You groan, resting your head on your arms. Lucy pats your back, and Erza sits across from you with her arms folded. They had spent most of the day listening to you complain about your failure of a date.

     "It'll be alright, I'm sure he was just nervous. You should give him a second chance," Lucy says, a sympathetic smile on her face. Erza nods, agreeing. You sigh.

     "I know," you grumble. "It's just that he spent all that time building up to it and being adorable and everything, and then he made a complete flop of it." Your friends nod in agreement.

     You glance at the clock on the wall, and stand. Lucy looks concerned, and Erza grabs your wrist. You shake her off and smile.

     "It's alright, I just have to get home. I told my aunt that I'd babysit her kids so she could go on a mission today. I have to go watch my cousins for a bit." With a final smile and hugs for both, you leave, heading home. You walk along the street towards your flat, with Desert flying by your shoulder.

Arriving at your flat, you quickly tidy up a bit so your place looks presentable. You cook up [Favorite Noodles] for lunch, and you set four bowls on the table: one for you, two for your cousins, and one for Desert. Just as you finish setting the table, a knock comes from the door. You go to answer it.

     "Hey, thanks so much for this! I'm glad you could take them for a few hours. I've just been so busy and now I'm even more busy and they've just been so crazy and...," she rambles on, handing you some stuff and explaining things as you start to feel overwhelmed already. With a final goodbye, she runs off, leaving you with two children, an armful of things, and strange instructions buzzing in your head.

     "Umm... Right...," you stutter, looking at the four-year-old and the six-year-old at your feet. You lead them inside and sit them at the table, dumping the stuff in the corner of your living room.

     "So, uh, which of you is which?" you ask, sitting at the table (ok, so maybe you hadn't really seen your cousins in a few years. It'd be fine, right?).

     "I'm Wyatt, and this is Serenity," the six-year-old boy says, gesturing to his younger sister. You smile.

     "Nice to see you guys again. I hope you guys like [Favorite Noodles]. I just made it up quick for lunch." They both seem pretty excited, actually, and eat the noodles happily. Serenity finishes first (dang, she was a fast eater) and then stars at you intently while you finished your bowl. You stare back. When you finish your food, she speaks up.

"Mummy said that you're a wizard," she states confidently. You chuckle.

"Well, she's right."

The next hour is filled with you explaining about the magic world and your powers and your guild and other people's powers and pretty much everything anyone could ever know about the magic world. Serenity dances around with Desert.

"I'm gonna be a wizard one day! I'm gonna be a wizard one day!" she cheers rhythmically. Wyatt rambles to you about how he's going to be the greatest wizard the world has ever known. You chuckle at the two of them.

"Hey, can we meet your wizard friends?" Wyatt asks with puppy eyes. You vaguely remember your aunt telling you that she wants you to stay home. You decide trip to the guild hall won't hurt anything.

"Sure, let's go," you say, rising and throwing on your shoes. Serenity grabs your left hand, and Wyatt grabs your right as you head out the door. You lead them through the streets, pointing out shops and parks on your way. They seem fascinated by all of Magnolia. Your little cousins are giddy with excitement as you near the guild hall.

"I want to meet ALL of your friends. They sound so cool!" Wyatt cheers enthusiastically.

"Yeah, cool!" Serenity agrees. You take them into the guild hall, and wander over to the table where your friends are sitting.

"Serenity, Wyatt, this is Lucy, Natsu, Gray, Erza, and Happy," you introduce, pointing to your friends, respectively. Your little cousins wave happily, launching questions at your friends.

"Are you all wizards?"

"Why is your hair pink?"

"Why are you blue?"

"Why aren't you wearing any clothes?" (Come on Gray, there are children here!)

"What kind of magic do you use?"

"Why is your chest so big?"

"Can I see your weapons?"

Eyes wide, you quickly shush them.

"Come on guys, slow down a little," you say as your friends laugh at the overwhelming amount of questions. You chuckle a bit. Wyatt and Serenity sit at the table and talk to your group. Somehow, you all end up playing tag behind the guild hall. Natsu and Gray turn it into a competition, and the game soon turns into an all out battle (you complain for them to stop, but your cousins watch sigh fascination). Suddenly, you get dragged into the fight.

All hell breaks loose.

After about 10 minutes of intense fighting... Let's just say it didn't end well for the two boys. The anime-style fight cloud disappears, and you stomp over to the kids as Natsu and Gray lay on the ground, groaning. You grab your cousins hands and drag them off, heading back to your flat. They were quiet for a little bit, and you were afraid you scared them.

"Y/N... That was AWESOME!" Wyatt says happily, pumping his fist in the air. Serenity dances around you with Desert flying over her head.

"Awesome, awesome!" she repeats in a singsong voice. You breathe a sigh of relief, smiling. They chatter all the way back to your flat.

Back home, you all flop on the couch. Serenity crawls into your lap, and Wyatt sits next to you.

"Y/N, do you have a boyfriend?" Serenity asks. You smile.

"Well, sort of. See, I like this boy, and we went on a date, but the date was a flop. He didn't seem like a very good boyfriend," you explain. Wyatt rests his arm on your knee.

"Does he like you?"

"Well, I thought he did, but now I'm not so sure," you reply. Serenity turns to face you.

"How much do you like him?" she asks innocently.

"What?" you say, confused by her question.

"Well, if you really like him, you have to forget about your one bad date and make all the rest of them the very best dates you've ever been on," Serenity explains simply.

"Yeah. And you have to try, too. It's not all up to him to make it a good date," Wyatt adds. You open your mouth to respond, but a knock comes from the door. The two kids rush to it, and greet their mother. She thanks you for watching them, leaves 100 jewel on the counter, and is out the door before you can even say goodbye. You lean back on the couch with your legs crossed, and Desert flies over to sit on your lap. You pet her head gently.

"You'll have to forget about your one bad date and make all the rest of them the very best dates you've ever been on," Serenity's voice echoes in your head.

"It's not all up to him to make it a good date."

You smile. Kids are the real geniuses of the world. You close your eyes and exhale deeply. Second chance it is.

~~~~~

Hello everyone! Sorry for not updating, but I'm getting better. With the holidays coming up, I have some surprises for you! I'll update another time this week, and on Christmas Day! Then, I'll update after Christmas, and after that I have a special New Year chapter for you! I hope you enjoy!

Y/N: My cousins are the best.

Leia: Yeah, we'll have to bring them back sometime. I'll wait until the readers forget though.

Y/N: Don't you dare.

Leia: Are you ready for the next few weeks?

Y/N: Only if you get me a really good present for Christmas...