Wendy was a nervous wreck when she entered the school with her "parents." She was starting to think that maybe this wasn't such a good idea but there was no backing out of it now. She took a deep breath before entering the classroom where her teacher was waiting.
"Alright guys now don't do anything weird okay?" Wendy told them. "Just try to act normal."
"Trust me Wendy you have nothing to worry about." Gray assured her.
Without anymore hesitation they went into the classroom.
"Mr. and Mrs. Fernandes so wonderful of you to come." Mirajane said. "Please have a seat."
Gray and Juvia sat down in the two chairs that were in front of Mirajane's desk.
"I'm glad to finally meet you both. Your daughter is such a very bright and sweet young girl. She's one of my best students."
"Thank you. We're glad to hear that she's doing so well." Juvia said.
"And I appreciate you two allowing your home to be the replacement location for the Halloween party. The kids were absolutely devastated by the cancellation but they'll be happy to here that things have changed. That is of course if certain circumstances are met."
"Such as?" Gray asked.
"Well is your house in good condition? I'm aware that it's very old and I'm sure that it's been remodeled to be safer but I'm required to make sure that's the case."
"Oh yes it's in perfect condition. Very safe." Gray said.
"Good and what of the food and refreshments? Nothing against your cooking but parents would prefer that the food not be homemade."
"That's not a problem. We hired a caterer."
"That's good. What catering company?"
"Catering company? Oh...Uh...Right um... It's a... It's called...Undead Cuisine."
"Undead Cuisine?" Mirajane said skeptically.
"Yeah! They make food that looks like something dead and/or spooky. They're speciality is Halloween parties and horror movie get together and occasional goth meetings. Here's their card."
Gray put Jellal's hand behind his back and made a fake business card appear in it which he then gave to the teacher.
"I see. I've never heard of them before."
"They're very discreet. They only work for certain people."
"I'm sorry, certain people?"
"The owner is a friend of the family." Juvia said. "So their services are free for us."
"Oh how nice. Is the entertainment and the activities age appropriate?"
"Definitely and we'll be chaperoning the whole time."
"That's good to hear. Okay then I guess the party will be at your place. I can't wait to tell the kids."
"It was a pleasure to meet you Miss Strauss." Juvia said.
"You too Mr. and Mrs. Fernandes."
"Well we better be going now." Gray said. "Right Wendy?"
"Yep. Goodbye Miss Strauss. See you on Monday." Wendy said.
"Wendy wait." The teacher said. "Before you go would would mind staying for a minute? I need to talk to you about one of your papers that you turned in. Your parents can stay and listen if they'd like."
"No I think it would be best if they waited outside. Right Mom and Dad?"
"Right." They both said.
"Excuse us."
They went out into the hallway.
"Now you two stay out here, don't cause any trouble, and don't draw any attention to yourselves." Wendy said. "I'll be back as soon as I can."
She went back in the classroom and left them alone. Shortly after that they heard a growling noise.
"What was that?" Gray asked.
"I think it came from your stomach." Juvia said. "Well not your stomach but Mr. Fernandes's stomach."
"Why is it making that sound?"
"I think you're hungry or rather Mr. Fernandes is hungry and I think Mrs. Fernandes is getting hungry too."
"Oh right. I forgot living bodies need food."
"What should we do?"
"What else? We go eat."
"But Gray, Wendy told us not to leave."
"No she told us not to cause trouble or draw attention to ourselves. We just go grab something to eat and then hurry back."
"But don't we need money?"
"The man's wallet is in his back pocket so we're covered. I think I saw a cafe on the way here and I could really use a cup of English tea and a biscuit."
"I wonder if they have petite fours. You know this woman has a repressed but very strong craving for strawberry cake."
"So I'm guessing you want something sweet?"
"Most likely."
Luckily for them and driver's every where the cafe was in perfect walking distance. They ordered their drinks and snacks, sat outside on a table, then indulged in eating and drinking them. Oh how they enjoyed being able to actually taste good again. It had been far too long.
When Wendy finished talking with Miss Strauss about her paper she left the classroom to meet up with Gray and Juvia only to find them gone
"Oh God! Where did they go?!" She said starting to panic.
At that moment Natsu and Lucy appeared in the hallway.
"Wendy there's something very important that I forgot to tell you guys about body possession." Natsu said.
"Not now. Gray and Juvia are gone." Wendy said.
"What do you mean they're gone?"
"I mean they left and they took my parents's bodies with them!"
"Oh that's not good."
"Alright don't panic." Lucy said. "Maybe they didn't go far. Let's check outside."
As fast as the wind, Natsu and Lucy whooshed outside to look for Gray and Juvia who were in Jellal and Erza's bodies. They didn't have to search far and they found them right at the nearest cafe.
"What are you two doing here?!" Wendy asked when she arrived over there.
"Your parents's bodies got hungry so we went to grab a small bite." Juvia said before popping a petite four into her mouth.
"What are you eating?" Wendy asked.
"Petite fours. Want one?"
"What are they?"
"They're small decorative cakes that were invented by the French."
"Cake? No you can't eat cake! My mother's on a diet."
"Really? Well you know she's not very happy with this diet. You should feel this craving she has for strawberry cake."
Wendy facepalmed.
"How many have you eaten?"
"Just three."
"That'll go straight to her hips. Oh she's going to go through another weight gain freak out."
"I'm sorry."
She looked over at Gray who was sipping from a cup.
"What are you drinking?" She asked.
"Just English tea with no sugar. Perfectly healthy." He answered.
"My father hates tea."
"Really? Hmmph...Americans."
"Look you guys might want to cut the snack time now." Natsu said.
"Why?"
"Because I left out a little detail about body possession."
"Which is?"
"That living people who are strong willed can sometimes force a spirit who has possessed them out of their bodies."
"Why didn't you tell us this earlier?!"
"I forgot!"
"You said strong willed people can force them out?" Wendy asked.
"Yes." Natsu answered. "So on a scale of one to ten how strong willed are your parents?"
"We need to get home now." Wendy said. "Everyone to the car."
They went back to the parking area at the school and walked to the car. They were just about to get in the vehicle when Gray and Juvia started twitching and shaking.
"Uh-oh." Natsu said. "Twitching. The first sign that the original owner of the body is fighting back."
"No not now." Wendy said.
"You guys have to suppress them." Lucy said.
"I'm trying but you're old man is really fighting me here." Gray said. "Hey! Did he just kick me?!"
"Ow! I feel like she's punching me! Must your mother be so violent?!" Juvia said.
They fought but in the end they were no match for Jellal's will or Erza's and eventually two spectral lights came flying out of Jellal and Erza's mouths. The couple started to cough and hack, feeling like they had just thrown up.
"Oh my head." Erza said once she regained conscious. "It hurts."
"So does mine." Jellal said after coughing for almost five minutes straight.
"Mom, Dad, are you okay?" Wendy asked them.
"Wendy why are we outside?" Erza asked. "And why are we at your school?"
"And why do I feel British?" Jellal asked.
"Um...I can explain everything. Except the british part."
