Disclaimer: I don't own…Fairy Tail, Naruto, Teen Titans, How to Train Your Dragon, Rise of the Guardians, Chaos;Head, or anyone from any other anime/book/movie/whatever I missed.
Warnings: same as always.
Okay.
I am SO sorry I haven't updated this story in so long. What was it, early August or something? I won't bother to check, but it was probably sometime around there.
This story hasn't been abandoned, I promise.
I've just been trying to figure out how to finish off these damn dates!
Most of them I can keep the same, since I already wrote them in the original version, but the one that's stumping me?
Ultear and Itachi.
I have NO IDEA what those two might do for fun. They're so serious. Itachi just travels and walks a lot in Naruto, and Ultear is similar, going around Fiore with Crime Sorciere on missions. All of my ideas for them were just…out of character. And the fact that they're not even sure whether it's a date or not just made it worse.
Anyway. I tried my best. Pretty sure it's going to disappoint, but for what it's worth, sorry.
Note: All of the dates but the last two are taken straight from the original version of this, no changes.
Enjoy!
"So…" Lisanna ventured, walking beside Bickslow.
"Yeah…" the Seith mage muttered. "Well, this is awkward."
"Well, we'll just have to work on that, won't we?" Lisanna asked brightly. "Let's see…I've always been kind of curious, do your dolls have names?"
Bickslow grinned. It wasn't often that someone asked about his babies, and the girl didn't seem creeped out by them.
They spent their evening walking around Magnolia. To some, this would seem like a rather boring date, but to the pair who had been gone for seven years, it was interesting to see all of the things that had changed.
When Bickslow took her back to the house that she shared with her siblings, she waved goodbye with a smile. If nothing else, she had made a new friend.
Cana, Macao, and Wakaba had fun bringing out a barrel of wine that had been in the cellar since before the Tenrou incident. It was decades old at this point.
Needless to say, Cana was the last one standing after finishing off the barrel.
Macao was just glad that she had nothing to complain to her daddy about, so hopefully Gildarts wouldn't kick his ass for daring to make a bid for her.
Still, what he wouldn't give to be a fly on the wall when Gildarts eventually found out about it and went after Makarov.
"So what did you want to do?" Asuna asked sweetly, hands clasped behind her back.
"Well…" Kirito began awkwardly, nervously rubbing the back of his neck as he glanced to the side.
"You don't have any ideas, do you?" Asuna asked.
"No!" Kirito yelped slightly, holding his hands up in surrender. "I do. It's just…"
"It doesn't matter what it is, I'm sure I'll love it." Asuna assured him, extending a hand.
"I hope so." Kirito said with a grin, taking her hand. Geez, her skin was soft…
With that, he led her home.
Asuna raised her eyebrows in shock when she saw their dining room.
A delicious meal stood out before them, and of course there were a few candles in the dimly-lit room. Yui was already sitting at the table, awaiting their arrival.
"What is this?" Asuna gasped, surprised.
"Well, you always make amazing things with your cooking, but I never returned the favor, so I thought that I would cook for you!" Kirito said with a grin. "I made the food right before the auction, and Yui wanted to help, so she set the table and made sure the heating lacrima kept the food hot."
"You didn't know you would win the auction." Asuna muttered breathlessly.
"As if I'd let anyone else take you on a date!" Kirito scoffed, before muttering more quietly. "Not again…"
Asuna teared up, and Kirito freaked.
"I-if you don't like it we can always—" he began, but Yui jumped out of her chair before hitting him gently on the head.
"Silly daddy." She said with a cute giggle, before pulling her mommy to the table.
Kirito snapped out of his surprise, and managed to pull out Asuka's chair before she sat down, pushing it in and earning a watery smile in return.
"This is perfect." Asuna said warmly, wiping away her tears.
It didn't quite count as a date, with Yui there, but…
Their family was together. What could be better than this?
Anyone who knew Evergreen would faint in shock if they saw her.
Anyone who knew that she was on a date with Elfman would wonder what the hell he was thinking, bringing a woman like her to a place like this.
Not that they were anywhere inappropriate, mind you. No strip clubs, bars, or anything like that.
Instead, he'd brought her to a monster truck rally.
Evergreen really hadn't known how to react when she had seen the sign on the large stadium he had taken her too.
Should she hit him with her purse? Storm off in a fit? Scream at him in fury?
Elfman decided for her, pulling her along as she was trying to decide on a course of action. The next thing she realized, they were at the concession stand, and he was asking her what she wanted, wallet in hand.
Not if she wanted anything, but what she wanted.
And he was fully intending to pay for it, looking at her expectantly.
Well, she could hardly say 'nothing,' instead choosing a bottled water.
He raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything, paying for it and handing it to her before leading her to their seats.
It was rather cathartic, she mused, glancing at the gigantic trucks and musing that with all of his bulk, if Elfman ever wanted to drive he'd probably need to use one of those.
And before she realized it, Evergreen was cheering with the rest of the crowd.
Elfman grinned at her, and when a worker came up the stairs to offer more snacks, he saw her nose twitch in interest at the smell.
Doing his best not to react (geez, that was adorable), he waved the other guy over and bought a few things.
"Hey Ever, what's your favorite soda?" he called softly.
"Coke." She answered absentmindedly, automatically, not paying any attention at all.
Until a few moments later when Elfman handed her a cup, straw already in place.
She blinked down at him where he was sitting on the chair (when had she stood up?), only to see him grin at her and offer up a soft pretzel, which must have been what she'd smelled earlier.
Evergreen smiled slightly, sitting down and tearing off a piece of the snack, dipping it in the cheese sauce before taking a bite and motioning for Elfman to do the same.
And so they shared it. Along with the cotton candy and popcorn they ended up getting later.
Of course, once they'd left the stadium, Evergreen realized how friendly she'd been acting, smiling and laughing, and not mockingly like she usually did. She was even wearing a t-shirt he'd bought her at one of the stands.
Embarrassed, she slapped Elfman with her fan (though not nearly as hard as usual) and insisted that next time, she would choose where they went.
Elfman was too (inwardly) pleased at the prospect of another date to mind.
Itachi and Ultear had been walking around town for hours.
The dark haired woman glanced at the man thoughtfully, wondering why he had bothered to ask for her company if they weren't going to even do anything.
Still, the silence was nice. Companionable. A nice change from the chaos of the guild hall.
And maybe that was the point, she realized.
From a few feet away, Itachi's eyes softened slightly as Ultear's face showed her realization at what he was trying to do.
Ultear was a very busy and stressed woman.
She was one of the more mature mages in the guild, and one of those who helped with damage control when everyone else went overboard. That along with doing missions with her team so her and Meredy could afford their rooms at Fairy Hills and to try and fight back against the dark mages…
Well. Some peace and quiet would do her some good.
Especially since she was too stubborn to schedule a vacation for herself. He'd also noticed her rolling her eyes when Meredy and Juvia made plans to relax at a spa, so he figured she wasn't the type to relax that way.
So how could he help her with that?
By keeping her company as they did something that always helped him relax and keep a cool head.
And as she closed her eyes, gently breathing in the scents around them, a gently smile on her face, Itachi realized that his plan had worked.
Please review! :)
Thought I'd put a little more detail in the EverElf date. Hope you guys liked it!
Like I said, Itachi doesn't do much but walk to places. And fight when the situation calls for it, but this situation didn't call for it, so instead they're being unoriginal since I had Lisanna and Bickslow go on a walk too, though they were more energetic and adventurous about it.
