Chapter 2: First Day Home in Magnolia

"I-I'm what? No I can't be!" I shuttered, looking at the old doctor in the face.

"You're pregnant, child!" Porlyusica yelled back at me at the same volume and if not, louder. "Even a spirit knew it before you do. Humans are so useless sometimes."

I shook my head slowly, "I thought she was kidding."

"Virgo does not 'kid', Erza," answered Lucy. She sat at the little tea table on the opposite end of the room. "If there is something she needs to say, she says it straight out with an emotionless face."

"I know that but I'm not sure I'm ready to be a mother," I lowered my hand and rubbed my still flat stomach. I don't think I am.

Suddenly, Porlyusica slapped me behind my head, not calming the headache down one bit, "Of course you're not ready! You're still a child!"

I looked up at her, expecting her usual scowl but instead, it was one of the biggest smile I have ever seen, apart from Lucy's of course.

"I'm messing with you, Titania," she sighed. "Becoming a mother is quite frightening at first but, when that little scrap of meat comes into the world, you will love it very much and won't regret going through all that pain. Your own children is the number one gift and nothing can ever replace them."

Her words managed to settle me down a bit but still, I keep getting butterflies in my stomach, or is it the actual baby itself.

"You'll do fine, Erza," Lucy said as she came over towards me; only to be slapped away by an angry Porlyusica. "You'll make an excellent mother, I know it."

The old doctor than bid her farewell before leaving the bedroom yelling, "Hey! Jellyton! Get yo ass up here to yo wife!" and it descended going down the stairs.

"Thank you, Lucy," I buried myself back under the blanket, before closing my eyes, "Jellal and I will stop by the guild tomorrow. Please, Lucy, by all means, keep Natsu away from me. Right when we got home today, he burst through our chimney."

Lucy nodded, "I'll make sure he does. But we all know he means no harm…" she trailed off.

I looked up at my blonde friend through my artificial eye. To my surprise, I found her blushing.

"Is something the matter, Lucy?" I asked.

She looked at me, her face darkened, "N-no nothing's wrong!"

"You better tell me or you will be next in line after him," I threatened, slowly sitting up and ignoring my protesting aches.

"W-well, N-Natsu and I-I are, um," she coughed once, "D-dating?"

I raised an eyebrow, "Why did you just end that with question?"

"I didn't know if you approved of dating within the team so I made it sound unsure," admitted the celestial spirit wizard.

"Of course I approve," I offer her a smile, surprising her. I guess it's because of my crazy mood swings. One minute I'm a pretty depressed soul, the next I'm the happiest person alive. "If you love that crazy dragon slayer, I say go for it. Besides, everybody knew you were bound to get together anyway."

"That's what Gray said," she recalled, her mouth opening twice its normal size. "And Mirajane and Laxus and Juvia and Cana and Bisca and Alzack and Freed and Levy and Gajeel and-"

"The whole guild?" I cut in, suddenly annoyed.

"Pretty much," her watch beeped. "Ahh! I gotta go! I actually have a date with him in about an hour! I'll see you tomorrow Erza! Do you want me to send Jellal up?"

"Can you?" I asked, burying myself back under the very cozy snow white blanket.

She nodded and closed the door as quietly as she can.

A mother huh, I thought, it won't be long until I'm a grandmother and soon dead. Life is really fast! Dammit! I forgot to ask Porlyusica if the baby's going to be a boy or a girl…

….

I guess I fell asleep after that. Because when I woke, I saw my whole room pitch black but a very good smell in the air.

Now I have to drag myself out of bed! I mentally complained before finding my footing in the dark room.

I took me a bit, but I managed to leave my shared room with Jellal and made my way slowly, very slowly, down the stairs. The light only from the TV and the kitchen caught my sight as I walked towards the source of the smell.

As I turned the corner the little dinner table sitting at the end of kitchen had some bowls of steaming food.

I could smell the rice but what really caught my attention were the Yakitoris, tempura, and Yudofu. The smell only ignited my stomach a bit more. It was then did I realize I had no lunch and my breakfast is somewhere in the sewer systems.

I glanced over at the TV and saw the Fiore News on with some anchor named Steven Kiyoki talking about Blue Pegasus.

I lost my attention to the news that I didn't notice Jellal sneaking up behind me. He wrapped his arms around my waist and gently pulled me against him, "Sleep well, beautiful?"

I laughed, "Yeah I slept like a baby."

"And we're going to be having a real one soon?"

I nodded, "Y-yes. In about nine months."

My very sweet husband than kissed my cheek, "I'm going to be a father. You're going to be a mother. We'll make wonderful parents, I'm sure."

He led towards the dinner table. After our prayers, we started eating. He told me about what he did all afternoon while I was dead in bed upstairs.

"What happened?" I asked, sipping some of the very good Yudofu.

Jellal gave me a piece of tempura before starting, "When Porlyusica was yelling for me to go and check on you, I was in the middle of Fifa 14 since she didn't allow me in the room while she was checking you up. Anyway, she sat down beside me and asked for the second player controller, which I handed her hesitatingly.

"After about fifteen minutes, Lucy came down also saying you were asking for me so I finally left. But when I got to our room, you were asleep. So I just shut the blinds and went back downstairs to get some dinner ready. Of course, Lucy and Porlyusica dragged me back into the game and we played for almost an hour before Natsu called Lucy's cell. She completely forgot they had a date and left; dragging Porlyusica out with her."

I nearly choked on my rice, "Porlyusica plays video games?"

He struggled, "Apparently… and trust me, you don't want to see her if she ever loses."

"Come on, she can't be that scary."

Jellal cocked an eyebrow at me, "She's scarier than the time Elfman stepped on your cake. Trust me, she surpasses Mirajane's she-deviliness."

…..

When our alarm rang the next morning, I only groaned. I grabbed the long pillow Bisca and Alzack gave us for our wedding gift and slapped the stupid clock until it stopped it's beeping.

I tried to move but Jellal's strong arms are wrapped around me. I looked up at him over my scarlet hair.

His mouth was a little open but his eyes were still sealed shut. Great, I hate waking him in the morning…

"Jelllal. Jellllal. Jellllllllallllllll," I kept repeating his name; the 'l's getting longer every time. He only buried his face deeper into my scarlet hair.

"Come on, Jellal, we need to go to the guild before they come to us," I used my back and pushed against his bare one. He only let out a soft protest before digging his head deeper into his pillow.

Getting very annoyed and a little amused, I took my free hands and removed my own pillow from under my head. With a satisfied smile, I brought it around that it hit him square in the face, causing his head to bounce up.

"What was that for, Erza?" he opened the eye with his marking, his head still in air.

"For staying up late playing GTA V, and for not waking up when I repeated your name more than twice," I replied, my evil smirk still there.

He sighed and released my waist before turning to his back and raised his arms. He then tucked them behind his head, "I remember you trying to wake me up yesterday by throwing me off the bed."

"Hey, you take forever to wake up," I scouted towards him and laid my head between his arm and neck.

"But I still find it unnecessary for you to throw me off the bed in the first place," he reached down and ran his fingers through my thick red hair.

The room soon fell silent as we just lay there; him brushing my hair and me just enjoying his scent in my nose.

I'm still really happy and owe Master, Laxus, and Lucy for finding a way to convince the council to forget his death sentence and somehow set him up for bail. Without the three's help, I might not have married any other man, let alone carry his baby.

"Hey Erza, you ready to go?" his voice broke my train of thoughts. "Like you said, if we don't hurry, they will come to us."

As he finished, we heard a crash downstairs, quickly followed by two male voices.

I released a sweat and let it drop, "Too late…"

I looked up at his face. He beamed at me before meeting my lips with his, "It's probably Natsu and Gray. Let's get changed before they figure out how to turn on the Xbox."

We heard faint sounds coming from the TV and constant bickering.

"Nope they found it and seems like Natsu started GTA V," I giggled when his face turned into a scowl.

I kissed him, but before he could hug my body against his, I pushed him off the bed. He landed with a thud on his stomach.

"You are a cruel woman," he flipped over to his back and looked up at me.

I leaned over and kissed him again, "But you still love this cruel woman no matter what."

He smiled, "And always will."