I am so sorry for the late update! So so so very sorry. Please forgive me I had a major writers block and didn't know what to write and then I had school work and company come from the states. Didn't really have much time to write . anyway here is chapter 6, I made it a longer chapter and I apologize in advance if it isn't very good.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail credit goes to Hiro Mashima.
Mira
Mirajane stood at the bar in the guild wiping the counter and thinking about two certain mages. Natsu and Lucy seemed to need another push, something big that would finally get them together. She thought this over for a while, trying to think up something. Her mind began to wander back to a few days previously with the closet. This made her smile, she should have just waited a little longer. They were both standing so close and thinking about what would have happened made Mira let out a giggle. Levy and Cana, who were sitting at the bar, looked over at her.
"What are you thinking about Mira?" Cana asked after taking a swig of her alcohol. Mira smiled at her.
"Oh just about Natsu and Lucy" she answered. This made Cana smirk.
"Did you figure out another plan?" Mira shook her head.
"Not yet but I'm sure something will come to me" she told her. Cana nodded her head and continued her conversation with Levy who looked to not be paying much attention. Mira went back to wiping the counter and moved away from the two. She looked up when she heard the doors open and smiled. Lucy walked into the guild and walked over to Levy. She seemed to have gotten over her embarrassment fairly quickly considering she was caught in the closet about to kiss Natsu. Mira chuckled and looked around for said mage and spotted him by the request board. Mira's mind began to work as she tried to figure just how long it's been since Lucy got better.
She should be able to go on jobs by now, she thought to herself before smiling.
I have just the job. With that thought in her mind she moved to the back of the counter and pulled out the job requests that had just arrived. She hadn't put them up yet because she had been looking through them for something interesting. She shuffled through the papers until she came to the one she wanted.
Babysitting
I have two children one boy and one girl who need a sitter for about three days.
My husband and I are going on a small trip and we are unable to bring the kids. (Couples retreat)
Our children love the idea of being babysat by mages so we are requesting help from two.
Mira smiled down at the request before she went in the direction of Lucy. When she arrived to where Lucy and Levy were Lucy smiled.
"Hello Mira" she greeted her. Mira smiled back.
"Hello there Lucy. I noticed Natsu over by the request board, are you two going on a mission?" she asked sweetly. Lucy nodded.
"He went over to see if there was anything interesting" Lucy told her. Mira nodded and handed Lucy the piece of paper in her hand.
"Here's something that might be good for your first time back out. It pays fairly well and I think you would enjoy yourself" she said. Lucy looked down at the request and smiled.
"Thanks Mira, I'll ask Natsu if he wants to do this one" Mira nodded before heading away.
What better way to get two people together than to have them look after two children together? Mira thought to herself with a smile. Hoping that this would be the last push for the two to become a couple.
A few hours later Natsu, Lucy and Happy were heading to the house for the babysitting job. She had gotten Natsu to agree to the job and they had handed in the request to Mira. Mira told them where the house was located and had told them when to be there.
As they walked along the sidewalk Natsu talked lightly with Happy about the kids.
"Natsu, maybe we can teach them to play fire tag" Said Happy. Lucy scowled at the two of them.
"No one is playing fire tag" she told them sternly. The conversation moved on to what other things they could do with the kids and Lucy began to get frustrated as every idea involved burning something. So finally she had had enough and turned to Happy and Natsu.
"I'm gonna say this once. We can't mess up this job. They are two young kids and it's not our house. That means no activities involving fire or dangerous objects. Okay? And no destroying anything. Got it?" She told the two. Natsu began to protest but she quickly sent him a look that said no arguments. Natsu let out a huff and Happy looked at him.
"Lucy's mean Natsu" Happy said in a whiney voice. Natsu gave a stiff nod of his head. Lucy looked about ready to hit the cat but decided against it and continued walking.
When they arrived at their destination they looked up at the house they were to stay in with the kids. It was rather large and had a large fence all around it, showing a large front yard and possibly a large back yard as well. Lucy noticed the full garden at the front of the house and smiled at all the flowers blooming.
They began to walk up to the door when it opened and a small figure walked out. It was a little girl, she looked to be about four and had long brown hair and deep blue eyes, she was wearing a dress with sunflowers on it and she instantly began moving toward them. Lucy smiled at the little girl and crouched down to come to her level.
"Hello there. I'm Lucy and this here is Natsu" she pointed to him, "and this Is Happy" she said as she then pointed to Happy.
"Is your mother here?" she asked the little girl. The girl nodded and moved closer to Lucy. She then put her arms around her neck as if wanting to be picked up. Lucy smiled and lifted the girl in her arms. The little girl then pointed into the doorway.
"In there" she said. Lucy stepped through the door and called out. A women in about her late twenties early thirties walked into the hallway and looked toward the door. She smiled when she saw them and strode forward.
"Hello there. You must be the members of Fairy Tail I heard about" the women said. Lucy nodded.
"My name is Lucy and this is Natsu and Happy" she gestured to the two. The women smiled.
"It's nice to meet you Lucy, Natsu and Happy. My name is Miku and I see you have already met Sayuri" the little girl in Lucy's arms nodded her head vigorously and held out her hands for her mom who then took her.
"Feel free to come in, my husband and I are just finishing packing for our trip" she motioned to what looked like the sitting room and they followed her through the archway. As they reached the couch a little boy of about six or seven rushed in and went right up to Natsu and tugged on his pant leg. Natsu looked down at the kid with a grin on his face. The little boy looked up at him with a smile and turned to his mom, pure delight on his face.
"Mom it's Natsu from Fairy Tail!" he exclaimed excitedly. His mother let out a laugh.
"Yes it is Yuuta. And this here is Lucy and Happy" she said noticing her sons excitement. The little boy's eyes seemed to bulge.
"Happy!" he said excitedly.
"Aye!" responded Happy as he hovered over Yuuta. Yuuta's grin was wide and a dimple was clearly shown on both sides of his mouth.
"Can we play? Pleaseee" the boy begged. Natsu chuckled and Happy swooped around before picking up Yuuta. He kept him not far from the ground but flew him around the room. The little boy's happy squeals were heard all around the room. His mother laughed and turned to leave the room.
"I'll be right back. Please make your selves at home" and she disappeared through the doorway.
Lucy took a seat on the couch and watched Happy fly around, Natsu sat down beside her and grinned.
"This is going to be fun" he said. Lucy nodded in agreement. They sat like that for a while just watching the two fly around the room. A few minutes later Miku arrived back in the room with Sayuri and a man behind her. He smiled in greeting and held out a hand for each of them to shake. After introductions were made again the young couple decided it was time to go.
As soon as the couple had left the house both Yuuta and Sayuri began to run around the house. Laughter and footsteps were heard all throughout the house as they both ran around playing a game of catch me if you can. Lucy smiled as she watched them before Yuuta came up to her. He taped her on her stomach and yelled out "your it" deciding it would be fun to play Lucy started to chase Sayuri who squealed and ran away. Lucy quickly swooped the little girl up before setting her back down. Sayuri had a large smile on her face as she crept toward Natsu who had his back to her. When she reached him she caught his leg in a large hug and looked up at his startled face which had turned to her in surprise.
"Your it" she giggled as she moved away from him. Natsu recovered from his surprise and looked around for someone to tag. Yuuta had climbed onto the staircase and Lucy and Sayuri had moved into the living room. He looked around for Happy but the cat was nowhere to be seen. After a small debate Natsu decided to head up the staircase after Yuuta who quickly ran away. Yuuta disappeared around the corner and Natsu couldn't see him anywhere. There were about four doors along the upstairs hallway and Yuuta could be in either of them. As Natsu came closer to the doors he called out to the boy. He heard a small laugh from the door to his right and he crept toward it. He slowly opened to door but wasn't quick enough to grab the small figure that slipped between his legs and ran back down the hall to the stairs.
Natsu grinned, this game was getting fun. He took off after Yuuta down the stairs and managed to catch him in front of a large door. The little boy was laughing hard as he was caught and it took a minute for him to calm down enough to go and look for the others. Natsu had an idea so he leaned over to whisper in the boy's ear. Yuuta nodded his head and grinned. The two boys began to creep toward the living room.
Lucy
The two girls were hiding behind the couch in the living room and were each trying to keep quiet. They had heard the running on the stairs and laughed lightly as they heard Yuuta get caught.
I haven't played this game since I was a kid, Lucy thought to herself with a large grin on her face. She was having fun, and it kept the kids busy for a while. Lucy listened for sounds of Yuuta coming to find them but heard nothing. Quietly Lucy peeked out from behind the couch toward the door. Seeing nothing Lucy decided it was time for a new spot. She motioned for Sayuri to follow and the two moved toward the side door that led into the kitchen. Lucy opened the kitchen and was about to step through when she noticed both Natsu and Yuuta standing there. With a laugh both girls turned and began to run back into the living room. However the two didn't make it far before arms encircled both of them. Natsu grabbed hold of Lucy while Yuuta grabbed his sister. Everyone was laughing as they were all caught. Sayuri tried to struggle out of Yuuta's grasp just as Lucy did Natsu.
"Okay okay we're it!" Lucy gasped between each laugh. Natsu finally let go as did Yuuta and both girls looked back at them. Natsu and Yuuta grinned at each other before Natsu reached down for a high five.
The game went on back and forth between the girls and boys for a while before everyone was tired of running. Happy had disappeared somewhere in the house away from everyone and came back grinning.
"I won!" he called out as he entered the living room where everyone decided to rest. Lucy was sitting on the couch with Sayuri and Natsu was sitting with Yuuta on the floor. They all laughed as Happy came in and Yuuta jumped up for a chance to play with Happy again. Lucy looked to the clock on the wall and decided it was time to get dinner ready. She asked each child what they wanted for dinner and each had said they wanted some noodle soup. Lucy nodded and got up to make the soup, Sayuri followed close behind her. The two decided to help each other make the soup and Lucy asked Sayuri where everything was. About fifteen minutes later the soup was almost done and bowls were set out for everyone. Sayuri had gone back to the living room to get everyone and they arrived through the door. Yuuta and Sayuri both sat at the table side by side where Natsu moved to help Lucy. Happy flew over to the table and took a seat on top of it.
"Thanks Natsu" Lucy said as Natsu moved the pot to the table and began to pour the soup into each bowl.
"No problem Luce" he said as he finished. Lucy handed the bowls out to the kids first before Happy and Natsu who of course dug into their food with hunger. Lucy sat down in front of her soup and began to eat, a silence filling the space while everyone ate.
After playing a few games after dinner it was about time for Yuuta and Sayuri to go to sleep. Lucy and Natsu both walked up the stairs. Lucy held a tired Sayuri who was falling asleep and Natsu walked behind Yuuta who slowly trudged up the stairs. They both went to the separate rooms to tuck the kids in. Lucy set Sayuri down in her bed and covered her with the blankets. The little girl yawned loudly before closing her eyes. She mumbled a good night and quickly fell asleep.
"Sleep well Sayuri" she told the little girl in a whispered tone. She then turned and left the room, leaving the door open a little in case she needed anything. Lucy then went over to Yuuta's door and peeked in. Natsu was telling the little boy something before he patted Yuuta on the head. Seeing the two of them made Lucy smiled. She couldn't help but notice how good Natsu was with little kids and without her knowing it made her like him even more.
She must have made some kind of noise because Natsu turned his head to look at her and smiled. She smiled back and nodded before heading down the hall way. As she descended the stairs she stifled a yawn and thought to herself about the day's events. When she made it back to the living room she collapsed on the couch and tried not to groan. Her back had at some point started to throb and she rubbed lightly at her stiff muscles. Happy flew over to her from his spot by the bookshelf and looked at her concerned.
"Are you okay Lucy?" he asked. Lucy nodded.
"My back just hurts a little. Must be from all the running and bending today" she told him. Happy grinned.
"It was fun" he said. Lucy agreed.
At some point Lucy believed she must have fallen asleep because the next thing she knew was when she woke up the sun was just rising into the new day. She yawned and stretched out, her back was stiff from laying on the couch all night. Lucy looked around before she noticed Natsu on the opposite couch still fast asleep with Happy lying on the back of it. She caught herself staring at his sleeping face and couldn't help but think of how cute he looked when he slept. She quickly looked away, her face was heated and she suddenly felt too hot. That's when she noticed the small blanket covering her.
Natsu must have put that there, she thought. She quickly moved the blanket to the side and got up to go to the washroom. As she reached the washroom she heard a noise coming from above her. She stopped in the doorway for a minute and listened. Hearing nothing more she continued into the washroom and closed the door behind her.
When Lucy came out of the washroom she could hear small giggles coming from the direction of the living room. She walked back to the room and peeked in and almost laughed as she saw Sayuri staring at Natsu. The little girl's giggles must have woken Happy because he was standing beside her. Lucy watched as she reached out and poked Natsu's cheek. Smiling she walked fully into the room and motioned for Sayuri to follow her. The little girl ran over and motioned to be picked up by Lucy, who then lifted her in her arms. Lucy began to move toward the kitchen. When she entered she shut the door behind her and set Sayuri down at the table.
"How about you and I do some cooking Sayuri?" Lucy asked the girl who nodded excitedly.
"No more sleep" Sayuri said happily as she told Lucy what they should make.
"Nope, no more sleep" Lucy responded, trying to stifle a yawn. She then turned and began making some pancakes. She wasn't the best at it but they turned out rather well.
It wasn't long before Yuuta found his way into the kitchen. The three of them made quick work on breakfast and Lucy let the kids decorate the pancakes however they wanted them. Happy came into the kitchen as he smelt the food.
"Is Natsu awake yet Happy?" Lucy asked him. Happy shook his head and Lucy smiled as she turned to Yuuta and Sayuri.
"How about you two go and wake him up?" Lucy asked the two. They nodded happily and ran out of the kitchen. It wasn't long before she heard the sounds of Natsu waking up and when they all arrived in the kitchen, Natsu was all but being dragged into the room. When the kids managed to get him to the table he immediately perked up at the food.
"This smells good Lucy" Natsu said as he made to grab a plate.
"No!" Sayuri yelled out. She pushed a different plate toward him.
"This is yours" she said quieter now. Natsu looked down and saw a smiling face made of syrup on his pancake. He let out a chuckle and looked to Sayuri.
"Thanks" he said as he then began to eat. Lucy smiled at the exchange and sat down at the table with everyone.
"So what does everyone want to do today?" Lucy asked.
"Play house!" Sayuri said.
"Go outside!" Exclaimed Yuuta. Lucy thought over the two choices for a minute.
"How about we go outside for a little while then come back in and play house?" Lucy suggested.
Everyone agreed to the plan and finished up breakfast before everyone went to get dressed. They all met at the back door and went outside. The sun had been up for an hour or so and the backyard was lit up. It was a large backyard. The kids had plenty of room to play and took advantage of the freedom. They both ran around the backyard, playing another game of tag. They got Natsu and Happy to play and Lucy watched from the steps. She laughed as she watched Natsu swing the kids around every time he caught them.
After a while of tag Yuuta began to get bored and stopped the game. The moment Lucy was expecting came not long after.
"Natsu, can we see your magic?" Yuuta asked. Natsu grinned.
"Well I was told not to use my magic while I'm with you two" Natsu responded. Yuuta pouted.
"By momma?" he asked. Natsu shook his head.
"Nope. By Lucy" he answered as he pointed to Lucy. Yuuta turned in her direction. Lucy put her hands up in front of her as if to defend herself.
"I said that with good reason" she told the two.
"Lucy's mean" said Happy as he looked at her. She gave the cat an irritated look then turned her attention back to Natsu and Yuuta.
"Come on Luce, just a small fire. I'll show them the bunny like I showed you" Natsu said with a smile. Lucy let out a sigh.
"Fine but that's it. We don't need a big fire" Lucy said. Yuuta smiled and turned to Natsu to watch. Sayuri also went over to watch. Lucy could hear their excited voices as Natsu formed the bunny and showed it to them. Sayuri clapped her hands and asked for another one. Natsu looked over at Lucy first before showing her something else. Lucy noticed how careful Natsu was being and noticed how when Sayuri got to close he told her to stay back. Sayuri eventually got bored with the fire and walked over to Lucy.
"Can we play house now?" she asked. Lucy smiled.
"How about we go inside and play for a bit. I don't think the boys really want to play" Lucy told her. Sayuri nodded.
"Okay" she said as she quickly went up the steps and into the house. Lucy quickly followed after telling Natsu to be careful with Yuuta.
The two girls played their own house for a while before the boys came in the house. Sayuri quickly got up from her spot and walked over to Natsu.
"You play now too?" she asked him. Natsu looked unsure but nodded his head and Sayuri pulled him over to where Lucy was sitting with a tea set. Lucy smiled at Natsu and motioned to the tea set.
"Welcome to the tea party" she said with a small laugh. Natsu grinned and sat down. Yuuta sat down beside his sister and Happy beside him. Sayuri proceeded to pour "tea" into cups for everyone and walked over to Natsu and Lucy. She then sat right in between them and smiled at them both. She grabbed each of their hands and happily put them together. She looked up at Lucy.
"You will be the mamma" she then looked to Natsu.
"You will be the daddy" then she looked at Yuuta and Happy.
"And we are the kids. Sort of like already" she giggled and let Natsu and Lucy's hands drop before grabbing her tea cup and taking a sip of "tea". Lucy glanced over at Natsu with a light blush on her face before she turned to look at Yuuta who was grinning almost exactly like Natsu does. Natsu just chuckled. Lucy felt embarrassed, here she was playing house with a little girl and she was designated as "momma" while Natsu was "daddy" she had to calm herself and remember that Sayuri was only a four year old. She also couldn't help but think this was all part of Mira's plan when she had given her the job request.
"Hey mamma, would you like more tea?" Sayuri asked, nocking Lucy from her thoughts.
"I'm okay thank you Sayuri" she told the little girl. Sayuri then turned to Natsu who nodded his head and she filled his cup again. The tea party went on for a while before Sayuri stood up and ran from the room. She came back a minute later with a small plate of cookies and handed each person one. She then walked back to Natsu and Lucy and sat in Natsu's lap. Everyone ate there cookie and then Yuuta asked if he could go and play with his toys. Lucy had nodded and he took off up to his room, Happy followed closely behind him at Lucy's request. When Sayuri finished her cookie she got up from her spot and decided she had enough of house.
She ran off up the stairs after her brother and Natsu and Lucy were left alone. She couldn't help but laugh at the situation. She stood up to clean the mess on the small kids table and cleared everything away before heading for the kitchen. When she got back for the second load of dishes she could hear the two kids playing upstairs. She looked to see Natsu piling the dishes into his own arms to help her.
"Thanks Natsu" she told him as they both took the rest back to the kitchen. He nodded as he set the dishes in the sink. He turned and left the kitchen into the living room again and not long after Lucy heard a loud noise. She walked over to the door and walked in to see what had happened and felt a sharp pain go up her foot as she stepped on something. She felt her balance tilt and felt herself falling to the floor.
"Watch out" Natsu called as he quickly caught her. No longer falling Lucy let out her breath and looked around. Somehow Yuuta and Sayuri had carried a large bucket of toys down the stairs and the box had dumped all over the floor. She looked up at Natsu with an eyebrow raised and he laughed.
"Yuuta dumped the bucket of toys and just left it there" he explained. Lucy nodded and then realised Natsu was still holding her. She blushed and looked past him to see Yuuta and Sayuri running in their direction.
"Watch out Natsu" she told him quickly as she realised they weren't going to stop. Natsu glanced behind him before feeling the blunt force of both kids running into him. He lost his balance and they both fell to the ground. Natsu and Lucy let out a groan and Lucy tried to get up. She heard the giggles and laughs before she noticed that Natsu had fallen on top of her.
"Sorry Luce" Natsu said as a grin spread across his face.
"Natsu your heavy" responded Lucy as she tried to push him off. He just chuckled. Lucy glared at him before she realised that they were in a very provocative position. This caused her to blush crimson and push harder at him.
"Please get off" she said. She could hear the laughs again.
"Daddy you're supposed to kiss her" Sayuri giggled. Happy held his paws to his mouth, hiding his own laugh. If possibly Lucy felt her face get even hotter. Natsu just smiled at Sayuri before turning back to Lucy.
"You heard her Luce" he said and Lucy's heart started to beat faster.
He wasn't going to do it was he? Just because Sayuri told him he was supposed to? Lucy didn't know what to feel.
She didn't have much time to think about it either because she noticed Natsu was leaning in. their breath mingled together just like that last time and Lucy found herself closing her eyes. She felt Natsu hesitate for a minute before his lips connected with hers. The kiss was a short and sweet but it still left her lips tingling from the contact. Lucy opened her eyes and noticed Natsu looked embarrassed, a light pink had appeared on his cheeks and he wasn't looking at her. He cleared his throat before getting up and holding out a hand to help her. She took his hand and they stood there not knowing what to say to each other. Sayuri came over to them and tugged on Lucy's hand. Lucy looked down and smiled at the little girl.
"What is it Sayuri?" she asked. The little girl smiled.
"Can we go and visit Miss Mira and tell her what happened?
So there's chapter 6. I'm not really happy with it but some moments made me laugh while writing xD Natsu seems to be OOC but oh well and Sayuri and Yuuta are so cute x3 and how does Sayuri know Mira? I have no idea where I'm going with that one. I also have no ideas for the next chapter o.o if you have some ideas you'd like to share I would really appreciate it .