chapter 9

Just InCommunityForumMoreFairy Love by Dr Yandere Anime » Fairy Tail Rated: M, English, Romance & Drama, [Erza S., Natsu D., Mirajane S.], Words: 119k+, Favs: 317, Follows: 324, Published: Aug 8, 2020 Updated: Jun 14, 2022214Chapter 9: Awkward Moments

When Erza finally makes a move on Natsu (I don't know exactly when, but I know it's pretty soon), I'll make sure there is a trigger for her to snap and act on it. It's pretty dumb if she suddenly just forgets about Jellal and starts trying to steal Natsu away for herself all of a sudden-I have to gradually break it in, so please be a little more patient. There should be an event or something that would push her towards that direction.

Oh yeah, and it's too late to be saying this, but lol, Mira didn't use the lingerie she bought on Natsu that night. It was on the floor tho, but I think I can use this later on. Also, I got hooked on reading Natsu x Kagura stories again lately, so I couldn't really focus on making this crack-ship fic.

And is it just me who thinks Freed was wasted on being Laxus's bitch? I honestly liked his character, but I'm pretty sure no one gives a shit about him. I wanna do him some justice here.

And finally, this is gonna be my new longest chapter, so sit tight. Don't read this on a passing whim, you're gonna spend a lot of time on this one if you like this story, but this would be boring and hellish for you if you don't like it. This chapter is also my weirdest, but I actually enjoyed writing it. The reason why I like making my chapters long is because I don't know how long until I can update the next one. And if I suddenly decide to end this story abruptly after I run out of ideas, at least I was able to write a lot in those few chapters. Again, I've decided to see this through, but I don't know how much longer I can continue this since my college's first term for this year starts on September 7. Until then, I'll do my best to cover as much ground as possible for the guys who actually sees something in this story (God bless you, and I don't know how you do it, lol).

Get comfortable and please enjoy!

Chapter 9: Awkward Moments

The next day at the guild after Natsu and Mira announced their relationship, they started acting even more lovey-dovey than they did before.

"Sheesh! Those two need to tone it down a notch." Gray grumbled from his spot in one of the tables from the guild. "It's like they were the ones who just got married."

"Don't mind them. They're just happy they don't have to hide it anymore." Lucy said from across him.

"Lucy's right, hiding their relationship from everyone after so long must have been tiring for them." Juvia casually commented from her seat beside her husband. Juvia was slowly getting rid of her habit of speaking about everyone formally in the third person. Although Gray said he didn't mind that part of her, she still wanted to do it.

"By the way, did anyone see Erza last night? She wasn't in the guild portrait, was she?" Lucy said.

"Wasn't she with Jellal?" Gray asked back.

"Maybe we should just ask them." Juvia chimed in, looking at the entrance of the guild. Erza and Jellal were entering together, something they often did when they started dating. Catching her teammates' eyes, the duo headed straight to the table where some members of Team Natsu (?) sat.

"Good morning guys. Were you looking at us just now?" Erza asked, taking her seat between Lucy and Jellal.

"Yeah, we wanted to ask you something." Gray spoke for them.

"What is it?" Jellal asked curiously.

"When we looked at the guild portrait this morning after Reedus was done with it, we noticed that Erza wasn't there." Erza slightly flinched, remembering the events of the night. Good thing no one noticed.

The reason why no one noticed Erza throughout the rest of the party was because not only was there a lot of people, almost everyone was wasted as well. Besides, even though it was Gray and Juvia's special night, Natsu's announcement also caused the party to become livelier.

"I was busy admiring the night view too much I lost track of time, I apologize."

"Oh no, it's fine. But it would've been better if you were there, that's all. Right, Gray?" Juvia asked, removing the suffix "-sama" to sound more normal. It didn't feel right to still call him that way now that they were married.

"Yeah, we were looking for you last night, you know? But we ended up taking the group portrait ourselves anyway, so it's us who should be sorry." Gray said with a sweatdrop.

"Don't be. Anyway, why are you two still here at the guild?" Erza asked.

"What do you mean?" Gray was wondering what she meant by that.

"Aren't you supposed to be on your honeymoon?"

"Oh, that's what you meant. We're gonna have it next week to give ourselves time to rest and find a suitable place. Preparing for the wedding ceremony and the party last night didn't give us much time to do that. We want it to be special." Gray answered.

As the girls gushed at what Gray said and Jellal simply smiled, Mira's ears perked up. Mira's hearing was insane when it comes to things match-making related.

On cue, she entered their conversation with Natsu in tow.

"Are you having any difficulty finding a place for your honeymoon?" She asked brightly, clearly excited at the topic.

"Yeah. Wait, weren't you way over there just now?" Gray asked.

Mira ignored his question and proceeded to give her ideas for a good honeymoon. While Mira was talking about good places and fun activities to do, Erza's eyes drifted towards the table so she could avoid looking at them. Jellal caught this at the corner of his eye, but chose not to say anything so he won't put her on the spot.

Seeing the lively conversation in their table, more guild members joined in on their conversation. Seeing this as a good cover, Erza excused herself to get some of her beloved strawberry cheesecake from the bar. Since the others were too invested in the honeymoon of Gray and Juvia, no one noticed her but Jellal and Natsu.

Erza couldn't stand being around Natsu and Mirajane. It reminded her of last night, and seeing Natsu made her heart ache. It also felt awkward to be around him right now because of her outburst the previous night. Since Natsu had no problem announcing his relationship with Mira to everyone, Erza assumed he didn't catch on to her love for him based off of their conversation. She felt relieved that she was able to keep it a secret, but at the same time she felt this intense feeling of regret and longing, as if a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity just passed by her in a flash.

While she was eating her cheesecake in the bar, someone sat down next to her. It wasn't Jellal, but Natsu. Why was he sitting so close to her? Wasn't he with Mirajane just now? And why was it him and not her boyfriend?

"Yo! I noticed you look a little down. What's up?" Natsu asked out of concern for her. Truth be told, he also felt weird after she snapped the previous night, but he quickly got over it after he and Mira did "something" to get his mind off of it, when they got home. Well, Mira still plans to live with her siblings and Happy, but after they announced themselves, she could now stay over with Natsu more often.

"It's nothing, I'm fine. Thanks for asking, Natsu." Erza quickly tried to get rid of him because she had no idea what might come out of her mouth when she's around him. She didn't want to ruin his relationship with Mira now that they're official. She wanted to get rid of her selfish desires and wish them happiness, but she needed some time.

"Really? I guess I was wrong then. Sorry for bothering you, Erz" Saying that, he left to be by Mira's side again. Seeing how Natsu tried to cheer her up made getting over him even harder. She convinced herself it wasn't an impossible task, but it was difficult regardless. She would just have to learn to be happy now that she was with Jellal. Wait, it's like she's saying she was forcing herself to be happy with him. She shook her head at the confusing thoughts plaguing her mind. She really needed to get over him already, and fast. She was already going crazy thinking about this.

She continued to eat her favorite desert undisturbed by anyone for the rest of the day, Jellal being kind enough to give her some space. He had a feeling he knew what she was thinking of after the way he saw her act around Natsu, but he pushed that uncomfortable feeling at the back of his mind for now and focused on mingling with his guildmates who were talking about the honeymoon of the newlyweds.

…

A week passed by quickly, and the time came for Gray and Juvia to go on their honeymoon. They decided to have it in a beautiful place called Amulet Town. Despite being called a town, it was actually bigger than most cities located in Fiore largely because of its vast expense of grasslands and trees. Despite its abundance of nature, it was also considered a commercialized town, with a lot of well-known shops and establishments. In fact, the head branch of the Heart Kreuz brand was located here. Erza asked the two of them to bring her a souvenir from her favorite brand's parent shop.

But what Amulet Town was most famous for was its artificial water reservoir called Triton's Garden. It was sort of like a man-made waterfall of their own located in the center of the town, meaning the lake itself was below ground level. Various rivers were scattered all over the city that led to it, looking like the Earthland version of Venice (Italy), except the rivers also intersected at the middle going down to form this massive waterfall. But what was even weirder, was the fact that no one knew where the rivers started since the massive town was located in the mainland, far away from the coastline, and they only knew where the rivers intersected and ended at the middle of their town.

The story behind this mysterious body of water was that the God of Water and the God of the Trees fought each other thousands of years ago to claim this piece of their land as their own. They eventually stopped fighting after they realized that they were destroying the land around them. That's why the residents of Amulet Town worship two guardian deities.

Apparently, if you had the permission of the mayor in charge of the town, you are allowed to visit Triton's Garden on a special vehicle they have to explore the depths of the waterfall and the wonderful fantasy landscape that could be seen below surrounded by water. This is what Gray and Juvia was aiming for.

Since Natsu was recognized as the savior of Fiore and earned the good favor of the Royal Family (Toma and Hisui), Gray and Juvia easily got access passes to Triton's Garden after Queen Hisui sent a personal letter to the mayor of Amulet Town to "accommodate the friends of Natsu Dragneel and give them a blessed time during their stay."

Gray and Juvia thanked Natsu and told him that they were going to find a way to pay him back for his kindness someday, but Natsu shrugged them off and told them that having fun in their honeymoon is all the thanks he needs. Other members of the guild smiled at Natsu when they heard this, and the newlyweds hugged Natsu while crying. It was times like this that reminded everyone in the guild that they were a family.

After Gray and Juvia departed, the excitement died down and the guild went back to normal… for a little while.

"I wonder what the two of them are doing right now." Lucy said with her hands on her cheeks and her elbows propped on the table.

"They left just yesterday, Lu-chan. It takes about 3 days to get there, so I think it's still too early to worry about that." Levy looked up from the book she was reading across Lucy.

"I know, but I'm so excited. I've always wanted to go to the magical Triton's Garden. I wish I was the one who got married" Lucy whined from across Levy.

"Now, now, I'm sure you'll get married someday. Anyway, if you want to go there so badly, you can just ask Natsu again. I'm sure he won't mind."

"But I don't want to look selfish and trouble them like that. I want to have a good reason for going there." Levy just sweatdropped at her friend while Gajeel sighed from his spot beside her, carrying their baby in his arms. She could be difficult to deal with too sometimes.

"Good morning, my children!" A surprise guest shouted from the guild doors, accompanied by someone. Everyone looked at that person, and smiled happily.

"Good morning, Master!" Most of them greeted, seemingly forgetting that Gildarts was their new guild master already. Old habits die hard.

"Why are you still calling me that? I'm not your master anymore, you brats." Master Makarov said playfully, Poryluscica pushing his wheelchair. It surprised everyone when the anti-social guild cleric was the one who looked after Makarov.

"But you still are in our hearts, Master." Mira said. He chuckled along with the rest of the guild.

"So what brings you here today?" Mira asked.

"Can't an old man just drop by and see how his little brats are doing?" Master Makarov retorted.

"I guess there's nothing wrong with that." Mira responded.

"Anyway, what I really came here for was to tell you guys my birthday is in 4 days. I hope you have something prepared for me." He smiled mischievously. After he said his real reason for visiting the guild, everyone panicked. They forgot it was almost their old master's birthday! They always celebrated it every year knowing how much Makarov wanted every occasion in the guild to be special. That was also the reason why he went out of his way to go to Gray and Juvia's wedding, considering how old he is and how going to events outside the city took more of a toll on his body than it used to.

"O-of course we have, Gramps. Right, everyone?" Laxus shouted. Since he was the only blood-related grandchild of the old wizard saint, he felt it was mainly his responsibility to do these kinds of things.

"Y-yeah"

"That's right"

"How could we forget?"

The guild members lied, knowing how Master Makarov punished them for not celebrating an event properly. The last time they didn't have anything special planned for his birthday, he said it was fine. But then he got back at them by making all Fairy Tail members participate in an embarrassing children's play for the kids of Magnolia. This made a dent in their reputations for a while, but they swore to themselves that it would never happen again.

That's why now they knew it was better to please him rather than go against him.

Seeing their expressions, he smiled knowing they were bad at lying. He was wondering what punishment he should do for this year. Since he wasn't the guild master anymore, he couldn't just order them around now. But he's sure he'll think of something.

He actually came up with these punishments not for his own amusement (maybe a little), but as a way to keep the guild in place. He needed to make them stick to the fun guild traditions so they wouldn't forget that at the end of the day, they were just one big family. Perhaps he blamed himself for his son, Ivan, because he was never around for him that much because of his duties as a guild master. And because of his negligence, his son grew up to be a bad father as well and an even more horrible person.

"Then I'm looking forward to it." He said as he exited the guild with Poryluscica.

After he left and they were sure he was out of earshot, panic erupted.

"What do we do?!"

"How could we forget?" (This time asking it for real)

"We're such idiots!"

"We were too focused on the wedding, we completely overlooked Master's birthday!" Someone answered.

"Calm down!" Gildarts beamed from the second floor of the guild, effectively silencing everyone.

"I have a plan." He smiled at them, gathering everyone's eyes on him.

"Let's throw him a performance for his birthday." He suggested-no, more like, commanded. Since he was now the master of the guild, his words are the law.

"That does sound interesting now that you think about it." Erza said with a pondering look, her hands stroking her chin.

"Right? This way, you all have 3 days to come up with something (since the birthday is on the 4th day). In my opinion, that's plenty of time." Gildarts said.

"But who will be the ones doing it, Master?" A random member asked, something everyone was all thinking of as well.

"I'll leave that up to you guys." He answered, leaving them to think about it for themselves.

The guild had an open discussion on their plans after their orange-haired guild master left for his office.

It was decided that most of the core members of the 3rd generation would be the ones to perform. Of course Gray and Juvia weren't included because they would still be at their honeymoon by then.

The ones participating were Mira (of course) and her siblings, Erza, Gajeel, Lucy, Wendy (who planned to invite Chelia for the Sky Sisters reunion), Laxus and the Raijinshuu (since he feels like it his responsibility as the grandson, and his team obviously followed him), Jellal (surprisingly), and of course, Natsu.

They all decided to split up and do their own things. Wendy (and Chelia) was going to sing, something that Gajeel would also be doing. The Strauss siblings and the Raijinshuu would be helping out the remaining members of Team Natsu and Jellal with a play re-enacting the life of Master Makarov when he was younger, something that would be mostly led by Laxus (being the grandson, if anyone would know anything about Makarov's past, it would be him) and they would also get help from the Master's old friends (Bob, Goldmine, and Yajima) to tell them more about how things were back then, and how the old Master was like. They couldn't approach Poryluscica because she's always around him now and it's not like she was the type to do it anyway.

The actor playing the main character (Master Makarov) was Laxus since he bore a striking resemblance to his grandfather's youth days. Erza was going to play the young Poryluscica (Erza was excited to get the leading role in a play again and was the only enthusiastic one about the play), Jellal as the young Master Bob, Elfman as the young Rob, Bickslow as the young Yajima, and Natsu as the young Master Goldmine. Lucy was gonna play Master Makarov's wife. Evergreen and Lisanna was going to be a barmaid during that time, and Freed was chosen to play the younger Master Precht. Mirajane was going to be narrating and one of Lucy's spirits, Lyra, would provide the background songs.

Now that the roles were set, to have it done faster since they were pressed for time as opposed to what Gildarts carelessly said, they split up their groups to do tasks for the play.

While some set out to "interrogate" the old members of Team Makarov, the guild and the rest of the cast would be working on the costumes, props, and the script (once the members who were in charge of getting information came back and also based on the team records of the guild).

…

The next day, the ones assigned to the script set out on their journey. The other scriptwriters were also researching in the guild's library for more information. The costume-making and the props were all left to the handier and more artistic members of the guild. The actors and helpers (referring to the props and costumes makers, and the ones who will be helping out the actors) were asked to rest to get themselves ready until then.

To make sure everything is organized and it would all be done in time, this was what their schedule looked like:

Day 1: Information-gathering and researching. Rest time for the performers and the helpers for the next two days.

Day 2: Scriptwriting, costume-making, and props-making. Actors will be trained for chemistry development on-stage.

Day 3: Whole day of rehearsal and practice (it's the same thing, I know. I just wanted to make it feel more wholesome).

Evident based off of their schedule, today will be the only day they would get some rest. Of course, taking missions for the actors and helpers are prohibited so they can't escape the duties assigned to them.

"This sucks! We can't even go on missions until Gramps' birthday. Why did I get picked again?" Natsu whined.

"Because a lot of people want to see you perform. The scriptwriters researching Master Makarov's team when he was younger also said you resemble Master Goldmine a lot when he was younger." Mira answered. Since Gildarts was the new master, Mira distinguished the new guild master and the old one by adding their names after their titles. It just didn't feel right to call Master Makarov anything other than that after all these years of doing it. Mira couldn't call him Gramps, Grandpa, or Makarov either. So she chose to still address him with an appropriate mode of respect, by adding his name after his former title when referring to him now.

"But still… I don't know anything about acting. Isn't it obvious that I'm not the type of guy for something like this by now?"

"Don't drag yourself down. I'm sure that you can do anything if you focus and put your mind to it. Besides, didn't you already act in a play with Lucy and the others before?"

"But I was playing a dragon. I didn't even have any lines to memorize since I just went with the flow."

"Then you can just do the same for Master's play. I'm sure you'll do great as well" Mira smiled. Natsu's spirits were lifted. Besides Happy and Lucy, she was the only person who understood him very well and knew what to do or to say to cheer him up.

"Thanks Mira." Natsu thanked her as she nodded at him and smiled at him in response "Mhm."

"Anyway, now that I'm feeling better, I want to get something to eat with you. Do you want to step outside the guild for a little bit and look for somewhere nice?" Natsu suggested.

"That sounds like a wonderful idea! But say, Natsu…" Mira tugged at his sleeves "Is this a date?" Mira said looking at him adorably. People saw her as cute because of her personality, but it's not like she was doing it on purpose. But with Natsu, she wanted him to see every good side of her, and so acting especially cute around him was something she liked to do often.

Thinking about it, Natsu said it was "I guess it is."

"Then, let's go!" Mira latched herself onto his arms and walked with him outside the guild for their date.

"Can I leave the bar over to you until I get back?" Mira asked Kinana.

"Sure thing, Mira! Have fun on your date!" She said holding a hand over her mouth and snickering playfully. She knew Mira was going on a date with Natsu judging by the fact that she had her arms wrapped around his. She also never left her duties as the head barmaid unless there was an emergency or she wanted to spend time with Natsu.

"We will!" Mira answered, exiting the guild doors with her boyfriend in tow.

Watching them from a distance, an idea popped into Erza's mind.

…

Natsu and Mira chose to settle at a popular café in Magnolia. There, they met a lone member of the Raijinshuu. Since Evergreen chose to spend her time with Elfman (it's no secret anymore they like each other), while Laxus and Bickslow went with the ones assigned to talk to the members of Team Makarov, Freed was left alone. Freed stayed behind because he wasn't going to be playing one of the members of Team Makarov. He was assigned to do his own research on his role as the enigmatic 2nd Master of Fairy Tail in the guild's archives, so he couldn't come despite wanting to accompany them.

He was taking a break and happened upon the popular and currently trending café when he met Natsu and Mira. Feeling bad that he was alone, the couple decided to invite him. He asked them it would be inappropriate for him to intrude on their date, and he'll just continue to eat by himself. Since Natsu and Mira didn't really mind since they spend a lot of time together anyway, they told him it was fine.

After much insistence from them and reluctance on his part, he finally agreed to eat with them, making the two of them sigh heavily after. Freed was really a stubborn guy, but it's not so bad sometimes.

Just as they were about to order, they encountered two more members of the guild who were a part of the play.

"Fancy meeting you guys here." Erza said.

"What are you guys doing here? Are you also here to relax before the play?" Natsu lead the conversation.

"Yes. I heard of their famous jumbo parfait here, and we wanted to give it a try." Erza's eyes were twinkling. Yep, she loved her sweets.

"Now that you're here already, why don't the two of you eat with us?" Mira chimed in.

"Is that fine?" Erza asked.

"Of course! The more the merrier, right?" Mira responded.

"Very well then, we'll take you up on your offer." Erza said.

After the two of them sat down, some of the customers in the other tables noticed their star-studded table and look in awe. Although since the Fairy Tail mages were used to it, it didn't really bother them that much.

"Isn't that the hero of Ishgar?" (referring to Natsu)

"That's Mira-chan beside him, right? She's so pretty."

"They're also with the Titania. I'm so jealous of the guys near their table."

"So, what are you guys having?" Natsu broke the ice.

When the waitress approached their table, Erza ordered first. She had the jumbo strawberry parfait from the special menu. The group was delighted to hear that if Erza finishes it, everyone's orders would be free-of-charge. But failure to do so will force them to pay 3x the amount for the items they ordered. This is the reason why this café was so famous. A lot of people attempted the challenge, and none had yet to succeed. Thinking that they were just hyping her up, she ordered without a second thought. After all, how bad could it be?

The waitress said "I commend your bravery" before moving on to the next person. Maybe this was a part of their store gimmick?

Mira had strudel with whipped cream, Freed had a slice of tiramisu, and Jellal ordered some sachertorte.

Natsu's choice was…eccentric.

"I'll have the wasabi and meat parfait." As soon as he said this, the other occupants of the table were alerted. They didn't know that a reason behind this café's surge of popularity is its unique combo of flavors. While some opted to order the normal stuff, most of the customers are actually here to try out the special menu and take on the challenge. Ordering any item on the special menu places the same rules as Erza's jumbo strawberry parfait.

In fact, the special menu was a challenge so difficult to overcome that there was a 100% failure rate. That's right, no one has ever beaten this challenge yet. That's why people are flocking over to this café out of curiosity and the determination to be the first ones to finish an item from the special menu. It was usually shared by the entire table or an entire group of people because of its degree of difficulty. Since no one has yet to overcome this challenge, the café was earning loads and loads of jewels from the failed challengers.

The other patrons and even the waitress flinched at Natsu's bravery. The wasabi and meat parfait was the most disgusting combination they had, and as such became notorious as the impossible challenge. A lot of people who took on this challenge passed out on their first bite.

"V-very well sir. I commend your bravery." The waitress said as she wrote it down. The Fairy Tail mages ignored the last part because they thought it was just something they were made to say after someone orders something from the special menu.

"Is that really edible?" Jellal asked.

"Don't order something you made up, Natsu." Erza scolded.

"Wait, it's here." Freed said, pointing at the special part of the menu.

"WHAT?! Who would make something like that? " Erza said loudly, causing the waitress and the eavesdroppers to sweatdrop. Thankfully, the pattiserie chef couldn't hear them, but he would undoubtedly be frowning if he heard that.

"What's the deal?" Natsu asked simply.

"Why would you even eat something like that?"

"Because I want to. Besides, meat and a spicy parfait, that sounds amazing!"

The rest of his companions gave him questioning looks. It was times like these that Natsu's childish side came out again.

25 minutes passed, and their orders came. While Freed, Mira and Jellal's orders were normal, Natsu and Erza's were far from it. Natsu's parfait looked like a weird concoction of wasabi ice cream with meat mixed in with it. Erza's jumbo parfait was too big. In fact, it took up half of their table.

"Alright, let's dig in!" Natsu excitedly proclaimed.

When they took their first bites, they were all in bliss, except Natsu.

"This tastes horrible!" Natsu declared out loud, causing a massive string of sweatdrops again.

"Natsu, keep your voice down. It's rude" Mira scolded him this time.

"Oh right, my bad. But it really tastes bad, and there's too much." Natsu said in a lower voice.

"I don't really know what there is to complain about. Mine's bigger than yours, and I'm doing just fine" Erza said.

"That's because you like it!" Natsu retorted.

"Well, since it was you who wanted to try something new, the responsibility of finishing it falls on you." Erza scoffed.

"Grrr…" Natsu growled at Erza. Sometimes, her holier-than-thou attitude annoyed him. Then again, that's what makes Erza-well, Erza.

"Fine! But you better finish yours too." Natsu said as he continued to eat it.

"No problem!" Erza said.

By the time the ones who ordered normal deserts were done, Natsu was gasping for breath and Erza was also having difficulty finishing hers. It was more difficult than they thought.

Natsu's parfait was inedible. He thought he could handle anything thrown his way as long as it's food, but for the first time in his life, that doesn't seem to be the case. The more he ate it, the more disgusting it became. By the time he knew it, his mouth was rejecting his spoon already. What was even worse was the fact that he was nowhere near done yet. He was only able to graze 1/4th of his unique desert before he was just about ready to tap out. Mira tried to help him out, but he refused since he didn't want her to experience what he was feeling right now "No, it's fine, I wouldn't want you to get fat." His mind paled as soon as he realized what he just said. He wanted to make sure Mira wouldn't go out of her way to help him since she was stubborn like that, so he said the first thing that came to his mind.

"What did you say?" Mira said with a menacing glare, her eyes replaced by red dots while her face was shadowed.

"Wait, I didn't mean anything by it!" Natsu waved his arms.

"Then what could you possibly have meant?" Mira got closer to Natsu to intimidate him some more. While Natsu's face was white from fear, the three other people in their table sweatdropped 'Idiot.' They all thought.

"I just don't want you to deal with this crap, okay? I don't want you to feel uncomfortable even for just a second!" Natsu shouted desperately. No use trying to spare her feelings at this point. Thinking that Mira would not like it if he said he didn't want her to help him out, he was surprised when Mira's glare was broken and was replaced by a cute blushing face "Huehh" She cutely got out. It looks like she had no problem with it after all.

The other people who witnessed her could only think of one thing 'Cute…'

Erza was having difficulty finishing her jumbo parfait because it was so big. Even though she was convinced that she could finish it because strawberry was her favorite flavor, she soon realized she got ahead of herself ordering something as big as this. Unlike Natsu who was showing signs of progress, her order was too big to ascertain whether or not she was even making a dent. After 10 big bites out of the desert, her tongue was already so used to the flavor she was starting to get sick of it. It was unbelievable! Her, the number strawberry-lover in the guild, was having a hard time eating it? No wonder no one succeeded in finishing this yet.

"Do you need some help with that, Erza?" Jellal asked her. If Erza admits defeat now, it would be a huge blow to her pride. As the Queen of the Fairies, she had her own reputation to uphold. She would overcome a simple challenge like this by herself no matter what! Besides, after what she said to Natsu earlier, it would be embarrassing if she couldn't finish hers as well.

"No, I'm fine. Thank you"

Unlike Erza who wanted to overcome her challenge herself, Natsu decided to take the high road out and admit that he couldn't finish it by himself. It just wasn't worth it to pay 3x times as much because he was too prideful to ask for help.

"C-can I get some of that help?" Natsu asked shyly. It was rare for Natsu to ask for help these days, and from Jellal no less. Seeing this as a rare sign of weakness from the pink-haired dragonslayer, Jellal gladly offered his help.

"Sure." He picked up his spoon and got a taste of Natsu's parfait. The other three watched in anticipation as he slowly put the spoon in his mouth.

When his spoon was in front of his mouth already, Erza noticed his hands trembling.

"You don't have to force yourself. You weren't the idiot who ordered something crazy like that." Erza looked at Natsu when she said the word 'idiot'. She was doing her best to get over him in her own way, her misplaced anger acting as a coping mechanism. That's probably why she's been subtly tearing into Natsu since earlier. Degrading him like this was also reminiscent of the old times when she didn't realize she loved him yet.

"Hey!" Natsu shouted.

Jellal chucked and said "It's alright. I was also curious what it tasted like as well. I just didn't have the courage to order it" Jellal was doing his best to assure them so he could help Natsu out. Once you get closer to him and get to know him better, he was a really great guy, and more importantly, a great friend.

Forcing the spoon into his mouth, he had an unreadable expression on his face for a few seconds… until he passed out face-first in the table.

Everyone gasped in surprise.

"Jellal!" Erza exclaimed.

When his head rolled over to the side, he had a dead expression on his eyes and his mouth was frothing.

"It tastes that bad?" Freed said with a horrified expression.

"That's it, Natsu, I'm helping you eat it" Mira said. When she saw how easily Jellal gave in, she felt uncomfortable knowing how her boyfriend was forcing himself to eat it so they wouldn't have to pay. The 5 of them may be richer than the average person from the high-earning missions they go on, but if the chance to get something for free presented itself, they would be idiots not to jump at it. They would at least do their best to take on this challenge before they surrendered and paid the colossal 300% fee.

"Wha- Mira, wait!" Natsu was too late to stop his girlfriend from experiencing this hell as she quickly took the spoon into her mouth.

Just like Jellal, she also passed out while leaning back this time.

"Mira!" Natsu exclaimed this time.

"Just what the hell did you order?" Erza asked. First, it was Jellal, and then now, Mira too? There's something seriously wrong with Natsu's parfait. But why was he still conscious if Jellal and Mira passed out in a single bite?

Seeing that Erza was still having difficulty with her own special menu item, Natsu turned to Freed next.

"F-Freed, buddy, could you help a friend out?" Natsu smiled to convince him. But Freed was determined to not make the same mistake as the other two.

"I'm sorry, Natsu, but you were the one who made your bed. The only help I can give you is my support."

"What?! How can you be so heartless, man? Aren't we nakama?" Natsu took the more aggressive approach this time. He knew he was being pathetic right now, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

"That has nothing to do with this." Freed retorted.

"You little- Fine, if you don't help me out, I'll tell everyone you're gay." Both Freed and Erza perked up at this.

"What? No, I'm not!"

"Oh really? Why are you so obsessed with Laxus then?" Natsu asked smugly.

"My affections for him do not trespass the boundaries of my admiration for his leadership. What are you misunderstanding here?" Freed smartly answered.

"Even if that's true, do you think everyone will believe you? If I say it out loud, everyone would think about the way you act around Laxus and think that I'm right."

"What makes you think you can get them to believe you? It's true they trust you a lot, but would you really risk lying to everyone? What makes you so sure everyone would believe you?" Freed smartly responded again.

"But why risk it, right? All you have to do is help me out here, and we don't have to go through all the trouble to go there." Natsu continued pressuring him. Erza could only look on with a weird look on her face. She always knew Natsu was the type of guy to not mind his surroundings, but was he really that shameless?

"Tsk. You're devious." Freed cursed, picking his spoon up.

"I know." Natsu smirked victoriously. Now, he was waiting to see if Freed had the strength to finish it with him.

"Natsu, just eat it by yourself. You don't have to drag everyone into your stupidity." Erza said.

"No can do, Erza. We're gonna get that free meal no matter what."

After Freed took his first bite, his face paled. It tasted so horrible it belonged on an animal's mouth rather than a human's. The taste was overpoweringly strong, and the taste of meat was palpable. At the same time, it also tasted sweet and cold because of the ice cream. With just one bite, it reached his head quite quickly. If it wasn't for the people around him, he would've instantly barfed already.

But since Freed was a more stubborn guy than most, he kept going on. "Let's get that free meal no matter what" He cried out, copying Natsu. Now that it's come to this, no way would they back down now.

As Natsu and Freed kept eating their parfait with tears pooling down their faces, Erza was influenced by their enthusiasm as she was now more determined to finish her own.

Watching the table that took on two items from the special menu, everyone was in awe. Since it was them, this could actually be the day the record gets broken. Seeing how mesmerized the other patrons were, the onlookers outside was curious and soon, a crowd was formed.

Now that everyone was watching them, the pressure to succeed was even higher.

Erza looked like she was about to barf already while Natsu and Freed was still eating it with tears in their eyes.

The activities of the entire café were all stopped because everyone was watching them, even the waitresses and the pattiserie chef himself who looked at them in surprise. Was someone finally going to beat his challenge?

By the time Natsu and Freed was done, Natsu's mouth was foaming with his eyes rolled back and Freed was passed out. But everyone was too caught up in the moment and ignored it.

Everyone who was watching them celebrated.

"Congratulations! You were the first ones to complete our special menu challenge." A waitress quipped, shouts of praise and cheer coming from the crowd.

The pattiserie chef looked dumbfounded, and the crowd was a mix of varying looks of shock and admiration.

"Amazing!"

"Someone finally beat the special menu challenge!"

"I'm so glad that we went here today." Someone said with a comical tear in his eye.

"Give them an award or something!" Someone shouted.

"But we can't yet…" The waitress shyly said.

"Why? That's unfair!"

"But they haven't finished it yet…" When she said that, someone was quick to point out why.

"But look over there, it's not yet over" Someone pointed at Erza.

Everyone paled at the sight in front of them. Erza looked very bloated, and her cheeks puffed up because she was trying her best not to unload the contents of her stomach out of her mouth. Her face was purple, and she was shaking slightly. Taking pity on her, a waitress approached their table.

"Ma'am, it's fine if you don't finish yours anymore. Your friends have already accomplished the conditions needed to make your meal free-of-charge." A waitress told the Titania.

Seeing her words as a challenge, Erza got worked up.

"I won't allow my friends to be the only ones who worked hard to overcome this obstacle. I'll show you I can do the same. " And with that, she picked up her spoon and ate bite after bite with renewed vigor despite still looking like she was about to barf. How dare she underestimate the Queen of the Fairies.

Barely hanging on to his consciousness, Natsu heard her declaration and was woken up.

He picked up his spoon and started to dig in as well. Erza looked at him "Natsu?!"

"Two heads are better than one, right?" He said with a sick smile, still not fully recovering from his horrible parfait.

Erza was taken aback and blushed. Although he worked hard to finish off his own parfait, he was still pushing himself to help her out.

Another reason why Erza blushed was because they looked like a couple right now, what with them eating the same desert. Heck, their spoons would start touching each other soon once the contents of the colossal parfait decreases to that point. More so now that their lovers were unconscious, no one would be suspicious and wary of their action as of the moment. But this is just Erza overthinking things.

How much longer is Natsu going to stop her from forgetting about her feelings for him?

When they finished it, the crowd erupted once more and they were given a gift certificate to the café where they can order anything they like as much as they want.

Natsu and Erza had to carry their friends out though.

…

"That's amazing, you two!" Levy said. It was now the second day of the guild's preparations. When Natsu and Erza came back yesterday carrying Jellal, Mira and Freed, everyone panicked and asked what happened to them. Erza told them to calm down and proceeded to tell them the story of how they were the first winners of Café Odyssey's special menu challenge.

Levy and Gajeel wasn't around when they came back yesterday because they decided to leave early for their baby. When Levy heard news of it, she was the first person to talk to the challengers from yesterday.

"Wasabi and meat? Really?" Gajeel looked at Natsu with a pitying face.

"I just wanted to try it out!" He shouted. Everyone's been making fun of him once they heard the story because of his weird choice of desert, and he was annoyed by now. Honestly, how would they know what it would taste like if they didn't even try?

With that, Natsu stood up and went to vent his frustration somewhere. Remembering that they had a newly-made training center (basically a gym) under the guildhall for the convenience of the ones who wanted somewhere nearby to improve their strength, Natsu saw this as the perfect place to go right now.

As soon as he left the guildhall, someone from the costume-making department called out to everyone.

"Where's Natsu? And Mira too! We have to get their measurements for their costumes." She said. Erza was the one who stepped forward and decided to look for them.

"I'll go look for them."

…

When the training center was in sight, it seemed like it was empty as of the moment.

"Nice! I have this place all to myself" Natsu was pleased to know that there was no one here to annoy him.

But when he entered, he heard the sound of equipment being used.

'Who's that?' He wondered as he walked over to find out who it was. He was shocked when he saw who was here before him.

"Mira?!" Natsu exclaimed.

She was doing squats while carrying an Olympic weight on her shoulders. She was wearing a revealing sports bra and shorts that revealed a lot of her juicy thigh. Her hair was tied into a ponytail so it wouldn't get in her face. Coupled with how much she was sweating, Natsu was feeling kind of aroused.

She stopped what she was doing and out the weight down as soon as she heard her name.

"How did you know I was here?" Mira asked him. She especially made sure to do this at a time when no one was around because she knew she was going to be embarrassed if someone saw how she trains herself.

"I was just here to get away from those annoying jerks." Natsu childishly said, which earned him a giggle from her. "My, my, you shouldn't take small things personally. In fact, I should be the one who's annoyed." Mira pouted cutely.

"Because I called you fat?" Natsu was very intuitive about the things going on in his girlfriend's mind.

"…" When he received no answer from her, he knew he hit the mark.

"So that's why you were here. " Mira blushed when he said this.

"Didn't I already say the real reason why I accidentally called you that? I said I didn't mean it."

"But even so, I still felt conscious of my body because of that. That's why I'm here right now, you dummy." Mira cutely said. Seriously, her cuteness was gonna drive him crazy one of these days.

Natsu leaned into her "Natsu, what are you doing now?" Mira uncomfortably said. It's not that she wasn't used to him yet, it's just that she was self-conscious because she was sweating all over right now and the adrenaline in her system heightened her sex drive.

"I did say I came here to unload, didn't I?" His voice was lower than usual, almost sounding like a whisper. To Mira though, it was so sexy.

"You only said you wanted to get away from everyone." Mira said with half-lidded eyes. It looks like Natsu was breaching her self-control easier this time.

"It doesn't matter what I said. Besides, don't you want some help with your exercise?" Knowing where this was gonna lead, Mira tried to control herself a little longer. They were still in the guildhall, specifically under it, so the risk of someone walking in at any moment was real. But Mira was feeling so horny she was thinking that public sex wouldn't be such a bad idea.

"Natsu wait! We're still in the guild. What if someone comes here?"

"Then they'll just have to mind their own business." Natsu persisted.

"But I'm still sweaty." She said as a last resort to stop him. At this point, she didn't really care what he was gonna say anymore. Just one more push and she knows she won't be able to stop herself anymore and go along with him.

"Isn't that why you're here?" At this point, it was clear to her he wouldn't stop now, her body more than happy at that fact.

…

"Where the heck is that idiot and Mira? Weren't they here when we decided that today was gonna be the day we fit the costumes?" Erza was scouring around the entire guild to look for them. Those two are not having a date right now, are they? Surely, they're not that irresponsible? Well, Mira's not.

"Natsu! Mira! Where are you two?!" Erza shouted, her loud voice blending in with the bustling activities of the guild.

…

Feeling her rationality slipping, she welcomed his advances. She kissed him and wrapped herself around him. Since he wanted to do it so bad right now, she became even more turned on.

"Hnnn…" They moaned in each other's mouths, their tongues playing around each other.

Natsu gripped her back tightly, as if he didn't want to let her go. Mira tightened her hold on his neck, and her legs wrapped itself around his waist. In response, Natsu pinned her body to the wall.

When their lips separated with a string of saliva connecting their tongues, he looked at Mira and gulped. She had such an erotic look on her face, with her blush and her lustful eyes looking up at him, he couldn't take it anymore and started undressing. The pressure in his pants was already unbearable.

Mira saw this as a cue to start undressing as well. As soon as she took off her last piece of clothing (what little of it she had), Natsu pounced on her and took her by the wall.

This time, he held her legs in place with his arms and pounded into her. Now that they've gotten used to doing this by now, they were more aggressive with each other.

"N-Natsu! Y-you're going t-too fast!" Mira moaned out. Natsu was going so deep inside her she was losing her mind.

Natsu attacked her neck and left a hickey on it "Natsu! We're going to perform *hnngh* in front of everyone after tomorrow,*gasp* so don't leave any more marks" She managed to say in-between breaths.

"It'll be fine. You're just the narrator, right?"

"But I'll be wearing a *aahn* fairy costume, so my neck will be exposed" She got out amidst his ministrations.

"I'll help you figure out something to cover your neck. Just focus on me now" Natsu lowly said.

He moved her to the machine fly and sat her on top of him. He raised her above him until her pussy was touching the tip of his cock. With one swift move, he impaled her once again, going a bit deeper than he did earlier.

"AAAHH! HARDER!" Mira screamed out.

"HYAAAANN! NAAATSUUUU!" She screamed in pleasure as she held on to his neck for dear life. Natsu was holding her with one hand on her back and the other molding itself on her shapely ass.

The anchor behind them was shaking from their rough movements.

Mira's sweat that accumulated from earlier until now was flowing freely down her body. If someone saw her right now, she can pass off how wet she is from taking a shower. Natsu was starting to perspire form their personal exercise as well, but not as drenched as his partner.

"Mira, you're going too fast! And you're so tight!" Natsu grunted out. Her velvety walls were gripping his cock like a vice.

"I can't help it!" She moaned out.

"Just forget about anyone coming in. They're probably too busy with the preparations right now to even think of using this place." Natsu reasoned.

"Even *moan* if you *moans loudly* say tha- HAAAAA!" Mira couldn't finish her sentence as she suddenly came. "Hurgh! Mira!" Natsu grunted out.

After Mira came, Natsu heard how heavily she was catching her breath. So, he let her rest on top of him for now.

"Why haven't you come yet?" Mira weakly said, still panting from the aftereffects from their lust.

"Aren't you just more excited than I am?" Natsu breathed out, also catching his breath a little bit.

After Mira was able to recover her energy again, she told Natsu to continue until she makes him come.

Mira put her hands on the bench press while she was standing up with her bottom facing Natsu.

"You ready to do our favorite?" Natsu asked in anticipation.

"Don't say something embarassing and put it in already." Mira ordered.

"As you wish, milady." Natsu playfully said before plunging his dick into her tight snatch again. Out of all the positions they did whenever they had sex, the doggystyle is still Natsu's favorite since he was able to hit Mira's butt with his front and at the same time, he liked the way his arms slid in perfectly around her body to grope her tits.

To make Mira come more, his hands toyed with her cunt while his dick ravaged her hole "That's unfair, Natsu." She said trying her best to suppress a moan. She didn't want to keep straining her voice because she had to practice narrating tomorrow already.

"But you like it don't you?"

Mira whimpered, not finding the words to say to him right now.

One of his hands eventually shifted to her breasts and he started stimulating her nipples.

"Hnnggh… You're so aggressive today. Do you really want to be caught that badly?" Mira moaned out.

"This feels like the time we were still hiding our relationship from everyone, right? It's getting me excited." Natsu said with a smirk.

"Natsu… Hurry up and finish it already… I'm reaching my limit…" Mira's limbs were starting to get weaker.

"Then I'll cum one last time…" Natsu said as he sped up his pace. With how fast he was pounding into her, the benchpress was shaking violently, causing the barbell to slowly slide off and hit the ground with a loud sound. Someone from the guildhall upstairs heard this while everyone else was too busy preparing for the play.

Natsu continued to push himself in and out of her drenched body as he too, felt like he was near.

"Mira! I'm gonna…" Natsu stopped himself as he felt the familiar tingling sensation in his head. With one swift and powerful motion, he released his love juices.

They both sighed hazily, inundated by the effects of sex.

Mira's upper body was propped on the benchpress while her legs sat on the floor. Her head was on top of one arm while she looked at the side breathing in and out with a tired expression on her eyes, while her other arm was hanging on the floor.

Seeing her defeated form, Natsu picked her up and sat on a flat utility bench with her on his lap. He let her cuddle into his equally naked and sweaty form so that she can rest before cleaning herself up in the showers.

"I love you, Mira." Natsu casually said. He loved how saying one single sentence felt so right.

Mira smiled warmly at him and returned his feelings "I love you more." She was so happy she got the perfect boyfriend. He was a powerful man and an even better person. He might not be the smartest tool in the shed, but he makes a conscious effort to improve himself every day for her. Most of all, he was very romantic and had the brightest heart out of everyone she met, including herself. She thanked the gods above for giving her such a perfect love. She was so happy in fact, that she still felt like it was too good to be true, a sentiment he shared with her.

"Natsu? Mira?" An unexpected guest said their names out loud. Natsu and Mira's hearts stopped beating at that moment, and they had blank looks on their faces.

So they were caught after all.

Turning their heads to look at who it was, they saw a familiar scarlet-haired knight looking at them with a look of surprise and discomfort.

"W-what's up, Erz?" Natsu shakily said. Curse his luck! Out of all the people to show up at this very moment, it had to be Erza.

Mira was still too astonished to wake up in the real world. Someone actually came down here and caught them? She was so embarrassed she hid inside herself into a protective shell.

Erza just looked at him with a complex expression on her face. Her face was red, but she didn't just look uncomfortable or flustered at the scene in front of her, she also looked sad. She may be in a relationship already, but she didn't get past the physical realm yet with her blueberry-haired lover. Yes, the Titania of Fairy Tail, the Queen of the Fairies herself, is a cherry girl. More bluntly put, she was a virgin.

She was sad because seeing Natsu lovingly embrace his girlfriend didn't sit tight with her. Maybe it was because she hadn't gone this far with her own boyfriend yet, or maybe it was Natsu, but this hit her harder than she thought.

She quietly exited the training center and did her best to pretend like nothing ever happened.

"Huh? Wait, Erza!" Natsu called out after her to stop her from saying what he was doing with Mira in the guild's facilities to anyone. Not like she was that type of person, but it wouldn't hurt to make sure, right?

Knowing what he was gonna say, without looking back, she said "It's ok. I didn't see anything"

Natsu looked at her retreating from with a slight look of worry. Why did she react like that?

Looking down at Mira and seeing her robot-like expression still present, he carried her to the showers.

…

After the two of them were done cleaning up, they went upstairs. When they got there though, everyone was immediately around them.

"Where were you guys? We were losing our minds looking for you!" Someone said.

"Why were you looking for us?" Mira asked.

"For the costume-fitting, remember? We told you guys and the other actors to stay here at the guild."

"Sorry about that. We spaced out a little, hahahaha…" Natsu awkwardly laughed. He didn't want to tell them they were under the guild this whole time doing… you know what. Since no one knew where they were, that meant no one knew what they were doing just now. Nice, Erza!

But Natsu still felt uncomfortable when he saw her reaction at seeing them. He told himself he was gonna talk to her about it later.

After they were each fitted for their costumes, Mira's measurements caused some of the guys in the guild to have a nosebleed and some of the girls to feel self-conscious.

Height: 5"2 (160 cm)

Bust: 110 cm (43,5 inches)

Waist: 61 cm (24 inches)

Hips: 114 cm (45 inches)

Thighs: 68 cm (27 inches)

Of course, it goes without saying that Natsu beat those guys up.

…

After the lively events of the last two days (for Natsu and Mira), the guild's preparations went well the next day. Even though they had minimal time to rehearse, the actors were able to memorize their parts well. The props and costumes made by the others were really extravagant. The guild really outdid themselves when they worked together.

"All right! We're ready for the play tomorrow. I'm all fired up!" Natsu shouted after they finished their last rehearsal.

Everyone shared his enthusiasm for tomorrow, excited to see the reaction on their old guild master's face at their surprise.

Lol, the last parts bombed.

Sorry to those who like Lucy and see the unfair treatment I give her. I know I'm horrible for doing that and for disliking her in the first place, but as someone with an extremely negative personality, what can I do? But then again, if you've read (and probably already responded to) my rants, you already know the type of guy I am and how twisted and skewed my perception of things are (yes, I admit it). This is just how I see things (and her), and if you don't want that, can't understand that or refuse to accept/see that for whatever reason, then you can just simply ignore this story and read something better. I don't want to be a source of inconvenience anymore for you guys who have no problem with the things I do have a problem with, and have a low bar of patience and tolerance for people who rant like me. Since this is a Natsu crack-ship fic in the first place, I don't know who in their right mind would read this if they hate this pairing and prefer the canon. I don't want this to be like a subreddit for NaLu fans hating on a Natsu crack-shipper and trying to proselytize him into giving in and just accepting FT for how it is, and how it turned out. Since this story will just make you feel uncomfortable or angry, please just turn a blind eye to it if you don't want this. It would spare everyone the unnecessary hassle of blasting each other's opinion one after the other in this back-and-forth pendulum. If you just came here to be a troll or something, well suit yourself. Whatever floats your boat, I guess.

With that said, just saying now that Erza will eventually become a bit of a yandere, inspired by Omegadrift98's Erza in his/her stories. He was the guy who got me into liking yanderes in the first place, his best works (for me) being "Only Mine", "the Love of Salamander and Titania", and "Strolling Down Memory Lane again". Please give his stories a check, I really admire that guy.

I'm sorry if you do not like that kind of thing, but I think it's wonderful to have someone love you so much despite being crazy, or that's what makes them crazy. It's unique and somehow feels genuine to me, and that's what makes me so fond of it. So if I write any future stories, you guys know what to expect from me. It's even in my name, lol.

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