Chapter Eighteen: They're All Insane

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Previously:

His first response was going to be 'no' but he could tell this was important and it wasn't often Erza asked for help. Especially for both Kristina's and his help, this had to be bad. Generally most people of the guild saw him and Kristina as over kill if they worked together, Erza was one of those people though she never complained since his wife had a tendency to help the town rebuild if she caused the damage. It also didn't help that both he and his wife were S class wizards. He tapped his bottom lip, "I'll help."

Erza nodded, "We'll meet at the train station tomorrow morning."

Mira seemed shocked, "Erza, Natsu, Gray, and Reinhart on the same team. I never saw that one coming. This could be the most powerful team Fairy Tail has ever seen.

Now:

Reinhart woke up to the sight of his wife still asleep on the bed. They had stayed up late trying to enjoy the time they had with each other. As much as Kristina didn't like that she was only getting a few days with her husband she knew that this mission he was going on with Erza was important. Getting up quietly he made his way over the open tank holding Viper and pet his head, "You watch out for mommy okay. I shouldn't be gone too long." On his leg he could feel Midnight rub against him, "And you too. She is too precious not to protect." Pulling his hand out he went over and kissed his wife on the cheek and grabbed his bag. He paused in the door way looking at Kristina hugging his pillow before leaving. He knew the longer he watched her the more he would want to back out.

He found he was the first one to get to the train station so he set his bag down and pulled out a book he had packed for the trip. Not twenty minuets later he could hear Natsu coming near him with Happy and an angry Lucy. "You know if you do something drastic he will start using the door right?"

The blond looked at him as Natsu paled at the thought and looked away embarrassed. "What kind of drastic could I pull just to get him to stop?"

Reinhart put the book in his lap and looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "That is to be decided by you. My drastic you can't pull off."

"Oh yeah, try me." Lucy huffed out taking a seat next to him. He could tell her irritation was allowing her to talk to him the way she was so he didn't hold it above her.

"I kicked his ass and told him if he did it again…" Yellow eyes looked at the dragon slayer begging him not to say it. He smirked, "Then you better keep yourself knocking on my front door." The pinkette nodded and sat down talking with Happy. Pleased with himself he turned back to his book saying as he found his page, "I promised him I wouldn't say unless he broke his promise first."

Lucy sighed and leaned back against the chair, "Ugh, I just wish he would stop."

"You should be happy he finds the need to check on you like that. That means he likes you a lot." Brown eyes looked at him like he had gone insane, "If he didn't care for you he wouldn't keep breaking in. It's just something he does. You just have to find you own way to get him to use the front door."

"And you don't find it concerning that he is just breaking into someone's house?"

Reinhart thought for a second, "With any other guy yes. But with him no, not really. Unlike most men he's pretty oblivious. He doesn't think the way most guys do. He's not all about peeking in at a girl while she in the shower. I should know. One time when he broke into my house while Kristina was in the shower and he waited for her to walk out in her towel before he made his prescience known."

Lucy deadpanned, "What did he want?"

"To ask her if she knew any other place to get food. The last place he went to started to get too expensive." Reinhart shrugged, "While irritated that he broke in she did show him where we shopped after she got dressed. Well…" The man chuckled, "…after making him trip and fall into a pond in retaliation."

The blond laughed lightly, "She's so different from what I thought she would be like. I thought she was this sweet girl but now I hear she is fierce."

Reinhart rolled his eyes in reply going back to his book to ignore Lucy's fangirling. The next time looked up from his book he could see Natsu and Gray arguing with each other. He shook his head amused and watched the free entertainment. "Fine then why don't you just take care of it yourself? I don't want to go any."

"Sounds like a plan to me. Then I get to watch her beat you senseless."

Reinhart laughed out loud while Lucy commented, "Let's just sit here and pretend we don't know them."

"Why did you decide to come along with us?" Happy asked with a fish in his mouth. The yellowed eyed man looked over to hear the answer.

"Mira asked me to tag along. Asked me to stop them from fighting when Erza wasn't looking." She shook her head.

Reinhart rolled his eyes fondly at what Mira did, "That's Mira for you."

"You aren't doing a very good job." Happy commented causing Reinhart to nod in agreement.

"Their hopeless. Besides, Reinhart you're stronger. Why aren't you stopping them?"

Yellow looked into brown his answer making her want to fall over at the simplicity of his response, "I don't want to."

"Sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting long?" The moment those words were out of the redheads mouth Gray and Natsu got buddy buddy.

"I've been here for hours, I thought you learned to pack faster." Reinhart quipped with a raised eyebrow looking at the woman.

"No not really." Lucy looked over her jaw dropping, "All those belong to you?!"

"Wow look at all that luggage." Happy said in awe.

Reinhart rolled his eyes and put his book away as he let whatever was going on behind him happen. He really didn't care about the conversation about the redhead's luggage. He could hear Gray and Natsu talking making him laugh as Lucy said, "Listen, one Happy is enough."

"I love to see the two of you getting along." He turned and stood near the train watching as Erza approached Lucy, "And what was your name? I believe I saw you at the guild yesterday."

Reinhart turned his attention to the two fools who would go back to bickering when Erza's back was turned. He knew that the redhead was no fool thus why she kept turning to look at the boys forcing them to stop fighting. This was why he never stopped them. Seeing them act like idiots was beyond entertaining to him. However he was even more amused when Natsu spoke up, "Hey Erza, I'll come with you but only on one condition."

Gray looked at the pinkette like he had gone insane, "Shut up!"

The redhead turned to looked at the male, "Oh? Well then let's hear it."

Reinhart smiled at the grin that took over the dragon slayers face, "I want a rematch when we get back to Fairy Tail."

While Gray told Natsu he was being an idiot the yellowed eyed man patted the pink haired male on the shoulder encouragingly, "Don't encourage him."

Reinhart smirked at Gray, "I'll encourage him all I want." Gray paled and backed away from the challenging grin that the man gave him. He was not foolish enough to take on an S class wizard.

"I'm a lot stronger than I was last time, so this time will be way different." Natsu continued to grin widely saying with confidence, "Cause I'm going to beat you."

"Yes, I can tell you've improved." Erza looked up with a smile, "As to whether or not you can beat me I suppose we'll have to see. I accept you challenge."

Natsu's lit up in flame happily. Once they were gone he ran onto the train with little regard to his motion sickness. Reinhart and Erza smiled at each other following him on with Happy perched on the man's shoulder. Behind them they could hear Lucy and Gray following them on. Getting to the seat that Natsu chose Reinhart chose to sit with Natsu and Gray while Lucy sat with Erza. Happy was happily seated on Natsu's lap. The moment the train started the yelled eyed man moved his arm so that Natsu could lay on his lap. "And down he goes." Happy moved so that he was now sitting between Lucy and Erza.

"Ugh, I'm going to barf."

"I swear you are totally pathetic Natsu." Gray commented from looking out the window. "One minuet you're picking a fight and the next you are like this."

"It's got to be tough on him getting from place to place."

"Don't worry he'll be fine." The redhead looked at Reinhart causing him to grin and nail the sickly dragon laying on his lap on the back of the head.

Lucy looked between Erza and Reinhart, 'Why do I get the feeling that everyone in Fairy Tail is insane?'