Sorry it's been a while since the last update! I actually had a dream about this and thought it was just perfect for this chapter :)
I know it's a little short but I promise I shall make it up to you next chapter!
"Okay, I'm going to say it. I am sick of this weather now!" Lucy blared through the streets of Magnolia that winter afternoon. She was tired of being cold, tired of the snow making her slip up - not that the boys minded helping her, occasionally!
She was tired of just having to deal with warming herself up no matter how many times Loke had insisted he knew a quicker way to warm her up, this always led Lucy to sigh in defeat at the way he would insist he helped her warm up.
"Calm down Luce, winter's almost over and then it's spring," Natsu replied, beaming one of his smiles towards the blonde who only huffed in annoyance it wasn't sooner.
"Yeah and then it'll be summer and then we can head to the beach!" Levy chimed in, pleased with her over planning for them. Lucy ran her hand over her face, how her friends were already thinking about the months ahead of them was beyond her.
The bar smelt of spiced apple as Natsu, Levy and Lucy walked through the doors; the warm heat hitting them instantly causing Lucy to immediately remove her long coat with a fur trim; as well as the second jumper she was wearing underneath that…
"Mira must be making homemade cider or something…" Natsu said, his nose leading him towards the bar where said woman was beaming a smile towards customers.
"New drink by any chance?" Lucy smiled, hoping for a free drink - not that she did that all the time.
"Just my homemade warm cider. Fancy a try?" Lucy looked at the golden liquid, she was a little skeptical about the drink; she had remembered several occasions where Levy and herself had drank some outside their school party one year and regretted it ever since. Snapping out of her thoughts she shook her head.
"No thank you. But I know a certain person who would," she laughed as Natsu held a pout on his face. Mira returned the smile and handed over the drink to Natsu.
"Hey Mira, have you seen Erza as of late? I haven't seen her since Jellal was here…"
Lucy then witnessed Natsu inhale his drink as quickly as Mira had put it in front of him, coughing slightly from the strong liquid. Levy, Lucy and Mira looked at each other before Mira responded. Ignoring the struggle Natsu was in.
"Oh she went back to his for a few nights," the white haired woman replied, a large smile appearing on her face; it wasn't uncommon knowledge that Mira was a certain match maker and loved it when people would couple up - Lucy had remembered when Mira saw Loke and her holding hands and screamed in excitement.
Lucy laughed, she knew her red haired friend was up to something and probably doing something that Lucy would never want to imagine her friend doing.
There's a spring festival coming to Magnolia soon! We should all go!
Lucy awoke from her blissful dream about buying every piece of clothing she could afford with her unlimited money, her text tone had been uncalled for at this time in the morning.
"I swear to god Levy, I will unleash my wrath on you…" she mumbled to herself whilst turning her shower on.
That was one benefit of winter; the fact there were little classes on during the winter and giving students more time to catch up on work they may have left to the last minute to complete.
Levy however had spent most of her free time living in the library for the last few weeks, and having Gajeel bring home her collection of 'light' reading which had consisted of thirteen books. Not that she had over heard Gajeel mumbling his dissatisfaction over that.
I'm totally up for it!
Isn't it about the cherry blossoms in the park? I read it was something to do with that at one point?
Is there going to be food there?! I need to know for science purposes!
Natsu we all know you think more with your stomach then you do with your damn brain - that's if you have one!
Lucy sighed, of course there would be a group chat, Levy would never just send it to one person - everyone would have to be involved.
"Good morning beautiful," Loke smiled as Lucy walked through the door to the bar and saw the gang were already seated, and had ordered…
"I wouldn't say it's good just yet."
Loke laughed as he watched a grumpy Lucy take a seat between him and the human dustbin Natsu.
"Cheer up Luce, Mira said she's throwing a party here tonight in the spirit of it being christmas soon!" Levy beamed as smile towards the blonde, while she too was sat next to a human dustbin; Levy couldn't understand how both Gajeel and Natsu could eat for ever and never fully be satisfied.
"Yes, a party is what we need to take away the glum that is on Lucy's face." Juvia chimed in, causing Gray to have a mini heart attack as she was sat uncomfortably close to him,
"WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?!"
Juvia had ignored his question and carried on "Mira also said that there would be lots of drinking and the boys should dress up."
The boys looked at her, all raising an eyebrow in response.
"How come we have to put effort in and the girls don't?" Natsu asked, seeming annoyed how he would have to wear a shirt and trousers when he was comfortable in just baggy jeans and a red top.
"Because you should," Lucy replied, her mood still unchanged, but the thought of seeing Loke dressed in a suite and tie again was starting to cheer her up from being woken rather annoyingly from Levy's text.
"Mira! Why do we have to dress up?" Natsu moaned as Mira placed down Natsu's fifth plate of food.
"Oh it's not just you boys, I have something planned for the girls too, but I'll explain that to them later," she winked. Levy, Lucy and Erza sighed, there was no way of getting out of Mira's plan.
"Don't worry Lisanna's involved too."
"I feel like the boys got off easy..." Lucy sighed as did Levy and Erza.
"I can not believe I'm wearing this," Levy moaned as the girls stood in Lucy's room putting the last touches to their outfit; Mira had thought it was a great idea to dress the girls up as reindeer, she had leotards that we brown and had white fur just under the neck line, followed by antlers with ears and lastly red ribbon around their neck with a gold tag as to what reindeer they were.
"You know, for a Mira plan I can." Lucy sighed. Mira had decided that Lucy would be Rudolph, Levy would be Donna, Erza would be Vixen and Lisanna would be Dancer lastly followed by Juvia who had protested that she must be involved would be Cupid.
"I think we look pretty good," Erza replied, checking her outfit from behind and seeming pleased with the result.
"I bet the boys will think we look stupid," Lisanna replied, thinking of how Natsu would see her and probably burst out laughing,
"If the boys dared to laugh at us we shall just stab them in the face with our antlers," Lucy protested, curling her hand in to a fist, the girls laughed.
"But before we even come to that plan, I think we need some alcohol in our systems!" Erza replied, holding two bottles of vodka in her hand and five glasses in the other.
"Are the girls even here yet?" Loke asked, looking around the room to find no sign of their girls.
Gray sighed, there was no sign of Juvia yet, which meant there was time to at least grab a few drinks with out her being near him every second. "Drink guys?" The rest of the boys nodded, each of them looking around the room for any sign of the girls.
"They are girls don't forget, they're probably taking their time getting ready," Gajeel shrugged, uncomfortable in his outfit that he was now currently wearing.
"I feel over dressed," Natsu muttered, adjusting his shirt collar, becoming more impatient by the minute.
"Just stop it, I'm sure they'll show up soon." Jellal replied, amused by Natsu.
It was then that the doors burst open, stood in front of it were five figures; the boys froze as they saw who the figures belonged to, even Gray at the bar had stopped once he saw what was going on. There in front of them stood the girls in their outfits, Erza taking charge and dominating the pose they held. Loke had noticed a small blush cross Lucy's face as his eyes lay upon her, he even saw the tiny red streak of paint on her nose, indicating the reindeer she was.
"What are you suppose to be? A baby deer or something? Gajeel chuckled as Levy stood looking up at him, fuming at his response.
"Shut up."
"I just never knew they had a small reindeer on sata's sleigh," Levy sighed with a small blush becoming known on her face, Gajeel was having too much fun.
"Hey Natsu," Lisanna blushed, Natsu had yet to say anything as he had been staring at them for the last ten minutes, "Earth to Natsu," Lisanna laughed waving a hand in front of his face.
"Does Gray like Juvia's outfit?" she asked as she stood next to the raven haired boy who was trying not to look too much at her, incase he had a nose bleed from the sight.
"Yes—" He never got to finish the rest of his sentence as the tray of drinks was thrown in the air as Juvia had tackled him in to the tightest hug known to man. "JUVIA!"
"I always thought you would make a decent Vixen," Loke purred in to Lucy's ear as she walked over to him, she blushed as she heard his words. "But I never thought you would make an even better Rudolph, you are adorably cute."
"Hush you," Lucy laughed as she swatted him on the arm playfully. It was then he looked behind her and Loke and saw Erza trying to help Jellal recover from blood loss from his nose bleed; a small laugh erupted from her, poor Jellal.
Mira allowed a small laugh escape from her mouth, her plan had worked - at least the plan that her friends would be loved up for the rest of the evening - and the boys got an early christmas present.
Mira's actions didn't go unnoticed by a certain blonde, who inwardly smiled to herself over her friend's plan. Well played Mira, well played.