Gomen'nasai minna! I know that I haven't updated this story in forever and I was going to a few days later, but I got a bad case of writers block. Anyways, I'm back now, so yay! I don't own Fairy Tail, so let's go!

Chapter 2

Lucy and Gray waited at the train station together awkwardly. "So," Gray began, but he couldn't finish.

"So," Lucy repeated.

"How about the weather?" Gray asked sheepishly. Baka! he yelled at himself. Why would you ask her that?!

"Nice, I guess," the crestfallen girl answered.

Trying to rebound from his failure, Gray tried again. "What kind of job are we supposed to do?"

Lucy grabbed the flyer from her bag and replied, "We have to find someone's necklace in a forest."

"Doesn't seem too hard."

"It says that the forest is dangerous. Monsters and stuff." The blond shrugged. A few minutes later the train pulled into the station. They boarded the train and sat down at their separate seats. "Ne, Gray, I'm tired. Mind if I take a nap?"

"No problem."

"Wake me when we get there."

"'Kay."

…

Lucy dreamt of her mother. She dreamt that she was a child again back in the mansion. Her mother normally reads her a bed time story each night, but her mother still hasn't read to her. A few minutes later, she decided that she didn't want to wait any longer. She got out of bed and started looking for her. She went to her parents room and called out for her mother. She knew that her father was still working in his study, so she wouldn't get in trouble for being out of bed. "Mommy!" the young Lucy yelled. She walked further into the room and saw that her mother was there, but she was lying on the floor. "Mommy!" the young Lucy yelled again, running to her mother. The eight year old girl shook her mother's arm. "Mommy!"

One of the servants had heard Lucy yelling. "Miss Lucy?" the servant yelled, barging into the room. "Miss Lucy! What's wrong?"

"Mommy," she cried. "Something's wrong with mommy!"

"Lady Heartphilia! Miss Lucy, go get your father."

Lucy ran. Her father was mad when he disturbed her, but she told him that something happened to her mother. He left her without any explanation. Lucy was left in the study without any to explain anything. Later she was told that her mother was very sick now. She died a year later.

…

Gray heard Lucy crying. He moved over to the seat that she was sitting in and put his arms around her. "Shh, Lucy, what's wrong?" He saw the blonde's eyes open up. Lucy hugged him. "Did you have a bad dream?" Lucy only nodded. "Well, it's over now. I'm here for you."

"I dreamed of mom," the blonde cried. "Of the night when she got really sick." She just sat there sobbing.

"It's okay. I'm here." He held on even tighter to her. Every once in awhile, Gray would rub Lucy's back, trying to calm her down.

After Lucy calmed down she told him, "Thanks, Gray."

"W-welcome."

Lucy noticed that they were still hugging and she blushed. Gray saw her blush and, in turn, blushed with her. They let go of each other and Lucy turned away in embarrassment.

"L-Lucy," Gray began, "I li- well, I li-" Gray tried to tell her how he felt about her, but he failed. He decided to take a different approach. "Lucy?"

"Yes?" the girl asked, turning to him.

Because words failed the ice mage, he decided to kiss her. Lucy was shocked by his actions, but soon melted into him. Gray hasn't felt this way about anyone else before. He always told himself that he would be there for Lucy. "I love you, Lucy. I always have. I may not have always known, but I do love you. Lucy, will you be mine?"

Tears of joy welled in the mage's eyes. "Of course, baka." Lucy started the kiss this time. Gray ran his tongue over her swollen lips, begging for entrance and Lucy granted it. Lucy never wanted this to end. She knew that she would always have him. After all, she was his and he was hers.

…

Five years later…

Lucy Fullbuster walked hand in hand with her husband to the guild that started everything for her. It brought her great friends like Natsu, Levy, Erza, and Wendy. It also brought her Gray. They've been married for the past two years and Lucy had excellent news for him, but she was scared. The blonde was pregnant and they would soon be a real family. She had decided to tell him before they got to the guild. "Gray," she started.

"Hmm?" her loving husband asked.

"I have to tell you something. I-I'm pregnant." Gray stopped walking. "Did you hear me."

"Yeah, I heard you." Gray faced his beautiful wife. "And I'm happy. Absolutely ecstatic." Gray pulled her into a hug. "I love you."

"I know. I love you, too."

Two years later…

A pregnant Lucy sat on a bar stool talking to her best friend, Levy, while Gray chased their first child around the guild. "He's so good with her," the blonde told her friend. Their daughter, Yukiko, was almost two years old and Lucy was pregnant with their second child.

"Gajeel is also good with our daughter, Hikari," the bluenette said. They looked over and saw the iron dragon slayer holding a sleeping Hikari.

"Holding a baby sure makes him look less scary," Lucy giggled.

"Ne, Lucy, is your second pregnancy any better than the last?"

Lucy sighed. Her first pregnancy was horrible. Her mood swings sent Gray running and she was always really tired. "Well, this time I don't have as much nausea. I'm surprised, considering I'm five months in and nothing."

"I guess things get easier after awhile."

"Yeah," Lucy agreed, "I guess they do."

And that's it! I hope that it wasn't too rushed. Happy very late birthday, ShannyRawr!