He approached the young lady and tapped lightly on her shoulder. Lucy turned and gasped. Standing in front of her was Laxus, and he looked very good in his mask and tuxedo. He shuffled his feet nervously, turning his head so their eyes did not meet. "Here." He said, shoving the rose not so gently towards her. Lucy was flabergasted. Laxus was blushing like crazy, while presenting a rose to her. She smiled ear to ear, and shyly accepted the flower.

"Thank you, Laxus. This is beautiful." She said warmly, blushing.

"Y-yeah, well, do you wanna dance?" Laxus stuttered.

"I would love to." He took he hand and led her to the dance floor, where other couples were dancing gracefully. Juvia had somehow convinced Gray to dance with her, and Lisanna was with Natsu, who looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there. Laxus put his left hand on her waist and the other clasped one of her dainty hands. She placed her free hand on his broad shoulder. They started to move back and forth in time with the music, Lucy moving her hips and Laxus stepping like a robot. Although it was awkward, it was enjoyable for both parties. They engaged in small talk every now and then, but for the most part the two stayed quiet, looking into each others eyes.

"Laxus, do you like me?" Lucy decided to come right out with question that had been burning at the back of head for a while. His eyes widened and he blushed fiercely.

"W-what? No! No way! Why would you say that? Thats crazy talk, Lucy." She lowered her head.

"Oh,well, thank you for telling me your true feelings, Laxus. Excuse me, I have something I have to do. Goodbye." She said, pushing him away from her. She ran through a sea of red ,white , and black, dodging party goers left and right. Her bangs covered her eyes, so people would not see the tears forming in her honey brown eyes. Once she was safely out the guild doors, she ran. She ran with all of her bent up aggression and anger towards the older mage. Finally, the sadness settled in and her energy depleated almost immediately. She leaned on the bridge she was in front of and had a fleeting thought to jump off. This thought was quickly dismissed,as the teen had no intent to kill herself for a guy.

She leaned her head in her hands, silently crying.'I can't believe I fell for that idiot.' She thought to herself, whilst looking at the water spread out below her. It was flowing gently, reflecting the full moon off of its inky black surface. She closed her eyes for a second, but when she reopened them, the river reflected not only her face, but Laxus' face also. She jumped from where she was standing, startled.

"Lucy... I'm sorry. I really am. I didn't mean it to come out that way. I really, truly do like you." His stormy blue eyes twinkled as he said this, moving towards the younger blonde mage. He took her her soft, dainty hands into his rough, calloused ones. She dragged her eyes from where their hands were connected to the slayers face, as if no fully believing it. Of course, he couldn't blame her, he himself had denied it in a moment of pure stupidity.

"L-laxus, I... I don't know what to say." She stuttered. He took her face into his hands, stroking her cheek with his thumb. Unbeknownst to the two, their faces were slowing drifting closer.

"Don't say anything. Not yet, anyway. Just let me show you I'm sincere." He guided her lips towards his, and they connected. Their lips melted against each other. He licked her lower lip, asking for permission. She complied, rather hesitantly, and their tongues fought for domenance. Laxus won, but soon they had to break apart for air. Both were panting heavily, and Laxus had a thin sheet of sweat on his forehead. Bystanders would later say that they saw a large bolt of lightning from their windows, though no one was ever sure what it was.

The spark, caused by Laxus, of course, was due to the thing that Lucy said after their passionate kiss. "I-wow. Just... wow. You... are a good kisser. Wow." She seemed to be unable to form full sentences, though she got one out.

"Laxus, I like you, too!" Her face turned beet red while saying this, and she looked up into his eyes to see his reaction. When she found his face void of emotion, however, she became worried.

"L-laxus? Are you alrig-" she was not able to finish, for she was quickly engulfed in a bear hug from the slayer, who was overjoyed. Her put his chin on the top of her head, resting it there. She was pinned against his chest, and she noted he smelled like earth and cologne, which was somehow comforting to her.

"Hey, Lucy." He said, not moving his position. A muffled 'yes?' came from the younger mage, which encouraged the man to continue.

"Would you, maybe, wanna go out with me?" A muffled sound resembling a gasp came from his chest. He pushed her back to arms length, holding her around the waist.

She smiled gracefully and replied, "I would love that, Laxus."

Woo! Done! Sorry this is so late, I had a swim meet this weekend, and it was LONG. I already have another story idea written down somewhere, so I'll be uploading that soon. Thanks for reading!