KTKG Says: Here it is people! The long awaited sequel! I hope you enjoy this one as much as the first! And always remember: I do NOT own Fairy Tail. If I did this would have been an episode by now.
Part II: You're Welcome Happy!
"Lu-chan? Luuuuuuuuu-chaaaaan. LUCY!"
Lucy jumped and whipped her head to the right, glaring at the blunette next to her. "Jeez Levy, did you really have to scream in my ear?" Levy huffed in response, crossing her arms as she leaned back on her left leg. A frown crossed her face, imitating the one on Lucy's. "Well I had to do something! You were just standing there staring at the peppers like you were off in another dimension!"
Lucy chuckled slightly as she shook her head, bringing her fully back to reality. "Sorry. I was thinking about something." She turned her focus back to the display in front of her, her eyes roaming over the various colored vegetables. "Now, where was I? Ah! This one looks good." She plucked one off the top pile, wrapping it in plastic before placing it in her basket.
Turning, she found Levy looking at her with a scrunched nose. "What's that look for?" Levy's eyes drifted down to the various items in the cart, her nose scrunching up further. "I can't believe you're going to actually make it."
Lucy couldn't help the laugh that escaped her. "Hey! In my defense it's not even for me!" The blunette sighed, following after her blonde friend as they started off down one of the isles. "I guess you're right. Still… it doesn't even sound appetizing!" Lucy only giggled as she grabbed a bottle of vanilla extract and placed it next to the lime juice and jalapeno she had just grabbed. "Come on Levy, this is Natsu we're talking about. The man eats fire for Mavis's sake!" She turned on her friend then, eyes narrowing. "Let's not talk about the time you tried to make metal brownies."
Levy's face flushed in embarrassment, causing Lucy to cackle in delight. "Whatever!" Levy crossed her arms as they finally made their way to the register, her nose in the air in mock anger as the blonde started to unload her items.
Both girls watched in silence as each item was rung up, Lucy checking them off a mental list in her head. Flour, vanilla, lime juice, sour cream, graham cracker crust…yep that's it. She had butter and eggs at home so with the jalapeno that was currently being placed in the bag, she had everything she needed to make Natsu's dessert. And what dessert would that be?
Why, a jalapeno cheesecake of course.
The man had been whining about Lucy making him one since they had returned from a mission in Bosco. While they were there, they had stumbled upon a little bakery where they had specialty cakes and pies. Since Natsu wasn't really in to sweets, it took everything in her power, including the dreaded pout, to get him in there. Much to his surprise, they had a vast array of spicy treats. In true Natsu fashion, the dragon slayer had tried all of them, and the cheesecake had been his ultimate favorite.
So here she was, grabbing all the ingredients to make him his damn cheesecake. He better be grateful for the holiday because otherwise she wouldn't have gone through all the trouble. The weird thing was her mouth was actually starting to water at the thought of making it.
Her stomach suddenly churned unpleasantly, making her stop in the middle of the sidewalk.
"You okay Lu-chan?"
Swallowing a mouthful of spit, Lucy eyed their surroundings for a restroom or even a wastebasket in case she wasn't able to hold down her breakfast much longer. Shaking her head, she took a couple of deep breaths before answering her concerned friend. "Uh, yeah. I'm okay." Levy raised an eyebrow as she looked her over, noticing the slight sheen of sweat on the other girl's forehead. "Are you sure? You don't look so hot."
Lucy remained silent as she took a couple more gulps of air, eventually calming her stomach down enough for her to continue on her trek home. "Yeah, I'm sure. I think I might have eaten something that didn't agree with me." She looked up to see her companion giving her a serious look. "What?"
"You've been doing this for almost a week. Are you sure you don't need to see a doctor or something?"
Lucy paled at the comment. So she noticed it too?
Sighing she tried to think of something to say. "Maybe I have the flu?" Levy's lips turned down into a frown. "Lu-chan, its June. I highly doubt you'd have the flu right now. Besides, what kind of flu only makes you ill normally in the middle of the day?" Suddenly Levy's eyes widened as she thought about what she just said. Lucy winced as a smile accompanied the surprised look on her friend's face. "W-what?" She was afraid to hear what it was that had Levy looking like that.
"You don't think you're…"
"NO!"
Lucy felt her face turn red with embarrassment instantly at Levy's unfinished question. "You sure? I mean, you said yourself that lately you guys have been rather…active." Lucy covered her face with her hands to block out Levy's knowing smile. Damn best friends to hell. She should have known that little tidbit of information would come back to bite her in some way. The sudden laughter from the other woman caught her attention.
"Oh come on Lucy. I was just joking!"
Lucy didn't feel any better about it as she was now lost in thought. Maybe…
She was broken out of her thoughts as she was suddenly being pulled in the direction of the local drug store. "Levy! What are you doing?" The girl only smirked over her shoulder as she continued to drag the blonde along.
"We're going to put your fears to rest! Besides, you need a card don't you?"
Lucy was about to protest when her stomach lurched again, this time going through with it's earlier threat. Wrenching her hand out of Levy's hold, she threw herself at the nearest garbage can and proceeded to empty her stomach's contents. Levy held her hair back for her with that ever persistent knowing smirk plastered all over her face.
Okay. Maybe Levy did have a point.
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Lucy looked at the object in her hand, willing the thing to be still. It took her a while to realize the reason the thing was moving in the first place was because it was in her hand, which was currently shaking. Taking a calming breath, she set it down on the edge of the sink's counter and left the bathroom.
Heading to the living room, she plopped herself down on the couch and spread out. The smell coming from the kitchen was absolutely heavenly and her mouth watered in anticipation.
Everything for tonight's dinner was prepped and keeping warm on the stove. The only thing that wasn't done yet was the cheesecake, which she had just placed in the oven to bake and still had an hour to go. With nothing better to do at the moment, she allowed her eyes to roam around her surroundings, which had changed drastically.
It had been three years since that fateful mission she had returned from with Natsu and Happy where she learned how the blue Exceed saw her. Since then, they had become an honest, real, little family. A couple of months after that night, Natsu and Happy had talked her into moving in with them. She was hesitant at first, but the prospect of not having to pay rent, not to mention living with her two favorite boys, had her eventually giving in.
Living with the two hasn't been so bad now that she thought about it. As she looked around she could see things that represented all three of them. Natsu's hammock still hung in a corner of the living room, which he lounged whenever she was cooking. The wall that was dedicated to memories of their adventures was still where it had been originally, although now it was overflowing with requests. The same went for all of their little trinkets they collected.
The only differences in Natsu's house were the presence of her writing desk in a far corner, as well as the fact that there were now three bedrooms added on. Lucy had been insistent on the dragon slayer adding a bedroom on as the two of them couldn't possibly fit comfortably in his hammock. Needless to say, the fire mage had seen the light after some thought and recruited some of their friends to get the work done in a couple of days. When everything was finished they now had three bedrooms instead of the one she had originally asked for. When she had asked him about it, he had said that Happy could use his own room. As for the third, well…
The timer on the oven went off, tearing Lucy from her thoughts. Had it already been an hour? She must have dosed off.
Hastily, she rose from her position on the couch and moved into the kitchen, shoving her hands into some oven mitts before she pulled the cheesecake out. Her stomach grumbled in appreciation as the smell invaded her nostrils. Obviously she was feeling much better than she had been when she was out with Levy earlier.
Speaking of which…
Slowly she stalked back into the bathroom, stopping a couple of steps into the room as she faced off with the object that lay almost forgotten on the sink counter. She braced herself as she approached then paused suddenly in thought. What was she afraid of? Levy had been trying to get a rise out of her earlier, that's all. The only reason she went through with it was so she could her friend's assumptions to rest.
Laughing nervously to herself, she finished her small journey to the sink. She guessed she was nervous because she would have to think of something to tell Natsu if he ever decided to look in the garbage.
Shaking her head, she picked up the white stick and peered at it nonchalantly, thinking that Levy had lost her mind.
When she really took a good look at the thing in her hand however, Lucy swore that she was one that had lost her mind.
Quickly she looked at the box, then back to the little window on the stick. A whimper escaped her as she glanced back and forth between the two again.
What. The. Fuck.
Slowly, she slid to the tiled floor beneath her, the objects in her hands clattering lifelessly on the ground. How could this be? It was all supposed to be a joke! She was supposed to be laughing in Levy's face right now, not sitting here looking stupid with shock! She looked down to her stomach, her vision becoming a bit blurry suddenly.
Positive. The damn thing had been positive.
She couldn't decide if she was happy or not when her name being called startled her.
Turning around she found Happy standing in the bathroom doorway with a worried look on his little furry face. "Are you okay Lushi?" She realized he was partially munching on a fish that was clutched in his hands.
Gathering the items off the floor, she dumped them in the wastebasket by the toilet before he could see them. Running a hand over her face, she quickly scrubbed any stray tears away before turning around and plastering a smile on her face. "Happy! I'm fine!" The cat only eyed her suspiciously while Lucy held her breath. Had he seen? "You sure are acting weird."
They sat there staring at each other until Happy shrugged his little shoulders and turned around, mumbling something about her being weird before heading in the direction of the kitchen. Sighing in relief she followed after him. Her heart was still thumping in her chest but at least now she wasn't shaking anymore. At least she thought she wasn't. When she went to start arranging the food and the pot lids were rattling, she had proved herself wrong.
Pausing, she leaned against the dinner table and tried to calm herself down. She had to be normal about this until she could figure out how to tell him. Blue fur blocked her vision and she looked up to see Happy hovering nearby, that worried expression back on his face. "Are you sure you're okay? Do you need a hug?" Sighing heavily opened her arms up and the exceed floated in. Squeezing him to her chest she thought for a couple of seconds about everything.
Okay, so maybe this wasn't going to be bad. I mean, she had technically been practicing with Happy since he was her adoptive son right? Looking down at the feline in her arms she couldn't help but crack a smile as she felt the vibrations of his purring against her chest. They were an odd little family that apparently was about to get a little bigger.
"Lushi! I can hear him! Let's hurry up!"
She released him quickly and the two scrambled around the kitchen. The whole dinner thing had been Happy's idea surprisingly. He had come home one day all excited after learning about a certain holiday that Lucy had rarely ever celebrated. She decided to indulge the little fur ball and together they decided to give Natsu the one thing that he absolutely loved; food, and lots of it.
Everything was set but there was still one last thing to do. "Happy come here! Sign this!" Quickly, the exceed flew over to Lucy's desk and pressed his paw in her ink, coming back over to press it in the card on the table. Lucy meanwhile froze for a second in thought before taking a deep breath and scribbling something down.
Well, that was one way she guessed.
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Nastu sighed loudly trudged up the trail that led to his house. While he loved his newly renovated residence, he still missed Lucy's old apartment. It had been in town, and after tiring missions like the one he and Gray had just finished, he almost wished that he had moved in with her instead so he didn't have that far to travel.
A smile crept across his face as he thought of the celestial mage. He had missed her this past week horribly and couldn't wait to get home if only just to see her. She hadn't been feeling too good when he approached her about the mission, so he told her to just stay home and rest. Hopefully she was feeling a lot better now.
He still couldn't believe that they were living together now. Nor could he believe that they had been an official couple for almost three years now. His mind wandered off to that fateful night and he chuckled to himself. Who would have thought that Happy would be the reason they came together.
Finally he was at his front door. Sighing in relief he turned the knob and opened the door. A delicious aroma assaulted his nose instantly and his stomach grumbled happily as he trudged inside. It seemed his mate had just finished cooking. Speaking of which, where was she? "Lucy? Happy?"
Moving into the kitchen, he found the two he had been looking for standing by the dining room table. "Natsu! Welcome home!" Happy flew over to him and nuzzled the side of his face as he took in the impressive spread of food on the table. Was that a jalapeno cheesecake?
"Luce? What's the occasion?"
Suddenly he was worried. Had he missed something? It was June right? So that meant that he hadn't missed Lucy's birthday yet or their anniversary. Happy's birthday was in August and his was a week off. So what was the occasion?
His only response was Lucy smiling coyly before Happy shoved what looked to be a card in his hands.
"HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!"
Natsu's eyes widened at Happy's declaration before settling on the laughing Lucy. Father's Day? Lucy finally caught her breath long enough to explain. "Happy found out about the holiday while you were gone and, as your adoptive son, he wanted to do something special for you. So, he asked me to make all of your favorites, including that cheesecake you love so much."
A face-splitting smile made its way across his face as he first scooped Happy up in a hug followed by Lucy. "Aw thanks you guys! You're the best!" Happy flew in excited circles around him. "Read your card!" He looked at Lucy who seemed nervous all of a sudden, but urged him to open it all the same.
Happy Father's Day
"Happy Father's Day" means more than have a happy day.
Within those words lie lots of things we never get to say.
It means we love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to us,
And that we honor you.
But most of all, I guess it means that we are thinking of...
Your happiness on this, your day,
with pleasure and with love.
With much love, from the three of us.
Below that, Lucy had written her name in her flowing script beside Happy's paw print. He read what Lucy had written one more time and looked up at her confused. "Hey Luce, are you still feeling alright?" She fidgeted slightly as his eyes roamed over her figure. "Y-yeah, why?"
"Because you wrote this wrong. You said 'from the three of us' when there should be only two." Happy peeked over his shoulder and read the same thing. "Hey you're right! Maybe she forgot how to count. I mean, she was acting weirder than normal when I got home today." Both of them glanced at each other before turning their eyes on the blonde.
After a couple of seconds, Lucy let out what could only be considered a frustrated and defeated sigh. She nervously fidgeted with her hands before fisting them by her sides in determination. "No, I didn't write that wrong and yes, I can count." They gave her a disbelieving look before she decided to demonstrate. First she pointed to Happy. "One." Next, she pointed her finger into her chest. "Two." Lastly, she pointed to her stomach. "Three." Silence fell on them afterwards, that is, until Happy decided to break it.
"Lucy, how can you be two people?"
Instead of answering, Lucy turned her attention to Natsu, who had a shocked look on his face. "Surprise?"
Now, Natsu had been known to be dense, although that wasn't completely true. Yeah, he had been oblivious of Lucy's feelings, and sometimes he was oblivious to things he said that could be considered inappropriate. However, Natsu could understand codes surprisingly, and this time, Lucy's encrypted message was no exception. "Y-you… you mean?" She nodded in response and that was all the confirmation that Natsu needed before he swept her up in a huge hug, crushing his lips to hers.
Happy however, didn't get it.
"Wait! What does she mean?!"
Natsu set Lucy down before turning to the now pouting cat. Scratching behind his head, he glanced nervously at Lucy before giving Happy his full attention.
"Um… remember a couple years ago when you asked for something form Lucy and I?" Happy just looked at him blankly, making Natsu sigh in frustration. And he thought he was the one who was dense. "You remember. We were fishing and you told me you thought of Lucy and I as your parents…" The cat suddenly perked up at the memory. "Oh~! Aye! I asked for a little brother or sister!" Out of the corner of his eye, Natsu saw Lucy's head snap in his direction, a surprised look on her face. "Uh, yeah, well, you see, your little request is coming true!"
Silence. Then, "AYYYYYEEEE!"
The exceed swooped in and crushed himself to first Lucy then Natsu, his tail waving back and forth in excitement. "Thank you! Thank you! I can't wait!" All Natsu could do was chuckle and pet Happy's head. "You're welcome Happy." He drew Lucy into the hug as well, reveling in the feel of his little family pressed against him. His little family that he realized in amazement was about to get a little bigger. His stomach rumbled loudly, causing Lucy and Happy to pull away laughing.
"Come on, let's eat. I'm suddenly starving too." Natsu couldn't help the smile on his face as he sat down. He couldn't wait to rub it in Gray's face that not only did he get a mate before him, there was also going to be a mini version of him running around soon.
He was going to have to get the biggest fish he could find to repay Happy for giving him a leg up on the ice bastard, since he had accidently helped him a couple of years ago.
Right after he finished his cheesecake.
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KTKG Says: Alright! How'd you like it? And right in time for Father's day! Please excuse any grammar mistakes. I wrote this at work and wanted to get it out as soon as possible. Oh and I found the card online. Not sure who the author is but kudos to them becasue I didn't write it! Review!