Luna woke up early the next morning, feeling a bit better compared to how she felt the previous day. She noticed Grant sleeping on the floor next to her bed and she couldn't help but stare at her best friend.
"Heh, who would have thought he will turn out to be a strong protector."
Grant stayed asleep and Luna wanted to make sure that he is well rested so she did not bother waking him up as she decided to take a stroll around Magnolia. She quickly got dressed and headed out, walking by the lake her mother used to take her to as a child.
She was greeted by a blue exceed who recognized her from afar.
"Hey, Luna!"
Luna looked from behind and noticed Happy flying to her direction.
"My name is Happy! I didn't get a chance to introduce myself to you yesterday because you and Grant quickly retreated. Anyway, what are you doing here so early? Where are you going? Do you know your place around?"
"Happy, stop harassing the girl." A pink-haired man finally caught up to the blue exceed and Luna quickly looked away, which left Natsu quite confused.
What are you doing, Luna? You always complain that you could never spend time with your parents. Isn't this the perfect opportunity to do just that? Even though they won't know you're their daughter?
Luna quickly regained her composure and asked Natsu what he was doing out and about this early.
Natsu grinned, a familiar sight to everyone in the past, but something surprising to Luna. "I'm here to pick up Lucy! Her apartment is down this way and it's no fun going to the guild without her so I usually wake her up. Although this would be so much easier if she would stop kicking me out of her house in the middle of the night."
Luna laughed a little at this as she realized her parents are definitely not a couple yet at this point as her mother kicks out her father. "Can I join you in waking Mo- Lucy- up?"
Oblivious to her mini slip, Natsu accepted the offer and the three walked to Lucy's apartment. Luna didn't really know how to converse with her father. All they ever really talk about in the future was how to control her powers, mainly, she gets in trouble as she always burns herself out (quite literally) as she keeps wanting to outdo or defeat her father.
"Father! Look, I got another dragon!"
Natsu and Lucy had just returned from another mission and were surprised to hear that their 7-year-old daughter got stronger in the span of two weeks. Under normal circumstances, any parent will be happy to learn of their child's improvements, but the stronger Luna becomes, the more threat that comes in her way. And this scares them, especially Lucy, to their very core.
Of course, little Luna never understood her parents' indifference to her improvements but not like it mattered to her anyway. Her parents were always away for missions with Grant's parents. Often, they were left under the care of Master Laxus and Auntie Mirajane. "At least the Master is proud of my improvements." Was often how Luna thought.
When two mages have a child, the child often acquires the magic of the stronger mage. When Grant was born, he acquired both ice and water magic, to which Master Makarov stated that Juvia's and Gray's magic are at par with each other, it also helps that their elements are compatible. Grant soon embarked in mastering the unison raid on his own at the age of 5, thus, making him a sort of prodigy. When Lucy became pregnant with Luna, everyone believed that the child will acquire the fire dragon magic. It caught everyone by surprise that Lucy's will power was so strong that Luna can summon spirits as well; however, in a different form. Luna was able to summon the 10 fire dragon spirits.
Nobody could really understand the kind of magic Luna possess but many dark guilds have tried to kidnap her many times, this motivated Natsu to look for Igneel even more and when he did find him, Igneel explained that it is a rare and dangerous gift. When a mage possesses both celestial magic and dragon slayer magic, it is quite inevitable that dragon spirits will be attracted to her. But of course, just like any celestial mage, the dragon spirits are only as strong as the wizard who summon them.
When Luna was 12, Natsu caught Luna trying to summon more than 1 dragon spirit at a time while sparring with Grant, which led her into being swallowed into the dragons' fire. Of course, this couldn't kill her, but she did feel the pain. Natsu chastised Luna to never do it again which led to an argument with Master Laxus, who does not at all agree with how the Dragneels "protect" Luna.
But to Luna, she never saw it as protection, only that her parents must really hate her magic.
"What are you thinking about?" Natsu asked Luna who was in such deep thought while walking. Looking at him now, Luna realizes how free-spirited Natsu was, as if he were living the life of a peaceful man.
Luna could not believe that this is her father. She expected an extremely stoic man who seriously needs some relaxation in his life but here stands Natsu, as if he is the term relaxation, itself. "Nothing, just thinking how the past is kind of a nicer place than the future"
"Don't say that! I'm gonna live in the future one day!"
"Aye," said Happy
Luna chuckles a little but then looks a bit guilty as she feels that it maybe because of her that her father becomes such a strict man. If she really thought hard, when she didn't existed, there was no one to protect.
Sensing her aura, Natsu begins to speak, "I can't believe Gray can produce such a well-mannered son."
"Huh?"
"Grant. He seems to really want to protect you."
Luna begins to blush but argues that it was Grant's mission to protect her.
"I don't really understand why, if your mission was to defeat a strong mage, then surely you're strong enough to protect yourself. I guess you are very well-loved by the future Fairy Tail for them to ensure your safety"
"Well-loved huh?"
Luna wanted to believe her father but sometimes she cannot help but feel that she's only being protected to ensure that she stays in Fairy Tail. She has the ability to outdo her father one day, when she finds her real powers, what guild wouldn't want to posses that?
"I guess I could kind of understand him" Natsu continued the conversation.
"What do you mean?"
"You're kind of like Lucy." Natsu said simply and Luna began to internally panic. Did he figure it out? Does he know I'm Lucy's daughter? "And I guess, I'm kind of like Grant."
"Huh?" Luna still didn't understand.
"Lucy is my best friend and even though she's the strongest celestial mage I know, I will still panic if she went on a mission alone. I guess that's what Grant is like to you."
Luna begins to understand and wonders if her father feels the same way about her? Maybe he isn't being strict because he hates her powers, but simply because he's a paranoid man when it comes to the safety of those he loves. Luna can only wish.
They finally reached Lucy's home and Lucy greeted Luna with a bright smile. At least this smile was something familiar to her. Luna always feels warm inside when her mom is around as long as she does not show off her powers, which always get Lucy down.
"So Luna, you and Grant seem chummy," Lucy comments as they walk to the guild hall
Luna begins to blush, she admits that she has a slight crush on her best friend and her aunt Mirajane always teases her for it, but being teased by her mom wasn't something she ever thought of happening
Lucy began to laugh as the younger blonde's face becomes bright red.
"She liiiiiiikkkeees hiiim" was Happy's only comment and everyone laughed at that. Luna began to wish that her parents stayed like this, this is her family, yet it was not, why couldn't it stay like this?
When they reached the guild hall, they were greeted by a hysteric Grant.
"Where the heck were you?!" Grant yelled at the blonde mage while shaking her shoulders.
"Walking around." Luna replied lamely while scratching her head. She knew it wasn't a good response.
"Walking around? WALKING AROUND!? Luna, we may be in Magnolia but don't forget that we're in a completely different situation than normal! I know you're strong enough to defeat whatever is out there but I still don't want you tackling it by yourself! Do you have any idea how worried I was?!" Grant hugged Luna tightly, which earned a squeal from Mirajane, Lucy and Happy, and a curious look from the other members of the guild. When Grant is like this, it is easier to believe that she is being protected because she is well-loved, just as Natsu has said earlier.
"Don't worry, Grant! I was with her the entire time!" Natsu said with a grin, "While she is here, I'll protect her too! Regardless if you're from past or future, A Fairy Tail member is family and I will always protect my family! I'm all fired up now!"
Natsu didn't know just how much what he said meant to Luna, but Grant did and upon learning that she was with her family, Grant could not stay mad at Luna. All he could do was be happy for her.
While Natsu continued making so much noise, Lucy hit him many times for him to calm down.
"Isn't it great, Luna?" Grant whispered while Natsu took everyone's attention.
"Hmm?"
"Who knew your parents have this side"
"I think this is their real personalities. I wish to return it. I want to make them this happy again."
"That's something worth living for." Grant said while smiling at Luna, which helped Luna decide to make it her personal mission.
Unknown to both of them that Happy heard the entire exchange.
"…. Lu-na… Lu-na…. LU-cy… NA-tsu…. Hehe, so that's how she got her name" Happy thought silently as he began flying towards Natsu and Lucy.
Luna wanted to enjoy this moment but she knew that she would eventually have to face him, Andre, wherever he is hiding, Luna will not allow him to hurt any of the Fairy Tail members.
AN: Not much lovey-dovey stuff yet with NALU and GRUVIA. I'm sorry. I wanna make sure I introduce Grant and Luna and the adventure they're in first. I promise I'll include them soon.
Preview of next chapter: Well this chapter was mostly on the Dragneel Family.
Next chapter will be on the Fullbuster family.. Maybe I'll add Gruvia . We'll see where my imagination takes me. :D
Good night everyone