"Oh and Bix, I know you like to cover your eyes in public and all but could you not wear your visor, I like looking at your eyes." And with that she left a frozen Bickslow staring at the closed door to his room.
Lucy made her way to Waffle House that the girls had seen the day before, that is where they decided they would eat breakfast before shopping. She couldn't help but think about what she said to Bickslow before leaving his room. 'Way to go, not even your first date and already making demands, ughhh what are you thinking.' Lucy mentally face palmed. She really didn't know what came over her when she said that or why she felt comfortable enough to even suggest it, but it was the truth she did prefer to see his eyes.
As she entered the restaurant she took a look around and saw a familiar head of brown hair slumped over a table to the left. Smirking to herself she decided a little payback for being locked out was in order so she snuck up to her clearly hung over companion and leaned down to her ear, and as loudly as she could she yelled, "Good morning sunshine!"
"Ugggghhhh would you please not be so loud! And why the hell are you so chipper so damn early eh?" Cana groggily responded to her overly enthusiastic friend.
"Well for one I didn't try to out drink the 'Drunken Falcon' and for two I do have to be that loud since I was shut out from my bed last night." Lucy replied while taking a seat across from Cana.
"I didn't shut you out, I clearly remember leaving you with the option to join." Was Cana's rather amused response. "By the way where did you end up staying, and does that have anything to do with your cheery disposition huh? Did our little Lucy get laid last night?"
With an exasperated sigh Lucy picked up the menu at the table scanning it before she replied, "No, Cana I did not get laid, unlike someone at this table. I ended up crashing on Bix's couch in his room, since ours was occupied. Why didn't you go back to his room anyway?"
"Wait so you spent the night with Bix and he didn't try to fuck you? Or did you flat out turn him down?" Cana asked incredulously. Lucy huffed annoyed at how loud her friend was openly talking about her love life or lack there of. "Cana, will you please lower your voice this is not the type of thing you yell in public. And you still didn't answer my question so until you answer that you don't get to ask me questions."
At this point the waitress came over and took the girls orders and left to get their drinks. Cana studied her friend for a moment realizing that she is was not as flustered by the questions as she would have thought she would be, she decided that there was definitely something up that the little blonde was keeping under lock and key. "Ok Lu I'll bite, we ended up back at our room because I lost the bet, he altered his deal to be that we would give you the option of joining if you wanted which is why we had to use the room. It was dumb if you ask me, I was already gonna sleep with him and I knew there was no way you would take that bait, so its like he missed an opportunity to get something else, but who am I to say what guys think."
"He is a pig Cana, seriously, what would you have done if I had come in? Actually never mind I do not want to know." Lucy shivered at the thought and she noticed Cana just shrugged her shoulders. "But if you must know, no Bix did not try to 'Fuck me' as you so crudely put it, he was a perfect gentleman unlike your companion for the evening."
"I wasn't looking for a gentleman Lu, and even though I knew there was no chance that you would have joined in on our activities unless if you were super sloshed, I guess I would not have minded, I mean at least you're hot." The brunette replied keeping an eye on her companions reaction noting she was finally getting under her skin,
"Cana! How do you speak so casually about things like that gosh you're worse than some of the guys at the guild." At this point Lucy was as red as a tomato and couldn't even make eye contact with her friend.
"There it is, there is the blushing virgin I was expecting. I thought that maybe the body shots broke your brain, since you had almost no reaction to spending the night with our dear Seith Mage." Cana said trying to suppress her obvious amusement at her friend's embarrassment.
"Come on its not the first time I've shared a room with a guy Cana, it's almost more uncommon for me to not anymore with my teams habit of breaking and entering, not to mention we save money on jobs by sharing a room. This was not that different." Lucy said as there orders were placed in front of them.
"Ya but Bix isn't your team, and he is far more experienced and forward than those boy toys of yours Lu. I mean Gray may have some game seeing as he spent a lot of time with Loke, but Natsu is almost a lost cause. So my question to you my dear little Lucy is why are you so comfy cozy with the guilds most notorious perverts eh? Developing a soft spot for the man are you?" The card mage questioned.
'He is way more experienced than you are, she has a point. But you can't really hold that against someone right. He has been nothing but nice to you.' With that thought reassuring herself she decided to square her shoulders and address Cana's questions head on. "One I seriously think you underestimate the perv levels of my teammates, I cannot tell you how many times I have walked in on them raiding through my panties or how many times I have had to Lucy Kick Natsu out of my bed, or force a gate closer on Loke and Taurus for their overall perv factor. Actually just this morning Loke tried to pop in on me in the shower, he even brought me clothes from the spirit realm with charms of his sign on my bra and panties. So dealing with perverts is seriously nothing new for me. Two Bix has actually not been that way with me, I mean sure he has said some things here and there but nothing out right disgusting. I don't even think he actually tops the Letcher list in our guild. Not even top 5."
"Oh you have them ranked I have got to hear this please do continue Lucy. Oh and since when is Loke picking out your panties, is there something more going on there." This was getting more interesting by the minute for the brunette.
"Loke wishes, I really think he was just trying to get under my skin but as far as my list I can think of at least 6 guild mates that rate as higher pervs than Bix, you can tell me if you agree or not. First would clearly be Master, I mean all of his punishment games involve us dressed up in skimpy outfits, and I know for a fact he keeps old issues of our swim suit shoots in his desk. Second and third are Wakaba and Macao for obvious reasons. Fourth is your own dad I don't think I need to explain that one either. Fifth is Laxus because it's apparently a trait that runs in his blood, not to mention that stuff he spouted off during phantom. If we are counting Loke since he still is a member I'd list him 6th, and actually now that I think about it there are still more I'd rank above Bix. I mean Gajeel is always trying to get me in a bunny suit and Warren was far too attentive of Wendy during that Ball mission for my comfort. So I mean yea Bix did say how it was better to fight us in our swim suits but I doubt any guy besides Freed was going to object to that. And clearly he cracks jokes and makes comments, but face it we are in a guild filled with pervs, you included."
"Well when you put it like that I guess I agree with you Lu, though I would rate my old man a little higher on that list. But why the defense of Bickslow all of the sudden is there something going on there?" Cana raised an eyebrow at her blonde friend. "I mean you know me I'm all for you having fun and loosening up, but Bix isn't really the type to be romantic so I don't want you to build up a crush just to get crushed by it."
"Well he asked me on a date and I agreed." Came Lucy's soft reply. Cana instantly spit out her juice, that she had slipped some vodka into, and looked at her friend stunned. "HE WHAT?"
"He asked me on a date. It's not like it's a big deal." Lucy huffed crossing her arms over her chest. She was starting to get rather annoyed.
"No Lucy it is a big deal! I have known Bix for a long time and I have never seen him take a girl on a date, take them home sure on a date never!" Cana all but yelled. "I mean first he doesn't seal the deal with the hottest girl he could hope to get in the same room with him, I mean not even try, and then he asks the same girl on a date like an actual pick you up and take you out and drop you off date. Did we enter a parallel universe or something."
Releasing a sigh Lucy decided to respond. "Cana, it's not like I am expecting a prince charming or anything, or even some great romance. I have never been on a date and he is the first to ask. We get along and it's easy to talk to him. I just think it would be fun, you know no pressure. And you are making way too big of a deal about it. I'd expect that from Levy and Erza, but not you."
"You are right Lu, sorry. It is just out of character for him, but who knows I mean if there were any girl that could make a guy change his ways it would be you. But so tell me when is this date?" Cana said
"I don't want to change him Cana, I like him how he is. Our date is actually tonight, at 5 and then we will meet you at the club after. So I need you to help me find something to wear for tonight." The blonde responded. Cana raised an eyebrow and stated "So you are gonna ditch me for like four hours that's could Lu."
"Oh like ditching me for a lay and locking me out of the room was a warm gesture right? Besides its only 10:00am now that gives us more than enough time to shop and spend the day together, and you enough time to pregame before we make it to the club. Its not like you need me around for that I would only slow you down, but if you want a drinking partner I can call Loke out to escort you around." And as if on cue a familiar gold light filtered into the room.
"Princess you called" Loke said while taking Lucy's hand and placing a kiss to her knuckles. "More like mentioned but I guess it's more than it usually takes." Lucy Huffed.
"Hey there Lover boy how do you feel about your little miss Master going on a date with Bickslow huh?" Cana shot out as Lucy shot a Glare her way. "Oh or did Lucy leave that detail out." Canna was having way too much fun at this point. 'Oh the look on his face is priceless this is going to be so much fun.'
"A Date! Are you serious Lucy? You didn't mention anything about a date this morning?" Loke all but yelled. "I mean I get he helped you last night and all but why go out on an actual date with the guy?"
"He asked, and I said yes. I don't see what the big deal is Loke." Her headache from this morning was coming back tenfold and Cana was looking far to amused for her liking.
"He asked! That's it, that's the only reason? If so we should have gone on as many dates as there are stars by now with the amount of times I have asked you." Loke was clearly getting upset and rather loud, and Lucy was still salty over the shower and underwear catastrophe of the morning and didn't feel like justifying herself to her friend. Cana finding it fun to rile up the playboy spirt more decided to add some salt to his wounded ego. "Maybe it was the way his tongue felt on her stomach when he took that body shot off her last night."
Loke turned to the card mage completely stunned, where as Lucy looked as though she would strangle her friend at any moment. 'Just wait you little traitor I will get you back for this.' She thought sending daggers with her eyes towards the brunette.
"Lucy! You let him take a body shot off of you, are you even serious right now! What else are you not telling me." And as if on cue Cana decided to add, "That she took a shot off him too and it was quite risqué if I do say so myself, sitting in his lap and all." To this Loke cold only stare at his master in shock, his brain officially checked out.
"God Cana snitch much. And as if any of that was my fault to begin with. I like how you conveniently leave out that it was a drinking challenge from you, and that you yourself took the first shot off of me and then I had to take one off of you. Loke you know what it's like drinking with her, if I had refused her terms I would end up taking naked laps around town or worse. It wasn't like I instigated the whole thing." And at this Loke's brain turned back on and images of the card mage and his master licking each other filled the static.
"Okay okay, so first I miss out on saving you as a way of a date from Dan, then I miss you licking Cana and vice versa, and then I miss out on the opportunity to do a body shot off of you all because of magic restrictors? Why is the world so cruel, I must be being punished for something." Loke began to whine at this point.
'Wasn't the point of this trip to get away from the crazy' Lucy thought with her head in her hands, but at the term punishment a whole new line of thought came in. "No Loke you were not being punished though you should be now, what's the big idea with bringing me racey panties with your sign on it huh, that is kind of inappropriate don't you think." 'Ok Lucy just deflect the situation and turn the tables.'
"What's inappropriate about staking my claim." And before the words were even out he knew it was the wrong thing to say as he felt the murderous aura from the blonde next to him and heard the laughter from the card mage across the table, 'Shit shit take it back!'
"Loke I am going to say this as calmly as possible since we are in public." Lucy all but seethed. "No one has a claim on me. I am my own person and can make my own decisions. I am not an object or a possession to be had won or traded. No man has that right, not my father, or his potential suiters, not my team, and certainly not you. And no you have never outright asked me on a date, you just make wild professions of your affection one minute but the next you are flirting with another girl. And that's fine I don't mind but I don't intend to be another notch on your infinite bed post, I am your friend and your key holder. I refuse to blur that line. And yes I know technically there is no rule against an intimate relationship between us, but if it were to go south it would kill me to be awkward around you. Someday I may find a guy that I want to be with and I need to know that you are not going to have some pissing contest with them." Towards the end of her rant her tone softened.
With a sigh Loke spoke, "I apologize for my words Princess, they came out in a way I did not intend. I also apologize for the underwear thing. I just got so jealous when Virgo told me you were with a guy. Lucy I really do love you, and that will never change, you could never be just a notch on a bed post to me, but I understand your position on this. Though I am not going to stop expressing my love for you, I would never stand in the way of your happiness, I just don't understand why him?"
With a roll of her eyes Lucy replied to her spirit. "You are acting like we are about to elope, Mavis, it is just a date. Bix was really decent to me and I enjoy his company. I want to get to know him better, it's not like we are going to go on this date and ride off into the sunset. He asked me on a date when I said I had never been on one and I accepted, there is nothing more to it than that."
"So it's a date of convenience then? To get your first out of the way?" Cana spoke up.
"No, like I said I like him he is fun, and that is what this trip is about having fun." Lucy replied honestly. With a sigh Loke stood up and began to speak "Well Princess I guess I will leave you to your preparations, I really am sorry for my reaction." But before he could bow Lucy grabbed him by his arm.
"Oh no you don't. You still have to make it up to me for the embarrassing show this morning, so are you ready for your punishment." She stated staring him down. "Punishment? Shouldn't I get Virgo for that, she will be highly put out that she missed out on it." He replied in mirth.
"No my dear Lion her punishment is to receive none, yours is to accompany me and Cana in our shopping, carry our bags and then keep Cana company with her pregame drinking activities before we go to the club then you can go back." She said sternly.
"Oh! Being forced to spend the afternoon with two lovely ladies how cruel you are Master" He joked and laughed at her pout at his use of the nick name. He offered an arm to each of the girls and continued. "Shall we be off ladies, the jewels won't spend themselves." And with that the girls paid their bill and made their way to see what Clover had to offer.