Last night got a little hectic between Nashi and Drake. The date ended up going well and they ended up back at her place again. Nashi felt sick from waking up. Goes to show you that you should be careful of what you drink. As she was beginning to wake up, she found herself in her bed with Drake next to her. Normally, she feel bashful. Last night changed all of that.

"Morning." Drake said.

"Easy." Nashi said as her head was pounding.

"And now someone is experiencing a hangover." Drake said as he sat up. "Do you even remember anything from last night?"

"A little after those drinks." Nashi said. "Why am I thinking of something poking me in the back? Why does my body feel like it just got done vibrating?" Drake had a few ideas based on what happened last night. Nashi is something else when she's drunk.

"Do you at least remember what you decided last night?" Drake asked for what he really wanted to know. Nashi knew what he was really asking and couldn't stop smiling.

"Yeah..." Nashi said as she grabbed a hold of his hand.

"So, are we planning to tell the guild about us?" Drake said.

"Yeah. I guess there's no reason to hold it back." Nashi said with Drake getting excited that he can tell the whole world he's with Nashi Dragneel. "I just wish I had something that didn't make me feel sick."

"I got a few remedies for that." Drake said as he got up from the bed. Nashi was nervous, but she was also excited at the same time. She's taking some big steps in entering adulthood.

...

The Guild

Meanwhile, everyone else was meeting at the guild. Levy and Elfaude still haven't found where Sapphron and the others are hiding, but they must be close. While they waiting, Simon met up with his friends and told them a big of good news.

"Are you serious?" Nova asked.

"I am. We got word from Lion's Crown and Sabertooth." Simon said. "Three of those dragon slayers are finished. That means there are only five to worry about now."

"Calleen herself called me and told me all about how Shae was able to defeat one." Gale said. "Our buddies in Sabertooth have taken some damage themselves, but they should be able to pull through."

"We finally got some good news." Sasha said. "However, it might not matter if we can't stop the others. Have Levy and Elfaude found anything yet?"

"I checked with Mom. She says they're really close. Just a little more time and they might have a location." Gale said. This was all sounding really good news. However, Storm wasn't paying much attention.

"Storm? Are you okay? You're rather quiet." Nova asked. His mind kept going back to what he saw last night. It was really all he could think about and all he could do was get angrier.

"Hey! There's Nashi with Drake!" Gale said as he pointed outside the guild and could see them coming. "Let's tell them the good news." All of them wanted to share the light they could see, but all Storm could see was a raging fire that's about to burn, and he uses ice.

"Nashi! We've got great news!" Gale called as the others hurried out.

"We got something to tell you guys, too." Nashi said.

"We just heard from Sabertooth and Lion's Crown. They were attacked by three of the enemy dragon slayers, but they were able to defeat all three of them." Simon said. "They're gone."

"Really?!" Nashi said as she was glad to hear there less enemies to worry about. "That is good to hear. Less to worry about."

"We got some good news of our own." Drake said as he was excited to tell them. He began reaching for Nashi's hand, but neither of them really had a chance to do or say anything. Storm came running past the others and tried to hit Drake across the face, but Drake stepped to the side and avoided him. "What the heck was that?!" Storm tried attacking him again, but Drake avoided him.

"Storm! What are you doing?!" Nashi said.

"I saw it!" Storm claimed as he was angry. "I saw what happened between the two of you last night! I saw you two on a date!" Nashi was quite shocked to hear that Storm was already aware. Drake was surprise too since he didn't bother listening for anything.

"What?! You two were on a date last night?!" Nova said as the rest of them were quite surprised.

"Storm, I don't know what you saw..." "I'll tell you what I saw!" Storm interrupted Nashi. Him shouting at them was starting to draw a crowd from the guild as others were becoming aware of what was going on.

"I thought you've been acting weird. I wanted to know that everything was okay." Storm said. "So, I tried finding your new apartment. By the time I got close enough, I saw the two of you dressed all nice and you went to the fanciest restaurants in Magnolia!"

"That sounds like a date." Gale said.

"Listen, Storm..." "You shut up!" Storm said as he nearly blasted Drake with ice.

"Storm, I see you didn't like what you saw, but that's no reason to get upset." Nashi said.

"No reason?!" Storm said. "You knew I had feelings for you like he did. After years of waiting, you decide to go out with him?! You didn't even have the guts to tell me?! Have you been secretly dating behind my back?!"

"Wow. He's making it sound like they were already dating." Gale commented, but Nova hushed him as they watched this like it was a drama show, and that none of them really knew what to do.

"How could you keep this from me?!" Storm said. "I thought we were friends, Nashi! I never once kept a secret from you!"

"It's not like that." Nashi said. "Drake and I decided to date just recently. We decided to make it the real thing just last night."

"So you are dating?!" Nova said with much joy and excitement for her friend.

"Not the time, Nova." Sasha said as she got her to just watch.

"Don't be such a baby about it." Drake said.

"Shut up!" Storm said as he shot more ice at him, but Drake stepped to the side.

"Watch it! I always knew you were jealous of me, but chill out. You're an ice wizard." Drake said as he was getting annoyed.

"Storm, please try to calm down." Nashi said. "I know you're upset about last night, but it just happened."

"I'm not just upset about that. I thought we were friends, Nashi." Storm said. "The type of friends that could tell each other everything. I can't believe you would do something like this behind my back. If you could do something like this, you're not the friend I thought you were." Storm might be upset, but that hit Nashi harder than he knew since she has been keeping secrets from him.

"You just can't handle the fact that she chose me over you." Drake said as he was getting fed up with Storm's behavior. He wasn't going to let him keep yelling at Nashi and make her feel bad when he doesn't think she should. "Things were already in the works that lead to this."

"What do you mean?" Storm questioned with Nashi worried on what Drake was going to say.

"It started a few days ago." Drake said. "She wanted to show you guys her new place, but none of you around. I was. I went back with her and things escalated from there. You and Nashi are friends? She and I were more than friends that night."

"What's that suppose to mean?" Storm said. "She just said you two didn't decided to date until last night."

"True, but we engaged in other activities that you don't really need to be dating to do." Drake said. "I mean, come on. A guy and a girl in an apartment all alone. What do you think happened? Good thing your not a peeping tom or you would have killed yourself from what you saw." Storm didn't quite get it. When did put the pieces together, he couldn't believe it.

"Are you saying you two slept with each other?!" Storm said. That was the biggest shock to everyone. He looked to Nashi and saw she was all red. "You did! You slept with each other!"

"What?!" Natsu shouted as he clearly heard that part and was clearly upset.

"This is better than a movie lacrima." Gale commented.

"Sorry, Storm. I just made the first move. You just didn't have the guts to make yours." Drake said. Storm couldn't take it anymore. He was ready to strike Drake again, break his face.

"Storm, don't!" Nashi pleaded. Maybe worked, maybe it was something else, but Storm stopped just short of Drake's face. For some reason, he just couldn't do it. All he did was just run off. "Storm! Come back!" She called, but Storm just kept running and she felt like it was all her fault. This was exactly what she didn't want to happen. Laxus was one of the people that watched what happened. As the master, he needs to be ready to act himself in a situation like this. Thinking Storm needs some time to himself, Nashi and the others went back in the guild. Nashi felt guilty about the whole thing. She was hoping not to hurt Storm, but that ship sailed. She just sat at the counter and had her face buried in her hands.

"Nashi, don't be so hard on yourself." Simon said as her friends tried supporting her. "Drake and Storm have always been at odds with each other."

"Simon's right. We knew something like this was going to come no matter which you went out with." Nova said. "It was just inevitable."

"No... I was aware of his feelings, but I should have said something." Nashi said.

"I know you feel bad, but it looks like Drake's getting the worst of it." Gale said.

"Come here, you miserable bastard!" Natsu shouted as he tried to get a hold of Drake to tear him apart. "I'll show you what happens when you touch my daughter!

"Try to calm down, Natsu!" Drake pleaded as he actually was afraid of Natsu.

"I'm going to tear you inside out! Let's see if you can do that with my little girl without a pair of legs!" Natsu threatened.

"Come on! She's twenty! This is what people in their twenties do! I'm sure you did it with your wife before you were even married. Don't pretend that you didn't." Drake said with Lucy getting embarrassed. Natsu just kept chasing after him, but Nashi couldn't take it.

"Dad, knock it off!" Nashi shouted. "I'm in my twenties, not a little girl, and this isn't the time!"

"But he... He ruined my little girl." Natsu said as he was getting all sad.

"Dude, are you crying?" Gray asked.

"No!" Natsu said, but it didn't help that he ran off so people wouldn't see what he was really doing. Drake had a moment to breathe.

"Anyway, don't worry about Storm. Let him be a big baby. He'll come around." Drake said.

"Drake, enough." Nashi said with her getting annoyed. "I know you and Storm have problems, but did you really have to rub it in his face like that?"

"Whatever. This was suppose to be a good day." Drake said as he was on his way out.

"Where are you going?" Nashi said as this wasn't the time for him to be prideful.

"It's okay, Nashi." Nashi turned around and was met with Laxus. "Just let them be. Regardless of how things are, those two do care. Drake and Storm might have their differences, but they're willing to put it aside for when the time comes. Especially when they know they crossed a line." Laxus could see it. As the master, he keeps an eye on all the guild members and gets familiar with their behavior. That's why he knows Drake is leaving to find Storm to try and apologize.

...

Elfaude

"We got it!" Levy cheered. "We might have actually found where they're hiding out!"

"I'm impressed. You're a brilliant young lady, Levy." Elfaude said. "I don't think I would have been able to find the hideout without your help."

"We've got to and tell everyone!" Levy said as she ran down the streets of Magnolia. Elfaude would follow, but he didn't fo some reason. "Is something wrong? We need to get moving."

"Go on ahead. There's something I have to take care of." Elfaude said. Levy didn't know what he was talking about, but she trusted him and kept going. Elfaude and his predecessors have been tracking down Sapphron and his comrades for so long. Knowing where they're hiding is good, but they come to you sometimes. As Elfaude turned to some of Magnolia's taller buildings, she could see someone starring down at him. "You always had a way of showing up, Sapphron." Elfaude and Sapphron stared at each other. Opposing sides that have been going on for generations are about to face each other.