Alright we got another story here, woo hoo. Now this is a request for my friend Empressakura. This shall be a Gajevy fic with sadness included (never done a sad fic so here goes nothing) and with a bit of happiness, so here is my next story, Enjoy.

Disclaimer I don't own fairy tail or any characters, please also be advised any and all flames shall be used for my fire place to toast marshmallows.

On this brisk fall morning, a gentle fog rolled over magnolia, giving away to a cold and dull day. It seems that most of the residents had a sense to stay indoors away from the gloom and in their happy warm homes.

Only one such figure was walking through the soulless streets. He had a bunch of blue wildflowers, not commonly found in the forest in his hands and a melancholy demeanor to himself; with hair as black as a moonless night he seemed to slink through the fog that loomed around him, as he entered a gated area on the outskirts of town.

He passed some stones with words and dates, he walked to the only tree in the entire area, seeing as he planted it a year ago, it was hard to miss. Gajeel redfox was the only living soul in that graveyard. He slowly got on his knees to lovingly trace an iron book tombstone and place the wild blue flowers softly on the ground in front of him.

"I miss you shrimp. The guild hasn't been the same since you left". Gajeel muttered as he looked at the tree's waving branches. As he read the tombstone, memoires came flooding back to him on that tragic day, which in turn was supposed to be their happiest day, as they welcomed their little one together.

Flashback 1 year ago

Married couple Gajeel and levy were in the magnolia hospital for the last eleven hours and counting. Waiting for their little one to be welcomed into the world. They were both nervous, as they knew this pregnancy would have some complication, due to levy's size and the Child's dragon slayer blood, it was taking a toll on the new mother to be.

"Don't worry shrimp everything will be fine". Gajeel said as he lovingly kissed her damp hair.

"I know gajeel, but still, I'm scared". levy interjected with wide eyes.

"We're in this together remember levy". Gajeel said as he held her hand, as another contraction hit her.

"If anything happens to me gajeel, I want you to protect and raise our daughter, even if I'm not there, just please promise me this. Levy said with tears welling in her eyes".

"You're going to make it shrimp", gajeel stated. But if it makes you happy, I promise as a husband, a father and a dragon slayer I will do everything in my power and beyond to protect and raise our little girl''. He said while taking both of her small hands into his warm, yet larger hands which always made her feel safer.

Fourteen hours later. She was pushing with all her might as the doctors continued to instruct her on when to push and breath. Gajeel held is wife's hand in his own, as she gripped it tight enough to dent his iron hand.

Levy felt light headed as she continued, it was tough but she knew it would be worth it.

Soon the doctors announced that the head was out. And levy had a second to breathe before the doctors told her for one more big push. Levy was getting short of breath and started to see spots. But with the final push, their little girl was welcomed to the world.

"Congratulations it's a beautiful little girl". The doctor pronounced, as the infant cried her first breath and was placed on her mother's chest, she was a tiny thing with a tuft of dark blue hair and ruby colored eyes; soon the nurse took her to be cleaned off. "I'm so proud of you". Gajeel said as he kissed his wife's sweaty forehead.

"Gajeel". Levy started with a small wheeze, as her face was slowing losing color, "we should name her Ruby". Levy stated whith a small huff."

"And why's that shrimp" Gajeel teased.

"Because she has your eyes", Levy trailed off as her hand was getting colder in his.

DOCTOR, NURSE, HELP! Gajeel yelled as his wife's pulse was getting weaker, she was losing blood as the nurses worked to staunch the bleeding. "Stay with me shrimp, we're in this together okay, just hang on". He talked fanatically. the baby was soon crying due to the noise and the nurse quickly took her out of the room just as the doctors enter with a crash cart and an oxygen mask. '''1...2...3 Clear" the doctor shouted!

Her eyes were slowly closing. "Gajeel I love you". Levy's voice was getting fainter. "Take care of ruby please". She said in a breathless whisper, as she finally lost the fight to stay awake. 1..2..3 CLEAR! Soon everything else faded as if it was only him and her in that room, no doctors pronouncing her time of death, not even the hurried footsteps of his guild mates as they rushed towards her room could rouse him out of his state.

"Shrimp... Please wake up shrimp... levy come on please... I need you... We need you". gajeel said as he shook her a bit to see if she would wake up. But she was no longer there. Not breathing, not moving just a serene face, Looking back at him. "LEVY!" Gajeel Roared to the sky as his mate laid there. No longer will her scent calm him, nor would her sweet voice make him happy and he would never see your bright smile again. "We were going to be a family... together." He whimpered as tears were flowing from his eyes, as he now realized things would be different and that he had to keep good on his promise, as if that was even a question.

On that day he gained a beautiful daughter. But he lost his loving mate as well.

As the memories receded he stood up, barley noticing the time change as the sun was slowly peeking out from the clouds. He soon walked out of the cemetery and down the road back to his house, he soon noticed the town people waking up and opening their shops ready to welcome another day. As he made it home and through the door, he saw that little ruby was already dressed and ready for the day, thanks to her uncle lily that stood in the kitchen preparing some food for all three of them, as ruby played on the floor with her toys.

"Hello my darling ruby where you good for uncle lily" Gajeel said as he cuddled and gave her a kiss on her forehead, Ruby as small as she was, loved it when her daddy gave her kisses and hugs. So she answered to him in kind by giving him a tight hug around his neck with her chubby little arms.

As Gajeel set her down at the table for some food, he couldn't believe he had made it this far, without the guild and lily he would still be lost. He knew from that day, every day would be a new hurdle but he could do it. With some help from his friends they could do anything.

Year 1-5

Gajeel saw she was smarter than your average baby; she had definitely gotten levy's brain.

At age one, she was learning to crawl and was on the verge of learning to walk. She knew how to match the shapes to the colors that were in front of her and was already saying simple words like "Dada, milk, kiwi, house and book" and she kept getting smarter everyday it seemed. Sure changing diapers and staying up late in to the night whenever she got sick was a little trouble but gajeel was going to do everything right, no matter how hard it was.

By age two, she could say short sentence to everyone and was learning to read on her own but was a fast little thing as she was always running and leaping off furniture whenever she could. But she had fun scaring her daddy whenever they played hide and seek, because she was small, so she could fit almost anywhere. And she just adored the people at the guild and vice versa everyone would always coo at her, make silly faces and style her messy dark blue curls that seemed to have a mind of their own but the best part was when her aunt lulu would babysit her from time to time while gajeel went out on simple missions nearby to get more jewels to buy the ever growing supplies they needed.

And at age three, she was completely potty trained and was reading and writing bigger words along with having full conversations, but the most surprising was when she got her magic and wow did she do a number on everyone (he saw that the hard way). The first time she showed that she could wield magic was when the guild was being its usual rowdy self and his poor little girl was just trying to take a nap. But before he could say anything, ruby got on top of the table and yelled ENOUGH! While gale like winds flew through the guild and blew everyone to the ground. Gajeel soon noticed that her color turned from light tan, to a grey metallic sheen, in a matter of moments. Soon she was satisfied by the quite guild hall, that she had controlled on her own. So she simply asked her dad to take her home so that she could take a nap elsewhere seeing as the magic was starting to wear off.

After that day no one made her angry, seeing as most of the time she was an easy going little lady, very polite and helpful to anyone in need, but had the temperament of a dragon. Easy to say Gajeel had his hands full. But he was so proud of his little girl, every day she learned or did something new and had the same happy gleam in her eye that her mother would get when she learned a new spell. Damn did he miss her; he would sometimes still smell her as if she was standing next to him.

He should have known that sooner or later she would wonder about her mother, even though she quite content with all her uncles and aunts. The question was brought up one day on her fourth birthday, when he took ruby to the park so that the guild could make a surprise party for his little girl.

"Hey daddy, why don't I have a mommy" ruby inquired, as she looked towards the park where there was a mother pushing her child on the swings.

"Well..." gajeel stated while looking to the sky trying to figure out how to explain this.

"You see sometimes, heaven runs out of angles and they need more, so they look for the best people out there, your mother just happened to be the best there was, so she had to leave a bit earlier then the rest, but before she left, she gave me the best present I could ever ask for."

"What was it daddy?" ruby asked as she turned her gaze towards her farther.

"It was you, my little pipsqueak" Gajeel said as he hugged her to his chest

"Really! What did she look like and what was her name" ruby asked in a series of rapid fire questions.

"Her name was levy and she had beautiful blue hair and hazel colored eyes" Gajeel stated as he thought back on his beautiful mate. He soon remembered something he had kept in his pocket for years.

"Oh here, I have a picture of her, do you want to see it" gajeel asked as he pulled out a small paper painting reedus had done on their wedding day. He made sure to have two copies made in case of anything.

"Wow that was mommy, she's so pretty" ruby said as her eyes widened a bit, taking in her mother's smiling face and her father's large grin as they both were dressed up.

"That was taken on our wedding day, about one year before you were born" gajeel said while looking out, onto the distance.

"Can I keep this daddy, please" ruby pleaded as she made sad puppy dog eyes at her father.

"Sure ruby, just take good care of it alright" Gajeel said

"Of course daddy I promise" ruby said hugging the picture to her chest.

By the time he was done talking he noticed that it was ten minutes till noon and knew the party would be ready by the time they got there.

"Alright my birthday princess, how about we head to the guild for some lunch" gajeel said while taking her small hands in his.

"Okay daddy, lets go" ruby said as she jumped off the bench and grabbed his large hand, before walking out of the park together.

Ever since that day, ruby held on to her mother's picture. Her father also started to put out more picture of her mother in their house again, and started to tell her stories about the missions that team shadow gear, gejeel and lily took together.

Ruby soon starting training with her powers when she was five years old, her farther took her towards the forest and to a waterfall, where she learned to meditate and hone her powers . They found out that she was like gajeel, metal dragon slayer and all, but was strategic like her mother when it came to picking her battles. And every year they went to the grave yard to visit her mother and put new flowers by her gravestone. And tell her mother about the year they had.

How the guild was a happier now, and how she made a small team with nashi, azula and storm, along with jasper and Emilia, but most of all about how much they missed her. Even though ruby knew her mother was gone, she knew she was watching them.

She could somehow sense her standing next to her bed at night or when she was having a bad day. Ruby always got a warm feeling on her back when ever her mother came to visit her and dad, she always knew her mother was there, call it a sixth sense if you will.

"I just hope she continues to visit." Ruby thought as she drifted off to sleep that night, tired from the party she had.

Alright first chapter is done whee! This will be a three part story seeing as the more I write the longer it becomes, so it will have chapters. Btw the extra kid I mention are explained here

Nashi, girl (lucy and natsu kid)

(Azula, girl and storm, boy) gray and juvia's twins

Jasper, boy (Erza and Jellal's kid)

Emilia, girl and max, boy, still a baby (laxus and mira's kid)

So keep a look out it may be a while but I'm trying, so see you then. Chow!bark!