AN: After some requests to continue this story, I finally did! This chapter has a lot of bonding, I hope you like it!

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Our Pack

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02 – The Puppy

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"Gray-sama, this won't happen any faster if you keep looking at Juvia sleep." The blunette said without opening her eyes; she was seven months pregnant and she would give birth any day. Gray became nervous when both Lucy and Levy had their babies and Juvia didn't. "She is taking her time, there's nothing to worry about."

"You don't know that." Gray whispered and put a hand over her stomach. "She is overdue." Werewolves pregnancies lasted seven months and both Lucy and Levy became pregnant the same day Juvia did as the full moon made them more fertile and they had ran with their mates just like Gray and Juvia did. It had been a nightmare to explain to their human friends at College that the pregnancies were a total coincidence and they had not made a pact or joined a cult. It was not easy, especially when their due dates were very close. When the couples got married, it was almost impossible to make their human friends understand why they were 'rushing' when in truth their Bond was stronger than any human matrimony.

"She will come out when she is ready." Juvia opened her eyes and smiled at her mate. "The doctor said that if Juvia doesn't get in labor in a week, she'll be induced."

"I know. But I am worried." He lied down next to her and when he felt movement inside her stomach, he smiled. "Well, look who's still up."

Juvia chuckled. "She's telling you not to worry."

"Smart girl already." Gray kissed the back of Juvia's neck. "My dad will be up early to prepare breakfast for you; he likes you better than me these days." He groaned. "I'll try to sleep because I need to be rested to deal with him, but I can't guarantee I will."

"Stop it, he is sweet and so excited to become a grandfather." She chuckled. "And go to sleep, one of us should; this puppy is making her mother really uncomfortable for the past two months."

"'She'll come out when she's ready.'" Gray mimicked her voice and Juvia slapped his shoulder lightly and he chuckled. "Try to rest."

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"Hey, dad." Gray yawned when he entered the kitchen and saw his father next to the oven fixing some eggs and bacon – Juvia loved to eat bacon in the morning ever since she got pregnant and his father loved to make them for her whenever he visited. Silver had been staying with them since three days before her due date because he didn't want to miss his grandchild's birth and while Gray frequently got annoyed by him, it was also comforting to know he had his support.

"Good morning, son." Silver grinned over his shoulder. "Where's my daughter-in-law?"

"Sleeping." Gray sat down on a chair. "I'm letting her sleep for awhile; your grandchild kept her up all night. She didn't stop moving."

"Poor Juvia-chan. These final days are the worst." Silver sighed and Gray nodded in agreement. "I remember when your mother was pregnant with you, she was highly uncomfortable."

"Yeah." Gray said. "And she's overdue, which means I am worried all the time as well."

"That's not because she's overdue, son, but because you're about to become a dad." Silver chuckled.

"And you are enjoying see me like this." Gray accused with his eyes narrowed.

"Oh, yeah." His father grinned. "And I'm also quite excited about seeing my granddaughter, thank you very much. I hope she looks like Juvia-chan, though."

"You and me both." Gray shrugged. "She looks beautiful, especially when she changes; light blue fur is rare." He smiled. "But the truth is that she'll be beautiful no matter what."

"Look at you, already drooling." Silver's grin widened. "She'll be what? The only girl her age in your pack?"

"Yeah, Natsu and Lucy had a boy last week called Ignatio while Gajeel and Levy had Gale three days later." Gray smiled when he remembered his friends and their children. Ignatio was blond like his mother and appeared to have inherited Natsu's eyes. Gale, though, had dark hair and red eyes just like Gajeel, the only trait from Levy so far was how quiet he was. "They were all conceived the day of The Run, but Juvia is taking longer."

Silver put some food on a plate and gave it to his son. "It happens. My granddaughter is just being lazy. Maybe you luck out and she'll let you sleep longer during the nights." He put food on a plate for himself and sat next to his son.

Gray scoffed. "I'm not holding my breath for that."

They talked while they had breakfast and when they were doing the dishes, they heard Juvia's soft voice. "Good morning."

"Good morning, Juvia-chan!" Silver beamed at her and Gray saw her smile and couldn't help it but to smirk at his father's reaction to his mate. When he heard Gray mated and it was with Juvia, Silver almost cried over the phone – he always liked her. "We saved you some bacon."

"Thank you, but nothing for Juvia this morning." The blunette smiled to her father-in-law and then to her mate. "Don't freak out, neither of you, but I believe I'm in labor and I need help changing to something suitable." Both men frowned in her direction as if trying to understand her words.

"What?" Gray asked dumbly. "You said we had a few days."

"Not anymore."

"That's great!" Silver beamed in excitement and kissed her cheek. "I'll go change my clothes and grab the overnight bag. Take your time!"

"Oh." Gray blinked and went to stand next to her, an arm around her shoulders. "When did you notice?"

Juvia hesitated. "Last night." He scowled. "Sorry, but the contractions were far apart and it would do no good if you, alongside with Juvia, were up all night. At least you slept and had breakfast this morning. If Juvia had told you, you wouldn't have."

"Even so, you should've told me." Gray scolded her while leading her towards their bedroom so he could help her change clothes. "We could've been in the hospital for hours."

"No need." She stopped and he did the same. Juvia grabbed his free hand. "Oh, here it comes." She bit her lower lip and squeezed his hand when she felt a contraction hit her and she groaned softly. Gray felt hopeless, but held her; a few seconds later, she breathed out and loosened her grip on his hand. "We have a few minutes before the next one."

"Okay." He tried to sound calm, but the truth was that he was terrified. He knew Juvia was going to feel pain to give birth, but seeing it for a fact made his wolf whine, helplessly. "Let's change your clothes."

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Half an hour later Juvia was admitted at the hospital and while the nurse helped her change into a gown; Silver pulled Gray out of the room. "How are you doing, kid?"

"Good." He tried to return to the room, but Silver didn't let me. "Dad!"

"Talk to me, Gray." Silver pleaded, trying to communicate with his son.

The younger man weighted his options and decided that talking to his father would make him get back faster to his mate other than arguing with him. "Look, dad, I'm freaking out because my mate is feeling a lot of pain to have our child and there's nothing I can do to help. I was supposed to take care of her, of them, but right now I am inflicting her pain. Just let me go so I can go back and feel hopeless next to her."

Silver put his hands on Gray's shoulders. "Good. That's how you are supposed to feel. You are going to come out that room a different man in a few hours. If you think that having a mate changed your life, you have no idea what a child will do to you. Nothing I tell you will make you feel better, but know this: all is going to be worth it once you see your daughter. You are a good man, Gray, and you'll be a great father. I am proud of you and your mother and foster mother would've been too." Gray gulped, felt his eyes burn with unshed tears and nodded. The older man hugged him and gave his son a couple of manly pats on the back before release him. "Okay. I'll go to the waiting room and I'll call your friends to let them know what is going on. Come and get me when it's time I meet my granddaughter."

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That was it, they would never have another child.

No way.

For four hours his mate groaned in pain and all he could do was watch. There was no way he would put her through that another time. Their daughter would have to deal with being an only child. He would ask Juvia to use birth control. He was never impregnating her again.

The only thing that soothed his mind a tiny bit was when she squeezed his hands and it hurt – at least she was hurting him back a little.

"Okay, Mrs. Fullbuster, it's time to push." The doctor, a man in his mid-forties, said after examining Juvia. "Push when I tell you to."

'Our mate is strong.' His wolf said, proud. 'Our pup will be strong too.'

Gray agreed mentally and looked down at Juvia; she was sweaty, her cheeks were rosy with the exhaustion and Gray had to give her that even after spending all that time in pain, she didn't complain besides her groans.

"This is it, Gray-sama." Juvia looked up to him, her blue eyes searching his. "We're about to be parents." She panted.

"Yeah." Gray brought her hand close to his lips and kissed it.

"What if we can't do this?" She panicked. "I never had a mother. What if I can't be one?"

'Well, the moment the kid is coming out is not the time to second guess this.' Gray thought but realized that if he told her that, she could very well turn into a wolf and just bite his head off.

"You already are a mother." Gray leaned down so his forehead touched hers. "We'll figure out this together, but you really need to push now. I'm kind of curious to meet the pup." If the doctor or the nurses thought it was weird for him to call his unborn child that way, they didn't show.

Juvia's breathy laughter was music to his ears and she nodded. "Alright."

"Mrs. Fullbuster?" The doctor said and the couple looked at him. "When the next contraction hits, you can push."

"Okay." Juvia agreed and grabbed Gray's hand and with her other one, grabbed the rail of the bed. "Okay. Juvia can push, yeah." A few seconds later, Gray saw her face contort into what he knew was her reaction to the beginning of a contraction. When it hit her, she pushed for a few seconds.

"Now breathe." The doctor said and Juvia relaxed slightly, trying to catch her breath. They repeated the process for a few minutes and when the doctor said: "Okay, I can see the head." Gray's heart stopped for a moment. That was it, It was happening. "Mrs. Fullbuster, I need you to push the hardest you can next time, okay? Time to meet your baby."

Seeming to notice his sudden fear, Juvia squeezed his hand lightly (differently than before) and he looked at her. "We'll figure it out together." Gray smiled and nodded. Juvia started to push and everything seemed to go fast after that: his mate's groans of pain, the doctor telling her she was almost done and then the most beautiful sound Gray ever heard echoed in the room.

His child cried and suddenly, Gray's world which had just been chaotic, focused on the squirming mess the doctor was happily showing them.

Gray Fullbuster was a father.

"It's a perfect little girl." The doctor cut the umbilical cord and gave the screaming baby to a nurse. Gray felt his eyes sting a bit and pride filled his chest knowing he had a healthy child, his wolf was howling in delight.

The nurse cleaned the baby the best she could with agile hands and stepped closer to the couple. Juvia let go of Gray's hand and raised her arms to reach for their child and the moment the baby was in her arms, she became quiet, as if recognizing her mother. Only then Gray realized Juvia was crying.

"Oh, look at her. Look how perfect she is." Juvia whispered and Gray wanted to tell her that he couldn't stop looking at their daughter, but words failed him. "Hello, baby girl. I'm your mother and this is your father." She was so small, Gray noticed and was suddenly afraid of touching her, but reached for the child's cheek and touched her.

'Our pup is healthy. Strong like our mate, like us.' His wolf howled in excitement. 'They are ours.' Gray felt a wave of possessiveness wash over him and at that moment he sworn to love and protect that little being that was part him and his mate. She was a perfect combination of them.

Gray almost snarled when the nurse stepped closer and reached for the baby. "Sorry, but I need to take her." He saw the way Juvia hesitated before let the woman take the newborn. "You can come with me, Mr. Fullbuster."

Oh, he wanted to. He never wanted for their child to be taken away from his sight. Ever. But his mate needed him as well. Gray felt divided to what to do. Thank the gods his woman made the decision for him.

"Go with her." Juvia said and Gray looked away from the woman holding his daughter for the first time and saw that his mate was looking intently at the baby. "Don't let her out of your sight."

"Never." Gray smiled and cupped her face, bringing her close so he could kiss her lips. "I love you so much. Thank you for her."

Juvia put a hand over his and caressed it with her thumb. "I love you too." She smiled and he kissed her one more time before he followed the nurse out of the room.

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"Gray!" Said man heard his father's voice, looked at his right and saw Silver grin and walk in his direction.

"Hey, dad." Gray copied the grin and waited until Silver was close to him to speak again. "Well, I'm a father." The next thing he knew, his father had put his arms around him in a tight hug. "We are hugging a lot today."

"Excuse me if I'm happy and I need to hug my son when he just got a child of his own." Silver snorted and released his son. "How is Juvia-chan? And the baby?"

"Juvia's resting in her room, they will bring the baby as soon as they finish examining her." Gray grinned and tilted his head towards the big glass window at his left and saw his father look at it. "My daughter is the cutest one in the nursery."

Gray saw the nurse putting clothes on the girl and he noticed the moment his father realized which one was theirs: it was difficult not to, especially with the soft blue color of her hair and the way she was screaming because she was cold. Gray had a gut feeling she was going to be a complete firecracker.

"Oh, she's beautiful." His father's eyes watered. "And she has very powerful lungs!" Silver laughed and started to cry at the same time. "She's going to be such a beautiful pup when she changes!" Werewolf babies only changed after they were toddlers and only during the full-moons.

"We are naming her Sky." Gray said, watching as the nurse finally put some clothes on the baby, making her quiet down a bit. "You know how Juvia is about her name and rain, so I suggested we'd give our daughter a strong name, a name she could grow into. You can have all types of sky and this way she won't grow up with the weight of rain, or sun, cloud or whatever. She can be just herself."

"Sky. It's beautiful." Silver sobbed and Gray became worried about him. He was about to ask what was wrong, but his father beat him to the punch; Silver put an arm around Gray's shoulders, brought him close and kissed his son's temple. "I never thought I'd see you again, much less a grandchild, but here I am, looking at you all grown up and with your own pup. I can't believe you are not my little boy anymore."

Gray relaxed in his father's embrace and smirked. "Yeah, well, get used to it, grandpa. You can coddle Sky now; redirect all the frustrations you had with me by spoiling her."

Silver's watery laugh echoed in the hall. "Will do, kid."

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AN: So, yeah, I wanted Silver in this story and I hope it was alright. :) Oh, btw, the updates won't be chronological. Next chapter could be set in three years or the after of The Run. We never know.

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