A/N: This is the epilogue! I usually don't like OCs, but I decided to put some in here anyways.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

Epilogue

Scarlet had her mother's fierce attitude, determination, and magical talent. At ten, she spent all of her free time trying to learn both requip magic and heavenly body magic. Although talented, she had a long way to go to match the ability of her parents. Luckily, magical ability grew with the body, and she was not fully grown yet. Irene was disappointed that she was not interested in Irene's magical accomplishments or techniques, but was more than happy to help teach her granddaughter how to hone her skills.

Erza knew she wanted two children, but didn't want to wait for another pregnancy. Therefore, against the advice of her midwife, she managed to get pregnant again only two months after Scarlet's birth. (After that, Erza insisted on getting permanently magically sterilized to prevent further pregnancies.)

Xavier, less than a year younger than Scarlet, was also extremely talented in magical ability – Irene suspected moreso than Scarlet or his parents – but was much less interested in magic used in fights and more interested in learning about interesting uses of magic. So, at the tender age of seven, Irene had taken it upon herself to teach him enchantment. He immediately took to it, though to Irene's dismay he only used to make cleaning his room easier. Irene knew she would have time to teach him bigger, better things later – he was only nine, after all.

Most magically talented children of mages received only a cursory education in normal subjects so they could hone their magical skills for later guild life, but Erza and Jellal insisted their children should be given the normal life they were denied. That meant while the other children of Fairy Tail were at the guild, Scarlet and Xavier were stuck in a classroom. Their parents, of course, made up for the lost time learning magic on the weekends.

It was Irene's first time picking up her grandchildren from school. Normally, they would walk home on their own, but today Irene had other ideas. With Jellal and Erza both out of town, Irene was responsible for them, and she wanted to spend time with them. She showed up early to find a crowd of local parents waiting outside the gates of Magnolia's elementary school. Irene could see that the children weren't let out of classes yet, so she leaned against a section of fence and closed her eyes, waiting to hear the children.

"Who are you here for?" A voice asked her. Irene's eyes opened and narrowed, examining the woman in front of her. The woman was with a group of several other women. Irene suspected they were parents from the school.

"Why would you like to know?" Irene asked. She was pleased watching the women step back from her, thoroughly intimidated.

"We were curious. We've never seen you before," the woman asked her. "It's especially odd to see a mage here."

"A mage?" Irene asked. She had been allowed a small amount of her powers back so that she could teach the young members of Fairy Tail basic magic more effectively, but she was nowhere near her full strength even as a human.

"You are one, aren't you? Few of us non-mages have hair that's such a brilliant color," the woman tried to explain.

"Oh, I am one," Irene replied. "I'm here to pick up my grandchildren."

"Your grandchildren?" The mother asked. Another mother whispered into her ear and she made a small surprised noise. "Scarlet and Xavier! They're your grandchildren?"

Irene smiled. "I'm the mother of Erza Scarlet."

"It's no surprise that your grandchildren are so exceptional, then. You don't hear much about their father, though."

"Really?" Irene was surprised – for mages, those on the magic council were the most important names to know (and not piss off). For those who couldn't use magic, she supposed it wasn't important to know – the magic council had virtually no power over them. "He's on the magic council."

"I'm surprised we haven't met them before," one mother pointed out.

Irene smiled. "Maybe they just want their children to live a normal life? Look at how interested you are in me. If their classmates found out that Scarlet and Xavier's parents were some of the most ta2lented mages of their generation, do you think they would be able to go to school in peace?"

The womens' faces turned contemplative. "Well, their classmates know they're mages, with those hair colors."

"I'm sure," Irene said. "But knowing they're mages and knowing their mother is an S-class mage that has won many famous battles is entirely different. Even I, who lived in Alvarez before the war, heard about her defeat of pandemonium at the Grand Magic Games."

"But shouldn't they at least show up at school events for their children?" One mom asked.

Irene didn't know much about school events. After all, she never took Erza to school. Suddenly, the sound of a swinging gate and a rush of children's voices saved her.

"Grandma?!" Scarlet's voice came from the crowed. Irene saw Scarlet pulling her younger brother through the crowd towards her. "Why are you here?"

"I wanted to pick you up today," Irene responded.

"Can we go to the park? I want to show you something," Scarlet said.

"Oh?" Irene asked her granddaughter.

"I think I've sorta figured out meteor," Scarlet said proudly. Meanwhile, her brother behind her was casually enchanting her hair, making it stand up on her head.

"Xavier, no magic at school," Irene reminded him. It was Jellal's idea to make them focus on their studies.

"School's over, and we're off the property," Xavier responded. Irene smiled, knowing he'd make a very good council member with that logic.

"Yes, but your sister is liable to attack you if you mess up her hair more," Irene reminded him. That caused Scarlet to feel her hair, notice it was standing on end, and requip a dagger. Xavier wasn't yet talented enough to disarm his sister, and was much less talented at fighting, so Irene took it upon herself to enchant Scarlet's dagger into a flower. She then fixed Scarlet's hair, manipulating it into a braid.

Irene could see the mothers and their children staring. Obviously Scarlet and Xavier were much better behaved at school than while at Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail tended to be a bad influence on its children. Irene began to lead her grandchildren away in case there were any more incidents, although, admittedly, more incidents would be fun.

Still, she wanted to be a good influence to her grandchildren. Her daughter and son-in-law had put their trust in her, and she wanted to do her best to honor that. Now that she had a family again, she was determined not to lose it.

A/N: The end! I'm considering having another series of One Shots about normal citizens of Magnolia interacting with the guild. There may or may not be a parent-teacher conference one shot that references this incident.