Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
August, x784.
After dinner, while most of the people in the mansion went upstairs to sleep, Alfonzo and Elicia, along with Cana went to the master bedroom on the first floor to take part in their favorite nightly activities. Then, after a few hours, when they were all exhausted, Elicia and Cana fell asleep with satisfied smiles on their faces.
Alfonzo, on the other hand, was unable to fall asleep. Though he did not know why. So, after carefully separating from Elicia and Cana, he quietly made his way to the living room where he continued to draw up potential floor plans for the new guild hall.
Meanwhile, Mirajane, who was sharing a room with Lisanna, had been up talking to her younger sister about everything and nothing ever since they returned to Mirajane's room. Then, after chatting for a few hours, Lisanna, who also participated in the battle with Phantom Lord, fell asleep mid-sentence, leaving Mirajane awake by herself.
After trying, and failing, to fall asleep, most likely due to the change in environment, Mirajane quietly got out of the bed and made her way down stairs to get a glass of water.
Without issue, Mirajane made it to the kitchen, poured herself a glass of water, and drank it. Then, after putting the glass in the sink, she turned around and was ready to go back upstairs. However, on her way back to the stairs, she heard murmuring from behind the stairs.
"Huh? Is someone else up?" Mirajane whispered to herself.
Curious to see who was awake, she walked to the dining room first. Realizing that there was no one there, she crossed the corridor leading to the back yard and reached the living room.
Peering inside, she could see a small lamp illuminating the coffee table. Though from the position of the living room's entrance, she could not see who was sitting on the couch, only a silhouette. Though she had a good idea based on all the paper she could see scattered on the coffee table. And the quiet voice she heard a moment later proved her guess to be true.
"Damn, I'm still not sure what kind of design I should go with." Alfonzo murmured while tapping the tip of his pencil on a piece of paper.
"Alfonzo, you're still up?" Mirajane asked quietly as she walked int the room.
Hearing the soft voice, Alfonzo raised his head and looked towards the living room's entrance. What he saw made his breath catch in his throat.
Walking toward him, Mirajane was wearing a sheer, short-sleeved, white night gown with a low neckline and pink lace that reached just above her knees. With an abundance of cleavage and her legs in clear view, Alfonzo was not quite sure where he should look.
A moment later, however, Alfonzo remembered that Mirajane was his girlfriend and did not think that taking in the sight would be all that bad. So, he pulled himself together and enjoyed the sight in front of him.
Naturally, Mirajane noticed the change in Alfonzo's gaze and did not really mind it. So, after seeing the desire in his eyes, she started moving in a way that emphasized the areas where Alfonzo's eyes were naturally drawn to, while smiling happily as she approached.
Eventually, when Mirajane was standing right next to the seated Alfonzo, she leaned forward, showing off her cleavage even more, and looked down at what Alfonzo had been working on.
"So, you were drawing the designs for the new guild hall, huh?" Mirajane asked.
Snapping back to his senses with Mirajane's question, Alfonzo shook his head lightly.
"Yeah, but I'm having trouble deciding what style I should go with." Alfonzo replied. "but I do know that I don't like the fact that the second floor was off limits to anyone that wasn't S-Class."
Looking away from the drawings, Mirajane turned her attention to Alfonzo. Then, she tilted her head in confusion at Alfonzo's statement.
"Why? What's wrong with segregating the guild based on rank?" Mirajane asked, not quite understanding the issue.
"In most cases, nothing." Alfonzo replied with a chuckle. "But the wizards in our guild aren't exactly the sharpest tools in the shed. And in some cases… *Cough* Natsu. *Cough* They aren't even sharp tools to begin with."
Giggling at Alfonzo's metaphor, Mirajane looked at him fondly while pushing a lock of her hair out of her face and behind her ear.
"And with guys like that in the guild, guys like Laxus will provoke them for not being allowed to get into the S-Class area." Alfonzo said, continuing his explanation. "And being easily provoked, guys like Natsu will steal S-Class quest sheets again."
Nodding in understanding, Mirajane noticed the space on the couch next to Alfonzo. Then, with her cheeks turning slightly red, she spoke once more.
"Do you mind if I have a seat?" Mirajane asked with a smile.
In response, Alfonzo looked at her with a wry smile.
"Mira, you're not a guest anymore." Alfonzo said in a gentle tone. "You don't have to ask if it's okay to sit down. Remember, this is your home now. So, just be yourself."
Considering this was her first night as a resident in the mansion, Mirajane had yet to adapt to her new living conditions. Still, out of embarrassment, she blushed a little more before she sat down on the couch next to Alfonzo.
Though, due to her embarrassment, Mirajane wasn't paying attention to where she sat and ended up sitting so close to Alfonzo that her right thigh was in contact with his left.
Startled by the accidental contact, Mirajane's first reaction was to scoot away. But she managed to keep herself from doing so.
'Why am I so nervous.' Mirajane asked herself. 'It's not like I've never sat next to him before. I even kissed him in front of the whole guild. I've even watched him do… "that" with Sun, Cana, and Erza. So, why am I so nervous just sitting next to him?'
Unbothered by Mirajane's closeness, Alfonzo leaned forward once again and started looking over the drawings scattered on the table. Meanwhile, Mirajane watched him intently while her heart was racing. After a few minutes of this, Mirajane finally understood what it was that made her so nervous.
'In all the years that I've known him, I think this is the first time the two of us have been alone together.' Mirajane said, the realization showing itself on her face. 'I mean, I never took any quests with him and every time I came to visit, Elfman and Lisanna were with me. And I don't need to mention the kiss and… "That".'
With that sudden realization, Mirajane began to fidget, even more nervous than before. In fact, her fidgeting was so bad that it drew Alfonzo's attention.
"Mira, is something wrong?" Alfonzo asked in a concerned tone.
"Huh? What? No-nothing's wrong." Mirajane replied in a much higher pitch than usual.
After hearing the sound of her own voice, Mirajane managed to blush even harder than she already was. By now, her embarrassment was getting out of hand and she was considering leaving the room and going back to her bedroom. Just before she could put those thoughts into action, however, she felt Alfonzo's much larger hand wrap around hers.
Jumping in response to the sudden intimacy, Mira looked at Alfonzo like a deer caught in the head lights.
"Mira, calm down." Alfonzo said in a soothing tone. "Just take a deep breath and relax."
Following Alfonzo's instructions, Mirajane closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then, she took another, and another. Eventually, when she felt she was calm enough, she opened her eyes again and looked at Alfonzo.
"Okay, I'm good now." Mirajane said.
"This is the first time we've ever been alone together, isn't it?" Alfonzo asked with a smile.
"*Sigh* So you noticed too." Mirajane replied while smiling wryly.
"Yeah." Alfonzo said with a nod. "It was the only reason I could think of for you starting to freak out."
"Haha… I guess…" Mirajane said with an embarrassed chuckle. "It's so weird. I had no problem kissing you in front of the whole guild. I even watched you and the others that one time. But sitting here alone with you made me so nervous."
As she spoke, Mirajane subconsciously squeezed Alfonzo's hand.
"What's even weirder, I didn't feel nervous at all while I was walking over here." Mirajane continued. "but when I was standing right in front of you, it just kinda… happened."
"And that's why you asked if it was okay to sit down, huh?" Alfonzo asked.
"*Sigh* Yeah… I guess." Mirajane said, lowering her head to hide the embarrassment that was surely visible on her face.
Seeing Mirajane's expressions, Alfonzo wanted to laugh. But he knew that was not the right move… for now. So, with all his willpower, Alfonzo suppressed the smile that was about to form on his lips.
"You probably haven't spent too much time alone with anyone, other than Elfman and Lisanna, right?" Alfonzo asked.
Raising her head, Mirajane put her left index finger on her lower lips and seriously considered Alfonzo's question.
"Now that you mention it." Mirajane muttered. "Before I was demoted from S-Class two years ago, I didn't spend time with anyone unless Elfman and/or Lisanna was around. And after that, I spent all my time in the guild hall, unless I took a quest by myself or with Elfman or Lisanna… So, no, I guess I haven't."
"Then it makes perfect sense why you'd be nervous when we're alone." Alfonzo said with a smile and a nod. "Lici and I were kind of the opposite."
Hearing Alfonzo start to talk about himself, Mirajane's ears perked up. She had never heard him talk about himself before. Sure, she had heard stories, especially from Elicia, who can go on for hours about "her Fonzie." But hearing them from Alfonzo's perspective is a first for her.
"When Lici and I were brought to the orphanage after our parents were killed, we pretty much kept to only ourselves." Alfonzo said, a bit of sadness passing through his eyes when he mentioned his and Elicia's deceased parents. "Come to think of it, we didn't really spend time with other people before that, either. Until we joined Fairy Tail, it was always just the two of us."
Like that, Alfonzo and Mirajane started trading stories about their early years, completely forgetting about the building designs Alfonzo was working on originally. And as time went by, their positions became much more intimate with Mirajane leaning into Alfonzo. And Alfonzo's arm wrapped around Mirajane's waist.
Just like that, several hours passed and Mirajane eventually fell asleep mid-conversation. Also feeling sleepy at that point, Alfonzo did not have the energy to take her up to her room. So, he laid her down, resting her head on his lap. Then, he tried to continue from where he left off with the building designs.
Unfortunately, working on the designs did not go as planned. After a few minutes, he leaned back to stretch. However, before he could even complete the stretch, he fell asleep, his head resting against the backrest of the couch and his left hand resting on Mirajane's head. Subconsciously, he even began to comb his fingers through her hair in his sleep.
Although she was sleep, Mirajane smiled in satisfaction at the feeling of Alfonzo's fingers in her hair and she happily nuzzled her head on Alfonzo's thigh.
After a few more hours, in the master bedroom, Elicia and Cana were both sleeping soundly. Suddenly, Elicia frowned in her sleep. Then, she reached out and patted the mattress a few times without opening her eyes. But when she did not find what it was that she was looking for, her frowned deepened.
Eventually, Elicia begrudgingly opened her eyes. What she first saw when her eyes focused was a face, Cana's face. Undoubtedly the face of one of her favorite people in the world. Still, it was not the face she was looking for.
"Where's Fonzie?" Elicia muttered while wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.
After wiping the sleep out of her eyes, Elicia sat up and stretched lazily. Then, she scanned the room. Still not finding Alfonzo, she climbed out of bed to look for him.
After looking around the master bedroom and bathroom, Elicia threw on a robe and left the bedroom and walked through her workstation. After that, she immediately wrote off the possibility that Alfonzo was in the kitchen since she could not smell any food. So, she checked every other room on the first floor.
Eventually, she reached the living room. After entering, she saw an unexpected, though not unwelcomed, sight. Alfonzo was sitting on the couch with his head tilted back and sleeping peacefully. Though Elicia was sure that his neck would be stiff when he woke up. Then, there was Mirajane, curled up while using Alfonzo's thigh as a pillow with a happy smile on her face.
"OMG! This is so~~~ cute!" Elicia exclaimed in a whisper.
Upon seeing this scene, Elicia was positively giddy. In the next moment, however, she wanted to kick herself. The idea to get a picture of this moment had jumped to the forefront of her mind. Unfortunately, she had left her photo lacrima in her Z3's glove compartment. And she knew that if she left the house to get it, the alert from the barrier would wake up Alfonzo.
Praying for another opportunity to get a picture of this scene in the future, Elicia walked over and took a seat on the other side of Alfonzo. Then, she carefully moved his arm and wrapped it around her waist before laying her head on his shoulder and going back to sleep with a smile on her face.
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Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
August, x784.
A few days have passed since the war with Phantom Lord started. Even though the victories Fairy Tail achieved were impressive, as well as decisive, Makarov had no illusions that was enough to dissuade Jose from attacking once again. Especially since as one of the two strongest guild's in Fiore, Jose would never accept the fact that his guild failed a quest.
Because of that, despite the seemingly peaceful atmosphere in Magnolia, the guild was still on high alert. On top of that, there was another issue that was bothering Makarov even more than the imminent attack from Phantom Lord.
"Mira, have you had any luck getting in contact with Laxus or Mystogan?" Makarov asked with a twitching eyebrow.
"I've received a response from Mystogan." Mirajane replied while sitting in Alfonzo's lap and feeding him a piece of fruit. "He said he would be back as soon as he could. But Laxus hasn't replied yet."
Naturally, Mirajane's position in Alfonzo's lap was the reason for Makarov's twitching eyebrow. Meanwhile, the other members of the guild were tearing down what was left of the destroyed guild hall. Two days ago, Alfonzo had given up on creating a new design for the new guild hall, opting to go with the second design from the anime while adding enough defensive sigils that Gildarts would have to use at least seventy percent of his magic power to damage it.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo, with Mirajane in his lap, was examining the [Iron Clubs] Gajeel used to destroy the guild hall in the first place. At the same time, he was experimenting with somehow adding the Dragon Slayer property into his own metals.
Ever since he had that idea when he first saw the destroyed guild hall, it had occupied the majority of his thoughts. In fact, it was the main reason why Alfonzo was unable to come up with an original design for the new guild hall.
"*Sigh* What is that boy doing?" Makarov grumbled. "His guild... His home was attacked, and he hasn't even sent a letter to check on it."
"Hmph! And that son of a bitch thinks he's gonna be the next guild master." Alfonzo said in reply to Makarov's grumbling. Then, he remembered that Laxus was Makarov's grandson. "Ah... No offense, Gramps."
"*Sigh* Are you two ever gonna get along?" Makarov asked while shaking his head in exasperation.
"You should ask me that question again when Laxus manages to get his head out of his ass." Alfonzo replied uncaringly. "But as long as he's still a self-centered wannabe dictator, I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you."
"*Sigh* I wanna defend him, but I don't even know how at this point." Makarov muttered while turning his head towards the ongoing deconstruction.
"*Hiccup* Why do you guys look so gloomy?" Cana asked, walking away from the rest of the guild, who were working, with a barrel of ale wrapped in her arms.
"Cana, shouldn't you be helping the others?" Mirajane asked with a smile.
"Says the girl that's leisurely sitting in the most desirable seat in the mansion." Cana replied while rolling her eyes.
In response, Mirajane's smile widened while a light dusting of red colored her cheeks.
Ever since Mirajane spent that night talking with Alfonzo, she's tried her best to be attached to him as much as possible. At the same time, she tried to do it in a way that would not be annoying and make him feel as if she were too clingy.
"But seriously, weren't you supposed to be helping, Cana?" Alfonzo asked with a smile as he looked away from the [Iron Clubs].
"I tried." Cana replied with a shrug as she raised the barrel in her arms. "But they said my hands weren't steady enough and I was making more work for everyone else. Some crap about me drinking too much... Hmph! As if."
With that, Cana raised the barrel even higher and put the opening to her mouth before gulping down its contents.
Seeing that, Alfonzo, Makarov, and Mirajane could only shake their heads at the completely unaware girl in front of them.
"*Burp~~~~~!*" When she was done drinking from the barrel, Cana unleashed a belch that echoed around the entire plot of land. "Ah~~~! That's the good stuff."
Seriously, I have no idea why they would ever say that you drink too much." Mirajane said with a deadpan expression.
"I know, right?" Cana replied with a bewildered expression.
'Wow! Cana really is getting powerful.' Alfonzo mused to himself. 'She's even developed an immunity skill. And it's one of the more powerful ones in the omniverse, sarcasm immunity.'
"By the way, where is Elicia?" Makarov asked curiously after deciding to ignore Fairy Tail's resident alcoholic. "I thought she would be helping, too. Her threads would be great for moving away rubble and unusable materials."
"Oh, she's at the house working on the new flags for the guild hall." Alfonzo replied. "Actually, she should be done by now. She's probably on her way here as we speak."
Just as Alfonzo said, Elicia was currently walking up the path that led from the guild hall to the rest of Magnolia. However, before she could arrive where the rest of the guild was working, she noticed someone standing behind a tree and spying on the work progress.
'Hmm... Who's that?' Elicia wondered as she approached the tree in question. "A black fur-lined hat, a black shawl, and long blue hair... That's Juvia, right? Well, I knew she was in the area thanks to the [Magic Power detection], but since she can turn into water, I expected her to be in the form of a puddle, or something less obvious.'
"Hey, you're Juvia, right?" Elicia asked as she managed to get right behind the blue-haired girl without being noticed.
"Kya~~~!" Juvia screamed in surprise before turning around. "Who's sneaking up on Juvia?"
"Hi, I'm Elicia... Elicia Taylor. It's nice to meet you." Elicia said with a cheerful smile.
In response, Juvia stared at Elicia warily while subtly tensing her muscles, ready to defend herself if needed.
"Easy now." Elicia said, raising her hands disarmingly. "I was only curious why you were here?"
"Juvia has no need to tell you." Juvia replied, still ready for a sudden attack.
'*Sigh* She's so prickly.' Elicia muttered internally. 'I really hope she doesn't start a fight. Although I'm sure I could beat her if I had to, fighting someone who can turn into water with threads would be a real pain.'
In an attempt to deescalate the situation, Elicia decided to continue smiling while putting her meta knowledge to use.
"Well, if I were to take a guess, I would say that you were watching someone." Elicia said while wiggling her eyebrows suggestively. "Maybe someone with black hair?"
In response, Juvia's face reddened immediately.
"O-o-of course not!" Juvia denied frantically. "Th-the-there's no way Juvia would be interested in someone from Fairy Tail. And there is no way that Juvia would think that Gray Fullbuster and the Milkovich mother and daughter were her soul mates."
That's right, in the few days that Juvia had been stalking... gathering intel about Gray and Ultear, she had the chance to feel Ur's aura on several occasions. And the fact that it felt a lot like Gray and Ultear's mixed with the fact that she was so similar in appearance to Ultear, Juvia found herself head over heels for Ur as well.
In response to Juvia unintentionally admitting to the fact that she was in to not only Gray, but Ur and Ultear, as well, Elicia somehow maintained her smile. Though her twitching upper lips was more than enough proof of her total bafflement.
'Seriously?' Elicia wondered. 'I get why she would be into Gray. Objectively speaking, he's pretty good looking, he defeated her in battle, and ever since she lost to him and Ultear, the rain that usually follows her around has yet to return. For the same reasons, I can understand why she would be into Ultear, even if I never expected it. But Ur was nowhere near that battlefield.'
A moment later, Elicia remembered Lyon.
'And why did she never get all googly-eyed over Lyon?' Elicia asked herself. 'I mean, he's basically just a white-haired Gray clone, right? Maybe it's because she had enough time to let her feelings settle? That's the only explanation I can come up with.'
While Elicia was thinking, Juvia was panicking even more. She had just realized that she all but admitted to having a thing for the three Fairy Tail ice wizards. And right now, all sorts of ideas to talk her way out of this situation were quickly being created and, just as quickly, discarded in her head. Before she could figure out how to save herself from this predicament, Elicia spoke once again.
"Well, good luck, I guess." Elicia replied while scratching her left cheek with her index finger. "But I'd give up on Ultear if I were you. She's already taken. Gray and Ur are still on the market, though."
Elicia's statement caused Juvia's thought processes to grind to a sudden halt. With a look of disbelief in her eyes, she stared at Elicia for a few seconds, completely unmoving. Then, her disbelief slowly transformed into rage. With that transformation, Juvia's body began to shudder while the sound of bubbling water could be heard.
"Juvia will not allow this." Juvia said in a frosty tone. "Tell Juvia who dares to steal away one of her soul mates."
'Oh, it looks like she's going into her [Sierra] mode.' Elicia thought as she noticed the temperature was rising due to Juvia's emotions going out of control. 'I always wondered, if her [Water Body] reaches the boiling point, how does she keep herself from starting to evaporate?'
"Sure, I can do that." Elicia replied with a shrug, still not losing her smile. "But just out of curiosity, what will you do when you find out?"
"Juvia will get rid of them." Juvia replied without hesitation.
As soon as she finished speaking, Juvia felt the atmosphere around her change. And despite the rage she was feeling, she could feel it being overtaken by an uncontrollable fear.
"And how exactly do you intend to 'get rid of them?" Elicia asked with a friendly smile on her face. Even so, the look in her eyes was anything but friendly. "Although I'm sure you had no idea about this, but Ultear and I share the same man. So, if you 'get rid of him' the way I'm thinking you will, that would be a problem."
At the moment, Juvia's instincts were telling her to run as far away as she could. Unfortunately, she was unable to follow her instincts. Due to fear, she was rooted in place, unable to move her legs in the slightest. And since she could not move, her instincts quickly gave her another way to possibly survive the situation.
"O-o-of course I didn't mean it like that." Juvia said, so scared that she forgot to speak in third person. "What I mean was, I would find him and have a conversation about the situation. And hopefully, we would be able to come to a conclusion that would satisfy all parties involved."
Immediately the dangerous atmosphere dissipated after Juvia's quick save.
'*Sigh* I need to get these emotional outbursts in check.' Elicia thought to herself. 'I mean, seriously, Juvia doesn't have a chance of even hurting Alfonzo. On top of that, I'm pretty sure Juvia is weak to lightning or electricity based magic. So, Fonzie is kind of a hard counter to her. And even if that didn't work, he could just trap her in a metal box and be done with her, too.'
"Well, if all you want to do is talk, then wee---" Elicia said before her head snapped in the direction of the river that flows through Magnolia.
Not only Elicia, but everyone capable of using [Magic Power Detection] turned their heads towards the outskirts of the town where the river entered. At the end of their lines of sight, there was an extremely large stone structure standing on six mechanical, spider-like legs walking into the town through the river. And at the top of the structure was a purple flag with a black Phantom Lord emblem in its center.
"So, they've come." Makarov said, turning towards the moving Phantom Lord building.
"Hey Gramps, can you let me have their guild master?" Alfonzo asked with a sinister smile on his face. "He made the mistake of threatening my Lici. And he's gotta pay for that."
Makarov's first thought was to immediately deny Alfonzo's request. Jose is one of the Ten Wizard Saints, after all. However, after seeing Alfonzo's smile, he decided that it would be a good experience for Alfonzo to get some experience against a wizard of Jose's caliber. He could always jump into save him whenever something went completely awry, right?
"Sure." Makarov replied while turning his attention back to the moving building. "But I won't help you get to him. If you're too exhausted when you arrive, I'll handle him myself."
'Oh, yeah, that was perfect.' Makarov cheered for himself internally. 'Since Alfonzo will definitely be a high-priority target, He'll definitely expend too much magic power by the time he reaches Jose. Then, I can just get him to safety and take care of Jose myself.'
"Got it." Alfonzo said with his smile widening. "This will be fun."
I know I suually post twice a day on weekends. But I caught Bronchitis and feel like shit. So, If I feel better later on, I'll try to write and post a second chapter today.
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