Sometimes one night is all it takes to turn your entire life upside down. A night that forces you to change the very way you live and in the moment it seems as if it could go for better or for worse. Emotions take control, strong emotions that shut out logic to the back of the mind and lock the door behind. With logic forced away the heart takes the reins, causing your body to react in a frenzied desire. A burning passion to erase the pain for at least a short period of time. It wasn't the best method of treatment but it certainly was the most enjoyable but like everything in this world, it had consequences.

"How could I have been so stupid?" Lucy whispered, barely feeling her warm tears beginning to roll down her flushed cheeks. In defeat the young blonde woman leaned against her bathroom wall that was painted a soft blue gray. The color almost seemed to fit her mood. As her strength fled from her body her knees began to give out, her back slowly slipping against the wall until her bottom reached the floor. Her skin felt clammy as she hugged her knees to her chest, her cheek resting against the wall. The cool plaster felt nice against her hot skin as memories yanked themselves to the surface of her mind. She tried to push them away like always but they wouldn't leave her. Not having the will to fight any longer, Lucy bent her head down to her chest, her golden locks acting as a curtain to the world.

5 weeks prior…

Loud music pounded in the back of the bar, drowning out the majority of people's drunken conversations. Thankfully, the bar counter was closer to the front of the building so it was quieter there, making it easier to talk if you wanted to without having to scream to the person a foot away from you. There sitting a bit too daintily was a young blonde haired woman. She had practically perfect cream colored skin with chocolate brown eyes that seemed too dull at the moment. Besides her almost too short black skirt that hugged her thighs and a low cut v neck shirt that showed off a nice potion of her cleavage, the woman did not seem to belong in a dingy bar on a Thursday night. To add to the oddity of her there, she appeared to be alone and sipping her alcoholic beverage in a trance.

"Can I get you another one?" the white haired bar maiden asked the woman kindly. She was never one to judge the people who came to her bar. Lucy focused her eyes on the woman once she realized that she was being spoken too. The white haired woman had the most beautiful dark blue eyes she had ever seen and a gorgeous body. She looked like she could be a model in a famous magazine!

"I would say yes but it looks like my wallet disagrees with me," Lucy replied wryly, showing off her practically empty wallet as proof. All that was in there was a ten which would just be enough to get a cab to drive her home to her apartment. She never expected to end up here tonight. Hell, if she had known she would have brought more money to buy her a couple more drinks. Unfortunately she had no idea she was going to walk in on…

"Give her one Mira, you can put it on my tab," male voice coming from her right said making her jerk in surprise. That was when she noticed the obviously handsome man sitting a few stools away from her. Besides herself, he was the only other person sitting at the bar. The first thing she noticed about him was his hair, which she then figured was what most people saw first.

His hair was a soft pink, not a baby girl pink that you paint the nursery pink, but a deeper pink than that. It wasn't an obnoxious pink either, more toned down than that. The color she could best describe it as was a sunset pink and it stood up in messy spikes all along his head that seemed to have a mind of their own. Not to mention his hair looked extremely soft. Lucy just wanted to run her fingers through his pink locks to see if her suspicions were correct. "Are you gonna stare at me all night or are you gonna thank me?" the male spoke up, snapping her out of her thoughts.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. I've had a rough day to say the least," Lucy smiled but it didn't reach her eyes. "Thanks for the drink, I needed it." The man smiled kindly and waved it off as no big deal. She had no idea what possessed her to do this but Lucy continued the conversation as Mira went to work on mixing her drink. "My name is Lucy."

"Natsu," the man introduced himself. Seeing as a conversation was starting he hopped over to the bar stool next to her, bringing his fire whiskey along with him. "What are you doing here all alone tonight? You don't seem like the kind of girl who normally does this kind of thing."

The blonde's lips pulled down into a frown. Her drink was set in front of her, refilled so she picked it up and sipped at it. Seeing she wasn't answering, Natsu continued the conversation. "Daddy problems?" he tried to joke with her.

A small chuckle erupted from Lucy's throat, surprising herself. "For once not tonight."

"Oh?" Natsu quirked up a pink eyebrow in interest. "Then what's today's occasion?" Lucy debated telling him the truth or to fuck off. He was nice enough to buy her a drink and he wasn't grossly all over her and trying to get into her pants. Or maybe it was the alcohol speaking as she answered.

"I was supposed to go on a romantic date with my boyfriend but instead when I got to his apartment a little too early I caught him with another girl in his bed. And yes, they were both naked." That was surely a sight she would never forgot, no matter how badly she wanted to burn the image from her brain. They had been dating for seven months so she knew about his playboy past, he had told her himself. Of course he insisted that he had changed and that he wasn't that man anymore because he loved her. It looked like that was a load of crap. She had been a fool to believe his sweet words. No, not a fool, perhaps a romantic. Ever the optimist she looked for the best in people. Boy, did it hurt when she was wrong.

For some reason, when Lucy looked over at Natsu he seemed angry. His fist was clenched on the table. "No girl ever deserves to be treated like that. Who is he I'll go teach him a lesson!" he roared, standing up so fast that his chair tipped over.

Lucy laughed nervously waving her hands frantically to calm him down. "No need for that. I yelled at him for a while and gave him a good ol' Lucy Kick to the crotch," she assured her new friend despite how her heart still painfully throbbed. She thought it was strange that this man she just met was willing to come to her rescue but she didn't think much of it. Instead she pushed away the painful memories that kept resurfacing and changed the topic of discussion.

"Now I told you my reason, what is yours?" she questioned Natsu, ignoring another pang from her heart with a long swallow of her drink.

The said man huffed out of his nose, looking annoyed but he had calmed down from his previous outburst. "Well I was meeting my friend here which we like to do most days but he ditched me for his girlfriend," he picked up his chair he had knocked over and sat back down. "That bastard texted me when I was already here. I didn't want to waste a trip to the bar without buying one of Mira's drinks."

Lucy finished off her drink, her cheeks flushed and eyes a bit brighter now, a clear sign she was getting tipsy. "Say, I'll replace your friend tonight. How does that sound?"

The man next to her blinked his dark green eyes at her before a grin stretched across his face. "Sure! You're a lot prettier than he is!"

End Flashback

Lucy let out a loud sniffle, unburying her face because her tears were making her hair stick to her cheeks uncomfortably. With most of her tears drained from her body, she found the strength to crawl over to her sink. Grabbing the counter she pulled herself up to her feet, her knees still quivering. She grabbed the tissue box that rested on top of the toilet and pulled out some Kleenex to clean her face up. Lucy dabbed her tears away, her face red and splotchy, no surprise there. Then she splashed some cold water on her face and tied her hair back into a pony tail. "That's a little better," she sighed to herself, staring back at her reflection.

"Lucy, you can't mope around the whole day," she scolded herself, jabbing her finger at the mirror. "You made a mistake and there's consequences. BIG consequences but you've been feeling sorry for yourself for too long. It's been a week so time to man up…Er, woman up." She straightened her spine a bit. "Good talk." With that bit of resolve she threw on some make up to cover up the redness of her face and added a bit of mascara. Luckily she had already changed earlier so all she had to do was slide on some sandals. The weather was still going to be warm since it was still late August so she stuck with jeans and a cute shirt with open holed shoulder sleeves.

"Bye Plue! I'll be back soon," Lucy called after her white Shitzuu who was currently lounging on the couch, burrowed in her favorite blanket. The dog lazily wagged his tail at his name while his owner ran out the door.

"Okay it should be close enough to walk there," Lucy scrolled through the maps apps on her phone, careful of watching where she was going lest she ran into someone or something. Confident that she remembered the directions, she stuck her phone in her back pocket, the pink phone case bulging from her jeans since it didn't fit in the pocket.

About ten minutes had passed and Lucy found herself back at the bar. It had been almost a month ago since she had been there. The young woman inhaled deeply to calm her nerves, praying that it was open. She only now realized the odds of that were going to be considerably low since it was only two in the afternoon. Much to her dismay the neon sign that read "Open" wasn't lit up and the door was locked. Lucy groaned, banging her head lightly on the glass door. She rested her forehead against the cool glass, squeezing her eyes shut, not wanting to cry over something like this. It was not a big deal, she would just have to come by later. Another sigh escaped her lips as she straightened, taking a step away from the building. Right when she began walking away she stopped hearing a voice.

"Excuse me? Miss? Are you all right?" Lucy stopped at the voice. The streets weren't that busy so she assumed that the person was talking to her. She had her excuse ready on the tip of her tongue to assure whoever it was that she was fine only to see a familiar white haired woman standing in the threshold of the door. It was the bar maiden from the night she went to the bar! "I saw you from inside the bar where I was cleaning up. Did you need something? Or maybe did you forget something here last night? I can check the cashbox. I didn't work last night so I don't know if anyone found anything."

"Oh no, no it's nothing like that," Lucy blinked, unable to help but smile in relief. "I didn't lose something but I did need help finding something," she said, much to the woman's confusion.

The woman gave her a long look, probably due to the blonde's puzzling answer before inviting her into the bar and locking the door behind them so that no one thought they were open. Mira went behind the bar counter and began resuming cleaning some glasses while Lucy took the seat she sat in last time. "What's your name?"

"Lucy," said girl answered, declining when she was offered anything to drink.

"Well, nice to meet you Lucy. My name is Mirajane but you can call me Mira," the woman introduced herself.

"Thanks for letting me step inside Mira," Lucy replied graciously. "You won't get in trouble for this will you? Since your closed and all?"

Mira let out a light giggle. "I own this bar so the only one who I can get in trouble with is the Health Department," she said with a wink. "But seeing that I keep my bar in tip top shape I don't think we need to worry about that."

Lucy couldn't help but smile at that, feeling at ease with the caring nature of the woman. "I suppose we don't."

"Anyways," Mira leaned against the table on her elbows, looking a bit more serious "What exactly did you lose but not lose?" Her white hair was so long that it brushed against the counter when she leaned forward.

"I know it's a bit of a long shot," Lucy started, chewing on her lip, aware that it was a bad habit. "I need this guy's number that I uh, talked to here so I was hoping you might know him or knew someone who might know him."

Mira blinked, curiosity taking over. "Why? Do you like this guy?"

"N-no!" Lucy stuttered, her cheeks flushing slightly which only egged Mira on.

"So you do like him! How adorable! What's his name? Or if you don't know that what does he look like? I'll do anything I can to help get the two of you together!"

Lucy's head was spinning from Mira's fast talk about matchmaking her and this guy she didn't even know. "He has pink hair," she cut Mira off, having a feeling that she wouldn't stop otherwise. "His name is-"

"Natsu?" the bar maiden's eyes widened in surprise, her mouth forming a slight 'O'.

"Yes, that's him," Lucy's eyes brightened. This was going easier than she could have hoped. "You know him? Do you have his number?"

"He's been a longtime family friend," Mira answered while Lucy wondered if the woman was taking back her match making idea. "Why do you need his number?"

Lucy avoided her sea blue eyes, training her gaze instead to her hands in her lap. "There's something really important that I need to speak with him about as soon as I possibly can."

Mira stared down the pretty blonde and after deciding that the chances of this girl hurting her friend was low she took out her phone and hit the contacts button. "Here," she set her phone down on the counter facing Lucy with Natsu's contact info already pulled up.

Pulling out her phone from her pocket, Lucy hurriedly typed in his information. "Dragneel…Natsu Dragneel" she thought, finally knowing his last name. It was a good thing Mira knew who he was otherwise it would have been a lot harder to find him without a last name. "Thank you so much, Mira. You're a real life saver," Lucy grinned in relief as she put her phone away.

Mira closed her eyes and smiled. "No problem, Lucy. I hope everything works out for you."

Lucy stood up, giving the other girl a half-hearted smile. "I really hope so too Mira. Have a nice day!" she waved before heading out the door and back to her apartment. Now that she had Natsu's number she felt a little lighter, like a small weight had been lifted off of her shoulders. There was still plenty of other weight lingering but the load still seemed lessened. New resolve pumped through Lucy's veins as she hurried back to her house.

"I'm home Plue!" Lucy announced, flinging her apartment door open once she unlocked it. The little white dog raced over to greet here, letting out excited whines and pawed at her legs so she bent down to scratch behind his floppy ears. Most apartments in the area didn't allow pets but she had been lucky enough to find this one so she didn't have to get rid of Plue. The thought of having to get rid of her precious dog was heartbreaking.

"You must be hungry by now," Lucy glanced at the clock, surprised by how long she had been gone. She had left the house at around two and it was already getting close to four. It was still too soon to feed her dog dinner so Lucy set her phone on the table and went to the pantry to give Plue a dog treat. Once she did that she decided to look for a snack for herself but she wasn't fooling herself. All she was doing was stalling. Still, she grabbed a bag of pretzels and carried them over to the couch. Plopping down and getting comfortably she stared at Natsu contact until his number was practically seared into her brain.

"Just hit the button, Lucy. Hit it…now…now!" With a squeak, she pressed her index finger down on the call button, anxiously awaiting for an answer. To her relief and disappointment she was brought to a voice mail.

Hey! This is Natsu's phone. I'm probably busy burning something down or kicking Ice Princess' ass so I'll get to you eventually haha!

Lucy couldn't help but smile a little at his message while also being slightly concerned, still she left a timid message. "Hey Natsu….this is Lucy. The girl from the bar about a month ago? I'd really like to talk to you so give me a call when you can. Bye…" she awkwardly hung up after a moment of silence.

"Now it's time to wait…" she sighed, thrumming her fingers against her leg. Today was Saturday so she didn't have to work nor did she make any plans for the rest of the day. "I guess I can get some work down on my novel," Lucy mused. Walking over to her book shelf she pulled her journal out. Most of her friends were always amazed why she didn't just type her works but she always insisted that she liked writing it down first. It felt more real that way. Also, when she did retype it on her lap top it allowed her to find any errors easier.

Currently the story she was working on was about another world filled with magic and mythical creatures. Some creatures made from her own imagination like a blue mermaid with a temper and cats that could sprout wings. She was only about five chapters in but what she had in store for the next chapter was going to be super exciting. Once she finished this chapter Levy was going to scream!

Levy was Lucy's best friend, the two having bonded over their love of books. Ever since Levy found out that she liked to write books she insisted on reading everything that Lucy wrote. At first Lucy refused, utterly embarrassed that anyone actually wanted to READ her novels but she caved in. Now after every chapter she emailed a copy over to Levy who would fangirl over it and give her constructive criticism that was greatly appreciated.

Her fingers continued flying over the keyboard, only pausing occasionally when she had to stop and think how she wished the next part to be. Forty-five minutes had passed and Lucy was midway through the chapter. The good part was just coming up when her phone began buzzing on the table next to her. Her entire body stiffened, staring at the phone as she saw Natsu's name pop up onto the screen. Robotically, she moved to grab her phone and answered it before it could go to her voice mail. "Hello?" she answered in a shaky voice, anxiety creeping towards her chest.

"Lucy? Is that you?" a familiar male voice asked from the other end of the line. She nodded breathlessly, realizing a second later that he couldn't see her.

"Yeah, it's me," she said in a stronger voice after clearing her throat. "I wanted to know if we could meet-"

"No," his abrupt answer stopped the words in her throat, leaving them stuck there as an icy fist clenched her heart in its grasp.

Swallowing thickly, the young woman tried again. "Natsu, please I need you to-"

"Lucy, I said no," Natsu's voice came across the phone sterner. "We can't do what we did ever again. It was a mistake. I'm not the guy who just sleeps around with any pretty girl I can pick up at the bar. I don't know what got into me that night. You were pretty, you were upset, I was bored and drunk and we had sex. End of story."

"Please, Natsu, just listen to me," Lucy cursed herself as her voice cracked. "I really need to see you."

"I'm sorry you're hurting still over your ex-boyfriend but there's nothing I can do to help take the pain away. That was last month," she could hear a sigh come from the other end. "I thought you were different, Lucy. That you were more than this. Maybe that's why I slept with you that night, hoping it could turn out to be more but I never saw you at the Fairy Tail again. And that's fine it's not like you had to but it kinda sucked a lot for me."

Lucy remained quiet, her eyes misting over. Never did she ever mean to take advantage of him like that. "Natsu…I don't want to have sex with you."

Silence met her on the other end. "Then why else would you call me a month later?" he asked coldly. Little did she know he was trying to mask the hurt from his voice.

"It would be better if we talked over person. I don't want to do this over the phone…"

"Yeah, I guess having sex would be difficult over the phone."

Lucy clutched her phone tighter in her hand. "I'm not trying to have sex with you!" she yelled at him. Hopefully that would get through to him but it only made him yell back.

"Then why else are you calling me now?"

"Because I'm pregnant with your child, you idiot!" Lucy shouted, breathing heavily as she waited for his response. The silence on the other end was deafening. The only thing that she could hear was her ragged breathing and frantically beating heart. It was becoming so long that Lucy wondered if he had hung up on her until his voice rang through the receiver.

"When do you want to meet?" Natsu asked, but she couldn't tell how he as feeling. His voice was quiet so she assumed he was in shock about the news which made sense. She has known for a week and the idea of being pregnant still seemed unreal to her.

"Anytime soon. When are you free?" Lucy asked, relieved that he was willing to speak to her about this. At least he wasn't one of those guys who just hung up the phone or denied she was pregnant.

"I just got off of work so I can meet you now. We can meet in public if that makes you more comfortable," he offered. "There's a restaurant close to Fairy Tail called Sabertooth. We can go there if you want and talk over dinner."

"That works for me," Lucy agreed, knowing of the place but having never gone inside before. "I'll be there in twenty minutes."

"Sounds good," Natsu answered stiffly. There was another awkward silence before Lucy muttered a quick good bye and hung up on him.

Lucy heaved herself off of the couch to quickly get ready. She wasn't going to dress up for him but she wasn't going to go out dressed like a slob. Carefully she ran her brush through her hair to get out the notes after wearing her hair in a ponytail all day so it was nice and smooth. Throwing on some lip gloss and vanilla perfume she was ready to go. Double checking that her purse had everything she needed which included her phone and a wallet with more than ten dollars she stared at the door. She had to do this, not only for her but for her child. Another sigh escaped Lucy's lips before she put on her usual smile to mask her emotions and marched out the door.

Hi all! Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! I'm not sure how long this is going to be it's going to depend on how many more ideas I have for this and you all. If you like please give it a heart and a favorite. This is the longest chapter I have ever written so this is super exciting for me. LMK what you think in a review it really motivates me to keep writing. ~CelestialSpiritQueen