The next day, Ryker starts early, as usual, finding Mira in the kitchen making breakfast. They talk for a while and go to the guild. The wizard, in a playful tone, warns that he will not be able to help his companion in cleaning for obvious reasons, which starts a laugh from the magician Take Over.
As the day progresses Wendy arrives at the guild and is frightened by the condition of her, self-proclaimed, 'old brother'. She helps him to recover, trying to accelerate his healing with magic.
In general everything goes smoothly throughout the day, quite normal for Fairy Tail, you know. The other days follow the same routine, nothing new or interesting happened. Ryker, with each passing day, felt better and his injuries were getting better and he was getting stronger. In the days that passed he always stayed at the guild bar or at a table nearby, never far from Mira, always exchanging words with her when he could. The others guild members were starting to gossip ...
Mirajane was propped up with her forearms on the bar counter talking to Ryker, smiling angelically. The soldier wizard was frowning, as usual, but showing no boredom, it was just his normal way. In fact, he had a slight smile on his lips.
"Now that I'm fine, could you help me find an apartment?", he asked Mira, who sneered with discontent, but recovered quickly, returning to her usual smile.
"Of course, Ryker, whenever you want."
"Beauty! Can we start tomorrow? I don't want to bother you any more ".
"I already said that it is not a problem. You will always be welcome in our home, "Mira said, frowning slightly.
"And I already said that I will keep coming early and helping you get all the shit ... Maybe," the last part saying in a playful tone.
"I'll charge. And you don't want to owe me, "said the white-haired woman with an evil look.
The soldier wizard raised his hands in defense. "Hey, wait a minute! I haven't done anything yet ... ", he said jokingly. They laughed and she smiled happily, and they continued talking.
In another corner of the room, two young wizards were sitting talking.
"Gray-sama, look over there," said the water mage to her boyfriend, pointing to where Mira and Ryker were.
"What's up with Juvia," Gray said, not looking interested.
"Mira-san is smiling".
"Seriously, Juvia ...", the ice magician said disbelieving. "She smiles all the time. That scary smile" he said as a shiver ran down his spine.
"No, Gray-sama. Mira-san is smiling differently. Juvia thinks, she may be like Ryker-san", the blue magician says excitedly and flushed.
"You can see romance anywhere. I think those books you read are starting to affect your judgment" the ice wizard says, frowning.
The water mage looks at him seriously. "Juvia doesn't see romance anywhere," she says, pouting. "Juvia has a clinical eye for this type of thing".
"Really !?", Gray says dismissively. "What about those two in the park, last week ?" .
"It was dark, Gray-sama".
"The ones at the bakery the other day?" .
"They looked so cute," she said putting her hands on her face with her cheeks slightly flushed.
"That girl was choking and he was trying to save her life, Juvia! There was nothing cute about that, " says Gray firmly.
The bluenett turned around pouting, and the ice wizard always thought her way was beautiful, he couldn't resist, even if he didn't show it, at least in public. "But this time Juvia is right," she says, frowning.
Gray looks at her and smiles, admiring his beautiful girlfriend and having fun with her at the same time. "You're a thing, Juvia", he say smiling.
At another table, longtime friends Macau and Wakaba were sitting, talking and drinking.
"What do you think of them?", Macau asked his friend.
"What ?"
"Mira and Ryker. Do you think they are together? " .
Wakaba looked at the two of them at the bar talking, analyzed the scene for a few seconds while smoking his cigar. " Nah!" .
"What do you mean, no!?. They are always together! ", said Macau indignantly.
"So what, you idiot. Have you seen Mira become interested in anyone? "
"No. Indeed, I never saw her looking at anyone. Does she have anyone outside the guild? " said the fire wizard thoughtfully.
"Hum, maybe. But I hope not. So she would be available ", said the other with hearts in his eyes, being a pervert.
"For sure!", replied his friend, in a more perverted way and with hearts in his eyes, both looking at the waitress.
"You two are hopeless. You're too old for that. Keep warm ! " .
"Romeo! I am your father, respect me ! " .
On the other side of the Gajeel guild, Levy and Lily were seated. The script wizard was, as usual, reading a good book, Gajeel chewing on some pieces of metal and Lily drinking her kiwi juice. The Dragon Slayer was listening to the conversation of the magician Take Over, his more refined senses allowed him, when he wanted to, to be meddlesome.
"There's definitely something about those two," he said looking sideways at them at the bar.
"I don't think you should meddle," said Lily.
"Shut up! This is none of your business, "replied Gajeel angrily.
"Neither yours", returned the exceed.
Gajeel grunted, showing his teeth to his best friend.
"Stop it, you two," said the little bluenett, closing and placing her book on the table and looking ugly at the two in front of her. "What was Gajeel? What is it this time? " .
"Nothing shrimp. Nothing you can achieve. Gihihi, "Levy just looked at him with boredom.
"He's eavesdropping on someone else's life," said Lily to her friend's companion.
"Who are you snooping on Gajeel?" she said reprovingly.
"What!? And ... I'm not eavesdropping on anyone ".
"Mira and Ryker," said Lily.
"Stupid cat! You're a goddamn traitor! When we get home, you don't miss out on waiting, " said the metal Dragon Slayer with blood in his eyes.
When she heard about who he was eavesdropping on, her eyes lit up. "Serious? And what did you hear Gajeel? " she asked, full of curiosity. This surprised the other two at the table, who looked at her in confusion.
" Yeah ... well, he wants her to help him find an apartment tomorrow," said the metal eater.
"Awwww! This is so cute".
"There is nothing cute about it. That woman is scary ".
"I think Mira is a good person," Lily replied against her friend.
Gajeel looked at him angrily and snarled incomprehensible words.
"I think they make a beautiful couple. Don't you think, Lily? " .
"I wouldn't say they're a couple, Levy."
"But I think they like each other," she said, smiling.
"Ah! What a boring thing! Whether they like each other or not I don't know. But there is something going on between those two, "Gajeel snarled uncomfortably.
"Even Gajeel thinks they have a chemistry, Lily. Maybe we should lend a hand. She always helps couples, I think it's time for her to be helped ", and the script wizard said smiling and laughing.
"What !?", Lily and Gajeel both said in awe.
"Don't count on us!", they said.
"And why not !?" Levy asked indignantly.
"What do you mean woman !? She is a demon and that guy has a psychopath look. Imagine them as a couple! It will be the end! ", Gajeel replied.
Near the bar Natsu and Happy were seated, the exceed devouring their fish, and the fire wizard devouring bits and pieces of meat, much to the chagrin of Lucy, who saw them disgusted. Erza, who was at the same table, was enjoying her piece of cake while seeing the interaction of Ryker and Mira, who for some reason was making her angry.
"What's up with those two anyway?" she asked herself, but Lucy can hear.
The celestial magician, turned to see the two magicians talking. Although Mira always showed a happy face, that one looked different, it was a simpler and purer happiness.
"They are talking about something," she said.
"He wants her to help him find a place to live," Natsu said with his mouth full of food and totally indifferent.
"Natsu, look at the manners!" Lucy yelled at him.
"Aye sir! I think Ryker wants to leave Mira's house, or maybe they are planning to live together", Happy intervened with a raised paw.
Erza looked at them in disbelief. "Ridiculous! They are just friends ".
"I don't know," said a pensive Lucy. "Was Cana right? Does Mira like him? She looks happier than usual ".
"Don't take what Cana says seriously, she likes to provoke. After all, what she knows about love, " says an Erza who is full of herself, but totally insecure at the same time, despite her efforts not to show it.
The fire wizard looks at both of them and shrugs, not understanding bullshit of what they are saying. "Mira is always happy. Does he want to fight with her? " .
The two look at him, giving up the density he has. Natsu would never be able to understand what they were saying, he was a lost cause.
"I think Ryker and Mira are boyfriend and girlfriend", Happy being Happy.
"And what do you know about that!", a demonic Erza pounces on him, making him shut up.
Lucy laughs at the seine. "I don't think it has reached this point, but I cannot ignore that there is something between the two. They even make a beautiful couple, " she says, but immediately regrets seeing the reaction, not friendly, of the red-haired magician.
"If he wants to find an apartment he should have come to see me. I know this city much better than she does ", Requip's mage speaks, crossing her arms and in a serious and authoritarian way.
Lucy didn't want to upset her friend, with the obvious fact that she didn't know the city better than Mira, in fact even she, herself, was more aware of prices and the best places to rent than Titania. She, in turn, just nodded in agreement.
"Erza is jealous," Happy said raising a paw, which elicits a glorious laugh from Natsu, Lucy spits out a juice she was drinking, and Erza ... well Erza looks at the blue cat with a deadly look. The exceed immediately puts the paws in the mouth, but it is not enough. She picks up her sword and starts running through the guild after Happy, who is screaming for help, but not before punching Natsu and knocking him unconscious in the care of a discouraged blonde.