"But couldn't you teach me Flame Dragon Slaying Magic, too?" the little black haired girl asked, her big brown eyes imploring. She hopped a bit on his feet as she talked, the hem of her white dress bouncing with every move. "C'mon, Nashi,please."

"Gee, I don't know, Mai. I know your Dad is trying to get you to concentrate on your Iron Dragon Slaying," Nashi explained, rubbing the back of her neck. "You know I love you, kiddo, but Gajeel isn't really someone I wanna piss off."

Mai Redfox pouted, her little lips tilting down. She looked just like Levy and Nashi hated to see her upset, but her "little cousin" was a handful. She always wanted to learn something new, and Nashi knew Gajeel was one to pick one thing at a time.

"Alright…" she finally murmured.

Nashi leaned down to give her a big hug. "But, once you get your practice in for today with your Dad, come see me and we can spar, okay?"

Mai gave a bright smile and nodded. "Alright!"

She jogged off just as the Hall door opened and revealed Storm in a way that Nashi had gotten used to seeing, but still hadn't lost it's charm.

Storm stood in the doorway with one little girl on his hip and his eyes wide as another one weaved around his legs before taking off at a sprint into the Hall. The little girls, both under three years old, looked exactly the same. They both had dark hair, much like their brother's, but with a blue-ish tint when it hit the right light, and they both had dark eyes very much like the ones known best in the face of Gray Fullbuster. The twins were very different in personality, however, and everyone knew the one calmly held by Storm was little Skye. Summer, however, was a little more…

"Nashi! Grab Summer please!" Storm called from the doorway.

Nashi kneeled where she was and put out her arms. "Hey, Summer."

"Nashi!" squealed the excited little toddler, jumping into Nashi's arms and hugging her close.

Nashi laughed gently, standing to meet Storm as he walked towards them. "Hey, didn't I tell you to behave for your big brother, Summer?" she said teasingly. "I told you, he can't keep up with you and all your magic. You're gonna be way stronger than him."

Summer giggled.

"Yeah. Maybe in her dreams," Storm said, leaning to press a kiss to Nashi's lips which caused both of the twins to make gagging faces. "Thanks for the save, Smoky."

Nashi glared at him playfully. "Don't push your luck. I could put her down and you'd never catch up with her."

He smiled, putting down the little girl down with her sister. The two of them bounced away to sit next to the other kids on the nearby table. Storm's arms went around Nashi's waist and she settled her hands on his chest with a mocking roll of the eyes.

"Can I help you?" she asked teasingly, her head tilted a bit up to meet his eyes.

"Yes," he answered, "You actually can. See, I was going on a job later and I was thinking I needed a hand on it. Now, I was gonna ask Jule, but he just isn't quite as… hot."

Nashi sighed, looking down at her feet. "Really?"

"What?"

"A temperature pun? I thought we were passed that."

He laughed, his usual ringing sort of laugh and shook his head. "I thought you knew me better than that."

"And I think that that bad pun just cost you your partner for that job," Nashi said, turning and teasingly walking away, every step accentuated.

"Aw, c'mon, Nash!" he called after her. "You know you'll miss me."

She turned around and laughed. "Maybe in your dreams."

"Oh, yeah?"

"Well, if you can keep up, then maybe I'll go with you." Nashi called before jogging straight out the front entrance, Storm jogging to keep up behind her.

Natsu and Lucy watched on from their table just by the bar. Lucy shook her head with a little giggle and looked at Natsu.

"What? You don't mind the two of them being together anymore?" she asked, a little relief in her words.

Natsu shrugged. "I guess not. A guy who does about the same thing that I'd do for her… well, he's alright."

"Even if he's Gray's son?"

"Even if he's Gray's son," Natsu confirmed, pressing a kiss to his wife's forehead.

The Guild had it's usual hum that afternoon as the sun beat in through the front door. The kids played their game a few tables away and Natsu let out a content little sigh. The thirteen years had been nothing to have all of this back. His girls were safe. His Guild was still whole and just as weird, loud, and crazy as ever.

Lucy set her keys on the table and looked up at Natsu with a bright smile.

"I don't think you could keep up with them anyway, Natsu," she said with a teasing smile. "They've gotten to be some pretty tough kids, and I haven't seen anything faster than them since the first time I saw comets."

He let out a little chuckle. "Yeah, I guess you're right. One day, they're just gonna be one other legend that we're never sure is true, something incredible and amazing."

"Like fairy tails?"

"Like fairy tails."

And that's the end.

Wow. That is so weird to finally type out. After all this, I didn't think I could ever actually put an ending on this story. Exactly 20 chapters, and I've finally finished "Comets and Keys".

It's been so fun to get to write this for you all. I enjoyed every second of it. I hope you all did too.

My next story (which doesn't quite have a title yet, but I'm thinking something with the word "sky") will be up in no time. This one is based more around the story of Gray and Juvia, but the story is interlocked with this one. The stories will all connect at the end, and I hope to see all of you there for that too. Keep checking on my stories, and it will be up before you know it.

It's been quite a journey, guys.

Thanks for sticking around for it all with me.

I love you, guys. Thanks for reading.

-J