You all have every right to hate me for how long it has taken me to write this next chapter. I really have no excuse, but if you are still following and were willing to wait then I thank you and hope this next chapter does not disappoint!

Disclaimer: Maybe one day I'll own Fairy Tail… ha, who am I kidding? It will never happen.

Now onwards to the written text!

Lucy groaned and tried turning to her side. It was too early for her to wake up, but as she went to move something kept her legs pinned down. Something that was warm and very fuzzy. And moving.

Gasping awake, Lucy quickly sat up on full alert, her eyes were still blurry from sleep and couldn't see clearly what was holding her down. Her heart started racing and she questioned where she could possibly be and what was on her legs. Before she could completely freak out she heard a soft murmur beside her.

"Lushy, stop moving around." Happy grumbled in a ball next to her.

If Happy is here then there can't be anything too bad going on, Lucy thought. Finally calming her racing heart, Lucy rubbed her eyes and finally opened them to look around, what she found only seemed to confuse her. There was a giant wolf surrounding her, Happy, and a content looking Kirito that somehow ended up hugging her around the waist during the night.

Figuring that it wasn't the time to completely freak out, Lucy took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, allowing her mind to completely clear any drowsiness away to analyze the situation. She thought back to the day before to see if it had any clues. Just then she looked down to Kirito who tightened his arms around her and everything came back in an instant.

Kicked off of Team Natsu. Dragon and wolf trainers. New team. Eating dinner and figuring out a team name. Falling asleep only to be woken up and brought onto the floor to sleep with everyone else.

Lucy's eyes widened considerably through this revelation and looked at the large body surrounding her with new eyes. The night before she remembered petting Daemon and thinking he was beautiful, but she realized how understated that was. In the morning light filtering through the windows he was magnificent and completely breath-taking. His silver fur appeared to glow in the sun's rays and made him look ethereal and completely at peace with his head resting on his front paws.

Slowly, as if not to disturb the peace she woke up to or Kirito, Lucy leaned back into the fur, and looked down to see that one of his paws was over her legs trapping her. Even if Kirito wasn't hugging her around the waist in a sleeping death grip, Daemon paw would keep her down if she tried to get up.

It was way too early for her to try and deal with her two house guests and she didn't want them to make fun of her for having a mini freak out session, so she allowed Kirito to keep her locked in his arms and for Daemons large, but surprisingly not uncomfortable, paw to stay on her legs. Lucy pulled Happy from where he created a small nest in the silver fur and settled him on her stomach, deciding to hold the cat and wait for everyone to wake up. If all went well, she might be able to get a few more minutes of shut eye before chaos ensued.

But of course, luck was not on her side this morning.

A chuckle to her right sounded. "You're funny to watch when you wake up, Lucy."

The damn dragon was awake this whole time?! Lucy mentally face palmed, and here she had hoped that she could rest some more. She wasn't ready just yet to wake up and smell the roses. Her life had just drastically changed the day before and she did not want a pesky dragon all up in her business.

On the outside, Lucy gave no acknowledgement to what she was thinking, "just be happy your face is not being introduced to my foot for hugging me while I was asleep and that Daemon isn't getting a kick to his paw." Lucy let out a large yawn and stretched her arms above her head. Though, if only to admit it in the dark recesses of her mind, she didn't exactly mind the tight hug, or the fact that Daemon seemed to shift into a tighter ball around them during the night. Lucy faintly remembered Kirito saying something about him and Daemon seeing each other as pack, and that now she and Happy were accepted into the small circle. With them all being so close to each other, she truly felt like she was part of a smaller family already, and she couldn't ignore the small flutter in her stomach at that realization. Sure she had the guild, they were like the large and extremely rambunctious relatives an extended family would be part of. But what has just started with Kirito, Daemon, Happy, and herself felt more intimate, closer in a way.

In complete opposition to what her words had implied, Lucy pulled Daemon's paw to a more comfortable spot on her leg and managed to appear as if she was snuggling back into his fur when she truly laid back into Kirito's embrace.

She thought she was inconspicuous enough, but Kirito's smug grin told her otherwise.

"You are enjoying this," Lucy opened her mouth to retaliate, but Kirito kept talking, "you don't need to say it, or act like you don't. It is just the truth. And to be honest, I enjoy this too, feels like a family." The smug expression taking up his face morphed into a soft smile as his eyes unfocused, seeming to be remembering something.

Lucy on the other hand could only gape like a fish, it was almost as if he read her mind. Though as Lucy studied the dragon next to her, she saw a small sliver of sadness creep over his eyes, which would not do. Not at all. She wanted to ask what was wrong, but left it to him to find the right time to tell her what would cause such a look to appear on his face. So Lucy did the next best thing, she obviously snuggled into his arms this time, reasoning in her head that it was only to cheer him up and not for her own personal pleasure, and said, "okay you pesky dragon, you got me, this is oddly comfortable."

The large shit-eating grin that appeared on the egotistical dragons face had Lucy holding back a sigh, maybe she went too far and shouldn't have given the verbal confirmation. Too late.

"Just wait till we're out in the forest! Then I can shift and wrap around you and Happy too! You will have your own personal cocoon of mystical beasts! It will be so cool!" Kirito turned his head and nuzzled into Lucy's hair, a large part of his instincts telling him to get close to the girl, not that he minded in the least.

"Okay, down dragon, you're going to suffocate me before we even get to that point if you don't give me some space." Kirito immediately let go and moved over as much as he could in the confined space, earning a light giggle from Lucy. His expression was one of mock horror.

"We wouldn't want that, now would we?" He smiled at Lucy when she laughed again, and a deep rumbling joined in, it was then that the two noticed that Daemon had woken up and had turned his head to watch the two. "You move away too Daemon, time to get up and greet the new day!" Kirito stood up and jumped over Daemons back, "and switch back to being human, you're too big!"

That earned a louder rumble from the wolf, waking up Happy with the volume, but he did as he was told and moved around so his body wasn't surrounding Lucy. The glow that signified his transformation was no less beautiful now than it was last night, and once the bright light dimmed to nothing, in its place was the human version of Daemon.

"Don't start about me being too big, when you're in your dragon form you wouldn't even be able to fit in this room." Then Daemon turned to Lucy, who had stood up during the shift, and gave her a quick hug that she returned, "and good morning to you Lucy and Happy."

"Hey I didn't get a morning hug!"

Daemon walked towards the kitchen, but shot a look over his shoulder at Kirito, his eyes showing his amusement, "you were hugging her all night long, maybe not consciously knowing you were, but then you woke up and practically strangled her with it. I believe that is a hug enough for you."

"But she never hugged me back!" Kirito huffed and looked like a pouting child who didn't get what they wanted.

Before he started throwing a tantrum, which Lucy wouldn't put it past him to do so, she quickly walked to Kirito and wrapped her arms around him for a small and quick hug, "Good morning you egotistical and annoying dragon." All was said with a large and happy grin on her face.

Kirito was overjoyed though and took it one step further, sweeping his arms around Lucy and swinging her around in a wide circle, "good morning to you too Lucy!"

Daemon sighed something under his breath, sounding like 'always a one-upper,' but continued his way to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast.

Out of the corner of her eye, Lucy saw happy float up and cover his mouth with a paw, what she saw of his expression she did not like one bit. The damn cat was not about to say what she thought he was going to say. Her eyes widened when he opened his mouth.

"You liiiiiiiii-"

"Finish that sentence, cat, and I won't be feeding you fish for a week, and I will ensure no one else does either." Her glare was enough to prove that she wasn't kidding around and Happy wisely shut his mouth and started whistling as he went to the kitchen and away from Lucy.

Stepping back from the bigger than expected hug, Lucy smiled at Kirito's confused face, "don't worry about what he was going to say, I'm going to take a shower before we eat and then we can head to the guild and possible look for a mission to do, okay?"

The dragon nodded, and ran into the kitchen yelling, "don't touch that pancake mix, Daemon! I'm the master chef, you're the interior designer and organizer!"

Lucy could only shake her head at her new team's antics before gathering all that she needed for her shower. Once she stepped under the warm spray of her water, her mind opened up to analyze her first morning with Daemon and Kirito. The first thing that came to mind was that they both were awfully handsy, especially Kirito, but that could have something to do with his more flamboyant personality, whereas Daemon showed his affection with smaller mannerisms.

But the part of her mind that was supposed to be telling Lucy how odd it was for them all to be so familiar with each other already wasn't making a peep. It served to confuse her but she couldn't bring herself to care too much. It felt good to have a team again after being alone for around six months. Yeah, every other team in the guild took her in with open arms, but none of them was her team. Lucy hadn't realized how big of a hole it created in her chest to not have those significant people with her, having that familiarization with other mages was a special bond no one could replace.

But it could be cut to shreds, frozen, and then burned to ashes apparently.

Lucy shook her head, now was not the time to think of what had come and passed. She now had a new team and both Daemon and Kirito already seemed extremely dedicated to being with her and Happy. That thought alone brought a bright smile to the celestial mages face. These two were used to people running away from them, scared of the unknown, but seemed so completely relieved and at ease with her that it was hard to think of this team possibly going down like Team Natsu had. Lucy wanted to prove that she could be as loyal and trusting as these two already were, and so the hugs, the pack sleeping habits, and all the handsy business both Daemon and Kirito did was going to be welcomed by her.

Lucy had researched about dragon slayers and learned a bit about their instincts, and she supposed the same thing applied to both Kirito and Daemon, but only intensified. The whole pack business brought everyone involved to be more protective and close to one another. Instincts came into play when small touches such as a brush of hands when passing each other or bigger things like hugs happened. It reassured pack members that the others were safe or aware of each other. Because both her new team members were, in fact, pretty much animals that can take on human forms these instincts haven't dimmed. For Lucy, since she was human, she didn't truly feel the need for the physical reassurances, but that didn't mean she didn't enjoy a hug every now and again. Hugs were nice.

With this information in mind, Lucy stepped out of her shower and toweled herself dry. She would allow the boys to do whatever they wanted unless it truly bothered her. It would help them all get closer faster and they did say that it would help when it came to training her. Daemon and Kirito deserved to have someone other than themselves to completely accept who they were and not push them away for how handsy they were or the blatant fact that they were the all-time predator, being able to blend in with humans, but having a nasty larger form that could be a true force to be reckoned with. Lucy was intrigued and curious about them anyways, and there was no way they could push her away with how they acted, she was already used to people barging into her apartment unannounced and invading her personal space. It was nothing new in that department of crazy in her life, all that was new is the fact that she could now add two more beings into the mix of people who did such things with her.

There was no point in worrying over the fast familiarization with her new team, Lucy was going to accept it with open arms and hopefully gain two new life friends from the ordeal. Being on a team was not something to be taken lightly, usually everyone involved became as close as any family would and always stayed near each other one way or another, that was what Lucy had believed would happen with her last team, they certainly acted like it at first. But the tables have turned now and she was on a team that already had a bright looking future ahead of them.

And nothing could make Lucy happier at that moment.

Finally donning her clothes, similar to the one she wore yesterday, she exited the bathroom only to smell a wonderful aroma wafting from the kitchen, and all the bedding from the night before cleaned up already. Wow, they're taking their jobs very seriously. Lucy hadn't expected them to continue helping her, she thought last night would be the extent of their willingness to help around the apartment.

"Look who decided to join us!" Kirito exclaimed from his seat at the table, a buffet of eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, and other breakfast items were splayed across the table. "Just in time too, all the food was just set down, come sit for breakfast, Lucy." He smiled at her then turned to serve himself a helping.

Daemon took into Lucy's bewildered expression as she stared at all the food and chuckled, "I'm sure you've seen how much dragon slayers eat Lucy, and well, let's just say we eat that much and then some. Don't worry though, we will help pay for groceries whenever you go to get more, and we will go on plenty of jobs to help with all your payments."

"Lucy, Kirito made me fish again! And Daemon made his own personal seasoning this time!" Happy shouted excitedly, immediately going back to digging into a large pile of fish in front of him.

"Uh," brain officially short-circuiting, her mind took notice to the fact that Daemon and Kirito changed into basketball shorts with loose fitting t-shirts. Lucy shuffled to the free seat, nodding a thank you when Daemon got up to pull the seat out for her, and began piling her plate up with all the food. Clearing her throat, she gave a shy smile to the boys sitting around her, "you guys do too much, and you should have let me help with something, but thank you. And you don't have to help pay for groceries, Kirito is the one cooking and you, Daemon, have helped clean up. It's like you both are working for your stay and food." She laughed at that, but quieted when she saw Kirito shake his head.

"That won't due, we will probably eat a lot of meals together and we can't keep eating everything you have and expect you to pay for all the food. Let us help with the cost. And if you are still unsure then think of it this way: if we help pay then we can get as much as we want and eat a lot more. You shouldn't have to pay for the food we eat even if I have cooked it. I also want to eat one of your cooked meals at some point in time. You look like you know your way around the kitchen." Kirito winked in her direction then proceeded to take a large bite out what looked to be a crepe.

Since when did I have the ingredients to make crepes? "Well if you put it that way and are sure, then I guess I won't mind the help. Thanks again," Her smile grew and Lucy found that she couldn't wait to get closer to the dragon and the wolf. She already had a large soft spot for both of them. She looked to Happy and saw that the cat seemed genuinely happy, just like his name, and that made her heart swell in her chest. For the next month or so she was going to keep a close eye on him to make sure he was truly all right. Just like she thought of last night, this all had to be harder on him since he lost his life partner, practically his father figure, and closest friend. Lucy could only hope that she could help the cat completely happy again and that this new team would be good for him.

Once everyone finished with their breakfast, Lucy was surprised to find that the buffet of food that probably could have fed a small army was completely gone. Both Daemon and Kirito pushed her on the couch saying they would take care of the mess and dishes, and sat Happy on her lap to help insure that she wouldn't be getting up. After all that was finished, they started to head out towards the guild and Lucy called out her ever faithful walking companion,

"Pun, puuun!"

Lucy smiled down at Plue, "Good mor-"

"Woah that is such a cool dog! Can I hold him Lucy?"

Lucy, surprised, whipped her head around to find Kirito practically bouncing on the balls of his feet, his hands in fists as if he had to hold back from picking up Plue, and looking at the dog with such large and adoring eyes that she was speechless for a moment. Coming to her senses she looked to Plue who was shaking but looking up at Kirito with the same large eyes, "if Plue doesn't mind, then sure." She watched as her dog spirit nodded and held up his arms excitedly towards the dragon.

Kirito swooped down and pulled Plue into an embrace as Daemon moved over to pet him on the head. Lucy was struck dumb in her spot, no one realized that Plue was a dog at first, so how had Kirito known? And the way both her teammates were fawning over the little spirit left her clueless.

"Hey, how did you know Plue was a dog?" The question slipped out without her thinking and she didn't have enough time to hide her dumbstruck expression before everyone looked at her.

Both dragon and wolf laughed at Lucy, causing her to flush, but it was Daemon who answered, as Kirito was otherwise occupied by throwing Plue into the air and catching him. "To be completely honest, when we found out about you and the fact that you were a celestial mage, we got curious. So we looked up a bit about your magic and know the basics of how it works and know some of the spirits. We have never seen a spirit like, what did you call him? Oh, Plue, but we could see how he matched the description of what the dog spirit looked like. Nothing special, I know, but as Kirito said, Plue is really cool." He flashed Lucy a quick grin before turning back to petting the overly happy spirit who was shaking even more from all the attention he was receiving.

She couldn't help herself, Lucy laughed. Just as Happy had looked to Daemon and Kirito as if they were hero's the day before, they seemed to gain a new fan in the form of a small spirit dog named Plue. "Give the little guy a lollipop and he will love you guys if he doesn't already. But come on, we should head to the guild and look for a mission to do." She was truly excited to go out with her new team and see what all they were capable of.

Kirito nodded and set Plue down, who immediately jumped on the ledge by the canal, and started walking towards the guild. Lucy joined in behind Plue and her lips twitched into a small smile as Happy landed on her head and when Daemon put his hand on the small of her back just like the night before.

Eventually reaching the entrance to the guild, Lucy sent Plue back after Daemon and Kirito promised to give the little guy lollipops when they saw him next, but just as they were about to push the heavy wooden doors open, the two stopped in their tracks, causing Lucy to bump into them.

"Hey, what's wrong guys?" Lucy looked between the two males and saw that their carefree expressions turned into scowls. It served to remind her that, even with all the smiles the two threw around, they were not to be messed with. It was especially disturbing to see the usual jovial face of Kirito turn completely serious and have a soured mood. It was the same for Daemon, but Kirito just always appeared to be bubbly.

The silence stretched on, "what's wrong?" Happy asked this time.

A growl rumbled from Daemons chest and Kirito answered, "they're here." His voice so cold that Lucy felt a small shiver go down her spine, not from her being scared of him, but feeling sorry for whoever was on the bad side of these two. But then it clicked and Lucy knew who they were talking about, there was only four people in the guild that these two did not like. Lucy didn't know exactly why they didn't, they hardly knew the people and only knew of the past transgressions that happened to her, but she didn't feel like questioning now. Now she only needed to calm the two down before they walk into the guild and try to hurt her ex-teammates.

"Guys, it's okay. It's their guild too, and even though I don't want to be near them right now, we just need to go in, grab a mission, and we're gone again. Then we won't see them for a while hopefully." She placed her hands on their shoulders and pulled them back so they were standing beside her, the dragon on her left, and the wolf on her right. They immediately wrapped their arms around her, Kirito's going on her shoulders, and Daemon's around her waist. "You okay with seeing them, Happy? I promise we will try to make this as quick as possible."

A small sniffle was her answer and Lucy hurriedly pulled Happy from her head and held him close to her chest, "shh, Happy, you can stay out here if you want. It's okay, no one will blame you."

Kirito reached with his arm that wasn't around Lucy and gently tweaked Happy's ear. "No one expects you to face them yet, Little Buddy." His stern face melted into a reassuring smile, "I can even stay out here with you if that's what you want to do, I'm sure Daemon and Lucy can handle picking out an awesome mission for us."

Daemon reached over too and scratched the top of the cats head, calming him down a bit, "but if you do want to go in with us, then know that a ferocious dragon and the big, bad wolf are here to protect you. We won't let anything happen to you or Lucy."

Happy laughed at that.

A sad smile blossomed on Lucy's face, she hated that Happy was like this because their old team was in the guild. Nobody should feel like they couldn't go into the building. It was a safe haven for so many people. Then again, "Daemon, that has got to be the cheesiest thing you have ever said."

Daemon cracked a mischievous grin, "I can be a lot worse, wanna hear some other lines I have?"

Having seen that smile before and telling herself she never wanted to be on the receiving end of it, Lucy quickly answered, "no, no. I think I'm good for now, but maybe later." She laughed nervously as Daemon's arm tightened slightly around her. "Okay, Happy, what would you like to do?" She looked back down to the blue cat and was glad to see the small smile on his face. Some of the tension faded from his body and Lucy silently thanked the two males beside her.

In all honesty she was nervous to go into the building too, Natsu had tried to attack her. Sure, she had attacked with Lupus first, but she had them completely healed, and who was she fooling? The bastards deserved the punishment and it was long in coming. But that didn't change the fact that she was on the receiving end of being mocked and the flaming fist, that couldn't be excused and who was to say they wouldn't do it again and that the others would join in trying to hurt her just like Natsu had? Nothing promised her that there was no threat waiting for her and Happy on the other side of the doors in front of her.

As if reading her thoughts again, Kirito's hand squeezed her shoulder in reassurance and sent her a quick grin that flashed his fangs. It instantly had Lucy loosening up too, knowing that her new team was here to protect her too and that they had no problem the day before with stopping Team Natsu from doing her bodily harm.

All attention was brought back to Happy when he responded, he sniffled one last time and puffed his small chest out, "I want to go in. I need to stay with Lucy and if she can do it then so can I!"

Lucy's heart melted just a tiny bit when she heard those words. She hugged the cat close, nuzzling her nose into his head and murmured, "silly cat, having you by my side will make this so much better for me. Let's be strong together. Aye?" She whispered.

Happy wiped a paw under Lucy's eye that she didn't realize escaped, a determined look in his gaze. "Aye." He whispered back.

Taking a deep breath, Lucy straightened up and put a smile on her face. She could do this and she had her new team to back her up. A whole guild was on the other side of these doors, mages that loved just her as much as she loved them. She could do this. "All right my boys, let's get this show on the road." She saw both Kirito and Daemon grin on either side of her, the look more dangerous and threatening than happy and cheerful. They raised their arms and pushed separate doors, widely opening the entrance to Fairy Tail.

Lucy took her first stop inside with the males in tandem with her and immediately noticed how it was quieter than usual, the only loud sounds coming from Natsu and Gray having one of their little spats off to the side. Everyone was talking, but it was in hushed tones and cold glares were sent Team Natsu's way every now and again. Taking a deep breath, Lucy called out her usual greeting, "ohayo minna!"

The instant change of atmosphere the guild hall took was like a breath of fresh air, people smiled more and called back the greeting. The tension lifting from the room seemed to relax many people and put them more at ease now that Lucy and Happy appeared to be okay. It also helped seeing the two new members of the guild wrapped around them protectively and actively glaring down Team Natsu, who had yet to acknowledge the newcomers. No one truly knew who the males were, but they seemed harmless enough and everyone was able to deduce that it was these two who had defended Lucy the day before.

Lucy's smile grew, this was easier than she thought it was going to be. She started moving forward again towards the bar to get her morning smoothie and possible an order of fish for Happy even though they did just eat. She was almost positive the cat had a black hole for a stomach when it came to eating fish.

Daemon turned to his beastly partner and gave him a tight smile, "Kirito, why don't you go look over the jobs and pick one while we go sit down. I'm sure you can find a long enough one."

"Aye!" Some of Kirito's usual enthusiastic self came back as he gave Lucy's shoulder one last squeeze, a pat to Happy's head and ran over to the job board, giving Team Natsu's table a wide berth.

Lucy continued on and tightened her hold on Happy. They all sat down on the bar stools with Daemon on her right and Happy on the bar top. Just as she was about to call Mira over to order, she felt the air around her charge slightly with electricity and a plate of fish was deposited in front of her along with a cup full of strawberry smoothie goodness. Lucy immediately swooped down on the drink, just as Happy let out an excited squeal and went to town with the fish, taking a large gulp and ending it with a contented sigh. It was just what the doctor ordered for her frayed nerves.

A deep chuckle sounded behind her, "what? No thank you to your big brother for being generous, I could have drunk that all by myself."

Lucy turned in her seat, a wide smile on her face, and hugged Laxus around his waist as tight as she could, "thank you so much, Laxus! What did I ever do to deserve the most wonderful big brother like you?"

Booming laughter was her answer, "flattery won't get you everywhere, Blondie, but you're damn right I am the most wonderful." His arms encircled Lucy and he bent so his mouth was by her ear, "but really, you doing all right lil' sis?" He whispered.

Lucy nodded, her head buried between his shoulder and neck. Laxus truly was a wonderful brother figure. He didn't always do things in public that showed how close they were, but when he did, Lucy couldn't be more grateful that she found out just how soft Laxus could be and that he saw her as family, just like she saw him. "Yeah, I'm all good here." Pulling back from the hug she looked to the second balcony and found the Thunder God Tribe all looking at her, knowing they were just as worried as Laxus was, she smiled at them too and gave them a small nod. She watched in amusement as their shoulders seemed to slouch in relief. Lucy really felt spoiled in that moment, she had so many people caring for her, but she loved and cared for everyone else just as much.

Laxus pulled back too, putting his hands on her shoulders and pushing her back to arm's length, taking a good look into her eyes. Apparently he found what he was looking for and nodded in approval, "that's good, Blondie, but my team and I are about to leave on a mission. We will be gone for a bit but I have my communication lacrima. Call me if you need anything, got it? I mean it, anything."

Lucy reached up and patted his cheek, "got it, Sparky. Anything I need. My new team is actually about to go on a job too, it will involve training so I'm not sure when we will be back, but I will keep in touch."

At the mention of her team, Laxus seemed to remember the two new members that had no problem wrapping their arms around his little sister without shirts on. A low growl sounded and he turned to the only one present at the time. At least this time he had a shirt on. "You listen here, you're new and Gramps said you aren't a threat. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but if Lucy, or even Happy, come back injured in any way, I can't promise you won't be safe." His stormy eyes were cold and hard as he regarded the silver haired man.

Daemon leveled the same look at Laxus.

Lucy could only sigh, the testosterone levels around her were way too high right now.

Finally Daemon spoke, "I recognize you as her brother. So I give you my word that my partner and I will do everything in our power to keep Lucy and Happy from harm. They come before me and that will not change in any circumstance."

Appearing to accept the answer, Laxus nodded to him, gave one more quick hug to Lucy and a scratch to Happy's head before walking out of the guild with his team following close behind.

Leaning back in her chair, Lucy sighed again, "I swear I will never understand guys and their want to be the most dominant, and don't begin to tell me that wasn't what was happening. I saw it in both of your eyes."

Daemon had the nerve to look aghast, "my dear, Lucy, I would never do that with your brother figure! How could you accuse me of such and make us sound like cavemen!?"

Shaking her head she muttered about weird beasts and their horrible acting skills. Happy was still too busy with his fish to say anything and Daemon just chuckled at her, the 'up to no good' mischievous grin back on his face.

Before either could say more, a commotion broke out behind them. The guild had quieted down more than when they first walked in, turning they saw Kirito on his way back to them with a flyer in his hand and an annoying pink haired idiot following behind him.

"Come on, fight me! You're new and I have to see what you've got! Maybe if you're strong enough you can join my team."

Natsu's annoying prattle must have gotten on the dragons last nerve because he spun around on Natsu so fast that the boy took a step back in surprise. A growl crawled up his throat, "look, boy, if you know what's good for you, you will walk back to that pathetic team of yours and leave me the hell alone. Yeah, I just joined yesterday, but I'm not stupid enough to fight inside the guild hall with a pyromaniac who has no control on where his spells are cast or who might be hit. You aren't even worth the fight, I could squash you like a bug." The sneer on Kirito's face was so harsh that Lucy made a move to get up and pull him back but didn't get far when Daemon's hand rested on her should. He shook his head when she glanced at him in question.

Natsu's shocked expression didn't last long, "hey, my team is not pathetic! We are the strongest in the guild and the best out there! I bet you don't even have one yet and are too scared to fight me!" A smug grin crossed the fire mages face.

"Tch. You wish, my team is better already. I got the best teammates around, this awesome flying blue cat, my best friend, and the most beautiful girl around who happens to be force to be reckoned with. I definitely wouldn't want to be on her bad side."

Lucy felt her face flush when he called her beautiful but her heart swelled when he said she was a force to be reckoned with. The grin Kirito flashed over his shoulder at her didn't help anything, it was dangerous but showed his amusement too when he caught site of her reddened cheeks. That smile did weird things to Lucy's inside and when Daemon draped an arm around her shoulders while nodding along with what his friend said only caused her face to darken in color. Lucy noted that Happy seemed to pick up on the fact that Kirito called him awesome and was practically glowing with pride and satisfaction.

But Natsu had to ruin the moment when he opened his big mouth, "huh, I didn't know Lis was doing a joint team with you." He looked truly dumbfounded and it made many people want to strangle him for how dense he could be at times.

Kirito chuckled darkly though, "man, you're a special kind of stupid." He turned and walked the rest of the way back to his team, "boy, this is my team. And I'll warn you right now, come near them and you will be in a world of pain. If my quick knock out yesterday didn't warn you enough, I won't be beaten by you. Now leave me the hell alone, I will not fight you."

The moment Natsu saw who Kirito was talking about flames erupted along his arms and shoulders. "You're the one who has the pathetic team," Natsu seethed, "a girl who hides and a cat who doesn't do anything." A gasp came from Happy and Lucy pulled him into her lap, holding him as close as possible, "I don't know about you're other friend but I bet he is just as pathetic as the rest of you."

Before Kirito could move to defend his team, Daemon disappeared only to materialize in front of Natsu. Moving quickly, he punched Natsu firmly in the gut, but lifted him by his neck before he could double over. Daemon spoke in low tones, but they still managed to carry across the now dead silent guild, "careful, boy, Kirito was the one who got to knock you out yesterday, but I'm looking for a reason to be able to do it myself. So if I were you, I would watch what you say around and to my teammates. One slip up and I can't promise I will be as nice and knock you out quickly like my partner had." Being done, he brought Natsu closer, and then flung his arm out, sending Natsu crashing on top of his frozen team. "That goes for the rest of you," his gaze zeroed in on Lisanna specifically, his eyes flashing ominously, and the girl trembled in her seat.

He turned and stalked back to his seat beside Lucy, gently pulling Happy from her, setting him on his lap and giving him another fish to munch on. Next he put an arm around Lucy's waist again, pulling her to his side. Kirito sat on the other side and slid right next to Lucy too, effectively putting her in a beastly sandwich.

The guild went back to their whispering ways, too shocked by the outright threat the new members gave Team Natsu, but they were all happy that the new males seemed as protective of Lucy as the rest of them were. Master Makarov sat on the second balcony railing and could only look on with a saddened expression darkening his face. He didn't know what had happened to his innocent brats to make them so cold hearted towards Lucy and Happy. Natsu did most of the talking, but he could see the same emotions swirling in his teammates eyes. They all were truly disgusted by Lucy it seemed. It made no sense, but he had no reason to stop Daemon and Kirito from threatening the team. They were merely protecting their teammates and only if things truly started getting out of hand would Makarov interfere.

Mavis' ghostly form appeared beside him and looked down at the guild with her seemingly innocent but calculating gaze. "Something is not right."

Makarov nodded, "I agree, First, but all we can do for now is watch and hope for the best."

Back down at the bar, Lucy shyly peaked at the two males practically squishing her, their faces where in harsh scowls and a menacing aura surrounded them to the point that she wasn't even sure Mira's came close to comparing, and Mira could have a mean aura when she was mad. Speaking of the devil, the barmaid decided now was her time to make an entrance and sidled up on the other side of the bar with her easy smile lighting up her face.

"Well, Lucy, it seems both you and Happy have quite the body guards surrounding you now. No one will be able to touch you now." Her eyes seemed to take on a slight haze when she realized exactly how close the three were and how the males practically wrapped themselves around Lucy.

Lucy laughed quietly at that but was relieved when Mira's comment seemed to shake some of the stupor the boys went into off of them. "Seems so, huh Mira? I feel like they should be wearing all black right now just for looks."

"Lucy, would you prefer us to wear black? Cause that can certainly be arranged," Kirito spoke, leaning even closer to Lucy, a grin flashing his fangs as two black shirts popped into existence in front of them.

Lucy gulped when Daemon moved closer to match his partner, "I think we should do that Kirito, she might have a thing for bodyguards, or maybe we shouldn't wear shirts at all. It will prepare her that much more for when we train."

"Oh Mavis," Mira whispered, breaking whatever moment the males created when they looked to her, "the babies, so many possibilities."

Lucy groaned and placed her forehead on the bar top. Why did Kirito and Daemon have to say these kinds of things in front of Mira of all people?

Just when she thought things couldn't get worse, Happy decided now was the time to break his silence streak, "they liiiiii-" but was yet again cut of when Lucy's hand slammed over his mouth.

"Not another word you damn cat." She all but growled.

"Lucy, the babies, dear Mavis, the babies," Mira continued, not seeming to notice Happy's almost comment.

"There she goes again about babies," Kirito said. His grin was gone, replaced by a confused downturn of his lips with Daemon matching his expression but looking more amused.

"Kirito didn't I see you bring back a mission? Let's just get it stamped and go, please?" The entire time Lucy talked she didn't raise her head from the countertop, but was happy to hear the rustle of paper. She lifted her head to see Mira stamp the sheet in approval and was about to squeeze out from between the boys when Daemon decided to be an egotistical beast and prolong the moment.

Resting his chin on Lucy's shoulder, Daemon flashed his up-to-no-good grin at the barmaid, "they'd be glorious wouldn't they?" he brought his other arm around Happy on his lap and wrapped it around Lucy's waist too, effectively trapping her in a hug.

Kirito seemed to catch on quickly enough and did the same but around her shoulders and pressed his cheek to Lucy's, looking to the entire world a smug, annoying dragon. "Too beautiful for words," he added.

And that was all Mira could take, screaming one last word, "Babies!" She went down in a dead-faint.

"All righty then!" Kirito's boyish self was back, "let's head back to your place, Lucy, and get ready for our mission and training session!" He hopped off the barstool and pulled Lucy with him. Daemon stoop up too and pulled a smiling Happy up to his shoulder and placed him there.

Lucy was all but dragged to the front of the guild, but looked back to the bar, "I feel like I should help her though, what you two did was not nice. Hilarious, maybe, but not nice."

"Come on, Lucy, I can already tell that you don't want to be in any baby fantasies that woman has right now so I think it's best we hightail it out of here before she comes too. Maybe once we come back from our mission she will have calmed down a bit." Daemon took his respective spot next to Lucy and slung his arm around her waist again.

Lucy felt her face burn red, she had wanted to keep these two far away from Mira's matchmaking and baby fantasy ways for as long as possibly but that seemed to not last very long. Now they knew why she had cut off Mira the night before. Oh how the world loved putting Lucy in awkward situations.

Nonetheless, she agreed with Daemon, she did not want to face Mira once she woke up after the show Kirito and Daemon out on for her. "You beasts are going to be the end of me, I swear."

Kirito chuckled and put his arm around her shoulders, "maybe, but we are going to be the closest and best team out there."

Happy's corresponding 'aye!' came without fail and Lucy could only smile since it seemed her future kept getting brighter where these three males were involved. No thought was given towards the old team that was left behind, glowering at their backs as they walked out of the guild.

First and foremost, I would like to sincerely apologize for any grammatical errors or if this chapter lacking anything at all. I wrote this all down and only used the computers Spelling and Grammar check for any mistakes. I didn't even go back to see if i needed to add anything! I feel so bad about it being over three months since I've last updated this story, but guess what! I finally have an idea of a plot I think would go well with this story. I'm still revising it and trying to think of how I could make it work, but at least I finally have an idea.

Please take the time to review, I would love to hear any and all criticism, be it good or bad. If bad, then try to tell me what's wrong and how I can fix it, I live to please you all with my writing so tell me how I can make it better for all you lovely readers out there!

Also~ who doesn't love big brother Laxus?! I love writing him as a brother figure to Lucy, but if you have checked out my other story you will see that I love LaLu too. But here it is all platonic feelings between our two favorite blonde's. And I just love writing the slice of life moments between the boys and Lucy. It's just too fun and I'm so happy I finally had some inspiration for this chapter!

Again please let me know what you all think and if I need to go in to revise anything, and this is important: tell me if it seems like I'm favoring either Daemon or Kirito more than the other! I'm trying to make them equal, but it's kinda tricky with Kirito's more showy personality and Daemon on the calmer side.