Series: Fairy Tail

Pairing: Happy/Carla

Title: Cats in Suits

Prompt: Formal Wear

Rating: E for Everyone

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AN: I seriously had to do at least one Cappy fic for this challenge. They're my sister's favorite pairing in the series, and her favorite male and female characters, respectively (I can't judge, my name is Kitty.) This fic is related to some doodles I posted on my main blog a couple days ago, but they kinda spoil the fic so I'll leave it up to you to find them.

Happy the cat was a very interested one at that.

For one thing, he wasn't actually a cat, but of a race called "exceeds". For a long time, Happy thought he might be the only creature like himself in existence.

But Happy found out the truth, there was an entire world of exceeds! And with a pair of exceeds following him and his human friends back to Earthland, he had friends who were like him.

There was Pantherlily, who was black and who's ears were round. He could grow big, though only for a short time because his magic was different from when he was in Edolas. Pantherlily, or Lily for short, was stronger than happy physically, but Happy was a quick thinker and an even faster flier. He could always beat Lily to the fish dinner.

And then, there was Carla. Carla was a gorgeous white exceed, and sometimes she had a light pink shade to her fur. She kept a feminine bow on her tail and always dressed herself like a human. She was smart and agile and had an amazing premonition ability, though it often seemed to ail her.

Happy admired her greatly. And he would remind her of this constantly. He followed the female cat around the guild, offering her fish and flowers, but she would always turn him down.

"I don't like fish." She would tell him, or "I'm allergic to the pollen."

Happy never gave up though. That's not how Natsu and he were raised to think. They were brothers in mind and spirit, and Happy looked up to him.

So when Natsu said that he would take Lucy out on a Valentine's date, Happy thought he could do that too! A date with Carla!

So the little blue cat washed up in the morning of February 14th, tied his best knapsack around his neck, brushed his fur until he shined, and then jumped into the window and sprouted a pair of wings.

"Wish me luck, Natsu!" He cheered.

Natsu, who was busy trying to also fix himself up, but had a lot more trouble with it since he needed an actual wardrobe, wasn't quite sure what Happy was talking about, but turned to his friend and waved him off as Happy took off out the window.

"What? Oh yeah, sure! Good lucky Buddy!" He called as the exceed flew out of sight.

One the way to the guild, Happy flew down to a candy stand in the market, and bought a pink heart-shaped box, filled with chocolates. He decided he would avoid the fish today, though he was still sure that Carla would like them if she had a taste.

He took off again, and flapped his wings until he was high in the sky. The blue exceed flew over the town, until he could see Fairy Tail below him, and he retracted his wings and began to plummet towards the ground. Happy laughed and screamed the whole way down, and then extended his wings again, when he was only 10 feet from the ground, and with one strong flick of his feathery appendages, he lifted himself away from the ground, and then glided in through the front doors of the guild.

Happy quickly started his search for his female friend as soon as he arrived. He flew about the guild, flapping past kissing couples and duos holding hands.

"Good morning, Happy." A female voice caught his ears, and he flew over towards the bar where it had came from. Mirajane waved at him as he came close.

"Hi Mira! Have you seen Carla?" He asked, jumping right to the point.

"Is that who your gift is for?" Mira asked, pointing at the pink box in Happy's paws.

The flying cat blushed and scratched the back of his head shyly. Mirajane didn't really need to ask though, Happy's feelings for Carla were just as obvious as Juvia's for Gray.

"Aye!" The little cat responded, and then his eyes trailed up from Mira's face to the rafters above the bar. He spotted a long white tail, decorated with a pink bow, dangling over the edge of the wooden supports. "Carla!" He chirped, and shot up and away from the barmaid, who sighed, and silently wished him luck.

"Carla!" The white exceeds fur stood on end when his voice hit her ears. Darn, she thought she had found a good hiding place. She sighed. It wasn't that she didn't like Happy, he was a great friend and teammate, he was just very…persistent—and stubborn to boot. She didn't know how to deal with him. And she knew that, on a day like today, he would be more than ever.

"Yes, Happy. I'm up here." She admitted, and watched the male cat fly up above her, and then lower him self to the rafters until he stood in front of her, before retracting his wings.

"Aye! I saw your tail." He told her with a grin.

Oh. Yeah. She glanced down to the appendage that had given her hiding place away. "Can I help you, Happy?" She asked, though she was sure he didn't just come with a question.

"Aye! I mean, no… I don't need help, I just." Happy stumbled through his words with red cheeks, before forcing his paws out and shoving the heart-shaped box in front of her. "This is for you! It's not fish, I promise!"

Carla stared at the box skeptically, but decided it would be rude to turn it down without at least opening it. "Thank you, Happy. You didn't have to." She told him, and took the gift from him.

Happy watched excitedly as Carla pulled the ribbon off of the box, and lifted the top off. She stared into it, and then looked back up at him with a puzzled demeanor. "Chocolate? Happy, don't you know that chocolates are bad for exceeds?" She asked him, and shut the box.

Happy looked back at her quite baffled. "What do you mean? I eat chocolate all the time!" Happy threw his arms into the air. "I love chocolate!"

"Doesn't it make you sick?" The white exceed questioned.

Happy pulled his arms down and crossed them above his chest, as he thought over how to answer that. "Hmmm… well, I do get a lot of stomach aches, so… Aye!"

Carla sighed and rubbed a paw on her temple, before pushing the box back towards Happy. "Thank you, Happy, but you should give these to someone who can enjoy them." She told him.

Happy's heart sank. Carla frowned. He looked absolutely heartbroken. She didn't mean to hurt him.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?" She asked him, trying to sound thoughtful.

Happy's face light up again and he rushed towards Carla, tossing the chocolates over the rafters and grabbing onto her paws. Mira gave out a squeal as the chocolates rained down upon her head, but he paid her little mind.

Carla was shocked by Happy's actions and tried to pull her paws away, but he had a serious grip on them. She looked at him and his large eyes were practically sparkling. "Wh-What is it?" She asked cluelessy.

"A valentines date! Please go with me, Carla!" Happy cried out.

Carla stared back at him, completely taken aback. Then, with a deep breath, the white exceed began to laugh. She chuckled and held back what was almost a snort, and then sighed. "Oh, Happy. Seriously? What would you even do on a date?" She teased him, and finally pulled her paws away from his.

Happy hadn't thought about that. He thought about Natsu's plans for Lucy, and decided he could steal his ideas. "We could go to the movies, and then walk in the park, and then kiss under the stars." His eyes sparkled again, but stopped when Carla smacked his cheek.

"Don't even think about it. Like I would date a naked cat like you anyway." She snapped at Happy, and then sprouted her wings and flew out of the guild with pink cheeks.

"C-Carla! I'm sorry! What did I do?" Happy called, but didn't follow her. Instead, he stood still, with a paw over his reddened cheek, and looked down upon himself. "I guess I am naked…"

A short time later, Happy flew in through Lucy's bedroom window and plopped down on her pillow. The young woman who lived there was long gone on her date, and he was beginning to worry it might be getting to be too late for one of his own.

But Lucy's room was his thinking space. It smelt of his two favorite people, since Natsu often found his way into Lucy's room and spent the night in it—though the dragon slayer was usually forced to the floor. Happy thought about why Carla had rejected him. Was it what he said? She did slap him when he said "kiss." He was just quoting Natsu though, he didn't mean it had to happen.

Then he thought about what she said. "…A naked cat like you!" Those words echoed through his head. It was true that Carla was always fully dressed, and even Pantherlily wore pants, but Happy always assumed that was because Lily needed to have garments when he grew to his sparring size; and Carla just liked human fashion. Happy hadn't much thought about wearing clothes. Sure, he had worn some once and a while, for events and what not, but most days he felt best in his birthday suit. It's not like he had anything to hide.

But if it meant the difference between a date and no date with Carla, Happy decided he could do it! The little cat began to float around Lucy's room looking at her dolls and plushes. Most of them were girly dolls in dresses, and he was sure those would not attract Carla's attention—not the way he wanted to at least. He picked up a bunny doll wearing a dark green tank top and a tiny pair of khaki shorts. "I think these will do." He said to himself, and pulled the miniature garments off of the bunny.

He put on the clothing, and turned to Lucy's full-length mirror, but was less than impressed with himself. He could imagine Carla's opinion of this outfit.

"Are you serious?" She would put one paw on her hip and glare at him, "Tank tops are definitelynot date attire."

Happy sighed, and pulled the clothing back off of himself, and looked around the room again, until he saw it: the perfect wardrobe…

Carla sat in a small pink hammock that hung above Wendy's bed. The little dragon slayer that called the apartment her home was out on her own Valentine's date with the guild's own Romeo Conbolt. The lonely little exceed gave a sigh and thought about her last encounter with her blue friend.

Maybe her reaction to his blabbering was too harsh. Knowing him he was probably just reciting the words of one of his idiot friends, rather than speaking his mind. She felt like she should apologize, but didn't want to go back to the guild.

"Aye! Carla! Open up!" Happy's voice rang through the bedroom, along with the sound of tapping glass. Carla leapt up from her seat and floated down towards the window to see the little exceed hovering outside, with a blanket wrapped around him.

"Happy?" She questioned, and put her paws on the windowsill, before yanking the window up and open. The blue cat flipped his wings and landed on the bed inside the window.

"Happy I…" The white exceed swallower her pride, "I'm sorry about how I acted."

"Aye! But it's okay! I deserved it." Happy said with a smile, he had long forgiven her. "But look! I'm ready for our date!"

Carla ran an eye over him and sighed, "In a blanket? Seriously Happy, I'm sorry about before, but go home." She turned around and opened her wings to return to her hammock.

"No! Now look!" Happy called, and the sound of rustling fabric followed.

Carla turned around and saw Happy again. Dressed in a stuffy black tuxedo with a red tie and, he stared at her with one raised eyebrow and a smirk, straightening his tie with one paw and the other on his hip. "How do you like me now, Carla?"

"PHT!"

Happy looked at the female cat perplexedly, and watched as she put paws over her mouth, holding her breath, as her eyes bulged and her cheeks turned red.

"Are you okay, Carla?" He asked, stepping close.

Carla stepped back and Happy thought he might see a tear in her eye, but before he could open his mouth again, Carla let out a blaring cry.

"BWAHAHAHAHAAAA!" Of laughter.

A short time later, Happy skipped down the street, trying to keep up with Carla, who walked ahead of him. He was back in his usual garb of just a green nap sack, while Carla wore a red blouse, with a white tie and skirt.

"I haven't laughed that hard in years." The female exceed sighed, and wiped some cheerful tears from her eyes, still getting over her laughing fit.

"Are you sure this is okay, Carla?" Happy asked, finally stepping up beside her. He tightened the fabric around his neck as he did.

"Yes, Happy." She came to a stop and grabbed the paw of the cat beside her. He mimicked her halt and looked at her curiously.

Carla gave him a softer smile than her usual. "You're great the way you are, Happy. I'm sorry for saying otherwise."

Happy's cheeks turned pink, and a smile stretched across his face. "I like Carla the way she is too!" He told her.

Carla blushed, and let go of his paw. "But just remember! We're only eating together to make up for me hitting you. This isn't a date."

But Happy wasn't listening to her. His face was lit up with excitement and he kept cheering. "A Date with Carla! A real date with Carla."

The white exceed sighed, and then smiled at the oblivious feline.

"Whatever, as long as Happy is happy."

End