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 Fifteen

Lucille marched through the streets of Magnolia towards Ray's house. She felt so much better. Like a burden had been lifted. She did, however, feel somewhat hollow and empty, but that feeling didn't stay for long. She smiled and began to whistle.

Lucy and Natalie looked at Lucille like she had grown another head. They couldn't believe how happy Lucille was right now. Lucille looked so carefree, without a worry in the world.

"Mom..this is so weird." Natalie muttered. Her gut was telling her this wasn't her Lucille, her sister. That the Lucille in front of them was different.

Lucy held her hands behind her back as she studied her daughter walking in front of them with a carefree air about her. 'That elixir..' Lucy thought. That elixir was safe or else Wendy would have never given it to Lucille. But was this the result of suppressing her mate bond? This Lucille sure looked like her daughter, but something was off about her. Like she was missing half of herself. You could just feel it. She sighed. "I know, Nat. But for now there is nothing we can do. We'll just keep a close eye on her." She said as she smiled at Natalie. "It's your job as her sister to protect her when your father and I can't. We can rely on you, right?" She asked, knowing full well the answer.

Natalie perked up and gave her mother a proud grin. "Of course! I'll always protect Lucille, I promised her back then too." She said nodding. Lucy gave her a satisfied nod as Natalie watched her sister. 'I'll protect you, Lu. I promise.' They walked a little further till they came to Ray's house which was close to Lake Sciliora. Juvia wished to live close to the water and Gray found a nice little house close to it. Just a one story but it as long as it had enough room for her family, it was perfect.

Lucille stopped in front of Ray's house, breathed in, and smiled. She walked up the porch and knocked on the door, Lucy and Natalie right behind her. Heavy steps were heard before the door was rushed open, revealing a panting Ultear. Ultear took a minute to register that they had company and not enemies.

"Huh? Lucille? Natalie? Aunt Lucy?" She relaxed and brushed some of her bangs out of her face. "Not that I'm not happy to see you guys, but what are you doing here?" She asked, trying to not sound rude. She couldn't believe Lucille of all people was here. She thought Lucille wouldn't show her face for awhile after last night. But here she was, smiling like everything was right with the world. 'Okay..odd.' Ultear thought. Just then they heard a shout of "Sierra!" Ultear's eyes widened as she turned half way around before ducking.

Ray had turned his body into boiling hot water and had hurled himself at Ultear, however since she ducked, he was hurtling towards Lucille and couldn't be stopped. Lucy and Natalie had moved out of the way but, Lucille didn't have a chance before Ray had collided with her, throwing them onto the front lawn. They both landed with a thud. Ray's body regained it's solidity and he noticed he was laying on something soft. Opening his eyes and looking up, he realized his head was lying on Lucille's chest, Lucille looking at him with an amused look.

Lucille giggled. "I know my breasts are big and probably comfortable, but would you mind letting me up?" She asked, not able to contain her laughter. Ray blushed from his face to the tips of his ears.

"Ah! I-I'm sorry!" Ray said as he sat up and falling onto his butt on the side of her. He had rested his head on Lucille's chest. Her chest. He expected her to yell at him, blush profusely like he did. But no. She just laughed. Laughed. He stared at her as she calmed down from her laughing fit and sat up. She was a little wet but not bad. Ray continued to stare. His feelings from last night resurfacing. How she felt in his arms combined with just now, how he laid on her chest. He felt like he was going to melt from how comfortable she felt to him. But how could she just laugh? What did last night mean to her? He couldn't believe she'd laugh over this because it was quite embarrassing. He was brought out of his thoughts as Lucille stood and held a hand out to him, to help him up. She was smiling so cheerfully, it was contagious. He smiled too and grabbed her hand. As he did he felt the electricity all over his skin but something was off. He seemed to be the only one to feel it cause Lucille barely made a notion that she felt it too. 'What the..?'

Natalie, Lucy, and Ultear watched the exchange with surprise. Natalie and Lucy knew that this reaction must be due to the elixir. She wasn't even embarrassed cause she didn't have her feelings about Ray anymore, or rather they were suppressed. Ultear on the other hand, was sort of peeved and astonished. Lucille released Ray's hand, much to his displeasure, and turned to Ultear. "Yo! What were you two doing? Were you really fighting in the house?!" She exclaimed surprised. "Does Auntie Juvia and Uncle Gray know?!" She asked curiously.

"Yes, do they know?" Lucy asked with authority, but a smirk betrayed her stern expression.

Ray paled and began to whistle while looking anywhere but at Lucy, Lucille, or Natalie. Ultear cleared her throat and spoke. "No. They don't know, they left to go on a mission. Besides, we didn't wreck the house," She said waving her hand before saying, "much." Their parents would be gone for a few days so they would fix the house before they got home. Lucy gave Ultear a stern look that caused even Ultear to tremble. She gulped before sighing. "I'm on it, I'm on it!" She said as Lucy and Natalie followed her inside. Natalie asked how the fight started and Ultear replied with, "Long story short, Ray puked in the eggs I made for him..." Causing Lucy and Natalie to laugh.

Ray grumbled something like "I had a good reason.." and was about to follow them, when Lucille touched his arm, stopping him. He regretted that he hadn't taken a shower yet and was only dressed in sweatpants, but at least he wasn't sweaty anymore. He looked from her hand to her face. "Lucille?"

"We need to talk about last night." She said with a soft look.

Ray gulped and nodded. "Right."

Nastu arrived at Gajeel's house with his head hanging down. How could his daughters do this to him? He understood Natalie's situation somewhat. But Lucille?! Heck no! There was no way he'd approve of this! And how was it possible for Lucille? He didn't understand. Jeez, he still has to talk to Cain, Erza, and Jellal. It's true that he did fear Erza, even more so now that she was headmaster. But when it came to his girls, he'd stand up to the Titania. As for Jellal, honestly he wasn't too scared of him. Probably much to Jellal's disappointment. And Cain. He definitely took after Erza, but also had qualities of Jellal in him. Honestly, out of all the boys, Cain was the most mature. Natsu would never admit he was somewhat relieved when Natalie said Cain was her mate. But that still didn't mean he fully trusted him. As he sighed, he hadn't realized that Levy had opened the door and was staring at him. She merely waited till he noticed her before she spoke, since he seemed to be deep in thought. Natsu finally noticed her and jumped back. "Levy!?" He exclaimed.

Levy giggled as she put her hands on her hips. "It's about time you noticed me! You've been standing here for a couple minutes now." She said teasingly, but noticed his serious expression.

"How'd you know I was out here?" He asked.

"Oh! Naja smelled you when she was helping me fix our bookshelf." Natsu nodded but said nothing more. Levy smiled as she realized Natsu probably needed to speak with Gajeel. Natsu and Gajeel had formed a bond over the years, coming to each other for advice if they needed it. Although, it was mostly Natsu who came to Gajeel. As Gajeel would say, "The Salamander sucks at giving advice." Because the one time Gajeel asked for Natsu's advice, albeit on the romantic field. Natsu told Gajeel to take Levy on a mission, let her get captured, and save her. So Gajeel did and Levy was not happy. After he explained why he did it, Levy laughed at him for days. Since then, Gajeel hasn't sought Natsu's advice. He just wings it from now on. Levy rested a hand on Natsu's shoulder and she felt him jump from surprise. "Do you need to speak with Gajeel?" Levy asked tentatively. Natsu only nodded and Levy gestured for him to follow her. Their house was very neat. Many bookshelves lined the walls here and there, but that was the most as far as decorations go for their house. Levy and Natsu passed Naja on the way to Gajeel's metal smithing shed in the backyard. "How's it coming Naja?" Levy asked.

Naja, whom was kneeling down on the floor fixing a corner of the metal bookshelf, looked up at her mother and Natsu. She blew some air from her mouth to move some of her hair that got in her face and swallowed some nails she was eating; a habit developed from her father. "Eh, it's gettin' there. Hard cause it's on the bottom corner. But I can fix it. 'Sup Uncle Natsu." She said nodding to him as she gave him a side smile. "Here to talk to dad again?"

Natsu's eyes widened and he blushed a little. Jeez, did everyone know he was there to just see Gajeel? Couldn't he just drop by and them think he was there to visit all of them? However, he mostly ever came to talk to Gajeel or spar, so he couldn't really blame them. "How'd ya know?" He asked her. She merely pointed to her ears and stuck her tongue out at him before returning her attention to the bookshelf. He stared at her. Duh! Of course she'd hear their conversation! He sighed as Levy continued to walk and he followed. They walked outside to the backyard and to the large shed.

Levy knocked and waited for a shout of "Come in!" She opened the door and walked in as Natsu followed. As the years went on, Gajeel made little metal works of art to pass the time whenever he was bored, not on a mission, or needed to let off some steam. Levy told him he should sell them, but he only said it was a hobby and no one would want them. Besides he mostly made them for his kids, Levy, or some of the guild mates from Fairy Tail, as well as himself. Levy cleared her throat and Gajeel looked up to give his wife his full attention, which was never hard. "Natsu is here to talk to you." She announced as she left the two men alone.

Gajeel quirked a studded eyebrow before he put down his metal and transforming his arm from a mallet to his hand. He made his way over to Natsu and gestured for him to sit down in one of the two chairs he had by a desk. You'd think his shop would be cluttered, but on the contrary, he was the clean freak. It was Levy whom was the messy one, he's always the one to clean up the house. Gajeel sat down and sighed as he rubbed his face with a towel, and chewed on a screw. "What's eatin' ya, Salamander?" He asked.

Natsu sat down heavily. He decided to just blurt everything out. "Last night, my girls realized something." Gajeel just waited and Natsu continued. "Natalie found out that Cain is her mate and Lucille might also have a mate bond and thinks it's Ray. I mean I wasn't really surprised by Natalie having a mate, but I'm not happy it's this soon. But Lucille? I didn't think it was possible cause she isn't a dragon slayer! I don't know what to do, I can't handle this! I just got Lucille back, and now she's gonna start dating?! I just...what do I do?! How do I come to terms with this, Gajeel?! They are too young!" He said all at once and leaned his head to rest against the back of the chair.

Gajeel's mouth dropped open, the screw falling to the floor. "Natalie..and Lucille..have mates?!" He exclaimed. Not really believing what he had just heard.

Around that time, Lance was walking out to ask his father if he wouldn't mind making him another bookshelf that could hang on the wall, when he heard his fathers exclamation. He stopped in the middle of the yard. He also had acquired the dragon hearing and could hear all of their conversation. Lucille had a mate? He looked around and hid behind a tree. He didn't want Natsu or Gajeel to smell or hear him so he kept his distance, and listened.

"Yes..." Natsu groaned.

Gajeel leaned back and looked at the ceiling. Natalie and Lucille? Natalie he understood but Lucille? How? Was it because they were twins? This was just too bizarre. Gajeel breathed in and tried to think rationally. "Look, Natsu. I don't know what to tell ya. Fer Nat, ya knew this day would come. I don't believe I told ya, but Naja found her mate at the age of nine, but hasn't confronted him about it. I won't say whom, she'd kill me if I did. Just be grateful it wasn't till now. And ya can't do anything about Nat, just intimidate Cain and look out fer her. But I think she'll be fine, especially if he's her mate." He started. Inhaling he spoke about his next problem. "As for Lucille, I have no idea. I guess she got the mate bond cause they're twins? I dunno. It's bizarre that she also got it...but, what's she think?" He asked, not sure where to go from here.

Natsu lifted his head up. "Well," he scratched his head. "She..really freaked out about it. She actually wasn't happy. Saying she didn't want to deal with and know who the person she's meant to be with the rest of her life is. That she just wanted to enjoy being back home and using her new found magic. But she couldn't if she kept having that attraction to him whenever she saw him.." He stated. "I mean I'm happy but, I also feel bad that she doesn't want the mate bond."

Gajeel nodded and looked at Natsu. "So what does she plan to do then?"

"Well, Lucy, Natalie, and her went to Wendy to see if she did have it and if there was a way to suppress the mate bond till she's ready to accept it. So I'm not sure what she'll do. But..she might suppress it." Natsu said as he thought about Lucille's anxiety ridden face. He felt so bad for her, he wished he could do more but that wasn't in his power.

"Hmm..then I guess it's up to Wendy and her to decide. Either way, you'll just have to accept this and get over it. Spar to get yer frustration and anger out of yer system. Then just be there fer her." He stated matter of factly.

Natsu groaned again. "But! It's just so hard to accept!" He shouted.

"I know, but ya have to." He said sighing and closing his eyes.

Lance looked at the sky. 'Lucille didn't want the mate bond?' he thought sadly. He understood where she was coming from but..what if her mate was him? She didn't want him? He shook his head, his blue locks swaying every which way. He breathed in. No. He didn't even know who she thought her mate was, it probably wasn't even him. Which made him feel a sharp pain in his chest. He cursed a little and decided now was a good time to interrupt them. He walked in and leaned against the door frame. "Sorry to interrupt. I just wanted to know if you would mind building me another bookshelf that can hang on my wall?" He asked.

Gajeel smiled and stood up. "Gihihi! Sure thing, Lance! You an' yer mom really love yer books." He smirked and ruffled Lance's hair. Gajeel turned to Natsu. "So, we done?" He asked, still slightly worried about him.

Natsu stood, sighed, and nodded, giving Gajeel his signature grin. "Yep! Thanks Gajeel." He said as he patted Gajeel's shoulder. He said hi to Lance before he began walking into their house and off to Gray's house. Something telling him that's where his girls would be.

Lance looked back at Gajeel as his father went back to work. "Thanks dad. Do ya need help?"

Gajeel looked up at his son happily. "Sure! If ya want to."

Lance took a seat by Gajeel and was instructed on what to do. But was shocked when his father said, "So, you were listening?" Lance stopped what he was doing and looked away. So his father had noticed him. He sighed and nodded.

Gajeel hummed and still kept working. "How much do ya know?"

"Just that Natalie and Lucille have mates. And that Lucille doesn't really want hers." He stated, with saddness in his voice.

Gajeel picked up on this. He realized his son must like Lucille, but didn't hear who her mate was. 'Well, this is gonna crush his heart.' he thought. Deciding not to tell Lance who Lucille's mate is.

"I'll stay quiet." Lance stated and began to work. Obviously, not wanting to talk about it any further.

Gajeel smirked sadly. "Good idea." Unfortunately, he knew, his son's heart was going to get broken soon.

I know I know. You guys wanna know Ray's reaction and what Lucille's gonna say. Not to mention what Ultear's gonna do. But I wanted to put in some of my otp in this chapter, meaning Gajevy. Lol I hope this chapter caused some giggles. And hopefully I did Gajeel, Levy, and Natsu justice.. ^^;