Disclaimer: I do not own Hiro Mashima's "Fairy Tail", but all original plots and characters are mine.
Summary
A collection of future Natsu/Lucy one-shots based off of my Fairy Ever After series. It will feature others characters and children.
Prompt Summary
Our story is the one our kids should remember.
**Inspired by Spy Kids
From Fairy Small to Fairy Big
by
Magnafeana
Our Story
Ages
Nashi: 9
Igneel and Luke: 7
Luna: 5
Lucy carried a sleepy Luna up the steps and to her room. The little girl was already a sleep during the movie the watched in the living she oh—so-desperately wanted to stay up for. But once it hit nine thirty, she was out like a light, leaving Lucy to chuckle and swiftly pick up her daughter.
As Lucy passed the boys' room, she heard laughter and paused to investigate. Carefully, she pushed the door open with one foot and peaked inside the bedroom. Igneel was playing with his dragon toys while Luke was in his bed, reading a novel from Lucy's library.
Lucy smiled at the two of them. "Time for bed, both of you," she whispered to them.
Igneel looked up at his mom and groaned. "C'mon, Mom. Five more minutes?" he pleaded.
Lucy sighed. "Igneel…"
There came a pitter-patter of little feet from the hall and soon hands were on Lucy's shirt. Lucy looked down to see Nashi staring up at her with determined brown eyes. "We need a bedtime story first," she demanded.
Lucy raised an amused eyebrow. "Oh, you 'need' one, do you?" she teased.
Igneel abandoned his toys to run up to his mother, nodding eagerly. "Yeah! We need a bedtime story!" he agreed with his sister.
Lucy shook her head, defeated. "I suppose so," she guessed, smiling when Igneel and Nashi pumped their fists. "How about we go to Luna's room?" She looked over at Luke. "Luke, want to hear the story?"
Rather than answering, Luke put down his book and climbed out of his bed. Nashi and Igneel made a beeline for Luna's room while Lucy and Luke followed at a leisure pace. Luke and Lucy stopped a door one door down and across the hall from the twins' room and entered. Nashi and Igneel were already bouncing excitedly on Luna's bed, disturbing her stuffed animals.
"Calm down, you two!" Lucy quietly ordered. "Did your dad let you have ice cream and candy for dessert?"
Nashi and Igneel nodded as they continued to bounce.
Lucy rolled her eyes as she approached the bed. "I'll need to talk to him about that later," she grumbled. She climbed onto the bed and out her back to the headboard, getting comfortably with Luna safely in her arms. Luke followed in suit, flanking her left side and leaning on her. Lucy raised a hand to go through Luke's hair while she looked at Nashi and Igneel. "All right, you two, what story do you want to hear?" she inquired.
Nashi stopped bouncing and looked at mother with the infamous mischievous Dragneel grin. "'The Angel and The Demon Who Fell in-Love'," she recited.
Lucy's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Hmm. Wow. I haven't told that one in a while."
Igneel stopped bouncing and crawled onto Lucy's legs, looking at her with wide, dark eyes. "You used to tell it almost every night," he reminded her.
Lucy chuckled, jostling him a little with her legs, making him laugh. "Well then you probably know it better than I do," she joked.
Nashi snuggled on her mother's right side. "But you're the best storyteller!" she insisted.
Lucy grinned. "Well when you put it like that, I guess I could tell it," she supposed. "Once upon, there was a demon and an angel."
"And they were both Mages," Nashi cut in.
Lucy nodded. "Yes. The Angel was from a world of stars and light and love, and the Demon Prince a world of darkness and hate."
"And the Prince had a brother, the King of Demons," Igneel piped up.
"That's true," Lucy agreed. "The Prince may have been born in darkness, but the King was darkness. And he had a mission." Lucy hesitated, uncertainty in her eyes. "I-I shouldn't be telling you this…"
Nashi nudged her mother encouragingly. "No! Go on, go on!"
Lucy exhaled loudly. "Kids, you have to understand. These were…dark and confusing times. The Dragon War had just ended, but there was still darkness. There was always darkness. The King of Demons made the Demon Prince go to sleep for many years. And one day, after many years, the Prince woke up."
"And he didn't remember," Luke added.
"No, the Prince didn't remember," Lucy agreed. "Instead, he found a dragon who taught him how to be good. And he spent his next years training."
"Oo! Oo! Get to the part where he meets the Angel!" Nashi demanded.
Lucy laughed lightly, shooting her daughter a playful glare. "Fine! Some call it fate, or destiny, or true love, or accident, but the Angel and the Demon Prince met one day and instantly became friends. Together, they traveled all over the country to help people in need. They made friends and lost them, won against their enemies, and had their fair share of adventures."
"The Fairies," Luke said softly.
Lucy smiled, delighted. "Of course! How could I forget the Fairies? The Angel and the Demon Prince had a close alliance with the Fairies. Sometimes, the Angel, the Prince, and the Fairies banded together to stop the bad guys." She sighed wistfully. "It seemed the country was good and at peace."
"But the Demon Prince was still evil," Igneel told her.
"He was, but he just…didn't know it," Lucy mumbled. "Even so, the Angel and the Demon Prince fell in-love."
"But they didn't know it, yet? Did they?" Nashi butted in.
Lucy chuckled. "Oh no. They had no clue. They were still the best of friends. And they always would be." She frowned, nostalgia flickering in her eyes. "One day, the King of Demons came back for the Prince," she told her children, Luna sighing against her. "There was a great war coming up—a war between good and evil. And the Demon Prince wanted to protect his Angel and their friends and the Fairies. So he faced the King of Demons alone."
Lucy suddenly tensed, pulling Luna closer to her. "The fight was really bad. The King of the Demons forced The Prince to remember how evil he was. He forced the Prince to become the true Demon Prince." She swallowed thickly, her emotions swimming in her eyes. "It was horrible."
Nashi's eyes were full of concern toward her mother. "Don't worry, Mom," she soothed. "The Prince had a choice, remember? To be a demon or go back to himself."
"Right, he did," Lucy said a bit shakily. "But to be a Demon Prince meant to be with his brother and all the power in the world."
"The Angel," Luke remembered. "She helped save the Prince."
Lucy forced her emotions back. "It was more than that," she murmured. She suddenly cleared her throat, feigning a smile at her children. "But the Demon Prince chose to become human and saved the country and his brother. He became a hero to the country. And he came home to his Angel."
"How romantic," Nashi sighed.
Igneel scrunched up his nose in distaste, but asked, "And then what happened?"
Lucy gave her children a mischievous grin. "After the great battle, the Angel and the Prince decided to embark on another journey so treacherous that only the bravest and most courageous people could go on it."
"What was it?" Luke wondered.
"They decided to get married," Lucy answered.
"Wow," Nashi breathed.
"Why's marriage the most dangerous journey?" Igneel inquired.
"Well, marriage is a journey that relies on both partners who are brave enough and strong enough to go on it. What's the scariest part is that once marriage begins, there is no end. It is the ultimate adventure with hundreds of outcomes. And only the strongest stay together during the adventure."
"So the Angel and the Prince got a 'happily ever after'?" Nashi questioned.
Lucy shrugged. "Well, the Angel and the Prince settled down and had a couple a kids. They still took adventures, but their lives were about their kids instead of following wherever their adventure took them. In a way, they exchanged one adventure for another—trading freelancing for parenthood, a mysterious and compelling journey in it's own right. And they were better off. The end," she chirped with a kiss on Luke's forehead.
Igneel checked, "So, no 'happily ever after'?"
"Well, I said they were better off," Lucy defended.
Nashi rolled her eyes. "Honestly, Mom? The story needs a better ending."
"Yeah, it needs more monsters," Igneel chimed in.
Lucy laughed. "Is that so? Well, I think the Angel and the Demon Prince fought enough monsters in their lifetimes. And speaking of monsters, you three need to go to bed," Lucy decided.
Igneel opened his mouth to protest, but one look from Luke made him bite it back and climb off the bed with him. Nashi followed in suit, herding her brothers out the door.
"Goodnight, kids!" Lucy called.
The kids bade their good-nights to Lucy and made their way back to their rooms. Lucy got off the bed and pulled back the covers. She gently eased Luna into the bed before covering her in her comforter. Lucy smiled down at her daughter and brushed back a cherry blossom lock of hair to kiss her forehead.
"Goodnight, my little fairy," Lucy whispered before leaving Luna to sleep and turning off her lights.
Lucy padded down the hall and was pleased to see the lights were out in Nashi and the twins' room. She went to the master bedroom to see the lights off and the curtains drawn back, allowing moonlight to be the light. Natsu was on the bed, staring at the ceiling with his arms locked behind his head. Lucy closed the door behind her and quietly snuck into bed with him, easily snuggling to his side. As if automatic, Natsu extended his arm and wrapped it around her waist, pulling her closer to him.
Natsu asked Lucy, "What was the story tonight?"
"Ours," Lucy breezily answered.
Natsu sighed. "Lucy…"
"The kids asked for that story," Lucy pointed out. "Besides, they should know about our story. They love to hear it."
"But what'll happen when they realize that story is ours?" Natsu wondered, looking down at his wife. "When they realize I'm the Demon? They'll start asking questions."
Lucy leaned into Natsu, looking up him warmly. "Let them," she suggested calmly. "They ought to know. They need to when the time is right."
Natsu didn't answer. Instead, he leaned closer to her and kissed Lucy gently, growling a little when she put a hand on his chest and moved her lips with him. Natsu raised his hand to her neck, grazing his fingers against her Mark. Lucy parted from the kiss to gasp in surprise and arch her back slightly.
Natsu grinned at Lucy's reaction. "Four brats later and this Demon still has it," he boasted.
Lucy rolled her eyes playfully. "Stop stroking your ego, you jerk," she demanded, poking his stomach. "This Angel is still ready to take you down for any naughtiness, Mister Dragneel."
Natsu groaned as Lucy smirked. "Geez, angels may be pure and stuff, but you're just plain mean," he whined, nuzzling his nose into her hair.
Lucy laughed as warmth massaged her scalp. "Go to sleep, my Demon Prince, and maybe tomorrow this Angel will show you how bad she might be," she tempted.
Natsu growled, tightening his grip on Lucy. "Fine," he decided reluctantly, leaving a chaste kiss to the forehead. "I know angels keep their word. But let's say you don't. The Prince won't be to happy."
Lucy looked back up at Natsu with half-lidded eyes and a seductive smirk. "Is the Prince going to punish me?" she whispered in a low tone.
Natsu growled, eyes flashing with raw desire. "Lucy," he hissed softly.
Lucy laughed at Natsu, kissing his nose. "Fine, fine. No more teasing," she promised. "Just sleep."
Natsu pressed a kiss onto Lucy's cheek and sighed, inhaling her scent. "Good night, Angel," he breathed.
Lucy hummed, closing her eyes. "Good night, my Demon Prince."