Nashi stood in the middle of the guild, unsure of what to do. Her mama was by the bar, chatting away with Mira & Levy. Her papa was in a guild brawl with Gray, Elfman, and a few other guild members. There were so many she couldn't see them all. She looked around and saw Erza and Jellal sitting at a table, with the former eating a delicious looking cake. She didn't know what flavor it was. She ran over to the table and tried to climb up the bench but it was quite high. Erza noticed her struggle & helped her up the bench. She waved at her honorary aunt and uncle with a wide smile and they responded just as enthusiastically. It was no secret that everyone had a soft side for Nashi. They would do anything for the girl.
"Auntie Erza, what is that?" she asked. Erza looked at her in surprise.
"It's cake! Haven't you had one before?" she asked in astonishment. Never before had she encounter anyone that didn't have something as heavenly as cake.
"I've had cake before," Nashi replied. "But mama always makes chocolate cake. What kind of cake is that?"
"This is strawberry cake," Erza said, showing her the half-eaten slice. Nashi's brown eyes widened at that.
"I've never had strawberry cake before! Is it good?"
"It's very good! In fact, it's heavenly!" Erza said, with a bright gleam in her eyes. Jellal just chuckled at his wife's love for cake.
"I want to try some!" Nashi declared. Erza grabbed an extra fork and offered it to her.
"You can have some of mine," she said. Suddenly, the guild became quiet. All too quiet. It was so quiet you could almost hear a pin drop. Everyone looked at the scarlet-haired requip mage in shock, not believing what they just heard. Erza was sharing cake?! Erza was sharing cake?! Some members checked out the windows for any flying pigs around the guild hall. Jellal broke the silence.
"You're going to share your cake?" he asked in an incredulous tone. Erza raised an eyebrow at that.
"Is it that weird?" she asked.
"YES!" the entire guild chorused.
"I never thought I'd see the day that Erza would share her cake," Natsu commented in awe. Gray, who had been mid-swing prior to the offer, looked slackjawed at his teammate.
"Is it that big of a deal?" Erza asked.
"You do realize that this is the first time you've ever shared your cake, right?" Mirajane said, coming over to the table. She placed her palm on Erza's forehead to check if she had any fever. The latter swatted her hand.
"I'm fine! Nashi-chan wanted to try some strawberry cake and I am not letting her waste such an opportunity!" Erza declared. With that, she passed her cake over the confused little girl beside her. Once the cake was near her, she beamed and took a piece. Her eyes widened in astonishment at the taste.
"Auntie Erza's right! Strawberry cake is good!" Nashi said. "Mama! I want more cake!"
Erza looked proud while the rest of the guild sweat dropped. Did this mean Nashi was going to be a cake addict like her? Natsu, not wanting any of that, scooped the girl in his arms. Nashi squirmed in her father's arms, not quite finished eating.
"Papa! I want more cake!"
"No, too much cake is bad for you," Natsu said sternly. "We agreed you'd only get cake on special occasions, right?"
"I want cake!" the little girl demanded. Lucy took over and stood beside Natsu.
"Nashi, we don't demand," Lucy said softly. Nashi bowed her head in apology. "On Christmas I'll make you strawberry cake, okay?"
Nashi's eyes lit up in excitement. "Is that a promise?"
"Of course, princess," Lucy said, wrapping her pinky finger to her daughter's.
A/N: Random drabble! Hahahah this just came to me during class and I was bored listening to my teacher. LOL. I'll be glad doing more of these. I find it cute imagining little Nashi interacting with the different guild members. I imagine Nashi to be around 4-7 years old in these stories. I'd be happy to take requests! Just request the guild member and what you want them to do/how you want them to interact. I can't promise I'd update very often but I'll try my best. These are drabble-ish but I can make oneshots, depending on how invested I am in the request. LOL.
