A/N: Shortest one of them yet. Most likely won't be any shorter than this, considering I think this is the shortest thing I've ever written. Enjoy. (:
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Mood Music: I'm Gettin' Nothin' For Christmas, Relient K's version. (:
Disclaimer: Do I really need this?
Christmas Destruction
"Hey, Natsu!" Macao called from across the guild hall. "Let's not have to replace the front doors this year, eh?" Laughter echoed through the hall at his words; Natsu just frowned and continued on his way to where Lucy and Erza were sitting.
"Natsu," Lucy asked as he sat down, "what was he talking about?"
Instead of Natsu answering, Erza chuckled out the answer. "Oh, nothing much, really. It's just that every year, it seems, Natsu seems to manage to destroy something. Nothing new there; he destroys things all year, after all! Why should Christmas be an exception?"
"Hey!" he defended. "I didn't destroy anything last year!"
"Yes, you did." Erza crossed her arms on the table top. "The star for the top of the tree, remember?"
Natsu's head slammed down onto the table. "Right," he muttered. "Dang!"
Lucy chuckled lightly. "What else have you destroyed, Natsu?"
"Do we have to talk about this? I just came to find a quick job and to ask if you two wanted to come…"
"Oh, where to start!" Erza grinned evilly as Natsu groaned loudly. "One year he melted all the snow which brought an abrupt end to that year's Snow Wars. Another year he ate all the sugar cookies before we could decorate them. I think it was the first year he was here that he caught the garland on fire. A few years ago – when Fairy Tail used to put on a program during the Caroling Party – Natsu somehow managed to misplace the props. And who could forget the one year he burned the tree?"
By this point, Lucy was laughing so hard she was almost crying. When she could finally speak again, she said, "Somehow none of that surprises me!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Natsu muttered. "Just wait; you'll see! This'll be the year that will be hitch-free!"
Erza shook her head, a smile pulling at the corners of her mouth. "I'm not sure that there's much left for you to destroy without repeating yourself. So you might actually be right!"
Natsu stood back up. "That's right; go ahead and laugh! I'm gonna go find a job to take…"
"Just look at it this way, Natsu," Erza pointed out as he walked away. "Christmas just wouldn't be the same if you weren't destroying something. It's practically a tradition now, after all!"