"We made it back alive!" Natsu screamed as he kicked down Lucy's door. Lucy smiled as her over vociferous husband entered the room. Jumping up Lucy ran over to Natsu and leaped into his arms. Natsu grinned as he caught his wife and spun her around. "Does this mean you missed me?" He joked as he set her down. Lucy made a face before she grabbed his face and gave him a kiss.

"Does that answer your question?" Lucy asked before she let go of his face.

"Not sure. Better try again." Natsu smirked as he pulled her into a passionate kiss.

"You know I'm still here!" Happy whined as he covered his eyes.

The couple laughed as they broke apart. "No I didn't forget about you, Happy. In fact a cooked you some fish, it's on the table if you want it! It's a welcome home gift!" Lucy said as she patted Happy's head.

Happy rushed to the kitchen. "You're the best Lucy!"

Natsu wrapped his hand around Lucy's. "Does this mean I get a present too?" He asked.

Lucy grinned as she led him towards the bedroom. "I guess you're about to find out."

Later that night.

Lucy sighed before she rolled out of bed, she just couldn't fall back to sleep. Maybe it was because Natsu was finally home, he had been gone for almost a month. That had been the longest month of her life, never knowing if he was safe or when he was coming back. It was only three days ago that she had finally heard word of his return. Wrapping a bed sheet around her naked body, Lucy turned to head to the bathroom. She paused to look back at the bed, there Natsu laid passed out and tangled up in the sheets. He looked so handsome it almost broke her heart. Shaking her head Lucy made her way to the bathroom. Leaning over the sink Lucy tried to calm her racing thoughts. She meant to tell him tonight, she needed to tell him tonight. But once they had started kissing one thing had led to another and now he was passed out in bed and she stood here kicking herself. "Stupid, stupid, stupid." Lucy mumbled as she glared at herself in the mirror. She knew what she had to do but working up the courage was the tough part. Clenching her hands Lucy stared at her reflection. "You can do this! Just go in there wake him up and tell him!" Nodding her head she steeled her nerves and marched back into the bedroom. Walking up to the side of the bed Lucy gentle shook Natsu's shoulder. "Natsu? Natsu wake up I need to tell you something important!"

"But I'm tired!" Natsu groaned as he rolled over.

"Wake up!" Lucy yelled as she began to beat him with a pillow.

Holding his hands up in surrender "Fine I'm up! Quit trying to murder me with pillows woman!" He yelled in amusement.

Lucy watched as he sat up to look at her, curiosity filled his eyes. "So what's so important that you had to attack me this early in the morning?" Taking a deep breath Lucy dropped the sheet. "Do you notice anything different about me?"

Natsu raised his eyebrows as he gazed over her naked body. "That you are more beautiful than the last time I saw you?"

Lucy blushed at his answer. "Good answer but no?" She said before she turned sideways. "Try again."

Natsu scowled as he continued to look at her. She was stunning, absolutely gorgeous, for the life of him he couldn't figure out what she was trying to get at. His eyes traveled to her stomach, maybe just maybe she had put on some weight. But he wasn't going to say that!

Lucy watched with amusement as Natsu struggled over her question. Deciding to give him a hint Lucy carefully wrapped her hands around her stomach. As soon as Lucy put her hands on her stomach a light bulb went off in Natsu's head.

Natsu eyes widened as he looked at Lucy in wonder. "Are you pregnant?"

Lucy slowly nodded as she tried to gage his emotions. "I found out about a week after you left for your job. I hope you're not angry."

Natsu quickly stood up and wrapped his arms around her. "Of course I'm happy. I'm ecstatic in fact! You have just given me the best news in the entire world!"

Lucy felt tears well up in her eyes at his answer. "Natsu I love you so much!"

"You are truly my entire world Lucy Dragneel!" He said softly before he kissed her lips and then her stomach.

One Week Later

Natsu watched as Lucy laughed and talked with Lissana and Juvia. Ever since she had told him she was pregnant he felt even more in love with her every day, not to mention more protective. "Hey Natsu, I got some news you need to hear." Gray said as he took a seat next to Natsu.

"What's up?" Natsu said turning to face his friend.

"There's been a lot of chatter going around in the underground. It seems that word has gotten out about Lucy's pregnancy," Gray said darkly.

Natsu scowled. "Yeah what about it?"

"It seems these dark wizards think that your child is one of a prophecy about ultimate power. Your child apparently will bring about either the end of the dark guilds or the end of the light ones. Either way they are going to stop at nothing to get Lucy and the child." Gray said.

"Natsu clenched his teeth as he tried to control his anger. "Don't tell Lucy."

"Wait why? She deserves to know!" Gray said in surprise.

"If she knows all she will do is worry and that won't be good for her or the baby. We won't tell her until it is absolutely necessary. Until then we will protect her, all of us!" Natsu said as he turned back to look at his wife. Gray nodded in agreement.