It had been six years since they've returned from the mission. The guild was still lively, everyone still occasionally broke out into fights, and they all continued going on jobs.
Nashi and Silver were ten and twelve now. They still played every day and were even more inseparable if that was even possible. Juvia was teaching him more advanced water magic now that he had been learning for several years. Silver even showed off for Nashi and his two year old sister Lydia occasionally.
Although she found it fascinating, Nashi was much more interested in fire magic, much to Lucy's dismay. Romeo has been teaching her as she got a little older. She knows a little celestial spirit magic on the side as well; she's even collected a few silver keys.
Despite the guild seeming to be normal, it felt strange. A big part of the guild has been gone for so long and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
That afternoon Lucy walked in to the guild hall with Nashi, laughing at something the ten year old must have said. As soon as they were in sight, Nashi let go of her mother and scurried off to the other kids her age. Lucy made her way over to the bar and talked with the girls.
"Hey guys! What'd I miss?" Lucy pulled up a stool. Dozens of pictures laid scattered across the bar counter.
Erza looked up and smiled warmly.
"Just looking through all these old photos Levy came across. The boys have been forbidden from seeing them."
Lucy raised an eyebrow, about to ask why.
"Blackmail." Cana stated blatantly. Mira nodded and continued sifting through the old photos until she found the one she was looking for.
"Remember this Lu?" Mira proudly held up the old photo. It was a picture of the party they had after they placed first in the Games, specifically of Gray's barrel surfing accident. His clothes had come off but that was nothing new. What was funny was the position he had found himself in, sort of a half summersault against the wall.
Lucy laughed. Of course she remembered that night. They were in the lead in the Grand Magic Games and everyone wanted to celebrate. Almost everyone was drunk and thought it would be a great idea to put a table on top of a beer barrel and surf around the bar.
Cana set her eyes on an old envelope that seemed to be buried.
"Kinky." She smiled deviously once she opened it, gaining the girls' attention. As she flipped the images around one by one, the girls turned an alarming shade of red.
They were from the Christmas party several years ago. Erza had gotten drunk and forced everyone to play that horrible game where they had to do whatever the winner said. Pictures of Erza pouring hot wax on Lucy's back, Gajeel landing on Levy naked, Gray on all fours, and worst of all: Natsu slapping Gajeel's butt while he was on all fours.
"I thought these were burned! Why weren't these destroyed!?" Erza, Levy, and Lucy screamed simultaneously and then snatch the photos from Cana and begin to look through them frantically. Levy and Lucy couldn't help but stutter and increase the amount of red in her cheeks. Erza has hung her head low in shame.
"I am truly sorry. The events that happened that night were the result of my carelessness and I can assure you it will not hap-"
"Why is Erza apologizing?" The two worst people that could possibly show up had snuck up behind the five. Gray was carrying Lydia on his hip and picked up one of the photos Lucy and Levy were gawking at. Gajeel managed to get a quick look before laughing while Gray on the other hand nearly dropped his daughter.
"Hey Ice-ass you got some kind of fetish for getting down and screaming?"
"No but apparently you've got one for being hit." Cana showed Gajeel the image in question.
"We don't talk about that..."
"We don't talk about any of this!" Lucy had somehow snapped out of her flustered state.
"Aww but I thought it was funny!" Mira chimed in. A collective no rang out.
"Can we all agree that these need to be shredded, burned, possibly buried and not necessarily in that order?" Everyone agreed, not wanting to relive the embarrassment.
"WAIT." Cana had raised her hand. "Can I keep 'em?"
"NO!"
Erza, Levy and Lucy picked up the photos one by one while Cana mumbled something into her beer about them being a buzz kill.
Sorry this is so short! But I thought it would be a nice break from the angst from the last few chapters. I mean I couldn't help but laugh when I was writing this, then again it was also probably around one in the morning and my brain stops working at around midnight or eleven. Anyways! Working on posting the next few chapters here and I'm sloooowly working on the most recent one. Have a great day!