I was on my way out of the guild when Ezra and Lizana caught up to me "Nico-Kun do you want to come with us. we're getting out of the guild for bit."

"Where are you going?" I asked, praying it would be shopping again.

"Oh nowhere special." Ezra explained.

"That's really helpful!" I said groaning inwardly.

"Lighten up!" Erza exclamed "I can't believe youre friends were surprized at how you act. Are you really that depressed?"

I blushed. Thinking about how, yes I was, and its Percy's fault!

I got a little lost in thought about Percy's riped arms and his endearing nature when none other than Grey Fulbuster came flying through the air and hit me. He leaped up and started yelling.

I got over my surprise and looked back. Natzu and Kiara stood on a table Natzu held up Grey's boxers and he and Kiara high fived. Grey jumped onto the table and kicked Natzu where it hurts.

If Kiara didn't have cat-like reflexes, he would have gotten his boxers back.

A mob of guild members surounded the table. Cana was being held high, brandishing a beer and chanting 'fight fight fight!'

I looked at Erza. She was glaring at her three teem mates. "Ya" I squeaked, "Lets go!"

Lizana helped me up and the three of us hurried from the guild.

I ended up sitting at a fancy diner accross from a Wizard I've never met before, Erza and Lizana were nowhere to be found. They introduced me to their friend and ditched right when we got into the restaurant.

The guy, Rufus, was a piece of work. He always held this flirtatious smirk, he dressed like one of the three musketeers. He has a mop of blonde hair the same length as Freed's and the guy really got to me.

He stared at me across the table wile I ate. Why did I get that feeling I get every time Kiara conducts one of her convoluted plans to get me to go out with some guy.

I eventually looked up. "Can I help you?"

"I'm sorry about Bianca-san and Percy-san." I could see the sincerity in his eyes but his smirk never wavered. The man seemed as though he could read my mind. Although, he very well could, he is a wizard, after all.

"What's your magic?" I put down my spoon and sat up straight.

Rufus' smile didn't get any less creepily attractive, but it did get wider "I can look into your past and shape your memories, I can make you see things from the deepest most locked away part of your mind." Rufus leaned in and rested his chin on the back of his hand "I use memory make magic, a long lost art."

I'd had a lot of weird dates in the past. Valdez, that cyclops, Valdez, that one transvestite, Valdez, that suicidal kid, did I mention Valdez? But Rufus had to be the weirdest.

"So," I said, trying to develop a better topic of conversation "Have any hobbies?"

"I do love a good game of chess." Rufus smiled wider. It was erie. I was creeped out by a very small number of things. They include Bleeding hearts (the flower), gum piercings, that transvestite man's fake boobs. Rufus' smile defiantly made the list in the same way as the bleeding heart flower, beautifully erie.

Despite that, I was glad to be getting somewhere. "Thats cool, I love chess."

Rufus didn't respond, Its as if he was frozen. I waited, occasionally putting another noodle in my mouth. Rufus didn't blink or breath. So it naturaly scared the crap out of me when his smile returned to the way it had been before we ordered and he said "I do apologize."

I jumped out of my skin "F-f-for what?"

He chuckled "I was in the restroom, you only saw the memory. It was pitiful that I didn't make it more life like, but I was focusing on other things."

I laughed, partually out of nerves, partually out of relief, partually out of amusment. We were both done eating.

"Is there somewhere else that you want to go or do you need a ride home?"

Rufus smirked "I would like a ride back to my guild, I know you know where that is." He removed his glove to revial the Sabertooth symbol on his right hand.

I quirked my eyebrow and nodded. I'd never noticed him around sabertooth. I walked out, leaving the jewl that it had cost on the table.

"I'm going to shadow travle you there, I trust you know what that is."

"You catch on quickly, Nico-san." I smiled and he took my hand. His was still free of its glove. I blushed, hoping he couldn't see in the moonlight.

"Call me Nico." I shadowtravled us to Sabertooth.

Rouge and Sting came from inside the guild to greet us. Rufus withdrew his hand from mine and suddenly became incredibly interested in slowly puting his glove back on. I could see his blush in the light streeming from the open guild doors.

I cleared my throught "That was interesting. Good night, Rufus."

He suddenly stood erect instaid of hunched over his glove, which seemed to be increadibly difficult to put on. "Goodnight, Nico"

I shadowtravled back to Fairytail increadibly flustered.