What Fairy Girls Want

by Ulquiorra9000

Chapter 15: party in my pants (this club rocks)

Natsu froze like a deer in the headlights. "Bad news? Huh?"

"Please relax, Natsu." Mr. Conbolt gestured with his hands. "Our trip back to Magnolia has to be delayed because one of the buses broke down. We won't get it fixed until tomorrow morning at the soonest."

"Oh. So..."

"So, we're extending our trip by one day. I've already taken care of that at the hotels for all MCC students." Mr. Conbolt made a reassuring grin. "Sleep tight, Natsu."

Natsu lunged and wrapped his arms around his chaperone. "Yahoo, baby! You know what this really means!"

"Oof!" Mr. Conbolt wheezed. "What are you talking about?"

All tiredness and confusion forgotten, Natsu let go of Mr. Conbolt, smiled wide, and pumped a fist. "This means it's time to go clubbing! Crocus nightlife, here I come."

Mr. Conbolt raised his eyebrows. "It's already been a long trip. Why not rest for tonight and return home refreshed?"

"You don't get it, prof. This is my only chance to party it up, Crocus style!"

"Oh, my. Don't you hate this city and its smug Crocus University?"

Natsu waved a dismissive hand. "Eh, water under the bridge, my good man. How can I just get a good night's rest when the clubs are calling me? I'd better call all my buddies about this!"

Mr. Conbolt scowled. "You should hear yourself right now, Natsu. Running off to go partying when you've already had a long day?"

Natsu laughed. "I won't hear myself when there's club music playing!"

"Suit yourself. Have a good night. Just be careful, kid." Mr. Conbolt turned and headed off, leaving Natsu buzzing with excited energy. This night was just beginning! It was 4:09 PM, according to Natsu's phone's watch. Hmmmm, how about a decent nap just in case, then find the hottest party venue this fantastic city has to offer?

Natsu flopped cozily onto the bed, checked the local maps on his phone, then zeroed in on the prize. He couldn't help a wide smile as he shared the web page in a huge group chat.

o*o*o*o*

"Holy shit. No way," Gray said in awe as he, Natsu, Loke, and Max all climbed out of their shared taxi and beheld tonight's venue of fun: the nightlcub Crocus All-Star. "It's like a palace!"

"And we're royalty!" Loke cheered, throwing up his arms. "Make way, people! The king is back."

Natsu snorted with laughter. "Hold up, bud. There's a line, see? We have to wait with all the other peasants."

Loke took one look at the line and went pale. "Whaaaaaat?!"

"Better get moving, or we'll still be out here at daybreak," Max put in. He gave Loke a little shove. "Anytime now."

"A fine idea, good sir," came Erza Scarlet's voice as she and Jellal arrived arm in arm, already dressed for the party. "That bouncer looks pretty serious, too. Don't try anything funny with him."

Loke turned and saw the bouncer and went even whiter. "Well fuck me!"

"Why?" Gray asked.

Loke got out his wallet and pointed. "My ID's expired. Is that bad? And I don't have a lot of Jewels to bribe that bouncer with."

Max draped an arm over his shoulders and winked. "We'll find a way, my man. No one can stop a pair of MCC idiots for long."

"Gee, great plan," Erza said snidely. "Jellal, my dear, shall we get in line?"

"Lead the way," Jellal said loftily, and he and his lady took their place in the line.

Natsu clapped his hands together. "Let's do this, chumps. Time's wasting!"

"We can't squander that bus's sacrifice," Gray joked as the squad got moving. "Fate dealt us a good hand."

"It sure did," said another familiar face in the line: Gajeel Redfox. He grinned widely. "I've been feeling kinda bummed about my band's problems and the game yesterday. Time to take my mind off things."

"Did you come here with your lady?" Natsu asked. "I mean, you're really hitting it off with her. Dancing all night long with her should make you like two peas in a pod."

Gajeel shook his head. "I asked her, but Levy said she'd rather jump off the Magnolia Bridge on fire than go clubbing."

"Aw, come on. It's gonna be a blast," Max protested.

"Books and quiet spaces are her thing," Gajeel said with a casual shrug. "I can respect that. But she will at least listen to my band play when we do our first real gig! I just need to find a venue first."

"Nothing like a groupie to cheer you on," Gray said off-handedly. He looked around. "Is anyone else here?"

"Some of our friends got here already. I saw Alzack, Cana, Elfman, and Evergreen ahead of me in line earlier," Gajeel explained. He pointed further down the line. "They might already be in."

Natsu whistled. "No way. Elfman convinced Evergreen to come here with him? He's got a silver tongue!"

"And what about your lady?" Gajeel asked Gray.

Gray checked his phone. "Juvia says she's on her way. She told me that someone swiped her intended taxi at the last second, so that delayed her a bit."

"Okay, then. And by the way, Natsu, I'm pretty sure Lucy and Lisanna are in there, too," Gajeel added, his wide grin returning. "Will tonight be the night you choose your soulmate?"

Natsu felt his heart race as he tried to look casual, folding his arms over his chest. "I'll give it my best shot."

"Make it a night to remember, my man." Gajeel roughly clapped a hand on Natsu's shoulder, and Natsu couldn't help a confident smile.

Bit by bit the line moved, and when Natsu's friends reached the doorway and the terrifying bouncer who waiting there, most of the MCC friends got in with no trouble. Loke, meanwhile, couldn't talk his way into the club, and Max was no better when he couldn't afford the cover charge.

"Come on, man!" Max pleaded with the burly bouncer, who certainly did not come on.

"Sorry, guys. We're going on ahead," Natsu told Loke and Max as he and his pals stepped into the doorway. "Good luck!"

Then Natsu beheld the royal glamor of Crocus All-Star. This was a palace... of nighttime awesome!

Natsu's eardrums buzzed and rattled as energetic music pulsed in the air, emitting from oversized speakers hanging from the ceiling as colorful light beams swiveled this way and that. Every ten second or so, jets of fog issued from nozzles on the walls to add an almost ethereal vibe to this place. Up on the main stage, meanwhile, a surprisingly young DJ around Natsu's age smiled and bobbed his head to the beat as he worked his controller thingy.

Then there was the bar, and Natsu was already salivating at the sight of it! The expansive bar had not one, but six bartenders serving customers, three men and three women who served each drink with a warm smile. The bar had chrome features and wood panels, along with an array of white lights that illuminated the hundreds of bottles sitting on glass shelves behind the bar. As Natsu watched, four laughing locals accepted their bright red drinks and stumbled their way from the bar and back to the dance floor, already tipsy.

And speaking of which! Hundreds of dancers around Natsu's age or a little older were losing themselves in a sea of steamy ecstasy, waving their arms and gyrating like there's no tomorrow. Natsu squinted and checked the crowd for any familiar faces, but none yet. Well, maybe they'd find him. Lucy and Lisanna were waiting for him, man!

"Should we stay as a group, or split up?" Gajeel wondered.

"Jellal and I are hitting the bar first. You fellas do whatever you want," Erza told them, already leading her boyfriend to the waiting bar. "See you on the dance floor! Don't pull a muscle, okay?"

Natsu gave Gray and Gajeel a look. "You dudes ready?"

Gray put his hands on his hips and grinned. "So ready."

They dove right in, and it took Natsu just a minute to get the hang of the DJ's sick beats. Natsu nodded to the rhythm and felt it vibing with his soul, then threw up his arms and got moving. Ah, this felt so right! Let it all out, baby, and lose yourself to dance. Nearby, Gray whirled around with his arms out, while Gajeel did a token dance with his elbows tucked to his sides.

"Not bad, my man."

"Thanks," Natsu said. "I'm just getting started."

Wait. Who said that?!

Natsu turned to his left and found two familiar faces: Sting and Rogue! They were all dressed up for the club, with Rogue wearing a black leather vest and Sting, a fancy white button-up shirt with thin blue lines on it.

"Hey, no hard feelings about the game," Rogue said. "You Eagles are terrific on the field. That was the best game we had all year."

"Can't wait to play against you guys again," Sting added with a friendly grin.

Natsu scowled. "You guys... you...!"

Then he relaxed and broke into a wide smile. "You guys are all right. Can we be friends?"

"That's the idea, amigo!" Sting broke out into his own dance moves. "Enjoying your stay at Crocus? Great club, isn't it?"

"We've been here a couple of times before," Sting said as he got moving, too. "This DJ is a rising star. He goes to our college."

Natsu looked over at the youthful DJ working his controls. "Let me guess: he's majoring in music."

"Nope. He's into social science," Sting told him.

Natsu nearly tripped. "No shit?"

"His minor's music," Sting added. "Hey Natsu, what's your major?"

"Fitness."

"Cool. And your minor?" Sting asked.

"Getting laid!"

Now it was Sting who almost tripped and fell in shock.

"Don't you know MCC's reputation?" Rogue told his friend. "They're nuts."

"And don't you forget it," Natsu boasted. "We at MCC know how to have a good time. We party and rock the bed, and then take a break with a little studying."

"I'm amazed the Eagles find time to practice," Rogue said, laughing. "It's a miracle you made it that far in our soccer game! No offense."

"Yes offense," declared Gray Fullbuster as he danced his way onto the scene, his eyes ironically spitting fire. "I heard that, bozo! You think you can talk smack about the Eagles?"

"Let's see who's got the better moves," Sting challenged him. "The winner has his opinion validated!"

"Who's gonna judge?" Natsu asked.

Rogue motioned to the two beautiful babes joining them. "How about our best friends Kagura and Yukino? Say hi, girls!"

"Hi. I'm Yukino Agria," one of them said, a busty lass with hair kinda like Lisanna's. "I'm Sting's girlfriend. Nice to meet you!"

"And I'm Kagura Mikazuchi," the other said, looking way too sour and serious for a killer club like Crocus All-Star. "Yukino, can we bail? This place is a drag. I can't believe you and Sting talked me into this."

Yukino smiled and gave Kagura's shoulder a gentle shove. "Girl, you just need to get some drinks in you! That'll loosen you up. It works every time."

Kagura shook her head. "No way."

"First, judge this dance-off," Sting stated. "Yukino, Kagura, we can't agree if the MCC Eagles are hot shit or not."

"Oh, don't be like that. Let's all have fun together!" Yukino cried happily, clapping her hands together, her eyes sparkling. "We should show our Magnolia guests some hospitality."

"Why? This isn't our house. I don't even want to be here," Kagura grumbled.

"Close enough!" Rogue declared, breaking out in some weird new moves. "And I dig these beats! Ren's outdoing himself tonight."

"Who?" Gray asked.

"Our friend the DJ," Yukino explained. "He's fantastic! His name's Ren Akatsuki, but his DJ name is Typhoon, because he makes the air come alive with a storm of music."

"Yeah, that's the lame catchphrase he came up with," Rogue said snidely.

"I'd say it's working. I've never heard a mix this good," Natsu said, and he resumed his killer moves to prove it. "It would be so awesome to have a DJ classmate. Best I've got is a classmate who can't get his band to play even one lousy gig!"

"I heard that shit, Natsu," an annoyed voice said, and Gajeel Redfox boogied his way onto the scene, doing a seriously outdated dance routine that made people stare at him in disbelief.

"You're a musician, too?" Sting asked. "Right on, my man."

"I formed a band called the Ironwings," Gajeel told him. "But my first gig got rained on. But I'll put on a show sometime, I swear."

"Best of luck," Rogue told him.

"Thanks. For now, maybe I'll get ideas from this club's music," Gajeel grunted as he kept up his tacky dance.

"But it's the wrong genre," Natsu protested.

"Doesn't matter," Gajeel huffed. "It stirs my soul!"

Eventually, Ren Akatsuki/Typhoon finished his set, and he bowed as the dancers all cheered for his stellar performance. He seemed like such a nice guy, too, dressed in a dark blazer with a light blue button-up shirt under that. "Coming up next, the second hero of my DJ trio, Snowman!"

"Hi there!" a blond dude said as he stepped up to the DJ controls, waving to everyone. He looked like a total dork with his neatly combed hair, yellow dress shirt, and striped tie. "Who's ready to get crazy tonight?"

"WHOOOOOOOOOO!" the dancers roared.

Natsu snorted. "Come on. How can this guy rock the house? Just look at him."

"That's Eve Tearm," Kagura explained, pointing. "Don't underestimate him. He's called Snowman because once he's at the controls, he gets cold-blooded with his heavy beats."

"Naw, that can't be right," Gray said, making a dismissive gesture. "I could snap him in half like a twig -"

Eve Tearm seized the DJ controller and unleashed the heaviest, darkest industrial beat Natsu ever heard in his fucking life.

"Yeah! Classic Snowman!" Sting cheered. He threw up his arms, busting out some new moves as he bobbed his head to the beat. "He always goes hard."

"Harder than iron!" Gajeel declared as he raised a fist, and Natsu knew that was the highest praise Gajeel could give anyone. Well, if it was good enough for Gajeel, it was good enough for Natsu, too.

"Anyone else thirsty?" Gray asked about ten minutes later.

"Yeah. Let's hit up the bar," Natsu said. "Are you Crocus folks joining us?"

"Maybe after one more song," Yukino said as she kept rocking that beat. "Enjoy the bar, guys! They've got some of everything."

"What are we waiting for, chumps? Let's go!" Gajeel whirled around and marched right through the crowd of dancers, opening up a narrow space for Natsu and Gajeel to follow him to the bar. And when they got there...

"Hey! What's up, nerds?" Jellal said woozily when he detached his face from Erza's own. There he was with the top two buttons of his shirt undone, sitting on Erza's lap on one of the bar stools, already pink in the face.

"Did we interrupt a make-out session?" Gray asked. "Erza, don't you usually advise against PDA?"
"This is a club! Anything goes," Erza hooted. She raised a fist.

"And she means it," the bartender muttered to himself as he prepared another patron's drink.

"Having fun so far?" Natsu asked his friends with a wide smile. "This place is happening!"

"It beats the snot out of Magnolia's clubs. That's for sure," Jellal said. He hiccuped. "Erza, baby, there's no way we're going back to Club Thunder back home, is there?"

"No way! This place spoiled all other clubs for me," Erza declared. She was rather pink in the face, too, her scarlet hair getting a little messy. Then she motioned to ther bartender. "Two more scotch and sodas, pronto!"

The bartender dutifully provided the drinks. Meanwhile, Natsu realized that she was here. Cana Alberona!

"Have you worked up a sweat dancing, guys?" Cana asked Natsu's trio as she nursed a drink in a tall glass. She smiled and laughed. "Come on, work those hips!"

"We're having a grand old time," Gajeel boasted, arms folded as DJ Snowman switched to another, even faster industrial techno beat. "You meet anyone cool here, Cana? Did you find the Crocus students? 'Cause they're our friends now."

"Yeah, I bumped into Yukino earlier. Like, literally," Cana hooted. "She's a real cutie. If you guys were single, I'd recommend her to any of you!"

"Well, she's not single, either," Natsu said. "She's seeing Sting."

"Oh. Okay," Cana said. "By the way, Natsu, where's your date this evening? Or rather, dates?"

Natsu looked around. "I haven't seen 'em yet."

Alzack was rather quiet, sipping his dark drink a few bar stools down from Cana, looking a little out of place.

"You okay, Alzack?" Gray asked him.

Alzack shrugged. "This place is great. But it also feels a little weird to me. Being surrounded by people hooking up like there's no tomorrow, no strings attached... there's more of it than I expected."

"What's wrong with that?" Natsu wondered.

Alzack took a sip. "Nothin' is wrong with that. It's just not for me. I might ditch this place a little early."

"What? C'mon, punk, stick around!" Gajeel cried, motioning. "We just got here."

Cana glanced at Alzack, then turned back to Natsu's trio with a knowing grin on her face. "I think I know what this is."

"What?" Jellal asked, even though Cana wasn't talking to him.

Cana pointed at Alzack. "He wanted to come here to take a break from the missus and cut loose. But now he feels ashamed and out of place! What would his girlfriend think, seeing her man surrounded by half-naked girls gyrating around him and eyeing him up like a piece of meat?"

"Did you have to put it like that?" Alzack yelped.

"I don't think Bisca's the jealous type," Natsu noted. "She trusts Alzack."

"And for good reason!" Alzack said quickly. He pushed away his empty glass. "Y'know what, I gotta head out. Enjoy the club for me, everyone!" He slid off his bar stool and made for the exit.

"Loser!" Jellal called out after him. Alzack flipped him off on the way out.

"Seriously, though," Natsu insisted. "Bisca knows Alzack wouldn't be tempted to cheat. What's the big deal? He can enjoy the club with us."

Cana smiled and shook her head. "Oh dear me, Natsu. Can't you figure it out?"

"I'm stumped, too," Gray admitted.

"I'm just vibing with this beat," Gajeel said, bobbing his head to DJ Snowman's totally rad tracks.

"Alzack and Bisca are getting ready to take the next step in their romance," Cana explained. "They've been so sweet together, but being in this club makes Alzack think he's fumbling it."

"It being what?" Natsu asked.

Cana smiled. "Should I spell it out?"

"Go for it," Gray piped up.

"I lost track of what we're talking about," Gajeel admitted.

"You see," Cana stated, "Alzack feels wrong being here because he's secretly psyching himself up to -"

"Hello there, everyone!" Lucy Heartfilia's joyous voice rang out.

"It's all our friends!" a cheerful Lisanna Strauss added.

Natsu's stomach almost leaped into his throat as he beheld the two radiant beauties joining them, having just emerged from the crowd. Lucy looked stunning in a black tube top with thin straps and a short, black pleated skirt with high-heeled sandals, while Lisanna was a total babe with a low-cut powder blue shirt and a knee-length skirt with floral patterns and dark blue flats. And when the two girls locked eyes with Natsu, they looked like all their dreams had came true at once.

"Look out, Natsu. These lionesses have been on the prowl for you ever since they got in the club," Erza explained right before her make-out session with Jellal continued while the uncomfortable bartender watched.

"I downed three drinks waiting for you," Lucy explained, marching right up to Natsu, hands on her hips. "Then I danced a little to clear my head. What do you say we get a drink together and head back to the dance floor?"

"Not before you have a drink with me!" Lisanna put in.

"How many have you had?" Natsu asked her.

Lisanna smiled. "If we get a drink, darling Natsu, that'll be #4."

"Before we get too drunk to stay upright, how about a dance-off?" Natsu offered, clapping his hands together. It wasn't the night's first dance-off idea, but it promised to be the best.

Lucy and Lisanna locked eyes. "You're on," they told each other.

"Everyone else, on me!" Gray announced, snapping his fingers with terrifying volume. He motioned to the dance floor. "Let's leave the love triangle in peace."

"Now you're on," Cana told Gray, rising from her bar stool and cracking her knuckles. "No one moves better than me when there's a fat beat playing! Let's have our own dance-off!"

The words were barely out of her mouth when DJ Snowman finished his set, leading to the next DJ playing some upbeat, light tunes that made Natsu think of the beach and beautiful sunsets. It felt so nostalgic somehow!

"Now then, my lovelies. Shall we begin?" Natsu asked dramatically, extending both hands as Gray's squad went in another direction.

Lisanna took his left hand. "I'd love nothing more!"

"This will be a night to remember," Lucy said, taking Natsu's right hand.

Unable to help a giddy smile, Natsu led his dates to the dance floor, only vaguely noticing the hulking Elfman and his giggling lady friend popped out of the crowd. They looked excited as they made their way to the nearby bathrooms. Neither of them noticed Natsu and his dates. What's up with that?

o*o*o*o*

"So we're really doing this?" Elfman said yet again as Evergreen led him into the women's restroom, her hand clamped around his thick wrist.

"Yes, we're doing this," the tipsy Evergreen declared. "Get in here!"

"But what if someone sees -"

"We're alone. Come on!" Evergreen half-dragged Elfman into the stall at the bathroom's end, closed and shut the door, then threw her date right against the tiled wall. She stood on her tip-toes and started mashing her face all over his, running her hands along Elfman's head and shoulders as she went. She was panting for breath between kisses, her eyelids half-lowered.

"What did I do to deserve this?" Elfman asked cockily as he started returning the favor. Holy cow, if only his friends could see him now! Those jerks kept teasing him, saying he didn't deserve Evergreen and shit like that.

"Let's just say you deserved a little reward," Evergreen breathed, "for being a better date today. And doggone it, I just feel so pent-up! I need this release. Give it to me, Elfman."

"Anything for you, my sweet. Mmmmmmfff..." Elfman kept it up, running his hands all along his sexy date, feeling his manhood stiffening in his slacks the whole time. His big sister Mirajane had been so silly, getting hot and heavy on a jumbotron where all could see! By contrast, this privacy was nice and intimate, and it got Elfman fired up like nothing else.

He also got the feeling Evergreen was hiding something else. Well, fuck it. He'd enjoy this hookup for all it was worth right now, then puzzle out the rest in Magnolia. Tonight, between the bombastic beats, the drinks swirling in Elfman's system, and the steamy scene unfolding right now, Elfman was in no mood for puzzles and tricks.

Neither was his date.

"You want some, big guy?" Evergreen panted. She ran her tongue along Elfman's neck, up to his jaw. "Come and get it. I'm so easy tonight."

Who was he to refuse?

"How about up here?" Elfman grinned widely as he cupped his hands on Evergreen's ample bosom, caressing her cleavage over the fabric of her black dress. Aaaahhh, she was like a goddess! Girls were so squishy and curvy. Men were all hard edges, while girls were smooth like a work of art.

Evergreen moaned and threw back her head, her breath coming in steaming huffs as her date fondled her chest, and Elfman dared to start lowering the fabric to get even more. Evergreen didn't do jack squat to stop him. Damn right! Elfman felt his manhood hardening like steel at the sight of Evergreen's bare breasts poking out from her low-cut dress's top, no sign of a bra anywhere in sight. Woo-hoo, this maiden knows what she's doing!

"Ooooooh yeah..." Elfman couldn't stop that cocky, giddy smile on his face as his eager hands kept savoring Evergreen's breasts. He knelt and stuck out his tongue, wiggling and waggling it on Evergreen's right nipple. Evergreen gasped with pleasure, her face steadily reddening as Elfman kept toying with that nipple, and then Elfman went all in. He enveloped the nipple in his mouth, latching right onto Evergreen's bare breast.

"Elfman... make love to me," Evergreen breathed. Elfman did just that, grunting with pleasure while gently sucking on Evergreen's tit, his free hand reaching over to toy with the left breast's nipple. Then he switched over, giving the left breast the sucking it deserved, and Evergreen couldn't get enough of it. She was half-slumped against the wall, her knees weak with pleasure, her body trembling with joy.

Then it was time for the star performance!

Evergreen licked her lips hungrily and watched as Elfman crouched even lower, this time taking hold of the skirt of Evergreen's dress and easing it up her long, silky-smooth legs. Up, up, up it went with each tantalizing inch, and Elfman felt his primal hunger for Evergreen's sweetness welling up in him the whole time. He prepared to get an eyeful of the fabric of Evergreen's undies once he reached her wide, curvy hips.

None!

"Surprised?" Evergreen said with a giggle.

"Best night of my life." Elfman felt like his heart would explode with ecstasy, holding up Evergreen's black dress with his hands while savoring the delicious sight of her bare navel, from her hips to her inner thighs and most of all, Evergreen's sweet womanhood nestled between her legs. Elfman brought his head closer and started toying with the labia, fondling Evergreen's flesh to warm her up. It worked at once, with Evergreen groaning yet again and quivering with anticipation, her fun parts getting wetter by the second. Hoo boy, she was like a busted fire hydrant!

"Ah... ahhhh... AAAAAHHHHH~!" Evergreen wailed as Elfman kept eating her out, her pink flesh opening up to him, eager for more. Elfman tried not to get a cramp in his tongue as he went, borrowing deeper into Evergreen's welcoming pussy to get another taste of her. He stuck his tongue in yet deeper, back and forth, and Evergreen was positively screaming with pleasure by now.

"Is someone in there?" a young woman's voice asked from elsewhere in the bathroom.

"GET THE FUCK OUT!" Evergreen shrieked.

The stranger beat a hasty retreat. Whew, that was close!

Next, Elfman withdrew his tongue and mouth, holding up Evergreen's dress with just his right hand while his left hand snaked its way into her waiting flesh. Once again, Evergreen wailed in erotic joy as her man worked her pussy like an expert, only needing two of those thick fingers to stretch Evergreen's flesh nice and good. Elfman was confident that now was the time, so he didn't dare hold back!

Elfman kept up the pressure, adjusting the angle a bit to make sure he stimulated all the best parts, watching as pussy lube oozed out from Evergreen's body, and then the magical moment came. Once Elfman built up enough pressure, Evergreen's body went ballistic, with her hips bucking and trembling with unrestrained arousal. Evergreen gasped as she squirted her juices everywhere, a proper fireworks display to mark a lovemaking session done right! And my goodness, did this girl have a lot in the tank! She kept squirting, and Elfman held up Evergreen's black dress to keep it out of the splash zone.

Finally, Evergreen was done. She gently slid down the wall and half-collapsed into a sitting position, her glasses askew, her light brown hair a mess. Her sweating chest was heaving.

"Oh my gosh... that was...!" Evergreen panted.

Elfman, who knelt by her side, nodded. "Yeah. It was."

"We should absolutely go on another date, Elfman. I think you've earned it."

"Thank you, Evergreen. I'll prove myself worthy."

"Wonderful. In the meantime, do something for me."

"Anything."

Evergreen motioned around her. "Could I trouble you to clean up this mess?"

Elfman almost burst out laughing. "I hope that paper towel dispenser is full!"

o*o*o*o*

"Whew. What a workout," Lisanna commented lightly as the DJ's light, airy tracks washed over the clubgoers, with blue, yellow, and cyan light beams cutting through the air. Lisanna twirled in place, waving her arms and shuffling her feet in an improvised pattern. The music was flowing through her like water.

"Just try to keep up," Lucy teased her back while whipping her arms around in her own improvised routine.

"You mean in dancing, or in love?" Lisanna asked.

"I mean this!" Lucy smiled and went wild, stunning the nearby clubgoers as she become one with the beach-vibe beats. She almost seemed to glow with energy, her blonde hair whipping around, her brown eyes glittering in the dim, colorful light. A few nearby dancers whooped with approval.

"Come on, blondie. That's the best you've got?" Lisanna took her turn next, upping the ante with her own routine, her eyes somehow never leaving Natsu's own.

"How about all at once?" Natsu offered, and the girls took him up on that at once. He had Lucy grinding against him on his front, and Lisanna getting hot and heavy on the back.

Oooooooh, yeah! Now this is what clubbing's all about! Natsu felt the sweaty, lustful heat rising off of him as he and his beauteous ladies gyrated and wiggled together on the dance floor. It was an erotic blend of waving arms, thrusting pelvises, and heavy breathing as the music washed over them like a beach tide.

That was when Natsu realized the girls were closing in, the bread of a sexy sandwich right there on the dance floor, and Natsu was the meat. If these girls kept it up, some mayo would be added to this little sandwich! Natsu felt his wood stiffening as Lucy let loose and rubbed her crotch on his, clearly massaging Little Igneel to get that lovemaking dragon ready for action. Oh, and she didn't miss a chance to drape her arms on Natsu's shoulders and squish her breasts against his chest, sighing with desire as she went.

Behind Natsu, he felt Lisanna doing her part, dry-humping him for all it was worth while she gripped his waist, and at one point, Natsu felt Lisanna's tongue running along the back of his neck! Mmmmmmmm, Lisanna wanted a taste of that sandwich... come and get it!

"Oh, my. That's some serious PDA, even for a club," Erza said snidely as she, Jellal, Gray, Gajeel, and Cana drifted by on the dance floor.

"Jealous?" Lisanna shot back.

"Nope!" Erza seized her boyfriend and promptly wrapped herself around him, already dry-humping his crotch while squishing her breasts onto his chest. More than a few dancers suddenly got uncomfortable and boogied their way somewhere else.

"Haha. This is one horny club," Gajeel hooted, watching his friends rub various crotches together. "If Juvia were here, she'd go nuts -"

"DARLING GRAY!"

Gray threw up his hands over his face. "JUVIA, DON'T DO IT -!"

She did it.

"Aaaaaarggghhh!" Gray howled as his booty call dive-tackled him to the dance floor, promptly slobbering all over him like a Saint Bernard that heard a box of treats being rattled. Juvia wasted no time in tearing off her top, revealing her lacy violet bra, a sight that gave Gray an instant pants tent. Natsu totally saw it.

"Now that's some PDA," Lucy said with a giggle as Gray gave in to his hormones and started making out with Juvia. "Natsu, Lisanna, how about those drinks? I'm so thirsty!"

"In both ways, right?" Lisanna asked as the sexy sandwich came apart.

"Duh," Lucy said, eyeing Natsu's crotch as she licked her lips. "To the bar!"

To the bar they went, where Lucy bought the first round of shots. Flaming shots, that is.

"These are your favorites, right?" Lucy asked with a warm smile, raising her flaming shot.

"So glad you remembered, Lucy. Bottoms up!" Natsu toasted his ladies with his flaming shot, then drank. Ah, such a rich flavor, spiced with flames!

Lucy flinched. "Natsu, you're supposed to snuff out the flames first!"

"What, you didn't know?" Lisanna said with a teasing grin. She blew out her shot's flames. "Natsu doesn't just like flaming shots. He drinks them on hard mode." Then she downed her own shot.

Lucy stared in awe as she blew out her shot and knocked it back. "I suppose I still have more to learn about you, Natsu."

"Yeah. For example, this is my favorite mixed drink," Natsu said. "Hey, bartender! Can my lovely dates and I get three gin and tonics?"

"Coming right up," the bartender said, and he got busy making them.

"That's such a grown-up drink, Natsu," Lucy commented. "I've seen my dad drink a few of those in his private bar back home."

"I got a taste for them when I hung out with Laxus and Mirajane last semester," Natsu said as the drinks were served. "They invited everyone to join them at a jazz club, but only Levy, Erza, Lisanna, and I ended up going. Then it turned out the club had an open bar! Everyone else was so jealous when I told 'em about it."

"That's because my big sis and her boyfriend have class," Lisanna said proudly, sipping her gin and tonic. She giggled. "I love my big sis so much. I can only hope I grow up to be like her someday."

"I'd bet my life you will," Natsu told her fondly, patting her back. "Remember what I said on our date at the mall? This is going to be your year."

"You're so sweet, Natsu." Lisanna finished her drink and waved to the bartender. "Another, please!"

As Natsu finished his own drink, Lucy settled into a more casual pose, resting her chin on her palm. "So, Natsu..."

"What's up?"

"Are you ready to choose one of us?"

Natsu nearly choked. "W-well, um...!"

"You saw what we can do. We've had enough drinks to loosen our lips. It's time, lover boy."

"Yeah," Lisanna added. "I've had enough games, Natsu. Who is your soulmate here? Cut one of use loose so we can move on."

Natsu looked back and forth between them and wiped the sweat from his brow. "I think a Coke and Jack Daniels will get the gears moving in my noggin."

So Natsu downed that drink as Lisanna and Lucy finished their own drinks, and he got the question again.

"Well... Lisanna, I've known you since we were kids. You've always been a part of my life," Natsu pointed out a little woozily. "And hookin' up with you would mean being around Mirajane and Laxus, too. They're awesome. Laxus is the man. And where would we be without Mirajane?"

"Right? Right? So, pick me!" Lisanna urged him.

"Well... Lucy, I love your proactive ways. You're so brave," Natsu told his other date. "It's amazing how you ditched that stuffy home life to find your destiny! I don't think I could have done it."

"Well said," Lucy declared. "Are you ready to pick me?"

"I'm ready to pick..." Natsu held up a finger. "Another drink! For all of us!"

So, he ordered three screwdrivers, and the gears kept turning.

"Lisanna has bigger boobs! By about one cup size, maybe two-thirds of a cup," Natsu stated after he chugged that screwdriver. "I love fondling those jugs!"

"Big sis Mira always says I have such a motherly figure," Lisanna noted, gently taking hold of her melons.

"Lucy has the prettiest eyes!" Natsu added. "I mean, Lisanna's are all sparkly blue like the ocean, but Lucy's have more depth and confidence to them! I like that in a babe."

"You're making me blush, good sir," Lucy said coyly, batting her lashes.

Next up: three cosmopolitans for the love triangle.

"Lisanna has wider hips! They're so sexy!" Natsu howled. "And Lucy has longer legs!"

Then came a round of dark beer.

"Lisanna has a general cuteness factor that would drive any guy wild!" Natsu hooted, swaying on the spot. "Lucy is smarter and makes me think about the future!"

Martinis next.

"Lisanna is so caring. She's like everyone's sweet sister!" Natsu declared. "Lucy gets... uh... better grades on exams!"

Light beers this time.

"Lisanna once helped me study for a final! Lucy's hair smells better! Lisanna has better foreplay! Lucy has more stamina in bed! Lisanna gives better titjobs! Lucy's pussy tastes a little better than Lisanna's!"

"We're neck and neck, dear rival," Lucy told Lisanna with a woozy smile. She hiccuped.

"I'm so in the lead," Lisanna retorted, which was 100% untrue.

"Choose one of us! Come on!" Lucy hollered.

"It's so hard!" Natsu protested.

"What is?" Lisanna asked.

"This decision, and my penis!" Which was 100% true.

The bartender shot him an annoyed look.

Then Lisanna leaned a little closer to Natsu, a naughty glint on her eyes. "Hey, wanna share a big drink with two curly straws? Like in that movie with the two dogs on a date!"

"Those dogs ate spaghetti. And this isn't a cartoon," Lucy told Lisanna. "Seriously, you've drank a lot. Get some water and cool your head."

"You first, princess!"

"No, I can keep going... oh, my." Lucy fanned her pink face.

"Come on, Natsu. Let's keep dancing, just you and me," Lisanna slurred, taking hold of Natsu's wrist to drag him back to that dance floor.

She almost collapsed.

"Whoa!" Natsu leaped off his bar stool to catch his friend. Lisanna giggled.

"Here." Natsu half-carried Lisanna to one of the nearby booths, a curved booth with fancy black leather padding and neon lights on the border. Natsu helped Lisanna half-sit, half-slouch in the booth, then hurried back to the bar for three glasses of water. A concerned Lucy joined Natsu at Lisanna's booth, and all three chugged that sweet H2O.

"Ah... that's better," Lisanna muttered as she finished her glass. "I love you, Natsu."

"Thanks, I - huh?!" Natsu blinked a few times.

"I love you so much... Natsu. You're like a... b-brother to me," Lisanna slurred, bowing her head down. "That's why Elfy likes you so much, too."

"Lisanna, let's save this for another time," Natsu urged her, his heart thudding in a panic. What the heck?! Was this a genuine love confession?! Or was it a more casual "love" like "I love this movie" or "I love beer pong." Just how deep did Lisanna's feelings go?

That was when Lisanna passed out. Natsu made sure she stayed upright and stable.

"I think that's enough for tonight," Lucy declared as she joined them. "Natsu, call Mirajane and have her pick up Lisanna."

"Okay. And what about you?" Natsu asked as he got his phone out.

"When Lisanna's out of here, I'll head back to my hotel," Lucy told him. "This love triangle is getting out of control. Don't you dare decide anything tonight, Natsu! We'll figure it out tomorrow."

"Good call." Natsu dialed, and to his relief, Mirajane answered on the fourth ring and promised to show up in a taxi to take her sister home. Until then, Natsu anad Lucy watched the rest of their friends wander around the club, going to and from the bar, and at one point, Natsu even spotted Elfman and Evergreen grinding to the music, and wow, did it look hot! Natsu saw that look in Evergreen's eyes... she was game for a little more lovin'! That was promising. And a few minutes after that...

"WE'RE HERE, PEOPLE!" Max roared in triumph as he and Loke strutted into the club like kings.

"Hey, guys! Over here!" Natsu cheered, waving them over. Loke and Max broke into wide smiles and made their way over -

"Not so fast, punks." Two burly bouncers seized Loke and Max, dragging them like sacks of potatoes back to the entrance, with the boys kicking and hollering as they went.

"No fair!" Loke howled.

"Fake ID? Bribes? I don't think so, genius," one of the bouncers growled.

Natsu face-palmed as Lucy giggled nervously at the sight. "I should've known," Natsu groaned, but he couldn't help a grin all the same. Too bad, dudes! There was always Club Thunder back home in Magnolia, at least.

When Mirajane arrived, Natsu handed over the groggy Lisanna, then bade Lucy goodnight and took his leave, climbing into a taxi back to his hotel while Lucy flagged down her own ride. On the drive back, Natsu wanted to pout because his all-night club adventure had been rather short... but let's be honest, another six hours of partying wouldn't change the verdict that was taking shape in his mind, getting clearer and clearer in the foggy haze of booze in his brain.

Natsu didn't have much trouble getting to sleep when he shuffled into his hotel room 15 minutes later. Big day tomorrow.

o*o*o*o*

Oh man, waking up early the next morning with a hangover was not fun, but Natsu had a schedule to keep and a promise to fulfill. He dragged himself out of the sack, scrubbed up in a quick shower, then texted a certain friend of his to meet him in the hotel lobby before the soccer team's bus was ready to head out.

"Hi there," Natsu said warmly as Lisanna Strauss approached him about 20 minutes later in the hotel lobby. Natsu patted the couch cushion next to him. "Are you feeling better? Did you sleep okay?"

"I'll be fine," Lisanna said simply as she sat beside her friend, hands clasped in her lap. She made a half-hearted smile. "How about you?"

"My cranium's not at 100%. But I'll hang in there," Natsu said, gently knocking on his head. "Whew... last night was wild, huh? What a club."

"It's much fancier than Club Thunder back home," Lisanna agreed. "I can't wait to get home, Natsu. Crocus is wonderful, and I enjoyed watching your match against the Sabertooths. But there's nothing like your own familiar bedroom."

"Amen to that," Natsu said. Okay, enough small talk. He took a deep breath. "Lisanna, I've decided. I'm sorry, but -"

"You choose Lucy, right?" Lisanna finished for him.

Natsu paused for a split second before nodding.

"I figured." Lisanna made a small sigh and relaxed on the couch, looking up at the ceiling. "I could see it in your eyes, Natsu. You look so alive when you're with her. She inspires you, doesn't she?"

"I've never felt this way before," Natsu told her. "It's almost like I'm seeing her for the first time, Lisanna. There ain't any going back now. When I'm around Lucy, I feel like I can do anything. Everything just feels so right."

Lisanna's watery smile widened as she looked back down at her friend. "That's what it means to be in love, Natsu. You feel electified. The object of your affection awakens something in you. Something wonderful."

Natsu reached over and took hold of Lisanna's hands. "You're so awesome for understanding, Lisanna. We really know each other, don't we?"

"Of course. I've known you since I was five, Natsu. I know what you like, and what you don't." Lisanna had tears welling up at the corners of her eyes. "Well, I thought I did."

"Aren't we all figuring ourselves out this year?" Natsu said quickly. "This was all so overwhelming for me, too. But I never wanted to see you get hurt! And please remember that you're still so precious to me, Lisanna." He offered a hopeful smile.

"Y... yeah. And I feel the same way about you, Natsu," Lisanna told him, withdrawing a hand from Natsu's to wipe her eyes. "It just hurts more than I expected, is all. We weren't meant to be."

"It was fun, though," Natsu said bracingly. "I got to see another side of you when we dated."

"And I got to see that side of me, too," Lisanna agreed. "Natsu, I don't regret one minute of this. It was a learning experience. I'll figure myself out from here. Okay?"

"Yeah, of course! You can do it!"

"Thanks." Lisanna patted Natsu's thigh. "And your job is to make Lucy the happiest girl in Magnolia and make all the harem stuff worth it."

Natsu stiffened his back and saluted. "That I will, Lisanna. Lucy is out there, waiting for me. I will please her the only way I know how! It'll blow her mind! She won't be the same ever again after feeling my touch."

Lisanna giggled. "Are you talking about a life-changing relationship or bedroom fun?"

"Uh..." Natsu blinked like a doofus, then rapidly shook his head (ow, his hangover!). "I won't deny that Lucy and I understand each other when our bodies do the talking. We feel the connection. But more importantly..." He cleared his throat, trying to sound proper. "Like you said, Lucy inspires me. And you know what, I inspire her, too. She likes my courage and can-do attitude. And I like how smart and self-driven she is."

"Oh, my." Lisanna smiled more warmly this time. "She sounds like an action star, Natsu. I can see why you like her so much!"

"I dunno where I go from here, but I'm sure I'll enjoy the ride," Natsu said confidently, cracking his knuckles. "I've got a good feeling about this."

"I feel the same way," Lisanna mentioned. "Natsu, last night was a wake-up call for me. I'm done partying and losing myself in the crazy antics." She flexed her right bicep to show off. "I'll push myself to become someone amazing, and I can't wait for you to meet her! I'll study harder, get a job I like, and be the best little sister and friend anyone can ask for."

"Oh, yeah! Go you!" Natsu turned and offered two high fives that Lisanna enthusiastically returned. Clap! "I'm rooting for you, Lisanna."

"Thank you so much, Natsu. I now realize that while I still love you, and I had fun dating you..." Lisanna leaned a little closer. "Our romance wasn't what I needed. What I need is out there somewhere."

Natsu nodded. "You've got this."

"And you've got Lucy. Take good care of her, dear friend." Lisanna patted Natsu's shoulder, then got up and stretched. "I might catch a nap on the bus ride back to Magnolia. I need more than one night's worth of sleep after that party."

"Oof. Same here." Natsu got up and rolled his slightly stiff neck. "So... are you ready to go home?"

Lisanna returned that salute from earlier, sparkles floating all around her. "I sure am!"