Seventeen year old Lucy Ashley had a soft smile as she stared at the passing scenery, she was currently in a limo heading towards her destination or at least as close as possible, she would have to walk the rest of the way
It wasn't really an obligation for her to walk, but she didn't want her new family to know about her status as the Heartfilia heiress.
Ashley was just her mother's maiden name which both of them began using after her mother and her father divorced, her real last name is Heartfilia, just like her father Jude
"Are you nervous hime-sama?" Virgo, her personal maid and driver, asked
"Well, it's only a bit longer until I meet my new family, so isn't it appropriate for me to be a bit nervous?" Lucy questioned
"Very much so, is it punishment time?"
"No" Lucy sweatdropped, as usual Virgo had to ask the same question over and over again
"You'll have to keep your guard up against those dragons, there are thirteen of them after all Raki"
Blinking Lucy glanced down at her lap to stare at her white doggy Plue whom is a Japanese Spitz, "Hmm" she hummed in agreement
"We're here hime-sama" Virgo announced, "If you ever need my assistance just call and I'll be there in less than five minutes" she seriously said looking back at Lucy
Lucy smiled at her stoic yet protective friend, "Thanks for the offer Virgo, but I think I'll manage" she assured giving the woman a quick hug
"Stay safe hime-sama" Virgo softly said once Lucy exited the limo
"You too" Lucy replied waving slightly at the retreating limo
"What is Layla and your new mother thinking anyway? Letting you live in a place filled with dragons while they live separately themselves..." Plue continued ranting
"It can't be helped, mama and Igneel-san are both busy with work" Lucy calmly said as she started walking, it was actually pleasant for her to be left with company
Usually her father would just leave her alone twenty four seven in that mansion, it was rather lonely having no one aside from the staff to talk to
"Even so they can't just abandon you to those dragons!" Plue protested
"You keep calling them dragons, but they're my new siblings" Lucy pointed out
"Siblings or not, they're still dragons" Plue said with disdain, "Which is exactly why I won't let them lay a hand on you!"
"Just a little longer" Lucy mumbled turning at a left corner
"Yeah, just a little longer until we reach the battlefield" Plue seriously said
"Ah...they've already arrived" Lucy mumbled as she arrived just when the truck that had her luggage rode away
In front of the fairly big apartment complex stood two people, a small boy with spiky dark purple hair and blue eyes, and a young adult with blue hair and brown eyes
"Umm excuse me..." Lucy started walking over to the two
"Hello, I've already had your stuff carried to your room. I'm Jellal, the eldest son and this is Romeo, he's the youngest" Jellal introduced himself
"It's nice to meet you, big sister!" Romeo grinned
"Hello, I'll be in your care from now on" Lucy politely said giving the two a bow
"We'll be in yours as well" Jellal assured
"Hmm, for dragons these two seem pretty harmless" Plue observed
Lucy merely shook her head at Plue as Romeo grabbed her hand and began dragging her inside, "I'll give you the tour big sister!"
'He sure is lively...' Lucy thought allowing the boy to drag her
Inside was spacious and beautifully modest, well aside from every paintings here and there, but mostly the place was decorated with family photos giving a cozy feel.
"Where should I take you first?" Romeo excitedly asked
"Where should you take who?"
Lucy and Romeo both turned to face the flight of stairs in the living room to see a boy with spiky blonde hair, he had slanted, slit pupiled, dark blue eyes; above the right one is a thin, diagonal scar. His left ear is adorned with an earring which, in itself, is attached to by a prominent metal pendant that is crystalline in shape.
"Sting-nii!" Romeo exclaimed
The newly revealed Sting walked over to Romeo and Lucy while intensely staring at the latter, "You must be our new sister" he noted
"A-ah yes" Lucy could barely mumble, the boy just had a certain charm that made her a bit nervous, almost like Jellal. Did all her new brothers have this charm?
Before Lucy could register what was happening the older boy had wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her against his chest in a hug "It's a 'nice to meet you' hug~" he informed
"How dare you!" Plue growled jumping towards the blonde with his mouth open
At the same time a fist met the blonde boy's head making him fall to the floor "Sorry about Sting. I'm Rogue, please take care of me" another boy with messy black hair and red eyes said
Lucy faintly noted that he kind of looked like Sting, minus the minor details such as hair and eye color, "L-likewise" she said with a smile
"That hurt Rogue~!" Sting whined standing back up
"You two look kinda alike" Lucy noted
Both smiled at her and Sting wrapped his arm around Rogue's shoulders, "That's because we're twins!" he proudly said
"Ugh, you three are so loud, is it so hard for you to put a cork in it?" an annoyed voice questioned marking the arrival of the fifth brother
"Gajeel!" Lucy exclaimed in surprise
"Gihihi, it's been a longtime Bunny-girl" Gajeel smirked
Lucy couldn't help but smile widely, it was nice to see a familiar face after all "How are they doing?" she asked ignoring the confused looks the other three sent her way
"They miss you a lot, maybe now you can catch up with them sometimes"
"Yeah, I will" Lucy assured as Gajeel patted her hair affectionately
'I missed this...' she thought to herself leaning into the touch
"Sting-nii, what are you doing home?" a very familiar voice asked from the second floor earning the five's (six if you include Plue) attention
"Natsu, welcome home~!" Sting happily greeted the salmon haired boy
"It's not 'welcome home', bringing home a girl is-ah...wait..." Natsu dumbly said looking directly at Lucy as he made his way to the living room
"H-huh? W-w-what...it's you! Luce!" Natsu yelled
"Natsu-san..." Lucy mumbled mildly surprised as well to see her classmate
"Why?" Natsu asked in confusion
"Ah, it's..."
"Didn't I tell you to tell Salamander about this?" Gajeel asked Sting
Sting just gave him a mischievous smile, "What would be the fun in that?"
"You did this on purpose!" Natsu accused pointing at Sting
"On purpose? You make me sound like a bad person little brother" Sting said giving Natsu an innocent look
"I'm not accepting this" Natsu bluntly said eyeing Lucy
"Huh?"
"My nakama can't be my sibling..." Natsu muttered walking past her
"Heh, what can't you accept?" Sting taunted following Natsu
"Shut up! It's none of your business!" Natsu yelled
"Ouch, you wound me my little brother" Sting mocked sighed
"Don't worry about Salamander Bunny-girl, he says dumb stuff when he's PMS-ing" Gajeel assured
"You think that'll pull me down?" Lucy teased
"Appearances can be deceiving I guess, and here I thought you actually changed" Gajeel grinned leaving the present siblings even more confused as to what his relationship is with Lucy
"Well, maybe we can catch up later" Lucy suggested
"Yeah, I have a quick phone call to make, if any of these idiots give ya any trouble just do that or the other thing" Gajeel had a sardonic smile directed to his brothers before he walked away
"I've never seen Gajeel act so friendly..." Rogue noted
"Usually Gajeel-nii doesn't act so nice" Romeo agreed looking at Lucy in awe
Lucy felt herself being lifted up into a bridal carry, "People without elegance like these barbarians are rather troublesome, right?"
'H-he's Leo from the Weekly Host magazine, and he's the number one ranked host on who females want as a boyfriend!'
"We finally meet, little sister" Leo said giving her a flirtatious smile
She would be lying if she said she didn't blush, this was a popular model holding her in his arms after all
"If you ever want to have some late night fun come to big brother anytime" Leo whispered seductively
"Loke, you bastard!" Natsu furiously yelled
"Why's flame for brains yelling his ass off?" another voice asked marking the appearance of another brother
"Shut up you Ice-princess!" Natsu yelled as Gray walked over to them
"This is Gray, he's nineteen years old and is in college. He's aiming to become a top athlete" Rogue introduced
"I-I'm Lucy, please take care of me" Lucy belatedly bowed out of politeness
Gray awkwardly bowed as well, "Me t-too"
"Oi Gray, how many times do I have to tell you to stop using my toothbrush!?"
Lucy blinked at the appearance of a white haired boy with black eyes, 'Same toothbrush?' Lucy had to resist the urge to blush at the implications, being an avid reader she has read her fair share of yaoi, but she has a love-hate relationship with that genre
Don't ask, it just goes off into a deep level
"Not to mention yesterday you used my shampoo ag-ah..."
Lucy felt awkward as the boy gave her an intense look
"I'm done with my phone call, what's going on?" Gajeel asked appearing out of nowhere
"Is this what they call love at first sight?" Lyon asked as he placed his hands on Lucy's shoulders
"He came right out with it!" Sting whistled
"Lyon, you bastard!" Natsu yelled being held back by Rogue
"I can tell this is going to get troublesome" Loke lightly said
Lucy had to resist the urge to do that or the other thing as she forced herself to give Lyon a small smile
"As romantic as that sounds Lucy here isn't the type to hand out her number on the first meeting" Gajeel said in annoyance grabbing Lucy by the hood of her jacket
Lucy squeaked in surprise holding down her black skirt "Gajeel, you idiot! I almost flashed my panties because of your denseness!"
"It ain't like I'm stripping you, or is that the problem? Do you want me to take off your clothes like last time?" Gajeel smirked in amusement at the various shocked or furious looks he received from his siblings
Lucy glared at the older boy before kicking him in the face "I recall me being the one taking off your clothes" she smirked
"Is that so?" Gajeel asked rubbing his bruised chin
"You were begging me on your knees wit-"
"Okay, that's enough Bunny-girl" Gajeel said covering her mouth
Lucy being Lucy bit his hand "Your hand tastes like smoke and liquor"
"Last night might have been a bit wild, but it's good to see you haven't change much. When I saw you earlier I almost thought you forgot about everything that happened and that you left it all behind" Gajeel cryptically said in a serious tone
Lucy gave him an assuring smile, "I did change, but I'd like to think I'm the same old Lucy"
"Yeah, I'll have to take you out for a night at the club one day" Gajeel mumbled, "It'd be a pleasant surprise for Metalica"
"No way, Metalica finally opened up her own club?" Lucy grinned
"Yeah, that crazy woman wasn't lying" Gajeel grumbled
A cough interrupted their conversation making them look at Rogue, "As much as it's nice to catch up with old friends it's getting a bit awkward for us"
"Hibiki-nii's on right now!" Romeo suddenly exclaimed running towards the big U shaped sofa
Loke smiled ushering Lucy to sit in the middle of him and Romeo, "This must be quite the surprise for you, right? Suddenly gaining so many siblings"
Lucy nodded, "Up until now I was the only child, so it's kind of new seeing a house to lively" she softly said remembering about those lonely times
"Then we'll help you get used to it" Lyon assured with a wink
"Oi Bunny-girl, why did ya kick me for helping you but you don't kick him for winking at you like a fanboy?" Gajeel asked
"Because what you did was sexual harassment and very rude, Lyon-san is merely being nice to me seeing as I'm out of my comfort zone" Lucy flatly said rolling her eyes at Gajeel
"How do you two even know each other?" Natsu bluntly asked
"Hibiki-nii's on!" Romeon suddenly exclaimed turning up the volume
'Crisis averted...' Lucy thought in relief looking at the television to see three boys greeting their audience, "They seem familiar..." she noted
"They're popular Boy Band consisting of three former models who're now trying their hands at music, our little brother Hibiki is the main vocal. Ren is the bass player, Eve plays the drum or switches up to a guitar from time to time, and Hibiki himself is the main guitarist as well" Jellal who had just appeared informed
He finished just in time for the three to begin singing
"Along with a little dirty suitcase,
I descended from the sky."
"What a fake smile" Sting bluntly said
"Across the map, it called me here,
the place I've longed and dreamed for."
"Gajeel, this is our song..." Lucy said turning to look at Gajeel with a half betrayed look and a half inquiring look
"yea yea yea, The Rock City Boy!
yea yea yea, The Rock City Boy!"
Gajeel himself seemed pissed off, "That fucking brat!" he yelled turning off the TV "When he gets back I'll maim him..." he swore
"Your song?" Sting asked
"We wrote it together and played it for a competition a few years back" Lucy distractedly answered, "Is he allowed to just steal our song?" Lucy frowned
"No, if you have proof that it's really your song he could get punished by law" Jellal informed
"I don't want him to get punished, but I'm mad that he just played it without our permission. And didn't I tell you to burn away those songs Gajeel?" Lucy asked
"For someone who says she's mad you seem pretty calm, and why would I burn them after what happened?"
Lucy averted her eyes, "I said I was sorry"
"We'll talk about this later, Jellal..."
"Yes, I'll give Hibiki a lesson he won't forget when he comes back home, rest assured about that." Jellal said with a smile, but it was obvious that he was also mad at his brother's action
"Wait, you said that you and Gajeel played that song...but Gajeel doesn't have any music talent at all" Lyon realized
"I played the guitar and she sang. Though she could play my guitarin a very sexy way if you know what I mean" Gajeel smugly said
"There you go implying things out of context again" Lucy stated
"I don't get it" Romeo suddenly said earning chuckles from his brothers and a giggle from his new sister