DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fairy Tail characters, Hiro Mashima does.
MASTER MAKAROV'S POV
I watched everything my grandson did from the second floor. The time Laxus strode in and talked to Mira, when he stopped the fight, forgave Wendy, and took the child Freed carried here to the infirmary. "It seems Laxus is changing or just not being himself today" I thought as I watched Laxus tend to the poisoned girl. Then I turned my attention to my brats who all looked concerned. "Who went to get Porlyuisca?" I asked them. "I sent Freed to get her" Laxus replied as he sat at the edge of the bed, his back facing the door. The girl started to shiver, so he put a blanket on her. The little girls hand moved and held on one of Laxus' finger. He then removed his finger and, instead of moving it away, he held the child's hand. I turned around to look at my other brats. They all had shocked and amazed faces while watching Laxus' actions. They're lucky Laxus can't see them or he'll electrify their faces. I wouldn't blame them though; Laxus taking care of somebody, it's quite a rare sight. "Where's the child?!" Porlyuisca asked as she entered the room. "She's right here. I can smell reaper poison on her" Laxus stated while not looking away from the child. Porlyuisca eyed the rare scene in front of her before yelling. "Get out all of you." And then she muttered something about not liking human smell. The brats that were in this room quickly went out to the guild hall. But when Laxus was about to go out the child stirred on the bed. "D-don't go. I don't want to be left alone a-again" she said in a weak voice and a tear escaped her eyes. The next thing that happened shocked as all even Porlyuisca. Laxus wiped the tear and held her little hand even tighter. "Porlyuisca, can I stay here? It seems she doesn't want me to leave" Laxus said. Porlyuisca looked at the stirring little figure on the bed then at Laxus. "You, stay" she said "The rest of you out of this room, including you Makarov" she pointed at me. Well there's no use in arguing with her so I left the room with the other brats.
LAXUS' POV
"This girl she reminds me a lot of Elena. She looks exactly like her" I thought as I looked at her. Her resemblance to Elena was one of the reasons why I've been by this girl's side since earlier today. Another reason is that there's a possibility that she's my daughter. "They're probably the same age right about now plus what is she doing all alone? Why was she headed here?" I was broken from my thoughts when Porlyuisca spoke. "It's good that you called me here as soon as possible. If the poison stayed any longer in her body she would have died. The noses of you dragon slayers sure are useful" she stated "I'm going to come by later and give her some medicine. When she wakes up before then, give her something to eat. The medicine will be more effective if she has food in her stomach. "Okay" I nodded. There was silence before she spoke "For the longest time I've known you, this is the first time I've seen you so caring of other people except your grandfather" she stated. "Am I really?" I asked but got no reply. "Take care of her" she said in a strict tone. "I will. Don't you worry" I told her.
"Well since there is a possibility that she's my kid then, I guess I should tell gramps and the other idiots about it" I thought to myself. Just as I was about to leave she stirred on the bed and I saw something shiny on her chest. It was a pendant but it was no ordinary pendant. It was a clock head with a thunderbolt as the background design; it was attached to a thin chain of metal. I was shocked to see it. "This pendant, it's the one I made for Elena" I thought to myself. When I and Elena were together I gave her that pendant as a present, since it was custom made there is only one like it, and right now it is right in front of me. There's no mistaking it, it's her, its Ilia. I felt really happy. I took the pendant to avoid her getting hurt by it. My tears were threatening to fall because of joy. I don't care if I'm being gay or something, I'm so happy.
"Laxus, why are you crying?" I was startled, it was Mira. She was carrying a tray of food. I just stared at her. "Sorry, it's none of my business" she said while looking away. Well there's no use in denying it, she already saw it, plus I told her about Ilia. "Mira…" I called. "Yes?" she said as she placed the tray on the table beside the bed. "It's her. It's Ilia" I said. She was shocked and confused at the same time. "If you're asking how I'm sure, she was wearing the pendant I made for her mom" I said "there's only one like it, that's how I'm sure" I added while wiping the tears from my cheeks and eyes. She smiled "Well, I'm happy for you". "Don't tell anybody that I cried, okay?" I said while glaring at her. "Okay. It's not my business to tell" she said then started chuckling. I glared at her but I ended up smiling. Just then Ilia started to move, her eyes started to flutter open. "She has your eyes" I heard Mira say. It's true; she had my blue- gray eyes. "W-where am I?" she said while rubbing her eyes. "Awww… she's so cute" Mira said. Well she is, adorable. Don't tell anybody I said that word, or you guys are going to get a taste of my lightning. "You're in Fairy Tail" I said. "Fairy Tail!" she said surprised, then she removed the blanket and tried to stand up. The moment her feet made contact with the floor she fell backwards. I was behind her so I caught her before she hit the floor. "Don't move. You need to rest. Some of the reaper poison is still in your body. You still need take a few more doses of the antidote to get it all out" I told her as I placed her little body on the bed. "Sorry for the bother" she said. "You're not a bother, so don't worry" I told her while ruffling her hair. I've wanted to do that. She started to giggle. I pinched her cheek. "Awww…you two are adorable" Mira said with a teasing grin on her face. "I'm not adorable Mira. Say that again and you'll get a taste of this" I raised my fist and build up lightning there. She quickly stopped laughing and headed out the room. I stood up and took the tray from the table. "Come on. Sit up" I said as I help her to sit up. She rested her back on the bed rest. "Here. Open your mouth" I said as I held a spoon of food in front of her. "I-I can d-do it myself" she said while looking down. "Look you need to eat so the antidote will be more effective" I sighed "plus you're too weak to eat on your own. You'll spill food all over yourself" I added. She hesitated, but opened her mouth; I shoved the spoon in. "There, that wasn't too hard" I said in a voice that's between cold and sweet. "I'm Ilia" she said. I'm right, it is her. "Nice to meet you" I smiled at her. "AWWW…." I was startled when I heard a couple of voices. I turned to the door and saw the idiots and gramps at the door grinning at me. "What? First time seeing somebody spoon feeding?" I rolled my eyes at them. "No it isn't, but seeing you, feeding somebody, yes. It's quite a rare sight" Gramps said, with a grinning face. I stood up. "Gramps, can I talk to you about something?" I asked him. He was surprised at first but he nodded. "Mira…" I called her. "I know. I'll take over for now. You go and talk to Master about it" she said, earning confused looks from Natsu and the other idiots. "Ilia, I'll be back later" I said and ruffled her hair. I followed gramps to his office. When I got there, I was the first to speak. "It's about the child" I said "She's your great granddaughter". His face was in shock. "I have a lot of explaining to do" I thought.
