AN: Sorry this is so late. I meant to have this out much earlier, but time got away from me, and I ended up here.

Prompt by EmpressofEverything: "I found your lost phone and called your mom from your lock screen; she and I are besties now". Thanks for the amazing idea!

I hope you guys like it!

Laxus frowned.

Something was missing.

Ever since he had got back from the movies earlier that day, he'd had a somewhat disturbing feeling that something was missing.

And he couldn't figure out what.

It was, of course, possible that Natsu, the flame-brained idiot, had thought it was a good idea to steal something of his just to get Laxus to fight him (even though he lost every time).

It was also possible that this was a part of a crazy scheme the white-haired demon had cooked up to help him settle down.

Laxus shuddered. It was easy to decide which one of those scenarios he feared more.

But still, it was entirely possible for her to have done it. Lately, she and her pink-haired partner (whoever introduced Meredy to Mirajane deserved a gruesome death) had been scheming even more lately. Something about blonde haired brown-eyed babies.

And Laxus was scared. Because, of course, he had blonde hair.

So naturally, his fear was well warranted.

Frowning, Laxus reached over to his jacket pocket for his phone. The only way to resolve this was to call the she-devil herself and resolve this.

And hopefully not get killed.

Hopefully.

His frown deepened when he realized his phone was not there.

Quickly, his eyes scanned the room, checking all over and around the outlets, searching for the missing device.

He found nothing.

Surely this was a joke right?

But Laxus was definitely not amused.

His phone was a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. It was top-of-the-line. It had built-in wireless charging, an adaptive display, and a dual edge. It had his life within its data.

It was also extremely expensive.

Which meant Laxus had to find it fast. Before his father found out.

Ivan Dreyar, the man who bought him the phone, was not one to be trifled with. Ever since he had severed ties with his father (Laxus's grandfather, Makarov Dreyar), he had been even colder and even more detached than before.

The phone was a rare gift, something to encourage Laxus's fascination with technology. Something that would hopefully make his son useful in the future.

Which is why Laxus had to find it now.

Luckily, only his mother was home right now. Katya Dreyar was the opposite of her husband in every way. Warm, loving, and considerate, there was no way she wouldn't help him find it before his father did. She always made time for his troubles.

Which is why Laxus found himself completely stunned when he approached her and she completely ignored him.

"Not right now Laxus, I'm busy," she said, with a trace of annoyance. She then proceeded to return to her phone call. "Now anyways, what did you think of the new line from Victoria's Secret? I know, completely outrageous, right? What do you mean you bought some? Oh, how completely risqué of you!"

Laxus winced. He did not want to hear another discussion about his mother and her friends' choice in lingerie. As far as he was concerned, his father was a cold, conservative man, and he had been brought in by the stork. Nothing else.

So he tried again.

"Mom, this is really important. I can't find my phone. Dad is going to kill me if he found out that I lost it. Can I borrow yours to call some the others to see if they found it?"

His mother frowned. "Use the landline."

Laxus sighed. "You know I don't have their numbers memorized. Just give it to me for one second. I'll just call Freed and see if he knows where I left it."

Freed was their extremely intelligent, somewhat obsessive, and downright stalker-like neighbor.

He was also one of Laxus's best friends.

Which meant that Laxus was one of his favorite targets.

He would definitely know where his phone was.

His mother's frown deepened, but then lifted. "Fine," she sighed. "But I want it back right after!"

Laxus rolled his eyes. "You got it."

He took the phone from his mother's clenched hands and then lifted it up to his ear. "Hey, whoever you are, you're going to have to call back. I need this phone to call someone for a second, because mine is missing, and I have to find it."

"No need," an amused female voice replied. "I have it right here. Laxus Dreyar, right? Proud ex-owner of this Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge?"

Laxus pushed back his shock and clenched the phone tighter in his hands. "What'd you mean ex?"

"Well you don't exactly own it now, do you? And besides, I might just keep it so I can talk to your mom more often. She and I are besties now, did you know?"

Laxus growled. Whoever this was, she was not getting away with his phone. No matter what he had to do to get it back.

"Listen here lady. I don't know who you are or what you want, but you are not getting away with my phone. Do you hear me? I don't care if you're some princess, heiress, or homeless nobody on the street. I will track you down and get my phone back, whether you're dead or alive by the end of it."

His mother frowned after this speech, and immediately tried to reach over to take her phone back and chide him. Laxus swatted her hands away. This was his crisis, not hers.

The voice giggled. "Good to know. Were those threats supposed to scare me?"

"They weren't threats, they were promises."

"Do you have any idea how cliché that line is? What, did you just go watch a ton of action movies today?"

A rare blush covered Laxus's face as she called him out. Shaking his head to clear his embarrassment, anger returned to his voice. "You would know, if you actually have my phone like you say you do."

The voice was silent for a minute, before replying.

"If you want your phone back, meet me at the Starbucks down the street from where you live."

He frowned again. "How do you know where I-"

The line cut. She had hung up.

Groaning in frustration, he chucked the phone back towards his mom, and grabbed his keys and wallet.

Apparently, he was going to get coffee.

In the middle of the summer.

It had better be iced.

AN: So, what did you guys think? It felt a little OOC to me for a bit, but maybe that's a side effect of Modern AUs?

Anyways, review and tell me what you guys think!

Looks like this is going to be another two-shot. I really didn't mean to have it end that way, but it seems like whenever I start typing, my ideas always get away from me. No self-control at all, I swear.

My next update will be either for this or for Jackal 101. Or I may do a new story, because I do have a couple of ideas now. One of them is for a longer Mardlu after the Tartaros arc. It's going to be kind of like the prequel to Burning Bright and A Strange Obsession. And also a comedic Future-Rogue centric fic during the Eclipse arc. Maybe. Tell me which one of these updates you guys would prefer.

In other news, I am changing A Strange Obsession back to Incomplete, because one of the newest manga chapters has me dying to add onto that one.

Later!

-Fareetauhl