Title: Preparation for the Date

Disclaimer: If I only had more time...unfortunately, this belongs to the awesomeness that is Hiro Mashima. *sigh*

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Now that she had talked to Charle and gotten her approval, she had to get ready for her date. They headed to Lucy's apartment as agreed before they heard someone knocking on the door.

"I'll get it," Lucy said, getting up from her chair and walking to the front had just opened it when an angry Mira stomped in, a exasperated Lisanna trailing behind her.

"Mira-nee, you can't just drag me here and stomp in Lucy's house like this! I don't even know why you're so angry!"

She was ignored as her sister made her way towards Wendy, the other girls gulping as they watched nervously, wondering what had happened to make her so angry.

"How come you didn't tell me you were going on a date with Romeo?" she whined, the burning aura disappearing from around her as she pouted at the bluenette. "I've been waiting for this since we came back from Tenrou island!"

Wendy sighed, relieved she hadn't done anything that bad as she smiled up at Mira.

"Oh. I guess I just forgot?"

Mira gaped at her before shaking her head and putting her hands on her hips. "You forgot to tell me, but Cana and Juvia know about it," she questioned, pointing at the two of them lying on Lucy's bed unbelievingly, her jaw hangign just a bit.

"Err, yeah?" Wendy answered, twirling a lock of her hair around her finger unsurely. She sighed before smiling in a way that made Wendy understand all too much why Erza had told her not to tell Mira for.

"Well then, I guess I'll just have to make up for lost time then, won't I?" Mira asked as she slowly inched forwards.

Wendy gulped before nodding slowly, fear entering her small body as she looked at Mira's scarily determined look.

This was going to be a very long day.

Romeo sighed for the fifth time that hour before looking outside through the window. Macao and Wakaba raised their eyebrows and looked at each other before coming together and discussing this.

"This is way too strange. He keeps sighing and looking out the window and it's bothering me. Something had to have happened or he wouldn't be like this," Wakaba muttered, looking over at him.

Macao nodded,"He's been like this since yesterday. He won't even tell me anything, and I'm his father. And earlier, when Natsu walked in, he acted like he didn't see him."

They looked towards him again as he sighed for the sixth time, only a less amount of time had passed than the last time he had sighed. Macao couldn't take it anymore and walked over to him.

"Look, you're starting to piss me off. You keep sighing and you won't even tell me anything! I'm your father for Mavis's sake! Answer me, goddamnit!"

Romeo looked at him before sighing again and causing a tic mark to appear on his father's forehead. "Dad, what was your first date with mom like?"

Macao started, not expecting the question. "Huh?"

Romeo repeated the question again, this time looking his father in the eye. "What was your first date with mom like?"

Macao shook his head before smiling knowingly. "So that's what it is, huh," he muttered, eyes softening. He then proceeded to pull out a chair and sat down next to him. "It was horrible," he said matter-of-factly, grinning.

"What?" Romeo asked, eyes widening as he stared at his father, who laughed before nodding amusedly.

"You heard me right. It was absolutely horrible. I had planned on taking her to an amusement park, but the rides broke down halfway into it. Then we went on a boat ride in the park, and ended up falling in the water and getting soaked. After we finally dried off, we headed to a cafe for some food when it started raining down on us like a waterfall. We got even more drenched and ended up a sopping mess at the cafe door. In the end, we headed to her house and changed clothes."

Romeo looked at him confusedly, his question obvious. "But you ended up getting married?"

Macao nodded again, the knowing smile back on his face. "That's right, kiddo. No need to worry about screwing anything up. You'll do fine," he said, ruffling dark blue hair fondly as Romeo blushed, knowing he was found out.

"Yeah," he said, grinning up at his father. "But don't think this means you're cool or anything like that! You're still a boring old man nowhere near as awesome as my Natsu-nii," he shouted before running off, a confident grin on his face.

"Jeez," Macao muttered, grinning as he watched his son take off. "No appreciation around here."

"All right," Mira announced as she stood back with a flourish, "all done now! You can look!"

Wendy swung her chair around to look at herself and gasped as she was met by her reflection, unable to believe that the pretty girl in the mirror was actually her. Stepping out of her chair, she leaned in to touch the mirror, watching as her reflection did the same.

"This is me?" she asked softly, her voice filled with wonder and uncertainty. The girls looked at each other before slowly grinning at her.

"That's right," Lucy said, reaching around her shoulders to hug Wendy and smiling. "And don't you doubt it!"

Wendy turned and beamed, happiness and a strange sort of elation filling her as she looked at all of them.

"Yup!" She then stood and twirled before posing. "After all, I was taught by the best!"

They laughed, glad she was feeling braver and more confident in herself now. She then looked at all of them and grinned in a way that made them wonder if she was spending too much time around Natsu when he was excited.

"Alright! I'm off," she said excitedly, breathing in deeply before running out the door, leaving the girls alone to their thoughts.

"We're going to stalk her, right?"

"Who do you think you're talking to? Of course we're stalking her!"

"Great! I'll get the camera."

"And I'll have Cancer prepare our disguises."

"You ready?"

"Un!"

"Then let's go stalk Wendy."

What, you think they were just gonna stay there while she went on her date? Pshhh, you're stupid! Hope you enjoy this chapter! And please leave reviews or PM me if you have questions or comments! I'd be fired up to finish the next chapter as soon as possible if you did!

~ForeverBlackSun