Author's note: WOW! so many reviews right after posting it! THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!
So, by now, I think everyone knows I'm a mommy. My toddler is 3 and a half now, so I have plenty of funny and cute stories to add to the fic. His innocence and his way of viewing the world around him made me ponder so many times. So I'll add them here. Also, my 5 year old niece is a lot of help lol.
ItscalledLove , *shares some tissues* fear not, I WILL make you tear up again. MWAHAHAHAHAAAA
oxybry , siempre que tenga la inspiración, espero que lo siga.
Shiki V. , why can{t you write in your mother language? and thank you for the lovely review!
ThreeDarkAngels , hopefully inspiration won't betray me again
TiPoLover 22 , frankly, I wanna know what happens next, too. I have some random written stuff for this fic, though.
IdentityCrisis.03 , how did you find the manga? I loved it, but the ending... let's just say it was too weird for me.
karnis32 , sorry to keep you guys waiting!
Lexie , thank you, hon, it's SO good to be back. hopefully i'll stay :D
Go1dSwiggle , *for Swiggle* yes, Wendy. the badass friggin' Dragon Slayer (did you read the Tartaros arc? she becomes so effin' badass!) *for Aiden* which one didn't you see coming? *for Jack* FUCKIN' YEEEEAAAAAAAHHHH (bangs head) *for the rest of your personalities, my personalities thank you for taking the time to read/review!
Alice , *blush* thank you!
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All in all, thank you for all the patience and love and reviews and reading my fics... And everything! By the way, I'd love to see a review/comment in your native language! (Of course, please consider the writer, as well, since I only know 4 languages: Romanian, English, Spanish and Japanese, so add a translation, as well, if you guys happen to not be a speaker of those 4 languages)
Thank you for the infinite patience, my Misty~es! Lots of love from yours truly, MistyQue!
Chapter 2: I have no idea what I'm doing...
The hour was very late when Gajeel got home with a sleeping Wendy on the back seat of his car. He gently placed his arms under her tiny body, lifting her with ease and placing her on his shoulder. He grabbed her bags next and went inside his house, realizing with shock he didn't have a room readied for her. Gajeel pondered for a moment, then decided to let her sleep with him that night and go shopping in the morning. He rubbed a palm over his face, thinking if he should take a shower or not, since he wasn't sleeping alone in his bed and he drove around six hours that day. A few moments later, Gajeel got up from his chair and headed for the bathroom. After all, a lady was in the house.
So, after a well-deserved (quick) shower, he slipped into clean clothes and went to bed, carefully lying on the bed. Once tiny Wendy felt a body next to her, she turned around and cuddled under his arm, Gajeel looking very flustered at her, not knowing what to do. He moved her a bit so he could sit better and let her sleep on his arm.
Morning came faster for Gajeel's liking, something pushing on him.
"Gaaajeeeeel. Hey, Gaaaajeeeeel. Wake up!" The little girl was pushing his with her small hands, trying to shake him awake. Gajeel grunted and turned over, tumbling Wendy over. When he realized the child was behind him and he knocked her over, he got up suddenly, fumbling on her legs.
"Sorry! Are you OK? Did I hurt you?" He checked her legs, turning them over, Wendy giggling.
"You're tickling me!"
"Sorry…" Gajeel retreated his hands and let Wendy get into a sitting position. "What time is it?" He looked around for his phone, groaning loudly when he noticed the time. "Are you serious? Kid… It's Sunday. We don't have to get up this early. It's 6:30!" The raven haired man slumped back on his pillow, closing his eyes.
"But I'm hungry! And I have to pee!" Wendy placed her small hands between her legs, bouncing on the bed. Gajeel groaned again.
"Okay, okay…" He got up and led the little girl to the bathroom, waiting for her outside. A sharp yelp made him burst through the door. "What?"
"I fell in the toilet…" Wendy's legs were dangling over the toilet seat, trying to get herself out. Gajeel hurried to her, placing his hands gently under her arms and pulling her from the toilet. Once she was out, he burst into laughter, making Wendy pout.
"I guess we should buy you a smaller toilet seat." He giggled, ruffling her hair. "Wash your teeth." He placed himself with his back on her, doing his morning business.
"I don't have a brush." Crap.
"Then wash your face, to scare the sleep away." Wendy obliged. Gajeel joined her a moment later, washing his face and teeth in a hurry. He then proceeded to the kitchen, Wendy following him like a puppy. "Oh, right, I didn't introduce myself, sorry… I'm…"
"Gaaajeel." Wendy said simply, taking a seat on one of the stools. Gajeel looked stunned at her for a moment, the girl continuing. "I heard Natsu and Juvia call you that."
"It's just 'Gajeel'."
"Gajeel?"
"Yeah, that sounds about right. What do you want for breakfast?"
"Milk and toast."That's simple enough.
"I'm making myself an omelet, want some?"
"Yeah! Can I help?" Wendy asked suddenly, taking Gajeel by surprise.
"You can cook?"
"Not really, but daddy let me beat the eggs whenever he made omelet." She jumped off her chair and pushed it next to the counter where Gajeel placed a couple of eggs, a bowl and a fork. He watched Wendy intently as she broke the eggs carefully, let the egg fall in the bowl and place aside the shell, then continued with the next few eggs. Gajeel was impressed. Wendy was sloppy in her beating the eggs, but even so, Gajeel was drinking her up. A few minutes later, she turned to him with a proud smile.
"You take care of the frying part."
"Good job, kid!" Gajeel grabbed the bowl and placed the eggs on the heated pan, letting Wendy go back to the table. A few minutes later, the two were enjoying their food.
"I noticed you don't have… stuff, so I was thinking if you'd like to go shopping with me." Wendy's face lit up.
"Yeah!"
"Do you know what you need? Cuz I'm… new at this whole… taking care of a kid. So I'm gonna need your help."
"Sure!" They finished breakfast and got dressed for shopping.
"I think we should buy a bed… So the furniture store is first."
"You already have a bed." She said innocently as they got inside the car, Gajeel placing the seatbelt over her.
"I do, but you don't."
"I can sleep in your bed. It's big enough." Gajeel snorted. She's a smart one.
"It is big enough, but don't you want your own room, like the rest of the kids?"
"Not really…"
"We could decorate it with princess stickers and stuff like that."
"I don't like princesses. They always need someone to help them. I can take care of myself."
"Hoo… We'll see about that."
"I don't want decorations, I just… wanna sleep with you…" Wendy said in a small voice, looking away. "There were no more nightmares last night…" Gajeel snapped his eyes to her pouting form, thinking hard. Well, we can always go buy her a bed of she changes her mind…
"OK, then." Wendy's face lit up. "Whenever you get tired of sleeping next to me, we can go buy a bed for you. Until then, you can sleep with me. Is that ok with you?"
"Yeah!"
"Let's go shopping, then!" He got into the driver's seat and drove to the mall, in search of a shop. Once they got there, Wendy took him by the hand willingly, making Gajeel blush and look around. Damn, I look like a dad… He thought embarrassed, but let her hold his hand. They soon found a big enough shop, where they could search for clothes.
"What do you need?" He asked Wendy, who looked around in awe.
"Panties, socks, t-shirt, pajamas, pants, sneakers, tooth brush."
"And skirts."
"No, we're not allowed with skirts at kindergarten." Fuck, I totally forgot I have to work! What do normal parents do? Day care? Baby sitter? Gajeel was starting to panic, knowing the next day he would have to work. He grabbed his phone, texted his boss, telling him he would take a day or two off, then continued his shopping day.
"Here we go!" Gajeel noticed the children clothing area, pulling Wendy along. Wow… Were there always these many kids around the mall? He noticed half of the customers were mothers with children. "Choose whatever you like." Wendy smiled widely and ran through the mannequins. She stopped once she found t-shirts, pulling one and looking at it. "What's your size?" Gajeel asked her.
"I dunno…" Perfect… Now what? He noticed a couple of mothers turn their kids around and place the clothes on their backs, taking the size. He lowered himself to Wendy's level, mimicking the other mothers. God, I feel stupid… I don't even know what I'm doing… Is this the right size? What should I see? Gajeel felt embarrassed by the whole situation, but continued sizing the clothes Wendy picked. Soon he started to notice the difference between clothes that would fit his sister and smaller ones. An hour later, Gajeel was holding a few bags in one hand, Wendy happily dangling on the other one.
"You need shoes, too." They continued shopping, Gajeel being thankful Wendy wasn't a picker. Whatever she eyed was perfect, so they didn't linger much. "We should go shopping for dinner, too." The raven haired realized he had almost nothing edible for a child. They spent the next few hours grocery shopping.
"Wanna go eat something?" Gajeel asked, feeling his stomach grumble.
"Yeah!"
"What will it be?"
"Food." Gajeel puffed a laughter, offering his hand and leading Wendy at a Chinese restaurant inside the mall.
Lunch passed in a blur, the two heading home very tired after their full day. Wendy fell asleep almost instantly after Gajeel strapped the seat belt on her, the pierced man smiling fondly once he checked her in the mirror. He drove them home, taking the shopping bags inside quickly before tending to the sleeping girl in his car. Once his hands were free, he hurried to Wendy, pulling her gently from the car and taking her to bed. After watching her a few seconds, he decided to take a nap, as well.
TBC
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