Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail, it belongs to Hiro Mashima and I, unfortunately, am not him. I do however own any OC characters that will appear later in the story. Relax and enjoy the story.
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Magic Spells "Fire Dragon ROAR"
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Creature/Dragon thinking 'Come along'
Chapter 15 - Dragneel Family on Trial
It's been almost a week since Natsu and his team defeated Eisenwald and destroyed the demon flute Lullaby. After it had been defeated and the Fairy Tail members escaped the other guild-masters wraths, the Rune Knights arrived and acquired both the remaining pieces of Lullaby, which wasn't much thanks to Natsu, and Sora's body. They were taken to Era, where the Magic Council had gathered together to discuss the events that occurred, as well as the actions of the Fairy Tail wizards.
"The Eisenwald guild may have been defeated; however it's a temporary victory in against the bigger issue!" One of the council members, Leiji, said to the other as they stood on a giant magic seal.
"As much as I hate to admit it, Leiji is correct. Many dark guilds have appeared and grown expectantly in the past few years." Another councilman said, "The threat each guild has is proven by the fact that Eisenwald was able to obtainLullaby."
"Yes, we must not allow any more of Zeref's magic weapons to fall in to a dark guild hands. This situation proves the dangers of what dark wizards can do if given the opportunity." Org said as he held the remains of the Lullaby flute in a glass box with a protective seal around it.
"How was Eisenwald even able to obtain the weapon? It should have been locked up tight…" Yajima questioned as he stared at the destroyed flute. 'Maki…you really pick up some strong children.'
Siegrain was the one to speak with his arms crossed."While the flute was destroyed and we've increased security on the other weapons, the method they used would be unimportant…if it didn't have to do with that Devil Slayer woman that Natsu Dragneel defeated."
"You mean Sora Barostar, she died by the hands of Lullaby. Such irony, the foolish girl was killed by the very power she desired." A council member said as the image of Sora appeared in the center. "What news is on the body?"
"It seems Lullaby took every last scrape of magic and life energy she had. There was nothing left inside her so she was buried in the Wizard Cemetery." Siegrain answered, his eye closed as a smirk came to his face. "One another note, it seems that Fairy Tail proved once again that they can be very useful. It's funny how that Natsu Dragneel keeps on defeating all these demonic creatures. The first was Astaroth of the Bloody Nights, then he defeated Vanitas Darkblade and his demon Burakos, and now he defeated Sora Barostar right after fighting Shinigami Erigor. It was also him and his team that took down Lullaby." The image of Sora shifted to moments of the battles Natsu had with each opponent.
"I have to agree, that man have grown very powerful in the short amount of years he has been an S-class. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets an offer to become one of the wizard saints in the future, both he and another Fairy Tail wizard have been discussed about their potentials." Ultear said with a sultry voice, bringing a sleeve to her mouth as she watched others frown at her words. 'In fact, Master Hades has been keeping tabs on him since his battle in the tournament.'The woman thought to herself with a mental smirk crossing her face.
"Those two may be strong but just like everyone else in their guild, both are too destructive and can be very reckless if they're not careful. We don't need people like that to become one of the wizard saints." Leiji said.
"Yes but it's because of the two of them and their guild that this solution came to be. The situation could have turned out a lot worst if Lullaby had killed the guild-masters and it might have escalated to people in this very room." Siegrain commented.
"Whatever the case may be, all of Fairy Tail's good deeds as of late are being overshadowed by their reckless, destructive habits." Michello said as he slammed his cane on the ground. "We can't continue to ignore this issue."
"Yes," Org agreed as he dismissed the remains of Lullaby, "Their destructiveness is something we can't overlook!"
"Then how about we discuss the matter with them and show our appreciation to their guild…personally."Siegrain said smirking as the council looked at him with curiosity.
(Magnolia Town)
"GOD DAMN IT NATSU!" A voice echoed throughout the building.
Natsu, Nova and Erza looked up from an old photo album that the married couple had gotten to show Nova their young days in Fairy Tail. Happy was sitting by them eating a fish with a giant pile right next to them. The voice belonged to an angry Gray, who was trying to use his ice powers to cool down his flame-covered pants, and his shirt was gone. The top half of his body was covered in what appeared to be soot.
"Wow popsicle-brain, what the heck happen to you?" Natsu asked as he tried to hold in his laughter, failing miserably.
"Like you don't know you assh-" Gray was cut off by a strong sense of impending doom shadow over him and he turned to see Erza glaring at him while covering a confused Nova's ears. "E-Erza…"
"Gray…I know you weren't about to curse in front of my daughter, right?!" The tone in her voice made everyone shiver, Gray went pale as his body shook hard. "So what exactly did Natsu do?"
"He set my pants on fire!" Gray responded, angry once again as he remembered why he was at their table in the first place. "These pranks of his always piss me off!"
"I don't know what you're talking about stripper, I haven't set any pranks up today." Natsu said before point back to the bar, "I've been here, except for the few minutes I was helping Mira bring up some supplies from the basement."
"Oh, like I'd believe that." Gray narrowed his eyes as he brought his face close, "You're the only one who pulls pranks like that!"
"Actually Gray, he's telling the truth." Mirajane said from her spot, "Elfman is out doing an errand for me so Erza and Natsu offered to help until he got back."
"More like Erza told me to help while she and Nova went to get some picture books." Natsu muttered to himself before looking back at Gray, "There you go, I had nothing to do with your clumsiness."
"Just how is this considered clumsy!?" Gray shouted back before grunting to himself and heading towards the door. "I'm going home to get cleaned up and get some new clothes. When I return I will find out who did this."
"Stop by Lucy's place on your way back, she hasn't come to the guild hall today." Erza stated.
"Yeah yeah." Gray waved as he left the building.
When he was no longer in sight Erza turned back to Natsu. "Natsu, were you the one who set up that prank?" She raised an eyebrow at him as she asked her question.
"Like I said," Natsu answered as he lifted Nova of the seat and into his lap. "I did not do that prank." He and Nova looked at each other with bright smiles before patted her on the head, "I was just passing knowledge on to the next generation."
The red-haired mother looked down to her daughter, who was enjoying her father's praise. "Nova, was it you?"
"Maaaybe." The little girl answered, looking as innocent as she could, making Erza sigh. Natsu was corrupting their child. "But Uncle Gray was being mean to daddy, and he made Aunt Mira cry!"
"Really now…tell me what he did to make her cry." Erza asked as she lowered herself to Nova's eye-level.
Nova fidgeted a little on Natsu's lap as she felt her mother's eyes on her."Well, a few days ago…"
Flashback
"Okay Nova, now the first thing about pulling a prank on someone is to find a good target." Natsu explained to the little girl as he decided to teach her a little bit about pranks, especially now since her mother was not in the area. Erza had left a little while ago to retrieve a new armor that had shipped in earlier that morning, saying she would be back in a few minutes.
"But daddy," Nova started as she held her dragon closer to her face, "Mommy says that t-try-king people is very bad and they could get hurt."
"The word is tricking, Nova." Natsu said before a grin came to his face, "And your mom is right about that. But if you do it to someone who really deserves it, then it is fine."
"You mean like mommy does to someone when they do something really dumb?" Nova asked, tilting her head to the side.
"Exactly…wait, um…" Natsu blinked before shaking his head. "Anyway how about this, look around and try to find a target. When you think you found someone let me know, okay?" Nova hesitantly nodded her head before looking around the room.
"So Mira," Lucy called out to the barmaid as she sat on one of the stools, before continuing when Mirajane looked back her. "Is there anyone else in the guild that's as strong as those three?"
"You're really interested now." Mirajane commented as she leaned against the counter. "Seeing them in action can do that."
"Yeah, after seeing those guys against Lullaby, I can see them being the strongest team in Fairy Tail." Lucy said to herself while nodding her head.
"Strongest team? What are you talking about?" Gray asked as he and Elfman walked up to the bar.
"I talking about the team made up of you, Natsu and Erza. The top three in the guild." Lucy replied.
"Huh?" Gray blinked his eyes before sitting down, "What rubbish, only an idiot could've told you that crap?" The ice user looked up, expecting to see Mirajane's smiling face, but instead saw her back to him and she was crying comically in her hands. "Oh, Mira it was you…" He waved his hands in front of him as a guilty look grew on his face.
"You made her cry." Lucy huffed at him.
As the conversation went on, none of them noticed Nova staring at them before walking away to where Natsu was sitting, chatting with Macao and Cana.
"Daddy?" Natsu turned to see Nova looking up at him, "I know who I want to prank."The smile that Natsu had on his face only grew when he heard WHO his daughter wanted to prank.
Flashback End
"…After that, daddy helped me get Uncle Gray." Nova finished, a sad look came to the little girl's face as her eyes drifted to the floor. "Are you mad mommy?"
Erza was quiet for a second before she smiled at her daughter, "Of course not," Nova looked up at Erza, who placed a hand on her cheek, "While I usually don't like things like this, as long as you had a good reason for it, I won't be mad. Just don't do it all the time, alright?"
"Okay, I promise!" Nova giggled as she felt Erza's hand leave her cheek and hopped off Natsu's lap. "I'm going to help Aunt Mira!
"Just be careful, and come to us if something's wrong." Erza watched Nova rush over to Mirajane, who giggled as Nova hugged her leg. "She really loves Mira, I'm glad we made her Nova's godmother." Natsu nodded his head in agreement before noticing Erza giving him a side glance. "You're the one who set Gray's clothes on fire, aren't you?"
Natsu chuckled a little before turning away, "I have no idea what you're talking about…all I did was make sure my daughter's first prank was a success. She would have been sad if it didn't work on Gray."
"Even while trying to corrupt our daughter, you're still a caring and wonderful father." Erza said before giving Natsu a quick peck on the lips.
"Of course, I'm that awesome!" Natsu said with a grin before wrapping an arm around Erza, "And you're an amazing mother." The two were quiet and enjoying the moment before Natsu spoke up again. "…I'm still in trouble, aren't I?"
"Oh, big time." Erza responded with a smile.
"Yeah I thought so…" Natsu said before seeing Lucy walk into the guild hall with Gray, who had a huge lump, behind her. "Hey Lucy!" Natsu waved at the blond girl, who turned to see who called out to her. Seeing Natsu and Erza, Lucy walked over to them and sat down next to them with a huff. "Did something happen with Gray?"
"Freaking pervert broke into my house." Lucy growl as she remembered what happened. "What's worse was that he was nearly naked and sitting in one of my chairs. He stripped his clothes off before sneaking in!"
Natsu let out a sigh while Erza sent a glare towards the ice wizard before speaking. "Unfortunately Lucy, Gray has always been like that. It's something to get used to, though it's longer for some."
"That pervert never learns-" Natsu was cut off by an ice block hitting the side of his head. "WHAT THE HELL!"
"DON"T TALK ABOUT ME BEHIND MY BACK!" Gray shouted as ice clouds covered his hands.
"I'LL DO WHATEVER I WANT!" Natsu roared as he dived at Gray and sent them crashing into a few tables and other wizards. "I'M STRONGER THAN YOU AFTER ALL!"
"YEAH RIGHT!" Gray threw a fist forward, which Natsu dodged before quickly grabbing Gray's arm and flipping him on another wizard that tried to hit Natsu from behind. Gray recovered after a second and tried to send high kick towards Natsu's head. As the two fought, the rest of the guild soon joined in and magic flew through the air.
Lucy let out a sigh as she stared at the brawl from the sidelines, "It seems like this happens every day."
"I leave for a few minutes and everybody's already starting the party, how unmanly!" A voice called out from behind her, they turned to see Elfman walking into the building with a large package on his shoulder. "So what started it this time?"
"Natsu and Gray of course." Makarov said from his regular spot while smoking his pipe, Mirajane and Nova sitting next to him. "I swear it takes so little to fall into chaos."
"This is madness." Lucy stated as she watched several wizards fly through the air.
"Madness? No Lucy…" Erza's voice called out making them turn to see Erza standing right behind Elfman in a female Spartans outfit, the large man already putting the package on one of the tables. "THIS IS FAIRY TAIL!" After Erza shouted that, she kicked Elfman into the brawl, right on top of Wakaba and Macao.
"…Really Erza, really?" Makarov looked at her with a raised eyebrow, making the scarlet-haired woman blush a little. Mirajane and Nova just giggled a little as Lucy sweatdropped, they watched Erza return to her regular armor.
"My apologize master, I couldn't stop myself." Erza said as she bowed her head a little, and looked towards Lucy. "Please hit me!"
"Why would I do that!? I don't have a death wish!" Lucy exclaimed, making the woman turn her head with a tch, making Lucy's eyebrow twitch a little. 'She really does fit in with this guild's insanity!'
"Now now." Mirajane said as a blue-haired girl walked up to the bar and leaned against the counter, "Oh Levy, you managed to get out of there."
"Yeah…I'm not cut out for stuff like that, I'd rather read my books." Levy stated before looking between Erza and Mirajane, "Though I remember when you both used to be in these brawls, sometimes starting them like Natsu and Gray."
"Really!? Mira and Erza!?" Lucy was surprised by that. She could hardly imagine a sweet looking woman like Mirajane fighting against Erza…If she only knew…
"Yup, those two fought almost every time their eyes met." Cana said as she swirled her wine glass. "The destruction these two caused were definitely worthy of the guild's strongest women. But since Mirajane no longer taking missions, Erza is the only one between them that falls under one of Fairy Tail's strongest."
"So Mira no longer takes missions…" Lucy got the feeling that it would be better if she didn't ask why. "…So if Erza is one of the strongest, who are the others?" Before anyone could answer, Natsu landed on the table near them and rushed over to the counter.
"Hey Mira, can I have a fire drink?" Natsu requested.
The white-haired woman smiled at him, "Sure Natsu, wait one second." After that she walked off to get Natsu's drink, Nova following after her to help.
"Hey Natsu," The Dragon Slayer turned to Lucy, "Who is the strongest in Fairy Tail?" Blinking at her question, Natsu looked up at the ceiling before answering.
"Well gramps is our guild-master, but I doubt that's what you mean." Natsu closed his eyes, "Well our ace, Gildarts, is really strong but we haven't seen him in years…So I have to say there are four people that could be considered the strongest."
"Four, huh? Well I know Erza is one of them and if I had to guess you're the second." She deduced, Natsu and the others nodded their heads. "So who are the other two?"
Before anyone could reply, a loud clap could be heard immediately stopping the brawl and causing everyone to look over to where it came from. At the entrance of the guild hall was a lizard-like creature wearing a white uniform with a blue jacket and hat. There was a small platoon on Rune Knights standing behind him/her.
"This fight is over," The humanoid lizard said as it walked closer to the bar. "I am here on behalf of the magic council." All the Fairy Tail wizards looked on with surprise and curiosity.
"Why would the council sent her here?" Droy questioned, getting shrugs from everyone else.
"As a result of the Eisenwald incident, two members of the Fairy Tail guild has been charged with eleven counts of property damage" He/She said, but what came next left the entire guild in shock. "Fairy Tail wizards – Natsu and Erza Dragneel, you are both under arrest!" He/She finished as the Rune Knights appeared surrounded them.
"Huh/Eh?" The two blinked in confusion as the Rune Knights drew closer and placed handcuffs on both of them. The handcuffs glowed a little and restriction runes emerged from the cuffs, placing themselves on their bodies so they could not use magic. Everyone watched as Natsu and Erza were being directed outside where a carriage was waiting for them, but a small voice called out.
"Wait!" Everyone turned to see a distress Nova was trying to escape from Mirajane's arms. "Where are you taking my mommy and daddy?"
"These two are to be taken to the Fiore Branch Headquarters for a trial to decide their fates." The lizard answered as it stared at the girl, "You parents crimes must be brought to justice."
"You're lying, they're the greatest wizards." Tears were building up in Nova's eyes, "T-They st-stop bad pe-pe-people!" Mirajane held Nova tighter to her chest as the little girl cried her eyes out.
"That is for the Council to decide." The messenger turned around and began to walk, but noticed Natsu and Erza were not following. "We don't have time to waste, come along."
Erza gazed sadly at her daughter's crying form, desiring nothing more than to comfort her precious little girl and make those tears disappear. She was about to say something when Natsu called out.
"Don't cry Nova, we'll be back before you know it." The little girl turned from Mirajane's dress to see Natsu giving her a big smile. "Until then dry those tears and be a good girl for everyone, got it?"
Erza couldn't help but smile as she watched Nova wipe away her tears and tried to put on a brave face, the female wizard's gaze moved to Makarov and Mirajane. "Take care of her until we return." With that said two followed the lizard out and moved inside the carriage, the rest of the guild watching as it started moving away from the building.
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"I see, so that's what it is." Erza said as she and Natsu listened to the lizard explain the situation to them. "To think this trial would be for that."
"It makes sense in a way," Natsu commented as he leaned back against his seat. "But it's still annoying as hell."
"We will be arriving in less than an hour, so be prepared for your trial." After the messenger said that, a magical wall of energy came between him/her and the two wizards.
The two were quiet for a while before Natsu spoke, "This really stinks. I can't believe this is happening."
"Tell me about it," Erza sighed before leaning against Natsu's shoulder. "But all we can do is bear with it until the trials over."
"You do realize that by seeing the Magic Council, we're also going to be seeing that blue-haired asshole too." He said referring to Siegrain to which Erza frowned.
"That did cross my mind, and I know that I must control myself." Erza's eyes narrowed as she glared at the floor. "There is also the fact that Ultear will be there as well."
"Don't remind me." Natsu grunted as he thought about the flirtatious woman that hit on him every time they crossed paths. Although he respected the woman for being close to the same age as him and the others and still becoming a member of the Magic Council, but it annoyed him and Erza that she flirted with him even while knowing that he was married to the scarlet-haired woman. "I'm not looking forward to this at all."
(Back at the Guild)
After everyone saw their friends being arrested and taken away, the normally loud building was silent as they thought about what had just happened. Some were discussing about how it was strange that the Magic Council had placed such crimes on both Erza and Natsu. The council never seemed to mind the destruction before so why did they decide to act now.
Lucy along with Gray, Elfman, Cana, Levy, Jet, Droy and Loki were all sitting round a table, no one saying anything. Happy and Mirajane were trying to comfort a sad Nova, while Makarov sat on the bar with his arms crossed.
"…This isn't right." Lucy muttered as she rested her head against the table. "We should have done something."
"Even if you wanted to help them Lucy, it would have been a losing battle." Gray said with his own arms crossed, but if you looked closely you could see one of his hands was gripping his arm tightly.
"But don't they realize that if Natsu and Erza didn't act, all those innocent people would have been killed and Lullaby would still be around!" Lucy argued.
"As much as I agree with you, that is not going to matter to them." He said causing everyone to frown as they knew he was right. "If the magic council says you're guilty, then you're guilty. No ifs, ands, or buts about it."
"We have destroyed plenty of buildings in the past, why are they making such a big deal out of it now." Elfman muttered with Droy and Jet nodding their heads in agreement.
"There has to be more than what they were telling us." Levy said resting her head against her hand.
"Who knows, but I feel sorry for Natsu if Ultear is going to be there." Cana tried to lighten the mood with a joke. That brought smiles to some faces while others shivered a little.
"If she is then Erza is gonna destroy the place and get into more trouble if Ultear goes too far." Macao commented with Wakaba shook his head at the thought. Macao's words were easily heard by Nova, who started to tear up again. Mirajane sent a glare at Macao, he and everyone felt a small burst of dark magic come from the barmaid, before picking the little girl up and took her to the infirmary so she could sleep on one of the beds.
"What was that about?" Lucy shivered a little as she watched Mirajane carry Nova into the next room with Happy following after her. "I've never seen Mira act like that before."
"Well you see," Cana started to explain to Lucy. "Mirajane is Nova's godmother so she's very protective of her, almost like she sees Nova as her own. She never likes seeing Nova hurt, whether it's mentally or physically. So when Macao brought up Ultear and Erza, it was like stepping on salt-covered needles with bare feet." The card user turned to the man and said, "If you're not careful you'll make Mira's list, next to Ultear."
"Hmm…Wait, who's Ultear?" Lucy asked.
"She's a member of the Magic Council, around our age, and she seems to have taken quite a liking to Natsu. Whenever they see each other, Ultear tends to try and hit on him. She flirts with him despite others being around and the fact that he's with Erza.
"Wow." Lucy said with everyone nodding.
"As you can expect Erza doesn't react well to that, hell you should have seen what she has done to some of Natsu's fan-girls." Cana's body shook a little from remembering the devastation Erza had committed when she was pregnant with Nova to the small horde of female fans that had tried to go after Natsu. "Anyway, let's just say that Erza really, really does not like Ultear and if she could, do unspeakable things that would make demons piss themselves scared of her. So whatever you do…never, and I mean never, bring up Ultear's flirting in front of Erza."
"Got it…" Lucy nodded while thinking. 'I can't even imagine the horrors people faced when going against an enraged Erza."
"I just hope…they'll be alright." Mirajane said as she returned to the bar, a sad look on her face. Happy had stayed inside the infirmary with Nova to make sure the girl slept.
(Fiore Branch Headquarters)
The hallways were very quiet as the humanoid lizard led Natsu and Erza towards the council chambers were the trial would commence. The two were silent as they walked, preparing themselves for what was about to happen. But as the three approached a big set of doors they noticed a figure leaning against one of the pillars, the figure was Siegrain. The messenger quickly bowed while Erza's eyes widened in surprise and Natsu's narrowed as the Dragon Slayer felt a growl building up in his throat.
"It's been a while Erza, Natsu." He said as he opened his eyes to look at the two, both shifting their bodies. "No need to put your guards up. I'm only a Shinentai while my real self is in Era, just like everyone in that room." The azure-haired man's body seemed to fizz a little, as if to prove his point. "We didn't believe it to be necessary for us to be here for a trivial matter like this."
"So we're considered trivial to them, huh? I guess we should feel so honored that you are focusing on us." Natsu commented with sarcasm in his voice.
"Now it makes sense," She started as Siegrain he walked up to the pair. "You're the one who is behind this farce, aren't you?" Natsu moved in front of Erza as Siegrain, blocking his view as he got closer to her.
"That's not really a nice thing to say," Siegrain chuckled a little before walking passed Natsu and Erza, stopping right behind them with his back facing them. "I have always defended Fairy Tail and its unusual methods, including this incident as well. But as you can imagine those old geezers are concerned that the blame will fall on to them. So the only alternative would be to place the blame on some else, the scapegoats will be you two."
"Be quiet." Erza said as she glared at Siegrain.
"This whole thing is bull," Natsu said, glaring at Siegrain as well before continuing. "You guys don't want to admit that you messed up so you decide to blame it on us, that's really pathetic!" Natsu tensed up as a sultry chuckle came from behind him.
"That handsome face of yours is always wonderful to see…" A female voice said making Natsu turn around to see Ultear walking towards them. "I especially love it when it's so serious and full of anger."
'Oh crap, not her!' Natsu thought as she swayed her hips toward him, the Dragon Slayer could feel the anger building up inside of Erza from just the sight of Ultear.
"Hello Ultear, nice to see you." Natsu muttered as she stopped just a few inches from him. While he knew she couldn't touch him because she was also a Shinentai just like Siegrain, but it didn't mean she didn't make him uncomfortable.
"It's nice to see you too." The dark-haired woman purred as she moved closer to him, if Natsu had been a regular guy he would have been blushing from how Ultear was acting, but being married and in love he shook his head to clear his thoughts. "So tell me, are you ever going to take me out on that date soon?" If Erza could use her magic and Ultear was there in person, Ultear would've been killed too many ways to count.
"I've have already told you time after time, I'm already taken and I have a family." He answered making Ultear frown slightly.
"Oh that's right, Titania Erza. Not much of a woman if she's wearing armor every second of the day." Ultear said, ignoring the killer intent that Erza was emitting. "It must be boring to be with the same woman every night."
"That's none of your business." Natsu replied as he sent Ultear a cold look. "Erza is and will always be the only woman I love, so let's not waste any more time and get this thing over with." The Dragon Slayer said causing Ultear to pout slightly and shrug.
"Fair enough, but don't think I'll give up." She said before she walked up to Siegrain. "We should get going. Everyone is expecting us." Ultear gave Natsu one last glance before disappearing, saying one last thing. "Whether it's now or later, I will get what I want."
"Well I was only coming here to say one last thing before the trial began." Siegrain nodded to himself before he moved in front of Erza and placed a hand under her chin. "Remember don't let anyone else know about that. For both our sakes, I'll see you both beyond those doors, as a Council member." After he said that, the man walked off and disappeared in a second, leaving the two humans and one lizard in the hallway.
"Y-You both know two of the Council members…!" The messenger looked up from the floor, his body trembling a little.
"More than we want to…" Erza muttered quietly.
"Those two really piss me off." Natsu said getting a nod from Erza. The fire wizard turned to his wife, "Erza, you know I wou-"
"I know, let's just go." Erza gave him a small smile before they walked through the doors.
(Fairy Tail Guild Hall)
"I can't take this!" Lucy shouted as she rose from her seat. "We all know they're innocent. We can't just stand by and let them both be unlawfully arrested for crimes they didn't do." Her head turned slightly towards Makarov, she noticed Mirajane walking to the infirmary to check up on Nova.
"Even if we were to leave at this very second, we would not make it there in time," The old man stated causing the blonde to frown. "All we can do is wait and see what happens."
The key user looked down, "But…it's not right…" Lucy felt a hand on her shoulder and she turned to see Gray behind her with a serious face.
"Trust me Lucy, we all know what you mean. But there isn't much we can do no-" He was interrupted by a scream.
"AAAAAHHH!" Everyone turned to see Mirajane running out of the infirmary with a worried look on her face. "Nova"s gone!"
They all froze when they heard that, "WWHHHHHAAAAAAATTT!"
"Mira, are you sure?" Makarov asked with worry.
"Yes and Happy's gone too." The barmaid had a scared look in her eyes.
"Where could they have gone!?" Levy questioned while Droy and Jet looked at each other.
"You don't think…" Jet started to say.
"…Well she is their daughter." Droy replied, soon everyone figured out where Nova and Happy went. A few scared on how Erza and Natsu would react to them losing Nova.
(Meanwhile)
"Erza and Natsu Dragneel," The chairman said sitting in his seat above the other Magic Council members as both Fairy Tail wizards stood before them. "You both stand before the council accused for the destruction caused during the incident with the dark guild Eisenwald and the demon flute Lullaby." He said making the wizard couple narrow their eyes. "These charges include the following; the extensive damages made to Oshibana station, the collapse of the Ryushika Gorge railway bridge and the complete destruction of the Clover Meeting Hall."
Natsu's nose suddenly twitched, his eyes darted towards the door. 'It couldn't be…!'
Erza took notice of her husband's action and whispered to him, "Natsu pay attention, or else we-" She could see his eyes widen a little, "Is something wrong?"
The chairman continued to speak, not knowing that the "After reviewing the facts and much discussion we, the Magic Council, have decided that-" The man had been cut off mid-speech as the doors behind Natsu and Erza slammed open. "Wha- Who dares interrupt us!?"
A small figure ran into the room and made it's way towards Natsu and Erza, "MOMMY! DADDY!" Nova cried out as she tackle hugged her parents.
"Nova!?" Erza exclaimed in surprise as she stared down at her crying daughter, "Why-How are you here?"
"W-we made i-it." Natsu and Erza followed the voice to see Happy limping into the room, he had a big lump on his head. "Sorry, she made me bring her here?"
"Happy?" Natsu muttered before looking down at Nova. "…Nova, do the others know you're here?"
"N-No," The girl answered, "I made Happy t-take me here a-as fast as he co-could." She lifted her head as tears fell down her face, "Because I wanted to be together with mommy and daddy." Those words made Natsu's eyes widen and Erza's body tremble a bit, however before they could say anything the chairman spoke out again.
"What is the meaning of this? Who are you little girl and why did you interrupt us?" The other council members watched with mixed emotions.
"I'm Nova Dragneel, and you're the meanies that are picking on my mommy and daddy!" Nova shouted back.
The chairman stumbled a little at her choice of words, "P-Picking on them? Little girl, do you know what these two have done? All the crimes and destruction they caused."
"But they did it to save grandpa and his friends! The bad guys after them made my mommy and daddy do all those stuff!" Nova said sending a pleading look. "Please don't be angry at them!"
"Nova," She looked at her father as he patted her on the head, though it was kinda hard with cuffs around his wrists. "Don't worry, we'll be fine."
"B-But-" The little girl turn to Erza, who knelt down and gently placed her forehead against her daughter's.
"Shhh." Erza comforted, slowly calm the little girl down. The magical knight soon rose and stood straight before turning to the council members, Nova standing between her and Natsu. "I…We apologize for the interruption, please continue."
The chairman was silent for a moment, deep in thought about something. He shook his head a little before speaking, "As I was saying before, while what you both had done saved many lives and stopped Lullaby before it could go out of control. The fact remains that you had caused a lot of destruction and chaos, and therefore must pay for it. Natsu and Erza Dragneel, we find you guilty of all your crimes." Nova's grip on her parents' legs tightened. "However… due to the triviality of this case when compared to other matters we must deal with, your punishment will be decided and delivered on a later date. You will return to your guild and continue your daily business until then." With a bang of a gavel, the trial was over.
The magic cuffs around Natsu and Erza's wrists glowed for a bit before disappearing. Erza quickly bent down and picked Nova, hugging the girl tightly. Natsu raised a hand and gently stroked the back of Nova's head to calm her down a bit. The rose-haired wizard looked back down to see that Happy had collapsed at his feet from both pain from Nova forcing him to bring her and exhaustion from the magic and speed he used, Natsu knelt down and lifted Happy up before turning to the Magical Council.
"Once again we apologize for the interrupting and trouble we have caused." Natsu said, Erza nodding her head in agreement before slowly walking out of the room. Natsu started to turn around himself when the chairman called out to him.
"There is one last thing, Natsu Dragneel." The Dragon Slayer stopped and turned back to look up at the Council with a curious look. "Do you recall…the agreement we made almost four years ago? Right after you became an S-class."
"…Agreement? Hmm…" Natsu closed his eyes as he tried to remember any agreement he had made with the Magic Council. After a minute passed, Natsu remembered. "Oh right, about Vanitas!"
"…Yes, for these past few years we have been monitoring Vanitas Darkblade and his actions. After making sure his magic has been kept in check and his mentality is sane," The chairman paused, he knew that they were taking a big chance with this, "We have decided to allow Vanitas Darkblade a probation period, under the watch of you and your guild until he has proven that he can be trusted."
Natsu felt a big grin come to his face, "Awesome!" His shout made a few Council members frown, while a few others chuckled at the man's attitude. Natsu quickly pulled himself together and spoke again, "I mean…that's great news, when can he come."
"He will be leaving with you and your family." The chairman said as a few of the Council's projections started to disappear one by one, "The Rune Knights will bring him to the carriage you and your wife had arrived in. Remember, if this man returns back to darkness and once again becomes an enemy, he will be destroy and you will lose your S-class rank."
"…I understand," Natsu replied before walking out of the room, leaving the chairman to himself before his projection disappeared as well. As Natsu walked down the hallway he saw Erza and Nova waiting for him, "Sorry for the wait!"
"Is something wrong?" Erza asked, wondering why Natsu stayed in the room longer than her.
"Oh nothing bad, don't worry." Natsu flashed a smile at her, before motioning for them to start walking again. "We're just returning with an extra person."
"Extra person?" Erza raised an eyebrow as she followed her husband, "Who is it?"
"You'll see when we get there." Natsu answered as he plucked Nova from Erza's arms and picked up his pace. The woman stared at him for a moment before hurrying after him.
"Tell me!"
"You can wait, they're at the exit."
"Faster daddy, mommy's catching up!"
"…I…can't feel…my wings…"
As the family made their way towards the exit, a figure watched them from the shadows with narrow eyes. The figure slowly moved into the light to reveal Siegrain, staring at a smiling Erza with an emotionless face. But if you were to look closer, his right eye flashed for a second as his gaze drifted to Natsu.
"Such a happy family you have Erza," Siegrain whispered to himself. "…Natsu Dragneel, the Dragon Slayer of fire… I wonder…?"
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When the Dragneel family made it outside, they could see the carriage waiting for them, beside it were two men talking to each other. One of them was a Rune Knight, though he wore different clothing from the usual knights. He had an elegant dark blue-green jackets, with light purple edges and two buttoned bands on each cuff. Under the jackets was a light sky blue shirts with the Council's dark symbol over the torso. He had white suit pants held up by a massive belt, light gloves and pure white shoes. The only similarity that could be seen was the large white capes, which covered his shoulders from the diamond-shaped clasp under their collars.
The second man, much younger than the first one, had short ragged black hair that covered his ears, with one lock falling in front of his face. He was wearing an open black leather jacket with a hood and silver crossed on the arms, under the jacket was a navy blue shirt. He had dark gray pants with a white chain on one side and black shoes with silver bottoms. Erza felt as if she had seen the last one somewhere before, and as they drew closer she could see he had green eyes.
Natsu gave the man a smile as they drew closer to the three, "It's been a while Vanitas." Erza's eyes widened in realization as she remembered the man Natsu had fought years ago.
Vanitas smile back, "Yeah, almost four years now." Erza was the next one to speak as she turned to Natsu.
"So you were talking about Vanitas before," She looked back to the Devil Slayer, "Does that mean your probation is over?"
Vanitas gave an awkward laugh as he brought his hand up to scratch his cheek, his eyes closed. "Sorta, I still have a few more months but the Magic Council said the rest of the time will be under the watch of Natsu and your guild, since I'm going to be a part of it." He brought his hand down before opening his eyes, "That is…if the offer is still there."
Natsu silently put Nova in Erza's arms and put Happy down before walking up to Vanitas, "Of course," The Dragon Slayer grinned as he lifted his hand up, "You're always welcome!"
Vanitas stared at the hand and grinned before lifting his own hand and high-fived Natsu's, "Sounds good!"
"If you're quite finished now," The Rune Knights spoke out, catching the two wizard's attentions. "Natsu Dragneel, since you will be responsible for Vanitas Darkblade, you and your guild-master must be aware that the Kansoku Shīru has been placed on him."
"Kansoku Shīru?" Natsu repeated.
"Yes, it is a special rune that monitors the person on probation allows certain individuals to be aware of his or her whereabouts." The knight explained, "While we are aware that you and your guild will be making sure that Darkblade will not commit any crimes, this rune will notify us if anything goes wrong and he manages to return to evil."
"So he'll be under your watch while he is with us…does that mean he can't use his magic?" Erza questioned as she moved herself and Nova closer to the carriage. "And does this seal allow you to spy on our guild?"
"To your second question, no it will only allow us to monitor his magical levels and mentality. If he were to become corrupt once again, this seal will let us know and tell us where he is." The man turned his head to look at Vanitas, "And he will be allowed to use magic even his demonic, however, until he is completely off probation he is limited to the amount of Metsuaku Mahō he can use."
"I understand," Vanitas said while nodding his head.
"Good, I leave him under your care Natsu Dragneel." The Rune Knight turned away and walked back into the building.
As they watched the man disappear Natsu spoke out, "Well…isn't he a giant ray of sunshine." Shaking his head a little he made his way to the carriage, "Let's go home you guys." The others nodded their heads before following the rose-haired man inside the carriage.
(Later that day)
During the ride back Natsu and Erza had scolded Nova a bit on sneaking away from everyone and traveling all the way to the Fiore Branch by herself, though Happy complained about how they forgot about him being there too, and told her to never do it again. The carriage soon arrived in front of the Guild Hall and the group of five got out of the vehicle before making their way inside.
"We're home, you guys!" Natsu shouted as he and the others walked through the doors. Everyone looked over in shock to see Natsu, Erza, Nova, Happy, and another man walked through the doors causing most to have a look of relief cross their faces. Mirajne quickly ran to Nova and brought her into a tight hug, swinging her around a bit as she talked about how worried she had been.
"I'm glad to see that you two are alright." Makarov said from his spot, grinning at them with a look of relief in his eyes. "So tell us…what happened?" Natsu and Erza looked at each other for a moment; Natsu gave her a look that said 'Go ahead,' the woman nodded her head before telling everyone what happened.
So everyone listened in to Erza as she explained it was a just a trial for show and to remind not only the guilds, but the rest of the magical world that they would be punished if they break the law. The room got a little colder as Erza glared at everyone in the room for letting Nova out of their sights, especially since she had somehow made it passed several skilled wizards and traveled all the way to where the trial was being held.
"I'm sorry Erza, Natsu." Makarov apologized as he looked between the married couple. "I didn't actually think Nova would threaten Happy to take her to you both, she's definitely your daughter Erza." A few chuckles carried though-out the room from that comment. "But anyway, it seems we have someone who wants to join us."
The attention went to Vanitas, who was looking nervous as everyone stared at him. After all, he was the guy who almost killed someone close to them AND he had demon magic which was not really liked. What happen next surprised him, Nova came running up to him and smiled at him before pulling him towards Makarov, who smirked in amusement as his granddaughter brought the dumbfounded Devil Slayer.
"If you want to join, talk to grandpa!" Nova said cheerfully as they stood at the bar.
Vanitas looked down at the girl and then at a grinning Natsu, before turning back to Makarov. "I-I would like to join."
"Just one question…" Makarov stated with a serious look, making Vanitas even more nervous. "Where would you like your guild mark?"
"Huh?" Vanitas blinked.
The serious look was soon replaced with a fatherly smile, "Did you believe I would turn you away because of what happened in the past? Everyone makes mistakes, whether they are big or small, it's what that person does after that is important…" Vanitas looked at the old man in amazement, "If people focused too much on the past then it becomes impossible for them to look towards the future." Many smiled as they listened to their guild-master's words. "No matter who you might have been before, from this moment on your Vanitas, a Fairy Tail wizard."
"Y-Yeah," Vanitas nodded his head, "Thank you…master."
"Good…now as I asked before," Makarov started to say as Mirajane walked up to them with the guild stamp in hand, "Where would you like your guild mark?"
Vanitas thought about it for a second before lifting his shirt up to his neck and pointed to his chest, "On the left side, please."
Mirajane nodded her head before moving up to him. As she was placing the stamp on his chest, she noticed there was something faint at the spot he wanted it. 'It looks like…a scar?' Mentally shaking her head a little she looked up at him, "Is there any specific color you want it to be."
"I'd like it to be black with a green outline." He answered with a very light blush.
"Sure," Mirajane nodded, looking down at the magic stamp as she pushed it against his chest. Not even a second later she removed it to reveal the Fairy Tail guild mark resting proudly on his chest. "Welcome to Fairy Tail!" She said with a smile.
"Thanks-" Vanitas felt an arm wrap around his neck and pulled him back, he looked back to see Natsu grinning at him.
"Your officially one of us now, buddy!" Natsu said before turning to everybody else. "So now we've got a new guild member…LET"S PARTY!" He pumped his other arm into the air, everyone cheered at that.
Vanitas blinked in amazement at everyone's excitement, but a smile came to his face soon after and he started laughing. A few of the other members shook their head in amusement at the other members. Soon enough the welcoming party was in full swing and everyone was having a good time. By the time it had begun to calm down, the sun was already starting to set. During that time Natsu and Vanitas had told Makarov about what the Rune Knight had told them and the old man nodded in understanding before telling them to rest up an enjoy themselves.
"It still kind of hard to believe all that was just for show." Lucy commented to Erza and Natsu as they sat around a table, well she was sitting while Natsu sat on the table and Erza leaned against it.
"Well that's what happened. Personally I thought the whole thing was a completely waste." Natsu replied, drinking from his mug with an annoyed look.
"But it was to help keep order. At least they didn't go through with their punishments." Erza said to Natsu.
"Yeah, but I think seeing those two were punishment enough." Natsu muttered, making Erza sigh a little before she nodded in agreement.
"So you guys did see Ultear." Loki smirked as he nudged Natsu's side, "Come on, give us details."
Natsu gave Loki an annoyed look, "Come on nothing. You know I'm not interested in her."
"True but that doesn't mean she's not a sexy woman." Loki responded, not noticing a few people backing away from Erza who was emitting a black aura. "You can't deny that."
"The day I fall for her seduction is the day Elfman stops being a man and stops saying man all the time." Natsu replied, making Elfman look appalled at just the thought.
"A real man like me would never stop being manly!" He shouted with his fist in the air.
"See what I mean."
"Something must be off with your brain," Loki shook his head as he adjusted his sunglasses. "Turning down a beauty like that is cra-"
"Loki," Natsu interrupted before giving him a smile, though the powerful flames surrounded him said otherwise. "How would you like a repeated from three years ago?" Loki froze up as he remembered what happened.
Flashback
"So you like flirting with other men's wives, HUH?!" Natsu said as he grabbed one of the beaten Loki's arms. Everyone in the Guild Hall watch in amusement, Erza was holding an almost one year old Nova.
"I'M SORRY NATSU...?! WAIT MY ARM DOESN'T BEND THAT WAY," Natsu just increased the pressure, "IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BEND THAT WAY!" A loud crunching sound was heard, "AAAGH, NOW IT DOOOEEESSSS!"
"Did you learn your lesson?" Getting a pain filled groan as an answer, Natsu lifted Loki up by his jacket before punching him and sent him flying through a wall, creating a giant hole with Loki's feet sticking out. "Good, now I feel better." Natsu said cheerfully and turned back to his family.
Flashback End
"No-No thanks, I'm good." Loki replied as he took a step back, turning around quickly before running away. Few wizards started to laugh in amusement.
Mirajane giggled at the scene. She then heard Makarov groan and looked over to him in confusion. "What's wrong, Master?" She asked.
"Nothing...just feeling a little sleepy..." He answered as he stared at the door. "...it's him." Mirajane wasn't sure what the Master was talking about before she suddenly felt drowsy. She then felt really tired and started falling forward, only to be caught by Vanitas before she banged her head against the bar table.
"What the hell?" He muttered before he too started to feel drowsy himself and soon fell to the ground with Mirajane in his arms
'This feeling...it must be…' Natsu thought leaning against the table as he caught Nova's head before it hit the table. Erza was struggling to stay awake herself, but her eyesight was blurry.
"So…sleepy…" Laki muttered as she fell to the ground.
"This is..." Gray groaned as he felt sleepy as well and Elfman yawning next to him wasn't helping at all. The two of them fell asleep instantly and were soon followed by the other members of the guild. In a manner of seconds everyone was sprawled all over the guild in a deep sleep as the only people who were still awake were Makarov, Natsu and Erza, though the last two were having a bit of trouble.
The guild doors opened and a tall figure walked in and made his way over to the bar where Makarov was. The figure wore a dark blue cloak and his arms and legs mostly covered in bandages. He wore a dark blue bandana with a silver forehead protector and a green mask that obscured the bottom half of his face. He had only a black shirt underneath the cloak and pants that went down to his shins but stopped where it met the bandages. On his back were magic staffs that were being held up by a dark green strap.
"Mystogan…" Makarov nodded his head in greeting, which the cloaked wizard returned before making his way over to the mission board. As he scanned the board Natsu spoke up.
"Just how many times are you gonna do this?" The cloaked man looked away from the board to see Natsu looking at him with crossed arms. Erza was sitting next to him with her head drooping a little, but she was still awake. "It's not really something you need to do every time."
"I'd rather not bring to much attention to myself." Mystogan replied as he turned back to the board, "But I have to say, you've gotten better at withstanding my Nemuri no Mahō Natsu, Erza."
"Yeah...but I still feel a bit tired...it's sure is a strong spell." Natsu complimented with Erza nodding in agreement, she was having a hard time speaking with the exhaustion, Mystogan took a request from the board and walked over to Makarov.
"I'm heading out." He told Makarov, showing him the request paper so he knew which mission Mystogan had chosen and turned around to leave.
"Hold on! Lift the Nemuri no Mahō first!" Makarov ordered.
"5..." Mystogan started counting down. "4…" He walked passed Natsu and Erza, "3…" Mystogan walked over a few of the sleeping guild members, "2…" The cloaked wizard made his way to the doors and his figure slowly disappeared from view, "1…" As soon as the countdown ended and Mystogan had completely vanished, the Nemuri no Mahō quickly faded and the others instantly woke up as they felt that familiar sensation they always felt when Mystogan came by.
"This feeling...was it Mystogan, again!"
"That punk!"
"His Nemuri no Mahō is as powerful as ever." Levy rubbed her eyes. Mirajane rubbed her eyes a little and noticed she was very closer to Vanitas. The barmaid quickly jumped away from him with a small blush on her face, which he copied as they looked away from each other.
"Mystogan?" Lucy asked still feeling a bit drowsy from the spell.
"He's one of the strongest mage candidates in Fairy Tail." Elfman answered her as she looked up at him in surprise. The large man's attention went to where his sister was and saw that she and Vanitas were looking away from each other with red-faces, causing Elfman to raise an eyebrow in curiosiity.
"Huh?" Lucy blinked.
"Yeah...for some reason he hates being seen, so he always puts us to sleep whenever he comes to take a job." Gray explained to her.
"What the? That sounds suspicious...!" Lucy replied.
"That's why only Master, Erza and torch-head knows what Mystogan even looks like." Gray's eyes drifted to Makarov, who silently sat in his usual spot.
"Nope...I know as well." The guild members all made noises in surprise at the new voice that rang throughout the guild. They all looked up to the second floor to see Laxus smirking down at them, with a cigar at the end of his mouth.
"Laxus!"
"You're here too!?"
"How rare!"
"Who is he?" Lucy asked as Gray sighed and laid his head on the palm of his hand.
"He's Laxus, another candidate for the strongest mage in Fairy Tail." Gray answered making Lucy gasp a little.
Laxus chuckled. "Mystogan is really shy. Don't get too nosy." Laxus told them, a cocky grin on his face. "Weaklings like you all have no right to it anyways."
"Big talk Laxus," Natsu said, catching the blonds' attention. "After all, you haven't fought most of us. And that time before I became an S-class wizard, our match ended in a draw."
"A draw?" Lucy repeated, there was someone who actually tied with Natsu?
Laxus' grin turned into a sneer, "Like hell that was a draw, if the old man hadn't interfered then I would have destroyed you!" Lightning sparked a little around Laxus, "I am the strongest in Fairy Tail! Not Erza, not Mystogan, and especially not you, Natsu!"
Nova was the next one to speak up, "My daddy and mommy are the strongest!"
"What'd you say you brat!?" He sent a glare down at the girl, making her take a small step back. Gray moved in front of her with an arm stretched out.
"Leave her alone Laxus, she's a little girl!" Gray shouted. Erza sent him a grateful look.
Laxus' gaze turned to the ice wizard, "You think you can tell me what to do? Why should I listen to someone who's not strong enough to become an S-class while an idiot like Natsu has?" Gray's eyes narrowed at that. "Someone like you will never reach the second floor!"
"Shut up Laxus!" Natsu exclaimed, his hand clenched tightly, "Or I'll come up there and kick your ass! I just might anyway for the way you looked at my daughter!"
Before anyone could move Makarov spoke up, "Calm yourself, Natsu" He then looked up towards Laxus with a hard look. "That's enough out of you, Laxus." Makarov warned with a stern voice, Laxus simply shrugged it off before looking around the guild to see most glaring at him.
He zoned in at Natsu, giving an evil grin. "You be sure to watch your back Natsu." His threaten as his body began to glow, "Sooner or later we'll have our fight, and I'll show you how weak you really are compared to me!" In a flash of lightning Laxus vanished.
Everyone seemed to relax a little now that Laxus was gone. As they started to go about their business Natsu shook his head before turning to Makarov, knowing it was hard on both of them to see Laxus like this. Walking over to the master, he didn't notice Erza pick up a shivering Nova, nor Gray who was staring down at the ground with shaking fists.
Natsu leaned back against the counter, staring into the crowd. "As much as I hate to admit it, it seems like he's getting worse." He stated to Makarov, who simply said nothing and continued to drink his beer. "Gramps…I will try to bring the old Laxus back somehow, but if he continues to act like this and does something that could harm someone in the guild or even my daughter…I will fight him and I will break every single bone in his body."
Makarov sighed as he placed the mug down; he knew it would be a matter of time before the two fought each other. He could try to prevent it as much as many times as he could, but it was going to happen sooner or later. Their conversation ended as Vanitas drew closer to them.
"Ah Vanitas, do you have a place yet?" Makarov asked.
Vanitas shook his head, "Not yet unfortunately, the Magic Council has agreed to purchase a place that I choose to live in but the actual place itself is another story. I guess I'll start looking tomorrow."
"If you want, you can stay at our house for the night." Natsu offered, "Then tomorrow I can help you find a place."
Vanitas waved his hands in front of him, "You don't have to trouble yourself. You've already done so much."
"Nonsense," Erza's voice called out, making the three turn to see Erza and Mirajane standing there with Nova in Erza's arms. "We're comrades and members of the same guild, it is no trouble at all."
"But still-" Vanitas tried to say.
"I said it was no trouble at all." Erza interrupted with her special glare that could make anyone submit.
"I-I see, thank you for your help." Vanitas chuckled weakly, Natsu and Makarov giving him looks of sympathy.
"Maybe I can help too," Mirajane offered with a smile.
Vanitas blinked a few times, "Thanks, but aren't you in charge of the bar and such, Mirajane?"
"Oh don't worry about that, I'm sure they can handle a little while without alcohol in their systems." Mirajane replied, much to the horror of Cana and a few others. "And call me Mira, all my friends do."
"Okay then, thanks again Mira." Vanitas said.
Natsu gazed outside to see the sky was already dark and lights were lit. "Well it's getting late, we should get Nova to bed." They looked at Nova and could see she was rubbing her eyes, trying to stay awake. After the family said their good-byes to people in the guild, they along with Vanitas, started to leave. "See ya guys later!"
Lucy watched as they left, a little disappointed because she wanted to ask Natsu and Erza about what Laxus meant about the second floor. Shrugging to herself, Lucy turned to the bar where Mirajane was working and decided to ask the white-haired woman instead.
(Later at the Dragneel Home)
Natsu just walked out of Nova's bedroom after he put her to sleep. They lived in a two story house with five rooms, great for a growing family, with the occasional guest staying the night (In this case Vanitas). Natsu and Erza, Nova, and Happy each had their own rooms. Unfortunately for Erza, who had A LOT of armors, had to keep using a few of the rooms back at Fairy Hills to store the armors she didn't use. As Natsu walked down the hallway he passed a several frames on the wall. One was of the two of them after they moved in and decorated the house. Another picture was one that was taken after Nova was born; Erza, Mirajane and Makarov sitting next to a smiling Natsu who was holding Nova. The last frame he passed was an old picture they had found in the Fairy Tail archives, it was of Mavis and Nero standing in front of the guild hall.
Natsu soon entered the master bedroom and noticed Erza was nowhere in sight. He looked around for a second before taking a sniff, picking up her scent in the bathroom. "Erza, I just finished putting Nova to sleep." He called out as he moved to the bed.
"That's good, is she alright?" Erza asked from the bathroom, the door was closed.
Natsu started to undress himself, removing his jacket and shirt, before answering. "Yeah, she was a little scared about almost losing us. But I managed to calm her down a bit before reading her a story." He could hear the bathroom door opening behind him.
"I see…she's been through a lot today." Erza said. "We all did, especially with that man and slutty bitch."
Natsu released a sigh. "Those two will always be issues to deal with," He slowly started to turn around to face his wife, "Listen Erza, no matter what she says I will always-WHOA!" His froze as he took in his wife's appearance; she was wearing a sexy neko bikini with ears and a tail. "A cat!?"
"That's right Natsu," Erza said in a sexy voice before bending the upper half of her body down a little and bringing a hand up in a pawing motion, "Nyah~!
Almost immediately Natsu lost control and leaped at Erza, kissing her deeply as he groped and caressed every inch of her body making the woman shiver and moan, "You are so sexy Erza, too tempting." Natsu growled in her ear, making her shiver more. Their passion soon drifted to the bed, a hand reach out and activated the silencing runes in their room that they ask Levy to install. As Natsu and Erza removing each other's clothes, though Natsu kept Erza's ears on, the Dragon Slayer made an interesting discovery, "Erza…is this tail…a plug?!"
His answer was a full-body blush as she turned her head to look away with an embarrassed look, "I-I-I wanted to t-try it at least o-once…Is that bad?" Her answer was a hand grabbing her firm ass and fondling it while Natsu kissed her hard.
Ultear couldn't be even more wrong…getting bored with Erza? Never gonna happen!
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A/N: Chapter Fifteen completed, I hope it was enjoyable for all you readers out there. Be sure to review and no flames. I will ignore them and they will be given to Natsu.
Translator:
Kansoku Shīru: Observation Seal
Nemuri no Mahō: Sleep Magic
Omake
A chibi Lucy and Vanitas stood in front of the mission board.
Lucy (Smiling): Welcome to the guild Vanitas!
Vanitas (Smiling back): Thank you Lucy, you joined a bit before I did, right?
Lucy (Rubs back of head): Yeah, but each day's been full of excitement. And everyone is so kind…well except for that Laxus guy.
Vanitas (Nodding his head): Indeed, this guild is completely different from my last one.
Lucy (Tilts her head to the side): You were in a guild before Fairy Tail?
Gray appear between Lucy and Vanitas
Gray (Hands in pockets): Hey Lucy, can I talk to you for a second? In private.
Lucy (Curious look): Um sure. What do you need?
Gray, Lucy and Vanitas: Next time on The Fairy Flame Dragon…Chapter 16 – Galuna, the Cursed Island
Vanitas: I wonder where those two are going to talk about. Oh well, I need to look around to see if there are any good places to live.