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SCHNEE CO. GALA (Formal Wear Event - OTA, 5/31)

Schnee Company
Nova City Branch Grand Opening Gala and Genessia Scientific Research Foundation
G A L A

5pm-6pm:

6pm-7pm:

Choices:
1. Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb w/ a Bordeaux
2. Pan-Seared Halibut with Roasted Asparagus and Beurre Blanc Sauce served w/ California Sauvignon Blanc.
3. Mushroom, Chestnut, and Camembert Puff Pastry Parcels (Vegetarian Option) w/ White Cabernet
(All items served with a choice of garden salad or spicy cucumber salad.)
(Wines will be substituted for those underaged or upon request with a choice of water or white grape juice.)

7pm:

Choices:
1. Hazelnut Chocolate Star Cups - Design ref. A dark chocolate balloon cup coated with finely chopped hazelnuts so that look like stars in the night sky. Inside, it's filled with a layer of nutella mousse and topped with a fudge frosting and a piped tempered white chocolate star.
2. Coconut Pannacotta and Pineapple Stars. Design ref. A creamy yet light pannacotta dish with star-cut pineapples with caramelized edges, covered with a thin and crunchy spun sugar display.
3. Tiramisu Glasses - Design ref. Tall glasses filled with a marscapone whipped cream, a layer of coffee-soaked lady fingers, and topped with puff pastry stars and berries.
(Dessert is served with a choice of a 6oz coffee, tea of choice, or hot cocoa.)

7:10pm:

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7:30pm:

8:30pm:

11:00pm:

11:30pm:

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Nope this dragon was calling the princess' bluff whether she liked it or not.

"I don't believe you. Look me in the eye and say there's nothing else, Lucy." Good luck lying under the Flame Dragon King's emperor.

Nooo, no calling her bluff. WHY. WHY NOW. Looking him in the eye is the absolute -LAST- thing she wants to do, since she couldn't... she couldn't possibly lie to him. "N..Natsu, n.. not so close, okay...?" A little space maybe? How could he expect her to keep her cool looking him in the eye when he was this close, anyway? Come on, Lucy, you can do it. It's just a few words. But oh good god man, stop looking at her, it was too tempting.

Too bad for her that silence was not even an option. He wasn't going anywhere until he got an answer. So rather than loosen his grip he made sure she couldn't just slip out of his grasp.

"Tell me what's wrong. We're not leaving this place unless you've done everything you wanted."

This was bad. She might have to actually... ...

Well no, it wasn't -bad- but it might be awkward. Would be awkward. Definitely. Why did he have to pick -now- to get super observant and stubborn? "Natsu, I -" Could she get away with a kiss on the cheek? That's definitely not what she wanted to do. Gah, her blush wasn't going to go away anytime soon, and he was holding her firmly enough that she couldn't flee. "N.. nothing's wrong...I just...well..."

Oh wait! Right, she could just use the scarf! That'll make it a lot easier. She studied his face for a few second - maybe hoping to find a tiny bit of mercy? Maybe? ... and trying rather desperately not to get trapped in that spell he always wove over her without even knowing it.

"You're disagreeing with yourself." Natsu pointed out with a deadpan. Either she was going to get it all out in the open or else this scene was going to get even more attention to the two of them. Something which onyl added to the attention they already had from dancing.

Aurh. "F... fine. Just... don't..." think anything weird. Weirder than normal anyway. Honestly he had to be in rare form and so... so HIM today didn't he? How was she supposed to have gotten out of that situation, hrm? Not possible. She leaned forward that small bit of distance, hesitating a second, brown eyes darting briefly towards his lips, and then back up to his face before closing the rest of the way, her lips pressing brushing against his, lightly at first.

... .... CRAP she forgot the scarf.

"Hmm?" Seriously the way she kept leaving sentences unfinished was really not helping Lucy communicate what she wanted from the night still. But when she started moving, closer and closer, her eyes scanning his face before settling somewhere around his chin or so he thought.

And then she did something that he'd only imagined up to that point given how the last couple of times she'd put his scarf over his mouth. But this time either intentionally or not, she hadn't. So for the first time he felt the sensation of Lucy's lips on his own, and the jolt of...something coursed through his entire body from head to toe. Despite all of that though...he didn't pull away or push Lucy away.

It never does~! She oughta work on that or not. Her little mistake didn't register in her brain at first, the sensation of her lips against his - even lightly - was almost enough to fry her braincells. Surely it wouldn't be a bad thing to lean in a little more, wanting to feel a bit more of that contact with him, right?

Though even as she leaned forward more against him, there was something at the back of her head trying to get her attention, waving flags. Was there something she'd forgotten?

A bad thing? No not at all. Especially not with how he's starting to lean into Lucy more as well, pressing their lips together even more closely than when they started out. Natsu's eyes grew half-lidded and if it didn't stop soon he would close his eyes completely. Right there. Middle of the party grounds, kissing Lucy.

When he leaned into her, continuing that kiss, a soft purred hum escaped, almost inaudible if not for certain a dragonslayers heightened hearing. She wanted to kiss him, but she'd no idea how much she wanted it... or how much she wanted it to continue.

Fortunately -- or unfortunately for them both depending on your perspective -- their little spot of heaven was about to be intruded upon. Unintentionally, but intruded nonetheless as two women walk by, catching sight of the pair and giggle loudly. Loud enough to snap Lucy out of her pure delight, her eyes snapping open and breaking the kiss with a startled gasp. She'd lean away too, but he probably still wasn't letting her go, huh?

And boy was LUcy ever beet red. Ack ack. Not only had she forgotten to pull his scarf in the way but... ... but she still wanted to kiss him. Augh.

Again. Third party people had to interrupt their moment yet again. If his mind wasn't still reeling from what had just happened, Natsu would be feeling much angrier than annoyed as he was right now. Even so it was obvious that he wasn't going to get anything more out of Lucy.

"So...ummmm ready to go now?" Since this whole thing did start from the fact that there was something left undone and she did kiss him. SO maybe that counted?

Certainly not -there- anyway.

I mean.

N.. not at all.

She... she totally didn't want to kiss him again. She swallowed nervously, really wishing she knew what he was thinking. He kissed her back, so there was that, but...

"...h... y.... y... yeah." She stammered faintly.

She could strangle whoever walked by them. Couldn't they have taken a different path? That sensation of his arm around her, the taste of his lips - GGKSLGH STOP IT. She stumbled to her feet, suddenly ten times tenser than she was when she was kissing him, her brain going into overdrive and freaking out.

Well stammering and blushing was better than moody and sad so Natsu didn't question it anymore. AT the very least he finally let go of her waist even if he didn't let go of her hand. They were going to be talked about quite a bit after this. And Natsu couldn't care less.

If nothing else, the kiss left her even more... torn. She was fairly quiet, replaying the last few minutes and her enigmatic partner, following him away from the Planetarium, her face a red enough to be a stop light. Briefly raising her other hand to her lips as if it would conjure up the memory of those last blissful moments again. She'd have kept daydreaming like that if she didn't worry about walking into a streetlamp even with Natsu leading her along. Snap out of it Lucy!

He wouldn't lead her into a streetlamp. AT least not now when she clearly was thiunking real hard about something. Either way he wasn't letting go of her hand even after they left the party grounds. That being said he did look her way as much as possible, keeping an eye on her state of being.

Her state of being was somewhere between pleased and torn. Her wall of denial was struggling to remain standing, though the kiss left several gaping cracks and holes in its defense. The other part of her worried - if she did admit to being hopelessly in love with him, saying it to HIM would be just as difficult. She couldn't bring herself to look at him, as red in the face she was, but her hand did slowly drop to the necklace around her neck, her gaze locking onto his hand as she absently ran her fingers over the pendant.

Natsu didn't seem to really see the true source of Lucy's ponderous mood. Which was probably for the best. But at least it didn't seem like she was sad or disappointed anymore. So he was okay with just leading her back to Fayren's inn while occasionally risking a glance backwards to see if she was ready to talk again.

There it was though, that gesture she'd been doing an awful lot recently. Just touching that pendant. IT was odd but it made him more than a little happy to know it was that precious to her.

It was, but it was also who gave her the necklace that made it even more special. She sighed faintly, almost wistfully, before shaking her head, her hand dropping from the necklace.
Stealing a quick glance at Natsu in one of the moments he wasn't looking at her, she felt herself warm again, clearing her throat slightly. Her hand tightening in his with a light squeeze, she glanced away a little awkwardly. "Well... I... I had fun. What about you...?"

"Me? Well I think I did. Though I didn't really listen to that whole speech thing. But other than that it was pretty fun." Oh by the way that squeezing of hers? He returned it right away while also hitting her in force with one of his trademark smiles.

Just when she thought she could stop blushing, he has to give her THAT smile. That smile that made her feel all melty and light, and made her heart race what felt like three times it's normal rate. "You ... you did, huh...? What about --" No Lucy, you're not going to ask about -THAT-.

She shook her head quickly, changing the subject. "There probably won't be another gala like that for a while, so you won't have to wear any suits anytime soon."

"Hee really? Well I can't say I'm too sad about not having to wear a suit any time soon." He says and proceeds to loosen his shirt and even undo a good bunch of the buttons as soon as they're back on street level and making their way away from the Schnee building.

"It's just not really my style. You definitely fit right in with fancy clothes tho." That was about the closest thing to an outright compliment as she was going to get.

She almost started to protest him undoing some of those buttons, if it hadn't occurred to her that it would be strange to him. Besides, she got to see that ... no, stop it. "Y-yeah, I figured you'd feel that way.." She managed, with a bit of a strained laugh. And stop staring. Spirits, why couldn't she take her eyes off of him? Oh wait, he's speaking again.

"What? O-oh..! Y-well, I... I guess, but I'll be glad to be out of these shoes. Wearing them for so many hours is getting a little painful, haha...ha...h...a..h."

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp.

"Huh? Did you hurt your feet with those shoes then? Why didn't you say anything? I could've carried you." Yes he was completely serious and unhelpful with poor Lucy's predicament. As always. He never seemed to help her issues though in one way he was. After all having confirmation even when denying it, went a long way.

"Huh?" Oh, right. He could have carried her. Piggyback? Or...in his arms. Against his chest and ... GAH! Her poor denial firewall, what has happened to you. "Oh, well, I just..." Erm. "A-anyway, it's all right, I can manage getting from here to Fayren fine...! It's not much further." Not really an answer, but... what's the worst that could happen, right?

"You're not just saying that?" Natsu confronted her point blank as if daring her to try and lie to him. Would she dare? Did she feel lucky enough?

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