Summary: Mirajane leaves her daughter, Nova in Lucy's care.

Pairing: Nalu

Word count: 2.052

„Look what a cutie!" Lucy said as Mirajane handed Nova into Lucy's greeting arms. Mirajane smiled widely „thanks for looking out for Nova" she said as she placed the baby bag on Lucy's coffee table.

„dont thanks me, its my pleasue" Lucy hugged the baby closer to her chest.

„bye now princess" Mira kissed her daughter's little hands to which the baby cooed and giggled. Mira thanks once again and took her leave to the awaiting Laxus in their car.

„now, mommy is gone, what should we do? Hmm?" Lucy asked the baby as if she was going to answer anytime soon, she looked around and her eyes landedon the bag Mira left, she placed the baby on the couch securely and took out her toys, which were noise making ones, to which the 6 month old baby reacted happily, they had played untill Nova was signaling that her nap time was coming soon, Lucy picked up the baby and placed her on her bed, also she placed some pillows around in case Nova rolls over the pillows might stop her, she would have to baby proofe her whole apartament soon.

...

„Yo Luce!" Natsu yelled as he entered her apartament followed by a blue russian cat, Happy, which took his rightfull place on the couch.

„shhh, dont yell idiot" Lucy whispered holding her finger on her lips „Nova is sleeping" she explained and dragged Natsu in kitchen.

„Nova? What is she doing here?"

„im babysitting her while Mira and Laxus are away for the entire day"

„probarly making a sibling to Nova" Natsu murmured under his breath to which Lucy giggled. „whatcha doing?" he asked as she was looking at a piece of paper.

„ Juvia gave me this cake recipe I wanna try" she kissed Natsu's head as he hugged her from behind „are you staying for dinner?" he nodded against her shoulder she smilled when he placed feather-like kissed on her shoulder and neck.

Natsu and Lucy were together for an year and a half, Natsu works as a firefighter, usually he is at work in night shifts, but when he is not he crashes at Lucy's place along with his (now their) cat, Happy, even thought he has his own place.

„what do you want for dinner?"

„Id like spicy chicken" Lucy sweatdroppsed, Natsu grinned. „you know i love it" she rolled her eyes „yes, i know"

Natsu turned Lucy around and kissed her deeply, to which Lucy's hands wrapped around her boyfriend's scarfed neck. „you know I love you right Luce" Natsu whispered in his girlfriend's ear and she nodded „I know" she pecked his lips but didnt allowed him to keep the kiss.

„okay, spicy chicken, I need to go and buy everything I need" she said as she grabbed her car keys and wallet and made her way to the hallway.

„Nova just went to sleep, she should be out for another hour or two, you wont have problems with her untill i come back" she informed Natsu -that was with her in the hallway- as she put on her vans. „do not move from this spot, do not touch anything" she warned him as he placed his coat on her „jee Luce, have a little faith in me" and by the end he stopped talking he zipped his coat all the way up.

Lucy took out her golden locks from his huge coat „Natsu, even your presence is destructive enough"

He opened his mouth to fightback but shut it, he knew she was right, she smiled at his silly hurt face and kissed his pouty lips „ill be back in 30 minutes" and with that she was out of door.

...

5 minutes into netflix on the couch and a ear ripping sound came from Lucy's bedroom making Happy run off to hide in kitchen, in the cabinet under the sink-which was the only one that missed a door-. On Natsu's side, he had never heard anything this high pitchen in all his 5 years since he works at the fire departament –maybe he is exaggerating...a little- He got and made his way to Lucy's bedroom to shush the crying baby. „why doesnt she have a on/off button like school dummies have?" he asked noone in particular after he picked her up and tried to swing her.

His first thought was to call Lucy, but the idea soon vanished as Natsu thought he should take care of it like a grown up man he is and prove Lucy he can take care of kids.

He threw the phone on the armchair Lucy has in a corner and placed Nova back in that pillow square, after, he went to search for Happy, he knew he would find him under the kitchen sink.

„come here Happy" Natsu kneeled in front of the cabinet instead of opening the only door so he wont starle the poor creature, as soon as he caugh Happy he grabbed his all four paws so he wont scratch him and walked back to Nova, he placed the cat next to the baby to which she stopped crying to look at the animal in front of her, but it didnt lasted too long, since she started again crying, starling Happy, which hissed at the baby and jumped off of bed to hide again.

Natsu murmured a „traitor" under his breath, his eyes landed back on the poor baby, he picked her up and brought her closer to his nose to sniff out the problem, he frowned when he didnt felt any yacky smell from her –only the baby smell he secretely liked-

„so you are not bored, you are not smelly, what do yo-„ his bulb just switched on „you are hungry!"

He recovered his thrown phone and messaged his brother

„what do babies eat?" it didnt took long before Zeref called.

„what is with that question?"

„Im babysitting Nova, I bet you are hearing her, now, what do babies eat?"

„I dont know, baby food, milk?"

„thanks bro" he hung up the phone and threw it, this time on the bed. He walked to the kitchen and started searching for baby food-as if Lucy had a stock of baby food in there- in the end he found some peanut butter and a banana, placed the Nova on the car seat Mira provided Lucy with and he mixted them up and tried to feed the baby.

As soon as she tasted the peanut and banana she threw it out on Natsu's white shirt, he looked down at his shirt then back at her „but everyone likes peanute butter and bananas, see?" he took a spoonfull of the mixtured and hummed in a pleased tone „see? Its not bad" Nova looked at him with red face and eyes from crying, Natsu tried again to feed her but she refused to even openn her mouth.

Exasperated Natsu said „what do you want?" as if a 6 months old baby would actually reply.

„think Natsu, think Natsu" he repeated under his breath trying to think of something she would liked to eat untill his eyes landed on a toy on the kitchen floor in a carrot shape, soon he walked to the fridgd and took the biggest carrot Lucy had, got an apple and again a banana, eh grated the carrot and apple, smashed the banana into a bowl.

Again Nova refused to eat what Natsu had prepared for her, he gave up, his head hurted too much, he was about to walk over his phone to call Lucy to hurry up, but on his way to the bedroom he dropped the bottle which was placed on the coffee table. „Milk!" he picked up the bottle, wash it out and poured warm milk in it, he picked Nova up and went back on the couch, where he started bottle feeding the cute baby.

He couldnt help but smile at the small creature in his arms, her hair color starts to deterinated now, when she was born she had a white fluff on her head, now her hair has grown and is blond. Natsu has wished for a baby on his own –secretely- he had witnessed his friend's fatherhood and felt a little jealous , he wouldnt admited that he wanted a baby, that would give Lucy a preasure when he knew she wasnt ready for that huge step in their life and they are not even married, so a baby of his own would have to wait few years. Happy had returned on the couch next to Natsu.

10 minuted later and Lucy is home with the groceries bags „Natsu, Help me please" she pleased him to come but she was met a „cant" from Natsu.

„what do you mean you can-„ a little annoyed Lucy dropped the bags on the hallway and walked in living room to see Natsu holding a sleeping Nova. „She wake up soon after you left" she smiled at him and take a seat next to Natsu „i fed her milk" Natsu grinned, so proud of himself that made Lucy giggle.

„how was it?"

„it was...horrible, she wouldnt stop crying, i tried to feed her peanut butter and bananas, carrots and apples, nothing worked"

„that because she eats those things for dinner lunch and breakfast, she only drink milks before and after the noon nap" Natsu raised an eyebrow at her „how do you know that?"

„i have had babysit her before, i know her antics, why didnt u called me?"

„I wanted to show you I can adult" Lucy giggled „and that i can take care of kids" she smiled and kissed his cheek that made him grin.

„well, the place looks quit clean, everything at its place, the baby is stuffed, i think you did it well" Natsu said anything and hide behind his white scarf, Lucy knew that meant something „Natsu" she used that tone on him, ohh no, not that tone, yes that tone.

„r-remember i said I tried to give her baby food..."

„wow, stop there" she got up and walked to the kitchen „Natsu!" she yelled his name, making Nova move in Natsu's arms but not wake up.

„Natsu, my kitchen" Lucy came back to glare at him.

„hey, it was Nova's fault, she spitted, threw and dropped the food everywhere"

„ohh now blame the kid?"

„im not blaming her if its her fault" Natsu defeted himself to which Lucy rolled her eyes and went back in kitchen to clean, but not before she told him to put her back in bed and bring the heavy bags in kitchen and Natsu did so, afraid of Lucy wrath.

...

Later that evening, Mirajane came to pick up her little princess, after a brief talk with Lucy, Mira bit her farewell and left. After locking the door, Lucy took her place on Natsu's left on the couch and snuggled in his chest while petting Happy, that was happily purring in Natsu's lap.

„I ate what I made Nova to eat" Natsu said after a while.

„hmm?" Lucy looked up at him twith tired eyes. He kissed her nose and Lucy smiled „it was pretty good, to be honest"

Lucy giggled „you liked baby food"

„yeah, I ate baby food and i have no regrets" Natsu chuckled and hugged Lucy tight.

„so, when Ill buy baby food for our baby, will I need to buy you too?"

„I wouldnt mind" Lucy snuggled on his should waiting for a reaction, but no, its Natsu we are talking about, he wouldnt recognize a bullet even if it would hit his face.

She took his arms and wrapped them around her middle, hands resting on her belly, again, no reaction.

She waited and waited, and again waited.

„Natsu, I'm pregnant"

„nic-wait what?" he looked down at her „for real?!" she nodded.

„didnt you said you werent ready?"

„yeah I did said, but it happened, it must mean that im ready to have a baby"

Natsu was the happiest now, he hugged the breath away from Lucy, kissed her face and caressed her slightly small bump on her belly, he picked her up bridestyle and walked towards the bedroom, where they spent the night together.

Now they just started their journey together.

Sequel?

Seeya.