AN: Sorry, I got real sick (I think it was Dengue Fever) these past days and even when I got two days off work, I was feeling so ill that I couldn't do anything and the next day I went to work feeling even worse but now I worked through the sickness and I'm all good now. I wrote one last drabble of the Fluff Fest, before I fell ill. So, here it is!
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No Rainy Days
Day 06 ~ Bath
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"I'm home!" Gray called as soon as he entered the house, already kicking off his shoes and when he got no answer, he frowned. He had just arrived from running a quick errand in Fairy Tail, and since his wife didn't tell him earlier that she was going out, he assumed she was staying in the whole day.
Gray walked towards the master bedroom, half expecting to see her taking a nap - like she became quite fond of during the past few months -, but when he didn't, the Ice Mage became more confused and worried.
He was about to turn around to go search for her when he noticed the light of their bathroom on.
"Juvia?" Gray called.
"In here, Gray-sama." Her soft voice came from inside and the man opened the door.
His wife was in the bathtub, the water full of bubbles and the bathroom was hot. Gray grinned at the sight of her - hair tied up in a messy bun - clearly relaxing in the tub.
"I thought you went out when I couldn't find you right away." Gray told her and she chuckled.
"Kind of difficult to just go out in a whim, now." Juvia put a hand over the part of her growing stomach, stroking it lovingly. She was nine months pregnant and the child could be born at any moment. "We felt too tired to go out and the baby wanted a hot bubble bath."
Gray raised an eyebrow. "The baby wanted a hot bubble bath?"
"Yes." Juvia grinned, watching as Gray walked towards the tub and the man couldn't help the way his heart raced faster with her smile. "You know she likes water, it calms her down and today she was very active."
Sitting by the bathtub, Gray gave a peck on her lips and put his own hand over his wife's stomach. "Stop trying to turn my son into a Water Mage." Ever since they discovered she was pregnant, Juvia insisted that they were having a girl while Gray thought it was a boy - not that he cared, he wanted a healthy baby; boy or girl didn't matter, but it was funny to argue with his wife. "Ice Magic run through his veins. My dad, me and now our son."
Juvia giggled. "Mother's intuition. Girl and future Water Mage."
With a fake sigh of resignation, Gray got up from the floor and stripped his shirt (it was so freaking hot in there). "How about we compromise: Boy and Water Mage? Or girl and Ice Mage?"
"It is a girl." Juvia shrugged and moved so there was room behind her. Gray caught the silent invitation and proceeded to take off his pants and underwear before joining her in the tub. "And she'll have you wrapped around her little finger from the second you look at her."
Gray scoffed, getting in and carefully maneuvering himself to seat behind his wife without making her uncomfortable. "Please. I'm not going to be one of those ridiculous fathers like Gildarts is with Cana. If we have a daughter, I'll keep being normal."
Juvia giggled and rested her body against his, Gray's hands reaching for her belly almost mindless, his arms around her and Juvia couldn't feel more relaxed if she tried. "Juvia knows you, Gray-sama: you will melt."
"I will not!"
"We'll discover in a few days, when she-"
"Or he."
"-or he" she added "decides that it's time to come out and meet us." Juvia put her small hands over his. "The due date has passed, so it won't take much longer now."
"Good." Gray kissed the back of her neck and then let his head fall back to the wall behind him. "I can see how uncomfortable you get sometimes."
"Carrying a baby is hardly a fairy tale." Juvia sighed. "When I feel the baby move, though, and she/he is not partying too hard in there, Juvia can barely contain her happiness."
Gray hummed in agreement. The pregnancy had been a roller coaster of emotions from the beginning: they found out about it by Polyuska, who was treating Juvia after she had almost been killed and lost a large amount of blood from her many wounds and trauma. The medic informed them about it and the odds of the pregnancy getting through with the extents of Juvia's injuries, and the odds were against them. Yet, somehow, it survived and the doctors assured them that it was healthy.
Morning sickness followed, then mood swings (the sex starved phase had been easily Gray's favorite), back pains, swollen feet, difficulty to walk, trouble sleeping and exhaustion were a few of the down parts, but the first time he felt their baby move, Gray couldn't explain the happiness he felt even if he tried.
"You know that I'm just joking, right? I don't care if it's a boy or a girl." Gray told the blue haired woman.
"Me too." Juvia sighed. "I just feel it's a girl."
"Hm." Gray kissed her cheek. "She won't be born with pink hair, will she?"
"What?" Juvia asked confused and Gray smiled and was grateful she couldn't see him. "Why?"
"You said she wanted a hot bath. I hate those. You are an Water Mage and the only Fire Mage we know is Natsu, and he has pink hair, so, I thought..." He couldn't finish the sentence because Juvia turned around a bit and slapped his arm.
"Gray-sama!" She exclaimed and Gray chuckled. He only joked about the subject because he was sure she would never cheat on him. "That's gross. I mean, Natsu-san is a handsome man, but..." Juvia shrugged.
Okay, he was not expecting that answer. "Wait, what?"
The Water Mage giggled. "Gotcha."
Gray sighed in relief. "If you actually thought that, I would have to file for divorce."
"Shush." Juvia giggled and caressed her stomach, Gray's arms around her.
Four days later, when Grisa Fullbuster was born, Gray couldn't hide how he melt before the dark haired perfect mix of him and his wife. Juvia had been right, the little girl had him wrapped around her little finger from the moment she opened her beautiful blue eyes..
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AN: Again, sorry about the lack of the others prompts. I hope you had a very nice Fluff Fest Week!
Thanks to: Agrias-chan. Dream Mist, P. FullbuterBelieve, FearIsAnIllusion13, mgaa, Louricam The Manga Freak, gruvia413. BookProf101, .Oujo.1967, pinkishsilhouette, fyriagita, njdaphne, hotroden, jessicuhxoo, KisekiNoSekai, Adelram, Armaggedon Angel, BeliberSwag55, cybercorpsesnake and Ali, who reviewed! Thank you for the kind words and support!
12/20/2014 ~BonneyQ
