Child of Hidden Magic

Series: Fairy Tail, Fairy Tail Future

Type: On-going Fanfiction

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure

Pairings: NaLu, Gruvia, Gajevy, Jerza; Elfever, Miraxus; and their children.

Updates: Weekly; Fridays

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail or the characters. Purely fan made. However, their children I created from my own imagination.

Chapter Thirteen

"Ugh..." Lucille mumbled as she threw her legs over the side of her bed. She felt dizzy and nauseous. Most likely from not getting much sleep. She stood and grabbed a jean skirt and a purple tank top, before she walked out of her room and to the bathroom. As she got in the shower, she stood there, letting the water run over her. What if she has the mate thing like the dragon slayers? And if Ray is her mate, what should she do about it? Admit it? She definitely knew from last night how Ray feels about her. 'He does like me.. That makes me somewhat happy but..' Lucille shook her head and focused on washing herself. She could think about that when she talked with Lucy and Natsu. She dried herself off and got dressed. Deciding to leave her hair down to air dry, she walked out of the bathroom and into the living room, where Natsu, Lucy, and Natalie were sitting and waiting. To know they were waiting for her made her nervous. She swallowed and sat down next to Natalie, who was sitting on the love seat.

Lucy and Natsu sat on the couch in front of them. Natsu looked focused and serious, while Lucy's expression was calm and welcoming. "So, Natalie said you and her needed to talk to us?" Lucy asked them, mostly Lucille. Lucille only nodded, not really sure where to begin. Thankfully, Natalie took the lead.

"Well. I guess I should go first." Natalie said sitting up and little straighter. She swallowed and looked at her parents, smiling happily. "I found my mate!"

Natsu's eyes widened, and Natalie thought it might be possible for his eyes to pop out of his sockets. Lucy looked surprised but smiled. "Natalie that's wonderful-"

"No it is not!" Natsu exclaimed, cutting off his wife. Natalie found her mate? But she's too young! And she's his baby girl!

"Natsu.." Lucy said quietly but with understanding. Natalie was his pride and joy, as was Lucille. Natalie inherited his magic, as well as his personality. They've always been close. Lucy knew this time would come and sadly, it came sooner than expected. She rested a hand on Natsu's arm, but he shrugged it off, standing up. Lucy wasn't upset he shook her off, she was mostly trying to restrain him.

"You found your mate?! How is that possible!? You're too young! Who's the punk, huh?!" He said as he began to pace, heat radiating off of him. "I can't accept this. It's too soon. I can't.." He growled. Walking out of the house he went and took down a tree in the front yard. All three girls sat stock still, knowing he was letting off some frustration over this. He soon came back in and began pacing once again.

Natalie, with every sentence he had uttered, recoiled more and more in her seat. Lucille put a hand on her shoulder, feeling for her twin. When Natsu asked who it was, she muttered, "..Cain..." Natsu stopped in his tracks. He seemed to be thinking.

Lucy smiled. "Well well. I never expected it to be Cain! He's such a gentleman. And I recall he used to fear you!" She said giggling, lightening the mood somewhat, earning giggles from Natalie and Lucille.

Natalie nodded. "He did! But he told me after Lucille left and I became depressed, he realized how he felt about me then." She said as she smiled softly as she recalled Cain's words last night.

"Wait.. You already talked to each other and admitted..?" Natsu asked finally turning to face Natalie. Lucy looked surprised too. If they had, what more could he do? The bond is formed now that they told each other! He couldn't restrain her from admitting her feelings and keep her away from him. This was out of his hands. It always was, but he did try. He knew how the mate thing worked. Nothing could stop it. Not even Natsu, Natalie's father.

Natalie scratched the side of her cheek. "Ah..yeah. We did. Last night." She said blushing, deciding to not go into detail right now on how it was brought up. She sighed at her own misstep in how she wanted the conversation to go.

Lucy looked to Natsu, who's hands were balled into fists. But suddenly he unclenched them and sat down next to Lucy once again. He crossed his arms and sighed. "Cain's a nice kid. A gentleman like Lucy said. He was the last person I thought would be your mate." He rattled off his thoughts. Lucy smiled, happy to see Natsu being rational, which is big for him. 'He must have realized there's nothing he can do about this situation.' she thought. Natsu sat there a little longer before raising his head to look at Natalie softly. He stood and squatted down in front of her, grabbing one of her hands.

"You gotta understand, Nat. You're one of my baby girls. This is hard for me to accept. Plus, you're so young! I thought you wouldn't find your mate till you were thirty!" He added that last part earning an exasperated "Dad!" from her. He chuckled but then got serious again. "I'm not happy. Not by a long shot. But you are happy, right?" He asked.

Natalie looked him right in his eyes and smiled. "Yes, I am. I've always had a crush on Cain. But I never dreamed my mate would have been him!" She giggled. But when she saw her fathers serious look, she smiled comfortingly at him. "It just feels right being with him. You know how it feels, Dad. You told us how you knew it was Mom, so you understand what I'm saying." She said as she quirked her head to the side.

Natsu stared at her and broke out into a smirk. "Yeah, you got me there. I do understand." Then, he suddenly brought her into a tight hug. "It's just hard. But I know I can't do anything about it." He pulled away with a smirk on his face. "But this doesn't mean I'm not going to give him a talking to! I don't care if he is Erza's and Jellal's son. If it's about my baby girl, I'll go all in!" He said ruffling her hair.

Natalie groaned. Both from him ruffling her hair, and fear of Natsu talking to Cain. Who knows what he'll say!? But. Her mate was tough. Natalie was sure he could bear through her fathers threats and demands over her protection. She sighed. "Alright, I get it." She looked at him hesitantly. "So ... Does this mean .. ?"

Natsu sighed but gave her his signature grin. "Do I have a choice?" He said chuckling. Natalie smiled broadly and flew into Natsu's arms. Repeating "Thank you, thank you!"

Lucy and Lucille watch the exchange with small smiles. Natsu ruffled Natalie's hair again and went to take his place beside Lucy, who touched his arm and gave him a kiss on his cheek. Lucille felt nervous now. It was her turn. Just seeing how Natsu reacted at first to Natalie made her self conscious about telling him that she may have a mate as well. And that it could be his rivals child? He would surely go on a rampage. Lucille began biting her lips, something she often did when she was bored, nervous, or distressed; sadly she was the last two. Natalie turned to Lucille, smiling happily that things didn't turn out too bad. But when she saw her sister biting her lips, and the look in her eyes; Natalie began to worry.

"So Nat. Your haven't told Erza, right? What with the party last night and you two just now finding out." Lucy asked, somewhat stating.

"Right. Although, Cain may have told her by now.. I'm not sure." Natalie said, holding her chin in thought.

"Well then we'll go together and talk about it later." She said smiling.

"Sure!" Natalie smiled and nodded.

"Alright, Lucille. What did you need to discuss with us?" Lucy asked soothingly.

Lucille stopped biting her lip and stiffened. Natalie turned to her sister and put a hand on her shoulder. Lucille looked at her sister and swallowed hard. Natalie gave her a smile of encouragement. Lucille knitted her brows but closed her eyes, and breathed in and out. Lucille turned to her parents and saw their looks of confusion and worry. She gripped her hands.

"Well, I guess I should go from what happened last night, with why Ray stormed off..."

"That's right! What was up with him? Ray's usually calm and a lot like Gray. So for him to cause a scene, something must have bothered him." Natsu commented as he crossed his arms. Lucy stayed silent since she hadn't witnessed Ray's outburst.

"Dad.." Natalie said, almost warning him. Natsu quirked a brow as Lucille continued.

"I'm the one who upset him." She admitted, getting straight to the point. Lucy and Natsu's eyes widened. They were quite shocked since Ray and Lucille were so close that they never got into an argument. Lucille looked at her hands as she explained. How it was her turn during 'spin the bottle'. And how when she came back, she wasn't sure if she felt liked Ray as more of a friend or if she was just imagining it. That's why she decided to choose 'seven minutes in Heaven'. Of course, at this point Natsu was freaking out. Lucy had to smack him over his head and restrained him. Lucille tentatively continued, afraid of what her father would say. But she then went into it, saying she kissed Ray and that he kissed her back. Natsu ended up leaving and marching into his and Lucy's room screaming profanities. Lucille realized Natsu probably didn't know who to be mad or upset at more; his daughter or Ray. When he came back he just stood. Lucille sighed. The worst part was over, at least to her.

"As I was kissing him, I felt electricity all over me. It felt right touching him, kissing him. It felt natural and comfortable. And deep inside me, I wanted to claim him. I kept thinking, 'Mine'. I broke away from him because I was so startled by that thought." Natsu was glaring at the floor silently as Lucy was listening intently, with a knowing look in her eyes. "I offended Ray. I now understand he does like me. I could feel the love from him as he kissed me. I was shaken up by the feeling of thinking he belonged to me. He tried to touch me and ask if I was alright but I jerked away. I think that upset him..because when I touched him again, I felt the electricity again but he seemed to stiffen up. I saw hurt and something like anger in his eyes. I went to explain but he stopped me and left the closet. Even if I had explained myself, I wasn't even sure what was going on inside me. That's when I realized something." Lucille looked at her parents seriously, they looked like they already knew what she was going to say, especially Lucy. "Is it possible that I could also have a mate?" Lucy closed her eyes and folded her arms in thought as Natsu seemed to growl and began to pace. At Natsu's pacing, that was all the confirmation Lucille and Natalie needed.

Lucy cleared her throat. "Lucille. We might want to talk to Wendy to get complete confirmation, but," she then smiled. "I believe you might be right. It might be possible that you also posses the ability to have a mate."

Lucille's eyes widened. To actually hear someone almost confirm her suspicion, made this more real. Really? She could possibly..? She looked to Natalie who was giving her a broad smile. She was happy for Lucille. Natalie knew the happiness she felt when she finally had her mate, and knew that if Lucille accepted this, she'd be even more happy along with her gaining her magic. Lucille looked at her mother and saw acceptance and joy. Turning to her father, she saw anger and sadness.

Natsu felt anger that his other daughter seemed to gain the mate that mostly happen to dragon slayers. And the fact that her mate could possibly be Gray's son? His rivals son? This was madness! How could the universe have done this to him?! Natsu was brought out of his thoughts when he heard Lucy speak.

"Lucille? You don't look happy.. Aren't you excited? I mean, to have a mate, and know who it is on top of that, should make you feel complete and whole. But..you don't look happy." Lucy stated with worry. Why would she not want to accept this? When Natsu claimed her, everything was complete and they were filled with joy. Why would she not want that?

Lucille looked down at her hands after Lucy asked the question she didn't want to answer. She didn't know why she wasn't happy. She should be. She saw how Natalie was glowing when she stated she found her mate in Cain. So..why? Then she realized. So many things would affect them. Ray and her are best friends. Have been since they knew each other as toddlers. If she were to accept this, they'd be lovers. And that thought alone scared her. It shouldn't because she knew how he felt towards her, but this would affect their friendship. According to Lucy and Natalie, this mate thing will strengthen their relationship, their bond. But Lucille was afraid, terrified. She didn't want to change their relationship. She's only been back for five days! She really wanted to focus on being with her friends and family to make up for lost time, as well as focusing on using and strengthening her magic. Not falling into a romantic relationship with her best friend! She just wanted to have fun, not think about complicated things! And what's worse was she felt scared to know whom she would be with for the rest of her life. She's never even dated around! She also knew she couldn't deny that she was attracted to Ray. His cockiness, how he's always been protective of her, he knows who he is and doesn't try to be something he's not, he's considerate, kind, and sweet. And she had a sinking feeling that if they were to become a couple, he would cherish her; treat her as if she was a princess, the worlds treasure. She smiled some at that thought. He knew her and accepted her. But to commit to someone, especially knowing he'd be with her the rest of her life..it terrified her. Some see it as security or relief. But right now, Lucille was the opposite.

"Lucille?" Natalie asked, bringing Lucille out of her thoughts. She looked down to see she had grabbed Aquarius' key, and was following her fingers along the outline of the key. She must have grabbed it as a nervous habit.

Lucy looked alarmed. She used to do the same thing if she were thinking hard about something, or afraid. Lucille truly had developed that habit from her. She watched as Lucille sighed and put the key away.

"I'm sorry. I know I should be happy that I possibly have a mate. That I know the exact person I'll be with the rest of my life but.." Lucille looked up. "But I'm not! I'm scared! I've never dated anyone, so to immediately go into a relationship with someone I'll be with the rest of my life, it's terrifying! Plus, I don't know if I want to change my relationship with Ray. Not to mention I've only been back in Earthland for five days!" She said all at once. She breathed out, like she had been holding her breath that entire time she was thinking. She looked at each of them. Natalie looked sad, Lucy looked surprised, and Natsu...she couldn't read his expression but he seemed mad or upset still.

Inside Natsu was actually happy she was afraid. If she was afraid, then she'd never date! He'd still have one of his baby girls! "You should be afraid." He stated plainly.

"Natsu!" Lucy shouted. Appalled that Natsu would say that to his own daughter. "You should know more than anyone how she feels!"

Natsu winced as he turned to Lucy and saw that she didn't approve of his statement. He grumbled. She was right. He did know exactly what Lucille was feeling. All of it. He felt the same way when he found out Lucy was his mate. He didn't want to jeopardize their friendship either. He was practically the poster boy for friendship back then. But gradually he realized how much he needed her as more than a friend, how he wanted to hold her and protect her. Natsu sighed. He understood how Lucille felt one hundred percent. He turned to Lucille who looked surprised. Natsu shifted on his feet with his arms crossed.

"Dad..? Did you feel the same way too?" Clearly surprised because Lucille always saw how much Natsu loved her mother. They were inseparable. So to hear he felt the same way she did back then was a huge surprise.

Natsu sighed. "Yeah. Just as you said. I didn't want to jeopardize my friendship with Lucy. I was afraid everything would change. Nothing would be the same." He turned away a little, a slight blush on his cheeks. It was hard to admit that he was afraid at one point in his life. He usually is never afraid of anything and never worries. But when it came to that he had. "So, I get it Lucille." He turned to her and gave her a smile. Then he thought of something. Would it work? Could she do it? He looked at Lucy. "Luce. What about Wendy? Do you think she could, I dunno, suppress the mate thing?" He asked curiously.

Lucy blinked and thought about it. Wendy has become an amazing wind dragon slayer and head healer. It's possible she may know a way to suppress it. At least for a little while until Lucille is ready. "Ya know, she might, Natsu." She looked at Lucille who looked somewhat relieved. She was saddened but, it was Lucille's decision. "Let's go see her. If you think you-"

"Yes!" Lucille said as she stood up eagerly. If Wendy could do that for her, that would be great! She already felt relieved. But if this did happen, what would she tell Ray? That she was just tipsy and didn't mean anything from last night? That could possibly hurt him more, and fill her heart with even more guilt. She shook her head. She'd come to a decision depending on if Wendy could suppress her mate desire.

Lucy smiled sadly. "Alright, let's head to her house now." She turned to Natsu and Natalie. "What will you guys do?"

Natsu held up a hand. "I'll pass. I'm going to go see Gajeel. See if he'll help me spar." He said. That was a little bit of a white-lie. He wanted to talk to him about al, of this, and blow off some steam over his girls and this whole mate deal. He gave Lucy a quick kiss on the lips, hugged his two girls and pressing a kiss to their foreheads. Then he left.

Lucy sighed. "Ugh, I knew this day would come. Your father...I'm not sure if he'll recover." She said chuckling.

"I'll go with you two. I'd like to see how Wendy's mission went anyway." Natalie said as she stood linked her arm with Lucille and her mothers.

"Nat..you're okay with this? With me not wanting to give in to my mate desire?" Lucille asked surprised.

Natalie shook her head and smiled. "It's your decision. You have to do what is comfortable to you. I gave into mine because I've wanted it for so long. It's natural. But you have to do what feels natural to you! If you're not ready for that commitment, you should wait till you are." She said giving her a broad smile. She'd be supportive of her sister. No matter what, she had vowed to always support her decisions. She turned to Lucy and saw her mom smile and nod in agreement.

Lucille looked like she was on the verge of tears. She was so worried about this, but to have their support meant so much to her! She needed that. She smiled. "Thank you, Mom, Nat!" She said hugging them both. They hugged her back, Lucy pulling away first.

"Alright. Let's see if Wendy can do anything." Lucy said as she wiped a stray tear from Lucille's cheek.

"Aye!" Lucille nodded as she went to put her hair up in a ponytail before Lucy, Natalie and her left.

They made their way to Porlyusica, or now Wendy's, house. Totally surrounded by the forest and nature, Lucille felt a lot calmer. Porlyusica's house always had that effect on people and still does even though she's gone. Finally outside of Wendy's home, Lucy knocked on the door; Lucille hid behind her sister and mother, since Wendy hadn't seen her yet. All was quiet. Lucy looked at her girls and they shrugged. Lucy knocked once again, calling out Wendy's name. Suddenly there was frantic shuffling and they were sure something or someone fell. Suddenly the door was flung open as a disheveled Wendy opened the door, clad in only her pajamas and a robe. The three girls looked surprised at Wendy. Behind Wendy, a frantic Romeo was looking for his shirt. Luckily he had his pants on. Lucille blushed as Natalie tried to contain her laughter. Wendy blinked and cleared her throat. Lucy shook her head.

"Sorry Wendy, are we bothering you? We can come back later-"

"No no! You're not bothering me at all!" She said waving his hands frantically. She looked behind her to see Romeo clothed and walking up to them.

"You guys need Wendy?" He asked with a slight blush.

Lucy nodded. "Yes, but we can come back later-"

"Oh no! It's alright! We needed to wake up anyway. Especially me. I need to go to the guild to talk to Erza, so no worries!" He said cheerfully. Romeo give a quick kiss to Wendy's cheek and bid farewell to the girls before making his way to the guild.

Wendy was blushing like mad before coming to her senses. "Ah! Right! Come in, come in." She said opening the door for the three girls. The room was the same as Porlyusica left it. The air was clean and a soft aroma filled the air. There were many books and vials and bottles for elixirs and other liquids. There were cabinets filled with herbs and other things like them. Wendy gestured for them to sit down but stopped when she caught sight of Lucille.

Lucille smiled shyly and waved. "Hi Wendy, it's me Luc-" She never got a chance to finish as she was hugged tightly from Wendy. Lucy and Natalie smiled.

"Lucille! You're back! How? Where'd you go?!" Wendy asked in a rush as she looked Lucille over and said how beautiful she had become. Lucille took about ten minutes to explain, obviously a shorter version of where she'd been. She showed Wendy Locksmith and explained what she could do. Wendy couldn't express herself enough over how happy she was that Lucille got her magic and was finally home. After hugging Lucille one more time she had them sit down as she made some tea.

After a few minutes she brought over a tray of tea and gave each girl one. The tea had a mixture of lavender in it and had a very calming effect after you drank it. "So," Wendy said as she set her cup down. "What can I help you three with?"

And here we are. I know you guys are probably upset that she's not wanting to accept her mate. But c'mon. We need some angst right? Lol

I hope you like it and the next chapter will explain more. And I know someone asked where Wendy was, but I already planned on having her come in lol.

Hope you like it!

NOTE: Here is everyone's ages then and now. (I know that Gajeel and Natsu's ages were never clarified but this is my thought on their ages.)

Lucy ... 17 - 35

Natsu ... 18 - 36

Gray ... 18 - 36

Juvia ... 17 - 35

Wendy ... 12 - 30

Romeo ... 13 - 31

Laxus ... 23 - 41

Mirajane ... 19 - 37

Erza ... 19 - 37

Jellal ... 26 - 44

Evergreen .. 20 - 38

Elfman ... 18 - 36

Gajeel ... 19 - 37

Levy ... 17 - 35

Bisca ... 25 - 43

Alzack ... 25 - 43

Asuka ... 7 - 25