Phoenix

Post Date

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. I just wanted to get something posted. Enjoy!

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Lucy, Mira and Erza entered the inn a few minutes after Emi had been pulled in by Natsu. They looked so broken, which caused Emi to look at them with concern. Laxus stepped to Emi before drawing her attention to him by putting his hands on her shoulder from behind her.

"How'd it go?"

Emi turned around so she was facing Laxus, a huge grin on her face.

"You'll never guess what I learned today! Did you know that there's a third generation of dragon slayers? Apparently third generations have lacrimas and they were raised by dragons. Don't you think that's cool? Do you th--"

"I think he meant more of the date portion."

"Are you telling me," Laxus asked, amused, "that this entire time you were asking him questions about dragons?"

Emi pouted and turned away from him before mumbling something. Laxus laughed to himself before telling her that she had missed a rather energetic "party" at the inn.

"Wait!" Natsu spoke up. "You went on a date with that guy?!"

Lucy looked at him and hissed, "She was trying to recover her memories, idiot."

"Laxus!" Emi turned back to the lightning mage. "Is it too late to go exploring?"

Laxus laughed and led her out the door as Emi cheered in excitement.

"How are they not a couple? I mean, look at them!" Gray exclaimed.

"Juvia agrees."

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Sting roughly opened the door to his and Rogue's shared bedroom at the Sabertooth inn.

"Alright you three, what gives?"

"It wasn't my idea," Rogue answered.

Sting huffed before looking at the exceeds.

"Then who?"

"I just wanted to see Lady Emiko, Sting! I wasn't spying at all!"

Both dragon slayers looked at the exceed, showing that they didn't believe him. The blond sighed before leaning down to Lector and patting his head.

"I'll make sure to bring you next time. Promise."

"Were you going to kiss?" Frosch innocently questioned.

Sting's face heated up and immediately turned a bright red. He stuttered for an answer and looked to Rogue, signalling that he should distract the green exceed. Rogue just gave the blond a smirk as he stayed silent.

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"You're on the combined team, right?"

Laxus hummed as the two walked through the city, watching the lanterns that lined the otherwise dark streets.

"I doubt I'll be competing tomorrow though. I already had my turn."

Emi smiled once she saw an ice cream cart and dragged Laxus over.

"Ice cream, ice cream!" Emi sang.

Laxus chuckled at the woman before ordering for the two of them.

"This is great! I've had ice cream three times today."

Laxus immediately snatched her ice cream away from her. Once she tried to take it back, he held it over her head. Emi started jumping for it, so he raised it to above his own head. Emi started to pout.

"Three times?"

Emi looked up at the lightning dragon slayer and smiled. Laxus looked at her quizzically.

"If you let me eat this ice cream, I won't have anymore for two days."

Laxus raised his eyebrows at the woman before slowly lowering the cone to a height where she could quickly snatch the ice cream back.

"If I see you even go near an ice cream cart in the next two days, I'll put spiders in your shoes."

Emi gasped, eyes filled with horror.

"You wouldn't," Emi tried.

"Oh no," Laxus playfully countered. "I would."

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Sting growled from on top of a distant building as he watched Laxus and Emi happily walk around Crocus. His eyes grew dark when she asked him to carry her, and he decided to head back to the inn when he saw her jump onto his back.

"You're back earlier than expected. Have they already called it a night?"

"We're beating Fairy Tail."