(Authors Note)
Howdy, howdy yall! Welcome back to next chapter of my story Now and Forever. First off I'd like to say.. Holy crap there were a lot of you out there that checked out the story in such a short amount of time. That's awesome! Also thank you to those who left a review, I really appreciate the reviews, favorites, and follows I get for this story, more so on this one than my other one which is pretty popular it seems in it's own right. This one is just more fun to write, and that's all that matters to me. Anyways enjoy the new chapter, and let me know what you think! :D
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
Arriving back at the guild after separating with Brian, and Mira. Natsu, and Lisanna greeted everyone they passed heading towards their usual table that their friends were sitting at chatting away discussing different matters of everyday life.
"Lisanna! Did you find Mira?!" Elfman quickly approached the two in worry.
"Yes we found her. It seems big sis, and Brian fell asleep after talking to each other last night." Lisanna answered as she and Natsu sat down at the table.
"If Brian was real MAN he wouldn't of let Mira sleep outside!" Elfman roared, making everyone sweatdrop.
"Don't worry big brother, they should be heading here in a little bit. You can accuse Brian of not being a "Man" all you want when he gets back." Lisanna chuckled, as she and the others watched Elfman walk off glad to hear Mira was okay.
"So where was Mirajane, and Brian?" Levy asked curiously with Jet, and Droy nodding their heads wanting to know as well.
"They were outside of town sleeping when we found them." Lisanna giggled.
"I'm glad to hear no harm came to Mira." Erza commented, as she took a sip of her morning tea, and then looked at Natsu who was looking grumpier than usual. "What's with the face Natsu?"
"Don't mind him, he's just grumpy that Brian attacked him while still asleep." Lisanna answered giggly.
"Freaking jerk.. I'm gonna kick his ass when he gets here!" Natsu proclaimed wildly with both his fists on fire.
"You probably should of listened to me when I told you not to poke him with a stick Natsu.." Lisanna sighed.
"You.. prodded a sleeping Brian.. with Mira near by? You never learn do you ya stupid pyro.." Gray laughed, but deep down was truly fearful of what the repercussions are of waking up either one of the two in question let alone both of them.
"What did you say stripperella!?" Natsu yelled teleporting himself into Gray's forehead.
"You wanna go flametard!?" Gray pushed back, effectively starting the first of many brawls within the guild for the day making everyone sweat drop.
"Nothing ever changes.." Lisanna sighed with Erza nodding in agreement.
"Boys will be boys." Erza laughed.
"Morning everyone!" Lucy greeted with a wave as she entered the guild, and looked around to see everyone that were currently present in the guild. "Looks like almost everyone is back in the guild after completing their jobs." Lucy commented as she noticed Gajeel walking over to the table looking grumpy as ever while chewing on some bolts, and sitting next to Levy, as well as Wendy, and Carla, who Happy was currently try to convince to eat his fish that he was offering to her at the end of the table the others were all sitting at, and also noticed a roaming dust cloud with firsts, and the occasional foot emerging out of it with various insults being spewed out, easily telling her that Natsu, and Gray were the ones inside of it.
"I don't see Mira, doesn't she normally open the guild in the mornings?" Lucy asked.
"Normally yes, but she had a late night last night." Erza smiled, getting a curious look from Lucy.
"She should be coming to the guild soon, as well as Brian." Lisanna commented with a smile.
"I'm going to go check on Mira, and Brian. You never know what could possibly happen with the two of them being 5 feet of each other." Erza informed as she drank the last of her tea, and got up from her seat.
"I'll come too." Lucy said doing the same, getting odd looks from everyone.
"Very well, but remember what I said yesterday Lucy. If Brian starts acting out, I won't come and help you out of it." Erza warned, causing Lucy to pale slightly.
"O-okay." Lucy nodded as she stood up and followed Erza.
"They should be at my house still." Lisanna said getting a thank you from Erza before her, and Lucy left the guild, heading towards the Strauss's home.
Mira's House
After taking a nice relaxing shower, and changing into a different dress for the day. Mira was currently humming to herself as she prepared herself, and Brian breakfast in the kitchen. While Brian was currently in the shower getting ready for the day.
Going about her task at hand, Mira was thinking about all of yesterday's events that put her in a very good mood, to where if others could see her now, they would all say she was gracefully floating across the kitchen without a care in the world. Unfortunately her, she was taken out of her thoughts as she heard someone knocking on the front door of the house.
Getting to the front door, and opening it. Mira saw Erza, and Lucy standing in front of her and her siblings home.
"Good morning you two." Mira smiled.
"Morning Mirajane!" Lucy greeted happily, with Erza waving back with a smile.
"What brings you two here this morning?" Mira asked curiously with a smile.
"I wanted to check up on you after hearing you were missing last night." Erza stated as Mira gestured for her, and Lucy to come in.
"Oh! Well I'm great!" Mira happily replied with a smiled. "Why wouldn't I be?" Mira then asked with her head tilted to the side in confusion.
"Don't worry about it Mira, Lisanna told us what happened last night." Erza chuckled as she, and Lucy sat down at the kitchen table, noticing that Mira was currently cooking, and that the shower down the hall was still running. "He's in the shower isn't he?" Erza stated in a flat voice.
"Eh he he.. Yup!" Mira giggled.
"Brian's here?" Lucy asked stupidly, getting a nod from Mira as she continued to work on breakfast.
As Mira started finishing up preparing breakfast for herself, and Brian. Erza, and Lucy heard the shower turn off down the hallway, and a couple minutes later.
"Mira! Can you come here for a second!?" Brian's voice echoed through the house, reaching the three girls' ears, all noticing he sounded irritated at something.
"I'll be right back." Mira smiled to the other two as she excused herself from the kitchen, and made her way towards the room Brian was calling her from.
Leaning across the table Lucy whispered to Erza. "He's calling her into the bathroom after just getting out of the shower? And Mira casually goes to him when.. when.." Lucy asked with a blush.
"Seems like it." Erza replied with a small blush on her face, waiting to hear anything from the other room. A few minutes later both girls' eyes widened as they heard Brian's voice once more.
"H-hey don't do that!"
"Hey your hands are cold!"
"Ow Mira not so hard!"
"Watch where your pointing that thing!"
"O-oh God I'm going to die.."
"Haha you got some on your face." Brian's laughing was heard before a loud thump was heard afterwards.
Both girls' blushes reddened even further after hearing each, and everything Brian was yelling out from within the room he, and Mira were in.
"You don't think they're..?" Lucy whispered too embarrassed after hearing all of that.
"I-I.. hope not.. I did not want to hear that.." Erza stuttered with wide eyes.
After a few tense minutes had passed by, the two then heard the door opening up again, revealing Mira who was smiling as she wiped something off of her face, as she exited the room, and Brian following a little bit behind her without his cloak on dressed in a black long sleeved shirt, and baggy black cargo pants with his right hand in a pocket, and the other holding the back of his head. Both girls quickly took in the site of the two trying to figure out what the hell it was they were just hearing.
"Oh hey Erza." Brian smiled as he noticed the two sitting at the table when he, and Mira got into the kitchen. "And.. uh.. sorry I forgot your name." Brian trailed off, making everyone sweat drop.
"It's Lucy!" Lucy yelled with a pout.
"Got it. It sure does smell good in her Mira." Brian commented without missing a beat, thinking more about the prospect of Mira's cooking than remembering Lucy's name.
"Thank you." Mira giggled as she made her way back to the stove. "I'll bring some to the table in a second." Mira smiled.
After a few moments of silence, Erza was the first to break it, seeing how Lucy was still a little too embarrassed to bring it up, and Mira was busy with the food. "So... do I even want to know what was going on in that room just a few minutes ago?" Erza asked making Brian grunt, and look away from her, and Mira looking over her shoulder giggling.
Walking over to her boyfriend, Mira reached down from under the table, and pulled Brian's right hand up showing that it was bandaged. "I was stitching Brian's hand up after he shattered his mug yesterday in the guild." Mira answered with a smile, and setting his hand back down.
"B-but.." Lucy stuttered not believing that was what her, and Erza had heard.
"Why were you wiping something off your face then Mira?" Erza blushed.
"Oh! I got some of the antibacterial ointment on my face when I was trying to get Brian to sit still." Mira giggled.
"I freaking hate stitches.." Brian grumbled, but stopped as soon as Mira leaned down, and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek making Erza, and Lucy to go wide eyed at the display in front of them, and just sat in silence as Mira walked back to the kitchen counter, and brought over two plates of food with her paying no mind to the questioning looks Erza, and Lucy were trying to give her.
Setting the plates of food she was carrying down on the table, and sitting down next to Brian. Mira looked at the two females at the table with a curious look on her face. "What did you two think we were doing?"
"Um.. uh.." Lucy stumbled out, and Erza just blushed while looking away.
"Oh.." Mira blushed after seeing the way Erza was acting, and started remembering what Brian was yelling out as she was cleaning, and stitching her boyfriends hand.
"This is great Mira, thanks." Brian smiled, oblivious to the now three blushing, and silent women at the table.
"Uh did I miss something?" Brian blinked a few times, once he had realized the girls acting weird. "No what.. never mind, I don't wanna know." Brian stated as he resumed eating the food Mira had made for them.
"Are you two together, or something?" Lucy finally asked finding her voice once more.
"Mhmm!" Mira beamed brightly.
"You got a problem with that?" Brian growled while narrowing his eyes at Lucy, not even denying it.
"Eh?! No, No! Not at all!" Lucy laughed nervously.
"Good answer." Brian laughed before he took another bite of his breakfast.
"Well.. I think we'd better head back to the guild now. Come on Lucy." Erza suggested as she looked towards the blonde celestial mage.
"We can wait for them to finish breakfast can't we?" Lucy asked, seeing no harm with them waiting for the two older mage's.
"No. Come." Erza informed as she grabbed the back of Lucy's shirt, and dragged her out of her chair, knocking the chair over in the process. Making Lucy kick in protest as Erza made their way out of the house. "See you two love birds at the guild in a bit, and congratulations you two." Brian, and Mira heard Erza with an obvious smile behind her tone, from the front door as she was leaving the house with Lucy in tow.
"Well that was odd.." Brian mused aloud.
"Y-yeah.." Mira nodded in agreement, before taking a small bite of the breakfast she made.
"So what did they think we were doing when you were stitching up my hand?" Brian asked before casually taking another bite, watching as his girlfriends face heated up.
"They thought we were.. um.." Mira shyly started answering before leaning over, whispering the rest into Brian's ear. Causing his eyes to widen, and choke on his food that he didn't swallow yet.
"I-I was wearing clothes though.." Brian quietly muttered.
"But they didn't know that." Mira looked down at her food with a blush.
Later At The Guild
After arriving back at the guild, Lucy quickly told everyone that Brian, and Mira were now a couple, and that they didn't even deny it. Making everyone of the older guild members pale after hearing the news.
"I don't see what the problem is." Erza commented watching, Natsu, Gray, Elfman, and Gajeel who were once again roaming around the guild in another brawl, with Juvia trying to break it up. While everyone else was all gathered around the bar that Lisanna was working behind in her sisters absence. Who was laughing at all of the complaining the older members were doing.
"MAN!"
Sweat dropping after hearing her brother's voice in the midst of the brawl, Lisanna looked back to the others in front of her. "You guys should of seen this coming for a long time now. Just be happy for them." Lisanna smiled, with Erza nodding in agreement.
"I couldn't of said it better myself Lisanna." Cana laughed. "Besides things will be even more interesting around here now."
"We're so doomed!" Marco, Wakaba cried as they were hugging each other, crying comically.
Hearing the guild doors open up revealing a smiling Mira, and a not so threatening looking Brian, holding hands as they made their way to the bar that everyone was gathered around.
"Good morning everyone!" Mira greeted, seeming way more cheerful than she usually is.
"Yeah, morning." Brian nodded, as the two sat down next to Cana, and Erza with Makarov sitting on the top of the bar drinking a beer who was smirking at the couple.
"Late night?" Makarov grinned trying to tease the two.
"Not really." Brian responded offhandedly trying to not lash out at anyone as per Mira's request after they finished breakfast, and then sighed before starting to talk with everyone around that were asking about the two becoming a couple, any other things they wanted to ask.
After a few minutes had gone by, with Erza having enough of the racket behind her she got up out of her seat, leaving the bar to end Natsu, and the other's rumble. While everyone else slowly started separating from the bar and went about getting to their own tables.
With Mira heading behind the bar now that everyone was spreading away from, Brian got up and made his way over to the table Natsu and his other friends were sitting at.
"Sup guys." Brian greeted casually with everyone saying hello. "I'm not good with names, but I'd like to at least try, and remember your names. I already know who you guys are." Brian pointed to Natsu, Lisanna, Happy, Gray, and Erza. "But not the rest of you." Brian said while looking at the unfamiliar faces of the others sitting or standing near the table.
"Hi! I'm Wendy, and this is Carla, nice to meet you." Wendy smiled taking the initiative to start the introductions.
"Gajeel." Gajeel informed lazily while chewing on some iron.
"Dude, you do realize your eating metal.. right?" Brian asked with his face scrunched up in confusion.
"Yeah so what?" Gajeel grunted.
"He's an iron dragon slayer." Wendy smiled.
"Neat, perhaps we could have a fight some time." Brian smirked, with Gajeel grinning evilly liking the idea. And then pointed to Juvia who was sitting next to Gray giving the cue that she was next.
"I'm Juvia, Juvia is happy to meet your acquaintance." Juvia said before looking back at Gray with a hearts in her eyes. 'Gray's still clueless as ever I see.' Brian laughed to himself. 'Now.. who's that again..?' Brian trailed off in thought as he looked at Lucy.
"Who are you again?" Brian asked with a serious look on his face.
"I'm Lucy you JERK!" Lucy yelled in annoyance.
"Ah that's right.. how could I forget.. silly me.." Brian said while rolling his eyes, before looking over to see Natsu, and Gray arguing with each other.
"I'm Levy." Levy smiled before gesturing towards the two guys standing behind her. "And these two are Jet, and Droy. We make up Team Shadow Gear."
"Team Shadow Gear? Why is your team called that?" Brian asked clearly not seeing any reason why they'd call themselves that. "Do any one of you use shadow magic?"
"No, we decided on that name just because it sounded cool." Jet informed, making Brian sweat drop.
"I.. see?" Brian chuckled, before noticing Mira heading towards them with a portfolio looking book under her arm, and Cana following behind her.
"I see you're all getting along nicely." Mira smiled. "I thought we could all look through our old picture book from the guild." Mira suggested as she set the photo album on the table carefully.
"Oh I wanna see!" Lucy smiled, with the others agreeing with her, thinking it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane seeing how they were all together at the moment. And the newer members curious about what everyone was like when they were younger.
As Mira flipped through the pages with everyone laughing, and commenting on each picture they came across. Everyone was having a good time, so much that even Makarov, and the older guild members joined in on the fun.
"Aww look! It's a little Natsu, and Lisanna!" Lucy pointed out at the picture of the two when they were much younger, with Natsu looking away with a pout with a slight blush on his face, as Lisanna was hugging his side with a smile.
"I remember that." Lisanna laughed. "That was before Natsu had found Happy's egg. If I remember right, this was taken after Mira-nee was teasing about something." Lisanna commented on the picture.
"Is that Cana?" Levy asked as Mira flipped the page over, getting to the next set of pictures. Showing a dark haired little girl in an orange dress smiling widely for the camera at the table she was sitting at, while holding a stack of cards in her hand.
"Mhmm!" Mira confirmed, watching Levy look back and forth from Cana, and then back to the picture. "Oh! Here's one of Erza." Mira pointed out at the picture of a younger redhead in armor eating her favorite food in the world with a blissful smile on her face, obviously very happy at the moment.
After a few more pages, a certain picture caused quite a stir.
"Whoa, who are they?!" A few newer members of the guild asked while pointing at the picture.
The picture in question was a picture taken of a 15 year old white haired, blue eyed girl with a pony tail tied with a red ribbon dressed in punk/goth clothes with a large smirk on her face while looking smugly at the 16 year old dark haired boy next to her who was wearing eyeliner and two black wrist bands, and also dressed in Gothic looking clothes with a few chains attached to his black baggy pants. Clearly very pissed off at something when the picture was taken.
"Is that you, and Brian, Mira?!" Lucy asked a loud voice.
"Yup!" Mira giggled thinking back on the memory when the picture was taken.
With everyone hearing that it was them, they all turned their gazes towards the dark brown haired mage sitting next to Mira.
"What?" Brian asked with his left eyebrow raised.
"I never would of thought of you pulling off such a Gothic look." Lucy mused with a snicker.
"Screw you." Brian groaned, as Mira giggled seeing that an explanation behind the picture was in order.
"Actually he actually never used to dress like that. Master Makarov had this picture taken after Brian had lost a bet with me when we were younger." Mira smiled, with Makarov, Wakaba, and Marco all laughing at the picture.
(Flashback)
Getting back from the guild after his daily training. A 16 year old Brian who was dressed in his usual T-shirt, and shorts attire was currently sitting at an empty table playing his guitar in solitude away from the rest of the guild.
"God why is it so boring today!?" Brian yelled out suddenly, making everyone look over at him.
"If you're so bored why don't you take on a job then Brian?" Makarov suggested from the bar, with Gildarts sitting at the bar near him drinking along with the guild's master.
"There's nothing up there that interests me, so... no." Brian refused stubbornly.
"Suit yourself." Makarov shrugged, before the doors of the guild burst open with a 15 year old Mira, and Erza engaged in yet again another fight for whatever reason, making the older members groan.
"Chill out you two! You'll wreck the guild." Marco yelled at the two teenage girls, and watched Erza who was glowing red at the moment, and Mira who was glowing a light purple color while the two yelled at each other. Both of which completely ignored him as they proceeded to throw insults at each other.
"Stupid witch!"
"Thunder thighs!"
"Flat chested bimbo!"
"Tomato faced moron!"
Both girls yelled back and forth at each other.
Seeing something to entertain himself with, Brian smirked as he got out of his seat setting his guitar on the table, and making his way towards the two arguing females, cracking his knuckles as he approached them. Getting right next to Mira, and Erza who's hands were locked together as they tried to push each other over. Brian made himself known in the best way he knew how.
"Room for one more." Brian chuckled menacingly as he started glowing dark purple, with a black haze floating off of his body.
"Stay out of this Brian!" Erza shouted not even looking at him.
"Yeah butt out!" Mira agreed doing the same.
"Good thing I don't need an invitation then!" Brian announced as he trapped both of the currently connected girls by their arms with his own, and threw them both onto a table that a few people were sitting at, smashing it as the two landed on it. With Brian jumping towards the two girls ready to rumble, effectively causing a massive brawl within the guild.
Just watching on in amusement as the brawl between the three teenagers escalated. Makarov, and Gildarts just laughed as they continued to drink their beer.
"Shouldn't you stop them master?" A cute dark haired girl dressed in an orange dressed asked who was standing next to the bar the two were sitting at.
"It'd be best to leave them be Cana. Besides, like Brian said a moment ago.. today has been pretty boring." Makarov chuckled, with Gildarts joining him.
After the dust was settled, the people who were caught in the wake of the brawl were all either knocked out, or groaning in pain throughout the guild. While Brian was sitting on top of Mira's back while she herself was pinned on Erza's back, with both of the girls sporting frizzy hair, and looking a little roughed up. "Well that was fun." Brian stated as he hopped off of Mira's back.
Growling at the defeat Mira jumped up, and pointed at Brian. "If you wouldn't of interrupted our fight I would of totally kicked your ass, and you know it!" Mira claimed making Brian stop his walk back to the table he was sitting at a little while ago next to Natsu, Lisanna, Gray, and Elfman.
"You think so?" Brian laughed as he shot her a dark look, and turned back to sit down at the table.
"Hey I got an idea!" Natsu yelled from the table, making everyone look at him. "Lets have an arm wrestling contest!" Natsu cheered throwing a fits into the air.
"Oh I'm totally in." Brian grinned, as he sat down in his previous spot, with Mira sitting next to him, and Erza across from them, both of which were sending one another an intense heated glare.
As they all started arm wrestling, the others in the guild started placing small bets on the kids at the table on who would win, after recovering from the brawl. But seeing how Brian had won every time, everyone was starting to get a little annoyed that it was no real competition.
"I'm tired of you winning all the damn time!" Gray shouted with a tick mark on his forehead after losing once again.
"Graaay your clothes!" Cana called back to him from the bar as she was sitting next to Gildarts, and Makarov.
"EHHH!?" Gray screamed in panic.
"I can't help, that I'm just that awesome." Brian smirked, after going 20 - 0.
"Yeah right.. if you're so awesome you should challenge Gildarts next." Mira suggested in an annoyed voice while rolling her eyes. It didn't take long for the others to really liked the idea of taking Brian off of his high horse, and quickly started egging him on to take on Gildarts.
"Fine." Brian said in a flat tone, not wanting to really arm wrestle his unknowing father for a few different reasons. "Long as he just doesn't blow me up, and or kill me." Brian grunted as he stood up. "You hear that Gildarts!? Your next! Get your ass over here!" Brian shouted to the bar area, making Gildarts look back at him.
"I think he just challenged you Gildarts." Makarov chuckled.
"Seems so." Gildarts smiled, as he set his mug down, and rose out of his seat making his way to the table the kids were sitting at.
Sitting down at the table across from Brian, Mira suggested something else to make Brian's soon to be defeat even more humiliating for him.
"How about a little wager Brian?" Mira smirked. "If you win.. um.." Mira trailed off trying to think of a good wager for the bet. "Erza, and I won't fight in the guild for a week." Mira announced, with many of the guild members quickly liking the sounds of that. "But if you lose." Mira laughed about as evilly a 15 year old girl could. "I get to take you shopping, and you have to wear whatever I pick out for you, for two months straight. Oh, and you're also paying for it all too." Mira smirked, satisfied with her terms.
"Pff.. like I'm going to lose anyways, fine I'll accept your stupid bet Mira." Brian scoffed as he shot Mira a small glare. "Okay now bring it on ya old fart!"
"Old fart?" Gildarts just raised an eyebrow at him. "You really think your going to win this eh?" Gildarts grinned, as him, and Brian got ready.
"I don't think.. I know.." Brian glared at the guilds ace in front of him.
"Are both competitors ready?" Lisanna asked cutely, getting nods from the two.
"This is going to be so awesome!" Natsu cheered from his seat, with Gray and the others nodding. "Aye!" Happy cheered along with the others.
'Just don't kill him Gildarts..' Makarov nervously thought as he started sweating, while he watched the two about to face off.
"GO!" Lisanna announced.
In a matter of milliseconds Gildarts downed Brian's armed down to the table, obliterating it in the process, and slamming Brian down into the floor.
Everyone just stared with wide eyes at what had just happened, but was taken out of their shock as they heard Brian groaning from the floor, as he tried to uncover himself from the wooden debris of the demolished table, and floor.
"Fuck that hurt.." Brian groaned out, as Mira bent down on her legs next to Brian with an evil smirk on her face.
"You lost." Mira stated simply still smirking. "Shopping time." Mira laughed triumphantly as she grabbed Brian's free arm, and pulled him out of the wreckage, and proceeded to drag him out of the guild. "Ooooh you are going to be sooo pretty when I get done with you.." Mira said in a sing song voice as they reached the guild hall's doors, and disappearing from the guild.
"A TOAST TO ME, AND MY BIG MOUTH!" Brian announced outside of he guild, making everyone inside of the guild bust out laughing, after the two left the guild.
"You could of held back just a bit there Gildarts.." Makarov sweat dropped, with Gildarts laughing nervously scratching the back of his head. "My bad. I'm am surprised he is still conscious though."
A few hours passed by after Mira had dragged Brian off to the shopping district, and everyone within the guild went back to their daily business. Natsu, and Gray were throwing cute little insults at each other while they fought each other, Erza was sitting at the bar next to Cana, Makarov, and Gildarts. But everyone stopped when they all heard the arguing voices of Brian, and Mira who were about to open the guild's doors.
As the doors opened up, everyone took in Brian's "New Makeover" which consisted of black eyeliner, black spiked horseshoe earrings, a very Gothic pair of pants with chains attached to them, and a tight form fitting black shirt that said "Go Fuck Yourself" on it making everyone bust out laughing. While everyone was busy laughing at his appearance they didn't pay much attention to Brian, and Mira who were butting heads as they walked towards the bar of the guild.
"I am not! Wearing this for two months straight!" Brian argued loudly.
"Oh yes you are!" Mira fired right back a moment later.
"I look retarded!" Brian roared.
"You look fine! So shut up!" Mira yelled back.
"No way! How did I get stuck doing this anyways!?" Brian yelled again pushing her head away from him.
"Because you lost my bet!" Mira yelled as she pushed back. Only to just now notice that they were in front of the bar with everyone looking at them.
"When's the wedding?" Marco laughed, with Wakaba doing the same while slapping his knee. Only for Mira, and Brian to send a fist to each of their noses a second later.
"Well.. I must say you do look very different Brian." Makarov chuckled, getting a heated glare from the boy.
"I think he looks fine." Mira growled out with his hands crossed over her chest.
"I'm sure you do." Erza smirked.
"I think I look like a fucking moron!" Brian shot out with a glare towards Mira, ignoring Erza's comment.
"Well your the moron that lost the bet!" Mira glared back before the two started butting heads again growling at each other.
"Ooooo! You Looooooove each other!" A distance voice of a certain baby blue cat called out.
"NO WE DON'T!" Both Brian, and Mira roared as they bolted towards the now terrified Happy who tried to hide in Natsu's arms, only to get Natsu stuck into the chase.
As the two enraged teen's chased after the two, Lisanna found her chance to intervene as Natsu was cornered in the back of the guild. "Mira-nee stop!" Lisanna yelled as she jumped in front of the shivering hugging forms of Natsu, and Happy.
"You got off lucky this time squirt." Mira warned as she shot a small glare at her little sister.
"Tch.. Whatever.." Brian grunted as he turned around heading back towards the bar.
"Picture time." Makarov laughed as he pulled out a camera once the two got to the bar.
"Fuck.." Brian groaned.
(End Flashback)
"And that's pretty much how he ended up dressed like that." Mira smiled as she finished explaining to the others around her at the table.
Looking at Brian's appearance now Lucy noticed something about how the mage looked now a days.
"Your still wearing the earrings." Lucy stated. "And your still wearing black." Lucy said again with everyone else commenting on the similarities of him in the picture to how he looks now.
"Oh I see it now." Levy added.
"What? I had to go around doing jobs like that for two whole months.. After the two months were up, I ditched the eye liner, and the chains n got a new shirt. I guess I just got used to looking like that after a while." Brian said offhandedly.
"It also got him the nickname "Shadow Demon" by the clients he took on jobs for, once they all noticed not only was he scary looking, and how short of a temper he has, but also how scary he was when being a little grumpy, and fighting." Mira giggled. "Seeing how Brian would never give his actual name to the clients, it just so happened to stick since nobody outside of the guild knew what to call him. Later he was also called "The Shadow Dragon" too. And I still think you look as handsome as ever." Mira giggled as she pecked Brian on the cheek.
"At least you didn't force me to wear the other crap you had me try on.." Brian grumbled out, making Mira laugh loudly, causing everyone in the guild to look at the two curiously.
Seeing everyone interested in hearing what else Mira had him try on she smirked slyly. "I may of had him try on a dress.. or two.." Mira laughed again, making Brian glare at her.
"Oh god.. a dress!?" Natsu laughed as he slapped the table a few times.
"I wish you had taken a picture of that Mira-nee!" Lisanna giggled, with the others laughing along with her.
"Hey, Natsu. Remember the time when I turned you into a flag, and strung you up in front of the guild by your underwear?." Brian said in a dark voice, making the pink haired dragon slayer shut up very quickly. "If you don't want a repeat experience.. I suggest you shut your mouth.." Brian threatened.
"Be nice." Mira giggled.
"Hold on your the Shadow Demon!?" Lucy yelled while pointing at Brian.
"I guess.. Never cared for titles, or fame honestly." Brian shrugged casually.
"So why is it nobody has connected you, and your titles then?" Lucy asked quickly.
"Because I don't want to be bombarded by a crap load of people pissing me off." Brian answered almost as if it was the most simple answer in the world.
"Brian has a unique way of avoiding reporters wanting an interview with him, or anyone else he doesn't want to be seen by." Mira laughed.
"What do you do?" Lucy asked plainly obviously wanting to know.
"I kill them as I tear them apart with my fangs, and feast upon their wailing flesh!" Brian yelled as he stood up from the bench he was sitting on cackling like a mad man with sharp teeth, making everyone give him a blank look. "Okay.. So I don't do that, but I do have a fun way of disappearing quickly haha." Brian smirked. Liking the sight of scaring the crap out of a few people, and making the others laugh.
Hopping off of the table once Brian calmed down, Makarov made his way to the top of the bar. "ALRIGHT EVERYONE! IN THE LATEST NEWS OF BRIAN'S OFFICIAL RETURN, AS WELL AS ANOTHER NEW HAPPY COUPLE WITHIN THE GUILD! LET US PARTY!" Makarov announced, with everyone loudly cheering at the announcement.
As everyone went about getting the party started, most of those at the table earlier all ventured to the bar where Mira was currently handing out food, and drinks to the guild members happily.
Flipping the next couple pages over, and chatting about them with the others. Lucy called over Mira to get her attention.
"Hey Mira?! Why don't you tell us the story behind this one!" Lucy asked happily, pointing at a picture of Brian, and Mira sitting on chairs while on stage playing their guitars together. As she was sitting at the bar next to Erza, and Brian.. while everyone else was partying around the guild or causing mayhem in their wake with random objects flying around the guild hall.
"Okay!" Mira smiled, as she set another mug of beer in front of Brian, once she had noticed the picture Lucy was asking about. "This one was taken a few months after the other picture was taken, it was taken during the first ever Fairy Tail Talent Show.." Mira trailed off.
(Flashback)
Another boring day has fallen upon the members of fairy tail, and with little to really do in the summer heat. Fairy Tail's three most rowdy teenagers were on edge trying to figure out what to do with their day.
As a 15 year old Mira, and Erza were sitting at the same table as Brian, neither of the three even acknowledged each others presence, even though they were so close to one another. Mira was just quietly reading the most recent issue of sorcerers weekly, checking out the latest news on the famous mage's of Fiore. Erza was peacefully sharpening her sword on the edge of the table. And Brian was just sitting on the same side of the table as Mira, but on the opposite end of the bench, slowly playing his guitar to keep his mind off of the boring summer afternoon.
"I'm surprised to see you three sitting at the same table peacefully for once in your lives." Makarov said as he jumped onto the table the three were sitting at, taking Mira and Erza's attention away from what they were doing, while Brian kept on playing.
"What's this song your playing called Brain? Is this a new one?" Makarov asked, trying to get a conversation going to ease the boredom of the three.
Still playing without missing a note, "I'm calling it, A Venutian Spring, and there's nothing to do, when are we getting more job requests?" Brian questioned in annoyance.
"In a couple days. You know how it is during the summer, the requests come in slow." Makarov informed before thinking of an idea. "Why don't you put on a show for us Brian?"
"A show?" Brian asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Yes a show. You have a true natural born talent playing your guitar, we could make a small stage, and have others participate." Makarov suggested.
"Like a talent show?" Erza questioned happily with stars in her eyes, while Mira just rolled her eyes in disinterest looking back to her magazine.
"Yes.. sort of like a talent show." Makarov chuckled at the look of Erza right now.
"No thanks.. Nobody seems to want to listen to me play while I'm here in the guild bored out of my mind, so what would make them want to see me play anyways. I'll pass." Brian said while shrugging his shoulders.
"Tell you what. If you agree to play a few songs in front of the guild, I'll take care of getting others to take part. I may just throw in a grand prize for the most popular act." Makarov smirked seeing how all three teen's attentions quickly peaked at the sound of a grand prize.
"What's the grand prize?" Brian asked curiously.
"I'll think of something good." Makarov smiled. "We will have the show in the next few days once the stage is set up. So get some practice in with whatever you are planning on doing in front of the others." Makarov suggested as he hopped off the table to speak to the others about the talent show.
"Well good thing I don't need any practice to take home the grand prize, you two stand no chance at winning against me." Brian laughed getting the two girls to growl at him.
"Well I for one think you stand no chance against my talent!" Erza announced as she stood up from her seat striking a pose.
"What? Eating strawberry cheese cake? Yeah right.." Mira rolled her eyes.
"What'd you say?" Erza growled out with a glare pointed in Mira's direction.
"She said your talent for not becoming a giant fat ass for eating so much freaking cake, doesn't stand a chance against either one of us." Brian smirked after he set his guitar aside, and leaned forward on his arms on the table, with Mira laughing loudly near him.
"Screw you guys. I am going to win that talent show, and show you that you both suck." Erza said quickly, dismissing Brian's words, and standing up to leave the table in a huff.
"So Mira you gonna do the talent show?" Brian asked after seeing Erza stomp her way to another table.
"Nah.. unless causing bodily harm counts as a talent, then I wont be joining." Mira answered, as she flipped to the next page in her magazine.
"Well, if you could be really good at something that could be used in a talent show.. what would you want to do?" Brian asked curious about what she'd want to do.
Pausing for a moment, and setting her magazine down thinking about his question Mira replied.
"Well.. I'd.. like to be good at singing, and playing the guitar maybe." Mira answered quietly while looking away embarrassed.
"Really?" Brian question with a scrunched up face, getting a nod from Mira. "You know.. I could teach you how to play guitar if you wanted. It'd keep me from being so goddamned bored all the time. Plus I always figured it'd be more fun to play with others, rather than by yourself.. all alone.. every day.." Brian trailed off, making Mira look back at him.
"You'd would actually teach me how to play guitar?" Mira asked in a very quiet voice that didn't sound like her at all, once she took note of how sad Brian sounded just now.
"Sure. Shouldn't be too hard. Maybe we could even do the talent show together." Brian shrugged with an unusual carefree smile on his face.
"Aright. I'll bite, and take you up on your offer to teach me." Mira said.
"Cool, lets go to my place. I think I have just the guitar for you to practice on." Brian informed as he got out of his seat, and headed towards the guild doors, with Mira quietly following behind.
(Few Days Later)
"Alright everyone! Welcome to the very first!.. Annual!.. Fairy Tail Talent Show!" Makarov announced as confetti shot out in front of him while standing on a small stage. "We have some guild members who have put together a few performances for you all to enjoy, and vote on. Please remember to vote at the end of the show, because the most popular act will be awarded the grand prize!" Makarov finished, with the guild members in front of the stage all cheering wildly.
Back stage though was a different story, after hearing Makarov getting things started. All of the contestants were all either preparing themselves for their turn up on stage, or just plain freaking out from nervousness. Off to the side of everyone else sat the Gothic looking duo Brian, and Mira. Who were both holding guitars, quietly arguing with each other.
"Why did I ever let you talk me into this!"
"You said you wanted to learn, and this is a good way to learn."
"By failing miserably in front of everyone we know on a day to day basis! Your insane!"
"Oh get over it. You.. will.. be.. fine!"
"Gahh! It's hopeless talking to you, ya know that!"
"Feelin's mutual."
After a few minutes of silence, and seeing the first act go up on stage, Brian spoke up again.
"Look. You've been doing great so far. You really have nothing to worry about Mira, your a natural." Brian tried to calm his talent show partner down.
"I don't feel like I'm great." Mira huffed while looking away from him with a pout.
"Do we really have to argue like this before we go up on stage?" Brian rolled his eyes in annoyance. "I've been teaching you to play all the rhythm parts the to the songs I've wrote over the past year.. they aren't hard.. and your timing is perfect. Even if you don't have any confidence in yourself.. at least trust in my judgement, and confidence that you will make it through this fine." Brian quietly tried to reassure Mira.
"You really think I'll do okay?" Mira asked while looking down at her guitar, seeing Brian nod out of the corner of her eye.
"Come on. Lets go watch the others humiliate themselves for even trying to win our grand prize." Brian smirked as he got out of his chair, and made his way to the edge of the curtain to watch the others acts.
(End Flashback)
"And once it was our turn, we played our songs, and won the "First Annual Fairy Tail Talent Show." Mira smiled at everyone around the bar.
"She did perfectly fine, just like I said she would." Brian nodded.
"And what did master give you two after you had won?" Erza smirked, hearing Brian grumble under his breath.
"He gave us two tickets to see a play, and forced both of us to go to it." Mira giggled.
"Aww that's so cute!" Lucy cooed.
"Yeah that play was so awesome we ditched out on it after punching our tickets." Brian mumbled just loud enough for the others to hear.
"Hey I paid good money for those tickets!" Makarov yelled from his spot, with Brian laughing at his master's waste of guild funds in the past, and Mira still giggling thinking about the memory.
"Yes those were good times." Makarov laughed from his spot on the bar after getting over his previous annoyance of the two ditching out on the play, with Cana laughing along with him. "You know the talent show is coming up soon, you two should do a performance for old times sake." Makarov suggested with a smile.
"I don't know.." Brian trailed off.
"Oh come on, It'd be fun." Mira smiled across from him.
"Yeah! We'd all like to see it." Lucy agreed, before spotting a chair flying towards the back of Brian's head, courtesy of the fight that was still going on in the background. Only to be grabbed by the man without even paying attention, and pitching the offending chair back into the fight, nailing both Natsu and Gray in the head, stopping their fight.
"WHO THREW THAT!?" Both Natsu, and Gray screamed.
Looking behind his shoulder. "I did. You dicks gotta problem with that?" Brian growled out with a glare that promised pain if given the wrong answer.
"N-n-no!" Natsu stuttered as he walked away from Gray over to Lisanna, while Gray grunted looking away.
"Thought so." Brian smirked while looking back towards the bar.
"You did tell me last night that you wrote more songs while you were away. You should play them in the talent show." Mira suggested with a cute smile.
"I guess so.." Brian agreed trailed off.
"Lovely. I look forward to the performance. As I mentioned last year Mira, as much as it pains me to say, you are ineligible for winning the talent show again." Makarov informed, getting a nod from Mira.
"Ineligible?" Brian asked curiously.
"That's right. Mira has won all of the past talent shows after you both won the first time, due to her enormous popularity. In fairness of the others, we decided to let the others have a chance at winning the grand prize. And unfortunately for you, you can't win either." Makarov smirked.
"Ugh.. then what's the point of me even playing?" Brian groaned.
"Entertainment?" Makarov suggested.
"Fun?" Lucy suggested.
"A good time?" Lisanna suggested.
"Because you will for me?" Mira batted her eye lashes, while putting on a cute pouty face.
"Okay, okay, okay.. I get it.. I'll still partake in the freaking talent show.. As long as Mira plays with me." Brian informed everyone.
"Alright we shall host the talent show in a couple days, seeing how everyone usually prepares for it before hand. I should also mention that we not only hold the talent show for the guild, but for anyone who wishes to come, and see it." Makarov smiled.
"So its open to the public.. fuck my life.." Brian groaned, figuring out he wont be able to disappear from the masses.
Standing up from his spot at the bar, "LISTEN UP EVERYONE! IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT THE ANNUAL FAIRY TAIL TALENT SHOW SHALL TAKE PLACE IN TWO DAYS! SO PRACTICE, AND BE READY FOR IT!" Makarov announced, getting loud cheers from everyone who was still sober enough to hear the announcement.
"Talent show?" Gajeel spoke up very interested in the prospect of signing up for it.
"Alright we can finally show Levy our stuff!" The voices of Jet, and Droy were heard above the others talking amongst each other in the guild.
"You wanna do the talent show with me Natsu?" Lisanna asked her boyfriend who was standing next to her at the bar.
"Hell yes! We could put on a stealthy ninja show!" Natsu suggested in a hopeful tone while striking a "Ninja Pose" getting everyone to sweat drop.
"May-be.. we should think of some other things to do." Lisanna chuckled nervously before looking back at the photo album, and flipping over to the next page. "Oh my god!" Lisanna yelled as she pointed towards a picture, just as Mira wandered into the back room to get something, not hearing her younger sister yell out.
With everyone looking either over Lisanna's shoulder, or just at the photo album next to them most gasped, or just looked at Brian who was knocking back the rest of his beer not paying attention, and also not hearing Makarov chuckling to himself before taking a drink of his own beer trying to look as innocent as ever. Once Brian did look over however.
"WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU GET THAT!" Brian screamed out, as he swiped the photo album away from everyone, and closed it making everyone flinch.
"What the big deal bro? It's a cute picture." Cana commented looking over at her older brother.
"I may of followed you, and Mira with the camera when you two snuck out of the guild one day." Makarov laughed after seeing Brian blow up.
Opening back up the photo album while ignoring everything and everyone around him. Brian turned the pages back to where the picture that had caused him to freak out was. Finding it again, he looked down at the picture with soft eyes as he thought back to the day that the picture was unknowingly taken.
The picture was of a slightly blushing Brian, giving a madly blushing Mira some flowers on a hill top out side of the city, with a large oak tree at the top of it.
'This was the day that I told Mira everything.. well.. maybe not "everything" but pretty damn close to everything.. about three months before I left on my 10 year quest if I remember correctly..' Brian thought to himself as he examined the picture closer, sighing as he did so.
"Hey I know where that is." Natsu spoke up. After he, and Lisanna both looked over his shoulders to take another look at the photograph. "Isn't that where Lisanna, and I found you two this morning?" Natsu questioned, getting Brian to look up at the pink haired dragon slayer with soft eyes, taking the two by surprise.
"Yeah.. it is." Brian quietly confirmed.
Looking over to Makarov, "How long were you there for that day?" Brian growled out while narrowing his eyes at the short old man.
"Not long." Makarov smiled. "I left after I had stealthily taken the picture, because unlike Natsu.. I am an ninja." Makarov laughed.
"HEY!" Natsu protested.
"That's just because your so short that nobody can see you.." Brian argued.
"Lisanna, and Erza were right.. we should of seen this coming for a long time now." Natsu said once he calmed down, while looking over at his girlfriend who was smiling back at him.
Popping her head over the group, Juvia looked at the picture everyone was talking about. "How cute!" Juvia commented as she saw the picture, before immediately running off after Gray. "Oh Gray! When will you shower Juvia with flowers of love!?" Everyone just sweat dropped at the sight of Juvia hunting down Gray with hearts in her eyes, as he ran around the guild in his boxers away from the blue haired woman trying to catch him.
Returning from the back room of the bar, Mira was holding a few plates of food for those sitting at the bar with a smile. "Oh. Did you all find another good picture?" Mira asked as she started setting the plates of food in front of everyone, and leaned over the bar to see the photo album that was sitting in Brian's lap. Only to pause, and look at still chuckling Makarov with a glare.
"Did you take that picture master?" Mira questioned with her normally large cute eyes. Now dull, and narrowed towards him.
"Eh-heh.. maybe?" Makarov chuckled nervously, seeing the usually sweet Mira giving him one of her death glares from her younger years.
"You knew.. and yet you kept this away from me?" Mira's glare intensified, making Makarov start shivering.
"It.. must of slipped my mind?" Makarov nervously smiled, as he was sweating a little. But was silently thankful to see Mira turn her head back to the picture in a huff.
Reaching over the bar, and picking up the photo album from her smirking boyfriend's lap, Mira took the picture out. "I'm keeping this." Mira stated in a tone that warned others to not tell her otherwise.
"So the old Mira is still in there huh?" Brian said in amusement, noticing Natsu pulling Lisanna away from the bar, whispering to her.
"We'll be back later everyone! Bye Mira-nee! When you see Elfman tell him I said bye too!" Lisanna called back as Natsu lead them out of the guild. "Come on Happy!" Lisanna called out a moment later." Getting an "Aye" from the little blue cat, before he flew over to follow to two.
"What was that about?" Lucy asked while looking back at the door Lisanna, and Natsu had just left from.
"I'm not sure.." Erza said simply before taking a bite of the food Mira had set out.
"Well I gotta go run some errands today. I'll see you guys later." Brian said as he stood up from the bar stool, but noticed Mira giving him a questioning look. "Don't worry about it Mira, I'll be back here in a few hours." Brian smiled.
"Don't be out too late." Mira pouted, not liking him leaving the guild.
"I wont" Brian laughed. "Hey Cana I could use an extra hand, ya mind helping me out?" Brian asked the dark brown haired girl face first into a barrel of beer.
"Sure, I suppose I could." Cana shrugged, before hopping off the counter of the bar, and following Brian out of the guild.
Looking back at Mira once the guild doors were closed behind Brian, and Cana. And hearing Mira sigh before going back to work. The girls still around the bar all smirked at her.
"You have it so bad." All of the girls said at the same time, making them all laugh at Mira, as she tried to hide the blush on her face.
Streets of Mongolia
Casually strolling the streets of the city with his hands in his pockets, and Cana walking beside him with a bottle of alcohol in her hands occasionally taking a swig. Cana was starting to get curious as to why her older brother asked her to come along with him running his errands, especially since he hasn't really even said a word about where they are going.
"I'm sure your trying to figure out why I wanted you to come with me huh?" Brian laughed as he looked to his side to see Cana with an annoyed look on her face, before taking a drink from her bottle.
"It crossed my mind. So what are we doing?" Cana asked.
"Well.. Seeing how I don't have a place to stay anymore, and my possessions have been stored in the basement of the guild after I left on my quest, once my apartment was rented out to another. I need to buy a house. And I figured. "Hey girls are good at picking houses n' crap out!? So why not bring my little sis with me!?"" Brian waved his arms around frantically, before stopping, and sighing.
"Honestly under normal circumstances, I'd be find picking out a house for myself, but I kinda need your help." Brian admitted.
"Okay? So what kind of house are you looking for?" Cana wondered aloud.
"Doesn't have to be fancy really.. you know how I don't like people noticing me too much, so I think my house should be just "Normal" so not every random person on the street can figure out that I live there." Brian shrugged.
"Your still terrified of large crowds aren't you?" Cana sweat dropped.
"SO WHAT!?" Brian roared, getting Cana to laugh hard at him.
"Sorry.. I'm sorry.. haha.. Really.. Come on I'll show you where I've seen some houses that just might be right for you." Cana smiled, with Brian nodding, and telling her to lead the way.
(A few hours later)
After running around the streets of Mongolia in search of a house that Brian found acceptable, Cana had lead her older brother to the last house she knew of that would be something like he wanted. After arriving to the two story, 4 bed room 3 bath house, Brian went around inspecting the outside of the house, and eventually tracking down the person selling it after liking what he saw, asking the seller to let him see the inside, and that he was very interested in the house.
When the tour was all said, and done. And the price of the house was brought up, Cana looked at her brother with a sad look thinking the house may be too expensive for him. But her sad mood did a 180, two seconds after hearing the price when her brother stuck his hand out saying "Deal" while shaking the seller's hand.
"So.. now all you gotta do now is move in." Cana smiled, "But I ain't helping ya with that. You'll have to sweet talk someone else to do your dirty work bro." Cana laughed, once Brian had finished all of the proper paper work for the house.
"Don't worry about it, I can move my stuff myself." Brian assured. "Now.. I need your help with one more thing..." Brian trailed off, making Cana move another bottle she had in front of her face away from her mouth, and look at him with an eye brow raised in curiosity.
"I'm listening?"
With Natsu, and Lisanna
"Lisanna.. I'm bored.. and hungry... why are we doing this again?" Natsu whined as he threw his head back, while Lisanna looked over at him before suddenly pulling him into an alley way.
"What gi-ompftnompt" Natsu tried to speak while Lisanna clamped a hand over her boyfriend's mouth, and silently shushing him with the other hand.
Walking by the two hiding in the alleyway against a wall of the building. The two watched as Brian walked by with one hell of a bored look on his face, and then Cana who was looking strangely more chipper than usual.
"What are they doing here?" Lisanna whispered as she uncovered Natsu's mouth.
"I dunno. Let's go ask em." Natsu suggested as he started to walk out of the alley way.
"Nooo.." Lisanna said as she pulled him back into the alleyway with her.
"What gives?" Natsu questioned.
"We need to do this discreetly." Lisanna warned, before signalling to follow her closely out of the alley way.
After an hour or so of tailing Brian, and Cana. As they went into various types of stores.
"Come on lets go Lisanna.. this is dumb.." Natsu complained seeing that there was nothing going on of interest.
"Your right.. for once.." Lisanna sighed. "I just can't figure out what he's doing though.."
"Why do you want to know what Brian is doing so badly anyways?" Natsu asked while raising a pink eyebrow.
Looking down at the ground a little embarrassed. "I.. just want to make sure he treats Mira-nee good.." Lisanna quietly answered.
"I know your worried, but this is Brian... and Mira.. we are talking about here." Natsu said in a flat voice not seeing a need for his girlfriend to be so worried about the two.
"I know.. and your right.. I shouldn't worry.." Lisanna looked back up at Natsu with watery eyes. "I-I just want Mira-nee to be happy.. is all.." Lisanna sniffed, and tried to wipe the soon to fall tears out of her eyes. "My family, and I have gone through so much over the course of our lives.. and ever since our parents died.. Mira-nee was the one who always protected Elfman, and myself from the world.." Lisanna stopped trying to fight the tears away, and grabbed a hold of Natsu hugging him as she cried.
"She was the glue that held our family together, and practically raised us.. without her I'm sure we would of fallen apart, or worse.. and I know that she suffered the most out of the three of us, having to take care of everything.. and because of all that pain, and suffering we had to go through.. I just want Mira-nee to be happy.. like I am with you.." Lisanna cried into Natsu's shoulder, who was silently holding her tightly.
"Lisanna.. don't cry please.." Natsu tried to comfort his crying girlfriend, only to get a couple more sobs in return. "You said you wanted Mira to be happy right?" Natsu felt Lisanna nod against his shoulder. "Then what you should do is do what you've always done. Be her little sister, and be there for her whenever she may need to talk about something to someone." Natsu smiled feeling Lisanna dry her eyes with his shirt.
"You think so?" Lisanna asked weakly.
"I sure do." Natsu smiled. "Besides.. do we really want to be caught by either Brian, or Mira when we are spying on them?" Natsu asked with a chuckle.
"Your right.. Mira-nee wouldn't be too happy with me.. and Brian.. well.. who knows with him." Lisanna giggled.
"Come on. Let's go get something to eat, and figure out what we are going to do for the talent show." Natsu suggested with large smile, getting a nod from Lisanna.
Back at the Guild
After finishing his the last of his errands.. Brian, and Cana made it back to the guild. Happy that the dreaded task of running his errands were done for the day.
"Thank god that is over with!" Brian whined as he face planted onto the bar's counter top.
"Don't do that, you'll chip the counter." Mira warned while waving a finger at him. Making Cana laugh at the two.
"But.." Brian mumbled face still imprinted on the counter.
"No." Mira countered quickly.
"Fine.." Brian mumbled again as he picked himself up off the counter, and looking away until Mira reached across the counter turning his head back towards her, and giving him a loving kiss.
"So what did you do while you were out?" Mira smiled, as she pulled away from the kiss.
"Bought a house." Brian shrugged, like it was no big deal.
"A house?" Mira asked not sure if she heard him right.
"Yeah.. you know.. kinda like what you live in.." Brian laughed.
"It's a nice house too." Cana added in with a smile.
"How exciting! You'll have to show me it some time." Mira suggested with a smile as she walked away, hearing a guild member at a table away from the bar asking for something to eat.
"Don't.. say a thing.." Brian warned sternly while looking over at his sister.
"Oh I won't, but some day.. oh.. the fun I will have!" Cana laughed at her brothers expense, who just growled at her.
"Whatever.. your not the one who just dropped an ungodly amount of money within a 6 hour time period..." Brian grumbled.
"Oh come on lighten up! Let's get drunk!" Cana suggested while punching Brian's shoulder lightly.
"Cana.. your always drunk.." Brian accused, only to get a "Nuh uh!" from his sister in return.
After sitting in silence for a few minutes, drinking next to each other. Cana spoke up in a quiet voice.
"So.. uh.. I forgot to mention this yesterday. But Dad is back in town." Cana whispered.
"He is? Why isn't he at the guild then?" Brian asked curiously.
"I don't know, but he could stop by any time now. And seeing how the talent show has been announce in a couple days, I'm positive he will make an appearance seeing how big of a deal the talent show has become over the years.." Cana explained.
"I see, well you up for telling him if we run into him?" Brian asked his sister seeing her look to the floor for a moment.
"I.. I guess so." Cana quietly answered.
"If your not ready to tell him that's fine, I can wait. Like I said we will do it together." Brian softly smiled.
"Tell who what?" Mira asked as she suddenly poked her head in between her boyfriend, and Cana's shoulders, startling the two.
"Shesh Mira.. I could of lost my top from that jump!" Cana weakly glared at her, but her glare was ignored as Cana noticed Brian, and Mira staring at each other intently.
After a moment or two of staring into each others eyes, Mira spoke up quietly.
"I see.. from what I remember.. he came, and spoke to the master about three days ago now. He told the master that he was needing a break, and was going to stay in his house outside of town for a while to heal, and recover his body from his quest." Mira smiled sadly.
"How.. did.. you know what we were talking about?" Cana stumbled out while looking at Mira, and then Brian.
"Oh that's easy." Mira giggled, as she returned from behind the counter only to lean on it in front of Cana, and whispered careful not to let anyone else hear her. "My boyfriend tends to get this distinct sad look in his eyes whenever he talks about his father, or little sister." Mira winked before she stood back up.
"You told Mira? When?" Cana whispered to her brother while poking him in the shoulder.
"Long time ago." Brian quietly answered.
"There are a few more reasons behind me getting upset with the master for keeping that picture from me after all this time.." Mira quietly explained, seeing Cana look over at her she continued. "It was the day Brian opened up to me, and told me pretty much everything about him, including who his little sister, and father were." Mira smiled sadly. "It was also the day I realized that I had fallen in love with him.." Mira trailed off with a sad look slowly making its way to her pretty face. "That day was one I will never forget, and cherish forever.. If I had known about the picture it would of made not seeing Brian for so long slightly less painful." Mira finished explaining quietly.
"Why didn't you tell me Mira?" Cana asked in almost a whisper.
"Because I had her promise me that she wouldn't utter a word to anyone about anything I told her, and to let me handle my issues myself when I deemed the time to be right." Brian informed sharply.
"I guess I understand." Cana sighed.
"I'm sorry Cana. I really am." Mira apologized while looking down at the counter.
"It's alright Mira, really it is." Cana assured. "All will be forgiven as long as you just get me another drink." Cana playfully smirked trying to cheer up the white haired beauty behind the bar.
"Of course!" Mira smiled as she quickly ran off to fetch Cana another drink.
"Thanks for not holding a grudge against her." Brian said quietly.
"It's no big deal. I was just kind of surprised that you two had gotten so close, so long ago." Cana smirked. "Besides who can stay mad at Mira for long now a days?" Cana laughed with her brother agreeing and laughing along with her.
"It will take some time.. but i will bring the old Mira back out from time to time." Brian smirked wickedly, before busting out laughing.
"Your kinda scaring me bro." Cana nervously laughed.
Later That Night
As the guild's celebration party moved into the later afternoon, everyone was having a grand time. Whether it was taking part in the current brawl Natsu and Gray had started, drinking heavily at the bar, and talking away with Brian, Cana, Erza, and Mira. Or spread out in other parts of the guild just enjoying the moment with their fellow guild members. Ah yes.. it was a good time in Fairy Tail-
"Attention my fellow Furrry Tail mumburs!" Brian announced a top of the counter of the bar with his arms raised above him, making everyone stop whatever they were doing to look at him. "I have ta piss! Dat is all!" Brian finished with an attempted front flip off of the bar only to fall to the floor flat on his face, making the guild hall erupt in laughter.
"10 outta 10!" Someone cheered over the loud laughter echoing throughout the guild, making everyone laugh even harder at Brian.
Looking from Brian who was currently eating the wooden floor. Cana, Erza just looked back at Mira. "Your dating that." They both laughed.
"That's my boyfriend alright." Mira laughed with them weakly with a sweat drop, as she watched Brian pick himself off of the floor, and sway his way towards the bathroom.
"He seems to be enjoying himself." Makarov commented as he controlled his own laughter from his spot at the bar next to the girls. "Say Mira, tomorrow I'd like to have a meeting with you, and Brian about the talent show this year." Makarov informed his guilds calling card.
"Sure thing. What time?" Mira asked with a smile.
"Any time is alright, just make sure Brian comes along. He's going to have an important role in the talent show for this year, and I need a way to force him into it." Makarov chuckled evilly, making Mira look at him with a confused look.
"What are you wanting him to do master?" Mira asked simply.
"You'll find out tomorrow." Makarov smiled, getting a disappointed nod from Mira after she was shot down on getting an answer from Makarov.
Across the guild hall, Brian was just now making his way back to the bar, nearly tripping into the brawl that was scurrying around the guild, when he spotted Gajeel sitting at a table with Levy, and the rest of Team Shadow Gear. Munching away on some scrap metal that he got from god knows where. Putting very little effort in putting name to face, Brian suddenly blurred over behind the guilds Iron Dragon Slayer with his arm draped around his shoulder.
"GARBAGE! HOW GOES!?" Brian greeted a little too loudly for the man's liking, making Levy giggle at what Brian had just called Gajeel. "Chowin down on some gud stuff eh?" Brian asked with one eyelid nearly completely closed.
Looking over at the man's face who was currently a little too close for his comfort. "Yeah I guess."
"Dude I totally gotta question for ya?!" Brian asked while bouncing on his heels in excitement.
"Yeah? What would that be?" Gajeel asked curiously with a grunt.
"CAN YOU EAT.. THIS!?" Brian yelled as he magically made a frying pan appear in his hand, and shoved it into Gajeel's mouth, startling everyone around the table.
"As funny as it is to see you choking Gajeel with a frying pan Brian. Why did you call Gajeel "Garbage?"" Jet asked with a laugh.
"Huh?" Brian spoke as he was taken away from shoving the frying pan down Gajeel's throat. "That's his name rioght? Cuz he eats garbage?" Brian asked drunkenly, making everyone laugh at what he just said.
Swallowing the frying pan some how, Gajeel head butted Brian knocking him down to the floor, making everyone look over at the table currently making more noise than the others, including Mira, and the others at the bar. "My name is Ga-jeel! Not Garbage!" Gajeel yelled as he jumped for Brian with the intent of beating him senseless.
With his fist nearing in on the downed drunken mage's face that was currently laying on his back on the floor. Gajeel quickly took notice of the lazy smirk on Brian's face, before his fist fazed through Brian's face, and hit the floor making Brian's body fade away in a black mist that sunk into the floor of the guild. Curiously making everyone wonder what had just happened, all the while not noticing the black shadow quickly darting away from the table.
"Wutcha all starrin at?" Brian asked a few seconds later drunkenly from the bar area.
'What the hell did he just do?' Many of the guild members asked themselves after witnessing what had just happened, as Gajeel returned to his seat next to Levy in annoyance.
"Nice one." Gray commented with a smirk slightly swaying next to Brian at the bar, with Juvia and Lucy sitting next to him talking to Mira, and Erza.
"Are you drunk Gray?" Cana asked before laughing at the boxer wearing ice mage.
"Hey hey.. that was funny, and all Brian.. but seeing how your a dragon slayer too, and should be able to power up by eating your own element.. how do you consume extra power in a fight?" Gray asks suddenly very curiously in his drunken mind. With everyone else now wondering the same thing after hearing Gray's question.
Brian just drunkenly swings his head to meet Gray. "You wanna see?!"
Hearing everyone cheer him on, and wanting to see how he does it, Brian just smiled widely. "OKAY EVERYONE OUTSIDE!" Brian announces loudly while standing on the bar once again, before bolting out to the front of the guild. Just as Mira was about to try, and drag him off of the bar.
With everyone in the guild now standing outside in the guild's open training area, all interested in the latest bit of entertainment of the night. They were all standing outside ready for the spectacle of the evening. After ordering everyone to gather, and stand in front of him, except Mira who decided to wisely stand behind him. Everyone else was patiently waiting for whatever the guild's "Shadow Demon" would do.
'Drunk, or not this should be good!' Mostly everyone was thinking with a smirk, excited for the show.
"Okay! Stand still err one!" Brian laughs, before taking in a huge breath of air, making a large air stream pulling towards his mouth from the guild members in front of him.
"W-what is going on?" Someone shouted, with others in the crowd panicking too.
"Look! Our shadows are stretching!" Marco announced in a panic looking at the ground, with the others doing the same a moment later.
"Holy shit!" Every screamed not knowing what's going on, as all of their shadows started collecting together, and suddenly detached from the group heading straight towards Brian's mouth.
Once the shadows were trapped into Brian, with the wind no longer pulling them towards him, everyone waited on pins, and needles for what happens next.
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"Blah.." Brian weakly open his mouth, and drooled out what looked like black slime from his mouth, making everyone just sweat dropped at what just happened.
"Well that was pretty anti-climactic." Makarov chuckled with the others following suit.
"I'm going to have to agree with you master." Erza weakly laughed, until everyone heard a noise come from Brian.
"URP!" Brian choked with his cheeks bloating outwards, and his face turning blue with a little left over black drool still dripping from his mouth.
"Hunny? What's wrong?" Mira asked in concern seeing her boyfriend acting weird as she started heading towards him.
Looking back at his girlfriend in panic, Brian just covered his mouth with both of his hands, shaking his head quickly trying to signal for her not to come any closer to him, before he lurched forwards with his head pointed towards the ground, and blasted off about 50 feet into the air by a large black geyser spewing from his mouth making everyone look up at him with a mixture of different reactions.
"Now that's some hang time.." Natsu commented in amusement while squinting his eyes to see his fellow dragon slayer of the guild getting air born in such an odd manor.
"AHHHHHH!" Brian's voice was heard by the crowd as they watched on as he was rapidly making his way back down to the ground below, before slamming into the ground hard creating a large impact crater. But quickly hopped out of it covered in the same black slime that shot out of his mouth like nothing had ever happened. "HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME!" Brian cheered drunkenly with his fists raised in the air.
"My boyfriend everyone.." Mira laughed weakly, making the others chuckle sadly at the sight of fairy tail's shadow demon drunk off his ass. Only to be taken out of their pity for the eldest Strauss sibling, as they heard a slurping noise a second later. Turning to the noise everyone saw Brian sucking in the black slime back into his mouth, grinning stupidly after finishing.
"Pretty neat stuff huh?" Brian asked while striking a pose.
"Yeeeah.. neat." Everyone sweat dropped.
"Gross..." Someone shuttered in the large crowd in front of Brian.
"Now watch this." Brian said while smirking with his tongue slightly sticking out before looking upwards, and putting both his fist connected in front of his mouth
"SHADOW DRAGON'S ROAR!" Brian screamed, making a very large dark purple magic circle appear in front of his face, shooting out a very large, and very wide black, and dark purple flame like beam into the air, silencing everyone in the crowd outside of the guild.
Once the beam faded away, everyone was just blinking at what they had just witnessed.
"Holy.. crap.." Someone muttered out.
"Indeed." Makarov blinked a few times, trying to come to terms with how powerful the attack Brian had just performed was.
"COME ON BRIAN, FIGHT ME RIGHT NOW!" Natsu howled as he disappeared from Lisanna's side in the crowd, apparently "Getting fired up" from his fellow dragon slayer's demonstration. Only to reach Brian in mid air as his target fall backwards before his fist could connect.. Seemingly passed out cold. Making Natsu dive face first into the ground, and sliding a few feet away on his face.
"HE'S SLEEPING!?" Everyone yelled comically.
Mira chuckled weakly as she made her way over to check on Brian, who was sleeping with a snot bubble appearing in, out of his nose every time he breathed.
Seeing her boyfriend eat it hard, Lisanna ran over to Natsu who was currently eating the training grounds grass at the moment.
"Natsu are you okay!?" Lisanna yelled as she ran towards him.
"Ngah.. Why is it so loud?" Brian groaned from the ground a few seconds later, before checking himself. "Why am I sticky, and laying on the ground outside in front of everyone? Don't tell me I missed something fun again.." Brian pouted, making everyone bust out laughing once again.
"Come on you." Mira said as she pulled Brian up by the arm. "Let's get you back inside." Mira insisted as she dragged her boyfriend by the arm away back into the guild, with her sister and Natsu doing the same.
(Authors Note)
Yay! That's it for chapter 3! I must say that I had a lot of fun writing this chapter, and I am also very happy to announce that I have chapter 4 already started! *Crowd goes wild* I'm really enjoying writing the fluffier stuff at the moment, and chapter 4 will be sure to appease the masses. :) IT's SOOO FLUFFY! Ehem.. Anyways! Stay tuned! Get your ears cleaned! And adopt a baby gorilla and name it Tarzan! But most importantly favorite, and follow, and leave a review! :D Till next time everyone!