Summary: They didn't know how to do it any other way. They had to do it the Fairy Tail way. Surprisingly, or unsurprisingly, their parents had already known. In which a coming out party is thrown and several kids find the courage to be their authentic selves.

Castor was nervous. Beyond nervous. It was his first date. He had always shrugged these things off, being a dedicated member of the Lightning Tribe, but well, Ferris Jenkins was not a boy to be denied. Man, Castor corrected in his head, Ferris Jenkins is ALLLL man. Smirking to himself in the mirror, Castor finished getting ready and sped out the door, not wanting his mother to know what was going on.

Lucy knew. Of course she knew. Not only was her youngest the biggest snoop and blabber mouth who could only be silnces with bribes of chocolate, but she knew because she had carried, birthed, nurtured and educated her first son. She knew. But she would let him think she didn't know. After all, if he wasn't ready to say anything it wasn't her place to push the matter. Now to get her lovable but oblivious husband ready to hear the news when it came to them.

The Next Day

"Oh Caiti, it was awful," Castor mumbled, his head burrowed into his best friend and partner, Caitlin Strauss's shoulder. She patted his head awkwardly as she tried to stop her older sisters from making kissy faces at the pair. Not only was it highly inappropriate but neither Caitlin, nor Castor felt that way about each other. They had grown up together and fought together and matured together. They were never going to be able to sexualize the other. Ever!

"There, there," Caitlin mumbled as she pat his head, "And don't call me Caiti!"

"And then the supposed kiss. My first kiss! Oh Caiti, it was like because who my parents are and who I'm friends with, that, that, that, ugh, well lets just say my lack of experience was a turn off."

"Are you serious?! What a jackass! I can't believe that someone would really act that way!"

"I know," Castor moaned as he moved his head to the table, "And the worst part was, because I'm not out yet, he didn't want a second date. Oh it was horrible."

"Castor!" Caitlin shook his arm vigorously, "Pull yourself together! Your mother is coming over right now." That caused Castor to bolt right up. Fixing his face into a wide smile, Castor welcomed his mom over to the table while Caitlin made a quick escape.

Elsewhere in the guild, Sailor Fullbuster and Cornelia Groh were a few minutes away from getting caught making out by the Demon barmaid, who shamed anyone that got up to 'hanky panky' in the storage room. Lucky for them, Caitlin Strauss seemed to be on a roll with helping the closeted LGBTQ+ members of the guild to not get caught by their parents that day.

It's not that Fairy Tail was anti-LGBTQ+. Quite the opposite, anytime one of the younger members came out, a big party was thrown to celebrate their individuality. But most of those members were orphans or from homes where their parents were neglectful. Fairy Tail was their only family and so coming out to the guild was treated as coming out to a parent. Castor, Sailor and Cornelia all wanted to come out to their parents before the guild, but they were seriously testing the limits of what they could do and say under their parents' noses.

Then, Caitlin thought of a brilliant idea. It would serve both purposes. A party, because this is Fairy Tail and nothing happens without a party, and an intimate gathering of parents and children for their first official coming out. Now to see if they were ready.

Of course, being the youngest daughter of Evergreen, Caitlin had everything ready, even the individuals, within a few months, and that coincidentally fell on a holiday, Children's Day! Oh it would be perfect.

Mira, ever the curious demon, had secretly been stalking her niece for a few weeks. Of course Mira knew everything that went on in her guild hall. Just because her husband was Master didn't mean that the guild didn't fall to her, because truly, it did. Every kiss, every laugh, every cry session, every fight and every drink she was aware of. Mira knew that Lucy was also fairly perceptive of what went on in the guild. Their idiot husbands on the other hand… So Mira subtly helped Caitlin with the party, making it more lavish and special than any year before.

The Day of the Party

With the party in full swing, Castor, Sailor and Cornelia suddenly became very anxious. Their parents noticed but only Lucy was truly aware of why. When Caitlin gathered them on the second floor meeting room, Lucy knew her baby boy was finally feeling comfortable enough to tell her and she was overjoyed. Of course the reviews were mixed as Juvia insisted Cana's daughter was corrupting her youngest daughter but Sailor quickly put a stop to that, over powering her mother and encasing Juvia and Cana in separate ice domes. Sailor told them all how she pursued the older Cornelia and how Cornelia was worried about this exact reaction. Once tempers calmed down and apologies were made, the three families split off to talk a bit more privately.

"So-" Bickslwo trailed off. It's not that he was uncomfortable. With Freed as a teammate he had gotten very accepting of homosexuality. He just never thought he would have to talk to his son about this. Lucy's warm hug and talk of how Castor would always be their son and they accepted him as he was overshadowed Bickslow's awkwardness. Bickslow joined the hug, knowing that the words would come later but for now, he needed his son to know he supported him.

Castor was over the moon. His parents still loved and accepted him. He knew he had been irrational to think otherwise as they were both very close to Freed Justine and his husband Macbeth, but the thoughts had still been there. Now he knew for sure. While his dad was awkward and sometimes spoke before he thought, he knew his dad was there for him when he felt his arms surrounding him and his mom. Castor knew he had to tell Aurora, Bianca and Lucian before the rest of the guild.

"Mom, Dad, can we go find the rest of the family to tell before I come out to the guild?" There was a quick look that passed through his mom's eye and Castor narrowed his. "What aren't you telling me, mom?" Bickslow looked between mother and son, also wondering what Lucy knew.

"Well, don't hate me or your brother, but you know how a couple of moths ago, you had a date with Ferris Jenkins?"

"What?! YOU KNEW?" Castor looked like he wanted to sink into the floor and Bickslow didn't blame him.

"Of course I did. You're my son, castor, I knew early on. I wasn't going to say anything to you until you were comfortable saying something to me. Well, back to the date. You wrote about it in your diary. And Lucian, well, he was grounded for snooping but he told me and your sisters about it. Don't worry, I punished him. And your sisters and I all decided to wait to say something until you wanted us to know. We knew you didn't want us to find out that way."

"Oh. Oh, My, Mavis. That little brat is going to get it next time I see him."

"Now Castor he's been severely punished. Why do you think he hasn't been on a job in the last few months? He's not allowed to take a job for six months. He's not allowed to practice his magic in that time either. He was not allowed to hang out with his friends for a month and he could only come to the guild hall on weekends until last week."

"Oh I was wondering what he had done to be punished that much, you never told me, babe," Bickslow whispered in Lucy's ear as their eldest son digested the youngest punishment.

"Fine," castor ground out between his teeth, silently vowing to give Lucian an atomic wedgie for snooping. "And he's banned from coming into my room for a whole year!" Lucy and Bickslow agreed and the small family went to formally tell Aurora, Bianca and Lucian the news.

The rest of the party became much rowdier when the three legacy fairies came out to the rest of the guild as gay. (This was done in true over the top fashion of the three mages standing on the railing of the second floor and making a long speech and some dancing and drinking). On the side lines, new coming Addison Fletcher set his sights on Castor Heartfilia, the most beautiful man he had ever seen.