From there spot on the floor, the three began to stir from their slumber. Laxus slept closest to the mouth of the cave while the preteens were further in against opposite walls.

"Damn I'm a bit sore," Natsu stated as his muscles ached slightly with any movement.

"I know how you feel, but that fight was awesome," Gray declared as he got up.

"Well I guess we can count this as a bonding experience," the oldest of the three started to say. "Sadly we have to head back to the guild eventually."

"We know, but doesn't mean we're looking forward too it," the fire mage stated with his head hung low. He wasn't alone in this matter though as Gray was in the same boat.

"So you two actually put up a front? Only acting oblivious?" Laxus asked. Trying to get the facts straight about the young males.

"Dude, we're both still a little young and males," the ice mage said.

"Laxus you were once our age, so tell me," the fire dragon slayer paused. "Did you have the same issue and if so how'd you handle it?"

The teen remained silent. He didn't know what to say, cause he wasn't any different at that age. 'I guess I understand these two better than I wanted too.'

"I take your silence as a sign of defeat? Meaning flame brain is right," Gray taunted.

"Shut up and grab ahold so we can get back to the guild," the lightning mage grumbled about little brats.

Fairy Tail Guild Hall

It was already about ten thirty in the morning, and there still wasn't any sign of the three from Mt. Hakobe. The guild master just carried on like any normal day. That being to sit on the bar and drink his alcohol.

However the same couldn't be said for various different groups. Lisanna and Levy were sitting at a table discussing how they must be hurting. Elfman was sitting with Macao and Wakaba as they kept silent in fear of angering any of the female members.

Then there's Cana who was relatively calm, or so it appeared on the surface. She was really freaking out inside. Mira couldn't keep still for more than ten seconds as she continuously made her thoughts known. Erza was no better than her rival, as she was pacing back and forth.

'Damn brats, they go off to have an all out battle and the guild turns upside down,' Makarov thought as he observed his guild. He couldn't fault the two for taking this venture, because for all he knew it did them some good.

Just as the man finished his thought the guild doors flew open. Standing there was the tall figure of the blonde teen, "We're back." Only those two words left his mouth as no one seemed to care. Instead they were searching for the preteens.

"Where are they Laxus?" Mirajane questioned with deadly aura surrounding her. The Demons rival, not so surprisingly let off her own towards the teen.

"Well this is interesting," the lightning mage said. "Looks like..." the teen couldn't finish his sentence.

"LAXUS!" Both Gray and Natsu shouted from behind him. Gray continued though, "You say another word and I'll accidentally let that slip."

"You wouldn't dare you little brat," Laxus said in a daring tone.

"Oh we would if anything we told you is said here," Natsu stated with a deadly glare.

"Alright, alright," the teen put his hands up in surrender. "Oh and you might wanna run."

The two preteen males looked at each other, then back to Laxus. They were confused as to why they should run. That's when it struck them, or rather who and literally. That's when the two slowly turned around and was face to face with Mira and Erza respectively. How they got behind the boys no one knew.

"Hey Mira," Natsu greeted her nervously. She didn't appear very excited, if the pissed off expression on her face was any indication.

"Hi Erza," Gray stated in the same manner as the dragon slayer next to him. As both young male wizard's just stood there waiting for a response, they began to sweat a little.

"Master we'll be back in a little while," Erza called out. Then she swiftly grabbed the ice mages right ear. Her rival did the same to the fire mage, except it was his left ear.

"They are so screwed," Laxus stated as he began to laugh hysterically. Not long after the whole guild joined in. Murmurs could be heard about 'the strongest of the next generation were weak too two girls,' and 'I don't envy them right now.'

While the master only had one thought. 'Well it looks like they're punishment is handled.'

~Time Skip~

Six months had passed since their return to the guild from their trip to Mt. Hakobe. Laxus, Natsu and Gray had grown closer. They were clearly far from perfect and something they enjoyed doing was pulling pranks. The three didn't care who it was on because they could clearly take almost anyone in the guild by themselves.

Something the teen enjoyed doing more than anything though was teasing the two. I mean that is part of being an older brother, at least that was Laxus' thoughts anyway. It always irritated both the fire dragon slayer and the maker mage.

They understood though if they looked at things from his perspective. Both Gray and Natsu had grown closer too the two strongest females of Fairy Tail, who were both strong willed.

"Natsu you know we're eventually gonna have to tell them," the ice mage stated as he dodged a punch from his best friend. He only did this because they were training in the East Forest outside Magnolia.

"I know but...neither of us are ready for a relationship," the dragon slayer, in a frustrated tone, said. All the while throwing another punch, slightly more sloppy, as he connected with a tree.

"Tell me about it, and we obviously can't make them wait for forever," Gray claimed in a tone that said this situation sucks.

That's when a new voice chimed in, "Then why don't you tell them you're interested but aren't ready for an actual relationship?"

"Glad to see you could join us Laxus," Natsu sarcastically replied.

"It's better than anything we could come up with at least," the Ice-Make wizard grumbled. He didn't like to admit when his older brother figure was right.

That's when something odd happened. Natsu had just sat down under the tree he punched when the teen made his presence known. Unexpected by the three males an egg fell right into his lap. It was definitely larger than your average egg. It was white with a blue markings, as if they were claw marks.

Fairy Tail Guild Hall

A group of girls from the guild were sitting at a table. Most surprisingly though was that both Mirajane and Erza weren't trying to fight. Cana, Levy and Lisanna were also sitting at that table so it might have helped somewhat.

"Mira," the requip mage called grabbing said girls attention. "Is it just me or does it seem like those two idiots are purposely avoiding us?"

"Hmm," the white haired goth girl took to a thinking pose.

"That might be because you're trying to rush them?" A certain bluenette suggested. This of course caused he to recieve a couple of glares. This caused said girl to look away due to her timid nature because she was bullied before.

"I'd be careful if I were you two," Lisanna chimed in with a warning tone. "Natsu clearly sees Levy as a little sister and would do anything for her."

This had the affect the youngest Strauss was hoping for. Both Erza and Mira backed down afraid of what Natsu might do.

"Alright, please explain Levy?" the scarlet haired girl asked as politely as she could.

"Okay," said girl paused still a bit timid. "They are only eleven and boys. That aren't exactly...natural when it comes to romance."

"That...actually makes sense. No wonder they avoid us sometimes," Mira said with a downtrodden expression. This however wouldn't last as they were interrupted.

"I wouldn't be too sure about that last part if I were you Levy, " the guild master threw his two cents in. This now confused the five girls at the table.

"What do you mean master?" Cana spoke for the first time in this conversation.

"What I mean my dear is, Natsu and Gray aren't ordinary boys. They're far smarter than you think, and you've seen their power at such a young age...not even our resident demon or her rival could take them," Makarov stated throwing in that last little jab.

"Thanks for the reminder," both mentioned girls grumbled.

"Just give them some time," the old man said as he walked away.

As the girls were about too resume their little talk the doors slammed open. They all knew just a few people who would enter the guild like that. Once the bright light from the instant light subsided they seen the trio of misfits, as most would refer to them as. Laxus stood in the middle with Natsu to his right and Gray to his left. What threw everyone off though was the egg in the salmon haired kids arms.

"Um, Natsu? What are you holding?" Macao questioned the boy. This earned nods of agreement.

"It's an egg?" The boy stated in a confused tone. He thought it was rather obvious as to what it was.

This caused many members to sweat drop. No one knew how to reply to that. That only lasted a few minutes though as the master cleared his throat, "We can see that my boy, but why do you have an egg?"

"That's because flame brain thinks it's a dragon egg and wants to hatch it," Gray spoke up informing the guild. He didn't know or really care how the guild would react. However it caused the oldest of the three to chuckle, which on turn caused the ice mage to look out of curiosity. What he saw was absolutely hilarious, everyone's mouth was dropped to comical proportions.

"You know that isn't what I said ice princess," the fire mage retorted to his rival.

"Yeah, but you have to admit the looks on their faces are pretty funny kid," the teen said as he gestured to the guild hall. This affectively causing the young dragon slayer to laugh.

Finally breaking from their shocked states both Mirajane and Erza approached the group of three. The first to speak was Mira, "Hey Natsu could we go somewhere to talk?"

"Sure, just give me a second," he said as he walked to a different guild member. "Lisanna do you think you could keep the egg warm for me while I'm gone?"

"No problem," she said with a small smile while thinking, 'Now it's my turn to impress him!'

"Thanks you're the best," he said with a huge smile on his face as he walked back to Mira. His smile dropped a little thinking he'd done something wrong, "Alright lead the way." The two then left, Natsu walking behind Mira the whole way to wherever she was leading him.

"Gray," Erza called the boy. "I'd like to have a private conversation with you," she said in a bit of a timid tone which wasn't like her.

The boy let out a little sigh knowing what this was about, "Yeah fine by me. I know the perfect place." Then those two left the guild walking the opposite direction of the other two.

"Can anyone tell me what the hell just happened?" The figure of a man asked. He wore a black high collared cloak with three metal plates on both the shoulders. A pair of baggy blue pants of sorts that he tucked into his ash gray boots.

With Natsu and Mirajane

As they walked through the streets of Magnolia, neither said a word. The fire mage was growing a bit nervous because of that. "Um, Mira where are we going?" He asked the girl but all he received was silence though.

That's when the take-over mage came to a stop. They stood in front of a door that was familiar to the both of them. Natsu recognized it due to all the times he'd agree to play with Lisanna. She pointed it out too him one day but he was never inside. Mira on the other hand knew the door too well because she lived there.

"Natsu, this is where my siblings and I live," she informed the salmon haired boy as she opened the door. In doing this she walked in and told him to follow. "You better consider yourself lucky because no one else has ever been invited to my...room," she stated loudly until she mentioned her room. That's when she got quiet again.

The two then walked into her bedroom, and to say the boy was stunned would be a bit of an understatement. The walls were painted magenta, while the trim was violet. There was a big wooden desk in the corner of the room and a dresser not to far from that. Centered on the opposite wall was a queen sized bed with sheets that matched the dragon slayers hair.

"Wow," was all Natsu could utter at the moment in his state of shock. The way her room was the last thing he expected from her, that is if you look at how she dresses and acts at the guild.

With her cheeks dusted a light shade of pink and her head turned, "Is that a good or bad wow?" She was a bit nervous because her crush was in her room and it was just the two of them.

"I actually like it, and honestly wish I seen this side of you more often," he stated with a small smile coming out of his shock. "So what'd you wanna talk about?"

With Gray and Erza

"So why do you wanna talk to me in private all of a sudden Erza?" Gray asked, only playing dumb but knew exactly why.

She remained silent as her face started to light up several shades of red. Not just because the boy had reminded her of talking alone, but because he still had his stripping habit. She could see how toned he actually was for someone so young.

However she was brought out of her fantasy, "Well we're here, sorry if the place is a mess but flame brain and I are kind of roommates."

The two then walked in, and there was a couple pairs of clothes scattered across the floor. It wasn't major as if a tornado tore through the place. Other than the clothes it actually looked spotless. 'He calls this a mess?'

"Anyway, take a seat and tell me what's on your mind," he said gesturing to the seats in the living room.

Fairy Tail Guild Hall

After Makarov, and a few others like Wakaba and Macao, explained everything to the cloaked man, silence reigned for several minutes. The man was stunned.

"WHAT?! Those two boys were the cause of all that magical pressure months ago?" The man asked with eyes ready to burst from his head.

"Yep, and there also having a bit of girl troubles," Laxus informed the man. "Oh and Gildarts remember they are just eleven."

"I really should be around more often for stuff like this," the man now identified as Gildarts mumbled just loud enough for the people sitting around him could hear.

"Not only that, but because of Natsu and Gray both Erza and Mirajane have toned down on their rivalry," the master said with a hint of joy at that.

"You're joking right master?" The ace of Fairy Tail questioned in disbelief.

"He isn't, everyone here has noticed. Those girls have actually been getting along," Macao stated.

"Wow," was all Gildarts said as he absorbed all this information.

With Natsu and Mira

Finding her courage as her crush leaned against the wall. "Natsu, how do you feel about the girls at the guild?" She was internally beating herself up as she didn't ask what she wanted too.

"What do you mean? I see all of the guild as family," the kid played dumb. He knew exactly what she meant but wanted her to explain.

"Alright how do you feel about Levy?" Mira decided to take another route. Hopefully it was more affective.

"Levy is like the younger sister I never had. I would protect her from anyone and anything I know I could," Natsu replied with a deadly determination.

'Well at least I can mark her off as competition,' she thought. "What about L...," she was cut off however as the young man put his hand up.

"I know where you're going with this," Natsu stated with a little grin. "I mean you have dropped several hints."

"You jerk, you knew this whole time and you're only saying something now," the demon of Fairy Tail stated as she let her aura start to leak.

"Calm down. Of course I knew, but I'm only eleven and I wasn't taught by a human like most people," Natsu ranted a little at her lack of understanding him. "I may not understand what dating as a human means, but as a dragon it's a better understanding of each other."

This stunned the girl, she had completely forgotten about that. 'How could I be so stupid? Of course he doesn't understand,' she thought with her head hung.

"Why don't you just ask what you really want to know," Natsu said with his eyes closed and arms crossed.

"Fine...how do you feel about me?" She finally blurted out. Once she realized it she averted her gaze from him.

"About time," he whispered to himself. "Look Mira it should be obvious I like you but we're both to young for anything serious."

"Well that's a start at least," she mumbled. Although not quiet enough so the boy wouldn't hear.

"You're right it is, and we can continue by being friends for know. Spend time together and get to know each other," the fire mage suggested. She nodded her head and they headed back to the guild.

With Gray and Erza

Clearing her throat Erza began, "Gray I know we're both young bu...," she didn't get to finish her sentence.

"Look Erza, you've dropped enough hints and I can tell this isn't easy on you," he started to say only pausing to let out a sigh. "You've made it obvious and I'm just not ready for a relationship."

"Wait? You were just plating dumb this whole time?" She asked with an incredulous expression. This actually didn't make her feel any better.

"Yeah sorry, but we're both preteens and not ready for something like that," Gray stated with an apologetic look.

"Well at least answer me this one thing," Erza paused to regain her courage. "How do you feel about me?"

The boy stood up and walked over to the girl. Placing a hand on her cheek while leaning in to whisper, "That should be obvious by now my scarlet haired knight."

Her face began to match her hair color, and stayed that way all the way back to the guild.

Fairy Tail Guild Hall

As the two groups met up at the doors of their guild, they noticed something. Both girls were still a bit red from their talks. Not really acknowledging that though the boys kicked the doors open.

"We're back," both boys shouted to the guild. Makarov, and the group around him, ignored the entrance the boys made in favor of looking at the girls.

"Are they..." Gildarts started to say but was cut off by the teen of the group.

"You know Natsu can hear you right?" Laxus asked with a smirk spreading across his face. Still using a normal tone Laxus asked, "How'd it go?"

This confused three of the other men around, and too further their surprise Natsu gave a smile and thumbs up. Makarov knew however with both being dragon slayers this was bound to happen.

~One Week Later~

Over the course of the week, Natsu and Lisanna played house. The egg being their child, obviously. Lisanna built a small hut made out of straw, which was surprisingly sturdy. The inside was plain but that was to be expected, and the ground was covered with the same straw that was softer than it looked.

That wasn't the only occurrence in that week alone, although it did slightly make the youngest Strauss jealous. Well only of her older sister as she and her crush spent more time together.

Mirajane and Natsu, since their talk, had grown quite close. They'd hang out, rather it was just the two of them or Gray and Erza joined them. It took a little bit of convincing from the ice and fire mages but eventually the girls could tolerate being around each other.

The whole guild took notice of this as well. Master Makarov was smiling more than usual due to the lack of damage done. Laxus just congratulated his younger brothers for moving forward. Macao and Wakaba were stunned that all it took were two boys too tame the strongest girls in the guild.

The younger generation, aside from Lisanna, we're just stunned. Elfman didn't know how to feel or what to think because his big sis was that close to the pyro. Cana felt a tinge of jealousy for different reasons than the youngest Strauss, because she'd actually been dropping hints like Mirajane. Levy was just happy. No one knew why exactly as some believed it was because she could read in peace, her older brother figure was enjoying himself or maybe both.

Today though, wasn't one of those quiet days as a certain fire mage barged in very unhappy. "Alright, who took it?"

"Calm down flame brain," Gray said as he was down to only his boxers.

The requip mage face palmed as she looked on, "Gray please put some clothes on." This caused the young male to look down and let out a little scream as he scurried off in search of his clothes.

"Who took what Natsu?" Mira asked in a confused tone. However she was thinking about how she could have fun at his expense as her facial expression changed.

"Mira, that's not funny. That egg means a lot to Natsu," Lisanna scolded her older sister. Which didn't work on the oldest Strauss sibling.

"Calm down, I took the egg to keep it warm," Elfman stepped in holding the egg. He then offered it to Natsu along with his explanation for why he took it.

Not long after the egg started to shake and cracks appeared along the shell. Everyone remained silent, some holding their breaths not even realizing it. That's when it happened, the shell shattered and a blue cat with little angel wings came out.

"It's a cat," Wakaba stated. Of course this was rather obvious and no one needed to point that fact out.

"Aye," the flying blue cat exclaimed as it landed on Natsu's head.

That's when the ice mage reappeared, fully dressed. "What the hell?! That thing talks?" This amused some as it freaked the boy out. To further that amusement Erza popped up behind him and swiftly punched him on the top of the head.

"Well at least everyone seems happier," Lisanna pointed out gesturing to the guild. That's when the idea struck her, "Let's call him Happy!"

"Aye," the blue cat cheered from atop the salmon haired kids head. He also had a small fist raised and a small smile on his face.

After that the guild celebrated the birth of Happy. Natsu and Gray got into a little skirmish in the guild hall. This stunned people considering they knew how powerful the two were. While at a table two girls just shook their heads.

"After all this time trying to make us get along they go and do this," the scarlet haired mage said with a voice full of disappointment.

"Tell me about it," the take-over mage stated with a slight smile on her face. "On the bright side though, they are holding back and they'll stop way sooner than we ever would."

True to that last statement the fight was over and they were talking like normal. This astounded most members as they just finished their little scuffle.

The party had gone on well into the night. A few guild brawls broke out, alot of members favored drinking, and one certain mage found a quiet corner to read In undisturbed.

'Man this is what life should be like all the time,' Natsu thought as everyone fighting and drinking fell to the floor.

A/N:

Sorry for the length of this chapter, as it is a bit shorter than my last two. I also apologize to everyone who rather enjoyed episode twenty. I'm not opposed to it but I honestly found it mostly irrelevant.

Anyway a little spoiler for the next chapter:

I intend for it to be a little longer to make up for the lack of it in this chapter, also a time skip. Anyway thanks for reading and look forward to the reviews.