Of Fire and Ice

C.65

I hadn't shown up at the guild for a few weeks until Salazar and Severus grew to about the size of a house cat, and were trained up a bit and knew how to behave around people.

Ari and I had been teaching them English, and they could say a few simple sentences now.

They called me "mom" which Grey laughed at, until they started calling him "dad" much to Ari's and my amusement.

"Okay, Salazar, Severus, we're going to Fairy Tail today. Promise to be on your best behaviour?" I said and they both nodded. "Good boys. Lucy, you coming?" I called. "I'll be there in a bit, you go on ahead!" She called. "Kay!" I called and left.

I walked beside Ariadne while Salazar and Severus rode on my shoulders. I could feel their tails swaying on my back.

We got a lot of looks from people as we walked to the guild, and once we were in Fairy Tail, a bunch of people greeted me. "Two new dragons huh?" Cana asked. "Yep. My babies." I said and scratched under their chins.

"Wow. Remember when Ariadne was that small? Almost a year ago..." Levy sighed. "Look at me now!" Ari cheered. "Too bad that's about as big as you're going to get." I said and stroked her cheek.

I went up to the bar and Mira slid me my favorite beer. "Who are these two handsome devils?" She asked. "This is Salazar, and this is Severus." I said, scratching the head of each in turn. "Ooh. Scary names." She smiled. "Yeah. I like to name them powerful stuff. Ariadne. Salazar. Severus." I grinned. "Why?" Mira asked.

"Well, sometimes I like to imagine myself riding into some battle on Ari's back with an army of dragons behind me, and they're all named powerful names. I've thought up quite a few. Salazar, Severus, Sauron, Saruman, Rhadagast, Mithrandir, Maleficent, Lucius. Hell, I've even thought about naming one Erza." I said and she laughed.

"Yeah, she's got quite an imagination." Ari scoffed. "Hey. Let me dream, okay?" I sighed. "Speaking of dreams..." I hummed as Grey came over. "Bring your dragons to work day?" He asked and greeted me with a kiss. "Honey, every day is bring your dragons to work day for me." I smiled and he sat down beside me.

"Hey, listen, we need to go on a job real soon. A job that pays a shit ton of money. Or at least, I do." I hummed. "Why?" Grey asked. "I need to move out of Lucy's place and get my own. It's already crowded with Ari in there, and now I've got two more fast growing dragons? And I don't even know what breed they are, so I don't know how big they're gonna grow..." I sighed.

"I see your point. But what about Harley?" He said and I looked over at my sister arguing with Natsu across the guild. "What about her?" I asked. "You two could live together. She's super rich, and right now you've got a bit of money. You two could probably buy a huge house on the coast if you wanted." He said and I blinked in realisation.

"Grey..." I sighed and kissed his forehead. "You are a genius!" I said and kissed him again before getting up and going over to Harley. I left Salazar and Severus with Ariadne.

"Harley. Hey, yeah, we need to talk." I said and pulled her away. "Yeah? What is it?" She asked and I bit my lip. "How do you feel about us living together?" I asked. She looked confused. "But you're already living with Lucy...?" "Yeah, but I'm taking up space in her house. I need a bigger place. You're super fucking rich, and I've got some money right now, we could take our pick of any huge house we wanted, basically." I said and she grinned.

"You're right. Let's do it! Except, I'm buying the house." She said and I opened my mouth to protest, but she gave me a stern look, so I had to agree.

"What do you think about that huge beach house a few houses away from here? Looks like plenty of room to house a few dragons." She said and I nodded. "The white one?" I asked and she nodded. "Perfect."

Now the plan was in motion.