Mirajane was not one to share the details of her personal life, but the truth was that she'd only been kissed a handful of times romantically.

Mostly blind dates with unfortunate endings.

She had forgotten what it was like.

To think that it was Laxus Dreyar's lips that were pressed against hers… It made her skin tingle.

His hand was on the back of her neck as he pressed her mouth into his.

As soon as she felt his tongue on her lips, Mira stiffened in total embarrassment and confusion and pushed him away, stumbling back a few steps.

Laxus blinked at her. "What's wrong, darling?"

"Don't call me 'darling'!" Mira cried.

An old man in the crowd looked at Laxus. "Did you cheat?"

"I would never!" Laxus looked indignant.

"We're not together!" Mira snapped at the same time.

The old man shook his head. "Sometimes a man does crazy things when he's young- a good woman would learn to forgive-"

"I didn't cheat on Mira!" Laxus put his arm around her. "After all, soon we'll have a family."

What have I done?! Mira ran a hand down her face.

She only hoped the other impromptu couples were getting on better.

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"Lucy!" Natsu whined. "When can we stop shopping and go back to your place?"

Lucy looked round, glaring at him. "We're not doing anything, Natsu. I'm shopping. You can leave."

Natsu tipped his head to the side and grinned at her. "Nah." He said. "It's more fun with you."

Lucy turned back to her shopping, feeling flushed.

He's not himself right now. She reminded herself. If he was, he'd be off somewhere. It's just the potion that's making him do this.

"Lucy," Natsu watched her as she picked things off the shelves. "Are you mad at me because I ate your cupcake yesterday?"

"I'm not that petty!"

"Is it because I put a rubber spider in your bag?"

"Actually, I AM still pissed about that!"

"Is it because I switched your salt and sugar when we went on that last mission?"

"I will always be pissed at you for that."

Lucy huffed and walked further down the aisle. He had just reminded her of all the annoying Natsu-ish things he had done lately.

THIS was why they could never…well, never realistically be a couple.

Natsu just wouldn't grow UP!

Natsu, who was studying the floor, suddenly said: "Y-you know…"

"What?" Lucy snapped.

"I…know I've kinda been annoying you a lot recently…"

"Yeah, no shit!"

"But," Natsu glanced away. "It's just…whenever I see you…I want to- well, like get a reaction. Even if it's a negative one. It's like I want you to see me differently than you see everyone else. If I was just nice all the time then I'm worried you'll just see me as part of the Guild and not as…anything special. So I know that I can get annoying, but…"

He looked up and reddened a little to see that Lucy had stopped.

"What…exactly do you want me to see you as, Natsu?"

Natsu looked at her, then came a little closer.

"You're my fiancée, aren't you?" He said quietly. "Can't you guess?"

Lucy looked away. "I'm not your fiancée."

Natsu took her hand. "Don't say that, Lucy." He sounded so serious all of a sudden that Lucy could barely stand it. "You make it sound like you hate the idea."

"Why did the love potion make you fall in love with me of all people?" Lucy wondered aloud.

"I don't know what you're saying about a love potion," Natsu whispered. "But suddenly it's like I can say what I mean. I wish I had this kind of courage all the time."

Lucy looked up at his face and Natsu bent down.

He kissed her hand, making Lucy blush.

"I won't kiss you properly until you agree to be my fiancée!" He threatened.

Lucy raised an eyebrow. "Who exactly do you think is gonna suffer more in that little battle?"

Natsu blinked, then cried out: "Damn it! I didn't think of that! Okay, do over, do over!"

Lucy started laughing, causing Natsu to get even more het up.

Suddenly, she half hoped that Mira took longer than planned finding a cure.

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Levy sighed as she watched Grey and Juvia.

"More wine, my love?"

"Why thank you, sweet one!"

They had set up a romantic dinner date right there in the Guild, laughing together like they were in a cereal commercial or something. You would have thought both of them were under the influence of the spell.

Well, as long as they're happy.

"Levy!" Gajeel sat next to her and swung an arm around her like it was the most natural thing in the world. "I wrote a song about you. It's called: Your IQ Is Higher Than My Attack Power."

"Gajeel-"

"Oh, Grey-sama!" Juvia cooed. "You've got some jam on your cheek!"

"Would you get it for me, my love?" Grey asked with love-heart eyes.

"Of course!"

"Levy," Gajeel rocked her gently. "Sweetheart?"

"NO!" Levy shot to her feet. "No, I can't do this! This isn't real! It's a love potion! Since when would you ever be so lovey-dovey? Juvia!" Juvia jumped. "Since WHEN would Grey say 'my love'?! This is absurd! It doesn't MEAN anything!"

"Levy-" Gajeel stood up.

"No!" Levy snapped. "This type of fake love doesn't make me happy at all!"

As she stormed out, she could hear footsteps behind her.

She turned to see Juvia.

A little remorseful, Levy started. "Juvia-" But Juvia put up her hand.

"Levy-san," Juvia was frowning at the ground. "I understand what you're saying, but I don't think you have the right to judge me like you just did."

"I…I didn't-"

"You see, it's very obvious that Gajeel has feelings for you-"

"Wha-?"

"No, let me finish. It's clear that Gajeel has feelings for you, it's clear how Natsu feels about Lucy. You can even tell how Laxus feels about Mirajane just by the tone of his voice. But, when it comes to Grey…I'm the only one loving. It…it just was nice not to be!"

"Juvia-"

But Juvia had already left, turning on her heel and striding towards the town.

Grey and Gajeel were standing blankly at the Guild's entrance.

"Juvia-sama!" Grey cried and raced off after her.

Gajeel turned towards Levy, but she quickly began walking away.

She felt sorry that she'd ruined Juvia's happiness, but not sorry she'd ruined her own.

What good was love that had been faked?

Gajeel jogged to catch up with her.

"Levy-"

"Go away, Gajeel!"

"Levy-"

"I'm not interested!"

Gajeel shot in front of her, blocking her exit.

"Gajeel, go-!"

"My potion's worn off, Levy!"

Levy stared at him, her mouth falling open. "…What?"

"I think mine wore off after Mira left because suddenly I snapped back and I had my arm around you. Sorry, I…I wanted to pretend a little longer."

Levy went pink. "Are you serious?"

"That stuff isn't very strong at all," Gajeel chuckled. "Although it looked like Grey got a double dose."

Levy put her hand over her mouth. "The amount you drank must affect how long you're under its effect…"

"Yep."

"So the cure is just to…wait?"

"I guess."

"Wait," Levy looked up, frowning. "Why did you say Grey must've got a double dose instead of Natsu and Grey?"

Gajeel grinned. "He told me not to tell anyone 'on pain of death', but he's the one who's potion wore off first!"

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A/N: So our boys are lying! If you want to know, only Laxus and Grey are still under the potion's spell and the Miraxus pairing might get pretty steamy before it wears off!

It kind of became a NaLu chapter, but plenty of our key couple next time!