Fairy Tail: Robots And Fairies

Chapter Eighteen: Settling In - Braedey's New Home

On the day that followed after Braedey and Erza's return from their S-Class mission, Team Prime had set out on a house hunting trip for Braedey. They had looked at all available houses and apartments in town, but none of them really piqued Braedey's interest. It was then that they decided to switch their attention to available houses outside of town.

At the end of the day, Braedey had finally found the house he was looking for. It was a quaint one-story home, plus a basement, that resided on a rocky shoreline cliff that overlooked the large body of water that was Lake Sciliora. It strongly resembled a ranch-style home and was built out of white stone brick and had dark blue roofing and shutters. At the back of the house, was a nice porch space that provided a spectacular view of the lake.

The down payment of the house was a hefty two million Jewels, but Braedey bought it anyways since he had plenty of money to spare after the Peony job. In addition, by using Ratchet's smarts, he calculated that by devoting at least 30% of the money he makes from jobs to the remaining amount left on his house note, he should have the entire house paid off within a few months – depending on how many jobs he takes, of course. Also, he figured that if he was going to be in this crazy magical world for an unknown amount of time, he should live comfortably.

The day after, Team Prime had set out for the shopping establishments across Magnolia to acquire food, more furniture, clothes, and other essentials for Braedey. The trip had taken all day and Braedey now had a lot of stuff to take back. Thankfully, Erza was kind enough to lend her wagon to pack all of his stuff in, and he was able to utilise Optimus Prime's trailer for most, if not, all of he furniture. When they got to Braedey's house, Braedey changed into Blurr and placed all his things where they were supposed to go in less than a minute; much to his team's surprise.

Three days after Braedey and Erza's return, the former was settling in quite nicely in his shoreline house with a view.

At the present time, Erza, Gray, and Lucy were walking down a dirt path that cut through a forest that led to Braedey's place. The team had decided to throw Braedey a potluck party, where each guest would bring a random dish of either food or refreshments. Erza was carrying a pink box that had a bakery's logo on the top, Lucy was bringing a bag of chips and salsa, and Gray had a pack of sodas in his left hand.

Natsu and Happy, however, were nowhere to be found.

"I wonder where Natsu and Happy are." Lucy wondered.

"Who cares?" Gray said nonchalantly. "Any day I don't have to see flame-brain is a good day for me."

"Where are your clothes!?" Lucy yelled.

True enough, Gray had miraculously stripped down into his boxers in less than a second. His eyes bulged out as he danced around frantically. "CRAP!"

"I'm sure Natsu and Happy are at Braedey's place." Erza inputted.

"I wonder if the idiot remembered to bring anything." Gray said. "It is a potluck after all."

"Knowing Natsu, he probably ate it on the way there." Lucy noted. The blonde haired wizard then turned to Erza. "So, Erza what are you bringing?"

Erza smiled as she opened the lid. "It's a strawberry cheesecake with white chocolate icing over it." She replied cheerily.

"Wow! That looks good." Lucy said brightly.

But then, Gray and Lucy both noticed something peculiar about the desert. There was a triangle-shaped piece outlined with regular chocolate frosting.

"How come you have that piece marked with chocolate icing?" asked Gray.

"That's Braedey's piece. Everything else is mine." Erza answered.