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Sorry about deleting this chapter before. I had a new idea for this chapter and couldn't but to change it. Some parts of this chapter will be different than the deleted version.

ENJOY!

Chapter 3: Gratitude and Injures

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"Onii-chan, you idiot." Lisanna huffed, crossing her arms.

Laxus smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. Lisanna was mad at him for his assumption at her being a, ahem, homo. "Sorry about that, got carried away."

Lisanna sighed. Her brothers overprotectiveness would annoy her most of the time. "Seriously, you start to sound like Elf-nii-chan."

Laxus chuckled and raised his eyebrows, realization dawning over him. "But wait, since you're going to play with that Romeo guy, wouldn't you have to kiss him?"

Lisanna flushed, trying to stop her mind from imagining. "Y-Yes, of course! But it's for the play."

A dark aura surrounded Laxus as he glared at her. "Where can I find that Ro-punk guy?"

"IT'S ROMEO!"

"Hey, what's the matter?" Elfman inquired as he came down from upstairs, walking to the living's room couch. He smiled as he sat . "Hey, Aniki, glad you're here."

"Oh, hey Elf." Laxus waved at his little brother, before returning to his somber mood. "Lisanna's going to kiss a boy."

Elfman unleashed a dark aura, glaring at Lisanna, who sweatdropped. "We should pay him a visit, Aniki."

"Well you two stop already!" Lisanna threw her arms up in frustration.

Mira came out from the bathroom, wearing a pink jumper and white shorts. The bangs covering her forehead untied.

She noticed her siblings voices coming from downstairs and couldn't help but to smile. It was always calming for them to be like this; chatting and teasing each other. She relished at the feeling of having a family, even if it wasn't...complete. As long as she had her siblings, everything is okay.

But if I date Onii-chan, what will happen?

She was both embarrassed and sad at that thought. Lisanna and Elfman loved Laxus, maybe not as much as she did, but they still looked up to him.

She suddenly thought about Makarov and Porlyusica. Their grandparents always loved her and the idea of failing them saddened her greatly. They always expressed how proud they were of her, but it made her a little angry when they would criticize Laxus. Her brother never seemed to care, stating that he never cared about being special, as long as he can be something.

But you're already special in my eyes. Why can't anybody see that?

She sighed. Life can be a bitch sometimes. She giggled, her grandfather would probably have a heart attack if he ever heard her cursing.

Being the perfect sibling, her life was stressful. Being a model, a top student, and practicing her hobbies was a tiring to do everyday. She blushed at thinking about a certain hobby of hers. Nobody has to know about...that!

With a sigh, she made her way to the living room. She smiled as she was met by her siblings, who smiled back at her.

"Mira-nee!"

"Nee-chan!"

"Hey...l-little bird..." Came Laxus's strange replay. His eyes were wide, as if he saw a dragon.

"Something's wrong, Onii-chan?" Mira inquired as she sat beside Lisanna.

"Oh no, it's just..." Laxus grinned at her, making her heart skip a beat. "You look prettier with your hair that way."

Her face turned red. The butterflies in her stomach swarmed wildly. Her heart was beating so much it threatened to burst from her chest.

Lisanna gave her older sister a calculating look. "Wait a sec..." Lisanna leaned up to inspect her sister's face.

Mirajane leaned back, a blush on her face as her heart beats increased to the point where she thought it was heard.

"W-What is it, Lisanna?"

Lisanna grinned as she leaned back. She nodded at herself with a proud look. "I see."

Laxus rolled his eyes while Elfman looked at her in puzzlement. Lisanna stood up and pointed a finger at Mira. "You have a crush on someone!" She exclaimed triumphantly.

Although her revelation was dramatic, it shocked Laxus and Elfman, who stared at their sister with wide eyes. They always heard about those punks, as Laxus would call them, confessing to his sister, but she always turned them down. The idea of Mira having a crush in the mean time was even impossible to think of.

"We should pay him a visit too." Laxus mumbled darkly. The idea of someone dating Mira was very irritating. It looked like someone was trying to take her away.

Laxus's dark voice was laughed at from Lisanna and Elfman, but stung Mira. It made her look like she was hurting him.

"Geez, you two can't give us a break." Lisanna snickered. "It's normal for every girl to get a boyfriend. I'm sure you two thought of getting girlfriends."

"It's not manly to think about girls." Elfman bellowed defiantly.

"Yeah, but not every man has Evergreen." Lisanna stated slyly, making her Elfman flush.

"And you, Laxus-nii, you're in your last year at high school and you've never went out in a date!" Lisanna huffed, crossing her arms. "Seriously, something's wrong with you, or are you...not familiar with woman?" She finished with a teasing tone.

Laxus blushed. "Hell no! I'm straight, but I guess..." He rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "I've never...been good with girls and frankly, never been interested in getting a girlfriend."

Mira felt joy, hope, and sorry at the same time. She felt happy that no filthy girl touched her beloved brother, but on the other hand, she felt sorry that he didn't get to experience love. She blamed it on a certain man, and just thinking about him ruined her mood.

No, she will not think about him. She was happy and safe with her siblings and she wouldn't trade this time with anything.

"Who needs a lover, anyways. " Laxus said with a grin. "I love you guys and if I have you, I will never need anyone."

Idiot! Any girl would faint from embarrassment at these words! Don't say things that make me fall in love with you more!

Lisanna placed her hands at her heating cheeks. "Ya! You're making me blush!"

Elfman grinned. "Loving your family is manly!"

Laxus sweatdropped. "No, you just ruined it."

Elfman sulked while Mira and Lisanna laughed. For one of the few times in their life, the siblings felt peace. They were away from the past, their tiring lives, and their duties. This moment looked too good to be real. They just laughed without any care in the world, like they used too...when their mother was alive.

As long as I can be happy with Onii-chan like this, then it's okay.

"I refuse!" Erza flat out told her partner with a straight face. It was the third day that she met with Laxus Dreyar after school for their tutoring session. They had gone through each others note from yesterday and decided that it was still lacking in content. So they continued from where they had left yesterday, with Erza proposing they do an assignment. Laxus nodded and they continued to work in silence until Laxus braced himself and asked her to join Natsu, Wendy, Gray, Juvia, and Lucy for their meeting in the weekend.

"But why?" He replied.

"There's no need for me to join them since we're going to finish this assignment today." She said with a glare.

This time, it was the blonde who frowned. "Then, we'll just join them and have some fun."

"You can go if you want to have some fun. I got my own thing to do." She said simply before she returned to her book.

"What kind of thing do you have to do? From the way I see it, you don't even have friends to do anything with." He sneered, challenging her.

Erza raised her head to glare at him.

"What friends got anything to do with it? I don't need friends to do anything that I want." She spat. "From the way I see it, you just asked me to go only to humiliate me later when it's obvious that my company is clearly not wanted. Besides, you're the last one to talk about friends!" She shouted with venom dripping with every word she uttered.

Laxus's eyes widen when she said that. He wondered why she would think that way. Why did she think that low of him? Anger surged through him like a fire. Just as he opened his mouth to retort back, Erza closed the book she read with a loud snap and got up from her seat.

"This book has no important information in it." She puffed out before walking to the shelf containing other books.

Laxus watched as the red haired beauty placed a wooden stool in front of the shelf before she stepped on it to reach the top shelf. He scowled at the scene while thinking about how stubborn she could be. She could just ask him to take that book for her in the first place.

So stubborn. He groaned inwardly before he focused back to his own book.

Erza browsed through the book on the top shelf while cursing the other occupant in the room. He was a bit annoying and dare she say a bit persistent when he wanted something to go his way. Asking her to join the weekend outing for example, she didn't know what his motive was but she blurted out what came to her mind at that moment without thinking it through. Now that she thought about it, maybe it sounded a bit harsh on her part. She was indirectly insulting him. With an inaudible sigh, she thought she would apologize later to him.

Finding the book she was looking for, she took it and balanced it in her left arm to take another book that caught her interest. That's when she heard a loud snap. She wondered what that sound was until she lost her balance and started falling. The books in her arms fell to the floor first with a loud thud and she closed her eyes, readying herself to feel the pain from falling on the cold, hard floor.

However, it was not as hard and painful as she initially thought it could be. In fact, it was warm, firm and comfortable. She opened her eyes and raised her head from the firm surface and was shocked when she saw that she was face to face with Laxus. He had cushioned her fall with his body and his hand circled around her tiny waist to catch and stabilize her.

"Damn..." A tiny curse escaped his lips.

"I'm s-sorry." Erza stuttered and tried to scramble away from him, afraid that she was crushing him with her weight. However, the hands circling her waist tightened, preventing her from escaping.

She looked at his brown orbs in confusion. "Laxus… let go of me." She said, some of her long red hair spilling on his chest and his face.

"No." He replied. "Not until you agree to the outing this weekend." He said, gritting his teeth from the pain on his back.

"What!?" Erza yelled. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. This guy really was persistent. "I told you I'm not interested in going out with you guys." She growled as she tried to wriggle herself free from his death grip.

"And I'm not going to let you go until you say yes." He stated defiantly, tightening his grip on her. He was sure she was going to have bruises later.

"You're crazy. I said I'm not going." She was yelling now. She felt his right hand leave her waist and she took the chance to push away from him. However, Laxus Dreyar proved to be stronger than her when her attempt met another failure.

"Are you really not going to change your mind?" He said in seriousness.

"No." Erza answered defiantly, glaring daggers at him.

Laxus sighed heavily. "You choose to do this the hard way."

Erza was startled at that. What was he playing at? But before she could ask him what he meant, she felt his lips collide with hers in a harsh kiss.

Erza froze on the spot. She was too shocked to do anything, something to prevent him from abusing her lip. After a while, she felt Laxus release his hold on her, but she was too stunned, still trying to register what was happening in the first place.

"I hope you're not not shocked. Was I that bad at kissing?" He asked with a smug look on his face.

Erza was shaken out of her shock and scrambled a few feet from him, her face's color rivaling her hair. "YOU!" She yelled pointing a finger dangerously at him. "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?"

"Your brain cell burned or something? I was kissing you, remember?" He stated like it was the simplest thing in the world.

Erza's face was now as red as a tomato, steam coming from her ears at recalling the kiss that he stole from her.

"How dare you..." She growled dangerously, her whole body shaking with a barely suppressed anger.

Laxus could feel the murderous intent radiating from her in waves. He feared for his life now. He obviously wasn't thinking clearly when he pulled that stunt earlier.

"Hey, it was your fault anyway." He said with a shrug, trying to defend himself.

"How the hell is it MY FAULT?!" Right now, she was shaking with rage. The nerve of this guy, how dare he tried to pin this on me!?

"Okay, maybe it was partially your fault. You wouldn't agree to the outing this weekend when I was asking you nicely. And what's with the thought of me humiliating you. Do you think so lowly of me?"

She felt a little guilty at that. "Whatever, I'm still not going." She said stubbornly with a death glare.

The evil smirk on his face made the shivers run down her spine. She had a feeling that she wouldn't like whatever it was that he would say.

"Well, if you don't come, then I will show the picture of us kissing to everyone in school." He said, showing her his phone with a picture of them in a provocative situation and kissing.

When the hell did he take that picture?

"What do you think the others will say when they see their student council president like this?" Laxus said, shaking his head, feigning innocence.

Erza paled and she felt her soul leave her body at the situation she found herself in. Erza Scarlet learned new things about Laxus today. He was annoying, persistent and one manipulative bastard that always wanted things to go his way. Somehow, he reminded her of someone she knew. And it was not that all surprising with their relation.

"YOU JERK!" She hissed, frustrated that she fell for his trap. All this so that she agreed to the outing thing this weekend? What a crap.

"I think we should go home for today. Since we have this weekend to finish it up." Laxus said pointedly which only earned him an evil glare in return.

Erza felt like murdering someone right now. If he didn't get lost soon, she could be held responsible for what she would do to him.

"Oh, by the way Erza." She sent a look his way, wondering what was it this time that he wanted to say. Was it not enough the damages he sent her way? "You should cut down the amount of the strawberry cheesecake that you consume. You're heavy you know."

BAM!

Laxus never saw it coming, but a book was sent flying straight at his face for his comment. It took a while for the pain to register in his brain.

"WHAT THE HELL, WOMAN!" He exclaimed while rubbing his pained face. "IS THAT HOW YOU TREAT YOUR SAVIOR?"

"YOU ASKED FOR IT YOU BASTARD!" Erza yelled. No one could come in between her and her strawberry cake. She knew that he was joking from his tone earlier, but she felt her anger subside a little by bringing some physical pain to her tormentor.

Then, a thought crept through her mind.

How the hell did he knows about my strawberry cheesecake

"I'm home." Laxus greeted when he walked though the door. Lisanna and Elfman were waiting or him in the living room with welcoming words.

When Laxus turned and his face met his siblings, Lisanna gasped and Elfman'e eyes widen.

Laxus stood with a scowl on his face, his forehead and nose clearly red.

"What happened, Onii-chan?" Lisanna asked worriedly. She hurriedly went to his side

Elfman gave his older brother a worried look, part of him feeling anxiousness. He feared that Laxus was caught in a fight again.

"A crazy girl threw a book at my face." Laxus grumbled.

Well, at least it's not a fight. Elfman thought in relief. Though it was really unexpected.

Lisanna wore a shocked expression, as if waiting for him to say that it was a joke, which turned to be not. She blinked at him then snickered. Her snickers turned to giggles, and her giggles turned to a full blown laugh, even Elfman couldn't help but to join her.

Laxus frowned. "Why are you laughing!? It clearly hurts!" He said, annoyed by his siblings reaction to his demise.

Laxus growled as he walked upstairs to his room, ignoring his siblings remarks and laughs while cursing a certain red-haired girl. He went in his room before Lisanna spoke.

"I really want to see her.

"And FINISH!"

Mira sighed in gratitude, thanking the gods for the time passing faster than she excepted. She was in a photo shoot for her fashion company, Blue Pegasus. She wore a dark girl's attire consisting of an A-Shirt with a black jeans jacket and a black skirt. She also wore black high heels and black stockings, which her rival, Jenny Realight, said that it was slutty. Her hair was tied in a ponytail with a black ribbon and black headphones with a skull emblem on its head cups. The picture was taken while she crossed her arms under her bust and was blowing a bubble with a bubblegum.

She was about to make her way to the changing rooms when she heard Ichiya, her manager and director, calling for her.

"Mira-san, your beauty perfume was great as always. Men... you're an inspiration for any artist." Ichiya said smoothly with a pose.

Mira smiled at him. She remembered the time when she brought Laxus to one of her photo shoots. She laughed inwardly when he kicked Hibiki's ass for trying to flirt with her and kicked Rin's ass for suspecting he wanted to ask her on a date. He even kicked Ichiya's, stating that even though the latter didn't do anything, he needed to make sure he didn't even think about harassing her.

She was afraid she lost her job, but Ichiya said that a man's jealousy toward his own kin is natural and that Laxus was a man.

"These shots will be good for the next issue for Fairy Weakly. Now, all we need to do is to make sure Jenny plays her princess's part right." Her photographer, Rin Akatsuki, said as he walked to stand between her and Ichiya.

And of course, there was Jenny Realight. A a young shining model like Mira and the girlfriend of the famous singer, Hibiki Lates.

"Men...Jenny-san's beauty is intoxicating. She'll do fine, Ren-kun." Ichiya posed with smile.

"Now, my honey, would you mind sharing me a cup of tea?" Ichiya asked Mira, extending his hand to her with a wink.

"No. I prefer to think about 20 different ways to die." Mira shot with a polite smile.

Ichiya fell on his back, as if he was shot by a gun, a shocked look on his face with crocodile tears running down his cheeks. "Another flower to be left to weather alone. I failed."

A vain popped on Mira's forehead. "What?" She whispered dangerously.

"U-Um, what S-Sensei meant is...that you don't have a boyfriend." Rin stuttered, fearing the white-haired beauty's wrath.

Mira sighed exasperatedly. That topic again. The topic of her not having a boyfriend irked her. Well, it was to be excepted, she's a model, a top student, a singer, passionate, and, according to Hibiki before Laxus sent him to moon, a sexy lady.

She told them that she had a busy life and getting a boyfriend will only make it busier, which was only part of the reason. She knew that Ichiya didn't mean harm. He was...well, being Ichiya.

"Men...your beauty is sure to weather away if you don't find a knight to swipe you off your feet." Ichiya stated with a show-off smile. "He might be closer than you know..."

Mira smiled sadly. The sad thing is...you're right.

"I'm home." Laxus called as he walked into his house. He noticed that nobody called back. He hummed in realization; Lisanna had to train for her play and Elfman had something to do with the management. It made him proud, the fact that his siblings were talented and hardworking. Unlike him, the black sheep in everyone's eyes.

Laxus never knew what he wanted to do with his life. He always despised the giddy students around him. To him, they were only a bunch of idiots that didn't know what the world was about and believed that they would follow the path laid out before them. He didn't know what to do with himself. Try to forge a path for his own? Follow his grandfather's selfish desires? Or act like these students and imagine like everything was meant to be?

He groaned. Future was a very hard thing to plan for. He remembered always wanting to be an artist or to have something to do with fine arts. His late mother encouraged him while his good-for-nothing father refused, telling him to be someone with a great social background, like a businessman, or an attorney, or a doctor.

He pushed all these thoughts away by drinking iced tea from the fridge. It served to cool off his nerves and calm his troubled mind. Up til now, he didn't have anything beside friends, siblings, and jobs. If anything, he didn't live his life like a normal teenager. It was when realization dawned on him...

He sacrificed his childhood so that his loved ones can live a happy life. Mira wanted to be a singer, Lisanna wanted to be an actress, and Eflman wanted to be a volleyball professional player. Although he knew they were naive, he didn't want their dreams to be broken like his was. He wanted them to fly like free birds. He wanted them to soar like dragons and achieve greatness, and live like kings. He never lived for himself, he lived for them.

He sighed, the topic of his future would be decided after graduation. He could work, or enter a Community College at the very least. He had choices, but thinking about them was so frustrating.

He made his way upstairs. He would take a nap and Mira would wake him up with her...weird ways and he would stay awake to 3 PM, playing video games, as usual.

That was his plan until he noticed light coming from Mira's room's door crack.

He raised his eyebrows in puzzlement. Didn't Mira have a model work today? And if not, she was a member of the Music Club. She had to be busy at this time.

Bracing himself and readying his fist, he slowly pushed the room door, ready to lung at any intruder, but what he found, was more than he thought about...

Yes! Onii-chan~ More!~

His arms fell to his sides in shock. In front of him, Mira was sitting before her PC, a perverted blush on her cheeks with drool running down the corner of her mouth. On the screen, a picture of a naked anime girl with white hair and big breasts riding her brother and shouting in pleasure.

Noticing someone's presence, she slowly turned her head, hoping that it was just the wind and that she was hallucinating. But her jaw dropped and her heart beat fastened when she saw Laxus at her door step, looking at her with utter shock.

The looked at each other in complete silence, no side uttering a single word, until Laxus gathered what's left of his courage.

"Um...nice game."

BAM!

He excepted an outraged response, but he never excepted to see the mouse flying at his direction. It took a while for the pain to register in his brain.

"THE FUCK! DIDN'T ANYONE TEACH YOU TO KNOCK!?"

"HOW THE FUCK IS THIS MY FAULT!?" He exclaimed rubbing his reddening nose. Fuck this is the second time this day!

A few moments later, he and Mira sat before each other on her room's floor. She had her arms crossed witha frown on her beautiful face, like a mother waiting for her child to confess.

She glared at him. "You're the worst, Onii-chan."

Laxus looked at her in disbelief. "How is it my fault? You're the one playing an eroge!"

She flushed in embarrassment and pouted at him. "Stupid Onii, don't say it out loud!" She started hitting him in the head.

"It's the truth!"

"Stop yelling at me!"

"You yelled first, women!"

The two glared at each other before Mira took a deep, calming sigh. "Sorry, I shouldn't have yelled at you."

Laxus looked away and rubbed the back of his head. "I'm sorry too. I was just surprised."

Mirajane shifted uncomfortably. She looked away, fearing her brother's reaction at her secret hobby. She started playing eroge games a long time ago, ever since she entered high school.

"So you are..." She heard Laxus start and her breath got caught in her throat. Did he find out why she bought them? Well he be disgusted? Well he despise her for it? She closed her eyes, trying to stop tears from welling up in them while waiting for her brother's words.

"An Otaku?" He finished with a questioning look, making her eyes snap wide open. She didn' see any sign of negative emotions on his face, just pure curiosity.

"U-Um, y-you could say so." She stuttered nervously.

"Wow, you really can do anything." Laxus chuckled.

Mira looked at him in surprise. "Wait, you mean you're not mad?"

Laxus shrugged. "Why should I? I mean it's not like you're not old enough to play these kind of games and who am I to judge you based on your interests? You'll always be Mira, no matter what you like."

Mira's heart beat frantically, happiness swarming in her insides. Her cheeks warmed up as she smiled down, twiddling with her fingers. "Thank you."

Laxus grinned. "Now, if you don't mind me asking, what's the deal with your hobby?"

Mira felt insecure when talking about her secret hobby. She hid it away from everyone, even her best friend, Cana. She was always afraid of how the others would view her if they found out about it. Part of her blamed Laxus, for making her like a certain genre and another part told her to blame herself for having these incestuous feelings towards her brother.

Mira sighed as she stood up. "I guess I'll have to show you."

He tilted his head to the side as she stood and walked to her wardrobe. She had two big ones, as excepted from a model. But his eyes widen as she opened the second drawer, reveling novels, mangas, and eroge game boxes. A big, brown box was taped and looked left out in the bottom. She looked back at him with timid expression. "This is my collection. I'am still to complete it, mainly because there are new eroges coming out this year.

He looked between her and the collection in wonder. "Does anyone know about this?" He asked.

She shook her head. "No, just you." She walked and sat on her bed, looking down sadly. "I never told anyone. I never planned to. I was always afraid to tell anyone because of how they would view me." She looked up and smiled warmly at Laxus. "But nobody viewed me the way yo do. You made me really happy."

For a reason he couldn't fathom, his heart skip a beat at her smile. He smiled back at her. "I'm just doing my role as a brother."

By making me see you more than just a brother. Nice role.

"Didn't it occur to you to find someone that share your interests?" Laxus inquired.

Mira shook her head. "I tried, but it seemed everyone that I had my eyes on were looked down upon, especially in school."

"Who said anything about school?"

"Huh?"

Laxus grinned. "You can search about Otaku groups online. Freed is in one, and he found it by that method."

Mira perked up at his suggestion. His idea wasn't bad...

"But won't they identify me because I'm a model?"

Laxus shook his head. "No, because the only people that know you are the ones leaving around this district."

Mira's eyes widen as realization dawned on her. "You mean..."

He nodded with a smile. "You can meet them in Akiba, since it's the base for Otakus and they if they are okay with it, it means that they're in the same position as you."

Mira leapt at her brother, tackling him while pressing her head against his chest, pure happiness itched on her face with tears in her eyes. Laxus was taken back by her action, but regained his composure by wrapping his arms around her waist.

'Thank you...thank you so much.." She whispered softly.

He smiled down at her and patted her head. "Anything for you, little bird."

The next day, after his studying session with Erza, Laxus received a text from Mira, telling him that she found herself an Otaku group called 'Otaku Queens'. He sweatdropped at the ridiculous name, but kept his mouth shut, knowing the he was the one that came up with the idea.

He stood in front of his house, waiting for his sister. He grunted in impatience, it has been half an hour since he came back from school and changed his cloths, a white jacket, black shirt, brown jeans, and Mira hadn't been out of her room. When he knocked, she told him with a hurried voice that he can wait for her until she change. Knowing woman and how long they take to wear something, he decided to wait begrudgingly.

He was thankful that his sister found a normal hobby that she liked. Well, many would say that loving anime and games to the point of drooling is kind of weird, but to him, it was just another hobby. Otaku's were like anyone; consumed in something that they liked and enjoyed. He was happy for Mira, knowing that her life as a model and a student left her exhausted.

He heard the front door of his house open, signaling his sister's coming. He turned to give her a glare.

"It's about ti-" His words got stuck in his throat. In front of him, Mira's hair was tied and she wore a pink blouse that showed a good portion of the milky skin of her chest and a white skirt that showed her slender, creamy legs. She wore a flowers bracelet that he gave her on her 12's birthday and heart pendant.

Her hands were clasped in front of her skirt as she looked down timidly, a cute blush on her cheeks. "S-Sorry for b-being late. It's normal for woman to take time to choose what they wear."

Laxus's beating heart and flushing cheeks threw his previous annoyance out of the window. "N-No, n-not at all."

She glanced up at him. "H-How d-do I look?" She stammered nervously.

Laxus looked away, not wanting her to see his pink cheeks. "Y-You look good."

Mira's face lit up in a gleeful smile as her chest warmed. "Thank you."

The two walked beside each other in silence. Mira's heart told her that was a date while her mind tried to tell her that it was a simple siblings outing. Laxus was thinking about his sister's attire, trying to punch the perverted thoughts about the white skin of her chest.

When they took the train, they sat beside each other. Laxus looking at the window while Mira twiddled her thumbs.

"U-Um, do you think every they're going to be nice?" Her question caused Laxus to give her a confusion look. "I mean, to them, I'm someone from the top of the society. They might sense that someone like me wont be able to understand their interests." She finished, looking down worriedly.

Laxus shrugged. "Give'em the middle finger."

Mira pouted. "This is serious!"

Laxus chuckled and raised his arms in front of him defensively. "Fine, fine, just kidding." He looked up at thought. "Well, I think that wont happen. I mean, all of you come from a different part of society, but it's your hobby that connects you. You can't tell me that just because they're Otakus, they're from the bottom of the society. As long as you have something that connects you to them, you'll be fine." He said as he looked up to smile at his sister.

Mira smiled back at her brother. No matter how much she was troubled, her brother wold always say the right things to make her feel happy. It was one of the qualities that made her fall for him.

"Well, that and the fact that I can finally try to get a girlfriend." He said with a smirk.

Mira felt a pang of jealousy stirring her insides. "Hey, don't hit on my friends!"

His smirk turned into a grin. "Oh, so now they're your friends?"

Mira flushed and looked away. "W-Well, c-considering what you said.."

Laxus laughed. His sister's shyness made her really adorable. Mira pouted at him, realizing he was laughing at her. "Onii-chan, you idiot!"

When they reached Akiba, Laxus looked around in amazement. The area was quiet lively. He could see anime posters, adverts, and novel and manga stores. Everything about entertainment was here. He looked to his side and saw that Mira had a bright grin on her face as she stared at everything the place had to offer.

Knowing that she had a busy schedule, Laxus realized that she couldn't visit the place earlier. That thought made him somewhat sad. He realized that talented people do the most effort and that leaves them stressed sometimes.

He didn't have time to speak to her before she pulled him with stars in her eyes. "Let's go!" She exclaimed as she pointed at a nearby store.

"O-Oi!" Laxus protested but with no avail. He sighed as she pulled him to every rack and corner. She ran through every manga, novel, and, ahem, doujinshi. She also made him carry them all, which irritated the blonde haired teenager to no end.

He couldn't bring himself to say anything, noticing her giddiness. He was glad that she at least was enjoying this.

They stopped at a doujinshi rack as something caught Mira's eyes. It was a doujinshi with the title 'I can't believe my onii-chan is a closet pervert'.

She took the doujinshi and decided to read it. The nice art and lewd lines made her face get redder with every page she read. Laxus looked at her in worry as steam started coming from her ears.

"You okay?"

Mira gasped in surprise, hugging the booklet. Her sudden gasp caused everyone around them to look at her incredulously. She flushed and bowed in apology.

Laxus sighed. "Don't go shouting around. You almost caused me a heart attack."

Mira smiled sheepishly. "S-Sorry about that. Just got a little excited." She couldn't tell him that she imagined him doing all the things she read in the doujinshi.

"Anyway, let's get this done with. It's almost time for your meeting, right?"

In order to confirm, she pulled out her phone and checked the time. It was already 12 PM and her meeting is at 12:30. She looked up at Laxus and nodded. They paid for the purchases and left the store. Laxus grunted at having to be the one to carry the bags, but he swallowed his complains, seeing how much Mira was happy. Seriously, his sisters was his only weakness.

They arrived at the destination, a small cafe beside a merchandise store. The meeting spot was a table for eight. When the two siblings glanced, they saw a slim, petite, young woman with a wavy green hair. She wore a black Victorian dress and a black hairband.

The siblings noticed that she was typing on her phone while sipping tea. She was approached by a tall, young, slim woman with at an skin. The woman had long, mid-back length brown hair, which was tied in a ponytail. She wore a simple black jumper and blue jeans. The tanned woman was grinning with a bottle of bear in her hand while the green-haired girl shocked her head in disapproval.

Then, their eyes went wide when they saw a familiar face.

"Hey, Erza!" The brown-haired woman waved at the approaching student council president.

Erza smiled. "Hello, Cana. Good to see you." She turned to look at the sitting woman. "You too, Hisui."

Hisui smiled. "I was starting to wonder if you're going to show up. I was worried we'll be stood out."

Erza snickered. "That's your mistake for coming early."

While Mira was glad to see familiar faces, Laxus was sweating frantically. Fuck, fuck, fuck! How can I see her after what I did?

Oh wait...why am I frantic? It was her fault anyways.

"Okay, good look, little bird. I'll take a nearby table and watch you." Laxus said with an encouraging smile.

Mira pouted. "You're abandoning me!"

Laxus smirked. "Okay, if you're fine with me hitting on your new friends." He laughed when Mira started shooing him.

Laxus took a seat down the stairs that led to the store's second floor. It was close enough to her the girls and the stairs served as a cover. He looked to find Mira taking a deep breath, calming breath before she mad her way to the group.

"H-Hey." She waved at them with a nervous smile. Laxus could see the stunned look on Erza's face while the other girls looked at Mira in confusion.

"Hey. Can we help you?" Cana asked.

"I-I applied to your group, Otaku Empresses. Oh, is that Victorique from Gosick dress!" She exclaimed with starts in her eyes.

Cana grinned while Hisui smiled bashfully. "Yes, it is. My name is Hisui, by the way. Thank you for joining us."

Mira smiled back and bowed at Hisui before turning to give Erza a polite smile. "Good to see you here, Erza. You're an Otaku too."

Laxus smirked as he noticed the red head shudder and look away in embarrassment. "N-Not really. I just like anime."

"Which means, you're an Otaku." Cana stated with a grin. She turned to look at Mira. "Welcome to the club, girl. It's good to see a sexy girl with white hair beside Yukino. I mean, look at this!" She came behind Mira and groped her breasts, making Laxus choke.

Erza's eye bulged out while Hisui covered her mouth, blushing madly. "Cana! That's inappropriate!"

Mira's breathing labored while her cheeks heated up. "P-Please..d-don't play with them."

"You naughty girl. Your breasts are your weak points, aren't they?" Cana whispered in a husky voice as she squeezed, making Mira moan. Their actions caused the other customers to look at them. The males had nosebleeds while females covered their faces in shame.

Suddenly, a hand slapped the back of Cana's head, causing her to let go of Mira. "Ow! Son of a -" She sturned to glare at the culprit to find Yukino Aguria staring down at her. "Seriously, for a college student, you still act like a child."

"Yukino!" Cana exclaimed gleefully as she hugged her. "I missed you! Were have you been!?" Cana whined.

Yukino hugged her friend back and sighed. She can't stay angry at Cana for so long. Her actions are what made her...Well, Cana.

"Just walking back from school. I had to go and help Rogue-kun in his studies." Yukino informed.

Cana smiled slyly. "Oh, you stood us out for a closet date? Yukino, you naughty girl!"

Yukino blushed furiously. "That's not it!"

Hisui sighed, grateful for Yukino's arrival. "Well, since we're all here, shall we begin?"

"Fuck yeah!" Cana exclaimed, throwing her arms up.

"Cana!" Yukino chided.

Mira took a seat in front of Hisui with Cana sitting beside her. The conversation went smoothly, with Mira being on the questions receiving side. He felt content...

"Laxus!"

Until he heard Bickslow's voice.

He froze and slowly turned to find Bickslow, Ever, and Freed waving at him from the store's door.

You idiots!

Luckily for him, the girls were too engrossed in their conversation and that gave him the cover he needed to slip away.

When he walked to the door, his friends didn't have time to talk to him as he pulled them away from the store, ignoring their protests.

"Hey man, what the heck?" Bickslow sighed, readjusting his jacket.

"Yeah, it looked like you didn't want to see us." Freed said with a glare.

Evergreen wore a sly smile. "Could it be...you didn't want us to see your secret hobby?"

WHACK!

Laxus karate-chopped Evergreen in the head, causing her to cry out in comical pain. "What was that for!?" She exclaimed angrily, holding the bump in her head.

Laxus glared down at her. "The hell I have, idiot. I'm just here too...check something."

"Buying some merchandise? I saw two bags beside your-"

WHACK!

"WHAT THE HELL! I WAS JUST STATING SOMETHING OBVIOUS!" Evergreen cried out.

"STATING THE WRONG THING, YOU IDIOT!" Laxus shouted with tic mark on the side of his forehead.

"But seriously, why are you here?" Bickslow inquired. "I thought you'll play Overwatch till you fall asleep."

Laxus sighed. "That was what I wanted to do." But I intended to do something different!

"And I'm here because...I wanted to try something different." He lied, knowing that it would make Mira uncomfortable if someone found about her hobby.

Evergreen pouted at him. "That means I was right!"

"Shut up or I'll whack you again!"

Freed cried comically. "Laxus has become an Otaku! I'm really proud."

"THERE IS NOTHING TO PROUD OF!" Seriously, those idiots...

"Since you're here, I thought you can join us to karaoke. Come on, I know your voice isn't that bad." Bickslow teased.

Laxus scoffed. "Sorry, but I'll have to pass. I'm waiting for someone."

"Oooh, could it be a date?" Bickslow said with a grin.

WHACK!

"Oh, fuck that hurts!" Bickslow cried, holding his bump.

"Finally, some justice!" Evergreen exclaimed with a huff.

Laxus grunted. Why did I have to know these crazy people?

Back in the cafe, while the girls chatted about the light novels they liked, Mira noticed her brother's absence and looked back, watching him rumbling at his friends. She couldn't help but to smile. It may look like he has no talents, interests, and hobbies, but there was always something that attracted people to him.

Unknown to her, a certain red-haired woman was watching her brother with a soft expression on her face.

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