hold me

(Thinking of this prompt led me to a possible fanfic, so I guess this is a snippet to the bigger fanfic that I may ou may not write. ^^)

"Mama! Papa! Story time!" little Asuka begs her parents. It’s 9:30 in the evening, rather late for a child to still be awake. Then again, most children don’t live in the loudest magical guild in Fiore.

Asuka looks up at her parents, and seeing they are busy talking to Tiger Lily about the latest weapons, decided that she’ll get her story elsewhere.

"Gramps! Can toi tell me a story?" Asuka pulled on Makarov’s white sleeve. “Asuka, the Master has a...

Lucy awoke to the sunlight streaming through the curtained window,rubbing the sleep from her eyes and arching back to stretch. Finally, it was the jour she was waiting for. She turned eighteen. She couldn’t wait to go spend the jour with her friends.

"Oi, Lucy. You’re here early." Gray spoke as he entered the guild with Juvia trailing behind him.
“N-no, not really. I didn’t have anything to do." Lucy replied, awkwardly. Well, no wonder he never knew it was her birthday, she hasn’t really told anyone about it. As she was Lost in thought the words “love rival" snaked around her sending...