Summary: In which there is a guild date night and nothing goes as planned. Rated T for mentions of sex and language.

Characters: Lucy, Bickslow, Evergreen, Elfman, Mira, Laxus, Natsu, Juvia, Gray, Lisanna, Gajeel, Levy

Bickslow had plans. He had big plans. Major plans. Colossal plans.

"Will you stop zoning out!" A slap to the head by a paper fan woke Bickslow from his musings. Grumbling slightly under his breath in disdain, he wondered again why Evergreen felt the need to us him as her go to when she needed girl talk. He knew why but that didn't assuage his irritation. Years of being the only female on a team of men had left her with little options. She needed someone to give her their honest opinion. That removed Laxus from the list as he didn't like talking, much less giving advice. She needed someone who wouldn't judge her. That removed Freed as he had that propriety stick shoved so far up his ass in their early years that Bickslow has shocked he could walk properly. So that had left him.

"AS I WAS SAYING," The Fairy Mage ground out, "Elfman is being weird right now and I don't know what I did." Bickslow sighed again as the brunette went over how the manly man had been acting the last few days. His actions reminded him similarly of how Bickslow had been acting with Lucy and that got him thinking. Elfman and Evergreenn already lived together so it couldn't be what Bickslow was planning. A lightbulb flickered on somewhere in space. The smile that spread across his face was so genuine and out of the blue that Evergreen stopped talking entirely and stared at the Seith Mage as if he had grown another head.

"Don't worry, Ever. You're over reacting. He's a guy. He'll come to you with it when he's ready." Bickslow sauntered off ignoring the shrill shrieks of his partner. Chuckling to himself, Bickslow scanned the first floor for his lovely cheerleader. Yeah, he still called her that but as much as she detested it, she was stuck with it. He didn't think she would like the other nickname he had called her to his team before they got together, Cosplayer. That would have him banned from sex and he really enjoyed their sex.

She was sitting with her Gray, Natsu, Juvia and Lisanna, the ambient light shining off her hair making her glow like the star she was. Oh he was fucked. He was so head-over-heels for her and he didn't even know if she felt the same way. From what he could hear of their conversation, it was inane and stupid, just like whenever Natsu and Gray got together. At six-months of dating and nine-months of sexing, Lucy always told him that wasn't a word but he used it anyway to define the early days of their relationship, he was used to this but so ready to commit to her and only her. They had said "I love you" weeks before and while it might be a little fast, he didn't want to wait. He just didn't want to scare her off with a ring. So when Laxus had asked him why he and Blondie ("Lucy" Bickslow had scolded Laxus, "Her name is Lucy." Laxus had pointed out Bickslow still called her cheerleader but he had insisted it wasn't the same thing) weren't living together he could have kissed him. Obviously he wasn't going to because then he would have to face the combined wrath of Mira and Lucy, but he was seriously considering it.

While he would miss the days of being able to sleep with whomever took his fancy, he knew he wouldn't regret committing himself to the Celestial Mage. She was it for him. He just hoped he was it for her. Clearing his throat and steeling his resolve, he moved down the stairs and went to join his girlfriend, trying to act like nothing in particular was on his mind. He was failing miserably and everyone knew it. If it weren't for the look in Mira's eyes, the rest of the guild would have thought he was breaking up with Lucy. But Lucy, bless her, was still naive when it came to men and just thought he was being his usual weird self. The day continued to pass at the rate of molasses in January before Lucy finally got up and told him she was going to get ready for their date.

At 7:16 Bickslow knocked on her door and gaped at the beauty he would never take for granted. Lucy always loved his reactions to her dressing up. Walking arm in arm, they entered the restaurant at exactly 7:30 and were seated at their table. From the corner of his eye, he could see a grumpy Gajeel. Earlier that afternoon, the Iron Dragon Slayer had returned home from a month long job and Levy had told him to get ready as they were going on a date. The slayer had grumbled as he just wanted to hold his wife and have sex after being away for so long. Levy had blushed and promptly smacked the back of his shoulder before telling him to meet her back at the guild at 7. Bickslow had no idea it would be the same restaurant. But he did know why Levy was so insistent on a date night. He loved his magic sometimes.

Luckily, Lucy either didn't see the couple or was too wrapped up in what was on the menu to notice. Bickslow was just breathing a sigh of relief when Elfman and Evergreen walked in and were seated a bit away from them. The three Fairy Tail couples made a triangle from their table being on the three main walls of the restaurant. Why Bickslow chose to notice this, he didn't understand but all he knew was that his date with Lucy was officially ruined. There was no way to salvage this.

Lucy snapped her fingers in front of his face and was asking him why he wasn't paying attention when she noticed the other two couples in the room. She giggled herself. Her man was always shy when they were out in public like this. It didn't help that now Fairy Tail would know what a closet romantic he was. With a sigh, she decided to push it all out of her mind and distract Bickslow so they could have their date and avoid any awkwardness later. She and Evergreen locked eyes across the room and she knew it was going to be awkward tomorrow.

Their date proceeded as normal as it could but Bickslow could hardly talk, fear of being judged overwhelming any romantic words he could have said. As it was a Monday, the restaurant wasn't very full so all three couples could hear what the others were conversing about. Elfman was boasting to Evergreen about how manly he was on his last job. Levy was going on and on about some book she had read while Gajeel was away. The other two women and Bickslow picked up on the hints she kept dropping, their smiles widening as the minutes passed on. But the Dragon Slayer was too tired and annoyed to use his brain. Finally, Levy seemed to grow frustrated and then he actually opened his mouth during dessert and asked,

"So why are we here? Couldn't our date have waited another day?"

Levy's demeanor changed to one of annoyance and Gajeel quickly back tracked. Something had been off with his Shrimp since he got back all day but damned if he knew what it was. Finally, she answered him,

"I figured we should get out as much as we can, seeing as we won't really be able to in about 8 months."

"Huh," were the only words out of Gajeel's mouth. Levy deadpanned and was about to spell it out for him before he started sniffing her, moving lower until he was around her stomach. She squeaked her protests and tried to push him way before he stood up and pulled her into a spinning hug, knocking the table over in the process. The wait staff quickly ran over to pick up the broken china and wipe up the spilled food and beverages.

"Looks like metal head finally figured it out," Bickslow said to Lucy as their desserts were delivered to them.

"Oi, who you calling a metal head," Gajeel proceed to come over to them before they heard Evergreen's high pitched squeal. There, resting in the frosting of her cake, was a diamond ring. Elfman was on his knee next to her, holding her hand and the piece of cake, asking her to marry him in what was the most romantic way any of them had ever heard Elfman speak.

"YES!" Evergreen exclaimed before tackling the man. The ring went flying and fell into Lucy's wine.

"I feel like I just caught the bouquet at a wedding…" Lucy stated, choosing to ignore the weird look Bickslow's face took on as she fished the ring out, dried it off and gave it to Elfman. Luckily she was drinking white wine so they didn't have to worry about any red stains finding their way between the diamonds and the band. Bicklow shook his head to clear away the thought of Lucy walking towards him in a white dress. It appealed to him greatly but he had a plan and he was sticking to it.

Clearing his throat, Bickslow pulled her hands into his and said, "Wanna move in with me?" There was silence in the restaurant. Between a baby announcement and an engagement, Bickslow's manner of asking his girlfriend to move in with him so was far away from romantic even he winced. Lucy's eyes widened as she processed the statement that tumbled from her boyfriend's lips. If he had asked her that way in any other setting she would have been a touch annoyed he didn't make it a romantic gesture. But between their date becoming an unofficial triple date and the immenseness of the romantic and exciting news they had just heard, she could understand why he had clammed up and just blurted it out. Leaning over, she kissed him and said yes.

"Jeez, could you have been any more romantic," Evergreenn's sarcastic voice broke the spell the two of them had been under and Bickslow sighed.

"Well, I had it all planned out but then you four came in with all your news and there wasn't anyway I could follow that!" The patrons and employees nodded in agreement and turned back to what they were doing. Lucy kissed Bickslow one more time before running over to see Evergreen's ring on her hand. She and Levy gushed over how perfect it looked on her and how excited they were for the pair. Gajeel lingered close by his wife, afraid at any moment someone was going to attack her and she wouldn't be able to defend herself properly now that she was pregnant. Bickslow slapped Elfman on the back in a bro-hug and congratulated the pair. The two awkwardly did the same for him as they listened to their women's voices get higher and higher.

"You two have to be my bridesmaid along with Lisanna and Cana. I have to ask Mira to be my maid of honor of course," Evergreen went on about her wedding and the girls nodded along sagely. They all knew Mira would have a fit if she wasn't the maid of honor at this wedding.

After about 15 minutes of this, Bickslow wrapped his arms around his girlfriend's waist and asked her if she wanted to go home.

"Which one?"

"Well I figured we could get a new place that would be ours. But for now, how about mine, it's closer" The smile that lit up her face was more than enough to know he had done something right. Kissing her gently, they bid goodnight to the other two happy couples as the rest of his night promised to be filled with nothing but pleasure and maybe sleep. Perhaps his plans hadn't been ruined after all.