So, this idea just popped into my head while I was reading another story. I just liked the idea, so I'm going to do it. This is Natsu x Lisanna. But the main focus is something else.
Let's go!
The city of Magnolia was quiet, a rare thing for that valley by the lake. The bells of the high cathedral chatted as a man below pulled on their ropes. The normally blank floors of the cathedral filled with pews, and those pews in turn sat in by guild members from all over Fiore. Natsu Dragneel stood at the front in his white tuxedo, his ever present white scaled scarf wrapped around his neck, waiting for his bride to make her way down the aisle to him. He craved it in a way he never had before. Beside the nervous sakura-haired groom were his grooms men - Gray Fullbuster, Elfman Strauss, Gajeel Redfox and Laxus Dreyar. The latter two looking bored and just wanting it to be over once and for all; they did not particularly care for weddings or the noise that every person seemed able to generate in that small area.
An organ started to play the 'Wedding March', and every person present stood to face the grand doors eagerly. Ecstatic to see the bride dressed in white. The doors opened, Mirajane Strauss in all her finery walked down the aisle first in her amethyst bridesmaids dress, lilies in hand, after the doors were dragged open by a wheezing Wakaba Mine and Macao Conbolt. Cana Alberona tipped her chocolate coloured head back and she drank from the bottle inside her bouquet, she was walking beside Juvia Lockser who flushed when Gray gave her a little thumbs up to ease her nerves: it did not work as she felt nervous then. Levy McGarden threw little petals on the ground as she walked in front of the embarrassed Lisanna Strauss - and future Mrs. Natsu Dragneel - who was gripping for dear life to Makarov Dreyar, who was acting as a stand in for her father. He was smiling affectionately around. He paused, but only slightly, when he spotted something near the back of the cathedral that caused his smile to only grow more than possible. Though only Gajeel and Laxus had noticed.
The two young men glanced at each other. Over the few years, it now being x796, they had both changed, and become best friends. Laxus was a little taller and had started to shape his hair like his grandfather had done in his middle ages, he had filled out more to accommodate his new stature and hairstyle, and the look suited him. Gajeel on the other hand had stayed the same height, he had taken to pulling his hair back into a low strung ponytail that was wild. He had also gained more piercing about his body, though mainly on his arms and ears. They were both handsome, just like they had always been. These two men looked to the back of the cathedral, where they spotted a girl in her early twenties with blazing blonde hair twisted up into a bun almost atop her head, with two coiled tendrils hanging in front of her ears to touch her neck fervently. The pair were surprised to see her chocolate eyes that were those of a doe, were spilling a few tears down her face. But they were tears of joy, as shown by the thousand-watt smile she was giving off. Both noted she was wearing, what looked like to their Dragon eyes, a plain blue dress, which held a bloody red rose on one of her straps. Looking back at the brides bouquet Gajeel and Laxus realised there was a similar rose tucked under Lisanna's lilies, it looked forgotten in the mess though it was beautiful.
Laxus and Gajeel spent many a minute of the wedding looking at this girl, she seemed so happy. Like she was a dear friend at the wedding, but they could not give a name to her face. When the wedding was almost over, and the first kiss to seal their marriage was almost done, this mysterious stranger slipped out the cathedral doors unnoticed but by Makarov, who had also been silently watching her, Gajeel and Laxus. Everyone moved onto the large building that was attached to the parliamentary buildings of Magnolia, for the reception, but Gajeel and Laxus moved to the new guild hall to talk in hushed whispers. They sat in the darkness of the second floor; the new building had three. There was the ground floor, then the second floor which was on one side, and then the third floor - belonging to Makarov - was located high in the air, across from the second floor.
The duo stopped talking and watched the ageing guild master run through the guild doors after about half an hour. "Are you in here!?" They thought he meant them, but realised as he kept shouting it was not them he wanted to see. "My child, it has been years! Tell me you have not just run away again!?" A sad look crossed his face as he mumbled the last part.
There was a gnaw up above, and the three looked up to see the blonde wonder looking down at Makarov. "I never ran..." There was a slight pause before she added more. "Pops." This shocked Laxus. He had a cousin? Or a sister? Or maybe was she just another guild member, that called him 'gramps' or 'jii-jii' like the others did? "I just never really fit in here." She had her legs swung up on the banister, and her back pressed against the wall of the guild, throwing her impressive bust forward against the simple blue cotton of her dress. "You know that." She took another bite of the apple.
The old man was crying, tears flowing down his face and he jumped up to hug her. "So you did come." He cried more than Laxus or Gajeel could ever recall him crying. "I-I was starting to think I'd never see ya again before I died." He had back traced his steps so he was standing at the end of her feet, his hands twirling together. "Hey!" He shouted, causing her to drop her apple in surprise. "Laxus is going to be the next guild master! I'm training him now."
The girl felt a large bead of sweat drip from her forehead, and the the two hiding in the shadows saw the action of disbelief. "Are you actually interested in him being the next master or are you just making him do all your paperwork?" That was a good question, and Laxus waited for his reply; he had been so happy - not that he showed it - when the old man had said that he could be the next master. "And you'll live another century yet, Pops."
"That's good of you to think so, my child." The old man had reached out to grab her apple after it had fallen, and offered it back to her and she took it. "Yes, I do think he should be the next master. Apart from his bout of madness he will make a good master." Laxus shifted at the reminder of the Fantasia parade in x784. "Do you remember that Fantasia?" This caught their attention, so the girl had been there around that time?
"Oh God yeah." She started laughing, and the two hiding knew for certain she had been, "You blubbered like a newborn babe cause you had to kick him out of the guild." She calmed from her laugh to stare wishfully off at the ground, "You really would've wanted to see his face when Natsu, Gajeel and him drew in that battle." Gajeel was suddenly struck with the memory of a similar blonde asking him to translate the gibberish Natsu had shouted at Laxus through his bandages.
"It was a draw?" The old man paused. "But didn't Natsu win?" He looked at the blonde, "And thank you for persuading me and Gildarts to let him back into the guild."
The girl drew a wave, then tucked that hand between her knees. This again shocked Laxus and Gajeel; they had always thought that it had solely been Gildarts' decision. "Oh never mind that. So what if he's a bit crazy?" She giggled, "Look around yourself, Makarov, this is Fairy Tail. You can't survive here if you aren't even just a little nuts." That was a statement they could not argue with. "You never really wanted him gone, and seeing as he was back, at least for that little while after Tenroujima, Grimoire Heart and Acnologia," Her knowledge was astounding for someone who was not part of the guild, "So I figured we may as well make it a permanent thing. Not like those Raijinshuu of his would let him go far anyway." She threw the empty apple core down, and watched in satisfaction as it hit the bottom of the bin feet below her. Laxus paled at the memory of those three particular members throwing themselves at him. "And yeah, a draw. Natsu wouldn't have even been close without Gajeel's help, and even then Natsu could barely walk after that!" She smiled up at Makarov. "Yeah, it was a draw. Even the likes of Gajeel and Laxus would admit that." Gajeel felt his neck heat up when he remembered admitting that to Gray and the others. "Natsu never would; that dumb bastard." Something flickered across her face, something Mirajane-like that scared Gajeel and Laxus more than an angry Erza. "Say, while we're talking about Laxus, can I be expecting little Dreyar babies running around any time soon?" The question was so blunt that the whole of Laxus' face turned berry red.
The old man rubbed his chin at the question. "Cana and Laxus are getting married next year, s-"
"Why don't you just say 'yes', Pops?" The pair burst into laughter because it was true. Laxus became even redder and Gajeel was trying not to laugh at his expense. "I mean if it's Cana that Sparky-" He was now wondering the girls sanity as she had the nerve to call him such a vulgar name. "-is marrying, then why don't you just come right out with it and say 'yes'? I mean Cana!" A look of horror passed over her face, "Has anyone told Gildarts yet?" Her voice quivered at the thought.
The old man paled and his face went slack. "No." He shuddered, "Do you think Laxus will survive?"
The girl gave him a blank look. "No." The two burst into laughter again. They calmed down and she looked around, "When did you redecorate?"
"Year ago. When Natsu and Lisanna announced their engagement." The guild master smiled fondly at the thought. "Gray, Elfman and Gajeel got into a fight with him. Gray and Elfman I understand, but Gajeel?"
"Gajeel probably just wanted to punch Natsu more than anything." The girl swung her legs around so her back was to the two below, not that she knew. Gajeel nodded at her statement, even though he was sure he had never met her before, she sure had done her homework. "How is Gajeel and Levy's 'secret'-" Her first two fingers curled at the word "-relationship. Figured out everyone knew about it yet?" Now it was Laxus' turn to silently laugh at his companion. Gajeel's face had gone slack as he stared at her, he had not even had an inkling that anyone knew.
"Oh, they're fit to be married the same day as Cana and Laxus. A double wedding! But no, they still don't know that everyone knew since, well since the beginning." The two boys felt their spirits leave their bodies when they saw the stars in the girls eyes as she clapped. "That reminds me, what did Gajeel do to you to stop Natsu from wanting you to even go near him?" So the girl was friends with Natsu? Then they should know her. "And did you deserve it?" Gajeel was suddenly hit with another memory of the blonde, she was smirking up at him, covered in scrapes and blood. Had he... Tortured her?
"He beat the crap outta me." Yup, he had. "He got bored with having to guard me while the rest of Phantom Lord got to attack Fairy Tail." She was looking down at the banister on the second floor, and for a heartbeat they thought she could see them. "To be honest... I pushed beyond his limits." He was shocked to hear her admit it. "I mean, he was ready to kill the next thing that moved and I... I just kept pushing him. He wanted me to scream my pain. I wouldn't; then I started talking back to him: calling him weak, saying I felt sorry for him. Ya know?" Laxus was looking at Gajeel in panic, he had heard that he was the main enemy during that event, but had never thought he would do something like that, "So yeah, I'd say I deserved it." Makarov was looking at her with his mouth open. "What?" Her face was innocent all of a sudden. "It was technically my fault!"
Makarov used his Titan Magic to extend his hand down so he could have a mug of beer. "Why were my son and son-in-law so mad?" He changed the topic all of a sudden, but not that much. Jude had, after all, hired Phantom Lord to attack Fairy Tail.
The girl puffed out her cheeks, "Jude went mad because of my mothers death and Ivan was raised by you, Pops." She reasoned, this time it was Makarov spitting out his drink. Laxus was trying not to laugh; so this girl was his cousin? Interesting. "Can I change my last name to 'Dreyar'?" The question made Makarov splutter once again, "You and Laxus, and soon to be Cana, are the only family I have left. So I'd like to have the surname. Not totally on my own."
That brought many questions to anyone's head, never mind just those of Laxus, Gajeel and Makarov. "Yes, Lucy." So that was her name. "Lucy Dreyar. Yes, that fits. We can work out the paperwork. Hey!" Lucy jumped again. "Why don't you just stay here at Fairy Tail? You could do the paperwork and deal with the Magic Counsel-" Not a bad idea to Laxus' mind. "-and Laxus can deal with the members and the public!"
"I'll be doing most of the work and there can only be one guild master at a time, no?" This is why Laxus thought it would be perfect. "Besides, it's only been four years since I left the guild. So much more to see and do!" Makarov started to tear up. "That's not going to work." He bawled louder, "Pops shut up!" There was a snap as her thousand-watt smile turned into a ten thousand volt shock of lightening to Makarov's head. "Stop it." At least she would not give in to people, Laxus thought. At the same time Gajeel was thinking about how alike she was to Laxus: the same temper and all.
"Please, Lucy my child?" Makarov was hugging her, her back still to the two below who watched silently. "Come on! We can go tell everyone the news now!" He took her hand and tried to drag her to stand.
"No. It's Natsu and Lisanna's wedding day! I can't just barge in and announce I'm here. One, because of the Dark Magic they don't remember me. Two, it's Natsu and Lisanna's wedding day." She emphasised each word. "Mirajane and Elfman would kill me." She swung around she her front was to Laxus and Gajeel, who were thinking about the Dark Magic. "At least give me time to think about it."
"Fine, your house on Strawberry Street still stands. I have paid the expenses every month, so go there. I'll call you back in a few days." She nodded and disappeared in a flash of lightening. Only to reappear at the guild doors. "Ah, Lightening Magic. I love it. When did you learn it?"
She snickered. "I always knew it. Layla made me learn it as a kid." Her next sentence confused Laxus, it was never something he ever knew or had been told. "I mean, it is the traditional Magic of the Dreyar family." Gajeel shot Laxus a confused glance, which he happily returned. "So I had to learn it. Though I must say, Laxus always had more of flare for it that I ever did. He's a Dragon Slayer after all!" His chest swelled as she praised him, though she did not know it. "Will you be teaching it to Cana when she officially becomes one of us?"
Makarov bounced his heels off the ground as he jumped down, surprisingly in good health and fitness for a 92 year old man. But then again, like she said, he probably would live another century or two. "By the by, how did you know Natsu and Lisanna were getting married?"
Her next sentence sent him into shock, it was not what he was expecting. No, not at all. She lifted up her left hand and flashed him a pink envelope, one with a bird of fire printed onto it. "I got an invitation." Her smile turned coy as she gave the symbol Laxus made up in his childhood and walked out the doors to her apartment.
The old man stood in the middle of the floor, for maybe a minute, his face gone pale and slack once more. Gajeel watched Laxus for reaction, and Laxus watched his grandfather. "Maybe..." There was joy in the old man's short words. "Maybe she could come home." The old man smiled and jumped up to his banister, then went into his office so that he could fill out the paperwork.
"So, you have a cousin?" Gajeel remembered the earlier part of the conversation. "And I beat the crap outta her."
Laxus sent off sparks, his Dragon instincts of family kicking in. He calmed it when he remembered the Fantasia. "I think I did too, so forgiven." He stood up and looked down at his friend. "Shall we go see her?" The two went down the back stairs of the guild and traced her scent through the streets until they did indeed arrive at a house on Strawberry Street, it was large and enough for one person. They climbed up the wall, where a faint scent of Natsu lay, and peered in the window to see if they could spot her. There, under the window, she lay on her back. Her blue dress gone and her lying in her black pyjamas. She was lying on dark blue sheets, with yellow stars along the seams. When their shadows crossed her face, she opened her eyes leisurely to look at them. A slow smile overtook her features and she unhitched the lock on her window and let them enter. "Nice place you got, cousin." Laxus mentioned as he sat at one end of her bed, and Gajeel the other, their legs crossed and heads turned towards her.
She snorted at him and sat with her legs thrown over one side of her armchair. "So it was you two on the second floor." She reached a hand out and a thin light of pale blue streamed out to snap the window shut. It retracted into her palm. "I was wondering how long it would take for you to follow me." She tilted her head and smiled at them, "What d'ya want?"
Gajeel snorted at her, though it might have been to hide his discomfort of the fact she was so familiar with them, more so than they probably were with others they had grown up with. "Something to drink." Her brows raised and her lips pressed together as she tried not to laugh. "Something strong and lots of it." There was a light and two tumblers half-filled with something appeared floating in the air. "How'd you do that?" Gajeel and Laxus both took a tumbler each and drank the burgundy liquid inside it. As soon as the glasses were filled again. "Now I know I'm drunk. The fuck you give us, Bunny Girl?"
He did not know where that name came from, and the look on his friends face he was wondering what was with it too. But Lucy just smiled at him, "Something strong and lots of it." She held up her own tumbler, drank it, then it vanished. "It's a type of whiskey from the Celestial Plain. And Virgo is being creepy." At the last part of her sentence she pointed upwards and they saw a pink haired girl in a maid costume pressed against the ceiling with a couple of whiskey bottles in her hands. "Yeah." Her face was blank as she looked up at the Celestial Spirit. "You can go, Virgo." She disappeared in a Magic Circle. "Anything you two want to know. And please, keep calling me Bunny Girl."
"When did you join Fairy Tail? When did you leave?" Laxus questioned.
"Entered x784. Left x792." She clapped her hands and the tumblers disappeared. "Next."
"Why did you leave? And why 'Bunny Girl'?" Gajeel looked at his hands where the tumbler had previously been.
"You used to always call me that." She looked down at her hands as she remembered the first time he called her by that name, how flustered she had been. "I left cause I got bored." She looked out the window as the sun began to fall lower into the sky. "There were things I need to get done. And there was a Dark Magic spell placed on Fairy Tail and the other guilds. It erased me from everyone but Lisanna and Makarov's minds. Don't tell Pops I told you Lisanna knew. No one was supposed to know but him. She's the one that invited me to the wedding." She suddenly looked panicked at what she revealed, but they nodded and she felt better about it. "Good. Thanks."
"There's still so much we wanna know." Laxus said. His cousin was falling asleep with her hand thrown to the side, in a way that would cause her distress when she woke from her slumber.
Her eyes opened once more and she threw herself off the armchair into the space between the two males at opposite ends of her bed. She looked at one, and then the other. A small smile graced her mouth as she finally was about to tell everything she had kept inside. "Well then, where should we start?"