I slowly opened my eyes, instantly noticing Bixlow laying against me. I smiled to myself as he snuggled against my chest like a child in his sleep. I never thought I'd see him look so adorable.

Not wanting to wake him, I quietly laid there and lightly ran my hand through his hair. I suddenly felt his arms that were wrapped around me tighten, as if in reaction to my actions.

I had to contain my giggles as I watched him. I could see a faint smile spread across his lips. I don't know how long I laid there with him, but it didn't seem long.

I watched his eyes slowly open and meet mine. He grinned and kept his hold on me. I continued to run my fingers through his hair.

"Morning, baby," he finally said. "Did you sleep okay?"

I smiled. "Yeah, I slept great. Maybe because you were here with me."

His grin only seemed to widen and he nuzzled against my chest. I felt his tongue glide across my skin, causing my face to heat up. He slowly trailed his tongue up to my neck where he began leaving light kisses.

While he did this, I started playing with his blue strands of hair. Bixlow suddenly nibbled at my neck, causing me to let out a gasp. I felt him smirk against my skin and decided to give his hair a tug.

He made a small groan before pulling away. He then moved up to my face and pushed his lips against mine. I eagerly returned his kiss while pulling him closer.

I felt his tongue slip past my lips and meet my own. He quickly won the battle for dominance and explored every inch of my mouth, claiming his new territory.

We soon had to pull apart to breathe. We both panted lightly and just gazed into each other's eyes for a moment. Bixlow quickly kissed me again before finally sitting up.

"If every morning turns out like this, then I can't wait for the next one."

I sat up while playfully rolling my eyes. Bixlow chuckled at me and stuck his tongue out.

"Don't roll your eyes at me, I know you enjoyed it!"

"So what if I did?" I said innocently.

He leaned closer and whispered in my ear, "Well if you didn't think that was enough, then next time I'll make sure you do."

I laughed and lightly hit his arm. "Come on, Bixlow, let's hurry up and head to the guild."

We both got dressed and ate breakfast before leaving for the guild. Once there, we sat with our team and I started hearing lots of talk about some kind of festival.

Bixlow lightly hit the side of his head with his palm. "Oh, that's right, the Harvest Festival is coming up! I forgot all about it."

"What's the Harvest Festival?" I asked.

Bixlow opened his mouth to answer but Laxus quickly cut him off, "It's a festival we hold once a year to celebrate the harvest. There will be fireworks and food stands everywhere."

"Let's not forget the Miss Fairy Tail Contest," Evergreen added. "It's basically like a beauty contest for the female members of the guild."

Freed gave a small smile. "And then the festival ends with the Fantasia Parade. We all dress up and ride on floats while showing off our magic for everyone to enjoy."

"Wow, that sounds amazing!" I exclaimed.

Bixlow draped an arm around my shoulder and grinned. "And this year, you'll get to join in the fun!"

"Join in the fun! Join in the fun!" his babies repeated.

Laxus seemed to eye me momentarily before grinning. "You have got to enter the Miss Fairy Tail Contest, Freya. You'd be perfect for it."

"Really?" I asked with excitement.

Freed nodded. "And the prize for winning first place is 500,000 jewels."

Evergreen flashed me a sly smile and said, "I'll be entering too though, Freya, so don't think I'll go easy on you. Of course, one of us is bound to win for sure. We're the most beautiful members of the guild."

Bixlow nuzzled the side of my head and quietly spoke in my ear, "I'll definitely be rooting for you, baby."

I smiled at him. This whole Harvest Festival thing sounds like fun. I can't wait to witness it all and partake in the fun. But unfortunately, I'll have to wait until it gets here.

After awhile, I stood and went over to the request board. Bixlow quickly came over and stood beside me.

"Already looking for another job?" he questioned.

"Yeah, just something simple though, I don't wanna miss the festival after all."

I found a job that sounded super easy and was sure to be finished before the festival. I looked it over and looked back at Evergreen.

"Hey, Evergreen, I found a good job for us!" I called to her.

She and Freed came over and looked at the job I pointed to. It was a simple mission of being a model for a novice photographer. Sounds like good practice for the Miss Fairy Tail Contest.

Evergreen agreed and Bixlow and Freed joined us as the four of us headed out. We quickly went back to Akane Beach, which is where the photographer wants to meet.

It was definitely strange coming back here so soon. With the hotel in need of repair from our big battle, there were very few people here at all. We quickly found a man with a camera standing alone on the beach.

We approached him and I asked, "Are you the one who requested models?"

The blond man looked at Evergreen and me and smiled. "You two are perfect! I couldn't ask for better models! You can just call me Ace, that's my photographer nickname."

"I'm Freya."

"Evergreen."

"Freed."

"And I'm Bixlow!"

The man circled around us and grinned. "Yes! I think all of you will do! Now I need you all in swimsuits. Go get changed."

The four of us went to the hotel in order to get swimsuits and change. The photographer is overly excitable, but he seems nice enough.

I dressed in a black and purple bikini while Evergreen's was light green with white dots. When we met back up with the boys, Bixlow had on dark blue swim trunks and Freed seemed to have on a dark speedo of sorts, which I thought was kinda odd.

Bixlow's eyes traveled up and down my body before he grinned at me. "Oooh, I love that bathing suit, Freya. It looks great on you."

"Nice bikini! Nice body!" his babies commented.

I smiled and replied, "Thanks. Now let's go."

The four of us went back out to where Ace waited patiently. He smiled happily and gestured us over. He began explaining about some of the types of photos he wanted and told us how to begin.

We started with Evergreen and me posing together with the ocean behind us. Ace took several pictures while commenting on how perfect we were.

Next, he wanted us in pairs. I, of course, requested to be with Bixlow. Ace set up a beach chair, an umbrella, and laid out a towel. He wanted us in couples for his photos.

Freed and Evergreen laid on the towel, side by side, while Ace snapped shots of them. While I waited, I got cooled off in the water. Once Ace had finished with Freed and Evergreen, he was ready for Bixlow and me.

I quickly squeezed the excess water from my hair and walked back over to them. Ace smiled happily at us.

"Keep it up! These photos are turning out great! Now I want you two to be a bit close for the next shots, if that's okay."

We both nodded and let him show us how he wanted us to pose. He had Bixlow sit in the beach chair with me on his lap, straddling him. Ace had me place my hands on Bixlow's shoulders while his were on my hips.

I could already see the grin on Bixlow's face at the position we were in. While Ace started snapping pictures, I noticed Bixlow's eyes traveling down from my face. I was about to ask what he was looking at until I looked down and saw for myself.

He was watching the drops of water sliding down my skin. I smiled to myself as he fixed his gaze on a droplet that slid down onto my chest. I had to contain my giggles and just rolled my eyes.

Once Ace was finished, we all stood and went over to see the pictures. I had to admit, they all turned out really good. Ace smiled as he looked at them.

"Thanks for all the help! I'm sure to be hired as a photographer for Sorcerer Magazine now!"

I smiled. "It was nothing. You're a great photographer. I'm sure you'll get the job."

"Before I forget, here's your payment. Thanks again!"

He handed us our jewels and we went to change and left. Well, 100,000 jewels was decent pay just to act as models. Now to just get back and prepare for the Harvest Festival.