A young man sighed to himself as he was standing in front of a three-story house. Right next to him was his suitcase, and his backpack on his back with headphones around his neck. He stared at the house in anticipation as he was ready to move in with the owners of this residence.

"Well, here goes nothing." He whispered as he walked over to the front door. Pressing the button to the doorbell signaling whoever was inside that he was here.

"Coming." He heard behind the door. Waiting for a few moments, he heard the locks being disabled and the door was opened. He was greeted with a beautiful sight. In front of him was a beautiful woman long white hair and blue eyes, she was wearing a sleeveless sweater and blue pants as she stared at the boy in front of her.

"Um… hi, you probably don't recognize me but um… it's been awhile since we last talked Mirajane." He said as he reached into his bag and pulled something from his bag. Showing it to her, her eyes widened in recognition when she saw a picture of herself with four other girls and the boy that she was currently holding in her arms. Looking back up at the young man in front of her.

"Ryu!?" She whispered as he gave her a small wave.

"H-hey, big sis." He replied.

And at the moment, all of Fiore heard the loudest scream echo into the skies. Mirajane immediately grabbed the boy in front of her and gave him a big hug.

"Ohmygosh, it's you. I haven't seen you in so long, it's been forever." Mira released him but still held him in his arms as she pinched his cheeks. "Oh, you were so cute when you were such a child."

"Okay, okay, that's enough um teasing… so um can I come in?"

"Oh, where are my manners of course you can come in!" Mirajane said as she pulled him inside as the latter grabbed his suitcase. Taking off his shoes at the door, he walked through the living room and saw that it was big for four people to live here.

"This is a big place."

"Well, there were five of us living here, Lisanna, Lucy, Juvia, Erza, and me."

"Were?"

"Lisanna moved out a couple months back when college started, she is currently living with her girlfriend Natsumi." Mira explained as Ryu set his bag and suitcase down.

"Well, at least know she's still here. Um where do i?" Ryu said before asking her where he should go.

"Oh, you can go ahead and sit on the couch or the chair. I'll go ahead and prep some snacks for you, I'm pretty sure you're hungry after traveling a long way to here." Mira instructed as she went to the kitchen to get some snacks.

As Ryu sat down, he looked around the house that he was in and saw that it was a nice family room. Noticing that were some pictures along the walls of the girls through the years seeing them in different outfits, ones ranging from high school to college university that they were in now and the one he was heading to. He saw pictures of Mira and three other girls in family-like portrait ranging to a beach, the school, the mall and various other things. As he in memory land, he failed to notice that another woman that stared at him.

"Can I help you?" Ryu turned around and his eyes widened at who was in front of him. He saw a beautiful woman with chocolate brown eyes and scarlet hair that obscured the right side of her face. She was wearing a sleeveless ruffled white blouse with a blue skirt, black leggings and matching boots.

"Holy, Erza!?" Ryu recognized as the said woman across had narrowed her eyes at the man before her, slowly walking over to him as he was confused on why she didn't recognize him. He was then caught off guard when she had started squishing his face in her hands but as soon as she did she immediately recognized him.

"Ryu, is that you!?" She asked as she slowly gently squeezed his face before releasing him as the boy gave him a pout.

"Mm, of all things to recognize me you just had to squish my face." He grumbled in irritation though this did earn a look of recognition from Erza whose expression then changed into a huge smile as she immediately grabbed him into a hug.

"It really is you. My little brother's gotten so big." Erza commented as she hugged his head to her chest, the latter immediately going red at the feeling of her chest. Her soft chest that was pressed against his face.

"Y-yeah, I have." He stuttered before being released as Erza inspected him up and down.

"You really went from here to here haven't you?" She joked as she place a hand to her stomach to just in front of her face. "One huge jump of a growth spurt."

"Yeah, well, its not like I was really doing anything other than constantly running around and wandering off, since I liked to explore." He said.

"Still, it's amazing to see you after all these years." Erza said as she inspected him once more. 'And I must say he has really grown handsome over the years.' She mentally said as she smiled at the boy she saw as a little brother.

"Yeah, Mira said the same thing." Ryu chuckled while rubbing the back of his head. As they were talking, Mira had come back in with some snacks.

"Hey Erza, guess whose back~" The white-haired maiden sung as she set down the tray of snacks and drinks into the coffee table.

"I can see that it's no other than our little brother Mira." Erza commented as she ruffled Ryu's hair. "Though he's no longer little."

"Snacks!" Ryu shouted before realizing what he did and quickly recomposed himself. "Sorry, um old habits die hard." He commented as both girls giggled that even though he was older, he was still their hyperactive surrogate little brother.

"Well, don't just stand there come and have a seat." Mira offered as Ryu did take his seat along with Erza. Ryu saw his favorite snacks that revolved around some cookie butter biscuits, along with a slice of birthday cake that was sitting right next to strawberry cheesecake.

"So where are the other girls?" Ryu asked as her started munching on the biscuits while Erza started eating her cheesecake.

"Well, Lucy is in her room and she might be in the middle of writing. She gets really focused sometimes that she'll tuned out her surroundings so she doesn't know you're here." Erza explained as she took a bite of her cheesecake.

"And Juvia is on her way home. She had a class today but ended up staying after a bit so she's on her way home." Mira added. "Speaking of classes, Ryu is you're here does that mean you coming to the University?" She asked while the boy finished munching on the biscuits.

"Uh, well, yeah. I had decided to major in a career after I found something I was really good at." The boy answered. He reached down to his backpack, opening the zipper and reached inside to take out a camera. "I decided to major in photography."

"Oh, that's amazing!" Mira clapped her hands together in excitement.

"I didn't think you would be interested in something like that." Erza commented as Ryu gave her a confused stare.

"What do you mean?"

"Well Photography requires planning and sometimes staying still and let's be honest you're not exactly known for staying in one spot. You like to move around." Erza stated.

"Alright, I'll admit I do prefer moving around but I really do like photography." Ryu started as he stared back at his camera. "When I first took it I thought it was just a simple photo of anything and then just that's it, another memory but it more than that. Photography is another way of exploring life, there's so much of the world out there that needs to be explored and there are places out there that are really beautiful that need to be shown to society. Pictures are another way of expressing ourselves, moving or not, one look at a photo and you can tell that there's a story behind it. Whether it's a person, place or a thing, it doesn't matter. A picture is worth a thousand words and it's worth exploring the beautiful sights that the world holds, it just needs recognition." Ryu finished as he put his camera down and looked up, noticing that both girls were staring at him in awe and shock at what he had just said.

With the attention on him, Ryu started blushing and then turned his head away.

"I-I mean that's j-just my own opinion on it but everyone c-can see it differently." He stated while trying not to look at them as he grabbed the birthday cake and started eating it. Mira and Erza were awe as they were inspecting Ryu to say something inspiring, it showed them just how much he has grown from the few years they spent apart.

"You really have matured over the years haven't you?" Another voice said bringing them out of the thoughts. Ryu turned around and saw another familiar face he hasn't seen in years. Beside Mira was a woman with brown eyes and long blonde hair that reached her waist, held by a ribbon in a side ponytail. She was wearing a purple shirt with white tights.

"Lucy." Ryu called out as the blonde made her way over and pressed her head against his, and then did her favorite thing. Pulling on his cheeks and mushing his face with her hands. "H-hwye!? Sstwop thaewtw!?"

"Yep, it's you alright. You still have same adorable chipmunk cheeks since you were little." Lucy teased as she continued messing with him.

"For the last time, I am not a CHIPMUNK!" He argued and tried to stop her but was struggling to do so.

"Yes you are~" Mira joined in as the boy let out a groan. "I see you came out of your room Lucy. Did you finish writing your book?" She asked.

"I'm taking a break. I had you two talking someone and I didn't recognize the voice. So I came to see who it was and to my surprise, it's our little brother." Lucy answered while letting go of Ryu's cheeks. "Does Juvia know?"

"She's on her way home, she had something to take care of so she stayed behind. Though, I'm sure one she sees our little brother all grown up and here with us, she'll never let him go." Mira stated.

"Yeah, it was quite hard to separate her from Ryu when we left the first time." Erza said as she remembered the time her and the girls were leaving for high school and how difficult it was for them to separate the two.

"Was I that really clingy?" Ryu muttered to himself unaware that they all heard him.

"Yes you were."

"Just a little."

"Totally."

All three girls answered in quick succession.

"Ouch." He said before realizing that he still needed to unpack. "Oh right, um is there a spare room that I can sleep in at least until I get settled in at that campus?" He asked.

"Settled in, at the campus?"

"Yeah, I mean do you girls mind if I live here with you? I don't want to be burden so I can at least stay for a bit before living on campus." He explained, unaware that his words caused feelings of worry to go through the three girls.

"Ryu, of course we mind having you here. You won't be a burden to us." Lucy said with concern in her tone.

"Plus, it'll be like old times having everyone here." Mira added. "Lucy, since the spare bedroom's next to your room, do you think you could show him around?"

"Definitely." Lucy beamed as she grabbed Ryu off the couch. The latter grabbing his bag and luggage as the former showed him around. Once they left, Mira and Erza shared looks of concern.

"Burden? He hasn't never been like that around us and the only time he was, was when that happened." Erza started as she stared at ground.

"I know. Ryu's a sweetheart and loves helping those around him. When we were younger, he was a Ryut-in and non-social due to being bullied and neglected. He hasn't had those feelings come up in a long time." Mira stated.

"You don't think—"

"No! If she was involved then there wouldn't be anything of her left." Mira whispered angrily before realizing what she just did, she then took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Sorry."

"Don't be, I don't blame you after all I would act same so would Lucy and Juvia." Erza said with understanding in her tone.

"I just hope that we can help him move on from it, since we couldn't help him back then."

"Oh, what am I doing, we should be happy right now. Our little brother has reunited with us and being apart for so long, I believe tonight we should celebrate his return."

"Agreed. Do you think we should surprise Juvia?" Mira asked, even though she knew it was futile.

'Something tells me she already knows.' Erza thought as they both knew that Juvia somehow had a sixth sense that revolved around Ryu and immediately knows what's going on.

"Alright, so this is where you'll be staying." Lucy introduced to Ryu as she showed him his room. The room itself was bare but it was very big, there was at least two windows with one looking over the backyard and another looking through side of the house.

"It's big." He commented. "Are all the rooms like this?"

"Well, at least the bathhouse and family room. Everything else is kind of a same size as a normal house." Lucy answered casually as Ryu gave a look in disbelief.

'This place has a bathhouse?'

"Now, go make yourself comfortable. If you need anything just tap the wall twice and I'll be right over." Lucy pointed to the wall on the left as she talked.

"Um sure, again thanks for letting me stay here." Ryu thanked her as Lucy giggled.

"Don't worry about it, besides…" She trailed off as she took ahold of his face and pressed her lips to his causing the latter to go stiff at the display of affection. "…i'm glad to have my little brother so close to me again."

"Ah…ah..ah.." Ryu stuttered as his face slowly turned red. He has got affection from his sisters before but it's been a long time since he's received it. Not to mention, he's never been kissed on the lips before… well except that one time with that green-haired girl but still… he's was very foreign to it especially since a certain area was starting to rise in his pants.

"Th-thank y-you for the tour and I'll s-s-s-eee at dinner!" He exclaimed with a blush on his face and he entered his room and quickly close the door. He then jumped on the bed and pulled the pillow over his face.

'She kissed me… d-did she just kiss me… I m-mean I know s-she was just showing her sibling a-affection but s-still!?"

As Ryu was currently having a mid-identity crisis, Lucy was in her room on her bed laying down with a blush on her cheeks, dreaming about something.

'Mm, my little brother's all grown up.' She thought as she pressed her finger to her lips, thinking about what she just did and giggled. "His lips, that was the first time I kissed him on the lips and now I want more…"

Lucy use her right hand and reached down to her tights, slowly pulling them down and then reached inside her panties and touched her pussy. She slightly flinched at the touch, letting out a moan as she felt how wet she was.

'It's been so long since I've done this.' Lucy slowly started rubbing her clit with two fingers to arouse herself even more. Using her left hand, she started caressing her breasts through her shirt and increased the level of pleasure to her body and started breathing heavily.

"Ah!...Ah….Ah…..ah…mmmmm…" The blonde moaned as she played with herself. She quickly lifted up her shirt and bra up to her nipples and started pinching them. "So… good…. So good…"

"Ryu….Ryu…." She whispered, trying not alert the boy next door that she was doing something naughty. Lucy then pushed her two fingers inside her clit and quickly covered her mouth to stifle her scream, knowing that if she did then she would alert everyone.

She started rubbing herself faster and faster all while covering her mouth until finally she hit her limit and climaxed. She arched her back as she came right there, her juices staining her bed and panties. She took her fingers out of her pussy and then inserted them into her mouth. Taking them out, she let out a moan of ecstasy.

Lucy was still aroused though that she was now craving for her little brother's seed but she knew that she couldn't do it yet. This dirty little secret of her seeing her surrogate brother in that way, is what kept her from going over to the next room and claiming him right there. She needed to confide in her sisters first before doing this course of action, she hoped that they would understand.

Little did she know, that all of them were thinking of the same thing and had the same intentions toward their little brother.

Prologue: Settling In

Ch. 1: A Shopping Spree and Revelation (Lucy) (In Progress /Halfway Done)

Ch. 2: University Tour (Juvia) (In Progress)

Ch. 3: Shadowing Time (Erza, Mira) (In Progress)

Ch. 4:?

It's been a while since i wrote lemons... so I apologize for that.