And onto the story!

"Gray, slow down! C'mon, I can't keep up! Please!" Lucy cried while attempting to catch the frantic ice mage before he revealed their position to the enemy mages. She had tripped twice while running after Gray, before Happy grabbed her from the back and flew after Gray, prompting Thanks from Lucy. Both Erza and Natsu were trailing behind at a leisurely pace knowing Gray needed some space. Plus, Erza had noticed that when the floor caved in it blocked the only path out away from the demon without completely causing trouble.

"What else do you know? And I can only assume this is because of the council?" Erza asked as she and Natsu walked side by side hearing the heavy footfalls and desperate pleas from Gray and Lucy, respectively.

"Not much, not enough to make a difference anyway..." Natsu sighed as he rubbed his nose between his index and thumb. They were still in the dark, musty tunnel, and it was pissing him off. 'This smells so unnaturally bad... and why didn't I smell the ice in the first place... is it really that strong? I know Igneel could melt that, but could I?' He pondered as they continued to walk side by side.

"They mentioned gathering moon energy and the spell moon drip... Do you know anything about that at all?" Erza asked as she requipped a canteen of water. Unscrewing the cap and tipping her head back, letting her long, luscious scarlet locks flow down her back like a serene wave in a calm ocean. 'Holy... She looks so beautiful... NO! I have Mira...' Natsu thought, struggling with his morals and desires. He didn't even realize Erza was asking him a question until she socked him into the wall causing cracks to spread along the rock wall, all because she was irritated at being ignored.

"I was TRYING to ask if you wanted a drink." She said as she held out her hand to help him up, noticing, but not asking about the faint pink dusting his cheeks. "Do you want a drink?" She asked for the last time after he finally got back on his feet and bent down to wipe the dust off of his clothes. After standing up straight, he noticed that Erza was holding her canteen out for him with the other hand on her hips. Noticing her irritation, he used Gildart's trick number three for women. Say sorry, and be honest, partially.

-Flash Back Start-

They are in Gildarts apartment, sitting in the small, spartan kitchen. There is a basic stone oven, with a fairly large white lacrima hanging from the ceiling. there is a large state of the art five-door freezing lacrima. Beside the lacrima is a large glass cabinet full of different alcohols and coolers, that's twice as large as the fridge, despite the young dragon slayer currently staying in the small, humble abode. There were 4 wooden chairs surrounding the large, round table. Two of the seats, however, were currently occupied, Happy napping in the sunlight from the window, while Natsu is patiently waiting for Gildarts to finish preparing lunch.

"Tell me, Natsu, What's up with you and Mira?" Gildarts asks as he turns around with a large cheeky grin on his face, knowing just how mad asking about her would make him feel, or, how mad it SHOULD have made it feel.

"What do ya mean? She's my best friend, well, besides Happy of course." Natsu replies, confused at what his second, surrogate father was meaning, and also a little sad since the other members of Fairy Tail still refused to talk to him, or spend time with him.

"Oh, boy do I have a lot to teach you," Gildarts replies with a sigh, as he sets the final plate of bento on the table before placing a small bowl of milk on the ground beside Happy's chair. Turning his head to make sure there was a fish on the counter, he turns back and sits across from his surrogate child who was tapping his foot repeatedly on the floor, quickly becoming impatient on waiting for his father to begin eating. After receiving a glare Natsu stopped tapping his foot on the floor and pouted with his arms crossed over chest.

"Look, Natsu. Soon, you'll start to feel different about certain people, and they might want to become more than friends." Gildarts attempts, unsure of how Dragon Slayers mate in the first place.

"Oh... You mean like, being attracted to girls and wanting to date them?" Natsu asks with an annoying smirk on his face, Shocking Gildarts into becoming a statue.

"Wha- But... UGH! Laxus told you, didn't he?" Gildarts finally asks with a sigh before taking a bite of his Abokichi.

"Yep!" Natsu replies before stuffing his face with even more Okazu.

"Oh, you think you know everything about women now don't you," Gildarts asks with a smirk on his face as he takes a drink of tea.

"Well, duh. Laxus taught me everything he knew." Natsu replied as he leaned forward to see if Happy had woken up yet, before taking a drink of water.

"Oh, isn't that just precious! Laxus, the brooding loner, taught you how to talk to girls?" Gildarts asks with a smug grin on his face, before taking another bite of his Abokichi.

"Well- erm... yeah?" Natsu says softly as he looks down at his meal, suddenly very subdued and quiet.

"Well, don't worry kid. Papa Gildarts has a lot to teach you..." Gildarts says with a gentle smile on his face as he reaches over and tilts Natsu's head upwards to look him in the eyes.

-Flash Back End-

"I'm sorry, it's just that I'm worried if Deliora gets free we won't be able to defeat it," Natsu said as he ran his right hand through his hair in exhaustion, having never had expected to run into Deliora, and hoping that the reports were false.

"Well, from what Gray has told us, Ur was too busy trying to protect him than to actually fight Deliora right? And since you and Ur are approximately the same strength, according to the rumors at least. Not to mention both me and Gray are here, we should be able to handle it. I'm not sure if Lucy should fight a demon like that, Eisenwald was a lot different." Erza stated as they continued to walk forward, towards their teammates.

"Yeah! You're absolutely positively correct!" Natsu cheered with an immature grin on his face. Natsu's whole demeanor seemed to like up the tunnel, his happiness contagious. The same happiness causing a weird, a weird, but nice feeling in Erza's chest, 'this cannot be the curse, can it?' Erza pondered as she continued to keep walking, not noticing Natsu stop and close his eyes.

"Erza, wait, stop for a moment, please," Natsu says as he closed his eyes, straining his ears to try and find any trace of their teammates. The footfalls having disappeared, and Lucy's pleas lost to the musty tunnel.

"Why? What's wrong?" Erza questions as she turned around walking towards Natsu and putting a hand on his shoulder.

"I can't hear Lucy or Gray anymore. I can't even smell Happy anymore, and he reeks of fish!" Natsu says as magic power started gathering around Natsu's body, his panic manifesting into his magic.

"Come, we must hurry, who knows what trouble they unwittingly walked upon. Requip; Flight Armor" Erza chants as her armor changes into a revealing leopard print bikini, with a cotton necklace around her neck, and a leopard print shoulder guard outlined on white on her left shoulder. She has leopard ears peeking out of her luscious scarlet locks, with a leopard print vambrace outlined in white with purple cloth covering her hand. She has black booty shorts and a mucous green waist cape hooked into her brown belt. She has purple thigh high stockings that are covered by armored boots with a leopard print knee guard on her left leg. All in all, she looked beautiful, even more so in the dark, giving her an ethereal glow.

"Wanna race?" Natsu asks with a smirk as he channels all of his magic into his feet. Natsu never got a reply, as she disappears from his sight with a flash of wind causing the smirk on his face to grown into a shit-eating grin.

"You are SO ON! Fire-Steps!" Natsu chants as he disappears in an explosion of flames.

Harem List (What did I get myself into xD). Anyone underlined has been officially added to the harem!

1. Milliana

2. Kagura Mikazuchi

3. Sherry Blendy

4. Lucy Heartfilia

5. Ikaruga Ryu

6. Wendy Marvell

7. Erza Scarlet

8. Sayla

9. Kyoka

10. Sorano Agria

11. Yukino Agria

12. Meredy

13. Ultear Milkovich

14. Brandish Myu

15. Dimaria Yestia

16. Hisui E Fiore

17. Irene B

18. Juvia Loxar

19. Lisanna Strauss

20. Minerva O

21. Jenny Realight

22. Mirajane Strauss

23. Cana Alberona

24. Ur Milkovich

25. Celestial Spirits

- Aquarius

-Libra

-Gemini

The italicized names are possible. I'm not sure if Gemini would work because I don't know what gender both halves are. If ya know, please let me know too in the comments below.