"You ready for this?" Lucy asked, putting her hand over her mouth as she held back a giggle. Sting nodded, excitement prickling in his eyes. Yukino was already down stairs, she had just finished soothing Lucian, entertaining the other guests that had arrived. Mira stood behind Lucy, her blue iris's seemed to gleam in the light, happiness overcrowding her as well. Opening the door, the siblings slowly entered the dark room, heading straight for the covered windows. Throwing back the curtains, bright sun shined into the room, revealing a sleeping Laxus in his king sized bed. His face scrunched up in a scowl as the light hit his tan face, but quickly relaxed, enjoying the warmth.

Jumping on the bed, both brother and sister leaned close. Wide, goofy grins displayed on their faces. Picking up two pillows, they hit their eldest brother, hard, screaming. "WAKE UP SLEEPY HEAD, TIME FOR A PARTY!" his lids flew open, the man sitting up on his bed quickly. Before he could yell at the teens, who were recently running out of the room squealing loudly, Mira appeared in front of him. Kissing him gently right as he opened his mouth to say something. Suddenly forgetting about the first two intruders, the man responded, pulling her closer to get better access.

"Ew," Sting's baby voice cried, making the couple pull away and stare at the boy who was red, struggling not to make another laugh escape. "PDA!" he howled, avoiding the pillow that almost hit his face. Mira pet his cheek, making his attention go towards her.

"Happy birthday, Laxus."

Walking down the stairs dressed in regular cloths, the man grunted in surprise when he saw multiple balloons and a few people in the kitchen, a big pile of pancakes in the middle of the dining table. Running up to him, Lucy bounced up and down as she ran around her brother. "Happy birthday! Who would've imagined you would make it to twenty two, seems weird. I remember when it was you eighth birthday, all that camouflage decoration was an eyesore after a while." Ruffling her hair, he pushed his little sister away as she spun around and headed back to Yukino.

Tugging on his arm, Mira moved her boyfriend to the small group of people who were chatting. "I want you to meet some of my friends." she smiled, waving her hand to each one. The first one was a man with white, spiky hair, a small scar running down the right side of his face. "This is my younger brother, Elfman! He works at the gym and designs mens clothing." Standing up, the man puffed out his chest in pride, holding out his hand for a shake.

"Nice to meet you, Laxus. I wanted to let you know you look very manly." Raising an eyebrow, the blonde slowly nodded in greeting. Sitting back down in his seat, the girl next to him was the next to get on her feet. She had light brown curls coming down to her shoulders, her glasses reflecting the light off, making the glass glare, preventing her eyes from being seen. She seemed to have a distinct taste in green, her green dress and heels saying no more.

"This is his fiancée, Evergreen." her dark brown orbs finally appeared, a smirk tugging her lips. Raising her chin up high, she settled back down in her seat. "Right next to her is Freed." she waved her hand, fingers wiggling in the process. He seemed bored out of his mind, his long green hair covering one of his eyes. He ignored the bubbly girl as she went on to the younger boy who was staring out into space. "And last of all, that's Bixlow, Freed's adopted son." Blue dye turned out to be obvious as a black base appeared at the top of his head. "I thought you would like some more friends to talk to. And these guys were more than happy to be apart of this!"

Wrapping his arms around her waist, the man kissed her head gently. "Thank you," he whispered.

"Oh," she tapped her finger tapping his hand gently. "We're not even done with your big day yet." she said as Lucy stuck a candle in the pancakes. Lighting it, the young girl clapped her hands together.

"Make a wish!"

The sun silently started to wave it's goodbye's as it started to set on the horizon. Laxus rose his brows as he stared out at the view, the wooden deck beneath his feet creaked as waiters moved across the deck. Mirajane sipped her wine, rolling the liquid in her cup quietly. "Do you like it?" the woman asked, her face scrunched up as she smiled.

"It seems very...fancy." he stated, rubbing his chin in interest.

"You thinking about something?"

"I'm hoping that Sorano is making sure that the three teenagers and baby haven't set something on fire." he snickered, staring down at his almost empty wine glass.

"Oh, don't worry about those guys, they're in good hands!" the nurse insisted, waving over a waiter who was lingering near another table. "Excuse me, can we get a refill here?" nodding, the man strode back into the building.

"I guess," he smiled, leaning his head on his hand. The girl across from him had on a blue, tight dress, her blue diamond heels sparkling in the evening light. "I must say though Ms. Strauss, you look fine tonight." he waited as the waiter returned, filled his glass, and lifted it up. Giggling, Mira raised her glass as well.

"Are we toasting on something?"

"Yes, we are toasting on your beauty my dear." clinking the glassware together, the couple sipped on their drinks. "Before the waiter gets out food out here, I want to do something." pulling out a small box from his pocket, he set it on the table, sliding it over. A confused look was drawn on the girls face.

"I thought you were the one who got gifts today." she popped open the box, gasping softly as she saw a gold ring come into view. "Laxus!" she shouted, her cheeks going pink as other people looked at her weirdly. "Laxus!" she said more quietly. "What the hell?"

"It's a promise ring, relax." the said man chuckled, picking it up.

"Doesn't look like one."

"Oh for heaven's sake it only has three little diamonds in it."

"That's a lot of diamonds!"

"It's a promise ring," he slipped the small loop of gold on her slender finger, a grin playing across his lips. "We won't lie to each other, or break a promise." Biting her lip, Mira shifted to the side of her seat. "Mira?"

"Laxus...I've been keeping something from you..."

Yawning widely, Sting set down Lucian in his crib. Dark circles were starting to form right under his eyes, it was near one a'clock in the morning. Yukino laid in the bed, sleeping soundly. He had promised her that he would take the night shift, but now it seemed to be a killer. Throwing the dirty diaper away, he crawled back in bed, enjoying the breathing that filled the rooms air, drifting off instantly.

Right as the clock struck two, a light wheezing sound came up, it was barely a breath. Then everything went silent.

Luvviez: Hey guys, I'm sorry that this chapter is short, but there's been a lot going on, so I apologize for the late update! I'm going to put up another chapter for the next few days, and I swear they will be a bit longer, but this one wasn't originally going to be long in the first place. there was homecoming in the way, then a crush came along after the dance, and before long, first dates and kisses happened, and boyfriend xD but he's great and I'm wearing his jacket at the moment while watching 'Pretty Little Liars' and it's just great!

Next week it 2 year anniversary! Ah! Still need to update 4 more chapters! Let's go through the list once more, and get ready for tomorrow night's chapter! It will literally make you wonder what will happen next.

Chapter 37: Drunken Goodbye

Chapter 38: Disappear

Chapter 39: Find You

Chapter 40: 2 Year Anniversary

Till tomorrow night my dears, I apologize again for the long weeks, I am enjoying life, depression seems like a dream. But it is now time to get back to my writing x3

-Your Little Author