Welcome aboard to the story of Hibiki and Reika, a newly-wed couple which are still flaming of love. Hahaha XD I sounded to cliché there. But who cares? Almost all of the readers know about this dream pairing I made in this story. I really hope it would be true though….No offense, because I don't really like that Realight girl.

Off with the story! And I apologize for not updating last week. An exam was held so I was forced to study. And you know what is the most torturing? The last day of my exam, the ideas kept pouring out of my mind that I can't bear it and feel like screaming the hell out at the freaking exam hall. -.-

Sometimes writer's block is necessary for a good idea to come. And I'm so sorry that this chapter is short. Please forgive me... =3=

Disclaimer: And I~~Will always love FT~~Though I don't own it~~XDD

He is not a warrior but he sure is one kind of a prince.

A prince has a perfect smile, attitude, life, and partner. ….Wait. Partner?

Hibiki is considered as one of the born prince in Fiore and being a bachelor for 27 years of his life made him a successful flirt. But he never mentioned anything about giving himself a soulmate. To Reika, he is an angel while herself is a demon.

Why would she be a demon? Don't ask. Even a 6 years-old kid can tell. And one thing, you could've seen her face when she went crazy. Because that's where she gained that title. A Fairy Tail member, what do you expect?

Sometimes everybody wonder, why did he choose that demon over thousands of eligible ladies here. For example…

A prince was always being paired with a princess, right?

So, Lucy?

Nu'uh. She didn't want to open up to him. Besides, she already had the dragon to protect her (If you know what I mean).

Then, what about Erza? She's pretty.

That is a pure hellsing one. Only Jellal can make it out alive.(And maybe Ichiya too XD)

So a seraphic woman? The Strauss siblings?

Puhahahaha! Not a chance. If he can get pass through Elfman, maybe he could but that would be too much work, so no.

He wants a girl up to his level. Sexy, a must. Suave, of course. Kind-hearted, obligation.

Sexy = Jenny

Suave = Karen

Kind-hearted = Mirajane

In a nutshell, sexy + suave + kind-hearted = Reika Dragnell….Ooopss, scratch that, it's now Reika Laytis.

Their wedding was so lively that Fairy Tail members nearly started another ruckus if Erza was not there, stopping them with a sword at hand ._.

Hibiki, wearing a tuxedo, looked really handsome that day and by that I mean really handsome that the girls cried about the fact that he was now married. Reika? She liked plain dress but do you really think that the girls of Fairy Tail would allow any types of plain dress in a wedding ceremony? Never.

So, they prepared a strapless dazzling dress with a beautiful long shimmering veil. And a little bit of make-ups was enough to make Hibiki stun at the aisle. He even blushed hard too! Thanks to Jenny( which is now one of her friends ) for the make-up and lip gloss she lent.

"Just for your information, Hibiki likes this strawberry flavor. So maybe this would work greatly for your first night." She told her with a sly smile, although Reika was still oblivious to what people do during their first nights.

AND!

Before the Trimen went back home, Ren constantly giving her notifications like…

-Better prepare in 5 hours. Your 'dignity' is going to be taken by him.

-It's going to be in 3 hours and 24 minutes from now.

-I hope you can endure the pain, Reika, because he's going to get you in 2 hours.

Reika kept pondering though about the missive her male friend is trying to convey, but before she could ask any further, Ren was always got punched by Hibiki (with a smile on his face saying 'it's nothing, honey' ). And that made him shut his mouth for a while.

Until the moment where all of the guest left the party at the designated hall, now she knew what Ren meant by those warnings. Because she saw, although it was just a glance, that Hibiki was licking his lips everytime he saw her. Was she supposed to be terrified or happy?

Happy = Because he loves her.

Terrified = Because he loves her too much and the rest is self-explanatory.

That night, she knew what it's like to be the prey of a beast.

-Hmmmm…..What should I get for her as a gift?-

He touches his chin with his fingers, thinking hardly while staring at the windowsill. His left hand stays in his pocket and his feet taps without rhythm. Passerby amble behind him, gawking weirdly at the famous flirt. He, nonetheless, pays no attention to them as he was too busy pondering in front of the display.

"How can I help you, sir?", the shop assistant walks out of the small building as he saw Hibiki stands in front of his shop for quite a long time.

Hibiki shooks his head. -Naahh….I need to do some research before buying something. This won't do. - "Nothing. Thank you for asking anyway. That's very kind of you." The assistant just bows his head and smiles as Hibiki steps away from the gift shop. But his mind couldn't stop thinking about it.

-Teddy bears? Sure, she'll use it as her WWF partner. Flowers? Never worked so far. Perfumes? She's not the type to spray scents on her attires.-

As he walks at the pave way, his mind continuously browses through the presents he saw in the shop to be given to Reika as the wedding gift. It was like a state where a soul flies away to another world while it left its body behind unguarded. That is the state Hibiki is in now. Until suddenly, his shoulder bumps with a girl.

"Oh, I'm sorry, miss."

"It's okay." The girl looks up to see him. "Hibiki?"

Hibiki also turns to the girl. "Ayumi-san?"

"You're asking the wrong person."

"Please, Ayumi. I can't think of any other person except you."

"That is because you bumped onto me this evening." She fills another cup of tea for Hibiki. "If not, I think you'd still be standing in front of the shop."

He sighs, clasping a handful of his ginger hair. "Why does this thing has to be so sophisticated?"

"You're the one who made it sounded arduous. Choosing gifts. What's so difficult about that?"

"Gifts are not the subject. It's Reika."

Ayumi goes silent. "Okay, now that's hard."

Julie flies to the living room while they are busy discussing about the present. "Hibiki? What's he doing in our house, Ayumi?"

"We're squeezing our brains out on Reika's predilections which makes it hard for us to choose her a freaking simple gift," she replies, feeling annoyed. "Seriously, how more ridiculous this can be?"

Arching her brow, Julie proposes, "Why don't you ask Christine? Isn't this psychology stuffs are her forte?"

Ayumi snaps her finger. "AHA! Thanks Julie. You're such an awesome Exceed!"

Julie and Hibiki sweatdrop. "You can't think of her even you have been living with her for more than seven years?"

Laughing nonchalantly, Ayumi retorts. "It's not that I couldn't think of her, it's just my memory. You know, humans aren't perfect."

"Aren't both points means that your memory's the problem?"

Smacking her lips, she thinks back. "Umm…Kinda."

"So where's Christine?" Hibiki asks Julie who is just about to fly outside. "Oh, she's shopping for some groceries at the downtown. I can't keep her company because of a certain empty-minded snow dragon slayer who can get lost even the place is just around the corner of her house." She eyes Ayumi from the corner of her big feline eyes. On the other hand, Ayumi is still oblivious to the fact that Julie is talking about her.

"Ayumi, let's go practice. It's getting dark outside!"

"Okies~!" Ayumi jumps off the couch with excitement. "You better prepare yourself for the strikes of my secret Snow Dragon Slayer techniques!"

"I always anticipated it, Ayumi, but you need to work on you aiming skills. You always miss me with your snow swipes and shouted at me afterwards saying I dodged it."

Hibiki just listens to their fading conversations as he stays in the house while the two are training outside. He stands and….stares at the closed door.

"So, what am I going to do now?" He blinks. Seconds after that…

"Hey Hibiki! You're coming with us!" Ayumi's head suddenly pokes through the front door.

He chuckles. "Okay, sweetie-pie~" Gladly, he must say, that he can be comfortable around Ayumi and her two friends because of her attitude which is like a travesty to Reika. Both are sometimes absent-minded, motion-sickness patient, garrulous and loud, and when the time needed it, they can be a loving person too.

"It doesn't matter what you give to her, because I'm sure she will accept anything."

"Are you sure?" He looks at the shimmering watches and red roses at the shop.

"100% sure. As long as you are the one who gives it to her." Christine smiles as she grabs a rose. "For instance, if you give her this rose, even if she is too dumb to understand the meaning behind this rose, she would accept it. For what? She didn't know the purpose of this rose you gave, but because this rose is from you."

He nods slowly. "Yeah….You're right. I'm just over-thinking things."

"It's normal. Lots of people had asked me a favor in these kind of things. They just want the best for their loved ones."

"Christine," Hibiki takes the rose from her hands and slides it on her right ear. "Thank you. You've been a great help." Then, he forms his stunning smile.

It is moments after that where Christine goes all red. "Y-You're w-wel-come." Looks like she still can't overcome her feelings towards a man named Hibiki Laytis.

"Ahh~ Such a cute couple!" A voice interrupts. They look at their back, seeing the three shopkeepers admiring them. "You two are married yesterday, am I right?"

Widening his eyes, he denies. "What? No. You've mistaken her for Reika."

"Huh?" Their shocked face points out that they are confused. After that, he explains. "Yes, I am married but not Christine."

"How is that supposed to be?" One of them asks. "I thought I heard rumors saying you are wed to a raven-haired woman from Fairy Tail."

"That is true, but the woman is not her. She, the one you're talking about, has shorter hair…..and sorta manly. And she has this kind of forceful aura surrounding her."

They 'ooh'ed together and apologize to Hibiki and Christine for the misunderstanding before continuing their work.

"Hibiki," she calls him before going home, "I still haven't say…..Congrats for your marriage." She smiles, though it seems more like a sad one.

"Thanks, Christine. I hope you'll find a man suited for you too one day." And he walks away, a wrapped gift in his hands. Christine stares at him and his silhouette until both of them are out of her sight. She sighs.

"One-sided love really hurts."

"Tadaima." He opens the door and saw his wife sleeping at the couch, peacefully. He glances at his watch.

11.45 pm.

No wonder she slept like a baby. Ayumi's house is so far away that it took more than two hours to reach his home. His new home.

The truth is, he was the one who suggested to move into her house as his apartment was rented while his wife had bought the 80,000 Jewels house after she had acquired the 1 million reward of Tsul town. Sometimes she has the deja-vu in this kind of things but she's too naïve to realize it. And his existence in her life is to make Reika see her inner potential.

He walks slowly to her side, crouching beside the couch. Smiling, he touches her nose lightly. Revenge time!

She snorts and opens her eyes deliberately afterwards, seeing Hibiki in front of her.

"Ughh….Why do you have to be awake so quickly?" He groans in regret, removing his finger away from her nose. Later, she sits upright.

"Okaeri, dear", and she gives her goofy grin although in a sleepy mode. Then, she yawns.

Hibiki stares into her eyes. Okaeri. It's been a long time since he had heard that word. The last time, of course, when he was little and his family was still alive. He would hear 'Okaeri' numerous times everytime he yelled 'Tadaima'. From his beloved sister, from the loyal servants, from his favorite butler, and lastly and certainly, from his parents. God, how much he missed those.

Reika starts to wonder why did he went silent after she said 'Okaeri' to Hibiki. She looks up to him. He was spacing out.

"Hello? Anybody in there?" She waves her hand in front of his face. Only after that, Hibiki blinks several times, his soul is back to the Earthland.

"Are you okay, dearie?" Reika leans the back if her palm onto his forehead, trying to check whether he has a fever or any ailness. He smiles while removing her hands from his forehead.

"Honey, I'm okay. In fact, I feel great."

She tilts her brow. "Okay, I guess that means no problem. But why are you zoning out just now?"

Knowing it would be a looong story, he sits beside his wife at the couch. " Actually, I'm kinda missing the feeling when someone replies my 'Tadaima'. And just now, you replied it, I feel like crying of happiness."

"Did you cry?" Worry flashes over her face immediately.

"No," he chuckles. "I didn't cry because I saw you, my love." He reaches for her hands and kisses them, romantically.

Now she is the one who's staring at her husband. -Boy, why does my husband have to be so….….so…...hot.-

"Honey?" He looks up. "Honey? Are you okay?"

He saw her eyes looking straight at the clasped hands of them. He chuckles.

"Hello~?" He pinches her nose. "Ouch!" exclaims Reika after experiencing the pain at her little nose. "What?"

"What what?"

"Why did you do that?"

"Because you're too cute?"

"Is that an answer? Because it doesn't sound like one."

He pinches her nose again. "You have gotten better in replying my words now eh?"

"Hibiki….That…Hurts…" She whines. He quickly stop pinching and see her nose that is now as red as tomato. "You're mean." She touches her nose. The pain is still there.

"Does it hurt that much?"

"Nu-uh. I've experienced much worse than this." She tries to hide the throbbing pain, but her nose is becoming more scarlet. Chuckling, he kisses her nose. And it felt warm on his lips because of the pain.

"Honey, I'm sorry. I was just playing around."

"I know-" Their conversation is interrupted with a strange grumbling sound. They look at each other before he asks, "Did you ate your dinner?"

She gives an awkward grins. And that means no. His face immediately turns to a somber one.

"How many times do I have to tell you to take your dinner no matter what?" His tone shows that he was angered by her action.

"I cooked dinner for us. And after that, I waited for you to get home so I didn't eat. I thought I wanted to eat with you. Who knows you are gonna be back this late?" She retorts.

"Honey, I have eaten dinner since the clock struck 7.30 pm." He sighs. "Okay, after I took my bath, I want to see you at the dining table, eating dinner. Got that?"

"But it's already nearing 12-"

"-I don't want to hear any excuses." He stands, getting ready to take his towel and steps towards the bathroom. "Move now."

And she does as what he told her. Heat up the cooked dishes, pour it on a plate, grab the spoon and fork, sit and eat. But then, when she is eating, she felt something.

She felt lonely.

Tch. This is what she doesn't really like about a bond called 'love'. He's only taking a bath at the water closet for about freaking 15 minutes and now she is missing him!

She stops eating; Her tummy's not making any noise anymore now that her mind is focused on the feeling more than the hungriness. She sighs.

"Dear…" she whispers. "I miss you…"

"What?" Suddenly he shows up at the dining table, wearing a loose grey shirt and short pants. His hair is still wet. "Honey, did you say something?"

She nearly choked but she quickly made her infamous poker face and pretends like nothing happened. "Nandemonai…" and she continues munching her late dinner.

He sits on the chair beside her. "I know you said something just now. Spill it." His soap fragrance flies into her nose. Damn, this is worse. He can even seduce her with just scents!

She bites her lower lips. Hibiki stares at her intently. "Reika…"

"Really. It's nothing." And she bites her lower lips again. His curiosity grows. "Honey, if you're not telling me, then I'll leave you alone here to eat the dinner." He stands from the chair, trying to convince her that he'll really leave if she isn't going to open up to him.

When he turns around, he swear he heard a squeak. But when he looked back, it's only her trying to eat her meal. After doing some equation on the situation and the theory he had in mind, he secretly crept behind his wife and…..

"Gotcha." He peeks at Reika's flushed face. But, there's a faint hint of her sad face and it is enough to make Hibiki shows his seriousness. "What's wrong?" He sits back on the chair.

"I-I…" she stutters while staring at the plate of food. "I….missed you…" says her, similar to a whisper. "Okay, I know this is ridiculous. Just forget-"

"-I missed you too." He replies with a smile. "Seriously, I missed you when I was taking my bath. My heart felt empty. Guess I can't take my eyes off you."

They look at each other meaningfully, silence that comes by afterwards doesn't matter. Because when a couple is in love, it is best when they say nothing at all. Even staring at each other is enough to portray one's feeling towards the other.

"You're done eating?"

"I think so." She puts down the spoon and wipes her mouth using the tissue. "Why?"

"Because I want you now." In a blink of an eye, Reika is already in his arms, being carried bridal style to the bedroom. Their bedroom.

Another fluffy chapter! XD Okay, sorry for too much fluffiness. I promise next time, the chapter will be more humorous. Please anticipate!*bows head*

Nothing else to say, so I guess this is goodbye. Not that I will end this story now, but what I mean is 'see-you-later-my-beloved-readers~'. Ja,ne~