"So, let me get this straight," Levy said while pinching the bridge of her nose. "We've been signed into a yearlong collaboration contract."

"Yup."

"With the fathers of our children." Erza added.

"Seems like it."

"Whose team happens to be the fathers our children." Hinata said, motioning to Ino, Tenten, Sakura and herself.

"Mmhm!"

"Whose boss is also the father of your child." Juvia pointed out.

"...Surprise?" Mavis tried.

"How the hell do we get ourselves into these kind of situations?" Lucy groans while pulling at her hair.

"For real, like, our everyday lives would start with that opening, 'Televisa Presenta…' " Ino snickered and Sakura threw a pillow at her face.

"Oh my stars..." Tenten said, throwing her hands up in the air. "We're so screwed." She groaned while sinking into the couch beside Hinata.

"You just noticed?" Sakura sarcastically drawled while nervously chewing on her thumb nail.

"No, I mean we're really screwed!" Tenten continued, ignoring the jab. "You know how smart Neji is! He'll eventually get suspicious! He'll investigate! He has the money and the resources! It's only a matter of time!"

Hinata shook her head. "If Neji is in this field as well I doubt he still has Hyuga resources backing him up..."

"Even so," Ino scoffed. "He has Shikamaru, who is a freaking genius!"

"Jellal is no idiot either..." Erza mumbled dejectedly.

"They aren't the brightest, but Juvia knows Gajeel and Gray aren't fools either." Juvia said.

"If we're lucky, Naruto's cluelessness will buy us some more time." Hinata grumbled.

"And Natsu's." Lucy chimed in tiredly.

Mavis stayed silent throughout the entire conversation, her chin resting on her hand as she silently stared outside. "He'll take him..." She whispered silently. We furrowed our eyebrows in confusion.

"What?"

"If Zeref finds out about Larcade, he'll want to take him from me." Mavis said louder, her usually cheerful face was now serious and cold. Everyone's eyes widened.

"B-but, he can't do that! You're his mother!" Lucy stammered.

Tenten groaned and dropped her head in her hands. "Legally he can sue for custody." She whispered quietly. "They all can."

The room went silent with that information. Our dread became evident in our gaze as we stared at each other in panic.

"They're all we have left..." Ino whispered while staring at her clenched fists. "Everything we do is for them. We come home from a tired day to be with them. I get up every morning for him. My precious baby. I'd be nothing without him! We'd be nothing without them!" Ino draped her arm over her eyes in an attempt to hide her tears from us. "He needs me. They can't take him from me. They just...can't.. They're all we have left." Ino's voiced cracked with her last words and she broke down before us. Lucy and Sakura shot to her, wrapping their arms around Ino's figure as their own sobs racked over their bodies. The rest of us followed close behind, trying not to cry, but failing miserably. Mavis calmly walked over to us and placed a hand on Ino's head in a comforting manner.

"We can't ever let them find out. For our children's sake, and for our own."

Timeskip

"Come on baby, just a few more bites." Juvia said while carefully guiding the small spoon to her son's mouth. "Say 'aaahhhh' for mama!"

Silver eagerly leaned in to take a bite of his baby food, giggling in delight as some of it spilled down his chin. Juvia gently used the soon to scoop it up. "Oh Silver, you're just like your mama. Aren't you?"

Silver replied with a big, one-toothed smile and a giggle that melted Juvia's heart.

Erza paused from feeding Rosemary to glare at them. "Juvia, I'm warning you. If Silver keeps that up I just might kidnap him and keep him to myself."

Rosemary whined and pouted for being ignored.

"Don't worry Rosemary-chan," Juvia leaned in as if she was going to tell her a secret. "If it makes you feel better, you're so cute sometimes Juvia wants steal you too."

"Puh-lease, if anyone stealing anyone's children, it's gonna be me." Ino said from the entrance of the kitchen.

"Good luck with that, Knox is the most protective and jealous boy I've ever met." Hinata giggled. "He would never want to share you with anybody."

"He is not! My boy is a sweet little angel! Aren't you?" Ino beamed down at her son and he smiled lazily up at her. Knox was an interesting little boy. He always has a lazy/bored look on his face, but when he's with his mother he shows other emotions.

"Is that so?" The girls asked with a raised brow, glancing down at Knox who was sitting on the floor sucking his thumb with one hand and, unbeknownst to Ino, had a tight grip on her leg with the other hand that would tighten slightly whenever someone stood too close for his liking or even walked past her. Sakura grinned mischievously when an idea came to her head.

"Alright Ino-pig, prove it. Carry Blossom in front of Knox."

Ino blinked at the unexpected dare. "Eh?"

"If your boy isn't as jealous as we claim then I'll buy you both lunch."

"You know he just started eating solid foods right?"

"Details, details." Sakura said with a wave of her hand. "So?"

"Mmmm, fine! But only to prove you all wrong!" Ino said with a huff. "Um… Knox, baby? Mama needs you to let go of her leg for a moment." The girls snickered as they watched Knox's bored look turn into a frown, but he did as he was told. He and everyone else curiously watched Ino march out of the kitchen. Knox frowned when Ino left his line of sight so he got up and shakily waddled after his mother, using the cabinets to keep his balance. He smiled a bit when he saw her leaning over the playpen and hurried to attach himself to her leg again when she suddenly straightened.

"Ha! See?" Ino exclaimed with a triumphant look on her face as she held up a confused Blossom.

"Uhh...Ino…" Tenten began.

"I'm carrying Blossom and nothing has happened-"

"Ino-chan maybe you should-" Juvia tried.

"You owe us lunch billboard brow!"

"Ino I think you should put Blossom down now." Sakura said slowly, watching Knox with a wary expression on her face.

"Huh? How com-? Ino stopped when she caught sight of Knox's face. He had one foot hovering above the floor mid-step and his arms were out mid-reach in her direction. His eyes were wide and he looked betrayed, like his world was falling apart. "M-mama?" he asked with uncertainty as he looked between an uncomfortable Blossom and Ino. His wobbly legs gave way beneath him as his breathing turned heavier and his eyes began to water. "Mama, mine." He cried, his cute voice cracking at the end. "M-mama mine!"

Ino stared at her son in shock for a moment before immediately handing a squirming Blossom to Sakura, who had walked over as everything unfolded, and scooping Knox off the ground, holding him in a vise grip as he sobbed into her chest. "Yes, baby, Mommy's sorry. She's all yours." Ino whispered silently just to him, blinking back her own tears and she clung to him.

'Cursed hormones' Erza thought while scrubbing at her eyes as she watched this all unfold from the kitchen door.

"They're perfect for each other." Hinata murmured.

"How do you mean?"

"You see, Ino had a really big crush on Shikamaru, the serious man who looks just like Knox-"

"Ha! Try huge. Huge crush." Tenten interrupted.

"-Anyway, after he blew up and told her off she felt unwanted and useless. Luckily, Sakura was quick to slap some sense into her, but nothing has been more healing than Knox. She needs him as much as he needs her. It's the same for all of us."

A comfortable silence settled around the girls as they admired their children before Lucy suddenly blinks and turned red from embarrassment.

"Órale, Lu-chan what's up with that face you're making." Levy said with a smirk while Juvia leaned closer to her and whispered 'perv'.

"N-no! I'm not thinking anything weird! I just remembered I had an encounter yesterday…"

"An encounter? How?" Erza paused with fear. "Was it Ichiya?! Did he get past security again?! OH, HELL NAH! I'M GOING INTO HIDING!! WHERE'S ROSEMARY?! JUVIA GET MY SUITCASES-"

"No, it wasn't Ichiya… I almost wish it was…" Lucy muttered. "It was Natsu."

"Tea." Sakura yelled and Ino sprinted over from the living room. "Spill."

All eyes were on Lucy as she retold what happened late last night. It was silent when she finished until Ino suddenly doubled over from laughter. "That was absolutely badass!"

"Ino!" They yelled, covering their children's ears in horror.

"Sorry, I mean hardcore. That was totally hardcore." She amended.

"Yeah! Put him in his place!" Sakura agreed while crossing her arms. "This isn't some lame, unoriginal crossover fanfiction where the guy gets forgiven after just thirty seconds of meeting the girl again just because he throws some flowery words and says he's sorry."

The room went silent as the girls and the babies stared at Sakura in confusion

"...I'm sorry, what?" Tenten deadpanned.

Sakura waved her hand carelessly. "You know what I mean."

"No, we really don't…"

"Well, anyhow, I think that was very brave of you and indeed very… hardcore." Hinata said with a smile. "I know for sure I wouldn't be able to do that. I'd just get nervous and faint."

"Nope, not me! I'd love an opportunity to put that pineapple head in his place," Ino growled, "…Despite the fact that he gave me that adorable specimen over there." Ino cooed at the couch where a sleeping Knox laid, her flowery aura back again.

'How could Nara-san not like Ino-chan?' Juvia wondered as she and the others laughed at her antics. 'She's so jovial and she never fails to cheer us up! She is literally the life of the party where there is no party happening!'

"Well, for me it's probably best the Hyuga and I don't clash because kami knows what would happen if we were to clash." Tenten said while creepily sharpening a- is that a kunai?!

"Cataclysmic termination for sure." Levy mumbled while inching closer to Erza for protection.

"Oh no!" Juvia slapped her forehead. "Juvia almost forgot! She needs to return Mira-sans dress!"

"I thought you returned it yesterday though." Lucy said, confused.

"Juvia did but as Juvia went over there someone told Juvia that she wasn't in her office anymore so Juvia decided that she come back tomorrow. Juvia has some time now she'll be quick." Juvia got up and placed Silver inside the playpen. She quickly kissed his forehead and reminded him to behave himself before dashing up stairs to grab the dress.

General POV

Juvia hurried To the elevator and down the hallway to Mira's office, humming lightly to herself. They had met with Mira a few times since the whole show incident and they liked her very much. She was an interestingly unusual person with a bright and bubbly personality. She recently had shared with them that she was secretly dating the famous boxer Laxus, 'Lightning Dragon' was his stage name.

"He's really big Mira!" Levy exclaimed when she showed them a picture of him. "Doesn't he scare you sometimes?!"

"He's actually really sweet." Mira said with a giggle. "And he's usually very cool and collected. I've only ever seen him lose his temper once." Mira added while tapping her chin thoughtfully.

After that Mira changed the topic and it wasn't brought back up. 'That is probably for the best,' Juvia thought as she neared Mira's closed office door. 'Despite Mira-san's reassurance that he's nice, he still looks like he could snap anyone in half with just his fingers! Juvia can't even begin to imagine what happened to whatever it was that invoked his wrath.'

Juvia shivered at just the thought as she raised her hand to knock on the door. "Mira-san? Juvia is here to return your dress. Juvia came yesterday but she was told you weren't here..."

No response.

Juvia knocked again and tried the door knob. "Mira?"

'That's weird… Mira-san's door is usually wide ope-'

That's when she heard it. Some rustling on the other side of the door.

"Mira?"

"Mmmph!!"

"Mira?! Are you alright?"

"MMPH!!"

Panicking, Juvia kicks down the door and gasps when she sees Mira tied up on her office chair with a blindfold and gag on her face. Her tear streaked, tired face morphs into a mixture of relief and fear when Juvia rushes over and rips the blindfold off. "Mira! What happened?! Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?!"

"W-water.." Is all Mira managed to croak as she squeezed her eyes shut to the glare of the lights, a few more tears slipping out of her eyes. Her throat was so damn dry, it hurt. Juvia hurriedly grabbed the cup of water and held it to Mira's mouth, some of the water trailing down her mouth and chin.

"Who did this to you?!" Juvia exclaimed.

"I don't know," Mira breathed when she stopped drinking. "I was chloroformed."

"Juvia will untie you now!"

"No." Mira panted, trying to collect her thoughts.

"Wha-"

"Listen carefully, Juvia." The urgency in her voice made Juvia shut up. "There is a pressure pad underneath me, so if I get off this chair, the top floor of the building explodes where Mavis's office is and the bottom floor also. It could bring down the whole building."

Juvia's heart seizes in her chest. Silver and the other babies were there!

"Listen, Juvia. We can avoid fatalities if you follow my instructions exactly as I say, alright?"

Shaking, Juvia takes a deep breath and nods her head yes.

"Okay, grab my phone and call Mavis. Put it on speaker."

With unsteady hands, Juvia grabs the phone and dials the direct line to Mavis's office.

"Mira! I was just about to call you, but Larcade won't give me two seconds to-"

"We have a code red Mavis."

There was a pause on the other end of the line. "Where."

"In my office-"

"I'm on my way-"

"No! Juvia is with me, I need you to listen. You need to ready the choppers, now. Everyone on the top two floors needs to be evacuated through the roof. Everyone else can evacuate through the front doors. After that, call in a bomb squad."

"Bomb squad? What's going on Mira?"

"Someone broke into my office last night and wired a pressure pad onto my office chair. If I move the entire top floor explodes and even if it's a bluff I know that neither one of us is willing to risk it."

"...Okay…. Don't worry, Juvia. They'll be safe. I promise."

"Thank you," Juvia shakily, whispered. Something about hearing Mavis's happy cheerful voice go into serious battle mode helped Juvia ground herself a little. They could do this. Everything will be fine.

"Juvia, what are you doing?"

"Closing the door." Juvia calmly replied.

"What? No! You need to get out of here!"

"No. Juvia is not leaving until Mira-san is able to safely get out of that chair."

Maybe it was the determined look in Juvia's eyes or the set of her jaw, or perhaps it was the terrifying idea of being alone in a situation like that that prevented Mira from insisting that Juvia leave.

"Piri- I mean, warning: code red. This is not a drill. Everyone exit the MAVIS corp building immediately. I repeat this is not a drill. Authorities have already been notified."

Both Mira and Juvia relaxed a bit when Gemini finished giving the announcement and murmuring and hurried footsteps could be heard. Two seconds later Juvia's phone rang.

"Juvia!" Hinata

"Where are you?!" Levy.

"Are you safe?" Erza.

"What's going on?" Ino and Sakura

"Are you with Mira? Lucy

They were all talking at once Juvia didn't know which to respond first.

"J-juvia is fine, but you need to get to the roof with the kids now!"

"What? Juvia what's going on?!" Erza's sharp voice cut through all the other voices.

"There's a bomb in the building that will detonate in the first and last floor if Mira-san moves from her office chair."

"WHAT?!"

"Please! Just get to the roof! The choppers will be there soon!" Juvia begged as they asked more questions.

"No way in hell Juvia!' Erza growled. "I'm going down there."

"No! Please, get them out! Their safety is my top priority and it's yours too. Juvia is safe. Please get Silver and the others out." There was silence on the other end as Erza battled with her conscience. "Please Erza."

Juvia's heart pounded as the silence on the other end extended out, then, "Damnit, Juvia if you die we will kill you! You hear me?!"

Juvia sighed with relief and managed a slight half smile amidst her terror.

"You got it."

With the guys

"Go left! left!"

"Shut the hell up Natsu, I know what I'm doing!" Gray growled.

"If that were true we wouldn't have been stuck on this level for the past hour!" Gajeel grumbled.

"Shut up, Gajeel! We'd be at the boss level if you actually followed instructions and did as I say!" Natsu retorted.

"Who died and made you in charge?!" Gray snapped without removing his eyes from the screen.

"Dude, you could literally eat anything, but you choose to eat 32 cent ramen?" Shikamaru grunted while opening the cupboards only to find stacks and stacks of instant ramen.

"Well excuuuuse me, but Ichiraku doesn't open for another hour and we all know I'm gonna need a large bowl today given the importance of today's collab meeting." Naruto replied in annoyance.

"Hn. You're not fooling anyone. You've been stressing eating ever since the whole collaboration project was announced."

Translation: You've been stress eating ever since you saw Hinata.

"Shut up, Dobe! You haven't been faring any better than I have!"

"NYAHAHAHAHA~ I DID IT! DRAGONLORD: END BEAT LEVEL 60!!!!"

"DON'T BE STUPID ASH FOR BRAINS! THAT WAS ALL ME!!! YOU BARELY LANDED TWO HITS!"

"YOU AN' STRIPPER WEREN'T EVEN CLOSE TO MY LEVEL! I LANDED THE FATAL BLOW!"

"GRRR FIGHT ME!"

"YOU'RE ON!"

Jellal and Neji sighed from the back of the living room and watched as the others raised havoc in what used to be a pristine living room. Their morning interview, and only interview for the day, had been canceled which meant they had free time until their meeting with the collaboration group. Things had been way more hectic around ever since the collaboration started, and it had nothing to do with the workload.

What Neji didn't understand is why his heart seemed to race every time he thought of Tenten. He had never felt like this about anyone! Much less a girl he had practically grown up with. It made no sense. She wasn't stunningly pretty like Ino. (Though he came to realize that women that were too pretty were too stuck up.) She really didn't have any interesting features like Sakura's pink hair (Something he would never understand why Uchiha had taken an interest to) or colored eyes (Though he had noticed that her eyes looked like pools of rich, golden brown honey in the sunlight.)

As a matter of fact he had never even seen her hair out of those ridiculously cute- ridiculous buns. And another thing! She didn't even have a normal hobby! She collected weapons for pete-sake! She refused to wear dresses and skirts as a child, and even fought with the principal to allow her to wear pants because it was a traditional private school. It made absolutely no sense for hm to have these feelings. As of now any feelings he thought he felt are absolutely nonexiste-

"Breaking News: MAVIS CORP is currently under a bomb threat-"

Neji whipped around to face the TV in shock. It was deathly silent in the room as they all watched the TV in frozen horror. Images of people running, police cars, ambulances, and firetrucks filled the screen before it switched out to people that were being interviewed.

"It's that lady from the front desk with the twin sister." Naruto said, any of his usual trace humor devoid from his voice.

"Piri-I mean, I'm not sure what happened," She said looking a bit disheveled and worried. "I was just filing some papers when I received a call to evacuate the entire building. I haven't seen my sister- GEMINI!"

The camera spins just as the lady runs past the interviewer and hugs a crying woman that looks exactly like her.

"She's trapped!" She sobbed

"Who?!"

"Mira!"

"Mirajane?!"

"Yes! But she's not alone!"

"Oh dear, who's with her?"

Gemini paused to catch her breath. "Juvia."

"WHAT?!" Gray roared while jumping to his feet to walk closer to the TV.

"A-and," Gemini hiccupped and her sister rubbed her back soothingly. "I haven't seen Hinata, Lucy, or any of the other girls-"

The broadcast was cut off then due to the havoc, but it was pointless then because they guys were gone. Out the door so fast the door was left swinging in their wake.

A/N: *hiding* PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!!!

Kill her.

I'LL TRY TO NOT PROCRASTINATE TOO MUCH!!! AND I'LL ADD IN THE SHIPS IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!

If you're still reading this then please, review.