A/N Hallo, Loves!
ENJOY!
"We need to find out more about this 'favor'," Laxus sighed.
"I agree," Erza said. "Fairy Tail takes great pains not to be in debt to anyone."
"Then let's go," Gray said as he rose to leave along with Erza, Gajeel and Laxus.
-X-
Wendy stomped down the stairs silently cursing every living thing on Earthland. Why you ask?
Her idiotic brother! He was in the basement, pounding away at his stupid punching bag with his stupid music blaring.
She got the guy had to train, but at seven in the morning?!
She shuffled into the kitchen, her mood lightened slightly as she saw food on the stove. She snatched a plate out of the cupboard and heaped food onto it. She sat down at the table and started to eat. She noted the two dishes by the sink and figured Lucy was already up.
She glanced at the clock on the wall and cocked an eyebrow at her mistake.
How could it be in fact 11:47 in the morning?
She sighed as she took a bite of cold scrambled egg. Her mind began to wonder to her present situation.
What was she gonna do?
Igneel Dragneel, Wendy and Natsu's father will be coming home in a few days.
He left a few direct orders for the two before he left.
One: Keep each other safe.
Two: (For Wendy) Don't get pregnant.
Three: (For Natsu) don't get Lucy, or any other girl pregnant (He basically better not have grandchildren by the time he gets back).
Four: Stick by each other always.
Five: Don't die.
And finally, number six: Do not under any circumstances, join a gang.
Wendy had broken that rule, and she was sure she was going to pay dearly for it.
She jumped when someone pounded on the door.
Should she get it or skip the country? She decided she probably shouldn't skip the country because a) she had no money and b) Igneel would probably only get angrier.
She got up and slowly went to the door. She cracked it open.
"Dad?" She whispered. Her eyes lit up when she saw her team by the door. She threw open the door and jumped on Erza in a hug. "Thank you so much for not being my dad!" She exclaimed.
Erza quickly put Wendy down. "Good morning, Wendy," she said with a small smile, "We're here to see your brother."
"Alright," She smiled, "Come on, he's in the basement." Wendy led them downstairs and cocked her eyebrow when she noticed the music was turned off. She opened the door to the basement and led them to the room where Natsu trained.
Once they were in the room, and Erza got a good look at Natsu, she froze.
Natsu was shirtless and wearing very loose shorts, he had red boxing gloves on his hands and was punching bag in front of him repeatedly. He was covered in a thin sheen of sweat, which made him glisten in the light of the room. Erza quickly wiped any blood of her face before any of the males in the group could notice.
Natsu's mouth moved but they struggled to hear what he said.
Hey all jumped when something came at him from around the corner and hit him in the back. Was it a pen, a paint brush? Maybe a knife?
He stopped assaulting the punching bag.
"What the hell, Luce?!" He turned around and yelled.
"You shouldn't say stuff like that about Igneel," A female voice came from around the corner.
"But it true!" He countered. "He specifically said no grandkids, how we are going to explain this?!" He demanded.
"Happy isn't really our child," The girl said.
"Yeah he is!" Natsu yelled as he slipped off his gloves. "We're all he has," Natsu lay down onto the matted floor, staring up at the ceiling.
"I meant not biologically, he not ours, but yes, he is our son." A blond woman appeared from around the corner, she was covered in splattered paint of all colors. She came and knelt down beside the man and brushed some hair off his forehead. "You know, technically we didn't break any rules," Natsu rolled his head over to look at her.
"Huh?" He looked at her with a confused expression.
"He said don't get anyone pregnant," The blond said. "I haven't gotten pregnant." She paused. "And if you ever got any one else pregnant, I would kill you, myself." Natsu smirked at her.
"Relax," He said, "I've only got about three kids now." Lucy was silent. "Luce, I'm kidding," Still silent. "Lucy," He purred as he sat up from where he lay. He wrapped his arms around her.
"Agh!" She screamed, "Don't touch me, you're really sweaty!" She tried to push the man off but he held tight.
"And you're covered in paint, your point is?" He asked in her ear.
She leaned over and whispered in his ear, "That we should go clean up." Natsu smirked and captured the woman's lips in a passionate kiss. Natsu leaned Lucy back so she was lying on the floor...
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Someone yelled from the doorway. Both their heads jerked to the door to find the Fairy Tail members, the males, with a look of disgust and Erza with a look that said she wanted to see more. Lucy's face turned bright red and as she planted her face in her hands. She rolled over in embarrassment.
Natsu groaned and fell back down to the floor. "What do you want?" He demanded.
"We need to talk, Salamander," Laxus said.
"Couldn't you come back later, couldn't you see what was about to happen?!" He slung his arm over his face.
"Natsu!" Lucy shrieked as she rolled over to face the pink haired man. She turned redder, if that were possible.
"What?" He sat up. She just shook her head in her hands. "Ain't it true?" He asked as he leaned over her and slid a hand up her side.
She jumped up. "I'm gonna go check on Happy!" She declared and sped past the Fairy Tail members and up the stairs.
Natsu snickered quietly to himself as he stood up. He picked up his boxing gloves and turned the corner out of the room.
"Oi, Salamander!" Gajeel yelled.
"What?!" His head popped back around the corner.
"We need to talk to you," Erza said.
"And I need a shower," He said before disappearing again.
"We might as well go upstairs," Wendy said as she turned to the door, totally unfazed. "You guys want anything to eat?" They agreed and went upstairs.
The group came back into the kitchen, where same boy from two days ago with the cerulean hair was at the table, kicking his legs and munching on some fish sticks. There was also the woman from earlier, but in different clothes, she had a short jean shorts and a tight v-neck t-shirt, covered by an apron. But paint still stuck in her hair. She was scrubbing a pot in the sink.
"If you scrub any harder, you're going to wear a hole in it," The cerulean boy chuckled.
The woman didn't respond, except by scrubbing harder.
"Lucy-san?" Wendy called. The blond woman jumped and turned around, still as red as a tomato.
"Yes Wendy?" She asked. She was still very flustered.
"Could you make us some lunch?" The small girl gestured to the group. Lucy's blush deepened as she nodded. A few minutes later, she had a small lunch whipped up for the group, which consisted of fish sticks and chicken nuggets for the kids and a few sandwiches for the adults.
Natsu came in a few minutes later, wearing a light t-shirt and shorts, he was bare footed and had a white towel around his neck. Lucy was boiling water for some tea and humming quietly. He walked up to his girlfriend by the stove and snaked his arms around her waist and leaned his head on her shoulder, hugging her from behind.
"I'm hungry," He whined.
"Eat some fish," She picked up a plate by the stove and held it up a bit. Natsu grabbed a fish stick off the plate and popped it in his mouth. He chewed and swallowed. "Needs something," he thought aloud. Lucy reached over again and grabbed a bottle of tartar sauce and handed it to the man, who gladly took it. He squirted some on a piece of fish and tried again. "Yep!" he exclaimed. "That's much better!" He continued to eat while holding onto Lucy.
"You mind? I'm trying to do something!" She exclaimed.
"Ooh, Natsu, you better not make her mad, she'll kick you out of bed again!" Happy snickered.
"Nah," Natsu said loudly as he nuzzled into her neck, "She can't stay mad at me for that long."
"I wouldn't push it," Lucy sang a little too cheerfully. Natsu instantly let go and grabbed his plate, heading to the table. He sat down next to Happy, ruffling his hair.
"You have to be careful with women Happy," He told the boy with as he shook his finger, "First they're happy, and then all the sudden, they stop cooking!" He exclaimed and dug into his own food.
"Aye sir!" The kid exclaimed before coping his father's actions.
"Don't you forget it," Lucy giggled as she set a tray of tea cups down on the table. She took off her apron and draped it in a seat by Natsu, and sat in the seat.
"Now," Natsu groaned as he looked at the group of four munching on their food. "What is it that you want?" he asked as he got up and went to the refrigerator. He grabbed a beverage out of it, and then sat back down. He set the can down by Lucy, who smiled gratefully at him.
"We need to know more about this favor you said we owe you," Laxus said in between bites.
Lucy popped her club soda open and took a sip as Natsu began to explain.
"I deal in favors. Probably everyone you know has at some point owed me a favor," He chuckled as he stole Lucy's can and took a drink, he made a sour face at the syrup-less soda. The blond pouted until he handed the beverage back. "I will call in that favor at the time of my choosing, once that favor is fulfilled, you are no longer in my debt."
"What kind of favor will it be?" Gray asked as he took a sip of tea.
"That's my choice," Natsu said.
"So we just have to sit and wait for you to call it in?!" Gajeel growled.
"I'm sure Natsu-nii won't make us do anything bad," She patted the man's arm and then turned to her brother, "Right?"
"I'm sure he won't, Wendy, I mean, I might need someone to carry groceries and Natsu may call in a favor because he's busy, or something," Lucy suggested.
"Or he may have a kill order," Happy's eyes widened.
"Happy!" Lucy slammed her hand on the table. The young boy flinched.
"I'm sorry, Lucy-Okāsan..."
"I don't do kill orders," Natsu told everyone.
"Good, because, we're not murders," Gray said.
"You would be if that's what my favor was," Natsu said darkly.
"Natsu!" Wendy and Lucy screeched at the same time.
"It's true!" He exclaimed. Lucy huffed and crossed her arms under her bust, making it elevate a bit. Laxus ran his eyes over the blond appreciatively. Natsu audibly growled as he noticed where the blond's gaze was. "You're on top of the kill list buddy," He warned. Laxus' eyes widened as he realized he had been caught. Lucy's head shot to Natsu, then to Laxus, who he was glaring at. Lucy blushed as Laxus was still looking at her. Laxus snapped his attention to a cloud visible from the window above the sink.
"We would not carry through with the repayment of the favor if it came to murder," Erza said.
"Just know that I have people owing me favors all over the country, all I have to do is make one phone call and you can be in a funeral home by the next hour," Natsu told the group, who visibly gulped. "Now is that all, because I have a serious problem on my hands."
"Yes, that will be all," Erza said, rising from her chair, the others following suit.
"I'll see you out," Wendy said, also rising.
Once they were out on the porch, Wendy turned to her fellow gang members.
"You guys will protect me, right?" She asked.
Laxus gave a small smile before ruffling her hair. "Of course we will, kid, you're family." And with that, they left.
Wendy smiled.
Family.
A/N Hallo again, Loves!
This is my favorite chapter so far, with the family moments and such.
This is the last chapter I have pre-written, so now you're gonna have to wait like everyone else ;)
LET'S ALL HAVE A HAND FOR SEMI PERVY ERZA! XD
ANYWAYS! Review, 'kay? 'Till next time, Loves-
Ally-chan Ravenwood