Dear god this took way to damn long to finish up. I had a ton of real life and personal crap happening right after the other. Mix that with a really bad case of writers block for why this final chapter wasn't finished when I would've liked it to. Anyway, I hope you guys like this chapter.

It was a quiet morning in the town of magnolia as the townspeople were starting to wake up. It had been a month since Natsu, Lucy and everyone had gotten back from Akane resort and no catastrophe has happened to them yet.

Lucy was currently in the process of making breakfast for her family with Happy nearby as she did so. She was humming while cooking and slightly dancing around the kitchen. As she was doing so, she didn't notice the footsteps until she felt two strong, warm arms wrap themselves just under her bust.

"Someone's happy this morning." Natsu remarked as he nuzzled into the crook of her neck and inhaled her intoxicating scent.

"Well it's been a few months since everything with that dark guild and nothing else has happened. I think that's a new record." Lucy giggled while Natsu placed kisses on her shoulder and neck.

"Lets hope the next time something bad happens, things aren't centered around you." Natsu remarked as he rested his chin on her shoulder, taking in the calming atmosphere.

Lucy just hummed while she continued cooking their breakfast. As the smell of what she was making filled the air, Natsu decided to set the table since Lucy was focused on cooking their breakfast. He liked helping his wife around the house as much as possible, even if sometimes it went bad, Natsu still liked helping out.

As the smell of food wafted through the house, Nashi was up in her room and had finished getting ready as the smell hit her nose. The smell caused her stomach to growl and a small amount of drool to escape her mouth. "Smells like Mommy's making pancakes and bacon." Nashi smiled as Pepper flew above her head before sitting down on the top of her pink hair.

"Then let's go downstairs. You dad's probably already down there." Pepper suggested towards his partner as she started walking out of the bedroom and into the hall. Once the pink haired Dragneel got into the hall, she fell back on her butt.

"Whoops, sorry Nashi." Said girl looked up at her brother as he had a sheepish grin on his face as he was scratching the back of his spiky blonde locks while holding out his free hand for his twin sister to take.

"That's OK." Nashi smiled as she took her brother's hand as he pulled her onto her feet and allowed her to dust of her clothes.

"So, why were you running out of your room?" Lucky questioned as he was floating next to Kai.

"I could smell food." Nashi explained towards the two in front of her. Kai smirked before the two started running down the hall and down the stairs towards the kitchen.

Once the twins got into the kitchen, Natsu wrapped his arms around the twins before they could do anything to cause their mother to fall while she was still cooking their breakfast. "Mornin, you guys." Natsu smiled as he ruffled his twins hair once he knew they wouldn't run towards their mother.

"Mornin Daddy." The twins replied before Lucy turned around to face them. "Mornin Mommy." The twins smiled at their mother as their exceeds said their good mornings as well.

"Good morning to you too." Lucy giggled happily. "Do you want to go to the guild today?" Lucy questioned as she finished cooking their breakfast before putting a plate full of bacon on the center of their table while Natsu put the pancakes Lucy made on the table.

The twins smiled as everyone got to the table while their mother put their food on their plates with Natsu getting them drinks. "Of course we wanna go." Kai smiled as he poured his syrup onto his pancakes.

As they all were eating, with the exceeds in the living room talking, Nashi decided to ask her parents something she'd been wanting to ask for a while. "Mommy, Daddy, when can me and Kai go on a Job with you?" Lucy and Natsu both looked at their daughter before looking at each other for a few seconds before Natsu decided to speak.

"I think you guys are are old enough to go on a job with us. We haven't asked if you guys wanted to go on a job with us because we've only gone on one since we got back. But you'll be able to soon." Natsu smiled as he let his wife take over for him.

"But it will have to be a simple or easy job and you two will have to listen to everything we say. We don't know when it'll happen but it will. I'll talk to Mira today and ask her to hold onto a job like that when she finds one." Lucy finished while the three others at the table continued to eat.

"Thanks mommy." Nashi smiled towards her blonde mother before digging back into her food.

"No problem. Now once you two get finished eating, take care of your dishes and get ready to leave." Lucy replied as the family went into a calm silence while everyone continued to eat their breakfast.

After the twins finished eating, they did as Lucy said and put their dishes in the sink before heading back up to their rooms to get ready for leaving to the guild. Once they had gone upstairs, Lucy took both hers and Natsu's dishes in the sink before washing them.

"You think they should start going on missions so soon?" Lucy questioned her husband as he leaned against the counter while she washed off the dishes.

Natsu rolled his eyes at his wife's question as he thought about the right answer. He knew Lucy didn't want the twins to ever get hurt, but they both knew they wouldn't stay kids forever. "Luce, Asuka was around their age when we took her on all those missions, remember? Plus if you're so unsure on when a good time would be, why don't we talk to Bisca and Alzack about when they started taking her on bigger jobs?" Natsu suggested with his toothy grin on his face.

"Sounds good. The twins should be down soon to go. Lets get our shoes on so we can go once they get down." Lucy suggested. Natsu just smirked as they walked near the front door to get their shoes on while waiting for the twins.

As the Dragneel family and their exceeds were almost to the guild, they turned when they heard Grey's voice calling out to them They all waved to the Fullbuster family as they approached them. "Hey Guys." Lucy smiled before looking down at Silver and Eve. "Someone looks tired." Lucy smiled as Eve rubbed her eyes after yawning.

"Eve had trouble falling asleep last night." Grey explained, picking up his daughter as they started walking again, allowing the little girl to rest her head on her father's chest.

The parents continued to talk about things that the kids couldn't be bothered about, allowing the twins and Silver to walk a few feet in front of their parents. As the three kids started chasing each other while still staying a in sight of their parents, Natsu spoke up. "Has silver asked you guys about going on missions?" Both Grey and Juvia gave the pink haired man a curious look, unsure where the question came from.

"Kai and Nashi asked us about taking them on missions." Lucy explained as the guild came into view. "We're going to talk to Alzack and Bisca about it, but we're just curious if any of the other kids have asked their parents about it too."

"Silver hasn't but I think Violet has asked Erza and Jellal about it." Grey explained while trying to think if any of the other kids have asked about the same thing.

Natsu and Lucy both nodded as the three kids ran past the open doors of the guild. "Let's hope Silver and Kai don't fight today." Lucy shook her head as the two were so much like their their respective father.

"That's like saying Natsu won't be an idiotic pyro." Grey chuckled before Natsu punched him in the back of the head and then ran into the guild. "I'm going to get him back for that." Grey growled as Lucy ran to catch up to her husband.

Once Lucy caught up to Natsu, they both looked around the guild, noticing all their friends were already there and all the kids were playing in a corner of the guild. While still scanning the guild, they found Bisca and Alzack sitting at a table and started walking over to them.

"You guys mind if we sit with ya?" Natsu questioned the parents curiously.

"Not at all. What's up?" Bisca questioned as the younger couple as they sat down across from the two.

"We're wondering how you two did everything concerning taking Asuka on jobs." Lucy explained while Alzack and Bisca looked at the couple, a confused expression on their faces until realization hit them on why Natsu and Lucy were asking about it out of the blue.

"Well, what we did was actually really simple." Alzack started as he gained the couple's full attention. "We started by taking her on easy jobs that were in the city before going to harder jobs but keeping them in the city. Honestly, you guys will have to figure out the best way to do it for the twins." Alzack explained as the two looked at each other while trying to go over what Alzack had said.

"To put it in easier terms, start out in Magnolia then once you think they can handle harder and more difficult jobs with you, then you can take them on jobs that take longer. It's different for each kid, but since you're their parents, it'll be your call." Bisca explained a light smile on her face as she spoke.

"So basically start with really simple jobs and then when they have an understanding, boost them to the next tier and so on?" Natsu questioned, hoping he had understood what Bisca and Alzack were saying.

"Pretty much. But unlike with Asuka, they're forte will be more of the type of jobs you guys do. Since she uses a gun, she normally does more of the stealth jobs, even though they're more rare." Lucy and Natsu nodded, understanding that the type of magic a person used was better used for different types of jobs.

"Thanks for the tips on that. We'll probably do that in a few months, once me and Luce get a better Idea on how to handle it with the twins." Natsu remarked as the duo got up and walked over to where most of their friends were sitting at their normal table.

"Hey guys, what were you talking to Bisca and Alzack about?"Levy questioned once the couple sat down at the table.

"Just asking them about how they took Asuka on jobs when she was younger." Lucy explained to her small blue haired friend while everyone listened to what Lucy had said, shocked that they were thinking about it so soon.

"But it's only because the twins asked us about taking them on jobs this morning." Natsu explained a smirk on his face as everyone else nodded. "But we won't do it for a little while." Natsu finished as Asuka trudged over to the group and sat down next to Lucy and groaned as she let her head lay on the table.

"You okay, Asuka?" Lucy questioned, noticing how tired the teen looked.

"No. Those kids are way too hyper in the morning." Asuka remarked as all the parents at the table looked at her, amused looks on their faces.

"If I remember correctly, you could be just a hyper when any of us would watch you." Lucy reminded the seemingly tired teen with an amused expression on the blondes face, knowing full well that Asuka had at times been just as hyper as the kids when she was younger.

"Yes, but I was the only kid in the guild at that point." Asuka reminded the blonde. Lucy just smiled at the teen as she raised her head to look at the group of adults. "Still, I can't really be mad, can I?" Asuka sighed as she turned her attention back to the kids.

"Nope." Natsu chuckled, taking a box out of his shorts pocket and handing to Lucy. Lucy nodded as she handed the box to Asuka, everyone looking confused as they all noticed the medium sized box. "Open it, Asuka. I know you told us we didn't need to give you anything for watching the twins, but we had planned on giving this to you a while back" Natsu smiled as Asuka gave the two a curious look.

Opening the box, Asuka's eyes went wide as she pulled out two pistols, both with a the fairy tail symbol on them. One had a star on the handle while the other had a flame on the same spot. "Why did you guys get these?" Asuka questioned, unable to hide the smile on her face.

"Oh, we didn't buy them." Natsu chuckled as everyone rose an eyebrow while Alzack and Bisca walked over to look at what Natsu and Lucy had given their daughter. "We were thinking of what to give you since the twins want you to watch them when we go for a job again, and Virgo and Loke had made these for you." Natsu explained, a light smile on his face as Asuka looked them over, a happy smile on her face.

"These are special as they are magically enhanced. The one with the star imbues bullets with celestial magic while the one with the flame imbues bullets with fire magic. They also made it so that you can put them together for something special." Lucy explained, a smirk on her face as Alzack and Bisca showed their approval.

"OK." Asuka said warily as she put the two guns together, golden light surrounding the twin pistols as they formed a magic sniper, making everyone who was paying attention to look on in shock.

"With them like this, they imbue a bullet with both magics." Natsu explained as Asuka looked over the sniper. "To return them to normal just press that fairy tail symbol on the side." Natsu explained pointing at the the barrel of the gun where the symbol was.

"Thanks you guys. You really didn't have to do this." Asuka replied as she hugged the two mages.

"It's nothing. We just thought it would help in jobs you do. Plus, we probably would've given you something similar if we were here when you became a full fledged member." Lucy smiled as Asuka returned the pistols to normal and unequipped them.

"Thanks." Asuka smiled as her and her parents left so she could test out the guns. Natsu and Lucy rolled their eyes, knowing she would definitely use those guns while on jobs.

It was afternoon as Natsu and Lucy were sitting at the bar while talking with Mira and Freed. The two Dragneel's both sighed in content as they took a sip from their drinks and noticed the kids were still playing while not a single fight had broken out yet.

"It really was nice to get those twin pistols for Asuka." Freed spoke, breaking the couple out of their shared thoughts and turning to look at the green haired rune mage.

"She's had her current ones for a while, so we thought it was a good time for her to have an upgrade." Lucy explained before taking a sip of her drink

"She has had those since she became a member so it makes sense." Mira smiled as the person they were talking about walked in and headed straight for the Dragneels Mira smiled, noticing the happy smile on her face. "So, how do those new pistols work?" Mira questioned, bright smile like always on her face.

"Really good. It'll still take some time to get used to them, but I think I'll be able to soon." Asuka smiled as she sat on the free seat opposite next to Lucy.

"That's good." Mira smiled, taking out a folder from under the bar. "Now I believe the request board seems a little barren, and we did just get a bunch of new requests." Mira smiled, as she walked over to the board while pinning up the new jobs.

"Hey Mira, let us know if there's anything really simple or easy we could take the twins on." Natsu spoke so that the white haired mage could hear. Mira just nodded, signaling that she had heard him.

The four at the bar continued to talk for nearly a half hour before Mira came back with a job flier in her hand and a giddy smile on her face. "It looks like your team has been requested for an S-Class job." Mira explained handing Natsu and Lucy the flier.

The two nodded as they read the flier.

Wanted: Team Natsu

Help getting rid of dark mages that have been terrorizing our town. A group of three different dark guilds have been working together and now have started doing more than just theft. More information upon meeting.

Reward 5 million jewel.

Natsu and Lucy's eyes went wide at the amount of jewel for what seemed like a simple job of beating up dark mages. "It looks to be in an ocean town. There's no train right to it, so we'd have to take a carriage the rest of the way." Lucy explained, Natsu going pale at the thought of any transportation.

"Let Grey and Erza know you guys. I'll let the client know." Mira smiled heading into the back to contact the client. Natsu and Lucy sighed as they walked over to the table where Grey, Juvia, Erza and Jellal were sitting.

"Erza, Grey, we've been requested for a job. It's S-Class and the reward is 5 Million jewels." The four's eyes went wide at the explanation all of them looking at the flier in shock.

"The train for the closest town to that leaves in about an hour." Erza remarked, somehow knowing the train schedule by heart. "We should probably let the kids know." They all nodded as the parents went to their kids to let them know.

Lucy and Natsu sighed as they walked over to where the twins were sparing ,Lisanna watching them as they did so, causing the two to immediately stop. "Did something happen?" Nashi questioned, noticing the looks on her parents faces.

"Yeah. We've been requested for a job. We don't know how long it will take either." Natsu explained as the parents knelt down to their kids' level while Lisanna walked off, knowing that she didn't need to hear the conversation. "It shouldn't take more than a week though. Once we get back and rest, we promise to take you guys on a job with us." Natsu explained, a toothy grin on his face as he ruffled the twins hair.

"OK. Is Asuka gonna watch us again?" Kai questioned, hopeful glint in his eyes as he tilted his head to the side.

"Of course." Asuka spoke with a smile while walking over to them. "And if you behave, I may even train you guys a little bit. I was train in some hand to hand combat by Jellal." Asuka explained, making the two Dragneel children grin excitedly.

"Thanks Asuka." Natsu smiled, tossing her the keys to the house. Asuka just nodded, noticing Erza and Grey were waiting for them at the entrance of the guild. "We shouldn't be gone too long." Natsu spoke as the two parents waved at the three.

"You two ready?" Grey questioned while looking at Juvia with a reassuring smile on his face.

"Course we are. Asuka's gonna be watching the twins for us." Natsu smiled. Erza simply nodded and motioned for the three to follow her to the station. They just rolled their eyes before following the redhead.

As the guild watched the team leave, Asuka smiled down at the twins. "Wait here, I forgot to tell your parents something okay?" Asuka questioned the two. They nodded as Asuka ran to catch up to the Dragneel parents. After five minutes of running towards them, the four turned to see her when they heard her yell them to wait.

"We didn't forget something, did we?" Lucy questioned, worried tone in her voice as Asuka caught her breath.

"No. I just forgot to tell you something." Asuka explained looking at the couple in front of her. The four looked at her confused, waiting for her to continue. "I sorta knew about your relationship before you guys went missing." Asuka explained, casing the four's eyes to go wide at what she said.

"How'd you know? And why didn't you tell anyone when you knew?" Erza questioned, unsure if the teen was telling the truth or not.

"One of the times they were watching me while my parents were on a job, I was sleeping at Lucy's and might've faked being asleep and saw them kiss. I didn't say anything because I had a feeling if they didn't tell the guild, they didn't want us to know at that point." Asuka explained, her lips upturned into a small smile.

"Thanks for telling us Asuka. You really didn't need to tell us that though." Lucy remarked while Asuka just smiled.

"I just wanted you guys to know." Asuka smiled before heaving back to the guild. "I'll see you guys when you get back." Asuka yelled as she an back to the guild while the four resumed walking to the station.

After a few minutes of silence, Natsu spoke up. "Guess you could call it our not so secret relationship." The three held back a laugh at what Natsu said because eh was still bad at making jokes, before Lucy thought it over.

"Actually, that would make a good name for my story about what happened to us while we were gone. It makes sense. No one knew about us except for Asuka until we got back." Lucy remarked as the four got to the station. "Even though our relationship was kept a secret, I think our relationship is perfect." Lucy smiled, stepping onto her tip toes and places a kiss to her husbands lip. Grey faking a gagging noise while Erza just smiled warmly. It seemed like everything was working out perfectly for everyone now that Lucy and Natsu were back. The guild was back to it's normal self.

Again, I'm really sorry this one took so long to come out. But for the ones who read this and my other story, The Love in the Guild, I should be having the newest chapter of that out next week. I'll be focusing on that and having a story for random one shots when I can put one out for that. Other than that, once I'm able to have another ongoing story along with TliTG, well I already know what it's going to be. And since two people reviewed and said they'd want a synopses for it, well here it is.

The Story's name is Back to my Family, and it's a modern Au.

Synopsis: A few months after the birth of their daughter, Natsu and three of his closest friends leave for a war. Natsu Leave's Lucy with their daughter, along with the other three leaving their wives alone with their children. Five years pass before any of them come home, except Natsu doesn't with no word where he is. Will he be able to come home? If he does, will he have become changed? Or will he be the same person Lucy remembers and the one their daughter knows from her mother's stories of him?

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed this story, even with the space of no updates.