“Laxus! I’ve found the perfect mission for us!”

“No that’s not the perfect mission, Freed! The only perfect mission is the one that I’ve picked of course!”

“Then why not run along and go on it with your boyfriend, Ever?”

“Boyfriend! Boyfriend!”

“S-Shut up Bixlow and pals!!! And wipe that smirk off of your face before I do it for you!”

“What smirk? This is my natural look! Plus this mission is way better for us.”

“There is no way it could be!”

“Stop it, Ever, Bixlow! You’re upsetting Laxus with your arguing!”

Said man was sitting at the bar in front of the three as they continued to banter behind him. His eye had started to twitch long ago, but he just started to rub his hand on his temple to try and make it it stop. Only to find that it wasn’t helping. Yes, he cared for his friends dearly, and he’s always been used to their normal arguing, but sometimes they could get out of hand. They were driving him mad and when he looked up for some kind of help, he was only greeted with Mira’s sweetly cunning smile. The only help he was going to get from her was to set the three up on dates. And he will have no part in that.

“What’s the matter Laxus?” Mira asked as she noticed his gaze.

He sighed. “I’m just tired…”

“Then why not take a break? Like a vacation.”

He looked up at her with a blank stare for at least two minutes before he was able to even respond. “A what?”

She continued to smile knowingly. “A vacation silly. Where you go somewhere you want to get away and relax.”

His gaze, still blank, fell slowly downwards towards the countertop. “To get away...and relax, huh?”

She nodded as she wiped the dish in her hands. “If you’d like, I have an extra Hot Springs ticket that you could use.”

He raised a brow. “The Hot Springs?”

She nodded again happily. “Yes! The warm water always helps your nerves calm down and it doesn't cost that much either. They also put herbs in the water to help restore magical energy. It’s very relaxing. Would you like the ticket?”

He eyed her as she smiled at him. He did need a break, and Mira was making this sound very convincing… After a moment, he nodded. “That may not be a bad idea for once, Mira.”

She reached for the ticket and handed it to him. “Oh Laxus, all of my ideas are great.”

As he took the small piece of paper, he continued to stare at her with a blank expression for another whole minute before sighing again. She was being serious, wasn’t she? Oh well, he thought. At least I’ll finally get some time to myself.

As soon as he stood up and turned around however, he was met with the three Moran’s shouting and sticking request papers in his face. “What mission do you want to go on Laxus!?”

And the twitching continues… But he kept a straight face as they waited for his answer, not expecting what he was about to say next. “Go on whichever one you want, I’m going on vacation.” And with that, he walked right past them, leaving their shocked forms behind him.

Mira walked up to the trio and poked Freed’s cheek. “Oh my, they’re frozen from shock.” 

Elfman came up from behind her and blinked. “Oh no! They’re all turned to stone!”

“Not really Elf-neesan, they’re frozen.” Lisanna tried but he was already ignoring her.

Max leaned over towards Warren, sitting next to him. “Wait for it…”

“Being frozen is Manly!!!!”

Max laughed. “There it is!”

Warren laughed with Max. “Didn’t need to read his mind to know that was coming!”

Lisanna facepalmed. “Elf-neesan…”

Suddenly, the three turned around quickly towards the doors with horror and sadness on their faces and their hands outstretched. “No wait for us Laxus!!!” Then Freed fell to the floor in anguish, Evergreen looked upset, and Bixlow looked really disappointed.

Mira tried to comfort them with Elfman as Max stopped laughing to look towards the doorway. “He’s long gone, isn’t he?.”

Lisanna and Warren nodded. “Yup.”

~*+-At The Hot Springs-+*~

Laxus glanced up from the ticket in his hand to the large fancy gates of the Hot Springs Resort. It was strange really, the building seemed to be...glowing. In a weird sparkling kind of way. This however, didn’t drive off the Dragon Slayer. He had walked quite a bit to get there and the glowing part he had decided just to blame on exhaustion. When was the last time he had a break?

He walked in through the front door and was greeted by the young man behind the counter, noticing that it was just as bright inside as it was outside. The decor was quite the sight too, red and expensive looking. Not that he got a chance to admire it as he suddenly heard a high-pitched squealing and looked over to be met with a random mob of one of the worse things in history to ever plague the land of Fiore…

Fangirls.

“It’s Laxus-kun from Fairy Tail!!!! OMG!”

He blinked at the name. “Laxus-kun?”

“Let’s get him!!!”

“Ah crap-” They all were screaming as they started to chase him out of the lobby. The young man behind the counter gave a cheery farewell instead of trying to help. Thanks buddy. Laxus glanced over his shoulder and couldn’t believe it. How were fangirls so fast? He had the speed of lightning and they were right on his tail. Usually he didn’t have to deal with this because the Thunder Legion kept them at bay. Now he understood a little of how Gray feels. Poor guy. He was also pretty sure Juvia was as bad as a mob, or worse in her own weird way.

It took some time, but he was able to lose them, though now he was sweating and panting like he had just ran a marathon. His nerves were really in need of some relaxation now… So with that thought in mind he slowly, and carefully went back into the lobby and up to the front deck.

The same useless young man was there with that goofy smile on his face, infact, it reminded him of Mira. No wonder he didn’t help him. He was most likely enjoying Laxus’ suffering. “Why hello Laxu-” Laxus quickly reached over the counter to cover his mouth, looking around the empty lobby suspiciously before sighing and glaring into the poor young man’s eyes. “Speak that name, and die.”

He quickly nodded, scared for his life and Laxus let go, now with his usual bored look. The young guy stuttered. “W-W-What can I d-do for you, Sir?” Laxus sighed in relief before handing him his ticket. The man seemed to also be relieved that Laxus is back to being non-murderous and nodded after seeing the ticket. “So you’re here for the Hot Springs?”

Laxus just stared at him like he was stupid. “What else would I be here for..?”

Suddenly the young man’s face became bright. “Well let me show you!!!” Laxus inwardly started to panic. “N-No you really don’t have to-”

“Nonsense! It’s part of my job to give you the grand tour! Let’s go!~” He grabbed onto the Lightning Mage, who’s face said the exact opposite of the worker’s, and started to drag him around the Hot Spring’s building. Unfortunately for Laxus, the building had over twenty levels, and the poor Dragon Slayer hadn’t the energy to retaliate after running away from the Fangirl Mob. He had used what was left to threaten the same guy that was now pushing him around and that was only because he had adrenalin left. Now that was ran dry just like his magic.

He just gave up on trying to escape.

An hour and a half later: Laxus was about ready to kill something. Namely the unfortunate young man who had to work that day. Finally though, he seemed to be done as they both somehow managed to make it back to the lobby alive. “And here we are, back at the beginning! Now was there anything in particular you want to do now that you’ve seen it all?”

Laxus grid his teeth together. “I Just. Want. To go. To. The Hot Springs. So I Can. Relax.”

The man blinked nervously and nodded slowly. “Well your ticket covers that so you can go ahead and go...” Without a word Laxus goes straight past him and back towards the springs, looking forward to just being able to relax. He opened the door to the changing room and noticed that someone was already in the bath. He thought that the color of the clothes looked familiar, but he quickly put that thought aside. So there was someone else in there. Whatever, it was a pretty big  bath house.

He tied his towel and grabbed his soap before opening the door. He was about to step in but the sight before him made Laxus stop in terror. The man already in the bath looked over at him. Everything stopped, only the water and Laxus’ twitching eye were the only things left moving. All Laxus wanted to do in that moment was run away. Far, far away.

The man raised his hand and winked. “Meeeeeeeeeen!~”

Silence.

Some random sparkles clouded Ichiya’s still winking face. “Good Evening Laxus~”

Laxus slammed the door as hard and as fast as he could with what little strength he had left before gathering his things and changing as fast he could, running out of the Resort like it was an overwhelming enemy.

~*+-At The Guild-+*~

Mira looked worryingly at the three sitting at a table in the corner of the room. “I hope Laxus comes home soon...I’ve tried everything to cheer them up but nothing’s worked.”

Lisanna glanced over at the three and sighed, sipping her drink. “I donno...They’re pretty out of it.” Bixlow was boredly poking at one of his babies, which were lying on the table lifeless. Evergreen was sighing sadly while leaning on her hand every two minutes. And Freed’s head was lightly hitting against the table in between his comrades, who didn’t seem to mind. All three were still holding the requests in their hands.

Cana, sitting next to Lisanna, glanced over at them with a raised brow. “Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them so depressed before.”

Lianna nodded. “Then again, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Laxus going on vacation before either.” The other two nodded and they all sighed, not knowing what to do for them.

Then suddenly, the doors burst open. Revealing Laxus in all of his tired, panting glory. The guild members watched with wide eyes as he stomped over to the Raijinshuu, who didn’t seem to notice him until he was towering over them. They looked up at him is shock. “L-Laxus!”

His expression was stern and it made them all stand up in order, ready to obey his words. “Let’s go.” He turned to leave and they all blinked, but followed. Bixlow’s babies suddenly coming to life. “W-Where to?” The youngest of them asked.

Laxus looked over his shoulder at them with a smirk on his face as they left the guild. “I’ve been thinkin’ that taking vacations aren’t my style, so we’re going to work.”

The three glanced at each other curiously, then back at him. Freed decided to ask what they were all thinking. “So you picked a job for us, Laxus?”

He laughed, which made them jump a bit from surprise. “What are ya talking about? You all picked those out earlier didn’t cha? I need to calm my nerves a bit, so let’s take em all out!”

They all smiled and raised their hands that were holding onto the papers. “Yeah!!!”

Laxus couldn’t help but smile. Who needs a vacation when you can relax through the likeness of working with your friends?

THE END