Hey minna I wanted to try this as a semi short story idk how long it will go on for but please stay with me cause I just had a dream and all that will happen in this story is what went on in my dream so it may sound weird so please just stay with me and know I'm sane

Natsu: I thought they already did?

True but just do the disclaimer I need to get this started before I chicken out DX

Natsu: Tasha doesn't own Fairy Tail or any of it's characters

Enjoy!

Lucy, now 17 years old, decides to work alongside her 9 adopted brothers and sisters at their families pet rescue sanctuary. Natsu Dragneel, one of 5 workers who have no relation to the family, helps Lucy learn the ropes of the shelter life, is it just friendly business between them or is it hot under the collar? AU Nalu

Shelter life Chapter 1: My decision

"I want to work with you guys." I announced at dinner one night. My siblings stared at me in shock as did Mom and Dad. These were my siblings from the guys to the girls. They are all very colorful in a way.

Loke had orange/ginger hair with light blue eyes and often wore glasses that hide his eyes sometimes. Mom brought him in from a distant partner who didn't have the money to take care of him; he often visits his real mom but doesn't love my mom less.

Laxus was possibly the oldest of my siblings and he had to be the first that was brought in before I was even born I assumed because I didn't know. His short croppy blonde hair made us look like actual siblings besides his dark eyes and lightning bolt shaped scar on one of his eyes. He was very tall which made me assume he was the oldest out of all my adopted siblings. His grandfather gave him to my mom who was abandoned by his own father, while he was on his death bed.

Gray was given to my father because his mom passed away and his dad had gone missing the day he was born. His dark hair and semi cold personality bugged me sometimes. He still loved my parents because they didn't give up on him to this day.

Sting is possibly the Laziest brother I have. You would be surprised but he's actually blood related to me. He's even blonde but with clear blue eyes. His shaggy blonde hair makes him look like a hooligan. Because of him I'm often bullied because people don't believe that he's my real, blood related brother. They think we're dating and it's totally gross. I love him but he's trouble sometimes because he tends to hang out with me too much.

Lyon is actually Gray's real brother, apparently they were separated because their mom could only take care of one of them, he looks completely opposite of Gray with his snowy white hair and bright blue/green eyes. I don't speak with him much because he's colder than Gray. The one thing they have in common: they strip which bugs me sometimes especially when they handle clients who want to check out the animals.

Erza was left on our door step and I welcomed her with open arms. She had a lot of issues growing up but she is an awesome sister. Her long bloody red hair and brown eyes make me envious because she's so beautiful. She has an obsession with armor and swords.

Levy is possibly the second youngest sibling I have mostly because she's so petite, she is a very smart and awesome sister, she works in the cat room with my other sister Wendy because they're not assertive enough to work with the dogs. She has blue shaggy hair and brown eyes light up that whenever she reads an awesome book. She wandered the streets before Gray and Lyon brought her home on their walk to the store.

Lisanna lost her siblings and family in a car crash at the age of 10, she's been with us ever since. She and I pretty much bonded because she taught me how to cook and I helped her with her homework. Her white short hair is always pretty along with her pretty sky blue eyes. She was always requested to help clients because of her refreshing attitude, Laxus is protective of her whenever she has to help someone out.

And finally Wendy, she was alone from minute one, she never remembered her family or anyone. She's the youngest in the family and possibly the sweetest girl I've ever got to know. Her indigo blue hair has such a lovely shade along with her doe brown eyes like all of my sisters have. She loves working and pre-training the cats with simple commands.

"Lucy, are you sure about this?" Erza got to her feet after my announcement. Loke sighed and looked at me with a knowledgeable gaze. I nodded before gazing around the long and wide table at all my siblings.

"Onegai, Oka-san, Oto-san?" I asked (Please Mom, Dad) they looked at each other before looking at my siblings who looked at each other. I slapped my hand on the table. "Let me do this!" my gaze hardened as I gazed at the next person who shot to their feet, which was Gray.

"You don't have the tenacity to handle this kind of job, Lu!" I glared when he said his nickname for me. "Gray-nii! I need to get into the family business!" Even though most of my siblings are close together in age, most of their maturity level is very different; the most mature person in this room would be between Lyon, Erza and Laxus.

"Gray-niisan, don't tell her what she can and can't do." Lyon said insistently. Lyon was possibly one of three people who could calm Gray down when he got pissed off and one of them was me as well. It was bad if he argued with one of the people who could calm him down. Erza turned her gaze to Gray whose cold glare never wavered even after Lyon placed his hand on Gray's arm.

"I'll prove it to you! Have the best worker teach me the way things go and how to do things and if he can't get me to be a pro within a month then I'll never ask to work the family business again." I pointed to Gray who was baffled.

"There's no way that dumbass could teach her!" Loke spewed his drink across the table after hearing my proclamation. Laxus bellowed with laughter as did Levy.

"I'll show you guys!" I screamed as I pushed myself away from the dinner table and marched upstairs.
"Lu, wait." Gray called a frown was on his face but hope shined in his eyes. I glared at him once more before he pulled me into a hug.

"I hate you sometimes." Tears tried to pool their way into my eyes. Gray ran his fingers through my hair with his other arm wrapped around my back.

"I'm just trying to protect you. This job is pretty difficult. Some of the dogs are vicious, you can ask my best friend that, he's the top worker in the business." He chuckled a bit before pulling away from me.

"I love you, Lu. You know that." He put one of his soft hands on my head and the other on my arm. I tried to smile for him because lately school's been so rough so it's a struggle especially with the bulling.

Sting came over to us. "Come on Gray it's our shift in the morning we got Volunteers coming in the morning so we need to get some rest." Sting pulled Gray up stairs so they can get some sleep.

The house is a 2 story house with double bedrooms two in each, I share a room with Lisanna, Laxus and Loke share one, Gray and Lyon share one, Levy and Wendy share and Erza and Sting share a room. I love rooming with Lisanna because she's so different; she loves all things fluffy and cute.

I sighed as I launched into my twin sized bed. I never cared sharing stuff with 9 other people, mostly because I can share clothes with Erza and Lisanna. It's always nice to have siblings because when I'm bullied at school.

Erza and Lisanna stand up for me against Flare, Angel and Minerva. I love my sisters; I get bullied by some guys in which case Gray, Lyon and Sting back me up there because Loke and Laxus go to a different school.

It was so awkward when we first moved to Magnolia which was before we had either Levy or Wendy. Having to introduce yourself when you have two of your step siblings with you is very difficult because everyone says you're not related but we convince them otherwise.

"Good night, Lu-nee!" Lisanna chirped as she climbed into her plushy filled bed. "Good night, Lisa-nee!" I smiled at her already sleeping body as I turned off the lights and stole a stuff animal from the floor by her bed and jumped into bed. That's what I love about rooming with Lisanna, she has one she sleeps with but loves her other ones as well but she'll let you sleep with on as long as you let her know you have it she'll let you use it for however long as long as you let her know.

I quickly fell asleep soon after that and listened to Lisa-nee's soft snores.

Natsu's POV

"Ugh…" I groaned as I rubbed my neck as I walked in the door of the apartment I shared with Juvia, Gajeel, Jellal and Rogue. We were pretty tired out from our job at the Pet and Rescue Sanctuary.

We got hired a few years ago and we all enjoy working with every single sibling of the Heartifilia home. Except one sibling. Lucy Heartifilia. I had always wondered about her because I've seen her at school a few times when she takes the bus home with her.

I'm friends with about four of her siblings, Gray Erza, Lyon and Sting. They all say good things about Lucy all the time but I always wondered why she didn't work with her family at their business.

Juvia and the other are never questioned because they enjoyed their job more than the people who worked there. Jellal had a crush on Erza, Juvia had one on Gray and Gajeel had one on Lucy's other sister, Levy.

I launched myself on the couch and preceded to watch TV while the other's spread around the 5 bedroom apartment which was pretty well like a modern day home but more compact but livable for 5 people.

It was quiet sometimes because the only ones who ever argued were me and Gajeel but lately we've been chilled. Juvia and Jellal actually planned on moving out and going somewhere else because they can't stand us all being together all the time, with school work and then living together.

I understand them but I like the company and so does Gajeel so we agreed to keep living together until something were to happen because we don't care and neither one of us feels like packing our stuff.

"Oi, I'm ordering pizza!" Gajeel called from the kitchen as we all said, "Hai." I didn't care cause I was so exhausted. My phone began to buzz. I picked it up it was Sting.

"Oi flame head." He said into the phone I shrugged when I changed the channel.

"What do you want, blonde bee?" I asked a bit annoyed. He groaned before speaking.

"Listen, you idiot. Lucy you remember her right? Well she's gonna start working at the shelter starting tomorrow and I want you to help her learn how to work there. The rest of us don't have the time and Mom was letting you off early that day so could you spend your free time working with her and showing her how it works and stuff?"

I shrugged an ok before I hung up on him. Inside my head I was thrilled cause I never got to meet Lucy before. Now I can't wait to get to know her. This job of mine just got a whole lot more awesome.