Guess who's back and finishing requests? This girl, that's who. I've got two that are done now and three left that I'm planning on knocking out by the weekend's end. So keep on the lookout for those and other things possibly. Also I know I'm not going to make it in time for the actual week BUT there will be a CoLu week story sometime in the near future!

Requested by dragonshost! Thank you again for all the midmira requests, hope the wait was worth it.

Prompt: "Explain it to me again - why do we have to pretend to be married?" MidMira

Mirajane was more than a bit confused about the current situation. Which was odd because normally it would be right up her alley.

"Explain it to me again - why do we have to pretend to be married?"

The raven haired man before her rubbed his eyes, and for once it seemed to be out of annoyance rather than sleepiness. "Jellal wants us to infiltrate an event going on a few weeks from now. He thinks some of the members involved have ties to the local dark guilds."

"And this has to do with marriage...how?"

Midnight sighed. "Apparently it's easier to blend in as a couple. It doesn't even have to be marriage, as long as they believe we're going out it should work. Something about being seen as less of a threat by the older members."

"Ah…" Mirajane replied awkwardly. She didn't fully understand the reasoning, but she suspected more than just that was at play. "I'm guessing Jellal asked Erza…?"

The man before her snorted. "That fool wouldn't dare ask Titania, even if his life depended on it." He twirled his hair and looked off to the side, "We're just waiting for her to realize that."

Mirajane couldn't help but giggle. Erza would most likely end up going way overboard with her acting as a wife, to which Jellal would have to bear witness to with only the straightest of faces. The possibility of her going suddenly increased. With that in mind though, the thought she had when Midnight initially asked the question suddenly arose again. "Why me though? Wouldn't it be easier to pair up within your own guild?"

Midnight continued looking beyond her. "Sadly, Jellal sent the majority of us away on a different mission; it's just me, him, and Cobra going to the gala. As for the reason…" his fingers suddenly stopped playing with his hair, "I suppose...you seem the most reliable to have as a partner in case things go wrong. I know of your strength, and it would prove valuable out there." He brought his hands down to cross his arms. "If you're willing, obviously."

Was Mirajane dreaming or did she see his face subtly change color? The take-over mage gave a cheeky smile. It seemed even the great Midnight had ulterior motives in asking. "Well, if you insist. I don't have any missions to go on until then, so I should be free." She dared lean in just ever so slightly closer to the reflector mage. "Besides, it sounds like a chance to let loose a little bit...even more so if things go wrong."

A shiver went down Midnight's spine as he listened to Mirajane babble about what she was going to wear and what about matching outfits and the time and the place and the event and so on. Deep down though, he let out a sigh of relief. He had to admit, even if things did go south, there would still be some fun to be had. He'd have her by his side of course. With a small, reserved smile, he set out explaining just what Jellal had planned for the night.