So a lot of you liked the first chapter, thanks! If I continue the story – the possiblity is high – of course Fairy Tail will be included. The story will consist of most of the characters being OOC. And I have thought of different plots with some of my OC's that will come, but that's for the future if I continue that is. The gods will be included! XD Mainly the Greek/Roman and Nordic gods. But for now it will be the five slayers adjusting to life with life with the Heartfilia's. It will be a little slow, but that's how it will be. Oh and I made it so that Layla ownes every gold keys. She just distributed her keys around her staff to keep them safe but every Zodiac are under contract with her, just so people know. Well yeah, that's it I guess. I'll let you suggest who Lucy and Wendy have to end up with in the future. xD Sorry to the RoWen fans but Wendy needs to be end up with one of the Slayers – for now. I don't want to pair anyone up for the moment, but Lucy will definitely end with one of the four boys, or two. Muhahahhahahah.

Now I feel stupid. As I write this I think I made up my mind. I will continue this story! I'm so weird, tch….

Anyways, it's decided the story will continue. Lucy will become a Slayer, they will meet Fairy Tail and the original gang, and things will happen.

Disclaimer. I don't own Fairy Tail or its characters. I'm only a fan who loves to write about the characters.

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-Oby Abel-

"Boys," the blonde mother said sternly looking at the four naked children and abruptly making them stop and look at her, "stop running around and get inside the tub. If you don't I'll call one of my scary friends and make sure she gives you a bath." She warned as her hand reached for Aquarius' key.

Natsu wasn't much fazed by the clear threat in the woman's tone and shot her a glare as he folded his arms. "You can't make us! You aren't our mother, pretty lady!" The other three followed his movements and looked at Layla with an equally scary – not really – glare.

"Is that so?" She stated rather than questioned and pulled the key out. "Well then, good luck." And with that she summoned one of her best friends by crouching down near one puddles.

"So these brats are disrespecting you." The mermaid spoke as she entered the realm. "I'll show them!" Without warning – poor staff – she used her urn to shot large streams of water towards the four unsuspecting boys.

"That will teach you a lesson brats." She smirked satisfied by the knocked out boys and turned to her key holder and friend. "Layla, if you need help with those brats I'm more than willing to help." Her smirk turned more sinister and menacing as how she would get four new saves. Internally she was cackling.

"I'll let you handle their punishment." Layla smiled, not afraid that her spirit would hurt the children too badly or anything. Plus they were tought boys. Raised by Dragons and all that. "And thank you for that. They haven't been here for 20 minutes and they already caused too much trouble." She sighed deeply, looking around the mess of the bathroom. Jude will not be pleased.

"Don't worry, Virgo and I will handle their punishment. Call me whenever you want. I'm going, back to my date with my darling Scorpio." And the mermaid turned an one-eighty and gushed about her boyfriend before disappearing.

Amused, Layla shook her head by her friends antics and let out a breath before walking towards the four unconscious boys. "Sorry," she muttered the staff members who was drenched in water. They smiled at their mistress and got up. "What will I do with you boys. Virgo," she called for her other spirit friend who already had descended that realm.

In a few heart beats a pinkette in a maid suit and broken chains around her wrists dug out of a hole next to the blonde mage. Layla internally groaned – another repair to the mansion, her husband will most definitely not be pleased. "Yes, Layla-sama." The spirit bowed.

"I need you to find me fire proof clothes for this boy," she gestured to Natsu, "and clothes for the other ones. And then I need help with dressing them." She requested and wincing when the maid nodded and dig another hole disappearing. Rubbing her temples she let out a deep breath.

"Layla?" A voice she recognized all too well called her. Gulping, she turned her head with a bright smile plastered on her beautiful face, she saw her frowning husband.

"What's all this?" He motioned to the bathroom and the four boys she was standing next to. "What's going on?"

"Well," she drawled nervously, "remember I said I had an errand earlier?" He raised an eye brow noticing her nervousness but nodded, "well they are my errand. Congratulations, you are now a father to six children." His eyes almost flew out of their sockets.

"What?!" He bellowed. "You adopted five children without my consent?!" He sounded pissed. "What on earth were you thinking!"

She turned around fully and walked up to her angered husband. "Calm down honey. They are children of my friends, but my friends had to leave and can't take the kids with them plus they need human company-"

"Human company? Your friends? Layla, what's going on? And don't try to lie to me." Her husband said sternly.

"I will tell you everything but I need to dress them before they catch a cold or something." She said grasping his hand to squeeze it tightly. "So give me a minute or two." He didn't say anything but she saw him still fuming.

"Layla-sama," Virgo announced her presence seconds later as she came out of another whole. "I've brought the clothes you requested." Layla shot her husband a look and saw a tick mark appear seeing the new made hole.

"Thanks Virgo. Please," she leaned closer to the maids ear, "don't make anymore holes. You'll give Jude an early hearth attack." The maid nodded but knew better. She had already asked her friend not to do that but did she listen? No. Old habits die hard.

Sighing for what felt like the umpteenth time Layla walked next to the four boys and crouched down to dress them. Virgo handed her Natsu's clothes and she began dressing. She pulled his wet scarf off and threw it to the side and proceeded her job.

"Mmm." The little pinkette moaned as he began to stir. Layla was almost finished dressing him.

His eyes fluttered open and he brought his hands up to his head, groaned in pain. When his vision cleared he saw Layla putting pants on him. "What are you doing pretty lady?!" He asked surprised and moved backward only to bump into Virgo's backside.

"Natsu," Layla said giving the young, roughly ten year old, boy a disapproving look.

"Where am I?" He questioned ignoring her look and looked arounded the flooded and messy bathroom. "Where's Igneel?" His hands unconsciously began to wander to his neck only to find his scarf not in place. His eyes widened and filled with panic. "Where's is my scarf!" He screamed.

Layla noticing his panic stood up and picked up the wet scarf. "It's here. Now be a good boy and don't make a fuss." He snatched it from her and pulled it close to him, as if it was is most prized possession.

Teary eyed the young boy look at the blonde woman and mutter a small, "thank you." Before looking snuggling to the wet scarf.

Layla couldn't help smile by his cuteness and ruffled his head. "It's alright." She proceeded to help dress the two younger boys, around Wendy's age while Virgo dealt with a sleeping yet kicking and punching Gajeel.

"Sting, Rogue. Wake up." Layla shook them slowly when she finished dressing them. "I need to dry your head and you need something to eat." Mention of food the blonde of the two opened his blue eyes locking it with her brown.

"Food?"

Layla nodded and smiled, still trying to wake the other child.

"What kind of food?" Natsu piped in, his little stomach was growling by the mention of food. "Fire? Fish?"

"What ever you want."

"Wow." He locked his eyes with the pinkette who had wide eyes and was drooling.

"Pretty lady," Gajeel was awake and dressed, slowly poked Layla's arm. "Let me." Layla looked at him confused and then saw him motioning to Rogue. She nodded and stood up.

"Ryos," he shook the younger black haired child. No reactions. "WAKE UP!" He shouted into the sleeping child's ears immediately waking him up as he jolted up. Layla winced at the scene, her own ears prickling in pain by Gajeel's shouting.

"Okay then. You're all dressed and up, Virgo will dry your hair and bring you to the kitchen. I'll meet you in a bit. Virgo," she glanced at the spirit and received a nod.

"But-"

"No buts, boys. I need to talk to my husband. Now, move." Layla finished with no room for arguments.

Virgo used those chains of hers, extending them, and wrapped it around the four boys' waist before pulling them along. They grumbled but the spirit and blonde ignored them.

"Let's talk," Layla walked up to her husband and grabbed his hand, "in your study. Those boys have good hearing and I don't want more problem today." Jude nodded and let his wife drag him.

The arrived in his spacious office and sat by the couch. Jude looked at Layla, waiting for her to begin talking and explaining. His arms crossed and a light scowl adorning his face.

Layla cleared her throat and folded her hands on her lap, lightly playing with them. She took a deep nervous breath and looked up.

"Natsu Dragneel, Gajeel Redfox, Sting Eucliffe, Rogue Cheney and little Wendy Marvell. That's the children's name. They are all foster children of five dragons." Jude raised an eyebrow. Layla nodded her head. "Yes dragons."

"So you are telling me those friends of yours are dragon?. Creatures that are supposed to be extinct hundreds of years ago? Some even tell they are myths? Is that what you are saying?" He questioned skeptically, narrowing his eyes on his wife. He knew his wife was weird, but not this weird. This was on a whole different level of weirdness.

"They aren't myths. They are real," she defended slightly annoyed by his scrutinizing glare. She bit back an offended scoff and continued, "but as you said they are supposedly extinct. Remember that day I summoned all our old staff? Those I handed some of my keys to?" She questioned.

"Of course I remember! You returned back all pale and weak. I was worried sick. Still am. How are you-"

"You are getting off topic, dear husband of mine. But to ease your worries, I am good." She offered him a loving smile. "Anyways. The reason I ended like that was because I, along Anna Heartfilia my ancestor from 400 years back, opened a gate, a magical gate. The Eclipse Gate." She began explaining her small tale. Jude's eyebrow raised even further and he wanted to ask questions but decided against interrupting her tale.

"You may believe I'm making this up, but I am not. Anna was friends with the dragons and a man you may know as The Dark Mage Zeref. He-"

"Zeref?! Wasn't he the most evil Mage alive?" Her husband asked horrified. Who could blame him. His wife was affiliated with said Mage.

"He is still alive. He isn't dead." She sighed and gave Jude a stern look. "Sweetie, please refrain yourself from interrupting me so I can get back to the present time and about those children. Alright?" Her voice was sickly sweet and it made a shiver run down the business man's spine.

But Jude Heartfilia was a stubborn man. And he wanted his questions answered, now. He could deal with his wife's hard punch or kick for this matter. He was a man after all. He could take anything – even though she punches really hard for a girl and actually do some harm, like bruising his skin.

"No." He shook his head. "I can't. You said he was still alive. Did he pass the gate as well? Are we all in danger? And those dragons, are they in lead with him? Is those children brainwashed by him and here to cause havoc? Is-"

"JUDE HEARTFILIA WILL YOU SHUT UP!" Layla loved her husband, she really did but at the moment she just wanted to strangle him. He was such an idiot getting worked up before she even finished. "Ugh, seriously Jude. Try not to talk till I finish. You are blowing this out of proportion." But at the least she got him but shut up.

"But no. Zeref didn't pass through the gate and no we aren't in danger. Not for now at least. So listen and shut up." She sent him a quick warning glare and resumed with her tale. "Anyways, Anna was friends with them all, Zeref told him about his plans. He wanted to die. Still want to die. And that's why he approached Anna and had her open the gate he had created, and from her journal I found out I had to open the gate on the 7th of July X777, connecting our time lines.

The five children along with their dragons passed through and are now in our time. Natsu is to be trained to kill Zeref. The boy doesn't know it yet – we won't tell him – but he is a Demon. Etherious Natsu Dragneel, E.N.D. Brother of Zeref Dragneel. Zeref's strongest creation that will be able to kill him – if he gets the right training and powerful enough. The other four are here for another reason. A Dragon Slayer turned Dragon named Acnologia, still lives. They are to kill him."

Layla saw her husband's wide eyes as he processed everything she just told him. His eyes screamed horror and confusion yet she could also see a flicker of skepticism, but she didn't let it bother her. In fact she could understand it perfectly well. When her mother passed down her grandmother's journal, whom she had gotten it from her mother and so on, she didn't know what to believe. Anna had been so detailed it about everything that she first thought her ancestor must've been affected from the wars at her time but the more she read the more she was convinced that what she wrote was genuine.

Jude's mind was running in circles. His wife just dropped a bomb on him m. He was a bit skeptic and wanted to laugh and call her crazy – him, housing a Demon? Don't make him laugh, ha – but then the mention of Anna's journal made him reconsider. He knew the Heartfilias came from a longline of Celestial Spirit Magic – Layla grandmother and mother passed all the important keys to her, he had no real idea of their importance to be honest but important was they, the gold keys – and being married into the family he had been lectured about that their child should be trained as a Celestial Mage to keep the line alive. He didn't meddle with magic, so he let Layla handle that.

And then there was the whole killing part. That confused him. Zeref wanted to die, but was cursed – rumors he had heard – so he couldn't end his own life. But to make his little brother kill him? Wasn't that a little insane? Why not the let poor child rest in peace? Jude felt a bit sympathetic towards the young child. He had died but resurrected by his own brother only to kill him. That's sad.

And the other four children. It's sad that their parents, their dragons, bestowed them such a burden as to kill another powerful dragon that they apparently feared somehow since they let small children train to slay the beast. That's just wrong in Jude's books. Children aren't meant to carry such burden.

"That," he began to to speak, finally breaking the silence. He locked eyes with his wife, his eye hard and cold "is wrong. How can he do that? How can Zeref be selfish enough to do something like that to his own brother! And those dragons, if they are alive then tell them not to hide behind their children! Children aren't meant to carry burdens like killing another being. Everything is wrong. I'm so disappointed in you, Layla."

Layla was shocked. Eyes wide, mouth open as her husband began his small rant and the ending, that hurt. He was disappointed in her. She felt awful that she almost cried.

"How could you agree to this? They are children Layla, children!" He continued. "Think about Lucy, would you agree with all this if Lucy was involved. Our little girl." Now she felt guilty because her daughter was to be involved. Something she yet had to discuss with her enraged husband.

"What Zeref did was out of loneliness and love. He's cursed and lost everyone he loved, bringing his brother quenched a part of his building insanity. Of course Natsu didn't deserve, no, no one really deserved this, but it happened. Natsu along with the others are orphans and the dragons took them in and cared for them. They aren't hiding behind them but preparing them for a war that will come in the future. They tried to take Acnologia down but got seriously hurt that they almost died if not for Zeref and the gate. I know you don't like this and it goes against everything you stand for, but this is for a better future for us all. Trust me with this." She hoped she could get him calmed just a little bit. Of course she understood everything he said but she trusted the dragons and Zeref to go with this plan, if Anna Heartfilia trusted them to open the gate then she did too.

"What difference are they from soldiers? They were robbed off their freedom because five dragons took pity on them and look what they ended up with. Training them as "slayers". This is sick." Jude replied hotly. His anger just spiking.

"They took them in and cared for them, and loved them like their own children. If you don't remember, four hundred years back was nothing but war and five orphan children would've died if not for those dragons. And children loves their parents, so stop fussing." Layla was getting annoyed with her husband. He was just so narrow minded sometimes that her hand itched and she wanted to slap him.

"So what! They still placed a burden on those children without their consent. I don't care what you do or say, I still think they are all selfish to go such length." He was not going to reason with this. He knew he was right to get angry and in someway he was angry for the kids behalf as well. They were innocent.

"Jude, I didn't say it wasn't selfish but it had to be done! You are seriously getting angry for no reason. These children will stay with us for a while, get to know them. I'm done with arguing with you when you are so hotheaded. Good night." Layla huffed, and left the male in his office without a chance to speak. She needed to get away before they began screaming and shouting too loudly.

She entered the left side of the kitchen and walked past the staff who was busy running around with all kinds of meat, vegetables, bread, to prepare it. She smiled at them and walked further into the large kitchen. She spotted six children sitting around a table, all silent.

Lucy noticed her mother arriving inside and shot out of her chair running up to her mother. "Mama!" She exclaimed happily, hugging Layla's dress.

"Hi my darling. What are you doing? Did you meet the boys?" Her mother asked with a kind smile. Lucy nodded grinning and then grabbed her arms tugging it forward.

"We are waiting for food. They are hungry. Come sit with us. Wendy missed you too." Layla looked at the young blunette who immediately blushed by Lucy's statement and Layla smiled brighter. She sat between the two young girls.

The boys looked at Lucy and then at Layla, and Gajeel was blushing once more. "She is pretty like pretty lady." He pointed at the younger blonde, looking away.

"Pretty lady?" Lucy asked confused tilting her head looking at the boy and then her mother. "Mama?" Layla giggled cutely causing Gajeel to look at her, sporting a red face.

"He's saying that you are pretty, Lucy. He likes you." The little girl's face flushed red. Layla laughed at her embarrassment.

"Not as pretty as a monkey." Natsu grumbled, annoyed to even be sitting there. His statement made Lucy forget her embarrassment and shot him an angry glare.

"Well monkeys are prettier than you too, ugly!"

"I'm not ugly, ugly!"

"If not ugly then hideous ! And I'm not ugly I'm pretty, he said so." She pointed at Gajeel.

"I'm not hidi- what's that?" The young boy stopped mid-rant looking at both blonde confused. Lucy looked at him incredulously while Layla smiled tenderly. She made a mental note to talk with Lucy's teacher tomorrow about extra lessons and recommendations of teachers for these children.

"You are kidding, right?"

"Nope. What does indios mean?"

"It's hideous, moron!"

"Lucy!" Her mother began with a stern look and reprimanding tone. "You don't insult a guest. Understood?"

"But mama, he began!" The young girl cried and pointed accusingly at the pinkette.

"I did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did-"

"Stop!" The blonde mother slammed her palm on the table, shutting both children. The six children flinched by the angry look Layla sported. "Stop it both you. I don't care who started it but I'm ending it. You all have to learn to get along together," she softened her features a bit and glanced at them all, one by one, "we are family now. And family doesn't fight. Understood?"

The six young children nodded feriously, afraid the blonde would get more mad if they didn't comply.

"Family?" Lucy questioned confused, looking innocently at her mother.

"Yes Lucy, family. Wendy, Natsu, Gajeel, Sting and Rogue will stay with us for a while. So you have to take good care of them and help mama teaching them things they don't know. They haven't had it as easy as you, sweetie, so you can't call them names." Layla cupped her daughter's face, looking at her brown eyes that matched her own.

Understanding flashed through the younger blonde's eyes and she nodded with a smile before turning her head to Natsu with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry for calling you a moron."

Natsu just shrugged his shoulders, and looked away from her. To be honest, he didn't even know what moron meant, so he didn't understand why Layla got mad at them. He just wanted to eat and sleep and hope this is a dream and be with Igneel. Yeah, this is all a stupid dream.

"Natsu," he turned to the older blonde who called his name, "aren't you forgetting something?" She asked with an arched eyebrow and folded her arms, expectantly.

"No?"

"You have to say sorry too. You also insulted Lucy." Layla said, giving him a stern look.

"No I didn't!" He cried. "I just said a monkey is prettier than her."

"And that's not a nice to say in front of her. You indirectly called her ugly. So apologize now, or no food." Layla warned.

Grumbled something under his breath the Fire Dragon Slayer looked at the younger blonde. "Sorry." He muttered lowly.

"What's that, didn't hear you." Lucy asked genuinely.

" I said sorry! Happy?!"

"You don't need to yell!"

Before another argument could break out, Layla stopped them. "Alright, now that that is over, let's try to get to know each other." She forced herself to smile, her head was hurting from all the yelling all evening. She turned to her side and looked at the timid blunette, and smiled brightly at the cute child. "Wendy, how about you start telling us all about what you like and don't like? Hmm."

The little girl flushed when all eyes turned to her, and she lowered her head looking at her hands. She was such a shy child and Layla noticed it.

"We can wait if you want?" Wendy bobbed her head. Layla patted her head and turned to Rogue. "So Rogue, tell us about yourself."

"I'm Rogue but I don't like my name, so call me Ryos like Gajeel-ni." He began a bit hesitantly but quickly gained confidence. "My father is Skiadrum the Shadow Dragon, and I'm the Shadow Dragon Slayer. I like my dad a lot and training with him." He finished with a blank expression.

Layla took notice that he needed to learn to learn to express himself more, and smiled at him. "So how old are you?"

"Six or that's what dad says. Don't know my real birthday, but dad and I celebrate my birthday the 21st of December, the longest day of the year." He explained and the blonde nodded.

"That's lovely. Sting?" She averted her gaze to the blond sitting next to Rogue and waited for him to talk.

The blond boy beamed and began telling about himself very enthusiastic. Layla assumed he was a bubbly child like her daughter. "I'm Sting! I turned seven the 21st of June, hihi. My daddy is the White Dragon, and he is so cool. I love him a lot. I love animals but hate being alone." He frowned quickly before smiling once more. "And I love food too!"

"That's lovely."

"Yeah-"

"Gajeel?" She cut in quickly before the blond could give further details. She had to stop Lucy a lot of times because she could blabber and blabber and most things was about something random.

The older raven haired boy perked up and blushed when his eyes locked with the blonde woman. "Y-yeah?" He tried to sound indifferent but failed miserably. The boy was crushing badly at the blonde mother since she smiled at him the first day of their arrivals – he was asleep when their parents passed the gate – and her angelic smile made him blush, hard.

Layla giggled at his cuteness making him turn red. Natsu snorted at Gajeel's embarrassment while Lucy along with Wendy joined Layla's giggling. Sting laughed hardly and Rogue bit back his laugh, trying to be a cool person.

"S-stop.."

Layla smiled amused as she stopped and quickly apologized. "I'm sorry for embarrassing and laughing at you, but you are just so adorable being shy." If his blush spread to his neck by her words.

"Alright children, it's enough. Gajeel, will you please tell us about yourself." Layla said stopping the laughing children and smiled encouragingly at the embarrassed young Slayer.

He cleared his throat and sat upright and gave one sharp nod. His blush retreating slowly. "Gajeel, 11, birthday dunno, I, uh, like training with pa and I want to be a singer." He finished with a wide grin, proud of himself.

"A singer?" Layla questioned amused. He nodded. "What kind of genre?"

"Every kind. And I want to play instruments too."

"Alright, interesting." She made another mental note to talk with Lucy's music instructor. "Natsu?"

"Natsu Dragneel, son of Igneel the Fire Dragon King. 10 years old, birthday May second. I like training, fighting, Igneel, fire and food. Lots of food." He grinned widely showcasing his canine teeth.

"And food will come our way soon." Layla replied with a smile and turned to her daughter. "Lucy, honey, tell them about yourself."

The girl smiled and nodded turning to the boys opposite her. "Lucy Heartfilia, I'm nine but my birthday is, so I'm ten soon. 31th of July. I love my mama and papa and my mama's spirits and everyone in the mansion. I love my doll, Michelle, and watching the stars with mama. I like mama's stories and hugging mama. I don't like swimming or water," the blonde girl shudders as a quick memory flashed by of her first meeting with Aqurius, the mermaid almost tried to drown her, "and I also don't like being alone or thunderstorms." She finished with a wide smiled.

"What about your magic?" Sting questioned. "Do you have magic?"

"Yeah and what can you do with it?" Natsu added curiously.

"I have the same magic as mama, Celestial magic." She beamed proudly. "And when I get better I can have mama's other keys too. I have three of mama's keys now," she pulled the golden keys out of her pajama pocket and onto the table, "this," she pointed at Sagittarius, "is the Archer, Sagittarius. That," she pointed at Taurus, "is the Bull, Taurus and that," Cancer's key, "is the Crab, Cancer. They are all part of the Zodiacs and mama have the others. It's so cool!" She gushed happily making Layla smile proudly at her daughter's enthusiasm for their magic.

"Crab." Natsu drooled at the thought of eating fresh Crab and his itched as twitched to grab the key and eat the crab. Yes, he was that hungry.

"He isn't edible, Natsu." Layla said sighing as she noticed his drooling dripping and his eyes set on Cancer's key. Shaking her head, she turned back to Wendy who was looking fascinated at the three keys. "Are you ready telling about yourself, sweetie?" Layla asked tenderly.

Wendy looked up, and nodded with a small smile before blushing and turning towards the four males in front of her and glanced quickly at Lucy. "I'm Wendy, 5 years old," her voice was low but enough for them to hear, "I like helping my mommy, and healing hurt animals. I don't being alone, the dark, thunder, yelling, angry animals." Her tone was shaky at the end and Layla cupped her face, stroking her cheek with a smile.

"That's lovely, sweetie. You can help animals by healing them and you won't be alone, you have us and Grandeeney. Actually," she glanced at all the children, "none of you will be alone from now on. I won't abandon you and I'll get to see your parents again. So don't be afraid." She said affectionately and assuring.

"Yes," Lucy piped in, "we are family now. And family doesn't abandon each other, they love each other." The young blonde grinned cutely at her new family members.

The boys didn't say anything, they had no idea what to say to the two blondes but inwardly try were relieved and happy. They hadn't interacted with other people before. They met seven days ago and quickly bonded because of their powers being so similar and because their dragons were friends and then Layla was there when the woke up, and it was a foreign feeling to see another person who didn't share the power they did – she didn't smell like they did. But they hadn't interacted a lot, a hi and their names was all they could manage in their groggy state.

But it was a good feeling knowing these people accepted them with open arms. They, mainly Gajeel, knew about being alone and how cruel people could be. None of them remember their birth parents but it didn't really matter, they had their dragons and that was enough. And now they had others, humans, in their life. Overwhelming but good.

Layla couldn't help but smile at their silence. They were being awkward with her and Lucy's proclamation of being family and it was cute. They were orphans and haven't interacted much, or at all, with humans before. Their dragons taught them everything and cared for them, so she could understand their hesitation and awkwardness. It was adorable.

"Well," she said after a few minutes of silence and proceeded to stand up, "I'm going to check on the food. Be nice." She sent them a small playful glare at them all and walked back to the other of the kitchen were the chefs were.

"Layla-sama," the chefs and assistants bowed the second time seeing the blonde.

"Hi. Is the food done?"

"Of course madam. We are working on the dessert." One of the older chefs answered with a smile.

Layla looked at him confused. "Then where are they? We have been sitting by the table for the last 20 minutes if not more."

The man along the rest of the crew gasped, shocked. "I'm sorry sorry madam!" They all bowed shouting apologies.

"It's alright. I guess the staff brought it to the dining room, right?" She questioned and her suspicion were confirmed by their nodding. She smiled and thanked them all before walking back to the silent group of children.

"The food will be served in the dining room, follow me." Natsu was the first to shot out of his chair, eager to eat. Layla chuckled at his eagerness and playfully shook her head.

They past through many hallways to get to the dining room but they arrived and she had to hold back Natsu and Sting before they could shove food down their throats. They needed manners.

"Take a seat and don't fill your plates before everyone is seated." They proceeded to sit, two of the group grumbling, and then Layla gave them the green light but they had to use the utensil and not their hands.

A messy challenge. These children had never used cutlery before that Layla gave up and let them eat whatever way they wanted. Fiore wasn't build in one day, so they would get their eventually.

The late, very, very late evening dinner was silent. The children, the boys mainly, stuffed their mouths with food and just ate. Lucy didn't eat since she had eaten dinner already with her father earlier while her lady was out, and helped Wendy with the cutlery. She ended up feeding her more than helping her but not that neither of them minded, it was fun.

Layla watched them all in amusement and horror. Food was tossed everywhere on the large mohogany table and the boys ate so messily that their faces and clothes were ruined with stains and not to forget their hair. It was dirtied by food. They had just had a bath not long ago! All amusement left as anger and horror replaced it. The boys were the hardest challenge she had ever encountered.

What did I get myself into? She sighed deeply rubbing her temples. She had a challenge. A really big one at that.

Putting them them bed to bed was not a challenge. The boys passed out as soon as the soft mattresses hit their small backs. Lucy retreated with Wendy into her room. She wanted to sleep with the younger girl so badly, and Layla did not protest. It was cute and it made her happy to see her daughter that happy.

Layla went straight to bed without a goodnight to her husband who was still in his office. She was drained. Physically and mentally. So she passed out immediately but not before a new plan formed in her mind. A plan she would follow through from tomorrow onwards.

Gajeel is a cutie, I couldn't help it! I can totally imagine him being all cute and fluff as a child. I believe it was his Phantom days that made him gruff and scary looking.

Anyways, what should happen next? Layla has a plan and it's a plan you'll all like, I think. But I will leave it as a surprise for now. Oh, and to warn you all, a lot the people we know as dead is not dead in this story. Remember, this is a 'what if story' but with my take and thoughts on it. And of course my ridiculous theories and such. xD

I apologize beforehand for grammar mistakes, spelling or typos. I will try to fix them soon but I already read it through once and a half xD So, I'm sorry. Oh and another thing. The chapters length will vary. The two chapters are long and the other one will probably be long as well but other than that it will be around 3-4K words, without A/N's. And the updates, well, they will happen sporadically for now. If you really like the story and leave a review I will be more motivated to write a new chapter fast, reviews – any kinds – makes me happy because then I know you've read the chapters thoroughly and form an opinion of the chapters. So I will be grateful for the reviews and your thoughts. Keep me motivated! \^.^/

And lastly, I thank you all for your reviews, faves and following. I will write back soon. Been in a slump lately, so I haven't had time, so I apologize.

Hope you like the story! See you soon!

Peace out!

-Oby Abel-