A.N.

This chapter has been edited as of 10/28/15.

A.N.

I made this story after seeing the cover of Chapter 234. It was sad seeing Gildarts playing with the other kids and not with Cana, his own daughter. I realized that the younger generation of Fairy Tail never really hung out with Cana. So I decided to make a story with her as the central character. Of course she would be paired up with my favorite dragon slayer, Natsu. So I hope you enjoy reading it! If you like it enough, a review would be greatly appreciated!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail or any of the characters.

Chapter 1: Beginning of Team Cana

*Year X778*

A 12ish year old boy was once again wreaking havoc around the guild. His pink locks flashed in the air as he slammed his fist into a half-naked boy. Natsu Dragneel was once again fighting Gray Fullbuster.

"Haha I win, you stripper." The pink haired boy proclaimed as he raising his arms in triumph.

"Tch, whatever." The blue haired boy replied slightly annoyed. "You didn't win, I let you win flame breath," Gray said mockingly.

"What did you said ice princess?" Natsu questioned as he glared as his rival.

Before either of the boys could swing their fists, the guild doors swung open. From the opening came a red haired girl dragging a cart full of suitcases. "Oh shit Erza's back!" The two young boys screamed at the presence of Erza Scarlet. Hearing their voices, she swiftly turned her attention to the boys.

"Oh Gray and Natsu, have you two been getting along?" Erza questioned the two as she walked towards them.

"Of course, Erza, we're the best of friends." Natsu and Gray monotonously replied to the question. Ever since their fighting caused them to accidently knock Erza's favorite strawberry cake off the table, they were banned from fighting in the presence of the older girl. They quickly agreed not to fight after facing the wrath of Titania. At least when she was nearby.

"Heh, so you've returned Erza." A young girl wearing gothic clothes said as she got up from her table. "Let's settle this."

"Mira, you're right." The red headed girl nodded in agreement. "It's time for us to settle who is stronger." The girls' fists clashed against each other. The guild hall was once again turned into a battlefield.

"How come Erza gets to fight?" The young dragon slayer pouted. Suddenly a giant casted a shadow over the guild members.

"Enough you two." The towering figure roared at the two females.

The two girls quickly separated and returned to what they were doing before. "Master, I have returned from my mission," Erza reported to the giant. The giant quickly shrunk, returning to normal size. Master Makarov nodded as he took a sip of his tea.

"Welcome back Erza." Master chuckled. "How was the mission?" he asked.

"I got the full reward again." She proudly proclaimed. "I'm going on another mission soon and I was hoping to bring Natsu and Gray with me." The young female told him.

"Ehhh." the two boys screamed in horror. The last thing they wanted to do was spend time with Erza.

"I…I'm supposed to go a job with Elfman," stuttered Gray. Upon hearing the news, Mirajane quickly looked at her younger siblings. Elfman was currently talking to Happy and Lisanna. The Exceed was happily perched on the young girl's lap.

"Elfman." A voice of terror held the timid boy in place. "What have I told you about hanging out with people on Erza's team?" Mirajane said as she glared at Elfman.

"But Gray helped me find my pet parakeet so I agreed to go on a job with him." he softly replied.

"Well guess what?" The oldest Strauss angrily said. "You and Lisanna are going on a job with me NOW!"

"What did I do?" Lisanna pouted. Mira turned to face her sister.

"Don't think I don't know that you've been hanging out with Natsu." She reminded her little sister. Happy hurriedly scurried away from Lisanna and plopped onto Natsu's head.

"You scared, buddy?" Natsu asked, teasing the shivering cat.

"Aye, Mira scary," The Exceed replied.

Natsu then remembered his own predicament. He was about to go on a mission with Erza! The pinkette was just about to leave for a job about a fire breathing monster located in the outskirts of Clover Town. He had thought this could be a lead to finding Igneel. He was, of course, interrupted by Gray throwing insults at him. He need to act quickly. Gray got caught because he said he was going with Elfman. He needed someone that would agree to go on a job with him.

Unfortunately nearly everyone was already on jobs as the guild hall was mostly empty. The only people left in the guild was Nab, who was staring at the mission board, and Cana, who was recovering from a hangover. Left with no choice, the boy chose the girl. "I…I'm supposed to go on a mission with Cana," Natsu nervously told Erza. That was when the boy realized his mistake. It wasn't a sure thing that the brunette would agree to go a job with him.

"Is that true, Cana?" Erza asked the hungover girl, who had her head on the table. Cana, who had no idea what was going on, simply nodded. "Oh well. Looks like it's just me and me this time Gray." She shrugged before literally dragging Gray out of the guild doors. Mirajane also left with a downcast Elfman and sad Lisanna.

Natsu couldn't believe it! He managed to somehow escape Erza's clutches. The pinkette got ready to burst out of the guild when Master stopped him.

"Natsu!" Makarov shouted. "Aren't you forgetting someone?" Master asked. Natsu looked puzzled at the Master's question. He had Happy on his head, so who else could he be missing? Master pointed to Cana, who was now sleeping.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot," The boy said. Natsu tossed Cana over his shoulder as gently as possible and ran out of the guild.

"Nab, hurry up and pick a job." The old man shouted at the absent minded Nab. Nab quickly grabbed a job and he too bolted out the door.

"Ahh, finally some peace." Makarov said as he enjoyed the rare silence.

*Magnolia Train Station*

Happy had managed to persuade Natsu to head to Clover Town by train because it was too far to walk. The young man and cat didn't seem to notice the stares they were receiving from the townspeople.

"Natsu, let me off this horrible ride." A drowsy voice pleaded. Natsu had again forgotten all about Cana even though he carried her all the way to the station. The boy gently let the brunette down to see that her face was sickly pale. "I'm going to go throw up now." She said before bolting towards the station's bathroom. A couple of minutes later, she returned looking much better than before.

"So, why were you carrying me around?" Cana asked. The girl was sure she was in the guild hall a couple of minutes ago. The brunette had wanted to take a break after she went drinking for the first time with Wakaba and Macao. Now she was at Magnolia Train Station with Natsu and Happy.

"Well you see Cana…" Natsu replied nervously while rubbing the back of his head. He quickly explained the situation to her.

"I see. Well I guess I can go on this mission of yours." She agreed, much to his relief. "Well let's get on the train and then you can tell me more about the job." Cana said much to Natsu's horror.

*On the train going towards Clover Town*

Natsu's pale face was sticking out of the window. He hated transportation from the bottom of his heart. When he was younger he never had a problem with them but now he would get sick as soon as any vehicle began moving.

"So what's our mission, Natsu?" Cana, who was sitting away from him, asked.

"Apparently there's been several sightings of a fire breathing monster located around the outskirts of Clover Town." He replied. "Our job is to get rid of it." The dragon slayer added.

"Ok, so how much is the reward?" The brunette asked.

"I don't know." The boy replied planned. "I didn't look at the reward." He confessed.

"What do you mean, you didn't look at the reward?" Cana said angrily. Her temper was rapidly rising. When she was taking a day off to deal with the hangover, she was carried against her will to go on a job. Finally when she agreed to go on said job, Natsu didn't even know what the reward was.

"All I saw was fire breathing monster when I took the job." The boy admitted.

"How is that the only words you saw, you idiot?" The brunette retorted bitterly.

"Because Natsu's dad is a Dragon," Happy answered as he munched on his fish. Cana froze from the answer. She had forgotten that Natsu's foster parent was a dragon and he had been searching for clues. The girl quickly apologized to Natsu for her words.

"Why are you apologizing?" He questioned. "I was the one who dragged you on this job." The pink haired boy added.

"Well I know what it's like to find a parent." Cana quietly confessed, hoping no one could hear her. Unfortunately Natsu had the hearing of a dragon and heard every word.

"What do you mean, you know what it's like?" Natsu asked curiously as he turned his head to look at her.

"You probably don't know this since you joined Fairy Tail after me but the reason I joined Fairy Tail was to find my father." The girl confessed

Happy and Natsu were shocked to say the least. The Exceed even dropped his fish. "Did you find him?" The cat asked while picking up the seafood.

"I guess you can say I did." Cana replied. The young girl didn't know why she was telling this to them. She had never told this to anyone except for Master and Wakaba.

She wasn't even close to Natsu despite them being a part of the younger generation of Fairy Tail. Natsu was always fighting with Gray or getting pummeled by either Erza, Laxus, or Mirajane. The thought of him being like her never really crossed her mind. "So who is he?" Natsu asked, snapping Cana out of her trance.

"I haven't told him yet." The brunette confessed.

"What do you mean?" Natsu shouted as he got up, momentarily forgetting that he was on a moving train. The boy slumped down on the floor with a groan.

This caused Cana to laugh slightly. Natsu will always be an idiot. "I feel like I'm not worthy to be called his daughter." She finally replied.

"Family is family." The boy said rather weakly. He was trying to get back to the window but failing miserably at the task. "You don't need to be worthy to call someone family, right Happy?" Natsu asked his blue friend.

"Aye." The feline replied.

"Plus even if your dad doesn't accept you as his daughter." The pinkette paused to regain his breath. "Fairy Tail is your family." Natsu added. "I'll even beat up the bastard for you." The dragon slayer grinned before falling ill again from the motion sickness.

The gesture made Cana really happy. She might've thought Natsu looked cool if he wasn't slumped all over the floor. "Thanks Natsu." Cana smiled at the unconscious dragon slayer.

"You liiiiiiike him." Happy teased. Cana quickly gave the cat another fish to make him shut up.

*Outskirts of Clover Town*

The group had finally arrived at their destination. The request was made by the mayor of Clover Town. Recently a fire breathing monster had been spotted in the outskirts of Clover Town. The monster had been attacking little kids that lived near the outskirts. The job reward was 135,000 jewels. Cana was happy that they were getting a decent reward for extermination.

After talking to the mayor, the trio headed towards a restaurant. Natsu, Happy, and Cana discussed the details of the job while they ate. Apparently the monster attacked small kids so Happy was chosen as bait. The Exceed was not pleased as he said he was a cat and not a human. Natsu finally convinced him by offering 5 raw fish.

The next part of the plan was for Natsu to attack the monster with Cana providing back up. If the monster was indeed Igneel, they would abandon the plan. After agreeing with the plan, they headed for the outskirts.

After waiting for the monster for nearly two hours, Cana spoke. "Maybe Happy is right. Perhaps we need a kid." She wondered.

"Where are we going to find a kid?" Natsu groaned. While the two were discussing, the cat spotted a little lizard. Feeling bored, he started to play with it. The lizard not happy with getting messed with transformed into a large salamander. The lizard was always getting attacked by the neighborhood kids and it finally decide to attack back. It opened its mouth to spit fire at Happy.

Before Happy became a roasted cat, Natsu appeared and ate the fire. "Thanks for the meal, you overgrown lizard." The dragon slayer smirked as he chew the last bits of the flame.

"Natsu, I was so scared," Happy cried out, hiding behind his best friend.

"Card Volley." The girl shouted from her hiding spot. The cards that Cana threw arched towards the salamander. The cards reach their destination, hitting the salamander with blunt force. The lizard roared in pain from the attack.

"Now this is a roar." Natsu shouted. "Fire Dragon's Roar." The dragon slayer roared as he clasped his hands in front of his mouth. Activating his magic, he released a torrent of flames at the lizard. The lizard braced itself for the attack. The fire that didn't strike the monster, fell to the grass. Soon the area was in flames.

"Sheesh Natsu." Cana sighed. "Now I know why you never get full payment." She concluded. "Prayer's Fountain." The brunette shouted as she laid down a single card on the ground. Beams of water sprayed across the field, easily extinguishing the flames.

"Thanks for the help, Cana." Natsu shouted as he grinned.

"Here, finish it off Natsu." The holder mage shouted as she threw several cards that erupted into flames.

"Thanks! Now I'm all fired up!" The boy shouted what would be his trademark saying. Natsu quickly faced the salamander and used Fire Dragon's Iron Fist. The overgrown lizard took the full force from the attack and fainted. It reverted back to its original size, where Happy captured it in a magic container. With the job complete, they headed back to town to report to the mayor and received their reward.

For the first time Natsu had managed to receive a full reward. They boarded the next train heads to Magnolia and left Clover Town. Natsu was, once again, sticking his head outside the window. "Too bad it wasn't Igneel, Natsu." Cana said.

Natsu just stared at the moving scenery and promptly threw up. After regaining himself, he spoke. "Yeah, I wish it was him but at least I have a family to return to." The dragon slayer grinned. "Oh yeah." The boy realized. "You never did told us who your father is." Natsu said. Cana debated whether to tell them and decided to reveal her secret.

"My father is…Gildarts Clive." The brunette spoke hesitantly. At the name, Happy and Natsu screamed.

"Your dad is...is…Gildarts!" They screamed.

"Yup." The girl replied. "And remember, you said that you'll beat up the bastard of a father for me." She teased him. Natsu paled but this time it wasn't from the train.