Where a star belongs (here with you)

Where else would they be?

It was a surprise she had been planning for a long time, though catching her celestial boyfriend off guard was always kinda tricky, she had been waiting patiently for this day to arrive. But finally, the days were getting warmer, Spring had arrived and her plan could finally be put into motion. Tonight was the perfect night, there was not a single cloud in sight, allowing the stars to shine clearly.

She struggled as she carried a picnic basket, blanket and a large black bag strapped around her shoulders. It was awkwardly long and heavy but she was determined to do this herself. She slowly made her way through town and up to Fairy Hills. The hills surrounding Fairytail made for a great, unobstructed view of the stars, the surrounding area looked stunning too at this height. The town, with its soft lights in the street, looked so sleepy and peaceful, though she knew that was nowhere near the truth.

She grinned at her own teasing thoughts as she set up the picnic, spreading out the blanket and setting up the food. She had spent the last hour getting together a collection of snacks and drinks, some store bought, some hand made. Finger foods were perhaps a bit too easy to make, she may have gone overboard on the choices of sandwiches. Unsure if she would come across as overly eager, but ultimately satisfied, with her spread, she stood up and took in a deep breath. She spared a small glance to the guild to boost her confidence. Overly romantic gestures were more his thing, but he had been demanding to pay for dates more and more lately, she was starting to feel like she never actually treated him. If he was here he would probably try to convince her otherwise, but she didn't care. Tonight she was treating him, he was going to sit there, eat her food and, by the night sky itself, she swore she was going to make him enjoy it!

Trying to hold back her grin of anticipation, but in reality failing miserably, she pulled out her key and called forth her lion.

"I open the gate of the lion, Loke!"

An explosion of gold and there he was,her so called knight in shining armour, or a shining suit anyway. He bowed deeply in an overly grandeur way of saying hello, typical of him really, before finally straightening up and beaming at her.

"Good evening princess, to what do I owe this marvellous pleasure?"

She stepped aside to reveal her picnic, proud in that moment of her efforts. That pride continued to grow as he softly smiled at her, body twitching in an obvious, held back, delight.

"Why Lucy, who's all this for?"

"Us silly! I wanted to give you something back, for all those times you've helped and supported me...and maybe to also pay you back for all those dates you take me on"

He looked exasperated, staring at her with such a fond gaze.

"Lucy, there's no need to-"

"Some of those places were expensive! I know that, yet you used your hard earned savings to pay for it...so, please?"

She tilted her head up, using well practised kitty eyes on him. She wasn't as well versed as him, but she bet she must have looked adorable, because he quickly cracked.

"Ok, Ok!... Let's enjoy your picnic. Made by you i'm sure it will be perfect"

"You sure seemed resistant to it though"

She was being childish, pouting like she was, but it was upsetting, just a little. He finally walked to her, resting a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm not resistant to nights out with you Lucy, summon me every night if you'd like. I'd certainly love it" She really didn't need to know whatever fantasies were going on in that head of his, he took a moment before he continued. "But I don't like when you spend so much effort on me. You should be given everything you want or need, to have every day be perfect. My purpose is to make sure you don't have to exude much, if any, effort"