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Time for Wendy to have a nice date with Jellal! This won't have any effect to the main ship of the story. But please enjoy! Thanks for the reviews, favorites, and follows. To reply to one of them, this series length depends on the readers. Hope you like long chapters, because this one is lengthy.

Wendy's Outing! The Water Card's Wrath.

After she had painstakingly prepared two dishes of pancakes and poured two glasses of milk tea, Wendy paused outside her brother's door. The tray was heavy and she didn't want to spill anything by trying to knock. What to do?

She was about to call out when Jellal opened the door and leaned down to take the tray.

"Thank you very much for your trouble, Wendy."

"No, I -"

"What, Wendy?" Natsu looked up in surprise from his homework. "You were there?"

Both of them turned curious eyes toward Jellal.

"How did you know I was here, when I didn't knock?" Wendy asked.

He shrugged. "Just a hunch that you brought something for us, Wendy." And with that he winked.

Happy was hovering in midair, as he often did when thinking hard, his tail whipping back and forth.

"Aquarium... water... Hmm." His meditations were cut short by Wendy bursting into the room and shutting the door behind her, then sinking down to the floor with a happy sigh. "Wendy? Hey, Wendy?" She was paying no attention to him at all, but gazing dreamily into thin air, a crimson flush across her cheeks. "What in the world happened?"

Without warning she grabbed him and hugged him close to her chest, ignoring his cries, and jumped to her feet to dance across the room.

"I'm so happy! Jellal is so cool!"

She collapsed against the pile of stuffed animals, and unsuccessfully he squirmed to escape her clutches.

"Hey! What are you doing so lifeless like this? What happened to your duties as Cardcaptor?"

"Jellal is so much better than cards," she murmured drowsily.

"Hey now, are you fine with the idea of the penguin trainer drowning again?" That got her attention at last, and she sat up and released him.

"I don't want that. That's too sad." Breathing raggedly, Happy crawled across the floorboards to sit on one of her slippers.

"I thought I was gonna die," he muttered to himself. "But it might be a little tricky this time. Of course, I assume that the trainer nearly drowned in water."

"Mm."

"And when it was happening, did you see who was trying to drown them, Wendy?"

"I thought I saw someone grab her from the water."

"That's probably the water card, Juvia. She can be a real pain when it comes to her relationship with the ice card."

"Just as I thought. So all I have to do is capture her and turn her back into a card!" Wendy exclaimed happily.

"It won't be that easy," he cautioned. "Water inside water, you can't see Juvia with your own eyes. Even if you could pull her out of the water, if she disperses into tiny pieces, you can't really control her. It's hard to capture things with no solid shapes like water. Juvia is one of the higher mages in the Fiore Cards, too. The four basic elemental cards of earth, water, fire, and wind are rather difficult to use. Furthermore, Juvia is an offensive Card, so she's got quite a temper. The Cards you have now are Windy, Fly, and Shadow. They're no match for what we're facing. For instance, even if you used your wind powers, another high level of magic, you can't go against Juvia. That's because you're too kind and can't seem to harm others."

Wendy's shoulders had been slumping throughout Happy's spontaneous lecture, and she felt her spirits take a sudden blow at his last words. She really didn't want to hurt any of the cards with her wind magic, but she had to find a way to capture them all.

And she had to use pure luck alone.

How? How? How?

Over and over the word echoed through her mind as Wendy paced across the school-grounds. Unnoticed, Chelia followed in silence.

Wendy leaned over the fountain, watching her reflection waver with the slight ripples. It was impossible. She broke the still surface and her image by plunging her hands into the liquid and scooping up a handful. But it leaked out between her fingers and she sat on the edge of the fountain with a groan. It was impossible, but she had to hurry up and do it anyway.

"You don't look so cheerful right now Wendy, is something the matter?" Chelia asked, sitting next to her.

"N-no, I'm fine."

Chelia took her hand and squeezed it gently.

"It looks like a great challenge, so typical for upholders of justice, has fallen on your shoulders."

Wendy sighed and explained everything, the danger, Happy's warnings, all of it.

"Oh my. So it's the fault of a Fiore Card after all."

"Yeah, but Happy tells me that I can't catch it yet."

The two of them left school together that day, Chelia walking while Wendy skated at a sedate pace beside her.

"Chelia."

"Hmm?"

"Thanks for listening to my story."

"That smile is best on you, Wendy." Chelia announced, taking pleasure in the way Wendy's face split into a grin. "Oh yes, this is for you, Wendy. It's a new product from my cousin's company." She was holding out a slim cell phone, which was a pretty shade of blue, and decorated with a cloud over the number pad. "This is yours, Wendy. And this one is for Happy."

Wendy took both proffered phones, a little dazed.

"Are you sure that I can borrow these?"

"Of course. My cousin wants to know if they're easy to use, as well."

Wendy couldn't believe how lucky she was, to have such a good friend that could cheer her up.

"Thanks for worrying about me."

"I will see you tomorrow."

"See you then."

They parted company, and Wendy began skating faster on her way home. Her mind was still occupied with her problem. She'd suggested combining the three Cards, but Happy had shaken his head firmly.

"No, no good. With just the Cards you have, Wendy, it's no use no matter what you do."

But the Water Card was still there in the aquarium, just waiting for her. It was so frustrating.

Her mind elsewhere, she wasn't really paying attention and too late after turning the corner she saw that someone was directly in her path. She let out a shriek and tried to swerve, but her speed had been too great to fully control her direction. Her feet went out from under her and she knew she was destined for a painful smack with the pavement, but then a pair of strong hands caught her. Her fall had been arrested in the nick of time.

"Sorry -" She opened her eyes to see Jellal's worried face, and choked on her apology. "Oh!"

"Um..Wendy?"

"Jellal." He stood and helped her to her feet.

"It's dangerous if you don't watch where you're going."

"Sure I'm sorry."

His familiar smile returned to his face, as a way of showing her it was forgotten.

"Thank you for those hot cakes yesterday. They were delicious."

"No, it's nothing."

"You're out late today. Are you coming back from practice?" Seeing her puzzled expression, he elaborated. "I thought you were a member of the cheerleading squad."

"Yeah I am."

"I heard from Natsu, that he was hit by your baton while you were practicing at home."

Wendy turned crimson at that, humiliated. Just exactly what kind of things did her brother tell Jellal when they were alone?

"To say thanks for the hot cakes, would you like to go out for a nice meal with me sometime?"

Wendy was shocked out of her embarrassment and saw that Jellal was smiling earnestly.

"Really?"

"I found a place that serves pretty good food. I'll meet you at the park tomorrow, at one."

He was inviting her out with him! Just the two of them! Wendy thought she might burst, but instead she just nodded.

"Yes that'll be totally fine."

After that, she couldn't even feel her skates touching the pavement as she glided home. Everything was so indescribably wonderful and perfect; there was nothing wrong with the world, nothing at all.

Happy raised his eyebrows as she floated through the doorway, then shut it behind her and slid down against the wood until she was on the floor.

"Jellal..."

" This again? Come on Wendy." Happy pestered, rolling his eyes.

She paid him no attention, but let out a hysterical giggle before throwing herself onto her bed with her new phone in hand. Chelia really hooked me up this time! She thought.

Still ignoring Happy's nagging comments, buried her face into the pillow with a dreamy sigh. Tomorrow would never come fast enough.

He was already there when she arrived, his hands in his pockets as he watched birds fly across the sky. She smoothed her skirt nervously, she'd spent all morning agonizing over what to wear ,and bowed, and he returned it.

"Did I remember the meeting time wrong?" She asked, nervously.

"No, you're fifteen minutes early."

"Oh? Then -"

"I didn't want to keep you waiting, Wendy, so I came really early."

Oh. That simple comment carried such consideration and tenderness that she felt her cheeks growing warm again, and her whole body fluttering as if she might take off and fly. Paying absolutely no attention to where they were going, she was surprised when she finally found herself standing before the aquarium.

"This is?"

"That's right, Wendy, you came here the other day. Didn't you?"

He took her hand and led her up the steps.

"We're going in here?"

"That's right."

She couldn't ask even if she wanted to, but allowed herself to be led past the sliding glass doors.

"I get it. It's this aquarium. This is perfect! I can check to see if there is a Fiore Card here."

Happy, safe behind the cover a low tree, fluttered over Chelia's shoulder and flashed a conspiratorial grin before adjusting his sunglasses. Chelia responded by adjusting her own, and pulled her cap down low over her braids.

"And I can film Wendy's first date on video!" They exchanged a quick high five, and Chelia raised her camera again.

"Let's go!"

"Yeah!"

"That's a big fish," Jellal evaluated as the blue giant undulated leisurely past the glass. It was so huge it seemed to fill the viewing window, and Wendy felt her eyes growing bigger as she tried to take it all in.

"It really is."

"I wonder if I could eat it?"

"Wouldn't it be too much for one person?" He winked slyly at her.

"I don't think it's too much." Wendy did, but she didn't press the issue. Instead she leaned against the railing, sidling ever closer to his elbow.

"Yeah..."

"They're so relaxed," Chelia commented from behind the camera.

Happy felt a familiar shudder run down his back. He turned around to see the water stir slightly around him. This looks weird. Maybe the card is close by?

As if his thoughts were correct, the tank in front of Wendy and Jellal burst open. Water flooded everywhere as it poured from the giant crack. People screamed and fled from the running water.

"Wendy!" Jellal shouted trying to catch her from getting swept up.

Wendy wasn't quite sure what had happened; only that she'd heard some terrified screams, and then a tank had been upended directly over her. Instantly she was under the surface. It was so sudden that she hadn't had the chance to take a good breath, and after a moment she pushed herself upward to seek air. Something tugged on her leg, keeping her down, and a ripple of shock when through her when she recognized the whirlpool tightening around her ankle. Instantly a woman's face had appeared and her hand was clutching her leg. Wendy recognized her instantly as the water card Juvia.

"Love Rival, give Gray back to me." She said.

Wendy couldn't reply, but she struggled to get out of her grip. Air was slowly leaving her body the more Juvia dragged her down. Suddenly, the water level started to go down. Juvia let her go and swam to get back to the water. Feeling faint, she splashed to the surface and took several gulping breaths.

"Wendy!" Her brother was taking her in his arms now, anxiously running hands over her face and chest to check her breathing and pulse. "Are you all right?"

Somehow she managed a shaky nod, and he waded through the remaining water to carry her up the stairs.

"Thanks, what are you doing here?" She whispered.

"I wanted to see what you guys were up too." He whispered back.

"Wendy!" Chelia dropped to a crouch beside her as Natsu set her down, taking one of her hands and squeezing it.

"Chelia. Wait, where's Jellal?" A sound made everyone look over, and Natsu realized his friend was leaning nonchalantly against the handle of an axe by the exit.

"Hey, are you all right?"

"I thought I was gonna die," Wendy whispered to her friend.

"Is this what we think it is?" Chelia inquired, and Happy pushed up her cap to peek out from underneath.

"Yeah, it's the doings of a Fiore Card."

"Juvia was here."

"You saw her?" She nodded, unconsciously rubbing her ankle as she remembered her terrifying grip. It had been so strong...

"By the way, what are you two doing here?" At that they both gave a guilty cringe, and then Happy vanished back under Chelia's cap as Jellal climbed the stairs to kneel beside her.

"Are you sure you're okay Wendy?" He asked again.

Wendy nodded. "Thanks Jellal for stopping the water."

He smiled. "No problem. As long as you're okay, then everything's alright."

Wendy felt her cheeks grow hotter. "I guess our outing is pretty much done. A shame we didn't get to spend more time together."

"Well there's always tomorrow." Jellal said, cheerfully.

Wendy nodded. Right now I've got to capture Juvia before she causes more of a mess. I'm coming tonight to finish the job!

Can Wendy catch Juvia? Or will she be all washed up? Find out next time: The Battle of Love! Sky vs. Water!

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