"Daddy! Catch me!" Shutora squealed as she leapt from a tree to her father's waiting arms. Gajeel laughed as he caught her, spinning in a circle before setting her on the ground. The little girl giggled, running right back to climb the tree she'd just jumped out of. Her twin was sitting higher than she, but he wasn't jumping. Instead, he'd wedged himself in a split in the branches, fully entrenched in a book. "Oii, Pipsqueak, that book any good?" His son didn't even flinch, simply turned the page and kept reading. Gajeel watched him for a moment, wracking his brain as deja vú struck him like a bolt of Laxus' lightning.

He whipped his crimson eyes around, shifting them to find his wife. She was stretched out on a blanket under another tree, the gentle breeze ruffling her hair as she sang quietly to their baby. Tetsu was only a month old, but the day had been too perfect for the whole family to miss the chance to spend it at the park. Gajeel screwed his eyes shut, murmuring a silent plea to anyone listening that nothing would change when he opened his eyes.

"Gajeel?" Crimson eyes snapped open, staring straight at the tiny bluenette lying ten feet away from him. She had barely called to him, knowing his enhanced hearing would easily pick up her voice. "Yeah, Shrimp?" Levy reached behind her, patting the blanket at her back in invitation. The Dragon Slayer glanced up his son and daughter, smirking as Shutora wrote a small word and flung it at her brother. "Ya be careful, brats."

"Yes, Daddy!" The twins chorused, Yaje flicking the tiny water word away without even looking up. Satisfied that they were fine, Gajeel walked softly over to his wife, groaning softly as he stretched out next to her, wrapping his arm around her. Levy giggled as he placed his lips against the side of her neck just below her ear, rumbling a growl into her skin.

"What's wrong, Husband?" The Script mage traced her fingers up and down his arm, pressing herself back against his body. He responded by tightening his grip around her, nuzzling her hair. "Jus' remembered a dream I had once." Levy shifted carefully, rolling herself to face him. "A nightmare? You looked afraid, Gajeel. And I've only seen that look on your face a handful of times in the entirety of our almost fifteen years of marriage."

"Not exactly, Shrimp. It was actually a great dream. I dreamt of a perfect day, like this. I did exactly what I've done today, catchin' Shu when she jumped out of that tree, and tauntin' Yaje. Then, I looked at ya and our child, layin' here on this blanket… only it wasn't this little man, it was our little Tori." He lapsed into silence, his eyes closed and his face still buried in her hair. Levy laid very still for a moment, before taking his hand and resting it on her stomach.

"I see. Then you blinked, and when you opened your eyes…" she stopped talking as he nodded, reaching up to stroke hair off his face so she could kiss his cheek. "We've been so blessed, Gajeel. I know… I know we were both so scared when Tetsu was coming along. I could barely sleep for his entire fifth and six months. But look at him." They both moved their heads to look, Gajeel opening his slit-pupiled eyes to gaze warmly at their baby.

"Gihi. He looks just like ya, Shrimp. 'Cept he ain't so tiny." Levy snorted out a laugh, moving her hand to pinch his arm. "Oii, woman!" Gajeel grunted, wrapping his arm tight and rolling her over his body so he was between her and the sleeping infant. She squealed, looking up at him, studying his face.

"N-no. Gajeel, no! Please!" Levy placed both hands on his arm, struggling to pull her legs out of his grip as he chuckled darkly, throwing one of his legs over hers to pin them. "Daddy?" Gajeel glanced up to see his daughter standing by their heads, confusion crossing the ten year old's face. "Shu, quick, I've got her hands, tickle Mommy!"

"NO!" Levy yelled out in mock terror as Shutora dove at her mother, nimble fingers tickling up Levy's ribs as she writhed under her husband's arms. "P-please! Stop!" Within moments, Yaje had jumped down from the tree he was perched, bending his knees and rolling forward as he landed. He snuck forward, his right hand moving swiftly to draw words in the air. He leaned forward, scooping up his baby brother in his left arm before jumping back, his right arm flinging forward to launch his counter attack.

Without waiting to see if it struck true, Yaje turned and ran back towards his tree carefully, baby Tetsu nestled against his chest. "Solid Script: Cradle!" The older boy set the word carefully against his tree, laying his still sleeping brother in and draping a blanket over the top to keep bugs out. The mesh sides of the word allowed air to flow, and Yaje nodded in satisfaction before turning. Somehow, he'd been so focused on his task that he'd not heard the growl of his father, or the heavy footsteps of the Dragon Slayer, and so a yelp was startled out of him when he realized Gajeel was towering over him, hair plastered to his head.

"Uh… hey Dad… so, uh, my Water hit you instead of Shu?" He cast a furtive glance around the threat in front of him to see the state his twin was in, wondering if he'd get a rescue from either of the women in his family. "Yer sister was behind me. Ain't no way that weren't aimed at me." Gajeel rumbled, reaching up to push his hair away angrily.

"Dad… we wouldn't want to wake up Tetsu…" Gajeel hesitated a moment, stepping past his oldest son to peek at his youngest, snapping his hand out to catch Yaje's shirt as the brat tried to scamper away. Lifting him into the air and throwing the boy over his shoulder, Gajeel walked several paces away, glancing over his shoulder as Shutora squeaked. He almost lost his grip on the angry facade when he saw his girls. Levy had reversed them once Gajeel was no longer helping his daughter, and had the girl squealing with laughter.

"Daddy… I was just protecting mom… like you always tell us to!" The boy's voice was starting to get a little frantic now as his father stalked further away from the rest of their family. Gajeel grinned, his destination in sight, and pulled the child off his shoulder to hold him at eye level. Crimson eyes glaring at his son a moment, the Dragon Slayer finally relaxed his face, letting out a huge laugh.

"Nice, hot day we're havin', no?" Yaje nodded slowly, mind racing to figure out where his father was going with his comment. "Ya left yer book over there, right?" Again, Yaje nodded, confusion now crossing his face. "Good." With an almost evil smirk, Gajeel tossed his son into the river at his feet, laughing again at the yelp as Yaje hit the water.

Bare seconds passed and Gajeel heard thuds on the ground behind him. Whirling around he had just a moment before two tiny blue blues collided with his body, forcing him over the edge and into the water with a yell. Gajeel stood up in the river with a roar, scooping his twins in his arms and throwing them back into the water. Levy jumped up on his back, laughing hysterically. She gasped for breath a moment before muttering in his ear. "Don't worry, love. I've got wards up around Tetsu, he's fine. I love you so much."

Gajeel opened his mouth to respond and was promptly cut off by three huge "Water" Scripts as they slammed into him from different directions.

A/N - I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID IT! I got a new chapter up every day! Woo! I had so much fun(mostly) writing for these prompts! Thank youth everyone who stuck with me through the ouches!

Shoutout to my bestie Muddyevil for putting up with me breaking her heart. Multiple times. She the best and I love her dearly. Go read her prompts too if you haven't already. *less than three, my dear*