"Here we are!" Loke slowly spun in a circle, arms out. "Take it in boys."

Caesar's Palace hotel and casino was just as impressive as they had all imagined. Vaulting ceilings and roam frescos. It exuded elegance and grandeur. The perfect place to stage the bachelor party for Jellal. One last night of debauchery before he tied the knot with Erza, not to mention a break from all of the wedding madness that had taken her by storm.

The group of four made their way to the hotel reception, excited to get their night going.

"Hello and welcome to Caesar's Palace" The receptionist greeted them.

"Thank you, I have a reservation under Fullbuster." Gray spelled out his name as the receptionist looked through her system.

"Here you are. Two bedroom suite."

"Any chance we could upgrade to something a little bigger?" Loke flashed a smile to the receptionist as he cut in.

"You know I think we might just have something." She took a moment to go through the system before finding what she was looking for. "We do have a villa available. Four bedrooms, lots of space."

"Perfect."

"Come on man." Gray leaned against the counter. "We're barely going to be in the suite as is. We can share beds for one night. It'll be like college, except without Cana kicking us in the shins."

"Listen, two beds are not going to be enough."

"Dude. I know it's Vegas, but tonight is about Jellal. Can't you go without female companionship for one night?"

"I don't mind bunking with Loke." Natsu added in.

Loke turned back to the receptionist. "We're going with the villa!"

"And how the hell are we supposed to pay for that?" Gray countered

"Just put it on the company card."

"You know Dreyar gets pissed when we do that."

"Come on. It's Jellal's bachelor party, he's marrying Erza. The old man'll let it slide."

Gray pulled out his wallet, slowly sliding out the company card. "You know I'm gonna blame you for this when the bill comes."

"Now this is more like it!" Loke clapped his back, snatching the card out of Gray's hands to give to the receptionist.

It was quick work to get settled into their villa, leaving them with plenty of time to get ready for the night ahead, showers and changes of clothes, and an unreasonable amount of time spent on hair styling in Loke's case, at least according to Gray.

They had decided to start at the hotel bar and go from there, Loke sending Natsu to go grab a nice bottle of scotch for the table.

"Anyway I just wanted to say thanks." Jellal looked at the men around him. "I don't have many close friends and it means a lot that you'd do this for me."

"Of course man." Gray clapped him on the shoulder. "Erza's family, which means in a little over 24 hours you're going to be family too."

"Here's the thing," Loke leaned back in his chair, "Erza's great, I mean even as terrifying as she can be, she's quite the catch."

"But?" Gray prompted, having a feeling he knew where this was going.

"But marriage is a serious game changer. You need to enjoy your freedom while it lasts Jellal, because after tonight it's over."

"Come on Loke, it's not that bad." Gray tried to interject

"Why do you think I'm not married?" Loke looked up from his phone. "Seriously Gray. There are quite a few ladies who would have appreciated if I got down on one knee. This is a choice."

Gray glanced down to the phone in Loke's hands. "Who are you texting?"

Loke gave them all a smirk. "Just a contact of mine who knows how to make sure we all have a good time."

"Your contact going to have an issue with us starting without them?" Gray grabbed the bottle, pouring the scotch into the four shot glasses

"I'm sure they'll survive."

Gray held up a shot glass. "Too Jellal."

Everyone clinked their glasses together before downing the shots.

Cana slowly pulled herself into a seated position, head fuzzy from sleep and inebriation. "It is too god damn early for this." She went to rub her face, pausing when she felt fabric. Looking down she noticed she was in a man's dress shirt, the scent of a cologne she recognized still clinging to it. Looking to her right she saw a familiar head of ginger hair. "Loke."

When she didn't get a response she shoved at his shoulder. "Hmmm."

"Why am I wearing your shirt?"

Loke raised his head from the pillow beside her, squinting at her in confusion, wearing a t-shirt in place of the one Cana wore. "Why are you wearing my shirt?"

A groan came from her other side, Gray propping himself up to look at Cana. "Why are you wearing Loke's shirt?" A moment later he kicked the sheets off of his legs. 'Where are my pants?"

"I need coffee." Both the boys hummed their agreement, happy to let Cana be the one to drag herself out of bed.

Gray rubbed his forehead. "My head's killing me."

Loke pressed his palms against his eyes. "You know what we need."

Gray let out a groan. "Don't say it."

"Cana's foolproof hangover cure." Loke responded.

"Ugh." Gray took a moment before finally swinging his legs over the side of the bed. He let out a whine as he looked down at his shins, peppered with bruises. "Why do I never learn." He dragged his hands down his face. "Sharing a bed with Cana never ends well."

"That's not true." Loke corrected him. "You just can't let her mix liquor with energy drinks."

As Gray stumbled into the main room, his eyes widened in horror as he took in the scene before him. "Holy shit."

Loke stumbled out after him, leaning against the doorframe. He let out a chuckle. "Man this place is destroyed."

Gray staggered further into the room. "I'm gonna check on Jellal."

Loke made his way over to the kitchenette "How's that coffee coming?" Cana only grumbled in response, staring at the machine.

Gray stumbled back a minute later. "Have either of you seen Jellal? His mattress is missing."

"Nope." Cana looked around for a mug.

Loke let out a groan, letting his forehead rest against the cool countertop. "Maybe Natsu knows."

"Natsu's not here either."

Loke shrugged. "They probably went for brunch or something." With the way Natsu ate it wouldn't be surprising if he had gone to hit the buffet as soon as he woke up.

"I'll give them a call just to check in." Gray dragged himself back into the bedroom he had woken up in. He'd have to give Loke shit about that later. What was the point in upgrading to a villa, and the hefty price tag it came with, so everyone could have their own room when they wound up crashing in the same bed, just like back in their college days. Cana kicking them in the shins and all.

'It'll be like college, except without Cana kicking us in the shins.'

He'd have to figure out why she was here later. There were more pressing matters at hand.

Luckily his phone was plugged in on the nightstand. Old habits die hard. Gray grabbed it, scrolling through the contacts until he hit Jellal's number.

The phone rang a few times before finally it was answered. "Hello?"

"Cana?" Gray pulled the phone away from his ear, looking into the main room. "Why do you have Jellal's phone."

She stared at the phone in her hand. "This isn't my phone."

"I just said it was Jelllal's phone. I'll try Natsu." Gray furrowed his brow shortly after dialing the number. "Straight to voicemail."

"Okay so, Jellal's not here, and he doesn't have his phone." Loke leaned heavily against the counter, letting his head rest against the cabinet. "Natsu's probably with him so he can't have gone far."

"Yeah. He's probably fine." No need to get worked up. Gray was sure Jellal and Natsu were around somewhere. Knowing Jellal he was probably doing preemptive damage control. It was all going to be okay. At that point Gray's phone started to ring. He paled at the name on the screen. "Shit it's Erza."

"Answer it!" Cana hissed at him.

After a brief moment of panic Gray took a deep breath, trying to keep his voice steady. "Hey Erza."

'I'm just calling to check in on you boys. Make sure things didn't get too crazy last night.'

"Pffft. Crazy?" Gray drummed his fingers against his leg. "Everything's fine"

'Great. Can I talk to Jellal?'

"Jellal…" Gray brought his fist to his mouth biting the knuckle.

'Yes. Could you please put him on.'

"I would, but," Gray looked around trying to come up with a plausible excuse. His gaze settled on Cana who was mouthing the word 'sleep' then miming the action. "Asleep!"

'He's asleep?'

"Yes!" He watched Cana give a sigh of relief. "Late night. Want to make sure he's rested up and everything for the big day."

'When do you think you'll be arriving today?"

"Arriving?" Gray winced at how his voice pitched up at the end.

Loke snatched the phone out of Gray's hand. "Hey Erza."

'Loke? What's going on?'

"Gray's still a bit hungover. We all had a little bit too much to drink last night. So we were thinking about spending the day here. Hit up the spa, make sure we're all good for tomorrow."

'Hangovers? Don't tell me Cana was there last night.'

"Cana?" Loke gave a nervous laugh. "Why would Cana be here? This was a bachelor party. "His eyes darted to Cana giving him a smirk, "But you know what, we might even spend the night again."

'You want to spend another night?'

"Hit the road super early in the morning. Be there in plenty of time. Bridal parties aren't the only ones that can benefit from a day of pampering, am I right?"

'Fine. Just make sure you get here in plenty of time.'

"Yes ma'am." Loke hung up the phone, handing it back to Gray.

Gray clutched his phone to his chest, letting out a whimper. "We are so fucked."

"I bought us one extra night." Loke walked towards the other side of the suite. "I'm gonna start looking for clues."

"We're gonna need help." Gray looked down as Cana cleared her throat and pointed at his legs. "And I need pants."

"Speaking of." Loke looked up from where he was picking through the items on the table. "Where's your shirt?"

"I have no idea." Cana sighed. "It must have followed Gray's pants into the void"

Gray went to his speed dial, hitting his first contact. After a few rings she finally picked up. "Hey Lucy."

'You sound hungover.'

"A bit yeah." Gray ran a hand through his hair. "Uh. We might have a bit of a problem."

'What kind of problem?'

"We kinda lost-HOLY SHIT IS THAT A LION!?" Gray dropped his phone as the bathroom door was slammed shut.

Loke braced his back against the door, color drained from his face. "Yeah." He swallowed hard. "Definitely a lion."

Cana rounded the corner from the kitchenette. "What about a lion?"

"There's a lion in the bathroom." Loke was still in shock.

"What do you mean there's a lion in the bathroom?" Cana tried to rub the remaining traces of sleep from her eyes

"I mean there is a Lion. In. The. Bathroom." Loke enunciated each word.