Hello, this is my first Fairy tail (hopefully the first of many) i got the idea from watching Baby Boom, anyways i hope you like it.
I don't own the characters
(Lucy POV)
"I can't believe we had to give back over half of the reward money to pay for damages." I mope as we walk back to the guild.
"Aww come on Luce it's not all bad, we had a totally awesome fight-"
"That destroyed half of the town." Natsu shrugs off my comment and continues to gleefully march down the empty road. His blue cat perched on his shoulder.
"It's okay Lucy, if you still need rent money we can go on another job." Happy suggests.
"What so natsu can destroy everything again, no way! I'm going on a job by myself." Both happy and natsu gasp in horror.
"But-but we're a team?" Natsu's face makes me regret my decision; think of a sad puppy then give it pink hair that's what he looks like.
"We'll still be a team, I'm just taking a quick solo mission. Other teams do it all the time." Happy nods, he understands that I'm going to go on this job no matter what. But natsu still can't grasp it.
"But we're not like other teams. We are..." He pauses.
"Yes, we're best friends and we'll still be best friends. This isn't going to change that." I almost didn't notice that we've reached the guild hall; I skip through the large doorway and continue all the way to the bar, where the she-demon is preparing drinks for her fellow guild mates. Natsu, who is now the one moping, sits besides me.
"But what if you get hurt who's gonna bail you out?" Mirajane quickly glides over to join our conversations.
"It's just one job, I'll be fine."
"You're going on a job by yourself?" I nod in response to the white haired mage's question. "How exciting, you've never been on a solo mission before. Have you?"
"Nope." I hadn't thought about that. Every Time I pick a mission natsu and happy always tag along.
"Because we are a team." The pink haired boy lays his head on the counter.
"Oh, natsu she'll be fine. Lucy is the strongest celestial wizard in fairy tail." Wow I didn't know mirajane thought so highly of me. She is right I'm pretty awesome, I have ten of the twelve zodiac keys and i can open multiple gates if I need to.
"She's the only celestial wizard in fairy tail." Happy giggles.
"Watch it cat." Happy flies to the other side of natsu.
"So, Lucy what kind of job are you looking for?" I shrugs
"I don't know something kind easy, but need 15,000 more jewel for rent, so something with a reward around that much." Mira's face lights up.
"I have just the job for you." She hands me a flyer. "I know it's not the most exciting job, but client wants a wizard to do some magic at his kid's birthday party. And..." She points to the reward
"17,000 jewel and a silver key! That's perfect, thank you Mira."
(Natsu Pov)
Lucy took the flyer and ran off, probably to go get ready.
"Come on natsu, let's go fishing. I'm starving aren't you?" Happy sits on the counter in front of me.
"No, I'm worried about Lucy."
"You know." Mira slides a fish to happy. "Levy and Juvia left on a mission this morning, so gajeel and gray have nothing to do. Maybe you boys can go on a job together. It would be a good chances to prove to Lucy that you don't always destroy things." I jump off the stool, Mira's right.
"That's an awesome idea, Thanks Mira." I light my fist on fire. " we're are those two losers?"
"Uh, natsu. I'm not sure fighting with them is going to help your case." I sigh and turn off the fire.
"Okay, I guess you're right." Happy giggles. "What are you laughing about?" He takes a bit of his fish.
"You like her." I look at Mira, who has returned to her work.
"What?! Mira is just my friend, you know that happy." The blue exceed flies over to me and lands on my shoulder.
"Not her, Lucy." I push him off.
"Of course i do, she's my best friend." Happy rolls his eyes.
"You know what I'm mean."
"I have no idea what you're talking about, why don't you just eat your fish-there they are!" I spot the metal head and the ice boy moping in the back corner of the guild.
"Hey guys!" I run over to them only to be punched in the face by a huge piece of iron.
"Not in the mood salamander."
"Ya, why don't you go bother elfman or guildarts-he's back in town." The half naked Mage says. I can't pinpoint it, but something feels off about him today.
"Is there something different about you?"
"No, I'm the same as ever."
"Hmm, okay. Mira said you two might be interested in going on a job together since levy and that weird girl are-" I get stopped by a chunk of ice to the face.
"Her name is Juvia, and she's not weird." I so want to fight him right now, but I have to prove to Lucy that I don't just destroy everything.
"Okay, sorry."
"What kind of job are you talking about, coal for brains?"
"Well, like gray said guildarts is back in town. Let's tag along with him on an s-class job." This peaked all of the boys interest.
(Lucy POV)
two days later
I'm so glad Mira suggested this job, it was super easy and there was tons of adorable kids who loved my spirits. First I had lira perform a fun, upbeat song, then cancer juggled his styling scissors, Aries filled the room with her pink cloud stuff, and Leo made fireworks. Not a single person in the room was unimpressed, everyone had a blast. I loved the kids, it makes me wish I had a few of my own, okay maybe just one.
It was in a cute little town, and It was so relaxing, I decided to stay the night. I knew it wouldn't make Natsu happy but after the party it was dark and I hate riding the train in the dark by myself. But today I'm refreshed and ready to get back to the guild and Natsu. I'm kind of feeling bad about how I treated him, I hope he wasn't too bored while I was away. But now I can see the guild, so I'm only a few more minutes away. Maybe i'll make Natsu a nice meal to make up for my absence.
"What ? He went on a mission-without me?" Mira nods.
"Yup, gajeel, gray, and gildarts went with him. They went on an s-class mission-something about a wizard making people disappear." She smiles. "You know they'll be able to save that town. "
"If they don't destroy it first." I mumble, Mira giggles and moves down the bar to help the other mages waiting. I can't believe that he went on a mission without me.
"Oh! Lucy I forgot this came for you yesterday." She slides a really official Looking envelope to me.
"Thanks." I take it. "Hmm-it's from the fiore law guild. I hope we're not getting sued, I just barely got enough money to pay rent." Mira pats me on the shoulder.
"I'm sure it will be fine." She says. "No one has ever sued a member of our guild before, Im Sure it's nothing." She leans on the counter.
"Ya I'm sure you're right. When will Natsu be back? If this really is something, I'm making him come with me." Mira giggles again, but I'm Completely serious.
"You two are so cute-" she starts to say something else but is interrupted by a deep booming voice.
"Hey, demon are you finished yappin' ? I need a drink." Mira's happy, smiling face melted into a dark, terrifying glare.
"Please excuse me I have to deal with a pest." Mira says in her demonic voice. I shrink back and quickly nod my head, trying not to make her angry at me for any reason. She stalks over to the large blonde lightning Mage.
"Finally, can I get a-" she slams a cup down on the counter in front of him, splashing liquid all over the large man.
"You can definitely get a new attitude. I don't know what makes you think you can treat other people-especially me- like that but I won't stand for it." The second generation dragon slayer stares at the light hair Mage, too shocked to respond. Serves him right, he's been acting really rude lately. Probably because makarov put in charge of the guild while he went to a guild masters conference in the neighboring kingdom, and because of that he hasn't got to go on a mission for almost three months. I really feel sorry for Mira she's had to do all the work, while laxus just sits around complaining.
" I'm sorry, thank you for the drink." His voice is soft and full of regret. I've never seen him like this, maybe working with Mira has paid off. I remember the letter in my hand, I've got to go back to my apartment, I can sit down and read it there.
before my door is even closed I have my shoes kicked off and I'm sprawled out on my bed, I've missed my room so much. Which is weird cause I go on missions for weeks at a time and I've never been home sick. I grab my pillow and breath in the familiar scent of fire smoke, a product of Natsu sleeping there. But I don't mind the smell, it's actually very comforting.
" I guess it's time to open that letter." I grab the large envelope and carefully rip it open, tossing the envelope aside I begin reading the note.
" dear miss Lucy heartfilia, I regret to inform you that-" I pause when I feel a warm paw touch my arm. "Plue! Do you need something?" The soft white snowmen like dog shakes his head and curls up next to me. I pat him on the head and continue.
"I regret to inform you that your relative Elizabeth Rachel McCall has passed away in an accident. She had no will and Seeing as you are her closest living relative all of her possessions and belongs now belong to you. One of fiore's H.S. Workers will be arriving on the 6:15 train with your inheritance. Please be waiting for them, they have to take the next train home." I glance at the clock it's 6:33.
"Oh, crap! Plue we have to go. They are waiting on us." I scoop blue up, throw my shoes back on, and run out the door. It takes us four minutes, a record time if I do say so myself, and most of the people have left the platform; there are a few men in suits waiting for the next train, a woman and an adorable little blonde girl, and few other groups coming and going but I don't see anyone who looks like a government worker with my inheritance. Maybe they left already, darn!
"Are you Lucy Heartfelia?" The woman with the baby asks me.
"Yes, how did you know?" I ask.
"I'm Allison Ebach, I'm from..." She tries to reach in her purse, but is struggling to while holding the young child.
"Here let me take her." I reach out to the child, the woman smiles and hands her over. The child snuggles into my shoulder with a yawn.
"Isn't that great she already likes you." She pulls her wallet out. "Anyways, I'm from FHS, fiore human services. THis is Elizabeth jr, her mother called her izzy." She gestures to the young girl in my arms. " she just turned two. All the paperwork is in the chest with all her clothes and toys"
"But-?" I try to stop her but she just keeps talking.
"just sign it and send it to our office- there's a pre-addressed envelope with the papers. Now I have to go, my train leaves in." She looks at her watch. "Three minutes ago!" She starts to run towards the next platform.
"Wait! What am I supposed to do with her?"
"I don't know, it looks like she's tired take her home. Bye." The woman disappears into the crowd. I stand there in shock all I can do is stare at the crowd, what am I supposed to do with this kid? I can't take care of a kid, I'm still a kid. She shifts and coos, she's actually really sweet maybe I can take care of her-at least until we get this all settled. Her eyes flutter open and she stares at me, I smile at her. She must not have liked it, because she lets out a shrill cry of anger.
"Oh! Calm down, please. People are staring." I bounce her and rock her but nothing seems to help, plue whimpers and covers his ear as her cries grow louder.
"Come on izzy, don't be upset. We're going to go home." I didn't think it was possible but her cries get louder. "Oh, come on!" I shout over her cries. Something peaks her interest and she stops crying. She reaches for plue, who jumps behind my leg.
"Puppy!" She giggles, and rocks back and fourth.
"Plue, she likes you." I squat down so she's on his level; He shakes and slowly crawls around closer to her. She reaches for him .
"Be nice to plue." The little girl looks up at me and giggles. She turns back to plue and reaches out to touch him. He shies away, still not quite ready to let a child touch him-not since Asuka gave him a choke hold hug.
"Well, are you ready to go home? What do you think plue? Izzy?" Both look at me confused. " I'll take that as a yes."
A few minutes later we arrive at my apartment.
"Home sweet home" I shift izzy to my other arm as I do I notice her clothes, a summer dress with tights. But the dress is covered in stains, of who knows what, the tights have holes in them- probably from her crawling.
"You need a new outfit and lucky for you I just got some money. Taurus you can put the trunk inside, then you're free to go." The large cow man moos
"Anything for two adorable girls." Izzy giggles and shakes her fists at him. "Gouchy-grouchy moo." He tickles the underside of her chin, which makes her laugh and rock back and forth in my arms.
"Okay, that's enough." I shoo the large cow, as I try to get a better hold on her. "We're off to the store. See you later, okay?"
"Hmm-aye" plue waves to the the cow as he disappears into the apartment. We head off to my favorite shops, I hope they have baby clothes.
NATSU POV
"...they laughed at me, so I turned them into my pets." I thought that was impossible, I mean transformation magic is a myth... Or so I thought. The obviously insane boy is surrounded by cats, dogs, and birds.
"Look, Gill. I don't like being laughed at either but you can't go around turning people into animals." Gray yells at the gill; the poor kid grew up in a town that shuns magic, his parents both died in an accident when he was six. He's grown up all on his own. I don't know what I would have done without fairy tail.
"Why are we talking lets just knock the kid out and get back home." Gajeel says to me and gildarts.
"No, if we can save his kid then it's our duty." Gildarts says as he scans the large room, it was the shop his parents opened when they moved to the town, now it's falling down. The town condemned it but gill had nowhere to go.
"Come on metal head he's only a kid, he can't be any older than Romeo." I say to the irritated metal dragon slayer, as gray continues attempting to talk him into his senses.
"Do what you want just do it quickly, I've got better things to do." I ignore the jerk with the bad attitude and continue trying to calm the unstable boy.
"Come with us, if you stop turning people into house pets the master will let you join fairy tail." Mine and grays words are obviously getting to him, his stance is significantly less defensive and he looks tired.
"Ya, there are lots of cool wizards back at fairy tail, and all of them would love to have you on their team." Gray says as he moved closer to the young boy.
"Do you mean it?" Both gray, gildarts, and I nod. He drops his fists and sags his shoulders, slowly the villagers start turning back into people. Yes success we save the village with out destroying it.
(Lucy POV)
"This stinks no where in town has any cute baby clothes." Although we picked up a stroller and a cute diaper bag. Plus some other necessities, but no cute outfits.
"Aye-hmm-uhh ooo!" Plue squeaks and points at the ten or twelve bags of baby clothes I bought.
"Okay, yes I did buy some clothes but it wasn't as cute as I would have liked." To bad the guild hall's gift shop doesn't sell baby clothes. "I've got a great idea, what if fairy tail released a line of baby clothes." Plue jumps up and down, cheering. Izzy squeals with delight, she has no idea what I'm talking about but everyone else is excited so she is too. Her little blonde pig tails bounce as she hops and shakes in my arms.
"I bet Mira would love to be in charge of that. Let's go tell her right away." I place Izzy in the stroller and buckle her in, with the way she shimmies and shakes she'd be on the floor in seconds without it. We speed over to the guild hall, just as I reach the door I realize how weird this will look to my fellow guild mates.
Before I can open the door it swings open. The enormous blonde lightning Mage stands at the doorway staring down at me and izzy. I expected a look of confusing, but he wears his usual look of boredom.
"Laxus you're blocking the door way." I hear the familiar voice of the thunder legions only female member. He steps out of the way letting her out, closely followed by freed and bixslow. Evergreen eyes me and izzy and clicks her tongue.
"Well we all knew it was going to happen eventually."
"THIS IS MY NIECE NOT MY BABY! Besides if I was pregnant everyone would have been able to see it." I shout and march over to the aggravating girl.
"I'll say, you always wear such revealing clothes it's disgusting." At this point I'm fuming.
"You're one to talk, you're clothes are practically painted on." Our insults fly back and forth, freed and bixslow watch with amusement. I don't really care, but I don't see laxus watching. Maybe he left.
Our fight could have went on for several more minutes, possibly even hours, but my attention was pulled towards izzy when she let out a squeal of excitement. Laxus sat in front of her stroller tickling her feet and belly. Slowly everyone in the small group stopped to stare at him and the small child.
"Wow, laxus. I didn't know you were so good with children." I say, he glares at me and stands up.
"Ya, good with kids! Good with kids!" Bixslows "babies" fly around laxus shouting.
"I'm not, I hate kids. Come on let's go." The four of them Disappear off into the forest. I watch them go, then decide to head into the guild hall. Once I pass through the doors everything feels like normal, people are shouting, drinking, and fighting just like usual. I make my way straight to the bar, where the white haired Mage waits.
"Oh my goodness, who is this adorable little angel?" She comes around the bar and scoops her out of her seat.
"This is izzy my second-third-fourth I don't know cousin's baby, my cousin passed away and I'm her only surviving relative. So she's a part of fairy tail now."
"Oh this poor baby, well auntie Mir-Mir will always be open to baby sit and-" she is interrupted by a grumpy elfman shouting for another drink. Mira shifts into her demon form.
"Maybe you've had enough!" She growls, izzy cowers away. I quickly scoop her out of Mira's arms and hold her close to calm her. "Anyways, as I was saying I will always be available to baby sit and watch her if you need." She Flashes her cute smile, still in the demon form.
"Thanks but I don't think that will be necessary, I'll just take easy jobs till she's old enough to come with me on more dangerous jobs. That way I can keep her with me." Mira raises and eyebrow at me.
"How will Natsu respond, you know he loves destroying things." I didn't think about Natsu yet.
"Well, he'll just have to deal with it. Speaking of- where is he?" Mira giggles
"he went on a job with Gildarts, Gray, and Gajeel. Actually Gildarts just called in, he said they finished up and he's headed out on a job for a friend. He wanted to tell me the others should be back this evening." Wow he really went on a job without me. "He also want me to tell you that they only destroyed one building and it was already condemned." That's the real surprise. Izzy yawns and snuggles into my chest.
"Well thanks Mira, I've got to get her home so-oh wait I almost forgot the whole reason I came here. I went shopping for some new clothes for izzy and I couldn't find anything I really liked."
"Really, you have a lot of bags for not finding anything."
"Okay, so I found some things but not the kind of stuff I was looking for. So I was thinking now that max has the gift shop back up and running maybe we could sell baby clothes." Mira's face lights up with the idea.
" with outfits that look like some of the more popular members costumes and the grand magic game uniforms-oh and little happy outfits and baby toys that look like Erza's weapons and-oh the possibilities are endless. That's a great idea Lucy, I'll talk to max." Izzy whimpers. "Okay you go home."
(Natsu POV)
"Are you glad to be home, Natsu?" Happy asks as he lands on my head.
"Well I'm Definitely glad to be off that train." I rub my tummy, it's been twisting in knots the whole ride home, gray made fun of me and Gajeel, but he's never felt like that so he doesn't understand and it entertained Gil so it doesn't bother me.
"I'm going to take Gil to the guild, you two go home you look like crap." Gray says, gajeel grumbles something about not being told what to do but he turns in the direction of he and lily's house. I guess I probably need the rest also. I know! I'll go to Lucy's house it's closer and I've been dying to see Lucy. I start walking to her house.
"Uh Natsu you know home is that way?" He points in the other direction. I nod .
"Ya, well Lucy's house is closer and her bed is so much softer than mine-" the fly blue cat chuckles "what are you laughing about?"
"Oh nothing, just you." He tries to muffle another laugh "you missed Lucy cause you like her."
"Of course I like Lucy she's my partner-" happy stops me mid sentence.
"Not this again, you like-like like love her." I shove the little furry ball away.
"Shut up, now help me up to the window." I growl, Happy shakes his head.
"No, go through the door like a normal person."
"Come on happy, you know I can't do that. The land lady scares me and she told me not to come back."
"Hmm, that sounds like a problem." He flies up to the open window
"Okay, i'll climb up myself." I jump up and begin climbing, when happy dives out of the window.
"Natsu come quick it's Lucy." I'm up the wall and in the room with in seconds. I see exactly what happy is talking about. On the floor in a weird seat thing lays a sleeping Lucy, except she's like a baby size. She's even wearing the dress Virgo made for her -the white one with the ruffles.
"It's okay, Lucy we'll get you back to normal." I scoop her tiny form out of the seat thing.
"Don't crush her, she's delicate." Her eyes flick open, she starts tearing up and softly crying.
"It's okay Lucy, it's me, Natsu, and happy." I coo softly, she stops and stares at me. "Look! She recognizes us!" Suddenly she erupts in screams, trying to wiggle out of my arms.
"Wow, Natsu what did you do, pinch her?"
"No, I wouldn't do that. How do you make it stop." Happy shrugs. But before we can say anything I hear movement in the bathroom. Happy must have heard it too, he lands on my shoulder and looks to the bathroom.
"You go check it out and I'll stay here with baby Lucy." I nod and lay the shrieking baby on the bed, happy sits by her. Then I turn towards the bathroom, slowly I tiptoe over to the bathroom. I kick open the door and in the bathroom stands Lucy in her underwear, she jerks a towel in front of her.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE! GET OUT!" She throws a shampoo bottle at me, I dodge it. I'm so relieved Lucy's normal. I pull her into a hug.
"It's you, and your big again." She pushes me away.
"Of course it's me, who else would be in my bathro- forget it. Now let go of me and get out. I'm not dressed!" She glares at me.
"Come on Lucy, I see you in your underwear all the time." She tries to say something but I ignore her and continue "if this is you in here them what is the screaming thing out there?" Her eyes pop open. She drops her towel, shoving past me she runs out of the bathroom.
"Izzy. It's okay, calm down." She gathers the upset child in her arms and continues to coo to her.
"Natsu looked at her and she just started screaming." Happy says a matter of factly.
"Did not!"
"Did to!"
"To."
"Not" we go back and forth till Lucy smacks me.
"Stop acting like children-both of you." She directs the last comment at happy who is giggling. "Now I'm going to put izzy back to bed; you two are going be quiet till I tell you you can speak. Got it?" We both nod. Nearly thirty minutes later happy and I are leaned against the wall waiting for Lucy to be done. Izzy fell asleep ten minutes ago, Lucy's been getting dressed since she finished up with her.
"Okay, now why are you in my apartment-again?" She asks plopping on the bed.
"Well we got back from our mission and Gray told us to go home and rest. Your place is closer and I wanted to tell you about our mission."
"Okay, well come through the front door next time. How was your job?" I tell her all about the village and the boy. I told her how Gajeel was acting and how me and Gray talked the boy into joining Fairy tail. I told her about us not destroying anything, she didn't seem surprised- someone must have told her.
"Wow, sounds exciting. I can't wait to meet this new kid. You said his name is Gil, and he can transform other people. That's weird I've never heard of magic like that." She yawns, I glance at the clock. It's ten o'clock.
"Ya, maybe you should go to bed." I get up and start to climb out the window. When Lucy grabs my arm.
"You can stay if you want." She says with a blush. "But you have to stay on your side of the bed. You too cat!"
"Awesome! Thanks Lucy." I plop down on the bed, happy curls up in his usual place on my belly. Lucy flicks the light off and p slides under the cover. Within seconds all of us are sound asleep. For a few hours at least.
I had a dream, I was chasing Lucy through the woods. She was scared and shouting about a monster, I kept trying to tell her there was no monster but she wouldn't listen. Then suddenly the ground started to shake. I turned to fight the cause of the movement and there stood igneel. But he was lighting the forest on fire, he looked like a monster. Then suddenly he was wearing my scarf and he slowly began shrinking and shifting into a human; but not just any human but me. Then suddenly I could no longer control my own body, I began chasing Lucy, I was gaining on her. Out of nowhere she tripped.
All of the sudden I was watching myself, no longer from my own point of view, as if I was another person. I watch a scaly version of me stand over Lucy his-my body was completely covered in fire. Lucy was crying...crying. I jerk awake and the crying continues but now I can tell it's not Lucy's, it's Izzy. I turn to wake Lucy, but she looks so peaceful and happy is asleep on her belly.
"I can do it. " I hop out of the bed careful to not wake Lucy up, and make my way to izzy's carrier-aka weird seat thing. When the small child spots me her cries shift into pathetic whimpers. I can see she has kicked her blanket off, she's probably cold. I unbuckle her and cradle her in my arms, she cuddles to my chest.
"You were just cold, see let's go back to sleep." I carry to the bed where Lucy has sat up and is watching us. A strange smile on her face. As I get closer she raises her arms to take izzy. I pass her over, and climb back in the bed. Lucy lays her down in between us. Izzy quickly falls back to sleep and so does Lucy. I just watch them. I have a weird feeling, as I watch happy crawl back onto Lucy's belly and izzy pull her fist up to her face. I feel like everything is right, this is how it should be. I never want it to change.
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