Chapter 5

I Do Not Own Fairy Tail or its Characters

The sun rose over the horizon, its rays of light alerting the denizens of Magnolia below that a new day with new beginnings at come. In the Fairy Tail guild headquarters the light shown through its many windows, some of which were located in the infirmary where two naked bodies were intertwined with each other. Natsu groaned, as he felt a light over his eyes thus making him turn his head and continue with his dream. What he wasn't expecting though was for his pillow to jiggle like jelly with the movement of his head. Lifting his hand to inspect said pillow he poked it only for a moan to be heard and immediately a girlish giggle. Opening his eyes and looking up he found himself looking into the deep blue eyes of Mirajane Strauss, her calming smile directed towards him. Natsu was about to scream for mercy before the nights events finally came to the forefront of his mind. Everything that happened the night before was coming in clear as crystal in his mind and he let out a sigh of relief knowing that he was no longer in any danger.

"Good morning sleepyhead" Mira greeted, her arms still wrapped around the dragon slayers neck. With her fingers she traced circles on his shoulder blades while marveling at how broad his back was. She could also feel some of the scratch marks she left there as well making her both apologetic but horny as well.

"Hehe, good morning Mira. What…time is it" Natsu yawned as he could still feel the sleep in his system. However whatever sleep was still left quickly disappeared when he remembered where they were: the guild's infirmary in the Fairy Tail guild headquarters. Natsu once again was about to jump out of bed before Mirajane pulled him back down to her chest. Natsu looked at her astonished that she wasn't panicking as well but was as calm as a cucumber towards the situation. She was smiling serenely as if they weren't in any trouble at all.

"Ara ara, where do you think you're going huh" she playfully chastised him.

"Mira we need to get up and leave now! Everybody will be here in a few minutes! WHAT IF WE GET CAUGHT!" he yelled in a state of worry.

"Relax Natsu, we still have another hour before the others start to show" she assured him.

"How do you know though!?"

"Because I'm been a bartender here for the past few years, silly. I know the hours of the guild like the back of my hand. Who do you think opens this place up?" she questioned while rolling her eyes at him.

"I always thought it was gramps" Natsu answered. Her response was a giggle making Natsu more confused.

"You're half right. Master used to open the guild but after he lost the keys a few times after getting drunk he trusted me with them once I became a bartender" she explained. Natsu just nodded in understanding. He could see how that could happen with the Master, he may be their superior but he was about as immature and reckless as they were at times. But despite all his faults you had to love the guy.

"So if we have another hour until the others come, what you wanna do" he asked. Mira placed a dainty finger on her chin thinking about what they could do to kill time. Shooting him a sultry smile Natsu had an idea about what she had in mind.

"I would say that we could continue from last night but first things first, we need to clean up" she said grinning at the disappointed look on the fire mage's face. Releasing him Natsu went to grab his clothes before he took a whiff of himself. He jerked his head back after sniffing his pits and looked back to Mirajane who sitting on the edge of the bed and stretching, the sheets covering her dignity.

"Hey Mira do you think I have enough time to wash up. I kind of stink."

"I guess but you would have to make it quick. I'll change the sheets on the bed" she answered back. Taking his clothes in hand he went to the guild's bathhouse to get the smell of sweat and sex off of him. He wasn't too worried about the others smelling it on him, he was worried about the other dragon slayers. Wendy was still young so her sense of smell wasn't as strong as his but the same couldn't be said for Gajeel and Laxus. The moment they would smell Mirajane's scent on him, he would be bombarded by their constant teasing and the truth would spread through the guild like wildfire thus ensuring his demise by the male populace. While entering the bathhouse he thought back to what Mirajane had told him. She had openly confessed her feelings to him and her intentions. She wanted to be with him. As he turned the water on in the shower he tried to think of how he felt towards Mira. Even as they were growing up and her constantly antagonizing him he still found her to be a kind person when she wanted to be. He also knew that she was without a doubt one of the most attractive females he ever knew. 'Ugh, why am I thinking about this now, I never have before. This didn't happen with Cana' were his thoughts.

Mira was just finishing up with dropping the sheets in the laundry room and placing new ones on the bed when she realized it had been 15 minutes since Natsu went to clean up. 'What's taking him so long? I didn't take him for the meticulous personal hygiene type' she wondered as she made her way to the bathhouse, her clothes in hand.

"Might as well wash up too. The sweat is making me a little sticky" she muttered. When she opened the doors she saw Natsu standing in one of the shower stalls with his head down. She wondered what he was thinking about and strode over to him silently so she wouldn't scare him. However it was for naught as his enhanced senses picked up on her movements. He turned his head slightly peering at her from the corner of his eye, giving her a warm smile and her in return doing the same.

"Penny for you thoughts" she was standing a few feet behind him, her voluptuous body fully exposed to him but his focus was directly at her face and nowhere else.

"Just thinking about what you said Mira" he turned back around letting the water hit his head. Mira frowned as she heard how low and serious his voice was. His back was turned to her not making her feel any better about the situation. Swallowing the lump that had manifested in her throat she walked up to Natsu and wrapped her arms around his waist, silently cheering that he didn't pull away or stop her.

"I-I meant what I said Natsu, about liking you. But if you don't feel that same that's fine," she stated. They stood in the shower with her arms around his midsection for what felt like an eternity, then Natsu unwrapped her arms from around him. Mira's heart lurched when she thought he was pulling away from her to leave but he never let go of her right hand. Natsu turned around to face the snow haired beauty with one of his rare sensitive smiles as he held her hand.

"I don't know how I feel for you Mira," she was saddened to hear that but her expression didn't show it, as she felt that she needed to hear the rest, "but I do know that I care for you a lot. Although we haven't had any adventures or even hung out together I do know that Fairy Tail or myself for that matter, wouldn't be the same without you. You're one of my precious nakama and I'd do anything for you."

Mira felt tears come to her eyes after hearing Natsu speak. It wasn't anything close to a love confessional but she would take what she could get from the fire mage. She knew him for almost a decade and she knew that love and relationships wasn't something that he was too knowledgeable on. That's where she came in to help him understand his and her feelings together.

"I understand and I won't push you to a decision. Sooo with that being said, are you comfortable to go on our date" Mira asked shyly. Natsu gave her a sheepish grin.

"Yeah I guess. Like I said though, I don't know what to do. I've never been on one" Natsu confessed.

"Ara Lisanna never told you. I would think that she would since you two always talked about getting married and starting a family" Mira teased to lighten the mood.

"H-Hey, it wasn't like that. She talked about it, I didn't. Besides we were just playing anyway so it wasn't like we were serious" Natsu defended. He felt a pair of slender arms wrap around his neck and two fleshy orbs press against his chest. Once again Mira had him in her clutches and it didn't look like she was going to let him get away.

"I'm only teasing you Natsu. Geez you're so gullible it's adorable. But it doesn't matter if you've never been on a date, just be yourself ok. That's all I ask of you to do" she said in a voice just above a whisper. Natsu nodded at her suggestion as he held her hips.

"Hey Mira?"

"Hmmmm"

"I think we need to get out soon, it's been a while since I came in here" Natsu stated.

"Yeah you're right but I haven't even done anything yet" she pouted. Then an idea came to her mind.

"You want to help me Natsu?" her features taking on a seductive look. Natsu was confused for a moment before his experiences with Erza came to mind making his spine shiver.

"But Mira we're not kids anymore and we've never bathed together."

"Ooh, but you and Erza bathed together. She even said you washed each other's backs after you did that mission in the Sun Village" Mira pressed on backing Natsu in a corner, both figuratively and literally.

"Erza always says there's no harm in a little skinship" she stated while pressing her ample bosom to Natsu's chest, making the fire mage's cheeks turn pink. Natsu was trying his damnedest to keep himself calm but the pouting yet sultry look Mira was giving him along with her perky breast and nipples were killing his defenses.

"F-Fine, I'll wash your back" he was disappointed in himself for being so weak to the female body. 'Am I turning into a perv?!' he screamed inwardly. Mira however only smiled before turning around allowing him to lather her back with soap. The two were in a comfortable silence as Mira washed her front and Natsu her back. A serene smile had stayed on her face enjoying the feeling of having someone dear to her treat her so well, even if it was something menial like washing her back. Natsu was happy to oblige seeing he owed it to Mira since her couldn't give her a straight answer with how he felt even though she said she was fine with it.

"Ok Natsu let me wash off" her voice sounded to bring him out of his thoughts. Stepping away he let Mira wash the soap off her body, his jaw gaping at the sight. Natsu was awestruck as he saw the water cascade down her pretty face through the valley of her breast and dripping off her pink nipples. A majority of the water traveled down her toned, flat stomach and finally past her creamy thighs occasionally running over her exposed womanhood. When she turned around he saw the water stream down her hair then trickle down her back before finally roll off the curve of her peach shaped ass. For an unknown reason he felt his heart beat at an accelerated rate almost as if it was going to burst out of his chest. 'What the hell was that' he thought while still gazing at the vision before him. The way Mirajane's long silky white tresses stuck to her naked body like a second skin was magnificent. Feeling a set of eyes burning a hole in her back Mira turned around to see Natsu fixated on her with his mouth parted open. A voice in the back of her mind told her to look down and she saw the mage was getting quite aroused at watching her. A naughty smirk came to her face when she saw the effect that she had on the usually dense dragon slayer. Arching her back to make her butt pop out to look bigger than it usually did she ran her fingers through her hair like a comb while letting out an exaggerated moan of ecstasy. Natsu gasped before letting out a breath he didn't even know he was holding. Getting his bearings straight he saw Mirajane casting him a glance over her shoulder with a smirk. Startled that she had caught him he turned away so as to not face her teasing expression.

"Did you enjoy the show Natsu" she taunted.

"Psh, what are you talking about" he said playing innocent as best as he could.

"Oooh, the think you're little friend knows what I'm talking about." He looked down and could only let out a silent scream when he saw his dick was as hard as a rock. Covering himself he turned around and began to walk away.

"I'll see you outside Mira" she heard him sheepishly say. Mira laughed at how embarrassed Natsu was when he usually was quite shameless.

"I'll see you in a bit Natsu" she responded cutely making Natsu's blush even brighter.

A few minutes later Mira and Natsu were fully dressed and ready to open the guild. Natsu took his position at the bar where Mira had quickly made breakfast for him before opening the doors. After a few hours the guild was filled to the brim with its member's cheerful faces and loud noises. Mira, Kinana, and Lisanna waited the tables like pros and Natsu had gotten into a few fights mostly involving Gray and Gajeel. However throughout the whole time the two would cast glances towards the other and whenever their eyes met they would give a smile. One of those times was now where Natsu was sitting with his team plus Wendy and Carla.

"Quit spacing out flames for brains" a deep voice said irritably.

"Fuck off snow fairy" Natsu retorted heatedly. In a blink of an eye Gray and Natsu had their foreheads pressed together while letting a little of their magic seep out.

"What was that you fucking fire twat!?"

"You heard me ice cunt!"

A shudder went down their spines when they sense a malevolent aura behind them. Slowly they turned to see a demon the likes of which even the gods would fear: Erza Scarlet.

"You two fighting in my presence I can stand…" she started. "But saying such language in the presence of someone so young and impressionable like Wendy is unforgiveable." Both males' eyes bulged out of their heads when they looked at Wendy. The young girl had a blush across her whole face. They saw that Lucy had her hands over her ears but it seemed she came a little too late. Both she and the exceed in Wendy's lap were giving them dark glares but they looked harmless compared to Erza.

"Prepare yourselves!" the knight yelled. The two were out of their seats and heading towards the guild doors at speeds they didn't know they had before they felt cold iron make contact with their skulls. Erza drug the two back to the table with the other guild members laughing at the two trouble makers. Although she was worried for the dragon slayer like the dickens Mira couldn't help but giggle at their punishment. 'It was a good lesson to keep them on their toes when talking in front of Wendy' she giggled inwardly

"Now that that is over can we take a mission now you guys. I'm still a few jewels short of my rent and I'm too pretty to live on the cold streets" Lucy whined, the mental image of her living in a cardboard box nearly putting her to tears.

"You'll survive on the streets. You're fat and you weigh a lot. So you should have a nice layer of blubber to keep you warm, Lushi" Happy voiced out making the other members of Team Natsu sweat drop at his statement. Lucy however wasn't amused.

"What was that you stupid feline" she shouted grabbing for the cat but was too late as he had flew away before she could catch him, laughing at her failure.

"Yes, I agree. I too am in need of money. I've had my eye on this new armor from my blacksmith for quite a while" Erza smiled trying to move conversation along.

"Well, you guys would have to go by yourselves. I'm busy" Natsu said lazily while leaning back in his seat. Everyone looked at him as if he had grown a second head and it was spewing rainbows. 'Natsu refusing a mission? Because he's busy?! What is happening?!' was their collective thoughts.

"Psh, what do you have to do that's more important than a mission" Gray asked skeptically. Natsu had casted a quick glance to Mirajane, seeing her take a member's meal order, and looked back to his team.

"None of your business Snowflake, I'm just busy" Natsu retorted.

"Well can't you put it off for another time?" This time it was Lucy.

"Sorry Luce I can't."

"And why not? Surely you can reschedule since your partner needs you" Erza's stern voice sent chills down his spine.

"Yeah you can reschedule can't you. It's not like you're going on a date" Lucy chuckled. It didn't make matters any better with Gray bent over the table grabbing his gut, Happy as well and Erza let a chuckle out every now and then. Even the compassionate and shy Wendy was giggling at his expense along with the normally stoic Carla. Seeing his nakama laugh at the thought of Natsu having a date hurt the dragon slayer but it pissed him off more than anything.

"And what if I am, huh?!" he screamed slamming his hands down hard enough to crack the wood silencing them. They looked at him to see if he was joking with them but they saw that he was dead serious.

"Wait…you…have a…date?" Lucy stuttered, trying to wrap her mind around the whole thing.

"Yes, I have a date. So what, you guys can and I can't" Natsu challenged.

"N-No, that's not it. It's…it's just that you don't seem like the type to do that kind of stuff" she explained.

"What, dating?"

"Yes" the whole table said.

"Well I've decided to try it out. Nothing bad has happened in the last few weeks since we defeated Tartarus. I saw Igneel again and got my answers. Why not trying dating?" The others were baffled at the dragon slayer. "Stop staring at me, god dammit!" An iron fist met his face making him groan from the pain.

"Watch your mouth in front of Wendy, idiot" Erza commanded sternly.

"Sorry Wendy"

"It's alright Natsu-san." the preteen giggled shyly.

"Heh, never knew you had it in you flametard" Gray taunted with a smirk.

"Shut up you douche. I'm going on a date not getting married," he snapped. 'At least I hope not' his thoughts going back to how Lisanna was. If he went on this date would he have to marry Mirajane? They had sex and he heard from multiple people that only married couples did that, but Cana and a few others in the guild assured him that that wasn't the case every time.

"Hey, I'm just saying is all no need to get so heated dude." Gray rose his hands in surrender sensing the hostile attitude Natsu was giving off.

"Sigh, I know but I don't know what to do on a date" Natsu grumbled putting his head in his hand. He wanted the date to go without a hitch. He was still wracking his mind on what Mira told him and his own feelings and he had yet to find an answer. Feeling a comfortable hand on his shoulder he saw Lucy giving him a kind smile but there was something else behind it.

"No need to feel so worried Natsu. Just be yourself. Whoever this girl is she obviously likes you for you if she agreed to go on a date with you. You're a great guy" Natsu remembered Mira telling him the same thing, to be himself. 'Lucy's right. If Mira likes me for me then that's all I need to do'.

"Thanks Lucy." The Celestial Mage smiled back but he noticed it looked a little forced.

"Anytime Natsu. But for your date what are your plans. Matter of fact who is the lucky lady" she inquired a little forcefully. The others leaned in close to hear who the brave soul was that had taken an interest in their friend. Natsu didn't think it would be a good idea to tell them that he was taking Mirajane out on a date and he couldn't come up with an excuse. Luckily an angel in disguise had saved him in his hour of need.

"What are you guys talking about" Mira questioned with a smile. She was standing directly behind Natsu, the dragon slayer breathing a sigh of relief at her presence.

"Believe it or not Mira, Natsu here has a date" Lucy teased.

"Ara that is something. Oooh Natsu, who knew you were such a lady-killer" Mira teased.

"Heh he probably will kill her with how bad his breath is," Gray murmured smarmily. Natsu was ready to beat the ice mage's skull into the table before he felt two hands on his shoulders. Lucy on the right and Mira on his left. Lucy looked up to Mirajane in confusion but the Take Over mage paid no attention to her.

"No need to get so riled up Natsu I'm pretty sure you're date won't mind how bad your breath is. However it would be a good idea to freshen up before you do meet her" she chuckled. Natsu exhaled in his palm and sniffed and recoiled at the stench, the others laughing at the dragon slayers expense. Natsu crossing his arms over his chest in irritation and took their digs into him like a man.

"Yeah hardy har har. Thanks for your help guys." The others saw how irritated Natsu was getting and stopped their jovial laughter. Well the girls did, Happy and Gray were still laughing like fools.

"We're just messing with you Natsu. Oh, what are you gonna wear for your date" Lucy gushed.

"What's wrong with what I have on" he glanced down at his clothes consisting of his one armed jacket, shorts and sandals.

"You can't wear that on a date! You have to dress up, but since it's your first date nothing to flashy."

"Don't you have any other clothes you flaming gecko," Gray spoke up having gotten over his laughing fit.

"Of course I do stripper. This isn't the only thing I own you know."

"Could've fooled us" everyone said in unison.

"Why am I friends with you jerks."

"Well take whatever you have in your closet and put that on. You have some sense of style with the color scheme and ensemble so you should be fine, right" Lucy asked.

"Yeah I'll be fine, she said that was just wanted to go to the movies and to dinner anyway so I shouldn't have to dress to fancy right? No suit?" Natsu said hopefully.

"Of course not. Just something semi-casual." Apparently the term was lost on the dragon slayer.

"Something better than what you have on Natsu, but not a suit and tie ok," Mira clarified for him. Although picturing Natsu in a suit and tie was a handsome sight to behold for the young bartender she didn't want him to be over dressed for their first date, especially at the movies.

"Ok, I think I got it," he said.

"And make sure you pay for her food and the tickets. It's the man's job to pay for everything," Erza spoke up.

"What, why?!"

"Because women are freaking-," Gray didn't attempt to finish what he said when he felt four dark auras and four sets of eyes on him. Even the glare Wendy was giving him terrifying. Natsu was trying to become one with the bench he was sitting on to hide his existence from the females in case they turned their ire onto him.

"Women are what Gray" Mira spoke her usual caring tone taking on the demonic voice of her Satan Soul.

"Yes Gray, do continue, but be wary of what you say next" Erza added in, summoning her Purgatory Mace.

"Yeah, I really wanna know what you were gonna say. Don't you Wendy and Carla" Lucy asked the two never taking her eyes off of Gray as she held her whip.

"Oh yeah."

"Indeed."

Their faces were shrouded in darkness but their eyes shown like red suns wishing to burn the ice mage's existence from this plane of reality. Not wishing to meet his maker just yet Gray excused himself from the table before sprinting out of the guild but Erza wasn't having any of that as she was hot on his heels. 'Poor bastard won't make it past the gate' Natsu thought. With the atmosphere going back to normal he decided it was his time to leave so he could prepare for his date with Mira.

"Ok guys, thanks for the advice. I'm gonna head home to get ready." Natsu stood up and was about to leave before he felt a soft hand touch his elbow.

"Natsu before you go I need you to help me with some inventory." Natsu shrugged his shoulders and followed Mirajane pass the kitchen, unknown that Lucy was watching their every move.

"Lucy-san?" She turned to see Wendy giving her a concerned look.

"Yeah Wendy."

"Are you alright. You've seemed stressed for the past few minutes," the young mage was concerned for her friend. Lucy smiled at how caring Wendy could be and didn't want to worry her over nothing.

"I'm fine Wendy just got a few things on my mind, but nothing serious" she reassured her.

"You sure Lucy, because you had a weird face on. Almost as weird as your everyday face but this one had bad wrinkles on your forehead" Happy proclaimed while humorously trying to copy how Lucy looked only to make the busty mage chase after him throughout the guild hall for teasing her.

"So where's the inventory Mira" Natsu asked while looking around as they stood in back of the kitchen, where the barrels of wine were stored.

"I just wanted to tell you that I'll be at the park around 7 o'clock tonight. From there we'll go to the movies." Natsu nodded in agreement.

"Sounds good to me. Besides I need a nap anyway, I'm tired" he said while stretching his arms. Mira giggled knowing why he was so tired.

"Sorry I kept you up all night, Natsu." He blushed when he recognized her provocative tone.

"It's all right Mira. I-I liked it…a lot actually" he confessed.

"Well so did I. Maybe after our date we could try it again, but this time in a better place than the guild." She wrapped her arms around his neck and lifted herself on the tips of her toes to kiss him softly on the lips. Natsu smiled at her his eyes becoming hazy when she licked her plumps lips in a sensual manner.

"Heh, I'd like that."

"Good. Now go on mister. I want you fully rested for our date. If you nod off one time throughout it you'll be sorry" she said menacingly.

"Aye sir." Natsu rushed out of the kitchen and out the guild passing Erza as she was dragging Gray back by his collar, Juvia materializing out of nowhere to coddle the ice mage. It didn't take long to make his way home and once entering his humble abode he waded through the clutter on his floor to drop himself on his couch. 'My first date and with Mira of all things. Should be a blast.'

"I'm all fired up." He smiled his big grin before passing out.

4 Hours Later

"Lisanna, Kinana can you guys watch the bar for the rest of the night."

"Sure Mira-nee but why, it's only five o'clock. You never leave this early," Lisanna asked after taking a members order.

"Oh I have a prior engagement to get to" Mira said sheepishly.

"Ohhh you have a date don't you Mira-nee!" Lisanna tittered.

"Awww have a wonderful time Mira-chan," Kinana added in with a cheerful smile on her pretty face.

"Thanks you two, hopefully it goes well with this guy." Lisanna noticed how shy her sister looked. The blush on her face reached to her ears and she was twirling a lock of her hair through her fingers, something she only did when she was anxious.

"You really like this guy don't you sis?" she voiced out.

"Yeah. Yeah I really do" Mira confessed. She still didn't know whether or not her sister still had feelings for Natsu so she was scared to look her in the eyes. She didn't want to feel as if she was betraying her.

"Well he's a lucky guy to have you. What's he like," her inner gossiper taking effect.

"Yeah is he handsome," Kinana was just as curious.

"Yes he's very handsome, and strong too. He's funny and charming, a little dense at times but surprisingly attentive to others. He's got a heart of gold and will do whatever it takes to make those around him happy. Even if it's of his own happiness." Mira's words had the other two women on the edge of their seats. They blushed at how amazing her date sounded. Both thought to who could fit such a description. Kinana was drawing a blanks but Lisanna had something in mind but dismissed the possibility as impossible.

'Like those two would go out with each other' she chuckled at the thought.

"By the way you talk about him it sounds like you really like this guy" Kinana said, washing a beer mug.

"Hehe I guess I do," Mira muttered timidly.

"Well we don't want you to be late for you date. Go get em Mira-nee" Lisanna encouraged.

"Thanks Lisanna." Mira was out the door and heading to her house wondering what to wear that wasn't too flashy for a first date but also something that could catch Natsu's eye.

"Maybe I should dress up in a dress made out of chicken" she said to herself sarcastically letting out a melodic laughter.

2 Hours Later

Mirajane was dressed and ready for her date with Natsu and was making her way to the park. She had tried on at least 10 different outfits before finally choosing one. She decided to go outside of her normal look of dresses and went with something that was a mix of her old personality but was still showed that she was a kind barmaid. Making her way into the park she noticed a figure standing by the Sakura tree. Recognizing the mop of pink hair she knew that it was Natsu. Striding over to the Salamander she tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention and gasped at what he was wearing. It seemed she wasn't the only one to change her image. He still had his scarf wrapped around his neck like usual and the jacket he had on was the same as his old one but with minor changes. It had two sleeves rather than one, with pockets at the bottom and a hood. He left it open revealing a tight black v-neck shirt underneath. He also had on some dark blue jeans that were tucked into a pair of white and black high tops.

"Wow Natsu, you look great" Mira said clasping her hands together under her chin as she checked him out. Natsu chuckled in response appreciating that Mira liked his new look. He had to admit it also felt pretty good. He favored his usual vest or jacket along with his shorts and sandals but this look was growing on him. Taking a look at Mira he had to say that she looked pretty amazing herself. She had on a top that was similar to what she used to wear when she was the demon but it was dark pink instead of black with two thin straps wrapping around her neck to hold it together. It hugged around her chest tightly giving him a good look at her cleavage and complimented her curves greatly. The top went down to just above her midriff showing off her toned stomach. Below that she had on a black skirt with three pink lines going around it that stopped a few inches above her knees. He also noted that she looked taller than usual and noticed she was wearing heeled boots with a zipper on the front that stopped at her ankles, revealing much of her long, sexy legs. Swallowing the lump in his throat Natsu thought it was best to compliment her as well.

"You look amazing too Mirajane. Almost like your old self."

"Oh wait a minute." She took a scrunchy that was on her wrist and pulled her flowing white hair into a long ponytail that looked exactly how it used to when she was younger. She took the band holding her bangs and let them fall onto her forehead before using her fingers to push them away from her eyes. She twirled in place on the grass, her skirt swaying with the movement and she stopped, putting her hands behind her back and winking at Natsu over her shoulder.

"How about now" she asked flirtatiously. Natsu chuckled at her playfulness.

"Hehe even better. You look great in anything Mira" Natsu spoke without thinking. Both he and Mira blushed at his words but before he could say anything else Mira beat him to it.

"Thank you Natsu. That's very sweet of you to say."

"Anytime. So you ready, I think the movie is about to start in a few minutes." Natsu said jerking his thumb into the direction of the town.

"Yep, lead the way my handsome gentlemen" Mira teased.

The two were walking close to each while on the street garnering the attention of those around them. Both saw the looks the other was getting from the opposite sex and they didn't like it. Mira wasn't prone to jealousy but seeing how the women around her age, give or take a few years were looking at Natsu, she shot them a dark glare. Natsu had never shown jealousy to anything unless it was food or a fight but he hated the way the men on the street were looking at Mirajane like she was a piece of meat. He was brought out of his inner thoughts when he felt a slender arm wrap around his, his hand in the jacket's pocket. He looked to Mirajane who only gave him a smile in return and he her. Letting his instincts kick in, he took his hand out of his jacket and out of Mirajane's hold making the beautiful mage gasp, thinking he was rejecting her. However her fears were drowned when she felt a calloused but warm hand take hold of hers and squeeze gently. A loving smile made its way to her face as she saw Natsu looking forward down the street with a slight blush and a small smile. 'Well it is a date' she thought and she then intertwined their hands together like they were a real couple, her chest almost bursting in jubilation when Natsu didn't pull away but rather squeezed her hand tighter.

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[A/N: Sorry for the length I was in the zone. Ok I'm a guy so I know close to jack shit about women's fashion. So if you're ready this bear with me ok. I also thought Natsu would look good in dark clothes. He actually makes it work during the Tartarus arc with the outfit he stole while in that giant cube thing. The actual date will be the next chapter and I hope you all enjoy it. Also Model Behavior and Act of Kindness will most likely be updated this week but no promises and I'm still outlining for the next chapter of Rub a Dub Dub. I feel I should've ended the story right there but I can't so, yeah. Other than that, read, review and PM me if you want. Always looking for story ideas (no yaoi). Blaccdragon out]