So, I said that I would be returning to this story, and I have finally decided to turn it into a quick little story. Nothing major, and I know that I could prolong it, but I decided short and sweet on this one! Hope you enjoy, also I have edited the first chapter and replaced it with this one, just with a bit more detail. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: in no way, shape, or form do I own any Fairy Tail characters!


Make Up

Chapter 1

Lucy gnawed on her bottom lip as she paced her apartment for what seemed the hundredth time, and glanced at the clock on the wall with each passing. She only had about twenty more minutes until her boyfriend returned home, and everything would most likely hit the fan.

For the past four months, Midnight had been on a mission with his comrades, and had talked to her each night over a lacrima, but three out of those four months she had been hiding a secret from him. One she knew she would be able to hide anymore once he saw her.

Everyone at the guild swore that he would be thrilled about the news, and while she knew that he would be thrilled, it also meant that he would have to give up his travels. Because of her, Midnight would be caged once more, and she didn't want that for him. She loved him far to much to just let him drop everything to keep a close eye on her and the life growing within her.

She knew he had great plans, wanting to explore new places and see what awaited him out there. If he found out that she was pregnant with his child, that would put a stop to his dreams, and he had just made them. She could still recall the bright look on his face when he had approached her with the news that the new council had pardoned them, all of them, and told her everything that he wanted to do now.

One of those things had been creating a family, with her, but knew that this would be too soon for him. While he most likely wouldn't say anything, she would know deep down that he wouldn't want to put down everything for a child. At least, she didn't want him too. She wanted him to experience life, he had a second chance, and didn't want to take it from him by suddenly making him think that he had to be there for her and the baby. Sure, she still wanted him in the child's life, but she could raise it on her own. That way he could still explore, still follow his dreams.

She was pretty much raised in a single family home, since her father had always been too busy with his business to do much with her, leaving her mother to watch over her most of the time. However, that was another thing that bothered her. She didn't want her child raised up thinking that only one parent cared for them, she wanted him or her to know that both mother and father cared for them.

She gave a frustrated cry as she stopped in the foyer of her apartment, tears building in her eyes as she tried to figure out how to tell Midnight all of this without sounding like a complete loon. Giving a sigh, she turned around and looked at the apartment that they had moved into together, it was bigger than the one she had, and would easily accommodate a third person, or child for that matter. She could see it clearly, her and Midnight sitting on the sofa, her holding a small bundle in her arms, and him smiling over her shoulder at their son or daughter.

It seemed so realistic that she couldn't help but to smile, only to squeeze her eyes shut as her doubts began to plague her again. What was she to do? How was she suppose to tell him why she had hid her pregnancy from him for three months? How was she suppose to explain all of this to him, without making him hate her? She knew that he wanted a family, but she was unsure if he wanted one so early on in their relationship.

Giving another sigh, she stepped into the living room, and settled onto the couch. Lowering her head as she fought back tears. She wasn't sure what to do, and didn't have enough time to figure it! He would be here soon!

"Lucy, I'm home!" Midnight called, and her eyes snapped open and quickly looked over at the clock. Nearly swallowing her tongue as she saw that it was the time he had said he would be arriving, and found her arms wrapping around her midsection in a protective manner.

"Lucy?" Midnight called, and she swallowed before standing slightly and stepping toward the foyer.

"In here." She called, thankful that her voice remained steady and she was glad that she could even manage a small smile when he stepped into the living room. Taking in his tired look, and bit the inside of her lip, wondering if she should be dropping this on him now or not.

"Welcome home." She whispered, slowly stepping forward with her arms still wrapped around her waist. She didn't just want to show him, but still wasn't sure if she could just tell him either. She wasn't sure how she should do this!

"Is something wrong Lucy? You seem a little...skittish." He muttered, wrapping her in a hug, and she rested her forehead on his shoulder. Knowing that it was now or never, and she was going to have to face everything that she had brought onto herself.

"I..I have something to tell you. Something that I've kept from you the last three months." She whispered, slowly unwrapping her arms from her waist and wrapping them around him. Pressing her slightly rounded stomach against him and closed her eyes when he tensed and took a step back.

"Lucy...You're..Pregnant?" He whispered, and she gave a nod, keeping her eyes closed. Only to peek them open when the silence became to overbearing. The look on Midnight was enough to make her cry, so many emotions were flying across his face and eyes. Happiness, confusion, hurt, and something akin to hope.

"Why did you keep it from me?" He asked, his gaze meeting her's and she swallowed before wrapping herself in a hug.

"I...I didn't want you to think that you had to suddenly drop everything to take care of me and our child. I..I know that you still want to travel everywhere, so I can raise the child myself...For a while at least. Until you truly feel like you're ready to settle down." She rushed out, looking at him when he remained quiet, blinking at the blank look on his face.

"You'd think I would want to continue traveling, instead of being with you and our child? What kind of man do you think I am?" He snarled, and she stepped back at the look of anger that flashed in his eyes. She knew that Midnight would never harm her, but that still didn't mean that she liked being on the receiving side of his wrath.

"N..No. It's...Just that I know you have all of these dreams, and didn't.."

"One of my dreams was to have a family! You think I would choose that last instead of first?" He snapped, and she flinched away, her body beginning to tremble as she fought to keep her emotions in check.

"I just...didn't want to.."

"Didn't what!? Want me around my child! If that's the case then I'll leave." He yelled, causing her blood to freeze and snap her head up in time to see his back.

"Midnight, no! That isn't what I'm getting...at." She ended, staring wide eyed at the glare he was giving her over his shoulder. She attempted to take a step toward him, but stopped when he tensed and scowled at her.

"Midnight. Please." She whispered, giving a shake of her head when he gave a huff and started forward again.

"I'll come back later for my stuff." He growled, and she covered her mouth as he walked out of the living room, and winced as the door slammed shut behind him. She bit her bottom lip, keeping her mouth covered in hope that he would return, that he would listen to her and understand that she still wanted him in their life. Everything had just been said wrong!

However, when no sound of the door reopening came, she gave a whimper, and then screamed out her despair and slumped to the floor. Knowing that she had just lost the one thing that meant the most to her, and took her heart with him.


Midnight glared at the stone path beneath his feet, wracking his brain and trying to pinpoint the time that he lost Lucy. Why the hell would she think that he would rather travel instead of raising a family with her? Why did she think that he wouldn't support them? Why did she think that she could keep his child from him?

Giving a growl, he gritted his teeth together and headed toward the guild. Wanting nothing more than to somehow forget about everything for a moment, and wondered if he could convince Natsu or Gray to fight him for real. Only to blink as he saw Cobra, Meredy and Jellal heading his way.

"Guess you just came from Lucy's. Erza told us the good news, congratulations." Meredy chirped, wrapping him in a hug. However, he caused them all to blink when he pushed the pinkette away and turned his head away.

"The hell wrongs with you?" Cobra asked, narrowing his gaze, and no doubt reading his soul to see what had happened. And he frowned when the man rolled his one eye and shook his head.

"Oh come on man, you can't be mad at her for...that...What the hell did you do!?" He suddenly roared, causing him to tense and step back slightly. Recalling that the moment that they had entered the guild, Cobra had became a brother like figure, along with many others, to Lucy.

"I had a right to know. And she had no right to think of the things that she did." He muttered, watching as Cobra tightened his hands into fist, and glared at him.

"You two, take this bastard to the guild. Tell them that he made Bright Eyes cry, and you better tell them everything that you said to her. So help me if I have to. I gotta go check on Lucy." Cobra gritted out, dashing passed him, and he blinked before following the man. Wondering what the hell that he had done to gain his anger, and why the hell that he was siding with Lucy instead of him.

At the feeling of a dark aura behind him, he turned and looked at a disapproving Jellal, and a pissed off Meredy. Swallowing, he kept a wary eye on the pinkette, whose anger could rival that of Mirajane's and Erza's combined.

"What did you do?" She hissed, grabbing his braid and started pulling him toward the guild. Instead of fighting, he decided to do the smart thing at the moment, and follow. It was rather that, or losing all the hair on his head, and decided that he would tell the story at the guild. Where surely everyone would understand his situation.


Here is the first part! Second and last will be posted as well!