Luna: 8

Nash: 6

Nashi: 6

Igneel: 2

The Celestial Spirit Slayer

It was a beautiful morning when the blond fanged little of boy of six years old was playing in the park near the Sakura tree with his pink-headed older sister. When something caught his eye. A black key to be exact. But not any regular, no, this key had a faint glow.

"A celestial key." The boy smiles with profound interest.

"Nash," His sister calls from far away. "Nash. Where are you?"

"Luna. Luna, I think I found something." He calls her over.

"If you're planning to show me another bug you can forget it." She places her hands on her hips.

Nash laughs to himself, "I'm serious. I found a key."

"A key?" She bends down suspiciously, bracing herself if her twerp of a little brother decided to pull something.

It was indeed a key. A black key and it seemed to be glowing as Nash held it in his small hands. Aside from glowing, it seemed to emit so kind of weird aura. After all you didn't exactly tend to find celestial spirit keys at your local park.

"I think it's a celestial spirit key," He smiles. "It looks like one of mom's key."

"Can I see it for a sec?" Her hand barely comes into contact with the handle when it begin to shake. With a yelp she drops the key.

Nash quickly picks it up and the key begins to glow again, "Be careful there can be a spirit in there. You know they get mad when you drop their key." Aquarius comes to mind and he shutters.

She cautiously takes a step back, "I don't think you should keep that key Nash?"

"Why not?"

"There's something weird about it?"

"Weird?" He arches an eyebrow.

She nods.

He shrugs, "Whatever I'm going to keep it."

"Nash." She takes the key away from him. The key shakes furiously in her hand again, as if it were trying to get out of her grasp. No not this time, she was not going to let a key man handle her. Throwing it to the ground, she takes Nash's hand and steps back cautiously, with one small fireball in her hand.

"Nash. Luna?" The blue exceed calls from far away.

She starts walking when she feel the resistance of her brother. With a stubborn look in his eyes he stands still, "C'mon let's—"

"I want the key." He lets go and crosses his arms above his chest.

The key rises in thin air and zooms towards the little blonde boy.

Luna raises her hand and throws a fireball at the key.

The key doesn't deter and flies in front of the little boy.

Said little boy smiles and takes the key placing it into his pocket. "The key wants me to be its master."

"Nash. Luna." Happy repeats. "Where are you?"

"I don't like this one bit," She puts her foot down. "I'm telling mom." She runs towards the blue Exceed.

Nash takes out his key and examines it one more time, "Cool." He places it in his back and goes running after his sister.

Dragneel Residence

On a small hill overlooking the busy city of Magnolia, home to the Fairy Tail, is also home to the Dragneel family. It was a simple white cottage with a brown roof, which had a very welcoming presence once you spotted the home on the hill. So welcoming that many Fairy Tail guild members had overstayed their welcome, from the red head clad in armor to the brunette drunkard, everyone seem to come and go as they pleased. Luckily, for the Dragneels they had space for their family and for their guild mates. With four rooms, a study room, two bathrooms and a half, a medium sized kitchen and a dining hall, the S-class couple was faring well.

"Mom." Luna runs inside nearly stepping on the crawling infant on the floor.

"Ig," Natsu crawls on the floor next to the toddler. "C'mon crawl towards the red dragon plushie."

Igneel sits up and begins clapping his hands.

"Daddy, where's mommy?" Luna turns to her father who is laughing with the youngest Dragneel.

"She's in her study," he begins to tickle Igneel's tummy. "But don't go in there right now, because she's on a roll whatever that means."

"Dad Nash got a weird key." Luna points to her brother, who is all to consumed with his new key.

"A weird key?" Natsu looks up.

"It's not weird it's cool." He hands his dad the key.

Natsu takes the key when it begins to shake in his hands. "What the heck is wrong with this thing?" He begins to burn the key with his flames.

"Dad don't," Nash takes the key from his dad's hand, getting burned in the process. He hisses in pain. Although, not necessarily a fire dragon slayer, fire doesn't affect him much.

"Nash." Happy and Luna cry out simultaneously.

"Crap." Natsu curses under his breath. "Luna, get the first aid kit. Happy, keep an eye on the study room." Burning his kid was definitely going to merit a punishment.

"Why you don't want to sleep on the couch again?" The cat laughs.

His wife a good women she is, knew how to dish out cruel punishments. It was only Wednesday and Natsu had already slept on the couch at the beginning of the week for playing catch indoors with Nash and breaking a vase. The couch although comfortable to sit on was not good on the back and Natsu being a cuddler, felt the punishment even more excruciating.

"Fish." Natsu bribes. "I will get you a fish."

"Make it two fish and we have a deal."

"Dad I got the first aid kit." Luna came in with the giant kit.

"Get the bandages," he turns to Nash who's holding his hand tenderly. "How ya holding up buddy?"

"I'm fine," Nash grins. "Just stings—I mean a real man doesn't cry about pain, right?"

Natsu smiles. A doorknob turns. Down the hall last door on the right. Lucy's coming out. His smile instantly fades. "Not good. Luna hide the first aid kit."

Luna nods and puts it under the sofa.

"She's coming." Happy flies into the living room at mach speed, landing on the floor near the eldest and youngest Dragneel.

"Okay everyone act natural," He scoops up Iggy from the floor and hands him to Nash to cover up his hands.

Lucy walks into the living room; everything is quiet, too quiet. For starters, her husband was lying on the ground with a smile on his face, the same smile he used when caught fighting with Gray by Erza. Then there were his accomplices who seemed ever more suspicious than their father. Luna was lying on the couch stiff as a board while Nash was hiding behind his baby brother. Unlike the rest Happy was the least inconspicuous, by rubbing his stomach, probably due to over eating again.

"Natsu," She singles him out. "Why are my children acting suspicious?"

"We're playing a…game. Yeah a game." He grins. "The statue game and so far I'm losing."

"Uh huh," She deters her eyes from her lying husband. "Happy how would you like to have tuna fish tonight."

Happy's eyes widened as images of tuna fish swimming filled his mind. "Fish," He drools. "Can we go and pick it up right now?"

"Yup," Any second now the blue feline would crack. However, it seems she'll need to throw in another incentive to get him to spill faster. "On second thought let's make it two tuna fishes."

"Deal," Happy wipes the drool off his chin. "Natsu burned Nash's hand."

"Happy." Natsu face palms.

She leans down and pressing both her sons into her chest, in a way that only the lion could describe as "a lioness protecting her cubs." "You burned our son's hand."

"It didn't hurt." Says Nash.

"It's Nash's fault," Luna points at her brother. "He put his hand in dad's flame when the key started to shake."

Nash retorts. "Well it's not the key's fault; dad was the burning the celestial spirit."

So far this was not sounding good for Natsu.

"What?" Lucy looks between her son and husband.

"He was burning the celestial spirit in the key." Nash shows her the key.

A black key. Never had she seen a key like this and to be emitting this sort of light and strong magical energy made it even more unsettling.

"Nash, where did you find it?"

"At the park," He says. "It does a cool trick. Watch this." He puts the key in his dad's hand and runs across the room.

The key begins to shake in Natsu's palm.

"Okay," Nash gives them thumbs up. "dad let go of the key."

Natsu lets go of the key and quickly it begins floating towards Nash. Nash grabs the key in midair and gives them another thumbs up.

"Cool huh?" He puts it back into his pocket.

Lucy stands still not knowing what to do first, break the key or get her son away from the thing.

"Hey buddy," Natsu is the first to react. "Can we see the key again?"

Nash crosses his arms, "Will you promise not to burn the key?"

He nods. "Luce, take the key." He whispers.

Taking the key, she braces herself, pulling out a key with her other hand just in case. The key lies still in her palm. Nothing. No light, but still the strong magical presence.

"Hey it's not doing anything," Says Nash. "Is it broken?"

"I don't think—."

A puff of smoke appears and out comes an out of breath of Loke.

"Loke?"

"Uncle Loke?" Luna asks.

"Lion King?" Nash adds.

"Hey there…" He pants as he rests his hands on his knees. "You okay. Are you hurt?"

"I'm fine," She says. "Are you okay?"

"Just give me…a moment to… catch my…breath."

"Okay."

The lion spirit stretches as he regains his breath, "I'm good. So is everything okay? I sensed a lot of magic around you—."

"A key." Lucy hands it to him.

"It's really cool and can do tricks." Nash adds.

Loke continues the study key, holding it up to the light, he then lets out a small chuckle. He tosses the key back to Nash. "Have fun with it kid."

"Cool." He says.

"You have nothing to worry about gorgeous," He takes a seat on the ground next to the Dragneels. "I'm just wondering why it didn't happen considering you're married to him."

"Me?" Natsu points to himself. "You wanna go at it pussy cat." He balls his fist.

"Easy there," Loke says coolly. "I'm saying the key is part of draconis constellation Latin for…." Loke cues Natsu to answer.

"What?" Natsu scratches his head. "For soup."

Loke face palms.

"Dragon." Lucy answers. "Draconis is Latin for dragon."

Seconds pass until the light bulb above Natsu's head turns on. "Oh. Ohhh. A dragon spirit. That is cool. Way to go buddy." He ruffles his son's spiky blonde hair.

" Beta Draconis its name is Rastanben. Dragon spirits are rare. They choose their masters and only attach themselves to those who have a deep connection with a dragon—."

Natsu quickly interjects, "Then why does they key trying to get away from me, I'm a dragon—."

"Yes, but the thing is it can't fraternize with another dragon because of your dragon like upbringing. In other words two dragon's play together well all the time. Kind of like with you and Gajeel."

"So what you're trying to say is that the dragon spirit doesn't like me?"

"Precisely," Loke adjusts his glasses. "But I think if you were to fight it you might be able to earn it's respect and kinship. Same thing can be said for the dragon slayers in training." He looks to Luna.

Natsu begins to stretch, "Alright let's get this started."

"Where's Nashi?" Loke asks.

"She's helping Levy and Mira in the library." Lucy adds.

"Hey Lion King, why didn't the key react to mom?" Nash asks.

"There are two reasons; one is because she's celestial mage and it didn't want to be claim by her, the second, is well because she shares a special connection with another dragon." He looks at both Natsu and Lucy. "Mate." He mouths.

Lucy's touches the side of her neck where Natsu had last bitten her.

Natsu smiles to himself.

"Mom," He looks up to her still in her protective embrace. "How do I make a contract with the spirit?"

"It's like what you did with Gomez, the nikola spirit."

"Umm okay." He stands up and holds it in front of him. "I Nash—."

"Nash, sweetie," Lucy says quickly. "Maybe it would be best if you summoned him outside." Considering how her three dragon slayers acted on a daily basis, even on her S-Class salary she couldn't afford to rebuild the roof or the window for the fourth time this year.

The six of them then headed to the back of their house preferably as far away of any buildings, people, animals, and parks.

"Are we in the clear now?" Natsu laughs as Ig begins to play with his hair. "Iggy."

Lucy nods, "We're good."

Nash clears his throat and hold the key up to the air. "I Nash Dragneel, call upon thee in the world of celestial spirit kingdom, I beckon you to my side to pass through the gate," He then lowers his hand bringing the key straight in front of him. "Open gate of the Beta Draconis Constellation, Rastaben."

The sky turns a bright yellow for a second before returning to a blue sky with white clouds everywhere. A ball of bright light falls from the sky in front of them, like some sort of meteor.

"Aside from begin rare they also like to make big entrance." Loke adds.

Out of the bright ball steps out a purple dragon with big scaly wings, black claws, long tail with black spikes and that also happened to be four feet tall.

It roared and a golf size ball of fire came out.

Natsu and Happy stifle a laugh.

Lucy gives them a look and both stop dead in their tracks.

"Did I do something wrong?" Nash turns to the lion spirit.

"Nope this is here Rastaben's first form," Loke places a comforting hand on the young celestial wizard." As you grow as celestial spirit mage so will he.

"Thanks Loke." He says.

"Good job on summoning a dragon." Natsu ruffles his hair. "Now all you got to do is train hard and you'll have one of the strongest dragons out there. Besides you got the best of both worlds a dragon who's a celestial spirit, how cool is that?"

"It's cool huh?" Nash smiles. "A dragon and a celestial spirit. I'm like a celestial spirit slayer."

Lucy froze at the dreadful thought.

Loke nervously tugs on his collar.

Natsu was about to say something, but instead fell silent.

"Umm Nash I don't think that's the best way to put it," Luna whispers. "Celestial Spirit. Slayer." She tries to get her brother to put two and two together.

"I don't get it," He shrugs. "Whatever. I'm going to go and train," He begins running up the hill. "Watch I'm going to be the next S-Class Wizard in the family!"

Later that day.

Fairy Tail Guild.

After training for the rest of the afternoon he decided to go the guild with his mother and father. Excited to find a certain someone, he kicked the guild doors open, almost ran into Lisanna, tripped over Cana's barrel, messed up Reedus's sketch, and lastly stumbled upon the person he'd been wanting to see. Said person was currently eating a piece of cake while still keeping an eye on her daughter.

He tapped the small of her back considering, he was pint sized and she was like a giant towering over him.

"Yes." She turned around with the plate of strawberry cake still in her hand.

"Aunt Erza I challenge you to a fight right now." He says courageously.

Mira stops what's she doing and leans against the counter. Even though she knew the outcome, she couldn't help but to smile. Like father, like son, she thinks to herself.