Seven months past- December 24th

"Breakfast is ready" Erza gently knocked on the twin's bedroom door.

Ayoko was already up and dressed, she was just finishing brushing her hair into a white ribbon. She smiled and hugged her mother as she entered, before making her way down stairs. Erza noticed how her daughter no longer waited for her brother; the two seem not so attached to one another anymore.

"Kiyoshi, sweetheart it's time to get up" Erza sat herself on the edge of her son's bed, he didn't move.

"Kiyoshi…" she whispered as she slowly pulled away his sheets.

Her little boy was huddled into a tiny ball, hiding his face away with his dark blue hair. She gently rubbed his back, telling him once again it was time to get ready for school.

"I don't feel very well, I'm sick…can I have a day off" he asked.

"Is something wrong, what's happened at school?" Erza questioned, noticing this was not the first time he had said he was feeling poorly even though he had always looked perfectly well.

The little boy ignored his mother's question as he climbed out of his bed and walked out of the room, Erza followed him as he made his way into the bathroom but before she could check if he was alright he locked himself away in the small room.

"Erza?" Jellal walked out of their bedroom, with his dark black dressing gown half open, showing his smooth chest.

"What's wrong?" he questioned, noticing she was holding on to the door handle of the bathroom.

"His shut himself away again, he said he didn't feel very well" Erza bit her lip before knocking on the door.

"Kiyoshi?"

"I'm fine now, I'm getting ready" the child's voice called through the wooden door.

"Can you open the door so I can check on you?" Erza turned the handle; not convinced her son was telling her the whole truth.

"No, leave me alone!" he screamed as he held the door handle, refusing her entry.

"Erza" Jellal took hold of her hand and guided her round the hall way and into their bedroom.

The scarlet haired wizard sat down on the double mattress bed, Jellal knelt down in front of her and began wiping her tears as once again she felt like nothing more than a nuisance to her son. He was only five but he already acted older enough to not need her.

"He's changed Jelly, his not my boy…he doesn't want to hug me or talk to Ayoko anymore" she sobbed.

"He just needs his space, his always preferred to be on his own but so long as he knows we love him and will always be there for him he'll be fine" Jellal wrapped his arms around the crying mother.

Erza rested her head on his strong shoulder and wiped away her tears. The bathroom door slowly opened, Kiyoshi made his way down the wooden staircase without even looking around to his parents. Erza pulled tighter onto Jellal's thin, black dressing gown as one final tear trickled down her soft, warm cheeks.

"Mum's made us pancakes, do you want some?" Ayoko asked as she plated herself some up.

Kiyoshi shook his head as he stuffed his bag full of sweets, he rarely sat at the breakfast table now and when he did he refused to make conversation with anyone.

"Are you going to have breakfast?" Ayoko questioned as she squirted the golden syrup onto her food.

Kiyoshi ignored his sister as he began pouring himself some orange juice; Jellal entered the kitchen this time in a tight white shirt and smart black trousers.

"Daddy!" Ayoko smiled.

"Morning" he smiled back as he kissed the top of her head and began making himself a hot drink.

"I'm taking you to school today, so hurry up and finish your breakfast"

"Why isn't mummy taking us?" Ayoko questioned, not understanding the sudden change in her routine.

"She's not feeling very, so I will be taken you today" he smiled as he finished making his drink.

Ayoko looked over to her brother; he brushed down his hair covering away his face and turned away from her. Kiyoshi sipped his cold drink in silence.

"Come on then you two, go and put your coats on, were taking the car"

"I pick the front seat" Ayoko cheered as she rushed off to the cupboard for her winter boots, and fur hooded coat.

Kiyoshi didn't rebel against his sisters words he just quietly placed his cup in the sink and made his way to the front door, Jellal grabbed his son's coat before unlocking the door and leaving the house with his children.

"Goodbye mummy, I love you" Ayoko screamed through the letter box before racing down the path to the car.

The house stood in silence, Erza lay in her bed looking through the open curtains, the sky was grey and gloomy, and there seemed no chance of even a little glimpse of the sunshine. She slowly closed her eyes as she thought about the stars and about her baby boy, it seemed nothing could stop her worrying thoughts, not even sleep.

Jellal pulled up to the familiar orange bricked building, Ayoko kissed her father goodbye before climbing out of the car and racing through the school gates to meet her friends.

"Dad the child lock is on" Kiyoshi moaned as he pushed against the door.

"If something is wrong in your life, the first people you should be able to turn to are you family" Jellal began speaking without turning around.

Kiyoshi paused from pushing the door as his father carried on speaking.

"If you feel you can't talk to your mum or me, then you have the other part of your family to talk to, Fairy Tail, you can trust them to not say anything to anyone if you preferred it to be a secret" Jellal looked into the review mirror, his son had his head down.

"I don't want to keep secrets away from you, but I also don't want to be a burden to mum" the small boy whispered.

"You are not a burden to any of us Kiyoshi, we love you for who you are, it upsets your mum when she can see that you're hiding something from her and you won't allow anyone to help you"

Kiyoshi lifted his head up to look at his father through the review mirror.

"I'm sorry for making mum worry, but there is nothing wrong…I promise"

"When you make a promise to someone you love, it's said from the heart, only promise me Kiyoshi that things are ok if you are certain you are telling the truth "

Kiyoshi smiled for the first time in months, as he whispered to his father.

"I promise on my heart I will ok, I know that I can get through this problem alone but if I ever need you, any of you…I promise I will talk to you"

Jellal pressed down on the button, unlocking the back doors to the car. Kiyoshi quietly left the back seat and headed slowly into the school grounds. Jellal watched as his son melted away into the crowd.

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