A God Amongst Men

Same old God, Different Approach

Naruto strolled through the half empty chairs and desks of Hall of Fairy Tail, which housed the mages infamously known for destruction; he had a soft smile on his face, eyes dancing with excitement and anticipation.

A good evening waited for him. What was there not to be excited about?

The night had arrived, ushered by a chilling breeze that made home all the touching place to be.

Looking at the almost empty hall, Naruto could only assume that most of the fairies had gone to their homes, rooms or wherever they rested after another blast of a day. The rooms of each Guild member weren't imprinted within his mind. Such knowledge was irrelevant. Not important.

There were a few old faces around the hall. Looking at them carefully, the thought that came to mind was most of them just didn't want to go home. This was the place people escaped to when they wanted to avoid their problems. Home could be such a stressing and headache giving place. Languages often differed. Miscommunication and lack of understanding arises at that point. The only thing left is trouble and a man who doesn't want to go home because he can't stand or handle the situation.

That is what he learned from observing humans anyway.

For all the years... good and nail biting bitterness and pain, Naruto had something to show for it. Simply avoiding the home problem won't make it go away. No matter how much effort you put into putting a veil over your eyes and making yourself think that everything was well, the problem will still persist until you deal with it. Having been a magnet of pain and troubles, Naruto had learned to face them. It was the best way to deal with them.

It wasn't a walk in the park, but it got your somewhere.

''A part of me was thinking that you wouldn't come,'' Mira's voice cut through Naruto's thoughts.

The blonde looked at the mage with a careful eye: she looked normal, her shoulders weren't tight, rather, they were relaxed; there wasn't a mask of tension pulling her muscles together: Naruto assumed she was comfortable, and free. He smiled. It would have been a disappointment if she felt uncomfortable around him.

''Why do I sense that that you'd be both relieved and a bit disappointed if I didn't show up,'' Naruto said, keeping a warm smile across his lips.

He wondered about that. Those were to varying set of feelings with different meanings. It was possible to feel both of them, but impossible to experience both simultaneously at an equal level. It was either the disappointment would be greater than the relief, visa versa.

There were always two or more thoughts about a subject. The mind reasons, and thinks. There was the rational sense of our hearts and minds, and the irrational parts. Being rational led to a more logical conclusions and irrationality-free behavior.

Naruto didn't have to worry about Mirajane being irrational: she was smart and good natured. She didn't seem like the kind of person who would pull the trigger without even enquiring about the happenings that have brought about what a situation looks or may not look like. With that reasoning, he figured he would have a good time. It was perhaps the reason she was relaxed and seemingly comfortable with the idea of being with just him only.

''I haven't actually gone out in a long time...''

To say this would be her first 'date' wouldn't far off the mark either. She was hardly an ever going out person after all.

Naruto waved his hand, ''I haven't in months,'' he said. No, that was not quite true. He did with Ultear. He just wasn't going to count that because dinner with that calculating snake of a woman couldn't be counted as going out. It was more like a hunting or fishing thing.