Where Do Babies Come From?
"Igneel." The five-year-old boy looked up at his foster father with big round curious black eyes as they dragon breathed out of his nose, ruffling up his pink locks.
"Yes Natsu?" rumbled the dragon as he closed his eyes as to doze while listening to the child.
"Where do babies come from?" Igneel snapped open his eyes and looked at Natsu in shock. Why did the boy have to ask him that of all things? Why that? Why can't it be something like? Why does the world go round? Or maybe like why is the sky blue? Or how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? (A/N: Sorry, had to put that in there.)
"W-what?" stuttered the great dragon as he looked at the small boy with a wild look in his eyes.
"Where do babies come from?" Natsu repeated as he played with the hem of his pants as he looked up at the dragon, not knowing anything bad about what he was asking. Igneel had no idea what to say to the child so he said the only thing that came to mind.
"You'll know when you're older Natsu." His voice sounded shaky as he tried to settle back down, and relax once more. Natsu obviously didn't like this at all. No he did not.
"Fine, where do dragon babies come from?"
"I refuse to answer!"
~Present~
"Hey, Lucy, where do babies come from?" Natsu asked as he turned to the blonde haired wizard. Lucy spit out her drink in shock as she turned to Natsu with wide eyes.
"W-what?" she asked in surprise. Natsu quirked an eyebrow at her not fully understanding her surprise.
"I said, where do babies come from?" he repeated the question.
"Don't you already know this?" Lucy asked her voice shaky as she tried to calm down. Natsu shook his head.
"No, I tried asking Igneel when I was five, but he got all weird and told me I would know when I was older so I asked where do dragon babies come from and he refused to answer. So, where do babies come from?"
"Ask Gray!" Lucy shouted. Natsu gave her a strange look as he looked at the Ice-Make Mage who sat in front of him, dozing off.
"Oi, Gray!" he shouted, waking him up from his doze.
"What do you want Flame-brain?" he growled sleepily.
"Where do babies come from?" That seemed to wake Gray up fully as he stared at Natsu in shock.
"Ask Erza!" He didn't want to know, nor did he want to explain. Natsu turned to Erza who ate her strawberry cake beside Gray.
"Erza, where do babies come from?" Erza paused in the middle of bringing a bite of cake to her mouth and set the fork down, looking at Natsu sternly.
"When a mommy and daddy get really friendly…"
~After the talk~
Natsu sat there mortified as Erza resumed eating her cake. He slowly stood up and walked out of the guild just as Gajeel sat down with Lily beside him.
"What's wrong with toaster-stick?" he asked.
"Erza gave him the talk about where babies came from." Gray replied as he dozed off. Gajeel started to laugh hysterically at the thought of Natsu just receiving the talk.