After All This Time || A Fairy Tail Fanfiction

Chapter 21

"Natsuuuuu!" A young white-haired girl called.

"I'm here, I'm here," a pink-haired boy replied.

Both children sprinted forwards and crashed into each other, groaning.

"Agh! Whose ___________ was it to play blind man's bluff and then blindfold both of us?" Natsu snarked, pulling the black cloth off of his eyes.

"Um... I think that was you—"

"Don't answer that," he pouted.

"Oof, this thing is all tangled up," the girl said, fumbling with the blindfold as it got tangled up in her short hair. "Do you even know how to tie knots, idiot?"

"Sorry," Natsu grumbled. "Here, lemme get that for you." He leaned across and untied the blindfold, revealing his __________ bright cerulean eyes which _______ into his onyx ones.

She pursed her lips, "if your gonna keep coming up with ________, I won't _____ with you next time."

Natsu gave her an appalled look, "No ________ that!"

"First you come with the game," The girl continued, standing up and stomping away, "and then you pin the lame on someone else. Hmph, I'm gonna go ______ with Mystogan. At least he's nice."

"No wait—" Natsu reached out and grabbed her small hand.

"I'll only wait if you say _______," she dug her heel into the ground.

Natsu gave her an exasperated look, "Aw, come on!"

"Apologize."

"Fiiiiiiinne," Natsu grumbled. "_______."

"Are you saying sorry to the sky?" She huffed, turning her back to him.

"I'm sorry, Lisanna." He said after a pause, beaming when her smile returned. "Now you have to ___________."

Lisanna laughed, "I ____________."

~*~

"He's all ______ now," an elderly woman with faded, pink hair placed a little kitten in Natsu's lap. "Just had to give him some eye drops."

"Ms. Porlyusica? What do we ___________ now?" Asked Lisanna.

"That's up to you two."

Lisanna looked to Natsu who was fondling the little kitten's chin with a huge grin on his face.

"That kitty is sure making you happy," Lisanna remarked stroking its muzzle. "Like a little ___________ of happiness."

"Happiness, huh?" Natsu mused. "In that case, I'll name him Happy."

Porlyusica laughed. "Oh my! Seeing as you've named it, why not the two of you ________ together?"

"That would be a great idea," said Lisanna, "But this kid is super _____________."

"Hey!" Natsu protested. "Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am not!"

"Are too!"

"Am meow!"

"Are mew!"

The both stopped and stared at each other before snorting.