Kinda short, I know. I'm sorry. I just wanted to add some fluff. It's kind of a filler though...

The night was beautiful. The stars were shinning bright and not a single cloud in the sky. Too bad, I can hardly see them in the city. I leaned my head against the windowsill as I stared up at the sky. I couldn't see some of the stars to make constellations due to all the fricken lights in Magnolia. I looked over my shoulder to the clock. It was two a. I was still restless. Sigh. We just rid the world of a large group of bandits earlier today too~… I groaned as I laid back on my bed with my arms spread out to the on earth-land can I not be tired?! I'm always tired! My brain hurts…

*Slide*

I turned my head towards the window as a slight breeze came in. I smell salt. I frowned at the cat like silhouette. There was a couple of small sniffs. They weren't like a smelling sniff but a different sniff. I felt my heart sink down to my gut. "Are you okay?" I asked. There was a couple more sniffs as the silhouette came closer. There was no longer a shadow covering the silhouette. Light from the moon helped me recognize the blue fur.

"I didn't wake you, did I?" Happy asked. His voice was trembling as if he was scared of something. I shook my head as I gave him a small smile.

"No. I wasn't able to sleep tonight. Even if I was, you're always welcomed here."I said gently. A stream of tears started rolling down his face. Under the moon light, he looked so innocent. The sight still broke my heart.

"Did Natsu eat all your fish again?" I asked, not making fun of him in the slightest. He shook his head softly. He obviously didn't get enough sleep.

"I had a nightmare." He confessed. I couldn't help but to smile slightly. Before now, I always thought I was the only one that had nightmares this bad.

"Had to be really scary if it made you cry." I sympathizes. He nodded his head lightly. I reached over and carefully picked him up. He had a confused glimmer in his eyes. "I want to show you something, is that alright?" I asked. He stared at me a bit before tiredly nodding his head. I placed him in my arms, grabbing my keys with my freehand, and went out the door. I turned to my left to get to the road that lead out of Magnolia.

"Hey, Lushi..?" Happy started. I hummed to let him know that I had heard him."Do you think I'm weak for crying over a nightmare?" He asked. I could tell by his tone that he was kind of scared of my answer. We had reached outside of Magnolia, the air was cooler and everything was more dark.

"Not at all. I'll let you in on a little secret if you promise not to tell anyone,okay?" I offered. I looked him down in the eyes to make sure. He stared at me for a bit. I could tell that the wheels in his head were turning. He eventually nodded his head."When you, Natsu and Gray fell asleep with me at Garuna Island," I could see Happy nodding, letting me know that he was listening. "That the first time in nearly ten years I didn't have a nightmare." I confessed. His eyes widen in shock. "On a good night, I'd just wake up crying. Normally, I'd wake up puking even though I haven't eaten in weeks,while I'm still crying." I finally stopped walking and looked up to the stars. They were diffidently brighter out here. I smiled at the sight. "That's when I come out here."

"Why? Wouldn't you hide or something?" Happy asked. I looked back to Happy.

"Do you know how magic was created?" I asked. I could feel him shake his head against my arm. I pointed my chin up really quick to get Happy to look up.

"Whoa…" I heard Happy gasp.

"Millions of years ago, there was no such thing as magic. When people die though, they became a star. Our ancestors feared for us. Demons were destroying everything. So to protect us, they all came together and created dragons. The dragons soon conquered the world but as a safety, our ancestors bonded together which created Celestial Beings. Magic was soon taught to the humans, even though it caused a war… I like to think that the dead still become stars, That they're all watching over us. I find comfort in that. They may not get rid of my night mares but I feel less alone when I'm watching them." I told. There was a comfortable silence around us now. Every star was twinkling and shinning in their own way.

"Do you think Lisanna is up there watching us?" Happy asked. I honestly don't know a Lisanna, but for some reason, she sounds familiar.

"Absolutely." I agreed. My heart was filled with hope.

"Lisanna was like a mature older sister to me. She helped Natsu hatch me… In away I guess she would be my mom but… I don't know, she was just more like a sister, I guess." Happy explained. I looked down at Happy.

"You were hatched? Like from an egg?" I asked. He looked up at me kind of funny.

"Mira didn't tell you?" He asked back. I shook my head. "That's weird… She usually rambles on to people on how Natsu acts like a dad and stuff." He said.

"She never said anything to me about it. Though she had this weird look in her eyes when I told her that you and Natsu brought me to the guild." I replied.

"Then you better watch out. She might be up to something." He warned

"I'm not too worried about it. My spirits have already bet her to it." I replied. I could feel him tilt his head.

"What do you think will happen if they get together?" He asked.

"Hell." I answered honestly. "If you don't mind me asking, if Lisanna isn't like a mother to you, then who is?" He looked up at me kind of scared.

"You promise you won't be mad at me?" I raised a brow at the question. Why would I get mad? I held my pinky out to him.

"I promise I won't get mad." He clasped his tiny pinky claw around mine. "You know you can't break it now." He warned. I rolled my eyes but continued smiling nonetheless.

"I always keep my promises, Happy." I teased slightly. It didn't seem like it calmed him any though. His gaze fell down to his stomach.

"You…" He whispered. My eyes widen at the comment. It seemed as thought the entire world just stopped turning. "I've heard how everyone's mom would play with them, tease them, but can also be harsh all at the same time. Everyone just puts up with my teasing. You are the only one that plays along. You like going fishing with me and Natsu. You also make sure that I eat something else besides fish all the time. Yet, you also take care of me like you do now." He explained with more tears falling down his chest was warning up. "Then I had a nightmare that you left us like Lisanna did!" He sobbed. I started petting him to help calm him down. I couldn't help but to smile , I've had people call me mom, only because I saved them when they were young and they had no parents. Happy, though, didn't call me mom for those reasons."Sometimes I dream that Natsu and I would go fishing and you would always tell us good luck. When we got back, you always had dinner ready for us. Then we would play afterwards. We were an actual family. So I was really scared when I had that nightmare!"He was still sobbing. I brought him up to my shoulder for him to cry on. I started humming an old lullaby that my mother used to hum when I was crying. My shirt was becoming soaked from his tears and probably snot. I didn't mind it though. It is worth it. I looked up to the stars, even more so to the two stars next to the moon. The seemed to be shinning brighter than all the other stars. Happy's sobs were starting to calm down.

"Happy… You still awake?" I asked. I could feel him nod his head against my shoulder. "First off, I am honored that you see me like a mother." Happy pulled back and looked up at me with even more tears but… I could see relief in his eyes. I smiled down at him. He looked like he was going to cry but he was smiling. "Second off, I only know so much and what I do know, I'm not allowed to talk about. But… If I do have to leave, it just means I have to find that information and fast. I promise though, I will come right back. Just look to the moon and know that I'm always there." I swore. He looked slightly confused but nodded his head anyways I was glad that he didn't press for information.

"Will you at least tell me before you leave?" He asked with slight desperation. I smirked at him.

"I would be a bad mother if I didn't, now wouldn't I?" I teased. Happy grinned at me. "So, do you want to stay here or do you want to go back to the apartment?" Happy looked up to the stars.

"We might have to go to the apartment. Natsu might freak if he finds us out here."Happy commented. Natsu would be furious if he found us asleep out here…

"You have a point." I agreed. I stood back up with Happy still in my arms. His eyes were closing and opening over and over again. He was fighting sleep. "Go on to sleep Happy. You're going to need your energy tomorrow." I told. He didn't argue just fell asleep. I just rolled my eyes and started on my way to Magnolia. I was humming the lullaby again.

The crisp grass crunched underneath my feet as the air slightly warmer the closer we got to town. Sad though, that I won't see most of the stars soon. I looked back up to the two stars next to the moon. There was an article in Sorcerer Weekly about those two stars dating back a couple of months into my coma. It's funny how many conspiracy theories between those two stars and what happened at the Heartiphilia Manor; the disappearance of the Heartiphilia family and the massacre of all their employees and those two stars that magically appeared after the incident. They all somehow think my dad murdered everyone and my mom magically turned them into stars. They all forgot little ole me. So in an odd way, it was amusing. How close and yet so far they came. The air was a lot warmer than I remembered.

Most of the stars were gone now due to the street lights. There were no longer the sounds of crickets or the crunch of the grass under my feet. There was just the 'tap' 'tap' 'tap' of my footsteps on the pavement. Not as soothing as the crickets but I still found it somewhat because we usually get back to Magnolia at night after a mission. The sounds of footsteps were all I usually heard on the way back, even Natsu and Gray were too tired to fight. Happy snuggled in closer, bringing me out of my thoughts.

I looked down at Happy. There was a look of content on his face. I smiled at that. I turned down Strawberry Street. There was a blotch of salmon in the distance along with the smell of burning wood and spices. I knew that it was Natsu.

"Luce!" He shouted. It kind of sounded like he was trying to whisper but had to get loud enough to get my attention. He was running toward us with a worried expression on his face. He skidded to a stop in front of me. Relief washed over him as if he was standing under a water fall. "Is everything alright? Is Happy okay? Why weren't you in your apartment?" He asked frantically. I rolled my eyes but smiled at him anyways.

"Everything is alright, Happy is okay, and we just got back from looking at the stars. Is there any other questions you would like to ask? I answered everything in slight amusement. He's only like this after missions if his scarf blows away. Natsu relaxes even more. "We're heading back to the apartment. Do you want to come with us?" I asked. He grinned at the question.

"Yeah." He replied. We walked next to each other, our arms brushing up against each other every now and then. How is it that I came to trust Natsu so much? All he ever did when we first meet was tease me. Now it's kind of hard to imagine my life without him. With the incident with my parents, I never thought I'd trust someone besides my spirits again.

"What are you thinking about?" Natsu asked. I raised a brow at him.

"Am I that easy to read?" I asked. He nodded his head once. I let my head fall downward in disappointment.

"Weirdo." He commented. I glared at him.

"Am not." I denied. He rolled his eyes. Now that I look more closely, his eyes are red.

"You much be really tired." I commented. He raised a brow at me, I smirked at him."Looks like I'm not the only one that's easy to read." I teased. He stuck his tongue out at me in defiance. I giggled at his reaction. He looked down to Happy. There was a look in his eyes. One you would find in the eyes of a father, looking down on his child. Here minded me of a dragon, so-so-so much.

"You know if you think about it; We look like a family." Natsu stated. My smile widened. Seems like Natsu and Happy are the only ones that make me truly happy too…How weird.

"Happy said the same thing earlier." I told. Natsu's eyes widen for a second before he started to grin.

"That settles it then." He said as he came out in front of me, making me stop walking. His grin seemed to get even bigger. "We are officially a family." He proclaimed. I rolled my eyes but smiled anyways.

"Of course we are, that's all you've been saying that since I got here." I teased. He pouted at that. I giggled in response. For some reason, he smiled.

"Let's go to bed." He recommended. I nodded my head in agreement. He turned towards the building. I raised a brow at him before looking at the apartment… It was my apartment. Since when did we get here? "You coming in Luce?" His voice brought me out me out of my thoughts.

"Yeahh…" I answered as I started searching for the right keys.

"Weirdo." He commented.

"You're the one that decided to stay with the weirdo." I grumbled under my breath. I heard him chuckle as I unlocked the door. I heard foot steps behind me. "You're not going in through the window?" I asked. I was becoming too tired to joke around Natsu made me feel safe. Maybe it's because he's the son of a dragon? Who knows. Either way, it scares me at times. I've never really felt safe until I meet Natsu. I could feel Natsu' heat right behind me as I opened the upstairs door. The door was quietly closed before we started heading towards the bed.

"Luce…" Natsu said, almost desperately under his breath. Why are these two acting almost weird tonight? I turned to look at him. His confidence was basically kept his gaze on the ground as he shifted his weight to one foot to the other.

"Natsu, is everything okay?" I asked. His muscles tensed at the question. He stiffly nodded his head. That gave little relief.

"I was just…" He swallowed loudly. "I was just wondering if…" He closed his eyes tightly before taking a deep breath "I was wondering if we could stay here tomorrow?" He asked swiftly.

"You mean, not go to the guild?" I asked. He would look at me really quick before looking at something else, then he would start the process all over again. He slowly nodded his head. "As long as I don't have to go to the store. I don't mind at all." I replied with a smile. Tomorrow was the anniversary of the night of the massacre. He was unknowingly doing me a favor. Natsu immediately relaxed, which made me relax too. I turned back around and laid down on the bed. I placed Happy on my chest, where he usually laid. When I didn't hear Natsu coming, I looked over to him. He was still standing there. He looked as if it was awkward. "You coming?" I asked. He looked at me with wide eyes.

"You're not going to be mad?" He asked. I shook my head at him."Not anymore. I promise." He grinned before getting in the bed as well. It didn't take him long to snuggle against my stomach. I smiled as I heard him snore along with Happy. They really wanted me to be apart of their family… Not their Fairy Tail family but like an actual family. I could feel tears swelling up in my eyes. I never thought this day would come. It felt as though my chest was melting from all the emotions I was feeling. I refused to think negatively tonight. Tonight, I was to feel what I've been feeling all night…Love… ….

The sun shined through the window, right into my eyes. I mumbled so profanities under my breath. I went to sit up but there was something heavy on my stomach. I looked down and saw Happy leading back against Natsu, who was using me as a pillow still. I couldn't help but to smile. We really did look like a family.

"Looks like someone finally woke up." I looked towards the couch. Reedus was sitting on a stool with his art stuff. Was he painting us? Wait a second…

"What are you doing here? Is there something wrong?" I asked.

"Hmmm, no." Reedus answered. "Natsu gets really weird this time of year so Erza went to check up on him. He wasn't in his usual spots so Erza came to ask you if you saw him. She immediately came to get me. Mira already wants a copy." Reedus how it felt more like a tease though. I groaned and laid back down.

"I kind of don't feel like dying today, so do I need to go back to sleep?" I chuckled a bit.

"You're fine. I'm just adding the final touches." He told.

"Thank Mavis." I said. Reedus chuckled again."I'm sorry that you had to go through all this." He chuckled again.

"It's not a problem. I actually quiet enjoyed it." He paused. "Have you told anyone yet?" He asked.

"Yeah… I told Happy." I replied. Reedus stopped painting.

"Happy? Is that a wise decision?" He asked.

"It is. I trust Happy." I told. I could feel him still staring at me before I starting hearing paint strokes again. "I don't know about Happy but Natsu and I probably won't leave the apartment." I told.

"Natsu asked you, didn't he?" Reedus asked.

"Yeah, but I was going to do that anyways..." I told.

"Oh." Reedus paused for a minute. "Why wouldn't you have showed up?"

"This is the anniversary of the murder of my family... Also the first anniversary that the guy that did it was caught. I want to say that it feels different but it doesn't." I told. "You start pitying me and I'll cut off both your arms." I growled.

"Y-y-ye-yes m-ma-ma'am!" Reedus stuttered. Paint strokes filled the air again. I would say that it was soothing but I knew that Natsu was going to be hungry when he woke up and I had no idea on what to cook him. Wait. I've been wanting to try something, maybe today will be a good day to try it? "You wouldn't happen to be a Heartiphilia, would you?" He asked. I looked at him in the corner of my eye.

"And if I am?" I asked.

"Nothing. It would just make sense. That and why weren't you ever mentioned in the articles or anything?" He asked.

"Don't know and don't care." I replied. "You're not going to tell anyone, are you?"

"You're just Lucy of Fairy Tail. Lucy Heartiphilia is dead." Reedus stated. I couldn't help but to smile.

"Thank you."

"No problem. Well, I'm done with the painting. Would you like to see it?" He asked. I shook my head.

"I'll see it when Natsu does." I said.

"You two should be married." he teased.

"When you find yourself a girlfriend." I teased back. He chuckled a bit. He waved before walking out of the house with all his stuff. I looked down to Happy and Natsu. They were still peacefully asleep. I bit my lower lip as I tried to get out of bed. Natsu had a tight grip on me. I held my breath a bit before I teleported out of his arms. Natsu's face scrunched up a bit as if his wasn't satisfied at all. I could help but to giggle at the expression. I turned and went to the kitchen.

I grabbed the hidden stash of Chile Peppers, the world's hottest pepper, and started cutting the stems off. Once I figured I had plenty, I started stuffing them with pepper jack cheese. I preheated the oven before grabbing the eggs and the sausage out of the fridge. I scrambled some eggs and set it off to the side. I covered the peppers with sausage before rolling them in eggs and flour with spices. Placing them evenly in a pan, I placed them in the oven before starting on my pancakes. I figured Happy would have some pancakes too along with some fish.

"Luce?" Natsu called.

"I'm in the kitchen!" I called back. I could hear his footsteps coming this way.

"What are you doing up so early?" He asked.

"Cooking breakfast." I replied. I felt him come behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist while laying his head on my shoulder.

"Too early..." He grumbled.

"Even if it means a new food for you to try?" I asked. He just hummed. I didn't really understand what he said though. "How about this, after we eat, we can go back to sleep.?"

"Good." He replied. I couldn't help but to roll my eyes.

"Mama?" I heard Happy call. "Papa?"

"We're in the kitchen!" I replied. I could hear Happy walking towards the kitchen too. "Is everyone really this tired? It's almost noon." I pouted.

"Sleep is important." They both said in sync. I couldn't help but to laugh.

"What smells good?" Natsu asked.

"The armadillo eggs or the pancakes?" I asked.

"Whatever smells spicy."

"Armadillo eggs. You will be the only person on the planet that will be able to eat them." I commented. Natsu hummed again.

"Then what will I have?" Happy asked.

"Pancakes and fish."

"Sounds good to me." The smile was still on my face. I have a feeling that today will be a very good day.

"Oh yeah. Erza came looking for you earlier but went back to the guild to get Reedus. Both Erza and Mira requested a painting of the three of us sleeping together."

"What?!"