Towers 3
"He's been staring at you the whole time." Cana Alberona says, sitting on a table, hands wrap on the barrel of booze that is only for her to drink while looking at the barmaid that is wiping the plates on the guildhall's bar.
It's not like Mirajane didn't notice but she did actually. Since he stepped inside the guild, Mirajane knew it's time to start the act. Remembering the happenings last night, her mind still lingers on the things that she did last night; her accusations and rejections.
No.
She's not coming back.
She don't want to be that person again; that girl that is head over heels to Laxus Dreyar. It wasn't supposed to be her, she's Mirajane Strauss! Laxus Dreyar is supposed be nothing but a guild mate. Nothing more, nothing less. What she did was disgraceful, idiotic and stupidity. How she wish she can turn back the time and stop herself from hitting him or... asking him out. Stupidity.
Or was it?
Not worth to think.
"Let him be," Mirajane answers. Placing the plate that she was wiping on top of the dry plates. Let him be, she don't care. She needs to stop caring, after all. Dealing with Laxus Dreyar is tiring. Very tiring. He's just going to mess with her mind and ruin her, it's better to walk away and forget.
Forget about everything.
"I'm Mirajane Strauss, an S-class mage and I can even beat Erza. Even you!" Pointing her little hand on the guy in front of her, Mirajane clenches her teeth and glares at him. Hearing him laughing worsen her mood as she takes one step toward the blond, preparing herself to punch him.
"You? Beating me? You're not even that good, kid." Laxus smiles widely while looking at the takeover mage in front of him, amused.
It's been years since they started talking and the scene that Mirajane and Erza did after was a blast. The guild got more messier and well, the fight was awesome, so who wants to stop it? They were surrounded by the people of the guild until the guild master came in and scolded the two girls. The damage was done and the money was gone too. Poor Macarov.
Indeed.
For the two of them, Laxus and Mirajane, they became 'not-so-friends-at-all', as what Mira thinks. He'd been getting on her nerves every time they talk, he keeps competing with her and she don't like it even a bit.
"Mira-nee, Laxus said he wants to talk to you."
Mirajane move her head to where the voice came from and sighs deeply.
"Lisanna-"
When Kinana or her are not around, Lisanna would come and offer herself to help them serving in the guild. Lisanna and Elfman would usually go on a job together when they have time so she'll mostly be left alone in their apartment with-
Shaking her head, Mirajane gives Lisanna a little smile. "Let him be." She continues, lowering her head and focus on wiping the wet plates.
Cana and Lisanna looks at each other as Cana shrugs her shoulders and drink her booze while Lisanna walks off to serve the guild's customers. Surely, Lisanna is going back to where the Raijinshuu and Laxus are sitting at and inform the dragon slayer of what the barmaid told her. Knowing Mirajane and Laxus, they'll just going to play their cat and mouse game again. Their relationship is complicated and mess up, why would Mirajane even want that?
Opening her other eye to look at the barmaid, barrel on the table once more, Cana shakes her head and opens her mouth and-
"I know what you're going to say Cana, I don't want to talk about it." Mirajane cuts her, still working with wiping the plates.
"Good way of ruining my fun, Mira."
"Good way of ruining my mood, Cana." She answers as she looks at the mage. "Not letting you though,"
"Tch, too bad. Some guy would want to see you on that side though," With that sentence, Cana shrugs as she smiles slyly. Staring at Mirajane fully, she smiles widely knowing she just gained Mirajane Strauss' attention. Of course, she knows Mirajane's weakness, after all.
Why would Mirajane want that kind of relationship, you ask? Because he's Laxus Dreyar.
No one can ever compete Laxus Dreyar.
Especially on Mirajane Strauss' heart.
"Quit slacking around, Natsu, Erza will be back any minute!"
There was a good fight. Natsu and Gray were having a duel and they've been, once more, caught by Erza. They were outside of the guild, most of the people were resting after the event last day's Harvest Festival. Planning for a walk to ease the boredom, they roam around the city to find something interesting and ended up stopping in front of the guild as the two, Natsu and Gray, started to argue over stupid stuff. Again.
She can still hear Lisanna's voice scolding Natsu while she, Cana, walks inside the guild and looks around. Like what they thought, it's empty and... open? Macarov might be inside and some of the members.
"No one?"
Looking around, Cana takes another step toward the table near the wall, eyes are on her target table to play with her cards. She shrugs and takes another step, she gives herself a victorious smile and sits on the chair, she was about to get her cards until the voice came out.
"W-what do you mean?"
"You heard me."
"That's it? After all the things that we've been through, that's it?!"
'Mirajane?' Cana thought as her attention focused on the voice at the second floor of the building. Standing up, she walks near the stairs, eavesdropping on the conversation at the top.
"You can't be serious, Laxus! You have got to be kidding me!"
"Do you want me to repeat what I said?"
"I can't believe you, I thought we- that we-"
"Well, I don't."
"LAXUS!" Mirajane slams her hand on the table between her and Laxus, cannot believe in what he's doing.
Arms crossing, Laxus calmly stares on Mirajane's eyes without any emotions but filled with coldness. Mirajane would normally ignore it, ignore what he's trying to do and it has been too fast for the both of them.
Or for him.
She's been happy though, very contented with what they have. Mirajane couldn't ask for more and accept Laxus for who he is. Things are, sadly, not the same for the blond.
"Woman, shut up."
"What is your problem?"
"Nothing."
"You breaking up with me is nothing? Laxus, you know I-"
"Kid, shut up."
"STOP TREATING ME LIKE A CHILD!"
"Then stop acting like one."
"How dare you?"
"Tch, you're annoying."
"And you're a jerk!"
"Should've knew that before dating me, Mirajane."
Eyes wide open, Cana's eyes are still locked at the second floor's stairs. Mirajane and Laxus are dating? WERE! She couldn't believe it, why would Mirajane even date Laxus?
"Yeah, good way to fuck it up, Laxus Dreyar."
"Been a pleasure, Mira." The guy answers and laughs loudly.
The clicking of shoes alerted Cana as she hurriedly hide at the back of the stairs of the guild's. She can see Laxus walking down the stairs calmly, hands on his pockets. That guy? Laxus Dreyar? Mirajane chose that guy? Cana follows his every move until he got out of the guild, she, then, got alerted by the loud stomping and yelling of the takeover mage at the second floor of the guildhall.
"I cannot believe him! That ignorant, no good, jerk. How dare him- OW!"
A loud thump was heard as she looks up and walk to check on Mirajane. Taking a deep breath, she slowly walk on the stairs and finds the girl on the floor, chairs laying down on the floor. She must've kicked them and hurt herself.
"Mira?" She says, looking at the white-haired S-class mage.
"What are you doing here?! You're not an S-class mage."
Freezing on her position, she looks at the takeover mage with her bored eyes. That's her problem? Didn't she just got dumped minutes ago? Mirajane is so weird.
"Is that even more important than what I just heard?" Cana says, teasing the takeover mage. She forms a smirk while locking her eyes on the girl in front of her and as far as she can see, that alerted the other girl.
"How much did you hear?!"
"Why do you care?"
"CANA!" Mirajane grits her teeth and clenches her fists. Laxus is just a dumbass boy who only thinks about himself, never again she'll fall for that trick. He'll see, she's gonna change and find someone better, he'll be jealous and will beg to come back but no, she's not gonna say yes to that. No more Laxus Dreyar. He'll see, he's gonna regret dumping her in the first place.
"What? I didn't even-" Cana was cut by Mirajane's glare. She takes a step back and laughs nervously. Looking away, she coughs a little and opens her mouth to speak. Mirajane is scary, really. "Uh, nothing much. Just Laxus breaking up with you."
Mirajane freezes for a second."Tch, whatever. S'not like I care," Mirajane says and rolls her eyes as she stands up and walks toward the stairs.
"Oh, you don't?"
"Not. A. Bit."
Mirajane stumbles and yelps. Cana, who's watching her, grins. For a strong woman like Mirajane, she's sure is an obvious girl that is obviously affected of what happened a while ago.
"You good?"
"Perfect!" Mirajane answered as she stands up to take a step on the stairs, slowly.
"No hard feelings?"
"Not even a bit."
"Wanna talk about it?"
"Duh."
"Pretty sure?"
"Cana, seriously?" Looking at her back, Mirajane looks at Cana, who's hands are crossed and still with her annoying grin.
"Jeez, girl, just checking."
"Whatever."
Cana watches as Mirajane run and leave the guildhall. She smiles a bit and shakes her head.
"Liar."
A/N
This story will mostly be filled with Miraxus' past so mep, hope you're still enjoying it.