The original request was just for Jellal and Mirajane, but I added Laxus and Erza as a direct "fuck you" to the anon that started off all the drabbles for Mirajane in the first place.

If any of you are on Tumblr, I'm holding a giveaway there until the 20th of December. It's only on Tumblr, but everyone will get to reap the benefits come February...

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.


Title: False Smiles

Pairing: Jellal x Mirajane & Laxus x Erza

Requester: anonymous

Prompt: Fare Smiles


From her vantage point behind the bar, it was easy to observe most of the members of Fairy Tail without being obtrusive. Only the second floor was barred from Mirajane's keen gaze, which was half the reason for its restricted access in the first place (although that was a secret known only to her and Master).

It was a part of her job to keep tabs, both literal and figurative, on the members. To make sure they weren't pushing themselves too much, to locate discord before it could become something more serious than a guild brawl could resolve.

She'd failed once before, with Laxus's coup d'etat. She wouldn't fail again.

Her eyes, this night, were drawn to a blue haired man sitting at the bar beside Erza. The Titania was a far more active participant in the conversation between the two of them, and the slightly pinched smile on his face detailed his level of enjoyment - or rather his lack thereof- in the topic. Something about it was personally offensive to Mirajane. Was he even trying? Erza was not the sharpest when it came to reading people, but even she was bound to pick up on his recalcitrance eventually.

Mirajane waited for a lull in the conversation, and it came when Erza's team pulled her away, for a toast to her and Laxus's future together.

It was lucky Erza's back was to Jellal, because there was no way she would have missed his grimace.

Sliding a full champagne glass on the counter to Jellal for the toast, Mirajane leaned in and whispered, "If you want it to look more real, squint a little. Real smiles crinkle the corners of your eyes."

He twisted about to gape at her, and she placed a fingertip on her lips; hers was a far more professional version of his false smile.

Jellal hesitated, but then his lips curled at the edges, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

….It was a valiant effort, Mirajane supposed, but his affect was somewhat more sinister than what either of them had intended.

"We'll work on it," she said, clinking her own champagne glass against his. "To the happy couple."

"Cheers."

Then together, they downed their drinks.