Hey y'all! Welcome to the sequel of 'Business Class'! Just a fair warning- you probably should go and read the prequel to this story before reading this one. Otherwise, nothing will make sense. Anyway, this story was honestly a spur of the moment decision. I wasn't planning on doing a sequel at first, but then an idea popped into my head and I decided to just go with it. XD I'm really looking forward to writing this! I really enjoyed writing Business Class, and I know this will be no different.

Again, my update schedule varies, but if you're familiar with Business Class, you know I don't take very long between chapters. If it takes more than a week or two, I'm probably just in a procrastination mood. Anyways, enjoy! Don't forget to tell me what you think in the reviews!

"Hurry up, Mom!" Igor Dragneel yelled, eyeing the doorknob to the front door impatiently. "I don't wanna be late because of you!"

Nashi walked by her little brother, fixing her skirt and glancing at the clock in the middle of the room. She laughed, shooting him a wide grin and looking back to where her mother currently was. "Come on Mom!"

"Yeah, Mom," Natsu snickered, crossing his arms and looking at his wife who was still looking for her purse. "We need to get goin', Mom."

"Okay okay, I'm ready!" Lucy Dragneel said, slipping on her shoes and pumping a fist into the air. "Let's get going already! All of you are such slowpokes!"

Nashi rolled her eyes, waiting for Igor to get defensive.

"Hey! You were the one who was being-"

"It's a joke, Ig," Nashi said, patting the blonde's head and proceeding to open the door. "Now come on already!"

Natsu and Lucy exchanged a secretive glance, smiling before looking back at their eighteen-year-old daughter.

The four of them started to make their way down the streets of Magnolia. Igor was pointing towards all the landmarks they usually came across, and Nashi was daydreaming about the breakfast she had just eaten. They turned into a familiar street, looking straight ahead at the giant restaurant in front of them.

Lucy squeezed Natsu's hand for support. "Maybe today will be different," the mumbled. Her partner gulped and nodded.

"I hope so, Luce."

Natsu walked up to the large double doors, leading the rest of them into the large hall of the building.

Fairy Tail.

Natsu's personal business that he had opened almost fourteen years prior.

And it was completely empty.

Natsu clenched his teeth in anger.

"How much was it this time?" Lucy asked, letting her children go into the kitchen area.

"Only three hundred jewel," Natsu said quietly, his fists clenching. "I had to raise the prices, Luce! I had to. I didn't know people could be so stingy, as to not come for a simple menu price raise of three hundred!"

Lucy sighed. "How much was it last week?" she asked quietly, taking a seat at one of the booths.

"An extra three hundred fifty," Natsu replied, looking away. "It isn't my fault…"

"I know it isn't."

"I'm trying so hard!"

"I know you are."

"I used up my yearly profit with that last set of renovations!"

"I know you did."

"Why do people not come to Fairy Tail anymore?" Natsu questioned hopelessly. "I don't understand why a few price raises would prevent them from eating here."

"People don't want to pay too much for food, Natsu," Lucy tried to reason. "It isn't your fault… we'll check out the monthly balance tonight and see how much we can spend on some advertisements."

Natsu nodded, his head limply hanging from his shoulders. "Where did Nashi and Igor go?"

"Kitchen," Lucy said, pointing towards the large set of doors to their right. Natsu nodded, walking over to them and entering.

Nashi and Igor were by the sink. The water was running and the two were crowding around the faucets.

"I don't understand why this is so fascinating," Nashi said, flicking some water droplets onto her little brother's face. "I mean, what pleasure does he get from playing with this all day?"

"Same pleasure you get from your fire tricks," Igor said, giving her a pointed look.

"Okay well, that's different!" Nashi exclaimed, turning the handle to close the stream of water. "At least fire is entertaining! Water is so… bleh, boring."

"What's this about?" Lucy said, forcing a smile as she entered the room. Natsu was staring at his children with a peculiar gaze. Nashi and Igor didn't seem to notice, but the two were suddenly acting very strange.

"Just seeing why Storm finds this so fun," Nashi mumbled, taking a towel and wiping her hands clean. "I don't-"

"Oh you're one to talk you little pink-head," a new voice said. Nashi and Igor turned to see a tall raven-haired boy enter the room with a younger girl by his side. The boy looked around, nodding towards Natsu and Lucy. The girl went over to Igor, giving him a small hug and then looking at Nashi.

Nashi narrowed her eyes. "Well look who it is," she said as the boy advanced forwards. "Speak of the devil and he arrives."

"I'm not that pitiful," Storm Fullbuster scoffed, crossing his arms and shooting Igor a wide grin. "Hey, Igor."

"Storm! Sylvia!" Igor exclaimed, smiling with childish excitement. Sylvia lowered herself to ruffle the blonde boy's hair. The fourteen-year-old girl grinned heavily. She had always loved Igor, ever since he was a baby. She had taken on an especial liking towards him.

"Sylvia is so happy to see you again, Igor!" she exclaimed. "Even though it has only been a few days since we last saw one another!"

"Where's your dad, Storm?" Lucy asked.

"He told me he'd be coming by later with a few others, Aunty Lucy," Storm said, directing his gaze away from Nashi for just a moment. "Where's Tagg? Have you seen him around?"

"Lyon's dropping by in a few hours with him," Lucy said. "Until then, both of you can bask in each other's company."

Nashi pretended to gag. "That's it; I'm out," she said abruptly, grabbing her things and making her way towards the exit.

"Oi! Come back here!" Storm yelled, following after the pink-haired beauty.

Nashi pretended not to hear him, as she exited the restaurant through the back door, not bothering to say anything to the boy who was following her. She turned into the main street, beginning to pick up her pace as she tried to get away from his reach.

"Stop following me," she said, loud enough for him to hear her. They took a turn down another road.

"I will if you stop walking so quickly!" Storm yelled from behind her.

"Stop following me!" Nashi repeated, turning around swiftly and pushing the boy against the back of a tall building. The two of them had managed to enter a dark alley, somewhere in the middle of town. "What's your problem?! Can't you see I don't wanna be around you right now?"

"Well yeah," Storm said, easily releasing himself from her hold. "That much is obvious, at least."

"Then why do you keep annoying me so much?"

Storm rolled his eyes. "Because it's fun, duh," he said like it was obvious. "Annoying you is my favorite pastime, after all!" He then stuck out his tongue and raised his eyebrows, making the silliest expression ever.

"You're impossible!" Nashi screeched, throwing her arms into the air before quickly taking her phone and snapping a picture of Storm's face. "Now that's worthy of posting on GuildMates."

Storm looked at her in absolute shock. "No way! You wouldn't dare!"

"Oh yes I would!" Nashi said, laughing as she quickly pressed the 'post' option.

"Oi oi oi!" Storm yelled, jumping out at her and trying to take the phone away from her hands. "Give it here! Give it here!"

"Never!"

And with that, Nashi took off, back onto the main street with Storm chasing after her. The two laughed, running through the streets of Magnolia and trying to catch each other in their own little world.

Though they didn't get along often, anyone could tell that they were friends.

…

Lucy stared at the picture of Storm on her phone. Nashi had just posted it a little while ago, which explained her sudden disappearance.

"She's somewhere with Storm," Lucy told Natsu, showing him the picture. "See?"

Natsu groaned. "Sometimes I'm a bit worried 'bout them."

"What do you mean?" Lucy asked, intrigued. "Are you afraid she's going to go off and marry him tomorrow? Because I sure am."

"That's exactly the point," Natsu said, crossing his arms and pouting childishly. "I don't wanna let her go so soon, ya' know?"

"Yes, I know," Lucy sighed. "But I haven't restricted her from dating or anything. She is allowed to make her own decisions in that department. Her mother is just here to guide her through the process and the pains of first love."

"What's that supposed ta' mean?" Natsu said, mocking offense.

Lucy laughed. "Nothing, nothing. You know I'm far past all of that nonsense."

"But seriously, Luce, do ya' really think we shouldn't set out any rules for that kind of stuff?" Natsu asked, raising an eyebrow and thinking mostly to himself. "I mean… I wouldn't really know a lotta stuff. Your call."

"I mean, she hasn't talked to me about anything yet," Lucy said thoughtfully. "She might end up a lot like you and be too dense to understand it."

"You're pretty dense too," Natsu muttered.

"What was that?"

"Nothing!"

"The real question is," Lucy started. "Who is she going to end up going for?"

"Huh?" Natsu asked, clearly confused. "What do you mean by who she's gonna go for?"

"Nashi is clearly very attractive. She got her looks from me," Lucy explained.

Natsu gave his wife a less than amused expression. "Right."

"And she has an amazing personality. Again, from me."

"Actually, I'm thinking-"

"Plus, she doesn't dress the most modest way I've seen other girls her age dress."

"That's definitely from you."

Lucy ignored that. "There are bound to be many guys that come and go in her life. She's just too likeable."

"Okie now I'm scared." Natsu threw his head back and sighed. "I solemnly swear that I'll never get involved in any of this nonsense."

"It isn't nonsense!" Lucy protested. "Nashi's eighteen! She's a legal adult now, and we have no more right over any of her future choices! She's all on her own now, and the best we can do is to hope she keeps listening to us."

"Yeah yeah," Natsu muttered. "I gotcha."

"Anyway, I'm sure she'll either end up with Lyon's son or Gray's son."

"Lyon's son? You mean Tagg?" Natsu asked. Lucy nodded. "Why him? Why would you even mention him, since he obviously isn't a candidate for any o' this."

Lucy almost slapped herself. "You really are the most unaware and dense person I know."

"I'm aware of a lot of things! Like how this place is-" Natsu stopped. His eyes widened in shock as he realized what he was about to say. His mouth opened and closed over and over, trying to form words. "I… uh… guh."

Lucy noticed his behavior. She walked up to him from behind and enclosed him in a tight hug. "I know," she mumbled quietly. "I know, Natsu."

"Luce, what are we gonna do?" Natsu asked softly, looking down at his feet. "What can we do anyway?"

"Hope for the best," was Lucy's reply. "I don't know how this happened, but it's best for everything to settle down slowly. We need time. Fairy Tail needs time. We need to give the money time to come in, and when it does, we'll march right there to America and demand they make your restaurant a hub in their care."

"Where's all that jewel gonna come from?" Natsu asked, turning to face the blonde. "Huh? Where is it gonna come from?"

Lucy gaped at him. "I… we can advertise! We can make sure Fairy Tail gets enough customers! We can lower the prices!"

"You know we can't do that," Natsu said, shaking his head. "It's impossible for the prices to go down more than this. I'm trying to get our old regular customers to give people this place as a recommendation, but one look at the reviews and they all turn away."

"Damn those critics…" Lucy muttered, clenching her fists. "I feel like this is my fault."

Natsu's head snapped up to look at her. "What? Why?"

"You've had to close the restaurant for personal business so many times since I came back all those years ago. It's partially my fault, and you can't even deny it," Lucy said, playing with her fingers. "I don't even have the right to apologize. You stopped making money because of me."

Natsu's teeth clenched in annoyance. "Stop. That isn't true."

"Yes it is!" Lucy replied, exasperated. "If I just hadn't allowed you to do something like that… maybe we wouldn't be in this kind of position right now."

"This position is all thanks to my stupidity," Natsu said. "Ya' can't blame yourself for this, Luce."

"What about the food? Maybe we can hire new chefs?"

"They won't even come close to how Ro was," Natsu said quietly. He looked away. "Even though I was the one who encouraged him to leave, sometimes I wish he didn't listen to me."

"And then all of our best waiters left too," Lucy muttered. "They all moved on with their lives. Now Ro and Saran are married and expecting their first child!"

"Ikki and Yule got engaged recently too, right?" Natsu asked.

"Yeah. I got an email from Ikki a few days ago announcing the news," Lucy said. "I'm happy for them, I really am. But I'm also sad for us."

"Yeah…"

Lucy then took on a determined look in her eyes. "You know what… maybe I should go back to being a waitress at another restaurant for a bit. I have the credentials and I'm very-"

"No way," Natsu cut in immediately. "You never really enjoyed it. You liked working as a manager because of the people there. And because it wasn't a waiter job."

"Yeah, but-"

"You like writing, Luce," Natsu said with a smile. "Don't give up your passion for something like money."

"We need the money, Natsu," Lucy said firmly. "Nashi's going to school across the country soon and we need to be able to pay for it."

"We can just borrow money from someone and pay them back later," Natsu reasoned.

"I'm not going to take money from anyone! That's wrong, and you know it!" Lucy said, now breathing heavily. "Look, we can check the balance in the bank tonight. With how much ever we have left from the monthly income, we can then decide our next move, okay?"

"Fine," Natsu murmured, closing his eyes and looking away. "But when it comes to money, let go of your pride and just ask for it. I know our friends will be more than willing to help."

"No, I won't do it," Lucy said. "I'll write. I'll write a lot."

"What?"

"I'll release my next book this month, instead of three months from now."

Natsu's eyes snapped open. "What?! But you're not even finished with it yet!"

"I know," Lucy nodded. "But the sooner I release it, the sooner we can get our hands on some jewel."

Natsu bit his lip.

"What if we don't have enough?" he asked quietly, as if scared to know the answer.

Lucy hung her head low. "I don't know, Natsu. I don't know."

Suddenly, the front doors to the restaurant opened. Natsu and Lucy turned to see Gray, Juvia, and Lyon standing in the doorway. A tall green-haired boy was behind them, looking at something incredulously on his phone. He instantly broke away from the other three adults and marched straight to Lucy.

"Aunt Lucy," he started boldly, showing her his screen. "What is the meaning of this?"

Lucy looked at what he was showing her, and rolled her eyes with a secret smile. It was the picture of Storm. The same picture that Nashi had taken a few hours ago.

"Storm and Nashi went out a little while ago, Tagg," Lucy informed him as if it explained everything. "Don't worry. They should be back soon enough."

Tagg Vastia's eyes narrowed. "What happened to the whole 'Trio of Friendos' thing we established? Not cool."

"Are you sure that's the only reason you're upset?" Lucy asked again, lifting her eyebrows into a smug smirk.

Tagg's mouth opened and closed a few times. "That… that has nothing to do with anything!" he exclaimed, throwing his arms into the air in a defensive air, turning around quickly and waving to his father once. "I'm going out for a bit, Dad. See ya'."

"Be back in time for lunch," Lyon chuckled, turning back to the others. "How are you, Lucy?"

"Well enough," Lucy replied vaguely.

"Do you know where Storm and Nashi went exactly, Lucy-chan?" Juvia asked. "Juvia doesn't want them out by themselves in the city."

"They'll be fine, Juvia," Gray said with a dismissive nod. "Don't worry. They're old enough to be on their own now."

"Juvia supposes…"

"Anyway," Gray started again, turning to Natsu. "Did you close the restaurant again today, Natsu?"

Natsu looked stricken for just a fraction of a second, before his face evened out into a grin. No one could tell it was forced, though, and Natsu was pleased with that fact in mind.

"Yeah," he said shortly, turning to Lucy and taking her hand. "Let's go into the kitchen. I wanna finish preparing lunch before everyone else arrives."

"Alright," Lucy said, leaving the other three behind in the main area and following the pinkette into the secluded room. Natsu closed the door before giving his wife a disgruntled look.

"I hate lying to them."

Lucy quickly looked away. "Tonight," she said softly. "Tonight we'll see our balance and then plan our next move."

…

Storm and Nashi exited the ice cream shop with big grins on their faces. Nashi sported her three layered strawberry cone, while Storm had settled for caramel. Their faces were red from all the running, and their adrenaline pumped up to the max.

"I totally beat you on that last leg of the race," Storm said, still panting for breath.

"Oh yeah, you wish," Nashi rolled her eyes. "I think we can both agree that it was me who won."

Storm grumbled something under his breath, deciding to ignore her comment and keep walking. The two of them stayed in silence for a little while, munching on their treats and looking around at the sights to see.

"It's been a while since I've got to just walk through town like this," Storm commented off-handedly. Nashi could tell he had officially let go of his whole facade and was acting completely himself.

Storm didn't usually let go of himself, but when he did, it was only with people he truly trusted. He appeared tsundere and arrogant from the outside, but Nashi knew that in reality, the raven-haired boy was actually a really sweet guy.

Not that she'd ever admit that to his face, of course.

"Yeah same," she said, licking a bit off her cone and glancing up at him. Although she was two years older, Storm would forever be taller than her.

"So this is where you two were," a new voice cut in. Both Nashi and Storm turned to see Tagg leaning against the wall of a building. His arms were crossed and he was wearing an annoyed expression.

"Tagg?" Nashi questioned just as Storm yelled, "Tagg?!"

"You two seem surprised to see me," Tagg said in a low voice. "I don't know whether to be relieved, angry or sad."

"We're not surprised!" Nashi said quickly. "I thought you were arriving a little later, that's all."

"Actually, Dad and I came right on time," Tagg said stiffly, checking his watch. He eyed the two of them curiously. "You two look… weird."

"Mm?" Storm said, his mind still wandering off somewhere else.

"You both are out of breath," Tagg noticed.

Nashi blinked. "Yeah?"

"Your faces are red," Tagg continued, looking at them thoughtfully.

"Mm," Storm mumbled.

"You're also standing incredibly close to each other," Tagg said, crossing his arms and raising an eyebrow at both of them. "Is there something I should know?"

Nashi immediately jumped away from Storm. "What?!" she screeched. "Don't be silly! As if I'd ever do anything like that with him."

Storm snorted as well. "Please, Tagg, be reasonable."

Tagg then proceeded to double over in laughter. "Oh don't be so serious," he chuckled. "Even I know something like that's completely impossible! What do you take me as? Some sort of baka?"

Storm didn't look too amused. "Yes, actually. We do."

"Oi! I thought we were a Friendo Trio?" Tagg said, looking aghast. "Don't tell me this friendship was too good to be true!"

Storm scoffed again, looking back at Nashi one last time before going up to pat Tagg's shoulder. "As if I could ever be in any kind of friendship group with her," he said in an almost mocking way.

Ouch. Nashi felt his words sting painfully in her stomach. "Remember, don't be too rude," she said in an attempt to laugh it off. She shuffled her feet from underneath her body, not making eye contact with both of the teenagers. She then rolled her eyes, wondering why she was taking this so seriously. This was Storm, after all. And by the looks of it, he had reverted back to his original self.

Nashi always wondered why he didn't let go in front of Tagg, especially when he and his father decided to permanently move to Magnolia to stay closer to everyone. Though it was a little hard on Lyon, since he now had to keep up with a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend who was still living in Acalypha for work purposes, Tagg was more than willing to make the move. After all, he had made a lot of friends during his first stay in Magnolia.

"Come on, y'all," Nashi said quickly, holding out her hand for them to take it. They each grabbed a finger, grinning heartily at her. "The day's still fresh, and we still have a few hours till lunchtime!"

"I passed by this amazing new tourist souvenir shop while I was looking for you guys," Tagg said casually. "Wanna go check it out?"

"Yes!" Nashi said, laughing as Tagg offered her his elbow. She gladly took it, skipping lightly in her place and grabbing onto Storm's arm from behind her. "Come on, Storm!"

"Fine, fine," Storm said, trying his hardest to hide a smile. He failed wholeheartedly, finally giving into his emotions and laughing alongside his friends.

The three of them made their way through the town, blissfully unaware of what was going on back at the restaurant.

…

"I just put Igor to bed," Lucy said, walking downstairs and into the living room where her husband was sitting, staring at the closed laptop on the ottoman. She grimaced as she saw Natsu's head in his hands, mumbling something to himself. "Are you alright?"

"Is Nashi asleep yet?" Nastu asked, completely ignoring her question.

"She told me that she wanted to get a headstart on some of the summer work she was assigned," Lucy informed. "She won't come back downstairs for the rest of the night."

"Okay good," Natsu said, exhaling slowly and going back to looking at the laptop. "God dammit I can't look at it."

"It's okay," Lucy comforted him softly, rubbing his shoulder and taking the laptop into her own hands. She opened it, going over to the internet application and typing in their bank's URL address.

"Luce, I'm scared," Natsu whispered, his fingers shaking unevenly as he tried to calm himself down. "What if we don't have enough profit to afford any new renovations? I even have to pay the rent for the restaurant in a few days."

"There should still be enough for all of that," Lucy said, logging into their bank account. "We still need to see how much we have. How many customers have we gotten in the past week?"

"None," Natsu said, his voice beginning to crack. "Not a single damn person."

Lucy inwardly gulped, typing something on the keys of the computer and clicking a few buttons using the wireless mouse on the sofa. "How much did we have left after last week's renovations?"

"Just a couple thousand," Natsu whispered, the reality of the situation beginning to dawn on him. "And then I had to buy new ingredients because all the ones we had went bad since no one came and ate them."

"It should still leave us with a bit," Lucy said, hovering her mouse over the 'Check Balance' option. "Three… two… one…"

Lucy clicked the button, the loading symbol on the page vanishing and reappearing after a few seconds. Both she and Natsu held their breath, waiting for the jewel amount to show up.

When it appeared after a few refreshes, both of them blinked at the number.

A big fat zero.