Jealousy can be a nasty emotion.

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You had always known that this would happen. You always tried to convince yourself that you hadn't done it but alas it was inevitable that one you of you were going fall in love with the other - and because of your amazing good luck - so not sarcasm - it was actually you!

You didn't remember how it began or what made the thoughts race through your mind twenty-four seven. For days on end you were trying to convince your mind and your heart that it wasn't true and it was only a phase because of how kind and amazing he was to you- or maybe because of how often he complimented you when there wasn't another woman in his arms.

You couldn't get those wicked thoughts to leave your mind until the day you finally admitted it. You actually got Mira to help with that because she was your closest friend in the guild apart from Loke. You knew that your heart never lied no matter what and whatever the situation, your heart would always tell the truth.

And so with the help of your white haired friend, you made her feel your pulse, placing her hand over your chest to feel the nervous thumping of the heart. You spoke the words to which she smiled in glee and then she told you the results- no blimps or upticks at all.

You had fallen in love with your best friend. And almost every week he had another prettier and more confident girl wrapped onto his arms like a sloth on a branch.
You tried dating other guys or giving yourself a makeover to feel better about yourself and not think of Loke but that only gave him more opportunities to cause you to melt at his compliments that only got better than the last.

But of course, concerning the attention he got from many other girls- you knew he only said them as a friend to somehow boost your spirits or make you feel better about yourself. You were only his best friend after all.

Listening to him use his smooth words on those lucky girls shattered you a little bit every day and you sometimes jumped, hoped he was suddenly speaking to you when he not so subtly delivered those exciting sentences to the women right beside you when you sat at the bar in the guild hall.

You only stayed there to chat with Mira. The woman gave you unending comfort and ease and you were eternally gratefully for her friendship. She sympathised with you but did nothing to push you to uncomfortable lengths and when she did, she only tried to softly nudge you to do something about your crushing feelings for the orange-haired boy.

You two were currently speaking about your recent photoshoot you had taken part of with Mira- it was for the summer issue and so obviously you two were both in your bikinis at the beach but just because it was for a summer catalogue didn't mean you had to be in your bikinis. It was just good for business obviously.

You had the said magazine on the bar, flipping through the pages disinterested with your head leaning against your arm as Mira was watching you as she cleaned some glasses and served other wizards who were also trying to get a glimpse at your half naked bodies.

Loke was a seat away from you watching from the corner of his hazel eyes and observing the magazine that showed you in an orange coloured bikini; complimenting your skin tone in a very sensual way and it just happened to be the colour of his hair. Intrigued, the mage that was voted fourth to have as a boyfriend in Sorcerer Weekly, shooed away the girl beside him and approached you with a small smirk on his flawless face as he threw his arm around your shoulders to get a better look at you and Mira in the magazine.

You sighed to yourself when you realised it only Loke- automatically feeling blush rise to your cheeks, when he watched your picture as he nodded to himself. He opened his mouth to speak before Mira clapped; gaining both of yours attention and spoke out in a delighted voice, "Loke! How do you think (Y/N) looks?"

You stuttered out sounds, not being able to speak words and glared at Mira when she simply smiled with her eyes closed and stifled her giggle when Loke stared at you as you blushed and then looked back to the magazine.

"I thinks she looks absolutely gorgeous." He smiled at you as he held your hand unexpectedly. If your fast was beating fast before, now you were on your way to cardiac arrest. He then shocked you by laying a genlte kiss on your hand but froze in what looked like annoyance when another girl was whining for his attention.

He analysed the look on your face. How it dropped from the sound of the other girls high-pitched voice and he noticed the way your shoulders slumped when you looked away as if you were expecting him to ignore you and woo the other girl into some kind of oblivion that only revolved around the two of them and their bubble of romance.

Astonished, you watched him glare at the girl that tugged on the end of his jacket like a child would to her parents. She simply ignored the glare and continued to touch him- adding fuel to the fire of jealousy that was building inside you.

You ripped your arm from his hand earning a gasp to shoot from his mouth and with your hardened gaze your directed your eyes onto the other girl who obviously didn't know the difference between a crop top or a bra and had on an extremely small skirt allowing her ass to be viewed by anyone who wanted to.

You scoffed at her choice of clothing in disgust and shoved her shoulder causing a squeal to erupt from her and you opened your mouth- unaware of your new audience.

"He doesn't want you here, I suggest you leave, Tramp."

She gasped at your choice of words but you defiantly held your ground, hoping to seem more superior to her while Mira gasped also but with a tiny grin growing on her face. Loke was blushing behind you from the attention and just when the girl was about to reply with some kind of plain insult, Master Makarov shouted at you from your side, you jumped and cringed at the sound. You swore smoke was bursting out of your ears.

"(Y/N) that is enough. I won't tolerate that nonsense in my guild."He boomed, causing the entire guild to fall silent.

Your head was casted low when you thought over what you did just minutes ago. From the corner of your eye you could see the girl smirking in victory but you wouldn't give her the satisfaction of watching it grow on her face as she sauntered over to Loke and practically sat on his lap.

And before anyone could utter a word, you were already out of the doors on the verge of tears.

Loke watched you with an astonished expression, unable to comprehend that you had just said that. Mira on the otherhand was filled with satisfaction when she saw the hard look in your eyes, she finally thought you had grown the confidence you needed to help Loke see that all you wanted and needed was him and he kept putting you down whenever you saw those girls following him like a lost puppy.

But you couldn't blame those girls. You wanted to be furious with them but you couldn't find the strength because it wasn't their fault. Hell, it wasn't even Loke's fault. He was just beautiful and his moves were so smooth that only the smallest glance could cause a girl to crumble.

What felt like an hour later- was probably five minutes- you heard the distinct footsteps of Loke approaching you from behind. He gently grasped your shoulder as you sat at a bench in the local park to make you aware of his quiet presence and you made no move to acknowledge him, only thinking of your foul behaviour because your silly emotions got to the best of you.

"If I didn't know any better (Y/N), I'd say you were jealous." He spoke, playfully smirking to himself as he nudged your shoulder with his. Your head tilted at the sudden contact but you still sat frozen, preceding to surprise him with your quiet but forceful reply.

"And if I was? It isn't like it would actually matter when those girls are around anyway." You spoke with attitude that caused Loke to become quiet. You had never been this open about your feelings and you definitely hadn't reacted to his flirting like this before- or ever in fact.

"I... I don't know what to sa-"

"Then don't say anything. I have no right to turn into some jealous girlfriend when we aren't even an item. I apologise for my behaviour.." You cut him off rudely, almost feeling bad as you did so and then muttered out, "It won't happen again."

You caught a glimpse of an upset looking Loke who had his hazel eyes directed at your shoulder when he then surprised you by taking your hand in his and rubbing it soothingly. With his free hand he then took one of his slender fingers and placed it on your chin to slowly guide your face towards his as your eyes slowly but surely met his.

You watched his face for any sign of emotion- catching none you got lost in the thought of how gorgeous his eyes looked with his blue shades on and watched his orange hair flow in the gentle wind. His mouth began moving calmly but you finally heard his velvety voice when you caught his cheeky smirk. Heat reached your porcelain cheeks and he simply rubbed his fingers against the red tinted skin, preceding to repeat his sentence.

"You have no reason to be apologising. I was only waiting for you to give me sort of sign that you were interested in me. Is that what I found in the guild, (Y/N)?"

With bewildered eyes you nodded your head slowly after a few minutes of staring at his lips. His smile grew and you only smiled back, knowing that you were responsible for his kind and sincere looking smile. Your eyes raked up his to see him looking in between your eyes and lips- raising a brow as if to ask permission.

Realising how close you two had gotten you continued to stare at the mans pink lips before you. Preceding to take actions first- surprising Loke before he also melted into the euphoric kiss you both shared.

His hands angled your head in a way that let him kiss you into an enchanting oblivion as you accidentally let out a shrill of pleasure. His tongue danced with yours and he then won the battle as you submitted to his desires, allowing his warm tongue to explore your mouth.

You arms unconsciously wrapped around his neck to tangle with his soft hair and he smiled when he heard you but pulled away dangerously slow when you two breathed in all the oxygen that had been delayed from your sweet embrace.

You smiled while panting and he only smiled back when he came forward to peck your forehead, nose and then your lips. Your mouth continued to curve upwards when he placed his arm around your waist and leant his head on yours as you rested your head on his chest. Turning to watch the sunset together, locked in each others arms and you knew that no more words had to be said.