Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
July 8, x788.
After witnessing Amar'e's first steps, Alfonzo went to the kitchen to start cooking. However, because he was in such a good mood after seeing one of the big moments in his son's life, he asked Maria to go out and buy more ingredients. He intended to cook a feast for the occasion.
Accepting the orders. Maria quickly left with the shopping list Alfonzo wrote for her. Meanwhile, Alfonzo started preparing the Indigo Salmon. Then, once all the preparations were done and he put the Indigo Salmon in the oven, he took out his lPhone and started making calls.
"Hey, Ur. Come over for dinner tonight. We're celebrating Amar'e taking his first steps."
"Yo, Natsu. Bring Lisanna over to have dinner tonight. I'm cooking a feast."
"Gray. Are you and Juvia busy tonight? No? Well then, come over for dinner. I'm cooking up a feast."
Like that, Alfonzo invited the members of the guild he was closest to. Not only Alfonzo, however, all the ladies invited the people they were close to, as well.
Eventually Maria returned with all the ingredients Alfonzo requested. Then, she and Grayfia assisted Alfonzo, who was smiling brightly the entire time, in cooking tonight's feast.
A few hours later, Ur, Gildarts, Wendy, and Carla arrived at the mansion on the lake.
"Hey, Ur." Elicia said with a smile. "I guess Fonzie called you, huh?"
"That's right." Ur replied with a smile as she patted Elicia on the shoulder. "I remember when Tear took her first step, I was just as excited as you all are."
"*Sigh* I'm jealous." Gildarts said with his head lowered. "I didn't get to see my Cana take her first step."
"Where's Amar'e?" Carla asked, flying past the other three and stopping right in front of Elicia's face.
"Carla acts so different whenever Mar'e is involved." Elicia said with a giggle. "He's in the play area in the living room. But don't be disappointed if he starts getting sleepy soon. He's been up all day."
Without a word, Carla flew past Elicia to find Amar'e.
"I bet Carla really wants a baby, too." Wendy said.
"And what about you?" Elicia asked in a mischievous tone. "I saw how close you were to Lee when we were in the Leaf Village."
Immediately, Wendy turned as red as an apple. Then, she lowered her head in embarrassment and started poking her index fingers together.
"Ooh! Wendy, you're still so cute, even though you're already sixteen." Elicia squealed and pulled Wendy into a hug.
Wendy did not struggle. Though, her neck and ears turned as red as the rest of her face.
"Alright, that's enough teasing Wendy." Ur said with a chuckle. "Let's just go inside."
"Okay." Elicia replied with a smile. Though, she did not release Wendy.
With that, the four entered the house and moved to the living room to chat with everyone else.
Over the next hour, quite a few more members of Fairy Tail came over. And the most excited of all the guests was little Elicia, who, as soon as she entered the living room, started teaching Amar'e how to do things that involved walking.
Shortly after all the guests arrived, Grayfia entered the living room and let everyone know dinner was ready. So, everyone moved to the dining room. And when they arrived, they realized that when Alfonzo mentioned a big feast, he really meant big.
The dining room table was filled with dishes. Fish, Pork, Chicken, Beef, all sorts of vegetables, etc. However, that was not all. On either side of the dining room table, there were tables pushed up against the walls. And there were even more of the same foods lined up on those, as well. Their purpose was for the maids to refill any of the dishes on the table that were emptied during the meal.
On top of that, Alfonzo had taken out quite a few bottles of liquor from his private collection. The really private collection. The one that even Cana had not found a way to get into. Something that has left her quite depressed.
When everyone sat down to eat, Alfonzo instructed the maids to pour a glass of champagne for everyone. Then, when everyone's glasses were full, he stood up with his own glass in hand.
"I'm sure you all know why I asked you here.' Alfonzo said while smiling brightly. "Today, my Little Man took his first steps. And to show how proud of him I am, I organized this feast on the spur of the moment. So, please, everyone eat to your heart's content to celebrate this occasion with us. Cheers!"
"Cheers!" Everyone at the table shouted happily, as well.
After that, the meal unfolded in true Fairy Tail fashion with lots of laughter, several people gorging themselves until they could not eat anymore, and a few fights. Though, Alfonzo settled these fights rather quickly. Especially when it looked like the combatants would damage his house.
After dinner, Amar'e was the first to call it a night, as he just could not stay awake any longer. As for the others, they broke into smaller groups to enjoy the leisure facilities in Alfonzo's mansion. And during that time, a few interesting conversations took place.
"Erza, what exactly did you want to talk to me about?" Irene asked while wearing a black and red bikini and relaxing under an artificial sun lamp at the grotto.
"Don't you think it's time for you to try out love again, Mother?" Erza asked in a serious tone while wearing a blue and silver bikini.
It was a good thing that Irene was not drinking the cocktail that was placed on a table next to her sun chair at the moment. Otherwise, she would have undoubtedly spewed it all over herself and Erza after hearing that question.
"And why in the world would you ask me a question like that?" Irene asked with her eyes wide open and a dumbfounded expression on her face.
"Mother, you've been alone for over four hundred years." Erza continued in the same tone. "Aren't you tired of living that way."
"Alone? What are you talking about?" Irene asked while looking away from Erza's piercing gaze. "I have Heine and Juliet, I'm not alone. Plus, I have you back in my life now. How could I possibly be considered alone."
Although she said that, Irene was not willing to make eye contact with Erza, who was currently staring a hole in the side of her head.
"You know what I meant, Mother." Erza said without changing her expression. "You missed the chance to raise me. But don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming you for it. But don't you wish to see your child grow?"
"If that's all you want for me, I can use an [Enchantment] to return you to the age of an infant." Irene said without turning to look in Erza's direction. "then, I'll be able to watch my child grow up."
Erza did not respond. Yet, Irene could feel her gaze boring into her soul.
"*Sigh* Do you really want me to find a man?" Irene asked after she could no longer handle Erza's gaze. "But who could even match my stature? More importantly, who wouldn't view me as a monster after finding out about my past?"
"There is one man that I can think of…" Erza replied. Then, she stopped to think about it for a while. "Actually, I can think of three. But one looks even older than you and Ur might kill the other one if he even suggested having another woman by his side."
"Please don't tell me you were just suggesting Makarov and Gildarts." Irene said as she finally turned towards Erza with a deadpan expression.
"I was just letting you know there were people who would accept you as you are." Erza said bluntly. "Naturally, I was not suggesting them. Besides, I said there were three, remember?"
"And let me guess, the third is Alfonzo, right?" Irene asked.
"Is there a man better than him in this world?" Erza asked in a confident tone.
"*Sigh* You really have a progressive way of thinking." Irene said while shaking her head in exasperation. "It must be those books you, Brandish, and Marin are always reading. They've warped your values."
"I assure you, my values have been warped in no way." Erza said righteously. "I still abhor injustice and I will not tolerate anyone harming my family, no matter who they may be."
After saying that, Erza reached out and took Irene's hand into her own.
"I just want you to be happy, Mother." Erza said in a gentle, sincere tone. "And I believe Alfonzo would make you happy. Happier than you are now, at the very least."
By now, Irene's expression was quite complicated. It's not to say that she did not see Alfonzo in a favorable light. In fact, she saw him quite favorably. However, the thought of her, a former queen, being in a harem with women who were all centuries younger than her was a bit off putting. However, she could probably get past that. But being harem sisters with her own daughter was more than she was ready for.
"I'll... think about it." Irene said as she turned away from Erza. "I'm just not sure about sharing a man with my own daughter."
"I understand." Erza said with a nod. "but I assure you, it won't be as awkward as you think."
Although there was no basis for Erza's statement, the amount of confidence contained in her words was awe inspiring. So much, in fact, that Irene almost agreed on the spot.
At the same time, Shizuka and Rika were taking a dip in the large bath on the mansion's first basement floor. And they were having a similar conversation.
"Why are you still waiting, Rika?" Shizuka asked while shaking Rika's arm.
With every one of Shizuka's movements, her breasts, which were floating on the water's surface, would jiggle that much more vigorously. It was a shame that there were no men… Scratch that. It was a shame that Alfonzo was not present to see such a glorious jiggle.
"*Sigh* I'm waiting for him to make a move." Rika said. "Although I like him, I don't want to seem desperate."
"You're being silly, Rika." Shizuka said with a pout. "Fonzie is so busy. Do you think he has time to make a move on you? You told me to be bold and go for what I wanted. But you're acting like this. Are you really the Rika I know?"
Shizuka was being abnormally assertive on this matter. And the reason was simple. Rika was her best friend. And she wanted her to be happy, just like she was. But Rika was making all sorts of excuses.
"It's because I'm breaking the rule I set for myself." Rika said while shaking her head. "I've been saying for years that I wouldn't even consider a man if he wasn't a better shot than me. But now I'm actually considering a man who doesn't even use a gun. I feel like all the things I've said in the past were a joke."
"So, you're saying you want to be single forever, then?" Shizuka asked. "Because that's what will happen if you stick to that rule you set for yourself. Rika, you're the best shot in the world. And that's not going to change."
Hearing that, Rika smiled despite herself. But hearing Shizuka compliment her always made her happy. Especially because there was never any falsehood or envy in Shizuka's tone when she did so.
"*Sigh* I know you're right, Shizuka." Rika said in a dramatic tone. "It really is lonely when you're at the top."
Shizuka giggled in response as she wrapped her arms around her best friend.
"Oh, stop it." Shizuka said while smiling brightly. "Just stop being silly and go after what you want. That's what the Rika I know would do."
"Yeah, I guess I am being silly, aren't I?" Rika said with a smile of her own. "Besides, with Alfonzo's help, I'll probably be an even better shot than I am now. So, why am I even hesitating?"
"Exactly!" Shizuka cheered. "So, let's go!"
Reaching that point, Shizuka stood up explosively, putting her dripping wet, bombastic body on full display.
"Huh? Go where?" Rika asked curiously as her arm was grabbed. "Wait…. You don't mean to find Alfonzo, right?"
"Of course, I do." Shizuka said while nodding her head. "Why wait? You've already made your decision, right?"
With that, Shizuka pulled Rika up and out of the bath. Then, she started dragging her towards the dressing room.
"Wait! Shizuka, I said wait." Rika said while struggling against Shizuka to no avail. "I'm not ready for this yet. Damn it, I said wait. Why the hell are you so strong? Someone! Help! Shizuka is kidnapping me!"
When struggling did not work, Rika resorted to screaming for help. Unfortunately, they were the only ones on this floor. So, there was no one to hear her cries. Then again, even if there was someone to hear her, they would only think the two best friends were playing around.
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Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
July 8, x788.
While most of the ladies were broken up into smaller groups and chatting, the young men of Fairy Tail were at the mansion's indoor basketball court playing a game of five-on-five, with Alfonzo and Laxus leading the teams.
"Alright, this is the last one." Alfonzo said as he received the inbound pass from Alzack. "I wanna go to sleep soon. So, someone can take my place after I get this next bucket."
"You're talking pretty big, aren't you, Alfonzo?" Laxus asked aggressively. "You make it sound so easy to score on us."
"Oh, I can score whenever I want." Alfonzo said nonchalantly. "As long as we're not using magic, no one can stop me."
"Hmph!" Laxus snorted. "Why don't you show me just how great you are, then?"
"If that's what you want." Alfonzo replied with a smile as he started dribbling the ball up court.
Irritated by Alfonzo's attitude, Laxus, who still considered himself Alfonzo's rival, decided he would make him eat is words. So, before Alfonzo even reached half court, Laxus had already come to defend.
Seeing this, Alfonzo shook his head while he continued to smile. Then, once he was close to Laxus, his expression finally turned serious. He then burst into motion, with the ball on his right, Alfonzo faked hard to that side, causing Laxus to shift his feet to his left.
In the next instant, Alfonzo dribbled the ball through his legs to the left, causing Laxus to quickly correct his position. And just at that moment, Alfonzo dribbled behind his back, sending the ball back to his right. Then, he took off at full sprint.
Meanwhile, Laxus, who changed directions one too many times in quick succession, fell to the court when his feet got tangled. In the end, the only thing he could do was stare at Alfonzo's back with disbelief written all over his face.
"What the hell was that?" Laxus muttered to himself before quickly scrambling back to his feet and chasing after Alfonzo.
'Hmph!' Alfonzo snorted internally. 'I might have taught you everything you know about basketball, but that doesn't mean I taught you everything I know.'
After that, and before Laxus could catch up, Alfonzo blew past the 3-point line before Fried and Bickslow, two of Laxus' teammates could react. In the end, the only person between Alfonzo and the basket was Elfman, the only member of the guild taller than Alfonzo.
Even so, Alfonzo had no intention of slowing down or pulling up for a jumper. The only thing on his mind at the moment was taking the ball straight to the hole.
"I'll stop you Alfonzo!" Elfman shouted as he got ready to jump with Alfonzo. "Like a real man!"
"We'll see about that." Alfonzo said with a grin.
In the next instant, both Alfonzo and Elfman jumped. However, despite being taller with longer arms, Elfman's hands never reached the same height as Alfonzo's when they were both at the peak of their jumps.
*Bang!*
Then, with little in the way of resistance, Alfonzo, with one hand, dunked the ball hard enough to make the whole backboard shake. On top of that, the collision between the two resulted in Elfman falling to the court on his butt with a dumbfounded expression on his face.
Meanwhile, after his dunk, Alfonzo landed, raised his arms, and...
"Ahh~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
Roared at the top of his lungs in triumph.
"Tch! Show off." Laxus grumbled.
"Haha... I just had to remind you that I'm still the best at what I do." Alfonzo said smugly. "Anyway, I'm gonna go take a shower. I'm tired after all that driving, cooking, and basketball dominance."
"Just go." Laxus said sharply. "Ugh... Hearing you gloat makes me wanna punch you in the face."
"You can try." Alfonzo said. "But how has that worked out for you in the past?"
"God, you're so irritating." Laxus said.
Laughing once again, Alfonzo high fived his teammates, Alzack, Natsu, Gajeel, and Alphonse, on his way out of the gymnasium.
"Hey, Ed, the team is SHORT a man." Alfonzo said just before leaving the gym. "Why don't you step in?"
"Screw you!" Edward shouted back. "Don't call me short!"
Alfonzo laughed once again as he walked through the doors without turning back. Then, while greeting the few people he came across while on his way to his bedroom, he eventually made his way into his bathroom to wash off all the sweat accumulated during the game.
Not to say that any of the certified superhumans in the guild would normally work up a sweat playing a game like basketball. However, the tension between the members created from the various rivalries was enough to make the difference.
About twenty minutes later, Alfonzo came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist and another draped over his head. Meanwhile, his hands were rapidly rubbing the towel on his head in order to dry his hair. A moment later, he sat down on the side of his bed while continuing to dry his hair.
At the same time, Alfonzo looked to his left. Neatly laid out on the bed next to him was a pair of boxers, a tank top, a pair of nylon shorts, and a pair of socks for him to change into after he was done in the shower.
"Miyuki really is attentive." Alfonzo said while smiling and shaking his head. "I didn't even see any of the maids on my way from the gym to my room. But she somehow knew I was taking a shower."
In fact, the reason Alfonzo did not know when Miyuki came in to lay out his clothes was quite simple. Like most of the wizards of Fairy Tail, Alfonzo usually did not deploy [Magic Power Detection] while in Magnolia. On top of that, after he taught Grayfia and the other maids how to use [Magic Power Detection], they all used it constantly, just covering the mansion's premises.
So, as long as they were awake, all the maids were always aware of everyone on the property's location. And after Grayfia realized that [Magic Power Detection] was harder to detect the better the user's magic power control was, she forced the other maids to train diligently as to not disturb their employer while monitoring the mansion grounds.
After a few more moments, when Alfonzo felt that he could not dry his hair any better with the towel, he tossed it aside and reached for the boxers on the bed right next to him.
*Bang!*
Before he could grab a hold of the underwear, however, Alfonzo was surprised when the door was slammed open. Looking towards the door, he was even more surprised when he saw Shizuka.
Though, seeing Shizuka was not all that surprising. Instead, it was because she was dragging Rika, who wore a resigned expression, behind her with an excited smile on her face.
When Shizuka saw that Alfonzo was sitting on the edge of his bed, her smile widened. Then, with even more force, she pulled Rika towards Alfonzo and flopped down on his lap, while pulling Rika to sit on his other leg.
Naturally, this caused the towel wrapped around Alfonzo's waist to come unwrapped. Luckily, because the two ladies were sitting on his lap and he was sitting down, there was no accidental exposure... for now.
"What's up, Shizuka?" Alfonzo asked with a thoroughly confused expression on his face. "And couldn't this wait until I was dressed?"
Just then, Shizuka's expression finally changed from the excited one she was wearing. Then, she noticed Alfonzo's state of undress... and licked her lips. A moment later, however, she forcefully shook off what she was thinking.
"Go ahead, tell him, Rika!" Shizuka exclaimed.
Curiously, Alfonzo turned his gaze from Shizuka to Rika. Then, he waited for Rika to tell him whatever it was that she wanted to say.
"*Sigh* You're not gonna let me leave unless I say it, are you?" Rika muttered. A moment later, she looked Alfonzo in the eye with her usual confident expression on her face. "Alfonzo... I..."
"Come on, Rika!" Shizuka cheered. "You can do it!"
"You're not making this any easier." Rika muttered once again. Shaking her head, she then looked Alfonzo in the eyes again as she continued. "Alfonzo, you know I said I would never even consider being with someone who couldn't outshoot me, right?"
"Yeah, I remember you saying something like that." Alfonzo replied with a nod while desperately trying to suppress the erection that was forming while Shizuka and Rika sat on his lap.
"Well, I realized that if I held to those words, I would be single forever." Rika said matter of factly.
"You're definitely confident." Alfonzo said with a chuckle. "But I can't really deny that, either."
"So, I decided to alter my criteria." Rika said as she blushed slightly. "Instead of finding someone who can shoot better than me, I decided to find someone who can make me a better shot."
By this point, if Alfonzo did not know what was going on, he would be as dense as the densest harem anime protagonists in history. And he was definitely not that dense.
"And there are only two people on Ishgar that can make me a better shot than I already am." Rika said with a smile. "But I'm not really into old women. So, Master Goldstein is out. So, that leaves... you."
As she spoke the word, "you," Rika raised her hand and poked Alfonzo in the center of his chest.
"So, I've decided that you're going to be my man." Rika said aggressively. "And I won't be taking no for an answer so, get ready for--- Mmph!"
Before Rika could finish, Alfonzo leaned over and closed her mouth with his own, causing Rika to open her eyes wide in surprise. Then, he aggressively invaded her mouth with his tongue.
Inexperienced with this kind of thing, Rika was quickly subdued, closing her eyes and wrapping her arms around Alfonzo's neck to enjoy the feeling of her first kiss to the fullest.
Meanwhile, Shizuka watched the two, her best friend and her husband, with a smile. However, when she felt Alfonzo's hand start to roam on her back, down to her butt, she bit her lips with a seductive expression on her face as she began rubbing her hands up and down his chest and abdomen.
At the same time, watching the scene through the partially closed door, Irene, who had finally been convinced to at least give dating Alfonzo a try, was unsure what she should do. So, she turned to Erza, who had led her here.
"Looks like we came at a bad time." Irene said with a strange smile on her face.
"Not really." Erza replied while shaking her head. "Let's just go inside and you can tell him."
Irene could only look at Erza dumbfoundedly after hearing that. Then, she shook her head in exasperation.
"Even if I'm accustomed to taking what I want..." Irene said, not knowing how to finish that thought. "But you're something else."
"What's the issue, Mother?" Erza asked while tilting her head in confusion. "You can tell him how you feel and seal the deal in one go. Isn't that efficient?"
"Is efficiency really the issue here?" Irene asked. "Don't you feel bad about interrupting them?"
"No, not really." Erza replied. "Very rarely do things like this happen without at least one or two people coming to join in. And Elicia is the one who comes to join the most often."
As if she were waiting for Erza to say that, another door on the corridor opened, and out walked Elicia, whose Fonzie Sense was telling her that something fun was happening. So, she left Carla, who was lying down with Amar'e, to watch her son, as she quickly left the room to join the fun.
"Speak of the devil." Erza said with a smile when she noticed Elicia approaching.
"Oh, hey, Erza." Elicia said with a smile. "Did you feel something fun was about to happen, too?"
"No, I brought my mother to talk to Alfonzo about becoming one of Alfonzo's girlfriends." Erza replied casually.
Haring that, Elicia's eyes lit up as she turned to look at Irene excitedly.
"Oyakodon..." Elicia muttered with her eyes shining like torch lights.
"*Sigh* Am I getting old?" Irene asked herself. "Back in my day, women only chose to share a man when they had no other choice. Yet, the crazy women of this generation seem happy to welcome more women into the fold. What's next, making love to sentient weapons?"
After muttering that to herself, Irene felt cold sweat forming on her back.
"Maybe I shouldn't allow Heine and Juliet to spend time with this group of degenerates anymore." Irene mumbled. "Unfortunately, now that both Erza and Elicia have a hold on me, it's probably too late for me to get away. *Sigh*"
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