"speaking"

"thinking"

On with the story

Tomorrow came, the day was good and nice, with school perfectly smooth

Things at school been good as everyone and everything was normal. Mostly everything

Natsu was at the school's field, sitting on the bench with Meredy on his lap and Éclair and Ultear sitting beside him. Erza, Kagura, Ikaruga, Lucy, Kamika, Mira, Cana, and Minerva who joined in with the mates. All of them were looking at a massive group of first year students and they are all in a dogeza

"PLEASE! BE OUR MENTOR!" they all exclaimed as Natsu blinked a few times to their statement

"what?" Natsu said confused

After school, the girls wanted some training with Natsu as the midterm exam this semester was different than last semester while the training was mostly wanted by Lucy, Erza, and Mira who wanted to lose some weight because of their fitness check. They were training for a good 30 minutes when a massive group of male and female first year students came interrupting in

"please! We need training!" one male student exclaimed looking at Natsu

"yes! We need the training, we just got to get it!" a female student added in

"you need it, but tell us why?" Cana said before chugging down her bottle of beer

"and what for" Kamika added in

"it's Kyria-san! We can't stand a chance against her!" another female student stated "every single day! She harasses us for our money! Bullying us hard! It's like a living hell!"

"what? why didn't you report it to the student council? Or any of the Empresses?" Erza said with a raised eyebrow and looks confused

"we tried! But just when we tried, Kyria-san got in our way!" another male student exclaimed "she threatens to kill us! Literally!"

"that Kyria" Kagura said sighing while rubbing the bridge of her nose

"that explains on why she was harassing some students yesterday" Minerva stated as she had protected some of the students from Kyria yesterday before the whole three way make out with Natsu

"did she attack you all?" Ultear asked as they all nodded "this is a problem"

"should we report it to Headmistress?" Lucy asked but Erza shook her head

"my mother is on a business trip to discuss with some school officials at Crocus for Belserion's credibility in teaching." Erza explained "she won't be back until summer break"

"then we are on our own?" Ikaruga asked as Erza nodded

"please! We need the strength to defend ourselves!" a male student exclaimed before pressing his head against the ground "some of us were only able to get here by recommendation and scholarship! And we're struggling with our family finances! Please! Train us so that we can fend for ourselves!"

"Natsu, we should help them" Éclair said to Natsu who was rubbing his chin

"I can only help in some things" Natsu said "first, show me the magic you all have, and I'll see what I can do"

The group all stands up before bowing to Natsu in gratitude

30 minutes later

Natsu looks deadpanned as he had witnessed the magic that the group had

"all your magic sucks" Natsu said clearly as they all had low leveled magic capability from low leveled elemental magic to weak transformation magic which made him want to yawn "no wonder Kyria picked on you all, your magic can barely give her a scratch"

"please! You were able to train Cana-san and Lucy-san to who they are now!" a male student stated "please! Teach us the way to become strong!"

"they were able to become strong because their magic can evolve further while yours…not so much" Natsu said making the group depressed

"come on, Natsu! you can't just say that!" Lucy exclaimed

"yeah, We all know how Kyria-san can be, we have to help them" Éclair told Natsu who scratches his cheeks

"even if you asked me that" Natsu said sighing "there's not much I can do to help"

"please! Simple power training! Anything will do! We can't stand being oppressed by her again!" the male student exclaimed all of them bowing down in begging to Natsu

Natsu looks at them before looking down to Meredy who was tugging on his shirt and looks at him with innocent eyes

Getting the message, Natsu sighs before looking to the group

"I can give you guys some tips in training but only for the ones with the Element Type Magic, I'm not that good in training those who have transformation magic" Natsu said as this got some to frown "that's why, Mira is going to teach you"

"eh? Me?" Mira said while pointing at herself

"your magic, take over is a branch of Transformation magic" Natsu explained "some of them have trouble in maintaining their transformation, you who have more experience in it can teach them"

"I know that but I'm not that good in teaching others" Mira said before she was crowded up by some of the group "h-hey!"

"please! Mira-sensei!" "we need your guidance!" "please help us!" "we need your help!" "please! Mira-sensei!" they all begged Mira while crowding up on her

"alright! alright! don't crowd on me!" Mira exclaimed, trying to push them off "geez! You get a knock on your head if you get even closer on me!"

"let's start training" Natsu said as he snaps his fingers

Moments later, some students were all doing push ups together while Erza and Kagura watched them and some were running on the tracks with Mira and Lucy at front, leading the pace

"getting more and more to train.." Natsu said sighing while watching over Meredy who was sleeping on Éclair's lap "…too tiring.."

"don't say that" Cana said before drinking her bottle of beer "you could get more famous like this"

"I'm already famous enough" Natsu said sighing again "anymore then I'll have to get my face changed"

"just like an armadillo that is shy, no?" Ikaruga stated while sipping a cup of tea in her hand

"I don't get your quote sometimes" Minerva said to Ikaruga

"anyway, we need to discuss on Kyria. That girl is getting others into danger" Ultear stated changing the subject "we might have to have get her suspended again"

"that might be a good thing" Minerva added in "she's a mad girl after all. Always threatening and bossing people around like some sort of superior mage"

"almost like you back then" Cana stated with a grin as Minerva had a tick mark appearing on her forehead

"she is merely like a never learning dog that does not ever learn" Ikaruga added in

"what do you think, Natsu?" Éclair asked as Natsu shrugs his shoulders

"I'm starting to get annoyed by her threats to Meredy" Natsu said "no matter how many times, Mira or the others beat her, she always gets back harder. It's almost respectable actually"

"you can't be serious, can you?" Cana asked Natsu shrugs his shoulders

"I'm just saying" Natsu replied "we might need to do a meeting and hand down the verdict, but I know that she won't take it lightly"

"that's the reason why we Empresses are there, no?" Ikaruga asked

"maybe" Natsu said before he yawned and watched Mira and the others trained the group "all I know is that if she ever comes at Meredy, I'll take her down"

Red scales climbed up his neck up to his face as his eyes glowed red "permanently"


The day turned to eve as Natsu, Mira, Kagura, Lucy, and Erza looks over the field where the group of students were all laying on the field exhausted while Ultear, Ikaruga, Cana, Kamika, and Éclair had gone first with the addition of taking Meredy back home too

"being exhausted only at the 50th lap, that's pathetic" Mira said crossing her arms

"you do know that we're used to it and they're not?" Lucy asked with a sweatdrop while feeling sorry for the group

"if you want to train tomorrow, you all need to rest hard" Natsu said "because I'll be training you all personally"

"yikes, they're going to be at the hospital when they're done" Mira said feeling sorry for them

"his personal training methods are too harsh for inexperienced people" Erza added in as Kagura nodded in agreement

Natsu and the girls soon went home for the day as the moon was high up in the sky with the stars


A few hours later, Natsu was back home as he is at his garden with Meredy

Meredy awed in seeing the sakura tree as the petals glowed from the moonlight with Fireflies flying around

Natsu smiles before lifting a finger up and a firefly landed on it

"a beautiful tree" Azuma stated while leaning against the wall stated with his arms crossed "it's rare to see such sakura trees here"

"yeah, it is" Natsu said as Meredy stared at the Firefly crawling around his finger before it flies away "glad that you start to like Magnolia"

"yes, but I'm more glad to come to the other side" Azuma stated looking at the sakura tree "I always felt like I could do something better than serving Grimoire Heart. This must be it"

"I see" Natsu said as he carried Meredy up before placing her on his lap

"Grimoire Heart's leader, Hades. Is not one to be underestimated" Azuma stated "he was once called the One Eyed Demon or the Immortal Devil in the war, he will do any underhanded tactics to get rid of his obstacles"

"is that so?" Natsu replied before showing Azuma his glowing red eyes "I don't care on who he is, I only care that I shall give no mercy to those who harm my loved ones"


Cana was laughing drunk while Kamika was helping her get home

"you really have to lay off the beer" Kamika said holding Cana by the shoulder

"hahaha! Beeer is the bewst!" Cana slurred drunk before drinking more beer from her bottle

They arrived at Cana's home as she rummages around her pocket for the key before the door slammed open by an orange middle aged man with a beard while wearing a military uniform

"CANA-CHWAN! YOU'RE BACK!" the man exclaimed happily as Cana looks at him with wide eyes

"Geeh!?" Cana took a step back in disgust "G-Gildarts?!"

"you know him?" Kamika asked

"no, I don't. I never seen this man ever before" Cana said with a deadpanned face "come on, I think I want to sleepover at your house and not with this stranger"

"eh?" Kamika said before Cana pulled her and they started walking away from her house

"Cana-chwan! Where are you going!?" Gildarts exclaimed following them but Cana walks faster with Kamika "where is my 'welcome home' to me!? Papa finally came back home for you!"

"shut up! I don't know you!" Cana exclaimed angrily "follow me and my friend anymore, I'll call the police on you!"

"eeeeh~!? Cana-chwan!" the man whined as he tried to hug Cana who punches him at the face, sending him to the ground

"he's your father?" Kamika asked with a sweatdrop

"no! this perverted! Lazy! Irresponsible! Pathetic excuse of a man is not my father!" Cana huffed angrily before walking away

"Cana-chwan! Wait!" Gildarts exclaimed

"SHUT UP!" Cana exclaimed as she throws a card with a fire picture of it

The card hits the man's head before exploding in flames

"this is….." Kamika said deadpanned as the man lied on the ground, smoking like burned charcoal

"let's go!" Cana exclaimed as she walks off to the streets

Kamika looks at Cana then to the man before she followed Cana

"Cana-chwan! Come back!" Gildarts exclaimed crying in tears

"SHUT UP!" Cana shouted angrily


The next day soon came as Cana sat in the Kenjutsu Clubroom with a very annoyed face

"what's wrong…Cana?" Lucy asked the Card Mage while eating her lunch

"nothing" Cana said as she chugs down a bottle of beer "nothing at all!"

"the way you speak, it doesn't nothing at all" Lucy thought with a sweatdrop

"her dad came back yesterday" Kamika stated "and she's been like that when she saw him"

"so why is she looking like she wanted to murder someone?" Mira asked as Cana had a very angry aura surrounding her

"probably there's a bit conflict between her and her father" Erza stated

"there's nothing! I have no conflict with that perverted and no good old man!" Cana exclaimed angrily before she chugs down two bottles of beer at the same time

"see? Conflict" Erza said

"so your father came back home, shouldn't you be happy that he came back home?" Kagura asked

"how can be happy when that no good old man who always without a reason! keeps on flirting with other women!? Even when he's old!?" Cana exclaimed

"so that's why?" Lucy said with a sweatdrop

"I would rather drown in beer than ever admit that I miss that no good geezer!" Cana exclaimed while gritting her teeth

"you wouldn't even drown if you are in a pool of alcohol" Ikaruga stated while drinking her cup of tea

"it's the same thing!" Cana exclaimed

"so your father came back home, you can just wait for him go or something" Ultear said while having Meredy on her lap as the child was sucking on her breast milk at the moment in the clubroom

"easy for you to say! He always come and go whenever he wants! Always leaving me alone! You think it's easy for me to send him off!?" Cana exclaimed

"alright alright, stop with the yelling" Natsu said while chewing on a banana "just stay at my house or something till he goes away. Your shouting can mess with Meredy's hearing in the future"

"that's a great idea!" Cana said with a grin "I'll stay there as long as that perverted old man is here!"

"always something every day" Natsu said finishing his banana before the door to the clubroom was slide open by Minerva

"hey, Cana. There's a guest waiting for you in the teacher's office" Minerva called out

"me?" Cana said pointing at herself before her face went into furry "that perverted old man!"

Cana soon went bolting out of the clubroom, passing Minerva in an instant, and runs to the teacher's office

"what's wrong with her?" Minerva asked looking at Cana who was gone from sight

"who knows?" Natsu said before drinking a bottle of water


Cana arrived at the Teacher's office where she finds Gildarts wearing a tacky black tuxedo flirting with a teacher

"may I have the honor of having dinner with you?" Gildarts asked the teacher who looks at him awkwardly

"s-sir…I'm…" the teacher responded before Cana came flying in with a kick to Gildarts' face

"OLD GEEZER!" Cana shouted as she sends Gildart's head straight to the wall

"Cana-chwan!" Gildarts exclaimed after pulling his head out of the wall "I missed you!"

"can it!" Cana exclaimed slamming a teacher's desk on the man's head, sending him to face flat to the floor "you just got the nerve to do it, don't you?!"

"Cana-chwan! You have no idea how worried I was! You didn't go home yesterday! I was so worried!" Gildarts cried out from under the desk

"why did you think I didn't go home!? It's because you were there!" Cana shouted "and what is with that outfit!? Are you trying to embarrass me!?"

"this? This is an amazing outfit! It looks cool!" Gildarts stated while getting up "I got many ladies with this suit! Even if they were running away from me!"

"that's why you're wearing it!? To flirt with some random women!?" Cana exclaimed

"yes! It's a man's duty to be a gentleman to all ladies!" Gildarts exclaimed proudly before he gets a desk slammed to the face by Cana that sends him flying out to the window, breaking it and flying to the sky "EEEeeeehhh!"

"DROP DOWN DEAD!" Cana shouted angrily with many tick marks on her forehead

Cana started rambling angrily as she stomps her way out of the office, leaving many confused looking teachers

"this is a bit bad in a way, right?" Lucy asked as she and Natsu had went by to check on what was going on

"a bit" Natsu replied before sighing


Class began again as all students were called back

"that useless, pathetic, no good, underrated geezer just had to come and ruin my day" Cana said changing her uniform while in the locker room as their class had P.E and they had to change to their Gym Clothes

"is he that bad?" Lucy asked while unbuttoning her uniform

"of-course he is! I don't even know what my mother even saw in him!" Cana exclaimed angrily

"you shouldn't be like that to your father, Cana" Erza said pulling her Gym shirt down before tying her hair into a ponytail "no matter how horrible you state he is, he's still your father"

"a child will always be loved by their parents, after all" Kagura added in while unzipping her skirt and takes it off before grabbing her bloomers and puts them on

"give the guy a chance, maybe he changed from his past..maybe?" Lucy said as Cana sighs and grumbles a bit

"maybe….he did come back home like he promised.." Cana said with a small frown

"see? Maybe he changed from whatever he was before" Lucy said while tying her hair into a ponytail

"haaa…maybe.." Cana said as she grabs her hairband and ties her hair up

"Ikaruga, aren't you going to change?" Éclair asked Ikaruga while already changed into her gym clothes

"a presence is here.." Ikaruga said looking around the ceiling

"a presence? What do you mean?" Erza asked

"she's right" Kamika stated while looking around the ceiling "I've been hearing small snapping sound…like a camera.."

"camera? Snapping?" Lucy asked

"don't tell me!" Cana exclaimed before she saw air ventilation up on the wall and she could see something glowing in the small crevices. Tick marks soon appeared all around Cana's head as she takes out some magic cards before throwing it at the air ventilator

"Gaaah!" someone shouted out in pain as all the girls in the locker room sees Gildarts falling out of the air ventilator

"where did he come from?!" Lucy exclaimed while covering herself with her gym shirt

"ow ow ow" Gildarts rubs his head while holding a camera in hand but Cana soon takes it "ah! That's mine!"

Cana looks in the camera as it had photos of the girls changing their clothes and were in their underwear. More tick marks appeared on her forehead as Cana was enveloped in a raging red aura that she instantly destroyed the camera instantly

"aagghh! My treasure!" Gildarts exclaimed in tears before he sees Cana and the rest of the Empress nearby having a flaming red aura surrounding them

"any last words?" Cana asked menacingly while holding up magic cards in hand and the others readied their magic

"C-Cana-chwan! I have a good reason for doing this!" Gildarts exclaimed trying to reason with his daughter "it's for study! You know! Biology! The human body!"

"LIKE HELL IT IS!" Cana exclaimed as she throws her magic card at Gildarts causing an explosion

"Gaaaahh!" Gildarts shouted in pain as his screams were loud that Natsu who was passing by the locker room heard it

"what the hell is going on in there?" Natsu said with a question mark above his head


10 minutes, later the class was in the Gym doing warm-ups together

Cana had a very pissed off face while helping Lucy doing back stretch

"C-Cana…I think my back is w-warmed up now" Lucy said as Cana was pulling on her back far too long

"ah…sorry..was angry and all" Cana said as she pulls Lucy down "it's because of that pervert coming here"

"I get that your dad is a pervert and all, but you got to have some heart for him" Lucy said "he's paying for your tuition here, remember?"

"hmph! I won't give him some heart just for this! I can get a job that pays as much as here!" Cana said furiously

"good luck in that" Erza said with Kagura beside her "there's not one of a big paying job here in Magnolia"

"that's what you think" Cana said before pulling out a card from her shirt that had the picture of a glass of wine "I have a lot of connection with wine tasters who pays a lot of money to know which wine taste good"

"why am I not surprised?" Kagura said sweatdropping

"anyway, you should be giving him some heart like Lucy said" Erza stated "next week, there will be the teacher and parent conference"

"what!? why didn't you say that yesterday!?" Cana exclaimed

"we did but you were too drunk, remember?" Kagura said as Cana just realized it "and you just remembered it"

"damnit! Why of all times!?" Cana shouted angrily

"you think she might go ballistic?" Lucy asked while they watched Cana ramble around angrily

"maybe" Kagura said while shrugging her shoulders


That's a wrap!

Bye bye