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"I can't believe how much pain and trouble I've caused the lot of you… Please… Just for now, let me rest. When I can move again, we'll both head back to the guild," she pleaded with him. The last few hours had been awful for her. Realizing who she was, then abruptly going into labor and having not one but two babies had seriously worn her out.
The spitting images of their parents, Loke smiled as he rocked the two babies gently. "Boy your daddy is going to have a field day when he meets you two," he whispered.
Chapter 4-False Impressions
Natsu had never given up on Lucy. He spent months and months going from town to town, and in between looking for his lost love. He rarely ate or slept, that is until Erza or the ice princess forced him to. Natsu knew that he couldn't loose hope, he knew Lucy was alive, he knew that he would find her.
Lucy straightened up and looked at Louisa. She felt tears running down her face as she struggled to say something to the old woman. She had spent months here in this peaceful forest with this woman, who loved her like she was her own.
Louisa just smiled and nodded, "I know, my dear. You've got to get going now, you've got a lot of people worried about you. Now take care of my precious babies, and come and see me soon."
"I will. Thank you so much," the blonde embraced the old woman and set out down the road with her companion.
Loke smiled softly as he waved goodbye to the old woman who had taken care of his Princess. He quickly returned his attention to the infant struggling in his arms. "Hey now, mister. We've got a long journey ahead of us, so no fussing," he softly told the blonde haired baby boy, who gazed at him with dark grey eyes. Lucy giggled and looked at the baby in her arms. Her daughter was beautiful, a slight mess of pink hair graced her head, and her sleeping eyes were brown, much like her own. She nuzzled the baby softly and continued walking down the path with Loke, who was whispering gently to her son.
"I hope this won't take too long. I can't wait to get back to the guild and see everybody. I hope they won't be too angry with me," She said quietly.
"We're just a few miles south of Magnolia. We should reach there by late day. Louisa said it normally takes her a couple of hours to get there, but we walk a little faster than she does," Loke said back. "They won't be angry with you Lucy. It wasn't your fault. If anything they'll be so happy to see you they'll probably throw a massive party and get totally smashed like they usually do." Lucy laughed, knowing that it was the truth. They continued on down the path for the next few hours, stopping to feed the babies and take a rest every little while.
They had just stop to sit down so Lucy could catch her breath, Loke hovering anxiously, worried that she was over doing it too soon, when they heard a voice call to them from the trees.
"Well lookie at what we have here boys," a man said as he stepped out from behind a tree. Soon five other men joined him. "It looks like we have ourselves some travelers. I hope they have some jewel on them…" The men laughed and nodded, their eyes glimmering darkly as they appraised the two.
Loke passed his baby over to Lucy and straightened his tie. "We don't have anything. Leave us alone and you won't get hurt." The men chuckled darkly and sprang forward at Loke. Loke smiled darkly as he pounded them one by one into the ground, not even using his power. When he was finished he stood over the groaning pile of men on the ground. "I can't say I didn't warn you." He walked back to Lucy, who had been watching the whole thing. "Let me have the little lady this time."
Lucy smiled and passed him her daughter and they continued walking. "They deserved what they got," she smiled down at her precious baby boy.
Natsu had returned back to the guild hall and was sitting at the bar with his head down. Mira was bringing him some much needed fuel. He intended to head back out as soon as he was done eating. Lisanna came and sat down next to him while he waited. She glanced into his face, worry showing plainly in her eyes.
"Natsu you have to slow down. You look exhausted," she said softly, reaching for his hand.
He snatched it away before she could make contact, "I won't stop until I find her."
"I know you want to find her, Natsu, but you're not going to be able to if you can barely stand. Please, lie down and take a rest, if only for a few minutes," she pleaded with him.
Natsu nodded, "You have a point. I'll eat and then I'll go take a nap."
Lisanna smiled, "After that I'll go out with you and help look for Lucy." Natsu looked at her and smiled sadly. He really appreciated everyone's help. Mira set his food in front of him and he quickly devoured it. He'd forgotten how hungry he was. As soon as he had finished eating Natsu stepped back to the infirmary and fell asleep on one of the beds.
Lisanna looked at her sister with a frown on her face. The two of them nodded at each other before sighing. Mira had sent Lisanna over in hopes that she could talk Natsu into resting for a little while. Lisanna stepped over to a table where Erza, Wendy and Gray were analyzing a map. Several places had been marked off on the map and a heated discussion was taking place.
"There's no way she would have went all of the way to Crocus, she was more than likely injured and disoriented. We would have caught her before she made it there," Erza said to Gray.
"Then what about here?" He pointed to a section of the woods a few miles south of Magnolia. "We haven't checked here yet."
Erza nodded and eyed the map thoughtfully, "She could have made it that far, but that region is teaming with bandits. We'll have to send more than one this time, it's too dangerous to send someone alone."
Lisanna spoke up, "Natsu and I are heading out as soon as he wakes up from his nap. We'll search that area. Are you guys still keeping an eye out in town, just in case she comes back?"
Gray nodded, "One of us goes out once a day to check and see if anyone has seen her. I'll leave just before the two of you. It's my turn to check today." Gray had been searching twice as hard ever since Erza had told him about Lucy's condition. Time was racing onward, and Wendy said she had about a month to go before the baby was due. No one wanted Lucy to be alone for something like that.
"Why haven't we checked this part of the woods yet?" Erza thought aloud.
"As you said before… It's teaming with bandits, and everyone knows that. We thought that Lucy would know to avoid the area," Wendy said. The rest of them nodded.
Gray let out a soft grunt, "I'm going to go check the town, I'll be back shortly." Erza nodded and returned to the map.
"We should get going too, Lisanna," Natsu said from behind the group.
Lisanna jumped, slightly startled at his quiet appearance. "Yeah, let's go," She said. They waved to the rest of the group as they exited this guild hall. Lisanna told Natsu of their destination, and he nodded before setting their path in that direction. Lisanna tried to keep conversation with Natsu, but he seemed like he didn't want to talk much. She shook her head distractedly and then suddenly tripped over a crack in the path and tipped towards the road, arms flailing.
"Hey! Watch out!" A pedestrian called out as he saw her falling towards an oncoming carriage.
"Lisanna!" Natsu yelled out as he reached over and grabbed her by the arm. He gave her a quick tug and pulled her into his tight embrace. One of his arms snaked around her waist and the other behind her head, pulling her close. She let out a soft gasp and pulled back to look at him with dazed eyes.
Lucy and Loke had finally set foot in Magnolia. The both of them were tired and both of the babies were getting fussy. Lucy rocked her baby boy and hummed softly to him. She turned when she heard someone yelling, and stopped dead in her tracks, gasping softly. There was Natsu with Lisanna in his arms. They were both gazing into each other's eyes.
Loke turned to look at what Lucy was staring at and let out a soft gasp of his own. He felt the blonde go rigid at his side and then start shaking. "Lucy…" He said quietly. She spun around and started running. Loke chased after her, holding onto the baby tightly, trying not to jostle her.
At that moment, Gray had been turning the corner. He caught sight of Natsu and Lisanna in each other's arms and blinked a couple of times. His head snapped in a different direction when he heard her name. He saw a familiar blonde figure clutching a baby staring at the couple in the street. Then he saw her whirl and disappear. Gray stood there in shock for a few minutes before he saw another figure in a suit chasing after the blonde, also holding a baby.
"LOKE!" Gray yelled. He saw the lion spirit hesitate for a second and turn to glare at him before dashing into the crowd after Lucy.
Natsu, whose heart was pounding, breathed out a sigh of relief. He slowly let go of Lisanna and then froze when he heard Gray's voice.
"LOKE!" He heard Gray yell. Loke? Natsu turned to see a familiar lion spirit hauling butt through the streets clutching a white bundle to his chest. "Loke you little bastard get back here!" Natsu saw Gray take after the spirit, but caught him by the back of his jacket before he could get very far.
"What's going on, Gray? Why are you yelling at Loke?" Natsu questioned his friend.
Gray struggled violently against Natsu. "We have to go after him!"
"Why?" Natsu questioned. "What had him in such a hurry, and what was he holding?"
"Flame for brains! They probably made it too far for us to track them now!" Gray yelled as he slugged Natsu in the face.
"Hey! What the heck man?" Natsu yelled.
"This is your fault! Lucy was here you flaming freak! She saw you two together and then took off!" Gray yelled.
Natsu felt his heart drop into the pit of his stomach, he could only imagine how this must have looked to her. "Lucy…"
