His Reasons

*Justin's POV*

It was nice being back at the guild. I still was sleeping here, and it was early in the morning. No one was there, but I could almost feel the eyes on me. I turned to find a certain orange haired cat curled up in a ball, but still ready to pounce on me.

"Hello Justin." Bony mumbled. His ears perked up when I sat down next to him. (Bony is lying on a table top.) I just smiled at him, and he groaned.

"Bony." I said back. He stretched out his arms (you like when cats are putting their front legs out when they wake up from a nap), then turned back to me.

"So why on earth would you let yourself get arrested?" Bony asked me out of the blue. I looked over at him and ruffled his hair a little. He hissed at me in a playful way. Then I told him the reason for m arrest. His tail shot up when I was done, and he looked at me like I was crazy. "You have got to be kidding." I shook my head at the cat, "No? This isn't happening."

"Don't tell anyone. We have three dragon slayers in Fairy Tail and if any of them got wind of this it would be really bad." Bony could understand what I was doing and my reasons for it, so he promised me that he would keep his mouth shut for now.

*Lucy's POV*

There was something about my house this morning that was just off. Nothing was tossed around, something was warming up my feet, and most of all I still had my pajamas on. A warm arm was around waist like any other morning, but when I looked over towards my feet I saw a small blue ball, with ears and a tail.

Then I remembered that Natsu had brought his cat over last night. Oh I wanted to punch the exceed so bad. But still were Happy was, right on top of my feet, and Natsu next to me, with an arm around me, I couldn't help but be reminded of my childhood.

*Flash back*

I woke up with something warm on my feet. I looked over to see a sunset orange and snow white tabby sleeping soundly. I smiled at the cat and turned to see the face of my seven year old brother. Justin's arm was holding my waist tightly, like he was protecting me. I didn't remember them coming into my room last night, but they both must have. I smiled at my brother as his eyes opened tiredly.

"Good morning Stars." Justin said rubbing his eyes. I noticed that he was still wearing the bracelet that he always had on. It was the oddest set of colors, and he refused to tell me why.

"Good morning Justin. How are you?" I asked him. The cat started to stir in his sleep, and then he changed into a young boy with brown hair that was a similar color to my eyes, and the most striking ice blue eyes. He was wearing a black t-shirt and cargo shorts. The boy yawned and smiled at me, then scowled at Justin, who glared at the boy in return.

"Oh so he gets a good morning and I don't." The boy pouted. I laughed at him and he looked at me.

"Good morning Bony. I hope you slept well." I giggled. Both Bony and Justin nodded, then they glared at each other. I must have been having nightmares last night if both of them were in my room. They were always there to comfort me when I needed it, and I really was grateful. For my loving brother, and his cat.

*Flash back end*

At smiled at the fond memory. Not long after that Justin got into drinking, and Bony had his accident, and mama died. My life changed forever in just one short year, so I'll hold onto all the happy moments that I can.

I could feel both Natsu and Happy stirring. Natsu pulled me a bit closer to him, and he said in my ear "I'm sorry. I didn't mean for him to come last night." I smiled as he moved his head down to my neck, kissing it slightly. Then Happy woke up, and he pulled away. I pretended to be asleep when I heard Natsu talking to Happy.

"She must be having a good dream." Natsu shook me a little. "Lucy, Luce. Come on, it's time to get up." I looked up at him, and tried to make my face look angry, but it was really hard not to kiss him.

"Natsu? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY BED?!" I yelled at him, as I kicked him out. Happy flew down to the dragon slayer.

"Natsu are you ok?" The cat asked. Natsu nodded then looked back up at me.

"Luce, you're so mean to me." Natsu wined. I shook my head at him, then got up myself. I walked over to him, and helped him up.

"Just stop sleeping in my bed ok. People might get the wrong idea." Natsu looked at me with a confused face, and I sighed. "Never mind. Just let me get dressed and I'll make you guys something to eat." Natsu and Happy's face brightened at the thought of food. So I went to my dresser pulling out some clothes, then made my way to the bathroom. Once I was dressed I went into the kitchen and started to make some eggs for the boys and me.

Natsu walked up behind me, watching me cook. I smiled at how close he was standing to me. I was so glad that Happy was somewhere else at that point in time, because I really needed to kiss him. So after I had dished up his food for him, I turned around and quickly brought our lips together. Natsu snarled when I pulled away, but he didn't kiss me again.

"That was a dangerous move Luce." He whispered to me, and I smiled.

"Then you shouldn't have been standing so close." I said to him, my tone a dangerous one. Natsu's eyes turned from dragon to worry.

"I already said that I was sorry Luce." He mumbled.

"I know. It just means that you owe me a night, and a good one at that." I whispered into his ear, gaining a low growl in response. "Now go back out there, before Happy suspects that we're doing something." Then with a quick peck to the cheek, Natsu left me to bring out the food.

When I walked out with the food, I saw Happy and Natsu looking at a small book. I put the food on the table, then I got a good look at what the boys were looking at. Seeing it made me nearly drop the plates.

"Were did you find that?" I asked them. Natsu looked up at me, wondering about my tone no doubt.

"Happy found it." Natsu said, and I turned to Happy. He smiled at me, then I took the book away. "Hey! Lucy why'd ya do that?" Natsu wined.

"Because…you wouldn't understand." I said to him hugging the book to my chest. Water filled my eyes, as I thought about what was inside. Warm arms wrapped around me, and letting Natsu's hand push my head onto his chest. That's when the tears did fall, and I could feel him tense. He lifted my head, and looked into my teary eyes.

"What is it?" He asked me, and I tried my best smile. I shook my head, and his eyes hardened. He grabbed my shoulders and looked me in the eye. "Tell what's wrong."

"It's just my family photo album, that's all." I smiled at him, and opened the small book full of pictures from my childhood.

*Normal POV, at the guild*

Lucy came in with Natsu and Happy at the normal time. Justin looked up from his napping spot, with Bony on his lap. He watched Lucy as she came over to the pair, placing a small black book in front of the two. On the cover was a large silver "H" telling both the two boys what it was. Bony jumped off Justin's lap, and onto the table and Justin just stared at the book wide eyed.

"Is that what I think it is?" Justin said to Lucy. She nodded and sat down next to him. Bony was sitting on the other side of Justin, as the oldest of the three open the small book. The first picture that they all saw was one of all three. Justin was in the middle, his arms around a smiling Lucy, and a young Bony with a frown on, but we could all tell that he was happy.

"Aww. Lu-chan you and Justin were so cute. And who is the other boy?" Levy who had just walked over asked. Then everyone came over to look at the pictures, and again all of them asked the same question about the other kid in the picture. Bony's face got sadder and sadder the more times they asked. Justin rubbed his back and put the cat's head on his shoulder.

"I don't look that different, do I?" Bony mumbled into Justin's shoulder. Natsu who was also looking at the picture, looked back and forth between the cat and the boy in the photo.

"Ahhh…yeah you kind of do." Justin said to him. Bony hissed at the blonde then got up, and flipped the page. The next picture was one of Lucy yelling at the Justin, who was about to hit Bony.

"I remember that day. You two almost destroyed the whole town." Lucy said to everyone, but mainly to the boys in the picture. Bony and Justin smiled at the memory, then glared at each other. Happy couldn't help but imagine Lucy as Erza, Bony as Grey, and Justin as Natsu. But this time, when Justin turned the page, everyone was a little older. Lucy looked like she was about to cry, Justin's eyes were blood shot, and Bony had a hat, and baggie pants on. This time it was Lucy who leaned in closer to her brother.

"That was one week after Layla's death." Bony said, remembering the sadness that ran through the whole of the trio's souls that month.

"It was right before your berth-day Stars." Justin whispered. All Lucy could do was nod, as she flipped the page again. This was one of Justin and Cat version Bony fighting over what seemed to be a book on dragons. Lucy then shot up and looked over at the two boys who were staring at the picture.

"How did that get in there?" They both asked at the same time. They both looked at each other, and sparks flew. (Angry sparks people, not love ones.) The way that they were glaring at each other, reminded everyone of Grey and Natsu before they were about to fight so much that even the fire and ice mage saw the resemblance.

"My book on dragon lore! How did you two get your hands on it?" Lucy was about to punch one of them. When they were kids she had hidden that book where neither of them could find it.

"If you don't know that I know where all of hiding places are, then there is something wrong with you." Justin said to Lucy. Lucy it him again, and then looked like she was going to cry.

"I told you not to get into my stuff! That was my favorite one too." Lucy yelled at them. Natsu was surprised when she said the last part. He had no idea that Lucy had an interest in dragons, much less had a book on them.

"It's not like you didn't have three more!" Bony said.

"Ok yeah, but that one was the one on magic, and the dragon world. It was the only real dragon book that I really had." Lucy snapped back.

"I never knew you had books on dragons Lucy. Or that you even really cared before you came to Fairy Tail." Levy said, and Justin just snorted. Bony actually started to laugh, and Lucy face turned bright red.

"Lucy? Not interested in dragons? Impossible." Bony had fallen down at that point, and Lucy's face turned a darker shade of red. The confused looks coming from her guild mates told Justin that they really had no idea about Lucy and her dragons. Bony saw it too, and said this. "She had this slight obsession over dragons when we were younger." Bony chuckled.

"Obsession is putting it mildly." Justin said, ducking Lucy's fist. Her face was now the same color as Erza's hair, and both of the boys where laughing so hard that tears came out of their eyes.

"SHUT UP!" Lucy yelled at them, then tried to change the subject. "So what happened to the book?" Justin and Bony both glared at each other, stopping the laughter. Both the Cat and the Blonde stood they looked ready to fight.

"Bony here, tore it apart." Justin said in a low voice. Lucy's eyes widened in anger.

"You were the one pulling from the other end!" Bony yelled at Justin.

"Oh really, because I remember letting go!" Justin yelled back.

"But until after the book was RIPPED TO SHREDS!" Bony put his finger on Justin's chest. Lucy (knowing what was about to happen) didn't do anything, but shake her head. Everyone was backing off trying not to be killed by the dark auras that the boys were giving off.

"Come Furry Face! Let's see what you got." Justin sad

"You asked for it Red Eyes!" Bony said as he swung his claws at Justin, who ducked. Justin then brought his foot up to meet Bony's face. Bony was sent flying back a few feet, but being the cat that he is, he landed on his feet. (You see what I did there.) The two clashed again and again, and finally Mira came over to Lucy with a stern face.

"Can't you make them stop, or something?" Mira asked Lucy. Right after Mira asked that Justin swung Bony through the wall using the cat's tail. Then Lucy looked back at Mira and shook head.

"It would just be a lost cause now. But don't worry, they'll be done in a few minutes." Lucy smiled at the takeover mage. Lucy's smile widened as the two kept fighting, then Levy and Cana came to sit with her.

"So what happened to him, Bony I mean?" Levy asked.

"It was an accident really. See before Bony was a takeover mage like Mira or Lisanna. But Bony only used cat souls, so when Justin found him he actually thought that Bony was a real cat. I don't know exactly what happened, but one day he just came home with ears and a tail. Justin told me that Bony had tried to turn into his tabby form, and someone jumped in the middle of the process, making the two different souls merge. If we try to break them apart we would kill both of them. So Justin and I just took him as he was. For a time he would always wear a hat, and pants with no hole in the back." Lucy explained to the other girls, as a loud crashing sound came from the direction of Bony and Justin.

"Why not?" Cana asked.

"He was ashamed of it. Justin changed his mind though. One day Bony woke up, all of his normal clothes were gone. The only thing that was left for him to wear was what he's wearing now. So Bony came storming across the whole house looking for Justin, and when he found him Justin pointed out that he came out with ears and a tail, and Bony never cared. Ever since that day, Bony has really been a different guy." Lucy said to them, a smile playing on her lips.

"Ahh." Both Levy and Cana at the same time. Just then the fight ended. Right at that moment Jellal walked in, and what he saw was Justin standing on top of a knocked out Bony, with his arms up in victory. Grey, Erza, and Natsu all held up different scores for the fight.

"You five idiots done yet?" Lucy asked them. Justin quickly got off of Bony, and in hearing the tone of her voice the other three slowly put their scores that they were holding up down. Lucy walked over to Bony, and put her hand on his head, then scratched underneath his chin. Bony purred a little, a smile danced on the cats lips. (Yes everyone, the human cat purrs.) Then Lucy turned to go see her brother.

*Justin POV*

Two people were walking over to me. One of them was my sister, the other was Jellal. Judging by the look on their faces they both wanted the answer to the same question, but I wasn't going to give it to them. I also saw Natsu making his way over to me as well. What is this, interrogate Justin time!

"Justin! I have a question for you." Lucy called over to me. I turned finding her, Jellal, and Natsu all standing behind me.

"Yes." I said to them.

"Why did you let yourself get arrested, and then break out only a day later?" Natsu asked. I guess he wanted to know the answer too.

"Reasons." I simply said. Lucy looked at me with a worried face.

"What reasons?" Jellal asked me, I just looked at him. There was no getting away without telling them something.

"I was just looking for some people, and I found them." I said to them. The questioning expression that they were fiving me told me that they wanted to know were. "I found them in the memory vault." Jellal froze.

"The what?" He asked, stunned.

"The memory vault. The place that steals your memories of magic from you. Making you think that magic was never real, like everything that you thought was magic is just a trick of the light." I said to him, and all three of them went silent.

"So who was in there?" Natsu asked. I snorted at him then smirked.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." I said to him. The dragon slayer gave me a look that read 'try me'. At that I just laughed, and turned back around. I was telling them that I wasn't going to answer any more questions from them, and I looked back to see Bony smiling at me. He knew who I found in that vault, and he knew that Natsu really wouldn't have believed me if I had told him.