Nami: Yo!

Readers: *hiding pitchforks and torches behind their backs*

Patrick: I think it would be beneficial for your health if you updated more often.

Nami: Yeah, I agree. Anyway, this is a bit of a short chapter, but it's sort of a filler before the next main arc. YAYS!

Patrick: NamiNavigator would like to say that she owns nothing but her sanity- wait, did you write this?

Nami: YEP!

Patrick: Okay, I can confirm that NamiNavigator has no sanity, so she officially owns nothing. Especially not Naruto or Fairy Tail.

Nami: I STILL OWN YOUR ASS YOU DAMN LEPRECHAUN!

When they got back to the guild, Mira was looking decidedly more green than she been before. Naruto let her down very gently. He was just creeping away when (unfortunately for him) Mira recovered and called out to him in an ever-so-sweet voice.

"Oh Naruto! Come and give your sister a hug, hmm?"

Naruto turned around slowly. He smiled at the girl.

"Uh, not now Mira, I have to..." Mira cut him off.

"Nonsense! There's always time for a hug, right?" She smiled evilly and began to approach Naruto. He hurriedly backed away, before breaking out in a run with Mira following close behind.

"Get back here you damn brat!"

The entire guild broke out in laughter at the two's antics. Lucy walked into the door as Naruto ran out.

"Hey Lucy!" The girl moved to the side as Mira ran past as well.

"Just you wait until I get hold of you!"

Lucy sweatdropped and turned to the others.

"Shouldn't someone help him?" Everyone suddenly seemed to be very busy with what they were doing.
"Lucy, I think you need to remember. Hell hath no fury like Mira when she's mad."

Lucy turned round to see a young white-haired girl. She smiled and stuck out her hand.

"Hey. I'm Lisanna, Mira's little sister. I don't think we've met."

Lucy smiled back and took the proffered hand.

"No, we haven't. It's nice to meet you."

Lisanna waved for her to sit down.

"Naruto-nii and Mira-nee like to play around a lot, but they're really just like brother and sister."

Lucy gaped. "Really? I thought that maybe there was... Um... They were..." She blushed ferociously. Lisanna laughed.

"Oh no. There's nothing like that going on. Although a lot of people seem to think that when thy first meet them. But no, Naruto's heart lies elsewhere."

Lucy brightened up immediately. "Ooh, who, who?" Lisanna giggled and tapped her nose.

Lucy frowned. "Did you pick that up from Naruto? Because I distinctly remember something like that happening just a few minutes ago."

The youngest Strauss sibling grinned and nodded. "Yep! He taught me loads of stuff like that. It's really good to annoy people."

"Like you're not annoying enough already. I'm really starting to regret it."

Lisanna and Lucy turned round to see a battered Naruto standing behind them.

"Hey Naru-nii! She got you huh?" Naruto winced and nodded. "Well, Cana's at the bar, and I'm sure she's up for a drinking contest."

Naruto brightened at this and headed to where the card user would be. Lisanna tugged on Lucy's arm. "Come on, you'll want to watch this. We thought Cana could hold her drink till Naruto came along."

The entire guild had already heard that there was another drinking contest, and the betting pool had already started. A blue-haired girl named Levy rushed around, taking bets and letting everyone know the odds.

She reached Lisanna and Lucy and smiled. "Hey guys. Anything to bet? Cana's on 2-1, Naruto's on 4." Lisanna giggled.

"They never learn do they. I'll bet 200J on Naruto please." She handed over the money and Levy noted it down. She smiled and ran off.

The contest started in a shower of rainbow sparks, courtesy of Levy's solid script. The two contestants began to glug down whole barrels of alcohol, all the while being cheered on by their supporters.

Lucy gaped as they both downed their 16th barrel. "Are they ever going to stop?" she whispered to Lisanna. The girl giggled.
"Sure. Cana's good, but she doesn't normally get far past 17 barrels. Naruto holds the record for the most barrels of alcohol ever drunk in one sitting."

"Oh? How many?"

"32."

Lisanna snickered at the gobsmacked look on Lucy's face and turned back to the contest. True to what she had said, Cana was slowing down. She drained the last few drops in her barrel and slammed it down heavily next to her.

"That's *hic* it. I'm done *hic*." Naruto's supporters cheered as the boy finished yet another barrel. Levy shouted out the results. "Naruto wins at 20 barrels to 18! Anyone who betted on Naruto, come collect your winnings!"

Naruto rose out of his seat and stumbled over to Lucy and Lisanna. "Hey. I... I think I need to sit down again..."

Lisanna giggled and helped Naruto into a chair. "Naruto, did you drink at all while you were away? Normally you can go to more than this before you start getting tipsy." Naruto shook his head.

Lucy tapped Lisanna's shoulder.

"Hey, what was Naruto doing before he came back? All I know is that he was gone for ages."

Lisanna smiled.

"Actually, I don't know either. He was on an S class mission, but I don't know what he was doing. He doesn't normally tell people what his missions are about."

Lucy frowned. Lisanna smiled affectionately at Naruto and the look on his face.

"Naruto, I think we should get you back to your house. Okay?" Naruto just nodded.

"Levy! We're gonna need your help!"

The blue-haired girl ran over, grinning cheekily. "Sure! Naruto again?"

"Yep. I can get him to his house, but not into it."

Lucy followed with a thought in her head. 'Not into it?'

After half-leading, half-dragging Naruto to the forest, Lisanna stopped at the bottom of a particularly large tree. Lucy looked up and saw a wooden house nestled between the branches.

"Okay Levy, do your thing!"

Levy grinned and wrote the word 'float' in the air. She chucked Naruto on and clambered up beside him. "Okay Lisanna, you and Lucy-chan can go now! I can deal with him by myself." Lisanna smiled at the blue-haired girl and dragged Lucy away.

"Come on Lucy. I bet you haven't been shopping yet, and I have some extra cash to spend after betting on Naruto-nii."

Lucy willingly followed. She really needed some stress relief.

A few days later, everything was normal in the guild again. Lucy and Natsu had just returned from their mission and were talking to their friends. Naruto and Natsu were happily chatting away, and Happy and Saki were sharing a pile of fish that Naruto had collected from the river nearby. Lucy was talking with Lisanna about her lack of money. Lisanna just laughed.

"Well, you'd better choose a job soon. Otherwise, the good ones might go."

Suddenly, there was a huge crash. Clearly, Gray and Natsu had gotten into a fight again. Instead of stopping them, Naruto was watching from the side, occasionally shouting out stupid remarks. Loki, who had just run off after trying to flirt with Lucy came running back in like the devil was following him.

"Uh, Natsu, Gray, you might want to stop."

Everyone watching the fight turned to the womanizer. "Erza's back."

Naruto nearly fell off his chair. A muffled, "Oh shit.", could be heard. Then he jumped up and went to hide behind the bar.

"Mira, if you love me at all, you'll tell her I'm on a mission." Mira grinned evilly.

"Sure Naruto."

A huge shadow appeared in the door and a figure walked in. She was wearing a suit of armour and carrying a huge horn. Someone asked what it was. "It's a token of gratitude. I killed a monster, so the villagers decorated it's horn for me. Is there a problem?"

"NO!" was shrieked back.

Erza looked at Mirajane. "Is the master here?"

"No. He's at the meeting."

"Very well. Anyway, master will forgive you for some things, but I will not. Cana, that is not an appropriate drinking position. Vijeeter, dance outside. Nab, pick a job already. And where are Natsu and Gray?"

Happy pointed to the two mages.

They were now hugging each other grimly and sweating furiously. As she spoke with Erza, ucy asked Mira what was happening.

"Well, Natsu was beaten when he challenged Erza to a fight. Erza beat up Gray when she saw him going around naked. Loki was nearly killed when he flirted with her."

Erza finished her discussion with Natsu and Gray and turned to Mira. "Is Naruto here?"

Mira grinned. "He's hiding, behind the bar."

"MIRA YOU EVIL WITCH!" Naruto jumped out of his hiding place and began to run out of the guild, but was yanked back by Erza grabbing his jacket.

"This is just payback for early my dear Naruto." Mira sniggered at the grim fate of the blonde.

Erza drew Naruto towards her with a glint in her eyes.

"So, Naruto. How have you been?"

"Uh, good I guess. Look, I have to go now so-UURK!" Erza constricted his throat slightly with a smile on her face.
"But Naruto! You owe me a cheesecake, remember? A big one! You promised..." she ended darkly.

Naruto nodded vigorously. "Yep! And I will give it to you tomorrow. I promise."

Erza dropped him with a smile. "Good. Now that that's sorted out, come here." She drew Naruto in for a hug. "I haven't seen you for ages! We always seem to be doing missions at the same time as each other." She dropped Naruto to the floor again.

"That reminds me. Natsu, Gray. I want you two to come on a mission with me. I need some extra insurance that this will be a success."

Mira gaped. "Wow. Erza, Natsu and Gray. This could be the best team ever to come out of Fairy Tail!"

Erza then turned to Naruto. "Now, since I haven't seen you for ages and I don't actually trust these two to do the job without breaking something, you can come too. That way, we can catch up!"

Mira went weak at the knees and had to lean on the bar. "Scratch what I just said. This is now the best team to come out of Fairy Tail. And it's kind of overkill..."

Nami: Yeah, so I'm going with shorter chapters now, but they should be updated faster.

Patrick: I like Erza. She's cool.

Erza: Thank you Mr. Leprechaun.

Patrick: ?

Nami: Okay! I hope you enjoyed it, please review and I hope to see you soon! ^_^ Have a nice day.