"Lucy, calm down. It won't do both you and the baby any good if you don't relax. Natsu can be here every second. Even though he's not the brightest, he won't miss the birth of his child."
"Mira, I hope you realize that we're talking about Natsu here! God knows which mission he took and where to! I swear I'll kill him if he's too late for our child's birth!"
"Lucy is scary!" Happy snickered.
"HAPPY! I'm not scary, I'm just scared …"
Today would be the day that my little star would see the daylight for the first time in her life. I was nervous, who wouldn't be. After today my life and Natsu's wouldn't be the same anymore. From today on we had to take care of a little one. Even Happy's life would change drastically.
I tried to calm down my nerves and anxiety but the weather didn't really help me relax. It was already raining and thundering for the whole day. It almost seemed like a bad omen for the birth of our child.
I looked through the room and a smile slipped on my face. All my dearest friends were here for me. Mira was sitting next to me together with Levy-chan, contemplating whether my little daughter would look like me or Natsu and whose brains she would have. Erza as always was standing at the window looking outside but every now and then she glanced back at me to see if I was okay. It was Erza who was most worried when the cramps came and rushed over to hold my hand. Juvia was sitting in a chair opposite of my bed with her new-born son in her arms.
I remembered Gray's face the first time he saw his son and wondered if Natsu would react just like Gray. The little boy was just so cute and I was sure that he would break many hearts when he would grow up. I just hoped that he wouldn't break my little girl's heart too. Last but not least, Happy was sitting next to me on the bed. The blue feline seemed worried about me and tried in his best way to help me.
"Ne, Lucy, do you want a fish?"
"No thank you, Happy. It's alright, you can go look for Natsu together with Gray and Gajeel if you want to. I'll be fine."
"But, Natsu said I had to stay by your side in case something would happen. He promised me a lot of fishes if I did that!" Happy exclaimed happily.
"Serious? But you know, Happy, I'll give you even more fishes if you bring Natsu here as soon as possible." I gave Happy my sweetest laugh that I could give at the moment.
I saw the blue feline think really hard. It wasn't true that he would do everything for fish. Since I became pregnant, he became really attached to me and didn't leave my side. This caused moments that were really awkward and of course it annoyed me a lot, but looking back at it now it was really sweet of him.
Another wave of cramps struck me and I couldn't really stop from crying out. Immediately I felt water stream between my legs. My water had broken; I knew I couldn't wait any longer for Natsu to come. This child wanted to be born, and as soon as possible.
"Happy, please go and look for Natsu! Tell him he needs to come as quickly as possible otherwise he'll be in serious trouble!" I said through gritted teeth.
"AYE! But, Lucy…" Happy stammered.
"GO! NOW!"
"AYE!" The blue feline flew through the window of my apartment into the rain.
I was really sorry for him but I knew that he couldn't handle what would happen next. All the girls gathered around me with compassionate looks on their faces. Juvia gave her son to Mira and came to me.
"Lucy-san, it's too late to go to the hospital now, I suggest that you give birth to your daughter here in your own apartment. I also would like to suggest giving birth under water. You know that there will be less stress on the baby if you give birth under water."
The cramps came quicker and quicker after each other and I only nodded an OK to Juvia. Erza helped me towards the bathroom, while Mira and Levy-chan cleaned up my bed. The last thought that came in my head before I concentrated on labour was whether or not Natsu would be here today to see our precious little star.
