Chapter 6: Flowers, Bouquets and a Wedding?! , ErzaxNatsuxGray

An 11 year old Natsu sat in the guild's bar with his arms crossed in his chest. He shifted his gaze back and forth, squinty eyes staring suspiciously at the group of guys and girls a few feet away from him. The young dragon slayer grimaced, he couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong but, there was a certain glow to his guild mates that day. To him, there was something off about them, they looked, weird; the guys in the guild looked decent for once as they carried around flowers, chocolates and stuffed toys with them, on the other hand the girls were all dressed up with frilly dresses, and short alluring skirts.

He stared blankly, and grunted, even on his way towards the guild, shops were selling flowers and there were hearts everywhere, EVERYWHERE. It baffled him, is this some kind of a festival? He thought.

He scratched his head in irritation. "What's wrong with everyone?!"

Mirajane, who was also silently observing the group raised a brow at the boy beside her, "You're kidding me right?" She asked with an incredulous tone. "Do you not know what Valentine's Day is?!"

Natsu shook his pink head. "No" he answered, "what's that?!"

Mirajane laughed, "You sure are stupid" she said, earning a glare from the pink haired pre-teen. "It's the day where you show appreciation to the girls (or guys) in your life, in short showing them your love. "

Natsu stared at the teen. "How?" He really was starting to feel stupid already.

The demon girl face palmed, "By giving them gifts, flowers and chocolates for example" She pointed at a guild member giving someone a huge bear.

Natsu brought his hands to his chin and rubbed it thoughtfully, as if lost in his deep thoughts.

"AH!" Natsu suddenly stood up with a glint in his eye. "I understand!" He laughed and sprinted towards the guild's exit leaving Mira dumbfounded.

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Natsu sprinted towards the flower shop nearest to the guild. To his dismay, he only had enough jewels for one stem of rose. He sighed. he wanted to give a gift to at least most of the girls in the guild.

"I'M NOT GIVING UP!" He did a fist pump, as he shouted at the top of his lungs. Not caring that the couples around him were now giving him weird looks.

Natsu decided that the best place to pick flowers would be at the park. Of course, it was prohibited to pick flowers there, but what the hell, right?

As soon as he was able to lose the guard in the park (who turned red in rage when he saw him picking flowers) he made his way back to the guild. He smiled as he stared tenderly at each flower, mentally taking note of the important girls in his life. He picked each flower especially for each girl, an Iris for Lisanna, a Lily for Cana, an Orchid for Mira, and a Daisy for Levy… He stopped in his tracks, a flash of something fiery, and scarlet visited his thoughts. He grinned, and made his way towards the flower shop.

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Soon enough he reached the guild and started giving the girls the flowers that he picked. Lisanna blushed, Mira grinned and gave him a peck on the cheeks, Cana smiled and hugged him, and the other female members smiled warmly and thanked him for the flowers.

Now Natsu had one flower left, it was for a red haired disciplinarian named Erza. Natsu looked all over the guild for her, but she was not around the guild it seems. "Has anyone of you guys seen Erza?"

"No, she hasn't been here yet"

"Oh" Natsu sighed and made his way outside, he decided to look for her.

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It was dusk when he had found the scarlet beauty. She was sitting beside the river, with her back facing him. Her hair danced as the wind caught her scarlet hair.

He smiled at the sight. "ERZAAA!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Erza shifted her gaze towards the source of her name. She raised a brow at the little dragon slayer, who was frantically running towards her. "What is it Natsu?" she asked, alarmed thinking that there was something wrong.

"ahh—" Natsu panted, and tried to compose himself before he answered her. Once he got his breath back, he presented her a red- scarlet roseflower, the one he bought from the flower shop just for her.

Erza stared at him and his outstretched hand. "hm?" She grunted, brown innocent eyes eyeing him questioningly.

Natsu blushed. "HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! ERZA! I LOVE YOU!" He quickly placed the flower in her hand, and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead.

Erza was taken aback, she was gaping and her eyes were wide as she stared at the flower and then at the beaming pink haired boy.

"w-wha—what?" she stuttered, blushing at the young man's words and action.

Natsu scratched his head and stared at his feet, suddenly embarrassed. "Well… you know, Mira said it's Valentine's Day today, and people give flowers to the important people in their lives"

Erza chuckled, and hugged him. "Thank you, Natsu. "

Natsu almost fainted, his head bumping Erza's hard chest plate.

After the painful hug (at least it was for Natsu), both kids decided to go back to the guild for dinner.

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Gray sighed for the umpteenth time; the guys from the guild were smirking at him, and the bouquet of red roses in his lap. He glared at each one of them. Damn them. He cursed under his breath, where is she?! He thought ashis feet tapped the floor impatiently.

Just before he decided to just forget about his plan, the guild doors opened. Natsu, and Erza walked in together, grinning at each other like love struck idiots. He felt a little, no wait scratch that, he felt really really jealous as he noticed that one of her dainty hands was holding a red rose.

I'm not going to lose! He chanted in his head over and over. He gripped the bouquet and moved towards the pair. His heart was beating fast, and he felt his face warming up.

Mira and Cana watched the scene, amused at the ice mage's actions. Mira grinned, an idea forming in her head. She stood up and ran towards Natsu and Erza.

The fair haired teenager grabbed Natsu's hand, and whispered something into his ear. Natsu gasped dramatically at whatever it is that she said.

Meanwhile, Gray had finally made his way towards Erza. "Here" he held the bouquet in his hands, motioning for her to take it. His hands slightly shaking.

"Tha—", Erza was about to take it from him, when a certain pink haired mage blocked her.

Natsu stood in between Erza and Gray, both of his hands outstretched protectively. "I'm not letting you take Erza away!" He shouted passionately.

"What ?!" Both Erza and Gray shouted in unison. The guild members watched them, amused at the drama unfolding before them. Not far from them, Mira and Cana were trying so hard to contain their laughter.

"I'm not letting you marry Erza!" He pointed a finger accusingly at the young ice mage " You have to defeat me first before you take my Igneel two away!" He grinned confidently as he tapped his chest.

Erza almost fainted, her face turning into the same color as her hair. "Naa—tssu—"She whispered, desperate to stop the dragon slayer from further embarrassing the both of them.

Gray felt a vein pop-up from his head. He was furious, what was the fire brain spouting? Well, whatever, that sounded like a challenge and he was never backing out of a challenge from the pink haired idiot.

"Well guess what! I'll defeat you and take her away!" Gray smirked, taunting the fire dragon slayer. He threw the bouquet towards Erza, and with good reflexes she was able to catch it.

"Bring it on fire brain!"

"Let's do this Ice princess! Whoever wins gets to marry Erza!" Natsu declared, earning shouts of encouragement and woops from their guild mates.

Makarov chuckled. His brats were growing up so fast.

Both pre-teens started to cast their spells, trying to beat each other up.

His smile soon dissipated as he realized that they were once again destroying the guild's halls. He gaped at the damage. Tables, and chairs were already destroyed, and a full minute hasn't even passed yet. He was about to intervene when a deadly shout pierced through the guild halls.

"ENOUGH!" Erza's aura changed dramatically, glaring at the boys before her. The two stopped bickering, and gulped. "Err—zzaa" their voices quivered as they hugged each other, clinging to each other as if that would halt their impending doom.

Her eyes glinted dangerously as she proceeded to beat them up. "Idiots" she sighed as she picked the flower and the bouquet from the floor, not far from it were two unconscious boys with multiple lumps on their heads.

She gazed at their bodies and smiled, looking satisfied at her handy work. She gracefully left the guild, leaving the members stunned with their mouths gaping.

When Erza was gone, Mira burst out laughing.

"What did you tell Natsu?" Cana asked the fair haired girl.

"A… I told him that a bouquet means Gray was asking Erza to marry him, and If they get married, Gray would keep her to himself. So Erza will no longer talk or even play with Natsu" She continued to laugh.

Cana sighed and shook her head in disbelief. "What an idiot"

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I know, I know, it's pretty weird to be writing a V-day fic in this time of the year, but, I just thought of this while on my way home. So, what do you think? Reviews please!