Lucy held Harry tightly as Natsu dragged them through the streets. They were currently in the city of Magnolia after taking a long trip here. Lucy could barely keep her cool...she was about to join Fairy Tail! The guild of her choice! She was currently babbling excitedly to Harry about it. "And then there's Mirajane, and she's probably one of the most beautiful ladies you've ever met! She even does swim suit modeling!" she continued, Natsu pulling her up to the guild hall. Harry listened with rapt attention. It sounded like a pretty fun place! "Lucy!" Natsu said, poking her in the face to get her attention, "Calm down! We're here."
Lucy let out a squeal of delight. "Oh my gosh, it's Fairy Tail, I'm really here, look, Harry, isn't it beautiful?!"
"I-It looks really pretty Miss Lucy..." he whispered, his voice a little drowned out by the noise coming from inside the Guild Hall.
"I know, right?! We're gonna meet everyone! I can't wait, I'm so excited!"
Natsu pushed open the door, and a chorus of explosions and loud cheering could be heard. The pinkette laughed at the enthusiastic greeting. "Hey, everyone!"
"Hey guys, Natsu's back!" some random voice called
Harry was flinching at the incredibly loud noise. He resorted to hiding inside Lucy's shoulder as Lucy took in the magical wonderland that was Fairy Tail... She gently stroked the back of her boy's head. She wanted him to be at ease in the building. "It's alright Harry, just relax...everything'll be fine." she whispered as she followed Natsu and Happy over to a bar where a woman in a redish dress stood.
Harry snuggled closer to her and clutched her shirt. "Heya Mira! We got new members!" Natsu said cheerfully
Mirajane Strauss looked up from the counter with a smile. "Oh? Wonderful!" Lucy gasped and looked in shock. It was her! She was about to faint in the presence of her idol... "Oh hello there! Oh and who's this little guy?" Mira asked, delighted and friendly
"H-H-H-H-" Lucy managed to stammer out.
"No need to be all scared! I don't bite. Now, tell me your names." she told them, brushing her white hair out of her face.
"This is...Harry and...I'm Lucy..." Lucy said shyly.
Harry peeked out from Lucy's shoulder, then promptly hid once more. All the new faces were scaring him. "Aww...well, I'm Mirajane! But you can call me Mira!"
"Hi, Mira..." Harry and Lucy both mumbled, not feeling worthy.
"Okay Lucy, what can you do? Ice magic? Water?" She asked, pulling them to their own seats
"Um...Harry and I are actually celestial wizards." Lucy admitted.
"We don't have many Celestial Wizards around here! You're accepted!" Mira grinned.
Lucy's eyes widened. "Really? Just like that?"
"Well...you have to talk to the guild master." Mira admitted.
The sounds behind them were getting louder, Natsu fighting with a black haired man. Harry started to freak out before a monstrous voice yelled, "EVERYBODY QUIET DOWN!"
Then Natsu got crushed by a huge black hand that belonged to a monster. The monster walked over to Mira, Lucy and Harry, and Lucy panicked. "Here's our Master now!" Mira said happily.
They were terrified to see what huge man had such a hand... But then, the monster shrunk down , slowly and surely turning into a figure Harry's size, in an orange outfit. Harry blinked at how tiny the man had suddenly become. "Ah...much better. Now, I hear you want to join our guild?
"Y-Yessir!" Lucy replied with a salute.
"Well...welcome to Fairy Tail you two! I see potential in both of you" he commented.
Harry tilted his head. "M-Me...too...?"
"Yes little one. I've seen students as young as you go on to do great things." He told Harry. Harry blushed. Could he do great things...? "Welcome to Fairy Tail you two!" He cheered.
And then, everyone in the building cheered loudly. Mira took a device and asked where they wanted their Fairy Tail marks, and Lucy took one on her hand. Harry had his on his hand too. He wanted to be like his caretaker. They had made it! They'd gotten into Fairy Tail! Lucy was flipping out, overjoyed "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my GOSH!"
"Hey Lucy, looks like you did it!" Natsu congratulated.
"I did it...I really really made it to Fairy Tail!" Lucy cheered.
"Need me to show you the ropes around here?" Mira offered kindly.
"Ooooh, yes please!" Lucy exclaimed happily.
"That's Cana, master Drinker. She deals in car magic." Mira said, pointing to a near topless woman chugging a beer barrel.
"Hey." She said coolly. "How are you?"
"G-Good! Say Hi Harry." Lucy coaxed
"Hi..." Harry waved to the brown-haired woman shyly.
"Hi kid. Keep being cute." She teased, making him blush
"I...I'm not that cute..." He mumbled softly.
"Sure you are! Cutest thing here." Cana teased, winking at him. Harry squeaked and pressed himself closer to Lucy. "Heheheh..." Cana laughed, before returning to her barrel.
"And over there, that's Gray." Mira said, pointing to a man having a stand off with Natsu
Gray paid Harry no mind, so intent he was on arguing with his rival. "Do they not like each other?" Lucy asked Mira, who nodded
"I think they do like each other...They just don't like to show it."
"That's funny." Lucy giggled, "Boys...so silly."
And then Mirajane was hit by a stray projectile from their argument. "OW!" she exclaimed, rubbing her head and the bump on it. "Boys, calm down before you hit our new members!" Mirajane scolded.
"Sorry Mira!" Natsu apologized.
"Yeah, his bad!" Gray called back.
"YOU LITTLE-"
CRASH! They were now butting heads. Mirajane sweatdropped. "They never learn..." She shook her head, "Anyways, that's my little brother Elfman!" she cheered, pulling a HUGE man over to her,
The man bent down and gave the two people a huge grin. "Hey there newbies! I'm Elfman, the manliest man you'll ever meet!" Harry found himself intimidated by the large figure. He started to hide but Elfman gave some particularly good advice. "Hey kiddo, don't be scared! Be fearless! Otherwise no problems will get solved!" The huge man grinned broadly. "A man doesn't hide! He confronts his fears head on and overcomes them! Come on and show the world how manly you are!" Harry, passionately enflamed by the man's words, grinned up at him and stopped hiding.
He now looked proud to be there. Elfman grinned, and Lucy nodded to show her gratitude. Mira hugged his arm "Aw, Elfie!" She cooed.
"Don't call me elfie...it's not manly."
"Okay, Elfie!~" Mira teased.
"Miiiraaaaa!" Elfman whined, not sounding particularly manly in the process.
"Teehee~ anyways, there's lots of people here, and most all of them are nice!"
She decided not to mention Laxus... "This'll be fun!" Lucy grinned, with confidence. She was in the guild of her dreams, surrounded by her idols, and her Harry. Oh her Harry...he was already loving it here! It was brilliant! But now was the time for business. She had to find a place to live. She'd taken a good amount of money from her father.. Hopefully there was a house she could rent nearby... "Well, Mira this was fun, lot's of it, but I should probably go find a place to crash.." she said, pouting.
Mira giggled. "I know a house you could get!" She said cheerfully.
"Oh you do? Is it cheap rent? Two bedrooms?" she asked
"I don't know about two bedrooms, but it isn't too terribly expensive."
"That's ok then. Harry Beary can sleep in my bed." she said nonchalantly.
"Is he your son? You two don't look similar." Mira asked.
Lucy blushed. "Um...Not really my son...I just found him and decided to take care of him."
"So...you kidnapped him?" Mira asked, unclear.
"No, he just sort of...appeared...Out of the sky...And he fell on my head..."
"He appeared...from the sky? And fell on your head?" she asked, still confused.
"Yeah...I was confused too." Lucy replied awkwardly.
"Um...have you asked him about it?" Mira asked her, looking at Harry in confusion
Lucy sighed. She already knew he was abused... "Well...it's a little uh...private."
"But Miss Lucy, aren't w-we supposed to...face o-our fears..?" Harry asked.
Lucy looked at him with a frown. "Harry...if you want to tell Mira where you came from...don't let me stop you. You should face your fears...of you think you're ready, go ahead.."
Harry looked a little nervous. "Um...can you keep secrets Miss Mirajane..?" he asked, looking up at her
Mirajane nodded. "Of course I can." She leaned down.
Harry leaned up to her ear, and whispered, "Um...m-my uncle was mean...a-and he w-would hit me...then a nice lady sent me here to be happy.."
Mira's eyes widened. "Oh...I...I see..."
"D-don't tell anyone..." He whimpered
Mira nodded in affirmation. Then he got a surprise hug from Mira. "It's okay...You have a good mommy now..."
Lucy blushed and Harry great shocked at the sudden gesture. Then he looked at Lucy, "Mommy...?" He asked
"We'll...talk about this later, okay honey?" Lucy whispered in his ear.
"Yes ma'am..." Harry replied, before Lucy rose, picking him up.
"Mira could you point us in the right direction?" And so, after getting all of the information they needed from the white-haired young woman, the two of them set off for their new home. After working out a deal with the business woman running the open house, Lucy signed a contract. She now was the proud leaser of an awesome one room one bathroom apartment! "Isn't this great, Harry? Our own house!" She said happily. "No more life on the road!"
"Yay! Um...w-where's my cupboard..?" Harry asked her.
Lucy stiffened. "Oh, sweetie..." She said softly. She knelt down and cupped his cheek in her palm. "You aren't going in the cupboard...ever." Then, she hugged him tightly. "You're gonna sleep with Miss Lucy..." Then, she remembered she still had something to talk to him about.
"Oh. Harry, what were you asking about Mommy?" She asked him, confused.
Harry hesitated. "Um...I...It's nothing..." He REALLY didn't want to overstep his bounds...
Lucy gave him a small smile, then kissed his forehead. "When you're ready to talk...come talk to Miss Lucy." She reassured. Harry nodded and smiled softly. Giggling, Lucy poked his nose. "C'mon, let's go see our bedroom!"
"Ok!" Harry said excitedly, Lucy dragging him along to the next room.
She approached the door happily and pushed it open. It was...empty. "Oh well! Let's get to town to buy furniture!" And with that they took off...
Two days later, the whole apartment was set up, and Lucy thought it looked rather beautiful! But she was darn near broke, and had to take a job soon...So she grabbed Harry and left for the guild hall. Harry was very happy. Lucy had been so kind to him, she bought him a toy with what little money she had left! Nothing too special, just a little dog plushie. But Harry really was more focused on playing with Plu, whom he had summoned and was now toddling behind them. He and Plu were both playing with the little dog plushie. "Alright boys, we're here!" Lucy chided gently, entering the hall
"Yay!" Harry cheered. Plue made his coo sound.
When they entered the hall, the found it full of loud members. Harry was okay with it this time, though. It was just how things were here. Lucy took a seat at the bar, near Cana, Mira, Natsu, and the guild master Makarov. "Hey, everyone!" She said cheerfully.
"Hi there!" Mira cheered,
"Heya Lucy and Harry!" Natsu grinned.
"Greeting children." Makarov waved.
Cana waved, busy chugging. "Sorry we were gone for a couple days. We were setting up our house." Lucy explained.
"It's alright! But you should probably take a job soon Lucy." Natsu commented.
"That's why I'm here, actually." Lucy admitted. "I need rent money..."
"Well, job chart is over there," Natsu pointed out. While Lucy was conversing, Mirajane stole Harry for a hug.
"Hi there, sweetie!" She said cheerfully.
"Hi Miss Mirajane..." Harry said shyly.
"Aw, don't be shy, sweetie." Mira cooed.
"O-ok..." Then he hugged her back.
Mirajane giggled softly. "Where's my dad master Makarov?!" A childish voice called
Makarov sighed deeply in response. "Romeo...your father took a trip to the mountains. He'll be back in a couple of days."
"You said that last week! And the week before that!" The child, now known as Romeo, exclaimed angrily.
"Romeo, your father will return in time." Makarov promised.
"I don't believe you! I want my dad now!" He exclaimed.
Makarov gained a tick mark on his forehead. He was losing his patience. "Romeo..."
"Grr...FINE! If you all won't help me.." The boy ran off crying.
Makarov sighed. Where was that boy's father...? "Um...what's wrong with that kid?" Lucy asked Mira, just now noticing that Harry was gone.
Mirajane sighed. "His father went on a mission, and he still hasn't come back..."
"That's so sad-" Natsu silently rose from his seat and left the guild hall. Lucy blinked and watched after him as he left. "What's up with him?"
Happy appeared from nowhere and put his two cents in. "Natsu lost his dad too...so I guess he sympathises."
Lucy looked at the blue cat. "So then Natsu's gonna bring back the boy's dad."
"He'll try.."
Lucy stood up as well, extremely eager. "I'll go too!" Smiling brightly, she turned to Mira. "Please watch Harry for me? Bye, Harry, be good! Okay, bye!" And with that, she took off after Natsu.
"M-Miss Lucy!" Harry called out, still wanting something.
Lucy turned to look at him with a tilted head and a smile. "Yes, Harry?" Harry held out his arms, and looked up at her with a quivering lip. Lucy cooed, the little thing wanted a hug! Giggling, the blonde came back and pulled him into her bust. "Aww, I'll be back very soon, okay sweetie?"
"P-please do..." Harry whimpered. Lucy kissed his forehead, then took off with a wave. Mira picked up Harry and waved back. Now Harry was stuck in Fairy Tail with only Mira being someone he knew. Then he noticed something odd about Gray... "Miss Mirajane, why doesn't Mister Gray have pants?"
"Hmm?" Gray turned to Harry upon hearing those words. "What do you mean? I...Oh. Huh..."
A random beer bottle nearly nailed Gray in the face, and Cana screamed, "PUT SOME PANTS ON, THERES A TODDLER HERE!"
Harry giggled at the wide-eyed expression on Gray's face. "Ok geez..." Gray mumbled, pulling some on
Harry was still confused. "Why weren't you wearing pants?" He asked curiously. Gray shrugged.
"Eh, I dunno. It just sort of happens. You know how it is, you're just talking and suddenly you find that you took off your pants?"
Harry shook his head. "No one does that Mister Gray.."
Everyone in the guild looked at Gray with smirks. Gray blushed as he began to feel self conscious. Leave it to a kid to say the obvious... He should probably try to break the habit... ...eh who was he kidding. He really couldn't. It was who he was, he didn't have to change it! So he went back to stripping. Meanwhile, a Green haired lady took a seat near Mira, holding a gun. Harry flinched at the sight of the gun. Those were bad... The woman, Bisca, happened to notice the new face and turned to look at him. "Hey Mira, where'd the kid come from? And why's he got a Fairy Tattoo?"
Mira smiled. "Bisca, meet one of the newest members of our guild!" Harry waved then blushed, then hid in his hands, sheepish. "But...Mira he looks like he's a three year old."
Mira smiled. "His caretaker brought him here. She's on a mission right now and I'm watching him."
"Ok then...what's your name little guy?" she asked, turning to face him while polishing her pistol.
"Harry..." Harry said softly.
'Don't be shy kiddo. It's just your new guild mate Bisca." She said nonchalantly Harry nodded in affirmation. He was going to have to get used to his new friends.
Then she started twirling her gun around again and Harry got scared. "I-I thought guns were bad..." He said softly.
"Guns? Oh no, this is just what I use to do magic!" she told him
Harry tilted his head. "A magic gun?"
"Yup! Here, watch this." Bisca grinned, and placed a cup on Elfman's head randomly, "Now hold still big guy."
Then she took a few steps back, and in a bright purple flash, she shot her rifle towards the cup, shattering it with perfect aim. Elfman was visibly sweating from how close she had made it. "G-Geez Bisca..." he muttered, wiping his brow.
Bisca turned and curtsied to Harry, "So that's what I do. What's your magic?"
Harry smiled proudly and pulled out Plue's key. "I-I'm a Celetial...Celextial...um...I can bring people here!" he grinned. Bisca and Mira giggled at the description. "O-Open Plu's Gate!" he cheered, using the incorrect phrase, but it worked all the same, summoning the snowman like creature.
Plue let out his trademark coos and toddled over to Harry. "Wow, you can already summon a spirit at being so little. Nice job! When do you think you're gonna get a golden key?" Mira asked
Harry tilted his head. "Golden key?" He remembered Miss Aquarius's key was shinier than Plue's...
"I can explain that." A man's voice said from off to the side. The group turned to see a man in a green jacket, with two ladies on his arm
Harry smiled. "Okay!"
"Loke, there you are!" Mira said happily.
"Hi Mira. Anyways, kid there are two types of Celestial Keys. Golden, and Silver. There are only a couple Golden keys, so you have to work hard to get them, kay?"
Harry nodded in affirmation. "Miss Lucy had some golden keys..."
"Wow! What Keys?" Leo asked.
"Um...Miss Aquarius is one...She's really nice." Harry said remembering how nice the mermaid had been to him. "I don't think she likes Miss Lucy very much though..."
"Ah, Aquarius..." Leo mused. Then the girls on his arm said,
"He's so good with kids!"
Loke grinned. "If you need more info on spirits, come find me, cool?"
Harry nodded, "c-cool..."
Loke chuckled and turned his attention back to the girls. Harry went back to playing with Plu. Then, he noticed Cana's drink. "Miss Cana, what's that?"
Cana grinned. "Just alcohol. You can have some when you grow about...sixteen years older."
"Isn't Alcohol...bad...?" Harry shuddered, reminded of Uncle Vernon's drunk beatings.
Cana smirked. "Nah, don't worry, it takes more than a couple barrels to get ME tipsy." She boasted.
"But...but do you ever...hit people when you're drunk?" He whimpered, suddenly weary of Cana
Mira giggled. "Actually, Harry, Cana's like a big teddy bear when she's drunk. She's way more likely to squeeze you in a hug than hit you. Don't worry."
"Why would I hit...you..?" Cana asked, confused.
Harry flinched. "I just...Heard that drunk people can be really mean sometimes..."
Mira saw Harry starting to freak out, so she reached over and hugged him. "Aw, it's okay." She whispered.
Cana raised an eyebrow, and decided to really size up Harry. Tiny, pale, and extremely bony armed. She frowned. 'I think I get it...' She thought. But, that wasn't her place to decide. She'd have to be entirely sure.. Besides, she had a feeling if it WAS true, he would NOT want to talk about it. She'd wait until the right moment... Little did she know, she wasn't the only one suspicious of Harry's figure and demeanour. In fact, practically everyone was suspicious of it. It seemed Lucy had saved him from something REALLY bad... Harry didn't notice the glances he was getting. He was playing with his spirit again. Bisca tapped Mira on the shoulder. "Hey Mira...could we talk in private?"
Mira nodded. "Um...Sure, I suppose."
Cana stood as well. "I would also like in on this conversation."
Mira sighed. "Oh dear..."
They went off to one corner and Bisca asked the obvious. "What's Harry's deal?"
Mira sighed. "I...promised him I wouldn't tell."
Cana broke in. "Was it bad?"
"I'm not at liberty to say..."
Cana and Bisca huffed. "Look, we KNOW something happened."
Mirajane put her hands on her hips. "And he'll tell you when he's ready to."
"Grr...I'm gonna go get drunk, then hug the hell out if him..." Cana huffed. Bisca growled and walked back
Mirajane shook her head. "Oh, girls..." Mira returned to Harry chatting with Bisca while Cana chugged a barrel. Harry was blissfully unaware how determined Mira was to keep her promise... "Say Harry, are you hungry?" Mira asked. Harry looked at her and nodded happily. Mira giggled. "What do you want to eat? We have fish!" Mira giggled.
Internally, she slightly wished Happy had been there. He was so cute with his love of fish... But he'd have eaten it all... Mira set to cooking it up. She hummed cheerfully as she did so. Suddenly Harry got nabbed by Cana, who smelled particularly funny. "Heeeey, kiiid..." Cana drawled. "How's it *HIC* going...?"
"Um...h-hi Miss Cana...I'm fine..." He said softly, surprised at the sudden contact.
"Aaaaawesoooome..." Cana drawled. Mirajane sighed. This is what happened when Cana drank all day...
"Cana, go lie down." she ordered, before Cana waved her off and asked her next question.
"Hey...*hic* uh...did you uh ever get...abused..? Cuz I mean, aw man, you're so tiny...and scared.."
"CANA!" Mira snapped, snatching Harry away. "What an insensitive question!"
Harry sniffled a bit, not liking Drunk Miss Cana, and he turned and hid in Miss Mirajane's bust. Mirajane sighed softly. She now hoped Lucy would get back soon... A fragile Harry was a dangerous Harry. Any fragile child was dangerous. Especially when Elfman asked the oh so wonderful and yet stupid, "Wait abuse? You think so too-?" Harry covered his eyes, and Mirajane grimaced.
"Uuuuh...Master, I'm going to take Harry to my room now, okay, bye!" She sped off.
"Good bye Mira." the man waved. Mira rushed into her room, and shut the door.
Makarov sighed. "Everyone...Please don't ask Harry of his past. I have my suspicions as well, but it's for him to decide when we get to know. Got it?"
"Yes Guild Master..." They simultaniously muttered.
"Good. Now, I could use a drink too..." Makarov said quietly.
Meanwhile, Harry was sitting on Mira's lap, while Mira hugged him. "I want Miss Lucy..." Harry said softly.
"Shh..it's alright dear, Miss Lucy will be back later today..." she comforted.
"But..but that boy's daddy went and never came back..."
Mirajane smiled. "Ah, but Lucy has Natsu with her."
'W-What's so good about Mister Natsu..?" Harry asked her
Mira smirked. "Where do I begin?"
After half an hour of talking, Harry was wide-eyed and excited. Now he was POSITIVE his caretaker would come back. Suddenly, there was a heavy knocking at the door, and Bisca poked her head in. "Hey Mira. Harry's fish is all done."
"Thank you, Bisca...Can you bring it up for him?" Mira asked.
"um...i-is Miss Cana still drunk..?" Harry questioned. Bisca shook her head.
"She crashed a couple minutes ago."
Harry nodded. "Then I-I wanna go back downstairs..."
Mirajane smiled at him. "Well, okay then. Brave boy."
Harry instantly blushed and hid in her chest again. Mira simply giggled in response. Soon enough, they were downstairs eating. Cana was on a table, passed out. Harry sighed with relief. Miss Cana was nice, but she was still kinda scary when Drunk... A little too...off. But whatever, his fish was yummy! Harry ate happily. He wished Miss Lucy was here to try this! Soon his tummy was full, and he was sleepy. His eyes began to droop, and just when he was about to fall asleep... "Harry~! I'm baaaack~!"
He shot up. Lucy was in the doorway, waving. Romeo was hugging his dad and Natsu was behind Lucy. "Miss Lucy!" Harry cheered, now wide awake.
Lucy rushed forward and pulled him in a hug. "Awww, hi, cutie pie!" She cooed gently. "Did you miss me?"
"A-A lot...Miss Cana got weird...but Miss Mira was nice.."
Lucy blinked and looked at the passed out Cana. "Oooh...yea, Alcohol does that to people." Lucy shrugged, picking him up.
"But why?" Harry asked. "What is it?"
"It's a weird thing in drinks that make people act weird-"
"Hey uh...Lucy? We need to talk..." Mira said, Bisca looking at them from her seat.
Lucy tilted her head. "Oh. Sure, Mira."
"Could you leave Harry for a sec?" Mira asked
Lucy hesitated and looked at him. "Will you be okay?"
"I'll play with Plu..." Harry said, pulling out his key.
He gave his caretaker a smile. Lucy patted his head, then walked over to Mira, who was smiling sadly. "What did you wanna talk about?" Lucy asked curiously.
"People are starting to get suspicious of Harry's...past." Mira told her.
Lucy's mouth formed into a thin line. "Oh..." She said simply.
"Specifically Cana and Bisca..." She said, glaring at the green haired woman listening in
Bisca began to look guilty. "Look I like kids...if they're being hurt I want to know." She admitted.
Lucy smiled sadly. "Well, he'll never be hurt again, I promise you that."
"So...he was?" Bisca asked.
Lucy frowned. "It's not my place to say." She replied simply.
"Dang it..." Bisca huffed. But her answer had been basically confirmed. And if she ever met the one who did it, there would be HELL to pay.
"Well Mira, today was EXHAUSTING! I'm gonna go home and take a bath..." Lucy grinned,
"All right, dear, you do that." Mira replied kindly.
"Bye everyone!"
'Bye Lucy and Harry!" a chorus replied.
Harry smiled. Fairy Tail was really, really nice... Lucy grinned and kissed his head. "Want me to tell you about my day?"
Harry nodded eagerly. "Yeah! What did you do?!" He asked excitedly. Lucy grinned and dove into her tale...
The next day, Lucy was making Breakfast while Harry was asleep on the bed. The blonde gave the boy a sad smile. 'Harry...' She thought to herself.
When she'd found him he was a whimpering little coward, with kindness in his heart, and an adorable face. Now he was...still a bit of a coward who was having some personal trouble. She knew she had gotten to the role of his mother figure in the time they'd been together And she loved that role with all her heart. She just...had to wait until he was ready. Smiling, she moved to give him a quick kiss on the cheek. He started to stir though, and rose, rubbing his eyes. "Mmm..." He hummed at the smell of the cooking breakfast.
"Hey sweetie...come on hun, wakey wakey!" she said happily
Harry giggled and hugged her happily. "Hi, Miss Lucy..."
"Good Morning hun...come onto the kitchen to eat breakfat." And with that, she scooped him up into her arms and touched his nose to hers. "After all, you have to be hungry!" Harry nodded again as his tummy growled. "Alright well, fortunately cooking in this nifty little oven and stove wasn't hard! Okay, how about we change into real clothes first?" Lucy suggested, still in her PJs
Harry giggled. "Okay!" Lucy was admittedly reluctant to take him out of his cute teddy jammies.
But, they had to go take jobs today! She pulled open the curtain that separated the living area and the bedroom. "I just really love our nifty little bedROOM!"
Natsu and Happy were sitting in her chair, eating something. "Hey, Lucy!" Natsu said through a mouthful of food, not even looking at her.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?!" Lucy exclaimed, kicking Natsu in the face and sending him sprawling
"Owwww..." Natsu whined. "Geez, that hurt!"
"Good!" Lucy grinned evilly.
"Hi mister Natsu..." Harry waved.
"Now get out of my house!" Lucy screamed
"Hey, take it easy, why are you so mad?" Natsu asked, confused.
"It's breaking and entering!" Lucy yelled, "You'll influence Harry!"
Harry was confused at this point. Miss Lucy was yelling. She was too nice to be this angry though. It was weird... "I just wanted to check out your new pad..." Natsu said.
Lucy huffed. "You two sit in the kitchen and let Harry and I change...then we'll have Breakfast."
"Awesome!" Natsu said with a thumbs up. "Can't wait!"
"Aye!" Happy agreed.
Lucy and Harry emerged a few moments later, both changed. Lucy was wearing her red tee shirt and mini jean shorts, while Harry simply wore a blue shirt and black shorts. Lucy put some tea down on the table and sat down, setting Harry in her lap. "Ok, now you two just drink your tea, and grab a bite, then get out." Lucy demanded.
Happy crossed his arms, "Geez so cold..."
Natsu got an idea. "Oh I know! How about you and Harry show us those weird little key guys you're into collecting!"
Lucy huffed. "Weird little key guys? They are CELESTIAL SPIRITS, thank you very much!"
"Yea yea, so what ones do you have?" Natsu persisted.
"Six so far! There's Lyra the harp, Borilogeum the clock, and Crux the southern cross! The Golden one's open the gate of the zodiac. There's Taurus the Sacred Bull, Aquarius the Water Bearer, and Cancer the Giant Crab."
"GIANT CRAB!? GIANT CRAB LEGS!" Natsu and Happy cheered at the same time
Lucy facepalmed. "Yeah, okay..."
"And I have Plue..." Harry mentioned, but they'd already seen that.
Natsu stared at them for a moment. "It's settled! You'll join our team!"
Lucy raised a brow. "I don't think I should be taking Harry on missions. He's too little!"
"But Miss Lucy...I wanna go too.."
"Yea Lucy, it'll be good for the kid! Get some experience!"
"But I don't want him to get hurt!"
"He won't get hurt on this job! Or any others, considering he has me and you to watch over him!" Natsu reassured.
"But what if we get separated, or the enemy is too strong for us?"
"Cmon Lucy! We just gotta be careful." Natsu coaxed
Lucy sighed. "Fine...But if one hair on his head gets hurt, I'm gonna beat you black and blue, got it?"
"Ack, alright!" Natsu said defensively.
"Now c'mon, Happy and I already picked out a job!"
"Oh? Steal a book from some old guy? FOR TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND JEWEL?!" Lucy stared in awe at the paper. "Seriously...? Wow..."
"You up for it?"
Lucy nodded. "It'll be SO easy!