Hello everyone, M.D. Knight here again with another chapter. Now I am sorry to be uploading this at roughly 11:05 pm on a Sunday, however, this past week has been relatively had to get time to actually write. Also, I have said many times now that I will do my best to upload once a week and that a week includes the weekends for me. Now, on to other matters, currently, the pole for what story I am tor transfer and complete next can be broken down into three parts, First, second and third. In the first place position, we have a two-way tie betweenDragon's Might and The leaf's whirlpool book 1. In the second place position, we have a five-way tie, and third is locked in an eight-way tie. So remember to vote.
Also, before I get into the responses to the previous chapter's Reviews, I want you all to know that I will be covering ALL of the reviews that came in after my last update. So this isn't strictly a review response for chapter three reviews only. However, I do advise you to still read them all as I do tend to leave hints about what can be expected of future chapters in my responses. So here we go:
jablanco chapter3. Jun 9: That was cool ~ Glad you liked it.
nickclause chapter 3. Jun 9: Haha nice chapter ~ Happy to hear you liked it and to see that the humor got through at the end if nothing else.
The British Fox chapter 3. Jun 9: Definitely the leafs Whirlpool ~ Um, I think you MAY be getting this story mixed up with one that is still on my old account.
SPark681 chapter 3. Jun 10: Hmm forgot about this part as well since I believe you wrote this once and this is a rewrite hmm hopefully this one will reach, complete status in time anyways keep up the great work! ~ Well, I can assure you that this is a rewrite of a story that I have on my old account. Also, I agree on wanting this story to eventually be completed and am glad you remaining to like my work.
Kenchi Narukami chapter 3. Jun 11: Ok, That was Sweet, and Funny as hell at times. Looking Forward to more.
What meant toward Laxus in comment of Prev. Chap was him Accusing Erza of Stripping for the master to earn her S Rank. Laxus ain't the kind of Character who thinks about that stuff. That Being Said, I love what you're doing with him and his three Goonies. Makes me wonder what you have planned for the Arc where he takes all of Magnolia Hostage. ~ So happy to hear that the chapter had turned out as I had hoped and that it has you wanting more. As for my response to your previous comment, I have to apologize. I had been mixing up which chapter you were review was about in my head. It was only after I had published the last chapter that I realized my error. So I apologize for that. As for Laxus not being a character to think about those kinds of things, I both agree and disagree due to when Laxus is first introduced in the canon storyline, he is an absolute dick, a smart one, but a dick none the less. Which, Laxus uses to his advantage by using his dick attitude to psyche out those around him. Be that by pissing them off or degrading them. Also, given how he was, I really don't think that there would have been any boundaries that Laxus wouldn't have crossed to achieve that. Something that his comment about Erza did extremely well as it both degraded her and enraged her. That said, I am glad that you are liking what I am doing with Laxus and his followers. As for what I have planned for the arc where he takes all of Magnolia Hostage, well, you will just have to wait. Sorry if that's a bit cruel, but I don't even know that right now.
ShadowDeathSkull chapter 3. Jun 12: Well... now I've lost interest... Kushina being the avatar of Kami... Minato being a descendant of Saiyans... that's a bit much... sorry but I'm out ~ I am sorry to hear that.
Elchabon chapter 3. Jun 12: Great chapter. Thank you very much for the quick update. Wow, you gave Mira and her family a good past. And of course also the symbiosis with her magic. Keep it up. ~ Really glad that you are liking the story so much and that the past I made for the Strauss family came through like I wanted. As for the symbiosis of her magic, I am glad you noticed that as it will be a rather important detail for one of the twists that will be coming up in a few chapters.
shadow wolf sage chapter 1. Jun 13: plz continue. and if u decide to go for a harem, of which there is a lack of quality stories, please consider adding Cana. and maybe Milliana. both have room to develop as characters and you could play Milliana joining as her feline magic reacting to the Kyuubi's presence (animal magnetism). even if you don't, which I think u should since there aren't many naruto fairy tail crossover harem stories, please do update soon. your work is astounding. ~ No need to worry, I have said on multiple occasions that I will do my best to update at least once a week. However, please do keep in mind that I have responsibilities beyond my fanfiction and that this story isn't my primary focus and is only being updated weekly due to me currently having Writer's block on my other story. As for a Harem, I can assure you now that, that won't be happening in this story. However, I can say that Milliana's Magic will cause her to have a reaction to the Kyuubi's presence. Though this is not to say that I am not glad that you are liking my story, as I am happy that you like my story.
Oh, and I need to let you know that though this chapter and one other future chapter has a song in it, that this is not a song fanfiction and the song only covers a fifth of the amount written for this chapter, but that is more than likely more than the amount that it actually takes up. Now, on with the chapter and please remember to Review and vote.
Chapter 4
"Well I'm glad to see that my son has such caring people in his life now," a voice said loudly, causing the guilds laughter to rapidly die down until it was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
No sooner had silence overtaken everyone then the entire guild instantly turned to see a red-haired woman standing in the doorway of the infirmary.
The woman had red hair that reached her lower back, violet eyes, delicate features, and her skin was a porcelain white. She wore a white kimono that had purple and gold stripes around the slightly high collar as well as at the edges of the sleeves. The kimono also had the design of a gold Chinese Dragon wrapping around it her body.
Yet the woman was more than just a stranger for Naruto. The woman was someone he recognized, she was the woman that had appeared in his dreams for as long as he could remember.
"Impossible, y... you can't be real," Naruto said in disbelief as he shook with a slight fear evident in his eyes.
"I assure you I'm quite real my little Maelstrom. How could I know your favorite song if I weren't," the woman asked with a kind smile and loving tone.
"That's impossible, only my mother could possibly know that song. So there's no way you're my mother because my mother can only see me under three conditions! And none of them are met right now!" Naruto snapped back harshly, angered at the thought of this woman trying to impersonate his mother.
This made the woman frown slightly with a hurt look crossing her face before a look of determination plastered itself onto her face. She held out her hand and made a music lacrama form in her palm. Once the lacrama had fully formed in her hand, the woman activated it.
No sooner had the wordless music started to play then the woman began to fill in the lyrics, her voice soft and full of love as she stared at Naruto. Just as her tone always was whenever she had sung to Naruto during their time together in his dreams.
Song
"They see you as small and helpless;
They see you as just a child.
Surprise when they find out that a warrior will soon run wild.
Prepare for your greatest moments;
Prepare for your finest hour.
The dream that you've always dreamed is suddenly about to flower.
We are lightning,
Straying from the thunder,
Miracles of ancient wonder.
This will be the day we've waited for.
This will be the day we open up the door.
I don't wanna hear your absolution;
Hope you're ready for a revolution.
Welcome to a world of new solutions.
Welcome to a world of bloody evolution.
In time, your heart will open minds,
A story will be told,
And victory is in a simple soul.
Your world needs a great defender.
Your world's in the way of harm.
You want a romantic life; a fairytale that's full of charm.
Beware that the light is fading;
Beware if the dark returns.
This world's unforgiving, even brilliant lights will cease to burn.
Legends scatter.
Day and night will sever.
Hope and peace are lost forever.
This will be the day we've waited for.
We are lightning.
Welcome to a world of new solutions.
This will be the day we've waited for.
This will be the day we open up the door.
I don't wanna hear your absolution;
Hope you're ready for a revolution.
Welcome to a world of new solutions.
Welcome to a world of bloody evolution.
In time, your heart will open minds,
A story will be told,
and victory is in a simple soul."
(This Will Be The Day, Opening for RWBY)
End Song
"H...How," Naruto asked the woman as she finished singing, with his body slightly shaking despite his best efforts to stop the said action.
Seeing Naruto's rather emotional state, Mira moved from her spot in the chair by Naruto's bed to Naruto's Bed itself. She then gently guided Naruto to sit in her lap and wrapped him in a comforting hug from behind so he and the woman could still talk. Though not without Mira ensuring that she helped keep Naruto's chaotic emotions in check with her reminding Naruto that he wasn't on his own by gently flexing her hold on him every few minutes.
The sight of this caused the woman to all but seeth in rage as her lips became tightly pressed together to form a frown with her eyebrows crashing together and a fire igniting in her eyes. However, before anyone could see the furious expression, the woman had it hidden behind a look of care for her child.
"Since the moment that we were forced apart, every spare moment I've had that didn't line up in a way that I could spend time with you, I had a barrier created that could negate the effects of my presence. It was then slowly constructed around this guild piece by piece, like a giant dome puzzle. I would have had the barrier constructed around the leaf village, but by the time the barrier had been finished being made, I knew you would eventually come here and would be making this your permanent home," the woman answered with a smile as she instinctively knew that Naruto's question was in reference to.
"YOU CAN SEE THE FUTURE," Natsu exclaimed with stars in his eyes.
"No, son of Igneel, to see the future is to assume it is set in stone. What I see is every possible course of the human race. Every action made, every thought, every wish and dream all act to help shape the path that the inhabitants of this world will take.
As they are all interconnected to one another. However, in each possibly, I saw my son making it to not only the kingdom of Fiore but also to Fairy Tail. With him making his new and permanent home here," the woman answered with only the Master, Erza, and Mira detecting the condescending and disgusted tones she used when speaking of the leaf, covered in a sweet tone as she addressed Natsu. Though Mira though that the sweet tone that the woman used when talking to Natsu was a bit too sweet to be a genuine tone.
This had left everyone shocked, yet Naruto hadn't heard a word as he was too busy trying to gain some measure of control over his raging emotions. Something that Mira had picked up on as she had all but engulfed Naruto in her comforting hold.
When Naruto did rain in his storm of emotions, everyone could an unfiltered joy in Naruto's eyes as he was about to say something before he paused, everyone around him then saw that he had become lost in the memory that just appeared in his mind.
Memory
Sadly, your mother died from chakra exhaustion. Though that was only after she had been pushed beyond her limits by having a child, getting the Kyuubi pulled out of her, and then having to use every last bit of her strength to hold the beast in place long enough for your father to perform the reaper death seal which, in turn, killed him as well.
End Memory
"Excuse me ma'am, but may I ask who you are?" Asked the elderly guild mast, stalling for the time that Naruto needed to let the memory flow through his mind.
"Oh, where are my manners, I'm Kushina Otsutsuki and I just so happen to be Naruto's mother," the now identified Kushina answered just as Naruto snapped out of his memory.
Once the memory ended everyone could see Naruto's face had become an emotionless mask before he hung his head with his hair overshadowing his face.
"Did you hesitate," Naruto whispered out so low that not even Natsu heard him
"No," Kushina replied instantly, shocking many that she could make out that Naruto had spoken let alone what he was saying.
"Then why, why did you care mor…," Naruto asked as his head snapped up to show tears in his eyes, yet he was halted from speaking as the Kushina hand met the side of his face with a resounding smack.
Or that is what everyone had expected to happen when they saw Kushina real her hand back. Though what had really happened wasn't a pleasant sight for the guild to see any more than if Kushina had been able to deliver her blow.
In reality, what had really happened was as soon as Mira had seen the older woman pulling back her had, the young drawing card of Fairy Tail rotated Naruto out of her lap and onto the bed. Once done, Mira had rapidly spun back to face Kushina, standing as she did so. No sooner had Mira gotten to her feet then her twisted her left arm so that her left hand could catch Kushina's right forearm just above the redhead's wrist. Resounding in the loud smacking sound.
"Don't EVER think that," the Kushina ordered sternly as her own emotional state and the fact that her own hair was now overshadowing her face. In turn, blocking her vision and keeping her from registering that one, her hand didn't make contact and two, that someone was grabbing her forearm in such a tight vice grip that any more pressure could likely cause the bones in her forearm to begin to fracture.
Yet Kushina's unawareness soon came to an end as she raised her head after she had finished speaking. Only to see two eyes of pure, unfiltered, untainted, untamed, and unimpeded balls of wrath glaring at her. Though she was brought out of her observations when Mira let go of Kushina's arm before she backhanded her across the face with her right hand so hard that it made Kushina spin completely around as she began to stumble back. Kushina even had to grab hold of one of the many ends of the numerous beds in the Infirmary to keep herself from falling on her butt and end her stumbling.
"I don't give a shit who you are," Mira hissed out and the redhead. "Naruto had suffered enough. So I'll be damned if I let ANYONE lay even one harmful finger on him. Let alone a bitch that put a hell hole before her own child." Mira finished before she did an about face and walked back to Naruto's bed. Where she once more pulled him into a comforting embrace, as she knew how badly all of the transpiring events had to have thrown him into an internal conflict.
However, Mira was soon startled when she found that Naruto had been suddenly and mysteriously snatched from her arms. Quickly looking up, Mira had to force herself to bite back a predatory growl when she saw Naruto was now being held by Kushina on another bed.
Upon seeing that she had Mira's attention, Kushina flashed her a cocky and triumphant smirk before turning her attention back to her child.
"Naruto, I…" Kushina got out before her emotions caused a lump to form inside of her throat and a sinking feeling in her gut. Sighing, Kushina steeled her nerves and continued "I never wanted for you to become a Jinchuuriki. In fact, if I had my way, I would have taken you with me when I was forced to leave you." Kushina began as she gently brushed a few of Naruto's unruly bangs to the side so she could see well her little maelstrom had matured.
Kushina may have already know how her child looked, given all of the hours she had spent with him in his dreams as he had grown. However, there could never be a substitute for the mother seeing how handsome her child had become.
'He certainly has matured from when he was a baby. I just hope that he will be more like Minato-kun was as I explain. The last thing that anyone here would need is him continuing to take after my personality as I explain my actions to him. After all, any of my friends from back in the leaf would be heading for the hills already. Well, except for Mikoto, that backstabbing bitch would probably have been helping to put me down.' Kushina thought as she momentarily let herself become distracted by her thoughts.
Sighing, Kushin went to continue, "I…" however, she cut herself off before she attempted a different approach then what she was going to originally use. "Naruto, how much do you know about me," Kushina asked as she looked her child in the eyes.
"Well, I learned about your time as a kunoichi during my time in the academy, and I know about... your more current activities," Naruto answered cryptically as he didn't want everyone knowing he was the child of Kami, something Kushina was quick to pick up on.
"Good, what about Children of Prophecy. Do you know what they are or how they come to be?" Kushina questioned as Naruto shook his head no in response, not really surprising Kushina due to her knowing that the knowledge about Children of Prophecy only being known to a hand full of people on the entire planet.
"Well, Children of Prophecy are people that have had a prophecy told about them before they were even born. Or in some cases, in the present time period as there have been very rare cases of individuals traveling through time.
The prophecy itself isn't EVER set in stone as it's subject to change by the actions of the child themselves. Though there are the instances of parts of a prophecy being written in stone. For instance, the prophecy that was said about you stated that you would be taught by your godfather and his teachings would either lead you to perform actions that would result in the salvation or destruction of this world. However, your decision to stay here has changed the prophecy a great deal, going so far as to add the third outcome of you allowing the world as it is known now to be destroyed before remaking it as you see fit.
Thus, how one's actions can change a prophecy. Also, you've even changed the prophecies of the two other children of prophecy that were already in the guild. Yet despite you changing two other prophecies, the points where those prophecies met have remained unchanged. Which, shows how aspects of a prophecy can still be written in stone without the same being true for the rest of it." Kushina said, causing most of the guild to have their jaws drop.
"Who are they, the other two Children of Prophecy that were already in our guild I mean," Levy asked as she couldn't keep her curiosity from causing her to interrupt.
"I'm afraid I can't tell you that, doing so will be tampering with their prophecies due to their emotional attachment to some of the matters foretold. The only reason I'm telling my son that he's one is that it will have no effect on the prophecy revolving around him," Kushina said before she continued her explanation to Naruto.
"As for how one becomes a child of prophecy, to put I simply, they don't. It's something they are born to be. Yet even then there are specific things that are required for them to be a child of prophecy. First, they must be born with a connection to the rulers of three specific species. You already know one of the beings that you were born with a connection as well as some of the other beings that your connection leads you to, in time, you will learn of the other that your connection passes through. Secondly, it is demanded that they have had a hardship in their life before the time for their prophetic decision has to be made. The more world changing the prophecy, the greater the hardship they must endure. Your's, however, required you to see the darkest sides humanity has. Which, meant you needing to live such a life of unimaginable hell that anyone else would have gone insane.
Thankfully, that part is over for you now that you're no longer living in the Hidden Leaf. Sadly, this doesn't mean the end of the challenges you have to face as your prophecy needs you to have seen all the sides of humanity. This way, when the time comes for your decision to be made, you will know all of the redeeming and the condemning aspects of humanity in order for you to make a well-informed choice.
Last, you must be given a reason that will HEAVILY influence the choice you make. That reason always comes from actions of the person or people that you choose to learn from. It was because of these reasons that I helped your father seal the Kyuubi into you. Your father and I both hoped that the village would see you as a hero. Yet I knew that regardless of if they did or not, the fact that you are a jinchuriki would eventually bring great suffering into your life. I just didn't anticipate how much suffering it would cause you, my child.
Yet I also knew that the suffering you would have to endure would pale in comparison to the benefit that the Kyuubi's power would give you during the time for your choice," Kushina explained with a look of regret and care etched upon her face.
"But I thou…." Naruto began until he saw his mother giggle.
"My child, our family is every bit as powerful as we are unpredictable and given that we make impossibility our bitch, we are extremely powerful. Well, in your case you hold the potential to become limitlessly powerful," Kushina said with a joyful tone as she knew that Naruto understood that she was cryptically telling him that some of the rules of the gods didn't apply to them given that she was the queen of the gods.
"Now, I'm almost out of my time that I can visit you for today, but before I go, I have a task that I want you to complete. Doing so will help you not only grow stronger but will also get you a few more allies for your coming challenges. I want you to gather the remaining Uzumaki clan members together again and re-establish the clan here. After all, you are the heir of the Uzumaki, Namikaze, and the Otsutsuki clans as well as the last living Namikaze. Sadly, I will be unable to add you in doing so." Kushina said with a sad smile.
"Then how will we find them?" Naruto asked.
"That's something you'll have to figure out for yourself my son, though I'm sure Erza would be more than happy to help her clan head," Kushina said with a smile.
"You mean we're related?" Naruto asked in shock.
"Oh, heavens no. Ezra's mother was born near the founding of the clan, though not to the Royal Line within the clan as you were. So given the massive ancestral gap between the two of you, your only current connection to each other is that you two come from the same clan and in the same guild. In fact, you two could marry each other if you wanted," Kushina answered.
"But how could that be possible? And if it is, how would you know this?" Erza asked in shock.
"Oh, I forgot that you two don't know about how long an Uzumaki can live. Well, you might not believe this but Uzumaki can live a little past a thousand years and not look older than their mid-twenties until the last hundred years or so." Kushina said, only to get rather disbelieving looks. "To put it a bit more simply, Uzumaki are the only humans that can match dragons, demons or divine beings in how long they can live.
As for how I know, it's simple, I was born into the Uzumaki clan and we had well-documented facts about our biology that no one outside of the clan knew. Including that your mother wasn't one for the life of a Ninja Erza if anything she was more of an explorer. So, given that she knew of other places outside of the Elemental Nations, she asked the founder of the Uzumaki clan for permission to go around the world to establish alliances for the clan. The clan head, at the time of her asking, agreed and she left. Now, I don't know the exact details, but when she became pregnant with you, something happened that prevented her from being able to give birth to you for several hundred years.
When she finally found a cheat around what happened, she took the first chance she had to have a C-section so you could be born. Though I only know about that part due to having run into her a few years ago. Erza, you won't like this, but the woman your mother once was is dead. She's nothing be a shell of who she was when I had met her as a child, why she left you or even if she's still alive, I have no idea. All I can say is that you have a better family now then you would have had with her," Kushina said in a sympathetic tone.
"Oh, I almost forgot. I placed the clan compound just outside of town for you." Kushina said as she kissed Naruto's forehead and started to fade. "Also, I want you to know that no matter what, you will have a proud mother," Kushina managed to say just before she fully faded away.
After a moment had passed, Naruto got out of the bed he had been in and started walking towards the doors of the infirmary.
"Where you going kid?" asked Laxus as Naruto placed his hand on the door handle.
"I'm going back, I have to find my family," Naruto answered in a tone that made it sound obvious.
"So you're going to let your life become a living hell again just because some whore you owwww," Laxus said before he got cut off by Naruto who seemingly vanished from the door and reappeared in front of the lighting mage as he threw a chakra enhanced fist into Laxus' gut.
The result of Laxus folding in half before flying back into the infirmary wall was all but instantaneous.
"Don't you DARE talk about my mother like that. You think you know all about my life? YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT, and you don't know the first thing about MY family. If you did, you would have rathered kill yourself than even think of showing my family disrespect," Naruto spoke with rage as everyone could see his eyes had turned crimson with the pupils becoming slits, his hair became straw-like, his whiskers were more prominent and his canines were longer. All of which gave him a much more feral appearance. Yet the thing that everyone noticed most, was that the room was being flooded with the same bone-chilling bloodlust that radiated from Naruto when he had been covered in that red substance.
"Be that as it may," Makarov said in a calming tone as he and the rest of the guild had a sickening feeling that what Naruto had said about disrespecting his family was true in ways they didn't even know it could be. "My grandson does raise a valid point, you really think that you can do this on your own and not have your life become a living hell again," Makarov asked in a grandfather-like tone.
"What other choice do I have. My family needs my help," Naruto stated with tears of frustration in his eyes as his appearance returned to normal.
"How about asking for some help," Lisanna answered as she pulled Naruto into a sisterly hug.
"You guys would do that for me," Naruto asked in disbelief.
"Of course we would Naruto-kun, though we can't help much if you don't join the guild," Mira said as she pulled out the guild stamp. "Now, where would you like your guild mark and what color do you want it in," Mira asked with a smile.
Taking a moment to think about it, Naruto quickly came to a decision.
"On my back and have it be in red," Naruto answered as he took off the top of his jumpsuit to show his upper body before he turned around so Mira could place the guild mark.
However, upon Naruto revealing his upper body, Mira gained a massive blush and her mind was instantly in La La Land. Yet before anyone, besides lisanna, realized what Naruto's action of taking off his shirt had done to her, Mira had managed to force herself out of La La Land and place the guild mark.
Once Naruto had received his guild stamp, Makarov announced that proper introductions were in order before proclaiming that they were having a party to celebrate Naruto joining the guild.
Which, lead to Naruto ending up on a one versus all guild brawl when he started pulling out pranks during the ensuing case. Even Erza herself was dragged into the brawl when she had originally been intending to stop it. Though her attention had quickly changed when she had several cakes dumped on her via one of Naruto prank traps, and not just any cakes mind you. But premium, triple layered, Strawberry cakes with a thin strawberry ice cream icing that Naruto had somehow gotten out of Erza's own private collection. A collection that may or may not be under lock and key by Mira. Who, should anyone have been paying attention when they saw Erza get hit, would have been seen giggling right next to Naruto.
The next morning
As the first rays of light poured into the guild, Makarov couldn't help but groan at seeing the damage that his pour guild had taken. It was by far the most destructive party in the guild to date. Though that was more than likely due to the entire guild using magic attacks against Naruto when no one could hit him. Not even Erza with the use of her Heaven's Wheel Armor.
Continuing his intake of the devastation, Makarov found that not a soul had been spared from Naruto's pranks, or that was until his eyes landed on Mira. Who, had surprisingly partaken in drinking with the rest of the guild during the party, something she hadn't done since the incident, and was presently curled up next to Naruto whom she was using as a body pillow with a slight blush adorning her checks.
'Looks like she is starting to move past what happened and finally beginning to discard the last of her shell that she has held onto all of these years,' Makarov thought with a small smile. Yet that small smile became a full-blown perverted grin when he heard Mira begin to mumble and was just able to make out when her mumble Naruto's name before she tightened her hold on the blond.
After a moment, Makarov walked up to the two and gently shook Mira awake, as the two were already getting teased enough. Of course, Makarov only did so after he had taken several photos. As you never knew when a good bit of blackmail could come in handy, especially with his guild and their ever so nosy barmaid. Though Makarov didn't know how much longer Mira would be filling that role.
Once Mira was awake, she sat up and immediately grabbed the sides of her head.
"Oh, why do I have a headache, I always avoid drinking during a party?" Mira muttered to herself as she desperately willed her pounding headache to go away.
"Well, I think you have Naruto to blame for that," Makarov said helped Mira slowly stand before both headed over to the bar and Mira began brewing a pot of coffee.
"What do you mean that I have Naruto to blame for my hangover," Mira asked with narrowed eyes, signaling Makarov that his choice of wording had put him on a very slippery slope.
"Well, Naruto had somehow slipped away from the brawl, how he did that when it was everyone after him I still can't piece together. Though once he had he came over here and asked you for a drink." Makarov began to explain until he saw that Mira had slipped into her memories.
Flashback
"Hey Mirajane-chan, can I get a drink?" Naruto asked as he hopped on top of the bar in a squatting stance, almost as though he was planning to chug and run.
"Naruto, I've told you at least a hundred times now, you can just call me Mira," Mira told Naruto as she held a blush on her cheeks due to her recalling how Naruto asked Makarov why anyone would want to shorten as beautiful sounding name as Mirajane. Which, had earned a full body blush from the owner of the said name and several whistles at Naruto's boldness, albeit a clueless boldness but a boldness nonetheless.
"And I've told you at least a hundred times now, that's not gonna happen. I still can't figure out why someone would want to have a beautifully sounding name as yours shortened, it just doesn't make sense to me," Naruto said as he scratched at his chin with a look of compilation.
"Just let me go down to the cellar and grab you something nonalcoholic," Mira all but blurted out as she quickly changed the subject and was once again sporting a full body blush.
"I was hoping to get something to loosen me up though, you know, so every else could actually have a chance at actually catching me," Naruto said as he attempted to persuade the young woman that he had become rather close with. Only to be rewarded with being on the wrong end of Mira's disapproving stare as those that had opted to stay at the bar could have sworn that Mira had moved faster than Laxus' lightning when she all but stretched to a stop, spun around on the heels of her bouts, and was right in front of Naruto in an instant.
"Now listen here, Uzumaki Naruto, you aren't of drinking age here in Fiore so until you are, and as long as I am behind this bar, you will not be served a single drop of Ale, am I clear?" Mira said in a serious tone. Though she ended in a questioning manner that was spoken in a sickly sweet tone, topped off with a radiant smile as well as her closed eyelids forming the patented Kakashi eye smiles. All and all, Naruto's instincts were screaming at him that he was in a danger zone and that he had best do as Mira was wanting if he wished to continue being referred to as a male.
"Whatever you say Utsukushī shi," Naruto said with a nervous sweet on the back of his neck.
Nodding her head in acceptance of Naruto's response, Mira then turned and walked away. Purposely ignoring that Naruto had called her something other than her name, as she had a feeling that it would make her a blushing mess again and she had already been giving her fellow guild members far too much ammunition to use against her.
"Here Naruto, take a swig of this," Makow said as he slid his mug of ale that he had been drinking.
"Mirajane-chan said now though," Naruto said with a rather torn look, the thought of going against Mira when she had been so kind to him just didn't sit right with him. Even if he really wanted to take Makow up on his offer
Have been watching the interaction, Wakaba grind as an idea formed in his head
"Well, would you look at that, not even dating yet and already Mira has him whipped," commented the old smoker as Naruto narrowed his eyes at the two.
"I'm not whipped," Naruto said with a dangerous tone to his voice
"Then why don't you prove it," Makow challenged as he slid the mug closer to Naruto.
The two old-timers knew that their actions would more than likely land than on Mira's shit list, however, the idea of seeing what Naruto would be like as a drunk was too tempting of a prospect for them to pass up.
Seeing that Naruto was teetering on the edge, Makarov decided to give the two a helping hand.
"wuh-PSSSH," Makarov said as he let his voice mimic that of a cracking whip.
Upon hearing Makarov's sound effects, Naruto glared at the three old men before he snatched up the mug and started to chug, resulting in the three men cheering.
However, their cheers were abruptly brought to an end when Naruto sprayed the alcohol all over them as he looked at the cup in disgust.
"THIS is what you call alcohol, you have got to be kidding me. It tastes like piss," Naruto said before he pulled out a bottle and a small saucer. "Now this is alcohol," Naruto said as he was about to fill the saucer-like cup only to have the bottle snatched away from him by none other than a furious looking Mira.
"I thought you agreed not to drink alcohol until you were legally able to," Mira said in a very disappointed tone.
"I did and I won't, I promise. I was only pulling out my Sake because the tricked me into drinking ale. So I want to show them what real alcohol tastes like. Though I rather see what you think." Naruto said as carefully got the bottle back and handed Mira a now full saucer, causing three other men to glare at Naruto for throwing them under the bus.
"Well, I don't normally drink, but a small taste couldn't hurt," Mira said as she took the saucer from Naruto.
Bringing the drink to her mouth, Mira inhaled a small breath, allowing for her to intake the aroma of the drink that smelt heavenly. Something that really surprised her as she hadn't ever liked the smell of alcohol before, which, was one of the reasons that she didn't drink very much.
Proceeding to take a small sip, Mira gently closed her eyelids as her eyes all but told back into her skull. The drink was absolutely perfect. Finishing off the saucer, Mira gave Naruto a smile with the alcohol causing her to have the fastest of blushes due to how high the alcohol content was for the drink.
The next thing the Mira knew, the bottle had been finished off and she was having a hard time finding her balance as she chased after Naruto in a drunken stupor.
End flashback
Upon coming out of her memories, Mira scowled at the elderly guild master. However, it seemed as though divine intervention had saved Makarov from Mira's wrath via the sound of the rest of the guild slowly wake. The first of which, was Naruto.
"Uh, I haven't had that much trouble escaping from someone in a long time," Naruto said as he rubbed his still screaming thighs and shivered at the memory of just how persistent a drunk Mira was about catching him. Though he couldn't figure out for the life of him just what reason Mira had to chase after him like a bloodhound.
Finally making his way over to the bar, Naruto said a quick morning to Makarov before his attention turned to Mira.
"Morning Mirajane-chan, could I get some ramen?" Naruto said with a smile
"Absolutely not, you can't live off of ramen. Give me fifteen minutes and I'll have a breakfast that will knock your socks off." Mira said much to Naruto's horror, as Mira had just spoken sacrilegious words to the young blond. Thus, leaving Naruto in a paralyzed state.
Seeing the young man's internal crisis, Makarov consoled Naruto with a pat on his back.
Not one for wasting time, Mira immediately walked over to her sister and shook her awake before dragging her into the kitchen. With the last of the guild waking up when the smell of cooking started to drift throughout the guild hall.
Time Skip
Fifteen minutes later, Mira came out with a mouthwatering country fried steak with white gravy over it, freshly made mashed potatoes, and a small fruit salad. Actions that were mirrored by Lizanna when she came out with biscuits, scrambled eggs that had cheese mixed into them before they were cooked, half a pound of bacon, a small bowl of fruit, and a tall glass of orange juice. The biscuits had a flaming sausage gravy covering them, and a flaming syrup drizzled over the bacon.
"Elfman, everyone else's breakfast is on the counters in the kitchen, would you mind bringing it out like normal?" Mira asked aloud, getting a nod from the male Strauss. A few moments later, Elfman could be seen walking out with a tray of pancakes, scrambled eggs, and numerous plates.
Upon seeing the food for the guild, everyone fell into the practiced routine of getting into an orderly and quiet line. Such was the rules that Mira herself had set down when she took up being the barmaid of the guild. Though the fact that Mira would only cook a guild-wide breakfast after they had thrown a party and that most would be trying to ward off a hangover at the time.
Looking over at Lisanna and Mira, several male members looked on with envy as Natsu, who was now sitting to the left of Natsu, and Naruto were given specialized meals by Mira and Lisanna. Or as the non-core members of the guild had come to call them, The Angels of Fairy Tail.
"Lucy bastards, they get handmade meals form The Angels when the rest of us get a standard meal." A random guild member said in a loathful tone.
"No kidding and you know that they use the premade stuff for use. It's just not right, what did those bastards ever do to earn our Angels special attention." a second random guild member said in an equally loathful tone.
With Lisanna, Mira, Natsu, and Naruto
After Mira and Lisanna saw Elfman, head into the kitchen, the two sisters continued to make their way to their targets.
"You think he'll like it, I mean, sure he liked the ramen I made but he hadn't eaten in months. I could have given him spoiled food and he would have thought it was the best food he had ever had," Mira said with worry and she all but stopped walking, thankful that Natsu and Naruto both had their heads resting on their forearms.
Quickly stopping in front of her sister, Lisann turned and faced her surprisingly nervous looking sister. It wasn't a state she was used to seeing Mira in as the older Strauss had always had an air of confidence around her.
"Mira, calm down, everyone knows that you're the best cook in all of Fiore. Hell, the cooks for the royal family have snuck in here before just to taste your cooking so they could try and recreate it for King Toma and Princess Hisui. True, Naruto obviously has an addiction to ramen like Cana does with her alcohol. So he may not think that it's as good ramen, but I know he'll love it all the same. Besides, Natsu's the same way, he would eat nothing but meat if I let him but he still loves my cooking. It will be the same for Naruto, just take things one step at a time and don't rush him. As we both know doing so will only make him retreat further behind his mask. Though, let's not forget that we both have fallen, well I have and your in the beginning stages of falling for men that are denser than entire planets when it comes to women. Taking time to guide them through their emotions and being patient comes with the territory. Now, let's not keep them waiting, we wouldn't want them eating a cold breakfast, not when we both were tasting so much of what we were making for them that we won't need to eat until lunch." Lisanna said as Mira blushed at her sister's ending comment.
"I wish that I hadn't teased you about that," Mira lamented before the two sisters resumed their course.
Hearing plates being set down, both Naruto and Natsu raised their heads to see the expectant looks from the two white-haired beauties. Resulting in Natsu digging into his meal with slightly better manners than that of a wild animal. Whereas Naruto looked unsure as to how he was supposed to eat his meal.
"What's the matter Naruto, aren't you hungry?" Asked a concerned Mira as Lisanna and Natsu stealthily watched out of the corner of their eyes.
"Ya, I am hungry, it's just, how am I supposed to eat it with these. I've only ever used chopsticks to eat," Naruto said as he held up a knife and fork.
Smiling, Mira quickly made her way around the bar and to standing ring behind Naruto. Correctly positioning the utensils in Naruto's hands, Mira then wrapped her arms around Naruto until her hands were covering his. Mira then slowly guide Naruto through the motions needed to use the silverware. After she finished, Mira lingered with her arms around Naruto before she realized the effect that their positioning was having.
Quickly separating from Naruto, Mira made her way back around the bar and was once again by her sister's side as they each took up cleaning the mugs from the previous night. Though she continued to keep an eye on Naruto, who was fumbling with his new utensils as he ate. A site that Mira found to be extremely cute, resulting in her blushing once more when she realized her own thoughts. Which, made her all the more grateful that Lisanna hadn't decided to start teasing her like she had done to her little sister for all of these years.
Finally not being able to take it anymore, Mira put down the mug she had been cleaning and moved to be in front of Naruto. Gently reaching over the bar, Mira set her hands on his before she guided the silverware from his hands into her own. Mira then began to use the silverware to remove food from the plate.
"S… say aw," Mira said with a rather strong blush adorning her check and most of the guild looking on in shock.
"I… I ca… can feed myself Mi… Mirajane-chan," Naruto stuttered out with an equally strong blush due to him having seen countless couples in very similar situations. Though he had only realized that they were couples due to the massive amount of kissing that they would be doing.
Upon hearing Naruto's defensive and ever so slightly challenging tone, Mira's unyielding nature choose to make itself known in the depths of her mind.
'I am not doing this because I am falling for him, I am doing this because I do not want him eating a cold meal. Ya, that is all.' Mira consciously thought as she fought to keep her blush in even the least amount of control. 'Fuck that, I want this stud of a man to be eating out of my hand. The fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach after all. Now, open up you cute little fox and let me feed you dammit!' Mira's subconscious was all but screaming.
"Nonsense, you are having trouble and at the rate that you're going, you won't even be a fourth of the way done with your meal before it will be cold. I'll help you learn how to use these later but for now, just let me feed you so that you can enjoy a hot meal rather than a cold one," Mira said as she attempted to pay her actions off as just being helpful, Knowing full well what she was subconsciously thinking and choosing to be in denial over it.
Taking a moment, Naruto thought over what Mira had just told him. He was about to maintain his stance that he could feed himself but as he looked back at Mira, she pulled out the most devastating attack that a beautiful woman could pull without lifting so much as one finger. The devastating puppy dog eyes, made even more devastating when Mira added a quivering lower lip.
Sighing, Naruto caved to Mira's request and let her place the food into his mouth as he said aw. However, the duo only made it through half of Naruto's meal when his hair suddenly overshadowed his face due to him sensing the negativity that was being aimed at him.
"Naruto, what's wrong?" Mira asked in a worried tone.
Yet the only answer that Mira was given was him slipping off of his stool and walking to the door. Where he paused and spoke in a serious tone without looking back.
"Erza, seeing as you are part of my clan, I hope you will be coming with. I could order you as your clan head, but I don't want to be that type of clan head. Well, that is to say, if I can avoid it. Because whether we like it or not, we of the Uzumaki clan will always be involved in the shinobi world. A world of deceit, mistrust, and blood. Which, is why I won't force you to come, and anyone who is coming with me will need to be prepared to get blood on their hands." Naruto said with such a tone of seriousness that the others had shivers run up their spines.
"Uzumaki might as well be insanity magnets and even in my short life, I have found that can often mean being forced to put up with shit you would rather avoid. So, if you're coming with me, then meet me out front of the guild in an hour," Naruto stated before he left the infirmary.
"Alright brats," Makarov began, knowing that Naruto had just provided a means of changing the tension in the air due to most of the guild becoming on edge when the aura around Naruto changed. "We all can't go with Naruto. If we did, then it could be taken as a declaration of war by Fiore. So, who's going with him?" Makarov asked as Erza and Mira both instantly stepped forward.
"I'm going with," both women said in unison as they each had an aura around them that made the others shiver.
"Mira, are you sure that's the best choice. I mean, you're not really set to battle to the death." Levy asked in concern.
"I'm going," Mira spoke with an air of finality that not even Makarov dared to question as he had heard that same tone of finality from his deceased wife whenever he had pissed her off. Which, often meant Makarov would be in for some very terrifying things whenever he tried to argue with his wife when she was in the mood that Mira was currently in.
However, what everyone hadn't noticed as they continued to try sorting out who would be going and who wouldn't be, was Erza and already left the guild.
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