Special thanks to XxShyxX for helping me out with this story.

Disclaimer: I do not Fairy Tail or its characters.

Chapter 14

The Dragneel Family

'And welcome back to Late Night show with Amanda. (A/N: I know, I know. The name sucks and sounds repetitive. But I'm bad with names so, please go along with it.) Today, we have with us the band which has been gaining a lot of attentions these few years, The Slayer.'

The big man who was sitting in the left most corner of the sofa, closest to where the host was seated on, smiled at her.

'Thanks for having us, Amanda.'

'Oh pssh. It's me who have to thank you guys for making the time for this despite your busy schedule. So, would you like to introduce us to your band?'

The man flashed the perfect smile at the audience who had a few of the girls squealing his name.

'Of course. I'm Laxus and I'm the lead singer.'

Then, he proceeded to point at the girl sitting beside him.

'And this is Lucy, the drummer, mostly known as the Black Rose and the only girl brave enough to stick around with us all through our world tour.'

That stirred some laughter among the audience area. The drummer was in her usual attire of intense smoky eyes and sleeveless crimson colored loose top that came to just a few inches under her breasts, baring her milky white midriff, and a pair of leather pants and laced up boots and of course, her signature mischievous smirk adorning her pretty face. She winked at the audiences which caused a little uproar amid the males.

'Beside her is the lead guitarist, The Black Steel Gajeel. And that's Bickslow, our second guitarist that's next to him.'

'Thank you for the introduction, Laxus. Now, could you tell us a bit about how this band got together? Is this true that you are the founder and recruited the rest of them?'

The band smiled as their minds wandered back to how the band was first formed.

'That's right, Amanda. I had always wanted to start a rock band since I was little but started looking for the band mates. Then, in high school, I came across Bickslow and Gajeel and let me tell you, when we first met, we hated each other's gut.'

The other two males nodded their heads in union.

'Bickslow was a class clown, Gajeel was a misunderstood kid from the other side of the street and I was an arrogant jock. We ran in completely different social circle. But one day, we got into a small fight and our punishment was to clean the music room after school and we started talking to each other and that's how I found out their passion and they knew my dream. So, The Slayer 1.0 was formed that day. We played in the school concert. We weren't famous since the rock band aren't very "school-friendly". Then, Max, our former drummer, quitted when he decided to go to college in another country. So, we were back to the square zero but we never stopped looking for the ideal drummer. Luckily, a few years later, we came across this amazing bartender who can produce a very beautiful music from just a few bottles and chopsticks. We found out that she was the apprentice of the most famous drummer in the rock music history, Gildarts Clive. We were awestruck.'

Bickslow took over their leader when he paused.

'So, I asked her if she was free later and that we got a very interesting proposition for her. I got punched in face. For a petite girl, she sure pack a punch. She even broke my nose. And that's how we met our last addition to our group, Lucy.'

Everyone laughed at the image of Bickslow getting hit by a girl. Lucy giggle at the memory. That was the night her whole life changed for the better.

'Well, I had a long and busy day. I was already high strung. You should have phrased it better.'

Gajeel put his heavy hand on her head and rubbed hard, earning a glare from the blonde.

'So, long story short, we stalked her and annoyed her until she agreed. Since then, she couldn't get rid of us.'

The "aww" could be heard from the crowd. Amanda flipped her strawberry blonde hair back and smiled prettily. Lucy felt suffocated for that woman. Having to always be in a perfect posture in front of camera with a perfect smile. That had to be tiring after some time.

'What a wonderful story. It's so wonderful to see the band still going strong after years. Is it true that each of you were courted by different companies to become their poster model but you refused each and every one of them? Why is that? It would be a great side job and it will give the band more exposure at the same time.'

Lucy shrugged her shoulder. She thought it would more of a common sense why they rejected all the offers.

'We decided to join the entertainment business because of our love for music. We would like to put all our focus on our music career and make it to the top because of our abilities and not because of they know us from our side career.'

Amanda's smile grew even bigger at her answer.

'I guess I can see what you mean. Speaking of music career, I heard that the new music video is coming out soon. Will you tell us a little sneak peek on what we have to expect?'

Bickslow laughed loudly, drawing all the attention to him.

'Sorry, that just reminded me of what happened at the shooting. It was most enjoyable video shooting ever.'

To her horror, Lucy felt her cheeks heating up a bit. Lucy nearly sighed in relief when Laxus interrupted.

'The new music video is for the song 'Devil with Wings' written by our very own Lucy. It's about how the girl with two sides. The music video is very sensual and beautiful. It's actually coming out next month.'

'Oh, I can't wait for it be released. All your music videos are so sexy and you have the most beautiful women to feature in them.'

'Ah, about that, there will be a little surprise in this music video.'

Amanda crocked her head at Gajeel's words.

'What surprise?'

'You will have to wait and see for that.'

Amanda laughed softly.

'Oh, speaking of sexy situation, Lucy, little birdie told me about your golden rule. Is it true that you make it a rule not to get together with your band member?'

Lucy tensed up at the mention of her rule.

'That's right.'

Amanda shook her head as if she couldn't understand why Lucy would even come up with that idea.

'Why? Maybe you haven't noticed but your bandmates are yummy.'

All the guys looked smug when the pretty presenter complimented them and Lucy rolled their eyes at them.

'I know that. But it's just hooking with your bandmate will bring more problem than its worth. After your break-up, you won't get to get over it and lick your wound in private because you're stuck with them. It will make the whole band uncomfortable.'

Lucy recited the same speech she always said whenever someone questioned her rule but now, it sounded fake and she felt like a hypocrite. She was already having regular sex with one of her bandmates who was sitting beside her and no matter how discrete they were trying to be, it's only a matter of time before someone found out. She broke her own very rule and she had never been more disappointed with herself.

Lucy landed several powerful punches the man-shaped dummy in the stomach and it made a loud sound at the contact. Turning around, she round kicked the side of its head before landing gracefully.

'I see you're not kidding about your martial arts skill, Mrs. Heartfilia.'

Lucy faced where the voice came from and was surprised when she saw the man who had all his mint-green hair in a ponytail. She never met anyone this early on the training ground before.

'Thanks. Call me Lucy, please. Is it your training time? I never met anyone at this time before since I've been back.'

Orga, in his tight black shirt and basketball shorts made his way towards her.

'No. I normally train in the evening but it's too crowded so, I decided to come earlier.'

Lucy wiped the sweat on her forehead with the back of her arms. She had been at it for almost an hour and she was sweating like a pig now.

'I see. That's good. I will have a sparring partner then.'

Orga lifted his eyebrows at the small girl in front of him. Did her hear her right?

'You want to spar with me? Are you sure? I mean, no offense but you are half my size. I don't want to hurt you by accident.'

A tick formed above her brows and she snarled at the large man.

'I told you not to look down on me when you don't even know me. I'm a lot tougher than I look.'

Orga grinned at her confidence. It might be true she was an excellent marksman and can throw mean punches but there's no way she could take on a man his size. But it was cute how she tried.

'Alright. How about this? I will spar with you now and if you can keep up with me, I will be your new spar partner.'

Lucy nodded her head. It sounded fair, she would not want to pair with a weakling who was not on the same level with her. They walked towards center of the mat and took stances. Each of them waiting for the other to move first, after a while, Orga charged towards her and Lucy stepped out of the way just a few seconds before he could land an attack on her. She grabbed the back of his shirt collar and placing her foot behind his heels, she pulled hard causing to nearly fall back but he quickly found his footing. He was surprisingly light on his feet for someone his size.

'Smart move, Lucy. You nearly got me.'

Lucy smiled in glee and threw several punches on him but he put up his arms as a barrier. When she stopped, he tried to hook kick her but she quickly dropped down to avoid it. This continued for quite some times and they were already out of breath by then. Both of them were tired but neither of them wanted to give up first. Orga pulled her by the front of her shirt and put his foot behind her foot and tried to push her forward but Lucy quickly inserted her two hands between his two hands and pushed them outward with all her power, releasing his hold on her shirt and using the momentum as an advantage, she held on his hand and turned around and judo threw him over her shoulders using all her strength.

Orga wasn't sure what happened. One minute, he was winning and the next, he was lying on his back, looking up at the smug looking Lucy standing above him. Lucy held out a hand to him, sucking up his male pride, he put his hand in her and let her help him pull him back.

'Damn, that was a good spar. You're really good. You lasted for a long time.'

Orga shook his head in disbelief at the tiny girl. How could a girl that size throw a man twice her size?

'How the hell are you so good at this?'

Lucy threw her head back and laughed loudly, making Orga more confused.

'I used to wrestle with my best friend and when we were kids damn, he was damn good and liked to cheat. So, when I grew up, one of my bodyguards taught me all the self-defense technique. I'm particularly good at Karate actually.'

Orga smiled. She really was a force to be reckoned with. There were so many sides of her that people wouldn't expect.

Orga held out his hand.

'You got yourself a sparring partner, Lucy.'

Lucy took his hand and shook.

'I'm glad. I can't forward to the next training session.'

They walked together back to the lockers rooms where they put their staffs away.

'Are those real tattoos on your left arms?'

'Dammit, I forgot to wear long sleeved today.'

Lucy got out of the shower stall and she wrapped the towel around her body and tucked the end between her breasts. She walked towards the lockers and opened the one she put her bag and clothes in and started changing. It was while she was putting her shirt on that she heard her phones rang. She quickly pulled her down and picked up her phone. Hmm. Unknown number. Dread filled her and she was hesitant to answer it. Okay, this was ridiculous. It could be from anyone. She swiped the arrow with all the bravery she could muster.

'Hello?'

'Lucy? I haven't talked to you in a while. How are you?'

Lucy gasped. She would remember this smoky voice anywhere. How did he even get her new number? Probably from his brother.

'I'm fine. How are you, Zeref?'

'Not too shabby. I heard my brother came and visited you a couple months ago.'

Lucy smiled at the memory of her pink-haired best friend.

'Yeah. He stayed for a few days at my place. What do you need, Zeref?'

'Actually, I was hoping we can talk. I live only a few hours away from the city. Do you think you can come over today?'

Lucy checked her wrist watch. It's 9 now so, she still had plenty of time to go visit the Dragneel family estate.

'Sure. Send me the address.'

Lucy gaped at the large mansion in front of her. It seemed even more extravagant than their previous mansion. She took her shades off and threw it on the car's dashboard and quickly walked towards the large wooden door with beautiful craving on it. After her third knock, the door opened to reveal a girl. Her long wavy blonde hair was tumbling past her waist and framed her pretty heart-shaped face perfectly. Her slim, small body was enclosed in pink flowy dress and her large green eyes sparkled in delight when she saw the guest.

'Lucy! I'm so glad you could make it. I missed you so much.'

Lucy patted the small woman on her head softly. Despite her small build and child-like face, she was a lot older than Lucy.

'I missed you too, Mavis. I'm actually here to see Zeref. Do you know where he is?'

Mavis grabbed Lucy's hand and dragged her to where her husband were. They stopped in front of a large door and Mavis let go of Lucy's hand to knock on the door and opened it without waiting for an answer.

'Mavis. I told you. Don't open the door before I can answer. What's the point of knocking if you're just open it without waiting for the permission?'

Mavis just laughed off her husband's words. Only Mavis was brave enough to ignore Zeref Dragneel's words.

'Oh, you and your weird rules. I'm here to tell you Lucy is here.'

Mavis pushed the girl to the room and Lucy tumbled inside the large room which appeared to be the office and the black haired man behind the desk stood up and walked around the desk.

'Oh, Lucy. Thank you for coming all the way here. I apologize for asking you so suddenly. Please sit.'

Lucy sit on the sofa and sighed at how soft it felt.

'It's ok. What do you want to talk about?'

'I'll bring us some drinks.'

Mavis waltzed out of the room and closed the door behind her.

'I heard about Acnologia. Are you ok?'

Lucy let out a deep breath and leaned back on the sofa.

'Not really. I'm freaking out. Like every time I see an unknown number, I feared it was him. And I couldn't shake the feeling that I'm under the watch. I'm going crazy.'

Zeref took the seat across from her and nodded in understanding.

'You're not going crazy. Anyone would feel the same way, being hunted down by the most ruthless human that ever walked on this planet.'

Lucy massaged the knots on her temple and let out a shaky laugh.

'And the funniest part is I married that man.'

'It's not your fault, Lucy. You were forced to marry him.'

'Doesn't make any difference. The point is I'm still married to that man legally because he wouldn't sign the divorce paper even after he was put on the death row. I should have known something was up by then. But no, I was too cocky to think that he would be gone forever.'

Zeref leaned forward and patted his brother's best friend who was like his own little sister on her knees in comfort.

'We all thought that. But sometimes, life can surprise you.'

Lucy glanced at the handsome man. She shouldn't complain. She knew the Dragneel family was in a lot of danger as well and she could see the stress it put on Zeref by how aged he looked now. He still looked great but he looked like he got a lot on his shoulder.

'I heard about Jackal. I'm sorry, Zeref.'

Zeref closed his eyes at the mention of his deceased family member. The gang was like his own family and the loss of them hit really hard on all of them.

'I know.'

The door opened and Mavis walked back inside with three glasses of lemonade on the tray and placed it on the table between the two sofas. Then, she sat on Zeref's laps and reached for her own glass.

'What I'm trying to say is that I would like to offer my help again. Just like the last time. I know you're back to working with FBI. As long as Acnologia is running free on the street, it's not safe for my family as well.'

Lucy felt her heart melt at the love this man had for his gang members. How different from her own father, who treated his underlings as a shield and objects he used to get what he wanted.

'I know you and Natsu left the gangs behind to get a new life but the Heartfilia and Dragneel blood ran in each of you. And Heartfilia and Dragneel has been looking out for each other for several generations so, that means that you are part of the family as well.'

The tears formed in her eyes but she bit her lips to let the tears fall. Mavis's words soothed the anxiety in her weary heart and she smiled softly at both of them.

'Thank you guys.'

A/N: Another chapter yay! And yes, I put Zervis because I just love them. LaLu fluff coming up in the next chapter don't worry. Thanks for all the reviews. You don't know how much it helps me keep moving forward when I hit writer's block.

And sorry guest, I really didn't know Slayer is an actual band. I'm really bad at coming up with original and unique names so, the names I come up with might already exist. I hope nobody got offended by that.

And I hope you enjoyed a little Orga x Lucy moment. I had to put it in because I'm actually starting a new story soon with the help of XxShyxX (I know I have to finish my existing stories but it's a really bad habit) and it's Orga x Lucy.

Until next time, my lovelies.