AK: Hey all I hope you like this chapter I work on it as usual and it shows alittle bit on Naruto's past like I promised and also some hints on his harem...nonot really. Please enjoy and thanks for like the chapter from last time I took a huge risk and glad to see it paid off~!

CHAPTER START~!

Cana eyes widened as she saw Naruto sitting on a throne as dozens of people were bowing to him, His serious yet regal looking Naruto smiling dashing to her… beside him… wearing a lovely dress made for a queen…

HOW THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN~?!

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TWO DAYS AGO, NIGHTTIME AFTER MEETING THE QUEEN OF RAREGROOVE

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"How the hell did this happen~?" Cana said to herself pathetically, cutting her steak that was on her plate. After the awkward moment of Naruto and Lady Raregroove hugging, she asked them (Elfman and her) to have dinner with her 'son'.

"Is something wrong with the food, miss?" Hubert asked from behind nearly scaring the living hell of the poor drinker who shook her head vigorously in hopes to pull him away from her.

"Man, this steak is delicious!" Elfman laughed happily as he was wolfing down a huge steak that was half his size. "This is what I call a manly dinner!"

Cana never thought she wished to be simplistic as Natsu, Grey, or Elfman at this moment, as she watched what was in front of her…

It was horrible…

"Ahhh~" The Queen of the kingdom of Raregroove said kindly, holding a piece of steak on her fork, to a nervous Naruto. "Please? It's your favorite, sirloin cooked in the finest herbs and spices we can gather~" She softly convinced him, all for him to be fed, as this was her motherly duty to spoil him.

"Ehehe… okay. I'll eat it." Naruto laughed nervously.

"Say ahh~" The older woman repeated as Cana clutched her silver spoon tightly. She felt it could stab her skin if it broke from her strength. This has been going on since their food arrived, Naruto was forced to sit next to the Queen as she ignored her food in favor of feeding Naruto's his! After her cheeks slightly turned red at the cute sight of her son, Queen patted his head, "I hope you like it, we have your favorite dessert as an occasion for you coming here."

"My… favorite dessert?" Naruto said, looking at the Queen with disbelief. "Y-You mean…"

"Yes dear, that dessert." The older woman smiled.

*SLAM!*

Everyone watched as Cana suddenly slams her hands on the table before blushing at her outburst, quickly sitting down when her scene made all eyes gaze on her.

"You okay, Cana?" Elfman asked with a raised eyebrow, stopping midway of eating his steak.

"I'm fine… totally fine…" Cana looked down as she had her mouth sealed tight, trying to keep herself calm, not just from the scene, but the pain of slamming her hands.

"Rainbow Pudding~" The queen smiled waving her hands excitedly with Naruto smiling child-like, a warm light was flooding the room.

"Rainbow Pudding~" Naruto cheered with his 'mother'.

Again, Cana asked herself, "How the hell did this happen~?"

"It's been years since the Queen has last seen her son… allow her this selfish desire of loving her son in all but blood." Hubert said behind, in a low and sad tone.

"It's been… that long?" Cana asked the right-hand servant.

"..." The man only went silent, making the woman sigh and watch the two continue… but smiles to see Naruto who seemed a bit high-strung finally loosen up. "I thought he was afraid of girls for a while."

"Geh…" Hubert nearly lost his computer before shaking his head, "N-Not at all, as you can see he can get along with them…"

"Rainbow Pudding ma'am." A handsome butler came by with two maids holding a tray of… was that pudding shining an aura of rainbow light?

"Thank you Jacob, please bring one to everyone. Only one for me and Naruto to share." The queen stated sweetly, quickly eating her meal in less than a few seconds.

"THAT WAS FAST!" Cana and Elfman cried out in shock, their eyes bulging out at the unsightly sight of the Queen eating everything in one bite.

"Excuse me, but a mother must eat after making sure her child has been fed." The woman declared before smiling at the two, "By the by… who are you two again?"

*DONG~!*

The two somehow fell backwards on their chairs when realizing she had no idea she invited strangers to dinner. "WE'RE NARUTO'S GUILDMATES!" Cana screamed as her plate of shining dessert came. "Thanks," She said quickly as the Queen was about to feed Naruto before nodding.

"I see…" She said with a slight sad look, "Well take care of him."

"A-Ah...yes ma'am…" This was weird, usually, this would make Cana fight with the woman but she felt… oddly pleased she wanted to take care of Naruto. "Right, Elf… whoa why are you crying?!"

"This pudding! It's so… so…" Elfman sobbed. "IT'S SO DELICIOUS!"

"Oh yeah right- its…"

As soon as she places that spoonful of pudding in her mouth, Cana pulls it out from her oral cavity and says these words with the most sincere tone in her life. "...Never before I will say this, but this stuff beats my booze any day of the week…"

"WAAAAAAAAAAAH! IT'S SO GOOD!" Elfman wailed out tears of joy. "The flavor changes four times in my mouth! The condensed mangoes are so sweet! The tartness makes lemons or kiwis cry! And the chestnut, OHH the chestnut!"

"Ahh~" Naruto said as the Queen continuously fed him… smiling forever more, spending time with him as the maids and butlers all dab their eyes on the glorious scene before them.

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"BODY SLAM~!" Elfman yelled, jumping into the air to slam his whole being to a tower of pillows that was beneath him. "That was so cool!"

Cana gapped at the size of the room that was Naruto, and for tonight the other two members of his guild, "This… is not normal." His room was about the same size as the main hall that they were in when meeting the Queen for the first time.

"Sorry, I know this is gonna take time to get used to." Naruto chuckled weakly with a sweat drop. "She took a whole training room and made this…"

"This is a training room?" Cana looked at Naruto agape.

"That's too bad. I would've been in it for hours working my muscles and show how manly I am!" Elfman declared, showing off his muscles with a macho grin on his face.

"Well it actually was a training room like… eight or nine years ago." Naruto smiled as Cana giggled.

"So you started training at what? You're seventeen or eighteen?"

"No… I'm 25."

THUD~!

"Oww…" Elfman hit his mark when Naruto's words made him unable to focus on another bodyslam.

"I'm sorry, I didn't quite hear that. Did you say twenty-five, 2-5!?" Cana said, before shaking her head. "No, that's a joke. I mean you look younger than me."

The blonde's eyes became soft and nodded, "I'm not lying. I'm really that old."

"H-How?" Elfman said as Naruto looked at the sky.

"I was going to die… Luca…" He took a deep breath, "You saw that wanted poster of me yesterday? The tough and manly looking guy?"

"Yeah…" Elfman nodded. But then he thought about it for a moment, before his eyes went wide. "Wait, that's you!?"

"Yep~!" Naruto blushed as Cana compared the two in her mind.

Standing before her was the picture perfect bishounen type boy, but soon another Naruto appeared. Slightly taller with more muscles like that of a legendary hero like his father Haru, a more defined face than a girlish one.

"That was when I was fourteen, I believe last time I was here with Luca before it happened." He said, before pointing at himself. "And before I got this way."

"How?!" The two said comically confused, but stopped as they saw misty eyes.

"It… it's a long story. One that I don't tell often." Naruto trailed off.

"Lord Uzumaki," Hubert came from between them, rising from their collective shadows, "The Queen wishes for you not to relive those experiences." Before looking at the two others with eyes that clearly show how much disgust he had for them.

"Hubert, as the current heir of the kingdom, leave us and don't come back until I tell you." He said eyes become hard like steel but cold like ice. "I am an adult, and when and hopefully never, when the Queen passes on. I shall have some power to even make you, her advisor, not get in my way."

The man looked surprised as a dark laugh came and a soft nod came before the te… man before him, "As you wish my prince, as for you two." His eyes became full of disgust as he turned to them. "Never speak of this again when he tells you." With that he slowly sank into nothingness as Cana looked at the spot.

"He does that often?" She asked, hoping not to keep one eye open tonight.

"Not really, only when he thinks it's fine." Naruto sighed. "Don't worry though, he'll never bother you like that again."

"I'll say. The hairs on the back of my neck were standing on end whenever I'm near that guy." Elfman shuddered.

"Still… the reason I am like this is because… I nearly died when I was fifteen, about fifteen years ago." Naruto declared as the two stop their antics to hear his story. "Me and Luca, we were determined to make a guild, to him…" he stopped as a small chuckle escaped his lips. "Find justice and love, to correct the wrongs that Luca's father, Lucia, did. We ran away from this kingdom against her mother's wishes, and those were the best in my life… to this I wish that… that she didn't do what she did."

"Naruto, you don't have to-" Cana said sadly, but Naruto shook his head with a small smile.

"It's okay."

"Are you sure? I mean, if it's still painful, you can tell another time, when you're ready." Elfman started but seeing the older man's eyes full of spirit. "Alright…"

"We were about to start our guild, until all hell broke loose." Naruto said as he walked to a desk taking a small model village. Before placing chess pieces around it, "Demons… filthy and evil creatures attack our home. We were barely a functional team, but we knew we had to protect the people."

He then took out samurai-like toys into the center of the village, "We split, half went to battle the enemy before escaping. The others were busy helping the rest of the villagers run to safety. We lost Oda, Genos, and sadly Klarinette when they were doing that. The morale was low as most of the villagers did run but the rest were captured. So it was down to me, Luca, and Okita to at least kill the monsters before dying ourselves." Naruto then pulled out three of the toys before dropping them on the ground. "We could've survived but I saw two little girls about to be captured. I ran and saved one of them, hiding the one I was able to save into a box.. .then when trying to save the other girl, I was stabbed about six times. My organs were sliced and pierced, I was going to die."

Cana went pale to hear how Naruto was so cold about his own death like he truly didn't care about living, "So-"

"Luca… she saw my dying moments and against all better judgment… used magic to send her organs and magic into my body." The blonde said, placing a hand on his own stomach, "I'm… not even really me anymore, just a stitch man made up from parts from a dear friend."

"Naruto…" Elfman looked at the boy, er, man in total shock. His friend sacrificed her life by giving her organs to him, so that he could live.

"Near the end, I was still close to death, but alive enough to kill the rest of the demons. After words, I learned that my friend Okita survived. But she too was dying from her illness, she spent her last moments with me making graves for the people we lost. The reason I look like this, is because… you know how people have an affinity for certain magic? Like Grey using Ice magic? I came from a family that had Darkness as a main affinity, but living with Haru and his friends I gradually was able to shift it to light."

"What does that mean?" Elfman said as he didn't see the point, "Yeah, we can use an element that might be suited for us, but we didn't want that."

"Luca… had a Light affinity like her parents, but she wanted to use Darkness as a way to… fix her father's mistakes." Naruto said walking away from the model to take a small sphere toy to split it, taking another in a different color. "Dark then Light, Light then Dark, do you what happens if you combine magic Origins into a single body?"

Cana's eyes widened, realizing the implications. "You mean… she made a new Magic?"

"Haha, no, she didn't… but it made a complication on my body." He then took both halves of the sphere. "Light turning into Dark, Dark turning into Light, constantly as the body forced it to become one or the other. I left to get revenge, until it was done my body slowly broke down. Four years later I was once again on death's door, on the Queen desert trying to find help. Before I kicked the can, she sent me to a place called, The temple of Healing, where it fixed what happened to me.

"And… you've been asleep ever since?" Elfman asked.

"Yes and this is the result after a few years." Naruto lifted his arms to gesture his body. "The magic preferred Luca's than my own, and gave me a more female-like body. Of course, I still have my… usual equipment, I just look more feminine." He finished his story as the two took a moment to collect themselves of such a harrowing tale.

"Naruto…" Cana looked at him with a forlorn expression. "We didn't know… we're sorry you had to go through that hell. No one should."

"You know it's funny, a story I read with Luca had this sentence, 'It gets easier to say it… it's a little funny and sad…' And it's true. That fits this moment well." Naruto said with a sweet smile, "It's fine… after all, I have to live for her." He turn to give them a chilling dark smile, it was towards them...they can feel the coldness that he was talking about himself

"When she died, I did as well in a manner of speaking…So it's her life I got to live for..."

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THE NEXT DAY

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"Are you guys sure you want to stay here another day? The festival isn't having more big stuff like that dance and song from last night." The blonde Rave Master said as Cana and Elfman looked at him oddly. Although he seemed a bit hurt, it didn't mean that it was hard to understand. He was basically in his twenties but looked like a kid still. Of course they felt odd from listening to his story.

"Are you kidding? This place is awesome!" Cana smiled widely. "I mean, c'mon you've got it all!"

"Y-Yeah, r-real man don't need words!" Elfman tried to smile until Naruto gave a sad grin to them.

He leans forward stretching his back when doing so, "Look, it's fine...I told you this because I was going to tell everyone else. I was in a bad spot and Queen Edelgard saved me, it's not that it hampers me. The fact you guys seem worried for me is making me feel bad."

"Oh, no worries, Naruto!" Cana waved off, "We're totally cool with it!"

The young…well, old man simply nodded although Cana and Elfman winced on how stiff it was. "Alright, we'll need to visit the woman who hunts for food around these parts. We might be at the ball at the church of Memories."

"And who'd that be?" Elfman inquired.

"It's been awhile I was asleep for so long, Lady Eldegard told me she was here for an exchange program from another land. So I didn't really get all that time to talk to her during my depression…" He admits as the members of Fairy Tail wince once more on his sad reminder.

"S-Sorry. I shouldn't have asked." Elfman apologized.

"No it's fine." Naruto assured, waving his concerns off. "Besides, if I remember correctly, she should still be there." He pointed to a store, 'Hunter's Blessings', "Alright let's go," He said entering the store without the other two waiting for him. "Hello is a miss Petra here?"

*CRASH!*

There was a crash from behind the store as the person seemingly tried to make themselves decent. When they finally opened the storage door, Naruto finally saw the woman in question. She was indeed a beautiful woman as she had slightly tanned skin and purple hair that flowed down to her back, tied in a ponytail, the tie being really close to her head while the rest flowed down flat while having a couple of thin braids wrapped around her head. Her soft brown eyes complement her hair color and she has a small purple crescent tattoo under her right eye.

Her attire consists of clothes similar to that of desert nomad attire or even hunter. First, she had a yellow choker followed by a green nomadic necklace with a purple scarf. Then came her brown-colored leather bra that did not nothing to hide her accentuating beauty of a bust which was actually a halter top and a leather shoulder pad on her left followed by a brown wrist sleeve with gold bracelets. Going downward, she wore a purple sash around her waist that kept her short tan nomadic skirt in place that was decorated by tribal designs and finishing off her looks was her brown nomadic boots with one of her legs covered by a stocking that went all the way to her leg.

"Yes, I am the- Oh, are you being the prince of the land?" The woman said… oddly. "I had made the deals to give my meats to you…"

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"PFFT BWAHAHAHAHAHAH~!" Cana bellowed out laughter, "SHE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT!"

"What is the matter? I prefer giving my delectable meats to Naruto… not to say I would mind him giving me his meats. I would be thinking that his meats would be fine and delicious."

"OOHHMYYGAWWWD~! HAAHAHAHA~!" Cana at this point was rolling on the floor, laughing so hard while crying tears of joy. "THIS IS NOT HAPPENING! HAHAHAHA!"

"HEY! WHO'S LAUGHING AT MY WIFE!? I'M GONNA KILL YA!" Came the voice of an angry male who came out of the storage room. He was a young male with medium-length brown hair with a hair fringe that's fanned out and his blue eyes. His clothes were simple as he had a brown tunic with black pants held up by his belt and brown shoes. And right now, he looked pissed.

"Duck!" Naruto tackled Cana as a flying knife came into the room and lodged itself into the wall!

"I swear this is the third time this week that someone made fun of the way my wife speaks and-"

"Wait… you're that kid I met before I went to sleep…" Naruto said, pushing himself off Cana who was blushing at the fact she was pushed down by him.

"Huh?" the young male looked at Naruto before his eyes widened. "PRINCE NARUTO!?"

Naruto stood up and walked up to the man, "Well, from the humble bread maker of the castle to a married man. You were like what? 15 when I saw you?"

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry, Prince Naruto!" The young man apologized, immediately getting on one knee. "Forgive my rudeness, I didn't mean to throw that knife at you,"

"It's alright," Naruto said looking outside, "Also keep my name down, most of the kingdom doesn't know I'm…" He pointed to himself before pointing to the wanted poster that had his old body frame. "This version."

"Oh, of course." He said, as he stood back up.

"Hey, who is this guy? You know him?" Elfman asked.

"Yeah. This is Kuro. He used to be the castle baker, although I guess… he got hitched when I was asleep in the Temple of Healing." Naruto said the last sentence trailing off on how much time really has gone by to see someone he knew getting married.

"Ehehe… uh, yeah." The young man now known as Kuro laughed sheepishly. "I met Petra when she came to the castle from that exchange program. One thing led to another and…" He chuckled shyly, blushing at the memory when he and Petra tied the knot. "Well, you get the idea."

"Hmm, well I'm glad." Naruto said patting the man's head even though it looked odd as a teen was comforting an older man kindly.

Petra looked around and noticed something was off, "Why have you come to my place of meats?"

Everyone's eyes widened at that as Kuro looked at his wife, "H-Honey, remember you tend to say the wrong thing. Let me discuss the deals."

"It's fine," Naruto waved off, "Just send the amount of the meat in triple. Apparently, there will be a play for all to watch later. So everyone is going to be hungry when it's done."

"Alright, Petra and I will get to it." Kuro nodded to the prince.

"So how much is it?" Naruto asked as he took out his wallet.

"Uh…" Kuro managed to say, before taking out a piece of paper and pen and started his calculations. After several seconds, he was finished. "Here, as an apology for almost killing you. That includes the discount." He said, showing the paper to Naruto, but pushed it back to him.

"No need, it's the Queen's money and we both know that if we give her the discount we'll get hugged by her or Hubert… now you really want that?"

"I would pay to see Ferdinand do that to ya," Kuro chuckled.

"Uh who?" Naruto asked as the man shook his head.

"Right, coma… well anyway, I suggest you go and have fun." The man said, pointing to the festivities outside. "I'll make sure all the meat gets to the palace before dinner starts."

Naruto joined hands together, making a fist with his right while the left covered it, "Thanks…"

"Okay Petra, let's get to work. We got a big order to fill." Kuro smiled at his wife.

"Yes dear." Petra nodded back at her husband before the two went to the back of the store to get the orders ready.

"So what now?" Elfman asked Naruto. "Should we head back?"

"I believe-" He stated before he saw something in his eyes… a shiny blonde of hair passing by. "..." He turned to see someone walking down the street, then rushed away pushing Elfman aside to rush forward.

"Naruto, where are you going!?" Cana called out, but to no avail as the boy ignored her question. What he saw… it couldn't be possible. There was no way. But he had to make sure, even if it meant more pain, just the thought.

"Lord Naruto!"

"My lord are you okay?"

"Naruto, slow down!"

He ignored all the voices of the townspeople and his friends as he kept running. They felt like they were on fire, but he didn't care. He had to see for himself with his own eyes. Even if they deceived him, he needed to know. Soon he stopped his eyes tearing up as he saw what he thought he saw…

"Naruto what's the matter… oh my…" Cana said, looking at what he saw.

It was Luca… a stone life sized version of the girl who stood tall holding a flag in her left hand, with the symbol of the Kingdom, while her left held a sinister looking blade jet black and vicious. Next to her was Naruto, the one more manly one, the blade that his father used made from grey stone was stabbed into the ground as his hands rested on the pommel of the blade. A plaque stood before them, 'In honor of the Princess who fell to demons, Lady Luca Raregroove, may the Darkness comfort her.'

"..." The young man looked at the blade the statue held, Luca's statue, and frowned. "Luca…"

"That's… Luca…?" Elfman managed to say.

"Yes… it is…" Naruto muttered slowly. Cana and Elfman looked at each other, then back to Naruto. They then nodded at each other before walking up next to him, clapped their hands together and bowed down for a simple prayer for Luca's soul to find peace. "What are you-?"

"MIss Luca? If you hear us, please know that we will make Naruto happy in our guild. Please watch him from afar." Cana said gently, hoping her words would be heard. 'Also sorry if you like like Naruto, but I will hit that… sorry again.'

The blonde nearly sniffled at the kind gesture before smiling, "Come on the castle should be ready."

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"...I really hate this…" Cana said as two maids, both with pink and blue hair colors, standing in her way. "I will not wear a dress."

"Sorry, but you must or not attend the ball."

The first maid had short icy blue hair bangs on the side that fell to the bottom of her face and has a small ponytail in the back. She wore a black maid outfit with a frilly collar and a frilly maid's hat on top and wore black leggings and black shoes.

The second maid wore a black maid outfit with a frilly collar and a frilly maid's hat on top and wore black leggings and black shoes like the first. But her hair was light pink and had a long ponytail. Her hair fringe was neatly cut in a straight line and her bangs on the side were long and cut straight even as well.

"Or yes I am!" Cana said, pushing the girls before… she looked down on why she couldn't… oh.

Her feet were encased in ice, "Dress or no go."

"Why you-"

"Should I freeze your entire body until you learned your lesson about proper etiquette?" The blue-haired girl frowned with disapproval.

"Um… F-Flora, you don't need to go that far." The light pink-haired maid stuttered timidly.

"Felicia, this is for Lord Naruto, we promised the Queen to let this happen if she tries to…" She stopped when she felt a fabric on her head, picking it up and revealing it to be a bikini top. "Wha-"

"Mmmmmm…" Felicia pouted in jealousy of how big Cana's ta-tas were. "It's not fair…"

"Let's do it…"

"We're still talking about dressing her up right?" The pink haired maid asks the other one with a worried look.

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"MANLY~!" Elfman said flexing… before the suit he wore suddenly shredded from his muscles stretching out too much. "Uh… oops?"

"Be glad that we have a spare." Jakob sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "For like the tenth time…"

"Try not to flex if needed…" A red haired girl said desperately not trying to stab the man in his eyes with her thread and needle as she quickly sewed the clothing onto him again. "I just learned how to sew and I have to work on the gigantic freak…"

"Oh, no need to furrow that brow of yours dear." A purple haired woman cooed. She was indeed a beauty with her long wavy purple hair that fell to her back and she also had quite the bust to show off more of that beauty. "You just have to be patient, just like I taught you."

"Says the girl who takes measurements of Naruto when he sleeps…" The red haired woman declared before finishing the project. "Done I had to use steel thread, so you flex...you die~"

"Uh… yes ma'am."

"My, my, someone's stiff." The purple-haired woman giggled.

"Come on, the ball is about to start… Also, do try to make sure unfavorable women to Naruto stay away from Mister Elfman, this party might be one of those… knowing the Queen is trying to make her son happy." Jakob declared in a low whisper escorting the larger man to where the party was being held, the main entrance and the Queen's throne room.

"I got it. No need to tell me twice." The red-haired girl said.

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"Alright, that's the last of the meat, Petra." Kuro nodded in satisfaction after he and his wife finished the last delivery.

"Ah," The married pair looked to see Naruto while both smiled at his attire, unlike everyone else including the two, Naruto didn't wear a suit or anything too formal. His attire consists of a black turtleneck shirt with a black vest that was unzipped halfway by a golden zipper, followed by a long white coat with gold highlights that had a tailcoat at the end of it, wearing black pants, and grey boots with gold tips.

Noticing their looks the young man gazed down on his clothes with a slight blush, "I-Is it weird? I usually wear that old school suit and tie, so I thought something informal was better.

"I think it is rather dashing." Petra commented.

"Yeah, totally works." Kuro nodded in approval with a thumbs-up.

"Thanks…" The young…old man said with a sigh. "To think, I'm an old man and I still act like I'm afraid of these things."

"Relax. You got nothing to worry about." Kuro waved off. "It's just a party. Try to play it cool, and you'll be fine."

"Wait, I am believing this was to find one soul mate for the- MMMH~!" The purple haired woman's mouth was stuffed with a meat stuffing in a puff pastry as her husband blushed, almost letting the cat out of the bag.

"No honey, that's something else completely different." Kuro said weakly.

"What did she say?" Naruto blinked.

"Nothing, it's totally nothing!" Kuro laughed forcefully, before pushing Petra along. "Enjoy the party~!"

"Yes…" Naruto said walking away to see his two guildmates standing… standing… his eyes looked over to see the only female Fairy Tail member in the building and blushed at the sight. She was wearing a dark maroon dress that had a fluffy pink waist and she had dark maroon arm warmers to accompany that.

Cana smiled at that cute stun look on the tee… now it was her turn to look a bit stun. "Uh…"

"Uh…" Naruto parroted her word. The both of them didn't know what to say. They were too stunned to see each other look so good.

"Uhh…" Elfman took a step back and pointed at the food. "Going to get food."

Naruto and Cana kept staring at each other before the boy was the first to speak. "S-Sorry! You look… uh… great!" He tried to compliment.

"Y-You too...cause I can't call you a cutie huh?" She said looking away scratching her cheek with a finger.

Naruto shook his head, "I am technically 25… ish…" He mumbled under his breath, "So please don't… look at me like someone different."

"What are you talking about? You're still you." Cana pointed out.

"No… you and Elfman have been treating me like… I'm something odd…" He mentioned looking hurt as the young man looked down. "I'm… not different."

"Well… Fairy Tail does have a bunch of oddballs, but… you're still one of us." Cana said.

"Nevermind… I guess… you don't get it." Naruto said walking away from the girl coldly making her look at him in confusion.

"Wait!" Cana said, grabbing his wrist, turning him around. "...I am… look I don't really do emotional things well. I still have some issues to work out, but I want you to know…" She brought her hands together to fiddle her fingers. "I… I want to know you better, because I can understand how it is to lose someone you love."

"You have?"

Cana nodded, "My mother, she was the sweetest woman in the world, raising me by herself no less." She then looked down. "But my father… he mostly wasn't around growing up… mainly because of the amount of jobs he had to take."

"I can relate…" Naruto darkly muttered remembering the family he had before Haru saved him.

She leaned towards his sight shocking him to see a genuine look of kindness on her face, no teasing or flirty nature. It made his heart skip for a moment, "So...I'm sorry for earlier, please let's start out as proper guildmates."

Naruto didn't realize, but for the first time besides Luca, Edelgard, and his new family, he didn't feel ill or scared being this close to a woman. He only smiled brightly at hearing her sincere words. "Alright then, let's~!"

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Edelgard smiled as she watched many women talking to Naruto from a healthy space between him and them, along with only two or three girls at max. Although that new girl Cana being near him made the Queen sigh.

Hubert coming from her shadow chuckled, "Trying to get the prince hitched once more?" His creepy and dark laughter only made the Queen give her own featherly light giggling to his question.

"It is a mother's duty to secure her child's future… but none of the girls I have chosen seem to fit his wants. Camillia for a doting sister, Hinoka for a protective sister, and so many others, even our own staff was also tossed into the ring…"

"Quite so." Hubert agreed as he looked to Cana. "Are you certain of this one, though?"

"Mmh… a woman who is kind of a floozy is worrying… but if she does marry Naruto that is fine. I'll make sure to send many mistresses if the marriage goes awry and dispose of the drunkard in secret." The queen of Raregroove started with a sigh, resting her cheek on her hand.

"I already got the poisons secured… hmm?" The man started off with a smile before noticing something, "Madam, we did summon most of the town, not including the possible marriages for Naruto, but I think we have an intruder."

"What?" Edelgard gasped. "You're certain?"

"I'm never wrong, Your Majesty." Hubert said. "Shall I have Caspar and Lindhart dispose of our unwelcome guest?"

"No… If I am the target, let it… let my son enjoy his time." She said leaning back into the seat, "I do have little time, so what if it comes early. I entrust everything to the Three Counsels and my son, Hubert…" She said lowering her head in a soft tone as her lips slowly curled upwards to know she had accepted her fate.

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"So lord Naruto are you staying for good?" A young woman wearing a kimono asked, her bright pink dress blue obi around it with blue cherry blossoms on it. It fit well with her long blonde hair.

The young man shook his head as he move back a bit when another girl came into the group, despite knowing all the citizens knowing his fear, he still couldn't help but slightly afraid even though both the girls themselves were nice enough to give him space and that fact he had guards to protect him if someone did try to… do unsavory things to him. "Sadly no Hana, I am staying in Fiore for a rather long time. I shall make trips here as it does have the only place for my favorite foods."

"Won't you come back?" A tall and stern looking woman asked, her hair done in a ponytail tied by a white ribbon. She wore a kimono as well orange in color but with flame patterns on her sleeves and a red obi holding in place.

"I'll visit every now and then Kagero." Naruto smiled a bit. "Just make sure Saizo doesn't try to kill me when I do."

The girls bowed respectfully as they left, enjoying the party as Cana whistled, nudging his stomach, "Well, well, seems I got some competition."

"Huh?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Those girls got their eye on you. I better not lose to them." Cana grinned widely.

"Of course they have their eye on me, Kagero-san was my bodyguard when I used to stay here and Hana was Luca's…" Naruto said before looking at Cana's face which only had a 'are you serious look'. "What?"

…

She just walked away, without giving a silly smile at his dense look.

"WHAT~?" Naruto looked absolutely confused. "What did I say?!"

"So these parties happen often?" Elfman asked.

"Huh?" Naruto snapped out of his stupor before looking at the manly man. "I-I'm sorry, what did you say?"

"Do these festivals happen often?" The large man said pointing to the large festivities.

Naruto shrugged, "Depends, Queen Ravegroove only allows the commoners to the castle when I arrive or the sacred holidays happen." The boy stated as he smiled, "This one is the few holidays, when my father, Haru Glory, and Luca's, Lucia Ravegroove finally became allies and buried their past when they meet again."

"Oh, I guess that makes sense." Elfman shrugged. "By the way, what's with Cana? She looked upset with you."

"I dunno man, something about girls having their eye on me." He then looked at the tan man with hopeful eyes, "You know what she meant?"

"How the hell would I know?" Elfman shrugged again.

"Everyone…" Soon the voices of the main hallway silenced when Hubert spoke. "Our Queen has words to speak."

Edelgard stood up from her throne as she looked at each and every one of them. "Everyone, I thank you all for coming. As today marks the anniversary of the betterment of the Kingdom when my husband and I ended our feud with The Rave Master, Haru Glory. Now, we are the envy of many continents, Fiore, Symphonia… and the Elemental Nations." She said slightly ashamed when noticing Naruto's painful gaze. "But as much as I would like to take credit." She ended that sentence with a light humorous tone, "It was thanks to both my deceased daughter Luca and my son in all but blood, who inspired us to also lead better lives. So… Naruto Raregroove Glory, stand up and stand beside me." She announced as everyone turned to Naruto, all warm smiles and kind eyes… it still made him blushed immensely.

Nervously, the young boy slowly walked over to his mother, all eyes staring at him, to the point he was sweating bullets. Eventually, he stood next to his mother and all eyes were still on him.

"...Naruto sorry for this…" Edelgard stated before suddenly speaking once more, "As you know...I named him my sole heir! So any woman who earns his heart, is allowed to marry him!"

"EEHHHH!?" Naruto screamed out girlishly, astonished at the audacity of his mother's words.

"I'm sorry, Naruto." She apologized sheepishly, clasping her hands together. "I know you could never replace Luca, but she wanted you to fall in love once more…" she said before looking at the castle. "Ahem, with that out of the way, we shall then end the festival with the play from the battle of Twilight."

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As the play was being set up, Cana watched Naruto running back and forth...then up the walls and ceiling… clutching his head. "W-What is Mother thinking?" He groaned out in despair, "Why is she doing this to me!? Oh gods, what's gonna happen to me!?"

"Uh...you don't like to get married?" She asked also stunned at this development.

Naruto surprisingly nodded, "I-I do, that was my...my biggest dream to have a nice family. Even back then…"

"Back then?" Elfman wondered.

"Uh, I mean, I was kinda girlish about my dreams. I blame my Aunt Julia and mother, Elie." Naruto repeatedly said. "But now? I might be well over the age for marriage in terms of royalty, but most of these girls were like kids when I saw them before entering my sleep.

"Oh right, you're twenty-something years old." The manly man remembered.

"Right, most royalty wed at fifteen… if I didn't fall in that coma, no doubt mother would have done the same thing back then." Naruto said slowly, realizing that it was going to happen eventually. "Wait… C-Cana… you said we're guild mates right?" Naruto blushed as he could barely look at Cana who… also started to blush at his innocent look.

"Y-Yeah?" Cana said as her heart raced faster and faster…

"Do you think… we're more than that?" Naruto questioned.

…

BEST…

DAY…

OF HER LIFE!

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"SHE'S WHAT?!' Edelgard screamed out with Hubert and Jacob holding in place, while holding a one-line axe in her arms.

"P-Pregnant…" Naruto stuttered as Cana also turned red as she nodded.

Quick recap, Naruto asked Cana to pretend to be his lover...who is bearing his child. - That part added by Elfman.

"My lady, the pregnant part is untrue." Hubert stated as the woman seemed to calm somewhat.

"How do you know that!?" Edelgard said.

"Uhh…" he pulled her to the side and whispered into her ear. "While… dressing… Camilla… pee… no… hormones…" only a few selected words were heard as Cana felt her eyebrow twitch… did he really check her pee to see if she wasn't going at it with Naruto as a precaution?

"I...see…" The Queen said but shocked her head, "Alright, so let's-"

"But they are indeed a couple." Hubert smiled and he winked at Naruto and Cana, a scary sight to the Fiore woman but comforting one for Naruto. "They hold hands, gaze into their eyes passionately. I believed Prince Naruto has home in Fiore… for the time."

Edelgard looked worried before nodding, "Alright, you two stay, Hubert entertain Elfman." The advisor only gave a weary nod, as Elfman lifted him like driftwood.

"Yosh, let's eat!" He said, running through the wall, as Jakob ran his hand over his face when seeing the huge hole in the shape of Elfman lifting Hubert.

"I'll fix it…"

It left the three alone… until Naruto's sharp glare made the Queen toss her weapon to the other side of the room. "Do you love each other?" As all the women asked, a soft look came into her face.

"Yes…" Naruto nodded softly.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Alright… I give you my blessing…" The woman hugged her son tightly, "Don't be afraid, I would always accept your lovers if you truly love them. Cana dear, let me hug to let you in the family."

"O-Oh, you don't really have to-"

"Come here." Edelgard gave no room for Cana to protest as she hugged her. "You break his heart… and you'll break." She whispered coldly, so much that Cana swore her blood had almost turned into slush.

"U-Um… g-glad to be p-part of the family." Cana laughed nervously.

"Cana-"

"Alright… so kiss each other and let's go!" Edelgard claps her hands, "I want to see my baby finally kiss his beloved!"

"What?" The two said but the earnest face she had on, made them realize… she really bought it.

"Go on, you two. Kiss." Edelgard encouraged them, eyes sparkling at the thought her son will finally get over his fear.

"Uh, well? Honey? Shall we?" Cana blushed with a smile at Naruto.

Naruto nodded, closing his eyes while shaking violently… or would have if he didn't suppress his fear. He felt Cana stepping right in front of him, he felt her hands touching...then felt their hands on him.

'They're not here… they're not here…' he prayed quietly, feeling scared until he heard a voice.

"It's okay…" it was Cana whispering softly, soothing his fear, unknowingly calming his heart. And he felt his lips touching warm soft objects, his shivering became… pleasant? Of all the times this action happening to him was nice.

He felt an odd urge to cling on to that feeling and awakardly moved one of his hands to Cana's waist and the other on the back of her head. Deepening the kiss, as Cana felt some heat starting to crawl up her cheeks.

"O-Ok, that's enough." Edelgard said, pushing the two away, "Keep it simple."

Cana coughs into her hand, slightly embarrassed that she got into the kiss when they were supposed to just be pretend lovers… although she would be lying if she didn't enjoy the hell out of that moment. "Y-Y… right…" She dumbly said, trying to regain her barings.

"Alright come with me, I have to get you and Naruto something for the play."

"Wait, what?" Cana got out as Edelgard dragged her and Naruto along. "Hold on, slow down!"

…

Naruto stood there… moving a single finger to trace his lips, before a shaky smile came into his face. She smelled so nice, like nice rosé with hints of cinnamon and vanilla still sticking to his nose. He can still feel her body heat and gentle voice… the young never felt this feeling as the times he kis-

THUMP~!

"Gh…" Naruto felt his body hurt and his stomach curled and twisted to forms that it was never supposed to do. He opened his eyes and that was the nail in the coffin, he saw them all of his former family, staring at him like some kind of meat.

"U-U-Um…" Naruto gulped in fear. This was not good at all.

It was at this moment that the contents of his stomach spilled out, "HUBERT!" Naruto screamed out in pain, and like magic the man appeared from the shadows with a look of relief.

"Thank you Lord Naruto, that muscle brain imb- NARUTO!" The man screamed rushing forward when watching the young man clutching his stomach then noticed the stain of vomit on the floor. "Don't worry," He said, a dark aura came from his hand and placed on the blonde's head. "Think about them and I shall remove them."

"T-That's not-"

"TRY!" He orders not caring if he loses his job, he swore an oath to both his Queen and Princess to care for Naruto as he would for them. He once hated that, but now he can't see him other than a part of their family. Naruto whimpered to think about them, but soon they faded like a bad dream. "A-Are you better?" The man said as the younger Rave Master stood up shakingly.

"I need mouthwash," He weakly chuckled. "Ahhh… so ba~d…"

The sinister looking man placed a hand on the teen's shoulder, "Wait… are you sure you can go back there? I can say to Lady Edelgard you ate something wrong."

"No, it's fine… it's totally fine…" Naruto waved off. "Just remembered that part of my life, but..." When he remembered Cana and what he did… made the pain slowly fade faster.

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Cana eyes widened as she saw Naruto sitting on a throne as dozens of people were bowing to him, His serious yet regal looking Naruto smiling dashing to her… beside him… wearing a lovely dress made for a queen.

When the Queen took her away (before threatening the drinker to not have sex with Naruto until they are officaial married) told her to sit with Naruto in the throne when the play is starting, and now most of the girls are glaring at her for just standing next to him… she was both happy and scared. She leans to Naruto, "What's this play about?" Hoping to lessen the odd tense mood as Elfman caught her eye waving from the table with a blue haired man trying to outeat him when the food arrived.

"I don't know usual on the day of unity, that's why we call this little festival." Naruto reminded the girl the reason for this day, "It's about opposites becoming friends."

"Huh… well, if anything it should be interesting." Cana said.

"Ah it's starting." Naruto said as many people from the entrance made way for numerous handsome and beautiful people.

He looked as Hubert as the man spoke, "I am pleased to announce the best of the acting arts of the Kingdom!" The man lifted his hand as a single woman came into the limelight, wearing a blue dress with a blue cape that had the Ravegroove symbol.

"Hey, isn't that…" Naruto stared at the girl who gave a small wave to him and his 'lover'.

"You know her?" Cana asked.

"Greetings to all, I am Dorothea!" She announced bowing to all the audience around her. "I was pleased to hear that I was told to represent this year's play. And I choose one that is close, in honor of our Queen's son coming to visit, I have chosen an epic that is true and recent. And I sincerely hope you all enjoy it."

The young woman took a few steps back as another male came from behind with spiky hair but wore a black jacket with white crosses on them. Also donning long black pants with two chains on the sides of the pants legs. "Lady Luca…"

"Oh no…" Naruto's voice went from exciting to scared in less than a moment.

"Naruto?" Cana looked at her friend, worried. "What's wrong?"

Dorothea's eyes became misty, "Naruto… Please don't make this harder than it needs to be…"

The young swordsman places a hand over his face, "It's the day I kidnap Luca from her kingdom."

"You what?" Cana looked shocked from the revelation. "You… kidnapped her? Why?"

"Just watch…" Naruto cried waterfall tears as the play will show his two members of Fairy Tail his indecent past.

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"I want to get in!" Kushina yelled at the guards, "My friend is in there!"

"I'm sorry ma'am, but there's a play in progress and it must not be interrupted." One of the guards answered.

It wasn't the best night for Kushina, she decided to leave the boat and swim back to the country (although it was technically her walking for about an hour, thank kami for Chakra walking) to spent the night fighting desert snakes, worms, and scorpions...the size of freaking semi-experienced summonings back home! "Alright…" She dejectedly sighed walking away...before running at full burst, "LEMMEIN~!" She cried out as the guards caught her before she got into the entrance! "COMEON~! MYFRIENDISAMILF~AND SEEMSANGRYATME~!"

"Ma'am, you're not allowed in!" The second guard shouted.

"Wait, until the performance has ended! Then you can go in!" The first one grunted, as they struggled to hold her back. Just how strong was she!?

"I thought the festival was open to all!" She complained as another guard suddenly dogpiled them! "Oof~! Watch the hair!" She yelled in anger when she felt her hair getting dirty on the floor.

"Only the street festival, the castle is only for the residents of the Kingdom." Another knight said diving into the pile.

"So you're not allowed in here!" A fifth added, adding into the pile.

"Okay! I think you guys are not really taking this seriously…" Kushina groans when the weight was starting to get to her. "Wait, what's the quickest way to get into jail there?"

"Slapping a knight." One of them said before Kushina smirked…

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Cana nearly laughed when she understood why Naruto was so ashamed of this play, "Lady Luca, I can't bear the thought of leaving you again…" The actor playing as Naruto said, pulling out a fake Ten Commmandments off his back and threw it on the floor, "I would… even leave my future as Rave Master if it means running away with you."

Dorothea masterfully made her cheeks flare up at the confession of the actor, "Naruto," She started until the male actor pulled her hands into his.

"Will you run away with me?" He said with a gentle smile to match the mood of the sweet scene.

"Scene~!" The woman said as the whole castle ground was filled with light applause the only reason it wasn't loud as many were crying. "Naruto please come down and let us take a bow with you!" She asked as Naruto shook his head.

"I'm sorry, I can't do it." Naruto said, still shaking his head furiously as more tears came down his eyes.

"Please?" The male actor said, "It wouldn't be right for us to bow if the muse didn't seem to be happy with our performance."

Naruto sighed as he nodded, "Alright," he turned to see Cana follow him. "You don't-"

"It's okay. I'll stay with you." Cana assured the boy.

The two stood next to Dorothea and the male actor, "We hope you-" The woman stood when her eyes caught the other actors rushing toward her and Cana. "What are you- gah!" she shouted when they violently pushed her away, but Cana was able to dodge in time. "Elfman!"

The man looked at the scene with a turkey leg bone inside his mouth, "MMMM~! (Translation: MAN!" Running at top speed as the actors slam their hands into the floor as back colored seals started to float up in a ten-by-ten foot cube.

"Dark Écriture!" They all shouted as the cube filled with seals vanished.

"What the hell!?" Naruto shouted in surprise as he looked around, seeing that he, Cana, and Elfman were now trapped.

"Naruto!" Edelgard screamed as her right hand produced a dark-red circle with an odd symbol in the middle, "Requip! Aymr!" The circle soon summoned an axe in the oddest design, the whole weapon seems to be made entirely out of bones. The front part seems to be some kind of dorsal fin, while the back attached to the front was a small part to help connect to it and the handle. The back of that bone attachment was four spikes, and the handle seemed to be thick as the woman's hand almost didn't fit by a few centimeters. "Raging Storm!" The woman spun her body as the weapon was burning with flames, only to be flung back into her throne when meeting the invisible cube. "Ack!" she spat out blood as the actors smiled.

"That's three sets of rules to break through, Dark Écriture, with three users is something that only a gifted genius can break through." The male actor said as he took off his robes, leaving him in his pants but Naruto eyes widened at the sight on his chest. Soon the other two actors also took off their costumes showing two women.

Any emotion besides silent rage was suppressed and in his eyes, before a sickening grin stretched throughout his face. It was a glorious feeling to re-experience, the fact that he can get high off that emotion was making him gain his old face. As the one thing he hated was here and the fact they had that thing on their chest. His lips practically enjoy saying two words…

"Zeref...Demon's…"

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"Wow," A knight said with his helmet all dented and partially destroyed. "I never saw a woman bitch-slap all the nights just to get thrown in jail."

"Yeah wow~!" The knight beside him dragging a rope bound Kushina said, "At least you have the helmet! I got my teeth knocked out!"

"Eheheheh~!" The red haired woman chuckled at the reminder of her slap. "I- Wait where are you going?" She questioned as the Knights started to leave, "Hello~!?"

"We got more troubling issues woman, The Queen Raregroove and her son are in danger!"

Soon Kushina was all alone before rolling her eyes, "Sure a Queen gets hurt and… wait Raregroove?! That's my hot white haired bootycall- I MEAN FRIEND!" She suddenly stood up and hopped towards the castle, "Don't worry~ Imma coming~!" She cried out in hopes to fix her friendship and find out why she was angry. But soon stopped as she saw one thing in front of her… stairs… "Goddammit…"

CHAPTER END

AK: Next chapter is end of this little arc and no none of the Fire Emblem girls are in Naruto's harem, it was a fun idea to contiune off last time and decided that the FE characters would live in Raregroove. And will Kushina and Naruto meet? Will she climb up the stairs!? Review and found out!