Phoenix

Eviction

A/N: I figured I would give two chapters since the last one was short. Enjoy!

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"Emi!"

Emi scanned to find the source of her name and saw that Ayame was calling her over to the bar.

"What's up Yame?"

"You're coming out with me tonight. We're gonna drink until we puke!"

"Yame," Kira laughed, "I don't think she looks like someone who can handle as much as you."

"Nonsense!"

Rin gave Ayame a side look before he called over to Sting.

"Hey blondie, can your girlfriend handle her booze?"

"Shut up! She's not my girlfriend!"

Emi looked at Sting in confusion.

"I'm...not?"

Mich and Rin looked at each other before giving Sting a sly look. Sting's face tinted a dark red. The dragon slayer walked up to Emi and held her shoulders.

"Emi, why would you even think that? We never...said that."

Emi started sniffling, which drew the attention of the entire guild. Emi never cried, so everyone was shocked to hear her. Mich glared at Sting with a look that started to make him sweat.

"Emi, I don't really unders--"

"I thought you said I was last night."

Sting's mouth dropped. He stumbled for an answer as Rin started to move towards the pair. He put a hand on Emi's shoulder and looked at her seriously.

"Did he touch you, Emi?"

"Um, yes?"

Rin and Mich started to move towards Sting when it all clicked in his head.

"Emi, you are my friend. But being a friend and a girlfriend are completely different things."

"Huh? But aren't I a girl?"

Everyone sweatdropped before Mich and Rin sighed in relief and went back over to the bar.

"And you all thought I was oblivious," Yuuki mumbled.

Ayame decided to help, "A girlfriend is when you're dating someone."

"...Dating?"

"Are you serious? You don't know what dating is either?"

Emi looked down apologetically, "I'm sorry. I didn't really get to spend a lot of time around people growing up, so I still don't know a lot about people and their cultures."

Kira had slipped into the guildhall after returning from a job and caught the tail end of the conversation.

"I leave her alone with you for one day, dragon boy, and you've already made her cry."

"What? No! I didn't. It's just a misunderstanding!"

"Everyone was helping me understand why I'm not Sting's girlfriend."

Kira blinked a couple of times before smirking at the dragon slayer.

"It's because he's a scaredy cat with no balls. Don't worry, Emi. It'll happen soon."