A/N- ... :)
NOTE! It was written before that the guild found out about the relationship between Natsu and Lee. HOWEVER... the guild had decided not to tell Natsu about this; he is only told about the heart attack and Gray's involvement in it
So NATSU DOES NOT KNOW... Sorry for not clarifying this in the story... (~-~)
Enjoy!
Chapter 8
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"Lee, Blaze, Master Makarov would like you to return to the guild."
"..."
"He has agreed to allow your challenge with Natsu, Lee, on the condition that you stay for one more year; whether or not you will be nominated in the next exams."
"Will he forgive me? Will the guild forgive me? I did a bad deed and made everyone angry..."
"Listen, Lee. Everybody's worried about you, they want you to return! Without you, they don't feel happy anymore! It's the same with Blaze as well."
"... Really?"
"Yep! Oh, and one more thing... Makarov has allowed us all to live together. That means we can be a happy family without hiding!"
"... Does that mean I can call you dad again?"
(smiles) "My dear son, you can always call me dad. I am your father, after all. Hey, hey, don't cry Blaze! Aww, not you too Lee! Come over here, both of you. My two little crybabies, what am I gonna do with you, huh?"
"Love you, Daddy!"
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The guild watched the two boys enter nervously who, not didn't know how the guild was going to take their news of return.
"... Hey guys, We're back...?" Lee's voice echoed, settling several seconds before the guild exploded with cheers.
"WELCOME BACK, LEE AND BLAZE!"
The noise knocked both boys off their feet, before being crowded over by the other members. They were carried to a large table, receiving pats all around. On reaching their destination, they stood up to notice the exam nominees standing in front of them. Bixlow, Alzack, Satoshi, Lightning, Romeo, Zero, Tenjou and Joy; the official eight who will fight their way to become an S-class mage. Lee straightened before them and waited with baited breath. Romeo smiled as he called for everybody's attention.
"AHEM. Attention all! I would like to make an announcement! We, the exam nominees have made a decision which the Master has agreed to. Lee and Blaze can, unofficially, fight alongside us during the exam. They will not become S-class mages, but it is a way of powering up. So, what do you say?"
"...Please?"
The response was a roar, hands pumping in the air with joy. A joy that was short lived when Natsu and Lisanna entered.
Having not seen the boys before, Natsu was confused that the members were so alive so soon after the Master's heart attack. Walking up to the kids, he looked them up and down. He then glanced at Romeo, who stood to their side.
"You brought in these new members, or something? They seem strong." Romeo just smiled, shaking his head.
"Nah, they joined last year. Natsu, meet Lee Grayson and Blaze Natsume; boys, this is the famous S-class mage Natsu. Beside him is Lisanna and the cat is Happy."
Lee stepped forward, hands feeling sweaty as he mustered the words he had planned years to say to his father. His friends were silently supporting him, wishing for a pleasant enough first meeting.
"It's an honour meeting you... sir...?" On the last word, Natsu released a full smile, instantly liking the boy before him. He winked, holding out a hand.
"Heh, just call me Natsu. Pleasure to meet you too, Lee" the older man then shuffled the hat atop Lee's head before grinning at Blaze. "Pleasure to meet you too, Blaze. Both of you, welcome to Fairy Tail."
"Aye!" Happy flew into their view, shocking the boys into silence, "Do you like fish?"
"It talks!" Blaze sputtered "The cat is blue and talks! Dad, the cat talks..."
Gray just patted his son's head, smirking at the shocked small group. "Let me introduce you again. Natsu, Lisanna, meet my son Blaze Natsume Fullbuster. Expert at wind and ice magic, genius behind the missions, and the kid with the most awesome dad ever. Don't you agree, son?"
"Yeah!"
The salmon haired mage stared at the boy again, trying to process one piece of information. "Didja knock up a girl, ice bastard?"
"Maybe I can, unlike some hot as... doesn't matter, don't wanna risk it."
"Too scared?"
Gray just sighed, like the world was on his shoulders. Several others laughed at the comment; they knew how lethal Lee could get when insulted, and insulted he would be if the ice mage had carried on with his sentence.
Blaze was still staring intently at Happy, circling him once. He then poked the cats tummy, which released a small squeak. On scratching the cat's head, he heard a loud purr and giggled, motioning his best friend over.
"Look, Lee! The cat's really cool!"
"Aye! I AM a cat!" Happy flew past them to snatch a fish and sat to chew happily on his second snack of the hour. "Yumm.."
"LOKII!" Aquarius slammed the doors open, targeting the lion spirit and pointing an accusing finger towards his direction. "You bastard! What the hell did you do?"
Said man coughed a laugh into his hand. "Just say it's payback for the picture that you STILL haven't thrown away."
"Oh, really? Well, if you want to play that way, then I certainly wouldn't mind, Bitch!" with a wave of her hand, the mermaid released all her posters of the dreaded 'threesome' photo. Grinning triumphantly, she stuck her tongue out "Let's see what your 'fans' have to say about this, huh? I've paid for advert spaces all the way up to the Fiore border. That's what you get for recording my happy time with Scorpio, sucker!"
For the second time, Loki's screams of agony could be heard from miles around. Romeo sat next to him and placed a comforting hand on his back.
"Face it, Leo. You could never beat a girl, especially one with a grudge. Wow, you really screwed up bad time, didn't you?"
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"Wow!" Lee ran to the end of the corridor, checking out the new apartment(s) Blaze, Gray and himself had moved into. "This is great! Hey, Blaze, look at the view!"
"Look, dad! We can see the river from here!" The younger boy joined his friend by the windowsill, gasping at the beautiful city view. "This place must be expensive!"
"It's a reasonable rate, 150,000 jewels a month for both apartments. The only bad point is that there are only two rooms. I'm afraid you two will have to share."
"That's okay! We don't mind. But why did you choose this house anyway, Gray? You have your own house near here."
"Your room used to be your mum's home, during her time in the guild. I thought you might like to relive the experience she had living here." With this statement, Gray attracted Lee's full attention. "The only difference is that the landlady has allowed me to add a door to join our apartments together, for a higher rent. If you need anything, I'm only a door knock away, guys. After you unpack, I want to train on your primary magics, just to check that you're still in practice. Lee, I also want for us to discuss about your contract with the celestial spirits; I believe it's time for you to have full reign on the keys, now that you have improved so much."
With that said, Gray left to unpack his own items. Lee leapt on a bed and bounced giddily, rolling around before falling in an ungraceful heap on the floor. Not checking for damages, he got straight back up and hugged Blaze, dancing happily.
"Blaze! We're in my mum's old apartment! Do you think there's secrets in the room? Like a secret diary, or something? Shall we look?"
Blaze watched unapprovingly with his arms crossed. "Lee! Dad said that we have to unpack, though."
"Aww, just for a sec! It won't take long." The fire mage took off his hat and snatched a sheet to wrap around his head. "I know! Let's become ninjas, hiding from the guards while looking to steal treasure!"
His friend looked on for a while, before dropping his hands, sighing world wearily. He then got into a fighting stance. "We must infiltrate the base; it is of importance that we recover the national treasure, Nin nin!"
"Nin nin!"
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"Hmm... it seems you both are still fluent in your moves; shows that you have been practicing in secret. Good job!"
Gray received beams as a response from the boys, both tired from their training but happy to use their natural magic forms again. He then tossed a bunch of keys to Lee, who caught it deftly.
"Lee, I've already wrote out the standard contract for the spirits and each has listed down their available times; they have also been returned to the other world, earlier today. All you have to do is read and sign. Please hurry up, I can feel my magic draining like an unplugged sink full of water."
The boy laughed, before taking the papers and stamping it with his blood. Not the usual way of signing, obviously, but he couldn't be bothered to find a pen, much less sign the damned thing. On seeing the incredulous looks from both father and son, he shrugged then grinned unrepentantly.
"Seems like you take after your father more than we knew. You lazy idiot."
"Hehe, thanks."
(smack) "It wasn't a compliment!"
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"So what type of mages are you?" Natsu was relaxed at the guild. Having just completed a long mission, he was in no hurry to begin another; instead, he was using his time to find out about the (relatively) new guild members. He was currently eating a meal of fire steak, downed with a flame beer.
"I'm a fire type. I specialise in offence and hard attacks."
"I'm a wind type, specialising in defence and soft attacks. I can also do ice magic, like dad"
"Woow! Really?" The mage put down his food to look interestedly at the boys. "You're, like, partners then?"
"We are partners. Me and Blaze have been together since we were seven!" Lee thumped his chest proudly. "We're the best of friends. I would die before betraying my best friend!"
"Uh-huh! And Lee, it's 'Blaze and I' "
"Who cares?"
"I see. Oh, hey Lisanna." the pale haired woman sat on Natsu's lap, ignoring the fact that there were minors beside them. The man looked uncomfortable, not knowing how to stop his girlfriend. He was used to this show of affection, but never usually in front of children.
"Hey, babe. I missed you earlier."
Lee watched on silently, just taking in the scene while finishing his dinner. The guild watched with him, anticipating his reaction on seeing his dad kiss a woman; unsurprisingly, he didn't disappoint.
"Hey, Lisanna!" the boy stood up, smiling widely at the takeover mage. "I saw you earlier!"
"Oh, really?" Lisanna finally turned to glance quickly at the speaker. "and where did you see me?"
"You were with the other monkeys, swinging from trees in the forest. You had a red bottom, which was very funny."
"(cough) er, Lee, I think you meant Baboons? Gorillas don't have red bums"
"Oh, then you were with the other baboons! Thanks, Blaze!"
... (snigger)
"YOU BRAT! Stop laughing, everybody!" The entire guild had collapsed into a pile of laughter, Natsu included. It was to Lee's advantage that Lisanna's siblings were not present at that time to protect her. On the other hand, both kids were smart enough to escape before the witch got her hands on them.
Coincidently, the master was wheeled into the room during Lisanna's tirade. He raised an eyebrow at the woman, who suddenly went silent.
"What seems to be the matter? Did these boys annoy you in some way?" said boys had sought refuge behind his wheelchair, sporting puppy eyes and an aura of innocence. It was an innocent expression that most had learnt to interpret, even the master. However, he was'nt going to spoil the fun now, was he?
"No, master" Lisanna had to force the words between clenched teeth, her whole body tense with anger.
"Ah! So some kind of mistake, then? Don't be too angry at them, dear. They're angels; they would never purposefully hurt another, don't you think, Lisanna?"
"... That's right master. They're angels. Hmph!" the woman stamped her way to the door. Behind her, Lee and Blaze had hugged Master Makarov and smiled.
"Old man! Did we tell you how much we loved you today?"
"I don't believe you have. I also don't think you've told me what happened before I came in."
"...oops! Gotta go! It's time for our training. See you later!"
"HEY! GET BACK HERE!" the boys left, giggling to themselves and having achieved their mischief of the day. The guild master was left behind, groaning slightly at their antiques.
"They'll be the death of me!"
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...Where am I? Lee? Gray? Where are you?
Anybody? Can anyone hear me? Help me?
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It hurts, please come back! Lee! Help me! Loki!
I don't want anymore! Please!
(sobbing)
No, stop! Please, don't hurt me anymore.
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Please...help me.. somebody...
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To Be Continued
A/N- (gasp) .goshers!
Something bad has happened to Lucy!
Hey people! I'm here typing with ten blankets around me. The worst of the winter is here, just before the snow when the temperature is WAY cold. I can't open the friggin window without freezing to death. Some parts of England is already snowing, but where I live, it's just wet enough on the ground to melt the snow as it falls. bad times
For those where its hot, I envy you right now. I'll come back to haunt you. Mwahahahaha! Lol
Hope you enjoyed and I'll update soon!