A/N: I've had this idea in my head for a looong time... In my head, this Lucy is 20/21, so... yeah. Enjoy! Please review!
Pairings are: Natsu and Lucy, slight Gajeel and Levy, hint of Elfman and Evergreen, and just a dash of Gray and Juvia.
Disclaimer: I don't own Hiro Mashima's genuis.
Also, credit goes to whomever drew the cover art! I love this pic, please don't sue me!
It started with the cravings. Massive cravings. Lobster, chocolate (lots of chocolate), too many oranges to be healthy, and a weird amount of fast and junk foods. Lucy thought it just because her time of the month was coming. But it never came. Then the mood swings. She would snap at Natsu (well, more so than usual), she cried when Mira told her the guild was out of orange juice, and she went from depressed to slap happy in ten seconds flat.
Lucy didn't know what to do. She was getting nauseous, she felt bloated, and she missed her period. Twice.
A trip to the local convenience store and one test later, she had her answer. Lucy picked up her phone.
"Hey, Levy? We need to talk."
"You're what!?" Levy's eyes widened, almost comically. "What?!" Lucy sighed at sipped her raspberry iced tea. She nodded.
"I'm pregnant." Levy looked at her incredulously.
"When did you find out?"
"Yesterday. Right before I called you." Levy slumped in her seat and looked at the table with wide eyes.
"Who's th-" She paused. "I mean, I guess it's important, but if you don't want to tell, then-" Levy sputtered before Lucy interrupted her.
"Who's the father?" Lucy asked for her. Levy nodded. Lucy looked at her shoes. "I'm not really sure… I mean, it's been a while since I had a boyfriend…"
Levy jerked up out of her seat. "What if its…" She gasped.
"Levy, calm down, you're drawing attention to us… And I don't know if it's his..." Levy sat down, although her face showed her uneasiness.
"Did you use protection?" Lucy nodded. "Man, Lu… What are you going to do? Get rid of it?" Lucy looked up, her face filled with confusion.
"I don't know, Lev. I don't believe in abortions, but I don't know if I can take care of this child. I don't know if I should keep it, or put it up for adoption, or-" Lucy had started to ramble, and her hands were flying all over the place, something she did when she was agitated.
"Lucy," Levy stopped Lucy's rambling. "You'll figure something out. Don't worry. And you have all your friends and family to help you get through this."
"How am I not supposed to worry… And I don't want to tell the guild just yet, please promise me you won't say anything?"
Levy nodded. "I won't." She held out her pinky finger and wiggled it. Lucy smiled and locked her own pinky with Levys.
"Thanks Lev. You're always there for me."
"What are best bookworm friends for!" Levy smiled brightly. Then she giggled slightly, like she was laughing at her own private joke.
"What?" Lucy tilted her head in confusion. Levy just laughed and shook her head.
"Nothing! I just thought Evergreen would be the first to get pregnant." Lucy gave her a confused look. "I mean, she and Elfman go at it like jackrabbits!"
Lucy sputtered and tea came out of her nose, she laughed so hard. When she finally calmed down, she looked at Levy with a sly smile.
"I'm surprised you haven't gotten pregnant yet, Levy, considering how often you and Gajeel are alone!" Lucy winked.
"Lu! We do not! I mean, he, I, we that is-"
"No need to get flustered Lev!"
"Lucy!"
Lucy was in a relatively good mood when she and Levy left for the guild. Levy had made her feel better about this thing that was feeding off of her life force, even though she was still indecisive about what to do with it.
She decided she didn't want to tell the guild just yet, they'd freak out and not let her do anything for herself. She most definitely did not want to tell Natsu. Knowing how dense he was and how much of a loud mouth he had, Natsu would blab her secret before she was even done telling him.
Levy was a given. She always told Levy everything, what book she was currently reading, stuff about the book she was writing, even the kind of shampoo she used, Lucy just had to tell her. Levy was her best friend, how could she not? She knew everything about Lucy.
"So when do you think you'll tell the guild?" Levy asked while she walked side by side with her best friend. Lucy shook her head and sighed.
"I don't know, Lev. I mean, you're my best friend, I had to tell you, but everyone else…" Levy hummed and nodded.
"Yeah, they'd never let you anything on your own, and they are a very reckless and rowdy bunch."
"Exactly." The two walked in a strange but comfortable silence for a while, until they reached the guild. The doors opened. Unbeknownst to the girls, a bucket of water was rigged to the top of the door. When the doors to the guild did open, the bucket of water was released, and the cold liquid was dumped on top of Lucy and Levy.
"HA! Take that Ice Princess!" Natsu bounded up to the girls, apparently thinking that it was Gray.
"NATSU!" Surprisingly, this yell of indignation came from a very small and petite blue-haired mage. Levy looked murderously at Natsu. Despite himself, he cringed.
"S-sorry, Levy… Lucy…" Levy was drenched, but she managed to make being small and wet very menacing.
"Come on, Lucy, let's ask Mira if she has any spare clothes."
Once Mira had given them some clothes she found in the back, Lucy and Levy entered the hall again, this time a bit more wary.
"Hey, Lucy, Levy, I'm really sorry…" Natsu came up to them, embarrassment and shame etched on his face.
"It's fine, Natsu. Just next time, make sure you know who your pranking." Lucy smiled a bit. Natsu grinned.
"Ok, Luce! Let's go on a job!" He grabbed her hand and dragged her to the mission board.
"Natsu, I don't want to go on a mission right now." She tugged her hand away from his. He looked confused.
"Why not Lucy?"
"I just don't Natsu… I'm not up for it. Go on one with Happy or Gray." She shrugged. Natsu looked forlorn.
"Ok…" He sulked and pulled a mission of the board, got it stamped by Mira, and trudged over to Happy. Lucy rolled her eyes at his childlike actions.
"That was a little harsh, Lucy." Mira came over to where Lucy had situated herself at the bar. Levy came over and sat next to her.
"I'm sorry Mira, but I can't be bothered right now." Lucy laid her head on the bar and sighed. Mira looked at her worriedly, then excused herself to the kitchen to get some food for her.
"Lucy… You should tell Mira. You know as well as I do that she won't judge you, and despite her more, eh, intense, personality, she won't tell."
Lucy raised her head at Levy's words. Lucy knew she was right, but Lucy didn't know what to do herself. All this had really thrown her for a loop.
"Maybe I should tell some of the girls at least…" Lucy murmured. Levy rubbed circles around Lucy's back comfortingly.
"You don't have to do anything your not ready to do, Lucy."
Mira came back out and set a plate with a chicken salad sandwich, pineapple slices, and chips on it.
"Thanks Mira." Mira smiled.
"No problem, Lucy!" She was about to walk away, but decided to steel her nerves.
"Wait, Mira!" The demon barmaid paused and turned around. "Could you tell some of the girls to meet at my house this evening. I'm having a sleepover!" Lucy tried to sound as cheery as possible, but Mira didn't suspect anything and just smiled and nodded.
"Are you sure about this Lucy?" Levy asked her friend. Lucy nodded.
"Yeah. Yeah, I'm sure." But she sounded like she was trying to convince herself more than Levy.
"I'll help you set up, ok, Lucy?" Lucy gratefully accepted Levy's offer, and they both made their way to the guild doors.
"Shrimp!" Gajeel burst through the doors. "Let's go on a mission!" Levy didn't know, but Gajeel had spent all morning trying to gather up the courage to proclaim this, so when Levy just walked right past him and said; "Not today, Gajeel", one can imagine his disappointment. He walked over to where Natsu was, and sulked side by side with his fellow dragon slayer.
By the end of the day, Cana, Erza, Lisanna, Wendy, and Juvia were informed about the sleepover, and all five girls, plus Mira, knocked on Lucy's door at 7pm sharp. Levy opened the door and ushered them in.
A/N: Eh? Eh? Good or bad? Continue or terminate? You decide, I don't know what I should do with this. Please review and let me know!
Hugs and Kisses,
~MARSHY