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*Gajeel's p.o.v*
I'd walked up to my favourite hill in all Magnolia, the one that overlooked the town from under a Sakura tree. Though as I reached the top, I'd found out that it was already occupied by the Bunny girl and Pyro. Damn it, I really had some thinking to do as well! After what had happened today! I'd just have to come back later, I thought but before I could turn around and leave I saw the bunny girl lean over the horizontal pyro, say something in a voice too low for me to hear and kiss him. Full on lips to lips, kiss him.
Huh what the hell? I gawked ducking behind a bush, just in time to avoid the blonde that came rushing past me a moment later. She was most likely heading back down towards Magnolia, and the guild for advice from her fellow females, if I knew bunny girl. But I had to admit that action had taken me by surprise, who would have thought that she had it in her to make the first move! Ballsy indeed, I felt my respect for the celestial wizard rising.
Hang on a minute though something wasn't adding up here... Why wasn't the Salamander running after her? I mean that had seemed pretty clear to me that the blonde was ready to move their relationship forwards. I mean the whole guild knew that Lucy was in love with the pink haired idiot, her reasons still eluded me as to why though! But I thought seeing as the blonde had run off and Natsu was still laying on the ground doing nothing... words were needed.
"Yo, Salamander!" I yelled getting up from behind my bush and heading towards the spaced out dragon slayer. He still hadn't acknowledged my existence as I came to stand over him. God this guy was annoying even when he didn't speak.
"Salamander." I grunted kicking his side. As gently as my annoyance would allow me, to gain his attention.
"What the hell do you want, Metal head?" He growled at me. Ohh touchy much aren't we princess.
"That's my line, flame brain. What the hell was that?" I asked plonking myself down next to the guy. He sighed loudly before looking up at the sky.
"Lucy kissed me." He muttered finally bothering to reply.
"Well that's bloody obvious idiot I saw that bit. What I meant was why didn't you run after her when she ran away?" I groaned at how dense this guy could be. You do not let a girl that hot get away, especially when they put themselves out there, like what had just happened.
"Because." He shifted uncomfortably before pulling himself into a sitting position.
"Don't because me bastard, explain now!" I demanded getting to my daily allowance of patience. Well if you consider I'd had to put up with a beyond annoying brat all day, I was far past my allowance for the day. But I'd made Levy happy so I could look over a lot of the inconvenience I'd suffered today, most of it anyway. Though finding a way to get back at Bixlow for today's events was high on my priority list.
"I don't like her like that," He grumbled, turning to face me for the first time since I'd sat down. I was shocked at his words. I couldn't stop my eyes widening or my jaw hanging open at what had just been uttered. Was I missing something here?
"But...then why did you ask Lisanna to look after Asuka earlier then?" I finally managed to get some coherent words out. I was still trying to figure out how he didn't like bunny girl in that way? As everyone in the guild myself included believed that he did. Hell he was practically glued to her hip most days.
"Cause I was planning on taking her on a mission, but then Lisanna said she needed two of her spirits for the day. So that meant we couldn't work so I'd decided to let her have the day to herself after that. But stupid Bixlow and that stupid penalty game.." He trailed off grumbling. That made sense but...
"You do know what this penalty game would have looked like to Lucy right?" I said. You see I was a grumpy heartless bastard at times but not on a scale that would lead a girl on if I didn't like her!
"Yeah I know I could hear her heartbeat at times and smell how her hormones changed as well," He sighed again. Oh maybe the guy wasn't so dense after all. "Just like what I could hear and smell coming off of Levy earlier," He chuckled giving me his trademark grin, That jackass had been spying on us hadn't he? I clenched my fists at this piece of information.
"You freaking asshole you spied on us didn't you?! I growled angrily at him. The urge to club him in the face with my slayer magic, nearly unrestrainable. But I managed to some how keep my cool.
"Only til sunset," He deadpanned looking back off into space. I really hated this guy's guts! Though I was also pretty pissed at myself. How had I not noticed his tail at all during the day? Until it dawned on me, the dunce knew how to do things to get around our dragon slayer senses.
"Any other day I'd clobber you Pyro, but today you don't get to use that as an excuse to avoid the subject," I retorted testily at the pinket. My resolve about hitting him weakening at the fact he'd spied on us almost the entire day and I desperately tried once again, to rain in my urge to beat the dude to death. My time with my woman was private, what gave him the right to intrude on that?! He sighed over the news that his gibe hadn't thrown me into a rage and started a fight like he had presumably hoped it would.
"Damn it all to hell!" He muttered punching the ground. I had been right he had wanted a fight to avoid talking anymore.
"Now, who's the other girl? and how are you gonna let Lucy know you don't wanna be with her? Cause I have to tell ya dude, you're about to ruin your friendship with the girl and your teams dynamic." I looked up at the stars as I said this. They really were fascinating hmm wonder if maybe bookworm would explain them to me one day.
"You don't think I know that already damn it!" Natsu snarled at me. Snapping me out of my fantasy of Levy and Me under the stars on a blanket..(author: Gajeel focus! Gajeel: I don't wanna!)
"So.." I ushered him on seeing as I wasn't going to get anywhere at this rate and time was a wasting. I wanted to get back to my small inquisitive lady, been away from her too long made me anxious.
"Lisanna," Was all he said to my motivating...Lisanna? Wait no way it couldn't be..
"The girl you like is Lisanna?" I gasped at the revelation. Oh crap this wasn't good, Lisanna and Lucy were good friends, it didn't take a genius to see how this was going to end.
"Yeah," He sighed looking slightly depressed. "I don't know how I'm supposed to handle this situation to be honest."
"Well don't expect me to save you from the wrath of Juvia and bookworm dude, this is all on you!" I grumbled getting back onto my feet deciding I'd had more than enough of the guy and Levy would have gotten the brat's dinner outta the way by now. I started to head back towards the guild and Levy, when I heard another loud sigh issue from the middle child of us dragon slayers. I couldn't believe I was about to try and help this douche bad out.
"You should probably confess to Lisanna sooner rather than later, ya know. Or make your lack of romantic feelings clear to Lucy asap." I yelled back at Natsu giving him my final piece of advice before getting out of earshot. I mean his problems weren't going to go away, so he may as well tackle them now and get the fall out dealt with.
*Lisanna's p.o.v*
To say I was feeling rather chuffed with myself was an understatement. I'd managed to get 3 prospective pairs underway; to hopefully becoming proper couples and I had one teamed up zodiac spirit pair. Bixlow was about to start his penalty, due to passing out with the other idiots and I hadn't even needed Freed's ruins. I had no clue what Mira-nee had been doing wrong all these years but getting everybody set up so far had seemed to be a piece of cake!
I was just about to start watching the lacrima video that Bixlow had taken when I heard several members shout out in surprise down stairs. Ooh was that Lucy and Levy's voices I heard? They must be back from their respective dates, I can't wait to hear all..later. For now I just gotta watch and see what happened last night. I'd been dying to know all day, but hadn't been able to make time till now. Pressing play I sat back and revealed in the previous events that I'd missed.
-Time skip to after lacrima video is finished-
Well that was interesting and extremely helpful to my plans. Gajeel really did like Levy, Bixlow had been right all along, we only needed to give the dragon slayer a good push to confess his feelings and doubts to the solid script mage and ta dah instant couple! The news about Lucy already being in love with Natsu had been a little surprising. I'd always assumed that she tried to deny her feelings for him because they worked together, but this in its own way was very encouraging for me to hear. If Lucy had already fallen for the resident goofball my work load on that pair was halved. Yay for me! It also helped that he seemed obsessed with the blonde woman in return. They never seemed to be apart from each other for long.
Well it was about time for me to get back down stairs and see how Bixlow was faring with what I'd set him haha. I could just imagine how the guild would take it once they noticed. I chuckled as I tidied Mira-nees office back up and headed down the stairs to the main floor of Fairy tail spotting Levy and Lucy chatting at the bar right away. They looked highly amused at Bixlow, who was behind the bar as per part of his penalty. I headed straight over to them desperate to know how today had gone. As I sat down next to Lucy I caught the last bit of her sentence to Levy.
"I kissed him Levy, full on kissed him!" She gushed happily with sparkly eyes.
"Omg no way!" Levy exclaimed hugging the girl, causing Bixlow to laugh. I turned to give him a glare that said 'what the hell?' to which he merely pointed at Lucy as if to say 'ask yourself madam'.
"Who did you kiss Lucy?" I asked, interrupting the girls hug. I had a suspicion over whom she had kissed but just wanted to hear her confirm it.
"Natsu," She squealed turning to look at me now slightly sheepishly. Please don't say she was worried I would be upset she's kissed the pink haired man?
"Seriously its about time." I giggled hugging her, in a reassuring way to show that I couldn't be happier for her. I was so thrilled at the fact that my plan had put her in the situation, where she could kiss him and finally be true to her feelings. Lucy really deserved to be happy and have a wonderful man to grow old with.
I sat back and noticed that Bixlow had left the safety of the bar to carry a tray of drinks around. I burst out laughing, seriously I guess I'd been slightly too mean to the guy after all he was helping me out, with my demonic plans. So he'd gotten drunk too? After seeing the lacrima, I'd realized he had only started drinking after he had fulfilled his half of the deal. I was about to get up and tell him to go change when two familiar figures entered the guild.
"WHY THE HELL IS BIXLOW WEARING A MAID'S COSTUME!" I heard the two voices scream out from over by the guilds entrance. Ah Gajeel and Natsu really knew how to make an entrance. I shifted in my seat to watch the reaction of the two dragon slayers and Bixlow. To give him credit Bixlow was taking the maid thing in stride considering. He'd barely complained and had even said it would be fun, but now his whole face was red and he was making his way back towards the bar at superhuman pace. The entire hall erupted in laughter at this, most of them only now noticing Bixlow's odd attire. I felt even worse now that I'd subjected him to this level of embarrassment, I'd have to think of a way to make it up to him.
"He lost to me last night," Cana yelled from her seat. Pulling her barrel of booze up to her face, I noticed how both of the men paled at her voice popping up and quickly dropped the subject heading over to where we were sitting. I hoped it was so they could sweep the girls away again.
"Hey bookworm got a minute?" Gajeel grumbled at Levy who smiled back at him and hopped off her bar stool to follow him to his usual dark corner. That looked very promising, I smiled imagining the conversation that was currently happening between them.
"Um, hey Lisanna can we talk?" Natsu asked looking at me with a slight blush across his cheeks. Turning my attention away from my musings I felt my stomach drop at his question registered and the feeling only got worse when I saw the look he had on his face... Please don't do what I think you're gonna do baka!
"Yeah Natsu, what's on your mind," I smiled at him not wanting to let what I was really feeling show on my face. I sneaked a quick peek at Lucy out of the corner of my eye and saw she'd turned her attention to her drink and was running her ringer around the rim of her glass. I saw the boy glance at my friend then back at me. Dear god every instinct in me was screaming that what was about to come was not going to be good for my plans. I also feared it could do a crap tone of damage to my friendship with Lucy.
"Somewhere quieter maybe?" He asked starting to fidget where he stood. I saw Lucy stiffen at this and I felt my stomach clench even more. I had to try and put him off, whatever it was he was trying to do. I could not let it happen.
"Here's as good a place as any," I muttered turning to pick up my glass from the bar top and give myself a chance to not look at Natsu. I saw Bixlow look at me as I picked my drink up and as I started to turn back, I allowed him to see just for a second; the look of panic in my eyes. This was not gonna end well!
"Well okay then," He sighed, gulped and looked me straight in the eyes once I'd turned back to face him. What?! Why didn't he back off and wait till another time? "I like you! and would like for you to be my girlfriend." He stated loudly and rather boldly. The entire guild fell silent at this, as I went into shock. This was not how I'd wanted things to play out. What was I going to do? I turned my head to see Lucy hiding her eyes behind her bangs, but it couldn't hide the tears dripping down her face. Shit! Shit! shit! was the only thing running through my mind at this precise second. I looked back at Natsu and saw him waiting patiently for my answer. I gulped and made a split second decision. Why couldn't he have just not been Natsu for once in his life? Now I was really in the hot seat...
"I'm really sorry Natsu but I already have a boyfriend," I forced myself to smile sweetly at him. Hoping to whatever god there was out there that my lie didn't fall apart within a split second. What had possessed me to say that?!
"Who is it?" Natsu growled, his eyes also covered by his bangs. Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap what do I say? I was in total mental breakdown country now, until I felt a strong arm wrap around my shoulder and I looked up to see who my savior was. Only to see the last guy on the plant who I thought would get me out of this pit of boiling lava I'd gotten myself into. Though the feeling of his skin on mine caused my heart to race and a blush to rage across my face.
"It's okay babe, I guess the cats outta the bag now." Bixlow grinned letting his tongue roll out as he smirked at Natsu. Once again it hit me just how amazing Bixlow was, he's heard my lie and ran with it when he saw it falling apart! I could kiss the man for this...Wait he's still wearing the maid's uniform!