Lessons in Life
Swallow Before you Speak
Earlier in Magnolia...
It was a fine sunny day. The suns rays reflected on the river in front of the apartment of our favorite blond.
Lucy Heartfilia, the celestial mage of Fairytail, is currently in her bathroom enjoying a nice hot bath. 'Such a nice day' she thought with a contented smile. 'No salmon haired idiot, no perverted ice mage, no flying blue cat, and no red haired mage.'
Apparently, a certain pink haired fire mage was currently raiding her kitchen for food along with his cat/son. Natsu Dragneel, the fire dragon slayer of Fairytail, and Happy, his exceed, happily munched on the food they found.
"Ne, Natsu. Won't Lucy be angry at us if we eat all her food?" said the worried blue cat currently chomping on his fresh fish.
"Nah! Shish ine wij it!" replied Natsu with a full mouth. TRANSLATION: Nah! She's fine with it!
Happy sweat dropped at the attitude of his friend/father.
"Seriously Natsu. You should learn to swallow before speaking." a familiar voice said behind him.
The dragon slayer glanced behind him to see his beautiful...wait did he just say BEAUTIFUL?...blonde best friend's flushed angry face. It didn't escape his eyes that she was clad only in a pink towel therefore showing off her rich curves. He felt his face grow warmer.
"Hiya Luce!" or what he intended to say but since his mouth was filled with food, it came out like this. "Iya Lushe"
Within seconds, he felt a hard object make contact with his face. He was thrown off his chair from the impact. Natsu quickly swallowed his food when he saw the evil glare of Lucy that can rival Erza's. From his peripheral vision, he saw a blue streak out of the window. 'That traitor of a cat!' he thought while shivering from fear when Lucy smirked.
"Ne, Natsu. Ready for punishment time?" the celestial mage said sweetly with a very evil smile.
"A-aye" the brave fire dragon slayer cowered while fearing about the sanity of his best friend.
Few minutes later...
"L-luce, what are we going to do h-here?" the normally 'fired up' Natsu asked Lucy as they went inside a store.
"Shopping, of course. I brought you along to carry the bags." answered the celestial mage carelessly. "After emptying my fridge AGAIN, do you have any problem NOW?" she added in a menacing tone and an evil glare towards her pink haired companion.
"But this is embarassing! Were shopping in a very girly store! What is this pink dress? It barely covers anything because its see through. Do you girls really wear these...things?" the salmon haired fire mage pouted while throwing a contemptuous look around the girls undergarment section. He can't help but blush over the imagination of Lucy in one of those garments.
'How pretty. Wait! What am I thinking? She's my precious nakama. I shouldn't think of her that way. Stupid Natsu! Stupid, idiot, BAKA!' the dragon slayer shook his head to clear his mind.
Meanwhile, when Lucy turned to see where her companion was, she saw him in the same spot as earlier, face beet red while violently shaking his head. 'What is this idiot doing? He's attracting attention of the girls. No one has the right to stare at my Natsu. NO ONE!...Wait! What are you thinking, Lucy? He's your best friend, for Mavis sake,not your boyfriend! Now, get your butt there before the manager kicks him out. Go!'
Face as red as Natsu's, the blonde mage dragged the pink haired mage by the ear to the outside of the store.
"Hey, Natsu! What is your problem? Are you sick or what?" Lucy frantically asked the still red Natsu. The fire dragon slayer, shook his head in reply, making the blonde mage worry more.
"Why don't we go back to the guild? I'll just buy you some new groceries later. Okay, Luce?" the dragon slayer suddenly answered when he got his normal color back. He smiled his goofiest smile which Lucy loved so much and erased her present worries. Smiling cheerfully, Lucy nodded and held onto the hand of her precious nakama.
The dragon slayer broke off into a run dragging the blonde celestial mage along with him. To passersby, they looked like a very cute couple because they were holding hands. To Lucy, it was hell. It didn't help when she tripped over a stone and cried out in pain. Natsu hurriedly stopped and went beside his best friend.
"What happened Luce? Are you alright?" worry was evident in the boy's voice and his onyx eyes.
"I'm alright, Natsu. Although I think my ankle's sprained. Ouch!" the blonde gave off a weak smile while holding her sprained ankle.
"We better get you to the guild for Wendy to treat you." still worried yet determined to help, Natsu suddenly carried Lucy bridal style causing the blonde to shriek. The people around them said 'Aww~' as Natsu ran full speed towards the guild.
The doors of the guild opened with a loud bang as the couple went inside. All eyes were on Lucy who is being carried bridal style by Natsu. Erza stopped eating her cake, Cana stopped drinking from her barrel of booze, Levy peeked from the piles of books around her and Mirajane smiled sweetly while wiping a mug with a cloth.
"Welcome back, Natsu and Lucy" she said sweetly.
"Oi Flame brain! What did you to Lucy?" a half naked man asked the dragon slayer.
"Shut up Ice Freak! Wendy!" Natsu hurried over to the blue haired girl sitting on a table with Erza. "Help Lucy okay? I'm just going to eat flamed chicken." the fire mage placed Lucy beside the sky dragon slayer before proceeding towards the bar.
"Mira! One flaming chicken please. Oh, and a strawberry shake for Luce. Thanks." Natsu displayed his goofy smile. "Right away, Natsu." replied the smiling barmaid.
Natsu attacked the flaming chicken leg as it was placed infront of him. "Ne, Natsu. What happened to Lucy? Why did you carry her to the guild?" asked the white haired takeover mage, smiling sweetly yet there was a hidden meaning behind it.
"Lushish pregn antk-" The pink haired dragon slayer said with his mouth stuffed with food.
"WHAT? Pregnant?" the whole guild exclaimed making Natsu choke on his food.
"LUCY!" all guild members surrounded the said girl and asked her questions. First off was the red haired mage.
"Lucy, I apologize for letting you be in that idiots clutches. Please punch me for my failure." Erza bowed to Lucy which the blonde immediately shook off. "Come on. I'm not-"
"Lu-chan! Why didn't you say so? Let me be the aunt!" cried Levy. "But Levy-chan-"
"Lucy/ Love Rival! Juvia is so happy for you..." the blue haired water mage said as she hugged Lucy. "Juvia..."
"Lucy-" "Lucy, when?" "Lucy, how?" all questions were giving the blonde a headache. Before letting the darkness takeover, she saw a blurred pink coming towards her. "Lucy!"
As the blonde opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was a pink head. The head immediately perked up as he noticed her awakening. "Luce, are you alright? Mira! She's awake!" She heard very noisy steps running towards the infirmary.
"Lucy dear, are you alright? Do you feel any pain?" the barmaid asked her sweetly before turning to the other guild members waiting by the door. "All of you, don't ask her any questions yet. It is not healthy for the baby is she is stressed." she said in a very menacing tone giving off a devil's aura.
"Baby...? Oh!" the celestial mage remembered the previous happening. "NATSU, YOU IDIOT! Why don't you start explaining what really happened?" she stared daggers at the boy who caused this mishap.
"Why, Luce? Aren't you pregnant? Igneel said that a pregnant woman feels diz-" the dragon slayer stopped what he was saying as Lucy's fist made contact with his nose.
"I'M NOT PREGNANT, YOU STUPID MORON!" Lucy exclaimed to the pouting Natsu. "Minna, I AM NOT PREGNANT. What Natsu said was a misunderstanding. Because his mouth was very full, he was not able to say it properly. I sprained my ankle while he was dragging me to the guild and away from the store. I tripped on a stone and sprained my ankle. He carried me to the guild so that Wendy can take a look at it. It's all a misunderstanding, okay? Guys..." the blonde was unable to finish her sentence as she saw everyone was glaring at Natsu. Even without being a telepathy mage, Lucy can feel that all their intentions was to kill the fire dragon slayer.
"Natsuu..." all said in a very menacing tone that sent shivers to Lucy and Natsu's spine. The pink haired mage looked at the stellar mage with pleading eyes. He desperately clung to her and said "Luccccyyyy-" he started before he was yanked off by Erza and Gray. The blonde winced as she heard the sound of metal colliding with his skull. She can't help but smile over his best friend's antics.
"Nu-uh, Natsu. You started this. Solve your own problems. Oh, and by the way. Swallow before you speak. Teaches you a lesson! AHAHAHAHA!"the blonde said as she watched the dragon slayer being tortured by the fooled guild members.
"Ne, Lucy. Are you fine with that? They're like eating him alive. How can you let the love of your life be tortured like that?" Mirajane asked Lucy as she gave her a strawberry milkshake.
"Nah! He's going to be fine. Besides, it serves him right. Must teach him a lesson since he's going to be a father soon." Lucy smiled sweetly at the barmaid.
"You mean... you really are pregnant? But how?" the white haired beauty asked the blushing Lucy. She never expected this. But at least, she is right that the two suits each other. She smiled sweetly at the blonde.
"Long story, Mira. I'll tell you next time. I just hope the guild won't eat me alive when I tell them the truth later." the blonde smiled sheepishly while sipping her strawberry shake. 'When will he remember?...' she thought with a sad smile in her pretty face.
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