This story is another creation that comes from discussion on MF's Official Romance Thread and you will recognize some of our signature crack couples (Brax Love!3). One day we asked ourselves, what would happen if they had to look after a child for one day? What kind of things would happen? Thus the idea for this fanfic was born. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in this fanfic, they are property of Fairy Tail and Hiro Mashima. I bow to him for allowing me to use them in the expression of my creativity *bows* Thank you :)


Little Asuka Connell loved hanging out in the guild hall during the day. It was always fun when all her Fairy Tail Aunts and Uncles where around doing silly things and ever since the new people had come there were even more things to do and see. Sometimes it would be sticking something up the nose of somebody sleeping soundly on the floor (which was silly, who sleeps on the floor?) or it was watching from under one of the tables as they started playing a big game of tag (why else would they be hitting each other with chairs, stools or anything else that wasn't nailed down?). Other times it would be watching Uncle Max talking to the kitchen broom when he thought no one was watching or it was convincing the black teddy bear with a cat tail to play dress up or ride ponies with her. Whatever she did at the guild hall, each day was a new adventure and she was excited when her Mommy and Daddy let her stay there.


This one particular day Bisca and Alzack were preparing for a mission that was going to take them at least two days to finish. They didn't like to be away for that long ever since the birth of their daughter, but this job was going to pay really well and required their special sharp shooting talents.

"I don't know Al," Bisca started as they walked to the rundown windmill that was currently being used as Fairy Tail's guild hall. "We haven't left her overnight yet without at least one of us being there, what if she gets scared? And I don't know if the guild is the best place to leave her for that long, what if she gets crushed from a flying chair when they start one of their fights?"

When Asuka heard about the possibility of flying chairs she started giggling and kicking her legs so that her Dad would put her down. When he did, she took off at a run towards the guild hall as fast as her little legs could take her, laughing the entire way. Her parents looked at each and then Alzack shrugged.

"Something tells me that she is going to be ok… Mira and Kinana said they would watch her at the guild during the day and Mira is going to take her home for the night. Max said if things get busy he is going to be around for the next few days too. He watches her all the time."

"Only if he keeps his mind off that damn broom," Bisca muttered to herself as they started walking again. "He thinks we don't know…"

"Shhh, Bisca," Alzack interrupted quietly. "We promised as a guild we wouldn't say anything to Max about the broom."

"I know, I know," she replied grumpily as they walked through the guildhall doors. "It's just weird, that's all."

They looked around the room for their daughter and found her sitting on a table next to Cana's half empty keg; the card mage was currently having a half-drunken argument with an already shirtless Gray while Asuka clapped her hands and laughed in encouragement.

"Dear God," Bisca mumbled holding a hand to her face. "What are we doing? It's not even eight in the morning yet…"

Alzack chose to not respond and instead led his wife over to the bar to let Mirajane know they were dropping Asuka off before she changed her mind about going. Then they gave their daughter hugs and kisses before they had to leave to catch their train.

"Mommy loves you very much," Bisca told her daughter as she squeezed her like she didn't want to let go.

"I lov-re you, Mummy," Asuka answered with the little air she had left. When Bisca finally set her down, Alzack patted her on the head.

"We will be back tomorrow sweetheart, be good and listen to your Auntie Mira, ok?"

"Ok, Daddy," she answered with big smile. She watched as her parents left the guild hall while calling out goodbyes to everyone there.

Auntie Mira came out from behind the bar and picked the little girl up, "Want to come help me stack drink glasses?" The white haired woman asked with one of her famous smiles. Asuka nodded enthusiastically; finally, the fun was going to start!


As Alzack and Bisca were leaving the guildhall they were unaware that they were being watched by three men from behind a tree. The three were members of the guild Twilight Ogre and ever since being embarrassingly beaten by Fairy Tail a few weeks before they had been planning their revenge. They had finally come up with the best plan, what better way to get back at them then by kidnapping their smallest member and holding her hostage until Fairy Tail admitted which was the more superior guild. With her parents leaving it would be the best time to snatch the kid, while everyone else was distracted by the normal crazy happenings in Fairy Tail. They just had to wait for the perfect opportunity and then Fairy Tail was going to pay for embarrassing them.


Back inside the guild, Asuka had already had a busy and fun filled morning. After helping Auntie Mira stack the clean bar glasses, she had gone with Auntie Kinana outside to water the flowers and check and see if there where any strawberries in the garden. Now it was almost lunchtime and most of the guild members (those that weren't out on jobs) were coming in for food. So she sat on the bar with her legs dangling off the edge and "helped" Auntie Mira by repeating all the orders that came in. She also was keeping one eye on the guild hall's door. Asuka knew that any minute the black teddy-cat was going come walking in with his shaggy haired owner and she really wanted to pet the kitty. She got her wish a few minutes later when Lily came in with his Dragon Slayer Master, Gajeel and also the script mage, Levy, who seemed to be arguing with him about something.

"I don't understand why you can't even tell me where you are going," she grumbled to him as they walked up to the bar to order their food.

"Because Shrimp, if I tell you then it wouldn't be a super secret training session, would it? Gi hi hi," he replied smartly while pulling up a chair.

Levy started to turn red and her face became pinched. Uh oh, Asuka thought to herself as she swung her legs back and forth, that is the same look that Mommy gets when she is about to start yelling at Daddy.

Instead of yelling, Levy closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Fine," was all she said as she walked away stiffly. Gajeel raised one studded eyebrow and frowned as he watched the bluenette walk away.

"What's with her?" he asked his cat companion as he motioned for Mira to bring him a beer and some metal from behind the bar. Lily just crossed his small arms and looked up at the Dragon Slayer expectantly, as usual though; he really didn't have a clue.

"What's with you? Why is everyone looking at me like that?" Gajeel stared at his exceed partner with a dumbfounded look on his face.

"Never mind," Lily answered with a sigh. "You wouldn't understand anyway."

"The hell I wouldn't!" Gajeel answered as Mira brought him his order, "Common! Tell me!" About that time Asuka got bored with this conversation, she wanted to play with the teddy-cat before they left. Asuka aimed a kick at Gajeel's nearby elbow with one of her little legs and yelled "Down!" expectantly.

Gajeel turned to the little girl with a stunned look on his face as if he was noticing her for the first time. "What?"

"DOWN!" she yelled even louder and kicked him harder in the elbow.

"Ouch! What the…?" he yelped grabbing his throbbing arm.

"I think she wants you to put her down, off the bar," Lily explained to him patiently.

"Why?" Gajeel asked looking down at his cat but not wanting to take his eyes of the kicking toddler.

"Why does it matter, Gajeel, just put her down!" Lily answered sharply. Gajeel lifted his hands to either side of the small girl and then seemed at a loss of what to do next.

"Where do I pick her up?" he asked the cat again.

"What?" answered Lily in a confused voice.

"Where do I put my hands, cat!" he yelled at the exceed. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the toddler swing her leg back again for another kick and quickly pulled his arm out of harm's reach. "Hurry before she gets better aim!"

"Under her arms, you idiot," the cat answered back with a smirk. "She's going to start yelling again if you don't do it quickly." Gajeel placed a hand on either shoulder and picked Asuka up like her was something really fragile but really smelly and he didn't want to touch it at the same time.

"I said UNDER the arms, you fool. Don't you dare drop her!" Gajeel placed the child lightly on the floor and then let her go as soon as he knew she was stable. The Dragon Slayer and the exceed both watched her as if she were a ticking time bomb waiting to explode and waited for her to make another move. Instead of going off, she put a big smile on her face and side tackled the small black cat with a childish giggle.

"Teddy-cat!" she exclaimed and started to pet Lily's cute teddy-bear ears. Gajeel let out a bark of laughter and turned back to his food.

"Gi hi hi, looks like she is your problem now, partner."

"Thanks a lot, Gajeel!" Lily let himself be led by the toddler into the corner were all her toys sat. He wouldn't admit it, but the truth was that he loved kids and playing with the little girl was always fun, but he had to keep up his reputation as Fairy Tail's toughest exceed warrior and so he made sure to complain every once and awhile so that people didn't get the wrong idea. Asuka was happy again, even though it had taken that big man forever to do what she told him and even then he didn't do it right, she finally had the black teddy-cat to play with.


After lunch Asuka found herself sitting back on one of the tables being snuck bites of strawberry short cake from Auntie Erza. Auntie Cana was leaning on her third beer keg of the day but was only slightly slurring her words as she tried to give her red headed guild mate some unwanted romantic advice.

"You just need to get yourself out there, Erza. Just get back on that horse and keep doing… you know… whatever it is that people do on horses…"

"Cana, that does not make any sense. Besides, this is not the time for us to be dilly dallying on silly things like romance. We need to build Fairy Tail back up to its former glory. It is what the Master wishes, and your father." Erza turned back to concentrating on feeding the little girl in front of her, even though Asuka was perfectly capable of eating cake by herself.

"Bahhhh, who cares what those old men want, you need to live a little! You've got a nice body under all that armor, not like we ever get to see it."

Erza felt herself start to blush a little behind the ears. "C-Cana, please don't talk about things like that, especially in front of Asuka."

"Oh, don't be such a stick in the mud; she doesn't understand what we are talking about anyway. You know, armor is kind of your thing, if you can ever find a guy that can get it off of you then you got yourself a keeper. You should hold onto him and never let go," Cana finished with a sigh and leaned into the table.

Erza felt the blush deepen on her face and she dropped the fork with a clatter. "M-my thing? T-Take it off? I don't understand… What is your 'thing'?" she asked curiously, managing to keep the tremor out of her voice.

Cana leaned back again and then had to grab the bench when she almost fell off her seat.

"Hmm, my thing?" she repeated. "I guess that would be drinking. If I can find any man that can out drink me, I may have to marry him!" She let out a cackling laugh and then did actually topple off the bench with an unladylike grace.

"Be careful what you say, Cana," came Mirajane's singsong voice from over Erza's shoulder. "It might just come true some day."

"I don't think we will have to worry about that anytime soon, Mira" Erza answered with a frown. "We haven't seen any man out drink Cana yet."

"There is a first time for everything," Mira gave them one of her signature smiles. "I think that its time for someone's nap, come on sweetie."

Asuka let the barmaid pick her up without a fuss. She was indeed feeling tired after playing ponies with the black teddy-cat for nearly an hour and then eating almost two whole pieces of cake. As Mira cradled her in her arms she started to hum a lullaby softly, rocking the toddler back and forth as she walked on slowly. Asuka snuggled into the white haired mage's arms sleepily and was happy that she smelled like pretty flowers. Mira waited until the little girl had fallen asleep before placing her on the spare cot in the storage room. Usually it was reserved for guild members that had a little too much and weren't able to make it home, it was either the cot or the floor (most of the times the floor won out though). Kinana and Lisanna had found some extra blankets and made it into a really comfortable nest for Asuka to sleep in. Mira tucked her in gently and then kissed her forehead, "Sleep tight, little one." She crept out of the room and closed the door quietly, leaving Asuka to her pleasant dreams.

"Oy!" Came a weak voice from under one of the tables. "One of you guys could have at least helped me up!" Cana called sulkily from where she was stuck. Mira shook her head and went off to start a normal afternoon at Fairy Tail.