A/N: I guess this is kind-of-sort-of an introduction chapter? I mean nothing really happens in this chapter, but it is a great transition into the next one. And I'm really sorry for not posting every day like I originally planned. I guess I'm a little behind, but I know i will catch up at some point XD
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"I just don't see why he won't let it snow," Gray grumbled, hitting the cue ball with his pool stick. The white ball hit a solid right into a hole. He cursed and threw his stick across the room. It stuck to the wall with a sheet of ice.
"Thanks, Dumbass," Laxus laughed, taking his turn, happy that Gray put his ball in.
"Gray," Juvia said soothingly, melting the stick off the wall with her water. She nicely handed it back to him. "You guys have always been butting heads. Isn't it about time you sit down and talk about this?" She let out a small giggle. "Besides, you're acting like an old man."
Gray rolled his eyes and took his turn. It was true that you weren't suppose to name the other Guardians, but Laxus was Natsu's cousin. Juvia lived in the same small town as them, so they all knew each other growing up. There was no harm talking about Natsu since they all knew him and that he was a Guardian. Erza, on the other hand, was never mentioned. She came from a different side of Fiore, so she didn't know any of them.
"Will you just shut up about him already?" Lyon asked angrily, entering the room. He tossed a beer to Laxus and Gray. "Damn, you guys are such a pain."
"You wouldn't understand," Gray said, pointing his bottle at his brother. "You get Christmas, which happens every year whether it's snowing or not. You aren't even needed! You have no powers! All you do is sit back at your fancy computer and make sure every dumb kid get's their presents from their parents. You're the iconic 'Santa', but you don't do anything!"
"If I don't have any powers, then how did I become a Guardian, huh?" Lyon got right into his brother's face.
"It was a pity thing! The past Christmas Guardian just felt bad for you. The one before you actually had powers! They just picked you so that you weren't left alone! I was moving up, ready to be the next Winter Guardian, Ultear disappeared, and you had nowhere to go! Mom had to go to live with the other past Guardians, so she wouldn't be there either." Gray slammed his beer on the table. "That's true and you know it!"
The two siblings continued to fight back and forth. Juvia grabbed Laxus' sleeve and pulled him out of the room. She put her arm against the hallway wall with a clenched fist. "Why can't we just tell them?" She sounded as if she was going to cry.
Laxus sighed. "You know we can't. Rules are rules." He turned her around so she was facing him. He pushed her bangs out of her teary eyes so she could see his face. "We aren't allowed to let any of them know the Summer Guardians. It's our job to keep the balance. I don't care what sort of relationship you have with Gray, whatever the fuck you guys want to call it. You can't tell him."
"But they think their sister is dead!" Juvia snapped. Her tears started flowing freely. "He's always so sad about that! Did Ultear ever tell you what happened?" She let out an aggravated sigh. "She told me that Gray was the Winter Guardian, since I already knew, obviously, and she knew that he had the power. She told me that every night it was like the moon was speaking to her. Her mom said that she was the Summer Guardian of Night. Ur made up a fake ransom note and had her sent to where the current Summer Guardians were. It was a coincidence that Ur had to leave for a week and left a couple days before that happened. When Gray and Lyon woke up the next morning, they were devastated to find their sister gone. Gray blamed himself because he wasn't strong enough to protect her. He thought that she was really taken, and he was too weak to sense it. He hates himself for it, Laxus. Lyon didn't have powers so he blames himself. Laxus, we-"
Laxus suddenly hugged Juvia, cutting her off. "We can't afford to tell him. It may be hard, but we can't. Maybe someday they will meet. But until then, we have to do our job. You can't sacrifice the world just to spare him a few tears."
CRASH!
Laxus laughed. "We better get back in there before they destroy Gray's caste." He paused before opening the door. "You know, that's probably another reason why they hate each other." He looked at Juvia over his shoulder with a smirk. "Lyon never inherited the cool castle."
