A/N: here is the grand finale, it's a bit short but I hope you like it as always read, review and enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail

Laxus' finger once again hovered atop the send button, alert for Bixlow's irritating interference in his debate. To send, or to not send? They were never really that good together in the first place, if it went back to how it was then they'd only end up unhappy again. But as Ever said, with time apart people change, it cant go back to how it was. Most likely scenario is they have a shot at being together, maybe they're changed enough to make it work? He was happy most of the time, it was just… too much sometimes. At least that what they both told themselves. Laxus sighed, sick of the same circles. Clenching his teeth he eventually decided on agreeing that he needed her back, even if it was only for a short period of time, so he wouldn't have any regrets. But still he couldn't place his thumb on the button.

"Hey Laxus!" Jellal called from some place behind him, which combined with the unexpected vibration of his phone lead to the unfortunate pressing of the fatal send button.

"Fuck!" Laxus snapped, slamming down his beer to frantically stare at the screen on his phone, hoping that for some reason, against all logical assumptions the message hadn't been sent but to his distress the now demonic 'sent' message appeared. Laxus glared at the screen, going straight to his inbox to find out which of his friends was responsible for the monstrosity. But to his shock the name Cana was attatched to the message. Swallowing loudly, he selected it, eyes widening in shock at it's contents.

Drinks?

DRINKS?!

Did that mean that she was thinking the exact same thing as him? It'd only been a couple of months and she was ready to crawl back? Wait, given the situation with his own message perhaps crawl wasn't the right verb for the job. His daydreams were quickly shattered by Jellal's hand resting on Laxus' shoulder, eyes quickly reading over Laxus' shoulder. He gave Laxus a smug smirk, holding back a chuckle.

"I guess that means I win the bet." Jellal said, pulling up a chair next to his blonde friend. Laxus scowled, considering shoving his phone in his pocket but too anxious about her reply to his own message.

"What bet?" he snarled, clicking reply but as of yet no idea what to say. He had to say some version of yes but which one? There were so many!

"I had a bet going that you'd be too much of a pussy to contact her first, and that Cana would eventually make the first move." He said, casually sipping his whisky with the familiar wince.

"You're such a tool," Laxus replied, glancing between his phone and mug before reluctantly lifting the mug to his lips.

"Oh, I guess now the bet's off I can tell you Cana's been dating Hibiki or something for the past few weeks." Jellal intoned, watching Laxus carefully out of the corner of his eye. He scowled, the pathetic attempt to make him jealous was weak to say the least. "Erza said she even took him to see Gildarts and Connie." He said, watching as Laxus frowned, trying to remember who he was referring to.

"Wasn't he the guy that tried to sleep with every girl in the year above us?" he asked, though back then he'd always referred to him as Hibiscus. Jellal nodded, his smirk widening as Laxus turned straight to his phone, pushing the send button before he'd even had time to panic.

Message Sent Successfully

OOO

Laxus was surprised at how little he registered her presence, even after all that time apart. When she sat beside him, he knew she was there yet felt no need to talk, the sound of her voice ordering her usual cocktail sending a chill down his spine.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" she asked, crushing his hope of turning the conversation on her, after all, she did send the message first. He shrugged, taking advantage of the rule she always used on him in uncomfortable situations- if one side is silent, the silence will be filled by the other, all he had to do was wait.

"I wanted to see how you're doing?" she asked, the blatant lie mocking him more than silence.

"I'm ok, you?" he asked, smirking and she smirked back, running a hand through her hair at the same instant Laxus raised his own hand to his short blonde hair.

"I've had better days, just broke up with a guy I'd been seeing." She said, her meaning clear.

"You know, you've never been very good at being subtle." He said, leaning forward slightly to test the atmosphere. Her smirk widened, leaning forward the same distance.

"And neither have you, big guy." she replied, her booze smelling breath coating his lips with the familiar alluring aroma.

"Your right, being subtle ruins all the fun." He retorted, leaning in further for a brief kiss, which she immediately returned immediately, leaning into it, their chests touching, yet this time, unlike with Mira, it didn't feel forced, the curve of her lips fitted naturally against his. When they finally broke apart, they were panting slightly and hardly noticed the small crowd of people who had gathered to watch the spectacle.

"You know, I think we'll be ok this time." She said quietly, her gaze never leaving his, her words an echo of his own thoughts.

"I know we will."