S.R: Okay, so this chapter is going to be an info dump. Also as a quick note, I've answered about changing the ages of Natsu and Cana to fit the story idea better, but I've decided to change it for a few others as well, though it's not the exact same difference for everyone. Examples being that in canon Cana was 18 before the S-class trials, but in this story she was 24 (she's current 28. In this story Natsu is a few months younger and is 27). While Wendy was 12 in canon, but in this story she was 14. Wendy is currently 18 in the story.

Last Time

"Speaking of hatchlings, have you and your mate decided on their names yet?"

Selene asked. Ignia and Natsu both sweat-dropped at the sudden eagerness she was displaying. Sharing a look they communicated with just their eyes.

'Why do women always like to talk about babies?'

'I have no idea, that's just the way it is. Get used to it.'

Shaking his to get his thoughts back in order Natsu turned to face Selene as he replied.

"Yeah… One son and one daughter. In honor of her mother, Cana and I decided to name our little girl Cornelia. As for our son, we took a while to figure it out. In the end, because they're twins we decided to use a male name from the same region Cornelia is from, so our son is Dante."

"Cornelia and Dante Dragneel… Not bad, not bad."

Ignia said after a moment. But Natsu shook his head.

"When Cana and I got married the human way we took each other's last names. So actually they're Cornelia and Dante Alberona Dragneel."

This Time

"I see. Those are some lovely names."

Selene commented with a smile on her face. Ignia nodded his head in agreement but he had a somewhat serious face instead of smiling.

"Even though Igneel had to teach you your Dragon Slayer magic, there is a chance your children will inherit it. They won't be as strong, but if your children do inherit Dragon Slaying magic, then it will be far more wild and uncontrolled."

Since it was important knowledge he knew it had to be shared before the pink haired man could find out because of an accident. After all untrained use of Dragon Slayer magic would lead to a lot of destruction and chaos.

Nodding, Natsu mentioned that he was aware of the possibility thanks to some of the secret tomes that Igneel had left him. After that they talked a little bit about the children, and what Natsu should teach them about from dragon culture if they were normal wizards and not Dragon Slayers.

Even though they were family, there are things that non Dragon Slayers aren't allowed to know. Despite the fact Natsu shared a lot of the stories and culture with Cana after they got together, he respected the fact there were secrets that she could not know about and hadn't told her. So he agreed that things would be the same should his newborn twins not inherit his magic.

"You know, it feels nice to be able to talk about everything Igneel left me. Since everything is relating to Dragon culture and other things that aren't shared with outsiders I've had to lie to the guild that my scarf is the only thing he left me."

From everything they've heard about him, Selene and Ignia both knew that he hated that he had to lie to his friends about what Igneel had left for him. However Selene sighed. Since family was a topic that needed to come first in any discussion, she knew that before they could move on to the thing she wanted to talk about, she would have to tell Natsu where Igneel really was.

"That could have been true if you were talking in terms of physical objects, but Igneel did leave you his magic."

Ignia didn't say anything. Because he knew exactly what his newly discovered grand aunt was trying to talk about he just watched his adoptive brother carefully. He knew that there was a chance he'd have to step up and calm the pink haired man down, if he reacted poorly to this topic and or the topic it would lead into.

"That is true, and I am very proud to wield my Fire Dragon Slayer magic."

It was an obvious statement, just from the little time they'd spent with him, Ignia and Selene both knew it was a perfect fit for his personality. Though his words did give Selene an idea. Leading the conversation in a way that she could explain things in a more peaceful way, she used her tone of voice to make it sound like cautionary words of advice when she spoke again.

"The more a Dragon Slayer uses their magic the more their magic tries to change them."

"Right, we essentially become half dragon."

Ignia shook his head at Natsu's quick response and Selene close her eyes with a frown.

"That's not quite right. The process doesn't stop there... At least it wouldn't if there wasn't something preventing it."

The room was silent as Natsu absorbed that tidbit of information. Proud smiles were hidden from the pink haired man as the two dragons noticed that he seemed to have an epiphany of sorts.

"You mean, Igneel and the other dragons that vanished that day are doing something that prevents us slayers from becoming full fledged dragons?"

He asked after a moment, getting nods from both Selene and Ignia.

"But why?"

Sighing heavily Ignia was the one that answered.

"Because the process warps your mind. I can't say it was solely because of becoming a dragon so suddenly, but it was a large part of the cause of Acnologia's insanity. He was the very first Dragon Slayer. But during the Dragon Civil war he was betrayed. In order to get his revenge Acnologia began to slaughter every dragon he could. Bathing in their blood as he killed them was enough to jump start his shift into a dragon and it caused him to snap… Seeing what it did to him, it was decided that no Dragon Slayer was allowed to mutate into a dragon like he had."

Natsu understood, because it had happened once and there was no proof it couldn't happen again, the idea of outlawing it made sense. Now that he knew why Igneel had left him all those years ago, he was relieved. Though he had never admitted it, and refused to acknowledge it, deep down Natsu feared that Igneel left because he didn't want him. Deep down he feared that he had been abandoned by his adoptive father, just like his birth family had done. Granted that fear was only from a very, very small piece of him. Yet there was still one all important question that he needed to ask. So as calmly as he could, Natsu looked to the two Dragon Gods.

"I understand all that and I can see that it's important Igneel left to do this… But where did he go?"

Heavily stressing the word where, Natsu carefully watched Ignia and Selene, worried it might be something they didn't want to tell him. Both of them frowned at his question, and his face fell. They knew. The two Dragon Gods knew where Igneel was, but they weren't saying.

The Fire Dragon God saw the look on Natsu's face and coughed. Hesitantly, Ignia finally gave a reply.

"It's not that we don't want to tell you, or that we aren't going to, Natsu. It's.. difficult."

Selene decided to give a proper explanation of the situation, so as to help the pink haired man understand why they had frowned and given pause instead of instantly answering his question about Igneel's whereabouts.

"That is correct. Sadly, we are unable to handle Acnologia ourselves. Not just out of fear, but because the Gods have decried that he is to be handled by mankind. As he has become a Dragon, the only way man has a chance is you Dragon Slayers. But even if all of you were equal to us, the Dragon Gods, you wouldn't stand a chance. The reason is because none of you have actually finished your training."

Even though he was looking at her when she spoke up, Natsu wasn't quite grasping what she was trying to say.

"You Dragon Slayers could have the power to actually rival a dragon and you still wouldn't be able to kill it simply because you aren't on the right level. Your training is half finished. Because you are not our slayer, we have no right to teach you. Which means you have to finish your training with Igneel. Yet given everything you've learned, and everything that has happened today… Distressing you is not something we want to do right now."

With that said, Natsu realized what they were getting at. They wanted and needed to tell him where Igneel had gone. They just weren't sure how. Or more likely, given his current emotional state, they weren't sure how he would take the news. Which would make sense, as even he noticed his emotions were on high alert now that his children had been born.

"Right. We can talk about Igneel's location later then. After things settle down and you don't have to be worried about how I'll take it."

"We can talk about the rest later as well. It is late, and I can sense your desire to be close to your mate. We've already shared a great deal of knowledge, so it might be best to stop for a bit and let you wrap your mind around it all."

Selene commented with a gentle smile on her face as Ignia stood up from his seat and started to stretch. Without meaning too Natsu mirrored Ignia's moves, though he had a sheepish grin on his face as he looked to Selene.

"Cana will be staying in the guild infirmary for a few days while we make sure the twins are perfectly healthy so I'll be staying here with them. But if you go downstairs and find they blue haired woman, Wendy, she can take you to my place and you can stay there while you are here in Magnolia."

The pink haired man offered as Selene stood up from her chair as well. Understanding that Natsu wanted time with his wife and newborn children, without extra company Ignia and Selene both accepted his offer. As they left the conference room, a glance at the clock told them that they'd been in the room far longer than the three of them had thought. It was almost time for the guild to start closing up for the night.

Despite their confusion about how much time had passed, the two Dragon Gods nodded as they bid Natsu good night before making their way down into the lobby of the guild hall. Natsu says his good night to them as he wonders towards the infirmary were Cana and their newborn children were sleeping.

Wondering into the room he noticed Cana was still awake. Mira was trying and failing to pry a sleepy Michiko from her spot. Just by looking Natsu could tell she didn't want to leave her new brother and sister just yet.

"Daddy, tell auntie Mira to stop being a meanie and let me stay."

Michiko called to him when she notices his presence in the doorway. He had to fight the bubbling of laughter that was building up in his chest when he noticed Mira pouting at being called a meanie. Smiling as he fully walked into the room he nodded to Mira as he sat down beside Cana.

"It's alright. Besides, you were planing to stay here tonight as well right? Just in case we needed help with the twins. Might as well let Michiko stay too."

Cana didn't say anything, but Mira read on her friends face that she was going to go along with whatever Natsu said since she was too tired to think for herself. Shrugging the white haired woman stopped trying to pull the little brunette out of the room with her.

"If you need me I'll be downstairs."

She commented. Recalling that they had added on a few bedrooms for when guests came to the guild, Natsu nodded as Mira left the room. Even though he wanted nothing more than to curl up on the bed with Cana, he waited until Michiko had fallen asleep in the infirmary bed that was on his other side, solely because he didn't want to have to get back up to tuck her in after he himself laid down.

When he did finally lay down beside his wife, Natsu pulled her close as his arms snaked around her. As she was already starting to nod off, he laid a gently kiss on her forehead and mumbled "good night" as he closed his eyes.

The Next Morning

Natsu woke up as sunlight streamed through the window, dancing across his face. While they slept Cana had snuggled in closer to him, making it impossible for him to move without waking her up. But he didn't mind, as it was quite comfy. Plus he really enjoyed the little moments, when he could relax and not have anything to worry about. Though he should have been worried about getting a peaceful night now that he and Cana had two babies to take care of. Then the haze left his mind as he recalled the reason he could be so peaceful. Mira and Bisca both stayed at the guild to watch over and take care of Cornelia and Dante for the night, mostly so that Cana and Natsu could have a peaceful night for the first time in a few months.

"Morning Natsu."

He heard as the two women finally noticed his stirring. Both of them had a baby in their arms, feeding them. Neither one of them seemed to have been too tired, so he figured it might have been a better night than they'd all been expecting.

"Morning Bisca. Morning Mira."

Before anyone could say anything else the door to the room opened up and four figures walked in. Porlyusica, Wendy, Ignia, and Selene. Wendy's eyes were sparkling as she animatedly talked in a soft tone with the two Dragon Gods. Porlyusica was ignoring them and quickly made her way towards Mira and Bisca intending to check up on the babies once more.

As he knew Porlyusica would need him to move so she could check up on Cana, Natsu slowly untangled himself from her, as he tried not to shift too much. He was unsuccessful though as she groaned when she felt the warmth that he generated leave her side.

"Natsu, come back to bed..."

She mumbled, though as he knew her better than the rest of the group, Natsu knew it wasn't her sleep talking voice. She was partially awake.

"But it's time to get up."

He said out loud before leaning in and whispering in her ear with taunting smirk on his face 'Unless you don't want me to make breakfast?'

"Dammit Natsu don't tease me like that!"

She commented as she sat up almost eagerly. She had noticed the other voices in the room, and knew it was just Natsu's way of showing them she was already waking up anyway. Which was why she played along with him, faking being embarrassed by his whisper.

Even though Natsu had told them about his two guests, Mira and Bisca were both rather cautious as they studied the two that Wendy seemed to be getting along with. After Cana had finished stretching and waking up they did give the two little ones over to her, but continued to stand in front of her in a protective stance. Noticing their guarded attitude towards Ignia and Selene, Natsu sighed.

"Mira, Bisca it's alright. Remember I told you I had guests coming to discuss things related to draconic culture? That's them."

"We know."

They responded in unison.

"Then you can relax. Even if they were bitter enemies, family will not harm family."

Wendy commented, as she tried to help. After all even if Ignia and Selene understood just how close the guild was and how protective they were over each other, there was still a chance they would take offense.

"Family?"

Porlyusica commented, as she finished her examination of Cana and the twins. Despite the fact she wanted to leave already, she couldn't deny the fact she was intrigued as to how Natsu knew the two exceptionally powerful beings that were standing beside the younger Dragon Slayer.

In response to her prompting the dark orange haired man spoke up, as the dark haired woman beside him nodded.

"Yeah. Natsu was raised by my old man, Igneel. He and I are brothers, and as we found out yesterday, Selene is our great aunt" here he paused quickly glancing towards the women in the room. Seeing their confusion about how they could be in a human form despite being dragons, he continued "now before you ask, when we dragons become strong enough we can use a special type of transformation spell that not only changes our appearance but the feel of our magic."

Even though they weren't sure if they believed it or not, Mira and Bisca did relax a bit, as the body language of the two dragons showed they were no threat. In fact Ignia seemed to be looking towards Natsu as if he were a proud older brother, and Selene had a twinkle in her eyes that made it seem like she just wanted to fawn over the babies.

Cana wasn't even looking towards the two Dragon Gods as she knew them. Natsu had already told her about his connection with Ignia, but he didn't say anything about Selene last night. So instead she was looking at her husband with a raised eyebrow. Seeing her look he sighed.

"I was going to tell you but, you were already partially asleep."

He offered with an apologetic smile.

S.R: Yeah, we're going to have a few chapters worth of story with Ignia and Selene in town. Mostly because I have a lot of things for them to explain and set up with Natsu. Because it's going to be a lot of dialogue I figured it was better to break it into chunks. Anyway I'll see you guys next time.