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Wendy walked around completely wiped out her fight with Sherria had taken it out of her, but she didn't want to admit she slowly slumped in one of the chairs, thinking back to her fight with the god slayer.

Wendy gave a slight grin as she thought of the other God slayer she has rerun across her mind. 'I had no idea they were that hard to beat," Wendy thought to herself.

Wendy looked around. Her guildmates were all dancing around. Natsu and Gray were arguing with Lucy trying to calm them down. She laughed as she thought about how far she's come with this guild.

Wendy let out another small sigh before resting her eyes a little bit

"Wendy, you okay," a voice called out.

The young dragon slayer looked up to see Natsu standing over her with a concerned look in his eye, "you look sleepy."

"Wendy slowly rose to face the pink-haired boy and shook her head. "No, no, I'm," she stopped and let a small yawn. "I'm fine, just a little worn out," she gave a weak smile as Natsu sat in front of her.

"Oh yeah," Natsu said while sitting in front of her, "you fought today," he gave a big smile, "you were awesome."

"thank you," she said weakly as her eyelids started to become heavy again; she quickly shook herself awake only for them to fall back down again, and she blanked out.

When Wendy came too, she saw the hotel that she and the others were staying at for their time in the grand magic games

her nose then got a whiff off Natsu's sent Wendy then looked around to see that Natsu was carrying her on her back. Wendy felt her cheeks get a little warm as they approached the inn.

"Oh, hey, you're awake," Natsu told her as they reached the door, "don't worry, we're almost to your bed.

"But I'm not tired," Wendy groaned as Natsu slowly made his way into their room.

Natsu let out a small laugh as he walked her over to her bed "even still, you should get some rest; you had a big day today," Natsu said as he started to place her in her bed, "taking on a God slayer isn't easy, I should know."

A Thought then occurred to Wendy, "hey Natsu," she let out quietly, "how did you beat Zancrow" she asked.

Natsu looked at her with a surprised look on her face; he was, "I'm not sure I should tell you this," Natsu told her.

Wendy was shocked she had never seen Natsu so hesitant before, especially when she talked about a fight he had won.

"But I want to know," Wendy pleaded as Natsu laid her in the bed, "please tell me so that I can know if I have to fight Sherria again."

Natsu let out a sigh, "alright, but I don't want you doing this yet," Natsu told the young dragon slayer; this is possibly the most insane thing a dragon slayer can do."

Wendy let out a small laugh; she had never seen this side of Natsu before, and she liked it. it was sort of like having a big brother

"What I did was I emptied my body of every ounce of magic power I had," Natsu explained.

Wendy was shocked; she could see why Natsu was against telling her this was dangerous and could have gotten himself killed.

"After I did that, I was able to eat his fire," Natsu told her, "but that's a technique I don't want to see you do," Natsu said, looking at her with a stern eye "only if there no other way."

Wendy smiled and nodded her head as she started to get comfortable in her bed, pulling the cover-up and starting to doze off.

Natsu started to get ready to go when he felt a tug at his hand. He looked back to see the young Dragonslayer with the biggest eye's she could muster

"Natsu," she said quietly as she stared into Natsu's black eyes" I was wondering if you would tell me a bedtime story," she asked in a sweet tone.

Natsu was taken back by this request; he didn't know how to respond. All he could do was smile at the girl "aren't you a little old for that," he asked with a sly grin on his face.

Wendy's cheek turned pink as she turned away " I know, but-"

Natsu sat back on her bed and smiled, "alright, let's see" he looked up to the ceiling thinking of the story. "Once upon a time, there was a group of friends named "Napsu, gutsy, day,berza, and Cindy."

Wendy laughed at the names. They honestly were the most original she's heard.

"Yeah, they were these bounty hunters from a clan called dragon tail," Natsu said confidently.

"Dragon tail, really," Wendy whispered.

"anyway, Napsu and his friends would go on all sorts of crazy adventures in their home," Natsu told the Girl making motions with her hands "they did everything together, and as long as they had each other, they knew they couldn't lose."

"Whether it was stopping evil cults from resurrecting demons to bringing down corrupt bounty hunters, this team was unstoppable," Natsu told her.

"Napsu and Cindy were especially close because they were brother and sister," Natsu explained, "their main goal in life was to find their missing foster parents how left without warning."

Natsu was about to continue when he saw that Wendy had already fallen asleep; putting on a small grin, Natsu ruffled her hair. "I'll guess we'll finish the story another time," Natsu stood up, causing Wendy to shift a bit.

Natsu honestly didn't know why he was acting strange he couldn't help but act like that around Wendy. Maybe it was because she was really like a little sister to him; he looked back at the resting dragon slayer and smiled, "sweet dreams, sis."

Natsu walked over to his own bed and swiftly laid down. "I always did want a little sister, though," he said to himself aloud before falling into his own slumber.

Little did she know his teammates were standing outside the door and had heard the entire conversation between the dragon slayers

They had decided to come to make sure Natsu had actually taken Wendy to the inn, but he did that and more as it turned out.

"I can't believe that Natsu told wendy a bedtime story," Lucy commented, breaking the silence.

"Yeah," Carla agreed. "I never knew he had it in him."

"You have to admit it was kinda sweet," Erza commented, " I never knew Natsu had that sorta side on him."

"oh, come on, guys," Gray said, "that story was really lame."

"oh, come on, Gray," Lucy told the shirtless boy, "it was adorable," Lucy said as she stared into the room where the two dragon slayers slept peacefully.

"Whatever," Gray told him, "I can do way better."

Erza just chuckled at the Ice make wizard, "come now, let's join them in their slumber" Erza then faced Gray, "oh, and Gray, you're telling Lucy and me a bedtime story."

"Hey, don't forget about me," Happy shouted, Jumping in the sky.

"Yes, know everyone inside. It's time for bed," Erza demanded as she walked past a shocked Gray.

"but but but," was the muttered out "what crazy nonsense did I just get myself thrown into," Gyaru asked as he went inside, knowing if he ran, Erza would find him.

And he certainly didn't want that.

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The Guild was surprisingly calm today, which shocked Erza. As she walked around, she noticed most of the more wild members were either out on the job or sleep, which explained why it was so quiet.

Erza looked around and found Lucy sitting at the corner by herself, which shocked her slightly. Normally Natsu and Happy were right next to her, either eating or sleeping or, in some cases, both. She decided to get a quick look around, and when she spotted Natsu's pink hair through the crowd, she was shocked to see that he was asleep as well, but what shocked her even more, was when she noticed something was next to her Natsu. It was Fairy Tails' youngest member who had fallen asleep on Natsu's shoulder.

Erza was taken off by sight. Natsu had his arm protectively around Wendy's waist as she laid her head on him. Wendy often shifting in her sleep, most likely trying to find a comfortable position. Shehe couldn't help but smile at the two; Wendy was clearly a soft spot to Natsu, which she didn't mind with all the things he's been through in his life and couldn't help but laugh as she noticed the giant grin that Wendy had on her face she apparently it was Wendy's idea.

Erza went to Lucy, who was currently reading a book "hey Lucy," she said as she sat at the bar, "have you noticed."

Lucy looked up from her book with a confused look on her face, "noticed what."

she merely just pointed her finger towards the two dragon slayers

"Awwwww," Lucy said in a hushed tone, "reminds me of the time he told her a bedtime story," Lucy told her.

Erza chuckled at the memory "it was truly unexpected," she said, "I think she's been a good influence on him."

Lucy looked down like she was contemplating something "hey, Erzahave you ever asked Natsu about his real parents?" she asked the scarlet-haired wizard.

Erza raised an eyebrow "and what brought this up" the armored mage questioned

"Nothing really," Lucy responded, "it's just you know how they say an older sibling will always look out for the younger brother or sister."

Erza smiled at what Lucy was starting to imply, "well, it would be quite a shock, but I think it wouldn't change much about their relationship."

Lucy gave a smile, "yea, it wouldn't."

As by some odd coincidence, the guild soon broke out into one of its famous guild brawls. Mavis knows it started. All that they could know is that the comfortable silence that ERza and Lucy were enjoying where gone.

"and the new record is 1 hour 28 minutes and...42 seconds," Lucy said sarcastically, getting a laugh out of Erza.

Erza turned and looked into the chaos seeing Gray, Elfman, Gajeel, hell even freed was in it, but to her surprise, Natsu was nowhere to be found, normally the one starting the brawl.

She quickly scanned the room and found him in his same spot sleeping next to Wendy; she took to notice how her grip had tightened a little on his waist.

Erza was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard a table crash into the ground "good grief," Erza stuttered; she was about to stand up to end the fight but was stopped when a voice shouted over the entire guild, "HEY, DO GUYS MIND THE KID IS TRYING TO SLEEP!"

the sudden outburst had startled the entire Guild as everyone looked to where the two dragonslayers were sleeping

Natsu eyes were barely open, but the look he gave off was possibly even more terrifying than Erza's

Before anyone could react, Natsu had already fallen back to sleep, his head slowly falling backward.

Gray got and went over to Natsu with a smirk "oh yea" he said, trying to rile up the dragon slayer, "and what if we don-" before Gray could finish, he was sent flying by one of Natsu's punches sending him into a wall knocking him out.

"that" was all Natsu said before going back to sleep again.

the rest of the Guild jerk in terror; not wanting to wake the dragon slayer, they went back to minding their own business, hoping he didn't wake up

Erza couldn't help but laugh 'yet another unexpected outcome,' she thought to herself. As she looked at Natsu and Wendy, she's noticed that Wendy's grip had loosened on his waist.

"sweet dreams, old friend," Erza whispered, "sweet dreams."

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Natsu had done a lot in his life; he's taking on demons, dark guild leaders, hell, he even beat the dragon king acloniga and his brother Zeref, but all those paled in comparison to what he was about to do right now.

Natsu stood in front of her door, flowers in hand, a small gift behind his back; he honestly didn't how this would turn out; he had gone through all the scenarios in his head.

"You got this, Dragneel," Natsu said aloud, "if you can take on a guild full of demons, this should be easy, right."

What Natsu was doing, you ask well, you see, he was attempting to ask his dear friend Lucy Heartfilla out on a date just the two of them, and all week he's been thinking of how to do it.

'Just do what Wendy told you, and you should be fine,' the fire dragon slayer thought to himself.

Flashback

Earlier that day, Natsu walked into the guild hall to see that a brawl had already started, and for once, he wasn't the cause of it. He saw Gray fly into a wall due to a hit from Gajeel. He couldn't help but laugh.

"focus," Natsu said as he started scanning the guild "okay, she is not here, and" he continued to look over the guild until he found his target sitting at a table reading a book was his old pal Wendy. He made his way over to the table, going around the fight.

The young dragon slayer looked up, surprised that Natsu wasn't participating in the brawl "oh hey Natsu," she said in a nice character voice.

"Wendy can we talk," Nasu said in a hushed voice, "but in the other room."

This got an eyebrow raise from the girl as Carla came up o them wondering what Natsu wanting to ask Wendy about

the two followed Natsu in the other room as he sat down with a big sigh. "I need your help," he muttered very quietly

"I'm sorry I didn't hear you, Natsu."

"I need your help," Natsu said. "I want," he froze; he was unsure how she would react.

"It's okay, Natsu," Wendy said with a warm smile, "no need to be embarrassed."

Natsu sighed before speaking, "I want to ask Lucy out on a date, but I don't know-how," Natsu said as quickly as he possibly could

To say Wendy was shocked was completely wrong; all train of thought had completely left her brain as she stared at the pink-haired boy in front of her.

"Wait," Carla asked, flying up to meet Natsu's face "why are you asking us," Carla asked, "and wouldn't it make sense to ask a guy this type of question."

"come on, Carla, name one guy in the guild who would give me good advice about this," Natsu said with a blank stare on the face.

Carla stopped as much as she hated to admit Natsu was right. Nearly most men would give Natsu bad advice or just came up with some pervy thoughts.

"Okay," Carla said, "but why us."

"Well, I'm not sure Erza would be much help with romance as she barely understands it," Natsu said as much as he loved the red-haired wizard, there was something, not even she could do "Evergreen away on a mission, so I can't ask her," Natsu said "and no way am I asking Mira for advice" Natsu god knows what would happen if she found out about this "and I don't think Juvia would be very helpful."

"I get your point," Wendy said, looking away, "okay, so I was your only option."

"Oh, don't say it like that," Natsu said, trying to get out of the hot seat "okay, here's a deal, helps me, and I'll tell you anything you want to know, no made-up fantasies or nothing," Nasu told the Girl.

Wendy stroked her chin a few times before smiling, "okay, we have a deal."

"So how should I do this" Natsu asked

"Well done," Wendy said, holding up a finger "you should get her a flower," Wendy said smiling, "make it look like your trying, "and when on the date, try going somewhere special," Wendy finished with a wink "and didn't try to act differently."

Natsu rose an eyebrow at the statement. It honestly caught him off guard.

"Just be yourself," Wendy said, smiling, "and nothing could go wrong."

End Flashback

Natus let out a final breath before knocking on the door

"one moment," Her voice called through the room

As Lucy's feet approached the doo, Natsu's palm grew sweetie 'mabey. I should have gone through the window,' he thought o himself.

But before she could move, the door opened to reveal the blond-haired wizard Lucy heartfilla, who had a surprised look on her face "Natsu," she asked as he stood there giving off his signature grin.

"h-hey Lucy," he said nervously.

"Are you okay?" Lucy asked as she stared the dragon slayer down; to say this was odd was an understatement. Natsu never knocked. Something had to happen.

"Can I come in?" Natsu asked

Lucy just nodded and stepped aside, letting Nasu in her apartment. She honestly felt weird doing this. It was a first for her.

"So didn't see you at the guild today," Natsu asked as he went to sit on her couch.

"Oh, I have been trying to write my novel all day," Lucy said, smiling "it's not as easy it looks," she said, giving off a grin that warmed Natsu's heart.

"umm Lucy," Natsu started

"Yea"

"I was wondering," Natsu felt as if he couldn't breathe. Why was this so hard? ask her

"Natsu, what's wrong," Lucy asked with a hint of concern in her voice. "I've never seen you this nervous before

"I wanted...to know if you" Natsu caught his breath. His heart rate began to increase

he quickly showed the blond girl the flower he had brought her "would you go on a date with me, Lucy."

words failed to leave Lucy's mouth as she stared at her best friend in front of her 'was this the reason he's been acting weird' Lucy let out a laugh. "Yeah, I'd love to."

"Really," Natsu eye's beamed with joy, "then let's go," she shouted with his signature grin.

"wait, Natsu, I have to get ready!" Lucy shouted as Natsu dragged her out of her apartment; she was already dressed but wanted to look nice

"Oh, come on, Luce, I think you look fine the way you are," Natsu told the blond wizard, smiling.

Lucy's face was as red as Erza hair, but she couldn't help but laugh at his best friend's antic as they ran out of the house.

The next day Lucy entered the guild surprised that a fight wasn't going on 'must be a quiet day' Lucy scanned the area and saw Nasu sitting near her usually seat; she smiled as she recalled yesterday's events; the date was honestly wonderful they went to a restaurant for a while walked around a park it was great.

Lucy walked up to her best friends, took a seat, and noticed a certain exceed was missing "hey, where's happy," she asked, getting his attention.

"I don't know," Natsu answered, turning to face her, "he said how he had something important to do today and wouldn't be at the guild," he answered as he turned back to his breakfast "Hey, Lucy."

"Yeah"

"do you wanna be my ya? No," he stopped as he seemed to fumble with the words "Girlfriend," he said quietly but loud enough for Lucy to hear.

Lucy's cheeks turned pink as she knew this was coming "of course, Natsu," she then leaned in a kissed his cheek, causing him to blush.

A small hand tapped him on the shoulder. Natsu turned around to see Wendy; however, her feline partner wasn't with her, "oh, hey Wendy," Natsu said, smiling, "where's Carla."

Wendy took a seat next to Natsu and shrugged, "I honestly have no idea she just took of this morning. Say I have o be somewhere today."

"that's funny cause Happy told me the same thing," Natsu said, looking up, "you don't think."

both Dragon slayers looked at each other for a while, both of their minds came to the same conclusion

"I don't follow," Lucy said

"Happy and Carla are out on a date," Natsu told the celestial wizard.

"Wow," Lucy muttered, "didn't see that coming."

"oh, that reminds me," Wendy said, covering her mouth, "how'd it go," she asked.

Natsu laughed, "it was great, actually," he said, smiling at the young dragon slayer "it's all thinking to you."

Wendy couldn't help but blush "anything for my big bro," she said shyly, "and that reminds me it's time you pay up."

"what you mean up," Lucy asked.

"well, you see," Natsu said, rubbing his head, " I had asked Wendy for advice the other day, and I promised I'd tell her whatever she'd wanted to know" Lucy sat there and thought about for a few seconds.

"Seems like a fair trade," she muttered, "alright, Wendy shoots the sky's the limit."

Wendy's eye's sparkled as she'd thought of a question to ask her teammates "well, I want to know" she leaned up to Natsu's ear and whispered the next part, which caused him to blush majorly.

"Um, why," Natsu asked.

"I've always wondered, and Carla won't tell me," Wendy said, pouting "you promised"

"Um, Lucy," Natsu leaned into Lucy's ear to whisper what Wendy told him. Lucy's eye's widened in shock as she looked at the young dragon slayer.

"Well, Wendy," Lucy said, pressing her fingers together, thinking about doing that with her new boyfriend, "can we get a different question."

"Oh, come on, guys, I'm not a kid anymore!" Wendy shouted

Natsu let out a sigh "she's right, Lucy; she's growing up pretty fast."

Lucy rubbed her temples. "I guess you're right; just don't tell Carla we told you, okay."

Wendy nodded as Nasu leaned in her ear and gave her the answer she wanted to say. Wendy's face was red was the understatement of the year "is that true" she asked quickly, regretting asking the question, "that's just, I'm not sure how to feel about that."

"Well, you asked," Natsu told her.

Lucy couldn't contain her laugh just another day in the fairy tail guild, she told herself; she then looked at Natsu, who was laughing at his embarrassed friend 'well, one thing changed,' that's for sure.

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It was an early morning at the fairy tail guild Wendy along with Carla, had just arrived for the day and walked in to see the place as rowdy as ever, giving a small chuckle as she walked past to find Lucy talking with Erza, Happy, and Gray

as she got closer, she was able to her bit's of the conversation

"well, I don't know," Lucy whispered, "go over and-" Lucy stopped talking when she saw Erza approaching and gave a big smile, "oh, hey Erza."

"Hello Lucy," Wendy greeted, "hi Erza," she looked past them to see Natu was in a corner reading something, "what's Natsu doing."

"Well, this morning, as we came to the guild, he received a letter," Lucy told her.

"Who's it from," Wendy asked, half knowing what she was talking about

"that's what we're trying to figure out," Erza told her "he's been sitting there all morning," Erza explained.

"Maybe it's from a secret admirer," Happy said," or a secret Girlfriend," Happy said, giggling as Gray started to chuckle himself.

"as if anyone would date that pyro," Gray, said "he wouldn't romance even if it hit him in the face," Gray said, laughing, "and even then, he'd probably try and fight it."

"Well, it's something important," Lucy said, "cause it looked like he was expecting it."

"Well, maybe it's from-" Erza fell silent as Natsu had stood up and walked over to where they were sitting.

"Hey guys," he said as they all stared him down, "what."

"whose the letter from" Lucy and Gray shouted in unison

"Letter, oh the letter," Natsu then let out a light chuckle "oh that, well it was fan mail" Natsu made his signature grin as he stared at his friends, hoping they bought it

"Really now," Lucy said, getting closer to Natsu, "then can we see it."

"NO!" Natsu suddenly shouted as he backed up. "I mean, it's kinda weird," he said, giving off a fake smile as the letter started to slip out of his jacket.

Noticing this, Happy flew down and Grabbed the Letter from Natsu, shocking the boy and getting the rest of the guild's attention.

"Hey, Happy," Natsu shouted, "give it back here."

Happy had already opened the letter and was about to read it out loud when he saw what it said. He froze his eyes, almost busting out his head.

"what all the commotion about," Mira asked as she walked up to the group

"Na...Natsu...has" Happy could barely contain himself as he could hardly believe it " NATSU HAS A SECRET GIRLFRIEND!" the cat shouted, getting the whole guild's attention.

"WHAT!" the guild shout could be heard all across Magnolia.

"she's not my Girlfriend!" Natsu shouted, "at least not yet anyway," he said, blushing; he froze, realizing what he just said. His cheeks then turned redder than Erza's hair.

Lucy couldn't form words as she just looked shocked 'how could Natsu of all people keep this a secret for so long' Lucy.

Gray, on the other hand, looked like he was about to explode ' that Flame brain, no just no."

as Happy floated down, Wendy grabbed the letter and read it over really quick, "aww," she said, smiling, "it's even sweeter than the last one."

This got a good bunch of looks from her guildmates as Wendy handed Gajeel the Letter, who just chuckled.

"Wait," Cana asked half-drunk, "you two knew about this"

Wendy blush as she pressed her fingers together, "well, kinda."

"So," Erza said, pulling the attention from Wendy, "who is this secret admirer," she asked in a demanding tone.

"Why do you want to know that" Natsu shouted as he backed from Erza "that's for me to know."

"Oh come on, Natsu," Lucy shouted, getting in her friend's face "how could you hide something like this from us," she asked, staring him down.

"well" I mean, we've been talking like this for a while now,"

"wait, you've sent letters" the whole guild almost went into an uproar.

"Yeah, Wendy helped me out with them," Natsu said as he attempted to slip out.

"So," Erza managed to say, " you still haven't answered my question."

"Well, um," Natsu tried to think as best as he could to get out of this; he couldn't lie, so he was stuck there has to be away.

"Well," Gray said, joining in on the conversation," I mean, it's not like it's somebody we know."

Nasu looked away, his blush growing larger.

"Wait, it is," Gray asked, shocked, "then who is it."

"Still not telling."

"I beat it was Lucy," someone shouted.

"How he just found out about," another replied

"what about Lissana" Elfman shouted, which got confused looks from his guildmates.

"Mabey, it's somebody not in the guild," Mira said as she scratched her chin. "Jenny, she loves to write love letters."

everyone looked at Natsu, who still looked embarrassed

"well, he didn't deny it," Gray said

"Well, your wrong," Natsu said, "and I'm still not telling."

"Oh, come on, please," Mira pleaded; she was in happiness overload and was sporting the largest grin ever seen.

"No"

"Please"

"No"

"If Natsu doesn't want to tell us, then that's on him," Laxus interjected as he took a sip from his drink "let him tell us when he's good and ready."

"Shut it, Laxus," half the guild shouted, to which the man just shrugged it off

as the group turned back, they noticed that Natsu was gone, which made them all look around

"Hey, where'd Natsu go," Happy asked as he floated around.

"Wendy's gone too," Lucy noticed

"You don't think," Mira said, a little shocked as Carla began sharpening her claws.

"No way."

Halfway across town, Natsu leaned against a tree and let out a sigh ' It looks like I oh Wendy, ' Natsu thought to himself the girl had managed to get him out of a tough situation.

"Well, lookie what we have here," a voice called as Natsu looked back to see who it was

"oh, hey."

Back at the guild, they were trying to figure out who sent Natsu the letter (which he left)

"Who could it be," Lucy said as she leaned back in her chair. "I'm willing to bet it's not Wendy."

"Mabey it is," Gray said, "she did know about them before we did."

"who else does Natsu talk to a lot," Lucy said, rubbing her chin "it could be"

"I guess we'll never know Erza said frankly, "next time, we'll have to be more precise."

Meanwhile, Natsu talked with someone there could be heard as they looked at him with longing eyes.

"So your guildmates found out about us," she said, trying to hide her laugh."

"Unfortunately," Natsu replied

"then let's make it official," she said as her silver-white hair fell in front of her face.

"BUt-" Natsu was interrupted when she kissed him. Her lips were beyond soft as they parted; she smiled.

"what do you say, Natsu dragneel."

"I say I love you, Yukino Aguria."

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Lucy was stunned, flabbergasted; she could not find any words to describe how she felt at the moment. Next to her was Gray, who was just as stunned as she was. He tried to say something but his words often tuned in incoherent drabble that Lucy couldn't comprehend. behind them were a confused Mira, Carla, and Levy, who was staring at the sight in front of them

Erza couldn't help but laugh as she turned her head " I told you it was nothing," she told the group, who just nodded. What were they looking at? You may ask.

In front of them stood the guilds dragon slayer trio catching their breath from a light sparring session

the group winched as Gajeel threw a club at Wendy, sending her flying into rock, creating a small crater; okay, mabey light isn't an appropriate word to use, try full-on brawl,

"I don't believe it," Gray said, "aren't they going a little hard on her," Gray asked.

Lucy just nodded as Natsu slammed Wendy onto the ground. She remembered when Wendy had asked Natsu and Gajeel to train her. She thought it was cute, but never in her life did she expect this.

Natsu and Gajeel weren't holding back as the two went all out on the younger dragon slayer, but that didn't mane; she was helpless; she had gotten more than her share hits but still.

On the other hand, Carla was furious 'how dare they,' she thought to herself, 'there supposed to help how it is beating her up to help her get stronger.'

they all knew Wendy wanted to be strong, but this was too far

"We have to stop this," Lucy said, but before she could move forward, Erza stopped her. "Erza," Lucy asked, "why."

Erza didn't lose composure, still starring at the group until a smile formed on her face. Unlike them, Erza knew Wendy had a goal, and she would never forget what she said that day.

Flashback

it was about three weeks ago the first day they started doing this Erza was in the same spot as Natsu and Gajeel, and Wendy fought safe to say she was a little unnerved by their methods, but she trusted they wouldn't hurt her much

Natsu had to give Wendy a pretty long warm-up with breaking boulders to letting lighting hit her now they were sparring, which was more or less a one-sided fight.

Gajeel slammed Wendy against the wall as the girl slid down; the pair stopped Erza looked like she was about to move in "mabey, we should tone it down," Natsu said

"Gajeel looked towards Wendy, who was struggling to stand up, "mabey your right, Salamander" Gajeel admitted he'd never admit this, but he loved the little girl, and he didn't like fighting her, and he knew Salamander felt the same.

"But we said we train her," Gajeel said

"I know," Natsu said, "but mabey, not full power yet," Natsu told as Gajeel nodded.

"No," a voice called out; the pair looked and saw it belonged to Wendy, who, despite her many injuries, was standing up as if nothing was wrong. This action even got Erza to stop Wendy, then looked up,

"if you two go easy on me just because we're friends," Wendy stopped to catch her breath. "I'll never get stronger."

Natsu and Gajeel stopped, "you sure, kid," they said, "you could get hurt."

"I won't stop," Wendy said, know she was facing them. the two strongest people she knew. "I don't want to have to sit by and watch all you fight," Wendy smiled. "I'm going to get even stronger day by day," Wendy gave off a cocky grin. It was like a mix of Natsu and Gajeels. "I won't stop till I'm stronger than both of you!"

Natsu and gave off a smile, both of them thinking the same thing 'atta girl Wendy'

"now you know, kid."

"We can't let that happen."

"Well then, what are you waiting for," Wendy said as she got into a fighting stance" I've got a fire in my belly now, and it's dying to get out."

"well, it looks like you all fired up," Natsu said "good cause so are we"

"Gehee," Gajeel laughed as he got ready, covering his body in iron scales

Erza stopped and backed 'note to self I may need some help to carry them back to the guild' she laughed as they charged each other again

End Flashback

Erza smiled as she faced Lucy "we're only here to make sure they don't injure themselves too much," Erza informed her "besides, jumping to Wendy's defense every time she's in danger won't help her grow" the group looked as Wendy dodge an attack from Natsu causing it to hit Gajeel in the face 'keep getting stronger Wendy" Erza thought to herself.

Miles away from them, a mysterious person was also watching. She gave out a large smile at what she saw "you've all grown so much," she whispered to herself as she started to walk away "soon, the prophecy will be complete."

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Wendy awoke with a shock n sweat dripped down her face as she let out large huffs of breath; she had the dream again; it scared her to no end, wiping the tears she felt forming her body felt cold like she was standing in one Gray's spells her mouth was dry as she tried to swallow looking around she remembered where they were, she was on the job with Team Natsu going over to grab some water she let out sighed the images playing in her head again.

"Wendy," Carla called. Wendy could hear the concern in her voice, "what's wrong, child."

Shaking her head and putting on a fake smile, nothing Carla, just a bizarre dream," Wendy said weakly. She hated lying, but at the same time, she hated being a burden, "I think I just needed some water," she said in a whisper, trying to hide her fear" Wendy felt like she couldn't breathe. This has been a problem since the war with Zeref ended 'I'm going to get some air," Wendy told Carla as she stepped out of the tent she saw Natsu Lying on the ground 'Lucy must have kicked him out again' Wendy laughed as she went and sat on a log 'what's wrong with me' she wondered letting out a sigh the young dragon slayer looked at her shoulder where her guild mark was the mark of a family, those words played in her head even after everything she had a home so why did she feel so alone, why did she feel scared, her thoughts played back to her dream looking behind her she sighed 'why.'

Wendy then heard shuffling behind her getting scared. The Girl jumped back in shock, only to see Natsu standing behind her with his signature grin on his face. "Hey, kiddo," Natsu said as the girl calmed down."

"Hey Natsu," Wendy said back to her and coming to ease.

"it's late. You should be in bed," Natsu said. Wendy laughed. She could hear the sarcasm in his voice. She loved and hated it when he acted responsibly. Looking away, she sighed, " couldn't sleep," Natsu asked. Natsu walked up to her when she didn't answer, sitting next to her; he brought her in for a hug. Feeling his warmth, she felt her mind calm down some more, it was not like Grandeeney 's warmth, but it was a close third allowing herself to lie down. She buried her face in Natsu's chest "what's wrong, Wendy" his voice was soft and full of concern.

"nothing' Wendy lied, not wanting him to worry

sighing, he started to rub her back as he leaned back into the tree "do you remember when we were kids, and we'd sleep with Anna under a tree like this" Natsu said it didn't take much to see something was bothering her, Natsu cared for the girl when it came to being family she was the closest thing he had to a sister "you'd always find a way to be right next to me."

"that's cause you were the warmest," Wendy told him, a slight blush forming on her cheeks "it was for survival reasons only," she said, trying to defend herself self which made Natsu chuckle.

"mabey," he told her as he looked up, "some nights though when I could sleep, I could always count on Anna or Igneel to be there to listen."

Wendy frowned at this 'I just," she started, but she felt her body tremble, which made her grip Natsu even tighter.

"it's alright," Natsu told her, "you don't have to talk about it, but I want you to know I'm here if ya need me."

letting his words sink in, Wendy looked up to him. "I've been dreaming about the war with Zeref," Wendy admitted

Natsu hugged her tighter after hearing this; he had figured she'd been affected, but a small part of him hoped she wouldn't have been. "I see," he said, his voice in a whisper, "about what."

" it's been different each time, but they're all the same ending," Wendy says, tearing up, "either Gray and Erza and not even Lucy can get through to you while you lost control and turned into E.N.D," Wendy said she hated that she wasn't there to help Natsu and hearing this Natsu figured he had scarred her "or Lucy couldn't finish re-writing the book in time, either one I come back to find out your...your" Wendy failed to finish her sentence as the mere thought of it brought her to tears " you were gone. Everything fell apart. Lucy left," Wendy told him, " Gray stopped coming to the guild, and Erza," Wendy buried her face back into Natsu's chest. "I... just" Wendy was now fully crying.

Natsu said nothing; he never guessed that she was going through this. He didn't know what to do, but one was for sure he was going to fix this rubbing her back and whispering how it was going to be okay "it's alright, kid," Natsu said as she started to calm down, sniffing as she looked at hi away from the tear stain on his shirt "I'm sorry" he whispered why was he apologizing Wendy wondered before she could speak again, he continued " I should have talked with more about this" he told her as he rubbed her back trying to help her calm down "don't worry I'm not going anywhere" he told the girl "I.." Natsu didn't know what to say he had always seen Wendy as a sister and Erza always drilled it to him how the girl looked up to him and how he should act as a better role model "I'm never going to abandon you" Natsu said, "not again."

he was referring to when fairy tail first separated them and when the guild disbanded, wiping away her tears, Wendy laid back on his chest; she couldn't explain it but him having his arms around her had a protective nature "I know," Wendy whispered her voice low the fear almost gone as she continued to sniffle "I love you big brother" Wendy said

smiling as he looked down at her blue hair going over her face as she smiled "love you too, sis" the two sat in silence for a while before Natsu made a move t get Wendy; however, gripped his shirt

"don't go," Wendy asked. "Her voice was a whisper, "please, Natsu."

'What am I going to do with you, kid' Natsu said as he sat back down, pulling her back in. Wendy felt her eyes get heavy, the slow-moving of Natsu's chest, and a few snores later; Wendy smiled as she closed her eyes "only you would fall asleep first," Wendy whispered as she soon succumbs to her sleep.

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Mira sighed as she watched Elfman and Lissanna try to hang up the sign letting a sigh as her siblings each tumbled over the ladder "a little more to the left," she shouted to them as they attempted to move the sign.

"be careful big brother Elf," Lissanna shouted as Elfman pulled the sign "we don't want to rip the sign again," she told him this was the third one. She would be damned if she was making another one cause of her brother's clumsiness. As she shifted, she leaned back to get a good look. The sign read, 'thank you for everything ". It's all done, sis."

"good," Mira called to her |come on down, and we can start making the food

"I see everything going well right here," a voice called Mira turned to see master Makarov behind her; he smiled as Mira gave a slight nod of her head.

"yep," she told him, "everything going smoothly," Mira said the wizard saint, "though I must say," Mira told him.

"Hmm," Makarov answered. "I'm just glad those brats went on a job," he said, "how'd you manage that."

"enough to pay rent is enough to get Lucy to drag Natsu out," Mira said. "I just had to make sure it was hard enough so the job would need the entire team," Mira told him, "though I'm surprised you're doing this master," Mira told him.

Makarov let out a sigh "tell me, Mira," Makarov asked her "how many times have they almost died" he asked as Mira made a frown on her face "no matter the challenge their always stepping up to the plate to defend this Guild to the very end" Makarov told her." A little appreciation goes a long way.

"I guess so," Mira said, smiling as she looked around the guild hallo as members returned gifts in hand for their strongest team; she smiled as her attention was caught on a flash of blond hair; looking over, she saw Laxus next to him was his fellow dragon slayer Gajeel 'I wonder what those two are doing' she thought.

Meanwhile, the dragon slayers in question looked at a timeline that the guild had made up for Natsu and his friends. It was an idea that Wakaba came up with, stating that they could go over old accomplishments from the past, which was a lot from their adventures on Galuna Island to their forming with Lullaby incident to the recent grand magic games and Grimore heart every event that fairy tails strongest team has been a part of was on the timeline

however, the duo in question had their eyes focused on two specific events, the phantom invasion and the fantasia internet; it was a can of worms that they didn't want to open that, and well, Natsu's bragging could get a little out of hand, letting out a sigh Gajeel smiled "well" he muttered

"what" Laxus answered.

"feeling skittish thunderbolt," Gajeel asked, to which Laxus let out a slight chuckle.

"Maybe," he said, which shocked the iron dragon slayer; this guy was a far cry from the man he first met when he came here. "I guess in a way it's also showing how they've helped people grow during their time here," Laxus said

"I guess," Gajeel said, remembering his time in the Phantom lord. what he did to Levy to him, and Salamanders fight to joining the guild to all the adventures they had together

"I hope you two don't mind," Mira said, appearing behind them.

"it's fine," Laxus said, smiling "when you look at it, they helped us find a better path that day too," he said to Gajeel, who chuckled at the comment, nodded his head " they helped me get, I'm grateful."

"OH Laxus," Mira cued

"don't tell me I said that," he said,

"too late," Gajeel said. "Salamander's going to love that," he said, laughing as Laxus tackled him.

"oh no, ya don't tin can."

letting out a sigh, Mira walked away; everything was going well; they had enough food for the party even Natsu himself couldn't eat all that she hoped her heart skipped a beat at the name, shaking off her thoughts about the dragon slayer she saw Juvia putting up the finishing touches on the memorial section

"Everything okay here, Juvia," Mira asked.

"Yes," Juvia told her, "her Gray will be so happy when he sees this"

"I bet he will," Mira told her

soon the doors burst open as Max and Warren rushed in "they're here," they shouted, trying to catch their breath '. The town folk," Warren said, "are trying to slow them down," Max finished

"Alright, everyone," Makarov shouted, "you know the drill," he said, "remember Your positions, today we show our strongest team the love they need."

As everyone hid away, they could hear the voices of Lucy and Natsu talking.

"I can't believe that job was a bust," Lucy moaned.

"man," Natsu's voice came over, "I thought it was a good one, sorry, Lucy."

"it's fine," Lucy told him.

"besides," Erza voice came over, "doing good deeds out of kindness brings good karma."

"if you say so, Erza," Wendy's voice said as they opened the doors, revealing a dark guild.

"Umm, what-" Gray started when the lights came revealing the whole guild as confetti shoot at them.

"SURPRISE," the entire guild shouted as the banner fell in front of them.

"what's all this" Erza asked

"and who's birthday is it," Natsu asked, confused.

"How could we forget," Happy said, panicking as Carla sat down from the jump scare she had just received.

"no birthday today, children," Makarov said, approaching them "today, we are just celebrating you and all your accomplishments over the years," he told them, smiling.

"oh, you guys didn't have to," Wendy said, "it's not like I've done much anyway," Wendy said, blushing.

"oh, come on, kid," Cana said, popping up, "you took out that face thing," Cana told her, "and not to mention you've done a lot since you been here."

"Yeah, kid," Natsu said, patting her head.

"hey," Cana shouted at Natsu, "today, we appreciate you, so none of that kindness is lifting spirits thing you like to do," she told Natsu as she glared at him.

"but"

"no buts, mister," Lissanna said as they pulled them down into the crowd and officially started the party.

"so, wait," Lucy said "you guys knew the job was fake," Lucy asked, glaring at Levy, who turned away laughing.

"I mean, we needed to get you guys out of the building," Levy told her, "besides, not like it affects your day," she said, her friend.

"Yeah, I guess," Lucy told her as she took a plate, "still kinda mad about it, though."

"never change, Lu," Levy muttered.

"wow, all these fish for me," Happy asked, sparkles in his eyes "thank you, thank you," he screamed as he ran up and hugged Lissanna, who laughs.

"of course," she said

"Gray," Juvia said, approaching the ice make wizard, " I made you something," she said, blushing as she handed him a card. Surprised by this, he smiled once he read.

"you know, Juvia," he smiled, "what you say we go out somewhere after the party," he said.

"really," Juvia shouted before she went on a frenzy, leaving Gray to let out a sigh 'never change, Juvia,' he whispered as he watched jump for joy over her guildmates, who laughed. He looked over to see Wendy and Natsu eating more than humanly possible.

Natsu smiled as Mira brought him another plate 'so much for not eating everything,' Mira said to herself, 'didn't expect Wendy to go on a rampage to' she looked as they ate at almost the same rate "remember to chew you two" Mira told them.

"sorby Miva w jusht right luggage first cokeing" Wendy nodded alongside him, her mouth filled with food.

"swallow Natsu," Mira told him, hiding her laugh.

"hehehe," Natsu said as he swallowed an inhuman amount of food "sorry about that," he told her "we just really love your cooking Mira," he told her, causing the barmaid to blush a bit.

"oh, come on, Natsu," she said, turning away.

"he's right though your cooking amazing," Wendy said. "I could eat this all day."

Calming down a bit, Mira smiled at the pair. They were in sync as she laughed, giving off a wink "well, eat all you want as we said; today is about you guys."

"You didn't need to do this," Natsu said, "we're all family," he told her.

"yeah," Mira said, "but we just wanted to show our appreciation to members, who feel the need to get themselves almost killed a few times a month," she said teasingly.

"What is that supposed to mean," Natsu asked

Mira smiled as she walked away, "nothing."

Erza smiled as she helped herself to what she could only describe as the largest piece of strawberry cake she could see, and it was all hers looking over as she saw her teammates indulge in their rewards.

"thank you, master," Erza said

"I think we needed this," Erza told him. "After everything that's happened," she started until he stopped her.

"no need, my dear," he said, her smiling, "you and your team have done a lot; we as a guild felt you should be appreciated for it."

Erza smiled, "we only did because we had all of you at our backs. If anything, you all deserve this as much as we do."

"You could say that," Makarov said, laughing as Natsu stood up and shouted about fighting as he and Gajeel started a brawl, which then began to escalate as Gray got involved.

"yep," he whispered, "another day in the fairy tail family," he looked up and smiled.

Erza smiled, sure this party was for them, but all it did was remind the guild of the strong bond they had, stronger than any magic.

"Family"

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It was an average day in magnolia; we find Natsu who was lying down beside him where his fellow dragon slayers Gajeel and Wendy they have no idea how they got there no idea why there were there but here they were sitting hearing the sounds of nature, "so" Natsu asks finally breaking the long silence "what brings the two you out here" he didn't hate their company but wanted to acknowledge their presence at least.

"ahh," Gajeel muttered, "same reason you are salamander."

"yeah," Wendy said, turning on her side, "I felt what's the word," she muttered sleepily, "claustrophobic, yeah that works."

"so, I take it where all here cause for the same reason," Natsu asked, to which the other nodded.

Natsu sighed as he thought of the way he came here today. The other night he and his team had decided to go to one of those fancy restaurants much to his and Wendy's. Dismay, unfortunately for both of them, they wanted to say no, but Lucy was adamant. They had the money to say it was a horrible experience was one thing, Natsu absolute hated places like that eating was eating no need to make all fancy and look nice yeah, it was pretty, but, still you end up eating it, not to mention the restaurant they ended up had one of those multiple silverware thing rules as the memory passed in his mind, he let out a sigh "I hate restaurants." He said sheepishly, "people put too many values of those kinds of places," he said

"Still mad about that, Natsu," Wendy muttered.

"I mean, come on," Natsu shouted, "they have five different spoons for eating soap," he screamed, "remember to use your whatever spoon, now' Natsu muttered in a mocking tone.

"fair point," Wendy said

"mind explaining," Gajeel asked.

"We went to this restaurant. I don't care to remember the name," Natsu said "it was one of those upper-class restaurant places that hold food a little too high," he explained. "I mean, come on, when I was with Igneel, it was eating what you could catch," he complained as Gajeel nodded.

"not to mention how they always ask me, 'Natsu didn't Igneel teach you table manners,'" he said, continuing his rant. "I mean hell no, why would Igneel teach me table manners? He's freaking dragon," he almost shouted, " first of all,l where would we find a table big enough to sit at."

the other two dragon slayer laughed. "not to mention dragons are exactly known for their politeness."

calming down, Natsu closed his eyes. "I mean, don't get me wrong," Natsu said. "I love my guildmates, but sometimes I feel like they truly understand my plight," he said. "A dragon raised me; I mean, Igneel wasn't particularly good at that kind of stuff," he smiled. "I mean, come on, do you really think I enjoy being an idiot."

"coulda fooled me, Salamander," Gajeel told him as he looked to the sky. "I guess you could say the same for me" he was hanging out with Levy. Every time some random jerk off gets complaints every time he decided to lay somewhere in Libraries, okay, he understands that. the real kicker is when he's in parks, and he gets those snobby know what's coming up to him complaining how he's running the scenery and how this is no place for stuff like that it was a damn park "forget that living in a city is the worse" he started

"what do you mean," Natsu asked

"I mean, ya can't go anywhere without someone finding something you're doing wrong," he told them " I mean, at least out here you can lay wherever you want, whenever you want," he said

"I guess," Natsu said, "why do you think I spend all day at the guild."

"even there," Gajeel muttered. "I mean sure, they start to tolerate it, but before they'd always look at me funny," Gajeel sighed "out here, no society, no judgmental rules you gotta follow," he smiled, "just the rules. Of nature."

"agreed," Natsu said

"I mean, yeah," Wendy said

"don't give that kid," Gajeel told her "don't lie to me and tell you that living in these major city's get to you sometimes," he told her "don't tell you to get sick of having to think of how you sometimes look," Gajeel asked her.

"Okay, your right," Wendy told him.

"So," he asked her, "what your beef, with the wonderful world we were thrown into," Gajeel laughed.

Wendy let out a groan of annoyance. She wasn't mad at them per se; it was just that it was a sore spot; first, she was napping in her nice dormitory all snug in her warm bed; however, Carla, along with Evergreen, appeared going on about something how she needed to go shopping how here clothing was starting to get old. And that wasn't even the end of it; she just wanted a day to sleep, but apparently, since it was a lovely day, they needed to be outside hell back when she was with Grandineey nice days where every day and different day created different reactions so today in her mind at least. Was it a day to nap, but was she allowed that pleasure? Instead, she was forced to get out of her comfy bed with her plushies, get dressed, do her hair, and spend most of the day in a shopping district that she was in no mood for. It just felt uncomfortable.

"I don't understand the love of shopping," Wendy said, "like Evergreen was going on and on about like it's the best thing in the world, and so was Mira," she muttered out "all I wanted to do today was sleep" she ranted "is that so much to ask"

"apparently so," Natsu and Gajeel told her as she sighed.

"like then they went on how 'it's too much of a perfect day to be sleeping in'' you need to be active, Wendy' how about actively let me sleep" she ranted "man, sometimes I wish I owned my place," she then opened her eye as she turned to face Gajeel, "and trust me it way worse than the stares."

"Okay," Gajeel said

Natsu let out a chuckle "yeah, I guess so," Natsu told them as he shifted a bit the sounds of birds chirping going over the sky. "I think we can agree humans make no sense," he told them

"there weird," Wendy muttered as she loosely snuggled closer to Natsu

yeah, they were dragon slayers, not to mention actual dragons raised them. "ya know," Wendy muttered, "I think it because we interact so well the just forget this small details" she let out a loud yawn as she closed her eyes "maybe we should tell em"

"It should be obvious," Gajeel admitted. "I mean, the fact of how dragons brought us up is no secret around here," he smiled " I mean, Salamander is pretty vocal about it," he told her, "so maybe they just think we've gotten used to it."

"I don't know old habits are hard to break," Natsu said before laughing, "but we can all agree on dragons a way more straight forward" Natsu chuckled.

"agreed"

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Lisanna sighed as she sipped on her drink as she looked around the guild; it felt great to be home after so long, seeing all her friends finally able to stop pretending as she belonged. A loud crash sounded through the guild as Natsu and Gray entered another fight. She sighed, 'Natsu," she said to herself. things most certainly had changed while she was away though Lisanna turned to look around the guild

Elfman had a tad bit more confidence. She told herself he was more proud and confident in his abilities. She noted that she could have sworn him and evergreen stared at each other when the other thought they weren't looking, but she'll leave the gossip to Mira.

Macao and Wakaba were still the same, mostly though they seemed to be tired vets at this point, barely taking on jobs as they used to. However, she summed it up to Macao not wanting to go too far from Romeo something about too many members of fairy tail have gone without a parent, so he was doing his part to make sure he stayed alive for Romeo or something of that matter

the biggest change she thought to herself was Natsu. It seemed he was getting along with the others a lot better. The fact that he and Gray fought over everything. It gave her a sense of relief. Seeing them fight, speaking of Natsu, he and Lucy seemed close here to wonder if they like each other. A sense of dread came over her. Was she jealous most certainly, but she would be happy no matter whom he chose? But her heart hurt a bit. She never expected anyone else to get as close to Natsu as she did

she sighed, 'things really have changed.'

"Lisanna," a voice called, pulling the girl out her thoughts, causing her to jump a bit as she turned to see the girl in question, Lucy alongside Wendy, and Cana how and when they got there she didn't know, but she didn't mind as she smiled at them "you listing," Lucy asked her concern "you seem to be spacing out."

"Umm yeah," Lisanna muttered. "I was just thinking," she told her, "you know, resettling into being back in earth land."

"oh," Lucy asked, "are you settling in," she asked, taking a bit from her cake.

"yeah," Lisanna told her, "it just takes some re-getting used to," she said. "I mean, a lot of them have changed since my apparent death," she made are quotations and said in a mocking tone.

"I guess," Lucy said. the group could hear a loud crash as Natsu had knocked Gray into a table as Lucy let out a sigh, "those two."

"it's reassuring that Natsu hasn't changed much," Lisanna admitted, which hadn't shocked the four girls next to her "it's a breath of fresh air," she laughed "in edolas, it was like they didn't know what disagreement was" this made all four laugh.

"I don't expect Natsu to be the calm type," Lucy admitted, " he's not one to be shy."

hearing this, a thought came to Lisanna's mind, but she wanted to confirm it "what do you mean" she asked

"well, Natsu isn't the type to be embarrassed," Lucy explained.

"yeah," Wendy said, "he's pretty straightforward."

Cana chuckled as she eyed Lisanna, a knowing look in her eyes "come on guys, maybe you just haven't pushed the right buttons," Cana said, "all the boys have their weaknesses when it comes to us girls."

Lisanna inwardly smiled, 'so maybe everything hasn't changed,' she smiled as she finished her drink," so what I'm hearing is, ya'll what see Natsu embarrassed."

both girls looked at her like she grew two heads "good luck with that," they said

"if she does this," Cana spoke up, "ya'll owe me fifty jewels."

"oh Natsu," Lisanna called, getting the dragon slayers' attention as he tossed some unfortunate soul to the side as he came up to the girl, a large smile plastered on his face.

"Yo, Lisanna," he said, "what's up-" he stopped when Lisanna grabbed him the shirt and planted a kiss on his cheek, causing Natsu's face to go redder than Erza's hair.

"Just thought you deserved a kiss of good luck from your future wife," she told him as Natsu sputtered.

"I...I thought I told you to stop that," he shouted, his face still red

"you're just the cutest," she told him, causing his cheeks to puff up.

"I am not," he told her. "I am badass."

"I think you mean handsome," Lisanna said

"Stop it."

"oh, you love me," Lisanna said

Natsu could only grumble something as he looked away, not denying that fact as Lisanna smiled at him, he looked away, his cheeks calming down "yeah, I guess," he told her before running and punching the nearest person.

"there you go," she said to Lucy and Wendy as Cana sat behind her laughing her ass off.

Lisanna smiled as she heard her sister call her "sure, things may have changed," she thought to herself, but of all things, no matter what changes, there is only one thing she can do

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It Was an average day in fairy tail. Lucy had noticed her team was talking with Lisanna and Mira. She wondered what that was about as she walked. They had been busy these past few days, but everything was hectic right now, so she understands it wasn't like they were going to abandon him; she laughed at the thought.

"Hey Lucy," Wendy said

"oh, hey Wendy," besides she, not the only one who's new here; Wendy Juvia, even Gajeel, were newer members.

"oh Lucy, there you are," Natsu said, rushing over to her "you busy," he asked Lisanna walked closely behind him "we're about to head out on a job," he told her "you won't mind if Lisanna comes with us right."

"of course, not Lucy said, "why would I."

"I," Natsu stopped. "I don't know."

"Yeah, what was going to happen," Gray said, laughing, "suddenly, we'd turn into huge jerks and completely kick out Lucy" this was enough to get the huge laugh.

"as if," Erza said, "I for one would never allow that to happen," Erza.

"Even then, we're all busy people," Lucy said, "so we might end up forgetting things to"

"Did we forget your birthday," Erza asked, scarred.

"it's Lucy's birthday," Lisanna asked, stars in her eyes.

"no, it's not for another three months, Erza; you're fine," Lucy told her, "besides, I know you guys would never intentionally ignore me.

"Why would we ignore Lucy," Natsu asked "that just sounds stupid, I mean, we went to war for her"

"you did," Wendy asked.

"yeah," Natsu said

"if that isn't showing love, I don't know what is," Carla added.

"right," Lucy said, "so what's the job."

"typical cult taking over a town," Erza said "we're bringing Lisanna because Mira wanted her to start getting used to retaking Jobs,

"Thanks, guys," Lisanna said. "Mira's been worried sick I hope I'm not troubling you. Mira would do it herself, but" they all turned to the fifty or so things Mira was trying to do "she's tied up at the moment."

"it no problem, Lisanna," Erza told her.

"Besides, I don't mind," Lucy said, "you might be able to keep Natsu from destroying everything."

"hey"

"Besides, you guys grew up together; I'd understand if you were making sure Lisanna's settled"

"yeah, even then," Gray told them, "it's not like you helpless Lucy, you've grown into your wizard," he said, "even if we had to split up for a bit, it not like you couldn't handle yourself."

"Even then, I would still have people to hang with," Lucy said

"like what going to happen" Natsu joked "you'll become sad and depressed we'll for some reason go against everything our guild stands for"

"it would be out of nowhere," Wendy added.

"then I'd go off and discover some random magic and somehow become super powerful," Lucy added, "actually that might make a good book."

" naw," the group told her.

"It sounds sappy," Gray told her.

"and I'm pretty sure it's been done before," Natsu said

"I guess your right," Lucy said, "doesn't sound remarkably interesting at all."

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"So," Laxus asked, standing in front of Natsu, Gray, Cana, Kinana, Erza, and Mira, he let another breath as all stared at him, confused "who broke it?" he asked sternly in from them was his grandfather's favorite coffee maker which was smashed. In pieces, "I'm not mad," he told them, "I just want to know."

everyone looked at each other as the air went silent 'who broke it' they all wondered as Natsu looked to the side

"I did it," Mira said " I broke it"

"No," Laxus stopped her "no, you didn't," he sighed as he turned to the fairy tail's most destructive wizard, "Natsu."

"don't look at me," the dragon slayer shouted, "look at Gray."

"what I didn't break it," Gray shouted.

"oh yeah," Natsu said, getting his face, "how did you know it was broken."

"cause it's right in front of us," he shouted back, "and it's broken."

"Suspicious," Natsu said, glaring at him.

"no, it isn't"

"Umm," Kinana said shyly, looking away. "I'm not sure if this matters, but I saw Cana by it last."

"Liar!" Cana shouted, "everyone knows I don't drink that crap," she told her

"oh yeah," Kinana asked, "Then why where you buy it earlier."

"cause, I just so happen to use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles," Cana told her, "everyone knows that, Kinana."

"oh yeah, sure," Kinana told her, "you were probably drunk again," she told her.

"what!"

"you hear me," she glared back.

"Okay, okay," Mira said, trying to calm everyone down, "let's not fight. I broke it, so just let me pay for it."

"No," Laxus boomed; he wasn't going to put up with her kindness today; he was getting to the bottom of this and was not taking any of this guild self-sacrifice tendency's "who broke it?"

"hey, Laxus," Gray whispered. "Erza's been awfully quiet."

"Really! now"

"Yeah, really," Gray shouted

it was then that all hell broke loose as everyone started arguing over who broke it and why accusing each other as much as they could

"How could I think I could say something so horrible."

"you're the most destructive one here."

"I only drink Booze."

"yeah, well, you won't work anymore for a while."

"Please, let's not fight."

Laxus took this as his cue to leave as Freed meet him at the door; the pair walked out of the guild as Laxus had a smile on his face "so Freed asked," who actually broke it, you would be able to tell who"

"oh, that," Laxus said. "I broke it," he told him, shocking freed, "it burnt my hand, so I punched it."

"I see," Freed said, "why did you."

"logical ruse Freed," he told them, "by spreading this, it'll lead to a huge argument," he said, smiling. "I predict ten minutes from now; they'll be at each other's throats with war paint and a pig head on a stick."

"I see," Freed said

"Good," Laxus muttered, "it was getting a little chummy around here."

Chapter Text

Both Natsu and Kagura stood in an interrogation room as five men stood in a room with numbers one through five, "so" Natsu asked as Kagura stood next to him nervously "do recognize any of these men" he asked her.

"I was hiding in the bathroom," Kagura admitted, "but I heard him," she told him, "I think he was signing the music at the bar."

"Really now," Natsu asked, "what was he singing."

"I think," Kagura said, placing a finger on her chin, "I want it that way," she told him.

"ahh," Natsu said, a devious smile appearing on his face, "backstreet boys, I'm familiar," he smiled as he turned "number one could you sing the opening to? I want it that way."

"Really," asked the man. His name was Erigor. He smiled at the opportunity, "okay, you are my fire."

"number two, keep it is going," Natsu asked

number two, better known as Cobra, looked confused but complied, "the one desire."

"number 3."

"believe when I say," number 3 or Jose said, rolling his eyes. He was a man of action and didn't need to do any of this musical crap.

"number 4."

Number 4 or Angel smiled as she gleefully continued, "I want it that way," much like Natsu, she was remarkably familiar with this song and would gladly sign it. It also helped that her voice was a smooth as honey.

"tell me why," Natsu said, forgoing the fact that this was an investigation and getting too into the music.

"ain't nothing but a heartache."

"tell me why," Natsu shouted, tears forming in his eyes.

"ain't nothing but a mistake."

"now, number five."

"I never want to hear you say," he said in a smooth voice number five, better known as Jellal, effortlessly sang the song as a look of realization appeared on Kagura's face.

"I want it that way."

"man, literal chills," Natsu said, tears falling down his face.

"it was number five," Kagura told him, getting his attention "number five killed my brother," she said, a tad bit shaken.

"oh crap," Natsu said in shock. "I forgot about that part."

TV bleep noise

Natsu, Erza, Kinana, Macao, and Gray sat in a group as Natsu stood above them "ladies and gentlemen, we are here to answer the age-old question."

"Yeah, what's Lisanna's deal? She single," Macao asked.

"what no, we're dating come on," Natsu told him "where here the answer the question of who here can give off the best impression on master Makarov" he is smiling as everyone looked interested in his plan "you will be judged on voice, body language, and overall lack of flair" he explained "we're all doing the same scenario, Gramps eating a marshmallow for the very first time" he smiled "let the Makarov challenge begin."

"Gray went first "what is the gluttons' monstrosity before me," he asked, holding a marshmallow in hand.

Erza went next, "the sugar in this is quite sweet," she said as people shook their heads; hanging her head, she went back to her seat.

Macao went next, taking a bit of his before making a strange giggle that made everyone tilt their heads "that your impression of gramps," Natsu asked.

"I can hear him doing that"

pushing him to the side, Kinana went next "looks like a sticky pillow," she said, holding it the sky trying to admire it

"I don't care for it," Natsu said in his Makarov voice, "classical music," he said, which made everyone laugh as Makarov approached behind them.

"what are you brats up to," he asked sternly.

"Master," Natsu said as everyone stopped "nothing," he quickly told him, "just eating some marshmallows," he admitted pulling gout the bag, "want some"

"marshedmallw," Makarov said as he gave the sweet a good squeeze before letting out a giggle, almost like the one Macao did earlier.

"I knew it."

TV Bleep noise

Lucy and Cana both sat at a table in the guild "guess what," Lucy said excitedly, "my dad's coming to town, and we're going out to dinner."

"why are you going to dinner with him," Cana asked, "you haven't seen him in 7 years," she told her, "what's with the sudden change of interest."

"he's a busy man," Lucy said, "he's the CEO of our family company."

"he has no sick days," Cana told her.

"Okay," Lucy said, tired of this, "what's your problem with my dad."

"I mean, come on, Lulu," Cana told her, "he abandoned you when you were seven," she told her, "and he's been letting us down ever since."

"us"

"I think of you as a sister Lucy," Cana said, getting all serious, "so he didn't just abandon you," she said, tears forming on her eyes s" he abandoned us."

"Okay," Lucy said, backing up "look, we've been communicating," she said as she showed her communication lacrmia."

"new phone, who dis" Cana read

"below that," Lucy told her "see where going out to dinner tonight," she said triumphantly "maybe go for a walk, and if get cold, he'll give me his jacket," Lucy told her "wait, I'm describing a date, I don't know what fathers and daughters do, but I will find out" she shouted as she rushed off behind her Cana just shook her head.

"who needs dads anyway."

TV bleep noise

Makarov entered the guild with a large smile on his face " bonjour mesa me," he greeted Natsu, Juvia, Gajeel, Levy, and Jet, who greeted him back as he entered the guild.

"I see someone had a good time in the capital," Natsu asked, "how was Crocus."

"aww, yes," Makarov told him. "I had a great time; I feel like floating an on a croissant," he smiled "why people don't break out into song more often is beyond me."

"Juvia's been asking you for months if I could answer the Lacrima like 'who dis,'" Juvia said, finishing in a sing-doing voice to show her point.

"give it a whirl, girl," Makarov told her, shocking them all as he walked away.

"oh, my," Natsu said "guys, he's rhyming, telling Juvia to sing," Natsu explained, getting a slight hey from Juvia "master Makarov is on vacation high," he told them, getting their attention "he will say yes to anything right now."

"Juvia wants a magic horse," Juvia said, stars in her eyes, "and she would like her precious Gray to be riding it constantly," she said, a small smile forming on her face.

"I would like the master to remind everyone about workplace boundaries," Levy asked.

"ya know," Jet said, "I hear Alverez has these heated toilet seats that shoot water up to your-" Jet said before Natsu stopped him.

"let me stop you right there," Natsu smiled "what we need is one of those new fancy armored magic vehicles," he told them, "magic tanks."

"get two," Gajeel said. "I want one-two just so I can eat it," he frowned when everyone looked at him, "what that's high-quality iron."

"fine, we all get tanks," Natsu said, "but we can't do anything to ruin Gramps good" Natsu stopped when he saw Macao and Wakaba talking to Master Makarov "oh no, what are those idiots doing," he asked in fear as they walked towards them "what did you do" Natsu almost screamed.

"nothing," Wakaba told him, "just welcomed him back."

"and laughed with him at all the weight he gained," Macao told him.

"you what?"

"what is everyone standing around for" Makarov, now in his regular mood, "we got work to do."

"goodbye, tank."

"tank," Makarov shouted, hearing, "I gained three pounds, you brats," he said, growing to his giant form "three pounds."

TV bleep noise

Natsu and Cana sat at a bar as Natsu continued to drown in his sorrow; he had recently argued with master Makarov "man, I am so depressed right now," he muttered. "Lisanna even gave me this sticker for just waking up," he said as he showed off a sticker that read a good job.

"eww," Cana almost gagged, "it's like your dating your teacher."

"I know, right," Natsu muttered "it kinda hot," he said, trying to make a joke" meanwhile, Gramps won't even talk to me; how's he doing anyway."

"I haven't spoken to him in days," Cana told him "last I saw of him was when he told Mira a way to make our guild alliances less threatening," she said, "ya'll ready for this" she paused. For dramatic effect, "do groups."

"man, that's awful," Natsu laughed as he ordered another drink, "give me another port," Natsu asked.

"you still drink that stuff," Cana asked.

"yeah," Natsu told her. "Gramps got me hooked," he smiled. "Happy, and I even got one for our place," he stopped as something dawned on him "wait, that's it," he said, smiling. "I know what I need to do," he said, getting up, "I need to go."

"don't you forget something," Cana asked. Natsu looked at her before awkwardly sliding over and kissing her forehead before running off "no, pay your bill," she screamed as he ran off "damn. who raised you?"

TV bleep noise

Natsu and Laxus were in a tiny room with no one. Still, themselves could be seen or heard "master wanted us to go over this," he said, "apparently, someone's been leaking our secrets too dark guilds," he informed Natsu "everyone here is under investigation."

"that's impossible," Natsu told him, "no one here's a mole."

"What makes you sure about that" Laxus asked him

because I know these guys," Natsu told him, "we're family."

"you're a poor wizard if you believe people can't surprise you," Laxus told him.

"not these people," Natsu said. "I know everything about them," he pulled something out as if to make his point, "so its Thursday right," to which Natsu nodded, "so Cana's going to leave earlier to get to that new bar," Natsu said "Mira will be going over the weekly budget," Natsu said "and Macao will be attending a dinner for one," he told him confidently.

"Hmm," Laxus said

"and most certainly," Natsu said, "if I run and leap at Gildarts, he will certainly catch me," Natsu said as Gildarts entered the room, and to prove his point, he ran and leaped "incoming" he shouted.

"no, I'm holding coffee," Gildarts shouted as that was dropped as he held Natsu looking down at the dragon slayer; he sighed, "proud of yourself."

"yep"

Chapter Text

In a dark basement, a loud evil laugh echoed through walls; the man worked tirelessly on his latest experiment; the sounds of rumbling came out behind him as he smiled "soon my children," he said, "soon, you can wreak the destruction you so rightfully crave" he smiled his evil plan coming to life "soon I will have the respect I deserve" he shouted "and the world will fear my name" he screamed "Zero."

"Daaaaaaad!" a loud voice boomed at the top of the house. We find Sorano sitting on the table as Zero, who had used his magic to transform back into a brain, looked at his daughter.

"Not now, dear," he said. "I'm working," he said, letting out breaths of fresh air "can't this wait-"

"no," Sorano shouted, "my boyfriend broke up with me," she shouted, throwing the Lacrima across the room "my stupid Ex-boyfriend Cobra broke up with me," she shouted as she paced around the room "now I don't have a date for the prom" she shouted as she landed on the bed crying as Brain walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Umm," he muttered, "there there," he said, "I'm sure a beautiful girl like you can get a date for the prom."

"Ugh," Sorano let out a huff, "prom is tomorrow, dad," she said, "so you're going to find one for me!" she shouted, making the man shrink.

"no, be reasonable," he shouted, trying to retain an authoritative figure. "I can't just-"

"and I don't want just any date," Sorano told him "no, it has to be someone cool, someone popular, someone no other girl could dream of being with," she said, an evil grin appearing on her face. "I want-"

miles away, Natsu let out a sneeze as he looked around, totally aware of the impending threat that was coming his way

Date with destiny

Natsu flew through the sky as feeling free as a bird or, in his case, a dragon, unaware of the danger that lurked around for him as he ran atop the building in magnolia "almost there," he shouted to his friend s

"500 and closing," Laxus told him, going to have a visual any second"

"there he is," Erza called.

"is that a flying snake," Mira asked as the man turned off to look at them; he had a mask covering his face so they could see it as his hand started to get covered in scales firing of a blast that destroyed most of the walkway as the team jumped out of the way taking this as his cue he pulled up on his snake as it flew away giving chase Erza activated her heavens wheel armor and started throwing swords at him all of which he managed to dodge.

"{Fire dragon: roar}" Natsu shot out a fireball at him as the efforts flew around it Laxus followed up with a lighting attack, and Wendy attempted her sky dragon's wing attack on him.

Turning around, he struck a building to where Wendy ran under, knocking the debris out of the way of the civilians but ended getting trapped "no, I'm stuck," she shouted, "keep going, I'll be okay."

Nodded, the rest continued their chase. Turning around, the giant snake let out a puff of smoke.

"damn," Laxus shouted as he stopped crashing into something, continuing the chase; the snake knocked more rubble down as Erza sliced through it continuing to run after them as Natsu attempted to knock him down as both engaged in the skies above magnolia.

"Get back here," Natsu shouted as the man turned around and opened a part of his mask, letting out a mist of poison "damn," Natsu shouted, "can't move," he shouted as he fell to the ground.

"Natsu," Erza shouted as she caught him as she landed the others catching up to her "is he going to be okay," she asked as Wendy looked at him "yeah, he'll be fine; it should only be temporary."

"he's getting away," Natsu told them, still frozen from the venom "we have to go after him," he said as he started to fall over him only to be caught by Laxus.

"you mean we have to go after him," Mira told him, "you need to head back to the guild until that stuff wears off."

"but"

"Come on, man," Laxus said, "it's a guy riding a giant snake, not like it'll be hard to find"

"I guess," Natsu said

Later he and Erza were back at their guildhall; she had Natsu turned upside down as she gave his back a large stretch "better," she asked.

"yeah," Natsu admitted, "thanks."

"Welcome," she said, still holding onto his legs. "There a few problems acupuncture can't solve."

"yeah," he said as he reached for a lacrmia," now let's focus on our other problem," he said, "yo, have you guys found our Jewel thief."

"Well," Mira told him, answering the phone, "we found something worse" around her were several dozen tall flying creates they flew around destroying everything they could get their hand on

"Alright," Laxus charging up his lighting, "let's go, Fairy tail," he screamed as he flew off Wendy, using her wind to hover, and Mira activating her satin soul, started to attempt to ward whatever was attacking them off.

"they're everywhere," Laxus shouted as he let a large bolt of lightning, making most of them scatter; he turned and kept shooting lighting around.

"{Sky dragon: roar}" Wendy's gust of Wind was able to destroy most of the dark creatures as Mira followed up with an evil explosion.

"I think we got this," Mira said, her confidence showing a wicked smile grew on her face.

"umm, Mira," Wendy asked Shyly as the girl turned her face dropped.

"oh"

"what are you guys" Laxus stopped, a whole swarm of dark creatures coming toward them "umm, we need some backup," he said almost immediately as his two partners were frozen next to him.

"Aye, Sir," Natsu shouted as he and Erza started to leave.

"don't bother," another voice came on as a thought projection appeared in front of the two; it was Zero "for even if you destroy one of my children, you cannot stop me from unleashing the entire void" he smiled as he glared at the two "so unless you want me to destroy your city, you will do as I demand."

"what do you want," Natsu asked, "why don't ya come out and fight me like a real man."

"oh, I think not," Zero told him "if you want to save the city, you will meet these demands, the city will declare me its ruler," he told them "fairy tail will surrender" he smiled as he came to the last part " and you Natsu dragneel," he said as his body started to change "will take this lovely young lady to her junior prom."

Sorano appeared next to Zero "hey Natsy-poo," she said in a cute voice

a record scratch sounded in Natsu's brain as he shook his head "umm," he asked in concern, "what was that? last part."

"Natsu," Erza asked, causing the young man to jump in fear, "who is this girl, and why does she call you poo."

"her name is Sorano," Zero boasted, "and you will take her to prom!"

"this prom," Erza asked, going up to Sorano, pulling out a sword and pointing it in Sorano's face "it some manner of dual yes," she asked. "Natsu eagerly accepts," she shouted,

"it's not a dual Erza," Natsu told him a tad bit of embarrassment in his voice "it's a date," he said, shocking the redhead.

"what" she screamed "he does not accept," she called, now viably angry "I repeat, he does not accept" she was about to continue, but Natsu had grabbed her by the back of her armor and was dragging her off.

"give us a sec," Natsu asked; he dragged her into the hall as Erza began a long rant of how distasteful and unhonorable this was. Natsu pulled out the communication lacrmia "how things are going on the bridge."

"bad," Laxus told him, "if you're going to do something, do it now, Natsu," he shouted as he punched another void creature back.

Natsu could have sworn he saw Erza breathing fire as he sighed, "I'm going to do it."

"What!" Erza screamed, knocking the dragon slayer of balance

"it's the only way to save magnolia Erza," he said as he fixed himself up "the only way to give us enough time to stop Zero," he said as Erza looked at him with pleading eyes.

"but"

"I have to do it," he said, walking back into the room, "no matter how much I don't want to," he sighed as he took another look at Sorano. He'd admit she was cute, but still, he had feelings for someone else and didn't like where this was going, "and I don't want to" as he walked back up to Zero's projection.

"do we have a deal," he asked.

"I'll take the girl to prom," Natsu told him.

"don't tell me, ask her," Zero told him.

"you gotta be kidding me," Natsu groaned.

"do it!" Zero shouted

"Sorano was it," Natsu asked.

"meow," Sorano said, giving a wink.

'The Things I Do for this damn city,' Natsu muttered to himself as he felt his left eye twitch "will you go with me to the prom" he asked, almost through gritted teeth.

"Natsy-poo," Sorano said, trying to act surprised, "I thought you'd never ask," as Erza practically glared at her; if looks could kill, Sorano and Zero would both be a pile of ash right now.

Back on the bridge, Laxus, Mira, and Wendy stood back to back as they attempted to fight off the void creatures "damn it," Laxus screamed, "as he shot off another attack "we're not going to make it like this," he shouted as the void creatures all started to dissipate and leave "umm what" he asked.

"Did we win," Wendy asked?

Mira felt her communication lacrmia go off as she picked it up Laxus and Wendy jumping next to her as Natsu appeared on the screen. "I was able to buy you some time," Natsu told them, "Zero is the one controlling these things; find him and stop him" another picture appeared on-screen "start your search with her"

"who's is she," they all asked.

"manipulative heaven not worth Natsu's time," Erza screamed.

"Names Sorano," Natsu told them, ignoring her "she has some connection to Zero," he informed them, "find her find Zero" he looked back at Erza, who was still fuming. "Erza will join you."

"wait, Natsu," Wendy asks, you're not helping us."

"can't," Natsu told her. "I have a date," he said, almost deflating, getting shocked looks from his teammates.

Later after a visit to master bob, Natsu had arrived in a tuxedo; the place of the prom was located in a port near magnolia on a ship that was passing by "really hoping she doesn't show," Natsu muttered as someone tapped him on the shoulder he begrudgingly turned only to be meet with Erza in a beautiful red dress as she warmly smiled at Natsu as she held a corsage in her hand "I hear," she told him "that its appropriate to wear dead plants on such occasions," she told them as she placed it on him and stated fixing his bowtie.

"Erza," Natsu asked, confused, "what are you doing here," he asked, not that he was complaining.

"you said we need to investigate this Sorano girl," she explained, "and I intend to investigate her thoroughly," Erza boosted, attempting to hide her blush and jealousy "besides, she could be some secret dark wizard," she told him "she could put a hex on you, and you'll need saving," she said making an X with her arms "or she could secretly be a hideous beast trying to devour you" she pleaded "she is ugly like a monster no," Erza said looking away.

Natsu was about to say something when a chariot pulled up. Sorano, who was in a white dress with feathers on it, stepped out looking around till she spotted Natsu through the crowd "oh Natsy-poo," she stated exceptionally loudly, "your Angel has arrived," she said, doing a seductive pose as people around her rolled their eyes.

"on second thought," Natsu muttered. "I might need saving," he said as he begrudgingly left Erza's side as Sorano looked at him with loving eyes "hello, Sorano."

"Oh!" she said extremely loud, "LOOK, ITS MY DATE!" she said at the top of her lungs at everyone and anyone who would hear her. "THE AMAZING NATSU DRAGNEEL!" she screamed, almost as if she was trying to tease someone as people started to walk away "complement me," she said, getting close to him.

"not on your life," Natsu said through gritted teeth.

"complement me," she threatens, "or my dad destroys magnolia in one fell swoop."

"you look lovely," he said; it seemed to physically hurt him as he starred her up and down, "a total doll."

"oh Natsu," she said in a sweet voice, "you're a total catch," she told him, smiling," totally not like my worthless Ex-boyfriend Cobra," she screamed, scaring everyone around her "now take my arm and take me inside" she then looked him up and down "and would it kill you to smile."

Natsu attempted to force a smile, which sounded like glass breaking "maybe," he said as he then dragged his date inside Erza slowly walked up behind them, a dark cloud hanging over her as she then punched the chariot that Sorano came in on to pieces.

Once the prom had started, Natsu and Sorano had found themselves at a table as Natsu looked like he wanted to be about anywhere. Still, here people around him seemed to have a swell of pity for the dragon slayer, all the while, Sorano looked at Natsu with loving eyes as she leaned in, "ask me to dance."

"no" was all Natsu said

"come on, Natsy-poo," Sorano said, standing up, "you've never danced before."

"tried it once," Natsu retorted "didn't like it," he said

"Well then, I guess I'll have to let my dad destroy the city," she smiled as another idea came to her head, "or we can skip straight to the kissing," she said with an evil smirk."

"wanna dance" Natsu suddenly asked as Sorano dragged him to the dance floor; behind them, Erza looked on in anger as she practically bent the spoon as two people walked up behind, completely mortified at what she was doing to the spoon

as the song finished, Natsu quickly let go as another started, Sorano promptly pulled him back. "I love this song," she said as the two continued their dance. Natsu discretely pulled out his communication lacrmia

"Please tell me you guys have found Zero."

"not yet," Laxus told him, "but we were able to track down your girlfriend's address" he and the other two remaining members of the fairy tail were inside Sorano and Zero's house.

"she's not my girlfriend," Natsu shouted at him as Laxus jumped back.

"Ahh," Wendy let out a scream as she moved something leading to a hidden back door, "I think I found his secret lair," she muttered.

"What makes you so sure," Laxus asked.

"I don't know, Laxus," Mira told him, "maybe it was the hidden switch," Mira said sarcastically. "I mean, I'm only guessing here."

"yeah yeah, you made your point," Laxus told her as the trio walked down the stairs the entered a dark basement; as they looked around, Wendy felt a light switch as she pulled it, the lights came revealing the same void creatures they had fought on the bridge.

"found em," they all simultaneously told Natsu.

"Yes, you found me," a voice rang through the area. "I'm so pleased you could join me, fairy tail," the voice boomed "now you will meet your doom."

back at the pier, Natsu let out a sigh of relief as Sorano pushed back "now kiss me," she said as she leaned in only for Natsu to stop her

"Sorry," Natsu told her, "but that's not going to happen" he smiled as he placed his communication lacrmia in his pocket. "I don't like you like that," Natsu smiled "in fact, I just don't like you" Erza made a slight yes.

"WHAT!"

"as we speak, Zero is being taken down," Natsu told her, "we're done here."

"I don't think so," Sorano shouted, pulling out a kill switch from her feathers "daddy not the one calling the shots tonight, so unless you want all of Fiore to be encased in a void," she gave a wicked smile "you better pucker up."

"not even if you paid me," Natsu shouted as he grabbed the switch; the two began a tussle only for Natsu to catch her as she fell over.

"Cobra," Sorano suddenly called.

"that's you, boyfriend," Natsu screamed as the man who stole the jewels came down as on the flying snake he glared at Natsu as he landed on the ground "get your hands off my girl," he shouted; he then landed a punch on Natsu only to be shot back by one of Erza's swords.

"Keep your claws off, my boy," she proclaimed as she rushed to Natsu's side. "Natsu, are you okay," she asked, bending down to pick him, a small smile forming on Natsu's face.

"oh yeah," he said as he jumped up, shedding his tie then cracking his knuckles. "I'm feeling all fired up."

"oh, Cobra," Sorano said, rushing to her ex-boyfriend, "you do care."

Cobra smiled as he held out the stolen jewels to her, "lest never fight again, baby," he whispered to her as they started kissing. Natsu cleared his throat.

"ya know," he told them, "you too make a naughty couple."

in Zero's basement, Laxus dodged another attack as Zero stood over him "{Dark: Caprio}" the man screamed as the wave struck him as he blocked the attack

"{Sky dragons: roar}" Wendy screamed as she blasted him only for him to change into his brain persona and absorb the attack; he smiled as Wendy stared at him, confused "personality transfer" as Brain he raised his staff in the air as he slammed it down

"{dark: gravity}" he screamed as the three were all brought to the ground.

"damn," Mira called out, "this guy is tough."

in the docks, Natsu and Cobra faced off as both started attacking each other with their magic

"Fire dragon."

"poison dragon."

"Roar" as the two s attack collide, sending fire and poison paralyzing some people around them; they engaged in hand to hand combat as Cobra's poison was able to have some effect on Natsu as his pet snake started to attack him, grabbing the snake Natsu threw it over the side of the boat only for it to fly back up.

"damn, your good," Natsu muttered as he took another punch to the face.

"{Poison dragon" fang thrust"} a wave of poison launched from Cobra as Natsu jumped into the air knocking Cobra into the table.

"isn't it romantic" Sorano blushed, "they're fighting over me."

"they're not fighting over you," Erza screams as she attacked Sorano; the two landed on the table knocking over plates of food as Erza attempted to grab the switch from the girl as she kicked her off Erza glared at her as she lunged Sorano being quick forced her head into the punch bowl and attempted to drown her grabbing her with her feet she then threw her into a large cake as Erza rose from the punch gasping for air.

"you," Sorano said, anger now etched all over her face, "you ruined my dress!" as she flicked the switch

in the basement, Laxus had Zero in a chokehold. "All alright bub tell us how to" before he could finish, the chambers opened unleashed the void creatures from their cages "void," he finished as the creatures soon surrounded them

"oh crudnuggets," Wendy muttered.

"We need to seal the exits," Mira shouted as she blasted the exit causing it to collapse "we can't let any escape."

"{sky dragons: wave wind}" Wendy screamed as she captured most of the void creatures in her wind Laxus using his lighting, blasted most down as the trio grouped up in a circle, ready to face off against the void.

Natsu and Cobra continued to attack each other as Natsu landed on the ground, scales starting to grow on his body "alright pal, it's time I end this," he shouted "{dragon slayer secret art: crimson lotus exploding flame blade"} a wave of fire hit cobra who is sending him into a wall he attempted to stand up only to fall to the ground as Natsu smiled "and that's how you get it done."

Sorano smiled as she tightened her grip on the switch as she then ran at Erza, who sidestepped her smiling; she landed an oh so sweet punch on her "that was for forcing my Natsu to take you to prom," she whispered to herself

as she dropped the switch as it landed to Natsu feet, Sorano, still gaining herself from Erza punch, looked at Natsu "consider yourself dumped" he smiled as he broke the switch

"NO!"

in the basement, all the void creatures disappeared, leaving behind tiny larva of some kind as they all rolled around the three, who only smiled in relief

later the wizards had reunited at the docks smiling as the rune knights dragged off Cobra, who was placed in the same van as Zero, who was bound to where he couldn't move "nobody dumbs Sorano," Sorano all but shouted as the rune knight struggled with her "you're going to pay Natsy-poo" she screamed, "you're going to pay."

"so," Laxus asked as they were carted away, "no second date."

"I guess that's another job of the books for fairy tail," Mira smiled "besides, I think Natsu can do better."

"if you say so," Laxus told her

behind them, Natsu and Erza approached two students who were being treated for Cobra's poison "sorry, we pretty much ruined your prom."

"Are you kidding," one told them.

"yeah, this was the best prom ever."

"if you say so," Natsu said as two lights shined over him and Erza, causing the two to go back to back,

"and now for the king and queen of the prom," an announcer shouted, "Natsu dragneel and Erza Scarlet."

looking at each other as Natsu let out a sigh, a slight blush forming on his face "one more dance can't kill me," he said as he held out his hand for Erza

smiling Erza gladly took as she did a fist pump as the two walked off to have one final Dance

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"come on, sis," Yukino said as she dragged her sister through the streets of their home town "I can't wait for today," she said, giving Sorano a bright smile as the older girl sighed, "another day with my big sister" she smiled as Sorano tried to slow her sister down.

"slow down, Yukino," Sorano begged. She was excited to meet this friend of hers. However, it was still no reason to rush after letting out a loud yawn as she rubbed her eyes "so who's this friend of yours," she asked, "you haven't really talked about her well she had, but every time, the sting would barge in shouted something or other she was a few feet away from hitting him and knocking him into next week.

"oh well, she's a friend of mine from fairy tail," Yukino told her as a skeptical grin grew on her sister's face "she's also a celestial wizard like me," she said, giving her a bright grin.

"wait," Sorano muttered as they arrived at the train station.

"Hey Lucy," Yukino called, and so Sorano's worse fears were realized. She watched as the two exchanged greetings; she then pointed to her as she and Lucy meet gazes; she could have sworn she heard a pin drop time seemed to freeze as they both realized what this meant.

"what are you doing here!" they both screamed, shocking Yukino, who shrunk into the background.

"umm, what," Yukino asked, "you guys know each other" her question was completely ignored as the two were in each other's faces, or more likely, Sorano was in Lucy's face as the girl had a terrified look.

"So, how exactly are you doing here, Heartfilia," Sorano asked in a cold tone. "I can't believe you're the best friend that my sister won't shut up about."

"as you can talk," Lucy shot back. "I can't believe someone so nice can be related to someone so vile."

"hey," Sorano shouted as sparks flew between the pair as Yukino stepped in and separated the pair.

"Okay, let's calm down," Sorano said, trying to reason "now anyone wants to explain what's going," she asked as both girls looked away.

"it nothing, sis," Sorano admitted

Lucy rose a brow before a smile formed on her face "nothing, just old friends greeting each other," she said, getting a death look from Sorano as she muttered something, "I wish I had known you two were sisters, or I would let you know about her sooner."

"oh, it's alright," Yukino told her. "I'm just glad she came back."

"Yeah, well, I'm happy for you," Lucy said as she shot a grin at Sorano.

"yeah," she said through gritted teeth, "nice to see you again, Lucy."

Later the group had found themselves at a cafe, and things were awkward. Lucy and Sorano almost refused to talk to each other, and most conversations were either forced or instigated by her looking between them. She wanted to know what happened; she knew her sister had a criminal past, but what happened so bad that they ended up like this? She noticed the waiter had approached them.

"oh, I'll take a lemonade," Yukino said

"strawberry lemonade," Sorano and Lucy said in almost perfect unison before looking at each other and looking away; they even ordered the same meal. It was then she realized something" you know," Yukino muttered, "you too are actually a lot alike."

"what!" they both scream. "I am nothing like her," they both screamed at her before backing up "sorry, I didn't mean to shout" before they looked at each other."

"stop that!" they screamed, realizing they were talking together, "stop copying me."

"Stop it."

"you're the one who needs to stop."

"know you're doing it on purpose."

"no, I'm not."

"yes, you are."

Yukino couldn't help but laugh as the two continued as both look away from each other angrily "oh come, you two remind some much of each other," she said, trying to hide her laugh.

Lucy looked like she was about to say something but stopped as she looked away. "I need to go to the restroom she muttered before leaving. Yukino tried to stop her.

"it's okay," Lucy said. "I'll be right back."

as the girl left, Yukino turned to her sister, who was staring guiltily looking at the ground "sis," she asked, "what happened between you" she asked

"it's nothing," Sorano told her, "just-"

"part of your past," Yukino finished, "you know I won't blame you for what happened."

"that," she stopped, "don't worry about it," Sorano said. "I don't want to think about it."

Yukino smiled "you know Lucy, I pretty forgiving person," she told her, "and I'm sure she'd be willing to forgive you for whatever you did," Yukino said

"Yeah, sure," Sorano said. "I'll grab another thing of napkins; she said as she walked away.

Yukino let out another sigh 'man' Yukino was baffled; she honestly wanted her Sorano and Lucy to get along, but the task seemed impossible she honestly wondered what had gone on between the two that made them so like this between each other, but the better question is how could she fix this there had to be something she could do to help them work whatever this was

"Hey, I'm back," Lucy said, pulling the girl out of her thoughts "where did Ang- I mean Sorano goes," she asked.

"oh, umm," Yukino said, "she went to get some napkins for us," she told her as a thought came to her mind "so what is the story between you and my sister Lucy," she asked as Lucy sat down.

"umm well," Lucy looked away "don't worry about it," Lucy told her, trying to fake smile "it all in the past, and that was like nine years ago, so it doesn't really matter right now," Lucy said as Yukino looked at her "did you really think that she and I are alike."

"well yeah," Yukino told her, "you're both kind and caring," she smiled, "and I can always count on you two," she smiled, "and you helped me no matter how much I mess up."

Lucy couldn't help but smile; she had never imagined Sorano as a kind and caring person, but the Nirvana incident played in her head, and what happened to Karen and their fight 'maybe I am just petty.'

"I'm back," Sorano said

"Okay," Yukino said in a sorrowful tone in her voice as the two sat in an uncomfortable silence that filled the air looking between the two. Yukino massaged her temples as she stood up. "I need to step out for a moment," she muttered, leaving the two."

"Yuki," Sorano almost shouted, but the girl was already gone as Sorano looked back at Lucy, their eyes meet a sense of dread coming over them "look," Sorano muttered, " I know we sorta got off. On the wrong foot."

"yeah," Lucy muttered. "I guess I don't know," she looked back, "did you miss her."

"every day," Sorano told her, "at first I thought she was dead" Sorano frowned as she looked down, "but know," she stopped when she felt Lucy place a hand on hers and smile.

"I think it's time we both moved on," Lucy told her, smiling no point in holding onto the past anymore, right. besides, I think we've lived in regret for too long" Lucy looked away. "Lucy sighed, "if anything, we need to move past this," Lucy smiled, "for Yukino."

"I," Sorano stopped, a small smile coming to her face, "okay, but still, I don't think I'm ready to tell her about what I've done in my past."

"aww," a voice said, making the girls jump up as they saw Yukino smiling. "I didn't know you cared so much."

"hey, stop that," Sorano shouted.

"she just drowns on and on about you, Yukino," Lucy giggled.

"stop it!"

"well, if anything, we can enjoy the rest of the day now," Yukino asked, a smile on her face as Sorano looked away with a small blush on her face.

"fine," she muttered, "whatever" inwardly, she was smiling as if a part of her had been lifted; she smiled as the server brought their food. they spent the rest of the evening talking about their guild and such

"so how is Natsu," Yukino asked

"oh, pretty much the same," Lucy told her, "how's guild life, Sabretooth treating you well."

"yes," Yukino told her, "sting been doing great as our guild master."

"though, I must admit he reminds me a lot of that dragon slayer friend of yours, "Sorano told her "the only difference is aside from not being as cute, he seems to bluff a lot."

"oh, really," Lucy asked, "how so."

"Nothing too major; he just seems to show off a lot," Sorano told her "he only apparently does when he's around my sister."

"ya know, Natsu was telling me a lot about Dragon traits that are often passed on to dragon slayers," Lucy explained "showing bravado is a common one," Lucy told her, "though they claim is one of the calmer traits, but" she stopped as she whispered the last part in her ears.

"I am going to kill him," Sorano muttered.

"what? Why"

Sorano just looked at her.

"Your too good for him."

"what"

Lucy could only laugh as Sorano looked away "big sis knows best; don't forget that."

"okay"

as the day came to a close, they bid farewell to Lucy, the girl smiling gas they left. Yukino smiled, "I'm glad you to are started to get along," Sorano just smiled,

"yeah," she said, "me too, sis."

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Natsu stood silent as he sat where he and Lisanna's old hideout was; his mind felt numb. He still couldn't believe that Lisanna was dead. She couldn't be. He felt numb and cold; his best friend was gone; he'd never see her again, never be able to see her smile or eat her wonderful cooking.g He looked to the side of him. Happy had long since left. He went off the find some fish,h so know Natsu was alone.

"Hey Natsu," a voice called to the young dragon slayer. He looked back to see Mira standing behind him, a look of sorrow in her eyes as she approached him "how ya doing" there was a hint of sorrow in her voice as she approached him. Natsu didn't look at her as he looked into the distance.

"I'm okay," he lied. He was very not okay, but he wouldn't want anyone to worry about him. Mira and Elfman were the ones hurting right now, and the guild needed to support them "peachy," he said, holding back tears.

"you know," Mira whispered. "Lisanna was right; you are a terrible liar," she laughed. Ash looked away "it's okay to be hurt, ya know."

"I don't know what you're talking about," he said as Mira sat down next to him; she said nothing as they sat there, the only sound being the sound of birds chirping and the sound of the wind hitting the leaves "her funeral is this Friday," Mira said, "just thought you wanted to know" she got up to leave-taking one last look at Natsu as she started to walk away.

"she loved the sunsets here," Natsu said, making Mira stop as she looked around "she'd always drag me out here, so we could watch them together" he smiled at the memory. "I guess I thought being here would help me."

"Natsu," Mira whispered as she turned back; she looked in the distance as she sat back down, "you wanna talk about it."

I don't," she stopped him.

"Please," Mira told him, " I know she meant a lot to you" Mira smiled "everyone been all over Elfman and Me ever since it's happened, but I've seen the way you've been looking"

Natsu sighed, defeated. "I thought about sneaking on that job," Natsu told her, which shocked Mira but wasn't out of the ordinary; he was known for doing reckless things but still sneaking on an S-class job that seemed like a bit much "I decided against it cause well" he smiled "I knew you'd beat my but, but now"

"don't talk like that," Mira told him. "I would've let you come," she looked to the side. If she were honest, she wouldn't have minded him coming "if anything, you've proven your strength, but we can't think about what was," she smiled at him. "I'm sure she wouldn't blame you for what happened."

"Yeah, I guess," Natsu said as Mira scooted closer to him, "it's just, I don't know," Natsu said, "I could talk to her."

"I know we never got off on the right foot," Mira told him as she gripped his hand, "but you don't have to feel like that "but I always like you in a way" she smiled "you meant the world to her"

"you did, too," Natsu told her. Another wave of silence came over the pair as they looked into the distance.

"you know," Mira stated, "you can talk to me," she smiled. "Your sister-in-law just so happens to be a great counselor."

"oh goodness, not you to" Natsu couldn't help but chuckle, "we weren't married."

"so you didn't want to marry my sister," Mira teased as a blush grew on Natsu's face as he looked away "oh my god, you did want to marry her," Mira started laughing as she smiled at him.

"now I'll never get to tell her," Natsu muttered.

"don't think like that," Mira nudged him "she knew," she smiled at him," when two people love each other, there are some things you don't need to tell each other."

"yeah," Natsu muttered. "I guess," he smiled, "thanks, Mira."

"No problem," Miura told him as she looked in the distance. The sun had started to set "she was right, ya know," she said, getting his attention, "the sunsets here are beautiful" she looked at Natsu and smiles. "I might have to drag you out here now, and then," she looked at him and smiled, "don't worry, I'll be here for you."

Natsu smiled at the gesture as he took a look at the sunset one more time "thanks," he smiled as an idea ran through his head. Soon, the small memorial was placed near their old hideout, so she could watch the sunsets with them when they did come back.

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"You wanna say that again, you are stripping ice princess" Natsu yelled

"You heard me dragon breath" Gray shouted

"So uh," Macao asked, "what are they arguing about this time," he wondered. Natsu and Gray were in the middle of another argument at this point; the entire guild was starting to get used to the two's arguments it was becoming pretty standard. though most of them wished that the due would argue less, it was pretty entertaining to watch and place bets on who would hit who first

"Uh, I think I missed it," Wakaba said, "though I think they just looked at each other this time" he smiled.

"How long till Erza gets here," Macao asked

"I'd say about," he looked at his watch, "a good fifteen seconds," he said before silently counting to fifteen in his head before the doors kicked open, revealing the armored wizard as she glared at Natsu and Gray. They had stopped arguing in fear as Erza walked up to them before hitting them both on the head, making both Macao and Wakaba laugh.

"How many times do I have to tell you," Erza screamed

Natsu sighed once again. It's not his fault that this ice stripper is so infuriating that he can't focus on what he should be doing. Was it Happy? No, wait, he was with Lisanna today something about mother-son time or whatever, not like he tried not to think of what went through the youngest Strauss siblings head when it came to him, and Happy "Natsu" Erza screamed, pulling him out of his thoughts "are you listing."

"Yes," Natsu said quickly

"No, you weren't pyro."

"Shut it, Ice princess," Natsu screamed back before the two could start. Erza pushed them both from each other, landing them on the ground.

"Stop it" Erza screamed Erza was about to start again when Natsu shot up, looking around. "Natsu," she asked as the boy looked around. There was a sense of urgency in how he looked before he started to sniff the air "what's wrong," she asked as Natsu walked away from her. Sniffing the air like he was sensing something, it was off to her, but she wouldn't be ignored "hey, I'm talking to you." she shouted, only to be still ignored by him as he walked up to the door.

"Maybe that last hit you die finally fried his brain." Gray joked

"I didn't hit you that hard," Erza muttered, "grow a spine," Gray said nothing as he rubbed the bruise on his head

"Hey Natsu," a voice called. They looked to see Lisanna had walked in the guild behind her Happy was flying, running up to him only for him to walk past her as well. "Natsu," she asked. That was when Erza knew something was wrong. Natsu rarely ever outright ignored Lisanna, and the only time he did was when Gray was involved, and he was standing right next to her. What had the dragon slayer attention "are you okay" Lisanna asked.

"Aye," Happy said, "maybe he's thinking of fish."

Natsu said nothing. He didn't even know the two were next to him. His nose was going crazy. There was a scent in the air, a familiar one, it was unique, but it wasn't Igneel. No, this one was feminine. He knew that much, but why it seemed so familiar, he didn't know, but his hand instinctively went to his scarf. He knew this person, and if he knew this person, they would know Igneel. If they knew Igneel, a light bulb went off in his head before he ran off, scaring both Happy and Lisanna as he busted out the guild doors, rushing past both Mira and Elfman as everyone watched him run off in utter confusion.

"Natsu," Happy said, activating his wings come back," Happy screamed as he ran after his best friend. "I want some fish too." Mira and Elfman watched as he flew by again, still confused as to what was going on

"Wait, Happy," Lisanna screamed, rushing after the blue feline, "don't go running off like that," she shouted "oh hey big sis, big brother elf, later," she said as she ran off after the dragon slayer and flying cat as the pair looked in confusion as Erza walked up to the door.

"What was that about" Mira muttered

"I have no idea," Erza admitted, "but I'm going to find out," she said, walking past her.

"she's only saying that cause flame brain started ignoring her," Gray said. "I'm sure he'll be fine."

"Put on some clothes," Mira told him, scaring the boy as Elfman patted him on the back.

Erza ignored their antics as she looked in the distance. She wondered what Natsu had so worked up that it had him running off as he did. She then remembered that he had clutched his scarf before leaving "could it be Igneel" she muttered, getting everyone else attention.

"His dragon," Gray asked

"What makes you say that red" Mira asked

"Before he left," Erza looked down. "I saw him grabbing his scarf," she said

"Yeah, so," Mira said

"He tells me that Igneel gave it to him," Erza said

"Yeah, I remember that," Mira said, "so you think that Igneel's come back for him," Erza said nothing "hey," Mira screamed Erza continued to ignore her, leaving obviously going to follow Natsu "I'm talking to you read," she screamed

"I think she's more concerned about Natsu than you right now," Gray said

"What was that" Mira screamed at him

"Nothing"

Natsu ran as fast as he could hear someone shouting his name but right now, whoever it was could wait. He needed to find out who this was. Their scent was warming, calming, and too familiar, and yet he couldn't tell. If there was something that Natsu prided himself on was his nose, and while he would admit he was terrible at names, he'd never forget someone's scent. He could tell who someone was by their scent alone, from Erza to the jerk Gray. But he had no idea who this was, then why was it so familiar to him. Eventually, he found himself in the east forest, coming to a stop. memories coming to his head he heard what he thought was a women's voice it was kind, caring and comforting "who is she" Natsu wondered as he walked the scent, he was smelling getting stronger "is there anyone there" he screamed nothing "I know your there so come out."

"My my," a voice called Natsu heard this turning he saw someone a hood covering their face covering their eyes, but he could see their smile "as loud as ever I see," she muttered.

"Who are you" Natsu shouted, "tell me now."

"What, you don't recognize me, Natsu" the person seemed a bit saddened before shaking their heads "maybe it was a side effect," she wondered "maybe you do," she looked at him, taking off her hood, her blond hair falling down giving a smile, "or maybe it was my hood young on, now tell me how's my little fire dragon doing."

"Sensei," Natsu muttered like a flash. The memories came back to him. It was her, his teacher, the one who would visit him. when he stayed with Igneel, the person who would help with his writing other than Igneel, and here she was. "Ms. Anna," Natsu said. He felt tears come to his face. "I," he stopped trying to hold back his tears before feeling her warm embrace around him being lifted off the ground.

"it's okay," she said, "it's okay" Natsu started to cry the feeling of tears on her robe was there she smiled before planting a small kiss on his cheek "don't worry, she said, "I'm here" she smiled as she held him close "I'm here young one."

a few hours had passed Natsu, and Anna know he had a name at the base of a tree "where did Igneel go" Natsu asked. "I woke up one day, and he was just gone," he asked as Anna a look of sorrow came over her face.

"Natsu I" Anna stopped. "Igneel had to go away for a bit," she said

"What," Natsu asked, "why."

"I," she stopped again, "just know that he has to take care of something with the other dragons," she admitted. "I don't know how long this will take, but that you will see him again."

"Oh," Natsu said, "it must be important if Igneel had to leave," Natsu said, "but why did he just leave me in the woods," he asked.

"That was my fault," Anna admitted rubbing his head. "I was supposed to get you all, but there were complications that made you all get separated."

"other's," Natsu asked, confused.

"Like I said complication, my child," she said, "don't worry in time, everything will start to make sense" Natsu grumbled something as he snuggled further into her lap. Anna said nothing, glad that she could find at least one of the dragon slayer children now she needed to track down the others. "I do hope you been behaving yourself, Natsu," she joked as the boy looked away, clearly embarrassed.

"it's not my fault," he grumbled out.

Erza had since caught up to Lisanna, who had, in turn, caught up to Happy; however, the trio lost Natsu. so now they were trying to locate the dragon slayer and hopefully meet this dragon he always talked about "where did you think Natsu ran off to" Lisanna asked

"I don't know," Erza said, "but we need to find him," Erza said

"Natsu not one to get lost, though," Lisann said

"I know," Erza said, "but you know how he gets."

"Yeah," the pair stopped when they heard what seemed like humming, crouching down. Erza and Lisanna started moving slowly, with Happy floating close to the ground through the bushes. As they tried to find the source of the humming, they stopped when they what looked like a blond woman sitting on the ground and a familiar mop of pink hair in her lap. She seemed to be comforting him, making them wonder what had exactly transpired between the two.

"Who's that," Lisanna asked.

"I don't know," Erza said, "has Natsu ever mentioned someone of her description."

"Not that I know off," Lisanna admitted as they learned in, trying to listen in on their conversation

"So, after Igneel, I was found by Gramps," Natsu said

"Gramps" Anna asked

"Yeah, he's a nice man. We call him gramps cause he's so old, and he's sorta like a father to everyone back in the guild."

"Ah yes," Anna said, "fairy tail, right."

"Yeah, huh," Natsu said, "it's the best place ever" he smiled. "I've made so many friends too."

"I can imagine, young one," Anna replied

"I think Natsu know here," Lisanna said before the two could converse any further Happy came from the bushes. running up to his best friend

"Natsu," he screamed, shocking the boy, "this isn't fish."

"When did I mention fish," Natsu said, sitting up

"You didn't" Happy screamed

"And who might he be," Anna asked

"Oh, this is Happy," Natsu said. "I hatched him from an egg," Natsu said smiling.

"That sounds interesting," Anna admitted even though that seemed far-fetched. However, she knew better than anything to doubt things that people tell, especially when it came to one of the dragon slayer children she was in charge of as two more people came out of the bushes behind them.

"Oh, hey Lisanna, Erza, what are you doing here," Natsu asked

"Who is this, Natsu" Erza trying not to sound accusatory, but she still wanted to know why A. Natsu had run off from the guild earlier, and B. had apparently gone up a stranger and was lying in her lap. It was poor manners in her mind

"Oh, this," Natsu said "this is my old Sensi Anna," she said, "I Haven't seen her in a while, and she was nearby."

"Really," Lisanna asked, "you were Natsu's teacher" a confused look came over her face. "Wait, then what about Igneel."

"While yes," Anna admitted, "Natsu was indeed raised by Igneel, dragons aren't the best when it comes to human social cues," she said, laughing at how often Igneel would try to teach Natsu something that would seem normal for dragons but to a human would be entirely crazy "so you could say I was there to make sure they could function in a human society."

"I see," Erza said, looking at Natsu. She had never seen the boy so happy she couldn't help but smile "it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Yes," Anna said, "Natu has told me about you," she said, "Erza and Lisanna, right."

"Yep," Lisanna said, "I'm going to be Natsu's future wife," she said

"We aren't married," Natsu screamed

"My Natsu, look you," Anna teased, "you've grown more than I thought you."

"Come on," Natsu grumbled as he hides his blushing face

"So, what," Lisanna asked, "did she tell you where Igneel was"

"He had to go," Natsu said. Anna felt him clutch her arm. She smiled at him, "but he'll be back" Natsu smiled "I know it," shaking his head "oh yeah, Anna," Natsu shouted, "you should come back to guild" he smiled, trying to pull her up "you have to meet the others" he said

"Well, if you insist, Natsu," she smiled.

"Yeah, I know you'll enjoy it" Natsu smiled as Lisann Happy and Erza followed. it was nice to see Natsu again. The smile on his face was something she would treasure for the rest of her life. Even though she couldn't tell him the entire truth, she knew that she would be able to watch over him until that fateful day came. She just hoped that he could handle it when it finally came.

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After all the tears and happiness that everyone in fairy tail experienced in the return of Lisanna, they needed to head to the guild, but first, they should get Lisanna home so she could change; it was apparent they were still in shock that they honestly had her back to most obvious that Mira, Elfman, and Natsu were as close to her as glue, but that wasn't important to them right now they needed to get her home so she could change and rest after everything that she had gone through in Edolas.

"Man," Lisanna muttered as they walked through the streets of her home, "Magnolia hasn't changed since I've been gone."

"Yeah," Elfman muttered, "you should be able to get back into the swing of things real quick little sis."

"Yeah," Natsu added, "you know Magnolia."

"Yep," Lisanna said, looking at the sky again, her mind falling back to her time in the alternate dimension "it's just so," she started, "I think the word is strange."

"What do you mean," Mira asked

"Nothing to worry about," Lisanna said, "just being in Edolas for so long, it so weird seeing all this again. "it's like being in a dream," she said

"Hey," Erza said, "we here for you, ya know" she smiled, "anything you need."

"Yeah," Gray said, "will help you in any way we can," he said

"Thank you," Lisanna muttered, looking down, seeing this, a smile came across Natsu's face as they approached the Strauss household looking at Lisanna. He then whispered something in Mira's ear, getting a giggle from her as everyone looked at them in confusion "everything okay" Lisanna asked

"Oh nothing, sis," Mira said as they reached their house

"Could you just wait here for a sec," Natsu said to the confused Strauss sibling? She nodded as he entered the house. A few seconds passed before he screamed "alright you can come in," he said, confused the girl, and everyone else walked into the house, wondering what Natsu was up to this time when he turned to face Lisanna again "oh, welcome home dear."

"What," everyone asked as Lisanna looked at him, shocked.

"I said" he was stopped when Lisanna rushed him, giving him a hug holding him as tightly as she could "welcome home," he said again.

"Honey, I'm home," Lisanna said. "I'm finally home," she whispered as she felt Mira come from behind her, hugging her.

"Hey, get me in there," Elfman called, wrapping them all in a tight hug

"Aye, sir," Happy screamed as he hopped in the middle of the hug

"What was that" Wendy asked

"An inside joke," Erza explained. "I never really understood it," Erza muttered. "Yeah, she used to say it all the time," Erza explained as they wanted as the group had a hugging session again though they could understand the sentiment cause finally, after three long years, their family was whole again, and nothing was going to separate them for the longest time.

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The streets of New Magnolia was quiet tonight that except for the sounds of Jackpot running through the streets the loud clanking of his metal boots as he tried to run away from Natsu and Gajeel on one of the ledges of the many buildings Wendy and Sting watched over them as they landed in front of the mechanical monster who stopped before turning the other direction running past a pizza delivery guy only for him to grab the guy "no" Sting cried |"not the pizza guy" he shouted, "take Wendy."

"Jackpot's getting away," she shouted, ignoring her brother's remarks as he turned another corner.

"We got him trapped," Natsu said

"Alright," Gajeel said, "let's go bear hunting."

"Grizzly slaying," Wendy added

"Hunting time," Sting shouted, "awe yeah."

"Whatever," Gajeel said, "let go."

"Hold it," Natsu said, "we don't want to rush right into Jackpots slot magic" he looked up "we can attack from above," he said, "get him with the clothesline."

"that'll take forever," Gajeel shot back "we need to take him down now, I mean, come on, he's kidnapping people."

"Not just people," Sting shouted, "the pizza deliver guy."

"we're taking him from above," Natsu hosted as the groups started to follow him, going around the roof coming over to the corner where Jackpot was hiding, only for there to be an empty alleyway.

"Well, what do ya know," Gajeel said, "and the title for worst leader goes to"

"How am I the worst leader," Natsu asked. He was started to get irritated by Gajeel.

"If we did this my way," Gajeel started as Natsu rolled his eyes, "we would have taken this bastard down by now."

"If you hadn't wasted time second-guessing my orders," Natsu began shouting at him, "we would have taken him down by now" behind them, Wendy had grabbed Sting and pulled him back. This was becoming a typical argument between the two; it was no secret that Gajeel had wanted to be the leader just as bad as Natsu, which is part of the reason he had been on his case a lot lately.

"Fine then," Natsu shouted "if you want to be the leader so bad," Natsu started, "then why don't you take the reins for a while."

"First good idea you've had all night," Gajeel shouted back as they glared at each

"let's comprise," Sting said. "I'll be the leader" this idea was quickly shot down by a glare from the older dragon slayers making him back up in fear as Wendy face palmed behind him

"I'm out of here," Natsu shouted "the teams yours," he huffed off, leaving his family behind

"I can't believe he's gone," Sign said

oh, Natsu will be back," Wendy told him, trying to cheer him up "he just needs space" she looked at Sting, who had a confused look on his face "you meant the pizza guy, didn't you," she asked as he gave her a slight nod making the girl place a hand on her forehead

New girl in town

Natsu stormed over the rooftop, his mind still burning with his and Gajeel's argument as he knocked over objects and he let out a slight growl. He didn't realize that he was being followed; however, coming to a stop at the edge of a building, he turned to see several dragon soldiers standing behind him "dragon clan," Natsu muttered "you just made my night," he said as he ignited his flames striking each on down as they attack him he dodged barely being hit as he knocked the final one down he smiled "I feel so much better" he stopped when a shadow came over him women stood over him her pink hair flowing in the wind as a light blush appeared on Natsu cheeks.

"Not bad," she said as she landed on the ground

"Umm, thanks," Natsu muttered

"This might actually be a challenge," she muttered as she got ready before she pulled out something. A bright light shined in Natsu's eyes as he backed up. He was barely able to see as she rushed him, kicking him down smiling as he looked confused over him "the names Meredy."

"Umm Natsu"

"Oh, I knew that," Meredy said, standing up, "until we meet again," she said as she gave him a wink before leaving her figure disappearing into the night.

back in their layer Wendy over stood a chart as she circled a small section of it "come on, Wendy," Gajeel said, "we have to find Jackpots layer."

"You think shouting going to help," Wendy asked.

"No," Gajeel responded, "but hitting might," he said, cracking his knuckles

"I'll work faster," Wendy said

the doors then opened as Natsu walked in his eyes still red from Meredy attack as Sting saw this "Natsu back" he called "and he's been crying," he said as he rushed to give his brother a hug "he missed us," he said as Natsu pushed him away

"I was hit with a blinding bomb," Natsi told him

"Sure," Sting said as Natsu walked by him

"And where have you been," Gajeel asked

"I don't see how's that's your problem," Natsu told him, walking by him

"Whatever," Gajeel said

"Come on, guys," Sting said, "let's all get along here" he was then gut checked by Gajeel, who then walked away, "and now the healing can begin."

"Hey guys," Wendy called. "I found his layer," she shouted happily."

"Really," Natsu asked, "were."

"Well, you see," Wendy said, pointing at her map, "if we look at the epicenter of" she was stopped when Gajeel stood in front of her.

"you're on a need-to-know basis," he said, "and guess what, you don't need to know."

"Whatever," Natsu said, walking away as Gajeel had a giant smirk on his face as Natsu slammed the door on his way out as Sting waved goodbye.

Natsu sat alone in the living room as he watched his show. It was nice to get away from the guys a bit, and he needed this break.

The TV shows

"Captain, we can't be together. It goes against your protocol."

"Well, Celeste, you don't get to be the captain by following all the rules."

"Good then, now give me your ships on bard protocol."

"I can't believe you, you broke my heart, but my disintegration beam still works" the woman is then shot at by bean turning everything except her boots to dust "at least I'll have these to remember you buy."

End TV show

"Man, relationships are complicated," Natsu muttered behind him. Anna had walked from their dojo to see the dragon slayer watching his show. She smiled but looked around to notice that the others weren't around to watch with him as they all (in secret) did

"Natsu," she called, getting the boy's attention, "where are your brothers and sister."

"don't know," he responded.

"What do you mean you don't know," she asked, walking up to him

"Gajeel thinks he can lead the team better than me," Natsu said, "so I let him."

"that's not your decision to make," Anna shouted.

"And why not, sensei" Natsu shouted. "I've had to make every other decision, and I'm, tired" he screamed, "they have no idea what kind of pressure I'm under up there, and all they do is complain; is it too much to ask for a thank you."

"Yes," Anna told him, slamming her staff into the ground. "Leadership is not about being appreciated," she lectured the young dragon slayer "it's about responsibility; it doesn't matter that the burden is heavy; it matters that you carry it" she gave a heavy sigh as she looked at Natsu, who seemed to be mulling over her words "now go find your brothers and sister."

"Aye ma'am," Natsu muttered as he sulked out of the lair. Anna smiled at the boy as he left.

Natsu kicked a can away as he sighed "but what if I don't want the burden" he muttered as he looked around "now where are those guys," Natsu muttered. "Wendy said something about forty-seven."

"You always talk to yourself" a voice called Natsu turned to see Meredy standing behind him, smiling at him as he turned to face her.

"Sometimes I'm the only one who'll listen," he told her

"Oh, I'll listen," she said, "to you beg for your life"

"let's see how well you do against someone who can see," Natsu said, his magi power leaking out

"let's see how well you do against someone who's better than you," Meredy said

"Yeah, well," Natsu stopped. He had no comeback for that. "Let just go," he said as both got into a fighting stance last time. She didn't even use her magic so that he would be seeing it for the first time "{Fire dragons: Iron fist} he screamed as Meredy dodged around him, kicking him up as a line of snow-covered his vision he slid back "Hyōka style interesting," he said as they continued to fight.

"Igneel style," Meredy muttered before smirking, "predictable." she gave another attack as Natsu slid back. He then landed on her face making her jump around as she wiped her mouth, checking for blood. She smiled "your good," she said, "no wonder we haven't been able to wipe you out."

"Not like Acnologia's been trying," Natsu told her

"I know," Meredy said, "it's all he talks about revenge, this, revenge that, vendetta, vendetta," Meredy said in a mocking voice as she and Natsu started to laugh

"So, I take it you disapprove," Natsu asked

"Oh no, I approve," Meredy said, getting serious, "just saying the guy needs a hobby" she then rushed him again "{snow dragons: wing attack}" she shouted, landing Natsu into a wall "your good," she said between breaths, "but I've seen better."

"Really," Natsu said "well then, I guess it's time I got serious," he shouted as they charged at each other again

deep in the sewers Gajeel, Wendy, and Sting walked through the pipe as Sting sniffed the air "man, it stinks down here," he muttered

"It is a severe Sting," Gajeel said

"I mean more than usual," he said "where does this stuff come from anyway," he asked as Wendy and Gajeel stopped looking at each other before turning around. Wendy went up to him and whispered it in his ear "what" he screamed, jumping up "don't they know where living down here." he shouted.

"Keep it down, guys," Gajeel shouted

"You sound just like Natsu," Wendy said

"Say that again, and I'll shove your head in this sewage," Gajeel shouted,

"And now you sound like you again," Wendy muttered as they kept walking into a large mechanical room as Gajeel and Sting looked up in amazement "come on," Wendy muttered. "Jackpots layer should be around here somewhere."

"You don't say," Gajeel told her as she looked up, seeing this "oh," she muttered as they walked forward.

"What," Wendy said as she looked in an oil vat where a human head popped up, scaring the pair.

"he's growing humans," Sting screamed

"I doubt that," Wendy said

"Then what is he doing," Gajeel said, "he can't eat them."

"Turning them into fuel," Wendy said

"that's gross," Sting said, "almost as gross as the sewer."

"shut up and get them out," Gajeel said as they started to pull the humans from the oil, placing them gently on the ground; they got out everyone they could that was still alive as they dived behind some beams the humans came to and started to filter out of the room they all smiled as they left "and a job well down without Natsu I might add"

"You stole my fuel," a voice called as Jackpot came up from behind them

"What now, boss" Sting asked as they all looked at the mechanical monster in fear

Natsu and Meredy fight continued as they each tried to land a blow on the other though it was apparent, they were evenly matched, seeing as neither er could get a divisive blow "you know," Natsu said, "I don't think you're as bad you pretend to be"

"Oh," Meredy said, "what part of trying to kill you don't you understand" she shouted

"On the rooftop, you could have finished me," he said, but you didn't."

"Cause you're the first thing in this city that doesn't bore me," she replied as she hit him again. Getting the upper hand, she put him in a chokehold "besides; I don't think you are as good as you pretend to be," she said as she got closer so she could whisper in his ear, "doesn't the goody two shoe thing doesn't get old." she said

"Better than the alternative," Natsu shot back.

"To what," Meredy asked, "to cut loose, to have fun," she said as Natsu elbowed her to get out of the hold as she backed up "guess I touched a nerve," she said

"Why because I beat you," he said as Meredy got close to him. He could feel the killing intent coming from her as he jumped out of the way.

"See that high rise," she asked as she pointed to the cathedral behind her Natsu nodded as the girl smiled "good, meet me there at midnight."

"why"

Meredy leaned back "got something to show you," she said as she fell off as she jumped away, leaving Natsu alone and confused at the girl's intentions.

Wendy was thrown against the wall as Jackpot laughed Gajeel and Sting looked at him "wow, where totally losing," Sign shouted as Gajeel was thrown into a wall.

"Yeah, I hadn't noticed," he shouted.

"Then get your head in the game," he shouted back "you supposed to be the leader" Wendy had attempted to hit Jackpot's head only to be hit with a bathtub sending her in front of Gajeel and Sting as they dodged a lightning bolt.

"Get back in there," Gajeel shouted

"And do what," Wendy asked

"Go for the head," he told her

"I just tried that," Wendy shouted

"Then do it better," Gajeel responded

"Yeah, four times in a row definitely won't see that one coming," she sighed. If they somehow got out of this, she was voting for Natsu to be the leader again. No questions asked when your plans involve hitting it harder, you're not a good leader, heck at this point. Sting might come up with a better plan as she went for the head again "{Leading sky arrow}" she screamed as Jackpot swatted her away.

"crap" Sting shouted. "Gajeel, what do we do."

"Umm," Gajeel said, backing up looking around, "go for the head," he screamed.

"Fifth times the charm," Sting shouted as he readied his attack as he charged Jackpot, only be blown back by a lightning bolt sending him into a wall.

"Sting," Gajeel shouted as he and Wendy ran to their little brother's side, looking him over as Wendy faced down Jackpot alone.

"Umm, Gajeel, a little help here," she asked.

"We should uhm" Gajeel felt his body tense up. Is this what Natsu was going through every time they went into a fight having to come up with plans on the fly? No, it should be easy, right he should have this, but he didn't, and Sting was injured and out cold.

"Damn it," Wendy shouted as she picked up some wires running around Jackpot as she tied him up to a wall as she landed in front of Gajeel. "Gajeel snap out of it," she screamed, slapping him "we need to get Sting out of here," she shouted as she picked him up. "We need to move," she exclaimed.

"Right," He muttered as they started to run; however, they failed to notice that Jackpot had marked them with a track. He smiled as they left.

"Fear not, little dragons," he muttered, "your death is coming."

Natsu sat at the window of Lucy's apartment as he knocked "yo Lucy, you in there," he said as he continued knocking as Lucy came to the window in her Pajamas.

"Natsu," Lucy muttered as the boy gave her a toothy grin

"Hey can we talk," he asked

"Can it wait till morning," Lucy said, rubbing her eyes before yawning.

"I meet this girl," Natsu said, and instantly Lucy's sleep wore off as she dragged him into her apartment, sitting him down as she sat across from him, a giant smile on her face.

"Tell me everything," she said

"Well, she can use magic," Natus said "she's a dragon slayer too," he stopped, "and she's in the dragon clan," he said before receiving a good slap from Lucy.

"Are you insane" Lucy shouted.

"Lucy she's different," Natsu told her "She's."

"In the dragon clan," Lucy interrupted

"I know, but she's."

"In the dragon clan."

"I know we shouldn't be hanging out, but" Natsu started only to be interrupted again.

"You know why," Lucy said, "cause she's in the dragon clan," she shouted, trying to get this through the thick skull of her friend.

"she's fun, Lucy," Natsu responded. "I'm tired of always having to be the responsible one," he told her, "When do I get to cut loose."

letting out a sigh, Lucy looked at her long-time friend "what does she want from you."

"I don't know," Natsu said, "but I'm meeting her at the cathedral later tonight," he told her "No idea what her plan is."

"Yeah, like pushing you off of it," she screamed.

"I don't think so," Natu said, "there's good in her; I can feel it."

"I hope your right about this, Natsu," Lucy said, "Be safe, please."

"aren't I always" Natsu. told her

In the dragon clan hideout, Meredy walked into the throne room where Acnologia was waiting as she got to one knee "you wished to see me," she asked.

"Meredy," he said, "I heard you had the opportunity to dispatch me Natsu Dragneel," he said

"Did you now," she asked

"But you let him go," Acnologia asked

"that's not true," Meredy said it wasn't a total lie. The fight they had was more of a stalemate, and she left "he escaped"

"I doubt that," he said

"He got away from you, didn't he" Meredy teased, only for Acnologia. to let out a growl making the girl freeze in fear as he approached her, growing his claw.

"If you see that dragon again," he said, "you are to kill him on sight, do I make myself clear" he shouted as Meredy swallowed a lump in her throat as she looked at him.

"Yes, father"

"help" Gajeel screamed as they ran back into the lair. Anna came rushing out to see Sting in their arms as she rushed to the couch.

"Sit him down," she shouted as she placed a hand on his forehead "what happened? she asked, she then looked around, "where's Natsu."

"I have no idea," Gajeel said "this is a disaster sensei. I don't know what happened. I just froze up" Gajeel shook his head. "I have no problem risking my own life, but my brothers."

"So, understand the price of leadership," Anna said "responsibility."

"Yeah," Gajeel muttered, "and I hate it."

"So, now you understand Natsu's burden," she asked.

"We need him back," Gajeel said. "I need him back."

"Then go get him," Anna said as she left to get the first aid kit

"But we don't know where he is," Gajeel told her

"he's going to the cathedral," Wendy said as everyone looked at her, confused. "Lucy texted me," she held up her dragon lacrmia. "Lucy texted me; this is the best day," she screamed as Sting let out a groan of pain, making her stop her celebration "well, it's had its ups and downs," she admitted.

On the top of the Cathedral, Meredy paced back and forth. She wondered when he would show up or if he would show up. She stopped. She could smell his scent "you know," she said, turning to face him, "I was beginning to think you wouldn't show" she smiled as Natsu walked up to her.

"Well, here I am," Natsu said "what is this about," he asked as she tossed him a pair of binoculars. She then pointed to where Natsu bent down. Looking to where she pointed, he saw a sword. He knew that sword. It was the legendary heat blade said to be forged from Igneel's scales himself. "I don't believe I had no idea that was here."

"I know, right," Meredy said, getting next to him "it old, priceless, and it's yours," she said, getting his attention "all you have to do is help me steal it."

"What," Natsu asked, "no, we're not."

"Come on," Meredy said, "that sword is just sitting there collecting dust," she said, "you deserve, a lot more than some old rich guy." Meredy walked up to him, placing a hand on his shoulder "stop being responsible, Natsu," she said, "stop waiting for people to give you the life you want" she then reached out her hand, "come with me, and we can take it."

"No, it's wrong," Natsu said

"And" she smiled, "I'm getting that sword Natsu, with or without you."

"We don't have to do this, Meredy," Natsu said

"I know," she said "that's what makes it fun," she said as she flipped him over, pulling his arm back as Gajeel rushed up to them.

"Natsu," he screamed "what's going on? whose she," he asked, confused

"Umm," Natsu said, trying to stand up, "Gajeel, this is Meredy, Meredy this Gajeel."

"we're out there risking our lives," Gajeel started, "and you here holding hands with the enemy."

"I can explain," Natsu said as Meredy let him up

"This should be good," Meredy said

"well, you see," Natsu started only for Jackpot to land in front of them, his dark red eyes glowing as Natsu sighed in relief "oh thank goodness," he muttered anything was better than explaining this situation to Gajeel bad enough Meredy was here all he needed was two people who knew how to get under his skin as they attack Jackpot dodged and wet under all their attack before grabbing Natsu with his arms as he slammed him into a wall "damn it" Natsu muttered as he saw Meredy who was watching them a smile on her face "Meredy" he called help," he said as she pulled out a small ice shard and threw it at him making him duck through the arm, he was connected to was separated he looked at her.

"Later, dragneel," Meredy winked before she jumped off the building. now free, Natsu ran up and punched Jackpot away

"All is forgiven, you're the leader again welcome back," Gajeel said as quickly as he could as Natsu smiled.

"Follow me" he shouted.

"you're the boss," Gajeel replied as they jumped off the building "now what," he asked.

"Charge him" Natsu shouted

"What," Gajeel asked

"Trust me," he smiled as they rushed him "{Fire dragons: Iron fist}."

"{Iron dragons: Hard fist} Jackpot's backup part of him was damaged, but he kept moving as he tried to attack Natsu slid under him, knocking on one of the waterlines as he surrounded him.

"What," he asked

"Gajeel," Natsu screamed as she ignited his flames "{Firedragon: brilliant flame," he shouted as he created a large explosion sending the mechanical monster back as Gazelle rushed in.

"{Iron dragon: sword}" he screamed as he used his sword to cut Jackpot in half defeating the robot as its parts scattered across the ground.

"Nice work, welcome back," Gajeel said

"Yeah," Natsu said

"And I'm sorry," he whispered

"What was that," Natsu asked "sorry I couldn't hear you," he said, trying to hold his laugh.

"I said," Gajeel started. "I'm sorry!" he screamed.

"Apology accepted," Natsu muttered as he held his ears "come on, let's get back," he said as they walked away, clearly unaware of Jackpot slowly starting to reassemble himself.

everyone watched as Natsu held a slice of pizza in front of Stings face "works every time," he said as Sting slowly sat up

"Sting," Gajeel screamed, "don't scare me like that, buddy," he said as he hugged their youngest dragon slayer, "thought we lost you."

"Oh man," Sting said, "I had the weirdest dream," he muttered, "dreamt the stuff in the sewer was actually"

"don't worry about it," Wendy said quickly "it was just a dream." She held a figure to the other two as Natsu handed him the slice of pizza as Gajeel grabbed him to talk about the Meredy girl that Natsu was with

"So, what's with that girl trying to kill you," he asked

"She didn't try to kill me," Natsu said "she rescued me," he told him

"She threw a knife at you," Gajeel said

"She threw a knife near me," he corrected

"she's with the dragon clan," Gajeel said

"Nobody perfect," he said as he walked away, Meredy was still out there, and he knew they would run across each other again while he had to be responsible. It was nice to know there was someone out there he could have fun with

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For once, it wasn't Natsu's fault really; it wasn't if it were up to him, he would be lying in his house or Lucy's apartment up to his neck in food or taking a bath does not help Wendy and Juvia with this out of the box prank the two pulled up on the fly he needed to practice saying no to Wendy. It seemed that was their entire team, excluding Carla. All Wendy needed to do was put on her puppy dog eyes, and fairy tails strongest team would become pudding in her hands, and she damn well knew it, but what could they do? They honestly love her too much. But that' not here nor there. You wonder just how Natsu found himself in this mess. well, it all started when he went on an odd job with both Juvia and Wendy

"Why did we have to take the train" Natsu groaned out as Wendy sat sulking in her seat once again. Her Troia spelled failed her, and Natsu was in pain, not to mention she had been feeling a little sick lately, but she couldn't; be getting motion sickness yet, right.

"The trip would be three days. on Foot Natsu" came a reply, "and Juvia will not walk that far for a simple job."

"Okay, then why me," Natsu asked again, not that he had a problem with the water wizard. The few times they did talk, they seemed to get along well. It was just odd she wanted to go on a job with him.

"What Juvia can't go on a job with her guildmates," she asked, a serious look coming over her face.

"You know that's not what I meant," Natsu countered

"Juvia just wanted to spend time with her other friends," she told him

"She needed a fire wizard and healing wizard for the job," Wendy said

"Wendy, how could you" Juvia shouted as Wendy stuck her tongue out

"Well, if that all, why didn't you just say that," Carla asked as Juvia turned to sulk in her seat "you act like we would have told you no," Carla told her, trying to hide her laugh though she could tell she was still embarrassed

"Aye," Happy added

"Shut up" Juvia screamed as Wendy, Happy, and Carla laughed at her while Natsu let out moans in discomfort. once they arrived at the station, that was when the seed was planted, or they met the bringer of chaos as Natsu liked to put it the job itself went off without a hitch some cult or whatever had been making trouble for the townsfolk got injured and for some reason, they all specialized in fire, and water magic and a lot of people got hurt, so the three of them were perfect for this job, and afterward, they spent some time around town

"Look how pretty the flowers look, Natsu," Wendy said as she started smelling.

"don't go too far," Natsu said

"aren't you so cute," Juvia said as Natsu rolled his eyes as Wendy looked at the flowers "maybe Juvia should bring some for her precious Gray," she said as Wendy came up to them.

"I don't think Gray would like flowers very much," Wendy said behind them; a stranger passing took notice as Wendy started going through the flowers approaching the three wizards. They smiled.

"Hey, you're those fairy tail guys, right," they asked as Natsu and Juvia nodded as they glanced back in forth between what Wendy was doing and greeting the friendly stranger "you know your daughter is adorable," she said

"Oh yeah," Natsu said, utterly unaware of what was just said to him

"Oh, thank you," Juvia said. She was still in gray land, so the words hadn't wholly registered in her head

"Did they just?" Happy asked

"Give them a second," Carla said

"Wait, what" both screamed, their faces turning redder than Erza's hair as they glanced back in forth between each other "nowhere," they stopped.

"Juvia is loyal only to her precious Gray," Juvia screamed

"Wendy is not my daughter," Natsu screamed

"What," Wendy asked, now finally hearing the conversation

"I certainly wouldn't see him as a father figure," Happy muttered

"Not helping" Natsu shouted

"Oh, so she's not your daughter," the stranger asked before Natsu could answer, a mischievous grin coming over her face.

"No, we're only guildmates, more like siblings," Natsu told her

"Oh, I see," the stranger said, "that explained why you three look so much alike," she said

"Do they," Happy asked

"Well," Carla had to admit she and Natsu did have similar features, but where did Juvia "it's the blue hair," Carla told him.

"Ahh"

after bidding the friendly person farewell, Wendy waited until they were out of earshot then she put her plan into motion as she looked at Natsu and Juvia, giving them a warm smile asking the question the ever little girl would ask at least once "mom dad can I have some Ice cream" Wendy asked completely innocently as possible which was enough to have both wizards choke on their spit as Wendy hid her laugh

"Not funny, kid," Natsu grumbled

"She gets that from you ya know," Juvia said

"No, she does not," Natsu argued back

"I kinda do," Wendy said as innocently as possible "I do spend a lot of time with you."

"you're supposed to be on my side," Natsu shouted.

"I've just admitted the truth," Wendy said matter a faculty as the trio left. After that, none of them brought up the mini-incident, and that would be the end of it, right they go back to the guild meet up with their friends, and hopefully in a month or two right, that how these things typically work, but he wasn't an average person some mythical force or whatever seemed to get enjoyment out of his suffering. While Natsu was being honest, most (all) of it was primarily self-inflicted. It still got tiring, especially when he had more important things to do, like eating, sleeping, or both. But no, someone got a sick pleasure out of seeing him suffer. In some way,

they were at the guild a month after it had happened, he Wendy and for some reason, Juvia, who was there waiting for Gray, all sat together

"So that's an odd group," Mira muttered.

"What do you mean," Lucy asked. "Natsu and Wendy always sit," she stopped when she saw the extra person there "yeah, that is a little weird," Lucy commented, "they also went on that job last month." Lucy smiled as she shook her head "they're probably just talking about something they discovered while on the job." Lucy said, "I might join them in a sec" Lucy laughed

"Yeah," Mira said before a peeved Erza kicked in the guild doors; everyone stopped wondering what set the scarlet-haired women of today as she narrowed her eyes as she found her target before marching over to one Natsu Dragneel.

"Natsu" she screamed.

"What did I do," Natsu asked in fear as Erza slammed something on the table. It was an issue sorcerer weekly.

"Explain yourself," she shouted as she pointed to a particular page Natsu overlooked at as did Wendy Happy, Carla, and Juvia because they were curious, Lucy who had come to defuse the situation, and Mira who just wanted in on the gossip as per usual with her. of course, on reading the page Natsu eyes widened to the size of dinner plates as Juvia turned a deep shade of red some say you could see steam coming from her ears.

"What the" Happy and Carl asked

"When did Wendy become your daughter." Mira shouted, getting the rest of the guild in on the recent scandal, "and why are we just finding out about this"

"she's not our daughter," Natsu and Juvia shouted as Gray came, and before he could find out, Juvia was on him.

"Juvia is sorry, my love," she screamed to a confused Gray "she would never betray you like this," she said, tears in her eyes "this is your fault," Juvia screamed.

"My fault," Natsu shouted, "how was I supposed to know there was s sorcerer weekly guy around when the lady asked if Wendy was our kid" he called back.

"aren't you supposed to have super hearing or something" Juvia shouted? To say the entire guild was confused would be an understatement, and all the information they had was a lady who thought Wendy was Natsu and Juvia's kid.

"I mean, she can pass for Natsu's kid with the way he pampers her," Lucy muttered.

"And they do look alike when they get that serious expression on their face, " Mira added, "but where does Juvia come in."

"it's the blue hair," Happy told them

"ahh"

"you're not helping," Natsu and Juvia shouted at the feline "stop that" they both screamed at each other.

"Having a kid is manly," Elfman shouted.

On the other hand, Wendy did not react to everything that was going on the fact she was feeling a little mischievous again, time to cause some chaos as she looked at Natsu and Juvia. Before putting on her best sad face, "mom, dad stop fighting," she said, making the whole guild double over as Natsu and Juvia turned an even deeper shade of red.

"Juvia has no feeling for Natsu," Juvia screamed at her

"don't; scream at her," Natsu shouted

"You know Juvia gets angry when she's stressed," she shouted back

"that's still no excuse to scream at Wendy," Natsu shouted

"What part of she gets it from you, don't you understand" Juvia shouted, both utterly oblivious to the perplexed looks they were getting and the fact they were arguing about Wendy wasn't helping their case either

after everything had calmed down, everything eventually went back to normal. well, except for the fact Natsu, Wendy, Juvia seemed to hang out now and then but then again, nothing too strange that was until a sorcerer weekly issue reached the guild apologizing to the three for the misunderstanding it also seemed to go into great detail how great the guild was and how lucky Fiore was that Fairy tail existed

"I know you all went over to sorcerer weekly to straighten things out," Makarov asked, "but what did you do?" He didn't receive an answer. All he got was three dark smiles implying that he was better off not knowing.

"Are we sure they're not related" Gray asked

"At this point," Lucy said, "I wouldn't be surprised," she told the ice make wizard.

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Natsu jerked back as he watched Wendy land a pretty good kick on a tree sending it flying into the air. He had to give Grandeeney some credit. She taught the kid well, and she had the strength to show to he watched as she walked in circles literal steam coming from her ears as she clenched her tiny fist so hard that a part of him wondered if she might draw blood before long she kicked another tree causing it to topple over as she let out a scream in frustration as she sat next to the tree that she had mercilessly kicked down, as she let out a breath of air before leading back "I'm calm now" Wendy said

Natsu laughed even at fourteen Wendy was just a calm and gentle soul, but her outburst here proved that she was just as powerful as he was. he sighed as he walked up to her. He came out only after watching her storm from the guild as he watched her bounce between fury and anger.

"I just think you need a little more time," Erza said,

"What do you mean a little more time" Wendy screamed. "I'm not a kid anymore, Erza," she shouted

"Please, Wendy, calm down," Carla had said, "and I agree with Erza."

"That not fair," Wendy said. "I'm just as strong as anyone else on that list," Wendy shouted. What was she talking about, you ask? It was that time of year again, the year of the fairy tale S-class trials, and of course, Wendy was hoping to get on the list, but according to Erza here, she still wasn't ready, not after everything she had seen.

"Look, Wendy," Erza said, "I just think there are a few more things you can go over before" Erza didn't get to finish cause Wendy had already stormed off she sighed as she went away Natsu, of course, having overheard the conversation taking a glance with Gajeel both came to the same conclusion.

'You check on her,' Gajeel said in his mind, 'she'll trust you a little more.'

and that was how he ended up here as he walked next to her, sitting down as she hugged her kneed right now he would be her soundboard a part of him could understand not getting chosen for the S-class trial he remembered that he would kick up a storm and typically be knocked out by Erza around the time of year he laughed at the memories as he looked at Wendy who admittedly took it better than he did she left the guild before she went on her temper tantrum

"Can you believe this" Wendy said, "after everything I've been through, dragons, edolas Tenrou," she muttered, "and she says I'm not ready for the S-class trials" Wendy looked away? "After everything, they still want to treat me. Like I'm the same girl you brought from Cait shelter."

"Come on," Natsu said, "you know that's not true," he said. "Erza just concerned for you," Natsu said "no matter how strong you get, she's always going to feel responsible, especially since she was the one who brought you here" Wendy grumbled something as Natsu laughed "you'll get your chance, kid," Natsu said if it were up to him, he would have let her take the S-class trials after she gained dragon force hell you can't get any more ready than that.

"don't tell me. I gotta be patient," Wendy muttered. "I've been nothing but patient," Wendy said "hell, you and Gajeel have become S-class wizards," Wendy said. "Gray, Lucy," she said, leaning back, "I feel like I'm getting left behind."

"Come on, kid, you're putting too much pressure on yourself," he said

"You always say that," Wendy said, leaning back allowing herself to lean on this shoulder. "I guess I just want to feel like I'm going somewhere."

Natsu wrapped his arm around her as the air between them went silent while Wendy hid it better than he and Gajeel did. She was still like them. A dragon raised her, and dragons by nature loved challenges to push themselves even further to see just how strong they were. It was many downsides of the magic in his mind because it was an instinct. They could not help the thrill of battle called to them, like the smell of food "might skip the S-class trials this year," Natsu muttered.

"You skip the S-class trials," Wendy said, trying to hide her laughter "why might you do that, oh brother, mine."

"Yeah," Natsu said, "gotta make sure you don't do something stupid," he said as Wendy laughed as she laid against him.

"Or hear me out here," Wendy said, "you convince Erza to let me go on the trials."

"so I have to pick between either A," Natsu asked, "going back to the guild talking with Erza possibly getting into a fight with here cause lets both be honest we're both hard-headed, I can deal with at or B I can choose to stay behind and keep you company," Natsu said as he looked up "what a tough decision I have to make here kiddo."

"I thought I told you top calling me that," Wendy said

"Hey, no matter how much you grow up," Natsu said, "you'll always be the little sister of the group," Natsu said

"I know," Wendy said

"So come on," Natsu said, "let us go get some grub," he said, "I can tell that all your rampaging has you hungry as hell," Natsu said

"Yeah," Wendy said, "no fancy restaurants," Wendy said, "don't think I can take another one of those"

"don't worry, we're going to the usual place," Natsu said

"You know Carla will not like that you too me there," Wendy said

"Eh," Natsu said, "you need comfort food," Natsu said, giving her a big smile. "So, you are coming or not."

"Yeah, sure, why not," Wendy said "give me a week with my big brother to myself," Wendy said as she got up smiling. The night ended with more greasy food than either could stomach, but in the end, they were happy. besides, come next year, Wendy would earn that spot on the S-class list, but this year, she would spend that week with her big brother, and you know what that all she needed

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Juvia didn't know why she felt so angry. If anything, she should be glad that giant snowball would finally leave her alone. However, still, there was this aching pain in her chest every time she looked over there seeing that smile of his but directed at another woman it made her antsy and how many times do you need to touch a guy on the shoulder you can't even see so shoulders under all those coats "Umm you okay there Juvia" a voice called pulling the women out of her thoughts she turned to see Mira giving her a warm smile "I don't think that steak will be harming anyone anytime soon" she laughed making Juvia look down in shame.

"Yes," Juvia said, shooting a glance over to Gray and whoever he was with right now.

"You keep glancing over there," Mira asked, "why don't you go over there and talk."

"Why should I" Juvia argued "in fact, I'm glad he's not bothering me for once," she smiled "in fact, I can probably get some real work done"

"Is that why you have a death grip on your fork" another voice came, it was Wendy.

"Shut up" Juvia screamed. She turned, taking in the woman's appearance. She didn't look too bad. She had nice purple hair and beautiful redeye, and she and gray seemed to get along. The real shocker was that she appeared to be wearing a jacket, not as many as Gray, mind you, but still enough to warrant some questions "clearly, they come from the same place," she said.

"You sound like a jealous girlfriend," Wendy laughed.

"I am not jealous," Juvia shouted, standing up only for Wendy and Mira to burst into laughter "screw you guys," Juvia shouted as she left them to her laugh; she wasn't jealous. No, she wasn't. Why would she be? It was nothing at all right. She would be gone by tomorrow, and everything would be back to normal, or what passes for normal in this guild but hey, what could she do? This was her family, and if them acting like a bunch of dorks was normal, then by hell, it was their normal. besides, she wasn't Jealous, nope, not in the slightest hell she didn't care

But that aching feeling in her chest just wouldn't go away

the next day Juvia came back to the guild; she was more relaxed. She went to the bar and sat down next to Lucy before exchanging a greeting with the girl as Wendy came up next to her, "so you cool off."

"Shut up," Juvia said

"what's her problem," Lucy asked

"nothing" Juvia shouted

"she's jealous that Gray is hanging out with the new girl," Wendy said

"Who Ultear," she asked,

"that's the one," Wendy said,

"So, her name's Ultear," Juvia asked

"yeah," Wendy said, "apparently they grew up in the same village or something," Wendy said, "he didn't introduce her but their childhood friends" she then laughed, "explains why she dresses in just as much clothes" this was enough to get a laugh out of everyone "speaking of which where is he anyway," Wendy asked, "I wanted to get to know Ultear."

"What is she joining the guild or something," Juvia asked.

"I mean, Gray made the offer, and she said she'd think about it," Lucy said. "I mean, I don't care," she said "why do you," she asked, gaining that snarky grin she usually wore when she was ready to cause trouble, and it usually ended with Natsu in pain and everyone laughing. "I mean, if she joins, she'll be around all the time they'll spend every day together," Lucy started, "I think I can hear wedding bells already," Juvia said nothing, just rolling her eyes at the blonds comments she was trying to bait her she knew it. However, there still was this aching pain in her chest that told her otherwise, "and then they'll ride off to the sunset living happily ever after."

"You done," Wendy asked.

"Yeah," Lucy said, trying to hide her laugh "where is the snowball anyway," Lucy asked, "he's normally here by now."

"He and Ultear went to town earlier," Macao voice came. "Something about him doing something nice for Ultear."

"I never took Gary as a Romantic," Elfman said, "but he seemed to know what he was doing."

"Yeah," Jet said, "I don't think I've ever seen him so confident before," he laughed "not a single stutter in those words he laughed.

"Gray is such a sweetheart isn't he," Mira said as everyone started talking about Gray Lucy had turned back to see Juvia glaring a hole into the table next to her, a smile coming across her face as she got the women's attention again.

"You hear that," Lucy said, "looks like Gray is making a move." Lucy teased

"So, what," Juvia said. "I don't care," she said, "not in the slightest," she muttered as she looked away "he can do what he wants."

"Whatever you say, Juvi," Lucy said, "whatever you say" Lucy laughed "this Ultear a good person though," Lucy said, "so try to behave yourself," Juvia said nothing rolling her eyes at her friend's antics when the doors opened, revealing Gray and Ultear they seemed to be having a good time as they walked into the place as they exchanged greeting btu that wasn't what had her attention no it was Gray he seems to be wearing fewer sweaters than normal she thought she was going crazy until someone pointed it out.

"Hey gray, are you wearing fewer sweaters than you usually do," Max asked

"Yeah," Gray said, "Ultear here ran out, so I gave her some of mine."

"Awe, that's so sweet, Gray," came the voice of Mira. "You sure do know how to treat a lady."

"Gray always has been a sweetheart, so I don't know why you're surprised," Ultear said, making him blush.

"Come on, Ultear just want to make sure you're comfortable during your stay," Gray said "nothing too special."

"you're as bad as Lyon," Ultear laughed.

'so, she knows Lyon as well," Juvia thought to herself 'figures from what I hear they were adopted siblings or whatever she shook her head, trying not to catch his attention, but a small part of her hated that as he went around formally introducing her to people around the guild again how many times do you need a guy on the shoulder she growled in her thoughts she then looked as she started laughing leaning in on his chest she looked away she felt her thumb going to back of her spoon btu she was still too busy wondering why she thought herself glancing back and forth to see what Gray was doing wondering when he would come over here.

"Hey Juvia," came the voice of Lucy, " did that spoon do something to you, or are you imaging that it was Ultear there," Lucy said, "cause if looks could kill, she would be a pile of ash."

"What do you mean, ash" Wendy added "there, she would just be mopped out of existence," Wendy laughed.

"I am not," Juvia said, "just a lot on my mind right now," Juvia said, "and I would like to enjoy my day in peace. Thank you so much," she said, "it would be better if I didn't have to speak to."

"Hey guys"

"God damn it," Juvia screamed as she stormed away, leaving a confused Gray behind.

"Is your friend okay," Ultear asked.

"Yeah, she's fine," Wendy said. "Lucy's here is just pushing her buttons." Wendy said, "one thing you need to learn around here is not to take her too seriously," said "unless it's her and Levy, then stay far away."

"That the truth," Gray laughed.

"Hey," Lucy shouted, "not my fault that Greece monkey is a nerd."

"You wanna say that again, bimbo" came the voice of a very peeved Levy

"Yeah," Lucy shouted, "you're a skinny grease monkey," she screamed

"That it"

the two then started fighting as everyone in the guild just sighed as gray turned to Ultear "we can talk to her later," he said as Ultear had to hide her laugh

"I'll bet," she said, laughing

Juvia stormed into her apart before kicking a doll away and landing on her couch. 'I shouldn't have done that,' she thought to herself,' why am I So angry he just came to introduce his friend' Juvia thought to herself as she turned around looking at her ceiling 'if anything, I should be happy for him right' she shook her head ' of course he found someone pleasant. They could make her happy' the very words were enough to make her want to vomit. but they were true this was bound to happen hell she wanted to this happen ever since he started crushing on her. and it finally happened now she could relax

'You should just accept reality.'

Juvia shook her head again. There was nothing to accept. She was happy about this right. This was what she wanted for years, but still, there was that small part of her that said that it wasn't true that a part of her lied when he came up to her to ask her when they were on the run it told her that he was still alive now it was just nice to be in his presence she never understood why Natsu just said that Gray is just a happy go lucky guy and its contagious. maybe he got under her skin more than she liked to admit 'no he'; just an annoyance ' she said 'he's not even' she stopped like always she could never bring herself to say that word she couldn't understand why 'he not even.'

'Just admit it.'

A part of her wondered what would happen if she did give them a chance if she allowed herself to be happy, but then she knew it wouldn't work. But still, the thought lingers. Give yourself the opportunity every time she rejected him; a part of her wondered what if she said yes, what if she allowed herself to open up to him? Gray Surge was one of the nicest people she knew. He cared for everyone and said that if he were in a relationship with her, she would be the center of his world. Not a thing would stop him 'but why should I do something so awful to him' she thought to herself 'he can do better' she thought to herself, "and now he found better" he didn't deserve someone like her, someone so broken.

"Then why did I have to go and fall in love with you," Juvia said out loud, finally tears forming on her face "you of all people," she said

"Damn him"

"Oh hey, Juvia's back," Cana said "you don't look so good, Hun," she said as Juvia sat at the table, placing her head down "is everything okay."

"Yes," Juvia groaned "no," she said again, "maybe."

"What her problem," Levy asked.

"Oh, she's just jealous that Ultear has Gray attention."

"I am not," Juvia shouted, standing up, "just really tired."

"You know, I don't know why you're so messed up about this," Lucy said. "I mean, it's clear you never liked the guy," she said as she took a bite out of her food, "so why are you getting so bent out of shape because he found a new girl."

"O am not," Juvia shouted back "you have something to Ashley, then you better damn say it"

"I think what she's trying to say is," Cana said, getting between the to "you should be honest with yourself," Cana said, "whatever you are going through, I'm sure gray would understand" she smiled at her "and no matter what I'm sure he still would be your friend."

"That all miss goodie to shoes," Lucy asked

"Yes," Cana said

"Now, if you want to find Gray and apologize for your earlier outburst, he went into town," she said, "now go on."

"Into town," Juvia said, looking at the door," she sighed "you know," she said, "I really hate you guys sometimes," she whispered.

"Yeah, we love you to now get going before I vomit from all this mushy feeling," Lucy said

"Yes," Juvia said, "and when you see Natsu later today, be sure to tell him I said hi," she said, giving Lucy a look as she walked away. As Lucy started to blush, they could question her while she ran away to find Gray.

"Why didn't you guys tell her," Wendy asked

"let's let her figure this out on her own," Cana said "might do her some good"

Juvia finally made and got whatever this was off her chest running through town. How could she have such trouble finding a human snowball? She stopped when she saw them. They were close that voice came back. She stopped what was she doing what her plan. She was pulled out of her thoughts when she heard a voice.

"Oh Juvia," Gray said, coming up to her, "Is everything okay you left the guild in such a rush earlier."

"Yes, Juvia," she stopped. There was that old habit of hers she thought she cut that out of herself. "I mean, I'm fine. Yes, why do you ask" she asked very quickly?

"Just checking," Gray said

"Um, Gray," Ultear said, "are you going to introduce me," she asked. Juvia felt herself surpass a growl.

"Oh yeah," Gray said. "Juvia, this is Ultear," he said, "my adoptive sister," he said

"Yeah, well, I," she stopped. "Wait, adoptive sister."

"Yeah," Ultear said, "my mother took Gray in after his parents died, so we have grown up together," she said. "I just got back from a trip and was glad to see him again and well alive," she said, "it's so nice to meet you finally" she gave her a warm smile. "Grays told me so much about you."

"Did he tell you that I was his girlfriend," Juvia said. That was it? She was killing Lucy once she was done here but screwed it. She knew how she felt, and now she was staking her territory.

"Um, what," Gray asked.

"then let me be clear," Juvia shouted as she griped Gray by the shirt "you are mine," Juvia said "you belong to Juvia," she said "she is your problem, and you are the light in my life," she said before kissing him on the cheek "now show you sister a good time, and we can chat at the guild," she said, "do I make myself clear."

"Yes, ma'am," Gray muttered. "Why does it feel like I'm getting mugged" he muttered.

"Cause you are," Juvia shouted. "I'm stealing your heart, and I'm not giving it back," she screamed before turning to Ultear, becoming sweet as honey "sorry about that," she said. "I'm so glad to meet you," she said

"Oh, I'm so glad my baby brother has someone," Ultear said

"So, you're his big sister," Juvia said "well, I'll let you two catch up," she said, "see at the guild Gray, my sweet" Gray said nothing as Juvia started to leave when she was out of earshot, a smile came to Ultear's face

"Told you so," Ultear said

"Damn it," Gray said, blushing, "now I ow Natsu ten jewel."

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When they first meet Wendy, it came with a shock as Natsu pushed to the front of the crowd a smile plastered on his face "Wendy, is that you" he asked

"Natsu," she said as she ran up to hug him, "oh my goodness, long time no see."

"Umm, Natsu," Gray asked "you know this girl," he asked as behind him, Lucy cracked her knuckles.

"Oh yeah," Natsu said, "giving a smile, we go way back."

"Aye," Wendy said, "I'm actually his big sister" the entire guild had gone silent for a good few second as the girl's words hung in the air as Wendy looked around "umm, is something wrong," she asked. as Natsu shook his head before he started to count down as the rest of the guild began to recover from their stupor before letting an extremely loud screamed

"WHAT!"

this was enough to get the pair to start laughing. The rest of the guild was shocked this was odd for Natsu as Wendy wrapped an arm around her "your friends are some pretty cool people," she smiled

"You can always join," Natsu said

that was the story of how Wendy joined fairy tale though they didn't always talk, it was no secret that Wendy was always concerned about Natsu when he went out on his long trips she was typically the first one to either know where he was or simply just go with him if anything she became a window into the mysterious past that was Natsu Dragion though she barley gave them anything all she said is their parents married at some point thus making them siblings it was enough, but that still made them a little more curious, but they choose to leave it alone it was their life, and well it wasn't that important, but one member had more curiosity than anything

"Hey Lisanna," Wendy said, "everything okay."

"Oh me," Lisanna said "yeah, I'm fine, my memory still a little shaky," she said, "so you and Natsu are siblings," she asked.

"Yeah," Wendy said, "adoptive at the very least" she smiled "

"that's nice," Lisanna said though in her head she was confused back in earth land or the Natsu she knew never mentioned having a sister or any siblings for that matter but then again that Natsu was raised by a dragon so that he might have had family out there he didn't know was she wondered how he would feel about that she smiled as she watched Natsu and Wendy interact she wondered if her Natsu ever meets a Wendy.

One of the things Wendy enjoyed was when Natsu was behind the wheel though yeah. He got a little aggressive. He also showed his side that she saw the calm, collected head that should show all the time. She smiled as they drove across the countryside "man, this ride is awesome," Natsu said "shame that it has to go away one day," Natsu said

"But that might not be in our lifetime," Wendy said, "and who knows, maybe if you started showing you tech skills more often."

"Not this again," Natsu said

"Come on, bro," Wendy said, "you're letting your fear overcome the amazing things you can do," Wendy said, "look, I know after" she stopped "after Igneel."

"We said we wouldn't talk about that," Natsu growled

"I know," Wendy said as the car made a jump as Wendy let out a small scream, "not funny, Natsu."

"That wasn't on purpose," he screamed

"Like hell, it was," she screamed

"You wanna walk" Natsu screamed

"Are you taking that tone with me" Wendy shouted

"No, ma'am," Wendy laughed even in the car. The fearful side would show mostly only with her or that Lucy girl he would hang with at times.

"Funny," Natsu said. He laughed "anyway; we should get back to the guild," Natsu said

"Was your last fuel run good" Wendy asked.

"Yeah," Natsu said, "but we gotta use it sparingly," Natsu said

"So no to the thrusters," Wendy asked

"One time, but after that, no," Natsu said

"You always say that," Wendy said

"When and if Lucy and the others ever find out about this, they're going to lose it," Natsu said

"Then they don't have to," Wendy said as she removed the panel for the button "come on, you know you want to."

"Fine," Natsu groaned. "As he pressed the button," a smile came on to his and Wendy's face "what time it is" he screamed.

"Time to kick it into overdrive"

"Okay, so what's this about, bro," Wendy asked. She currently had a blindfold on "with everything going on, we can't be taking breaks."

"I know," Natsu said, but this is important," he said it will be quick. I promise," he said as he opened her eyes, showing a tamed legion "Natsu." she asked "what is this"

"Well, you remember how you always said that you wanted to fly right," Natsu said. Wendy had almost forgotten about that silly little dream of hers ever since she was little, she wanted to fly through the sky she didn't know why but a small part of her wanted to touch the clouds a silly dream, but at the time she figured that she could do it, but now it seems like a pipe dream.

"It took a lot for flying lessons, but that Coco was a great help" Natsu smiled. "Happy birthday, sis."

"Holy shit, today's my birthday," Wendy said as Natsu climbed on

"Come, your airhead," Natsu said smiling, "let's go."

"Hey, wait up" Wendy smiled as she hopped on as the legion flew around. Wendy smiled the feeling of Wind on her face as she reached out, touching one of the clouds that passed by. She smiled as she looked at Natsu, her younger brother. He had the same grin on his face, a part of her feared that she would never see again, but still, it was a nice thing to see. She smiled as she went up to him "let me fly," she asked.

"This thing is hard to handle," Natsu said

"Hey, I'm the big sister here," Wendy said. "I can handle this."

"Yeah, sure," Natsu laughed as he and Wendy spent the whole day flying. Things had finally come around for them, no matter the place. Their sibling bond is stronger than ever.

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"Wendy," Natsu screamed as he felt his car go out of control "stay on the path, Wendy," he shouted.

"I'm trying," Wendy shouted back "don't you see I'm trying" she screamed, tears in her eyes.

"Slow down," Natsu shouted, "use the breaks" Wendy then pressed a button the car made a small jump as Natsu hit his head "those aren't the breaks," he screamed.

"you're making me nervous," Wendy shouted

"you're making me nervous," Natsu shouted

"This was a horrible idea," Wendy shouted "why did you talk me into this"

"I didn't do anything," Natsu screamed, "this whole thing was your idea."

"Well, I quite," Wendy shouted, crossing her arms

"Wait, don't let go of the wheel."

How this disaster started

Wendy sighed as she glared at Natsu. She loved her brother. She really did, but there were times when he really grated her nerves. This was one such time as she sighed. He looked over things, "come on, bro," Wendy groaned out, "we gotta get moving."

"I know it's just" he looked back at his car, a look of fear coming over his face as he let out a defeated sigh. "I know your right," he said, placing a hand on it as if he was giving him the strength to go through with this. No one understood why Natsu got so confident behind the wheel, and they mostly never will, but hey, they loved him for it. As strange as it might be,

what were they doing, you ask? Well, it all started on an average day in the guildhall. They had just once again escaped the clutches of the dreadful fairy hunter and, as such, were riding high spirits when Wendy came up to Natsu with a request

"Hey, can you teach me how to drive," she asked, making him almost spit up his drink

"what" he screamed.

"Teach me how to drive," Wendy asked again. He could hear the irritation in her voice. "You said you'd do it months ago."

"That I did," Natsu admitted

"Well, we have time now," she said again

"Well yeah, but" Natsu started

"But what," Wendy asked, adopting that glare that would make Natsu want to crawl away in terror, but he held his ground.

"But nothing," Natsu sighed. "Come on," he said, standing up, "we can get started before nightfall," he said

"Yes," Wendy said, "finally."

"What was that about," Lucy asked

"I think Natsu is going to teach dear Wendy how to drive," Cana said

"that's going to end badly for both of them," Juvia muttered

that was the conversation that ended them here sitting in the front of the car as Wendy got ready

"Now, just relax," Natsu said. It was weird to be in the passenger seat, but he had to look on the bright side. More hands that could drive would probably mean he could spend less time driving people anywhere. It was a win-win situation for everyone as Wendy started driving

"I don't see why you were so nervous, bro," Wendy bragged

"I'm basically a pro at this," Wendy said

"Well then, miss pro," Natsu said "why don't we try an actual road," he said as Wendy froze in terror hours later; he and Wendy sat in front of the wreckage of what was once his car "my poor baby," Natsu cried "I'm so sorry."

"Natsu," Wendy said, trying to conceal her friend.

"Shush," Natsu said, stopping her. "I must grieve."

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"Okay, I have one question," Lucy asked "how the hell does he do it," she asked as she shifted in her seat. "I mean, look at him," she screamed, "it's like he's daring us to stay awake."

"Natsu has mastered sleep magic," Cana laughed "look like magic isn't gone after all."

"Well, look like you finally found a joke to tell" Lucy laughed

"Natsu has always been like that." she laughed as she looked at her frenemies husband, who had taken it on himself to watch over the kids that guild had. Of course, a sane person would have second doubts, but Natsu was surprisingly good with kids. It was scary

"I mean, look at him," Lucy said, "hell, I never expected him to be so kids when I had Nasha."

"he's one hell of a babysitter too," came the voice of Bisca, "when I and my honey biscuit need to get out," she laughed.

"Yeah, sorry for laughing at you when you told us that," Lucy muttered

"Yeah," Levy said, laughing, "but I don't think Asuka was too big on having to share her uncle."

"Hell, Nash isn't too big on sharing Natsu," Lucy laughed. "I can barely get him to myself before she starts crying about wanting to be with her daddy."

"She loves you just as much," Cana said

"yeah, I know that," Lucy said, "but still, I've watched them for hours, and I can't figure it out" the rest of her friends nodded as the look to Natsu Nash was sleeping on his chest Grayju was lying on his lap with Asuka on his shoulder the group had a play date, and of course, Natsu had agreed to watch them at some point they all went to sleep.

"My little angel is so cute," Juvia screamed as Bisca shushed her

"Let them sleep," Bisca said

"Sorry, my sweet," Juvia said. This was enough to get a laugh out of everyone as they turned to Natsu, the mystery still in their head.

"How the hell are you so good with kids."

Chapter Text

Another day at the edolas fairy tail guild, as love filled the air as the kingdom celebrated its first Valentine's Day in well a long time, people all over gave each other gifts. We find ourselves in the guild, where nab looked paranoid as Wendy walked in "okay, I'll just ask," she muttered, "what's wrong, Nab."

"With me," Nab shouted "umm nothing," he said

"Is it cause of the chocolates," Wendy asked, a skeptical look coming to her face "please," she laughed.

"Hey, I'm just excited, is all" he reasoned

"you're sick," Wendy told him, making him deflate

"Hey, come on, Wendy," Nab groaned "besides, I'm not going to eat the cheap crap you give out," he muttered.

"Excuse me," Wendy shouted, getting his face. Mira smiled as she watched her two guildmates argue. She sighed as he pulled out a small box looking over until she felt chill up her spin as Levy appeared behind her.

"What do we have here, miss pretty," Levy asked.

"Who's the lucky fella you're giving these two," Lucy asked figures. The one time they get along is when they have to tease her. She quickly hid the chocolates again as her cheeks turned pink.

"What are you talking about" Mira screamed "there's just a formality," she cried "everyone likes chocolates. They could be for anyone," she called.

"Oh, and by anyone, you mean this stud muffin," she said as she pulled out a photo. You see, about a week ago during an incident of what you ask. Natsu and Mira shared a quick kiss. It was embarrassing for all parties involved. Mira let out a small scream as she started to panic "man, she's normally way more relaxed," Levy muttered, "ever since that kiss, she's been a bonified hot mess."

"But if we can get them together, we can teas them both," Lucy said, a dark grin on her face.

"We have a shiny new plaything."

the group had made their way outside to talk privately and help Mira calm down "now look," Lucy said, "his confidence isn't exactly the highest."

"And whose fault is that" Levy muttered as Lucy scoffed, "poor thing probably can't imagine anyone of the opposite sex liking him," Levy said, "which is untrue, but he probably thinks you're pissed about that kiss from last week."

"Yeah, until you fix that, our favorite car head is going to keep avoiding you." Lucy sighed "it's just how he is."

"I know that" Mira muttered, "but this is different," she said. "I mean crushing on guildmate, I mean sure I've had crushes, but this time I feel like I have a chance," she sighed "but I have no idea what to do," she sighed "I've known Natsu my whole life, and yet now he feels like a stranger."

"Well, what about some recon," Levy asked, "that we can find what works best for you."

Case I Gray and Juvia

"of course," Gray screamed as he slammed his head into the nearest poll "yes," he shouted "yes" he cried again, constantly slamming his head into the wall as a confused and shocked Juvia stood behind him, she could only watch as her friend and crush slammed his forehead into the wall drawing blood "yes" he screamed again.

"I'm glad you like them" was all Juvia muttered. you'd think that he would be used to this by now she had been a little more open to his feelings even going as far to listen to him but everything was relative even for Gray

"Should we stop him," Levy asked.

"Nah, the snowball will be fine," Lucy said "as you can see, the receiver is overjoyed," Lucy grinned, "but the giver has maintained the cool facade as the shock wore off." she looked over to Levy and Mira who hadn't stopped watching Gray "what."

"His overjoyed face is terrifying."

Case II Elfman and Evergreen

"Impressive," Evergreen said as Elfman finished stacking the chocolates in front of her "you seem to be doing well, Elfman" he smiled at her she tried to hide her blush as she handed him a box "now these are for you alone, am I clear," she said

"Umm sure," Elfman said "good call"

"I respect your work ethic," Evergreen shouted "you may not be the strongest, but" she looked away, "you pride that cool," she sighed. "I guess"

"Umm, thanks"

"My baby brother," Mira cried

"Now they're a couple that's on target," Levy said

"You can't possibly expect me to replicate that," Mira shouted, "hell, I can't even tell if she meant it."

"Yeah, I have to go with Mira on this one." Lucy muttered, "Evergreen is never clear, freaking airhead."

"Oh please, that was super clear," Levy screamed.

Case III Levy Jet Droy, and Gajeel

"Hey Jet, who do you think gave us these" Droy asked

"No idea," he said, "I think though they put their heart and soul into these though."

"You are sure," Droy asked "more like a curse," he said as he held up a creepy paper with words like how much you feel like stabbing someone, killing someone, pushing someone punching someone words like that will creep out any sane person on a good day.

"Damn it," Levy screamed, "and here Gajeel went out of his way to give me my special chocolate surprise," she cried, "damn heathens."

"Levy, what the hell" Lucy screamed.

"That is not what chocolates are for," Mir screamed at her

"Whatever," Levy muttered, looking away, "so either of you want some chocolate," she asked

"we're good."

Case IV Max and Cana

"Woah," Max screamed "all these for me," he asked

"Yeah," Cana said, "I figured you might want to share with Warren or a few of your other friends."

"you're right," Max laughed, "but wait, when did you find the time to do this," he asked, "we've been super booked with jobs."

"it's no big deal, "Cana said, walking away, "just figured I do something nice for one of my friends" she smiled at him, and he smiled back as they started to separate again behind them. Levy, Mira, and Lucy watched

"You see," Levy said, "we all have a way to talk to our crush," she sighed" and how you and Natsu talk to each other will appear" she smiled at her, "as you said, you've known each other for years, so this will come naturally to the two of you right."

"Yeah," Mira said, "thank you guys for this."

"Yeah," Lucy said, "just focus on giving Natsu those chocolates." she smiled at her "you got this, nothing to worry about, just find what you want to say to the big fork and say it"

"right"

Moments later, Mira let out a sigh. As she walked back to the guild, her heart was racing, but she was calm now as she went up to the door, hoping that this would all work out and that Natsu would smile. Her face started to warm up at the thought, but she needed to focus. She sighed as she went to the door, only for it to slammed open as Nab raced outside "where are my valentine's day chocolates" he screamed. "I know I got something, come on, Natsu, help me look," he shouted "some joker probably thought it would be funny to hide it," he screamed as she ran off. Natsu laughed as he started to walk outside, only for Mira to grab his arm.

"Huh, Mira," Natsu asked as she tried avoiding eye contact "everything okay" behind them, Levy and Lucy watched with bated breath as Mira fumbled with chocolates behind her back.

'Oh crap, my heart is racing,' Mira thought to herself, 'do I look alright, what do I say.' she let out a breath of air "so what you up to Natsu."

"Oh me," Natsu said, "just going to check on some trade routes in stuff," Natsu said, "got a sweet new idea for transportation' as he went on, Mira only smiled, drinking in his words.

'you've always been this way, Natsu' she smiled 'once you have an idea you can't let it go can you' she had to suppress a laugh as the words finally came to her, she placed a finger on his mouth, giving him a warm smile as she gave him the chocolates "for you" she said

"For me"

"of course, silly," Mira said, a blush coming to her face, "a thank you," she smiled, "for everything."

"But I should," he was stopped when she wrapped his arm around her

"Come on," she said, "you can tell me all about your new idea inside" she smiled as she kissed his cheek. "I'm always listing," she turned back, seeing Lucy and Levy smiling at them as she left with Natsu

"Girls got her chops." Lucy said, "damn, now I feel bad for thinking of stealing from her"

"What," Levy asked

"Nothing," Lucy said "come on, let's go," she said as Levy smiled at her

"You know Lu," Levy teased, "not all relationships last forever."

"Oh, shut up."

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Teeth

Wendy had her hand over her mouth as she ran to the guild pushing it open as she looked around before her eyes landed on her target pushing past everyone, she saw Natsu, and fortunately, Gajeel was with him too, running up to the pair tugging on Natsu's shirt he turned "hey kiddo everything okay" she shook her head.

"Teeth," she managed out as Natsu and Gajeel looked in shock

"Oh shit," Natsu said, "was it the canine one" Wendy nodded as she got down

"Is everything okay with Wendy?" Mira asked as Natsu bent down

"All right, open up," Natsu said as Wendy opened her mouth. While there was a lot of blood, he could tell that it was starting to build up "nothing too serious," he sighed, let's get you something for that, shall we" he smiled as she nodded as he took her to the infirmary

"What was that about" Levy asked.

"Nothing," Gajeel said "you got it, Salamander," Gajeel asked. He nodded as Gajeel turned back to his meal "just we got these sharp ass teeth," he sighed. "So, you can imagine what happens when we accidentally bite our tongue."

"That sounds painful," Mira said

"Yeah," Gajeel said, "especially when her teeth grow fully in," he laughed, "but Salamander has it all under control."

"If you say so."

Hearing

"We haven't seen Natsu or Wendy for days," Lucy said. "I hope they're okay," Lucy muttered "we need to go on a job soon, or rent won't get paid for those wondering for the past several days, Natsu, Wendy, and even Gajeel had all been absent from the guild, nothing too worrying t first, but Happy and Carl would often come to the guild telling them that everything was okay they were just busy and couldn't be at the field right now though they never told them why

"I agree," Erza said. "I too am in need of money," she sighed, "but what could be keeping Natsu and Wendy" everyone had theories that they had gone off to train again or something had come up about dragons. They could be handling the situation on that they did have a habit of going off by themselves when the topic of dragons came up. One could only wonder what they were up that had them away from the guild for so long without little to no warning.

"Yeah, Gajeel hasn't been at his apartment," Levy said that was the part that had got her worried. "I saw Lily there, but he just said that Gajeel was busy, and he'd be back."

"Maybe we should check in on Natsu," Erza said, "that is the only other place we haven't checked."

"I agree," Lucy said "something could be wrong" as they all stood up to leave the guild making the long trek to Natsu's home in the woods.

"You know I've never been to Natsu's home," Levy said, "what's it like."

"a complete mess," Lucy said

"I have told him to clean it," Erza said, "but then he goes on about how everything how he likes it," she sighed, "he almost as bad as Wendy."

"Hey, there's both an organized mess," Gray said. "I can respect that," he said as they approached the small house "so get ready," he said, slamming his fist on the door "hey, flame brain," he screamed.

"Gray," Lucy shouted, "what if he's asleep" Lucy called as the door opened; they were greeted by a peeved Anna who let out a small sigh. "Anna," Lucy screamed as she put a finger to her lips. Lucy went quiet as she gently closed the door behind her.

"What are you doing here," Lucy asked.

"Keep it down," Anna said, "please inside voices."

"Why," Erza asked her big sister instincts taking over, "are Natsu and Wendy okay.

"they'll be fine if we can keep it down," Anna said "so please, when we go inside, "no shoes," she said "she opened the door as slowly as possible, looking inside, letting out a small sigh. "Natsu Wendy and Gajeel are just having a sensory overload," she explained.

"A what," Gray asked.

"nothing there really sensitive to noise right now," she said, "nothing too serious," she said she went inside smiling at them "it happens every now, and then their dragon and human sense don't mix well" she gave a small laugh "so I had to soundproof Natsu house here" she led them inside where the windows had been blocked most if all of the junk that Natsu had lying around was gone they could see the floor btu most if anything that could make a loud noise was gone the windows had been blocked out "fortunately the woods are the perfect place as it can be quiet out here the sounds of nature are great" she festered to the three-bed she had set up there they saw Natsu Gajeel and Wendy lying on the grounded ones on their ears as Ann bent down as Wendy shifted lying her head-on he laps "are you okay," she asked her voice was so low they could barely hear it. Still, Wendy seemed to nod to it all the same.

"Is there anything we can do to help," Erza asked to say she was concerned was an understatement. Still, the fact that this could have been a problem for years and they never told her had made her angry at herself for never even bothering to ask if this ever happened; everyone else agreed as well. This was a problem.

"Well," Anna looked to the side, "it might be nice to have extra hands around here," she said, "but we have to be really quiet," Anna said, "they're susceptible to noise from any source" she explained "think of it like a bomb going off in your ear," she said

"Sorry about that," Gray muttered.

"No, it's okay," Anna said, "but you could make it up to them by creating some ice" she gave a smile. "All this noise does cause Natsu to overheat."

"Yeah, sure," Gray said. They spent the rest of the day trying their best and helping Anna to make sure the dragon slayers could be as comfortable as possible.

Scent

The entirety of the fairy tail guild loved about the dragon slayers was their sense of smell. As Gray put it, "they have a nose for prey that put wild animals to shame" when it came to finding things or people, they were the ones to call.

"Hey, Natsu," Lucy called. She walked up to the dragon slayer. "I need your nose."

"Sorry, Luce," Natsu muttered, "can't."

"Why not," Lucy asked "you sick" there was genuine concern in her voice

"Naw," Natsu said

"Someone," Wendy growled out, "decided to use a brand-new perfume, and it completely blocked out our noses," Wendy sighed "not that it smells bad," Wendy said, "it just "so loud."

"Oh my," Lucy muttered, "I didn't know that was a thing," Lucy said, "like when you got to a new place, and your nose picks up on everything."

"Naw, that goes away with time," Natsu said, "this is like someone set off a stink bomb."

"that's the worse," Wendy growled as she slammed her head on the table "it's like the pouring it my noise."

"She always gets like this when her nose is messed with," Carla muttered

"Aye," Happy muttered, "Wendy's hardly ever angry."

"So right now, we're on lockdown."

"No smelling," Wendy shouted "smelling bad"

"Thanks, kiddo," Natsu laughed

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It was loud, like really loud Natsu tried he really did, but this was too much this was a bad idea he knew this was a bad idea, yet being the stubborn goof that he is decided to do it anyway sometimes, just sometimes he believed that Gramps was on to something that his thick-headed would be the thing that got him killed but that wasn't important what was important right now was keeping a calm mind "NATSU" that was it that was the straw that had broken the camel's back he felt like his head was about to explode. Hence, he did what any sane person would. He stood up and left. He needed to find somewhere quiet, and there was one place he could go, the forest the sounds of nature were always the perfect remedy for this, and it would this time.

"Uh oh," Mira called as they watched Natsu leave, "looks like someone pissed of Natsu."

"Oh, shut up," Erza said. "I will not be ignored," she screamed as she stormed off to give the dragon slayer a piece of her mind.

"That should be good," Mira laughed.

"I don't know," Elfman muttered. "Natsu looked uncomfortable."

"you're probably just seeing things," Mira said as Erza rushed off

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

Natsu had always loved the forest compared to the cramped space that was a town like magnolia. Sure, there were benefits such as running water, more accessible access to food, and plumbing that whatever god there is for that, but there was something just so peaceful about being in the woods allowing the sound of nature it was quiet out here there were no rules except for the ones that mother nature had made. Even then, you could find ways around it out here. You could do whatever you wanted whenever you wanted in reason; he reasoned that was why he loved fairy tail so much they were a bunch of free spirits. but as it seems even, he has his limits on noise, not to mention his magic is so unknown to them, they might not fully grasp the concept of how his magic works the amount of strain that it puts on his body that was okay though they were his family all the same

Erza smiled as she found Natsu, a smile forming on her face "there you are," Erza said. "Natsu, don't leave when people are" she stopped when she saw him flinch, pressing his hands to his ears "Natsu," Erza asked again. He looked away as if he was trying to keep sound out.

'Damn it,' Natsu thought. 'How did she find me' he should have got up and left. Still, it was just so much that he didn't feel like moving he honestly thought his eardrums had exploded, but he knew that he was being overdramatic. However, he was still uncomfortable. He still felt like someone took a pencil and was constantly jabbing it in his ear, and the constant shouting was not helping.

"don't ignore me," Erza screamed again, only for Natsu to flinch. She stopped again. "Natsu," she asked, her voice calm now. How could she not have seen it? It must be something got to do with his ear was he injured "please tell me what's wrong" she asked trying to whisper, 'or maybe it has something to do with his magic' she knew that he had good senses better than the average wizard could it overload a part of her hated that they knew so little about his magic that unknown leads to situations like this. she couldn't imagine that hearing everything all the time must be hard. Her yelling wasn't helping guilt go over her face. Still, it was replaced by the need to help Natsu as she scooted closer. "Natsu," she whispered so low that she could barely hear herself, but she knew Natsu. She knew he could listen to her "do want to lie down," Natsu said nothing nodded his head as she fined her position, placing him in her lap "are you okay" Natsu shook his head as she rubbed her hands through his hair. She felt his breathing calm down as he rested. It was odd the typically loud Natsu was quiet, and still, she smiled despite her previous actions. She was glad that she could see this as she took in the area around her. It was quiet. She could hear birds chirping in the distance, the sound of water, and the wind blowing through the trees; she could see why Natsu would come out here. The forest was a nice and quiet place.

Natsu had to say he really did appreciate Erza more than she might ever realize. Sure, she could be angry easily, but when you really needed something, and there was anything she could do about it, she would drop everything to help out her guild sometimes; he felt that out of everyone, though, this was the one thing he could rely on her help for.

"Thanks, Erza"

Chapter Text

Makarov had many mixed feelings when Natsu, Erza, and Lisanna had walked in with a stranger she seemed to be taking in the place as Natsu showed her around though they also noticed the smile in her eyes when he talked to her almost joy, so he wondered who this person was he was about to ask when Mira beat him to the punch "who the hell is this" Mira screamed "Lisanna, Natsu" she shouted "what have we told you about messing with strangers" she called he sighed he needed to talk to her about that.

"Sensei is not a stranger," Natsu screamed back, grabbing her as she laughed "she's an old friend," Natsu said

"o0old friend, you say," Makarov said, making his voice known and hopefully calming the situation down before it grew any further. he then let his gaze set on Erza, who gave him a confirmed nod to the girl trusted Natsu. As such, he would trust the boy as well "so why don't you introduce us," he asked, 'and she might give us some insight to who were come from' he thought to himself the fact of Natsu's past was something that had always intrigued him the boy had little no social skill when they first meet he was able to communicate well. Still, he could tell that he wasn't used to large crowds and seemed.

"Yeah, this my sensei Anna," he said. Most of the men in the guild swooned as she revealed her face giving them a warm smile "she was the one who made Igneel's scarf."

"Wait, I thought Igneel made it," Elfman said

"You know a dragon making scarf friends; make much sense now that I think about it," Macao muttered. "But wait, how did Natsu know you? I thought he was raised in the woods."

"That personal," Anna said as she pulled something out, "but if you doubt my boy's story." she pulled out a small photo as everyone went up to her.

"Hey, that's Igneel and me" Natsu pointed to part of it, which showed him and gigantic Dragon whose bodily majority is covered with dark, red scales.

"That Igneel," Erza and Lisanna screamed.

"he's huge," Mira shouted, "how did he not squash you."

"he's a gentle dragon," Natsu said as everyone crowded the group. "But wait" he looked to the other side of the phot there was another dragon it was a dragon with a white body, which appeared to be covered in tissue similar to bird feathers, rather than scales. "that's" Natsu stopped another memory cleared itself in his head." Grandeeney"

"You know that dragon Natsu," Erza said

"That's Grandeeny," Natsu said, "right," he said, looking to Anna, who smiled, nodding as he looked at her "did she disappear like Igneel," Natsu asked, "what? Happened to Wendy."

"Whose Wendy" Erza asked.

"Yeah, whose Wendy," Lisanna asked, a hint of jealousy in her voice. She saw that next to Natsu was a small girl with short blue hair. The pair seemed to be smiling. She could tell they were pleased she wondered what their relationship was like

"Is she okay?" Natsu said

"I'm sorry, Natsu," anna said, "but like I said, "you were all separated" she sighed. "I'm sure she'll turn up in time." she smiled at him.

'So, there are other dragon slayers out there,' Makarov thought to himself as everyone asked Anna a question which she answered vaguely. He could tell that she was keeping things from even Natsu. ' Wonder why that is.'

hours after the pair sat in his office as Makarov went over some papers "you want to see if my story checks out," Anna asked, "and you want to know why I'm hiding things from the boy" she smiled. "I must admit I'm glad he was abler to find a place with people who care so much for him."

"Yes," Makarov said, "he had become a member of this family," Makarov said, "I apologize for any worry that you may have had while searching for him."

"it's no worries," Anna sighed "if anything, I should be the one apologizing," she laughed. "Natsu has always had an "energetic personality," she said. "I know he's caused you more trouble than he would admit."

"Yes," Makarov muttered, "but he's a good kid" he then turned to Anna, "so if you don't mind me asking," Makarov stated, "what the full story behind Natsu."

"There are some things that" Anna started looking away. "Natsu and Wendy both are unique children," she said "they were orphaned as they said, but" Anna stopped. "His elder brother gave Igneel Natsu."

"Natsu has an older brother" Makarov

"Please, you must not tell him this," Anna said, "for his safety, Natsu cannot know about him," Anna sighed "from what I've gathered," Anna said "Natsu's brother is long gone," Anna said "I'll tell him when I feel he's ready to hear that truth but as he is now"

"I understand," Makarov said more than anything he could understand, but still he felt as if he wasn't being told everything but chose not to pry "if don't mind me asking, Natsu mentioned that you knew where Igneel went," he asked, "but haven't told him."

"it's more complicated," Anna said. "Igneel is a lot closer than Natsu will ever guess," Anna said "about a year ago, he performed a spell that allowed him to seal himself away in Natsu's body," she said "think of it like a symbiotic relationship" Ann explained "he allows Natsu to have more power and Igneel to regain his strength" she sighed "dragon were losing power, and this was a way for them to rest"

"I see," Makarov said, "don't worry, I won't tell him about this."

"that's all I may ask," Anna said

"And please," Makarov said, "seeing as you are the closet thing Natsu has to a family that makes you are family to" eh smiled at her "if you need anything."

"You are too kind," Anna smiled "thank you, but now I just wish to be with him," she smiled. "I feared something might have happened."

"I understand," Makarov said as she left the room.

Weeks passed when Erza came into the guild "has anyone seen Natsu" Erza asked. "I was supposed to help with his writing," Erza said

"I think I saw him with Anna earlier," Gray said. This was enough to get a groan from the boy. Ever since she had shown up, she had reigned in Natsu so that not even Makarov had predicted. They all noted how Natsu seemed to declare fight challenges less he still did, but he respected and backed off when people would tell him no even Laxus was shocked when it first happened. That was a fun meltdown to watch

"Hey, Laxus," Natsu screamed, "fight me."

"Not now, brat."

"Oh, okay," Natsu said, which made Laxus spit out his drink

"Who are you? What have you done with Natsu."?

"Naw," Natsu said, "you said you couldn't, so that's understandable," he walked away. "I guess we can fight another time."

"What did I witness

"He's always with Anna," Lisanna said, "him and Happy," she smiled "she is teaching us how to write," she pulled out a piece of paper "see."

"Wow," Mira said, "when did you learn to write like that," she said, "Miss Anna taught me."

"Yeah, she's amazing," Levy said, "she gave me all these books to read."

"I'm sure there are words that I don't know," Wakaba muttered "these kids."

"I wonder what she and Natsu could be talking about," Erza wondered

"You don; think he's going to leave with her to find Igneel," Lisanna said

"I doubt that," Erza noted, "he's been talking about how Igneel will be back more lately."

"I hope so," Levy said, "he's, our friend."

"So are you going to stay for long, sensei," Natsu asked

"I have to find the others, Natsu," Anna said, smiling at the boy," but don't worry," she smiled at him. "I'll stop by., so try not to get yourself into too much trouble, okay."

"Yes, ma'am"

"And don't forget," Anna said, bending down to kiss his forehead

"How much I love you."

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Makarov

"Your nothing but a glory hog"

"Oh yeah, well, your nothing but a loud-mouthed punk."

Makarov sighed as he looked at Natsu and Laxus argue. What were they arguing over, you ask? well, at this point, it was anyone's guess as they stormed off in different directions; Makarov felt a smile tug on his lips through a part of him never realized it, but the reason they seemed to always bud heads was that they were one in the same both dragon slayers though Laxus may be off artificial means they still had that kinship as Natsu would often say to Wendy when he thought no one was listing it never really dawned on him that they were the first two dragon slayers to come to fairy tail, it explained so much about their relationship, why Natsu seems so determined to fight him yet was completely trusting of Laxus, why when he betrayed them he refused to believe it because in a way they were brothers

"You know," Makarov said, as Laxus took a seat next to him, "you shouldn't antagonize the poor boy so much."

"He started, old man," Laxus started.

"Oh, yet you entertained it," Makarov laughed "you used just to shoot him with lighting to get him to leave you alone."

"I didn't feel like it," Laxus said "going on a job soon don't want to waste the magic power."

Makarov let out a small hum while Laxus was too stubborn to admit it. He could tell there was mutual respect between the two, one that, despite their interactions in the past, is very strong "so you're saying that Natsu is a challenge."

"don't put words in my mouth." Laxus said defensively only to receive a smirk from his grandfather, "that kid is nothing but trouble strong sure, but he still has a long way to" he took a glance where he was talking with his team, most likely about their next job

"If you say so, boy," Makarov laughed, "if you say so."

"What does that mean, geezer," Laxus asked, only to get another laugh from his grandfather "what," Laxus said, "the kid is too reckless."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night" Makarov laughed

"Whatever, I got a job to get ready for," Laxus said as he stood up

"Goodluck," Laxus said, "don't strain yourself too much," Makarov said as he watched his grandson leave though he didn't fail to notice the smile on his face

Erza

It was no secret around the guild that Erza took extra care when it came to Natsu and his dragon slayer-related stuff. However, before no one paid attention to all but one that is in the past, Laxus didn't fail to notice the small things that went on with Natsu how at times he seemed to get sensitive to sound, how he seemed to react to large crowds only to be dragged another far more empty part of the guild at the time the old he just passed this off why should he care about that weakling yet no matter how hard he tried the back of his mind sympathized with him it was the main reason he wore headphones helped keep the noise down so maybe it was time he showed the pyro is a little trick

the guild was loud again. Erza could see it. Natsu looked uncomfortable when he came in. He was reaching his limit. That much was true. She should have told him to stay home. Still, he was insistent she stopped; however, when Laxus went up to him 'what is he" she stopped when he placed a pair of headphones over the dragon slayer who looked up in shock, almost surprised that all the noise was gone, he smiled as Natsu laid his head down Erza smiled as Laxus sat next to him as Happy looked over his best friend offering him a fish

after everything had calmed down, Erza went up to Laxus. "I should thank you, Laxus," she said as she looked over Natsu's resting form. "I didn't know you knew about Natsu's condition."

"don't forget red," Laxus said. "I'm a dragon slayer too, ya know."

"Yes, I guess it easy to forget that fact," Erza laughed

"Yeah, well, I should get going," Laxus said, standing up to leave "you can take it from here."

"Yes," Erza said, "and don't worry, Natsu will be fine in a day or two," Erza said, "but I take it to you already know that" she gave him a knowing smile as Laxus turned away a tiny blush forming on cheeks.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Lexus said. "I just saw the kid was in pain and figured I show him how I deal with it and see if it works," he said, "and from the looks of it, it did, so looks like my work here is done," he said

"And Laxus," Erza said, getting the lighting dragon slayer's attention as he turned to see scarlet knight smiling at him.

"Just know that Natsu thanks you too," she gave him a wink, "and your secrets safe with me."

"whatever," Laxus said as he started to leave the guild though one could notice the smile that had formed on his sure he would never really admit to caring for the dragon slayer, not yet at the very least, but maybe he didn't need to tell anyone that he did in face care, cause well that all there is to it you care for others cause there all family at the end of the day

Wendy and Carla

When she had first met Laxus, she was a bit nervous she had heard about what happened how he was kicked from the guild, yet when he came back, everyone was relived a part of thought it was because they were about to die. Still, it was a slow process even after people seemed happy that he was back, even going as far as to beg master Makarov to reinstate him back in the guild. However, she could tell that he missed being a part of this crazy family that washer and, by extension, Carla's thoughts on the matter they didn't know him they weren't in fairy tail when everything went down, so not their problem.

He's a good guy," Erza had told him "He just has trouble saying what he wants."

"The guy is a powerhouse," Gray would tell them "But he has his own way of caring," he laughed, "just wants all of us to do better. gotta respect for them"

"I used to think he was the scariest thing in this guild," was Lucy's comment "even after the phantom stuff," she shook her head, "but know that I know him" Lucy looked away. "I can say that I understand why everyone in the guild looks up to him so much." she laughed. "I guess what I'm trying to say is you shouldn't judge every book by its cover."

but the one person that surprised them the most was Natsu

"I respect him."

Now upon their first meeting, it was clear that the pair had beef and a history. Wendy knew that Natsu was the one to stop him during the harvest festival Carla also knew that Natsu and Laxus had several fights over the years, all of which ended with Natsu losing, and when he returned, Natsu mentioned that he owes Laxus 'a but kicking.' so in the mind she expected it to be similar to Natsu and Gray, but you know less violent and not always on sight

but his words here shocked them "maybe it was a dragon slayer thing," Wendy thought to herself, having learned that she Natsu Gajeel Sting and Rogue were in a way raised together she started to compare their relationship to that of Natsu and Gajeel, they only fight because that there was of showing that they care

"Yeah, the guy is a hard ass, and if I'm being completely honest with you, kid, he can be a huge jerk" Natsu then let out a laugh, "but he knows that, and I'll give him some credit. He loves this family, maybe even more than I do. He'll die for anyone in this family, and he'll push you to be your best," Natsu laughed, "though thankfully he's getting better at showing it." he then gave her a serious look "you are never to tell him I said that" to which Wendy nodded

it was odd looking at them from the outside. You'd think they hated each other, but in their own weird way, they cared for each other, and that was something you would never know unless you were on the inside part of the family

"That or maybe it was a dragon slayer thing."

Lucy and the thunder legion

"I'm telling you that doesn't make sense."

"Yes, it does."

"no"

"yes"

"no"

"yes"

"It makes sense."

"No, it doesn't, idiot."

they had been having this argument for the past few hours when Laxus had come up to them "see; it looks nothing like that," Lucy screamed, featuring to Laxus "why can't you just admit you wrong" Lucy said, "it would be nothing new around here." she said looking away "so just admit I'm right like always" that was all it took to light a fire under Natsu eyes he wasn't backing down now as he started to double down as Lucy also not backing down as they began to argue forgetting that Laxus as in fact next to him

"Hey, what are you two doing," Laxus asked, confused behind him; the thunder legion watched before walking up to the pair. They seemed to explain the situation though Laxus had stopped caring at that point before he saw Freed and Bickslow in his face looking him over "what are you two doing" Laxus asked through gritted teeth, "what? Have we talked about personal space?"

"I have to agree with Lucy here," Freed said, going back over there

"This is stupid" was all Evergreen muttered

"Naw, I'm with Freed and Lucy on this one," Bickslow said, "there's no way that's true."

"Hey, it must be true even Freed agrees with me," Lucy said, "you know, one of the smartest guys in the guild," Lucy said, "and Bickslow."

"hey"

"Naw, you guys just don't know what you're talking," Natsu said

"You are just stubborn," Lucy said

"What the hell is going on," Laxus asked, only to be still ignored

"I'm telling you it's true," Natsu said

"Hey"

"And I'm telling you you're full of it," Lucy screamed

"Yo, I'm right here," Laxus said again, his anger slowly building up

"Your just mad cause you can't see," Natsu said again

"You take that back," Lucy screamed. "I have great eyesight, thank you very much."

Evergreen massaged her temples "this is extremely stupid," Evergreen said, throwing her arms in the air, "what does it matter."

"principle" everyone shouted.

"Okay, tell what the hell is going on," Laxus screamed as everyone went silent.

"it's your eyes," Lucy said, "this walking bottomless pit has declared that it's orange," Lucy screamed, "and me with common sense mind, you say that it's yellow."

"And I think this whole conversation we're having is stupid," Evergreen said, sitting down blowing her hair out of her face, "but don't mind me."

Laxus let out a defeated sigh "the kids right," he said, getting a shocked look from everyone "well, more of a yellowish-orange but mostly orange."

"Thank you," Natsu screamed.

"what" Lucy Freed and Bickslow screamed as they fainted as Natsu and Laxus gave each other a fist bump as a look of realization came over Evergreen.

"you two are the worst; you know that," she said. All she got was two big smiles from the dragon slayers as she shook her head. "Well, I must admit," Evergreen said, "it was a little funny."

Chapter Text

"how about the celestial five" Lucy said, snapping her fingers as four pieces of paper flew out and hit her on the head not too hard if you were wondering; it's just paper, and she's been hit way harder "oh come on."

"that name stinks," Gray said

"and were all not celestial wizards," Natsu said

"and why do you always forget about us" Happy shouted. "Carla and I are a part of team two," he reasoned, "so we should get a say in these two."

"yes, and I say we go with the exceeds," Carla said, giving a smug grin.

"No"

what are our fairy tail heroes doing, you ask? Well, they figured it was finally time to give their team a proper name, one that would have the same effect when no one heard the name thunder legion; while it was true everyone in the guild called them the strongest team for reasons beyond them, they still needed a name cause right now everyone just called them that fairy tails strongest team, while that was a fantastic title that they would wear proudly as their family gave it to them, having a team name, would not only make it easier on everyone it wouldn't be a mouthful but there was one problem unlike nearly every other team in the guild the strongest team each had there how to put this they weren't the most agreeable bunch of knuckleheads, so they had ended up in Lucy's room which is now covered in crumbled pieces of paper as the members of the currently unnamed team laid across Lucy's apparent with bags of chips and other assortment of foods lying all around them they had no idea that this was going to be so hard failed names include

"the ice shaves" that was Gray

"the celestial knights" that one was Erza's idea

"Team Natsu" guess who said that

"Team Wendy" that one was Carla

"the fish stealers" do I need to say anything? It should be obvious.

the fact of the matter was a lot of the good team names were taken and just didn't fit the narrative

"maybe we should have something that goes for our guild," Erza said "since we are fairy tail strongest team, apparently," Erza said

"Why do they call us that anyway," Wendy asked

"Mira," everyone said

"that makes sense," Wendy said, "Hey, didn't she have a team back in the day."

"Yeah," Lucy said, "her Elfman and Lisanna, I think they were called the takeover siblings."

"Yeah, that was it," Erza said, "if anything, we need something that says we're a part of fairy tail." Erza smiled "titania's court," Erza said with glee four pieces of paper then hit her as she bent down in shame as Lucy laid back in her bed

'we've been at this for hours," Lucy muttered to herself 'how did the other people in our guild come up with their names' Lucy thought about the other teams, and well, in some way they and sense "the thunder legion considered themselves Laxus' bodyguards, team shadow gear only Levy was that clever, and the takeover siblings was extremely obvious' she sighed "maybe we should be obvious" Lucy said, "what one thing we all have in common."

"not much," Natsu said. "I mean me, and Wendy are dragon slayers," he started "you, Happy, Carla, Erza, and Gray are not" Happy, and Carla are exceed. " he started "me Erza, and Gray grew up in the guild you and Wendy did not" Natsu stopped "sure we may have a thing or two in common, but when it comes to being a part of the guild we couldn't be more different" Natsu smiled "and you know I enjoy that about us" he looked up to see everyone looking at him "what."

"nothing," Erza said, "just didn't expect that from you."

"yeah," Gray said, "that was kinda moving, man."

"so, you wanna go with team Natsu now."

"no" everyone shouted

"worth a shot," Natsu muttered

"let's focus," Lucy said "now, let's put our heads together, and we can come up with something," Lucy shouted.

"right," Erza said, "we should obviously do something representing fairy tail."

"how about something that we all just agree with," Gray said. "I mean, it's our team right," Gray said, "so we need to all agree on it," he smiled, "and I have the perfect one" he smiled "the problem solvers."

"that sucks"

"Oh, come on," Gray shouted, "the fairy titin," Happy said,

"that doesn't roll for the tongue too good little guy," Lucy said,

"what's a titin," Natsu asked

"no idea," Erza said. "I think he meant titans."

"The titan legion," Natsu said

"fairy legion," Wendy said

"That sounds good," Erza said, "but it also feels like we're ripping off the thunder legion."

"yeah," Gray said, "fairy tails legion does sound cool, though," everyone in the room thought about for a food ten seconds before they all shook their heads while the idea was good too big a chance for them and the thunder legion to get confused on the off chance someone to shout og legion that was a no go for that one fact alone shame to cause that name sounded pretty cool. Hence, more crumpled paper flew through the air. Lucy sighed. They were going to have a fun time cleaning the room.

"how about the spriggin," Natsu said

"Naw," Erza said, "I think that means ugly fairy," she said

"right," Gray said, "no one in their right mind would go for that," he laughed (imagine their reactions when they meet the spriggin twelve) "so back to the drawing board."

"I think we're running out of paper," Wendy said

"damn it," Lucy screamed

"swear" Wendy muttered

"This is getting us nowhere," Lucy said "why is this so hard" she groaned as she rolled over. They had been here all day at this point and were no closer to finding out a good team name. she then looked at Wendy, "you know Wendy, you've been quiet. Do you have any ideas?"

"umm no," Wendy said, "I just like hanging out with you all."

"how about this," Carla said, "give ourselves five minutes, and we right five team names down, then we vote on the best one from those five."

"I can get with that," Gray said

"Alright," Natsu and Erza said

"yes," Lucy said, "let's try not to use too much paper, though"

"Aye," everyone then got to work for what they assumed was five minutes, each coming up with their own team names to give their team its much-needed name. the room went silent as the members of fairy tail's strongest team went to work on giving them a name

"Alright," Lucy said "let's hear em," Lucy said, "me first."

"the heavenly stars"

"the seven Shutsuen-sha"

"The titans of the stars"

"the heaven league"

"the heaven chasers"

"no to all of those," everyone said as Lucy bowed her head in her shame

"I guess I'll go next," Erza said

"the knights"

"the warriors"

"the fairy seven"

"Harborne seven"

"the armored fairies"

"those sounds Natsu started

"interesting," Lucy muttered

"Yeah, that's a good word," gray said, "this is pointless," Gray said. "Let's just shoot the remaining ones which we think are the best," Gray said

"Alright," Natsu said

"wait, I have another one," Lucy shouted

"now go" Gray shouted

"the heavenly fairies"

"the fairy knights"

"the sky maidens"

"the dragon fairies"

"the fish eaters"

"the psyvihs"

once everyone stopped shouting, they all looked at each other before laughing

"We are horrible at this," Lucy said as she calmed down

"what can I say," Erza said, "we each of different ideas."

"Yeah, that's true," Natsu said as he turned over "maybe instead of coming off a bunch of different ideas, we need to have one idea and break it down until it hits a point that we all agree on," Natsu said

"Is this an elaborate plan to have us agree on, team Natsu Erza said

"no," Natsu said, "take a joke, Erza. Come on." Natsu said as he looked around, taking out a small piece of paper

"But I think Natsu," Lucy said next to him, "so we want our team's name to represent fairy tail right," Lucy said. Everyone nodded "okay, so we have to have something related to that," Lucy said

"Alright," Erza said, "so we go with my idea, fairy knights."

"no"

"you guys are no fun," Erza said

"Aye, how about the fairy fish."

"the fairy exceeds," Carla said

"it's always the same point with you two," Gray muttered

"guys, focus" Lucy screamed

"I am," Gray said, "and I'm saying having us go by something that represents the guild is limiting," he explained.

"that might be a point." Lucy said, "but it's all we have right now," Lucy said, "unless you have a better idea."

"no, not really," Gray said, "just getting some ideas of my head."

"I know, Gray" Lucy smiled, so for the next few minutes, the team got together and started breaking down what they believed their team's name should be. It was a long process to the point that they all basically agreed they'd be staying at Lucy's for the night on the fact that it was so late how did they manage to lose track of time for so long was beyond them, but that didn't matter to them they were getting this out of the way by the time the night was over and nothing short of another disaster of the dark guild was going to stop them which was unlikely, so they had all the time in the world to get this done.

"any numbers"

"Wah tare we dark wizards," Gray muttered, "think about it the Oracion seis, the seven kin, nine demon gates."

"that's true," Lucy said. Every group of dark wizards they've met seemed to enjoy putting numbers in their names. What was it with bad guys and numbers? Yeah, there are seven of you. But guess what, they didn't care. All the numbers did was tell us how many of you we need to beat up. It also gives us a chance to prepare for each fight. No good guys have numbers in their name, right no one in their right mind would go with a team name with a number, right there was an eerie sense after their mental rant like somewhere in another universe one of them did, in fact, belong to a group with a name and number, but they ignored it.

"so, no numbers," Lucy muttered "alright," Lucy said, "we're almost there, guys," she smiled.

"Yeah, that looks pretty cool," Gray said

"I think it cute," Wendy said, "now we can really say we're the strongest team."

"yeah," Natsu said, "this is a great name." he smiled

"I still think we should have had fish in the name"

"no, Happy," Carla told him

"so now this is a good name or what" Lucy smiled, "but I still think a number would help," Lucy said

"no numbers," Gray and Erza said

"I agree with Lucy," Natsu said

"Aye," Happy said it would be so much better."

Gray looked at it for what felt like a few seconds before sighting whispering something under his breath, "fine."

"Alright," everyone screamed. "We did it," they all shouted. The strongest team finally had a name. What was it, you ask? I would tell you, but when they all passed out for sleep, they spilled a drink on it, and all forgot it in the morning because they couldn't read it.

"oh, come on."

Chapter Text

It was an average day in the guild, but none of them were ready for what would happen that day. The doors opened, and Mira walked in without so much as a word to anyone. Everyone stared in shock as she placed down a bag looking through it before running upstairs to the S-class floor. Why was this such a big and shocking thing? It had nothing to do with her, but what she was wearing, a bright pink shirt and black jeans. Most of the guild stared in shock until Natsu broke the silence. "Mira is wearing pink," Natsu shouted. "Mira is wearing pink."

"oh my god," Erza whispered.

"Mira is wearing pink," Natsu shouted again.

"Are we sure that's pink," Gray asked. "Maybe it's just blood from a fight," he said. "That makes more sense, right."

"maybe it's a twin we didn't know about," Erza reasoned.

"if Mira had a twin, she would have eaten her in the womb," Cana said to which everyone agreed.

"wait," Max said, "How come none of you teased her about it."

"it's Mira," Natsu reasoned. "She's almost as scary as Erza."

"I'm not scared," Erza shouted.

"you guys are unbelievable," Max said. "I wore a shirt with a splash of purple. You guys called me Mr. Grapes for two years."

"oh, Mr. Grapes, I forgot about Mr. Grapes," Cana laughed.

"if I wore pink, you guys would tear me to shreds," Max shouted.

"yeah, but you'd look like my little pony with a gun," Natsu laughed.

"let me guess, a theater job is putting on a play, and you're the pink lady," Gray said as everyone laughed.

"What are you dorks laughing at," Mira asked.

"if Max was wearing pink," Natsu laughed.

"I get it," Mira laughed. "That's hilarious."

"What is happening here? Mira is the one wearing pink," Max screamed.

"and" Mira growled out.

"It looks gorgeous; I wish I could pull that off," Max said.

"dream on strawberry shortcake," Mira teased.

"yeah, Mr. grapes," Natsu laughed as Max looked away, as everyone started teasing him once again another average day in the fairy tail guild though it should be said that for the next two years, Max was called pinky around the guild, at the very least, until he went to school.

TV bleep noise

"Happy Harvest Day," Elfman smiled as he entered the guild. It was the Thanksgiving season, and the guild was celebrating in style.

"Haha, I knew it," Natsu said. "Elfman calls it Harvest Day."

"what's going on here?" Elfman asked.

"we're playing Elfman bingo," Cana said, "Everyone filled their cards with Elfman-related scenarios first to fill out their card get a hundred jewels."

"let me see that," Elfman said as he took a sheet of paper from Gray. "Elfman explains that they ate lobster at the first harvest festival," he said. "They did," he said, "For you see," he stopped realizing his mistake. "I'll go ahead and mark that for ya, Gray," he said.

"here, fun one," Cana smiled, "Elfman said gobble."

"Well, now I know that you want me to say I won't," Elfman said as he looked away before sighing. "Gobble," he said as Cana laughed. "You know I don't like this game."

"hah," Mira shouted. "Elfman objects to Elfman bingo."

"you too, sis," Elfman said. "Fine, then I'll just go sit over here by myself and spoil your game," he screamed as he sat down. "Because I'm a real man," he shouted.

"Elfman says, man."

TV bleep noise

Laxus walked into the guild with a small cast on his wrist. "Oh no, what happened, Laxus," Lucy asked.

"Nothing you need to worry about," Laxus said as he walked upstairs.

"yeah, Lucy," Natsu said as he watched Laxus go up the stairs. "Stay out of the guy's business" Once he was gone, he smiled. "So, guys," he said, making everyone look at him, "it is evident that Laux got hurt doing something he is embarrassed about," he said.

"like being in a fight club," Juvia said.

"What, no," Natsu said. "Something embarrassing, Juvia."

"Maybe he goes into a sport," Gray said. "Those things can get violent."

"I can hear you," Laxus shouted. "If you must know, I got hurt taking a job," he growled out. "You know the thing all of you should be doing," he screamed as everyone dispersed. He looked at Natsu. "Come here, pyro," he shouted, pulling Natsu close.

"Look, man, I'm sorry."

"you want to know how I actually hurt my wrist" Laxus smiled as Natsu looked at him. Before nodding his head excitedly, "I was Hulu hooping," he said as Natsu's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. "Evergreen and the thunder legion like to take a class for fitness and for fun," he smiled as he pulled out some photos. "And I've mastered all the moves," he said as he showed Natsu the pictures.

"oh my god," Natsu said as he looked at Laxus. "Why are you telling me this."

"because no one will ever believe you," Laxus said as a devilish grin formed on his face as he vaporized the pictures in his hand, stopping to take the look of shock that grew on Natsu's face as he walked away.

"you son of a bitch"

TV Bleep noise

"You wanted to see Master," Erza asked.

"I have a mission for you, Erza," Makarov said. "It's not pleasant."

"no, it's not," Erza started.

"yes, it's Natsu related," he said, "he's set to testify about an intent with the magic council, and I rather not hear another complaint about how he has covered condiments."

"So, you want to keep Natsu clean for the rest of the day," Erza asked. "I won't do it."

"you are the only one I trust," Makarov shouted, standing up to look her in the eyes.

"It's a suicide mission."

"then prepare for death.

"I won't do it."

"This is a direct order."

"you've lost your mind."

"Hey," Lucy shouted as he ran into the office. "You guys startled Natsu. He spilled two full jars of tomato sauce on himself," she said as she showed Natsu covered in sauce.

"Thanks a lot, guys."

TV Bleep noise

"Hey," Natsu said as he walked up to Erza and Mira, "that dark cult I just took down was run by an eighty-nine-year-old," he said, "he had to be the oldest fight of my career."

"I had to take down a ninety-six year old," Erza said. "I was scared he would die while I waited for the authorities," she frowned, "or flash me."

"my oldest takedown has to be seventy," Mira said, "but hell, the way he fought might as well have been twenty."

"what about two fifty-year-old twins," Wakaba asked, "that count as one hundred."

"no," Natsu said

Are we talking oldest bags," Macao asked, "Sixty," he said proudly.

"that's not that old," Natsu said.

"Yeah, but I was only twenty," Macao continued

"Wait," Natsu said, "were you even in the guild."

"Naw, that was about a year before I joined. "Why"

"Macao's not talking about his oldest fight," Mira laughed as everyone else grimaced at the thought.

what, yes I am," Macao said, realizing what he had just revealed. "Sixty like I said," he said, his face turning red.

"I can't believe you slept with a sixty-year-old," Natsu laughed.

"You know guys like older women, Natsu."

"That someone Grandma," Wakaba shouted.

"she was that how I met her, actually," Macao laughed. "She had this replacement hip, too," he said, completely going along with his story. "Don't knock it till you try it."

"that is no one's fantasy."

TV bleep noise

"Okay," Natsu smiled. "Hole me" he shouted as Cana tossed a small piece of food into Natu's mouth. He smiled. "Goal" he screamed as he munched on it.

"nothing but mouth"

"That was awesome," Lucy muttered.

"Please, Lucy," Natsu laughed. "Cana's been chucking d-holes into my mouth hole for years," he said. "Check this out," he said as Cana backed up, tossing one under her leg. Natsu caught it in his mouth as everyone gathered around the pair and watched Natsu and Cana show off their throwing skills.

"that's how we do it," Cana shouted as she bounced one off the wall. Next, she turned around, closing her eyes. Natsu caught it, smiling as she tossed it.

"nothing but mouth," Natsu shouted as he caught another one.

"Go for the jugular," Cana shouted as she tossed one though it missed Natsu's mouth, flying out the window. "Oh crap," Cana muttered.

"Heads," Natsu shouted as Gajeel caught the meatball.

"Raining food," he smiled, "nice."

TV Bleep noise

"Hey guys, I have a good idea for a prank," Natsu giggled as he entered the guild again." as he looked around, "You know the place gramps like to sit. "I'm going to place Ink there," he laughed.

"I don't think he'll fall for that," Laxus said.

"Besides, Gramps hates pranks, Natsu," Mira added. "This is going to backfire, man.

"fine," Natsu looked down. "I'll move his barrel over," he said, "a whole foot to the life.

"what" Erza shouted. "The master will be mad if you do that," he said.

"Fine, I'll move it five inches."

"five"

"three," Natsu then said.

"three"

"one," Natsu growled out.

"one"

"fine, a half inch," Natsu grumbled as he took a seat. "Dumbest prank every gramps is not even going to notice," he said as Gray patted him on the shoulder as Makarov entered the guild, taking his seat on the counter as he looked at his beer barrel.

"Guys," Makarov muttered as he looked at the barrel, "the barrel it" he then broke out into laughter, shocking everyone. "You're crazy," he laughed. "How did you pull this off."

TV bleep noise

"Juvia, I screwed up," Natsu shouted as he ran into the guild.

"How so," Juvia asked.

"I forgot to get Erza a gift," Natsu said. "I've been so focused on everything else."

"oh, it won't be that bad," Juvia said.

"Please, I've never forgotten to get her anything," Natsu told her.

"just get her a sword," Juvia said.

"I know that," Natsu said. "Can you come with me? You better at this kinda thing," he begged, "please, I need your help."

"Juvia doesn't know," Juvia muttered.

Natsu looked around. "What if I got you a pick of Gray in the boy's shower," Natsu asked.

"no towel with a foot on a bench," Juvia demanded.

"Towle on, still wet from the shower," Natsu said.

"deal"

"hey guys, everything okay," Gray asked, noticing they were staring at him.

"Nothing," Natsu and Juvia said as they shook hands.

Chapter Text

Having Natsu and Gajeel on a job was a rare sight. Still, the only reason those two ended up on the job was that their better halves, Lucy and Levy, wanted to go on a job, so it was safe to assume both agreed rather than deal with the potential fall. Besides, although popular belief is that Natsu and Gajeel got along somewhat, usually when Wendy was involved, that was beside the point. Today, again, they were on the job. "So, what's the job again," Natsu asked.

"Levy and I are helping a family translate an ancient text that has been in this family for generations," Lucy said.

"Then why are we here," Gajeel asked.

"Duh," Levy smiled. "The two of you are our muscles. Makes us look tough."

"I'm taking that as a compliment," Gajeel muttered.

"So, we have to stand guard while you gush over some old books," Natsu sighed, "again."

"Well, not like you two would be any use in helping us translate," Lucy laughed beside. You know how grabby these sleezebags can be," she smiled as Levy walked off, leaving Gajeel and Natsu to shrug their shoulders as they followed their friend to their job point.

"Man, this job is going to be boring," Happy muttered,

"gives us a chance to take it easy." Lily smiled.

"Still, we could be doing something else," Natsu sighed. "Whatever, as long as we get paid."

"Knowing your luck, Salamander, they'll pay us in a potato," Gajeel told him.

Hours later. The group sat in the library of some wealthy estate. Natsu and Gajeel resigned to sitting in chairs as Levy and Lucy reviewed hundreds of texts. "These characters don't make any sense," Levy groaned. "Most of these words I've never seen before. Hell, I don't think most of these are words," she screamed. "I think this means." Levy looked over the word again, trying her most challenging, but still couldn't make it out. "I think this letter is a C," she smiled triumphantly.

"I think that's an A," Lucy said as Natsu looked over. Seeing the words, he smiled as he returned to Gajeel.

"Hey, you won't believe what I just learned," Natsu said.

"For the last time, Salamander, I'm not," Gajeel started.

"No, not that, man," Gajeel said. The boredom had begun getting to him, and he wanted to look around. Gajeel wanted to stay put because Natsu and rare expensive items didn't mix, like puppies and fire ants. Or Dragon slayers and moving transportation. "This is a prank that would cause no collateral damage."

"You do not cause collateral damage," Gajeel asked. "I gotta hear this one."

"You know that old text that Lucy and Levy have struggled with for the past three hours?" Gajeel confirmed that he did. For once, it appeared that the pair had encountered a challenge, but in a few hours, Lewvy, at least, would likely be shouting with joy as she typically does after successfully completing such tasks. Natsu boldly claimed, "Well, I recognize the language, and I believe you do too." Gajeel raised an eyebrow in surprise, "It's Draconic."

"That is a blast from the past," Gajeel muttered.

"I know, right," Natsu said, "and there is a chance."

"So, what we don't tell them till they figure it out," Gajeel asked.

"No, even better," Natsu smiled as he leaned in a whisper in his ear as Lily and Happy watched in confusion.

"What do you think they're up to," Happy asked.

"No idea," Lily said as he munched on Kiwi. "Gajeel seems to like the idea."

"So, you in," Natsu asked, his signature grin plastered.

"For once, Salamander, you've had a great idea." Gajeel smiled.

"Okay, I think we're getting somewhere," Levy smiled.

"Oh, thank goodness," Lucy smiled as Natsu appeared.

"You girls want a drink," Natsu asked.

"Not now, Natsu," Lucy said. as Natsu peered over her shoulder. "What."

"Why did you write I want to pee my pants in?" Natsu stopped, "Yeah, I'm not reading the rest of that," he said as Lucy looked at him with wide eyes, "What," he said.

"You can read this," Lucy asked.

"Hey, Salamander," Gajeel said. "Why did Lucy write."

"I don't know. She's a weirdo."

"Hey, focus, dorks," Lucy said. "You can read this."

"Yeah, it's draconic." Natsu smiled.

"Oh yeah, I see it now," Gajeel said. "It upside down shrimp," he said.

"Why the hell didn't you say anything?" Lucy and Levy shouted.

"You didn't ask," Natsu said.

"Aye," Happy said.

"There's a lot about us you don't know," Gajeel said, "Welp, we're off to look tough," Gajeel smiled as he left.

"Get back over here," both girls shouted, ready to get this job over with. It took a while, but Natsu and Gajeel could read and translate much of the text. It didn't amount to much, just to some long-lost family heirloom that none cared about. Lucy and Levy were tired and ready to get back to the guild and mainly figured out what other pieces of language this draconic language was connected to:"

"Man, I can't believe you know a lost language." Levy smiled.

"Yeah, this is great." Lucy smiled.

"So, you are saying we were useful in helping you translate," Natsu asked.

"I mean, yeah," Lucy answered, getting a little nervous as she looked at Natsu. "Why"

"Oh, it's just," Natsu smiled as Gajeel turned, also adopting a grin as the pair looked at them, "no one will believe you."

"What," Lucy and Levy asked as Natsu and Gajeel left.

"They are messing with us, right," Levy asked.

"Yeah, and besides, people will believe us," Lucy laughed, "It's us."

"I don't believe you," Erza and Mira said.

"I can't believe you," Gray said.

"I don't care," Cana admitted. "If they know a language and don't want to share it, that's on them."

"Come on, guys, you should have seen it," Lucy said. "I know it sounds crazy, but."

"Crazy," Gray laughed. "You expect us to believe that Natsu Dragneel could translate ancient text, and it just happened to be a language only Dragon Slayer could understand."

"It does sound crazy when you say it out loud," Mira added. "Natsu isn't the most studious wizard, more into action than words like you and Lucy." She smiled.

"I agree. Remember, Natsu could barely read and write until I helped him," Erza said.

"And he can barely do it now," Cana whispered.

"But that's what happened," Levy shouted. "They figured it out in minutes," she said. "

"It's possible that they just got lucky," Erza said. "I'm sorry, girls as talented as Natsu and Gajeel are. I don't see them being able to pull off something like that."

"She does have a point," Mira added.

"Why?" Lucy cried as she looked over, seeing Wendy entering the guild 'Wait, I know," she smiled. "Hey Wendy, come over here," she called as the younger dragon slayer ran up to her friends, smiling.

"Hey guys, is everything okay," she asked.

"You know dragon slayer language, right," Levy asked.

"What," Wendy asked.

"You know draconic like Natsu and Gajeel," Lucy asked hopefully. Only to be crushed when Wendy laughed.

"Lucy, there's no such thing as Draconic language," she laughed. "I think Natsu and Gajeel just got lucky," she smiled.

what" Lucy and Levy said

"kinda figured," Gray said.

"Hey, at least they got the job done," Mira said.

"Don't talk to us," Levy said.

"Oh right, one more thing." Wendy smiled as she leaned in close, ensuring the pair would only hear her. She then said something in the same language, roughly translating to 'no one will ever believe you' as Lucy and Levy looked in shock; Wendy smiled as she walked away.

"They got to her first."

Later, Natsu Gajeel and Wendy sat together in the corner of the guild, silently laughing to themselves at the prank they managed to pull off. "So should we tell them now?" Natsu laughed.

"Let them stew for a week," Gajeel said, "it's only fair."

"There you are," a voice called as the trio turned to see Laxus approaching them. "Explain yourselves. Levy and Lucy have been bothering me all day about this dragon language that you three can use," he asked as Natsu, Gajeel, and Wendy grew dark grains.

"I mean, it only fair that we educate Laxus," Natsu said, "and if that takes a while."

"It would mean more fin." Gajeel smiled.

"You two are bad influences," Wendy laughed.

Until next time

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"I'm pretty sure he's not interested."

Juvia tried not to scoff at the accusation, the baseless notion that Gray did not love her. In truth, Gray loved her—perhaps not as much as she loved him, but still, the love was theirs; she felt it, and he felt it. In a way, it was their own love language, and in her mind, it was perfect. He was ice, she was water—two separate elements, connected by the fact that water becomes ice and ice can become water. Not opposites like fire and ice or water and earth, they formed a perfect balance in a way that no one would understand: no one but the two of them. And the more she thought of it, the more she liked the idea, a form of love that was just shared between them.

"You know there are a lot more fish in the sea."

This holds true throughout her life. Juvia had been in many relationships. Of course, back then, she was haunted by the rain so much that many called her gloomy. No one would bond with her except Gray. He did something she thought was impossible. When he looked at the sky, he didn't speak about her gloom. No, the weather itself was gloomy, and the sun was so much better. Of course, she had never seen the blue sky before, not until minutes later, when his kindness made her feel the sun on her skin for the first time. A moment burned into her brain—the day she said goodbye to her gloomy persona. From that moment, Gray was close by, almost like he was watching over her, not that she would ever complain.

"Most guys would be over the moon to have a cute thing like you flirting with them. It should be no trouble."

Oh, but it would be. Gray, despite his cool demeanor, was prone to intense fits of jealousy, much like she saw when Lyon declared his love for her. While true, she showed her affection to Gray through physical touch; it was how she expressed herself, and at first, she wanted him to do the same—how she longed for him to look at her with passionate eyes, to give her a smile meant only for her. But the more she observed, the more she understood that his face would break into a small smile when she hugged him briefly so no one would see, and that his hand would linger when she placed hers on top of it. Gray Fullbuster isn't an expressive person, but that makes it all the sweeter when she does get a reaction from him. So yes, she could flirt with others and get the reactions she wanted, but why do that when the person she loves gives her just as much?

'How can you say he loves you just as much?'

How she'd ask how, indeed. She wishes he would make the same romantic gestures she does, but alas, everyone is different; everyone shows love in their own way, and Gray Fullbuster was no exception. Of course, he has his own way of showing love. He always reserved a seat for her, no matter what—even when he's hanging out with his friends, there's always a space just for her. He checks in on her after a job takes a few days, and he's usually the first to talk to her when she returns after turning in the job. He gets so gentle when he grabs her hand if she gets hurt, especially when he's nearby—which is almost always. Gray doesn't show his love through physical touch, but lately, he's even started giving her hugs at random or when she's upset about a job gone wrong. He can be so warm and so cold.

"Are you sure it's not just a crush?"

Juvia was sure that it wasn't; she knew what a crush was, as much as it pains her to admit it, she's had crushes before, long before she met Gray, of course. But this was different, hard to describe, but all the same, not a crush, being with Gray was like having a part of herself that was missing all this time. He made her feel safe, secure, and, in many cases, loved. She trusted him more than she trusted herself. She trusted him with her darkest secrets, her worst fears. And he respected her all the same, never thought less of her. he relaxed around her, and when injured on dangerous jobs would lie on her lap when he was tired after a job well done. He says that he can always count on her to have his back. So yes, Juvia knew it was more than just a crush, and she hoped and prayed that Gray felt the same.

"Hey Juvia," Gray said, pulling the water wizard out of her thoughts, "you're spacing out."

"No, just thinking," Juvia smiled. "Do you need something, love?" Gray said nothing, a pink hue appearing on his cheeks.

"naw you were just quiet," Gray asked. "I wanted to know what was going on in that head of yours," he laughed, a nervous laugh as Juvia took it in. "You can be an enigma sometimes." This made Juvia laugh

"You're the enigma of this relationship, dear." She leaned over and kissed his cheek, a bold move, one that she rarely employed on her love, but one that always got results. "But I still love you."

"Yeah, yeah," Gray smiled, looking away, trying to pretend to be embarrassed, but she knew he could see in his eyes how much he appreciated the gesture. She could see him considering returning it in kind before ultimately deciding against settling for sliding closer to her, touching his shoulder, seizing this chance. Juvia leans over, not too much, but enough that he's supporting her with his weight. It was just how they were, how he was, and she enjoyed every second of it.

Their own love language.

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They should have known when they took this job that it would end with another big adventure. They should have known better and waited for Anna and the others, but as always, Natsu rushed forward. Whether it was out of stupidity or bravery, they ended up in the last place they ever thought they would see again, the distant kingdom of Edolas, a place that held a ton of negative emotions for the entire team.

"I can't believe we're back," Gray muttered

"Everyone looks so happy," Lucy commented

"So, this is Edolas," Meredy whispered. She had to admit it felt weird not feeling magic as strong as she was; it was this constant thing, a natural part of her life. "Your stories hardly do this place justice, though I do agree Crocus is bigger."

"Man, it's hard to believe it's been ten years since we've been here," Wendy added, "I do think something happened."

"From the looks of it, kid," Gajeel said, "no."

"So, this is where we're from," Rossello asked

"Aye," Happy cheered

"Though it no longer has the floating Islands due to no longer having the magic power," Carla told her, remembering all the floating Islands that used to litter the sky are part of her wish. They were still here, oh, how it would feel to fly among them, but it would remain a part of her dreams for now.

"Come on, let's get to the castle." Natsu smiled. "Since we came all this way, we might as well go check in on Mystogen."

"Oh yeah, I can't wait to see him again." Wendy smiled,

"he was the second son, right?" Meredy asked. "Before you became the second daughter, right, Erza?"

"Yes," Erza smiled. "he left Fairy tail a few months before the Seven Kin and Fairy tail waged war on Tenrou Island. he decided to stay to govern his people through the difficult times ahead."

"Sounds rough," Meredy whispered, "but from the looks of it, he's doing well for himself." She looked over the group. "Okay, but why are you three in disguises?"

"I'm dead," Natsu said, trying not to cause a scare.

"We also possessed as demon lords before we left, so let's not get the people 's hopes up about magic coming back." Wendy laughed

"My prince is a natural leader," Lily beamed with pride, "or I guess it's his majesty now."

"Aye," Happy said as they entered the castle, "wow, not a lot of security for a castle with a king."

"It speaks to how peaceful times have become," a voice called. It was Sugerboy. Over the years, he had changed some. His armor now had straps going across it. Additionally, his hair is longer. "People don't even try to cause trouble in the castle anymore."

"And it looks like we have some guests of honor." Hughes hadn't changed much aside from a change in hairstyle

"Hey, guys," Natsu smiled,

"nice to see you." Gray smiled

"Ice boy, fire boy, cat boy." Sugerboy smiled

"Princess Lucy," Coco called. She was taller than before. Her outfit, still a dress, is slightly different, with multiple Xs. She also now has shorter hair. "I heard that you were in Edolas. It's so good to see you again."

"Coco," Lily smiled

"Lily, you're back to" she gave him a hug, "how is life in earthland

"It's been smooth sailing," Lily laughed, "and things here."

"Things were hard at first." Sugerboy admitted, "But by standing together, we were able to stand tall." he smiled

"I must admit it is nice to see you all," Carla admitted, "we believed we would never see you all again."

"Where's Nightwalker?" Erza asked

"This way," Byro said as he appeared to have gotten wrinklier; his horn-shaped eyebrows are wavier, and he now has a fully grown long beard. "She is with his majesty," as they walked through the doors, where Mystogen, or King Jellal, stood, turning to see his old friends. A smile graced his face.

"It's good to see you all again," Mystogen said. His hair has grown slightly longer. He wears a scarf, long gloves, a large belt over his shirt, a robe jacket, and a royal mantle-like cape with a crosshatch pattern and a furry collar. He also wears armor boots consisting of polyenes, greaves, and sabatons that cover his knees, lower legs, and feet, respectively.

"Yes, and here I thought we would never see you all again." Nightwalker smiled. She hadn't changed much, though her hair was now its original length again and tied into a ponytail tail.

"Wendy," Mystogen smiled, "look at you all grown up now." Wendy smiled as she blushed, "I barely recognized you." he laughed, "How have you been?"

"I've been great," Wendy smiled.

"You seem well, your majesty." Lily smiled

"Please, Lily, no need to be so formal." Mystogen smiled, "You of all people have earned that right." He smiled at his old friend, especially after everything you did."

"I don't know, you don't seem kingly to me." Natsu laughed

"Is that so?" Mystogen smiled, "I seem to remember knocking you out the last time we came to blows."

"cause I let you," Natsu said as they fist bumped, "I've gotten a lot stronger since then."

"It's good to see you, old friend," Mystogen said

"You too," Natsu said. "Oh, this is Meredy."

"Umm, nice to meet you." Meredy was still taking in the palace, which was huge and somehow looked upside down. 'This place is weird.'

"Give us a moment, and we can set up a table, and we can take a moment to catch up." Mystogen smiled as he led them through the palace

"It's still not a maze, is it?" Lucy asked

"You still have that amusement park," Natsu added

"I think so," Mystogen said, "but ever since we got rid of the magic parts of the castle, they have become inaccessible," he said as he and Natsu fell into a rhythm of walking side by side. Few words have been exchanged between the two. But in many ways, words weren't needed as they entered a small room with a table and sat down. "Tell me, how are old man Yajima, Mavis, and master Makarov?" The second the words left his mouth; he could tell something was up. All eyes landed on Natsu as he looked away, "Did something happen?"

"Yajima is fine," Natsu told him almost immediately, "but Gramps and Mavis," he looked down the events of the past few years playing in his mind, thinking about everything Fairy Tail itself had been through "Gramps was killed three years ago" you could almost hear a pin drop as the words settled in as Mystogan looked in shock "he was killed by a dark guild during an attack on the magic council" Natsu explained "and Mavis" Natsu words failed him thinking about his foster mother turns out a year was not long enough to get over her death no it was scar that was still fresh it might as well as still been an open wound "she passed away last year"

"I see," Mystogen clenched his fist

"Your majesty," Nightwalker asked

"You, okay?" Coco asked

"I didn't mean," Mystogen started

"Don't start that," Natsu smiled. "There was nothing you could have done, aside from I'm sure if both were still here, I know they would be proud of what you've done." This was enough to get Mystogen to smile

"Not much any of us could have done," Gajeel said, "but you should know that we got the bastards he made gramps kick the bucket."

"Yeah," Wendy smiled as she slammed her fist together, "and Mavis."

"That's a long story," Lucy laughed, leaning back,

"long and complicated," Gray sighed

"I'll admit I still don't get some parts of it," Erza added

"Well, that's life, right?" Mystogen said, "There are times when I wonder about all that's happened, but I have to ask now if Mavis is gone."

"Yeah, the fairy heart is gone," Natsu told him, almost reading his mind

"So, she finally showed you," Mystogen said. "I have to ask how Mira and Elfman are."

"She's putting on a brave face, but she's standing strong." Erza said, "Magnolia itself has prospered since the last time you were there."

"Well then, tell me all," Mystogen smiled, "we have some free time, and I'm curious to hear what my family has been up to."

"Oh, just you wait," Wendy laughed, "it's an entire rollercoaster."

"Get comfortable," Natsu laughed. "So, I think it was about a month after you had left the team." They sat there for hours, telling each other stories about the past ten years, from the battle of Tenrou Island to the grand magic games. In those moments, it was as if no time had passed, and everything went back to how it was during year X784.

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Our story starts in a movie shop, where Natsu struggles to place a DVD on the counter to rent it. A long line had begun to form with many glaring at the boy as he held the movie up, apparently pushing it against an invisible wall. "What is wrong with you this time?" the clerk asked

"This movie," Natsu grumbled, "it's so sucky my body refuses to let me rent it."

"Then don't and get out of here," the clerk shouted, "you're making a line."

"Can't, I promised my sister." The sister in question was Wendy Marvell. Natsu and Erza had agreed to sit in with her today and watch a movie, and pretty much do whatever she wanted, "so I need this movie."

Erza sighed as she pulled Natsu back. "Give it here," she said, sick of his theatrics. Taking in a deep breath, she ran forward only to hit the same invincible wall that Natsu was struggling against. "damn it," she cursed under her breath she got up and tried again only for the wall to stop her "let me through" she screamed as Natsu watched her "it's for Wendy" she shouted as she struggled against the barrier as she was blasted back "you're right" she huffed "this film is so bad every atom of my body refuses to let me buy it" behind them Minerva who was also in town to rent a movie that was only sold in Magnolia.

"Oh, come on, it can be that bad," she sighed as she looked at the movie, only to recoil in shock and hold back a gag. "A pony's tail! Why on earth are you renting this?"

"Wendy"

"Makes sense," Minerva whispered, "okay, I'll rent this for you, and we'll be here all day. Maybe if I hide it between my good films, maybe my mind will be tricked."

Seconds later, "Minerva, Minerva," Natsu and Erza chanted as she tried to force herself to rent the movie.

"It's not working," she groaned as she felt her whole body going against her. Everything in her was telling her not to buy this film, but she couldn't back down now. "Come on, you stupid movie!" A bright light shone through the store as the trip walked out the building in shock, as Minerva handed them their now rented movie, "You know, there are easier ways to harm your eyes, I could pour salt in them while you stare at the sun, for example."

"We know," Erza said, "but we promised Wendy we'd do something she'd want to do today."

"We just didn't know how unbearable it would be," Natsu said, "and we haven't even watched it yet."

"Well it was nice seeing you Minerva but we need to get going, we're already late" she said as she and Natsu ran off hoping they would get home soon "man we're going to get the face when we get home" she looked at Natsu "you know the one as Natsu made a pouty face "no that's silent fury, what we're getting is I know you let me down"

"Oh," Natsu corrected his face.

"Don't forget the slow head turn," Erza added as Natsu shook his head.

"I can live with that as long as we don't get the you mean nothing to me back turn" Natsu said as Erza shuddered the worse pain imaginable was disappointing Wendy to the point she was actually angry with her which is why they needed to move "but we got the movie so as long as nothing else stops up we should be fine" Droy appeared bumping into Natsu and falling into a man hole "umm" Natsu looked back at Max who had turned away "hey shouldn't you um help him, you clearly took the cover off"

"You're way closer, man," Max said. "It's your problem, not mine," he turned away to continue working on god knows what.

"I could use a little help," Droy muttered

"You wouldn't even be in this problem if you weren't so," Natsu started.

"What, Fat, big boned, lots of love!" Droy shouted

"Distracted, I was going to say distracted," Natsu shouted

"What were you even looking at?" Erza asked. "You should pay attention to where you are going, especially since running, you could have hurt someone."

"I thought I saw Levy," Droy muttered

"Let's get him out of here," Erza sighed

As Natsu spotted a communication Lacrima and went to check in on Wendy, as he picked up the phone to nothing but silence, he gave a pained laugh, "You're making the face, aren't you?"

"Why are you late!" Wendy all but screamed

"You see, some guy got stuck in a manhole and-"

"Fine, I get you don't want to watch this movie with me," Wendy said, not believing him.

"What, no, I can't wait to watch A MOVIE ABOUT A STUPID PRINCESS WHO TRIES TO IMPRESS A PRINCE AND A PONY FROM LEXENBERGE," Natsu screamed the last part before calming down, "Sorry, it's just every part of my body refuses to let me like this film."

"Just hurry up, please." Natsu ran back to Erza, who had Droy tied to a carriage. Max was working on it as she was pulled out, and she smiled

"Whose problem is it now?" Erza laughed

"Erza, we need to move," Natsu shouted. "We'

re at a five on the guilt trip scale."

"Then let's go." Erza hurriedly got ready to run as someone jumped in front of them.

"Hey, Natsu and Erza, what's up?" his name was Mikuni Shin

"Heeeeeeeeey," Natsu drawled, trying and failing to remember the man's name, "Mitch?"

"Did you just say a name like it was a question?" Mikuni asked a little hurt

"What, no, I know your name, it's" Natsu laughed as he elbowed Erza, who only shook her head, "your name is."

"It's Mikuni, shin," he shouted, "we're in the same guild."

"Oh, we knew that," Natsu laughed

We're just really distracted right now, that's all, my friend."

"Really," Mikuni asked.

"Yeah, you see that manhole over there," Erza said as she directed him to the manhole.

"What this one-" Erza kicked him through the hole with a blank face, glad that the painful conversation was over

"Erza, what was that?" Natsu screamed

"What was what?" Erza asked

"I- whatever, let's just go," Natsu and Erza ran off hoping that they would be able to make it on time

At Natsu's house, Wendy sat alone, the intoxicating smell of the food she had gathered to spend time with her two siblings wafting as she saw Gajeel attempting to steal a piece of the pizza. He smiled as he put it back. "Hey Gajeel, am I boring?" she asked.

"Huh, what?" Gajeel muttered 'Okay, Gajeel, be careful what you say, it might affect her for the rest of her life. "Say the right thing, " over and over again. "Say the right thing," he screamed.

"what"

"Ask the shrimp," Gajeel screamed as she ran away, leaving a confused Wendy behind.

"Come on, Natsu, put some pep in your step," Erza shouted. "Where's all that boundless energy now that we need it?"

"Stop rushing me," Natsu shouted. "Not my fault, this damn town is she stopped talking as he placed a hand on Erza's mouth, seeing that she was getting ready to say something, placing a finger over his lips, telling her to be quiet. "Ichiya's birthday," he whispered as Erza grew a look of horror as she turned to see the banner getting stuck there. There would be a disaster, not to mention annoying. "We need to be extremely quiet."

"Aye," Erza whispered as they started to crawl along the ground

"Good heavens, my friends, you came," Ichiya shouted

"How did you know we were here?"

"I was practicing," Ichiya smiled, "but since you're here, good heavens, my friends, you came," and that was how Natsu and Erza ended up stuck in a Blue Pegasus birthday party, close to each other, the movie they had hidden as they looked for an escape opportunity. Sprouting fake smiles the whole time

"Wow, what a great party," Natsu started. "But we gotta go, it's" Natsu looked up, "It's getting dark out." Natsu lied, knowing and seeing that the sun was barreling overhead.

"Oh, come on, you just got here," Ichiya laughed.

"Sorry, but we need to get back to Wendy." Natsu laughed, "And no offense, but if this party were a person, it would be dead."

"Alright, let's cut to the chase, I'll give you a four-million-dollar jewel if you stay."

You don't understand, Wendy. Four million jewels, we can be rich." Natsu laughed as Erza danced around behind him, covered in money and now in a fancy dress. "So uh, can we hang out another day?" he asked.

"Sure," Wendy's sad voice came over the phone

"You're making the sad face, aren't you?" Natsu asked,

"No"

"I'll talk to Erza."

"You know Four Jewel is a rip off," Erza growled as they walked down the street. "I mean, at that price, I can go and rent a pony, and I could act out the movie myself," she said as they came across Nab, who seemed to keep going the same direction. "Nab, we're going left," Erza shouted.

"Got it," Nab replied as he also went left.

"Why did you go left?" Natsu shouted. "Fine, we're going right." Unfortunately, Nab also went right.

"Oh, come on," Erza massaged her temples, not seeing that Nab was close and bumped into her, forcing her to open the DVD as she looked at it. "Wait," she picked up the disc. "Wait, this is Fairy Tail of the Dead Men," she asked. "Where's our movie?"

Somehow, though, neither of them could figure it out, but somehow, they swapped movies with Minerva. They rushed over to where she was staying, seeing not only the movie playing but Minerva, frozen in shock, holding popcorn in her hand. "Minerva," Natsu shouted.

"I think the overload of cuteness destroyed her brain."

"I thought I was a hard-core tough girl, but it was all a lie," she screamed as she noticed Natsu and Erza. "You, fairy," she grabbed Natsu by the hem of his shirt. "You're always going on about the positives of friendship and all that. Tell me, is it wrong for a goth chick to be moved by the love of a pony?"

"I mean, sure," Natsu guessed, "on that note, can you have your pet stop griding on me, it's wrong?" he looked down at a small hand rubbing itself on his leg.

"That's not a pet, that's my grandma," Minerva told him. "What"

"What does she want?" Natsu asked

"Not much," Minerva admitted, "her own toenails."

"We're not here to discuss Minerva's freakshow of a family. Where is the DVD? Erza was down with this nonsense.

"Umm, in the DVD player," Minerva told her.

"oh yes that makes sense" Erza laughed "I mean with the way our day has been going, I didn't think we could solve by pressing a button": she laughed as she attempted to open the try just for it to shoot out and sed the disc flying out the window "that makes more sense" Erza sighed "this is yours by the way" she handed Minerva her movie as she and Natsu gave chase to the disc.

"you know if I saw a clown doing this I'd laugh" Natsu shouted as he tried to pick up the rolling disc only for it to be kicked forward by his foot not paying attention they bumped into Gray who was carrying a large mass of DVD's on his person "come on ice princess" Natsu shouted "you know how long it's going to take us to find the DVD"

"You think I care. Look at this mess you made, flame brain," Gray shouted back as the pair got into a fight.

"Hey, here it is," Erza smiled, stopping them from fighting.

"Great, let's get it in its case." Natsu smiled, glad that they could get back on track.

"Here," Erza threw the disc with impressive strength as Natsu dodged, hoping the flying improvised weapon didn't slash his face in half. The disc flew off. "damn it," Natsu and Erza ran off, rushing after the disc again, leaving Gray to his mess of DVDs.

"Hey assholes, help me with this!" Gray screamed as they ran off,

"How could you miss that it was a perfect throw?" Erza shouted

"Why did you throw it?" Natsu shouted back

"'Cause I was hoping you would catch, and I started yelling, hoping you wouldn't start shouting at me," Erza screamed as they came across Nab again, who kept getting in their way. "We don't have time for this again," she cried as she picked up Nab and placed him in the trash, not even giving him a second glance as she ran away.

"At least put me in the recycling," Nab shouted as Erza returned and threw him in a nearby recycling bin. "Thank you."

"Almost," Natsu shouted as Erza grabbed him. A carriage rolled by, and Natsu looked in shock as the disk rolled near a drain, falling into a gin."

"NO," the pair screamed as Mikuni Shin appeared, smiling, holding the disc in his hand and apparently still in the sewer. "Great job, Mitch," the pair shouted as he frowned, quickly realizing they said the wrong name. "We meant Michael," Erza smiled as Mikuni threw away the disc. As Natsu and Erza looked down in shame, they continued their chase, having to run by Ichiya's party as well as the disc finally landed in Droy's pants near his, but as Erza and Natsu shuddered in disgust.

"I'm not touching him," Erza told Natsu, who sighed as he reached out to grab the disc, only to pinch Droy's butt.

"Did you just pinch my butt?" Droy asked as Natsu reached out again, "Hey, stay away." Not paying attention again, Droy didn't notice Max coming out of a store and tripped and fell on top of him.

"A little help," Max cried out.

"I don't know," Natsu said, standing back, thinking about the last time he saw Max. "You are much closer," he said as he reached up, grabbing the disc from Droy and rubbing it on Max's leg to get off any germs. "Come on, Erza, let's get back to Wendy."

Natsu and Erza triumphantly returned home, sitting on opposite sides of Wendy, looking at her as she looked between the two, wondering why both looked like they had run three marathons. "Come on out with it," Erza smiled.

"Out with what?" Wendy asked

"you know what" Natsu smiled as Wendy gave them both e happiest grin they ever seen making them both realize that everything they went through to get to the point was worth it for that smile, a smile both of them would die for it the need arose "their it is the happy face" they wrapped Wendy in a hug as she let out a laugh "come on let's get this over with" Natsu pressed play and the movie started.

'They say all good things come in small packages. But there is nothing small about a pony.'

"I think I hate this film," Wendy said as Natsu and Erza let out a sigh and fell to the ground.

"Thank goodness."