AN: Hi guys! This is my second Fairy Tail story and this one's gonna have a lot of chapters! I'm probably gonna procrastinate in the next chapters tho... But hey, I'll try to update every week. But well, there's school and homework so try not to get your hopes up.

Disclaimer:

Me: I do not own Fairy Tail.

Mavis: That's right.

Me: GASP! THE FIRST! HOW COME I CAN SEE YOU ASDFGHJKL

Mavis: ...

Me: Oh right. Illusion magic. How stupid of me.

Anyways, here's the first chapter! Read on!

The anatomy of sounds

Chapter One: Here comes a new Dragneel

A man in his early thirties paced the hallways of Fiore Hospital. His usually calm demeanor is now shattered because of the situation at hand. His forehead was crinkled with creases due to worry and his fingers tapped the side of his thigh in anxiety.

This man is Zeref Dragneel. And right now, his wife, Mavis, is in the delivery room. She is giving birth to their first child.

Zeref's dark eyes scanned the door of the delivery room. He was tired of waiting. It had been three hours, but to him, it felt like forever. To be honest, three hours IS quite a long time. Zeref had been drowning in worry and boredom.

"Can't you take a breather, Zeref? You're kinda wearing me out."

That was Jellal Fernandes, a good friend of theirs. He had a wife, Erza, and a six-year old son named Siegrain. He had come racing when he found out that Mavis was in labor. Zeref is thankful for his presence.

"Sorry, Jellal. I'm nervous. I mean... It's my first child. I don't really know how to raise him. I didn't really have a father." Zeref sighed.

Jellal clapped his back. "But you're a good brother, aren't you? That's enough training. You practically raised Natsu on your own before Igneel took you in."

"Still though..."

Jellal smiled at Zeref. "You'll do just fine, my friend. You're a Dragneel. You can handle this."

Zeref smiled gratefully before collapsing in the nearest chair. His foot drummed on the floor, breaking the serene silence of the hospital. He wished his little brother, Natsu, was here. Natsu was busy with his work as a firefighter. There had been another fire recently, so he couldn't come. He promised to call though.

Speak of the devil.

Zeref's phone suddenly rang, startling him. He immediately pulled out his phone and sure enough, it was his brother who was calling him.

"Zeref!" He could hear Natsu's smile through the phone. "How's the labor so far? Sorry I couldn't be there. Really wanted to come though."

"It's okay," Zeref replied. "No word from the doctor yet. She entered the delivery room about a few hours ago. She's a C-section."

"Well, call me as soon as word comes out." Zeref heard Natsu yelling something in the background, something along the lines of 'I'm on damn break!' There was a little bit more shuffling and then Natsu came back on. "Sorry, Zeref. Need to do something with the trucks. They need me back there. But message me if the little guy is out and about in this world."

"Sure thing, Natsu."

"Oh, and congrats, bro. Best of luck to you." Natsu hung up, and Zeref pocketed his phone. Hearing his brother's voice lessened his worry.

God, what time is it already?

Zeref stood up and started pacing again. What was taking the doctor so long? Was there something wrong?

"Zeref, here we go again." Jellal let out an exasperated sigh. "Calm down."

"What if there's something wrong, Jellal? What if... What if Mavis died? I can't live without her!"

"For God's sake, Zeref! She's not going to die! This is normal." You can clearly hear the stress in the other man's voice.

"But-"

"Have a little faith in the doctor, will you? She's not going to die, and neither will your child. No one's going to die." Jellal said.

Zeref put a hand on his face and tried to calm down. "Okay... Okay."

"That's better."

They fell into silence once more. Zeref could literally feel his sweat drop as the minutes pass by. And then when it felt like eternity already, the doors to the delivery room finally opened.

"Doctor! What happened?" Zeref rushed to the doctor. "How's Mavis and the baby?"

The doctor grinned. "Congratulations, Mr. Dragneel. You must be a proud father of a baby boy."

Zeref grinned excitedly. "Do you hear that, Jellal? I have a son! A son!"

Jellal hugged his friend. "That's great! Everyone, my good friend has a son now!"

The doctor laughed at the two men. He gestured for Zeref. "You may enter the room now. Come on, don't be shy."

Zeref all but ran in the room. He saw Mavis, gingerly carrying something, wrapped up in bundles of cloth. He stopped, a smile slowly gracing his usually stoic features.

"Zeref..." Mavis called out weakly. "Look at our son."

He made his way to Mavis' side. He then looked at the face of the tiny little infant in his wife's arm. The little boy's hair was blond, just like Mavis's. But his eyes were Zeref's. His face were slightly like Natsu's. The little boy was handsome.

"What will you name him?" A nurse comes up to them, pen in hand.

The two looked at each other, and an understanding passes between them. They both read a book, and there was a hero there who sacrificed himself for the people he loved. They wanted their son to be brave and loyal, like that hero.

Mavis opened her mouth and said. "Larcade. His name is Larcade Dragneel."

AN: That was quite a short chapter eh? Yep, it was annoying. Imma try to lengthen my chapters next time. Anyways, review, follow or favorite the story!