzack did a rhythmic knock.
"I hope I do look alright."you start to become nervous.
"You look fine."Bisca reassures you, Alzack does the same patting your hand to calm you down. The doors start to open slowly, it was dark inside but Alzack guides you in, the second the four of you step in, the lights come up with a warm glow, as a banner with your name comes down and everyone from the Guild dressed in Renaissance like attire come out yelling.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMORA!"they cheer.
there are to two parts to this.