Sunrise
Nashi Dragneel drearily blinked awake, groaning loudly when she saw the cause of her early rise; Igleia. Her 13 year old sister was sitting on her bed, murmuring the spells that Freed spent the previous day teaching her. If Nashi was normal, she would've ignored the young blonde and returned to dreaming about food, dragons, and cute boys. Unfortunately, her 4th generation dragon slayer magic made her ears pick up practically everything. Although it was incredibly fun to use when spying on her siblings, it made her an extremely light sleeper. It didn't help Igleia chose Rune magic as her own and would pull several all-nighters trying to improve her skill.
The pink haired 17 year old picked up one of her pillows and chucked it at her little sister's head," Go to bed!"
Igleia barely glanced up from her book, even after the cushion smacked into her cheek and tousled her hair. She was used to her older sister's behavior by then, and she figured that the method of getting her to shut up could've been something much worse than a pillow to the head," I'm being quiet."
"No you're not; I can hear you."
"You can hear everything."
Nashi groaned and tried to bury her head back into her nest of blankets," Stop talking all night, then."
"Get ear plugs," She retorted. A sly smile crossed her face when she realized her sister's sudden grouchiness," Oh, did I interrupt one of your boyfriend dreams again?"
Nashi blushed deep red," N-No...yes. Don't tell anyone!"
No matter how annoying Igleia could be, she followed her mom's promise system and proved herself to be incredibly honest and reliable," Don't worry, I won't. Why don't you try go back to sleep? I can mouth the words from now on."
"I can't; once I wake up, I can't fall back asleep," The brown eyed girl sighed and hugged her favorite plush," What time is it anyways?"
"Uh...4:30….Don't kill me!"
It was only then that Nashi dropped the sleepy attitude, let out a battle cry, and tackled the younger girl," YOU MADE ME WAKE UP EARLY ON A WEEKEND?!"
"AHHHH! MOM! DAD! HELP! LEO! I'M BEING ATTACKED!"
"SHUT UP AND TAKE IT LIKE A REAL WIZARD!"
The girl's door burst open, revealing their 16 year old brother, Leo. The blonde haired boy glanced between the two sisters before grinning wildly and jumping on top of them, his adventurous attitude coming out," Yay, a fight!"
"STAY OUT OF THIS, CELESTIAL PANSY!"
It only took five minutes for Natsu and Lucy kick the door open with wild looks of panic on their faces. Nashi froze, one hand holding Igleia's ponytail, the other blocking Leo's fist. She smiled sheepishly before climbing off of her siblings and straightening her exceed pajama pants," Mom...Dad...Hi."
Lucy groaned," Does this have to happen every morning?!"
"But mom, Igleia was reading too loud-"
"No I was not! I was whispering!"
"I can hear whispering, dimwit!"
"Nashi called me a celestial pansy! Everyone knows the celestial mages are the coolest and manliest-no offense, mom."
The blonde woman sent her husband a desperate look, only to see that he had fallen asleep against the doorframe. Lucy ran through all of her options before deciding that since they did this at least once a week, there was no way a punishment could make them stop. She sighed and rubbed her temples, questioning why on earth she had decided to have children," Eugh, fine. I'm gonna make breakfast."
The three children exchanged shocked stares, gaping at the sudden change of mood. Usually their mom would threaten them until their ears bled, trying over and over again to explain the fighting was not the solution to every single problem. Igleia, who had recovered from the statement faster than her siblings, spoke up first," So we're...not in trouble?"
Their mom simply shrugged," I've given up; just be more quiet next time, Kay? Come on, Natsu, I'm not carrying you again."
Leo's shoulders slumped in relief as the two left," Thank god-hey," The blonde stood up and wandered over to Nashi's bed, digging the pinkette's discarded plush out from underneath the covers," Hold on, is this W-"
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T PUT THAT DOWN!"
"Ooh, another fight! Alright, let's go big sis!"
"MOM! THEY'RE FIGHTING AGAIN-AHHHH! MY BOOK! DISTINGUISH YOUR FIST, NASHI, BEFORE YOU SET MY BELOVED-"
"SHUT UP, RUNE-PRUNE!"
"OH, THAT'S IT! YOU'RE GOING DOWN!"
Lucy rolled her eyes and opened the fridge, mentally wondering if Levy to go through this every morning.
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Tanith Redfox was one of those late night readers. You know, the type that would fall asleep with a book on their nose and a trail of drool on the pages.
Oddly enough, she woke up that morning without that familiar feeling of paper tickling her ears. The dark haired girl yawned gently and pushed herself up, only to find her older brother, Cobalt, reading it with wide eyes," Oh. My. God."
Tanith squinted drearily, pulling out her glasses to try and focus on her sibling," What? Haven't 'cha read a book before?"
"Not this kind of book."
She blinked a few times before turning a deep shade of red," Oh god! Oh god, oh god, oh god, oh god!" The crimson eyed girl snatched it away from his hands and hid it behind her back," W-why did you take my book?"
"Why are you reading porn?!"
"It's not porn..." She murmured in defense, rubbing her arm sheepishly," There are just some...heated scenes in it."
Cobalt snorted," Yeah, right. You know, I got to chapter 5, and there was-"
"You got to chapter 5? I'm only on chapter 3...," She giggled playfully," You're a pervert too!"
"No I'm not! Shut up, Pee-wee."
"Don't call me Pee-wee, or I'll tell dad that-"
"Tell me what?" A gravelly voice interrupted, causing Tanith to scream and Cobalt to pee a little.
The navy blue haired boy shuddered and rubbed the back of his head," H-hi dad...what are you doing up so early?"
"I heard the word porn," Gajeel replied darkly. Just when it seemed that he would lock them both in a dark closer until they were 50, he patted his son on the back," Good job, kid!"
Cobalt choked," W-what?"
"Dad!" His daughter whined," Don't say stuff like that."
"I agree," Levy growled, stepping out from behind Gajeel," Don't encourage Coba-" She paused, her eyes falling on the book behind her daughter's back,"-Is that my book?"
Tanith furiously shook her head no," N-No, Auntie Juvia lent it to me and I didn't know that it was-" She gasped and covered her mouth, automatically knowing that her secret was out.
Suddenly, all of the dots connected in the parent's head; Levy paled before fainting while Gajeel snatched the book out of her hands and glared at it," You're not allowed to look at porn!"
"It's not porn! It's romantic. Anyways, I can't look at it! There's no pictures or anything, I swear!"
"It is very descriptive, though-"
"Cobalt, shut up!"
The dark haired man waved the heated book around in the air, sending a pointed glare at his children," You're not allowed to borrow books from Juvia anymore, got it?" They both mumbled their apologies and went to tend to their mother, leaving Gajeel with one option left," I'm gonna return this."
Just as he turned to leave, something occurred to Tanith," Hold up, Cobalt, what the hell were you doing in my room at 4:45 in the morning?!"
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Simon Fernandez scratched his scarlet hair sheepishly," Uh...sorry?"
His mom gave him a glare that could scare Zeref himself," You're way past your curfew young man."
"Mom, you know where I was-"
"Were you besmirching her personal space?" Erza growled.
Her son frowned and shook his head no," Mom, you know I'm better than that. I would never violate Geona like that. We just talked, that's all."
The red headed woman narrowed her eyes at her son before waving her hand," Fine. Go upstairs and get some sleep. Next time you're going to be late, call. If you don't, I'll find you and ground you. Got it?"
He leaned over and kissed her forehead," Of course I do, mom. Goodnight."
"It's already morning," She replied cynically, watching the boy trudge down the hall. Erza waited until he left and sighed, wandering back to her bedroom and welcoming sleep like a warm blanket.
Simon, on the other hand, had run into a slight problem," March?"
The 13 year old Conbolt child was snoring softly on his bed, fresh tears shining on her face. She hugged a stuffed white dragon in her hands as tight as she could and let out a muffled sob. The big brother instincts in Simon pulled him to kneel down and brush some of the girl's dark bangs out of her eyes," Hey, March. Come on, get up. It's going to be okay."
She blearily woke up, staring at Simon in confusion. It took her a few seconds to remember why she was at the Fernandez household, but once she did, the tears began to flood again. The Crimson haired boy wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back gently, humming quietly in an attempt to soothe the child. Was her sobs had reduced to whimpers, he pulled apart and sat down next to return, she gave him an explaination," S-Simon. M-my parents d-didn't come home tonight. I-I'm sorry I t-took your bed, I don't have anywhere else t-to go."
He rubbed her hair and smiled softly. He had always thought of March as the little sister he had always wanted, and would trade her in a heartbeat for his deadbeat of a brother, Faris," That's okay, kiddo. I probably won't be needing much sleep anyways. I also know that your parents are extremely powerful and professional, and they're probably on their way right now. They probably just got held up by a train or something."
"You're probably right, Simon," She responded, cuddling her stuffed animal," Can you stay with me until I fall back asleep?"
The 19 year old grinned and made his way over to the couch that also occupied his room, plopping down on it," I'm not going anywhere."
"Thank you."
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Winter Fullbuster frowned, his first thought being that it was way too hot for his liking. Usually their house was 65 degrees at the most, so the freakish heat wave that engulfed his room made him want to diminish the source.
The ebony haired boy briefly glanced towards the door, then over to his window; it was open. No wonder it was so hot; the summer air must've snuck it's way in.
Just as he went to close it, he felt something underneath him. Winter froze, his gaze cautiously falling onto the object; Nashi," Flame-brain? What the hell are you doing in my bed?"
The pinkette shuffled and sighed, one of her eyes fluttering open," My family is too noisy and since I finished my breakfast early, I came here."
"What? No! Get out! Go sleep in Aqua's room!"
"She already kicked me out," Nashi whined, hugging one of his pillows tightly to her chest," I'm so tired."
"Sleep on the floor, then!" Winter commanded," My dad will kill both of us if he sees you here."
She gave him one of her rare, soft looks before sighing and picking up his pillow with her," Okay."
She was actually doing it? Winter balanced out his options, feeling progressively more guilty with each step she took. He ran a hand through his spiky locks and moaned, finally picking his blanket back up," Get in before I change my mind."
Nashi grinned widely before cannon-balling back in," Thanks, Wint!" Just before she went to close her eyes, she hopped back onto her knees," Hey look! The sun is rising!"
Winter rolled his eyes and settled himself next to her, secretly admiring the way the sun climbed over the mountains. When he peeked over at Nashi, his breath caught; the orange-ish pink sunlight highlighted her features and made her chocolate-colored orbs light up," It's kind of pretty," He murmured unknowingly, his gaze never leaving her.
The brown eyed girl snuck a glance at her rival, feeling the familiar sensation of butterflies rise in her stomach. Being with him in person was way better than any dream she could muster," Thanks for letting me stay."
"No problem. Just leave your unnatural body heat with your hothead of a dad next time."
"He's not a hothead!"
A few hours later, the two were fast asleep; Although they were on opposite sides of the bed, one of Winter's arms had strayed to the opposite side of the mattress, and Nashi was holding it underneath her cheek.
Aqua stared down at the two, biting back an excited squeal. Without a second thought, she pulled out her camera and snapped a quick picture before carefully closing the door behind her and making her way down the stairs.