Mother and Son Talk [Tag: Mirajane]

Mirajane sat at her desk in her classroom, looking over a list of students that had signed up for her class. She smiled as she thought of how to handle each student. She was able to think of what exercises would be best for their other forms, but depending on their personalities, she would likely have to adjust them a bit. Not that she minded, Mirajane liked challenges...so long as they weren't too dangerous for others.

Still, she would have to focus on that later. First thing she had to do, at the moment, was talk with her son about his classes. The white-haired woman looked up when she heard the door open, and smiled when she saw the fire-user.

"You're just on time, Natsu." Mirajane replied to his greeting, getting up from her chair at the desk.

Mirajane smiled at her son. How time had flown and changed that rambunctious child that she had took in her as her own when he was left on the school's doorstep, to this eager, happy and caring young man before her.

"Even if you were late, I wouldn't be too mad, you know." Mirajane said, walking over to Natsu.

Mirajane smiled and gave Natsu a quick peck on the forehead, a habit from when he was a child. Since there wasn't anyone else around to see it, it was fine for her to do so.

Mirajane chuckled. While she was happy to spend time with her son, she had to focus on the reason she called him.

"Alright, time to get to business." Mirajane said.

Mirajane just knew from the look in her son's eyes that he was gonna argue that his choice of classes was fine, but she wasn't having any of it.

"Yes. Natsu, honey, you can still take those classes if you want, but you can't just focus on them alone. Fighting isn't going to solve everything, so you need to learn other things as well." Mirajane explained.

Mirajane sighed fondly with a wry smile. She forgot that sometimes, Natsu wasn't exactly the smartest boy around, no offense meant to her son.

"Well, think of it like this. What if you're fighting someone whose magic you don't know or can't understand? You need to learn about different magics and how they work if you want to be able to beat them. If all you take are fighting classes, you won't be able to learn about the different types of magic and how to neutralize them should a certain situation need you to do so." Mirajane explained.

Mirajane smiled again and put a hand on her son's head to pet his hair, another habit.

"I know you want to get stronger so that you can help and protect people, but strength alone isn't going to be able to do much. You need to use your head, too."

Mirajane chuckled. She was so proud of her little boy, even though he wasn't so little anymore. The white-haired woman idly wondered if her son would become taller then her when he became an adult.

"Good boy. Now, why don't we go over what other classes you would want to take?" Mirajane suggested.

Mirajane smiled as she walked over to her desk and picked up a list of classes that she had borrowed for the sole purpose of helping Natsu choose his other classes.

"Well, I was personally thinking you would like Defense against the Dark Arts, Knowledge of Rituals and Magic Artifacts, and maybe Weapon Knowledge. Of course, if you don't want to do these, you can choose whatever ones you think. I just figured the ones I picked would be interesting enough for you not to get bored." Mirajane said, as she walked back to her son and handed him the class list.

Mirajane smiled as she watched Natsu ponder over which classes looked interesting to him. Hopefully, he would be able to choose a few and be able to make friends in them. While a small part of her was upset that she couldn't teach him as well, the white-haired woman took it in stride.

She knew most of the other teachers well, so she was sure they would keep a close eye on him for her. Of course, she worried that he would accidentally burn something with his magic if he got too excited, but again, the teachers would keep him in check...mostly.

"Any ideas?" Mirajane asked.

She knew that one of the classes would most definitely be combat, and possibly one of the choices she suggested, but all the others would be up to Natsu.

Mirajane hummed in thought, turning over each class in her head to see which one would be best for Natsu. It was best to try to find a class her son would be interested, and actually pay attention in.

"Hmm...well, I think History is a good idea. You can learn from the lessons past magic-users had learned or taught. Plus, I think you would like hearing about the battles and such, right?" Mirajane asked.

While it may seem a bit boring to Natsu, Mirajane was sure he could learn a lot from hearing the history of magic-users who had done great things...or committed horrible deeds. At least so that he didn't accidentally commit the same mistakes they did. Hopefully, he would be able to pay attention.

Mirajane smiled, happy that he agreed with her suggestion. The white-haired woman was a bit worried that Pearl wouldn't be able to deal with Natsu in History, but the gem had known her son since he was a baby, so she was sure things would be alright.

"Glad to hear. Just try to behave for Pearl, okay?" Mirajane asked.