Chapter 19

Having younger siblings can be bothersome sometimes. Archer always thought that and that very thought was running through her head at that moment. She yawned as she made her way down the hall, carrying three toddlers as she did. They had woken up before her and Sting thought it would be a great idea to jump on her stomach until she awoke. It worked, but it was annoying. After they had successfully awoken her they demanded she make food. Well Sting demanded food while Rogue and Wendy asked nicely. There was a reason Archer tried to prevent Sting from spending too much time with Natsu and Gajeel. He took after them a tad too much.

Archer stopped in front of a normal looking door. She slid it open and stepped into the big bathroom she added to the house. Sting tried to run but she easily caught him and held him despite his struggles. She let the tub full up while she instructed the kids to strip. She had to forcefully remove Sting's clothes.

"I don't want to take a bath yet, I'm hungry! "

"It's too early for this" Archer sighed. "You'll eat after your bath"

Wendy and Rogue were perfect little angels. Sting was the only real problem. While the other two knew to neatly fold their clothes and climb into the tub, Sting was trying to fight Archer. So she just dropped him in the tub, not at all caring about all his shouting. Soap was added to the mix and bubbles started to form in their bath. Archer even dumped some toys in there to keep them entertained.

"If you quiet down and behave like a good little boy I'll make you your favorite, how does that sound? "

Sting brightened immediately and nodded with a huge smile

"Good" she ruffled his hair. "You're the oldest so you're in charge. Each of you must be squeaky clean and dressed in time for breakfast. Can you handle that? "

"Sir yes sir"

"Awesome " she smiled. "Be good you two and if Sting abuses his power you have my permission to overthrow him" Archer said to Wendy and Rogue who each giggled at her statement. The last time Sting got drunk on power Archer had found him in a very sticky situation .

With that Archer left the kids alone. They were more than capable of taking a proper bath by themselves.

She continued down the hall stopping in front of a red door. She swung it open and eyed the messy bed. Natsu had kicked his sheets off the bed and was sleeping in a very awkward position. She stepped into his room, picking up his sheets when she came by his bed. She took him by the scarf and dropped him on the ground, watching him sit up with a completely confused look on his face. His hair was a mess.

"What happened? "

"It's time for you to get up. Go take a shower" Archer ordered as she handed him his towel.

"What time is it? "

"Around eight"

"It's too early" Natsu mȯȧnėd and flopped back into his bed.

"I have to leave at ten and I'm not leaving you lot alone in this house"

"We won't burn it down"

"That's not what I'm worried about, go take a shower and get dressed"

A groan left his throat as he did as told and slowly shuffled towards his bathroom. When the door closed behind him Archer left his room and traveled towards Gajeel's. His door was a deep grey and made of actual metal. He had requested it but it took some convincing for Archer to grant him the door he wanted. She didn't want him eating it.

Stepping into his room, she took a moment to observe the position he was in. How? Was the one question as she looked at the scene. But then again he's Gajeel. Of course he wouldnt be bothered by nails in his bed. Why were there nails in his bed in the first place? What was he doing the night before?

He was treated the same as Natsu. Archer casually kicked him off the bed. He was not as confused as Natsu. The first thing he did was aim an iron club at the unfazed Archer.

"Time to get up"

"Stop kicking me out of my bed dammit! "

"Sure"

"Dirty liar"

Archer only smiled in response and threw him his towel while pointing to the bathroom. He got the message easily enough. He growled as he stomped towards his bathroom, cursing Archer as he did.

With that taken care of Archer made her way down the stairs and towards the kitchen. She promised Sting his favorite, which meant she would have to make everyone's favorite. It wouldn't be fair otherwise.

Either way it would be a feast.

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Natsu was grinning as he modeled in the mirror. Archer said she had bought them all new clothes and frankly he wasn't sure if he would like them. Turns out he loved them. He thought he looked awesome in his little black waist coat and baggy pants. It went great with his scarf too. He had to thank Archer for this.

Gajeel was thinking the same thing. He too had on a waist coat, but it was secured by a studded belt around his . Instead of white he had Beige baggy pants that were tucked into his boots. He loved his boots most of all. They were most definitely combat type. They were strong and didn't dent when he bit them. Top quality. He grinned at the studded brown gloves paired with similarly studded wristbands.

"Nice"

He stepped out of his room to come face to face with Natsu. The two stared ay each other before grinning and fist bumping .

"You don't look absolutky terrible today, metal head"

"I can say the same for you, salamander"

"I'm starting to like that name" Natsu commented as the two made their way down the hall. "It doesn't sound too bad"

"Whatever you say"

"Big bros!" sting called as he ran down the hall. "Look at me, my outfit is so cool"

The boy sported a white shirt under a blue vest with golden outer edges. For pants he had on loose white pants held up by suspenders which were attached to the pant loops by square-shaped rings that are gold in color. The one question the boys had on their minds was how he had managed to put on the suspenders. He was also gifted with some combat boots.

"This is amazing! "

"Archy got us all new clothes" Wendy said, sporting her little green dress.

It was a simple dress with two wavy stripes running across the dress and ending in small pointed edges at the bottom. Around her arms and legs she wore wing like attachments.

Rogue stood near her as silent as ever. He was observing his clothes like everyone else. His was very simple and very comfortable in his opinion. He had on a turtle neck long sleeved shirt the color being a light grey. He had tucked it into his black pants which was held up by a grey sash. His shoes were not combat style, but simple knee length sneakers he felt comfortable in. He liked it. It would draw little to no attention to him.

"It pays having a rich big sis" Natsu grinned.

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Archer kept a good eye on her siblings as they traveled towards the guild. She was happy to see them enjoying their new clothes so much. She of course got them because of what they wore in the anime and Manga. It suited them. Sting and Rogue's were a bit different from original. Sting actually had on a shirt under his vest. Also his vest was lacking the fur collar he was known for. Rogue's outfit lacked the cape and waist guard. There were a few armored parts also missing. Natsu's outfit was practically the same as in the anime. The only thing Gajeel was missing was the feather type thing he had around his neck.

And of course Wendy had her green dress.

At some point Natsu and Gajeel decided to race and were soon out of sight. Sting didn't want to be left out and followed after them as fast as his tiny legs would allow. Which was very fast. He would catch up to them easily enough

Rogue and Wendy stayed back.

"Will they make it to the guild? " Wendy asked in worry

"Yes they will, don't worry about it" Archer reassured.

"They left us behind" Rogue said quietly

"That they did" Archer glanced at the two. "Do you want to catch up?"

"What did I teach you? "

The two seemed in thought for a moment before apparently remembering what was taught. They each took a starting position on the ground, staring ahead intently. Slowly a ball of their representing element formed beneath their raised foot and within second they used it to push off the ground with incredible strength and speed.

Archer watched them go with a proud smile.

"I can't wait to see their faces when those two make it before them"

She chuckled and fished her two new keys out her pocket. She should summon them before she forgot again.

Holding the two between her fingers she simply swiped them through the air and awaited their appearance.

She ignored the scowls the two aimed her way and continued her walk.

"Insolent child" Poseidon spat as he marched towards the calm Archer. She merely glanced at him, taking in his sea blue hair and eyes. His skin was fair with a few scars here and there. He wore no shirt, but a white cloth across his ċhėst. He also wore no pants but instead a blue clothed waist guard. He pointed his trident at Archer, sweeping his long hair from his face.

"Why are you so bad tempered? " Archer asked as she pushed the golden weapon away from her face. "I summoned you, did I not? And it was not like you couldn't have manifested by yourself. You're a god after all"

"Don't test me. How dare you store me in your pocket. You should treat me with respect"

"What ever you say" Archer waved him off.

Metal was silent next to her, he was letting off an angry air as well. He was a tan man in human form. Like Gajeel he had studds on his body. Three representing the one visible eyebrow. Three on each side of his nose. One on his chin. Multiple on his bicepts. He dressed very casually. All he had on was a grey shirt under a black vest and some black pants that were tucked into studded boots.

"I understand Poseidon being angry. He is a very bad tempered god. But why are you so angry, metal? "

"You sommoned that ice idiot and fire fool almost immediately after finding them and I get forgotten"

"You're being childish if that's why you're angry "

"I don't care kid"

"Alright. I'll leave you be. If you two want to be angry then by all means be anGry. It's not like I care enough"

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"Hello Scarlet"

Erza hummed as she glanced at the masked Archer. She climbed into the stool next to her as she usually did. Wendy climbed into the one next one her and was immediately offered a little cup of juice. Erza saw Natsu and Sting still sulking about their apparent loss. Some time ago Wendy and Rogue bursted into the guild thirty second before Natsu, Gajeel and Sting. The two were smiling happily at their victory while the other three looked shocked. They did not expect that. They didn't think the two would join the race.

"Ready for our mission today? "

The redhead nodded in answer while she enjoyed her cake. The mission is as simple as any they had taken before. This time around they would be escorting someone of a high status for an impressive amound of money.

"Are you ready for your first mission Wendy? "

The little girl nodded brightly.

Archer was sure their mission would be easy enough for Wendy to handle. If any trouble found them Archer could always handle it or dispatch Wendy if the threat was low. A roar from her is capable taking down anyone really . They won't be expecting a strong attack from Her which will work against them.

Wendy will have a taste of the mission life. She will find three new keys, hopefully she finds Athena soon. Demeter had told her about the possibility of the goddess training Erza and she liked the idea. Who better to teach the knight than the goddess of warfare?

If she deems Erza worthy she might even gift her new armors. Armors from her are powerful and indestructible.

She was hoping to find Skiadrum and Weisologia as well.

Hopefully she found all three on her next mission because she estamated three in the direction of where she'll be going.

She thought back to the angry Poseidon. If he was angry Ares would be furious had she left him until the next day. He is a bastard of a god sometimes. He could be found very last for all Archer cared. He and Poseidon fight too much for her liking. She already had enough with Gajeel and Natsu and their respective dragon along with Glacier. She didn't need two gods constantly fighting with her making sure no one dies.

The gods are hard to deal with sometimes. They tend to hold pointless grudges against eachother that made no sense sometimes. She tends to stay out of such things and let them fight but she would always shake her head by the simplicity. They were like children, Demeter being the only one who doesn't get into this nonsense.

She sighed just thinking of the troubles she would have when all the god keys were found.

They were such children.