Fairy Family Reunions
Chapter 1: The Party
The Fairy Tail guild hall is full of excitement this evening. The guild is having a party to celebrate the defeat of the Dark guild Tartarus, who they beat one week earlier. The party is in full swing, with Elfman as the DJ, when everyone decides to play some party games.
"What game are we playing though?" asks Lucy Heartfilia.
"Truth Or Dare, of course," says Natsu Dragneel with a grin. It was the guild's favorite game to play so everybody says that they will play. Lucy starts the game.
"Natsu, truth or dare?" she says.
"Truth," he replies. Lucy thinks for a moment and picks a question based on an incident that happened recently.
"Why did you kick Gray all the way to the back wall yesterday after he teased you about the red ribbon you were holding?" she asks. Everyone recalls what happened. Gray had teased him about that ribbon and a crying Natsu had punched him through 8 tables before Gray slammed into the back wall. Natsu had then said that Gray was an inconsiderate jerk, which shocked everyone because the two had become best friends. After that, he flew to the rafters and sat up there sobbing.
Natsu is silent. Everyone notices that he is shaking. They see that same red ribbon is now tied around his upper arm in a bow. They realize that it has some sad significance to him.
Gray wonders if something horrible happened to Natsu and that ribbon is the way he remembers it. "If so, then I was a jerk for teasing him about it," Gray thinks to himself guiltily.
Lucy feels bad for bringing it up. She hugs him and says, "If you don't want to talk about it, then you don't have to." Everyone else agrees with her. Natsu stopped shaking and looks up. They all see that he is silently weeping. Lucy hands him a tissue box. Natsu wipes his eyes and blows his nose. He then says, "Thanks for understanding, Lucy." She smiles and says, "Anytime. Now it's your turn." Natsu smiles and nods. He looks over the entire group and picks someone.
"Makarov, truth or dare?" he asks.
"Dare," the guild master says with a big grin. Natsu smirks.
"I dare you to impersonate Elvis Presley and sing one of his songs," he challenges.
Makarov smirks. "Boy, are you in for a surprise."
The lights go out for a minute. When they cut back on, the guild members see Makarov in a blue sequined jumpsuit and matching suede shoes. He even has an Elvis wig on. Everyone is speechless when the music starts and Makarov starts singing.
"Well it's one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, now go cat go
But don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
But you can knock me down, step in my face
Slander my name all over the place
And do anything that you want to do
But uh uh honey lay off of my shoes
And don't you step on my blue suede shoes
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
Oh let's go cat!
But you can burn my house, steal my car
Drink my liquor from an old fruit jar
Do anything that you want to do
But uh uh honey lay off of them shoes
And don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
Rock!
Well it's one for the money, two for the show
Three to get ready, now go cat go
But don't you, step on my blue suede shoes
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes
Well it's blue, blue, blue suede shoes
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes yeah
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes baby
Blue, blue, blue suede shoes
You can do anything but lay off of my blue suede shoes"
He then says "Thank ya, Thank ya very much," before hopping off the stage. Natsu is standing there with his mouth wide open. Lucy smiles and closes it for him. Makarov laughs.
Suddenly, there is a ringing noise. Makarov pulls out his pocket lacrima and checks to see who is calling him. His eyes light up. "Be right back," he says before running to his office. He comes back out with a huge smile.
"Guys, I have great news," Makarov says happily.
"What happened?" asks Ezra Scarlet.
"Do you remember how I kicked out Laxus?" Makarov asks.
"Yes, you were crying for weeks after you made him leave," says Mirajane Strauss sadly.
"Well, something happened last night that made me change my mind about Laxus," says Makarov. "He asked me to meet him at Oshibana Station at 8 PM yesterday. When I got there, I saw him sitting on a bench, crying. I sat beside him and asked him what was wrong. He replied that he missed me and wanted to rejoin Fairy Tail. I wanted to allow him but I was hesitant. I didn't want him to cause any more trouble within the guild. So I asked him if he felt remorse for his actions that got him kicked out in the first place. He then stood up and took off his shirt. He had written all of your names on his body with the words 'I'm sorry' over his heart. When I saw that, I jumped up and flung my arms around his neck. He was surprised until I said that I missed him too and he was back in the guild from then on. He smiled and hugged me back. Then he said he had some new recruits for the guild that needed some help finding their families and he would bring them here this evening. That call I just received was from him at the town gates. They won't let him and his group in until I get there. So I am about to go down there and sort it out."
"OK, Master," says Ezra Scarlet.
"Can some of us go with you as a welcoming group?" asks Natsu. Makarov is surprised.
"But I thought that you guys hated him," he says. Natsu and the rest of the guild stand up at his words.
"He is a member of Fairy Tail. Even if he did something to get kicked out, we are a family and you can never give up on family. You taught us that, Makarov," says Lucy fiercely. The rest of the guild nods.
Makarov starts crying. "You guys are right. I did teach you all that but I didn't know how you truly felt about Laxus. I'm sorry," he apologizes. Happy flies over to him and gives him a hug. "It's OK, we forgive you," he says. Everyone agrees. Makarov smiles and says, "OK then. Let's all go give Laxus a big welcome." Everyone cheers. They all leave the hall and walk through town to go greet Laxus at the town gates.